Jackie Brenston..Rocket 88..Ike Turner..Rock 78 1951
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This is Jackie Brenston...Rocket 88...Chess Records 1458 78 rpm 1951
Side two: Come Back Where You Belong
R&B, Rock 'n Roll...credited to the birth of rock 'n roll
Determining the first actual rock & roll record is a truly impossible task. But you can't go too far wrong citing Jackie Brenston's 1951 Chess waxing of "Rocket 88," a seminal piece of rock's fascinating history with all the prerequisite elements firmly in place: practically indecipherable lyrics about cars, booze, and women; Raymond Hill's booting tenor sax, and a churning, beat-heavy rhythmic bottom.
Sam Phillips, then a fledgling in the record business, produced "Rocket 88," Brenston's debut waxing, in Memphis. The singer/saxist was backed by Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, an aggregation that Brenston had joined the previous year. Turner played piano on the tune; Willie Kizart supplied dirty, distorted guitar. Billed as by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, "Rocket 88" drove up to the top slot on the R&B charts and remained there for more than a month.
Labels: VG+ with light ring dirt and wear
Shellac: VG to better, with a some fine hairline and a few light surface scratches, normal 78 rpm wear...some New Gloss...plays and sounds Great! with some minor background mostly at the start, not to reduce enjoyment...plays through very nicely....
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