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V. A. - 1955-1962 - British Beat Before the Beatles

There was British rock before the Beatles, but it wasn't particularly great, it was often stiff and stilted, sounding tentative. Still, there were some gems amidst the mediocrity, songs by Billy Fury, Cliff Richard, or Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, and the best thing about this seven-disc series is that it captures both the good and the bad, providing a thorough retrospective of this little-acknowledged (especially to American collectors) period of rock & roll (All Music Guide).

Vol. 1; 1955-1956

01 - Suzi Miller - Tweedle Dee
02 - The Southlanders - Earth Angel
03 - Suzi Miller - Dance With Me Henry
04 - The Deep River Boys - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
05 - The Southlanders - Ain't That A Shame
06 - Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line
07 - Frankie Vaughan - My Boy Flat Top
08 - Dickie Bennett - Dungaree Doll
09 - The Four Jones Boys - Tutti Frutti
10 - Alma Cogan - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
11 - Humphrey Lyttleton - Bad Penny Blues
12 - Don Lang - Rock'n'roll Blues
13 - Ray Ellington - Left Hand Boogie
14 - Alma Cogan - I'm In Love Again
15 - Tony Crombie And His Rockets - Teach You To Rock
16 - Tommy Steele - Rock With The Caveman
17 - Ray Ellington - Giddy Up A Ding-Dong
18 - Lee Lawrence - Don't Nobody Move
19 - Tony Crombie And His Rockets - Let's You And I Rock
20 - Tommy Steele - Singing The Blues

Vol. 2; 1957

01 - Art Baxter & His Rock 'n' Roll Sinners - Don't Knock The Rock
02 - The King Brothers - A White Sports Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
03 - The Vipers Skiffle Group - Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
04 - Ricky Bongo James - Party Doll
05 - Don Lang & His Frantic Five - School Days
06 - Rory Blackwell - Bye Bye Love
07 - Larry Page - Start Movin'
08 - Alma Cogan - Fabulous
09 - Tommy Steele - Butterfly
10 - Terry Wayne - Matchbox
11 - Frankie Vaughan - Wanderin' Eyes
12 - Jim Dale - Be My Girl
13 - Terry Wayne - Your True Love
14 - Larry Page - That'll Be The Day
15 - Laurie London - He's Got The Whole In His Hands
16 - Don Lang & His Frantic Five - Red Planet Rock
17 - Joey Castell - Trying To Get To You
18 - Terry Dene - Baby She's Gone
19 - Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys - Empty Arms Blues
20 - Joey Castell - I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone

Vol. 3; 1958

01 - Terry Wayne - Slim Jim Tie
02 - Ken Mackintosh - Raunchy
03 - Larry Page - Under Control
04 - Wee Willie Harris - Riot In Cell Block No.9
05 - The Most Brothers - Whole Lotta Woman
06 - Vince Eager & The Vagabonds - Yea Yea
07 - The Mudlarks (With The Ken Jones Jive Group) - Book Of Love
08 - Marty Wilde & His Wildcats - Endless Sleep
09 - Neville Taylor - Mercy Mercy Percy
10 - The Five Chesternuts - Teenage Love
11 - Craig Douglas - Nothin' Shakin'
12 - Cliff Richard & The Drifters - Move It
13 - Lord Rockingham's Xi - Hoots Mon
14 - Tommy Steele - Come On Let's Go
15 - Neville Taylor & The Cutters - Tears On My Pillow
16 - Terry Dene - Pretty Little Pearly
17 - Vince Eager - No More
18 - Janice Peters With The Frank Barber Band - This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
19 - Don Lang - Queen Of The Hop
20 - Adam Faith - High School Confidential

Vol. 4; 1959

01 - Robb Storme & The Whispers - Music
02 - Michael Cox - Teenage Love
03 - Josh Mc Rae - High Class Feeling
04 - The Allisons - Are You Sure
05 - Helen Shapiro - Don't Treat Me Like A Child
06 - Cliff Richard - Gee Whiz It's You
07 - Billy Fury - Halfway To Paradise
08 - The Krew Kats - Trambone
09 - Lee Diamond & The Cherokees - I'll Step Down
10 - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - You've Got What I Like
11 - Michael Cox - Sweet Little Sixteen
12 - Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos - Baby Sittin'
13 - Paul Raven Aka Gary Glitter - All Grown Up
14 - Shane Fenton & The Fentones - I'm A Moody Guy
15 - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Please Don't Bring Me Down
16 - Cliff Bennett - When I Get Paid
17 - Marty Wilde - Tomorrow's Clown
18 - The Shadows - The Savage
19 - Sally Kelly - Little Cutie
20. Emile Ford - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me

Vol. 5; 1960

01 - The Shadows - Saturday Dance
02 - Dickie Pride - Betty Betty (Go Steady With Me)
03 - Vince Eager - Lonely Blue Boy
04 - Davy Jones - Amapola
05 - Jody Gibson & The Muleskinners - If You Don't Know
06 - Keith Kelly - (Must You Always) Tease Me
07 - Dave Sampson & The Hunters - Sweet Dreams
08 - Marion Ryan - Sixteen Reasons
09 - Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers - Ain't Misbehavin'
10 - Emile Ford And The Checkmates - You'll Never Know What You're Missing
11 - Billy Fury & The 4 Jays - That's Love
12 - Johnny Kid & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
13 - Adam Faith - Made You (From The Film -Beat Girl-)
14 - Bert Weedon - Apache
15 - Marty Wilde - Angry
16 - Ricky Valance - Tell Laura I Love Her
17 - John Barry Seven - Walk Don't Run
18 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Nine Times Out Of Ten
19 - Restless - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
20 - The Hunters - Teen Scene

Vol. 6; 1961

01 - Billy Fury - Maybe Tomorrow
02 - Vince Taylor & his Playboys - Brand New Cadillac
03 - Bill Forbes - Once More
04 - Janice Peters - A Girl Likes
05 - Dickie Pride - Slippin' 'n' Slidin'
06 - Dean Webb - Hey Miss Fannie
07 - Vince Eager - This Should Go On Forever
08 - Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Please Don't Touch
09 - Marty Wilde - Teenager In Love
10 - Duffy Power - Dream Lover
11 - Adam Faith - Ah, Poor Little Baby
12 - Terry Wayne - She's Mine
13 - Cliff Richards & the Drifters - Apron Strings
14 - Craig Douglas - Only Sixteen
15 - Tommy Steele - Tallahassie Lassie
16 - Drifters - Jet Black
17 - Dickie Pride - Frantic
18 - Lorne Leslie - I Don't Know
19 - Sally Kelly - Little Cutie
20 - Emile Ford & the Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those

Vol. 7; 1962

01 - Brad Newman - Someone To Love
02 - Howie Casey & The Seniors - True Fine Mama
03 - The Allisons - Lessons In Love
04 - Michael Cox - Honey 'cause I Love You
05 - The Shadows - Wonderful Land
06 - Jimmy Powell - Sugar Babe (Part 1)
07 - The Fentones - The Mexican
08 - Joe Brown & The Bruvvers - A Picture Of You
09 - Lyn Cornell - I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
10 - Jimmy Crawford - I Shoulda Listened To Mama
11 - Carol Deene - Johnny Get Angry
12 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows - It'll Be Me
13 - Shane Fenton & The Fentones - Why Little Girl
14 - Michael Cox - Stand Up
15 - Marty Wilde - Ever Since You Said Goodbye
16 - Jackie Lynton - All Of Me
17 - The Shadows - Dance On
18 - Dean Shannon - Ubangi Stomp
19 - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I Can Tell
20 - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues

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