VA - Great British Rock 'n' Roll Vol.1 (2007)

When rock 'n' roll hit the stores of Britain with Bill Haley, Elvis, Gene, Fats & Little Richard, the backlash from the British music press was by way of incredible condescension towards the music. The strange thing about the attitude of those journalists is that rock 'n' roll had existed in Britain before 1956 and the coming of Presley, albeit in a slightly more relaxed form. This fascinating collection sets out to show something of what was going on in Britain between 1954 and 1957.

Tracklist:

CD 1

01. The Deep River Boys - Rock A Beatin' Boogie (2:36)
02. Ray Ellington - Giddy Up A Ding Dong (2:10)
03. Tommy Steele & The Steelmen - Rock With The Caveman (1:54)
04. Tony Crombie & His Rockets - Teach You To Rock (2:01)
05. Winifred Atwell - Boogie In The Groove (1:52)
06. The Southlanders - Ain't That A Shame (2:47)
07. Don Lang w/the Langhorn Big Six - Seventeen (2:13)
08. Bert Weedon & George Chisholm - Honky Tonk (2:49)
09. The Deep River Boys - Shake, Rattle & Roll (2:20)
10. Alma Cogan - Bell Bottom Blues (2:34)
11. Ray Ellington - Stranded In The Jungle (2:55)
12. The Kirchin Band - Big City Blues (3:14)
13. Tommy Steele & The Steelmen - Elevator Rock (1:49)
14. Lee Lawrence - Don't Nobody Move (2:44)
15. Lita Roza - Oakie Boogie (2:29)
16. Winifred Atwell - Yancey Special (2:37)
17. The Canadians - Blue Suede Shoes (2:39)
18. Alma Cogan - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (2:16)
19. Frankie Vaughn - My Boy Flat Top (2:32)
20. Don Lang w/the Langhorn Big Six - I Want You To Be My Baby (2:03)
21. Tommy Steele & The Steelmen - Doomsday Rock (1:59)
22. Tony Crombie & His Rockets - Shortin' Bread Rock (2:23)
23. The Kirchin Band - Tweedle Dee (2:26)
24. The Canadians - Rockin' Through The Rye (2:51)
25. Thunderclap Jones - Sound Barrier Boogie (2:51)
26. The Deep River Boys - That's Right (2:47)
27. Winifred Atwell - Hamp's Boogie Woogie (2:29)
28. Eve Boswell - Where In The World Is Billy (2:19)
29. Lee Lawrence - Rock 'n' Roll Opera (2:52)
30. Johnny Brandon - I Didn't Know (2:41)
31. Hedley Ward Trio - Rock Around The Clock (2:14)

CD 2

01. The Deep River Boys - Whole Wide World (1:59)
02. Tony Crombie & His Rockets - Let's You And I Rock (1:58)
03. Tommy Steele & The Steelmen - Rebel Rock (2:03)
04. Winifred Atwell - Jimmy Dorsey Boogie (1:56)
05. Diana Decker - Rock A Boogie Baby (2:36)
06. The Kirchin Band - (Oh Baby) Beedleumbo (2:25)
07. Eric Delaney Band & The Beryl Stott Group - Rock 'n' Roll King Cole (2:49)
08. Bert Weedon With George Chisholm - D.R. Rock (2:14)
09. The Deep River Boys - Smack Dab In The Middle (3:00)
10. Tommy Steele & The Steelmen - Rock Around The Town (1:53)
11. Alma Cogan - Dreamboat (1:46)
12. Don Lang w/The Langhorn Big Six - Rock Around The Island (2:36)
13. Eric Jupp & The Coronets - I Want You To Be My Baby (2:29)
14. Tony Crombie & His Rockets - Sham Rock (2:13)
15. The Deep River Boys - Rock Around The Clock (2:38)
16. The Canadians - Juke Box Baby (2:50)
17. Tommy Steele & The Steelmen - Singing The Blues (2:23)
18. Winifred Atwell - Cross Hands Boogie (2:15)
19. The Ray Ellington Quartet - Five Guys Named Moe (2:50)
20. Don Lang w/The Langhorn Big Six - Rock 'n' Roll Blues (2:35)
21. Alma Cogan - Paper Kisses (2:15)
22. The Ray Ellington Quartet - Strip The Camshaft (2:41)
23. Winifred Atwell - Vine Street Boogie (1:51)
24. The Deep River Boys - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (2:38)
25. Bert Weedon - China Boogie (2:29)
26. Johnny Brandon - Shim Sham Shuffle (2:25)
27. Ken Jones & His Rock 'n' Rollers - Razzle dazzle/Shortnin' Bread Rock (2:37)
28. Ken Jones & His Rock 'n' Rollers - Giddy Up A Ding dong/Saints Rock 'n' Roll (2:37)
29. Five Smith Brothers & The Dennis Wilson Quartet - ABC Boogie (2:09)
30. The Stargazers - She Loves To Rock (2:21)
31. Johnny Brandon - Rock A Bye Baby (2:56)