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Totally Essential Rockabilly [Box set]

Various Artists Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (10 Aug 2009)
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Big3
  • ASIN: B002FWYLG0
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16,261 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Rock Around With Ollie VeeBuddy Holly 2:12£0.69
Listen  2. Barking Up the Wrong TreeDon Woody 2:18£0.69
Listen  3. Rockin' With My BabyMalcolm Yelvington 2:29£0.69
Listen  4. Gonna Shake This Shack TonightSid King 2:06£0.69
Listen  5. Bop a LenaRonnie Self 2:04£0.69
Listen  6. Honey HushJohnny Burnette 2:02£0.69
Listen  7. Drugstore Rock 'n' RollJanis Martin 2:06£0.69
Listen  8. Good Rockin' TonightElvis Presley 2:13£0.69
Listen  9. Rock With Me BabyBilly Lee Riley 2:13£0.69
Listen10. Boppin' the BluesCarl Perkins 2:49£0.69
Listen11. Bottle to the BabyCharlie Feathers 2:17£0.69
Listen12. Rock ItThumper Jones 2:13£0.69
Listen13. Ubangi StompWarren Smith 1:58£0.69
Listen14. Be-Bop-a-LulaGene Vincent 2:35£0.69
Listen15. You the Mostest GirlBobby Lee Trammell 2:03£0.69
Listen16. Half Hearted LoveMac Curtis 2:12£0.69
Listen17. Ooby DoobyRoy Orbison 2:12£0.69
Listen18. We Wanna BoogieSonny Burgess 2:25£0.69
Listen19. Rock Your BabyWanda Jackson 1:44£0.69
Listen20. Rock Around the ClockBill Haley 2:11£0.69
Listen21. Train Kept a Rollin'Johnny Burnette Trio 2:15£0.69
Listen22. Ice WaterGlenn Barber 2:26£0.69
Listen23. Susie QDale Hawkins 2:13£0.69
Listen24. Red HotBilly Lee Riley, The Little Green Men 2:31£0.69
Listen25. That's All RightMarty Robbins 2:35£0.69
Listen26. You Ought to See Grandma RockSkeets McDonald 2:01£0.69
Listen27. Grandaddy's Rockin'Mac Curtis 2:02£0.69
Listen28. Rocking DaddySonny Fisher 2:21£0.69
Listen29. Everybody's Rockin'Werly Fairburn 1:55£0.69
Listen30. Big RiverJohnny Cash 2:30£0.69
Listen31. DucktailJoe Clay 2:30£0.69
Listen32. Blue Suede ShoesCarl Perkins 2:14£0.69
Listen33. Red Cadillac & a Black MoustacheBob Luman 2:20£0.69
Listen34. Tongue Tied JillCharlie Feathers 1:56£0.69
Listen35. LeroyJack Scott 2:08£0.69
Listen36. Crazy Little Guitar ManRed Foley 2:12£0.69
Listen37. Pink CadillacSammy Masters 2:20£0.69
Listen38. Cat MusicTommy Scott 2:09£0.69
Listen39. Rock-Ola RubySonee West 2:17£0.69
Listen40. Twenty-Flight RockEddie Cochran 1:42£0.69
Listen41. Rock the JointBill Haley, The Saddlemen 2:15£0.69
Listen42. Rock 'n' Roll RubyWarren Smith 2:54£0.69
Listen43. Hesitation BoogieHardrock Gunter 2:33£0.69
Listen44. Hot and ColdMarvin Rainwater 2:10£0.69
Listen45. Crazy LegsGene Vincent 2:14£0.69
Listen46. Boppin' High School BabyDon Willis 2:32£0.69
Listen47. Love MeBuddy Holly 1:53£0.69
Listen48. You Gotta Have a DucktailBilly Adams 2:29£0.69
Listen49. Hip Shakin' MamaJackie Lee Cochran 1:53£0.69
Listen50. Good Rockin' BabySid King 2:33£0.69
Listen51. Red Headed WomanSonny Burgess 2:14£0.69
Listen52. You're the One That Done ItThomas Wayne 1:59£0.69
Listen53. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnJerry Lee Lewis 2:58£0.69
Listen54. Rockin' By MyselfSammy Gowans 1:52£0.69
Listen55. RockhouseRoy Orbison 2:08£0.69
Listen56. Hoy HoyThe Collins Kids 2:01£0.69
Listen57. Eager Beaver BabyJohnny Burnette Trio 2:05£0.69
Listen58. Draggin'Curtis Gordon 1:49£0.69
Listen59. Teenage BoogieWebb Pierce 2:19£0.69
Listen60. Baby Let's Play HouseElvis Presley 2:17£0.69


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Disc One: Buddy Holly - Rock Around With Ollie Vee / Don Woody - Barking Up The Wrong Tree / Malcolm Yelvington - Rockin' With My Baby / Sid King - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight / Ronnie Self - Bop A Lena / Johnny Burnette - Honey Hush / Janis Martin - Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll / Elvis Presley - Good Rockin' Tonight / Billy Lee Riley - Rock With Me Baby / Carl Perkins - Boppin' The Blues / Charlie Feathers - Bottle To The Baby / Thumper Jones - Rock It / Warren Smith - Ubangi Stomp / Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula / Bobby Lee Trammell - You The Mostest Girl / Mac Curtis - Half Hearted Love / Roy Orbison - Ooby Dooby / Sonny Burgess - We Wanna Boogie / Wanda Jackson - Rock Your Baby / Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock. Disc Two: Johnny Burnette Trio - Train Kept A Rollin' / Glenn Barber - Ice Water / Dale Hawkins - Susie Q / Billy Riley & The Little Green Men - Red Hot / Marty Robbins - That's All Right / Skeets McDonald - You Ought To See Grandma Rock / Mac Curtis - Grandaddy's Rockin / Werly Fairburn - Everybody's Rockin' / Johnny Cash - Big River / Joe Clay - Ducktail / Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes / Bob Luman - Red Cadillac & A Black Moustache / Charlie Feathers - Tongue Tied Jill / Jack Scott - Leroy / Red Foley - Crazy Little Guitar Man / Sammy Masters - Pink Cadillac / Tommy Scott - Cat Music / Sonee West - Rock-Ola Ruby / Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock. Disc Three - Bill Haley with The Saddlemen - Rock The Joint / Warren Smith - Rock'n'Roll Ruby / Hardrock Gunter - Hesitation Boogie / Marvin Rainwater - Hot And Cold / Gene Vincent - Crazy Legs / Don Willis - Boppin' High School Baby / Buddy Holly - Love Me / Billy Adams - You Gotta Have A Ducktail / Jackie Cochran - Hip Shakin' Mama / Sid King - Good Rockin' Baby / Sonny Burgess - Red Headed Woman / Thomas Wayne - You're The One That Done It / Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Sammy Gowans - Rockin' By Myself / Roy Orbison - Rockhouse / The Collins Kids - Hoy Hoy / Johnny Burnette Trio - Eager Beaver Baby / Curtis Gordon - Draggin' / Webb Pierce - Teenage Boogie / Elvis Presley - Baby Let's Play House.

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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Rockabilly Heaven! 20 Mar 2010
By Ludek
Format:Audio CD
This is just a great album to have on the shelf - and all for just over a pound a disc - what are you waiting for? The recordings sound fine to me and the selection is impeccable. The downside is...this is a budget release so don't expect any fancy booklets or artist info. What you get is three hot discs chock full of the best rock 'n roll music ever!

If you don't know much Rockabilly this is a great place to start as it gives you lots of names to follow up: Buddy Holly (of course), Johnny Burnette (of course), Gene Vincent, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Bill Haley, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Dale Hawkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and the rest but also some others perhaps not so familar: Mac Curtis, Warren Smith, Ronnie Self, Billy Lee Riley, Sonny Burgess, Skeets MacDonald, Charlie Feathers, Webb Pierce, Wanda Jackson and a dozen others.

If you know lots about Rockabilly then this is a great album too as it provides an almost perfect Rockabilly Party Album or very good alternative to that mix tape you always meant to put together!

Although Rockabilly as a genre didn't last too long it was the best, the most exciting music of it's generation, and these discs prove it!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. S. Fraser TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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As music from the 1950s has now fallen out of copyright, it has become much easier both for record labels to release decent compilations like this, and for collectors to find these old tracks which may not have been available for many years.

This is an excellent collection, including many classic Rockabilly hits from well known singers such as Elvis, Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley, Johnny Cash and Gene Vincent, alongside acknowledged classics of the genre, for example, Billy Lee Riley's "Red Hot", Don Woody's "Barking Up The Wrong Tree" and Webb Pierce's "Teenage Boogie".

There are a few tracks which aren't true rockabilly (Marty Robbins and Red Foley for starters!!); and the compilers have possibly fallen into the trap of including too many tracks by the "name" artists, probably to try and sell more copies (the ready availability of these out-of-copyright tracks rather defeats this purpose - if you want Elvis, or the Big O, their tracks are available on many other cheap compilations).

So while it may have been preferable to have a few more rockabilly gems and a few less mainstream hits, this is still a great compilation, and well worth adding to your collection, especially if you're unfamiliar with the genre.
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I bought this as a present for a friend who listens to a lot of current artists that produce 1940s and 50s type music. However, she had never listened to original artists. My friend loved the music! On reading the sleeve to see what songs & artists were included (I was a huge rock n roll/rockabilly fan) I promised myself a copy too. A fab purchase, and with 3 CDs enough for long car journeys and london traffic jams...
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