Search - Teenage Crush :: Teenage Crush, Vol. 3

How about 6 stars...

Zub | Forks Twp., PA | 06/10/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Third installment in ACE of England's "Teenage Crush" series of compilations of pre-British invasion American r'n'r. As the title infers, the songs fall into the "clean-cut" category so there is none of the grittier r'n'b stuff here. ACE continues to outdo itself with its work with this material. While similar to its "Golden Age of American Rock and Roll" series, there are more higher-charting singles here and therefore more familiar material to the casual listener such as Terry Stafford's "Suspicion", Dee Clark's "Raindrops" and Ray Peterson's "Corrina, Corrina". Beyond the many familiar tunes, there is still a wealth of seldom-found songs here that either only made it into the lower reaches of the pop charts or those that, while very popular in their day, are seldom, if ever, found on CD. Among the great rarities here are Johnny Ferguson's "Angela Jones", Randy Starr's "After School", Gino and Gina's "Pretty Baby" and the Fireflies' "I Can't Say Goodbye" and Glen Campbell's "Turn Around, Look At Me". As ACE has set the standard, most of these tracks appear in their best-sounding version to be found. Tracks 3,5,8,10,12,13,21,22 and 25 appear in stereo. Two tracks, "Midnight Mary" and "Turn Around..." are noted as not having been transferred from tape but still sound clean and full. Great liner notes with pics in a 20-page booklet as well. A suberb effort by ACE. For this genre, you'd be hard pressed to get a better collection than this."

Yet another gem from London's Ace Records

Paul Tognetti | Cranston, RI USA | 04/13/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As someone who has been a collector for nearly 40 years, it is a rare day when I find a oldies compilation containing 9 songs I do not already own. Yet this is the case with "Teenage Crush Volume 3" This marvelous collection contains a whole bunch of tunes you just won't find anywhere else. In fact, there are about a half dozen songs in this collection that were Billboard chart hits that I had never even heard before!! For me, the biggest coup was Glen Campbells original recording of "Turn Around, Look At Me." This 1962 hit is extremely rare. I have only heard the song once and have never ever seen the 45!!! I was also extremely pleased to find James Gilreath's "Little Band of Gold" from 1963 and Ken Copeland's "Pledge of Love" from way back when in 1957. I had never heard either one of these tunes and both were big hits. In all, there are a generous 28 tracks in this collection. Other hard to find songs include Gino and Ginas "Pretty Baby" and Rod Laurens "If I Had A Girl." from 1959. Lauren was being groomed by RCA to be yet another teen idol but that simply never happened. You will also find some of the more familiar songs you remember from the period including Jerry Kellers classic "Here Comes Summer" and Dee Clarks memorable hit "Raindrops". Also included are some terrific group sounds like Ronnie and the Hi-Lites "I Wish That We Were Married" and "Over The Rainbow" by the Demensions. There is also a colorful 20 page booklet that includes information on each song and artist as well as some great promo material from the record companies. Wait until you see Glen Campbell. You would never know him!!! This is another great value from Ace Records. Jump on this one!!!!"

Another Classic!

Ken Rogers | Easley, SC USA | 07/12/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The folks at ACE always present the best CD's. The sound quality on this particular issue is supurb. When you hear "Turn ARound, Look At Me" by Glen Campbell, it's first class. Every cut on this package is excellent. They actually sound better than they did the first time I heard them. Thanks to Trevor Churchill, John Broven and Rob Finnis for making this CD available."