50 Original Recordings [Box set] [Import]

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Budget CD with 50 Tracks from the Songstress.

Tracks:

Alma Mater/Alma Mater (Parody)
Summer Nights
Those Magic Changes
Freddy, My Love
Greased Lightnin'
Mooning
Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee
We Go Together
It's Raining On Prom Night
Born To Hand-Jive
Beauty School Dropout
Alone At A Drive-In Movie
Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen
There Are Worse Things I Could Do
Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)
All Choked Up
We Go Together (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

This is the REAL Grease........2007-01-08

Grease, here in its original form, is an adventurous, raw, rowdy, INSIGHTFUL show that paints a very accurate picture of a pivotal moment in American history when rock and roll was giving birth to the Sexual Revolution. Grease is not a silly, brainless 50s parody, but is instead a smart, insightful, alternative piece of theatre (inspired in many ways by HAIR), with real muscle, attitude, rawness, and a thrilling, subversive, over-sexed energy. If you want to hear what Grease SHOULD sound like, if you want to hear the real sound of early rock and roll, get this original 1972 recording. Forget the awful revival, and forget the movie (as fun as it may be) -- THIS is Grease. [...]

Love it!.......2006-12-30

We have been trying to get our drama teacher to let us do Grease for years (way before I even went to the school) and this year she's finally letting us.

I've always been a fan of Grease whenever it would come on TV I'd watch it and sing to the songs and I always wanted to be Sandy. But, by listening to the soundtrack I've changed my mind into trying out for Marty because "Freddy, My Love" is, in my opinion, the best song on the soundtrack, the only problem, it's an alto song and I'm a soprano.

Anyway, enough about my life, let's talk about the album. As I said before I've always been a Grease fan, but this version has made me love it even more. This original version is way better than the movie version, the songs seem to fall into place better than in the movie (because they were written for the play of course). Actually, the songs NOT in the movie are the best songs in the play, other than "Freddy, My Love" there are "Mooning" sung by Roger and Jan at a picnic, "Raining on Prom Night" (replaced by "Hoplessly Devoted to You" in the play, Sandy sings this song in her room instead of going to the dance as she did in the movie), "Alone at a Drive-in Movie" (replaced by "Sandy" in the movie, basically, it says the same thing as "Sandy" does), and "All Choked Up" (replaced by "You're the One That I Want", I'm kinda glad it was replaced because I like "You're the One That I Want" better).

I hope this helped you, it probably didn't because of all the personal anecdotes I had to put in there. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that it's a good album and worth buying if you're a Grease fan.

Grease, Grit and Parody.......2006-11-18

At some point in the early 1970's, nostaglia for the 1950's started running out of control. At a time when America was dealing with many social changes, somehow the decade of the 1950's became yearned after for
fun, innocence, rock and roll, and postwar prosperity. The realty being it was a decade that also included
economic issues, open descrimination, and very tame music (the name "the quiet generation" was there for a reason).

Grease came to life as a parody of the 1950's nostaglia craze, and it painted a truer, grittier portrait of the late 50's at an urban high school. The movie that came out in 1978, and the Broadway revival of the 90's whitewashed the story, and cleaned up the language so much the original Broadway musical got lost in the shuffle.

The great score is lead by Adrienne Barbaue, Barry Bostwick, and Carol Demas, and a number of songs never made it to the film, including Those Magic Changes, and Freddy My Love. Yes, in the 1950's there still was a draft!. Adrienne's character of Rizzo steals the show with her numbers, Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee, and There Are Worse Things I Could Do, finally the "Bad Girl" is allowed to be human. Summer Nights, It's Raining On Prom Night, and Rock N Roll Party Queen speak to the teenager that remains in all of us.

Enjoy this very real trip into the late 1950's

Ken

Greased Lightning has struck.......2006-09-06

GREASE what a classic. I'm listening to it right now! I recently saw the play and they did the song you're the one that i want instead of all chocked up witch replaces that and in the movie they use that song and so on but the only reason im not mentioning Sandy or Hoplessly Devoted is because those aren't n aturally ever in the play it was made for the movie. This soundtract is still great five stars to the cast writer and composer

The original, stll the best!.......2006-07-22

I saw the original production of Grease and it was hysterical. It was originally intended as an affectionate parody of the 50's and was a laugh riot. Then Hollywood got a hold of it and turned it into the cotton candy, pop fluff that the world see's it as now, totally missing the point (and losing alot of the fun). The original cast led by Barry Bostwick, Adrienne Barbaue and Carol Demas, were a blast! Stick to this version if you like real parody, humorous and true to the 50's rock style.

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller (1995 Original Broadway Cast)

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Smokey Joe's Cafe
THE BEST
competing dances
Fabulous

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller (1995 Original Broadway Cast)
Mike Stoller
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Smokey Joe's Cafe: Songs of Leiber & Stoller
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Swing! (Original Broadway Cast)
Ain't Misbehavin' (1978 Original Broadway Cast)
All Shook Up (2005 Original Broadway Cast) (Featuring the Songs of Elvis Presley)

ASIN: B000002J4V
Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

Neighborhood
Young Blood
Falling
Ruby Baby
Dance With Me
Neighborhood (Reprise)
Keep On Rollin'
Searchin'
Kansas City
Trouble
Love Me/ Don't
Fools Fall In Love
Poison Ivy
Don Juan
Shoppin' For Clothes
I Keep Forgettin'
On Broadway
D. W. Washburn
Saved

Tracks:

Baby, That Is Rock & Roll
Yakety Yak
Charlie Brown
Stay A While
Pearl's A Singer
Teach Me How To Shimmy
You're The Boss
Loving You
Treat Me Nice
Hound Dog
Little Egypt
I'm A Woman
There Goes My Baby
Love Potion #9
Some Cats Know
Jailhouse Rock
Fools Fall In Love
Spanish Harlem
I (Who Have Nothing)
Neighborhood (Reprise)
Stand By Me
Neighborhood (reprise 2)

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As good as Pomus and Gordy were, they can't compare with the premier rock & roll songwriters of the pre-Beatles era: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Chuck Berry, and Percy Mayfield. The team of Leiber (the lyricist) and Stoller (the composer) created such enduring standards as "Kansas City," "Hound Dog," "Stand By Me," "Spanish Harlem," "Jailhouse Rock," and many more. Those songs and 33 more were assembled into a bookless Broadway musical called Smokey Joe's Cafe, which was nominated for eight Tony Awards. If this soundtrack album is any indication, the show was an abomination, an act of self-betrayal by Leiber and Stoller, who not only participated in putting the show together but also co-produced the album with Arif Mardin. Instead of remaining true to the songs' rock & roll roots, the soundtrack producers have allowed the obscure stage performers to commit Broadway's worst sins: excessive earnestness, undernourished rhythms, and bombastic over-singing. Everyone in the cast has a good singing voice, but no one has a distinctive musical personality. Michael Park's Presley parody on "Jailhouse Rock," B.J. Crosby's confusion of vocal power for vocal attitude on "Hound Dog," and Victor Trent Cook's syrupy version of "I (Who Have Nothing)" prove Broadway chorus dancers are no substitute for real rock & roll singers. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Great.......2007-03-30

The album is great, i needed it because i work at a dance studio and i have a dance to the song Trouble. The song and whole album is awesome.

Smokey Joe's Cafe.......2007-01-24

Smokey Joe's Cafe is an execellent Broadway play and the musical soundtrack is great listening. The songs of Leiber and Stoller bring back memories of the 50 and 60's. The songs are classics that last for all time.

THE BEST.......2006-04-02

Wow, they can dance AND sing! When the blond does the shimmy my heart stops. Like to crack an egg on her a**

competing dances.......2005-08-06

I think this is a cd with great selection of good music. It has great musioc for solo and duo and even small and large group songs for competion. dance competions!!!!!

Fabulous.......2004-11-25

I'm in High School, and we've performed Smokey Joe's Cafe 3 times already as a One-Act Play. I have to say that this is just an amazing show! Not only are kids our age into it but the older people are grooving with us too!

People just go estatic when you perform memorable songs, like "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog". And it's always great to hear people humming or singing to themselves "Poison Ivy" and "Kansas City".

These are classic and timeless songs that will never pass out of existence.

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An amazing compilation from the Folkways vaults

Folkways: The Original Vision
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007YJGEU
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

Bring Me A Little Water, Sylvie - Lead Belly
Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie
Do-Re-Mi - Woody Guthrie
I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore - Woody Guthrie
Jesus Christ - Woody Guthrie
Cotton Fields - Lead Belly
Rock Island Line - Lead Belly
Grand Coulee Dam - Woody Guthrie
4,5, And 9 - Lead Belly
Will Geer Reading Woody Guthrie - Will Geer
Hard Traveling - Woody Guthrie
Fannin Street - Lead Belly
Philadelphia Lawyer - Woody Guthrie
Hobo's Lullaby - Woody Guthrie
Bourgeois Blues - Lead Belly
Gray Goose - Lead Belly
Irene - Lead Belly
Vigilante Man - Woody Guthrie
Gallis Pole - Lead Belly
This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
Talking Hard Work - Woody Guthrie
Midnight Special - Lead Belly
In The Pines - Lead Belly
Pastures Of Plenty - Woody Guthrie
Car Song - Woody Guthrie
We Shall Be Free - Woody Guthrie

Album Description

Reintroduce yourself to the Smithsonian Folkways essentials. More than 15 years ago, Folkways: The Original Vision was one of the first albums released by a then fledgling Smithsonian Folkways label. It was conceived and sequenced to complement Folkways: A Vision Shared, a benefit/tribute album consisting of 14 reinterpretations of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly songs by a cross-section of some of popular music's top stars at the time. Now, with the re-release of this historic album on its 15th anniversary, Smithsonian Folkways expands upon the original concept with the addition of 6 bonus tracks, and enhances it with stunning new packaging and newly extended notes. Original Vision now provides an even fuller insight into the scope and impact that Guthrie's and Lead Belly's music has made over the last half century.

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An amazing compilation from the Folkways vaults.......2005-12-09

This is yet another amazing time capsule of classic folk recordings put out by the Smithsonian Folkway label. Instead of focusing on many artists singles from the 1940's, this compilation is dedicated to two well respected and influential performers of the day, Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly.
The songs range from being light hearted stories about failed goose killings to oppression drenched verses on racism. All sung with the optimism and pain that the open lands of the US offered.
With 26 tracks you might find an uninteresting track yet they all offer a unique view into the "grapes of wrath" era in which folk music was deeply established into the working class of the south and west thus making each track worth your time. After listening to only a few songs you are able to clearly see where the popular folk artists of the late 50's and 60's found their influences.
This compilation came about after the "Folkways:A Vision Shared" compilation was released in 1988. It focused on songs from the two musicians presented on this release but sung by contemporary musicians of the day. A desire to release the artists original recordings arose and this was the product of that vision. With a comprehensive 28 page booklet this album seems to be a worthy addition to any collection.

I admit that I do not know much classic folk to truly critizise the overall importance of this release. Never the less I feel this to be a timeless collection of songs from an age long since past.

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Super-human virtuosity of young Horowitz

Recordings 1930-1951

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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So Far from Real
Modesty Blaise

ASIN: B000002S1W
Release Date: 1990-07-18

Tracks:

Choral Prld, BWV 734: Nun freut euch, leiben Christen
Son in b, KK 87
Son in G, KK 87
Son in a, KK 188
Son in A, KK 188
Son in E flat
Etude in c#, Op.10
Etude in G flat, Op.10
Etude in F, Op.10
Etude in F, Op.25
Impromptu in A flat, Op.29
Nocturne in e, Op.72
Mazurka in f, Op.7
Mazurka in e, Op.41
Mazurka in c#, Op. 50
Mazurka in E, Op. 54
Etude No.11: 'pour les arpeges composes'
Pastourelle (L'Eventail de Jeanne, No.8)
Toccata (3 peices for pno, No.2)

Tracks:

32 Vars in c, WO 80
Arabeske, Op.18
Toccata in C, Op.7
Traumeswirren (Fantasiestucke Op.12 No.7)
Presto passionato (Original Finale of Son No.2 Op.22)
Funerailles (Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, No.7)
Son in b

Tracks:

Con for pno in d, No.3 Op.30: I. Allegro
Con for pno in d, No.3 Op.30: II. Intermezzo-Adagio
Con for pno in d, No.3 Op.30: III. Finale (Alla breve)
Prld in g, Op.23 No.5
The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
Petrouchka: Danse Russe
Toccata, Op. 11

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The drawback to this comprehensive feast of prime Vladimir Horowitz is EMI's overzealous noise reduction, which smoothes the edges off of the great pianist's unique sonority. This is less bothersome in the 1951 sessions, which produced two delicious Scarlatti Sonatas not reissued elsewhere. The high-voltage Horowitz of the thirties was a more direct, less mannered artist than his older self. But his classic Liszt Sonata, Chopin Fourth Scherzo, and other solo EMI jewels are best heard via APR's superior (albeit more expensive) transfers. This erratic but exciting Rach 3 (with cuts, and a momentary third movement memory lapse) still awaits a CD transfer to match that of a bygone Seraphim LP. --Jed Distler

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Super-human virtuosity of young Horowitz.......2007-06-15

I give 5 stars for this 3CD set despite the old recording sound. Sound of piano itself is reasonably well for the day once you are used to the background noise, good enough to convey the subtlty and delicacy of his playing.

Prokofiev's Toccata is still fastest and most exciting on records, verging on super-human. Rachmaninov's 3rd concerto is the best performance by Horowitz with more argency and intensity than his later recordings. The incandescent account of Liszt Sonata is one of the most compelling and beautiful along side Richter and Pogorelich's classic accounts.

Haydn and Scarlatti sonatas, Beethoven variations, Schumann's Toccata, Chopin Etudes, Stravinsky's Petrushka and so much more display Horowitz' keen sense of tonal colours and mind blowing fluency of playing.

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The Hits of Rodgers & Hart
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000X2H
Release Date: 1993-11-18

Tracks:

On Your Toes: There's A Small Hotel - Jack Whiting/Carol Gibbons/The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
Jumbo: Little Girl Blue - Gloria Crafton/Paul Whiteman And His Orch.
Jumbo: My Romance - Gloria Grafton/Donald Novis/Paul Whiteman And His Orch.
On Your Toes: On Your Toes - Jack Whiting/Carol Gibbons/The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
Present Arms: You Took Advantage Of Me - Bing Crosby
One Dam Thing After Another: My Heart Stood Still - Edythe Baker
The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Rudy Vallee/Frances Langford
Heads Up: My Man Is On The Make - Helen Kane
Lido Lady: Atlantic Blues - Phyllis Dare
Peggy Ann: Where's The Rainbow? - Dorothy Dixon/The Gilt Edged Four
Love Me Tonight: Isn't It Romantic? - Jeanette MacDonald
Higher And Higher: It Never Entered My Mind - Shirley Ross/Ray Sinatra And His Orch.
Babes In Arms: Where Or When - Ray Heatherton
The Boys From Syracuse: Sing For Your Supper - Rudy Vallee
Blue Moon - Greta Keller
Peggy Ann: A Tree In The Park - Helen Morgan/Leslie A. Hutchinson
Spring Is Here: With A Song In My Heart - Leslie A. Hutchinson
The Girl Friend: The Girl Friend - Chick Endor/Rube Bloom
Simple Simon: Ten Cents A Dance - Ruth Etting
Love Me Tonight: Lover - Leslie A. Hutchinson/Harry Roy And His Orch.
Hallelujah, I'm A Bum': You Are Too Beautiful - Al Jolson
Babes In Arms: The Lady Is A Tramp - Adelaide Hall
On Your Toes: Slaughter On Tenth Avenue - Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra

Hits of the '50s: 50 Original Hit Recordings

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Hits of the '50s: 50 Original Hit Recordings
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dove
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007ST3P8
Release Date: 2005-08-30

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That's Amor Dean Martin, Dick Stabile & His Orchestra
Side by Side - Hal Orchestra Mooney, Kay Starr
Rags to Riches - Tony Bennett, Percy Faith
I Believe - Carl Fischer Orchestra, Frankie Laine
Stranger in Paradise - Tony Bennett, Percy Faith
Delicado - Percy Faith, Stan Freeman
Kiss of Fire - Georgia Gibbs, Glenn Osser & His Orchestra
Please, Mr. Sun - Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra, The Four Lads, Johnnie Ray
Indian Love Cal - Slim Whitman
Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams & the Drifting Cowboys
Jones Boy - The Mills Brothers, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) - Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
Conquest - Patti Page, Jack Rael and His Orchestra
Ebb Tide - Vic Damone, Richard Hayman & His Orchestra
Changing Partners - Hal Orchestra Mooney, Kay Starr
Slow Poke - Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
Take These Chains from My Heart - Hank Williams & the Drifting Cowboys
I Couldn't Keep from Crying - Marty Robbins
Somewhere Along the Way - Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Lady of Spain - Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
Come What May - Patti Page, Jack Rael and His Orchestra
April in Portugal - David Carroll & His Orchestra, Vic Damone
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Mitch Miller with His Orchestra and Chorus, Guy Mitchell
Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) - Mary Ford, Les Paul
Cherry Pink and Apple Blosom White - Pz Prado Orchestra

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Unforgettable - Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Wheel of Fortune - Hal Orchestra Mooney, Kay Starr
Blue Velvet - Tony Bennett, Percy Faith
Sugarbush - Doris Day, Carl Fischer Orchestra, Frankie Laine, Norman Luboff Choir
Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Perry Botkin's String Band, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Bing Crosby
Wimoweh - Gordon Jenkins, The Weavers
Bewitched
All My Love - Harry Geller & His Orchestra, Patti Page
Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba Baciami Piccina) - Rosemary Clooney, Stan Freeman
Be My Life's Companion - The Mills Brothers, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
Sentimental Me - Ray Anthony, Ray Anthony Orchestra, Ronnie Deauville
Blue Tango - Les Baxter
Tell Me Why - Al Alberts, The Four Aces
I Wanna Be Loved - The Andrews Sisters, Patty Andrews, Gordon Jenkins
Little White Cloud That Cried - The Four Lads, Johnnie Ray
Jealousy (Jalousie) - Carl Fisher, Frankie Laine, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
No Other Love - George Greeley, Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Lover - Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra, , Peggy Lee
I'm Yours - Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
Oh Babe! - Frank DeVol, , Kay Starr
Orange Coloured Sky - Nat King Cole, Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Jeff Alexander Choir, Frank Sinatra
Would I Love You, Love You, Love You? - Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra, Patti Page
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena - Vic Damone, Ronnie Selby and His Orchestra
Goodnight Irene - Gordon Jenkins, The Weavers