Collins Kids at Town Hall Party

Rating:
Summary: Larry & Lorrie Collins Caught On Film
Review: Don't let the less-than-five-stars review fool you: if you're a fan of the Collins Kids, this comes highly recommended. For that matter, if you like old rockabilly, you'll probably get a kick out of this DVD.

That said, the disc does have its problems. It's advertised as being in color, but it's not. That doesn't come as a huge surprise, and I would have bought it regardless, but if it's in black & white, it should be advertised as such.

The biggest problem however, is repetition. "Chantilly Lace" isn't one of my favorite songs, yet there's four different versions of it here. If there was some variation it would be understandable ("Blues Medley" is played three times and there is a little difference in the renditions, so it's tolerable).

The sound and picture quality isn't the best, but that's to be expected from television circa 1958. Larry's high-pitched voice can be annoying for the uninitiated, although it would have been nice to hear him sing "Hot Rod". Lorrie, however, sounds great when she goes it alone on "Rock Boppin' Baby". Not only does she sound good, but she looks absolutely gorgeous! In fact, that's a huge plus for this disc; in spite of its flaws, Larry & Lorrie Collins were incredibly photogenic - their energy shines through on every performance.

It's a shame that there's no footage of Larry Collins and Joe Maphis (another Town Hall regular) performing "Hurricane". Although Joe Maphis is nowhere in sight in any of these clips, Merle Travis - one of the greatest country guitarists who ever lived - is plainly visible in almost all the clips... sitting idly by with a guitar in his lap. For all the praise I can heap on the Collins Kids, seeing Travis sitting back there doing nothing only creates a sense of dissapointment.

Nevertheless, it bears repeating: If you're a fan of Larry & Lorrie Collins, this DVD comes highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Rock-A-Billy Classics !
Review: This is a solid, vintage Tv music set, that shouldn't leave your DVD player !

Along with the Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent DVD's in this series, you will be mezmirized by the high caliber of music talent on these discs! I can't wait to get the other titles!

Let's give Bear Family EXTRA STARS for thinking up these series, and HOPE they come up with MORE titles for this series!

Who's next? Let's hope it's the Wanda Jackson, Carl Perkins, Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline appearances.