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- Date Released: June 6, 2000
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Oldies, Rock/Pop Rockabilly
- Label: Sun Records
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We Say...
Perkins was one of the few Sun rockabilly artists to offer the complete package: He wrote and sang his own songs and (along with Scotty Moore) pretty much defined rockabilly guitar. But he arrived at Sun as a hard-edged honky-tonk man, echoing Hank Williams on early sides like "Turn Around" and "Let the Jukebox Keep on Playing." The breakthrough came with his bopcat anthem "Blue Suede Shoes," which quickly came to symbolize the entire rock & roll era. Yet many will argue, with no small justification, that "Dixie Fried," a harrowing celebration of the Saturday night juke-joint life, is the stronger (if less universal) song. An auto accident derailed Perkins' career just as it was taking off — at the time, he rivaled Elvis, who nonetheless wound up with more of the "Blue Suede Shoes" glory than Carl — and there's no telling where he might have gone otherwise. But his "Honey Don't" was a staple of the Beatles' early repertoire, and they also revived his arrangement of Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Matchbox." Countless others made standards out of songs like "Tennessee" and "Boppin' the Blues," and there's hardly a rock or country guitarist alive who doesn't play some variation on Perkins' licks. Carl's Sun singles represent the whole '50s Tennessee roadhouse world where country and rock came together.
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They Say...
As part of their Sun series, this brings together all 18 of Perkins' original singles for the Flip and Sun labels. In addition to the 16 sides, there's also the inclusion of "Tennessee" and "Sure to Fall," the single by the Perkins Brothers band that features both Carl and Jay. Although there's much duplication with Rhino's All-Time Greatest Sun Recordings collection here, there are still enough new wrinkles aboard this one to make a nice stand-alone set.
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| 01. |  |
Movie Magg |
2:08 |
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| 02. | |
Turn Around |
3:02 |
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| 03. | |
Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing |
2:56 |
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| 04. | |
Gone, Gone, Gone |
2:40 |
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| 05. | |
Blue Suede Shoes |
2:15 |
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| 06. | |
Honey, Don't |
2:55 |
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| 07. | |
Sure to Fall |
2:37 |
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| 08. | |
Tennessee |
3:08 |
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| 09. | |
Boppin' the Blues |
2:52 |
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| 10. | |
All Mama's Children |
2:12 |
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| 11. | |
I'm Sorry I'm Not Sorry |
2:31 |
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| 12. | |
Dixie Fried |
2:27 |
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| 13. | |
Matchbox |
2:13 |
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| 14. | |
Your True Love |
2:52 |
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| 15. | |
Forever Yours |
2:41 |
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| 16. | |
That's Right |
2:57 |
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| 17. | |
Glad All Over |
1:46 |
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| 18. | |
Lend Me Your Comb |
2:01 |
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18 Total Tracks, 46:13 Total Length
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- Dan Hersch - Digital Remastering // Cary E. Mansfield - Producer // Bill Pitzonka - Art Direction // Bill Pitzonka - Design // Allen J. Wiener - Liner Notes
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