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Various Artists - That'll Flat Git It, Vol.06 - Us Decca (1959)

Track listing:
  1. All By Myself ROY HALL 2:47
  2. Rock It On Down To My House Justin Tubb 2:18
  3. Alligator Come Across Arlie Duff 2:21
  4. Wee Willie Brown Lou Graham 2:08
  5. Hey Babe! Let's Go Downtown Joe Therrien Jr 2:16
  6. Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby York Bros 1:53
  7. Morse Code Don Woody 2:24
  8. Juke Joint Johnny Red Sovine 2:28
  9. Don't Stop Now Roy Hall 2:36
  10. Come Back To Me Darling Joe Therrien Jr 2:17
  11. You Gotta Move Chester Smith 2:36
  12. Knock Knock Rattle Rex Allen 2:10
  13. Crazy Little Guitar Man Red Foley 2:11
  14. Sputnik (Satellite Girl) Jerry Engler 2:26
  15. You're Long Gone Joe Therrien Jr 2:11
  16. Baby's Gone Vernon Claud 1:54
  17. Sweet Willie Barbara Allen 2:01
  18. Move On Roy Hall 2:21
  19. She Wanna Rock Arnie Derksen 2:33
  20. Wheels Joe Therrien Jr 2:19
  21. Crazy Chicken James Gallagher 2:37
  22. Don't Go Baby (Don't Go) Al Coker 2:04
  23. School House Rock Billy Harlan 2:23
  24. Bring My Cadillac Back Baker Knight & The Knightmares 2:24
  25. Rock-A-Billy Boogie Joe Therrien Jr 2:22
  26. Roc-A-Chicka Warner Mack 1:59
  27. Cheat On Me Baby Rockin Saints 2:20
  28. Tennessee Toddy Billy Gray & Western Okies 2:22
  29. One And Only Eddie Fontaine 2:25
  30. Shake Baby Shake Wayne Raney 2:04

Notes

That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 is the second time Bear Family dipped into the vaults of Decca Records to assemble a collection of rare and arcane rockabilly (the first was Vol. 2), and while the results aren't quite as consistently entertaining as its predecessor, Vol. 6 is nevertheless one of the finest installments of the series. The key to its success is how the bizarre backwoods rockers are juxtaposed with country singers like Red Foley, Justin Tubb, Rex Allen, and Red Sovine trying to ride the rockabilly wave. Not all of the songs are strong, but the best — Billy Harlan's "School House Rock," Lou Graham's "Wee Willie Brown," James Gallagher's "Crazy Chicken," Warner Mack's "Roc-A-Chicka," Eddie Fontaine's "One and Only," Billy Gray's "Tennessee Toddy," Baker Knight & Knightmares' "Bring My Cadillac Back," the Rockin' Saints' "Cheat On Me Baby" and Jerry Engler's "Sputnik (Satellite Girl)" — are pure fun.

Rockabilly collectors are a hearty, fanatical breed with little compunction about seeking out rare, rarely heard singles based on legend or label. Not everybody has the time or patience to find original pressings, even if they love the music, so for the average collector, Bear Family's multi-volume That'll Flat Git It! series is the way to dig deep into the rockabilly arcana. The series is divided by label, spotlighting the forgotten sides and smaller hits for labels as well-known as Decca and RCA, along with lesser-known regional labels. This is not everything that was released on a label, of course, but it is a fairly thorough overview of what kinds of rockabilly the label released, and it hits almost all of the high points, at least as far as rockabilly collectors are concerned (and when the label can't fit everything on one disc, it breaks it up in two parts). Like many multi-part series, this is strongest on the earlier volumes, but if you're a dyed-in-the-wool collector, any of these volumes are worthwhile. Some of them are loaded with generic mediocrities, but they all have a couple of dynamite gems, plus they're presented lovingly, with wonderful sound and detailed, well-researched liner notes. This is essentially a collector's series, but it's a collector's series in the best sense — filled with rare gems worth seeking out and presented in a luxurious fashion.