Lost and Found Rhythms!The only shortage of Better Look Behind You is its shortness. You keep enjoying it more and more and then suddenly it is over. Otherwise every song is full of gently rocking mood and brings forth the sensation of classical rhythm and blues atmosphere. And if you are homesick for the psychedelic sixties of the last century you won’t be disappointed. - Babe_N_CoThe Thanes: Bass Guitar – Denis Boyle / Drums – Ian Binns / Guitar [Lead], Vocals, Harmonica – Lenny Helsing / Organ, Vocals – Bruce Lyall
trax: 01 can't stop thinking about her 02 wonder if 03 baby come back 04 l.s.d. 05 i'll rest 06 i wanna hear you say yeah 07 lost or found 08 don't let her dark your door
Great collection of classic 50's rockabilly. (Includes info on each track in the liner notes.)trax: 1. clock tickin' rhythm - Cecil McNabb Jr. 2. confusin'!! - Lee McBride 3. got the bull by the horns - Hugh Barrett & The Victors 4. run run mabel - Everett Carpenter 5. we gonna bop stop rock - Ray Vict & His Bop Rockers 6. i've gotta find someone - Tiny Tim & His Tornadoes 7. i got a hole in my pocket - Little Jimmy Dickens 8. heading for the high school hop - Curtis Johnson & The Windbreakers 9. you drive me crazy - Ray Scott & The Demens 10. tall dark and handsome man - Bobby Sisco 11. don't push don't shove - The Echo Valley Boys w/Bill Browning 12. crocodile hop - Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys 13. it's all your fault - Farris Wilder 14. hot lips baby - Herbie Duncan 15. rockin' country fever - The Morris Brothers (Wiley & Zeke) 16. i'm counting on you - Ray Vernon 17. rockin' in my sweet baby's arms - Pete Peters & The Rhythm Makers 18. i want you back baby - Mason Dixon 19. whoo! i mean whee! - Hardrock Gunter & The Rhythm Rockers 20. playmates - Darrell Felts & The Confederates 21. cool cat - Joe Montgomery 22. rock crazy baby - Art Adams & The Rhythm Knights 23. worried about you baby - Dale Hawkins 24. too wet to plow - Bob Center 25. crazy mixed up blues - Jimmy Boyd ...served by Gyro1966...
The Dells are one of the finest and longest-lived R&B vocal groups in history, and what's most amazing is that they've done it with nearly all the same members - they haven't changed personnel since 1960. They were one of the very few doo wop outfits to successfully update their sound, finding their strongest commercial niche in the late '60s and '70s as a smooth soul harmony group. The Dells were formed in 1953 in southern suburbs of Chicago, specifically the town of Harvey, IL, where all the members attended high school together.Cadet Records was where the Dells' career really started to take off. In 1967, the label assigned producer Bobby Miller and arranger Charles Stepney to handle the group, and they began to exploit the striking contrast between Junior's earthy baritone and Carter's luminous falsetto, adding lush orchestrations and plenty of horn charts. The Dells' first album under the Miller-Stepney aegis, There Is, was a smashing success, spawning no less than four hit singles including an expanded remake of "Stay in My Corner" that topped the R&B charts and went Top Ten pop. Suddenly the group was bigger than they'd ever been; their follow-up album, 1968's Always Together, spun off another four singles. 1969's Love Is Blue gave them another R&B number one and pop Top Ten with a remake of their '50s classic "Oh What a Nite." Miller moved on to other projects in early 1970, and Stepney became the Dells' producer on the following year's Freedom Means, which featured the hit ballad "The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)." After a Dionne Warwick repertory album in 1972, Cadet hired Don Davis as the group's new producer, which paid immediate dividends in the form of the Dells' first certified million-selling single, 1973's "Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation." After a few more hits with Davis, the Dells left Cadet in favor of Mercury in 1975. (Steve Huey, Allmusic)
trax: 01 Oh What A Night 02 Wear It On Our Face 03 Love Is So Simple 04 I Can Sing A Rainbow / Love Is Blue 05 O-O I Love You 06 There Is 07 Nadine 08 The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) 09 Run For Cover 10 Stay In My Corner 11 Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation 12 Always Together 13 Open Up My Heart 14 I Miss You 15 Since I Found You 16 My Pretending Days Are Over 17 Learning To Love You Was Easy 18 I Wish It Was Me You Loved ...served by Gyro1966...
Rare garage rock revival 1987 UK 14-track LP by the kings of the scene back in their day.The Thanes have been plying their trade since 1986 in the semi-obscurity befitting an Edinburgh act that never moved to London. When I finally got to see them at the second Las Vegas Grind they knocked me out, so it's neat to have so much of their history in one place. Here are fine selections demonstrating that ebullient or moody, fuzzy or precise, Lenny Helsing's band can always be counted on to take the basic garage conventions and turn them into something personal and exciting."
The Thanes: Bass, Vocals – Alan McLean / Drums, Vocals – Calvin Burt / Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica – Lenny Helsing / Organ, Guitar, Vocals – Bruce Lyall
trax: 01 keep you out 02 kicks and chicks 03 you'll be blue 04 won't you c'mon girl 05 days go slowly by 06 when i love you 07 she was mine 08 girls 09 buzz buzz yeh yeh 10 cold as ice 11 when have all the good times gone 12 before i go 13 all gone now 14 some kinda fun
Great collection of classic 50's rockabilly. (Includes info on each track in the liner notes.)trax: 1. Four Tired Car - Rudy Preston 2. Gonna Learn To Rock - Doyle Madden 3. So Long - The Roxsters 4. Where The Rio De Rosa Flows - Jimmy Lloyd 5. I'm In Love - Frans & The Never Mind Band 6. Juke Box Pearl - Pete Nantz 7. Goin' Down That Road - Ersel Hickey 8. She Loves Me Better - Riley Crabtree 9. Honey Won't You Listen - Roy Wayne 10. Rock, Baby, Rock - Bob Hicks 11. Shopping Around - Wayne (Red) Cobb 12. You'll Come Runnin' Home To Me - Ralph Collier 13. Hey Baby - Bill Lawrence 14. Don't Play Around (With My Heart) - Jimmie Piper 15. Blues Of A Broken Heart - Harold Shutters 16. Go Cat, Go - Bill Flagg 17. Tell Me Baby - Billy Smith 18. Pretty Little Thing - Doug Bragg 19. Spinning My Wheels - Chuck Brooks 20. Hey Baby - Harley Gabbard 21. Race For Time - Jerry Arnold 22. Honey, You Talk Too Much - Orville Fox 23. How Can You Be Mean To Me - Dale Vaughn 24. Lucky Day - Ray Pate & The Rhythm Rockets 25. No Help Wanted - The Carlisles ...served by Gyro1966...
Jimmy Forrest had a tremendous hit in 1951 with "Night Train," a simple blues riff he lifted from Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local." Although the tenorman was not able to duplicate that song's appeal with any other recording, he was a popular performer in the R&B; circuit throughout the 1950s. Virtually all of his records from the era (originally made for the United label) are on this CD reissue, including five selections not previously released. The tough-toned Forrest was not really a screamer or a honker, and the 17 numbers on the set should be of interest both to early R&B; and jazz collectors. Recorded in Chicago, Forrest fronts a rhythm section that includes either Charles Fox or Bunky Parker on piano and sometimes trumpeter Chauncey Locke or trombonist Bert Dabney. The music is very enjoyable and highly recommended. (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)
trax: 01 Night Train 02 Calling Dr. Jazz 03 Sophisticated Lady 04 Swingin' And Rockin' 05 Bolo Blues 06 Mister Goodbeat 07 Flight 3-D 08 Hey Mrs. Jones 09 My Buddy 10 Song Of The Wanderer 11 Blue Groove 12 Big Dip 13 Begin The Beguine 14 There Will Never Be Another You 15 Coach 13 16 Dig Those Feet 17 Mrs. Jones' Daughter ...served by Gyro1966...
Another piece of quality from our Scottish favorites in 1988 on DDT! Maybe not as good as their previous efforts but still stands as a good Thanes recording. - The Wicked Thingtrax: 01 hey girl (look what you've done) 02 wish you'd stayed away 03 i'll find out 04 touch 05 i won't cry 06 i am alone 07 what can i do
Great collection of classic 50's rockabilly. (Includes info on each track in the liner notes.)trax: 1. leroy - The Rebel Rousers 2. breaking my heart - Al Epp & The Pharoahs 3. so tired - The Chavis Brothers 4. draggin' - Curtis Gordon 5. my car's faster than your car - Don Agee 6. ducktail cat - Dan Virva 7. blues stop knockin' - Al Ferrier & His Boppin' Billies 8. rock 'n' roll saddles - Johnny Edwards & The Whitecaps 9. swing it little katy - Clide Owens & The Moonlight Ramblers 10. honey talk - Ralph Hodges & The Hodges Brothers Band 11. that big ole moon - Buddy Burke & The Canadian Meteors 12. rock on the moon - Jimmy Stewart & The Nighthawks 13. do you dig me little mama - Tommy Scott & His Ramblers 14. wore to a frazzel - The Lamie Brothers & The Swing Kings 15. love me - The Phantom (Jerry Lott) 16. bop hop jamboree - Rex Ellis 17. something special - Don Duncan 18. missed the workhouse - Bill Watkins 19. everybody's tryin' - Jerry Ross 20. sinful woman - The Echo Valley Boys w/Bill Browning 21. track down baby - Tom James 22. honky tonkin' rhythm - Bobby Sisco 23. rubber legs - Gene Smith 24. oh love - Don Wade 25. love me baby - The Five Chavis Brothers ...served by Gyro1966...
Earlier vocal group classics by the venerable Windy City R&B vocal group, this showcases their impeccable harmony on the gorgeous title track and similar fare. ~ Bill Dahl, AllmusicA fine chronological CD of the Dells' Vee-Jay recordings, from their 1955 debut "Tell the World" to 1964's immortal "Stay in My Corner" -- with liner notes by Robert Prueter, the godfather of Chicago's soul scene. The original Dells recorded the bulk of these tracks with Johnny Funches; exaggerated falsetto Johnny Carter replaced Funches in 1959. Their recording debut (as the El Rays) was 1954's "Darling I Know," which didn't make the 25 tracks -- nor did a few early-'60s releases on Argo Records when they broke from Vee-Jay for a spell. Singularly, and occasionally together, tenor Verne Allison and baritone Michael McGill wrote most of the material, with blustery baritone lead Marvin Junior chipping in a few tunes as well. All the Dells wrote songs but rarely together. These are the Chicago area recordings from whence the Dells' legend spread. ~ Andrew Hamilton, AllmusicThe Dells: Marvin Junior, Chuck Barksdale, Mickey McGill, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches (vocals)
trax: 01 Oh What A Night 02 Time Makes You Change 03 Tell The World 04 Dreams Of Contentment 05 Movin' On 06 Darling I Know 07 Jo-Jo 08 Why Do You Have To Go 09 I Can't Help Myself 10 Now I Pray 11 Dance, Dance, Dance 12 Distant Love 13 Pains In My Heart 14 Baby Open Up Your Heart 15 Wedding Day 16 I'm Calling 17 My Dreams 18 Zing, Zing, Zing 19 I Wanna Go Home 20 She's Just An Angel 21 Springer 22 Q-Bop-She-Bop 23 Dry Your Eyes 24 You're Still In My Heart 25 Baby Doo 26 My Best Girl 27 Restless Days 28 Stay In My Corner ...served by Gyro1966...
Great collection of classic 50's rockabilly. (Includes info on each track in the liner notes.)trax: 1. Be My Baby - F. Dee Johnson 2. Bumble Rumble - Sid Silver 3. Heartbeat - The Dawins 4. Speed Limit - Tommy Lam 5. Hot And Cold - Marvin Rainwater 6. Rock & Roll Ruby - Warren Smith 7. Crawdad Song - Bill Haney & The Dixie Buddies 8. A Date At 8 - Ray King 9. Jello Sal - Benny Ingram 10. Shorty The Barber - Lou Millet 11. Cat Talk - Lew Williams 12. Rock-Ola Ruby - Sonny West 13. You're Undecided - The Johnny Burnette Trio 14. It's My Life - Vern Pullens 15. Cat Just Got In Town - Bill Mack 16. Diddilly Diddlly Babe - The Four Lovers 17. Rockin' On The Moon - Deacon & The Rock 'n' Rollers 18. Whenever You're Ready - Bob Luman 19. Six Foot Down - Gene Ski & The Troubadours 20. The Wildwood Rock - The Willwood Trio 21. Hey Worm - Little Jimmy Dickens 22. Salty Boogie - Little Jimmy Dickens 23. I Got The Bug - Kenny Owen 24. Eenie Meenie Minie Mo - Hoyt Johnson & The Four Recorders 25. Long Black Train - The Stewart Brothers ...served by Gyro1966...
There is a lot of Soul, Blues, R&B, and vocal group music from this Chicago label here. It really isn't a doo-wop collection, however.trax: 1. listen - The Impressions 2. oh baby come dance with me - The Dialtones 3. summer's coming in - The Epics 4. please tell me - The Fleetones 5. cut you loose - The Boomerangs 6. from out of this world - The Majestics 7. save your love - James Mack 8. i found me a lover - The Lovelites 9. ruby had gone - The Dialtones 10. twist it baby - Jimmy Lee Robinson 11. your lover man - The Fleetones 12. one love have i - Bobby Davis 13. telling lies - The Boomerangs 14. you better stop it - The Lovelites 15. rowdy mae - The Epics 16. you didn't learn that in school - The Majestics 17. she's a problem - Bobby Davis 18. times is hard - Jimmy Lee Robinson 19. stolen honey - James Mack 20. shorty's got to go - The Impressions ...served by Gyro1966...
Diggin' deeper again for more rare and uncompiled UK sixties beat. Read all about this great comp here:
ROOTS AND TRACES: SPURENSICHERUNGtrax: 1. Too Many People (EOS,67) - The Mountain Men 2. Little Man In A Little Box (Fontana,66) - Barry Fantoni 3. Flames (Direction,67) - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera 4. You Can't Do That (Embassy,64) - The Jaybirds 5. 'Deed And 'Deed I Do (EP "Dem Bones...", Columbia,65) - Gary Farr & The T-Bones 6. I've Got A Message To You (Italian-only LP "Volume 2", ARC,67) - The Rokes 7. Hey Little Girl (Grampian,64) - The Nomads 8. Guess Things Happen That Way (Parlophone,65) - Earl Royce & The Olympics 9. Sometimes They Say (Decca,64) - The Mighty Avengers 10. Dream (unreleased acetate,67) - The Noel Redding Experience 11. Hog Tied (Polydor,68) - Mike Stevens & The Shevells 12. Farmer's Daughter (Columbia,66) - The Summer Set 13. She (Columbia,65) - Tony Rivers & The Castaways 14. Sometimes You Stumbled (Select,66, Swedish-only 7") - Steve Croall 15. Got To Find A Way (Mercury,66) - The Profile 16. She'll Never Be You (United Artists,64) - A Band Of Angels 17. I Don't Believe It (only on Canadian LP "Don't Make Me Over", Capitol,66) - The Swinging Blue Jeans 18. Alright Baby (Decca,64) - The Quotations 19. I've Never Been So Much In Love (RCA,66) - The Kirkbys 20. Like Nobody Else (Decca,66) - Los Bravos 21. I Just Can't Go To Sleep (UK-Warner Brothers,65) - Formula 1 22. Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye (Philips,64) - Danny Adams & The Challengers 23. Little Bit Of Lovin' (Columbia,66) - The Shell 24. Poor, Poor Plan (Decca,64) - The Brooks 25. I'm Gonna Tell Everybody (LP "Meet The Saxons", Ace Of Clubs,63) - The Saxons 26. Beachcomber (Decca,63) - Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds 27. The First One (Decca,63) - The Rikki Allen Trio 28. Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day (Parlophone,67) - The Legends 29. My Honey Bunny (Storz,65, German-only 7") - The Mad Classix 30. Bo Diddley (unreleased 68) - Fleetwood Mac 31. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (Mercury,64) - Kris Ryan & The Questions 32. Baby It's Too Late Now (CBS,65) - David Bowie & The Konrads 33. I Don't Want You (International, 66, Italian-only 7") - The Ingoes Compiled by The Lolly Pope From ROOTS AND TRACES: SPURENSICHERUNG Blogspot, served by Gyro1966
This is pure '66 garage punk! Wylde, mean and ugly!...... Tim Foster from the Troublemakers and his gang under the name of Th' Losin Streaks have captured the spirit of the 60's teen sound and they offer us a 12 song long player that could perfectly suit as BFTG vol. 9! "Sounds Of Violence" contain 10 original killers like "Beg, Steal Or Borrow" which reminds me of the Miracle Workers "Go Now", "Maybe I Will", "If And When" and 4 frenzied covers such as Birds' "Leaving Here" and Bad Roads' "Blue Girl". If you dig the Sonics, the Wailers, BFTG series, Chelsea boots, dark sunglasses, beer and speed, go for this! - www.geocities.com/theecavetrax: 1. Beg Steal or Borrow 2. If You Think 3. Your Love, Now 4. Fine Line 5. Hate 6. Maybe I Will 7. Blue Girl 8. Tried To Tell 9. It's My Pride 10. There Goes John 11. John Brown 12. If and When 13. Leaving Here 14. The End …originally served by Gyro1966...
Great collection of classic 50's rockabilly. (Includes info on each track in the liner notes.)trax: 1. Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hollis Champion & The Secrets 2. Let's Rock Tonight - Jimmy Grubbs & His Music Makers 3. Zzztt, Zzztt, Zzztt - Wink Lewis w/Buz Busky & His Band 4. Won't Tell You Her Name - Al Urban 5. How About Me - Jimmy Johnson, Al Casey & The Arizona Hayriders 6. Teenage Ball - Elroy Dietzel & The Rhythm Bandits 7. Gonna Be Better Times - Al Urban 8. Slipping Out & Sneaking In - Joe Clay 9. Snatch It & Grab It - Freddy Hart 10. Mistery Train - Johnny Waleen 11. Bloosshot - The String Kings 12. Steady With Betty - Benny Joy 13. You Ought To See Grandma Rock - Skeets McDonald 14. Little Red Book - Benny Joy 15. Scratching On My Screen - Ric Carty & The Jivatones 16. I Need It - Ray Mccoy 17. In The Deep Dark Jungle - Bob Luman 18. Looking For A Woman - Hershal Almond 19. I'm Gone Mama - Jim Murphy & The Accents 20. Love Come Back To Me - Jimmy Patton 21. Hep Cat - Larry Terry 22. Ice Cold Baby - Marlon "Madman" Mitchell & The Rocketeers 23. 16 Cats - Joey Michaels 24. Sitting On Top Of The World - Pat Cupp & His Flying Saucers 25. Baby Come Back - Pat Cupp & His Flying Saucers ...served by Gyro1966...
Arguably, gospel is the "R" in R&B.; From the Five Satins to Teddy Pendergrass to Alicia Keys, and from Ray Charles to Rahsaan Patterson, African-American gospel has long been a major influence on R&B.; It's no coincidence that, in the '50s, some of the independent labels that put out doo wop also put out black gospel -- many of the singers who joined doo wop groups had received their vocal training in AME and Baptist congregations. Based in Chicago, United Records was among the labels that released both gospel and secular doo wop in the '50s. This compilation, which was assembled by Delmark in 2002 and spans 1952-1954, focuses on four African-American gospel vocal groups that recorded for United: the Southern Tornadoes, the Spiritualaires, the Veteran Singers, and Joiner's Five Trumpets. When On the Battlefield: Great Gospel Quartets is playing, one can easily hear the parallels between these groups and the doo woppers who emerged in the '50s -- the rich harmonies of African-American gospel had a tremendous impact on doo wop outfits like the Penguins, the Flamingos, and the Platters. All 25 of the tracks on this CD (17 of them previously unreleased) have a Christian outlook, but one doesn't have to practice Christianity to appreciate the richness and passion of these performances; whatever one's religious views, On the Battlefield is downright uplifting. These groups are part of gospel history -- and because of the impact that black gospel had on black secular music, they are part of R&B; history as well. (Alex Henderson, Allmusic)
trax: Joiner's Five Trumpets 1. Just Tell Me Jesus 2. Where Can I Go 3. This Changing World 4. Freedom After Awhile The Southern Tornadoes 5. When They Ring The Golden Bells 6. Satisfied 7. Another Building 8. Toll The Bell Easy 9. How About You 10. Will The Circle Be Unbroken 11. All I Need 12. Precious Memories The Veteran Singers 13. Glory To His Name 14. Leaning On Jesus 15. He'll Never Let Go 16. How Much More 17. Lord Is Riding 18. On The Battlefield The Spiritualaires 19. Lay Down My Burden 20. Love Of Jesus In My Heart 21. Heaven How Do You Do 22. Our Prayer 23. He's So Good To Me (Audition) 24. Heaven How Do You Do (Audition) 25. Lay Down My Burden (Audition) ...served by Gyro1966...
"We weep when a child is born into this world. We sing and dance when the good Lord takes someone home." - Mourner at a Jazz FuneralDivided into two discs, Funeral Songs & Dead Man Blues, featuring New Orleans players such as Kid Ory, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, and some of the best Louis Armstrong I've ever heard. Many of these songs sound like they were recorded on the second line. The liner notes have lots of history tracing the funeral music from Europe to Africa, all the way to New Orleans. After the Civil War, all the marching band horns were cheaply available at pawn shops for whoever wanted to play. Wonderful photos from jazz funerals. Great deal, better music. (Amazon)
The traditional New Orleans Jazz Funeral is as much a part of New Orleans culture as is traditonal jazz itself. If could almost be said, the jazz grew out of the funeral music of the New Orleans of the late nineteenth century. The roots of the tradition are believed to be hundreds of years old, and to be connected to the culture of the people who occupy the are of West Africa that is now called Benin and Nigeria; this region of Africa was known as the "Slave Coast" to the Europeans of the seventeenth century. The captured people of that area took with them to the New World a sophisticated social structure that included two aspects important to the traditional New Orleans Jazz Funeral. Firstly, societies, often secret, were formed to ensure that their members received a proper burial at the time of death, and secondly, a funeral was seen as a major celebration. With the "Christianisation" of the African-Americans that occured over the ensuing centuries and with the growth of the Baptist and Methodist Churches in particualr, another factor came into play that surely strenghtened this notion of a funeral as a celebration. This was the commonly held belief that a birth, an arrival in the secualr world, was a time for tears, and a death, an end to earthly sorrows, was a time for rejoicing. So, it would be unusual for a New Orleans inhabitant not to be a member of some organisation or other. On their death, that individuals would be accompanied to their final resting-place by the brass band of the society of which he or she was a member. The traditional New Orleans Funeral had two stages accompanied by music. The first was a procession of mourners journeying slowly to the cemetery accompanied by a brass band playing a slow, mournful dirge or spiritual. This was followed after the burial itself by a lively return from the cemetery to the sound of rousing music. And what better rosing music could there be than that played by a couple of "hot" jazz musicians? Wonderful compilation with songs by Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Kid Ory, Jelly roll Morton, Clarence Williams, the Eureka Brass Band and many more. (The Zero G Sound)
trax CD 1: 1. When The Saints Go Marching In - Louis Armstrong 2. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - George Lewis 3. Sing On - Eureka Brass Band 4. Feelin' The Spirit - J. C. Higginbotham 5. Low Down Blues - Bunk Johnson 6. Oh, Didn’t He Ramble - Jelly Roll Morton 7. The Lonesome Road - Louis Armstrong 8. West Lawn Dirge - Eureka Brass Band 9. StJames Infirmary - Louis Armstrong 10. Precious Lord, Take My Hand - George Lewis 11. Dead Man Blues - King Oliver 12. Closer Walk - George Lewis 13. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - Louis Armstrong 14. Going To Shout All Over God’s Heaven - Louis Armstrong 15. Sweet Lovin' Man - King Oliver 16. Gloryland - George Lewis 17. Blues For Jimmie - Kid Ory 18. Lawd, You Made The Night Too Long - Louis Armstrong 19. Bourbon Street Parade - George Lewis 20. Bye And Bye - Louis Armstrong 21. Poor Old Joe - Louis Armstrong trax CD 2: 1. New Orleans Function - Louis Armstrong 2. I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say - Jelly Roll Morton 3. You Tell Me Your Dream - Eureka Brass Band 4. Elder Eatmore’s Sermon On Generosity - Louis Armstrong 5. Do You Call Dat Religion - Clarence Williams 6. Jonah And The Whale - Louis Armstrong 7. Old Time Religion - Clarence Williams 8. Go Down, Moses - Clarence Williams 9. Lord, Lord, You’ve Been Too Good To Me - Bunk Johnson 10. Basin Street Blues - Louis Armstrong 11. Ol’ Man Moses - Louis Armstrong 12. Lord Deliver Daniel - Clarence Williams 13. Heaven, Heaven - Clarence Williams 14. It’s Me, O Lord - Clarence Williams 15. Perdido Street Blues - New Orleans Wanderers 16. Canal Street Blues - Henry "Red" Allen 17. We Shall Walk Through The Streets Of The City - George Lewis 18. Cain And Abel - Louis Armstrong 19. When It's Sleepy Time Down South - Louis Armstrong 20. South - Kid Ory 21. Joseph ‘N His Brudders - Louis Armstrong 22. As Long As You Live, You'll Be Dead If You Die - Louis Armstrong 23. Where The Blues Were Born In New Orleans - Louis Armstrong ...served by Gyro1966...
A welcome re-promotion for this brilliant 25 track album which is surely a must for all Slade fans as it collates the bands’ rare recordings from 1964 – 1966; those formative years before they became the legend that is SLADE! The CD features recordings from the days when they were in bands such as: The Vendors, Steve Brett & The Mavericks and the ‘N Betweens (Liner notes)The idea behind this compilation is one that's extremely useful to Slade fans trying to track down rarities recorded by groups in which the members played prior to Ambrose Slade's formation in the late '60s. This 24-track CD includes all of them, starting with the privately pressed 1964 EP by the Vendors (with Dave Hill on lead guitar and Don Powell on drums), and moving on to the three flop 1965 singles by Steve Brett & the Mavericks (with Noddy Holder on guitar and backing vocals). Most significantly, this has the two 1966 singles by the 'N Betweens that featured all four Slade members, as well as three 1966 outtakes by that lineup, and the rare EP and a four-song acetate recorded in 1965 by an earlier 'N Betweens lineup with Hill and Powell. Still, the overused cliché "of historical interest only" applies here, although some of the 'N Betweens tracks are fairly decent. The Vendors' EP is dominated by just-professional oldies covers, though it does have the generic Merseybeat-style original "Don't Leave Me Now," co-written by Hill. The Steve Brett & the Mavericks singles are pretty limp and corny mainstream pop/rockers heavily influenced by Elvis Presley ballads and sub-Elvis British crooners like Adam Faith, and it's hard to see how these could appeal to many if any Slade fans. The first lineup of the 'N Betweens boasted a far tougher R&B-rock British Invasion sound, but most of the tunes here are covers, and they're far below the standards of the Yardbirds, the Pretty Things, and the like, though generally that's the bag for which they're aiming. Best of all on the disc, though not great by any means, are the two 1966 singles by the 'N Betweens' second lineup, which are fair but not very imaginative period British soul-blues-rock. A little bit of the crude streak that would flower in Slade surfaces in the outtake "Ugly Girl," co-written by their (briefly) producer, Kim Fowley. Only seven of the tracks, incidentally, were taken from the master tapes; some surface noise is present on some of the cuts mastered from vinyl and acetates, though it doesn't seriously hinder the listenability. by Richie Unterberger, ALLMUSICtrax: The Vendors 1. Don't Leave Me Now 2. Twilight Time 3. Take Your Time 4. Peace Pipe Steve Brett & The Mavericks 5. Wishing 6. Anything That's Part Of You 7. Sad, Lonely And Blue 8. Candy 9. Chains On My Heart 10. Sugar Shack The N'Betweens (Mk1) 11. Can Your Monkey Do The Dog? 12. Respectable 13. I Wish You Would 14. Ooh Poo Pa Doo The N'Betweens 15. Feel So Fine 16. Take A Heart 17. Little Nightingale 18. You Don't Believe Me 19. Security The N'Betweens (Mk2) (aka Slade) 20. You Better Run 21. Evil Witchman 22. Hold Tight 23. Ugly Girl 24. Need ...served by Gyro1966...
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter is a 21-track collection culled from one of Ike & Tina's most prolific and creative periods. It is also a largely forgotten period because they had no hits. Between 1969 and 1972, Ike & Tina released eight records on two different labels: two for Blue Thumb and six for Liberty/UA. On this set they took four tracks from 1970's Come Together, five from 1971's Nuff Said, and three each from 1972's Feel Good and Let Me Touch Your Mind. Also thrown in are a single from 1969, an Ikettes song from 1972, and a solo Tina cut from 1974. Ike & Tina had been many things in their long career: R&B; pioneers, blues belters, stars of a soul revue, and pop stars. After coming off a tour with the Rolling Stones in 1969, Ike decided that the band needed to rock. He set about creating a hard-rocking brand of funk overloaded with proto-punk attitude perfect for the post-Woodstock and Altamont comedown. Ike's guitar playing is meaner than ever; he really attacks the strings on songs like "I Wanna Jump" and "The Chopper." Tina is at her snarling best throughout, cutting a wide path with her withering sneer and screaming emotion. It is especially fun on the title track to hear her reading the riot act to some jerk who is doing her dirt (although it is less fun when you realize she is talking about Ike and her life with him was a living hell at this point). Ike's production shows him to be on a creative high (and probably just high as well) as he builds walls of funk-nasty guitar riffs and grinding bass topped off with sleazy-sounding horns and all kinds of weird touches. He was getting into synthesizers at this time and he does strange things with them, like the wobbly drone that runs through "What You Don't See (Is Better Yet)" or the burbling tones on "Popcorn." Production-wise, the high point comes on "Up on the Roof," where he turns the Spector chestnut into a psychedelic soul tune not unlike the Temptations' "Ball of Confusion." Another highlight is Ike & Tina's version of Sly & the Family Stone's "I Wanna Take You Higher." They never rocked harder than this. Where Sly's original is an invitation, Ike & Tina make it sound like a command you don't dare disobey. The inclusion of Tina's "Whole Lotta Love" shows how important Ike's production was to their sound. The take on the Led Zeppelin track is pretty good, with Tina wailing away frantically as usual, but it lacks the rawness and sonic unpredictability that is Ike's trademark. The whole disc lives up to its title. It is no doubt funkier than a mosquito's tweeter and heavier than a mosquito's woofer too. If you are a fan of Ike & Tina, you need this disc. If you are a fan of raw and nasty funk-rock, you need this disc. If you are a fan of music, you need this disc. (Tim Sendra, Allmusic)
trax: 01 Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter 02 What You Don't See (Is Better Yet) 03 I Wanna Jump 04 I'm Just Not Ready For Love - The Ikettes 05 Young And Dumb 06 The Game Of Love 07 Whole Lotta Love - Tina Turner 08 I Love Baby 09 Up On The Roof 10 Too Much Woman (For A Henpecked Man) 11 Baby (What You Want Me To Do) 12 (As Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You 13 Bolic 14 Tell The Truth 15 Chopper 16 I Want To Take You Higher 17 Doin' It 18 Can't You Hear Me Callin' 19 I Like It 20 Popcorn 21 Help Him ...served by Gyro1966...
The first Parliament album as such was a mixed-up mess of an affair -- but would anyone expect anything less? The overall sound is much more Funkadelic than later Parliament, if with a somewhat more accessible feel. Things get going with an appropriately leering start, thanks to "I Call My Baby Pussycat," which makes something like "What's New, Pussycat?" seem like innocent, chaste conversation. After a stripped-down start, things explode into a full-on funk strut with heavy-duty guitar and slamming drums setting the way, while the singers sound like they're tripping without losing the soul -- sudden music dropouts, vocal cut-ins, volume level tweaks, and more add to the off-kilter feeling. Osmium's sound progresses from there -- it's funk's fire combined with a studio freedom that feels like a blueprint for the future. Bernie Worrell's keyboard abilities are already clear, whether he's trying for hotel lounge jams or full freakiness; similarly, Eddie Hazel is clearly finding his own epic stoned zone to peel out some amazing solos at the drop of a hat. As for the subject matter and end results -- who else but this crew could have come up with the trash-talking, yodeling twang of "Little Ole Country Boy" in 1970 and still made it funky with all the steel guitar? Other fun times include the piano and vocal-into-full-band goofy romantic romp of "My Automobile" and "Funky Woman," where over a heavy groove (and goofy Worrell break) the titular character lives with the consequence of her stank: "She hung them in the air/The air said this ain't fair!" Amidst all the nuttiness, there are some perhaps surprising depths -- consider "Oh Lord, Why Lord/Prayer," which might almost be too pretty for its own good (Worrell's harpsichord almost verges on the sickly sweet) but still has some lovely gospel choir singing and heartfelt lyrics. - by Ned Raggett, AllmusicWhile most Educated P-Funk fans will tell you that "Up For the Down Stroke" is Parliament's First album without batting an eyelash, this record begs to differ. Released in 1970, George Clinton and the Parlia-Funkadelic crew team up with songwriter Ruth Copeland and Invictus Records to release the fantastic debut "Osmium". Not only is this a great album, but it bests "Up For the Down Stroke" and maybe even "Chocolate City." The album is creative mix of folk, funk, motown and doo-wop that flows together effortlessly. "I Call My Baby Pussycat" an early concert favorite, starts off the album. This track features great vocals by the group, most notably Ray Davis. One of the best numbers on the album. It would later the redone on "America Eats It's Young" but this version, with its raw playing and soulful singing, is superior. The intro was later pieced into the song "Hardcore Jollies" off the album by the same name. "Put Love In Your Life" is another great number that changes form many times, almost inheriting a progressive rock feel to it. Again featuring great vocals by Ray Davis and Fuzzy Haskins. Next is my personal favorite on the album: "Little Old Country Boy." This is a hilarious song about a young man who is sent to jail for spying on his cheating girlfriend. The song has a great groove that is brightened by Fuzzy's over the top vocalizing. Invictus records loved this song so much that it put it as the b-side for all of Parliament's single releases during the time. "Moonshine Heather" is an okey jam song. Not one of the more notable on the album, but nevertheless good. "Oh Lord Why Lord/Prayer" is a heartfelt tribute to god. This song is amazingly beautiful but very unlike Parliaments style. "My Automobile" is a great doo- wopish number that celebrates the casual fun of George Clinton while still making you groove. "Nothing Before Me But Thang", "Funky Woman" and "Living the Life" are your basic rockish tracks. While they are good, they aren't as notable as other songs on this album. "The Silent Boatman," while very out of place, is beautiful on its own right. The real treat of this album are the bonus tracks. "Red Hot Mama" is an interesting example of this song before it transformed into the version we know on "Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On." Both versions of "Breakdown" are groovetastic and it is very obvious why these songs were successful singles. "Come In Out Of The Rain" is probably one of Parliament's most criminally underrated songs. The song is political cry for change in a troubled era. It contains some of the most soulful moments of George Clinton's career. "Fantasy Is Reality" is another great soulful song that has a very interesting keyboard line. "Unfinished Instrumental" is good and so is "Loose Booty" which later ended up on "America Eats It's Young." If you would like to buy an early Parliament album but are unsure of which one to get, buy this album. While "Up For the Down Stroke" is a great record. This album has ten times more soul and musical spirit and expresses the great fun and carefree mentality that Parlia-Funkadelic still had in their early days. As a fellow funkateer I promise you will not be disappointed with this album. (Soulsville)
trax: 01 I Call My Baby Pussycat 02 Put Love In Your Life 03 Little Ole Country Boy 04 Moonshine Heather 05 Oh Lord, Why Lord/Prayer 06 My Automobile 07 Nothing Before Me But Thang 08 Funky Woman 09 Livin' The Life 10 The Silent Boatman 11 Breakdown (Mono Single Version) 12 Red Hot Mama 13 Come In Out Of The Rain 14 Loose Booty 15 Fantasy Is Reality 16 Unfinished Instrumental 17 Breakdown (Stereo Unedited Version) ...served by Gyro1966...
Texas Jim Robertson (1909-1966) was a native of Texas as his name might suggest. He started off singing when his aunt invited him out to Charlotte, NC for a visit when he was about sixteen years old. While there, he got a job singing the old western songs. It wasn't too long before his fame spread and he was offered a stint with the NBC network. While he was in New York, he was not only singing, but also taking on drama roles on the radio. RCA Victor signed him to a recording contract. In 1937, Marianne Holliday became Jim's wife. Around the beginning of World War II, they became the parents to a little girl, Lucy Holliday Robertson. The World's Fair in 1939 saw Texas Jim as a popular act with the Ford Exhibit. Initially, Texas Jim was turned away by the Army to serve because he was rather thin for his height. But undismayed, he later was accepted by the U.S. Marines. While with them, he also entertained the troops while still going through his boot camp regimen. His war service included serving in the Pacific Theatre and he ended up in Omura, Japan, which was less than 25 miles from Nagasaki, where the second atom bomb landed. While at Omura, he was named Chief Announcer and entertainer for the Kyushu Network. He was honorably discharged in August 1946 and promptly headed home to Nyack, New York. In addition to the recordings listed, his RCA Victor releases also included such songs as: "I Heard The Angels Weep", "I'm So Low", "Slipping Around", "Wedding Bells", "I Don't Want No More Of Army Life", "If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time". His first hit for RCA was "Slippin' Around" in 1949. Several years later he changed over to MGM records, which lasted foir a few years. After that he signed with some low budget labels, then drifted away into obscurity until his death in 1966. (Country World)
trax: 01 I Promise To Love You 02 Automatic Woman 03 Beware 04 Scratchbritches Hill, Tenn 05 Hide-Away Love 06 Look What You Done To Me 07 When I Was Young And Handsome 08 Slippin' Around 09 Wedding Bells 10 Sad Heart 11 Somebody Loses, Somebody Wins 12 My Dreamboat Is Sinking 13 O Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie 14 Lost Deep In The Bottom Of The Sea 15 Bread And Gravy 16 Last Page Of Mein Kampf 17 Signed, Sealed, And Delivered 18 Wildcat Baby 19 I Sure Got It From You 20 In Texas For The Roundup In Spring ...served by Gyro1966...
Blues pianist Champion Jack Dupree took his New Orleans-born, boogie-woogie style north to Chicago and Indianapolis and gave it some blues backbone via meetings with Leroy Carr and Tampa Red. The first fruits of that education were his early '40s sides for Okeh, which are available on Columbia's New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie. While his Okeh sides paired Dupree with a rhythm section, the reissue of his later recordings for the Joe Davis label, 45-46, feature him alone at the piano. The intimacy of the solo setting and the energy of his swaggering vocal delivery keep these sides engaging. Dupree supplies variety by way of subject matter that takes in domestic strife ("Outside Man"), politics ("F.D.R. Blues"), and drinking ("Rum Cola Blues"). For fans of both Champion Jack Dupree and the blues, 1945-46 is worth getting; you'll not only get some fine boogie-woogie blues, but also hear how Dupree influenced blues and rock & roll greats like Memphis Slim and Fats Domino.Stephen Cook, Allmusic
trax: 01 Rum Cola Blues 02 She Makes Good Jelly 03 Johnson Street Boogie Woogie 04 I'm Going Down with You 05 F.D.R. Blues 06 God Bless Our New President 07 County Jail Special 08 Fisherman's Blues 09 Black Wolf 10 Lover's Lane 11 Walkin' by Myself 12 Outside Man 13 Forget It Mama 14 You've Been Drunk 15 Santa Claus Blues 16 Gin Mill Sal 17 Love Strike Blues 18 Wet Deck Mama 19 Big Legged Woman 20 I'm a Doctor for Women ...served by Gyro1966...
The French label Frémeaux & Associés certainly has taken it upon themselves to issue unique collections of early recorded music, and Folksongs: Old Time Country Music 1926-1944 is no exception. While the American labels Yazoo and Smithsonian/Folkways approach similar music -- sometimes the very same recordings -- it's the clever concepts that yield the bizarre inclusion of unexpected tracks which always keeps Frémeaux & Associés' compilations from being redundant. The clincher for Folksongs: Old Time Country Music 1926-1944 is the inclusion of the sophisticated performance of "Greensleeves" by the Twentieth Century Minstrel (how vague can a moniker get?). This performance stands out because of the very trained voice of the vocalist sits side by side with backwoods performances by the likes of Clarence Ashley and Bascom Lamar Lunsford. After reading the liner notes, the reason becomes somewhat clear why this was included: the label wished to compile some of the earliest recordings of some of the most famous American folk classics and apparently mistook "Greensleeves" as a classic American folktale. Still, Frémeaux & Associés have put together another wonderful collection of early recordings which treads both sides of fame from the most celebrated (Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Dock Boggs) to the completely forgotten (Ernest V. Stoneman, Noach & Spark, Will Bennett), making this an excellent two-disc set for collectors and historians alike.by Gregory McIntosh, Allmusic
trax CD 1: 1. The Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley 2. Nine Pound Hammer - The Monroe Brothers 3. John Henry - Two Poor Boys 4. East Virginia - Beull Kazee 5. Two White Horses - Two Poor Boys 6. The Mountainer's Courtship - Ernest V. Stoneman & Wife 7. I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford 8. Greensleeves - The Twentieth Century Minstrel 9. My Long Journey Home - The Monroe Brothers 10. Salty Dog - Morris Brothers 11. Train Carry My Girl Home - Mainer & Morris 12. Brown's Ferry Blues - Sam & Kirk McGee 13. Rambling Boy - The Carter Family 14. Keep On The Sunny Side - The Carter Family 15. Railroad Hill - Will Bennett 16. Alama Bound - Papa Harvey Hull 17. In The Pines - Darby & Tarlton 18. Birmingham Jail (On A Monday) - Darby & Tarlton trax CD 2: 1. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - The Monroe Brothers 2. Poor Boy - Gus Cannon 3. Pretty Dolly - Dock Boggs 4. Midnight Special - Lead Belly 5. 900 Miles - Woody Guthrie 6. Stackalee - Frank Hutchison 7. Henry Lee - Dick Justice 8. The Wagoner's Lad - Buell Kazee 9. Willie Moore - Burnett & Rutherford 10. Greenback Dollar - Noach & Spark 11. Little Red Shoes - The Monroe Brothers 12. Frankie And Johnnie - Jimmie Rodgers 13. Gambling Barroom - Jimmie Rodgers 14. White House Blues - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers 15. Down South Blues - Dock Boggs 16. Careless Love - The Delmore Brothers 17. Raining On The Mountain - The Delmore Brothers 18. Hesitation Blues (Curley Head Woman) - Burnett & Rutherford ...served by Gyro1966...
Country boogie, hillbilly boogie… from 1939 onwards country music artists recorded hundreds of boogie woogies, creating a specific genre that formed a link between western swing and rockabilly. It became the favorite dance music of southerners from the Appalaches to Hollywood and enabled legendary musicians (Arthur Smith, Moon Mullican) to record some of the most outstanding moments of country music.
trax CD 1: 1. Country Boogie (0'Clock Jump) - Arthur Smith 2. Boogie Woogie - Johnny Barfield 3. I'm Tired Of You - Moon Mullican 4. Billy Boy - Louise Massey 5. Old Joe Clark Boogie - The Sunshine Boys 6. Gonna Get Tight - The Sunshine Boys 7. Boogie Woogie In The Village - Mancel Tierney 8. Mean Mean Mama Blues - Charles Mitchell 9. Takin' Off - Bob Dunn 10. Too Wet To Plow - Cliff Bruner 11. Boogie Woogie Boy - Porky Freeman 12. Shoot The Moon - Moon Mullican 13. Atomic Power - The Buchanan Bros. 14. T-Texas Boogie - T.Texas Tyler 15. Nowhere, No Time, No Place - Cecil Campbell 16. Steel Guitar Rag - Spade Cooley 17. Bob Wills' Boogie - Bob Wills 18. Boomerang - Arthur Smith trax CD 2: 1. Fingers On Fire - Arthur Smith 2. Oakie Boogie - Jack Guthrie 3. Al's Steel Guitar Wobble - Al Petty 4. Mac Donald Streamlined Farm - The Shelton Bros. 5. Boogie Blues - Dusty Taylor 6. Square Dance Boogie - Johnnie Lee Wills 7. Baby Buggy Boogie - The Milo Twins 8. Mobile Boogie - The Delmore Brothers 9. Fly Trouble - Hank Williams 10. Sargent's Stomp - Tommy Sargent 11. 49 Women - Pee Wee King 12. E Ramble - Big Jim De Noone 13. Old Mc Donald's Boogie - Johnny Tyler 14. Down Home Boogie - The Delmore Brothers 15. Saturday Night Boogie - Al Dexter 16. Crazy Boogie - Merle Travis 17. Jack And Jill Boogie - Wayne Raney 18. Guitar Stomp - Maddox Brothers & Rose ...served by Gyro1966...
This collection may not be for everyone, but for listeners interested in the evolution of country guitar styles, it's an ear-popping revelation. Track after track features simply stunning guitar work. Among the many highlights are Sam McGee's "The Franklin Blues," Frank Hutchison's slide work on "K.C. Blues," and the marvelous "Intoxicated Rat," by the Dixon Brothers. The swooping and receding slide work on "Birmingham Rag," by Darby & Tarlton leaves you scratching your head in amazement. The fast, smooth and bouncy version of "Lost John," by Merle Travis shows why he is so revered by guitar players everywhere. Chet Atkins eases things into the electric era with "Dizzy Strings," before things wrap up with blazing guitar runs from Jimmy Bryant on "Bryant's Boogie," and "Red Headed Polka." This is what country guitar sounded like before stomp boxes took over, and the skill on display here will either make you put your guitar down, or pick it back up again. ~ Steve Leggett, Allmusic
trax CD 1: 1. Just Picking - Roy Harvey & Loenard Copeland 2. Buck Dancer's Choice - Sam McGee 3. John Henry - Riley Puckett 4. Red Rose Rag - David Fletcher & Gwen Foster 5. The Franklin Blues - Sam McGee 6. K.C. Blues - Frank Hutchinson 7. Old Black Dog - Dick Justice 8. Bluegrass Twist - Vander Everidge 9. Carter's Blues - The Carter Family 10. Birmingham Rag - Darby & Tarlton 11. Spanish Fandango - John Dilleshaw & The String Marvel 12. Jailhouse Rag - David Miller 13. Do Right Daddy Blues - Gene Autry w/Roy Smeck 14. Slippery Fingers - Roy Smeck 15. Guitar Rag - Roy Harvey & Jess Johnson 16. Intoxicated Rat - The Dixon Brothers 17. Southern Whoopee Song - The Anglin Brothers 18. This Train - The Delmore Brothers trax CD 1: 1. Dance Of The Doggies - Karl Farr & Hugh Farr 2. Fat Boy Rag - Bob Wills (With Junior Barnard) 3. Three Guitars Special - Bob Wills (With Eldon Shamblin) 4. Last John - Merle Travis 5. Dizzy Strings - Chet Atkins 6. Guitar Rag - Merle Travis 7. Galloping On The Guitar - Chet Atkins 8. Guitar Artistry - Arthur Smith 9. So Happy I'll Be - Flatt & Scruggs 10. Express Boogie - Arthur Smith 11. Hillbilly Jump - Hank Penny 12. Boogie Woogie Lou - Zeb Turner 13. Sugarfoot Rag - Hank Garland 14. Let's Go Dancin' - Roy Hogsed 15. Sugarfoot Boogie - Hank Garland 16. Hillbilly Fever - Little Jimmy Dickens With Grady Martin 17. Bryant's Boogie - Jimmy Bryant 18. Red Headed Polka - Jimmy Bryant ...served by Gyro1966...
Friday, February 17, 2012
This Krazy Kat collection of post-war sides by Champion Jack Dupree makes a nice companion to his release on the Red Pepper label, 1944-1945. Both albums find Dupree in excellent form and singing a variety of boogie-woogie, blues selections, but they differ in their instrumentation; 1944-1945 features Dupree in an intimate, solo piano setting, while 1945-1953 includes a variety of sidemen and has a more rambling, jam-session atmosphere. Highlights from this Krazy Kat release include the electric-blues scorcher "Stumbling Block" and the New Orleans' shuffle-beat tune "Somebody Changed the Lock." Dupree also lays down some Muddy Waters-inspired blues on "Highway Blues" and gets into some early rock & roll on "Shake Baby Shake" and "Shim Sham Shimmy." Harpist Sonny Terry and guitarist Brownie McGhee provide fine support on tracks like "Number Nine Blues" and drummer Willie Jones supplies a nice, propulsive beat throughout. 1945-1953 has a very good assortment of Dupree's prime, early cuts and, like both the Red Pepper release and Columbia's New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie, it offers a good introduction to his recordings.Stephen Cook, Allmusic
trax: 01 Stumbling Block 02 Number Nine Blues 03 Deacon's Party 04 I'm Gonna Find You Someday 05 Up And Down The Hill 06 I Think You Need A Shot 07 Drunk Again 08 Rub A Little Boogie 09 Ragged And Hungry 10 Barrel House Mama 11 Goin' Back To Louisiana 12 Old Old Woman 13 Mean Black Snake 14 Baby You Say You Love Me 15 Somebody Changed The Lock 16 Fifth Avenue Woman 17 Highway 31 18 Shake Baby Shake 19 Highway Blues 20 Drinkin' Little Woman 21 Mean Mistreatin' Mama 22 Shim Sham Shimmy ...served by Gyro1966...
One of THE great lost albums!From the early 90s liverpool scene there were lots of bands lumped intogether as “mad scousers”, some were ok (Dr Phibes and the House of Wax Equations) some were shitter than shit (Space – if you think they were shit when they started putting albums out in the late 90s you should have seen them 5 years before. jesus. The ginger cunt from space is probably the only person I hate that I’ve never actually met.) One was criminally neglected, relegated to half page articles in the back of NME and underpromoted albums courtesy of GO Discs! who’d probably had enough of liverpool after the La’s debacle. Presented in glorious mono, The Stairs were so anti-technology that they even sold singles with a piece of sandpaper (Stairtex – a joke based on the EMITEX advertised on the back of early Beatles records) yet for some reason packed this version of the CD with bonus tracks, making the vinyl version of the album a bit pointless, its an unashamed homage to 60s garage and is set in a universe in which the year after 1966 is 1966 again. forever. It is however wonderful, almost impossible to buy for any sort of sensible price and to the best of my knowledge only exists on the net in 192. so here it is presented in glorious 320, ripped from the CD with EAC secure mode. They did another LP but never released it till 2008 (its called the lost 2nd album though I’m told its actually the third, and the 2nd is confined to a dustbin) main man Edgar Summertyme change his name to Edgar “Jones” Jones and has made great records with a number of bands, google him I can’t be arsed going into it. Enjoy
trax: 01 Weed Bus 02 Mary Joanna 03 Mr.Window Pane 04 Sometime The World Escapes Me 05 Flying Machine 06 Out In The Country 07 When It All Goes Wrong 08 Woman Gone And Said Goodbye 09 Sweet Thing 10 Laughter In Their Eyes 11 Take No Notice Of The World Outside 12 Mexican R'n'b 13 Russian R'n'b _ The World Shall Not Be Saved 14 Right In The Back Of Your Mind
This CD collects together tenor saxophonist Paul Bascomb's United recordings of 1952. The material is R&Bish and fun, with the highlights including "Blues and the Beat," "Pink Cadillac," "Soul and Body," and "Indiana." The backup group includes trumpeter Eddie Lewis and pianist Duke Jordan, and the CD reissue adds four alternate takes to the original 13 selections. Recommended. (Scott Yanow)Paul Bascomb was born in the early days of the 20th century (debate still goes on the exact year, he told me 1909) in Alabama, and died in November 1986. He is mostly remembered as one of the 2 tenor sax players in the Erskine Hawkins band (the other being Julian Dash), and the man who replaced Lester Young in Count Basie's band (who, in turn was replaced by Don Byas). These recordings (recorded orginally for the United label in 1952, though they were issued on the States subsidary) stem from a band he led in Detroit from the late 1940's to about 1953 (when he moved full time to Chicago), and are the best examples of his post war playing (and the maturity of an excellent working band). The music enclosed features a rhythm and jazz ensamble complete with an excellent plunger trumpeter, a sax section and some fine Duke Jordan piano (and arrangments). The band really shines on the blues (the hot territory band feel shines on the jump number "More Blues, More Beat" and the slow "Liza's Blues" are my favorites, but a boppish "Indiana" and an r&b number like "Pink Cadillac" (recently made popular by "The Mighty Blues Kings" here in Chicago) complete with Bascomb's jivey vocals are also pleasures to enjoy. Bascomb recorded little after these recordings (a few singles for Parrot - one title "Jan" being reissued on a recent compliation by BMG called "Jukebox Jazz"- and an LP that never was released, a couple of blues sessions in Chicago- notably 2 titles with Dinah Washington from late 1953 "My Man's and Undertaker" and "Mean and Evil", an Erskine Hawkins reunion in 1971 and his last session with my band from 1982 is the rest of his rather small ouvere), and besides, these are the best examples of this neglected extroverted master of the blues/jazz saxophone. Kudos to Bob Koester of Delmark records to reissue this fine music. Highly recommended to fans of both the Erskine Hawkins band as well as tenor players like Jacquet and Cobb. Enjoy, Yves Francois Smierciak, R&B Review
trax: 01 Blues And The Beat 02 More Blues-More Beat 03 Black Out 04 Pink Cadillac 05 Soul And Body 06 Coquette 07 Love's An Old Story 08 Nona 09 Mumbles' Blues 10 Indiana 11 Got Cool Too Soon 12 Liza's Blues 13 I Know Just How You Feel 14 Soul And Body (alt) 15 Blues And The Beat (alt) 16 More Blues - More Beat (alt) 17 Pink Cadillac (alt) ...served by Gyro1966...
The sound of Shutdown 66 is obviously firmly embedded in the pleasing tones of Brian Jones, The Remains, The Ides Of March and The Pretty Things, but one has to ask, just how many Rhythm and Blues songs does one band want to write, or re-write?, and the answer Shutdown 66 constantly give is … HEAPS! These guys play Garage-Beat tunes with a well-built style that would get most impostors and riffing saplings in a flap and tie.Listening to this record it’s easy to see that there’s not much to disguise here, Scotty 66 thumps his Ludwig tubs like he’s poking out at a deathly petition, his cohort, Jamie flicks the strings of his Harmony bass so much that you think that if he clicked his fingers flames would appear, Camby snakes his keyboards in a speedy and static way, Bad Micky blasts his bustling guitar as if it’s full of beans and Nicky squawks, stutters, yaps, quacks, sweats and drools the lovelorn lyrics more insanely and unsanitary than a squadron of Sky Saxons. This album’s great from the get-go. It’s thirteen Stompy Wompies of haphazard Beat Rock and Roll and it’s ideal for either dancing out or staying in. It may’ve taken five years, but now people can listen to an unmovable Rhythm and Blues release from one of Melbourne’s more raucous outfits. The time is perfect for Shutdown 66. (Shane Jessie)trax: 1. late night shutdown 2. gone for bad 3. mr. johnson 4. shutdown 66 5. pleasantville 6. kellie's turn to cry 7. (losing) traction 8. welcome to dumpsville 9. the world ain't you 10. fink is the king 11. bad bad bad bad girl 12. knock on your door 13. late night shutdown pt. II …originally served by Gyro1966...
Still a great crowd-pleaser on the oldies rock 'n' roll circuit, Massachusetts-born Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon was by far the rowdiest pop charting vocalist on both sides of the Atlantic during the 1959-1963 lull between the big guns of the mid 50s and mid 60s. Not so much singing as barnstorming his way through a succession of hit singles and a couple of best-selling albums, his recordings vibrated with echo, resounding percussion, syncopated hand-clapping, much background whooping & hollering and some stinging guitar licks from session man Kenny Paulson. Subtle, he and his producers were not! Freddy Cannon's recordings leapt out of the radio with a unique blast of energy and let's have a good time invitation to party. The first American rockin' popster of the era to top the UK album charts, Mr Picariello (you didn't think he was born a cannon, did ya?) also holds the record for the most appearances - 110 - on US TV's American Bandstand. This explosive 2CD set includes all of his hit singles and rocking album tracks. (Amazon)Freddy Picariello was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, moving to the neighboring town of Lynn as a child. His father worked as a truck driver and also played trumpet and sang in local bands. Freddy grew up listening to the rhythm and blues music of Big Joe Turner, Buddy Johnson and others on the radio, and learned to play guitar.[1] After attending Lynn Vocation High School, he made his recording debut in 1955, singing and playing rhythm guitar on a single, "Cha-Cha-Do" by the Spindrifts, which became a local hit. He also played lead guitar on a session for an R&B vocal group, The G-Clefs, whose record "Ka-Ding Dong" made No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1956.[2] At a young age he joined the National Guard, took a job driving a truck, married, and became a father.[3] Inspired musically by Chuck Berry and Little Richard, he formed his own group, Freddy Karmon & the Hurricanes, which became increasingly popular in the Boston area, and began to develop a trademark strained singing style.[1] He also became a regular on a local TV dance show, Boston Ballroom, and, in 1958, signed up to a management contract with Boston disc jockey Jack McDermott.[3] With lyrics written by his mother, he prepared a new song which he called "Rock and Roll Baby", and produced a demo which McDermott took to the writing and production team of Bob Crewe and Frank Slay. They rearranged the song and rewrote the lyrics, and offered to produce a recording in return for two-thirds of the composing credits.[3] The first recording of the song, now titled "Tallahassee Lassie", with a guitar solo by session musician Kenny Paulson, was rejected by several record companies, but was then heard by TV presenter Dick Clark who part-owned Swan Records in Philadelphia. Clark suggested that the song be re-edited and overdubbed to add excitement, by highlighting the pounding bass drum sound and adding hand claps and Freddy's cries of "whoo!", which later became one of his trademarks.[3] The single was finally released by Swan Records, with the company president, Bernie Binnick, suggesting Freddy's new stage name of "Freddy Cannon".[1][2][3] After being promoted and becoming successful in Boston and Philadelphia, the single gradually received national airplay. In 1959, it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first of his 22 songs to appear on the Billboard chart, and also reached No. 13 on the R&B singles chart.[2][4] In the UK, where his early records were issued on the Top Rank label, it reached No. 17. He stayed on the Swan label with producer Frank Slay for the next five years, and became known as Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, for the thumping power of his recordings. Dick Clark brought him national exposure through his numerous appearances on his television program, American Bandstand - a record of 110 appearances in total.[3] In the words of writer Cub Koda: "Freddy Cannon was a true believer, a rocker to the bone. Freddy Cannon made rock & roll records; great noisy rock & roll records, and all of them were infused with a gigantic drum beat that was an automatic invitation to shake it on down anyplace there was a spot to dance."[1] His second single "Okefenokee" (credited to Freddie Cannon, as were several of his other records) only made No. 43 on the charts, but the next record, "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", a rocked-up version of a 1922 song, became a gold record and reached No. 3 in the pop charts in both the US and the UK, where it was the biggest of his hits.[2] Cannon toured in Britain, and in March 1960 his album, The Explosive Freddy Cannon, became the first LP by a rock and roll singer to top the album charts in the UK.[5] For the next two years, until early 1962, he continued to have lesser chart hits in the US, in some cases with versions of old standards including "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" and Louis Armstrong's "Muskrat Ramble". His hits also included "Twistin' All Night Long", recorded with Danny and the Juniors and also featuring Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on backing vocals.[3] However, one of his biggest hits came in May 1962 with "Palisades Park", written by future TV Gong Show host Chuck Barris. Produced by Slay with overdubbed rollercoaster sound effects, it reached No. 3 on the Hot 100, No. 15 on the R&B chart, and No. 20 in the UK. (Goldmine)trax CD 1: 01 tallahassee lassie 02 buzz buzz a-diddle-it 03 way down yonder in new orleans 04 okefenokee 05 the house of blue lights 06 indiana 07 for me and my gal 08 kansas city 09 boston 10 my blue heaven 11 the blacksmith blues 12 muskrat ramble 13 transistor sister 14 the urge 15 blue plate special 16 happy shades of blue 17 california here I come 18 st. louis blues 19 blue suede shoes 20 kookie hat 21 humdinger 22 carolina in the morning 23 jump over 24 chattanooga shoes shine boy 25 sweet georgia brown 26 two thousand-88 trax CD 2: 01 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (reprossessed stereo) 02 Indiana (alt. stereo recording) 03 Kansas City (alt. stereo recording) 04 Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue 05 St. Louis Blues (alt. stereo recording) 06 Blues Skies 07 Boston (My Home Town) (alt. stereo recording) 08 Bye Bye Blues 09 The Old Piano Roll Blues 10 California Here I Come (alt. stereo recording) 11 Carolina In The Morning (alt. stereo recording) 12 Sweet Georgia Brown (alt. stereo recording) 13 Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy 14 Deep In The Heart Of Texas 15 Alice Blue Gown 16 Lavender Blue 17 Belinda 18 Ka-Ding Dong 19 Cha Cha Doo 20 Fractured 21 Cuernavaca Choo Choo 22 Tallahassee Lassie (alt. stereo recording) 23 Walk To The Moon 24 Opportunity 25 You Know 26 Deep In The Heart Of Texas (alt. stereo recording) ...served by Gyro1966...
The Screws were mainly based in L.A. and already having one album under their belts "12 Hate-Filled Classics", the group decided to make another for In The Red Records. Only this time, the rest of the band picked out the tracks and pre-recorded much of the music. Mick Collins was then flown in to overlay his guitar and voice. - By Justin LegShake Your Monkey finds the Screws coming together as an entity. Rather, it finds leaders and consistent members Mick Collins and Terry Wahl working as a wicked 1-2 blues-punk punch. Shake Your Monkey is an album of all covers, and as such, the Screws' influences shine through more so than on Hate Filled Classics. Nowhere is the Screws' new wave vs. blues conflict more apparent than on the consecutive tracks "Flip Your Face" (Chance) and "The Storm" (a Jagger-Richards number). The album peels out from "Flip Your Face"'s herky-jerky meowed vocals (as voiced by Wahl) and cut-and-paste composition to "The Storm"'s languid delta riffage with smooth down-home vocals provided by Collins. The two meet on the next track, "I See You, Baby," and show how strange and persuasive the Screws can be when worlds collide. Throughout the record, Wahl and Collins swap vocals and vocal counterpoints, providing the one center this mixed trick bag of an album offers. Wahl and Collins are joined by drummer Mike McHugh and guitarist-bassist Jimmy Hole (of the Necessary Evils), and bring a refreshingly flexible rhythm feel to the proceedings -- skittish at times, fluid at others, rollicking when called upon to do so. The result is an album that careens from soulful to nervous unpredictably, but with its unshakeable roots in blues and rock. Of course, Shake Your Monkey doesn't stray too far from the post-rock-blues ultra-lo-fi aesthetic too much, but when there's so much else to capture your attention, who needs hi-fi. - by Chris Handysidetrax: 01 Story 16 02 Keep On Lovin' Me 03 In Case You Need Love 04 Flip Your Face 05 The Storm 06 I See You, Baby 07 Ramona Say Yes 08 Betcha Can't Kiss Me 09 Shake It, Baby 10 Strange Things 11 If Loving Is Believing 12 I'm Yours and I'm Hers 13 Monkey Doin' Woman 14 I Ain't in the Mood
A speaker-twanging spectacular – filled with raw rare singles in a variety of genres – from soul to blues to R&B;, with some sharp-edged rockers thrown into the mix for good measure! The package is overflowing with goodness – lots of romping rhythms that are definitely pulled from the twist generation, but which are light years away from the sounds of Chubby Checker! Many of these cuts would be right at home on one of those cool Popcorn Soul collections from years back – and would be perfect for blasting out of a shaggy ol' jukebox in some hidden streetcorner juke joint. Titles include "Do The Dive" by Ronnie Fuller, "Limbo" by The Capris, "Pony Twist" by Sonny & The Premiers, "Mister Mod" by The Latin Dimension, "The Rooster" by Gabriel & His Angels, "Pretty Mama Blues" by Arthur Griswald, "Good Food" by Menard Rogers, "Wabba Suzy Q" by Ace Holder, and "Catwalk" by Tiny Fuller. (Dusty Groove)trax: 1. Pony Twist - Sonny & The Premiers 2. The Drag - Jimmy McCracklin 3. Mister Mood - The Latin Dimension 4. Limbo - The Capris 5. Invasion - The Gestics 6. Do The Dive - Ronnie Fuller 7. Baby Dumplins - Eddie & The DeRavelons 8. Bang Bang - The Sub Dominants 9. Ho Key Po Key Rock - B. Goode & Band 10. I Want You For Myself - The Phillip Walker Band 11. Catwalk - Tiny Fuller 12. Quiet Dad - The Puddle Jumpers 13. Wabba Suzy-Q - Ace Holder 14. Good Food (I Am For You) - Menard Rogers 15. Pretty Mama Blues - Arthur Griswold 16. Money Don't Grow On Trees - The Barons 17. The Rooster - Gabriel & His Angels ...served by Gyro1966...
A collection of 35 tracks featuring teen oriented rock 'n' roll and doo-wop recorded in the late 50s and early 60s for Long Island's Golden Crest and Shelley labels. Mostly pretty obscure artists. Has 20 page booklet with extensive notes, artist photos, label shots and recording information. (Roots & Rhythm)trax: 1. The Top 40 - Tommy Beiner w/Wendy & The School Girls 2. Alice My Love - The Dovers 3. Ragdoll Baby - Paul Griffin 4. Sand Dance - Lee Parker 5. The Letter - The Melodeers 6. A Lonely Heart - The Dovers 7. Donna - Ralph De Marco & Group 8. Born To Be Mine - The Mellodeers 9. I'm A Boy In Love - Gino 10. Love Is Love (All Around The World) - Andy & Gino 11. Sugar Baby - Dany Winchell 12. Suzanne - Ricky & Robby 13. Lullabye - Augie Rios 14. Just For Fun - Andy Rose & The Thorns 15. My Prince Will Come - The Montells 16. Two Pairs Of Shoes - Angela Martin 17. Just Married - Jan Tober 18. Hey Scooter - Andy Rose & The Thorns 19. There's A Girl Down The Way - Augie Rios & The Notations 20. Prayer Of Love - The Chessmen 21. Don't Make Small Talk Baby - Dany Winchell 22. The Riddle - Ricky Shaw 23. Steady Guy - The Seventeens 24. Augie Stay Home - Augie Rios 25. Bobbie - Curtis Jensen 26. I'm Here To Tell You (What Ronnie Couldn't Say) - Charles Dell 27. Any Friend Of Henry's - Roni Powers 28. I Got A Girl - Ricky Shaw 29. Baby Don't Go Now - Gino & The Dells 30. You Left Me Standing There - Donny Lee Moore 31. No One - Augie Rios 32. Let's Tell Him Now - Charles Dell 33. Bang Bang - Big Bob Dougherty 34. Pink Pedal Pushers - Ricky & Robby 35. Hey! Travelin' Man - Dick Heatherton ...served by Gyro1966...
Epitaph recording artists the Red Aunts went to Detroit in 1997 to record their swan song album, "Ghetto Blaster", at Ghetto Recorders studio with Mick Collins as their chosen producer. The Red Aunts had long been fans of Mick's work and Mick was a fan of the Red Aunts. During a moment of inspiration, the Aunts decided to have Mick record a duet with RA vocalist/guitarist Terri Wahl - this planted the seeds for what would later become The Screws. Mick and Terri hatched the band during one of Mick's many sojourns to Los Angeles for a comic book convention. They quickly enlisted the duties of rhythm-section-for-hire Dan Brown and Marty Moore (from Jacksonville Beach, Florida) to take part. Dan and Marty had a two-piece band called Johnny Hash who'd recorded two singles for ITR as well as having both done time in '68 Comeback. Dan is also known as on/off (as of the time of this writing ON) bass player for Royal Trux. Once the Screws album had been recorded everyone went back to their other projects and forgot about it. After the record's release, however, offers began to roll in for live appearances and Mick and Terri did not want to disappoint. The band toured the western half of the US and the eastern half of the hemisphere (Japan) now with Jimmy Hole (Necessary Evils) on bass and Kerry Davis (Red Aunts) on drums. Their blues infused slop-punk sounds have delighted and offended crowds wherever they went. - http://www.intheredrecords.com/pages/screws.html
line up: Mick Collins – vocals, guitar / Terri Wahl – vocals, guitar / Dan Brown – bass / Marty Moore – drums
trax: 01 Into The Ground 02 You're Just A Bum 03 Jesse Lee 04 Kill Someone You Hate 05 Valley 06 Transistor 07 Can't Get Arrested 08 I Hate Music 09 Collector Scum 10 Zulu Lulu 11 Your Face 12 I Wanna Go Shopping
14 Cuts Of Soulstomp, Twist-Party Lunacy, Garage R&B, & Craziness 1960 to 1968Rough and raw grooves – way more than you might guess from the "twist" reference in the title! The sound here is more R&B than anything else – lots of heavy drums, honking sax, burning organ, and riffing guitar – but there's also some echoes of Latin rhythms, rockabilly raunch, and some 60s soul elements too – all percolating together wonderfully in a way that sounds like somebody blew the dust off a gritty pile of 45s, then filled them up to blast away in a decades-old jukebox in a tavern on the other side of the tracks! Plenty of rare bits here.trax: 1. clap your hands - The Ambertones 2. get in to it - Danny Luciano 3. goatsville - Jay Hodge Ork 4. right now - Ray Scott & The Scottsmen 5. alright - The Legends 6. jump back - The Fugitives 7. sheeb - The Shan-Tones 8. ridin' shotgun - Willie Spencer 9. the itchy scratch - Little Becky Cook & The Rag Mops 10. pigtail - Don Schraier 11. do it to it - The Lonely Knights 12. upset the town - Luther Thomas 13. dog patch creeper - The Velveteens 14. it'll make you holler - Arthur Noiel ...served by Gyro1966...
Recorded in basements, apartments, small clubs, and dingy recording studios, this CD sounds about as close to having the artists in your living room as you can get. The sound is clear and sharp, the performances are all masterpieces, all the songs are sung from the heart. The work by Maxwell Street Jimmy, the Reverend Robert Wilkins, and Little Brother Montgomery are standouts, but there is not a bad track here. As electrifying as acoustic music can be. (Blues Beat)The recordings on this CD were made by Norman Dayton in the Chicago of the early 60's. These are live performances,no overdubbing,the music exactly as it was played. Many of the cuts were recorded during performances in small clubs around Chicago,others in makeshift studios set up in basements or apartments.The sound quality is surprisingly good, the recording venues actually contributing to the raw feel of the tracks. The music is, without exception, excellent. Highlights include Dr. Isiah Ross' "Chicago Breakdown" and "V-8 Ford Blues" by James Cotton, joined by Paul Butterfield on harp and Elvin Bishop on National Resonator guitar. This CD documents the blues scene of this time and place uncluttered by the production and commericalization brought about soon after by the big record companies. Buy it and enjoy the beauty of it's simplicity and honesty. (Blues World)
trax: 1. Alberta - Maxwell Street Jimmy 2. I Ain't Got Nobody - Big Joe Williams 3. I Wish I Was In Heaven Sittin' Down - Rev. Robert Wilkins 4. Pleadin' Blues - Little Brother Montgomery 5. Lend Me Your Love - Sunnyland Slim 6. Two Trains Running - Maxwell Street Jimmy 7. Whistling Pines - Big Joe Williams 8. O Lord I Want You To Help Me - Rev. Robert Wilkins 9. Hesitatin' Blues - Little Brother Montgomery 10. Chicago Breakdown - Dr. Isaiah Ross 11. V-8 Ford Blues - James Cotton 12. Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay - Maxwell Street Jimmy 13. Michigan Water Blues - Little Brother Montgomery 14. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - John Lee Granderson 15. Hobo Blues - Dr. Isaiah Ross 16. Polly Put The Kettle On - James Cotton 17. Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd ...served by Gyro1966...
Great wild rocking' R&B and black rock 'n' roll! It's party time!trax: 1. rock a while - Dewey Guy 2. after marriage blues - Tiny Topsy 3. everybody rock - Jimmy McCracklin 4. big fat woman - Bobby Freeman 5. everybody's gonna rock 'n' roll - The Isley Brothers 6. zing zing - Art Neville 7. teeny weeny baby - Rudy Green 8. you can't hide - Lula Reed & Freddy King 9. fine old foxy self - James Brown 10. if you don't love me baby - Rosco Gordon 11. now do you hear - Earl Gaines 12. train whistle - Sil Austin 13. rock my blues away - Tommy Brown 14. big legged woman - Phil Flowers 15. hey bernadine - Eddy Clearwater 16. wail baby wail - Kid Thomas 17. oh little girl - Dee Clark 18. walking in the park - Guitar Gable w/King Karl 19. chicken little - Rayvon Darnell 20. drivin' wheel - Mac Sims 21. rag doll baby - Paul Griffin 22. besie lou - Sonny Stevenson 23. mama don't allow - Katie Webster 24. pacquito hop - Red Prysock 25. miss mushmouth - Lloyd Fatman 26. driving me out of my mind - Ron Baxter 27. bam-a-lam - Mickey Champion 28. walkin' on my thin soled shoes - Choker Cambell ...served by Gyro1966...
14 Cuts Of Soulstomp, Twist-Party Lunacy, Garage R&B, & Craziness 1960 to 1968Rough and raw grooves – way more than you might guess from the "twist" reference in the title! The sound here is more R&B than anything else – lots of heavy drums, honking sax, burning organ, and riffing guitar – but there's also some echoes of Latin rhythms, rockabilly raunch, and some 60s soul elements too – all percolating together wonderfully in a way that sounds like somebody blew the dust off a gritty pile of 45s, then filled them up to blast away in a decades-old jukebox in a tavern on the other side of the tracks! Plenty of rare bits here.trax: 1. star revue - Warren Lee 2. houdini - The Gardenias 3. i lost a good thing - Gwen Owen 4. neck bones & hot sauce - L. Anderson 5. shake it baby - Monroe & Gee Gee & The Interois 6. shake it - Duke Jenkins 7. 1, 2 boogaloo - The Nite Lites 8. my man is a lover - Lillian Offitt 9. thank you baby - The Soul Brothers Six 10. on the move - Joe Mayfield 11. uncle willie - Bobby Miller 12. just how much - The Kollettes 13. coco mamie - Moe Koffman 14. i'm hurtin' - Billy Gayles ...served by Gyro1966...
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The only shortage of Better Look Behind You is its shortness. You keep enjoying it more and more and then suddenly it is over. Otherwise every song is full of gently rocking mood and brings forth the sensation of classical rhythm and blues atmosphere. And if you are homesick for the psychedelic sixties of the last century you won’t be disappointed. - Babe_N_Co
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