Down in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler had fallen out with Rick Hall at FAME studio after an Aretha Franklin session ended with Aretha storming back to New York. Wexler later... more

The ultimate single-disc collection on the ultimate rockabilly, Carl Perkins! This 31-song CD (with a 48-page book) includes his Sun, early and late Columbia, Decca (rare!) and Mercury recordings.... more

Rockabilly rave-ups, amped-up adrenaline rushes…80 minutes of only the most red-hot rock of Chuck Berry! As you hear these 32 classics, you'll hear many of the most copped guitar licks and borrowed... more

Pianos around the world protested the pounding that this one took at the hands of Jerry Lee in this legendary 1964 concert. Includes Great Balls of Fire; Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On; Mean Woman... more

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold sleeve. Live And Well was produced by then 26-year-old Bill Szymczyk who later became one of rock music's most successful and prolific producers. The album... more

-Bear Family Records® is the first label to compile Jimmy Reed's rockin', up-tempo sides on one CD album!-This CD includes all his big hits like Big Boss Man, Bright Lights Big City, I Ain't Got You,... more

"Ooby Dooby" is a song we recall as the first pop hit of a major pop star. Charting in '56, that tune arrived four years before Orbison's '60s pop hit streak began. It is to that '50s era that this... more

The Bear Family Rocks series turns to the most famous piano pounder in rock 'n' roll with 80 minutes of Jerry Lee on one CD! This is the first collection with his Sun and Mercury classics plus... more

This import is the definitive statement that Bill was the first rock 'n' roller. Here's 1951's Rocket ‘88'; 1953's Crazy Man Crazy (the first rock 'n' roll hit); his Decca smashes Rock Around the... more

-Bear Family Records® releases an LP/CD combination in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the passing of the great Gene Vincent, 'The Cat Man'! -In his time, he influenced the international,... more

These doo-woppin', rock 'n' rollin' legends mostly scored with up-tempo delights mixing raucous humor and rollicking rhythms. Here are 31 such Atco classics from '57 to '62; a 36-page booklet joins... more

2022 collecting containing 28 original Bo Diddley Checker recordings from Chicago. One of the most important discs in Bear Family Records' Rocks series. Including 3 Top 5 R&B hits: 'Bo Diddley' from... more

How about a look behind the scenes of some of the most iconic songs of the golden age of rock 'n' roll? Here are 34 working versions and musical sketches recorded during the Everly Brothers'... more

Some sets come along and make all previous ones revolving around the same artist obsolete. This huge box does just that for rock 'n' roll's original 88-key wild man, in glorious Bear Family fashion.... more

Bear Family has always wanted to put out a Chuck Berry comp. Now, after all the others have tried, Bear Family—arguably the ultimate archival reissue label—emerges with the ultimate Chuck Berry... more

It was Jerry's mission to obey his demons, and these 32 cuts (from his Sun era to the early '70s) all stay true to his randy, rebellious ways. You get hits, rarities and some "killer" studio chatter:... more

All of his Sun recordings (including some 30 unissued tracks) taken from the original tapes for the first time, plus the fruits of his first year at Columbia ("I Still Miss Someone," etc.) newly... more

These 28 sides (on one CD) get you every single track (including alternates) that Roy recorded for Sun! His first hit, "Ooby Dooby," joins "Go! Go! Go!," "Rock House," "Devil Doll," "Domino," "Mean... more

These weren't just formative years for Little Richard—these RCA and Peacock recordings gave the world a glimpse of rock 'n' roll in its embryonic stages. It's jump blues with an exciting new twist as... more

Dion - On The Dancefloor With Dion DiMucci / Bear Family Records® welcomes Dion DiMucci - one of the most successful artists of his generation - to our 'Dancefloor' series. -He was the lead singer in... more

Fats was one of THE definitive rock 'n' rollers, but he could lay down a bluesy ballad like nobody's business. Here are 32 prime examples from 1952–61 plus a 36-page booklet (in lavish Bear Family... more

In March 1966, Atlantic Records released Percy Sledge's best-known song, the million-selling When A Man Loves A Woman, an epochal Southern soul hymn Sledge achieved his strongest success when... more

What the press says: The album has now been lovingly remastered by Bear Family with comprehensive notes from Colin Escott and a second CD, featuring 16 vintage recordings from the early days of... more

"Splish Splash" wasn't just a flirtation with rock 'n' roll—Bobby started out cutting sides in the vein of Elvis, Fats and Little Richard, and these are 36 tracks from his earliest days! The... more

This 8-CD/1-DVD box includes their complete recordings for Warner Brothers and RCA from 1966 to 1972, right up to the time of ther first split. Along with singles, outtakes and rarities including 50... more