Rarin Rockabilly! (TSP radio show 28/01/05)

  1. Johnny Burnette and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio, ‘Lonesome Train (on a lonesome track)’ (1956)
  2. Johnny and Dorsey Burnette, ‘Cincinnatti Fireball’ (1960)
  3. Johnny Burnette and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio, ‘All by Myself’ (1956)
  4. Johnny and Dorsey Burnette, ‘You’re Sixteen’ (1960)
  5. Johnny Burnette and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio, ‘Rock Therapy’ (1956)
  6. Johnny and Dorsey Burnette, ‘I’m Happy’ (1960)
  7. Johnny Burnette and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio, ‘Tear it up’ (1956)
  8. Bob Perry, ‘Weary Blues Goodbye’ (1959)
  9. Charlie Feathers, ‘Tongue Tied Jill’ (1956)
  10. Betty Foley, ‘Magic Love’ (1959)
  11. Junior Thompson with The Meteors, ‘Raw Deal’ (1956)
  12. Merle Ray, ‘I Won’t Be Back Tonight’ (1960)
  13. Jess Hooper with The Daydreamers, ‘All Messed Up’ (1955)
  14. Lonesome Lee, ‘Cry over me’ (1959)
  15. Barney Burcham with The Daydreamers, ‘Can’t Steal My Way Around’ (1955)
  16. Patty Prater, ‘No substitute for love’ (date not known)
  17. Don Willis, ‘Warrior Sam’ (1958)
  18. Maylon Humphries and The Tri-Seniors, ‘Weep No More’ (1957)
  19. Red Hadley’s Wranglers, ‘Brother That’s All’ (1954)
  20. Bob Center, ‘Hey Bo’ (1957)
  21. The Four Unknowns, ‘Fearless’ (1959)
  22. The Brothers, ‘Lazy Susan’ (1958)
  23. Little Denny and The Torkays, ‘The Flying Fish’ (1961)
  24. Bob Center, ‘Flea Brain’ (1958)
  25. Bill Bell and The Four Unknowns, ‘Little Bitty Girl (1959)
  26. Wailin’ Dale, ‘Superman’ (1958)
  27. Doug Clayton, ‘Saturday Night Twist’ (1963)
  28. Sleepy La Beef, ‘All the time’ (1957)
  29. Hal Harris, ‘Jitterbop Baby’ (unissued)
  30. Sleepy La Beef, ‘I’m Through’ (1957)
  31. Rock Rogers, ‘Little Rock Rock’ (1956)
  32. Benny Barnes, ‘I Walk the Line’ (1957)
  33. Sonny Hall, ‘My Big Fat Baby’ (1958)
  34. Danny Reeves, ‘I’m a Hobo’ (1961)
  35. Rock Rogers, ‘That Ain’t It’ (1956)
  36. Jimmy & Johnny, ‘Can’t find the doorknob’ (1958)
  37. Hal Harris, ‘I don’t know when’ (unissued)
  38. Jimmie Dale, ‘Baby Doll’ (1958)
  39. Ronnie Robens and The Mai-Kais, ‘Grazin’ (date not known)
  40. Sleepy Jeffers and The Davis Twins, ‘Pretending is a game’ (1957)
  41. The Earthquakes, ‘Earthquake Boogie’ (1958)
  42. Rock Rogers, ‘My Baby Left Me’ (1956)
  43. Johnny Carter and The Boppers, ‘Rhythm Rock’ (date not known)
  44. Bill Johnson, ‘Umm boy you’re my baby’ (1958)
  45. The Vulcans, ‘Jambo’ (date not known)
  46. Stoney Mountain Playboys, ‘Stoney Mountain Boogie’ (date not known)
  47. The Royaltones, ‘Black Lightning’ (date not known)
  48. Buddy Shaw, ‘No More’ (1957)
  49. The Dawnbeats, ‘Midnight Express (1960)
  50. Bill Bowen and The Rockets, ‘Don’t Shoot me Baby’
  51. The Noise Makers, ‘Panic’

1, 3, 5, 7 from Tear It Up. 17 wild rockabilly classics, USA SOLID SMOKE SS-8001 LP (1978)
2, 4, 6 from Together Again, USA SOLID SMOKE SS-8005 LP (1980)
8, 10, 12, 14, 16 from Bandera Rockabillies, UK JSP RECORDS 1005 LP (1979)
9, 11, 13, 15, 50 from Meteor. Hillbilly Bop Memphis Style, USA METEOR RECORDS M5000 LP (ND)
17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 from Rare Rock-a-billy Vol 2, HOLLAND COLLECTOR RECORDS CL 1020 (ND)
18, 20, 22, 24, 26 from Rarin’ Rockabilly. Rare and Unreleased rockabilly and country rock from 1956-1959, RARIN’ RECORDS 666A LP (ND)
28, 30, 32, 34, 36 from Sleepy La Beef and friends, UK ACE RECORDS CH 16 10″ LP (1979)
29, 31, 33, 35, 37 from Rockabilly Party, UK ACE RECORDS CH 17 10″ LP (1978)
38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 from Rarest Rockabilly and Hillbilly Boogie, UK ACE RECORDS CH 44 LP (1982)
39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51 from Original Early Rock Instrumentals, HOLLAND WHITE LABEL RECORDS WLP 8884 LP (ND)

Original dates for many of these sides were found at Terry Gordon’s Rockin’ Country Style site; consult for further discographical details!

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