ROCKIE CHARLES "Born For You" (1996)

"Fifty-four-year-old Louisiana Native Rockie Charles emerges from the fen-sucked fog of obscurity on 'Born for You.' A singer/songwriter/guitarist known as 'The President of Soul,' he backed soul legends like Little Johnny Taylor, Percy Sledge, O.V. Wright and Otis Redding in the 1960s when he was based in Nashville. This unpretentious album of original Southern soul owes more to the music of Al Green and O.V. Wright then to blues or even 'Nawlins R&B. The five ballads suggest the influence of Percy Sledge. His sparse, clean guitar work reminds me of Stax-era Steve Cropper as it fits in perfectly with the organ and horns." - Thomas J. Cullen III, Blues Review

Although a longtime veteran of the music industry, singer/guitarist Rockie Charles and his soulful blues sound only began attracting attention during the mid-'90s. Born Charles Merick in Boothville, LA on November 14, 1942, he first emerged during the early '60s in a series of New Orleans R&B bands, taking inspiration from Earl King and Chuck Berry; auditions for the Minit and Imperial labels went nowhere, but during the middle of the decade, Charles cut a handful of sides for Black Patch, including "Sinking Like a Ship." He soon relocated to Nashville, where he backed performers including O.V. Wright, Little Johnny Taylor, and Roscoe Shelton. Upon returning to New Orleans in 1970, Charles established his own label, Soulgate, scoring a local hit with the single "The President of Soul"; however, with the rise of disco, his fortunes dwindled, and he spent the better part of the next two decades working as a tugboat captain and oyster fisherman. In 1994, however, Orleans Records producer Carlo Ditta responded to an advertisement Charles had placed in a local entertainment magazine, and two years later, the singer finally released his debut solo LP, Born for You. (jason Ankeny, Allmusic)

trax:
01 Born For You 02 Old Black Joel 03 Oh My Darling Look What You're Doing To Me 04 Festis Believe In Justice 05 Please Tell Me It Ain't For You 06 Something Is Wrong With Our Love 07 I Need Your Love So Bad, I'm About To Lose My Mind 08 Don't Let Me Go 09 I Just Called To Wish You A Merry Christmas 10 I Like To Make Love When It's Pouring Down Rain 11 There's A Rainbow Hanging Over My Shoulder
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"AS GOOD AS IT GETS JUKEBOX BLUES"

As Good As It Gets: Jukebox Blues contains 52 tracks spread out over two discs of urban and jump blues classics from the mid- to late '40s. All the big names are here, including John Lee Hooker, Amos Milburn, Wynonnie Harris, Julia Lee, T-Bone Walker, Charles Brown, Memphis Slim, and Louis Jordan. Highly enjoyable collection. (Allmusic)

trax disc 1:
1. Down The Road Apiece - Amos Milburn 2. Low Down Dog - Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson 3. Big Time Mama - Champion Jack Dupree 4. Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker 5. Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker 6. Shake The Boogie - Sonny Boy Williamson 7. Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp - Peetie Wheatstraw 8. All By Myself - Big Bill Broonzy 9. Don't You Lie To Me - Tampa Red 10. He's A Jelly Roll Baker - Lonnie Johnson 11. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters 12. X-Temperaneous Boogie - Camille Howard 13. She Ain't Nowhere - Sunnyland Slim 14. Three O'clock Blues - Lowell Fulson 15. Key To The Highway - Jazz Gillum With Big Bill Broonzy 16. Drippers Boogie - Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers 17. Snatch It & Grab It - Julia Lee 18. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton 19. Wynonie's Boogie - Wynonie Harris 20. County Jail Blues - Big Maceo 21. Tiny's Boogie Woogie - Tiny Grimes Sextette 22. I'm In Sharp When I Hit The Coast - Big Joe Turner 23. Long Gone Part 1 - Sonny Thompson 24. Long Gone Part 2 - Sonny Thompson 25. Pacemaker - Memphis Slim 26. Wee Wee Hours Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
trax disc 2:
1. Rockin' The House - Memphis Slim & The Houserockers 2. I Know You're Putting Me Down - Louis Jordan 3. King Size Papa - Julia Lee 4. Johnson Machine Gun - Sunnyland Slim 5. Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn 6. Better Cut That Out - Sonny Boy Williamson 7. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson 8. Gillum's Windy Blues - Jazz Gillum with Big Bill Broonzy on guitar 9. Living Room Romp - Dan Burley with Tiny Grimes on guitar 10. Hypin' Woman Blues - T-Bone Walker 11. Sally Mae - John Lee Hooker 12. My Fault - Brownie McGhee 13. You're Gonna Miss Me - Muddy Waters 14. Move Your Hand Baby - Crown Prince Waterford 15. Shack Bully Stomp - Peetie Wheatstraw 16. Driftin' Blues - Charles Brown With Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 17. Stop Truckin' & Suzie Q - Tampa Red 18. Back Door - Washboard Sam with Big Bill Broonzy on guitar 19. Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo with Tampa Red on guitar 20. Trouble In Mind - Georgia White 21. I Feel So Good - Big Bill Broonzy 22. I Want To See My Baby - Lowell Fulson 23. Goin' Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy 24. Big Fat Mama - Roy Milton 25. Good Rocking Tonight - Roy Brown 26. Sally Zu Zazz - Big Joe Turner
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"AS GOOD AS IT GETS RHYTHM & BLUES"

Great 2 CD set of rhythm and blues music from the late 40's-early 50's , included many of the giants of the era!

trax disc 1:
1. Do Unto Others - Pee Wee Crayton 2. Lonesome Woman Blues - T-Bone Walker 3. Rock Me - Muddy Waters 4. Nobody Knows (The Trouble I've Seen) - Snooks Eaglin 5. Real Lovin' Mama - Floyd Dixon 6. That's All Right - Jimmy Rogers 7. Johnny Lee's Original Boogie - John Lee Hooker 8. After Midnite - Amos Milburn 9. Just A Feelin' - George Harmonica Smith 10. New Arrival - Guitar Slim 11. Travellin' Mood - Snooks Eaglin 12. That's Better For Me - T-Bone Walker 13. Dorcie Belle - Jimmy Rogers 14. Blow Wind Blow - Muddy Waters 15. Love Me Baby - Memphis Slim 16. You Know - Yeah - Pee Wee Crayton 17. Without My Baby - Clarence Gatemouth Brown 18. When I've Been Drinkin' - Smokey Hogg 19. Respect Me Baby - Shakey Jake 20. Long Long Way From Home - John Lee Hooker 21. Dreaming - Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow 22. House Rocker - Jimmy Rogers 23. (Mama) Talk To Your Daughter - Snooks Eaglin 24. I Got A Break Baby - T-Bone Walker & Freddie Slack 25. Blues Never Fail - Lowell Fulson 26. My Baby She's Long & Tall - John Lee Hooker
trax disc 2:
1. Jumpin' Tonight - Big Joe Turner 2. Saturday Night - Roy Brown 3. Boogie Woogie King - Jimmy Liggins 4. Alley Batting - Charles Brown 5. Juice Head Baby - Cootie Williams & Eddie Cleanhead Vinson 6. Chitlin' Ball - King Porter Orchestra 7. Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn 8. Gonna Play With Your Woman - Walter Brown 9. Easy Listening Blues - King Cole Trio 10. 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days - Louis Prima 11. I Want To Fool Around With You - Charles Brown 12. Jump It With A Shuffle - Jesse Price 13. Call Operator - Floyd Dixon 14. Yours Truly - Snooks Eaglin 15. Down The Road A'piece - Amos Milburn 16. I Ain't Funk - Jimmy Liggins 17. Evening Shadows - Charles Brown 18. Play The Blues - Walter Brown 19. We're Goin' Rockin' Tonight - Roy Brown 20. Pachuko Hop - Ike Carpenter Orchestra 21. Pic's Boogie - Jay McShann 22. No More Alchohol - Jimmy Liggins 23. Lights Out - Tommy Douglas 24. My Baby's Boogying - Amos Milburn 25. Blues Before Dawn - Pee Wee Crayton 26. Kiddy Boy - James Cotton
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"AS GOOD AS IT GETS BOOGIE WOOGIE"

Excellent collection of many of the legendary names in boogie woogie piano!

trax disc 1:
1. Boogie Woogie Stomp - Albert Ammons 2. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (vcl intro) - Clarence "Pine Top" Smith 3. Roll 'em Pete - Pete Johnson & Big Joe Turner 4. Cow Cow Blues - Cow Cow Davenport 5. Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade "Lux" Lewis 6. Streamline Train - 'Cripple' Clarence Lofton & 'Red' Nelson 7. Yancey Special - Jimmy Yancey 8. Sugar Blues - Clarence Williams 9. Texas Stomp - Big Maceo 10. Boogie Woogie Dance - Tampa Red 11. Head-Rag Hop - Romeo Nelson & Tampa Red With Frankie Jaxon 12. Boogie Woogie Blues - Jimmy Blythe 13. Let 'em Jump - Pete Johnson 14. Jookit Jookit - Walter Roland 15. St. Louis Stomp - Speckled Red 16. Fives - Turner Parrish 17. Bass Goin' Crazy - Albert Ammons 18. Indiana Avenue Stomp - Montana Taylor 19. Farish Street Jive - Little Brother Montgomery 20. Harlem Chocolate Babies - James P. Johnson 21. 44 Blues - Roosevelt Sykes 22. Kidman Blues - Big Maceo 23. Barrelhouse Woman - Leroy Carr 24. Boogie Woogie Blues - Albert Ammons 25. Lux's Boogie - Meade "Lux" Lewis
trax disc 2:
1. Sixth Avenue Express - Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson 2. Death Ray Boogie - Pete Johnson 3. Glendale Glide - Meade "Lux" Lewis 4. Slum Gullion Stomp - Cow Cow Davenport 5. Jump Steady Blues - Clarence "Pine Top" Smith 6. PLK Special - Jimmy Yancey 7. Strut That Thing (I Don't Know) - 'Cripple' Clarence Lofton & 'Red' Nelson 8. Wilkins Street Stomp - Speckled Red 9. Detroit Rocks - Montana Taylor 10. Suitcase Blues - Albert Ammons 11. Papa De Da Da - Clarence Williams 12. Climbin' And Screamin' - Pete Johnson 13. Chain 'em Down - Blind Leroy Garnett 14. Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing - Romeo Nelson 15. Detroit Jump - Big Maceo 16. 5th Street Blues - Cow Cow Davenport 17. Randini's Boogie - Meade "Lux" Lewis 18. Chicago Stomp - Jimmy Blythe 19. Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Tampa Red w\Big Maceo 20. Albert's Special Boogie Woogie - Albert Ammons 21. Birmingham Blues - James P. Johnson 22. You So Dumb - Roosevelt Sykes 23. Chicago Breakdown - Big Maceo 24. Junker Blues - Champion Jack Dupree 25. The Dirty Dozen - Speckled Red 26. Whoopee Mama Blues - John Oscar
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"Dusty and Forgotten"

Unknowns, Unissued and Alternative takes from Gotham's vocal harmony vaults. - Jillem

Thanks largely to the Capris, Philadelphia's Gotham label is often identified with leads who were tight-pants tenors or shrill street-corner sopranos, but in this largely unreleased set there is welcome variety in both the vocal ranges of the lead singers and in the style and tempo of the songs. There's a nice late 40's feel to East Side West Side and Away by Gotham's Four Notes and a mature 50's doo-wop feel to most of the rest of the tracks. Highlights there include The Veltones' Don't Say Goodbye, the Clickettes' Hiding My Tears with a Smile, and the Marquees' splendid I Don't Want Your Love. Fully 19 of these tracks are previously unissued. The music is generally first rate. And sound quality is solid. Definately too good to miss.~(DH)

trax:
1. East Side West Side - Gotham's Four Notes 2. Away - Gotham's Four Notes 3. I'll Never Never Let You Go - The Cats 'N The Fiddle 4. Why Don't You Love Me Now? - Doris Browne 5. Honest - The Gazelles 6. Fool Heart - The Whispers 7. I Cried And Cried - The Manhattan Four 8. Don't Say Goodbye - The Veltones 9. My Juanita - The Veltones 10. I Need You So - 1 - The Veltones 11. Now - The Veltones 12. A Fool Was I - The Veltones 13. I Need You So - 2 - The Veltones 14. Never Let Her Go - Unknown 15. Love Me Right - Unknown 16. Hiding My Tears With A Smile - The Clickettes 17. There Goes Spotnick - The Clickettes 18. Light A Candle - The Clickettes 19. Kiss Kiss - Herman Gillespie 20. Have A Good Time - Herman Gillespie 21. Bells Are Ringing - The Ballenaires 22. Have You Seen My Baby - The Ballenaires 23. Dream - The Ballenaires 24. I Don't Want Your Love - The Marquees 25. Rock My Blues Away - The Marquees
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"AS GOOD AS IT GETS DOO WOP"

A second cousin to R&B, and the half-brother of rock & roll, doo wop is the most unabashedly romantic of all the pop genres, as it constantly serenades the night, the stars, the moon, and the tidal pull of that first love in a world where the past hardly matters, and the future never quite gets here. This two-disc collection does a wonderful job of presenting the variety of vocal approaches this genre employs and, while not strictly chronological, it has a kind of historical sweep that most compilations of doo wop lack. There is a wealth of great songs in these 60 tracks, but some of the obvious highlights include the streetwise opening track, "My Pigeon's Gone," by The Five Keys, "Speedoo" (and its sequel, "Speedoo Is Back" by the Cadillacs), "Book of Love" by The Monotones, and the sleek and bouncy "Gee" by The Crows. "I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent" by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers is here, but one wonders if Frankie really got it right when he sings "it's easy to be good/it's hard to be bad," while Jimmy Hurt & the Del-Rios ask the make or break question in "Are You Old Enough." This is a marvelous compilation, with enough variety to keep it interesting, and enough of the big hits to keep it familiar. (Steve Legett, Allmusic)

trax disc 1:
1. My Pigeon'S Gone - The Five Keys 2. Little Girl Of Mine - The Cleftones 3. Gee - The Crows 4. I'll Be Home - The Flamingoes 5. I Get So Lonely (Oh Baby Mine) - The Four Knights 6. Speedoo - The Cadillacs 7. I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 8. Come Back My Love - The Wrens 9. Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles 10. Tell It To Me Baby - Willie Mitchell & The Four Kings 11. You Know Darling - Jimmy Hurt & The Del-Rios 12. The Hearts Of Souls - The Cleftones 13. The Glory Of Love - The Five Keys 14. Come Softly To Me - Richard Barrett & The Chantels 15. Lets Fall In Love (Tk 1) - The Willows 16. Nobody Loves Me Like You - The Flamingoes 17. Saw Your Eyes - The Four Knights 18. Gloria - The Cadillacs 19. Got A Job - The Miracles 20. Memories Are Made Of This - Byrdie Green 21. The ABC's Of Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 22. On Sunday Afternoonhe Harptones - The Harptones 23. I Want You For Myself - Willie Mitchell & The Four Kings 24. Strollie Bun - The Blonde Bomber 25. Could This Be Magic - The Dubs 26. Daisy Mae - The Parliaments 27. I Love You Dearly - Jimmy Hurt & The Del-Rios 28. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials 29. Maybe - The Chantels 30. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
trax disc 2:
1. Everybody's Gonna Rock 'n' Roll - The Isley Brothers 2. You Baby You - The Cleftones 3. Ling, Ting, Tong - The Five Keys 4. A Thousand Miles Away - The Heartbeats 5. seven lonely days - Viola Watkins & The Crows 6. Ka-Ding Dong - The G-Clefs 7. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingoes 8. Lover! - The Pretenders 9. Book Of Love - The Monotones 10. Walking At Your Will - Willie Mitchell & The Four Kings 11. Honey Bunch - The Four Knights 12. Loverboy - The Cleftones 13. Oh What A Feeling - Jimmy Hurt & The Del-Rios 14. So Good, So Fine - The Harptones 15. She's The Most - The Five Keys 16. Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites 17. I Promise To Remember - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 18. Hey Lena - The Desires 19. Am I The One To Blame - The Harmony Grits 20. Walking Alone - Willie Mitchell & The Four Kings 21. Speedo Is Back - The Cadillacs 22. Birdland - The Starlighters 23. Are You Old Enough - Jimmy Hurt & The Del-Rios 24. Pretty Little Girl - The Shells 25. For Sentimental ReasonsThe Cleftones - The Cleftones 26. King Of Fools - Sam Hawkins 27. Baby - The Avons 28. If You Want To - The Carousels 29. Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony & The Imperials 30. I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
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"MISSISSIPPI BLUES" Anthology Of The Blues, Vol. 6

Excellent collection of blues originally on the Kent, Flair, RPM, and Modern family of labels.

trax:
1. All In My Dreams - Boyd Gilmore 2. Just An Army Box - Boyd Gilmore 3. Take A Little Walk With Me - Boyd Gilmore 4. If That's Your Gal - Boyd Gilmore 5. Ramblin On My Mind - Boyd Gilmore 6. I Love My Little Woman - Boyd Gilmore 7. Superintendent Blues - Houston Boines 8. Mnkey Motion - Houston Boines 9. Going Home - Houston Boines 10. Relation Blues - Houston Boines 11. Let's Boogie Baby - Little Milton 12. Love At First Sight - Little Milton 13. Charlies Boogie Woogie - Charlie Booker 14. Moonrise Blues - Charlie Booker 15. Rabbit Blues - Charlie Booker 16. No Riding Blues - Charlie Booker 17. If That's Your Gal - Boyd Gilmore 18. Ramblin On My Mind - Boyd Gilmore
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"TOMMYKNOCKERS BEAT CLUB" VOL. 15 - MODS AND KNOCKERS

THE CONTINUING STORY OF UNCOMPILED BRITISH SIXTIES BEAT ON 45. RARE UK BEAT 7-INCHERS. WUNDERBAR: More of the same is never enough! The Beat goes on and on... Tribute to Jon Lord included. Compiled by The Lolly Pope from his collection. Read all about this great comp here (and leave comments): ROOTS AND TRACES: SPURENSICHERUNG

trax:
1. Short Shorts (EP "What A Crazy World", Columbia,64) - Freddie & The Dreamers 2. Tell Me What You're Gonna Do (Columbia,65) - The Bo Street Runners 3. Not Guilty (Parlophone,65) - The Falling Leaves 4. I Can't Get Any Joy (Philips,65) - The End 5. Say You're Mine (Decca,65) - The Emeralds 6. Throw My Love Away (Deram,67) - The Honeybus 7. The Touch Of Your Hand (Mercury,65) - Karl Stuart & The Profile 8. Someday (EP "Take 6", Oriole,63) - Mark Peters & The Silhouette 9. (You've Got) The Gamma Goochie (Parlophone,66) - The Checkmates 10. Small Talk (Columbia,69) - The Dave Clark Five 11. One Girl City (Atlantic,69) - Fleur De Lys 12. Your Friend (Polydor,66) - The Nightriders 13. Lazy Man (Philips,67) - The Mirage 14. City Girl (Columbia,67) - The Koobas 15. I'm A Hog For You (Philips,64) - Dave Curtiss & The Tremors 16. Hold On (CBS,67) - One In A Million 17. Misfit (Parlophone,66) - Marc Bolan 18. How Long Is Time (Strike,66) - The Odyssey 19. Dream About You (Mercury,66) - The Pineapple Chunks 20. Satisfied (EP, s.t., Herald,65) - The Peacemakers 21. I'm Happy (CBS,68) - The Love Affair 22. No Other Guy (Columbia,63) - Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders 23. Let Your Hair Hang Down (CBS,67) - The Tremeloes 24. A Little Bit Of Sunlight (Decca,65) - The Majority 25. Just Because (EP "Just Because", Philips,66. Released in Singapore) - The Dee-Tees 26. I Like It Like That (Fontana,64) - The Farinas 27. Get On The Right Track (EP "On The Right Track", Mercury,65) - Kris Ryan & The Questions 28. A Love That's Died (Columbia,66) - The Herbal Mixture 29. My Heart Is Tied To You (Decca,66) - The Dimples 30. A-Minor Explosion (Polydor,66) - Don Shinn & The Soul Agents 31. Stupid Girl (Columbia,66) - The Attraction 32. In The Deep End (Parlophone,67)P "Gerry In California", Columbia,65) - The Artwoods 33. Things Go Better with Coke - Freddie & The Dreamers
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"METEOR ROCKABILLIES"

Meteor Records was a record label started by the Bihari brothers, owners of Modern Records in Los Angeles, in 1952 in Memphis. The label, to be run by Lester Bihari, was a bold experiment to broaden the talent base by focusing on signing and recording Southern regional talent by having recording studios locally available. Elmore James recorded the first release, "I Believe"/"I Held My Baby Last Night". He was their biggest name also with Rufus Thomas, Junior Thompson and Charlie Feathers. The label was not a success and by 1956 it was clear that the growing teenage rock 'n roll market was not buying Southern based blues. In 1957 Meteor Records issued its last recording and the Bihari brothers consolidated their labels in Los Angeles. The last issue by Meteor was in late 1957. Although the label did not succeed economically, it was an innovative effort on the part of the Bihari brothers to broaden the musical base.

trax:
1. Mama's Little Baby - Junior Thompson & The Meteors 2. Raw Deal - Junior Thompson & The Meteors 3. Tongue Tied Jill - Charlie Feathers & Jody and Jerry 4. Get With It - Charlie Feathers & Jody and Jerry 5. Rock, Roll, And Rhythm - Wayne McGinnis w/The Swingteens 6. Lonesome Rhythm Blues - Wayne McGinnis w/The Swingteens 7. Don't Shoot Me Baby - Bill Bowen & The Rockets 8. Have Myself A Ball - Bill Bowen & The Rockets 9. All Messed Up - Jess Hooper & The Daydreamers 10. Sleepy Time Blues - Jess Hooper & The Daydreamers 11. Latch On To Your Baby - Jimmy Lamberth & The Saxons 12. Bop, Baby, Bop - Brad Suggs & The Swingers 13. Charcoal Suit - Brad Suggs & The Swingers 14. Can't Steal My Way Around - Barney Burcham & The Daydreamers 15. Much Too Young For Love - Barney Burcham & The Daydreamers 16. Curfew - Steve Carl & The Jags 17. 18 Year Old Blues - Steve Carl & The Jags 18. Gonna Shut You Off Baby - Jimmy Haggett & The Daydreamers 19. Women - Lendon Smith & The Jesters 20. Brother, That's All - Red Hadley's Wranglers 21. Real Gone Baby - The Velvetones & The Memphis Rhythm Boys 22. A Gal Named Joe - Mac Sales & The Esquire Trio 23. Yakety Yak - Mac & Jake & The Esquire Trio 24. Don't Worry 'Bout Nuthin' - Mason Dixon & The Redskins
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"ARKANSAS BLUES" Anthology Of The Blues, Vol. 5

Joe Bihari of Modern Records made several trips into the Deep South in the mid-'50s to gather field recordings of living, breathing juke joint blues players, and the recordings he brought back weren't quaint, archaic folk pieces but raw, raucous slices of electric blues. Bihari's guide in all of this was a young Ike Turner, who frequently dove in on piano at the sessions, and the resulting material is loose as a goose on moonshine, delightfully rough and ragged, and it hits like pure dynamite. Kent Records released a 12-volume LP series of the Bihari recordings in 1969 and 1970, and this volume, Arkansas Blues, was the fifth of those LPs, reissued here by Japan's P-Vine Records. Featured are juke veterans Baby Face Turner, Driftin' Slim, Sunny Blair, James "Peek" Curtis, Junior Brooks, and Robert "Dudlow" Taylor, none of whom is exactly a household name, even in the blues community, which is a shame, because these sides burn with absolute vitality. The recordings aren't technically the greatest (it sounds like just a single room microphone was used in most cases), but what they lack in sonic sophistication they more than make up for in sheer raucous energy, and even though this is the blues, it sounds down right joyous. Everyone delivers here, from the loping and loose "Blue Serenade" by Baby Face Turner (which opens the set) to Junior Brooks' haunting "Lone Town Blues" (which closes it). Sloppy, unhinged, and howling with electricity, these cuts are the real deal. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)

trax:
1. Blue Serenade - Baby Face Turner 2. Gonna Let You Go - Baby Face Turner 3. Best Days - Baby Face Turner 4. My Little Machine - Drifting Slim 5. Good Morning Baby - Drifting Slim 6. Down South - Drifting Slim 7. My Sweet Woman - Drifting Slim 8. I Feel So Good - Drifting Slim 9. You're Getting Old, Lady - Drifting Slim 10. Shout - Drifting Slim 11. Step Back Baby - Sunny Blair 12. Send My Baby Back - Sunny Blair 13. My Baby's Gone - Sunny Blair 14. Five Foot Three Blues - Sunny Blair 15. Glad To Be Back Home - Sunny Blair 16. Lonesome - Robert Dudlow Taylor 17. Old Helena Boogie - Robert Dudlow Taylor 18. I Know - Robert Dudlow Taylor 19. Dudlow's Blues - Robert Dudlow Taylor 20. Jerusalem Blues - James "Peck" Curtis 21. Bus Fare - James "Peck" Curtis 22. 44 Blues - James "Peck" Curtis 23. She's The Little Girl For Me - Junior Brooks 24. Lone Town Blues - Junior Brooks
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"TEXAS BLUES" Anthology Of The Blues, Vol. 4

Excellent collection of blues originally on the Kent, Flair, RPM, and Modern family of labels.

trax:
1. Milford Blues - Little Son Jackson 2. Cairo Blues - Little Son Jackson 3. Unemployment Blues - Smokey Hogg 4. Bad Life Blues - Smokey Hogg 5. Meet Me Tonight - Jesse Thomas 6. Texas Blues - Jesse Thomas 7. Tomorrow I May Be Gone - Jesse Thomas 8. Gonna Write You A Letter - Jesse Thomas 9. Neglected Woman - Alexander Moore 10. Lillie Mae Blues - Alexander Moore 11. Carolina - Alexander Moore 12. If I Lose You Woman - Alexander Moore 13. Boogie Like You Wanna - Charles Bradix 14. Dollar Diggin' Woman - Charles Bradix 15. Wee Wee Hours - Charles Bradix 16. Numbered Days - Charles Bradix 17. Prison Bound - Lowell Fulsom 18. Some Old Lonesome Day - Lowell Fulsom
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"GOOD NEWS" 22 Gospel Greats (Vee Jay Label)

Fine collection of gospel from the great Vee Jay label from Chicago. During it's existence from 1953-1966 Vee Jay was one of the most important gospel labels, issuing 170 singles and 80 gospel albums.

trax:
1. I'm Going Thru - The Caravans 2. It's Jesus In Me - The Caravans 3. I'm A Rolling - The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 4. Where There's A Will - The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 5. Wade In Water - The Harmonizing Four 6. Father I Stretch My Hand To Me - The Harmonizing Four 7. Nobody Knows - The Highway Q.C.'s 8. Working On The Building - The Highway Q.C.'s 9. Uncloudy Day - The Staple Singers 10. This May Be The Last Time - The Staple Singers 11. Going Away - The Staple Singers 12. Good News - The Staple Singers 13. Don't Drive Me Away - The Staple Singers 14. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Staple Singers 15. Too Close - The Staple Singers 16. Great Day In December - The Swan Silvertones 17. Oh Mary Dont You Weep - The Swan Silvertones 18. How I Got Over - The Swan Silvertones 19. What About You - The Swan Silvertones 20. Brighter Day Ahead - The Swan Silvertones 21. Seek Seek - The Swan Silvertones 22. I'll Search Heaven - The Swan Silvertones
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"BLUES FROM THE DEEP SOUTH" Anthology Of The Blues, Vol. 3

Excellent collection of blues originally on the Kent, Flair, RPM, and Modern family of labels.

trax:
1. John Henry - Pinetop Slim 2. Applejack Boogie - Pinetop Slim 3. Fast Life - Pinetop Slim 4. Poor Boy - Pinetop Slim 5. I'm Gonna Carry On - Pinetop Slim 6. Monte Carlo - The Dixie Blues Boys 7. My Baby Left Town - The Dixie Blues Boys 8. 13 Highway - Leroy Simpson 9. Sitting Down Thinking - Big Bill Dotson 10. Dark Old World - Big Bill Dotson 11. Keep Em Down - Arkansas Johnny Todd 12. Miss Darlene - Johnny Harris 13. Wine Head Woman - Woodrow Adams 14. Baby You Just Don't Know - Woodrow Adams 15. Hawaiian Boogie (No. 1) - Elmore James 16. Please Find My Baby - Elmore James
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"ROCK BEFORE ELVIS, BEFORE LITTLE RICHARD, BEFORE CHUCK BERRY, BO DIDDLEY OR BILL HALEY"

The roots of Rock 'n' roll from a blues/R&B perspective.

All the major roots collections by major labels are limited to their own catelogues. Atlantic put out their collection... of Atlantic sides. Stax did one for Stax. Etc. But this is an independent issue so they took the best of the best from all the labels, and put them all in one place. By far the best roots of rock / early rock / pre-rock collection of all time. The guy who put this together really knew his sh%$ (Amazon) (This collection is now out of print)

trax disc 1:
1. Rock Awhile - Goree Carter & His Hepcats 2. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris All Stars 3. I Want to Rock and Roll - Scatman Crothers 4. Amos' Blues - Amos Milburn 5. Rockin' the House - Memphis Slim & The House Rockers 6. Atlanta Boogie - Tommy Brown 7. Doby's Boogie - Freddie Mitchell Orchestra 8. I Want To Boogie Woogie - Buster Bennett Band 9. Jump the Boogie - Luke Jones w/Joe Alexander's Highlanders 10. Shufflin' Boogie - Luke Jones w/Joe Alexander's Highlanders 11. Roy Brown's Boogie - Roy Brown 12. Cleo's Boogie - Cleo Brown 13. Leroy Sent Me - Joe Brown & His Kool Kats 14. Sausage Rock - Doc Sausage 15. Ooo, Ouch, Stop! - Big Joe Turner 16. The Boogie Rocks - Albert Ammons 17. Rockola - Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats 18. The Bulldog Blues - Joe Brown & His Kool Kats 19. Rock The Joint - Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians 20. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 21. Ofay and Oxford Gray (live aircheck) - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 22. That's All Right Baby - Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson
trax disc 2:
1. We're Gonna Rock This Morning - Doles Dickens 2. Rocking Chair Blues - Paul Williams & His Hucklebuckers 3. Rock-A-Bye Baby - Roy Brown 4. Shout The Boogie - Memphis Minnie 5. Rock Little Baby - Cecil Gant 6. Rockin' And Jumpin' (Rock This Joint This Morning) - Freddie Mitchell Orchestra 7. Rock And Roll - Jimmy Rushing & Pete Johnson 8. House Near The Railroad Track - Tommy Brown 9. Rock Mister Blues - Wynonie Harris All Stars 10. Rock The Joint Boogie - Big Joe Turner 11. Around The Clock Blues (Pt. 1) - Big Joe Turner 12. I Feel That Old Age Coming On - Wynonie Harris All Stars 13. Leave Married Women Alone - Jimmy Cavallo Quartet 14. K & H Boogie - Big Jay McNeely 15. Everybody Get Together - The Treniers with Gene Gilbreaux Quartet 16. Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Albert Ammons 17. Strange Things Happen Every Day - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 18. T-Bone Boogie - T-Bone Walker 19. We're Gonna Rock - Wild Bill Moore 20. Rock This Joint - Jimmy Cavallo Quartet 21. Billy's Boogie Blues - Billy Wright 22. Hastings Street - Blind Blake & Charles Spand 23. Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Clarence "Pine Top" Smith
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"CALIFORNIA BLUES" Anthology Of The Blues, Vol. 2

Opening with the crunchy, brooding "Three Hours Past Midnight" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson, this 17-song compilation of records issued variously by such West Coast labels as Kent, Flair, RPM, and Modern moves from strength to strength, and all in high-resolution, audiophile-quality glory. Most of the material here was recorded by Oakland-based producer Bob Geddins, and while Watson is easily the biggest name present (and represented by a single track), the other performers are all well represented and worth hearing. George Smith's vocal acrobatics on the joyous, rollicking "Hey Mr. Porter" (complete with his powerful yodeling) are sandwiched between his mournful "I Found My Baby" and James Reed's rich, somber vocalizing on "The End." Reed also works in a more distinctly post-World War II dance mode on "You Better Hold Me." And the all but unknown Walter Robertson gives listeners a leaner, more forward-looking postwar brand of blues, closer to what was evolving in Chicago at the same time, on "I've Done Everything I Can" and "Sputterin' Blues" (the latter almost a novelty number with its affected stutter), supported by Johnny Fuller on guitar. And Fuller's own tracks are all great showcases for his virtuosity on his instrument, as well as offering a distinctive compositional voice. Finally, Jimmy McCracklin takes listeners into big-band blues, complete with honking sax and pounding ivories, for a driving finish on "Gotta Cut Out." The sound is superb throughout and the programming is generous -- the only flaw, if there is one, is that the notes on this release, in keeping with the CD's origins, are in Japanese without an English translation (although lyrics are provided, with their usual ludicrous phonetic constructs). (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:
1. Three Hours Past Midnight - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 2. I Found My Baby - George Smith 3. Hey Mr. Porter - George Smith 4. The End - James Reed 5. My Mama Told Me - James Reed 6. Dr. Brown - James Reed 7. You Better Hold Me - James Reed 8. I've Done Everything I Can - Walter Robertson 9. Sputterin' Blues - Walter Robertson 10. Prowling Blues - Johnny Fuller 11. Hard Times - Johnny Fuller 12. It's Your Life - Johnny Fuller 13. Buddy - Johnny Fuller 14. Back Home - Johnny Fuller 15. Johnny's Low Down Blues - Johnny Fuller 16. Just Won't Let Her Go - Jimmy McCracklin 17. Gotta Cut Out - Jimmy McCracklin
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"MEMPHIS BLUES" Anthology Of The Blues, Vol. 1

The first in a six CD series reissued on Japanese P-Vine label of original recordings originally on the Kent, Flair, RPM, and Modern family of labels. This is a very powerful collection of blues from some legendary performers.

trax: 1.
I'm The Wolf - Howlin' Wolf 2. The Sun Is Rising - Howlin' Wolf 3. The Way You Treat Me - Joe Hill Louis 4. Highway 99 - Joe Hill Louis 5. Western Union Man - Joe Hill Louis 6. Walter's Blues - Walter Horton 7. Little Boy Blue - Walter Horton 8. Lonesome Bedroom - Willie Nix 9. Fine And Mellow Baby - Willie Nix 10. Love My Baby - Bobby Bland & Junior Parker 11. Drifting From Town To Town (Take 1) - Bobby "Blue" Bland 12. Dry Baby - Bobby "Blue" Bland 13. Crying All Night Long - Bobby "Blue" Bland 14. Love You Yes I Do - Bobby "Blue" Bland 15. Drifting From Town To Town (Take 2) - Bobby "Blue" Bland 16. I Cried - Johnny Ace 17. Midnight Hour Journey - Johnny Ace 18. No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon 19. Just In From Texas - Rosco Gordon
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An Introduction To: "Night Train New Orleans"

Tuff City's Night Train International and Funky Delicacies imprints specialize in rare blues, jazz, and R&B material with a particular emphasis on New Orleans musicians, and the two labels' vigorous release schedules have resulted in a huge catalog of hard to find gems. This two-disc sampler concentrates on New Orleans-based performers and the diversity of styles here is impressive, ranging from boogie-woogie romps to organ-led soul-jazz instrumentals and even some brass band pieces, along with a treasure trove of vocal tracks done in fine New Orleans R&B style. Among the many highlights are Cousin Joe's ragged and rustic "Living on Borrowed Time," the horn funk of the Gaturs on "Sweet Thing," an elegant organ ballad, "Love Has Been Good," from the great (and unsung) Eddie Bo, the vaudeville folk of Doc Souchon on "Animule's Ball," James Black's eerie "Mist," the joyous brass band street stomp of the Soul Rebels on "Skin," and the late Curley Moore's easy and graceful take on "Soul Train." A wonderfully diverse -- yet still cohesive -- anthology, this one is a winner from first track to last. - by Steve Leggett, Allmusic

trax disc 1:
1. Living On Borrowed Time - Cousin Joe 2. Dixieland Rock - Jerry Raines 3. She's Taken My Part - Irma Thomas 4. Be Bop (That's The Kick I'm On) - Snookum Russell 5. Sweet Thing - Willie Tee 6. Love Has Been Good - Eddie Bo & The Soul Finders 7. I'm In A Loving Groove - Mary Jane Hooper 8. Always Picking On Me - Reggie Hall 9. Geraldine - Casanova & The Chants 10. Three Quarter Stomp (Part 2) - Preston Jackson & The Rhythm Aces 11. Trial Of Stagger Lee - Stella Johnson 12. Mary Jane - Walter "Wolfman" Washington 13. Little Jewel Of The Vieux Carre - Joe Barry 14. Popeye Joe - Ernie K-Doe 15. Get On The Moon - Julian w/Tasso & His Orchestra 16. You're On My Mind - Roy Perkins 17. Through Foolin' Around (Full Version) - Huey "Piano" Smith 18. I Done Got Over It - Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers 19. Animule's Ball - Edmond Souchon 20. Everybody Dance - Lydia Marcelle
trax disc 2:
1. Chinese Bandits - The Cheerleaders 2. Somebody New - Bobby Jay 3. Que Pasa Amigo - Clem Tervalon 4. Hammerhead - June Gardner 5. Mist - James Black 6. Crazy Feeling - J.C. Politz 7. Jolie Fille - Gene Rodrigue 8. Ape Man - Aaron Neville 9. Roy's Har-Groove - The Soul Rebels 10. Skin - The Soul Rebels 11. Baby I Love You - Johnny Adams 12. Love Is A Losing Game - The Barons 13. Never Going To Stop Loving You - The Fantoms 14. Did You Heard What I Saw - Smokey & Matt 15. The Roach - Alvin Thomas 16. Crazy Over Daisy - Jay Nelson 17. Soul Train - Curley Moore 18. Willie Knows How - Willie West 19. Here And There - Sax Kari & The Codes 20. Johnny B. Goode - Al White & The Hi-Liters
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Some Rock'n'Roll & Rockabilly EP's

Habe aus meiner Sammlung einige Rock'n'Roll & Rockabilly EP's digitalisiert (Cover sind alle dabei). Beste Grüsse aus BÄRlin ins RuhrgeBEAT - DooWopDaddyO

Jesse Hector & The Rock'n'Roll Trio - Ultra Rare British Rockabilly From 1961!!!

trax:
01 Fast Train To Memphis 02 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 03 All By Myself 04 Nightmares
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Mickey Decker & The Galaxies (DEE-JAY JAMBOREE EP-111)

trax:
01 Bop-A-Lena 02 Raw Hide 03 Ready Teddy 04 Jenny, Jenny
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Hayden Thompson "Here's Hayden Thompson" (SPADE RECORDS EP)

trax:
01 Kansas City 02 That's Alright 03 Mystery Train 04 I'm Left You're Right She's Gone
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The Caravans (Scandal Records)

trax:
01 Dirty Litt 02 Just Won't 03 My Search
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Eddie & The Flatheads "Solid Tail Wailers" (Tail Records)

trax:
01 Pretty Linda 02 Record Hop 03 Bottle To Me Baby 04 Spacecraft
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Eddie & The Flatheads "Flat Head Ford" EP (On The Hill Records)

trax:
01 Green Man 02 I Like To Go 03 Gonna Love My Baby 04 Flat Head Ford
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Little Richard "Tutti Frutti" (ACE RECORDS NS 119 MONO)

trax:
01 Tutti Frutti 02 I'll Never Let You Go 03 I Got It
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"RHYTHM & BLUES ALL STARS" Vol. 4 - Jump The Boogie

Great collection of jumping' late 40's R&B! Tons of legendary performers performing all-time classics. A must have series. (These are now out of print)

trax:
1. Dait Bait - Roosevelt Sykes 2. Wake Up Old Maid - Numa Lee Davis 3. Jump The Boogie - Luke Jones 4. Bar Fly Baby - Earl Bostic 5. Too Tight Mama - Mabel Smith 6. I'm Wise To You Baby - Jimmy Lewis 7. Midnight In The Barrelhouse - Johnny Otis 8. East Side Boogie - Buddy Banks 9. Back Street - Eddie Chamblee 10. Russell Street Hussle - King Porter 11. Fly Chick Bounce - Lonnie Lyons 12. Mello Woman Blues - Johnson Brothers 13. Black Jack Blues - J.T. Brown 14. Rocking With G.M. - Sonny Parker 15. I'm So Glad I Could Jump And Shout - Lester Williams 16. Waiting & Drinking - Calvin Boze 17. Hi-Yo Silver - Charlie Gonzales 18. Bess' Boogie - Bobby Smith 19. You Better Find A Job - Chubby Newson 20. Fat Girl Boogie - Peppermint Harris 21. Boogie Rambler - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 22. Gone After Hours - Frank "Floorshow" Culley
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"NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN" The Flip Side Of Stax 1968-1974

Stax Records was black and white coming together in a pioneering integrated music enterprise. Native Tennessean Jim Stewart founded Satellite in the late 1950s but soon joined up with sister Estelle Axton and rechristened the label Stax Records (the “St” and “ax” of Stax respectively). This ever-evolving Memphis-based label became one of the landmark touchstones of soul, R&B, and funk throughout the 1960s and 70s, its finger snapping logo brand synonymous with sonic quality and heartfelt integrity. Releasing hundreds of long players and 45-rpm singles during its heyday, the imprint and its many subsidiaries also birthed the legendary careers of Booker T & The M.G.’s, Otis Redding, and Isaac Hayes. Never To Be Forgotten: The Flip Side Of Stax 1968-1974 is Record Store Day 2012 love letter to some of the lesser-known Stax Records artists, collected and presented in a knock-out 7” vinyl box set. Containing 10 faithfully reproduced 45-rpm singles from Mable John, Bernie Hayes, Lee Sain, Melvin Van Peebles, Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers, and John Gary Williams, in addition to label stalwarts Johnnie Taylor, Mad Lads, Emotions, and Rufus Thomas, prepare to move, groove, and be enthused. Never To Be Forgotten comes housed in a beautiful flip-top container case replete with an extensive 84-page bounded booklet brimming with informative interviews with the surviving musicians contained within and liner notes by Memphis writer Andria Lisle, candid photographs, and personal anecdotes from Stax enthusiasts and label veterans Stewart, co-owner Al Bell, and promotions manager Phillip Rauls. Plus, a free Download Card for those turntable-less moments. Order this beautiful 45 rpm only collection that is sure to be out of print soon!
http://lightintheattic.net/releases/701-never-to-be-forgotten-the-flip-side-of-stax-1968-1974

trax:
1. Running Out - Mable John 2. Shouldn't I Love Him - Mable John 3. Cool Strut Pt. 1 - Bernie Hayes 4. Cool Strut Pt. 2 - Bernie Hayes 5. Them Hot Pants Pt. 1 - Lee Sain 6. Them Hot Pants Pt. 2 - Lee Sain 7. Hijackin' Love - Johnnie Taylor 8. Love in the Streets - Johnnie Taylor 9. Sweetback's Theme - Melvin Van Peebles 10. Hoppin' John - Melvin Van Peebles 11. Gone! The Promises of Yesterday - The Mad Lads 12. I'm So Glad I Fell in Love with You - The Mad Lads 13. My Honey and Me - The Emotions 14. Blind Alley - The Emotions 15. Itch and Scratch Pt. 1 - Rufus Thomas 16. Itch and Scratch Pt. 2 - Rufus Thomas 17. The Dryer Pt. 1 - Roy Lee Johnson & the Villagers 18. The Dryer Pt. 2 - Roy Lee Johnson & the Villagers 19. The Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy - John Gary Williams 20. Ask the Lonely - John Gary Williams
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Yard Trauma "Face To Face" 1989

The groups third album released in 1988 finds them transitioning from retro garage-band to a monster steamroller incorporating many influences.

The Meat Puppets weren't the only rock band to emerge from Arizona during the '80s, as proven by the emergence of another act, Tucson's Yard Trauma. Founding members Joe Dodge (guitar, vocals) and Lee Joseph (bass) had previously done time together in a precursor band, Johnny 7, before forming Yard Trauma at the end of 1982. Although hardcore punk was taking hold locally at the time, Yard Trauma decided to experiment with such odd sounds as drum machines played through fuzzboxes, shortwave radios, and tape loops merged with poetry read on top of the wall of noise. After doing a few shows as a duo, a real drummer and a keyboard player were added to the lineup in time for a debut single, "Some People" b/w "No Conclusions," as well as a full-length, The Red Album, before splitting up in January of 1984 when Joseph relocated to Los Angeles. But after the album received favorable reviews in the underground press, Dodge and Joseph began having second thoughts. This led to the pair to writing songs by sending demos back and forth in the mail, before they reunited in Phoenix to record a sophomore effort, Must Have Been Something I Took. Dodge then followed Joseph back to Los Angeles, as the duo tried in vain to find a permanent drummer. Although they were unsuccessful (going through numerous skin beaters, including one who was briefly a member of one of G.G. Allin's many bands), Yard Trauma began building a following in Europe solely on the strength of the press attention given to their albums. 1988 saw the release of the band's third album overall, Face to Face, which included guest appearances on lead guitar by several other artists, including Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion. Further albums followed, including 1990's Lose Your Head and 1994's Oh My God (during which time Joseph created and ran the independent label, Dionysis Records), before the duo decided to call it a day. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi

Personnel:
Joe Dodge (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Lance Kaufman (organ); Tom Larkins (drums); Lee Joseph (background vocals)

trax:
01 I'm A Man 02 Ave 03 Creeps On TV 04 Fast Pace 05 In My Head 06 Bit By Bit 07 Your Trash, My Treasure 08 See Your Face 09 One Way Ticket 10 Kick It In
Southsteel Studios, Tucson, AZ (02/1983-05/1988); Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, CA (02/1983-05/1988)

"RHYTHM & BLUES ALL STARS" Vol. 3 - Jump And Shout

Great collection of jumping' late 40's R&B! Tons of legendary performers performing all-time classics. A must have series. (These are now out of print)

trax:
1. Frantic Boogie - Jack McVea & His All Stars 2. All For The Love Of Lil - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 3. 2:00 AM Hop - Saunders King & His Rhythm 4. T-Bone Boogie - T-Bone Walker 5. Ice Man Blues - Tom Archia & His All Stars 6. Rockin' Boogie - Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats 7. Big Legs - Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces 8. Frettin' For Some Pettin' - Jesse Price & His Blues Band 9. Cadillac Boogie - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy 10. Two Timin' Baby - Rabon Tarrant & Jack McVea All Stars 11. Everything I Do Is Wrong - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders 12. Working With My Baby - Calvin Boze & His All Stars 13. Harmony Grits - T.J. Fowler & His Orchestra 14. Easy Baby - Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar 15. Number Blues - Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians 16. Girl Town Blues - Dave Bartholomew & His Sextet 17. Jump And Shout - Erline Harris w/The Johnson Brothers Combo 18. The Fish - Sonny Thompson & His Orchestra 19. If I Told You Once - Big John Greer & His Rhythm Rockers 20. Way Cross Mama - John Houston & His Orchestra 21. Billy's Boogie Blues - Billy Wright & His Orchestra 22. She's Just Old Fashioned - Goree Carter & His Hepcats
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"THE DRIVERS MEET THE ACCENTS"

Two very obscure vocal groups collected in this hard to find collection.

The Drivers were from Cincinnati, and were truck drivers, which accounts for the group's name. They recorded in the late 50's. The Accents were from Brooklyn, NY, and recorded in the very late 50's to early 60's.

trax:
THE DRIVERS
01 WOMAN 02 Smooth, Slow And Easy 03 My Lonely Prayer 04 Midnight Hour 05 Oh Miss Nellie 06 Dangerous Lips 07 A Man's Glory 08 Teeter Totter 09 No One For Me 10 Doe Doe 11 Ho Ho 12 Blue Moon 13 I Get Weak 14 L-O-V-E 15 Blow Wind Blow
THE ACCENTS
16 Rags To Riches 17 I Give My Heart To You 18 Ching A Lone 19 Dreamin' & Schemin' 20 Wiggle Wiggle 21 Our Wonderful Life 22 A Hundred Wailin' Cats 23 Till You Bring Your Love Back To Me 24 Cassius Clay 25 Enchanted Garden 26 Tell Me Now 27 Autumn Leaves 28 High On A Hill 29 All I Want Is You 30 Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
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Yard Trauma "Must Have Been Something I Took Last Night" 1985

Yard Trauma’s sophomore effort, and a pretty good one with better songs and better playing than on the first.

Yard Trauma were one of the leading Garage Punk revival bands of the 1980s. Yard Trauma were formed in Tucson (Arizona) by singer-guitarist Joe Dodge and bassist Lee Joseph, who had been playing in the Johnny Seven. The cassette Reptile House (1983), the single Some People (Iconoclast, 1983), and the mini-album Yard Trauma (Bonafide, 1984) introduced an enthusiastic gang enamoured of the Seeds, the Strawberry Alarm Clock, etc (plus Lance Kaufman's Farfisa organ). This was Lee Joseph's band, founder of Dionysus Records. Their first full album "Must've Been Something I Took Last Night" was re-released a year later by Lolita Records (Lolita 5084 / 1986) in France retitled as "No Conclusions". Although the tracks were from various sessions this is a pretty coherent record and will please garage and psychedelic heads as well.

trax:
01 Must Have Been Something I Took Last Night 02 You Don't Tell Me 03 Cry A Little Longer 04 I'm Invinsible 05 You're My Style 06 Dreamt In Colour 07 Situations 08 I've Seen You Walking 09 Tighten Up 10 Only Mistakes 11 I've Got A Girl 12 Black And White 13 NO CONCLUSION 14 JUST A DREAM 15 OVER AND OVER

CHER "The Best of the Imperial Recordings" 1965-1968

In 1965, flush from the success of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe," Cher earned her first major solo contract with Liberty/Imperial (she had previously recorded only a few singles under aliases). With Sonny Bono enlisted as producer, Cher lit up the pop charts with the smash "All I Really Want to Do," and its follow-up, "I Go to Sleep." Although the next three years saw only inconsistent chart entries, her recordings were interesting and frequently as good as the leading lights of folk-pop, the Mamas & the Papas. And she covered most of the best folk songwriters of the time -- Dylan, Tim Hardin, John Sebastian, Paul Simon, and Jackie DeShannon. Add points for a few interesting crossovers of pop songs like "Sunny" or "Alfie" (the latter a Top 40 hit), but subtract some for a few misguided covers ("It's Not Unusual" prime among them), and The Best of the Imperial Recordings 1965-1968 is revealed as a near-necessity for '60s folk-rock fans. It includes all of her album debut, All I Really Want to Do, as well as the vast majority of her four subsequent LPs for the label (The Sonny Side of Cher, Cher, With Love, Cher, Backstage). (Allmusic)

trax disc 1:
01 All I Really Want To Do 02 I Go To Sleep 03 Needles And Pins 04 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 05 He Thinks I Still Care 06 Dream Baby 07 The Bells Of Rhymney 08 Girl Don't Come 09 C.C. Rider Blues 10 Come And Stay With Me 11 Cry Myself To Sleep 12 Blowin' In The Wind 13 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) 14 Where Do You Go 15 Our Day Will Come 16 Elusive Butterfly 17 Like A Rolling Stone 18 Come To Your Window 19 The Girl From Ipanema 20 It's Not Unusual 21 Milord 22 Sunny
trax disc 2:
01 Twelfth of Never 02 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 03 Magic in the Air (I Feel Something in the Air) 04 Will You Love Me Tomorrow? 05 Until It's Time For You to Go 06 Homeward Bound 07 I Want You 08 Alfie 09 You Better Sit Down Kids 10 Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies) 11 Behind The Door 12 Sing for Your Supper 13 I Will Wait For You 14 The Times, They Are A Changin' 15 Carnival 16 It All Adds Up Now 17 Reason To Believe 18 I Wasn't Ready 19 Take Me For A Little While 20 The Impossible Dream 21 The Click Song 22 Song Called Children
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Yard Trauma "Yard Trauma" 1984

Yard Trauma from Tucson was, of course, Lee Joseph and Tim Dodge's epic psyche band.

Yard Trauma were one of the leading revival bands of the 1980s. Yard Trauma were formed in Tucson (Arizona) by singer-guitarist Joe Dodge and bassist Lee Joseph, who had been playing in the Johnny Seven. The cassette Reptile House (1983), the single Some People (Iconoclast, 1983), and the mini-album Yard Trauma (Bonafide, 1984) introduced an enthusiastic gang enamored of the Seeds, the Strawberry Alarm Clock, etc (plus Lance Kaufman's Farfisa organ). The album Must've Been Something (Dionysus, 1985) is a classic of the genre, overflowing with catchy refrains and driving rhythms (Situations, I've Seen You Walking, You're My Style, You Don't Tell Me). No Conclusions (Lolita, 1986) is a compilation. Music (LDS, 1986) collects singles, rarities and unreleased tracks. in 1986 Lee Joseph left Yard Trauma to join the Unclaimed. Face To Face (Dionysus, 1989) and Lose Your Head (Dionysus, 1990) were the last albums.

Yard Trauma:
Joe Dodge: guitar, vox / Lee Joseph: bass, vox / Lance Kaufmann: farfisa organ / Tom Larkins: drums

traxfromwax:
1. Some People 2. I Got A Girl 3. Just A Dream 4. Over And Over 5. No Conclusions 6. City Of People 7. Way It Will Be 8. Little Girl (Who Left)

"RHYTHM & BLUES ALL STARS" Vol. 2 - Rockin' The House

Great collection of jumping' late 40's R&B! Tons of legendary performers performing all-time classics. A must have series. (These are now out of print)

trax:
1. Good Rockin Tonight - Roy Brown 2. Box Car Shorty & Peter Blue - Cousin Joe 3. Just Give Me A Man - Mabel Scott 4. I Want To See My Baby - Lowell Fulson 5. Bell Boy Boogie - Todd Roades & His Orchestra 6. Big Fat Mama - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders 7. Drinking Ink Splink - Andrew Tibbs 8. Oh John - Bull Jackson Moose & His Buffalo Bearcats 9. I Can'T Stop It - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy 10. Fat Meat - Jim Wynn & His Groove Masters 11. Waxie Maxie - Paul Williams Sextette 12. Money Is Honey - Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing 13. Hey Little Girl - Paul Gayten 14. Money'S Gettin' Cheaper - Jimmy Witherspoon 15. Low Down Dog - Big Joe Turner 16. Hey Little Boy - Albinia Jones 17. Move Your Hand Baby - Crown Waterfoed Prince 18. Texas Hop - Pee Wee Crayton 19. Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket - King Perry 20. Rockin' The House - Memphis Slim & The House Rockers 21. Rock & Rye - Jimmy McCracklin 22. Memphis Train - Dick Davis & Sonny Thompson
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"RHYTHM & BLUES ALL STARS" Vol. 1 - Jump With A Shuffle

Great collection of jumping' late 40's R&B! Tons of legendary artists performing all-time classics. A must have series. (These are now out of print)

trax:
1. The Jumpin' Blues - Walter Brown & Jay McShann & His Orchestra 2. I Know How To Do It - Dina Washington & Lionel Hampton Sextet 3. I Ain't Mad At You, Pretty Baby - Dwight Gatemouth Moore 4. The Honeydripper - Roosevelt Sykes & His Honeydrippers 5. Fine Brown Frame - Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra 6. Fluffy's Debut - Fluffy Hunter & Buddy Banks Sextet 7. Jersey Cow Bounce - Buster Bennett & His Band 8. I Don't Know His Name - Helen Humes & The Buck Clayton All Stars 9. Swingin' - Saunders King & His Rhythm 10. Drippers Boogie - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers 11. Down The Road Apiece - Amos Milburn 12. I'm Gonna Find My Baby - T-Bone Walker 13. After Hours - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra 14. Good Boogie Googie - George Washington & Johnny Otis Orchestra 15. Blues With A Feeling - Rabon Tarrant & Jack McVea All Stars 16. We're Gonna Boogie - Ivory Joe Hunter 17. Open The Door Richard - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 18. Juice Head Baby - Eddie Vinson & Cootie Williams Orchestra 19. Hard Ridin' Mama - Wynonie Harris 20. Jump It With A Shuffle - Jesse Price 21. Leona's Boogie - Duke Henderson 22. Rock Bottom - Gene Phillips
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"LE BLUES 1925-1952"

The blues is a long and intricate story, representing much more substantial diversity and depth than many plugged-in contemporary bar bands ever get around to hinting at. In 2002, Le Blues 1925-1952, a 72-track, three-CD anthology of historic recordings appeared on the import Body & Soul label. The objective was clearly to present as many artists as possible, for each title was originally issued under a different name. This multi-faceted approach resulted in a wide spectrum of styles and textures, from Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, and Barbecue Bob, to J.B. Lenoir, Elmore James, and B.B. King. Casual and studious listeners alike will enjoy the blend of famous, not so famous, and obscure names. While the subject matter covers the tradition's usual range of human traits and tendencies, the producers of this useful compilation divided the material into three categories, one per disc: acoustic, electric, and female. Gathering the women onto one disc concentrates a lot of potency where it can and will transform the listener. As is the case with the anthology as a whole, the "female" portion traces the evolution of this music from the earliest electrically recorded blues (1925) to the volatile transformation of rhythm & blues into rock & roll (1952). Le Blues is an ideal choice for workdays, road trips, and house parties. (arwulf arwulf, Allmusc)

trax disc 1:
1. Mr. Conductor Man - Big Bill Broonzy 2. Bottle If Up And Go - Tommy McClennan 3. Heavy Water Blues - Barbecue Bob Mississippi 4. Undertaker Blues - Buddy Moss 5. Away Down In The Alley - Lonnie Johnson 6. That Crawling Baby Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson 7. Stack Of Dollars - Big Joe Williams 8. I Love You Baby - Big Joe McCoy & His Washboard Band 9. Wipe 'Em Off - The Seven Gallon Jug Band 10. Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr 11. East St. Louis Blues - Faber Smith 12. Humming Blues - James "Bat" Robinson 13. County Jail Special - Champion Jack Dupree 14. Too Many Blues - Curtis Jones 15. Grasshoppers In My Pillow - Lead Belly 16. Good Feeling Blues - Blind Boy Fuller 17. Hootin' The Blues - Sonny Terry 18. Hitler Blues - The Florida Kid 19. Training Camp Blues - Roosevelt Sykes 20. County Jail Blues - Big Maceo 21. Let's Try It Again - Tampa Red 22. What's Getting Wrong With You - Sonny Boy Williamson 23. Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam 24. Chauffer Blues - Bill "Jazz" Gillum
trax disc 2:
1. Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker 2. Louisiana Blues - Muddy Waters 3. By Town Play Boy - Little Johnny Jones 4. The World Is In A Tangle - Jimmy Rogers 5. Lima Beans - Eddy Ware & His Band 6. Blue Baby - Muddy Waters & Sunnyland Slim 7. Back To Korea Blues - Sunnyland Slim 8. Korea Blues - J. B. Lenoir & His Bayou Boys 9. No Mail Blues - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 10. Six Three-O - Robert Nighthawk 11. Dust My Broom - Elmore James 12. How Many More - Howlin' Wolf 13. You're My Best Poker Hand - T-Bone Walker 14. River Blues Part 1 - Lowell Fulson 15. Fine Looking Woman - B.B. King 16. Texas Hop - Pee Wee Crayton 17. Freight Train - Lightnin' Hopkins 18. Since I Seen Your Smiling Face - Country Paul 19. Rock Little Baby - Cecil Gant 20. Country Clown - Doctor Ross 21. Gotta Go Baby - Joe Hill Louis 22. Rockin' And Rollin - Lil' Son Jackson 23. Mighty Long Time - Sonny Boy Williamson 24. No Ridin' Blues - Charley Booker
trax disc 3:
1. I Never Told A Lie - Memphis Minnie 2. Rollin' Log Blues - Lottie Kimbrough 3. Leaving This Morning - Ma Rainey 4. The Yellow Dog Blues - Bessie Smith 5. T & NO Blues - Bessie Jackson 6. Doggone My Good Luck Soul - Hattie Hudson 7. Penitentiary - Bessie Tucker 8. Christmas Morning Blues - Victoria Spivey 9. When A 'gator Hollers, Folks Says It's Sign Of Rain - Margaret Johnson 10. Territory Blues - Georgia White 11. Razor Totin' Mama - Perline Ellison 12. Double Trouble Blues - Jane Lucas 13. These Young Men Blues - Wee Bea Booze 14. Good Old Easy Street - The Yas Yas Girl 15. Whip It To A Jelly - Yack Taylor 16. Unlucky Woman - Helen Humes 17. Papa Tree Top Blues - Albinia Jones 18. The London Lonely Blues - Sweet Georgia Brown 19. Put Me Back In The Alley - Wingie Carpenter 20. Why Don't You Do Right - Nora Lee King 21. Down The Line - Ethel Mae 22. Lonesome - Lillie Mae Kirkman & The House Rockers 23. Crazy World - Julia Lee 24. Bootin' The Boogie - Christine Chatman
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"VINTAGE BLUES" (Chess Label)

Great collection of Chess blues from the 50's to early 60's.

trax:
1. Be On Your Merry Day - Albert King 2. Bad Luck Blues - Albert King 3. Murder - Albert King 4. Searchin' For A Woman - Albert King 5. California Blues - Albert King 6. Wild Woman - Albert King 7. Won't Be Hangin' Around - Albert King 8. Howlin' For My Darling - Albert King 9. So Many Roads, So Many Trains - Otis Rush 10. I'm Satisfied - Otis Rush 11. So Close - Otis Rush 12. All Your Love (I Miss Loving) - Otis Rush 13. You Know My Love - Otis Rush 14. I Can't Stop Baby - Otis Rush 15. It Must Have Been The Devil - Otis Spann 16. Five Spot - Otis Spann 17. I'm Leaving You - Otis Spann 18. I'm In Love With You Baby - Otis Spann 19. Ice Cream Man - John Brim 20. Rattlesnake - John Brim 21. Be Careful - John Brim 22. Tough Times - John Brim 23. You Got Me - John Brim
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"SUN GOSPEL"

Tapping into a side of the Sun catalog that seldom -- if ever -- comes up for air, this brings together 32 tracks combed from the issued and unissued sides of the vaults to present a wider and clearer picture of just about every type of gospel music Sam Phillips recorded back in the day. From the jam-session ramblings of Elvis, Jerry Lee, and Carl Perkins on "Just a Little Talk With Jesus," to the black gospel tradition of the Jones Brothers on "Gospel Train" and "Amazing Grace," to the country gospel of Howard Serratt ("Troublesome Waters") and Cast King with the Miller Sisters (a beautiful alternate take of "Can't Find Time to Pray"), this set covers all of Sun's stylistic quirks, showing that there was always time for a gospel tune, sometimes right smack dab in the middle of a rock & roll session (Jerry Lee's "When the Saints Go Marching In"). The crowning touch is a recitation from Sam Phillips himself, entitled "Would Anybody Care?," a true tear jerker by any measure. One of the most interesting Sun collections you're likely to come across. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)

trax:
1. Just A Little Talk With Jesus - Million Dollar Quartet 2. Softly And Tenderly - The Prisonaires 3. Troublesome Waters - Howard Seratt 4. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Eddie Bond 5. Sermon - Jerry Lee Lewis 6. I'm Working On A Building - Unknown Male Quartet 7. I Was There When It Happened - Johnny Cash 8. When The Saints Go Marching In - Jerry Lee Lewis 9. Until I Pray For You - Rudi Richardson 10. Big Man - Charlie Rich 11. Rainbow Of Love - Evans Family Singers 12. Gospel Train - Jones Brothers 13. All My Sins Been Taken Away - Sonny Burgess 14. Roundup In Glory - Sun Spot Quartet 15. House Of Gold - Unknown Female Trio 16. Lord Lead Me Home - George Klein 17. Forgive Me Lord - Southern Jubilee Singers 18. Nobody's Looking Back - Wally Fowler 19. Where Can I Go? - Brother James Anderson 20. Will I Be Lost - Eddie Bond 21. There's A Man In Jerusalem - Southern Jubilee Singers 22. Can't Find Time To Pray - Cast King & The Miller Sisters 23. Night Train To Memphis - Jerry Lee Lewis 24. I Need Jesus - The Songfellows 25. My God Is Real - The Prisonaires 26. When I Walk On Streets Of Gold - Evans Family Singers 27. Gonna Make Myself At Home - Wally Fowler 28. Amazing Grace - Jones Brothers 29. My Heart Is A Chapel - Marv Johnson 30. Where Shall I Be? - The Brewsteraires 31. Jesus Means All To Me - Howard Seratt 32. Would Anybody Care? - Sam C. Phillips
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"SURFIN', DRAGGIN' & TWISTIN'" - 1960's ROCK n' ROLL

Features the kingpins of 1960's Tennessee Surf world Bobby Russell, Bergen White and Buzz Carson who wrote surfin' hits for Jan & Dean.

This covers some of the output of Nashville’s Spar label that specialised in quick turnaround covers of US hits, with some originals added to their range. In these cases they used the talents of Buzz Cason, Bobby Russell and Bergen White, who were also successful as Ronny & the Daytonas behind John Wilkin’s lead. There are eight surf or drag tracks of varying quality, the best being Two Plus Two (very Daytonas-like) and Tiger In My Tank, covers of a couple of Beach Boy songs and Sandy & The Beachcombers’ Daytona Darlin’, which is obviously rooted in Chuck Berry’s You Never Can Tell. Following this comes an assortment of beat items including a Beatle-ish Right Or Wrong, some teenbeat tracks and three Twist cash-ins. Everything is handled quickly and professionally, but don’t expect any real killer discoveries here. - Reviewed by Kingsley Abbott

trax:
1. Tiger In My Tank - Bobby & Bergen 2. Wipe Out - Music City 5 3. Surfer Girl - Music City 5 4. Surf City - Music City 5 5. Telstar - Music City 5 6. Be True To Your School - Music City 5 7. Two Plus Two - Sandy & The Beachcombers 8. Daytona Darlin' - Sandy & The Beachcombers 9. Wha' Cha Gonna Do - The Olives 10. Hold Me - The Olives 11. Right Or Wrong - Bobby Russell 12. Roll Over Beethoven - Bobby Russel 13. I'm So Lonely - Dee & Robert 14. Candy From A Stranger - Garry Miles 15. Mr. Taxicab Driver - Garry Miles 16. Don't Come Too Late - Bobby Russel 17. Have You Been There - Pat & Colin 18. Baby Lay Your Love On Me - Jeb Butler 19. Wasted Years - Jeb Butler 20. Twistin' Party - Herbert Hunter 21. Hey Let's Twist - Marty & The Merits 22. Twistin' Usa - Johnny Keaton 23. I Ain't No Beatle - Jerry Foster 24. That's Alright Mama - Jerry Foster

"SLIDIN'" (Chess Slide Guitar)

Great collection of classic Chess blues by four powerhouse slide guitarists!

trax:
1. Country Boogie - Elmore James 2. My Best Friend - Elmore James 3. I See My Baby - Elmore James 4. She Just Won't Do Right - Elmore James 5. Whose Muddy Shoes - Elmore James 6. I Can't Hold Out - Elmore James 7. The Sun Is Shining - Elmore James 8. Stormy Monday Blues - Elmore James 9. Madison Blues - Elmore James 10. The Sun Is Shining (Alt.) - Elmore James 11. Hound Dog - Hound Dog Taylor 12. Watch Out - Hound Dog Taylor 13. Scrappin' - Hound Dog Taylor 14. Sittin' Here Alone - Hound Dog Taylor 15. Down Home - Hound Dog Taylor 16. Tanya - Earl Hooker 17. Oh Baby - Earl Hooker 18. Keep On Running - John Littlejohn 19. She's Too Much - John Littlejohn 20. When I Think About My Baby - John Littlejohn 21. I Had A Dream - John Littlejohn
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"T-Bird Party!" - A Swangin' Slew O' Greasy R&B 1957-61

Hello Gyro, I'm sure you have this one. It's also at Rock It/blogspot but this is a 320kb High quality rip. Killer compilation for a bargain price! - Jillem

All-righty friends! We're gonna just let loose with a fine slew of primed-up, juiced-up, swangin' R&B loosity so you'd best just rid o' that uptight big-city sophist attitude & just crack open a bottle, crank up the hifi and ENJOY the variety o' wail'n' fumble jumpin' outta yo' speakers! You KNOW yer in fer a wingding from the moment Winehead Willie strolls inta Sweet Lucie's bar an' starts moochin' and talkin' trash - ''Yeah, by plane! PLAIN ol' BUS!'' We're tossin' in an oddity her & there to keep you guessin' but ain't that one helluva lot more fun than some stick-up-his-ass ''scholarly'' approach to these kinda reissues? Damn right! OK, without further ado: Dig in, baby, drink up and turn it up!!!

trax:
1. The Last of the Bigtime Spenders Part 1 - Winehead Willie and Sweet Lucie Brown 2. The Last of the Bigtime Spenders Part 2 - Winehead Willie and Sweet Lucie Brown 3. Bongo Boo Boo - Sneeze and Breeze 4. On The Run - Satch Arnold 5. Sassy - Frantic Johnny Rogers 6. The Chase - Davey Jones 7. Teen Age Jump - T Valentine 8. Night Out - John J Moses 9. Sweet Sweet Love - J C Davis 10. Little Ann - Johnny Knight 11. Punkanilla - Quarter Notes 12. I'm Not Mixed Up Anymore - Betty James 13. Du De Squat - Little Luther 14. Don't Knock It - Sinner Strong 15. Chewin' Gum - Danny Brown 16. The Kangaroo - Charles Sheffield 17. Crap Shootin' Sinner - Cile Turner
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"Major Bill's Texas Rock and Roll" 1979

Down in Texas you kind of expect everything to come outsize, the whole place is just imbued with a sense of massiveness. So it is with something of a sense of shock that you find that Major Bill Smith is not a towering 7ft giant in keeping with his musical reputation. For down in Fort Worth, the Major (USAF retired) is as Mac Curtis put it: "the Head Duck". He's into his third decade recording, promoting, and every now and again seeing his products hit the charts worldwide. In his time he's recorded over 3000 records, had four gold records and a platinum, which as he says, "is pretty good, ain't nobody down my part of the country ever done it." And what's more he isn't finished yet, he's still trying for that next "cottonpickin' hit record". - excerpt from the liner notes

traxfromwax:
1. Howard Crocket: Cross-Eyed Mary 2. Mac Curtis: Somebody Help Me 3. Tooter Boatman: Gonna Coma A Time 4. J. Frank Wilson: Last Kiss 5. Delbert McClinton: Fanny Mae 6. Howard Crocket: Honky Tonk Man 7. Tooter Boatman: Wayward Wind 8. Mac Curtis: No 9. Billy Dee: Baby You're Mine 10. Mac Curtis: Evil Doll 11. Johnny Carroll: Out Here In The Country 12. Mac Curtis: The Squirm
ripped from vinyl in glorious monoloudarama!

"MONEY HONEY" The Rise Of The Black Vocal Group 1951-1953

Although 1954 has traditionally been identified as the year that rock & roll emerged, fully-grown, from its erstwhile Memphis chrysalis, many black vocal groups notably those in the big cities had been anticipating the arrival of a rock and roll since the turn of the fifties. This album is something of a companion or perhaps more accurately, a follow up to Roots Of Doo Wop (IGODCD2523) and traces the rise of the black vocal group sound between 1951 and 1953. And like it or not, although they preceded Elvis, tracks like Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters' simply magnificent title track "Money Honey" and The Spaniels perennial "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite'" are inextricably linked to Rock and Roll. Indeed many of the artists on the album The Robins (who became the coasters), The Clovers, The Platters, The Flamingos, Billy Ward & The Dominoes and The 5 Royals all went on to reinvent themselves as Rock'n'Roll stars. As well as those previously mentioned the album includes The Du Droppers, The Ravens, The Orioles, The Five Keys, The Ray-O-Vacs, The Five Budds, Ruth Brown, The Enchanters, The Swallows, The 5 Crowns, The Flairs, The Five Sharps, The Mello Moods and many more.

trax disc 1:
1. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 2. I'll Be Back - The Ravens 3. Barfly - The Orioles 4. Don't Be Angry - The Sultans 5. I Wanna Know - The Du Droppers 6. Baby Please - The Prisonaires 7. Ting-A-Ling - The Clovers 8. My Baby's 3-D - Billy Ward & The Dominoes 9. Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite - The Spaniels 10. Carried Away - The Flamingos 11. Rocking And Crying The Blues - The Five Keys 12. The White Cliffs Of Dover - The Pelicans 13. I-Yi - The Hawks 14. How Do You Expect Me To Get It? - The Five Keys 15. I Want To Thank You - The 5 Royales 16. Moonrise - The Royals 17. Why Don't You Love Me? - Steve Gibson & The Red Caps 18. Let The Boogie Woogie Roll - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 19. My Baby Done Told Me - The Robins 20. Night Train - The Four Blazes 21. House Cleaning - The Spaniels 22. Fine As Wine - The Crickets 23. Why Did You Leave Me? - The Sparrows 24. A Sunday Kind Of Love - The Harptones 25. My Reverie - The Larks
trax disc 2:
1. Come On And Love Me, Baby - The Du Droppers 2. My Baby's Gone - The Ray-O-Vacs 3. Little Mama - The Clovers 4. I Want Her Back - The Five Budds 5. I Need You All The Time - The Platters 6. Housewife Blues - The Enchanters 7. You Gotta Be Good To Yourself - Dolly Cooper & The Wanderers 8. Sentimental Journey - Ruth Brown & The Delta Rhythm Boys 9. Big Leg Mama - Van Walls & The Rockets 10. Baby Please - The Moonglows 11. That's When Your Heartaches Begin - Billy Bunn & His Buddies 12. (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - The Robins 13. Hey Now - The Platters 14. Pleading Blues - The Swallows 15. Thrill Me Baby - Henry Pierce & His Five Notes 16. Good Luck, Darling - The Five Crowns 17. Real Pretty Mama - The Meadowlarks 18. I Had A Love - The Flairs 19. Be-Bop Wino - The Lamplighters 20. Dear One - The Scarlets 21. What Do You Do (To Make You Love Me So)? - The Topps 22. Is It A Dream? - The Vocaleers 23. How Could You? - The Mello Moods 24. Later - The Four Flames (Aka The Hollywood Flames) 25. Stormy Weather - The Five Sharps
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