| 1 | –Louis Brooks And His Hi-Toppers With Earl Gaines | It's Love BabyLead Vocals – Earl GainesWritten-By – T. Jarrett | 2:37 |
| 2 | –Bo Diddley | Bo DiddleyWritten-By – Ellas McDaniel | 2:42 |
| 3 | –Fats Domino | Ain't It A ShameWritten-By – Domino-Bartholomew | 2:25 |
| 4 | –Jimmy Reed And His Trio | You Don't Have To GoWritten-By – J. Reed | 3:03 |
| 5 | –The Platters | Only YouWritten-By – Ande Rand, Buck Ram | 2:33 |
| 6 | –Lowell Fulson | Reconsider BabyWritten-By – L. Fulson | 3:09 |
| 7 | –Chuck Berry & His Combo | MaybelleneWritten-By – Chuck Berry | 2:18 |
| 8 | –Nappy Brown | Don't Be AngryWritten-By – Fred Mendelsohn, Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy | 2:21 |
| 9 | –Little Walter And His Jukes | My BabeWritten-By – Willie Dixon | 2:39 |
| 10 | –Little Richard And His Band | Tutti FruttiWritten-By – LaBostrie, Penniman | 2:23 |
| 11 | –Gene And Eunice With Jonesy's Combo | Ko Ko MoWritten-By – Eunice Levy, Gene Forrest, Vernon Porter | 2:41 |
| 12 | –Smiley Lewis | I Hear You KnockingWritten-By – Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King | 2:31 |
| 13 | –The Nutmegs | Story UntoldWritten-By – L. Griffin | 2:18 |
| 14 | –Shirley & Lee | Feel So GoodWritten-By – Leonard Lee | 2:49 |
| 15 | –The Robins | Smokey Joe's CafeWritten-By – Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller | 2:46 |
| 16 | –Clyde McPhatter And The Drifters | What'cha Gonna DoWritten-By – A. Ertegun | 2:45 |
| 17 | –The Penguins | Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)Written-By – Curtis Edward Williams, Gaynel Hodge, Jesse L. Belvin | 2:54 |
| 18 | –Johnny Ace With The Johnny Otis Orchestra | Pledging My LoveWritten-By – Robey, Washington | 2:27 |
| 19 | –The Moonglows | SincerelyWritten-By – Alan Freed, Harvey Fuqua | 3:10 |
| 20 | –The Jacks | Why Don't You Write MeWritten-By – L. Hollins | 2:47 |
| 21 | –Little Willie John | All Around The WorldWritten-By – Titus Turner | 2:54 |
| 22 | –Big Joe Turner And His Blues Kings | Flip, Flop And FlyWritten-By – Charles Calhoun, Lou Willie Turner | 2:46 |
| 23 | –The Turbans | When You DanceWritten-By – A. Jones | 2:54 |
| 24 | –Ray Charles And His Band | I've Got A WomanWritten-By – Ray Charles, Renald Richard | 2:49 |
| 25 | –Etta James And The Peaches | The Wall Flower (Aka Roll With Me Henry)Written-By – E. James, Phyllis Otis | 2:56 |
| 26 | –LaVern Baker And The Gliders With Orchestra | Tweedlee DeeWritten-By – W. Scott | 3:04 |
| 27 | –Jay McShann's Orchestra With Vocal By Priscilla Bowman | Hands OffWritten-By – McShann, Bowman | 2:45 |
| 28 | –Sonny Boy Williamson | Don't Start Me Talkin'Written-By – Williamson | 2:32 |
| 29 | –The El Dorados | At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)Written-By – E. Abner, J. Moore | 2:35 |
This compilation is Ⓟ 2005 & © 2005 Bear Family Records
Made In Germany
Trifold Digipak with additional 80-page booklet.
The artist credits that appear in the track list on the back of the digipak are in some cases different from those that appear in the booklet. On the back they are shortened to, e.g., just the name of the band leader or vocalist. Those in the booklet more closely match the artists named on the original releases. The track list above has the artist names as they appear in the booklet.
Tracks 1 to 4, 6 are ℗ 1954.
Tracks 5, 7 to 29 are ℗ 1955.
Original releases:
1. Atlantic 1047
2. Checker 804
3. Chess 1581
4. Vee Jay 119
5. Modern 947
6. Dootone 348
7. Atlantic 1050
8. Combo 64
9. Duke 136
10. Checker 811
11. Atlantic 1053
12. Atlantic 1055
13. Herald 452
14. Checker 814
15. Savoy 1155
16. RPM 428
17. Excello 2056
18. Imperial 5348
19. Aladdin 3289
20. Chess 1604
21. Imperial 5356
22. Vee Jay 147
23. Checker 824
24. Mercury 70633
25. Herald 458
26. Specialty 561
27. Vee Jay 155
28. Spark 122; Atco 6059
29. King 4818