LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

UPC: 8026575146228 This 2CD anthology includes more than 60 tracks recorded by Little Richard between 1951 and 1955. What more can be said about this man? He was a legend and one of the key architects of rock 'n' roll. Born in Macon, Georgia, and third of 12 children, Richard Wayne Penniman, like many of the great African American musicians, began his singing career in the church and by 1951 he had signed a recording contract with RCA, after having won a local talent contest. Legend has it that one day, on his way home from work as a dishwasher, he sent a demo tape in to Specialty Records, the important Los Angeles-based label; the song "Tutti Frutti" was on that tape—of course it became just one in a long string of incredible hits. Little Richard's first sessions are collected here and include "All Night Long", "Kansas City", "Directly From My Heart", "Long Tall Sally", "Slippin' And Slidin'", "Tutti Frutti" and many more!
Track listing - CD 1: 1. Get Rich Quick 2. Why Did You Leave Me 3. Taxi Blues 4. Every Hour 5. I Brought It All On Myself 6. Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother 7. Ain't Nothing Happenin' 8. Please Have Mercy On Me 9. Get Rich Quick 10. Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother 11. I Brought It All On Myself 12. Please Have Mercy On Me 13. Little Richard's Boogie 14. Directly From My Heart 15. I Love My Baby 16. Maybe I'm Right 17. Ain't That Good News 18. Fool At The Wheel 19. Rice, Red Beans And Turnip Greens 20. Always 21. Directly From My Heart To You 22. I Love My Baby 23. Baby 24. All Night Long 25. She's My Star 26. Lonesome And Blue 27. Lonesome And Blue 28. Wonderin' 29. Wonderin' CD 2: 1. All Night Long 2. All Night Long 3. Kansas City 4. Kansas City 5. Maybe I'm Right 6. Maybe I'm Right 7. Directly From My Heart 8. Directly From My Heart 9. Baby 10.I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) 11. I'm Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) 12. Tutti Frutti 13.Tuttifrutti 14. Slippin' And Slidin' 15. Slippin' And Slidin' 16. Slippin' And Slidin' 17. Miss Ann 18. She's My Star 19. Chicken Little Baby 20. Miss Ann 21. Miss Ann 22. Baby 23. True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) 24. True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) 25. Kansas City 26. Kansas City 27. Kansas City 28. Wonderin' 29. Wonderin' 30. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) 31. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) 32. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) 33. Miss Ann