This packaging is almost as good as Death Vomit.



From Rhino
Elvis Presley's arrival in the mid-1950s left the pop music world all shook up. His explosive mixture of country music and rhythm & blues—later dubbed rockabilly—inspired imitators in virtually every state of the union. The legion of musicians who cranked up the beat, turned up the twang, set the echo to 11 and got real, real gone is saluted on Rhino's Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly. the four-CD set documents some of most "action-packed" rock ever unleashed upon the listening public.

A celebration of sex, rebels, and rock 'n' roll, Rockin' Bones gathers 101 rockabilly rave-ups released by record labels both big and small from 1954 to 1969 by long gone daddies and wild, wild women. For the uninitiated, the collection serves as the perfect rockabilly primer, with quintessential cuts from such artists as Presley, Eddie Cochran, Jerry Lee Lewis, Wanda Jackson, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins and Gene Vincent. The box also highlights many lesser-known favorites (35 tracks make their U.S. CD debut here) with the likes of Charlie Feathers, Ronnie Dawson, Hazil Adkins, Janis Martin, Joe Clay, and Johnny Carroll tearing it up.

TRACKLIST
Rockin' Bones - Ronnie Dawson

Let's Go Baby - Billy Eldridge

Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley

Little Girl - John & Jackie

Cat Man - Gene Vincent

Lobo Jones - Jackie Gotroe

Juvenile Delinquent - Ronnie Allen

Froggy Went A Courting - Danny Dell

Rattlesnake Daddy - Joe D. Johnson

Down On The Farm - Al Downing

Rockin' In The Graveyard - Jackie Morningstar

Dancing Doll - Art Adams

Long Blond Hair, Red Rose Lips - Johnny Powers

Action Packed - Johnny Dollar

Boppin' High School Baby - Don Willis

Believe What You Say - Ricky Nelson

Sunglasses After Dark - Dwight Pullen

Rumble - Link Wray

Down The Line - Buddy Holly & Bob Montgomery

Pink Cadilla - Larry Dowd

Black Cadillac - Joyce Geen

Who's Been Here - Commonwealth Jones

I Need A Man - Barbara Pittman

Please Give Me Something - Bill Allen

Sinners - Freddie And The Hitch-Hikers

Rock Around With Ollie Vee - Buddy Holly

Lou Lou - Darrell Rhodes

Rock Crazy Baby - Art Adams

Love Bug Crawl - Jimmy Edwards

Fool I Am - Pat Ferguson

Red Hot - Bob Luman

Love Me - The Phantom

She's My Witch - Kip Tyler

Lordy Hoody - Tommy Blake

Bloodshot - The String Kings

Trouble - Jackie Deshannon

Hot Shot - Ronnie Pearson

Long Gone Daddy - Pat Cupp

Curfew - Steve Carl

Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins

Pink And Black - Sonny Fisher

Domino - Roy Orbison

Jungle Rock - Hank Mizell

Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith

Chicken Walk - Hasil Adkins

Chicken Rock - Fat Daddy Holmes

Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe - Bob And Lucille

Shirley Lee - Bobby Lee Trammell

Woman Love - Gene Vincent

One Night Of Sin - Elvis Presley

Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

Duck Tail - Joe Clay

Stack-A-Records - Tom Tall

Daddy-O-Rock - Jeff Daniels

Move - Boyd Bennett

Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor

Rumble Rock - Kip Tyler

Hep Cat - Larry Terry

Cast Iron Arm - Peanuts Wilson

Switch Blade Sam - Jeff Daniels

Ballin' Keen - Bobby & Terry Caraway

Sweet Rockin' - Sonny West

Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash

Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette

Crazy Baby - The Rockin' R's

Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins

Worried 'Bout You Baby - Maylon Humphries

I Love My Baby - The Phaetons

Come On Little Mama - Ray Harris

Whistle Bait - Lorrie And Larry Collins

Spin The Bottle - Benny Joy

Bertha Lou - Dorsey Burnette

Real Gone Daddy - Jim Flaherty's Caravan

My Pink Cadillac - Hal Willis

Draggin' - Curtis Gordon

Action Packed - Ronnie Dee

Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd

Who Do You Love - Ronnie Hawkins

Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran

The Way I Walk - Jack Scott

Wild Wild Women - Johnny Carroll

Oooh-Eeee - Rick Cartey

Get Hot Or Go Home - John Kerby

Swamp Gal - Tommy Bell

Miss Pearl - Jimmy Wages

Mercy - Lorrie And Larry Collins

Rock Boppin' Baby - Edwin Bruce

Rockin' Daddy - Eddie Bond

Rock It - Thumper Jones (George Jones)

Rhythm And Booze - Corky Jones (Buck Owens)

Flyin' Sauers Rock 'N' Roll - Billy Lee Riley

Shake Um Up Rock - Benny Cliff Trio

Red Hot Rockin Blues - Jesse James

Bang Bang - Janis Martin

One Hand Loose - Charlie Feathers

Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis

Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson

I Got A Rocket In My Pocket - Jimmy Lloyd

Oh Love - Don Wade

School Of Rock 'N Roll - Gene Summers

Rock-N-Bones - Elroy Dietzel

I can't believe that this thread has only 10% of the views as the toothbrush poll thread, and I've clicked on it at least three times so if I hadn't done that it would be much less.

Anyway this looks pretty great. I like Elvis, Wanda, Jerry Lee and Buddy Holly a lot but thats about all I have of 50's rockabilly/rock. Kinda a hole in my collection.

I'm tempted to bite the bullet and get this thing. Do you have this or are you getting it Fu?

np: Betty Harris

That looks really interesting. A lot of guys I've never heard and some I haven't heard of. I'd love to check it out.

I was going to dive in, but I'm gonna have to wait for probably a month or so. I don't know a whole lot about the subject matter, but it feels right.

I saw an advert for this bugger in PASTE this month. I hadn't seen the track listing, but this looks good.

What's the retail price? This might be a birthday request or something. I love the packaging.

$60-70. It's in the link, but I'm out tha do'.

looks cool, Fu. Got it on colinswood?

I haven't bought it yet, and I'm still working on the Colinswood thing at my new digs. I say, "working", though that implies about 20x the effort I'm putting into it at this point. I just got a new laptop, so that tends to take priority.

Gotcha... give me a shout if you get c'wood up and running. I miss our chats, Cory!

Looks awesome. I'm gonna be all over this with next paycheck.

Im sure I will buy this soon enough.. looks real good

The wife would have been all over this a few years ago.

And what, now, married to you , she only listens to sad country?

no, but i think that she's exhausted her infatuation with this sound, whereas a year ago she had a fascination with it. the moment has passed.

jesus that was so levelheaded and non-defamatory response. Not the chase I knew..

i'm pretty tired. If i was still posting from work, that would have been your ASS.

now I can sleep tonight

This looks ferocious. Johnny Kid made my Listmania II, and is in my ongoing list of the greatest songs ever over on the list thread. Charlie Feathers, Hazil Adkins...I'll be buying this.

Yeah, chase is like Randy Johnson...he still has a little bit of game left in him but he just doesn't intimidate anyone anymore

i already have Rhino's Loud, Fast, and Outta Control set, the Sun Records set, and a few other comps on top of that. i'll have to look and see if there is a lot of material crossover (i can already see there's some), and then decide whether to buy this immediately or next month...

Funny you should mention it! There are 19 tracks in common between the two boxes.



For those of you thinking of making this your first '50s rock 'n' roll collection, you might want to consider the Loud, Fast, and Out of Control box instead--all rawkin' rawk, not a ballad among 'em, but it isn't limited to one genre like the Rockin' Bones rockabilly box is.

Loud Fast tracks:

C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Leroy - Jack Scott
Black Slacks - Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones
Sunglasses After Dark - Dwight Pullen
Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins
Duck Tail - Joe Clay
Woo-Hoo - Rock A Teens
Come on, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
I'm Ready - Fats Domino
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
Jump, Jive, An' Wail - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn
Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
How Can You Be Mean to Me - Dale Vaughn
My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin
My Baby Left Me - Elvis Presley
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
That Is Rock & Roll - Coasters
Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps
Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Let's Have a Party - Wanda Jackson
Rave On - Buddy Holly
Action Packed - Ronnie Dee
Red Hot - Billy Riley & His Little Green Men
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
Hey! Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Willie and the Hand Jive - Johnny Otis
Hand Clappin' - Red Prysock
Flip Flop and Fly - Big Joe Turner
Jumps, Giggles and Shouts - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps
Roll over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
The Hippy Hippy Shake - Chan Romero
I'm Shakin' - Little Willie John
Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris
Bony Maronie - Larry Williams
Tallahassee Lassie - Freddy Cannon
Claudette - Everly Brothers
Maybellene - Chuck Berry
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
School of Rock & Roll - Gene Summers & His Rebels
Little Demon - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Race With the Devil - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps
Voodoo Voodoo - LaVern Baker
Rockin' in the Graveyard - Jackie Morningstar
Henrietta - Jimmy Dee & the Offbeats
Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
Raw-Hide - Link Wray & The Wraymen
Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets
Rockin' Bones - Ronnie Dawson
Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers
Oh, Boy! - Buddy Holly
Whole Lotta Lovin' - Fats Domino
Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris
Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
Honey Don't - Carl Perkins
Go! Go! Go! - Roy Orbison
Forty Days - Ronnie Hawkins
Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
Frenzy - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Koko Joe - Don & Dewey
King Kong - Big "T" Tyler
Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith
Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll - Billy Riley & His Little Green Men
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
Rockin' This Joint Tonite - Kid Thomas
Honey Hush - Johnny Burnette
Yakety Yak - Coasters
Crazy Country Hop - Johnny Otis
Rumble - Link Wray & The Wraymen
Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly
Somethin' Else - Eddie Cochran
Crazy Man Crazy - Bill Haley & His Comets
The Train Kept A Rollin' - Johnny Burnette
Number Nine Train - Tarheel Slim
Mercy - Lorrie Collins And Larry Collins
Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor
Slow Down - Larry Williams
Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
I Feel Good - Shirley & Lee
Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
Tequila - Champs
Charlie Brown - Coasters
All Night Long - Joe Houston Orchestra
Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis
Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers
My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
Believe What You Say - Ricky Nelson
Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison
Queen of the Hop - Bobby Darin
Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
Love Me - Phantom
Harlem Nocturne - Viscounts

I just bought this today, but I ain't put 'er in the player yet. The design is pretty fun. I also got some Randy Newman tribute album with Steve Earle performing "Rednecks" and Sonny Landreth taking on "Louisiana 1927".

Also picked up:
Thin Lizzy, Jailbreak [ $6 ]
Deadboy and the Elephantmen, We are Night Sky [ $6 ]

O man, that looks like some tasty stuff there. I guess the wishlist gets longer.