CLIFF RICHARD - Cliff (Limited 180 Gram Audiophile Pressing) LP 2019

Limited Edition, 180 Gram Vinyl 

180g audiophile pressing, strictly limited to 500 copies! In 1958, Britain produced its first "authentic" rock & roll song and star, when Cliff Richard and The Drifters (not to be confused with the American R&B group by the same name) reached number 2 on the charts with "Move It," which managed to combine a bluesy rock & roll riff with respectable lyrics and attitude. This essential edition contains Cliff Richard's celebrated self-titled debut LP, 'Cliff', which was originally issued by Columbia Records in April 1959 (it reached #4 on the UK Album Chart), and has been long unavailable on vinyl. The set was recorded live at Abbey Road studios in front of an invited audience of his fast-growing admirers. The 16 high-energy tracks are a representation both of the star's own early repertoire, and the staples of any aspiring rock & roll band of the era - a piece of Elvis, a bit of Buddy Holly, a lump of Jerry Lee Lewis. This wild young iconoclast's debut album retains every ounce of that power. Backed by The Shadows (at a time when they were still called The Drifters - later they changed their name to avoid a conflict with the homonymous American R&B group), it is a magnificent portrait of the team's capabilities. In addition to the original album, this limited collector's edition includes 2 bonus tracks from the same period: "Dynamite" and Carl Perkins' "Pointed Toe Shoes." This is some of the best material of Cliff Richard's discography - primal British beat from the man who all but invented it.

A1. APRON STRINGS
A2. MY BABE
A3. DOWN THE LINE
A4. I GOT A FEELING
A5. JET BLACK [The Drifters]
A6. BABY I DON’T CARE
A7. DONNA
A8. MOVE IT
A9. DYNAMITE 

B1. READY TEDDY
B2. TOO MUCH
B3. DON’T BUG ME BABY
B4. DRIFTIN’ [The Drifters]
B5. THAT’LL BE THE DAY
B6. BE-BOP-A-LULA [The Drifters]
B7. DANNY
B8. WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON
B9. POINTED TOE SHOES 

Release Date: 21 June 2019