The Specialty Sessions (8 Album Set)

~ Release by Little Richard (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Packaged in 12 inch box with 12 inch 32 page booklet ABOXBK1 (barcode 029667000109)

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Wop Bop a Loo Bop a Lop Bam Boom
2▼12" Vinyl: Peepin' and a' Hidin'
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A1Slippin' and Slidin' (take 1 with drums)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (in 1955-11)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’ (in 1955-11)
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
1:55
A2Slippin' and Slidin' (take 2 with brushes)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (in 1955-11)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’ (in 1955-11)
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
1:50
A3Slippin' and Slidin' (take 3 with bongo)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (in 1955-11)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’ (in 1955-11)
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
1:47
A4Miss Ann (vocal & piano only)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
Miss Ann (in 1955-11)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (in 1955-11) and Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
1:44
A5She's My Star (a cappella)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
She's My Star (in 1955-11)
writer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955) and Raymond Taylor (in 1955)
2:37
A6Chicken Little Baby (master without overdubs - vocal & piano only)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
edit of:
Chicken Little Baby by Little Richard
recording of:
Chicken Little Baby (in 1955-11)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
1:42
A7Miss Ann (take 1)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Miss Ann (on 1955-11-29)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (in 1955-11) and Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
2:36
A8Miss Ann (take 8)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Miss Ann (on 1955-11-29)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (in 1955-11) and Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
2:16
A9Baby (take 1)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Baby (Don't You Want a Man Like Me) (on 1955-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-02)
2:22
A10True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (incomplete take)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (on 1955-11-29)
partial recording of:
True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (on 1955-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
1:08
B1True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (master)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (on 1955-11-29)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (on 1955-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
2:41
B2Kansas City (false starts 5, 6 & 7)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
partial recording of:
Kansas City Hey Hey Hey (on 1955-11-29)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
Halnat Publishing Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
medley of:
Hey‐Hey‐Hey‐Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham)
medley of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
version of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
0:46
B3Kansas City (take 8)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Kansas City Hey Hey Hey (on 1955-11-29)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
Halnat Publishing Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
medley of:
Hey‐Hey‐Hey‐Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham)
medley of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
version of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
2:32
B4Kansas City (master - probably take 4)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Kansas City Hey Hey Hey (on 1955-11-29)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
Halnat Publishing Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
medley of:
Hey‐Hey‐Hey‐Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham)
medley of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
version of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
2:38
B5Wonderin' (take 1)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Wonderin' (Song of Richard Penniman) (on 1955-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-09)
2:58
B6Wonderin' (master - take 3)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Wonderin' (Song of Richard Penniman) (on 1955-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-09)
3:06
B7Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (take 1)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Long Tall Sally (on 1955-11-29)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
2:02
B8Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (take 5)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Long Tall Sally (on 1955-11-29)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
2:11
B9Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (take 6)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
edit of:
Long Tall Sally by Little Richard and Long Tall Sally (The Thing) by Little Richard
recording of:
Long Tall Sally (on 1955-11-29)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
2:07
B10Miss Ann (take 3)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-12-03)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-12-03)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-12-03)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-12-03)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-12-03)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-12-03)
recording of:
Miss Ann (on 1955-12-03)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (in 1955-11) and Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
2:52
3▶12" Vinyl: Duck Back in the Alley
4▶12" Vinyl: I'm Gonna Rock It Up!
5▶12" Vinyl: Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
6▶12" Vinyl: Drinkin' Gin You Can't Come In
7▶12" Vinyl: He Knows How to Rock
8▶12" Vinyl: Annie's Back!