What's a good Sun Records comp?

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I'm ecstatic that Wifey has been asking a lot about early Elvis, Carl Perkins, Charlie Feathers stuff lately. I'd like to buy her a good, solid comp of the stuff (no way she's borrowing the box set) - any good, introductory comps out there? Like 2CD sets?

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Sunday, 18 April 2004 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

you have a sun box-set and you won't let her listen to it? you are mean. can't you tape it for her? can't you play it for her from another room so that she doesn't get close enough to touch it?

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 18 April 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

hahahaha you don't know Jessica very well, Scott. As I type this there is a Slint CD face down on the floor, covered in dog hair. The record room is off limits to her.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Sunday, 18 April 2004 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

thats awesome

― astroblaster (astroblaster), Sunday, 18 April 2004 23:02 (twenty-two years ago)

'The Legendary Sun Records Story' vols 1 and 2 on Pulse/Castle.
They're budget 3cd box sets. They've got most of the early classics on them. The sound is great. I got them for a fiver each in the UK.
PBX CD 336 and PBX CD 344.

― de, Monday, 19 April 2004 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a 50th anniversary comp that's two CDs that has a lot of ace blues stuff in addition to well-chosen rockabilly. Mine also came with a sticker reproducing the label of Elvis' "Mystery Train."

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 19 April 2004 05:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Rhino has a good one....

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 19 April 2004 06:30 (twenty-two years ago)

must be strange to be married to a man named 'adultery'

― Sym (shmuel), Monday, 19 April 2004 06:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I second the Castle/Pulse sets. They're nearly exhaustive, and dirt cheap. There are a few non-label specific sets that are similar and similarly worthwhile.

― Huck, Monday, 19 April 2004 06:40 (twenty-two years ago)

three years pass...

I'm listening to this this morning and it rules:
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg100/g137/g13791tjqej.jpg

― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 27 March 2008 10:17 (eighteen years ago)

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