"TWO TIMER" - Rockabilly Original 45's

Incredible collection of classic rockabilly - all from the original vintage 45's!trax:

1. How Come You Do Me - Junior Thompson 2. Two Timer - Jimmy Gray 3. They're Learning - Lynn Pratt 4. Give That Love To Me - Ray Campi 5. Let 'er Roll - Sid King 6. It Would Be A Doggone Lie - Autry Inman 7. Playmates - Derrell Felts 8. Want To Be Wanted Blues - Aubrey Cagle 9. She's My Little Baby - Bobby Mack 10. For You - The Rock 'n' Rollers 11. I'm Out - The Surf Riders 12. I'm Packin' - Billy Devroe 13. Guitar Rock - Bill Flagg 14. Be My Baby, Baby - Don Winters 15. All The Time (Original Version) - Sleepy LaBeef 16. No Time For Heartaches - Tommy Spurlin 17. Hey Mama - Sonny Fisher 18. Come In World - Don Ellis 19. More And More (I Love You) - Tooter Boatman 20. Hot Dog - Buck Owens 21. Rattle Bones Rock - Linda Burnette 22. Gee Whiz - Pat & Dee 23. Oakie Boogie - Hank Swatley 24. Bad Bad Boy - Bobby Lollar

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LEE FIELDS "Let's Get a Groove On" (1999)

Lee Fields spent most of the '90s on the Ace label, recording soul-blues albums whose funkiness was often dampened by cheap-sounding, partly synthesized backing tracks. Judging by his performance on his Desco Records debut full-length Let's Get a Groove On, Fields' move to the pioneering old-school funk-revival label freed him to do the kind of gritty, authentic funk album he'd been itching to record for quite some time. Laying out his principle of "rough...nasty...genuine" funk in a spoken intro, Fields positively smokes through the whole record, capturing all the fire of late-'60s James Brown (whom he strongly and unashamedly resembles, vocally) with the help of the Desco house band, the Soul Providers, who lay down a richly organic set of guitar-and-organ-dominated funk backings. Let's Get a Groove On is blatantly derivative of its influences, but the simple act of returning wholeheartedly to those influences -- in a musical climate which has assimilated and moved away from them -- could in itself be considered an innovation. Regardless, it's a stunning performance from Fields and the record that fulfills Desco's promise -- quite possibly one of 1999's best, and definitely one of its most overlooked. (Steve Huey, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Intro By Mr Fields 02 Let's Get A Groove On 03 Watch That Man 04 Hey Sallie Mae (Get Off My Feet) 05 Let A Man Do What He Wanna Do 06 All By Myself 07 Put It On Me 08 Take It Or Leave It 09 Steam Train 10 I'm A Millionaire 11 Bad, Bad, Bad

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Garland Jeffreys "Grinder's Switch" (1970)

Hi Everybody, this LP is a 1981 reissue of the 1970 Vanguard original album,and it's often presented as "Grinder's Switch featuring Garland Jeffreys".Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicNew York singer/songwriter Garland Jeffreys made his disc debut as the leader of the band Grinder's Switch on Vanguard Records in 1970. By the evidence of its ten Jeffreys-composed songs, he and the group had spent a lot of time listening to the Band's Music from Big Pink and the batch of songs Bob Dylan had developed with the Band in the late '60s, including "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)." Jeffreys, Ernest Corallo, and Stan Szelest approximated the Band's rough vocal trio of Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel, and the country-rock musical arrangements, with their prominent organ and piano work by Szelest, also strongly recalled the sound of the Band. (Szelest actually joined a later lineup of the Band, appearing on their 1993 album, Jericho.) Jeffreys had some clever and amusing things to say in his lyrics, marking him as the singer/songwriter he would develop into later. But upon release, Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch was so much of a clone of the Band that it was hard to separate it out as the work of an independent entity. - Review by William Ruhlmann (AllMusic.com)trax:

01 Sister Divine 02 Father, The Son And The Holy Ghost 03 Won't Ya Come Back Home 04 Dear Jolly Jack 05 And Don't Be Late 06 An Imaginary Invalid 07 Last Night I Drove Down To The Bar (Women And Wine) 08 Evening 09 They Call Me Fortune And Fame 10 Seven Sleepers' Den

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JOHN SEBASTIAN "Faithful Virtue" The Reprise Recordings (1970's)

Rhino Handmade only issued 3,000 copies of this 3-CD box set. [I have No. 495--and all 3,000 have been sold, so your only option is to buy a copy from a second-party vendor.] While Collectors' Choice Music has recently re-released the five albums contained here (JOHN B. SEBASTIAN, REAL LIVE, THE FOUR OF US, TARZANA KID and WELCOME BACK), hardcore fans will want this 2001 release for several reasons:
-the 48-page booklet is filled with photos, a recent interview and reminiscences of each album and many of the individual tracks, original album art and liner notes, and a track-by-track listing of all the musician who performed on each song.
-The remastering is terrific. These songs have never sounded better.
-As a bonus, disc-3 includes Sebastian's entire Woodstock performance. So you not only get "Rainbows All Over Your Blues" and "I Had a Dream" (which were included on the original Woodstock soundtrack), but you also get "How Have You Been" (from his--at the time--yet unreleased solo debut) and "Darlin' Be Home Soon" and "Younger Generation."
-An additional bonus on disc-3 is six previously unreleased songs recorded in mono from an October 4, 1969, performance at Winterland in San Francisco. These live solo recordings include "Sitting on Top of the World," "Magical Connection," "You're a Big Boy Now," "I Found a Dream" (written by blues musician Lonnie Johnson, NOT the similarly titled "I Had a Dream," which Sebastian wrote for his solo debut), "Daydream" and "Younger Girl." All six of these are terrific performances--especially the bluegrass standard "Sittin' on Top of the World," where Sebastian does some fancy picking--a song he says he learned from Doc Watson. (Amazon) (This collection is out of print and sells for well over $100 and up)This set is the final word on the '70s solo recordings of singer/songwriter John Sebastian. Compiled over three discs are all five of his LPs for the Reprise label: John B. Sebastian, Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live John Sebastian, The Four of Us, Tarzana Kid, and Welcome Back. Additionally, there is an extra half-hour of live material, most of which is issued here for the first time. As he had done with the Lovin' Spoonful, Sebastian's emotive and thought-provoking lyrics prove to be his strongest suit. "How Have You Been," "I Had a Dream," and "Rainbows All Over Your Blues" best reflect the continuation of the introspective musical and lyrical themes that he had first explored on tracks such as "Younger Generation" and "Darlin' Be Home Soon." However, the album was far from being acoustic and weepy. "Red-Eye Express," "What She Thinks About," and "Baby, Don't Ya Get Crazy" are up-tempo rockers featuring the likes of Dallas Taylor (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass), and Stephen Stills (guitar). Sebastian's second long-player -- Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live John Sebastian -- was issued to counteract the potential damage of a completely unauthorized live package released by MGM Records. The results are wholly fulfilling and feature a simple duo of Sebastian (guitar/vocals) and Paul Harris (piano). In addition to playing favorites such as "Nashville Cats," "Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind," and "Lovin' You," he also cooked up some vintage jug band blues on "Mobile Line" and a crowd-rousing loose aggregate of oldies including "In the Still of the Night" and "Blue Suede Shoes." The Four of Us returns Sebastian back to his folk/blues roots on "Well, Well, Well" and "Black Snake Blues." The extended title track is a picturesque travelogue of places and events between two couples approaching middle age. Although the album did not do well at the cash register when it was issued, it has retained an irresistible harmony and sense of charm. Tarzana Kid suffered much the same fate as its predecessor. This is doubly unfortunate, as it likewise features some of Sebastian's best studio sides, including his serene cover of Jimmy Cliff's "Sitting in Limbo," Lowell George's "Dixie Chicken," and again a return to his roots with "Sportin' Life." Tarzana Kid is an all-star affair with the likes of David Grisman (mandolin), Ry Cooder (guitar), and David Lindley (guitar), and teamed Sebastian back up with his former producer from the Lovin' Spoonful, Erik Jacobsen. As he points out in his riveting liner notes essay, the only reason that the Welcome Back album was issued was in support of the title track, which had become a chart-topping hit as well as the theme song to the television situation comedy of the same name. That point aside, there are a few outstanding pieces, including reworked versions of "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" and "Warm Baby." A real treat awaits listeners at the end of disc three, with no less than two vintage live sets. The first includes Sebastian's entire five-song performance from the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. The second is from Winterland Arena in San Francisco during the fall of 1969. For true fans, these recordings represent a grail of sorts. Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings also includes a 48-page liner notes booklet with previously unissued photos and memorabilia. Additionally, there is a separate six-panel foldout poster that also contains all the lyrics from the five long-players. The North American release is limited to an edition of 3,000 and is available via the Rhino HandMade Internet audio salon. (Allmusic)

trax CD 1:

01 Red-Eye Express 02 She's A Lady 03 What She Thinks About 04 Magical Connection 05 You're A Big Boy Now 06 Rainbows All Over Your Blues 07 How Have You Been 08 Baby, Don't Ya Get Crazy 09 The Room That Nobody Lives In 10 Fa-Fana-Fa 11 I Had A Dream 12 Mobile Line (gonna carry me away from the bull frog blues) 13 Lovin' You 14 Fishin' Blues 15 Younger Girl 16 Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind 17 Rooty-Toot 18 In The Still Of The Night 19 Teen Angel 20 Blue Suede Shoes 21 Ballad Of A Teenage Queen 22 Nashville Cats 23 Waiting For A Train 24 My Gal 25 Younger Generation 26 Darlin' Be Home Soon 27 Blues For Dad And JB's Happy Harmonica 28 Amy's Theme

trax CD 2:

01 Goodnight Irene 02 Well, Well, Well 03 Black Snake Blues 04 I Don't Want Nobody Else 05 Apple Hill 06 Black Satin Kid 07 We'll See 08 Sweet Muse 09 The Four Of Us 10 Give Us A Break 11 Music For People Who Don't Speak English 12 Sitting In Limbo 13 Friends Again 14 Dixie Chicken 15 Stories We Could Tell 16 Face Of Appalachia 17 Wild Wood Flower 18 Wild About My Lovin' 19 Singing The Blues 20 Sportin' Life. 21 Harpoon

trax CD 3:

01 Hideaway - (Welcome Back) 02 She's Funny - (Welcome Back) 03 You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine - (Welcome Back) 04 Didn't Wanna Have To Do It - (Welcome Back) 05 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back - (Welcome Back) 06 Welcome Back (Welcome Back) 07 I Needed Her Most When I Told Her To Go - (Welcome Back) 08 A Song A Day In Nashville - (Welcome Back) 09 Warm Baby - (Welcome Back) 10 Let This Be Our Time To Get Along - (Welcome Back) 11 How Have You Been - (Woodstock) 12 Rainbows All Over Your Blues - (Woodstock) 13 I Had A Dream - (Woodstock) 14 Darlin' Be Home Soon - (Woodstock) 15 Younger Generation - (Woodstock) 16 Sittin' On Top Of The World - (Live At Winterland) 17 Magical Connection - (Live At Winterland) 18 You're A Big Boy Now - (Live At Winterland) 19 I Found A Dream - (Live At Winterland) 20 Daydream - (Live At Winterland) 21 Younger Girl - (Live At Winterland)

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"ELEMENTS" Vol. 1 - 20 Glitter Associated Winners from the 70's

Fantastic collection of infectious 1970's glam rock, full of memorable songs. (This collection is now out of print and impossible to find)trax:

1. Machine (1971) - Ning 2. You Can't Touch Sue  (1973) - The Tremeloes 3. Gulliver (1974 Italy) - William 4. Baby I Love You, OK (1975) - Kenny 5. Rock And Roll Crazy (1973, UK) - Zappo (Marty Wilde) 6. Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet (1972) - Bonnie St. Claire 7. Sing Don't Speak (1972) - Blackfoot Sue 8. Rabbits Make Love (1974) - Milk & Cookies 9. No No Girl (1976) - The Quick 10. Give Us A Kiss (1977) - Airborne 11. Touch Too Much (1974) - The Arrows 12. Mighty 'Em (1973) - Jekyll & Hyde 13. So What If I Am (1975) - Paper Lace 14. Strange Movies (1973) - The Troggs 15. River Of Love (1976) - Child 16. Abracadabra (have You Seen Her?) 1973 - Blue Ash 17. Contact Love (1973) - Chris Hodge 18. Turn Me On (1970) - The Matchmakers 19. Roobarb's A Star (1976) - Roobarb 20. Doctor Fantastic (1974) - Apple Pie And Custard

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"Look In Your Mirror" USA Garage 45's Vol. 3

Excellent 29 song collection of 60's garage - all from the original 45's.trax:

1. Never Feel The Pain - Dalek/The Blackstones 2. Red Light - The Sands Of Time 3. Dance Girl Dance - Greg Barr & The Barr Association 4. She Ain't No Good - Sean & The Brandywines 5. You Know What I Mean - Dick St. James 6. Nothing I Can Do - Destination - The Sheffields 7. Nothing I Can Do - Fenton - The Sheffields 8. Don't Tell Me No Lies - Tommy Tucker & The Esquires 9. Empty Heart - The Nomads 10. It's Gonna Take A While - The Morticians 11. She's Mine - The Threshold Of Sound 12. Ninety Nine And One Half - The Basic Things 13. I Don't Care - The Dirty Shames 14. Baby What's New - Peter Wheat & The Breadmen 15. Look In Your Mirror - The Merlynn Tree 16. It's You - The Actioneers 17. Now You Say We're Through - The Puddin Heads 18. Makin' Deals - The Satans 19. Beware Of Birds - The Crucibles 20. Walkin' Away - The Outer Limits 21. 1000 Tears - The Infinitives 22. Ask Me No Questions (I'll Tell You No Lies) - Lord Charles & The Profets 23. Put You Down - The Rogues 24. Get In On Life - The Chosen Few From St. Michaels 25. Let Me In - The Second Helping 26. Night Of Misery - The Counts 27. I Could Have Loved Her - The Better Half-Dozen 28. Lookin' For Another Love - The Hush Puppies 29. Suicide - The Royal Flairs

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"Feelings" USA Garage Monsters Vol. 3

Incredible 33 song collection of killer 60's garage.trax:

1. till tomorrow - The House Of Commons 2. don't put me on - The Kings Court 3. never existed -  -  Basement Wall 4. flash in the pan The Persian Market 5. (go to him) i don't need you - The Rogues 6. you lie - The Lynx 7. come back bird - The Chevelle V 8. baby if i loved you - The Sting Rays 9. you better think twice - The Sting Rays 10. how can i feel - The Sting Rays 11. days mind the time - The Mods 12. go to him - The London Knights 13. you - The Maltese Four 14. what am i to do - The F.B.I. 15. daytime-nightime - The F.B.I. 16. laugh - The Shillings 17. she'll love again - The Cascades 18. since you've been gone - The Uncalled For 19. nothing but love - The Outcasts 20. something about you - The Outcasts 21. on a windowsill - The Infinite Pyramid 22. laugh - The Tidal Waves 23. empty heart - The Laughing Kind 24. almost there - The Showmen 25. cheating on me - The Savages 26. i don't mind - The Living Ends 27. feelings - Yesterday's Children 28. don't try your luck - The Quarrymen 29. working man - The Cellar Dwellers 30. open up your mind - The Nuchez 31. sometime ago - The Lemon Drops 32. she cried no - The District Six 33. 7&7 is - The District Six

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"SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN" - Vol. 7

Sizzling 7th volume in the Shake 'Em On Down series gathering the greatest Blues Boppers and Black Rock 'n' Rollers.trax:

1. walking with frankie - Frankie Lee Sims 2. i'll be gone - Lightnin' Hopkins 3. just like i treat you - Howlin' Wolf 4. goin' back to orleans - alt. - Jesse & Buzzy 5. you gotta shake it up and go - John Lee Hooker 6. 55th street boogie - Hound Dog Taylor 7. something working baby - Rockin' Sidney 8. switch me! - Hector & The Eastmen 9. diamond back - alt. - Cecil Moore 10. c'mon love - alt. - The Disciples 11. hot rod - Clifton Chenier 12. chicago breakdown pt. 2 - alt. - Doctor Ross 13. sonny's jump - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 14. walking along with me - The Lone Drifter 15. they call it boogie (feeling it good) - Mississippi Johnny Waters 16. all for you - The Traps 17. wake up old maid - unreleased - Whispering Smith 18. please don't go (down to baltimore) - Johnny Acey 19. don't try to change me - unreleased alt. - Dean Carter 20. school time - Billy Boy Arnold 21. you better get it right - Willie Morganfield 22. ho ho - alt. - Ike Turner 23. money x - John Lee Hooker 24. keep your hands out of my pocket - Otis Spann 25. i'm getting tired - Juke Boy Bonner 26. come on in - R.L. Burnside 27. best of friends - James Campbell 28. mad man blues -unreleased alt. - John Lee Hooker 29. boogie beat - Levi Seabury

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"Hey, Stop Messing Around" USA Garage 45's Vol. 2

Incredible collection of legendary 60's garage from the original 45's!trax:

1. Baby Get Lost - The Barracudas 2. Honest I Do - The Barracudas 3. Mysteries - The Third Booth 4. 1000 Micrograms Of Love - Satori 5. X+Y=13 - The Caretakers Of Deception 6. Cuttin' Grass - The Caretakers Of Deception 7. Show You Love - The Tikis 8. Look Away - The Tempests 9. Evil - The Back Door Men 10. All I Really Need Is Love - The Reasons Why 11. Night Time-Day Time - The Reasons Why 12. Next Guy - The Rogues 13. Suzy Creamcheese - Teddy & His Patches 14. From Day To Day - Teddy & His Patches 15. Powered By Love - Powered By Love 16. My Kind Of Girl - The Headstones 17. Bad Day Blues - The Headstones 18. You're Still Dreaming - The Basic Things 19. JTB - The Chosen Few 20. But Why - The Marksmen 21. Moonshine - The Marksmen 22. Time Machine - Satori 23. Hey, Stop Messing Around - The Hush Puppies 24. I Just Want To Make Love To You - Blues Rags 'n' Hollers 25. Got Love If You Want It - Blues Rags 'n' Hollers 26. We're Pretty Quick - The Chob 27. I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore - The Chob 28. It Doesn't Matter - The Mystic Five 29. Walk 'n The Nose - The Mystic Five

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"SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN" - Vol. 6

Sixth fantastic volume in the Shake 'Em On Down series gathering 27 of the rockinest Blues Bopperstrax:

1. it's too late brother - Little Walter 2. i feel good  - pt. 1 - John Lee Hooker 3. texas hop - Doctor Ross 4. houston, the action town - Juke Boy Bonner 5. my dog can't bark - Muddy Waters 6. mean 'ole' frisco - Arthur Crudup 7. do that shake dance - Washboard Sam 8. come on in - R.L. Burnside 9. hey, good lookin' - Bo Diddley 10. boogie chillun - The Night Hawks 11. momma poppa boogie - John Lee Hooker 12. been here & gone - Elmo Williams 13. catfish - Billy Boy Arnold 14. howlin' for my darlin' - Howlin' Wolf 15. shake your money maker - Elmore James 16. bring it to jerome - David John & The Mood 17. pick a bale of cotton - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 18. ay-tete fee - Clifton Chenier 19. lightnin's stomp - Lightnin' Hopkins 20. you don't love me - The Blue Flames 21. roll & tumble - John Lee Hooker 22. tiger in your tank - Muddy Waters 23. combination boogie - J.B. Hutto & His Hawks 24. country line special - Cyril Davies & His All Stars 25. shake 'em on down - Doctor Ross 26. these eyes - T-Model Ford 27. down home train - Bo Diddley

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"Bad Day Blues" USA Garage Monsters Vol. 2

Fantastic 31 song collection of 60's garage - all killer, no filler!trax:

1. calm me down - The Human Expression 2. just for a while - The Frantics 3. action (speaks louder than words) - The Tidal Waves 4. farmer john - The Tidal Waves 5. laugh - The Tidal Waves 6. boom boom boom - The Outcasts 7. gloria - The Outcasts 8. don't put me on - The King's Court 9. story of my life - The Unrelated Segments 10. where you gonna go - The Unrelated Segments 11. just cry - The Shandells, Inc. 12. what you're doing to me - Carrols Mood 13. i'm in pittsburgh and it's raining - The Outcasts 14. route 66 - The Outcasts 15. 24 hours (everyday) - The Headstones 16. bad day blues - The Headstones 17. it happens everyday - The Lemon Drops 18. readin' your will - The Human Expression 19. every night - The Human Expression 20. for your love - The Kreeg 21. i'm over you - The Kreeg 22. mystic cloud - The Pagens 23. will you love me tomorrow - The Smokin' Bananas 24. wait wait - The Smokin' Bananas 25. you're the reason - The Sting Rays 26. go fight alone - The Mad Hatters 27. a pebble in my sand - The Mad Hatters 28. temporary insanity - The Intruders 29. girl don't change your mind - Eddie Cunningham & The Lone Rangers 30. lonely sea - The Marsadees 31. blue light in my window - The North Atlantic Invasion Force

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"SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN" - Vol. 5

Volume 5 in the fantastic volume in the Shake 'Em On Down series gathering the rockinest Blues Bop and Black Rock 'n' Roll Rhythms.trax:

1. Boogie Boy - U.P. Wilson 2. Cut You Loose - T-Model Ford 3. Shake 'Em On Down - R.L. Burnside 4. Who Do You Love - Mouse & The Traps 5. San Francisco Breakdown - Doctor Ross 6. Catfish Blues - Robert Petway 7. Chicago Bound - Jimmy Rogers 8. Old Folks Boogie - Al Simmons 9. Worried Mind - Duster Bennett 10. Jump Little Children, Jump - Leroy Dallas 11. Shake That Thing - Lightnin' Hopkins 12. Feel Good - John Lee Hooker 13. Boogie Chillun - Slim Harpo 14. Come Back Baby - Little Walter 15. Miss Maybelle - R.L. Burnside 16. Rockin' After Midnight - Doctor Ross 17. Run On - John Lee Hooker 18. Work, Work, Work - Lucky Lopez 19. Bring Another Half Pint - Sonny Boy Williamson 20. Prisoner's Plea - Billy Boy Arnold 21. Just Come On Home - Frank Frost 22. Poor Boy - R.L. Burnside 23. Why'd You Do It - Ralph Willis 24. She Lived Her Life Too Fast - Duster Bennett 25. T-Model Theme Song - T-Model Ford 26. Bullmoose - The Firing Squad

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"Ain't Got No Soul" USA Garage 45's Vol. 1

Incredible collection of legendary 60's garage from the original 45's!trax:

1. Jennie Lee - The Tree Stumps 2. Once Before - The Remains 3. Thank You - The Remains 4. Why Do I Cry - The Remains 5. Trip To New Orleans - The Bees 6. She Said So - The Conductors 7. You Can't Tame Me - The Benders 8. Girl - The Keggs 9. Now You're Mine - The Barons 10. Hard Times - Danny & The Other Guys 11. Bottom Of It All - The Spats 12. Don't Blow My Mind - The Spiders 13. Too Bad - The Bad Roads 14. About Me - The Dovers 15. She's Not Just Anybody - The Dovers 16. Third Eye - The Dovers 17. She's Gone - The Dovers 18. What Am I Going To Do - The Dovers 19. Your Love - The Dovers 20. I Could Be Happy - The Dovers 21. People Ask Me Why - The Dovers 22. 24 Hours Everyday - The Headstones 23. I Wish You Were Mine - The Headstones 24. I Need Love - The Third Booth 25. Why Am I Alone - The Chob 26. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone - The Chob 27. Ain't Got No Soul - The New Lime 28. I'm Cryin' - The Changing Tides 29. No One Wants Me - The Actioneers

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"SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN" - Vol. 4

25 powerhouse Blues Boppers.trax:

1. Honey Dripper - Big John Wrencher 2. Sonny's Whoopin' The Doop - Sonny Terry 3. Settin' The Record Straitght - Juke Boy Bonner 4. Cat Squirrel - Doctor Ross 5. Crossroads - Homesick James 6. You're Gonna Miss Me - Muddy Waters 7. Unlucky In Love - Satan & Adam 8. Boogie Chillin - R.L. Burnside 9. Shake Your Boogie - Homesick James 10. Zydeco Hee-Hay - Boozoo Chavis 11. Bang Bang Bang - John Lee Hooker 12. Evans Shuffle - Muddy Waters 13. My Mumma Don't Allow - Arthur Big Boy Cruddup 14. Broke & Hungry - Joe Hill Louis 15. Tap Dance Boogie - Lightnin' Hopkins 16. Shake 'Em On Down - Mississippi Fred McDowell 17. The Mill - Muddy Waters 18. Gotta Go Baby - Joe Hill Louis 19. Hide and Go Seek Pt 1 & 2 - Bunker Hill 20. Uncle Bud - Boozoo Chavis 21. I'm Going Upside Your Head - Jimmy Reed 22. Everything's Alright - Frank Frost 23. Never Never - Washboard Sam 24. Alright, Alright, Alright - The Makers 25. We're Gonna Get Married - Bo Diddley

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"Make Me Some Love" USA Garage Monsters Vol. 1

Great 33 song collection of killer 60's garage.trax:

1. won't come back - The Zakary Thaks 2. face to face - The Zakary Thaks 3. gloria - The Illusions 4. try - The Illusions 5. fun, fame & fortune - The Outlaws 6. worlds apart - The Outlaws 7. something for me - The Liberty Bell 8. reality is the only answer - The Liberty Bell 9. my little red book - The Nomads 10. situations - The Nomads 11. never existed (version 2) - The Basemant Wall 12. you - The Basement Wall 13. i'll come running - The New Breed 14. you can't say we never tried - The Blue Things 15. the crowded part of town - The Missing Links 16. judgement day - The Esquires 17. keep your hands off of it - The Sounds Unlimited 18. don't hurt me - The Beefeaters 19. change my mind - The Beefeaters 20. come on - The U.S. Britons 21. i'll show you a man - The U.S. Britons 22. come back bird - The Chevelle V 23. i'm sorry girl - The Chevelle V 24. It's Alright - The Stumblin' Blox 25. on a windowsill - The Infinite Pyramid 26. keep on walking - The Word D 27. you're gonna make me - The Word D 28. Make me some love - The Knights Bridge 29. she cried no - The District Six 30. i couldn't care less - The Couriers 31. funny woman - SJ & The Crossroads 32. two timer - The Tempos 33. no more - The Morning Dew

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"Instrumental Fire" 1996

If you're looking for great surf and instrumental music, this is IT! "Instrumental Fire" is an excellent compilation and sampler of some of the best modern instrumental bands of today. From the trashy L.A. sounds of the Bomboras, to the smooth Los Straitjackets, the fiery Fathoms (easily the best of the modern surf bands) or the all-out space fest of Man or Astroman?, it's all here on this CD. Pulp Fiction is gone, but this is the new order of surf instrumentals. Buy this, you won't regret it...a great disc! - amazonAt the time of its 1996 release, Art Bourasseau's MuSick imprint's tag was "the Instrumental Label" (that has since changed), so this compilation of 16 wordless, but not necessarily vocal-less, recordings from around the country and even the world was a logical starting point. The liner notes are a little lame for a set of mostly obscure combos with short descriptions that try too hard to be cute instead of informational (the blurb for the Vice Royals reads "Making music for the movie of your life. Discover the magic -- live the dream"), but the sounds are consistently raw and rocking. Surf is not surprisingly heavily represented by artists such as the little-known Lord Hunt & His Missing Finks and Los Straitjackets, the latter by far the most recognizable act here. But there is plenty of variety, with garage (Germany's the Cave 4), space rock (the Bomboras), spaghetti Western (the Fathoms, Ben Vaughn), trash (Boston's Four Piece Suit), and even blues (Los Straitjackets' Eddie Angel) all rearing their murky heads over the course of the disc's short but potent 40-minute running time. Nothing lasts very long, with Man or Astro-man?'s "Intoxica" clocking in at a concise but still not too brief 1:40 and the Tiki Tones' loungy "Sneaky Tiki" getting out of the way in 1:53, so if you don't like one style, another is waiting around the corner. Many of these acts never released full albums, or if they did they are all but impossible to find, so this serves as a clearing house for great lost bands such as Scratch Bongowax and the Travelers of Tyme that maybe only had a few short-lived singles in them before they moved on to the dark recesses of instrumental rock's dusty history. The sound quality is all over the place as befits the concept, but it's consistently listenable and even the most mono of tracks, such as Lord Hunt's "Twice Pipes," fit the primitive approach of the material. The audience for this might be limited to record geeks but it shouldn't be, because any rock & roll lover will find something to love within these 16 tracks, and instrumental genre fans will need this as an essential part of their collections. - Review by Hal Horowitz

trax:

1. Forbidden Planet - The Bomboras 2. High Wall - Cave 4 3. Blandingo - The Fathoms 4. Kolme Kitaraa - Four Piece Suit 5. C'mon Do the Laika - Laika & the Cosmonauts 6. Intoxica - Man or Astro-man? 7. Enfermo - Ben Vaughn 8. El Camino - The Vice Royals 9. Twice Pipes - Lord Hunt & His Missing Finks 10. Brawl - Eddie Angel 11. Sleestak Chaka Trap - The Travelers Of Tyme 12. Surfin' Turd - Scratch Bongowax 13. Sneaky - The Tiki Tiki Tones 14. My Favorite Dean Martian - The Omega Men 15. Theme from the Unknown - The Tiki Men 16. Spanish Fly - Los Straitjackets

"SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN" - Vol. 3

Third volume of the fantastic Shake Em On Down series gathering together the greatest Blues Boppers and wild black Rock 'n' Rollers.trax:

1. Get Up (Jungle Rock Mix) - Hank Mizell Meets FTB 2. Stop Arguing Over Me - Big Lucky Carter 3. Jolie Catan - Boozoo Chavis 4. Hole In The Wall - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 5. Someone To Love Me - Snooky Pryor 6. I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold & T. McGhee 7. Chicken Head Man - T-Model Ford 8. I'm Leaving - John Lee Hooker 9. Boogie Disease Pt 2 - Doctor Ross 10. Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine - John Lee Hooker 11. Just Want To Make Love To You - John Fred 12. Shake Your Hips - Billy Boy Arnold 13. Lawdy Mama - The Blue Devils 14. Done Got Over It - Clarence Edwards 15. Whoopin The Blues - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 16. Hidden Charms - Howlin' Wolf 17. Shake 'em On Down - Mississippi Fred McDowell 18. Married Woman - Frankie Lee Sims 19. You Can't Make Me Doubt My Baby - Bunker Hill 20. Zydeco Et Pas Sale - Clifton Chenier 21. I Just Can't Help It - Eddie Alston 22. Hop On Down The Line - Ralph Willis 23. Down In The Bottom - Howlin' Wolf 24. Bring It To Jerome - Bo Diddley 25. Snake Drive - R.L. Burnside 26. Wood Cuttin' Man - T-Model Ford 27. Catfish - The Blue Devils

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"SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN" - Vol. 2

Second volume of the fantastic Shake Em On Down series gathering together the greatest Blues Boppers and wild black Rock 'n' Rollers.trax:

1. Uncle Jonah's Place - Harold Dorman 2. Deacon Jones - Boozoo Chavis 3. Stroll Out West - Eddie Taylor 4. Bo Diddley 69 - Bo Diddley 5. Come On Train - Lloyd George 6. Take Five - Hound Dog Taylor 7. Mean Ole Lonesome Train - Lightnin' Slim 8. Boogie Children - John Fred & The Playboys 9. Good Rockin' Mama - John Lee Hooker 10. Jambo - Claude McLin 11. Cherokee Dance - Bob Landers 12. Walkin' the Barrence - Barrence Whitfield 13. Evil Blues - Washboard Sam 14. Industrial Boogie - Doctor Ross 15. Never Leave Me at Home - Frank Frost 16. Somebody's Doing Me Wrong - Edgar Blanchard 17. Movin' Out Boogie - Lightnin' Hopkins 18. Slow Down Baby - Tommy Harris 19. Call the Doctor - Doctor Ross 20. She's Mine - John Lee Hooker 21. Back Street Crazy! - Dale Hawkins 22. Had a Gal Called Sal - Lightnin' Hopkins 23. Just Can't Say - Willie Nix 24. Can't Judge a Book - Bo Diddley 25. Josephine Par Se Ma Femme - Clifton Chenier 26. Shock - Tiny Fuller 27. A Thing Ya Gotta Face - Polka Dot Slim 28. Feels Good Babe - Frank Frost

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Hier meine Uploads der letzten Tage. Viel Spaß mit der Musiii und Grüße aus Berlin. - DooWopDaddyO

Rick & The Ravens "Henrietta"
1. Henrietta 2. Just for you
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Tony Conn "Rockin’ With Jackie Lee"
1. Rockin’ With Jackie Lee 2. Birmingham Mama
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Colly & The Steam Rollers "Burnout"
01 Next Train To Laredo 02 Money Honey 03 Breathless 04 Rip It Up 05 Burnout 06 Remember Me 07 Little Sister 08 Great Balls Of Fire 09 Rock You Thru The Roof 10 Driving Back
…served by DooWopDaddyO...MACK STEVENS "Killin' Spree"
01 Killin' Spree 02 Ice Water 03 Lost That Lost Highway 04 Remember To Remember Me
…served by DooWopDaddyO...MACK STEVENS "Rockabilly Insanity"
01 Real Fine Gal 02 Drag You Down Manderville Lane 03 Princess Of The Honky Tonks 04 The Girl's Too Hot
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Rudy 'Tutti' Grayzell "Let's Get Wild"
01 You're Gone 02 Judy 03 Why Why Why 04 Duck Tail 05 One Mile 06 If You Want To See Me Cry 07 Hearts Of Stone 08 FBI Story 09 There's Gonna Be A Ball 10 Let's Get Wild 11 Will You Love Me 12 Do The Rudy Tutti 13 Big Blon' Baby 14 Tell Her I'm Gone
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Little Neal & The Blue Flames "High School Cosh"
01 Willa Mae 02 You Can't Catch Me 03 Referee Of Love 04 High School Cosh 05 Music To My Ear 06 Don't Call My Baby Yours 07 Double Blue Eyed 08 Oh! Pleasure Me 09 Engine Trouble 10 You Don't Love Me 11 She's Good Enough 12 Kept An Eye On You
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Jesse Al Tuscan & The Lumberjacks "The Real Deal"
01 Everybody Want Somebody 02 Hu-Hu 03 Misses Blue 04 Who's Gonna Rock My Baby 05 Little Baby 06 Falling Star 07 Mama, Mama 08 Rockin' An' A Rollin' 09 Rockin' Motorcycle 10 Today, Tomorrow And Yesterday 11 Is It You
…served by DooWopDaddyO...The Equadors "Sputnik Dance"
01 Sputnik Dance 02 I'll Be The One 03 A Vision 04 Stay A Little Longer
…served by DooWopDaddyO...MACK STEVENS "Holy Roll"
01 Holy Roll 02 Daddy
…served by DooWopDaddyO...The Hot Chickens "Play Gene"
01 Race With The Devil 02 Lotta Lovin 03 Blues Stay Away From Me 04 Say Mama 05 I Flipped 06 Hold Me. Hug Me. Rock Me 07 Teenage Partner 08 BLue Jean Bop 09 Ain't That Too Much 10 Baby Blue 11 Crazy Legs 12 I'm Going Home 13 Surprise
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Desperate Rock'n'Roll Vol. 21
1. Little Bo Peep (Jimbo) - The Five Sparks 2. Jenny Jenny (Olympic) - The Stone-Agers 3. I'm Gone (unissued) - Vic Gallon 4. What A Dream (Gold Dust) - The Three Tuffs 5. Ich-I-Bon # 1 (Tamla) - Nick & the Jaguars 6. Hong Kong Twitch (Kris) - Jimmy Luke & the C-Riffs 7. La Fiesta Esta De Abiente (Musari) - Los Sonambulos 8. The Hearse (Gemini) - Terry Teen 9. Come On (B&C) - Herman Willis 10. Barb Wire (CLW) - Little Ellis & the L7's 11. Dimples (West Coast) - The Fabulous Silver Tones 12. Senorita Dizzy Lizzy (Ideal) - Los Silver Rockets 13. Dianne (unissued) - Glenn Mooney 14. (You've Got Me) Movin' And Groovin' (Spear) - Buddy Sharpe & the Shakers 15. Tick Tock (Big Red - Bob Calloway 16. Sundown Special (unissued) - The Page Boys
…served by DooWopDaddyO...The Rivieras "Let's Stomp With The Rivieras"
01 Arizona Sun 02 I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love 03 Comin' Back Home 04 Sarah Lee 05 Johnny B. Goode 06 Rosie Lee 07 When You Look At Me Like This 08 I've Had It 09 Blueberry Hill 10 Let's Dance 11 Surfin' Fun 12 What'd I Say 13 Mama Don't Allow 14 Let's Stomp 15 Peggy Sue 16 Cherry Pie 17 Lakewiew Lane 18 Do You Wanna Dance 19 Wild Weekend 20 Money 21 Shout 22 Let's Stomp
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Fats Domino "The Early Imperial Singles" - Vol. 5

01 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 02 I Hear You Knocking 03 Ida Jane 04 You Win Again 05 My Real Name 06 My Heart Is Bleeding 07 Dance With Mr Domino 08 Nothing New (The Same Old Thing) 09 Stop The Clock 10 Did You Ever See A Dream Walking 11 Won't You Come On Back 12 Hands Across The Table 13 Those Eyes 14 Hum Diddy Doo 15 Trouble Blues 16 You Always Hurt The One You Love 17 Isle Of Capri 18 True Confession 19 One Night 20 I Can't Go On This Way 21 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 22 Goin' Home 23 Your Cheatin' Heart 24 When I Was Young 25 Teenage Love 26 La La

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THE HUMAN EXPRESSION "Love At Psychedelic Velocity" 1965-1967

"In 1966, four high school students from the Los Angeles suburbs formed The Human Expression, and by January 1967, their first single, 'Love At Psychedelic Velocity' b/w 'Every Night', was released to an unsuspecting public. It was a dazzling, driving, opus of mind-bending sounds, and a harbinger of things to come. Their second single, 'Optical Sound' b/w 'Calm Me Down', released in the 'Summer Of Love', was a two-sided tour de force, with brooding introspective lyrics by lead singer, Jim Quarles. The Human Expression's edgy bad boy image was the antithesis of the 'flower-children' image so prevalent for groups in 1967. The Human Expression's third single was 'Sweet Child Of Nothingness', written by Mars Bonfire, who offered the band another new song, 'Born To Be Wild.' Quarles thought the lyrics trite, and since he was the lead singer, the band rejected the song, even before Steppenwolf recorded it. Nevertheless, the three singles The Human Expression released during their short-lived career, would burnish their reputation as one of the finest garage bands to emerge from the mid-60s Los Angeles music scene. Compiled on this CD are all the surviving demos and tapes of The Human Expression, along with rare band memorabilia, and demos by Quarles from 1965 (recorded just before The Human Expression)."

trax:

01 Readin' Your Will 02 Love At Psychedelic Velocity 03 Every Night [Demo Version] 04 Calm Me Down [Single Version] 05 Optical Sound [Single Version] 06 Sweet Child Of Nothingness 07 Room Of Shadows [Complete Version] 08 Calm Me Down [False Start] 09 Calm Me Down [Unreleased Version] 10 Every Night [Single Version] 11 Optical Sound [Promo Version] 12 Calm Me Down [Promo Version] 13 I Don't Need Nobody 14 I Told Her 15 Return Nevermore 16 Judgement Of Rejection

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"SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN" - Vol. 1

Fantastic first volume in the Shake 'Em On Down series gathering the greatest Blues Boppers and Black Rock 'n' Rollers.trax:

1. It's Cool Baby - Slim Harpo 2. Number Nine Train - Tarheel Slim 3. Mean Ol' Train - Papa Lightfoot 4. That Ain't Your Business - Slim Harpo 5. I'm The Wolfman - Round Robin 6. Do The Do [70s Ver.] - Howlin' Wolf 7. Shake It Baby - John Lee Hooker 8. Country Boy Blues - Pee Wee Hughes 9. I Wanna Love You - Eddie Taylor 10. Rock Island Line - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 11. Ride And Roll - Sonny Terry 12. You Don't Love Me - Jay Swan 13. Ma Negresse - Rockin' Dopsie 14. I Wanna Ramble - John Lee Hooker 15. Red Riding Hood And The Wolf - Bunker Hill 16. Shake 'Em On Down - Jim Dickerson 17. I Need Love - Muddy Waters 18. Who May Your Lover Be - Bo Diddley 19. Cat Walk - Tiny Fuller 20. Hear Me Talkin' - Lightnin' Hopkins 21. You Be Mine - Howlin' Wolf 22. You Don't Love Me - Bo Diddley 23. New York Breakdown - Doctor Ross 24. Yes Baby - George Smith 25. Rockin' And Whoopin' - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 26. Give Me A Break [Man] - Bo Diddley 27. Diggin' My Potatoes - Washboard Sam 28. Flat-Top Records Jingle - Various Artists

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DION "Born To Be With You" (1975)

Dion had gone four years without a hit when he was paired with producer Phil Spector in 1974, for an album that all concerned were convinced would relaunch both men's careers. Spector himself was especially bullish about the project, returning to his old stomping grounds at Gold Star Studios and recalling engineer Stan Ross to the mixing desk for the first time since they recorded the Paris Sisters together in 1962. He then assembled an enormous band of backing musicians -- no fewer than 40 players lined up to accompany Dion, including a dozen guitarists, seven percussionists, and five pianists. The result was not, however, the sonic extravaganza that most people were expecting. Rather, where the Wall of Sound had exploded with joy, Born to Be With You seemed almost to close in on itself, a darkly introspective album that took its lead, in many ways, from the 1970 Dion hit single that was dropped in among the Spector productions, "Your Own Backyard." Lit throughout by the reflections of a middle-aged man acknowledging his prime was behind him, Born to Be With You comprised six new recordings, including a positively funereal rendering of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," a dramatic retread of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil's "Make the Woman Love Me," and a dour Spector/Dion collaboration, "Good Lovin' Man." And the darkness didn't lift once. Dion's management was horrified, and tried hard to have the album revamped. Spector, however, maintained total control over the proceedings and, tired of the sniping, canceled plans for an American release -- Born to Be With You would ultimately appear in the U.K. only, in 1975. Dion, too, was unhappy -- "I don't think we ever really finished that," he complained in 2003. It shocked him mightily, then, to discover that names as far apart as Andrew Loog Oldham, Bobby Gillespie, Jason Pierce, and Pete Townshend have pronounced Born to Be With You one of the finest albums ever made. And they were correct. (Dave Thompson, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Born To Be With You 02 Make The Woman Love Me 03 Your Own Back Yard 04 (He's Got) The Whole World In His Hands 05 Only You Know 06 New York City Song 07 In And Out Of The Shadows 08 Good Lovin' Man 09 Baby Let's Stick Together

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GREAT BRITISH ROCK 'N' ROLL Vol. 4: Just About As Good As It Gets

This fascinating collection sets out to show what was going on in the swing rock 'n' roll scene in Britain from the early 50's to 1956.Many would argue that there was no such thing as Great British Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, or at least not until 1958 when Cliff Richard's "Move It" offered a rather more convincing home-grown hit than all of its predecessors. However, apart from the Skiffle explosion, there was another quirky musical scene happening in Britain during the late '40s and 1950s. As far as we are aware, this compilation is the first authoritative musical documentation of that scene.

Perhaps it should better be classed as NOSTALGIA rather than Rock 'n' Roll but there is a lot of fascinating stuff here, such as the Deep River Boys (from Virginia, USA, recording in Britain during their many UK tours), Ray Ellington (a British-based black bandleader of American & Russian descent) and Winifred Atwell, a classically trained pianist from Trinidad who would go to 'her other piano' to belt out some rockin' boogies. Elsewhere there are numerous talented British jazzers seeing which way the wind was blowing and jumping that jive, and some up 'n' coming UK popsters swaying their hips to the transatlantic rhythm. And of course Tommy Steele, who was acclaimed as Britain's first Rock 'n' Roll star (long before he started serenading little white bulls).

This goes to show that swing rock 'n' roll was being recorded and performed on Britain in the early 50's far more than most realized.

trax CD 1:

1. Livin' Lovin' Doll - Cliff Richard & The Drifters 2. Don't Knock Upon My Door - Billy Fury 3. Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor & The Playboys 4. Slippin' 'n' Slidin' - Dickie Pride 5. I'm a Man - Mort Shuman 6. Please Don't Touch - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 7. Once More - Bill Forbes 8. What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes At Me for - Emile Ford & The Checkmates 9. Sea of Love - Marty Wilde & The Wildcats 10. Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury 11. Feelin' Fine - The Drifters 12. Apron Strings - Cliff Richard & The Drifters 13. I Vibrate - Larry Page & The Saga Satellites 14. Frantic - Dickie Pride 15. Tallahassee lassie - Tommy Steele 16. Ah Poor Little Baby - Adam Faith 17. A Teenager in Love - Marty Wilde & The Wildcats 18. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles - Emile Ford & The Checkmates 19. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Bert Weedon 20. The Train Kept-a-Rollin' - Jim Dale 21. Jelly Baby - Jimmy Miller & The New Barbecues 22. A Girl Likes - Janice Peters 23. Pretty Little Pearly - Terry Dene 24. Be-Bop-A-Lula - The Drifters 25. Bad Boy - Marty Wilde & The Wildcats 26. Tryin' to Get to You - Joey Castell 27. Turn Me Loose - Mort Shuman 28. Growl - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 29. Too Hot to Handle - Michael Cox 30. Big Blon' Baby - Larry Page & The Saga Satellites 31. Donna - Marty Wilde & The Wildcats 32. Saturday Dance - The Shadows 33. Soda Pop Pop - Vince Eager & The Vagabonds 34. The Rough and the Smooth - Dean Webb 35. 49 State Rock - Nikki Papas

trax CD 2:

1. Come On Baby - Derry Hart & The Hartbeats 2. Big Fat Mama - Roy Young 3. Crazy Little Daisy - Neville Taylor & The Cutters 4. Fabulous Cure - Dickie Pride 5. Feelin' - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 6. Gonna Type A Letter - Billy Fury 7. Red For Danger - Tony Crombie & His Rockets 8. Lady May - Eddie Hickey 9. You've Gotta Way - The John Barry Seven 10. Hey Miss Fanny - Dean Webb 11. Rock Around The Mailbag - Terry White & The Terriers 12. New Love Tonight - Do & Dena Farrell 13. Don't Burn Me Up - Ray Ellington 14. Five Finger Boogie - Winifred Atwell 15. Kansas City - Jack Parnell 16. I'm Walkin' - David Ross 17. Peanuts - The Southlanders 18. Rainbow Road - Four Jacks 19. Margo - Billy Fury 20. Big Beat Boogie - Bert Weedon 21. See You Friday - Don Lang & His Frantic Five 22. Wait For It - Lorrae Desmond 23. Young Magic - Do & Dena Farrell 24. Swaller-Tail Coat - Ray Ellington 25. Blackout - Terry White & The Terriers 26. The Horrow Show - Sharkey Todd & The Monsters 27. Don't Be A Fool With Love - The Drifters 28. She's Mine - Terry Wayne 29. The Golden Mile - The Sleepwalkers 30. If You Were The Only Girl In The World - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 31. Runk Bunk - Adam Faith 32. Coffee Break - The Rock 'n' Rollers 33. Rock Rock Rock - Don Lang & His Frantic Five 34. Rockin' Rhythm Roll - Victor Silvester & His Rock N' Roll Rhythm 35. Cool Gool - Sharkey Todd & The Monsters

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GREAT BRITISH ROCK 'N' ROLL Vol. 3: Just About As Good As It Gets

This fascinating collection sets out to show what was going on in the swing rock 'n' roll scene in Britain from the early 50's to 1956.Many would argue that there was no such thing as Great British Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, or at least not until 1958 when Cliff Richard's "Move It" offered a rather more convincing home-grown hit than all of its predecessors. However, apart from the Skiffle explosion, there was another quirky musical scene happening in Britain during the late '40s and 1950s. As far as we are aware, this compilation is the first authoritative musical documentation of that scene.

Perhaps it should better be classed as NOSTALGIA rather than Rock 'n' Roll but there is a lot of fascinating stuff here, such as the Deep River Boys (from Virginia, USA, recording in Britain during their many UK tours), Ray Ellington (a British-based black bandleader of American & Russian descent) and Winifred Atwell, a classically trained pianist from Trinidad who would go to 'her other piano' to belt out some rockin' boogies. Elsewhere there are numerous talented British jazzers seeing which way the wind was blowing and jumping that jive, and some up 'n' coming UK popsters swaying their hips to the transatlantic rhythm. And of course Tommy Steele, who was acclaimed as Britain's first Rock 'n' Roll star (long before he started serenading little white bulls).

This goes to show that swing rock 'n' roll was being recorded and performed on Britain in the early 50's far more than most realized.

trax CD 1:

1. Right Behind You Baby - Vince Taylor & The Playboys 2. Move It - Cliff Richad & The Drifters 3. Come On, Let's Go - Tommy Steele 4. This Is The Night - Terry Dane 5. Five Days, Five Days - Vince Eager 6. Endless Sleep - Marty Wilde & The Wildcats 7. No Other Baby - The Vipers 8. Whole Lotta Woman - Most Brothers 9. High School Confidential - Adam Faith 10. My Feet Hit The Gorund - Cliff Richard & The Drifters 11. I Got A Feeling - Franklyn Boyd & The Socitey Six 12. Cannonball - Ernie Shear & The Lew Randall Band 13. I Like Love - Vince Taylor & The Playboys 14. Start Movin' - Terry Dene & The Malcolm Lockyer Group 15. Don't Let Go - Jim Dale 16. Boogie In The Groove - Winifred Atwell 17. Rave On - Hal Burton 18. Gum Drop - Vince Eager & The Vagabonds 19. Jean Dorothy - The Five Chesternuts 20. High Class Baby - Cliff Richard & The Drifters 21. Fire Of Love - Marty Wilde & The Wildcats 22. Big Not Blues - Bert Weedon 23. Ninety Nine Ways - Ricky James 24. Stood Up - Dave Grant 25. Crazy For You - Jim Dale 26. Play Rough - Johnny Luck 27. Skinnie Minnie - Stan Greig's Jazz Band 28. It's Only Make Believe - Franklyn Boyd & The Coronets 29. Singing The Blues - David Ross 30. Teenage Love - The Five Chesternuts 31. Faulous - Paul Rich 32. Dob's Boogie - Winifred Atwell 33. Wake Up Little Susie - David Ross 34. Schoolboy Crush - Cliff Richard & The Drifters

trax CD 2:

1. Penny Loafers And Bobby Socks - The Southlanders 2. Itchy Twitchy Feeling - The Deep River Boys 3. Living Doll - Ray Ellington 4. Rock Shuffle Boogie - Tony Crombie & His Rockets 5. Rock Pretty Baby - Don Lang & His Frantic Five 6. Rosie Lee - Wee Willie Harris 7. Rock Baby Rock - Bertice Reading 8. Ko Ko Mo - The Rock 'n' Rollers 9. Mercy Mercy Mercy - Neville Taylor & The Cutters 10. I Wanna Jive Tonight - The Southlanders 11. Six Five Blues - Ken Mackintosh 12. Not Too Old To Rock N Roll - The Deep River Boys 13. Hey Baby - The Four Jacks 14. Priscilla - The Four Jacks 15. Big Guitar - Ken Mackintosh 16. This Little Girls' Gone Rockin' - Janice Peters & The Frank Barber Band 17. Happy Baby - The Rock 'n' Rollers 18. Party Time - The King Brothers 19. The Squelch - Lord Rockingham's XI 20. Every Which Way - The John Barry Seven 21. If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich - Billy Sproud & The Rock N Roll Six 22. The Big Beat - Don Lang & His Frantic Five 23. Weekend - Red Price 24. It's A Lie - The Four Jacks 25. Dynamo - Les Houbeaux 26. Tequila - Johnnie The Gash Gray 27. Take Me Back Baby - Tommy Steele & The Steelman 28. Bye Bye Baby - Paul Rich 29. Rex Rocks - Tony Crombie 30. A Million Tears - The Four Jacks 31. Alligator Roll - Victor Silvester & His Rock N' Roll Rhythm 32. Gettin' Ready For Freddy - Alma Cogan 33. Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham's XI 34. A Sweet Old Fashioned Boy - Terry Thomas Esq. With His Rock N Roll Rotters

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Playboys - Playboys (1984)

Hi Everybody, I hesitate to post this one because it"s a french band singing in french ! But as I was listening recently this album with a friend, we found it so cool, that I felt obliged to propose it to you. The only info I found is of course in french. Enjoy tht vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicLes Playboys sont un groupe français de garage sixties. Il s'agit de l'un des plus anciens groupes français en activité.

Les membres du groupe sont originaires de Nice et sont amis depuis le lycée. Au milieu des années soixante-dix, ils sont parmi les initiateurs du mouvement punk en France sous le nom des Dentists. En 1979, ils seront à l'origine du « revival Garage sixties », comme le groupe américains The Fleshtones. Ils sont considérés comme un des meilleurs groupes du genre.

Leurs concerts alternent des reprises (du British Beat au Garage américain en passant par le Surf…) et leurs propres compositions en français dans le style Ronnie Bird ou Jacques Dutronc (leur nom fait d'ailleurs référence à ce dernier).

Membres du groupe:

Chant: François Albertini / Guitare : Michel Nègre / Guitare : Marc Galliani / Basse: Frank Durban / Batterie: Gilles Guizol

trax:

01 Tete de Bois 02 Elle M'Attends 03 Ce Soir 04 La Tete A L'Envers 05 Prends Ma Place 06 Loin Des Yeux 07 C'Est Pas Facile 08 J'Ai Tout Donne 09  L'Homme De Marrakech 10 Tu Devrais Avoir Honte 11 Telstar III 12 Ailleurs

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GREAT BRITISH ROCK 'N' ROLL Vol. 2: Just About As Good As It Gets

This fascinating collection sets out to show what was going on in the swing rock 'n' roll scene in Britain from the early 50's to 1956.Many would argue that there was no such thing as Great British Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, or at least not until 1958 when Cliff Richard's "Move It" offered a rather more convincing home-grown hit than all of its predecessors. However, apart from the Skiffle explosion, there was another quirky musical scene happening in Britain during the late '40s and 1950s. As far as we are aware, this compilation is the first authoritative musical documentation of that scene.

Perhaps it should better be classed as NOSTALGIA rather than Rock 'n' Roll but there is a lot of fascinating stuff here, such as the Deep River Boys (from Virginia, USA, recording in Britain during their many UK tours), Ray Ellington (a British-based black bandleader of American & Russian descent) and Winifred Atwell, a classically trained pianist from Trinidad who would go to 'her other piano' to belt out some rockin' boogies. Elsewhere there are numerous talented British jazzers seeing which way the wind was blowing and jumping that jive, and some up 'n' coming UK popsters swaying their hips to the transatlantic rhythm. And of course Tommy Steele, who was acclaimed as Britain's first Rock 'n' Roll star (long before he started serenading little white bulls).

This goes to show that swing rock 'n' roll was being recorded and performed on Britain in the early 50's far more than most realized.

trax CD 1:

1. Love Bug Crawl - Marty Wilde & The Wild Cats 2. Knee Deep In The Blues - Ricky James 3. C'min And Be Loved - Terry Dene 4. Be My Girl - Jima Dale 5. Hey You - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 6. Rock A Chicka - Frankie Vaughan 7. Spike's Rock - Ray Sendit & His Rockey Team 8. Let's Have A Party - Rikki Henderson 9. Slim Jim Tie - Terry Wayne 10. Raunchy - Ken Mackintosh 11. Rockin' At The 2 II's - Wee Willie Harris 12. Teenage Party - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 13. Fabulous - Alma Cogan 14. Honeycomb - Marty Wilde & The Wild Cats 15. Bluer Than Blue - Ricky James 16. Teddy Bear - Shorty Mitchell 17. Quiet Quiet Shhh - Bert Weedon 18. A White Sports Coat - Terry Dene 19. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Joey Castell 20. Wild Eyes And Tender Lips - Colin Hicks & His Cabin Boys 21. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - The Tunettes 22. Boogie Woogie Stomp - The Saints Jazz Band 23. The Green Door - Frankie Vaughan 24. I'm In Love Again - Alma Cogan 25. Crazy Dream - Jim Dale 26. Flannel Foot - Bert Weedon 27. A Handful Of Songs - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 28. Cool Shake - Larry Page 29. Late Extra - Russ Conway 30. She's Long, She's Tall - Johnny Southern & The Western Rhythm Kings 31. Boppin' The Blues - Terry Wayne 32. Applejack - Ken Macintosh 33. Butterfly - Tommy Steele

trax CD 2:

1. Sticks And Stones - Tony Crombie & The Rockets 2. That Rock 'n' Rollin' Man - Ray Ellington 3. Nursery Rock - Art Baxter & His Rock 'n' Roll Sinners 4. Don't Knock The Rock - Shorty Mitchell & The Ken Jones Rock 'n' Rollers 5. Rampart Street Rock - Winifred Atwell 6. Wild Cat - Marty Wilde & The Wild Cats 7. Rockabilly Boogie - The John Barry Seven 8. Rock Mr. Piper - Billy Sproud 9. Off Beat Rock - Victor Silvester & His Rock N' Roll Rhythm 10. St. Louis Blues - The Deep River Boys 11. Earth Angel - The Southlanders 12. Little Darling - The Tunettes 13. Red Planet Rock - Don Lang & The Frantic Five 14. Rocket 0869 - Ray Sendit & His Rockey Team 15. Rock 'n' Roll Coaster - Tony Crombie & The Rockets 16. Rock You Sinners - Art Baxter & His Rock 'n' Roll Sinners 17. Rock Rock Rock - Shorty Mitchell & The Ken Jones Rock 'n' Rollers 18. Dance With Me Henry - Patty Forbes & The Oscar Robin Band 19. Fanfare Boogie - Eric Winstone Band 20. Rock 'n' Roll Those Big Brown Eyes - Tommy Sampson & His Strongmen 21. Birmingham Bounce - Ted Heath & His Orchestra, Jack Parnell 22. You Can't Say I Love You To A Rock 'n' Roll Tune - Joan Small 23. 6.5 Special - Don Lang & The Frantic Five 24. Happy Days And Lonely Nights - Suzi Miller & Johnson Brothers 25. Slow Walk - Ken Macintosh 26. Mother Goose Jumps - The Kirchin Band 27. Rockin' - Tommy Sampson & His Strongmen 28. She Sells Sea Shells - Laurie London 29. Lula Rock-A-Hula - Joan Savage 30. Rhythm 'n' Blues - Eric Winstone Band 31. Matchbox - Terry Wayne 32. Zip Zip - The John Barry Seven 33. Rock Rock Rock - Lee Young, Woolf Phillips & His Skyrockets

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GREAT BRITISH ROCK 'N' ROLL Vol. 1: Just About As Good As It Gets

This fascinating collection sets out to show what was going on in the swing rock 'n' roll scene in Britain from the early 50's to 1956.Many would argue that there was no such thing as Great British Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, or at least not until 1958 when Cliff Richard's "Move It" offered a rather more convincing home-grown hit than all of its predecessors. However, apart from the Skiffle explosion, there was another quirky musical scene happening in Britain during the late '40s and 1950s. As far as we are aware, this compilation is the first authoritative musical documentation of that scene.

Perhaps it should better be classed as NOSTALGIA rather than Rock 'n' Roll but there is a lot of fascinating stuff here, such as the Deep River Boys (from Virginia, USA, recording in Britain during their many UK tours), Ray Ellington (a British-based black bandleader of American & Russian descent) and Winifred Atwell, a classically trained pianist from Trinidad who would go to 'her other piano' to belt out some rockin' boogies. Elsewhere there are numerous talented British jazzers seeing which way the wind was blowing and jumping that jive, and some up 'n' coming UK popsters swaying their hips to the transatlantic rhythm. And of course Tommy Steele, who was acclaimed as Britain's first Rock 'n' Roll star (long before he started serenading little white bulls).

This goes to show that swing rock 'n' roll was being recorded and performed on Britain in the early 50's far more than most realized.

trax CD 1:

1. Rock a beatin' boogie - The Deep River Boys 2. Giddy up a ding dong - Ray Ellington 3. Rock with the caveman - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 4. Teach you to rock - Tony Crombie & His Rockets 5. Boogie in the groove - Winifred Atwell 6. Ain't that a shame - The Southlanders 7. Seventeen - Don Lang w/The Langhorn Big Six 8. Honky Tonk - Bert Weedon & George Chisholm 9. Shake, rattle & roll - The Deep River Boys 10. Bell bottom blues - Alma Cogan 11. Stranded in the jungle - Ray Ellington 12. Big city blues - The Kirchin Band 13. Elevator rock - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 14. Don't nobody move - Lee Lawrence 15. Oakie boogie - Lita Roza 16. Yancey special - Winifred Atwell 17. Blue suede shoes - The Canadians 18. Why do fools fall in love - Alma Cogan 19. My boy flat top - Frankie Vaughn 20. I want you to be my baby - Don Lang w/The Langhorn Big Six 21. Doomsday rock - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 22. Shortin' bread rock - Tony Crombie & His Rockets 23. Tweedle Dee - The Kirchin Band 24. Rockin' through the rye - The Canadians 25. Sound Barrier boogie - Thunderclap Jones 26. That's right - The Deep River Boys 27. Hamp's boogie woogie - Winifred Atwell 28. Where in the world is Billy - Eve Boswell 29. Rock 'n' Roll Opera - Lee Lawrence 30. I didn't know - Johnny Brandon 31. Rock around the clock - Hedley Ward Trio

trax CD 2:

1. Whole Wide World - The Deep River Boys 2. Let's You And I Rock - Tony Crombie & His Rockets 3. Rebel Rock - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 4. Jimmy Dorsey Boogie - Winifred Atwell 5. Rock A Boogie Baby - Diana Decker 6. (Oh Baby) Beedleumbo - The Kirchin Band 7. Rock 'n' Roll King Cole - Eric Delaney Band & The Beryl Stott Group 8. D.R. Rock - Bert Weedon With George Chisholm 9. Smack Dab In The Middle - The Deep River Boys 10. Rock Around The Town - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 11. Dreamboat - Alma Cogan 12. Rock Around The Island - Don Lang w/The Langhorn Big Six 13. I Want You To Be My Baby - Eric Jupp & The Coronets 14. Sham Rock - Tony Crombie & His Rockets 15. Rock Around The Clock - The Deep River Boys 16. Juke Box Baby - The Canadians 17. Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen 18. Cross Hands Boogie - Winifred Atwell 19. Five Guys Named Moe - The Ray Ellington Quartet 20. Rock 'n' Roll Blues - Don Lang w/The Langhorn Big Six 21. Paper Kisses - Alma Cogan 22. Strip The Camshaft - The Ray Ellington Quartet 23. Vine Street Boogie - Winifred Atwell 24. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - The Deep River Boys 25. China Boogie - Bert Weedon 26. Shim Sham Shuffle - Johnny Brandon 27. Razzle dazzle/Shortnin' Bread Rock - Ken Jones & His Rock 'n' Rollers 28. Giddy Up A Ding dong/Saints Rock 'n' Roll - Ken Jones & His Rock 'n' Rollers 29. ABC Boogie - Five Smith Brothers & The Dennis Wilson Quartet 30. She Loves To Rock - The Stargazers 31. Rock A Bye Baby - Johnny Brandon

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"LISTEN TO THE MUSIC" The '70's California Sound

The California sound became synonymous with introspective lyricism and polished (some would say slick) production values. As the 70's wore on, the genre lost some of its freshness. But at it's best, these singer / songwriters left behind a rich and meaningful body of work that remains vital today. (Barry Alfonso, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers 2. When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt 3. Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson 4. Nature's Way - Spirit 5. Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch 6. If You Have Crying Eyes - J.D. Souther 7. Return Of The Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons 8. Wild Horses - The Flying Burrito Brothers 9. I Don't Want To Talk About It - Crazy Horse 10. Willin' - Little Feat 11. Shake It - Terence Boylan 12. I Will Be In Love With You - Livingston Taylor 13. Blackbird - Kenny Rankin 14. Magnet And Steel - Walter Egan 15. Lawyers, Guns And Money - Warren Zevon 16. Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold

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The Del Fuegos "The Longest Day" (1984)

Hi Everybody, for a lot of people today, the 80's means the beginning of the end, not for me as you maybe noticed with some of my posts, I think contrariwise that it is the last big decade of rock, an epoch where everything was allowed, and first Rock'n'Roll... Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicThe Del Fuegos were proud sons of Boston, Massachusetts, but you might not have guessed that by listening to their debut album, The Longest Day, which mixed the swaggering thunder of heartland garage rock with the rootsy twang of Dixie-fried rockabilly and roots-conscious rock 'n' roll. While the band would later claim that producer Mitchell Froom slicked back their sound considerably from that of their raucous club shows, which earned them their hometown reputation, the results actually capture the band's swing and stomp without an excess of sonic affectation (something that would later become Froom's hallmark), reveling in the crack of Brent "Woody" Giessmann's drums, and the bark of Dan and Warren Zanes' guitars. And if Dan and Warren's songs didn't exactly stretch the boundaries of early rock archetypes, they honored the traditions in the best ways -- by playing roots rock with sweat, fire, good humor, and a lot of heart and soul. And you just can't argue the genius of this line from "When The News Is On": "And sometimes love is a lot like a shoe/ You run around too much and it'll fall apart." The Longest Day isn't the sort of album likely to change the way you look at rock and roll, but it will probably remind you why you love the stuff, and that's more than enough reason to slap it into your stereo and turn it up. (allmusic.com)trax:

01 Nervous And Shakey 02 Backseat Nothing 03 I Should Be The One 04 Missing You 05 Anything You Want 06 When The News Is On 07 Longest Day 08 Out For A Ride 09 Mary Don't Change 10 Have You Forgotten 11 Call My Name

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"LISTEN TO THE MUSIC"'70's Female Singer/Songwriters

These writer/performers cultivated their individuality and spoke with no single voice. And, in turn, the eloquence of their music speaks for itself. (Barry Alfonso, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Boys In The Trees - Carly Simon 2. Lose Again - Karla Bonoff 3. Map To The Treasure - Laura Nyro 4. Diamonds & Rust - Joan Baez 5. Pirate Ships - Wendy Waldman 6. Down To Zero - Joan Armatrading 7. Try Me Again - Linda Ronstadt 8. Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow 9. Boulder To Birmingham - Emmylou Harris 10. Vanilla ' Olay - Jackie DeShannon 11. Leftover Wine - Melanie 12. Seven Year Ache - Rosanne Cash 13. Until It's Time For You To Go - Buffy Sainte-Marie 14. Beads Of Sweat - Laura Nyro 15. Someone To Lay Down Beside Me - Karla Bonoff 16. Show Some Emotion - Joan Armatrading

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"LISTEN TO THE MUSIC"'70's Male Singer/Songwriters

The 70's brought more than a turn of the calendar page to American pop music. After the intensity of the psychedelic era, youthful audiences were seeking solace and insight in place of acid-etched visions. Filling this need was a fresh crop of writers/artists, each with their own individual confession to offer. The male representatives of this singer/songwriter school often cast themselves as sensitive, guitar-strumming poets unafraid to show their vulnerable sides to fans. Critics accused them of wallowing in self-obsession….but, at their best, these latter-day troubadours created music of great craft, wit, and heart. (Barry Alfonso, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Fire And Rain - James Taylor 2. We Just Disagree - Dave Mason 3. Taxi - Harry Chapin 4. Bird On The Wire - Leonard Cohen 5. So Close - Jake Holmes 6. A Song For You - Leon Russell 7. Popsicle Toes - Michael Franks 8. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren 9. Longer - Dan Fogelberg 10. I Go Crazy - Paul Davis 11. Save It for a Rainy Day - Stephen Bishop 12. Magdalena - Danny O'Keefe 13. She's A Lady - John Sebastian 14. Widescreen - Rupert Holmes 15. Giving It All Away - Leo Sayer 16. Carmelita - Warren Zevon

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"SLATES, PLATES & ACETATES" Soul Groovers, Funky Dubs & Tight Reggae

Incredible collection of Jamaican Soul compiled by the legendary Johnny Q (of "A New Kind Of Mambo" & "Bo Did It" fame! And of the blog: arouseyourpassion)trax:

1. Mercy Mercy - Slim Smith & The Freedom Singers 2. The Soul Beat - The Gaylads 3. Try Again - Slim Smith 4. Soul Time - Ken Lazarus & the Fugitives 5. Sweet Soul Music - The Gladiators 6. Reggae Is Tight - Lloyd Charmers & the Hippy Boys 7. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Slim Smith 8. The Crimson Pirate - Peter Tosh 9. Soul Finger - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars 10. You Don't Know Like I Know - Owen Gray 11. Soul Bird - Jackie Mittoo 12. Hip Hug - Jackie Mittoo 13. Midnight Hour - The Silvertones 14. Soul Groover - Alton Ellis 15. Last night - Laurel Aitken 16. The Philly Dog - The Granville Williams Orchestra 17. Rebels Train - The Upsetters 18. Hey Leroy - Honeyboy Martin 19. Funky Dub - Lee 'Scratch' Perry 20. Turn Back The Hands Of Time Version - Joe Gibbs 21. King Tubby Dub - Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators 22. Use Me - Bunny Rugs 23. Reggae Children Version - Roy Richards 24. Alton's groove - Alton Ellis 25. Dub Street - Johnny & Earl & Jenny 26. Chips-Chicken-Banana Split - Jo Jo & The Fugitives

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