One of the more revealing things about Keith Richards from his new book ‘Life’ is a sneak peak at his record collection.
If you want to be the next Keith, then you may want to start studying who Keith listens to and it is nothing new.
Keith’s LP collection features a few Stones albums – the classic ‘Let It Bleed’, the live album ‘Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out’ and the compilation ‘Big Hits’. He even has the soundtrack to ‘Performance’, featuring Mick Jagger.
Generally, Keith’s collection if a wonderful insight into early rock and roll, soul, blues and R&B.
Little Milton, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, Albert Johnson, Woody Guthrie and Dale Hawkins all get a look-in on vinyl.
Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Aaron Neville, The Everly Brothers and The Temptations are in there as well.
Here is a list of the albums featured in the inside sleeve of Keith’s autobiography ‘Life’, out now through Hachette Australia:
Little Milton : His Greatest Sides
Bob Dylan : Highway 61 Revisited
History of Rhythm & Blues Vol 4
History of Rhythm & Blues Vol 2
Dale Hawkins – Suzie Q – The Best of Dale Hawkins
The Blues Vol 1
Woody Guthrie
Blind Sonny Terry & Woody Guthrie with Alec Stewart
Booker T & The MGs – McLemore Avenue
Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold
The Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama
Billie Holiday – 1942-1951
Elvis Presley – Elvis’ Golden Records
Elvis Presley – For LP Fans Only
Big Bill Broonzy – Midnight Steppers
Aaron Neville – Make Me Strong
Bobby Bland – Call On Me/That’s The Way Love Is
Club Reggae Vol 2
Marvin Gaye – The Hits of Marvin Gaye
James Brown – At The Apollo
Fats Domino – Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol 1
Fats Domino – Boogie Woogie Baby
Ray Charles – The Right Time
The Temptations – Power
Eddie Cochran
Slim Harpo
Otis Redding – Otis Blue
John Lee Hooker – That’s Where It’s At
The Golden Gate Quartet
Tilbouke Reid – Golden Hits
Mick Jagger – Performance
Jazz At Massey Hall
Hank Williams – Memorial Album
Chuck Berry – More Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry – St Louis
Bo Diddley – Hey Bo Diddley
Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
Buddy Holly – That’ll Be The Day
The Flying Burrito Brothers – Last Of The Red Hot Burritos
Everly Brothers – A Date With The Every Brothers
Everly Brothers – The Fabulous Style of the Every Brothers
Johnny Cash – The Fabulous Johnny Cash
Albert Johnson – King of the Delta Blues Singers
Elmore James – Anthology of the Blues
John Lee Hooker – Blues Power No 1
John Lee Hooker – The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
Alexis Korner – I Wonder Who
Alan Lomax – Great American Ballads
Blues Inc – R & B From The Marquee
Little Richard – Little Richard Is Back
Chuck Berry – The Latest and the Greatest
Chuck Berry
The Meters – Cissy Strut
Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya Yas Out
Chicago Blues Today Vol 3
Chicago Blues Today Vol 2
Chicago Blues Today Vol 1
T Bone Walker – Blues Power No 5
Rolling Stones – Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
Charles Mingus – Oh Yeah
Jump Jamaica Way
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Natty Dread
Professor Longhair – New Orleans Piano
Ike Turner – Rocks The Blues
Howlin’ Wolf – Poor Boy
