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Hard To Find 45s on CD Volume 10 (1960-1965) features the trademark formula of charted hits not commonly found on other CDs and even more CD debuts. Almost a full hour of music that includes 24 carefully chosen rock'n'roll songs from the early 60s, 18 of which made the Top 30. Many rarities plus more than 10 hits never before on CD. Superbly remastered for highest quality sound. Includes a 12 page booklet with detailed biographies of all the artists. No real oldies collection is complete without these Hard To Find 45s.

Highlights include STEREO CD debuts of She's About A Mover by the Sir Douglas Quintet, There She Goes by Jerry Wallace, Roses Are Red (My Love) by the You-Know-Who Group and One Has My Name by Barry Young. Also Take Good Care of Her by Adam Wade and Mission Bell by Donnie Brooks (both CD debuts of the original single versions).

User Reviews about Hard to Find 45s on CD - Volume 10: 1960-1965

Though I still own about 80% of these titles on 45 RPM, have transcribed some to cassette and more recently to digital format, it's nice to have nice clean and -where available - stereo versions of these somewhat forgotten classic songs and regional hits. I also enjoyed several of the hits that were hits outside of my region. I'm especially happy to have the Castells, Sunny & the Sunglows, the original Donnie Brooks and Keith Colley. You never hear these goodies on the oldies stations that are mostly stuck in the top 10s of the 70s & 80s these days. -- Eric continues to offer the "goodies"

The only reason tha this set only gets 4 stars is because of the remix of "Shes About A Mover" they should have left it alone -- Eric does it again

Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 10: 1960-1965 has just that: 24 hits of the first half of the 1960s that are hard to find on CD nowadays. These songs may have faded somewhat from the general public's mind; but with just one listen you can tell there's a lot of high quality control music going on here! The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is good even though it is rather standard for this CD series.

Jimmy Clanton starts things off with his "Venus In Blue Jeans." This tune is very pretty and romantic; it also sports that early rock and roll ballad flavor that I always find so endearing. Jimmy sings this very well; his excellent diction enhances his performance all the more. Keith Colley's "Enamorado" strikes me with its beauty; Keith sings this wonderfully and even though you may not understand every word he sings it's quite enjoyable anyway. The backup singers sound pretty good, too. Sunny & Sunglows do "Talk To Me" with a great deal of genuine feeling; and there's also Dale & Grace on "Stop And Think It Over." Dale & Grace had loads of talent and the music that plays complements their vocals faultlessly.

"Little Band Of Gold" by James Gilreath shines bright; and Trade Martin does "That Stranger Used To Be My Girl" with all his heart and soul. "It Hurts To Be Sixteen" gets the royal treatment from Andrea Carroll; her voice is as clear as a bell and I love every minute of it! The great Dorsey Burnette, who is so underrated, performs "(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree" without ever letting go of a superfluous note--great!

There's also a stereo version of "There She Goes" by Jerry Wallace; he sings this passionately and it's truly a major highlight of this album. "There She Goes" ranks high in my book! We also get the CD debut of "Comin' Down With Love" by Mel Gadson; Mel is another underrated singer and just one listen will show you just how talented he really was! Harold Dorman's "Mountain Of Love" got quite a lot of airplay; and "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody" sounds just great when James Ray does this tune. James handles the tempo and key changes like the pro he always was.

Jon Thomas turns out "Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)" with an awesome beat that could even get the dead tapping their feet to the rhythm of this tune; it's all THAT good. The percussion and horns also work wonders for "Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)." In addition, "Misery" by The Dynamics makes its CD debut; it's so good I don't know why it wasn't on CD way before this album was released! "She's About A Mover" by The Sir Douglas Quintet really impresses me greatly; and I also like "Roses Are Red My Love" by The You-Know-Who Group! The CD also ends very well with Barry Young performing "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" in stereo. This Dean Martin sounding singer sure does a splendid job with this number.

Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 10: 1960-1965 offers us so much--what a trip down memory lane this truly is! I highly recommend this album for people who enjoy the sounds of the first half of the 1960s that came from a more middle of the road scene instead of the world of rock and roll.
-- great numbers that sound so good today

Like the rest of this series it's good to have some of these songs and to hear them for the first time in years, especially since the number of oldies stations is steadily shrinking or playing newer decades. There are fewer of us still interested in the music from our formative years I guess. Anyway, as always the quality of these songs as transferred to cd is amazing and the selection is interesting. This volume is not the best of the series but the inclusion of songs like "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"; "Talk to Me"; "There Was a Tall Oak Tree"; "Take Good Care of Her"; and a stereo "She's About a Mover" all make this worth the price. Recommend -- Good to Have