Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: The Very Best of Sleepy Labeef (1999)

About this title: Sleepy LaBeef did not record for Sun Records in the '50s, but his reputation as a rockabilly artist might mislead a few buyers into thinking Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll is a collection of '50s rockabilly recordings. In reality, this 24-track anthology spans LaBeef's 1970-1979 tenure with Plantation and the reactivated Sun Records. The disc includes LaBeef's lone hit from this period, a cover of Frankie Miller's "Blackland Farmer" that inched onto the country charts in 1971. LaBeef's deep-voiced country efforts sound a bit like Dave Dudley, although, ironically, the resemblance is less ... read more

Tracks:

1. Flying Saucers Rock & Roll [Riley/Scott]
2. Milk Cow Blues [Arnold]
3. Birds of All Nations [Busso]
4. Honky Tonk Man [Horton/Franks/Hause]
5. Blues Stay Away from Me [Delmore/Delmore/Glo]
6. Me and Bobby McGee [Kristofferson/Foste]
7. There Is Something on Your Mind [McNeely]
8. Red Hot [Emerson]
9. Asphalt Cowboy [Bentley/Williams]
10. It Ain't Sanitary [Tex]
11. Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor [Hazelwood/Harrell]
12. Shotgun Boogie [Ford]
13. LaBeef's Cajun Boogie [LaBeef]
14. Boogie Woogie Country Girl [Turner]
15. Jack and Jill Boogie [Raney/Luna]
16. Big Boss Man [Dixon/Smith]
17. Tore Up [Ballard]
18. Mystery Train [Parker/Phillips]
19. Buying a Book [Arrington]
20. Rock & Roll Ruby [Cash]
21. Honey Hush [Waller/Kirkeby]
22. Boom, Boom, Boom [Pender/Smith]
23. Too Much Monkey Business [Berry]
24. Blackland Farmer [Miller]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.