Charlie Rich - Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave (1986) {Zu-Zazz} 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip plus Redbook CD Version

is an album of early tracks by Charlie Rich which are demos and remixes without strings and choruses. Throughout his career, Charlie Rich willfully bended genres, fusing country, jazz, blues, gospel, rockabilly, and soul. These early tracks are presented in raw form. "Hearing some of these cuts without the strings and choruses is like hearing them for the first time. It's a revelation." - Martin Hawkins "Man, No Headstone On My Grave. What a great blues song. Hell, even I could sing that song and make it a hit." - Sam Phillips

LP track listing

Side One

1. "Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave" (Charlie Rich) - 4:16
2. "Goodbye Mary Ann" (Charlie Rich, Gene Simmons) - 4:04
3. "Long Way From Tennessee " (Charlie Rich) - 2:52
4. "Stop Faking Your Love" (Charlie Rich) - 2:49
5. "Goodbye Mary Ann" (Charlie Rich, Gene Simmons) - 3:43

Side Two

6. "Lonely Weekends" (Charlie Rich) - 2:10
7. "It's Too Late" (Chuck Willis) - 2:42
8. "Juanita" (Chuck Willis) - 2:55
9. "Finally Found Out" (Charlie Rich) - 2:23
10. "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" (Charlie Rich) - 2:27
11. "My Heart Cries For You" (Sigman Faith) - 2:46
12. "There's Another Place I Can't Go" (Charlie Rich) - 2:55
13. "C.C. Rider" (Traditional) - 2:32

Side A: Complete session with false starts and studio chatter.
Side B: Remixed versions of some classic Phillips International cuts with the choruses and strings removed.


Released: 1986
Recorded: 1959-1962
Genre: Country, Blues
Length: 38:32
Label: Zu-Zazz
Producer: Colin Escott

Personnel

* Charlie Rich - vocals, piano
* Martin Willis - saxophone
* Roland Janes - guitar
* Billy Riley - bass
* Jimmy Van Eaton - drums
* Scotty Moore - guitar
* Kelso Herston - guitar
* Hank Garland - guitar
* Bob Moore - bass
* Buddy Harman - drums
* William Ackerman - organ
* Lightnin' Chance - bass
* James Wilkerson - drums