Chuck Berry

Berry Is On Top! (JWR 4603 LP)

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Berry Is On Top!

Chuck Berry

Jazz Wax Records

8435723700012

LPS 171553

JWR 4603 LP

ROCK AND ROLL

1

LP 14,98 €

180 gram VINYL –AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

The Complete Album + 2 Bonus Tracks

5 STARS ALL MUSC GUIDE

"IF you had to sweat all of Chuck Berry's early albums on Chess, this would be the one to own," stated Cub Koda in his 5-star AllMusic review of this LP. "While this may be merely a collection of singles and album ballast, it ends up being the most perfectly realized of Chuck Berry's career," he added. First released in July of 1957, it features twelve sensational numbers and was akin to a greatest hits sampler, which includes such perennial songs as “Maybellene”, “Roll Over Beethoven”, “Almost Grown,” “Carol,” “Sweet Little Rock and Roller,” and "Johnny B. Goode".

PERSONNEL & DATES:

  • CHUCK BERRY vocals and guitar, plus:
  • A1, A4 & A5 / B1: probably Willie Dixon (bass), Johnnie Johnson (piano), Fred Below (drums), Chuck Berry (overdubbed second guitar).
  • Recorded at Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois. September 28, 1958.
  • A2: G. Smith (bass), Johnnie Johnson (piano), Ebby Hardy (drums), unknown percussion. Produced by Leonard and Phil Chess.
  • Recorded at Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois. May 2, 1958.
  • A3 / B7: Willie Dixon (bass), Johnnie Johnson (piano), Jasper Thomas or Ebby Hardy (drums), Jerome Green (maracas), unknown background vocals on B7.
  • Recorded at Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois. May 21, 1955.
  • A6: Willie Dixon (bass), Lafayette Leake (piano), Fred Below (drums).
  • Recorded at Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois. December 29 & 30, 1957.
  • A7: Willie Dixon (bass), Otis Spann (piano), Ebby Hardy (drums).
  • Recorded at Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois. December 20, 1955.
  • B2: Fred Below (drums), probably Chuck Berry (second guitar, overdubbed).
  • Recorded in St. Louis, overdubbed in Chicago, September 1958.
  • B3: Willie Dixon (bass), Johnnie Johnson (piano), Fred Below (drums)
  • Recorded at Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois. April 16, 1956.
  • B4-B6: Overdubbed second guitar, piano and drums by Chuck Berry.
  • Recorded at Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois. February 28, 1958.

TRACKS:

  • SIDE A
  • A1 ALMOST GROWN
  • A2 CAROL
  • A3 MAYBELLENE
  • A4 SWEET LITTLE ROCK & ROLLER
  • A5 ANTHONY BOY
  • A6 JOHNNY B. GOODE
  • A7 THE DOWNBOUND TRAIN (*)
  • SIDE B
  • B1 LITTLE QUEENIE
  • B2 JO JO GUNNE
  • B3 ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
  • B4 AROUND AND AROUND
  • B5 HEY PEDRO
  • B6 BLUES FOR HAWAIIANS
  • B7 RUN RUDOLPH RUN (*)
  • (*) BONUS TRACKS