The Mighty Gordinis "Fueled on Fuzz" 2006

Thee Mighty Gordinis are a rawkin' surfin' garage band, formed in Brussels in 1998, by Eric Knoxx (ex-Vice Barons) Their playing style ranges from big beat, garage, surf instro and rock'n'roll, with those typical fuzzed and reverbed guitars and from time to time powered with an organ.Belgium instru surf’n’roll that combines elements of trad. surf and garagerock. Plenty of b-movie soundclips (”Dolemite” etc.) break up the twang, and there’s some tasty bongo drumming going on at times. Adult cocktail music for rock’n’rollers? I like it, but it’s nothing out of the ordinary in the surf genre, like Los Plantronics. - Jenstrax:

1. Pret-À-Jouir 2. Mission in space 3. Le Mystèrieux Mr Wong 4. The Devil's Backyard 5. Stockholm Connection 6. Belly Dancing 7. Hallucinations 8. The man with the white Jaguar 9. Doctor LSD 10. Peepshow romance 11. Return to Baronville 12. Supernova 666 13. Skater Dater Rock 14. Striptizzz Mundain

JOHNNY SHINES "Standing At The Crossroads" 1970

Linked with the legendary Robert Johnson with whom he played with and traveled with in the 1930s, Johnny Shines left a musical legacy that far outshines the efforts of many acclaimed 'legends' of today. I believe these recordings were the first solo recordings Shines made sfter his mid-sixties return to performance (he recorded with bands for Testmanet and Vanguard) and include marvelous renditions of Johnson's songs witb other material. Johnson was not the only influence on Shines. Howling Wolf was another and there are some touches from such as Lonnie Johnson and Leroy Carr. Shines did not learn the Robert Johnson licks off the record and his mix of Wolf and Johnson in his vocals made him one of the most compelling singers who almost never came across as shrill. This is one of a number of superb albums of his music that are available. (Living Blues)This is one of several albums this artist made in the early '70s that stand as a masterpiece of the acoustic country blues genre. Johnny Shines had begun recording in the mid-'60s, the albums done with electric guitar and full-combo backup, one of them reportedly cut after he hadn't picked up an instrument in years. It was as if he reinvented himself in the following decade, playing pristine and flawless acoustic slide guitar pieces complete with shuffling, stuttering, and stimulatingly complicated tempos. The message was that he had been a young sidekick to Robert Johnson and had absorbed everything, although no deal had been made with the Devil. Shines was a steady, dependable, religious, and forthright chap who lived in Tuscaloosa, AL, and held down a steady job as a construction foreman. Mild-mannered and extremely intellectual, he let loose the reserve of emotion when doing a Delta blues number. The magic and heart were in his fingertips as well as in his voice, which sounds stupendous here. The emergence of the Johnson song canon into his repertoire, done with almost Baroque detail, was also something of a revelation. Some of Shines' earlier albums had featured songs that almost seemed made up on the spot. He was good at that, and was rumored to have played whole sets that were completely improvised when working the country juke joints of his home state, but on this album he showed what he could do when sinking his teeth into a bona fide blues classic. "Kind Hearted Woman" is the musical equivalent of an absolutely perfect chopped-barbecue sandwich with sauce the way they do it in Tuscaloosa, and obviously of much less offense to vegetarians when taken in this form. There were 11 perfect songs chosen by Pete Welding from his set of recording sessions for this project. Once again this great producer has come up with a blues release that is basically a required item for any good collection of this genre. (Eugene Chadbourne, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Standing At The Crossroads 02 Milk Cow's Troubles 03 Death Hearse Blues 04 Drunken Man's Prayer 05 Hoo-Doo Snake Doctor Blues 06 It's a Lowdown Dirty Shame 07 How Long 08 Crying Black Angel 09 Down In Spirit 10 Your Troubles Can't Be Like Mine 11 Kind-Hearted Woman 12 Baby Sister Blues 13 My Rat 14 Don't Take a Country Woman 15 Kind-Hearted Woman 16 Death Hearse Blues

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DAVID "HONEYBOY" EDWARDS "Crawling Kingsnake" 1964-1967

Any fan of Delta blues should grab this reissue as fast they can get to it. These are vintage recordings, mostly from 1967, made by scholar-producer Pete Welding when Edwards was 51 years old. Edwards' itinerant lifestyle resulted in his missing many opportunities to record, so that this was only the fifth session he'd had in over 30 years in music, performing solo, with an acoustic guitar on eight of the 13 cuts here. Edwards cuts a daunting figure on the guitar, making the strings sing in several voices at once (check out the playing on "Love Me Over Slow"), and his singing is a match for his playing. The eight solo numbers, dating from 1967, feature the music he was most familiar with, including Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago" and the title track of this collection. The rest date from a March 1964 session on which Edwards shares the spotlight with singer-harpist John Lee Henley. As a bonus, the last track is an interview from his 1967 solo session in which Edwards talks about Robert Johnson and Tommy Johnson, both of whom he knew personally. The background ambient sound does nothing to detract from the worth of the music, which has a wonderful raw quality. (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Just Like Jesse James 02 Sweet Home Chicago 03 Blues Like Showers of Rain 04 Long Tall Woman Blues 05 Love Me Over Slow 06 Crawling Kingsnake 07 Skin & Bones Blues 08 Bull Cow Blues 09 Blue & Lonesome 10 My Baby's Gone 11 Ida Lou Blues 12 Angel Child 13 Love Me Over Slow

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The Mighty Gordinis "FOR BOSOMANIACS ONLY" 2002

Second album of Belgium's wildest hot rod surf rock&roll gang, the Mighty Gordinis (ex-Vice Barons), featuring among others their best song yet,'Mustang Driving Woman' with guestvocals of female American blues singer B.J. Scott. Paying homage to such classic surf and garage bands as The Trashmen, Link Wray, The Super Stocks and The Astronauts (quite frankly, any of Gary Usher's heralded '60s projects come to mind), The Mighty Gordinis rev the engine, jam it into first gear and take off to the beach with 10 hip tracks. - interpunkThis is what Rickyboy (a.k.a Eric KNOXX, a.k.a Ricky THUNDERS, a.ka. The man with the white Jaguar ) said about this record : "In 2002, the second LP, «FOR BOSOMANIACS ONLY», kinda visual tribute to RUSS MEYER, was only released on vinyl on DEMOLITION DERBY. Despite such fine tracks as "Mustang driving woman" or "American Revolution" nobody was really happy with this record as far as the sound was concerned. I spent hours and hours in the studio trying to fix the drum sound but is was crappy right from the start and there was no way to set it right". - from Ratboy69 (Link in the sitebar)
you still can buy it at http://www.demderby.com/trax:

01 MUSTANG DRIVING WOMAN 02 DO YOU SLEEP IN THE NUDE? 03 SUPER CHARGER 69 04 FOR BOSOMANIACS ONLY 05 AMERICAN REVOLUTION 06 ATOMIC MUTATION 07 MAD MONSTER PARTY 08 SHAKE MY IGUANA 09 RADIATION FROM MARS 10 TEMPEST PASS

LESLEY RIDDLE "Step By Step" 1965-1978 Lesley Riddle Meets the Carter Family - Blues, Country, and Sacred Songs

These recordings, made between 1965 and 1978, make available for “ the first time the music of the remarkable black guitarist and “ singer Lesley Riddle, whose repertoire ranged across much of the “ African-American musical tradition. He directly influenced the “ development of white country music through his friendship with “ the Carter Family, to whom he gave many songs, among them “The “ Cannon Ball.” (Rounder)Step by Step: Lesley Riddle Meets the Carter Family: Blues, Country and Sacred Songs contains several field recordings Mike Seeger made of guitarist/vocalist Lesley Riddle between 1965 and 1978. The music on the disc not only showcases Riddle's considerable talent, it also demonstrates that there wasn't much of a gap between blues, folk, country and mountain music. (Allmusic)

Speaking of the Carter Family (and why wouldn't we be?), here is a lovely disc that a pal of theirs, guitarist/folklorist Lesley Riddle, made during the waning days of the '60s folk revival. Riddle was a local African-American performer and folklorist who shared (and sought out) many of the songs A.P. Carter added to the group's early repertoire in the 1930s when their career was at its zenith. You could almost say he was to the Carter Family what George Martin was to the Beatles, acting as a musical mentor to both A.P. and Sara Carter. This disc shows that Riddle shared their gift for delicate lyrical expression, and emotional resonance. (No Depression)

trax:

01 Little School Girl 02 Frisco Blues 03 Broke And Weary Blues 04 Hilltop Blues 05 Motherless Children 06 Titanic 07 I'm Out On The Ocean A-Sailing 08 I'm Working On A Building 09 I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome 10 Red River Blues 11 One Kind Favor 12 Once You See My Savior 13 The Cannon Ball 14 Step By Step

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PETE MOLINARI "Walking Off The Map" 2006

Repressing of the 2006 debut release by this artist, recorded live in producer Billy Childish's kitchen! Pete Molinari is a Folk/Blues singer/songwriter of Egyptian/Maltese parentage, raised in Chatham, England, where he was discovered by Childish. He's been playing solo for a few years, and has become a fixture in his hometown, and various London acoustic clubs. During an 18 month stint in America, he honed his unique vocal style playing the bars and cafes of New York's Greenwich Village like the Bitter End, the Gaslight, Cafe Wah and Caf‚ De L'Artists. It is refreshing to come across such a pure and special artist as Pete Molinari. Damaged Goods.

INFO

http://damagedgoods.co.uk/bands/pete-molinari

trax:

01 Indescribably Blue 02 Love Lies Bleeding 03 This Wonderous Day 04 Tomorrow Is A Long Time 05 The Ghost Of Greenwich Village 06 I Just Keep It Inside 07 The Ballad Of Bob Montgomery 08 What Use Is the Truth To Me Now 09 We Belong Together 10 The World Has Gone Away And Left Me 11 Walking Off The Map 12 Alone And Forsaken 13 A Lonesome Episode 14 Gods Rain 15 It Cuts On Either Side

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Howdy, dann auch mal wieder von mir eine volle Breitseite.

Gut Ton! Wünsche einstweilen allen einen entspannten ersten Advent. Rockige Grüße aus der Hauptstadt - DooWopDaddyO

Brandenburg Bounce #2trax:
01 - Highway 54 - Rock Ola Ruby 02 - The Silverstones - Bo Diddley 03 - The Foggy Mountain Rockers - Man's Ruin 04 - The Cosh Boys - Baby Baby Blue 05 - The Big Bayou Bandits - Paddle In The Bayou 06 - The Jailbirds - Unknown Kind 07 - Rabiesquiff - The Devil Is A Sharp Guy.mp3
08 - Juliet & The Janglers - I'm Not Your Little Miss Blue 09 - Mystery Train - Rockin Ghosts 10 - The Wildcats - Pleasure Lane 11 - Ray Allen With The Hi-Fi's - My Baby Don't Rock 12 - The Jungle Tigers - Green Eyes 13 - Los Silverstones - Tema 14 - Rocker's Revenge - Angel Of Love 15 - The Brass Knuckle Boogie - Brass Knuckle Boogie 16 - Rockin' Rhonda & The Ronkeys - Bloodhound Blues 17 - The Long Black Jackets - Let's Rock 18 - The Twang Bangers - Johnny Cash [The King Of Boom Chicke Boom] 19 - The Jandells - I'm In Love 20 - Lee's Revenge - Hard & Wild 21 - 56# Alley Chaps - Big Block V8 22 - Three Farmer Boys - Blue Jeans And A Boys Shirt 23 - Rebels Revenge - Night Was Young 24 - The Rockabilly Rebs - Rock With Me Baby 25 - Sam & The Inmates - Hop, Skip 'n' Jump 26 - The Hellcats - Pretty Teddy Girl 27 - Varmints & Vagrants - Hot Rod Volvo 28 - The Lauries - This Boy
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The A-Bones - Daddy Wants A Cold Beertrax disc 1:
01 Don't Need No Job 02 Questions I Can't Answer 03 The World's Greatest Sinner 04 Shanty Tramp 05 Bamboo Rock and Roll 06 Spooks-A-Poppin' Theme 07 Maintaining My Cool 08 She Said Yeah 09 Wah-Hey 10 Guess I'm Falling in Love 11 Baby Doll 12 Daddy Wants a Cold Beer 13 Louie Go Home 14 Hep Cat 15 I'm Snowed 16 Bad Boy 17 Take Up the Slack Daddy-O 18 Hekawi 19 Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love 20 Monkey Man 21 A White T-Shirt and a Pink Carnation 22 Third Pint From the Sun 23 Free Beer For Life Radio Spot
trax disc 2:
01 We're Gonna Get Married 02 Squat With Me Baby 03 Do de Squat 04 Judy 05 Why Why Why 06 You're Gone 07 One Mile 08 Mama Rock 09 New Spark 10 Stop It Baby 11 You Know What You Can Do 12 Jump Into the River 13 Smoke Rings 14 Made in the Shade 15 Rock the Boat 16 Drive In 17 You Can't Beat It 18 All Night Long 19 Genocide 20 It's a Hard Life 21 The Only Asshole (Alone at the Dance) 22 Teenage Head 23 Oh Canada
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THE VOXPOPPERS MEET THE BELL HOPS - WISHING FOR YOUR LOVEtrax:
01 - Tommy Adrian & The Bell Hops - Jitterbug Heart 02 - The Bell Hops - Please Don't Say No To Me 03 - The Bell Hops - Merchant Street Blues 04 - Tommy Adrian & The Bell Hops - I'm Aleavin' 05 - The Bell Hops - Please Pretty Please 06 - The Bell Hops - Searching 07 - The Voxpoppers - Come Back Little Girl 08 - The Voxpoppers - A Love To Last A Lifetime 09 - The Voxpoppers - We Have Fun 10 - The Voxpoppers - Why Do You Treat Me This 11 - The Voxpoppers - The Last Drag 12 - The Voxpoppers - Wishing For Your Love 13 - The Bell Hops - Ring Dang Doo Ting A Ling 14 - The Bell Hops - Angela 15 - The Voxpoppers - Pony Tail 16 - The Voxpoppers - Stroll Roll (Instrumental) 17 - The Voxpoppers - Ping Pong Baby 18 - The Bell Hops - Teenage Years 19 - The Voxpoppers - Guitar Stroll (Instrumental) 20 - The Bell Hops - Carmella 21 - The Voxpoppers - Can't Understand It 22 - The Voxpoppers - A Blessing After All 23 - Freddie & The Voxpoppers - Lonely For You 24 - Freddie & The Voxpoppers - Helen Isn't Tellin' 25 - The Voxpoppers - In My Heart Of Hearts 26 - The Voxpoppers - A Puppet On A String
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Vernon Taylor - There's Only One...Your Lovin' Mantrax:
01 Your Lovin Man 02 Breeze Today Is A Blue Day 04 Why Must You Leave Me 05 Losing Game 06 I've Got The Blues 07 Losing Game 08 I've Got The Blues 09 Satisfaction Guaranteed 10 Why Must You Leave Me 11 This Kind Of Love  12 What Would I Do Without You 13 All They Wanna Do Is Stroll 14 Dinah Lee 15 Today Is A Blue Day 16 Sweet And Easy To Love 17 Mystery Train 18 Your Lovin' Man 19 All They Wanna Do Is Stroll (False Starts-Take 3) 20 Dinah Lee (Slow Version-Take 11) 21 Dinah Lee (Fats Version-Take 12) 22 What Would I Do Without You (False Start-Take 8) 23 Dinah Lee (Guitar Version-Take 13) 24 What Would I Do Without You (Take 17) 25 All They Wanna Do Is Stroll (False Start-Take 8) 26 Today Is A Blue Day (False Start-Take 4) 27 What Would I Do Without You (False Start-Take 18) 28 Don Owens - Radio Show 29 Today Is A Blue Day (Take 11)
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Rock Til You Drop! Vol.3trax:
01 - Release Me - Keith Parkera 02 - Tuff-E-Nuff, Baby - The Key Notes 03 - Walking In The Moonlight - Royce Clark 04 - Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down - Don Pringle 05 - Hey, Baby, Hey - Danny Hart 06 - Alone And Cryin' - Johnny Fortune 07 - Love Party - Chano 08 - Complications - Bubba Jordan 09 - Oh Lonesome Me - Terry Roberts 10 - Girlie, Girlie, Girlie - The Stylers 11 - She's Gone From Me - Bobby Smith 12 - Let There Be Rockin' - The Jumpin' Jacks 13 - Cool Cats - Dick Mason 14 - Toy Man - Gerri Hall 15 - Lonely Broken Heart - Jessie Lee 16 - Nine Pound Hammer - Dick Curless 17 - Rosalie - Roy Lett 18 - Hollywood Cat - Trig Richards 19 - There'll Be A Crown For Me - David Beatty 20 - More Than Words Can Tell - Don Stewart 21 - Funny Paper People - Bill Hardy 22 - Froggie Went A Courtin - Jimmy Dawson 23 - Boy  She Has Gone - Hubert Barnard 24 - I Ain't Gonna Cry Over You - Bobby Ross 25 - Black Coat - Tab Hunter 26 - Betty Booper - Larry Diamond 27 - What's Her Name - The Saints 28 - That's It - Glen Wendell 29 - Move It Over Baby - Mel Jackson 30 - I Hate Myself - Rocky & The Rocky Fellows 31 - The Wiggle - The Southlanders
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Rare Windy City R&B Vocal Goups Vol.2trax:
01 - The Answers - Have No Fear 02 - The Answers - Keep Me Worried All the Time 03 - The Five C's - Whoo-Wee Baby 04 - The Five C's - Tell Me 05 - The Five C's - Goody, Goody 06 - The Five C's - My Heart's Got the Blues 07 - The Five C's - Whoo-Wee Baby 08 - The Five C's - There's No Tomorrow 09 - The Five C's - I Long for You 10 - The Five C's - Only by You (I Want to Be Loved) 11 - The Five C's - Going My Way 12 - The Moroccos - Pardon My Tears 13 - The Moroccos - Chicken 14 - The Moroccos - Somewhere Over the Rainbow 15 - The Moroccos - Red Hots and Chili Mac 16 - The Moroccos - What Is a Teen-Ager's Prayer 17 - The Moroccos - Bang Goes My Heart 18 - The Moroccos - Sad Sad Hours 19 - The Moroccos - The Hex 20 - The Palms - Edna 21 - The Sheppards - Sherry 22 - The Sheppards - Mozelle 23 - The Sheppards - Just Let Me Love You 24 - The Pastels - Put Your Arms Around Me 25 - The Pastels - Boom De De Boom
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Jamie Coe & The Gigolos - Havin' A Rockin' Summertime Symphonytrax:
01 - Summertime Symphony 02 - There's Gonna Be A Day 03 - School Day Blues 04 - I'll Go On Loving You 05 - Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye 06 - There's Never Been A Night 07 - Say You 08 - The Story Of Jesse James 09 - I'm Gettin' Married 10 - Little Dear, Little Darling 11 - Two Dozen And A Half 12 - Black And Blue (Instr.) 13 - How Low Is Low 14 - Movin' Out (Instr.) 15 - But Yesterday 16 - Cleopatra 17 - The Dealer (Instr.) 18 - Never Part 19 - Make That Dream Come True 20 - Killer Joe - Version 1 (Instr.) 21 - The Fool 22 - I've Got That Feeling Again 23 - Don't You Just Know It 24 - Close Your Eyes 25 - I Cried On My Pillow 26 - I Was The One 27 - Good Enough For A King 28 - A Long Time Ago 29 - The One Who Really Loves You 30 - Green Back Dollar 31 - First Girl
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TEENAGE DREAMS PRESENTS DON GANT & MICKEY DENTONtrax:
01 - Don Gant - Sugar Love 02 - Don Gant - Hello Mrs. Brown 03 - Don Gant - Sad Eyes 04 - Don Gant - Femininity 05 - Don Gant - Daydream 06 - Don Gant - Don't Take Her From Me 07 - Don Gant - Only On Weekends 08 - Don Gant - Barbara 09 - Don Gant - Everyone But You 10 - Don Gant - Are Girls Getting Prettier 11 - Don Gant - Little Dutch Village 12 - Don Gant - Don't Ya Even Try 13 - Don Gant - Early In The Morning 14 - Don Gant - High Hoss Baby 15 - Don Gant - The Luckiest Guy In The World 16 - Don & Eddie - You Fool You 17 - Don & Eddie - Hey 18 - Mickey Denton - Now You Can't Give Them Away 19 - Mickey Denton - Steady Kind 20 - Mickey Denton - Ain't Nobody 21 - Mickey Denton - Nature Boy 22 - Mickey Denton - Tell Her 23 - Mickey Denton - How The Mighty Hath Fallen 24 - Mickey Denton - Don't With Me Mary 25 - Mickey Denton - The Other Side Of Betty 26 - Mickey Denton - Top Ten 27 - Mickey Denton - Now I'm Mr. Blue 28 - Mickey Denton - One More Time 29 - Mickey Denton - Don't Throw My Toys Away
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THE HISTORY OF SURF MUSIC - THE REVIVAL 1980-1982trax:
1. Hot Summer Nights - The Malibooz 2. Suicide Bay - Jon & The Nightriders 3. Crash - The Surf Raiders 4. Summer - The Belair-Bandits 5. Son Of Surf - The Evasions 6. Endless Sun - The Wedge 7. Night Of The Living Wedge - The Wedge 8. So Far - The Toons 9. Journey To The Stars - Jon & The Nightriders 10. Hot Sand-Cold Feet - The Surf Punks 11. Point Conception '83 - The Surf Raiders 12. Sand In It - Steve Goodman 13. Surf Beat '81 - The Malibooz
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Orchester Luc Hoffmann & Les Twisters + Pichi - Wir tanzen Twist und Rocktrax:

1 - Bum-Á-Ladda-Bum-Bum 2 - Let's Twist Again 3 - Ich brauch' keinen Ring 4 - The Twist 5 - Hit The Road Jack 6 - Buona Sera 7 - Last Night 8 - Kili-Watch

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The Mighty Gordinis "Kiss My Wheels" 2000

Second album of Belgium's wildest hot rod surf rock&roll gang, the Mighty Gordinis (ex-Vice Barons), featuring among others their best song yet, 'Mustang Driving Woman' with guestvocals by female American blues singer B.J. Scott. Never change a winning team, so the Mighty Gordinis bring you more of their exciting mix of 70's punkrock, 60's surf & hot rod & 50's rock&roll, a balanced mix of vocal songs & choice instrumentals.Surf-punk-hot rod-rock&roll from this band with strong connections to the Vice Barons. On these recordings you have the ex-VB guitarist & drummer, plus their roadie on bass,supported by Mighty Jack on guitar/vocals. 14 tracks of which half are instro's in the old VB vein (with support from ex-VB Vince on organ on all of the instrumental tracks). The missing link between Ronny & the Daytonas, the Trashmen, Gary Usher & the NY bands of the end of the 70's such as the Ramones, Cramps & Heart- breakers. 14 tracks of rock&roll. The band name comes from Amedée Gordini, former race driver, who in the late 70's developed the Renault Dauphine & then the Renault 8, which under Gordini version, became one of the most succesfull rally & racing cars of it's generation.trax:

01 My baby wants to brainwash my mind 02 Soul samurai 03 Let's party all night 04 Tornado chasers 05 My little blue Gordini 06 Huntsville 07 Next stop Pussyville 08 Theme from Cream pie 09 The Truth Is Under the Hood 10 Minge surfin' 11 Jungle Stroll 12 Monsieur Michalon 13 Power jet. 14 The rat pack is back

"RARE FIFTIES BOSTON ROCKABILLY" Vol. 3

33 rare rockabilly and rock 'n' roll tracks including 12 previously unissued and many not available elsewhere including several hot instros. Includes Brenton Herlihy & The Ramblers, The Buccaneers, The Phaetons, Jackie Dallas, The Rhythm Masters (their "Janie Jane" has the only rockabilly accordion solo I know of), Joe Therrien Jr., The Belveders, The Dusters, Steve Colt, Ricky Coyne, Roddy & Joy and others. (Roots & Rhythm)trax:

1. Reform School Baby (Unissued) - Brenton Herlihy & The Ramblers 2. I Wanna Go - Jimmy Rhodes & The Dusters 3. Geronimo Stomp - Bobby Darvell 4. Oh Why - The Bucaneers 5. It's Witchcraft - The Blue Echoes 6. The Third Degree - Johnny Bell 7. Fling - The Phaetons 8. Boston Baby (Unissued) - Russ Kendall 9. Rock 'n' Rudolph - The Uniques 10. Lorraine - Jackie Dallas (Aka Jackie Clark) 11. Hey Little Cindy (Unissued) - Artie Holmes 12. Janie Janie (Unissued) - The Rhythm Masters 13. St. Louis Blues (Unissued) - The Jaguars 14. St. Louis Blues (False Start) - The Jaguars 15. Rockabilly Boogie - Joe Therrien Jr 16. Chatter (Unissued) - Billy Bo & The Arrows 17. Short Shorts (Unissued) - Terry & The Pirates 18. Eagle Bounce - The Belveders 19. Just Rockin' - The Rhythm Rockers 20. Nicotine - Paul Champlain 21. She's Mine - The Dusters 22. Nite Rock - The Nite Rockers 23. Crazy Arms (Unissued) - Jack Lincoln Coughlin 24. Buckshot - The Angels 25. Devil Is A Woman In Disguise (Unissued) - Steve Colt 26. Let's Go - Bobby James & The Dristells 27. Let's Have A Ball - Smokey Stover 28. Kaw-Liga - Ricky Coyne 29. Honky Tonk Angel - Little Jimmy Merritt 30. Sentimental - Journey The Starlites 31. She's Gonna Be Mine - Roddy Joy 32. Champagne Charlene - Herbie Lee III 33. Midnight Line - Bob Riley

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"Rock 'n' Roll versus Rhythm and Blues-16 Hits" (Compiled By The Hound) CD Version

I compiled the R&R vs R&B album so here's a few answers to your questions:
a) Johnny's House Party was originally done by Johnny Heartsman on Music City, the version on R&R vs R&B is a cover on Aladdin.
b) Pine Top by Johnny Jenkins & the Pine Toppers (the flipside of Love Twist) was recorded at the same session as Otis Redding's Pain In My Heart.
c) Googie Rene's Sidetrack was on Class, Googie plays organ, Rene Hall is on guitar.
BTW- R&R vs. R&B was the third Valmor LP, the first two were Jook Block Busters vol. 1 and vol. 2, 500 copies of each were pressed on vinyl in 1985. All subsequent pressings and CD versions are re-bootlegs, mostly pressed by a certain Pittsburgh based garage label and distributor. (The Hound)The simple but effective concept behind this top-notch comp is to show that the difference between rock & roll and rhythm & blues from the 1950s and early 1960s was primarily racial and not musical. Consisting pretty much entirely of instrumentals, Rock 'n' Roll Versus Rhythm and Blues is a two-sided non-stop party platter.

First, the R&B side. Ike Turner, the most well-known of the musicians to appear on this collection, gets things off to a great start with the scorching "Double Mint," and is followed by Mickey Baker's tough guitar blues, "Shake Walkin'." My reaction to "Johnnie's House Party Part 1" is: Why couldn't Earl Palmer & the Partytimers have played at some of the house parties I went to? They would have been better parties, that's for sure. I'm not sure I want to know what "Groove Juice" is, but Pete Lewis definitely makes it sound good. Further evidence that Johnny Otis could find (and father) damn good guitarists for his bands. While Rene Hall and Johnny Jenkins get the billing as the featured instrumentalists on "Sidetracked" and "Pinetop" respectively, the unnamed sax players on each are just as impressive. The rollicking "Hot Potato" showcases Guitar Red's chops backed by a steady horn section. The wonderfully-named "Watusi Freeze" by Big Walter & the Thunderbirds is the real weird one in this bunch with its evil hoodoo-sounding roller rink organ, jack rabbit rhythms, and insane chanting and howling.

Now, for the rock & roll. I don't know if it's Bob or Jerry, but presumably one of them is the guitarist who coaxes those futuristic sounds from his instrument on "Ghost Satellite." Virtues' "Tel-Star Guitar" lopes along pleasantly enough, while the intense but too-short "Dicla" (?) by Doug Fowles & the Air-Dales sounds like something that could have appeared on an LP in the excellent Stompin' series. "Hill Stomp" by Strangers and "Jupiter C" by Pat & the Satellites pack a powerful one-two punch as what are arguably the best tracks on this comp. Ward Darby & the Raves (and, of course, don't forget the vocal chant by The Tribesmen) perform another "jungle music" novelty number (similar in spirit to "Watusi Freeze") called "Safari" which at times almost sounds proto-rock steady. Raymark's "Back Fire" is more guitar-driven instrumental goodness, and the subtitle ("Answer to Rumble") of Norb Kabin's "Nite Rider" tells you all you need to know about this particular number.

I wish I could tell you some biographical details about the musicians (you all know Ike Turner's story), but liner notes are unfortunately non-existent on this one, folks. Enjoy it anyway. (Record Fiend)

INFO

http://record-fiend.blogspot.com/2009/04/rock-n-roll-versus-rhythm-and-blues.html

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1. double mint - Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm 2. shake walkin' - Mickey "Guitar" Baker 3. johnny's house party, pt. 1 - Earl Palmer & The Partytimers 4. groove juice (Pete Lewis, guitar) - Johnny Otis 5. sidetracked (Rene Hall, Guitar) - Googie Rene 6. pinetop (Johnny Jenkins, guitar) - The Pinetoppers 7. hot potato - Guitar Red 8. watusi freeze - Big Walter & The Thunderbirds 9. ghost satellite - Bob & Jerry 10. tel-star guitar - The Virtues 11. dicla - Doug Fowles & The Air-Dales 12. hill stomp - The Strangers 13. jupiter c - Pat & The Satellites 14. safari - Ward Darby & The Raves 15. back fire - The Raymarks 16. nite rider - Norb Kabin

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The Mighty Gordinis "Burnout in Vegas" - EP 1999 + "LES GORDINIS CHERCHENT L'AMOUR" - EP 2004

Gasoline-drenched surf'n roll from Belgium. The Mighty Gordinis are the successors of the legendary Vice Barons. 
"these Belgians got a lot of mighty might, apart from knowing surf standards inside out, they do know how to rock and to roll. Get this nicely designed EP and dig smashers like 'Shake My Iguana' or 'Thunderbird Stomp'!" (OX #38)
"3 Instrumentals, very remindful of the Vice Barons, where their guitarist Ricky played before, and 2 vocal pieces of the finest. Cool frat rock'n roll sound spiced by a Farfisa organ and a total party smash. Ten points!" (RIVERSIDE JUNIOR #4)trax "Burnout in Vegas":
01 Thunderbird stomp 02 Go Go Music 03 52 Miles to Terror 04 Shake my Iguana 05 Daytona Confidentialtrax "LES GORDINIS CHERCHENT L'AMOUR":

01 CE JEU-LÀ 02 Que mon coeur explose 03 Hallucinations 04 Jivaros

"RARE FIFTIES BOSTON ROCKABILLY" Vol. 2

A ton of rare rock'n'roll (not as much straight rockabilly as the title would let you believe). The set starts out great by legends from my VERY old hometown of Danvers MA, Bobby Mansfield & the Dusters doing "Rock At The Hop". There's lots of raw covers including Steve Colt & The Del-Mingos - "The Girl Can't Help It/ Hop Skip & Jump", Paul chaplain - "Shortnin' Bread", The Chisholm Bros - "Honey Don't", & lots of derivative but flat out rockers by The Belvederes (including a drivin' version of "Rumble", called "Rumble Rock"), The 3 D's. Bob Silva & the Silva-Tone The Jupitors, plenty more, including a lot of never before issued material. "Wee Wilie Wiggle/ She's Not Home/ Crazy Little Woman/ Washed Up", etc. (GM) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. Rock At The Hop - Bobby Mansfield & The Dusters 2. I Want You To Know - Rocky Coyne & The Guitar Rockers 3. Walkie Walkie - Jackie Clark 4. Bye Bye Baby - Bobby Mansfield & The Dusters 5. It's Cool - The Jaguars 6. Oh Baby - The Niterockers 7. Rock 'n' Roll Boogie (Unissued) - The Rhythm Rockers 8. Honey Don't - The Chisholm Brothers 9. Go Cat Go (Unissued) - Bob Cleary & His Bopcats 10. She's Long And Tall - Frankie St. John & The Starfires 11. Hot Dog - Lee Curtin 12. Diddy Bop (Unissued) - The Armadillos 13. The Girl Can't Help It (Unissued) - Steve Colt 14. Rumble Rock (Unissued) - Howie Landy & The Galaxies 15. Rumble Rock (Unissued) - The Belvederes 16. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Unissued) - Jack Lincoln Coughlin 17. Royal Tab Rock (Unissued) - The Jupiters 18. Washed Up - George Dapper Cromwell 19. Shortnin' Bread - Paul Chaplain 20. Chick-A-Lou - Johnny Mann & The Tornados 21. Snake Walk - The Blends 22. Thinkin' About You - The Rhythm Rockers 23. Hop, Skip And Jump - Steve Colt & The Del-Mingos 24. Crazy Little Woman - The Three D's 25. She's Not Home - Chuck Edwards 26. Wee Willie Wiggle (Unissued) - Artie Holmes 27. That's All I Want From You (Unissued) - Bob Silva & The Silva-Tones 28. Fancy Free - Little Jimmy Merritt 29. I'm In Love Again (Unissued) - The Unknowns 30. Wicked Woman (Unissued) - Frankie Rose & The Imperials 31. Real Dynamite Lady - Frankie St. John 32. Angel Express - The Angels

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"VITAL ORGANS!" Groovy Sounds Unlimited & Mr. Fine Wine Present

Cool collection of rare funky soul-jazz compiled by the legendary WFMU DJ Mr. Fine Wine, this collection is now out of print.trax:

1. the hatch - The TMG's 2. the hen - Louis Chachere 3. everytime, pt. 2 - Buddy McKnight 4. cool dad - Ross Carnegie 5. bullseye - The Martini's 6. shimmy - Toussaint McCall 7. soul power - JImmy Willis 8. foot stumping - The Organics 9. don't give a damn - King Cain & The Silvertone Band 10. put your weight on it, pt. 1 - The Fillmore Street Soul Rebellions

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"Ballroom Bash" Vol. 5

Once again we present you with this year's BALLROOM BASH's complementing CD - a short summary of the fifth label-festival, which was held in Cologne for the very first time. You'll be listening to a selection of four songs by each of the six bands that were performing, some of which are yet unreleased! The lowpriced CD is a great compilation of a fantastic festival lineup (Janey & the Ravemen, Wild Evel & the Trashbones, Les Playboys, Ray Daytona & the GooGooBombos, The Moonstones and Kommando Beat) as well as an insight into the wild 60's Garagepunk/Merseybeat/R&B/Hammondsound/R'n'R - sound that SOUNDFLAT RECORDS has been releasing for almost ten years now. Finally it makes a perfect souvenir for the Ballroom Basher to be reminded of that raving weekend!

trax:

1. Choc Ice - Janey & The Ravemen 2. If You've Gotta Pick A Baby - Janey & The Ravemen 3. Boys - Janey & The Ravemen 4. She's A Raver - Janey & The Ravemen 5. Let's Go Right Now - Wild Evel & The Trashbones 6. Oh Yeah! - Wild Evel & The Trashbones 7. Hot Rod Zombie - Wild Evel & The Trashbones 8. Where You Gonna Go - Wild Evel & The Trashbones 9. La Tête A L'Envers - Les Playboys 10. Pourvu Que Ça Saoule - Les Playboys 11. Doù Viens-Tu Ce Soir? - Les Playboys 12. Mieux Vaut Etre Seul - Les Playboys 13. Love And Napalm - Ray Daytona & Googoobombos 14. Count Me Out - Ray Daytona & Googoobombos 15. Uncle Wolf - Ray Daytona & Googoobombos 16. Detecto! - Ray Daytona & Googoobombos 17. Miénteme - The Moonstones 18. Enough - The Moonstones 19. Malo Para Ti - The Moonstones 20. How Much - The Moonstones 21. Mach Kein Geheimnis - Kommando Beat 22. One Night Stand - Kommando Beat 23. Bleib Doch Hier - Kommando Beat 24. Ich Weiss Den Weg - Kommando Beat

MERRILEE RUSH "Angel Of The Morning" The Complete Bell Recordings 1968-1970

Although a classically trained pianist, Merrilee Rush's greatest exposure came in the form of 1968's Angel of the Morning. Previously, she had been in several American Northwest R&B combos in the early to mid-'60s -- including the Aztecs, Merrilee & Her Men, and a stint with Tiny Tony & the Statics. By 1965, Rush settled into her own band, Merrilee & the Turnabouts, which quickly became local teen dancehall favorites. Their success garnered them a spot supporting Paul Revere & the Raiders during their 1967 tour, resulting in head Raider Mark Lindsay introducing Rush to Memphis-based producer Chips Moman. While the Turnabouts are credited on the original album jacket, Moman replaced Rush's backing band with a handpicked coterie of seasoned studio veterans, ultimately yielding this dozen-song long-player. The effort consists mostly of lightweight pop with slight country & western and folk-rock nuances, although there are few tunes that stand as powerfully as the affective Chip Taylor-inked "Angel of the Morning." Rush's uniformly strong leads recall the effervescence of Melanie -- thankfully without the annoying warble -- and the honey-toned Jackie DeShannon. The laid-back opener, "It's Worth It All," sets the pace with an affable but insipid delivery. The moodier "Sandcastles" -- one of two cuts co-written by Moman with Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn -- is a step in the right direction, especially when the tempo picks up and Rush is given a chance to express herself. The optimistic "Billy Sunshine" and the cover of Joe South's "Hush" follow that edgier path. Conversely, the Mark Lindsay composition "Do Unto Others" and the subsequent Moman/Oldham/Penn side "Handy" are little more than ponderous filler. [The 2006 CD reissue from Rev-Ola supplements the contents with an additional nine non-LP selections, notably Rush's reading of "What the World Needs Now" from the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) as well as a trippy remake of the Motown staple "Reach Out" -- supposedly inspired by the Vanilla Fudge's overhaul of "You Keep Me Hanging On."] (Lindsay Planer, Allmusic)Like so many one-hit wonders, Merrilee Rush had a deeper music career than could be surmised from her brief intersection with popular taste. Though she had only one major chart hit and two albums (this one and a self-titled release in 1977), she's continued her involvement with music to this day with tour spots and regular gigs in her native Pacific Northwest.

In contrast to studio-manufactured artists who hurry an album to milk a freak hit single, Rush was a bona fide musician who'd spent time in a number of bands before finding chart success. Her good fortune to cross paths with Chip Taylor's enduring composition, "Angel of the Morning," gave her the chance to record an entire album for Bell Records, reproduced here with nine bonus tracks.

There's nothing here that matches the ephemeral radio-readiness of "Angel of the Morning," but there are plenty of songs that capture the same Summer of '68 vibe. There's still a helping of the previous summer's glowing optimism, but freckled by the blanched heart of growing social turmoil. Highlights include a waifish cover of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)," the dramatic Poppy Family styled lost-love of "Sandcastles," and the quiet isolation of Chip Taylor's "Working Girl." The arrangements are sophisticated, with production by Chips Moman that deftly mixes rock, pop, country and folk.

This deluxe CD augments the original album with bonuses that include "Reap What You Sew" (the original B-side of "Angel of the Morning"), a towering Vanilla Fudge like cover of The Four Tops "Reach Out" (and its country-inflected flip, "Love Street"), and follow-on singles "Everyday Livin' Lives," "Sign on for the Good Times" and "Angel on My Shoulder," as well as their B-sides. Closing the disc is Rush's final recording for the Bell label, a Quincy Jones produced cover of "What the World Needs Now" that was featured on the soundtrack album for "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" in place of Jackie DeShannon's version.

If you love the hit single, you'll be overjoyed to find this album's worth of similarly toned material that holds to the same level of imagination and quality. (hyperbolium)

trax:

01 It's Worth It All 02 Sandcastles 03 Billy Sunshine 04 Handy 05 San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) 06 Angel Of The Morning 07 That Kind Of Woman 08 Working Girl 09 Observation From Flight 285 (In 3_4 Time) 10 Hush 11 Do Unto Others 12 Sunshine & Roses 13 Reap What You Sow 14 Reach Out 15 Love Street 16 Your Loving Eyes Are Blind 17 Everyday Livin' Days 18 Sign On For The Good Times 19 Robin McCarver 20 Angel On My Shoulder 21 What The World Needs Now

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"RARE FIFTIES BOSTON ROCKABILLY" Vol. 1

34 Tracks of very obscure 50s/60s Boston rockabilly featuring THE THREE Ds, WAYNE PARKER, BOB SILVA & THE SILVATONES, JOHNNY LEE & THE ELDORADOS, THE MONARCHS, THE DOWNBEATS, EL MARADAS, BOB RILEY & THE ATOMS, THE SPINDRIFTS, etc. This is a fabulous collectors showcase of the rockabilly sounds that were coming out of Boston in the 50s and early 60s along with many previously unissued gems here being presented for he very first time! Essential stuff.Although this is volume 1 in this series it's the first time we've seen it. It's more rock 'n roll than rockabilly but there's some good and definitely rare stuff here from the likes of Wayne Parker, Joe Thierrien Jr. (his "I Ain't Gonna Be Around" is one of the best here), Ricky Coyne & The Guitar Rockers, Mel McGonnigle (the hot "Rattle Shakin' Mama" - one of those songs that weaves in titles of other songs), The Phaetons, Alan Barnicoat, Bobby Mansfield and others including some of the earliest recordings of Freddie Cannon doing a advertising song for legendary local DJ Arnie Ginsburg and fronting the The Spindrifts on "Cha Cha Do"). There are some fine instrumental tracks from Howie & The Chrystals, The El Maradas and Bob Madden & The Boppers and some previously unissued tracks including the superb "Wild Little Willy" from Ricky Vance & The Ramrods. (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. Arnie's Theme - The Three D's 2. Ginger - Wayne Parker 3. Squeeze - The Three D's 4. Pal Mal Rock - The Three D's w/Pal Mal & Arnie Ginsberg 5. Roses Are Blooming - Bob Silva & The Silva-Tones 6. Weepin' And Wailin' - Bob Silva & The Silva-Tones 7. I Ain't Gonna Be Around - Joe Therrien Jr 8. Rollin' Pin Mim - Ricky Coyne & The Guitar Rockers 9. Movin' Too Slow - Leigh Howell & The Uniques 10. Don't Go Away - Bobby Kent & The Kentones 11. Rattle Shakin' Mama - Mel McGonnigle 12. Long Tall Sally - Frankie Rose & The Imperials 13. Linda Lee - Johnny Lee & The Eldorados 14. I Love My Baby - The Phaetons 15. Wild Little Willy - Ricky Vance & The Ramrods 16. Sweet Little Jane - The Downbeats 17. Sarah Lee - Lou & The Monarchs 18. Chopsticks Rock - The Monarchs 19. I Don't Need You No More - Miles Connor 20. Linda Jean - The Satellites 21. Rockateen - The Satellites 22. Savage - Alan Barnicoat 23. Rockin'Hall - Howie & The Chrystals 24. Flip Flop & Fly - Johnny Balboni Aka Johnny Bell 25. Pretty Baby - Bobby Taylor & The Viscount Four 26. A Pretty Girl - Bobby Mansfield & His Dusters 27. Marada Rock - El Maradas 28. Frantic - El Maradas 29. Boppers Boogie - Ralph Madden & The Boppers 30. Tough Mama - Ralph Madden & The Boppers 31. Rock'n'Roll Mama - Bob Riley & The Atoms 32. Four Button Suit - Bob Riley & The Atoms 33. Arnie's Theme - Freddie Cannon 34. Cha Cha Doo - The Spindrifts

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"Ballroom Bash" Vol. 4

A varied compilation, which mirrors the SOUNDFLAT-Sound perfectly and rounded, and is not only a great memory of the festivla for every Ballroom-Basher, but also just perfect for every lover of the 60’s sound.trax:

1. Favourite Enemy - The Trashmonkeys 2. What About You - The Trashmonkeys 3. Clubtown 5 - The Trashmonkeys 4. Wake Up - The Trashmonkeys 5. We Gotta Lotta Do - The Tuna Tacos 6. Next Time - The Tuna Tacos 7. El Fanatico - The Tuna Tacos 8. Curtains - The Tuna Tacos 9. Beeramid - Fuad & The Feztones 10. Valley Of The Kings - Fuad & The Feztones 11. Yeah Yeah - Fuad & The Feztones 12. Little Sally Walker - Fuad & The Feztones 13. Hold Your Hand - The Branded 14. Shattered - The Branded 15. I Can't Stand It - The Branded 16. Justine - The Branded 17. Ni Rastro De Polvo - Las Aspiradoras 18. No Puedo Parar - Las Aspiradoras 19. Mi Adicción - Las Aspiradoras 20. De Usar Y Tirar - Las Aspiradoras 21. Tu En Fais Trop - Les Kitchenette's 22. Psycho!!! - Les Kitchenette's 23. Dents De Lait, Dents De Loups - Les Kitchenette's 24. Ou Va-T'Elle - Les Kitschenette's

"THEIR GREATEST MISSES"

This compilation consists of tracks that nearly hit the charts but just failed to do so, one could be forgiven for assuming that such a collection would consist entirely of second-rate material. However, this is far from the case here, with tracks from the likes of Elvis Presley, Carole King and Eddie Cochran this collection is proof that the best music is not always the music most people buy.trax disc 1:

1. Under The Moon Of Love - Curtis Lee 2. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide - Marvin Gaye 3. That's All Right - Elvis Presley 4. The White Rose Of Athens - Nana Mouskouri 5. Angel Face - Billy Fury 6. Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley 7. Teen Scene - The Hunters 8. Heartaches - Connie Francis 9. Blue Days, Black Nights - Buddy Holly 10. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 11. Ring-A-My Phone - Brenda Lee 12. Girl In Saskatoon - Johnny Cash 13. And Then There Were Drums - Sandy Nelson 14. W-O-M-A-N - Etta James 15. The Gypsy Song - Tommy Boyce 16. As Long As I Live - Jackie Wilson 17. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Mike Berry 18. It's Sure Gonna Hurt - Dolly Parton 19. Mister Lonely - The Videls 20. I Want A Guy - The Supremes

trax disc 2:

1. Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran 2. Summertime - Sam Cooke 3. I'm Gonna Love You Too - Buddy Holly 4. Twist Little Sister - Brian Poole & The Tremeloes 5. Oh Neil - Carol King 6. Tell Laura I Love Her - John Leyton 7. Spanish Lace - The Four Seasons 8. A Night At Daddy Gee's - Curtis Lee 9. Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson 10. turn Around, Look At Me - Glen Campbell 11. My First Real Love - Connie Francis 12. He's Old Enenough To Know Better - The Crickets 13. Sometimes I Wonder - The Drifters 14. The Feeling Is So Fine - The Miracles 15. It's Just A Mastter Of Time - Mike Berry 16. Keep A-Loving Me - The Everly Brothers 17. High School Confidential - Adam Faifth 18. The Shape I'm In - Johnny Restivo 19. You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry 20. Doomsday Rock - Tommy Steel & The Steelmen

trax disc 3:

1. I Love You Because - Elvis Presley 2. Lover Please - Dennis Turner 3. Baby Sittin' - Carole King 4. Talkin' 'Bout You - Ray Charles 5. Jet Black - The Drifters 6. Makin' Love - Vince Eager 7. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad - Wanda Jackson 8. Honeycomb - Marty Wilde & His Wildcats 9. I'll Find You - Gene Pitney 10. Baby, She's Gone - Jack Scott 11. Jambalaya - Brenda Lee 12. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman 13. Boo Hoo - Marvin Rainwater 14. Back To School Again - Wee Willie Harris 15. Lotta Lovin' - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 16. Going Home To Mary Lou - Neil Sedaka 17. Pretty Little Pearly - Terry Dene 18. That's All I Need To Know - Sam Cooke 19. Wake Me When It's Over - Willie Nelson 20. Hushabye Little Guitar - Paul Evans

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BIG MAYBELLE "Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle" (Savoy 1956-1958)

Two vinyl albums of Maybelle's Savoy recordings on one compact disc makes for a nice 28-track retrospective of her prime work. First up is the album originally issued as Blues, Candy and Big Maybelle, a chunk of session work from 1956-1957, with a three-song date from 1959 to round things up. Her takes on "Rockhouse," "Ramblin' Blues," and the title track are the big tickets here. The second anthology, titled simply Big Maybelle, features her recordings from 1956-1959, with the balance of it leaning toward her later output for the label. A 1957 session with Kenny Burrell on guitar yields interesting stabs at "White Christmas" and "Silent Night," while a 1959 session finds her big voice framed with a string section on a great read of "Until the Real Thing Comes Along." A very underrated singer, Big Maybelle is a total delight and deserves a much wider hearing. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Candy 02 Ring Dang Dilly 03 Blues Early, Early 04 A Little Bird Told Me 05 So Long 06 That's A Pretty Good Love 07 Tell Me Who 08 Ramblin' Blues 09 Rockhouse 10 I Don't Want To Cry 11 Pitiful 12 A Good Man Is Hard To Find 13 How It Lies 14 Goin' Home Baby 15 So Long 16 Say It Isn't So 17 If I Could Be With You 18 Goodnight Wherever You Are 19 That's A Pretty Good Love 20 White Christmas 21 Silent Night 22 How It Lies 23 Goin' Home Bab 24 I Ain't Got Nobody 25 I Understand 26 I Got It Bad 27 Some Of These Days 28 Until The Real Thing Comes Along

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"Ballroom Bash" Vol. 3

Now already in the third year the label sampler V/A-Soundflat Records Ballroom Bash! is released; a new CD-only release which goes along again with the label festival of the same name, the SOUNDFLAT RECORDS BALLROOM BASH! in Leipzig! As always, the 6 bands playing this years' festival are compiled on this CD!!! This CD, which is not only much sought-after by the festival visitors, reflects again an impression from the music world about SOUNDFLAT RECORDS like e.g. Mersey Beat, Garage, 60's Punk, Beat, Hammond-Sound, dirty R&B, R'N'R. As a clou we provide you with a bonus track in this year, of which SOUNDFLAT RECORDS is very proud: The Stags featuring The Soundflat Girls!!! Here we go: SOUNDFLAT RECORDS BALLROOM BASH! - 60's-dangerous and Crime Party! This year participated! Dr. Explosion, King Salami & The Cumberland 3, The Norvins, Muck & The Mires, The Stags (inkl. The Soundflat Girls) & Peter Berry & The Shake Set! 24 exquisite tracks, distributed on 6 bands + 1 bonus track!

trax:

1. All Mine - Doctor Explosion 2. The Chesterfield Childish Club - Doctor Explosion 3. Beautifull Delaylah - Doctor Explosion 4. Worries - Doctor Explosion 5. Do The Wurst - King Salami & The Cumberland Three 6. Yes Yes Baby - King Salami & The Cumberland Three 7. Shake It Wild - King Salami & The Cumberland Three 8. La Marabunta - King Salami & The Cumberland Three 9. Fleshtones In Your Head - The Norvins 10. You Got It Right - The Norvins 11. Won't You Tell Me - The Norvins 12. High Time - The Norvins 13. You Better Write Your Number Down - Muck & The Mires 14. That's What I Want - Muck & The Mires 15. If You Knew - Muck & The Mires 16. Doreen - Muck & The Mires 17. She's Fallen In Love With A Monster Man - The Stags 18. Husky - The Stags 19. Sex Fizz - The Stags 20. Texas Cave Salamander - The Stags 21. I Wish I Knew - Peter Berry & The Shake Set 22. A Table For Two - Peter Berry & The Shake Set 23. Let Me - Peter Berry & The Shake Set 24. Without Me - Peter Berry & The Shake Set 25. Achtung Tunnel - The Stags feat. The Soundflat Girls

THE FLIES "Complete Collection 1965-1968"

Although the Flies are primarily remembered for their punkish rendition of "(I'm Not) Your Steppin' Stone" -- covered from Paul Revere & the Raiders' version -- the vast majority of the U.K. quartet's other material is much more pop-oriented and less aggressive. Complete Collection: 1965-1968 (2002) features 22 tracks from the virtually unknown Brit rockers. The East London band had evolved from The Rebs to the In-Sect and issued a long-player under the latter moniker in 1965. The following year saw two more name changes (the Decadent Streak and No Flies on Us BUT...) and a few personnel adjustments before being signed by Decca Records based upon their double-sided demo disc of "(I'm Not) Your Steppin' Stone" b/w "Just Won't Do." (Incidentally, both demos are included on this collection.) The label convinced the band to shorten their name to simply the Flies and, in October 1966, re-recorded "Steppin' Stone" as well as the mid-tempo love song "Talk to Me" for the respective A and B sides of their debut single. With a great industry buzz beginning to surround the Flies, they were picked up as a live support act, doing gigs with the Who, the Moody Blues, the Move, and Traffic; they even opened for the Jimi Hendrix Experience in February 1967 at the Roundhouse in London. The follow-up 45 also included two strong cuts. The backbeat heavy rocker "House of Love" as well as the lightweight take on the pop standard "It Had to Be You" -- which made the band sound more like Sopwith Camel or the New Vaudeville Band than the acid-laced garage rockers associated with their earlier sides. the Flies eventually landed as the core lineup began to splinter by the end of 1967. John Hunt (drums/vocals) issued a solo single under the guise of Alexander Bell -- which featured a session guitarist named Jimmy Page. Their "theme" (if you will), "Alexander Bell Believes," is an odd bit of Baroque pseudo-peacenik psychedelia, with a decidedly Kinks-influenced mod sound. In addition to the previously mentioned platters, this CD also includes a few pre-Flies pieces, such as the In-Sect covers of Chuck Berry's "Reelin' & Rockin'," the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," and a demo of the Kinks' "Tired of Waiting for You," among others. (Lindsay Planer, Allmusic)

trax:

01 (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone 02 Talk To Me 03 House Of Love 04 Alexander Bell Believes 05 A Hymn... With Love 06 Winter Afternoon (demo 1) 07 The Magic Train 08 Gently As You Feel 09 There Ain't No Woman - demo 10 Just Won't Do 11 Sincerely Yours 12 Turning Back The Page 13 Where 14 Winter Afternoon (demo 2) 15 (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone - demo 16 The Magic Train - demo 17 The Dancer 18 Tired Of Waiting For You 19 Reelin' And Rockin' 20 Ticket To Ride 21 There Ain't No Woman. 22 It Had To Be You

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THE HUSTLERS "The Hustlers 1964-1968"

Here's the comprehensive history of one of South Florida's most prolific and influential garage/psych bands The Hustlers. Their songs "If You Try" and "My Mind's Made Up" were featured on Gear Fab's "Psychedelic States: Florida In The '60s - Vol. 2" (GEA #167), but this CD includes never before released versions of these songs as well as over a dozen unreleased tracks and out-takes from 1964-68.trax:

01 Bossa Nova Outer Space 02 I Don't Know 03 Trying To Forget Her 04 We Were In Love 05 Vivid In My Mind 06 If You Try 07 8 Miles High 08 We Were In Love 09 'Cause I Know 10 Vivid In My Mind (Alternate Version) 11 If You Try (Alternate Version) 12 If You Try (Single A-side) 13 My Mind's Made Up (Single B-side) 14 Destination Nowhere 15 Nick's Drum Solo 16 Sounds Of Life 17 I Know

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"The Sixties Explosion" 1961-1967

Rare and out of print for more than 2 decades!trax:

1. The Uncle Willie - Zoot Money 2. Long Tall Shorty - The Graham Bond Organisation 3. I`ll Cry Instead - Joe Cocker 4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Rod Stewart 5. That`s  A Long Time Ago - Nero And The Gladiators 6. Woman - The Zombies 7. Money - Bern Elliott & The Fenmen 8. Don`t You Just Know It - Screaming Lord Sutch 9. Buckle Shoe Stomp - The Snobs 10. Baby Please Don`t Go - Them 11. Just One More Chance - The Outer Limits 12. The London Boys - David Bowie 13. Say You Don`t Mind - Denny Laine 14. Will You Be My Lover Tonight - George Bean 15. Surprise Surprise - Lulu & The Luvers 17. We Love The Beatles - The Vernons Girls 18. Like Dreamers Do - The AppleJacks 19. That`s Alright Mama - The Gonks 20. What`s News Pussycat - The Crying Shames 21. Please, Mr. Postman - Bern Elliott & The Fenmen 22. No Response - The Hep Stars 23. St. James Infirmary - Cops'n Robbers 24. You`re On My Mind - The Birds 25. Lonely Weekends - George Bean 26. Kansas City Peter - Jay & The JayWalkers 27. Long Legged Baby - The Graham Bond Organisation 28. Shang A Doo Lang - Adrienne Posta 29. Caroline - The Fortunes 30. There You Go - Paul & Barry Ryan

"THE MODERN RECORDS STORY"

Before Rock and Roll became an Industry mostly driven by major labels, independent companies like Atlantic, Specialty, Vee Jay, Sun, and Modern broke ground for the new youth-oriented mass market. They recorded in living rooms, in store fronts. They got a perfectly *imperfect* sound which remains transcendant to this day. I doubt the Bihari Brothers or any of their contemporaries cared if their discs were called R & B or R & R when their discs made some noise - without heavy distribution! This excellent assemblage covers mostly '47 to '56 and features the true pioneers like Ike Turner (pre-Tina and with Tina), Pee Wee Crayton (with the fast "Texas Hop", a sound from '48 that Charles Edward Berry must have dug at some point prior to '55), Young Jesse (with a non-charting classic called "Mary Lou"), a few from Elmore James, and many, many more. The notes are exceptionally fine. The pressing is headphone-friendly, to say the least. (R&B Review)The Modern label was one of the top R&B indies of the late '40s and '50s, continuing to release some soul, blues, and rock of note throughout the '60s as well. This 28-song anthology serves as a sampler and Ace promo of sorts, since the Ace label reissues many Modern products. On its own terms, though, it's a good collection of 1947-1967 R&B-based music. Jump blues, raw blues, early rock, doo wop, and early soul are all heard over the course of the disc, with enough commonality in approach to make it a well-flowing listen. About half of these tunes were big R&B hits, sometimes crossing over to the pop charts as well, including classics like Lowell Fulson's "Tramp," Ike & Tina Turner's "I Can't Believe What You Say," the Cadets' "Stranded in the Jungle," Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love," Marvin & Johnny's "Cherry Pie" (covered for a hit by Skip & Flip years later), John Lee Hooker's "In the Mood," and the Teen Queens' "Eddie My Love." The non-charters are important, too, however, as heard in entries such as Elmore James' "Dust My Blues," Young Jessie's "Mary Lou" (later covered by white rockers like Ronnie Hawkins), B.B. King's "Three O'Clock Blues," and Joe Houston's classic, rocking sax instrumental "All Night Long." It's a better compilation than most that focus on R&B of this era, due both to the high level of the material and the pretty varied approaches within the R&B umbrella. (Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)trax:

1. I Can't Believe What You Say - Ike & Tina Turner 2. Tramp - Lowell Fulsom 3. Dust My Blues - Elmore James 4. Three Hours Past Midnight - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 5. Goodnight My Love - Jesse Belvin 6. Mary Lou - Young Jessie 7. Cubano Jump - Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm 8. Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets 9. Why Don't You Write Me? - The Jacks 10. My Baby Stole Off - Howlin' Wolf 11. Cherry Pie - Marvin & Johnny 12. No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon 13. Oop Shoop - Shirley Gunter And The Queens 14. Jake Head Boogie - Lightnin' Hopkins 15. Mama's Little Baby - Junior Thompson 16. Eddie My Love - The Teen Queens 17. Blues Before Sunrise - Elmore James 18. Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King 19. Go Devil Go - Madam Ira Mae Littlejohn 20. I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker 21. Texas Hop - Pee Wee Crayton 22. Peaches 'n' Cream - The Ikettes 23. Good Rockin' Daddy - Etta James 24. The Girl In My Dreams - The Cliques 25. The Big Break - Richard Berry 26. Gonna Tell Your Mother - Jimmy McCracklin 27. I Need Someone (To Love Me) - Z.Z. Hill 28. All Night Long - Joe Houston

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THE DOVELLS "Cameo Parkway 61-65" The Best Of The Dovells

The Dovells are known for their two early-'60s rock & roll classics "Bristol Stomp" and "You Can't Sit Down." The 2005 collection The Best of the Dovells 1961-1965 includes these two gems plus plenty more hot rockers that will have you out of your seat and stomping your feet. The Dovells' strong points are their unflagging energy and the yelping teenage vocals of Len Barry, and a typical song is made up of pounding drums, a honking sax, and lyrics about a new dance craze or a teenage hottie that Barry hollers and howls about while the band harmonizes raucously in the background. Add handclaps, foot stomps, and crowd noise and what you have for most of the disc is an instant party. While the two hits are the best by far, the rest, like "Mope-Itty Mope," "Hey Beautiful," "Betty in Bermudas," "Kissin' in the Kitchen," and "Foot Stompin'," are a blast of carefree fun that never grows old. This is the first legit Dovells collection to be released on CD and it should thrill fans of early-'60s rock & roll. The only problem with the collection is that it doesn't include any of the three post-Barry (who left in late 1963) singles on Parkway, which is a pity since they included some good tunes like the Four Seasons knockoff "What in the World's Come Over You" and the hot rod rocker "Dragster on the Prowl." Instead there are four solo Barry tracks, including his big hit, the blue-eyed soul classic "1-2-3," and a great big city soul ballad, "Hearts Are Trump," but not his excellent "Like a Baby." While it would have been nice to bill the disc as Best of the Dovells and Len Barry, it's an issue that will likely only bother trainspotters. Everyone else can just roll back the rugs and do some serious foot-stompin'. (Lindsay Planer, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Bristol Stomp 02 No, No, No 03 Foot Stompin' 04 Mope-Itty Mope 05 Do The New Continental 06 The Actor 07 Bristol Twistin' Annie 08 Hully Gully Baby 09 Your Last Chance 10 Kissin' In The Kitchen 11 The Jitterbug 12 You Can't Sit Down 13 Baby Workout 14 Hey Beautiful 15 Betty In Bermudas 16 Dance The Froog 17 Stop Monkeyin' Around 18 Don't Come Back 19 Little White House 20 Hearts Are Trump 21 1-2-3 - Len Barry

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Bill Black's Combo "Bill Black's Beat Goes On" 1968

A nice sixties cover, the HI records logo, made in USA and an attractive price, I didn't hesitate too much... 12 instrumentals of the most well known songs of that time, enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's Musictrax:

01 The Beat Goes On 02 Ode To Billy Joe 03 River Of Darkness 04 Gotta Travel On 05 Wipe It Out 06 Let The Good Times Roll 07 Funky Broadway 08 Soul Man 09 Never My Love 10 The Letter 11 A Whiter Shade Of Pale 12 The Stripper

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"Uptight Tonight" The Ultimate 60s Garage Collection

From these bands came the Stooges, The White Stripes, The Ramones and virtually all of the best 70's punk. The focus is on tight tunes, great songs, sung with venom and bite. Broken love, going out, drinking and generally causing mayhem is where we're at here and the effect is first rate. - By Mr. M. L. HawesThis 26-track assemblage of vintage '60s garage band singles may not actually be the ultimate garage rock collection (the Nuggets box set probably has that distinction locked up), but Uptight Tonight: Ultimate 60's Garage Collection rips out the attitude and trash riffs pretty darn well, making it perhaps the ultimate single-disc set of this raggedly endearing (and enduring) rock style. There are some well-known garage classics here, like Count Five's genre-defining "Psychotic Reaction," Music Machine's ultra-assertive "Talk Talk," and the Seeds leave-me-be anthem "Pushin' Too Hard," but there are also some less well-known sides like the Sonics' Kinks-on-steroids monster "He's Waitin'," the Wailers' "Hang Up" fuzzfest, and Dean Carter's unhinged and manic version of "Jailhouse Rock." Serious garage band record collectors will already have most of these tracks, but listeners looking for a single-disc compilation to check out what all the fuss is about, or folks looking for a good purchase to supplement the Nuggets box, Uptight Tonight will be darn near perfect. Either way, it hits the nerves like an ice pick full of adrenaline. - Review by Steve Leggett

trax:

1. Action Woman - The Litter 2. He's Waitin' - The Sonics 3. I'm In Pittsburg (And It's Raining) - The Outcasts 4. Where You Gonna Go - The Unrelated Segments 5. Liar, Liar - The Castaways 6. Hang Up - The Wailers 7. Uptight Tonight - Flash & The Memphis Casuals 8. Foolish Woman - The Oxford Circle 9. 99th Floor - The Moving Sidewalks 10. Suzy Creamcheese - Teddy & His Patches 11. Boy, What'll You Do Then - Denise & Company 12. No Friend Of Mine - The Sparkles 13. Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five 14. We're Pretty Quick - The Chob 15. Talk Talk - The Music Machine 16. Scarey Business - The Electric Company 17. Jailhouse Rock - Dean Carter 18. I Can't Make A Friend - The Vagrants 19. I'll Be The One - Madd, Inc. 20. Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds 21. Wastin' My Time - The Express 22. Maid Of Sugar, Maid Of Spice - Mouse & The Traps 23. The Animal In Me - The Orfuns 24. You Ain't Tuff - Lindy Blaskey & The LaVells 25. Get Out Of My Eye - The Soul Vendors 26. Beaver Patrol - The Wilde Knights

BOBBY BARE "The Best Of Bobby Bare" 1959-1969

Bobby Bare was a restless artist, pushing country music forward in the '60s by incorporating elements of folk and rock in equal measures on his recordings for RCA. His music could have an epic narrative sweep, or it could be intimate in its telling details. He could be a warm, sensitive singer and he also could be tougher than many other vocalists in the heyday of countrypolitan -- and he also could be wickedly funny when given half a chance. He was a fine songwriter and an even better judge of material, championing songwriters like Tom T. Hall, Tompall Glaser, and Waylon Jennings before they became country legends, finding songs from folkies like Ian Tyson, while also cherry-picking great tunes from Nashville stalwarts like Hank Cochran, Lee Hazlewood, and Jack Clement. This resulted in one of the richest bodies of work in the '60s (not to mention his '70s and early-'80s highlights), but its diversity and unpredictability meant that he wasn't always at the top of the charts -- instead, he continued to chart, occasionally finding the right tune to bring him back to the Top Ten. Nevertheless, his music stands as some of the finest of its time, and while Bear Family's comprehensive box set All-American Boy explores these '60s RCA recordings in thorough detail, Razor & Tie's 21-track The Best of Bobby Bare is the best summary of this time, functioning not only as a superb introduction, but as a great, compulsively listenable collection of highlights. This does not have all of his '60s hits -- singles like "Shame on Me" and "It's Alright" are left behind -- but it does have all the big tunes, along with a good cross-section of album tracks and B-sides that illustrate the range of his music. There's his first single, the Elvis send-up "The All-American Boy"; there's the heartbreaking lament "Detroit City," which proved he was no novelty; there's "500 Miles Away From Home" and "Miller's Cave"; one of the first versions of "Long Black Limousine"; excellent versions of Waylon Jennings' "Just to Satisfy You" and the Glaser Brothers' "The Streets of Baltimore"; a taboo-breaking tale of infidelity in Tom T. Hall's "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn." These are the major moments, but they certainly aren't the only highlights on this essential collection. Bare released music as good as this, but he never bettered it, and everything on The Best of Bobby Bare stands among the very best and most adventurous country of the '60s. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)trax:

01 The All-American Boy (Bill Parsons) 02 I'd Fight The World 03 Detroit City 04 500 Miles Away From Home 05 Miller's Cave 06 Have I Stayed Too Long 07 Long Black Limousine 08 Four Strong Winds 09 When The Wind Blows (In Chicago) 10 Just To Satisfy You 11 The Long Black Veil 12 The Streets Of Baltimore 13 Houston 14 Green, Green Grass Of Home 15 The Game Of Triangles 16 Charlston Railroad Tavern 17 Chicken Every Sunday 18 (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn 19 God Bless America Again 20 Your Husband, My Wife 21 Come On Home (And Sing Blues To Daddy)

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MOE BANDY "Honky Tonk Amnesia" 1973-1983

"Well, it really tears me up when I hear a hurtin' song," sings Moe Bandy, "and I'm someone who likes a good cold beer." And there you have it: Moe Bandy in a nutshell. That line, from the quintessential Bandy song "Soft Lights and Hard Country Music," sums up his aesthetic quite nicely, but what it doesn't tell you is that Bandy seemed to be the only country singer who had that aesthetic in the 1970s.The Mississippi-born Bandy was raised in Texas and on the music of fellow Meridian native Jimmie Rodgers, honky-tonk master Hank Williams, and eventually his idol George Jones--hear how Bandy pronounces "woman" in "I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today" for proof of his reverence for Possum. Despite the country-pop trends of the day, he saw no reason to ever stray far from the hardcore honky-tonk that's as natural in Texas as cowboy hats. (Marc Greilsamer, Honky Tonk Review) If the 1970's would have embraced the sounds of Moe Bandy more than those of Barbara Mandrell, Crystal Gayle, and Kenny Rogers, it would have been a whole different ballgame. The music on this album will remind you of what true country music is all about; I do believe the choice of the album title is appropriate as this is one of those albums that mix well with beer or bourbon (or both). Moe Bandy was definitely a stylist who was obviously influenced by George Jones and Hank Williams, but you soon realize that Moe had a style all of his own. It's often overlooked that Moe also had a few notable duets including with Becky Hobbs and Judy Bailey, but his duet with the fabulous Janie Fricke in "It's a Cheatin Situation" will raise the hairs on the back of your neck. I don’t think there's a bad song on the album, which is saying something for a 20 track disc. He carried the torch of traditional country in the 70's. A+ (Roots & Rhythm)trax:

01 I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today 02 Honky Tonk Amnesia 03 It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unnhappy Woman) 04 Don't Anyone Make Love At Home Anymore 05 Bandy The Rodeo Clown 06 Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life 07 She Took More Than Her Share 08 I'm Sorry For You My Friend 09 Soft Lights And Hard Country Music 10 That's What Makes The Jukebox Play 11 It's A Cheating Situation 12 Two Lonely People 13 Bar Stool Mountain 14 I Cheated Me Right Out Of You 15 One Of A Kind 16 Yesterday Once More 17 Following The Feeling 18 Rodeo Romeo 19 She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Gettin' Even) 20 Let's Get Over Them Together

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"WILDEBEET" Dyke Busters From Holland

The Outsiders, Q 65, The Jay Jays, The Scorpions, The Golden Earrings... Greatness!This is the perfect introduction to what Dutch garage 60’s is really all about. It doesn’t get any better than this, and you really should start here before you collect any other Dutch comps- these are the basics! This is a very limited edition CD that was put out by our good friend, Kustom-65. This went out of print in a day or two!

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1. i was wrong - Les Baroques 2. ain't gonna miss you - The Outsiders 3. filthy rich - The Outsiders 4. don't you cry - The Outsiders 5. won't you listen - The Outsiders 6. if you don't treat me right - The Outsiders 7. thinking about today - The Outsiders 8. that's your problem - The Outsiders 9. touch - The Outsiders 10. chunk of steel - The Golden Earrings 11. lonely everyday - The Golden Earrings 12. it came to me - Q 65 13. you're the victor - Q 65 14. and your kind - Q 65 15. the life i live - Q 65 16. cry in the night - Q 65 17. i got nightmares - Q 65 18. i despise you - Q 65 19. i keep tryin' - The Jay Jays 20. cruncher - The Jay Jays 21. come back if you dare - The Jay Jays 22. ain't that just like me - The Scorpions 23. hey honey - The Scorpions 24. baby back now - The Scorpions 25. too many lovers - The Scorpions 26. you mistreat me - The Outsiders 27. sun's going down - The Outsiders

LESTER PEABODY "Visits The Johnny Bonanza Show" 2007

One of the best guitar pickers in Rockabilly and Hillbilly music, Lester Peabody is best known as guitarist of The Barnshakers. This is the second album released under his own name, and backed by some excellent musicians he show his guitar playing talents to the full. (Raucous)trax:

01 Strippin' The Tease 02 If I Had You 03 Struttin' Down Mainstreet 04 Hatchechubbee Stomp 05 I'm A Fool To Want You 06 Kicky 07 Come Destroy Me 08 Castle Rock 09 Lorraine In The Morning 10 A Foggy Day 11 Waltz For A Fugitive 12 Take Half

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RED SIMPSON "The Best Of Red Simpson"

Truck-drivin' songs hold a narrow but proud niche in the mythology of country & western music. Red Simpson, a Bakersfield songwriting compadre of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, came into the game late, following the success of Dave Dudley and Del Reeves, and scored but one bona fide hit, 1971's dryly comic "I'm a Truck." But Simpson's work has held up better than most, thanks to his blue-collar voice and those twangin' Bakersfield Telecasters. This 20-track collection is taken from Simpson's mid-'60s and early '70s Capitol albums. Besides "I'm a Truck," highlights include the original version of "Highway Patrol" (memorably covered by Junior Brown on 1993's Guit with It) and a chugging version of "Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves." --Rick Mitchelltrax:

01 truck drivin' fool 02 the highway patrol 03 nitro express 04 roll, truck, roll 05 i'm a truck 06 motivatin' man 07 happy go lucky truck driver 08 truck drivin' man 09 six days on the road 10 give me forty acres 11 truck driver's blues 12 highway man 13 diesel smoke, dangerous curves 14 born to be a trucker 15 johnny law 16 jeannie with the light brown cadillac 17 mini-skirt minnie 18 country western truck drivin' singer 19 awful lot to learn about truck drivin' 20 truckin' trees for christmas

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