Roots Of John Lennon (2009)

Product Summary Label: SNAPPER CLASSICS/KA UPC: 00636551007221 Release Date: 6/30/2009 Buy.com Sku: 211203288 Item#: M4NNE4 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Rip It Up - Little Richard ~ Various Artists 2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins ~ Various Artists 3. Be-Bop-a-Lula - Gene Vincent ~ Various Artists 4. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard ~ Various Artists 5. Bony Moronie - Larry Williams ~ Various Artists 6. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry ~ Various Artists 7. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran ~ Various Artists 8. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Larry Williams ~ Various Artists 9. Slippin' and Slidin - Little Richard ~ Various Artists 10. You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry ~ Various Artists 11. Short Fat Fannie - Larry Williams ~ Various Artists 12. Ready Teddy - Little Richard ~ Various Artists 13. 30 Days - Chuck Berry ~ Various Artists 14. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly ~ Various Artists 15. Oh! My Soul - Little Richard ~ Various Artists 16. My Baby Left Me - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup/Arthur Crudup ~ Various Artists 17. That'Ll Be the Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets ~ Various Artists 18. Walk, The - Jimmy McCracklin ~ Various Artists 19. Rumble - Link Wray ~ Various Artists 20. Woman Love - Gene Vincent ~ Various Artists 21. I'M a Man - Bo Diddley ~ Various Artists 22. Do You Wanna Dance? - Bobby Freeman ~ Various Artists 23. Ain't That a Shame - Fats Domino ~ Various Artists 24. Just Because - Lloyd Price ~ Various Artists 25. Baby Please Don'T Go - Big Joe Williams ~ Various Artists 26. Corrina Corrina - Bo Carter ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Anyone who has ever studied the Beatles knows that John Lennon was the true rocker of the group. While all four members of the band loved early rock & roll; it was Lennon who continually referred to it throughout his career. This Snapper collection from the U.K. offers a killer array of original recordings by many of Lennon's early influences, and tears it up in the process. While many music fans will be familiar with tracks by Little Richard and Carl Perkins, fewer will have ever heard songs by Jimmy McCracklin and Bo Carter. There are a whopping 26 cuts here and each of them is a winner. The sound quality is quite good and so is the price. The bottom line is, Lennon himself would have been hard-pressed to put together a better collection of his own early inspirations. Caveat: Elvis is missing because of RCA's strict licensing policies. ~ Thom Jurek   Technical Info Release Date : 06/30/2009 Original Release Date : 2009 Catalog ID : SBLUECD072 Label : Snapper Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00636551007221    Product Image