1-CD (Digipak) with 36-page booklet, 30 tracks, total playing time approx. 79 min.
In the industrial heart of Northwest Indiana, just across the state line from Chicago, a small independent label carved out a place in music history: Mar-Vel’ Records. Founded by tireless hustler and visionary Harry Glenn, Mar-Vel’ became a home for raw, unpolished, and fiercely authentic country and rockabilly sounds during the 1950s and ’60s.
Glenn was more than a producer—he was a promoter, a believer, and a true character. Driving his battered Rambler wagon stuffed with thousands of 45s, he crisscrossed the South, dropping in at radio stations unannounced, charming DJs into spinning his latest releases. His motto, “Hits of Tomorrow Recorded Today”, might have been ambitious, but the music that emerged from Mar-Vel’ remains electrifying to this day.
Many artists passed through Glenn’s orbit: Jack Bradshaw, briefly signed to Decca; Bobby Sisco, who cut rockabilly scorchers for Chess; and a teenage Sherry Lee, who later found fame as Jackie DeShannon. But perhaps no one captured the spirit of Mar-Vel’ quite like the wild Herbie Duncan.
Duncan’s 1958 single Hot Lips Baby is a wild, unhinged blast of rockabilly mayhem—panting, ranting, and utterly unforgettable. With his backing band barely holding on, Duncan delivered one of the genre’s most eccentric and riveting records. His follow-ups were no less fierce, cementing his cult status as one of rockabilly’s true originals.
This collection not only celebrates Duncan but also shines a light on the full scope of Mar-Vel’s output: honky-tonk tearjerkers, proto-rock’n’roll gems, and even novelty twists like the space-themed Moon Twist. Each track is a testament to Glenn’s determination to give working-class performers from Hammond, Indiana, and beyond a chance to be heard.
With Bear Family Records’ signature attention to detail, That’ll Flat Git It! Vol.52 presents the wild, uncompromising legacy of Mar-Vel’ Records—remastered with care, documented with extensive liner notes, and packaged for collectors and fans of authentic American roots music.
01. Harry Carter with The Dixie Rhythmaires - Jump Baby Jump
02. Bill Hall - Move Over Rover
03. Herbie Duncan - Hot Lips Baby
04. Jack Bradshaw - Naughty Girls
05. Chuck Dallis - Come On Let's Go
06. Bill Ferguson - Dark And Stormy
07. Rick Reason & The Satellites - I Feel So Bad
08. Billy Nix - Moon Twist
09. Ray Lynn - Mean Mean Woman
10. Bobby Sisco - Honky Tonkin' Rhythm
11. Harry Carter with The Dixie Rhythmaires - Rhythm In My Soul
12. Bob Burton - Tired Of Rocking
13. The Gaye Sisters - Oh Ricky
14. Paul Parker - Rockin' For Goldwater
15. Jim Gatlin - The Way You're Treating Me
16. Chuck Dallis with Lorenzo Smith Orchestra - Good Show, But No Go
17. Billy Nix - Perhaps
18. Mel Kimbrough - Ha, Ha, Hey, Hey
19. Herbie Duncan - Escape
20. Harry Carter with The Dixie Rhythmaires - I Don't Want You
21. Ronnie Jones - Knocking On The Back Side
22. Harold Allen - I Need Some Lovin'
23. Jim Gatlin - Would It Matter At All
24. The Law Brothers - Root Beer
25. Chuck Dallis - Joni Kaye
26. Billy Nix - Get With The Beat
27. Slim O'Mary & The Southerners - Row Boy, Sink Or Swim
28. Skipper Hunt Combo - What Am I Gonna Do
29. Harry Carter with The Dixie Rhythmaires - You Made Me Love You Baby
30. Bob Burton - Boogie Woogie Baby Of Mine
31. Bobby Sisco - Now I'm Free
32. Chuck Dallis - Moon Twist
33. Herbie Duncan - Little Angel
34. Billy Hall - I Need Some Lovin'
35. Carl Newman - Twist On Guitar
36. Herbie Duncan - That's All
