Vinyl Albums - Comments by Bill Fick

Vinyl Albums - Comments by Bill Fick

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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Bill Fick 9th Feb 2015		Vinyl Album Hank Williams - Hank Williams As Luke The Drifter (1955)	Originally released in 1953 as a 10" LP w/only 8 tracks on it.
Bill Fick 8th Feb 2015		Vinyl Album [no artist listed] - Victory At Sea (1962)	Is there actually a record with this one? I've come across a number of these on the "High In-Fidelity" label, & they were all (for the time) "racy" LP sleeves with no records in them...
Bill Fick 5th Feb 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Rock & Roll No.2 (1957)	Interesting that this 2nd LP has the same track line-up in both the US & UK versions, but the 1st LP doesn't...
Bill Fick 3rd Feb 2015		Vinyl Album Tommy Roe - Greatest Hits (1982)	Actually this "Collectibles" is a series of LPs put out by MCA. There's LPs by Johnny Burnette, The Sparkletones & others in this series...
Bill Fick 3rd Feb 2015		Vinyl Album Tom Lehrer - That Was The Year That Was (1965)	Strange, because this is the best album he ever cut.
Bill Fick 24th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis (1968)	Too bad I can't help you there, my knowledge of his records is pretty much limited to US issues. "Vertigo" - great movie, by the way.
Bill Fick 24th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Rock 'N' Roll (1956)	Yes, the US version of this LP was released in Mar/April '56, & the Shake, Rattle And Roll/Lawdy Miss Clawdy single wasn't released until Sept '56. Even though that single had already been recorded by the time the US version of this LP was released, it was held back because Col. Parker & his cronies didn't have a cut on the publishing.
Bill Fick 24th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis (1968)	You're in for quite a ride. Collecting his records can be mind-boggling, there's so many variations because his records were in print for so many years, & I'm just talking about the US pressings!
Bill Fick 23rd Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis (1968)	No, you have Jerry Reed Hubbard (full name of Jerry Reed), & then you have Jimmy Reed (the bluesman)...2 different people. Released in mono only, that's how the TV special was recorded. Surprised that RCA didn't also release this in that horrible "electronically re-channeled" stereo, like they did for all of Elvis' other mono-only masters. Glad they didn't, though... This TV special was the first time any of Elvis' live recordings were released to the public.
Bill Fick 23rd Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Rock 'N' Roll (1956)	Different track line-up than the US version.
Bill Fick 23rd Jan 2015		Vinyl Album The Beatles - Songs And Pictures Of The Fabulous Beatles / Introducing The Beatles (1980)	One thing to remember about these Beatles Vee-Jay counterfeits is this: Vee-Jay lost their rights to press/release Beatles records in late '64, therefore the earliest bootleg/counterfeits of these are almost as old as the originals. They've been around a long time. Easy rule of thumb: On all authentic Vee-Jay LPs (regardless of label style), both the LP title & artist are printed ABOVE the spindle hole...
Bill Fick 21st Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis (1969)	Quite a number of his '60s LPs had bonus photos in them. I'd have to check & see if one came with this particular LP.
Bill Fick 17th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album The Mystic Moods Orchestra - One Stormy Night (1966)	Great album, especially Side 1. Later re-issued on Warner Bros.
Bill Fick 15th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)	Yes, to countries where RCA and His Master's Voice were separate companies, & the Nipper logo couldn't be used.
Bill Fick 15th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album The Beatles - Songs And Pictures Of The Fabulous Beatles / Introducing The Beatles (1980)	Bootleg/counterfeits of both this & Introducing The Beatles proper were widely available in department stores in the US in the '70s, shrink-wrapped & all. I bought one of each back then (they didn't sound bad at all) & kept them until I was lucky enough to track down original '64 Vee-Jay pressings.
Bill Fick 15th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)	I believed it when I first played this LP from start to finish & I believe it now... I think that John intentionally designed this to be the last album to be released in his life-time.
Bill Fick 12th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis' Golden Records (1958)	Front cover shown is original cover, with LP title in light blue, with no song titles on front. Labels shown are post-1964 labels.
Bill Fick 12th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Cruisin' 1962 Featuring Russ "Weird Beard" Knight, KLIF, Dallas (1970)	These are not original broadcasts, they are re-creations. Some of the volumes in this series feature later re-makes of certain songs, which makes it painfully obvious...
Bill Fick 12th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album The Beatles - Songs And Pictures Of The Fabulous Beatles / Introducing The Beatles (1980)	Bootleg (or counterfeit, I should say), no doubt about it.
Bill Fick 12th Jan 2015		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - A Canadian Tribute (1978)	Readily available in the US when released.
Bill Fick 25th Dec 2014		Vinyl Album Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Philles Records (1963)	Greatest rock & roll Christmas album ever, hands down...
Bill Fick 24th Dec 2014		Vinyl Album Marty Robbins - The Song Of Robbins (1957)	Marty's debut LP. Interesting fact, since he had been on the label since 1951...
Bill Fick 24th Dec 2014		Vinyl Album Bo Diddley - Have Guitar, Will Travel (1959)	Also on a black label w/silver print. Track A5 also known as "Mona".
Bill Fick 18th Nov 2014		Vinyl Album Johnny Cash - Now, There Was A Song! (1960)	Yes, it is. You could call it a "concept album" all on its own ("Cash Does Traditional Country")...
Bill Fick 17th Nov 2014		Vinyl Album Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two - Story Songs Of The Trains And Rivers (1969)	This inadvertently has an alternate take of "Wreck Of The Old 97" that is better than the master version. Master take is on his 1st LP ("Hot And Blue Guitar"), & Luther blows the guitar solo!
Bill Fick 17th Nov 2014		Vinyl Album Johnny Cash - The Sound Of Johnny Cash (1962)	Cash's last Columbia LP released on the black/red "6-eye" label. I've tried hard over the years to like this LP better than I do. Iconic cover, good songs, but Cash's vocals mar it somewhat, due to his (at this point) almost chronic laryngitis. This same problem cropped up (but even worse) the same year at his debut at Carnegie Hall (it was originally intended to be his 1st live LP), which turned out to be a disaster instead of a career milestone. Track A3 was released as a single, mainly due to Cash's ever-growing obsession with Jimmie Rodgers. Track B4 would've made a better single. Track B1 was later re-recorded for "American Recordings" in 1994 with lyrical changes.
Bill Fick 17th Nov 2014		Vinyl Album Johnny Cash - Now, There Was A Song! (1960)	Track A3 was 1st cut by Cash at Sun in 1956 (with slightly different lyrics), but left un-issued until the '70s.
Bill Fick 17th Nov 2014		Vinyl Album Johnny Cash - Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous (1958)	Got a soft spot for this one, 1st brand-new LP I ever owned...
Bill Fick 8th Nov 2014		Vinyl Album The Kingston Trio - The Kingston Trio (1958)	Thanks, W.B. lbl. I always wondered if this was ever issued on the turquoise label. Earliest pressing I ever had was the 1st rainbow ("Long Playing...") label.
Bill Fick 8th Nov 2014		Vinyl Album Simon And Garfunkel - Sounds Of Silence (1966)	There's also a front cover variation with the artist & title in much smaller print with no song titles listed.

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