Rockabilly Riot [Original recording remastered]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B0000C0FCO
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,453 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley

2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

3. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent

4. Oh, Boy! - The Crickets

5. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings

6. Come On Let's Go - Ritchie Valens

7. Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano

8. Claudette - The Everly Brothers

9. The Train Kept A-Rollin' - The Johnny

10. Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith

11. Rockin' Blues - Ronnie Dawson

12. My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin

13. Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll - Billy Lee Riley &

14. I Got A Rocket In My Pocket - Jimmy Lloyd

15. Right Behind You Baby - Ray Smith

16. Sixteen Chicks - Joe Clay

17. Ooh! My Head - Ritchie Valens

18. Red Hot - Robert Gordon with Link Wray

19. Go! Go! Go! - Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings

20. Honey Don't - Carl Perkins

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So good, July 11, 2004

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Daniel M. De Federicis (Saratoga Springs, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rockabilly Riot (Audio CD)

Buy two of these CDs because you'll probably wear the first one out. It is just so damn good - I love the fact that they have the classic pioneers on here as well as some of the lesser knowns. Great liner notes as well. I love the two Roy Orbison songs on here - I wouldn't call them deep but they're just fun and what else do you want from Rockabilly? The only thing that would have made this better would have been a couple of Eddie Cochran songs, but then again any true Rockabilly fans would have his recordings anyway. Easily the best compilation of any type of music I've ever known.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rockabilly Riot 101!, October 30, 2003

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Matthew F. Strickland (Redford, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rockabilly Riot (Audio CD)

This has to be o­ne of the best American rockabilly compilations I 've seen in quite a long time. The track list reads like a course schedule for Rockabilly 101...starting with Elvis Presley and the Blue Moon Boys and ending with a real rockabilly rarity by Billy Adams. There are quite a few mainstream hits o­n this o­ne, but there is also a good variety of labels and artists represented. It seems a bit odd to have added the late 1970's recording of Red Hot with Robert Gordon, considering the rest of the recordings are from the 50's. The sound quality is there, the packaging is slick and the liner notes are fairly informative.

Long time fans of rockabilly will undoubtedly have all this material several times over and probably o­n several different formats. However, it's a great place to start for someone who has had little exposure to the genre. Pick up a dozen and hand em' out to your relatives for Christmas!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Compilation, August 29, 2005

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Elizabeth A. Doolittle "Liz" (Seattle, Wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rockabilly Riot (Audio CD)

Great compilation. Consists of many songs that you won't find on every other compilation.