Thorens Best of the 50 & 60 LP

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Music as a reflection of its time – we’re all familiar with that imagery. But when you take a closer look, it’s a gross over-simplification. A piece of music, or a group of related pieces of music, as a reflection of one aspect of a certain period – that would make better sense, but in our age of ultimate simplification (believe it or not) we fight shy of such nuancedand often complex categories.

The great American songwriter Bob Dylan may have had that in mind over 50 years ago when in his infinite wisdom he gave the title song of his third LP the refrain “The Times, They Are A-Changin’”. And so they are. We’re really rather pleased we can include this song on our double album. It is a splendid motto for the times we cover here: a musically vast decade stretching from 1955 to 1964. And while we are on the subject of simplification: the key words of this pop decade – and thus for these four LP sides – are rock’n’roll, folk, beat and soul. Each of these styles boasts its giants, and many of them are gathered together here. They stand out above all because while shaping “their” style, they generally developed and refined both it and themselves further. It wasn’t just the times but the artists and the styles that were changing, and there was a complex interaction between these elements.

• LP1 Side A: (total time: 22:25)
• 01 A Hard Rain`s A-Gonna Fall Bob Dylan
• 02 Oh, Freedom Joan Baez
• 03 Ring Of Fire Jonny Cash
• 04 She Loves You Beatles
• 05Apache The Shadows
• 06 I Love You Cliff Richard
• 07 Temptation Everley Brothers
• lP1 Side B: (total time: 21:40)
• 08 Love Me Do Beatles
• 09 Please Please Me Beatles
• 10 From Me To You Beatles
• 11 I Want To Hold Your Hand Beatles
• 12 All My Loving Beatles
• 13 I Want To Be Loved The Rolling Stones
• 14 Don`t Think Twice, It`s Alright Joan Baez
• 15 The Times They Are A-Changing Bob Dylan
• 16The Hammer Song Pete Seeger & The Weavers
• LP2 Side A: (total time: 22:23)
• 01Come On The Rolling Stones
• 02Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
• 03 Peppermint Twist Joey Dee & The Starlighters
• 04 Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry
• 05 Let`s Jump The Broomstick Brenda Lee
• 06 Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry
• 07 Hideaway Freddy King
• 08 Little Sister Elvis Presley
• 09 Summertime The Marcels
• LP2 Side B: (total time: 20:44)
• 10 Let The Good Times Roll Ray Charles
• 11 Unchain My Heart Ray Charles
• 12 Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles
• 13 Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles
• 14 Green Onions Booker T. & The MG`s
• 15 Have You Ever Love A Women Freddy King
• 16 Stand By Me Ben E.King