-School is out - finally! After 'School Is In!' (BCD17668) here is the second part of school memories on Bear Family Records®, dedicated to the time off after school.
-Stylistically, we provide the appropriate soundtrack with doo-wop, rhythm and blues, rockabilly and schmaltzy ballads.
-Including Miss Georgia with Rockin' After School, Connie Francis' V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N, Chuck Berry and Vacation Time, Adam Faith performs High School Confidential and Bobby Mitchell and the Toppers lament the Schoolboy Blues.
-Detailed, informative and humorous liner notes by Roland H. Rumtreiber.

School is out - at last! 'No more books and studies; I can stay out late with my buddies ... do the things that I wanna do!' Gary U.S. Bonds nails it with his summertime anthem. The infectious 'live-party' sound of Bonds' Legrand record sets the pace for Bear Family's sequel to 'School House Rock Vol. 1 - School Is In!' (BCD17668).
Ahh, school days. Arduous! Ambivalent! Sweet reminiscing and painful memories! During the 1950s, a new target species was developed - or busted down doors and demanded recognition after centuries of neglect: the teenager. They seemed to rule their little universe. One central gathering point to control them, study them, bully them, or try to coax them into usable directions was school. And school is where it all happens - boy meets girl; pimples cause nervous breakdowns; you can't keep twitching due to itching; and you look for your place in life, your little self, your big dreams. School.
Bear Family Records® - again - honors the most important timespan in all our lives with this second volume of high school songs.
This new compilation not only complements 'School House Rock Vol. 1 - School Is In!' (BCD17668) but tops it with an even larger variety of styles - everything from doo-wop to rhythm and blues, from rockabilly to schmaltzy ballads. So, go! Get 'School House Rock Vol. 2 - School Is Out!'.

Track Listing

Mack Vickery - High School Blues
Bill James and The Hex-O-Tones - School's Out
Gary U.S. Bond - School Is Out
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - After School
Miss Georgia - Rockin' After School
The Hollywood Playboys - Ding, Dong, School Is Out
Carl Phillips - Summer Vacation
Connie Francis - V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
Merle Kilgore - Teenager's Holiday
Chuck Berry - Vacation Time
Bucky & Premieres - Summer School
Walt Benton and The Diplomats - Summer School Blues
Lou Josie - Vacation's Over
Ron and his Rattletones feat. Pierre Maheu - School Day Blues
Dale Hawkins - Back To School Blues
Faron Young - Vacation's Over
Adam Faith - High School Confidential
John D. Loudermilk - Goin' Away To School
Gary & Billy - Working After School
Bobby Mitchell and The Toppers - School Boy Blues
Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Walkin' Home From School
Dave Rich - School Blues
Smiley Lewis - School Days Are Back Again
Nicky DeMatteo - School House Rock
Timmie 'Oh Yeah' Rogers - Back To School Again
Reggie Perkins - High School Caesar
Ferlin Husky - What'cha Doin' After School
Bob Cort Skiffle Group - School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)
Mark Dinning - School Fool
The Coasters - Charlie Brown
Joe Tex and his X Class Mates - Charlie Brown Got Expelled
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five - School Days

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 79:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/06/24

UPC: 4000127176813

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