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RS #459: The Drifters, Golden Hits

The Drifters' Golden Hits
When I see this record cover, I immediately have a flashback to a yard sale or church basement.
#459

The Drifters, Golden Hits

Release Date: 1968 Previously Owned: No First Time Listen: Yes
Impressions: Many of these songs are so fully integrated into the landscape of oldies stations that they almost cease to be music. After I had trouble finding this actual collection on line, I eBay'd a CD. Let's put it on... "There Goes My Baby" seems to follow their recipe: smooth doo-wop singing on top of sweet strings and proto-Phil Spector-esque Wall of Sound production, with a … Continue Reading ››