HAYDEN THOMPSON
Booneville Mississippi Flash / The Time Is Now
Hayden Thompson, born in Booneville, Mississippi, in 1938, is one of the
original rockabilly cats who recorded for the legendary Sun Records label in
the 1950’s. The revival of the rockabilly genre brought him back to the roots
of his style, and since 1984 he has toured Europe and Japan as well as
performed in the U.S.A. His latest two albums, Hayden Thompson (2007)
and Standing Tall (2010), both released on the Finnish label Bluelight,
are considered among his best recorded work.
Bluelight Records is at it again. This time they have a real treat for all
Hayden Thompson fans and friends: a compilation CD of two albums will be
released on January 29th 2016. In addition to the double feature there are six
bonus tracks, four of them previously unreleased.
First of the albums, Booneville Mississippi Flash, was carried out by
Dave Travis, one of the top UK rockabilly producers, and released on Charly
Records in 1985. The second one, The Time Is Now features top picker
Albert Lee on lead guitar and it was recorded for Swedish Sunjay Records in
1990. The six bonus tracks consist of a 7” single The Boy From Tupelo as
well as the tracks of a previously unreleased recording session with Wildfire
Willie & The Ramblers, recorded in Sweden in 1995.
1. AH POOR LITTLE BABY
2. DRIVE ME OUT OF MY MIND
3. BORN TO LOSE
4. HAD A LITTLE TALK
5. DON’T SAY THAT YOU’RE SORRY
6. I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY
7. EENIE MEENIE MINIE MO
8. THE HANDS OF TIME
9. THE BOY FROM TUPELO
10. I WANNA GET HOME
11. A GIRL NAMED BETTY
12. WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN
13. PRETTY LITTLE LOVE SONG
14. WISHFUL THINKING
15. FRIED CHICKEN
16. WRONG ROAD AGAIN
17. AT THE PARTY TONIGHT
18. I STILL MISS SOMEONE
19. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY
20. TELL ME THAT’S THE WAY IT’LL BE
21. I AIN’T TAKIN’ NO PRISONERS
22. STONECOLD HEART
23. CARELESS HANDS
24. THE BOY FROM TUPELO (with Bud Hudson & The Hornets)
25. WHAT’M I GONNA DO (with Bud Hudson & The Hornets)
26. CRY CRY CRY (with Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers)
27. YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE (with Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers)
28. WRONG ROAD AGAIN (with Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers)
29. KEYS TO MY KINGDOM (with Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers)
1-12 from LP Booneville Mississippi Flash 13-23 from LP The Time Is Now 24-25 from single The Boy From Tupelo 26-29 previously unreleased