London Sessions 1973 [Import]

Jerry Lee Lewis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Lemon Records UK
• ASIN: B00013BNYS
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,604 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee

2. Taking My Music to the Man

3. Baby What You Want Me to Do

4. Bad Moon Rising

5. Sea Cruise

6. Jukebox

7. No Headstone on My Grave

8. Big Boss Man

9. Pledging My Love

10. Memphis

11. Trouble in Mind

12. Johnny B. Goode

13. High School Confidential

14. Early Morning Rain

15. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

16. Sixty Minute Man

17. Move on Down the Line

18. What'd I Say

19. Rock & Roll Medley: Good Golly Miss Molly/Long Tall Sally/Jenny Jenny/T

Editorial Reviews

Originally issued on Island in 1973, this album has never before been released on CD. Features guitar greats such as Roy Gallagher, Albert Lee, Eric Clapton & many others. Includes foldout sleeve with extensive liner notes, track-by track musician credits & many full color photos. 19 digitally remastered tracks. Lemon. 2004.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok......but......, March 9, 2006

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Sid "Sid" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: London Sessions 1973 (Audio CD)

A much nicer sounding 2disc version(5000 limited edition)which was released on Aug 26th 2005 is available....which incudes some great tracks that are missing from this & other releases(Satisfaction-Dungaree Doll-I Can't Give You Anything But Love-Be Bop A Lula-Goldmine In The Sky-Singing The Blues)......google is your freind.


Disc 1 -
1. DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O'DEE
2. MUSIC TO THE MAN
3. BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO
4. BAD MOON RISING
5. SEA CRUISE
6. (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION
7. JUKE BOX
8. NO HEADSTONE ON MY GRAVE
9. BIG BOSS MAN
10. PLEDGING MY LOVE
11. DUNGAREE DOLL
12. MEMPHIS
13. I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE


Disc 2 -

1. TROUBLE IN MIND
2. JOHNNY B. GOODE
3. HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
4. EARLY MORNING RAIN
5. BE BOP A LULA
6. SINGING THE BLUES
7. GOLDMINE IN THE SKY
8. WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN' GOIN' ON
9. SIXTY-MINUTE MAN
10. DOWN THE LINE
11. WHAT' D I SAY
12. ROCK & ROLL MEDLEY

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great albums of any kind of all time, May 4, 2004

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Tony Thomas (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: London Sessions 1973 (Audio CD)

This is one of the great albums of all time, any time. In the early 1970s Jerry Lee Lewis was recording some of the best rock and roll (hear me rock and roll, not rock) that has ever been recorded. It is unfortunate that few know this because this wasn't the music of the going moment. The Killer is not and has not every been one to dwell on nostalgia even today at 67 years old. He is rocking and reeling "because it's in him and it's got to come out" as John Lee Hooker said.

This recording sets him in a total jam session in London with some of the greatest British and American rock guitarists of the day. They all let you know how they were raised on the rockabilly and RB of Jerry Lee, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and other greats. They sizzle and grind. The band here is up to Jerry Lee Lewis' power and drive, and everyone just goes for the hotest wildest sonds imaginable.

Jerry Lee is Swinging and moving and grovin. This drives the Killer to get lose and wild and creative in the music. You see his artistry in overdrive here because he is matched with other great musicians who are clearly exited to be in the prescence of JLL.

There is a lot more sharp music and Jerry at his creative finest here. Of course, like any true Jerry Lee Lewis album, you get the JLL personality, worth the price alone here, but this is more freely produced, and more music oriented than many of his albums of the period.
Everyone with a set of ears needs this CD. Even if you don't have a CD player, get this CD first, then get the player!

ps this may not be want to play on your car stereo while driving. I have gotten tickets when JLL's music of this strength has gotten to me and I have put my pedal to far to the metal!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Killer's Greatest Album of the 70's, April 28, 2006

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Ronnie Milsap "Cory B." (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: London Sessions 1973 (Audio CD)

After making a well-deserved comeback as a solid country artist in the late 60's, Jerry Lee Lewis went to England in 1973 and recorded this great album that was a welcome return to his rock n' roll roots. Lewis recorded some good albums throughout the 70's, but most of them were aimed primarily at the country music market. This is pure rock n' roll all the way, with a couple of old blues tunes thrown in the mix as well.

The London Sessions sounds like one big jam session with Jerry Lee Lewis in his prime, pounding his way through a selection of great classic tunes like Johnny B. Goode, What'd I say, Movin' on down the line, No Headstone on my grave, and Baby what you want me to do. The studio band of top British musicians lay down some strong backing to Jerry Lee's great piano playing and singing, and the spontaneous, live in the studio feel of this album is an approach that brings out the best in Jerry Lee.

Highlights include a rockin' version of Johnny B. Goode, a superior remake of his old Sun recording Drinkin' Wine spo-dee-o-dee that kicks off the album, and a truly dynamic medley of Little Richard hits that ends it. It is great to see that this has been remastered on CD since this is probably Jerry Lee's most vibrant album and surely one of the best rock n' roll albums of 1973. Any lover of classic rock needs to get their hands on this CD. This is simply the best set of rock n' roll the Killer has recorded since his classic Sun recordings!