Perkins,Carl Back To Top CD

In 1968, Carl Perkins re-signed with Columbia Records, and immediately released one of the best records of his career, Restless. Already a star of the Johnny Cash Show, Carl Perkins was now back in the charts, and his career was once again on the upturn. The 4 CDs in this box cover all of his recordings from his second tenure with Columbia (1968 to 1972) and all of the Mercury recordings (1973 to 1975). There are his regular session recordings, 20 of which are previously unissued. These include the complete recordings with NRBQ and the complete 'My Kind Of Country' sessions (generally hailed as his finest LP). The set also includes Carl Perkins' much-lauded tribute to Elvis, The EP Express, as well as his hit for Johnny Cash, Daddy Sang Bass. There is also a bonus CD of demos, featuring some of Carl Perkins' best recordings of all time! These include his original demos of So Wrong (a hit for Patsy Cline) and A Man On His Own (a hit for George Strait), as well as some of the tightest, rockin'est recordings from the Sixties and Seventies. All previously unreleased, these demos show the true musical soul of Carl Perkins, the 'King of the Shakin' Music.' The titles include Cotton Top, Restless, Take Me Back To Memphis, Sing My Song, and Big Bad Blues. This set also includes a 36-page book, including a newly researched biography by Colin Escott, and a complete discography, as well as many previously unpublished photographs.

1. Constantly 2. Restless 3. 1143 4. Little Cowboy Suit 5. Blue Suede Shoes 6. Match Box 7. Honey Don't 8. Turn Around 9. Daddy Sang Bass 10. That's Right 11. Boppin' the Blues 12. Your True Love 13. Folsom Prison Blues 14. Mean Woman Blues 15. Take It or Leave It 16. Walk with Your Neighbor 17. For Your Love 18. Four Letter Word 19. Soul Beat 20. Baby, What You Want Me to Do? 21. Superfool 22. Champaign, Illinois 23. Riverboat Annie 24. A Lion in the Jungle 25. Power of My Soul 26. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 27. C.C. Rider 28. I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down 29. Boppin' the Blues (; NRBQ) 30. Sorry Charlie (; NRBQ) 31. Allergic to Love (; NRBQ) 32. Turn Around (; NRBQ) 33. All Mama's Children (; NRBQ) 34. Step Aside (; NRBQ) 35. Just Coastin' 36. My Son, My Sun 37. State of Confusion 38. The Big City Sleeps 39. True Love Is Greater Than Friendship 40. What Every Little Boy Ought to Know 41. Just As Long 42. I'll Fly Away 43. Me Without You 44. Always Be Mine 45. Red Headed Woman 46. Take Me Back to Memphis 47. About All I Can Give Is My Love 48. You Won't Have to Say You Love Me 49. Cotton Top 50. High on Love 51. Always Be Mine 52. Let Me Be the One You Love 53. Baby's Gone 54. So Warm 55. The Trip 56. I Still Miss Someone 57. The Last Letter 58. Someday 59. Help Me Dream 60. Bless the Children 61. You Tore My Heaven All to Hell 62. One More Loser Going Home 63. Goin' to Memphis 64. Lord I Sinned Again Last Night 65. Just As Long 66. Dixiefried 67. Honky Tonk Song 68. Love Sweet Love 69. Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town 70. Never Look Back 71. Sunday Dinner 72. Sing My Song 73. I Want to Be Your Man 74. You'll Always Be a Lady to Me 75. Rise and Shine 76. Mean, Mean Martha 77. Low Class 78. I Ain't Mad 79. The E.P. Express 80. Big Bad Blues 81. Restless 82. Honey Don't 83. Turn Around 84. That's Right 85. Walk with Your Neighbor 86. For Your Love 87. Four Letter Word 88. Cotton Top 89. Good Times Are Just Around the Corner 90. Born Equal 91. Step It Up and Go 92. The Big City Sleeps 93. Bottoms Up 94. Poor Boy Blues 95. When You're a Man on Your Own 96. Take a Good Look at Me 97. Restless 98. The Bottom of the Bottle 99. Sorry Charlie 100. Rise and Shine 101. Wild Card 102. So Wrong 103. The Lord's Fishing Hole 104. Goin' to Memphis