Cliff Richard

2 LPs ON 1 CD + 2 BONUS TRACKS

Cliff Richard is a rock & roll pioneer, an accidental maker of experimental pop who dominated the pre-Beatles British pop scene in the late '50s and early '60s. During that era, Richard adopted Presley-like dress and hairstyle. In performance he struck a pose of rock attitude, rarely smiling or looking at the audience or camera. This quintessential release includes two of Richard’s finest LPs for Columbia records: his celebrated debut album Cliff (1959), and the soundtrack to his first musical film The Young Ones (1961), beautifully accompanied by his backup band, The Shadows, who were highly influential on a subsequent generation of musicians. Here you will find rock & roll favorites from the beginning of Richard’s career, such as “Move It”, “Too Much”, “Driftin’”, “We Say Yeah”, and “The Young Ones”, as well as great covers of “Ready Teddy”, “Down The Line” and “Be-Bop-A-Lula”, among others.

Both masterpieces have been remastered and packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 2 bonus tracks from the same period. Without a doubt, this is the best and most rocking material of Cliff Richard’s career. Primal British beat from the man who all but invented it.

PERSONNEL:

CLIFF RICHARD, lead vocals, plus:

Hank Marvin (lead guitar)
Bruce Welch (rhythm guitar)
Jet Harris (bass)
Tony Meehan (drums)
The Michael Sammes Singers (backing vocals),
among others.

Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London. Between 1959 and 1961.
Original recordings produced by Norrie Paramor.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

CLIFF
01. APRON STRINGS 2:44
02. MY BABE 2:20
03. DOWN THE LINE 2:04
04. I GOT A FEELING 1:48
05. JET BLACK (The Drifters) 2:12
06. BABY I DON’T CARE 2:09
07. DONNA 3:09
08. MOVE IT 2:19
09. READY TEDDY 2:01
10. TOO MUCH 2:15
11. DON’T BUG ME BABY 2:18
12. DRIFTIN’ (The Drifters) 2:45
13. THAT’LL BE THE DAY 2:11
14. BE-BOP-A-LULA (The Drifters) 2:14
15. DANNY 2:53
16. WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON 3:02

THE YOUNG ONES
17. GOT A FUNNY FEELING 2:57
18. PEACE PIPE 2:14
19. NOTHING’S IMPOSSIBLE 3:30
20. THE YOUNG ONES 3:13
21. ALL FOR ONE 4:53
22. LESSONS IN LOVE 2:51
23. WHAT D’YOU KNOW WE’VE GOT A SHOW & VAUDEVILLE ROUTINE 8:01
24. WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS IS THE GIRL IN YOUR HEART 2:26
25. THE SAVAGE 2:25
26. WE SAY YEAH 2:14

BONUS TRACKS
27. DYNAMITE 1:54
28. POINTED TOE SHOES 1:51

TOTAL TIME: 76:51