American Graffiti

Various Artists, “American Graffiti” (MCA, 1973; original recordings 1954-65))
The movie is great (in its own way as grand a mythic evocation of a Galaxy Far, Far Away as Lucas’s next pic would be) and the soundtrack-as-soundtrack was so perfectly fitted to the film that it’s a bit diffuse as an actual album-as-album. Still, the vintage tunes are the cream of the crop from the period, and they balance the romantic and rockin’ aspects of the thing in a way that’s unique among ‘50s comps.
Try 1/ 4, 2/5, 4/1, 4/2, 4/4, 4/5
4/7/19