That'Ll Flat Git It! Vol. 42: Rockabilly / Various That'Ll Flat Git It! Vol. 42: Rockabilly / Various CD

The first of two CDs that feature recordings from Cincinnati's legendary King label in the successful 'That'll Flat... Git It!' series of rock 'n' roll and rockabilly on Bear Family Records. Launched by Syd Nathan in late 1943, Cincinnati's King Records held a unique place within the postwar record industry: it was equally prolific and successful in the rhythm and blues and country and western fields. That placed it in excellent stead when rockabilly broke out during the mid-1950s; young rocking talent abounded in the tri-state area surrounding Cincy (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana), and King attracted the cream of the crop. King recorded so many rockabilly classics that it took two of Bear Family's 'That'll Flat... Git It!' volumes just to gather the highlights. Volume 1 includes seminal performances by label mainstays Charlie Feathers, Mac Curtis, and piano-pounding Moon Mullican as well as rip-roaring obscurities by Hank Mizell (Jungle Rock), Dave Dudley (Rock And Roll Nursery Rhyme), Trini Lopez (a pre-fame Rock On), Bruce Channel, Hardrock Gunter, Delbert Barker, Rusty York, and Joe Penny. Boyd Bennett and His Rockets-King's answer to Bill Haley and His Comets-are here too, as are teen rockers Wes Voight and Fuller Todd and country stalwarts Luke McDaniel and Bob Newman.

1. Cecil McNabb Jr. - Clock Tickin' Rhythm 2. Delbert Barker - No Good - Robin Hood 3. Mac Curtis - Say So 4. Donnie White - Your Kind of Lovin' 5. Charlie Feathers - One Hand Loose 6. Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock 7. Ronnie Wade - Annie Don't Work 8. Trini Lopez - Rock on 9. Bob ; Lucille - Eeny-Meeny Miney Mo 10. Bob Newman - Haulin' Freight 11. Bill Beach - You're Gonna Like My Baby 12. The Bon-Aires - Stop the World (Guitar Version) 13. Boyd Bennett and His Rockets - You Upset Me Baby 14. Moon Mullican - I'm Mad with You 15. Joe Penny - Bip a Little, Bop a Lot 16. Charlie Feathers - Nobody's Woman 17. Mac Curtis - If I Had Me a Woman 18. Rusty York - Shake 'Em Up 19. Hardrock Gunter - I'll Give 'Em Rhythm 20. Dave Dudley - Rock and Roll Nursery Rhyme 21. Wayne Carroll - Chicken Out 22. Ken McDonald - Good, Good, Good 23. Boyd Bennett and His Rockets - Put the Chain on the Door 24. Mac Curtis - Don't You Love Me 25. Fuller Todd - Top Ten Rock 26. Trini Lopez - Yes You Do 27. Wes Voight ; the Town Three - Midnight Blues 28. Moon Mullican - Rock 'N' Roll Mr. Bullfrog 29. Bruce Channel - Slow Down Baby 30. Luke McDaniel - One More Heart