"Essential Delta Blues"

50 tracks of authentic, mostly pre war mostly rural blues for less than a fiver. You'd be raving mad not to buy this if you are starting to take an interest in the real blues. From this double CD you can figure out easily which singers and which styles you are drawn to, ready for more in depth collecting later. For those who have a collection here's a great addition for the car, the bedroom, quick access to some all time favourites, whatever...Despite the freedom gained in the American Civil War, most African-Americans had seen little change in their living conditions by the beginning of the 20th Century. Ironically, it would take another conflict to change the outlook. The First World War created jobs for unskilled workers in the North and many took the opportunity to escape the cloying restrictions of the South. The unsophisticated sounds of the country were no longer relevant to their lifestyles and the music changed accordingly. Without the blues there would have been no rock 'n' roll, and this generous 50 track compilation is nothing less than the roots of that revolution.

trax disc 1:

1. I believe i'll dust my broom - Robert Johnson 2. Baby please don't go - Big Joe Williams 3. Canned heat blues - Tommy Johnson 4. Crawlin' king snake - Tony Hollins 5. Parchman farm blues - Bukka White 6. Country blues - Muddy Waters 7. Special agent blues - Sleepy John Estes 8. Walkin' blues - Son House 9. Candy man blues - Mississippi John Hurt 10. Hard time killin floor blues - Skip James 11. Dark was the night - cold was the ground - Blind Willie Johnson 12. Little boy blue - Robert Lockwood, Jr. 13. Banana in your fruit basket - Bo Carter 14. Catfish blues - Robert Petway 15. Bottle it up and go - Tommy McClennan 16. Landing blues - John lee hooker 17. Standing at the crossroads - Elmore James 18. Death valley blues - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 19. Stomp down rider - Blind Willie McTell 20. Rootin' ground hog - Big Joe Williams 21. Love in vain - Robert Johnson 22. Shake it and break it - Charley Patton 23. Trouble hearted blues - Ishman Bracey 24. Fixin' to die - Bukka White 25. I'm so glad - Skip James

trax disc 2:

1. Mississippi river blues - Big Bill Broonzy 2. Ain't no telling mississippi - Mississippi John Hurt 3. Special steam lines - Bukka White 4. I'm getting wild about her - Big Joe Williams 5. Hellhound on my trail - Robert Johnson 6. Cool drink of water blues - Tommy Johnson 7. Take a little walk with me - Robert Lockwood, Jr. 8. I be's troubled - Muddy Waters 9. Shady grove blues - John lee hooker 10. Hobo jungle blues - Sleepy John Estes 11. 34 blues - Charley Patton 12. Left alone blues - Ishman Bracey 13. Highway no.51 - Tommy McClennan 14. Rockin' chair blues - Robert Petway 15. My black mama (part 1) - Son House 16. Nobody's fault but mine - Blind Willie Johnson 17. Dirty mistreater - Willie "Poorboy" Lofton 18. Stagolee - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards 19. Moon going down - Charley Patton 20. Devil got my woman - Skip James 21. Preaching blues (up jumped the devil) - Robert Johnson 22. Delta blues big - Big Joe Williams 23. Black pony blues - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 24. Frankie mississippi - Mississippi John Hurt 25. My pencil won't write no more - Bo Carter

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Oscar Perry "Lonesome Train" The Best Of Oscar Perry, Vol.1 (1973-1977)

Few artists have covered all the bases in the Black Music Field as completely as the dynamic Oscar Perry. Raised in cut’n’shoot juke joints across Texas, his professional career kicked off in grand fashion in 1968 when he started recording for Don Robey’s internationally famous Backbeat label. But recognition as a performer wasn’t enough to satisfy this man of many talents. While he continued to perform and record after hooking up with the Gulf Coast’s leading producer Huey P. Meaux, in 1971, Oscar began to develop his writing and arranging skills even though he had no formal music education. He sure didn’t need a college professor to tell his material was on target. Instead he took songs like “Cold Day In Hell”, “This Time I’m Gone For Good”, “The End Of The Road”, and “The Blues Is All I Was Left With”, to Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, who promptly made them into hits of his own.
Now Oscar brings it all together for himself on this album, singing, writing and arranging everything from mournful ballads and sweet soul, even all the way to hard kicking country and western. Though there are many moods contained in the grooves of this record, they all come form the soul of one man ready to let them loose - Oscar Perry. - Joe Nick PatoskiThese tracks contained herein date from 1973-77, and Perry recalls that a plethora of musicians played on them. Unfortunately they were so numerous that Perry today can not recall who played on what, and we were unable at the time of this writing to obtain studio documentation from Crazy Cajun.

Perry, who had not heard these tracks for quite some time, is today quite pleased with them, saying of them that “they’re right where I’m at today”. From the opening line of “Keeps Hanging On”, it is readily apparent that anywhere Perry is at is not a bad place to be. Like Mel Torme, Perry has a voice that can be described as a “Velvet Fog”. 

Ironically, it’s a shame Perry’s voice is so luxurious, for at times I found myself listening more to the way it sounded rather than what it sung. Perry composed all of these tunes, and on “Can’t Mend A Broken Heart”, we have some of his best work both musically and from a lyrical standpoint. This song, incidentally, was a runaway hit regionally in 1974, going on to top the charts in the state of Louisiana. 

INFO: http://crazycajunmusic.com/oscar-perry

trax:

01 - Keeps Hanging On 02 - Can't Mend A Broken Heart 03 - Lonesome Train 04 - Pistol Packin' Son Of A Gun 05 - Building A Home, Part 1 06 - Building A Home, Part 2 07 - You'll Never Be Part Of The Past 08 - I Give Up You Win 09 - End Of Your Road 10 - Heaven Sent Angel 11 - Let Me Grow Old With You 12 - Best Thing I Ever Had 13 - Do The Honky Tonk 14 - Watergate 15 - Three K's 16 - I'll Take Care Of You 17 - Just Make A Wish 18 - Once In A While 19 - When You Were Saying I Love You, You Really Meant Goodbye

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The Fall-Outs "Here I Come and Other Hits" + "Don't Want The Sun" - 7"/45rpm 1992

The Fall-Outs have been around for so long because no one can top their smart, blistering brand of echo-y garage pop. Dave's bitter lyrics and grating guitar; Dino's smart-ass drums and menancing songs ("Here I Come"), the long-lost Shannon's pure mod bass and glamorous white pants......they're live, they cannot be stopped, they're the Fall-Outs and here it comes! - amazonHere I Come and Other Hits collects Fall-Outs recordings from 1986-1992 (proving that the band was a bit ahead of its time on the modern garage scene) -- given the wide span of material to choose from, the record winds up with a level of consistency that's far higher than any of the band's studio releases. Here I One... is also more raw and adrenalized than the band's later releases -- and, given the Fall-Outs wild and bluesy garage sound, this might seem like a good thing -- but later releases like the band's self-titled album actually manage to lend traces of depth and sophistication to this sound that's slightly prefereable. - AllMusic Review by Nitsuh Abebetrax "Here I Come and Other Hits":
01 Here I Come 02 Brothers 03 Like Me 04 I'm Going Home 05 Greed 06 Dug My Grave 07 Another Fad 08 She's Out There 09 Bury My Body 10 Made My Bed, Gonna Lie In It 11 Brainiac 12 Scarecrow 13 Our Company 14 You Just Can't Win 15 Won't Get Far 16 Don't Want the Sun 17 Selling Answerstrax "Don't Want The Sun":

01 Don't Want The Sun 02 Another Fad 03 She's Out There

"Where Southern Soul Began" Vol. 2 (1955-1962 History Of Soul)

The Golden Age of southern soul lasted from about 1964 to 1975, when disco ripped the heart out of it. And although it may seem as though the blend of country, gospel and R & B that emerged from the great studios in Memphis and Muscle Shoals in that decade was entirely fresh and new, like any other genre classic, southern soul picked up musical cues and absorbed influences from a whole variety of sources: horn lines from Louisiana’s swamp pop, lyrical themes from the blues, songs from country music, and of course so, so much from the black churches. Part of the 'History of Soul' series, these CDs reveal many of the black musical antecedents that gave southern soul its greatest inspirations. A good few of the artists here, represented in their early attempts at creating an individual style, went on to become some of the biggest stars of the '60s. Other musicians on these collections, perhaps less famously, provided ideas and techniques that became stylistic standards in the coming years. If you ever wondered what musical forms lay behind the southern soul explosion, the answer is in these tracks. If you thought that secularised gospel singing started with Sam Cooke and Ray Charles, think again as you listen to vocalists who pioneered this many years before they did. And if you were of the view that the players and producers at Royal Studios, or Fame or Cosimo’s in New Orleans invented something completely unheard of, you were wrong.

The accompanying booklet is written by John Ridley. The music here will tell you the real story – and it will knock your socks off too! 

Info:

http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/products/VariousArtists-WhereSouthernSoulBegan19541962-HistoryOfSoul-89252.html

trax disc 1:

01 - Al TNT Braggs - Cigarettes & Coffee 02 - Joe Tex - I Let Her Get Away 03 - Ted Taylor - Since You're Home 04 - Rodge Martin - They Say 05 - Roscoe Shelton - Yesterday's Mistake 06 - Sam & Dave - I Need Love 07 - Tabby Thomas - My Baby's Got It 08 - The 5 Royales - She Did Me Wrong Start 09 - Arthur Alexander - The Girl That Radiates That Charm 10 - Arthur K. Adams - I'll Be Your Friend 11 - Bobby "Blue" Bland - Don't Cry No More 12 - Buddy Ace - Screaming Please 13 - The Chellows - Be My Baby 14 - George Hughley - It Hurt Me Too 15 - Lavelle White - Stop These Teardrops 16 - Steve Dickinson - Before I Leave You 17 - Bobby Hebb - Atlanta, GA 18 - Maxine Davis - Another Man 19 - William Bell - Any Other Way 20 - The Tams - Untie Me 21 - Prince Conley - I'm Going Home 22 - Herbert Hunter - Dr. Feel-Good 23 - Barbara Lynn - You're Gonna Need Me 24 - Yvonne Fair - I Found You 25 - Calvin & Clarence - I Don't Know School Girl 26 - Sam Baker - So Long Start 27 - Little Jimmy Griffin - If Things Don't Change

trax disc 2:

01 - Fontella Bass - Honey Bee 02 - Donald Hines - Baby Tell It Like It Is 03 - Ted Taylor - Be Ever Wonderful 04 - The 5 Royales - Show Me 05 - Bud Harper - Down The Aisle 06 - Carol Fran - Emmitt Lee 07 - Ray Charles - A Fool For You 08 - Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine 09 - Carl Greenstreet - Hey Mama 10 - Roscoe Shelton - We've Been Wrong 11 - Rufus Thomas - I Didn't Believe 12 - Willie Harper - I'll Never Leave You 13 - Kip Anderson - I Wanna Be The Only One 14 - Larry Birdsong - It Won't Be This Way Always 15 - Finnimo - Just Ask For What You Want 16 - Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Loan A Helping Hand 17 - Sam And Dave - No More Pain 18 - Arthur Alexander - Soldier Of Love 19 - Grover Mitchell - Everywhere I Go 20 - Joe Perkins - Until You Were Gone 21 - Joe Medwick - You Ain't Treating Her Right 22 - Tabby Thomas - Hoodoo Party 23 - Freddie North - Ninety - Pound Woman 24 - Al TNT Braggs - I Don't Think I Can Make It 25 - Rodge Martin - I'm Standing By 26 - Charles James - Thief In The Night 27 - Arthur K. Adams - The Same Thing 28 - Joe Tex - Meet Me In Church

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The Isley Brothers "Twist & Shout"

The first two albums by The Isley Brothers on one CD.First formed in the early '50s, the Isley Brothers enjoyed one of the longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music -- over the course of nearly a half century of performing, the group's distinguished history spanned not only two generations of Isley siblings but also massive cultural shifts which heralded their music's transformation from gritty R&B to Motown soul to blistering funk.trax disc 1:

01 Twist And Shout 02 I Say Love 03 Right Now 04 Hold On Baby 05 Rubber Leg Twist 06 The Snake 07 You Better Come Home 08 Never Leave Me Baby 09 Spanish Twist 10 Time After Time 11 Let's Twist Again 12 Don't You Feel 13 The Cow Jumped Over The Moon 14 Don't Be Jealous 15 I Wanna Know 16 My Love 17 I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door 18 Gypsy Love Song 19 Say You Love Me True 20 Jeepers Creepers 21 Standing On the Dance Floor 22 Your Old Lady 23 A Fool For You 24 Twistin' With Linda.mp3

trax disc 2:

01 When The Saints Go Marching In 02 St. Louis Blues 03 Yes Indeed 04 How Deep is the Ocean 05 Ring-A-Ling-A-Ling 06 Rock Around The Clock 07 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands 08 That Lucky Old Sun 09 Respectable 10 Without A Song 11 Shout (Part 1) 12 Shout (Part 2) 13 Angels Cried 14 Rockin' McDonald 15 This Is The End 16 Everybody's Gonna Rock n Roll 17 The Drag 18 Turn To Me 19 Tell Me Who 20 Teach Me How To Shimmy 21 Shine On Harvest Moon 22 Write Me 23 Just One More Time 24 Shout (Full Version)

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"Where Southern Soul Began" Vol. 1 (1954-1962 History Of Soul)

Soul had its Golden Era from around 1964 through 1975, and while it might seem obvious these days, mixing blues, country, and R&B with southern gospel passion and secular lyrics, modern soul, like any other vernacular American pop music, didn't just spring to life fully formed. There were many artists, some who went on to have big careers, who explored the roots and avenues of soul long before the term was even formatted as a musical genre. This fascinating, informative, revelatory, and romping two-disc set tells the story of the roads and branches that ended up manifesting itself as soul between 1954 and 1962, and features early sides from Joe Tex, Gene Allison, Bobby Bland, Roscoe Shelton, Sam and Dave, Joe Perkins, Grover Mitchell, Lavelle White, and many more. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)This is just one of a planned series of new compilations that explore the different pathways to the genesis of soul music as we came to know it. As well as this superb set, others in the series just coming out include The Soul Of New Orleans (SOUL003) and Wade In The Water - Soul Chronology Volume 1 (SOUL004). This Where Southern Soul Began set is just a beaut, taking in artists, songs and styles that went on to have some influence on the later emergence of southern soul as it became known. Listening to the impressive 54 tracks on these 2 CDs, and reading through the full colour 28 page booklet that accompanies it, these influences are mostly easy to identify and associate with. Not being one to worry unduly about the intellectual rigour behind such concepts, I am not overly worried about tying all these tracks into the fabric of southern soul's history. I just wanna have fun! And fun is in plentiful supply here, starting with Bobby ‘Blue' Bland's opening I've Been Wrong For So Long all the way to the closing track, Please, Please, Please by James Brown. In between, there are familiar old friends lurking - like Joe Medwick's impassioned I Cried and Ted Taylor's rocking I'm Leaving You (many of us know this best by Howlin' Wolf). And it seems years since I heard Little Milton's I Need Somebody. William Bell's You Don't Miss Your Water may seem an obvious choice here but when did you ever open up a CD to find it on there and curse? Never of course. Plenty of others are new and welcome surprises, the Joe Perkins I'm Not Gonna Leave is a bluesy-gospel treat, and the riff on Arthur Alexander's Sally Sue Brown was enough alone for me to make me purr, the fact that it is a super song and sung so well is just a bonus. Clyde Shelby's Phoney Lover is a gorgeous near-blues big ballad that ends almost as an operatic show-stopper. Sheer genius. The overall standard of these 54 tracks is amazingly high and there are hours of fun to be had here. And, in the unlikely event that you ever tire of this collection, there is always the rest of the series to catch up with! Come on now, you love the commitment, don't you? I know I do! (Record Runner)

trax disc 1:

1. I've Been Wrong for so Long - Bobby "Blue" Bland 2. Room in Your Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips 3. You Don't Have to Cry - Little Bob & The Lollipops 4. I Wanna Be Free - Joe Tex 5. Your Lonesome Now - Charles Perrywell 6. You Gotta Go - Bobby Hebb 7. Please Think It Over - Roscoe Shelton 8. Teach Me - Gorgeous George 9. I Don't Want No Woman - Bobby "Blue" Bland 10. If (I Could Be with You) - Miss La-Vell 11. I Got to Know - The 5 Royales 12. I Found True Love - Oscar Perry 13. If I Don't See You Again - Ted Taylor 14. I've Just Got to Forget You - Bud Harper 15. Close up the Back Door - Cookie & The Cupcakes 16. Sally Sue Brown - Arthur Alexander 17. Phoney Lover - Clyde Shelby 18. Somebody Somewhere - Gene Allison 19. Somebody, Somewhere - Larry Birdsong 20. Wait and See - Fred Lowery 21. Slave to Love - Charles Walker & The Daffodils 22. Too Many Tears - Roy Lee Johnson 23. Hurts Me to My Heart - Rudy Ray Moore 24. The World Is Yours - Johnny Wright 25. What Can I Do for You - Elmore Morris 26. The Thrill of Yesterday - Donel Austin 27. You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell

trax disc 2:

1. I Cried - Joe Medwick 2. Frozen Love - Gay Meadows & The Yobyalps 3. Blessed Are These Tears - Joe Tex 4. Tend to Your Business - Arthur K. Adams 5. Everything Will Be Alright - Gene Allison 6. I'm Leaving You - Ted Taylor 7. That's a Good Idea - Grover Mitchell 8. Give Me Your Love - Delores Johnson 9. I Need Somebody - Little Milton 10. I'll Learn to Love Again - Little Junior Parker 11. I'm Not Gonna Leave - Joe Perkins 12. Come into My Heart - Little Clarence 13. Give Us Your Blessings - Ruth White & The Continentals 14. Am I Losing You - Little Ike 15. That's Cuz I Love You - Louis Jones 16. You're Gonna Miss Me - Shirley Raymond 17. Shout Bamalama - Otis Redding 18. Sooner or Later - Larry Birdsong 19. Best of Luck Baby - Earl Gaines 20. Can't Stand to See You Cry - Tony Borders 21. I Say! That's All Right - Roosevelt Jones 22. Help Yourself - Steve Dickinson 23. I Woke up Screaming - Bobby "Blue" Bland 24. My Love Belongs to You - Sam & Dave 25. Backtracking - Little Junior Parker 26. I Don't Hurt Anymore - Fontella Bass 27. Please, Please, Please - James Brown

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The Fall-Outs "The Fall-Outs" 1992

The Fall-Outs' self-titled album settles down a bit from the adrenalized garage of their earlier recordings, and manages something that's rather unique in the nineties garage-revival scene -- they have a level of unironic seriousness that's rather appealing, compared to the sounds of many similar bands. This mainly comes through in the record's reliance on blues-based, Rolling Stones-style rock (as opposed to the "beat-punk" that defines much of the scene) -- The Fall-Outs always have the sound of a wild and over-the-top garage band, but there's a care in the composition and performance of this record that puts a good deal of content behind the style. Fans of the bands' earlier work might be a tad disappointed -- the energy level is a bit lower on Fall-Outs than it was on previous releases -- but there's something about the record that's almost akin to sophistication, which is a rare find in this genre.Seattle punk-poppers the Fallouts never got the glory of compatriots like the Young Fresh Fellows, Mudhoney, or even the Fastbacks or Flop, largely because they were a part-time concern throughout their career. Impressively, they managed to maintain nearly the same lineup throughout: Dave Holmes on guitar and vocals, Shannon McConnell on bass, and Dino Lencioni on drums. (McConnell quit the group for a couple of years in the early '90s; Mudhoney's Steve Turner filled in on bass until McConnell decided to rejoin in 1993, and also signed the group to his own Super-Electro label.)

The Fallouts played locally for a couple of years before finally getting around to making a recording, an untitled eight-song demo cassette. Two years later, the Fallouts made their vinyl debut with the Here I Come EP, followed a year later with the Don't Want the Sun EP. These EPs, plus assorted other early songs, including tracks from that demo cassette, were finally released on CD as Here I Come and Other Hits on Estrus in 1993. The year before that, the group, with Turner on bass, had recorded their self-titled full-length debut. A second album, Sleep, followed in 1995. Following the release of Sleep, the Fall-Outs went back onto part-time status, at one point going several years between gigs, but the band returned to the studio in 2003, with new bassist Zaac Aubrey in tow, to record a new album, Summertime. - Artist Biography by Stewart Mason

trax:

01 Ambition 02 The Life for Me 03 Never Be the Same 04 About You 05 Pretty Girl 06 Some Fun 07 Speak the Truth 08 What'd I Do Wrong 09 The Jealous Kind 10 Where Did You Go? 11 They Never Come 12 One More Time

Cicero Blake "Here Comes The Heartache" - 60's & 70's Soul Years

Hard hard hard soul from the great Cicero Blake – a singer who's better known these days for his down-home blues work, but who was a heck of a great soul artist in the 60s and 70s! This wonderfully-done set collects together 23 singles from Cicero's diverse recordings of the 60s and 70s – pulling together recordings that were issued on a variety of different labels, but when taken together show Blake to be an incredibly powerful singer, with a depth to rival that of his Chicago contemporaries, like Tyrone Davis or Syl Johnson! And honestly, even though we'd heard the odd single by Cicero here and there over the years, we'd never gotten a complete picture of his career until this wonderful set – and we're extra-thankful to the folks at Grapevine for doing such a great job on the notes and track selection. Titles include "See What Tomorrow Brings", "Sad Feeling", "Soul Of Pain", "Take It From Me", "Loving You Woman Is Everything", "Shing A Ling", "Here Comes The Heartache", "Should I Go", "Could This Be Love", "Face The Case", "Don't Wait Until Tomorrow", "Bad But Beautiful Bag", "Doin What Comes Naturally", "Dip My Dipper", "Be Good To Me", "Your Love Is Like A Boomerang", and a bonus 90s sweet soul number, "Don't Wanna Blow My Chance With You".  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

trax:

01 Should I Go 02 Could This Be Love 03 See What Tomorrow Brings 04 Don't Do This To M 05 Take It From Me 06 Soul Of Pain 07 Sad Feeling 08 You're Gonna Be Sorry 09 Step By Step 10 If I Had My Way 11 Loving You Woman Is Everything 12 Shing-A-Ling 13 Here Comes The Heartache 14 Face The Case 15 Don't Wait Until Tomorrow 16 Bad But Beautiful Bag 17 A Woman Needs To Be Loved 18 You Got Me Walking 19 Your Love Is Like A Boomerang 20 How Can I Go On Without You 21 Doin' What Comes Naturally 22 Dip My Dipper 23 Be Good To Me 24 Don't Wanna Blow My Chance With You 

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"Raisin' The Roof" The Peacock Recordings of The Sunset Travelers, The Reverend Julius Cheeks, The Swan Silvertones

The Sunset Travelers "On Jesus Program" ’64
The Reverend Julius Cheeks "Sings" ’70
The Swan Silvertones "I Found The Answer" ’73This 2-CD set features 3 previously released LPs: "On Jesus Program" (The Sunset Travelers, 1964), "Sings" (The Reverend Julius Cheeks, 1970), and "I Found The Answer" (The Swan Silvertones, 1973).

This indispensable early-'60s Sunsets material include O.V. Wright, Rev. Julius Cheeks and the 4 Knights, plus great Swan Silvertones material led by Claude Jeter and Louis Johnson, from '60s Vee Jay sources. ~ (Opal Louis Nations, Allmusic)

INFO: http://www.allmusic.com/album/raisin-the-roof-the-peacock-recordings-of-mw0000072780

trax disc 1:

The Sunset Travelers featuring O.V. Wright

01 On Jesus Program 02 Hide Me In Your Bosom 03 I Made It Over 04 Looking For A Better Place 05 What Do You Think About Jesus? 06 Have You Ever Been Touched? 07 Another Day Lost 08 Wonderful Jesus 09 When Jesus Comes 10 My Trouble Is Hard 11 You'll Never Know 12 Ain't That Good News

The Reverend Julius Cheeks

13 Get My Child Out Of Jail 14 Same Train 15 Just Crying 16 Sweeter Than Honey 17 Mountain Railroad

trax disc 2:

The Reverend Julius Cheeks

01 Heaven Is Just One Prayer Away 02 Waiting For My Child 03 Somewhere Around God's Throne 04 How Far Is Heaven 05 Where You Going Mary?

The Swan Silvertones

06 When The Saints Go Marching In 07 I Found The Answer 08 Bedside Of A Neighbor 09 Anyhow Lord 10 What's The Matter Now? 11 Tell Of A Savior 12 Goin' On With Jesus 13 Away Somehow 14 Glory Hallelujah 15 How Great Thou Art 16 End Of My Journey

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"Pain Goes Deep" More Deep Soul Gems

If you like soul music but don’t understand the meaning of 'Deep Soul' buy this cd. I couldnt find a bad track on it. The Pain Goes Deep follows the other superb 'Deep Soul' CD from Demon 'Love and Jealousy' and, as we've come to expect in this series, the music choice and selection is excellent. If you like the deeper side of soul you'll love this - The Ann Sexton, Annette Snell and Otis Clay tracks being my particular favourites, but its fabulous throughout. Well worth the money from the first to the last track and a very enjoyable cd indeed. (The Soul Detective)

trax:

1. That's How It Is (When You're In Love) - Otis Clay 2. Fugitive From Love - Linda Jones 3. I Need You - Little Archie 4. I Don't Care If I Never Get Over You - 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) 5. You Oughta Be Here With Me - Annette Snell 6. Aretha, Sing One For Me - George Jackson 7. Loneliness - Jean Plum 8. I'm Worried - Melvin Davis 9. He's Gone - Doris Duke 10. Take This Hurt Off Me - Big John Hamilton 11. I Keep Coming Back - Tyrone Davis 12. I'm Useless - Charles Smith 13. I Catch Myself Cryin - Leon Byrd 14. Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong - The Whispers 15. Let Me Down Easy - Bettye LaVette 16. Been So Wrong - Aaron Neville 17. I'll Catch You When You Fall - Laura Lee 18. I'm Being Held Hostage - Sidney Joe Qualls 19. You Got My Mind Messed Up - Quiet Elegance 20. She Didn't Have To See You (To See Through You) - Tommie Young 21. I'm His Wife (You're Just His Friend) - Ann Sexton 22. Just As Soon As The Feeling's Over - Jackie Wilson 23. I Can't Stand To See You Go - Joe Valentine 24. I'm Down To My Last Heartbreak - Wilson Pickett

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"Texas Soul '64" Duke-Peacock-Sure Shot (History Of Soul)

This LP shines the spotlight on some of the lesser known artists associated with Robey from 1964. None of the tracks included here has ever seen the light of day on vinyl since their 45s were originally issued... Limited to 500 copiesThe key area for post war R & B and soul in Texas was Houston of course, and the king of black music there was Don Robey. He was the first Afro-American to make a hugely successful entertainment business in the U.S., which its height was a multi-million dollar enterprise covering record labels, clubs, a booking agency and a huge publishing empire. He was well known for a “robust” management style, using both legal and other means to enforce his will in an unforgiving world, and although many people got on his wrong side at the time, his legacy of gospel, blues and soul music is almost unparalleled, rich in variety and quality.

trax:

01 - Bobby Williams - You Waited Too Long 02 - Brother & Sisters Of Soul - Let It Be Me 03 - Buddy Ace - It Makes You Want To Cry 04 - Little Mr. Lee & The Cherokees - Party Time 05 - The C & C Boys - My Life 06 - Ernie K-Doe - My Mother-in-Law (Is In My Hair Again) 07 - Donald Fletcher - I'm So Glad 08 - Jackie Verdell - Come Let Me Love You 09 - James Davis - Chains Around My Heart 10 - Miss La-Vell - The Best Part of Me 11 - The C & C Boys - It's All Over Now 12 - The Mustanga - A Change 13 - Reuben & The Chains - Hey Girl 14 - Oscar Perry - The Rest Of My Life

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"Cooler Than Ice" Arctic Records And The Rise Of Philly Soul (7 CD Box set)

The Sound of Philadelphia story is usually told through Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International soul label. Another chapter is added on Cooler Than Ice, which gathers every single from 1964 to 1967 on the Arctic label founded by WDAS program director Jimmy Bishop. Arctic's biggest hit was with teenage phenom Barbara Mason's Yes, I'm Ready in 1965. The label was a proving ground for a number of artists, including Daryl Hall (known as Daryl Hohl when he was with the Temptones, who have four charming faux-Motown tunes here). Gamble struts his stuff in style as a singer with his bands the Romeos and Floaters. Essential for Philly Soul completists. --The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 29, 2012The Arctic Records label helped Philly Soul find its footing. Their complete discography of 121 sides,spread over a six-disc box set, are raw, washed-out, occasionally sloppy - a young Kenny Gamble before he hopped on the love train, a young Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes before you knew them by now - essentially the sound of Philadelphia in the 10 years before TSOP. The 27 tracks from dynamic soulstirrer Barbara Mason are the biggest victory here, tracing a slow evolution from the vulnerable, sugarysad, girl-group era (Girls Have Feeling Too, the No. 5 hit Yes, I'm Ready) to the assured, brassy tip of the funky '70s. We'd be remiss not to point out the inimitable tenor of a young Daryl Hall (yes, that Daryl Hall) levitating over the only four released sides from his circa-1967 white-boy soul crew the Temptones, when dude was doing straight Temptations-jacking sans the big bam booms. --SPIN Magazine, December 2012

Major shout outs for this home-grown, six-disc megaset of long-lost music from the 1960s and '70s. Founded by former WDAS DJ and program director Jimmy Bishop, Arctic was a training site for many a local musician and producer who'd go on to really big things at Philadelphia International Records. It's got tracks from the lead singer of a group called Kenny Gamble and the Romeos. And there's some songs featuring a certain tenor singing lead with the pale-skinned though R&B stylized Temptone - Pottstown's very own Daryl Hall. The distinctive Barbara Mason was Arctic's star; often sonically dressed to the nines with lustrous string players (some plucked from the Philadelphia Orchestra) as she strove for a worthy follow-up to I'm Ready. You'll be equally taken with the stomping, Motown/Philly explosions of the Volcanos, sugar-pie cute Honey Bees and spiritual-meets-pop pioneering Lane Relations (produced by Bishop's wife, Louise Williams). Oh, and we were staggered by how much the vocal stylings of Cindy Gibson resembled what ''complete original'' Laura Nyro would put forth a few years later. Kudos to Bill Dahl for the deep-digging liner notes. --Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News, December 10, 2012

trax CD 1:

01. Happiest Girl in the World - Barbara Mason & The Tiffanys 02. Love Me - Barbara Mason & The Tiffanys 03. Girls Have Feelings Too - Barbara Mason 04. Come to Me - Barbara Mason 05. Baby - The Volcanos 06. Make Your Move - The Volcanos 07. Step By Step - Cindy Gibson 08. Whisper You Love Me, Boy - Cindy Gibson 09. Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason 10. Keep Him - Barbara Mason 11. Storm Warning - The Volcanos 12. Down By the Seashore - Kenny Gamble & the Floaters 13. Down By the Seashore (Instru) - Kenny Gamble & the Floaters 14. Sad, Sad Girl - Barbara Mason 15. Gloomy Day - Herb Johnson 16. Carfare Back - Herb Johnson 17. Everything On Earth - Lane Relations 18. Cleaning Up Here - Lane Relations 19. Help Wanted - The Volcanos 20. If You Dont (Love Me, Tell Me So) - Barbara Mason 21. You Got What It Takes - Barbara Mason

trax CD 2:

22. How Can I Win Your Love - Light Lunch & the Freeloaders 23. How Can I Win Your Love (Instru) - Light Lunch & the Freeloaders 24. Ain't It Baby - Kenny Gamble & the Romeos 25. Ain't It Baby (Instru) - Kenny Gamble & the Romeos 26. (It's Against) the Laws of Love - The Volcanos 27. (It's Against) the Laws of Love (Instru) - The Volcanos 28. Is It Me? - Barbara Mason 29. Don't Ever Want to Lose Your Love - Barbara Mason 30. Ya Ya - Mike & Ike 31. Sax On the Tracks (I'd Rather Be Lonely) - Mike & Ike 32. I'm Confessin' - Honey & the Bees 33. One Time Is Forever - Honey & the Bees 34. How I Got Over Part 1 - The Brockington Ensemble 35. How I Got Over Part 2 - The Brockington Ensemble 36. I Need Love - Barbara Mason 37. Bobby Is My Baby - Barbara Mason 38. Take Me for What I Am - Jack & Jill 39. There You Go Again - Jack & Jill 40. Turn On Your Love Light - Kenny Rossi 2:19 41. Don't Lose This Love - Kenny Rossi 2:29

trax CD 3:

42. Don't Stop Loving Me - Kenny Gamble 43. The Jokes On You - Kenny Gamble 44. If I Had a Hammer - Lane Relations 45. In the Dark - Lane Relations 46. A Lady's Man - The Volcanos 47. Poor Girl in Trouble - Barbara Mason 48. Hello Baby - Barbara Mason 49. Chains of Love - Kenny Gamble 50. (I'll Just) Keep On Smilin' - Kenny Gamble 51. You're Number 1 - The Volcanos 52. The Blood-Part I - Lane Relations 53. The Blood-Part II - Lane Relations 54. Girl I Love You - The Temptones 55. Good-Bye - The Temptones 56. Anything You Want - Kenny Hamber 57. Ain't Gonna Cry (Over One Girl) - Kenny Hamber 58. Move This Thing-Part 1 - Mary Deloach 59. Move This Thing-Part 2 - Mary Deloach 60. I Feel the Spirit Moving - The Brockington Ensemble 61. He's There - The Brockington Ensemble

trax CD 4:

62. You Can Depend On Me - Barbara Mason 63. Game of Love - Barbara Mason 64. Go Away - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 65. What Can a Man Do - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 66. Say These Words of Love - The Temptones 67. Something Good - The Temptones 68. Oh, How It Hurts - Barbara Mason 69. Ain't Got Nobody - Barbara Mason 70. Do What You Wanna' Do - Dee Dee Barnes 71 - Dee Dee Barnes - I'm Yours and You're Mine 72. Looking for a Love - Kenny Hamber 73 - Kenny Hamber - These Arms of Mine 74. I Don't Want to Lose You - Barbara Mason 75. Dedicated to the One I Love - Barbara Mason 76. (You Better) Go Now - Honey & the Bees 77. Why Do You Hurt the One Who Loves You - Honey & the Bees 78. (I Can Feel Your Love) Slipping Away - Barbara Mason 79. Half a Love - Barbara Mason 80. Soul Groove Part 1 - Teddy & the Fingerpoppers 81. Soul Groove Part 2 - Teddy & the Fingerpoppers

trax CD 5:

82. Don't Make the Good Girls Go Bad - Della Humphrey 83. Your Love Is All I Need - Della Humphrey 84. My Oh My - Billy Floyd 85. Time, Made You Change Your Mind - Billy Floyd 86. I'm No Good for You - Barbara Mason 87. Don't Ever Go Away - Barbara Mason 88. I Really Love You - The Ambassadors 89. I Can't Believe You Love Me - The Ambassadors 90. Take It Easy (With My Heart) - Barbara Mason 91. You Never Loved Me (At All) - Barbara Mason 92. Love Addict - Honey & the Bees 93. I'll Be There - Honey & the Bees 94. Ain't Got the Love (of One Girl On My Mind) - The Ambassadors 95. Music (Makes You Wanna Dance) - The Ambassadors 96. Shake That Thing - Winfield Parker 97. Brand New Start - Winfield Parker 98. Together Forever - Honey & the Bees 99. Dynamite Exploded - Honey & the Bees 100. I Dig You Baby - The Ambassadors 101. Storm Warning - The Ambassadors

trax CD 6:

102. You Better Stop It - Barbara Mason 103. Happy Girl - Barbara Mason 104. (Girls Have Feelings) Just Like the Boys Do - Ella Humphrey 105. Over the Tracks - Ella Humphrey 106. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - The Ambassadors 107. A.W.O.L. (Away Without Love) - The Ambassadors 108. (If You Could See Through) the Eyes of a Black Man - Jimmy Bishop 109. Mr. Charlie - Jimmy Bishop 110. Sunday Kind of Love - Honey & the Bees 111. Baby, Do That Thing - Honey & the Bees 112. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Della Humphrey 113. Let's Wait Until Dark - Della Humphrey 114. Ain't No Big Thing (but It's Growing) - The Royal Five 115. Peace of Mind (It's Just a Matter of Time) - The Royal Five 116. (Put a Dime On) D-9 - The Rotations 117. (Put a Nickel On) D-9 - The Rotations 118. Find My Baby-Part I - The Three Strangers 119. Find My Baby-Part II - The Three Strangers 120. A Changed Man - The Rotations 121. Heartaches - The Rotations

trax CD 7:

122. He's Got to Love Me - Barbara Mason 123. Catch Him, Love - Barbara Mason 124. No Doubt About It - Barbara Mason & The Tiffanys 125. Lover Boy - Barbara Mason & The Tiffanys 126. I'm At My Best When I'm Down - The Combo Kings 127. The Rock - The Combo Kings 128. It Takes Two - Kenny Gamble 129. Fat Daddy - Kenny Gamble & Paul Johnson 130. Doctor Love - The Ambassadors 131. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Ambassadors 132. I Love You Just the Same - Winfield Parker 133. Fallin' Star - Winfield Parker

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ROY C. HAMMOND & HIS GENIES "Who's That Knocking?"

This has been requested several times, here is a re-up:
Roy C (alternatively Roy-C or Roy "C") (born Roy Charles Hammond, 1939, Newington, Georgia), is an American southern soul singer, songwriter and record executive, best known for his 1965 hit, "Shotgun Wedding".This short-term group's recording career lasted three years and five singles; they broke up a year after they started recording in 1958, but Warwick Records issued canned material til 1961. The original members, Roy Hammond, Bill Gains, Alexander Faison, and Fred Jones formed in 1956. They didn't record until Brooklynite Claude Johnson came aboard. Johnson, the only member not from the Long Beach area, named them "The Genies". He had sung with a Brooklyn group that included Eugene Pitt, who never sang with The Genies. Bob Shad, the owner of Shad Records saw them singing on a beach and invited them to audition for his label. The result was "Who's That Knockin'," recorded in June of 1958; but Shad Records didn't release it until March 1959, nearly a year later. It did well R&B but wallowed on the lower rungs of the pop chart at #71.Then without warning, second tenor Bill Gains ran off to Canada with a woman and has never been seen or heard from since. This occurred while The Genies were playing their first big engagement at New York's Apollo Theater; it was three days into the gig when Gains vanished.

The Genies answered their debut with "No More Knockin'" on Hollywood Records, then Warwick Records released three singles after the group became history: "There Goes That Train" b/w "Crazy Love," "Just Like The Bluebird" b/w "Twistin' Pneumonia," and the best, "Crazy Feeling," in 1961. By the end of 1959 The Genies was a memory. Hammond cut a string of solo records as "Roy C", and his biggest was "Shotgun Wedding," a #14 R&B hit. Claude hooked with Roland Trone and enjoyed a monster #7 Pop hit with "What's Your Name," as "Don & Juan". Johnson also became a songwriter of note, composing The Genies' debut, the Don & Juan hit, and 57 other titles registered with B.M.I. (All Music Guide)

Career:

He began singing tenor with The Genies, a vocal group in Long Beach, Long Island, who were offered a recording contract by the record producer, Bob Shad. Their first single, "Who's That Knockin'", reached #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958,[1] with Claude Johnson (later of the duo Don and Juan) on lead vocal. The group then moved to Atlantic Records, with Hammond taking over as lead singer, but their recordings were not released, and he was drafted into the Air Force.When he returned to New York in 1965, Hammond organised a studio session to record his own song, "Shotgun Wedding", and released it under the name of Roy Hammond on his own Hammond label, before leasing it to the larger Black Hawk Records under the name Roy C. The record, with its novelty ricochet opening and relatively risqué subject matter for the time, reached #14 on the national R&B chart.[1] It had even greater success when issued in the UK, reaching #6 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966 and #8 when reissued in 1972.[2] His first album was That Shotgun Wedding Man (1966) on Ember Records.[1] (Wikipedia)

trax:

01 Who's That Knocking? 02 The First Time 03 No More Knocking 04 On The Edge Of Town 05 There Goes That Train 06 Crazy Love 07 Just Like The Blue Bird 08 Twistin' Pneumonia 09 Crazy Feeling 10 Little Young Girl 11 Mama Blow Your Top 12 It's Getting Cold 13 Where Did You Go? 14 Chicken Necks 15 Come Walk With Me 16 S'cuse Me Lady 17 Shot Gun Wedding 18 I'm Gonna Make It 19 Dance Girl 20 High School Drop Out 21 Gone, Gone, Gone 22 Stop What You're Doing 23 Tear Ave Avenue 24 Last Opportunity 25 Train Man 26 Bad Habits

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ERNIE K-DOE "Here Come the Girls" A History 59-72

For many years the Ernie K. Doe was best known for the smash hit single Mother In Law, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) R&B singles ever to emerge from New Orleans. In recent years however, the use of Here Come The Girls in a series of UK TV adverts (and the Sugababes subsequent cover of the track) has reintroduced K. Doe to a mainstream audience. 
Both tracks were written and produced by the legendary producer Allen Toussaint, who K. Doe started working with in 1959 when he signed with the Minit label. He continued to work with Toussaint for many years (on the Minit, Instant and Janus labels) and the best of these recordings, along with other classic recordings are featured on this 2CD set, which is packaged in a deluxe digi-book. 
In addition to Mother In Law and Here Come The Girls, the set also features the classics Te Ta Te Ta Ta, A Certain Girl, I Cried My Last Tear and Hotcha Mama. The set also includes unissued tracks and the sought after self-titled 1970 album which Here Comes The Girls was lifted from. (R&B Review)The highest quality. Those of the readership who love Allen Toussaint and the New Orleans sound of the early sixties will be in their element. Its hard not to love seminal NOLA moments such as ‘Mother-In –Law’, ‘Real Man’, ‘Sufferin’ So’, ‘Wanted – S10, 000 Reward’ all written and produced by Toussaint in his first golden period when the Crescent City was producing cutting edge music.

K-Doe, of course, was at the fore front of New Orleans performers, famous for his outrageous stage persona and more ominously for his services to alcohol. There is little doubt that this began to affect his voice early and there is a notable lack of consistency in the vocals on some of the later recording such as his cover of Chuck Willis’ ‘Stoop Down’ .  Conversely when he got it right as on ‘Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye’ the Al Reed standard K-Doe was more than able to convey emotion and pathos in a song.

That cut and the equally poignant ‘Long Way Back Home’ come from his Allen Toussaint produced eponymous album for Janus Records recorded in 1970. Although issued on CD as recently as 2008 its inclusion as the final ten tracks within this two CD compilation is welcomed as it includes some of his best work including the much sampled ‘Here Comes The Girls’ and the up tempo ‘I’m Only Human’. K-Doe’s voice sounds strong and soulful proving that he was an underrated soul singer whose remembered legacy is much more than the levity of ‘Mother-In-Law’. (Sir Shambling)

INFO: http://www.sirshambling.com/reviews/ernie_kdoe/index.php

trax disc 1:

01 Make You Love Me 02 There's A Will, There's A Way 03 Hello, My Lover 04 T'ain't It The Truth 05 Wanted - $10,000 Reward 06 Mother-In-Law 07 Real Man 08 Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta 09 A Certain Girl 10 I Cried My Last Tear 11 Popeye Joe 12 Come On Home 13 Hey, Hey, Hey 14 Love You The Best 15 I Got To Find Somebody 16 Beating Like A Tom Tom 17 Get Out Of My House 18 Loving You 19 Be Sweet 20 Easier Said Than Done 21 I'm The Boss 22 Penny Worth Of Happiness 23 Baby, Since I Met You 24 Sufferin' So 25 Reaping What I Sow 26 Talking Out Of My Head

trax disc 2:

01 You Got To Love Me 02 Stoop Down 03 (I Can't Believe) She Gave It All To Me 04 Hotcha Mama 05 Waiting At The Station 06 She's Waiting 07 Rub Dub Dub 08 Heebie Jeebies 09 Hurry Up And Know It 10 Lonelyology (For Your Love) 11 The Fight (Grandma And Grandpa) 12 Let Me Love You 13 So Good 14 Here Come The Girls 15 Back Street Lover 16 A Place Where We Can Be Free 17 Whoever Is Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) 18 I'm Only Human 19 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 20 Fly Away With Me 21 A Long Way Back Home 22 Lawdy Mama 23 Talkin' Bout This Woman

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"THE KING RECORDS RYTHM & BLUES BOX SET"

I have taken the 7 tracks from CD4 and added then to the end of CD 1-3, therefore omitting the interview tracks on CD4. Enjoy a stellar 3 CD Box set packed with all music, no talk. i like it tidy. - Gyro1966An 85-track sampling of the greatest R&B ever waxed from one of the legendary labels of that genre. Essential selections from Wynonie Harris, Tiny Bradshaw, Hank Ballard, and Freddie King dovetail seamlessly with magical tracks from the likes of the Swallows, the 5 Royales, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Songs that will change your life include Lula Reed's aching rendition of Ray Charles's "Drown in My Tears," Big Jay McNeely's frantic "Nervous Man, Nervous," and Lil Greenwood & the Four Jack's hilarious "Grandpaw Can Boogie Too." (Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

1. I Know Who Threw the Whiskey In the Well - Bull Moose Jackson 2. Bye, Bye Baby Blues - The Ravens 3. I Love You, Yes I Do Bull - Moose Jackson 4. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson 5. I Want a Bowlegged Woman - Bull Moose Jackson 6. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris 7. Long About Midnight - Roy Brown 8. Blues for the Red Boy - Todd Rhodes 9. Pleasing You (As Long As I Live) - Lonnie Johnson 10. Rockin' At Midnight - Roy Brown 11. Pot Likker - Todd Rhodes 12. Guess Who - Ivory Joe Hunter 13. All She Wants To Do Is Rock - Wynonie Harris 14. Page Boy Shuffle - Joe Thomas 15. Ashes On My Pillow - Eddie Vinson 16. Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me - Bull Moose Jackson 17. Jealous Heart - Ivory Joe Hunter 18. Sittin' On It All The Time - Wynonie Harris 19. Well, Oh Well - Tiny Bradshaw 20. Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown 21. Good Morning, Judge - Wynonie Harris 22. Disgusted - Mabel Scott 23. Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes 24. Flamingo - Earl Bostic 25. I'm Waiting Just For You - Lucky Millinder 26. Bloodshot Eyes - Wynonie Harris 27. Me and My Crazy Self - Lonnie Johnson 28. That's What You're Doin' To Me [Billy Ward And His Dominoes] - Billy Ward & The Dominoes

trax disc 2:

1. Mellow Blues (part 1) - Sonny Thompson 2. Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris 3. The Train Kept a 'Rollin' - Tiny Bradshaw 4. It Ain't The Meat - The Swallows 5. Rockin' With Fes - Professor Longhair 6. Beside You - The Swallows 7. I'll Drown In My Tears - Lula Reed w/Sonny Thompson 8. My Ding-a-Ling - Dave Bartholomew 9. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes 10. Grandpaw Can Boogie Too - Lil Greenwood, The Four Jacks 11. Moon Rise - The Royals 12. Trying - LaVern Baker w/Todd Rhodes 13. K.C. Loving - Little Willie Littlefield 14. Big Ten Inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson 15. Baby, I'm Doing It - Annisteen Allen 16. Jungle King - Hot Lips Page 17. Cherry Wine - Little Esther Phillips 18. Nervous Man Nervous - Big Jay McNeely 19. Rags To Riches - Billy Ward & The Dominoes 20. Space Guitar - Young John Watson 21. Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 22. Only You (and You Alone) - The Platters 23. Sexy Ways - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 24. Hearts of Stone - The Charms 25. Rock Love - Lula Reed 26. Walking the Blues - Jack Dupree & Mr Bear 27. No Troubles Bubbles - Earl Bostic 28. Wild Stage Of Life [Lula Reed With Sonny Thompson] - Sonny Thompson & Lula Reed 29. Fever - Little Willie John

trax disc 3:

1. Don't Take It So Hard - Earl (Connelly) King 2. All Around The World - Little Willie John 3. Ivory Tower - Otis Williams & His Charms 4. I'm Tore Up - Bily Gayles 5. Fever - Little Willie John 6. Honky Tonk (part 1) - Bill Doggett 7. Honky Tonk (part 2) - Bill Doggett 8. It Hurts To Be In Love - Annie Laurie 9. Ram Bunk Shush - Bill Doggett 10. Think - The 5 Royales 11. Miss You So - Tiny Topsy 12. Dedicated To the One I Love - The 5 Royales 13. Talk To Me, Talk To Me - Little Willie John 14. No, No, No - The Chanters 15. The Twist - Hank Ballard 16. What Makes You So Tough? - Teddy Humphries 17. Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard 18. Come On Rock, Little Girl - Smokey Smothers 19. Sleep - Little Willie John 20. Hide Away - Freddie King 21. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard 22. I'm Tore Down - Freddie King 23. It Won't Be This Way (Always) - King Pins 24. San-Ho-Zay - Freddie King 25. Gangster Of Love - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 26. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown 27. Dr. Lover - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 28. Get That Hump in Your Back - Hank Ballard

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Mitch Ryder "The Detroit-Memphis Experiment" (1969)

Mitch Ryder with Booker T & the MG’s, produced by Steve Cropper.Mitch Ryder's voice is in great shape as Steve Cropper takes over the production reigns from industry legend Bob Crewe. There are more than a few digs at Ryder's past in the liner notes, but the music is truly the voice from Detroit meeting the sound of Memphis. The 12 songs here are statements, all clocking in under four minutes and above two and a half. These compact tunes like "I Get Hot" and the Cropper/Levise original "Long Long Time" -- not the Linda Ronstadt hit -- have Ryder/Levise pouring his well-known voice all over the grooves. "Boredom" is the strangest, and prettiest, song in the lot, written by Matthew Fisher, Gary Brooker and Keith Reid of Procul Harum bringing a British progressive pop sound to this rhythm and blues album, to good effect. Island vibes pervade this departure from the expected Mitch Ryder as well as Booker T sound. It's a delight. "Push Aroun'" would be fine for Wilson Pickett but it sounds like early Lou Reed circa Cycle Annie, Ryder's voice smoother than usual, with super little guitar licks bubbling under and over the hot rhythm. Cropper says in his liner notes that this started as an "Experiment" but became the "Detroit Memphis Experience." That is a more accurate description. The blues/gospel touches of "I Believe" and the Cropper/Redding co-write "Direct Me" on the second side blend nicely with the subtle rendition of "Raise Your Hand," a tune Janis Joplin performed with her Kozmic Blues Band and which obtained more noteriety because of the rekindled interest in her through the magic of box sets. "Sugar Bee" and "I Get Hot" are fine little numbers. There is a maturity to Mitch Ryder's voice here -- his performance on this disc perhaps a cross between the early hits and the ballads Crewe had him singing later on. It is very, well, refined for this rock/blues combo. Just two years later, producer Bob Ezrin would lay the foundation for the highly influential Rock & Roll Animal band by pairing Ryder with Steve Hunter and their concoction of the definitive cover of Lou Reed's anthem "Rock & Roll." That album would be released on the Paramount imprint, while Detroit Memphis Experiment came out on Paramount's Dot label. The anger in the liner notes would indicate a more vindictive bite in the material, but it's probably for the best that Booker T & the MGs featuring Mitch Ryder, which is what this record is, simply delivers a no-nonsense one-two punch of good music. The singer proclaims on the back cover that " Mitch Ryder is the sole creation of William S. Levise, Jr." -- and makes reference to being "raped by the Music Machine." It is great music, but there was no business person to deliver a hit single from this excellent collection. Maybe if someone with Bob Crewe's drive had supervised the work as Crewe oversaw the Toys' Lover's Concerto album, there would be a greater appreciation for this landmark recording. It still has a lot to offer. The horns on "Eenie Meenie Minie Moe" interact nicely with Ryder's voice, and the atmosphere is very party like. In fact, that's what this is, the great undiscovered Mitch Ryder party album. Would make a wonderful two-fer with the Ezrin-produced Detroit platter. (Joe Viglione, Allmusic)

INFO: http://www.amazon.com/The-Detroit-Memphis-Experiment-Mitch-Ryder/dp/B000RGUH8W

trax:

01 Liberty 02 Eeenie Meenie Minie Moe 03 Boredom 04 Push Aroun' 05 Sugar Bee 06 I Get Hot 07 I Believe 08 Direct Me 09 Long Long Time 10 Raise Your Hand 11 Wear and Tear on My Heart 12 Meat

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"Texas Blues" Vol 3 - Gonna Play the Honky Tonks - 1949-52

Rockin sounds from the Lone Star state and beyond.Here in Vol 3 are 20 more examples of Texas Blues from the late forties and early fifties. Texas had been amongst the first states to provide a distinctive sound and style in the 1920's with the Country Blues. Again in the late Forties came a new sound often led by guitarists influenced by T- Bone Walker playing in front of a sax-led band. On this volume we can hear more of Goree Carter (one of T-Bones most devout disciples) who plays on 8 of these tracks. Also present are musicians like Henry Hayes and Lonnie Lyons (who played on many sessions) as well as some of the major R&B stars of the day who recorded in Houston whilst on nationwide tours.trax:

1. Goin Down To Nashville - Carl Campbell & Orchestra 2. Freeway Boogie - Robert Smith 3. Sampson St. Boogie - Willie Johnson & His Orchestra 4. Fat Girl Boogie - Peppermint Harris 5. I'll Send You - Goree Carter 6. Better Wake Up Baby - Joe 'Papoose' Fritz 7. Real Fine Girl - Joe 'Papoose' Fritz 8. You See Me Smiling - Elmore Nixon 9. Giddy Up, Giddy Up - Fatman Smith 10. Live Like A King - Various Artists 11. The Search - Walter Brown 12. ABC Blues - Walter Brown 13. Helpless - Lonnie Lyons 14. I'm Just Another Fool - Henry Hayes 15. I've Got News For You - Goree Carter 16. Bullcorn Blues - Rocky Thompson 17. Betrayed - Lonnie Lyons 18. I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks - Marie Adams 19. Worried Life Blues - Sonny Parker 20. She's Gone - Jimmy McCracklin

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WILLIE HOBBS "A Penny For Your Thoughts" The John Richbourg Sessions And More (1969-1974)

Impressive CD, which features Hobbs’ work for both Silver Fox and for John Richbourg’s labels. You should take Willie Hobbs very seriously indeed if you like country-soul and, indeed, occasionally top-drawer deep country-soul too. (Sir Shambling)The first ever retrospective of the late 60s & early 70s work of singer Willie Hobbs – a great mix of uptempo southern soul, slow cooking groovers, tender ballads and more – and Hobbs nails it on all fronts! Most of the singles were cut for Nashville labels– including Silver Fox, Seventy Seven, Sound Plus and others – with top notch production and song selections, when added to Willie's exceptional vocals, adds up to excellence that rivals the best soul of the period made anywhere. It includes some great stuff recorded at Fame in Muscle Shoals, with that sound well represented, plus a bunch of stellar Nashille recordings that range from gospel-tinged soul to funky beaters! 22 tracks: "Yes, My Goodness Yes", "The Game Of Love", "Where The Sweetness Lies", "Where Did I Go Wrong", "Do Your Own Thing", "Big Legged Woman", "Mr. Lovemaker", "Why Me", "Judge Of Hearts", "At The Dark End Of The Street", "(Please) Don't Let Me Done", "Why Does It Hurt So Bad", "Somebody Love Me" and more..  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc

INFO: http://www.sirshambling.com/reviews/willie_hobbs/index.php

trax:

01 Yes, My Goodness Yes 02 The Game Of Love 03 Where The Sweetness Lies 04 Love 'Em And Leave 'Em 05 You Don't Know What You Got (Until You Lose It) 06 Where Did I Go Wrong 07 I Know I'm Gonna Miss You 08 Do Your Own Thing 09 (Please) Don't Let Me Down 10 Nobody Has To Tell Me 11 A Penny For Your Thoughts 12 Big Legged Woman 13 'Til I Get It Right 14 At The Dark End Of The Street 15 Why Me 16 Mr. Lovemaker 17 How Could My Baby Know 18 Tomorrow (I'll Begin To Make New Plans) 19 Judge Of Hearts 20 Let Me See Those Kneecaps 21 Why Does It Hurt So Bad 22 Somebody Loves Me

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"Texas Blues" Vol 2 - Rock Awhile!! - 1949-52

Great collection of ROCKIN Texas blues sounds!!!trax:

1. Rock Awhile - Goree Carter 2. Flychick Bounce - Lonnie Lyons 3. Let's Have Some Fun - Jessie Thomas 4. Hoy Hoy - Goree Carter 5. Down In The Groovy - Lonnie Lyons 6. Oo Wee Baby - Carl Campbell & Orchestra 7. Louisiana Boogie - L.C. Williams 8. My Love Coming Down - Goree Carter 9. Jumpin' The Blues - Joe Houston Trio 10. I'm Gonna Leave You Baby - Clarence Samuels 11. Come On Let's - Goree Carter 12. Getting' High - Carl Campbell & Orchestra 13. Sneaky Joe - Lonnie Lyons 14. Make Her See Things My Way - Joe 'Papoose' Fritz 15. I Wonder Why - Fatman Smith 16. Leave My Girl Alone - Smiling Smokey Lynn 17. Sittin' And Thinkin' - Memphis Slim & Orchestra 18. Blues Pick On Me - Peppermint Harris 19. Tell Me Is There Still A Chance - Goree Carter 20. I Went To See A Gipsy - Elmore Nixon w/Henry Hayes & His Rhythm Kings

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"Texas Blues" Vol 1 - Houston Hotshots - 1949-51

Excellent collection of rough, early jump blues & barrelhouse from Texas.trax:

1. Didn't Reach My Goal - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown 2. My Time Is Expensive - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown 3. Hattie Green - Lavarda Durst 4. I Cried - Lavarda Durst 5. Mr.Ticket Agent - Silver Cooks 6. Coming Back Home - Silver Cooks & The Gondoliers 7. R.B. Boogie - R.B. Thibadeaux 8. New Kind Of Loving - R.B. Thibadeaux 9. Creole Gal Blues - Edgar Blanchard & The Gondoliers 10. She'll Be Mine After A While - Edgar Blanchard & The Gondoliers 11. The Girl I Love - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 12. Mean Little Woman - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 13. Alabama Blues - Elmore Nixon 14. A Hepcats Advice - Elmore Nixon & His Orchestra 15. Irene's Boogie - Paul Monday 16. Tired Of This Life I'm Living - Paul Monday 17. Summer's Coming On - Joe 'Papoose' Fritz & His Orchestra 18. I'm Not Suspicious, But - Joe 'Papoose' Fritz 19. Betty Jean Blues - Betty Jean Washington 20. Why Oh Why Did You Let Me Go - Betty Jean Washington

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TOMMY TATE "Hold On" The Jackson Sessions (Rare And Unreleased 1966-1979)

Tim Whistsett presents a collection of rare and previously unreleased tracks by underground soul hero Tommy Tate who was a featured vocalist in Whitsett's band. Tommy also sang lead on three Stax sides by The Nightingales and was successful as a songwriter. This collection includes a number of Tate's song writing demos. (The Soul Detective)Another fine release from the Soulscape reissue label, HOLD ON collects various demos and singles from southern soul journeyman Tommy Tate. Although ultimately a footnote in the larger history of soul and R&B, Tate's work as a singer and songwriter portrays an artist of deep talent who simply missed the major breaks that brought fame and glory to others. From his take on "Stand By Me" that opens the collections to the demo of his own "Hold On (To What We've Got)," Tate delivers a dose of classic late-1960s/early-’70s soul as impassioned and subtly crafted as almost anything from the era. (Allmusic)
A treasure trove of early material from singer Tommy Tate – most of it pulled from demo tapes at the Malaco Studios in Jackson, and some of it previously unreleased! The music here really shows a great evolution in styles – as the earliest tracks show Tate coming off his role as the singer for The Imperial Showband, with a more popular 60s soul style – and the later tracks have Tommy deepening strongly, into the mature southern soul modes of his KoKo Records period. Like so many other releases on the Soulscape and Grapevine labels, this set's way more than a reissue collection – and much more of a discovery in soul – a rare look into the vaults, and a batch of material that really deserved better circulation at the time. The package features some compelling notes on Tate's career, and comes with a whopping 23 tracks that include "The Whole World Is The Same", "Friend Of Mine", "My Wife", "I'd Really Like To Know", "Do You Think There's A Chance", "Cold & Lonely Man", "Solid Straight & Sound", "So Hard To Let A Good Thing Go", "Hold On", "All A Part Of Growing Up", "Get It Over Anyway", and "Peace Is All I Need".  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.
Referred to as "America's Best Kept Secret" by Malaco boss Tommy Couch, Tate is arguably the best singer / writer that ever came out of Mississippi. A really talented songsmith, he was also a singer with enormous authority. A brilliant phraser of a song, with a really gritty tone, and an almost peerless ability to convey emotional depth via his voice, he really should have been a superstar.
You can hear all of his phenomenal talents on the original demo of "When Hearts Grow Cold", recorded with the best musicians in the world at Muscle Shoals, which was covered by those giants of soul Bobby Bland and Otis Clay. (Sir Shambling)trax:

01 Stand By Me 02 The Whole World Is The same 03 Where Did I Go 04 Friend Of Mine 05 My Wife 06 Little Boy 07 Get It Over Anyway 08 I've Been Inspired To Love You 09 All A Part Of Growing Up 10 I'd Really Like To Know 11 I Can't Do Enough For You Baby 12 A Thousand Things To Say 13 Hold On (To What We've Got) 14 Something To Believe In 15 Do You Think There's A Chance 16 Cold And Lonely Man 17 Solid, Straight And Sound 18 You're Not To Blame 19 So Hard To Let A Good Thing Go 20 Never Too Busy 21 Let Us Be Heard (A Prayer For Peace) 22 Peace Is All I Need 23 Something Good Going On

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"600% Dynamite!"

Blammo! Another round of Dynamite from the Soul Jazz selectors! 17 explosive reggae jams, following in the tradition set out by the first five burning compilations in this blazing series, guaranteed to please whether it's bouncing dancehall, deep roots or easy rocking Jamaican soul. We could go on, but we'll just let the tracks speak for themselves: Alozade & Hollow Point "Under Mi Sensi", Johnny Osbourne "Ready Or Not" and "Budy Bye", Cynty & The Monkeys "Lady Lady", Tenor Saw "Golden Hen", Prince Mohammed "Come Mek We Rub A Dub", Tall T & The Touchers "Touching The President", The Uniques "Queen majesty", Papa San "Give Her The Credit", Dennis Brown "Westbound train", Sister Nancy "Transport Connection", I Roy & Dennis Walks "Combination Drifter", the In Crowd "His Majesty Is Coming", Sandra Reid "Oooh Boy", Yabby You"'Conquering Lion", Xterminator "Love Line Version" and Earth & Stone "In Time To Come".  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

trax:

1. Under Mi Sensi - Alozade 2. Ready or Not - Johnny Osbourne 3. Lady Lady - Cynty & The Monkeys 4. Golden Hen - Tenor Saw 5. Come Mek We Rub a Dub - Prince Mohammed 6. Touching the President - Tall T & the Touchers 7. Queen Majesty - The Uniques 8. Give Her the Credit - Papa San 9. Westbound Train - Dennis Brown 10. Transport Connection - Sister Nancy 11. Combination Drifter - I-Roy & Dennis Brown 12. Budy Bye - Johnny Osbourne 13. His Majesty Is Coming - The In Crowd 14. Ooh Boy - Sandra Reid 15. Conquering Lion - Yabby You 16. Love Line Version - Xterminator 17. In Time to Come - Earth and Stone

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"500% Dynamite!"

Like its four predecessors, 500% Dynamite! is a diverse, lean collection of the old and the new, the rare and the classic. Since the release of the first volume in the series, 100% Dynamite, the Soul Jazz label has been showcasing what patrons of the label-affiliated 100% Dynamite club have been treated to upon entering their ranks. That includes music from Jamaica of every stripe -- be it dancehall, dub, roots, ska, lovers rock. You name it. So on this 12-track collection, you get another gamut-spanning batch of songs that mingle with each other without leaving you overwhelmed and winded due to a wide reach. Songs recorded 30 years apart butt up against each other and disparate styles link arms without making a rough ride. Melodica king Augustus Pablo's "East of the River Nile" is followed by the brat-a-tat-tat dancehall of Red Rat's "Goody 2 Shoes." The sweet, unconditional lovers rock of Marcia Aitken's "I'm Still in Love" is preceded by Tiger Ranks' "Party Wit Me," a spectacular dancehall spin on Eminem's "My Name Is." Not-so-obvious selections from legends like ska pioneer Byron Lee ("Frankenstein") and roots legend Freddie McGregor ("Natural Collie") hold their own against classic dub from Joe Gibbs ("African Dub, Chapter Three") and roots from the renegade Jacob Miller ("Healing of the Nation.") What is most admirable about this series is how it doesn't merely dig up buried treasures and old standards in a bid to show how Jamaican music was better at some point "back then" and how things have somehow gone downhill since. Instead, this takes the approach that music of all eras is part of one big stew, with a constant dialog taking place between the generations. Gaps and roots are washed away by paths and routes. (Allmusic)

trax:

1. Guns In The Ghetto - Morgan Heritage & Bounty Killer 2. East Of The River Nile - Augustus Pablo 3. Goody 2 Shoes - Red Rat 4. Loran's Dance - Mudies All Stars 5. Healing Of The Nation - Jacob Miller 6. African Dub Chapter Three - Joe Gibbs 7. The Body - Sister Charmaine 8. Frankenstein - Byron Lee 9. Natural Collie - Freddie McGregor 10. Party Wit Me - Tiger Ranks 11. I'm Still In Love - Marcia Aitken 12. Bam Bam - Toots & The Maytals

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"400% Dynamite!"

Another triumph for the Soul Jazz label, this compilation will open the ears of the most jaded collector and the neophyte alike. How they managed to get all these artists to agree to appear together on one record is hard to fathom. But thank God. This one is broader in scope than previous records. Not only is there a lot of straight reggae here, but also the ska of Prince Buster, the heavy dub of King Tubby, and even a few strong doses of dancehall. This is a minor quibble, but the comp misses the highest rating for its inclusion of a Toots & the Maytals song, "54-46 Was My Number." There's nothing wrong with the song -- it's great. But its inclusion among the obscure (or at least the lesser-known) tracks is jarring. A lesser-known track or even an alternate take would have worked better here. To include one of reggae's greatest singles amidst a collection of obscurities like the rest of these tracks is somewhat perverse.

trax:

1. Chairman Of The Board - Bongo Herman 2. Ring The Alarm Quick - Tenor Saw & Buju Banton 3. Girl, Why Don't You Answer - Prince Buster 4. Under Mi Sensi - Barrington Levy 5. We Are Not The Same - The Cimarons 6. Cuss Cuss - Lloyd Robinson 7. King Tubby Dub - King Tubby 8. Dreader Than Dread - Honey Boy Martin 9. Cassius Clay - Dennis Alcapone 10. 54-46 Was My Number - Toots & The Maytals 11. Pot Cover - General Degree 12. Who's That Lady - Paris Connection (2) 13. Hi-Life - Granville Williams Orchestra 14. Soul Food - Lynn Taitt 15. Stick Together - U-Roy

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"300% Dynamite!"

Number three in a series from Soul Jazz Records that also included the fantastic 100% and 200%, 300% Dynamite! continues the exploration into the heart of Jamaican music. Compiled by the Soul Jazz Sound System, the set seamlessly blends musical eras across its 15 tracks. Therefore, Wayne Smith's vibrant, electronic-based hit "Under Me Sleng Teng" from 1985 is found sandwiched between the roots music of Shark Wilson & the Basement Heaters' "Make It Reggae" and Toots & the Maytals' "Broadway Jungle." The former weds a rugged reggae scratch to hard soul; the latter lays down an equally formidable groove and a series of junglistic animal imitations. Also included are Jamaican music kings Lee "Scratch" Perry, Johnny Clarke, Jackie Mittoo, and Augustus Pablo. For its diversity of production techniques, not to mention the sure gusto of its attack, 300% is a window into a unique musical history. Drawing on American soul ("Make It Reggae," Al Brown's "Here I Am"), pop culture/mythology (Randy's Allstars' version of the Mission: Impossible theme, Prince Buster's hilarious "Cincinatti Kid"), and Jamaica's own rocksteady and urban slang, the music emits a unique combination of playfulness, cool, naiveté, toughness, and fire. Given the obscurity of some of the material here, more extensive liner notes would be helpful (track information is nonexistent). Still, being forced to focus exclusively on the wonders of the music at hand is hardly a bad thing. In an age when reissues are continually uncovering every last obscurity, Soul Jazz has managed to point the way to further, under-explored terrain. (All music)

trax:

1. Rockers Rock - Augustus Pablo 2. No, No, No - KC White 3. Ring The Alarm - Tenor Saw 4. Heatwave - Tommy McCook 5. Tom Drunk - U Roy & Hopeton Lewis 6. Funky Kingston - Toots & The Maytals 7. Sit and Wonder - Prince Buster 8. Earthquake - Jackie Mittoo 9. Sounds & Pressure - Hopeton Lewis 10. Hot Reggae - Byron Lee 11. I'm The One To Blame - John Holt 12. Herb Man Dub - The Skatalites 13. Bewitched - Johnny Osbourne & The Sensations 14. Are you There - Dawn Penn 15. Mandela - The Abyssinians 16. Melting Pot - Boris Gardner 17. Live Injection - The Upsetters

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"200% Dynamite!"

Once again, Soul Jazz goes digging through the reggae vaults and produces another sterling compilation stuffed full of rarities that never should have been forgotten. The high point of this one might be Tenor Saw's "Ring the Alarm," a chanting bit of hypnotic throb sure to raise the hackles on your neck. The only quibble, and it is a minor one, is the choice of including "Funky Kingston" by Toots & the Maytals. It's a great song to be sure, but one that anybody with a passing interest in reggae has likely heard, and a song whose vibe is clearly at odds with the tracks that surround it. It's certainly no big deal, and doesn't detract from one's enjoyment, but its inclusion amongst a bunch of tracks the casual listener would not have been familiar with is odd. No matter -- if you're looking for a primer on the music of the island, you could do worse than buying every one of the records in this series. (Allmusic)

trax:

1. Rockers Rock - Augustus Pablo 2. No, No, No - KC White 3. Ring The Alarm - Tenor Saw 4. Heatwave - Tommy McCook 5. Tom Drunk - U Roy & Hopeton Lewis 6. Funky Kingston - Toots & The Maytals 7. Sit and Wonder - Prince Buster 8. Earthquake - Jackie Mittoo 9. Sounds & Pressure - Hopeton Lewis 10. Hot Reggae - Byron Lee 11. I'm The One To Blame - John Holt 12. Herb Man Dub - The Skatalites 13. Bewitched - Johnny Osbourne & The Sensations 14. Are you There - Dawn Penn 15. Mandela - The Abyssinians 16. Melting Pot - Boris Gardner 17. Live Injection - The Upsetters

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"100% Dynamite!"

North London's Soul Jazz Records kicks off their superb compilation series with a slow-beat, funk-laden hike primarily through the revered vaults of Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One imprint and the loving exposure of authentic reggae standards will have even the palest of whitey start rhyming in patois. Surely, Nick Hornby types will get a kick out of showing friends just how crucial styles crossed the waters to and from Jamaica: "Green Mango" by Skatalites leader Tommy McCook is slow-burning jazz with Rastafarian intent, "Popcorn" by the Upsetters is a relaxed James Brown funk-athon, and "We Need Love" by Johnny Osbourne is heartwarming soul reggae. Later installments would have less reliance on Dodd's production feats, but even people who cringe at compilations would have to admit this is still worth scouring over time and time again. A compilation never resting on its laurels, 100% Dynamite fuses an intelligent reminder of a genre's roots and influences with some unabashedly cracking tunes. (All music)

trax:

1. Armageddon Time - Willie Williams 2. Night and Day - The Maytals 3. Rock Steady - The Marvels 4. Popcorn - The Upsetters 5. Green Mango - Tommy McCook 6. Greedy G - Brentford All Stars 7. Real Hot - Lennie Hibbert 8. We Need Love - Johnny Osbourne 9. Stereo Freeze - Jackie Mittoo 10. Give Rasta Glory - Cedric Im Brooks 11. Granny Scratch Scratch - Sound Dimension 12. Woman of the Ghetto - Phyllis Dillon 13. Cuss Cuss - Lloyd Robinson 14. Drum Song - Sound Dimension

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C.L. BLAST "Lay Another Log On The Fire" 1976-1984

Everybody has their favourite singers - those vocalists who do just that little bit more to raise the hairs on the neck and touch you deep down in your soul. Well for me C L Blast is one of those special guys  – blessed with a gritty, powerhouse of a voice, an impeccable sense of timing and a terrific feeling for the dynamics of a song, he impressed every producer and record executive he worked with in a recording career of almost 40 years. And yet he never got that smash hit.

INFO

http://www.sirshambling.com/artists_2012/B/c_l_blast/index.php

trax:

01 Don't Fight The Feelin' 02 Hard To Get The Feelin' Again 03 Love Don't Feel Like Love No More 04 Beautiful Lover 05 I Wanna Get Down 06 Let's Do Something Different Tonight 07 If I Had Loved You More 08 I've Got To Make It On My Own 09 Our Love Will Last 10 If I Could Feel That Old Feelin' Again 11 Share Your Love With Me 12 Lay Another Log On The Fire 13 Somebody Shot My Eagle 14 50_50 Love 15 Boomerang Love 16 I Need To Love You 17 Drown In My Own Tears 18 Never Let Me Go 19 I Just Don't Know 20 Let Me Entertain You

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The final 2 volumes: Northern Soul Collector Vol. 24 + 25

Great collection of soul from The Northern Madman’s collection!trax Vol 24:
01 - The Dells - Thinkin About You 02 - Eddie Floyd - Stick With Me Baby 03 - Jimmy McCraclin - I Finally Got You 04 - Mary Wells - We're Just Two Of A Kind 05 - Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) 06 - Tootsie Rollers - Give Me Love 07 - Brenton Wood - Cross The Bridge 08 - Jimmy Jones - 39-21-40 Shape 09 - Chubby Checker - You Better Believe It 10 - Band Of Angels - Cheat & Lie 11 - Major Lance - Gotta Get Away 12 - Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd & William Bell - Soul-A-Lujah 13 - Harry & Keyvas - Tears 14 - Karen Small - To Get You Back Again 15 - The Crystals - Oh Yeah Maybe Baby 16 - Jakie Ross - Dynamite Lovin' 17 - Etta James - A Little Bit Of Love 18 - Eddie floyd & Mavis Staples - Never, Never Let You Go 19 - Chuck Wells - The Love Knot 20 - Johnnie Howard - The Chase Is On 21 - C.P. Love - These Uncertain Years 22 - The  Spinners - These Uncertain Years 23 - The Van-Dells - The Honey Dripper 24 - Madeline Bell - Soul Timetrax Vol 25:

01 - Ruby Johnson - Weak Spot 02 - Doris Troy - But I Love Him 03 - The Promises - Living In The Footsteps Of Another Girl 04 - The Ikettes - Fine, Fine, Fine 05 - Wilson Pickett - Baby Call On Me 06 - Linda Carr - In My Life 07 - The Van Dykes - I Won't Hold It Against You 08 - Ruby & The Romantics - Much Better Off Than I've Ever Been 09 - Mitty Collier - Ain't That Love 10 - Jimmy Jones - I Depend On You 11 - J.J. Jackson - Let It Out 12 - The Shirelles - Stop The Music 13 - Jackie Ross - Keep Your Chin Up 14 - Jean Shy - Keep An Eye 15 - Marvin Gaye - At Last (I Found A Love) 16 - Erma Franklin - Gotta Find Me A Lover (24 Hours A Day) 17 - Rosetta Hightower - Friendship Train 18 - Roy Hamilton - Earthbound 19 - Joe Simon - Don't Let Me Lose This Feeling 20 - Judy Clay - You Busted My Mind 21 - Shirley Ellis - Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling 22 - Robert Parker - Tip Toe 23 - Marie Knight - That's No Way To Treat A Girl (Alt' Take)

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Northern Soul Collector Vol. 21 - 23

Great collection of soul from The Northern Madman’s collection!trax Vol 21:
01 - Martha Jean Love - How To Succeed In Love 02 - Kim Weston - Love Don't Let Me Down 03 - Marlbroros - Why'd You Leave 04 - Jo Armsted - Got My Taste 05 - AL green - One Nite Stand 06 - Donnie Elbert - I Got To Get Myself Together 07 - Five Stairsteps - Don't Waste Your Time - Original 08 - The Loveables - Just Beyond My Fingertips 09 - Lenny Miles - In Between Tears 10 - David Coleman - Drown My Heart 11 - The Manhattans - Baby I'm Sorry 12 - High Keys - Lets Take A Chance 13 - Sharon Tandy - Two Can Make It Together 14 - Kenny Smith - My Day Is Coming 15 - Dee Dee Sharp - What Kind Of Lady 16 - Eddie Floyed - People, Get It Together 17 - Little Anthony  & The Imperals - Love's The Only Way (To Survive) 18 - Athens Rogues - She Could Love Me 19 - The Topics - She's So Fine 20 - Harley Hatcher - Soul Hustler (Inst) 21 - Jackie Follett - There's A Moment 22 - Joey Dee - Put Your Heart In It 23 - Dee & Joe - I Found Love 24 - Wand  R&B Ensemble - Hand It Over (Inst)trax Vol 22:
01 - Lester Young - Let Your Love Shine 02 - Sonny Craver - I Wanna Thank You 03 - Disciples Of Soul - Together 04 - Dee Dee Sharp - I Really Love You 05 - Ketty Lester - When A Woman Loves A Man 06 - Little Milton - Open The Door To Your Heart 07 - Lee Moses - How Much Longer (Must I Wait) 08 - Jimmy Hughes - I'm A Man Of Action 09 - Fontella Bass - Free At Last 10 - Lenny Miles - Living Dream 11 - Mitty Collier - Pain, Sweeter Than The Day Before 12 - Graice Dumas - The Song Of A Woman 13 - The Drifters - Pour Your Little Heart Out 14 - Major Lance - Hey Little Girl 15 - Mary Wells - Soul Train 16 - Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band - Sweet Pea (Don't Love Nobody But Herself) 17 - The Crowns - Mellow Moonlight 18 - Tari Stevens - Your Love Was Just A False Alarm 19 - Eugene Smiley - Yes It's You 20 - Melvin Davis - Chains Of love 21 - The Primers - How Does It Grab You 22 - Mel  Williams - Sookie 23 - Willie Mason - Why 24 - The Lancers - Biassology (Inst)trax Vol 23:

01 - Jackie Lee - Try My Method 02 - The Drifters - Sweet For My Sweet 03 - The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself 04 - Bobby Bland - Ain't Nothing You Can Do 05 - The Crowns - I Need Your Loving 06 - Mary Wells - Soul Affair 07 - Wendy Rene - Love At First Sight 08 - Billey Stewart - Count Me Out 09 - The Spellbinders - Baby I Miss You 10 - Irma Thomas - While The City Sleeps 11 - Leon Haywood - It's Got To Be Mellow 12 - Marv Johnson - With All That's Me 13 - Johnny Wyatt - I'll Stand By You 14 - Eddie Floyd - Bring It On Home To Me 15 - Jackie Lee - Don't Be Ashamed 16 - Joe Tex - Baby Be Good 17 - The Dovells - Be My Baby 18 - Ketty Lester - We'll Be Together Again 19 - Charles Hodges - I'll Never Go To A party Again 20 - The Ikettes - It's Been So Long 21 - Bobby Freeman - Every Dog Has It's Day 22 - Ike & Tina Turner - Such A Fool For You 23 - The Platters - Get A Hold Of Yourself 24 - Larry Williams & Johnny Watson - Ain't Gonna Move

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