Classic Jerry Lee Lewis: The Definitive Edition of His Sun Recordings 1956-1963 (Incl. Unissued Performances)

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Annotation

The most complete CD set of Jerry Lee Lewis' Sun recordings (1956-1963) until the issue of the 12 CD boxset "Jerry Lee Lewis - The Ultimate: The Sun Years" (Charly Records, Sun Box 4, 1993).
Nevertheless the boxset "Classic Jerry Lee Lewis", contrary to the assertion of Charly Records, contains many recordings not included in "The Ultimate" or included as a different kind (e.g., stereo instead of mono, or with different false start, etc.).
The sound mastering of the boxset "Classic Jerry Lee Lewis" is sometimes different to the one of "The Ultimate" boxset. All stereo tracks of "The Ultimate" boxset are inverted as regards to the boxset "Classic Jerry Lee Lewis".

Tracklist

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1Return of Jerry Lee
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)
Jerry Lee Lewis, Jack Clement & George Klein2:34
2Break Up (unissued)
bass guitar and guitar:
Jack Clement (from 1958-07-16 until 1958-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Otis Jett (from 1958-07-16 until 1958-07-18)
guitar:
Billy Lee Riley
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis
edit of:
Break Up by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Break Up
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:42
3I'll Make It All Up to You (unissued)
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
drums (drum set):
Otis Jett (on 1958-07-09)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-07-09)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-07-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1989)
recording of:
I’ll Make It All Up to You (on 1958-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Hi Lo Music
Jerry Lee Lewis3:00
4Break Up (unissued)
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 1989)
recording of:
Break Up (from 1958-07-01 until 1958-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:30
5Johnny B. Goode
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
Jerry Lee Lewis2:43
6Break Up (master)
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.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:40
7I'll Make It All Up to You
producer:
Jack Clement and Bill Justis
bass guitar and background vocals and choir vocals:
[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 1958)
remix of:
I'll Make It All Up to You by Jerry Lee Lewis and I'll Make It All Up to You by Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-07-21)
recording of:
I’ll Make It All Up to You (on 1958-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Hi Lo Music
Jerry Lee Lewis3:06
8Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes and Billy Lee Riley
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
saxophone:
Martin Willis (on 1958-11-05)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis
edit of:
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Drinkin’ Wine, Spo‐Dee‐O‐Dee
writer:
Stick McGhee and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Jerry Lee Lewis2:38
9I'll Sail My Ship Alone
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
Jerry Lee Lewis2:11
10It Hurt Me So (with chatter)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes and Billy Lee Riley
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
saxophone:
Martin Willis (on 1958-11-05)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis
edit of:
It Hurt Me So by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
It Hurt Me So
lyricist and composer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
publisher:
Jack Clement Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis3:22
11You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven (unissued)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes and Billy Lee Riley
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
saxophone:
Martin Willis (on 1958-11-05)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis
edit of:
You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) by Jerry Lee Lewis
cover recording of:
You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven (on 1958-11-05)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry
Jerry Lee Lewis1:52
12It Hurt Me So
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:
Charlie Rich (on 1958-11-05)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (in 1958-11)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1958-11-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1958)
remix of:
It Hurt Me So by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
It Hurt Me So (in 1958-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
publisher:
Jack Clement Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:40
13Lovin' Up a Storm (unissued)
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 1989)
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.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:57
14Big Blon' Baby
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.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:44
15Lovin' Up a Storm
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.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:54
16Sick and Tired
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.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:46
17(Just a Shanty in Old) Shanty Town
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
Jerry Lee Lewis2:32
18Release Me
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.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:11
19I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (unissued, with false start)
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 1983)
cover recording of:
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (on 1959-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
Jerry Lee Lewis2:49
20Near You (takes 1 & 2)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes and Brad Suggs
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis
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)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:09
21I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
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
Jerry Lee Lewis2:26
22Hillbilly Fever
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
Jerry Lee Lewis2:08
23My Blue Heaven
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 1983)
cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1959-03-22)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:59
24My Blue Heaven
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 1983)
cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1959-03-22)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:47
25Let's Talk About Us (with false start)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes and Brad Suggs
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis
edit of:
Let's Talk About Us by Jerry Lee Lewis
recording of:
Let’s Talk About Us
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (in 1959)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:07
26Little Queenie
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (on 1959-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1959-05-28)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1959-05-28)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1959-05-28)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1959-05-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Little Queenie (on 1959-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:26
27Home
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
recording of:
Home (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
Jerry Lee Lewis2:00
28Will the Circle Be Unbroken
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Jerry Lee Lewis2:25
29Ballad of Billy Joe
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1959-06-25) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
recording of:
The Ballad of Billy Joe (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis3:00
30Sail Away
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Charlie Rich (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
recording of:
Sail Away (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
Jerry Lee Lewis2:27
31Am I to Be the One (with false starts)
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner
guitar:
Roland Janes
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Rich
edit of:
Am I to Be the One by Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich
recording of:
Am I to Be the One
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell
Jerry Lee Lewis2:15
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Colin Escott (until 1989-07)
producer:Colin Escott (until 1989)
mastering:Bob Jones (until 1989)
compiler:Colin Escott (until 1989-07)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3469827 [info]
ASIN:DE: B000001AV0 [info]

Release group

part of:Classic (order: 1)