King Kandy "Acid Beach Party" 2008

You've heard the news reports and seen the shocking pictures, but have YOU ever been to an ACID BEACH PARTY? Now's your chance!After an aborted follow-up, they began work on their surf and psychsploitation concept 'Acid Beach Party’. An 'original notion picture' soundtrack, the album features surf, garage, beat poetry and B-movie psychedelia and was released on their own Gina Recordings imprint in September 2008. King Kandy remain available for weddings, barmitvahs and freakouts.. - Psychedelic Central

trax:

01 Introduction 02 Acid Beach Party 03 Surf My Way Now 04 Persephone's Theme 05 Stokey's Lament 06 Nightcrawlin' 07 Jetty Incident 08 Late Red 09 Persephone 10 Sunset, Kahina Bay 11 Radio 9 12 Cave Up! 13 The Ghost Ship 14 Byke Out 15 Mondo A-Go-Go 16 Theme from Acid Beach Party 17 Original Film Trailer

Chicago Blues from C.J. Records, Vol. 2

19 more great tracks from this small Chicago label recorded from 1959-1965.trax:

1. Do The Chicken - Earl Hooker 2. Yea Yea - Earl Hooker 3. Wild Moments - Earl Hooker 4. Set A Date - Homesick James 5. Can't Afford To Do It - Homesick James 6. Juanita - Lee Jackson 7. Apollo 17 - Lee Jackson 8. Pleadin' For love - Lee Jackson 9. Chop Suey - Lee Jackson 10. Sweet Suzie - Harold Tidwell 11. Senorita Juanita - Harold Tidwell 12. Million Dollar Playgirl - Bobby Colquitt & String Bean 13. Happy I Long To Be - Betty Everett w/ The Earl Hooker All Stars 14. This House - Morris Jones & Betty Everett 15. Goin' Out West - William Carter 16. Don't Make Me Mad - William Carter 17. Sweet Song - Bobby Davis 18. Her Spare - Morris Jones 19. Tell Daddy Baby - Willie Milan

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Chicago Blues from C.J. Records, Vol. 1

19 tracks from the vaults of black Chicago record producer Carl Jones recorded in the late 50s and early to mid 60s. Some tracks were originally issued on his C.J., Colt and Firma labels and some are previously unissued - Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, Hound Dog Taylor, Little Mac Simmons (includes a harp duet with James Cotton!), Eddie Shaw, Freddie Hall and others.trax:

1. Tend To Your Business - Big Moose Walker With Lefty Dizz & His Blues Hounds 2. Things I Use To Do - Big Moose Walker With Lefty Dizz & His Blues Hounds 3. Christine - Hound Dog Taylor 4. Alley Music - Hound Dog Taylor 5. You Don't Love Me - Hound Dog Taylor 6. ChrisTine -Instrumental Version - Hound Dog Taylor 7. Jumping At Cadillacs - Liittle Mack Simmons & James Cotton 8. I Need You - Little Mack Simmons 9. Come Back - Little Mack Simmons 10. My Walking Blues - Little Mack Simmons 11. Ridin' High - Eddie Shaw 12. Blues For The West Side - Eddie Shaw 13. Love & Afection - Freddie Hall 14. You Were My First Love - Freddie Hall 15. Please Come Back - Betty Everett w/Al Perkins Band 16. You Cost Too Much - Al Perkins & Band 17. Ike's Boogie - Ike Perkins & Band 18. Walk - The Daffodils w/Ike Perkins' Band 19. Teenie Jeannie - Lady Jean & Her Swinging Cats

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The Killer Bananazz "Frutti Di Mare" 2003

Album two from Dutch garage-surfers the Killer Bananazz. Hard charging, sometimes very well thought out, and always high energy surf. - Phil DirtThe Killer Bananazz were started in 1998 by four friends. Their first gig was in 1999 on Kabaal am Gemaal (a liberation day festival with alternative music) in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The first years they played a lot of gigs on student- and youthclubs in The Netherlands. Later on they also played at surfparties in larger clubs, like Pardiso in Amsterdam.trax:

01 Riptide 02 Alohamora 03 Cinco Banditos 04 Frutti Di Mare 05 Ocean Reef 06 Freaks of Nature 07 The Joker's Wild 08 Musa Acuminata 09 Teleac (curso Espanol)

GENE VINCENT "The Indispensable Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps 1956-1958"

Thanks to Be-Bop-a-Lula, Gene Vincent and his group The Blue Caps became rock’s champions. Their first recordings featuring the dazzling guitarist Cliff Gallup can be found here in a jumping blues, rock ‘n’ roll and hillbilly anthology which communicates all their incomparable energy and magic. These raw, uncompromising titles represent the very essence of pure rockabilly, the genre they largely contributed to create. - Patrick FRÉMEAUXNorfolk, Virginia-born Vincent Eugene Craddock should need no introduction for the majority of readers – as Gene Vincent he recorded ‘Be Bop A Lula’ in 1956 and plenty of other rock’n’roll material for Capitol Records, though Gene has been redefined more as a rockabilly performer these days. This three CD set contains his first recordings, from ‘Race With The Devil’ onwards, meaning that not only are the well-known hits like ‘Bluejean Bop’ and ‘Dance To The Bop’ present, alongside frantic rockers such as ‘Gomma Back Up Baby’, ‘Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back’, ‘Hol Me, Hug Me, Rock Me’ and the collection closer, ‘Rocky Road Blues’, but also his interpretations of standards such as ‘Up A Lazy River’ and ‘Peg O’ My Heart’, witch do (incredibly) at least keep some elements of rockabilly. He also has a bluesy touch – try ‘Jumps Giggles And Shouts’ for an unlikely sounding example, the Bo Diddley influenced ‘Cat Man’, or ‘Pretty Pretty Baby’, and there is a Fats Domino influence descenible on his versions of ‘Your Cheatin’ Heart’ and ‘By The Light Of The Silver Moon’. ‘I Love You’ and ‘Little Lover’ are successful attemps at a Buddy Holly flavoured approach. In general though, Gene’s vocal are often very similar to those of Elvis and there is a live version of ‘Hound Dog’ from August 1957 to underline the comparison ; ditto the presence of The Jordanaires on some tracks. Cliff Gallup plays excellent guitar on nearly every song on wich he appears – listen to him tear it up on ‘Cruisin’ – as later does Johnny Meeks. Eddie Cochran even turns up as a backing vocalist on some of the last titles here. All these sides predate Gene’s move the britain. As a callow youth, I do recall seeing him on television in the 60s ‘, when he seemed to be the quintessential rocker – but although I was only familiar with some of these numbers, I Thoroughly enjoyed just about everything here. Norman DARWEN – BLUES & RHYTHM

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trax disc 1:

01 Race With The Devil 02 Be Bop A Lula 03 Woman Love 04 I Sure Miss You 05 Jezebel 06 Crazy Legs 07 Peg O My Heart 08 Wedding Bells 09 Waltz Of The Wind 10 Up A Lazy River 11 Ain't She Sweet 12 Gonna Back Up Baby 13 Who Slapped John 14 Jumps Giggles And Shouts 15 Bluejean Bop 16 I Flipped 17 Bop Street 18 Well I Knocked And I Knocked 19 You Told A Fib 20 Jump Back Honey Jump Back 21 Hound Dog 22 Be Bop A Lula (Version 2)

trax disc 2:

01 Teenage Partner 02 Blues Stay Away From Me 03 Five Feet Of Loving 04 Cat Man 05 Double Talkin' Baby 06 Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me 07 Unchained Melody 08 Bi Bickey Bi, Bo Bo Go 09 Pink Thunderbird 10 Pretty Pretty Baby 11 Cruisin' 12 Important Words 13 You Better Believe 14 Red Bluejeans And Pony Tail 15 Five Days Five Days 16 I Got It 17 Wear My Ring 18 Lotta Lovin' 19 Rollin Danny 20 Time Will Brig You Everything 21 True To You 22 In My Dreams 23 Dance To The Bop

trax disc 3:

01 Your Cheatin Heart 02 Baby Blue 03 Walkin' Home From School 04 It's No Lie 05 Should I Ever Love Again 06 Flea Brain 07 Brand New Beat 08 Frankie And Jonnhy 09 You Belong To Me 10 Keep It A Secret 11 Yes I Love You Baby 12 By The Light Of The Silvery Moon 13 Right Now 14 You'll Never Walk Alone 15 I Got A Baby 16 Dance In The Street 17 Get It 18 I Love You 19 Teenage Partner (Version 2) 20 You Gave Me Peace Of Mind 21 Lovely Loretta 22 Little Lover 23 Rocky Road Blues

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The Killer Bananazz "Riptide" 2002

The Killer Bananazz were started in 1998 by four friends. Their first gig was in 1999 on Kabaal am Gemaal (a liberation day festival with alternative music) in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The first years they played a lot of gigs on student- and youthclubs in The Netherlands. Later on they also played at surfparties in larger clubs, like Pardiso in Amsterdam.There is some crossover here from the Ocean Reef disc, but with more tracks and different takes, and a better cross section of sounds. A lot of this material can be likened to Man or Astro-MAN? in that it's hard driving, guitar driven, and riff oriented as opposed to melodic. Vocals here include Johnny Kidd and the Pirates' "Please Don't Touch," "Uranus is a Planet," the Ramones' "Rockaway Beach," and a live take of the Trashmen's "SurfinÕ Bird." Fans of MOAM, garage surf or frat will appreciate this Dutch band. - Phil Dirttrax:

01 Freaks of Nature 02 Intoxica 03 The Joker's Wild 04 Molecules 05 Muruora 06 I can't surf 07 Pipeline 08 Please don't touch 09 Riptide 10 Engines of Difference 11 Apache 12 Shockwave 13 Bombora 14 Uranus is a planet 15 Rockaway Beach 16 Surfin' Bird (Live)

"THE ACE RECORDS BLUES STORY"

Johnny Vincent founded Ace Records in 1955 after being laid off from his job as an A&R man at Specialty Records -- he had also founded Champion Records earlier in the decade -- and although he based his operations in Jackson, Mississippi, he was also very much in tune with the New Orleans R&B and blues scene, signing and releasing singles by several Crescent City artists, including Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns ("Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu"), Frankie Ford ("Sea Cruise"), and Jimmy Clanton ("Venus in Blue Jeans"). But Vincent had several Mississippi blues artists on his roster, too, including Arthur Crudup, Sam Myers, King Edward, Pat Brown, and Willie Clayton, among others, and Ace became one of Mississippi's most successful labels in the '50s and '60s. This two-disc, 36-track set collects some of these rare blues cuts, including ten sides that are making their first appearance on CD. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

1. Walking with Frankie - Frankie Lee Sims 2. My Love Is Here to Stay - Sammy Myers 3. Shed So Many Tears - Elton Anderson 4. Lightning Slim Boogie - Lightnin' Slim 5. I Wonder - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 6. Goodbye Blues - Jesse Allen 7. Well Goodbye Baby - Frankie Lee Sims 8. My Love Is Strong - Earl King 9. Silly Dilly Woman - Mercy Baby 10. Love's Like a River - Charles Brown 11. I'm So Tired - Eddie Bo 12. I'm Not Satisfied - Dave Dixon 13. Looped - Joe Dyson 14. Shuckin Stuff - Al Collins 15. Don't Take Your Love Away from Me - Bobby Marchan 16. Hey Little Girl - Frankie Lee Sims 17. Mercy's Blues - Mercy Baby 18. Mother Told Me Not to Go - Earl King

trax disc 2:

1. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights - Earl King 2. My Talk Didn't Do No Good - Frankie Lee Sims 3. Sleeping in the Ground - Sammy Myers 4. Roll on Train - Elton Anderson 5. Misery Blues - Frankie Lee Sims 6. My Baby Boogies All the Time - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 7. Bad Feeling Blues - Lightnin' Slim 8. Lifetime in Prison, Pt. 1 - Billy Tate 9. What Will Lucy Do? - Frankie Lee Sims 10. Mean Mistreater - Frankie Fair 11. Feeling So Low - Dave Dixon 12. Baby Say You Will - Jesse Allen 13. Marked Deck - Mercy Baby 14. Warned You Baby - Frankie Lee Sims 15. I Got the Blues for You - Al Collins 16. It Must Have Been Love - Earl King 17. Rock and Roll Baby - Mercy Baby 18. She Likes to Boogie Real Low - Frankie Lee Sims

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The Killer Bananazz "Ocean Reef" - 9 Track Promo-Cd 2001

Nine songs from Dutch garage-surf mavens the Killer Bananazz. The approach is full tilt garage, and the songs, mostly covers, are both respectful and updated style wise. There's no doubt Man or Astro-MAN? fans will dig this, and there's much more melody for the surf fans. Seven instros are accompanied by two vocals, a rousing garagy cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates' "Please Don't Touch," and a trashy version of the Trashmen's "Surfin' Bird." - Phil DirtThe Killer Bananazz were started in 1998 by four friends. Their first gig was in 1999 on Kabaal am Gemaal (a liberation day festival with alternative music) in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The first years they played a lot of gigs on student- and youthclubs in The Netherlands. Later on they also played at surfparties in larger clubs, like Pardiso in Amsterdam. In 2000 they made their first demo-cd. Ocean Reef, their second cd, got reviewed by Phil Dirt from Reverb Central.

trax:

01 Shockwave 02 Riptide 03 Please Don't Touch 04 Rocketship Xl 05 Miserlou 06 Squad Car 07 Transmissions 08 Surfin' Bird 09 Engines Of Difference

Marc Bolan and T. Rex "Unchained" Unreleased Recordings 1972-1977 [2010] - Part 2 of 2

Between 1995 and 1997, Edsel released eight volumes of previously unissued demos, alternate takes, unused and abandoned songs and unfinished recordings made by Marc Bolan and T. Rex. Long out of print, those albums now fetch silly prices, but that situation should be remedied by the release of this set, which brings together all eight albums- comprising 184 tracks – beautifully bound in a limited edition book that features extensive new annotation. It is not a collection that will appeal to the casual buyer, despite the laudably low list price – which allows a decent margin on a £30 sale – but for the legions of Bolan completists it is a worthwhile acquisition. [Music Week]Over three decades have passed since his tragic early death, but Marc Bolan’s music and visual panache remain as vibrant as ever. Edsel originally released these eight discs as separate albums between 1994 and 1996 and, since their deletion in 2001, pressure has built for their reissue.

Demand is now satisfied with a set that serves as a perfect frame for material ranging from the bones of ideas sung into a portable cassette recorder, to unheard full studio recordings. Two CDs devoted to 1972 reveal Bolan’s creative juices in overdrive at his commercial peak, ranging from the Delta Bolan blues of Shame On You to two versions of Mr Motion. The first 1973 disc kicks off with a 48-second organ piece, which expands into the strut of Dance In The Midnight, before we find Bolan alone with his guitar – “Just like BB King and an onion ring” – on This Is My Life.

The most fascinating material is on Discs Six, Seven and Eight, recorded as Bolan was getting back on his horse. Tracks such Brain Police, Swahilli Boogie Woogie (with a Kraftwerkian synth melody line) and Christmas Bob showcase that he never lost it, ever! [Recordcollectormag.com. Rating: 5/5 stars]

trax disc 5:

01. Bolan's Zip Gun 02. Lock Into Your Love 03. I Never Told Me 04. Every Lady 05. Do I Love Thee 06. (By the Light of a) Magical Moon 07. Sparrow 08. Sanctified 09. Two Tone Lady (She'll be Good to me) 10. Video Drama 11. Love for me 12. Jet Tambourine 13. 11.15 (Jam) Extended Play 14. (By the Light of a) Magical Moon 15. Video Drama [Extracts] 16. Do I Love Thee 

trax disc 6:

01. Pale Horse Ridin' 02. Funky London Childhood 03. Depth Charge 04. Brain Police 05. I Could Have Loved You 06. Bust my Ball 07. King of the Mountain Cometh 08. Statement of Utopia 09. Swahili Boogie Woogie 10. Hey Little Girl 11. Petticoat Lane 12. I Believe 13. Change Change 14. Oh Boy 15. Savage Beethoven 16. Voice Poem 17. Dynamo 18. Baby Please, Baby Squeeze 19. Ain't That a Shame 20. Teenage Boy Child 21. Electric Stew [Acoustic] 22. Reelin' and a Wheelin' and a Boppin' and a Bolan 23. You Ought to Know 24. It's my City 25. Christmas Bop 26. Funky London Childhood 27. I Could Have Loved You 28. King of the Mountain Cometh 29. Swahili Boogie Woogie 30. I Believe 31. Petticoat Lane 32. Petticoat Lane [Take 2] 33. Dynamo [Takes 1, 2, 3] 34. Baby Please, Baby Squeeze

trax disc 7:

01. Riff 02. Freeway 03. I'm a Voodoo Man 04. Decadent Priestess 05. Midnight Creeps Across Your Window 06. Demon Grave 07. Memphis Highway 08. Bombs Out of London 09. Funky London Childhood 10. London Boys 11. Savage Deception of Love 12. Angel When I'm Mad 13. Over You Babe 14. Mellow Love [Solo] 15. Love Drunk [Solo] 16. 20th Century Baby [Solo] 17. Shy Boy 18. Love Drunk 19. Foxy Boy 20. 20th Century Baby 21. Hot George 22. Write me a Song 23. Mellow Love 24. Endless Sleep 25. Sing me a Song 26. Riff 

trax disc 8:

01. Everybody Needs Somebody 02. Teenage Angel 03. Every Single Day (When I Was a Child) 04. Bad Love Woman 05. Sad Man 06. Skateboard 07. You Got the Taste 08. Fine Little Baby 09. Auto Destruct 10. Young Boy of Love 11. Wherever You Go 12. It's Alright 13. Love Charm 14. Stay Hungry 15. Sometimes You Rock Me 16. Be Not Afraid of Love 17. Young Girl of Love 18. Gimme Some Lovin' 19. Little Brother 20. All the Rage 21. Shadow Shaker 22. Boogie With Your Baby 23. When Will I be Loved 24. 21st Century Stance 25. Purple Prince of Pleasure 26. Like a Warrior 27. Think Zinc Lady 28. Messing With the Mystic 29. When I Was a Child 30. Ghetto Baby Blue 31. Sailors of the Highway 32. Get Down 33. Classic Rap

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Marc Bolan and T. Rex "Unchained" Unreleased Recordings 1972-1977 [2010] - Part 1 of 2

I am sorry to say it but I can unfortunately no longer find time to share my music with TWzones "audience" :-( You see, I have a new job and it is very demanding and I do not have a lot of spare-time. That's the reasons. This little ride has be fun and I hope some people have enjoyed the music I have shared. Maybe one day I will have time to share music again but for now, the below box set is my last share for now. "see" you around and thank you for this time around :-) ToxxyBetween 1995 and 1997, Edsel released eight full-length CDs of Marc Bolan's previously unreleased demos, alternate takes, unused and abandoned songs and unfinished recordings. These CDs were deleted in 2001. Since then, copies of the rare original individual releases have changed hands for foolish amounts of money and sellers on ebay have offered to pirate the entire set! Edsel is now proud to announce the re-issue of all 8 CDs in a limited edition bound book set, with extensive brand new annotation by Mojo writer Mark Paytress, author of the acknowledged definitive Bolan biography “Bolan: The Rise and Fall of a 20th Century Superstar”.

The T. Rex Unchained series of releases features the wealth of unreleased and unfinished material that Marc Bolan constantly recorded throughout his all-too-brief career. Recorded in studios, hotel rooms and anywhere he could set up a tape recorder, the series chronicles a less-seen side of a rocker who was an all-out media sensation for a couple of years in the early '70s. Presented in a fantastic bound book set featuring extensive brand new annotation by Mojo Magazine and Marc Bolan biographer Mark Paytress. Superb outer book style picture sleeve with 28-page integral booklet and mounted picture wallets for each disc. Fabulous, comprehensive 'unreleased' set in 'as new' condition!

trax disc 1:

01. Over the Flats 02. Sugar Baby 03. Children of the World 04. Did You Ever 05. Alligator Man 06. Shame on You 07. Guitar Blues 08. Shadow Babe 09. Cry Baby [Acoustic] 10. Cry Baby [Electric] 11. Rollin' Stone 12. What Do I See 13. Shame on You (Little Girl) 14. Always 15. Auto Machine 16. Unicorn Horn (A Thousand Mark Feld Charms) 17. Jam 18. Sailors of the Highway

trax disc 2:

01. Would I be the One? 02. Meadows of the Sea 03. Mr. Motion [Version 1] 04. Mr. Motion [Version 2] 05. City Port (Fast Punk) 06. Just Like Me [Version 1] 07. Just Like Me [Version 1] 08. Is it True? 09. Zinc Rider 10. Canyon 11. Fast Blues, Easy Action 12. Bolan's Blues 13. Shake it Wind One 14. Work With Me Baby 15. Spaceball Boot 16. Electric Lips 17. Slider Blues 18. Ellie May 19. My Baby's New Porsche 20. Dark-Lipped Woman

trax disc 3:

01. Organ Thing [Instrumental] 02. Dance in the Midnight [Version 1] 03. Delanie (Everyday) [Version 2] 04. I Wanna Go 05. Saturday Night [Version 1] 06. Down Home Lady [Version 2] 07. Hope You Enjoy the Show [Version 1] 08. All my Love [Version 1] 09. This is my Life 10. Mr. Motion 11. Big Black Cat 12. Saturation Syncopation (All Alone) [Version 2] 13. Down Home Lady [Version 1] 14. Metropolis Incarnate [Version 1] 15. Misfortune Gatehouse 16. You Move Like a Dog 17. Saturday Night [Version 2] 18. Sky Church Music 19. Dance in the Midnight [Version 2]

trax disc 4:

01. All my Love [Version 2] 02. Hope You Enjoy the Show [Version 2] 03. Down Home Lady [Version 3] 04. Sure Enough 05. Saturation Syncopation (All Alone) [Version 3] 06. I'm Coming to Rock'n'Roll 07. High Wire 08. Yesterday (Everyday) [Version 1] 09. Sad Girl 10. Metropolis Incarnate [Version 2] 11. Jam 12. Down Home Lady [Version 4] 13. Look Around 14. Jet Tambourine 15. Dance in the Midnight [Version 3] 16. Plateau Skull 17. Saturation Syncopation (All Alone) [Version 1] 18. Saturday Night [Version 3]

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"ROAD SONGS" CarTunes Classics 1942-1962

I recall reading a review many years back written by our esteemed editor, when he wound up a critique of some much-reissued Chess material with words along the lines or ‘you may have this material already but this set is great for listening to in the car’. I could write something similar about this triple CD set, but then, that actually is its ‘raison d’être’. Mind you, I am not sure how many readers would have all this material anyway – after opening with Nat ‘King’ Cole’s cool (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66’ (composer Bobby Troup and Chuck Berry open the following two CDs respectively with this same song), we shift into a higher gear with some fine hot rod themed rockabilly interspersed with a couple of examples of bebop, and also blues from Lightnin’ Hopkins and Lowell Fulson. I’m not sure if Connie Allen is really singing about cars on ‘Rocket 69’, but Jackie Brenston certainly is on the following ‘Rocket 88’. Billy Strange’s curious ‘Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves’ precedes Walter Horton’s ‘Cadillac Blues’, and the remainder of the CD includes Howlin’ Wolf, The Medallions (Screamin’ Jay would have been proud of the sound effects on ‘Buick ‘59’and ‘Speedin’), Billy Jack Wills with Bob Wills, Chuck Berry, and the slick jazz or Chet Baker and Art Pepper, with, to close out, ‘UAW-CIO’ by The Union Workers – Pete Seeger, Josh White, Burl Ives, Alan Lomax, Tom Glazer, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. The other two discs are almost as varied, with a diversion into Bermudan calypso added to the mix on the second set – Al Harris supplies ‘Taxi’. This time around, I’m not sure Mildred Jones is really singing about cars either (‘my daddy’s got a long, long, long Cadillac…’)! Parking problems also become a theme too. By the time we arrive at the third disc, we also cruise into Serge Gainsbourg (well, it is a French release), Bob Dylan, The Mar-Keys and Nelson Riddle’s theme to the television series, ‘Route 66’, pulling up alongside Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Duane Eddy, The Del-Vikings, Bo Diddley, Charlie Ryan, Carl Perkins, Vince Taylor And His Playboys, The Delicates, Miles Davis, Vernon Green, Eddie Cochran and Ray Charles. Recommended to all petrol heads of course. It’s just the ticket and the way things are going. It’ll soon be cheaper than a litre of petrol.

Norman DARWEN – BLUES & RHYTHM

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trax disc 1:

1. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 - Nat King Cole 2. Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon - Tex Williams 3. Automobile Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins 4. Car Rider - Arne Dommerus 5. Hot Rod Race - Ramblin Jimmie Dolan 6. Hot Rod Race Navy Style - Mick Woodward 7. Hardtop Race - Dave Stoger 8. Hot Rod - Shotgun Boogie, No.2 - Tillman Franks 9. Hot Rod Race, No.3 - Bob Williams 10. Let Me Ride Your Automobile - Lowell Fusion 11. Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac - Dizzy Gillespie 12. Rocket 69 - Connie Allen 13. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenson 14. Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves - Billy Strange 15. Cadillac Blues - Big Walter Horton 16. Mobiling Baby Of Mine - Eddie Marshall 17. Driving This Highway - Howlin' Wolf 18. Motor Head Baby - Johnny Watson 19. Buick '59 - The Medallions 20. Cadillac In Model A - Bon Wills 21. No Money Down - Chuck Berry 22. The Route - Chet Baker 23. Uaw-Cio - The Union Boys

trax disc 2:

1. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 - Bobby Troup 2. Cops And Robbers - Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew 3. Highway 60 - Johnny Watson 4. Mr. Thrill - Mildred Jones 5. Coupe Deville Baby - Vernon Green 6. You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry 7. Maybellene - Chuck Berry 8. Come Back, Maybellene - Mercy Dee 9. Speedin' - Vernon Green 10. Parking Worries - Ted West 11. No Parking Here - Jimmy Littlejohn 12. Dig That Hot Rod - Paul Westmoreland 13. Hot Rod Rag - T. Texas Tyler 14. Taxi - Al Harris 15. Hard Top Race - Merrill Moore 16. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 17. Cruisin' - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 18. Pink Cadillac - Sammy Masters 19. Drivin' Down The Wrong Side Of The Road - Richy Riddle 20. Let's Coast A While - Bo Davis 21. Cruisin' - Clark Terry 22. Hot Rod Rock - The Hot Rod Rumble Orchestra

trax disc 3:

1. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 - Chuck Berry 2. Hot Rod - The Mar-Keys 3. Flat Tire - The Del Vikings 4. Pop, Let Me Have The Car - Carl Perkins 5. Sur L'autoroute - Miles Davis 6. Milestones - Miles Davis 7. Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin - Serge Gainsbourg 8. Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor & His Playboys 9. Road Runner - Bo Diddley 10. Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan 11. Black And White Thunderbird - The Delicates 12. Ride On Josephine - Bo Diddley 13. Jaguar And Thunderbird - Chuck Berry 14. Push Button Automobile - Vernon Green 15. Cadillac - Bo Diddley 16. Forty Miles Of Bad Road - Duane Eddy 17. Show - Eddie Cochran 18. Why Don't You People Learn To Drive - Gene Vincent 19. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles 20. Highway 51 - Bob Dylan 21. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra

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"Surf! Sand! Sun!" 1998

This comp includes some of the standards, some semi-obscuros, and some cheesy remakes, plus a couple of modern surf tracks. - Phil DirtSurf Sand Sun is an excellent compilation of instrumental surf bands, including well-known hits like "Wipe Out!" by the Surfaris, "Let's Go Tripping" by Dick Dale, "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen, "Penetration" by the Pyramids and "Hawaii 5-0" by the Ventures. - Review by Keith Farley

trax:

1. High Tide (Tranquilizer) - The Lively Ones 2. Wipe Out - The Surfaris 3. Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale & His Del Tones 4. Underwater - The Frogmen 5. Church Key - The Revels & Barbara Adkins 6. Mr. Moto - The Belairs 7. Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets 8. Bullwinkle, Pt. II - The Centurians 9. Let's Go - The Routers 10. K-39 - The Challengers 11. Balboa  - The Mar-Kets 12. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen 13. Penetration - The Pyramids 14. Mr. Mysterioso - The Halibuts 15. Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures 16. Pacifica - Los Straitjackets

"Flight Recorder" From Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours to The Flying Machine

In the 60's, the Beatles ruled everything. They made classics in popularity. The Velvet Underground went and made classics in obscurity. The Flying Machine made a classic that is simply forgotten...…That isn't to say the group would / could / should have changed the course of 60's music, but they were good at what they did. First of all, the same group had two incarnations: the first was Pinkerton's Assorted Colours, which scored a Top 10 hit with their first song, "Mirror Mirror" (written by founding group member Tony Newman). Sadly, the group never reclaimed any chart ground, and dwindeled in obscurity. The last song that was released as a single was a cover of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman." Then, a flourishing new studio session endowed new confidence on the band and label Pye Records, so they got a new name and released "Smile A Little Smile For Me", about as much a Beatles-sound-alike song as ever was made, and it made it to #5 on the Billboard chart (rubbing up with two Beatles songs, the 5th Dimension, and Stevie Wonder). The group had little chart success after that, and eventually released their final single, "Yes I Understand" in 1971, disbanding shortly afterwards.

What's amazing about the 2-disc compilation is just HOW GOOD the music is. Some of the early Pinkerton's singles blend into anonymous psychadelic slush, but some of the songs, B-sides in particular, are quite good. Most notably include the catchy-as-hell "Duke's Jetty" and what may be a precursor to disco - "Behind the Mirror". Take the riff from "The Flying Machine", re-record it, and you have an instant Modern Rock radio hit! Lyrically, "Pages of Your Life" and "Hanging on the Edge of Sadness" are actually quite good.

The second disc, which includes all the tracks of the Machine's only album, Down to Earth, is astonishingly well produced and fresh sounding. Nearly every song is a highlight. Then, aside from the 3 demo versions of Pinkerton songs (which all are superior to the originals), the unreleased material is nothing but highlights, topping with a drum & guitar cover of "Fools Rush In", which is nothing short of incredible.

It's sad that a group like this is now relegated to "60's Gold" compilations, because they could have been the top of their game. While you may recognize one (or maybe two) songs overall, this is still an excellent compilation if not just to show off to friends but also to enjoy - 60's classics that you've never heard before. (Shindig)

trax disc 1:

Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours:

01 Mirror Mirror 02 She Don't Care 03 Don't Stop Loving Me Baby 04 Will Ya? 05 Magic Rocking Horse 06 It Ain't Right 07 Mum And Dad 08 On A Street Car 09 There's Nobody I'd Sooner Love 10 Duke's Jetty 11 Kentucky Woman 12 Behind The Mirror

The Flying Machine:

13 Smile A Little Smile For Me 14 Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long 15 Send My Baby Home Again (Stereo) 16 Look At Me,Look At Me 17 Baby Make It Soon (Stereo) 18 There She Goes (Stereo) 19 Hanging On The Edge Of Sadness 20 The Flying Machine 21 The Devil Has Possession Of Your Soul 22 Hey Little Girl (Stereo) 23 Yes I Understand 24 Pages Of Your Life

trax disc 2:

The Flying Machine:

01 Smile A Little Smile For Me (Stereo) 02 My Baby's Coming Home (Stereo) 03 A Thing Called Love (Stereo) 04 Marie Take A Chance (Stereo) 05 Waiting On The Shores Of Nowhere (Stereo) 06 That Same Old Feeling (Stereo) 07 Broken-hearted Me, Evil-hearted You 08 Memories Of Melinda (Stereo) 09 Mirror Mirror 10 Don't Stop Loving Me Baby 11 Magic Rocking Horse 12 Shine A Little Light On Me (Stereo) 13 St.Louis Child (Stereo) 14 Strawberry Fool 15 Angel(She Was Born Out Of Love) 16 People Say 17 One Man Band 18 The Lies In Your Eyes 19 Me Without You 20 Can't Break The Habit 21 Shadows On A Foggy Day 22 If I Were True 23 4 O'clock In New York 24 Hard,Hard Year 25 Fools Rush In (Stereo) 26 The Flying Machine (Stereo)

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"Voodoo Surf" 2009

This is a very generous compilation of European and Russian surf bands that deftly dive into the genre with various experimentations tagging along. Our old friends, The Vivisectors are on board and one of the first Ukrainian bands (that plays surf brilliantly) handles the uneasy task of creating some intellectual surf music. From the very first, “Night Surfers" prove that they are not afraid of instrumental experiments - bravely mixing up classic surf, The Cure-like post-punk, funk and psychedelic rock of 1960s. Of course, the other combos hold up well too on this disc. For a twist on the "surf' discipline, the CD we have here is an excellent choice for those wanting a bit more "edge" in the music. - Natalia Putinatrax:

1. Surf Melody - The Silver ToneZ 2. Vaquero-san - Waikiki Makaki 3. French - The B-Sea Surfers 4. Psychos - The Voodoo Band 5. Immersion - The Surfaces 6. Picked Legs - The Catafalque 7. Tainted Love - Vivisector's Gulag Tunes 8. Keep Breathin' - Night Surf 9. Sharks - Papa John 10. Man with the Scar - The Spoilers 11. Godzilla's Dream - Hula Hoop 12. Bustin' Chainsaws - The Coffin Wheels 13. Светит меÑ?Ñ?ц - Иван Грозный 14. Signal from Tremoluna Planet - Messer Chups 15. 36-24-36 - The Silver ToneZ 16. Lightning Rod - Hula Hoop 17. Das Boot - The Coffin Wheels 18. Breakers - Waikiki Makaki 19. Mikkie Goes to School - The Spoilers 20. Suffer - Night Surf 21. Neptune - Papa John 22. Messing with MotorChick - The Voodoo Band 23. Ghost Theme - The Surfaces 24. Хоровод - Иван Грозный 25. Midnight Preacher - Messer Chups

Fleetwood Mac "Then Play On" 1969

Hi Everybody, a great record in his first version, don't miss this one ! And enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicThis Peter Green-led edition of the Mac isn't just an important transition between their initial blues-based incarnation and the mega-pop band they became, it's also their most vital, exciting version. The addition of Danny Kirwan as second guitarist and songwriter foreshadows not only the soft-rock terrain of "Bare Trees" and "Kiln House" with Christine Perfect-McVie, but also predicts Rumours. That only pertains to roughly half of the also excellent material here, though; the rest is quintessential Green. The immortal "Oh Well," with its hard-edged, thickly layered guitars and chamber-like sections, is perhaps the band's most enduring progressive composition. "Rattlesnake Shake" is another familiar number, a down-and-dirty, even-paced funk, with clean, wall-of-sound guitars. Choogling drums and Green's fiery improvisations power "Searching for Madge," perhaps Mac's most inspired work save "Green Manalishi," and leads into an unlikely symphonic interlude and the similar, lighter boogie "Fighting for Madge." A hot Afro-Cuban rhythm with beautiful guitars from Kirwan and Green on "Coming Your Way" not only defines the Mac's sound, but the rock aesthetic of the day. Of the songs with Kirwan's stamp on them, "Closing My Eyes" is a mysterious waltz love song; haunting guitars approach surf music on the instrumental "My Dream"; while "Although the Sun Is Shining" is the ultimate pre-Rumours number someone should revisit. Blues roots still crop up on the spatial, loose, Hendrix-tinged "Underway," the folky "Like Crying," and the final outcry of the ever-poignant "Show Biz Blues," with Green moaning "do you really give a damn for me?" Then Play On is a reminder of how pervasive and powerful Green's influence was on Mac's originality and individual stance beyond his involvement. Still highly recommended and a must-buy after all these years, it remains their magnum opus. - Review by Michael G. Nastostrax:

01 Coming Your Way 02 Closing My Eyes 03 Fighting For Madge 04 When You Say 05 Show Biz Blues 06 Underway 07 One Sunny Day 08 Although The Sun Is Shining 09 Rattlesnake Shake 10 Without You 11 Searching For Madge 12 My Dream 13 Like Crying 14 Before The Beginning

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"ATLANTIC BLUES" 1949-1970

This limited-edition (3000 copies) box screams old school. From its album sized packaging to the sepia toned photos, rare poster reproductions and pictures of the artists, the four-disc anthology is geared towards collectors with an eye to the past. The first of three sets (soul and vocal groups are the other two genres covered) celebrating Atlantic's 60th anniversary in 2007 is an 80-track trawl through blues rarities, obscurities and a few ringers that helped put the label on the map. Logically kicking off with the label's first hit, Sticks McGhee's "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" from 1949, the selection digs way under the radar to unearth seldom heard but rollicking sides from Barrelhouse Sammy, Harry Van Walls, Soldier Boy Houston and Jimmy "Baby Face" Lewis, and that's just disc one. Some usual suspects such as Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles and LaVern Baker also appear as the discs unfold, yet the mysterious absence of anything from the mega popular Ruth Brown is unexplained. Notes from compilation producer Billy Vera explore the artist's backgrounds, but the lack of specific track personnel on a historical set of this nature is somewhat problematic. Atlantic blues rockers such as Cream and Led Zeppelin, whose early releases would fit within the titular time span, are rightly ignored in deference to more traditional artists Freddie King and Otis Rush, despite the guitarist's releases having a minimal impact on their already established careers. Aretha Franklin, best known for her legendary soul recorded for Atlantic, also appears late in disc four with three terrific blues numbers from the late '60s. Even with such rootsy names as Leadbelly and Guitar Slim, the set veers towards the jump blues that proved so profitable to the fledgling label early on. While it's surely not meant for newcomers, this is a well compiled and produced set of important and often rousing music that aficionados of '40s and '50s blues will relish. (Allmusic)

trax CD 1:

1. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee 2. Drank Up All The Wine Last Night - Stick McGhee 3. The Razor Ball - Barrelhouse Sammy 4. Last Dime Blues - Barrelhouse Sammy 5. Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Roy Baldhead Byrd 6. Hey Now Baby - Professor Longhair 7. She Walks Right In - Professor Longhair 8. Tee-Nah-Nah - Harry Van Walls 9. Let's Do It - Stick McGhee 10. House Warmin' Boogie - Stick McGhee 11. Dallas Bepop Blues - Lawyer Houston 12. In The Army Since 1941 - Soldier Boy Houston 13. Goodnight Irene - Lead Belly 14. Vicksburg Blues '51 - Little Brother Montgomery 15. Talkin' Blues - Little Brother Montgomery 16. Yancey Special - Jimmy Yancey 17. Santa Fe Blues - Jimmy Yancey/Mama Yancey 18. Monkey Woman Blues - Jimmy Yancey/Mama Yancey 19. Worried Life Blues - Ray Charles 20. All Night Lover Blues - Jimmy Lewis

trax CD 2:

1. Jump, Everybody, Jump - Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade 2. Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere - Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade 3. I'm So Good To You (Pretty Baby) - Jimmy "Baby Face" Lewis 4. Rock Me Daddy - Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade 5. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! - Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade 6. Chains Of Love - Big Joe Turner 7. Bump Miss Susie - Big Joe Turner 8. Let's Get Together And Make Some Love - Jimmy Lewis 9. Every Time - Lillian Lil Green 10. I've Got That Feeling - Lillian Lil Green 11. Sweet Sixteen - Big Joe Turner 12. Alarm Clock Boogie - Odelle Turner 13. Messin' Up - Chuck Norris 14. Losing Hand - Ray Charles 15. Feeling Sad - Ray Charles 16. TV Mama - Big Joe Turner 17. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop - Big Joe Turner 18. Last Call For Whiskey - Choker Campbell 19. Tipitina - Professor Longhair 20. Who's Been Fooling You - Professor Longhair

trax CD 3:

1. Big Foot May Hal Paige 2. In The Evening - Big Joe Turner 3. Roll Baby Roll - Floyd Dixon 4. Wait Baby - Little Johnny Jones 5. Hoy Hoy - Little Johnny Jones 6. Chicago Blues - Little Johnny Jones 7. Hey Bartender - Floyd Dixon 8. When I Get Lucky - Floyd Dixon 9. Floyd's Blues - Floyd Dixon 10. Papa Ain't Salty - T-Bone Walker 11. Play On Little  - T-Bone Walker 12. T-Bone Blues Special - T-Bone Walker 13. Roll 'Em Pete - Big Joe Turner 14. Piney Brown Blues - Big Joe Turner 15. Down Through The Years - Guitar Slim 16. It's Too Late - Chuck Willis 17. Ain't Nobody's Business - Jimmy Witherspoon 18. How Long Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon 19. T-Bone Blues - T-Bone Walker 20. Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker

trax CD 4:

1. After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler 2. Empty Bed Blues - LaVern Baker 3. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - LaVern Baker 4. Preaching The Blues - LaVern Baker 5. Nasty Boogie - Champion Jack Dupree 6. Junker's Blues - Champion Jack Dupree 7. Along About Midnight - Guitar Slim 8. My Time Is Expensive - Guitar Slim 9. Trouble In Mind - Jimmy Ricks 10. Romance In The Dark - Jimmy Ricks 11. Two Years Of Torture - Ray Charles 12. I'm Gettn' Long Alright - Esther Phillips 13. Confessin' The Blues - Esther Phillips 14. Cherry Red - Esther Phillips 15. Going Down Slow - Aretha Franklin 16. Today I Sing The Blues - Aretha Franklin 17. River's Invitation - Aretha Franklin 18. Play It Cool - Freddie King 19. I Don't Know - Freddie King 20. My Love For You Will Never Die - Otis Rush

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"The Roots Of Ska" 1942-1962 - Rhythm & Blues Shuffle USA Jamaica

There are many mysteries surrounding the origins of ska, the famous music-style born in Kingston in 1962, but this Bruno Blum selection puts an end to all the speculation. Ska and its signature offbeat (which later surfaced in reggae) derived from the little-known Ame rican R&B style called shuffle. 
This anthology has some dazzling illustrations of it, from the obscure, original version of the hit “My Boy Lollipop” to the classic song “Just a Gigolo” - as well as 27 shuffles recorded in Jamaica just before the creation of ska, not to mention some early Bob Marley - this is the original sound of Jamaican dancehall. - Patrick FRÉMEAUXDivided into three CDs respectively subtitled ‘USA 1942-1950’, ‘USA & Jamaica 1950-1962’ and ‘Jamaica 1956-1962’, this set has 69 tracks, all of them with the characteristic shuffle that influenced Jamaican music and fed into ska. The collection opens with four titles by Louis Jordan before moving on to the likes of Gene Philips, T-Bone Walker, Archibald, The Robins, Floyd Dixon and of course Rosco Gordon. Some of these American titles also have the title they were given by Jamaican sound system operators in parentheses too – for example, Gene Coy’s ‘Killer Diller’ was known as ‘Milk Lane Hop’ and most famously, Willis ‘Gator’ Jackson’s ‘Later For The Gator’ was called ‘Coxsone Hop’, with Jamaican record man (and soundman Coxsone Dodd’s biggest rival) Duke Reid taking years to track down the original record due to the subterfuge. Professor Longhair’s primitive sounding ‘Willie Mae’ reminds me strongly of footage I saw of Jamaican pianist Theophilus ‘Easy Snappin’ Beckford a decade or so ago. The second CD contains mostly American material, including three tracks by Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson and Barbie Gaye’s original of ‘My Boy Lollipop’, Louis Prima and Frankie Ford. The last few numbers shift to Jamaican material from Owen Gray. The Duke Reid Group, and this disc closes with Bob Marley’s first recording, which might just be there for commercial considerations as it does not really fit the theme – however, it does certainly not interrupt the flow, so perhaps I am being a little harsh on this ska item. American jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean’s 1959 Blue Note recording of ‘Greasy’ also seemed out of place, on looking at the track-listing anyway, though it fits snugly once heard. It also had me racking my brain trying to remember who once told me that Jamaicans in early 60s London used to dance to Blue Note material – I still can’t recall for sure but I think it was Gary Crosby, acclaimed U.K.bassist, leader of the big band Jazz Jamaica and a nephew of top Jamaican guitarist, Ernest Ranglin. The final disc consists entirely of Jamaican material, and although a few of the titles are familiar from reissues, the majority are not. Most still fit relatively easy into the ‘r&b’ definition but the march towards ska is audible, though there are still plenty of items harking back to ’50s styles. Back in the early ‘80s it was quite easy to pick up new Jamaican pressed 45s of many of  the American titles includes here at Camden Market in north London. Whilst there is an increasing amount of Jamaican r&b becoming available, this is still well worth considering due to the strength of the first rate selection.

By Norman DARWEN – BLUES & RHYTHM

As is well documented, Jamaican ska drew heavily on the rhythm and blues of black America, most notably the New Orleans variant (wich echoed Carribean cadences), and the jump blues that formed rock’n’roll’s direct precursor. This excellent 3-CD set gets right to the heart of the matter, tracing ska’s growth from distant blues inspiration, thanks to the sound systems’ championing of delights like Gene Coy’s Killer Diller, Harold Land’s San Diego Bounce and Willis Jackson’s Later For Gator, all included here. Louis Jordan, Professor Longhair and T-Bone Walker provide the blues foundation on CD1, Jimmy McCrackin, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson and Rosco Gordon pave the way for Jamaican inspiration on CD2, before Owen Gray, Monty Morris and various Skatalites pick up the action on CD3, heralding the arrival of a home-grown Jamaican music industry. David KATZ – MOJO (UK)

INFO

http://www.fremeaux.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=128&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1471&option=com_virtuemart

trax CD 1:

1. It 's A Low Down Dirty Shame - Louis Jordan 2. Gi Jive - Louis Jordan 3. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie - Louis Jordan 4. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate - Louis Jordan 5. Rock Bottom - Gene Philips 6. T-Bone Shuffle - T-Bone Walker 7. Killer Diller - Gene Coy 8. Reet Petite And Gone - Louis Jordan 9. Willie Mae - Professor Longhair 10. Page Boy Shuffle - Todd Rhodes 11. Spoon Calls Hootie - Jimmy Witherspoon 12. If It's So Baby - The Robins 13. Rockin' At Home - Floyd Dixon 14. Boogie Guitar - The Johnny Otis Show 15. San Diego Bounce - Harold Land 16. Ben Fooling Around - Professor Longhair 17. Stack A Lee - Archibald 18. Later For The Gator - Willis 'Gator' Jackson 19. Street Walkin' Woman - T-Bone Walker 20. Tend To Do Business - Wayne James 21. Train Time Blues - Roy Brown 22. No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon 23. My Ding A Ling - Dave Bartholomew

trax CD 2:

1. Lovers Lane Boogie - Little Esther 2. I Found Out My Troubles - The Robins 3. Rockin' The Blues Away - Tiny Grimes 4. Rock This Morning - Jesse Allen 5. Chicken Blues - Bill Brown 6. Rockin' All Day - Jimmy McCracklin 7. Guitar Shuffle - Lowell Fulson 8. You're Not The One - Smiley Lewis 9. Hey Bartender - Floyd Dixon 10. You Upset Me Baby - B.B. King 11. Hot Little Mama - Johnny Watson 12. Gettin' Drunk - Johnny Watson 13. Oop Shop - Shirley Gunter & The Queens 14. Hey Hey Girl - Rosco Gordon 15. Too Tired - Johnny Watson 16. My Bop Lollipop - Spencer Bobby 17. Just A Gigolo / I Aint Nobody - Louis Prima 18. Sea Cruise - Francis Guzzo 19. I Feel Good - Ernest Ranglin 20. The Joker - Roland Alphonso 21. Greasy - Jackie McLean 22. Duke's Cookies - The Duke Reid Group 23. Judge Not - Bob Marley

trax CD 3:

1. Rocking In My Feet - Owen Gray 2. Silky - Clue J & His Blues Blasters 3. Yard Broom - Roland Alphonso 4. Japanese Girl - Lloyd Clarke 5. That Man Is Back - Don Drummond 6. One Cup Of Coffee - Bob Marley 7. Midnight Track - Owen Gray 8. Me And My Forty Five - Eric Marty Morris 9. Magic - Rico Rodriguez 10. Cool School - Chuck & Doddy 11. Bridgeview Shuffle - Matador All Stars 12. That's Me - Theophilus Beckford 13. African Shuffle - Count Ossie & The Wareikas 14. Over The River - The Jiving Juniors 15. I Love You - Winston 16. Luke Lane Shuffle - Rico Rodriguez 17. Bouncing Woman - Laurel Aitken 18. Stew Peas And Cornflakes - Audrey Adams 19. Rosabelle - Cornell Campbell 20. I Was Wrong - Chuck & Doddy 21. What A World - Busty & Cool 22. Ten Virgins - The Angelic Brothers 23. Jamaica Blues - Azie Lawrence

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"Voodoo In America" 1926-1961 - Blues, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Calypso

With roots deep in western Africa, voodoo spread to North America in the 19th century amongst the slaves and free black men living in the Creole plantations on the outskirts of New Orleans. Their great priestess was Marie Laveau, whose mojo skills and love-potions made her the emblem of a religion which became a “counter-culture”. 
As a reaction to the strict disciplines of American Protestantism, racism and segregation, voodoo – whether seen as a fantasy doorway to Africa or some sweet, erotic heresy – became an outlet for Afro-American musicians in search of their roots and identity. 
With detailed notes from Bruno Blum, these magnificent titles – blues, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, even calypso – express all of hoodoo’s sentiments: spirituality, power, virility, pride, sometimes fear, derision and humour.Voodoo (frequently referred to as ‘hoodoo’ on mainland America) has had a bad press in America and Europe, with sensationalist media having a (racist) field day with zombies, white slavery, naked midnight rituals and sympathetic magic – take a look at some of the images in the booklet accompanying this double CD, although the sleeve illustration also falls into the same trap. Many African-Americans have also bought into this impression, drawing in southern folk beliefs, though it is with a little surprise that I note that Muddy Waters is the most represented artist on these two CDs, with his five titles – two more than a totally unsubtle Screamin’ Jay gets – comprising ‘Gypsy Woman’, ‘Louisian Blues’, ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’, ‘Got My Mojo Working’, and ‘Evil’, though the second of those titles points to the state most usually associated with ‘hoodoo’, thanks both to New Orleans and the state’s bayous. The Crescent city artists present range from Jelly Roll Morton to Eddie Bo, with Oscar ‘Papa’ Celestin’s ‘Marie Laveau’ almost a template for Mac Rebennack’s late ‘60s and early ’70s incarnation as ‘Doctor John The Night Tripper’. Zora Neale Hurston was initiated into a woodoo cult in New Orleans and gave a vivid description in her book, ‘Mules and Men’; she also travelled to Haiti – the home of voodoo, in the west at least – and wrote about her experiences there in ‘Tell My Horse’. A common saying is that ‘Haiti is 90% Catholic and 100% voodoo’ (figures vary but you get the idea), and that is acknowledged here by the inclusion of three titles by the rather cultured singer Josephine Premice, recorded in Los Angeles in 1957 and which feature Barney Kessel on guitar. ‘Chicken Gumbo’ owes more to Harry Belafonte than to her native island though – and it would be good to hear more by her. Blind Blake represents The Bahamas with the lively ‘Spirit Rum’, nice enough and well worth having, but not his best. Back on the mainland, the blues contribution ranges from – inevitably – Robert Johnson’s ‘Cross Road Blus’ (the notes link the big black man who purpotedly turned up at midnight and tuned Robert’s guitar at the crossroads with powerful Haitian deity Papa Legba) to the nicely sophisticated Terry Timmons, the r&b contingent includes Louis Jordan and JayMcShann, and rock’n’roll gets a look-in with sides from Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry (‘Thirty Days’) and The Clovers (‘Love Potion Number 9’). Besides those already mentioned, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane and Art Blakey are on the jazz side, though the inclusion of the latter two is only justifiable as the titles of their numbers display an awareness of African roots, though once again possibly quite stereotypically, and otherwise tel us nothing about woodoo as such. The only white headline act here is indeed a curious choice : The Kingston Trio performs the calypso ‘Zombi Jamboree’ after a careful introduction. This is a fascintating and entertaining set, but the booklet notes seem to have been cut before publication. The legend of the crossroads encounter quoted here was actually about Tommy Johnson, not Robert, and there is obviously something missing as this quotation is immediately followed by a source attribution ‘Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Dirty Work At The Crossroads, 1953’, which might suggest that Gate’s opus was at one time also scheduled for inclusion. It is not a massive oversight as the set stands up well enough without it. Norman DARWEN – BLUES & RHYTHM

INFO

http://www.fremeaux.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=34&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1380&option=com_virtuemart

trax disc 1:

1. Grandpa's Spells - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Club 2. Seven Sisters Blues - J.T. Smith 3. Hoodoo Lady - Memphis Minnie 4. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson 5. Goofer Dust Swing - Lil Johnson 6. I've Been Tricked - Casey Bill Weldon & His Orchestra 7. Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man - Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five 8. Voodoo Woman - Jay Mcshann & His Orchestra 9. Root Doctor Blues - Doctor Clayton 10. Hoodoo Hoodoo - Sonny Boy Williamson 11. Gypsy Woman - Muddy Waters 12. Louisiana Blues - Muddy Waters 13. Black Cat Bone - Lightin' Hopkins 14. Memphis Al The Hoodoo Man - Albert Williams 15. Marie Laveau - Oscar Celestin 16. Evil - Howlin' Wolf 17. I'm A Man - Bo Diddley 18. She Put The Whamme On Me - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 19. Song Of The Jumbies - Josephine Premice 20. Zombie Jamboree - The Kingston Trio

trax disc 2:

1. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 2. Alligator Wine - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 3. Evil Eyed Woman - Terry Timmons 4. Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters 5. Thirty Days - Chuck Berry 6. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 7. Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley 8. Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters 9. Evil - Muddy Waters 10. Spirit Rum - Blind Blake & The Royal Victorian Hotel Calypso Orchestra 11. Day In Day Out - Billie Holiday 12. Chicken Gumbo - Josephine Premice 13. You Got Your Mojo Working - Eddie Bo 14. It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield 15. Voodoo Boogie - J.B. Lenoir 16. Love Potion Number 9 - The Clovers 17. Rookoombey - Josephine Premice 18. Hoo Doo Blues - Lightnin' Slim 19. The Witch Doctor - Art Blakey 20. Dahomey Dance - John Coltrane

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Kinder, ist das nicht wunderbar und schön!?!

Hi RYP, meine Sonntagsnachmittag Arbeit - wenn Du magst, kannst Du es ja posten. Deutschsprachiger Rock'n'Roll und ein bischen Soul und Beat. Die Texte sind zum schreien! Gruß Trashtomtrax:

1. A - Juke - Box - Baby - Little Gerhard 2. Teenager Boogie - Bettina Carsten 3. Ich bin kein schöner Mann - Billy Sanders 4. Daniela - Harry Glück 5. Die hübschen Girls aus Germany - Fats and his Cats 6. Let's Slop - Mike Rogers 7. Die Boys und ihre Babys - Paul Würges Rocking All Stars 8. Nachtexpress nach St. Tropez - Teddy Parker 9. Teddy Boy - Frank & Maria Duval 10. Dein kleiner Bruder - Ted Herold 11. Das mach ich nur für Dich (Lloyd Price Stagger Lee Cover) - Bert Suplie 12. Einerlei - Die Bestsellers 13. Die Hansen-Boys und Girls - Darum träum' ich nur von dir - Die Hansen-Boys und Girls 14. Dunkelblaue Augen Hatte Er - Ingela Brander 15. Ich bin mu mu musikalisch - Mary Roos 16. Schwiegermama - Margrit Imlau 17. Das war nicht nett von dir - Jack van Doorn 18. Einsam geh ich durch die dunkle Nacht - Peter Beil 19. Tinalie - Bert Suplie 20. Sie war all  sein Glück - Ted Herold 21. Schade um dich Angelina - Michael Paje 22. Geh' vorbei (walk on by, 1965) - Dionne Warwick 23. Baby,Baby Wo Ist Unsere Liebe (Where Did Our Love Go) - The Supremes 24. Johnny, vergiss mich nie! - Fud Leclerc

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Knuckle Drager "13 Diabolic Rock Hits!!!" 2006

Emerging From An Interstate Wayside Bathroom, Keys Jinglin’.... It’s KNUCKEL DRAGER!!! With A Sound Straight From The Cutting Room Floor Of A Second Rate 60’S Biker Flick... Mixing Surf, Garage, Metal And Very Little Musical Talent, They’ve Proclaimed Themselves As: "The Worlds Heaviest Surf Band". ...On Stage, It’s Just Bunch Of Low-Lifes In Cheap Ass Monster Masks Having A Wanker-Fest. ...Incapable Of Normal Human Interaction: A Real Bunch Of Losers. But Hey!See What Legitimate Music Types Have To Say About Knuckel Drager:___ "GREAT, JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS. ANOTHER MASKED SURF BAND."- Jello Biafra___ "I JUST LOVE YOU BOYS!"- Exene Cervenka___ "GOOD SHOW, NOW GO FUCK YOURSELVES"- Harley Davidson-Deadbolt___ "WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE GUYS... AND WHY IS THERE AN OPENING BAND?"- Mojo Nixon___ " SORRY WE JUST GOT HERE I DIDN’T SEE YOUR SET."- Davie Allan___ "YOU BOYS PLAY TOO FAST"- Ms. Mary Of S.C.O.T.S.___ "COOL MERCHANDISE, I GOT TRAPPED IN THE ELEVATOR AND MISSED YOUR SET"- El Vez___ "LET’S HEAR IT FOR , Who? Oh Yeah, KNUCKEL DRAGER. THEY’RE DUMB."- Colonel J.D. Wilkes (Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers)___ "WANNA THANK THE BAND WITH THE MASKS... Who Was That... YEAH KNUCKLE DRAGGERS, THEY HAD GREAT STAGE PRESENCE"- Kid Congo Powers - from: http://www.myspace.com/knuckeldrager

trax:

1. Mod Top 2. Baron von Surf Helmet 3. Beatnik BBQ 4. Vamp Camp 5. Twinkies with Machine Guns 6. Drag Bike 7. Knuckle Stomp 8. Situation 69 9. Church Bus 10. Penetration 11. Panic in Lane Zero 12. Evil Rider 13. The Song That Cannot Be Named

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"New York Rhythm'n Blues" - Magpie 1817

Stellar collection of blues/R&B that is now out of print.
INFO:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-New-York-Rhythm-N-Blues/release/3926610trax:

1. Let's Have A Ball - Tarheel Slim 2. You Evil Toughts - Lee Roy Little 3. Rip And Run - Bob Gaddy 4. Got To Go Back Again - The Four Barons 5. I Don't Want No Other Woman - Billy Hoke 6. Hurry Baby Please Come Home - Lee Roy Little 7. It Ain't Right - Charles Walker 8. Aw Shucks Baby - Little Red Walter 9. Possum Belly Overalls - June Bateman 10. I'm A Good Man But I'm A Poor Man - Lee Roy Little 11. Standing On The Corner - Danny Brown 12. Please Forgive Me - Wilbert Harrison 13. Lemon Squeezer - The Four Barons 14. Cryin' And Wonderin' - Billy Hoke

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Knuckle Drager "Slam Bang Showdown" 2002

"GOOD SHOW, NOW GO FUCK YOURSELVES" - Harley Davidson (Deadbolt)Emerging From An Interstate Wayside Bathroom, Keys Jinglin'... It's KNUCKEL DRAGER !!! With A Sound Straight From The Cutting Room Floor Of A Second Rate 60'S Biker Flick... Mixing Surf, Garage, Metal And Very Little Musical Talent, They've Proclaimed Themselves As: "The Worlds Heaviest Surf Band"... On Stage, It's Just Bunch Of Low-Lifes In Cheap Ass Monster Masks Having A Wanker-Fest... Incapable Of Normal Human Interaction: A Real Bunch Of Losers. But Hey!

trax:

01 1666 02 Everyone In The Music Industry Is Dumb 03 Mr Teabaggin 04 When The Chevy Breaks 05 X-14 Skycycle 06 Viva Diablo 07 Evil Rider 08 Mud Slut 09 Scrub N Tug 10 Twinkies With Machine Guns

"New York City Blues" - Magpie 1818

Great collection of blues that is now out of print.
INFO:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-New-York-City-Blues/release/3896930trax:

1. I Got Into Orbit - Johnny Acey 2. Paper Lady - Bob Gaddy 3. Money Fever - Sticks McGhee 4. Tell Me - Louisiana Red 5. Will A Matchbox Hold My Clothes - Cousin Leroy 6. Charles Walker Slop - Charles Walker 7. Wild Cat Tamer - Tarheel Slim 8. I've Got To Know - Guitar Crusher 9. Broadway On Fire - Buster Brown 10. Highway 41 - Cousin Leroy 11. Little Girl Take Your Time - Louisiana Red 12. Out Of My Name - Bob Gaddy 13. Head My Warning - Larry Dale 14. sleep in Job - Sticks McGhee

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"THE GREAT GATES" West Coast R&B; 1949-1952 Krazy Kat 7435

Edward Gates White aka “The Great Gates” enjoyed a recording career as an R&B vocalist from 1949 to 1955, before changing to recording jazz organ instrumentals. This Krazy Kat collection documents the first 3 years of his career during which he continually shifted between various small West Coast labels such as Selective, Kappa and Miltone. His backing band included Marvin Phillips on tenor sax. (Be Bop Wino)

trax:

01 Rocking Time 02 Farewell Baby 03 Ain't Got No Money 04 Race Track Blues 05 Change Your Ways 06 Rock Me 07 Blue After Hours 08 Central Rocks 09 Rock Me Baby 10 Checkin' Up Blues 11 Home Town Boy 12 Teardrops Are Falling 13 Come Back Home 14 Sad And Lonesome 15 Evening Blues 16 Later After Hours

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Auf ein Neues, viel Spaß & gut Ton/Bild! - Grüßle DooWopDaddyO

DVD-RIP: ROBERT GORDON - DEVIL IN DISGUISE, LIVE IN ESTONIA OCTOBER 2007...served by DooWopDaddyO...

VHS-RIP: HAYDEN THOMPSON - THE ROCKIN' COUNTRY MAN...served by DooWopDaddyO...

The Crystalairs "Die ganze Welt"trax:
01 Die ganze Welt 02 Reisender Mann (Travelin' Man) 03 Die Sterne von Tonga 04 El Paso 05 Grosser Bruder 06 Meer voller Tränen (Sea Of Heartbreak) 07 Einen Ring mit zwei blutroten Steinen 08 Frag nicht warum (I Wonder Why) 09 Niemals (Never) 10 Jung und verliebt (A Teenager In Love) 11 Melba aus Melbourne (Melba From Melbourne) 12 Kleiner süsser Engel (Dearest Little Angel) 13 Sag, wann ist es 14 Bombay Girl 15 Wandern 16 Ein Liebesgedicht
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Mike Roger "Let's Slop"trax:
01-Let's Slop 02-Dance The Slop With Me 03-Veedeboom Slop Slop 04-Noch einen Rum, noch einen Whisky 05-Ich bin verrückt nach dir 06-I Wanna Slop 07-Schwarze Wolke 08-Why Don't You Slop With Me 09-Fat Shake [She's Too Fat For Me] 10-Take A Lesson To Be Happy 11-Let's Kiss 12-Carolin-Letkiss 13-Let's Two-Slop 14-We'll Do The Two-Slop 15-Dolly 16-So Long, Goodbye 17-Raining Night 18-Blueberry Hill 19-Chicken In The Basket 20-Popcorn
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Jerry Kennedy's Dancing Guitars "Rock The Hits Of The King" (SMASH 67004 - 1961)trax:
01 One Night 02 His Latest Flame 03 Little Sister 04 Jailhouse Rock 05 Love Me Tender 06 Heartbreak Hotel 07 Teddy Bear 08 The Girl Of My Best Friend 09 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 10 All Shook Up 11 Blue Suede Shoes 12 Too Much
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The Mighty Echos "Doo Wop Til You Drop"trax:
01 One Night 02 His Latest Flame 03 Little Sister 04 Jailhouse Rock 05 Love Me Tender 06 Heartbreak Hotel 07 Teddy Bear 08 The Girl Of My Best Friend 09 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 10 All Shook Up 11 Blue Suede Shoes 12 Too Much
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LITTLE GERHARD (ELECTROLA E 21 201)trax:
01 Juke - Box - Baby 02 That's Love - das ist die Liebe
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TONY SHERIDAN & THE BEAT BROTHERS (POLYDOR 52 099)trax:
01 Veedeboom Slop Slop 02 Let's Slop
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RIGAN CLAN "SNAKES AND LADDERS" (ARIOLA STEREO 103 231 - 100)trax:
01 Snakes And Ladders 02 Rockabilly Boogie Woogie Love Affair
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Bill Yates "Blues Like Midnight, The Sun Years, Plus"trax:

01:Mojo 02:All I Need Is You 03:Blues Like Midnight 04:Fool Around With Love 05:Don't Step On My Dog 06:Stop, Wait And Listen 07:Carleen 08:Too Late To Right My Wrong 09:Big Big World 10:I Dropped My M&Ms 11:Signs In The Sand 12:Albuquerque 13:Blues Like Midnight [alternate version] 14:(I'll Never) Fool Around With Love [alternate version] 15:I'm So Lonely Without You 16:I Believe To My Soul 17:World Of Make Believe 18:Before I Lose My Mind 19:Boom Boom 20:Every Night About This Time 21:Before I Lose My Mind [alternate version] 22:High On The Hill [instrumental] 23:Recipe For Love 24:Tiny Tears 25:Share Your Love With Me 26:Carleen [alternate version] 27:You Seem Like A Stranger To Me 28:Two Can Play The Game 29:I Dropped My M&Ms [alternate version] 30:Big Big World [alternate version] 31:Popcorn Polly 32:She's Still Got A Hold On Me 33:Bill's Jazz [instrumental]

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"FORT WORTH SHUFFLE" Texas R’n’B 1958-1964 (Krazy Kat 7426 LP)

Outstanding collection of rough and tough blues and R&B!trax:

1. Royal Earl Shuffle - Royal Earl & The Swingin' Kools 2. Something Is Wrong - The Daylighters 3. Oh My Baby's Gone - Ray Sharpe & The Blues Whalers 4. That's Allright - Travis Phillips & His Wonder Boys 5. Dallas - Easy Deal Wilson 6. My Baby's Gone - Finney-Mo 7. Talking Guitar (Part 1) - Royal Earl & The Swingin' Kools 8. Talking Guitar (Part 2) - Royal Earl & The Swingin' Kools 9. You're Too Much - Louis Howard & The Red Hearts 10. Looking Good - L.C. Steels 11. My Angel - H.L. Hubbard & The Jets 12. I've Got Soul - H.L. Hubbard & The Jets 13. Forever Dear - Royal Earl & The Swingin' Kools 14. The Boogie Twist 2 - Cal Valentine & The Texas Rockers

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"Houston Shuffle" Texas R&B; 1955-1966 (Krazy Kat LP 7425)

Superb collection of tough blues and R&B!trax:

1. Collins Shuffle - Albert Collins & His Rhythm Rockers 2. Wrong Doing Woman - Earl Gilliam w/Lucian Davis & His Orch. 3. Petite Baby - Earl Gilliam w/Lucian Davis & His Orch. 4. Crazy Strings - Clarence Green & The Rhythmaires 5. I Can't Go On This way - Joe Hughes 6. Slowly After Hours - Clarence Green 7. Crazy Woman - Pete Mayes 8. Red Light - Clarence Green 9. Sreamin All Night Long - Gene Vell 10. Shoe Shy Part 2 - Joe "Guitar" Hughes 11. Distant Lover - Little "Guitar" Pickett & His Fabulous Rockin Fenders 12. Standin' In My Way - Tommy & The Derbys 13. Freeze - Albert Collins & His Rhythm Rockers 14. Lowdown Feeling - Pete Mayes

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"Nashville R&B;" Vol.1 1951-1956 (Krazy Kat 7431) LP

Excellent collection of gritty blues and R&B.trax:

1. Skip Boogie - Kid King's Combo 2. Now Listen Baby - Good Rockin' Sam 3. Bus Station Blues - Louis Brooks 4. Pitch A Boogie Woogie - Charles Ruckles 5. I Got A Feeling - Charles Ruckles 6. Late Every Evening - Tommy McGhee 7. Almost Boogie - Louis Brooks 8. Jump-Jump Hi Ho - The Don Q. Band w/Clenest Gant 9. Chicken Shuffle - Louis Brooks 10. I Got A Big Fat Daddy - Helen Foster 11. I Don't Need You Now - Earl Gaines & Louis Brooks 12. Driving Down The Highway - The Blue Flamers Bob Elliot 13. Wine Hanover - Louis Brooks 14. Watch On - The Blue Flamers Bob Elliot 15. Brown Skin Woman Blues - Little Maxie Bailey 16. Poppin' - Tommy McGhee

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The SWIV-O-MATICS "Charm City Surfer" 2003

Classic Surf/rock instrumentals, shaken not stirred...My goodness, have the Swiv-o-matics ever grown! This is a very well developed set of new music from a band that refuses to recognize the boundaries of genre labels. Exceptional and unique material here, not from main street, but from the outskirts of town, where the suburbs meet the woods at the edge of the continent. Great stuff! - Album Notes

trax:

01 Charm City Surfer 02 Innocent Lee 03 The Woman in Skin 13 04 Semi Loads from Mexico 05 She Came From Planet Stripper 06 Neckbone 07 Wahoni 08 Elekicity 09 Hag in a Black Leather Jacket 10 Scott 11 Stairway to Hampden 12 Swiv Winter 13 Dundalk France_ 14 Journey to the Center of the Drawer

The John Coltrane Quartette "Coltrane" 1962

Hi Everyone, one of my favorite John Coltrane record and a 5 stars rated album on allmusic.com. Is it enough to make you try this one? Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicConsidered by many to be his finest single album, Coltrane finds John Coltrane displaying all of the exciting elements that sparked brilliance and allowed his fully formed instrumental voice to shine through in the most illuminating manner. On tenor saxophone, he's simply masterful, offering the burgeoning sheets of sound philosophy into endless weavings of melodic and tuneful displays of inventive, thoughtful, driven phrases. Coltrane also plays a bit of soprano saxophone as a primer for his more exploratory work to follow. Meanwhile, bassist Jimmy Garrison, drummer Elvin Jones, and especially the stellar McCoy Tyner have integrated their passionate dynamics into the inner whole of the quartet. The result is a most focused effort, a relatively popular session to both his fans or latecomers, with five selections that are brilliantly conceived and rendered. "Out of This World," at over 14 minutes in modal trim, is a powerful statement, stretched over Tyner's marvelous and deft chords, the churning rhythms conjured by Jones, and the vocal style Coltrane utilizes as he circles the wagons on this classic melody, including a nifty key change. "Tunji" is a mysterious, easily rendered piece in 4/4 which speaks to the spiritual path Coltrane tred, a bit riled up at times while Tyner remains serene. Hard bop is still in the back of their collective minds during "Miles' Mode," a sliver of a melody that jumps into jam mode in a free-for-all blowing session, while the converse is to be found in Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes," the quintessential ballad and impressive here for the way Coltrane's holds notes, emotion, and expressive intellectuality. On soprano you can tell Coltrane is close to taking complete control of his newly found voicings, as a playful, jaunty "The Inch Worm" in 3/4 time is only slightly strained, but in which he finds complete communion with the others. Even more than any platitudes one can heap on this extraordinary recording, it historically falls between the albums Olé Coltrane and Impressions -- completing a triad of studio efforts that are as definitive as anything Coltrane ever produced, and highly representative of him in his prime. - Review by Michael G. Nastos

trax:

01 Out Of This World 02 Soul Eyes 03 The Inch Worm 04 Tunji (Toon-Gee) 05 Miles' Mode

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The SWIV-O-MATICS "She Walks on Bars" 2001

Marty Canelli's organ on T.W.I.N.E. makes a fine companion to Dive's guitar and it's an avenue the band could usefully pursue. The extra dimension provides just the embellishment that their riff based numbers need to lift them. Marty's frantic piano also provides a great solo in Hot Rod Bunny-sign him up guys. Sometimes the riff hits just the right spot and this 12-bar is one of their best tracks. The shimmering brief beauty that is The Backwards Cowgirl is the only lighter number in a set designed for headbangers. - Alan Taylor, Pipeline Instrumental Review # 56 / Summer 2002 (UK)One of Baltimore's coolest combos, The Swiv-O-Matics, are back and better than ever. She Walks On Bars is the trio's second full-length effort following Music To Get Lucky By ... or ... The Return Of The Fez-Men. These guys are the pioneers of the instrumental sound of Charm City, and the new CD sports 14 more delicious tracks for the listener's pleasure. Notable national acts like The Bomboras and The Space Cossacks have nothing on these local dudes! In fact, the King of the Surf Guiutar Himself (Dick Dale, for those of you who are uninitiated subjects!) would be proud of this combo! But the Swivs are more than just a surf band. They are able to combine the best of all worlds, from the beaches of the east and west coasts to the southern sounds of Man Or Astroman and the northern strains of Canada's Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet. How cool is that?! - Mark Bounds, Music Monthly

trax:

01 The $10 Stare 02 VE7-1111 03 The Bad Bad Girl of Surf 04 Thong Song 05 T.W.I.N.E. 06 I, The Swiv 07 Walker, Don't 08 Kam Fong as Chin Ho 09 Hot Rod Bunny 10 She Walks on Bars 11 The Backwards Cowgirl 12 Hey, Mr. Potentate 13 Thanksgiving with Mrs. Bellows 14 Boris the Spider

Bay Of Pigs "Surfin' Missile Crisis" 2011

Bay Of Pigs play with an original spin of surf, both aurally and structurally. While not too far afield, their sound is fresh, and the playing really good. Refreshing and well worth seeking out. - Phil DirtAggressively graceful psychedelic surfrock influenced by The Ventures, Dick Dale, The Trashmen, Man or Astroman, Link Wray, Davie Allan, Shadowy men on a shadowy planet, Ennio Morricone and alot of other things. - cdbabytrax:

01 Escape From 1027 02 Eraserhead 03 Retribution 04 Browncord 05 Meatball 06 Bringin' Home the Bacon 07 Enchantment 08 Knotty Pine 09 Bullwhip 10 Rickshaw 11 Wonderbread Woman 12 Catsack 13 Revenge of the Sea

JOHNNY ACEY "My Home" The Complete Recordings

John Acey Goodelock who was born in Gaffney, SC on 3 September 1925 was a fine East Coast R & B singer and pianist who made a series of tasty 45s into the soul era. He first appeared on record backing Wilhelmina Gray on Seeco in 1953 but didn't make a disc under his own name until five years later.

The gently swaying Why is a blues ballad of some considerable charm on which he sounds oh so relaxed, and the cooing male chorus add to the mood beautifully. Acey's other 45 for Bobby Robinson under his own name features another strong side in What Am I Going To Do but here Johnny hollers much more forcefully, his gruff tones and lovely sense of timing really hitting home. The fierce flip "I Go Into Orbit" has deservedly had some dance floor plays. His "Johnny Chef" single "Baby Please Come Back" is a typical hard driven New York blues of the period. During his stay with Robinson he also played paino on a lot of sessions including ones for such stellar names as Elmore James and bandleader Riff Ruffin.

Acey cut at least 3 45s for Clarence "Fats" Lewis' New Jersey Falew label in the early 60s with the best side being You Walked Out on which his vocal is even tougher as he tells his errant woman the score. I just love these hard tough slow blues. From a deep soul point of view his cut of Forever More is the pick - this is a superb demonstration of Johnny's  forceful and committed vocal style over a classic horn led soul ballad. Sadly the recording is so "muddy" it is very difficult to pick out the instrumentation clearly but the side is one to cherish all right. The flip is a really strong uptempo R & B number about another wayward relationship.

He went on to cut enough sides for an LP for Joe & Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum outfit in the later 60s but only a couple of 45s appeared including a slowed down recut of "My Home" done as a small band blues but packing the same lyrical punch. "You" is a solid soul ballad on which Johnny's tough vocal is accompanied by the famous "anaemic" All Platinum 60s strings. A real odd ball of a cut. One day I hope that all his recordings for the Robinsons will apear.

The Smog City 45 seems to have been his last recording before his death on February 19 2009.

Our love is over / Be fair to me ~ ARROW 740 (1958)

Why / Please don't go ~ FIRE 1015 (1960)

Can't stop moving / Baby please come back ~ Fire 1036 (1962) (as JOHNNY CHEF)

What am I going to do / I go into orbit ~ FLING 728 (1962)

Stay away love / You walked out (and left me) ~ FALEW 101 (1963)

The greatest is you / Inst ~ FALEW 102 (1963)

Don't deceive me / At the same time ~ FALEW 105 (1964)

My home / Forever more ~ DJL 616 (1968)

You / Forever more ~ STANG 5006 (1968)

My home / Nobody's woman but my own ~ TURBO 025 (1969?)

Christmas keeps on coming / Pt 2 ~ SMOG CITY 744 (1974)

Note ~ "I Go Into Orbit" can be found on almost evey compilation of Bobby Robinson's early 60s output. They also sometimes include other Fire/Fling titles. "Forever more", "My Home", "The Greatest Is You" can all be found on the Funky Delicacies CD "Rare And Unreleased New York Funk And Soul 1969 - 1979". Unusually for CDs from this source the sound quality is more than acceptable - not too sure about the title though in view of the date of recording for "The Greatest Is You".  

INFO

http://www.sirshambling.com/artists_2012/A/johnny_acey/index.php

trax:

01 Our Love Is Over 02 Be Fair To Me 03 Why 04 Please Don't Go (Back To Baltimore) 05 Baby Please Come Back (As Johnny Chef) 06 Can't Stop Moving (As Johnny Chef) 07 What Am I Going To Do 08 I Go Into Orbit 09 You Walked Out (And Left Me) 10 Stay Away Love 11 The Greatest Is You 12 At The Same Time 13 Don't Deceive Me 14 Forever More 15 My Home(Original) 16 My Home 17 The Watchman 18 Can't Keep You Home 19 You 20 Nobody's Woman 21 Love Stay Away 22 Hungry For Affection 23 Christmas Keeps Coming Pt 1 24 Christmas Keeps Coming Pt 2

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"Bop Boogie In The Dark" Goldband Records (1954-1957)

This album contains some of the most obscure and exciting recordings of the Goldband recording studio.
INFO: http://wired-for-sound.blogspot.com/2011/11/goldband-records-early-years.htmltrax:

1. Nothin To Talk About - Eddie Shuler 2. We Gonna Rock Mumbo Rhumbo - Eddie Shuler 3. Bop Boogie in the Dark - Eddie Shuler 4. Jolie Tee Catin (Purty Little Dollie) - Clarence Garlow 5. Little Girl of Mine - Bee Arnold 6. Little Girl of Mine (instr) - Bee Arnold 7. Deedle Dee Deedle Dee - Bee Arnold 8. Calling You Calling You - Bee Arnold 9. Plant You Now Dig You Later - Bee Arnold 10. Mean Old Kokamoo - Tal Miller 11. Baby Walk the Line - Popeye Broussard 12. Gitty Up Gitty J - Leroy James

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EARL HOOKER "Blue Guitar" The Chief and Age Sessions 1959-1963

Widespread respect for Earl Hooker, one of the unsung giants of the blues, is long overdue, and his rather limited available discography belies a great original talent. P-Vine Japan has attempted to put this right with Blues Guitar: The Chief and Age Sessions 1959-1963, an intelligent and authoritative collection of Hooker's early-'60s heyday, containing instrumental classics such as "Blue Guitar" and "Blues in D Natural." Both sound quality and packaging supersede all previous reissues of this work and, as such, this release becomes perhaps the cornerstone of any Earl Hooker collection.(Allmusic)

trax:

1. Will My Man Be Home Tonight - Mel London 2. Oh Mama - Mel London 3. Calling All Blues - Earl Hooker & Junior Wells 4. Swear to Tell the Truth - Earl Hooker & Harold Tidwell 5. Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule - Earl Hooker & Junior Wells 6. Blues in D Natural [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 7. Universal Rock [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker & Junior Wells 8. Apache War Dance - Earl Hooker 9. Rockin' With Kid [Instrumental - Earl Hooker 10. Rockin Wild [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 11. This Little Voice - Earl Hooker 12. I Wanna Be Free - Aaron Corthen & Earl Hooker 13. That Ain't Right - Aaron Corthen & Earl Hooker 14. Blue Guitar [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 15. How Long Can This Go On [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 16. Nothing But Good [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 17. These Cotton Pickin' Blues [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 18. Off the Hook [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 19. That Man - Earl Hooker 20. The Bright Sound [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 21. Win the Dance - Earl Hooker 22. You'd Better Be Sure - Bill McAdoo & Earl Hooker 23. Crying Blues - Aaron Corthen & Earl Hooker 24. I Stay Mad - Aaron Corthen & Earl Hooker 25. Lotta Lovin' - Aaron Corthen & Earl Hooker 26. The Leading Brand [Instrumental] - Earl Hooker 27. Want You to Rock Me - Mel London 28. Little by Little - Mel London 29. Don't You Ever Forget It - Mel London

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