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East Side Story, Vol. 6
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East Side Story, Vol. 6
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East Side Story, Vol. 6
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There's something surprising and annoying about this CD, an extraordinary collection of late-'50s to late-'60s rock & roll and R&B classics in decent sound. The disc covers some bases that are usually overlooked in the typical oldies compilation-
's
is the most familiar song here, and neither he nor it are exactly part of every record collection. The real highlights are titles like
's soft, sweet
's soaring
' achingly lyrical
's slow rocking
and
' brooding, violin-laden 1961
Not all of the songs are quite up to their standard --
is too pop-oriented, and
is downright strange with its odd, off-key touches. Rounding it out are such relatively obscure numbers as
by
,
, and, perhaps better known,
, featuring
. One wishes the programming were more generous than a paltry 12-songs, and that there'd been some notes as well. ~ Bruce Eder