Even the greatest career begins with a first, small step. This 10-CD box presents the debut albums of world-famous stars such as Roy Orbison, Brenda Lee, Wanda Jackson, Conway Twitty, Dion & The Belmonts, Ruth Brown, Lavern Baker, The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and Dick Dale. It also presents a host of not so well known, but still brilliant Rock’nRoll-artists such as The Big Bopper, Bobby Freeman, Ray Smith, The Kalin Twins, and The Teddy Bears. Although these are the first LPs of these artists, they included quite a few hits, that entered the Billboard charts. Even the not so well-known interpreters in this box are represented with international hits. As a bonus we have researched the current prices collector’s pay for these albums in mint condition: Roy Orbison (600 $), Charlie Rich (600 $), Big Bopper (500 $), Kalin Twins (100 $), Buddy Knox (200 $), Jack Scott (200 $), Dion & The Belmonts (250 $), Johnny Otis Show (250 $), Bobby Freeman (200 $), Lavern Baker (250 $), Brenda Lee (80 $), Conway Twitty (100 $), Carl Mann (130 $), Ruth Brown (300 $), Teddy Bears (300 $), Jan & Dean (400 $), Wanda Jackson (180 $), Dick Dale (150 $), Ray Smith (700 $) Beach Boys (40 $).
In other words, the cheapest album on this compilation would cost about twice as much as the entire 10 CD box.
CD 1
Roy Orbison: At The Rockhouse
This Kind of Love – Roy Orbison
Devil Doll – Roy Orbison
You´re My Baby – Roy Orbison
Tryin´ to Get To You – Roy Orbison
It´s Too Late – Roy Orbison
Rock House – Roy Orbison
You´re Gonna Cry – Roy Orbison
I Never Knew – Roy Orbison
Sweet and Easy To Love – Roy Orbison
Mean Little Mama – Roy Orbison
Ooby Dooby – Roy Orbison
Problem Child – Roy Orbison
Charlie Rich: Lonely Weekends
Lonely Weekends – Charlie Rich
School Days – Charlie Rich
Whirlwind – Charlie Rich
Stay – Charlie Rich
C. C. Rider – Charlie Rich
Come Back – Charlie Rich
Gonna Be Waitin´ – Charlie Rich
Apple Blossom Time – Charlie Rich
Break up – Charlie Rich
That´s How Much I Love You – Charlie Rich
Rebound – Charlie Rich
Juanita – Charlie Rich
CD 2
Brenda Lee: Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang
Some Of These Days – Brenda Lee
Pennies from Heaven – Brenda Lee
Baby Face – Brenda Lee
A Good Man is hard to find – Brenda Lee
Just Because – Brenda Lee
Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye – Brenda Lee
Ballin´ the Jack – Brenda Lee
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody – Brenda Lee
Pretty Baby – Brenda Lee
Side by Side – Brenda Lee
Back in Your Own Back Yard – Brenda Lee
St. Louis Blues – Brenda Lee
Wanda Jackson: Wanda Jackson
Day Dreaming – Wanda Jackson
I Wanna Waltz – Wanda Jackson
Heartbreak Ahead – Wanda Jackson
Making Believe – Wanda Jackson
Here We Are Again – Wanda Jackson
Long Tall Sally – Wanda Jackson
Just Call Me Lonesome – Wanda Jackson
Let Me Go Lover – Wanda Jackson
Money Honey – Wanda Jackson
I Can´t Make My Dreams Understand – Wanda Jackson
Happy, Happy Birthday – Wanda Jackson
Party – Wanda Jackson
CD 3
Buddy Knox: Buddy Knox
Party Doll – Buddy Knox
Don´t Make Me Cry – Buddy Knox
Rock House – Buddy Knox
Rock-A-Billy Walk – Buddy Knox
Devil Woman – Buddy Knox
Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep – Buddy Knox
Hula Love – Buddy Knox
Mary Lou – Buddy Knox
Maybelline – Buddy Knox
Cause I´m in Love with You – Buddy Knox
Rock Around the Clock – Buddy Knox
Conway Twitty Sings
It´s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty
Hallelujah I Love Her So – Conway Twitty
First Romance – Conway Twitty
Make Me Know You´re Mine – Conway Twitty
Sentimental Journey – Conway Twitty
I Viberate (From My Head to My Feet) – Conway Twitty
The Story of My Love – Conway Twitty
I´ll Try – Conway Twitty
You´ll Never Walk Alone – Conway Twitty
Don´t You Know – Conway Twitty
My One and Only You – Conway Twitty
Mona Lisa – Conway Twitty
CD 4
Carl Mann: Like Mann
South Of the Border – Carl Mann
Wayward Wind – Carl Mann
Walkin´ and Thinkin´ – Carl Mann
Mona Lisa – Carl Mann
I Can´t Forget You – Carl Mann
If I Ever Needed You – Carl Mann
I Ain´t Got No Home – Carl Mann
I´m Bluer Than Anyone Can Be – Carl Mann
Island Of Love – Carl Mann
Pretend – Carl Mann
Baby I Don´t Care – Carl Mann
I´m Comin´ Home – Carl Mann
Jack Scott: Jack Scott
Save My Soul – Jack Scott
With Your Love – Jack Scott
Leroy – Jack Scott
No One Will Ever Know – Jack Scott
Geraldine – Jack Scott
I Can´t Help It – Jack Scott
Indiana Waltz – Jack Scott
Midgie – Jack Scott
My True Love – Jack Scott
The Way I Walk – Jack Scott
I´m Dreaming Of You – Jack Scott
Goodbye Baby – Jack Scott
CD 5
Presenting Dion & The Belmonts
I Wonder Why – Dion & The Belmonts
Where or When – Dion & The Belmonts
You Better Not Do That – Dion & The Belmonts
Just You – Dion & The Belmonts
I Got the Blues – Dion & The Belmonts
Don´t Pity Me – Dion & The Belmonts
A Teenager in Love – Dion & The Belmonts
Wonderful Girl – Dion & The Belmonts
Funny Feeling – Dion & The Belmonts
I´ve Cried Before (Guess I´m Gonna Cry Some More) – Dion & The Belmonts
That´s My Desire – Dion & The Belmonts
No One Knows – Dion & The Belmonts
Johnny Otis: The Johnny Otis Show
Shake It Lucy Baby – Johnny Otis
Romance in the Dark – Johnny Otis
Loop De Loop – Johnny Otis
Lonely River – Johnny Otis
A Story Untold – Johnny Otis
Can´t You Hear Me Callin´ – Johnny Otis
Theme and Good Golly – Johnny Otis
Stay with Me – Johnny Otis
It´s Too Soon To Know – Johnny Otis
Hum Ding a Ling -Johnny Otis
Livin´ in Misery – Johnny Otis
Ma (He´s Makin´ Eyes at Me) -Johnny Otis
Tell Me So – Johnny Otis
CD 6
Chantilly Lace – The Big Bopper
Pink Petticoats – The Big Bopper
The Clock – The Big Bopper
Walking Through My Dreams – The Big Bopper
Someone Watching Over You – The Big Bopper
Old Maid – The Big Bopper
Big Bopper´s Wedding – The Big Bopper
Little Red Riding Hood – The Big Bopper
Preacher and the Bear – The Big Bopper
It´s the Truth Ruth – The Big Bopper
White Lightning – The Big Bopper
Strange Kisses – The Big Bopper
When You´re Smiling – Bobby Freeman
Little Girl Don´t You Understand – Bobby Freeman
Ebb Tide – Bobby Freeman
Mardi Gras Rock – Bobby Freeman
A Love to Last a Lifetime – Bobby Freeman
Do You Want to Dance – Bobby Freeman
On the Sunny Side of the Street – Bobby Freeman
I Believe – Bobby Freeman
Responsible – Bobby Freeman
Because Of You – Bobby Freeman
Good Lovin´ Is What I Need – Bobby Freeman
You´ll Never Walk Alone – Bobby Freeman
CD 7
Lots and Lots of Love – Lavern Baker
Of Course I Do – Lavern Baker
You´ll Be Crying – Lavern Baker
Miracles – Lavern Baker
I´m I a Crying Mood – Lavern Baker
Mine All Mine – Lavern Baker
Harbor Lights – Lavern Baker
I´ll Never Be Free – Lavern Baker
Romance in the Dark – Lavern Baker
Everybody Is Somebody´s Fool – Lavern Baker
How Long Will It Be – Lavern Baker
Fool That I Am – Lavern Baker
Lucky Lips – Ruth Brown
As Long As I´m Moving – Ruth Brown
Wild Wild Young Men – Ruth Brown
Daddy Daddy – Ruth Brown
Mambo Baby – Ruth Brown
Teardrops from My Eyes – Ruth Brown
Hello Little Boy – Ruth Brown
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean – Ruth Brown
5-10-15 Hours – Ruth Brown
It´s Love, Baby – Ruth Brown
Sentimental Journey – Ruth Brown
Old Man River – Ruth Brown
So Long – Ruth Brown
Oh! What a Dream – Ruth Brown
CD 8
Rockin´ Little Angel – Ray Smith
Rebound – Ray Smith
Baby, Just Because – Ray Smith
Put Your Arms Around Me Honey – Ray Smith
Speak Low – Ray Smith
Makes Me Feel Good – Ray Smith
One Wonderful Love – Ray Smith
Blond Hair, Blue Eyes – Ray Smith
I´ll Be Comin´ Home – Ray Smith
Little Miss Blue – Ray Smith
Maria Elena – Ray Smith
That´s All Right – Ray Smith
When – The Kalin Twins
Cool – The Kalin Twins
School Bell Dream – The Kalin Twins
Walkin´ to School – The Kalin Twins
The Spider and the Fly – The Kalin Twins
Three O´Clock Thrill – The Kalin Twins
Forget Me Not – The Kalin Twins
Dream of Me – The Kalin Twins
You Mean the World to Me – The Kalin Twins
Tag-A-Long – The Kalin Twins
Clickety Clack – The Kalin Twins
Jumpin´ Jack – The Kalin Twins
CD 9
Oh Why – The Teddy Bears
Unchained Melody – The Teddy Bears
My Foolish Heart – The Teddy Bears
You Said Goodbye – The Teddy Bears
True Love – The Teddy Bears
Little Things Mean a Lot – The Teddy Bears
Don´t Need You Anymore – The Teddy Bears
Tammy – The Teddy Bears
Long Ago and Far Away – The Teddy Bears
Don´t Go Away – The Teddy Bears
If I Give My Heart to You – The Teddy Bears
Seven Lonely Days – The Teddy Bears
Clementine – Jan & Dean
Judy – Jan & Dean
My Heart Sings – Jan & Dean
Rosi Lane – Jan & Dean
Oh Julie – Jan & Dean
Baby Talk – Jan & Dean
You´re on My Mind – Jan & Dean
There´s a Girl – Jan & Dean
Jeannette – Jan & Dean
Cindy – Jan & Dean
Don´t Fly Away – Jan & Dean
White Tennis Sneakers – Jan & Dean
CD 10
Surfin´ Safari – The Beach Boys
County Fair – The Beach Boys
Ten Little Indians – The Beach Boys
Chug-A-Lug – The Beach Boys
Little Girl (You´re My Miss America) – The Beach Boys
4 0 9 – The Beach Boys
Surfin´ – The Beach Boys
Heads You Win Tails I Lose – The Beach Boys
Summertime Blues – The Beach Boys
Cuckoo Clock – The Beach Boys
Moon Dawg – The Beach Boys
The Shift – The Beach Boys
Surf Beat – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Sloop John B. – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Take it off – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Night Owl – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Fanny Mae – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Misirlou Twist – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Peppermint Man – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Surfing Drums – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Shake N`Stomp – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Lovey Dovey – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Death of a Gremmie – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Let´s Go Trippin´ – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones