The Sun Years (12 LP set)

~ Release by Jerry Lee Lewis (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Inside this presentation box: 12 individually sleeved LPs containing 209 recordings interspersed with many extracts of hokum and mayhem from the original Sun recording sessions; each LP sleeve bearing a detailed track-by-track analysis of the enclosed recordings. A 36-page, LP-size booklet containing Introduction by Sam C. Phillips; overview of Jerry's career during The Sun Years; analysis of The Sun Sound; detailed session discography of Jerry's Sun recordings; photos, cuttings and memorabilia.
The whole comprising a definitive compilation of the vital recordings of a vital man: The Killer – Jerry Lee Lewis.
The 209 recordings in this set are coded on this box as follows:

  • A: 57 tracks (27%) – as mastered and first issued between 1956–1965 by Sam C. Phillips' original Sun Records Co.
  • B: 7 tracks (3,5%) – previously unissued raw tracks of recordings that were issued on original Sun with overdubbed vocal/instrumental accompaniment
  • C: 77 tracks (37%) – first issued after the Sun catalogue was bought by Shelby S. Singleton in 1969. Many of the tracks, only previously issued in simulated stereo, are first issued here in original mono
  • D: 60 tracks (28,5%) – previously unissued alternative takes of previously issued titles
  • E: 8 tracks (4%) – previously unissued titles.
Annotation last modified on 2012-07-15 07:36 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Dixie (1956)
2▶12" Vinyl: Whole Lotta Shakin’ (January – February 1957)
3▶12" Vinyl: Lewis Boogie (Summer 1957)
4▶12" Vinyl: Balls of Fire (September 1957 – January 1958)
5▶12" Vinyl: Good Rockin’ Tonight (January – March 1958)
6▶12" Vinyl: Wild One (March – April 1958)
7▶12" Vinyl: Live and Let Live (May – November 1958)
8▶12" Vinyl: It Hurt Me So (November 1958 – March 1959)
9▶12" Vinyl: The Guilty One (March 1959 – January 1960)
10▼12" Vinyl: What’d I Say (January 1960 – February 1961)
#TitleRatingLength
A1Old Black Joe (A)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (on 1958-07-09) and Leo Lodner (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-07-09, from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1958-07-09, from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1958-07-21)
background vocals and choir vocals:
Gene Lowery Singers (in 1960-02)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1960)
remix of:
Old Black Joe (undubbed master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
Old Black Joe (Jerry Lee Lewis version) (in 1960-02)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1853)
arranger:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
2:02
A2Baby, Baby, Bye, Bye (A)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (on 1958-07-09) and Leo Lodner (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-07-09, from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1958-07-09, from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1958-07-21) and Gene Lowery Singers (in 1960-02)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1960)
remix of:
Baby Baby Bye Bye (undubbed master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
Baby, Baby Bye Bye (chat & master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
Baby Baby Bye Bye (in 1960-02)
writer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and Huey “Piano” Smith
1:56
A3As Long as I Live (A)
bass guitar:
W.S. 'T-Willie' Stevenson (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
As Long as I Live (false start & master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
As Long as I Live (in 1960-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
2:25
A4Bonnie B (A)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
recording of:
Bonnie B (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Underwood
2:18
A5What’d I Say (D)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Roland Janes (in 1960-06)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1960-06)
saxophone:
Martin Willis (US saxophonist) (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1960-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
remix of:
What'd I Say (version 2 stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
cover recording of:
What’d I Say (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:18
A6C.C. Rider (C)
edit of:
C. C. Rider (version 1 extended stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
C. C. Rider (Jerry Lee Lewis version) (in 1960-06)
writer:
C. Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
version of:
See See Rider Blues
2:35
A7Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes (A)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Roland Janes (in 1960-06)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1960-06)
saxophone:
Martin Willis (US saxophonist) (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1960-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Tideland Music Publishing Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:33
A8John Henry (A)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
tenor saxophone:
Martin Willis (US saxophonist)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
John Henry (stereo extended) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
John Henry (Jerry Lee Lewis version)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
2:30
A9When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (C)
remix of:
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (2nd series take 1 stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (slate & 2nd series take 1) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
writer:
Gene Sullivan (in 1940) and Wiley Walker (in 1940)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-12-03)
2:15
B1When I Get Paid (A)
edit of:
When I Get Paid (extended) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
When I Get Paid
writer:
Henry Sledd and York Wilburn
2:46
B2Love Made a Fool of Me (A)
producer:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) and Charles Underwood
bass guitar:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1960-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1960-10-13)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1960-10-13) and Brad Suggs (on 1960-10-13)
horn:
Robert Alexius (on 1960-10-13), Ronnie Capone (on 1960-10-13) and Fred Ford (horn player) (on 1960-10-13)
piano:
Larry Muhoberac (American musician, producer, and composer) (on 1960-10-13)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (ended)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1960-10-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1960)
remix of:
Love Made a Fool of Me (stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
Love Made a Fool of Me (on 1960-10-13)
writer:
Henry Sledd and York Wilburn
2:45
B3No More Than I Get (C)
producer:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) and Charles Underwood
bass guitar:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1960-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1960-10-13)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1960-10-13) and Brad Suggs (on 1960-10-13)
horn:
Robert Alexius (on 1960-10-13), Ronnie Capone (on 1960-10-13) and Fred Ford (horn player) (on 1960-10-13)
piano:
Larry Muhoberac (American musician, producer, and composer) (on 1960-10-13)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1960-10-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1975)
remix of:
No More Than I Get (stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
No More Than I Get (on 1960-10-13)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
2:23
B4My Bonnie (C)
remix of:
My Bonnie (stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
My Bonnie (slate & take 4) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
2:33
B5I Forgot to Remember to Forget (C)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
bass guitar:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1961-02-09)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1961-02-09) and Kelton ‘Kelso’ Herston (on 1961-02-09)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-02-09)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-02-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
cover recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget (on 1961-02-09)
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
2:11
B6Cold, Cold Heart (A)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
bass guitar:
Jay W. Brown (1960s US R&B, single “That’s How Much / Don’t Push Me Around”)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
remix of:
Cold Cold Heart (master stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
Cold Cold Heart (slate & master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1961-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
43:05
B7Livin’, Lovin’ Wreck (A)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
bass guitar:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1961-02-09)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1961-02-09) and Kelton ‘Kelso’ Herston (on 1961-02-09)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-02-09)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-02-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
remix of:
Livin’ Lovin’ Wreck (stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
Livin’ Lovin’ Wreck (on 1961-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
2:02
B8What’d I Say (A)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
bass guitar:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1961-02-09)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1961-02-09) and Kelton ‘Kelso’ Herston (on 1961-02-09)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-02-09)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-02-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
remix of:
What’d I Say (master stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
cover recording of:
What’d I Say (on 1961-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:25
11▶12" Vinyl: Won’t Happen With Me (June 1961 – June 1962)
12▶12" Vinyl: Can’t Seem to Say Goodbye (June 1962 – August 1963)