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DISCID=b10f301e
DTITLE=Ricky Nelson / The American Dream - Disc 1 of 6
DYEAR=1957
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=I'm Walkin'
TTITLE1=You're My One And Only Love
TTITLE2=A Teenager's Romance
TTITLE3=Be-Bop Baby (Single Version)
TTITLE4=Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Single Version)
TTITLE5=If You Can't Rock Me (1st Recording Master)
TTITLE6=Your True Love
TTITLE7=Honeycomb
TTITLE8=Boppin' The Blues
TTITLE9=Baby I'm Sorry
TTITLE10=I'm Confessin'
TTITLE11=Be-Bop Baby (LP Version)
TTITLE12=Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (LP Version)
TTITLE13=Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
TTITLE14=True Love
TTITLE15=Am I Blue
TTITLE16=Teenage Doll
TTITLE17=If You Can't Rock Me (Version 2)
TTITLE18=Stood Up
TTITLE19=Waitin' In School
TTITLE20=My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
TTITLE21=Believe What You Say  (Single Version)
TTITLE22=Shirley Lee
TTITLE23=I'm Feelin' Sorry
TTITLE24=There's A Good Rockin' Tonight
TTITLE25=Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
TTITLE26=Down The Line
TTITLE27=Unchained Melody
TTITLE28=Poor Little Fool
TTITLE29=My Babe
EXTD=The American Dream - Disc 1 of 6\n 2001 Bear Family Records\n\nO
EXTD=riginally Released November 26, 2001\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW:  This 
EXTD=is one of the more difficult Bear Family sets to take on simply b
EXTD=ecause it is such an intimidating package. Never mind that Nelson
EXTD= is an American myth, having eked his way into that terrain by dy
EXTD=ing in a plane crash while still in his forties, and despite bein
EXTD=g managed by Colonel Tom Parker, he still looked fantastic despit
EXTD=e the unsubstantiated rumors of drugs, alcoholism, and twisted se
EXTD=x that poured forth from the tabloids after his passing. \n\nBut 
EXTD=that Ricky (or Rick as he was known then) Nelson doesn't even app
EXTD=ear inside this box set. The material documented here begins near
EXTD= the end of the rockabilly era in 1957 and ends before the Beatle
EXTD=s came stateside. The 180 tracks contained on this set represent 
EXTD=five years in the recording life of Ricky Nelson, who before he e
EXTD=ven began his recording career was a television star with his rea
EXTD=l-life family, the Nelsons, parented by Ozzie and Harriet. In fac
EXTD=t, Ricky Nelson starred in a number of motion pictures during the
EXTD= era when these recordings were made -- most notably Rio Bravo wi
EXTD=th John Wayne and Dean Martin and The Wackiest Ship in the Army -
EXTD=- and remained on the TV program until 1966, four years after the
EXTD=se sessions leave off in 1962. Ricky Nelson was indeed America's 
EXTD=most popular and respectable teen idol. \n\nFor starters there's 
EXTD=the hardbound book that's 180 pages long with rare photographs ga
EXTD=lore, including some risqu shots of a "party" at Nelson's house;
EXTD= some shots with Eddie Cochrane's widow, Sharon Sheeley; shots fr
EXTD=om the TV show; wedding day photos; record covers from seven diff
EXTD=erent countries; all of the original singles and LP sleeves; pres
EXTD=s clippings; and magazine and fan club shots, as well as stills f
EXTD=rom the movies and even a full four-color reproduction of the Ric
EXTD=ky Nelson comic book. A large chunk of the book is dedicated to a
EXTD=n exhaustive essay by Todd Everett that fills in not only biograp
EXTD=hical details, but cultural ones as well, and quotes many of the 
EXTD=major figures in Nelson's life at the time at length, including, 
EXTD=but not exclusively, Gene Pitney, Johnny Rivers, Johnny Cash, and
EXTD= Larry and most notably Lorrie Collins of the Collins Kids, whom 
EXTD=Nelson was romantically linked to early in his career. In additio
EXTD=n to Everett's essay there are copious production notes on remast
EXTD=ers and mono and stereo mixes as well as how most of the recordin
EXTD=gs were constructed in the studio. This adds up to an insanely be
EXTD=autiful package and we've yet to comment on the music. \n\nOf the
EXTD= 180 tracks included here, part of disc five and all of disc six 
EXTD=have previously unreleased alternate takes, unheard masters, and 
EXTD=unreleased tracks -- impressive by even Bear Family standards. Di
EXTD=sc one begins with Nelson's first Verve single, his cover of Fats
EXTD= Domino's "I'm Walkin'" (that featured Domino's drummer, Earl Pal
EXTD=mer, on the session all the way from New Orleans), backed with "M
EXTD=y One and Only Love," a syrupy teen anthem that rocketed to the t
EXTD=op of the charts. The rest, in a sense, was history, though it di
EXTD=dn't run out all over the margins of press and radio like a river
EXTD=. After leaving Verve Nelson went to Imperial, and it is from her
EXTD=e and Challenge that the rest of the recordings on this set come 
EXTD=-- in complete chronological order, which means track duplication
EXTD= in sequence. For whatever reason, since there are usually only t
EXTD=wo or three takes, it's not as irritating as it is, say, on the c
EXTD=omplete Verve Bird sessions when there are sometimes 13 versions 
EXTD=of the same tune all in a row. \n\nAll of the hits are here, such
EXTD= as "Hello Mary Lou," "Travelin' Man," and the stuff you'd expect
EXTD= to find on the Imperial masters LPs and CD, but those tracks onl
EXTD=y tell a small part of an amazing musical odyssey. This set prove
EXTD=s beyond the shadow of a doubt that Nelson was not gifted with a 
EXTD=golden voice, but it was a good one, and he interpreted material 
EXTD=well. One such cover is his 1962 version of the Gershwins' "Summe
EXTD=rtime." This is a version that rivals Janis Joplin's for its raw,
EXTD= steamy emotion and one that equates with the Clash's version of 
EXTD="Brand New Cadillac" in its rock & roll firepower. (And James Bur
EXTD=ton's guitar playing on this track is not even to be believed -- 
EXTD=only heard and whistled at.) The material Nelson got -- whether i
EXTD=t was from Domino, Lieber & Stoller, Carl Perkins, Don Gibson, Je
EXTD=rry Fuller, J.D. Loudermilk, Scotty Wiseman, Johnny and Dorsey Bu
EXTD=rnette, Johnny Cash, Baker Knight, and dozens of others -- was mo
EXTD=stly top shelf. Nelson and producer Jimmy Haskell's choice of sta
EXTD=ndards by Sammy Kahn, the Gershwins, Hank Williams, and many more
EXTD= were not idle or random selections. Everything was picked first 
EXTD=for musical value and then with the notion of selling it. \n\nBut
EXTD= there's so much more: the gospel EP of Glory Train plus three Ne
EXTD=lson recorded after Elvis' "Pace in the Valley" -- his truly movi
EXTD=ng version of "The Stars Fell on Alabama," his wicked early "Be B
EXTD=op Baby," and a throat-clenching rendition of "Have I Told You La
EXTD=tely (That I Love You)" -- and the list goes on and on, including
EXTD= one of the spookiest covers of "Gloomy Sunday" ever. Of the unre
EXTD=leased material, it's fascinating to hear Nelson's awesome band w
EXTD=ith guitarist James Burton (where do you think Gram, Emmylou Harr
EXTD=is, and Merle Haggard first heard him?), bassist James Kirkland (
EXTD=and later Joe Osborn), and drummer Richie Frost, who put together
EXTD= the backing tracks before adding a vocal. Or to hear jazz musici
EXTD=ans like pianist Jimmy Rowles and bassist Leroy Vinnegar, or coun
EXTD=try guitar ace Joe Maphis, or the fabulous vocal groups the Jorda
EXTD=nnaires and the Four Preps sit in. These folks all appear on fina
EXTD=l issued masters as well, but the process involved is an intimate
EXTD= experience collectors and hardcore fans will be delighted to hea
EXTD=r. \n\nListening to this set through is exhausting, draining, and
EXTD= obsessively thought-provoking. It asks questions that cannot yet
EXTD= be articulated let alone answered as to not only how this kid di
EXTD=d it -- and Elvis being in the army for a couple of those years c
EXTD=annot be the simple explanation -- but why he did this, put himse
EXTD=lf through this much sweat and blood and agony in five years with
EXTD= another whole life or two to live. But ultimately, The American 
EXTD=Dream is one of the most remarkable rock & roll experiences this 
EXTD=writer has ever had. So massive is the contribution enclosed in t
EXTD=his 12-by-12-inch box, that it will without doubt be poured over 
EXTD=and analyzed by fans, historians, musicologists, and trivia nuts 
EXTD=for decades to come. Well done Bear Family.  -- Thom Jurek\n\n\nA
EXTD=mazon.com Product Description\nLP-size box with book compiling th
EXTD=e complete Imperial & Verve Recordings. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER
EXTD= REVIEW\nINCREDIBLE!!!, January 12, 2002 \nBy  Larry Ortiz (Santa
EXTD= Barbara, CA)\nI had been hoping for a Bear CD treatment of Ricky
EXTD= Nelson since I discovered Bear Family several years ago--and now
EXTD= it's here! Ricky Nelson was second only to Elvis in the early da
EXTD=ys of Rock 'n Roll and it's practically criminal how his record l
EXTD=abel(s) have ignored his talent and enormous material for so long
EXTD=. EMI put out a paltry couple of best of's several years ago and 
EXTD=finally came out with a box set a year ago. Then they released al
EXTD=l his early albums during what I consider his best, raw, rock-a-b
EXTD=illy years. But of course no one does it better than Bear Family 
EXTD=and if you're a Ricky Nelson fan, this is the set you MUST have! 
EXTD=\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nEVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR IN
EXTD= A BOX SET!!!, July 10, 2002 \nBy  S. SMITH "ROCKINGROLL" (COLONY
EXTD= 9, PLUTO)\n\nBear Family does it again! If you are a Ricky Nelso
EXTD=n fan, you can't go wrong. The book is excellent, and the songs s
EXTD=ound superb! Please don't settle for the "Legacy" box set, althou
EXTD=gh that one does span his entire career. But who knows? Perhaps B
EXTD=F is working on a collection of his Decca output... \n\n\nHalf.co
EXTD=m Album Notes\nPersonnel includes: Rick Nelson, Dean Martin, Lorr
EXTD=ie Collins.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n...He was the real deal....His f
EXTD=aultless ability as a ballad singer rivalled that of Roy Orbison.
EXTD=...Everything Nelson recorded bewteen 1956 and 1962 is here...\nM
EXTD=ojo (07/01/2002)
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