The Fuzztones "Lsd 25 - 25 Years Of Fuzz And Fury" 2005

A must-have collection of pure garage fuzz from RUDI PROTRUDI’s legendary FUZZTONES. You get twenty-five tracks of sonic fuzz action compiled by various band members from 1980 to the present.
THEE ineffable, ultimate, must-have collection of the patented trademark of pure garage fuzz guitar revival is now here in smashing fashion.A box containing a collection of 25 of the fuzziest tunes ever to come out of the Rudi Protrudi factory, compiled by historical members who have taken part in the project from 1980 to the present Could you ask for more? - from soundflat

New York City-based psychedelic/garage rock combo who played a large role in the mostly underground '60s revival during the 1980s. Led by the enigmatic Rudi Protrudi, the Fuzztones were one of the major "successes" (particularly in Europe) of the revival that flourished in 1984 that also boasted the Chesterfield Kings, the Cynics, the Miracle Workers, and Plasticland. Thanks to the praise from Ian Astbury of the Cult, the newly refitted Los Angeles-based Fuzztones were one of the few to get a major-label deal, as In Heat was released by Beggars Banquet in 1989. Due to the album's lackluster sales performance, the Fuzztones went back to the indies and disbanded a couple of years later. - Matt Carlson, All Music Guide

trax:

1. Johnson in a Headlock 2. I Never Knew 3. One Girl Man 4. Gotta Get Some 5. Nine Months Later 6. Ward 81 7. Action Speaks Louder Than Words 8. I'm Gonna Make You Mine 9. Heathen Set 10. They're Gonna Take You Away 11. She's My Witch 12. Rise 13. Third Time's the Charm 14. Don't Blow Your Mind 15. Brand New Man 16. Bad News Travels Fast 17. Thirteen Women 18. Romilar D 19. Hurt on Hold 20. She's Wicked 21. This Sinister Urge 22. Salem Witch Trial 23. Strychnine 24. In Heat 25. Cinderella

"HOT JIVE" Vol. 2

Great collection of dance oriented R&B and rock ’n’ roll.Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance.

more info on jive: http://www.modernjive.com/history/history2.html

trax:

1. See You Soon Baboon - Dale Hawkins 2. Make With The Shake - The Mark Four 3. Rhumba Boogie - The Fontane Sisters 4. The Cat - Cappy Bianco 5. My Boy Flat Top - Boyd Bennett 6. Seven Nights To Rock - Moon Mullican 7. Jack Hammer Drill - George Williams 8. My Testament - The Gamblers 9. Giggles - The Tyrones 10. Better Believe It - The Kingsmen 11. Toodle Oo Kangaroo - Frank Virtuoso 12. My Little Ruby - Chan Romero 13. Rockin' Robert - The La Dell Sisters 14. Oh Baby - The Niterockers 15. Go Baby Go - The Four Tophatters 16. I'll Play Your Game - Lew Williams 17. Catfish Boogie - Rees Shipley 18. Crazy With Love - Guy Mitchell 19. The Big Beat - Fats Domino 20. Ciribiribin - The Encores 21. Guitar Man - The Moonlighters 22. 45 RPM - The Mark Four 23. Shugga Dugga - The Bonn Sisters 24. Humdinger - Big Bob Korngay 25. I've Got My Sights - Roddy Jackson 26. Watch My Signals - Bullmoose Jackson 27. Lucky Lips - Ruth Brown 28. Hey Little Lucy - Conway Twitty 29. Dixie - The Comets 30. Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll - Boyd Bennett 31. Rock A Chick A - Warner Mack 32. Don't Treat Me This Way - Dale Hawkins 33. Come On Over Rover - Glenn Mooney 34. Mary Lou - Ted Daigle 35. Slow Down - Larry Williams

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THE KAC-TIES "The Kac-Ties Greatest Hits"

The early-1960s Brooklyn, New York, doo-wop group the Kac-Ties parlayed a couple of battle-of-the-bands wins into a successful regional recording career. Featuring many of the recordings the group made for the Brooklyn-based Kape label, this collection includes the classic doo-wop rocker “Girl in My Heart” and the ballad “Let Your Love Light Shine,” as well as choice bonus a cappella ‘60s recordings of “What Did I Do Wrong” and “Walking in the Rain” that still retain their fragile beauty decades later. (Allmusic)

trax:

01 Girl In My Heart 02 Let Your Love Shine 03 Oh What A Night 04 Happy Birthday 05 Mr. Were Wolf 06 Walin' In The Rain 07 Until We Two Are One 08 Smile (Baby) 09 Too Proud To Let You Know 10 Say You Love Me 11 Let Me In Your Life 12 Donald Duck 13 Crowd With The Phony Tattoo 14 Back To The Beach 15 Over The Rainbow (Acappella) 16 What Did I Do Wrong (Acappella) 17 The Rest Of My Life (Acappella) 18 Walkin' In The Rain (Acappella) 19 I've Got To Learn To Twist (Acappella) 20 Island Of Love (Acappella)

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John Lee Hooker "Graveyard Blues" (1992) Recorded in Detroit between November 1948 and April 1950.

At the beginning of his career, Hooker's sides were leased to several different labels. This 20-song anthology of material from the late '40s and early '50s was originally released on the Sensation and Specialty labels; while the track listings indicate a timespan of 1948-50, the liner notes say that much of it was recorded in 1954. Doesn't anyone proofread these things? Anyway, this was mostly recorded solo, and boasts his characteristic spooky electric minimalist boogie sound. The Legendary Modern Recordings, covering the same era, is a better place to start for this kind of thing due to its stronger content. If you want more of the same, though, this (and Capitol's Alternative Boogie) is the next stop. -- Richie Unterberger, AllMusic (4/5 stars)

trax:

1. War Is over (Goodbye California) 2. Henry's Swing Club (alt. take of Boogie Chillen) 3. Alberta 4. Hastings Street Boogie (instrumental, alt. take of Hoogie Boogie) 5. Build Myself a Cave 6. Momma Poppa Boogie 7. Graveyard Blues 8. Burnin' Hell 9. Sailing Blues 10. Black Cat Blues 11. Miss Sadie Mae 12. Canal Street Blues 13. Huckle up Baby 14. Goin' Down Highway 51 (a.k.a. Goin' on Highway 51) 15. Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On (a.k.a. Sail On Little Girl) 16. Alberta (Part 2) 17. My Baby's Got Something 18. Boogie Chillen #2 (a.k.a. I Gotta Be Comin' Back) 19. 21 Boogie (alt. take of Boogie Chillen #2) 20. Rollin' Blues (alt. take of Roll 'n' Roll)

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THE SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS "Good & Gone" 1984 (12"/45rpm)

"Jesus Messerschmitt Is The Pilot Of A Thunderbolt!"One part Scottish, two parts English, this fierce trio (led by two ex-members of Motor Boys Motor) is well-named. Not averse to howling until blue in the face, they could very well be the prophesied saviors of static '80s pop. The Messiahs take their jaundiced love of Americana and render it into an unrecognizable hybrid of psychobilly, R&B, garage grunge and lethal punk energy.Blistering would be a euphemistic description for Good and Gone: singer / songwriter / guitarist Bill Carter shrieks and wails his way through these six tracks in a merciless attack. The crudely worded "Someone To Talk To" (supposedly culled from a Marine drill chant), "Happy Home" and a cover of Hank Williams' "You're Gonna Change" give the Messiahs a roguish sort of appeal. Daring, foolhardy and just plain good fun. (The Peel EP dates from July of that same year and captures the band in its primal glory. Tracks include a trio of songs from Good and Gone and "Let's Go Down to the Woods," later included on Gun-Shy.) - from trouserpresstraxfromwax:

1 Someone to Talk to 2 I Want Up 3 Good & Gone 4 You're Gonna Change 5 Happy Home 6 Tracking the Dog

Produced by Vic Maile

"HOT JIVE" - Vol 1

Great collection of dance oriented R&B and rock ’n’ roll. Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance.

more info on jive:

http://www.modernjive.com/history/history2.html

trax:

1. Drum Boogie - Thorsten & Gene 2. Boogie Oogie - Larry Darnell 3. Jumpin' Jack - The Three Riffs 4. Takin' The Trains Out - Lola Dee 5. Cool Baby - Charlie Gracie 6. Black Slacks - The Sparkletones 7. Something I Said - Lew Willams 8. King Cry Baby - James Intveld 9. The Cat - The Stargazers 10. Sally Was A Good Good Girl - Fats Domino 11. Penny, Nickle, Dime, Quarter - Bob Crewe 12. Down The Road A Piece - Merrill Moore 13. I'm On Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 14. Justine - Don & Dewey 15. Maybelline - Johnny Rivers 16. 2 X 9 - Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater 17. Beverly Hills Boogie - Bobby "Fats" Mizzell 18. Lipstick, Powder & Paint - Big Joe Turner 19. So Long, Good Luck & Goodbye - Weldon Rogers 20. Country Boy - Billy Lamont 21. I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Him - Maria Knight 22. Cool It Baby - The Treniers 23. Long Time No Love - Ronny Smith 24. Wiggie Waggie Woo - The Cadets 25. Pretty Baby - The Vibes 26. My Boy Flat Top - Dorothy Collins 27. Bad Bad Boy - Bobby Lollar 28. She Can Rock - Little Ike 29. Beat Me Daddy - Ella Fitzgerald 30. No Hoo Hoo - The Del-Vikings

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"Mo Betta'" - St. Louis R&B; 1956-1966

Great collection of St. Louis R&B and Blues - some real rockin' stuff here!trax:

1. Peg Leg Woman - Willlie King 2. Mistreating Me - Willlie King 3. Rock & Roll Deacon - Screamin' Joe Neal 4. Tell Me Pretty Baby - Screamin' Joe Neal 5. East St. Louis - Little Aaron 6. My Baby - Little Aaron 7. Teach Me How - Johnny Williams Lee 8. St. Louis Sunset Twist - Benny Sharp 9. My Baby Has Gone - Little Miss Jesse 10. She's My Baby - Screamin' Joe Neal 11. Don't Quit Me Baby - Screamin' Joe Neal 12. Nona Baby - Johnny Williams Lee 13. Look Out Pretty Baby - Johnny Williams Lee 14. Fishtail - The Earthworms 15. My Baby Don't Need Changing - The Kinglets 16. Pretty Please - The Kinglets 17. Tell Me Why - The Rockers 18. Condition Your Heart - Little Herbert & The Arabians 19. Rumblin' Tumblin' Baby - The Emeralds 20. Wham Slam Bam - Fred Green 21. My Love - Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm 22. That's All I Need - Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm 23. It's Alright - Art Lassiter 24. Eastside Blues - Oliver Sain 25. Workin' Again - Robert Smith

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John Lee Hooker "Everybody's Blues" 1993 Recorded 1950-54

Original sessions made for Bernie Besman's Sensation Records in Detroit between 1950 and '54, Everybody's Blues is the follow-up volume to the earlier John Lee Hooker Specialty album Graveyard Blues. Featuring one of the greatest blues singers ever, either in the company of a small band or alone with his guitar, the songs include I'm Mad plus 19 other early but crucial blues cuts.John Lee Hooker reissues abound, as might be expected of a singer and guitarist who's recorded hundreds of songs for countless labels since the late '40s. What makes the 20 tracks on Everybody's Blues different from the mountain of other Hooker material available is the fact that seven of them are newly issued, and most were done in the studio with Hooker wailing and accompanying himself on guitar minus any backing chorus or production armada. Even the cuts with a supporting combo are animated and loose, with the vocal trademarks that are now established Hooker cliches sounding fresh and genuine. --Ron Wynn, AllMusic (3/5 stars)

trax:

1. Do My Baby Think Of Me 2. Three Long Years Today 3. Strike Blues 4. Grinder Man 5. Walkin' This Highway 6. Four Women In My Life (a.k.a. Women in My Life) 7. I Need Lovin' (Alt. take of Tease Me Baby) 8. Find Me A Woman (a.k.a. Reach My Goal) 9. I'm Mad 10. I Been Done So Wrong 11. Boogie Rambler 12. I Keep The Blues 13. No More Doggin' (a.k.a. No More Foolin') 14. Everybody's Blues 15. Anybody's Blues (I Love You Baby) (Alt. take of Everybody's Blues) 16. Locked Up In Jail (a.k.a. Prison Blues) 17. Nothin' But Trouble (Don't Take Your Wife's Family In) 18. I Need Love So Bad 19. Don't Trust Nobody (a.k.a. I Had a Good Girl) 20. Odds Against Me (a.k.a. Backbiters and Syndicators)

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THE FRIGGS "Today is Tomorrow's Yesterday" 1991-1995

The Troggs + the Fugs + the Shaggs = THE FRIGGS - Collected singles from one of the 90’s fave rockin’girl bands!The Friggs, a trashy, smashy and ultimately charming female mod-rock collective, play rock & roll the way Russ Meyer intended it to be. Over the course of the early '90s, the band released several singles including the classics "Bad Word for a Good Thing", "Juiced Up", “Shake” (recently featured in the movie “Superbad”) and the 10” EP “America's Only Rock & Roll Magazine Parody," with a perfect mockup of an old Creem magazine cover. All these are included here on “Today is Tomorrow’s Yesterday” along with a few unreleased basement demos!trax:

01 Come Now 02 Dance of Love 03 Shake 04 Wild Love 05 Bad Word for a Good Thing 06 Friggs Theme 07 Born 2 Make U Cry 08 You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) 09 Conestoga Nova 10 Mama Look At Me Now 11 Juiced Up 12 Mama Blew A Hoody 13 Cheatin' Song 14 Drag Around 15 Girl Power

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"Rockin' On Acorn-Regent" Vol. 1 Blues - R&B; - Gospel

A smorgasborg of post war sounds with killer guitar, moaning riffs and soulful sanctification!!!... PASS THE JIBLETS!!!!!...First in another great new series from Official - this time devoted to recordings made for the Savoy subsidiaries Acorn & Regent in the late 40s and early 50s. An excellent collection of jump blues, R&B and some gospel. The set starts off in fine form with the Louis Jordan flavored Killer Diller from singer/ drummer Gen Coy and his Killer Dillers. Then we have the first of two sides by powerful blues singer Old Man Mose (Mickey Champion) accompanied by The Johnny Otis Orch. with some nice guitar from Pete Lewis. Otis & his band recorded prolifically for Savoy and its subsidiaries and is also featured accompanying tough blues shouter Redd Lyte and the more mellow Mel Walker. "Fat Man" Robinson is another powerful blues shouter and does a fine Bye, Bye Roberta. On the gospel side we have the excellent singer/ guitarist Mary Deloatch with three fine songs accompanied by a male vocal quartet. Her alter ego Marylyn Scott is featured on the fine jump blues Straighten Him Out. Other artists include The Dimples Harris Trio, Hal Singer with Sir Charles Thompson Orch., the wonderfully named Sirloin Burg (a honking sax extravaganza), Johnny Crawford & Orch., The Beale Street Gang, The Patterson Singers and others. Sound quality is excellent and booklet has discographical data which seems to be drawn from an older version of the Blues Dioscography but a minor quibble on this excellent collection (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. killer diller - Gene Coy & His Killer Dillers 2. kipp's blues - Old Man Mose 3. call me daddy - Dimples Harris Trio 4. i'll ride on a cloud with my lord - Mary DeLoatch & Her Guitar 5. bye, bye, roberta - "Fat Man" Robinson 6. jiblets - Hal Singer w/Sir Charles Thompson Orchestra 7. little red hen - Johnny Otis Orchestra 8. sorry woman blues - Danny Boy Cobbs w/Lucky Thompson Orchestra 9. going to canaan - Patterson Singers feat. Doretha Everett 10. straighten him out - Marylyn Scott 11. rockin' blues - Johnny Otis Orch. (vcl. Mel Walker) 12. the rockabye - Sirloin Burg & Orchestra 13. too late blues - Big John & His Orchestra 14. sawbuck - Johnny Crawford & His Orchestra 15. got it at the savoy - Al Cooper & His Original Savoy Sultans 16. bread and gravy - Martha Davis 17. the new gospel street - Mary DeLoatch 18. going to see my baby - Johnny Otis Orch. (vcl. Redd Lyte) 19. teddy bear - Beale Street Gang 20. another woman's man - Marylyn Scott 21. christ is coming - Patterson Singers 22. strange woman - Mel Walker w/The Johnny Otis Orch. 23. atlanta boogie - Tommy Brown & Orch. 24. matchbox blues - Old Man Mose 25. red cap shuffle - Johnny Crawford & His Orchestra 26. our father loves his son - Mary DeLoatch & Her Guitar 27. my heart tells me - Johnny Otis Orch. (vcl. Mel Walker)

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Big Joe Turner "Joe Turner Blues" 1996

Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." Although he had his greatest fame during the 1950s with his rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner's career as a performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s. Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, with the Hall lauding him as "the brawny voiced 'Boss of the Blues'".

[read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Joe_Turner]

trax:

01 - Goin' Away Blues 02 - Roll 'Em Pete 03 - Baby Look At You 04 - Lovin' Mama Blues 05 - Cafe Society Rag 06 - How Long, How Long Blues 07 - Joe Turner Blues 08 - Beale Street Blues 09 - Wee Baby Blues 10 - Last Goodbye Blues 11 - Lucille 12 - Rock Me, Mama 13 - Corrine Corrina 14 - Lonesome Graveyard Blues

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The Rascals "Once Upon A Dream" 1968

Hi Everyone, an original US LP for this underestimated album of the psychedelic Era. For your listening pleasure & comfort, track 7 (My World) is coming from a different source. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicOnce Upon a Dream was the Rascals fourth album, and the first to drop the word "Young" from their moniker; but it's more than a name change. Released in February of 1968, the quartet took the easy, textured feel of its previous single, "Groovin," and the deeply felt influence of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, and put their own spin on it by adding their trademark blue-eyed soul and jazz influences to the mix of psychedelia. While the influence of the Beatles cannot be underestimated on the emerging sound of the Rascals, their own maturity as songwriters and recording artists can't either. Self-produced, the Rascals had help from arranger-conductor Arif Mardin and engineer Tom Dowd, as well as Adrian Barber, who engineered the various sound effects in the intros, outros, and inside the tracks themselves. Once Upon a Dream was conceived of and recorded as an album, whereas their previous trio of full-lengths had been collections of singles with other tracks (many of them excellent) to fill the gaps. The set netted one single in the gorgeous "It's Wonderful," and the set itself peaked at number seven. All details aside, though, a listen to this platter is startling. Its sophisticated orchestral and vocal arrangements are remarkable even in the 21st century. Beginning with an ethereal piano, string and vocal intro, it quickly gives way to a punchier acoustic guitar, harmonica, B-3, and popping snare riff that ushers in the laid-back soul of "Easy Rollin." The track is laid-back with bird sounds (which is a logical extension of "Groovin'," the previous album's title track), a beautiful refrain, and lots of space, which is indicative of two things: first, the production level was a giant leap, as were the songs (all but one written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati -- guitarist Gene Cornish wrote "I'm Gonna Love You Too"), which, while expansive, were deeply rooted in the kind of pop the Rascals had perfected. There's the sweet and utterly crazy "Rainy Day" that seems to be a minor opus with its orchestral interludes, many parts, and stormy effects; nonetheless, it's a very accessible love song. Then there's the rave-up rocker "Please Love Me" that could have been done as a garage band track but with its flute (played by Hubert Laws!), soprano saxophone solo (jazzman Steve Marcus) fuzzed out guitar effects, and an undercurrent of strings, becomes something else entirely. After a fun house carny interlude, the single pops in with that trademark snare leading the way, and the pillowy harmonies that keeps the soul groove in its pocket.

"My Hawaii" is a cut that Jimmy Webb would have been proud to write, given its melodrama and orchestral colors, the addition of a harp, and the added bass drive of Richard Davis Other bassists on the session include Chuck Rainey and Ron Carter (who was with Miles Davis at the time). "My World" is pure blue -eyed soul with Ray Charles-styled female backing vocalists along with the Rascals themselves, and might be the toughest cut on the set. There's a Fats Domino-cum-Charles styled blues cut in "Singin' the Blues Too Long," with sputtering trumpet and saxophone lines (the former by Mel Lastie, the latter by King Curtis). Just before the final cut, the listener encounters "Sattva," the Rascals answer to "Within You, Without You." It's complete, with Cavaliere playing sitar, Dino Danelli on tabla, and Brigati on tamboura, but still contains the Rascals, tight New York pop-soul in the bridge; in other words, it's truly psychedelic! The title cut that closes out the album and concludes the cycle is sung by David Brigati. It's an over the top crooner that is drenched in pompous orchestration, and it's only the dynamics (controlled tightly by Mardin), and the truly languid, beautiful, and yes, dreamy melody that reins it in from the ledge. It's an under-celebrated masterpiece of the psychedelic era and belongs next to Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's on the shelf because it is easily as sophisticated, and once heard in its entirety, can never be forgotten. [The Collector's Choice reissue was made from the Rhino Handmade box set of complete Atlantic recordings. It contains not only stereo mixes, but the entire album in mono as well.] - Review by Thom Jurek

trax:

01 Intro_Easy Rollin' 02 Rainy Day 03 Please Love Me 04 It's Wonderful 05 I'm Gonna Love You 06 My Hawaii 07 My World 08 Silly Girl 09 Singin' The Blues Too Long 10 Sattva 11 Finale_Once Upon A Dream

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"Blues & Gospel Kings" Vol. 1 (1945-50)

King Records presents "Blues & Gospel Kings Vol. 1," a 24-track collection of 1945-50 recordings from this pioneering label.24 tracks, 68 mins, recommended Collection of rare and often unreissued jump blues, black pop and gospel tracks recorded for the King label between 1945 and 1950. The tracks includes recording licensed from Detroit entrepreneur Joe Von Battle by bandleader King Porter and by superb singer/ piano player Detroit Count (who plays piano on the Porter sides). From Detroit's Staff label comes night club style vocalist Bobbe Caston. There's some blues shouting from Robie Kirk, ex Count Basie vocalist Walter Brown, Joe Thomas (three tracks including the great Lavender Cadillac and the drab instrumental Star Mist). Cliff Butler has the tough blues Gold Diggin' Baby and the pop ballad When You Love. On the gospel side we have The Jubileers with some fine acapella gospel and some dull pop flavored items, Paul Breckenridge & The Four Heavenly Knights, The Swan Silvertones and Spirit Of Memphis - the latter are magnificent but have been out before. In general this collection is a mixed bag with some really good sides along with a small amount of rather average material. Sound is generally excellent and booklet has discographical data but no notes. (FS) (Roots and Rhythm)

trax:

1. King Porter Special - King Porter & His Orch. 2. Where Is Your Husband At? - Robie Kirk & His Orch. 3. I'm A Liar If I Say I Don't - Walter Brown & Skip Hall's Orch. 4. God Almighty's Gonna Cut You Down - The Jubalaires 5. Lavender Coffin - Joe Thomas - His Sax & Orch. 6. Gold Diggin' Baby - Cliff Butler 7. Hastings Street Woogie Man - The Detroit Count 8. Rock-A-Ma-Soul - Paul Breckenridge & The Four Heavenly Knights 9. Call Me Darling - Bobbe Caston 10. Icky Yacki - The Jubalaires 11. You're Gonna Make A Wonderful Sweetheart - The Jubalaires 12. Vout Boogie - Slim Galliard & His Boogiereeners 13. I Done Made It Up In My Mind - Swan's Silvertone Singers 14. Star Mist - Joe Thomas & His Sax & Orch. 15. Applejack Boogie - George Hudson & His Modern Music 16. When You Love (You Should Love From The Heart) - Cliff Butler 17. Baby, You've Been Wrong - Henry Glover & His Kings Of Swing 18. She's Gone - Harold Tinsley 19. Bar Fly - King Porter & His Orch. 20. Backstage At The Apollo - Joe Thomas - His Sax & Orch. 21. Morning Blues - Tubby "Tab" Smith & His Orch. 22. Blessed Are The Dead - The Spirit Of memphis Quartet 23. Crying Blues - Cliff Butler 24. Lonesome Road - Paul Breckenridge & The Four Heavenly Knights

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Pinetop Perkins "Pinetop Perkins And Friends" 2008

These superstar guest "friends" affairs can get awfully tiresome, but this one is better than most. It was recorded over a two and a half year period when the irrepressible Chicago blues and boogie pianist was 92-94 years old, yet he seems decades younger. The songs are generally Chicago blues standards such as "Got My Mojo Working," "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Look on Yonders Wall" and, Lord help us, "Sweet Home Chicago." Still, if anyone has earned the right to give these chestnuts another go-round it's Perkins. Even though he's played nearly all of them thousands of times, he's as enthusiastic and invigorated as if he'd just written these well-worn classics. The piano man is spry on the 88s, tinkling the ivories like he's half his age, especially on the jaunty "Take it Easy Baby," the lively opener. Even though producer Doug B. Nelson overdubbed many of the higher profile parts, the set sounds open and natural, avoiding the stiffness that usually results with projects such as this. Only Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, and B.B. King can be considered major stars with the rest of the "friends" lesser known blues stalwarts such as singer Nora Jean Brusco and bassist Willie Kent (Kent passed before this disc was finally released in June, 2008). Thankfully Perkins is in such bracing form that except for King, who trades quips with him on "Down in Mississippi," nobody overwhelms or even steals the spotlight from the album's star. On the slow blues "Anna Lee," Perkins sounds positively lascivious, but in a charming, non-threatening way. He's also inspired by "Hoochie Coochie Man," with Vaughan assisting, laughing at the end like a child. Hotshot slide guitarist Eric Sardinas redeems himself for his own over the top albums with zippy work here on "Barefootin'" and especially "Mojo..." Pinetop is so loose, upbeat, and cheerful for these sessions, you'd think he had another 94 years left in him. --Hal Horowitz, AllMusic (3,5/5 stars)trax:

1. Take It Easy Baby 2. Got My Mojo Working 3. Down In The Mississppi 4. How Long Blues/Come Back Baby 5. Hoochie Coochie Man 6. Barefootin' 7. Look On Yonders Wall 8. Anna Lee 9. Sweet Home Chicago 10. Bad Luck Baby

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The Screaming Blue Messiahs "Gun-Shy" 1986

Clever Sonic Drubbing that Endures to this Day!So what in the world ever happened to the Screaming Blue Messiahs, the hyperactive, loud, rowdy trio that scorched many a speaker during the largely moribund `80s? Though we still cannot say, at least what happened to frontman Bill Carter (Kenneth Harris and Chris Thompson recently resurfaced in the Killer B's), we can and should be listening to recordings such as Gun Shy for several reasons.

First, this music is always loud and torrid, sometimes feverish, sometimes clever, and always entertaining. Wasn't rock meant to be defined by such terms?

Second, Bill Carter absorbed popular culture, politics, and social trend then rendered these observations through the supercomputer embedded in his gleaming bald dome to render some of the more penetrating, strafing lyrics and guitar chords to emerge from the sludge pile rock was devolving in around this time. You have to pay attention to songs like Let's Go Down to the Woods or Killer Born Man to realize this is not your normal fare. Of course, little here is, and therein lies the beauty of this recording.

Third, the band as a whole packed a blistering amount of sound and power into each track. This music is loud music, and it is excellent loud music. Try to keep your feet from kicking and stomping during Wild Blue Yonder or President Kennedy's Mile and you might tear muscles in the process.

The only stumble, in my book, is a cover of Hank William's You're Gonna Change. But if you like songs about guns, cars, smashing stuff, and way out gonzo and twisted persons and events, then see if you can track down a copy of this bad boy. Reviewer: loce_the_wizard "loce_the_wizard" (Lilburn, GA USA)

traxfromwax:

01. Wild Blue Yonder 02. Holiday Head 03. Smash the Market Place 04. You're Gonna Change 05. Just For Fun 06. Let's Go Down to The Woods 07. Talking Doll 08. Twin Cadillac Valentine 09. President Kennedy's Mile 10. Someone to Talk To 11. Clear View 12. Killer Born Man

"THE BEST OF ALLSTAR RECORDS" (Houston, Texas)

Great and rare collection of rockabilly and country recorded between 1953 - 1964 from this Houston, Texas label.trax:

1. johnny on the spot - Red Mansel 2. rock on the moon - Daniel James 3. you locked up my heart - The Gay Brothers 4. the love that thrills - Earl Aycock 5. paper boy boogie (acetate) - Tommy Trent 6. come to the party - Johnny Watson 7. too hot to handle - Eddie Noack 8. your kind of love - Johnny Bush 9. my only one - Red Mansel 10. i'm gonna move - Daniel James 11. just for tonight - Tommy Trent 12. when i'm gone - Jerry Jericho 13. a mile to the mailbox - Tommy Trent 14. think of her now - Eddie Noack 15. big mamou - Link Davis 16. walked out - Larry Butler 17. what is it - Kenny Everett 18. tell her - Eddie Noack 19. bon-ta-ru-la - Link Davis 20. deejay swing - Don Chathey 21. zackly like you - Larry Butler 22. one more chance - Hank Mizell & Jim Bobo 23. chaperoned by a memory - Eddie Noack 24. we are the only ones - Eddie Noack 25. when the bright lights grow dim - Eddie Noack

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Pinetop Perkins "Hot Blues From A Cold Place" (Live) 1991

Pinetop Perkins is one of the last of the great Mississippi Bluesmen still performing today. He began playing Blues around 1927 and is a certified piano playing legend. He can unequivocally be classified in the same category as B.B. King, Willie Dixon and John Lee Hooker as one of the true pioneers of the Delta-to-Chicago Blues genre.
'Hot Blues From A Cold Place', is a live-in-the-studio album recorded by Pinetop Perkins in 1991, in Reykjavik, Iceland – of all places. The pianist is as delightful and effervescent as ever on this live/studio outing. The album is an interesting collaboration of cultures. The Icelandic musicians provide an energetic and respectful backdrop for the legendary pianist. Thankfully they do not attempt to duplicate the Chicago Blues sound, but they are brilliantly supportive while projecting their own cultural depth and feelings. Some of the tracks are live and the audience's enthusiasm shines through nicely. Chicago Beau’s harmonica work is at its most effective on 'Got My Mojo Workin'' and 'Just Keep on Drinking'.trax:

1. Look On Yonder Wall 2. Whiskey-Headed Woman 3. For You My Love 4. Just Keep On Drinking 5. Hi-Heel Sneakers 6. Got My Mojo Working 7. Kidney Stew Blues 8. Sunnyland Slim 9. Merry Christmas Baby

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Hallo, will auch mal wieder einen kleinen Beitrag leisten.

Um meinem Nickname etwas Tribut zu zollen sind diesmal auch einige DooWop Scheiben dabei. Enjoy the music. Beste Grüße - DooWopDaddyO

THE CAREFREE WAY TO TRAVEL TODAY! (WILDCAT RECORDS WCR 205)trax:
1. Taking The Trains Out - Lola Dee 2. Rock & Roll Train - Dorothy Collins 3. Harpsi Boogie - Bill Snyder 4. Bip Bop Bip - Pretty Boy
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COOL AND CRAZY - CHICKEN CHICKEN (GENEVA RECORDS GVEP 103)trax:
1. Chicken Chicken - The Hilltoppers 2. Who's Gonna Take You To The Prom - The Classmates 3. Tippety Top - Snooky Lanson 4. If The Shoes Fits - Dean Kelly
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THE ROCKIN' R'S - CRAZY BABY (NORTON RECORDS ED-205 - 1988)trax:
01 Crazy Baby 02 Long Tall Sally 03 Mustang 04 Mean Woman Blues 05 You Send Me 06 Bye Bye Love 07 Heat 08 Nameless 09 Gonna Snatch Me A Satellite 10 Ready Teddy 11 Ron's Raunch 12 Sweet Little Sixteen 13 Come On Over 14 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 15 The Beat
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KOOL CAD' & THE TAILFINS - LIFE COULD BE A DREAM (EULENSPIEGEL RECORDS EL-LP 1004)trax:
01 Life Could Be A Dream 02 Runaround Sue 03 She's So Fine 04 Get A Job 05 A Lover's Question 06 Rock'n'Roll Is Here To Stay 07 Remember Then 08 Chapel Of Dreams 09 Splish Splash 10 In The Still Of The Night 11 Blue Moon 12 Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goognight
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GREAT ROCKABILLY SHOWDOWN - LIVE AT DRÖHNLAND BALLROOM, NÜRNBERG, GERMANY (CUPPAMORE RECORDS 13 - 1989)trax:
1. Honey Hush - The Hot Rod Gang 2. Rawhide - The Hot Rod Gang 3. She'll Soon Be Gone - The Hot Rod Gang 4. Son Of A Bitch - The Hot Rod Gang 5. Baby Please Don't Go - The Hot Rod Gang 6. Blue Suede Shoes - All Star Session 7. Baby Blue Eyes - The Ringlets Trio 8. Mambo Rock - The Ringlets Trio 9. Standing In The Outside - The Ringlets Trio 10. Pink And Black - The Ringlets Trio 11. Train - The Ringlets Trio 12. Boppin' The Blues - All Star Session
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THE FIVE SATINS - GREATEST HITS (EMBER RECORDS 5008)trax:
01 In The Still Of The Nite 02 The Jones Girl 03 Oh Happy Day 04 Again 05 A Million To One 06 Senorita Lolita 07 Shadows 08 Paradise On Earth 09 When Your Love Comes Along 10 Wonderful Girl 11 Weeping Willow 12 Our Love Is Forever 13 Love With No Love In Return 14 A Nite To Remember 15 Toni My Love 16 The Time 17 Zippity Doo 18 All Mine
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AMIGA EP 450 443trax:
1. Motorbiene - Benny Quick 2. Alte Liebe rostet nicht - Connie Francis 3. Teeny - Drafi Deutscher 4. Ich trinke nie mehr - Alexander Curley
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HOWIE CASEY & THE SENIORS (FONTANA 267 290 TF)trax:
01 The Boll Weavil Song 02 Bony Moronie
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HASIL 'HAZE' ADKINS - THE ONE MAN BAND (DEE-JAY JAMBOREE 45-126)trax:
01 She Said 02 Truley Ruley
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The Golden Era Of Doo-Wops - The Groups Of Relic Recordstrax:
1. I Love You - Four Most 2. Unfaithful - Quinns 3. Whatcha Know New - Unique Teens 4. Our Love Is A Vow - Levees 5. Can't You See - Newtones 6. Can I Come Over Tonight - Velours 7. Hey Boy - Illusions 8. Love Only One - Teenos 9. Forgotten Spring - Martels 10. My Dear - Starlarks 11. The Breeze And I - Four Most 12. Darla, My Darlin' - Academics 13. My Memories Of You - Harptones 14. Baby Doll - Excels 15. Lonely Soilder - Illusions 16. Who Stole The Cookies - Qiunns 17. I Pray For Love - Moonglows 18. Va Va Voom - Martels 19. Your Way - Zircons 20. Run Fast - Unique Teens 21. Come On - Newtones 22. Walkie Talkie Baby - Levees 23. Heavenly Father - Starlarks 24. At My Front Door - Academics 25. Don't Say Goodbye - Kents
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The Golden Era Of Doo-Wops - The Groups Of Vita Recordstrax:
1. Valley Of Love - Chavelles 2. Sindy - Squires 3. Lips Red As Wine - Colts 4. S-Cadillac - Squires 5. Venus - Squires 6. Adorable - Colts 7. Rhythm & Blues - Titans 8. Me And My Deal - Squires 9. Hey You, Shoo Bee Ooh Be - Colts 10. Sweet Girl - Squires 11. Red Tape - Chavelles 12. Sweet Sixteen - Colts 13. So Hard To Laugh - Titans 14. Do Be Oo Be Wop Wop - Squires 15. Never No More - Colts 16. A Breath Of Air - Squires 17. Look What You're Doin' - Titans 18. Heavenly Angel - Squires 19. Honey Bun - Colts 20. Venus (alt) - Squires 21. Rhythm & Blues (alt) - Titans 22. Kwella - Colts 23. So Hard To Laugh (alt) - Titans 24. Valley Of Love (alt) - Chavelles
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A Tribute To Eddie Cochran - He's Somethin' Else!trax:
1. Little Lou - Odd Sons 2. Half Loved - Darrel Higham 3. I Remember - Admiral James T 4. Completely Sweet - Bambi Cases 5. I've Waited So Long - Transmartha 6. Drive-in Show - Star Five 7. C'mon Everybody - The Neutral Zone 8. Nervous Breakdown - Hukedicht 9. Candy Kisses - Buffalo Ballet 10. Cherished Memories - De Lorain's Stray Bullets 11. Shotgun Wedding Theme - Men From SPECTRE 12. Cotton Picker - Darrel Higham 13. Boll Weevil Song - John Lenin 14. Tell Me Why - Star Five 15. Cut Across Shorty - The Peacocks 16. Your Tomorrows Never Come - Admiral James F 17. Guilty Conscience - Aad Hollander Trio From Hell 18. Ah, Pretty Girl - Ray Garland 19. Dobro Breaks - Horsefly & Peggy Sue 20. Am I Blue - De Lorain's Stray Bullets 21. Dont't Bye Bye Baby Me - The Meat Recipes 22. Country Jam - The Magnatones 23. Love Again - Admiral James F 24. Something Else - Neutral Zone
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Night Nursetrax:

01 Where Shadows Go 02 Obsession 03 Mean Old Low Down Dirty Bastard 04 Cursed 05 Deep Sleep 06 Leathal Romance 07 Beauty Box 08 Mad Man Blows The Fuse 09 You Took Poison 10 Teenage Kaliman 11 Nude Girls Live Shows Take Away Babes 12 So Long Gone

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"HAWAII ROCK ’N’ ROLL" Bertram International Label

Great collection of rock ’n’ roll & rockabilly from this Hawaii based label.trax:

1. hey baby - Bill Lawrence 2. bye bye love - The Cousins 3. chicka chicka honey (alt) - Robin Luke 4. you're my baby - Dave Edwards 5. you can't stop me from dreaming - Robin Luke 6. bird dog - The Tilton Sisters 7. susie darlin' (alt. multiple voice) - Robin Luke 8. rock along - Tom Moffatt 9. my girl - Bob Bertram 10. strollin' blues - Robin Luke 11. humpty dumptty heart - Danny Dalton 12. walk right back - The Tilton Sisters 13. that will be the day - Ken & Karol Craig 14. chicka chicka honey - Robin Luke 15. please don't leave me - Bill Lawrence 16. i love you - Mel Calvin & The Kokonuts 17. you can't stop me from dreaming (alt) - Robin Luke 18. rockin' town - The Flames 19. marine's rock - The Lawrence Brothers Combo 20. my mummy - Mel Calvin & The Kokonuts 21. billy boy - Bill Lawrence 22. who's gonna hold your hand - Danny Dalton 23. only a dream romance - The Tilton Sisters 24. walkin' - Danny Dalton 25. silver coin - Ken Craig 26. i dreamed you'd gone - Ken & Karol Craig

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Mississippi John Hurt "The Best of Mississippi John Hurt" (2008) Recorded: 1928

This is at least the third authorized CD release of the 13 songs that Mississippi John Hurt recorded in 1928 for OKeh, which were previously available in the 1980s under license through Yazoo Records as 1928 Sessions, and in the '90s from Sony's Legacy imprint as Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings, produced by Lawrence Cohn (who also produced this CD). Musically The Best of Mississippi John Hurt is identical to Avalon Blues and 1928 Sessions. The main difference between this and the earlier Sony release is the packaging, with the cover art here made to resemble what a Mississippi John Hurt commercial 78 rpm album or early Columbia LP might've looked like. There are also some concise and informative notes from Arthur Levy, which state that this CD is the first collection of this material to be mastered off of original metal parts. The Avalon Blues CD made use of Sonic Solutions' "NoNoise" processing, which is not indicated here, suggesting that while the results are similar in fidelity -- and excellent -- this CD may have a more natural, less heavily processed sound; you'll be hard put to tell the difference in a blind listening test between the two. The listening on either is priceless, however, and you may not mind buying this disc, duplication though it may be, if it will help encourage Sony/BMG to reissue yet more blues. As to the music, it's some of the most gently graceful and powerful blues playing and singing you're likely ever to hear, beautiful and poetic, yet filled with energy and resonating with Hurt's understated yet persuasive personal magnetism and dynamism, in his singing as well as his playing. Whichever edition one hears, it's all worth getting, and spreading around far and wide. --Bruce Eder, AllMusic

trax:

01. Frankie 02. Nobody's Dirty Business 03. Ain't No Tellin' 04. Louis Collins 05. Avalon Blues 06. Big Leg Blues 07. Stack O'Lee 08. Candy Man Blues 09. Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied) 10. Blessed Be The Name 11. Praying On The Old Camp Ground 12. Blue Harvest Blues 13. Spike Driver Blues

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THE SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS "Bikini Red" 1987

Decibel-Powered Defibrillator!The Messiahs' sophomore record reveals no slump after their outstanding premier on Gun-Shy. This is a straight-ahead, pile-driven storm, full of power, emotion, and wit, with a menacing rockabilly tone powered by vigorous bass and taut drumming. Bill Carter, a bald, sun-glasses-wearing full moon of guitar madness played with fervor and abandon, but his layered rhythms and loopy solos are sweet music to my ears.

The CD starts up like a chainsaw, ready to rip and slash, as Sweet Water Pools threatens to overpower the woofers. The delightfully politically incorrect I Can Speak American would not be out of place blaring from American tanks rumbling across the Iraqi deserts on their way to Baghdad. Big Brother Muscle and the wonderfully titled Jesus Chrysler Drives a Dodge are full of those wonderful blistering riffs that distinguished this great, lost band. The SBM's one hit, if you want to call it that, I Wanna Be a Flintstone, is wonderfully deranged and zany.

Bill Carter wrote and played like a man whose liver was being gnawed by wolverines. His lyrical obsessions reveal a kindred spirit to the Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, and they share some of the same confrontational themes: guns, fast cars, outlaws, loathing, alcohol, fast living. Sometimes I wonder what siren call or twisted muse egged Mr. Carter on and triggered these outbursts (and how I might invoke that muse). I also wonder what happened to him following the band's disintegration. (Chris Thompson and Kenny Harris, his erstwhile sidekicks, recently resurfaced in the Killer B's along with Tony Moon, who was cowrote several SBM songs and was in a band called Motor Boys Motor along with Carter and Thompson. Thompson, who played bass in SMB, has switched to lead. Still no sign of Bill Carter, though.)

The production quality is terrific, especially considering all the Screaming Blue Messiahs' output took place during the mid- to -late '80s, not exactly an era known for rendering much in the way of truly memorable music. This CD, the ultra rare "Gun Shy," and the slightly less intense "Totally Religious" are all gems and worth the treasure hunt. When your rock 'n roll soul needs to be revived, this music makes a superb defibrillator. Reviewer: loce_the_wizard "loce_the_wizard" (Lilburn, GA USA)

The Screaming Blue Messiahs:

Kenny Harris: drums / Chris Thompson: bass / Bill Carter: vocals, howling guitar

trax:

1.Sweet Water Pools 2.Bikini Red 3.Too Much Love 4.I Can Speak American 5.Big Brother Muscle 6.I Wanna Be a Flintstone 7.Jesus Chrysler Drives a Dodge 8.Lie Detector 9.55-The Law 10.All Shook Down 11.Waltz

THE SAPPHIRES "The Best Of The Sapphires: Who Do You Love"

Exactly what the title says it is, containing all of the singles and B-sides of consequence, as well as key tracks off of the group's one album for Swan. The sound is excellent throughout, and the track selection is extraordinary -- the Sapphires, who were two guys and a girl with sometime backup singers, sang about as sweetly as any Motown group of the era, and had a sound that, if a little stripped-down, was just as sophisticated. Their early records, up through "I Found Out Too Late," have an early-'60s girl-group sound, while their records beginning with "I"ve Got Mine, You Better Get Yours" suddenly start sounding like Motown productions, except that this group was more soulful than the Supremes and fully capable of crossing swords with Martha & the Vandellas. They could also sound like a really soulful version of the Ronettes, but Motown was the most clear and consistent influence by 1964 -- "Baby You've Got Me" is practically their answer to the Temptations' "Get Ready," while "Hearts Are Made to Be Broken" is more sweetly romantic, showing off the more familiar side of the group's sound. And "Slow Fizz" is one of the greatest dance numbers never to find a national audience. Wherever Carol Jackson is, one hopes she has a copy of this CD. (British import) (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

song samples:

http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-the-sapphires-mw0000053007

discography

http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/sapphires.htm

Thanks to Big Daddy for the original upload.

trax:

01 Where Is Johnny Now 02 Your True Love 03 Who Do You Love 04 Oh So Soon 05 I Found Out Too Late 06 I've Got Mine You Better Get Yours 07 Where Is Your Heart 08 Gotta Be More Than Friends 09 Wild Child 10 Come On And Love Me 11 Baby You've Got Me 12 Hearts Are Made To Be Broken 13 Let's Break Up For Awhile 14 Our Love Is Everywhere 15 Thank You For Loving Me 16 Gotta Have Your Love 17 Gee I'm Sorry Baby 18 Evil One 19 How Could I Say Goodbye 20 Gonna Be A Big Thing 21 You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You 22 Slow Fizz

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Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators "The 1966-1967 Unreleased Masters Collection"

A spotty but basically worthwhile three-disc set, Collectables' 1966-1967 Unreleased Masters Collection scours the International Artists vault for previously unreleased songs, alternate takes, rehearsals, and demos of songs that appeared on The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators and Easter Everywhere, and a couple of live cuts for good measure. Its excessive length, coupled with the often-iffy sound and performance quality, makes it hard going for all but the most devout Roky Erickson fanatics; it's definitely best to be sampled no more than a disc at a time, and even then, judicious use of the forward skip button helps a lot. Most of the alternate takes sound pretty similar to the official releases, and the rehearsals are as shambolic as one would expect, especially the three falling-apart attempts at an early blues-based version of what would eventually be released as the faster, punkier "She's Got Levitation." On the positive side, the demos often feature interesting early drafts of the lyrics, and the fairly straightforward versions of folk-rock standards like "Chimes of Freedom" and "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" show where the band was originally coming from. This set is strictly for the hardcore, but it's much better than most of the collections of Erickson ephemera out there. -- Stewart Mason, AllMusictrax disc 1:

01. Dust 02. You Don't Know (How Young You Are) 03. Thru the Rhythm 04. Roller Coaster 05. Monkey Island 06. Fire Engine 07. Tried to Hide 08. Fire in My Bones 09. Don't Fall Down 10. You're Gonna Miss Me 11. She Lives (In a Time of Her Own) 12. I've Got Levitation 13. Reverberation 14. Roller Coaster 15. Don't Fall Down 16. You Don't Know (How Young You Are) 17. Levitation Blues [Take #1] 18. Levitation Blues [Take #2]

1 - Previously Unreleased Alternate Take From 1967

2-9 - Previously Unreleased Alternate Mixes From 1966

10-14 - Previously Unreleased Masters Of The 13th Floor Elevators With John Ike Walton On Vocals (!!!)

15-18 - Previously Unreleased Backing Tracks And Rehearsals From "The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators"

trax disc 2:

01. Levitation 02. Roller Coaster 03. Fire Engine 04. Reverberation (Doubt) 05. Don't Fall Down 06. Tried To Hide 07. Splash 1 08. You're Gonna Miss Me 09. Monkey Island 10. Kingdom of Heaven 11. She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)

Previously Unreleased Master Mix Of The 13th Floor Elevators Live At La Maison In Houston, Texas - 1967

trax disc 3:

01. The Ballad Of Hattie Carrol 02. The Chimes Of Freedom 03. Catch The Wind 04. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 05. Colors 06. Honey, Give Me One More Chance 07. One Too Many Mornings 08. I'll Sing For You 09. Lay Down Your Weary Time 10. I'm Gonna Free Her 11. Bermuda 12. Splash 1 13. May The Circle Remain Unbroken 14. The Right Track Now 15. For Brian Jones

1-9 - Previously Unreleased Roky Erickson Versions Of Songs By Bob Dylan And Donovan Leitch - 1988

10-15 - Previously Unreleased Acoustic Roky Erickson Tracks - 1975

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The Screaming Blue Messiahs "Totally Religious" 1989

"All we did was live and die, underneath the big, big sky."I recently dug out my SBM CDs after fifteen plus years and what a treat they are--powerful guitar work, pounding drums, chunky rhythms all layered with Bill Carter's apocalyptic lyrics. Totally Religious is the SBMs strongest album - and that's saying a lot as the others are well worth owning as well - with at least four knockout songs that stay with you: Four Engines Burning, Mega City 1, Wall of Shame and Big Big Sky. Any one of these tracks could have made the album stand out.

Think Clash meet guitar rock with a hint of rockabilly. Terrific production, full and loud but not overdone. This is great stuff. - Max R. Tomlinson (San Francisco, Ca United States)

The band continues it's wall of sound roar. I love this band for their sonic onslaught. Sadly none of the albums approach the aural maelstrom of their live show. This is an unprocessed vinyl rip. - Don K.

The foundation was the muscular rhythm section of Kenny Harris (drums) and Chris Thompson (bass). On top of this rode Bill Carter's almost stream of consciousness vocals and his stuttering, howling guitar.

traxfromwax:

1. Four Engines Burning (Over the USA) 2. Mega City 1 3. Wall of Shame 4. Nitro 5. Big Big Sky 6. Watusi Wedding 7. Here Comes Lucky 8. Gunfight 9. Martian 10. All Gassed Up

TNT RECORDS "35 Explosive Boppin' Blasters" (San Antonio, Texas)

Great collection of rockabilly, rock 'n' roll and up tempo hillbilly recorded for Bob Tanner's TNT label of San Antonio, Texas in the 1950s. Founded in 1953 the label issued more than 100 singles over the next eight years and was the label to first record artists like Bill Anderson and Roy Head. The label recorded a broad spectrum of Texas music and in addition to those mentioned above it also recorded blues and Cajun music. This collection features Head's first recording as a member of the Traits One More Time as well as the label's most succesful title - the great rocker Henrietta which was picked up for distribution by Dot. There are a number of other titles by Dee here (one originally unissued) and they are all hard driving rock 'n' roll. Rockabilly legend Ray Campi also got his start with TNT and his great Catapillar and Play It Cool are both here along with alternate take sof the songs. Other artists include The Bluenotes, Glenn Reeves (fine uptemnpo hillbilly), Glenn Kirby, Bill Morrison (hot rockabilly), Betty Barnes, Johnny Olenn, Jimmy Burton and others. Quite a few of the tracks have been reissued before but it's good to have them all together. Sound quality is excellent but there are no notes. (FS) (Roots and Rhythm)trax:

1. I Love Her So - The Blue Notes 2. Pink Bow Tie - Jerry Dove 3. Catterpiller - Ray Campi 4. Henrietta - Jimmy Dee 5. I'm Johnny On The Spot - Glenn Reeves 6. Play It Cool - Ray Campi 7. I Love Blue Eyes - Glenn Kirby 8. Your Late Miss Kate - Jimmy Dee 9. Baby Be Good - Bill Morrison 10. Cat Man Boogie - Sandy Ford 11. The Blues Are Out Tonight - Glenn Reeves 12. Here I Come - Jimmy Dee 13. Play It Cool - Ray Campi 14. I Ain't Got Room To Rock - Glenn Reeves 15. Rock-A-Tick-tock - Jimmy Dee 16. Pepinest, Pepinest, Papa - Betty Barnes 17. Wasted Time, Wasted Tears - Glenn Reeves 18. Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down - Johnny Olsen 19. Set Me Free - Bill Morrison 20. Catterpillar - Ray Campi 21. One More Time - The Traits 22. Wild River - Jimmy Burton 23. Honey, Honey - Dotty Jones 24. Don't Cry No More - Betty Barnes 25. What Would You Do - Betty Barnes 26. I Got It Bad - Cecil Moore 27. I Feel Like Rockin - Jimmy Dee 28. Start, Step, Stop, Chop - Curley Lipham 29. I Had Someone Else Before I Had You - Easy Adams 30. Ricochet - The Davis Sisters 31. Ain't That Love - Jimmy Dee 32. I Want You To Love Me - Ray Liberto 33. My Ship Of Dreams - Leon Payne 34. Bicycle Wreck - The Jacoby Brothers 35. Food Plan Boogie - The Jacoby Brothers

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Original Dixieland Jazz Band "The Complete ODJB" (1917-1936)

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band began as a spinoff of Stein's Dixie Jass band and originally was under the directorship of Nick LaRocca. By 1917 the band had moved from Chicago to New York where they made their first recordings (and the first recordings labeled as "Jazz" or "jass" as it was then often spelled) in February of that year for Victor. The success of their first record led other labels to seek out jazz acts and helped spurred the early success of the genre. The band continued with a variety of line-up changes before splitting in 1923.

They reunited several times in the later half of the 1930s. Drummer Tony Sbarbaro was the only consistent member at every ODJB recording session between 1917 and 1938. Other bands led by Sbarbaro used the name in the 1940s, which led to the band's earlier material being reissued -- often with overdubs on top of the original performances. Nick LaRocca also allowed the ODJB name to be used by other bands in New Orleans and today his son Jimmy continues to lead a New Orleans based band known as "Jimmy LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band".

trax disc 1:

01. Livery Stable Blues 02. Dixie Jass Band One Step 03. At The Jazz Band Ball 04. Ostrich Walk 05. Skeleton Jangle 06. Tiger Rag 07. Bluin' The Blues 08. Fidgety Feet 09. Sensation Rag 10. Mournin' Blues 11. Clarinet Marmalade Blues 12. Lazy Daddy 13. Margie 14. Palestreena 15. Broadway Rose 16. Sweet Mama (Papa's Getting Mad) 17. Home Again Blues 18. Crazy Blues

trax disc 2:

01. Jazz Me Blues 02. St. Louis Blues 03. Royal Garden Blues 04. Dangerous Blues 05. Bow Wow Blues 06. Skeleton Jangle 07. Clarinet Marmelade 08. Bluin' The Blues (Ragas - Mitchell) 09. Tiger Rag 10. Barn Yard Blues 11. Original Dixieland One-Step 12. Bluin' The Blues (H W Ragas) 13. Tiger Rag (Reprise) 14. Ostrich Walk 15. Original Dixieland One-Step 16. Satanic Blues 17. Toddlin' Blues 18. Who Loves You? 19. Fidgety Feet

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Motor Boys Motor "Motor Boys Motor" 1982

Motor Boys Motor was a british rhythm ‘n’ blues band. the guys had met each other on a fishing trip in the fall of 1980.Strange sense of humor: the cover and enclosed poster is a freak-show photo of a black man's face with lots of little snakes coming out of his mouth. The foursome (two guitars, bass, drums) do a song called "Here Comes the Flintstones." They should have done the show's actual theme — this ditty ain't happening. Nothing much here is, despite the energetic punk-cum-boogie musical mode and Beefheartian overtones. Interesting, but doesn't come near justifying its existence. (Half of MBM later organized the Screaming Blue Messiahs and put a song called "I Wanna Be a Flintstone" on their second album.) [Jim Green]

Motor Boys Motor:

bill carter: lead guitar / tony moon: lead vocals, harp, horn / chris thompson: bass guitar, acoustic slide guitar / john kingham: drums, percussion / seamus beaghen: hammond 5 / produced by john brand

trax:

1. drive friendly 2. hooves 3. here come the flintstones 4. yes indeedy 5. clean shirt and a shave 6. sacred pie 7. little boy and fat man 8. one down, one down 9. claw boys claw 10. freeze up the truth

THE FLAMINGOS "The Complete Chess Masters" 1955/56

The Flamingos didn't have many hits while they were at Checker, but those two singles -- "I'll Be Home" and "A Kiss From Your Lips" -- were terrific, sketching out the lush sound they would later blossom on "I Only Have Eyes for You." Complete Chess Masters Plus contains all 18 songs, including two previously unreleased tracks, the group recorded for Checker and Chess. Although it's not a definitive career overview, it's an essential item for collectors of doo wop and vocal R&B, since it's lovingly packaged and contains numerous gems, including "The Vow" and "Dream of a Lifetime." (Allmusic)

trax:

01 Chick-A-Boom (Thats My Baby) 02 When [alternate] 03 Need Your Love 04 When 05 I Want To Love You 06 Please Come Back Home 07 Just For A Kick 08 Whispering Stars 09 I'll Be Home [alternate] 10 Chickie Um Bah 11 I'll Be Home 12 Cry 13 A Kiss From Your Lips 14 Get With It 15 The Vow 16 Stolen Love 17 Dream Of A Lifetime 18 Nobody's Love 19 Shilly Dilly 20 Would I Be Crying (If I Were Lying To You)

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SANTO & JOHNNY "Sleep Walk" (1959-1964)

Best remembered for their instrumental guitar classic "Sleepwalk," brothers Santo and Johnny Farina were born and raised in Brooklyn. Inspired by the country music he heard on the radio, Santo adopted the steel guitar as a teen, and at age 14 he formed an instrumental trio, soon after writing his first original songs. In time he began teaching his younger sibling Johnny to play standard electric guitar, and they started performing as a duo. Santo & Johnny debuted in 1959 with "Sleepwalk" for the tiny Brooklyn label Trinity Records, a hauntingly atmospheric instrumental they'd composed with the aid of their mother. The single became a major local favorite and was then licensed to the Canadian-American imprint, where it topped the Billboard pop charts in August of that year.Santo & Johnny soon issued their self-titled debut LP, also notching a hit with their follow-up single "Teardrops"; however, the duo's popularity quickly slid, although they issued five more albums for Canadian-American -- among them 1960's Encore and 1963's Offshore -- before the company dissolved in 1965. Two years later the siblings signed to Imperial to release The Brilliant Guitar Sounds of Santo & Johnny; three other efforts followed before Imperial, too, closed in 1968. More popular internationally than at home, Santo & Johnny continued to record well into the following decade, typically landing on little-known Italian labels; the duo finally disbanded in 1976, with Santo continuing on as a solo act. (Allmusic)

trax:

01 Sleep Walk 02 Caravan 03 All Night Diner 04 Blue Moon 05 School Day 06 Slave Girl 07 Raunchy 08 Alabama Bound 09 Theme From A Summer Place 10 Hop Scotch 11 Poor People Of Paris 12 Lady Of Spain 13 Istanbul 14 Cairo 15 Midnight In Moscow 16 Brazil 17 Cherry 18 The Loco-Motion 19 Save The Last Dance For Me 20 Tear Drop 21 Road Block 22 In The Still Of The Night 23 Dream Lover 24 Tequlia 25 Silhoutte 26 Shake Rattle And Roll 27 Crying In The Chapel 28 I Want To Hold Your Hand 29 She Loves You 30 All My Loving

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Big Bill Broonzy "Black Brown And White" 1991

Black, Brown and White includes live tracks recorded in Belgium in March 1952 (three featuring pianist Blind John Davis) and December 1955 during Europe's discovery of Big Bill Broonzy. The highlight of the disc is the laid-back atmosphere in the living room setting recorded at Broonzy biographer Yannick Bruyoghes' house in Brussels. Several Broonzy classics are revisited, along with traditional blues standards "Nobody's Business," "Alberta," and "Careless Love." --Al Campbell, AllMusic

trax:

1. Get Back - Black, Brown and White 2. Hey Hey (Baby) 3. Stump Blues 4. Willie Mae (Blues) 5. Walkin' Down a Lonesome Road 6. Mopper's Blues 7. I Know She Will 8. Hollerin' and Cryin' the Blues 9. Leavin' Day 10. Southbound Train 11. Tomorrow 12. You Changed 13. The Bunny Hop 14. John Henry 15. The Crawdad Song 16. Bill Bailey, Wan't You Please Come Home 17. Make My Getaway 18. Jimmy Crack Corn - The Blue Tail Fly 19. Backwater Blues - Bessie Smith 20. In the Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) 21. Trouble in Mind

Recorded in Chicago, November & December 1951.

Tracks 1-12 released as "The Blues Of Big Bill Broonzy" (12" LP, EmArcy MG 36137, 1958)

Tracks 14-21 released as "Folk Blues Featuring Big Bill Broonzy" (10" LP, EmArcy MG 26034, 1954)

Digitally remastered by Dennis Drake.

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Mike Bloomfield "A Retrospective"

Hi Everyone, a very good audio document on one of the most brillant guitarist of the Rock History. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's Musictrax disc 1:

1. I've Got My Mojo Working - Mike Bloomfield 2. Interview Segment - Mike Bloomfield 3. Newport Folk Festival Introduction - Peter Yarrow 4. Born In Chicago - Paul Butterfield Blues Band 5. Texas - Electric Flag 6. Interview Segment - Mike Bloomfield 7. Groovin' Easy - Electric Flag 8. Killing Floor - Electric Flag 9. You Don't Realize - Electric Flag 10. Wine - Electric Flag 11. Interview Segment - Michael Bloomfield 12. Albert's Shuffle - Mike Bloomfield And Al Kooper

trax disc 2:

1. Stop Mike - Bloomfield And Al Kooper 2. I Wonder Who - Mike Bloomfield And Al Kooper 3. Interview Segment - Mike Bloomfield 4. You're Killing My Love - Nick Gravenites 5. Goofers - Mike Bloomfield 6. It Hurts Me Too - Mike Bloomfield And John Hammond And Dr. John 7. Relaxin' Blues: Blues For Jimmy Yancey, Sunnyland Slim And Otis Spann - Mike Bloomfield 8. Woodyard Street - Mike Bloomfield 9. Midnight On My Radio - Mike Bloomfield 10. Why Lord Why? - Mike Bloomfield 11. Easy Rider - Mike Bloomfield

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