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| From | markeichelberger@comcast.net |
| Subject | Re: R and R Trio were the best! |
| Date | Mon, 29 Mar 2004 20:49:59 +0000 |
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I know that Bear Family tends to release multiple CD sets, but the anthology I have is only 1 CD. Good Lord...9 CDs of the Rock and Roll Trio? I didn't think they recorded enough to fill out 9 CDs! :-0
But yes, they were the greatest rockabilly band.
Mark E.
> Big fan of the Rock and Roll Trio here! I don't think rock and roll gets any
> better than what those guys did! I had the pleasure of spending and hour or so
> with Paul Burlison many years ago at the Bethlehem Music Fest. Even played his
> guitar!! The guy was incredible. I was sad when he passed away recently!
>
> Hey Mark...is that the 9 CD set from Bear Family?? I would love to have that,
> but it is extremely expensive!!
>
> Mark H
>
> markeichelberger@comcast.net wrote:
> I noticed the following on the posting regarding HIP-O Select.
>
> The first set available for sale will be "Tear It Up," a
> single-disc collection of the complete Coral Records
> releases of '50s rockabilly group Johnny Burnette & the
> Rock'n'Roll Trio.>
>
> This is cool. A few years back, I purchased an anthology of Johnny Burnette and
> the Rock N Roll Trio on the German Bear Family Label. Since it was an import, it
> was a bit pricey, but this release contained tons of info and some cool
> alternate takes, including studio chatter. It will be interesting to see how
> this new disk compares.
>
> If you have not heard Johnny Burnette and The Rock N Roll Trio, I would highly
> recommend them. I think they were the best rockabilly group of that era. Paul
> Burlison's guitar work was great. He occasionally used a real fuzzed out sound
> by wiggling the tubes loose in his amp (which he discovered after the amp
> accidently fell off the back of a truck). And Johnny could deliver some of the
> ildest whoops and screams ever recorded. I don't think the Trio lasted very long
> as Johnny became something of a teen heart-trob and drastically toned down the
> rockin' side and started recording mushy pop songs employing backing vocals,
> strings, etc. etc. But the Trio stuff is raw and great.
>
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