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Little Richard - The Specialty Records Years (1959)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Baby 4:19
  2. All Night Long 2:46
  3. She's My Star 2:34
  4. Lonesome And Blue (Take 3) 2:03
  5. Lonesome And Blue (Take 4-False Start, Take 7) 2:43
  6. Lonesome And Blue (Master) 2:14
  7. Wonderin' (Take 9) 2:45
  8. Wonderin' (Master) 2:48
  9. All Night Long (Take 10) 2:14
  10. All Night Long (Master) 2:11
  11. Kansas City (Master) 2:15
  12. Kansas City (Take 1) 2:06
  13. Maybe I'm Right (Take 1) 3:28
  14. Maybe I'm Right (Master) 2:12
  15. Directly From My Heart (Take 1) 2:21
  16. Directly From My Heart (Master) 2:18
  17. Baby (Master) 2:03
  18. I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) (Master) 2:35
  19. Tutti Frutti (Take 2) 2:24
  20. Tutti Frutti (Master) 2:22
CD2
  1. Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 1) 1:57
  2. Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 2) 1:52
  3. Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 3) 1:48
  4. Miss Ann (Vocal_Piano) 1:44
  5. She's My Star (A Capella) 2:37
  6. Chicken Little Baby (Master) 1:43
  7. Miss Ann (Take 1) 2:36
  8. Miss Ann (Take 8) 2:16
  9. Baby (Take 1) 2:22
  10. True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (Incomplete Take) 1:08
  11. True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (Master) 2:41
  12. Kansas City (False Starts 5, 6 & 7) 0:46
  13. Kansas City (Take 8) 2:32
  14. Kansas City (Master) 2:37
  15. Wonderin' (Take 1) 2:57
  16. Wonderin' (Master) 3:06
  17. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 1) 2:01
  18. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 5) 2:10
  19. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 6) 2:07
  20. Miss Ann (Take 3) 2:52
CD3
  1. Slippin' And Slidin' (Master) 2:40
  2. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Master) 2:07
  3. Miss Ann (Master) 2:15
  4. Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 1) 2:08
  5. Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 2) 1:52
  6. Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 3) 2:13
  7. The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (Take 4) 2:22
  8. The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (Master) 2:23
  9. Oh Why_ (Take 4) 2:06
  10. Oh Why_ (Take 9) 2:13
  11. Oh Why_ (Master) 2:06
  12. I Got It (Take 1) 2:03
  13. I Got It (Take 9) 2:24
  14. I Got It (Master) 2:19
  15. Ready Teddy (Take 3) 1:51
  16. Ready Teddy (Take 4) 1:44
  17. Ready Teddy (Take 10) 2:05
  18. Ready Teddy (Master) 2:06
  19. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Going Back To Birmingham) (Take 3) 2:10
  20. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Going Back To Birmingham) (Take 8) 2:06
  21. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Going Back To Birmingham) (Master) 2:05
  22. Rip It Up (Take 3) 2:20
  23. Rip It Up (Take 13) 2:09
  24. Rip It Up (Take 14) 2:31
  25. Rip It Up (Master) 2:20
CD4
  1. Heeby-Jeebies (Take 5-Slow Version) 2:11
  2. Heeby-Jeebies (Take 6,7 & 8) 2:06
  3. Heeby-Jeebies (Take 9) 1:48
  4. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Fast Version) 0:57
  5. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Fast Version) 2:09
  6. Lucille (Take 5) 1:29
  7. Lucille (Master) 2:23
  8. Heeby-Jeebies (Take 5) 2:08
  9. Heeby-Jeebies (Master) 2:10
  10. All Around The World (Take 8) 1:57
  11. All Around The World (Master) 2:25
  12. Shake A Hand (Take 2) 2:54
  13. Shake A Hand (Master) 3:10
  14. Cant't Believe You Wanna Leave (Take 8) 2:28
  15. Cant't Believe You Wanna Leave (Master) 2:25
  16. I Got It (Take 1) 2:17
  17. I Got It (Take 2) 2:27
  18. She's Got It 2:27
  19. She's Got It (Master) 2:25
  20. Send Me Some Lovin' (Take 1) 2:53
  21. Send Me Some Lovin' (Take 9) 2:33
  22. Hound Dog (Rehersal) 1:59
  23. Jenny, Jenny (Master) 2:02
  24. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 7) 2:17
  25. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 8) 2:16
  26. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Master) 2:34
  27. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 10) 2:13
CD5
  1. Baby Face (Take 2 & 3-False Starts) 0:34
  2. Baby Face (Take 4) 2:40
  3. Baby Face (Master) 2:14
  4. The Girl Can't Help It (Film Version Master) 2:29
  5. The Girl Can't Help It (Take 10-False Start, Take 11) 2:34
  6. The Girl Can't Help It (Single Master)
  7. Send Me Some Lovin' (Master) 2:17
  8. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon 2:04
  9. Gene Nobles' Royal Crown Hairdressing Ad
  10. Ooh! My Soul (Take 1) 1:59
  11. Ooh! My Soul (Take 3) 2:12
  12. Ooh! My Soul (Master) 2:10
  13. Keep A Knockin' (Take 1) 1:35
  14. Keep A Knockin' (Take 2) 2:28
  15. Keep A Knockin' (Take 3) 2:19
  16. Keep A Knockin' (Take 4) 2:18
  17. Keep A Knockin' (Master) 2:11
  18. Boo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 1) 3:24
  19. Boo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 2) 2:41
  20. Boo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 6)
  21. Boo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Master)
  22. Good Morning Little School Girl (Take 1 & 3) 2:57
  23. Ooh! My Soul 1:28
  24. Ooh! My Soul 1:13
  25. Ooh! My Soul 1:48
  26. Ooh! My Soul 2:04
  27. Early One Morning [Blues] (Master) 2:13
  28. She Knows How To Rock (Take 1, 2, 3 & 4-False Starts)
  29. She Knows How To Rock (Take 5-False Start) 1:28
  30. She Knows How To Rock (Master) 1:59
  31. Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Rehersal)
  32. Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Master) 1:52
CD6
  1. Bama Lama Bama Loo (Take 7) 2:47
  2. Bama Lama Bama Loo (Master) 2:14
  3. Poor Boy Paul (Take 2) 2:35
  4. Poor Boy Paul (Take 7) 2:16
  5. Poor Boy Paul (Master) 2:21
  6. Annie Is Back (Take 1 & 2) 3:00
  7. Annie Is Back (Take 3) 2:40
  8. Miss Ann (Take 6) 3:20
  9. Miss Ann (Take 7) 2:50
  10. Well Alright (Take 1 & 2) 0:59
  11. Well Alright (Take 3) 2:52
  12. Well Alright (Take 4) 2:29
  13. Medley Ain't That A Shame, I Got A Woman, Tutti Frutti 3:10

Notes

For the hardcore Little Richard fan -- the kind that has to hear every recording the architect of rock & roll ever made -- there's little question that Ace's Specialty Box Set is the motherlode. Spanning six discs and over a hundred tracks, this is for serious listeners. Since Specialty's condesned, three-disc version of this set also included numerous working versions, alternate takes and commercials, it was also targeted for dedicated listeners, but this set -- which is twice as large -- is for fans who love to immerse themselves in minute details and unfinished takes. For those listeners, this set is certainly worth the money, since it is lavishly produced and boasts every single thing Little Richard recorded at the label. But most fans -- including most serious listeners -- will be satisfied with the more concise, but nevertheless comprehensive, three-disc set on Specialty.