Chuck Berry Best of the Chess Years ( 180g vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 06-06-2013(originally in 1955 - 1966)

2013 UK issue on 180g vinyl 2LP =Most of Chuck Berry's fame is based on the recordings he made for Leonard and Phil Chess of CHESS Record Company between 1955 and 1966. During this time, Chuck Berry recorded all the classic numbers such as Sweet Little Sixteen, Memphis, Tennessee, Johnny B. Goode or Roll Over Beethoven. These songs have been covered and covered again by many other artists such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and almost every other Rock 'n' Roll singer and band.

Tracks:(2LP's)
A1     Johnny B. Goode
A2     Maybellene
A3     Little Queenie
A4     School Days (Ring, Ring Goes The Bell)
A5     Carol
A6     Worried Life Blues
A7     No Money Down
A8     Too Much Monkey Business

B1     Roll Over Beethoven
B2     Brown Eyed Handsome Man
B3     Come On
B4     Childhood Sweetheart
B5     Thirty Days
B6     Guitar Boogie
B7     Jaguar And Thunderbird
B8     You Can't Catch Me

C1     Memphis, Tennessee
C2     Sweet Little Sixteen
C3     Let It Rock
C4     Almost Grown
C5     Go Go Go
C6     Down The Road A Piece
C7     Rip It Up
C8     Reelin' And Rockin'

D1     Back In The U.S.A.
D2     Rock And Roll Music
D3     Sweet Little Rock And Roller
D4     I'm Talking About You
D5     Around And Around
D6     Vacation Time
D7     Too Pooped To Pop
D8     Bye Bye Johnny

A pioneer of Rock ‘n’ Roll Chuck Berry hit the Billboard charts running in 1955 with ‘Maybellene’ the first of a number of mainstream hits including ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘School day’ and ‘Sweet Little Sixteen. Also the composer of the inspirational ‘Johnny B. Goode’ which features in the now infamous scene in Back To The Future as well as ‘Back In The USA’ later parodied by Paul McCartney for ‘Back in the USSR’.Still performing today these 32 tracks represent Berry at his best.