Everly Brothers, The
The Everly Brothers + 4 Bonus Tracks - 180 Gram (771840 LP)
The Everly Brothers + 4 Bonus Tracks - 180 Gram
Everly Brothers, The
Waxtime
8436542012539
LPS 135972
771840 LP
ROCK AND ROLL
1
INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS
One of the greatest singing brother duos of all time, The Everly Brothers’ close harmonies became one of the most identifiable sounds of the early rock & roll era of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Everlys, with their clean-cut looks, pristine country harmonies and string of early teen hits largely written to order by Nashville tunesmiths, have in the past seemed to some the embodiment of domesticated white-boy rock - well-mannered worlds away from the rowdier stance of Chuck Berry or Jerry Lee Lewis, the lunatic rumpus of Little Richard, and the raw soul of Ray Charles.
The duo went on to influence such important groups as The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel (who covered “Wake up Little Susie” on their Bridge Over Troubled Water album). Despite their polished look, the charming melody and the infectious rhythm of the aforementioned “Wake up Little Susie”, some Boston radio stations banned the song because of the lyrics. The song is about a young couple who fall asleep at the drive-in, realize they are out past curfew, and make up a story to tell Susie's parents. At the time, it was viewed as controversial for a boy and a girl to stay out late together. Virtually alone among first generation rock & roll superstars, The Everly Brothers stuck with no-nonsense rock & roll and remained determined to keep their sound contemporary, rather than drifting toward soft pop or country like so many others. Although they are no longer musically active, both Don (born February 1, 1937) and Phil Everly (born January 19, 1939) are still alive and well at this writing.
Now, available again on vinyl, this quintessential collector’s edition includes their thrilling debut LP for the Cadence label, The Everly Brothers (1957). Lots of people claim that proper country rock didn't really see the light of day until the appearance of The Everlys’ debut album. The two smash hits “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake up Little Susie” make a good case for this argument. Besides their first few hits, this masterpiece includes some superb, underappreciated tracks that are nearly as good, like “Should We Tell Him” and “I Wonder if I Care”. It also includes a triptych of what the music aficionados consider traditional rock & roll: “Keep a Knockin’”, “Be Bop A-Lula”, and “Rip It Up”. The first of these songs is one of the best Little Richard covers ever (they would do it again two years later with “Lucille”). It sounds nothing like the original, boasting a brand new riff stated first on piano then guitar, during the breaks, with a great twiddly country bit at the end. “Be Bop A-Lula” is also totally unlike Gene Vincent’s slow, pounding, original. It's medium tempo, country cool. “Rip It Up” differs less in comparison to Richard’s master recording but they do bring out a rockabilly flavor from what was originally a New Orleans jump blues. “Maybe Tomorrow”, “Brand New Heartache”, and “I Wonder if I Care” are slow and intense with a very strong country coloring.
In addition to this sensational LP, we have included 4 bonus tracks from the same period: another Ray Charles cover (“What Kind of a Girl Are You”) and great singles, “All I Have to Do Is Dream”, “Cathy’s Clown” and “Claudette”. This great material represents the cream of the crop from The Everly Brothers hitmaking stretch for the Cadence label during their most inspired years.
PERSONNEL:
DON & PHIL EVERLY: vocals and guitar, plus:
SIDE 1 (1-6) & SIDE 2 (1-6)
Chet Atkins, “Sugarfoot” Garland (electric guitar)
Ray Edenton (guitar)
James Clayton (steel guitar)
Floyd T. “Lightnin’” Chance (bass)
Floyd Cramer, Marvin H. Hughes (piano)
“Buddy” Harman Jr. (drums).
Recorded in 1957 at RCA Victor Studios, Methodist Television & Radio Commission,
1525 McGavock Street, Nashville, Tennessee.
SIDE1 (7 & 8) & SIDE2 (7 & 8)
Same personnel as above but Luther Brandon (guitar) added.
Recorded in March 1958. Side 1 (7) Side 2 (8), and March 1960 Side 1 (8) Side 2 (7),
at RCA Victor Studios, 1610, Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee.
Original recordings produced by Archie Bleyer
SIDE 1
01. THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE
02. MAYBE TOMORROW
03. BYE-BYE LOVE
04. BRAND NEW HEARTACHE
05. KEEP A KNOCKIN’
06. BE BOP A-LULA
07. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM *
08. WHAT KIND OF GIRL ARE YOU *
SIDE 2
01. RIP IT UP
02. I WONDER IF I CARE
03. WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE
04. LEAVE MY WOMAN ALONE
05. SHOULD WE TELL HIM
06. HEY DOLL BABY
07. CATHY’S CLOWN *
08. CLAUDETTE *
* BONUS TRACKS
One of the greatest singing brother duos of all time, The Everly Brothers’ close harmonies became one of the most identifiable sounds of the early rock & roll era of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Everlys, with their clean-cut looks, pristine country harmonies and string of early teen hits largely written to order by Nashville tunesmiths, have in the past seemed to some the embodiment of domesticated white-boy rock - well-mannered worlds away from the rowdier stance of Chuck Berry or Jerry Lee Lewis, the lunatic rumpus of Little Richard, and the raw soul of Ray Charles.
The duo went on to influence such important groups as The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel (who covered “Wake up Little Susie” on their Bridge Over Troubled Water album). Despite their polished look, the charming melody and the infectious rhythm of the aforementioned “Wake up Little Susie”, some Boston radio stations banned the song because of the lyrics. The song is about a young couple who fall asleep at the drive-in, realize they are out past curfew, and make up a story to tell Susie's parents. At the time, it was viewed as controversial for a boy and a girl to stay out late together. Virtually alone among first generation rock & roll superstars, The Everly Brothers stuck with no-nonsense rock & roll and remained determined to keep their sound contemporary, rather than drifting toward soft pop or country like so many others. Although they are no longer musically active, both Don (born February 1, 1937) and Phil Everly (born January 19, 1939) are still alive and well at this writing.
Now, available again on vinyl, this quintessential collector’s edition includes their thrilling debut LP for the Cadence label, The Everly Brothers (1957). Lots of people claim that proper country rock didn't really see the light of day until the appearance of The Everlys’ debut album. The two smash hits “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake up Little Susie” make a good case for this argument. Besides their first few hits, this masterpiece includes some superb, underappreciated tracks that are nearly as good, like “Should We Tell Him” and “I Wonder if I Care”. It also includes a triptych of what the music aficionados consider traditional rock & roll: “Keep a Knockin’”, “Be Bop A-Lula”, and “Rip It Up”. The first of these songs is one of the best Little Richard covers ever (they would do it again two years later with “Lucille”). It sounds nothing like the original, boasting a brand new riff stated first on piano then guitar, during the breaks, with a great twiddly country bit at the end. “Be Bop A-Lula” is also totally unlike Gene Vincent’s slow, pounding, original. It's medium tempo, country cool. “Rip It Up” differs less in comparison to Richard’s master recording but they do bring out a rockabilly flavor from what was originally a New Orleans jump blues. “Maybe Tomorrow”, “Brand New Heartache”, and “I Wonder if I Care” are slow and intense with a very strong country coloring.
In addition to this sensational LP, we have included 4 bonus tracks from the same period: another Ray Charles cover (“What Kind of a Girl Are You”) and great singles, “All I Have to Do Is Dream”, “Cathy’s Clown” and “Claudette”. This great material represents the cream of the crop from The Everly Brothers hitmaking stretch for the Cadence label during their most inspired years.
PERSONNEL:
DON & PHIL EVERLY: vocals and guitar, plus:
SIDE 1 (1-6) & SIDE 2 (1-6)
Chet Atkins, “Sugarfoot” Garland (electric guitar)
Ray Edenton (guitar)
James Clayton (steel guitar)
Floyd T. “Lightnin’” Chance (bass)
Floyd Cramer, Marvin H. Hughes (piano)
“Buddy” Harman Jr. (drums).
Recorded in 1957 at RCA Victor Studios, Methodist Television & Radio Commission,
1525 McGavock Street, Nashville, Tennessee.
SIDE1 (7 & 8) & SIDE2 (7 & 8)
Same personnel as above but Luther Brandon (guitar) added.
Recorded in March 1958. Side 1 (7) Side 2 (8), and March 1960 Side 1 (8) Side 2 (7),
at RCA Victor Studios, 1610, Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee.
Original recordings produced by Archie Bleyer
SIDE 1
01. THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE
02. MAYBE TOMORROW
03. BYE-BYE LOVE
04. BRAND NEW HEARTACHE
05. KEEP A KNOCKIN’
06. BE BOP A-LULA
07. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM *
08. WHAT KIND OF GIRL ARE YOU *
SIDE 2
01. RIP IT UP
02. I WONDER IF I CARE
03. WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE
04. LEAVE MY WOMAN ALONE
05. SHOULD WE TELL HIM
06. HEY DOLL BABY
07. CATHY’S CLOWN *
08. CLAUDETTE *
* BONUS TRACKS
