Charles White: The Life and Time of Little Richard
Da Capo Press, New York, 1994 (Updated Edition)
The Bit and Modern sessions (p. 247-249)
"Bit" was a record label Little Richard was going to set up for releasing his own recordings,
but apparently it never went beyond cutting the two songs below.
c. 1965 (Los Angeles)
PERSONNEL: Little Richard (voc, pno?) with unknown pesonnel.
---- Scuba Party.........................................................................UNRELEASED
---- My Mother's Eyes....................................................................UNRELEASED
He might have done better had he continued with the label, as his next association, Modern Records,
was fruitless from almost every standpoint. It is next to impossible to sort out the Modern recordings,
since they are comprised of demos, studio warm-ups, tapes supplied by Richard, and actual Modern sessions.
These recordings, for what they're worth, are still available on numerous compilations.
According to Richard, Jimi Hendrix played on some of these Modern recordings.
December 1965 (Domino Club, Atlanta)
PERSONNEL: Little Richard (voc, pno-1) with the Upsetters.
---- Medley: Tutti Frutti/Keep a-Knockin'/Rip It Up/Jenny Jenny/Bama Lama Bama Loo....Modern LP-100
---- Medley: Long Tall Sally/Ready Teddy..............................................Modern LP-100
---- True Fine Mama...................................................................Modern LP-100
---- Bony Moronie.....................................................................Modern LP-100
---- Lucille..........................................................................Modern LP-100
---- Slippin' and Slidin'.......................................................Modern 1030, LP-100
---- Miss Ann.........................................................................Modern LP-103
---- Send Me Some Lovin'..............................................................Modern LP-103
---- Good Golly Miss Molly............................................................Modern LP-103
Add female voc gp.
---- Baby What You Want Me to Do (Part 1).......................................Modern 1043, LP-103
---- Baby What You Want Me to Do (Part 2).......................................Modern 1043, LP-103
"Slippin' and Slidin'" was supposedly just a studio warm-up, never intended for release!
Unk. date (Unk. location [Domino club?])
PERSONNEL: Little Richard (voc, pno) with unk. personnel (Upsetters?).
---- Whole Lotta Shakin'..............................................................Modern LP-100
---- Bring It Back Home...............................................................Modern LP-100
---- Do You Feel It (Part 1)....................................................Modern 1019, LP-100
---- Do You Feel It (Part 2)....................................................Modern 1019, LP-100
All tracks on Modern LP-100 have an overdubbed audience to enhance what sounds
like a poor "live" recording.
c. Spring 1966 (Sun Studio, Memphis)
PERSONNEL: Little Richard (voc, pno-1), with Stax session musicians (unk. gtr, bs, dms, brass)
and unk. voc gp-1.
---- Holy Mackerel..............................................................Modern 1018, LP-103
---- Baby.......................................................................Modern 1018, LP-103
---- I'm Back...................................................................Modern 1022, LP-103
---- Directly from My Heart to You..............................................Modern 1022, LP-103
---- Bring It on Home to Me.............................................................Modern 1030
---- Groovy Little Suzie -1...........................................................Modern LP-103
---- Do the Jerk......................................................................Modern LP-103
"Groovy Little Suzie" appears to be the original Vee Jay recording.
