Eddie Cochran 2-CD Set
Title: Guitar Picker: Rare Recordings 1954-1960
Label: Castle Music
Release Date: 5/7/2007
Catalogue Number:CMXBX1452
Eddie Cochran had it all. A consummate musician at home both on stage and in the studio, he also had the looks and composure of a Hollywood star. His distinctive guitar playing and moody vocals encapsulated 50s' Rock'n'Roll at its absolute pinnacle and, in an era of identikit teen idols, Cochran stood out as a true original, writing and arranging his own material. His untimely death at the end of a hugely successful UK tour in April 1960 only served to enhance the legend that surrounded him.
This gem-laden 2-CD set draws together early recordings from Cochran's relatively obscure beginnings on the West Coast country circuit and his subsequent session material for LA-based indie label Crest, right up to and beyond his departure for Liberty Records and the international stardom that followed.
Also Included is a superb fully illustrated 30-page booklet and liner notes by Stuart Colman.
TRACK LISTING:
Disc 1 -
* Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
* She Done Give Her Heart To Me
* Eddie Cochran & Carl West - Remington Ride (Instrumental)
* Bob Denton - That's All Right Mama
* Candy Kisses
* Hearts Of Stone
* Eddie Cochran & Chuck Foreman - Rockin' It (Instrumental)
* The Cochran Brothers - Mr. Fiddle
* The Cochran Brothers - Two Blue Singin' Stars
* The Cochran Brothers - Guilty Conscience
* The Cochran Brothers - Your Tomorrows Never Come
* Eddie Cochran & Chuck Foreman - Two Of A Kind (Instrumental)
* The Cochran Brothers - Latch On
* Yesterday's Heartbreak
* Jerry Capehart - Heart Of A Fool
* My Love To Remember
* Pink-Peg Slacks
* Nice 'N' Easy (Instrumental)
* The Cochran Brothers - Fool's Paradise
* The Cochran Brothers - Open The Door
* The Cochran Brothers - Tired And Sleepy
* The Cochran Brothers - Slow Down
* Hank Cochran - I'm Ready
* Mighty Mean
* Dark Lonely Street
Disc 2 -
* Skinny Jim
* Jerry Capehart - Latch On
* Half Loved
* Bo Davis - Let's Coast Awhile
* Guitar Blues (Instrumental)
* Cruisin' The Drive-In
* Ray Stanley - Kiss And Make Up
* Jack Lewis - I.O.U.
* Bob Luman - Guitar Picker (Demo)
* One Minute To One
* Bob Denton - Pretty Little Devil
* Derry Weaver - Itty Bitty Betty
* Nervous Breakdown
* Song Of New Orleans (Instrumental)
* The Four Dots - Hide And Go Seek
* Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me
* Jelly Bean
* Guybo (Instrumental)
* Excerpt From Freeman Hover's Interview (Part 1) with Eddie Cochran * Sittin' In The Balcony (Live)
* Excerpt From Freeman Hover's Interview With Eddie Cochran (Part 2), Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison & Connie 'Guybo' Smith
* Sweet Little Sixteen (from ITV's Boy Meets Girls, Broadcast 27 February 1960)
* Eddie Cochran & Gene Vincent - White Lightnin' (from ITV's Boy Meets Girls, Broadcast 27 February 1960)
* Hallelujah! I Love Her So (from BBC Radio's Saturday Club, 5 March 1960)
* Milk Cow Blues (Instrumental) (from BBC Radio's Saturday Club, 12 March 1960)
Sujet: Eddie Cochran 2-CD Set 
