These recordings feature the early days of the group that brought you 'Little Bitty Pretty One', 'Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow', and 'The Bird's The Word', as well as singing vocal backups for everyone from Paul Anka to Duane Eddy.The first legitimate reissue of this important cache of mid-50s (mostly) uptempo doo wop.Features the lead vocals of the late Thurston Harris, who went on to have many solo R&B chart hits in the second half of the 1950s.All tracks transferred directly from the original Federal production masters - you will have never heard this music in such clarity.Another valuable addition to Ace's catalogue of classic King-Federal compilations Track listing:1. I USED TO CRY MERCY, MERCY2. SAD AND LONELY 3. LOVE, ROCK AND THRILL4. BE-BOP WINO5. PART OF ME6. TURN ME LOOSE 7. GIVE ME 8. CRAZY TIMES9. I CAN'T STAND IT 10. SMOOCHIE11. TELL ME YOU CARE 12. RIDE, JOCKEY, RIDE13. HUG A LITTLE, KISS A LITTLE 14. TELL IT TO ME 15. FIVE MINUTES LONGER16. YOU HEAR17. SALTY DOG18. DON'T MAKE IT SO GOOD 19. BO PEEP (Version 2)20. YUM YUM21. YOU WERE SENT DOWN FROM HEAVEN22. GOODY GOOD THINGS23. IT AIN'T RIGHT24. EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT 25. I WANNA KNOW 26. BELIEVE ME 27. ROLL ON28. BO BEEP (Version 1)
