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| 1. Mystery Train - Little Junior’s Blue Flames | |||
| 2. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins | |||
| 3. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On – Jerry Lee Lewis | |||
| 4. Bear Cat – Rufus Thomas | |||
| 5. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash | |||
| 6. Color And Kind (Look-A Here Baby) – Howlin’ Wolf | |||
| 7. Flying Saucer Rock And Roll – Billy Lee Riley | |||
| 8. Ten Cats Down – The Miller Sisters | |||
| 9. I Never Knew – Roy Orbison | |||
| 10. Your Cheatin’ Heart – Cliff Gleaves | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis | |||
| 2. Matchbox – Carl Perkins | |||
| 3. Feelin’ Good – Little Junior’s Blue Flames | |||
| 4. Mona Lisa – Carl Mann | |||
| 5. Ooby Dooby – Roy Orbison | |||
| 6. Guess Things That Happen That Way – Johnny Cash | |||
| 7. My Babe – Narvel Felts | |||
| 8. It’s Me Baby – Malcolm Yelvington | |||
| 9. Paralysed – Million Dollar Quartet | |||
| 10. I’ll Wait Forever – Anita Wood | |||
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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As good an intro as any,
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This review is from: The Legendary Story of Sun Records (Audio CD)
There are lots of introductory compilations to the Memphis-based record label run by ex-radio engineer Sam Phillips which launched the career of Elvis Presley in the 50s. This is probably as good as any other: sound is decent; it's cheap (especially, at the time of writing, from Marketplace); and although it doesn't favour the black performers whom Phillips started off recording - odd, given that this stuff is now in the public domain - as a hits-based compilation which doesn't favour any individual performer, even major names, too much this is pretty good.
You do get Little Junior Parker's original Mystery Train (Elvis, Scotty and Bill nicked the rhythm off Parker's B side - not included here - so it's not identical) and his sublime Feelin' Good which romps along but somehow feels light and controlled as well: when Parker opines of his backing group that "Ain't nobody boogie / Like the Blue Flames do," there's a sort of muted whoop of agreement with which I can only concur. There is a Rounder CD which collects all the Parker and Parker-related Sun sides in good sound. Presley himself only figures as part of the Million Dollar Quartet - an impromptu singing sesh when the minted King happened by the Sun studios - but there are plentiful Presley CDs out there anyway. Individual tracks I'd recommend apart from the above, if you're really unfamiliar with this material (where have you been?!): Carl Perkins' Blue Suede Shoes - lighter (that term again), and with a far better guitar solo than Elvis' version; the Prisonaires' Just Walkin' in the Rain (covered by Johnny Ray); Jerry Lee Lewis' Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On. Warren Smith's Rock and Roll Ruby is a blast; pity there wasn't room for his mournful Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache. Phillips' studio was notable for its reverb - what became known as the Sun Sound. I read that he refused to help RCA duplicate it for the Presley recordings there - an act of ego, a business decision, or simply recognition that what happened in his own studio could not be transferred? But no one can take away his innovation and his willingness to let the tapes keep running so that spontaneity was more easily caught. Not every performer was the equivalent of a Presley but Carl Perkins' fusion of country and rhythm and blues and his patent honesty (as Ringo once said, when Perkins sings it, you believe it) mark him as a great performer (exploited, according to his autobiography, by Phillips) and one loved by all the Beatles including "Carl" Harrison as he once dubbed himself. When Perkins dropped in on a recording session for Beatles for Sale, Ringo called him "Mr Perkins" to which he responded: "There's only one Mr Perkins, and that's my daddy" - but he truly was an innovator who has been overshadowed by Presley and some spectacularly bad luck (car crash en route to a performance on Ed Sullivan). Read Colin Escott's book on Sun or Perkins' own Go Cat Go for more info; but if you're looking for a good basic Sun compilation which concentrates on key hits then gamble a few quid on this and enjoy.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Working for the Union,
By Richard "Alice Collector" (Blackpool England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Legendary Story of Sun Records (Audio CD)
It would not be while 2004 that Elvis Presley recordings could be added to the evergrowing Sun and rockabilly comps due to the 50 year copyright thing-in other words musical politics.
Its why Rockabilly Meltdown has been reissued with the 6 Elvis tracks added. A little known fact about the Sun label is that the license was offered to Decca in the U K in 1954 who decided to pass and it was not till 2 years later when Carl Perkins was the first chart name that the company issued anything So Decca didn't just turn down the Beatles they turned down Elvis too! When RCA passed from HMV to its own imprint in 1957 did Decca get what theyd once refused
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5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Eseential rockabilly & jump blues!,
By Paco Rivera - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Legendary Story of Sun Records (Audio CD)
Every rockabilly fan needs both volumes in this series(each have 3 discs), which is incredibly low priced. There is seminal recordings here by the greatest rockabilly bands including Jerry Lee Lewis' wild boogie-woogie inspired piano pounding(think of Willie the Lion Smith, but drunk!), Carl Perkins smooth vocals, and early Johnny Cash. Popualr artists are mixed with obscure ones, but the entire collections makes for an continually intruiging listen. There is mostly reockabilly, with a fre R&B, jump blues numbers. They are all great for dancing the jitterbug. This 3 cd set as well as it's companion Voulume 2, needs to be owned by all serious swing dancers, rockabilly babes, and gents. So grease up that pompadour in a nice dome and put this cd on, invite all your Bettie Page look alike gal pals from East LA over and dance the night away.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must Have For Any Collection!,
By Mel. C - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Legendary Story of Sun Records (Audio CD)
No matter what genre of music you enjoy, this is a MUST for any collection. I was So happy to find this CD! This CD displays the amazing talents of Rock & Roll, Blues, and Country History. From Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, and The Man In Black, Johnny Cash, to the more obscure, such as Howlin' Wolf, Mystery Train, and The Prisionaires, this CD is outstanding! It is a great CD, no matter your age, appreciate the roots of American Music!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rock-A-Billy at Sun,
By The Mean Eyed Cat "Rock-A-Billy Review" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Legendary Story of Sun Records (Audio CD)
A must have collection for any Rock-A-Billy fan. Packed full of great rock-a-billy music from Sun.
The Mean Eyed Cat KNON Radio 89.3 Dallas, Texas |
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