"ROULETTE ROCK 'N' ROLL COLLECTION" Vol 1

One doesn't usually think of Roulette Records as a bastion for wild, 1950s rockabilly recordings, but this entry in a projected multi-volume set shows that it was no coincidence that the label's first two hits were the raw Texas rockabilly of Buddy Knox's "Party Doll" and Jimmy Bowen's "I'm Stickin' with You." Sidestepping those two hits in favor of rare and unissued opuses from the lesser-known artists on the roster, this 27-track collection delves deep into the vaults and exhumes some major finds in the process. Particularly crude are the three tracks from Canadian rocker Bob Davis, whose "Hole in My Bucket," "Never Anymore," and "Rock to the Music" feature some great guitar; in the same vein are Jimmy Isle's "Going Wild" and Vince Maloy's "Crazy About You" and "Hubba Hubba Ding Dong." But Mack Vickery's "Going Back to St. Louis" features the explosive guitar work of the legendary Wild Bill Emerson, and classics from Bill & Don Hart ("Rock-A-Bop-A-Lina"), Don "Red" Roberts ("Only One"), Andy Dio ("Daisy Mae"), Skee Brothers ("Romeo Joe") and the Chapparals ("Leapin' Guitar") combine to make this a grade-A compilation of some of the best rockabilly you've probably never heard. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)

trax:
1. Satellite Rock - Joe Tate 2. I'm Free - Joe Tate 3. Rock & Roll Mama - Joe Tate 4. I Guess It's Love - Joe Tate 5. I Got A Rocket In My Pocket - Jimmy Lloyd 6. You're Gone Baby - Jimmy Lloyd 7. Where The Rio De Rosa Flows - Jimmy Lloyd 8. Rock-A-Bop-A-Lina - Billy & DON Hart 9. Hole In My Bucket - Bob Hart 10. Rock To The Music - Bob Hart 11. Never Anymore - Bob Hart 12. Leapin' Guitar - The Chapparals 13. Goin' Wild - Jimmy Isle 14. Baby Take Me Back - Roc LaRue 15. She's Mine - Johnnie Strickland 16. You've Got What It Takes - Johnnie Strickland 17. That's Baby - Johnnie Strickland 18. Sweet Talkin' Baby - Johnnie Strickland 19. Crazy About You - Vince Maloy 20. Hubba Hubba Ding Dong - Vince Maloy 21. Girls Girls Girls - Jack Hammer 22. Private Property - Don Lanier 23. Only One - Don "Red" Roberts 24. Goin' Back To St. Louis - Mack Vickery 25. Romeo Joe - The Skee Bros. 26. Daisy Mae - Andy Dio 27. Ponitail Girl - Don Lanier
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