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This is a fine two-disc anthology of the Platters which manages to combine both the classic early hits ("Only You," "The Great Pretender," "Twilight Time," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") when the group was led by Tony Williams' sweet tenor, and the later uptown soul hits ("I Love You 1000 Times," "With This Ring," "Washed Ashore") that featured the spirited vocals of Sonny Turner. The result is a nearly seamless overview of this important group's history.

PHANTASMA is an enchanting name for a symphonic metal/rock band that has created a phantasmagoric album “The Deviant Heart”. The band members are Charlotte Wessels (DELAIN), Georg Neuhauser (SERENITY) and Oliver Philipps (EVERON), album session members are Jason Gianni (TRANSSIBERIAN ORCHESTERA) – Drums and Randy George (NEAL MORSE BAND) – Bass. PHANTASMA was born from the longstanding ambition to create a story-driven concept record of Georg Neuhauser…

How many years has it been since 'Defying the Rules'? A mere four years separate that instantly classic album, and the sequel that might be one of the most anticipated sequels of the year. First things first, this is a good album, and its main influences include the fathers of metal themselves, Iron Maiden and Judas, specifically Painkiller, Priest…

Jade Warrior never scored a hit single and it seems bizarre to think that anyone ever dreamed it could. Buried away on side two of its third album, however, "The Demon Trucker" not only has unexpected smash written all over it, but the words were large enough that the band's U.K. label Vertigo clearly felt the same way…

If blues musicians took up residency in Vegas during the late '50s, it might come out sounding like this. Brown's gleeful run through myriad blues related styles (gospel, R&B, doo wop, New Orleans, early rock & roll) casts a vaudevillian sheen over many of the 16 tracks here, placing the performance squarely in the realm of Louis Jordan's own showy style. The fact Brown had a very brief hour in the sun with his unexpected 1959 hit "Fannie Mae" further indicates his pop approach to blues probably was better suited to the lounges of the chitlin circuit than the main venues of blues and rock & roll. His almost perfunctory versions of war horses like "St. Louis Blues" and "Blueberry Hill" reveal the downside the situation. But he does have his moments, particularly when he plies a hard, Chicago blues groove à la Little Walter on cuts like "Don't Dog Your Woman"; his harmonica sound borrows from both Walter and Sonny Terry…

VA - 50's 120 Original Hits (2010) 6 CD
MP3 320 CBR kbps | Tracks: 120 | 05:05:54 | 752 Mb + 3% Recovery
Genre: Rock`n`Roll, Jazz, Blues | Label: EMI

125 original hits of the '50's. Includes tracks from Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Julie London, Al Martino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, The Flamingos and many, many more. EMI. 2010.

The title says it all! Four CDs of very rare doowop from upstate New York.