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The Chuck Berry Database contains the most accurate and up to date information about the recordings of Chuck Berry.
The database is an international joint work by Fred Rothwell, England, author of "Long Distance information - Chuck Berry's Recorded Legacy",
Morten Reff, Norway, author of "The Chuck Berry International Directory", and Dietmar Rudolph, Germany, author of "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry"
featuring collaboration from Thierry Chanu (†), Arne Wolfswinkel, and Claude Schlouch with help from record collectors world-wide.
Using this database you can find out which songs Chuck Berry recorded during his musical career, when he recorded the often multiple versions of a song, and who helped recording it.
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| Date | 20. 2. 1964 |
| for | CHESS Records |
| at | Ter-Mar Recording Studio |
| Location | 2120 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois USA |
Big Ben | Big Ben Blues
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
| Length | 2:25 |
| Master | CHESS 13048 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Pye Intl. NPL 28039, UK, 1964-10) |
Original Stereo mix
| Length | 2:26 |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Marble Arch MALS-702, UK, 1967-12) |
Promised Land | The Promised Land
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
| Length | 2:18 |
| Master | CHESS 13049 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Promised Land b/w Things I Used to Do (CHESS 1916, USA, 1964-11) |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Pye Intl. NPL 28039, UK, 1964-10) |
Original Stereo mix
| Length | 2:18 |
| First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool [Stereo] (CHESS LPS 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
1986 Stereo remix
| Length | 2:27 |
| Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
| First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
Brenda Lee
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
| Length | 2:13 |
| Master | CHESS 13050 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | You Never Can Tell b/w Brenda Lee (CHESS 1906, USA, 1964-07) |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Pye Intl. NPL 28039, UK, 1964-10) |
"Stereo" variant (processed Mono mix)
| Length | 2:13 |
| First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool [Stereo] (CHESS LPS 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
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