2014 - Rock and Roll Music: Any Old Way You Choose It
There have been countless Chuck Berry compilations but never one like Bear Family's Rock and Roll Music: Any Old Way You Choose It, a mammoth 16-disc box containing his complete recorded works for Chess, Mercury, and Atco. Only the soundtrack to Taylor Hackford's star-studded 1987 documentary Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll is missing and it isn't missed much, not in the face of this abundance. Almost everything here is previously released -- Universal not only released Chuck's complete Chess recordings as three four-disc sets on Hip-O Select in the 2000s, they did a pretty good job clearing out the vaults in the '70s and '80s -- but with a set of this size, what counts is not rarities but context. Here, that context is not the original Chess singles of the '50s and early '60s, the smashes that became standards, but rather what happened afterward, when Chuck kept working and working, churning out records for Mercury as he played with pickup bands across the land. That said, the deeply detailed recounting of his pioneering first stint at Chess -- lasting from 1954 until 1966, barring a two-year hiatus to serve a prison sentence; here, the time line is expanded by a single he cut with Joe Alexander right before he signed with the Chess brothers -- remains rich and wondrous, illustrating how quickly Berry settled into his signature groove and how many variations he found within his blend of jazz, blues, and country.
CD 1- Studio 1954-1957
01 - Maybellene.mp3
02 - Wee Wee Hours.mp3
03 - Thirty Days (To Come Back Home).mp3
04 - Together (We Will Always Be).mp3
05 - You Can't Catch Me.mp3
06 - Roly Poly.mp3
07 - Berry Pickin' (instrumental).mp3
08 - (The) Down Bound Train.mp3
09 - No Money Down_2.mp3
10 - I've Changed.mp3
11 - Drifting Heart.mp3
12 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man.mp3
13 - Roll Over Beethoven.mp3
14 - Too Much Monkey Business.mp3
15 - Havana Moon.mp3
16 - Rock And Roll Music (demo).mp3
17 - Untitled Instrumental.mp3
18 - Deep Feeling (instrumental).mp3
19 - School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell).mp3
20 - Lajaunda (Espanol)_2.mp3
21 - Blue Feeling (instrumental).mp3
22 - Low Feeling (instrumental).mp3
23 - How You've Changed.mp3
24 - Rock And Roll Music.mp3
25 - Oh Baby Doll.mp3
26 - 13 Question Method.mp3
CD 02- Studio 1957-1958
01 - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
02 - Rock At The Philharmonic (instrumental).mp3
03 - Guitar Boogie (instrumental).mp3
04 - Night Beat (instrumental).mp3
05 - Time Was (slow version).mp3
06 - Reelin' And Rockin'.mp3
07 - Chuckwalk (instrumental).mp3
08 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
09 - Around And Around.mp3
10 - Ingo (instrumental).mp3
11 - It Don't Take But A Few Minutes.mp3
12 - Blues For Hawaiians (instrumental).mp3
13 - Beautiful Delilah.mp3
14 - Vacation Time.mp3
15 - 21.mp3
16 - 21 Blues.mp3
17 - Oh Yeah.mp3
18 - Hey Pedro.mp3
19 - Time Was.mp3
20 - House Of Blue Lights.mp3
21 - Carol.mp3
22 - Jo Jo Gunne.mp3
23 - Memphis Tennessee.mp3
24 - Anthony Boy.mp3
25 - Sweet Little Rock And Roller.mp3
26 - Long Fast Jam (instrumental).mp3
27 - Long Slow Jam (instrumental).mp3
CD 03- Studio 1958-1960
01 - Merry Christmas Baby.mp3
02 - Run Rudolph Run.mp3
03 - Little Queenie.mp3
04 - That's My Desire.mp3
05 - Do You Love Me.mp3
06 - Almost Grown.mp3
07 - Back In The U.S.A.mp3
08 - Fast B 6 (instrumental).mp3
09 - Blue On Blue (instrumental).mp3
10 - Betty Jean.mp3
11 - County Line.mp3
12 - Childhood Sweetheart.mp3
13 - One O'Clock Jump (instrumental).mp3
14 - I Just Want To Make Love To You.mp3
15 - Broken Arrow.mp3
16 - Let It Rock.mp3
17 - Too Pooped To Pop.mp3
18 - Say You'll Be Mine.mp3
19 - Let Me Sleep Woman.mp3
20 - Drifting Blues.mp3
21 - I Got To Find My Baby.mp3
22 - Don't You Lie To Me.mp3
23 - Worried Life Blues.mp3
24 - Our Little Rendezvous.mp3
25 - Bye Bye Johnny.mp3
26 - Run Around.mp3
27 - Jaguar And Thunderbird.mp3
28 - Diploma For Two.mp3
29 - Little Star.mp3
30 - The Way It Was Before.mp3
31 - Away From You.mp3
32 - Down The Road Apiece.mp3
33 - Confessin' The Blues.mp3
34 - Sweet Sixteen.mp3
35 - Thirteen Question Method.mp3
36 - Stop And Listen.mp3
CD 04- Studio 1960-1964
01 - I Still Got The Blues.mp3
02 - I'm Just A Lucky So And So.mp3
03 - Mad Lad (instrumental).mp3
04 - Crying Steel (instrumental).mp3
05 - Route 66 (take 10).mp3
06 - I'm Talking About You.mp3
07 - Rip It Up.mp3
08 - Come On.mp3
09 - Adulteen.mp3
10 - The Man And The Donkey.mp3
11 - Go Go Go.mp3
12 - Trick Or Treat.mp3
13 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man (instrumental).mp3
14 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man.mp3
15 - All Aboard.mp3
16 - Nadine (Is It You).mp3
17 - You Never Can Tell.mp3
18 - The Little Girl From Central.mp3
19 - (The) Things I Used To Do.mp3
20 - I'm In The Danger Zone.mp3
21 - I'm In The Twilight Zone.mp3
22 - Fraulein.mp3
23 - Lonely All The Time (Crazy Arms).mp3
24 - O Rangutang (instrumental).mp3
25 - Big Ben (Blues).mp3
26 - Promised Land.mp3
27 - Brenda Lee.mp3
28 - No Particular Place To Go.mp3
29 - You Two.mp3
30 - Liverpool Drive (instrumental).mp3
31 - Chuck's Beat (instrumental).mp3
32 - Bo's Beat (instrumental).mp3
33 - Little Marie.mp3
34 - Go, Bobby Soxer.mp3
CD 05- Studio 1964-1965
01 - Lonely School Days.mp3
02 - His Daughter Caroline.mp3
03 - Dear Dad.mp3
04 - I Want To Be Your Driver.mp3
05 - Spending Christmas (My Blue Christmas).mp3
06 - The Song Of My Love.mp3
07 - Butterscotch (instrumental).mp3
08 - After It's Over (instrumental).mp3
09 - Why Should We End This Way.mp3
10 - You Came A Long Way From St. Louis.mp3
11 - She Once Was Mine.mp3
12 - Jamaica Farewell.mp3
13 - My Little Love Light.mp3
14 - I Got A Booking.mp3
15 - St. Louis Blues.mp3
16 - Shake, Rattle & Roll.mp3
17 - Honey Hush.mp3
18 - Wee Wee Hours (instrumental).mp3
19 - Run Joe.mp3
20 - It's My Own Business.mp3
21 - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road).mp3
22 - Every Day We Rock And Roll.mp3
23 - My Mustang Ford (instrumental).mp3
24 - My Mustang Ford.mp3
25 - Merrily We Rock And Roll.mp3
26 - Vaya Con Dios.mp3
27 - Wee Hour Blues.mp3
28 - It Wasn't Me.mp3
29 - Ain't That Just Like A Woman.mp3
30 - Right Off Rampart Street.mp3
31 - Welcome Back Pretty Baby.mp3
32 - Sad Day, Long Night (instrumental).mp3
CD 06- Studio 1966-1967
01 - Ramona, Say Yes.mp3
02 - Viva Rock & Roll.mp3
03 - His Daughter Caroline (fast version).mp3
04 - Lonely School Days (fast version).mp3
05 - Campus Cookie (instrumental).mp3
06 - Mum's The Word.mp3
07 - My Tambourine.mp3
08 - Laugh And Cry.mp3
09 - Maybelline.mp3
10 - School Days.mp3
11 - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
12 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
13 - Memphis.mp3
14 - Roll Over Beethoven.mp3
15 - Rock And Roll Music.mp3
16 - Club Nitty Gritty.mp3
17 - Around And Around.mp3
18 - Oh Captain.mp3
19 - Thirty Days.mp3
20 - Back In The U.S.A.mp3
21 - Misery.mp3
22 - Carol.mp3
23 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man.mp3
24 - Let It Rock.mp3
25 - Reelin' And Rockin'.mp3
26 - Almost Grown.mp3
27 - Ramblin' Rose.mp3
28 - Check Me Out.mp3
29 - I Do Really Love You.mp3
30 - Back To Memphis.mp3
31 - Bring Another Drink.mp3
32 - It Hurts Me Too.mp3
33 - Goodnight, Well It's Time To Go.mp3
34 - So Long.mp3
35 - My Heart Will Always Belong To You.mp3
36 - Flying Home (instrumental).mp3
CD 07- Studio 1967-1969
01 - Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller.mp3
02 - Oh Baby Doll.mp3
03 - I Can't Believe.mp3
04 - Soul Rockin'.mp3
05 - Ma Dear.mp3
06 - Rock Cradle Rock.mp3
07 - The Love I Lost.mp3
08 - Louie To Frisco.mp3
09 - I Love Her, I Love Her.mp3
10 - Little Fox.mp3
11 - Song Of My Love.mp3
12 - Rock Cradle Rock (alt. take).mp3
13 - Good Lookin' Woman.mp3
14 - My Woman.mp3
15 - It's Too Dark In There.mp3
16 - Put Her Down.mp3
17 - Concerto In B Goode (instrumental).mp3
18 - Tulane.mp3
19 - Have Mercy Judge.mp3
20 - Untitled Instrumental.mp3
21 - My Ding-A-Ling.mp3
CD 08- Studio 1969-1972
01 - Gun (instrumental).mp3
02 - Gun (Fast) (instrumental).mp3
03 - Gun (Slow) (instrumental).mp3
04 - That's None Of Your Business.mp3
05 - Instrumental.mp3
06 - Christmas.mp3
07 - I'm A Rocker.mp3
08 - Flyin' Home (instrumental).mp3
09 - Fish & Chips.mp3
10 - Some People.mp3
11 - My Pad (poem).mp3
12 - Oh Louisiana.mp3
13 - Festival.mp3
14 - Let's Do Our Thing Together.mp3
15 - Your Lick.mp3
16 - Bound To Lose.mp3
17 - Bordeaux In My Pirough.mp3
18 - San Francisco Dues.mp3
19 - My Dream (poem).mp3
20 - Roll 'Em Pete.mp3
21 - Reelin' And Rockin'.mp3
22 - My Ding-A-Ling.mp3
23 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
24 - Let's Boogie.mp3
CD 09- Studio 1972-1974
01 - Mean Old World.mp3
02 - I Love You.mp3
03 - I Will Not Let You Go.mp3
04 - London Berry Blues (instrumental).mp3
05 - Blues # 1 (instrumental).mp3
06 - Annie Lou.mp3
07 - Rain Eyes.mp3
08 - You And My Country.mp3
09 - Sue Answer.mp3
10 - Got It And Gone.mp3
11 - A Deuce.mp3
12 - Talkin' About My Buddy.mp3
13 - Hello Little Girl Goodbye.mp3
14 - One Sixty Nine AM (instrumental).mp3
15 - Aimlessly Driftin'.mp3
16 - Woodpecker (instrumental).mp3
17 - Bio.mp3
18 - Roll Away.mp3
19 - Hi-Heel Sneakers.mp3
20 - Jambalaya.mp3
21 - The Song Of My Love.mp3
22 - South Of The Border.mp3
CD 10- Studio 1973-1974 (+1964)
01 - I'm Just A Name.mp3
02 - Too Late.mp3
03 - Turn On The Houselights (instrumental).mp3
04 - Swanee River.mp3
05 - You Are My Sunshine.mp3
06 - Johnny B. Blues (instrumental).mp3
07 - Dust My Broom.mp3
08 - Don't You Lie To Me.mp3
09 - My Babe.mp3
10 - Here Today.mp3
11 - I Just Want To Make Love To You.mp3
12 - Rockin' (instrumental).mp3
13 - Shake, Rattle & Roll.mp3
14 - Baby What You Want Me To Do.mp3
15 - Chuck's Beat.mp3
16 - Bo's Beat.mp3
17 - Bio_2.mp3
CD 11- Studio 1979 (+1960-1964)
01 - I Got To Find My Baby (stereo).mp3
02 - Bye Bye Johnny (stereo).mp3
03 - Run Around (stereo).mp3
04 - Diploma For Two (stereo).mp3
05 - Down The Road Apiece (stereo & longer fading).mp3
06 - Route 66 (stereo, alt. take).mp3
07 - I'm Talking About You (stereo).mp3
08 - Come On (stereo, alt. take).mp3
09 - Go Go Go (stereo).mp3
10 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man (stereo remix).mp3
11 - Jamaica Farewell (mono).mp3
12 - My Mustang Ford (stereo remix).mp3
13 - It Wasn't Me (stereo, alt. take).mp3
14 - Ain't That Just Like A Woman (unfaded).mp3
15 - Ramona, Say Yes (stereo, alt. mix without sax).mp3
16 - Move It.mp3
17 - Oh What A Thrill.mp3
18 - California.mp3
19 - Pass Away.mp3
20 - I Need You Baby.mp3
21 - If I Were.mp3
22 - House Lights.mp3
23 - I Never Thought.mp3
24 - Havana Moon.mp3
25 - Wuden't Me.mp3
CD 12- On Stage 1956 - 1958 - 1963
01 - Maybeline.mp3
02 - Roll Over Beethoven.mp3
03 - Newport Jazz Festival Introduction.mp3
04 - Schooldays (School Day).mp3
05 - No Money Down.mp3
06 - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
07 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
08 - Walled Lake Casino Detroit First Set Introduction.mp3
09 - Guitar Boogie (instrumental).mp3
10 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
11 - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
12 - School Day.mp3
13 - Memphis.mp3
14 - Maybellene.mp3
15 - Rock And Roll Music.mp3
16 - Dust My Broom.mp3
17 - Instrumental Boogie (instrumental).mp3
18 - Too Much Monkey Business.mp3
CD 13- On Stage 1963
01 - Second Set- Rock At The Philharmonic (instrumental).mp3
02 - Memphis.mp3
03 - Guitar Boogie (instrumental).mp3
04 - Let It Rock.mp3
05 - Wee Wee Hours.mp3
06 - Medley- Goodnight Sweetheart - Johnny B. Goode - Let It Rock - Rock And Roll Music.mp3
07 - Walled Lake Casino Detroit Introduction First Set.mp3
08 - Guitar Boogie (instrumental).mp3
09 - Let It Rock.mp3
10 - Almost Grown.mp3
11 - Chuck Berry Dialogue #1.mp3
12 - Memphis.mp3
13 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
14 - Walled Lake Casino Detroit Introduction Set Two.mp3
15 - Instrumental Boogie (instrumental).mp3
16 - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
17 - Wee Wee Hours.mp3
18 - Chuck Berry Dialogue #2.mp3
19 - Maybellene.mp3
20 - Medley- Goodnight Sweetheart - Johnny B. Goode - Let It Rock - School Day.mp3
CD 14- On Stage 1967
01 - Fillmore Auditorium Introduction.mp3
02 - Rockin' At The Fillmore (instrumental).mp3
03 - Everyday I Have The Blues.mp3
04 - C.C. Rider.mp3
05 - Driftin' Blues.mp3
06 - Feelin' It (instrumental).mp3
07 - Flying Home (instrumental).mp3
08 - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man.mp3
09 - It Hurts Me Too.mp3
10 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl.mp3
11 - Fillmore Blues (instrumental).mp3
12 - Wee Baby Blues.mp3
13 - Bring Another Drink.mp3
14 - Worried Life Blues.mp3
15 - Reelin' And Rockin'.mp3
16 - My Ding-A-Ling.mp3
17 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
CD 15- On Stage 1969
01 - Rock And Roll Music.mp3
02 - Nadine.mp3
03 - School Day (Long Live Rock And Roll).mp3
04 - (In The) Wee Wee Hours.mp3
05 - Medley- Johnny B. Goode - Carol - Promised Land.mp3
06 - Hoochie Coochie Man.mp3
07 - Memphis Tennessee.mp3
08 - Too Much Monkey Business.mp3
09 - Reelin' And Rockin'.mp3
10 - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
11 - My Ding-A-Ling.mp3
12 - Bonsoir Cherie.mp3
13 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
14 - Maybelline.mp3
CD 16- On Stage 1972, plus
01 - Lanchester Arts Festival Introduction.mp3
02 - Roll Over Beethoven.mp3
03 - Nadine.mp3
04 - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
05 - Instrumental (testing).mp3
06 - Roll 'Em Pete.mp3
07 - Around And Around.mp3
08 - It Hurts Me Too.mp3
09 - Promised Land.mp3
10 - Reelin' And Rockin'.mp3
11 - My Ding-A-Ling_2.mp3
12 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
13 - South Of The Border.mp3
14 - School Days.mp3
15 - Memphis Tennessee.mp3
16 - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
17 - Interview.mp3
18 - Nadine.mp3
19 - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
20 - Interview.mp3
21 - Dr. Pepper Commercial.mp3
22 - Rockin' And Rollin' - Roll Over Beethoven.mp3
