That'll Flat Git It! Vol. 2: Rockabilly From The Vaults Of Decca Records [Import]

That'll Flat Git It! (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B00000AT9Z
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,183 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hot Rock - Johnny Carroll

2. Wild, Wild Women - Johnny Carroll

3. Crazy, Crazy Lovin' - Johnny Carroll

4. Tryin' To Get To You - Johnny Carroll

5. Corrine, Corrina - Johnny Carroll

6. Rock 'n' Roll Ruby - Johnny Carroll

7. Flip, Flop And Fly - Johnny Bell

8. Baby Don't Leave Me - The Five Chavis Brothers

9. Way Out There - Chuck & Bill

10. Ruby Pearl - Jackie Lee Cochran

11. Mamy Don't You Think I Know - Jackie Lee Cochran

12. Lorraine - Buddy Covelle

13. Cool It Baby - Eddie Fontaine

14. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Roy Hall

15. Off-Beat Boogie - Roy Hall

16. See You Later Alligator - Roy Hall

17. Three Alley Cats - Roy Hall

18. Diggin' The Boogie - Roy Hall

19. I Wanna Bop - Billy Harlan

20. It Would Be A Doggone Lie - Autry Inman

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

CD with 28-page booklet. Back in 1992, we decided that Rockabilly sounded good on CD, so we had the idea that we should create the all-time definitive Rockabilly series. Above all, Rockabilly was music recorded for 45RPM singles, so we designed a Rockabilly series label-by-label instead of artist-by-artist, and we compiled it for listening pleasure. Just the great stuff, plus a few super rarities. Every CD would be for the most part a 30 song jukebox of the finest Rockabilly ever recorded for all the great labels. We sourced the very best sounding tapes and took them to the best mastering engineers, and then we took the packaging to a new level. We adopted the catchphrase of the first Rockabilly dee-jay, Dewey Phillips, THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT, and we hired Bill Millar, who'd compiled the still-classic label-oriented Rockabilly LPs in the 1970s and 1980s, to write the notes. We looked for previously unpublished photos, and tried to find all the artists who'd never been found before. The result is a truly definitive series that now runs to over TWENTY-FIVE volumes.

This volume consists of original 1955-1958 Decca rockabilly recordings by such artists as Don Woody, Gene Maltais, Johnny Bell and others.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for any fan of Rockabilly....., April 15, 2002

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Matthew F. Strickland (Redford, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That'll Flat Git It!, Vol. 2: Rockabilly From The Decca Vaults (Audio CD)

Drop this platter in the disc player and you're sure to wear out your boppin shoes. This CD features one of Rockabilly's wildest ever, Johnny Carroll. What can I say about Johnny? Frantic, nervous, surely kept the girls on the edge of their seats (if not tearin his threads off). The CD also contains a whole slew of other Decca gems re-issued in all their original glory. The lyrics are typical rockabilly fare. In other words if you are looking for meaningful social commentary, you're in the wrong bloody place. Don Woody? "Barking up the Wrong Tree" and "Bird Dog" are a couple of the best boppers around! ARF ARF!!!!

Matt "DJ Mattfink" Strickland

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rare original rockabilly sides, March 5, 2002

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That'll Flat Git It!, Vol. 2: Rockabilly From The Decca Vaults (Audio CD)

Given the meteoric rise and short original lifespan of Rockabilly, one might be tempted to consider it a passing fancy. But given the deep roots it shared in both hillbilly and rhythm 'n' blues, and the lasting impact it would have on rock 'n' roll, the explosion of sound in the mid-to-late-50s is seen to be a whole more than an industry-fueled fad. Bear Family's seemingly endless "That's Flat... Git It" series chronicles the scads of lesser known artists and rare sides that were the ice berg of music holding up the tip that appeared on the charts via Elvis, Carl Perkins and others.

Volume 2 focuses on sides waxed for Decca in the U.S. The label's country A&R chief, Paul Cohen, ran both country roster artists and new finds through a single or two, cutting them loose if they didn't hit (and losing Buddy Holly in the process!). Most of the sessions were arranged and produced by legendary studio guitarist Grady Martin (whose acoustic lead was famously featured on Marty Robbins' "El Paso"), and recorded in Owen Bradley's studio, with Bradley often playing piano.

Bear Family selected thirty tracks (all in glorious mono) previously anthologized on a four-volume UK anthology, and added Bill Millar's exquisitely detailed notes and discographical information. The highlights are numerous, including Don Woody's hiccuping (and barking) "You're Barking Up the Wrong Tree" (how could the Cramps not have covered this?!), and Autry Inman's jivey "Be Bop Baby" (not to be confused with Ricky Nelson's like-named song). Jimmy & Johnny's "Sweet Love On My Mind" paved the way for latter-day revivalists like Dave & Deke, and The Five Chavis Brothers "Baby, Don't Leave Me" seem to presage the Kingsmen and other 1960s Northwest powerhouses.

Throughout, the guitars ring with the authority and bravado that moved Rockabilly past its roots. The comfort with which both fingerpicking and electric flatpicking fit the genre is an indication of its two musical roots. Though not the wildest side on this set, country legend Webb Pierce's "Teenage Boogie" shows how short a leap it was from hard-driving country-boogie to rockabilly. Roy Hall's tracks are reminiscent of Bill Haley & The Comets, including a looser R&B-influenced cover of "See You Later Alligator," and an early version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" that takes it down-low, rather than barn-burning.

Child prodigy guitarist Jerry Kennedy, who'd go on to a successful career as a record industry executive, shows himself to be a fine rockabilly vocalist on "Teenage Love is Misery," and Roy Orbison's original rhythm guitarist, Peanuts Wilson, cut the truly peculiar "Cast Iron Arm," penned by Orbison and producer Norman Petty.

Those looking for an introduction to rockabilly might want to start with the hits (that is, not this series of compilations), but anyone looking to explore the breadth and depth of the sound will find this a terrific anthology.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars killer stuff, November 24, 2003

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This review is from: That'll Flat Git It!, Vol. 2: Rockabilly From The Decca Vaults (Audio CD)

You can't really go wrong with any of the collections in this series. But Vol. 2 stands out. It's just killer track after killer track. Perhaps we can thank Grady Martin for it. He was the bandleader and lead guitarist on most of these sessions, which were recorded for Decca during the brief period when all the record labels were trying to cash in on the rockabilly craze.