Album
Chuck Berry's Golden Hits
1967 · Rock, Blues
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
Chuck Berry's Golden Hits is a Rock album by Chuck Berry, originally released in 1967. On Gatefold: 107 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
Chuck Berry's Golden Hits was released in March 1967 on Mercury Records, catalogue SR 61103. Serving as his inaugural release for the new label, the album did not feature new material but instead consisted of re-recorded versions of his legendary Chess label classics. The only exception on the tracklist was the fresh composition "Club Nitty Gritty," which was the sole non-re-recording included. The release was heavily driven by Mercury's desire to own its own versions of Berry's catalog, while also capitalizing on the growing industry trend toward modern stereo recordings. Taking full charge of the sessions at Technasonic Studios, Berry performed the songs with noticeably faster tempos and mixed the tapes himself in his own studio.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Sweet Little Sixteen2:14
- A2Memphis2:07
- A3School Days (Ring Ring Goes The Bell)2:35
- A4Maybelline2:35
- A5Back In The U.S.A.2:27
Side B
- B1Johnny B. Goode2:45
- B2Rock And Roll Music2:33
- B3Roll Over Beethoven2:02
- B4Thirty Days2:10
- B5Carol2:24
- B6Club Nitty Gritty2:18
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Rock & Roll
- raw
- rowdy
- bluesy
This 1967 album consists of re-recorded versions of Chuck Berry's Chess label classics for his new label, Mercury. All of these songs were recorded at Technasonic Studios in Clayton, Missouri in October and November, 1966. Chuck himself was in full charge of the sessions from beginning to end. He even mixed the tapes in his own recording studio in Wentzville, where he had installed Ampex equipment.
Note, some releases have variations in the titles of School Days (School Day, with or without subtitle) and Thirty Days (Forty Days).
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Carey EnlowTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Chuck BerryGUITAR VOCALS, GUITAR
- Forrest FriersonELECTRIC BASS
- Johnnie JohnsonELECTRIC PIANO PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN
- Quincy MaconRHYTHM GUITAR
- Ebby HardyDRUMS
- Eugene WashingtonDRUMS
10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 107 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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