Wednesday, 23 November 2016

"Ragged But Right" Great String Bands Of The 1930's

The little-known performances on this very interesting CD feature four separate quartets comprised of strings (including violin, banjo, guitar, mandolin and/or bass) and smaller collaborations from the same dates. There are selections from the final recording sessions of Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers and numbers from the Prairie Ramblers (a top Western swing group), the pioneer bluegrass group J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers and Ade Mainer's similar Sons of the Mountaineers. While one thinks of the 1930s as the big-band era, clearly there was a great deal of other music being performed at the same time and this CD sampler should greatly interest collectors of early country and Southern roots music. (Scott Yanow, Allmusic) Out Of Printtrax:
1. Ragged But Right - Riley Puckett & Ted Hawkins 2. Ida Red - Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers 3. Soldiers Joy - Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers 4. On Tanner's Farm - Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers 5. Hawkin's Rag - Ted Hawkins & Riley Puckett 6. Tokio Rag - Riley Puckett & Ted Hawkins 7. Go Easy Blues - The Prairie Ramblers 8. Blue River - The Prairie Ramblers 9. Kentucky Blues - The Prairie Ramblers 10. Shady Grove My Darling - The Prairie Ramblers 11. Tex's Dance - The Prairie Ramblers 12. Montana Plains - Patsy Montana Wirh The Prairie Ramblers 13. Maple On The Hill - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers 14. Seven And A Half - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers 15. Johnson's Old Grey Mule - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers 16. Short Life And It's Trouble - Wade Mainer & Zeke Morris 17. Riding On That Train Forty Five - Steve Ledford, Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris 18. Michell Blues - Wade Mainer & The Sons Of The Mountaineers
…served by Gyro1966...

18 comments:

RYP said...

"Ragged But Right"
…served by Gyro1966...
gitit! no pw
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Psyclist said...

This looks terrific! Thx!

Psyclist said...

Dave Kusworth
Together with Nikki Sudden he was the nucleus of the Jacobites but he made a bunch of excellent solo albums. Think of the Stones/Faces/Neil Young mixed with Johnny Thunders and you have Dave Kursworth. Here's part 1:

Dave Kusworth

Princess Thousand Beauty
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Tambourine Girl
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The Bounty Hunters
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The Brink
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Threads - A Tear Stained Scar
http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/cRHYrV5a/file.html
Throwing Rocks In Heaven
http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/AICV9bIJ/file.html
Wives, Weddings & Roses
http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/LQw5Ny2x/file.html
All The Heartbreak Stories
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jonder said...

I am so glad to see this wonderful compilation album, which I loved and lost years ago. I once borrowed it from a library, and was bewitched by the Prairie Ramblers' version of "Shady Grove". Tried in vain to find it again, but I mistakenly believed it was the Skillet Lickers who had performed "Shady Grove", so the trail went cold. When I finally saw this CD for sale online, my joy gave way to tears, as the seller wanted almost $200. Saints be praised (and Gyro too), here it appears! Now I can ramble the prairies again, and linger in the shady grove. From the soggy bottom of my heart I thank you, St. Gyro!

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 1 OF 7 @320

Bobby Charles - See You Later, Alligator 1955-1961 Chess & Imperial Recordings (2016)

• One of the finest Louisiana R&B cult artists, the fabulous Bobby Charles was a unique musical talent. A great singer and songwriting prodigy, he brought all the down-home culture of the bayou to his music, as exemplified by his hits “See You Later, Alligator", “Walking to New Orleans", and "Small Town Talk" which remain classics to this day. His laidback, drawling vocal style was also a formative influence on a Louisiana musical subgenre that came to be called “swamp pop”, drawing from and informed by Country, Soul and Cajun.

• This collector’s edition contains 35 remastered studio tracks by Bobby Charles, consisting of all his A & B-sides released on Chess and Imperial between 1955 and 1961. Several hard-to-find sides from the same period have also been included here. These magnificent songs are among the finest examples of the genre. Some of the material here isn’t available on other collections, nor have these recordings ever been previously compiled together on one CD. This is an essential set for devotees of southern R&B.

This collector’s edition contains 35 remastered studio tracks by Bobby Charles, consisting of all the sensational singles (both A- & B-sides) he made for the Chess and Imperial labels between 1955 and 1961. Several hard-to-find numbers from the same period have also been included here. These magnificent songs are among the finest examples of the genre.
Some of the material here isn’t available on other collections, nor have these recordings ever been previously compiled together on one CD. This is an essential set for devotees of southern rhythm & blues. (Excerpt from the liner notes)

1. (See You) Later Alligator (2:52)
2. On Bended Knee (2:13)
3. Why Did You Leave (3:05)
4. Don’t You Know I Love You (2:29)
5. Time Will Tell (2:00)
6. Take It Easy, Greasy (2:12)
7. Laura Lee (2:10)
8. No Use Knocking (2:13)
9. Why Can’t You (2:31)
10. Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (2:34)
11. No More (I Ain’t Gonna Love You No More) (2:29)
12. You Can Suit Yourself (2:06)
13. One Eyed Jack (2:09)
14. Yea Yea Baby (Yeah Yeah) (2:29)
15. Since She’s Gone (1:56)
16. At The Jamboree (1:51)
17. Since I Lost You (1:56)
18. Oh, Yeah! (2:00)
19. What Can I Do (1:44)
20. The Town Is Talking (1:56)
21. Bye, Bye Baby (2:03)
22. Those Eyes (1:53)
23. What A Party (1:42)
24. I Just Want You (1:54)
25. Nothing Sweet As You (2:00)
26. Four Winds (2:03)
27. Hey, Good Lookin’ (2:05)
28. Watch It, Sprocket (2:05)
29. Teenagers (2:02)
30. Ain’t Got No Home (2:36)
31. Lonely Street (2:28)
32. Mr. Moon (2:05)
33. I’ll Turn Square For You (2:15)
34. Over Yonder (2:13)
35. Good Lovin’ (2:04)

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INFO
https://www.discovery-records.com/product-ST86837/bobby-charles/see-you-later-alligator-1955-1961-chessandhellip;.htm

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 2 OF 7 @320

Yuletunes: A Collection Of Alternative Pop Christmas Songs (1991)

One of the first, and perhaps one of the best, Holiday-themed, alternative Christmas releases featuring original songs from some great power pop bands. Not just holiday songs, GREAT songs with a holiday theme. 16 songs with seasonal themes featuring Shoes, The Spongetones, Matthew Sweet, Material Issue, Marti Jones & Don Dixon, 92 Degrees, The Critics and more.

Original pop/rock songs with a Christmas theme. Melodic, harmony-laden, power-pop Christmas songs from some of the best bands in the genre. A holiday classic. You've probably heard these at the mall over the years and didn't even know it. --CD Baby

Like many I purchased this album after finally finding out the identity of "This Christmas" by the Shoes, however having gotten and listened to it I found the whole album to be a gem!
The fact that this hidden treasure of an album came out almost two decades ago now yet isn't better know, is astonishing and a shame.
The style of music is timeless, which probably owes to the fact that it came out in 1991, which was a time right after the 80's and right before the rise of the corporate-"alternative" sound which went on to infect so much of independent music.
All tracks are wonderful and can be listened to over and over again even outside the Christmas season. Well, maybe not "Piece for Christmas' by Big people, which is the only track I didn't care for much, as it's sentiments are outside the album's feel. (Melody Maker)

Without a doubt my favorite Christmas CD. I had only known a few of these groups (Shoes, Matthew Sweet, MaterialIssue) when I bought this from a bargain bin. What a bargain! Every song is top notch and original, too, I do believe. An absolute classic for anyone who likes popular music.You may actually want to listen to it long after Christmas season is over. It is that good. (Record Runner)

1. The Idea - It's About That Time
  2. Material Issue - Merry Christmas Will Do
  3. Leroy - Santa Stole My Baby
  4. Shoes - This Christmas
  5. Matthew Sweet - Baby Jesus
  6. Spooner - The Saddest Time Of The Year
  7. The Cavedogs - Three Wise Men And A Baby
  8. The Spongetones - Christmasland
  9. 92 Degrees - A God Of My Own
  10. Marti Jones & Don Dixon - Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday
  11. Bill Lloyd - Underneath The Christmas Tree
  12. Kelley Ryan - It's Not Christmas
  13. Herb Eimerman - You Gave Me
  14. Big People - Piece For Christmas
  15. The Critics - She Feels Like Christmas Day
  16. The Puddles - The Christmas List

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INFO
https://www.amazon.com/Yuletunes-Various-Artists/dp/B000001LAS

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 3 OF 7 @320

Blind Boy Fuller - Truckin' My Blues Away 1935 - 1938 (Yazoo L-1060)

For most listeners, Blind Boy Fuller's Truckin' My Blues Away (on Yazoo) may be a better bet than Columbia/Legacy's East Coast Piedmont Style, since it actually has a higher concentration of strong material, capturing the influential bluesman at his peak. All of the 14 tracks were recorded between 1935 and 1938, and there are a number of exceptional performances here, including "Homesick and Lonesome Blues," "Truckin' My Blues Away," "I Crave My Pig Meat," "Walking My Troubles Away" and "Sweet Honey Hole." It's a nice, concise introduction and, best of all, there's no duplication between this disc and East Coast Piedmont Style, making the two discs wonderful complementary collections that tell a comprehensive story when taken together. (Thom
Owens, Allmusic)

A1
Truckin' My Blues Away
3:05
A2
Untrue Blues
2:50
A3
Homesick And Lonesome Blues
3:07
A4
You Never Can Tell
2:54
A5
Mamie
2:45
A6
Jivin' Woman Blues
2:32
A7
Funny Feeling Blues
2:50
B1
I Crave My Pigmeat
2:46
B2
Meat Shakin' Woman
2:42
B3
Walking My Troubles Away
2:53
B4
Painful Hearted Man
2:47
B5
Corrine What Makes You Treat Me So ?
2:57
B6
Sweet Honey Hole
2:45
B7
Weeping Willow
3:10

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INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/truckin-my-blues-away-mw0000059428

https://www.discogs.com/Blind-Boy-Fuller-Truckin-My-Blues-Away/release/1249607

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 4 OF 7 @320

Anglo-Saxon Brown - Songs for Evolution (1976, Expanded Edition 2016)

Tremendous work from Anglo Saxon Brown – a Philly group who started out their recording career as Ujima on Epic, where they issued a handful of well-remembered singles – then changed their name and cut this one and only full length set for Atlantic! The album's a stunner all the way through – one of those sets that should have been much bigger at the time – and which, like the Ujima singles, has only gotten the group more and more attention over the years – as collectors and DJs have spread the word about its sublime soul sound! These guys are big – as you'd guess from the image on the cover – but they've got a tightness that's made even better by the Sigma Sound recording of the set – which merges their smooth blend of male voices and a female singer with some classic 70s Philly sounds. The album excels on both mellow cuts and groovers – and is still plenty darn fresh after all these years – a real under-discovered gem! The "Call On Me" is a nice smooth stepper, in a mellow pace that we really like – and "ASB Theme" and "The Grizzly" are some good funky club cuts – and other tracks include "Gonna Make You Mine", "Straighten It Out", "I'll Keep Lovin You", and "The Man I Love". Also features a bonus single edit of "Straighten It Out".  © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc.

1 Gonna Make You Mine
2 Straighten It Out
3 ASB Theme
4 The Grizzly
5 Disco Music
6 The Man I Love
7 Call On Me
8 I'll Keep Lovin' You
9 Straighten It Out (US Atlantic Single Edit)

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INFO
https://www.dustygroove.com/item/778374

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 5 0F 7 @320

Great Lost Elektra Singles Volume 1

Elektra Records was founded as an independent folk music label by Jac Holzman in the early 1950s and moved toward more of a folk-rock and rock focus by the late '60s, before Holzman sold it to Warner in 1973 and it became a general-interest subsidiary of the conglomerate. Licensing tracks from the Elektra catalog, mail-order label Collectors' Choice Music's compilation Great Lost Elektra Singles, Vol. 1 traces some of that history, choosing tracks recorded as one-off singles for the label. Some of this material has turned up on albums over the years, notably on compilations by Judy Collins and Phil Ochs, and on the four-LP box set Elektrock: Sixties in 1985, but it remains rare and obscure. The set begins with both sides of a single recorded in 1964 by the Byrds under the name the Beefeaters and concludes with both sides of a single recorded in 1970 by the Stalk-Forrest Group, which evolved into Blue Öyster Cult a couple of years later. In between, Judy Collins contributes a version of Bob Dylan's "I'll Keep It with Mine" in a 1965 folk-rock arrangement that anticipates her hit 1967 recording of "Both Sides Now," and an alternate version of "Who Knows Where the Time Goes." Phil Ochs performs his signature song "I Ain't Marching Anymore" in a folk-rock arrangement released only as a British single. There is a non-LP single by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Singer/songwriter David Ackles tries singing one of his songs in French, sounding a bit like Jacques Brel. And the obscure British folk-rock band Eclection (featuring future members of Fairport Convention and Fotheringay) performs a song not included on their sole Elektra album. It makes for a terrific set of rarities that any fan of '60s folk-rock will enjoy. And although a magnifying glass is needed to read Richie Unterberger's liner notes, the risk of eye strain is worth it. Unterberger has interviewed such principals as Holzman, Collins, and Ochs' brother and manager Michael Ochs, and their recollections deepen an appreciation of the recordings. (Allmusic)

1
–
The Beefeaters AKA The Byrds
Please Let Me Love You
Written-By – Clark*, Gerst*, McGuinn*
2:23
2
–
The Beefeaters AKA The Byrds
Don't Be Long
Written-By – Clark*, Gerst*, McGuinn*
1:56
3
–
Judy Collins
I'll Keep It With Mine
Written-By – Dylan*
3:09
4
–
Judy Collins
Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Written-By – Denny*
4:44
5
–
Phil Ochs
I Ain't Marching Anymore (Electric Folk Rock Version)
Written-By – Ochs*
2:52
6
–
Paul Butterfield
Come On In
Written-By – London*
2:08
7
–
David Ackles
La Route A Chicago
Written-By – Ackles*
5:16
8
–
Eclection
Mark Time
Written-By – Hultgreen*
2:54
9
–
Stalk-Forrest Group*
What Is Quicksand?
Written-By – Lanier*, Meltzer*
3:22
10
–
Stalk-Forrest Group*
Arthur Comics
Written-By – Bouchard*, Meltzer*
3:11


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INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/great-lost-elektra-singles-vol-1-mw0000348558

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Great-Lost-Elektra-Singles-Volume-1/release/3553554

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 6 OF 7 @320

Legend - Legendary 1969-1976

Mickey Jupp’s early pub rock band.

This music is straight ahead, no-frills Rock N Roll. The “Red Boot” was produced by Tony Visconti, so it’s no coincidence that drummer Bill Fifield left shortly afterwards to join T-Rex and record “Electric Warrior” credited as Bill Legend. “In some circles, Mickey Jupp is something of a minor legend, a roots rocker with excellent taste and a cutting wit, best heard on the songs “Switchboard Susan” and “You’ll Never Get Me Up in One of Those,” both covered by Nick Lowe.
Basher’s endorsement is a clear indication that Jupp is a pub rocker, a guy who specializes in laid-back good times, so it shouldn’t come as a great surprise that his first band, Legend, was proto-pub, an unabashed celebration of old-time rock & roll, filled with three-chord Chuck Berry rockers and doo wop backing vocals. Nevertheless, listening to their 1970 LP is a bit of a shock, as it’s completely disassociated with anything that was happening in 1970, even with Tony Visconti enlisted as their producer.

1 Heather On The Hill
2 Cross Country
3 Just Because
4 Cheque Book
5 Lorraine Part 1
6 Wrong With Me
7 Local Folk'ol
8 Somebody In Love
9 At The Shop
10 Goin' To
11 Anything You Do
12 Don't You Never
13 Five Years
14 Another Guy
15 Hole In My Pocket
16 Mother Of My Child
17 My Typewriter
18 Captain Cool
19 Lorraine Part 2
20 Shine On My Shoes
21 I Feel Like Sleeping
22 Life [bonus]
23 Someday [single b-side]
24 a) Good Boy; b) Groovette
25 Nature's Radio
26 The Writer Of Songs

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INFO
http://alanwalkerart.com/wp/?p=2027

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 7 OF 7 @320

Women Of Gospel's Golden Age 1949-1958 (Specialty 1994) Vol. 1

Although women have been at the forefront of gospel innovation since the beginning, the domination of male quartets may have fooled some into thinking they weren't that important. Anyone holding that mistaken impression will surely know better after hearing the 28 remarkable cuts on this valuable anthology. New Orleans' wondrous Bessie Griffin, whose vibrant, dazzling voice was overlooked due to Mahalia Jackson, gets the spotlight with six amazing numbers. She's not alone there, however; everyone from the famous Clara Ward Singers and Dorothy Love Coates to the lesser-known Sallie Martin Singers sounds fantastic. (Allmusic)

1 Bessie Griffin More Like Jesus
2 Bessie Griffin Blessed Mother
3 Bessie Griffin Whosoever Will
4 Bessie Griffin Heaven
5 Bessie Griffin Nobody But You
6 Bessie Griffin All Of My Burdens (Ain't That Good News)
7 The Hellen Robinson Youth Choir Sit Down Children
8 Princess Stewart I'm Not Gonna Let Nobody Stop Me
9 Princess Stewart Tired, Lord
10 The Argo Singers Bring Back Those Days
11 The Argo Singers Lookin' This Way
12 Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes Get Away Jordan
13 Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes Every Day Will Be Sunday (By And By)
14 Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes I'm Going To Die With The Staff In My Hand
15 Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There
16 Lil Greenwood I Must See Jesus For Myself
17 The Simmons-Akers Trio Tell Jesus All
18 The Simmons-Akers Trio Going To Canaan's Shore
19 The Simmons-Akers Trio Glory To His Name
20 Sister Wynona Carr God Is A Battle Axe
21 Sister Wynona Carr I'm A Pilgrim Traveller
22 Sister Wynona Carr See His Blessed Face (1949 Version)
23 Sister Wynona Carr How Good God Is
24 The Sallie Martin Singers Until We Meet Again
25 The Sallie Martin Singers Jesus
26 The Sallie Martin Singers Thank You Jesus
27 The Famous Ward Singers Of Philadelphia How Far Am I From Canaan? Part 1
28 The Famous Ward Singers Of Philadelphia How Far Am I From Canaan? Part 2

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INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/women-of-gospels-golden-age-vol-1-mw0000110458

bobb said...

Great collection - and the first CD I ever bought

Psyclist said...
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23rdDjin said...

Psyclist-

thanks for the Dave Kusworth! a name i should have kept in my head long ago in those pre-internet days (but vinyl is pretty heavy, and if i'd remembered every name and band i wanted to check out... well, it's bad enough that years ago friends would no longer help me move...).

while nabbing these, i really need to add:

you had me at Nikki Sudden...

Psyclist said...

Nikki Sudden is next ... I found a couple of older dvd's I thought I had lost. Swell Maps and Jacobites also coming.

DEE DEE said...

Thanks a lot for the Dave Kusworth's post!

FiveGunsWest said...

Thanks Psyclist for the Kusworth. A nice batch of great tuneage.

Another Rolf said...

My tale is like Jonder's, having first heard this collection via the public library 25 years ago. It might have been my first acquaintance with Riley Puckett, the foundation of an abiding love. For all the old timey stuff I've gotten over the years, I never had a copy of this collection until now. Thanks, Gyro.