With Be-Bop-A-Lula, recorded on May 4, 1956, the artist - born in Virginia in 1935 - has become an immortal rockabillyidol on both sides of the Atlantic. Gene Vincent belongs to the elite circle of the greatest and most influential musiciansof his era. His appearance in the film 'The Girl Can't Help It' made him known beyond the hard core of rockabilly fans toa wider audience.When, after several successes, his star began to wane in the U.S., he toured Europe several times starting in 1959,delighting audiences in Great Britain in particular. He became a revered idol for the Teddy Boy movement that emergedin the early 1950s in the UK!Gene Vincent died on October 12, 1971 at the young age of 36, apparently as a result of years of alcohol consumptionand drug abuse. Posthumously, he was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.With his death, the music world lost one of the great stars of his era.Half a century has passed since his death, but his fans still worship him like an ambassador from the Olympus of Rock &Roll. Bear Family Records® would like to commemorate a pioneering rockabilly musician with this LP/CD combination.Stefan Kohne and Nico Feuerbach have selected eleven of his best rockers plus the sensitive ballad I Sure Miss You -which was also the foundation for the album title - for the vinyl album. The jam-packed CD contains 22 further highlights,including rare live recordings from the fifties and songs by Blue Caps members Cliff Gallup, Dickie Harrell and JohnnyMeeks, among others. The large-format and illustrated booklet contains extensive liner notes by Marc Mittelacher.

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  • 1. Gene Vincent - Well, I Knocked Bim Bam
  • 2. Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula
  • 3. Gene Vincent - Teenage Partner (Version 1)
  • 4. Gene Vincent - Pretty, Pretty Baby
  • 5. Gene Vincent - Who Slapped John
  • 6. Gene Vincent - Flea Brain
  • 7. Gene Vincent - Bluejean Bop
  • 8. Gene Vincent - B-I-Bickey-Bi Bo Bo Go
  • 9. Gene Vincent - Crazy Legs
  • 10. Gene Vincent - Rollin' Danny
  • 11. Gene Vincent - Dance To the Bop
  • 12. Gene Vincent - I Sure Miss You

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  • 1. Gene Vincent - Well, I Knocked Bim Bam
  • 2. Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula
  • 3. Gene Vincent - Teenage Partner (Version 1)
  • 4. Gene Vincent - Pretty, Pretty Baby
  • 5. Gene Vincent - Who Slapped John
  • 6. Gene Vincent - Flea Brain
  • 7. Gene Vincent - Bluejean Bop
  • 8. Gene Vincent - B-I-Bickey-Bi Bo Bo Go
  • 9. Gene Vincent - Crazy Legs
  • 10. Gene Vincent - Rollin' Danny
  • 11. Gene Vincent - Dance To the Bop
  • 12. Gene Vincent - I Sure Miss You
  • 13. Gene Vincent - Cat Man
  • 14. Gene Vincent - Race With the Devil
  • 15. Gene Vincent - You Better Believe
  • 16. Gene Vincent - Important Words
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  • 18. Gene Vincent - Lotta Lovin'
  • 19. Gene Vincent - Bop Street
  • 20. Gene Vincent - Pink Thunderbird
  • 21. Gene Vincent - Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang
  • 22. Gene Vincent - You Told a Fib
  • 23. Gene Vincent - Blues Stay Away From Me
  • 24. Gene Vincent - Gonna Back Up Baby
  • 25. Gene Vincent - You'll Never Walk Alone
  • 26. Scotty McKay - Midnight Cryin' Time
  • 27. Paul Peek - the Rock-A-Round
  • 28. The Four Dots Ft. Johnny Meeks - Don't Wake Up the Kids
  • 29. Dickie Harrell - Goon Bat
  • 30. Tommy Facenda - Little Baby
  • 31. The Phelps Brothers Ft. Cliff Gallup - Hot Time In Nashville
  • 32. Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula (Alan Freed Show Live)
  • 33. Gene Vincent - Hound Dog (Alan Freed Show - Live)
  • 34. Gene Vincent - For Your Precious Love (Town Hall Party 1958