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Various Artists - The Complete Sun Singles Vol. 2 (1957)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Daydreams Come True Maggie Sue Wimberly 2:57
  2. How Long Maggie Sue Wimberly 2:50
  3. There's No Right Way To Do Me Wrong Miller Sisters 2:24
  4. You Can Tell Me Miller Sisters 2:41
  5. Defrost Your Heart Charlie Feathers 2:33
  6. A Wedding Gown Of White Charlie Feathers 3:09
  7. Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash 2:51
  8. So Doggone Lonesome Johnny Cash 2:40
  9. Little Fine Healthy Thing Billy 2:37
  10. Something For Nothing Billy 2:50
  11. Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins 2:18
  12. Honey Don't Carl Perkins 2:53
  13. Sure To Fall 1995 Carl Perkins 2:34
  14. Tennessee 1995 Carl Perkins 3:07
  15. No More, No More Jimmy Haggett 2:27
  16. They Call Our Love A Sin Jimmy Haggett 2:17
  17. The Chicken (Dance With Me) Rosco Gordon 2:52
  18. Love For You Baby Rosco Gordon 3:04
  19. Gonna Romp And Stomp Slim Rhodes 2:22
  20. Bad Girl Slim Rhodes 2:29
  21. Rock 'n' Roll Ruby Warren Smith 2:54
  22. I'd Rather Be Safe That Sorry Warren Smith 3:00
  23. Slow Down Jack Earls 2:22
  24. A Fool For Lovin' You Jack Earls 2:44
CD2
  1. Get Rhythm Johnny Cash 2:15
  2. I Walk The Line Johnny Cash 2:46
  3. Ooby Dooby Roy Orbison 2:12
  4. Go, Go, Go Roy Orbison 2:11
  5. Boppin' The Blues Carl Perkins 2:51
  6. All Mama's Children Carl Perkins 2:09
  7. Welcome To The Club Jean Chapel 1:54
  8. I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight Jean Chapel 2:11
  9. Trouble Bound Billy Riley 2:45
  10. Rock With Me Baby Billy Riley 2:12
  11. Rockin' With My Baby Malcolm Yelvington 2:20
  12. It's Me Baby Malcolm Yelvington 2:30
  13. Red Headed Woman Sonny Burgess 2:11
  14. We Wanna Boogie Sonny Burgess 2:27
  15. Fiddle Bop Rhythm Rockers 2:27
  16. Juke Box, Help Me Find My Baby Rhythm Rockers 2:17
  17. I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry Carl Perkins 2:29
  18. Dixie Fried Carl Perkins 2:28
  19. Black Jack David Warren Smith 3:12
  20. Ubangi Stomp Warren Smith 2:01
  21. You're My Baby Roy Orbison 2:08
  22. Rockhouse Roy Orbison 2:07
  23. Love Crazy Baby 1995 Kenny Parchman 2:06
  24. I Feel Like Rockin' 1995 Kenny Parchman 2:34
  25. I Need A Man Barbara Pitman 2:56
  26. No Matter Who's To Blame Barbara Pitman 3:10
CD3
  1. Come On Little Mama Ray Harris 2:20
  2. Where'd You Stay Last Nite Ray Harris 2:14
  3. Ten Cats Down Miller Sisters 2:20
  4. Finders Keepers Miller Sisters 2:58
  5. Take And Give Slim Rhodes & Sandy Brooks 2:23
  6. Do What I Do Slim Rhodes & Sandy Brooks 2:34
  7. Shoobie Doobie Roscoe Gordon 2:57
  8. Cheese And Crackers Roscoe Gordon 2:50
  9. There You Go Johnny Cash 2:18
  10. Train Of Love Johnny Cash 2:25
  11. Crazy Arms Jerry Lee Lewis 2:49
  12. End Of The Road Jerry Lee Lewis 1:49
  13. Flyin' Saucer Rock 'n' Roll Billy Riley 2:05
  14. I Want You Baby Billy Riley 1:57
  15. Matchbox Carl Perkins 2:10
  16. Your True Love Carl Perkins 2:48
  17. Feelin' Low Ernie Chaffin 2:37
  18. Lonesome For My Baby Ernie Chaffin 2:09
  19. Restless Sonny Burgess 2:40
  20. Ain't Got A Thing Sonny Burgess 2:09
  21. I'll Be Around Glenn Honeycutt 2:49
  22. I'll Wait Forever Glenn Honeycutt 2:40
  23. Sweet And Easy Roy Orbison 2:13
  24. Devil Doll Roy Orbison 2:09
CD4
  1. Don't Make Me Go Johnny Cash 2:29
  2. Next In Line Johnny Cash 2:49
  3. It'll Be Me Jerry Lee Lewis 2:47
  4. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Jerry Lee Lewis 2:55
  5. So Long, I'm Gone Warren Smith 2:12
  6. Miss Froggie Warren Smith 2:28
  7. Bop Bop Baby Wade & Dick 2:11
  8. Don't Need Your Lovin' Baby Wade & Dick 2:47
  9. Please Don't Cry Over Me Jim Williams 2:42
  10. That Depends On You Jim Williams 2:25
  11. Fool's Hall Of Fame Rudi Richardson 2:41
  12. Why Should I Cry Rudi Richardson 2:52
  13. Greenback Dollar (Watch And Chain) Ray Harris 2:57
  14. Foolish Heart Ray Harris 2:13
  15. Easy To Love Mack Self 2:47
  16. Every Day Mack Self 2:12
  17. Forever Yours Carl Perkins 2:37
  18. That's Right Carl Perkins 2:52
  19. I'm Lonesome Ernie Chaffin 2:46
  20. Laughin' And Jokin' Ernie Chaffin 2:09
  21. More Than Yesterday Edwin Bruce 2:38
  22. Rock Boppin' Baby Edwin Bruce 2:19
  23. Red Hot Billy Riley 2:33
  24. Pearly Lee Billy Riley 2:39
  25. Flat Foot Sam Tommy Blake 2:03
  26. Lordy Hoody Tommy Blake 2:26

Notes

includes both lossy and lossless

Volume two of this series runs the label's output, both A- and B-sides, from Sun 229 ("Daydreams Come True" by Maggie Sue Wimberly) to 278 (Tommy Blake's rockabilly howler "Lordy Hoody"). At our starting point with this box, Elvis had moved on to RCA Victor and worldwide stardom, and the first million-seller for the label -- Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" -- was looming on the horizon. By the end of it, we're in the midst of the original rockabilly revolution. This is truly Sun's golden age.

Volume one in the series showed how Sun evolved from a blues label to the first recordings by Elvis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash, which firmly moved it into country territory, for this is how all three artists were originally marketed. Disc One picks up the thread nicely with the Carl Perkins spin of "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Honey Don't." Disc two hits paydirt in a big way with Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" and "Get Rhythm," Roy Orbison's "Ooby Dooby," "Go! Go! Go!," "Rockhouse," and "You're My Baby" (featuring Roy at his rockabilly guitar-picking best), Carl Perkins' "Boppin' the Blues," "Dixie Fried," and "All Mama's Children," Billy Riley's debut disc "Trouble Bound" and "Rock With Me Baby," and the twin-spin coolness of Warren Smith's "Ubangi Stomp" and "Black Jack David," two of the best sides ever cut at 706 Union Avenue. More Johnny Cash is aboard Disc Three, with "Train of Love" and "There You Go," and right after that is the debut disc from the Ferriday Fireball himself, Jerry Lee Lewis, with "Crazy Arms" and "End of the Road" both amply demostrating how fully formed his style was when he entered Sam's studio. Right after that is one of the best Sun records ever, Billy Riley's "Flying Saucer Rock & Roll," featuring the Killer on backup piano and guitarist Roland Janes whipping the tremolo bar on his Strat into a frenzy on the intro. Our final disc keeps the rockin' banner flying high with Jerry Lee's epochal "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" and its flip, "It'll Be Me," a number taken at a wild-ass breakneck tempo with a piano solo that ranks as one of his best. Special mention should also be made about the massive bound booklet that comes with this four-disc set; it is the epitome of cool, featuring photos that'll make your eyes get as big as 78s, while Hank Davis' notes are as spot on the money as anybody could ask for. Not just throwing together some photos you've seen a zillion times together with a scant recycled text, this book actually enhances the Sun Records experience.