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The Little Richard Collection 1951-1962
Little Richard
The Little Richard Collection 1951-1962
Little Richard
Little Richard was one of the unique personalities who were at the core of the explosion of rock 'n' roll in the middle and later years of the 1950s, his highly individual piano style combining with his unmistakeable vocal delivery and extraordinary stage persona to bring him a succession of landmark hits like "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", "Lucille" and "Good Golly Miss Molly" which helped inspire the British Invasion bands of the '60s and have become staples of rock 'n' roll bands the world over. His was not a rise to instant stardom, however, making his first records in 1951 for RCA before recording for the Peacock label and then joining Specialty, for whom he had his biggest hits, later making religious records for Mercury and other smaller labels. This great-value 60-track 2-CD set comprises almost all the A & B sides which he released during the first, and most important, decade or so of his career - we have left out one or two of the gospel tracks he released as singles in the late '50s and early '60s so that we could include the Specialty EP and album tracks which were not otherwise released on singles. We also include both sides of a rarely-heard record he made with The Upsetters in 1962. It makes for a thorough and extremely entertaining overview of his early career, and naturally includes the 21 chart entries he had in the US and UK during that time among some less well-known material.
.. COLLECTION 1951-62
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 2 |
Released | September 11, 2015 |
EAN/UPC | 0824046314125 |
Label | ACROBAT ADDCD3141 |
Genre | Rock Rock & Roll |
Dimensions | 124 × 142 × 10 mm · 112 g |
Track list
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1. CD
- Taxi Blues (Rca Victor 4392 Nov. 1951)
- Every Hour (Rca Victor 4392 Nov. 1951)
- Get Rich Quick (Rca Victor 4582 Feb. 1952)
- Thinkin' 'bout My Mother (Rca Victor 4582 Feb. 1952)
- Why Did You Leave Me? (Rca Victor 4772 19115)
- Ain't Nothing Happening (Rca Victor 4772 19115)
- I Brought It All on Myself (Rca Victor 5025 Nov. 1952)
- Please Have Mercy on Me (Rca Victor 5025 Nov. 1952)
- Ain't That Good News Duces of Rhythm & Tempo Toppers (Peacoc
- Fool at the Wheel Duces of Rhythm & Tempo Toppers (Peacock 1
- Always Tempo Toppers Feat. Little Richard (Peacock 1628 Mar.
- Rice, Red Beans and Turnip Greens Tempo Toppers Feat. Little
- Tutti Frutti (Specialty 561 Oct. 1955)
- I'm Just a Lonely Guy (Specialty 561 Oct. 1955)
- Long Tall Sally (Specialty 572 Mar. 1956)
- Slippin' and Slidin' (Specialty 572 Mar. 1956)
- Little Richard's Boogie Little Richard with Johnny Otis' Ban
- Directly from My Heart to You Little Richard with Johnny Oti
- Rip It Up (Specialty 579 Jun. 1956)
- Ready Teddy (Specialty 579 Jun. 1956)
- Heeby-jeebies (Specialty 584 Oct. 1956)
- She's Got It (Specialty 584 Oct. 1956)
- The Girl Can't Help It (Specialty 591 Dec. 1956)
- All Around the World (Specialty 591 Dec. 1956)
- Lucille (Specialty 598 Feb. 1957)
- Send Me Some Lovin' (Specialty 598 Feb. 1957)
- Jenny Jenny (Specialty 606 )
- Miss Ann (Specialty 606 )
- Maybe I'm Right Little Richard with the Johnny Otis Orchestr
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2. CD
- I Love My Baby Little Richard with the Johnny Otis Orchestra
- Keep A-knockin' (Specialty 611 Aug. 1957)
- Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (Specialty 611 Aug. 1957)
- Good Golly Miss Molly (Specialty 624 Jan. 1958)
- Hey-hey-hey-hey (Specialty 624 Jan. 1958)
- Ooh! My Soul (Specialty 633 21306)
- True Fine Mama (Specialty 633 21306)
- Baby Face (Specialty 645 Jul. 1958)
- I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo) (Specialty 645 Jul.
- She Knows How to Rock (Specialty 652 Nov. 1958)
- Early One Morning (Specialty 652 Nov. 1958)
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Specialty 660 )
- Wonderin' (Specialty 660 )
- Kansas City (Specialty 664 Apr. 1959)
- Lonesome and Blue (Specialty 664 Apr. 1959)
- Shake a Hand (Specialty 670 Summer 1959)
- All Night Long (Specialty 670 Summer 1959)
- Whole Lotta Shakin' (Specialty 680 Aug. 1959)
- Maybe I'm Right (Specialty 680 Aug. 1959)
- I Got It (Specialty 681 Aug. 1959)
- Baby (Specialty 681 Aug. 1959)
- Directly from My Heart to You (Specialty 686 1960)
- The Most I Can Offer (Specialty 686 1960)
- Oh Why (Specialty Sep 401 )
- Chicken Little Baby (Specialty LP Sp 2104 )
- He's Not Just a Soldier (Mercury 71884 1961)
- Joy Joy Joy (Mercury 71884 1961)
- Why Don't You Change Your Ways (Mercury 71965 1962)
- He Got What He Wanted (But He Lost What He Had) (Mercury 71
- I'm in Love Again the Upsetters Feat. Little Richard (Little
- Every Night About This Time the Upsetters Feat. Little Richa