The Sun Years (12 LP set)

~ Release by Jerry Lee Lewis (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Inside this presentation box: 12 individually sleeved LPs containing 209 recordings interspersed with many extracts of hokum and mayhem from the original Sun recording sessions; each LP sleeve bearing a detailed track-by-track analysis of the enclosed recordings. A 36-page, LP-size booklet containing Introduction by Sam C. Phillips; overview of Jerry's career during The Sun Years; analysis of The Sun Sound; detailed session discography of Jerry's Sun recordings; photos, cuttings and memorabilia.
The whole comprising a definitive compilation of the vital recordings of a vital man: The Killer – Jerry Lee Lewis.
The 209 recordings in this set are coded on this box as follows:

  • A: 57 tracks (27%) – as mastered and first issued between 1956–1965 by Sam C. Phillips' original Sun Records Co.
  • B: 7 tracks (3,5%) – previously unissued raw tracks of recordings that were issued on original Sun with overdubbed vocal/instrumental accompaniment
  • C: 77 tracks (37%) – first issued after the Sun catalogue was bought by Shelby S. Singleton in 1969. Many of the tracks, only previously issued in simulated stereo, are first issued here in original mono
  • D: 60 tracks (28,5%) – previously unissued alternative takes of previously issued titles
  • E: 8 tracks (4%) – previously unissued titles.
Annotation last modified on 2012-07-15 07:36 UTC.

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1: Dixie (1956)
12" Vinyl 2: Whole Lotta Shakin’ (January – February 1957)
12" Vinyl 3: Lewis Boogie (Summer 1957)
12" Vinyl 4: Balls of Fire (September 1957 – January 1958)
12" Vinyl 5: Good Rockin’ Tonight (January – March 1958)
12" Vinyl 6: Wild One (March – April 1958)
12" Vinyl 7: Live and Let Live (May – November 1958)
12" Vinyl 8: It Hurt Me So (November 1958 – March 1959)
12" Vinyl 9: The Guilty One (March 1959 – January 1960)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1My Blue Heaven (D)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred (on 1959-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1959-03-22)
guitar:
Brad Suggs (on 1959-03-22)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-03-22)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-03-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1959-03-22)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:55
A2My Blue Heaven (D)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred (on 1959-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1959-03-22)
guitar:
Brad Suggs (on 1959-03-22)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-03-22)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-03-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1959-03-22)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:43
A3Let’s Talk About Us (D)
compilation of:
Let's Talk About Us (3 false starts named (1.3) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis and Let's Talk About Us (take named (1.4) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Let’s Talk About Us
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1959)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:17
A4Home (A)
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (US 1950s drummer) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
recording of:
Home (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:57
A5Night Train to Memphis (C)
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (US 1950s drummer) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Night Train to Memphis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
writer:
Owen Bradley, Marvin Hughes and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:08
A6The Ballad of Billy Joe (A)
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (US 1950s drummer) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1959-06-25) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
recording of:
The Ballad of Billy Joe (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
Jerry Lee Lewis2:57
A7Let’s Talk About Us (D)
edit of:
Let's Talk About Us (take named (2.2) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Let’s Talk About Us
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1959)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:01
A8Sail Away (C)
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (US 1950s drummer) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Charlie Rich (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
recording of:
Sail Away (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich2:23
A9Am I to Be the One (D)
compilation of:
Am I to Be the One (3 false starts) by Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich and Am I to Be the One (take named (4) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich
recording of:
Am I to Be the One
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich2:51
B1I’m the Guilty One (E)
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner
guitar:
Roland Janes
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
I'm the Guilty One (chat & take) by Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis2:07
B2Let’s Talk About Us (A)
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (US 1950s drummer) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
background vocals and choir vocals:
Gene Lowery Singers (from 1959-06-27 until 1959-06-30)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
remix of:
Let’s Talk About Us (undubbed master) by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Let’s Talk About Us (from 1959-06-27 until 1959-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1959)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:07
B3Little Queenie (A)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (on 1959-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1959-05-28)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1959-05-28)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-05-28)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-05-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Little Queenie (on 1959-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:23
B4Lewis Workout (instr.) (C)
producer:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Jay W. Brown (on 1961-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1961-06-14)
guitar:
Brad Suggs (on 1961-06-14)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-06-14)
saxophone:
Johnny 'Ace' Cannon (on 1961-06-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1975)
remix of:
Lewis Workout (stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Lewis Workout (on 1961-06-14)
composer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:12
B6The Wild Side of Life (C)
producer:
Charles Underwood
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1960-02 until 1960-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1960-02 until 1960-03)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1960-02 until 1960-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-02 until 1960-03)
saxophone:
Martin Willis (american saxophonist) (from 1960-02 until 1960-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-02 until 1960-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
remix of:
The Wild Side of Life (stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis
cover recording of:
The Wild Side of Life (from 1960-02 until 1960-03)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Carter and William Warren
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leeds Music Ltd., Unart Music Corp. and Leeds Music (in 1976)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:45
B6Billy Boy (C)
remix of:
Billy Boy (Charming Billy) (stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis
edit of:
Billy Boy (slate & take 7) by Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis2:17
B7Mexicali Rose (C)
edit of:
Mexicali Rose (chat & part 2) by Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis1:32
B8I Get the Blues When It Rains (instr.) (A)
edit of:
I Get the Blues When It Rains (false start & master) by Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis2:12
B9In the Mood (instr.) (A)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1960)
cover recording of:
In the Mood (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:19
12" Vinyl 10: What’d I Say (January 1960 – February 1961)
12" Vinyl 11: Won’t Happen With Me (June 1961 – June 1962)
12" Vinyl 12: Can’t Seem to Say Goodbye (June 1962 – August 1963)