Chuck Berry - Rock'n'Roll Legends (2008)

A pivotal catalyst in the formation of rock & roll, Chuck Berry welded beat poet lyrics to revved-up blues riffs and had an easy knack for spinning believable and universal narratives in his songs, all of which seemed to feature cars and motion. He sketched out a new kind of American music in the mid-'50s, and then almost single-handedly put the electric guitar at the center of it all. This 17-song set includes some absolutely immortal songs, including the iconic "Johnny B. Goode," the brilliant "No Particular Place to Go," the fluid and just slightly eerie "You Never Can Tell," and the classic in every way "Sweet Little Sixteen." There are more extensive single-disc sets on the market that include these songs and more, but what's here is indispensable, and that means every last note of it (well, maybe not "My Ding-A-Ling," even it was Berry's last big hit).

Tracklist:

01. Maybellene
02. Roll Over Beethoven
03. School Day (Ring Ring Goes The Bell)
04. Sweet Little Sixteen
05. Reelin' And Rockin'
06. Johnny B. Goode
07. Run Rudolph Run
08. Nadine
09. Guitar Boogie
10. No Particular Place To Go
11. Liverpool Drive
12. You Never Can Tell
13. Promised Land
14. Let It Rock
15. Go Go Go
16. Tulane
17. My Ding-A-Ling