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Rare n Rockin .. Cliff Richard (4 cd set)
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Such an unimaginative title for such a imaginative boxful. Across four discs and 105 songs, Cliff Richards earliest catalog comes in for precisely the kind of treatment every rock roll star should have: an all-encompassing study of his most important period. Even more impressively, though the song titles all sound familiar, the performances rarely are. Thirty-seven tracks are bona fide unreleased (South African 78s notwithstanding), but several dozen more are culled from scarce EP-only mixes, rarely resurfacing B-sides, and unusual mixes. One cut, an undubbed take of Willie and the Hand Jive, was hitherto available only on a mid-80s budget-priced single disc, covering much the same period as this. It wasnt aimed at collectors, it wasnt heavily advertised, and it probably didnt sell many copies. Of such things do completists dream, but when you have a beakful of hens teeth to sort through, do such things really matter Discs one through three are the conventional ones. Running in strict chronology through Richards first eight albums, 20-plus EPs, and 23 singles, highlights are sorted, then sorted again. Where a rare version exists, thats what is offered here, be it an alternate version of Its All in the Game, an unreleased rehearsal of Do You Wanna Dance, or the original stereo mix for the album take of Twenty Flight Rock. Disc one is the hottest. The swagger of Move It, the dynamics of Dynamite, all the things that sent the ~New Musical Express running home to hide in 1958/1959 (screaming, must we fling this filth at our pop kids) are here. From this side of the ocean, the best-known tracks are the American covers, and theres a fair swathe of them to be sure. But the killers, the stompers, the real bees knees, are the homegrown monsters that simply ripped up the form book and rewrote rocking basics. Just like the guy who sang them, in fact. Disc two, covering 1959-1961, keeps up the pace for as long as it can, but rock roll itself was starting to flag, and Richards energy level flags with it. By disc three, 1962-1963, Richards post-Beatles role of mainstream pop balladeer was already in his grasp, and though he could still kick out the jams when he wanted (a soulful Blueberry Hill, a raunchy Reelin and Rockin), its the ballads that stick out the most -- Its All in the Game and Im Looking Out the Window. And then theres The Next Time, stripped down to its unorchestrated basics, and still one of Richards most impressive performances. Until you reach disc four, of course. Subtitled RarenRockin 1958-63, this is the album that completely rewrites history. It opens with the first recording Richard (then still laboring under his distinctly nondescript given name of Harry Webb) ever made: He rips through raucous, raw renderings of Lawdy Miss Clawdy and Breathless, cuts to a 1958 live show, and hacks through broadcast tapes and unreleased acetates. And every one is a gem. His Elvis Presley covers are especially remarkable. Americas rock roll revolution, of course, was matched blow for blow by skiffle in the U.K. -- even Richards Shadows cut their teeth in that movement, as members of Wally Whytons Vipers. Where Richard triumphed over the rest of the pack was in the way he blended the two forms together; where RarenRockin triumphs is by revealing just how seamless that blending could be. And Jailhouse Rock and Heartbreak Hotel are the apogee of his art. Suddenly its no surprise that, for every new British band from the Beatles on down, it was Richard and the Shadows who pointed the way, not Elvis, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, or Gene Pitney, and certainly none of the names who sprang up in Britain in Richards wake. Richard did more than create a hybrid. He invented a truly British way of rocking. And from the Beatles to Blur, the Rolling Stones to the Stone Roses, that method remains fundamental to British rock.

BITRATE 320
BITRATE_TYPE CBR
CHANNEL_COUNT 2
CODEC MP3
SAMPLE_RATE 44100


CD1
1. Schoolboy Crush 2.33 (Original B-side)
2. High Class Baby 2.10 (Original A-side)
3. My Feet Hit The Ground 2.00 (Original B-side)
4. Dont Bug Me Baby 2.14 (Unreleased studio master)
5. King Creole 0.52 (First released on LP Oh Boy!)1958
6. TV Hop 0.47 (First released on LP Oh Boy!)1958
7. Rockin Robin 1.01 (First released on LP Oh Boy!)1958
8. Ill Try 1.59 (First released on LP Oh Boy!)1958
9. High School Confidential 1.52 (First released on LP Oh Boy!)1958
10. Early In The Morning 1.48 (First released on LP Oh Boy!)1958
11. Somebody Touched Me 1.38 (First released on LP Oh Boy!)1958
12. Livin Lovin Doll 2.09 (Original A-side)
13. Mean Streak 2.00 (Original B-side)
14. Never Mind 2.01 (Original B-side)
15. Steady With You 2.22 (Original B-side)
16. My Babe 2.25 (Live stereo EP Version)
17. Move It 2.07 (Live stereo EP Version)
18. Thatll Be The Day 2.11 (Unreleased live stereo version)195
19. Danny 2.53 (Unreleased live stereo version)195
20. Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On 3.00 (Unreleased live stereo version)195
21. One Night 2.33 (Unreleased live mono outtake)1958
22. Apron Strings 2.48 (Original B-side)
23. Dynamite 1.56 (Original B-side)
24. I Gotta Know 2.28 (Alternate stereo EP version)1958 -
25. The Snake And The Bookworm 2.12 (Alternate stereo EP version)1958 -
26. Here Comes Summer 2.18 (Stereo EP version)
27. Twenty Flight Rock 1.44 (Stereo EP version)
28. Blue Suede Shoes 1.45 (Stereo EP version)


CD2
1. Mean Woman Blues 2.29 (Stereo EP version)1959 - 1961
2. Pointed Toe Shoes 1.53 (Stereo EP version)1959 - 1961
3. Im Walkin 1.51 (Stereo EP version)1959 - 1961
4. Dont Be Mad At Me 2.08 (Original B-side)1959 - 1961
5. Willie And The Hand Jive 3.00 (Original undubbed version)1959 - 1
6. Nine Times Out Of Ten 2.54 (Incomplete take plus stereo master)T
7. Thinking Of Our Love 2.44 (Original B-side)1959 - 1961
8. Evergreen Tree 2.41 (Stereo LP version)1959 - 1961
9. Shes Gone 2.34 (Stereo LP version)1959 - 1961
10. Tell Me 2.46 (Alternate stereo take)1959 - 1961
11. Where Is My Heart 2.12 (Original B-side)1959 - 1961
12. Lamp Of Love 1.49 (Stereo LP version)1959 - 1961
13. Im Gonna Get You 1.53 (Stereo LP version)1959 - 1961
14. I Cannot Find A True Love 2.38 (Original B-side)1959 - 1961
15. Working After School 2.07 (Stereo LP version)1959 - 1961
16. You And I 1.56 (Stereo LP version)1959 - 1961
17. Im Willing To Learn 1.58 (Alternate stereo take)1959 - 1961
18. We Have It Made 2.12 (Alternate stereo take)1959 - 1961
19. Choppin N Changing 2.29 (Alternate stereo take)1959 - 1961
20. Its You 3.23 (Stereo LP version)1959 - 1961
21. I Love You 2.29 (Alternate take featuring false start)
22. D In Love 2.37 (Original B-side)1959 - 1961
23. Catch Me 2.32 (Original undubbed version)1959 - 1
24. Nows The Time To Fall In Love 2.31 (Original undubbed version)1959 - 1
25. True Love Will Come To You 2.58 (Alternate mono take)1959 - 1961
26. First Lesson In Love 1.56 (Stereo LP Version)1959 - 1961
27. I Want You To Know 2.26 (Alternate stereo take)1959 - 1961
28. Blue Moon 3.31 (stereo LP version)1959 - 1961


CD3
1. Tough Enough 2.16 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
2. Mumblin Mosie 2.18 (Original B-side)1961 - 1962
3. Fifty Tears For Every Kiss 2.31 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
4. Unchained Melody 3.31 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
5. Whatd I Say 3.02 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
6. Forty Days 2.47 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
7. Without You 2.07 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
8. Shame On You 2.11 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
9. Spanish Harlem 3.04 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
10. Do You Remember 2.56 (Unreleased alternate version)1961
11. Im Looking Out The Window 2.46 (Original A-side)1961 - 1962
12. You Dont Know 2.49 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
13. Take Special Care 2.11 (Unreleased fast version)1961 - 196
14. Do You Wanna Dance 2.22 (Unreleased rehearsal take)1961 - 1
15. Do You Wanna Dance 2.31 (Unreleased alternate take)1961 - 1
16. Do You Wanna Dance 2.40 (Unreleased undubbed master)1961 -
17. Do You Wanna Dance 2.16 (Original B-side)1961 - 1962
18. Since I Lost You 3.12 (Original B-side)1961 - 1962
19. Dim, Dim The Lights 1.41 (Unreleased 1962 live stage performance from Kingston)THE R
20. Save My Soul 2.18 (Unreleased 1962 live stage performance from Kingston)THE R
21. Im Walkin The Blues 2.04 (Mono LP version)1961 - 1962
22. Summer Holiday 2.29 (Original undubbed version)1961 - 1
23. The Next Time 3.03 (Original undubbed version)1961 - 1
24. Blueberry Hill 2.45 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
25. A Forever Kind Of Love 2.31 (Stereo LP version)1961 - 1962
26. Razzle Dazzle 2.06 (First released on LP Cliff Richard)
27. Reelin And Rockin 2.10 (First released on LP Cliff Richard)
28. Its All In The Game 3.29 (Unreleased alternate take)1961 - 1


CD4
1. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2.01 (Unreleased private recording)
2. Breathless 2.10 (Unreleased private recording)
3. Twenty Flight Rock 1.58 (Unreleased 1958 live stage performance)
4. Jailhouse Rock 2.32 (Unreleased 1958 live stage performance)
5. Money Honey 2.21 (Unreleased 1958 stage live performance)
6. Heartbreak Hotel 2.40 (Unreleased 1958 live stage performance)
7. Turn Me Loose 1.17 (Unreleased 1959 Oh Boy TV performance)
8. Whos Gonna Take You Home 1.49 (Unreleased acetate)
9. Lets Stick Together 1.30 (Unreleased acetate)
10. Whatd I Say 3.03 (Alternate South African 78rpm single version)ROCK
11. Forty Days 2.46 (Unreleased Radio Luxembourg Show closing)
12. Got A Funny Feeling 2.55 (Unreleased Radio Luxembourg performance)
13. Rosalie 1.50 (Come Back To Me)(Unreleased Radio Luxembourg performance)
14. Me And My Shadows 1.10 (Unreleased Radio Luxembourg show closing)
15. Lessons In Love 1.59 (Unreleased solo version)
16. We Say Yeah 1.43 (Undubbed film version)
17. Hang Up Your Rock And Roll Shoes 2.39 (Unreleased 1963 radio broadcast)RARE N ROCKIN 1958 - 19
18. Dancing Shoes 2.04 (Unreleased 1963 radio broadcast)
19. Itll Be Me 2.05 (Unreleased 1963 radio broadcast)
20. Summer Holiday Advertising EP 4.42 (US radio promotional disc)
21. Cliffs Personal Message To You 2.43 (Serenade flexi-disc recording)

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