Little Richard - The Specialty Sessions

Little Richard - The Specialty Sessions

Media Condition:  Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Format:      6xCD, Comp + Box
Country:    UK  
Released:  1989
Genre:       Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues
Style:         Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Blues Rock, Soul

Track List:

. CD 1 - Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom 0:54:52
. Macon GA, Radio Station WBML 9 February 1955
1-1. Baby 4:21
1-2. All Night Long 2:48
. Possibly New Orleans, 1955
1-3. She's My Star 2:39
. New Orleans, J&M Studio 13 September 1955
1-4. Lonesome And Blue (Take 3) 2:06
1-5. Lonesome And Blue (Take 4 - False Start, Take 7) 2:45
1-6. Lonesome And Blue (Master - Probably Take 5) 2:19
1-7. Wonderin' (Take 9) 2:48
1-8. Wonderin' (Master - Take 8) 2:51
1-9. All Night Long (Take 10) 2:18
1-10. All Night Long (Master - Takes 6 & 7 Intercut) 2:15
1-11. Kansas City (Take 2 - Master Issued On SLP 2136 In 1971) 2:18
1-12. Kansas City (Take 1) 2:10
. 14 September 1955
1-13. Maybe I'm Right (Take 1) 3:31
1-14. Maybe I'm Right (Master - Take 4) 2:14
1-15. Directly From My Heart (Take 1) 2:23
1-16. Directly From My Heart (Master - Probably Take 4) 2:22
1-17. Baby (Master) 2:07
1-18. I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) (Take 1 - False Start, Take 2) 2:56
1-19. I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) (Master) 2:37
1-20. Tutti Frutti (Take 2) 2:27
1-21. Tutti Frutti (Master - Probably Take 1) 2:23
. CD 2 - Peepin' And A' Hidin' 0:44:47
. Los Angeles - Specialty Office Studio Demos November 1955
2-1. Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 1 With Drums) 1:58
2-2. Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 2 With Brushes) 1:52
2-3. Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 3 With Bongo) 1:51
2-4. Miss Ann (Vocal/Piano Only) 1:48
2-5. She's My Star (A Capella) 2:39
2-6. Chicken Little Baby (Master Without Overdubs - Vocal/Piano Only) 1:44
. Los Angeles, Radio Recorders 29 November 1955
2-7. Miss Ann (Take 1) 2:39
2-8. Miss Ann (Take 8) 2:19
2-9. Baby (Take 1) 2:25
2-10. True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (Incomplete Take) 1:10
2-11. True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (Master) 2:43
2-12. Kansas City (False Starts 5, 6 & 7) 0:46
2-13. Kansas City (Take 8) 2:33
2-14. Kansas City (Master - Take 3) 2:40
2-15. Wonderin' (Take 1) 2:59
2-16. Wonderin' (Master - Take 3) 3:08
2-17. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 1) 2:03
2-18. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 5) 2:14
2-19. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 6) 2:10
. Los Angeles, Probably Ted Brinson's Studio 3 December 1955
2-20. Miss Ann (Take 3) 2:53
. CD 3 - Duck Back In The Alley 0:58:16
. New Orleans, J&M Studios 7 February 1956
3-1. Slippin' And Slidin' (Master - Probably Take 7) 2:44
3-2. Long Tall Sally (Master - Probably Take 7) 2:10
3-3. Miss Ann (Master) 2:18
. 9 February 1956
3-4. Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 1) 2:11
3-5. Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 2) 1:55
3-6. Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 3) 2:16
3-7. The Most I Can Offer (Take 4) 2:25
3-8. The Most I Can Offer (Master - Take 3) 2:26
3-9. Oh Why? (Take 4) 2:08
3-10. Oh Why? (Take 9) 2:17
3-11. Oh Why? (Master - Probably Take 7) 2:09
. 9 May 1956
3-12. I Got It (Take 1) 2:06
3-13. I Got It (Take 9) 2:28
3-14. I Got It (Master - Probably Take 7) 2:21
3-15. Ready Teddy (Take 3) 1:53
3-16. Ready Teddy (Take 4) 1:45
3-17. Ready Teddy (Take 10) 2:09
3-18. Ready Teddy (Master - Probably Take 6) 2:10
3-19. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 3) 2:10
3-20. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 5 - False Start, Take 6) 2:17
3-21. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 8) 2:06
3-22. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Master - Probably Take 4) 2:07
3-23. Rip It Up (Take 3 - Rehearsal) 2:23
3-24. Rip It Up (Take 13) 2:12
3-25. Rip It Up (Take 14) 2:34
3-26. Rip It Up (Master) 2:21
. CD 4 - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave 1:02:20
. Los Angeles, Master Recorders 15 May 1956
4-1. Heeby-Jeebies (Take 5 - Slow Version) 2:12
4-2. Heeby-Jeebies (Takes 6, 7 & 8) 2:06
4-3. Heeby-Jeebies (Take 9) 1:50
. New Orleans, J&M Studios 30 July 1956
4-4. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Fast Version) 0:57
4-5. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Fast Version) 2:11
4-6. Lucille (False Start) 1:31
4-7. Lucille (Master) 2:27
4-8. Heeby-Jeebies (Take 5) 2:11
4-9. Heeby-Jeebies (Master) 2:12
. New Orleans, J&M Studios Probably 31 July 1956
4-10. All Around The World (Take 8 Composite) 2:00
4-11. All Around The World (Master - Composite) 2:29
. Probably 1 August 1956
4-12. Shake A Hand (Take 2) 2:55
4-13. Shake A Hand (Master - Take 4) 3:13
4-14. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (Take 8) 2:31
4-15. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (Master - Probably Take 9) 2:29
. Los Angeles, Master Recorders 6 September 1956
4-16. I Got It (Take 1) 2:20
4-17. I Got It (Take 2) 2:30
4-18. She's Got It 2:29
4-19. She's Got It (Master) 2:27
4-20. Send Me Some Lovin' (Take 1) 2:53
4-21. Send Me Some Lovin' (Take 9) 2:35
4-22. Hound Dog (Rehearsal) 2:02
. New Orleans, J&M Studios 15 October 1956
4-23. Jenny, Jenny (Master - Composite) 2:04
4-24. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 7) 2:20
4-25. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 8) 2:19
4-26. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Master - Take 9) 2:37
4-27. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 10) 2:13
. CD 5 - He Knows How To Rock 1:13:15
. New Orleans, J&M Studios 16 October 1956
5-1. Baby Face (Takes 2 & 3 - False Starts) 0:35
5-2. Baby Face (Take 4) 2:41
5-3. Baby Face (Master - Probably Take 11) 2:15
5-4. The Girl Can't Help It (Film Version Master - Take 9) 2:31
5-5. The Girl Can't Help It (Take 10 - False Start, Take 11) 2:36
5-6. The Girl Can't Help It (Single Master - Take 12) 2:32
5-7. Send Me Some Lovin' (Master) 2:20
5-8. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (Master) 2:08
5-9. Gene Nobles "Royal Crown" Hairdressing Advert 1:06
. Washington D.C. Unknown Radio Station, 16 January 1957
5-10. Ooh! My Soul (Take 1) 2:01
5-11. Ooh! My Soul (Take 3) 2:15
5-12. Ooh! My Soul (Master) 2:14
5-13. Keep A Knockin' (Take 1) 1:36
5-14. Keep A Knockin' (Take 2) 2:29
5-15. Keep A Knockin' (Take 3) 2:25
5-16. Keep A Knockin' (Take 4) 2:21
5-17. Keep A Knockin' (Master - Composite) 2:15
. Los Angeles, Master Recorders 18 October 1957
5-18. Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 1) 3:28
5-19. Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 2) 2:45
5-20. Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 6) 2:33
5-21. Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Master) 2:21
5-22. Good Morning Little School Girl (Takes 1 & 3) 3:00
5-23. Ooh! My Soul 1:30
5-24. Ooh! My Soul 1:15
5-25. Ooh! My Soul 1:51
5-26. Ooh! My Soul 2:07
5-27. Early One Morning (Blues) (Master) 2:15
5-28. She Knows How To Rock (Take 1, 2, 3 & 4 - False Starts) 4:29
5-29. She Knows How To Rock (Take 5 - False Start) 1:31
5-30. She Knows How To Rock (Master) 2:02
5-31. Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Rehearsal) 3:33
5-32. Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Master) 1:53
. CD 6 - Annie's Back 0:34:10
. Los Angeles, Radio Recorders 1 May 1964
6-1. Bama Lama Bama Loo (Take 7) 2:50
6-2. Bama Lama Bama Loo (Master - Take 10) 2:17
6-3. Poor Boy Paul (Take 2) 2:37
6-4. Poor Boy Paul (Take 7) 2:19
6-5. Poor Boy Paul (Master - Take 8) 2:24
6-6. Annie Is Back (Takes 1 & 2) 3:02
6-7. Annie Is Back (Take 3) 2:43
. Los Angeles, Radio Recorders 19 March 1964
6-8. Miss Ann (Take 6) 3:24
6-9. Miss Ann (Take 7) 2:52
6-10. Well Alright (Takes 1 & 2) 0:59
6-11. Well Alright (Take 3) 2:55
6-12. Well Alright (Take 4) 2:30
. Paris, France, Olympia Theatre Live Recording June 1964
. Live Rock Medley 3:11
6-13.a. Ain't That A Shame
6-13.b. I Got A Woman
6-13.c. Tutti Frutti

Notes: 

Comes in paper box with three double CD's, each one with a 12-page inlay. No booklet. ℗ Specialty Records, Inc This compilation ℗ 1989 Ace Records Ltd © 1989 Ace Records Ltd Made in West Germany.

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