Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Rockin' Bones - Ronnie Dawson
2. Let's Go Baby - Billy Eldridge, , The Fireballs
3. Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley
4. Little Girl - John & Jackie
5. Cat Man - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps,
6. Lobo Jones - Jackie Gotroe
7. Juvenile Delinquent - Ronnie Allen
8. Froggy Went a Courting - Danny Dell,
9. Rattlesnake Daddy - Joe D. Johnson
10. Down on the Farm - Al Downing,
11. Rockin' in the Graveyard - Jackie Morningstar
12. Dancing Doll - Art Adams,
13. Long Blond Hair, Red Rose Lips - Stan Getz, Johnny Powers
14. Action Packed - Johnny Dollar
15. Boppin' High School Baby - Don Willis
16. Believe What You Say - Rick Nelson
17. Sunglasses After Dark - Dwight Pullen
18. Rumble - Link Wray & His Ray Men
19. Down the Line - Buddy Holly, , Bobby Montgomery
20. Pink Cadillac - Larry Dowd,
21. Black Cadillac - Joyce Green
22. Who's Been Here - Commonwealth Jones
23. I Need a Man - Barbara Pittman
24. Please Give Me Somthing - Bill Allen & The Back Beats
25. Sinners - Freddie & the Hitch-Hikers,

Disc 2:

1. Rock Around with Ollie Vee - Buddy Holly
2. Lou Lou - Darrell Rhodes
3. Rock Crazy Baby - Art Adams,
4. Love Bug Crawl - Jimmy Edwards
5. Fool I Am - Pat Ferguson
6. Red Hot - Bob Luman
7. Love Me - Phantom
8. She's My Witch - Kip Tyler
9. Lordy Hoody - Tommy Blake, Rhythm Rebels, Singing Sons
10. Bloodshot - String Kings
11. Trouble - Jackie DeShannon
12. Hot Shot - Ronnie Person
13. Long Gone Daddy - Pat Cupp
14. Curfew - Steve Carl, , Jags
15. Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins
16. Pink and Black - Sonny Fisher
17. Domino - Roy Orbison
18. Jungle Rock - Hank Mizell
19. Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith
20. Chicken Walk - Hasil Adkins,
21. Chicken Rock - Fat Daddy Holems
22. Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe - Bob & Lucille,
23. Shirley Lee - Bobby Lee Trammell
24. Woman Love - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps,
25. One Night of Sin - Elvis Presley

Disc 3:

1. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
2. Duck Tail - Joe Clay
3. Stack-A-Records - Tom Tall,
4. Daddy-O-Rock - Jeff Daniels
5. Move - Boyd Bennett
6. Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor, Vince Taylor & the Playboys
7. Rumble Rock - Kip Tyler
8. Hep Cat - Larry Terry
9. Cast Iron Arm - Peanuts Wilson
10. Switch Blade Sam - Jeff Daniels
11. Ballin' Keen - Bobby Caraway, Terry Caraway
12. Sweet Rockin' Baby - Sonny West
13. Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two
14. Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette
15. Crazy Baby - Rockin' R's
16. Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins
17. Worried 'Bout You Baby - Maylon Humphries
18. I Love My Baby - The Phaetons
19. Come on Little Mama - Ray Harris
20. Whistle Bait - Larry Collins, Lorrie Collins,
21. Spin the Bottle - Benny Joy
22. Bertha Lou - Dorsey Burnette
23. Real Gone Daddy - Jim Flaherty's Caravan
24. My Pink Cadillac - Hal Willis
25. Draggin' - Curtis Gordon

Disc 4:

1. Action Packed - Ronnie Dee
2. Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
3. Who Do You Love - Ronnie Hawkins
4. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
5. Way I Walk - The Chantones, , Jack Scott
6. Wild Wild Women - Johnny Carroll
7. Oooh-Eeee - Rick Cartey, Jiva-Tones
8. Get Hot or Go Home - John Kerby
9. Swamp Gal - Tommy Bell
10. Miss Pearl - Jimmy Wages
11. Mercy - Larry Collins, Lorrie Collins,
12. Rock Boppin' Baby - Ed Bruce,
13. Rockin' Daddy - Eddie Bond
14. Rock It - George Jones, George "Thumper" Jones,
15. Rhythm and Booze - Corky Jones
16. Flyin' Saucers Rock 'N' Roll - Ray Scott
17. Shake Um Up Rock - Benny Cliff Trio
18. Red Hot Rockin Blues - Jesse James
19. Bang Bang - Janis & Her Boyfriends,
20. One Hand Loose - Charlie Feathers, , Jody & Jerry
21. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
22. Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
23. I Got a Rocket in My Pocket - Jim Lloyd,
24. Oh Love - Don Wade
25. School of Rock 'N Roll - Gene Summers & His Rebels,
26. Rock-N-Bones - Elroy Dietzel,

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41134 in Music
• Released on: 2006-06-27
• Number of discs: 4
• Dimensions: .94 pounds

Amazon.com
The rawest '50s rock retains an irresistible pop culture gravity: indeed, the farther one moves away from it in time, the more compelling--and often intoxicatingly alien--it can seem. Produced with fervent devotion by Rhino roots-rock veteran James Austin and featuring a detailed, track-by-track annotation by rockabilly guru Colin Escott, the 101 tracks on these four discs (fully a third of them making their American CD debut) reinforce that notion at every turn. The oft-dizzy, lust-crazed music here argues that the set's "punk" appellation is but marketing-driven redundancy, even as the range of its rockabilly riches gratifyingly defies the attempts of the set's contributing pundits and musicians (including James Burton, the legendary axeman on many of the tracks, as well as Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Rev. Horton Heat, and The Blasters' Dave Alvin) to define the genre.

The set shrewdly uses expected contributions from Elvis, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Link Wray, Jerry Lee, the Burnette brothers, and Gene Vincent as but familiar anchor points for a journey that bounces from coast to coast (and the UK, courtesy of Johnny Kidd's great "Shakin' All Over"), fueled by a high-octane brew of folk, country, and R&B on its ever-manic, guitar-driven thrill ride. Underappreciated pioneers like Bob Luman and Wanda Jackson are showcased along the way, as are early efforts by eventual stars in other genres (including Buck "Corky Jones" Owens, George "Thumper" Jones, and Canadian Ronnie Hawkins, later to become the Band). But it's the loopy, reverb and echo-drenched side of one-hit (and no-hit) wonders like Freddie and the Hitchikers' theremin-crazed "Sinners," sex romps like the Caraways' "Ballin' Keen," and John & Jackie's downright heated "Little Girl"--not to mention a virtual parking lot full of Cadillac tributes from Vince Taylor, Sonny Fisher, Larry Dowd, and Joyce Green--that are the true treasures of the set's pop archaeology. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Tip of the Iceberg
This is a nice sampling of classics 50s rockabilly. Some issues, however:
1. Fans of early 50s rock who may already own the previous Rhino box- Loud, Fast, and Out of Control, will note that many of the songs duplicate.
2. With 25 songs per CD, another 8-9 songs could have easily fit on each, since the tunes are so short.
Maybe we'll see a further exploration into 50s/early 60s rock one day.
3. If one combines this box with two others: As Good as it Gets:Rockabilly, and a CD called Rockabilly Riot, one would own most of the classic rockabilly hits missing off this box.

Rockabilly? Right ON!
This is the bible of Rockabilly. I listened to all four of the CD's in one day. At first I thought it'd dilute the power of the music, on the contrary right after I finished listening I listened to some songs over again. I then went in to my music collection and listened to some more Rockabilly. The rawness, the energy, the raunch,and Hillbilly primitivism just drips like red blood off a freshly slaughtered cow. If you are fan of Rockabilly by all means get this. There is a book with liner notes and a couple of reviews from people who respect or play Rockabilly ( Although I'm not a fan of most of these new guys ) There is some knowns on here Elvis of course, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson etc. But there is also alot of unknowns theres songs on this box that I've been looking high and low for like the " I'm going to murder my boyfriend for hucklebucking some other chick and drive to his funereal in a Black Cadillac" song by Joyce Green called what else "Black Cadillac", then the other is the drunken ode "Bloodshot" by the String Kings, the nasty song where Dorsey tells a chick " I want to conjugate with you" Bertha Lou by Dorsey Burnette, or the horror billy song by Kip Tyler about his hot witch girlfriend " She's my Witch". The list goes on and on. The reason I gave it only four stars is because the listeners are going to get gyped when they listen to the version of the song "Love Me" by the Phantoms on this box. This version is more restrained and the piss is taken out of it. The original version he just goes insane on this song. Not that this one is bad it just doesn't have the same version as the first take the nasty lyrics are still there. Another reason is the version of "Lordy Hoody" by Tommy Blake on this box is more restrained then the original "All Night Long" which is so much faster and looser. But that doesn't delude the power of the box set which is enormous. There is lots of craziness and insanity on this box set ( check out the late great Hasil Adkins and his song "Chicken Walk") This is highly recommended for Rockabilly fans. I know one of the reviewers said you can get most of these songs by buying other comps and boxed sets but the fact is alot of these songs haven't seen the light of day until now. I know I looked. This isn't recommended to Rockabilly begginners but for fans. If your a begginner or a fan who whats to hear the version above of the song I've just mentioned I'd suggest "Rockabilly Essentials" to get you started there you'll hear "Love Me" by the Phantoms in all its horny, dirty, fast, loud and spontanoeus glory and if you want to hear "All Night Long" by Tommy Blake listen to the "That'll Flat Git It" series.
All in all pretty awesome. If your a fan its something you can't do without.

Awesome Box!!!
This is 1957-59 R&R that caused the do-gooders to jail Jerry Lee Lewis, put away Chuck Berry and get Elvis to sign up for a tour of duty. These are the songs that brought about Pat Boone and the like to cover/tone down R&B. These songs are about duck tail hair, switchblades, women with attitudes that had to be curtailed and moralized. This is rough, loud and out of control teenagers in the fifties.
What a great set by Rhino. I thought it was a little pricey but now I think it's an incredible addition to my 1000+ recordings of pre 1960 rock collection. Great book with incredible pictures and bio of the artists.
This set is awesome....buy it if you're looking for the real life soundtrack to "Asphalt Jungle" or James Dean movies!