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Big City Lights

Eclectic Revisited | Arizona | 12/02/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yeah, I know. Billboard says "Wooly Bully" was the #1 song of 1965. And dear Mom sent me a few records (45s) including "Little Red Riding Hood" (thanks Mom) when I was a GI in Germany. But although I just liked everything the group did, I got a special feeling from sitting in a gasthaus swilling good German beer (chilled for us Amerikaners) and often hearing "Big City Lights" on the jukebox. The sound could be better (No master tapes? Recorded off the 45s?) but if I look to another compilation, will I find "Big City Lights"? Won't risk it. As for "Sam", he had a bad jones for narcotics and when he beat the habit became a Memphis street preacher to thank God for saving him and resisted all efforts to be lured back into the business at which he, perhaps only half-jokingly, called himself a "sham"."

Not bad compilation

GIL RAMIREZ | SUN VALLEY,CA.USA.PLANET EARTH | 02/15/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Sound of this is moderate to ok,But lil red riding hood sounds like a record vynl,you could hear the crackling if you listen closely."

Non-Brit. Rock'n'roll Mayhem!

jason gilmour | Toronto, Ontario | 07/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yikes!I know AM radio can make a great song sound weak by playing the s#@t out of a hit record but, Little Red Riding Hood is really a great rock'n'roll tune! I'd go as far as to say Litte Red Riding Hood is even kind of cool in a sinister way. Sam the Sham and his turban-wearing rockers rampaged all over the charts with hits like Wooly Bully and Little Red Riding Hood while the British invasion was in full swing. This is fun, crazy and pure american rock'n'roll in the garage rock and frat tradition. Gee, these guys even drove around in a hearse! How cool is that?"