Gene Vincent - The Gene Vincent Box Set [6 CD's] @320)

 

Gene Vincent - The Gene Vincent Box Set

Gene Vincent Box Set Review by Bruce Eder.

Six CDs containing the complete Capitol and EMI-Columbia recordings by Vincent, from 1956 through 1964. The 151 tracks may seem excessive, but the sound glitters, and since most of the post-1962 material was never issued in the United States, this stuff could be revelatory to serious fans. And the booklet is filled with detailed notes, sessionographies, and great photos.

Tracklist:

CD1: Be-Bop-A-Lula (CDP 7 94594 2)

01. Race With The Devil

02. Be-Bop-A-Lula (take 12)

03. Woman Love (take 12)

04. I Sure Miss You

05. Jezebel

06. Crazy Legs

07. Peg O' My Heart

08. Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)

09. Waltz Of The Mind

10. Up A Lazy River

11. Ain't She Sweet

12. Gonna Back Up Baby

13. Who Slapped John

14. Jumps, Giggles & Shouts

15. Bluejean Bop

16. I Flipped

17. Bop Street

18. Well, I Knocked Bim Bam

19. You Told A Fib

20. Jump Back, Honey Jump Back

21. Teenage Partner ('56 version)

22. Blues Stay Away From Me

23. Five Feet Of Lovin' ('56 version)

24. Cat Man

25. Double Talkin' Baby

26. Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me

27. Unchained Melody

28. B-i-Bickey-Bi Bo-Bo-Go

 

CD2: Dance To The Bop (CDP 7 94595 2)

 

01. Pink Thunderbird

02. Pretty Pretty Baby

03. Cruisin'

04. Important Words ('56)

05. You Better Believe

06. Red Bluejeans & A Ponytail

07. Five Days, Five Days

08. I Got It

09. Wear My Ring

10. Lotta Lovin'

11. Rollin' Danny

12. Time Will Bring You Everything

13. True To You

14. In My Dreams

15. Dance To The Bop

16. Your Cheatin' Heart

17. Baby Blue

18. Walkin' Home From School

19. It's No Lie

20. Should I Ever Love Again

21. Flea Brain

22. Brand New Beat

23. Frankie & Johnnie

24. You Belong To Me

25. Keep It A Secret

26. Yes I Love You Baby

27. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon

28. Right Now

29. You'll Never Walk Alone

 

CD3: Git It (CDP 7 94596 2)

 

01. I Got A Baby

02. Dance In The Street

03. Git It

04. I Love You

05. Teenage Partner ('58)

06. Peace Of Mind

07. Lovely Loretta

08. Little Lover

09. Rocky Road Blues

10. Somebody Help Me

11. Five Feet Of Lovin' ('58)

12. Look What You've Gone And Done To Me

13. Hey Good Looking

14. Summertime

15. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)

16. The Wayward Wind

17. Now Is The Hour

18. Lonesome Boy (out take)

19. Lonesome Boy

20. You Are The One For Me (out take)

21. You Are The One For Me

22. Maybe

23. I've Got To Get You Yet

24. My Heart

25. The Night Is So Lonely

26. Beautiful Brown Eyes (out takes)

27. Beautiful Brown Eyes

28. Rip It Up (out take)

29. Rip It Up

 

CD4: Say Mama (CDP 7 94597 2)

 

01. Maybelline (out takes)

02. Maybelline

03. High Blood Pressure (out take)

04. High Blood Pressure

05. In Love Again

06. Say Mama

07. Be-Bop Boogie Boy

08. I Can't Believe You Wanna Leave

09. Who's Pushin' Your Swing

10. Anna-Annabelle

11. Gone Gone Gone

12. I Might Have Known (out take)

13. I Might Have Known

14. Important Words (out take)

15. Important Words

16. My Baby Don't 'Low

17. Over The Rainbow

18. Ready Teddy

19. Vincent's Blues

20. Pretty Pearly

21. Accentuate The Positive

22. She She Little Sheila

23. Darlene (mono)

24. Darlene (stereo)

25. Why Don't You People Learn To Drive

26. Crazy Times

27. Greenback Dollar

28. Big Fat Saturday Night

 

CD5: Wild Cat (CDP 7 94598 2)

 

01. Wild Cat (stereo)

02. Hot Dollar

03. Right Here On Earth (master - mono take 7)

04. Right Here On Earth (alternate stereo take)

05. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

06. Everybody's Got A Date But Me

07. Mitchiko From Tokyo

08. Pistol Packin' Mama

09. Weeping Willow

10. Crazy Beat (takes 6 and 7)

11. Crazy Beat (master - take 9)

12. I'm Gonna Catch Me A Rat (take 8)

13. I'm Gonna Catch Me A Rat (master - take 13)

14. It's Been Nice (take 1)

15. It's Been Nice (master - take 13)

16. That's The Trouble With Love (take 3)

17. That's The Trouble With Love (master - take 14)

18. Good Lovin' (take 13)

19. Good Lovin' (master - take 14)

20. Mister Loneliness (take 1)

21. Mister Loneliness (master - take 5)

22. Teardrops (take 17)

23. Teardrops (master - take 18)

24. If You Want My Lovin' (takes 7 and 8)

25. If You Want My Lovin' (master - take 15)

26. Spaceship To Mars (takes 1 and 2 stereo)

27. Spaceship To Mars (master - take 31-34)

28. There I Go Again (take 7)

29. There I Go Again (master - take 8)

30. I'm Goin' Home (To See My Baby)

31. Love Of A Man

 

CD6: The Beginning Of The End (CDP 7 94599 2)

 

01. Baby Don't Believe Him

02. Lucky Star

03. King Of Fools (take 1 stereo)

04. King Of Fools (master - take 7 stereo)

05. You're Still In My Heart (take 10 stereo)

06. Held For Questioning (master - take 2 stereo)

07. Be-Bop-A-Lula '62 (take 1 stereo)

08. Be-Bop-A-Lula '62 (master - take 2 stereo)

09. Where Have You Been All My Life (stereo)

10. Temptation Baby (stereo)

11. The Beginning Of The End

12. La-Den-Da-Den-Da-Da

13. Humpity Dumpity

14. A Love 'Em And Leave 'Em Kinda Guy

15. Love Love Love

16. Lavender Blue

17. You Are My Sunshine

18. Slippin' & Slidin'

19. Private Dectective (stereo)

20. Shimmy Shammy Shingle

21. Long Tall Sally

22. Good Golly Miss Molly

23. Send Me Some Lovin'

24. Hey Hey Hey Hey

25. Another Saturday Night

26. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)

27. Baby Blues

28. Susie-Q

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