Johnny Hallyday

Rock & Roll Hits 1960-1962 (101008)

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Rock & Roll Hits 1960-1962

Johnny Hallyday

New Continent

8436569191743

LPS 151934

101008

ROCK AND ROLL

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180 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL

GATEFOLD EDITION

France’s biggest rock star, and one of its most colorful cultural icons, the great Johnny Hallyday is a national legend. Johnny’s sense of rock & roll style, with all its rebellious trappings, was impeccable, and his legacy still remains undeniably electric.

This collector’s LP edition includes a number of Hallyday’s most iconic songs from his early years, when he gained fame as France’s answer to Elvis Presley and the other fabulous rock legends of the ‘50s. All of these titles were originally released in France by the Vogue and Philips labels between 1960 and 1962. They consist of some original compositions by Hallyday as well as French adaptations of rock & roll hits of that era.

Highlights include “L’idole des jeunes,” “Pas cette chanson,” and the joyful hit “Viens danser le twist” (all three songs climbed to #1 on the French charts). Other gems are Hallyday’s original tunes “Tu m’plais,” and “Laisse les filles,” plus celebrated numbers such as “À New Orléans,” Joe Jones’ “You Talk Too Much” (translated into French as “Tu parles trop”), Charles Aznavour’s “Retiens la nuit,” Adriano Celentano’s smash “24.000 baisers,” and the excellent “Souvenirs, souvenirs” (widely regarded as a classic of French rock). The 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis hit “High School Confidential” is also covered here (translated into French as “Nous quand on s’embrasse”).

A versatile vocalist, Hallyday’s inviting style lent itself to edgy rock & roll, danceable twist and romantic ballads. This is an essential set for listeners who want to hear the early sounds of Johnny Hallyday.

PERSONNEL:

  • JOHNNY HALLYDAY: vocals and guitar, plus:
  • COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:.
  • Claude Djaoui, Joe Moretti, Grady Martin, Big Jim Sullivan (guitar), Antonio Rubio, Brian Locking (bass), Mark Hemmler, Georgie Fame (keyboards), Louis Belloni, Buddy Harman (drums), Jean Tosan, Boots Randolph (saxophone), among others.

Recorded 1960-1962

TRACKS:

  • SIDE 1
  • 01 SOUVENIRS, SOUVENIRS
  • 02 TU PARLES TROP (You Talk Too Much)
  • 03 À NEW ORLÉANS
  • 04 VIENS DANSER LE TWIST (Let’s Twist Again)
  • 05 KILI WATCH
  • 06 DOUCE VIOLENCE
  • 07 PAS CETTE CHANSON (Don’t Play That Song)
  • 08 NOUS LES GARS, NOUS LES FILLES (Boys & Girls)
  • 09 IL FAUT SAISIR SA CHANCE
  • 10 SENTIMENTAL (Baby I Don’t Care)
  • SIDE 2
  • 01 TU M’PLAIS
  • 02 NOUS QUAND ON S’EMBRASSE (High School Confidential)
  • 03 L’IDOLE DES JEUNES
  • 04 SERRE LA MAIN D’UN FOU (Shake the Hand of a Fool)
  • 05 AVEC UNE POIGNÉE DE TERRE (A Hundred Pounds of Clay)
  • 06 LAISSE LES FILLES
  • 07 RETIENS LA NUIT
  • 08 24.000 BAISERS
  • 09 TU ES LÀ