Chuck Berry – Berry Is On Top

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Label:	MCA Records – CH-9256
Series:	The Original Chess Masters
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Mono , Pinckneyville Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Rock & Roll

Tracklist

A1	Almost Grown Guitar [2nd] – Bo Diddley	2:18
A2	Carol Bass – George Smith (9) Drums – Eddie Hardy* Percussion – Unknown*	2:44
A3	Maybellene Drums – Jasper Thomas Maracas – Jerome Green	2:18
A4	Sweet Little Rock & Roller	2:18
A5	Anthony Boy Guitar [2nd] – Bo Diddley	1:50
A6	Johnny B. Goode Piano – Lafayette Leake	2:38
B1	Little Queenie Guitar [2nd] – Bo Diddley	2:40
B2	Jo Jo Gun Guitar [2nd] – Bo Diddley	2:44
B3	Roll Over Beethoven	2:20
B4	Around And Around Piano, Bass, Drums – Unknown*	2:20
B5	Hey Pedro Bass – George Smith (9) Drums – Eddie Hardy* Percussion – Unknown*	1:54
B6	Blues For Hawaiians Piano, Bass, Drums – Unknown Artist	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

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

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono)	Chess	LP 1435	US	1959
New Submission	Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono)	Quality	LP 1435, V-1641	Canada	1959
New Submission	Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono)	Chess	LP 1435, LP-1435, 1435	US	1959
New Submission	Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono)	Chess	LP 1435	US	1959
New Submission	Berry Is On Top (LP, Album, Mono)	Chess	LP 1435	US	1959