A1 “Honeycomb”, A2 “Boppin’ the Blues”, B1 “Be-Bop Baby”, B2 “Have I Told You Lately That I love You"
Imperial IMP-153 (original) USA, October 1957
Words & Music by: A1 – Bob Merrill; A2 – Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin; B1 – Pearl Lendhurst; B2 - Scotty Wiseman
Musicians: Ricky Nelson (lead vocals, rhythm guitar on side B), Joe Maphis (guitar on side A), Bob Bain (guitar on side B), Howard Roberts
(guitar), George De Naut (bass on side A), Ray Siegel (bass on side B), Roger
Renner (piano), Earl Palmer (drums), The Four Preps (backing vocals on side B),
unknown backing vocals on side A
Recording sessions: Produced by Jimmie Haskell and Ozzie Nelson at
Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA; A1 & A2 on 24. September 1957; B1 & B2
on 16. August 1957
Highest chart positions: US EP #1
All four tracks were included on Nelson’s debut album “Ricky”, which was released in November 1957 and topped the US albums chart.
Bob Merrill wrote many popular songs in the ‘50s and ‘60s like “(How Much Is That) Doggie In the Window?”, “You Don’t Have To Be a Baby To Cry”, “Mambo Italiano”, “Nairobi” and “People”. “Honeycomb” was a big hit for Jimmie Rodgers in 1957 (US #1, US R&B #1, US Country #7).
“Boppin’ the Blues” was originally released by Carl Perkins in May 1956 (Sun 243, US #70, US Cashbox #47, US Country #9). Nelson was a big fan of Sun rockabilly.
The B-side was also released as a single and I have already posted it here.
List price: Very Good+ is $25, Near Mint is $50. Black label (2nd pressing) is half the price. Picture sleeves are $80 for NM.
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