All Night Long: The Crown Records Story 1957-1962

Description

Crown Records was founded in 1953 as a subsidiary of Modern Records and it soon acquired a reputation as a ‘cheap’ label, especially since the cardboard covers they used had no spine and were only held together by printed paper slicks. Nevertheless, they continued issuing records until 1972. We have concentrated on the early days in this 2 disc compilation when the music, if not the packaging, was straight out of the top drawer. With the likes of John Lee Hooker, Etta James and B.B. King you’ll soon see how Crown Records lived up to its regal name.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. All Night Long – Joe Houston
2. Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) – Marvin & Johnny
3. Let’s Make Up – The Jacks
4. Backbeat Boogie – Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
5. Crazy Feeling – Etta James
6. A Casual Look – Little Clydie & the Teens
7. I Can’t Tell – Jimmy McCracklin
8. Bad Luck – B.B. King
9. Stranded in the Jungle – The Cadets
10. House Rent Boogie – John Lee Hooker
11. Mean and Evil – Elmore James
12. Don’t Feel Sorry for Me – Jimmy Beasley
13. Sugar Blues – Willard McDaniel
14. New Orleans Woman – Jimmy Witherspoon
15. (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons – Jesse Belvin
16. Ridin’ in the Moonlight – Howlin’ Wolf
17. No More Doggin’ – Rosco Gordon
18. Texas Hop – Pee Wee Crayton
19. Them There Eyes – Kay Starr
20. After Midnight – Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
21. Dayo (Banana Boat Song) – Aaron Collins
22. Blue Hawaii – The Polynesians
23. Going Back to Jamaica – Louis Polliemon & Lord Preston Epps
24. The Girl I Left Behind Me – The Princeton Trio
25. I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly – Paul Sykes
Disc 2
1. Eddie My Love – The Teen Queens
2. Fools Rush In – The Cadets
3. Blues Before Sunrise – Elmore James
4. Tick Tock – Marvin & Johnny
5. Blues After Hours – Pee Wee Crayton
6. Oh Baby – Jimmy McCracklin
7. Good Rockin’ Daddy – Etta James
8. Why Don’t You Write Me? – The Jacks
9. Boogie Chillen – John Lee Hooker
10. The Mole – Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
11. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall – Willard McDaniel
12. House Rockin’ Boogie – Howlin’ Wolf
13. Moodsville – Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
14. Ten Long Years – B.B. King
15. Swingin’ the Boogie – Pete Johnson & Hadda Brooks
16. Good Jumpin’ – Jimmy Witherspoon
17. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Kay Starr
18. Somebody Stole My Gal – The Kings of Dixieland
19. Maunawili Hula – The Polynesians
20. Calypso Tina – Louis Polliemon & Lord Preston Epps
21. Yellow Rose of Texas – The Princeton Trio
22. Jamaica Farewell – Aaron Collins
23. I Won’t Be Home Anymore – Johnny Williams & The Playboys
24. Love for Gold – Sterling Blythe
25. Goodnight My Love – Jesse Belvin