The Platters (Karaoke)

Product Description
Sing the hits of The Platters! This CD+G features 8 note-perfect multiplex tracks of famous songs from The Platters. Perfect for practice, performances, auditions, and more! Includes 2 versions of each song (guide vocals, and instrumental background track). Full lyric book included.

The Platters (Karaoke),The Platters,Pocketsongs CDG

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Average customer rating: The Platters a little background on the Platters old timer in Alabama A Great Memory ! ! ! Excellente!

The Platters - All-Time Greatest Hits The Platters Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of the Drifters The Ultimate Collection Unchained Melody: Very Best Of The Righteous Brothers The Very Best of the Coasters Dion & Belmonts - Greatest Hits ASIN: B0001XAQUA Release Date: 2004-04-13

Tracks:

1. Only You (And You Alone)
2. Great Pretender
3. (You've Got) The Magic Touch
4. My Prayer
5. Heaven on Earth
6. You'll Never, Never Know
7. It Isn't Right
8. On My Word of Honor
9. One in a Million
10. I'm Sorry
11. He's Mine
12. My Dream
13. Twilight Time
14. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
15. Enchanted
16. Harbor Lights
17. I Love You 1,000 Times
18. With This Ring

Customer Reviews:

The Platters.......2007-03-13

Great music if you enjoyed the 50's like I did. Brings back a lot of old and fine memories.

a little background on the Platters.......2007-03-07

The Platters were perhaps the top group of the 50s with such huge hits as "Only you," "Smoke gets in your eyes," "the Great Pretender," "Red sails in the sunset," "Smoke gets in your eyes," etc. Those of you who loved American Graffiti probably noticed the presence of Platters hits on the radio as the teenagers drove around the California town all night long.

The personel has changed over the years. Only 4 people are now allowed to bill themselves as the Platters. Herb Reed ( a bassist), Sonny Turner,(lead vocalist), Zola Taylor (female vocalist) and Monroe Powell (vocalist)

According to the Herb Reed and the Platters web site, the Platters have recorded almost 400 songs. How many were hits? A large number to say the least. The Platters, of course, are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and have appeared in many movies.[...]

old timer in Alabama.......2007-01-09

This is an exceptional album if you grew up in the 60's and 70's. Brought back many memories and is an excellent dance record. I play quite a bit and thoroughly enjoy every time I play. Great Selection!!!
I had to buy one for my sister and a friend.

A Great Memory ! ! !.......2006-11-10

Wow, what great memories with this music......1955/56 in the army listening to "The Great Pretender" and others in the local pubs around Hackensack, N.J.....if you could only go back in time.

Excellente!.......2006-03-12

'p d harris' said everything there is to say.... but I'd just like to agree with him.

Fabulous fabulous cd. I can't stop listening to it. *swoon*

Average customer rating: Reminisce the 50s and 60s. THE MAGIC PLATTERS The Magic Touch: an Anthololgy by the Platters The Magic Touch: An Anthology The Magic Touch Anthology

The Magic Touch: An Anthology The Platters Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Drifters - All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 The Platters - All-Time Greatest Hits The Very Best of the Drifters Dion & Belmonts - Greatest Hits The Very Best of the Coasters ASIN: B000001DTF Release Date: 1991-10-22

Tracks:

1. Only You (And You Alone)
2. Bark, Battle & Ball
3. The Great Pretender
4. I'm Just A Dancing Partner
5. (You've Got) The Magic Touch
6. Winner Take All
7. My Prayer
8. Heaven On Earth
9. Glory Of Love
10. You'll Never Never Know
11. It Isn't Right
12. I Give You My Word
13. On My Word Of Honor
14. One In A Million
15. I'm Sorry
16. He's Mine
17. My Dream
18. I Wanna
19. Only Because
20. The Mystery Of You
21. Hula Hop
22. Helpless
23. Indiff'rent
24. No Power On Earth
25. Goodnight, Sweetheart, It's Time To Go

Tracks:

1. Twilight Time
2. You're Making A Mistake
3. My Old Flame
4. I Wish
5. It's Raining Outside (Chove La Fora)
6. For The First Time (Come Prima)
7. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
8. No Matter What You Are
9. Sixteen Tons
10. Enchanted
11. Remember When
12. Where
13. Wish It Were Me
14. My Secret
15. Harbor Lights
16. Sleepy Lagoon
17. Ebb Tide
18. Red Sails In The Sunset
19. To Each His Own
20. If I Didn't Care
21. Trees
22. I'll Never Smile Again
23. Whwn You Return
24. It's Magic
25. La Hora De Crepuscelo (Twilight Time)

Customer Reviews:

Reminisce the 50s and 60s........2007-07-13

I love this album, it brings back wonderful memories. Plus a great sound from a special group!

THE MAGIC PLATTERS.......2007-05-05

One of the greatest anthologies in the music world... from the classic ONLY YOU, the fabulous MY PRAYER, THE MAGIC TOUCH, MY DREAM, incredible melodies like TO EACH HIS OWN, EBB TIDE, RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET, and excelent B-sides like BARK BATTLE AND BALL, I'M JUST A DANCING PARTNER, SLEEPY LAGOON, all of this is an impressionant collection of the most romantic and magic songs of one of the first colour-groups to reach the top ten lists around the world in the 50's; The Platters made history with their powerful songs and if you buy this double cd, you'll have all of their legacy in your house!!!!

The Magic Touch: an Anthololgy by the Platters.......2007-04-04

I was really impressed with this CD. I had bought a CD by the PLatters several years ago and it turns out that it might have been a conterfeit one. The qualilty of this CD far exceeds the earlier one and I love it.

The Magic Touch: An Anthology.......2006-11-11

Wow!!! The Platters are one of the greatest vocal groups in recorded history. This collection confirms that. The music is absolutely timeless and magical. If you love music then you owe it to yourself to get this cd.

The Magic Touch Anthology.......2006-02-05

This is as good as it gets, ........... if you remember the Platters, as I do, you will enjoy this great collection of some of their best work! The enclosed bio is full of good info too!

Average customer rating: Contains the seven biggest hits, but not all the favorites. excellant Not generous The Best of The Platters wHAT A VERY SPECIAL C.D.

20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Platters (Millennium Collection) The Platters Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of the Drifters 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Everly Brothers The Very Best of the Coasters 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Buddy Holly (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best of the Mills Brothers (Millennium Collection) ASIN: B00000JWNC Release Date: 1999-08-17

Tracks:

1. The Great Pretender
2. Only You
3. My Prayer
4. Twilight Time
5. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
6. I'm Sorry
7. Harbour Lights
8. He's Mine
9. Magic Touch, The
10. One in a Million
11. Red Sails in the Sunset

Amazon.com

A vocal talent of astonishing range and emotion, Tony Williams led the Platters through nearly two dozen Top 40 pop hits, starting in 1955. The Platters drew inspiration from predecessors such as the Mills Brothers, yet had a style all their own that came to be treasured by the first generation of rock & roll and doo-wop fans. This set features the group's Top 10 smashes "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "The Great Pretender," "Only You," "(You've Got) The Magic Touch," and several others. Shy of the two-disc Magic Touch: An Anthology, this is about as good a Platters best-of as you can find right now--and at a budget price, no less. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

Contains the seven biggest hits, but not all the favorites........2005-05-09

Now thought of as a "doo wop" group because of the beat and the finger-snapping rhythms, the Platters, in the 1950s, set the scene for rock and roll, ushering in a new music which incorporated gospel and soul sounds never before part of the mainstream. The first all-black group to become universally popular, they influenced pop music for fifteen years and opened doors to the many black doo-wop groups which succeeded them into the 1960s.

Of the several "Best of the Platters" albums now available, this collection contains most of their biggest hits, including "Only You," their first #1 hit on the R and B chart, which then became #5 on the pop chart, when it crossed over; "The Great Pretender," their next hit, which was #1 on the pop charts; and "Magic Touch," "My Prayer" (another #1 pop hit), "Twilight Time," "I'm Sorry," and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."

It does not include several other memorable Platters songs, such as "On My Word of Honor," "You'll Never Know," "If I Didn't Care," or "To Each His Own." These songs, along with the previously mentioned favorites, are all available on one album if you search on Amazon for B000200Q2U, "The Very Best of the Platters."

The wonderful Tony Williams sets the pace as tenor soloist, with a voice ranging from a soft whisper to a soaring vibrato. The harmonies are mellow, the timing is superb, and the arrangements are terrific. The back-up voices are strong, and the album has been remastered to remove background "fuzz." Trend setters whose influence was felt for fifteen years, the Platters are an indelible part of the high school memories of a whole generation from the 1950s and 1960s. Mary Whipple

excellant.......2005-05-02

I found that the album by the platters was great to hear and the sound was excellant I have been looking in stores all over my area(Boston) to no avail. It was great to find it on your web site.
I will contiue to search your webb site for other items in the future. Thanks for the wonderful memories. tony

Not generous.......2003-12-09

Only 11 songs in this CD, Polygram of USA is not generous to consumer. As one reviewer stated, there are rooms for more songs. I can easily named some of these, such as Remember When, You never never know, Enchanted and I'll never smile again etc. Here I like to recommend another Platters' CD titled "Universal Masters Collection [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [IMPORT]", which is the best sounding Platters CD I've heard (I've already owned 4 greatest hits CDs of The Platters). This is the only one you can find stereo versions (genuine stereo) of 'Smoke gets in your eyes', 'Twilight Time', 'I'll never smile again', 'Harbour Lights' and 'Red sails in the Sunset', plus 'I'm just a dacing partner','I give you my word', all 17 songs in one CD which is preferable to this 11 songs collection.

The Best of The Platters.......2002-05-30

The Best of The Platters did'nt have the songs on it that the LP
had back in the fifties.But it has most of the ones that I like.
The cd is worth the price and the wait.

Neal.

wHAT A VERY SPECIAL C.D........2001-07-18

I LISTEN TO THIS C.D. WITH MY EYE'S CLOSED AND I AM TRANSPORTED BACK TO JR. HIGH SCHOOL WITH FIRST LOVES AND CRUSHES AND THE SOCK HOP'S IN THE GYM AT LUNCH HOUR IF YOUR A TEEN OF THE 50'S(OR YOUR PARENT'S ARE) DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND RUSH OUT AND PURCHASE THIS ALBUM! YOU JUST CANNOT FIND THIS KIND OF MUSIC ANYMORE, WHAT A SHAME THAT CHILDREN TODAY CANNOT ENJOY IT!AS WE DID

Average customer rating: Comprehensive, amazing production--Spectacular! Pointing Out an Error in wvmcl's "review" Not quite definitive A truly outstanding collection absolutely essential for all lovers of strange sounds and weird music

Atomic Platters: Cold War Music from the Golden Age Various Artists Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ride Daddy Ride: Vintage Songs About Sex 1927-1953 Like an Atom Bomb: Apocalyptic Songs from the Cold War Era Junkers, Jivers & Coke Fiends: Vintage Songs About Drugs 1926-1952 Space Guitar & Deathray Boogie The Atomic Cafe ASIN: B000A5HJ86 Release Date: 2005-08-08

Tracks:

1. Intro: CONELRAD Radio Alert 'Real Thing' (WBEN AM, Buffalo, NY)
2. Slim Gaillard Quartette: Atomic Cocktail
3. Fay Simmons: You Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic Bomb
4. The Kavaliers: Get That Communist, Joe
5. The Buchanan Brothers: Atomic Power
6. Groucho Marx: Civil Defense Spot: Excellent Chances
7. Amos Milburn: Atomic Baby
8. Doris Day: Tic, Tic, Tic
9. The Five Stars: Atom Bomb Baby
10. Carson Robison: I'm No Communist
11. Civil Defense Spot: How Much Time Do We Have (Keep Working)
12. The Talbot Brothers of Bermuda: Atomic Nightmare
13. Skip Stanley: Satellite Baby
14. Wanda Jackson: Fujiyama Mama
15. Bill Haley and His Comets: Thirteen Women (And Only One Man
16. Bob Hope: Civil Defense Spot: Pattern of Survival
17. Hank Williams: No, No Joe
18. Hawkshaw Hawkins: When They Found The Atomic Power
19. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup: I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole
20. Josephine Premice: Leave De Atom Alone
21. Dennis James (Announcer); Leo Hoegh (Civil Defense Director)
22. Billy Chambers: Fallout Shelter
23. Sheldon Allman: Radioactive Mama
24. Teresa Brewer: Satellite
25. Walker Edmiston as Barky: I Dreamt I Saw Khrushchev (In A Pink Cadillac)
26. Art Linkletter: Civil Defense Spot: Don't Use the Phone!
27. Al Rex: Hydrogen Bomb
28. Jackie Doll and his Pickled Peppers: When They Drop The Atomic Bomb
29. Sir Lancelot: Atomic Energy
30. Homer Harris (with Muddy Waters): Atomic Bomb Blues
31. Eddie Hill: I Changed My Mind
32. Lowell Blanchard and the Valley Trio: Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb
33. Floyd Tillman: This Cold War With You
34. Civil Defense Spot: Take The Step (Grandma's Pantry)

Tracks:

1. Civil Defense Spot: CONELRAD 'Test Announcement'
2. Dick 'Two Ton' Baker: Bert The Turtle (The Duck And Cover Song)
3. Sheldon Allman: Crawl Out Through The Fallout
4. Karl & Harty: When The Atom Bomb Fell
5. Jim Eanes: They Locked God Outside The Iron Curtain
6. Sammy Salvo: A Mushroom Cloud
7. Tony Bennett: Civil Defense Spot: Nuclear Attack
8. H-Bomb Ferguson: Rock H-Bomb Rock
9. Roosevelt Sykes: Sputnik Baby
10. Sonny Russell: Fifty Megatons
11. Linda Hayes with the Red Callender Sextette: Atomic Baby
12. Civil Defense Spot: Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow
13. Ray Anderson: Stalin Kicked The Bucket
14. Warren Smith: Uranium Rock
15. The Louvin Brothers: Great Atomic Power
16. Fred MacMurray: Civil Defense Spot: Family Fallout Shelter Booklet
17. Tommy James: The Commies Are Coming
18. Tom Lehrer: We'll All Go Together When We Go
19. The Cuff Links: Guided Missiles
20. Ray Anderson and the Homefolks: Sputniks And Mutniks
21. Civil Defense Spot: CONELRAD, Sounds Pretty Complicated
22. The Goldwaters: Down In Havana
23. Marty Robbins: Ain't I Right
24. The Commodores: Uranium
25. Civil Defense Spot: Take the Step (Four Wheels To Survival)
26. Jack Holden & Frances Kay: The Fiery Bear
27. The Crown City Four: Watch World War Three (On Pay TV)
28. Al Rogers and his Rocky Mountain Boys: The Hydrogen Bomb
29. Elton Britt: The Red We Want Is The Red We Got
30. Pat Boone: Civil Defense: Warning Signals
31. Mike Fern, Mike (aka Mike Fernandez): A Bomb Bop
32. Carl Mann: Satellite No. 2
33. Mike & Bernie Winters: Fallout Shelter
34. Hank King with Bud Williams and his Smiling Buddies: Your Atom Bomb Heart
35. Civil Defense Spot: In Time Of Emergency (Not Contagious)

Tracks:

1. Civil Defense Spot: How much time do we have? (Disaster on a Big Scale)
2. Dr. Strangelove and the Fallouts: Love That Bomb
3. Glenn Barber: Atom Bomb
4. Elton Britt: Uranium Fever
5. Spencer and Spencer: Russian Bandstand
6. Boris Karloff: Civil Defense Spot: Protect Your Home
7. Swan's Silvertone Singers: Jesus Is God's Atomic Bomb
8. The Pilgrim Travelers: Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb
9. Sam Hinton: Old Man Atom
10. The Sons Of The Pioneers: Old Man Atom
11. Roy Acuff: Advice To Joe
12. Civil Defense Spot: In Time of Emergency
13. Dore Alpert: Fallout Shelter
14. Fred Kirby: When That Hell Bomb Falls
15. Hal Block with the Tony Borrello Orchestra: The Senator McCarthy Blues
16. Ann-Margret: Thirteen Men
17. Mitzi Gaynor: Civil Defense Spot: 640-1240
18. The Buchanan Brothers: There's A Power Greater Than Atomic
19. Louisiana Red: Red's Dream
20. Little Caesar and the Red Callender Sextette: Atomic Love
21. Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith and his Crackerjacks: Mr. Stalin You're Eating Too High Off The Hog
22. Civil Defense Spot: Psychiatrist (Shelter Signs)
23. The Spirit of Memphis Quartet: Atomic Telephone
24. The Goons (Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan): A Russian Love Song
25. Red McCoy with the Sons of the Soil: Rock And Roll Atom
26. Red River Dave (Dave McEnery): Ballad Of Francis Powers (There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere)
27. Howard Duff: Civil Defense Spot: Remember, 640-1240
28. Mike Russo: Agnes (The Teenage Russian Spy)
29. Bo Diddley: Mr. Khruschev
30. Toni Fisher, and the Wayne Shanklin Orchestra: West Of The Wall
31. Chris Cerf: (My) Fallout Filly (With The Atomic Kiss)
32. Jay Chevalier: Khrushchev And The Devil
33. Dexter Logan and Darrell Edwards: The Song Of The Atom Bomb
34. Sammy Cahn & Paul Weston: Civil Defense March (Heads Up America)
35. Civil Defense Spot: In Time of Emergency (Brilliant Nuclear Flash)

Tracks:

1. Civil Defense Spot: How Much Time Do We Have? (Fortress Main Street)
2. Billy Hughes and his Rhythm Buckeroos: Atomic Sermon
3. Buddy Hawk and his Buddies: Death Of Joe Stalin (Good Riddance)
4. Golden Gate Quartet: Atom and Evil
5. Tommy Duncan: Relax And Take It Easy
6. Connie Francis: Civil Defense Spot: Be Prepared Today, for Survival Tomorrow
7. Rudy Gaddis: Uranium Fever
8. Dude Martin's Round-Up Gang: Atom Bomb Baby
9. Janet Greene: Poor Left-Winger
10. Jimmie Driftwood: The Bear Flew Over The Ocean
11. Civil Defense Spot: In Time Of Emergency (Basic Supplies)
12. Dexter Gordon: Bikini
13. Red River Dave (Dave McEnery): Trial Of Francis Powers
14. Don Meehan: An Open Letter To Khrushchev
15. Bradley Kincaid: Brush The Dust From That Old Bible
16. Joni James: Civil Defense Spot: Every Living Thing
17. Al Barkle with the Tri-Tones: Sputnik II
18. The Buchanan Brothers: (You Got To Pray To The Lord) When You See Those Flying Saucers
19. Loy Clingman: Uranium Blues
20. The Louvin Brothers: Weapon Of Prayer
21. Announcer: Don Pardo: Civil Defense Spot: Message from Mars (CONELRAD Jingle)
22. George McKelvey: My Radiation Baby (My Teenage Fallout Queen)
23. Unidentified: H-Bomb
24. The Charades: Hammers And Sickles
25. Jerry Engler and the Four Ekkos: Sputnik (Satellite Girl)
26. Johnny Cash: Civil Defense Spot: Help Ourselves
27. Harold Weakley: To Russia With Care
28. Bobby Marchan and the Clowns: Rockin' Behind The Iron Curtain
29. Prescott Reed: Russia, Russia (Lay That Missile Down)
30. Carl Perkins: Tennessee
31. Ferlin 'Terry Preston' Husky: Let's Keep The Communists Out
32. Don Windle: The Iron Curtain Has Parted
33. Bing Crosby & Ken Carpenter: Stars For Defense Outro

Tracks:

1. If The Bomb Falls
2. The Complacent Americans

Tracks:

1. What Is Communism? [ 1963 ]
2. Duck And Cover [1951]
3. Our Cities Must Fight [1951]
4. Warning Red [1956]
5. Bombproof [1956]
6. Target You [ca. 1953]
7. Information Program Within Public Shelters [1963]
8. Occupying A Public Shelter [1965]
9. Town Of The Times [1963]

Album Description

This box set may save your life! `Atomic Platters' is the result of a years-in-the-making musical `Manhattan Project' that collects over 100 vintage Cold War songs and more than two dozen frighteningly naïve civil defense Public Service Announcements (many of these PSAs are voiced by celebrities such as Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, Pat Boone and Johnny Cash, to name just a few!) from the paranoid period that brought us fallout shelters, survival biscuits and uranium fever.

The artists who sing about the Bomb and the Red Scare on this set run the gamut from well-known stars like Bill Haley and His Comets, The Louvin Brothers, Marty Robbins and Wanda Jackson to fascinating obscurities like The Goldwaters, Janet Greene (The Right Wing's answer to Joan Baez!) and Dr. Strangelove and the Fallouts. In addition to music and PSAs, `Atomic Platters' includes two unintentionally hilarious full-length spoken word civil defense `scare' LPs: `If the Bomb Falls' and `The Complacent Americans.'

But why stop with mere sound? The Cold War was a multimedia horror show and Atomic Platters tops off its mushroom cloud of entertainment with a DVD (NTSC, Region Code 0) of nine bizarre civil defense and anti-Communist short films from the `50s and `60s.

Summing all this strange material up is a 292 page hardcover book featuring numerous arresting images from the Cold War era with intriguing text by Bill Geerhart of CONELRAD (conelrad.com), an organization devoted to the preservation and examination of atomic popular culture.

This collection is for anyone mystified by the current excesses of U.S. Homeland Security who wants to hear and see where the madness all began! You CAN beat the A-Bomb (again)!

Album Details

Five CDs and One Dvd (Ntsc, Region Code 0) Box Set (LP Sized) with a 250 Page Hardcover Book. 'atomic Platters' is the Result of a Years-in-the-making Musical 'manhattan Project' that Collects Over 100 Vintage Cold War Songs and More Than Two Dozen Frighteningly Naïve Civil Defense Public Service Announcements (Many of These Psas Are Voiced by Celebrities Such as Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, Pat Boone and Johnny Cash, to Name Just a Few!) from the Paranoid Period that Brought Us Fallout Shelters, Survival Biscuits and Uranium Fever. The Cold War was a Multimedia Horror Show and 'atomic Platters' Tops off Its Mushroom Cloud of Entertainment with a Dvd of Nine Bizarre Civil Defense and Anti-communist Short Films from the '50s and '60s.

Customer Reviews:

Comprehensive, amazing production--Spectacular!.......2007-05-31

There simply is no collection of nuclear war kitsch out there as breathtaking and complete as the Atomic Platters set. With five CDs of Public Service Annoucements and music, an attractive coffee table book filled with pictures of Civil Defense pamphlets and Cold War miscellena, and on top of all that, a DVD of unintentionally hilarious government propaganda films, including the iconic "Duck and Cover" film for schoolchildren, this package is unbelievable!

Well worth the cost outlay for true collectors. Highly recommended.

Pointing Out an Error in wvmcl's "review".......2006-06-12

I am the co-producer of "Atomic Platters" and I wanted to point out an error in the June 8, 2006 "review" posted by "wvmcl" entitled "Not Quite Definitive." The box set does indeed include Warren Smith's wonderful rockabilly song "Uranium Rock." It is track 14 on disc 2. The fact that the reviewer didn't notice that this song appears on the set suggests that his / her analysis of the product was slightly less than thorough. As for the other track that the reviewer implies would have made the box set "definitive" ("Twenty Tons of TNT"), he / she is correct, this track is not included. It might interest the reviewer to know that there were a number of equally great songs left off the box set. Why? Even a Bear Family release has its space limitations.

Finally, in order to post this response, Amazon forced me to rate my own box set. I hope the vast Amazon public will excuse the fact that I gave it five stars.

Not quite definitive.......2006-06-09

I can think of at least two songs that should have been on this collection but which are not on the track list:

"Uranium Rock" by Warren Smith
"Twenty Tons of TNT" by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann

A truly outstanding collection.......2006-01-03

All I can do is echo the comments of the reviews that came before mine and say that if you are interested in "Atomic Culture," this set is a "must-have." Yes, it's expensive, but it's also definitive -- I couldn't believe how many songs there were that dealt with this theme, and I'd find it hard to believe they've missed any. The accompanying book is beautifully done, and the collection will provide hours of entertainment, weird nostalgia, and cultural education. My 17 year old daughter has been listening to these CDs with me, and she is utterly amazed at the content of some of the songs...as am I! Buy it!

absolutely essential for all lovers of strange sounds and weird music.......2005-12-11

Holy crap! This is just about the most amazing box set I've ever seen! The second I heard about it, I knew it was going to be good, but I wasn't prepared for just HOW GOOD. Not sure how many of you are familiar with Bear Family Records, but they're a German label who specialize in super elaborate, incredibly detailed and well-researched releases, especially box sets, running the gamut from the women of Sun Records to the Everly Brothers to Ernest Tubb to Perez Prado to Flatt And Scruggs and on and on. Always very expensive and often hard to get, but once you lay your eyes and ears on one of their releases you realize it was worth all the trouble and worth every penny. And never was it truer than with Atomic Platters.

This years in the works set is a five cd, DVD, hardcover book, box set collecting "Cold War Music From The Golden Age Of Homeland Security", 5 plus hours of fifties and sixties, rock and roll, R&B and soul, either warning us of the dangers of Communism and the impending atomic war, or more playfully using the A bomb and Uranium and Communism as metaphors for love and romance and partying ("You Hit Me Baby Like An Atom Bomb", "Atomic Baby", "Fujiyama Mama", "Uranium Rock", etc.). Scattered throughout are loads of civl defense spots, most appallingly naive and utterly ridiculous, there's Groucho Marx explaining that we have a good chance of surviving an atomic war, Art Linkletter warning us to not use the phone in case of an atomic attack, and lots of other misguided warnings and advice from Bob Hope, Tony Bennett, Fred MacMurray, Tom Lehrer, Pat Boone, Connie Francis, Don Pardo, Johnny Cash, Boris Karloff and lots more, as well as tons of bizarre civil defense dramatizations and creepy little Leave It To Beaver style vignettes.

Then there's the music, lots of favorites you've heard on other comps, but an amazing amount or material you've never heard (and probably never thought you'd hear) anywhere as well as totally obscure tracks from some not so obscure artists. Some of the more recognizable folks: Roy Acuff, The Sons Of The Pioneers, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, Bo Diddley, Dexter Gordon, The Louvin Brothers, Carl Perkins, Bing Crosby, Bill Haley, Doris Day, Hank Williams and more, but the lure is definitely the hundred or so other tracks, all catchy or bizarre or both, from a wild cast of one hit wonders.

As if that weren't enough, there is also a disc containing two full length spoken word records released in 1961, If The Bomb Falls and The Complacent Americans, both ridiculous and paranoid, laughable and goofy, but also sort of sad and creepy. Wow. Then there's the DVD which contains 9 short films, over two hours of educational films, teaching us about Communism, the impending Atomic War, and the infamous "Duck And Cover" method of surviving an atomic bomb attack (and I'm fairly sure that the narrator of one of the films is none other than Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, and the singer of the "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch").

Finally, there is the book, a massive 11" x 12" hard cover tome, chock full of illustrations, liner notes, photos, and a full page description with pictures and all sorts of extra info for every track in the box. Unbelievable. This is absolutely essential for all lovers of strange sounds and weird music as well as being perfect for history buffs too. And as it's that gift giving season, I can't possibly imagine a more perfect and amazing gift! WOW!

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Classic Love Songs of Rock n Roll Volume Eight Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Classic Love Songs of Rock 'N' Roll Volume 5 Classic Love Songs of Rock 'N' Roll Volume 6 Classic Love Songs of Rock 'N' Roll, Volume Four Classic Love Songs of Rock 'N' Roll, Volume Two Classic Love Songs of Rock 'N' Roll Volume 3 ASIN: B000GKWODU

Product Description

2 Discs, Tracks include Silhouettes, April Love, Great Pretender, It Hurts to be In Love, Mama Didn't Lie, Come a Little Bit Closer, Susie Darlin', My Heart is an Open Book, Book of Love, Sincerely, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Teardrops, Ten Commandments of Love, Oh Julie, Pledging My Love, Once in a While, Born Too Late, You Don't Have to be a Baby to Cry, Navy Blue, Don't Break the Heart That Loves You, Walkin' After Midnight, Walk On By, Sad Movies (Make Me Cry), Patches, Sugar Shack, Two Lovers, Please Mr. Postman, So Many Ways, Unchained Melody, The End

Average customer rating: Fantastic! Best sounding Platters ever

Universal Masters Collection The Platters Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of the Drifters The Magic Touch: An Anthology The Platters - All-Time Greatest Hits Dion & Belmonts - Greatest Hits The Ultimate Collection ASIN: B00004UC9E Release Date: 2000-03-27

Tracks:

1. Great Pretender
2. Twilight Time
3. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
4. Only You (And You Alone)
5. My Prayer
6. (You've Got) The Magic Touch
7. You'll Never Never Know I Care
8. I'll Never Smile Again
9. Harbor Lights
10. Red Sails In The Sunset
11. Enchanted
12. Remember When
13. I'm Sorry
14. Glory Of Love
15. I Give You My Word
16. I'm Just A Dancing Partner
17. Sixteen Tons

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Hits from the Popular Vocal Group Whose Greatest Fame Occured in the 1950's and 60's with Hits Like "The Great Pretender", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Only You", "(You've Got) the Magic Touch", "Harbor Lights", "Twilight Time" and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic!.......2006-03-08

Great sound - great songs. Lots of memories here and, as stated by another person, the songs in stereo really sound top-notch, but they all are great. If you like The Platters, you won't be disappointed.

Best sounding Platters ever.......2003-12-11

This is The Platters greatest hits CD issued outside USA with 17 songs altogether and is the best sounding one you could find in the market. Remastered from original master tapes, this CD provides you with the stereo (genuine stereo) versions of 'Smoke gets in your eyes', 'Twilight time', I'll never smile again', 'Harbour lights' and 'Red sails in the sunset'. Even though there are only 17 songs in this collection and has space to accommodate more, I still highly recommend it as the remastered sound (both stereo and mono) is very good. It's worth all the money spent.

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The Singles Plus The Platters Manufacturer: Br Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Little Anthony & the Imperials - 25 Greatest Hits The Vogues - Greatest Hits It Won't Be Soon Before Long ASIN: B00009PJN6 Release Date: 2003-05-26

Tracks:

1. Only You (And You Alone)
2. Great Pretender
3. I'm Just a Dancing Partner
4. (You've Got) The Magic Touch
5. My Prayer
6. Heaven on Earth
7. You'll Never, Never Know
8. It Isn't Right
9. On My Word of Honor
10. One in a Million
11. I'm Sorry
12. He's Mine
13. My Dream
14. Only Because
15. Helpless
16. Twilight Time
17. You're Making a Mistake
18. I Wish
19. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
20. Enchanted
21. Remember When
22. Where
23. Wish It Were Me
24. Harbor Lights
25. Sleepy Lagoon

Tracks:

1. Ebb Tide
2. Red Sails in the Sunset
3. To Each His Own
4. If I Didn't Care
5. Trees
6. I'll Never Smile Again
7. It's Magic
8. Once in a While
9. Strangers
10. Viva Ju Juy
11. Java Jive
12. Sincerely
13. Love Me Tender
14. I Love You 1,000 Times
15. I'll Be Home
16. With This Ring
17. Washed Ashore (On a Lonely Island in the Sea)
18. On the Top of My Mind
19. Sweet, Sweet Lovin'
20. Love Must Go On
21. So Many Tears
22. Hard to Get a Thing Called Love
23. Fear of Losing You

Album Description

Double disc collection of singles and more from BR Music for the world famous L.A.-based doo wop/r&b vocal group. 48 tracks & a full-color glossy booklet with track by track credits. Standard double jewel case. 2003.

Album Details

Special European Collection of the 1950's Vocal Group's Greatest Recordings featuring their all Time Hits Like "The Great Pretender", "my Prayer", "Onlyyou", "You'll Never Never Know", "(You've Got) the Magic Touch", "Twilight Time", "Harbor Lights" and Many More Greats.

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The Best of the Platters The Platters Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment Group Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of the Drifters The Platters - All-Time Greatest Hits 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Platters (Millennium Collection) The Ultimate Collection ASIN: B0006UEVHW Release Date: 2004-12-14

Tracks:

1. The Great Pretender
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
3. Only You (And You Alone)
4. The Wonder Of You
5. My Prayer
6. Twilight Time
7. Youll Never, Never Know
8. With This Ring
9. Harbor Lights
10. The Magic Touch

Average customer rating: Originals, But Too Many Are Missing Disappointed

Golden Hits The Platters Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of the Platters The Platters - 16 Greatest Hits Drifters' Golden Hits 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Platters (Millennium Collection) ASIN: B000008JHA Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. Only You (And You Alone)
2. Twilight Time
3. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
4. You'll Never, Never Know
5. Sixteen Tons
6. My Prayer
7. Great Pretender
8. (You've Got) The Magic Touch
9. September Song
10. Ebb Tide
11. Harbor Lights
12. Red Sails in the Sunset
13. On a Slow Boat to China
14. Sleepy Lagoon
15. Lazy River
16. Moonlight on the Colorado
17. Crying in the Chappel
18. Summertime [From Porgy and Bess]

Album Description

Import exclusive 1988 compilation featuring 18 tracks, '(You've Got) The Magic Touch', 'Crying In The Chapel', 'Ebb Tide', 'Harbour Lights', 'Lazy River', 'Moonlight On The Colorado', 'My Prayer', 'On A Slow Boat To China', 'Only You (& You Alone)', 'Red Sails In The Sunset', 'September Song', 'Sixteen Tons', 'Sleepy Lagoon', 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes', 'The Summertime', 'Great Pretender', 'Twilight Time' & 'You'll Never Never Know'.

Customer Reviews:

Originals, But Too Many Are Missing.......2004-02-16

I'm an oldies DJ in New England, and I'd like to correct a misimpression offered by the sole reviewer posted here (2/25/04). The tracks on this CD are indeed original recordings--not recuts. You do need to watch out for recuts with the Platters--but not here. Problem is, though it does contain all the biggest Platters' hits, virtually all the lesser hits--those that peaked lower than #12 on the Billboard charts--are omitted in favor of some odd selections. You may be interested in hearing the Platters' rendition of "Sixteen Tons" (I wasn't), but where's 1959's "Enchanted?" Some lovely non-top-10 hits are sacrificed, and some pretty iffy material included. A better, more complete collection can be found elsewhere. But if you're looking for original recordings of the group's very biggest hits, this CD is perfectly adequate.

Disappointed.......2003-01-27

This CD is not what I expected. I admit I am a novice at purchasing CDs over the internet, but I didn't realize that this was a remake and never would have bought it if I had known. The packaging and information was misleading. It definitely does not have the great sounds of the original Platters.

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Doo - Wop Glory Days of Rock N Roll ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000K51VA8

Product Description

Contains 2 cd's with a total of 30 songs... 1. blue moon 2. a thousand miles away 3. sh-boom 4. i only have eyes for you 5. stay 6. there's a moon out tonight 7. little star 8. candles 9. duke of earl 10. come go with me 11. earth angel 12. why do fools fall in love 13. crying in the chapel 14. get a job 15. those oldies but goodies 16. sherry 17. dedicated to the one i love 18. book of love 19. one summer night 20. so fine 21. what's your name 22. denise 23. you belong to me 24. in the still of the night 25. speedoo 26. my true story 27. the lions sleeps tonight 28. only you 29. little darlin 30. maybe

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