Looking For An Echo - OL'55

[Farmer2492]

I had my first root when this song was playing in my old XB falcon lol still remember it today many years on

[darrenjray]

Rockpile Jones is one of the best ever vocalists in this country and should've been recognised as so. If you haven't heard 'Stay (While the Night Is Young)' & 'Feels Like a Summer's Night', do yourself a favour ;)

[bbnsw44]

This has brought back so many memories thank you :)

[smacker57]

Duck tails, leather jackets, pony tails and bobby socks and, and........innocence.

[ccd099]

Bloody marvelous stuff. Lets have more!

[ruandted]

bloody terrific .

[Jaydeo96]

im 15 and keen to say, ol' 55 would have to be one of my most favourite bands to date. i even got frankie j's autograph. !

[marine14805]

i am 63 from pittsburgh, pa. i just want to say that doo-wop is the best music ever. back then there was no black or white music. it was all great music!!!! the great times i had at the high school dances (WOW) how great it was. my first love the first time i held a girl in my arms!!! I would give anything to be back there again. long live the doo-wop sound. TOM BRANTNER SR. PITTS. PA.

[divastarz325]

this is the first time i've ever herd this song and i have completly fell in LOVE with it! why can't my generations music sound this good T_T

[1AussieAvenger1]

@divastarz325 imagine the tears that form in the corners of many a listeners eyes when they remember the years around when certain songs came out. this one is more special to me than most songs. i was 12 then. now 47 i guess im an oldie too... wow how time passes. days gone by, good friends lost (wipes a tear)... just glad we were all there at the time. now i kind of know what my dad feels.

[5hitter]

Great song-Better sung than an American band would have one

[saxier1]

Ol'55 Best Aussie band ever..anyone who saw them live would know what I mean..great memories..not much left these days, although I did see a band called Knock Knock Rattle do a cover of this and a few others recently, great live act, but no recordings that I know of.

[mr62val]

great band & sound,hey ronwhite27 here in perth 'curtain radio 100.1 fm play 40s to 70s we need more bands with this quality ol 55 starting up again,educate the kids thanks

[LITTLEboyBLUEvideos]

THE LEAD GUITARIST IS MY BEST FRIEND'S DAD! hahahahahaha

[rigsworthy]

@LITTLEboyBLUEvideos - your comment was mentioned at a recent gathering of the band to perform on a televison show; who is the dad?

[donster505]

Still love this song and the way you performed.

[502belinda]

the very best version of this song

[FA7273]

@502belinda Yes I like this version also but I especially like Kenny Vance and The Planotones version.

When I requested this song for "Saterday Night Live" 2ue, I requested Ol 55 version and sugested that when Pete Graham brings out his "Sat Nite LiveCD" that this could be a contender. Graham played this version and said it will be added to the list of possibilities.........Lets Hope.....

[SnowdragonDS]

I'm 16 and my parents suggested listening to this considering my ipod is 3/4 older songs like Queen and ABBA. It's a good song, much better than the crap that my fellow peeps listen to.

[cdlund1987]

possibly my fave song off Take It Greasy :) love that album :D

[TheNails53]

On of the great 'Do Wop' songs....

[NareesaVideos]

I absolutely love this.

My father sings it all the time

[TheDranny50ish]

have bought it twice cause I wore it out, goin for 3 cause granddaughter stole my copy, thanks guys

[TheKathy1958]

true classic shiuld be more of it

[TheKathy1958]

true classic shiuld be more of it

[15aramis15]

Brilliant stuff, great harmony.

[Mega80sRocker]

this song remindes me when i went to dancers with my freinds good times

[dasfeuer117]

wow cant believe i found this fantastic old song ! an oldie but a goodie, frankie j i love you !

[elvisloverish]

mossman 1960 - just thought i would let know i have just ordered "Take it Greasy" - ol' 55 which has looking for an echo on it from a site called "chaos" and with postage it was under $15.00..

[Mossman1960]

This brings back memories wish I could get a album of the hits to these blokes

[elvisloverish]

@Mossman1960 Hi just wanted to let you know i have just ordered "Take it Greasy" Ol' 55, which has looking for an echo on it and a few other golden oldies from a site called "chaos.com - and with postage it was only $14.80. Cant wait to get it and have it blaring in my car....

[ronwhite27]

My God, what has happened to music? If I could find a radio station that still played doo-wop and the TRUE classics, I'd never listen to anything put out today. Keep these oldies alive and deep within the heart.

[1AussieAvenger1]

@ronwhite27 ... hi Ron... it's not just doo-wop, there are so many songs of such beautiful innocence around this era that i could go on for some time. Look after yourself - Stars, Lying in the arms of mary, love and other bruises, girls on the avenue, only sixteen, im not in love, and then all the great pop songs. yep im lost in the 70's but lived it up in the 80's. i will upload more OL'55 real soon.

check out my favs and playlists for more 70's 80's.

have fun

1AA1

[TNFlightNurse]

@1AussieAvenger1 Try Heavens for Real by the Storytellers, My True Story by the Jive Five, Play a Love Song by Val Poliuto & The Jaguars, Can we be sweethearts by the Cleftones... now that's some good Doo wop.

[dragaeater]

@ronwhite27

I hear ya brother. This was music, full of meaning, passion and future.

[TNFlightNurse]

@ronwhite27 Download iTunes, Click Radio, then click Golden Oldies... My favorite station is Kluv 50s and 60s

[BeckaWho]

"Even though it was falsetto we almost reached the sky. "

sweet... never heard them before in the states ... nice sound; they sound like the 50's

[MSKR111]

Thank You :))

[BigRabbie100]

I can't believe I have found this today, this song or parts of it have been swirling around in my mind for several months now and I just could not remember the band, today I was looking up a Tom Waits CD and the first song on it was called "Ol 55" and then it all came back, thanks heaps for posting this great classic.

[Traceygirl79]

What a great song!!!!! :) :)

[mrsgritoli1]

DID YOU WORK WITH FRANK  WHEN HE FRONTED VINNIE AND THE VIBRATORS?????

[stevroed1]

bloody legend i have been waiting for this!!xx

[darshane1515]

These guys were awesome and were gr8 to see live Frankie J was and is an awesome guy to talk to

[FR33SANTAHAT]

y mum met all of them apparently o.O

[jig678]

who are they never heard of them sounds like something out of the fifties, but then Australia was very behind the times

[oncearoundthesun]

Very Cool!

[gggggggggggggggggg16]

I saw these guys at "Dromana Drive in" Victoria Melbourne

[milamba]

Wow... I remember seeing their first live gig here... amazing band...still love them

[dollymiss]

Now we've grown into oldies but I still remember this song so well and of course the band were fantastic. Oh yeah and I STILL have the Album Takin it Greasy....

[legwithanattitude]

Good on ya aussie

[barnfresh60]

great band, they came to our high school 1975/6? i was taken by them, great music, saw them all over sydney next 25 to 30 years at various venues,rockpile a great guy,hi rock,Grease Movie opening night 1978 george st sydney, ol55 at the Padington town hall that night, great great band and missed these days so so much, cheer,s for the post brother!!!bodgie

[aaktow]

when i started collecting rock and roll records i first bought three ol'55 records.. two were new but one was second hand, having no record player they are in a box in my garage with 400 other 50's -60's records gathering dust,, i will have a clean up and dump the lot

[Byfinger]

who wrote this song? anyone?

[rigsworthy]

@Byfinger - Richard Reicheg wrote the song

[AbovePerfect]

AussieAvenger, I don't know if you remember me but we had a conversation about a year ago about these songs etc... I nostalgically remember when you proposed me to hear this masterpiece cover and it turned out to become one of my favourites from the 70s... So, me and my band decided to play it in a small concert of ours- priceless experience. Thank you brother.

[cdlund1987]

thank you soooo much for posting this!! plz post more of Take It Greasy!! wicked album from a truly underrated aussie band :)

[ladyandroxy]

what a wonderful group, takes us back

[SheilaTony1]

I still have my copy of Take it Greay Ol' 55.  It is as new and I love it. Takes me back. I'd love to find it on CD.

[FA7273]

@SheilaTony1 I found it at Dubbo in a $10 special box, also on Ebay

[admanhawks]

@SheilaTony1 I did buy it off Ebay on CD.

[AnitaLife27]

Beautiful! Aussies? Sounds like Brooklyn to me! Great job!

[Denisemamadd]

god I loved this song back when classic

[1AussieAvenger1]

just being on this song shows all of you are top people. makes me feel good everytime i hear it.

Oi Oi Oi..... (for deathcrusader1)

another great song from this era is "Look After Yourself - Stars" classic Aussie stuff.

[cdlund1987]

@1AussieAvenger1 fantastic to hear this song on youtube!!! thank you ever so much!!! i have this on original vinyl and cd :D on the Take It Greasy album, i am 23, and my mum raised me on this stuff :D thanks once again!!!

[frase61tube]

red wog rocks :

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[deathcrusader1]

Aussie,Aussie, Aussie.

[elvenwishes]

I loved this song when it came out and went out and bought a vinyl lp from these guys and it took me years to realise that Wilbur Wilde was actually in Ol '55. This is a classic Aussie band....

[redwog1]

what happen to all the great bands of rock&roll now we have crap

[redwog1]

were did all these great bands go what happen now day its just crap love this music

[tbase78]

didn't know you could still get it cool

[FA7273]

I found it at a great little CD (record) shop at Dubbo in New South Wales the other week. They cost $10 new

[wonsworld]

I bought an almost mint version of Take it Greasy at a second hand stall last week. It will replace my overplayed and still played original version. a great great band who were always up for a party

[TheHandymanQld]

I still got my Ol'55 33rpm vinyl record.

[admanhawks]

Take It Greasy?

[TheHandymanQld]

That's the one.

[anitashelby]

This Song Is So Very Lovely!! 5*s+ Thank You....Anita..

[garyco762]

Still a great track , one of the great Aussie tunes. Deserves the title of a classic australian song ! ***** !

[blondiebabs]

hi gary ,,,thnaks for this its reall

babsie sweety ,,,,i mean i lits my kinda tune,,,lool!!! be happy uxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[donster505]

I just love this song you posted, thank you for posting.

[latitudetwentyfive]

The scratchy record has character. No doubt it has been at a party or two.

I have spent a while looking for looking for an echo. Could not remember who did this version which I think is best.

Cheers from Latitude 25 Well you work it out

[1AussieAvenger1]

hi Lat25.. yeah sorry about the scrarches but my other copy is worse lol, and this is one of those 'k-tel' type pressings so i reckon its not bad for round 30yrs, 11yrs DJing, 3 states and 2 floods that wrecked a lot of covers. not this one!!! yay. its was in my collectors stuff. check out the cover. this is an autographed copy. i worked with OL'55 a few times but DJed with FJ quite a few times in the mid eighties. some of the best fun gigs i ever did. this song is timeless.

[pjshot]

true classic , every ozzi should be proud of old 55......PJ Darwin NT

[MrEcho55]

Yes, the single version is the better one. Sorry to hear that Rockpile Jones has nodules on his vocal cords and isn't singing much now...such a great voice.

[johnnyhuis]

Very Good!

[classie60]

Great to hear the "single" version instead of the Album version. THANKS for posting.

Where is Rockpile Jones these days I wonder?