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TDP 54118LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1964. Known as "the Architect of Rock n' Roll," the flamboyant rhythm and blues extrovert, Little Richard, made an incredible impact with unorthodox piano playing and rasping, shouted vocals, yielding a series of pivotal hits in the mid-1950s, but he abandoned secular music for gospel following a tour of Australia in 1957. Lured back into rock by promoter Don Arden, his UK tour featuring The Beatles as support, Little Richard Is Back was his comeback set for Vee Jay, his voice now deeper and seasoned; the range of covers are tackled with plenty of pep, and original "Groovy Little Suzy" was co-written by Harry Nilsson. All hail the king! Licensed from Good Time Inc.
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FOX 043LP
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Alternative Fox present a reissue of Little Richard's debut Here's Little Richard, originally released in 1957. Little Richard's debut launched the career of a foundational figure in music, and featured some of the artist's best-loved hits, including "Long Tall Sally," "Ready Teddy," and "Tutti-Frutti," a song which many consider to mark the birth of rock n' roll. This debut album from Little Richard, newly reissued on vinyl, was the highest charting album of his career, and it ranked #50 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time." This is an essential album for any serious rock n' roll collection.
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FOX 044LP
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Alternative Fox present a reissue of Little Richard's second full-length Volume 2, originally released in 1958. One of the true milestones of R&B featuring all-time hits such as "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and "The Girl Can't Help It" back on shiny black vinyl.
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BAF 218028LP
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Gatefold sleeve. "His most frantic recordings besides his classic hits from the 1950s and most likely the best LP album he ever recorded. Little Richard is regarded one of the wildest and most frantic rock 'n' rollers, ever. The Explosive Little Richard is his mid-sixties comeback album and his first LP under the label of the revitalized Columbia subsidiary, OKeh. Produced by Larry Williams and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, it reflects the popular soul sounds of that time. Little Richard had gone full throttle for the powerful northern soul thang. This set contains some of the finest up-tempo soul anthems ever recorded, including 'I Don't Want To Discuss It', 'Money' and 'Get Down And Get With It'. Bear Family's 2LP Deluxe set contains the original vinyl LP album (sides A and B), augmented with a second long player which runs at 45RPM containing outtakes, non-LP tracks and a late 1966 London session, all first time on vinyl. Previously unpublished photos and new liner notes by Chicago soul afficionado Bill Dahl are added for maximum explosivity!"
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RB 112EP
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Stone cold essential twin spin from the real King of Rock & Roll -- none other than Richard Wayne Penniman aka Little Richard. Seminal, piano-bashing, high-octane New Orleans screamers back to back! Not much left to be said about these landmark recordings, except throw on either side of this double-sided stick of vinyl dynamite and watch the dancefloor erupt!
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SUITABLE 1306LP
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"Though best known for his classic sides on the Specialty label, RCA and Peacock were the first pit stops for the real king of rock 'n' roll. For those labels Richard Wayne Penniman recorded 16 tunes. The first thing one can see clearly here, is that Little Richard, before Esquerita, was a good R&B artist still looking for his unique voice. The bands on these sides were Johnny Otis and the Deuces of Rhythm along with the Tempo Toppers. Documented here are the Peacock/RCA years along with some alternate takes, another essential piece of R&B and rock 'n' roll history, delivered by Mr. Suit."
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DOK 313LP
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"By the time this album was finally released in 1959, Little Richard had been out of show business for over a year, having since returned to the church and gospel music. In fact, his first gospel album came out soon after the release of The Fabulous Little Richard. Recorded in 1958 for Specialty, this album is a series of outtakes and studio tracks, many of which feature the backing vocals of The Stewart Sisters, which apparently were added at Little Richard's request in an attempt to give the album a more gospel feel." On 180 gram vinyl, with CD version.
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JEROME 002LP
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Subtitled: The Pre-Specialty Sessions 1951-1953. The legend wants it that when Little Richard was working as a dishwasher in a restaurant, he used to sing and shout in the same irrepressible way that would make him famous a few years later, when his concerts were being televised all around the world. This set finally corroborates such a legend. The Implosive Little Richard illustrates the reconstruction process of the wildest and freest identity in rock and roll history. Here are all of Richard's first recordings from the early '50s with the Johnny Otis and Billy Wright bands, the Deuces of Rhythm and the Tempo Toppers. All his pre-Specialty, pre-"Tutti Frutti" waxings, including his four RCA singles and all the 45s he recorded for Peacock Records. Housed in a gatefold sleeve with extensive liners, label shots, dozens of pictures, vintage press clippings and reviews.
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