"Jay-Gee Rock & Roll Party" Vol. 3

I reviewed and loved both of the first two volumes in this series. So the big question here would have to be: does this third volume have the same magic, or are they scraping the bottom of the barrel?.....Well, thankfully, for the most part this collection is spot on with a whole mess of killer rhythm & Blues, dynamic Doo-Wop, and fiery early Rock & Roll. There are a couple of clunkers, but they are easily outflanked by the better tunes. This one comes roaring out of the gate with Jimmy Oliver & The Rockers Slim Jim Part 1 a Rocker indeed, then right after that you get the red-hot jump blues of Hey Jackson Quintet's Sixteen Teens, followed by the magnificent Speedo & The Pearls Who You Gonna Kiss, a hell of an opening triple play. Other killer cuts include Casanova Jr.'s They Call Me Casanova (which borrows a bit from Fats Domino's The Fat Man,), Mel Jackson's She Took The Whole Shebang, Go-Go Joes No Dough Blues, and many more, not to mention Slim Jim Part 2 as well as another great one from Speedo and the Pearls: the Coasters inspired Naggity Nag. All tracks are taken off of original vinyl 45's, but rarely is the sound any less than excellent. So, this is not the best of the three volumes, but way better than most collections out there. (JM, Roots & Rhythm) trax:
1. Slim Jim Part 1 - Jimmy Oliver & the Rockers 2. Sixteen Teens - The Hey Jackson Quintet 3. Who Ya Gonna Kiss - Speedo & the Pearls 4. Who Are You Kissing - Day, Dawn & Dusk 5. I Love It - The Coney Island Kids 6. There Goes My Girl - The Five Chancellors 7. They Call Me Casanoca - Casanova Jr.  8. The Yodelin' Blues - Sax Kari & the Quailtones 9. The Yodelin' Blues - Diana Cole 10. The Other Man - Danny Lamego 11. Close - Gene Lewis 12. Please Louise - Lee Craig 13. She Took the Whole Shebang - Mel Jackson 14. There Is Something in Your Eyes, Eloise - The Blue Notes 15. Shut Your Mouth - The Eboniers 16. Beverly - The Five Dreamers 17. Sally Mae - Casanova Jr. 18. Ific Is the Word - Lee Craig 19. Should I - Rocky Storm  20. No Dough Blues - The Go-Go Joes 21. Naggitty Nag - Speedo & the Pearls 22. No No - Danny Lamego 23. Jailbird Blues - Eddie Carson 24. Rockin' on the Range - The Ebbtones 25. Slim Jim  Part 2 - Jimmy Oliver & the Rockers
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