Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: BCD16512
- Format: CD
- UPC: 4000127165121
- Street Date: 01/02/07
- PreBook Date: 01/01/01
- Label: Bear Family Records »
- Genre: Pop/Rock
- Run Time: 412 mins
- Number of Discs: 6
- Year of Production: 2007
- Box Lot: 25
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
Product Assets
Ricky Nelson - For You-decca 1963-1969
6-CD box (LP-size) with 140-page hardcover book, 171 tracks. Playing time 412:09 mns.
- List Price: $224.99
- Your Price: $168.74
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The follow-up to Bear Family's 6-CD box 'Ricky Nelson-The American Dream. 'Every Decca recording from 1963-1969, including every hit, every single, every LP!Includes worldwide hits like String Along, Fools Rush In, For You, The Very Thought Of You, and Ricky Nelson's best-selling Bob Dylan interpretation She Belongs To Me. 140-page hardcover book written by award-winning journalist Todd Everett. Full discography, and many unpublished photos including some from Ricky Nelson's uncle!Fabulous musicianship from James Burton, Glen Campbell, Al Casey, Clarence White of the Byrds, and Randy Meisner of the Eagles.
'The American Dream' was Bear Family's complete edition of Ricky Nelson's Verve and Imperial recordings from 1957-1962. The story ended when he left Imperial Records at the end of '62. During those five years, he was among the top-selling record stars? up there with Elvis and Pat Boone. We pick up the story in 1963 when he signed an unprecedentedly lucrative contract with Decca Records. It was the most challenging period of Rick's career. The family sitcom, 'The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriett,' was winding down and Ricky Nelson had to carve out his own future as a musician.
After a few hits reviving standards like For You and Fools Rush In, Ricky Nelson completely reinvented his music? and along the way he made the first and some say the greatest country rock records. His two LPs, 'Country Fever' and 'Bright Lights And Country Music,' were groundbreaking in their day (1966) and set the stage for Californian country rock, so perhaps it was no surprise that he hired Glen Campbell, Clarence White (soon to join the Byrds) and Randy Meisner (who would go on to form the Eagles). Ricky Nelson was that far ahead of his time. Ricky Nelson also made a hit out of a Bob Dylan song, She Belongs To Me, that Bob Dylan himself said was one of his favorite cover versions...Read more at: https://www.bear-family.de/
Track Listing
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