Moons Rock

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32 original 1958 Coral/Decca/Kapp/Hallway recordings with 20 page booklet. After finally getting free from King Records, Moon went on to record for Decca and Coral Records during the heart of the rock 'n' roll era, and that's the part of Moon's story we're telling here. He re-cut some of his big hits, like Pipeliner Blues, Sweeter Than The Flowers and I'll Sail My Ship Alone. He also cut a lot of great new songs, including Jennie Lee, Sweet Rockin' Music, Early Morning Blues, Colinda, and Cush-Cush, Ky Yay.

Title Tracks for Moon's Rock

1. Moon's Rock
2. Jenny Lee
3. Pipeliner Blues
4. Sweet Rockin' Music
5. That's Me
6. Cush Cush Ky-Yay
7. The Writin' On The Wall
8. The Wedding Of The Bugs
9. Nobody Knows But My Pillow
10. My Love
11. I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In
12. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
13. I'll Sail My Ship Alone
14. I Was Sorta Wonderin'
15. Every Which-A-Way
16. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
17. Sweeter Than The Flowers
18. The Leaves Mustn't Fall
19. Anything That's Part Of You
20. Early Morning Blues
21. My Baby's Gone
22. Colinda
23. Make Friends
24. The Cajun Coffee Song
25. Quarter Mile Rows
26. Just To Be With You
27. I'll Pour The Wine
28. Fools Like Me
29. Big Big City
30. Mr. Tears
31. She Once Lived Here
32. This Glass I Hold

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Country and Hillbilly blues' most versatile artist., June 14, 2000

Patrick Wall (Waterford, Wateford Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon's Rock (Audio CD)

By the time Moon Mullican started recording for Coral/Decca in 1958,the music he helped to develop - rock 'n' roll - had divorced from its maker,the blues.Moon's music on this CD sometimes have his producers trying for a Pat Boone/Buddy Holly type sound but somehow it never comes off (even on tracks like "Wedding of the bugs" or "Cush cush Cay yay") as Moon was not at all interested in or suited to pop music.He was a bluesman.Moon's producers' attempts to make him a Bill Haley continued with tracks like "Moon's rock", which Moon delivers in a manner that demonstrates his superiority to Haley.However,the true gems in this collection are country/honky tonk ballads like "Mr Tears","Just to be with you" or "I'll pour the wine",jazzy songs like "Waiting for ships that never come in" or "I don't know why" and especially the blues (Moon's forte) "Early morning blues" and "My baby's...Read more