Various Artists - That`ll Flat Git It!, Vol. 25

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

790051672522

Description:

Performers include: Carl Perkins, Johnny Horton, Ronnie Self, Collins Kids.
Personnel: Onie Wheeler (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Bobby Lord , Sidney Erwin, Jimmy Murphy, Lefty Frizzell, Little Jimmy Dickens, Marty Robbins, Ronnie Self, Rose Maddox, Wayne Walker, Werly Fairburn, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Billy Brown (vocals, guitar); Kenneth C. Don Maddox (vocals, fiddle); Derrell Felts, Freddie Hart (vocals); Edward O. Cletro (guitar, banjo); Bill Erwin, David L. White , Calvin Jackson , G.D. Tommy Tomlinson, Jack Parrish, John Robinson , Patrick Sullivan, Jack Pruett, Grady Martin, Leon M. Silby, Harold Bradley, Sam Pruett, Joseph Edwards, Joe Maphis, Johnny Bond, Ray Edenton, Tommy Hill , Merle Travis (guitar); Aubrey Leon Richardson (electric guitar); Alfie Joe "Jody" McCauley, Roland S. Ernie Ball, James Trammel, Charles Eugene ONeal, Johnny Silbert, James Farmer, Noel Boggs, Buddy Emmons (steel guitar); Dale Potter, Joseph A. DeRose, J.R. Jelly Sanders, Donald Slayman, Margie Ann Warren (fiddle); Edwin Carver (accordion, piano); Basil Henry Freeman, Jr., Andrew L. Goodrich, Scott Clinton (saxophone); James Royce Hall , Dudley Brooks, James A. "Jimmy" Pruett, Floyd Cramer, Marvin H. Hughes, Billy Woods, Vi Petty, Betty Lorene Riley, Owen Bradley, Bill Simmons (piano); Douglas Kirkham, D.J. Fontana, Jack Tysinger, Jr., William F. Pecchi, Farris Coursey (drums).
Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.
Recording information: Atlanta, GA; Bradley Film & Recording Studio, Nashville, TN; Castle Studio, Nashville, TN; Commercial Recording Studio, Dallas, TX; Jim Beck Studio, Dallas, TX; Music City Recording, Nashville, TN; Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM; Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN; Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA.
Illustrator: R.A. Andreas.
Photographer: R.A. Andreas.
In the 1950s, Columbia Records was widely regarded as the most prestigious record label in America, as well as one of the most conservative, and they were relatively late to enter the rock & roll game. However, thankfully the label`s Nashville branch wasn`t nearly as cautious about such things as the home office in New York, and their subsidiary labels OKeh and Date were more than willing to pick up the slack, and as a result this compilation offers a lot more frantic early rockin` than some folks might expect. Ronnie Self kicks off the set with his classic "Ain`t I`m a Dog," and his three tracks are the highlights here, though the Collins Kids run a close second with four outstanding tunes, including "I`m in My Teens" and the lascivious "Whistle Bait." While Carl Perkins` Columbia sides have never received the same acclaim as his early records for Sun, "Pink Pedal Pushers" and "Where the Rio de Rosa Flows" shows he was still picking up a storm and making with the rhythm, while Billy Brown`s "Did We Have a Party" is a reverb-drenched one-off wonder. And a number of Columbia`s top country acts cut great rockers in the 1950s, and Lefty Frizzell`s "You`re Humbuggin` Me," Marty Robbins` "Pretty Mama," and Rose Maddox`s "Wild Wild Young Men" are all top-shelf stuff, with the Maddox Brothers closing out the package with the hilarious parody/tribute "The Death of Rock and Roll" (as well as the gotta-hear-it-to-believe-it "Ugly and Slouchy"). Bear Family have included well-written and informative liner notes on all the artists, and the remastering is strong throughout; this is one of the better installments in this consistently fine series, and anyone who digs classic rockabilly and early rock & roll will finds lots to like here. ~ Mark Deming

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Ain`t I`m a Dog - Ronnie Self
2. I`m in My Teens - The Collins Kids
3. Ah, Poor Little Baby - Billy "Crash" Craddock
4. Good Rockin` Baby - Sid King & the Five Strings
5. Pretty Mama - Marty Robbins
6. Bo Bo Ska Diddle Daddle - Wayne Walker
7. Snatch It and Grab It - Freddie Hart
8. Ooby Dooby - Sid King
9. Beautiful Baby - Bobby Lord
10. Rock Boppin` Baby - The Collins Kids
11. Everybody`s Rockin` - Werly Fairburn
12. Here Kitty Kitty - Jimmy Murphy
13. Where the Rio de Rosa Flows - Carl Perkins
14. It`s a Great Big Day - Derrell Felts
15. Petrified - Ronnie Self
16. Whistle Bait - The Collins Kids
17. Ugly and Slouchy - The Maddox Brothers & Rose
18. I Like It - Sid King
19. Maybelline - Marty Robbins
20. Did We Have a Party - Billy Brown
21. Rockin` with Red - Little Jimmy Dickens
22. Date Bait - Ronnie Self
23. Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight - Sid King
24. So Doggone Lonesome - Bobby Lord
25. Just Because - The Collins Kids
26. Wild Wild Young Men - Rose Maddox
27. Booger Gonna Getcha, A - Onie Wheeler
28. Pink Pedal Pushers - Carl Perkins
29. You`re Humbuggin` Me - Lefty Frizzell
30. Death of Rock and Roll, The - The Maddox Brothers & Rose

Album Information

Release Date:

10/04/2005

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rockabilly

Label:

Bear Family Records (Germany)

Producer:

Don Law; Bill Millar (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

16725

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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