The Legendary Sun Records Story, Volume 1

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Annotation

3 x Jewel Cases in card sleeve.

Annotation last modified on 2017-06-22 11:12 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash4.152:45
2Feelin' Good
Little Junior Parker & His Blue Flames2:56
3Lonely Weekends
recording of:
Lonely Weekends
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Knox Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:06
4Welcome to the Club
Jean Chapel1:53
5High School Confidential
producer:
Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1958-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1958-03)
guitar:
Roland Janes (in 1958-03) and Billy Lee Riley (in 1958-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1958-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1958-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1958)
compilation of:
High School Confidential (take named (3.5) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and High School Confidential (take named (3.2) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
High School Confidential (take named (3.2) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and High School Confidential (take named (3.5) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 25)
recording of:
High School Confidential (in 1958-03)
writer:
Ron Hargrave (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28) and Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Penron Music and Penron Music Publishing
Jerry Lee Lewis52:31
6Break Up
Ray Smith1:52
7Easy
Jimmy & Walter3:00
8Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:16
9Flat Foot Sam
Tommy Blake2:02
10Rock Baby, Rock It
Johnny Carroll2:20
11Baby, Please Don't Go
Billy Lee Riley2:09
12Tough, Tough, Tough
bass guitar:
Billy 'Cuz' Covington
drums (drum set):
Roger 'Bobby' Lyons
guitar:
Andy Anderson (1950s/'60s rockabilly artist) and Joe Tubb
piano:
Roy Estes
vocals:
Andy Anderson (1950s/'60s rockabilly artist)
recording of:
Tough Tough Tough (in 1957-11)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Anderson (1950s/'60s rockabilly artist) (until 1957-11)
Andy Anderson2:35
13Rock 'n' roll Ruby
bass:
Jan Ledbetter (on 1956-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Bernero (on 1956-02-05)
guitar:
Buddy Holobaugh (on 1956-02-05) and Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (on 1956-02-05)
piano:
Smokey Joe Baugh ("Smokey Joe") (on 1956-02-05)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (on 1956-02-05)
vocals:
Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (on 1956-02-05)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-02-05)
recording of:
Rock and Roll Ruby (on 1956-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
Warren Smith2:52
14Rabbit Action
Jimmy Haggett1:41
15Pretend
cover recording of:
Pretend (1952 song popularized by Nat King Cole)
lyricist:
Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
composer:
Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Carl Mann2:39
16I'm Getting Better All the Time
Barbara Pittman2:54
17Slow Down
Jack Earls2:18
18So Long Baby, Goodbye
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist)
harmonica:
Sammy Lewis
membranophone:
Joe Nathan Franklin
piano:
L.C. Hubert
vocals:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) and Sammy Lewis
recording of:
So Long Baby, Goodbye (on 1955-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist)
Sammy Lewis & The Willie Johnson Combo2:09
19We Wanna Boogie
Sonny Burgess2:17
20Wild One (Real Wild Child)
recording of:
Wild One (Real Wild Child)
writer:
Johnny Greenan, Johnny O’Keefe and Dave Owens (US songwriter, known for "Wild One")
publisher:
Melodie der Welt (publisher), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Peermusic (Germany) GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music (publisher)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:52

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ASIN:US: B000040JL6 [info]