A pair of killer albums from The Five Stairsteps – 1967's self-titled set for Windy C – plus '68's Love's Happening by The Five Stairsteps & Cubie – together with bonus track on this great set from Outta Sight UK! The Five Stairsteps album is a landmark batch of sweet soul – recorded by the still youthful group that included a 13 year old Kenny Burke! The kids were brought together by their parents Clarence and Betty Burke, but it was Curtis Mayfield who really gave them a push – as he discovered them, produced them, and wrote some excellent songs for them during their best early years. Mayfield's sweet soul style forged with The Impressions runs through most of these tracks – and although the group is young, they really do a fantastic job with the material, and infuse it with a soulfulness way past their years. Titles include "Danger She's A Stranger", "World Of Fantasy", "Ooh Baby Baby", "Don't Waste Your Time", and "Behind Curtains". Love's Happening might be the best record ever by this Chicago soul group! The record's got a full batch of original tracks written and produced by Mayfield – including their amazing, funk steeped version of "Don't Change Your Love", with a breakbeat that lit up the sampler culture for years! That raw drum sound is in effect on even the more delicate numbers, and the lead vocals and harmonies soar or sink deep to the soul, as the groove demands. There's also some kind of tripped out touches in the production in spots, making for a nice balance of sweet soul and leftfield touches. Kind of an underappreciated effort in the grand scheme of Curtis Mayfield productions, but wholly essential! Other titles include "Stay Close To Me", "New Dance Craze", "Baby, Make Me Feel So Good", and "Little Young Lover". 5 bonus singles in the set: "Ain't Gonna Rest (Til I Get You)", "You Can't See", "Change Of Pace", "Madame Mary" and "We Must Be In Love". © 1996-2014, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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01 Danger! She's A Stranger 02 The Girl I Love 03 Come Back 04 The Touch Of You 05 You Waited Too Long 06 Playgirl's Love 07 World Of Fantasy 08 Ooh, Baby, Baby 09 Don't Waste Your Time 10 You Don't Love Me 11 Behind Curtains 12 Ain't Gonna Rest (Till I Get You) [Bonus Track] 13 You Can't See (Bonus Track) 14 Change Of Pace (Bonus Track) 15 Stay Close To Me 16 Don't Change Your Love 17 Love's Happening 18 Little Young Lover 19 I'm The One Who Loves You 20 Little Boy Blue 21 Your Love Has Changed 22 I Made A Mistake 23 Baby, Make Me Feel So Good 24 New Dance Craze 25 Madame Mary 26 We Must Be In Love
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THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS "The Complete Curtis Mayfield Years"
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BONUS 1 OF 3
MASTERS OF REALITY - Sunrise On The Sufferbus '93 @320
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1. She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)
2. J.B. Witchdance
3. Jody Sings
4. Rolling Green
5. Ants In The Kitchen
6. V.H.V
7. Bicycle
8. 100 Years (Of Tears On The Wind)
9. T.U.S.A.
10. Tilt-A-Whirl
11. Rabbit One
12. Madonna
13. Gimme Water
14. Moon In Your Pocket
Yeah, I'm a big Cream fan. And most of the trio stuff those individual guys did after Cream's break-up (including the Cream reunion) had its share of pleasures and disappointments. But this CD - oh man - this is sheer perfection from beginning to end. First of all, Baker has never been better. Crisp, driving, swinging - always propelling the band forward without overwhelming the song or the other musicians. Rock drumming does not get better than Ginger on this album - and that includes anything Cream did in the studio. The songs are very well written - beautiful, melodious, and casual. Chris's vocal is a showcase of range and empathy - and everybody just seems to be so in the groove and having a great time. Whether you're into Cream, Baker, Goss, or Queens of the Stone Age, this CD should have massive appeal across age groups and musical tastes. It's damned near brilliant. (Circus)
Sunrise On The Sufferbus is a great forgotten album from the early '90s. With the legendary Ginger Baker on drums, many called Masters of Reality a '90s version of the great power-trio Cream. Googe's vocals and occasionally trippy lyrics are very similar to Jack Bruce. While the musicianship isn't nearly as stellar as Cream, some of the songs and the production are similar in style. Having said that, this is a great album with several strong tracks. "She Got Me (when she got her dress on)" is an excellent opening track carried by its catchy riff and Baker's excellent drumming. Ginger Baker's playing on this album continues to be very creative, even if it is not as powerful as it was in Cream or Blind Faith. Many of the tracks are blues-based here such as "Gimme Water", "V.H.V.", and the excellent "Ants In The Kitchen." The tracks "Jody Sings" and "100 Years (of tears on the wind)", with its strings and acoustic guitars, would have fit right in on Cream's Wheels of Fire album. Baker also performs vocals on "T.U.S.A." No, Baker isn't a strong vocalist, but like his vocal contributions on Cream's Disraeli Gears and Wheels Of Fire albums, it adds a diversity to the album. The short acoustic tracks "Bicycle" and "Madonna" also add to the album's diversity. Other strong tracks include "Tilt-A-Whirl", "J.B. Witchdance", and "The Moon In Your Pocket." Every track here is good and I'd recommend this album to any fans of Cream or late-60's hard rock music. (Crawdaddy)
INFO
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BONUS 2 OF 3
The Beau Brummels - Autumn Of Their Years 1964-66 @320
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Debut of Big Beat's Nuggets From The Golden State series bringing the first rays of California sunshine via this 26-track compilation of rare and unissued Autumn era material by the masters of baroque folk pop.
The first album in Big Beat Records' Nuggets From The Golden State series of rare and unreleased recordings from the '60s west coast rock scene by The Beau Brummels, an influential but under-rated band that mixed folk, R&B and pop. This CD collection of 26 rarities that the band recorded for the Autumn label contains 10 tracks that were released long after the band's demise and 16 that were never released before at all. The producer of the sessions was none other than Sylvester Stewart (Sly Stone). Of all the Bay Area rock groups to come out of California, The Beau Brummels was among the best. Signed by local DJ's Tom Donahue and Bob Mitchell to their Autumn label, the band had 2 chart hits with Laugh Laugh (Top 10) and Just A Little (Top 5). Between 1964 and the demise of Autumn in 1966, the group loured extensively and appeared on TV and film. The music they cut for Autumn fused British beat sensibilities with the brilliant songwriting of guitarist Ron Elliott and the originality of the material is one of the great strengths of The Beau Brummels recordings. Many of the songs on this CD are demos (but of a superior kind). Some had already been mixed down for single release - Fine With Me is one such song (it was eventually re-recorded for Warner Brothers after the band had left Autumn). The rocker Woman is here with the original Declan Mulligan vocal (as in the teen flick Village Of The Giants) but there are many more rare delights to savour. Extensive sleevenote by Alec Palao of Cream Puff War magazine.
INFO
https://acerecords.co.uk/autumn-of-their-years
BONUS 3 OF 3
Deep Harmonica Blues (Excello) @320
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Not only do we get the swamp blues men from Louisiana this time but also there's a more than healthy dose of blues from Excello HQ in Nashville - and this is anything but typical fare from Music City, USA - and also some bought in from Detroit. And it has to be said that the content from both of these latter areas makes the Louisiana recordings sound positively refined. Regardless of the "deep" in this album title there's not a deep, contemplative blues to be found. All are medium to fast in tempo and full blooded in manner.
Star billing must go to the legendary Sonny Boy Williamson, moonlighting from his then record label, Trumpet, sitting in with Baby Boy Warren's band in Detroit. If, like me, you've heard of Little Walter's harp being compared to a sax then you'd have to say that Sonny Boy sounds like an entire horn section here. He kicks in on the first of these numbers, "Not welcome anymore" and doesn't let up. The sleeve notes make reference to him being "... seemingly equipped with leather lungs". Warren himself does a good job on vocals but the eyes and ears are all on his great sideman.
Jerry McCain, recorded in Nasville, is also strong stuff. His "Courting in a Cadillac" benefits from the simplest chorus line you can imagine. The Blues Rockers, also recorded in Nashville are something of a mixed blessing. I guess their "Calling all Cows" is something you could grow to love but I haven't got that far yet! It's a kind of mambo (!?!?) with rather dubious lyrics.
Of the swamp blues guys, Lightnin'Slim contributes two predictably strong tracks - "I'm grown" is an answer/variant on "I'm a Man" and "Mannish Boy" from Chess (Diddley & Waters respectively) - the harp player is unknown, they're too early to be Lazy Lester - the notes hazard a guess it could be Slim Harpo - the man himself features on "Wonderin' and Worryin" blowing a mean harp - his ability on the instrument is underrated in my eyes. Lester gets one track echoing his name and he's fine as you would expect. The lesser lights, Whispering Smith and Jimmy Anderson get a pair of tracks each. Whispering shows invention on the instrumental "Harmonica Twist" and Jimmy is his usual ultra laid back self complete with Jimmy Reed type blowing. "Rats and Roaches on your mind" also features fascinating lyrics. The unknown "Jolly George", back in Nashville closes the set very capably.
1. COURTIN' IN A CADILLAC - Jerry McCain And His Upstarts
2. THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT - Jerry McCain And His Upstarts
3. CALLING ALL COWS - The Blues Rockers
4. JOHNNY MAE - The Blues Rockers
5. SANTA FE (AKA NOT WELCOME ANYMORE) - Baby Boy Warren With Sonny Boy Williamson
6. CHICKEN (AKA CHUCK A LUCK) - Baby Boy Warren With Sonny Boy Williamson
7. LOVE SHOCK - Little Sonny
8. I'LL LOVE YOU BABY (UNTIL THE DAY I DIE) - Little Sonny
9. BABY BOY BLUES - Baby Boy Warren With Sonny Boy Williamson
10. HELLO STRANGER (AKA MATTIE MAE) - Baby Boy Warren With Sonny Boy Williamson
11. YOU BETTER CHANGE - Ole Sonny Boy
12. BLUES AND MISERY - Ole Sonny Boy
13. YOU DON'T LOVE ME NO MORE - Jerry McCain And His Upstarts
14. THINGS AIN'T RIGHT - Jerry McCain And His Upstarts
15. GOIN' HOME - Lightnin' Slim
16. MANNISH BOY (AKA I'M GROWN) - Lightnin' Slim
17. WONDERING AND WORRYING - Slim Harpo
18. THEY CALL ME LAZY - Lazy Lester
19. HARMONICA TWIST - Whispering Smith
20. PLEASE GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE - Whispering Smith
21. SHUT YOUR MOUTH - Jimmy Anderson
22. RATS AND ROACHES ON YOUR MIND - Jimmy Anderson
23. WHEN I MET YOU BABY - Jolly George
24. SHE'S GOT ME - Jolly George
INFO
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Harmonica-Blues-Various-Artists/dp/B00000B39H
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JAKE BUGG - Jake Bugg ’12 @320
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As far as debut albums go, this eponymous release is a surprisingly accomplished effort from the Nottingham-born teenager Jake Bugg. Although he stares out from the album cover like a younger, long-lost cousin of the View or the Enemy, while those U.K. indie acts found their nourishment on a diet of the Jam, Oasis, and the Strokes, Bugg found time to explore pre-Beatles music from the likes of Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. These influences -- combined with a folk sensibility and moments of delicate acoustic fingerpicking that betray a love for Bob Dylan and Donovan -- make for an accessible, pop-focused record that doesn’t attempt to chase innovation. Much of the material here was co-written, produced, and mixed by Snow Patrol and Reindeer Section collaborator Iain Archer. When Bugg and Archer combine on “Taste It” and “Trouble Town” -- two of the album’s stronger, more raucous tracks -- it’s as if you’re hearing what the La’s would have sounded like if John Power had been their dominant force, as opposed to Lee Mavers. It’s the intro to “Taste It” in particular that apes “Feelin’” -- the Liverpudlians’ final single -- while “Trouble Town” comes across as a rewrite of their cautionary “Doledrum” with its skiffle-fueled tales of unemployment benefits and missed payments. The comparatively positive and sprightly opener “Lightning Bolt” didn’t do Bugg any harm when it was featured just prior to the BBC’s live coverage of Usain Bolt’s Olympic 100m victory and was heard by a U.K. audience of 20 million people. Built around a three-chord shuffle and a bridge that Noel Gallagher would be proud of, it’s another example of a Bugg/Archer gem. While it’s the analog-sounding upbeat tracks such as these that impress, it’s the mid-paced, digitally polished ballads and resultant formulaic pacing that underwhelm. It’s safe to say that those searching for experimental music should most definitely look elsewhere. “Broken” -- co-written with former Longpigs frontman Crispin Hunt -- takes Bugg into broad, “X-Factor does indie” territory, while “Country Song” tiptoes between James Blunt’s vocal quirks and John Denver’s suffocating pleasantry. Inoffensive and clean-cut as they are, both tracks signify a mid-album lull and sit awkwardly on a record that is littered with overt drug references and imagery from the street. To his credit, Bugg's too young by far to be a drug bore, and when he takes “a pill or maybe two” in “Seen It All” or is “high on a hash pipe of good intent” in “Simple as This,” it feels like social documentation rather than a misguided attempt at glamorizing their use. Elsewhere, Clifton -- the south Nottingham village that Bugg calls home -- gets what is possibly its first mention in song on the irresistible, Hollies-inspired “Two Fingers.” All in all, though Bugg’s debut may not share the wordy precociousness of Conor Oberst’s formative steps or the political astuteness of Willy Mason on Where the Humans Eat, it’s his sheer earnestness and rare gift for writing simple, hook-filled tunes that ultimately charm the listener.
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/jake-bugg-mw0002417691
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Hello - I'm looking for a Bobby Vee album titled 'The Adobe Sessions' Do you have any information, and can you put a copy on your blog, please?
I just watched the very entertaining documentary "Beware Of Mr. Baker", (about Ginger Baker), that I really enjoyed. In honor of that doc, I offer MASTERS OF REALITY - Sunrise On The Sufferbus '93 (w/Ginger Baker) for you.
Your blog is simply the best! Great taste, great variety, countless discoveries!!! Thank you thank you thank you!
If you have any more Masters of Reality stuff, it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for The Beau Brummels. I love Sal Valentino's vocals. Valentino fronted a band called Stoneground in the early seventies. I had heard them on college radio and so when they came to a local club I took my small cassette tape recorder with me. I also took my girlfriend. When I got home and listened to the tape all I could hear was my drunk girlfriend running her mouth about absolutely nothing so I dumped the tape into the waste basket. I also dumped my girlfriend. And that was the last I ever really heard of Stoneground.
Harmonica blues? Always!
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Mose
Don't know what prompted me to DL the Beau Brummels, but I'm glad I did -- shorn of 60s-style pop overproduction, that stuff is beautiful.
Thank, Gyro1966!
Thanks for the harp-blues!
Cheers from Spain...
Thank you very much for The Five Stairsteps CD. That is a very nice collection. :)
Anon, I can't imagine what your problem is with Zippyshare. It works great, no registering or anything. Works with jDownloader or with Firefox browser. I am sure it works with other methods but those are the 2 I have used. If using Firefox, make sure Zippy isn't being blocked by add-on software such as NoScript.
Jake Bugg!!!!! Tremendous!! Reviewer forgot to mention how much of this reminds of Ray Davies. Great, great record and his second album might be even better. Very talented guy who shines above so much of the music these days. He knows his rock and roll and it shows. You want this!!!
Kevinpat
There is literally no bad version of Laugh,Laugh. "Can't Be So" is a real gem
Thanks for The Brummels
Ive been looking for a digital copy of the Five Stairsteps And Cubie lp - Our Family Portrait - for YEARS.
Any links will be appreciated.
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