Album

The Chess Box

Chuck Berry

1988 · Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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The Chess Box by Chuck Berry

The Chess Box is a Rock album by Chuck Berry, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

About

Spanning nearly two decades, this is a triple-decker chronological document of Chuck Berry’s career-making run on Chess Records. All his world-changing early rock hits are here, as are fascinating outliers like the funk-licked 1973 instrumental “Woodpecker” and the six-minute spoken-word odyssey “My Dream.” Even as he was finishing up at the iconic Chicago label, Berry was still improving on what had worked so well for him from the very start; 1970’s hustling, harmonica-swept story-song “Tulane” brings it all full circle.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Maybellene2:21
  2. 2Wee Wee Hours3:04
  3. 3Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)2:24
  4. 4You Can't Catch Me2:43
  5. 5No Money Down2:58
  6. 6Downbound Train2:49
  7. 7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18
  8. 8Drifting Heart2:49
  9. 9Roll Over Beethoven2:24
  10. 10Too Much Monkey Business2:56
  11. 11Havana Moon3:08
  12. 12School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)2:41
  13. 13Rock and Roll Music (1958 Single Version)2:32
  14. 14Oh Baby Doll (1957 Single Version)2:38
  15. 15I've Changed3:06
  16. 16Reelin' and Rockin'3:17
  17. 17Rockin' at the Philharmonic (EP Version)3:23
  18. 18Sweet Little Sixteen3:11
  19. 19Johnny B. Goode2:39
  20. 20Time Was1:57
  21. 21Around and Around2:40
  22. 22Beautiful Delilah2:15
  23. 23House of Blue Lights2:27
  24. 24Carol2:48
  25. 2.1Memphis, Tennessee2:13
  26. 2.2Anthony Boy1:54
  27. 2.3Jo Jo Gunne2:45
  28. 2.4Sweet Little Rock and Roller2:22
  29. 2.5Merry Christmas Baby3:13
  30. 2.6Run Rudolph Run2:44
  31. 2.7Little Queenie2:42
  32. 2.8Almost Grown2:21
  33. 2.9Back In the U.S.A.2:28
  34. 2.10Betty Jean2:31
  35. 2.11Childhood Sweetheart2:44
  36. 2.12Let It Rock1:47
  37. 2.13Too Pooped to Pop2:35
  38. 2.14Bye Bye Johnny2:06
  39. 2.15Jaguar and Thunderbird1:51
  40. 2.16Down the Road a Piece2:15
  41. 2.17Confessin' the Blues2:09
  42. 2.18Thirteen Question Method2:14
  43. 2.19Crying Steel2:33
  44. 2.20I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So2:51
  45. 2.21I'm Talking About You1:50
  46. 2.22Come On1:49
  47. 2.23Nadine2:35
  48. 2.24Crazy Arms2:13
  49. 2.25You Never Can Tell (1964 Single Version)2:43
  50. 2.26The Things I Used to Do2:42
  51. 2.27Promised Land2:24
  52. 3.1No Particular Place to Go2:43
  53. 3.2Liverpool Drive2:55
  54. 3.3You Two2:10
  55. 3.4Chuck's Beat10:36
  56. 3.5Little Marie2:36
  57. 3.6Dear Dad1:50
  58. 3.7Sad Day, Long Night2:43
  59. 3.8It's My Own Business2:10
  60. 3.9It Wasn't Me2:33
  61. 3.10Ramona Say Yes2:42
  62. 3.11Viva Rock and Roll2:01
  63. 3.12Tulane2:38
  64. 3.13Have Mercy Judge2:39
  65. 3.14My Dream5:57
  66. 3.15Reelin' and Rockin' (Live at Lanchester Arts Festival, 1972)7:06
  67. 3.16My Ding-a-Ling (Live at Lanchester Arts Festival, 1972)4:22
  68. 3.17Johnny B. Goode (Live at Lanchester Arts Festival, 1972)3:14
  69. 3.18A Deuce2:33
  70. 3.19Woodpecker3:33
  71. 3.20Bio4:25

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Rock & Roll
  • raw
  • euphoric
  • groovy

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Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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