Carl Perkins

Ich bin immer wieder begeistert von Perkins' Gitarrenstil. Leider findet man nichts, was einem ein paar Tipps gibt, welche Tricks, etc er angewendet hat. Allerdings hab ich hier ne Seite gefunden, die sich ein bisschen mit verschiedenen Gitarrentypen aus seiner Karriere beschäftigt:
<a href='www.the-jime.dk/Rockabilly_Guitar/Carl_P...Guitars_and_Amps.htm' target='_blank'>Perkins Gitarren

Und dazu passend, muss man auch das hier nochmal posten:

www.youtube.com/v/2dq0fqAxCbo

Wenn jemand vielleicht doch noch ein paar Infos hat, dann wäre ich sehr dankbar, wenn man sie hier postet

Einer von Perkins' Elvis-Tribute Songs. Auf der Studioversion (s.u.) spielt Scotty Moore mit, ebenso auf der geilen B-Seite "Big bad blues".

Schöner Fund.

Charles schrieb:

Kennt oder hat jemand diese Doppel-CD und könnte darüber berichten? Sie erschien am 29. Juli 2002 bei Sanctuary/ (ZOMBA)

Japp, geiles Teil

Das hat Größe, dass Carl bei dem Teil mitgemacht hat. Wie kam er eigentlich zu seiner Wolle auf dem Kopf? Perücke?

Perücke? Wie kommst du denn da drauf?

Alsterläufer schrieb:

Das hat Größe, dass Carl bei dem Teil mitgemacht hat. Wie kam er eigentlich zu seiner Wolle auf dem Kopf? Perücke?

Wenn man die Bilder vergleicht, liegt es im Bereich des möglichen.

Carl trug schon seit seinem Unfall '56 ein Haarteil. Das wurde dann immer größer über die Jahre.

Charles, ist es ok, wenn ich eine um ein paar Links gekürzte Rezension zu "Jet propelled" in englisch poste? Die habe ich neulich mal für ein anderes Forum geschrieben.



Ok, here's my review of what certainly is one of the very best "archive"-releases by Carl Perkins. Make sure to check out the sound samples on the above link.
After Carl toured years as part of the Johnny Cash show and along the way wrote the hits "Long legged guitar pickin' man" and "Daddy sang bass" for Johnny, Carl went back on his own touring with his sons Greg and Stan. In 1978 he signed with Jet Records and recorded an album called "Ol' Blue Suede's back" that features his interpretations of classic Rock'n'Roll songs from the 50s (plus one new composition, "Rock on around the world", which would later be rewritten as "Birth of Rock'n'Roll"), matching the nostalgia craze at that time. Jet Records put a lot of promotion behind the album and it turned out to be Carl's best (and only) charting album in the UK. A follow up album with original material was not released in it's original form.

Producer was Felton Jarvis who of course was Elvis Presley's personal producer until the King's death the year before. Musicians included David Briggs and Mike Leech, while Carl's guitar was of course everywhere to be found. To get an idea of the sound, just imagine something like Elvis' Jungle Room recordings but without the orchestra overdubs and more rocking and in your face. Don't let the oldie-concept shadow your opinion, these are real performances of those songs not just covers. Some work better ("That's allright", "Rock around the clock") some not ("Whole lotta shakin' goin' on") but it's a fun listen through and through.



A lot of promotion was done for the album and Carl did a lot of appearances in the UK. One was on BBC Radio. The second disc of this set features a detailed 45 mins.-interview with Charlie Gillett, followed by an on-fire-performance by Carl with a band that featured Dave Edmunds. These couple of recordings are some of the best stuff of Perkins you will find, and that is saying a lot. If you know the '86 TV special, again featuring Edmunds but also Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Rosanne Cash, this one is even better. The highlight is "That's allright" which rips the whole place apart. As Carl noted at the end "That's Rock'n'Roll, right there".

Now, as mentioned, there was a second album recorded with the same musicians and Jarvis as producer. That probably led to the song "Let me on" being included which was supposed by Elvis to record in his planned early '77 Nashville sessions which didn't happen to take place. The song sounds like a bona fide hit of the times. It was later recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in a imo nice but subpar version.
A single was released of the song "Miss Misunderstood", written by David Bellamy and Carl played it in his live shows in the coming years.



Other songs included "Why you been gone so long?" by Mickey Newbury and "Mustang wine" by Steve Earle as well as one of my favorite Perkins compositions, "The hurt put on by you" which he released later in a different version which you can hear if you click on this link*. Carl's Elvis-tribute "The whole world misses you" was also featured as it was a favorite among his audiences around that time.


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The album was never released in it's intended form but the songs were scattered on different releases. This release now collects all on two CDs and what a great release it is. The liner notes are very detailled and give you more info than I did with my review.

Make no mistake, Carl was back and rocking! Please give it a thought if you might wanna get this. It's not a hidden masterpiece, but a very good and solid effort in Perkins style- The BBC session on the other hand is a masterpiece.

Hier eine zeitgenössische Darbietung von "The whole world misses you":

Der Text treibt einem die Tränen in die Augen

Das dürfte super werden:


Carl Perkins: Live In Paris (2-LP+Flexi Disc, Limited Edition)
(Culture Factory) 20 Tracks, Double Blue Vinyl plus Flexi with Unreleased Track, Limited Edition (1.000)

Carl Perkins' last European concert in one of Paris' legendary venues, the Elysée Montmartre.

The concert was recorded on 30.03.1996 and will be released twenty-four years later to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the song 'Blue Suede Shoes'.

• Double Blue Vinyl LP's
• Flexi Blue Vinyl With Never Released Bonus Track
• Die-Cut Gatefold Jacket With Printed Inner Sleeves
• 12 Page Booklet







www.bear-family.com/perkins-carl-live-in...limited-edition.html

Wohooo!!!


Another great Sun artist doing special live sessions for British radio in 1964, backed by The Dominoes. From  Top Gear 16th June and Saturday Club 9th May, 1964.


Fantastic singing and guitar playing from a giant of rockabilly in his prime. Songs include:


The Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo
Matchbox
Mean Woman Blues
Help Me Find My Baby
Brian Mathew interviews Carl
I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You