The Bobbettes received the gray-market treatment in 1997 with The Best of the Bobbettes on Crash Records, but the quality was so poor (and the music so good) that a sonic upgrade was sorely needed.
The answer is The Ultimate Collection, an allegedly Italian import with significantly better sound quality on an amazing 34 tracks of vintage Bobbettes recordings, presented in roughly chronological order without annotation. The Bobbettes recorded for at least nine different labels and charted a half-dozen hits, including their biggest, "Mr. Lee," which the group wrote about their fifth grade teacher. The song reportedly began as an insulting one until their label made the group change the lyric to something more upbeat. The song's follow-up, "I Shot Mr. Lee," returns to the original sentiment when the girls gleefully describe shooting Mr. Lee in the head; it became a middling hit in 1960 despite (or perhaps because of) its graphic subject matter. The group's other recordings include an answer to Chris Kenner's hit "I Like It Like That," a twist update of "Dance with Me Henry" retitled "Dance with Me Georgie," and remakes of vocal group classics such as "Teach Me Tonight." The Bobbettes were a unique vocal group with an original style and a youthful energy that is contagious, particularly on their early cuts. As lengthy as it is, The Ultimate Collection doesn't have all of The Bobbettes' singles, but compiles so many of them on one disc that collectors can hardly complain. - by Greg Adams (Allmusic)
CD ripped with the sound quality as highest as possible for Chi-Town and everybody else. Enjoy! - Jillem
trax:
01 Mr. Lee 02 Look At The Stars 03 Speedy 04 Come-A Come-A 05 Zoomy 06 Rock And Ree Ah Zole 07 Um Bow Wow 08 The Dream 09 Don't Say Goodbye 10 You Are My Sweetheart 11 Untrue Love 12 I Shot Mr. Lee 13 I Shot Mr. Lee (Stereo) 14 Billy 15 Dance With Me George 16 Have Mercy Baby 17 Row Row Row 18 Teddy 19 Teach Me Tonight 20 Mister Johnny Q 21 I Don't Like It Like That (Pt. 1) 22 I Don't Like It Like That (Pt. 2) 23 I Cried 24 Oh My Papa 25 Close Your Eyes 26 Somebody Bad Stole The Wedding Bell 27 My Mama Said 28 Sandman 29 In Paradise 30 I'm Climbing A Mountain 31 Looking For A Lover 32 My Dearest 33 Are You Satisfied 34 Mama Papa
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The Bobbettes "The Ultimate Collection"
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BONUS:
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - The Singles Collection (MONO)
CD1
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CD2
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The 2009 Singles Collection offers something that the many other previous Creedence Clearwater Revival compilations do not: the band's A-sides and B-sides presented complete and in chronological order, plus a DVD containing the five promo clips CCR released ("Sweet Hitch-Hiker," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Bootleg," "I Put a Spell on You," "Lookin' Out My Back Door"). This focus means there are songs here that never make most CCR hits collections -- the A-side "Porterville," but generally flips like "Call It Pretending," "Walk on the Water," "Door to Door," and "Tearin' Up the Country," plus the "45 Revolutions Per Minute" oddity -- but apart from that, this covers familiar, albeit still enjoyable, territory. (Allmusic)
Disc: 1
1. Porterville
2. Call It Pretending
3. Suzie Q (Pt. 1)
4. Suzie Q (Pt. 2)
5. I Put A Spell On You
6. Walking On The Water
7. Proud Mary
8. Born On The Bayou
9. Bad Moon Rising
10. Lodi
11. Green River
12. Commotion
13. Fortunate Son
14. Down On The Corner
15. Travelin' Band
16. Who'll Stop The Rain
Disc: 2
1. Run Through The Jungle
2. Up Around The Bend
3. Long As I Can See The Light
4. Lookin' Out My Back Door
5. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
6. Hey Tonight
7. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
8. Door To Door
9. Someday Never Comes
10. Tearin' Up The Country
11. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
12. Good Golly, Miss Molly
13. 45 Revolutions Per Minute, Part 1
14. 45 Revolutions Per Minute, Part 2
This comprehensive collection includes all of the big hits you would remember from the radio most of which are presented for the first time on CD in their original "mono" mix. Who will ever forget monster hits like "Proud Mary", "Bad Moon Rising" and "Green River". Personally I am partial to a few of the groups lesser known but equally compelling tunes like "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" and most especially the groups amazing double-sided hit "Up Around The Bend" b/w "Run Through the Jungle" from 1970. Other than The Beatles and Elvis, CCR was one of the few acts that managed to have multiple double-sided hit records which was a remarkable achievement in those days. This is rock and roll at its very best and these tunes sound just as fresh and vital today as they did when they were first released some four decades ago. (Amazon)
Many thanks for the Bobbettes CD Jillem! The quintet was from Manhattan, NY. They originally called themselves the Harlem Queens. Besides recording on their own, they did backup work for Clyde McPhatter and Ivory Joe Hunter. Their first record, Mr. Lee/Look At The Stars was released by Atlantic in 1957. Their last record was released by QIT in 1981. As doo-wop groups go, they had a long run. Read more about the group at http://www.uncamarvy.com/Bobbettes/bobbettes.html Thanks again Jillem for bringing one of the early girl doo-wop groups back to life.
Chi-Town
Thank you, thank you!
A very nice bonus Gyro1966. Thanks a million.
Chi-Town
One of the greatest US bands. I heard 'it came out of the Sky' as a teenager (I was hooked for life) and CCR was one few lps I bought in the early seventies while I was a student in the UK. Also UK issues were on Liberty and had the usual fantastic sound quality compared to the US Fantasy pressings or the Japanese ones. Then Chad at Acoustic sounds re-issued them as premium pressings,and it got even better. Now I'll try one my favourite bands in Glorious mono.FOLKS GET IT WHILE YOU CAN. Thanks a lot Pal.
Very nice bonus! The Bobbettes were a great group...
Leif
Thanks
So great to hear 'the rest of the story' about the Bobettes. Thanks Jillem and all.
Iggy
Thank You.
I have looked so long for the Bobbettes after the hits on the Atlantic R&B comps, and OMG, this fills the bill!
And then CCR in MONO! I'm speechless!
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