trax:
1. Carol Of The Bells - Pollo Del Mar 2. Drums For Christmas - The Pete Curry Orchestra 3. Sleigh Ride In Fresno - The Neptunes 4. Snowman - The Icicles 5. Leise Rieselt Der Schnee - The Incredible Mr. Smith 6. Jingle Bell Rock - Surfin' Santa With Meshugga Beach Party 7. Little Drummer Boy - The Dusty Watson Complex 8. I Want A Monkey For Christmas - The Barbary Coasters 9. Saint Nick's AA Fueler - The Surfites 10. Deck The Halls - Glasgow Tiki Shakers 11. Silent Night - Big Boy Pete 12. Rudolph's Secret - Speedball Jr 13. O Come All Ye Faithful - The Pyronauts 14. It's Christmas In The Islands - Full Load Of King 15. Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) - Frankie & The Pool Boys 16. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Urban Surf Kings 17. Deck The Halls - Joe's Ocean 18. Sleigh Ride - Surfin' Santa With Meshugga Beach Party 19. Christmas Time For Fun - The Daytonas 20. Auld Lang Syne - Frankie & The Pool Boys
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"Seasonal Favorites" Vol. 2
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Have Yourself A Soulful Christmas (Charly)
http://www.amazon.com/Have-Yourself-Soulful-Christmas/dp/B0047EAAKA
R+B oldies mostly from the fifties
By Peter Durward Harris
Even with no liner notes, recording or copyright dates to help, it is obvious from the track listing that many of these tracks date from the fifties, but some are certainly of more recent vintage. Nevertheless, they make for a very cohesive compilation and a very enjoyable listening experience.
The most familiar recordings are Mary's boy child (Harry Belafonte), Santa baby (Eartha Kitt), This time of the year (Brook Benton) and the two Chuck Berry tracks (Merry Christmas baby, Run Rudolph run). Classics one and all, it is great to have them all together on one CD, but the other tracks here are also great. Perhaps the standout among them is White Christmas, here performed by the Drifters in the days when Clyde McPhatter was the lead singer. Very different from Bing Crosby's version or most of the other versions you're ever likely to hear, it is definitely worth a listen.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (Cadillacs), Joy to the world (Charles Taylor and the Taylor singers), Jingle bells cha-cha (Pearl Bailey), God rest ye merry gentlemen (Caravans), Born in Bethlehem (Staple singers) , Please come home for Christmas (Johnny Adams) and two tracks by Jerry Butler (O holy night, Silent night) are all songs that you have heard somewhere before, some more frequently than others, but the versions here are excellent.
Songs you may not have heard before, but which are definitely worth a listen, include Christmas Eve (Billy Eckstine) Ole Santa (Dinah Washington), Christmas time for everyone but me (Hank Ballard and the Midniters) and two tracks by the Moonglows (Hey Santa Claus, Just a lonely Christmas).
This British budget compilation contains plenty of tracks rarely found elsewhere, but with enough familiar songs to please both the R+B fans who want to hear these recordings from the fifties, but also their families, who may be less interested in the specific recordings, but want to hear plenty of familiar Christmas songs.
Tracklist
1. Chuck Berry - Merry Christmas, Baby
2. Joe Tex - I'll Make Every Day Christmas (For My Woman)
3. The Drifters - White Christmas
4. Brook Benton - This Time Of The Year
5. Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
6. Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child
7. The Moonglows - Hey, Santa Claus
8. The Patterson Singers - Behold The Star
9. The Cadillacs - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
10. Chuck Berry - Run, Rudolph, Run
11. Dinah Washington - Ole! Santa
12. Billy Eckstine - Christmas Eve
13. Frankie Lymon - It's Christmas Once Again
14. Charles Taylor & The Taylor Singers - Joy To The World
15. The Valentines - Christmas Prayer
16. Pearl Bailey - Jingle Bells Cha-Cha-Cha
17. Jerry Butler - Oh, Holy Night
18. The Moonglows - Just A Lonely Christmas
19. The Caravans - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
20. The Staple Singers - Born In Bethlehem
21. Charles Taylor & The Taylor Singers - A Christmas Message
22. Johnny Adams - Please Come Home For Christmas
23. Hank Ballard And The Midniters - Christmas Time For Everyone But Me
24. Jerry Butler - Silent Night
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BONUS 1 OF 4 @320 @320 @320
Them - The Complete Them 1964-1967 (@320 with Artwork & Booklet)
Enjoy all of Them with this three-disc anthology, The Complete Them 1964-67, billed as the most thorough collection of Van Morrison’s early studio and live performances ever assembled.
This is the first release via an exclusive licensing deal struck between Sony Music Entertainment’s catalogue division Legacy Recordings and Morrison’s own Exile Productions earlier this year. The set consists of all the tracks recorded for The Angry Young Them (1965) and Them Again (1966) albums, plus singles, demos, live sessions, rarities and alternate takes from the period 1964-1967, many of which are previously unreleased. As you would expect, all 56 tracks across the three CDs have been remastered and the discs come with a 16-page booklet featuring new commentary on Them by Van Morrison.
3CD set with
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INFO
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BONUS 2 OF 4 @320
MICHAEL CARPENTER
This series is a blueprint of how a great songwriter becomes one. An artist is the sum of those artists that he or she admires. Carpenter lays that equation out for us here, and the total is impressive indeed.
Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and engineer Michael Carpenter has carved a reputation as a savvy, smart, versatile one-man dynamo. He has an unquenchable desire to soak up his influences and generously passes them forward to his fans and followers. His string of early albums – Baby (1999), Hopefulness (2001), Kings Rd Works (2003), Rolling Ball (2004), and Up Close (2008) – all testify to that fact, given the bounty of stunningly infectious melodies and clever, crafty hooks each album serves up in abundance. However, the most telling example of his fascination with retro references can be found on a series of albums he’s recorded with his sometimes-band The Cuban Heels. Dubbed Songs of Other People, or SOOP for short, these collections consist entirely of cover songs, and each is like a grab bag of classic tracks – some well-known, others obscure – originally recorded by the likes of Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, ELO, and dozens of other icons that influenced Carpenter.
Those skeptical about conveying both covers and credibility need not be concerned. Carpenter doesn’t merely mimic his sources; instead, he puts fastidious effort into each, allowing the outcome to sparkle and shine. (No Depression)
Soop #1_Songs of Other People '01
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INFO
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Soop #2_Songs of Other People '06
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INFO
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Soop #3_Songs of Other People '11
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Soop #4_Songs of Other People '11
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Soop #5_Songs of Other People '12
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INFO
https://michaelcarpenter.bandcamp.com/album/s-o-o-p-5-songs-of-other-people
By Request, Vol. 1 '11
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INFO
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By Request Volume 2 '11
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INFO
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The Cover Series - Bonus Disc '11
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INFO
http://nodepression.com/article/michael-carpenter-dazzles-down-under
http://www.popmatters.com/review/carpentermichael-soop/3
BONUS 3 OF 4 @320
Jingle Blues-House Of Blues Christmas Collection '98
It's not often you get to hear Mabel Scott wail "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" and Bessie Smith pour it all out on "At the Christmas Ball" alongside Lightnin' Hopkins's blistering "Santa" or Amos Milburn's classic "Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby," but that's the mile-wide shape of this good-times, 15-track compilation. Swingin' Louis Jordan is likewise featured on "Santa Claus, Santa Claus," while Kings Albert and B. B., John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Weatherspoon, and Lowell Fulson sharpen their axes for a mess of Christmas blues. Also included are cuts by Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets, Floyd Dixon, and Eddie C. Campbell, whose "Santa's Messin' with the Kid" is as funny as it is rockin'. A fantastic showcase for blues guitar and vocals, this album should please any blues fan in your house. --Martin Keller
1. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Mabel Scott
2. Santa's Messin' With The Kid - Eddie C. Campbell
3. Santa Claus, Santa Claus - Louis Jordan
4. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' - Albert King
5. Santa - Lightnin' Hopkins
6. Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon
7. Santa Don't Let Me Down - Earl King
8. Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby - Amos Milburn
9. Christmas Celebration - B.B. King
10. Blues For Christmas - John Lee Hooker
11. I Want To Spend Christmas With You - Lowell Fulson
12. Sam's Christmas Blues - Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets
13. At The Christmas Ball - Bessie Smith
14. How I Hate To See Christmas Come Around - Jimmy Witherspoon
15. Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
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INFO
http://www.amazon.com/Jingle-Blues-Various-Artists/dp/B00000AE3L
BONUS 4 OF 4 @320
Marti Brom with The Cornell Hurd Band - Feudin' And Fightin' '99
The latest from Austinite Martí Brom is a dramatic departure from last year's excellent "Snake Ranch." A 6-song collection of material mostly dating from the '40's and '50's and backed by Austin's Cornell Hurd Band, "Feudin' and Fightin'" finds Brom stepping outside of the rockabilly style that she's tended to favor over the past several years. The result is unlike nearly anything else heard in years, particularly from an independent label. With Brom's big voice set like a diamond in the gold band that is Hurd's renowned western swing group, the disc gives Brom the setting she's long needed to show off her ample vocal talents, with the group's sweet combination of twin fiddles and steel guitar. Opening with the title track, a cover of Dorothy Shay's humorous 1947 account of a hillbilly feud (Shay's "Flat River Missouri" from the same period is also covered), the closest comparison here might be the wry late '40's and '50's Capitol recordings of Tennessee Ernie Ford (whose "Kiss Me Big" from 1953 is also covered here), as well as Shay's own recordings for Columbia. As with the best of Ford's records, Brom understands the value of a good sense of humor far better than most. Highly recommended, particularly to those who've been itching to hear Brom in something other than a rockabilly setting. (Record Runner)
1. Feudin' And Fightin'
2. Kiss Me Big
3. Making Love Tennessee Style
4. Moon Shine Lullabye
5. Flat River Missouri
6. They Were Doing the Mambo
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INFO
http://www.amazon.com/Feudin-Fightin-With-Cornell-Hurd/dp/B000051Y3B
Jillem and Gyro, thanks so much for the rockin Xmas albums. I'll be playing selections on my world famous ;) Xmas Old Wave show Sunday, 12/20/15, 1000-1300 GMT on wcniradio.org. Tune in; you might like it!
One note about Michael Carpenter's By Request volumes...these were done to help finance his Cuban Heels cd. He only asked for $100 (AUS) to record a song - full band - of each donor's choice. I was one of the 21 people who stepped up. But - fairly obviously - he wasn't going to put as much polish on these songs as the ones he did for other projects.
Thanks exooregon for the Michael Caroenter CDs and also the info.
Thanks Gyro
The house of blues Xmas will get a fair airing on the big day.
regards
Rhod
Gyro thanks for Them and Michael Carpenter
Gyro, Thanks a million for the Michael Carpenter. Cannot wait to listen to these. What a great post! I'm hoping others will listen and hear just what a great talent he is.
Jillem, Gyro, thanks for the Xmas stuff.
I too am anonymous.
Thanks
Tanx for more great tunz!
Thanks for all of THEM.
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