ELMORE JAMES "The Ultimate Collection"

Elmore James electrified Robert Johnson s acoustic rural blues number “I Believe I'll Dust My Broom”, transforming it into a swaggering, metropolitan juggernaut that has dwarfed everything else he did. However, he was far more than a one trick pony and this 60 track set highlights the enduring brilliance and versatility of a performer who would go on to influence the likes of Ry Cooder and Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.trax disc 1:

01 Dust My Broom 02 Bobby's Rock 03 It Hurts Me Too 04 Anna Lee 05 Country Boogie (Tool Bag Boogie) 06 Dark And Dreary 07 Hawaiian Boogie 08 Strange Kinda Feeling 09 Early In The Morning 10 Everybody's Fishing 11 Stranger Blues 12 Hand In Hand 13 Late Hours At Midnight 14 I Held My Baby Last Night ('52 Version) 15 Look On Yonder Wall 16 Mean And Evil 17 Sinful Woman 18 Quarter Past Nine 19 Hoy Hoy - Elmore James & Little Johnny Jones 20 Standing At The Crossroads

trax disc 2:

01 The Sky Is Crying 02 Rollin And Tumblin 03 Done Somebody Wrong 04 Can't Stop Loving 05 Elmo's Shuffle 06 Cry For Me Baby 07 Fine Little Mama 08 Baby What's Wrong? 09 Happy Home 10 Long Tall Woman 11 I Believe 12 No Love In My Heart 13 Make A Little Love 14 Rock My Baby Right 15 She Just Won't Do Right 16 Take Me Where You Go 17 So Mean To Me 18 The Way You Treat Me 19 Wild About You 20 The Sun Is Shining

trax disc 3:

01 Shake Your Moneymaker 02 Sho' Nuff I Do 03 Please Find My Baby 04 The Twelve Year Old Boy 05 I Can't Hold Out 06 Coming Home 07 Dumb Woman Blues 08 Blues Before Sunrise 09 Elmore's Contribution To Jazz 10 Dust My Blues 11 I Was A Fool 12 Knocking At Your Door 13 Make My Dreams Come True 14 She Brought Life Back To The Dead 15 1839 Blues 16 Sweet Little Woman 17 Cut That Out 18 Held My Baby Last Night ('60 Version) 19 Sunny Land 20 Goodbye Baby

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"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 5

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966Popcorn (sometimes Belgian Popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970s and 1980s. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and soul made between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, often relatively obscure, and characterised by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe".

trax:

1. No Girl - Billy Steward 2. This Is Beg Of You - Jimmy Norman 3. You No Aint To Cool - Cash Mccall 4. Falling Inand Out Of Love - Johnny Nash 5. Creatrix Did It - Monk Higgins 6. Stuk On You - Peets 7. Boogaloo On Broadway - Johnny C. 8. Long After Tonight - Jimmy Radcliff 9. Love It Is - Harvey Scales 10. Poquito Soul - One G. & Three 11. Doing The Mules - Bobby Bland 12. Im A Good Woman - Barbara Lynn 13. The Ten Commandments Of Man - Nicky Lee 14. The In Crowd - Dobby Gray 15. Chitlin Con Carne - Kenny Burrell 16. Ooh Baby - Bo Diddley 17. One Kiss - J. G. Watson 18. Spanish Moss - Braceros 19. Cant Get Satisfed - Br. Jack Mcduff 20. Bottom End - Dynatones 21. Womans Got Soul - Impressions 22. Cantaloup Island - Donald Byrd

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"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 4

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966The fourth volume in the legally dubious but musically rock-solid Soul Cargo series digs much deeper into the crates than its predecessors -- the sheer volume of obscure soul singles here is astounding, and better still, is matched by the music's consistency and quality. The clear highlight is the Jewels' "Opportunity," a slinky, swaggering classic that's arguably the most sublimely soulful girl group record ever cut -- there's also the Bob & Earl perennial "Harlem Shuffle" (later covered by the Rolling Stones), and "Experiment in Terror!," a rare soul instrumental by the great Henry Mancini. But by and large, this stuff is rare and almost totally unknown -- other highlights include Clay Hammond's "Dance Little Girl," Alvin Cash's "Alvin's Boogaloo," and Donald Austin's "Pea Shooter." Unfortunately, as a result of the non-existent liner notes, there's no information on who these guys are, where their music originates, or if there's anything else to track down. Add to the equation its muffled audio, and Soul Cargo, Vol. 4 is a good compilation that, in different hands, could have been truly great -- still, for hardcore aficionados of rare grooves, it's hard to pass up. (Jason Ankeny, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Two In The Morning - The Spooners Crowd 2. Must I Holler - Jano Thomas 3. Pigmy - Billy Larkin 4. Pea Shooter - Donald Austin 5. Dance Little Girl - Clay Hammond 6. Follow The Leader - Willy Terry 7. Help Me - Ray Sharpe 8. I Want You To Have Everything - Lee Rogers 9. Comin' Home Baby - Mel Tormé 10. Lenny Goofed - The Naturals 11. Moscow Twist - Lionel Torrence 12. Opportunity - The Jewels 13. Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl 14. Experiment In Terror - Henry Mancini 15. Hanks Groove - Hank Jacobs 16. Stand By Me - Spyder Turner 17. Alvin's Boogalo - Alvin Cash 18. Ain't No Reason For Girls - Bobby Marchan 19. Soul Samba - Davy Jones 20. Billy's Bag - Billy Preston

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The Canary Sect "47 On My Mind" 2011

Limited to 500 copies! Five years after the release of their astonishing debut album "Shake it, but don't break it!", the Barcelona based five-piece is back with a new collection of incredible tunes called "47 on my mind", exploring almost every side of classic 60s beat and r'n'b influenced sounds. If you have been lucky enough to enjoy their raw stage appearances at any of their amazing live shows, you're probably aware of what the Canary Sect is capable of. If not, put the needle on the record and prepare yourself for the Sect's wild maximum rhythm'n'beat!!! - fuzzoverdoseIf you have been lucky enough to enjoy their raw stage appearances at any of their amazing live shows, you're probably aware of what the Canary Sect is capable of. If not, put the needle on the record and prepare yourself for the Sect's wild maximum rhythm'n'beat !!! These guys will certainly let the mods dance and the rockers roll. When Manuel Navarro decided to form the CANARY SECT in Barcelona in the spring of 2003 to keep the spirit of truly authentic rhythm'n'blues alive, he never thought that this band would soon become the hottest beat sensation Europe has to offer these days. The CANARY SECT combine the essences of traditional UK mid-sixties r'n'b, made famous by bands like the WHO, the DOWNLINER SECT, the SMALL FACES, the PRETTY THINGS and the BIRDS and the classic US soul and blues brilliance of legends like Howlin' Wolf, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker and come up with a whole set of new hip-shakin' beat monsters, recorded and produced at Circo Perrotti studios in Gijon by the 'wizzard of fuzz', Jorge 'Dr.Explosion' Munoz. Driven by the wailin' harmonica of singer Manuel Navarro, the five-piece that consists of (ex)-members of some of the finest spanish garage-bands of the past 20 years, such as LOS NEGATIVOS, LES CACTUS, the BORN LOSERS and LOS WALKYSONS will be seen in action at an all-nighter near you shortly. Just listen to their incredible version of the old DOWNLINERS SECT raver 'Roses' and the stompin' beat of the furious 'Ain't got no time' and you know what we're talking about. It will make you shiver, like it did when we first heard it. The album includes guest appearances by Jorge "Dr.Explosion" Munoz on bongos and Parsley on organ. - copasetic

trax:

01 Roses 02 Ain't Got No Time 03 Gonna Make You Mine 04 I Want Your Love Again 05 47 On My Mind 06 Wyoming Bill Kelso 07 Red Or White Wine 08 Things Have Changed 09 Threat Of Time 10 To Kanarini Ap'tin Kypro 11 My Surnamesake 12 Everybody's Gonna Be Happy

"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 3

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966The third volume in the legally dubious but musically rock-solid Soul Cargo series digs much deeper into the crates than its predecessors -- the sheer volume of obscure soul singles here is astounding, and better still, is matched by the music's consistency and quality. The clear highlight is the Jewels' "Opportunity," a slinky, swaggering classic that's arguably the most sublimely soulful girl group record ever cut -- there's also the Bob & Earl perennial "Harlem Shuffle" (later covered by the Rolling Stones), and "Experiment in Terror!," a rare soul instrumental by the great Henry Mancini. But by and large, this stuff is rare and almost totally unknown -- other highlights include Clay Hammond's "Dance Little Girl," Alvin Cash's "Alvin's Boogaloo," and Donald Austin's "Pea Shooter." For aficionados of rare grooves, it's hard to pass up. (Jason Ankeny, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Let Me Know - Billy Preston 2. Let Me Your Boy - Wilson Pickett 3. Sweet Inspirations - Sweet Inspirations 4. My Back Scratcher - Frank Frost 5. Ali-Baba - Champs 6. There Goes My Baby - Garmel Minns 7. Song For My Father - Horace Silver 8. Daddy Rollin Stone - Derek Martin 9. San-Ho-Zay - Freddy King 10. Cant Hold Back The Tears - Little Milton 11. Viva Tirado - El Chicano 12. Fever - Earl Grant 13. Please Love Me - Betty Everett 14. I Miss You Baby - Mary Johnson 15. The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co. 16. I Dont Wanna Hear It Baby - Grover Mitchell 17. Safe And Sound - Fontella Bass 18. Soul Smokin - Little Grady Lewis 19. Do It One More Time - Alvin Cash 20. Foolish - Eddie Harris

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"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 2

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966Here are 20 more underground and rare tracks from the seemingly endless vaults of Popcorn and Groove records from the mid-'60s in Detroit. There are some well-known tunes here, at least as far as the Northern soul underground scene goes: Chico & Buddy's "Can You Dig It?," "Open the Door to Your Heart" by Darrell Banks, "The Loop" by Johnny Lytle, "Hot Cakes" by Baby Cortez, and David Porter's killer long version of "Hang on Sloopy." But there's more, such as Lou Rawls' little-known classic "Dead End Street," Roscoe Robinson's "That's Enough," and Bud Harper's brilliant "Mr. Soul." Once again, the great wealth of Detroit's soul scene is displayed here in all its complexity, depth, and variety outside the Motown empire. The music here tends to be a bit more raw, more immediate, and a bit funkier. But the sound is unmistakably Detroit. The story is in the singles themselves. Many of the people here, such as Barbara Acklin, James Booker (yeah, that one!), Johnnie Taylor, Robert Parker, and a few others went on to further careers, most of them on the fringes, but a few slipped through the cracks, and the only evidence of their particular and important contributions to the many-rooted tree of soul are sides like these. However, there is a problem with this set, although it shouldn't stop soul fans from seeking it out: This is a pirate pure and simple, and nobody is seeing money from it except the folks who put it out. That sucks, though it's no different from what major labels do with fancy accounting departments. For those seeking it out, make a donation to the Rhythm & Blues Foundation or another musicians' charity fund if you feel you need to make it right. But the music? There's nothing like it. (Thom Jurek, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Can You Dig It? - Chico & Buddy 2. So Far Away - Hank Jacobs 3. Drown My Heart - David Coleman 4. Hungry For Love - The San Remo Golden Strings 5. Open The Door To Your Heart - Darrell Banks 6. Jerk And Twine - Jackie Ross 7. The Entertainer - Tony Clarke 8. The Loop - Johnny Lytle 9. That's Enough - Roscoe Robinson 10. Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin 11. Gonzo - James Booker 12. Mister Bang-Bang Man - Little Hank 13. Mama Didn't Lie - Jan Bradley 14. Hot Cakes - Dave "Baby" Cortez 15. Dead End Street - Lou Rawls 16. Mr Soul - Bud Harper 17. Blues In The Night - Johnny Taylor 18. I'm Blue - The Ikettes 19. Caught You In A Lie - Robert Parker 20. Hang On Sloopy (long version) - David Porter

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"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 1

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966The multi-volume Soul Cargo series compiles the best of the so-called "groove" and "popcorn" singles of the mid-1960s, and this first set, which assembles music from 1966, is among the best of the bunch. With the exception of a handful of tracks like J.J. Jackson's gritty "But It's Alright," most of the disc's 20 cuts will be unfamilar to all but the most avid soul collector, a situation which speaks volumes about the myopia of oldies radio playlists but says nothing about the consistently high quality of the music here. Singles like Gwen McCrae's "Lead Me On," Wilmer & the Dukes' "Give Me One More Chance" and Billy Butler's "You Ain't Ready" deserve consideration as lost classics, while novelties like Jamo Thomas' "I Spy for the F.B.I." and Rex Garvin's truly bizarre anti-LSD parable "Believe It or Not" are goofy delights. Although the complete absence of liner notes prevents Soul Cargo from offering a truly definitive portrait of the era, the series is nevertheless a goldmine for collectors; if you've exhausted the riches Motown and Stax have to offer, rarities like these are the next place to go. (Jason Ankeny, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Soul Cargo - Leon Haywood 2. Going To A Happening - Tommy Neal 3. Lead Me On - Gwen McCrae 4. Hey Mister DJ - Bobby Moore 5. Give Me One More Chance - Wilmer & The Dukes 6. Believe It Or Not - Rex Garvin 7. Thread The Needle - Clarence Carter 8. (I'm So) Thankful - The Ikettes 9. Untie Me - The Tams 10. Do Watcha Wanna - Donnie Elbert 11. Jade East - Ramsey Lewis 12. Affinidad - Erroll Garner 13. I Spy For The FBI - Jamo Thomas 14. You Ain't Ready - Billy Butler & The Enchanters 15. But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson 16. Hole In The Wall - Billy Larkin 17. Black Fox - Freddy Robinson 18. Danger He's A Stranger - The Five Stairsteps 19. Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo 20. Minstrel And Queen - The Impressions

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DM BOB and The DEFICITS "Cajun Creole Hot Nuts" 2008

Going back to the Americana roots of rock 'n roll with an added brand of Cajun, rockabilly, southern R&B and lo-fi garage results into the sound of DM Bob and The Defictits. With their debut album Bad With Wimen released in 1996 and a number of comparisons to Southern Culture On The Skids and '68 Comeback, their EP Mexico Americano came out that same year and made Crypt Records history...The Louisiana Wild Dog and his pals are back, starting his first band 1983 in Louisiana doing Hound Dog Taylor stuff... Then they moved to Germany and started the Deficits with Susie (distant nice of Django Reinhard) and Tank Top (George Patton's bastard son) first record in 1994, first album on Crypt recordings in 1996... and now their newest Album on Voodoo Rhythm, it's as SWAMP as it can get, more Louisiana is not possible, get into the strange world of DM Bob and the deficits, where they mix up Cajun, Rock'n'Roll, Blues and even do Sly Stone Covers, Wild Hillbilly White Trash!

trax:

01 Who Done It 02 They Called Him Took 03 Name Game 04 Meat Man 05 Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets 06 Alien Baby 07 Only 13 08 Mad Dog 09 Into My Own Thing 10 Super Payaso Contra Hormiga Atomica 11 Texian Boys 12 Loco 13 Facist In The Courthaus

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Stinky Lou and The Goon Mat with Lord Bernadro "12 Roots n' Boogie Blues Hits" 2008

Stinky Lou and the Goon Mat are a rockin' blues band featuring a washtub and a harmonica that wails. The music makes you want to kick up your heels and dance on a table. 'Boogie Man' and 'Lonely Man' stand out to me as their best songs on this album. I strongly recommend this to anyone who likes fast pace rock n' roll sounding blues that has a dirty south New Orleans sound to it. (Record Runner)Adrenaline and alcohol fused primal BOOGIE mayhem Trash. Matthias Dalle ( the goon mat) is hip to the hypnotic drone that is reminiscent of a Junior Kimbrough, STINKY LOU assaults his washtub base not unlike a man whose hair is on fire...and LORD BENARDO...that boy has positively lost his mind and plays the most demented and groovin' harp the good old world has to offer. Now all the hip blues punk kids talk like they've been to a juke joint and we all know that they haven't but I'll be damned if these boogie fiends wouldn't have stood their ground in Chulahoma or Holy Springs alongside the almighty R.L. Burnside, T- Model Ford and their whisky guzzlin' bloodshot-eyed chums. Now this ain't cutesy blues...this is testosterone driven drinkin' and dancin' music and certainly ain't nuthin' for the under aged. These partisan bluesmen are out to raise Cain and casualties are to be expected - mothers beware of your daughter 'cause these boys have ideas...and they ain't pure. (Voodoo Records)

trax:

01 Show Me Your Tits 02 Boogie Man 03 Lonely Man 04 Looking For A Girl 05 One More Time 06 Supermarket 07 The River Is Laughing 08 Booooooogie 09 Talking Man 10 Promotion Boogie 11 Sexual Feeling 12 Ode To You

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THE WALTZLOVES "Rockin Country Gumbo" 2003

This label puts out the most interesting and diverse music! From psychobilly to surf to retro '60s style garage rock to country blues music. The Watzloves are a band featuring Deutschmark Bob of DM Bob and the Deficits - a great Hounddog Taylor inspired trashy blues-garage rock band - but this is quite different. It's a sort of mix (hence the CD title I 'spose) of country, zydeco, calypso and New Orleans jazz. Silky Toss plays accordion and does the lead singing, Bob (who actually hails from Louisiana, though he lives in Germany now) sings backing vocals and plays guitar, washboard, and drums, and Jakebus plays slide guitar, tuba, and sings backing vocals too. There's an obvious strong Cajun music feel, and I'm not a huge Zydeco fan but this is pretty cool stuff. The songs are all neat little stories, and the playing by all is excellent. There's a twisted sense of humor permeating it with songs like "You Are The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" (a Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynne duet cover), "Voodoo Queen" and "You Are So Strange," but not enough to make it simply a novelty act. "Go Away Now" is my favorite song overall, a super-catchy little number with a rockin' beat. Fun stuff here. (Alan Wright, Cosmic Debris)trax:

01 Heart To Give 02 I Have A Dream 03 Wrong Song 04 Jealousy 05 Country Girl 06 You Are The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly 07 Zydeco Dance 08 Cherry Stone 09 Chopped 10 You Are So Strange 11 Drive Your Car 12 Boy Who Cant't Dance 13 Voodoo Doll 14 Go Away Now

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The Canary Sect "Shake It, But Don't Break It" 2006

Here's a brandnew band from Spain that will surely let the mods dance and the rockers roll. When Manuel Navarro and Pablo Jimenez decided to form the CANRAY SECT in Barcelona in the spring of 2003 to keep the spirit of truly authentic rhythm'n'blues alive, they never thought that this band would soon become the hottest beat sensation Europe has to offer these days.The CANARY SECT combine the essences of traditional UK mid-sixties r'n'b, made famous by bands like the WHO, the DOWNLINER SECT, the SMALL FACES, the PRETTY THINGS and the BIRDS and the classic US soul and blues brilliance of legends like Howlin' Wolf, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker and come up with a whole set of hip-shakin' beat monsters, recorded and produced at Circo Perrotti studios in Gijon by the 'wizzard of fuzz', Jorge 'Dr.Explosion' Munoz, which can all be found on their debut-album 'Shake it, but don't break it'. Driven by the wailin' harmonica of singer Manuel Navarro, the five-piece that consists of (ex)-members of some of the finest spanish garage-bands of the past 20 years, such as LOS NEGATIVOS, LES CACTUS, the BORN LOSERS and LOS WALKYSONS will be seen in action at an all-nighter near you shortly. Just listen to their incredibe version of the old YARDBIRDS raver 'Stroll on' and the stompin' beat of the furious title track 'Shake it, but don't break it' and you know what we're talking about. It will make you shiver, like it did when we first heard it. from Soundflat:

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The Canary Sect:

Manolo Navarro (voz y harmónica), Pau Loewe (guitarra solista), Alfredo Calonge (guitarra rítmica), Pablo Jiménez (bajo), Francesc Gosalves (batería)

trax:

1. Nasty Girl with a big mouth 2.Frank the engineer 3.Stroll on 4.You'll get over it 5.Shake it but don't break it 6.Hot water town 7.I wish 8.Tell me what I need 9.I'm rowed out 10.Barbara Ann 11.I want you back 12.See me in action 13.Bad Time

"Crate Diggin' Fever"

Compiled by Dean Rudland (of the Acid Jazz and Ace labels), this release from the Harmless' Backbeats division features deep cuts from labels like Brunswick, Hot Wax/Invictus, Contempo, Hi, and Philadelphia International. As indicated by the title, Crate Diggin' Fever: The Cult of Rarity is aimed at soul fans who already own the classic hits and aren't into paying collector's prices for obscurities. Some of the inclusions -- such as Jean Carn's "Don't Let It Go to Your Head," Laura Lee's "Crumbs Off the Table," and the Average White Band's cover of the Isley Brothers' "Work to Do" -- aren't all that rare, but there are plenty of deep gems and very little filler. (Allmusic)This issue opens with The Futures' 'Ain't No Time Fa Nothing" (1978), likely to be familiar to those around during the 'Rare Groove' explosion of the mid to late 1980s, and is very similar in style to Earth, Wind & Fire. 'Don't Let It Go To Your Head' (1976) by Jean Carn is an absolutely wonderful record, featuring a plaintive yet seductive vocal over a grooving orchestral texture. Laura Lee's 'Crumbs Off The Table' (1972) is a song of a woman's emotional and physical despair, whilst Al Green's 'Love Ritual' (1975) propels along with a quirky guitar and keyboard underpinning. Fans of R&B and Motown will warm to Barbara Acklin's 'Just Ain't No Love' (1969) and Honey Cone's 'Sittin' On A Time Bomb' (1972), and older Hip Hop fans will smile in recognition with the opening of Archie Bell & The Drells' 'Don't Let Love Get You Down' (1976), and may also wonder at the potential of 'Beware' (1972) by Ann Peebles and Bobby Marchan's 'Push The Button' (1974). Much of the material here has been drawn from the Philadelphia International and Brunswick back catalogues, and except for one track (The Jones Girls 'You Can't Have My Love' (1984)) draws predominantly from the 1970s (with two from the late 1960s). Despite this fact the material is varied and, most importantly, is of sufficient quality (in qualitative and mastering terms) to ensure repeated listening. Undoubtedly, 'Crate Diggin' Fever' fits nicely within the expanding 'Back Beats' catalogue, and once again Dewhirst has managed to issue good quality music. Simply Buy. (Dusty Groove)

trax:

1. Ain't No Time For Nothing - The Futures 2. Don't Let It Go To Your Head - Jean Carne 3. Crumbs Off The Table - Laura Lee 4. Work To Do - Average White Band 5. Love Ritual - Al Green 6. Tropical - African Music Machine 7. Stoned Out Of Mind - Maryann Farra & Satin Soul 8. Shake A Leg - Jackie Wilson 9. Ali Shuffle - Alvin Cash 10. Is It Something You Got - Tyrone Davis 11. Just Ain't No Love - Barbara Acklin 12. Sittin On A Time Bomb - Honey Cone 13. Don't Let Love Get You Down - Archie Bell & The Drells 14. You Can't Have My Love - The Jones Girls 15. Picnic In The Park - MFSB 16. Beware - Ann Peebles 17. Don't Leave Me (instrumental) - Holland & Dozier 18. Push The Button - Bobby Marchan 19. Thats All A Part Of Loving Him - Tommie Young 20. Front Row - Romeo Strutt 21. See You Through The Eyes Of A Blind Man - Satisfaction Unlimited

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DOUG SAHM & AUGIE MEYERS "Back To The ‘Dillo" '77

This CD contains the second set of the Doug Sahm, Augie Meyers & friends reunion show at the Armadillo in Austin, Texas on May 10, 1977. The first set was released as "Live Love" by Sir Douglas Quintet. The second set, reviewed here has several SDQ alumni and other friends on board. Great sound quality and audience enthusiasm! The set has several songs unique to Doug's issued work - the only SDQ song is a fun version of Nuevo Laredo. If you are a fan of the late great Doug Sahm you will love this CD. (Record Runner)In the '70s Augie Meyers cranked up a label called Texas and released a string of albums. The catalog included several live recordings involving a group of musicians that could be credited as loosely as they are for this production, or might also be known as the Sir Douglas Quintet or the Texas Tornados. Anyway, it's Doug Sahm and his faithful sidekick Augie Meyers plus many of the usual cohorts, including a horn section that sounds as if it has been practicing unison statements after every meal for the last decade. The live recording sound is perfectly acceptable for a '70s rock date, and the only thing that might detract from the experience of reliving a night at the infamous Armadillo Ballroom is the almost ridiculous jukebox nature of the program. Sahm's sidemen often complained that the leader neglected his brilliant original material for the sake of playing as many different covers as possible, and if the matter ever came to a jury trial, this recording could be brought in as exhibit A. There is a Chuck Berry song, followed by pretty little "Susie Q," followed by "Crazy Arms" -- well, it is like a frat party that gets crashed by an old redneck trucker carrying a boom box. The last two songs are a cover of "Purple Haze"--very nice, as could be expected -- and five minutes of jazz, competent, unexpected, and a weird way to end the show. This last instrumental, "Outro Song," is credited to Sahm, and there are only three other examples of his songwriting performed, best of which is a romping version of "Nuevo Laredo." (Eugene Chadbourne, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Intro 02 It's Just The Same Ole Story 03 Get On Up 04 I Pity The fool 05 Think About It, Baby 06 Carol 07 Susie Q 08 Crazy Arms 09 George Jones Song 10 Nuevo Laredo 11 Purple Haze 12 Outro Song

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The Jazz Messengers - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Hi, this is the french release of Columbia ‎– CL 897, the first Jazz Messengers recordings if I understood well, great music anyway. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicThe very first edition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers was unfortunately short-lived, and as excellent as they were collectively, it was the beginning of a trend for the members of this group to come and go. Unbeknown to Blakey at the time, he would become a champion for bringing talent from the high minor leagues to full-blown jazz-star status, starting with this band featuring Detroit trumpeter Donald Byrd, East coast tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, and pianist Horace Silver, a jazz legend ever after. It's evident that although there is much cohesion in the group, Byrd's star was on the rise the fastest, and he would leave in a short period, replaced briefly by Clifford Brown, then Kenny Dorham. What is most remarkable in this first recording for the band is how several of these selections have become classic hard bop vehicles, revered and replayed by thousands of bands over time worldwide. "Nica's Dream" is the best known of them all, typical of the calypso beats Blakey favored at the time, with a singsong, hummable melody led by Byrd that is pure soul personified, and drenched in unrequited blues. Their take of "The End of a Love Affair" is one of those arrangements that would be hard to top, filled with deft rhythm changes and a distinctive group signature sound identified by the Mobley-Byrd tandem. "Ecaroh" ("Horace" spelled backwards) keeps the Latin beat but puts in a breezier context, a simple beauty of a tune only the pianist and Blakey could have conceived, and called their own at the time. "Infra Rae" is a quintessential hard bop workout, and "Hank's Symphony," while not a classic, is innovative in that it uses an Asian inspired introduction, an Afro-Cuban base, and a wild hurricane force via Blakey's fast, inspired, cut-loose drumming. In retrospect, the Jazz Messengers could easily be tagged the eighth wonder of the world, starting with this finely crafted first effort that definitely stands the test of time. - Review by Michael G. Nasto (allmusic.com)

trax:

01. Infra-Rae 02. Nica's Dream 03. It's You Or No One 04. Ecaroh 05. Carol's Interlude 06. The End Of A Love Affair 07. Hank's Symphony.mp3

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"ESSENTIAL ROCKABILLY" The Mercury Story

A particularly fine entry in this great series - Mercury really had a slew of all time classic rockabilly sides like Rockin' Daddy and Slip Slip Slippin' by Eddie Bond, Let's Get Wild by Rudy Grayzell, I Ain't Givin' Up Nopthin' by Ben Hewitt, Done Gone by George And Earl, Who Shot Sam and Maybe Little Baby by George Jones and Love Bug Crawl by Jimmy Edwards - all included here. There are also great lesser known sides from Connie Dycus, Royce Porter, Roy Moss (three great songs including updates of bluesy country songs You Don't Know My Mind and You Nearly Lose Your Mind), Don Johnston, Billy Wallace (his loping Burning The Wind with it's fine acoustic guitar work is a personal favorite), Narvel Felts and others. Not a single track is less than excellent and many are great! (FS) (ROOTS & RHYTHM)

trax disc 1:

1. Rock-A-Bye Baby Rock - Connie Dycus 2. Maybelle - Jackie Cray 3. Rockin' Daddy - Eddie Bond 4. Let's Get Wild - Rudy Grayzell 5. Good Time - Royce Porter 6. Jukebox Help Me Find My Baby - Tommy Mitchell 7. You Don't Know My Mind - Roy Moss 8. Draggin' - Curtis Gordon 9. I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' - Ben Hewitt 10. Done Gone - George, Earl 11. Born To Love One Woman - Don Johnston 12. Crazy Blues - J.P. Richardson 13. Who Shot Sam - George Jones 14. Double Talk Baby - Conway Twitty 15. You're My Big Baby Now - Roy Moss 16. Flip Flop Mama - Eddie Bond 17. Rock, Roll, Jump & Jive - Curtis Gordon 18. Love Bug Crawl - Jimmy Edwards 19. Burning The Wind - Billy Wallace 20. You Break Me Up - Ben Hewitt

trax disc 2:

1. Sitting On Top Of The World - Curtis Gordon 2. Cry Baby Cry - Narvel Felts 3. You Nearly Lose Your Mind - Roy Moss 4. Slip, Slip, Slippin' In - Eddie Bond 5. I Want A New Girl Now - Ben Hewitt 6. Maybe Little Baby - George Jones 7. Dangerous Redhead - Jerry Raines 8. I Can't Help It - Bing Day 9. I Need Your Lovin' - Conway Twitty 10. Blue Moon Baby - Dave Diddle Day 11. You're The One That Done It - Thomas Wayne 12. Whirlwind Blues - Ben Hewitt 13. Mobile, Alabama - Curtis Gordon 14. Bobbin' Bonnie - Eddie Bond 15. My Search - Ben Hewitt 16. Little Mama - Tommy Mitchell 17. Sugar Doll - Johnny Jay 18. Dance Me To Death - The Hi-Liters 19. Maybe Baby - Conway Twitty 20. All The Time - Sleepy LaBeef

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"THE MELOTONE BLUES STORY"

Superb collection of blues recorded in the 1930s - mostly country blues but also including some more urban titles. Melotone was a budget label that was part of the ARC (American Record Company) group of labels which included Vocalion, Perfect, Oriole, Romeo and Banner and most titles were issued on more than one of these labels and, in some cases, all six! So this is a companion to One Day's previously issued "Gems From The Vocalion Vault" (One Day 244 - $11.98) and includes many of the same artists. Although these tracks have all been reissued before, this is a particularly well chosen selection, and it includes a number of tracks that are hard to find outside of the comprehensive Document reissues like the fine slide guitarist and vocalist Sam Montgomery, the excellent Kid Prince Moore who sings one gospel song and one about the dangers of drinking the cheap alocolic drink "Bug Joice," the superb piano player and vocalist George Noble and others. More familiar names here, with superb performances, include Blind Boy Fuller, Rev. Blind Gary Davis, Lucille Bogan (one of the greatest of all female blues singers), Washboard Sam (a couple of his earliest and best recordings), Peetie Wheatstraw, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy and others. (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax disc 1:

1. Rag, Mama, Rag - Blind Boy Fuller 2. Bricks In My Pillow - Big Bill Broonzy 3. The Great Change In Me - Reverend Gary Davis 4. Good Gal - Josh White 5. Changed Ways Blues - Lucille Bogan 6. I'm A Prowlin' Groundhog - Washboard Sam 7. Remember And Forget Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw 8. Honey Dripper - Sam Montgomery 9. Skippy Whippy - Mississippi Jook Band 10. Working Man Blues - Floyd 'Dipper Boy' Council 11. Match Box Blues - Big Bill Broonzy 12. Take It Easy Greasy - Lil Johnson & Black Bob 13. Sign Of Judgement - Kid Prince Moore 14. 45. Pistol Blues - Walter Roland 15. Did You Read That Letter - Josh White 16. If You Lose Your Good Gal - George Noble 17. Don't Put Your Dirty Hands On Me - Charley Jordan 18. Undertaker Blues - Buddy Moss 19. Evil Hearted Woman - Blind Boy Fuller 20. Pig Meat Papa - Lead Belly

trax disc 2:

1. No More Ball And Chain - Josh White 2. Becky Deem, She Was A Gamblin Girl - Lead Belly 3. It's Too Late Now - Big Bill Broonzy 4. I Believe I'll Make A Change - Leroy Carr 5. Truckin' My Blues Away - Blind Boy Fuller 6. Club Meeting Blues - Walter Roland 7. Baby Please Don't Go - Sam Montgomery 8. Misterated Love Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw 9. Bug Juice Blues - Kid Prince Moore 10. That Bonus Gone Done Gone Thru - Lil Johnson 11. Got You Water On - Charley Jordan 12. I'm A Rattlesnakin Daddy - Bilnd Boy Fuller 13. Greenville Sheik - Josh White 14. I Belong To The Hand, Hallelujah! - Reverend Gary Davis 15. Seminole Blues - George Noble 16. Don't Tear My Clothes - Washboard Sam 17. Tell Me What You Been Doing - Big Bill Broonzy 18. Mistreated Boy - Buddy Moss 19. Bad Dream Blues - Walter Roland 20. Lonesome Midnight Blues - Lucille Bogan

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"THE RPM BLUES STORY"

RPM was a subsidiary of Modern Records, one of the major blues and R&B labels of the '50s. One Day's 2014 compilation The RPM Blues Story focuses on the imprint's best blues sides, with everything recorded in the late '40s and '50s. Lots of big names -- B.B. King, Lowell Fulson, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Slim, Johnny "Guitar" Watson -- are present on this collection, all doing raw, vital work that is matched nicely by the lesser-known names here. It all results in an excellent primer on one of the best R&B/blues labels of its time. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)trax disc 1:

1. Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King 2. Doin' Time Blues - Lowell Fulson 3. Crying At Daybreak - Howlin' Wolf 4. Don't Keep My Baby Long - Lightnin' Hopkins 5. Fine Little Honey Dripper - Jimmy Nelson 6. Too Tired - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 7. It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done - Little Eddie Kirkland 8. City Women - Roscoe Gordon 9. My Sweet Woman - Drifting Slim 10. The World Is Yours - Johnny Wright, Ike Turner's Orchestra 11. Telephone Blues - Little George Smith 12. I Wonder - B.B. King 13. Passing By Blues - Howlin' Wolf 14. T-99 Blues - Jimmy Nelson 15. Five Foot Three Blues - Sunny Blair 16. Beggin' You To Stay - Lightnin' Hopkins 17. Blues Stay Away - Little George Smith 18. Your Heart Ain't Right - Jimmy McCracklin 19. Troubles, Troubles, Troubles - B.B. King 20. Dime A Dozen - Roscoe Gordon 21. All Alone - Connie Mack Booker 22. Three Hours Past Midnight - Johnny "Guitar" Watson

trax disc 2:

1. Morning At Midnight - Howlin' Wolf 2. That's All Right - Little Eddie Kirkland 3. She Moves Me - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 4. Mistreated Woman - B.B. King 5. Some Old Lonesome Day - Lowell Fulson 6. Lonesome Dog Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins 7. Cold, Cold Winter - Roscoe Gordon 8. Lone Town Blues - Junior Brooks 9. Good Morning Baby - Drifting Slim 10. Left Behind Blues - Gene Parrish 11. Blues In The Dark - Little George Smith 12. My Baby Stole Off - Howlin' Wolf 13. Bad Habit Blues - Jimmy Nelson 14. B.B. Blues - B.B. King 15. Don't Touch Me - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 16. Dream Baby - Roscoe Gordon 17. Love When It Rains - Jimmy McCracklin 18. Baby Child - Jimmy Nelson 19. Try Me One More Time - Willie Nix 20. Jumpin' Blues - Mumbles 21. Early In The Morning - B.B. King 22. Jake Head Boogie - Lightnin' Hopkins

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"DING DONG" The Gee Records Story 1956-1962

Gee records out of New York city were host to a whole mess of great vocal groups in the 1950s and early 1960s. None greater than Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, their sublime hits Why Do Fools Fall In Love and I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent are easily found elsewhere, but sound great mixed in with their peers like The Echoes, The Cleftones - with their big hit version of Heart And Soul, The Squires, The Regents - with their original version of Barbara Ann, The Jets, The Debonaires, The Upsetters, and many, many more. One Day Music always gives you a simple package at an affordable price, and so far this and all of their sets have fine sound throughout. (JM) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax disc 1:

1. Ding Dong - The Echoes 2. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 3. Heart And Soul - The Cleftones 4. Runaround - The Regents 5. Change Of Time - The Emanons 6. So Good So Fine, You're Mine - The Harptones 7. I Believe I Love You - Jimmy Mack & The Watts 8. Rosie Lee - The Mellotones 9. School Kid - Little Billy Mason 10. Heaven Above Me - The Jets 11. I Know Your Love Has Gone Away - The Drapers 12. Have You Ever Met An Angel - The Valtones 13. My Babe Is Gone - Ollie Shepard 14. Move Over - Jimmy Wright Orchestra 15. How Can I Please You - 'Little' Frankie Brunson 16. I'm Gone - The Debonaires 17. Lonesome Road - Johnny Green Combo 18. Dilly Dally Darling - Anne Kaye 19. People Are Talking - The Heartbeats 20. Open Up Your Heart - The Lanes

21. Bella Marie - Johnny Blake & The Clippers 22. Listen Baby - The Mellow Keys 23. My Valentine - The Sweet Teens 24. Glory Of Love - The Angels 25. Don't Accuse Me - The Squires

trax disc 2:

1. Barbara-Ann - The Regents 2. Little Girl Of Mine - The Cleftones 3. You'll Never Get Away - 'Little' Frankie Brunson 4. I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 5. I'll Never Let You Go - The Valentines 6. We'll Wait - The Debonaires 7. Tell It Like It Is - John Loren 8. I'm Willing - The Quintones 9. Cry Like I Cried - The Harptones 10. Every Fortune Teller Tells Me - Anne Kaye 11. True Lover Girl - Jimmy Mack & The Watts 12. La Mer - Trade Martin 13. Need Your Loving - Don Lanier 14. Love Me - The Suburbans 15. Walking Her Home - Big Daddy 16. You Got To Look Up - The Drapers 17. Blues - The Upsetters 18. Dearest Darling - The Rosebuds 19. Say Yeah - Ollie Shepard 20. Look At Me Girl - The Coins 21. Ain't Noboby Home - Shaye Cogan 22. 500 Miles To Go - The Heartbeats 23. Guide Me - The Duvals 24. Rattle Snake Roll - The Mellotones 25. Flip Flop - The Teenagers

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"Decca Rock & Roll Party" Vol. 2

30 various artist tracks from the DECCA label from their rockabilly and rock & roll vaults. Another fine collection of 50s rockers recorded for Decca. I think this is qa bit stronger than the first volume thanks to such fine tracks as the hard driving opening number Cheat On Me Baby by The Rockin' Saints with tough vocals and fine guitar work, the fine rockabilly number Just As Long by Rudy Hansen, a storming instrumental version of When My Dreamboat Comes Home by legendary session guitarist Grady Martin featuring ferocious guitar work, the tough R&B number Rough Lover by Annisteen Allen, a couple of hot instrumentals from Virg, Murf & Prof plus sides by The Jumpin' Jaguars, Joey Biscoe, The Sparks, Jimmy Daley, Tex Williams (veteran western singer with Let's Go Rockabilly which isn't), Eddie Fontaine (a fine growling cover of Johnny Horton's Honky Tonk Man), Frankie Sal, Ray Doggett (fine rockabilly), The Tyrones, Pat Shannon (two songs including a fine cover of The Coasters' The Snake & The Bookworm) and more. The label says "sample copy, not for sale" but that's just part of the graphics -they're all like that! (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. cheat on me baby - The Rockin' Saints 2. broke down baby - The Tyrones 3. knock-need nellie from knoxsville - The Jumpin' Jaguars 4. bongo rock (vc. Kip Tyler) - Jimmy Daley 5. you lovin' doll - Joey Biscoe 6. tarzan - Glenn Reeves 7. mary, mary lou - The Sparks 8. till my baby comes home - Chuck Bowers 9. just as long - Rudy Hansen 10. when my dream boat comes home - Grady Martin 11. rock, pretty baby (vc. Alan Copeland) - Jimmy Daley 12. walking in my dreams - Chuck & Betty 13. hop along rock - Dave Gardner 14. maybelle - Pat Shannon 15. willie boy - The Perry Sisters 16. rough lover - Annisteen Allen 17. come back little girl - Chuck & Betty 18. Way Out - Virg, Murf & Prof 19. Let's Go Rockabilly - Tex Williams 20. Oo Bop Sha Boom - Wilburn Brothers 21. Hole In The Wall - Jimmy Daley 22. Honky Tonk Man - Eddie Fontaine 23. I Fell In Love Again - Dodie Randle 24. Fabulous Cure - Frankie Sal 25. It Hurts The One Who Loves You - Ray Doggett 26. Yes You May - The Teen Tones 27. Giggles - The Tyrones 28. Can'tCha See - Andy Quinn 29. The Snake And The Bookworm - Pat Shannon 30. Buggin' - Virg, Murf & Prof

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"Decca Rock & Roll Party" Vol. 1

a 30-track selection of uptempo teen boppers from the late 1950s.trax:

1. Blast Off - The Tyrones 2. Football Rock - Jack Hammer 3. Rock-A-Boogie Lou - Glenn Reeves 4. Red Light, Green Light - Mitchell Torok 5. One & Only - Eddie Fontaine 6. Gonna Have Myself A Ball - Lance Roberts 7. Shut The Door Baby - The Jumpin' Jaguars 8. Washboard Sam - Judy & Joyce 9. Man Hunt - Dodie Randle 10. Falling In Love - Warner Mack 11. Someday Baby - Don Winters 12. Big Town - Ronnie Self 13. Red Lips & Green Eyes - Jimmy Daley 14. Alright Baby - The Rockin' Saints 15. A Cuddle & A Kiss - The Sparks 16. Drag Strip Baby - Little Norman 17. Knock, Knock - Pat Shannon 18. Hey, Little Girl - Vic Wilder 19. I'm Shook - The Tyrones 20. Don't Call Me Baby - The Teen Tones 21. Love Is A-Breakin' Out - Roberta Sherwood 22. You're So Wild - Pat Shannon 23. You've Got Everything - Lance Roberts 24. Mama Mama - Don Estes 25. Betty Bounce - Glenn Reeves 26. Hey Marie, Rock With Me - Eddie Fontaine 27. The Shape I'm In - Kenny Lee Martin 28. Diddilly Diddilly Babe - Len Carrie 29. Nursery Rock - Judy & Joyce 30. Big Guitar - Owen Bradley Quintet

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THE DRIFTERS "Rockin' & Driftin'" The Drifters Box

Vocal groups and styles came and went from the 1950s through the 1980s, but somehow the Drifters evolved and persevered, spanning doo-wop and disco before being relegated exclusively to the oldies touring circuit. Rockin' & Driftin' collects highlights from the group's embryonic Clyde McPhatter-led era (beginning with 1953's "Money Honey") into the mid-'70s, when the group still had some standing in the U.K. "On Broadway," "There Goes My Baby," "Up on the Roof," "Under the Boardwalk"--they're all included in this handsome, thoroughly annotated three-disc box set. All told, there are 79 selections here; the 16-song Very Best of the Drifters is a viable option for more casual fans interested in a selection of '59 to '64 smashes. More thorough-minded fans of vocal groups will find that Rockin' & Driftin' satisfies their hunger for Drifters nuggets great and small. --Steven Stolder
This triple-disc 79-song compilation looks pretty impressive, and in some ways it is, representing most of the best work of each incarnation of the Drifters from 1953 through 1976. There's a lot of classic music here, including all of the big hits and many interesting (even musically glorious) flops and B-sides, but the limitations of three CDs make this less than ideal. Atlantic had already released a pair of two-CD sets, Let the Boogie Woogie Roll: Greatest Hits 1953-58 and All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965, eight years earlier, each of which covers those major periods in question far more generously than does this box -- although it must be conceded that the sound on the cuts included on Rockin' & Driftin' is improved over those late-'80s digital transfers, good as they seemed at the time. Additionally, almost concurrent with this release from Rhino Records in America, Sequel Records in England issued its Drifters Anthology series, assembling the group's complete Atlantic Records output on seven separate CDs, organized somewhat awkwardly at times but also including a number of outtakes, so serious fans may want to opt for that group of discs. This set, had it gone to four CDs, could have been truly comprehensive, covering all of those bases by grabbing some of the best of those genuinely beautiful outtakes, such as "In the Park" -- as it is, the only unreleased cut here is the group's version of "Only in America" -- and oddities like the achingly soulful "She Never Talked to Me That Way," plus all of the official live recordings that they left behind from the mid-'60s. At three CDs, it's a little squeezed, especially as the producers devote some space and attention on concurrent solo hits by Clyde McPhatter and Ben E. King. As it is, this set covers the group's history into their 1970s era work on Bell Records and Arista Records, which did yield some serious hits in the U.K. (where the Johnny Moore-version of the group relocated in the early '70s) and which don't sound bad; they're but a shadow of the group's classic early-'60s singles, but songs like "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies" and "Down on the Beach Tonight" are perfectly listenable. Those tracks are not necessarily worth the 40-50 dollars that this set costs, but coupled with the gorgeous sound of the classic material and the almost book-length essays that accompany the set, this is a purchase to consider, especially for anyone who doesn't already own the earlier Atlantic double sets or the Sequel collection. Anyone who has the Sequel discs may well want to pass this up, but for anybody building a Drifters collection beyond the '60s hits, this will supply most of what's needed, and serve as a guide of where to go for a closer listen to specific parts of their history. The essays are highly detailed, covering several different angles on the history of the group, and are refreshingly, highly opinionated (although some fans may pause over the slights given to Johnny Moore as the group's last lead singer -- no, he wasn't Clyde McPhatter or Ben E. King, or even Rudy Lewis, but he did sing beautifully). As a significant bonus, along with the previously unreleased 1963 version of "Only in America," a song which was subsequently placed with Jay & the Americans (who had a hit with it) because it was deemed too upbeat (despite the obvious irony that was intended) for a black group to release, one gets a very full account of the contortions that the composers, producers, and Atlantic went through over the song. (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

1. Let The Boogie Woogie Roll - Clyde McPhatter 2. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 3. Lucille - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 4. The Way I Feel - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 5. Such A Night - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 6. Gone - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 7. Don't Dog Me - Clyde McPhatter 8. Bip Bam - The Drifters Featuring Clyde McPhatter 9. The Bells Of St. Mary's - The Drifters Featuring Clyde McPhatter 10. White Christmas - The Drifters Featuring Clyde McPhatter & Bill Pinkney 11. Honey Love - The Drifters Featuring Clyde McPhatter 12. What'cha Gonna Do - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 13. Someday You'll Want Me To Want You - The Drifters Featuring Clyde McPhatter 14. Three Thirty Three - The Drifters 15. Adorable - The Drifters 16. Your Promise To Be Mine - The Drifters 17. Ruby Baby - The Drifters 18. Steamboat - The Drifters 19. Drifting Away From You - The Drifters 20. Treasure Of Love - Clyde McPhatter 21. Without Love (There Is Nothing) - Clyde McPhatter 22. Fools Fall In Love - The Drifters 23. Long Lonely Nights - Clyde McPhatter 24. Drip Drop - The Drifters 25. Lover's Question - Clyde McPhatter 26. Baltimore - The Drifters

trax disc 2:

1. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters 2. Oh My Love - The Drifters 3. (If You Cry) True Love, True Love - The Drifters 4. Dance With Me - The Drifters 5. This Magic Moment - The Drifters 6. Lonely Winds - The Drifters 7. Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters 8. Nobody But Me - The Drifters 9. I Count The Tears - The Drifters 10. Sometimes I Wonder - The Drifters 11. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King 12. Young Boy Blues - Ben E. King 13. Stand By Me - Ben E. King 14. Room Full Of Tears - The Drifters 15. Please Stay - The Drifters 16. Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters 17. Some Kind Of Wonderful - Drifters 18. Loneliness Or Happiness - The Drifters 19. Mexican Divorce - The Drifters 20. When My Little Girl Is Smiling - The Drifters 21. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter 22. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King 23. Stranger On The Shore - The Drifters 24. Another Night With The Boys - The Drifters 25. Up On The Roof - The Drifters 26. I (Who Have Nothing) - Ben E. King 27. Let The Music Play - The Drifters

trax disc 3:

01 On Broadway 02 Only In America 03 Rat Race 04 If You Don't Come Back 05 I'll Take You Home 06 In The Land Of Make Believe 07 One Way Love 08 Vaya Con Dios 09 Under The Boardwalk 10 He's Just A Playboy 11 I Don't Want To Go On Without You 12 I've Got Sand In My Shoes 13 Saturday Night At The Movies 14 On Broadway (Live) 15 The Christmas Song 16 At The Club 17 Come On Over To My Place 18 I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing 19 Up In The Streets Of Harlem 20 Memories Are Made Of This 21 Like Sister And Brother 22 Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies 23 Down On The Beach Tonight 24 There Goes My First Love 25 Can't Take You Home Little Girl 26 You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book

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SINGLES, SINGLES, SINGLES...

Wünsche gut Ton & Kurzweil beim Hören! best regards - DooWopDaddyO

THE JAGUARStrax:
1. Railroad Drag 2. The Dog Catcher
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CASEY JONES & THE GOVERNORStrax:
1. Candy Man 2. Tallahassee Lassie
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LITTLE RICHARDtrax:
1. Well 2. Poor Dog
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THE RHYTHM ROCKERStrax:
1. Sonny Patterson With The Rhythm Rockers - [She Was A] Big Wheel 2. ''Uncle'' Buck Lite With The Rhythm Rockers - Mr. Ducktail
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THE BRENTWOODStrax:
1. You Broke My Heart [And I Broke Your Jaw] 2. One Banana Two Banana [Let's Monkey]
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ROY C.trax:
1. Shotgun Wedding 2. I'm Gonna Make It
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TOM & JERICHOtrax:
1. Boo-Ga-Loo 2. Boomerang
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THE SCORPIONStrax:
1. My Girl Josephine 2. Just Like Me
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THE DAVE CLARK FIVEtrax:
1. First Love 2. I Walk The Line
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THE 5.6.7.8'strax:
1. Woo Hoo. 2. Guitar Date
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THE STRING-A-LONGStrax:
1. Wheels 2. Walk Don't Run
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RONN CLAY "TWIST-TWIST"trax:
1. Ya Ya 2. Boogie Woogie Twist 3. Kissin' Twist 4. Crazy Twist
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THE POINTER SISTERStrax:

1. Wang Dang Doodle 2. Cloudburst

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"Gone Records Rock & Roll Party"

Excellent collection of upbeat & rockin’ 45’s from the Gone Record label.Gone Records, originally Real Gone, was a record label founded by George Goldner that was active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Among the artists that recorded for the label were Bill Haley & His Comets, Ral Donner, Jo-Ann Campbell, and Johnny Rivers. It was acquired by Morris Levy and incorporated into Roulette Records in 1962.

Info: http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/gone.html

trax:

1. 7-11 - The Gone All Stars 2. That's Rock & Roll - Johnny Rivers 3. Goin' Back To School - Mack Vickery 4. She's My Baby - Ral Donner 5. Pretty Baby - Gary Dale 6. Branded - Richie Robin 7. Found - Jimmy Stone 8. Say Yeah - Tony Middleton & The Willows 9. Daisy Belle - Andy Dio 10. Baby Come Back - Johnny Rivers 11. Rosie Lee - The Tunedrops 12. Don't Go - The Kings 13. All Danced Out - Darryl Jenson 14. Ding Dong Darling - Carter Rays 15. You're Driving Me Mad - Jo-Ann Campbell 16. Love Is Dynamite - Gary Dale 17. Rock & Rollin' & A-Strollin' - Faye Simmons 18. Gee Gee Walk - The Gone All Stars 19. Everybody's Gonna Rock & Roll - The Isley Brothers 20. Stool Pigeon - The Inspirations 21. Long Long Walk - Johnny Rivers 22. Mama's Boy - The Ko Ko Mo's 23. School Balls - Nicky & The Nobles 24. The Whatchamacallit - Sam Hawkins 25. Pretty Little Girl - The Shells 26. The Chase - Wild Bill & The Blue Denims 27. Cool Cool Baby - Connie & Lee 28. Let's Fall In Love - Tony Middleton & The Willows 29. I'll Be True - Jackie Dee 30. One Man Woman - Johnny Rivers 31. I Didn't Figure On Him - Ral Donner 32. Lovers Plea - Mack Vickery 33. Long Black Automobile - Don Elliot 34. Mona My Love - Wild Bill & Blue Denims 35. Daisy Belle - Andy Dio

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"ABC-Paramount Rock & Roll Party" Vol. 1

From the ABC Paramount Record label - all rock & roll... let's party!!!trax:

1. Rock Around The World - Bob Savage 2. Livin' High - Vince Everett 3. You're Just My Kind - Jay B. Loyd 4. Don't You Hear Me Calling, Baby - Ronnie Haig 5. Choppin' 'n' Changin' - Cliff Richard 6. Little Turtle - Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones 7. Teenage Dance - Clint Miller 8. Tell Me - Glen Pace 9. Late Last Night - Paul Anka 10. Dottie - Danny & The Juniors 11. She Loves To Rock - The Flairs 12. Rock & Roll Baby - The Four Temptations 13. Come Back Baby - The Vibes 14. Jump Rock & Roll - The Marvells 15. Papa's Yellow Tie - The V-Eights 16. Rockin' Swingin' Man - The Larktones 17. You Know I Go For You - The Cool Breezes 18. Everybody Out'ta Pool - The Lifeguards 19. 16 Teens - The Rover Boys 20. We Teenagers (Know What We Want) - The Emanons 21. Joogie Boogie - The Dubs 22. Class Room - Frankie Sardo 23. Well Honey - Gene Bua 24. Don't Go - Vince Everett 25. Cross My Heart - Jay B. Loyd 26. Beach Party - Russ Carlyle 27. We've Had It - Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones 28. String Band Hop - The Corvets 29. I Like Girls - Scott Stevens & The Cavaliers 30. Steppin' Out - The Flairs 31. Flip Flop & Fly - Jon Thomas

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"Hot Rod Race Hillbilly Style"

Wild collection of upbeat songs about hot rods!trax:

1. hot rod race (cumberland version) - Bob Williams 2. hot rod race - Red Foley 3. hot rod race Ramblin' - Jimmie Dolan 4. hot rod race - Arthur Smith 5. hot rod race - Bob Sandy 6. hot rod race - Rex Turner 7. hot rod boogie - Dorse Lewis 8. hot rod race - Delbert Trapper 9. navy hot rod - Jack Rivers 10. hot rod race navy style - Mick Woodward 11. shot rod lincoln - Chris Clay 12. hot rod race (tennessee version) - Bob Williams 13. hot rod race #2 - Bob Williams 14. hot rod race #3 - Bob Williams 15. hot rod race - Arkie Shibley 16. hot rod race #2 - Arkie Shibley 17. hot rod race #3 (arkie meets the judge) - Arkie Shibley 18. hot rod race #4 (the guy in the mercury) - Arkie Shibley 19. hot rod race #5 (the kid in the model A) - Arkie Shibley 20. hot rod lincoln - Johnny Bond 21. hot rod jalopy (made for uk version) - Johnny Bond 22. X-15 - Johnny Bond 23. Hot Rod Race - Charlie Ryan 24. Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan 25. Side Car Cycle - Charlie Ryan 26. Hot Rod Hades - Charlie Ryan 27. Burlington Chase - Charlie Ryan 28. Hot Rod Harley - Charlie Ryan 29. The Dart And The Lincoln - Charlie Ryan 30. I Married The Gal - Charlie Ryan 31. Rocket Race - Charlie Ryan 32. Hot Rod Guitar - Charlie Ryan

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"LIBERTY ROCK ’N’ ROLL"

31 track collection of rock 'n' roll recorded for the Hollywood based Liberty label in the late 50 as and early 60s. Not surprisingly, much of the material falls into the teen rock 'n' roll vein though there are some tougher rock 'n' roll titles. Includes sides by Cary Hodge (one of the hottest sides with excellent guitar), Margie Rayburn, Galen Denny, Bob Orrison, Willy Nelson (no, not the country singer), Al Casey (fine instrumental), Ned & Gary, Rod McKuen (even worse than you might imagine), Ricky Page, Jack Grayson, Jackie DeShannon (a nice girl group treatment of Buddy Holly & The Crickets' Lookin' For Someone To Love), Tabby Calvin, Ray Johnson, Andy Caldwell and others. Includes 8 page fold out booklet with notes on the artists and photos. (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. not for love or money - Gary Hodge 2. i'm studyin' you - Jimmie Maddin 3. all right, but it won't be easy - Margie Rayburn 4. rolling stone - Larry O'Keefe 5. what ya gonna do about it - Galen Denny 6. don't whistle at me baby - David Seville 7. sarah lee - Bob Orrison 8. hey, big brain - The Lettermen 9. no dough - Willie Nelson 10. she gotta shake - Al Casey 11. honey bun (sit down on my knee) - Lee Ross 12. lovin' - Ned & Gary 13. head like a rock - Rod McKuen 14. c'mon tiger - The Imperials 15. wee willie - Ricky Page 16. i cry to the moon - Dick Kallman 17. go ahead on - Jack Grayson 18. balboa bop - Johnny Ellis 19. i'm looking for someone to love - Jackie DeShannon 20. how many miles - Steve Rowland 21. big deal - Tabby Calvin 22. every day - Wally Lewis 23. every minute of the day - Margie Rayburn 24. dizzy, baby, dizzy - Ray Johnson 25. every night - Rita Renay 26. she's so fine - Andy Caldwell 27. baby sitter - The Legarde Twins 28. smootchin' - Margie Rayburn 29. hello darlin' - Orville Woods (P.J. Proby) 30. werewolf - The Frantics 31. bye bye baby - Little Bill

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"What More Can A Woman Do?" Brunswick & Chi-Sound Sisters Of Soul

Chicago's female recording artists never got the same attention as their male counterparts; the scenario usually consisted of one or two hits, then a slide into obscurity. Barbara Acklin and Jackie Ross each scored a few R&B hits, a crossover success, and then disappeared. Acklin sounds strong on "Fool, Fool Look in the Mirror," "Love, You Are Mine Today," and the scorching "Love Makes a Woman." Ross' Chess Records hits aren't featured, but her Brunswick offering "Love Is Easy to Lose" isn't bad. Highlights include sassy Sugar Pie De Santo's "The One Who Really Loves You," Della Reese's "Nothing But a True Love," and Lynn Roman's "I Don't Need No Sympathy." Linda Hopkins, Erma Franklin, La Vern Baker, and others also contribute. (Andrew Hamilton, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin 2. Wrapped, Tied, And Tangled - La Vern Baker 3. Love Is Easy To Lose - Jackie Ross 4. It Could've Been Me - Erma Franklin 5. One Monkey(Don't Stop The Show) - La Vern Baker 6. Stop! I Don't Need No Sympathy - Lyn Roman 7. Caution - September 8. Living In The Footsteps Of Another Girl - The Promises 9. Keep An Eye - Jean Shy 10. Love Is Funny That Way - Dana Valery 11. Love, You Are Mine Today - Barbara Acklin 12. Honey Babe - Ginji James 13. He's Got Your Number - The Demures 14. Fool, Fool, Fool(Look In The Mirror) - Barbara Acklin 15. The One Who Really Loves You - Sugar Pie De Santo 16. Goodbye School - The Cooperettes 17. Everybody I Know - The Sweethearts 18. If You Walk Away - Linda Hopkins 19. What Kind Of Girl(Do You Think I Am?) - Demetriss Tapp 20. What Did I Do?(What Did I Say?) - The Sweethearts 21. Memories And A Broken Heart - Linda Hopkins 22. A Feeling(That I Can't Explain) - Inez Johnston 23. What More Can A Woman Do? - Big Maybelle 24. Is He All Right - Sylvia St. Claire 25. I Just Don't Need You(At All) - Erma Franklin 26. What'cha Tryin' To Do To Me - Margie Alexander 27. Bring Back Yesterday - Sylvia St. Claire 28. Nothing But A True Love - Della Reese

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RAY CHARLES "The Complete Country & Western Recordings" 1959-1986

The soul and spirit in this collection is far beyond description. The feelin' starts on track 1 of disc 1 and continues on to track 22 of disc 4, and stays with you long after that. Sure, Ray Charles is a household name. But I don't think many people realize how deep of a soul singer and songwriter he is.
If you have any inkling as to who Ray Charles is and what he's about--and it appeals to you--then you will *LOVE* this entire collection (FORGET about "country"/"R&B" classifications--it is SOUL music). Some box sets are overkill with the content, making it hard to truly enjoy everything from beginning to end. This is a major exception. The songs range from the 1950s to the 1980s, and, to my wonderful surprise, the 1980s tracks don't have that fake, overproduced sound that most records from the 1980s have. And the tracks from the 1950s and 60s, of course, have that wonderful "live" sound that only recordings from that time could have. It's all good!
I was hesitant to buy this entire collection, and it makes me so happy to know that I took the chance because I wouldn't know what I was missing if I had simply gotten the "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" album. Ray Charles RULES! (Record Runner)Ray Charles' explorations into country music were no mere dalliance. They have their genesis in "I'm Movin' On," the last record he made for Atlantic before moving on to ABC Paramount in 1960. But it was with the enormously successful Modern Sounds in Country & Western series of albums in 1962 (and the career making single "I Can't Stop Lovin' You") that made their mark, crossing over genre boundaries that were unthinkable at the time. An African-American doing hillbilly music was not a first, nor were uptown arrangements of hillbilly songs, but here was the Genius of Soul validating the music of the white working class, plain and simple. He was putting his own spin to it (hence the Modern Sounds), not merely a black voice singing Gene Autry songs, investing them with pain, emotion, and sorrow. It was an unprecedented achievement, both commercially and artistically, and now -- decades later -- it's viewed as just another genre-bender in the grand Ray Charles tradition. But this 92-track, four-CD box set is the first to gather them all in one place and view it as a consistent piece of work spread over a career as a stylist that's second to none. The first disc combines both volumes of the Modern Sounds albums; the rest of the anthology moves through singles, various returns to the concept over the years, and stray tracks from his later stretch at Columbia to spice it all up. This multi-disc set contains some very special music, nicely packaged -- a moment in American music well worth investigating. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

01 Bye Bye, Love 02 You Don't Know Me 03 Half as Much 04 I Love You So Much It Hurts 05 Just a Little Lovin' 06 Born to Lose 07 Worried Mind 08 It Makes No Difference Now 09 You Win Again 10 Careless Love 11 I Can't Stop Loving You 12 Hey Good Lookin' 13 You Are My Sunshine 14 No Letter Today 15 Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) 16 Don't Tell Me Your Troubles 17 Midnight 18 Oh Lonesome Me 19 Take These Chains from My Heart 20 Your Cheating Heart 21 I'll Never Stand in Your Way 22 Making Believe 23 Teardrops in My Heart 24 Hang Your Head in Shame

trax disc 2:

01 I'm Movin'on 02 Busted 03 No One to Cry To 04 Move It on Over 05 Love's Gonna Live Here 06 I'm a Fool to Care 07 Crying Time 08 Together Again 09 I've Got a Tiger by the Tail 10 I Don't Care 11 Blue Moon of Kentucky 12 Don't Let Her Know 13 Please Say You're Fooling 14 A She's Lonesome Again 15 A Born Loser 16 Girl I Used to Know 17 Here We Go Again 18 When I Stop Dreamin' 19 If You Were Mine 20 Your Love Is So Doggone Good 21 Don't Change on Me 22 Till I Can't Take It Anymore 23 You've Still Got a Place in My Heart 24 I Keep It Hid 25 Sweet Memories 26 Good Morning Dear.mp3

trax disc 3:

01 Ring of Fire 02 What Am I Living For 03 The Three Bells 04 All I Ever Need Is You 05 Wichita Lineman 06 Down in the Valley 07 Take Me Home, Country Roads 08 Never Ending Song of Love 09 Come Live with Me 10 Sunshine 11 We Had It All 12 (Turn out the Light And) Love Me Tonight 13 I Wish You Were Here Tonight 14 Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All 15 Born to Love Me 16 I Don't Want No Stranger Sleepin'in My Bed 17 Let Your Love Flow 18 You Feel Good All Over 19 You've Got the Longest Leaving Act in Town 20 String Bean

trax disc 4:

01 3/4 Time 02 Shakin' Your Head 03 I Had It All 04 Do I Ever Cross Your Mind 05 Woman Sensuous Woman 06 Then I'll Be Over You 07 If I Were You 08 Workin' Man's Woman 09 Two Old Cats Like Us 10 This Old Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again) 11 We Didn't See a Thing 12 Who Cares? 13 Friendship 14 It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind 15 Little Hotel Room 16 Crazy Old Soldier 17 Seven Spanish Angels 18 The Pages of My Mind 19 Slip Away 20 Anybody with the Blues 21 A Little Bit of Heaven 22 Dixie Moon

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"MERCURY RECORDS ROCK ’N’ ROLL PARTY"

Fine collection of upbeat rock ’n’ roll 45’s from the mid to late fifties that appeared on the Mercury label.trax:

1. Rock & Roll Party - Red Prysock 2. Shake It Up - Conway Twitty 3. I Cant Help It - Bing Day 4. The Masked Man - Eddy Bell 5. Stay Loose Mother Goose - Freddie Bell 6. Good Time - Royce Porter 7. Sugar Doll - Johnny Jay 8. Bright Red Convertible - Chuck Miller 9. Pink Caddilac - Rusty Draper 10. The Last Drag - The Voxpoppers 11. Drop Top - Roy Perkins 12. Cry Baby Cry - Narvel Felts 13. I Want A New Girl - Ben Hewitt 14. My Honey - Jimmy Edwards 15. Oh Baby - The Del-Vikings 16. Marys Place - Bing Day 17. Beach Of Love - Royce Porter 18. Double Talk Baby - Conway Twitty 19. Kissin At The Drive In - Gary Shelton 20. How Do I Do It - Bing Day 21. Mumbles - Bobby Lewis 22. Big Bess - Louis Jordan 23. Boogie Blues - Chuck Miller 24. Vampire -  Crystals 25. Seven Come Eleven - Rusty Draper 26. Ma Ma Ma Marie - The Gaylords 27. Money Mad - The Four Guys 28. Boogie Bear - Boyd Bennett 29. Rock & Roll Ruby - Rusty Draper 30. First Date - Dee & Patty 31. Hershey Bar - Eddie Bond 32. Gonna Go Down - The Rainbows

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"Essential Rockabilly" The King Story

Founded in 1943 in Cincinatti, King Records were a major force in the rise of rockabilly. They also found success in the R&B field, most notably with Hank Ballard, Joe Tex and James Brown – but while this understandably overshadowed their other achievements, many of their rockabilly artists were leaders in their field. What's more, the songs gathered here are still fresh, and in most cases, underexposed. The label's advertising slogan once ran: 'If it's a King, it's a Hillbilly – If it's a Hilbilly, It's a King.' Substitute rockabilly and you're on the right lines…trax disc 1:

1. Jungle Rock - Hank Mizell 2. Clock Tickin' Rhythm - Cecil McNabb, Jr. 3. Bottle to the Baby - Charlie Feathers 4. Grandaddy's Rockin' - Mac Curtis 5. You're Gonna Like Me Baby - Bill Beach 6. Move - Boyd Bennett 7. Pony Tail Partner - Bing Day 8. I'm Ready to Go Steady - Wes Voight 9. Gotta Make Her Mine - Ronny Wade 10. Rockin' Chair Mama - Wayne Carroll 11. Shake Shake - The Blue Tones 12. Bip a Little, Bop a Lot - Joe Penny 13. Rockin' Blues - Booker Lee Jr 14. Everybody's Lovin' My Baby - Charlie Feathers 15. Rockyn Up - Ronnie Molleen 16. Your Kind of Lovin' - Donnie White 17. Livin' It Up - The Rock Brothers 18. You Tell Her, I Stutter - Jimmy Lee Prow 19. Shake 'Em Up Baby - Rusty York 20. That Ain't Nothin' But Right - Mac Curtis

trax disc 2:

1. One Hand Loose - Charlie Feathers w/Jody & Jerry 2. Seven Nights To Rock - Moon Mullican w/Boyd Bennet & His Rockets 3. Rock On - Trini Lopez 4. Guitar Pickin' Fool - Teddy Humphries 5. Now Or Never - Bruce Channel 6. Midnight Blues - The Town Tree featuring Wes Voight 7. No Good Robin Hood - Delbert Barker 8. If I Had Me A Woman - Mac Curtis 9. Come Back Uncle John - Big John Greer 10. Can't Hardly Stand It - Charlie Feathers 11. Peg Pants - Bill Beach 12. Nothing Like This - Cecil McNabb, Jr. 13. Ain't You Treating Me Right - Mac Curtis 14. When You Come Around - Charlie Feathers With Jody And Jerry 15. Top Ten Rock - Fuller Todd 16. Oh Yeah! - The Blue Tones featuring Fred Coupland 17. Mercy, Mercy, Percy - Joe Penny 18. I'm Movin' In - Wes Voight 19. Vim Van Vamouse - Bob Temple w/The Dave Martin Orchestra 20. Rock & Roll Nursery Rhyme - Dave Dudley

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"The Doo Wop Box" - Vol 3 - 101 More Vocal Group Gems

Following in the footsteps of two earlier Doo Wop Boxes--the first of which sold enough to earn a gold record--comes a third set of four CDs dedicated to the street-corner form. Discs one and two collect hits and near-misses that didn't make the cut for the previous volumes. The fact that many of these recordings--including the Cadets' whacked-out "Stranded in the Jungle," the Charts' barely less goofball "Zoop," the Jaguars' lovely nod to Sinatra on "The Way You Look Tonight," and Lee Andrews and the Hearts' gorgeous "Try the Impossible"--stand up to the selections on volumes one and two makes a grand case for the music's depth. 
An interesting twist finds the third disc filled with favorites chosen by the likes of Keith Richards, George Carlin, and Art and Aaron Neville, while the final CD collects two dozen modern tracks that often stretch the boundaries of tribute. Still, it's fitting that the unstoppable a cappella group the Persuasions' 1977 "Looking for an Echo" ends the box. Along with its predecessors, Doo Wop Box III affirms that this blissful strain of American music indeed resonates 50 years after its development. --Rickey Wrighttrax disc 1:
1. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes 2. Shouldn't I Know - The Cardinals 3. Beside You - The Swallows 4. Sexy Ways - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 5. Adorable - The Colts 6. (You've Got) The Magic Touch - The Platters 7. Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets 8. Wisdom Of A Fool - The Five Keys 9. Fools Fall In Love - The Drifters 10. Everyone's Laughing - The Spaniels 11. Cool Shake - The Del-Vikings 12. So Tough - The Original Casuals 13. Try The Impossible - Lee Andrews & The Hearts 14. No, No, No - The Chanters 15. Here I Stand - Wade Flemons & The Newcomers 16. Wiggle, Wiggle - The Accents 17. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters 18. Pennies From Heaven - The Skyliners 19. Image Of A Girl - The Safaris 20. Trouble In Paradise - The Crests 21. Mio Amore ('Till The End Of Time) - The Flamingos 22. Charlena - The Sevilles 23. A Little Bit Of Soap - The Jarmels 24. I Wish That We Were Married - Ronnie & The Hilites 25. Oh My Angel - Bertha Tillman 26. If I Should Lose You - The Dreamlovers 27. Bongo Stomp - Little Joey & The Flips 28. Donna The Prima Donna - Dion 29. Have You Heard - The Dupreestrax disc 2:
1. My Memories Of You - The Harptones 2. My Friends - The Strangers 3. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance - The Solitaires 4. Nite Owl - Tony Allen & The Champs 5. Ship Of Love - The Nutmegs 6. Can't We Be Sweethearts - The Cleftones 7. Your Way - The Heartbeats 8. Bim Bam Boom - The El Dorados 9. Blanche - The Three Friends 10. True Love Gone (Come On Home) - The Enchanters 11. The Way You Look Tonight - The Jaguars 12. Don't Say Goodnight - The Valentines 13. Zoop - The Charts 14. My Juanita - The Crests 15. I'm Spinning - The Del-Vikings 16. Your Last Chance - Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords 17. Dedicated To The One I Love - The 5 Royales 18. Chapel Bells - The Fascinators 19. Traveling Stranger - Little Anthony & The Imperials 20. Heart's Desire - The Avalons 21. There Goes My Love - The Fantastics 22. Life Is But A Dream - The Earls 23. Here I Am Broken Hearted - The Four J'strax disc 3:
1. Our Love Will Never End - The Avons 2. I Belong To You - The Fi-Tones Quintette 3. Sheik Of Araby - The Colts 4. One Bad Stud - The Honey Bears 5. Wiggie Waggie Woo - The Cadets 6. Hey, Miss Fannie - The Clovers 7. Most Of All - The Moonglows 8. The Vow - The Flamingos 9. I Didn't Want To Do It - The Spiders 10. To Make A Long Story Short - Eddie & The Starlights 11. Ding Ding Dong - The Jive-A-Tones 12. Dreams Are For Fools - The Revalons 13. Nadine - The Coronets 14. Oh Where - The Vocaleers 15. My Girl Awaits Me - The Castelles 16. Rollin' Stone - The Marigolds 17. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - The Coasters 18. Stay Awhile - The Clovers 19. Blue Velvet - The Clovers 20. Newly Wed - The Orchids 21. Wonderful Girl - The Five Satins 22. Would I Be Crying - The Flamingos 23. Indian Girl - The Capris 24. Money Honey - The Drifterstrax disc 4:

1. Looking For An Echo - Kenny Vance 2. Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys 3. Whole Lotta Love - Godfrey Daniel 4. Sometime Lately - The Darts 5. There's A Moon Out Again - The Capris 6. The Star Spangled Banner - Ruben Guevara 7. Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love) - The Manhattan Transfer 8. I Won't Stand In Your Way - The Stray Cats 9. Eye Of The Tiger - Big Daddy 10. When You're Young And In Love - The Flying Pickets 11. Medley: This Is My Story/We Belong Together - Aaron & Art Neville 12. Something On Your Mind - The New Creations 13. You Really Got A Hold On Me - The Bobs 14. Countdown To Love - B.Q.E. 15. In The Still Of The Nite (I'll Remember) - Boyz II Men 16. It's Too Soon To Know - Linda Ronstadt 17. Your Love - Pure Gold 18. Charlene - Johnny Staton & The Feathers 19. My Love For You - Little Isidore & The Inquisitors 20. Have Love Will Travel - Big Sandy 21. Forgive Me - Candye Kane 22. Gloria - The Mighty Echoes 23. Quality - Paul Simon 24. Looking For An Echo - The Persuasions

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