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Table of Contents:

• I hear you knocking (Smiley Lewis) (2:42)
• Merry Christmas, baby (Charles Brown) (2:53)
• My girl Josephine (Fats Domino) (2:03)
• Come softly to me (The Fleetwoods) (2:25)
• Dreamin' (Johnny Burnette) (2:19)
• A hundred pounds of clay (Gene McDaniels) (2:18)
• Hurt (Timi Yuro) (2:28)
• Travelin' man (Rick Nelson) (2:20)
• Cry baby (Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters) (3:24)
• Buddy's song (Bobby Vee) (1:57)
• I'm telling you now (Freddie and the Dreamers) (2:05)
• Hippy hippy shake (The Swinging Blue Jeans) (1:50)
• Don't let the sun catch you crying (Gerry & the Pacemakers) (2:35)
• Bad to me (Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas) (2:18)
• Do wah diddy diddy (Manfred Mann) (2:21)
• Tell 'em I'm surfin' (The Fantastic Baggys) (2:07)
• Time is on my side (Irma Thomas) (2:51)
• Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) (2:47)
• I'm a happy man (The Jive Five) (2:35)
• Elusive butterfly (Bob Lind) (2:40)

• Bus stop (The Hollies) (2:54)
• Little games (The Yardbirds) (2:22)
• Cast off all my fears (Hour Glass) (3:31)
• American pie (Don McLean) (8:27).

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Contributors:

Lewis, Smiley, 1913-1966 , performer

Brown, Charles, 1922-1999 , performer

Domino, Fats, 1928-2017 , performer

Burnette, Johnny , performer

McDaniels, Gene, 1935-2011 , performer

Yuro, Timi, 1940-2004 , performer

Nelson, Rick, 1940-1985 , performer

Mimms, Garnet, 1937- , performer

Vee, Bobby , performer

Kramer, Billy J. , performer

Thomas, Irma , performer

Bassey, Shirley , performer

Lind, Bob , performer

McLean, Don, 1945- , performer

Fleetwoods (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Enchanters (Musical group : Garnet Mimms) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Freddie & the Dreamers (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Swinging Blue Jeans (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Gerry and the Pacemakers , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Dakotas (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Manfred Mann (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Fantastic Baggys (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Jive Five (U.S.) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Hollies (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Yardbirds (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Hour Glass (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Sung in English.

Related Series:

EMI legends of rock n' roll series

Subjects:

Rock music — To 1961

Rhythm and blues music

Rock music — 1961-1970

Rock music — 1971-1980

To 1980

Rock music

Performers:

Various performers.

Production Credits:

Executive producer: Burce Harris; compilation produced and researched by Ron Furmanek.

Performance Medium:

Male voice
Female voice
Solo vocal ensemble

General Notes:

All selections previously released.
Title from container.
Biographical and program notes on insert in container.
Recorded 1955 May 23-1971 May 26.
From the collection of Wayne and Kathy Zatopek.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal

Audio Characteristics:

digital; mono; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 148,799

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, EMI: E2-81128
Publisher Number, EMI: 0777-7-81128-2 2

OCLC Numbers:

1053451580
28266410 [Invalid]