VARIOUS ARTISTS THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT — VOL 29 (Bear Family) The Best of Crest 8/10 Like London buses, you wait ages (years in this case) for the next volume of this epic series, then 29 appears hot the tail of 28. I had to double check that Crest Records hadn't been covered before, because despite mostly being obscure tracks back in the 1950's the majority of these have been available for decades. Of course, what you didn't get previously was the superb sound quality and extensive sleeve notes you get with Bear Family. There's some absolutely seminal e rocking included here, with stand-outs including Tom Tall and the Tom g Cat's 'Stack A Records' and a young Eddie 'Summertime Blues' Cochran cutting loose with 'Skinny Jim'. What you also get for your hard-earned money is 32 stomping tracks with a 36-page booklet to fill you in on who's who. 60 years on and the vaults keep delivering. Simon Nott
