Hits & Rarities - Tommy Steele - Music - ACROBAT - 0824046910822 - May 7, 2021
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Hits & Rarities

Tommy Steele

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Hits & Rarities

When debating the birth of British rock 'n' roll, scholars will undoubtedly discuss the merits of Marty Wilde, Cliff Richard and Billy Fury... Oft-overlooked however is the huge contribution made by Sir Tommy Steele. Born Thomas Hicks in 1936, this humble Bermondsey boy went to sea in the Merchant Navy and, after sailing around the globe for five years, returned to the UK electrified by the raw power of rock 'n' roll. Spotted singing in a trendy London coffee bar by Larry Parnes and John Kennedy, Hicks changed his name to Steele and, virtually overnight, became Britain's first 'teen idol'. In the 65 years since his 'discovery', Tommy has influenced everyone from Bowie to The Beatles and is now recognised as one of the Britain's greatest ever all-round entertainers. This 92-track collection brings together just some of his hits, rarities, and live performances. Disc One features many rockin' singles and favourites, like "Rock With The Caveman", "Rock Around The Town", "Grandad's Rock", "Doomsday Rock", "Elevator Rock", "Rebel Rock", "Knee Deep In The Blues", "Teenage Party", "Water, Water" and "Happy Guitar." Disc Two includes a variety of rarities and alternative film versions lifted from successful movies such as: "The Tommy Steele Story", "Tommy The Toreador", "Light Up The Sky!" and "The Duke Wore Jeans." Disc Three will be of particular interest to fans as many of the early television recordings have never released before and will be heard on CD for the first time. This substantial celebration, with detailed liner notes from authorised Tommy Steele biographer Sebastian Lassandro, salutes Tommy's significant contribution to British popular culture.

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Media Music     CD   (Compact Disc)
Number of discs 3
Released May 7, 2021
EAN/UPC 0824046910822
Label ACROBAT ACTRCD9108
Genre Sixties
Dimensions 124 × 140 × 24 mm   ·   324 g

Track list

  1. 1.   CD  

    1. Rock with the Caveman
    2. Elevator Rock
    3. Doomsday Rock
    4. Rebel Rock
    5. Knee Deep in the Blues
    6. Teenage Party
    7. Young Love
    8. Grandad's Rock
    9. Butterfly
    10. You Gotta Go
    11. Water, Water
    12. Take Me Back Baby
    13. Two Eyes
    14. Princess
    15. Hair Down, Hoe Down
    16. Happy Guitar
    17. What Do You Do?
    18. Neon Sign
    19. The Only Man on the Island
    20. I Puts the Lightie on
    21. Marriage, Type Love
    22. You and Me
    23. Hiawatha
    24. The Trial
    25. Tallahassee Lassie
    26. Singing Time
    27. Young Ideas
    28. Happy Go Lucky Blues
    29. The Writing on the Wall
    30. What a Little Darlin'
    31. Butter Wouldn't Melt in Your Mouth
    32. Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
    33. Bonus: the Tommy Rot Story

  2. 2.   CD  

    1. A Handful of Songs
    2. Teenage Party
    3. Water, Water
    4. I'm a Little Blackbird
    5. Georgia on My Mind
    6. Sweet Georgia Brown
    7. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
    8. Amanda
    9. Light Up the Sky
    10. Photograph
    11. One Times One
    12. Butterfingers
    13. Number Across the Way
    14. Nairobi
    15. Wishing Star
    16. Tommy the Toreador
    17. She's My Baby
    18. Shiralee
    19. Swaller Tailcoat
    20. Singing the Blues
    21. Family Tree
    22. Thanks a Lot I've Had a Ball
    23. Drunken Guitar
    24. Touch It Light
    25. The Truth About Me
    26. Marilyn Screen Test: Number Spanish Romance
    27. Bonus: Butterfingers
    28. Bonus: It's Fun Finding out About London

  3. 3.   CD  

    1. Come on in
    2. Rock Around the Town
    3. Singing the Blues
    4. Butterfingers
    5. Come On, Let's Go
    6. Deck of Cards
    7. A Lovely Night
    8. A Handful of Songs
    9. Setting the Woods on Fire
    10. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
    11. Frankie and Johnny
    12. Jacques D'iraque
    13. Little White Bull
    14. You Were Mine
    15. What a Mouth
    16. Nairobi
    17. Hound Dog
    18. Peggy Sue
    19. Rain, Rain, Rain
    20. Tommy the Toreador
    21. Tonight
    22. Stagger Lee
    23. Maybellene
    24. Good Morning / There Once Was a Man
    25. Let Me Sing and I'm Happy
    26. Seven Little Girls
    27. Bonus: Royal Variety Performance Extract
    28. Bonus: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
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