Various - That'll Flat Git It Vol.39 - Rockabilly & Rock 'n' Roll From The Vaults Of United Artists Records (CD)

Take a bow and listen!

In the 1950s, many of the major Hollywood film companies started their own record labels, primarily to market the soundtracks of their films on disc, and this issue browses the releases of one of these labels - United Artists. From late 1957, they issued many good rock'n'roll recordings, many featuring artists who made only one or two 45s before quitting or moving on to other labels. The label initially concentrated on releasing soundtracks from its films in its early years, but also tried to find other music to release. Back then, rock'n'roll was the name of the game and it was obvious that they were trying to break into that market. This release features many talented artists, many with only one or two singles for the label. Among these are my personal favorites Chuck Wiley doing "Tear It Up" (not to be confused with Johnny Burnette's song of the same name), Sammy Gowans ("Rockin' By Myself"), Ronnie Brent ("My Sweet Verlene"), Danny Reed ("I'm Coming Home"), Wes Bryan ("Freeze"), Warren Miller ("Everybody's Got A Baby But Me"), Billy Eldrige ("Let's Go, Baby") and the more famous Al Casey ("The Stinger" and George Jones ("Root Beer"). Lee Hazlewood from Arizona teamed up with Lester Sill and produced some fine tracks for UA. The audio on the recordings is from the best sources and is carefully edited. The booklet is richly illustrated and it's just a case of thank you, take a bow and listen.