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On October 30, Yep Roc will release Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock n Roll, a companion to Peter Guralnicks forthcoming biography of the same name, and a personal, idiosyncratic survey of one of the most important bodies of work in recording history.
The 2CD/3LP set features songs hand-selected by Guralnick, who also wrote an exclusive track-by-track essay for the release. Mostly spanning the years 1950 1961, the set shines a light on Phillips unique approach to recording, his cosmic genius, and revolutionary role in the evolution of blues, country, r&b, gospel and the birth of rock n roll.
Featuring big hits, near misses, and never-even-close tracks by Elvis Presley, Howlin Wolf, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and scores of other singular artists, Sam Phillips delivers, in his own words, individualism in the extreme.
Sun Records and Sam Phillips himself created the most crucial, uplifting and powerful records ever made. Bob Dylan
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