"WE’RE GONNA LOVE THIS WAY" - USA Garage Greats 1965-1967 (and beyond!)

There’s some amazing variety and rare 45’s on this stellar comp from Gyro Records all from the original 45’s! A great mix of records here- check out the alternate version of The Human Expression 45, The Grim Reaper, The Cicadelics, The High Numbers (early Who), the first Grateful Dead garage 45(very expensive), rare Standells, rare alternate garage version of The Chambers Brothers 45, The amazing Bad Seeds- I could continue... Just get this, it’s one of the best comps you’ll hear!

traxfromwax:
1. good 'n' bad (Venturie) - The Venturie 5 2. someday you'll cry (MGM) - The Standells 3. zebra in the kitchen (MGM) - The Standells 4. linda's gone (Valiant) - The West Coast Branch 5. spoonful (Valiant) - The West Coast Branch 6. time has come today (alt. garage version) (Columbia) - The Chambers Brothers 7. sand surfin' (Goldust) - The Four Dimensions 8. you turned my head around (Tower) - Ann Margaret 9. sick & tired (J-Beck) - The Bad Seeds 10. it's a nice world to visit (but not to live in) (Tower) - Ann Margaret 11. i'm not talkin' (Wellhaven) - The Ferraris 12. can't explain (Wellhaven) - The Ferraris 13. she just satisfies (Fontana) - Jimmy Page 14. zoot suit (Fontana) - The High Numbers 15. i'm the face (Fontana) - The High Numbers 16. control your love (RCA Victor) - The Smoke 17. baby get lost (Zundak) - The Barracudas 18. twelth night (YM) - The Grim Reaper 19. i don't believe you (YM) - The Grim Reaper 20. we're gonna love this way (Psychedelic) - The Cicadelics 21. what can i do? (Psychedelic) - The Cicadelics 22. it can happen! (Fine) - Little Peppy and the Bare Existence 23. waiting for you (Belfast) - The Baytovens 24. optical sound (Accent) - The Human Expression 25. calm me down (alt) (Accent) - The Human Expression 26. don't take yourself too seriously (Tower) - The Sunrays 27. moon relay (Tuff) - The Vistas 28. no return (Tuff) - The Vistas 29. it's not like that (Twelve Hands) - The Scurvey Knaves 30. don't ease me in (Scorpio) - The Grateful Dead 31. stealin' (Scorpio) - The Grateful Dead 32. all night long (J-Beck) - The Bad Seeds
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Screamin' Jay Hawkins "The Night & Day Of Screamin Jay Hawkins" 1965

Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the most outrageous performer extant during rock's dawn. Prone to emerging out of coffins on-stage, a flaming skull named Henry his constant companion, Screamin' Jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable.
Hawkins' life story is almost as bizarre as his on-stage schtick. Originally inspired by the booming baritone of Paul Robeson, Hawkins was unable to break through as an opera singer. His boxing prowess was every bit as lethal as his vocal cords; many of his most hilarious tales revolve around Jay beating the hell out of a musical rival.
Hawkins caught his first musical break in 1951 as pianist/valet to veteran jazz guitarist Tiny Grimes. He debuted on wax for Gotham the following year with "Why Did You Waste My Time," backed by Grimes & His Rockin' Highlanders (they donned kilts and tam o' shanters on-stage). Singles for Timely ("Baptize Me in Wine") and Mercury's Wing subsidiary (1955's otherworldly "[She Put The] Wamee [On Me]," a harbinger of things to come) preceded Hawkins' immortal 1956 rendering of "I Put a Spell on You" for Columbia's OKeh imprint.
Hawkins originally envisioned the tune as a refined ballad. After he and his New York session aces (notably guitarist Mickey Baker and saxist Sam "The Man" Taylor) had imbibed to the point of no return, Hawkins screamed, grunted, and gurgled his way through the tune with utter drunken abandon. A resultant success despite the protests of uptight suits-in-power, "I Put a Spell on You" became Screamin' Jay's biggest seller ("Little Demon," its rocking flip, is a minor classic itself).
Hawkins cut several amazing 1957-1958 follow-ups in the same crazed vein -- "Hong Kong," a surreal "Yellow Coat," the Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller-penned "Alligator Wine" -- but none of them clicked the way "Spell" had. DJ Alan Freed convinced Screamin' Jay that popping out of a coffin might be a show-stopping gimmick by handing him a $300 bonus (long after Freed's demise, Screamin' Jay Hawkins was still benefiting from his crass brainstorm).
Hawkins' next truly inspired waxing came in 1969 when he was contracted to Philips Records (where he made two albums). His gross "Constipation Blues" wouldn't garner much airplay, but remained an integral part of his legacy for quite a while.
The cinema was a beneficiary of Screamin' Jay's larger-than-life persona in later years. His featured roles in Mystery Train and A Rage in Harlem made Hawkins a familiar visage to youngsters who never even heard "I Put a Spell on You." He died February 12, 2000 following surgery to treat an aneurysm; Hawkins was 70. - Artist Biography by Bill Dahl
trax:
01 night & day 02 in my dream 03 i wanna know 04 your kind of love 05 change your ways 06 serving time 07 alright,ok you win again 08 please forgive me 09 move me 10 i'm so glad 11 my marion 12 all night

If Mars Had Waves "EP TWO" - 12"/45rpm EP 2020 + "Dawn Patrol at Eberswalde Delta" 2022 - 12"/45rpm EP

Some call it Surf. Almost always instrumental.
trax:
01 You'll Be the Death of Me 02 Double Nickels 03 Sanity 04 Rifugio

"Dawn Patrol at Eberswalde Delta" 2022 - 12"/45rpm EP
Punta San Gabor, Rumbalone, Move In Day, and Moody Teen written, performed, and recorded by Daniel Carls, James Snyder, Matthew Murray, and Robert Loeper. Special Thanks to Neil Pinkerton for his valuable input; even though we didn't keep his tambourine parts.

trax:
01 Punta San Gabor 02 Rumbalone 03 Move In Day 04 Moody Teen

…and now for something completely different! 3235 - 2026

These damned religious fanatics, politicians, warlords, and so on... Instead of sending the children of their peoples to THEIR OWN WARS, these idiots should settle their differences in large arenas with boxing matches or football games! For example, the "peace-making" Evangelical Messiah Agent Orange against the belligerent Putin, or the Pope in his ridiculous disguise against the bearded Ayatollahs with beards down to their navels... then we'd at least have something to laugh about! - RYP

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The Satelliters "...Shake, Shake, Shake!" 1998

Digging bands like The Sonics, The Kinks, The Seeds, Remains, Shadows Of Knight, Blues Magoos, The Standells, Kenny & The Kasuals, The Byrds and tons more the band started rehearsing in March 1993 with all the well-known and beloved cover-versions...
...Half a year later they decided to call themselves THE SATELLITERS and started to develop their own interpretations from first trashy and then originated 60's influenced garage-rock to create their very own “60s-garage-acid”-style.
trax:
01 I Need You 02 Don't Go Back 03 Things Of Tomorrow 04 You'll Waste Your Time 05 I'll Crack Up 06 You Can't Get Me Down 07 All The Lies 08 Falling Leaves Are A Sign Of Change 09 Sasquatch 10 I Want Out

"SHAKE DANCE" A New Kind Of Mambo Vol. 41

Mambo is a Latin dance of Cuba which was developed in the 1940s when the music genre of the same name became popular throughout Latin America…
...The original ballroom dance which emerged in Cuba and Mexico was related to the danzón, albeit faster and less rigid. In the United States, it replaced rhumba as the most fashionable Latin dance. Later on, with the advent of salsa and its more sophisticated dance, a new type of mambo dance including breaking steps was popularized in New York. This form received the name of "salsa on 2", "mambo on 2" or "modern mambo". - wiki
trax:
1. Besame Mucho - Deep Rumba 2. Besame Mucho - Artie Shaw & The Gramercy 5 3. the devil's pad - The Shivers 4. Blues For Siam - Mojo Buford & His Rhythm Quartette 5. Salty Dog - Marvin Phillips 6. Sous Les Palmiers - Sidney Bechet 7. Gulliver ( El Yo Yo De Teresa ) - Armando Orefiche Y Sus Havana Cuban Boys 8. Rain - Les Baxter 9. El Tico - The Gasolines 10. Tequila - Jason & The Retronauts 11. Heat Wave - Art Farmer 12. 39° de fievre - Aime Barelli 13. I Like It Like That - Manny Bolone & His Latin Boys 14. Shake Dance - Willis Jackson 15. Seminole - The Crusaders 16. Fly By Nighter - The Wyld 17. Good Lovin' - The Robins 18. Caramelos - La Sonora Matancera Y Celia Cruz 19. La Napa De Mani - Orquesta Primitivo Santos 20. Latin Soul Stew - Spanglish Fly 21. tin marin - Johnny “Chano” Martinez 22. Zu Zu Man - Zu Zu Blues Band 23. Bacon Fat - Ray Collins' Hot-Club 24. cab driver - Joe Quijano Y Su Conjunto Cachana 25. Gonna Make You Eat Those Words - Eddie Lang 26. Louisiana Medicine Man - Coco Robicheaux 27. Fortune Teller - Coco Robicheaux
Compiled by Johnny Q from his music collection - originally served by Gyro1966

"Do The 45!" Vol. 1151 (2026)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Man Alone (Top-Deck) - The Deacons 2 A Shot in the Dark (Top-Deck) - Roland Alphonso 3 Pitchito (Names You Can Trust) - Frente Cumbiero 4 Ananas Tornillo (Names You Can Trust) - Frente Cumbiero 5 Skinhead Wreck the Town (Aggrobeat) - Winston Groovy 6 Moon Rock (Aggrobeat) - Laurel Aitken 7 Uh Babe (Sun) - Luke McDaniel 8 Go Ahead Baby (Sun) - Luke McDaniel 9 Ska Down Jamaica Way (South of the Border) (Top-Deck) - Ferdie Nelson & Ivan Yap 10 Rolli Rollin' (Top-Deck) - Roland Alphonso 11 You Wear It Well (Mercury) - Rod Stewart 12 True Blue (Mercury) - Rod Stewart 13 Weeping and Wailing (Top-Deck) - Ferdie Nelson 14 Ska-Ra-Van (Top-Deck) - Roland Alphonso 15 Hocus Pocus (Sire) - Focus 16 Hocus Pocus Ii (Sire) - Focus 17 Ambition of Men (Top-Deck) - Rueben Anderson 18 Non-Stop (Top-Deck) - Roland Alphonso 19 Spoonful (Laurie) - The Rats 20 I've Got My Eyes on You (Laurie) - The Rats 21 Glass Onion (Atlantic) - Arif Mardin 22 Sympathy for the Devil (Atlantic) - Arif Mardin 23 After Everybody's Gone (Network) - Russell Jacquet with the Heart Beats Quintet 24 Tormented (Network) - Russell Jacquet with the Heart Beats Quintet 25 Don't Play No Mambo (Josie) - The Charioteers 26 I've Got My Heart on My Sleeve (Josie) - The Charioteers 27 Playgirl's Love (Windy C) - The Five Stairsteps
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 3234 - 2026

These damned religious fanatics, politicians, warlords, and so on... Instead of sending the children of their peoples to THEIR OWN WARS, these idiots should settle their differences in large arenas with boxing matches or football games! For example, the "peace-making" Evangelical Messiah Agent Orange against the belligerent Putin, or the Pope in his ridiculous disguise against the bearded Ayatollahs with beards down to their navels... then we'd at least have something to laugh about! - RYP

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Mickey Baker "The Wildest Guitar" 1959

Despite Baker's well-deserved reputation as one of the most influential guitar players of early rock & roll, The Wildest Guitar was one of the few chances he really got to strut his stuff as a solo artist...
...This entirely instrumental set features keening, sharp, bluesy riffs in much the same distinctive style that gained him fame on "Love Is Strange" and other tunes with Mickey & Sylvia. The choice of material, though, is a bit surprising, favoring some surprisingly cornball standards: "Third Man Theme," "Autumn Leaves," "Lullaby of the Leaves," and Cole Porter's "Night and Day." Baker (who also arranged the album) manages to invest all of these with a snazzy R&B feel and biting solos. And he does actually write four of the 12 tunes himself, on which he fashions the kind of straightforward R&B that one would more likely to expect. This is a pretty good showcase to hear Baker's unadorned virtuosity. But he's really better-appreciated within the context of stronger material, either as half of Mickey & Sylvia or on the innumerable '50s R&B cuts (many on Atlantic) that feature his session work.
trax:
01 Third Man Theme 02 Whistle Stop 03 Night And Day 04 Midnight Midnight 05 Autumn Leaves 06 Baia 07 Milk Train 08 Old Devil Moon 09 Chloe 10 Baker's Dozen 11 Lullaby Of The Leaves 12 Gloomy Sunday

The Beyonderers "Fourth Wave" 2014

The Beyonderers are an instrumental trio from Akron, OH. They somehow combine the reverb and twang of 60's surf rock with the distorted attitude of Link Wray and top it all off with the arrangements and guitar pyrotechnics of 80's thrash metal to create something disturbingly new. Perfect music for intense physical activity or midnight drives through near Area 51.
trax:
01 Bailout x Infinity 02 Games Nonpeople Play 03 Destro's Breakfast 04 Totally Decent Vacation 05 Flexible Phantoms (Of the Sky) 06 Full Metal Bonnet 07 Science Friction

The Halibuts "A Surfer's Paradise" A Tribute to Don Murray 1996

30 years ago, A Surfer's Paradise benefit concert for Don Murray was held at the Strand in Redondo Beach, CA...
...It was the biggest concert of it's kind, 10 hours long with classic and contemporary surf bands including the Surfaris, the Chantays, the Belairs, the Lively Ones, the Tornadoes, Davie Allan & the Arrows, Jon & the Nightriders, the Eliminators, the Insect Surfers, the Halibuts, the Surf Kings and the coup de grace....the Mermen (Don's favorite band). Three of the original Turtles showed up, Al Nichol, Jim Tucker and Chuck Portz. No....not Mark and Howard (Flo and Eddie). The people that were there for me that day are still there for me. I will never forget... ~ Jamie
trax:
01 Introduction 02 Hammerhead 03 Caldera 04 The Natives Are Restless 05 It's A Wonderful Halibut (tape flip some lost at start) 06 The Impact Zone 07 Noodles 08 Istanbul 09 Stinky 10 Suicide Bay 11 Mr. Mysterioso 12 Summertime 13 Seldom Cutback (with Jon Blair) 14 Post show comment

…and now for something completely different! 3233 - 2026

These damned religious fanatics, politicians, warlords, and so on... Instead of sending the children of their peoples to THEIR OWN WARS, these idiots should settle their differences in large arenas with boxing matches or football games! For example, the "peace-making" Evangelical Messiah Agent Orange against the belligerent Putin, or the Pope in his ridiculous disguise against the bearded Ayatollahs with beards down to their navels... then we'd at least have something to laugh about! - RYP

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The Untamed Youth "Live from Fabulous Las Vegas Strip! At The Fabulous El Morocco Lounge" 1995

Maybe it wasn't art, but we sure suffered for it. For the Untamed Youth, most of the time it meant riding around in the back of a cold old '68 Oldsmobile hearse eating Spaghettios straight outta the can. In those pre-PULP FICTION days of the late eighties, it also usually meant giving 115% to a bunch of disinterested alternative rockers giving us a look like... "What the HELL are you doing up there?" - Derek "Deke" Dickerson
After years of litigation, negotiation and just plain flat out procrastination Estrus Records presents The Untamed Youth: "Live On The Fabulous Las Vegas Strip!" LP/CD! Recorded October 9, 1992 from the front row center table of the one and only El Morocco lounge, this 20 song blowout captures da Youth at their best, tearin' it up for a packed house of rabid fans and tipsy outta towners, presenting live and wild versions of alla yer Untamed Youth faves as well as a batch of hitherto unheard tunes... and as an added extra bonus this swingin' slab comes packed inna full color cover by poster guru Frank Kozik, based on his original poster designed for the show! Hot Damn! So "dig right in" and "pull up a chair" and you're THERE at the EL Morocco Lounge catching all the action! - estrus
The Untamed Youth:
Derek Dickerson (vocals, guitar); Steve Mace (vocals, bass); Dave Stuckey (vocals, drums); Trent Ruane (guitar, organ, tambourine)

trax:
01 Go Go Ferrari 02 Russian Roulette 03 Some Kinda Fun 04 Haulin' Honda 05 Without A Word Of Warning 06 Adam & Evil 07 Overcast 08 Supercharged Steamroller 09 Mean Woman 10 Ghost Riders In The Sky 11 SS 396 12 Drag Race Tragedy 13 Sea & Shore 14 Double Whammy 15 What'll You Have 16 Pabst Blue Ribbon 17 She's So Satisfyin' 18 Girl Happy 19 Dance Franny Dance 20 I Live For Cars & Girls

The Cactus Blossom "The Cactus Blossom" 2011

Great new take on the classic country sound. Makes me think I'm in an old country tavern drinking Premium. The brothers that leader this band have great voices, reminiscent of Hank Williams Sr. They also have seasoned players in their band. The pedal-steel player is Randy Broughten, of Trailer Trash and the Gear Daddies. Their fiddler is Mark "Razz" Russell has played with Joe Henry and Mark Olson of the Jayhawks. The bassist is Liz Draper, who has played in Black Blondie and currently Lucy Michelle's Velvet Lapelles. Give them a try, you will not be disappointed. (J. P. LARSON , The Louvin Brothers Monthly)
"An absolute gem - a completely stunning debut album" - Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
"... the album I've listened to the most this fall is by The Cactus Blossoms ... It's true and traditional country, folks” - Craig Shelburne, Country Music Television
“It's easy enough to phone in a cornball imitation of old country ... It's another thing entirely to live and breathe the craft of writing and singing a good country and western song as The Cactus Blossoms have done" - Nikki Miller, City Pages (Minneapolis)
"The Cactus Blossoms have quickly turned into the Twin Cities' most beloved new traditional-country act” - Chris Riemenschneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Stunning debut [5 stars]” - Duncan Warwick, Country Music People (UK)
"... harkens back to the roots of country with their earnest songs and pristine harmonizing” - Chris Roberts, Minnesota Public Radio
"They sound like a jam session in Hank Williams’s basement, but they didn’t become a sensation by pure imitation. Their edge is real, their harmonies hard-earned." - Minnesota Monthly Magazine
trax:
01 A Sad Day To Be You 02 Lost John Dean 03 Cold Foot Boogie 04 Song Of The Bird 05 Lonesome And Blue 06 Adios Maria 07 Stoplight Kisses 08 Blue Railroad Train 09 Don't Do It 10 Traveler's Paradise
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Jakub Wilak & The Cowboys "Sunrise Dust" 2018 - 12"/45rpm EP

Created in 2015 in the city of Poznań to play as beautiful as it's possible. Four men surfing and twanging to give You joy. Jakub Wilak - guitar, Adam Fordon - drums, Jakub Janicki - bass, Mateusz Starszewski - guitar
trax:
01 Dancing In A Sunrise Dust 02 Baltic Surf 03 Muerta 04 The Last Sunset

…and now for something completely different! 3232 - 2026

These damned religious fanatics, politicians, warlords, and so on... Instead of sending the children of their peoples to THEIR OWN WARS, these idiots should settle their differences in large arenas with boxing matches or football games! For example, the "peace-making" Evangelical Messiah Agent Orange against the belligerent Putin, or the Pope in his ridiculous disguise against the bearded Ayatollahs with beards down to their navels... then we'd at least have something to laugh about! - RYP

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"STAND UP GIRL!" - USA Garage Greats 1965-1967 (and beyond!)

Here we have a very solid comp of original garage 45’s, we cover the many styles of garage from all over the USA. I won’t list the highlights here, because the entire comp is great! (But who knew that Billy Swan had a garage song in him?)

traxfromwax:
1. morning (Amber) - The What-Nots 2. i need you baby (Amber) - The What-Nots 3. there's a time (Young Generation) - The G's 4. 'cause she's my girl (Young Generation) - The G's 5. don't cry to me babe (Cameo) - III & A 1/2 6. i've gotta go (Rampro) - The Union Jacks 7. no one but you (Rampro) - The Union Jacks 8. stand up girl (Cypress) - The Sand Pipers 9. i won't cry anymore (United Artists) - Dick Domani & The Demons 10. i guess i thought you knew (United Artists) - Dick Domani & The Demons 11. that's love (Jubilee) - The Fifth Estate 12. out of her system (Monument) - Billy Swan 13. jungo partner (UA) - Nobody's Children 14. inside of me (National) - The Whazoos 15. parchmant farm (Sound) - The Knightsmen 16. your day has come (Richie) - Mike Alexander & The Visions 17. keep on walkin' baby (Chess) - Kenny Smith 18. empty heart (Claridge) - The First Four 19. one and only man (Claridge) - The First Four 20. tell her no (Phalanx) - The Rainmakers 21. you're not the only one (Phalanx) - The Rainmakers 22. tell me (Phalanx) - The Redwoods 23. little latin lupe lu (Phalanx) - The Redwoods 24. i hope you're proud (Allen) - Bo Allen 25. i don't know why i cry (IGL) - The Epicureans 26. baby be mine (IGL) - The Epicureans 27. please don't stop it (Mortician) - The Sprytes 28. i'm going back to NYC (Uptown) - Nobody's Chyldren 29 lenne (Jewel) - John Fred 30 you're mad at me (Jewel) - John Fred
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Screamin' Jay Hawkins "At Home With Screamin' Jay Hawkins" 1958

Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the most outrageous performer extant during rock's dawn. Prone to emerging out of coffins on-stage, a flaming skull named Henry his constant companion, Screamin' Jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable.
Hawkins' life story is almost as bizarre as his on-stage schtick. Originally inspired by the booming baritone of Paul Robeson, Hawkins was unable to break through as an opera singer. His boxing prowess was every bit as lethal as his vocal cords; many of his most hilarious tales revolve around Jay beating the hell out of a musical rival.
Hawkins caught his first musical break in 1951 as pianist/valet to veteran jazz guitarist Tiny Grimes. He debuted on wax for Gotham the following year with "Why Did You Waste My Time," backed by Grimes & His Rockin' Highlanders (they donned kilts and tam o' shanters on-stage). Singles for Timely ("Baptize Me in Wine") and Mercury's Wing subsidiary (1955's otherworldly "[She Put The] Wamee [On Me]," a harbinger of things to come) preceded Hawkins' immortal 1956 rendering of "I Put a Spell on You" for Columbia's OKeh imprint.
Hawkins originally envisioned the tune as a refined ballad. After he and his New York session aces (notably guitarist Mickey Baker and saxist Sam "The Man" Taylor) had imbibed to the point of no return, Hawkins screamed, grunted, and gurgled his way through the tune with utter drunken abandon. A resultant success despite the protests of uptight suits-in-power, "I Put a Spell on You" became Screamin' Jay's biggest seller ("Little Demon," its rocking flip, is a minor classic itself).
Hawkins cut several amazing 1957-1958 follow-ups in the same crazed vein -- "Hong Kong," a surreal "Yellow Coat," the Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller-penned "Alligator Wine" -- but none of them clicked the way "Spell" had. DJ Alan Freed convinced Screamin' Jay that popping out of a coffin might be a show-stopping gimmick by handing him a $300 bonus (long after Freed's demise, Screamin' Jay Hawkins was still benefiting from his crass brainstorm).
Hawkins' next truly inspired waxing came in 1969 when he was contracted to Philips Records (where he made two albums). His gross "Constipation Blues" wouldn't garner much airplay, but remained an integral part of his legacy for quite a while.
The cinema was a beneficiary of Screamin' Jay's larger-than-life persona in later years. His featured roles in Mystery Train and A Rage in Harlem made Hawkins a familiar visage to youngsters who never even heard "I Put a Spell on You." He died February 12, 2000 following surgery to treat an aneurysm; Hawkins was 70. - Artist Biography by Bill Dahl
trax:
01 Orange Colored Sky 02 Hong Kong 03 Temptation 04 I Love Paris 05 I Put A Spell On You 06 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 07 Yellow Coat 08 Ol' Man River 09 If You Are But A Dream 10 Give Me My Boots And Saddle 11 Deep Purple 12 You Made Me Love

"Do The 45!" Vol. 1150 (2026)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 A Mighty Love (Yambo) - Ko Ko Taylor 2 Dynamite (Bgp) - Little Eva 3 Get Ready/Uptight (Bgp) - Little Eva Harris 4 Feelin' Bad (Sun) - Little Junior's Blue Flames 5 Feelin' Good (Sun) - Little Junior's Blue Flames 6 Cachumbembe (Vampi Soul) - Fruko Y Sus Tesos 7 Mammy Blue (Vampi Soul) - Fruko Y Sus Tesos 8 Lawless Street (Top-Deck) - King Sporty, Justin Yap & the Skatalites 9 Chinatown (Top-Deck) - Don Drummond & the Skatalites 10 Love Crazy Baby (Sun)Kenny Parchman 11 Get It Off Your Mind (Sun) - Kenny Parchman 12 Natty Dread Band Wagon (Sun Shot) - Al Campbell 13 Natty Version (Sun Shot) - Al Campbell 14 Rock Billy Boogie (Rca) - Robert Gordon 15 It's Only Make Believe (Rca) - Robert Gordon 16 Don't You Know (Harlem Shuffle) - The Pioneers 17 Me Naw Go a Believe (Harlem Shuffle) - The Pioneers 18 Rock Around the Town (Sun) - Dean Beard 19 Rakin' and Scrapin' (Sun)Dean Beard 21 Turn to the Almighty (Top-Deck) - Jackie Opel 22 Red Is Danger (Top-Deck)Johnny Moore 23 Rabbit Action (Sun) - Jimmy Haggett 24 Rock Me Baby (Sun) - Jimmy Haggett 25 El Cid (Dahil Sayo) (Top-Deck) - King Sporty & Roland Alphonso 26 Please Beverly (Top-Deck) - Bibby & the Astronauts 27 High! (Sun) - Pat Hare & kenneth banks 28 Bonus Pay (Sun) - Pat Hare 29 Someone (Top-Deck) - The Jets 30 Love in the Afternoon (Top-Deck) - Don Drummond
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 3231 - 2026

These damned religious fanatics, politicians, warlords, and so on... Instead of sending the children of their peoples to THEIR OWN WARS, these idiots should settle their differences in large arenas with boxing matches or football games! For example, the "peace-making" Evangelical Messiah Agent Orange against the belligerent Putin, or the Pope in his ridiculous disguise against the bearded Ayatollahs with beards down to their navels... then we'd at least have something to laugh about! - RYP

PLEASE READ OUR RULES:

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS OR BOOKS RELEASED IN 2024 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS OR BOOKS AND NO REQUESTS FOR FLAC OR OTHER LOSSLESS, IF YOU WANT FLAC, BUY THE ALBUM)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All other official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966 and Gaius R.I.P.

The Halibuts "Life On The Bottom" 1996

While it would be easy enough to stuff the Halibuts into the retro surf-band file, a quick listen to this shows them to be a top-notch instrumental combo with a propensity for handling a diverse number of styles. While the reverb stun-gun attack of the guitars veers them into retro territory, their takes on Gershwin's "Summertime" and "Istanbul" make them a band with a little more to offer when you've overdosed on every cover version of "Misirlou" there is. - Cub Koda, All Music Guide
Too many of these modern instrumental surf acts try so hard to put a spin on their music that their music ends up suffering under the weight of their particular spin. Man or Astroman have some great tunes, but it's hard to hear them through the electronic noise and junk. The Blue Hawaiians made one good album ("Sway") and have sunk into a lounge-band hell lately. The Halibuts are the only guys with the guts to play instrumental surf music straight and to take their chances. There's no hypenization here: no "lounge-surf" or "electronic-surf" or the like. Just surf. And, much like the great surf LP's of yesteryear, the songs are only as good as their melodies and performances. Thankfully, the Halibuts uncork one great melody and performance after another. "Hammerhead," "Caldera," and the rest are fantastic songs. The Halibuts don't ape the old surf songs like Los Straitjackets do--they create new surf songs that are just as compelling and original as the best of their predecessors. - amazon
trax:
1. Hammerhead 2. Caldera 3. Stinky 4. Life On The Bottom 5. Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai 6. Noodles 7. Hombre De Palabra 8. Madcap 9. Hula Scuba 10. Suicide Bay 11. Night Crawler 12. Duck Dive 13. Fire One! 14. Istanbul 15. Summertime

"JUMPIN' IN ISTANBUL" A New Kind Of Mambo Vol. 40

Mambo is a Latin dance of Cuba which was developed in the 1940s when the music genre of the same name became popular throughout Latin America…
...The original ballroom dance which emerged in Cuba and Mexico was related to the danzón, albeit faster and less rigid. In the United States, it replaced rhumba as the most fashionable Latin dance. Later on, with the advent of salsa and its more sophisticated dance, a new type of mambo dance including breaking steps was popularized in New York. This form received the name of "salsa on 2", "mambo on 2" or "modern mambo". - wiki
trax:
1. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid [Excerpt] - Charlie Parker 2. Serenade To Satchmo - Johnny Sparrow & His Bows And Arrows 3. Baby Please Don't Go - Jo Ann Henderson 4. Highway Blues - Little Daddy Walton & Sons 5. Candied Yams - B. Brown & His Rockin' McVouts 6. Crazy Do - Jack Tucker & His Band 7. Manteca - Eddie Wiggins Jazz Combo 8. Istanbul - Noro Morales Y Su Orchestra 9. La Piojosa - La Sonora Cienaguera 10. tolu - Orquesta Los Caribes 11. The Head Hunter - The Goofers 12. Sabor de guajira - Bembeya Jazz National 13. Fever - The Three Suns 14. My Nerves - Little Willie John 15. The Loop - Plas Johnson 16. Creamy mashed potatoes - Duane Eddy 17. Jam Sandwich - Eddie Cochran 18. Caravan Rock - The Hi-Strung Ramblers 19. Giants of Bombora - Christopher Monte 20. The Freedom Riders - Harold Jackson & the Jackson Brothers 21. Lessons Learned - The Hi-Strung Ramblers 22. Tequila - Cortijo Y So Combo 23. Mambo en paris - L’Orchestre Lewis Varona et son ensemble tropical 24. El baile yeye a gogo - Tito Chicoma 25. Jumpin With Symphony Sid - Ray Rodriguez & His Orchestra 26. Green Onions - Machito 27. Mau Mau - Art Farmer Septet 28. Let's Dance - Jimmy Cliff 29. A Shot in The Dark - Roland Alphonso
Compiled by Johnny Q from his music collection - originally served by Gyro1966

The Satelliters "Wylde Knights Of Action!" 1997

Known for audiophile-friendly mastering and a genuine affection for thecolorful tradition of vinyl records, Dionysus is -- now that Sympathy forthe Record Industry has left the building -- one of LA's final remaininghigh-class independent record labels...
...Check out their catalog of stellarreleases -- including early L.A. punk like the Controllers and the Rotters,sinuous Exotica like Chaino and current garage rock luminaries like the Satelliters - The Sateliters
trax:
01 Get In 02 Fuzz-Out 03 4 Steps To Her 04 Why 05 Riot On Sunset Strip 06 Leave Your Mind At Home 07 Leaving Here 08 You Better Walk Away 09 Downliner 10 Thrill Me 11 Hometown Ways 12 Born Loser 13 Driveby '65 14 Trip To Your Soul

…and now for something completely different! 3230 - 2026

These damned religious fanatics, politicians, warlords, and so on... Instead of sending the children of their peoples to THEIR OWN WARS, these idiots should settle their differences in large arenas with boxing matches or football games! For example, the "peace-making" Evangelical Messiah Agent Orange against the belligerent Putin, or the Pope in his ridiculous disguise against the bearded Ayatollahs with beards down to their navels... then we'd at least have something to laugh about! - RYP

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"A Taste Of A&M Records" 1967

Wonderful A&M Jazz, Latin Sampler of the 60s!
Latin music refers to music originating from Latin America namely Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Americas and the Caribbean. Latin American music also incorporates African music from slaves who were to transported to the America by European and settlers as well as music from Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The first of those encapsulates all music styles generated from Latin countries, such as salsa, merengue, tango, compas, bossa nova and bachata; as well as other styles derived from a more mainstream genre, such as Latin pop, rock, jazz and reggaeton.
traxfromwax:
1 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Intro: A Taste Of Honey / Gotta Lotta Livin' To Do 2 Chris Montez - Sunny 3 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Constant Rain 4 Claudine Longet - Hello Hello 5 The Sandpipers - Strangers In The Night 6 Baja Marimba Band - Born Free 7 Baja Marimba Band - Heads Up! 8 Chris Montez - Because Of You 9 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Day Tripper 10 The Sandpipers – Things We Said Today 11 Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart – I Should Be Going Home 12 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – In A Little Spanish Town
Ripped from Vinyl by RYP with Audacity 3.2.3 : Thorens TD 318/Audio-Technica 95E - Yamaha A-S301 - Q Acoustics 3020i / Yamaha NS-SW050

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!

The Untamed Youth "Sophisticated International Playboys" 1992

Their highly sought after third LP SOPHISTICATED INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS demonstrated the many moods of the Untamed Youth.
In the tradition of the Trashmen and the Rivieras before them, the Untamed Youth hail from the bounteous midwest region of these United States, and swing forth with the frantically delectable combination of high octane stomp, reverb, shout and soul that powered their heroes. As teenagers, guitar playing Derek "Deke" Dickerson commanded his beloved sidekick Steve "Mace" Mace to play bass, and the two lured local drum legend/school chum Joel Trueblood into the fold, along with organ playing Chris Fletcher to form a combo, which they dubbed UNTAMED YOUTH.
The Untamed Youth:
Deke Dickerson: Guitar, lead vocals / Steve Mace: Bass, backing vocals / Steve Rager: Organ, backing vocals / Bobby Lloyd Hicks: Drums, backing vocals / D. Clinton Thompson: Second guitar (on "Sour Grapes") / The Skeletons: backing vocals (on "Long Green")

trax:
01 Adam And Evil 02 Land Beyond The Moon 03 Long Green 04 Brown Paper Sack 05 Kapo 06 Mean Woman 07 Sour Grapes 08 Rollerland

Mickey Baker "Rock With A Sock" 1993

...Baker's best work, though, was recorded as half of the duo Mickey & Sylvia...
...Their hit "Love Is Strange," as well as several other unknown but nearly equally strong tracks, featured Baker's keening, bluesy guitar riffs, which were gutsier and more piercing than most anything else around in the late '50s. Mickey & Sylvia split in the late '50s (though they recorded off and on until the middle of the next decade), and Baker recorded his best solo album, the all-instrumental The Wildest Guitar. In 1961, he took the male spoken part (usually assumed to be Ike Turner) on Ike & Tina Turner's first hit, "It's Gonna Work Out Fine." Shortly afterwards he moved to France, making a few hard-to-find solo records and working with a lot of French pop and rock performers, including Ronnie Bird, the best '60s French rock singer. He recorded only sporadically after the mid-'60s. Mickey Baker died at his home in Montastruc-la-Conseillère, France on November 27, 2012, at the age of 87...to be continued... - by Richie Unterberger
trax:
1 Guitar Mambo - Mickey Baker 2 Riverboat - Mickey Baker 3 Love Me, Baby - Mickey Baker 4 Oh, Happy Day - Mickey Baker 5 Where Is My Honey - Mickey Baker 6 I'm Tired - Mickey Baker 7 Stranger Blues - Mickey Baker 8 I Wish I Knew - Mickey Baker 9 Down To The Bottom - Larry Dale 10 You Better Heed My Warning - Larry Dale 11 Midnight Hours - Larry Dale 12 Please Tell Me - Larry Dale 13 Shake Walkin' - Mickey Baker 14 Greasy Spoon - Mickey Baker 15 Bandstand Stomp (Ho, Ho, Ho) - Mickey Baker 16 Rock With A Sock - Mickey Baker 17 Old Devil Moon - Mickey Baker 18 Guitarambo - Mickey Baker 19 Spinnin' Rock Boogie - Bill Hendricks & His Orchestra 20 Chloe - Mickey Baker 21 Ghost Of A Chance - Mickey Baker 22 The Man I Love - Mickey Baker 23 Bobi - Mickey Baker 24 Hello, Stranger - Mickey & Sylvia 25 My Love - Mickey & Sylvia 26 Woe, Woe Is Me - Mickey & Sylvia 27 Can't Get You On The Phone - Mickey & Sylvia 28 I'll Always Want You Near - Mickey & Sylvia

…and now for something completely different! 3229 - 2026

These damned religious fanatics, politicians, warlords, and so on... Instead of sending the children of their peoples to THEIR OWN WARS, these idiots should settle their differences in large arenas with boxing matches or football games! For example, the "peace-making" Evangelical Messiah Agent Orange against the belligerent Putin, or the Pope in his ridiculous disguise against the bearded Ayatollahs with beards down to their navels... then we'd at least have something to laugh about! - RYP

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins "Spellbound!" 1955-1974 - disc 2

If you are looking for the original version of "I Put A Spell On You", then this is not your album...
...If you are a fan looking for rare, hard to find or in some cases previously unreleased tracks, then this is your holy grail.There are several remakes and rewrites of "Spell" since basically Jay would come back to this song any time he needed a payday, the way Stallone goes back to Rocky or Rambo. There is a Vegas style version from 1967 with female background singers and rather cheesy horns straight out of Tom Jones Live at The Flamingo. There are two rewrites, "You Put The Spell On Me" and "She Put The Whamee On Me". They are o.k but don't touch the original at all. There are some nice Motown style numbers from the sixties like "You're An Exception To The Rule" and "Two Can Play This Game", both with a strong Smokey Robinson flavor. My favorite stuff is the rarites from the fifties like "Talk About Me" and "In My Front Room" with it's sleazy sax and bump and grind rythym. The first 12 songs on disc 2 are his 1969 album "What That Is" in it's original order. This was one of his most consistent albums featuring his classic "Constipation Blues" and a great pop Gospel tune called "Ask Him", which should really be covered by some contemporary gospel singer as it is a great song. There is a great raunchy tune called "Bite It" which is like a sped up version of The Mar-Keys "Last Night". His singing of other people's songs is incredible as when he plays it straight and lets his big voice unfurl on "Goodnight My Love" and "Aint Nobody's Business" but it's his classics like "Feast Of The Mau Mau" and "Stone Crazy" that steal the show. DefinItely one of the top three Screamin Jay releases.
trax disc 2:
01 What That Is 02 Feast Of The Mau Mau 03 Do You Really Love Me? 04 Stone Crazy 05 I Love You 06 Constipation Blues 07 I'm Lonely 08 Thing Called Woman 09 Dig! 10 I'm Your Man 11 Ask Him 12 Reprise 13 Please Don't Leave Me 14 I Wanta Know 15 I Need You 16 My Marion 17 Bite It 18 Move Me 19 Good Night My Love 20 Our Love Is Not For Three 21 Ain't Nobody's Business 22 Take Me Back 23 Trying To Reach My Goal 24 So Long
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Johnny Carbonaras "Mega Hits" 2016 - 12"/45rpm EP

Johnny Carbonaras love Man or Astroman? and Sonic Youth, Naked City and Dead Kennedys, Aphex Twin and Devo, Mr. Bungle and Mecano, Marc Ribot and Fred Lane. Johnny Carbonaras are Alek, Panos, Billy, Nikolas and Eva and they live in Thessaloniki.
trax:
01 Tsiganski 02 Ro Can't Roll 03 WahWahWahWahWah

The Lei Men "Live Foam" 2018

The Lei Men are from Cincinnati, Ohio... Recorded live at Foley's in Reading Ohio on 11/04/17 straight off a Sony PCM D-50
trax:
01 Intro 02 Malaguena 03 Miserlou 04 Scratchy 05 Surfrider 06 Work Song 07 Rumble

…and now for something completely different! 3228 - 2026

These damned religious fanatics, politicians, warlords, and so on... Instead of sending the children of their peoples to THEIR OWN WARS, these idiots should settle their differences in large arenas with boxing matches or football games! For example, the "peace-making" Evangelical Messiah Agent Orange against the belligerent Putin, or the Pope in his ridiculous disguise against the bearded Ayatollahs with beards down to their navels... then we'd at least have something to laugh about! - RYP

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"DON’T PUT ME ON" - USA Garage Greats 1965-1967 (and beyond!)

More greatness from The Canadian Rogues, The 3rd Evolution, The Executioners, The What-Nots, and so much more all from the original 45’s! (Check out the fabulous art-work!)

traxfromwax:
1. Keep In Touch (Palmer) - The Canadian Rogues 2. Oo-Poo-Pah-Doo (Palmer) - The Canadian Rogues 3. Don't Play With Me (Dawn) - The 3rd Evolution 4. Gone Gone Gone (Dawn) - The 3rd Evolution 5. Everybody Needs Somebody (To Love) (Dawn) - The 3rd Evolution 6. You're Gonna Lose The Only Love You've Ever Had (Dawn) - The 3rd Evolution 7. People Say (She's No Good) (Dawn) - The Derbys 8. I Need Some Love (Payle) - The Shades Of Time 9. Raindrops (Payle) - The Shades Of Time 10. I Want The Rain (Swan) - The Executioners 11. Don't Put Me On (Action)) - The Executioners 12. One By One (Mercury) - The Blues Magoos 13. Talk To Me Girl (Wand) - The Next Five 14. You're Comin' On (Marlin) - Conlon & The Crawlers 15. I Won't Tell (Marlin) - Conlon & The Crawlers 16. Morning (Amber) - The What-Nots 17. I Need You Baby (Amber) - The What-Nots 18. Rumors (Amy) - The Syndicate Of Sound 19. The Upper Hand (Amy) - The Syndicate Of Sound 20. Paint My Windows Grey (Busy-B) - The New Breed 21. Out Of Reach (Busy-B) - The New Breed 22. Shame (Integra) - The Kings Ransom 23. Peace Of Mind (Double Shot) - The Count Five 24. The Morning After (Double Shot) - The Count Five 25. Pretty Big Mouth (Double Shot) - The Count Five 26. Mailman (Double Shot) - The Count Five 27. I Just Can't Explain It (Metrobeat) - The Jokers Wild 28. All I See Is You (Metrobeat) - The Jokers Wild 29. Keep On Walkin' Baby (Chess) - Kenny Smith 30. Hey Joe (St. Claire) - The Swamp Rats
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Screamin' Jay Hawkins "Spellbound!" 1955-1974 - disc 1

Esquerita may have been one of the rockin'est cats ever, but Screamin' Jay' Hawkins was certainly the weirdest...
...A true original who steadily recorded for 40 years, Hawkins conjures up images of voodoo evil and satanic rites, all presented in an often looped manner that defies all norms. The man who opened his live shows by rising from a coffin was not the easiest performer to market, and as a result the hit total is scanty. His recording career is scattered amongst some two dozen labels, and while his most sustained stretch, with Columbia's Okeh subsidiary label, has been digitally documented elsewhere, this fine collection gathers together the important missing pieces: two sessions for Mercury and Wing in 1955, two sessions for Decca in 1966, four sessions for Philips in 1969 and a one-off single session for RCA from 1974. Among the many goodies are two remakes of I Put A Spell On You plus such wonders as Voodoo, She Put The Whamee On Me, Feast Of The Mau Mau, Constipation Blues, Bite It, and, just to complete the cycle, You Put A Spell On Me. Add to this an amazing, photo-filled 36-page booklet and you've got a pretty strong picture of an amazing, if unorthodox, performer.
trax disc 1:
01 Voodoo 02 You Put The Spell On Me 03 Makaha Waves 04 There's Too Many Teardrops 05 I Put A Spell On You 06 Two Can Play This Game 07 Shattered 08 You're An Exception To The Rule 09 I'm Not Made Of Clay 10 All Night 11 Mountain Jive 12 I'll Be There 13 You're All Of My Life To Me 14 Well I Tried 15 Even Though 16 Talk About Me 17 In My Front Room 18 This Is All 19 What That Is 20 (She Put The) Wamee (On Me) 21 I Put A Spell On You 22 Two Can Play This Game 23 Shattered 24 You're An Exception To The Rule
…originally served by Gyro1966...

"Do The 45!" Vol. 1149 (2026)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)

trax:
1 Look What You Done (Fortune) - Arlando King with The Earthquakes 2 I'm Jealous (Sue) - Ike & Tina Turner 3 You're My Baby (Sue) - Ike & Tina Turner 4 Bobby Sox Baby (Federal) - Billy Ward & His Dominoes 5 How Long, How Long Blues (Federal) - Billy Ward & His Dominoes 6 I Want to Love You (Checker) - The Flamingos 7 Please Come Back Home (Checcker) - The Flamingos 8 Honey - Honey (Fury) - Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords 9 Please Tell the Angels (Fury) - Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords 10 Embarrassing Moments (Dootone) - Don Julian & the Meadowlarks 11 Heaven and Paradise (Dootone) - Don Julian & the Meadowlarks 12 Cherry (Savoy) - Clarence "Bad Boy" Palmer & the Jive Bombers 13 You Took My Love (Savoy) - Clarence "Bad Boy" Palmer & the Jive Bombers 14 Oh Cindy (Checker) - The Vibrations 15 Over the Rainbow (Checker) - The Vibrations 16 May the Best Man Win (Checker) - The Vibrations 17 Since I Fell for You (Checker) - The Vibrations 18 Roll Hot Rod Roll (Modern)Oscar McLollie & His "Honeydrippers" 19 Staten Island Baby (Plaza) - Don Roberts & the Islanders 20 Near You (Atlantic) - The Cardinals 21 One Love (Atlantic) - The Cardinals 22 No, No, No (Deluxe) - The Chanters 23 I Make This Pledge (To You) (Deluxe) - The Chanters 24 Get to School on Time (Harvey) - The Five Quails 25 Been a Long Time (Harvey) - The Five Quails 26 This Love of Mine (Verve) - The Quotations 27 We'll Reach Heaven Together (Verve) - The Quotations 28 I Wanna (Mercury) - The Platters 29 My Dream (Mercury) - The Platters 30 Instant Everything (Yambo) - Koko Taylor
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...