Unless you are a "heavy" Little Richard collector, this is all the Little Richard you will ever need. Although he recorded for RCA Victor and Peacock before signing with Specialty, and with Vee-Jay afterward, Richard achieved his greatest successes with the label, and all of his hits are here.
But this box set, with an LP-sized book and additional liner notes accompanying each CD, goes beyond being a "greatest hits" package, and gives you just about everything by Richard that was in Specialty's "archives" - demo recordings, alternate takes and apparent "practice" sessions, even a handful of Gene Nobles' Royal Crown Hairdresing commercials.
The package appears to be a cooperative effort between Specialty and the British reissue label, Ace, whose logo appears on the LP-sized book.
Dates shown below are recording session dates.
Nice package, worth getting.
Track Listing - Disc 1:
1. Baby (Demo - Macon GA - 9 Feb 1955)
2. All Night Long (Demo - Macon GA - 9 Feb 1955)
3. She's My Star (Sep 1955)
4. Lonesome and Blue (13 Sep 1955)
5. Wonderin' (13 Sep 1955)
6. All Night Long (13 Sep 1955)
7. Kansas City (13 Sep 1955)
8. Kansas City (13 Sep 1955)
9. Maybe I'm Right (14 Sep 1955)
10. Directly from My Heart To You (14 Sep 1955)
11. Baby (14 Sep 1955)
12. I'm Just a Lonely Guy (14 Sep 1955)
13. Tutti Frutti (14 Sep 1955)
14. Tutti Frutti (14 Sep 1955)
15. Slippin' and Slidin' [Alternate Take] (Nov or Dec 1955)
16. Slippin' and Slidin' [Alternate Take] (Nov or Dec 1955)
17. Slippin' and Slidin' [Alternate Take] (Nov or Dec 1955)
18. She's My Star (Nov or Dec 1955)
19. Chicken Little Baby (Nov or Dec 1955)
20. Miss Ann (29 Nov 1955)
21. Baby (29 Nov 1955)
22. True Fine Mama (29 Nov 1955)
23. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [Alternate Take] (29 Nov 1955)
24. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (29 Nov 1955)
25. Long Tall Sally [Alternate Take] (29 Nov 1955)
26. Long Tall Sally [Alternate Take] (29 Nov 1955)
Track Listing - Disc 2:
1. Slippin' and Slidin' (7 Feb 1956)
2. Long Tall Sally (7 Feb 1956)
3. Miss Ann (7 Feb 1956)
4. Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (9 Feb 1956)
5. Oh Why? (9 Feb 1956)
6. Heeby Jeebies [Alternate Take] (9 Feb 1956)
7. I Got It (9 May 1956)
8. Ready Teddy [Alternate Take] (9 May 1956)
9. Ready Teddy (9 May 1956)
10. Hey Hey Hey Hey (9 May 1956)
11. Rip It Up [Alternate Take] (9 May 1956)
12. Rip It Up (9 May 1956)
13. Heeby Jeebies [Alternate Take] (15 May 1956)
14. Lucille (30 Jul 1956)
15. Heeby Jeebies (30 Jul 1956)
16. Good Golly Miss Molly [Alternate Take] (30 Jul 1956)
17. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (31 Jul or 1 Aug 1956)
18. Shake a Hand (31 Jul or 1 Aug 1956)
19. All Around the World (31 Jul or 1 Aug 1956)
20. She's Got It (6 Sep 1956)
21. Hound Dog (6 Sep 1956)
Track Listing - Disc 3:
1. Jenny, Jenny (15 Oct 1956)
2. Good Golly Miss Molly (15 Oct 1956)
3. Baby Face (16 Oct 1956)
4. Girl Can't Help It (16 Oct 1956)
5. Girl Can't Help It (16 Oct 1956)
6. By the Light of the Silvery Moon (16 Oct 1956)
7. Send Me Some Lovin' (16 Oct 1956)
8. Gene Nobles' Royal Crown Hairdresing Commercials (16 Oct 1956)
9. Ooh! My Soul (16 Jan 1957)
10. Keep a Knockin' [Alternate Take] (16 Jan 1957)
11. Keep a Knockin' (16 Jan 1957)
12. I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo) (18 Oct 1957)
13. I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo) (18 Oct 1957)
14. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (18 Oct 1957)
15. Ooh! My Soul [Alternate Take] (18 Oct 1957)
16. Ooh! My Soul [Alternate Take] (18 Oct 1957)
17. Early One Morning (18 Oct 1957)
18. She Knows How to Rock [Alternate Take] (18 Oct 1957)
19. She Knows How to Rock (18 Oct 1957)
20. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (18 Oct 1957)
21. Bama Lama Bama Loo (1 May 1964)
22. Poor Boy Paul (1 May 1964)
23. Annie Is Back (1 May 1964)
24. Annie Is Back (1 May 1964)
25. Miss Ann (19 Mar 1964)
26. Well Alright! (19 Mar 1964)
