Chuck Berry – Let It Rock / Sweet Little Rock And Roller [year unknown; Collectables]

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Pulling together a pair of Chuck Berry’s hits from the turn into the ‘60s, this single opens with the quick “Let It Rock”, which works from a riff strikingly close to the main line of “Johnny B. Goode”, but with piano getting a livelier solo than Berry’s guitar while the lyrics dash through the end of a work day.  “Sweet Little Rock and Roller” gets a more fleshed-out story on the B-side, detailing the title character’s night out on the town and her fondness for rock.  A guitar break leads back into the singing, though that finishes out with the title sung through to the fade-out.  A nice pair of cuts from a strong point in Berry’s career, but a little lacking compared to some of the other material from that time.