LOST OR FORGOTTEN OLDIES VOLUME 1: Hit Records From 1955 To 1989 That The Radio Seldom Plays

by Rembert N Parker

How can you search for oldies you want to hear when you've forgotten them?

Radio doesn't play a lot of those oldies anymore, even though you would enjoy hearing them again. This book offers you access to over 150 links to YouTube videos for Lost or Forgotten Oldies as well as history about the artists and their songs.

Here are some examples of the music history and trivia you'll find in Lost or Forgotten Oldies Vol 1:

Doo-wop, Country, R&B, instrumentals, and novelty records that made the top forty but are now ignored by radio stations an oldie that had four different versions all hit the Hot 100 the same week
an artist who had two one-hit wonders under two different names
a group that kept their first hit single from being totally successful by releasing a follow-up single too quickly
several groups that still had success after their lead singer left for a solo career
a future star who first appeared on a hit record as a voice on a phone call
an artist who had to change the lyrics of his song because he mentioned Hush Puppies
an overdub of one letter in a song that was necessary to get airplay
a Country artist who hit the R&B chart and then the Hot 100 chart before the Country chart
a video for a record that was "lost" for over twenty years

Order your copy of Lost or Forgotten Oldies now and start reliving a past you almost completely forgot about!

Genres: Music, History, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

Published October 9, 2019

Reviews

[Marina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a likeable book but I suspect, as a Brit, I’m not the intended audience. Many of the tracks covered were such massive and enduring hits in the UK that they can hardly be called ‘lost’ or ‘forgotten’, while other tracks and artists are totally unknown over here.
Parker is not a great writer, but he is clearly a great enthusiast when it comes to pop music. It’s endearing to see someone living the dream, publishing their own mixtape in book form : wouldn’t all music fans love to do that?
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this digital review copy.

[Randal White · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gave me a good trip down memory lane. It's a very quick read. Many songs that I had completely forgotten about. My wife and I shared the reading, quizzing each other on the different songs by using the clues provided by the author. We had some very good laughs!
This book will help you for that upcoming bar trivia contest, or on your next internet battle on Song Pop.
I just wish that it was longer. The brevity of the book is the reason that I am not rating it higher.

[Buddy Gott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very short, but also very enjoyable. I've always been a music junkie, so this is the kind of book that I geek out over. It was fun to learn more about a lot of these songs that I didn't know before. I'm looking forward now to reading Volume Two.

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Netgalley, in exchange for a fair review.

[Jane Suen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lost or Forgotten Oldies has hit records from 1955 To 1989 and includes links to You Tube and sites for more information, and references Wikipedia which the author really likes to use. If you’re looking for a one-hit wonder, Wishing For Your Love, by the Voxpoppers, you’ll find it there. Did you know only three father/daughter teams have had hits in the top forty in the US? A well-organized and researched book including some history of the band, their members, labels, singles, albums, shows, awards, interesting tidbits, etc. as well as chart numbers in the UK and US. Although the songs are oldies, Rembert Parker mentions artists who continue to release albums in 2019.

[J Earl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lost or Forgotten Oldies Volume 1 from Rembert N Parker really failed to deliver very much at all for me. As much as I hate giving poor reviews, this one gets a slight bump simply because there isn't anything to dislike about it, just nothing particular to like. And it is about music.

As far as the songs included, it was an okay list. Not very many I wasn't familiar with but quite a few that probably don't get in rotation on any oldies stations, at least not broadcast stations. But that is why we have other types of stations as well as streaming options. If you want to find songs that take you back to a period in your life, there are plenty of lists of the charts from every year, do so. And just to be clear, not every song that charted was necessarily one that a lot of people want to remember. Many charted because the artist's previous single did very well and there was a residual effect on the follow up single, which may well have been mediocre at best. Tommy Roe following up Dizzy with Heather Honey comes to mind. And he had previous hits as well, so his follow up was even more skewed than many others.

As for the information on each song, there wasn't much that wouldn't be readily available from Wikipedia or a general pop music site. You could look up online, read online what is included in this book, and then find the next song you wanted to hear in the time the song you were reading about played. I expect a book to offer some cohesion and some gems of information not readily available with a 30 second search. this book doesn't deliver.

If you only ever listened to top 40 and never really got into music beyond background to your life, you might enjoy this. If you bought records growing up and read liner notes and music magazines, you will likely be disappointed with this. I wouldn't even recommend this as an introduction for a younger person because these are not the strongest songs for that purpose, even avoiding the #1's. These are apparently Parker's favorite non-number 1 songs, which makes you question whether you really want his input on what you listen to.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.

[Astoria (Jax) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually really enjoyed my flip-through of this book. I listened to a good chunk of songs I hadn't heard before by artists that I knew for other hits. It was a fun dive into an era of time when I didn't yet exist. It definitely saddens me to know how much music exists in the world and gets shoved aside simply because it's not popular enough to stay on mainstream radio. There's so much history wrapped up in the music industry since the start of it that I may never get the chance to listen to just because there's so much to unpack.

This was a nice selection in my opinion and it was fun to read about some musical acts I never really knew. Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me the opportunity to download it and read it.

[roxi Net · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had requested this book in my hopes of remembering/rebuilding my father's old LP collection. My first memories were of playing his records (and of course getting yelled at) and he had a lot of oldies. I can remember the album covers/record labels but am still on the hunt. While a fairly simple book with list of great songs and history, I definitely was not familiar with most of the songs and had a lot of fun looking them up for a listen.

[SundayAtDusk · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very short book about songs the author feels have been forgotten, at least by contemporary "oldies" radio stations. I knew 21 of the songs listed and have nine on my iPod. The author tells a little bit about each song and about those who recorded the songs. A fast, somewhat interesting read for an "oldies" fan.

P.S. This is Vol. 1 and there also is a Vol. 2 of about the same length.

(Note: I received a free e-copy of this book from NetGalley and the author or publisher.)

[Cat · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's a bit on the skinny side. I can think of a bajillion songs, many one hit wonders, that no plays anymore. I remember a few of the songs mentioned in the book from the 60's and 70's. Mostly I just remember the singers or bands. Just wasn't impressed. Sorry.
I received a Kindle arc from Netgalley in exchange for a fair review.

[JustMe · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wikipedia data rewritten in book form

This volume of stories continues with some interesting trivia nuggets but it almost exclusively consists of Wikipedia content. Also, the author manages to make a political statement about immigration policy that is out of place in an historical setting. Worse than the introductory book.

[Celainn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very bare

So many forgotten song, forgotten in this anthology of forgotten songs and what a shame. Something that could have been great is merely...meh.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short, but enjoyable. Had to go listen to a few songs that were mentioned.

[patrick Lorelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to say I was a little disappointed in this book. The author speaks about lost or forgotten songs not being played on oldies stations, which I agree with. But when you get down to it he only lightly touched on the Doo-Whoop groups, no one plays, “Earth Angel” by the Penquins, or the Five Satins “In the still of the night” man “Blue Moon” by the Marcels, that was a song. Those are just a few he only mentioned a couple of groups but I thought he was going to talk about songs not being played. He speaks of the Beach Boys, but not of Dick Dale, The Surfaris, Ventures, Lesli Gore or even Diane Ray “Please don’t take the lifeguard away” talk about a forgotten song. Most people young ones for that matter don’t even know who any of these people are much fewer singers like Bobby Darrin, Brook Benton or Stax groups The Charmels, The Emotions, just to name a few. Anyway, I am rabbling for a book that I was hoping to be more than what it was for me. A lot of the groups and songs he did mention I had heard of but then I am into music, there were a few I had not. I received this book from Netgalley.com I gave it 3 stars. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com

[Deana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun little book

I read thru this to see if it brought any old forgotten songs back to me. I discovered there is a reason most of these songs have been forgotten.
However, i did find a few i enjoyed rediscovering.

[Waleed · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is a very niche book, and different from other books from the Author. I'm not old enough to remember most of the songs he goes through in this book sadly.