On a great value Double CD, Raven presents five Original Classic Al-bums by legendary rock ‘n’ roll and country performer JERRY LEE LEWIS: The Return of Rock (1965), Memphis Beat (1966), Soul My Way (1967), I'm On Fire (1969) and Together (with Linda Gail Lewis, 1969). ‘The Killer’ was one of the original architects of 1950s rock ‘n’ roll, the first great piano-thumping egomaniac wild man of rock – ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin' On', ‘Great Balls of Fire’, ‘High School Confidential’… Originally on Sam Phillips' Sun label, Jerry Lee was still at the top of his game as a prolific recording artist for the Smash label throughout the 1960s. Always wildly eclectic he continued to cut one rambunctious and fiery rock ‘n’ roll and country side after another.
These five albums are primed fit to explode, full of confident, energetic and first-rate material – ‘Memphis Beat’, ‘Turn on Your Love Light’, ‘Don't Let Me Cross Over’ – and listening to them puts it all into perspective, leading into his country heyday which was profiled on Raven's previous Jerry Lee collections Another Place Another Time/She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye (2-for-1) (RVCD-155) and Southern Roots/Boogie Woogie Country Man (2-for-1) (RVCD-173).
Jerry Lee's career took off again in the 1980s and this most enigmatic of performers has continued to entertain ever since. With 58 tracks, 140 minutes of superb quality audio, 16-page colour booklet and detailed liner notes this is an essential collection for the Jerry Lee Lewis enthusiast.