Various Artists - That'll Flat Git It! Vol. 42: Rockabilly & Rock 'n' Roll From The Vaults (Various Artists) (CD)

The first of two CDs that feature recordings from Cincinnati's legendary King label in the successful 'That'll Flat... Git It!' series of rock 'n' roll and rockabilly on Bear Family Records. Launched by Syd Nathan in late 1943, Cincinnati's King Records held a unique place within the postwar record industry: it was equally prolific and successful in the rhythm and blues and country and western fields. That placed it in excellent stead when rockabilly broke out during the mid-1950s; young rocking talent abounded in the tri-state area surrounding Cincy (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana), and King attracted the cream of the crop. King recorded so many rockabilly classics that it took two of Bear Family's 'That'll Flat... Git It!' volumes just to gather the highlights. Volume 1 includes seminal performances by label mainstays Charlie Feathers, Mac Curtis, and piano-pounding Moon Mullican as well as rip-roaring obscurities by Hank Mizell (Jungle Rock), Dave Dudley (Rock And Roll Nursery Rhyme), Trini Lopez (a pre-fame Rock On), Bruce Channel, Hardrock Gunter, Delbert Barker, Rusty York, and Joe Penny. Boyd Bennett and His Rockets-King's answer to Bill Haley and His Comets-are here too, as are teen rockers Wes Voight and Fuller Todd and country stalwarts Luke McDaniel and Bob Newman.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Cecil McNabb Jr. - Clock Tickin' Rhythm
2. Delbert Barker - No Good - Robin Hood
3. Mac Curtis - Say So
4. Donnie White - Your Kind of Lovin'
5. Charlie Feathers - One Hand Loose
6. Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock
7. Ronnie Wade - Annie Don't Work
8. Trini Lopez - Rock on
9. Bob ; Lucille - Eeny-Meeny Miney Mo
10. Bob Newman - Haulin' Freight
11. Bill Beach - You're Gonna Like My Baby
12. The Bon-Aires - Stop the World (Guitar Version)
13. Boyd Bennett and His Rockets - You Upset Me Baby
14. Moon Mullican - I'm Mad with You
15. Joe Penny - Bip a Little, Bop a Lot
16. Charlie Feathers - Nobody's Woman
17. Mac Curtis - If I Had Me a Woman
18. Rusty York - Shake 'Em Up
19. Hardrock Gunter - I'll Give 'Em Rhythm
20. Dave Dudley - Rock and Roll Nursery Rhyme
21. Wayne Carroll - Chicken Out
22. Ken McDonald - Good, Good, Good
23. Boyd Bennett and His Rockets - Put the Chain on the Door
24. Mac Curtis - Don't You Love Me
25. Fuller Todd - Top Ten Rock
26. Trini Lopez - Yes You Do
27. Wes Voight ; the Town Three - Midnight Blues
28. Moon Mullican - Rock 'N' Roll Mr. Bullfrog
29. Bruce Channel - Slow Down Baby
30. Luke McDaniel - One More Heart