Chuck Berry – Berry Is On Top
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MCA Records – CH-9256 |
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Series: |
The Original Chess Masters |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Rock & Roll |
Tracklist
A1 | Almost Grown | 2:18 | |
A2 | Carol | 2:44 | |
A3 | Maybellene | 2:18 | |
A4 | Sweet Little Rock & Roller | 2:18 | |
A5 | Anthony Boy | 1:50 | |
A6 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:38 | |
B1 | Little Queenie | 2:40 | |
B2 | Jo Jo Gun | 2:44 | |
B3 | Roll Over Beethoven | 2:20 | |
B4 | Around And Around | 2:20 | |
B5 | Hey Pedro | 1:54 | |
B6 | Blues For Hawaiians | 3:22 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Sugar Hill Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – MCA Distributing Corporation
- Distributed By – MCA Distributing Corporation
- Lacquer Cut At – Artisan Sound Recorders
- Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
- Published By – Arc Music Corp.
- Published By – Isalee Music Co.
Credits
- Art Direction [Repackage] – Vartan (4)
- Bass – Willie Dixon (tracks: A1, A3 to B3)
- Design [Repackage] – DZN, The Design Group
- Drums – Fred Below (tracks: A1, A4 to B3)
- Guitar – Chuck Berry
- Liner Notes – Don Kamerer
- Liner Notes [Original Album] – John Sippel
- Photography By – Don Bronstein
- Piano – Johnny Johnson* (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B3, B5)
- Research, Coordinator – Bob Schneiders
- Vocals – Chuck Berry (tracks: A1 to B5)
- Written-By – Chuck Berry
Notes
Label variant to MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville, pressing denoted by "◈-P-◈" stamped in runouts.
Part of the "Original Chess Masters" reissue series in 1987. The release includes the original liner notes, along with an additional introduction by Don Kamerer. Each track is accompanied by the master number with additional recording information.
The musicians on several of the songs are not known and are listed in the credits as "unknown." Bo Diddley's credits are noted as "probably" in the credits. It is also noted that Chuck Berry plays both guitar parts on track B6, the second guitar overdubbed.
©1959, 1987 MCA Records, Inc. ℗1987 MCA Records, Inc.
MCA-Chess Records on spine.
Title on spine, front cover: Chuck Berry Is On Top
Track publishers:
A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4, B6: Arc Music Corp.-BMI
A3, B3, B5: Isalee Music Co.-BMI
Part of the "Original Chess Masters" reissue series in 1987. The release includes the original liner notes, along with an additional introduction by Don Kamerer. Each track is accompanied by the master number with additional recording information.
The musicians on several of the songs are not known and are listed in the credits as "unknown." Bo Diddley's credits are noted as "probably" in the credits. It is also noted that Chuck Berry plays both guitar parts on track B6, the second guitar overdubbed.
©1959, 1987 MCA Records, Inc. ℗1987 MCA Records, Inc.
MCA-Chess Records on spine.
Title on spine, front cover: Chuck Berry Is On Top
Track publishers:
A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4, B6: Arc Music Corp.-BMI
A3, B3, B5: Isalee Music Co.-BMI
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 076732925614
- Barcode (Text): 0 7673-29256-1 4
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MCA6565
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MCA6566
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): MCA 6565-ASR2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): MCA 6566-ASR2
Other Versions (5 of 47)
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Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono) | Chess | LP 1435 | US | 1959 | ||
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Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono) | Quality | LP 1435, V-1641 | Canada | 1959 | ||
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Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono) | Chess | LP 1435, LP-1435, 1435 | US | 1959 | ||
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Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono) | Chess | LP 1435 | US | 1959 | ||
New Submission
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Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono) | Chess | LP 1435 | US | 1959 |
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