Here's a fantastic collection of early Rock 'n' Roll recordings done for the Epic label. This comp has very little filler, pretty much one killer cut after another, and would have been close to essential if it had any notes or anything beyond the basic track list. You get a couple primal blasters from Link Wray -- Ain't That Lovin' You Babe, and Hand Clapper -- and even Doug Wray with the silly, but still cool, Goose Bumps. Jaycee Hill delivers a couple of hot sides; Bump! is the sound that his baby makes when she hits him upside the head with the new frying pan that he just bought her (Bump! also features some red hot guitar pickin'), then the vicious Crash Out a moody number about getting' out of San Quinton the hard way. You get a couple of all-time raunchy instrumental tracks in The Big Bad Train by Lee Castle, and Drive In by The Jaguars. Not all of this is in the juvenile delinquent vein; you also get songs like Roy Hamilton's sublime hit Don't Let Go, and the sweet It's A Wonderful Feeling by Jim Robinson. British rocker Marty Wilde delivers a couple of fantastic melodramatic cuts, as does Ersel Hickey, as does Jimmy Gavin, and so on. Then the cherry on the top must be the stony instrumental Stone Age Rock by Fred Flintstone. I didn't know that you could play such hot sax with only three fingers! All tracks are dubbed from original vinyl records, but there is little or no surface noise detectable on most tracks. (JM)
trax:
1. Hand Clapper - Link Wray 2. G.I. Rock - Jesse & James 3. Big Deal - The Skee Brothers 4. Roll, Hot Rod, Roll - Bob Spencer 5. The Ballad Of Jesse James - Jimmy Gavin 6. You Threw A Dart - Ersel Hickey 7. Angry - Marty Wilde 8. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' - Jim Robinson 9. Bump! - Jaycee Hill 10. I - Lillian Briggs 11. Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton 12. Goose Bumps - Doug Wray 13. Ain't That Lovin' You Babe - Link Wray 14. The Big Bad Train - Lee Castle 15. My Baby Is Gone (Stop This World) - Marty Wilde 16. Goin' Down That Road - Ersel Hickey 17. Rock & Roll Lullaby - Bob Spencer 18. You Never Can Tell - Ersel Hickey 19. Drive In - The Jaguars 20. Number Please - Jesse & James 21. It's A Wonderful Feeling - Jim Robinson 22. Hitchhiking Man - Jimmy Gavin 23. Boogie Blues - Lillian Briggs 24. Piddily Patter Patter - Helene Dixon 25. It's All Your Fault - Lee Kane 26. Growin' Up - Dolores Hawkins 27. While I'm Away - The Skee Brothers 28. Exit 6 - The Jaguars 29. Crash Out - Jaycee Hill 30. Stone Age Rock - Fred Flintstone 31. Misery's Child - Marty Wilde 32. Heartbreak Station - Sonny Flaharty
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"Epic Rock & Roll Party"
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gitit! no pw
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Thanks again for more in the cactus series,
BONUS 5 OF 8
A Family Affair - Motor City Roots @320
'A Family Affair' follows on from the success of Jasmine's previous issue (JASCD 527 - Berry Gordy - Motor City Roots). In this volume Jasmine focus on the labels owned by Berry Gordy's Sister, Gwen, and as you would expect this is once again a feast of early 60s soul! Features the first recordings from the soon to be famous Motown stars The Spinners, Junior Walker, Lamont Dozier, David Ruffin and Johnny Bristol. Hear history in the making as the roots of Motown take shape with many recordings on CD for the first time. Fully detailed liner notes covering how these labels merged into Motown.
motor city roots Anna Records Story cd1
http://www36.zippyshare.com/v/dZFnpfqp/file.html
motor city roots Harvey-TriPhi Story cd2
http://www36.zippyshare.com/v/GPiQ01xv/file.html
INFO
http://www.jasmine-records.co.uk/acatalog/jascd-218.html
http://www.amazon.com/Family-Affair-ORIGINAL-RECORDINGS-REMASTERED/dp/B00CUEM156
BONUS 6 OF 8
THE DIRECT HITS - Here There or Anywhere: 23 Mod Pop Classics 1982-1986 (2014) @320
The mod revival in England didn't die out in the '70s when the Jam got more complicated, or when bands like Secret Affair and the Lambrettas ran out of purple hearts. There were still isolated pockets of skinny ties and smart suits with bands like the Direct Hits, the Times, and the Jetset keeping it retro-real for the faces. Here, There or Anywhere is a career-spanning collection of tracks by the Direct Hits that gathers up singles, songs from both their albums (1984's Blow Up and 1986's House of Secrets), a couple unreleased songs, and a live take on "Theme from the Munsters." The Hits mixed plenty of psych pop and folky jangle into their songs -- factors that no doubt led to them recording for Dan Treacy of Television Personalities' Whaam! label -- and had a knack for writing catchy melodies. Early single "Modesty Blaise" does well in setting up their template of retro imagery, classic sounds, and hooks, but as they progressed their sound got richer and a little tougher. Songs from their second album, like the "My Generation"-quoting "Miles Away" and "Heat and Sun," have a wiry punch not too far away from power pop bands like the Plimsouls. The group packed it in before their output took any kind of noticeable dip in quality, and even though they didn't have any hits, direct or otherwise, a listen to this collection proves that they are definitely worth rediscovering whether you drive a scooter or just like well-crafted and well-played '60s-influenced pop. (Allmusic)
• THE DIRECT HITS were active on the 60s and Mod Revival circuit for the first half of the 1980s, issuing a string of now highly collectable records.
• Having evolved out of new wave band The Exits, THE DIRECT HITS formed around 1981 and signed to Whaam! Records, the label run by TV Personalities frontman Dan Treacy.
• First single ‘Modesty Blaise’ was a perfect blend of power pop, Mod rock and 60s stylings. Today, it sounds like Britpop over a decade too early!
• Compiled and designed by DIRECT HITS’ frontman Colin Swan, Here, There Or Anywhere is a comprehensive collection of the band’s output – and their first CD reissue for many years.
• Alongside ‘Modesty Blaise’ are tracks from their cult debut album Blow Up, issued on Whaam! in 1984, 1985 single ‘She Really Didn’t Care’, rare live tracks and a few selections from their second album House Of Secrets.
http://www55.zippyshare.com/v/O6vbY0fd/file.html
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/here-there-or-anywhere-23-mod-pop-classics-1982-1986-mw0002648376
http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4641
BONUS 7 OF 8
THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR - Chips From The Chocolate Fireball (1985-19870 @320
During the mid-'80s, XTC developed a deep fascination with '60s psychedelia that manifested itself on their late-1986 masterpiece Skylarking. While Skylarking was filled with lush pop reminiscent of the Beatles and Beach Boys, it was generally a sober affair, since they decided to leave many of the lighter songs off the album for B-sides and future albums. During this time, they decided to develop their alter egos of the Dukes of Stratosphear, a way to let all of their infatuation with psychedelia flourish. Both the EP 25 O'Clock and the full-length Psonic Psunspot, collected on the single-disc Chips From the Chocolate Fireball, capture the sound of '60s psychedelia remarkably well. All of the sonic details, from the fuzz guitars to the cavernous echoes and sound effects, are in place, as are the self-consciously trippy lyrics. But what makes the Dukes of Stratosphear far more than a comedy band are the songs, which happen to be some of the best pure pop tunes XTC ever wrote: "My Love Explodes" has a tense, spiraling guitar line and melody; "Little Lighthouse" and "You're My Drug" are wonderful pastiches; "The Mole From the Ministry" is a devilish homage to "I Am the Walrus" and Bowie; and the group rarely wrote a song as infectious as the bright, jangling "Vanishing Girl." Despite the clever craftsmanship, XTC has never sounded so carefree or effortless, been quite as immediately catchy or consistent -- Chips From the Chocolate Fireball is too good to be overlooked as a side-project folly, because it truly is some of the best music XTC ever made. And, coincidentally, it's some of the best psychedelic pop ever recorded as well. (Allmusic)
The Dukes of Stratosphear aka XTC have somehow managed to make an almost perfect album of psychedelic music that most groups in the Sixties would have envied. This is much more than a tribute or parody in the mode of Spinal Tap or The Rutles. There is barely any filler and I like it the best of all XTC's releases. While never actually copying or sounding exactly like any particular group note for note, except for a few Syd Barret and Brian Wilson vocals, they recreate the original sound and feeling that made music so great in the Sixties. (Shindig)
http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/VLTsTzQZ/file.html
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/chips-from-the-chocolate-fireball-mw0000651191
http://www.amazon.com/Chips-Chocolate-Fireball-XTC/dp/B00005AV1R
BONUS 8 OF 8
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - THE LOST MASTERS I: Alone In Colts Neck (The Complete Nebraska Session) @320
Label: Labour Of Love Format: 1CD
Catalog #: LOVE 001 Source: Acoustic Demos
Total Time: 60:01 Sound: 9.4/96
Date: December 1981 - January 1982 Performance: 9.5/95
Location: Colts Neck, New Jersey Overall: 9.5/97
1.Nebraska (4:27)
2.Atlantic City (4:02)
3.Mansion On The Hill (4:00)
4.Born In The U.S.A. (3:04)
5.Johnny 99 (3:32)
6.Downbound Train (2:26)
7.Losin' Kind (4:52)
8.State Trooper (3:07)
9.Used Cars (3:01)
10.Open All Night (2:49)
11.Pink Cadillac (5:24))
12.Deputy (5:30) - aka "Highway Patrolman"
13.Reason To Believe (4:01)
14.Child Bride (5:27)
15.Dream Baby (0:34)
16.Precious Memories (1:11)
17.Nebraska #1 (1:15)
18.Nebraska #2 (1:13)
Notes:
Solo acoustic demos for "Nebraska"
Taken from the original 4-track cassette mixes of the "Nebraska" acoustic home demos
Tracks 15-16 Location(s)/date(s) unknown
http://www25.zippyshare.com/v/PMupsGWM/file.html
Gyro, thank you for,THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR,and all things XTC.
heylee
Thanks
Thanks for Motor city roots.
cheers,Tel
When Lambretta back to Home
italian mod
This time i post a besto of ( il meglio di) Statuto historical ska/mod band of Torino, land of Car and Awful football team, who is still on the road after more than thirty years
more information at http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statuto_%28gruppo_musicale%29 (in Italian)
or http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statuto (spanish)
The cd i post is a best of published in 2003
http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/3uH7r0EL/file.html
hope that someone enjoy also if sung in a foreign language to most of yoi like Italian
ciao
ps links is mine rip not
I remember coming across the Dukes of Stratosphere in the late 80's when I was first getting into psych and garage revival bands and thinking they were among the best of the genre. "25 O'Clock" was an amazing album and much better than their other releases, but still, I ended up getting rid of it at some point. It's good to hear it all again. Thanks Gyro. Oh, and also for the Direct Hits comp!
And RYP - I really dig these Rock'n'Roll Party label collections you've been posting. It's true what the reviewer wrote about them being mostly killer with very little filler. Thanks so much.
Thanks Gyro for The Duke of Stratosphear. XTC was not my cup of tea , but after reading what you've written I'll hear this album. Thanks also for The direct Hits and for Bruce.
Thanks Luis. It makes no problem if it is sung in italian, I never listen to the words!
LittleJack
Direct Hits are one of my favorite bands of the 80s. Highly recommended to anyone who likes power pop!
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