Sun: The Roots Of Rock: Volume 9: More Rebel Rockabilly

Released in 1979 by the UK-based Charly Records, this compilation is part of the comprehensive Sun: The Roots of Rock series. Charly Records played a pivotal role in the late 1970s by licensing and reissuing the deep catalog of Sam Phillips’s Sun Records, which had been dormant for years. This particular volume, focused on rockabilly, was intended to curate the raw, energetic, and often overlooked tracks that defined the early days of rock and roll in Memphis.

The design of the series leaned into the vintage aesthetic of the mid-1950s, utilizing original promotional imagery and era-appropriate typography to emphasize the authenticity of the recordings. Collectors and critics generally regarded the Charly series as essential archival work, as it provided high-quality access to rare studio outtakes and B-sides that were previously buried in the Sun vaults, helping to cement the rockabilly revival of the late 1970s.