Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of '50s Rock

by Various Artists

Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of '50s Rock cover art

An explosive, four-disc box set meticulously curated to bypass the sanitized teen-idol pop of the 1950s in favor of raw, unhinged rockabilly and rhythm and blues. Highlighting both massive icons and obscure regional acts, the collection perfectly captures the dangerous, rebellious energy that originally defined rock and roll. It is widely considered an absolute masterwork of archival sequencing.

Genres

  • Rockabilly
  • Rock & Roll
  • Rhythm & Blues

Tracklist

  1. C’mon Everybody
  2. B‐I‐Bickey‐Bi, Bo‐Bo‐Bo
  3. Jailhouse Rock
  4. Rock Billy Boogie
  5. Johnny B. Goode
  6. Leroy
  7. Black Slacks
  8. Sunglasses After Dark
  9. Put Your Cat Clothes On
  10. Duck Tail
  11. Woo‐Hoo
  12. Come On, Let’s Go
  13. I’m Ready
  14. Shake, Rattle & Roll
  15. Jump, Jive an’ Wail
  16. Chicken Shack
  17. Finger Poppin’ Time
  18. Rebel‐’Rouser
  19. How Can You Be So Mean to Me
  20. My Boy Elvis
  21. My Baby Left Me
  22. Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On
  23. That Is Rock & Roll
  24. Be‐Bop‐A‐Lula
  25. Shakin’ All Over
  26. Let’s Have a Party
  27. Rave On
  28. Action Packed
  29. Red Hot
  30. Great Balls of Fire
  31. The Girl Can’t Help It
  32. Hey! Bo Diddley
  33. Willie and the Hand Jive
  34. Hand Clappin’
  35. Flip Flop and Fly
  36. Jumps, Giggles, and Shouts
  37. Roll Over Beethoven
  38. The Hippy Hippy Shake
  39. I’m Shakin
  40. Lovin’ Machine
  41. Bony Moronie
  42. Tallahassee Lassie
  43. Claudette
  44. Maybellene
  45. (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
  46. School of Rock n’ Roll
  47. Little Demon
  48. Race With the Devil
  49. Voodoo Voodoo
  50. Rockin’ in the Graveyard
  51. Henrietta
  52. Summertime Blues
  53. Tutti‐Frutti
  54. Raw‐Hide
  55. Who Do You Love?
  56. See You Later, Alligator
  57. Rockin’ Bones
  58. Splish Splash
  59. Bo Diddley
  60. Bye Bye Love
  61. Oh, Boy!
  62. Whole Lotta Loving
  63. Little Bitty Pretty One
  64. Chantilly Lace
  65. Honey, Don’t!
  66. Go! Go! Go!
  67. Forty Days
  68. Rocket "88"
  69. Frenzy
  70. Koko Joe
  71. King Kong
  72. Ubangi Stomp
  73. Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll
  74. Blue Suede Shoes
  75. Rockin This Joint To‐Nite
  76. Honey Hush
  77. Yakety Yak
  78. Crazy Country Hop
  79. Rumble
  80. Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man
  81. Somethin’ Else
  82. Crazy Man, Crazy
  83. The Train Kept A‐Rollin’
  84. Number 9 Train
  85. Mercy
  86. Brand New Cadillac
  87. Slow Down
  88. Sea Cruise
  89. I Feel Good
  90. Stagger Lee
  91. La Bamba
  92. Tequila
  93. Charlie Brown
  94. All Night Long
  95. Breathless
  96. Wake Up Little Susie
  97. My Blue Heaven
  98. Believe What You Say
  99. Fujiyama Mama
  100. Ooby Dooby
  101. Queen of the Hop
  102. Good Golly, Miss Molly
  103. Love Me
  104. Harlem Nocturne