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Billy Riley: The Outtakes (2-CD Deluxe Box Set)

2-CD-Album Cap-Box, CD-size with 68-page Booklet, 79 tracks. Playing time: 148:59.

Billy Lee Riley – The Outtakes
2-CD Cap Box with booklet

There are rockabilly legends—and then there’s Billy Lee Riley. The man whose Red Hot and Flying Saucer Rock & Roll burned their way into the DNA of rock music never quite found the stardom he deserved. But what he left behind at Sun Records is pure fire: raw, electrifying, and alive with the spirit of Memphis in the 1950s.

The Outtakes digs deep into that vault—into the sessions, the false starts, the wild moments when the tape kept rolling and the magic happened by accident. Here are the alternate takes, unfinished versions, and lost fragments that reveal how Riley and the Sun studio band—Roland Janes, J.M. Van Eaton, and others—crafted their explosive sound. You can hear the birth of rock ’n’ roll in real time: the sweat, the laughter, the chaos, and the sheer joy of creation.

For every perfect master Sam Phillips released, there were countless other takes full of grit and heart. This collection gathers them all in one place, for the first time, giving us an intimate look at an artist who poured his soul into every note.

Bob Dylan once called Billy Riley his “hero in the music business.” Listening to these recordings, you’ll understand why. Riley never played for fame—he played for truth, for rhythm, for that moment when a riff caught fire and couldn’t be stopped.

Together with Bear Family’s Classic Recordings set, The Outtakes forms the most complete portrait ever assembled of Billy Lee Riley’s Sun years. It’s not just a collection—it’s a resurrection. This is the sound of rebellion, of southern nights and neon lights, of rock ’n’ roll before it had a name.

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  • Interpret: Billy Riley

  • Album titlle: The Outtakes (2-CD Deluxe Box Set)

  • Genre Rock'n'Roll

  • Label Bear Family Records

  • Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
  • Preiscode BR
  • Artikelart Box set

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Riley, Billy Lee - The Outtakes (2-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1
01 Rock With Me Baby (fs-1) Billy Riley
02 Rock With Me Baby (alt-1) Billy Riley
03 Rock With Me Baby (fs-2) Billy Riley
04 Rock With Me Baby (alt-2) Billy Riley
05 Rock With Me Baby (fs-3) Billy Riley
06 Rock With Me Baby (fs-4) Billy Riley
07 Rock With Me Baby (alt-3) Billy Riley
08 Trouble Bound (alt-1) Billy Riley
09 Trouble Bound (alt-2) Billy Riley
10 Trouble Bound (fs-1) Billy Riley
11 Trouble Bound (alt-3) Billy Riley
12 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-1) Billy Riley
13 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-2) Billy Riley
14 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-3) Billy Riley
15 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-4) Billy Riley
16 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-5) Billy Riley
17 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-6) Billy Riley
18 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-7) Billy Riley
19 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (chatter) Billy Riley
20 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-9) Billy Riley
21 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (fs-1) Billy Riley
22 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-10) Billy Riley
23 I Want You Baby (alt-1) Billy Riley
24 I Want You Baby (alt-2) Billy Riley
25 I Want You Baby (alt-3) Billy Riley
26 I Want You Baby (alt-4) Billy Riley
27 I Want You Baby (fs-1) Billy Riley
28 I Want You Baby (alt-5) Billy Riley
29 I Want You Baby (alt-6) Billy Riley
30 I Want You Baby (fs-2) Billy Riley
31 I Want You Baby (chatter+ alt-7) Billy Riley
32 I Want You Baby (chatter+ fs-3) Billy Riley
33 I Want You Baby (fs-4 + chatter) Billy Riley
34 I Want You Baby (alt-8) Billy Riley
35 I Want You Baby (alt-9) Billy Riley
36 I Want You Baby (alt-10) Billy Riley
37 I Want You Baby (alt-11) Billy Riley
38 I Want You Baby (alt-12) Billy Riley
39 Pearly Lee (alt-1) Billy Riley
40 Pearly Lee (alt-2) Billy Riley
41 Pearly Lee (alt-3) Billy Riley
42 Pearly Lee (alt-4) Billy Riley
Riley, Billy Lee - The Outtakes (2-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2
01 She's My Baby [Red Hot] (alt-1) Billy Riley
02 She's My Baby [Red Hot] (alt-2) Billy Riley
03 Red Hot (alt-3) Billy Riley
04 Red Hot (alt-4) Billy Riley
05 Red Hot (alt-5) Billy Riley
06 Red Hot (alt-6) Billy Riley
07 Red Hot (alt-7) Billy Riley
08 Red Hot (alt-8) Billy Riley
09 Red Hot (alt-9) Billy Riley
10 Wouldn't You Know (alt-1) Billy Riley
11 Baby Please Don't Go (incomplete alt-1) Billy Riley
12 No Name Girl (alt-1) Billy Riley
13 No Name Girl (alt-2) Billy Riley
14 No Name Girl (alt-3) Billy Riley
15 No Name Girl (fs-1) Billy Riley
16 No Name Girl (fs-2, alt-4) Billy Riley
17 No Name Girl (fs-3, 4, 5, alt-5) Billy Riley
18 Down By The Riverside (alt-1) Billy Riley
19 Down By The Riverside (chatter+ alt-2) Billy Riley
20 Down By The Riverside (fs-1) Billy Riley
21 Down By The Riverside (chatter+ alt-3) Billy Riley
22 Down By The Riverside (fs-2) Billy Riley
23 Down By The Riverside (fs-3, 4, alt-4) Billy Riley
24 Down By The Riverside (fs-5, alt-5) Billy Riley
25 One More Time (alt-1) Billy Riley
26 One More Time (alt-2) Billy Riley
27 One More Time (alt-3) Billy Riley
28 Got The Water Boiling (chatter + alt-1) Billy Riley
29 Got The Water Boiling (fs-1) Billy Riley
30 Got The Water Boiling (chatter + fs-2+ alt-2) Billy Riley
31 Got The Water Boiling (alt-3) Billy Riley
32 Got The Water Boiling (chatter + fs-3) Billy Riley
33 Got The Water Boiling (fs-4) Billy Riley
34 Got The Water Boiling (chatter+ alt-4) Billy Riley
35 Got The Water Boiling (alt-5) Billy Riley
36 Got The Water Boiling (alt-6) Billy Riley
Billy Lee Riley In Billy Rileys früheren Leben war er ein Radio... more
"Billy Riley"

Billy Lee Riley


In Billy Rileys früheren Leben war er ein Radio Hillbilly-Sänger in Arkansas, ein Rockabilly-Sänger auf dem ursprünglichen Sun-Label (in der Tat der wahrscheinlich beste Rockabilly-Sänger auf jedem Label), ein Blues-Mann (seine Lightnin' Leon Single täuschte die Compiler der ursprünglichen Blues Records-Diskographie) und ein Club-a-go-go-Sänger. Er war Künstler, Background-Musiker, Labelbesitzer und Produzent. Einige seiner Tracks waren auf einem Bo Diddley Album erschienen, und er hatte unter mehr Pseudonymen und für mehr Labels aufgenommen als jeder andere außer John Lee Hooker. 1967 wurde ein Album für sein eigenes Mojo-Label von Stax Records in Memphis erworben. Riley war zu der Zeit in Atlanta, entschied aber, dass Memphis wieder geschieht.

Stan Kesler, den Riley von seinem ersten Auftritt in Memphis kannte, leitete das Sounds of Memphis Studio und dort nahm Riley Kay mit einem scharfen Funk-Groove auf. Er stellte das Lied in Memphis aka Soul City USA wieder her, so dass die Zeile über Ft. Campbell (die Militärbasis nördlich von Nashville, wo Jimi Hendrix diente), weg war. Die Kluft zwischen Memphis und Nashville war nie offensichtlicher. Rileys Rhythmus-Track wurde von Keslers eigener Gruppe kreiert: Gitarrist Charlie Freeman, Bassist Tommy McClure, Schlagzeuger Sammy Creason und Jim Dickinson am Keyboard. Der Wah-Wah-Gitarrist könnte Riley selbst sein. Alle Musiker waren weiß, aber das war Funk von Grund auf.

Auf dem Label wurde Kay Riley's Libra Productions zugeschrieben. Riley spielte Kay für Sam Phillips, der sagte, es sei Rileys beste Platte. "Sam schlug mir vor, es für Shelby Singleton zu spielen, der gerade alle alten Sun-Meister gekauft und das Label Sun International gegründet hatte", sagte Riley später. "Ich habe alles arrangiert und hatte einen Teil der Memphis-Sinfonie, die Memphis-Hörner. Ich hatte das Beste vom Besten. Shelby kaufte die Platte und gab mir einen Job als Produzent und verlegte mich nach Fort Walton Beach, Florida, um dort in seinem Studio zu produzieren." Singleton lizenzierte es am 17. Juni 1969, ein paar Wochen bevor er Sun offiziell von Phillips kaufte. Kurz nachdem Riley nach Florida gegangen war, brachte Jerry Wexler von Atlantic Records Keslers Studiogruppe in die Criteria Studios in Miami, und Kesler selbst ging nach Nashville. Wieder einmal verließen alle die Stadt. Riley wurde desillusioniert, aber er lebte, um späten Beifall für seine frühen Platten zu genießen. Er starb am 2. August 2009. COLIN ESCOTT

 

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Tracklist
Riley, Billy Lee - The Outtakes (2-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1
01 Rock With Me Baby (fs-1)
02 Rock With Me Baby (alt-1)
03 Rock With Me Baby (fs-2)
04 Rock With Me Baby (alt-2)
05 Rock With Me Baby (fs-3)
06 Rock With Me Baby (fs-4)
07 Rock With Me Baby (alt-3)
08 Trouble Bound (alt-1)
09 Trouble Bound (alt-2)
10 Trouble Bound (fs-1)
11 Trouble Bound (alt-3)
12 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-1)
13 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-2)
14 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-3)
15 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-4)
16 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-5)
17 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-6)
18 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-7)
19 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (chatter)
20 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-9)
21 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (fs-1)
22 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alt-10)
23 I Want You Baby (alt-1)
24 I Want You Baby (alt-2)
25 I Want You Baby (alt-3)
26 I Want You Baby (alt-4)
27 I Want You Baby (fs-1)
28 I Want You Baby (alt-5)
29 I Want You Baby (alt-6)
30 I Want You Baby (fs-2)
31 I Want You Baby (chatter+ alt-7)
32 I Want You Baby (chatter+ fs-3)
33 I Want You Baby (fs-4 + chatter)
34 I Want You Baby (alt-8)
35 I Want You Baby (alt-9)
36 I Want You Baby (alt-10)
37 I Want You Baby (alt-11)
38 I Want You Baby (alt-12)
39 Pearly Lee (alt-1)
40 Pearly Lee (alt-2)
41 Pearly Lee (alt-3)
42 Pearly Lee (alt-4)
Riley, Billy Lee - The Outtakes (2-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2
01 She's My Baby [Red Hot] (alt-1)
02 She's My Baby [Red Hot] (alt-2)
03 Red Hot (alt-3)
04 Red Hot (alt-4)
05 Red Hot (alt-5)
06 Red Hot (alt-6)
07 Red Hot (alt-7)
08 Red Hot (alt-8)
09 Red Hot (alt-9)
10 Wouldn't You Know (alt-1)
11 Baby Please Don't Go (incomplete alt-1)
12 No Name Girl (alt-1)
13 No Name Girl (alt-2)
14 No Name Girl (alt-3)
15 No Name Girl (fs-1)
16 No Name Girl (fs-2, alt-4)
17 No Name Girl (fs-3, 4, 5, alt-5)
18 Down By The Riverside (alt-1)
19 Down By The Riverside (chatter+ alt-2)
20 Down By The Riverside (fs-1)
21 Down By The Riverside (chatter+ alt-3)
22 Down By The Riverside (fs-2)
23 Down By The Riverside (fs-3, 4, alt-4)
24 Down By The Riverside (fs-5, alt-5)
25 One More Time (alt-1)
26 One More Time (alt-2)
27 One More Time (alt-3)
28 Got The Water Boiling (chatter + alt-1)
29 Got The Water Boiling (fs-1)
30 Got The Water Boiling (chatter + fs-2+ alt-2)
31 Got The Water Boiling (alt-3)
32 Got The Water Boiling (chatter + fs-3)
33 Got The Water Boiling (fs-4)
34 Got The Water Boiling (chatter+ alt-4)
35 Got The Water Boiling (alt-5)
36 Got The Water Boiling (alt-6)