The Specialty Sessions

Compilation by Little Richard

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Baby
    4:21
  2. 2.
    All Night Long
    2:48
  3. 3.
    She's My Star
    2:39
  4. 4.
    Lonesome and Blue (take 3)
    2:06
  5. 5.
    Lonesome and Blue (take 4 - false start, take 7)
    2:45
  6. 6.
    Lonesome and Blue (master - probably take 5)
    2:19
  7. 7.
    Wonderin' (take 9)
    2:48
  8. 8.
    Wonderin' (master - take 8)
    2:51
  9. 9.
    All Night Long (take 10)
    2:18
  10. 10.
    All Night Long (master - takes 6 & 7 intercut)
    2:15
  11. 11.
    Kansas City (master issued on SLP 2136 in 1971)
    2:18
  12. 12.
    Kansas City (take 1)
    2:10
  13. 13.
    Maybe I'm Right (take 1)
    3:31
  14. 14.
    Maybe I'm Right (master - take 4)
    2:14
  15. 15.
    Directly From My Heart (take 1)
    2:23
  16. 16.
    Directly From My Heart (master - probably take 4)
    2:22
  17. 17.
    Baby (master)
    2:07
  18. 18.
    I'm Just a Lonely Guy (All Alone) (take 1 - false start, take 2)
    2:56
  19. 19.
    I'm Just a Lonely Guy (All Alone) (master)
    2:37
  20. 20.
    Tutti Frutti (take 2)
    2:27
  21. 21.
    Tutti Frutti (master - probably take 1)
    2:23

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Slippin' and Slidin' (take 1 with drums)
    1:58
  2. 3.
    Slippin' and Slidin' (take 2 with brushes)
    1:52
  3. 4.
    Slippin' and Slidin' (take 3 with bongo)
    1:51
  4. 5.
    Miss Ann (vocal/piano only)
    1:48
  5. 6.
    She's My Star (a capella)
    2:39
  6. 7.
    Chicken Little Baby (master without overdubs - vocal/piano only)
    1:44
  7. 8.
    Miss Ann (take 1)
    2:39
  8. 9.
    Miss Ann (take 8)
    2:19
  9. 10.
    Baby (take 1)
    2:25
  10. 11.
    True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (incomplete take)
    1:10
  11. 12.
    True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (master)
    2:43
  12. 13.
    Kansas City (Hey Hey Hey) (false starts 5, 6 & 7)
    0:46
  13. 14.
    Kansas City (Hey Hey Hey) (take 8)
    2:33
  14. 15.
    Kansas City (Hey Hey Hey) (master - probably take 4)
    2:40
  15. 16.
    Wonderin' (take 1)
    2:59
  16. 17.
    Wonderin' (master - take 3)
    3:08
  17. 18.
    Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (take 1)
    2:03
  18. 19.
    Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (take 5)
    2:14
  19. 20.
    Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (take 6)
    2:10
  20. 21.
    Miss Ann (take 3)
    2:53

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Slippin' and Slidin' (master - probably take 7)
    2:44
  2. 4.
    Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (master - probably take 7)
    2:10
  3. 5.
    Miss Ann (master)
    2:18
  4. 6.
    Heeby-Jeebies Love (take 1)
    2:11
  5. 7.
    Heeby-Jeebies Love (take 2)
    1:55
  6. 8.
    Heeby-Jeebies Love (take 3)
    2:16
  7. 9.
    The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (take 4)
    2:25
  8. 10.
    The Most I Can Offer (Just My Heart) (master - take 3)
    2:26
  9. 11.
    Oh Why? (take 4)
    2:08
  10. 12.
    Oh Why? (take 9)
    2:17
  11. 13.
    Oh Why? (master - probably take 7)
    2:09
  12. 14.
    I Got It (take 1)
    2:06
  13. 15.
    I Got It (take 9)
    2:28
  14. 16.
    I Got It (master - probably take 7)
    2:21
  15. 17.
    Ready Teddy (take 3)
    1:53
  16. 18.
    Ready Teddy (take 4)
    1:45
  17. 19.
    Ready Teddy (take 10)
    2:09
  18. 20.
    Ready Teddy (master - probably take 6)
    2:10
  19. 21.
    Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham) (take 3)
    2:10
  20. 22.
    Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham) (take 5 - false start, take 6)
    2:17
  21. 23.
    Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham) (take 8)
    2:06
  22. 24.
    Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham) (master - probably take 4)
    2:07
  23. 25.
    Rip It Up (take 3 - rehearsal)
    2:23
  24. 26.
    Rip It Up (take 13)
    2:12
  25. 27.
    Rip It Up (take 14)
    2:34
  26. 28.
    Rip It Up (master)
    2:21

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Heeby-Jeebies (take 5 - slow version)
    2:12
  2. 5.
    Heeby-Jeebies (takes 6, 7 & 8)
    2:06
  3. 6.
    Heeby-Jeebies (take 9)
    1:50
  4. 7.
    Good Golly, Miss Molly (fast version)
    0:57
  5. 8.
    Good Golly, Miss Molly (fast version)
    2:11
  6. 9.
    Lucille (false start)
    1:31
  7. 10.
    Lucille (master)
    2:27
  8. 11.
    Heeby-Jeebies (take 5)
    2:11
  9. 12.
    Heeby-Jeebies (master)
    2:12
  10. 13.
    All Around the World (take 8 composite)
    2:00
  11. 14.
    All Around the World (master - composite)
    2:29
  12. 15.
    Shake a Hand (take 2)
    2:55
  13. 16.
    Shake a Hand (master - take 4)
    3:13
  14. 17.
    Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (take 8)
    2:31
  15. 18.
    Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (master - probably take 9)
    2:29
  16. 19.
    I Got It (take 1)
    2:20
  17. 20.
    I Got It (take 2)
    2:30
  18. 21.
    She's Got It
    2:29
  19. 22.
    She's Got It (master)
    2:27
  20. 23.
    Send Me Some Lovin' (take 1)
    2:53
  21. 24.
    Send Me Some Lovin' (take 9)
    2:35
  22. 25.
    Hound Dog (rehearsal)
    2:02
  23. 26.
    Jenny, Jenny (master - composite)
    2:04
  24. 27.
    Good Golly, Miss Molly (take 7)
    2:20
  25. 28.
    Good Golly, Miss Molly (take 8)
    2:19
  26. 29.
    Good Golly, Miss Molly (master - take 9)
    2:37
  27. 30.
    Good Golly, Miss Molly (take 10)
    2:13

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Baby Face (takes 2 & 3 - false starts)
    0:35
  2. 6.
    Baby Face (take 4)
    2:41
  3. 7.
    Baby Face (master probably take 11)
    2:15
  4. 8.
    The Girl Can't Help It (film version master - take 9)
    2:31
  5. 9.
    The Girl Can't Help It (take 10 - false start, take 11)
    2:36
  6. 10.
    The Girl Can't Help It (single master - take 12)
    2:32
  7. 11.
    Send Me Some Lovin' (master)
    2:20
  8. 12.
    By the Light of the Silvery Moon (master)
    2:08
  9. 13.
    Gene Nobles' "Royal Crown" Hairdressing Ad
    1:06
  10. 14.
    Ooh! My Soul (take 1)
    2:01
  11. 15.
    Ooh! My Soul (take 3)
    2:15
  12. 16.
    Ooh! My Soul (master)
    2:14
  13. 17.
    Keep a Knockin' (take 1)
    1:36
  14. 18.
    Keep a Knockin' (take 2)
    2:29
  15. 19.
    Keep a Knockin' (take 3)
    2:25
  16. 20.
    Keep a Knockin' (take 4)
    2:21
  17. 21.
    Keep a Knockin' (master - composite)
    2:15
  18. 22.
    Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (take 1)
    3:28
  19. 23.
    Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (take 2)
    2:45
  20. 24.
    Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (take 6)
    2:33
  21. 25.
    Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) (master)
    2:21
  22. 26.
    Good Morning Little School Girl (takes 1 & 3)
    3:00
  23. 27.
    Ooh! My Soul
    1:30
  24. 28.
    Ooh! My Soul
    1:15
  25. 29.
    Ooh! My Soul
    1:51
  26. 30.
    Ooh! My Soul
    2:07
  27. 31.
    Early One Morning (Blues) (master)
    2:15
  28. 32.
    She Knows How to Rock (takes 1, 2, 3 & 4 - false starts)
    4:29
  29. 33.
    She Knows How to Rock (take 5 - false start)
    1:31
  30. 34.
    She Knows How to Rock (master)
    2:02
  31. 35.
    Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (rehearsal)
    3:33
  32. 36.
    Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (master)
    1:53

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Bama Lama Bama Loo (take 7)
    2:50
  2. 7.
    Bama Lama Bama Loo (master - take 10)
    2:17
  3. 8.
    Poor Boy Paul (take 2)
    2:37
  4. 9.
    Poor Boy Paul (take 7)
    2:19
  5. 10.
    Poor Boy Paul (master - take 8)
    2:24
  6. 11.
    Annie Is Back (takes 1 & 2)
    3:02
  7. 12.
    Annie Is Back (take 3)
    2:43
  8. 13.
    Miss Ann (take 6)
    3:24
  9. 14.
    Miss Ann (take 7)
    2:52
  10. 15.
    Well Alright ( takes 1 & 2)
    0:59
  11. 16.
    Well Alright (take 3)
    2:55
  12. 17.
    Well Alright (take 4)
    2:30
  13. 18.
    Medley: Ain't That a Shame / I Got a Woman / Tutti Frutti
    3:11

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