3 JERRY LEE LEWIS 78s WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN ON BREATHLESS GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
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A trio of early Jerry Lee Lewis singles, UK 78rpm versions on London American Recordings.
Breathless is more marked, but plays fine as I have demonstrated in the video (I can only upload one). All are in plain paper sleeves.
1. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (sometimes rendered "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On") is a song written by Dave "Curlee" Williams and sometimes also credited to James Faye "Roy" Hall. The song was first recorded by Big Maybelle, though the best-known version is the 1957 rock and roll/rockabilly version by Jerry Lee Lewis. Lewis had been performing the song in his stage act and recorded it at his second recording session for Sun Records in February 1957. Supervised by producer Jack Clement, Lewis radically altered the original, adding a propulsive boogie piano that was complemented by J.M. Van Eaton's energetic drumming and Roland Janes' "muted" guitar and also added suggestive spoken asides. The song was engineered by Jack "Cowboy" Clement,[better source needed] who told Lewis when he entered the studio, "We don't do much country around here. We're in the rock & roll business. You ought to go home and work up some rock & roll numbers." Lewis later stated: "I knew it was a hit when I cut it. Sam Phillips thought it was gonna be too risqué, it couldn't make it. If that's risqué, well, I'm sorry."
Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / It'll Be Me Label: London Records – HL-S.8457, London American Recordings – HL-S.8457 Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM Country: UK Released: Jul 1957 Genre: Rock Style: Rock & Roll
A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On B It'll Be Me
Published By – Mellin Music Published By – Aberbach Ltd. Recorded By – Sun (9) Recorded At – Sun Studios Made in England. Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MSY.1811 Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MSY.1810 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 1, 2): MSY-1811-1 Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 1): MSY-1810-1 CA Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 2): MSY-1810-1 B 11 Other (Side B label, embossed): M Other (Tax Code): R/T
2. "Breathless" is a song composed by Otis Blackwell. It was the fourth record by Jerry Lee Lewis, whose version was released in February 1958 on Sun Records. It spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #7 in April 1958. The song also reached #4 on the country chart, #3 on the R&B chart, and #8 in the UK. The B-side, "Down the Line", also charted in 1958, reaching #51 on the Billboard pop singles chart. It was re-released in 1979 as part of the Sun Records Golden Treasure Series as Sun #25 and on the Quality label in Canada in 1958. The song was also featured in the 1983 film Breathless starring Richard Gere and Valerie Kaprisky along with the Jerry Lee Lewis song "High School Confidential".
Jerry Lee Lewis – Breathless Label: London Records – HLS.8592, London American Recordings – HLS.8592 Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1958 Genre: Rock Style: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
A Breathless 2:39 B Down The Line 2:11
MSY.2407 MSY.2408
3. "Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 popular song recorded by American rock and roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th-greatest song ever by Rolling Stone. It is written in AABA form. It sold one million copies in its first 10 days of release in the United States, making it one of the best-selling singles at that time.
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire / Mean Woman Blues Label: London Records – HLS.8529, London American Recordings – HLS.8529 Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM Country: UK Released: 1957 Genre: Rock Style: Rock & Roll
A Great Balls Of Fire B Mean Woman Blues
Published By – Aberbach Ltd. Published By – Belinda (London) Ltd. With instrumental accompaniment, uncredited A - From the film "Jamboree". Recorded by Sun, Memphis Matrix / Runout (A side label): MSY.2118 Matrix / Runout (B side label): MSY.2055 Matrix / Runout (A side runout): MSY-2118-1A Matrix / Runout (B side runout): MSY-2055-1 Other (UK purchase tax code): RT
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