THE COWSILLS "Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools" 1968

It says a great deal about how pop records were made in the 1960s that the Cowsills' Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools was the third album the Rhode Island family band would cut within the space of just 12 months, and while most current bands would balk at the workload of cutting one album a year along with touring, 1968's Captain Sad suggests the Cowsills were handling their busy schedule very well indeed. Captain Sad doesn't feature as many hits as the Cowsills' first two long-players (though "Indian Lake" would chart high for the group), but the music is uniformly splendid, and for a group that featured members who were nine and 11, the material is mature, tuneful, and beautifully executed, with excellent harmonies from the siblings and imaginative production from Billy Cowsill and Bob Cowsill. the Cowsills only wrote four songs for Captain Sad, but they happen to be four of the album's standout tracks -- "Newspaper Blanket" is a prescient and poignant tale of a homeless man asleep on a snowy bench, "Make the Music Flow" is a great slice of sunshine pop, "Meet Me at the Wishing Well" is superior folk-rock, and the title tune is a playful exercise in psychedelic-influenced pop with an arrangement that edges into baroque pop. Elsewhere, "Who Can Teach a Songbird How to Sing" (written in part by Graham Nash) is a great showcase for the group's harmonies, "The Fantasy World of Harry Faversham" is a silly but effective story of one man's Walter Mitty-style fantasies, "The Bridge" gives Barbara Cowsill a rare and lovely lead vocal, and if "Indian Lake" seems a bit lightweight in this context, it still sounds like the perfect hit single it was. Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools is a marvelous artifact from the golden age of pop record-making, and offers more evidence (as if it were needed) that the Cowsills were more than another bubblegum act of the era -- they were one of the more gifted and ambitious groups to hit the charts in their day. (Mark Deming, Allmusic)trax:

01 Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools 02 Make The Music Flow 03 Indian Lake 04 Ask The Children 05 Who Can Teach A Songbird How To Sing? 06 The Bridge 07 The Path Of Love 08 Newspaper Blanket 09 Meet Me At The Wishing Well 10 The Fantasy World Of Harry Faversham 11 Painting The Day 12 Can't Measure The Cost Of A Woman Lost 13 Indian Lake (Mono) 14 Newspaper Blanket (Mono) 15 Poor Baby (Mono) 16 Meet Me At The Wishing Well (Mono) 17 The Path Of Love (Mono) 18 Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools (Mono)

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"THE SOUND OF BACHARACH"

Our mission: to take the 1965 "The Sound Of Bacharach" album and remodel it for the digital age. The result: quite possibly the greatest single disc Burt Bacharach compilation there has ever been.trax:

1. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Tommy Hunt 2. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson 3. Long After Tonight Is All Over - Jimmy Radcliffe 4. I Wake Up Crying - Chuck Jackson 5. If I Never Get To Love You - Gene Pitney 6. True Love Never Runs Smooth - Gene Pitney 7. This Guy's In Love With You - B.J. Thomas 8. Everybody's Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas 9. It's Love That Really Counts (In The Long Run) - The Shirelles 10. I Cry Alone - Maxine Brown 11. Baby It's You - The Shirelles 12. Don't Make Me Over - Tommy Hunt 13. They Don't Give Medals (To Yesterday's Heroes) - Chuck Jackson 14. This Empty Place - The Tangeers 15. The Fool Killer - Gene Pitney 16. Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney 17. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas 18. Send My Picture To Scranton, PA - B.J. Thomas 19. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney 20. Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney 21. (There Goes) The Forgotten Man - Jimmy Radcliffe 22. Make It Easy On Yourself - The Isley Brothers 23. The Breaking Point - Chuck Jackson 24. Long Day, Short Night - The Shirelles 25. Lover - Tommy Hunt 26. Sinner's Devotion - Tammy Montgomery 27. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Big Maybelle

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HERMAN'S HERMITS "Blaze" 1967 Expanded

While Herman's Hermits couldn't keep up with the revolutionary sounds created in 1967 by the Beatles, Cream, or Jimi Hendrix, they did manage to release pop records that steadily revealed maturity, especially evident on Blaze, their final MGM studio release. At the helm once again was producer Mickie Most, who incorporated production (and studio musicians) on par with his burgeoning Donovan hits (whose "Museum" is covered here) and similar sounding material by the Hollies. The lyrical content continued to mature with Ray Davies-style subject matter previously highlighted by "There's a Kind of Hush" and "Dandy." Unfortunately, the teen idol image of front man Peter Noone was becoming a double-edged sword, as he was starting to be replaced by a new generation of teen idols, while not being able to make the transition into hip 1967. The original cover, a kaleidoscopic view of the band members in Sgt. Pepper-type threads, wasn't enough to regain their declining credibility. Blaze has a short running time at only five songs per side but includes great lost pop songs like "Last Bus Home," "I Call Out Her Name," and "Upstairs, Downstairs." MGM put out The Best of Herman's Hermits, Vol. 3 and called it a day with the band, leaving Blaze to languish as an unappreciated pop gasp. (Allmusic)Herman's Hermits' 1967 album, "Blaze", is the aestathic high point of all their recordings from the 1960s, and seems to be a result of some careful thoughts from the group. It was an excellent album and illustrated a lot of the changes occuring within the group at the time. The lyrics were more introspective than anything they had done prior to that, and according to lead guitarist Derek Leckenby, songs like "Moonshine Man" (Leckenby-Hopwood-Green) and "I Call Out Her Name" (Hopwood-Leckenby) were deliberately done with subtle satire in mind. Peter Cowap (ex-Country Gentlemen), who was later to take over as lead singer when Peter Noone went solo in 1971, wrote the psychedelic gem "Last Bus Home" and co-wrote "Ace, King, Queen, Jack" with Noone. Both songs were representative of the new, more aggressive Hermits sound. The "My Old Man's A Dustman" spoof in the ending of "Ace, King, Queen, Jack" was a result of weariness brought about by 3 a.m. recording sessions. Tiredness combined with drinking caused Karl Green and Lek Leckenby to spout off about things that irritated them, all done in falsetto voices. Another Hopwood-Leckenby-Green collaboration, "Busy Line", seemed to have all the ingredients of a hit, but was never released as a single. "Blaze" included Donovan's "Museum", which reached a modest #39 in the US charts, and Kenny Young's "Don't Go Out Into The Rain", which peaked at #18. Graham Gouldman's contribution was "Upstairs, Downstairs", while Geoff Stephens of The New Vaudeville Band came up with "Green Street Green" and "One Little Packet Of Cigarettes", the latter co-written by John Carter of The Ivy League. But even though "Blaze" shines as the group's best ever album, it also more or less marked the end of an era for Herman's Hermits in America. With the onslaught of "acid-rock" and "progressive, heavy-rock" in 1967, in addition to severe competition from The Monkees in the Hermits' segment of the market, MGM threw all their promotion efforts behind new acts and seemed to completely ignore Herman & Co. and other established artists. The 12 bonus tracks on this CD are singles (A- and B-sides) from the 1968-69 period, when the decline in sales and popularity in the US set in, and the group dropped from the charts. In the UK and Europe, however, the group was given a new lease of life in 1968, and they continued to have hits until 1971. It's worth mentioning that "London Look" was only released on a promo EP sponsored by Yardley cosmetics in the UK, and "Nobody Needs To Know", written by Leckenby-Hopwood-Brook, appears for the first time in CD format. No real Herman's Hermits fan can be without this lavishly packaged digipak CD from Repertoire. Buy it now! (Amazon)trax:

01 Museum 02 Upstairs, Downstairs 03 Busy Line 04 Moonshine Man 05 Green Street Green 06 Don't Go Out Into The Rain (You're Going To Melt) 07 I Call Out Her Name 08 One Little Packet Of Cigarettes 09 Last Bus Home 10 Ace, King, Queen, Jack 11 Sleepy Joe 12 Just One Girl 13 London Look 14 Sunshine Girl 15 Nobody Needs To Know 16 Something Is Happening 17 The Most Beautiful Thing In My Life 18 Ooh She's Done It Again 19 My Sentimental Friend 20 My Lady 21 Here Comes The Star 22 It's Alright Now

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Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks "Traynor In Heaven For Link Wray" 2006

This is one intense set! In many ways, it's more like their earlier recordings, full of tuff guitar noise and utterly intense energy. Two guitars and drums! This nod to Link Wray is superb! Manic, demented, and tortured... I love it! - Phil Dirttrax:

1. Streetfighter 2. The Fuzz 3. Shadow Knows 4. Comanche 5. Jack The Ripper 6. Rumble 7. Streets Of Chicago 8. Rawhide 9. Batman Theme 10. Genocide 11. Streetfighter (Acoustic Version)

THE SPANIC BOYS "Sunshine" 2006

Milwaukee father-and-son guitarslingers Ian and Tom Spanic, who ve performed together now for 20 years, always bring a sense of cross-generational joy to their too-rare releases. Where past discs often sounded like Buddy Holly-era roots-rock, here, the Spanics snap off Fender lines that owe equally to The Beatles Revolver and Buck Owens The Carnegie Hall Concert, coming off like some lost 60s garage band with the chops to match its enthusiasm. --USA Today - Brian MansfieldTom and Ian Spanic, a father-son duo whose rich harmonic blend is as sweet as the Everly Brothers crying in the rain, could pull off a roots-rocking tune here such as "Honey" or "I Hear You Talking" without even breaking a sweat. And they've certainly mastered the fine art of coaxing the twang out of an unsuspecting Strat. But Sunshine also finds the family stretching out beyond the roots-rock border. Take the title cut, a hazy psychadelic rocker that almost comes off as a sequel to the Beatles "Rain," complete with convincingly Ringo-esque drum fills and a backward guitar solo. "Secret" takes that psychadelic flashback in an even trippier direction, adding Tex-Mex organ, vocals that feel like they come with a lava lamp, and a solo suggesting what Roger McGuinn might've played if he'd recorded this one on the morning after "Eight Miles High." On "Didn't Love You Anyway" they rock like a '60s garage band covering Larry Williams, with a solo as trashy as anything this side of those earliest Kinks hits. Then there's the Beatlesque ache of "When The Night Has Come," fueled by the strum of acoustic guitars. Wherever these guys take the sound, though, in the end, it still sounds like a Spanic Boys record, each track boasting some truly heroic guitar work, from the stately southern rock-meets-Memphis-soul vibe of "What Will You Do?" to the headier psychadelic trip they take on "Secret" and the title cut. --No Depression Magazine - Ed Masley

Celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band, the Spanic Boys have brought forth album number eight, now on their own label. The father-son Spanics - Tom and Ian, respectively - tasted some pre-Americana era glory in the early '90s, and their dual-Stratocaster sound is as sparkling as ever, with the dozen originals running the gamut from the sassy Freddy-King-meets-Buck-Owens "Honey" to the Revolver-era psychadelia of the title track. They can also pen a hopping genre workout like "Bigger Fool Than Me" without it having a whiff of museum air to it. Throughout the entire set, Ian and Tom's voices interlock with the same precision and sympathetic timbres as numerous singing brother duos from the last half century. Spanic Boys are not only Milwaukee's finest; they're also one of the most honestly rocking bands in the land. --Harp Magazine - David Greenberger

trax:

01 Honey 02 What Will You Do 03 Secret 04 I Hear You Talking 05 Sunshine 06 Bigger Fool Than Me 07 Hold Me 08 Broken Wheel 09 All the World 10 Didn't Love You Anyway 11 When the Night Has Come 12 You Don't Worry Me

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DALE HAWKINS "DAREDEVIL" (NORTON 256)
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01 Susie Q [56er DEMO VERSION] 02 If You Please Me 03 Number Nine Train 04 Everglades 05 Daredevil 06 Wish I Hadn't Called Home [ROGER MILLER] 07 Superman 08 On Account Of You 09 Hey Pretty Baby [DONNIE RAY WHITE] 10 I Can't Stand Your Ways Anymore [DONNIE RAY WHITE] 11 Mumbly Peg 12 Weep No More [MAYLON HUMPHRIES]
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1. Growl - Danny Dean & The Homewreckers 2. High Voltage - Mars Attacks 3. Road Of Steel - King Edwards Teds
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01 That's Why I Love 02 Mrs. Kisses 03 Watch it Mister 04 Mess About You 05 Dig Me Pretty Baby 06 I Wanna Love Yo 07 Just a Little Love 08 Your Lovin' Man 09 You Ought to Know 10 Cry for me Baby 11 Fairchild 12 Sex Appeal 13 Somethin' 'bout You
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1. Shorty The Barber - Lou Millet 2. Ducktail Cat - Larry Nolan 3. Shine, Shave & Shower - John Talley 4. Mr. Ducktail - Uncle Buck Lite & The Rhythm Rockers 5. Blue Black Hair - The Jades 6. You Gotta Have A Ducktail - Billy Adams 7. Ducktail Cat - Dan Virva 8. Barbers Hair Blues - Wayne Satkamp & The 5 Aces 9. Gimme A Lock Of Yo Hair - Andy Anderson & The Dawn Breakers
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1. Bad, Bad Boy (Single Version) - The Tin Roof Cats 2. Don't Go Away - The Silvertones 3. Jump Around - The Texabilly Rockers
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01 tough lover 02 seven day fool 03 i would rather go blind 04 the place 05 pretty good love (ft. alex vargas) 06 crawfish (f.t alex vargas) 07 i found a love 08 voodoo voodoo 09 mixed up 10 i've been there before 11 leave me alone 12 please say you love me 13 scorched 14 your gonna love me 15 done got over (ft. alex vargas) 16 im a good woman 17 chills and fever 18 for you 19 dearest darling 20 Baby Please Don't Go
...served by DooWopDaddyO...Nelson Carrera & The Dixie Boys "Boogeyman Boogie" (2010)
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01 Cindy Jones 02 Gone Baby Gone 03 Boogeyman Boogie 04 Thirty Days 05 As Long As You Love Me Too 06 Rock Around With Ollie Vee 07 Wrong Yo Yo 08 You Don't Know 09 The Woman I Need 10 Hey Santa Claus (Don't Forget Me This Year) 11 Apron Strings
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1. Boppin' With The Cats - Willie & The String Poppers 2. Rancho Boogie - Rancho Deluxe 3. Shadows - The Backwood Boys 4. Town Called Blues - Carl Sonny Leyland 5. Fistful Of Knuckles - Mack Stevens 6. Over The Limit - Zachary Clegg & His Holcombe Hillbillies 7. Gonna Leave My Baby - Carl Sonny Leyland 8. Date On The Corner - Willie & The String Poppers 9. Burned Behind Recognition - Mack Stevens 10. Thru The Town - The Backwood Boys 11. Enough Is Enough - Rancho Deluxe 12. Mystery Train - Zachary Clegg & His Holcombe Hillbillies

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Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks "The Birdnest Years - 1995-1997" 2002

Fifty tracks from one of the best kept secrets of guitar instrumentals, compiled from Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks releases for the Bird Nest label. If you've missed out, enjoy raw guitar and a driving beat with a healthy nod to Link Wray, and don't want tired lo-fi frat bands anymore, this is for you. Thank you Bird Nest! - Phil Dirttrax:

01 Buzz Aldrin 02 Tigercharm 03 The Whip 04 Camelwalk 05 Surfbeat 06 Jack the Ripper 07 Hanging' One 08 Asiatic Flu 09 Thunder 10 Punchdrunks Drives a Dragster 11 Ghost Train 12 Long Ride 13 Rambling' Reckless Hobo 14 Bird Bath 15 Have Guitar Will Travel 16 Ali Boom A Lay 17 Ramrod 18 Wipe-out 19 Safari 20 Genocide 21 Mustang 22 Hass 23 Triggerhappy 24 Rumbleweed 25 2000 Ib Bee 26 Dragster

THE SPANIC BOYS "The Spanic Family Album" 1994

Released in 1996, Spanic Family Album is the fourth album by the father and son duo of Tom and Ian Spanic (not counting the 1992 compilation of early recordings called Early Spanic Boys). It's a departure for the Milwaukee-based roots rockers; earlier albums had featured the boys playing a loose and rockin' form of neo-rockabilly not too far removed from Chris Isaak's early albums. The lower-voltage Spanic Family Album (oddly, the Spanic Boys name appears nowhere on the packaging or disc) is largely acoustic, with minimal drums and no bass, and resembles albums like the Everly Brothers' late-'60s roots move Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, although with an all-original set list. Tom Spanic's cousin, Butch Westphal, joins the duo on this album, his high lonesome harmonies adding a more pure country edge to the proceedings. A relaxed, intimate set of simple and heartfelt songs, Spanic Family Album is an unpretentious gem. This album was released just as East Side Digital was closing its doors and transmogrifying into the folk and world music label Northside, and so it was in and out of the stores in no time at all. Orchard Records reissued the album in its original form in 2000. (Allmusic)trax:

01 What's In Those Eyes 02 Billy 03 The Harder I Look 04 I Can't Find A Way 05 Won't You Help Me 06 Look Up 07 A Million Miles 08 She Waits 09 I Saw You Today 10 Deep Water 11 Nighttime

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"Live And Die" Texas 45's 1955-1967

Great collection of 50's rockabilly meets 60's garage, from the original 45's!trax:

1. So Long Good Luck Goodbye (Imperial) - Weldon Rogers 2. Rock And Roll Record Girl (White Rock) - Bobby Poe 3. Sneaky Pete (Starday) - Sonny Fisher 4. Everybody Rock (Sarg) - Jeff Stone 5. Starlight (Petsey) - Jack Huddle 6. Want To Be With You Baby (Starday) - Cliff Blakely 7. It Ain't Me (Dot) - Ray Campi 8. Think It Over Baby (Kawana) - Eddie Clearly 9. Lovin' Honey (Edmoral) - Gene Morris 10. Broken Heart (Tara) - The Moonlighters 11. Made In The Shade (Hitt) - Gene Dunlap 12. Honey Babe (Dart) - Joe Donalds 13. I Garontee You Baby - Ron Williams 14. Sally Met Molly (Paradise) - The Interns 15. I'm Lonely (RoTab) - Bobby Mabe & The Outcasts 16. Your Goose Is Cooked (Pic 1) - The Jokers 17. You're Gonna Make Me (Caprice) - The WordD 18. Bald Headed Woman (Udell) - The Spectrum 19. Hate (Velva) - The Perils 20. Chase Yourself (Universal) - The Crabs 21. Good N' Bad (Venturie) - The Venturie "5" 22. Live And Die (Torch) - The Barons 23. Stand There (Shazam) - The Just Us 24. You're Still Dreaming (Purple Can) - The Basic Things 25. Journey To Tyme (Mark LTD) - Kenny & The Kasuals 26. You're Gonna Miss Me (One Way) - The Heard

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Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks "Fried On The Altar Of Good Taste" 2000

There's no shortage of coolness here. A great and inventive blend of genres, from Link Wray and surf to space age Star Trek tweakiness, this CD wanders the halls of danger with power and real freshness. The production is imaginative and very effective, and the ideas unique. If you're looking for trad, this isn't it. On the other hand, if you have your adventure hat on, and a bottle of courage in your backpack, this will surely make your day. Robert Johnson is the guitarist responsible for the excellent Swedish band the Bottle Ups. - Phil Dirttrax:

01 Sputnic Monroe 02 On Her Majesty's Secret Service 03 Ali Pang 04 Surf As Houdini 05 Arabesque 06 Sam Spade's Wedding 07 Something For Sophia Loren 08 Galveston Giant 09 Rope-A-Dope 10 Rocket True Temper 20 Oz 11 Rubber Room 12 Escape From New York 13 Sham 14 New Interns Watusi

THE SPANIC BOYS "Dream Your Life Away" 1993

The thing that draws most people to the Spanic Boys is the heartfelt and deft execution of roots rock, and for bands with such a following any experiment is risky. On Dream Your Life Away the band edged toward psychedelia and a harder sound, with disastrous results for their popularity. This isn't to say that the individual songs don't have merit, because many of them are very good. What is lacking is a sense of continuity and flow over the course of the album. The grim Byrds-esque guitar rave-up "What Was Is Gone" is preceded and followed by rockabilly pieces that are simple and sweet, and the discontinuity is a bit jarring. At times on this album the disparate elements do fuse into something brilliant, as proved by the edgy title cut. Unfortunately there are other points where you can hear good musicianship, good singing, and a good lyric, but the result just isn't compelling. Still, this album is worth having for such cuts as "Everything Not Right," which is as joyous a road song as any band has ever recorded. (Allmusic)trax:

01 Same Old Thing 02 Little Town 03 That Train 04 Look For Love 05 What Was Is Gone 06 Sally 07 Dream Your Life Away 08 Back in the Past 09 Everything Not Right 10 Burning Questions 11 Without Your Love 12 Air Raid

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Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks "Aloha From Havana" 1997

This fine CD was issued in 1997. It's easily the band's surfiest CD, with reverbed lead guitar and double picking, albeit mighty dirty as is required. maybe my fave release, this displays their more melodic and adventurous side, and even includes a taste of weird keys and theramin in spots. Worth seeking out. - Phil Dirtmusicians:

Bass, Vocals [Yells] – Peter Ögren / Drums – Ed Johnson (2) / Guitar – Per Thorsell / Guitar, Vocals [Howls] – Robert Johnson (4) / Organ, Other [Wacky Sounds] – Jonas Jonasson / Saxophone – Claes Carlsson

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01 Getaway 02 Thrilla In Manila 03 Aloha From Havana 04 Lex Luthor 05 The Fuzz 06 Les Adventures De Tintin 07 Theme From The Persuaders 08 Links Vodoo 09 Spy vs Spy 10 Do The Punch 11 Garlic Chicken & Shots 12 Cecilia Ann 13 Stuck In Tunesia 14 I`M Branded 15 Gladys Pills 16 Lothar Goes Berserk 17 Dope Safari In Casbah

Recorded in Scotty's 8-track, Solna Texas and Joe allan's Recording Service, Hallstahammar.

THE SPANIC BOYS "Torture" 2001

After vowing never to be at the mercy of label heads other than themselves, the members of this Milwaukee outfit took their act south to the independent Chicago-based Checkered Past Records for their seventh release, Torture. Aside from (perhaps) previous behind-the-scenes administrative decisions and roster priorities that didn't sit well with the Spanics, which led to their disenchantment with labels in general, their sound has remained remarkably constant throughout their recording history. The obvious exceptions were their early-'90s flirtations with psychedelic-laced roots rock and 1994's Spanic Family Album, which explored more of a twangy flavor -- but the Spanic Boys' musical meanderings never seemed to obfuscate their overall sound. Torture incorporates all of their roots rock influences into a cohesive package. Produced by Ian Spanic, this album includes Beatleesque pop, rockabilly, country, blues, and heartland rock in a manner not unlike Americana kingpin Steve Earle. And because of a professional partnership dating back to the mid-'80s and a father/son relationship dating back a bit further, their guitar and vocal interplay is tighter and smoother than ever before. While Torture doesn't necessarily cover uncharted territory for this duo, the maturity and comfort level displayed by Ian and Tom Spanic is apparent and, in an age when all of the original melodies seem to be taken, they can still churn out one irresistible three-minute song after another. (Allmusic)trax:

01 When You Fall 02 Gotta Get Back 03 Little Lies 04 Doing What They Tell You 05 The Man Who Hates The World 06 Your Heart's Not In It 07 Gonna Be Long Gone 08 Over You 09 Loser Blues 10 For Once In My Life 11 She's The Kind Of Girl

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Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks "Beaver Shot" - Live at Studion 1995

This 500 copy limited edition CD was issued in 1995. Recorded "live at Studion," this CD displays all the raw power and drive of this fine Swedish band. There's lot's of surf and near surf cover madness here... enough to fill your every need. Beaver Shot is one rippin' instro slab! - Phil Dirttrax:

01 Ali Baba & his 40 rubbers 02 Chop Suey Rock 03 Hava Nagila 04 Drums Fell Off A Cliff 05 Native 06 Ghost Train 07 Beavershot 08 Crossfire 09 Misirlou 10 Tequila 11 Werewolf 12 Harmlem Nocturne 13 Strollin_After Dark 14 Boss 15 Bagdad Rock 16 Rumble

THE SPANIC BOYS "Strange World" (1991)

Milwaukee-based father/son duo Tom and Ian Spanic have similar voices. They twine them into that sort of extra-close harmony that can only come from family members singing together. On their third album, 1992's STRANGE WORLD, the Spanics refine the often manic roots rock sound of their first two records into a smoother yet somehow more powerful blend of country, rockabilly, sweet pop, and even hints of raucous Replacements-style sloppy rock & roll.
The jangling "All Alone" is a true pop classic on a par with anything ever written by either Chris Stamey or Marshall Crenshaw. The exciting rave-up "My Head Hurts" and the agreeably cocky "I'm All You Need" and "Made Out of Steel" show that the Spanics can do the rootsy pop thing as well as anyone. Despite its low commercial profile, STRANGE WORLD is ultra-accessible pop music at its finest. (Allmusic)trax:

01 All Alone 02 When You Travel 03 Strange World 04 I Don't Understand 05 Go Around 06 I'm All You Need 07 My Head Hurts 08 Made Out of Steel 09 Face the Facts 10 All Calms Down 11 Jenny 12 Meant to Be

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The Saboteurs "Espionage Garage" 1998

Judging from the title of this record, it shouldn't come to much of a surprise what the Saboteurs are all about -- straight-up garage surf that has an edgy side to it, as if they belong on one of the Pink Panther soundtracks. the Saboteurs could be the perfect background music for any '60s noir film; it's not like this hasn't been done before, but they pull it off a lot better than most similar bands out there. Viva Espionage Garage! - Review by Mike DaRoncoMark Brodie has returned. Master Brodie formed this new band after arriving in Japan on a teaching assignment. He scoured long and hard to find surf-saavy bandmates, and even harder to find a studio. This has a totally different sound than his Canadian recordings, more of a lo fi session, but all of the melodic writing is still evident. The tonal differences combined with the new members and studio sounds create a new band identity unlike the old. The Saboteurs have a much chunkier and earthier tone than the Beaver Patrol. The melodies are darker, less frivolous and happy. Mark's high-E sound here is less pristine than his earlier work. There is a more rhythm-oriented sound to many tracks. Apart from being different, this is a very strong CD. - By Phil Dirttrax:

01 Introduction 02 Unabomber 03 Spy Party 04 The Man From E.N.I.G.M.A 05 Espionage Garage 06 The Hearse 07 Midnight Rendezvous 08 Mission Unsurfable 09 The Crow That Flies At Midnight 10 Our Favourite Saboteur 11 Main Theme From The Smiler 12 Into The Shadows 13 Do The Creep 14 Conclusion

THE SPANIC BOYS "Early Spanic Boys" 1988

By 1988, rock & roll belonged to several generations. Nonetheless, the appearance of a father/son roots-rock duo still raised more than a few eyebrows. Milwaukee's Tom and Ian Spanic resemble each other physically and musically. Their similar voices twine into that sort of extra-close harmony that can only come from family members singing together.

EARLY SPANIC BOYS, a repackaged version of the duo's first self-released album, shows influences spanning from Buddy Holly and the Bobby Fuller Four to Marshall Crenshaw. There's even a dash of the Replacements on the manic opener "Long Gone Daddy." It's easy to see how this album got the pair a three-album contract with Rounder Records, as it is chock-full of country-tinged jangle-pop gems such as "Spark of Love," "She's An Angel," and the Ricky Nelson-like "Lonely Man." EARLY SPANIC BOYS is a welcome reissue of a undeservingly overlooked album. (Allmusic)

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01 Long Gone Daddy 02 Spark Of Love 03 Too Bad, So Sad 04 For Her Love 05 Tell Me 06 La De 07 She's An Angel 08 Cry Baby Cry 09 Lonely Man 10 Lost Soul 11 Poor, Poor Love 12 I'm In Love With Her (She's In Love With Him)

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THE SPANIC BOYS "The Spanic Boys" 1990

The major-label debut of Milwaukee's Spanic Boys is actually a surprising and intoxicating roots-rock melange. The Spanics influences span the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, the Bobby Fuller Four, and Marshall Crenshaw. Should this be called country-pop-a-billy-&-roll? However you tag it, SPANIC BOYS rocks.

From the Crenshaw-like opening track, "Keep on Walking," to the amiably choogling closer "Roll on Down the Line," Tom and Ian Spanic showcase close harmony voices that can switch from Everly-sweet to Stanley Brothers-tart in an instant. Both Spanics are also exceptional songwriters, as "Tears of Happiness" and the wild "Living Hell" will attest. The Spanic Boys never broke out beyond their cult audience, but SPANIC BOYS is a fine roots rock album. (Allmusic)

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01 Keep on Walking 02 Living Hell 03 Promised Land 04 Stronger Than Anything 05 The Way Life Goes 06 Julieanna 07 Looks Good to Me 08 London Town 09 When I Call 10 I Will Wait 11 Undercover 12 Tears of Happiness 13 Tell Me Why 14 Lariat 15 Roll on Down the Line

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The Fabulous Thunderbirds "Girls Go Wild" 1979

Hi Everyone, no reissue this time, and a great album, great music and great cover, where they look pretty cool... Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicGirls Go Wild is the title of the 1979 debut studio album by Texas-based blues rock band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Though the album sold poorly, it is now generally regarded as a successful white blues recording seeing a 2001 reissue on the Benchmark Recordings label.Personnel:

Kim Wilson – vocals, harmonica / Jimmie Vaughan – guitar / Keith Ferguson – bass / Mike Buck – drums

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01 Wait on Time 02 Scratch My Back 03 Rich Woman 04 Full-Time Lover 05 Pocket Rocket 06 She's Tuff 07 Marked Deck 08 Walkin' to My Baby 09 Rock With Me 10 C-Boy's Blues 11 Let Me In

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"LONG GONE NIGHT TRAIN"

Garage, Blues, Rockabilly and R&B, all from the original 45's. The 1950's & 1960's collide to give you this massive collection!trax:

1. Goin' Back To New Orleans (savoy) - Jesse & Buzzy 2. Pack Fair And Square (Peacock) - Big Walter 3. Saturday Night (Corvet) - Big Will Stephens 4. Satellite Fever-Asiatic Flu (Duke) - Paul Perryman 5. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (Excello) - Lazy Lester 6. Number 9 Train (Fury) - Tarheel Slim 7. Rainin' In My Heart (Excello) - Slim Harpo 8. Foxy Dan (Astro) - Jeff Daniels 9. Boppin' Guitar (Image) - Ray Melton 10. Swamp Girl (Zil) - Tommy Bell 11. Love Me (Vin) - Danny Ray 12. Hootchey Cootchey (Linco) - Curtis Long 13. The Prom - The Runarounds 14. Latch On To Your Baby (Meteor) - Jimmy Lamberth 15. Take A Ride (Jin) - Red Smiley & The Vel-Tones 16. That's The Way I Feel (Crystal) - Jimmy Pritchett 17. Long Gone Night Train (Snag) - Gene Norman 18. Roll Over Beethoven (Spar) - Bobby Russell & The Beagles 19. She Said Yeah (J-M-O) - Little Alton & The Velvatones 20. Long Tall Sally (Poe) - The Mod VI 21. My Way Of Thinking (Sun) - Randy & The Radiants 22. Seven Little Numbers (Arbet) - The Rapids 23. Time And Place (Our Bag) - The Oxfords 24. Go Ahead And Go (Panther) - The Bojax 25. Just Cry (Woodrich) - The Shadels, Inc. 26. Baby Get Lost (Zundak) - The Barracudas 27. It's Not The Same (Poe) - The Mod VI 28. I Don't Need You (La Louisianne) - The Rogues 29. Take A Look At Yourself (Romat) - The Sound System 30. Savage Lost (Heads-Up) - The Kollection

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THE MYSTIC EYES "The Whole World Is Watching" 1995

A dash of Dylan, a bit of Byrds, and a roll of Stones...While each song on “Watching” is a polished gem, special mention must be given to a few. “Reality Is No Friend Of Mine” is an ominous psychedelic pounder, and “So Far Away From Here” is only so slightly less intense. While the whole album fits loosely into a modernized folk/rock genre, “I Can’t Wait To Love You” pays loving tribute to the Phil Spector/Jan & Dean sound. “The Whole World Is Watching” is certainly an appropriate title for this new Mystic Eyes album. Critically and commercially acclaimed since their onset, the band’s legion’s of fans have been long waiting for this project. With the passion that’s so evident in these sounds, more and more people are certain to fall under the spell of the Mystic Eyes!The Mystic Eyes:

Bernard Kugel: voc, guitar / Eric Lubstorf: 6 & 12 string guitars / Craig and Scott Davison: bass, drums, organ and guitar

traxfromwax:

1- So far away from here 2- Las' night 3- Alone 4- If I say I love You 5- Reality is no friend of me 6- Crazy like a frog 7- I can't wait to love You 8- Let the wind blow 9- We'll get by 10- She put me down 11- I don't think it's over by far 12- Taste of the same 13- Too bad to be true 14- One of the ones

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THE MYSTIC EYES "Our Time To Leave" 1988

First release for the Mystic Eyes with the great 45 'My Time To Leave' on the a-side with the 12-string guitar, the swirling organ and the strong vocals, and a 60s cover on the b-side.Mystic Eyes were from Buffalo, NY, lead by Bernard Kugel. They released a few singles and two LPs (Our Time To Leave, 1988 and The Whole World Is Watching Us 1995 both on Get Hip). Mystic Eyes mixed the folk-rock of the Byrds with the Farfisa organ and the rough guitars of the garage with great success.
14 tracks of primitive garage and folk-rock on the debut LP from this Buffalo, NY band. Includes several choice covers including: "Calm Me Down," "No Reason To Complain," "I Believe You" along with the hit original "My Time To Leave."traxfromwax:

1. she don't cry no more 2. i lost my world 3. calm me down 4. baby, we're free 5. no reason to complain 6. i'm a nothin' 7. movin' out 8. my time to leave 9. judy 10. i have 11. i believe you 12. i'm glad i walked out that day 13. i thought i saw a tear 14. share

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ROCKIN' 'N' RARE DOO WOP Vol. 4

30 fabulous rockin' original DooWop rarities. Featuring less well-known vocal groups of the 1950s Rock 'n' Roll era, along with some of the genre's legendary groups.trax:

1. Gimmie Some - The Harptones 2. Little Girl Of Mine - The Electras 3. Dance Girl - The Charts 4. Baby, Open Up Your Heart - The Dells 5. Move It Over - The Ivorytones 6. Talk It Over Baby - The Rocketeers 7. Lindy Lou - Little Butchie Saunders & His Buddies 8. Do You Wanna Jump Children - The Ospreys 9. It's Good To Me - The Ospreys 10. Dance Girl Dance - The Rob Roys 11. Whirlwind - The Charms 12. Nursery Rhime Rock - The Dimensions 13. Please Be My Girl - The Spotlighters 14. Zoop - The Charts 15. Walk That Walk - The Sheiks 16. Och! She Flew - The Avalons 17. Zoom Zoom Zoom - The Collegians 18. Gotta Pretty Little Baby - The Embraceables 19. Let's Go To The Rock 'n' Roll Ball - The Pastels 20. Tippity Top - The Rays 21. Rock 'n' Roll Ruby - The Skyliners 22. Gig-A-Lene - The Sharps 23. Jitterbug Jamboree - The Emeralds 24. Stars In The Sky - The Channels 25. Baby Be Mine - The Charts 26. Who's That Knocking - The Genies 27. Let's Have A bBall - The Wheels 28. Bongo Stomp - The Flips 29. Rock-A-Little Lucy - The Four Scores 30. Three O'Clock Rock - The Capitals

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The Beach Boys "Surf's Up" (1971)

Hi Everyone, this is a 180g reissue of my favorite Beach Boys album, just before "Sunflower" but far from "Pet Sounds", and another 1971's masterpiece. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicThe Beach Boys' post-1966 catalog is littered with LPs that barely scraped the charts upon release but matured into solid fan favorites despite -- and occasionally, because of -- their many and varied eccentricities. Surf's Up could well be the definitive example, beginning with the cloying "Don't Go Near the Water" and ending a bare half-hour later with the baroque majesty of the title track (originally written in 1966). The album is a virtual laundry list of each uncommon intricacy that made The Beach Boys' forgotten decade such a bittersweet thrill -- the fluffy yet endearing pop (od)ditties of Brian Wilson, quasi-mystical white-boy soul from brother Carl, and the downright laughable songwriting on tracks charting Mike Love's devotion to Buddhism and Al Jardine's social/environmental concerns. Those songs are enjoyable enough, but the last three tracks are what make Surf's Up such a masterpiece. The first, "A Day in the Life of a Tree," is simultaneously one of Brian's most deeply touching and bizarre compositions; he is the narrator and object of the song (though not the vocalist; co-writer Jack Rieley lends a hand), lamenting his long life amid the pollution and grime of a city park while the somber tones of a pipe organ build atmosphere. The second, "'Til I Die," isn't the love song the title suggests; it's a haunting, fatalistic piece of pop surrealism that appeared to signal Brian's retirement from active life. The album closer, "Surf's Up," is a masterpiece of baroque psychedelia, probably the most compelling track from the Smile period. Carl gives a soulful performance despite the surreal wordplay, and Brian's coda is one of the most stirring moments in his catalog. Wrapped up in a mess of contradictions, Surf's Up defined The Beach Boys' tumultuous career better than any other album.

Review by John Bush (allmusic.com)

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01 Don't Go Near The Water 02 Long Promised Road 03 Take A Load Off Your Fee 04 Disney Girls (1957) 05 Student Demonstration Time 06 Feel Flows 07 Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) 08  A Day In The Life Of A Tree 09 Til' I Die 10 Surf's Up

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ROCKIN' 'N' RARE DOO WOP Vol. 3

30 fabulous rockin' DooWop rarities. Featuring less well-known vocal groups of the 1950s Rock 'n' Roll era, along with some of the genre's legendary groups.trax:

1. No Time - The Titans 2. Pappa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons 3. Tell Me Why - The Rob Roys 4. Dead Wrong - The Five Stars 5. Ooh Shucks - The Five Stars 6. Real Humdinger - The Five Pearls 7. She's Mine All Mine - The Royal Jokers 8. I Still Do - The Lafayettes 9. Don't Forget I Love You - The Butanes 10. Never Let You Go - The Five Discs 11. True True Love - The Corvairs 12. Passing By - The Versatiles 13. What Kind Of A Fool - The Tams 14. Sassy - 'Frantic' Johnny Rogers 15. So Why - The Bop Chords 16. Cool Cool Baby - The Sophomores 17. A Good Woman - The Blue Notes 18. Zippity Zip - The Empires 19. Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons 20. Your Love - The Mighty Jupiters 21. Hy Wocky Toomba - The Mighty Jupiters 22. Juke Box Rock 'n' Roll - The Marigolds 23. You're The One I Love - The Federals 24. Don't Knock - The Pastels 25. Hey Little Nell - The Four Mints 26. Lily Maebelle - The Valentines 27. Zing Zing - The Pitch Pikes 28. Going Out - The Moonlighters 29. Chop Chop - The Chimes 30. Little Billy Boy The Three D's

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ROCKIN' 'N' RARE DOO WOP Vol. 2

30 fabulous rockin' DooWop rarities, featuring the less well-known vocal groups of the Rock 'n' Roll era, along with some of the genre's legendary groups.trax:

1. Zippity Zippity Zoom - The Pearls 2. Let's You And I Go Steady - The Pearls 3. Beverly Jean - Curtis Lee 4. My Baby And Me - The Kodaks 5. He Stole Flo - The Plaids 6. Baby Baby, Oh My Darling - The Clovers 7. Jitterbug - The Blanders 8. Sugar Sugar - The Cadillacs 9. I'm Happy - The Four Dates 10. Polly Molly - The Five Masks 11. I Wonder Who - The Fascinators 12. Oh Rose Marie - The Fascinators 13. Shufflin' Jive - The Arrows 14. Teen Age Baby - The Moonbeems 15. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - The Dimensions 16. Cut Me Up - The Daarts 17. I'll Write A Book - The Wonders 18. People Will Say We're In Love - The Spaniels 19. Imagination - The Quotations 20. Ala-Men-Sy - The Quotations 21. In My Heart - The Timetones 22. Sleep And Dream - The Keystoners 23. Lydia - Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords 24. I'm So Happy - Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords 25. Woe Woe Baby - The Personalities 26. Way Up In The Sky - The Starlites 27. My Lovin' Baby - The Channels 28. Teenage Paradise - The Volumes 29. Sandra - The Volumes 30. Chop Chop Boom - The Danderliers

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ROCKIN' 'N' RARE DOO WOP Vol. 1

30 fantastic & rare but rockin' R&B Vocal Groups. Featuring some of the lesser-known vocal groups of the Rock 'n' Roll era, along with some of the genre's legendary names.trax:

1. Bye Bye Baby - The Channels 2. Runaround Baby - The Kodoks 3. Ugly Face - The Pearls 4. Home Work - The L'Captans 5. Rama Lang A Ding Dong - The Edsels 6. What'cha Gotta Loose - The Del-Vikings 7. Come Along With Me - The Del-Vikings 8. Ooh, I Feel So Good - The Vibranaires 9. When I Woke Up This Morning - The Bop Chords 10. I'm Not Too Young To Fall In Love - Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords 11. Lilly - The Blentones 12. Military Kick - The Blentones 13. The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow - The Monotones 14. Sputnick Dance - The Equadors 15. The Beat Of My Heart - The Cordells 16. Bang Abng "Shoot 'Em Daddy" - The Emblems 17. I Do - The 5 Royales 18. Pretty Please - The Kinglets 19. My Baby Don't Need Changing - The Kinglets 20. Shut Your Mouth - The Ebonairs 21. Oh Baby Don't - The Heartbeats 22. Lady Love - The Del-Larks 23. Please Say You're Mine - The Savoys 24. Oh Gee, Oh Gosh - The Kodoks 25. Oo Wee Baby - The Ivy Tones 26. Gee I'm In Love - The Elchords 27. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom - The Elchords 28. I Remember - The Five Discs 29. Shouldn't I - The Orients 30. Hushabye My Love - Dino & The Diplomats

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Los Mel-tones! "Surfin' at Black Point" 1996

17 Romping Reverbed Rave-Ups in the car CD player, will shorten the longest journey...!Yeah, it might make more sense if local act Los Mel-tones! hailed from Oahu's North Shore instead of an island on the St. Lawrence, but then they'd be just another surf band vying for the gig at Jack Lord's latest soirée. Los Mel-tones! aren't exactly reinventing the genre to any new, higher degree, yet this sunburnt debut is still better than a coconut-oil high--and cheaper than airfare to the Pacific! 7/10 (Lorrie Edmonds)"Realizing the futility of pursuing the big wave sport on a river, they decided to form a band with the aim of capturing the feeling of the power of a surging wave and the pounding surf."
Quite an amazing release from this Canadian combo, sixteen original tunes full of reverb, pounding drums, and throbbing bass. From the opening riffs of Rocket Sled To Oahu to the closing chords of Astronomic you'll be taken on a journey through a land of big waves, sandy beaches, cool beverages, and plenty of reverb. (Continental #4)Los Mel-tones:

Sandro Carrubba: bass / Mark MacIsaac: drums, perc / Stan Sawczyszyn: Stratocaster / Mel Waldorf: Jazzmaster, farfisa

trax:

1. Rocket Sled to Oahu 2. Kung Fu Saturdays 3. Reef Patrol 4. Surfin' Natasha 5. Papakolea Beach 6. Incognito 7. Break Point 8. You'll Never Surf In This Town Again 9. Bird Lady From Ghost Town 10. Beyond The Stars 11. Tiki Cabana 12. Moon Walk 13. Curl Rider Stomp 14. Go Big Or Go Home 15. Mission To Mazatlan 16. Avienu Malkainu 17. Astronomic

"LOWE COUNTRY" The Songs Of Nick Lowe

It takes no great leap of the imagination to picture Nick Lowe the subject of a country-oriented tribute album. Ever since Kippington Lodge traded in their flared trousers for flannel, turning in their Yes 45s for Band LPs, and renaming themselves Brinsley Schwarz, Lowe has specialized in roots rock, taking a boozy, speedy detour during the punk era but returning to the '80s and never leaving it behind. The artists on Lowe Country: Songs of Nick Lowe largely stick to songs Nick wrote during his august third act as a dignified crooner or revamping Stiff-era ravers into down-home stompers, but the Brinsleys' "Don't Lose Your Grip On Love" is given a nicely mournful reading by the Parson Red Heads. Things never get too sad on Lowe Country, nor do they get too sprightly: Chatham County Line turn "Heart of the City" into a bit of rollicking bluegrass, JEFF the Brotherhood keep "Marie Provost" percolating while decorating it in tastefully fuzzy guitars, and Griffin House play "Crackin' Up" pretty much like Rockpile played it. Mostly, Lowe Country is clean and polite, keeping the focus squarely on Lowe's expertly crafted songs, the singers themselves rarely getting in the way of the words or melody. Sometimes things get a little too sweetly sleepy (Amanda Shires' "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" comes to mind), but at its best -- Caitlin Rose's "Lately I've Let Things Slide," Ron Sexsmith's "Where Is My Everything," Lori McKenna's "What's Shakin' On the Hill," Hayes Carll's excellent "I'm Gonna Start Living Again iIf It Kills Me" -- this is a handsome, enjoyable listen. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine , Allmusic)

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1. Lately I've Let Things Slide - Caitlin Rose 2. Don't Lose Your Grip on Love - The Parson Red Heads 3. All Men Are Liars - Robert Ellis 4. I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass - Amanda Shires 5. Marie Provost - JEFF the Brotherhood 6. (I'm Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me - Hayes Carll 7. Lover Don't Go - Erin Enderlin 8. When I Write the Book - The Unsinkable Boxer 9. You Make Me - Colin Gilmore 10. Heart of the City - Chatham County Line 11. What's Shakin' on the Hill - Lori McKenna 12. Cracking Up - Griffin House 13. Where's My Everything? - Ron Sexsmith

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