Steele,Tommy / Steelmen British Steele: Singles 1956-1962 & More CD

From rockin' teenager to accomplished all-round entertainer, Tommy Steele has done it all in a career that now spans sixty years (and counting!) Tommy was the UK's first bona fide rock 'n' roll act and the first young person to play the music that enchanted his generation. Although he quickly gravitated to becoming more of a family favourite, it's his early records that provided the impetus for so many more local kids to emulate him. "British Steele" is a comprehensive chronicle of Tommy's first six years as a recording artist. It contains the A and B sides of all of his singles from 'Rock With The Caveman' to the end of 1962, plus a selection of bonus tracks culled from his EPs of the period. All of Tommy's biggest and best known songs of the 50s and early 60s are here, including Top 10 hits that range from 'A Handful Of Songs' and the chart-topping 'Singing The Blues' to comedy favourites like 'What A Mouth' and 'Little White Bull'. Also included, for the first time on CD, is Tommy's spoken word entry in 'Weekend' magazine's 'The Truth About Me' series. Beautifully remastered from the best available sources, and featuring as much music as could be crammed onto two CDs. Copiously annotated booklet gives much detail about the man and his music. Although it's not the first time that this beloved entertainer's music has been anthologised in the CD era, it's the first time that any digital reissue has put Tommy Steele's incredible early career into such a depth of historical perspective.

1. Rock with the Caveman 2. Rock Around the Town 3. Doomsday Rock 4. Elevator Rock 5. Singing the Blues 6. Rebel Rock 7. Knee Deep in the Blues 8. Teenage Party 9. Butterfingers 10. Cannibal Pot 11. Shiralee 12. Grandad's Rock 13. Butterfly 14. A Handful of Songs 15. Water, Water 16. Hey You! 17. Plant a Kiss 18. Happy Guitar 19. Princess 20. Nairobi 21. Neon Sign 22. It's All Happening 23. What Do You Do 24. The Only Man on the Island 25. I Puts the Lightie on 26. Come on, Let's Go 27. Put a Ring on Her Finger 28. A Lovely Night 29. Marriage Type Love 30. The Truth About Me 31. Hiawatha 32. The Trial 33. Tallahassee Lassie 34. Give! Give! Give! 35. You Were Mine 36. Young Ideas 37. Little White Bull 38. Singing Time 39. What a Mouth (What a North and South) 40. Kookaburra 41. Happy-Go-Lucky Blues 42. (The Girl with the) Long Black Hair 43. Must Be Santa 44. Boys and Girls 45. My Big Best Shoes 46. The Dit Dit Song 47. The Writing on the Wall 48. Drunken Guitar 49. Hit Record 50. What a Little Darlin' 51. Butter Wouldn't Melt in Your Mouth 52. Where Have All the Flowers Gone 53. He's Got Love 54. Green Eye 55. Young Love 56. Wedding Bells 57. No. 22 Across the Way 58. Hollerin' and Screamin' 59. Little Darling