Compilation producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Andrew Sandoval.
Recorded between 1957 & 1962. Includes liner notes by Andrew Sandoval.
Digitally remastered by Dan Hersch (Digiprep, Hollywood, California).
A superb set from the classiest of the '50s rock acts, a duo whose bluegrass-derived harmonies and inventive guitar tunings had a profound influence on scores of rockers and folkies in their wake (the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Byrds, Bob Dylan, the Eagles, and that's just scratching the surface). All the Everly Brothers' early hits are here, from R&B-tinged rockabilly (a cover of Ray Charles' "This Little Girl of Mine") to tremolo-guitar-drenched ballads ("All I Have to Do Is Dream") to wry '50s teen-angst sagas ("Wake Up Little Suzy").
Even better, these are fleshed out with astonishingly varied tracks from the duo's four '50s albums, which find them in traditional folk and country modes ("Barbara Allen", "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine"), along with fascinating, previously unreleased bonus tracks including several of Phil Everly's solo demos. An absolute must for fans.