The Fleshtones "More Than Skin Deep" 1997 + The Fleshtones "Up-Front" EP 1980

Once more The Fleshtones shake the floor with 14 Stabs Through Your Sinful Soul, including brand new classics 'I'm Not A Sissy', 'My Love Machine', and Europe-only bonus track 'Hand For The Band'. "More Than Skin Deep": an intravenous explosion of Rock'n'Roll Garage, the best since "Roman Gods", The Z-Man & the 'Tones are back with a vengeance, they wanna make some money goddammit!!!... but still... they can't forget nor detach from their roots & to prove that, they bring us a pure fuel-jewel destined to mark history &, once more show us they don't fear the years. - By Peter Zaremba
Twist, Shake, Rock'n'Roll … They Do It All!With song titles like "Blow Job" and "God Damn It", it's apparent that this record was not destined for widespread airplay. One listen to the opening track "I'm Not A Sissy" and you know that's a GOOD thing.
Cheesy keyboards, harmony vocals that don't quite align (but work anyway) and determined rhythm guitar frame the earnest vocals of Peter Zaremba, and if there were a better way to indoctrinate a newcomer to the beauty that is "garage", please tell me. For alongside The Skeletons and the late, lamented Del Lords, the Fleshtones stand tall among the best American rock bands to cruise the aural turnpike. As the eloquently state in their liner notes, "no LA-type session cats have been flown in to play the Fleshtones instruments for them on this recording". Amen, brothers!
There's nothing complex about "Laugh It Off" or "Anywhere You Go" or the eloquently raucous highlight "God Damn It" - it's three chord rock and roll sung with passion and fire, the key elements missing from most of the crap that passes for music on your radio. Assuming you've had that life-changing moment, can you remember that spine-tingling body vibe that made you grab your air guitar or simply dance like a person possessed? Do you remember rock and roll? Well these Fleshtones do, and they've taken it upon themselves to document that chill, record after record, as undesignated Ambassadors of the art form.
Drummer Bill Milhizer and guitarist Keith Streng are the other two-thirds of the current nucleus (Streng and Zaremba share the workload of the songwriting) and fellow believers in the Church of Turn It Up. There's fourteen tracks here and you're in and out in just over half an hour. That's fine - it will give you a chance to play the whole damned thing again, as I guarantee you'll do many, many times. Play it loud and open the windows - by track three there will be a party at your house. Oh yeah - "Blow Job" is an instrumental. But it does feature oral sax. REVIEW: Bill Holmestrax:
1. I'm Not A Sissy 2. My Love Machine 3. Laugh It Off 4. I Wanna Feel Something Now 5. Gentleman's Twist 6. Smash Crash 7. Dig In 8. Blow Job 9. God Damn It 10. A Hand For The Band 11. Dance With The Ghoulman 12. Anywhere You Go 13. Medley: My Kindy Lovin' - The Crossroads Are Coming 14. Better Days

"Up-Front" EP 1980

Up-Front's five-song menu includes a fake surf instrumental and a jumped-up account of the Stones' "Play With Fire." Zaremba's humorously tough approach comes through loud and clear, but the recording's cleanness borders on aridity. - from trouser pressTime has always stood still for the Fleshtones. Old- fashioned in sound when they began plying their "super- rock" trade in New York's skankiest night clubs in 1976, the Queens group's determined mediums — singer Peter Zaremba, guitarist Keith Streng and drummer Bill Milhizer — have never stopped channeling the spirit of every great rock'n'roll party band that ever stepped to it, from the Coasters to the Kingsmen, the Raiders to the Kinks. Decades down the pike, they're still going strong, making great entrances and stylish exits and pouring it all out in uplifting sets of smart and sassy uptight bliss in between. Amazingly, Streng and Zaremba's aged-in-the-studio songwriting hasn't lost its colorful zest, which means that the group's recent albums are just as likely to prove wide- eyed and wonderful as their first blasts of serious fun. Somewhere along the way, self-conscious re-creation became subconscious reality for the Fleshtones, which makes them something of a perpetual motion machine.The Fleshtones:

Bill Milhizer, Jan Marek Pakulski, Keith Streng & Peter Zaremba.

traxfromwax:

1. The girl from Baltimore 2. Cold, cold shoes 3. Feel the heat 4. Play with fire 5. The theme from "The Vindicators"

The Fabulous Revtunes "Surfin' To The Max!" 1997

"Hi Ryp, It's Surfin To The Max by the Fabulous Revtunes. As surf albums go, it's not bad - just lacking in originality. Still, it's worth a listen. I actually bought it on the strength of the album cover. It looks cheesy as hell now, but ten years ago it was awesome!! Cheers" - RussMinneapolis' The Revtunes (aka Rev-Tunes) have finally issued all the archival goods from their vaults. There's lots of ska rhythms and beats, eighties pop ethics, and surf here to take you to places not very trad that are nonetheless very fun and satisfying. the production is too boomy, but your EQ can handle that, except for tracks 14-17, which are mono with almost no midrange, leaving the guitars out in the cold. For all of its aural limitations, this is nonetheless a fine example of eighties surf the way it was. - Phil Dirt - Reverb Central

trax:

01 Surfin' To The Max 02 Big Bad Melvin 03 Freefall 04 Ridin' The Crest 05 The Avenger 06 Goin' Nowhere (in two minutes, flat!) 07 Oriental Strut 08 Hyper-IntenSion 09 Skylines At Dawn 10 Ride The Solar Wind 11 The Visitation 12 Tchaikovsky Rocks Again 13 Speeding Thru Gotham 14 Rawhide 15 Driving Guitars 16 Whittier Boulevard 17 Wipe Out 18 The Tube / Bonus Track

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"Slow Grind Fever" Vol. 1 & 2 - 2014

Vol. 1:

Being a part time dj whose fave musical period is the decade between 1953 and 1963 one can dig forever in a bottomless pit of great danceable uptempo tunes. Even after years and years of bringing new and exciting tunes to light there still are new finds every day who fill the dancefloors around the world for fans young and old.

We're talking Rhythm`n´Blues and the phase in the early 60s when it morphed into Soul (now called New Breed), as well as the genre that nowadays is labeled Popcorn – a midtempo style with a high groove-factor that was created in Belgium (of all places).

Of course, when filling the box for a dj night one selects the fast and highly danceable stuff and maybe a few slower tunes to send people home in the morning.

The Slow Grind Fever series was created after stumbling over a clubnight in Australia via the internet: „Melbourne's only slow dance party, where they play the slowest, spookiest, sweetest records they can find, and folks dance real slow in a haze of smoke and dim red light.“

Well, what a concept! The Soundcloud-mixes the three dj's posted pretty quickly convinced the Stag-O-Lee chief that this is very exciting and after a few mails with the guys who run the Melbourne night the Slow Grind Fever series was born. Long may it run...

There will be two limited edition LPs with 14-16 tracks each, released within 6 weeks. Once the second volume is released there will also be a CD version will all tracks of both vinyl volumes – 30 tracks and 79:30 minutes in case of Vol. 1+2.

Vol. 1 was compiled by R-Man from Stag-O-Lee and Chris Sick from Stay Sick!

Vol. 2:

Being a part time dj whose fave musical period is the decade between 1953 and 1963 one can dig forever in a bottomless pit of great danceable uptempo tunes. Even after years and years of bringing new and exciting tunes to light there still are new finds every day who fill the dancefloors around the world for fans young and old. We're talking Rhythm`n´Blues and the phase in the early 60s when it morphed into Soul (now called New Breed), as well as the genre that nowadays is labeled Popcorn – a midtempo style with a high groove-factor that was created in Belgium (of all places). Of course, when filling the box for a dj night one selects the fast and highly danceable stuff and maybe a few slower tunes to send people home in the morning.

The Slow Grind Fever series was created after stumbling over a clubnight in Australia via the internet: „Melbourne's only slow dance party, where they play the slowest, spookiest, sweetest records they can find, and folks dance real slow in a haze of smoke and dim red light.“ Well, what a concept! The Soundcloud-mixes the three dj's posted pretty quickly convinced the Stag-O-Lee chief that this is very exciting and after a few mails with the guys who run the Melbourne night the Slow Grind Fever series was born. Long may it run...

There will be two limited edition LPs with 14-16 tracks each, released within 6 weeks. Once the second volume is released there will also be a CD version will all tracks of both vinyl volumes – 30 tracks and 79:30 minutes in case of Vol. 1+2.

Vol. 2 was compiled by Richie1250, the founder of the Melbourne based Slow Grind Fever night!

trax:

1. Tell a Whale of a Tale - Wynonie Harris with Orchestra 2. Hawk - Bill Haley and His Comets 3. Workin' Out - Ernie Fields & His Orchestra 4. A New Kind of Lovin' - Eden Kane 5. Hungry Man - Titus Turner & His Band 6. Trouble - The Robins 7. You're the Boss - Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks 8. St James Infirmary - Bobby Blue Bland 9. Swinging on a Chandelier - Bobby Beck 10. He's a King - Barbara Mcnair 11. Lilly's Lament (Cell 29) - Helen Grayco 12. Taboo - Sylvie Mora 13. The Gal From Joe's - Nina Simone 14. Rain Down Rain - Big Maybelle 15. Dead Man's Blues - Scatman Crothers 16. The Caterpillar Crawl - Dick Dixon and the Roomates 17. Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves You - Chuck Willis 18. Mozelle - Andre Williams 19. Anytime - Dee Irwin 20. Lonesome Drifter - Jericho Brown 21. I Said No - Pat Clayton 22. A Lover's Prayer - Vernon Green & the Medallions 23. Please Mr Jailer - Wynona Carr and the Bumps Blackwell Band 24. Another Man Done Gone - Lorrie Collins 25. Lover's Dream - Larry O'keefe 26. Bandstand Doll - Johnny Carroll 27. Cindy Lou - Dick Penner 28. Summertime - Santo & Johnny 29. The Girl on Death Row - Lee Hazlewood with Duane Eddy and His Orchestra 30. Ghost Town - Eddie Miller & His Band

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Muddy Waters (1948-1958) Otis Spann (1960) "Brothers In Blues"

In 1952 pianist Otis Spann made his first recordings with Waters, joining his group on a permanent basis the following year. We present here a disc of each man’s output in the Fifties up to 1960. The inevitable degree of personnel crossover gives the music a satisfying unity. (Record Runner)This magical duo made so many great recordings together it's hard to find a dud... The first disc covers classic 50's sides for CHESS with Otis in support... Disc 2 covers Spann's CHESS recordings which are hard to find all together as well as some sides from CANDID label with Robert Jr. Lockwood and finishes up with the amazing live recordings from Newport 1960… (Blue Beat Music)

trax disc 1:

Muddy Waters:

1. Mannish Boy 2. I'm Ready 3. Got My Mojo Working 4. I Just Want To Make Love To You 5. Sugar Sweet 6. She Moves Me 7. Rollin' Stone 8. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 9. Long Distance Call 10. Trouble No More 11. Honey Bee 12. Louisiana Blues 13. Close To You 14. You Shook Me 15. I Can't Be Satisfied 16. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Part 1) 17. Evil 18. Gypsy Woman 19. Still A Fool 20. Walkin' Blues

trax disc 2:

1. The Hard Way - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann 2. Take A Little Walk With Me - Otis Spann Feat. Robert Lockwood Jr. 3. Otis In The Dark - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann 4. Little Boy Blue - Otis Spann Feat. Robert Lockwood Jr. 5. Country Boy - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann 6. Beat-Up Team - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann 7. My Daily Wish - Otis Spann Feat. Robert Lockwood Jr. 8. Great Northern Stomp - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann 9. I Got Rambling On My Mind - Otis Spann Feat. Robert Lockwood Jr. 10. Worried Life Blues - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann 11. It Must Have Been The Devil - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann 12. Five Spot - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann 13. Tiger In Your Tank (Live At Newport) - Otis Spann Feat. Muddy Waters 14. I Feel So Good (Live At Newport) - Otis Spann Feat. Muddy Waters 15. I Got My Brand On You (Live At Newport) - Otis Spann Feat. Muddy Waters 16. Goodbye Newport Blues (Live At Newport) - Muddy Waters & Otis Spann

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The Reverburritos "Widget" 2006

Homegrown southern fried instrumental surf rock. Surf instrumental band from Little Rock, Arkansas... far enough away to give this band a particularly original take on the surf rock genre. Hope you enjoy. - album notesNever heard of this group till recently, and what a cool cd. Totally great surf instrumental tunes. All thirteen songs are originals, and there's so much really cool surf music here. A highly recommended cd for anyone who's into surf instro. - R.Daveytrax:

01 Go Pills! 02 Drive By 03 Magic Carpet Shop (Of Horrors) 04 Durn The Torpedoes 05 Hawg Leg 06 Martini Sunset 07 Hammerhead 08 Eleki Gitaa 09 Das Boot 10 Country Line Burnout 11 Fistful of Wistful 12 Jumping Bean 13 Tin Star

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells "Pure Raw Blues" 1953-1961

The Not Now label has released a number of great collections, and this set by Guy and Wells is near the top of the heap. It collects tracks from across both performer's years as working blues artists. The period sound is uniformly good. The packaging is the usual for these releases, with a short essay on Guy and Wells......Some blues fans will no doubt own most if not all these tracks already. But if you're looking for a good, inexpensive collection of some of both Wells' and Guy's music, this is a good place to start. Wells' smoother, r&b style vocals and Guy's more declamatory guitar and voice are in fine form here. And while Guy and Wells are paired on many of these sides, and are featured individually, also here are several other blues artists that fans will know. The backing bands of course vary, but these are smokin' authentic blues bands, steeped in post-war electric blues. You'll hear people like Louis Myers, Johnnie Jones, Fred Below, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, and a number of other great players. Muddy Waters is here ("So All Alone"), along with Guy's brother Phil (no slouch on the guitar), and Elmore James. Waters played an important part in helping shape both Guy's and Wells' styles, and James' slide playing on the early "Eagle Rock" is likewise a good early example of Chicago blues.

While familiar tracks like "First Time I Met The Blues" (Guy), "Hoodoo Man" (Wells), "Junior's Wail" (Wells), "Come On In This House" (Wells), "Messin' With The Kid" (Wells), "I Got My Eyes On You" (Guy), and a few others are here (and should be), there's a number of other tunes that add a lot of depth and insight into both performer's styles. Also included are a few live tracks (check out Guy's version of "The Things I Used To Do") that give this collection a deeper edge into post-war electric blues.

Even if you already own most of these tracks (like me) this is still a great little collection of prime big city blues from two of it's major players along with many others who accompanied both Guy and Wells. And if you aren't familiar with one or both of these performer's music, this is a good place to get acquainted. (Stuart Jefferson, Blues World)

trax disc 1:

1. First Time I Met The Blues - Buddy Guy 2. Hoodoo Man Blues - Junior Wells 3. The Treasure Untold - Buddy Guy 4. Junior's Wail - Junior Wells 5. Try To Quit You Baby - Buddy Guy 6. Tomorrow Night (Featuring Elmore James) - Junior Wells 7. Skippin' - Buddy Guy 8. 'Bout The Break Of Day - Junior Wells 9. Ten Years Ago - Buddy Guy 10. So Tired - Junior Wells 11. This Is The End - Buddy Guy 12. Come On In This House - Junior Wells 13. Broken Hearted Blues - Buddy Guy 14. You Don't Care - Junior Wells 15. Blue Monday - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells 16. You Sure Look Good To Me - Junior Wells 17. Woman's Blues - Buddy Guy Live 18. The Things I'd Do For You - Junior Wells 19. Get Up Get Down - Phil And Buddy Guy [Live] 20. Two-Headed Woman - Junior Wells

trax disc 2:

1. Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells 2. When My Left Eye Jumps - Buddy Guy 3. Cut That Out - Junior Wells 4. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy 5. Eagle Rock - Junior Wells Featuring Elmore James 6. Sit And Cry (The Blues) - Buddy Guy 7. Lord, Lord - Junior Wells 8. You Sure Can't Do - Buddy Guy 9. So All Alone - Junior Wells Featuring Muddy Waters 10. Slop Around - Buddy Guy 11. Little By Little - Junior Wells 12. I Got My Eyes On You - Buddy Guy 13. Universal Rock - Junior Wells 14. Junior's Shuffle (Live) - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells 15. I Could Cry - Junior Wells 16. Out Of Sight (Live) - Buddy Guy 17. I'm A Stranger - Junior Wells 18. Let Me Love You Baby - Buddy Guy 19. Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule - Junior Wells & Earl Hooker 20. Things I Used To Do (Live 1979) - Buddy Guy 

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"Doo Wop Across America" Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania & Indiana 1954-1961

This is the second release in our new series showcasing R&B vocal groups from different parts of the US. This collection features The Edsels from Ohio, The Eldorados from Chicago The Counts from Indianapolis, and The Turbans from Philadelphia. Features the A and B sides of all The Counts early singles for the very first time on one CD in the UK. Plus all the hits and more you would expect from all of the groups including: 'Rama Lama Ding Dong', 'At My Front Door', 'Darling Dear', 'When You Dance' and 'Sister Sooky'.The second release is Jasmine Records geographic look at doo wop features The Edsels (whose name probably seemed like a good idea at the time), The El Dorados, The Counts, and The Turbans, all four of whom had at least one major hit (all included here of course) during the golden age of doo wop. The Edsels get 10 cuts, including the biggie Rama Lama Ding Dong and the ballad You Do Love Me, and the rest of Disc 1 shows off the considerable skills of The El Dorados, who were good enough to merit an original LP (with a classic cover) in the 1950s when black vocal groups were usually relegated to the 78 or the 45rpm format. Their At My Front Door, which always ends too soon, is the very idea of cool made vinyl, or in this case, plastic encased aluminum. Indiana's own The Counts get the lion's share of Disc 2, and although they only had one hit (Darling Dear), it's a wonder they didn't have more commercial success. The Turbans take the last dozen sides, their massive hit When You Dance among them. Decent booklet notes too. Can't wait until the Jasmine label tackles the South. Keep 'em coming fellas. (JC, Roots & Rhythm)trax disc 1:

The Edsels:

01 Rama Lama Ding Dong 02 Bells 03 Do You Love Me 04 Rink A Din Ki Do 05 What Brought Us Together 06 Don't Know What To Do 07 Three Precious Words 08 Let's Go 09 Could It Be Me 10 My Whispering Heart

The Eldorados:

11 My Loving Baby 12 Baby I Need You 13 Annie's Answer 14 One More Chance 15 Little Miss Love 16 At My Front Door 17 I'll Be Forever Loving You 18 I Began To Realize 19 Now That You've Gone 20 Rock & Roll's For Me 21 A Falling Tear 22 Chop Ling Soon 23 There In The Night 24 Bim Bam Boom 25 Three Reasons Why 26 Boom Diddie Boom 27 Love Of My Own 28 Language Of Love 29 She Don't Run Around

trax disc 2:

The Counts:

01 Darling Dear 02 I Need You Always 03 Hot Tamales 04 Baby Don't You Know 05 My Dear My Darling 06 She Won't Say Yes 07 Waiting Round For You 08 Baby I Want You 09 Let Me Go Lover 10 Wailing Little Mama 11 From This Day On 12 Love And Understanding 13 Sally Walker 14 I Need You Tonight 15 To Our Love 16 Heartbreaker

The Turbans:

17 When You Dance 18 Let Me Show You (Around My Heart) 19 Sister Sooky 20 I'll Always Watch Over You 21 B-I-N-G-O 22 I'm Nobody's 23 It Was A Night Like This 24 All Of My Love 25 Bye And Bye 26 Valley Of Love 27 Congratulations 28 The Wadda-Do

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The Typhoons "Von Schulau nach Waikiki" 2007 + "4 Fine Twangers" 2008 EP

Twangin 'Chillin 'Roarin '60s Instrumental Surf from Schulau Beach!The Typhoons are a very cool surfband with strong writing and playing, and with songs that are well recorded with complimentary mixes. This disc is worth seeking out! - Phil Dirt

trax:
01 Das Wachsfigurenkabinett 02 The Curl Rider 03 Der Flug der Enola Gay 04 Exodus 05 Suenos Mescal 06 Spion und Spion 07 Moonsun 08 Red Painted Horse 09 Surfin and Spyin 10 Ville de Poule
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"4 Fine Twangers"Like the title says, four tracks from The Typhoons. ranging from easy to rockin', and always well thought out. "Moon Over Babahoyo" is just superb! - Phil Dirttrax:

01 Prasdnik Moscovski 02 Moon Over Babahoyo 03 El Ultimo Tren 04 Surfin Zombies

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"Doo Wop Across America" New York & Connecticut 1953-1957

This is the first release in our series showcasing R&B vocal groups from different parts of the USA. This collection features The Willows, The Valentines and The Fiestas from New York and The Nutmegs from New Haven, Connecticut. Includes all the hits the four groups enjoyed including 'Church Bells May Ring' by The Willows, 'Lily Maebelle' & 'Woo Woo Train' by The Valentines, 'A Story Untold' & 'Ship of Love' by The Nutmegs and 'So Fine' & 'You Could Be My Girlfriend' by The Fiestas. Fully detailed liner notes with biography and career achievements. (Jasmine)The first in Jasmine Records' series where they gather doo wop groups by geography rather than by label (which sometimes has the same effect, sometimes not), rates high marks if only for providing an excuse to listen to tracks such as Willows' Church Bells May Ring and Baby Tell Me. The first 15 tracks (an album's worth!) belong to various incarnations of The Willows, and the second 15 to The Valentinos. Disc 2 is split between The Nutmegs (one of the finest doo wop outfits on the East Coast) and The Fiestas. The set includes all the hits (regional and otherwise) for each group and plenty more. A successor (?) to the late great and sadly out-of-print Relic Records doo wop series. (JC, Roots & Rhythm).trax disc 1:

The 5 Willows:

1. My Dear Dearest Darling 2. Rock Little Francis 3. Delores 4. All Night Long 5. White Cliffs Of Dover 6. With These Hands

The Willows:

7. Church Bells May Ring 8. Baby Tell Me 9. Do You Love Me 10. My Angel 11. Little Darling

Tony Middleton & The Willows:

12. The First Taste Of Love 13. Only My Heart 14. Let's Fall In Love 15. Say Yeah

The Valentines:

16. Tonight Kathleen 17. Summer Love 18. Lily Maebelle 19. Falling For You 20. I Love You Darling 21. Hand Me Down Love 22. Christmas Prayer 23. K-I-S-S Me 24. Woo Woo Train 25. Why 26. Twenty Minutes 27. I'll Never Let You Go 28. Nature's Creation 29. My Story Of Love 30. Don't Say Goodnight

trax disc 2:

The Nutmegs:

01 A Story Untold 02 Make Me Lose My Mind 03 Ship Of Love 04 Rock Me, Squeeze Me 05 Whispering Sorrows 06 Betty Lou 07 Gift O Gabbin' Women 08 Key To The Kingdom 09 A Love So True 10 Comin' Home 11 My Story 12 My Sweet Dream 13 Someone Somewhere (Help Me) 14 A Dream Of Love

The Fiestas:

15 So Fine 16 Last Night I Dreamed 17 Our Anniversary 18 I'm Your Slave 19 Good News 20 That Was Me 21 Dollar Bill 22 Don't Make Sense 23 So Nice 24 You Could Be My Girlfriend 25 Mr. Dillon, Mr. Dillon 26 Look At That Girl

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The Typhoons "Ten Raunchy Instrumentals" 2002

"The Typhoons are a very cool surfband from Hamburg, Germany with strong writing and playing, and with songs that are well recorded with complimentary mixes. This 10incher is worth seeking out!" Reverb Central"The Typhoons blow away with a tight, twangy Dick Dale influenced sound packed with reverb. Each of their original songs is outstanding, with everything a surf aficionado loves to hear." The Continental

trax:

01 Tucson County Jail 02 Barracuda 03 A Lado de mi Cabana 04 South of Heaven 05 20000 Meilen Unter Dem Meer 06 Allez Les Sunlights 07 El Carbon 08 Roswita 09 Area 51 10 Snapping Turtle

"Motorcycle Gang"

The original concept of collecting similar tunes together is getting might arbitrary but with a hot selection like this I wouldn't complain too much. There are a few motorcycle songs though like She's A Bad Motorcycle by the Crestones, Motorcycle by Tico & the Triumphs (featuring a young Paul Simon) and Dave Diddle Day's Motorcycle Mike . Four-wheel fun includes Dennis Penna's Battle Of The Duals and Johnny Roane's Drag Strip Baby . There are lots of rockin' classics here, most prominently Dwight Pullen's Teenage Bug & Sunglasses After Dark , Myron Lee's Homecide , Terry Daly's You Don't Bug Me , Norman Witcher's Somebody's Been Rocking My Boat , etc. A strong collection for sure. (AE, Roots & Rhythm)The central theme here was apparently at some point motorcycle songs, although only about half of the 31 songs here ended up being motorcycle songs. Those tracks alone, however, make this collection very unusual to start with. And the lineup of songs and players includes a name that was to become famous a few years later -- Paul Simon in his Brill Building period working under the moniker Tico & the Triumphs, doing "Motorcycle," and an original credited to J. Landis. The music almost all moves like nobody's business; Kenny Loren's "Brenda," David Orrell's "Be My Baby," Bill Starr's "Grizzly Bear," Little Montie Jones' "Your Just That Kind" (a hillbilly-type number), Terry Daly's screaming "You Don't Bug Me" -- even though they don't have anything to do with motorcycles -- fit okay. Dennis Pena's "Battle of the Duals" returns us to the central theme in top form, with a great beat, strong guitar playing, and clever lyrics; this could've been the prototype for the Beach Boys' "409." As for "Motorcycle," Paul Simon sings it like a real punk, and despite the use of a publicity photo that seems to be for Tom and Jerry, Art Garfunkel is not on this record. The instrumental "Short Rod" by Connie & the Bellhops is more impressive in some ways, and Dwight Pullen's "Sunglasses After Dark" is also more memorable. Darrell Rhodes' "Runnin' and Chasin" is a fair variation on "Slippin' & Slidin'," and Bill Pollard's "Nitespot Rock" could've given Jerry Lee Lewis a run for his money if it had been on a bigger label than Ozark. Lee McBridge's "Confusion" has an intro almost too close to Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't" for its own good, and that's its most effective element; Norman Witcher's "Somebody's Been Rockin' My Boat" is fresher with its mix of guitar and sax.(Bruce Eder, Allmusic)A cool rockin’ 50’s & 60’s intsro collection from this legendary label. http://www57.zippyshare.com/v/gaQ4yajx/file.html

trax:

1. She's A Bad Motorcycle - The Crestones 2. Lobo Jones - Jackie Gotroe 3. Drag Strip Baby - Johnny Roane 4. What's On Your Mind - Shelby Smith 5. Brenda - Kenny Loren 6. Be My Baby - David Orrell 7. Grizzly Bear - Bill Starr 8. Your Just That Kind - Little Montie Jones 9. I Got That Queen - Arnold Blevins And Calvin Spicer 10. Johnny Valentine - Andy Anderson 11. She's Mine - Paul Huffman With The Rebel Combo 12. You Don't Bug Me - Terry Daly And The Nu-Tunes 13. Battle Of The Duals - Dennis Penna 14. What A Dolly - Red Berry And The Berry Brothers 15. Come Back Baby - Chuck Bene 16. You're Gone, Again - Don Epperson 17. Motorcycle - Tico And The Triumphs 18. Cindy Lee - The Starlighters 19. Shot Rod - Conny And The Bellhops 20. Sunglasses After Dark - Dwight Pullen 21. Runnin' And Chasin' - Darrell Rhodes 22. Aw C'mon Baby - Myron Lee And The Caddies 23. Honeybun - Glen Walp 24. Nite Spot Rock - Bill Pollard And Mike Hight And The Rhythmnaires 25. Live And Learn - Jerry Jowers And Jimmy Trucks And His Deratones 26. Confusion - Lee Mcbride 27. Somebody's Been Rocking My Boat - Norman Witcher 28. Homicide - Myron Lee And The Caddies 29. Teenage Bug - Dwight Pullen 30. Motorcycle Mike - Dave Day 31. Trouble - Tommy Pedigo

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"A Ball Tonight"

Some call it a ball, some call it a party but whatever you want to call it just make sure it swings. If you put this volume on the box you'll get some prime rug dusting. Hot footers include Larry Donn's That's What I Call A Ball , Darryl Vincent's Wild Wild Party , Ray Campbell's A Ball Tonight , Val Volk's There'll Be A Rockin' Party Tonight , Reggie Perkins' Saturday Night Party , Elroy Dietzel's Teenage Ball , etc. Mixed in are hip shakers like Bertha Lou by Johnny Faire, Chicken Walk by one man party Hasil Adkins, Rock-N-Bones by Elroy Dietzel, Is This The Place by the Royal Lancers, Pretty Kitty by Reggie Perkins and much more with hardly a loser in the bunch. (AE, Roots & Rhythm)Picture this -- it's like 1956 and you're playing in some band down south or in one of the border states, thinking of really making it in the music business, and there's this rock & roll that all of the kids are buying, and it's got a beat and you've got the voice to pull it off the way that "hillbilly cat" from Memphis is doing it, so you and your band get a local businessman to back you for one single, and then there's two hundred bucks blown and the record never charts, or even makes it into stores more than a few miles from your hometown, but it gets you some gigs just having it out. And then Buffalo Bop comes along 40 years later and gets hold of it all and throws these records onto a CD like this. That's what Buffalo Bop is about, gathering together rockabilly's ersatz and also-rans, 30 songs at a time, and delivering the music up whole at the end of the 20th century. These releases have no notes, just a few surviving publicity shots where they exist (which help explain why a lot of the decent sounding acts here didn't make it -- they sounded okay, but they didn't look the part). The songs on this collection are pretty much all decent (and many better than decent) hot rockabilly. Though some of it is derivative, the artists all had special approaches to their music or their songs, and better-than-decent bands working with them. These records, issued on labels like Vaden, Sandy, Reb-bel, Circle C, Rocket, Surf, Northway Sound, Gem, Cascade, and Air, will never figure in any "official" history of rock & roll, because they're too raw, and few of these players ever made it anywhere near '60s "respectability"; a few, like Hasil Adkins and Jerry Irby, turn up in truly comprehensive accounts of '50s rock & roll. The 30 songs here conclude with a couple that point the way toward surf music. The sound quality is astonishingly good, given the variety of sources (all 45 originals) that were involved.(Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

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http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-ball-tonight-mw0000216030

trax:

1. That's What I Call A Ball - Larry Donn 2. Wild Wild Party - Darryl Vincent 3. A Ball Tonight - Ray Campbell 4. Rockin Spot - Curley Coldiron 5. Honey Bun - Larry Donn 6. I've Got Love - Sonny Deckelman 7. Forty Nine Women - Jerry Irby 8. There'll Be A Rockin Party Tonight - Val Volk & The Volk Bros. 9. I Feel For Your Line Baby - Johnny Faire 10. Hot Dog - Lee Curtin 11. Girl Next Door - Larry Donn 12. Is This The Place - Royal Lancers 13. Long Pony Tail - Tom & The Tornades 14. Bertha Lou - Johnny Faire 15. Saturday Night Party - Reggie Perkins 16. Party Time - Bob Norris 17. Stop At The Hop - Don Eee 18. My Queen And Me - Lenny & The Star Chiefs 19. Rock-N-Bones - Elroy Dietzel & The Rhythm Bandits 20. Teen Age Ball - Buddy White 21. Pretty Baby Rock - Danny Mayo 22. Chicken Walk - Hasil Adkins 23. Betcha I Getcha - Johnny Faire 24. Teenage Ball - Elroy Dietzel & The Rhythm Bandits 25. Pretty Kitty - Reggie Perkins 26. Dream Night - The Houle Brothers 27. Bo Peep Rock - Eddie Vinyard 28. She's Mine - Hasil Adkins 29. Wildwood Fun - Lefty & The Leadsmen 30. There's Gonna Be A Party - Bobby Gray

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The Mourning After "Tall, Dark & Gruesome" 2014 + "Do Your Thing" 1993 - 7"/45rpm + "Doin' me in" 1994 - 7"/45rpm + "Don't Know My Name" 1995 - 7"/45rpm + "One Plus One Is Three" 1995 - 7"/45rpm + "Diggin' Your Own Grave" 1997 - 7"/45rpm + "Day Tripper" 1999 - 7"/45rpm + "Can Ya Feel My Pain" 2009 - 7"/45rpm

The return of the knights of fuzz!!! 27 years, countless 45s and one classic album release after they first started, THE MOURNING AFTER are back on the track with their brandnew longplayer "Tall, dark & Gruesome" A passion for 60's Garage / Beat / R n B was the catalyst that bonded the band in 1987......This passion was evident at their debut gig at The Take Two club in Sheffield after which they were offered a residency playing with all the charting indie bands of the time...PRIMAL SCREAM, PSYCHIC TV, SPACEMEN 3, MY BLOODY VALENTINE etc. They quickly became THEE live band to watch in the north of England and in one case literally brought the house down when a show at The Broken Doll in Newcastle had to be stopped after the ceiling caved in from the weight of the crowd jumping around.
As reputation of their frenzied gigs spread Captain Sensible came to see for himself. As the band staggered off stage he immediately asked them to record an LP for his DELTIC record label. Around the same time Rudi Protrudi asked Chris (they'd become friends after the bands had played 3 shows together) if he would join THE FUZZTONES. Although flattered Chris stayed with THE MOURNING AFTER and the band hit Wemeenit Studios in Barnet. The session produced by Captain Sensible and engineered by Steve Broughton (THE EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND) resulted in 14 tracks being recorded in a day. All seemed to be going great for the band until a phone call outlining DELTIC had gone bankrupt brought them back to earth.
MYSTIC BEAT RECORDS heard of their plight and started a 2 year battle to get back the tapes from the Wemeenit session as the band continued to gig up and down the UK. Upon aquiring the tapes it was found most of the guitar and vocal tracks had been wiped off and had to be recorded again. This was done in Sheffield at Ian Burdons (THE HUMAN LEAGUE) home. Photo's and artwork were sorted and the record pressed. Then for reasons that remain a mystery to this day, the owner of MYSTIC BEAT shelved the LP. Apart from a handful of promo copies it still sits in boxes above a record shop in Sheffield. Undefeated The Mourning After bounced back releasing 10 singles over the next 5 years and continuing to perform their wild shows until 1999 when after the closure of most of the great live venues in the UK they called it a day.
THE END... or maybe not? Out of the blue in 2008 TRYPTIC RECORDS contacted the band and asked if they had any material for a single. The band who had remained friends recorded 3 tunes and followed it up with tours of France and Spain. Enjoying being back together they returned to Purple Pit Studios and recorded their 2nd LP. So, get ready for some of the wyldest organ driven, fuzz-drenched psych-punk ever to come out of the UK.
This album is a true hip-shakin' sixties garage a go-go masterpiece and a must have for all you followers of the prehistoric caveman-stomp of bands like the MUSIC MACHINE, THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT, THE TASMANIANS, THE FUZZTONES, THE SATELLITERS and the STAGGERS out there. Buy, beg, borrow or steal "Tall, Dark & Gruesome" and find out for yourselves what all the FUZZ is about. - jpctrax:
01 Goodbye My Love 02 Cryin Over You 03 Do It Right 04 Nothin But Trouble 05 Tall Dark & Gruesome 06 Girl Youre Outta Sight 07 Leave No Turn Unstoned 08 Set Me Free 09 Hurt By You 10 I Wont Be There 11 Once Over Twice 12 Baby Done Me Wrong
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"Do Your Thing" 1993 - 7"/45rpmtrax:
01 Do Your Thing 02 Rain On Me 03 Creepin' Out Tonight

"Doin' me in" 1994 - 7"/45rpmtrax:
01 Doin' Me in 02 Out For The Count

"Don't Know My Name" 1995 - 7"/45rpmtrax:
01 Don't Know My Name 02 It's For Real

"One Plus One Is Three" 1995 - 7"/45rpmtrax:
01 One Plus One Is Three 02 Drivin' Me Insane

"Diggin' Your Own Grave" 1997 - 7"/45rpmtrax:
01 Diggin' Your Own Grave 02 Glad I Came

"Day Tripper" 1999 - 7"/45rpmtrax:
01 Day Tripper 02 She Means Nothing To Me

"Can Ya Feel My Pain" 2009 - 7"/45rpmtrax:

01 Can Ya Feel My Pain 02 I Don't Know

Ian Calford & The Brakemen "Strapped For Cash" 2000

Johnny Cash inspired stripped-down Country-Rockabilly at it's best. Ian Calford and the Brakemen feature members of The Railmen, The Crawdads and The Riverside Trio.Ian Calford has been playing Country and Rockabilly Music for almost 30 years. With his band The Railmen, they successfully crossed the two genres with regular appearances at the Americana Festival, Hemsby Festival, and countless gigs around the UK and Europe. In 1998 Calford took on his “Strapped For Cash” project, recording and releasing critically acclaimed albums dedicated to the sound of Johnny Cash and Ian’s late father Cal Ford, who was known as The British Johnny Cash during his career. The album “Strapped For Cash” and it’s follow-up “Going To Memphis” caused quite a stir among purists due to their authenticity - real-time recordings captured on quarter-inch tape. The latter included songs recorded at Burns Sound Studio produced by Grammy Award winner Kurt Story, with guest musicians including bass-player Mark Winchester (Brian Setzer/Emmy Lou Harris). Ian has been personally congratulated on his recording by Marty Stuart and none other than Johnny Cash himself, both acknowledging the authenticity of his recordings, and the fact that Ian has not classed himself as a Cash tribute artist. The release of One More Ride coincides with Ian’s new show “The Storyteller”, born out of his musical history which began as a child with his father Cal Ford working alongside the likes of Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran and Billy Fury.(Raucous)trax;

01 When Papa Played the Dobro 02 Brakeman's Blues 03 Hey Porter 04 Folsom Prison Blues 05 Doin' My Time 06 Boss Jack 07 There You Go 08 Frankie's Man Johnny 09 Luther Played the Boogie 10 Get Rhythm 11 New Mexico 12 Blue Train 13 Pickin' Time 14 Delia's Gone 15 Transfusion Blues 16 Saturday Night at Hickman County 17 Mean Eyed Cat

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"True Or False" 50's & 60's Rock 'n' Roll

Excellent collection of rockin’ and hard to find rock ’n’ roll!trax;

1. True Or False - True Taylor (Paul Simon) 2. Gone, Gone, Gone - Don Wade 3. Cave Man Hop (alt.) - Jerry Coulston 4. Ding A Ling Coo Coo Mop - The Schoolboys 5. Sugar Bee - Cleveland Crochet 6. Donny's Boogie - Don Pate & Rhythm Rockets 7. Fort Lauderdale, USA - The Trashers 8. Here, There, Everywhere - Ray Pate & Rhythmn Rockets 9. Honey Honey - Arthur Lee Maye & Crowns 10. Humpty Dumpty - The Deans 11. I'm No Runaround - Ginger & The Snaps 12. Millie's Chili - Cell Foster & Audios 13. My Baby's Fine - Bobby & The Fifths 14. Buckeye - Johnny & The Hurricanes 15. Heart Throb - Rick Carty & Jive-A-Tones 16. Rockin' Baby - Ray McCoy 17. Terry Lou - Ben Joe Zeppa 18. We've Had It - The Sparkletones 19. With This Ring - Jerry Wallace 20. Swinging Daddy - Buddy Knox

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The Wylde Mammoths EP's "Mystery Scene" 1986 + "Help That Girl" 1988 + "You Gotta Go" 1994 + "Flexi Splendid 3" 1988

Arguably the band's finest moment, the EP "HELP THAT GIRL", was recorded after coming off the road and going straight into the studio. After the first album's primitive R'n'R, Peter Maniette's songs had evolved into a perfect blend of the best of both US and UK 60's rock (think Byrds meet Kinks in Remains' basement), while still adding something brand new.

"Mystery Scene" 1986trax:
01 All the birds are gone 02 I've been hurt 03 I got you 04 You gonna need me when I'm gone

"Help That Girl" 1988trax:
01 Help That Girl 02 Nothing I Can Do 03 You 04 In My Lonely Room

"You Gotta Go" 1994trax:
01 You gotta go 02 Drivin' 03 Bloodhound

"Flexi Splendid 3" 1988trax:

01 I can't go without you 02 Deep down in misery

"Kings Of Rockabilly Guitar" 1999

Kings Of Rockabilly Guitar is a great collection of Rock 'n' Roll and Rockabilly featuring some of the rockin' scene's best guitar players including Mark Harman, Marco DiMaggio and Darrel Higham.trax;

1. High Speed Pickin' - The Di Maggio Brothers 2. Pretty Girl - Marco Di Maggio 3. I Got a Baby - Cliff Edmonds & The Virginians 4. Put Your Cat Clothes On - The Pawnbrokers 5. Millenium Bop - Rick Hollow 6. Everybody's Rockin' - Wild Bob Burgos 7. Country Jam - Darrel Higham 8. I Fell in Love - Killer Brew 9. Poor Man's Prison - Restless 10. Mean Red Spider - Leroy Davis 11. Guitar Man - The Paralyzers 12. Teenage Partner - The Steve Hooker Rumble 13. Rebel's Lane - The Steve Hooker Rumble 14. Bop Baby Bop - Juke 15. Wedding Bells - Cliff Edmonds & The Virginians

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"Elvis: Still Alive!" Vol. 2 - 2000

Elvis Still Alive - Volume Two presents the classic hits of The King performed by some of today's best Rock 'n' Roll and Rockabilly bands.trax;

1. That's Alright - Russ Be Bop with The Roadrunners 2. I Love You Because - Rick Hollow 3. Love Me Tender - The Five Sharks 4. I'll Never Let You Go - Leroy Davis 5. A Mess Of Blues - Restless 6. Good Rockin' Tonight - The Pawn Brokers 7. Shoppin' Around - Bob & The Bearcats 8. Tomorrow Night - Al Holden 9. Just Because - High Noon 10. That's Alright - Darrel Higham & The Enforcers 11. Jailhouse Rock - Juke 12. Put The Blame On Me - Bob & The Bearcats 13. I Don't Care - Di Maggio Brothers 14. Baby Let's Play House - Southern Bound 15. I'm Left You're Right She's Gone - Country Cattin' 16. His Latest Flame - Russ Be Bop & The Roadrunners 17. King Creole - The Di Maggio Brothers 18. Devil In Disguise (orginal movie version) Taken from the movie"Nowhere To Go" - The Paralyzers

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Mojo Nixon "Gadzooks!!! The Homemade Bootleg" 1997

A hodgepodge of hillbilly insanity!First, a warning... Mojo is not for everybody. If your sense of humor has shriveled up, due to political correctness or the pernicious influence of the Moral Majority, you'd best skip this CD. In fact, you're best off just forgetting that a person like Mojo Nixon exists.
But if you have an affinity for BBQ, Elvis, monster trucks, drugs, Chuck Berry, drag racing, beer, sex, and an all-around disrespect for the institutions that make this country great, this CD is just for you. This album consists of a decade's worth of outtakes, so don't expect continuity. Just sit back and enjoy the insanity.
And remember... if you ain't offended, you ain't paying attention! - By J. Lemonstrax:

1. UFO's, Big Rigs And BBQ 2. Bring Me The Head Of David Geffen 3. I Like Marijuana 4. The Poontango 5. Take Me To Your Leader 6. Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus 7. Winnebago Warrior 8. King Of Sleaze 9. Beer Ain't Drinkin' 10. Go Back Home 11. Death Row Blues 12. Amsterdam Dogshit Blues 13. I'm Drunk 14. Tulane 15. She's All Liquored Up 16. High School Is A Prison 17. Richard Petty

The Metrolites "For the People" 2006

A rockin', suf, spy, spaghetti western protest song driven treat for the ears! - Martini FanThe Metrolites are quite possibly the best surf, spy, lounge, noir, spaghetti western, exotica, cocktail band ever to emerge from Iowa. A bold statement, yes, but with their newest release, "For The People," they solidify their reputation as the band that makes diverse, haunting, quirky, raucous soundtracks for movies that don't exist -- or at least, not yet.
The Metrolites have outdone themselves with the intricate instrumentation and turn-on-a-dime genres of "For The People." The songs range from the sultry latin jazz of "Banana Republique" to the Tin Pan Alley rag "Old Fascist Gal." The hot rod bossa nova "Giant Hula Monster" bumps up nicely with the raunchy stipper grind of "Agent Orange Gets His Groove Back." The blazing Eastern Bloc surf of "UFO vs. KGB" gives way to the jungle exotica of "Cocktails on the Planet of the Apes."
The musical dexterity of Metrolites is complimented by their smart, pop-culture sense of humor -- resulting in an album as much tounge-in-cheek as it is moody. "For The People" is the perfect addition to any hepcat, tiki, cocktail lifestyle. - album notesThe Metrolites:

Josh Duffee - drums, percussion, Electrolux typewriter / Kathleen Gallagher - electric and acoustic guitars, plectrum banjo, backing vocals / Devin Kirby-Hansen - bass, backing vocals / Scott Morschhauser - MalletKat, TrapKat, piano, vibraphone, marimba, Theremin, lead vocals / Nervous Neal Smith - alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, flute

trax:

01 UFO vs. KGB 02 K Is for Kafka 03 Welcome to the Police State 04 Cocktails on the Planet of the 05 Banana Republique 06 Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Spy 07 Old Fascist Gal 08 Chunky Macapuno 09 High School Friends 10 All Giant Monsters Attack Toky 11 Marsupial Legal Proceeding 12 Giant Hula Monster 13 Agent Orange Gets His Groove 14 Diabolik Kriminal 15 For the People

"Rockin' With Darrel Higham" 2001

Darrel Higham has become one of the true stars of the Rock 'n' Roll scene in recent years, both as a live performer and a prolific recording artist.Rockin' With Darrel Higham gathers together some of his rockinest work as a solo artist and together with some of the bands that he has been associated with including Bob and The Bearcats, Number Nine, Killer Brew and The Enforcers. (Raucous)

trax;

1. Red Hot Rockin' Blues - Bob & The Bearcats 2. Rollin' To The Jukebox Rock - Bob & The Bearcats 3. Walkin' The Bearcat - Bob & The Bearcats 4. Rock All Night - Killer Brew 5. Wore Me To A Frazzle - Killer Brew 6. Sweet Love On My Mind - Cliff Edmonds & The Virginians 7. Wedding Bells - Cliff Edmonds & The Virginians 8. I Got The Bug - Darrel Higham & The Enforcers 9. The Sweeney - Darrel Higham & The Enforcers 10. Rockabilly Boogie - Darrel Higham & The Enforcers 11. Sentimental - Number Nine 12. Mean Old Train - Rick Hollow 13. Leather Heart (produced by Steve Hooker) - Darrel Higham 

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"Elvis: Still Alive!" Vol. 1 - 1997

The classic hits of Elvis Presley performed by some of today's best Rock 'n' Roll and Rockabilly bands, along with some of the original legendary artists of the 1950s.trax;

1. Mystery Train - Little Junior Parker 2. Tiger Man - Rufus Thomas, Jr. 3. When It Rains It Really Poors - Billy Emerson 4. Don't Be Cruel - Jerry Lee Lewis 5. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 6. I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Johnny Cash 7. Don't Be Cruel - Johny Earl & The Fordanaires 8. Shoppin' Around - Restless 9. Mean Woman Blues - The Hot Riffs 10. So Glad You're Mine - The Hot Riffs 11. Money Honey - The Paralyzers 12. Guitar Man - The Paralyzers 13. I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Ike & The Capers 14. Mean Woman Blues - Elvis Tribute Session 15. I Want You With Me - Darrell Higham 16. Stranger In My Hometown - Darrell Higham 17. Too Much - The Straight Jackets 18. I Believe - The Guzzlers 19. Tiger Man - King Rat Feat. Aloha 20. Don't - Kelly

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James Luther Dickinson "Axcv - Delta Experimental Projects Compilation" - Vols 1 (The Blues) & 2 (Spring Poems) 1990 + Vol 3 - 2003

Acolyte of bluesmen Furry Lewis and Sleepy John Estes, sideman of Dylan and the Rolling Stones, producer of Big Star, the Replacements and Screamin` Jay Hawkins, world-class song bag, down-home bon vivant and fond father of several North Mississippi Allstars, Jim Dickinson is a legend.Rare 1990 LP (Vol 2 Spring Poems) from Jim Dickinson on the long defunct New Rose label, this is a work of music done as score music for (apparently) 5 films. This was out on the market and out of print quite quickly. This may also be the first recorded appearances of Dickinson's sons, North Mississippi Allstars Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson.trax recorded and compiled by James Luther Dickinson: Vol 1 - The Blues
01 Baby Please - Unknown 02 Roll Me Over Slow - Alex Teal. Chopping Wood 03 Old Hucklebuck - Johnny Woods, Lee Baker 04 I'm Black - Furry Lewis 05 Jes' Like A Monkey - Johnny Woods 06 Holy Spirit - Hammy Nixon, Sleepy John Estes, Bobby Ray Watson 07 Dozens - Thomas Pinkston 08 Ol' Man Mose - Johnny Woods, Verlina Woods, Bobby Ray Watson 09 Same Man All The Time - Thomas Pinkston 10 Policy Talk - Thomas Pinkston 11 Blind Man In The Tear Gas - Sleepy John Estes 12 Untitled - Furry Lewis 13 Blue Moon - Johnny Woods
trax Vol 2 - Spring Poems
14 The Great Big Fish - Beale Street Green / The Saucers Are Landing / Delta Getaway 15 The Curse Of The Alphastone - Cross Talk / Skin It Back 16 The Curse Of The Alphastone - Velvet Women 17 Painters Of The South - Camptown Races / Catfish Blues 18 Painters Of The South - Beautiful Dreamer 19 Southern Dust - Hose Job / Choke The Chicken / Death Is A Fat Cop 20 Down - Max By The Tracks / Live Bait / Brass Monkey

James Luther Dickinson "Axcv - Delta Experimental Projects Compilation" Vol 3 - 2003
trax Vol 3 - 2003

01 Alec Teal And Butter Biscuit - Roll Me Over Slow 02 Johnny Woods - So Many Cold Mornings 03 Lewis, Walter "Furry" - Furry's Blues 04 Sleepy John Estes - Broke And Hungry 05 Othar Turner & The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band - My Babe 06 Mose Vinson - Old Blue Jumped A Rabbit 07 Lewis, Walter "Furry" - Turkey In THe Straw 08 Sleepy John Estes - Floating Bridge 09 Johnny Woods - Lonesome Feelin' 10 Mose Vinson - Barrel House Blues / Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay 11 Sleepy John Estes - Race That You Don't Run 12 Tate County Singers w/Otha Turner - Jesus Is OnThe Mainline

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The Metrolites "In Spy-Fi" 2005

Eclectic blend of music and instruments - distinctive and fun! Great blend of different musical styles and genres. Excellent musicianship. Neat selection of tracks – some instrumentals, some vocals, lots of theremin! The Blob is most fun. In Sin, all the artists excel. You definitely want this CD! - The WolfmanSpy, Noir, Surf, Lounge, Rock, Spaghetti Western, Easy Listening and Rockabilly have all been terms used to describe the ferociously eclectic sounds of The Metrolites... and they've often been used in conjunction to describe a single song! Their musical chops are displayed throughout their instrumental and song repertoire performed on Saxophones (Nervous Neal Smith), Guitars (Kathleen Gallagher), MalletKat (think digital Vibraphone),TrapKat (digital drum thingy) and Theremin (Scott Morschhauser), Bass (Devin Kirby-Hansen), and Drums (Josh Duffee). If a bizarre offbeat life had a soundtrack, The Metrolites would be composing and performing.
Performance venues have been equally as eclectic, being the house band and playing the Copia Martini and Wine Bar in the Quad Cities one night and touring and playing a punk club the next. A recently overheard comment from a patron who wondered into the Copia says it all. "How is this happening? This is wonderful".
As fan demand for recordings reached a fevered pitch, The Metrolites launched their debut CD "The Metrolites in Spy-Fi" on the "Go-Go Golem" label. "Our goal is to release extremely high quality recordings as well as place music in TV and Motion Picture soundtracks" beams bandleader Scott Morschhauser. And how would Morschhauser describe the unique sound of The Metrolites? "I don't know... maybe the sound of a band made up of the mutant combined DNA offspring of Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Martin Denny, Henry Mancini, and... Joey Ramone."
However you slice it, The Metrolites are not to be missed. When things are odd in your life, listen carefully and you'll hear The Metrolites playing your soundtrack. You might want to then see your doctor... immediately. - album notestrax:

01 The Man from M.E.T.R.O. 02 Nails 03 Sin 04 The Blob 05 Gunfight at the Zombie Mineshaft 06 Ten Little Women 07 The Man from M.E.T.R.O. Takes Five 08 Cyclops Optometrist 09 The Abominable Dr. Vibes 10 The Man in the Dorian Gray Flannel Suit 11 Land of the Giants 12 Middle Class Hell 13 The Man from M.E.T.R.O. À la Conga 14 Empty Bed 15 TV Drugs 16 June's Mystery Theme (No Matter What the Score Is) 17 Tiki 18 Love Theme from the Man from M.E.T.R.O.

"Frantic Early Rock Instrumentals"

A great collection containing 33 rare, wild sides of instrumental rock n' roll.trax:

1. Plymouth Rock - Bill Tanner Quartet 2. Night Flight - The Originals 3. Guitar Boogie - Jr. Miller & The Grand Valley Play Boys 4. Knight's Caper - The Flamethrowers 5. Suzette - The Flamethrowers 6. Joogie Boogie - Bill Tanner Quartet 7. Syncopated Clock - The Metratones 8. Commando - The Stratacats Combo 9. The Rugged Rock - The Rel-Yea's 10. Doin' It Live - Herbert Woolfolk & The Rockets 11. Slick Chick - The Northern Lights 12. The Bug - The Swing Kings 13. Side Track - The Jesters 14. Disc Jockey - The Invaders 15. Lori's Boogie - Lori Christopher 16. Jam & Jelly - The Col-Lee-Jets 17. Night Drag - The Lincolns 18. Checkmate - The Checkmates 19. The Mighty Rumble - The Epitones 20. Epitone Twist - The Epitones 21. Ponderosa Rock - Lucky White & The Ponderosa Play Boys 22. You Know What I Like - The Rivies 23. Hoppy At the World's Fair - Paul Hopkins Jr.  & The Sheiks 24. Hound Dog Guitar - Ronnie D & The Valiants 25. Wild - Richard Langley & Lonnie's Tune Twisters 26. Razorback - The Savoys 27. Hurricane - James Keller & His Space Cadets 28. Guitar Boogie - The Penetrators 29. Stop and Go - Preston & The Pacemakers 30. Satteloon - The Highlights 31. The Thing in F - The Fantastics 32. Wildcat Boogie - Hank Curci 33. Your Cheatin' Heart - Dumpy "Piano" Rice

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