Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top-ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-a-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998
This 6 CD box-set contains his complete recordings for Capitol and Columbia 1956-1964; featuring 8 albums, a lot of singles and EP-only tracks; as well as rarities and alternate versions.
CD1: Be-Bop-A-Lula (CDP 7 94594 2)
01. Race With The Devil
02. Be-Bop-A-Lula (take 12)
03. Woman Love (take 12)
04. I Sure Miss You
05. Jezebel
06. Crazy Legs
07. Peg O' My Heart
08. Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)
09. Waltz Of The Mind
10. Up A Lazy River
11. Ain't She Sweet
12. Gonna Back Up Baby
13. Who Slapped John
14. Jumps, Giggles & Shouts
15. Bluejean Bop
16. I Flipped
17. Bop Street
18. Well, I Knocked Bim Bam
19. You Told A Fib
20. Jump Back, Honey Jump Back
21. Teenage Partner ('56 version)
22. Blues Stay Away From Me
23. Five Feet Of Lovin' ('56 version)
24. Cat Man
25. Double Talkin' Baby
26. Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me
27. Unchained Melody
28. B-i-Bickey-Bi Bo-Bo-Go
CD2: Dance To The Bop (CDP 7 94595 2)
01. Pink Thunderbird
02. Pretty Pretty Baby
03. Cruisin'
04. Important Words ('56)
05. You Better Believe
06. Red Bluejeans & A Ponytail
07. Five Days, Five Days
08. I Got It
09. Wear My Ring
10. Lotta Lovin'
11. Rollin' Danny
12. Time Will Bring You Everything
13. True To You
14. In My Dreams
15. Dance To The Bop
16. Your Cheatin' Heart
17. Baby Blue
18. Walkin' Home From School
19. It's No Lie
20. Should I Ever Love Again
21. Flea Brain
22. Brand New Beat
23. Frankie & Johnnie
24. You Belong To Me
25. Keep It A Secret
26. Yes I Love You Baby
27. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
28. Right Now
29. You'll Never Walk Alone
CD3: Git It (CDP 7 94596 2)
01. I Got A Baby
02. Dance In The Street
03. Git It
04. I Love You
05. Teenage Partner ('58)
06. Peace Of Mind
07. Lovely Loretta
08. Little Lover
09. Rocky Road Blues
10. Somebody Help Me
11. Five Feet Of Lovin' ('58)
12. Look What You've Gone And Done To Me
13. Hey Good Looking
14. Summertime
15. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
16. The Wayward Wind
17. Now Is The Hour
18. Lonesome Boy (out take)
19. Lonesome Boy
20. You Are The One For Me (out take)
21. You Are The One For Me
22. Maybe
23. I've Got To Get You Yet
24. My Heart
25. The Night Is So Lonely
26. Beautiful Brown Eyes (out takes)
27. Beautiful Brown Eyes
28. Rip It Up (out take)
29. Rip It Up
CD4: Say Mama (CDP 7 94597 2)
01. Maybelline (out takes)
02. Maybelline
03. High Blood Pressure (out take)
04. High Blood Pressure
05. In Love Again
06. Say Mama
07. Be-Bop Boogie Boy
08. I Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
09. Who's Pushin' Your Swing
10. Anna-Annabelle
11. Gone Gone Gone
12. I Might Have Known (out take)
13. I Might Have Known
14. Important Words (out take)
15. Important Words
16. My Baby Don't 'Low
17. Over The Rainbow
18. Ready Teddy
19. Vincent's Blues
20. Pretty Pearly
21. Accentuate The Positive
22. She She Little Sheila
23. Darlene (mono)
24. Darlene (stereo)
25. Why Don't You People Learn To Drive
26. Crazy Times
27. Greenback Dollar
28. Big Fat Saturday Night
CD5: Wild Cat (CDP 7 94598 2)
01. Wild Cat (stereo)
02. Hot Dollar
03. Right Here On Earth (master - mono take 7)
04. Right Here On Earth (alternate stereo take)
05. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
06. Everybody's Got A Date But Me
07. Mitchiko From Tokyo
08. Pistol Packin' Mama
09. Weeping Willow
10. Crazy Beat (takes 6 and 7)
11. Crazy Beat (master - take 9)
12. I'm Gonna Catch Me A Rat (take 8)
13. I'm Gonna Catch Me A Rat (master - take 13)
14. It's Been Nice (take 1)
15. It's Been Nice (master - take 13)
16. That's The Trouble With Love (take 3)
17. That's The Trouble With Love (master - take 14)
18. Good Lovin' (take 13)
19. Good Lovin' (master - take 14)
20. Mister Loneliness (take 1)
21. Mister Loneliness (master - take 5)
22. Teardrops (take 17)
23. Teardrops (master - take 18)
24. If You Want My Lovin' (takes 7 and 8)
25. If You Want My Lovin' (master - take 15)
26. Spaceship To Mars (takes 1 and 2 stereo)
27. Spaceship To Mars (master - take 31-34)
28. There I Go Again (take 7)
29. There I Go Again (master - take 8)
30. I'm Goin' Home (To See My Baby)
31. Love Of A Man
CD6: The Beginning Of The End (CDP 7 94599 2)
01. Baby Don't Believe Him
02. Lucky Star
03. King Of Fools (take 1 stereo)
04. King Of Fools (master - take 7 stereo)
05. You're Still In My Heart (take 10 stereo)
06. Held For Questioning (master - take 2 stereo)
07. Be-Bop-A-Lula '62 (take 1 stereo)
08. Be-Bop-A-Lula '62 (master - take 2 stereo)
09. Where Have You Been All My Life (stereo)
10. Temptation Baby (stereo)
11. The Beginning Of The End
12. La-Den-Da-Den-Da-Da
13. Humpity Dumpity
14. A Love 'Em And Leave 'Em Kinda Guy
15. Love Love Love
16. Lavender Blue
17. You Are My Sunshine
18. Slippin' & Slidin'
19. Private Dectective (stereo)
20. Shimmy Shammy Shingle
21. Long Tall Sally
22. Good Golly Miss Molly
23. Send Me Some Lovin'
24. Hey Hey Hey Hey
25. Another Saturday Night
26. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
27. Baby Blues
28. Susie-Q
