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.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: Dixie (1956)
212" Vinyl: Whole Lotta Shakin’ (January – February 1957)
312" Vinyl: Lewis Boogie (Summer 1957)
412" Vinyl: Balls of Fire (September 1957 – January 1958)
512" Vinyl: Good Rockin’ Tonight (January – March 1958)
612" Vinyl: Wild One (March – April 1958)
712" Vinyl: Live and Let Live (May – November 1958)
812" Vinyl: It Hurt Me So (November 1958 – March 1959)
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A1I’ll Sail My Ship Alone (D)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred (on 1958-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Davis (on 1958-11-05) and Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-11-05)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1958-11-05) and Billy Lee Riley (on 1958-11-05)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-11-05)
saxophone:
Martin Willis (on 1958-11-05)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-11-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
cover recording of:
I’ll Sail My Ship Alone (on 1958-11-05)
writer:
Morry Burns, Henry Bernard, Lois Mann and Henry Thurston
2:12
A2I’ll Sail My Ship Alone (A)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred (on 1958-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Davis (on 1958-11-05) and Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-11-05)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1958-11-05) and Billy Lee Riley (on 1958-11-05)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-11-05)
saxophone:
Martin Willis (on 1958-11-05)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-11-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1958)
cover recording of:
I’ll Sail My Ship Alone (on 1958-11-05)
writer:
Morry Burns, Henry Bernard, Lois Mann and Henry Thurston
2:07
A3It Hurt Me So (D)4:08
A4It Hurt Me So (D)3:47
A5You’re the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) (D)3:04
A6Lovin’ Up a Storm (D)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
bass guitar:
Billy Lee Riley (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Lovin’ Up a Storm (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
writer:
Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent
publisher:
Ludix Publishing Co., Inc.
2:03
A7Lovin’ Up a Storm (A)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
bass guitar:
Billy Lee Riley (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Lovin’ Up a Storm (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
writer:
Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent
publisher:
Ludix Publishing Co., Inc.
1:50
B1Big Blon’ Baby (A)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
bass guitar:
Billy Lee Riley (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
recording of:
Big Blon’ Baby (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
writer:
Kenny Jacobson and Rhoda Roberts
publisher:
Alamo Music, Inc.
1:40
B2Sick and Tired (C)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1959-03)
guitar:
[unknown] (in 1959-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (in 1959-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (in 1959-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Sick and Tired (in 1959-03)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Dave Bartholomew and Chris Kenner
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Travis Music Co.
2:44
B3(Just a Shanty in Old) Shanty Town (C)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1959-03)
guitar:
[unknown] (in 1959-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (in 1959-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (in 1959-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
cover recording of:
In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town (in 1959-03)
lyricist:
Joe Young
composer:
Little Jack Little and Ira Schuster
2:29
B4Release Me (C)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1959-03)
guitar:
[unknown] (in 1959-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (in 1959-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (in 1959-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Release Me (in 1959-03)
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller, Dub Williams and Robert Yount
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited, Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
2:08
B5I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (D)3:35
B6Near You (instr.) (C)
compilation of:
Near You by Jerry Lee Lewis and Near You by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Near You
lyricist:
Kermit Goell (in 1947)
composer:
Francis Craig (in 1947)
publisher:
Supreme Music Corporation (on 1947-07-25)
3:45
B7I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (A)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
bass guitar:
Billy Lee Riley (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
cover recording of:
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
2:22
B8Hillbilly Music (A)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
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 (on 1959-03-22)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1959-03-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Hillbilly Fever (on 1959-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton
2:05
912" Vinyl: The Guilty One (March 1959 – January 1960)
1012" Vinyl: What’d I Say (January 1960 – February 1961)
1112" Vinyl: Won’t Happen With Me (June 1961 – June 1962)
1212" Vinyl: Can’t Seem to Say Goodbye (June 1962 – August 1963)