Eddie Cochran was one of the first great stars of rock & roll and an artist whose influence would far outstrip his brief career, which was cut short when he died in an auto accident in 1960. Cochran would often be cited as one of the pioneers of rockabilly, but his style was more muscular and less twangy than those of his peers, adding a bluesy accent to the music that meshed comfortably with his country-influenced melodies. Cochran was also an impressive guitar player and a songwriter young enough to understand the teenage mindset and its fascination with cars, girls, and good times, but he was also talented enough to bring his stories to life and marry them to energetic, catchy melodies. Songs like "Summertime Blues," "C'mon Everybody," "Somethin' Else," "Nervous Breakdown," and "Weekend" would live on in covers decades after Cochran passed, and his influence would be felt in artists as diverse as Bobby Fuller and the Sex Pistols. Cochran was also one of the first American rockers to tour the United Kingdom, where he would prove especially influential; when Paul McCartney first met John Lennon, the latter was impressed that the former could not only play Cochran's "Twenty Flight Rock," but knew the lyrics by heart.
CD1: I'm Ready (CDP 7 91188 2)
01. Tired And Sleepy (by Cochran Brothers)
02. Fool's Paradise (by Cochran Brothers)
03. Open The Door (by Cochran Brothers)
04. Slow Down (by Cochran Brothers)
05. Pink-Peg Slacks
06. Latch On (by Hank Cochran)
07. My Love To Remember
08. Latch On (by Hank & Eddie)
09. Yesterday's Heartbreak
10. I'm Ready (by Hank Cochran)
11. Blue Suede Shoes
12. Long Tall Sally
13. Pink-Peg Slacks
14. Half Loved
15. Skinny Jim
16. I Almost Lost My Mind
17. Twenty-Flight Rock
18. That's My Desire
19. Completetly Sweet
20. Cotton Picker
21. Sittin' In The Balcony
22. Dark Lonely Street
23. One Kiss
24. Mean When I'm Mad
25. Drive-In Show
26. Cradle Baby
27. Undying Love
28. Am I Blue
29. Tell Me Why
30. Sweetie Pie
CD2: Summertime Blues (CDP 7 91189 2)
01. Twenty-Flight Rock
02. I'm Alone Because I Love You
03. Stockin's 'N' Shoes
04. Proud Of You
05. Completely Sweet
06. Lovin' Time
07. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
08. Teenage Cutie
09. Never
10. Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie
11. Pocketful Of Hearts
12. Little Lou
13. Pretty Girl
14. Teresa
15. Nervous Breakdown
16. Summertime Blues
17. Love Again
18. Let's Get Together
19. Lonely
20. C'mon Everybody
21. Don't Ever Let Me Go
22. Teenage Heaven
23. I've Waited So Long
24. My Way
25. I Remember
26. Teenage Heaven
27. Three Stars
28. Rock And Roll Blues
29. Weekend
CD3: Somethin' Else (CDP 7 91190 2)
01. Somethin' Else
02. Think Of Me
03. Boll Weevil Song
04. Three Steps To Heaven
05. My Love To Remember
06. Hallelujah! I Lover Her So
07. Little Angel
08. Cut Across Shorty
09. Three Steps To Heaven
10. Cherished Memories
11. Guybo
12. Strollin' Guitar
13. Eddie's Blues
14. Jam Sandwich
15. Hammy Blues
16. Fourth Man Theme
17. Country Jam
18. Chicken Shot Blues
19. Pretty Girl (stereo)
20. I've Waited So Long (stereo)
21. Weekend (stereo)
22. Little Angel (stereo)
23. Hallelujah! I Lover Her So (stereo)
24. Ah, Pretty Girl (stereo)
25. Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
26. Three Steps To Heaven (stereo)
27. Cherished Memories (stereo)
28. Cut Across Shorty (stereo)
CD4: Three Steps To Heaven (CDP 7 91191 2)
01. Hallelujah! I Love Her So
02. C'mon Everybody
03. Somethin' Else
04. Twenty-Flight Rock
05. Money Honey
06. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
07. Summertime Blues
08. Milk Cow Blues
09. I Don't Like You No More
10. Sweet Little Sixteen
11. White Lightnin'
12. Milk Cow Blues
13. My Love To Remember
14. Jelly Bean
15. Little Angel
16. Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me
17. You Oughta See Grandma Rock (by Skeets McDonald)
18. Heart-Breakin' Mama (by Skeets McDonald)
19. Slowly But Surely (by Wynn Stewart)
20. The Keeper Of The Keys (by Wynn Stewart)
21. Let's Coast Awhile (by Bo Davis)
22. I Want Elvis For Christmas (by The Holly Twins)
23. How'd Ja Do (by Sherman Scott)
24. Don't Wake Up The Kids (by The Four Dots)
25. Willa Mae (by Al Casey)
26. It Happened To Me (by Buddy Lowe)
