Give My Heart a Break: The Complete King Recordings

Recorded in 1960 and 1961, these 18 sides represent an important transitional period in Freemans career, as he successfully moved from Do You Wanna Dance rocker to Cmon And Swim soul man. King only released four singles on Bobby over a 5-year period including the hit (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy plus one LP that duplicated many of the previously released sides (which means that many of our inclusions here have never seen the light of day before).

The recordings here are mostly in the New Breed R&B style and will appeal to both sets of Freeman fans. The sleeve notes offer Bobbys own recollections of this period in his career, and the wealth of previously unpublished colour photos from the King vaults will have fans of rock n roll photography drooling. A perfect complement to Aces earlier and still available collection of Bobbys Autumn recordings, Cmon And Swim.