Various Stereo Explosion Vol.5 - Pop 1955-1964 (CD)

(Hit Parade Records) 29 tracks (72:00)

Remember when telephones had dials, you had to stand up to change channels on your TV and music was in mono? Technology moves on but that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped listening to great songs like The Crests’ “16 Candles,” Bobby Rydell’s "Wild One," Gene Pitney’s “Every Breath I Take” and the Kinks’ “All Day And All Of The Night.”

But what if you could hear them in a whole new way? You can, as these 29 tracks are now in glorious state-of-the-art 21st Century stereo, with almost all of these songs making their stereo debuts, like “Teen-Age Idol” and “Young World” by Rick Nelson, Chubby Checker’s “Pony Time” and Freddy Cannon’s “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans.” “The Lonely Bull” by the Tijuana Brass makes its stereo single debut. Ben E. King’s “Spanish Harlem” is heard in a great new balanced stereo mix along with superior remixes of two 4 Seasons classics.

And there’s more – like stereo debuts for Ray Charles’ #1 R&B hit, “I’ve Got A Woman,” Ronny & The Daytonas’ “G.T.O.,” and both of Sandy Nelson’s drum spectaculars, “Let There Be Drums” and “Teen Beat.” Includes a 12-page booklet with photos and liner notes by Fred Bronson.

An outstanding collection of all-time favorites in the best stereo you’ve ever heard. Don’t believe it? Check out the sound samples below (on your best system).