Music : Dreamboats & Petticoats Presents Foot Tappers

Rating: - Foot Tappers - Nostalga United
This CD obviously contains some great instrumentals from the 1960's.
I can say I was there the first time around and grew up with these sounds, anyway enough of my mumblings back to the CD, I won't disect it like others have all I will say is most people into instrumentals will already have the Shadows tracks, the other tracks are fine and blend in well, so go on order the CD from Amazon and get your dose of nostalga and if you were there first time around all the better hearing music being played using real instruments.

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Rating: - Misrepresenation - ?
Apart from the re-recordings identified in other reviews here, I am certain that Duane Eddy's "Rebel Rouser" falls into that category - DESPITE being credited to Jamie Records [his original label] on the sleeve. Also Sandy Nelson's Teen Beat seems to contain extraneous "live" noises - possibly overdubbed onto the original studio - & "hit" version.

Given that EMI are listed as being involved in the compilation, why could they not include the original - an undeniably superior, Columbia [therefore EMI] recordings rather than the far-too-widely available re-recordings. Very disappointed overall - the TITLE listing looked great, but the whole thing spoiled by sloppy research & track info : Brian Berg - is credited - perhaps there should be a substitution to the final letter of his surname - who Knows?

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Rating: - Close....but no cigar
I was very excited to see this release advertised in the press as the instrumental scene of the late 50's/early 60's has been in danger of being completely forgotten by the march of time. There doesn't seem to have been a decent 'entry level' compilation of this particular sub-genre of music in print for some time......and unfortunately there still isn't!
As other reviewers have noted, several tracks are substandard 70's/80's re-recordings. These are the two tracks by the Shadows (which date from the late 80's and also turn up on numerous Universal 'best of' Shadows comps in place of the EMI originals), both Duane Eddy cuts (which appear to date from his mid-70's sessions although, confusingly, the copyright details in the booklet claim that these are the original Jamie and RCA recordings-they aren't!!)and also Teen Beat by Sandy Nelson which is featured in an horrifically sub-bootleg quality live version. Whilst the other tracks include some absolute belters-I'd been after the Spotnicks track on cd for some time-the whole package is let down by the inclusion of inappropriate tracks such as 'Time Is Tight' and 'Classical Gas'(both great but from a very different era), a lack of any sort of sleeve note to explain to anyone discovering these tracks for the first time why this stuff is important, and the afore mentioned 'wrong' versions. Lovers of instrumental rock would do better to dig into Ace's five volume 'Teen Beat',series and give this missed opportunity the hipsway.

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Rating: - About time
I've waited a long time for a c.d. like this if you look at all my reviews you will notice that I prefer instrumental music and to get a c. d. with 28 single instrumental tracks from as far back as the sixties
Suit's me just fine.
When I played this c.d. I didn't look at the track listing just to see how many I remembered and I remembered most of it, having said that one or two of the tracks seemed just a little bit different than how I remembered them, they sound like updated remixes, but it did bring back a few good memories
If you have been buying music from the sixties & seventies you will remember some of these tracks
A good c.d. for long trips in the car only 4 stares though no cozey powel one of the best drummers around (bar Phil Collins )
Maybe now I can finely get rid of my 7inch singles .

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Rating: - FOOTTAPPERS
Anyone that was around in that sixties era, will know the impact that these instrumental records made. Will know what they are getting on the compilation. Personally, I would have rated this five stars, except for the fact, that some tracks are re-recorded. Three to mention, FOOTTAPPER, the Shadows, APACHE, the Shadows, and DANCE WITH THE GUITAR MAN, Duane Eddy. There may be more. Ok, if for whatever reason, the company issuing this CD includes re-recorded tracks, why cannot they state on the cover of the CD, which are the re-recorded ones. With the security lock on this CD, before I bought it, there is no way of knowing, which are original and which are re-recorded tracks.

However, there are still some great instrumental tracks on here. I was pleased, that WALK - DON'T RUN, the Ventures is the original. Also, the two Sandy Nelson tracks, still drum up a storm. Overall, the quality of each of these tracks is pretty good. Given the amount of time, that most of them have been around.

Another slight niggle, is that TIME IS TIGHT has been included, which is of another decade , yet a still popular recording, Sleepwalk, by Santo and Johnnie has NOT been included. While , another `non-footapping` track, THEME FROM A SUMMER'S PLACE, has been included.

However, I am pleased I have this CD. A lot of my favourite instrumental's, which provide many memories of those years, all on one CD.