Release Details

Little Richard

The Specialty Sessions

Released:1989

Labels:Ace

Appears in 126user collections

Tracklist:

• - LP1 - Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom
• - Macon GA, Radio Station WBML 9 February 1955
• A1 - Baby
• A2 - All Night Long
• - Possibly New Orleans, 1955
• A3 - She's My Star
• - New Orleans, J&M Studio 13 September 1955
• A4 - Lonesome And Blue (Take 3)
• A5 - Lonesome And Blue (Take 4 - False Start, Take 7)
• A6 - Lonesome And Blue (Master - Probably Take 5)
• A7 - Wonderin' (Take 9)
• A8 - Wonderin' (Master - Take 8)
• A9 - All Night Long (Take 10)
• A10 - All Night Long (Master - Takes 6 & 7 Intercut)
• - 13 September 1955
• B1 - Kansas City (Take 2 - Master Issued On SLP 2136 In 1971)
• B2 - Kansas City (Take 1)
• - 14 September 1955
• B3 - Maybe I'm Right (Take 1)
• B4 - Maybe I'm Right (Master - Take 4)
• B5 - Directly From My Heart (Take 1)
• B6 - Directly From My Heart (Master - Probably Take 4)
• B7 - Baby (Master)
• B8 - I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) (Take 1 - False Start, Take 2)
• B9 - I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) (Master)
• B10 - Tutti Frutti (Take 2)
• B11 - Tutti Frutti (Master - Probably Take 1)
• - LP2 - Peepin' And A' Hidin'
• - Los Angeles - Specialty Office Studio Demos November 1955
• C1 - Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 1 With Drums)
• C2 - Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 2 With Brushes)
• C3 - Slippin' And Slidin' (Take 3 With Bongo)
• C4 - Miss Ann (Vocal/Piano Only)
• C5 - She's My Star (A Capella)
• C6 - Chicken Little Baby (Master Without Overdubs - Vocal/Piano Only)
• - Los Angeles, Radio Recorders 29 November 1955
• C7 - Miss Ann (Take 1)
• C8 - Miss Ann (Take 8)
• C9 - Baby (Take 1)
• C10 - True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (Incomplete Take)
• D1 - True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (Master)
• D2 - Kansas City (False Starts 5, 6 & 7)
• D3 - Kansas City (Take 8)
• D4 - Kansas City (Master - Probably Take 4)
• D5 - Wonderin' (Take 1)
• D6 - Wonderin' (Master - Take 3)
• D7 - Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 1)
• D8 - Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 5)
• D9 - Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (Take 6)
• - Los Angeles, Probably Ted Brinson's Studio 3 December 1955
• D10 - Miss Ann (Take 3)
• - LP3 - Duck Back In The Alley
• - New Orleans, J&M Studios 7 February 1956
• E1 - Slippin' And Slidin' (Master - Probably Take 7)
• E2 - Long Tall Sally (Master - Probably Take 7)
• E3 - Miss Ann (Master)
• - 9 February 1956
• E4 - Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 1)
• E5 - Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 2)
• E6 - Heeby-Jeebies Love (Take 3)
• E7 - The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (Take 4)
• E8 - The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (Master - Take 3)
• F1 - Oh Why? (Take 4)
• F2 - Oh Why? (Take 9)
• F3 - Oh Why? (Master - Probably Take 7)
• - 9 May 1956
• F4 - I Got It (Take 1)
• F5 - I Got It (Take 9)
• F6 - I Got It (Master - Probably Take 7)
• F7 - Ready Teddy (Take 3)
• F8 - Ready Teddy (Take 4)
• F9 - Ready Teddy (Take 10)
• F10 - Ready Teddy (Master - Probably Take 6)
• - LP4 - I'm Gonna Rock It Up!
• - New Orleans, J&M Studios 9 May 1956
• G1 - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 3)
• G2 - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 5 - False Start, Take 6)
• G3 - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Take 8)
• G4 - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back To Birmingham) (Master - Probably Take 4)
• G5 - Rip It Up (Take 3 - Rehearsal)
• G6 - Rip It Up (Take 13)
• G7 - Rip It Up (Take 14)
• G8 - Rip It Up (Master)
• - Los Angeles, Master Recorders 15 May 1956
• H1 - Heeby-Jeebies (Take 5 - Slow Version)
• H2 - Heeby-Jeebies (Takes 6, 7 & 8)
• H3 - Heeby-Jeebies (Take 9)
• - New Orleans, J&M Studios 30 July 1956
• H4 - Good Golly, Miss Molly (Fast Version)
• H5 - Good Golly, Miss Molly (Fast Version)
• H6 - Lucille (False Start)
• H7 - Lucille (Master)
• H8 - Heeby-Jeebies (Take 5)
• H9 - Heeby-Jeebies (Master)
• - LP5 - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
• - New Orleans, J&M Studios
• - Probably 31 July 1956
• I1 - All Around The World (Take 8 Composite)
• I2 - All Around The World (Master - Composite)
• - Probably 1 August 1956
• I3 - Shake A Hand (Take 2)
• I4 - Shake A Hand (Master - Take 5)
• I5 - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (Take 8)
• I6 - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (Master - Probably Take 9)
• - Los Angeles, Master Recorders 6 September 1956
• I7 - I Got It (Take 1)
• I8 - I Got It (Take 2)
• J1 - She's Got It
• J2 - She's Got It (Master)
• J3 - Send Me Some Lovin' (Take 1)
• J4 - Send Me Some Lovin' (Take 9)
• J5 - Hound Dog (Rehearsal)
• - New Orleans, J&M Studios 15 October 1956
• J6 - Jenny, Jenny (Master - Composite)
• J7 - Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 7)
• J8 - Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 8)
• J9 - Good Golly, Miss Molly (Master - Take 9)
• J10 - Good Golly, Miss Molly (Take 10)
• - LP6 - Drinkin' Gin You Can't Come In
• - New Orleans, J&M Studios 16 October 1956
• K1 - Baby Face (Takes 2 & 3 - False Starts)
• K2 - Baby Face (Take 4)
• K3 - Baby Face (Master - Probably Take 11)
• K4 - The Girl Can't Help It (Film Version Master - Take 9)
• K5 - The Girl Can't Help It (Take 10 - False Start, Take 11)
• K6 - The Girl Can't Help It (Single Master - Take 12)
• K7 - Send Me Some Lovin' (Master)
• K8 - By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (Master)
• K9 - Gene Nobles' "Royal Crown" Hairdressing Ad
• - Washington D.C. Unknown Radio Station, 16 January 1957
• L1 - Ooh! My Soul (Take 1)
• L2 - Ooh! My Soul (Take 3)
• L3 - Ooh! My Soul (Master)
• L4 - Keep A Knockin' (Take 1)
• L5 - Keep A Knockin' (Take 2)
• L6 - Keep A Knockin' (Take 3)
• L7 - Keep A Knockin' (Take 4)
• L8 - Keep A Knockin' (Master - Composite)
• - LP7 - He Knows How To Rock
• - Los Angeles, Master Recorders 18 October 1957
• M1 - Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 1)
• M2 - Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 2)
• M3 - Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Take 6)
• M4 - Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (Master)
• M5 - Good Morning Little School Girl (Takes 1 & 3)
• M6 - Ooh! My Soul
• M7 - Ooh! My Soul
• M8 - Ooh! My Soul (Take 7)
• M9 - Ooh! My Soul (Take 9)
• N1 - Early One Morning (Blues) (Master)
• N2 - She Knows How To Rock (Takes 1, 2, 3 & 4 - False Starts)
• N3 - She Knows How To Rock (Take 5 - False Start)
• N4 - She Knows How To Rock (Master)
• N5 - Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Rehearsal)
• N6 - Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Master)
• - LP8 - Annie's Back!
• - Los Angeles, Radio Recorders 1 May 1964
• O1 - Bama Lama Bama Loo (Take 7)
• O2 - Bama Lama Bama Loo (Master - Take 10)
• O3 - Poor Boy Paul (Take 2)
• O4 - Poor Boy Paul (Take 7)
• O5 - Poor Boy Paul (Master - Take 8)
• O6 - Annie Is Back (Takes 1 & 2)
• O7 - Annie Is Back (Take 3)
• - 19 March 1964
• P1 - Miss Ann (Take 6)
• P2 - Miss Ann (Take 7)
• P3 - Well Alright (Takes 1 & 2)
• P4 - Well Alright (Take 3)
• P5 - Well Alright (Take 4)
• - Paris, France, Olympia Theatre Live Recording June 1964
• - Medley
• P6.a - Ain't That A Shame
• P6.b - I Got A Woman
• P6.c - Tutti Frutti