Eddie Cochran

ROCK & ROLL LEGEND

2 LPs ON 1 CD
 

One of rock & roll’s most joyful and entertaining singers, the legendary Eddie Cochran (who died tragically in a car accident in London at the tender age of 21) was in the same league as the best rockabilly stars. His brash, fat guitar sound helped lay the groundwork for the power chord. His music was explosive, unchecked, rebellious and always exuberant. In addition to his vocals he played the electric guitar, bass, and several other instruments. Cochran was a great songwriter and singer, celebrating the joys of teenage life –the parties, the music, the adolescent rebellion– with an economic wit that bore some similarities to Chuck Berry. He was also (like Buddy Holly) an innovator in the studio, using overdubbing at a time when that practice was barely known on rock recordings
This quintessential collector’s edition includes Cochran’s most famous and essential albums for the Liberty label, consisting of his debut LP Singin’ to My Baby (1957) and the posthumous Eddie Cochran - 12 of His Biggest Hits (1960). These two masterpieces helped define the exact nature of rock & roll.
Also includes 9 bonus tracks from the same period. Highlights include the original hit recordings “C’mon Everybody”, “Summertime Blues”, “Somethin’ Else”, “Sittin’ in the Balcony”, and the edgy “Boll Weevil Song”, which walks a tightrope between rockabilly and country-pop without ever slipping off.

“Eddie Cochran understood to his marrow that rock & roll is not basically a musical style, still less an artform, but above all an attitude.” - Lester Bangs.

16-PAGE BOOKLET - RARE PHOTOS - VINTAGE MEMORABILIA - DETAILED LINER NOTES

EDDIE COCHRAN, vocals & guitar, plus:

Sonny Curtis, Perry Botkin (guitar),
Conny “Guybo” Smith (bass),
Ray Johnson (piano), Earl Palmer (drums),
Plas Johnson, Mike Henderson (saxophone),
The Johnny Mann Chorus (backing vocals), among others.
Further personnel information is detailed inside booklet.

Recorded in Hollywood (California), between 1957 and 1960.

TRACKS:

EDDIE COCHRAN (AKA 12 OF HIS BIGGEST HITS)
01. C’MON EVERYBODY 1:58
02. THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN 2:25
03. CUT ACROSS SHORTY 1:53
04. HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU 2:41
05. HALLELUJAH! I LOVE HER SO 2:20
06. SITTIN’ IN THE BALCONY 2:01
07. SUMMERTIME BLUES 2:00
08. LOVIN’ TIME 2:09
09. SOMETHIN’ ELSE 2:10
10. TELL ME WHY 2:20
11. TEENAGE HEAVEN 2:07
12. DRIVE-IN SHOW 2:06

SINGIN’ TO MY BABY
13. COMPLETELY SWEET 2:22
14. UNDYING LOVE 2:09
15. I’M ALONE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU 2:23
16. PROUD OF YOU 2:00
17. MEAN WHEN I’M MAD 1:55
18. STOCKIN’S & SHOES 2:18
19. HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU 2:36
20. CRADLE BABY 1:49
21. ONE KISS 1:52
BONUS TRACKS
22. JEANNIE, JEANNIE, JEANNIE 2:24
23. POCKETFUL OF HEARTS 1:57
24. DON’T EVER LET ME GO 2:13
25. AH, PRETTY GIRL 2:13
26. BOLL WEEVIL SONG 1:59
27. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 2:21
28. MY WAY 2:17
29. SWEETIE PIE 2:13
30. TWENTY-FLIGHT ROCK 1:43

TOTAL TIME: 64:53