SACD/DVD: Carl Perkins & Friends

CD+DVD/hybrid SACD: rereleased on the Madfish label.

As many of you will remember, both Carl Perkins and George Harrison made some kind of a comeback with the TV-show “Blue Suede Shoes – A Rockabilly Session”, which was broadcast in the UK on January 1, 1986 by Channel 4. The show was a televised concert, recorded and filmed on 21 October 1985, the first time in nearly ten years that George had performed live in front of an audience. The audience of the day consisted of of specially invited members and dancers from a rockabilly club in London, as well as ticket winners among listeners of Capital radio London. The concert was later released as a video cassette, and years later as a DVD.

In 2006, the TV-concert was also released as a little acknowledged CD from a small company, Snapper Music. Ringo Starr was one ot the other artists performing at the concert, alongside Dave Edmunds, Eric Clapton, Rosanne Cash and rockabilly revivalists Stray Cats.

Unnoticed by us, the concert has again been re-released, this time as a hybrid SACD and accompanying DVD by another small company, Madfish on 14 August, 2015.

Link to Amazon (UK):

For lovers of vinyl, the album was made available as a pair of 10″ discs on July 10, 2015. Here is the back cover of that release:

Double 10″ album – back cover.

On the illegal bootleg market, a DVD exists with rehearsals for the show as well as footage from the cover photo session.

Track lists:

Disc: 1 (CD/Hybrid SACD)

1. Carl Perkins “Boppin’ The Blues” (02:57) – Carl Perkins

2. Carl Perkins “Put Your Cat Clothes” (03:31) – Carl Perkins

3. Ringo Starr “Honey Don’t” (04:06) – Ringo Starr

4. Carl Perkins, Ringo Starr & Eric Clapton “Matchbox” (02:54) – Carl Perkins

5. Carl Perkins & Eric Clapton “Mean Woman Blues” (03:27) – Carl Perkins

6. Carl Perkins “Turn Around” (03:17) – Carl Perkins

7. Carl Perkins & Rosanne Cash “Jackson” (03:04) – Carl Perkins

8. Rosanne Cash “What Kind Of Girl?” (02:04) – Rosanne Cash

9. George Harrison “Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby” (03:26) – George Harrison

10. Carl Perkins, George Harrison & Dave Edmunds “Your True Love” (04:18) – Carl Perkins

11. Carl Perkins “The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise” (02:17) – Carl Perkins

12. Carl Perkins, George Harrison & Eric Clapton “Medley : That’s Alright Mama / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Night Train To Memphis” (05:17) – Carl Perkins

13. Carl Perkins & George Harrison “Glad All Over” (02:36) – Carl Perkins

14. Carl Perkins & Eric Clapton “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (02:30) – Carl Perkins

15. Carl Perkins “Gone Gone Gone” (02:38) – Carl Perkins

16. Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” (03:11) – Carl Perkins

17. George Harrison “Blue Suede Shoes” (Encore) (02:54) – George Harrison

18. Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” ( Encore ) (00:52) – Carl Perkins

Disc: 2 (DVD)

1. Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison & Jerry Lee Lewis – Interviews (01:41)

2. Carl Perkins “Boppin’ The Blues” (02:57)

3. Carl Perkins “Put Your Cat Clothes” (03:31)

4. Ringo Starr “Honey Don’t” (04:06)

5. Carl Perkins, Ringo Starr & Eric Clapton “Matchbox ” (02:54)

6. Carl Perkins & Eric Clapton “Mean Woman Blues” (03:27)

7. Carl Perkins “Turn Around” (03:17)

8. Carl Perkins & Rosanne Cash “Jackson” (03:04)

9. Rosanne Cash “What Kind Of Girl?” (02:04)

10. George Harrison “Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby” (03:26)

11. Carl Perkins, George Harrison & Dave Edmunds “Your True Love” (04:18)

12. Carl Perkins “The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise” (02:17)

13. Carl Perkins, George Harrison & Eric Clapton “Medley : That’s Alright Mama / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Night Train To Memphis” (05:17)

14. Carl Perkins & George Harrison “Glad All Over” (02:36)

15. Carl Perkins & Eric Clapton “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (02:30)

16. Carl Perkins “Gone Gone Gone” (02:38)

17. Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” (03:11)

18. George Harrison “Blue Suede Shoes” (Encore) (02:54)

19. Carl Perkins “Gone Gone Gone” (Encore) (00:52)