Various Artists - Rockin' Down the Block (1987)

Mined from the Capitol Records vaults, this 2 CD set contains 40 classic oldies that, at the time of purchase in June 1988, I would have described as "frat rock." The song selections were seemingly influenced by the 1978 movie Animal House. Good for parties and that's why these were originally purchased: parties at 1311 Lee St., Commerce during my undergrad days. It's a fantastic, fun compilation and I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of it because it still holds up today, especially when a bunch of us old folk are hanging out in the back yard. As a 21 year old college kid, I'm sure I was unfamiliar with at least a third of these tunes, but what a great introduction.

Amazingly, this set was also released under the name "1st And Ten: The Party Animal Album" that tied in with the '80s HBO comedy series, 1st and Ten.   Yes, that's series star O.J. Simpson on the cover.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks:

CD 1:

Song	Artist	Year	Hot 100
Respect	Aretha Franklin	1967	1
Double Shot Of My Baby's Love	The Swingin' Medallions	1966	17
Keep On Dancin'	The Gentrys	1965	4
Wooly Bully	Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	1965	2
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow	The Rivingtons	1962	48
I Get Around	The Beach Boys	1964	1
Five O'Clock World	The Vogues	1965	4
I Like It Like That	Chris Kenner	1961	2
Dance To The Music	Sly & The Family Stone	1968	8
Good Lovin'	The Young Rascals	1966	1
Runaway	Del Shannon	1961	1
She's About A Mover	The Sir Douglas Quintet	1965	13
Uptight	Stevie Wonder	1966	3
Mother-In-Law	Ernie K-Doe	1961	1
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)	The T-Bones	1966	3
Louie, Louie	The Kingsmen	1963	2
No Particular Place To Go	Chuck Berry	1964	10
Gimme Some Lovin'	The Spencer Davis Group	1967	7
Willie & The Hand Jive	Johnny Otis Show	1958	9
Hi-Heel Sneakers	Tommy Tucker	1964	11
Do You Love Me	The Contours	1962	3

CD 2:

Song	Artist	Year	Hot 100
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet	Bachman-Turner Overdrive	1974	1
Mony Mony	Tommy James & The Shondells	1968	3
Devil With A Blue Dress/ Good Golly Miss Molly	Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels	1966	4
I Got You (I Feel Good)	James Brown	1965	3
What'd I Say	Ray Charles	1959	6
I Fought The Law	The Bobby Fuller Four	1966	9
Mama Told Me (Not To Come)	Three Dog Night	1970	1
Shout (Part 1)	the Isley Brothers	1959	47
Land Of 1000 Dances	Wilson Pickett	1966	6
Green Onions	Booker T. & The MG's	1962	3
Soul Man	Sam & Dave	1967	2
G.T.O.	Ronny & The Daytonas	1964	1
I Want To Take You Higher	Ike & Tina Turner	1970	34
Love Potion #9	The Clovers	1959	23
Wipeout	The Surfaris	1963	2
Surfin' Bird	The Trashmen	1963	4
Lady Marmalade	LaBelle	1975	1
Twist And Shout	The Isley Brothers	1962	17
Walk - Don't Run	The Ventures	1960	2

No complaints here. The '70s tunes don't really fit in, but they're not bad tunes so I won't pick at that nit.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: I didn't own a CD player until January 1988 (Sony D-160), so these are surely the first oldies compilation CDs I ever bought. They're also the only CDs I've ever purchased via mail-order based on a block party TV ad: