Why does this matter?
The movie used music to move the story but most songs were cut short. The CD is the soundtrack of 1963, the last year American pop music was really American music. One hit wonders, Detroit, surfers, tragedies, it's all here. Within a year it all changed. The Beatles and the Stones became "American" music. The serendipity of one hit wonders was replaced by mass marketing telling us what music we should buy. The "Sixties" began in 1964, 1963 was in many ways the last year of the "Fifties" Enjoy.

Fabulous Fifties and Sixties Tunes
What an AWESOME CD! I was prompted to buy this after recently watching the American Graffiti movie. The songs just struck me the right way that I was moved to purchase the soundtrack. I did a search on it and learned of the 41 hits version versus the fewer selected hits CDs. I opted for the former. Amazon's price beat the next closest price I found by a full $10. I have been playing the 2 CD set in my car, on my stereo and also on my CD player in my woodworking shop! For me it is such feel good music that can't help but bring back memories of a younger day. Oh yeah, it even prompted me to finally research and learn the correct lyrics to a line in "At the Hop", in this case, by Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids. The line is "When the records start spinning you Chalypso with the chicken." I never knew they were saying "chalypso". If you enjoy music from the fifties and sixties this is a great CD at a great price.

HARDCORE CLASSIC GOLDEN OLDIES!!!
As I've said before, I feel like the only 18 year old kid who loves this type of music! The soundtrack to American Graffiti is awesome! It has classics such as Rock Around the Clock, 16 Candles, Runaway, That'll Be the Day, At the Hop, The Great Pretender, Ain't That a Shame, Johnny B. Goode, Party Doll, Only You, and much more!!! My parents grew up with this music, and they played it when I was a kid, now that I'm older, I still love them! If you love Golden Oldies, you'll love the AMERICAN GRAFFITI SOUNDTRACK!!!

Great Soundtrack
My husband and I love old music and old cars. My husband bought me a 1957 Pink T-Bird for Valentines Day and he said it reminded him of the movie American Grafitti. He had made the comment about wanting the movie sometime. When I went to Amazon.Com to purchase the movie, they had the movie and the soundtrack at a good combined price. We listen to it around the house and we are going to have the stereo in the T-Bird modified so we can use this soundtrack when we are out cruisin'. Even my 16 year old daughter loves the soundtrack.

LA in Smiths Grove, KY

41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti
This is a great soundtrack, my parents have this soundtrack on records. As a kid I use to listen to them constantly. I was excited to get it on CD. The music is great for all occassions and takes you back to a style of music that we do not hear anymore.