Compil. UK 1989 on Ace label
Rock, R&B/Soul and Blues (Rock’n’Roll, Rhythm’n’Blues, Blues Rock, Soul)
Comes in LP size box with 8 LP's each in individual sleeve and with 32-page LP size booklet. ℗ Specialty Records, Inc This compilation ℗ 1989 Ace Records Ltd © 1989 Ace Records Ltd Made in West Germany. ℗ 1989 for all tracks except: ℗ 1955: B9, B11 ℗ 1956: E1, E2, F10, G8, H9, I2, J2, K6 ℗ 1957: E3, F3, H7, I6, J6, K7, L8 ℗ 1958: D1, G4, J9, K3, L3, M4, N1, N4 ℗ 1959: A10, D4, F6, K8, N6 ℗ 1964: O2, O7 ℗ 1971: A8, B1, O5, P5 Originally released with overdubs, now without: ℗ 1959 - ℗ 1984: C6 ℗ 1959 - ℗ 1989: B4, B6, D6, E8, I4 Mono: LP1 to LP7 Stereo: LP8, except track P5
Little Richard voc, *1932 US vocals, vocals, piano, vocals, piano, leader, voice, album by | |
The Robins , 1945-1960 US backing vocals, or | |
Alvin Tyler ts, 1925-1998 US baritone saxophone, baritone saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Jewell Grant bs, US baritone saxophone | |
Samuel Parker sax, US baritone saxophone | |
Clarence Ford cl, ts, 1929-1994 US baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone | |
Don "Sugarcane" Harris vn, voc, *1938 US bass, guitar | |
Frank Fields b, 1914-2005 US bass, bass, leader | |
Jimmy Bond b, 1933-2012 US bass | |
Jimmy Rice , bass | |
Olsie Richard Robinson b, bass, bass | |
Ralph Hamilton b, bass | |
Ted Brinson g, bass | |
Rene Hall g, 1912-1988 US bass, fender | |
Ray Topping , GB compiled by, liner notes, compilation producer, concept by | |
Charles Connor , US drums, drums | |
Earl Palmer dr, perc, 1924-2008 US drums, drums, drums, leader | |
Jessie Sailes dr, drums | |
Oscar Moore dr, drums | |
Mick Waller dr, 1941-2008 GB drums, probably | |
A "Sharky" Hall drums, percussion | |
Lloyd Lambert b, 1928-1995 US electric bass | |
Adolph Jacobs eg, *1939 US guitar | |
Dewey Terry voc, key, g, p, 1937-2003 US guitar, guitar | |
Edgar Blanchard g, voc, bj, 1924-1972 US guitar | |
Ernest McLean g, *1926 US guitar | |
Glen Williams g, guitar | |
Glen Willings , guitar | |
Justin Adams g, acg, 1923-1991 US guitar | |
Nathaniel Douglas , US guitar | |
Roy Montrell g, 1928-1979 US guitar | |
Thomas Harwell , guitar, guitar, or | |
William "Frosty" Pyles , guitar | |
Bumps Blackwell , US leader, supervised by | |
Harold Battiste p, ts, as, 1931-2015 US leader | |
Edward Frank p, voc, *1932 US piano | |
Huey "Piano" Smith p, *1934 US piano | |
Luke Gonder , US piano | |
Art Foxall ts, tenor saxophone | |
Clifford Burks , tenor saxophone | |
Danny Carmichael sax, US tenor saxophone | |
Grady Gaines ts, *1934 US tenor saxophone | |
Joe Tillman tenor saxophone | |
Lee Allen sax, 1927-1994 US tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, leader | |
Wilbert Smith sax, US tenor saxophone | |
Jake Porter tr, 1916-1993 US trumpet | |
Renald Richard tr, *1925 US trumpet, leader | |
Little Richard And His Band , 1955-1956 US performer on track | |
Little Richard And The Upsetters , performer on track |
Adolph Smith backing vocals |
Art Neville backing vocals |
Barbara Salisbury backing vocals |
Billy Preston backing vocals |
Billy Tircuit backing vocals |
Booker Jones backing vocals |
Charles Jackson backing vocals |
David Cobb backing vocals |
Douglas Gibbs backing vocals |
Horace 'Pookie' Wooten backing vocals |
Jesse Kirkson backing vocals |
Junior Gordon backing vocals |
The Chimes backing vocals |
Martin Brown design |
Rick Coleman liner notes |
Rob Finnis liner notes |
Bob Jones mastered by |
Art Rupe producer, supervised by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LP1 - Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom | Little Richard | ||
2 | Macon GA, Radio Station WBML 9 February 1955 | Little Richard | ||
3 | Baby | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 4:18 |
4 | All Night Long | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:45 |
5 | Possibly New Orleans, 1955 | Little Richard | ||
6 | She's My Star | Little Richard | R. Taylor, Richard Penniman | 2:35 |
7 | New Orleans, J&M Studio 13 September 1955 | Little Richard | ||
8 | Lonesome And Blue (Take 3) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:03 |
9 | Lonesome And Blue (Take 4 - False Start, Take 7) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:43 |
10 | Lonesome And Blue (Master - Probably Take 5) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:14 |
11 | Wonderin' (Take 9) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:45 |
12 | Wonderin' (Master - Take 8) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:48 |
13 | All Night Long (Take 10) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:15 |
14 | All Night Long (Master - Takes 6 & 7 Intercut) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:11 |
15 | 13 September 1955 | Little Richard | ||
16 | Kansas City (Take 2 - Master Issued On SLP 2136 In 1971) | Little Richard And His Band | Leiber & Stoller | 2:16 |
17 | Kansas City (Take 1) | Little Richard And His Band | Leiber & Stoller | 2:07 |
18 | 14 September 1955 | Little Richard | ||
19 | Maybe I'm Right (Take 1) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 3:28 |
20 | Maybe I'm Right (Master - Take 4) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:12 |
21 | Directly From My Heart (Take 1) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:21 |
22 | Directly From My Heart (Master - Probably Take 4) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:18 |
23 | Baby (Master) | Little Richard And His Band | Richard Penniman | 2:04 |
24 | I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) (Take 1 - False Start, Take 2) | Little Richard And His Band | Dorothy La Bostrie | 2:53 |
25 | I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) (Master) | Little Richard And His Band | Dorothy La Bostrie | 2:35 |
26 | Tutti Frutti (Take 2) | Little Richard And His Band | Dorothy La Bostrie, Richard Penniman | 2:21 |
27 | Tutti Frutti (Master - Probably Take 1) | Little Richard And His Band | Dorothy La Bostrie, Richard Penniman | 2:22 |
28 | LP2 - Peepin' And A' Hidin' | Little Richard | ||
29 | Los Angeles - Specialty Office Studio Demos November 1955 | Little Richard | ||
30 | Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 1 With Drums) | Little Richard | Albert Collins, Edwin Bocage, James Smith, Richard Penniman | 1:55 |
31 | Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 2 With Brushes) | Little Richard | Albert Collins, Edwin Bocage, James Smith, Richard Penniman | 1:50 |
32 | Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 3 With Bongo) | Little Richard | Albert Collins, Edwin Bocage, James Smith, Richard Penniman | 1:47 |
33 | Miss Ann (Vocal/Piano Only) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 1:44 |
34 | She's My Star (A Capella) | Little Richard | R. Taylor, Richard Penniman | 2:37 |
35 | Chicken Little Baby (Master Without Overdubs - Vocal/Piano Only) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 1:42 |
36 | Los Angeles, Radio Recorders 29 November 1955 | Little Richard | ||
37 | Miss Ann (Take 1) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 2:36 |
38 | Miss Ann (Take 8) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 2:16 |
39 | Baby (Take 1) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:22 |
40 | True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (Incomplete Take) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 1:08 |
41 | True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (Master) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:41 |
42 | Kansas City (False Starts 5, 6 & 7) | Little Richard | Leiber & Stoller | 0:46 |
43 | Kansas City (Take 8) | Little Richard | Leiber & Stoller | 2:32 |
44 | Kansas City (Master - Probably Take 4) | Little Richard | Leiber & Stoller | 2:38 |
45 | Wonderin' (Take 1) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:58 |
46 | Wonderin' (Master - Take 3) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 3:06 |
47 | Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 1) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell | 2:02 |
48 | Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 5) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell | 2:11 |
49 | Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 6) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell | 2:07 |
50 | Los Angeles, Probably Ted Brinson's Studio 3 December 1955 | Little Richard | ||
51 | Miss Ann (Take 3) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 2:52 |
52 | LP3 - Duck Back In The Alley | Little Richard | ||
53 | New Orleans, J&M Studios 7 February 1956 | Little Richard | ||
54 | Slippin' And Slidin' (Master - Probably Take 7) | Little Richard | Albert Collins, Edwin Bocage, James Smith, Richard Penniman | 2:41 |
55 | Long Tall Sally (Master - Probably Take 7) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell | 2:07 |
56 | Miss Ann (Master) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 2:14 |
57 | 9 February 1956 | Little Richard | ||
58 | Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 1) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson | 2:09 |
59 | Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 2) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson | 1:48 |
60 | Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 3) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson | 2:13 |
61 | The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (Take 4) | Little Richard | William L. Scott | 2:22 |
62 | The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (Master - Take 3) | Little Richard | William L. Scott | 2:23 |
63 | Oh Why? (Take 4) | Little Richard | William L. Scott | 2:06 |
64 | Oh Why? (Take 9) | Little Richard | William L. Scott | 2:13 |
65 | Oh Why? (Master - Probably Take 7) | Little Richard | William L. Scott | 2:06 |
66 | 9 May 1956 | Little Richard | ||
67 | I Got It (Take 1) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:03 |
68 | I Got It (Take 9) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:23 |
69 | I Got It (Master - Probably Take 7) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:19 |
70 | Ready Teddy (Take 3) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 1:51 |
71 | Ready Teddy (Take 4) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 1:43 |
72 | Ready Teddy (Take 10) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:06 |
73 | Ready Teddy (Master - Probably Take 6) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:06 |
74 | LP4 - I'm Gonna Rock It Up! | Little Richard | ||
75 | New Orleans, J&M Studios 9 May 1956 | Little Richard | ||
76 | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 3) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:08 |
77 | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 5 - False Start, Take 6) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:16 |
78 | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 8) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:04 |
79 | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Master - Probably Take 4) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:05 |
80 | Rip It Up (Take 3 - Rehearsal) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:20 |
81 | Rip It Up (Take 13) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:09 |
82 | Rip It Up (Take 14) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:32 |
83 | Rip It Up (Master) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:21 |
84 | Los Angeles, Master Recorders 15 May 1956 | Little Richard | ||
85 | Heeby-Jeebies (Take 5 - Slow Version) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson | 2:01 |
86 | Heeby-Jeebies (Takes 6, 7 & 8) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson | 2:15 |
87 | Heeby-Jeebies (Take 9) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson | 1:49 |
88 | New Orleans, J&M Studios 30 July 1956 | Little Richard | ||
89 | Good Golly, Miss Molly (Fast Version) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 0:56 |
90 | Good Golly, Miss Molly (Fast Version) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:09 |
91 | Lucille (False Start) | Little Richard | Albert Collins, Richard Penniman | 1:29 |
92 | Lucille (Master) | Little Richard | Albert Collins, Richard Penniman | 2:23 |
93 | Heeby-Jeebies (Take 5) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson | 2:08 |
94 | Heeby-Jeebies (Master) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson | 2:10 |
95 | LP5 - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave | Little Richard | ||
96 | New Orleans, J&M Studios | Little Richard | ||
97 | Probably 31 July 1956 | Little Richard | ||
98 | All Around The World (Take 8 Composite) | Little Richard | McKinley Millet, Robert Blackwell | 1:57 |
99 | All Around The World (Master - Composite) | Little Richard | McKinley Millet, Robert Blackwell | 2:25 |
100 | Probably 1 August 1956 | Little Richard | ||
101 | Shake A Hand (Take 2) | Little Richard | Joe Morris | 2:53 |
102 | Shake A Hand (Master - Take 5) | Little Richard | Joe Morris | 3:10 |
103 | Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (Take 8) | Little Richard | Leo Price | 2:28 |
104 | Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (Master - Probably Take 9) | Little Richard | Leo Price | 2:25 |
105 | Los Angeles, Master Recorders 6 September 1956 | Little Richard | ||
106 | I Got It (Take 1) | Little Richard And The Upsetters (2) | Richard Penniman | 2:17 |
107 | I Got It (Take 2) | Little Richard And The Upsetters (2) | Richard Penniman | 2:27 |
108 | She's Got It | Little Richard And The Upsetters (2) | John Marascalco, Richard Penniman | 2:27 |
109 | She's Got It (Master) | Little Richard And The Upsetters (2) | John Marascalco, Richard Penniman | 2:25 |
110 | Send Me Some Lovin' (Take 1) | Little Richard And The Upsetters (2) | John Marascalco, Leo Price | 2:54 |
111 | Send Me Some Lovin' (Take 9) | Little Richard And The Upsetters (2) | John Marascalco, Leo Price | 2:32 |
112 | Hound Dog (Rehearsal) | Little Richard And The Upsetters (2) | Leiber & Stoller | 2:00 |
113 | New Orleans, J&M Studios 15 October 1956 | Little Richard | ||
114 | Jenny, Jenny (Master - Composite) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 2:02 |
115 | Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 7) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:16 |
116 | Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 8) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:17 |
117 | Good Golly, Miss Molly (Master - Take 9) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:34 |
118 | Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 10) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:12 |
119 | LP6 - Drinkin' Gin You Can't Come In | Little Richard | ||
120 | New Orleans, J&M Studios 16 October 1956 | Little Richard | ||
121 | Baby Face (Takes 2 & 3 - False Starts) | Little Richard | Benny Davis, Harry Akst | 0:34 |
122 | Baby Face (Take 4) | Little Richard | Benny Davis, Harry Akst | 2:39 |
123 | Baby Face (Master - Probably Take 11) | Little Richard | Benny Davis, Harry Akst | 2:13 |
124 | The Girl Can't Help It (Film Version Master - Take 9) | Little Richard | Bobby Troup | 2:30 |
125 | The Girl Can't Help It (Take 10 - False Start, Take 11) | Little Richard | Bobby Troup | 2:24 |
126 | The Girl Can't Help It (Single Master - Take 12) | Little Richard | Bobby Troup | 2:29 |
127 | Send Me Some Lovin' (Master) | Little Richard | John Marascalco, Leo Price | 2:18 |
128 | By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (Master) | Little Richard | Edward Madden, Gus Edwards | 2:04 |
129 | Gene Nobles' "Royal Crown" Hairdressing Ad | Little Richard | 1:03 | |
130 | Washington D.C. Unknown Radio Station, 16 January 1957 | Little Richard | ||
131 | Ooh! My Soul (Take 1) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:00 |
132 | Ooh! My Soul (Take 3) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:12 |
133 | Ooh! My Soul (Master) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:10 |
134 | Keep A Knockin' (Take 1) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 1:34 |
135 | Keep A Knockin' (Take 2) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:28 |
136 | Keep A Knockin' (Take 3) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:20 |
137 | Keep A Knockin' (Take 4) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:17 |
138 | Keep A Knockin' (Master - Composite) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:11 |
139 | LP7 - He Knows How To Rock | Little Richard | ||
140 | Los Angeles, Master Recorders 18 October 1957 | Little Richard | ||
141 | Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 1) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 3:25 |
142 | Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 2) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:41 |
143 | Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 6) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:29 |
144 | Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Master) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:19 |
145 | Good Morning Little School Girl (Takes 1 & 3) | Little Richard | Sonny Boy Williamson | 2:58 |
146 | Ooh! My Soul | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 1:27 |
147 | Ooh! My Soul | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 1:12 |
148 | Ooh! My Soul (Take 7) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 1:48 |
149 | Ooh! My Soul (Take 9) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:04 |
150 | Early One Morning (Blues) (Master) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:14 |
151 | She Knows How To Rock (Takes 1, 2, 3 & 4 - False Starts) | Little Richard | Willie L. Perryman | 4:26 |
152 | She Knows How To Rock (Take 5 - False Start) | Little Richard | Willie L. Perryman | 1:28 |
153 | She Knows How To Rock (Master) | Little Richard | Willie L. Perryman | 1:59 |
154 | Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Rehearsal) | Little Richard | Dave Williams, Sunny David | 3:30 |
155 | Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Master) | Little Richard | Dave Williams, Sunny David | 1:52 |
156 | LP8 - Annie's Back! | Little Richard | ||
157 | Los Angeles, Radio Recorders 1 May 1964 | Little Richard | ||
158 | Bama Lama Bama Loo (Take 7) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:47 |
159 | Bama Lama Bama Loo (Master - Take 10) | Little Richard | Richard Penniman | 2:14 |
160 | Poor Boy Paul (Take 2) | Little Richard | Don Weise | 2:35 |
161 | Poor Boy Paul (Take 7) | Little Richard | Don Weise | 2:16 |
162 | Poor Boy Paul (Master - Take 8) | Little Richard | Don Weise | 2:20 |
163 | Annie Is Back (Takes 1 & 2) | Little Richard | John Anderson | 3:00 |
164 | Annie Is Back (Take 3) | Little Richard | John Anderson | 2:40 |
165 | 19 March 1964 | Little Richard | ||
166 | Miss Ann (Take 6) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 3:20 |
167 | Miss Ann (Take 7) | Little Richard | Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 2:50 |
168 | Well Alright (Takes 1 & 2) | Little Richard | Sam Cooke | 0:59 |
169 | Well Alright (Take 3) | Little Richard | Sam Cooke | 2:52 |
170 | Well Alright (Take 4) | Little Richard | Sam Cooke | 2:28 |
171 | Paris, France, Olympia Theatre Live Recording June 1964 | Little Richard | ||
172 | Medley | Little Richard | 3:10 | |
173 | Ain't That A Shame | Little Richard | Domino & Bartholomew | |
174 | I Got A Woman | Little Richard | Ray Charles | |
175 | Tutti Frutti | Little Richard | Dorothy La Bostrie, Richard Penniman |
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