(CD in mini tape-style box with 36-page book) Rock 'n' roll was a boys club; few women could handle it, but Janis Martin could! In 1956, RCA Victor (which had just signed Elvis), signed Janis too. She cut some of the rawest, rockin'est rockabilly and blazed a trail for women rock 'n' rollers with her appearances on 'American Bandstand', 'The Tonight Show', 'The Today Show', 'The Grand Ole Opry', and 'The Ozark Jubilee'. RCA dubbed her 'The Female Elvis.' She could really rip it up. Songs like
Bang Bang,
Love Me To Pieces,
Will You Willyum, and especially
Drug Store Rock 'n' Roll captured an era when rockabilly ruled and the world shifted a little on its axis. This is a full-length CD devoted to Janis' best work: the singles that earned her the acclaim together with previously unissued outtakes. The first 15 tracks on this cd are the best (most rockin') RCA masters originally issued on 45s back in 1956-57 (except
William which was not released until 1979). Tracks 16-29 are previously unreleased recordings from the RCA vaults, consisting of multiple alternative takes (of the first 15 titles) complete with false starts etc. to give the listener a 'fly-on-the-wall in the studio' experience. The release comes in a mini replica box of an old magnetic tape box (just like the Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash & Gene Vincent titles in this
Outtakes series), plus new photos and new liner notes!
See all 29 tracks on this disc
