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)
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A1Memory of You (E)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
recording of:
Memory of You (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Lee Lewis
2:07
A2Come What May (C)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Come What May (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Franklyn Tableporter
publisher:
Freddy Bienstock Music Co., Tiger, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:01
A3Live and Let Live (E)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis
edit of:
Live and Let Live by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Live and Let Live
lyricist and composer:
Gene Sullivan and Wiley Walker
publisher:
Peer International (on 1941-12-16)
0:36
A4Break Up (D)
recording of:
Break Up
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
2:24
A5Crazy Heart (D)3:22
A6I’ll Make It All Up to You (D)3:22
A7Johnny B. Goode (D)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and ロックンロール ミュージック
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
1:52
A8Crazy Arms (D)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Crazy Arms (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
2:39
A9Break Up (D)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
recording of:
Break Up (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
partial cover recording of:
Settin’ the Woods on Fire (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Ed G. Nelson and Fred Rose
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (on 1952-07-29)
2:40
B1The Return of Jerry Lee (A)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
spoken vocals:
Jack Clement (on 1958-05-30) and George Klein (on 1958-05-30)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1958)
recording of:
The Return of Jerry Lee
writer:
Jack Clement and Barbara Pittman
2:31
B2Settin’ the Woods on Fire (D)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
bass guitar:
Stan Kesler (on 1958-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-07-09)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1958-07-09)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1971)
remix of:
Setting the Woods on Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis and Settin' the Woods on Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-07-09)
cover recording of:
Settin’ the Woods on Fire (on 1958-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ed G. Nelson and Fred Rose
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (on 1952-07-29)
2:23
B3Break Up (D)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
bass guitar:
[unknown] (from 1958-07-01 until 1958-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1958-07-01 until 1958-07-03)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1958-07-01 until 1958-07-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-01 until 1958-07-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-01 until 1958-07-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
recording of:
Break Up (from 1958-07-01 until 1958-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
2:29
B4Johnny B. Goode (C)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
bass guitar:
[unknown] (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and ロックンロール ミュージック
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
2:39
B5Break Up (A)
producer:
Bill Justis
bass guitar:
[unknown] (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1958)
recording of:
Break Up (from 1958-07-11 until 1958-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
2:37
B6I’ll Make It All Up to You (B)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
bass guitar:
[unknown] (on 1958-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Otis Jett (on 1958-07-09) and Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-07-21)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1958-07-21)
piano:
Charlie Rich (on 1958-07-09)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-07-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1983)
remix of:
I'll Make It All Up to You by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
I’ll Make It All Up to You (on 1958-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Hi Lo Music
3:03
B7I’ll Make It (overdub excerpt) (D)
recording of:
I’ll Make It All Up to You
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Hi Lo Music
1:33
B8I’ll Make It All Up to You (A)
recording of:
I’ll Make It All Up to You
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Hi Lo Music
3:22
B9Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (D)3:00
812" Vinyl: It Hurt Me So (November 1958 – March 1959)
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)