Billy Riley 45 Red Hot 1957 Rockabilly Sizzler Sun 277 With Jerry Lee Lewis NM

$

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-Artist / Group: Billy Riley & The Little Green Men

-Mini-bio: Born on Oct. 5, 1933 in Pocahontas, Arkansas; died on Aug. 2, 2009 (age 75) in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Rockabilly/rock/blues/country blues singer/guitarist/harmonica player/songwriter.

-Billy Riley released just six singles on the Sun Record Label between 1956-59 which were Rock With Me Baby (1956), Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll (1957), Red Hot (1957), Wouldn't You Know (1958), No Name Girl (1958) and Got The Water Boiling (1959).

-Billy Riley also recorded for Brunswick (1958) Rita (1961) Mercury (1964-65) and Atlantic (1968) among others.

-Billy Lee Riley's two biggest Sun Label hits were Flyin' Saucers Rock And Roll (1956) and Red Hot (1957) all are rare and worth tracking down.

-Titles: Red Hot / Pearly Lee

-Red Hot written by Sun label mate Billy "The Kid" Emerson is a fast-tempo rockabilly sizzler with gritty vocals from Billy Riley and features Jerry Lee Lewis on piano who plays a hot solo, two garage-stompin' guitar solos, driving bass and thundering drums. Alongside Jerry Lee Lewis on piano, Billy Riley was accompanied by Sun studio musicians The Little Green Men who comprised of Roland Janes, J.M. Van Eaton, Marvin Pepper, and Jimmy Wilson. 

-Pearly Lee written by Billy Riley is an equally frenetic rockabilly pounder with hot guitar throughout including a hard-driving solo followed immediately with a hot sax solo, Jerry Lee Lewis on piano, strong bass line and good time keeping from the drummer.

-Both sides were recorded during late summer of 1957 in Memphis, Tennesse on Sun Records and were produced by label owner Sam Phillips. The record was released on Sept. 30, 1957.

-Red Hot was showing a lot of promise as a hit record but Sam Phillips promotional budget compelled him to pull promotion from Red Hot to label mate Jerry Lee Lewis' Great Balls Of Fire. Red Hot was pulled without much in sales and his other Sun recordings had little in the way of promotion and sales dried up for Billy Lee Riley.

-Label:  Sun 277

-Year released: 1957

-Billboard number: Non charted

-Billboard debut:

-American pressing

-Visual grade: Near mint

-Labels: Near mint

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming.