| Description |
4 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes by Fred Rothwell (13 pages : ports.) inserted in container. |
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Most selections previously released (1955-1960). |
| Performer |
Chuck Berry, vocals, guitar ; additional assisting musicians. |
| Event |
Recordeed May 21, 1955-July 29, 1959, principally in Chicago, Ill. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Maybellene -- Wee wee hours -- Thirty days (to come back home) -- Together (we will always be) -- You can't catch me -- Rolli polli -- Down bound train -- Berry pickin' -- No money down -- I've changed -- Drifting heart -- Brown eyed handsome man -- Roll over Beethoven -- Too much monkey business -- Maybellene (live) -- Roll over Beethoven (live) -- Havana moon -- Rock and roll music (demo) -- Untitled instrumental -- Deep feeling -- School day (ring ring goes the bell) -- Low feeling -- La Jaunda -- Blue feeling -- How you've changed -- Oh baby doll. |
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Disc 2: Rock and roll music (alternate) -- Rock and roll music -- 13 question method (early version) -- How high the moon -- Sweet little sixteen (demo) -- Sweet little sixteen (take 3) -- Sweet little sixteen (take 11) -- Sweet little sixteen (original master) -- Sweet little sixteen (sped up originally released version) -- Rock at the Philharmonic -- Guitar boogie -- Night beat (take 3) -- Night beat -- Time was (slow version, take 4) -- Time was (slow version) -- Reelin' and rockin (take 1) -- Reelin' and rockin' (takes 7/8) -- Reelin' and rockin' -- Chuckwalk -- Johnny B. Goode (alternate takes 2/3) -- Johnny B. Goode -- Around and around (overdub take 2) -- Around and around (overdub take 3) -- Around and around -- Ingo (overdub take 3) -- Ingo. |
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Disc 3: It don't take but a few minutes -- Blues for Hawaiians -- Beautiful Delilah (alternate takes 15/16) -- Beautiful Delilah (take 6) -- 21 blues -- 21 -- 21 (take 14) -- Vacation time -- Oh yeah -- Hey Pedro -- Time was (fast version) -- House of blue lights -- Carol -- Jo Jo Gunne -- Memphis Tennessee -- Anthony boy -- Sweet little rock 'n' roller (atlernate take 5) -- Sweet little rock 'n' roller (take 11A) -- Long fast jam -- Long slow jam -- Merry Christmas baby -- Merry Christmas baby (alternate) -- Run Rudolph run. |
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Disc 4: Little Queenie (take 8) -- Little Queenie -- That's my desire -- Do you love me (alternate) -- Do you love me -- Almost grown (take 14) -- Almost grown (take 28) -- Almost grown -- Back in the U.S.A. -- Blue on blue (alternate aka Upchuck) -- Blue on blue -- Betty Jean (alternate take 14) -- Betty Jean (alternate take 17) -- Betty Jean -- County line -- Childhood sweetheart (alternate) -- Childhood sweetheart -- One o'clock jump -- I just want to make love to you (take 3) -- I just want to make love to you -- Broken arrow (take 21) -- Broken arrow -- Let it rock (alternate mix) -- Let it rock -- Too pooped to pop (take 4A) -- Too pooped to pop -- Say you'll be mine ; Let me sleep woman (Ecuadors ; feat Chuck Berry, guitar). |
| Subject |
Rock music -- To 1961 -- Sound recordings.
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Popular music -- 1951-1960 -- Sound recordings.
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Rhythm and blues music -- Sound recordings.
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| Genre |
Alternate takes (Sound recordings)
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| Added Title |
Complete '50s Chess recordings |
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Complete 1950s Chess recordings |
| Standard No. |
602517407763 |
| Music No. |
B0009473-02 Hip-O Select |
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