![]() > Don Gibson - The Singer, the Songwriter (Particularly the first two volumes when Gibson was at his creative peak. The notes really heightened my respect for Dave Bartholomew.) > Fats Domino - Out of New Orleans (Even though the last couple discs run a little weak, Domino's 200-song run on Imperial is a blast to listen through repeatedly. > Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music - Any Old Way You Choose It (The most impressive box set I own, and a suitable testament to his legacy) Leave it to Bear Family to bother chronicling such a worthy-yet-minor phase of a lesser-known bluesman's career.) It's a travesty that only 13 of the 24 songs he recorded for Mercury survived. > Jimmy McCrackin - Mercury Recordings (Upbeat, late-50's R&B/borderline rock 'n' roll, plus the funkiest "Folsom Prison Blues" you'll ever hear. > Sonny Burgess - Classic Recordings 1956-1959 (Unhinged rockabilly with near-impenetrable hillbilly vocals and occasional Dixieland horns, one of the few who never switched to country or pop-rock in search of a hit) ![]() ![]() > Allen Toussaint - The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions (A young Toussaint performing joyous, jubilant piano instrumentals like a hopped-up Tuts Washington. > Johnny Burnette Trio - Rockbilly Boogie (Arguably the greatest collection of any rockabilly act's work) Be they box sets, ongoing series, or single-disc titles, what are your most played and treasured releases from Bear Family Records? I know this label gets plenty of respect as is, but they really do deserve it. ![]()
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