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BEAR FAMILY RECORDS ROCKS, VOL. 2

When Bear Family rocks, it really ROCKS! This jam-packed second overview of the prolific series concentrates on an all-star array of rockabillies and white rock and rollers, its 35 selections a rip-roaring delight from beginning to end. The emphasis here is on the greatest rockers of all time wailing one of their greatest tracks for maximum listening pleasure, commencing with Jimmy Cavallo and His House Rockers’ piledriving Rock, Rock, Rock and refusing to let up until Jack Scott snarls the entirety of The Way I Walk. In between the two, you’ll find one timeless classic after another by Bill Haley and His Comets, Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, Eddie Cochran, The Everly Brothers, and The Johnny Burnette Trio, each and every one a certified winner. Naturally, the Sun Records stable is heavily represented with torrid entries by Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Carl Mann, and Sonny Burgess. Buddy Knox, Ricky Nelson, Ritchie Valens, and Bobby Darin raise the rock and roll banner sky-high, while Roy Hall, Charlie Feathers, Narvel Felts, Bob Luman, and Sleepy LaBeff (that’s the way he spelled his surname back then) scorch the walls with their unrepentant rockabilly raunch. Link Wray’s Raw Hide kicks as hard as an angry mule, and Baby Loves Him illustrates why Wanda Jackson has been venerated for so long as rockabilly’s reigning queen. You won’t find better value for your CD buck anywhere than this savage sampler!