THE INDIKATION "In Terms Of..." 2004

The Indikation were formed a cold December day in 1999 when local hustler Dr. Mongo introduced the guys to each other in a seedy bar in downtown Oslo and gave them some instruments and a offer they couldn't refuse.In terms of (the Indikation) is this Norwegian band’s first full-length album. The Indikation enjoys a special notoriety for a number of reasons. Chiefly their reputation rests on their absolutely unwavering embracement of British pop sixties. This embracement is so minute and all-comprising that spectators find themselves not simply reminded or momentarily swept back, but transported wholly and lastingly to a different time. This is no phenomenon of “zeitgeisty” strong influence, playing out certain traits of bygones to enhance something conceived as novel. The Indikation do not meddle with their art in this way, their stance is not veiled and their commitment is absolute, unwavering and therefore in a very special way true. The Indikation’s music and performance leave the listener exhilarated, for the music oozes a singular sentiment: the thrill of an “undecided summer tomorrow.”trax:
1. Search Your Heart 2. Looking At You 3. Should I? 4. She Can't Replace The Love We Knew 5. There's Something About You 6. London Electricity 7. I Can End Your Misery 8. What More Can I Do? 9. You Just Gotta Know My Mind 10. Got To Tell Them 11. Baby, What You Want Me To Do 12. By My Side
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VADEN RECORDS - Trumann, Arkansas 1958-1961

Killer Rock & Roll compilation from this legendary label from Trumann Arkansas,owned by Arlen Vaden. Most of the artists featured were local talent and the output of this label disappeared fast and the majority of its releases are extremely rare today.Comes with an informative booklet with bios and pics. Essential!!! (Ish Kabibble) more info on this cool label here:
http://www.boija.com/skivor/vaden/vaden.htm
http://www.rockabillyhall.com/ChuckComer.html

trax:
1. Down At Big Mary's House - Bobby Brown 2. I Get The Blues - Bobby Brown 3. Bobby's Blues - Bobby Brown 4. Please, Please Baby - Bobby Brown 5. Knocking On The Backside - Teddy Redell 6. Before It Began - Teddy Redell 7. Country Girl - Johnny Moore 8. I Want You To Know - Johnny Moore 9. Tomorrow - Joyce Green 10. Black Cadillac - Joyce Green 11. That's What I Call A Ball - Larry Donn 12. Honey Bun - Larry Donn 13. Corrina Corrina - Teddy Redell 14. Gold Dust - Teddy Redell 15. Can't You See - Teddy Redell 16. Judy - Teddy Redell 17. I Want To Hold You - Teddy Redell 18. Pipeliner - Teddy Redell 19. Little More Lovin' - Chuck Comer 20. Shall We Dance - Chuck Comer 21. Hi-O Silver - Bobby Lee Trammell 22. Been A Walkin' - Bobby Lee Trammell 23. I'll Sail My Ship Alone - Teddy Redell 24. Don't Grow Old Alone - Teddy Redell 25. One Has My Name - Bill Duniven 26. Knocking On The Backside - Bill Duniven 27. Crawlin' Back To You (Bonus Track) - Teddy Redell 28. I See The Moon (Bonus Track) - Teddy Redell
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CHUBBY CHECKER "Goes Psychedelic" Holland 1971

After only barely floating around on a few European budgetline LP labels in the past, the Underground Masters label has finally undertaken the oft-talked about Chubby Checker psych reissue into CD realm. Recorded in 1971 while crashing in Holland, Checker took the time to explore his fandom/friendship with Hendrix (paid tribute to on "Ballad of Jimi"), explore some, uh, other elements Holland ably provided ("Stoned In the Bathroom"), and knocked out quite an interesting detour on his Twist-soaked career. Other titles include "No Need To Get So Heavy", "Goodbye Victoria", "If the Sun Stopped Shining", and "Let's Go Down." There's no info on the band backing him up, unfortunately. (WFMU)Chubby Checker goes psychedelic! In 1971, while living in Holland, the Twister King released a super rare album with some unknown hippie band backing him. Eleven long tracks (nine of them written by Chubby himself) with titles like "Stoned In The Bathroom", "My Mind", "No Need To Get So Heavy", "He Died"...you won't believe it when you hear Mr. Checker sounding like a lost Morgan Bluetown late sixties UK band ("Goodbye Victoria"), like Hendrix jamming with Blue Cheer ("My Mind") or like a lost USA garage psych band ("Stoned In The Bathroom"). Produced by Ed Chalpin (famous for his bizarre involvement with Jimi Hendrix and Curtis Knight) and only released in several budget labels across Europe, this is the first time this amazing album is reissued on CD.
Chubby Checker became popular when his 60' s dance hit called "The Twist" caused a teenage dance craze that took the world by storm. He went on to record several other dance-themed hits and had as many as 5 albums in the top 12 at once. Unfortunately, Chubby's hit-making career came to a grinding halt in 1965 when the public's taste veered into the more exciting music of the times such as psychedelic rock and folk.
However, Chubby decided to experiment with psychedelic rock and bluesy-soul with this rare gem released in 1971. These sessions were helmed by record company scam-artist Ed Chalpin (the same guy behind the bootleg Jimi Hendrix with Curtis Knight releases) who first released them in Europe in 1971 and in a cutout-version in America. He was notorious for recording no-name studio bands playing the current hits and then he would quickly sell them to record companies in Europe and South America to stay ahead of the copyrighting laws.
Goodbye Victoria opens up with a slow lurking piano groove that is begging to be lifted by The Weathermen for their next hip-hop masterpiece. Then, Chubby's soulful vocals lift the song to greater heights and the piano and hammond organ chime in with the glorious gospel-inflected chorus of "Time Won't Forget You Victoria / Time Just Won't Let You Victoria / Goodbye Victoria / Everybody's Going To The Moon". After the chorus, the hammond organs sound off for a brief interlude and then segueway into the second verse of the song. There is an incredibly funky hammond organ breakdown after the second chorus that sounds like it's highly influenced by Jimmy Smith. What makes this track so unforgettable is that it has soul dripping from its pores. You can feel the pain that Chubby was feeling in each and every heart-wrenching verse. My Mind Comes From A High Place features blistering guitar solos, funky drum breakdowns and soulful psychedelic vocals that remind you of the Band of Gypsys. On If The Sun Stops Shinin', Chubby comes out shining with a beautiful vocal that could be compared to Bill Withers on "Lean On Me". Stoned In The Bathroom starts out with a playful carnival organ and martial drums intro that leads into Chubby's hazy verse about being "Stoned In The Bathroom / On A Sunday Afternoon / Stoned In The Bathroom / Just Sitting On The Moon". Then, the bridge / chorus ignites the track with a fiery guitar / organ combo that goes for broke. Towards the end of the track, Chubby screams at the top of his lungs which seems to push the band into overdrive for the last thirty seconds of the song. Overall, this is an amazing record that is definitely worth looking for. (Cousin Mike)

trax:
01 Goodbye Victoria 02 My Mind 03 Slow Lovin' 04 If the Sun Stopped Shining 05 Stoned in Bathroom 06 Love Tunnel 07 How Does it Feel 08 He Died 09 No Need to Get so Heavy 10 Let's Go Down 11 Ballad of Jimi
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THE BELLFURIES "Just Plain Lonesome" (2001)

I had not been as excited about a band live since the days when High Noon, Big Sandy, Dave and Deke, and Go Cat Go were in their heyday back in the 1990's, but then I saw these guys at the Round Up in Austin and I found myself pumped up. This band to me goes right up there next to the great modern American rockabilly bands. They found the pulse of rockabilly, were very tight as a band, and had a unique sound that jumped out at you. You would not mistake them for anyone else. I am sad to hear they are no more and I will leave off by saying that this is a must have CD. (Byron Crump, Amazon) This CD is out of print and sells for a lot of money nowadays!...The Bellfuries are comprised of Josh Williams on Upright Bass and Backing Vocals, Joey Simeone on Lead Vocals, Rhythm and Lead Guitar and Bobby Horton on Lead Guitar and Steel Guitar. The first thing that struck me was the clarity of the recordings, the sound is vibrant and crisp without sounding cheesy or over produced. Recorded at Ft. Horton Studios in Austin and produced by the band with help from Billy Horton, the production serves the bands stripped down style. Of the thirteen songs, front man Joey Simeone wrote ten. Of the three covers that complete the disc, two of them are really obscure. Dion’s “Gonna Make it Alone” from his 1963 album “Ruby Baby” and Sam Cooke’s 1958 Keen recording “Stealing Kisses”. Not your standard covers for today’s Rockabilly bands. That is where The Bellfuries are different; they are not your average rockabilly band. The trio embraces the genre stylistically and they can play the hell out of their rockabilly originals such as “Take it to the Chapel” and “So Sad and Lonely”. However, what makes The Bellfuries great is that they are able to step outside the standard three-chord formula. Their originals are full of changes, stops and chord voicing that you generally don’t hear in rockabilly. That concept may seem odd, maybe even detrimental, but in my opinion it works to their advantage. I found that I am able to listen to the disc several times without my senses burning out on the same three chords!
The first tracking “So Sad and Lonely” is an up-tempo rockabilly song. Simeone’s voice is powerful and sincere and the band shows it can play straight forward rockabilly without out even thinking about it. Next up is “Wasted on Him”. Here is a good example where The Bellfuries break the rules. The song is a country weeper with Horton’s guitar buried in vibrato—and odd choice but it works well. Again, Simeone's vocals are strong; the vocal delivery almost has a bluegrass feel. Track three is Webb Pierce’s “Teenage Boogie” a great song and the band treats it as such adding nothing special to it. “Take it to the Chapel” is another strong up-tempo rockabilly style song with nice chord changes (more in the western swing vein) Josh Williams bass drives the band while Bobby Horton’s clean picking walks the line between Joe Maphis and Merle Travis. Simeone's vocals deliver the lyrics with sincerity while avoiding the cliché hiccups or growls. This is one of the best tracks on the disc (however there’s lots of competition here). The title track “Just Plain Lonesome” is where the band really shines. A honky tonk shuffle, Simeone’s vocals are right out front, his voice is strong and sorrowful and he is an intelligent lyricist. The bass caries the song while Horton’s steel guitar sits behind the vocal track, his playing on this track is reminiscent of Jimmy Day on the Ray Price Columbia recordings. “Gonna Make it Alone” is the Dion song I mentioned above and The Bellfuries cover it and make it their own yet it still retains the signature Dion Dimucci feel. “Your Love” is a track that shows how far outside The Bellfuries can go while still being able to maintain a cohesive feel to the record. “I Don’t Want to Wake up Tomorrow” is a great Honky Tonk song in the vein of Hank Williams with some very tasteful steel guitar work by Horton. Lyrically this song is a classic in its own right; add a great instrumental track and it can’t be beat. “Up to Your Old Tricks Again” is my favorite song…I don’t even know how to describe it other than brilliant! Lyrically tormenting the song is set to an up-tempo beat…with the addition of a great guitar line…it is truly in a class of its own. “Hey, Mr. Locomotive” is a great up-tempo train song…again, lyrically it is just classic with an airtight backing track. Horton’s steel guitar whines and Williams’s doghouse chugs along complimenting Simeone’s vocals. “You must be a Loser” is a modern day love song, again a catchy hook with Simeone’s vocals delivering powerhouse lines like: “You must be a loser / you must have a defect in your heart / I knew I would tear it all apart” Brilliant. Sam Cooks “Stealing Kisses” gets a nice hillbilly touch with sparse fingering picking and solid slap bass that pushes the song along. Keeping the original melody intact, these is a great example of how The Bellfuries can take a song from a different genre and do it well with out having to go too far outside. “Love Found Me” is probably the hardest edged song on the whole disc. Lyrically clever, it lacks the depth that Simeone’s other originals have, but here the band pushes a little harder and makes this track a great closer to an absolutely outstanding debut.
The thing I find myself appreciating the most about The Bellfuries is that no where on this disc do you find the clichés that plague so many of today’s rockabilly releases. The playing is tasteful and appropriate, never flashy or over indulgent. All three musicians are consummate players who show that playing with taste, brains and style far outweigh flash and hype. (Ish Kabibble)

trax:
01 So Sad And Lonely 02 Wasted On Him 03 Teenage Boogie 04 Take It To The Chapel 05 Just Plain Lonesome 06 Gonna Make It 07 Your Love (All That I'm Missin') 08 I Don't Wanna Wake Up Tomorrow 09 Up To Your Old Tricks Again 10 Hey, Mr. Locomotive 11 You Must Be A Loser 12 Stealing Kisses 13 Love Found Me
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"ROCK-A-SOCKA HOP!" Vol 2

A fine collection of late 50's to early 60's rock 'n' roll!trax:
1. Ain't That A Dilly - Marlon Grisham 2. Can't See Why - Wayne Hammond 3. Baby Please Don't Leave - Sweetie Jones 4. Stuck Up - Emil Spak 5. With You Tonight - Bob Davies 6. Lonely Guy - Clarence Stacy 7. Pull It Man - Johnny Earl 8. Your Cheatin' Heart - Frankie Stewart 9. Crying Over You - Bill Hamby 10. Nervous - Frankie Staro 11. Party Doll - Don Ellis 12. Paper Moon - Jerry Robinson 13. Walking Out - Dwight James 14. Sharing Lockers - The Planets 15. Oh Boy - Jerry Paul 16. My Little Nancy - Tony Casanova 17. Teenage Lover - Tommy Maris 18. We're Gonna Have A Love - Jerry Benty 19. Get Out - Don French 20. I Forgot To Tell My Baby - Frankie Stewart 21. I Want Some Lovin' - Johnny Tino 22. Evenin' Time - Scotty McCay 23. Miss Secretary - Jody Daniel 24. The Girl Next Door - Max K. Lipscomb 25. Keep On Tryin' - Prince Preston 26. Nosy Rosy - Floyd Henderson 27. Goofin' Around - Hank Cochran 28. Mary Ellen - Stewart Self
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The Strollers "Captain Of My Ship" 2000

"We listen to a lot of English bands," the band told Shade. "The Who, Pretty Things, Kinks, and stuff. There's probably more American influences when it comes to making music. You get inspiration from all kinds of things. Rock'n'roll in general."With Captain of My Ship, the band's 2000 sophomore effort and it's last album with bassist Peter Kalin (who has recently replaced by Dimberg), expanded the band's sound and added much-needed bottom to the album's mix. More melodic if less intense, Captain's diversity points to bigger things.
The band doesn't know which CD it likes better. "It depends on what mood your in," they told Shade. "They're both pretty neat. You don't wear the same clothes every single day do you? If you feel for some straight, simple garage, you listen to the first one. And if you're in some strange fucking mood, and you want a mix of our personal influences pick up the second one."
Those influences run from '50s rock and American punk to Alice Cooper and English thrash pioneers Venom. Captain is warmer and less abrasive than it's predecessor, but for all its supposed blend of the band's influences, it's not that different from Falling Right Down. Which is a little like being not all that different from Michael Jordan on a basketball court. Still, there are worries that the band could start belching stale air if it keeps up this garage thing. This is 2001 after all. - by Wes Freeman and Will Shade (May 2001)

Members:
Mathias Lilja: lead vocals, guitar / Henrik Wind: farfisa organ, vocals / Peter Kalin: bass guitar / Martin Karlsson: drums

trax:
01 There Ain't No Cheatin' 02 Tears In My Eyes 03 I Don't Care 04 I'll Be Gone 05 Not Good Enough For You 06 She Ain't Nobody 07 Don't Try To Change Me 08 Fire 09 Never Coming Back 10 She Can Get It 11 Captain Of My Ship

"ROCK-A-SOCKA HOP!" Vol 1

Cool collection of rock 'n'roll from the late 50's to the early 60's!trax:
1. Rock-A-Socka Hop - Jimmy Crain 2. Like Wow - Bud Squires & The Teensmen 3. Get Hot Or Go Home - John Kerby 4. Run Fool Run - Bobby Lee 5. Come Along Little Girl - Aubry Cagle 6. Turn About Date - Dennis Allen 7. The Great Pretender - Jim Alley 8. I´m Ready To Go Steady - Wes Voight 9. Love Is My Business - Cliff Gleaves 10. You Shake, Me - Bobby Lane 11. I'm A Man - Mort Shuman 12. International Whirl - Danny & The Nitrones 13. Nobody's Darling But Mine - Marv Blihovde 14. Leave Linda Alone - Wayne Haas 15. Walkin´In My Sleep - Dean & Jerry 16. Goodbye Little Darling Goodbye - Gary Shelton 17. You´ll Be My Baby - David Gates 18. Oh Yeah! - The Blue Tones 19. Little Darleen - Ricky Coyne 20. Hazel And Jean - Don Sharp 21. Do You Love Another - Doug Weiss 22. Rockin´ By Myself - Sammy Gowans 23. What A Day - Kimball Coburn 24. If I Had Me A Woman - Blacky Vale 25. Rock On - Johnny Rebb & The Rebels 26. Half Of Me - Don Ellis 27. Pure Love - Curtis Lee 28. Square Woman - Jerry Wood
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The Strollers "Falling Right Down!" 1999

"In '92, a gang of 13-year-olds started out playing Chuck Berry covers under the name Free Force," reads a press release from Low Impact Records, the band's label. "They soon changed personnel and became The Strollers." Taking its name from the Yardbirds' "Stroll On," the band now includes frontman/guitarist Lilja, Henrik Wind on (Farfisa) organ, bassist Joakim Dimberg, and drummer Karlsson. Now, with two albums under its belt, the band seems to be the only one willing to put forth the effort to find a new way to say what's already been said countless times.The band's first album, Falling Right Down (1999), was all edge. Where the Chocolate Watch Band and The Standells were pop groups, The Strollers were an assault force. Falling Right Down's tonal palette was dominated by Lilja's lacerating fuzztone (a Fitta Fuzz pedal on the band's first album), throaty tenor, and Wind's piercing Farfisa. The propulsive drive of the album is unrelenting, even when the band attempts to swing, as it does on the album's closer, "Memories." Falling Right Down is the sound of a hungry band.
If the album's production suffers from an almost complete lack of bottom and the sheer energy of the songs takes a few listenings to keep everything straight, Falling Right Down is nevertheless an exhilarating CD. Lilja's fuzz is skin-flayingly hot and his vocal is vintage garage, but the band brought a new intensity and a few modern touches to the material. The album's sound is as refreshing as it is effortlessly classic. - by Wes Freeman and Will Shade (May 2001)

Members:
Mathias Lilja: lead vocals, guitar / Henrik Wind: farfisa organ, vocals / Peter Kalin: bass guitar / Martin Karlsson: drums

trax:
01 Let me come on in 02 Bad situation 03 I fell right down 04 Little cheater 05 Won't stand it 06 Get lost child 07 I Saw It Coming 08 Lies 09 Tell Me, Tell Me 10 She'll Be Mine 11 Memories

"ROCKIN' ROLLIN' WHEELIN'"

Excellent collection of rockin' songs dedicated to the car - the focal point of the rock 'n' roll lifestyletrax:
1. Spinnin' Wheels Boogie - Hank C. Burnette 2. Wheels - Joe Therrien 3. Gas Money - Jan & Arnie 4. Pop Let Me Have The Car - Carl Perkins 5. Red Cadillac & Black Moustache - Bob Luman 6. Pink Thunderbird - Gene Vincent 7. A Sold Gold Cadilllac - The Aquatones 8. 59 Volvo - The Medallions 9. Thunderbird Baby - The Paramounts 10. Little Forty Ford - Leon Smith 11. Hot Rod Baby - Rocky Davis 12. Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan 13. Black & White Thunderbird - The Delicates 14. Hot Rod Volkswagen - Bill Parsons 15. Candy Apple Red Impala - Little "E" 16. Draggin' - Curtis Gordon 17. Speed Crazy - Slick Slavin 18. My Blue Kapitan - Silent Rockers 19. When Johnny Comes Draggin' Home - The Lancers 20. Geeto Tiger - The Tigers 21. Dragster - Johnny Fortune 22. Full Blown Caddy - Emerald City Bandits 23. 409 - The Quads 24. Road Runnah - The Road Runners 25. Stingray's Back In Town - Tomorrow's People 26. Sports Car Sally - Bernadette Castro 27. Quarter Mile - The Daytonas 28. Rambler - The Madmen 29. Three Window Coupe - The Chicks 30. Beep Beep - The Playmates
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SAM & DAVE "Sam & Dave" (1962/1963 Roulette)

This 12-song CD is a genuine anomaly, a Sam & Dave record licensed from EMI -- it's made up of the six singles that they cut in 1962/63 for Roulette before they went to Stax and got known nationally by way of Atlantic Records. The duo first hooked up in 1961, and it was after being booked locally as Sam & Dave in Miami, and cutting one locally released single that they came to the attention of Morris Levy in New York, who owned Roulette. The gospel influence (especially the organ) runs through much of what's here, and one can also pick out elements of Sam Cooke's stock vocal embellishments (check out "No More Pain"). The best numbers here are the achingly beautiful "It Was So Nice While It Lasted," one of the finest love songs in the duo's early output, "No More Pain," a towering performance by both singers, and "I Got a Thing Going On," which manages to sum up their formative sound, touching on all of their influences and pointing the way toward mid-1960s soul. As with their later material on Atlantic, the duo know how to get the listener's heart pumping and foot tapping, as on "Keep A Walkin'," "You Ain't No Big Thing Baby," and "I Found Out," the latter a powerful, exciting dance number. Some of it doesn't quite work -- "Listening for My Name" needed work as a song, although the singing on the break soars past the limitations in the piece and the arrangement. The stuff here is among the rarest of the duo's work, having only reappeared once on an extremely obscure Roulette album. (All Music Guide)trax:
01 It Feels So Nice 02 I Got A Thing Goin' On 03 My Love Belongs To You 04 I Listened For My Name 05 No More Pain 06 That's Alright 07 It Was So Nice While It Lasted 08 You Ain't No Big Thing Baby 09 I Need Love 10 She's Alright 11 Keep A-Walkin' 12 If She'll Still Have Me
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"THE BEST OF CHASE RECORDS" Vol. 2 - Gotta Have Love

Rare & Unreleased Rock, Soul and R&B 1965-1970 (liner notes in the download)trax:
1. Haven't I Been Good To You - Deacon John 2. A Dollar Ninety Eight - Deacon John 3. She's A Big Girl Now - Paul Varisco & The Milestones 4. Hey Girl - Paul Varisco & The Milestones 5. What Am I Gonna Do - The Singing Bodies 6. Maybe Baby - The Singing Bodies 7. Tell Me Where Love Goes - Paul Varisco 8. Sweet Lorraine - Paul Varisco 9. Poor Boy - The Aubrey Twins 10. Give It Up - The Aubrey Twins 11. Sugar Woman - The Chitlins 12. Next Time You See Me - The Chitlins 13. Heart Of Stone - Paul Varisco 14. I Wanna Be Free - Paul Varisco & The Milestones 15. What Is Love - The Aubrey Twins 16. Love Without End Amen - The Aubrey Twins 17. Gotta Have Love - Paul Varisco & The Milestones 18. Look Around You People (Early Version) - Paul Varisco & The Milestones 19. When The Lights Go Out - The Aubrey Twins 20. I Can't See Nobody - The Aubrey Twins 21. Negative Forces - Paul Varisco & The Milestones 22. Divorce For A Wedding Present - Paul Varisco & The Milestones 23. You Don't Know How To Turn Me On - Deacon John 24. Many Rivers To Cross - Deacon John
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"THE BEST OF CHASE RECORDS" VOL. 1 - There's Got To Be A Girl

Rare & Unreleased Rock, Soul and R&B 1963-1966 (liner notes in the download)trax:
1. There's Got To Be A Girl - Mike Ancona & The Jokers 2. To Tease And Please - Mike Ancona & The Jokers 3. I Won't Share Your Love - The Aubrey Twins 4. I Go Walking - The Fabuliers 5. The Night Belongs To You - The Fabuliers 6. Bound For Love - Mike Ancona & The Jokers 7. Tides Of Time - Mike Ancona & The Jokers 8. Time Out For Love - Chris Miller & The Soul Brothers 9. True Fine Mama - Dow Jones 10. Rip It Up - Dow Jones 11. Hip-Ity Hop - The Aubrey Twins 12. Take Me Home With You - The Aubrey Twins 13. There'll Come A Day - Mike Ancona & The Jokers 14. To Say I Love You - Mike Ancona & The Jokers 15. There's Something Special About My Baby - The Aubrey Twins 16. Hoot Hoot Night Owl - The Aubrey Twins 17. Cuttin' Out - The Pirates 18. Naughty Girl - The Pirates 19. Susie Q - The Aubrey Twins 20. Oh Baby Mine - The Aubrey Twins 21. Let's Get A Little Thing Going - Chris Miller & The Soul Brothers 22. Look At Me - Chris Miller & The Soul Brothers 23. Big Boy Pete - The Pirates 24. Little Boy Sad - The Pirates 25. Diagnosis-Neurosis - Their Singing Bodies 26. You Gotta Feel It - Their Singing Bodies 27. Shy One - The Aubrey Twins
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The Pipettes "We Are The Pipettes" 2006

What a fun CD to listen to! It will instantly remind you of the 60s female groups, but with updated lyrics.Quick! Somebody give Smash Hits CPR! Were the legendary pop-mag relic still going The Pipettes would surely be the subject of the double-page pull-out souvenir lyric poster special every other issue, a fresh pose a fortnight. And had Top of the Pops not been sabotaged and sent spinning towards the precipice leaking brake fluid, the candy-floss Brighton trio with a mean kick could easily have been the house band--all the polka dots you could dream of, week in, week out. The Pipettes understand what it is you love about pop music, see. "Dance with me, it will be alright". And the fact that falling in and out of love probably has a little something to do with it. "It’s not love... but it's still a feeling".
After a promising run of singles comes an album dense with sparkle, packed only with potential number ones in any reality that makes sense. It's a glorious scissors 'n' magazine cut 'n' paste collage fantasy of karaoke in Camden bars, '60s girl-groups haircuts, giddy harmonies, string licks like diamond encrusted accessories and passport pictures of past conquests. "Judy" is a witty bittersweet tale of teen identity, like Kenicke with their bootstraps pulled tight by the Shangri-Las, "Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me" is the Go Team trimmed by Phil Spector, and "One Night Stand" is an inverse "I Will Survive", brandishing an unbranded packet of old-fashioned girl power, the other party the victim. Any signs of life from Smash Hits yet? No? Shame, this should have wiped the floor at the Poll Winners' Party. - James Berry

trax:
01 We Are The Pipettes 02 Pull Shapes 03 Why Did You Stay? 04 Dirty Mind 05 It Hurts To See You Dance So Well 06 Judy 07 A Winters Sky 08 Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me 09 Tell Me What You Want 10 Because It's Not Love (But It's Still A Feeling) 11 Sex 12 One Night Stand 13 ABC 14 I Love You 15 Why Did You Stay? (live bonus)

"LET'S GET DRUNK AGAIN" Booze-Fuelled Blues, Bluegrass, Hillbilly and R&B From The 1920's - 1950's

A unique collection of original, alcohol fuelled / influenced Blues, Bluegrass, Hillbilly & R 'n' B from 1920's to 1950's America including Robert Johnson, Louis Jordan, Bessie Smith, The Dixon Brothers and many rare & wonderful artists. The Major reason for starting this project was the realization that no one had ever attempted to put together a collection like this before, taking in all the genres of Blues, Hillbilly, Bluegrass and R 'n' B drink related music. Alcohol has played an important part in most civilizations with the 20th Century being no exception, especially with the birth of Popular music. Many musicians would write songs about their drinking and its effects, this music being influenced and played in the drinking dens and speakeasys of the times. It was an essential part of the blues and all the other musical genres, times were hard and drinking could get you through. These songs tell stories of people's lives through heartbreak, prohibition, the colour of your skin, post- war affluency - in many ways are a social history lesson.Raise your glass and lets all toast these unsung heroes. (Viper)Accurately subtitled "Booze-Fuelled Blues, Bluegrass, Hillbilly and R'n'B from the 1920s-1950s," this assembles 20 tracks taking various lyrical angles on that old demon alcohol. It's such a popular subject in pop music that one CD can't come close to including most of the songs dealing with the topic. However, Let's Get Drunk Again does have a well-selected, well-sequenced mixture of big and not-so-big names in various pre-rock American roots music styles. Among the biggest names are Louis Jordan ("Whiskey Do Your Stuff"), Robert Johnson ("Drunken Hearted Man"), Howlin' Wolf ("C.V. Vine"), and Bessie Smith ("The Gin House Blues"). Some important artists in early country music are also heard from, like the Dixon Brothers, J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers, and Charlie Poole. The late-'40s and early-'50s R&B/jump blues are the most entertaining selections, however, including one of the first major R&B hits that contained highly audible seeds of rock & roll (Stick McGhee's "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee," from 1949) and a lesser-known early-'50s jumper that illustrates the CD's theme as well as anything here (Jimmy Liggins' "Drunk"). Papa Lightfoot's "Wine, Women, Whiskey" is also something of an archetypal statement within this mini-genre, and is about as raw and gritty a mid-'50s electric blues performance as you'll hear (particularly in the vocal department, his singing sounding as if it's being processed through a rotary blade). It's a little too much harping on the same subject if you're not in the right mood, but this well-annotated disc is an impressive example of creative cross-licensing that combines variety and quality. (All Music Guide)

trax:
1. Drunk - Jimmy Liggins 2. Blues In A Bottle - Prince Albert Hunt 3. Whiskey Do You Stuff - Louis Jordan 4. If The River Was Whiskey - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers 5. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee & His Buddies 6. The Gin House Blues - Bessie Smith 7. Paddy, Won't You Drink Some Cider? - Clayton McMichen & Riley Puckett 8. C.V. Wine - Howlin' Wolf 9. Drunkard's Special - Coley Jones 10. Good, Good, Whiskey - Amos Milburn 11. Let's Get Drunk Again - Bo Carter 12. Drunkard's Hiccoughs - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers 13. Alcohol - Paul Williams 14. Drunken Hearted Man (Take 2) - Robert Johnson 15. Thirsty Mama Blues - Hot Lips Page Trio 16. The Old Home Brew - Dixon Brothers 17. Juiced - Billy Love 18. Jake Walk Blues - The Allen Brothers 19. Moonshine Man Blues - Peter Cleighton w/Blind John Davis 20. Wine, Women, Whiskey - Papa Lightfoot
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"HILLBILLY GOSPEL"

For some reason many of the finest collections of American rural music come from overseas, and this one is no exception. Hillbilly Gospel is a fantastic collection of obscure gems - the sound quality is good & the performances are all first rate, the liner notes are great and there are 24 tracks. Curt & Faye Bartmess' version of "The Downward Road" alone is worth the price! (Amazon)trax:
1. What You Gonna Do (When The Stars Start Falling) - The Calvary Quartet 2. Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down - Caudill Family 3. There Is Only One - Four Leaf Clover Quartet 4. Peace Like A River - Rebels Quartet 5. Do Lord - Deep South Quartet 6. Shake His Hand - Peanut Faircloth w/The Log Cabin Boys 7. Jesus Hold My Hand - Bill Porter & Howard Seratt 8. The Downward Road - Curt & Faye Bartmess 9. When The Wrath Of God Comes Down - Ernest Martin & His Gospel Melody Makers 10. The Golden Rule - Ernest Martin & His Gospel Melody Makers 11. Jesus, The Light Of The World - Battle Mountain Boys 12. Matthew 24 - The Turner Brothers (Red & Lige) 13. We Will Know - Roy Lanham & His Gospel Quartet 14. gonna row my boat - Alton Delmore & The Browns Ferry Four 15. Set Your Watch - Curt & Faye Bartmess 16. God Can Do Without Your Service - Campbell Trio With Jerry Tuttle 17. If I Could Just Make It In - Joe Franklin "The Friendly Farmboy" 18. I'm A Millionaire - Tennessee Harmony Boys 19. Plant Some Flowers On My Grave - AlsaBrook Quartet 20. I Want To Count My Life For Jesus - Jimmy & Johnny 21. Carry On - Musical Lewis Family 22. We Got To Answer - Les & Helen Tussey & The Golden Hill Boys 23. He's Gonna Take His Children Out - Billie & Gordon Hamrick 24. Hard Times Will Soon Be Over - The Blue Ridge Quartet
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"DIABOLICAL HOODOO" Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952

Another fine theme-based collection of vintage blues and R&B.trax:
1. satan is busy in knoxville, tennessee - Leola Manning 2. wade in the water - The Charioteers 3. somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man - Louis Jordan 4. lavender coffin - Joe Thomas 5. stay on the right side of the road - Norridge Mayhams 6. when i stand before the king - Blind Joe Taggart 7. black cat bone - Lightnin' Hopkins 8. mean black cat - Charley Patton 9. devil got my woman - Skip James 10. hoodoo man blues - Victoria Spivey 11. ghost dance - Truett & George 12. haunted blues - Memphis Minnie 13. oh you devil you - Oliver Brown 14. old devil - Bo Carter 15. evil but kindhearted - Brownie McGhee 16. evil devil blues - Johnny Temple 17. satan takes a holiday - John Cali 18. Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground) - Blind Willie Johnson
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"I'M A BAD, BAD GIRL" Seven Dozen Dusky Divas 1939-1953, Vol. 3

Great collection of R&B from a wide variety of talented women ranging from the well known to the very obscure! A history lesson in R&B.trax:
1. I'm A Bad, Bad Girl - Little Esther 2. I Ain't In The Mood - Helen Humes 3. Happy Home Blues - Baby Davis 4. You Ain't Nothin' Daddy - Etta Jones 5. A Letter In The Blues - Varetta Dillard 6. King Size Papa - Julia Lee 7. Bedroom Blues - Sippie Wallace 8. Nightshift Blues - Zilla Mays 9. He May Be Your Man - Miss Rhapsody 10. Where's The Money, Honey - Chubby Newsome 11. Shake A Hand - Faye Adams 12. Lovin' Man Blues - Lillie Mae & The House Rockers 13. Easy Baby - Little Miss Sharecropper 14. Hard Working Woman - Connie Allen 15. Why Don't You Tell Me So - Iona Wade 16. Just Want Your Love - Big Maybelle 17. Kissin' Boogie - Beverley Wright 18. Don't You Feel My Leg - Blu Lu Barker 19. Around The Clock - Numa Lee Davis 20. I Want To Know - Vivian Verson 21. Money Blues - Camille Howard 22. The Three Men In My Life - Eleanor Franklin 23. Pretty Papa Blues - Paula Watson 24. You Made Me Love You - Rosetta Howard 25. Please Don't Touch My Bowl - Gladys Hill 26. Hey Little Boy - Albinia Jones 27. Bettye Jean's Blues - Bettye Jean Washington 28. Bowlegged Boogie - Vivian Greene
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"I'M A BAD, BAD GIRL" Seven Dozen Dusky Divas 1939-1953, Vol. 2

Great collection of R&B from a wide variety of talented women ranging from the well known to the very obscure! A history lesson in R&B.trax:
1. Stop Talkin' And Start Walkin' - Annie Laurie 2. Baby I'm Doing It - Annisteen Allen 3. Body Rocking Daddy - Joyce Jackson 4. I Want A Lavender Cadillac - Bea Baker 5. Just Give Me A Man - Mabel Scott 6. 3 X 7 = 21 - Jewel King 7. He's Gone - Dorothy Ellis 8. This Joint's Too Hip For Me - Bett Hall Jones 9. I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks - Marie Adams 10. Streetwalkin' Daddy - Alma Mondy 11. Edna's Blues - Edna McGriff 12. Goin' For The Okey-Doke - Marion Abernathy 13. Come On And Get It, Honey - Nellie Lutcher 14. Allotment Blues - Willie Lee Patton 15. Six Foot Papa (Whole Lotta Woman) - Violet Hall 16. Young Women's Advice - Sister Rock-A-Way 17. Messin' Around With The Blues - Alberta Adams 18. Please Send Me Someone To Love - Dinah Washington 19. I Ain't Gettin' Any Younger - Martha Davis 20. Rock Daniel - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 21. Little Red Rooster - Margie Day 22. Til My Baby Comes Back - Ella Johnson 23. I Need A Man - Thelma Cooper 24. House Of Blue Lights - Ella Mae Morse 25. I Got Your Boogie - Sarah "Fatwoman" Dean 26. Brooks' Boogie - Hadda Brooks 27. Good Man - Kitty Stevenson 28. Rockin' And Jumpin' - Honey Brown
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TINY GRIMES and Friends

An interesting collection of early Tiny, working with Cats & The Fiddle on five of the 14 collected tracks on this hodgepodge compilation. The rest of it is Grimes backing everyone from gospel group the Dixieaires to R&B singers Johnny Davis, Lionel Robinson, J.B. Summers and George Grant (recorded here for Gotham Records under the pseudonym of Haji Baba), along with an unissued and much wilder take of his own "Call of the Wild." Not the place to start a Tiny Grimes collection, but a nice one to add to the collection along the way. (AllMusic Guide)

trax:
1. Movin' Out Today - The Cats & The Fiddle 2. Things Got Tough Again - The Dixieaires 3. Long Lean and Lanky - The Dixieaires 4. Keep Me With You - The Dixieaires 5. I'm in Love With You Baby (Previously Unreleased) - Haji Baba 6. Do You Really Love Me - The Cats & The Fiddle 7. Start Talking Baby (Previously Unreleased) - The Cats & The Fiddle 8. Start Talking Baby (Take 2) - The Cats & The Fiddle 9. I'll Never Let You Go (Previously Unreleased) - The Cats & The Fiddle 10. I'm a Wine Drinker - Johnny Davis 11. I Love to Make Love to You (Previously Unreleased) - Johnny Davis 12. I Want a Present for Christmas - J.B. Summers 13. I Can't Go On Without Your Love - Lionel Robinson 14. Call of the Wild (Previously Unreleased) - Tiny Grimes
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"I'M A BAD, BAD GIRL" Seven Dozen Dusky Divas 1939-1953, Vol. 1

Great collection of R&B from a wide variety of talented women ranging from the well known to the very obscure! A history lesson in R&B.trax:
1. Drive, Daddy, Drive - Little Sylvia 2. Too Tight Mama - Mabel Smith 3. I'm In My Sins This Morning - Myra Taylor 4. Fluffy's Debut - Fluffy Hunter 5. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues - Billie Holiday 6. Waiting To Be Loved By You - Lula Reed 7. He's My Daddy - Wini Brown 8. Worry, Worry, Worry - Rosetta Perry 9. Pay Day Blues - Cathy Cooper 10. I Would If I Could - Ruth Brown 11. Every Time - Lil Green 12. Jump And Shout - Erline Harris 13. Sittin' Here Drinking - Christine Kittrell 14. Beer Bottle Boogie - Marylin Scott 15. Palmer's Boogie - Gladys Palmer 16. Come On Daddy (Let's Go Play Tonight) - Pearl Traylor 17. Race Horse - Tiny Davis 18. It's Been A Long Time - Mildred Jones 19. Let Me Keep You Warm - Flo Garvin 20. Rock Me Daddy - Laurie Tate 21. Black Man's Blues - Helen Andrews 22. Papa Tree Top Blues - Little Miss Cornshucks 23. Monday Morning Blues - Lil Greenwood w/The Four Jacks 24. Oop-De-Doo - Helen Foster 25. Roll 'em - Mitzi Mars 26. They Call Me Big Mama - Big Mama Thornton 27. Yes! I Know - Linda Hayes 28. Cannon Ball - Nora Lee King
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TINY GRIMES & HIS ROCKING HIGHLANDERS - Volume 2

This second collection of guitarist Tiny Grimes' R&B and swing-oriented recordings for the Gotham label has just four performances that were previously released plus four new alternate takes and six previously unknown selections. This set is actually a bit better than the previous Featuring Screamin' Jay Hawkins release on Collectables, and there is only one vocal heard along the way. While Red Prysock was the best known of Grimes' tenor soloists, the selections on this CD actually feature John Hardee, Ripp Sewell, and Benny Golson on tenor. The music is generally rollicking, Grimes has plenty of solo space, and the basic performances are always enjoyable. Well worth exploring. (AllMusic Guide)trax:
01 Call Of The Wild 1 02 St. Louis Blues 03 Tiny's Jump 04 Blues. 05 Marie 06 1626 Boogie 07 Bananas 1 08 Bananas 2 09 Frankie & Johnny Boogie 10 Call Of The Wild 2 11 Am I Blue 12 Hawaiian Boogie 13 Pert Skirt 14 Ho Ho Ho
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ELDRIDGE HOLMES "Deep Southern Soul"

First-ever complete Eldridge Holmes release features legendary recordings produced by Allen Tousaint and includes the cream of New Orleans musicians (Meters, Neville Bros., Dr. John, and more). Born in New Orleans in 1942, Eldridge Holmes recorded almost exclusively with producer Allen Tousaint from 1962-1972 . Considered by soul music scholars to be one of the greatest southern singers of the genre to come out of New Orleans, Holmes recorded for Alon, Jet Set, Desu, Sansu, Decca, Atco, Brown Sugar, Kansu, and Pama in his ten-year career before succumbing to heart disease in 1998. 1960s New Orleans was full of incredible singers who didn't achieve the fame they deserved outside that city. Eldridge Holmes, one of the most soulful vocalists to record in the Crescent City, is also one of it's most obscure. Between 1962 and 1972 he recorded just over thirty soul and funk sides, many among the best to come out of the city (Funky16Corners). His music encompassed R&B, pop, gospel, country, and more. After 1972 there is no evidence that Holmes ever recorded again before he passed away (Funky16Corners). Eldridge Holmes is long overdue for a proper tribute!

trax:
01 Where Is Love 02 Humpback 03 Gone, Gone, Gone 04 Without A Word 05 Until The End 06 Love Problem 07 Working In A Coal Mine 08 What's Your Name 09 Love Affair 10 Now That I've Lost You 11 Beverly 12 If I Were A Carpenter 13 Lovely Woman 14 No Substitute 15 The Book 16 Cheatin' Woman 17 I Like What You Do 18 Wait For Me Baby
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NAPPY BROWN "Night Time Is The Right Time"

Night Time Is the Right Time is a two-disc collection of 36 gems recorded by R&B singer Nappy Brown. With one foot grounded in the blues and the other stepping toward soul, Brown's mid- to late-'50s recordings are exciting and impressive. The first disc, with classics like "Don't Be Angry," "That Man," and "Two-Faced Woman (And a Lyin' Man)," is probably the best. The tight arrangements, filled with saxophone, piano, and electric guitar, place Brown's voice in the best light. He shouts, croons, and bends words playfully on upbeat numbers like "Just a Little Love" and "Piddily Patter Patter." While his voice is distinctive, it is the exuberant punch of his delivery that keeps his music vibrant some forty years after it was recorded. Even slower numbers, such as "Is that Really You?," find Brown building a soulful intensity, or the "slow burn" as it was called. There are several songs like "I've Had My Fun" on the second disc that fall more comfortably into the blues category. These are fine recordings, but straight R&B seemed to work best for his style. It should also be noted that whatever you call his music -- R&B, soul, jump blues -- much of it would have fit comfortably into '50s rock & roll, though it is certainly rawer and more exciting than the average Top 40 radio. This is fine R&B and a good collection for Brown fans. A great place to learn more about the roots of soul music. (All Music Guide

trax disc 1:
01 Don't Be Angry 02 I Wonder (What's Wrong With Me) 03 Two Faced Woman (And a Lyin' Man) 04 That Man 05 Just a Little Love 06 Is It Really You? 07 Piddily Patter Patter 08 I'm In the Mood 09 Well, Well, Well Baby LA 10 Open Up That Door 11 I'm Getting Lonesome 12 My Baby 13 Goody Goody Gum Drop 14 A Long Time 15 Bye, Bye Baby 16 Am I 17 Love Baby 18 Pleasin' You
trax disc 2:
01 I'm Gonna Get You 02 I Cried Like a Baby 03 The Right Time 04 There'll Come a Day 05 It Don't Hurt No More 06 Baby-Cry-Cry-Baby 07 Love Locks 08 Down In the Alley 09 Baby, I Got News for You 10 Little By Little 11 The Hole I'm In 12 Skidy Woe 13 I've Had My Fun 14 Didn't You Know 15 Coal Miner 16 The Lock On the Door 17 So Glad I Don't Have to Cry No More 18 Any Time Is the Right Time
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TINY GRIMES & HIS ROCKING HIGHLANDERS - Volume 1

Tiny Grimes gained some fame near the end of the swing era for being one of the first electric guitarists influenced by Charlie Christian, for leading a date that featured the young Charlie Parker, and for his work with the Art Tatum Trio. By 1948 he was leading a group called the Rocking Highlanders, who dressed in kilts! Rather than playing Scottish music (other than "Loch Lomond"), the band leaned toward R&B, with plenty of heated solos from tenor saxophonist Red Prysock. Grimes has long been underrated, particularly for his work during this period, but his solos are excellent, being essentially swing even when played over basic structures. He recorded for several labels during the era, and this CD is drawn from his performances for Gotham. Unfortunately, the music jumps around a lot chronologically, but the selections are certainly easy to enjoy. Screamin' Jay Hawkins, despite getting such a high billing, actually has only two vocals (his recording debut), although there are vocal features for J.B. Summers and Haji Baba and some tenor spots for Benny Golson and John Hardee in addition to Prysock. Hopefully someday this music will be reissued complete and in chronological order, but for now this set will suffice. (AllMusic Guide)

trax:
01 Tiny's Jump 02 Hey Now 03 Why Did You Waste My Time 04 St. Louis Blues 05 Drinking Beer 06 My Baby's Left Me 07 Frankie And Johnny Boogie- 1 08 Hey Mr. JB 09 Battle Of The Mass 10 I'm In Love With You Baby 11 My Baby's Cool 12 Hawaiian Boogie 13 No Hug No Kiss 14 Frankie And Johnny Boogie- 2
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"BARRELHOUSE MAMAS" - Born in the Alley, Raised Up in the Slum

Yazoo continues it's line of priceless collections made from nearly extinct 78's with this stunning set of sensual, deep soul sides. The sound quality has been masterfully restored - no easy feat considering the rarity and age of these finds. The intimacy of these piano masseurs - Pinetop Sparks, Roosevelt Sykes, and Cow Cow Davenport - and their women gives me goosebumps sometimes, sometimes it just makes me sigh. Sexy, warm, unbelievably artful - this music will make you wonder what the hell happened to music and why it hasn't been THIS good in fifty years. Great late night listening, makes drinking alone a very desirable thing. (Amazon)
I recently noted in reviewing a CD containing the work of legendary early acoustic blues guitarists that sometimes a review, especially a review of old time blues artists, is a very easy chore. That is certainly the case here with this CD highlighting most of the known names from the early hey days of the women blues singers, circa the 1920's and 1930's. I have spilled some ink here previously discussing the impact of the early women blues artists when they were the main game in town. I have also noted their use of double entendre to breech that forbidden explicit sexual lyrics barrier of the times . I should mention here a good point from the always informative Yazoo liner notes that some of this may have been, and I say may have been because this area is pretty murky, references to prostitution, of themselves or others. Certainly there is plenty of room for speculation on that front. Check out Lucille Bogan's "They Aint Walking No More" .
A role call of honor here tells the tale. The above-mentioned Lucille Bogan on "Alley Boogie", and who, by the way, is worthy of a separate review of her own. Mary Johnson on "Dawn Of Day Blues" and "Morning Sun Blues". Lil Johnson on "Evil Man Blues". Two- timing men, thwarted love, longing for love, busted, drunk and down and out. It is all there and it is not all pretty. And these women belted it out. I think I have made my point. Right? (Alfred Johnson, Amazon)

trax:
1. State Street Jive - Cow Davenport Cow & Smith*Ivy 2. Dawn of Day Blues - Mary Johnson 3. Meat Cutter Blues - St. Louis Bessie 4. Alley Boogie - Lucille Bogan 5. Sloppy Drunk Blues - Lucille Bogan 6. They Ain't Walking No More - Lucille Bogan 7. Steady Grinding Blues - Dorothy Baker 8. Fort Worth and Denver - Bessie Tucker 9. Key to the Mountain - Mary Johnson 10. Santa Claus Crave - Elzadie Robinson 11. Texas Bound Blues - Margaret Thornton 12. Good-Bye Rider - Ida May Mack 13. Taint a Cow in Texas - Margaret Whitmire 14. Jockey Blues - Margaret Thornton 15. Whip It to a Jelly - Freddy Brown 16. Raised in the Alley Blues - Freddy Brown 17. Satan Is Busy in Knoxville - Leola Manning 18. Evil Man Blues - Lil Johnson 19. Bad Luck Blues - Doretha Trowbridge 20. Riot Call Blues - Elizabeth Washington 21. He Treats Me Like a Dog - St. Louis Bessie 22. Morning Sun Blues - Mary Johnson 23. Tight in Chicago - Mozelle Alderson
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The Bishops "LIVE!" 1978 - 10"LP

One of the most energetic and under appreciated R'n'B bands that blasted outta the UK in the late 70s.From the best looking rock band this side of The Motors . . . The Bishops' particular variety of rowdy, rumbustious R&B has always functioned best live, which is why this album cuts their studio elpee to shreds fairly effortlessly.
About three quarters of the material has shown up on previous Bishops' recordings ("Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White", "I Need You", "Baby You're Wrong", "Takin' It Easy" and the sublime "Train Train") but all of 'em with the possible exception of "Train" sound a lot better here.
The whole thing's topped off with a couple of comparative newies ("I Don't Live It" and "Too Much Too Soon" composed by singer Dave Tice and rhythm guitarist Zenon De Fleur) and a sprinkling of revibes: ("Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In" from the repertoire of, believe it or not, Fleetwood Mac, though it must be said that Mac ain't played that song for a while), Sonny Boy Williamson's "Don't Start Me Talkin'" and The Strangeloves' "I Want Candy" (featuring - gulp - a drum solo).Right now, The Bishops have a single - a revival of Sam And Dave's classic "I Take What I Want" on Radio One's playlist, plus another studio album lined up and ready for Chiswick to disgorge upon a suspecting public. If the world is once again ready for an enthusiastic and finely crafted brew of tough guy pop and drunken R&B, then they might as well get it from The Bishops as from anybody else, because in the two or three years that they've been going they've waved the flag for their kind of music as hard as anybody against both apathy and more restrictive types of New Wave mentality.
This album is as convincing a demonstration as could be required. Miss out and it's your loss. - Charles SHAAR MURRAY / NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS, May 27, 1978

THE BISHOPS:
Dave Tice: Vocals, Zennon De Fleur: Guitar, Johnny Guitar: Guitar, Pat McMullen: Bass, Paul Balbi: Drums

trax from 10" wax:
01. Too Much, Too Soon 02. Till The End Of The Day 03. Taking It Easy 04. Train, Train 05. Someone's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight 06. Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White 07. Don't Start Me Talking 08. Baby You're Wrong 09. I Don't Like It 10. (I Want) Candy

"GOT THEM HILL BILLY BLUES" - 32 Black Blues boppers

according to the label, falls under the category BLACK ROCKABILLY. It is another compilation of oldies. Probably you've got most of these tunes from different ones, but I thought you would be interested. - Diving DwarfWhile it is not often documented, it stands to reason that of all the many black artists who were influenced by country music radio in their childhood, a percentage would grow into maturity with a real feeling for hillbilly music and incorporate the style it into their own musical heritage, just as the white rockabillies introduced an urban blues element into their country music. This album has been compiled to showcase this inverted spin on the conception of rockabilly - got them Hill Billy Blues?trax:
1. Roll, Hot Rod, Roll! - Oscar McLollie 2. Crackerjack - Joe Clay 3. I Wanna Know (Why You Love Me So) - Eddie Daniels 4. The Down Bound Train - Chuck Berry 5. Come Back, Maybelline - John Greer 6. Down On The Farm - Al Downing 7. Worried 'Bout You Baby - Roy ''Mr Guitar'' Gaines 8. Oh Oh Please - Mercy Dee 9. Love Me With A Feeling - Magic Sam 10. Be My Love Tonight - Roy Brown 11. You Look That Good To Me - Joe Clay 12. Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Jimmy Newsome 13. Rock, Everybody, Rock - McKinley Mitchell 14. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - Eddie Riff 15. 21 Days In Jail - Magic Sam 16. True Love - Mercy Dee 17. Tell Me Who - Bobo Jenkins 18. Hot Dog - Pico Pete 19. Honey Babe - Arthur Gunter 20. Flatfoot Sam - T V Slim 21. Hip Shakin' Baby - Roy Brown 22. Get On The Right Track, Baby - Joe Clay 23. All Night Long - Johnnie Fuller 24. My Next Door Neighbor - Jerry McCain 25. Oh, My Baby's Gone - Ray Sharpe 26. Hill Billy Blues - Clear Waters 27. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter - Lazy Lester 28. First Stage Of The Blues - Johnnie Fuller 29. My Baby's Gone - Eddie Riff 30. Sally Jo - Rosco Gordon 31. Wildcat Tamer - Tarheel Slim 32. Number 9 Train - Tarheel Slim
The album is decently tagged and ripped from the CD which accompanies the vinyl edition. Front and back cover, along with some quality pics that I found after googling are included.
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"SPACE GUiTAR & DEATHRAY BOOGIE" - Vintage Science Fiction Songs 1930-1954

The allure of outer space between 1930 and 1954 was at an all-time high, and musicians and bands found the time to document these passions in their music. Space Guitar & Deathray Boogie collects 18 of these fantastical stories, via artists such as Johnny Guitar Watson, Big Joe Turner and plenty more besides. It is, in the truest sense of the word, far out! (Ish Kabibble)trax:
1. Flying Saucer Boogie - Eddie Cletro 2. Rocket Boogie - Pete Johnson 3. The Trail Of Haley's Comet - The Happy Hayseeds 4. Two Little Men In A Flying Saucer - Ella Fitzgerald 5. Honeymoon On A Rocket Ship - Hank Snow 6. Jet Propelled Papa - Helen Humes 7. Space Guitar - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 8. Rocket 88 - Ike Turner & Jackie Brenston 9. Flip - Marvin & Johnny & The Marsmen 10. Rockin' With The Rockets - Harlan Leonard & The Rockets 11. Nagasaki - Albert Ammons 12. Rocket 69 - Todd Rhodes 13. Radar Blues - Big Joe Turner 14. Death Ray Boogie - Pete Johnson 15. The Golden Rocket - Hank Snow 16. Rocket 88 - Bill Haley & The Saddlemen 17. Baby Doll - Marvin & Johnny & The Marsmen 18. Skyliner - Charlie Barnet
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"OUTSIDE THE LAW" - Gangsters, Racketeers & The Feds 1922-1947

Thunderbolts from the past racing forward to the future. A sweet reminder Granny's hay days were young, wild and carefree once upon a time. Songs detailing young people engaged in all kinds of mischief in their less than sanitised past. This is a wide panorama of recollection. Ranges from post WW1 feel good times to long term depression, rising once again with post WW2 affluence.
Between these goalposts the tunes, bang, swing, lament and croon their wanton way to the eventual economic success, we all know and love. Courtesy of the greatest free market system the world has ever seen these tunes unfold. Odes to Al Capone's version of Adam Smith's market economy abound. Free Market means exchange and the hidden hand of the market regulating the level of transactions to create an equitable market playing field. Al, ranting on the reds in the sleeve notes, chose a more hands on approach to accumulate his personal wealth.
These tunes epitomise market interventions. Gangsta Rap, new? No! Here lie the stamped brass knuckle templates. They twist, turn and lament with double entendre to circumnavigate the thought police of the day. They scribe the life of the poor, downtrodden and beaten, subject to various strands of institutional revenge for their apparent low level misdeeds; the ones with bars in their eyes. They echo with a pathos of the era. Whilst todays tunes extend a middle digit to the man, these perceive the reality of quick success as ultimately flawed. Easy money, easy go, its evaporation marking the eternal curse of brutalised poverty; banged away in hotel rooms, gushing fountains of champagne swamped with mucus membranes awash in South American produce producing rivers of forget me not.
Some of these artists recorded in prison, others murdered or died young in the inevitable automobile accident. These men and women were not rock crooners observing lives but embroiled within its nerve centre.
For those who enjoy Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Blind Lemon and raw unadulterated sounds, this record screams with passion. (Amazon)

trax:
1. Racketeer Blues - Lonnie Johnson 2. Gangster Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw 3. District Attorney Blues - Bukka White 4. Rules & Regulations, Signed Razor Jim - Edith Smith 5. A Tip On The Numbers - Slim & Slam 6. They Raided The Joint - Helen Humes 7. Court Room Blues - Darby Hicks 8. Gang Busters - The Cats & The Fiddle 9. Louisville Burglar - The Hickory Nuts 10. The Law Gonna Step On You - Bo Carter 11. Police Dog Blues - Blind Blake 12. G-Man - Robert Lee McCoy 13. Dupree Blues - Willie Walker 14. Thievin' Blues - Jack Ranger 15. Dyin' Pickpocket Blues - Barrelhouse Welch 16. Bad Man Napper - Lee Green 17. Police Station - Peetie Wheatstraw 18. Judge Harsh Blues - Furry Lewis
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THE HARPTONES "A Sunday Kind Of Love"

Despite their failure to achieve the commercial success of rivals like the Drifters, the Flamingos, or the Clovers, the Harptones demand consideration in any serious discussion of the truly immortal acts of the doo wop era. Although none of their singles cracked the Top 40, efforts like "A Sunday Kind of Love," "Life Is But a Dream," and "Memories of You" remain classics of the genre, distinguished by their rich harmonies and sophisticated, jazz-inspired arrangements.
An excellent anthology covering the smash hits and wonderful harmonizing of the Harptones, who made many superb songs for Bruce, Paradise, Rama, Tip Top, Gee, and Warwick Records. While some of these have been issued on a now-deleted Murray Hill anthology, this is one of the most comprehensive and best-produced anthologies of their material available. (All Music Guide)

trax:
01 Sunday Kind Of Love 02 My Memories Of You 03 Oobidee...Oobdee...Oo 04 Since I Fell For You 05 I Depended On You 06 Mambo Boogie 07 I'll Never Tell 08 High Flying Baby 09 I Almost Lost My Mind 10 It Was Just For Laughs 11 Loving A Girl Like You 12 What Is Your Decision 13 Forever Mine 14 Ou Wee Baby 15 Gimme Some 16 Why Should I Love You 17 My Memories Of You (Tip Top Version) 18 High Flying Baby (Live 1955) 19 Oo Wee Baby (Live 1955) 20 Mambo Boogie (Live 1955)
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"JUNKERS, JIVERS & COKE FIENDS" - Vintage Songs About Drugs 1926-1952

Although each generation seems to think it's invented the dubious art of illicit drug use, this alternately amusing and harrowing set of vintage drug songs put together by the seriously bent staff of Britain's Buzzola Records shows that the party has been going on for generations. Cocaine features heavily here, showing the uncanny ability of Bolivia's and Peru's little coca plants to influence American music (check out Charley Patton's gruff, charging "Spoonful Blues," contrasted by Luke Jordan's cool, collected "Cocaine Blues"). Marijuana raises some smoke here, too, led by the Harlem Hamfats' (the Hamfats were apparently geographically confused, hailing from Chicago rather than Harlem) delightfully wheezing and swaying "The Weedsmoker's Dream." Then there's Tommy Johnson, whose canned heat as featured in the classic "Canned Heat Blues" is a deadly mixture of Sterno, cooking oil, methanol, alcohol, and boot polish known to bring on temporary (if not permanent) blindness. Part celebration of drug use, part a cautionary tale, Junkers, Jivers & Coke Fiends leaves the final determination up in the air, although closing with Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy's "All the Jive Is Gone" might be wishful thinking. (All Music Guide)

trax:
1. Cocaine Habit Blues - Memphis Jug Band 2. A Spoonful Blues - Charley Patton 3. Jerry The Junker - Clarence Williams 4. Cocaine Blues - Luke Jordan 5. The Weed Smoker's Dream - The Harlem Hamfats 6. Save The Roach For Me - Buck Washington 7. Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson 8. Junco Partner - Louis Jordan 9. Jive Man Blues - Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon 10. Killin' Jive - The Cats & The Fiddle 11. Dopey Joe - Slim & Slam 12. Skin Man Blues - Hi Henry Brown 13. Reefer Head Woman - Bill "Jazz" Gillum 14. Light Up - Buster Bailey 15. Spoonful Blues - Charley Jordan 16. Cocaine - Dick Justice 17. The Man From Harlem - Cab Calloway 18. All The Jive Is Gone - Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
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"RIDE DADDY RIDE" - Vintage Songs About Sex 1927-1953

Let me introduce to you "Ride Daddy Ride", a collection of songs recorded between 1927-1953. Neil Kellas writes the sleeze notes managing to introduce Oscar Wilde's view of onanism "cleaner,more efficient and you meet a better class of person" to introduce 18 portions of shack breaking erotica. These were the soundtracks to the sexual revolution, safely chaperoned in presegregated America into race clubs. However they were always pounding to be let alone of the lean to and seek a wider, wetter more succulent audience.
So you get tracks such as "It ain't the meat its the motion" by the Swallows swings with one leg pressed firmly into guiding the action. "Ride Daddy Ride" croons Fats Noel in perfect rhythm. Blind Boy Fuller needs guiding to his "Sweet honey hole" whilst Papa Jackson feels vexed in "You put it in, I'll take it out". The tracks blooze, jump and swing through a night of ribaldry. (Amazon)

trax:
1. Ride Daddy Ride - Fats Noel 2. I Want A Bowlegged Woman - Bullmoose Jackson 3. It Ain't The Meat,It's The Motion - The Swallows 4. You Put It In, I'll Take It Out - Papa Charlie Jackson 5. Sweet Honey Hole - Blind Boy Fuller 6. Doodle Hole - Charlie Lincoln 7. Poon Tang - The Treniers 8. Let Me Roll Your Lemon - Bo Carter 9. Good Jelly Blues - Eddie Miller 10. (It Must Be Jelly 'Cos You Know) Jam Don't Shake - Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon 11. I Had To Give Up The Gym - The Hokum Boys 12. Mule Get Up In The Alley - Cannons Jug Stompers 13. Let Me Ride In Your Automobile - Lowell Fulson 14. Baby Let's Go Down To The Woods - Floyd Dixon 15. Move Your Hand Baby - Crown Prince Waterford 16. Sit Right On It - Johnny Temple 17. She Kept Sittin' On It All The Time - Wynonie Harris 18. Hucklebuck Baby - Jimmy Preston
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"LOW BLOWS" - An Anthology Of Chicago Harmonica Blues

Excellent and hard to find comp of tough Chicago blues from the 70's!trax:
1. Found My Baby Gone - Big Guitar Red & Good Rockin´ Charles 2. Kicking Up Dust - Big Leon Brooks 3. Don´t Go No Further - Mojo Bufford 4. Good Morning Mr. Blues - Easy Baby 5. She Loves Another Man - Good Rockin´ Charles 6. Pink Champagne - Big Leon Brooks 7. Take A Little Walk With Me - Joe Carter & Big John Wrencher 8. Good Lover - Golden Wheeler 9. Avenue Stomp - Big Walter Horton & Carey Bell 10. Ground Hog Blues - Good Rockin´ Charles 11. Evil Woman - Golden Wheeler 12. You Know - Big Leon Brooks 13. I Got To Go Good - Rockin´ Charles 14. Good Rockin´ - Good Rockin´ Charles 15. Honey Bee - Joe Carter & Big John Wrencher
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"JUICE HEAD BABY" - Vintage Songs About Booze & Bars 1925-1953

Wild collection of blues, R&B, and country all about drinking!trax:
1. drunk - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy 2. wine woogie - Marvin Phillips 3. wine o baby boogie - Big Joe Turner 4. drink up light up - Nelson Alexander 5. juice head baby - Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson 6. sittin' here drinkin' - Christine Kittrell 7. get high - La Melle Prince 8. sloppy drunk blues - Lucille Bogan 9. dead drunk blues - Margaret Johnson 10. ruckus juice & chitlin' - The Memphis Jug Band 11. looped - Melvin Smith 12. who threw the whiskey in the well? - Wynonie Harries 13. hittin' the bottle stomp - The Mississippi Jook Band 14. moonshine blues - The Little Walter Trio 15. champagne charlie is my name - Blind Blake 16. drunkard's special - Coley Jones 17. beer bottle mama - Andy Reynolds And His 101 Ranch Boys 18. Death At The Bar - Kitty Wells
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SUNNYLAND SLIM "The Chronological Classics 1952-1955"

The third installment in the Classics Sunnyland Slim chronology presents 20 full-strength Chicago blues recordings cut between 1952 and 1955 and initially issued on 78-rpm singles bearing the J.O.B., Ebony, Chance, Blue Lake, and Club 51 imprints. Also included are four previously unreleased Vee-Jay recordings from 1953 (or possibly 1954). Sunnyland had been making records under his own name since 1947; by the early to mid-'50s he was a seasoned entertainer who sounded spontaneous and convincing even when recycling a bit of his own earlier material. Sitting in with Sunnyland on these fine recordings were vocalist Johnny Shines; harmonica man Snooky Pryor; guitarists J.B. Lenoir, Robert Jr. Lockwood, and Lefty Bates; as well as saxophonists Ernest Cotton, J.T. Brown, and Red Holloway. "Bassology," heard here in two distinct versions recorded about a year apart, features Big Crawford, the logical successor to Ransom Knowling, one of Chicago's best blues bassists during the 1940s. Crawford also played maracas whenever Slim shifted into his patented New Orleans/Chicago rhythm for yet another version of "Shake It Baby," also known as "When I Was Young." For a distinctly different approach to the big fiddle, try Slim Gaillard and Slam Stewart's "Bassology"; theirs is a feature for bowed bass while Crawford's approach was to walk the bass with plenty of muscle, almost as if it were a percussion instrument. "Four Day Bounce," a fine piece of instrumental boogie-woogie, probably refers to a predawn waking state. If so, it shares a spelling change in common with Ida Cox's famous "'Fore Day Creep." For a taste of rock & roll, try "Be Mine Alone," a kicker that puts the tenor sax of Red Holloway right in front with shouts of encouragement from Sunnyland Slim. (All Music Guide)

trax:
01 Shake It Baby 02 Woman Trouble 03 City Of New Orleans 04 When I Was Young 05 Bassology 06 Worried About My Baby 07 Living In The White House 08 Please Don't 09 Trouble Of My Own 10 Worried About My Baby (Alt Take) 11 I Done You Wrong 12 Be My Baby 13 Going Back To Memphis 14 Devil Is A Busy Man 15 Shake It Baby (Alt Take) 16 Bassology (Alt Take) 17 Four Day Bounce 18 That Woman (You Have Heard Of A Woman) 19 Be Mine Alone 20 Sad And Lonesome
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