Geater Davis was one of the South's great lost soul singers, an impassioned stylist whose voice was a combination of sweetness and sandpaper grit. Comparable to the blues-drenched likes of Johnnie Taylor or, especially, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Davis wound up even more of a cult artist than deep soul peers like James Carr or O.V. Wright, having recorded mostly for small local labels during his prime. Davis was born in Kountze, TX, in 1946 and did the vast majority of his recording during the first half of the '70s, often writing or co-writing his own material and occasionally producing or playing guitar as well. He cut an album, Sweet Woman's Love, for the House of Orange label in 1971, and his cover of Jerry Butler & the Impressions' "For Your Precious Love" later became a favorite among British soul collectors. He went on to release singles for Luna ("I Don't Worry (About Jody)") and Ace ("Strange Situation," "Tired of Busting My Brain") before a longer spell with 77, where his output included "Long Cold Winter," "I'm Gonna Change" (recorded at Muscle Shoals), "I've Got to Pay the Price," and "Your Heart Is So Cold," among others. Unfortunately, Davis' records never sold very well, even in spite of heavy touring on the blues and chitlin circuits. He died of a heart attack on September 29, 1984; he was only 38 years old. In 1998, West Side released Sadder Shades of Blue: The Southern Soul Sessions 1971-76, a compilation covering most of the labels for which he recorded (except House of Orange). (Steve Huey, Allmusic)
trax disc:
01 Your Heart Is So Cold 02 I've Got To Pay The Price 03 I Don't Worry (About Jody) pt.1 04 A Whole Lot Of Man 05 I'm Gonna Change 06 Two That Sticks Together 07 Don't Walk Off And Leave Me 08 I'm So In Love With You 09 I Know My Baby Loves Me 10 I'll Meet You 11 You Made Your Bed So hard 12 Why Does It Hurt So Bad 13 A Sad Shade Of Blue 14 Will It Be Me Or Him pt.1 15 Long Cold Winter 16 Nice And Easy 17 Strange Sensation 18 There's Got To Be Some Changes MAde 19 Tired Of Busting My Brain 20 Ill Play The Blues For You 21 I'll Get By 22 Nice And Easy (alt. take)
...Many Thanks To Jillem For The Geater Davis Share!served by Gyro1966...
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Geater Davis "Sadder Shades Of Blue"
...Many Thanks To Jillem For The Geater Davis Share!served by Gyro1966...
gitit! no pw
http://www10.zippyshare.com/v/410DqcYD/file.html
Eddie & Ernie - Lost Friends
http://www.discogs.com/Eddie-Ernie-Lost-Friends/release/3075892
The history of the ultimate Deep Soul duo.
''That harmony, man, that harmony! That harmony just came through love, man, and understanding with each other...'' Ernie Johnson, 2002
Aficionados of “deep soul” (or, as those of us over 12 call it, “soul”) should flock to score these seminal, rare recordings from a criminally neglected pairing. Edgar Campbell and Ernest Johnson met in Phoenix, then throughout the ’60s made astonishingly emotive music for several labels, together and solo, their scorched, passionate vocals matched only by their unerring ability to avoid a hit. By 1970, after another bad-luck business balls-up, Eddie died of drink and Ernie sank into depression. The angst can be heard in their art: try “It’s A Weak Man That Cries” and “Outcast”. Tender, troubled, textbook torch songs. -Uncut
Cue-rip, flac, scans
http://www.file-upload.net/download-11257259/EE-LF-214.rar.html
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2016_Studio One _ Showcase (The sound of Studio One in the 1970s)
Info
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Studio-One-Showcase-Sound-1970s/dp/B017UB6VO0
Great collection from Soul Jazz reflecting the musical styles that emerged from Mr Dodd's legendary Studio One in the seventies. Kicking off in wicked style with Horace Andy's murderous See A Man's Face and ranging through such classics as Prince Jazzbo's Jah Dread - the footdrum version - Myrna Hague's delicious lovers anthem What About Me, Michigan & Smiley's ebullient toast on the killer Fight It To The Top rhythm, The Wailing Soul's next vocal on Burning Spear's This Race rhythm, Sugar Minott's Have No Fear, The Willows Send Another Moses and many more, though many selections especially such as Frankie Wilmoth's Stay With Me and Johnny Osbourne's People A Watch Me were surely eighties rather than seventies releases. -dubvendor
1. See a Man's Face - Horace Andy 2:26
2. Right On Rasta - Cedric Brooks & Count Ossie 3:08
3. Jah Dread - Prince Jazzbo 3:56
4. What About Me - Myrna Hague 3:18
5. Time to Be Happy - Michigan and Smiley 5:36
6. Stick Together - Wailing Souls 5:20
7. Have No Fear - Sugar Minott 2:44
8. Just Another Day - Judah Eskender Tafari 8:21
9. Chucky Skank - Dillinger 2:38
10. Bredda Labba Labba - Freddie McGregor 2:42
11. Stay With Me - Frankie Wilmoth 2:20
12. People a Watch Me - Johnny Osbourne 3:25
13. Tribulation - The Gladiators 3:42
14. Hard to Confess - The Heptones 2:43
15. Fish Tea - Lone Ranger 2:56
16. Ain't No Love - Jennifer Lara 2:08
17. Send Another Moses - The Willows 6:02
18. Joy in the Morning - The Gaylads & The Brentford Disco Set 7:31
Cue-rip, flac, scans
http://www.file-upload.net/download-11257341/SO-S.rar.html
Thank you Jillem for the Eddie & Ernie post!
BONUS 1 OF 7 @320
The Vern Williams Band - Traditional Bluegrass 1982-1988 Live (Arhoolie 514)
Laurie Lewis remembers Vern Williams' approach to singing. He said, "You've got to spill your guts onstage. Then you've got to walk around in them."
This is hard-core stuff, and it's bursting with vitality. The energy in every cut, from the agonizingly mournful "Close By" to the joyous "Pig In A Pen", is a stark reminder of what's been lost in today's polished studio performances. And yet, while raw, it's tremendously musical. Williams' emphasis was on the vocals, not the instrumental breaks. The result is satisfying, but not overpowering, fiddle and mandolin leads. Little's banjo bridges the gap between traditional drive and contemporary tastefulness. (No Depression)
This is classic, hard core bluegrass featuring hair-raising, paint-peeling, barn-burning vocals by one of the greatest tenor singers in the history of Bluegrass Music. This is the real stuff, not for the faint of heart. Bluegrass music the way it was meant to be played! Vern Williams is one of the legends of Bluegrass music. From his first recordings with his partner Ray Park for Starday Records in the 1960's through these recordings with his own band in the 1980's there is no one who embodies the essence of Bluegrass Music as much as Vern Williams. This is the album everyone has been waiting for. Live Recordings!
“There aren’t enough good things that can be said about Mr. Vern Williams and his impact within the historical context of California bluegrass; Vern IS California bluegrass history when it comes down to it…The sheer strut and power of the music produced by Vern and this 70s-80s era band is captured well on this collection…Then and now, bluegrassers everywhere (especially California ‘grassers) have been inspired to aim for Vern’s higher-than-high tenor, that unmistakable traditional style, and his near-perfect phrasing.”
-Rob Shotwell, California Bluegrass Association
1.Roll On Buddy 2.Close By 3.Montana Cowboy 4.I'm On My Way Back To The Old Home 5.Happy I'll Be 6.Live And Let Live 7.Bald Knob, Arkansas 8.When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall 9.I Hear A Choo Choo Coming 10.Can't You Hear Me Calling 11.Traveling The Highway Home 12.Love Me Darling Just Tonight 13.In Despair 14.I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky 15.Darling Nellie Across The Sea 16.Pig In A Pen
http://www79.zippyshare.com/v/247xXaHJ/file.html
INFO
http://www.arhoolie.com/the-vern-williams-band-traditional-bluegrass.html?sl=EN
BONUS 2 OF 7 @320
The Black Hollies - Crimson Reflections '06
At ten tracks running just over a half-hour, this debut from the NYC-based garage revivalists Black Hollies could be considered an EP. But the disc is power packed and by the time it's done, there isn't much left to say. The album is filled with snappy riffs and a '60s psychedelic esthetic borrowed from both British ("Crimson Reflections Through Looking Glass Mind" sounds like it was recorded around the Stones' "Dandelion"-period, "Come and Tell Me" would have made a great Searchers tune) and American ("You've Been Gone Too Long" cranks out a Standells/Seeds-styled vibe) sources. While the quartet won't win any originality contests even among contemporary bands such as the Chesterfield Kings who mine similar territory, they attack this music with appropriate raw power. You may find yourself playing "spot the riff" on much Crimson Reflections, but that just adds to the fun. And even when the group steals from sources as obvious as the Beatles (hey, there's the "Taxman" lick in "Get Yourself Together, Girl"), the effect is more joyous celebration than flippant rip-off. The tunes never overstay their welcome, nailing a groove and then moving on. The energy explodes out of the speakers and is as contagious as pink eye. Lead vocalist Justin Angelo Morey sounds inspired throughout spitting out his lyrics to these ten originals and the dueling lead guitars on the opening "No Need to Be Rude" are nearly as crude as anything the Sonics ever laid down on tape. Fans of Little Steven's Underground Garage radio show will eat this up, but anyone interested in garage rock's roots will enjoy the Black Hollies' animated offering. (Hal Horowitz, Allmusic)
http://www98.zippyshare.com/v/gSHLApY7/file.html
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/crimson-reflections-mw0000763584
BONUS 3 OF 7 @320
The Daisy Chain - Straight or Lame '67
The female quartet known as the Daisy Chain came roaring out of Southern California’s Orange County just in time for the Summer of Love. And the fab foursome of Shel Le, Camille, Rosemary and Dee Dee Lea disappeared from the scene almost as abruptly as they arrived, but not before leaving behind a stunning artifact of dayglo hippy trippiness and weirdness!!!
Straight or Lame was little noticed by the public in its original 1967 release on the small United International label. Due to the original album’s rarity, original copies have been known to change hands for huge prices. Now it’s available once again, in a limited run of 1000 copies. Mastered from the original mono reels, this Sundazed edition features complete original cover art and is pressed on high-quality 180-gram vinyl. - See more at: http://www.sundazed.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2418#sthash.dlfz3c5I.dpuf
Originally released in 1967 (as a limited edition of 500 copies), as this was the all-female quartet's sole record. Daisy Chain is from Fullerton, California and apparently - had existed for a very short time. Best described as psychedelia / flower power pop. Tracks here - that I sort of was impressed with were "All Because Of Him", "Zzotto", the inspiring "Run Spot Run", their should-have-been a nationwide hit "Got To Get You Into My Arms", the awesome "Superfluous Daisy", "I'll Say Goodbye" (too bad this cut doesn't get some airplay on oldies radio stations) and "Final Hour". Recommended if you like bands like the Bow Street Runners, Neighb'rhood Childr'n, Love Exchange and Sagittarius. (Mike Reed, Shindig)
http://www3.zippyshare.com/v/vOOzfp6x/file.html
INFO
http://www.sundazed.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2418
http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Or-Lame-DAISY-CHAIN/dp/B0008191JM
BONUS 4 OF 7 @320
Junior Parker - Junior's Blues: Duke Recordings (Vol. 1)
After the non-success of "Mystery Train" on the R&B charts, Parker jumped contract and signed with Don Robey's Houston-based Duke Records. With his smooth vocal approach, Parker clearly envisioned himself as the next Roy or Charles Brown. But from the evidence of these early sides, it's clear that Robey wanted to piggyback off the success of the Sun sound. Tracks like "I Wanna Ramble" were virtual carbon copies of the "Feelin' Good" riff and Parker's recasting of old favorites like Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago," Roosevelt Sykes's "Driving Wheel," "Yonder's Wall" and "Mother-In-Law Blues," were all clearly in the down-home vein that Parker felt was too "old timey" for an up-to-date musician/vocalist of his caliber. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)
1. I Wanna Ramble
2. Mother-In-Law Blues
3. Next Time You See Me
4. That's All Right
5. Sitting And Thinking
6. Sweet Home Chicago
7. Sometimes
8. Stand By Me
9. Driving Wheel
10. Seven Days
11. In The Dark
12. Someone Somewhere
13. It's A Pity
14. Yonder's Wall
15. Strange Things Happening
16. The Things I Used To Do
17. Jivin' Woman
18. Crying For My Baby
http://www48.zippyshare.com/v/BNcfLgX5/file.html
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/juniors-blues-the-duke-recordings-vol-1-mw0000092574
BONUS 5 OF 7 @320
Junior Parker - Backtracking: Duke Recordings (Vol. 2)
This second volume of Parker's best for the Duke label delivers on a pile of great early and late tunes for the Houston-based label. Kicking off with the jump blues "Please Baby Blues" and the Howlin' Wolf-like "Can't Understand" from a 1953 session, the early sides vacillate between small rhythm sections with Pat Hare on guitar, to larger ensembles pointing toward Parker's musical future. The early sides reach their peak with the inclusion of "Pretty Baby," recorded in 1956, and Parker's version of Wolf's first single "Riding in the Moonlight." But in two years' time, Junior is recording more R&B-style material like "Barefoot Rock," "You're On My Mind," and culminating in "Annie Get Your YoYo" in 1961. "Get Away Blues" from 1965 and "Man or Mouse" from the following year complete the package. As always, Parker's smooth-as-silk voice and Sonny Boy-derived harp playing carry the day, making a strong case for him as a major mover and shaker on the blues scene during this period. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)
1. Please Baby Blues
2. Dirty Friend Blues
3. Can't Understand
4. Backtracking
5. Driving Me Mad
6. Pretty Baby
7. Wondering
8. Barefoot Rock
9. I'm Holding On
10. Stranded
11. Dangerous Woman
12. You're On My Mind
13. I'll Forget About You
14. How Long Can This Go On
15. I Feel Alright Again
16. I Need Love So Bad
17. Annie Get Your Yo-Yo
18. These Kind Of Blues, Part 1
19. Get Away Blues
20. Man Or Mouse
http://www48.zippyshare.com/v/EFeVQsCW/file.html
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/backtracking-the-duke-recordings-vol-2-mw0000038438
BONUS 6 OF 7 @320
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971, MFSL 2015)
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East on Numbered Limited Edition Hybrid SACD from Mobile Fidelity
Telepathically Executed Double Album Among Five-Best Live Records Ever Made
Ranked 49 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time List
Peerless Sonics: Mobile Fidelity Edition Provides Fifth-Row Seat to Historic March 1971 Concerts
Mobile Fidelity’s collectable hybrid SACD of At Fillmore East joins the unparalleled reissue imprint’s other Allman titles in presenting the inimitable ensemble’s music in the most lifelike, uncompromising fidelity possible. Myriad versions of the 1971 set exist, yet none possesses the audiophile sensibilities found here—sonic traits that whisk the listener to the midst of the Fillmore East for four gigs performed on March 12 and 13, 1971, plunking them down in a fifth-row seat surrounded by fervent fans and a smoke-filled atmosphere. Every slippery bottleneck note, every aching vocal moan, every soulful purr from the organ, every gritty interlocking riff comes across with unfettered clarity and realism.
While the record features multiple works the band never laid down in a studio, At Fillmore East is a meticulously conceived affair. The Allmans prepped rough sketches and layouts of the tunes, carving out spaces for each member’s solos, and leaving the direction of such entirely up to the individual. As a result, the effort—anchored by iconic producer Tom Dowd’s stellar production—presents a jazz-drifting rock band benefiting from both a sense of assured direction as well as opportunistic freedom.
Indeed, At Fillmore East is the rare sounds of a group letting it all go, fearlessly maneuvering through bluesy shuffles, exquisite laments, graceful instrumental passages, and frenetic swamp-laden boogies. Achieved via a combination of virtuosic skill, visionary ambition, and natural chemistry, the six-piece burns white-hot with intensity and persuades via a padlock-tight rhythm section on which Duane’s searing slide playing and Gregg’s bottom-of-the-stomach vocals glide, each aural utterance coaxing on their respective mates to strive for new heights.
1. Statesboro Blues
2. Done Somebody Wrong
3. Stormy Monday
4. You Don’t Love Me
5. Hot ‘Lanta
6. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
7. Whipping Post
http://www69.zippyshare.com/v/O2wSQIDM/file.html
INFO
http://www.musicdirect.com/p-153726-the-allman-brothers-band-at-fillmore-east-numbered-limited-edition-hybrid-sacd.aspx
BONUS 7 OF 7 @320
King Curtis - Instant Groove '69 (2015 Remaster)
An instant groove from King Curtis – and a record that's even more deeply soulful than some of his other Atlantic albums! The title cut's a killer – a hard-vamping number that pushed funk further into the mainstream back in the day – and lots of the rest of the album follows suit, by bringing in some of the rougher King Curtis edges that usually only showed up on b-sides of 45s – while other full albums usually focused on sweeter sounds. There's a few of those here too – but even those tracks have a looser, more personal feel than before – not as much "perfect" soul sax, and a bit more grit. Arrangements are by Arif Mardin and King Curtis – and Duane Allman plays guiter on some cuts! Titles include "The Weight", "Sing A Simple Song", "Instant Groove", "Hey Jude", "Games People Play", "La Jeanne", and "Foot Pattin". © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc.
http://www99.zippyshare.com/v/3RNSs7PY/file.html
INFO
http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Groove-King-Curtis/dp/B001G2S49A
Gyro --
As I listen to The Daisy Chain it seems to me that either I or a friend owned this albums at one time. I used to scour record bins and pick out an album I had never heard of but either the name or the album cover would intrigue me. Maybe this was one of them. Thanks for the memories, false or otherwise.
I'm trying to track down 320 or flac versions of George Jackson's Fame Recordings Volume 2 & 3. It's really great music and I'd like higher quality if possible. Thanks.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/let-the-best-man-win-the-fame-recordings-vol-2-mw0002409853
http://www.allmusic.com/album/old-friend-the-fame-recordings-vol-3-mw0002586786
Thanks to Jillem for Eddie & Ernie and to Gyro for The Black Hollies and The Daisy Chain!
Steve626
As requested...
kent 363 - George Jackson - Don't Count Me Out -
The Fame Recordings Volume 1
http://www29.zippyshare.com/v/ekBjPYNM/file.html
Kent 380 - George Jackson - Fame Recordings Vol.02
http://www29.zippyshare.com/v/lyOSKSWu/file.html
Steve626
As requested....
Kent 380 - George Jackson - Fame Recordings Vol.02
http://www29.zippyshare.com/v/lyOSKSWu/file.html
Kent 408 - George Jackson - Old Friend.
The Fame Recordings - Vol.03
http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/dCgzERdE/file.html
Steve626
As requested....
Kent 380 - George Jackson - Fame Recordings Vol.02
http://www29.zippyshare.com/v/lyOSKSWu/file.html
Kent 408 - George Jackson - Old Friend.
The Fame Recordings - Vol.03
http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/dCgzERdE/file.html
hi here are George Jackson s links
http://www.embedupload.com/?d=1RHTVCIGIU-Dont Count Me Out The Fame Recordings Vol. 1.rar
http://www.embedupload.com/?d=0CEKHRREAW-Let The Best Man Win, The Fame Recordings Vol.02.rar
http://www.embedupload.com/?d=2BMGHEYGG5-Old Friend, The Fame Recordings - Vol.03.rar
from KC of Chitlins blog
Wait, isn't this only one side of the ABB Live at the Fillmore East? No complaining, just confused (per usual). #agingsux
Ol'Anon
Eddie and Ernie...Vern Williams...more unjustly overlooked musicians rescued from the ash heaps of history by the bold crusaders here at TZ! Thank you!
Bill
Thanks for posting the George Jackson CD's. I appreciate the quick response. I was looking for a 320 or Flac upgrade from the ones that you posted, which I have.
@ Bill, thanks for the George Jackson.
cheers,ELtel
Nice share Bill.
thank you for posting the Vern Williams album! I have it, but its definitely one of those albums that deserves a lot more attention than it gets. Then again, I am old-fashioned enough to still love Earl Taylor!
Ol Anon - This is the 2 LP original album, remastered just as it says. Please look it up first before writing and you will have your answer. No need for confusion, just use google and you will have answers.
Tanx for GD, Black Hollies and The Daisy Chain!
OMG - gyro: bitch slapping someone who questions you. Wow. And to think it's all over a compressed and cut-into-pieces mp3 file of a SACD. SO we get to listen to it with gaps and glitches in full fidelity em-pee-3 glory. Pro tip: When ripping live concerts, use itunes, and JOIN the cd tracks into one file. That way you don't have to dick around with crossfading and all that bullshit. Better yet, rip that to mono for the total immersive effect of the good ol days of AM radio. #googlethis
Anonymous google this - the Allman Brothers share is not my rip, so I don't know what you are going on about. I merely say that the original Fillmore album was a 2 LP set, and that is what is included above. I don't know what you are blathering about, however. I wasn't bitch slapping, just stating that this is what the actual LP contained.
Ok - perhaps I was a bit sharp, but I have a friend who always says "google it" whenever he doesn't feel like answering a question, and it makes me laugh.
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