Search - Various Artists :: Hey! Look what I Found Vol. 9

These guys keep finding stuff...

Zub | Forks Twp., PA | 08/22/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Volume nine continues this series of compilations of seldom-if-ever-found-elsewhere tunes mostly from the early days of rock and roll. Here is another mixed bag of lesser hits, b-sides and non-charting curiosities. While many of these songs won't be instantly recognized, there are a few finds here for the collector of some long-lost 45s from the days of AM radio. Some of these may be of interest more for their backround than for the songs themselves such as Carly Simon with her sister doing "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod" or Simon and Garfunkel's "Baby Talk" as by Tom and Jerry. And "Like Columbus Did" by the Reflections has to rank as one of the top 10 sound-alike follow-up songs (to "Just Like Romeo and Juliet") of all rock and roll time. As with others in the series, the sound quality varies greatly. Some have been lifted from clean vinyl with reasonable presence while a few tracks have noticable distortion and lots of groove noise. A few appear in true stereo (13,17,20 and 27) with the remainder in mono. Liner notes are limited to a track listing with no further information. Shortcomings aside, as the title infers, these volumes keep coming up with a few more tracks satisfying the thirst of collectors and completists for long-lost songs of the rock and roll era."