The Sun Records Collection

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Tracklist

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1That’s All Right
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-07-05)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-07-05) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
cover recording of:
That’s All Right (on 1954-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill1:56
2Good Rockin’ Tonight
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (in 1954-09)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (in 1954-09) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1954-09)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1954-09)
cover recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (in 1954-09)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill2:13
3Drinkin’ Wine Spo‐Dee‐O‐Dee
double bass:
Jake Ryles (on 1954-10-10)
guitar:
Gordon Mashburn (on 1954-10-10) and Malcolm Yelvington (on 1954-10-10)
piano:
Reece Fleming (on 1954-10-10)
steel guitar:
Miles Winn (on 1954-10-10)
vocals:
Malcolm Yelvington (on 1954-10-10)
recording of:
Drinkin’ Wine, Spo‐Dee‐O‐Dee (on 1954-10-10)
writer:
Stick McGhee and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Malcolm Yelvington2:50
4Turn Around
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1954-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1954-10)
electric guitar:
Quinton Claunch (in 1954-10)
fiddle:
Bill Cantrell (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1954-10) and Jay Perkins (in 1954-10)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (in 1954-10)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1954-10)
recording of:
Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Carl Perkins42:59
5Baby Let’s Play House
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1953, in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
cover recording of:
Baby Let’s Play House (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Gunter
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Embassy Music Corp., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and LPGV Music (BMI)
recording of:
Baby Let’s Play House
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Gunter
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Embassy Music Corp., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and LPGV Music (BMI)
Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill3.82:17
6Someday You Will Pay
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marcus Van Story (on 1955-03-14)
fiddle:
Bill Cantrell (on 1955-03-14)
guitar:
Quinton Claunch (on 1955-03-14) and Roy Miller (on 1955-03-14)
spoons:
Charlie Feathers (on 1955-03-14)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (on 1955-03-14)
vocals:
Elsie Joe Miller (on 1955-03-14) and Mildred Wages (The Miller Sisters) (on 1955-03-14)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-03-14)
The Miller Sisters2:19
7Red Hot
double bass:
Kenneth Banks (on 1955-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Phineas Newborn, Sr. (drummer) (on 1955-05-31)
guitar:
Calvin Newborn (50s US R&B guitar player) (on 1955-05-31)
piano:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records) (on 1955-05-31)
tenor saxophone:
Jewell Briscoe (on 1955-05-31) and Moses Reed (on 1955-05-31)
vocals:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records) (on 1955-05-31)
recording of:
Red Hot
writer:
W. R. Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:25
8Lookin’ for My Baby
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
alto saxophone:
Lawrence Taylor (alto sax) (on 1954-03-30)
bass:
Cleophas Johnson (on 1954-03-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lonnie Haynes (on 1954-03-30)
guitar:
Little Milton (US blues singer and guitarist Milton Campbell) (on 1954-03-30)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1954-03-30)
tenor saxophone:
C.W. Tate (on 1954-03-30)
vocals:
Little Milton (US blues singer and guitarist Milton Campbell) (on 1954-03-30)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-03-30)
recording of:
Lookin’ for My Baby (on 1954-03-30)
writer:
Campbell (US blues singer and guitarist Milton Campbell)
Little Milton2:54
9Cry! Cry! Cry!
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955-05)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1955-05)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1955-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955-05)
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry! (in 1955-05)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two3.652:29
10Sitting by My Window
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Kenneth Banks (on 1955-05-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Phineas Newborn (drummer) (on 1955-05-26)
guitar:
Calvin Newborn (50s US R&B guitar player) (on 1955-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
Jewell Briscoe (on 1955-05-26) and Moses Reed (on 1955-05-26)
vocals:
Haywood Hebron (on 1955-05-26), Melvin Jones (doo wop) (on 1955-05-26), Luchrie Jordan (on 1955-05-26), Marvin Walker (Five Tinos) (on 1955-05-26) and Melvin Walker (on 1955-05-26)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-05-26)
Five Tinos3:26
11Mystery Train
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (in 1955-07)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (in 1955-07) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1955-07)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1955-07)
cover recording of:
Mystery Train (on 1955-07-11)
writer:
Junior Parker and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Mijac Music, MJ Publishing Trust, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Hilo Music Inc. (in 1953)
Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill2:29
12Let the Jukebox Keep on Playing
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-07)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-07)
electric guitar:
Quinton Claunch (in 1955-07)
fiddle:
Bill Cantrell (in 1955-07)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-07) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-07)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (in 1955-07)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-07)
recording of:
Let the Jukebox Keep On Playing
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins42:55
13Defrost Your Heart
double bass:
Johnny Black (bassist) (in 1955-07)
fiddle:
Bill Cantrell (in 1955-07)
guitar:
Quinton Claunch (in 1955-07) and Charlie Feathers (in 1955-07)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (in 1955-07)
vocals:
Charlie Feathers (in 1955-07)
Charlie Feathers2:28
14Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two4.352:49
15Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:15
16Honey, Don’t!
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (from 1955-12 until 1966-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
recording of:
Honey, Don’t! (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Knox Music Ltd. and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
Carl Perkins42:50
17Let’s Get High
alto saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (in 1956-02) and Charles Taylor (1950s sax player) (in 1956-02)
baritone saxophone:
Richard Sanders (saxophonist) (in 1956-02)
double bass:
Tuff Green (in 1956-02)
drums (drum set):
John Murray Daley (in 1956-02)
guitar:
Foree Wells (in 1956-02)
piano:
Rosco Gordon (in 1956-02)
saxophone:
Willie Wilkes (in 1956-02)
vocals:
Rosco Gordon (in 1956-02)
Rosco Gordon2:37
18Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1956-03)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1956-03)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956-03) and Eddie Starr (in 1956-03)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby (in 1956-03)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Knox Music Ltd., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Wren Music Co. and Knox Music, Inc. (on 1957-11-12)
Carl Perkins2:14
19Rock ’n’ Roll Ruby
bass:
Jan Ledbetter (on 1956-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Bernero (on 1956-02-05)
guitar:
Buddy Holobaugh (on 1956-02-05) and Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (on 1956-02-05)
piano:
Smokey Joe Baugh ("Smokey Joe") (on 1956-02-05)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (on 1956-02-05)
vocals:
Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (on 1956-02-05)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-02-05)
recording of:
Rock and Roll Ruby (on 1956-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
Warren Smith2:53
20I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two4.152:44
21Get Rhythm
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two42:14
22Ooby Dooby
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
double bass:
Jack Kennelly (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Billy Pat Ellis (in 1956)
guitar:
Roy Orbison (in 1956) and Johnny 'Guitar' Wilson (in 1956)
mandolin:
James Morrow (in 1956)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (in 1956)
recording of:
Ooby Dooby (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Roy Orbison and The Teen Kings52:13
23Red Headed Woman
double bass:
Johnny Ray Hubbard (on 1956-05-02)
drums (drum set):
Russ Smith (rockabilly drummer, active 1960s) (on 1956-05-02)
guitar:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02) and Joe Lewis (1950s US rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02)
piano:
Kern K. Kennedy (on 1956-05-02)
trumpet:
Jack Nance (on 1956-05-02)
vocals:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02)
recording of:
Red Headed Woman (on 1956-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist)
Sonny Burgess2:11
24Dixie Fried
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1956-03)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1956-03)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956-03) and Eddie Starr (in 1956-03)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956-03)
edit of:
Dixie Fried (version 2: 3 false starts & master) by Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
recording of:
Dixie Fried (in 1956-03)
composer:
Howard Griffen and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:26
25Ubangi Stomp
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1956-08)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Bernero (in 1956-08)
guitar:
Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (in 1956-08) and Brad Suggs (in 1956-08)
piano:
Smokey Joe ("Smokey Joe") (in 1956-08)
vocals:
Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (in 1956-08)
recording of:
Ubangi Stomp (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Underwood
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Jason Clement Music, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Hi Lo Music (from 1956 to present)
Warren Smith1:58
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Credits

Release

art direction:Monster X (design)
producer:James Austin (US producer, associated with Rhino Records) (task: compilation)
Jimmy Guterman (task: compilation)
remastering:Bob Fisher (producer, recording artist & mastering engineer)
design:Rachel Gutek
part of:BMG Club Edition (number: DRC31211) (order: 180)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3804489 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000033DF [info]