artwork Tanja Hastedt
liner notes Colin Escott
mastered by Jürgen Crasser
photography by Showtime Music Archives
photography by [photo restoration], restoration Erich Hülsenbeck
photography by [photo restoration], restoration Tanja Hastedt
photography by [photo scans] Andreas Merck
photography by [photo scans] Erich Hülsenbeck
reissue producer David Booth
research David Booth
research Richard Weize
research Victor Pearlin
Phonographic Copyright (p) Bear Family Records
Copyright (c) Bear Family Records
Licensed From Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH
This compilation is Ⓟ 2006 & © 2006 Bear Family Records
Made In Germany
Play Loud And Often - booklet front page
Trifold Digipak with additional 84-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 3 are ℗ 1955.
Tracks 4 to 30 are ℗ 1956.

Original releases:
1. Josie 785
2. Checker 827
3. Mercury 70753
4. Atlantic 1082
5. Gee 1002
6. Cash 1017
7. RPM 453
8. Chess 1618
9. Imperial 5378
10. Atlantic 1085
11. Chess 1619
12. Specialty 572
13. Federal 12258
14. Imperial 5386
15. Atlantic 1088
16. Atlantic 1092
17. Gee 1011
18. King 4935
19. Chess 1626
20. Atlantic 1098
21. Aladdin 3325
22. Specialty 579
23. Standord 200; Ember 1005
24. King 4950
25. King 4950
26. Modern 994
27. Hull 720; Rama 216
28. Vee Jay 226
29. Specialty 583
30. Peacock 1666

Barcode: 4000127167118
Label Code: LC 05197
Price Code: AS
Rights Society: GEMA
Other: 3-89916-173-4 (ISBN)
Matrix / Runout: BCD 16711
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LT22