While had many facets of - and -derived popular music covered from the 1940s to the 1960s, it was far weaker in than it was in , , and early . Still, it did record more in the 1950s than many have realized, although 's releases in the style tend to be the only ones that are remembered. A couple dozen items from the mid-'50s to the early '60s are here, and only a few names will be recognized even by scholars. There's (with an alternate take of ); (with his 1956 single an attempt by the middle-aged former star to jump on the bandwagon); ; and, most surprisingly, , who did his rather mild in 1956, long before making his mark with truck-driving anthems. And there's also , whose wasn't a hit in 1958, but unexpectedly made the British Top Ten in 1976 as a reissue; is also here, and also got some belated acclaim on the circuit. On the whole, it's just average derivative , sometimes with the roots of the performers showing, though the production is better than those of many independent labels, as you'll notice when playing this next to other label-centric '50s collections on itself. and 's an answer record to is of above-average interest as far as this thing goes, though it's closer to than . ~ Richie Unterberger