The Sun Years

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Album Info

Release Date: 1983-01

Label: Sun

Catalog Number: SUN 102 on box spine, SUN BOX 102 on labels.

Comes in a box; cover opens to the left.
Comes with a 36-page, LP-size booklet with introduction by Sam C. Phillips, sessionography and discography of Lewis' Sun recordings, biography, photos, and other information.
Each LP sleeve has a photo on one side and a detailed, track-by-track analysis for that LP on the other.

Instr.=Instrumental.

The 209 recordings in this set are coded on this box as follows:
- A: 57 tracks (27%) - as mastered and first issued between 1956-1965 by Sam C. Phillips' original Sun Records Co.;
- B: 7 tracks (3.5%) - previously unissued raw tracks of recordings that were issued on original Sun with overdubbed vocal/instrumental accompaniment;
- C: 77 tracks (37%) - first issued after the Sun catalogue was bought by Shelby S. Singleton in 1969. Many of tracks, only previously issued in simulated stereo, are first issued here in original mono;
- D: 60 tracks (28.5%) - previously unissued alternative takes of previously issued titles;
- E: 8 tracks (4%) - previously unissued titles.

A2. Single master (version 1).
A3. Version 1, take 2.
A9. LP master (take 2).
B5. Take 2.
B6. Take 4.
B8. Take 1.
B9. Undubbed.
C3. Version 1.
C4. Version 1.
C5. Version 1.
C8. LP master (version 3, take 4).
C9. Version 1, take 1.
D1. Take 3.
D2. Version 1, take 1.
D4. Version 1, take 2.
D6. Take 1.
D7. Version 1: 3 false starts & take 1.
D8. Single master (take 5).
D9. Single master (version 2).
E1. Take 1.
E2. LP & EP master (version 2, take 3).
E3. Take 1.
E4. Take 2.
E5. Take 2.
E8. False start & take 2.
E9. Single master (take 2).
F1. LP master (version 1).
F4. With false start to "Keep Your Hands Off Of It" & chatter.
F5. Take 1.
F6. Take 2.
G1. Take 2.
G2. Version 1: 3 false starts, chatter & take 2.
G3. Undubbed master (version 2).
G4. Take 9.
G5. EP master (take 11).
G8. Religious discussion & take 4.
H1. Two false starts, chatter & take 12.
H2. Chatter & take 14.
H3. Single master (version 2).
H4. With speech, false start & chatter.
H5. Chatter (2 phrases) & take 1.
H6. Two false starts, chatter & take 2.
H8. Take 5.
I1. False start, chatter & take 2.
I2. Five false starts, chatter & take 4.
I3. Version 1, take 4.
I4. Single master (take 8).
I5. Single master (version 2, take 4).
I6. Version 1, take 2.
I7. Version 1, take 4.
I8. Version 1: 2 false starts, chatter & take 5.
J1. Version 1.
J4. Version 1.
K3. Undubbed LP & EP master.
K4. LP master (version 1).
K6. LP & EP master (take 3 overdubbed).
K7. LP & EP master (take 1 overdubbed).
K8. Version 1, take 3.
K9. Three false starts & take 1.
L1. Take 2.
L2. Take 3.
L3. Version 1: false start, chatter & take 1.
L4. Version 2, take 1.
L6. With false start & chatter.
L7. With false start & chatter.
L8. LP & EP master (version 2, take 4).
L9. Version 2: 3 false starts, 2 chatters & take 3.
M4. Version 1: chatter & take 2.
M5. Version 2 with chatter & chord.
M6. Version 1: 2 false starts & take 2.
M7. Version 1.
M8. Version 2 with chatter.
M9. False start to "Settin' The Woods On Fire", chatter & take 4 of version 1.
N2. LP master (overdub variant 1).
N3. Version 2: chatter & unknown take B (from takes 5, 8, 9 & 10).
N4. LP master (version 2).
N5. Single master (version 2, take 12).
N6. Undubbed single master (version 2, take 8).
N7. Version 1: overdubbed incomplete take 2 broken by chatter.
N8. Single master (version 2, take 8 overdubbed).
N9. Version 2: chatter, chords & take 2.
O1. Chatter & take 4.
O2. Single master (take 5).
O3. Tune, long chatter (1:36) & take 1.
O4. Chatter, chords & take 2.
O5. Version 3: 3 false starts, chatter, chord & take 1.
O6. Chatter, false start & take 4.
O7. Single master (take 6).
P5. Chatter, 4 false starts & take 4.
P6. Long false start (1:09) & take 1.
P7. Single master (take 5).
Q1. Version 1, take 1.
Q2. Version 1: chatter & take 3.
Q3. Version 1: 2 false starts, chatter & take 5.
Q7. Version 2, take 6.
Q8. Take 1.
Q9. Chatter, 3 false starts & take 3.
R2. Single master (version 2, take 5 overdubbed by female vocal chorus).
R4. Mono.
R5. Mono.
R6. Mono.
R7. Part 2 (fast).
R8. Single master (take 2).
R9. Single master (take 2).
S1. Single master (take 9 overdubbed).
S2. Single master (take 9 overdubbed).
S3. Single master (take 9).
S4. Single master (take 6).
S5. Version 2 mono.
S6. LP master (version 1) with slightly extended fade out, stereo.
S7. Stereo.
S8. Slightly extended fade out, stereo.
S9. Take 2 mono.
T1. Single master mono.
T2. Mono.
T3. Mono.
T4. Mono.
T5. Version 2.
T6. Single master (version 2 mono).
T7. Mono.
T8. Version 3 mono.
U1. Take 1.
U2. Version 2 mono.
U3. Version 2 mono.
U4. Mono.
U5. Sun LP-1265 master (version 1 mono).
U6. Sun LP-1000 master (version 1), stereo.
U7. Take 3.
U8. Mono.
U9. Single master mono.
V1. HAS.8323 master (take 4 mono).
V2. Take 2 mono.
V3. Sun CR 300006 master (version 2 mono).
V4. I Know What It Means 2:40
V5. Single master (version 2, take 4 mono).
V6. LP master (version 2, take 1 stereo).
V7. Sun LP-107 master (version 2 stereo).
V8. Take 1 mono.
V9. Sun LP-1003 master (version 1, take 1 mono).
W1. Sun 1119 1st printing & Sun LP-121 master (version 1, take 2 mono).
W2. LP master (version 2) mono.
W3. Mono.
W4. Single master (take 1 mono).
W5. Single master (take 2 mono).
W6. Single master (take 1 mono).
W7. Mono.
W8. Single master (mono).
W9. Single master (mono).
X1. Single master (mono).
X2. NY-6 master (take 1 mono).
X3. CR-300007 master (take 2 mono).
X4. CR-300002 master (take 1).
X5. Single master (mono).
X6. LP master (mono).
X7. Single master (take 1 mono).
X8. Single master (overdubbed mono with intro).
X9. Single master (take 5 overdubbed mono).

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