"An Alternate History Of Popular Music" (A One Step Sampler Of Numero Releases)

Living in The Age of The Reissue offers a variety of benefits for the musically-minded person. Now, you can get to know Carl Perkins in the same way that the public at large knew Elvis Presley back in the day. The constraints of what is popular now no longer dictate the kinds of music we are familiar with, in spite of sales figures, the proliferation of music videos (distributed through whatever means is popular at the time), or even their inclusion in TV and film. The Age of The Reissue liberates us from the stale conformity of Top 40, and allows our musical dollars the chance to flow in obscure, seldom traveled paths, and in many cases, offer us a chance to excavate the past in a way that was never previously thought possible.
It is with this in mind that The Numero Group persues their catalog. This will not come as a surprise to any of the moderate-to-late-stage Collectors out there; anymore, a well-rounded collection demands at least a passing familiarity with their releases. Which is why when something like this Alternate History collection comes along, it is important to take notice. This is not merely a casual compilation of old musty 45s, nor is it a sort of Sampler Collection that allows you a chance to "get to know" The Numero Group. In fact, the title really does say it all: this compilation allows the listener to experience An Alternate History of Popular Music, taking us from 1959 (with the invention of the blues by a woman named Niela Miller, all the way to 1985, the year that disc died with this swan-song track by Golden Echoes. If those names aren't familiar to you, don't worry. The music in between is just as - if not moreso - unheard of.
The beauty of The Numero Group releases is their careful selection. While the artists may be unfamiliar, these tracks embody the zeitgeist of the era in a way that feels entirely appropriate. You can picture this history unfolding, as black artists dominate the charts, while later white artists integrate into this form of music. A world where funk and soul were the standard pop tunes to arrange yourself around, and where gospel is even more tied to mainstream culture than ever... through music. It is all here, and it is a fascinating document of what could have been. And than, in and of itself, is the primary benefit of living in The Age of The Reissue: experiences like this are possible. The Numero Group understands that collectors are not merely obsessive compulsives with an eye for small pressings and imported vinyl (though that may be the case, too). In collecting, we ourselves are assembling a musical universe all our own, where certain artists loom larger than others, according to our own vision of Popular Music.
In this collection, you can sit back and listen as someone else's musical universe assembles before your ears. How cool is that? (Austin Rich, KPSU | Reviews)
Check out this great label and order some fine music: Numero Group

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CD1
1. Baby Don't Go To Town - Niela Miller 2. Strange Things Are Happening Every Day - Fern Jones 3. Moaning And Crying - The Dontells 4. Oh Baby - A.C. Jones 5. Try Me - Syl Johnson 6. Show Me What You Got - Frank Williams & The Rocketeers 7. The Devastator - Stormy 8. Am I A Good Man - Them Two 9. Temptation Is Hard To Fight - George McGregor & The Bronzettes 10. Motley Mary Ann - Pisces 11. Oh Yes My Lord - Voices Of Conquest 12. World Of Soul - The Chantells 13. Mini Skirt - The Performers 14. There's A Light - Shirley Ann Lee 15. Same Kind Of Thing - Syl Johnson 16. Where's Love Gone Today - The Mourning Sun 17. Benashaw Glenn - The Mourning Sun 18. A Flower For All Seasons - Pisces 19. Sam Pisces Featuring - Linda Bruner 20. Calling Me Home - Donald Thomas 21. Maybe In Another Year - Jennie Pearl 22. Is There Any Love - Trevor Dandy 23. Concrete Reservation - Syl Johnson 24. It's A Dream - Lil' Ed & The Soundmasters 25. Who Knows - Marion Black 26. Speak On Up - Joe King 27. Don't Make Me Kill You - Angela Alexander & J.D. Saddler 28. Mama - Annette Poindexter & The Pieces Of Peace 29. I'm Not Afraid Of Love - Sharon Clark
CD2
1. Wait A Minute - Eddie Ray 2. Like A Ship - T.L. Barrett & Youth For Christ Choir 3. Heaven - Deliverance Echoes 4. Crystal Illusion - The Creations Unlimited 5. Lizard - Lowlands Studio Band 6. Soul & Sunshine - Harvey & The Phenomenals 7. I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You - The Kool Blues 8. Dirt And Grime - Father's Children 9. If I Had A Little Love - The Majestic Arrows 10. Eternal Life - Shira Small 11. I Thank You Lord - Little Chris & The Righteous Singers 12. I'm Not Ready For Love - The Promise 13. Try Me - Wee 14. Give Me One More Chance - The Procedure 15. Plena Matrimonial - Ebirac All-Stars Featuring La Calandria & Ramito 16. I'm So Happy Now - Willie Wright 17. Coit Tower - Millionaire At Midnight 18. Please Change Your Mind - The Boys 19. Invisible WInd - Jackie Stoudemire 20. Kiss Another Day Goodbye - David Kauffman 21. Packing A Grip - Golden Echoes
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THE MOURNING REIGN "Mourning Reign" (MONO/STEREO LP) High-Definition Vinyl LP

The last great San Jose, Calif. band has a debut album at last!Always mentioned in the same breath as the South Bay's hallowed trio-the Syndicate Of Sound, the Chocolate Watchband and Count Five-the Mourning Reign has been woefully under-represented on wax-until now. We've recently uncovered three powerful 1967 cover versions-the Who's "Run, Run, Run," Cream's "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" and Love's "Signed D.C."-to complete a package combining the band's first, ultra-rare Contour single "Evil-Hearted You"/"Get Out Of My Life, Woman" with all of the fuzz-drenched Golden State Recorders material, like "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Our Fate." Mourning Reign guitarist Steve Canali uncorks the band's story on the sleeve, assuring that you (and Dionne Warwick) will never again forget the way to San Jose.traxfromwax:
01 evil-hearted you 02 get out of my life woman 03 satisfaction guaranteed 04 our fate 05 light switch 06 run run run 07 tales of brave ullyssus 08 signed d.c. 09 cut back 10 light switch
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"REMEMBERING RHYTHM RECORDS" The West Coast R&B; Vocal Group Sound

San Francisco Rhythm & Blues from 1957-1959. (Complete liner notes included)trax:
1. 100 Years From Today - Alice Jean & The Mondellos 2. Come Back Home - Alice Jean & The Mondellos 3. Everynight - The Lyrics 4. Over The Rainbow - Ollie "Yul" McClay & Mondellos 5. Never Leave Me Alone - Ollie "Yul" McClay & Mondellos 6. Daylight Savings Time - Alice Jean & The Mondellos 7. That's What I Call Love - Alice Jean & The Mondellos 8. Ruby Ruby - Little Willie Littlefield 9. Happiness Street - Alice Jean & The Mondellos 10. Hard To Please - Alice Jean & The Mondellos 11. Never Let Me Go - Bob Jeffries 12. Promise Me - The Tempos 13. Never Let Me Go - The Tempos 14. Take Me Back - Bob Jeffries & Marcels 15. Betty Lou - The Marcels 16. "If I Had A" Wishing Well - Paliya DeSantos 17. Marvella - The Spinners 18. My Love And Your Love - The Spinners 19. Sunday Kind Of Love - Rudy Lambert 20. My Heart [ Audition Copy ] - The Mondellos 21. That's What I Call Love - Rudy Lambert & Mondellos 22. You'll Never Know [ Unissued ] - The Mondellos 23. To Love Again [ Unissued ] - The Tempos 24. 100 Years From Today [ Alt ] - Alice Jean & The Mondellos 25. Come Back Home [ Alt ] - Alice Jean & The Mondellos 26. Everynight [ Alt ] - The Lyrics
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"DATE ON THE CORNER"

if this nice set of rockabilly and country-flavored rock 'n' roll came with any notes at all, I'd feel a lot smarter right now. But, since it doesn't, let me piece together what little I can. The four featured artists are Billy and the Hot Rods with five cuts including "She's 18" and a cover of Chuck Berry's "Johnny Be Good"; Don Feger with the Embers, doing four numbers including the title tune here and "Look Out Baby"; Charles Underwood with one track, "The Wrong Way"; and a group known variously as the Jokers, the Clefs, and the Five Spots doing 15 numbers, several of which are offered in two or more versions, including "Say You're Mine" and "Little Mama". The only source labels that I've been able to locate are Future for the Five Spots and Grace for the Jokers. And I'd say the sound is late 50's to early 60's. T'ain't bad music. (DH)

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Billy & The Hot Rods
1. She's 18 2. Instrumental 3. My Baby 4. Johnny Be Good 5. I'm In Love Again
Don Feger w/The Embers
6. Date On The Corner 7. Don't Be Mad 8. Look Out Baby 9. I'll Love You
Charles Underwood
10. The Wrong Way
The Jokers (Aka The Five Spots)
11. Do You Care 12. Little Mama 13. Say You're Mine 14. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool 15. Say You're Mine 16. Say You're Mine - Acetate 17. Little Mama 18. Red Headed Woman 19. Red Headed Woman-Acetate 20. It's You - The Jokers 21. Get With It - The Jokers 22. Arkansas Twist 23. It's All Your Fault 24. Mr. Fortune 25. Black Rock
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THE UGLY DUCKLINGS "Somewhere Outside" Yorktown - 1967

Nineteen sixty-six was the year pop’s voice cracked, when its squeaky clean Beatles complexion broke out in the pimply scruff of garage rock all over North America. From the Chocolate Watchband out in San Jose and the 13th Floor Elevators in Texas to the Unrelated Segments in Detroit and the Remains in Boston, a plethora of scrawny kids fumbled with chords on their used Telecasters while aping Mick’s already affected snarls. Canada had its share of garage/psych bands whose discs now orbit the stratosphere in collectors’ values. And whereas Montreal’s the Haunted can lay claim to both the coolest single (the local smash ‘1-2-5’) and the priciest vinyl (four figures for their 1967 album), the Ugly Ducklings emerge as the better of the two, scoring hits on Toronto’s legendary CHUM-AM radio station with their debut platter, ‘Nothin’, eventually reaching number 18 in 1966, and ‘Gaslight’, peaking even higher the following year.The Duckies, surfing on the success of ‘Nothin’, even opened for the Rolling Stones at (Toronto’s hockey shrine) Maple Leaf Gardens in front of 15,000, no doubt providing them with fodder for a lifetime of middle-age boasts on their local pub nights.
In 1965, however, the Ugly Ducklings were little more than a teenage Stones cover band with the cheeky monicker the Strolling Bones (for what its worth, perhaps a more apt name for Mick and crew these days), but a year later they had changed their names and begun penning their own songs. They struck both chords and pose well, especially with rhythm-guitarist Glynn Bell’s blond mophead making him the spitting image of Brian Jones and no doubt upping his groupie cachet a few notches.
Released in early 1967 but containing the band’s three 1966 singles, Somewhere Outside skirts the cusp of ‘66 r’n’b and ‘67 psychedelia. The LP opens with ‘Nothin’ and its prototypical garage riff, allegedly recorded on a two-track machine for $300 and pushed into regular rotation just a few weeks later by local deejays. Other tracks, such as the revved-up ‘She Ain’t No Use to Me’ and the searing ‘Just in Case You Wonder’, their third single, capture on vinyl the hegemony of cool the Ducklings had over the Yorkville scene in Toronto at the time. Still other tracks like the Rascalesque, harmonica-tinged ‘Not for Long’, add a quieter balance while the closer ‘Windy City (Noise at the North End)’, an acid-blues rave-up, echoes Paul Butterfield’s excursions of the same year. (Michael Panontin, www.canuckistanmusic.com)traxfromwax:
1. nothin' 2. do what you want 3. she ain't no use to me 4. just in case you wonder 5. not for long 6. ain't gonna eat out my heart anymore 7. hey mama (keep your big mouth shut) 8. 10:30 train 9. that's just a thought i had in my mind 10. postman's fancy 11. windy city (noise at the north end)
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"THE NORTHERN SOUL OF PHILADELPHIA" Vol. 2

Another fine volume of Philly Soul. This collection is now out of print.trax:
1. World Of Happiness - Ann Robinson 2. You´re Gonna Miss A Good Thing - John Bowie 3. Honest To Goodness - Herb Ward 4. Baby I Need You - The Exceptions 5. Ever Again - Bernie Williams 6. Oh Yeah Yeah Yeah (Inst) - Vivian Caroll 7. I Wanna Know - Bill Horton 8. I´d Like To Have You - Norwood Long 9. There´s No Love Left - Herb Ward 10. At The End Of The Day - John Bowie 11. This Is Magic - The Ballads 12. Honest To Goodness (Inst) - Herb Ward 13. You´re The One - Ronnie Walker 14. I Bear Witness - Vince Apollo 15. You Said Yeah - The Dynamic Three 16. I´m In Trouble With My Heart - The Agents 17. Oh Yeah Yeah Yeah - Vivian Caroll 18. Look In Her Eyes - The Exceptions 19. If You Got To Leave Me - Herb Ward 20. If I Told You - The Casinos 21. That´s Not Half Bad - Joe Adams 22. Baby You Know I Need You - The Exceptions 23. Honest To Goodness (Alt Take) - Herb Ward 24. Love I Hold - The Agents 25. The Shag - The Exceptions 26. If You Got To Leave Me (Alt Take) - Herb Ward 27. That´s Not Half Bad (Alt Take) - Gene Woodbury
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"FROM THE VAULTS OF DRUM & ELGIN RECORD COMPANY"

Excellent collection of sides from the late 50s and early 60s recorded by Chance Drum for his Drum, Elgin and other labels. Most of the tracks are high class doo wop including several tracks by the excellent Five Chesnuts featuring lead by former Five Satins vocalist Bill Baker. This group also is featured here backing Marvin Baskerville, Vicki Lee and Rodney Gallant. There's also fine vocal group sounds from Anne Watts, Jimmy Mack and Betty Watts accompanied by The Watts - Mack's I Believe I Love You is a beautiful performance that is on the cusp between doo-wop and soul. There are also a couple of fine rockabilly tracks featuring The Cool Notes - one with vocals by Paul Kepler and one with Peter Concillo. There are also a couple of fine rock 'n' roll ballads by Ralph Miranda & The Deltoros including a fine stripped down cover of Elvis's Don't Leave Me Know. There are also a couple of girl group sides from The Baby Dolls which are the weakest here. Sound quality is excellent and there are brief notes on the label and artists. (FS) (Roots & Rhythms)

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1. Chapel In The Moonlight - Marvin Baskerville & 5 Chestnuts 2. Betty Lou - Paul Kepler & Cool Notes 3. Wonderful Girl - Bill Baker & Chestnuts 4. Boyfriend - The Baby Dolls 5. The Flame - Ralph Miranda & Deltoros 6. Chit Chat - Bill Baker & Chestnuts 7. Billy (My Kind Of Baby) - The Five Chestnuts 8. Crying My Heart Out - Vicki Lee 9. Do Me A Favor - Betty Watts & The Watts 10. Don't Leave Me Now - Ralph Miranda & Deltoros 11. Hey Good Looking - The Silvertones 12. I Believe I Love You - Jimmy Mack & Watts 13. I'm So Glad - The Five Chestnuts 14. Let It Be - Anne Watts & The Watts 15. Moonlight Rock - The Walcoes 16. My Life With You - Rodney Gallant 17. Pete's Blues - Pete Concillio & Cool Notes 18. Love Is True - The Five Chestnuts 19. Tell Me Little Darling - Bill Baker & Chestnuts 20. Is This The End - The Baby Dolls 21. Chi Chi - The Five Chestnuts 22. S'Cuse Me Baby - Rodney Gallant 23. Tell Me Why - The Walcoes 24. True Loved Girl - Jimmy Mack & Watts 25. With All My Heart - Vicki Lee 26. Won't You Tell Me My Heart - Bill Baker & Chestnuts
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The Chocolate Watchband "The Best of the Chocolate Watchband" 1983

The Chocolate Watchband is one of a number of highly influential bands that were both short-lived and practically unknown at the time, but over the years has become a frequently mentioned influence. Plagued by personnel changes, tinkering by management and label incompetence, they are now regarded as one of the earliest punk bands and one of the best bands of the late '60s Bay Area psychedelic scene......The original Chocolate Watchband was formed in 1965 by guitarists Mark Loomis and Ned Torney, who had worked with each other in a band called the Chaparrals. The band gained some attention, but quickly fell apart due to a number of different situations. Bassist Rich Young was drafted, while vocalist Danny Phay, drummer Pete Curry and organist Jo Kemling were all poached by a San Francisco folk outfit called the Topsiders, which itself soon collapsed. Most of the former members of the Watchband that had left for the Topsiders then from the Other Side, which would become a rival group to Loomis's reformed version of the Watchband.
After performing for a time in a surf band called the Shandels, he and that group's bassist Bill "Flo" Flores gave the Chocolate Watchband another go in 1966. Adding Gary Andrijasevich, who had briefly taken over drums for the first version of the band, they also grabbed Topsiders guitarist Sean Tolby and vocalist David Aguilar, who was currently with a band called the Mourning Reign.
The new band patterned themselves loosely after the Rolling Stones, with a strong R&B influence to their music. In their live shows, they were known to seamlessly blend a number of different songs, both originals and covers, creating a song all their own. A performance at the Fillmore in San Francisco so impressed promoter Bill Graham that he offered to manage them and include them on the roster of bands performing both at the Fillmore and Fillmore East, but, having signed to Ed Cobb's Green Grass Productions, declined.
The Watchband were getting regional airplay with a cover of Davie Allan and the Arrows' "Blues Theme", but the original version was having difficulty finding a label for distribution. Cobb quickly renamed the Chocolate Watchband "The Hogs" to cash in on the biker movie tie-in and the sound of Harley Davidsons in the recording, and had the single released on HBR, a music label subsidiary of Hanna-Barbara, known largely for releasing children's music.
Despite the strange setback, the band continued to perform under its real name, and landed itself a spot in the movie Riot on Sunset Strip, contributing two songs and a performance. The continued exposure got them signed to Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records. Confusion over the race of the band, however, resulted in Tower releasing the band's first single under their true name, "Sweet Young Thing", on the Uptown label, which was their R&B imprint. The confusion stemmed from the band's name, with the label thinking that "Chocolate" referred to the band being black - leading to them being booked to perform at a soul festival in 1967.
Following that debacle, the next single, "Misty Lane", featured a b-side called "She Weaves a Tender Trap". Written by Cobb, lead singer David Aguilar was put in the unusual position of singing a bland pop song, with later orchestral overdubs added. The band hated the single so much that they took turns using the 45's for skeet shooting practice. However, it was a sign of things to come, as future recordings, particularly on their full-length albums, would be tinkered with by Cobb.
This was not the case, however, with their next release, "Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In)". Written for inclusion in the 1967 tribute to Haight-Ashbury, The Love-Ins, the song became one of the Watchband's signature tracks, and the first to be properly released on Tower. It also turned out to be the closest they ever got to a true hit record.
1967 also saw the release of the band's first full-length album, No Way Out. However, very little of the Chocolate Watchband was featured. David Aguilar's vocals were largely wiped and replaced by those of Don Bennett, and two of the tracks being performed by an unrelated group of musicians. Frustration with the album and the band's direction lead to Loomis and Andrijasevich's departure to form the Tingle Guild. Their departure lead to Aguilar also quitting.
Tolby and Flores decided to continue with the band, bringing in members from the San Francisco Bay Blues Band as replacements. Chris Flinders became the new vocalist, with Tim Abbott and Mark Whittaker on guitar and drums, respectively. Flinders and Abbott soon left, with Aguilar rejoining briefly, but the band as a performing unit broke up by the end of the year.
The band's breakup did not prevent their management from putting out another album, The Inner Mystique, in 1968. Don Bennett was again put on vocals, fronting a group of studio musicians reworking studio demos and half-completed songs by the proper band, and a couple of finished songs by the original group. Despite using very little original group material (or the group at all), the albums became highly regarded relics of the psychedelic era.
Despite marginal sales, Tower decided to go with a third Chocolate Watchband album. Tolby and Flores recruited Loomis and Andrijasevich as well as as original vocalist Danny Phay, who was currently working with the latter two in the Tingle Brigade. Completing the line-up was another original member, guitarist Ned Torney. The resulting album was One Step Beyond, which saw the band performing in a folk-rock vein. Loomis left again in 1969 due to health reasons, and was replaced by Hydraulic Banana guitarist Phil Scoma. The band limped along, breaking up in 1970.
The cult status of Riot on Sunset Strip and the appearance of Chocolate Watchband singles on Nuggets and other garage and psychedelic compilations renewed interest in the band, with their albums and singles becoming highly sought-after collectors items in the 1980s. Rhino released two compilations, while Sundazed re-released their original albums.
The renewed interest led to the band deciding to reform for live shows. In 1999, David Aguilar, Bill Flores, Gary Andrijasevich, Tim Abbott and Michael Reese (replacing Sean Tolby, who passed away in 1990) performed for the 66/99 festival in San Diego, and have been frequently touring and doing festival concerts since. The band also released an album of new material, Get Away, in 2000.trax:
01 Let's Talk About Girls 02 Sweet Young Thing 03 No Way Out 04 Baby Blue 05 Expo 2000 06 In the Past 07 I'm Not Like Everybody Else 08 Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In) 09 Don't Need Your Lovin' 10 Misty Lane 11 She Weaves a Tender Trap 12 Sitting There Standing 13 Milk Cow Blues 14 I Ain't No Miracle Worker

"WILD, FAST, AND MOVIN'"

Great collection of 50's upbeat & rocking' R&B and rock 'n' roll. Many songs have not been comped and are hard to find. (This collection has been long out of print.)trax:
1. I've Got My Sights On Someone New - Roddy Jackson 2. Dance Dance Dance - The Cavaliers 3. All The Way Home - Bobby Darin 4. Billy Boy Bop - The Elliott Brothers 5. Sometimes I Feel - Joe Maxon 6. Hey Little Schoolgirl - The Paragons 7. Mumbles Blues - Big Moe 8. Mighty Mighty Man - Bobby Darin 9. Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Lloyd Price 10. All Right Miss Moore - Jimmy Witherspoon 11. Merry Go Round - Rusty Bryant 12. Rock A Way - The Treniers 13. Hey Now - The Flamingos 14. Do You Wanna Rock - The Cadets 15. You're Just Wasting Your Time - Jimmy Bowen 16. Hangin' Around - Fay Simmons 17. Let's Rock 'n Roll - The Cadets 18. Let's Make Up - The Flamingos 19. Satellite - Jesse Belvin 20. Football Rock - Jack Hammer 21. Let's Talk About Us - Grady Chapman 22. Hey Miss Fannie - Dean Webb 23. Let 'em Roll - Jimmy Cavello 24. Bim Bam - B.B. King 25. Rock 'n Roll Call - The Four Tunes 26. Romeo - The Cadillacs 27. Saturday Night - Roy Brown 28. Hello Little Boy - Ruth Brown
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"THE BEST OF UNART RECORDS"

A collection of 30 tracks recorded for the New York based Unart label in the late 50s. A mix of R&B;, doo-wop, pop and blues. It includes three tracks by the superb Falcons including their classic hit You're So Fine, it includes the obscure Ritchie Valens tribute song A Letter To Donna by The Kittens and a couple of hot blues tracks from Wendell Smith and Bobby Long. It also features The Five Delights, Delicates, Del Knights, Bobbi & The Beaus, The Acorns, Embers, etc. (Roots & Rhythm)

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1. Okey Dokey Mama - The Five Delights 2. Hearts Desire - The Avalons 3. You're So Fine - The Falcons 4. A Letter To Donna - The Kittens 5. Ronnie Is My Lover - The Delicates 6. Angel - The Acorns 7. Calling (For The One I Love) - Bobby Long & Group 8. Compensation - The Del Knights 9. Crying In The Chapel - Mary Swan & Group 10. Country Shack - The Falcons 11. Losing Game - Bobbi & The Beaus 12. Ring A Ding - Delicates 13. Your Name And Mine - The Acorns 14. Everything - The Del Knights 15. Goddess Of Angels - The Falcons 16. Melvin - Bobbi & The Beaus 17. It's All Over Now - The Kittens 18. You're Mine - The Falcons 19. Ebb Tide - The Avalons 20. Black And White Thunderbird - The Delicates 21. Loveable You - Willis Sanders & The Embers 22. Nashville Tennessee - Wendell Smith & Group 23. There'll Be No Goodbye - The Five Delights 24. I'm Gonna Stick To You - The Acorns 25. Did You Ever Dream Lucky - Bobby Long & Group 26. Dancin' - Mary Swan & Group 27. Honey Bun - Willis Sanders & The Embers 28. Meusurry - The Delicates 29. Walkie Talkie - Jackie Clark 30. Please Come Back - The Acorns
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The Boo Radleys "Ichabod & I" 1980

This was the first record from Liverpool's Boo Radleys. Recorded at Out of The Blue Studios, Manchester, March 1990. Limited pressing of 500 copies.The Boos' first album was never officially reissued or reprinted after its initial low-level release, while the band consistently downplayed it in later years, describing Ichabod as being little more than rough early sketches by Dinosaur Jr. wannabes. While there's no question Ichabod is thoroughly derivative of J. Mascis and other musicians besides, by no means is it a disaster -- in fact, it's quite entertaining, good fun. Just under half an hour long, its eight songs rip right along through mountains of feedback, buried-but-still-there melodies and Sice's sweet vocalizing. Sometimes the production is astoundingly murky, but whether the low roar of "Hip Clown Rag," for one, is meant to sound like that or just simply an accident is a mystery. Carr and Sice's combined guitar work is actually well along its way to achieving the heights of later releases, with shuddering solos, acoustic/electric mixes and strange pauses, stops and starts breaking up what might otherwise be a general if not generic indie-pop rush at points. Various flecks of the Boos' incipient talents crop up throughout -- the lovely vocal arrangement on the chorus of "Catweazle" (named after a legendary British TV kids' show character) is a clear sign, though the nuclear-strength guitar distortion Carr ends the song with is as distinct. "Walking 5th Carnival" stands out for its initially restrained sound and crisp, hip-hop tinged drumwork. One song from Ichabod actually ended up being rerecorded later -"Kaleidoscope," which though shorter and rougher sounding here still has the great combination of grit and soar from the more familiar version.

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01 Eleanor Everthing 02 Bodenheim Jr. 03 Catweazle 04 Sweet Salad Birth 05 Hip Clown Rag 06 Walking 5th Carnival 07 Kaleidoscope 08 Happens To Us All

MOE BANDY & THE MAVERICKS "The Crazy Cajun Recordings"

Edsel's Crazy Cajun Recordings contains recordings Moe Bandy cut early in his career for Huey P. Meaux's regional independent labels. In other words, this is music from before Bandy started having hits, and it's very much in the Texas hard country tradition, with strong honky tonk and Western swing influences, every once and while tempered by some R&B; and rock & roll. If anything, it cuts a larger stylistic path than Bandy's breakthrough albums on GRC, which were deliberately purist in the their honky tonk ideals. Much of this is somewhat generic, but in a good sense; the songs conform to honky tonk tradition, the performances are good, and the records sound like they were coming from a jukebox in a beer joint with saw dust on the floor after all the George Jones sides had already been played to death. Some of the tracks don't cut much of an impression, but there's enough good stuff -- "As Long as There's a Chance," "Playboy," "You're Part of Me," and "Lonely Girl" among them -- that makes it worthwhile for Bandy fanatics, as well as fans of '60s straight-ahead country with a Texas tilt. In fact, since this recalls '60s country in general more than it does Bandy's best, it very well be of moreinterest to that latter group. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic

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01 As Long As There's A Chance 02 Playboy 03 My Heart Belongs To You 04 You're Part of Me 05 What Would You Do 06 Pleading 07 Too Many times Before 08 Anything For You 09 Lonely Girl 10 Still A Fool For You 11 Hey There My Friend
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"THE BEST OF LUCKY RECORDS"

16 track collection featuring both sides of eight of the nine releases on John Dolphin's Lucky label in 1954. Includes sides by The Hollywood Flames, The Marbles, King Perry, Jimmie Wright, Chuck Higgins and Joe Houston. But why not include the ninth release? (Roots & Rhythm)

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1. I Know - The Hollywood Flames 2. Big Wig Walk - The Marbles 3. Christopher Columbus - King Perry 4. Oooh La La - The Hollywood Flames 5. Blow Jimmy Blow - Jimmie Wright 6. Candied Yam - Chuck Higgins 7. Ride Helen Ride - The Hollywood Flames 8. Go Go Joe - Joe Houston 9. Golden Girl - The Marbles 10. Let's Talk It Over - The Hollywood Flames 11. Fillmore Street Blues - Jimmie Wright 12. Things Ain't What They Used To Be - King Perry 13. Peggy - The Hollywood Flames 14. Greasy Pig - Chuck Higgins 15. Go Joe Go - Joe Houston 16. One Night With A Fool - The Hollywood Flames
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THE KINGBEES "The Kingbees 1/The Kingbees 2"

Rockpile meets Flamin' Groovies style Rock 'n' Roll/rockabilly from Southern California.trax:
01 Sweet Sweet Girl to Me 02 My Mistake 03 Man Made For Love 04 No Respect 05 Fast Girls 06 Shake-Bop 07 Once is Not Enough 08 Ting-a-Ling 09 Follow Your Heart 10 Everbody's Gone 11 The Big Rock 12 She Ain't My Baby 13 She Can't _Make-Up_ Her Mind 14 How Can I Love You 15 Let Myself Go 16 Stick It Out! 17 Right Behind You Baby 18 Wishing 19 Boppin' the Blues 20 Burnin' the Town Tonight 21 The Ugly Truth 22 Rockin' My Life Away
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"THE BEST OF GEM RECORDS"

30 track collection of sides recorded for the New York based Gem label between 1953 and '54.1953 and 1954 were the two short years of existence for New York City’s Gem Records. Two short years but lots of activity for the Rhythm & Blues and Vocal Group treasure chests. Not only NYC talent, looks like the trek to record was made by others also. Washington D. C. groups are represented on this disc as well. So prepare yourselves for some outstanding Vocal Group, solo’s and even an instrumental or two from the archives of Gem Records. (Check out the raunchy Christmas song "Trim Your Tree")

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1. Please Come Home - The Five Embers 2. Only A Miracle - The Four Bells 3. Believe Me - The Earls 4. You Drive Me Crazy - Joan Shaw 5. In The Woods - The Chords 6. Don't Ever Leave Me - Angel Face 7. You Make Me Cry Myself To Sleep - Joan Shaw 8. Long Way To Go - The Four Bells 9. That Ain't Right - Jimmy Butler 10. Don't Take Your Love From Me - Dorian Burton 11. Do What You Want With Me - Joan Shaw 12. Love Tears - The Five Embers 13. Cruelty For Kindness - Jimmy Butler 14. Honkin' Away - The Blues Express Orchestra 15. Baby Come On - Joan Shaw 16. My Marie - The Earls 17. No More Crying On My Pillow - Melvin Daniels 18. My Tree - The Four Bells 19. All Alone - The Five Embers 20. Tenor In The Sky - King Curtis 21. Out Of This World - The Earls 22. 'Til My Baby Comes Back - Jimmy Crawford 23. Please Tell It To Me - The Four Bells 24. Mush - The Blues Express Orchestra 25. Oh How I Hate To Say Goodbye - Joan Shaw 26. Spinnin' - The Earls 27. Daddy Loves Mommy - The Chords 28. Why Don't You Leave My Heart Alone - Joan Shaw 29. Love Birds - The Five Embers 30. Trim Your Tree - Jimmy Butler
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"THE BEAT GOES ON" …Atlantic's Dance Through The 50's, 60's & 70's

…with all the Best for the Fest! Gyro1966 & RYPHearing this CD is like wading through an eccentric, imaginative tape that a friend has made of vintage Atlantic R&B and soul, mixing hits, flops, and star-sung obscurities over almost a quarter of a century, from the early '50s to the mid-'70s. Because it is a mix of hits and non-hits, it's hard to envision exactly who the intended audience is, but that doesn't mean it's not a pretty cool CD anyway. The hits include Dr. John's "Right Place, Wrong Time," the Clovers' "One Mint Julep," Sonny & Cher's "The Beat Goes On," Aretha Franklin's "(Sweet Sweet Baby), Since You've Been Gone," and Archie Bell & the Drells' "(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown." If you're interested in old Atlantic material in the first place, chances are you know about those, and will be more impressed by the less overexposed tracks. There are plenty of those, many of them very good, like the Coasters' "Shoppin' for Clothes," which is just as witty as their more famous hits, Ray Charles' sly 1953 cut "It Should've Been Me," the Drifters' 1963 effort "One Way Love," the Mar-Keys' instrumental "Philly Dog," and Wilson Pickett's debut Atlantic single, "I'm Gonna Cry." The prize oddity has to be Solomon Burke's cover of Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm," which was actually released as a single in 1965, and is an unusual, fairly effective match of a soul great with an early folk-rock song. Some of the other big-name efforts here are far more mundane; LaVern Baker's "You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool," for instance, is an obvious attempt to simulate the sound of Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford's gospel-rock crossover hit, "I Need Your Loving." (This U.K. import is not available for sale in North America.)by Richie Unterberger, Allmusic

trax:
1. Shoppin' For Clothes - The Coasters 2. It Should've Been Me - Ray Charles 3. You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool - LaVern Baker 4. Mambo Baby - Ruth Brown 5. Irresistible You - Bobby Darin 6. One Mint Julep - The Clovers 7. One Way Love - The Drifters 8. Philly Dog - The Mar-Keys 9. Maggie's Farm - Solomon Burke 10. You've Got That Something Wonderful - Percy Sledge 11. I'm Gonna Cry - Wilson Pickett 12. The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher 13. Nursery Rhymes - Deon Jackson 14. What Is Soul? - Ben E. King 15. You Don't Know What You Mean To Me - Sam & Dave 16. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin 17. Funky Street - Arthur Conley 18. You Better Check Yourself - Soul Brothers Six 19. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Otis Redding 20. Instant Groove - Curtis King 21. Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John 22. Take It Off Him (And Put It On Me) - Clarence Carter 23. Time - Jackie Moore 24. (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown - Archie Bell & The Drells 25. Love Or Leave - The Spinners
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"Chicken Rock" - Rockin' Around The Mountain

Excellent and intriguing collection of mostly unissued tracks (at least that's what it claims!) of rockabilly and rock' n' roll. Highlight is four cuts by Carl Perkins, supposedly from an acetate featuring him doing four Sun era songs - "Movie Magg/ Turn Around/ Put Your Cat Clothes On/ Look At The Moon". Are these Sun outtakes? Lot's of other good cuts too particularly from The Kingbeats, Jimmy Evans, Red Hadley (a great version of Piano Red's "She Knows How To Rock Me"), John Kline & Eddie Bond (his "Cotton Patch Hop" is mistitled "Patchuko Hop"). There are a couple of excellent instrumentals from The Gentry Brothers. Some nice photos in booklet but no notes - I'd love to know the story behind these sides. (FS) rootsandrhythm

trax:
1. Make It Like Rock'n'Roll - Neville Hawks & The Hawks 2. Morse Code - Neville Hawks & The Hawks 3. I Got A Baby - Neville Hawks & The Hawks 4. Swanky - The Gentry Brothers 5. I've Been A Bad Bad Boy - The Kingbeats 6. I'll Tell My Mama On You - The Kingbeats 7. I've Been A Bad Bad Boy - The Kingbeats 8. What Am I Gonna Do - Jimmy Evans 9. I Hate To Say Goodbye - Jimmy Evans 10. Pink Cadillac - Jimmy Evans 11. She Knows How To Rock Me - Red Hadley 12. She Won't Let Me Down - Curtis Little 13. Rock-A-Billy Baby - John Kline 14. Live Your Life With Care - Wayne Busby 15. Fallin' Star - Johnny Powers 16. The Bigger They Are - Johnny Powers 17. She Wears My Goin' Steady Ring - Dickey Lee 18. Rock'n'Roll Mama - Tommy Tucker w/Bill Black's Combo 19. Little More Lovin' - Tommy Tucker w/Bill Black's Combo 20. Rock'n'Roll Rhythm - Wayne McGinnis 21. Movie Magg - Carl Perkins 22. Turn Around - Carl Perkins 23. Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins 24. Look At The Moon - Carl Perkins 25. I'm A Wise Old Cat - Thomas Mitchell 26. Swooney - The Gentry Brothers 27. Patchako Hop - Eddie Bond 28. It's Me Baby - Malcolm Yelvington 29. Rockin' Round The Mountain - The Mountain Ramblers Featuring Bobby Bare
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"THE BEST OF TEEN RECORDS"

Collection of 24 sides recorded for the Philadelphia based Teen label in the mid 50s. Includes R&B, doo-wop, rock 'n' roll and (not surprisingly) teen pop.trax:
1. Only Be Mine - The Ebb Tides 2. Hound Dog - Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys 3. Apple Cider - Doc Starks & The Nite Riders 4. Love Me Always - Jodie Sands 5. This Is My Story - Jack & Betty 6. So In Love - The Revels 7. Got Me A Six Button Benny - Doc Starks & The Nite Riders 8. I Know I Was Wrong - Billy Duke & The Dukes 9. Sidewalk Rock - Jimmy Byron 10. What Is Your Name Dear - The Ebb Tides 11. Don't Hang Up The Phone - Doc Starks & The Nite Riders 12. Let Me Show You Around My Heart - Jodie Sands 13. I Know You're In There - Doc Starks & The Nite Riders 14. Loop De Loop Mambo - Jay Jerome 15. Paradise Princess - Billy Duke & The Dukes 16. Screamin' - Jimmy Byron 17. Starlight And You - Doc Starks & The Nite Riders 18. It Happened To Me - The Revels 19. He's The Sweetest Guy - Jodie Sands 20. Waiting In The School Room - Doc Starks & The Nite Riders 21. Move Me Baby - Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys 22. Everybody Needs Somebody - Jodie Sands 23. Way In The Middle Of A Dream - Doc Starks & The Nite Riders 24. When A Man Cries - Doc Starks & The Nite Riders
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"THE CHICKEN ARE ROCKIN'" - Vol. 2

Some of the new ones to CD (I think) are Don Hart's tough luck story "Presley On Her Mind" , Ron Berry's "I'll Give You All My Love" , Don Woody's "Not I" , Harry Carter's "Jump Baby Jump" , Gene Criss & the Hep Cats' "Hep Cat Baby" and Rich Roman's pair, "Truly Truly Baby" & "Ooh, Ooh, Ooh" , all really good rockabilly. Also worth a mention is the great country bopper by the Carpenter Brothers, "Don't Cry My Little Darling" , featuring some fine high harmony. (AE) (Roots 'n' Rhythm)

trax:
1. Get Off My Back - Jay Blue 2. I'll Give You All My Love - Ron Berry & The Dreamers 3. Swamp Gal - Tommy Bell 4. Shig-A-Shag - Jimmy Crain 5. Not I - Don Woody 6. Down Baby - Tom James 7. Presley On Her Mind - Don Hart 8. Hepcat Baby - Gene Criss & The Hep Cats 9. Cool Cool Baby - Lafayette-Yarborough 10. Jump Baby Jump - Harry Carter 11. TTB - Rich Roman 12. I Flip For You Baby - Chuck Jones 13. Red Blooded American Boy - Don Woody 14. Ooh, ooh, ooh - Rich Roman 15. Found - Jimmy Stone 16. Livin' doll - Lafayette-Yarborough 17. I Got That Queen - Arnold Blevins & Calvin Spicer 18. Baby Don't Be That Way - Bobby Lawson 19. Don't Cry For Me Little Darling - The Carpenter Bros. & The Rhythm Boppers 20. Hey Baby - Tom James 21. Buzzin' - Tommy Wilson 22. Why Did You Pick On Me - Tommy Wilson 23. If You Want My Love - Bobby Lawson 24. You Ain't Not God For Me - Jimmy Lee
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"THE CHICKEN ARE ROCKIN'" - Vol. 1

This 24 tracker is just bristling with rockin' faves like Eddie Gaines' "Be-Bop Battlin' Ball" , Tommy Lam's "Speed Limit" , Fat Daddy Holmes' chicken pickin' extravaganza "Chicken Rock" , Thomas Wayne's intense "You're The One That Done It" and more. Actually there are only a couple of duds by anyones count and scads of real gone movers like Wally Willette's "Eenie Meenie" & "Pink Elephants" , Jimmy Evans' "The Joint's Really Jumpin'" , Red Moore & the Rhythm Drifters' "Crawdad Song" , Ricky Coyne's "Short Fat Fanny" , etc. (AE) (Roots 'n' Rhythm)

trax:
1. Teenager's Party - The Rhythm Rockers 2. Short Fat Fanny - Ricky Coyne 3. Be-Bop Battlin' Ball - Eddie Gaines & The Rockin' Five 4. Sally-Jo - Jim Thaxter & The Travelers 5. The Lightning Strikes - D.J. & The Cats 6. Rock-A-Me-Baby - Jerry Cronin & The Flashes 7. You're The One That Done It - Thomas Wayne w/The DeLons 8. Cyclon - The Travelers 9. Speed Limit - Tommy Lam 10. Go Girl Go - The Country G-Js 11. I Don't Know - Gene Chriss & The Hep Cats 12. Pink Elephant - Wally Willette & His Globe Rockers 13. Teen Age Troubles - Kenneth Hunt 14. I Got Troubles - Bill Watkins 15. I'm The Wrong One - Kenneth Hunt 16. The Joint's Really Jumpin' - Jimmy Evans 17. Eenie Meenie - Wally Willette & His Globe Rockers 18. I Like To Go - Floyd Mack 19. Granny Tops 'Em At The Top - Bob Grady 20. Uncle Sam's Call - Jimmy Woodall & His Tarpins 21. Twistin' Jane - Dean Wolfe 22. Crawdad Song - Red Moore & His Rhythm Drifters 23. Woody's Rock - Jimmy Woodall & His Tarpins 24. Chicken Rock - Fat Daddy Holmes
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"THE HY-TONE RECORDS STORY 1955-1957"

Choice selections from this NYC R&B; label. Read more about this label here:
http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/hytone.html

trax:
1. How Many Souls - Doug Williams & The Mello-Tones 2. Sorry Valley - Doug Williams & The Mello-Tones 3. Rock, Lilly, Rock - The Corsairs 4. You - The Lyrics 5. I'm In LOve - The Lyrics 6. Let's Exchange Hearts For Christmas - Georgia Harris & Hytones 7. It's Time To Rock - Georgia Harris & Hytones 8. I'm A Fool - The Hy-Tones 9. Chinese Boogie - The Hy-Tones 10. I Love You Mary - Little Mack 11. Sad Lover - Little Mack 12. Let Me Hold Your Hand - Georgia Harris & Hytones 13. I Want To Kiss You - Georgia Harris & Hytones 14. Pretty Baby Blues - Keith Davis 15. Let's Exchange Hearts For Christmas - Keith Davis 16. The Battle Of Jericho - Doug Williams & The Mello-Tones 17. Send Me - The Mell-O-Tones 19. Let's Make Love Today - Luvon Rivers 20. Young Lovers - Luvon Rivers 21. Goodbye Darling - The Corsairs
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PAPA LIGHTFOOT & SAMMY MYERS "Blues Harmonica Wizards"

22 fine harmonica blues tracks from the 50s/early 60s featuring 16 cuts by Alexander "Papa" Lightfoot including accompaniments to Jack Dupree, Donald "Silver" Cooks and Edgar Blanchard and 5 from Myers. One track "Rhythm With Me" by Myers is actually "Steady" by Jerry McCain! (Roots & Rhythm)Sam Myers: Sam Myers got a second chance at the brass ring, and he happily made the most of it. As frontman for Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets, the legally blind Myers's booming voice and succinct harp work have enjoyed a higher profile recently than ever before.
Although he was born and mostly raised in Mississippi, Myers got into the habit of coming up to visit Chicago as early as 1949 (where he learned from hearing Little Walter and James Cotton). Myers joined a band, King Mose & the Royal Rockers, after settling in Jackson, MS, in 1956. Myers's 1957 debut 45 for Johnny Vincent's Ace logo, "Sleeping in the Ground"/"My Love Is Here to Stay," featured backing by the Royal Rockers.
Myers played both drums and harp behind slide guitar great Elmore James at a 1961 session for Bobby Robinson's Fire label in New Orleans. Myers cut a standout single of his own for Robinson's other logo, Fury Records, the year before that coupled his appealing remake of Jimmy Reed's "You Don't Have to Go" with "Sad, Sad Lonesome Day."
Myers made some albums with a loosely knit group called the Mississippi Delta Blues Band for TJ during the early '80s before teaming up with young Texas guitar slinger Funderburgh, whose insistence on swinging grooves presents the perfect backdrop for Myers. Their first collaboration for New Orleans-based Black Top Records, 1985's My Love Is Here to Stay, was followed by several more albums, Sins, Rack 'Em Up, Tell Me What I Want to Hear, 1995's Live at the Grand Emporium each one confirming that this was one of the most enduring blues partnerships of the 1990s. In 2004, Myers released his first solo album, Coming from the Old School, just two years before he died, on July 17, 2006. - Bill Dahl. AMG.
Papa Lightfoot: Thanks to a handful of terrific 1950s sides, the name of Papa Lightfoot was spoken in hushed and reverent tones by 1960s blues aficionados. Then, producer Steve LaVere tracked down the elusive harp master in Natchez, cutting an album for Vault in 1969 that announced to the world that Lightfoot was still wailing like a wildman on the mouth organ. Alas, his comeback was short-lived; he died in 1971 of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. Sessions for Peacock in 1949 (unissued), Sultan in 1950, and Aladdin in 1952 preceded an amazing 1954 date for Imperial in New Orleans that produced Lightfoot's "Mean Old Train," "Wine Women Whiskey" (comprising his lone single for the firm) and an astonishing "When the Saints Go Marching In." Lightfoot's habit of singing through his harp microphone further coarsened his already rough-hewn vocals, while his harp playing was simply shot through with endless invention. Singles for Savoy in 1955 and Excello the next year (the latter billed him as "Ole Sonny Boy") closed out Lightfoot's '50s recording activities, setting the stage for his regrettably brief comeback in 1969. - Bill Dahl. AMG.trax:
Papa Lightfoot
01 Wine, Women & Whiskey 02 Jump the Boogie 03 Mean Ol' Train 04 P.L. Blues 05 When the Saints Go Marchin' In 06 Blue Lights 07 Mean Ol' Train [version #2] 08 Wild Fire 09 Jumpin' with Jarvis 10 Rub a Little Boogie 11 Mr. Ticket Agent 12 Coming Back Home 13 Creole Gal Blues 14 She'll Be Mine After Awhile 15 Mean Ol' Train [version #3]
Sammy Myers
16 Sleeping in the Ground 17 My Love Is Here to Stay 18 You Don't Have to Go 19 Sad, Sad Lonesome Day 20 Look On Yonder Wall 21 Poor Little Angel Child [previously unissued] 22 Rhythm with Me [previously unissued]
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"LOUISIANA SWAMP BLUES & BOOGIE" - Vol 1

Fine Goldband Records collection, now out of print.trax:
1. Sugar Bee - Jay Stutes 2. Lonely Feeling - Danny James 3. Boogie In The Mud - Danny James 4. Don't Drive Me Deeper - Lee Bernard 5. Do Your Stuff - Rockin' Sidney 6. Someone Else On Your Mind - Van Preston 7. Crazy Cat - Dell Mack 8. My Lonely Retreat - Van Preston 9. Feel Delicious - Rockin' Sidney 10. Tell Me Baby - Lonnie Brooks (Guitar Jr.) 11. Our Love Will Always Be - Lee Bernard 12. Shreveport's The Name Of The Town - Jesse Thomas
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THE LOVE AFFAIR "Ellis - Singles A's and B's"

In 1968 and 1969, The Love Affair had 4 Top Ten hits and another Top 20 Hit, including the monster number one smash 'Everlasting Love'. Steve Ellis was the outstanding lead singer of the group and he compiled and annotated this collection of their entire singles output for CBS plus some live material and solo recordings, their first ever single from Decca and the A's & B's recorded by Steve Ellis' post-Love Affair band Ellis. Roger Daltrey expresses his admiration for Mr. Ellis in the CD booklet. (Amazon)Love Affair were a London based pop, soul, R&B group formed in 1966. They had several UK Singles Chart Top 10 hits, including the number one success "Everlasting Love". Their first single, "She Smiled Sweetly", written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, released on Decca Records flopped, but they reached the top of the UK Singles Chart in January 1968 with "Everlasting Love". By this time the group had relocated to CBS Records. The song was first recorded by Robert Knight, whose version had reached No. 13 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the autumn of 1967, and it was previously offered to the Marmalade, who turned it down as they thought it too pop-oriented for them. On the B-side was a cover version "Gone Are the Songs of Yesterday" by Phillip Goodhand-Tait. After its success, Goodhand-Tait saw an opportunity and signed a contract with The Love Affair's managers John Cockell and Sid Bacon. Goodhand-Tait would go on to write many more hits for The Love Affair.[2]
Ellis had a similar vocal style to Steve Marriott of the Small Faces, and the production was similar to a Motown soul record. Controversy ensued when the group admitted they had not played on the record, but that all the work was done by session musicians, although such a practice had long since been common.[3] Ironically their first recording of the song, produced by Muff Winwood, had featured them playing all the instruments.[4] But the record label rejected this version in favour of one produced by Mike Smith, recorded with a recording studio rhythm section, strings, brass, flutes and backing vocalists, arranged by Keith Mansfield[4] - and Ellis the only member of the group to be heard.[1]
Four further Top 20 hits followed, "Rainbow Valley", "A Day Without Love" (both 1968), "One Road" and "Bringing on Back the Good Times" (both 1969).[3] Love Affair sold more singles in 1968 in the UK than any other band, except for The Beatles. At the end of that year, they released the album Everlasting Love Affair.
The group became frustrated at being treated like teen idols, unable to hear themselves on stage because of the constant screaming, and at being pigeonholed as a "pop group". All the A-sides featured heavy orchestral and brass arrangements behind Ellis's vocals, with minimal participation from the others, although they wrote and played on the heavier B-sides themselves.[4]
As Ellis wrote in the booklet notes to a later compilation CD, Singles A's and B's, "In an attempt to break the mould we recorded a song far removed from the anthemic-like previous hits. The song was called "Baby I Know". Released at the end of 1969, competing with releases from other big names for a place in the charts over Christmas, it failed completely. Ellis felt the band had run its course, and he left in December 1969 for a solo career: "We never really made it big anywhere but Britain and I think that if we had started to happen in America, I wouldn't have left".[5] The rest of the band soldiered on without any further success, continuing briefly as L.A. with new vocalist, August Eadon (aka Gus Yeadon). Further releases likewise never charted.
The group has since been revived, though sometimes without any original members, for cabaret dates; and Ellis has also performed live with a reconstituted Steve Ellis's Love Affair.
Love Affair's first hit song, "Everlasting Love", was used in the film, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. However, the CD of the soundtrack contains Jamie Cullum's cover version, instead of the Love Affair version actually used in the film. Jamie Cullum's version is played over the end credits. (wikipedia)trax:
01 Back In Your Life Again 02 Woman Woman 03 Sweetness And Tenderness 04 Do You Dream 05 She Smiled Sweetly 06 Satisfaction Guaranteed 07 Everlasting Love 08 Gone Are The Songs Of Yesterday 09 Rainbow Valley 10 Someone Like Me 11 Day Without Love 12 I'm Happy 13 One Road 14 Let Me Know 15 Bringing On Back The Good Times 16 Another Day 17 Baby I Know 18 Accept Me For What I Am 19 Evie 20 Fat Crow 21 Take Your Love 22 Jingle Jangle Jasmine 23 Have You Seen My Baby 24 Goody Goody Dancing Shoes 25 10 Senza Te (Rainbow Valley)
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"LET'S GO TO LOUISIANA!" A Crazy Cajun Sampler

Fine Gulf Coast music sampler from the vaults of Crazy Cajun Records. Excellent Swamp Pop, Zydeco, R&B, Cajun, and rock 'n' roll! Compiled by New Orleans expert, John Broven.Complete liner notes by John Broven & John Lomax III are included in the download.

trax:
1. Sugar Bee - Sir Douglas Quintet 2. Chicky Wow Wow - Dr. John 3. Lovin´ Cajun Style - Jimmy Donley 4. Love Fever - Johnnie Allan 5. Hippy Ty-O - Doug Kershaw 6. Oh! Lucille - Clifton Chenier 7. The Chickens Don´t Lay - Tee Bruce & Joe Bonsall 8. Jole Blon - Papa Link Davis 9. Evangeline Two-Step - Mark Savoy 10. Papa Thibodeaux - Rod Bernard 11. Jack And Jill - Warren Storm 12. I´m Not A Fool Anymore - T.K. Hulin 13. Little Papoose - Joe Barry 14. At The Party - Big Sambo 15. A Legend In My Own Time - Tommy McLain 16. Sugar Coated Love - Barbara Lynn 17. Sea Cruise - Clarence "Frogman" Henry 18. Canton Waltz - The Rambling Aces 19. Let´s Go The Big Mamou - Fiddlin' Frenchie Burke 20. Winnie Two-Step - Pappy "Te Ton" Meaux
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The Loons "Love's Dead Leaves" 1999

Produced by Soundtrack of Our Lives' Ebbot Lundberg, this San Diego quartet comprises former members of the Tell-Tale Hearts and the Hoods. With Lundberg's Euro overdubs, the end result is an ambitious melding of a fuzz trio with vocalist, backwards tape loops, sitar, harpsichord, harmonium and various keyboards into a very different approach to power punk music with a psychedelic bent to it. Highlights include "Paradise," "Paint It Gold" and "Insecurity Smasher." ~ Cub KodaIf your like the Howlin' One, more often than not you find great disappointment when listening to any modern band that proclaims to be a garage band. If it isn't thinly veiled hard core punk played by greasers with tatoos and chain wallets, it's purist b.s. by a bunch of fools that think all music exists only in the year 1966. Well, if these are frustrations you feel as well, here is the perfect perscription to help wash all that crap away. The Loons, led by chief Ugly Thing Mike Stax, deliver a sound that is the perfect hybrid of introspective "Forever Changes" era Love and "Sorrow" era Pretties. Sprinkle on top some slabs of nasty nuggetesque punk and you got all the bases covered. Now despite the heavy influence of the previously mentioned bands, this is by no means a copycat record. These guys have some brilliant originality and I don't think they are really confused about what decade the currently live in. This music is modern and fresh just as it is classic and timeless. This is the best Lp that GetHip has released in years! I had almost given up on that label entirely but this release, along with the Conqueors and Mr. Zero releases of last year have kept the flame burning for a bit longer. Cheers to Mr. Stax and co. for churning out this brilliant Lp and let's hope for more and any chance to catch it live. - amazonThe Loons:
Mike Stax (vocals, harmonica); Eric Bacher (guitar); Ebbot Lundberg (acoustic guitar, slide guitar, autoharp, sitar, piano, harpsichord, harmonium, drums, background vocals); Martin Hederos (harpsichord, organ); Len Curiel (organ, drums); John Chilson (drums, percussion); Kalle Gustafsson (percussion); Gary Strickland (background vocals)

trax:
01 Insecurity smasher 02 Paradise 03 Paint it gold 04 Silver Threads 05 Thurday's child 06 Not the same girl 07 Never enough 08 Flying up into the floor 09 Ballroom of the unawake 10 Face out of phase 11 16 story reflection 12 Another mile away

"UPTOWN BLUES" A Decade Of Guitar-Piano Duets

Fine collection of blues from 1927-1937, this collection is now out of print.
Read more about this collection here: http://record-fiend.blogspot.com/2009/12/uptown-blues-decade-of-guitar-piano.htmltrax:
1. Mountain Blues - Big Bill Broonzy 2. Policy Blues - Cripple Clarence Lofton 3. When You Left - Bo Carter 4. Papa's On The Housetop - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell 5. Ain't Gonna Stand For That - Charley Spand 6. He Fans Me - Leola Manning 7. Good Feeling Blues - Rufus Quillian & James McCravy 8. You Do It - Down Home Boys 9. Goin' Away Blues - Charlie Campbell 10. My Laona Blues - Teddy Darby 11. Sweet Miss Stella Blues - Rufus Quillian & James McCravy 12. Uptown Blues - Mack Rhinehart & Brownie Stubblefield 13. What Makes A Tom Cat Blue? - Willie Harris 14. Barbecue Blues - Watson's Pullman Porters
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Les Sexareenos "Live! In The Bed" 2000

"'Live! In the Bed' proves that LES SEXAREENOS are one of the best contemporary garage bands looming around these days. Fast ravers (reminiscent of the Sonics, only with an organ) with good sound production make this album one of the best purchases of the year. Lots of energy and more energy at high volumes should make everybody dance all night, even after this disc has quit playing." - Timeless Gods"Bands like The Sonics and The Wailers used to make music like this. The only band that's even come close in recent years has been The Mummies, but Les Sexareenos have something more to them. Great production on the album and energy abound make this album one of THE BEST party albums of the last 20 years. You have 50's flavored juke-joint shakers, 60's ravers, soul-styled stompers, Louie Louie barn-stormers and garage punkers all together on one album! With three different singers, the thing plays like an ABOVE AVERAGE compilation. If you don't buy this album, you're an asshole!" - Shakin' All Nite

trax:
1. Low Low Low 2. Everybody Sexareeno! 3. What You Gonna Do 4. I Need Your Lovin' 5. I Found You 6. What Can I Do? 7. Sorry 8. Wild Wild Wild 9. Hey Sah-Lo-Ney 10. Goin' To The Park 11. Carolina, Yeah! 12. Girl Give Me Love 13. Take It Off 14. Hey Now! Hey Now!

MICKIE MOST and his PLAYBOYS "Best Of Mickie Most"

Mickie Most was born Michael Hayes in Aldershot, England, but then moved with his family to North London. As a teenager Most became entranced with the British rock & roll scene and formed the Most Brothers, in which he covered American R&B numbers.In 1959 he emigrated to South Africa for two years and fronted the rock focused Mickie Most and His Playboys, a group that again covered U.S. hits of the era. While in South Africa the band managed to record and release three albums and a number of EPs and singles. Most became a star and was taught the recording business. The band managed to score 11 consecutive number ones on the South African charts and rated considerable attention on the international music market and when Most returned to England in 1963 where his reputation earned him a place that would eventually make him one of the mid 60's most in demand record producers, producing hits for such bands as, The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Jeff Beck and many more. The Best Of Mickie Most and His Playboys is the first ever compilation of those South African recordings and the only release so far that covers Mosts' pre-production career. This disc contains 30 tracks recorded between 1959-1963 but released between 1962-1964. Mainly straight cover versions of rock and roll hits of the era ,there are a few tracks included in this set that were either written by Most or given special Mickie Most arrangements that varied considerably from the original version. Most handled all of the vocal work, production and guitar on these recordings but the Playboys were mainly studio musician and many of the recordings feature a very young Jimmy Page on guitar. As with many of the Rock- In- Beat releases the sound quality is spectacular but liner notes and booklet content is very basic. ~ Keith Pettipas, All Music Guide

trax:
01 It Doesn't Matter Anymore 02 Johnny Be Goode 03 I Dig You Baby 04 That's What You Do To Me 05 Think It Over 06 Paralyzed 07 You've Got Love 08 Bony Maronie 09 Reelin' And Rockin' 10 Tom Dooley 11 Shake Rattle And Roll 12 Rave On 13 Pick A Bale Of Cotton 14 Sweet Little Sixteen 15 Greenback Dollar 16 Down By The Riverside 17 Heartbeat 18 Corrine Corrina 19 What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 20 I Shall Not Be Moved 21 Guitar Boogie Shuffle 22 The Twist 23 Whole Lotta Twistin' 24 Blue Moon 25 Green Corn 26 The Feminist Look 27 Money Honey 28 That's Alright 29 Sea Cruise 30 It's A Little Bit Hot
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Les Sexareenos "28 Party Dancers" 2005

Get off your ass and levitate! Finally Its Here. Les Sexareenos third full length!For Les Sexareenos, this whole garage punk thing ain't nothin' but an excuse for a big ol' party, and they're throwing a doozy on this compilation, which pulls together 19 tunes from five 7" EPs, with material from various Sexareenos-affiliated unreleased tracks rounding out the package. Low on fidelity but high on frantic energy (though the cuts Jim Diamond recorded are noticeably cleaner and better detailed than the rest), 28 Party Dancers from Montreal's Finest is a raw and sweaty hullabaloo from front to back as the band charges through a bunch of butt-shaking originals and likeminded covers (and any act that covers the Knaves, Kenny & the Kasuals, and Paul Revere & the Raiders on one disc has a healthy set of aesthetic priorities, if you ask me). While these kids obviously value passion over precision, they sound damn good when they get a good head of steam going, with Choyce's chunky guitar and Mark Sultan's hard-bashing drumming throwing this music into fourth gear and layin' rubber against all challengers. 28 Party Dancers from Montreal's Finest isn't going to change the way the world looks at music, but if this doesn't get your next beer bust rockin', you're either in a coma or in need of a serious cool transplant. ~ Mark Deming

Personnel:
Choyce (vocals, guitar); Colonel Lingus (vocals, drums); Jim Diamond (saxophone); Work With Me Annie (organ); Screamin Joe Burdick (background vocals)

trax:
01 Wild Wild Wild 02 Leave Me Alone 03 Everybody Sexareeno! 04 Let's Go 05 Ruby D 06 I Can't 07 Girl 08 Mojo Workout 09 Out To Sea [Alternate Take] 10 Work For Fun 11 Way That You Work 12 Lights Out 13 We Gonna Ball 14 Why Why Why 15 Journey To Tyme [Alternate Take] 16 I Found You 17 Boys Are Boys 18 Sorority Girl 19 Roses Are Red 20 Carolina, Yeah! 21 Go Away 22 Take It Off 23 All The Kids 24 Without Your Love 25 Don't Need You No More 26 I Need You There 27 Little Bit O' Soul 28 White Light White Heat [Live]

"Roulette Rock 'n' Roll" Vol 4 - Lotta Boppin' (And Plenty Screamin' Too!)

For once, the title of a compilation is not mere hyperbole, but actually delivers the goods, starting off with eight tracks of Screamin' Jay Hawkins ooga-moogin' his way through Buddy Knox's "Party Doll" and "A Hard Day's Night" (two takes of each song, each more surreal than the last), an alternate of "The Whammy," and three previously unissued takes of "Feast of the Mau Mau." Holding down the "lotta boppin'' side of this 29-track compilation are four early tracks from Johnny Rivers ("Long Long Walk," "Baby Come Back," "That's Rock and Roll," and the previously unissued "One Man Woman"), Mack Vickery with Wild Bill Emerson and the Blue Denims in support on "A Lover's Plea" and "Meant to Be," a hot early-'60s single from Bill Haley & the Comets ("The Spanish Twist" and "My Kind of Woman"), three from pop Elvis wannabe Johnnie Strickland (the best being the bluesy "I've Heard That Line Before") and Roc LaRue's surreal "Rockabilly Yodel." To top it all off are seven tracks from the Rock-A-Teens' original Roulette album -- all presented in stereo -- featuring all the vocal entries from that rarest of early rockabilly long-players, showcasing what a great, raw, flame-throwing band they truly were. Probably worth it for the Screamin' Jay sides alone, but this whole package gets as many stars as you can throw it. (Cub Koda, AMG)

trax:
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
1. Party Doll (Take 1) 2. Party Doll (Take 2) 3. The Whammy (Take 2) 4. A Hard Day's Night (Incomplete Take 1) 5. A Hard Day's Night (Take 2) 6. Feast Of The Mau Mau (Take 2) 7. Feast Of The Mau Mau (Take 3) 8. Feast Of The Mau Mau (Take 5)
Johnny Rivers
9. Long Long Walk 10. Baby Come Back 11. That's Rock And Roll 12. One Man Woman
Mack Vickery
13. A Lovers Plea 14. Meant To Be
Bill Haley & The Comets
15. My Kind Of Woman 16. The Spanish Twist
Billy & Don Hart
17. Checkmated And Bingo'ed
Roc LaRue
18. I'm Not Ashamed 19. Rockabilly Yodel
Johnnie Strickland
20. I've Heard That Line Before 21. Don't Leave Me Lonely 22. Fool's Hall Of Fame
The Rock-A-Teens
23. I Was Born To Rock 24. Doggone It Baby 25. Dance To The Bop 26. The Story Of A Woman 27. Janis Will Rock 28. That's My Mama 29. Lotta Boppin'
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The Launderettes "Every Heart Is A Time Bomb" 2005

The Launderettes are five fabulous girls who play raw 60`s garage punk. They found each other in Oslo, Norway, through their common passion for fuzz, farfisa and frenzy.This is really original, because the Norwegian all-female band THE LAUNDERETTES released a CD which musically is pure 1960s Garage Rock a la THE WHO, THE KINKS, STONES, THE HOLLIES, yet with female vocals of course. They sound like if it was 1965, yet back then real all-female rockbands like THE LAUNDERETTES were absolutely not present, so they would have been huge 40 years ago! Nevertheless with the whole retro 60s garage rock vibe going on very strongly THE LAUNDERETTES will definitely make an impact even this present day. The strange thing about their 2nd CD ‘Every heart is a time bomb’ is that it starts with a very calm almost sweet acoustic pop song, which is definitely out of place on this CD, because from track 2 on it is pure Rock’n’Roll! Somehow this CD has made a bigger impression on me than the latest THE DONNAS record! On uptempo songs like “Fluff ‘n’ fold”, “W.W.J.J.D.?”, “Waiting for you”, “Tarantula town”, “Juvenile thrills” and “Can’t bring me down” the girls rock hard and loud and sound like THE DONNAS used to sound with KINKS/WHO type of guitarwork, so 60s meets 70s Rock N Roll. However, on great calmer very melodic songs like “No good”, “My replica”, “Fading out” and “Regular” the band sounds like a sort of JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, with still some awesome guitarwork. This CD is a must for any fan of female fronted rock, but also all the fans of Garage Rock’n’Roll should check out this band asap, because they might become huge in the future and don’t let that opening track fool ya! More info at: http://www.launderettes.no

trax:
01 Connecting the dots 02 Fluff 'n' fold 03 No good 04 W.W.J.J.D. 05 My replica 06 Waiting for you 07 Fading out 08 Juvenile thrills 09 Can't bring me down 10 Regular 11 Tarantula town

"THE WORLD OF CRAZY CAJUN"

This 22-track sampler brings together the wide array of music and musicians who recorded in the '60s and '70s for Huey Meaux's Crazy Cajun label. With 34 albums already in the series as of mid-1999, this collection only represents a small sampling of the vast holdings in Meaux's master vaults. But it's all great stuff with stellar tracks from Doug Kershaw, Ronnie Milsap, B.J. Thomas, Roy Head, Delbert McClinton, Mickey Gilley, T-Bone Walker, Lowell Fulson, Rod Bernard, Johnny Copeland, Freddy Fender, Dr. John, the Sir Douglas Quintet, Barbara Lynn and many others. A nice introduction to this series chock full of American musical treasures.by Cub Koda, AMG

trax:
1. Hey Moe - Doug Kershaw 2. Hello Mary Ann - Ronnie Milsap 3. La Bamba - Delbert McClinton 4. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Mickey Gilley 5. Bacon Fat - Sir Douglas Quintet 6. As Long As There's A Chance - Moe Bandy 7. I Love You So Much It Hurts Me - Floyd Tillman 8. Since I Met You Baby - Freddy Fender 9. Get Out Of My Life Woman - Roy Head 10. My Elusive Dreams - Roy Head 11. Don't Cry No More - The Cate Brothers 12. Lazy Man - B.J. Thomas 13. Shed So Many Tears - Barbara Lynn 14. San Antonio Rose - Frenchie Burke 15. Workingman's Blues - Johnny Copeland 16. You're The Reason I'm In Love - Rod Bernard 17. Reconsider Baby - T-Bone Walker 18. Blood, Sweat, And Tears - Lowell Fulson 19. Sea Cruise - Clarence "Frogman" Henry 20. Red Bandana - Papa Link Davis 21. The Time Had Come - Dr. John 22. I Hope - Tommy McLain
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The Launderettes "Shaken And Disturbed" 2002

If you're a boy or man and your clothes are dirty, I don't recommend visiting these laundry machines. They seem very hostile towards male persons. By now The Launderettes are four girls and a Greek boy and the songs deal with unhappy and violent love affairs and upbringings - and trouble, from female points of view. Boyfriends, husbands, fathers and men in general are deceitful, violent, sleazy, weak losers and/or cowards. Titles like "I Wanna Jump Your Bones", "You're So Wrong" and "Rebel Love" indicate that the girls have learned their lesson the hard way. Now they're contemptuous and cynical: Got no money, I don't care, Got no job, I don't care, Got no future, I don't care.The Launderettes play hard garage rock the way American punk bands of the 60s like The Standells, Chocolate Watch Band, The Stooges and MC5 tried to create, only a little heavier. Add a touch of female glamrock queen Suzi Quatro vocals and Stranglers' bass and organ in between and you might know what we're talking about. You've heard it all before, rock'n'roll to the bone. Shaken And Disturbed is The Launderettes debut album. They've released three singles earlier (Rebel Love was presented in a previous Luna Menu). I feared an entire album might be tiresome in the long run, but the girls and boy make full use of the variations within the genre. 10 short songs in less than 30 minutes is just about right. I especially enjoy the tough guitar dominated "You're So Wrong", the ditto Farfisa dominated "Loser" with a touch of Ennio Morricone and the cynical "Transition Man" is another goodie. A garage version of The Isley Brothers' "Nobody But Me" sounds a little more pop-tinged than the self-penned songs, but it works. Guitars, guitars and organ - and no kidding! - by JP/Luna Kafé

trax:
01 Turn Around 02 Rebel Love 03 Home 04 Transition Man 05 Loser 06 Let's Go 07 I Wanna Jump Your Bones 08 Porn Star 09 You're So Wrong 10 Nobody But Me

GLENN BARBER "Close, But No Cigar" The Crazy Cajun Recordings

Close But No Cigar spotlights Glenn Barber's Crazy Cajun recordings for Huey P. Meaux's Houston-based label. Among the ten tracks are honky tonk tunes "Cheating," "Warm All Over Feelin'," "I Created a Monster," and the Doug Sahm-penned "We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight." While these tracks never made a dent on the country charts, they are still recommended for Barber fans, especially taking into account the lack of his music that remains in print. ~ Al Campbell, Allmusic

trax:
01 Love Rules The Heart 02 Warm All Over Feelin' 03 I Created A Monster 04 You Can't Get Here From There 05 Cheating 06 Yes Dear, There Is A Virginia 07 April Fool 08 We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight 09 Go Home Letter 10 War Time Blues
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"JUKEBOX JAZZ!" From The Southside Of Chicago

Chicago jazz like you've never heard before. These sides mostly cut in Chicago in the late 50's and early 60's showcase Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Herbie Fields and others in their prime. Super !!! (Amazon)This CD is worth the price just to have the original version of Mr. 5 x 5 by the great Jimmy Rushing. Why these sides have never been released before on CD is a mystery to me. Coleman Hawkins, Joe Williams, Paul Bascomb, Herbie Fields - every track is a killer and feature arrangements by a young unknown (at the time) named Sonny Blount - who was about to morph into Sun Ra !! Very, very important sides indeed. If you were in Chicago in the mid-fifties, the only place you would've heard these tracks was on a jukebox on the south side. This is a major find and a rare treat. Some of the funkiest jazz you'll ever hear. A must for the jazz junkie. Where has this CD been all my life? (Southern Slim, Blues World)
In the mid fifties when Rock 'N Roll began to rear its head, Chicago's club scene was brimming with the greatest jazz talent in the United States. While the major jazz labels in New York and California were trimming their budgets and the club scene was dying, the great jazz cats descended upon Chicago, where the scene was still thriving. Jazz greats like Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams and Herbie Fields were burning up the clubs, backed by great bands of seasoned vets. An enterprising Chicago label Parrot/Blue Lake began recording these neglected giants. Instead of making full length albums, this label decided to issue 45 RPM singles. These singles get to see the light of day on this historically significant compilation. (The Jazz & Blues Reviewtrax:
1. Mr. 5 x 5 - Jimmy Rushing 2. Clothes Pin Blues - Jimmy Rushing 3. Harlem Nocturne - Herbie Fields 4. Mr. Jump - Herbie Fields 5. Blue Blue Days (Goin' Down Home) - Coleman Hawkins 6. What A Difference A Day Makes - Coleman Hawkins 7. I'll Follow My Secret Heart - Coleman Hawkins 8. I'll Tell You Later - Coleman Hawkins 9. Uptown Stomp - Benson Ogletree Band 10. Riverboat - Benson Ogletree Band 11. Summertime - Red Saunders & His Orchestra 12. Riverboat - Red Saunders & His Orchestra 13. Jan Pt. 1 - Paul Bascomb 14. Jan Pt. 2 - Paul Bascomb 15. Black Orchid - Lonnie Simmons Quartet 16. I Can't Get Started - Lonnie Simmons Quartet 17. Time For Moving - Joe Williams 18. In The Evening - Joe Williams 19. Williams Blues - King Fleming Quintet 20. One O' Clock Jump - King Fleming Quintet
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TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART"The Singles" Vol. 2

If it's not quite as compelling as The Albums: Vol. 1, this second volume of Boyce & Hart's A&M; Records catalog still has a lot to recommend it as it ties up all of the loose ends left by its predecessor. Appropriately given its title, it opens with the mono single mix of "Out and About," a number 39 hit in the summer of 1967 (which appeared in its stereo album version on the other volume). That song, and the "Paperback Writer"-like "Sometimes She's a Little Girl"; the soaring, lyrical "Love Every Day"; and the punchy "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" all make for a bracing opening section to this compilation. Then comes the realm of rarities with the group's version of "The Ambushers" and "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows," the title tracks from those two movies. The latter song is a lot cooler than the movie to which it's attached, describing a young woman and an interest in her that would hardly have passed muster in the family-oriented comedy-drama. Sandwiched between them is "Goodbye Baby (I Don't Want to Make You Cry)," which shows the influence of "Penny Lane," among other songs. This part of the disc also includes Boyce & Hart's versions of a pair of songs better known in their recordings by the Monkees, "I Wanna Be Free" and "P.O. Box 9847," as well as the surprisingly upbeat and catchy "LUV (Let Us Vote)," their contribution to a burgeoning political movement aimed at securing the right to vote for 18 year olds. The duo's effort at a serious single, "We're All Going to the Same Place," is also here, and it echoes sensibilities that were presented more successfully on "In the Year 2525." The contents of the third Boyce & Hart album, It's All Happening on the Inside (1968), follow, the latter a mix of gospel ("Maybe Somebody Heard"), pop/rock ("It's All Happening on the Inside," "We're All Going to the Same Place," "Alice Long"), and late psychedelic balladry ("Strawberry Girl"). These are interspersed with some surprises, including an extended instrumental ("Abracadabra") that leads into a slow cover of the Stones' "Jumping Jack Flash," the fuzztone-laden "Thanks for Sunday," plus a Motown cover ("Standing in the Shadows of Love"). The remainder of the disc includes two versions of "I'm Gonna Blow You a Kiss in the Wind," a song by the duo that was featured on an episode of the TV series Bewitched, and it finishes with the A- and B-sides of Tommy Boyce's 1966 solo single for A&M.; The sound is uniformly excellent and the annotation is exceptionally thorough. (Bruce Eder, AMG)

trax:
01 Out & About 02 Sometimes She's A Little Girl 03 My Little Chickadee 04 Love Every Day 05 I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight? 06 The Ambushers 07 Goodbye Baby (I Don't Want To See You Cry) 08 Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows 09 P. O. Box 9847 10 Six + Six 11 We're All Going To The Same Place 12 L.U.V. (Let Us Vote) 13 I Wann Be Free 14 Prelude 15 Change 16 Maybe Somebody Heard 17 It's All Happening On The Inside 18 Abracadabra 19 Jumping Jack Flash 20 We're All Going To The Same Place 21 Strawberry Girl 22 Thanks For Sunday 23 My Baby Loves Sad Songs 24 Standing In The Shadows Of Love 25 Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend) 26 I'm Gonna Blow You A Kiss In The Wind 27 Smilin' 28 I'm Gonna Blow You A Kiss In The Wind (Alternate Version) 29 Sunday, The Day Before Monday 30 The Green Grass (Is Turning Brown)
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"ROULETTE ROCK 'N' ROLL COLLECTION" Vol 2

The second entry in the series heads in a far more R&B direction than the raw rockabilly of the previous volume, but there's certainly nothing to complain about, as this 22-track collection sports no less than a half dozen sides by Wynonie Harris, a hot recut of his old hit "Bloodshot Eyes," and "Sweet Lucy Brown," along with four previously unissued sides from a 1960 session, "Spread the News," "Josephine," "Did You Get the Message," and "Saturday Night." Along with stellar contributions from Screamin' Jay Hawkins ("The Whammy" and "Strange"), the Isley Brothers (both sides of their two singles for Mark X and Gone), and dynamite one-offs from the Duponts ("Screamin' Ball at Dracula Hall"), the Gone All-Stars (the storming instrumental "7-11"), the Cookies ("Hippy Dippy Daddy"), the Emanons ("Hindu Baby"), the Echoes ("Ding Dong"), the Valentines ("Woo Woo Train"), the Chaperones ("Dance with Me"), Jesse Powell & the Caddies ("Ain't You Gonna") and Mabel King ("Alabama Rock and Roll"), this is another hitherto unexplored side of the label that had more than its share of hard-rocking offerings by both sides of the color barrier.(Cub Koda, Allmusic)

trax:
1. The Whammy - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 2. Strange - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 3. Bloodshot Eyes - Wynonie Harris 4. Sweet Lucy Brown - Wynonie Harris 5. Spread The News - Wynonie Harris 6. Saturday Night - Wynonie Harris 7. Josephine - Wynonie Harris 8. Did You Get The Message - Wynonie Harris 9. Everybody's Gonna Rock - The Isley Brothers 10. I Wanna Know - The Isley Brothers 11. The Drag - The Isley Brothers 12. Rockin' McDonald - The Isley Brothers 13. 7-11 - The Gone All Stars 14. Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall) - The Duponts 15. Hippy Dippy Daddy - The Cookies 16. Roll Over Beethoven - The 4 Chaps 17. Hindu Baby - The Emanons 18. Ding Dong - The Echoes 19. Woo Woo Train - The Valentines 20. Dance With Me - The Chaperones 21. Ain't You Gonna - Jesse Powell & The Caddies 22. Alabama Rock And Roll - Mabel King
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