INFO: http://www.jasmine-records.co.uk/acatalog/jascd-186.html
The early years of the long serving and much loved R&B vocal are presented for your listening pleasure: tracks they cut for Chess/Checker as The El-Rays (including the flop Darling I Know), tracks representing their years on Vee Jay, and the four Jazz-flavored singles they recorded with Dinah Washington for Argo (another Chess subsidiary). The hit from this era was the immortal Oh What a Night from 1956, but Dreams of Contentment/ She's Just an Angel, and I Wanna Go Home are just as good, which may or may not be surprising considering that the group members wrote much of their own material-truly a rarity for R&B artists of any stripe in those days. Although the collection is generously sprinkled with no less than twelve previously unreleased tracks, it's the Dinah Washington/Dells cuts that snagged my interest. Considering that the two titans cut an entire album (although uncredited, the Dells appear on Dinah's 1961 "Tears & Laughter" LP) together, it seem like a cheat that we only get four songs but what we do get is indisputably great, particularly Am I Blue/ Mood Indigo, and the Dells solo turn on Jeepers Creepers. Ok, guys, how about on the next Dells collection we get the entire Washington/Dells LP, huh? Anyway, this is primo doo wop from a classic group that's still going strong today. (GMC) (Roots & Rhythm)
trax disc 1:
The El-Rays
1. Darling I Know 2. Christine 3. Darling I Know (Faster Version) 4. So Long
The Dells
5. Tell The World 6. I Can't Help Myself 7. Zing Zing Zing 8. Dreams Of Contentment 9. She's Just An Angel 10. Oh What A Night 11. Jo-Jo 12. Kneel And Pray (Now I Pray) 13. Baby Do 14. I Wanna Go Home 15. Movin' On 16. Why Do You Have To Go 17. Dance Dance Dance 18. O Bop She Bop Cubop Chebop 19. A Distant Love 20. Time Makes You Change 21. Pains In My Heart 22. Someone To Call Me Darling
trax disc 2:
The Dells
1. Time Makes You Change (Alt. Take) 2. What You Say Baby 3. The Springer (At The Bandstand) 4. My Dreams 5. Come On Baby 6. I'm Calling 7. Jeepers Creepers 8. Cherry Bee 9. Restless Days Restless Nights 10. Rain 11. My Best Girl 12. Wedding Day 13. Baby Open Up Your Heart 14. Dry Your Eyes 15. You're Still In My Heart 16. Swinging Teens 17. Don't Tell Nobody 18. Hold On To What You've Got
Dinah Washington & The Dells
19. Am I Blue 20. Mood Indigo 21. Wake The Town And Tell The People 22. Jeepers Creepers
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THE DELLS "Time Makes You Change" 1954-1961
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gitit! no pw
CD1
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CD2
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Excellent, thanks !
Many thanks for the Mighty Dells from home-sweet-home Chicago !!
Thanks for this wonderful music.
Bonus (I'm away today, so only time for one bonus)
JOE TEX - Hold On To What You Got (1965) @320
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For the most part, this early long-player from Joe Tex favors the funny side of his musical personality rather than the home-truth moral lessons which often dominated much of his work. While "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show", "You Better Get It" and the title tune all offer heartfelt advice on love and life, the Caribbean-flavored "I'm Not Going To Work Today" and the Roger Miller-turned-hawk anthem "Are We Ready" both aim squarely for the funny bone, as does the exasperated "You Can Stay", a rant against noisy neighbors, while the slinky "You've Got What It Takes" confronts a seriously sexy woman with an appreciative smile. Of course, being the country boy that he was at heart, Joe Tex's comic numbers are still seasoned with friendly advice on living a better life, but Tex's warm, emphatic delivery and the easy-going but potently soulful accompaniment insures that Tex doesn't sound preachy so much as he recalls a neighbor down the way ready to offer some helpful words to a friend in need. A consistently enjoyable album from one of the most distinctive artists of Southern soul. (Mark Deming, Allmusic)
A1
You Got What It Takes
2:12
A2
Tell Me Right Now
2:44
A3
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
2:59
A4
Hold What You've Got
3:07
A5
I'm Not Going To Work Today
2:06
A6
Are We Ready
2:28
B1
You Better Get It
3:21
B2
Heep See Few Know
2:34
B3
Fresh Out Of Tears
2:15
B4
You Can Stay
2:25
B5
There Is A Girl
2:26
B6
Together We Stand
2:01
INFO
http://www.discogs.com/Joe-Tex-Hold-What-Youve-Got/release/2090327
A Place Called Jamaica : Derrick Harriott's Productions From 60's & 70's
Derrick Harriott was Jamaica's first singer-producer (as compared to producer-singer), and one of the most successful, launching his first label Crystal in 1962. Harriott notched up a string of hits in the ska age, but the flood gates truly opened in the rocksteady and reggae eras, with the deluge continuing through the roots age and beyond. This sensational compilation looks exclusively at Harriott's productions during the reggae age, from 1968 through the mid-'70s. Even "The Loser," a huge hit for Harriott in 1967, appears here in its reggae-fied 1973 version, and its riddim was utilized both for Scotty's DJ version, "Sesame Street," and Augustus Pablo's wildly popular instrumental, "Bells of Death." The earliest cuts come from Rudy Mills and Keith & Tex, a trio of huge hits, with Big Youth's DJ version and Scotty's take on another Harriott hit from this period, cut a couple of years later. The singer-producer entered the '70s with new determination, as his forceful cover of "Message from a Blackman," which opens the set, well illustrates. The Chosen Few provided superb vocal support on that number, and the following year scored big with their version of "Shaft." The Chosen Few flourished under Harriott's aegis, Horace Andy needed no mentoring, he was already a star making the studio rounds, garnering another big hit with "Lonely Woman." Both Junior Murvin and Dennis Brown were still to find fame, and although neither would under Harriott's direction, both youths gained important experience. Other up and comers the producer either debuted or recorded very early in their careers were Roman Stewart, Earl Sixteen, and Winston McAnuff, with the latter two men's work particularly impressive. Harriott's band of choice in the early '70s was Now Generation, but all the musicians and groups shine here, a potent reminder that some of the producer's biggest hits came courtesy of DJ cuts and instrumentals. Other compilations fill in that gap, here it's the singers that are the focus, a marvelous lot one and all.-Allmusic
Info
http://www.discogs.com/Various-A-Place-Called-Jamaica-Derrick-Harriotts-Productions-From-60s-70s/release/4987470
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Thank you for the Dells.
Gyro, thank you for Joe Tex.
@RYP and Gyro: Thanks for the Dells, great stuff! Possibly due to what commented, i.e. practically no changes in their lineup.
Cheers Daniel, from Spain...
Thanks
Glad you're back, Jillem. I hate when you go away!
Wow, classic Dells and a killer reggae comp. Drinks are being made and the music is already playing loudly.
Thanks Jillem and RYP (and Gyro)!!!
Thanks for the update Jillem.
I to am anonymous.
Thanks for the goodies, J, and welcome back. It's like you were never really gone...
Iggy
dells! Their later Chess material is sadly not represented very well in the digital age. Thanx for this. Marvin Junior, one of the best not spoken of as such enough.
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