Various Artists - Rockin' With The Krauts: Real Rock 'n' Roll Made In Germany Vol. (Various Artists) (CD)

Crazy-O: Bear Family Records' Rockin' With The Krauts mini-series beats all sales records. Yep, even re-editions of volumes 1 and 2, released shortly before Christmas 2022, sold out before the first fall of snow. So Santa Claus called for a crisis summit, and the production department met to brainstorm for volume 4. And now, Bear Family Records proudly presents another breathtaking compilation of German Rock & Roll from the '50s and early '60s. The balancing act between the Northern Band sound of Conny Quick's Rock Baby Rock, which sounds like Conny singing in the shower to the swing program on his tube radio, and the raw beer cellar sound of the famed Rattles with Shimmy Shimmy, succeeds effortlessly. The compilation delivers unusual gems like the Liverpool Beats' cover of Jimmy Reed's Let's Get Together, a bold copy of the Marcels' Blue Moon, and Kiss Me by Dieter Kersten and his Rockin' Stars. Their garage teen rockabilly is reminiscent of early Johnny Powers. Peter Reese and the Pages deliver a cosmic Silver Surfer sound yet call their instrumental modestly Pages Rhythm. The countryesque Die Farbe der Liebe by jazz virtuoso Paul Kuhn is a late-hour bar shuffle for the Wirtschaftswundermann.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Ralf Bendix ; Die Hansen Boys - at the Hop
2. Conny Quick - Rock Baby Rock
3. Harry GLÜCK - Blue Moon
4. Ted Herold - Ich Brauch' Keinen Ring (Wear My Ring Around Your Neck)
5. The Gisha Brothers - Memphis, Tennessee
6. The Liverpool Beats - Let's Get Together
7. Benny Quick - Ein Girl, So Wie Du (Tough Enough)
8. The Rattles - Shimmy, Shimmy
9. Billy Sanders - Ja, So 'Ne Party (Let's Have a Party)
10. Ronny Twen ; Die Perrys - Hipp Hipp (Rounaround Sue)
11. The Javalins - Caroline (You're So Fine)
12. Peter Kraus - Alle Mädchen Wollen Küssen
13. Dieter Kersten ; Die Rocking Stars - Kiss Me
14. Peter Reese ; the Pages - Pages Rhythm
15. Hannes WÜST - Bim Bam
16. Paul Kuhn - Die Farbe Der Liebe (A White Sports Coat and a Pink Carnation)
17. Conny Froboess - Lippenstift Am Jacket (Lipstick on Your Collar)
18. Hannes Patek - Susi-Twist (Where Did You Go Last Night)
19. Harry GLÜCK - Ich Find' Kein Bett (I Feel So Bad)
20. Les Shouters - Can I Get a Wittness
21. Casey Jones ; the Governors - Bumble Bee
22. The Progressives - Matchbox
23. Tony Sheridan ; the Beat Brothers - Madison Kid
24. The King-Beats - Too Much Language Business (Too Much Monkey Business)
25. Connie Francis - Schöner Fremder Mann (Someone Else's Boy)
26. Paul Kuhn - Midnight
27. John Lamers - Bitte Bleib Bei Mir (Lover Please)
28. The Pralins - High Heel Sneakers
29. The Taifuns - Go, Go
30. Gust Claer ; the Fendermen - Flamingo Twist
31. The Flamingos - Mein Beatle Baby (Roll Over Beethoven)
32. Benny Quick - Constantly