Rock 'n' Roll - Rockabilly - Psychobilly chart August 2020

Raucous Records' Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly and Psychobilly chart August 2020 - as featured in UK Rock 'n' Roll magazine!

1 : Ricky Nelson : In The Studio
4CD boxed set which gathers 127 tracks of fascination recording outtakes and alternative versions from one of the most successful artists of the rock 'n' roll era.
2 : Robert Gordon : Rockabilly For Life
New album from one of the original rockabilly revivalists, with guest musicians including Dave Alvin, Linda Gail Lewis, Dale Watson, Rosie Flores, Chris Spedding and others.
3 : Various Artists : Rockin' Blues Party
Superb 3-disc set presenting 60 fantastic tracks of Rockin' Blues from Big Mama Thornton, Bo Diddley, Jackie Brenston, Big Joe Turner, Fats Domino, Champion Jack Dupree, Little Richard, Slim Harpo and many others.
4 : Jack Rabbit Slim : Best Of Jack Rabbit Slim
The ultimate Jack Rabbit Slim collection! Double disc set presenting 40 of best from one of the most popular rockabilly scene bands of recent years.
5 : Dion : Blues With Friends
Rock 'n' Roll legend Dion DiMucci presents a collection of Blues duets with artists including Brian Setzer (Stray Cats), Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) and many others.
6 : Sonny Fisher : Pink & Black
Ten-inch vinyl LP gathering Sonny Fisher's Starday rockabilly classics including "Pink & Black", "Sneaky Pete", "Rockin' Daddy", "I Can't Lose" and more.
7 : The Rezurex : Skeletons CD
Brand new studio album from Latin psychobilly stars The Rezurex, featuring guest appearances by guitarist Gary Myrick of Havana 3AM and Nekromatix drummer Rene Delamuerte.
8 : Stray Cats : Blue Eyes and Fishnets
A great early performance from a young Stray Cats - rockin' in Canada in 1983 performing songs from their hit Built For Speed album and more.
9 : King Cats : Coast To Coast
The long awaited brand new album from one of the British Rock 'n' Roll scene's finest and most popular bands.
10 : Rhythm Slicks : Howlin'
Four-piece UK rockabilly band plays a potent, high-energy mix of hard edged rockabilly and jumpin' Rock 'n' Roll.
11 : Headcat13 : Headcat 13
A new chapter of the rockabilly project originally created by Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister and rockabilly guitar ace Danny B. Harvey, now featuring Alan Davey and Frantic Flattops drummer Paul Vezelis.
12 : Brian Setzer : Ultimate Collection Volume 1
Limited edition double LP in gatefold sleeve and green vinyl - recorded live in Montreal, Canada.
13 : Brian Setzer : Ultimate Collection Volume 2
Limited edition double LP in gatefold sleeve and orange vinyl - recorded live in Montreal, Canada.
14 : Various Artists : 45s Are Going Going Gone
Third in the series - 20 track collection of real rockin' tracks, previously only available as vinyl 45s, inc Alice Jayne, Sirocco Bros, The FretTones, The Excellos, Dollar Bill, Boz Boorer & Sarah Vista and more.
15 : Buzz Clifford : Buzzin' 1958-1962 CD
This 24 track set gathers Clifford’s work for the Bow, Columbia and Roulette Records labels between 1958 and 1962.
16 : Annisteen Allen : Fujiyama Mama CD
29 track collection gathering her finest solo recordings includes her hit "Baby I'm Doing It" and her most famous song, the original Fujiyama Mama.
17 : The Sharks : Songs From The Sarcophagus EP
The Sharks pay tribute to Screaming Lord Sutch with a limited edition ten-inch vinyl release covering his Horror Rock 'n' Roll classic.
18 : Billy Boy Arnold : Come Back Baby I Wish You Would CD
21 original recordings from Billy Boy Arnold's early days as a top Chicago harmonic player, featuring his sessions with his friend Bo Diddley and his own recordings for Vee Jay Records.
19 : Bill Kirchen : The Proper Years
Double disc set gathering Telecaster master Bill Kirchen's recording over a ten-year period commencing in 2006 at Specific Sound studio in London.
20 : The Crickets : Bubblegum Bop Ballad & Boogies
Double disc set with three original Crickets albums - "Bubblegum Bop Ballad & Boogies", "Remnants" and "A Long Way From Lubbock", originally released between 1973 and 1975.
21 : Lee Andrews & The Hearts : Try The Impossible CD
28 examples of doowop at it's very best from one one of Philadelphia’s greatest doo wop groups, if not one of the finest of all vocal groups of the Rock 'n' Roll era.
22 : Goree Carter : Let's Rock Awhile CD
Superb 28 track collection showcasing one of the forgotten greats of Texas Blues, including "Rock Awhile" which has gone on to be one of the recordings that is often cited as “the first Rock 'n' Roll record”.
23 : Bill Haley & His Comets : Rock Clocks and Alligators CD
A unique collection which gathers their twenty-six US and UK chart hits between 1953 and 1960, plus a handful of subsequent 1960-1961 follow-up singles.
24 : Neville Brothers : Aaron & Art and That New Orleans Rock & Roll Beat CD
The complete commercially released singles by Art and Aaron Neville recorded between 1955 and 1962 - together on one collection for the first time.
25 : The Chordettes : Sandmen and Lollipops CD
With their close-harmony vocal style, The Chordettes registered 16 US hits between 1954 & 1961. This 33 track collection gathers the very best of their releases during this period and features all the hits.

Annisteen Allen was strangely undervalued despite the fact she could hold her own at any time with the major femme stars of the day like Ruth Brown and LaVern Baker. Her strong vocals have long been popular with blues collectors and rock 'n' roll fans alike and she was indeed one of the greatest vocalists of the era.
Fujiama Mama is a 29 track collection, the first CD anthology to concentrate solely on her solo records.
It includes her biggest hit Baby I'm Doing It which was an answer disc to Baby Don't Do It by The '5' Royales and of course her most famous song, the original Fujiyama Mama which was covered by Wanda Jackson.

Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and many of the other Rock 'n' Roll greats have all had their recording outtakes and alternative versions of their back catalogue released for their fans’ listening pleasure.  Now at last, it’s Ricky Nelson’s turn, so this four-disc box set is a very welcome release not only for fans of Ricky Nelson, but also the thousands of rockabilly aficionados around the world.  Every one of the 127 tracks included here in the set has been digitally mastered from the original Verve and Imperial Records studio tapes to give the listener superb quality sound.
It makes fascinating listening to hear Ricky making a few attempts before getting it right.
Also, we hear studio chat from the Jordanaires, producer Jimmie Haskell, Ricky’s father Ozzie Nelson and, of course Ricky himself, all the complete Verve sessions, and not forgetting the many previously unreleased alternative versions included here from the Imperial years, along with instrumental attempts of some Ricky's best known songs and also new stereo versions, all of them sounding truly superb.
The accompanying 16 page booklet includes detailed liner notes and lots of photos.

By the age of 20, Sonny Fisher was forming his first Country band featuring steel, fiddle, bass and drums
Part of this line up became the solid core of his subsequent band the Rocking Boys.  His musical direction was cemented when he saw Elvis Presley perform in Houston in November 1954.  Out went the fiddle and steel and the Rocking Boys became the tight rockabilly band that created some of the most authentic rockabilly recordings in musical history.
By January the following year, Fisher and his boys were recording a session of ‘Hillbilly Cat’ styled songs at a self-financed session at Bill Quinn’s Goldstar studio in Houston.  Quinn alerted Jack Starnes, one of the owners of the local Texas label Starday Records to the recording, and after hearing them Starday signed Fisher to a one year recording contract.
The four songs from that session became the first two Starday singles and helped to shape the genre.
March 1955 saw their debut release, Rockin' Daddy backed with Hold Me Baby.
Both of these and all the other Starday releases were written by Fisher, and Rockin’ Daddy became a regional hit but didn’t gain wider success. 
The second release a couple of months later was Sneaky Pete backed Hey Mama.  These more up-tempo tracks feature blistering guitar work and assured vocals from Fisher.
Somewhere around this time, Elvis saw the band and was so impressed with the extra edge gained by the drums that he borrowed Newsome for a few dates and subsequently installed DJ Fontana as his permanent stick wielding sideman.
Those first two singles didn’t make much of an impact but created enough interest for the boys to head back to the studio for another session.  The next Starday single was released in September 1955 and featured Rockin’ and a Rollin’ on the A side coupled with I Can’t Lose.
June of 1956 saw his final Starday release, Pink and Black backed with Little Red Wagon.
Pink and Black is classic jet propelled Rockabilly whilst the flip side is out of character with the other Starday sides, having a distinctive western flavour.