RAREST ROCKABILLY ALBUM IN THE WORLD EVER!
by VARIOUS ARTISTS
Compact Disc Double
CDCD5047
Label: CHROME DREAMS MUSIC
50 OF THE MOST OBSCURE SONGS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCKABILLY
The earliest known form of what has become Rock music, Rockabilly was around as early as 1951, and throughout that decade was a hugely popular genre. The style waned somewhat during the 1960s, but by the late 70s a revival of epic proportions was in evidence. The style has remained enormously influential ever since, and artists as diverse as Stray Cats, The Cramps, Chris Isaak, Reverend Horton Heat and Brian Setzer’s Big Band have kept the flag flying commercially for what has become a sub-culture all of its own, with a cult-following equal to those of Punk, Ska and Mod.
The ongoing popularity of this enduring style of music has bought with it the customary collector’s scene, and although there remains a wealth of obscure 45s from the 1950s just waiting to be discovered by both the aging fan inspired by the form’s first wave and the alternative young rocker, the vast majority of these records, largely released on tiny American labels, remain enormously hard to locate and, when discoveries are made, hugely expensive to purchase. This collection brings together fifty such Rockabilly gems, many of which have never before been released on CD.
DISC ONE
01. AL EPP & THE PHAROAHS – BREAKING MY HEART (1959) 02. WALTER BROWN – ALLEY CAT (1958) 03. GLEN HONEYCUTT – ROCK ALL NIGHT (1957) 04. MAX ALEXANDER & HANK HARRAL – LITTLE ROME (1959) 05. JIMMY PATTON – YAH I’M MOVIN’ (1958) 06. JIMMIE JOHN – SOLID ROCK (1959) 07. F DEE JOHNSON – BE MY BABY (1958) 08. DON WOODY – BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE (1957) 09. THE CHAVIS BROTHERS – SO TIRED (1959) 10. DON FEGER – DATE ON THE CORNER (1958) 11. CARL MANN – GONNA ROCK N ROLL TONIGHT (1957) 12. JIMMY LLOYD – YOU’RE GONE BABY (1958) 13. MIKE WAGGONER – COMING UP (1959) 14. JOEY CASTLE – THAT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT RIGHT (1958) 15. JAY B LOYD – I’LL BE ALRIGHT (1959) 16. RILEY CRABTREE – SHE LOVES ME BETTER (1958) 17. TOMMY LAM – SPEED LIMIT (1959) 18. MARVIN RAINWATER – HOT AND COLD (1956) 19. AL URBAN – WON’T YOU TELL ME HER NAME (1958) 20. DINKY HARRIS & THE SPADES – SHE LEFT ME CRYIN’ (1959) 21. KENNY OWENS – I GOT THE BUG (1958) 22. JIMMY PATTON – OAKIES IN THE POKIE (1959) 23. CHARLES SENNS – GEE WHIZ LIZ (1958) 24. DON WILLIS – BOPPIN’ HIGH SCHOOL BABY (1957) 25. GLENN BOND – WHEN MY BABY PASSES BY (1959)
DISC TWO
01. NAT COUTY – WOODPECKER ROCK (1958) 02. GENE BROWN – BIG DOOR (1958) 03. ELROY DIETZEL & THE RHYTHM BANDITS – TEENAGE BALL (1956) 04. CURTIS LONG – GOING OUT ON THE TOWN (1958) 05. ROCKY DAVIS – HOT ROD BABY (1959) 06. BENNY JOY – LITTLE RED BOOK (1957) 07. BENNY INGRAM – JELLO SAL (1958) 08. BILL FLAGG – GO CAT GO (1956) 09. JIM OERTLING – OLD MOSS BACK (1959) 10. JOHNNY EDWARDS & THE WHITECAPS – ROCK N ROLL SADDLES (1957) 11. DENNIS VOLK – YOU’RE THE ONE (1958) 12. LEE COLE – COOL BABY (1959) 13. WALLY WILLETTE – PINK ELEPHANTS (1958) 14. RIC CARTEY & THE JIVATONES – SCRATCHING ON MY SCREEN (1958) 15. LUKE McDANIEL – MY BABY DON’T ROCK (1957) 16. CLYDE OWENS & THE MOONLIGHT RAMBLERS – SWING IT LITTLE KATY (1959) 17. RAY McCOY – I NEED IT (1958) 18. MAYLON HUMPHRIES – WORRIED ABOUT YOU BABY (1958) 19. LARRY DOWD – BLUE SWINGING MAMA (1959) 20. BOBBY ROBERTS – BIG SANDY (1958) 21. WALLY HUGHES – CONVERTIBLE CAR (1957) 22. BOB DEWITT – ANNIE MAE (1959) 23. BOB HICKS & THE FENDERS – ROCK BABY ROCK (1958) 24. BUDDY BURKE – THAT BIG OLD MOON (1959) 25. BILL ALLEN – PLEASE GIVE ME SOMETHING (1958)
