Name: Berry Is On Top
Brand: Chuck Berry

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FRM81435

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Colour

Colour details

Red Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

180 Gram Red Audiophile Vinyl/Limited Anniversary Edition/Gatefold Cover

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-02-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

829421814351

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / red

Artist

Chuck Berry

Genre US

Rockabilly & 50s rock n roll

Label US

Friday Music Two

Chuck Berry was truly and American rock 'n' roll icon. He was absolutely one of the first rock music architects in the early 50's that would take rhythm and blues and add a hard driving beat, using his poetic license and his amazing guitar work, forever making Chuck Berry the father of rock 'n' roll!

Entertaining millions of fans across the globe for over 60 years, the East St. Louis native initially captivated kids in the fifties with his first recordings like "Maybellene" and "Roll Over Beethoven." He drove the rockers mad with his famous guitar licks, poetic lyrics and dynamic presence on the stage.

Introduced to Chess Records by fellow blues rocker Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry hit a goldmine immediately with his arsenal of tunes that he presented to Phil and Leonard Chess. A lot of these great songs became top charting singles which culminated in his masterwork album "Berry Is On Top."

Kicking things off with one of his finest smash hits "Almost Grown", Chuck Berry roars through a treasure trove of 11 more champions which made this one of the most important and emulated albums of all time.

The album features classic gems like his monumental hits of all time "Johnny B. Goode" and "Roll Over Beethoven", plus more powerhouses like "Carol" "Maybellene" "Sweet Little Rock &amp; Roller" "Little Queenie" "Around and Around" and "Jo Jo Gunne."

Noted for his stellar guitar work, pretty much introducing the turnaround riff to a whole new generation of guitar players, "Berry Is On Top" was truly a primer for a ton of rock and blues artists for years like Elvis Presley, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Johnny Winter, The Animals and The Yardbirds.

Chuck Berry was more than a rock ’n roll genius. He was a natural poet. He could rhyme. He could compose lyrically two and three minute musical stories about the everyday man and woman, about the struggles of being a teenager, about romance, about cars, about faraway places, about dancing, and most notably about rock ’n' rollin’.

His unconventional approach to music was unlike that of anyone before him. He opened the doors for millions of music fans around the world to enjoy rock and blues, making him one of the first pioneers of the popular recording business that we all enjoy to this day.

Friday Music is no stranger to the music of the legendary Chuck Berry and the Chess Records’ arsenal of fine recordings. That is why we are so very pleased to announce the super limited edition of another his legendary masterpiece "Berry Is On Top - Limited Anniversary Edition."

Mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso (Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry) on striking red audiophile vinyl from the official Chess monophonic tapes, Chuck Berry’s "Berry Is On Top" will truly become one of the more important and historical 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl titles in quite some time.

To celebrate this late great artists' six decades plus in the music business, we further enhance this limited anniversary edition with a stunning gatefold cover featuring the original artwork elements as well as two classic inside gatefold photos of the man who started rock and roll.