Summary: Novelty records were the court jesters of rock'n'roll, brightening up the Hot 100 and putting a smile on everybody's face.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2003

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Contents: Disc 1: Trouble/Guitar man (3:26) -- My baby left me (2:12) -- Baby, what you want me to do (3:03) -- Old Shep (4:09) -- That's when your heartaches begin (2:48) -- That's all right (1:55) -- Blue moon of Kentucky (2:02) -- Fool, fool, fool (1:57) -- Tweedlee dee (2:44) -- Baby, let's play house (2:14) -- Good rockin' tonight (2:18) -- Trying to get to you (2:30) -- Blue moon (2:42) -- When it...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: RCA / Legacy 2018

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Contents: Fannie Mae (Buster Brown) (2:56) -- Handy man (Jimmy Jones) (2:00) -- Money (That's what I want) (Barrett Strong) (2:33) -- I'll take care of you (Bobby 'Blue' Bland) (2:16) -- How about that (Dee Clark) (2:39) -- Just a little bit (Rosco Gordon) (2:06) -- Baby (You've got what it takes) (Dinah Washington & Brook Benton) (2:43) -- Doggin' around (Jackie Wilson) (2:45) -- Baby, what you want me...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2006

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLO

Contents: Venus in blue jeans (Jimmy Clanton) (2:20) -- Sacred (The Castels) (2:17) -- Enamorado (Keith Colley) (1:59) -- Talk to me (Sunny & the Sunglows) (2:46) -- Cherry pie (Skip & Flip) (2:15) -- Stop and think it over (Dale & Grace) (2:34) -- Little band of gold (James Gilreath) (2:25) -- That stranger used to be my girl (Trade Martin) (2:50) -- It hurts to be sixteen (Andrea Carroll) (2:06) --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Eric Records 2007

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Darin, Bobby.

Contents: Disc 1. Rock 'n' roll years. Early in the morning Bobby Darin, Woody Harris -- Splish splash / Bobby Darin, Jean Murray -- Queen of the hop / Woody Harris -- Don't call my name / Bobby Darin, Don Kir chner -- All the way home / Otis Blackwell, Luther Dixon -- Lost love / Bobby Darin, Don Kirshner -- Plain Jane / Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman -- Dream lover (demo version) / Bobby Darin -- Dream lover /...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino Records 1995

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DAR

Contents: Disc 5. That's when your heartaches begin / Fred Fisher, Brown, William Raskin (2:46) -- Fool, fool, fool / Ahmet Nugetre (1:51) -- Tweedle dee / Winfield Scott (2:07) -- Maybellene / Chuck Berry (1:58) -- Shake, rattle and roll / Charles Calhoun (2:16) -- Blue moon of Kentucky / Bill Monroe (1:03) -- Blue moon / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart (2:55) -- I'm left, you're right, she's gone / Stan...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 1992

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Contents: Whole lotta shakin' goin' on (Jerry Lee Lewis) -- Come go with me (The Dell-Vikings) -- I'm walkin' (Fats Domino) -- Keep a knockin' (Little Richard) -- Happy, happy birthday baby (The Tune Weavers) -- At the hop (Danny and the Juniors) -- Wake up little Susie (The Everly Brothers) -- Little bitty pretty one (Thurston Harris) -- C.C. Rider (Chuck Willis) -- Jim Dandy (LaVern Baker) -- Susie-Q...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Music 1988

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ROC

Contents: Buzz, buzz, buzz (The Hollywood Flames) (2:16) -- You can make it if you try (Gene Allison) (2:07) -- Walkin' with Mr. Lee (Lee Allen) (2:25) -- Don't let go (Roy Hamilton) (2:32) -- Maybe (The Chantels) (2:48) -- I'll come running back to you (Sam Cooke) (2:12) -- Good golly, Miss Molly (Little Richard) (2:09) -- Get a job (The Silhouettes) (2:45) -- Talk to me, talk to me (Little Willie John)...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2006

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLO

Contents: Lunchmeataphobia (think! it ain't illegal yet) / Funkadelic -- The Wrong side / Buckweat Zydeco -- Fortune Teller / Benny Spellman -- The Wanderer / Dion -- I'm a hog for you / The Coasters -- Johnny too bad / The Slickers -- Pressure drop / The Maytals -- I sold my heart to the junkman / Patti LaBelle & The Blue Belles -- Evening train / Chuck Leavell -- Crawl part 1 / Willie Mitchell -- Carry...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOJ

Contents: Sincerely / The Moonglows -- Earth Angel / The Penguins -- Eddie my love; /The Teen Queens -- Over the mountain, across the sea / Johnnie & Joe -- Heaven and paradise / Don Julian & The Meadowlarks -- The Letter / The Medallions -- The way you look tonight / The Jaguars -- Sleepwalk / Santo & Johnny -- Put your head on my shoulder / Paul Anka -- Confidential / Sonny Knight -- Big boss man /...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Original Sound 2004

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK OLD

Contents: Blue Monday (Fats Domino) (2:15) -- Jim Dandy (LaVern Baker and the Gliders) (2:10) -- Love is strange (Mickey and Sylvia) (2:53) -- Ain't got no home (Clarence 'Frogman' Henry) (2:20) -- Since I met you baby (Ivory Joe Hunter) (2:43) -- Little darlin' (The Gladiolas) (2:20) -- Next time you see me (Little Junior Parker) (2:36) -- Come go with me (The Dell-Vikings) (2:37) -- Lucky lips (Ruth...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2006

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLO

Contents: Califf Boogie / The Teen Beats -- El rancho rock / The Champs -- Mathilda / The String-A-Longs -- Flip, flop and bop / Floyd Cramer -- Mule train stomp / Roy Buchanan -- Manhattan spiritual / Reg Owen Orchestra -- Wiggle wobble / Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers -- Ramrod / Duane Eddy & The Rebels -- Boo boo stick beat / Chet Atkins -- The fickle chicken -- The Atmospheres -- Cerveza / Boots Brown...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records 1994

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TEE

Contents: Disc 1: (We're gonna) Rock around the clock (Bill Haley and the Comets) (2:10) -- Sixteen candles (The Crests) (2:50) -- Runaway (Del Shannon) (2:18) -- Why do fools fall in love (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) (2:17) -- That'll be the day (Buddy Holly) (2:15) -- Fanny Mae (Buster Brown) (2:55) -- At the hop (2:26) ; She's so fine (2:21) (Flash Cadilllac & The Continental Kids) -- The stroll...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: MCA Records 1993

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC AME

Contents: Speedo (The Cadillacs) (2:17) -- Pretty thing (Bo Diddley) (2:47) -- The great pretender (The Platters) (2:36) -- I want to do more (Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers) (2:50) -- Why do fools fall in love (The Teenagers) (2:19) -- Jivin' around, part 1 (The Ernie Freeman Combo) (2:32) -- Eddie my love (The Teen Queens) (3:11) -- Smokestack lightnin' (Howlin' Wolf) (3:04) -- Try rock and roll (Bobby...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2006

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLO

Presley, Elvis

Contents: Heartbreak hotel (2:06) -- I want you, I need you, I love you (2:37) -- Hound dog (2:14) -- Don't be cruel (2:02) -- Love me tender (2:44) -- Too much (2:31) --All shook up (1:57) -- (Let me be your) Teddy bear (1:48) -- Jailhouse rock (2:28) -- Don't (2:48) --Hard headed woman (1:53) -- A big hunk o' love (2:16) --Stuck on you (2:16) -- It's now or never (3:25) --Are you lonesome tonight?...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: RCA Victor 1987

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD PM Elvis

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Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Goodman Group 1989

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 DOO

Summary: A double CD exhumed from Lux And Ivy's record collection. Featuring 63 tunes that scared the neighbours. Including wild doo-wop, insane instrumentals, novelty laughter, loungecore weirdness, jiggling fools, wolf men, Tarzan, accordions and enough raucous rockabilly to scare a horse. No hit wonders that fetch maximum dollars in their original vinyl incarnation gathered in one place where the...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Adkins, Hasil.

Contents: She said -- No more hot dogs -- Ha ha cat walk baby -- Rockin' robin -- Chicken walk -- I'm happy -- Can't help it blues -- We got a date --High school confidential -- Let me come in -- The hunch -- Gee but I love you -- Memphis -- Do it to me tonight -- Truly ruly -- I need your head.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Records 1986

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK Adkin

Contents: High school U.S.A. (national version) (Tommy Facenda) (2:13) -- Endless sleep (Jody Reynolds) (2:25) -- Breaking up is hard to do (Jivin' Gene & the Jokers) (2:30) -- Rocking pneumonia & the boogie woogie flu (Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns) (2:20) -- Robbin' the cradle (Tony Bellus) (2:35) -- Click clack (Dicky Doo & the Dont's) (2:22) -- Lucky ladybug (Billy & Lillie) (2:36) -- White bucks &...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Eric Records 2007

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Contents: The house of blue lights / Chuck Miller -- Confidential / Sonny Knight -- A teenager's romance / Ricky Nelson -- You're my one and only love / Ricky Nelson -- Wishing for your love / The Voxpoppers -- (It's been a long time) Pretty baby / Gino & Gina -- One summer night / The Danleers -- Summertime, summertime / The Jamies -- Born too late / The Poni-tails -- Big Bopper's wedding / Big Bopper...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Eric Records 1996

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Contents: How can you be mean to me / Dale Vaughn -- Mystery train / Elvis Presley -- Raging sea / Gene Maltais -- She's the one that's got it / Allen Page -- Put your cat clothes on / Carl Perkins -- Don't be gone long / Bob Doss -- Mean, mean man / Wanda Jackson -- The train kept a-rollin' / Johnny Burnette & His Rock 'n' Roll Trio -- Mad dog in town / Rocky bill Ford -- Jitterbop baby / Hal Harris --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records Ltd. 0000

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Fury, Billy.

Contents: Maybe tomorrow -- Colette -- That's love -- Wondrous place -- Halfway to paradise -- Jealousy -- I'll never find another you -- Last night was made for love -- Once upon a dream -- Like I've never been gone -- When will you say I love you -- I will -- It's only make believe -- In thoughts of you

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: MCPS

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String-A-Longs (Musical group)

Contents: Wheels -- Brass buttons -- Should I -- Scottie -- Nearly sunrise -- Sunday (salve regina) -- My blue heaven -- Mathilda -- Skippin' -- Mina bird -- Happy melody -- Panic button -- Walk don't run -- Summertime -- Perfidia -- Bulldog -- Spinnin' my wheels -- Red River twist -- Take a minute -- You don't have to go -- Torquay -- Twist watch -- Harbour lights -- Tell the world -- Are you lonesome...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records 1993

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK STR