Thursday, 16 October 2014

"Don't Worry 'bout The Bear" The Big Bear Blue Heritage Series

Excellent collection of blues recorded for the small Big Bear label in the 1970’s.trax disc 1:
1. Shake Your Boogie - Snooky Pryor 2. After You There'll Be Nobody Else - Snooky Pryor & Homesick James 3. Crossroads - Homesick James 4. Highway 51 - Homesick James 5. Honeydripper - Big John Wrencher 6. It Seems Like A Million Years - Eddie 'Playboy'Taylor 7. Ready For Eddie - Eddie Taylor 8. Don't Worry About The Bear - Doctor Ross 9. Im A Mannish Boy - Doctor Ross 10. Got Something To Tell You - Doctor Ross & The Chicago Aces 11. Sneaky Pete - Erwin Helfer 12. Homage To AA And PJ - Erwin Helfer w/Bob Hall 13. Texas Flood - Whispering Smith 14. Walkin' In The Park - Lightnin' Slim 15. 12th Street Boogie - G.P. Jackson 16. Meet Me In The Alley - Johnny Mars, Boogie Woogie Red & Baby Boy Warren
trax disc 2:
1. She's In L.A. - Eddie Guitar Burns 2. Do It If You Wanna - Eddie Guitar Burns 3. Viper Song - Boogie Woogie Red 4. I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold 5. It's My Own Fault - Johnny Mars 6. I've Been Down So Long - Johnny Mars 7. Klickety Klock - Willie Mabon 8. Blues Fell This Morning - Mickey Baker 9. I'll Always Be In Love With You - Mickey Baker 10. Alimony - Tommy Tucker 11. Buzzard Luck - Billy "The Kid" Emerson 12. Blues For My Baby - Charles Brown With King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys 13. So Tired - Gene "Mighty Flea" Connors w/King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys 14. Let The Good Times Roll - Gene "Mighty Flea" Conners 15. Honky Tonk - Gene "Mighty Flea" Conners 16. When A Woman Loves A Man - Cousin Joe From New Orleans
...served by Gyro1966...

13 comments:

RYP said...

"Don't Worry 'bout The Bear" The Big Bear Blue Heritage Series
...served by Gyro1966...
gitit! no pw
CD1
http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/80442869/file.html
CD2
http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/74309576/file.html

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 3 OF 5

THE JAYHAWKS - Smile (2000) [2014 Expanded Edition] @320

http://www73.zippyshare.com/v/80036549/file.html

Smile: Expanded Edition (originally released as American Recordings CK 69522, 2000 – reissued American Recordings B0020871-02, 2014) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Hailed as pioneers of the alt-country/Americana sound, the Jayhawks emerged from Minneapolis' mid-'80s scene with a soaring combination of folksy harmonies and power-pop melodies. The band's status as a major influence, as well as that of being one of the best bands of its generation, are richly deserved.
The July 1st release of expanded versions of 1997's SOUND OF LIES, 2000's SMILE and 2003's RAINY DAY MUSIC complete the band's remastering of its entire back catalog. All three American Recordings/UME releases contain bonus tracks, new liner notes and expanded booklets. The albums also chronicle the band's evolution into crunchier rock, purer pop and a sort of twangy, psychedelic vibe before coming full-circle with a spare country-rock sound.
SOUND OF LIES, SMILE and RAINY DAY MUSIC will also be released August 5th as deluxe, 2 LP vinyl editions to ensure maximum fidelity. The deluxe vinyl reissues will be remastered on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl and also include the bonus tracks. (Wire)

Years after their early major label discography was expanded on CD by Legacy Recordings, the remainder of the alt-country band’s output for the American Recordings label will be remastered and expanded by Universal this summer.
The band’s last three albums for American – Sound of Lies (1997), Smile (2000) and Rainy Day Music (2003) – caught the band in an interesting time of transition. Marc Olson, who with Gary Louris formed the band’s primary singer/songwriter/guitarist unit, unexpectedly left the band after the release of 1995’s Tomorrow the Green Grass, leaving Louris, bassist Marc Perlman and keyboardist Karen Grotberg to continue without him. The lineup was greatly expanded on the somewhat darker Sound of Lies, adding guitarist Kraig Johnson, drummer Tim O’Reagan and violinist Jessy Greene. The band, sans Greene, worked with producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd) toward a brighter, pop-oriented sound on Smile and, following the exit of Johnson and Grotberg (and subsequent addition of Stephen McCarthy on guitar), returned to their roots on Rainy Day Music, in fact their highest charting album. (The Second Disc)

1 Smile
2 I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
3 What Led Me to This Town
4 Somewhere in Ohio
5 A Break in the Clouds
6 Queen of the World
7 Life Floats By
8 Broken Harpoon
9 Pretty Thing
10 Mr. Wilson
11 (In My) Wildest Dreams
12 Better Days
13 Baby, Baby, Baby
14 Who Made You King (Studio Outtake) (from U.K. promo version of album (cat. # unknown), 2000)
15 Gypsy in the Mood (Studio Outtake) (from U.K. promo version of album (cat. # unknown), 2000)
16 A Part of You (Demo) *
17 Life’s Little Ups and Downs (Live) *
18 Greta Garbo (Demo) *
19 Five Cornered Blues (Demo) *

INFO
http://theseconddisc.com/2014/06/23/smile-three-expanded-reissues-coming-from-the-jayhawks/

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 4 OF 5

Straight To You: The Gothic Country & Blues that Inspired Nick Cave (2010) @320

http://www3.zippyshare.com/v/77803505/file.html

1 Ella Jenkins - Wade In The Water        
2 Hank Williams - Alone And Forsaken        
3 Gene Vincent - Cat Man        
4 Memphis Slim - Grinder Man Blues        
5 Elvis Presley - Tomorrow Night        
6 Peg Leg Howell  - New Prison Blues        
7 Johnny Cash  - I’d Rather Die Young        
8 John Lee Hooker - I’m Gonna Kill That Woman        
9 Odetta - Another Man Done Gone        
10 Blind Willie Johnson - I’m Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge        
11 Dick Justice - Henry Lee        
12 Hobart Smith And Texas Gladden - Down In The Willow Garden        
13 Frank Hutchison - Stackalee        
14 Victoria Spivey - Murder In The First Degree        
15 Leadbelly - Black Betty        
16 The Alabama Singers - Jesus Met The Woman At The Well

INFO
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Straight-To-You-The-Gothic-Country-Blues-That-Inspired-Nick-Cave/release/2384672

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 5 OF 5

THE GREENHORNES - Four Stars @320

http://www34.zippyshare.com/v/46606731/file.html

The two less-famous Raconteurs also play in this bluesy garage-rock trio, which has been making a retro noise since the mid-'90s. They haven't rocked together like it's 1965 since 2002, but singer-guitarist Craig Fox hasn't lost any love for the Kinks ("Better Off Without It") or the Rolling Stones ("Song 13"). Apparently, he's been stockpiling solid songs: From the slinky "Go Tell Henry" to the stinging snarl of "Underestimator," everything here is taut and lively. (Spin)

INFO
http://www.amazon.com/4-Stars-The-Greenhornes/dp/B00474ADS4

Gyro1966 said...

THE GREENHORNES - Four Stars (2010)

I forgot to mention that this album is from 2010

Steve626 said...

RYP

Thanks for the Big Bear comp.

Fourcade said...

Thanks for the Big-Bear comp, sounds great!
Cheers Daniel, from Spain...

Anonymous said...

Thank you for Big Bear and Straight To You.

lemonflag said...

Thanks

Anonymous said...

the Bear material is awesome, Thanks!
-peacenik

O.B. Dan said...

Hi, Gyro...can you please re-upload the Greenhornes link? I have tried and tried and tried, but there is no reaction when I click the Download Now tab. All other Zippys are working just fine.

O.B. Dan said...

On second thought, hold on...Zippyshare not working anywhere, at least not for me.

RYP said...

Greenhornes link is working fine for me...