Somewhere along the way, mom ordered this 3 record set. It may even be this same one pictured. I think it was called At The Hop and it was 3 records of dance hits from the 1950’s. Mom thought it was a good opportunity to grab up some of the music that she listened too when she was a teen ager back in the 1950’s. I’ve done the same thing myself. You know purchasing music from particular periods of your life. Maybe that’s another thing I picked up from her. I’ve acquired most of the songs from her Scratchy 45 collection on CD.
Anyway, this records arrives in the mail and even though mom had a few really oldies in the 45 stack, this was a triple albums worth. We were interested and I would bet that the TV series Happy Days had something to do with this ablum being created as well as our entusiasm toward it. Stuff about the 1950’s was in thanks to the Fonz.
While I can’t say if this next stack of 7 came from this actual album, the essence was there.
The Crests – Sixteen Candles
Bill Haley – Rock Around The Clock
The Platters – The Great Pretender
Here’s Chuck’s cousin Marvin Berry just liked they played it at the Enchantment Under The Sea Dance. Marvin Berry & The Starlighters – Earth Angel
Dion & The Belmonts – A Teenager In Love
Dion & The Belmonts – I Wonder Why
Weird is this the same Frankie Laine as in Hell Bent for Leather? Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers – Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
Look at some of the names. The Crests, The Platters, Dion & The Belmonts. What is a Belmont? The Starlighters. There is a nostalgic class to these old names. Could an act be successful with a name like Korn back in the 50’s. How about Jimmy & The Slipknots? What a different world we live in.