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The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition (2-CD)

(Charly) 41 tracks 1956 plus bonus CD (32 original Sun recordings)

Original promo text:

Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash’s legendary session at the Sun Studios. This 2CD set also features solo highlights from all four members.

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of a one-off meeting of rock ‘n’ roll giants at Sun Studios on December 4th 1956. The recordings made on that day by the so-called Million Dollar Quartet really do have legendary status.

Carl Perkins was completing a recording session at which Jerry Lee Lewis had been playing piano for him when Elvis Presley dropped by to visit his old friends at Sun, where he had made his first seminal recordings a couple of years earlier. The scene was set for an extraordinary, impromptu jam session which was fortunately recorded for posterity by Sam Phillips.

Supported by Carl Perkins’ band, Elvis, Carl and Jerry spontaneously run through a mixture of popular songs of the day, country favourites as well as old country-gospel tunes which so influenced the trio.

Johnny Cash’s actual involvement in the surviving tracks featured has for many years been a matter of conjecture. Although his voice does not seem to appear on any of the surviving tracks, several reliable authorities, including Cash himself in his autobiography, have stated that he was definitely present and performed on several songs.

The music we hear is a mixture of snippets of songs, passages of dialogue as well as several complete or near-complete songs. In one particularly fascinating segment, Elvis talks about and sings three of his own then – current songs, ‘Don’t Be Cruel’, ‘Paralysed’ and ‘That’s Where Your Heartaches Begin’.

Disc One of this special anniversary double set includes all the performances by the Quartet which have been found to date. Although other songs are known to have been performed on the day, they have not been found and are now presumably lost forever.

Disc 2 of this unique set features eight specially chosen solo titles from each of the Quartet members.

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Interpret: The Million Dollar Quartet
Album titlle: 50th Anniversary Special Edition (2-CD)
Label SNAPPER
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Year of publication 2006
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0803415255122
weight in Kg 0.2

Million Dollar Quartet, The - 50th Anniversary Special Edition (2-CD) CD 1
01	You Belong To My Heart	The Million Dollar Quartet
02	When God Dips His Love In My Heart	The Million Dollar Quartet
03	Just A Little Talk With Jesus	The Million Dollar Quartet
04	Walk That Lonesome Valley	The Million Dollar Quartet
05	I Shall Not Be Moved	The Million Dollar Quartet
06	(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)	The Million Dollar Quartet
07	Down By The Riverside	The Million Dollar Quartet
08	I'm With The Crowd But Oh So Alone	The Million Dollar Quartet
09	Farther Along	The Million Dollar Quartet
10	Blessed Jesus, Hold My Hand	The Million Dollar Quartet
11	As We Travel Along On The Jericho Road	The Million Dollar Quartet
12	I Just Can't Make It By Myself	The Million Dollar Quartet
13	Little Cabin Home On The Hill	The Million Dollar Quartet
14	Summertime Is Past And Gone	The Million Dollar Quartet
15	I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling	The Million Dollar Quartet
16	Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong	The Million Dollar Quartet
17	Keeper Of The Key	The Million Dollar Quartet
18	Crazy Arms	The Million Dollar Quartet
19	Don't Forbid Me	The Million Dollar Quartet
20	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	The Million Dollar Quartet
21	Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind	The Million Dollar Quartet
22	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	The Million Dollar Quartet
23	Reconsider Baby	The Million Dollar Quartet
24	Don't Be Cruel	The Million Dollar Quartet
25	Don't Be Cruel	The Million Dollar Quartet
26	Paralysed	The Million Dollar Quartet
27	Don't Be Cruel	The Million Dollar Quartet
28	There's No Place Like Home	The Million Dollar Quartet
29	When The Saints Go Marching In	The Million Dollar Quartet
30	Softly And Tenderly	The Million Dollar Quartet
31	Is It So Strange	The Million Dollar Quartet
32	That's When Your Heartaches Begin	The Million Dollar Quartet
33	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	The Million Dollar Quartet
34	Rip It Up	The Million Dollar Quartet
35	I'm Gonna Bid My Blues Goodbye	The Million Dollar Quartet
36	Crazy Arms	The Million Dollar Quartet
37	That's My Desire	The Million Dollar Quartet
38	End Of The Road	The Million Dollar Quartet
39	Black Bottom Stomp	The Million Dollar Quartet
40	You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven	The Million Dollar Quartet
41	Elvis Farewell	The Million Dollar Quartet

Million Dollar Quartet, The - 50th Anniversary Special Edition (2-CD) CD 2
01	That's All Right	PRESLEY, Elvis
02	Movie Magg	PERKINS, Carl
03	You're A Heartbreaker	PRESLEY, Elvis
04	My Treasure	CASH, Johnny
05	I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine	PRESLEY, Elvis
06	You're My Baby	CASH, Johnny
07	I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone	PRESLEY, Elvis
08	New Mexico	CASH, Johnny
09	I Forgot To Remember To Forget	PRESLEY, Elvis
10	That Lucky Old Sun	LEWIS, Jerry Lee
11	Turn Around	PERKINS, Carl
12	Dixie	LEWIS, Jerry Lee
13	Honky Tonk Gal	PERKINS, Carl
14	Milkcow Blues Boogie	PRESLEY, Elvis
15	Belshazar (undubbed version)	CASH, Johnny
16	The Marine's Hymn	LEWIS, Jerry Lee
17	Sure To Fall	PERKINS, Carl
18	Train Of Love	CASH, Johnny
19	Will The Circle Be Unbroken	LEWIS, Jerry Lee
20	Keeper Of The Key	PERKINS, Carl
21	I Was There When It Happened	CASH, Johnny
22	Old Time Religion	LEWIS, Jerry Lee
23	Be Honest With Me	PERKINS, Carl
24	Silver Threads (Among The Gold)	LEWIS, Jerry Lee
25	Mystery Train	PRESLEY, Elvis
26	Lonely Street	PERKINS, Carl
27	Goodnight Irene	CASH, Johnny
28	The Great Speckled Bird	LEWIS, Jerry Lee
29	Forever Yours	PERKINS, Carl
30	Leave That Junk Alone	CASH, Johnny
31	Hand Me Down My Walking Cane	LEWIS, Jerry Lee
32	Baby, Let's Play House	PRESLEY, Elvis