Geater Davis was a singer from Texas who had the chops to be one of the great men of the soul era, but bad luck and bad timing kept him from enjoying the success he deserved. Davis would have been a perfect fit at Stax or Atlantic in the mid- to late '60s, but his recording career didn't get rolling until the early '70s, when his brand of gruff but passionate blues-based R&B was losing ground in favor of funkier sounds. And while producer Allen Orange consistently drew fine performances from Davis in the studio and gave him powerful and sympathetic backing, Orange's record labels (House of Orange and Seventy-Seven Records) didn't have much muscle in the marketplace. Davis recorded for other labels over the course of his career, including Ace and Luna, but they didn't fare much better with him than Orange's imprints, and Davis was little more than a cult figure when he died in 1984 at the age of 38. The Lost Soul Man collects 25 tracks Davis recorded during his tenure with Orange, and while the presence of repeated alternate takes and unreleased tracks that didn't get the studio polish they need dull the impact of this set just a bit, it's still a potent testament to his talents. At his best, Davis' singing suggests the cool passion of Bobby "Blue" Bland blended with the gritty fire of Wilson Pickett, and he's good enough to merit both comparisons; the slow slink of "I'm Gonna Change," the lover's regret of "I've Got to Pay the Price," the potent groove of "Ain't Worrying About Jody," and the primal shouter "Hot Buttered Love" are all stellar performances and leave no doubt this man could and should have had some hits under more favorable circumstances. While Charly's Sad Shades of Blue offers a broader portrait of Geater Davis' career, The Lost Soul Man does restore some of the man's best moments in the studio to circulation, and fans of great Southern soul will want to give this a thorough listen. (Mark Deming, Allmusic)
trax disc 1:
01 Ain't Worrying About Jody Pt1 02 A Sad Shade Of Blue 03 Don't Walk Off (And Leave Me) 04 A Whole Lot Of Man 05 Don't Want To Lose You 06 I'll Meet You 07 I Know My Baby Loves Me 08 Heavy On My Mind Pt1 09 Heavy On My Mind Pt2 10 Hot Buttered Love Version 1 11 Hot Buttered Love Version 2 12 Chained And Bound 13 Ain't Worrying About Jody Pt2
trax disc 2:
01 Two That Stick Together 02 I'm Gonna' Change 03 I'm So In Love With You 04 I've Got To Pay The Price 05 Long Cold Winter 06 Why Does It Hurt So Bad (Version 1) 07 Why Does It Hurt So Bad (Version 2) 08 Why Can't I Cry 09 Will It Be Me Or Him (Part 1) 10 Will It Be Me Or Him (Part 2) 11 You Made Your Bed 12 Your Heart Is So Cold (Part 1) 13 Your Heart Is So Cold (Part 2)
...Many Thanks To Jillem For The Geater Davis Share!served by Gyro1966...
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Geater Davis "The Lost Soul Man"
...Many Thanks To Jillem For The Geater Davis Share!served by Gyro1966...
gitit! no pw
CD1
http://www10.zippyshare.com/v/sQ42MmqA/file.html
CD2
http://www10.zippyshare.com/v/gUvZTOs4/file.html
@ Bill or any other TZer's I'm looking for a repost of Kent 068 as the final track on side 2,( Jonny Talbot (Johnny Tolbert)"Never make your baby cry part 2) on the copy I have is missing.
cheers,ELtel
BLUE CHEER - VINCEBUS ERUPTUM (1967)
ORIGINAL US MONO
FLAC: both cd and dvd quality
includes beautiful artwork
01. Summertime Blues
02. Rock Me Baby
03. Doctor Please
04. Out of Focus
05. Parchment Farm
06. Second Time Around
All tracks MONO.
These mixes have officially appeared on CD, but were sourced from worn vinyl.
Produced by Abe 'Voco' Kesh
Recorded at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA by John MacQuarrie, Fall 1967
Transfer and Restoration by Prof. Stoned
Hardware:
- Technics 1210mk2
- Jelco SA-750D Tonearm (w/ JAC 501 cable)
- Audio Technica AT33PTG MC
- Pro-Ject Tube Box SE-2
- Yamaha CA-1010
- RME ADI-2 A/D Interface
Software:
- Audition 3.0 used for editing, (incl. manual removal of clicks and pops) & adding gain.
- Click Repair 3.9.1 used with setting Cl: 10, Cr: 0 and mono summing
- MBit+ dithering and Sox Resampler used for converting to standard wav format.
Prof sez:
Here's a slice of awesome proto-stoner-rock. Transferred from a vintage copy that was kept sealed in its plastic innerbag for 47 years until I recently opened it. Sundazed has done a reissue of this mono mix, initially on LP in 2012 and later on CD, as well. However, their master was sourced from a noisy vinyl copy with patches from a folded stereo source to cover up inner groove distortion. We must assume this means that the monaural mastertapes were probably thrown out to save some space.
That would be a terrible shame because the mono mix is far superior to the stereo version, and holds up much better to today's standards. It brings out all the raw power of the rhythm section, and puts the guitar solos on a more even level with the backing track, even though it is far from an audiophile masterpiece.
Enjoy!
P.S.: Make sure to check out the 1967 demos of Summertime Blues and Doctor Please on youtube.
FLAC: 16bit/44.1kHz (CD Quality)
password: profstoned
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or
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SPECIAL HIGH RESOLUTION DOWNLOAD FOR AUDIOPHILIACS
FLAC: 24bit/96kHz (DVD Quality)
password: profstoned
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or
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Chuck Jackson - Good Things
Style: Soul
http://www.discogs.com/Chuck-Jackson-Good-Things/release/920466
Given the complexities of corporate politics, soul belter Chuck Jackson probably recorded for too many different labels to ever receive a truly definitive career-spanning overview, but for sheer quality and quantity the Kent retrospective Good Things is the disc to beat, assembling two dozen chart hits, cult classics, and unreleased sides from the singer's glory years with the New York indie Wand. After Dionne Warwick, Jackson was arguably the premier interpreter of the indelible pop songs of composer Burt Bacharach, and Good Things spotlights their collaboration with dramatic, heart-wrenching performances including "I Wake Up Crying," "Any Day Now," and "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself." No less impressive are singles including "Tell Him I'm Not Home" and "I Keep Forgetting," which likewise showcase the grandiose drama of Jackson's gritty style. But Good Things is most notable for the inclusion of lesser-known efforts like the upbeat "Hand It Over" and the previously unissued "What's with This Loneliness," a major favorite on Britain's Northern soul circuit decades after the fact -- although Chuck Jackson has often been marginalized as merely a balladeer, these songs capture a kinetic energy that's no less persuasive, proving Jackson a far greater talent than most soul aficionados give him credit for. -Allmusic
Cue-rip, flac, scans
http://www.file-upload.net/download-11254604/CJ-GT-935.rar.html
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Reggae And Dub XL 117
Safe Travel - The Rare Side of Rock Steady with Phill Pratt & Friends 1966-1968
http://www.discogs.com/Phil-Pratt-Friends-Safe-Travel/release/2044160
Sir Lee's Rock Steady Party Vol. 1 - At Buckingham Palace
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Sir-Lees-Rock-Steady-Party-At-Buckingham-Palace/release/4145095
Sir Lee's Rock Steady Party Vol. 2 - At Kings House
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Sir-Lees-Rock-Steady-Party-At-Kings-House/release/2127246
Sir Lee's Rock Steady Party Vol. 3 - At Greenwich Farm
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Sir-Lees-Rock-Steady-Party-At-Greenwich-Farm/release/4136573
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number Anthology, 1964-2000
http://www.allmusic.com/album/pressure-drop-the-definitive-collection-mw0000688730
Nero AAC/Vbr
http://www.file-upload.net/download-11254044/ReggaeAndDubXL117.rar.html
Correction
Title of Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number Anthology, 1964-2000
must be
Toots & the Maytals - Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection.
Jillem, many thanks for Chuck Jackson.
cheers,ELtel
BONUS 1 OF 7 @320
Milk 'N' Cookies - Milk 'N' Cookies (1973-1975) (Special Edition '16)
‘70s powerpop band Milk N' Cookies releasing comprehensive box set, playing Brooklyn release show
Captured Tracks, who repressed '70s powerpop band Milk N' Cookies' single "Not Enough Girls in the World" in 2014, are putting out a definitive box set of the band. The three-LP set features group's entire recorded output, including their sole official album plus two discs worth of rare and unreleased tracks. It comes with book featuring contributions from the band as well as some of their famous fans (members of Sonic Youth, Talking Heads, the Ramones) as well as never-before-seen photographs. There's a deluxe box as well that comes on colored vinyl and includes a poster, buttons and a tote bag. Order yours and check out a few songs and the box set packaging, below.
Milk n' Cookies will celebrate the release of the box set with a show at Baby's All Right on January 24 with Wire-worshippers B Boys on the bill as well. Tickets are on sale now (Brooklyn Vegan)
Power pop got off to a rocketing start in the '70s and the demand for it, like most genres and styles, dissipated slowly through the '80s. Like most movements, there are some records and bands that were left in the resin, never to be fully acknowledged for their contributions, whether small or significant. Standing in the shadows of other bands from Max's and CBGB, Milk 'N' Cookies quietly carved their niche on the circuit, but never received their due from mainstream culture. Their eponymous debut is a session hyped up on the sweetest sugar and soda pop, as the group carves out three-minute numbers that are post-glam but foreshadow the emergence of punk. For die-hard collectors of power pop, this album is a welcome treat to even the most seasoned and jaded of ears. And for those hyped up on the modern-day, cookie-cutter, Johnny-come-lately band of the moment emulating the sound of new wave? This is an absolute textbook essential listening experience. (Allmusic)
Disc 1
1. (Dee, Dee You’re) Stuck On a Star (3:01)
2. Little, Lost and Innocent (2:52)
3. Six Guns (2:05)
4. We Go On Dancing (1:47)
5. Rabbits Make Love (2:10)
6. Not Enough Girls (In the World) (3:34)
7. Chance to Play (2:33)
8. The Last Letter (3:50)
9. Just a Kid (2:40)
10. Ready Steady (2:01)
11. Nots (2:17)
12. Broken Melody (2:18)
13. Tinkertoy Tomorrow (2:26)
14. Good Friends (2:30)
15. Wok N’Woll (2:40)
16. Typically Teenage (2:36)
17. Buy This Record (2:37)
18. Not Enough Girls (In the World) [Version Two] (3:19)
Disc 2
1. Not Enough Girls (In the World) [Demo] (3:45)
2. On the Out (Demo) (2:17)
3. Girls in Gangs (Demo) (2:57)
4. Naked City (Demo) (2:05)
5. Why Is Life (Demo) (2:27)
6. Randy Slut (Demo) (1:41)
7. Auto Fade (1973 Band Practice) (3:25)
8. Bop the Do (1973 Band Practice) (2:46)
9. English Tea (1973 Band Practice) (4:12)
10. Hitter (1973 Band Practice) (2:40)
11. Move Fast (1973 Band Practice) (2:12)
12. I Don’t Want to Know It (1973 Band Practice) (2:07)
13. Good Enough to Eat (1973 Band Practice) (3:21)
14. Hello Girlie (1973 Demo) (2:38)
15. You Got My Shoes (1973 Demo) (2:22)
16. Space Drag (1973 Demo) (3:16)
17. We Go On Dancing (1973 Band Practice) (4:04)
18. Chance to Play (1973 Band Practice) (2:18)
19. Last Letter (1973 Band Practice) (3:20)
20. Wok N’Woll (1973 Demo Tape) (2:19)
21. Just a Kid (1973 Demo Tape) (2:44)
22. Not Enough Girls (1973 Demo Tape) (3:02)
23. Stuck On a Star (1973 Demo Tape) (2:55)
24. Good Friends (1973 Demo Tape) (2:38)
25. Six Guns (1973 Demo Tape) (2:01)
CD1 (1975)
http://www63.zippyshare.com/v/3ARELWx9/file.html
CD2 (1973)
http://www63.zippyshare.com/v/6oxLiNM7/file.html
INFO
http://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/milk-n-cookies
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2016/01/70s_powerpop_ba.html
http://www.discogs.com/Milk-N-Cookies-Milk-N-Cookies/master/325790
BONUS 2 OF 7 @320
The Velvet Underground - Live at Max's Kansas City ’70 (1972, Remastered 2016)
Picture it: August 23, 1970, New York City. The Velvet Underground, now on Atlantic Records, are nearing the end of a nine-week engagement at the nightclub known as Max's Kansas City, one that kicked off on June 24 and is set to wrap up on August 28. They've been playing songs from their career up to that point, of course, but they've also been throwing in a fair amount of numbers from their yet-to-be-released album Loaded.
On this particular night, Brigid Polk - an associate of the V.U.'s former manager, Andy Warhol - decides to capture the evening's performance on her portable cassette recorder. (Holding the microphone: future “People Who Died” singer Jim Carroll.) Little does Polk or anyone else present at the show realize that they're witnessing Reed's final show with the band for the foreseeable future. After the performance, Reed leaves the Velvet Underground and won't return to their ranks until he, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker decide to reform the band in the final days of 1992.
As for Live at Max's Kansas City, it earned official release from Atlantic Records after Danny Fields, who would later discover the Ramones but was then working in Atlantic's A&R department, passed the tapes to his bosses, who subsequently decided to cut their V.U. losses and release it as the band's second album for the label. When it first came out, it was as a single album, with songs re-sequenced and edited by Reed and producer Geoff Haslam. In 2004, however, it was reissued as a deluxe edition, this time offering the entire concert - both sets, which amounted to a total of 17 songs - and with the songs in the order that they were originally performed.
So now you know the story behind Live at Max's Kansas City. You may now feel free to go purchase a copy of the newly-remastered album. Enjoy!
1-1
I'm Waiting For The Man
5:50
1-2
White Light White Heat
6:07
1-3
I'm Set Free
5:33
1-4
Sweet Jane (Version 1)
6:18
1-5
Lonesome Cowboy Bill (Version 1)
4:41
1-6
New Age
6:44
1-7
Beginning To See The Light
5:50
2-1
Who Loves The Sun
2:17
2-2
Sweet Jane (Version 2)
5:58
2-3
I'll Be Your Mirror
3:02
2-4
Pale Blue Eyes
7:10
2-5
Candy Says
5:48
2-6
Sunday Morning
Music By – John Cale
Music By, Lyrics By – Lou Reed
3:48
2-7
After Hours
2:50
2-8
Femme Fatale
4:07
2-9
Some Kinda Love
11:22
2-10
Lonesome Cowboy Bill (Version 2)
5:00
2-11
Untitled
0:49
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2004 Edition of Live at Max's Kansas City tracks not on 2015
http://www88.zippyshare.com/v/RKHCQHYf/file.html
INFO
http://www.rhino.com/article/now-available-the-velvet-underground-live-at-maxs-kansas-city
BONUS 3 OF 7 @320
Fabienne Delsol - On My Mind '10
Fabienne Delsol’s third album On My Mind provides much the same pay-off as her first two solo albums and her work as bassist and singer in the Bristols. That is to say, if you like albums that combines beat-group snappy songs with moody French atmospheres, you’re in luck. Delsol sings like she’s an old pal of Françoise Hardy, the album was recorded in Liam Watson’s Toerag time machine studio (with the dial stuck between 1964 and 1965) and the songs as written (mostly) by her guitarist Thomas Gardener are ringers for tracks on a really good Beat, Freakbeat, or British Psych comp. It’s a formula that could sound tired if not done perfectly; Delsol and her crew do it perfectly. The mix of uptempo rockers, dreamy ballads, and gently psychedelic songs is just right; Delsol can sing each style like it was second nature. The musicians play their parts just right too, never doing anything flashy but instead hanging back and giving Delsol's voice the full spotlight. While many have tried to channel this era and this sound, few have done it with the style and grace of Delsol. You can’t go wrong with any recording she’s done, but On My Mind may just be the best thing she’s done so far.
(Tim Sendra, Allmusic)
The very welcome return of Fabienne Delsol with her 3rd solo album, a follow up to 2007's “Between You And Me.” Originally from Limoges in France, Fabienne was formerly the lead singer of legendary London garage band The Bristols and has been living and working in London with husband Liam Watson (Toe Rag Studios) since 1996.
Put together in studio down-time and ably backed by Toe Rag's stable of musicians,“On My Mind” features Fabienne's customary mixture of both English and French lyrics sung with plenty of coquettish charm. With songs and production so authentically 60's they could have been taken from tapes gathering dust in Serge Gainsbourg's garage for the last 40 years.
The album marks something of a departure from the jaunty beat-pop and ye-ye of her previous albums however, there's a definite autumnal feel to several of the tracks, putting you in mind of what the much mooted Francoise Hardy/Nick Drake collaboration might have yielded.
Lyrically the bulk of the album deals with the melancholic side of love and has a slightly trippy and introspective edge. Most notably on “Strange Shadows” and the title track “On my Mind” with its phased drums and “Strawberry Fields” style moog motifs. You're unlikely to hear a better record this autumn!
Here what the press have said about her previous albums:-
“An absolute gem” 4/5 - STOOL PIGEON
“Timeless and endlessly entertaining” - UNCUT
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INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/on-my-mind-mw0002015527
https://damagedgoods.greedbag.com/buy/on-my-mind-4/
BONUS 4 OF 7 @320
Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave '10
Surprisingly, one of the best of the "American Recordings."
Released for the occasion of Johnny Cash's 78th birthday, American VI: Ain't No Grave is the final installment in the collaboration between Cash and Rick Rubin that began with 1994’s American Recordings. These ten songs were cut during the same sessions for American V: A Hundred Highways. Guitarists Mike Campbell, Matt Sweeney, Smokey Hormel, and Benmont Tench on keyboards were present, as were other musicians. June Carter Cash died during routine surgery during these sessions. Cash, though grief stricken and with full knowledge that he too was dying due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, worked as often as his health would allow. He died three months after these songs were recorded. Ain't No Grave is an elegiac and deeply spiritual album, a formal goodbye without regret from a man and an artist of almost mythic stature. The song selection is rooted in the Americana, folk, country, and gospel traditions. There is an excellent reading of Tom Paxton's “Wonder Where I’m Bound” that doesn’t feel as lost as the original, but more a statement after reflecting on a life fully lived. Likewise his version of Sheryl Crow's “Redemption Day” sums up Cash’s own long commitment to social justice, and the need for individual accountability; its statement of hope is underscored here not as a dream, but as a conviction. Kris Kristofferson's “For the Good Times” begins with the words: “Don’t look so sad, I know it’s over/But life goes on/And this ole world will keep on turning.” It offers a portrait of the dignity and grace Cash performed with all his life. “I Corinthian’s 15:55” is his last self-penned song, a sweet, country-gospel melody that echoes far beyond the margins of contemporary music to an earlier time, and looks at the future with unshakable faith. The title track is a country-gospel-blues by Brother Claude Ely -- it’s a fierce showdown with the Reaper, with the singer winning it hands down. There are excellent covers of Bob Nolan's “Cool Water,” a song Cash often sang live that expresses empathy for the downtrodden, and “Satisfied Mind,” written by Jack Rhodes and Red Hayes, played on a lone acoustic guitar, which dispenses the truth of earthly life into two-minutes-and-forty-eight seconds. Ed McCurdy's “Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream” is a true anti-war song that serves as a testimonial. The album’s final cut is Queen Liliuokalani's traditional Hawaiian ballad “Aloha Oe,” one of the sweetest, most affectionate leaving songs ever written. And Cash’s version? It’s devastatingly beautiful; to the point of tears. If there were any justice, Ain't No Grave would be the last album released under Cash’s name. It is not only a compelling contribution to his legacy, but an offering that closes the historic American Recordings series with the same stamp of quality that began it. (Tham Jurek, Allmusic)
1
Ain't No Grave
Banjo – Scott Avett
Mixed By – David Ferguson, Ryan Hewitt
Performer [Footstomps] – Seth Avett
2:53
2
Redemption Day
Written-By – Sheryl Crow
4:22
3
For The Good Times
Written-By – Kris Kristofferson
3:21
4
I Corinthians 15:55
Written-By – John R. Cash*
3:37
5
Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
Written-By – Tom Paxton
3:26
6
Satisfied Mind
Written-By – Jack Rhodes, J.H. "Red" Hayes*
2:48
7
I Don't Hurt Anymore
Written-By – Don Robertson (2), Jack Rollins
2:45
8
Cool Water
Written-By – Bob Nolan
2:53
9
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
Written-By – Ed McCurdy
3:14
10
Aloha Oe
Written-By – Queen Lilï uokalani*
2:59
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INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/american-vi-aint-no-grave-mw0001958363
http://www.amazon.com/American-VI-Aint-No-Grave/dp/B0030NL8KK
BONUS 5 OF 7 @320
The 44s - Americana '12
Out of Los Angeles area, these cats mix West Coast Blues with Chicago and other American styled roots music into their own brand of hi energy infectious music.
The much anticipated second release from the 44s features blues guitar legend Kid Ramos both playing and producing. After the success of their first CD, the 44s are following up with mostly originals and even some horns on a few songs. With the release of this CD expect to see the 44s on the road full time.
California blues rockers that fuse traditional LA and Chicago hard core blues pull off a wonderful back to the future fusion of old and new with steam powered energy and Kid Ramos at the controls adding his guitar fuel to their existing fire. The cats in this quartet were obviously born in a road house and grew up licking spilled beer off the floor while their parents ignored them. How else could they come up with such an authentic sound that is familiar without being derivative while it kicks ass all over the yard? No two ways about it, party over here. Grab a ride on this blues train, pronto. --Midwest Record - Entertainment News
There is no sophomore jinx for The 44s. The album is a big step forward for this Southern California based band. Their first outing, Boogie Disease sounded like ''the Red Devils meets Kid Ramos.'' There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but Americana reflects more of the band's own emerging personality. They offer up 11 originals and just two covers. Ramos is, again, at the helm as producer. His guitar can be heard all over this fine CD. It is however the band's vocalist and guitarist, Johnny Main, who comes across as the star on this outing. Bassist Mike Turturro, drummer J.R. Lozano and harmonica player Tex Nakamura round out this band which has broken out of the local scene here in Southern California and just returned from their second tour.
This record also benefits greatly by the album's other special guest, tenor saxophone monster Ron Dziubla. If you are a fan of the 44s, you will also appreciate the album's generous helping of music. At 13 songs and 54 minutes, there is simply more music to enjoy than in their debut release. On Americana the band spreads its wings and takes a more varied, multi-textured approach to their music. The 44s have come a very long way, very quickly.
The bottom line here is that this band has chosen not rest on its laurels. Their debut album Boogie Disease was very well received. The 44s however made the decision not to try and recycle a successful formula but to grow as artists. Americana proves that they are not only a solid live performing ensemble, but are an emerging force to be reckoned with in the studio as well. Americana serves notice that the 44s are driving down the blues highway at a break neck speed and are going in the right direction. --David Mac, Blues Junction
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/FmBb8RyH/file.html
INFO
http://www.amazon.com/Americana-The-44s/dp/B0078464E2
BONUS 6 OF 7 @320
The 44s - On The 13th (2014)
Low down Southern California harp band with a great sound.........reminiscent of the RED DEVILS or WILLIAM CLARKE............. Produced by KID RAMOS who also wails on a few tracks!!!........
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/5GH2ffDa/file.html
INFO
http://www.amazon.com/44s-On-The-13th/dp/B00UUXT814
BONUS 7 OF 7 @320
The Shivvers - Lost Hits from Milwaukee's First Family of Power Pop 1979-82
The Shivvers were one of those bands that, in retrospect, seemed to have it all, except for a hit record. They had great tunes, impressive instrumental skills, energy to spare, stage smarts and even good looks (including a lead singer who would have been every geeky new wave boy's dream date, Jill Kossoris). However, they had the poor fortune to be a great band in Milwaukee, WI, where they built up an impressive local following without much hope of attracting any major media attention (though Eric Carmen was a big fan and was in line to produce the Shivvers album that never was). Twenty surviving Shivvers recordings -- their lone self-released 45, unreleased studio sessions, live tapes and demos -- have been compiled for the album Lost Hits from Milwaukee's First Family of Power Pop 1979-82, and while that title may be clumsy it's also perfectly accurate. In almost any alternate universe you could care to name, some of these songs would be hits, particularly the pure pop wonders "Teen Line," "No Reaction" and "No Substitute," the '50s flavored "My Association," and the slow and moody "Remember Tonight." Kossoris had a great voice and a fine hand at the keyboards, guitarists Mike Pyle and Jim Eannelli could fuse force and melody with ease (Breck Burns took over for Eannelli in the band's latter days), and bassist Scott Krueger and drummer Jim Richardson were a rhythm section who gave the songs a lean and wiry drive. The result was a group that could combine British Invasion variety pop classicism with an almost-punky dose of adrenaline, and the stuff on this set is every bit as satisfying as anything the Scruffs, Shoes or the Sneakers were up to around the same time. Calling the Shivvers the "Great Lost Power Pop Band" may be going a bit far to make a point, but judging from this album, there's more than a kernel of truth in that description; fans of great hooks should make haste to check this out. (Mark Deming, Allmusic)
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INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/lost-hits-from-milwaukees-first-family-of-power-pop-1979-82-mw0000572530
Jillem, so many thanks for Chuck Jackson, they don't have signers like him anymore. Any day now is truly a beautiful song to listen. Thank you.
Many thanks for The Shivvers, Gyro.
Gyro- Thanks again for the clean sweep of Fabienne Delsol, her solo albums are new to me. Very cool, big thanks.
Gyro - thanks for the Fabienne Delsol!
ElTel... I`m missing that track too.I downloaded this from a torrent,
but it was incomplete.Best of luck with this, I could do with a copy.
It`s good that you`re doing a forensic audit of the Kent stuff.It`s something I neglected to do and it means there`s two of us looking for missing tracks! If I find it, I`II post it.
No matter how many times I listen, no matter how many times I think about it, it's hard to wrap my mind around just what it was the Velvets were up to in 1967-70....by the time of Max's they were a rock,n,roll band, but for a hot moment before that, they were something more....and less....and ID-even-K. But they were.
Ol'Anon
Thanks Gyro for all these The Shivvers, Milk 'N' Cookies, Velvets, Fabienne & Cash simply wonderful. Also looking forward to hearing that mono Blue Cheer, thanks Jimmy Dee
Gyro.
When you`re buying, it works out cheaper! I do like Jazz too.
Thanks for all you do!
Thanks to Jillem for Chuck Jackson.
Gyro,
It`s cheaper when you`re buying!I do like some Jazz as well. Thanks for all you do!
Thanks Bill - We have a great and diverse music loving crowd here. Every day is an adventure.
Thanks Bill, will ask around.
cheers,ELtel
Gyro
Many thanks for The 44s - Americana & On the 13th.
@ Bill, Audit!.......audit,don't like the word audit, had to do those nearly every week when I was working.
cheers,ELtel
Thanks for ....oh- everything.....
Tanx again for all the Gr8 tunz!
Thanks Gyro
The Johnny Cash fills in a few gaps. I was never a fan until this series came out.
Regards
Rhod
Thank you
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