Strongly Influenced by Revolver Era Beatles Psychedelic Rock" the First Solo CD by Gerry Alvarez - Singer, Songwriter, and Member of Internationally Renown Canadian Garage Band the Gruesomes. a Virtual Cornucopia of Driven Rhythms + Surreal Passion Commencing with the Fuzzed-Fueled and Sly Lyric Humour of the Title Track “Candy Prankster” Thru the Catchy “Fly by Night” to the Phased-Out Inverted Guitar/Vocal Harmonies & Far Eastern Drone Of” Urban Shaman” and “Heaven” the Culminating with Subtle Effect on the Lennonesque Inspired ”the Trail.” Superbly Assembled and Performed
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01 Candy Prankster 02 The Prophet 03 It's Only Just A Dream 04 Fly by Night 05 Urban Shaman 06 Heaven 07 Universal Man 08 In the Garden 09 Open Up Your Mind 10 Time In Motion 11 The Trail
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The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey "Candy Prankster"
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BONUS 1 OF 8 @320
Here Come The Girls, Vol. 5: Sisters From The City 1963-1974
Subtitled Sisters From the City, volume five in the consistently wonderful Here Come the Girls series isn't a girl group collection per se, at least not in the conventional Shangri-Las/Chiffons/Ronettes sense of the phrase. The subject is instead soul sides dating from between 1963 and 1974, relative light years in musical terms that encompass everything from the primal R&B of Betty Harris' deep-soul ballad "Cry to Me" to the insistent Philly proto-disco of Ecstasy, Passion & Pain's "I Wouldn't Give You Up"; although the set consequently lacks the focus and clarity common to the remainder of the Here Come the Girls series, the quality of the assembled material is nevertheless high throughout. Five of the disc's 20 tracks (mostly drawn from the Roulette and Calla vaults) spotlight the unjustly neglected Jean Wells, whose incendiary gospel-inspired vocals combined with the slinky production of the great Clyde Otis to yield a series of strong singles like "I Feel Good" and "Have a Little Mercy," all of which earned little notice during the Summer of Love. Other highlights: the Fuzz's beatific "I Love You for All Seasons," Betty Lavette's Northern soul perennial "Let Me Down Easy," and Oohna Truth's funky "If It Feels Good, Do It." (Jason Ankeny, Allmusic)
If you love female vocalists and pop rock tracks from the 1960's and early 1970's - you just have to own this series. While not every track is a forgotten gem, there are ZERO uninteresting tracks. Every track features heartfelt performances and great musicianship. From the Brill/Wall of Sound (alike) girly girl vocals of the early 1960's to Mersey pop beat to sunshiney pop to pop folk to the brassy belters of the 1960's - it's all fun, it's all cool and it's amazing how great and how most of it has been forgotten by 99% of music fans. This entire set deserves a beautiful box & book to go with it all and it's something everyone who loves pop & female singers absolutely have to own. (Shindig)
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Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
I Wouldn't Give You Up
2
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The Fuzz (4)
I Love You For All Seasons
3
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The Fuzz (4)
Like An Open Door
4
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Betty Harris
Cry To Me
5
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Betty Harris
His Kiss
6
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Brenda Jo Harris
Standing On The Outside
7
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Geraldine Hunt
You And I
8
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Geraldine Hunt
You Brought The Joy
9
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Betty Lavette*
Let Me Down Easy
10
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Betty Lavette*
Only Your Love Can Save Me
11
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The Three Degrees
Maybe
12
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Oohna Truth
So Many Ways To Die
13
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Oohna Truth
If It Feels Good, Do It
14
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Doris Troy
I'll Do Anything
15
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Jean Wells
After Loving You
16
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Jean Wells
I Feel Good
17
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Jean Wells
Have A Little Mercy
18
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Jean Wells
Can't You Feel It
19
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Jean Wells
I'm In Your Corner
20
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Jean Wells
The Best Thing For You Baby
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(thanks to the northern_madman for the share!)
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http://www.allmusic.com/album/here-come-the-girls-vol-5-sisters-from-the-city-mw0000900239
BONUS 2 OF 8 @320
Alison Krauss - Windy City (Deluxe) (2017)
Alison Krauss, the most awarded female artist in GRAMMY history (27 awards including Album of the Year in 2009), will release Windy City, on February 17th. Windy City is a beautifully curated collection of classic songs produced by Nashville Veteran Buddy Cannon. While they span different eras and musical genres, there is a unifying sensibility.
Some of the songs are familiar like Gentle On My Mind, a signature song of Glen Campbell’s, and You Don t Know Me which was a hit for Eddy Arnold and Ray Charles. Others were lesser known, like Willie Nelson s I Never Cared For You and All Alone Am I, originally recorded by Brenda Lee. (Record Runner)
This is a quite different album from what we might expect from Krauss. It is a throwback to the Owen Bradley Nashville Sound which so heavily influenced country music in the late 1950s and 1960s, the sound so strongly associated with Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, and others. Krauss is one of the great voices in contemporary American music, and it really shines on this album. Given my reference to Brenda Lee above, it is altogether appropriate that two Lee songs are on this CD: "Losing You" and "All Alone Am I." Krauss's reading of "Alone Am I" may be even better than the original Brenda Lee version. It is one of the best of several standout cuts on this CD. Here take on Willie Nelson's "I Never Cared for You" is also Krauss at her best. Another selection well worth mentioning is her rendering of Roger Miller's "River in the Rain," from Miller's Broadway score for "Big River." Outstanding. And her take on the oft-recorded Cindy Walker classic, "You Don't Know Me" is exquisite. Immediately it joins the elite category of interpretations that include Ray Charles and Rick Nelson. "Poison Love" is also excellent. This is a strong album and most Krauss fans will likely delight in it. (NPR)
1
Losing You
2:56
2
It's Goodbye And So Long To You
3:11
3
Windy City
3:16
4
I Never Cared For You
2:46
5
River In The Rain
3:52
6
Dream Of Me
4:04
7
Gentle On My Mind
3:35
8
All Alone Am I
3:26
9
Poison Love
2:55
10
You Don't Know Me
4:20
11
Windy City (Live)
3:20
12
River In The Rain (Live)
4:22
13
Losing You (Live)
2:53
14
I Never Cared For You (Live)
2:55
15
Till I Gain Control Again
5:21
16
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
4:31
Deluxe CD
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ART
http://www80.zippyshare.com/v/XtixjSDJ/file.html
INFO
https://www.amazon.com/Windy-City-Deluxe-Alison-Krauss/dp/B01NH3ABQH
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/09/514096051/first-listen-alison-krauss-windy-city
BONUS 3 OF 8 @320
The Smoocher; 12 Finely Matured Soul Tracks (Big Cheese Records 1994)
Excellent & hard to find deep soul collection - out of print.
1
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Kellee Patterson
I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More
4:56
2
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Willie Hutch
I Can Sho' Give You Love
5:08
3
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Greg Perry
Come On Down
3:32
4
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Al Johnson
I've Got My Second Wind
4:54
5
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Notations*
Take It Slow
4:08
6
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Father's Children
Hollywood Dreaming
4:33
7
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Carolyn Franklin
Sunshine Holiday
2:05
8
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Bobby Patterson
I Get My Groove From You
3:27
9
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Betty Wright
Value Your Love
2:54
10
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Solomon Burke
Over And Over (Hugging And Loving)
4:30
11
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Shuggie Otis
Inspiration, Information
4:07
12
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Donny Hathaway
Lord Help Me
3:58
http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/OZ08YgUm/file.html
(Thanks to montysmusic for this album!)
INFO
https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Smoocher-12-Finely-Matured-Soul-Tracks/release/503925
BONUS 4 OF 8 @320
The Smoocher Is Back! (Big Cheese Records 1997)
This volume 2 of deep soul from the 70's, faithful to the spirit of the first volume, gathers for the first time a collection of unreleased, rare and prestigious tracks. Produced at the time by "big shots", usually from forgotten labels.
These 12 superb soul tracks include Gloria Scott, Isley Brothers, The Checkmates, The Sandpebbles (beautiful early 70's deep soul), Margie Joseph, Erma Franklin, and others.
1
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Gloria Scott
Every Time You're Near Me
2
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Sass
I Only Wanted To Love You
3
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Mystique (10)
Fill You Up
4
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Ace Spectrum
Pick Up
5
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The Isley Brothers
My Love Is Your Love (Forever)
6
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The Checkmates LTD.
Got To See You Soon
7
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Margie Joseph
Let's Stay Together
8
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The Valentine Brothers
This Kind Of Love
9
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Vitamin E (3)
Sharing
10
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Erma Franklin
Open Up Your Soul
11
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The Sandpeebles*
I Just Didn't Hear Me The First Time
12
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Norman Connors
Sing A Love Song
http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/J1DKa2Vq/file.html
(Thanks to montysmusic for this album!)
INFO
https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Smoocher-Is-Back-12-Class-X-Soul-Tracks/release/562073
BONUS 5 OF 8 @320
Earl Hooker - The Moon Is Rising (Arhoolie) 1968-1969
Remarkable document of the great Chicago guitarist, recorded in Berkeley during the summer of 1969, less than two years before Hooker died from tuberculosis. Eight tracks feature the guitarist interacting with several younger, white blues musicians on the West Coast, including organist Steve Miller, who sings on two tracks. Hooker demonstrates some distinctive slide work on “Earl’s Blues” and the countrified “Guitar Rag.” His attack on “Conversion Blues” is far more savage. Four additional tracks recorded live by Dick Shurman at Theresa’s Lounge on Chicago’s South Side show Hooker stretching in a jazzy vein on a swinging “Frosty” and the jump blues instrumental, “Swingin’ At Theresa’s.” Two other previously unissued studio tracks recorded in Chicago feature Carey Bell on harmonica and Freddie Roulette on pedal steel guitar. (Jazz Times)
This 14-song collection from Arhoolie Records is an excellent showcase of Earl Hooker's masterful guitar work. Though not much of a singer, the bluesman made up for it with some of the best guitar playing to ever come out of Chicago. Hooker was from Mississippi, and the Delta style substantially influenced his playing as well; this can be heard throughout The Moon Is Rising, especially on the title track, which opens the collection. Hooker's guitar playing is excellent throughout with a sharp, clean sound that cuts through the mix and catches the listener's attention immediately. There's a nice mix of styles and tempos on this CD, from mid-tempo foot-tappers like "Earl's Blues" and "New Riviera" to slow, almost lazy blues such as "Strung Out Woman Blues" and "I'm Your Main Man." However, it's on the improvisational pieces--"Dust My Broom" and "Frosty"--that Hooker really shines, skillfully matching technique with taste. --Genevieve Williams, Allmusic
The Moon Is Rising includes ten studio and four live cuts, two of each kind being previously unreleased. ...Hooker is the star of the show, and his guitar playing shines on eight solid instrumental tracks. -- Living Blues
1 The Moon Is Rising
2 Earl's Blues
3 Conversion Blues
4 Guitar Rag
5 Hooker N' Steve
6 I'm Your Main Man
7 New Riviera
8 Strung Out Woman Blues
9 Little Carey's Jump
10 Take Me Back To East St. Louis
11 Improvisations On Dust My Broom
12 Improvisations On Frosty
13 Can't Hold Out Much Longer
14 Swingin' at Theresa's
http://www117.zippyshare.com/v/D7IjpZ0q/file.html
INFO
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/bluetones/earl-hooker-the-moon-is-rising/
https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Rising-HOOKER-EARL/dp/B000009Q3A
BONUS 6 OF 8 @320
The Golden Jubilees - New York Grass Roots Gospel (1987)
Excellent traditional deep gospel quartet - now out of print.
1 Working For Jesus
2 Further Along
3 I Don't Know Why Jesus Loves Me
4 Perfect Day
5 Be Not Dismayed
6 Lord Won't You Come By Here
7 Yield Not To Temptation
8 Be What You Are
9 Fill My Cup
10 Kings Highway
http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/xcjbMQQN/file.html
INFO
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-york-grassroots-gospel/id264782004
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-golden-jubilees/new-york-grassroots-gospel.p/
BONUS 7 OF 8 @320
George Jones - Burn Your Playhouse Down; The Unreleased Duets (2008)
Rarities from the MCA/Epic/Bandit vaults. Featuring Leon Russell, Vince Gill, Mark Knopfler, Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Keith Richards, Dolly Parton, Jim Lauderdale, Shelby Lynne, a Jones/Wynette track from the Epic vaults plus the most recent 'You And Me And Time', a stunning duet with daughter Georgette Jones! (The Guardian)
The Unreleased Duets is a collection of never-before-heard duets between Jones and an illustrious group of guest stars. The recordings range from the mid-70s with his ex-wife, the First Lady of Country Music, Tammy Wynette, to the most recent recording from 2007 with his daughter, Georgette, the only child from the union of George and Tammy. Duet partners include Keith Richards, Leon Russell, Mark Knopfler, Shelby Lynne, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Mark Chesnutt, Tammy Wynette, Jim Lauderdale, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Georgette Jones (daughter). (Record Runner)
1
You And Me And Time
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Georgette Jones
4:53
2
The Window Up Above
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Leon Russell
3:22
3
She Once Lived Here
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Ricky Skaggs
3:03
4
Rockin' Years
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Dolly Parton
3:22
5
Burn Your Playhouse Down
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Keith Richards
2:54
6
Selfishness In Man
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Vince Gill
3:37
7
Tavern Choir
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Jim Lauderdale
3:04
8
I Always Get It Right With You
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Shelby Lynne
3:41
9
When The Grass Grows Over Me
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Mark Chesnutt
3:46
10
I Always Get Lucky With You
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Mark Knopfler
3:14
11
You're Still On My Mind
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Marty Stuart
3:04
12
Lovin' You, Lovin' Me
Vocals – George Jones (2)
Vocals [Duet] – Tammy Wynette
3:04
http://www52.zippyshare.com/v/0DaIzFms/file.html
INFO
https://www.discogs.com/George-Jones-Burn-Your-Playhouse-Down-The-Unreleased-Duets/release/4195938
https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Your-Playhouse-Down-Unreleased/dp/B00195FU64
BONUS 8 OF 8 @320
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull (1962 A&M, ST 101, US, 24-96)
The chart-topping LP that started it all wasn't just Herb's first album - it was the first album released by A&M Records! Inspired by the brassy fanfare given the bullfighters at a Mexico City bullfight that Alpert attended, this 1962 album introduced the sound that defined an era. Includes The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro); El Lobo (The Wolf); Tijuana Sauerkraut; Desafinado; Mexico; Never on Sunday; Struttin' with Maria; Let It Be Me; Acapulco 1922 , and Limbo Rock . (Billboard)
The colossus that is A&M Records starts right here with the first album by the 1960s instrumental juggernaut known as the Tijuana Brass. True, there was no "Tijuana Brass" per se at this time; just Herb Alpert and a coterie of Los Angeles sessionmen, with Alpert overdubbing himself on trumpet to get that bullring effect. Also, Alpert was just getting the TJB concept underway; the textures are leaner, the productions less polished, and the accent is more consciously on a Mexican mariachi ambience -- the relatively square rhythms, the mandolins, the mournful, wistful siesta feeling -- than the records down the road. The hit title track (originally a tune called "Twinkle Star"!) is a cleverly structured, exciting and haunting piece of record-making -- and its composer, Sol Lake, becomes the charter member of Alpert's team of TJB tunesmiths with several more ethnic-flavored numbers. In accordance with the newly emerging bossa nova movement, Alpert does a nice, straightforward, authentic cover of "Desafinado," even departing a bit from the tune with some spare jazz-inspired licks, and "Crawfish" pleasingly adapts the mariachi horn sound to a bossa beat. (Allmusic)
1. The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
2. El Lobo (The Wolf)
3. Tijuana Sauerkraut
4. Desafinado
5. Mexico
6. Never On Sunday
7. Struttin’ With Maria
8. Let It Be Me
9. Acapulco 1922
10. Limbo Rock
11. Crawfish
12. A Quiet Tear (Lagrima Quieta)
http://www16.zippyshare.com/v/fFhj0JAn/file.html
INFO
https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Bull-Alpert-Tijuana-Brass/dp/B000771T1A
Thank you RYP. It sounds as though his head is in the right space............
@ Gyro: Thanks for the Golden Jubilees!
Cheers Daniel, from Spain...
Thanks RYP, this sounds interesting.
I've checked your blog and seen that you did post The Datson Four - See! in 2009. Could it possibly re-upped?
Kind regards
Thanks, Gyro, for the Alison Krauss. I prefer her bluegrass persona, but she's got a voice that could do justice to these covers.
@Gyro
Thanks for George Jones and the soul compilations and "The girls"
angel, okay, next days I'll reup THE DATSON FOUR "SEE"!
Stay tuned!
Gyro, RYP, montysmusic: Today's helping of bonus shares is just overwhelming for those of us who love American roots music. Thanks to all.
Nice to see Gerry Alvarez grace your pages I have this cd and found his others not has hot as this album..thanks for all the work you do
@ GYro1966 I dont seem to remember posting The Smoocher comps just checked my music box and they are not in there that I can see ..but ..I could be mistaken..not complaining just wanting credit to go to corect person thanks
thank you RYP, was curious about that album
regards
Hi Gyro and montysmusic, Thanks for the rare soul you guys.
Hi GYRO1966! montysmusic is right, The Smoocher comps were originally posted by me! No offence of course, just saying! Keep spoiling us with the great posts along with RYP of course! Have a nice day!
Thanx for George Jones. I missed a few days so I'm backtracking to find the deep dips that people have been referencing. Thanx in advance whoever upped them!
My dad always had Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass playing in the car. Thanks!
Thanks RYP for The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey "Candy Prankster".
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