Collection 1951-62

Fantastic Little Richard 2015 Acrobat UK “public domain” collection covering almost every released song from 1951-62 in chronological release order, not by recording date (the Specialty label had a bunch of his songs stockpiled to slowly release them after Little Richard found religion in 1957 & stopped recording the “devil’s music”). Two discs in a standard sized jewel case securely held on an inside swinging “gate”. Back of case has a small bio, & lists all songs w/release label & #, & release date. Fabulous 20 page booklet: lists each song, composer, all catalog info, release date, chart positions for BillBoard pop & R&B, Cashbox, & the U.K. (there’s quite a bit of U.S. chart discrepancies between the booklet & several online sources); 4 incredible pages of complete recording session details (such as dates, personnel); & a 10 page very thorough biography. Disc-1 has 29 tracks, D-2 has 31 tracks; both are 72 minutes; all tracks mono except trks. 26, 27 & 29 on D-2 are stereo; sound is great, although playback volume between tracks is somewhat uneven. Windows Media Player correctly identifies everything. Amazing set for the money! If interested, AllMusic's website lists all song titles included in this collection.

Great CD! Lots of songs!

You have to be careful buying MP3 albums or single tracks online, including at Amazon.com, because a lot of the songs are NOT the original recordings by the original artists. I therefore usually listen to the originals on YouTube before looking for the originals on Amazon, to make sure that I can identify the original cuts before I buy them. I bought several (but not all) of the selections on "The Little Richard Collection, 151-62" and they ARE the originals. The sound quality is excellent, plus the individual song price of $.89 is a real bargain. I haven't listened to Little Richard in a long time. He's as outrageous--and great--as ever on this album.

item as described fast delivery,very pleased.

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