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LABEL Bear Family Records CATALOG # BCD 17136 PRICE-CODE AR EAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy171368z

ISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-514-2 FORMAT 1 CD digipac with 40-page booklet GENRE Rock’n’Roll TRACKS 35 PLAYING TIME 70:58

G This set is the first to include all of Eddie's solo 'rockin'' sides. G It includes all the rockin' tracks from his 1957 LP 'Singin' To My Baby'. G It includes less familiar tracks such as Completely Sweet and Stockings And Shoes

INFORMATION Eddie Cochran needs no introduction to rock 'n' roll fans – he was one of the original architects of rock 'n' roll, and he has been reissued extensively since his tragic death in April 1960. This compilation, however, is the first to compile all of Eddie's solo 'rockin' tracks in one place – without the usual mishmash of hillbilly tunes, instrumentals, and ballads. Quite simply, this CD rocks from start to finish! From Eddie's first rock 'n' roll solo recordings in early 1956 to his last recording session in January 1960, you'll hear such treasu- res as the original, undubbed versions of Skinny Jim, , , and Long Tall Sally. This compilation also includes all of the rocking tracks from Eddie's 1957 LP Album 'Singin' To My Baby' such as the less familiar Completely Sweet and Stockings And Shoes.The pounding hits from and C'mon Everybody to Somethin' Else are all here too. Of course you will hear posthumously released classics such as Nervous Breakdown, Let's Get Together, My Way, Teenage Hea- ven and Ah, Pretty Girl which is the rarer version with Eddie providing the guitar overdub. The closing number is the classic Cut Across Shorty, heard here at its original speed instead of the oft heard released speeded up recording. All in all even if you've heard these tracks before, this compilation is worth having to blast at your next backyard party. And if this is your introduction to the great music of Eddie Cochran, prepare to have your mind blown – Eddie Cochran rocks!

TRACK LISTING Pink-Peg Slacks (version 1) • Blue Suede Shoes (undubbed) • Long Tall Sally (undubbed) • Twenty Flight Rock (version 1) • Com- pletely Sweet (version 1) • Pink-Peg Slacks (version 2) • Mighty Mean • Skinny Jim • One Kiss • Mean When I'm Mad • Am I Blue •Twenty-Flight Rock (version 2) • Completely Sweet (version 2) • Stockings And Shoes • Cradle Baby • Sweetie Pie • Pretty Girl •Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie • Teenage Cutie • Little Lou • Cruisin' The Drive-In • Nervous Breakdown (version 1) • Summertime Blues (US single version) • Ah, Pretty Girl (guitar overdub) • Nervous Breakdown (version 2) • Let's Get Together • C'mon Every- body (speeded up) • Teenage Heaven (movie version) • My Way • Teenage Heaven (version 2) • Weekend • Somethin' Else • Jelly Bean • Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me (with overdubs) • Cut Across Shorty (correct speed)

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ALSO AVAILABLE: EDDIE COCHRAN AT 'TOWN HALL PARTY' DVD digipac with 12-page booklet BVD 20002 AT ISBN: 978-3-89795-890-6 FEBRUARY 7, 1959 (1st per- formance): Introduction by Jay Stewart: Instrumental by the band • Introduction Dick D’Agostin welcomes Eddie Cochran to the show • C'mon Everybody • Have I Told You Lately That I Love You•Don't Blame It On Me sion 2) • Twenty Flight Rock (version 2) • Stockings And Shoes •Summertime Blues (en- •LovinTime•TellMeWhy•Never • Sweetie Pie • Pocket Full core) • Interview with Eddie Of Hearts • Pretty Girl • • Little Lou Cochran & band members conducted by Johnny Bond • FEB- •Theresa • Teenage Cutie • Summertime Blues • Ah, Pretty RUARY 7, 1959 (2nd performance): Introduction by Jay Ste- Girl (single version with overdubbed guitar solo) • Lonely • wart • Night Walk (instrumental by the band) • Introduction: Love Again • Meet Mr Tweedy (instrumental) • Nervous Dick D’Agostin welcomes Eddie Cochran to the show • School Breakdown (version 1) Days • Be Honest With Me • Money Honey • C'mon Everybody CD 3: One Minute To One • Cruisin' The Drive-In • Nervous Breakdown (version 2) • Lets Get Together • Dont Ever Let Me Eddie Cochran Go • C'mon Everybody (single version speeded up) • I've Wai- Somethin’ Else! ted So Long • Teenage Heaven (movie version) • I Remember The Ultimate Collection •MyWay • Rock'n' Roll Blues • Teenage Heaven (version 2) • Three Stars • Weekend • Think Of Me (UK single 'erase' ver- 8-CD Box-Set (LP-size) with 192-page hardcover book sion) • Three Steps To Heaven (version 1, take 9) • Somethin' BCD 15989 HK Else • Boll Weevil (take 1, speeded up) • Guybo (instru- ISBN: 978-3-89916-428-2 mental/LP version) • Eddies Blues (instrumental) • Milk Cow CD 1: Gamblers Guitar • Candy Kisses • Hearts Of Stone • Stee- Blues (take 3) • Chicken Shot Blues (instrumental) • Strollin' lin' The Blues • She Done Give Her Heart To Me • Live Fast, Guitar (instrumental) • My Love To Remember (version 5, take Love Hard, Die Young • Rockin' And Flyin'(version 1) (The 10) • Little Angel (take 10 with chorus overdub) • Hallelujah! Cochran Brothers) • Mr. Fiddle (The Cochran Brothers) • Two ILove Her So (take 11 with strings) • Hammy Blues (instru- Blue Singing Stars (The Cochran Brothers) • Guilty Conscience mental) • Jam Sand-Witch (instrumental) • Jelly Bean (take (The Cochran Brothers) • Your Tomorrows Never Come (The 10) • Don't Bye Bye Baby Me (with Train and handclap over- Cochran Brothers) • Latch On (version 1) (vocal: Hank Coch- dub) • Song Of New Orleans (instrumental) • Three Steps To ran) • My Love To Remember (version 1) • Heart Of A Fool Heaven • Cut Across Shorty (speeded up) • Cherished Memo- (vocal: Jerry Capehart) • Latch On (version 2) (The Cochran ries Brothers) • Yesterdays Heartbreak • Pink-Peg Slacks (version 1) CD 4: Summertime Blues (UK single release without echo) • •Tired And Sleepy (The Cochran Brothers) • Fools Paradise C'mon Everybody (correct speed/without guitar overdub) • So- (The Cochran Brothers) • Slow Down (The Cochran Brothers) methin' Else (take 14, no fade version) • Think Of Me ('stop' • Open The Door (The Cochran Brothers) • I'm Ready (vocal: version) • Ah, Pretty Girl (LP version/alternate chorus and Hank Cochran) • Dark Lonely Street (version1, take 6) • Blue vocal) • Pretty Girl (UK single version, clipped intro/compres- Suede Shoes • Long Tall Sally • Thats My Desire • I Almost Lost sed) • Nervous Breakdown (no overdubs) • Don't Bye, Bye My Mind • Twenty Flight Rock (version 1) • Completely Sweet Baby Me (take 4, with handclaps) • Cut Across Shorty (correct (version 1) • My Love To Remember (version 2, take 3) • Dark speed) • Hallelujah! I Love Her So (without strings) • Little Lonely Street (version 2) • Pink-Peg Slacks (version 2) • Half Angel (take 10 without overdubs) • Boll Weevil Song (correct Loved (version 1) • My Love To Remember (version 3, take 9) speed) • Skinny Jim (piano overdub) • Half Loved (piano over- •Latch On (version 3) (vocal: Jerry Capehart) dub) • Pink-Peg Slacks (overdubbed version) • Think Of Me CD 2: Skinny Jim • Half loved (version 2, take 5) • Jungle Gin- (LP 'stop' version/overdubbed with celeste) • Blue Suede Shoes gle (instrumental) • Guitar Blues (instrumental) • Mighty (overdubbed version) • Long Tall Sally (overdubbed version) • Mean (demo) • Cotton Picker • Sittin' In The Balcony • Mean That's My Desire (overdubbed version) • I Almost Lost My When I'm Mad • One Kiss • Am I Blue • Cradle Baby • Drive In Mind (overdubbed version) • Love Again (overdubbed ver- Show • Proud Of You • Undying Love • Have I Told You La- sion) • Lonely (overdubbed version) • Little Angel (take 10 tely... • I'm Alone Because I Love You • Completely Sweet (ver- with overdubs) • Think Of Me (alt. version with female chorus)

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CD 5: Cherished Memories (take 6, stereo) • Three Steps To CD 7: SKEETS McDONALD: You Oughta See Grandma Rock - Heaven (version 2, take 5, stereo) • Cut Across Shorty (take Heartbreakin' Mama • WYNN STEWART: The Keeper Of The 11, stereo) • Cherished Memories (take 14, stereo) • Pretty Girl Key - Slowly But Surely • TOM FORSE: They Call You A Small (2-track version) • I've Waited So Long (stereo) • Jeannie, Fry • BO DAVIS: Let's Coast Awhile - Drowning All My Sorrows Jeannie, Jeannie (without guitar overdub, stereo) • Ah, Pretty • JACK LEWIS: I.O.U. - Tood-A-Loo • RAY STANLEY: Over A Girl (with overdubbed guitar solo, stereo) • Little Angel (take Coke - My Lovin' Baby • THE HOLLY TWINS: I Want Elvis For 10 with chorus overdub, stereo) • Hallelujah! I Love Her So Christmas • BOB DENTON: Sick And Tired - Pretty Little Devil (stereo) • Little Angel (take 10 with strings overdub, stereo) • - Thinkin' About You • LEE DENSON: New Shoes • AL CASEY: Weekend (take 13A, stereo) • Pretty Girl (3-track version, al- Willa Mae • GENE VINCENT: Git It • TROYCE KEY: Baby Please ternate vocal overdub) • FREEMAN HOVER INTERVIEWS RE- Don't Go - Watch Your Mouth BOB LUMAN: Guitar Picker • CORDED 2ND NOVEMBER 1957, ALBANY HOTEL, DENVER, THE FOUR DOTS: Don't Wake Up The Kids - If I Were Dying - CO: Eddie's LA 'Big Sound' Radio promo • Interview with Bread Fred • JOHNNY BURNETTE: Me And The Bear • BAKER Eddie Cochran Pt. 1 • Interview with Eddie Cochran Pt. 2 • In- KNIGHT: Just Relax • DARRY WEAVER: Itty Bitty Betty • THE terview with Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison • Eddie Cochran & Con- CAST OF BOY MEETS GIRLS TV SHOW: My Babe nie 'Guybo' Smith • Freeman introduces Eddie's KCSR radio CD 8: Teenage Cutie (take 1, false start) • Teenage Cutie (take promo • AMPOL RADIO SHOW • TRANSMISSION 11TH OCT 2) • Teenage Cutie (take 3, break-up) • Teenage Cutie (take 4) 1957, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Compere Jack Davey interviews •Dark Lonely Street (take 1) • Dark Lonely Street (take 2) • Eddie Cochran • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On • Compere Dark Lonely Street (take 3) • Dark Lonely Street (take 4, false Jack Davey interviews Eddie Cochran • STUDIO PARTY TV start) • Dark Lonely Street (take 5) • My Love To Remember SHOW, EABD-TV CHANNEL 5 BROADCAST LATE 1957: Intro- (version 2, take 2) • My Love To Remember (version 3, take 5) duction by Herb Sheldon • Sittin' In The Balcony (live) • •MyLoveToRemember (version 3, take 6, false start) • My Twenty-Flight Rock (live) Love To Remember (version 3, take 7) • My Love To Remem- CD 6: TOWN HALL PARTY TV SHOW-TRANSMISSION FE- ber (version 4) • Half Loved (version 2, take 2) • Half Loved BRUARY 7, 1959: Introduction by Jay Stewart • Instrumental (version 2, take 3, false start) • Half Loved (version 2, take 4) (by the band) • Dick D'Agostin welcomes Eddie to the show • • (rehearsal) • Milk Cow Blues (take 1) • Milk C'mon Everybody • Have I Told You Lately That I Love You • Cow Blues (take 2, false start) • Little Angel (take 1) • Little Don't Blame It On Me • Summertime Blues • Johnny Bond in- Angel (take 3) • Little Angel (take 5, false start) • Little Angel terviews Eddie & band members • Introduction by Jay Stewart (take 6, false start) • Little Angel (take 9) • My Love To Re- (2nd performance) • Night Walk (instrumental by the band) • member (version 5, take 1) • My Love To Remember (version Dick D'Agostin welcomes Eddie back to the show • School Day 5, take 2) • My Love To Remember (version 5, take 3) • Jelly •BeHonest With Me • Money Honey • C'mon Everybody • Bean (take 1) • Jelly Bean (take 2, false start) • Jelly Bean (take BOY MEETS GIRLS TV SHOW • TRANSMISSION JANUARY 16, 3) • Jelly Bean (take 4, false start) • Jelly Bean (take 5) • Jelly 1960: Introduction by Marty Wilde • Hallelujah! I Love Her So Bean (take 8, long false start) • Jelly Bean (take 9, false start) • C'mon Everybody • Somethin' Else • Interview with Eddie •Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me (take 1) • Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me Cochran • Twenty-Flight Rock • BOY MEETS GIRLS TV SHOW (take 2, false start) • Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me (take 3) • Don't •TRANSMISSION JANUARY 23, 1960: Introduction by Marty Bye, Bye Baby Me (take 4) Wilde • Money Honey • Have I Told You Lately That I Love You •Hallelujah! I Love Her So • Closing Announcement • BOY MEETS GIRLS TV SHOW • TRANSMISSION FEBRUARY 20, 1960: Check our website for more releases Summertime Blues • Milk Cow Blues • BOY MEETS GIRLS TV SHOW • TRANSMISSION FEBRUARY 27, 1960: Introduction & in the 'Rocks' series! interview with Eddie Cochran • I Don't Like You No More • www.bear-family.de Sweet Little Sixteen • Introduction by Marty Wilde • White Lightnin' (with Gene Vincent) • SATURDAY CLUB RADIO SHOW • TRANSMISSION MARCH 5, 1960: Theme & introduc- tion • Interview with two of Eddie's fans • Somethin' Else • Hallelujah! I Love Her So • Twenty-Flight Rock • C'mon Every- body • SATURDAY CLUB RADIO SHOW • TRANSMISSION MARCH 12, 1960: My Heart (vocal: Gene Vincent) • What'd I Say • Interview • Milk Cow Blues

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