Sun Records: 25 All-Time Greatest Hits

Various Artists - Rock - Rockabilly | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00000K1HO
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,505 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #33 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Memphis Blues

Track Listings

1. Bear Cat (The Answer to Hound Dog) - Rufus 'Hound Dog' Thomas, Jr.

2. Feelin' Good - Little Junior's Blue Flames

3. Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames

4. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

5. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

6. Honey Don't - Carl Perkins

7. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash

8. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison

9. Boppin' the Blues - Carl Perkins

10. Dixie Fried - Carl Perkins

11. Matchbox - Carl Perkins

12. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis

13. Red Hot - Billy Riley

14. Raunchy - Bill Justis & His Orchestra

15. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

16. Ballad of a Teenage Queen - Johnny Cash

17. Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis

18. Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash

19. High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis

20. The Ways of a Woman in Love - Johnny Cash

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good collection of Sun's non-Elvis hits, January 15, 2000

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sun Records: 25 All-Time Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Given that this set includes none of the sides Elvis Presley cut for Sun, the title is something of a misnomer. Adding "except for those recorded by Elvis," would be more accurate, and even then, one might pick bones about omissions such as Warren Smith's "Ubangi Stomp" or The Prisonaires "Just Walkin' in the Rain."

What's here is stellar, bedrock music, weighted heavily towards Sun's rock 'n' roll years. Given the Elvis caveat, it provides a good overview of Sun's hit-making, while shortchanging the blues recordings of the label's early years, and owner/producer Sam Phillips' earliest sides, that were licensed to other labels.

Anyone interested in the (well anthologized) hits will enjoy this disc, perhaps augmented by one of the Elvis' "Sun Sessions" releases. But for those who really want to get a better sense of Sun, the label, and a clearer view of the musical arc it traced, Rhino's trip-disc box set is the better bet.

5.0 out of 5 stars wella, wella there's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on!, August 27, 2001

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Records: 25 All-Time Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

All twenty-five tracks sound as if it was just yesterday when Sam Phillips was at the helm...the sound that came from the studio was original...never was there a time like this...all the kids at school were immediately transfixed and turned on...even my 70 year old grandmother loved this new and exciting sound...it wasn't the names that got under your skin...it was the MUSIC!

Remember when you'd run to the local record store just to see what came out that week...not much has changed, except then it was 45 rpm and now it's CD's...radio stations would put this on the turntables, spin and the music would pull you in like a magnet...great times had by one and all...SUN RECORDS was a big part of this ritual.

The leaders of the pack were ~ Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and of course the King himself...ELVIS (who doesn't appear on this compilation)...they filled the air-waves with excitement that kept you wanting more. Music historians this is a MUST HAVE for your collection...Cary E. Mansfield (collection producer), Varese Sarabande Records/Varese Vintage share memories of the good times...when this new music hit the charts with a resounding BANG!

You might try other Varese Vintage titles ~ "25 All-Time Greatest Summer Songs" (302-066-148-2)..."The Best of the Boston Sound" (302-066-235-2)..."Roy Orbison-The Complete Sun Sessions" (302-066-233-2)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Total Time: 67:53 on 25 Tracks ~ Varese Sarabande 302-066-048-2 ~ (1999)