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Tracklist
CD 1
Mystery Train (02:24) Parker, Junior & His Blue Flames
Blue Suede Shoes (02:15) Perkins, Carl
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (02:54) Lewis, Jerry Lee
Bear cat (02:49) Thomas, Rufus
Folsom Prison Blues (02:49) Cash, Johnny
Color And Kind (Look-A Here Baby) (03:11) Howlin' Wolf
Flyin' Saucers Rock 'n' Roll (02:05) Riley, BIlly Lee
Ten cats down (02:21) Miller Sisters, The
I Never Knew (02:22) Orbison, Roy
Your cheatin' heart (02:31) Gleaves, Cliff
Just walkin' in the rain (02:42) Prisonaires, The
The hucklebuck (03:06) Hooker, Earl
Shake 'em up baby (02:20) Ballard, Frank
Willing and ready (02:10) Smith, Ray
Rock 'n' roll Ruby (02:51) Smith, Warren
Born to lose (02:23) McVoy, Carl
Lonely Weekends (02:06) Rich, Charlie
I Need A Man (02:53) Pittman, Barbara
Ubangi stomp (02:14) Mann, Carl
Sadie's back in town (02:26) Burgess, Sonny
Groovy train (02:28) Cagle, Wade / Escorts, The
Don't be runnin' wild (Problem child) (02:00) Cook, Ken
Go, Go, Go (Down The Line) (02:09) Orbison, Roy
Red velvet (02:21) Kirby Sisters, The
Greyhound blues (02:37) Hunt, D. A.
I Forgot To Remember To Forget (02:22) Feathers, Charlie
Lewis Boogie (02:02) Lewis, Jerry Lee
Peace In The Valley (01:38) Million Dollar Quartet, The
Down By The Riverside (02:12) Million Dollar Quartet, The
Who Will The Next Fool Be (02:23) Rich, Charlie
CD 2
Great Balls Of Fire (01:54) Lewis, Jerry Lee
Matchbox (02:10) Perkins, Carl
Feelin' good (02:55) Parker, Junior & His Blue Flames
Mona Lisa (02:24) Mann, Carl
Ooby Dooby (02:14) Orbison, Roy
Guess Things Happen That Way (01:48) Cash, Johnny
My Babe (01:52) Felts, Narvel
It's Me Baby (02:26) Yelvington, Malcolm
Paralyzed (02:39) Million Dollar Quartet, The
I'll wait forever (03:02) Wood, Anita
Somebody told me (02:55) Little Milton
Rockin' bandit (Dubbet Version) (02:08) Smith, Ray
Pearly Lee (02:38) Riley, Billy Lee
Red hot (02:26) Emerson, Billy "The Kid"
Uranium rock (Alternate Take) (02:03) Smith, Warren
Raunchy (02:22) Justis, Bill
Got you on my mind (02:26) Miller Sisters, The
Just In Time (02:48) Jenkins, Harold
Ain't Got No Home (02:26) Mann, Carl
Ain't got a thing (02:07) Burgess, Sonny
Cheese And Crackers (02:43) Gordon, Rosco
Got love if you want it (02:11) Smith, Warren
Feelin' low (02:35) Chaffin, Ernie
There's another place I can't go (02:36) Rich, Charlie
Handsome man (02:25) Pittman, Barbara
How Long (02:46) Wimberly, Maggie Sue
Goin' crazy (02:23) Self, Mack
Rockin' Daddy (01:59) Bond, Eddie
Claudy (02:22) Suggs, Brad
Goodnight Irene (02:40) Cash, Johnny
Review
Metro's double-disc The Legendary Story of Sun Records is a decent general retrospective of the seminal label's output, offering a good sampling of its blues, country, and rockabilly material. Little Junior's Blue Flames' "Mystery Train," Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," and Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" provide definitive examples of all of these styles, and while it's true that this collection reprises many of the highlights found frequently on other Sun compilations -- particularly Roy Orbison's "Ooby Dooby," Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire," and Bill Justis' "Raunchy" -- it does dig a little deeper into the label's catalog. The Million Dollar Quartet's "Peace in the Valley" and "Down by the Riverside" aren't frequently heard on this kind of collection, so they make a nice counterpart to the better-known "Paralyzed." Likewise, Barbara Pittman's "I Need a Man," the Prisonaires' "Just Walking in the Rain," Howlin' Wolf's "Color and Kind (Look-A Here Baby)," and Malcolm Yelvington's "It's Me Baby" give the collection a little more depth than might be anticipated. Tracks by Carl Mann, Rosco Gordon, Sonny Burgess, and Little Milton round out this compilation, which may not be definitive but does manage to be better than average in terms of quantity and quality. ~ Heather Phares
Contributors
Label Metro
Artist VARIOUS
Artist SUN RECORDS
Product Details
DUIN 1FJQCC28439
GTIN 0698458700124
Release Date 26.03.2002
Amount of Discs 2
Age Classification (FSK) Without restriction
Product type CD
Track Count 60