Double-Sided Dynamite! (Pre-Beatles Edition)

The following are 45 RPMs of the pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll era whose A and B-sides I think are both great:

ALONG CAME JONES / THAT IS ROCK AND ROLL – The Coasters (1959)
BE-BOP-A-LULA / WOMAN LOVE – Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (1956)
BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL / IN MY ROOM – The Beach Boys (1963)
BLUE SUEDE SHOES / HONEY, DON’T! – Carl Perkins (1956)
DON’T ASK ME TO BE LONELY / DARLIN’ – The Dubs (1957)
DON’T BE CRUEL / HOUND DOG – Elvis Presley (1956)
DONNA / LA BAMBA – Ritchie Valens (1958)
DRAG CITY / SCHLOCK ROD – Jan & Dean (1963)
EARTH ANGEL / HEY SENORITA - The Penguins (1954)
GEE / I LOVE YOU SO – The Crows (1954)
HE’S GONE / THE PLEA – The Chantels (1957)
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN / MY BLUE HEAVEN – Fats Domino (1956)
LET’S HAVE A PARTY / COOL LOVE – Wanda Jackson (1960)
LONG, LONELY NIGHTS / THE CLOCK – Lee Andrews & The Hearts (1957)
LONG, TALL SALLY / SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ – Little Richard (1956)
LOVE YOU SO / MY BABE – Ron Holden (1960)
MAYBE BABY / TELL ME HOW – Buddy Holly & The Crickets (1958)
MAYBELLENE / THE WEE, WEE HOURS – Chuck Berry (1955)
MONEY HONEY / THE WAY I FEEL – Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters (1953)
MY PRAYER / HEAVEN ON EARTH – The Platters (1956)
ONE FINE DAY / WHY AM I SO SHY? – The Chiffons (1963)
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK / THIRTEEN WOMEN – Bill Haley & The Comets (1955)
SO FINE / LAST NIGHT I DREAMED – The Fiestas (1959)
A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE / I’LL NEVER TELL – The Harptones (1953)
SURFER GIRL / LITTLE DEUCE COUPE – The Beach Boys (1963)
SURFIN’ SAFARI / 409 – The Beach Boys (1962)
SURFIN’ U.S.A. / SHUT DOWN – The Beach Boys (1963)
SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / REELIN’ AND ROCKIN’ – Chuck Berry (1958)
THAT’LL BE THE DAY / I’M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE – Buddy Holly & The Crickets (1957)
THAT’S ALL RIGHT / BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY – Elvis Presley (1954)
THERE GOES MY BABY / OH MY LOVE – The Drifters (1959)
WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? / BOYS – The Shirelles (1960)
WILLYOU, WILLYUM / DRUGSTORE ROCK & ROLL – Janis Martin (1956)
WIPE OUT / SURFER JOE – The Surfaris (1963)
YOU SEND ME / SUMMERTIME – Sam Cooke (1957)
YOU’RE SO FINE / GODDESS OF ANGELS – The Falcons (1959)
YOUNG BLOOD / SEARCHIN’ – The Coasters (1957)

Up next: Double-Sided Dynamite of the Beatles Era (1964-1970)! :bounce:

I grew up listening to Doo Wap and Frankie Lymon and a bunch of other great groups. I'm the youngest of the boys and I remember listening to my brother Pauls's doo wap group practicing
grape cherry lemon lime
J-e-l-l-o bot de dot dot
Grape cherry lemon lime.......etc.
Maybe it's a Philly thing. LOL
My brother Paul had the nickname of Clark cause he used to go to bandstand and dance a lot. When the guys he hung with saw me coming up to the corner to hang they said here comes little clark. Good times. The name stuck and my first band was known as Little Clark. LOL

I guess thats why I was mainly a vocalist (+rythum guitar) in the bands I ended up in.
It was a very good time.

I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU / BORN TO LOSE - Ray Charles (1962)
WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN' GOIN' ON / IT'LL BE ME - Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)

I grew up singing their songs. My favorite album at the time was their greatest hits. Yes, greatest hits, a lot of great ballads.