Ricky Sings Again / Songs Ricky [Original recording remastered]

Ricky Nelson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 23, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00005BJA1
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,182 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the 2001 Capitol release. Catalog 72435-32451-2-2. There is a white mark through the UPC.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Golden voice in two-minute masterpieces in a great year..., May 9, 2002

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William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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Two Ricky Nelson records from late 1958 on one CD, with sensational sound quality. The reissue also has the original label design, the original artwork reproduced, original liner notes (sappy but sweet) and new liner notes (excellently done.)This is the way to reissue great stuff from the past...exact except for the addition of a handful of alternate takes tacked on at the end to add value and running time. Ricky wasn't the innovator Elvis was, and he wasn't the songwriter Buddy Holly was, but he was a fine vocalist and he chose superb sidemen and songs. If you care about "Fifties Rock 'N Roll" you cannot leave him out of your collection. He is great fun to hear, even today.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ricky Sings Rockabilly!!!, July 6, 2001

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Capitol has done a wonderful job remastering & re-issuing Ricky's complete Imperial Records catalog on a series of "two-fer" cd's (2 Albums on 1 CD). This particular release finds Ricky at his best. He had matured vocally since the release of his 1st LP in '57, had assembled an outstanding band that included the legendary James Burton on lead guitar, & had a cache of songs that define original rock-n-roll.

Ricky has a magnificent catalog of material that holds its own next to Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, or any other of his 1950's contemporaries. In many instances, he surpasses these artists thanks to the consistency of his band, superior production work, an amazing ability to find/write some truly outstanding songs, and had the counsel of his father Ozzie, a musician and entertainment pioneer himself, who truly had Ricky's interests as a artist in mind rather than worrying about his 10 percent.

Ricky is without question one of the true founding fathers of Rock-n-Roll, & maybe with Capitol's great job on reissuing his best material (Imperial Years 1957 - 1962), he will begin to receive the attention he rightly deserves. All of the cd's in this series come with the original artwork, as well as several bonus tracks and feature outstanding essays by James Ritz.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whew!!! Been waiting for this one!!!, June 21, 2001

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I had this LP as a little girl and wore it out! It has the great song penned by Johnny Cash, "Restless Kid", sung by a young Ricky and rumor has it that it may have been considered for the wonderful Western Movie, RIO BRAVO, and was, of course, left out. Ricky did sing in the movie and was great. (If you haven't seen the movie in a while, take another look!) All tracks here are digitally remastered and sound great!!! You even get the old Tommy Edwards tune "It's All In The Game" and Ricky does a super job on that one,too. The photo of Ricky on the cover is as dreamy as I remember, too. And here, you get two original albums for one great price!