Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
2. Bill Haley & His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
3. Chuck Berry - Rock And Roll Music
4. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
5. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
6. Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
7. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
8. The Crickets - That'll Be The Day
9. The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
10. Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock
11. Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
12. Sanford Clark - The Fool
13. Warren Smith - Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache
14. Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula
15. Buddy Knox - Party Doll
16. Thurston Harris & The Sharps - Little Bitty Pretty One
17. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
18. Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns - Don't You Just Know It
19. LaVern Baker - Jim Dandy
20. Fats Domino - I'm Walkin'
21. Neil Sedaka - I Go Ape
22. Larry Williams - Bony Moronie
23. Bobby Freeman - Do You Wanna Dance
24. The Clovers - Love Potion No. 9
25. Dion & The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love
26. Shirley & Lee - Let The Good Times Roll
27. The Johnny Otis Show - Willie And The Hand Jive
28. Bill Justis - Raunchy
29. Johnny & The Hurricanes - Red River Rock

Disc 2:

1. Fats Domino - Ain't That A Shame
2. The Everly Brothers - Bird Dog
3. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
4. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
5. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
6. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Blue Jean Bop
7. Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody
8. Larry Williams - Dizzy Miss Lizzy
9. Little Richard - Lucille
10. Jerry Lee Lewis - Breathless
11. Fats Domino - I'm In Love Again
12. Gene Vincent - She She Little Sheila
13. Vince Taylor & The Playboys - Brand New Cadillac
14. Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else
15. Larry Williams - Short Fat Fannie
16. Gene Vincent - Race With The Devil
17. Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
18. Ricky Nelson - It's Late
19. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
20. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
21. Little Anthony & The Imperials - Tears On My Pillow
22. The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You (Dames)
23. The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Night

Disc 3:

1. Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)
2. Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven
3. Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes
4. Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)
5. Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
6. Johnny Burnette - You\x{2019}re Sixteen
7. Curtis Lee - Pretty Little Angel Eyes
8. Dion - Runaround Sue
9. The Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
10. Del Shannon - Runaway
11. Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby
12. Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion
13. Little Eva - The Locomotion
14. Chris Montez - Let\x{2019}s Dance
15. The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.
16. Jan & Dean - Surf City
17. Dion - The Wanderer
18. Gene McDaniels - Tower Of Strength
19. Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
20. Johnny Burnette - Cincinnati Fireball
21. B. Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker
22. Sandy Nelson - Let There Be Drums
23. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Sherry
24. The Marcels - Blue Moon
25. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay
26. The Showmen - It Will Stand
27. Jack Scott feat. The Chantones - What In The World's Come Over You

Disc 4:

1. Don Lang - Six-Five Special
2. Cliff Richard - Move It
3. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
4. Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
5. Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos - Baby Sittin'
6. Tony Crombie & The Rockets - Teach You To Rock
7. Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers - Ain't Misbehavin'
8. Shane Fenton & The Fentones - I'm A Moody Guy
9. Heinz - Just Like Eddie
10. Bobby Vee - Rubber Ball
11. The Chiffons - He's So Fine
12. Del Shannon - Hats Of To Larry
13. The Shadows - Foot Tapper
14. The Dakotas - The Cruel Sea
15. The Cougars - Saturday Nite At The Duck-Pond
16. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Please Don't Touch
17. Don Lang - Witch Doctor
18. Helen Shapiro - Don't Treat Me Like A Child
19. Adam Faith - What Do You Want
20. Craig Douglas - Only Sixteen
21. Cliff Richard - Please Don't Tease
22. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2127 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .44 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great collection of early rock and roll
If you're lookin' for the best of early rock and roll, its driving rhythms, gloriously unpretentious (and often wildly humoristic) lyrics, and overall truly liberating sense of joyfulness, this collection is all you'll need and will keep you busy for a long time indeed. Alongside well-known songs by the likes of Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard et. al., this collection also includes many lesser known singles, such as Neil Sedaka's 'I go Ape' with its wonderfully tantalizing intro, and 'The fool,' achingly beautifully sung by Sanford Clark. If 50s rock and roll and rhythm and blues is your thing, you can't go wrong on this one.

This album really is top of the pops
I cannot describe just how much I have enjoyed this collection, and I highly recommend it.
As a child I spent many happy hours stacking up my parents' late 50s and early 60s singles onto a real record player (not a tarty modern 'turntable'), and for ages I searched for a CD compilation that not only included the tracks I remembered, but also captured the musical spirit of the times.
Although I had not heard of many of the 101 tracks on this album before buying it, I now listen to all of it constantly. I defy anyone to get bored of this, covering as it does a great variety of different musical styles from the mid 50s to the early 60s.
Even Cliff Richard is great!
My children also love dancing and singing along to many of the songs, which they have never done when we put Radiohead on.

Ideal for a rock 'n' roll fan - and worth the wait for a release
I couldn't believe it when my prayers were answered for EMI to release 101 Rock 'N' Roll Hits in their "101" series of CD sets.

I am a huge fan of the Elvis era (and Elvis himself amongst others) and I was chuffed to receive this 4 CD Set as a birthday gift. It contains well known classics such as Jailhouse Rock, Summertime Blues, (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock, At The Hop, Whole Lotta Shakin & C'mon Everybody sung by Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley & Jerry Lee Lewis etc.

While you have some rarities & obscurities such as Jim Dandy, Do You Wanna Dance, Let The Good Times Roll, Raunchy, Brand New Cadillac, Pretty Little Angel Eyes, Cincinnati Fireball, Just Like Eddie, The Cruel Sea & A Shot of Rhythm & Blues sung by LaVern Baker, Bobby Freeman, Shirley & Lee, Vince Taylor, Curtis Lee, Johnny Burnette, Heinz & Johnny Kidd etc.

And then you have the odd Doo-Wop selection with artists such as Little Anthony & The Imeperials, The Flamingos, The Five Satins, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, The Showmen etc.

So you get a mixed bag of stuff on this CD set and i'd recommend this for any Rock 'n' Roll fan, it is a must have!