Monday, April 20, 2020

Fats Domino - I've Been Around, The Complete Imperial and ABC-Paramount Recordings [2019] (12 x CD's)




FATS DOMINO


Fats Domino - I've Been Around, The Complete Imperial and ABC-Paramount Recordings [2019] (12 x CD's)


A lot of new material has been added including unreleased alt takes, undubbed and unedited masters, and instrumental backing tracks. Also for the first time anywhere we present some of Fats's biggest hits as they were originally recorded, not sped-up for release. The completely revised book contains a wealth of previously unpublished images, track-by-track musical commentary by the producers, as well as updated and extended notes by Fats biographer Rick Coleman. The box also includes an acclaimed video documentary on Fats's life and music.

We could have taken the easy way out. The original 1993 box set was out of stock. We could simply have printed more copies and filled orders. Of course, we didn't. This is Bear Family Records and we don't take shortcuts. We've invested more than 1000 hours in re-writing, recompiling and re-mastering this box. The brilliant engineering by Christian Zwarg will leave you shaking your head in admiration. You won't quite recognize some of your favorite Fats Domino tracks because they've never sounded this good.

We've found a lot of new material - some things that were thought to be lost and other things that nobody knew existed. We have alternate takes that have never before been issued. We've got new unedited and non-overdubbed versions of some familiar Fats songs and newly discovered overdubs of familiar songs. We've got the intact recording of Blueberry Hill without the tape glitch. We've got previously unreleased backing tracks. We've also included some examples of Fats working as a session pianist for other artists (including Joe Turner, Lloyd Price and Smiley Lewis) early in his career. And to show how influential Fats's style was, we've included some examples of other performers imitating Fats during his Golden Era (Amazon)


As a buyer of the previous Fats bear family box, I was hoping for great things with this set. I’m not disappointed the sound quality is so dynamic and lifelike. Fats Domino has never sounded this good. The 10x10 inch box is gorgeous, the CDs are nice and easy to remove too. The book is a beauty. Sad to hear that this box set has already been deleted for contractual reasons with the Fats Domino estate. So, I thank my lucky stars. A wonderful treasure.

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Track lists

CD 1

01. The Fat Man (2:47)
02. Detroit City Blues (2:35)
03. Hide Away Blues (2:33)
04. She's My Baby (2:49)
05. Brand New Baby (2:46)
06. Little Bee (2:35)
07. Boogie Woogie Baby (2:23)
08. Hey! La Bas Boogie (2:33)
09. Korea Blues (2:21)
10. Every Night About This Time (2:13)
11. Careless Love (2:22)
12. Hey! Fat Man (2:41)
13. Tired of Crying (2:21)
14. What's the Matter Baby (2:21)
15. I've Got Eyes for You (2:47)
16. Stay Away (2:20)
17. Don't You Lie to Me (2:22)
18. My Baby's Gone (2:35)
19. Rockin' Chair (2:29)
20. Sometimes I Wonder (2:23)
21. Right from Wrong (2:16)
22. You Know I Miss You (2:19)
23. I'll Be Gone (2:26)
24. No, No Baby (2:21)

CD 2

01. Reeling and Rocking (2:24)
02. Goin' Home (2:18)
03. The Fat Man's Hop (2:30)
04. How Long (2:04)
05. Long Lonesome Journey (2:29)
06. Poor Poor Me (2:16)
07. Trust in Me (2:36)
08. Cheatin' (2:42)
09. Mardi Gras in New Orleans (2:21)
10. I Guess I'll Be On My Way (2:21)
11. Nobody Loves Me (2:21)
12. Dreaming (2:25)
13. Going to the River (2:40)
14. I Love Her (2:15)
15. Second Line Jump (2:44)
16. Goodbye (2:23)
17. Swanee River Hop (2:56)
18. Please Don't Leave Me (2:46)
19. Domino Stomp (2:03)
20. You Said You Love Me (2:45)
21. Fats Domino Blues (2:29)
22. The Girl I Love (2:08)

CD 3

01. Rose Mary (2:22)
02. Ain't It Good (2:42)
03. Don't Leave Me This Way (2:23)
04. Something's Wrong (2:47)
05. Fats' Frenzy (2:36)
06. Goin' Back Home (2:01)
07. You Left Me (2:09)
08. Forty-Four (2:43)
09. Barrel House (2:37)
10. Little School Girl (2:50)
11. If You Need Me (2:11)
12. You Done Me Wrong (2:10)
13. Thinking of You (2:15)
14. Baby Please (2:03)
15. Where Did You Stay (2:07)
16. You Can Pack Your Suitcase (2:26)
17. I Lived My Life (2:16)
18. Little Mama (2:50)
19. I Know (2:46)
20. Love Me (2:03)
21. Don't You Hear Me Calling You (2:16)
22. Don't You Know (2:28)
23. Helping Hand (2:08)

CD 4

01. Ain't It a Shame (2:31)
02. All By Myself (2:24)
03. La-La (2:16)
04. Blue Monday (2:23)
05. Troubles of My Own (2:17)
06. Poor Me (2:24)
07. I Can't Go On (2:11)
08. I'm in Love Again (1:59)
09. Bo Weevil (2:10)
10. Don't Blame It On Me (2:47)
11. So Long (2:15)
12. My Blue Heaven (2:10)
13. When My Dreamboat Comes Home (2:23)
14. What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You (2:07)
15. Blueberry Hill (2:27)
16. Honey Chile (1:52)
17. I'm Walkin' (2:13)
18. What Will I Tell My Heart (2:28)
19. I'm in the Mood for Love (2:45)
20. My Happiness (2:18)
21. The Rooster Song (2:10)
22. As Time Goes By (1:43)
23. It's You I Love (2:05)
24. Valley of Tears (1:55)
25. Wait and See (1:58)
26. The Big Beat (2:01)
27. I Still Love You (1:57)

CD 5


01. What's Wrong (2:15)
02. Help Me (2:36)
03. Oh Ba-A-By (2:19)
04. Howdy Podner (2:16)
05. I Can't Go On This Way (2:00)
06. Ida Jane (2:15)
07. (The Twist) Set Me Free (2:13)
08. Would You (2:09)
09. Don't Deceive Me (1:59)
10. Telling Lies (2:26)
11. Town Talk (2:23)
12. Twistin' the Spots (1:48)
13. True Confession (2:16)
14. Sailor Boy (2:09)
15. It Must Be Love (2:21)
16. Little Mary (2:06)
17. Stack & Billy (2:26)
18. When I See You (2:16)
19. Oh Wee (2:12)
20. My Love for Her (2:47)
21. I Want You to Know (2:04)
22. Yes My Darling (2:05)
23. Don't You Know I Love You (2:13)

CD 6

01. Sick and Tired (2:38)
02. No, No (2:13)
03. Prisoner's Song (2:42)
04. One of These Days (2:16)
05. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (2:40)
06. Young School Girl (2:00)
07. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday (2:06)
08. How Can I Be Happy (2:22)
09. Lazy Woman (1:52)
10. Isle of Capri (2:20)
11. Coquette (2:32)
12. Once in a While (2:33)
13. Sheik of Araby (2:49)
14. Whole Lotta Loving (1:42)
15. I Miss You So (2:21)
16. I'll Always Be in Love with You (2:00)
17. If You Need Me (1:52)
18. Hands Across the Table (2:12)
19. So Glad (2:29)
20. Darktown Strutter's Ball (2:02)
21. Margie (2:29)
22. My Heart Is Bleeding (1:53)
23. I Hear You Knocking (2:02)
24. Lil' Liza Jane (1:55)
25. Every Night (2:56)
26. When the Saints Go Marching In (2:30)
27. Country Boy (2:17)

CD 7

01. I'm Ready (2:08)
02. I Want to Walk You Home (2:23)
03. When I Was Young (1:39)
04. Easter Parade (2:30)
05. I've Been Around (2:12)
06. Be My Guest (2:18)
07. Tell Me That You Love Me (2:04)
08. Before I Grow Too Old (2:36)
09. Walking to New Orleans (2:03)
10. Don't Come Knockin' (1:59)
11. La-La (2:06)
12. Put Your Arms Around Me (2:04)
13. Three Nights a Week (1:47)
14. Shu Rah (1:45)
15. Rising Sun (2:04)
16. My Girl Josephine (2:08)
17. You Always Hurt the One You Love (2:12)
18. Magic Isles (3:00)
19. Natural Born Lover (3:15)
20. Am I Blue (2:08)
21. It's the Talk of the Town (2:31)
22. It Keeps Rainin' (2:47)
23. What a Price (2:31)
24. Ain't That Just Like a Woman (2:41)
25. Fell in Love On Monday (1:59)
26. Trouble in Mind (2:35)
27. Hold Hands (2:08)
28. Bad Luck and Trouble (2:43)
29. I've Been Calling (2:16)

CD 8
01. I Just Cry (2:09)
02. Ain't Gonna Do It (2:07)
03. Won't You Come On Back (2:22)
04. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (2:08)
05. I'm Alone Because I Love You (2:12)
06. Good Hearted Man (2:25)
07. In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town (3:08)
08. Along the Navajo Trail (1:44)
09. One Night (2:51)
10. Trouble Blues (2:44)
11. You Win Again (2:25)
12. Your Cheatin' Heart (2:12)
13. Let the Four Winds Blow (2:20)
14. What a Party (2:01)
15. Rockin' Bicycle (2:10)
16. Did You Ever See a Dream Walking (1:54)
17. Birds and Bees (1:55)
18. Wishing Ring (3:03)
19. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (2:27)
20. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (2:35)
21. South of the Border (2:43)
22. Teen Age Love (2:19)
23. Stop the Clock (2:22)
24. Goin' Home (2:28)
25. My Real Name (2:18)
26. Hum Diddy Doo (2:00)
27. Those Eyes (2:32)
28. I Want to Go Home (2:01)
29. Dance with Mr. Domino (2:09)
30. Nothing New (Same Old Thing) (2:14)

CD 9

01. Ain't It a Shame (Original Key) (2:37)
02. Bo Weevil (Original Key) (2:15)
03. I'm in Love Again (Original Key) (2:04)
04. My Blue Heaven (Original Key) (2:15)
05. When My Dreamboat Comes Home (Original Key) (2:29)
06. Blueberry Hill (Original Key) (2:33)
07. Blue Monday (Original Key) (2:29)
08. I'm Walkin' (Original Key) (2:18)
09. It's You I Love (Original Key) (2:10)
10. Wait and See (Original Key) (2:03)
11. The Big Beat (Original Key) (2:06)
12. Bo Weevil (Unedited) (2:04)
13. You Always Hurt the One You Love (Unedited) (3:50)
14. Natural Born Lover (Unedited) (4:45)
15. I Can't Go On This Way (Undubbed) (2:02)
16. Valley of Tears (Undubbed) (2:10)
17. It's You I Love (Undubbed) (2:12)
18. I'm Ready (Undubbed) (2:07)
19. When I Was Young (Undubbed) (1:57)
20. Don't Come Knockin' (Undubbed) (2:07)
21. Fell in Love On Monday (Undubbed) (1:59)
22. Walkin' to New Orleans (Undubbed) (2:02)
23. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday (Backing Track) (2:06)
24. Young School Girl (Backing Track) (1:59)
25. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (2:31)
26. Oo-Eee Baby (2:46)
27. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop (3:04)
28. Crawdad Hole (2:35)
29. Show Me the Way (2:37)
30. The Rocks (2:17)
31. Good News (2:07)

CD 10

01. Tired of Crying (Alt) (2:24)
02. How Long (Alt) (2:08)
03. Long Lonesome Journey (Alt) (2:26)
04. Poor Poor Me (Alt) (2:31)
05. Rose Marie (2:09)
06. You Left Me (Alt) (2:09)
07. Set Me Free (Don't Know What's Wrong) (Alt) (2:17)
08. Margie (Im 1762) (2:23)
09. Margie (Im 1808) (2:25)
10. The Sheik of Araby (Im 1809) (2:14)
11. Hands Across the Table (Alt) (2:01)
12. I Hear You Knocking (Alt) (1:56)
13. Country Boy (Alt) (2:19)
14. Let the Four Winds Blow (Im 3030) (2:18)
15. Let the Four Winds Blow (Im 3035) (2:27)
16. La-La (Overdub (2:02)
17. Telling Lies (Overdub) (2:24)
18. When I See You (Overdub) (2:12)
19. Every Night About This Time (Overdub) (2:40)
20. Trouble in Mind (Overdub) (2:34)
21. Along the Navajo Trail (Overdub) (1:45)
22. Ain't It a Shame (Overdub) (2:37)
23. My Happiness (2:42)
24. Put Your Arms Around Me (2:39)
25. Lonely Tramp (2:29)
26. Morning Star (2:16)
27. I'm a Fool to Care (2:22)
28. I Hear You Knockin' (2:37)

CD 11


01. I've Got a Right to Cry (2:27)
02. There Goes My Heart Again (2:24)
03. Can't Go On Without You (2:14)
04. Nobody Needs You Like Me (2:25)
05. Bye Baby Bye Bye (2:23)
06. Just a Lonely Man (2:19)
07. When I'm Walking (Let Me Walk) (2:11)
08. Forever, Forever (2:16)
09. Song for Rosemary (2:27)
10. Red Sails in the Sunset (2:37)
11. Tell Me the Truth, Baby (2:15)
12. Land of a Thousand Dances (2:22)
13. I'm Living Right (2:03)
14. Who Cares (For Me) (2:58)
15. Something You Got Baby (2:27)
16. I'm a Fool to Care (2:26)
17. The Land of Make-Believe (2:42)
18. Old Man Trouble (1:53)
19. Mary Oh Mary (2:18)
20. If You Don't Know What Love Is (2:27)
21. Fats' Shuffle (2:23)
22. The Fat Man (2:32)
23. Gotta Get a Job (2:05)
24. Fats On Fire (2:05)

CD 12

01. Love Me (2:50)
02. Packin' Up (2:43)
03. Valley of Tears (2:15)
04. You Know I Miss You (2:30)
05. Lazy Lady (2:43)
06. I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire (2:37)
07. (All of My Life) For You (1:58)
08. Sally Was a Good Girl (2:08)
09. A Whole Lot of Trouble (2:13)
10. That Certain Someone (2:10)
11. Kansas City (2:26)
12. Hearbreak Hill (2:58)
13. I Met the Girl I'm Gonna Marry (2:13)
14. Ballin' the Jack (1:53)
15. Trouble in Mind (2:50)
16. Monkey Business (2:51)
17. Reelin' and Rockin' (2:12)
18. Why Don't You Do Right (2:46)
19. Man That's All (2:43)
20. Wigs (2:13)
21. On a Slow Boat to China (1:57)
22. When My Dreamboat Comes Home (2:28)
23. Let Me Call You Sweetheart (2:24)
24. Goodnight Sweetheart (2:44)

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34 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for posting this. Not sure why the estate pulled the plug on this, because its obvious it was a labor of love from Bearsville.

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    1. You are welcome, pmac.
      I know that this comp sounds amazing and anyone who hears it will be thrilled.

      Cheers.

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  2. Great post Butterboy! Last I read this project was sunk at the last minute. Really great to see it made it out. Thanks a lot.

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    1. Thanks hotrodmike.
      Glad it saw the light of day too.

      Cheers.

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    1. You are welcome, Dave.
      This set should not disappoint.


      Cheers.

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  4. Impressive!
    What a wonderful post! thanks a lot Butterboy!
    Cheers

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    1. Hi Il Commendatore,
      You are welcome. It is a wonderful set of CD's. Enjoy the sounds.

      Cheers.

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  5. So very wonderful! I was fortunate to see Fats perform his magic several times when I was much younger. A very big thank you!

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    1. Hi Mr. Baez,
      I never had the opportunity, but I remember the first time I say him playing and was instantly enamored by his presence, his music and his infectious sound. Enjoy the music.

      Cheers.

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  6. Holy crap! Thanks for posting this. I hesitated on buying this and zip! it was gone. Excited to tuck into this set!

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    1. Hi Frank M. Young,
      Fortunately I have it here for your listening pleasure. Its a wonderful listen from start to finish.

      Cheers.

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  7. Big thanks for this, very much appreciated.

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    1. Hi Bob Mac,
      This set of CD's is very rewarding indeed.
      Hope you have fun listening to them.

      Cheers.

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  8. One of my very first records was a 45 RPM of "Walking To New Orleans" b/w "Don't Come Knockin'" on Imperial Records that my musical Mom bought for me at the local sheet music store because she knew I had heard it on radio and expressed liking it. I know she was shrewdly encouraging a lifetime love of music in her young son.. and it absolutely worked! I still have that record with two awesome tunes on one 45. So good memories here, and thanks to you once again BB!

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    1. Hi mrRadio,

      The sound on these are sensational to this ear. I hope you will enjoy the whole set. PS Your Mother had great taste.

      Cheers.

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  9. A tip to all downloaders: shorten the title to Fats Domino - I've Been Around [2019] or else VLC Media Player and other programs won't play the files, 'cos the title exceeds 250 characters. Save yourself some heartache, and copy and paste this shorter name.

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    1. Thanks for the tip Frank. a good suggestion for those who may have problems downloading.
      I have seen some readers have problems with long file names. I don't seem to have this problem unless the master file title has a long names.
      Hoe you are enjoying some of the posts.

      Cheers.

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  10. I always find something swell on your blog--thanks!

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    1. Thanks for that nice comment Frank.

      Cheers.

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  11. Hi Butterboy, can you please help me to dowload the files? I´ll try but and 403 erroappear in the link...Many thanks in advace
    Deltakite

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    1. Hi deltakite,
      I have tested the blog links and they all appear to be working. I am not experiencing any difficulties. Some countries don't have access to Zippyshare (so i am told). If so, you will need to use another browser like Opera which has its own VPN. Or simply use a VPN when opening these files. Good luck with these.

      Cheers.

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  12. The links are not working for this Fats Domino box set. I would love to hear the "correct" speeds for his songs on this set. Crazy that they sped the music up back then!

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    1. Hi Mathew,
      All these links are working fine.
      Please try another browser and / or use a VPN.

      Cheers.

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    2. Ok, thanks. I'll research VPN and see how that goes.

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    3. Hi Mathew,
      A good result for you. It will be helpful for the future.

      Cheers.

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  13. Given the demise of Zippyshare, would you be able to post new links?

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    1. Hi Dave McNally,
      New link on this page will direct you to the latest post of this great set.
      It was reposted last August.
      Cheers.

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