Jerry Lee Lewis Music:

Complete London Sessions, Vol. 1 Reviews:
THE KILLER
2008-02-10 - I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A COPY OF THIS RECORDING FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS. I HAD IT ON A DOUBLE RECORD VINYL LP BACK IN THE MID 70'S , WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, AND SOMEHOW IT GOT LOST. THE KILLER ROCKS! JUST LIKE JERRY'S CURRENT RELEASE, LAST MAN STANDING, THIS ALBUM RECORDED IN ENGLAND IN THE 1970'S, FEATURES JERRY LEE WITH SOME GREAT BACKUP AND PLAYING BY OTHER GREAT MUSICIANS. THIS RECORDING FEATURES SOME OF ENGLAND'S BEST ROCKERS FROM THAT ERA; THE WHO, ERIC CLAPTON, RORY GALLAGER, ALBERT LEE, AND LOTS OF OTHERS. A GREAT CD.

A Jerry Lee Lewis lifetime highlight
2008-02-07 - This recording turned out to be a landmark in Jerry Lee Lewis's record production. It features a host of top names including Alvin Lee, Albert Lee, Rory Gallagher, Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Chas Hodges and many more.
The sound is also unique. A very tight, tough, compact yet full, distinct and complete sound. Slick in a very positive sense.
The tracks includes many titles unique for this recording.
The extended version of the original London Sessions double LP, named "Complete", was anticipated for many years. Bear Family records in Germany which has issued some massive top quality collections of Jerry Lee Lewis material had mentioned they were trying to gather all existing material from the London Sessions for a wall-to-wall production including session details and what-not. I still have a feeling that Bear Records could have made the ultimate London Sessions ... but maybe this Complete London Session [Limited] is as close as it gets. And that IS very good.

All Killer, No Filler
2008-01-20 - Recorded in London circa 1973, and bolstered by british rock luminaries, Jerry Lee Lewis pounds out classic after classic, making rock chestnuts like Johnny B Goode, all his own. His piano pumping is prominantly placed in the fore front and there is no denying this is a Jerry Lee's projest. He sounds as fresh and focused as his earliest work in the 1950s. This is the first place to go after you own Lewis' golden hits collection. Fantastic!!!

Top quality re-issue
2007-12-14 - No disputing the 5 star ratings already given in respect of the music and JLL's performances here.

What is also worth highlighting is that the production standards of this release are exemplary; the sound is fantastic and the packaging superb - the original 'gimmick' LP sleeve is faithfully reproduced in minature but the added info about the additonal tracks has been melded in seamlessly.

One minor note of caution, though not associated with the release itself...the 'blurb' at the head of this amazon listing - and one of the enthusiastic reviewers - also perpetuates the myth that Eric Clapton was involved in this. EC fans should be aware that he isn't featured.

It just Keeps Getting Better & Better
2007-09-02 - I am fairly new to JLL, and found out about this album by reading an online book about him. This is fantastic music. The energy pouring out of most of these songs is amazing. And I also surprisingly really enjoy the "Goldmine in the Sky" way more than I thought I would. The way his voice cracks in places, you wonder where he's been out hollerin' the previous night, but it sounds good in the songs. "The Rock Medley" is great. "Satisfaction" is great, "Be Bop A Lula" is so good, in fact almost all of the songs are great. I am very glad to have found music that is so good, with JLL still pretty young. I think this is the first time in my life I have become entranced by a musician. I first heard him on "Last Man Standing" and he was already 70, and I still recognized pretty quickly that I wanted some more of that music.