Little Richard 5 Lp Box Set Specialty

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 Little Richard's Specialty Sessions on Specialty Records #SP 8508. The records and box are in -NM condition. $4.00 postage and handling to the USA, $7.50 Priority mail. $8.00 to Canada & Mexico, $13.00 to the rest of the world. Thanks for looking.

by Bruce Eder

Dig it: a collection of all 73 songs that Little Richard cut for Specialty Records from 1955 through 1959, including early working versions of hits including "Long Tall Sally" and "Slippin' and Slidin'," may seem like overkill to the casual listener, but if you're thinking of buying this three-CD box, chances are you're not a casual listener. And if you're not thinking about it, then you should be. This set covers only four years in Little Richard's career, but manages to sum up virtually everything you need to know about him (his earlier sides, available on Bear Family, are an interesting appendix, but of his later stuff, only the early- and mid-'60s material, with Jimi Hendrix on guitar, holds any significance, mostly as a curiosity). Not only does the music make you want to get up and dance, but the notes -- spread out in a lavishly illustrated booklet and the individual jewel boxes -- tell the whole story of Specialty Records and the people behind it, including Art Rupe, Bumps Blackwell, Dave Bartholomew, and, of course, Richard Penniman himself. The session information alone could keep owners busy for a week. The sound is nothing less than breathtaking, loud and raunchy but razor-sharp, and the price of this set -- about $42 retail -- makes it competitive with other Little Richard single-disc sets as well as more attractive than the price of boxes devoted to Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. The only complaint -- why couldn't the producers list the songs on the individual jewel boxes?

Tracks

Disc 1

        Title Composer Time

1
Baby



2
All Night Long Little Richard


3
She's My Star



4
Lonesome and Blue [take 3] Little Richard


5
Lonesome and Blue [take 4 false start take 7] Little Richard


6
Lonesome and Blue [probably take 5] Little Richard


7
Wonderin' [take 9] Little Richard


8
Wonderin' [master take 8] Little Richard


9
All Night Long [take 10] Little Richard


10
All Night Long [take 6 & 7 intercut] Little Richard


11
Kansas City [take 2] Rodgers


12
Kansas City [take 1] Rodgers


13
Maybe I'm Right [take 1] Little Richard


14
Maybe I'm Right [take 4] Little Richard


15
Directly From My Heart [take 1] Little Richard


16
Directly From My Heart [master probably take 4] Little Richard


17
Baby



18
I'm Just a Lonely Guy (All Alone) [take 1 & 2]



19
I'm Just a Lonely Guy (All Alone)



20
Tutti Frutti [take 2] LaBostrie, Little Richard, Lubin


21
Tutti Frutti [probably take 1] LaBostrie, Little Richard, Lubin

Disc 2

        Title Composer Time

1
Slippin' and Slidin' [take 1 with drums] Bocage, Collins, Little Richard…
Composed by: Bocage, Collins, Little Richard, Smith

2
Slippin' and Slidin' [take 2 with brush] Bocage, Collins, Little Richard…
Composed by: Bocage, Collins, Little Richard, Smith

3
Slippin' and Slidin' [take 3 with bongo] Bocage, Collins, Little Richard…
Composed by: Bocage, Collins, Little Richard, Smith

4
Miss Ann



5
She's My Star



6
Chicken Little Baby Little Richard


7
Miss Ann [take 1]



8
Miss Ann [take 8]



9
Baby [take 1]



10
True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) Little Richard


11
True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) Little Richard


12
Kansas City Rodgers


13
Kansas City [take 8] Rodgers


14
Kansas City [master probably take 4] Rodgers


15
Wonderin'- (Take 1)



16
Wonderin' [master take 3] Little Richard


17
Long Tall Sally (The Thing) [take 1] Blackwell, Johnson, Little Richard


18
Long Tall Sally (The Thing) [take 5] Blackwell, Johnson, Little Richard


19
Long Tall Sally (The Thing) [take 6] Blackwell, Johnson, Little Richard


20
Miss Ann [take 3]

Disc 3

        Title Composer Time

1
Slippin' and Slidin' [master probably take 7] Bocage, Collins, Little Richard…
Composed by: Bocage, Collins, Little Richard, Smith

2
Long Tall Sally (The Thing) [master take 7] Blackwell, Johnson, Little Richard


3
Miss Ann



4
Heeby-Jeebies Love [take 1] Atkins


5
Heeby-Jeebies Love [take 2] Atkins


6
Heeby-Jeebies Love [take 3] Atkins


7
The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) [take 4]



8
The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart)



9
Oh Why? [take 4]



10
Oh Why? [take 9]



11
Oh Why? [master probably take 7]



12
I Got It [take 1] Glasser, Little Richard


13
I Got It [take 9] Glasser, Little Richard


14
I Got It [master probably take 7] Glasser, Little Richard


15
Ready Teddy [take 3] Blackwell, Marascalco


16
Ready Teddy [take 4] Blackwell, Marascalco


17
Ready Teddy [take 10] Blackwell, Marascalco


18
Ready Teddy [master probably take 6] Blackwell, Marascalco


19
Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Going Backto Birmingham) 3



20
Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [take 5 false start take 6]



21
Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [take 8]



22
Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [master probably take 4]



23
Rip It Up [take 3 rehearsal] Blackwell, Marascalco


24
Rip It Up [take 13] Blackwell, Marascalco


25
Rip It Up [take 14] Blackwell, Marascalco


26
Rip It Up Blackwell, Marascalco

Disc 4

        Title Composer Time

1
Heeby-Jeebies Atkins


2
Heeby-Jeebies [take 6] Atkins


3
Heeby-Jeebies [take 9] Atkins


4
Good Golly, Miss Molly Blackwell, Marascalco, Penniman


5
Good Golly, Miss Molly Blackwell, Marascalco, Penniman


6
Lucille Bowling, Bynum, Collins, Eaglesmith…
Composed by: Bowling, Bynum, Collins, Eaglesmith, Little Richard, Turner, Williams

7
Lucille Bowling, Bynum, Collins, Eaglesmith…
Composed by: Bowling, Bynum, Collins, Eaglesmith, Little Richard, Turner, Williams

8
Heeby-Jeebies [take 5] Atkins


9
Heeby-Jeebies Atkins


10
All Around the World [take 8 composite] Turner


11
All Around the World Turner


12
Shake a Hand [take 2]



13
Shake a Hand [master take 4]



14
Can't Believe You Wanna Leave [take 8] Price, Price


15
Can't Believe You Wanna Leave [master take 9] Price, Price


16
I Got It [take 1] Glasser, Little Richard


17
I Got It [take 2] Glasser, Little Richard


18
She's Got It Little Richard, Marascalco


19
She's Got It Little Richard, Marascalco


20
Send Me Some Lovin' [take 1] Marascalco, Price


21
Send Me Some Lovin' [take 9] Marascalco, Price


22
Hound Dog Leiber, Stoller


23
Jenny, Jenny Johnson, Little Richard


24
Good Golly, Miss Molly [take 7] Blackwell, Marascalco, Penniman


25
Good Golly, Miss Molly [take 8] Blackwell, Marascalco, Penniman


26
Good Golly, Miss Molly [master take 9] Blackwell, Marascalco, Penniman


27
Good Golly, Miss Molly [take 10] Blackwell, Marascalco, Penniman

Disc 5

        Title Composer Time

1
Baby Face [takes 2 and 3 false starts] Akst, Davis


2
Baby Face [take 4] Akst, Davis


3
Baby Face [master probably take 11] Akst, Davis


4
The Girl Can't Help It [film master take 9] Troup


5
The Girl Can't Help It [10 false take 11] Troup


6
The Girl Can't Help It [single take 12] Troup


7
Send Me Some Lovin' Marascalco, Price


8
By the Light of the Silvery Moon Edwards


9
Gene Nobles' "Royal Crown" Hairdressing Ad



10
Ooh! My Soul [take 1] Little Richard


11
Ooh! My Soul [take 3] Little Richard


12
Ooh! My Soul Little Richard


13
Keep a Knockin' [take 1] Little Richard


14
Keep a Knockin' [take 2] Little Richard


15
Keep a Knockin' [take 3] Little Richard


16
Keep a Knockin' Little Richard


17
Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo



18
Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo



19
Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo



20
Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo



21
Good Morning Little School Girl [takes 1 & 3]



22
Ooh! My Soul Little Richard


23
Ooh! My Soul Little Richard


24
Ooh! My Soul Little Richard


25
Ooh! My Soul Little Richard


26
Early One Morning (Blues)



27
She Knows How to Rock [takes 1-4 false start]



28
She Knows How to Rock [take 5 false start]



29
She Knows How to Rock



30
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On



31
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On David, Williams

Disc 6

        Title Composer Time

1
Bama Lama Bama Loo [take 7] Little Richard


2
Bama Lama Bama Loo [master take 10] Little Richard


3
Poor Boy Paul [take 2]



4
Poor Boy Paul [take 7]



5
Poor Boy Paul [master take 8]



6
Annie Is Back [takes 1 and 2]



7
Annie Is Back [take 3]



8
Miss Ann [take 6]



9
Miss Ann [take 7]



10
Well Alright [takes 1 and 2]



11
Well Alright [take 3]



12
Well Alright [take 4]



13
Medley