Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Pop Gold / Various

Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Pop Gold / Various

• 1957:
• Hard
• Pop

11 CD DEBUTS! - ALL ORIGINAL 45 RPM SINGLE VERSIONS - DIGITALLY REMASTERED FOR HIGHEST QUALITY SOUND<P>Who knew when Hit Parade launched its audiophile-quality reissue series with <b>Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1956</b> that popular demand would warrant two big volumes for 1957 - a very good year for music! <b>Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Pop Gold</b> throws its spotlight on the astonishing breadth of music that graced the popularity charts that year: Calypsos, polkas, skiffle, and all manner of pop tunes for listeners of every age. Many people thought rock `n' roll was just a craze back then, so traditional pop styles were doing very well, thank you. This pure pop installment of <b>Jukebox Classics</b> shows exactly <i>how</i> well. Digitally remastered and lovingly presented, these 25 hits sound more vibrant than you've ever heard them!<P>In 1957, the teenagers swooned to Ricky Nelson's recording debut and earliest hits for Verve Records, <i>A Teenager's Romance</i> and <i>You're My One And Only Love,</i> while the grown-ups delighted to traditional pop classics such as Jane Powell's version of <i>True Love.</i> Tony Bennett waxed the biggest hit of his career with the hard-to-find <i>In The Middle Of An Island,</i> and Johnnie Ray and Gale Storm notched their last major hits with <i>Yes, Tonight Josephine</i> and <i>Dark Moon.</i><P>Rusty Draper brought the British skiffle style to the Top 10 on the American charts with the folksy <i>Freight Train,</i> and the Fontane Sisters joined the calypso craze with their spirited rendition of <i>The Banana Boat Song.</i> Will Glahé's <i>Liechtensteiner Polka</i> broke out of its niche to become a major national seller alongside the hits of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, and yet it has never appeared on CD until now!<P>And who could forget the dreamy vocal groups of the era, represented here by such rare gems as the Four Esquires' <i>Look Homeward Angel</i> and the Four Voices' <i>Lovely One,</i> both of which make their CD debuts. Other first-time-on-CD cuts include Eydie Gorme's second-biggest hit of the `50s, <i>Love Me Forever,</i> and Jim Lowe's rare country-pop crossover hit, <i>Four Walls.</i><P>With an incomparable selection lasting over a full-hour and a fact- and photo-filled 12-page booklet featuring a 4,000 word essay on the music by noted music writer Greg Adams, <b>Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Pop Gold</b> is truly worth its weight in gold. (also see: <b>Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock</b>)