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.
Annotation last modified on 2012-07-15 07:36 UTC.

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1: Dixie (1956)
12" Vinyl 2: Whole Lotta Shakin’ (January – February 1957)
12" Vinyl 3: Lewis Boogie (Summer 1957)
12" Vinyl 4: Balls of Fire (September 1957 – January 1958)
12" Vinyl 5: Good Rockin’ Tonight (January – March 1958)
12" Vinyl 6: Wild One (March – April 1958)
12" Vinyl 7: Live and Let Live (May – November 1958)
12" Vinyl 8: It Hurt Me So (November 1958 – March 1959)
#TitleRatingLength
A1I’ll Sail My Ship Alone (D)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred (on 1958-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Davis (US 1950s drummer) (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 (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-11-05)
saxophone:
Martin Willis (american saxophonist) (on 1958-11-05)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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 (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred (on 1958-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Davis (US 1950s drummer) (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 (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-11-05)
saxophone:
Martin Willis (american saxophonist) (on 1958-11-05)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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)
compilation of:
Studio chatter #1 by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and It Hurt Me So (take named (1) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
4:08
A4It Hurt Me So (D)
compilation of:
Studio chatter #2 by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and It Hurt Me So (take named (2) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
3:47
A5You’re the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) (D)
compilation of:
You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) (3 false starts named (3.1) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) (chat & take named (3.2) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
cover recording of:
You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven (on 1958-11-05)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
3:04
A6Lovin’ Up a Storm (D)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
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 (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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 (founder of Sun Records)
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 (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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 (founder of Sun Records)
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 (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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 (founder of Sun Records)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1959-03)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1959-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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:
Travis Music Co.
2:44
B3(Just a Shanty in Old) Shanty Town (C)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1959-03)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1959-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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 (US lyricist)
composer:
Little Jack Little and Ira Schuster
2:29
B4Release Me (C)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1959-03)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1959-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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 (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
2:08
B5I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (D)
compilation of:
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (2 false starts named (2.2) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (false start & take named (2.4) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
cover recording of:
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
3:35
B6Near You (instr.) (C)
compilation of:
Near You (chat & false start) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and Near You (take named (3) on BCD 17254) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
3:45
B7I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (A)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
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 (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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 (country music legend)
2:22
B8Hillbilly Music (A)
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
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 (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-03-22)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (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
12" Vinyl 9: The Guilty One (March 1959 – January 1960)
12" Vinyl 10: What’d I Say (January 1960 – February 1961)
12" Vinyl 11: Won’t Happen With Me (June 1961 – June 1962)
12" Vinyl 12: Can’t Seem to Say Goodbye (June 1962 – August 1963)