Cuca Records was founded by James Kirchstein in 1959 and actively produced LP recordings until the early 1970s. During this period Cuca recorded and released primarily polka and ethnic music on its LPs but also issued other musical styles including pop, rhythm and blues, folk, and traditional jazz. At the same time, Cuca was actively engaged in recording rock and other popular groups for release on the ubiquitous 45 rpm record. Most musicians recorded by Cuca were from Wisconsin or adjacent states. Consequently, the Cuca recordings represent a concentrated view of Wisconsin's ethnic and popular music in this period.
Recent years have witnessed surging interest in Cuca. Cuca figures prominently in Tom Tourville's "They Couldn't Tame Us:" The Wisconsin 60s Rock Discography (Fairmont, MN: Midwest Publications, 1992) and in Gary Myers' volume, Do You Hear That Beat: Wisconsin Pop/Rock in the 50s & 60s (Downey, CA: Hummingbird Publications, 1994) . Polka From Cuca, a video by Dave Erickson (Ootek Productions, 1994) has aired several times on Wisconsin Public Television. This past spring, Sarah Filzen, a student at UW-Milwaukee, completed her master thesis entitled "The History of Cuca Records, 1959-1973: A Case Study of an Independent Record Company." Numerous Cuca rock recordings have been reissued by European record labels both on LP and compact disc since the 1980s. (excerpt from taken from Cuca Records Database.) INFO
http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/2012/02/cuca-records-rock-n-roll-story-1959.html
trax:
1. Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen 2. I Might Have Known - The Teen Kings 3. Teenage Partner - The Teen Kings 4. Bitter Feelings - Larry Phillipson 5. Midnight Express - Willie Tremains' Thundrebirds 6. Jitterbug Joe - Dick Marshall & The Night Hawks 7. That Ain't So - Steve Sperry 8. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell - Lonnie Walker 9. Little Boy Blue - Marv Blihovde & The Vanguards 10. Say Mama - The Rock-A-Fellas 11. Orbit Rock - The Orbits 12. Crazy Twistin' Baby - The Catalinas 13. I Told You Little Baby - The Teentones 14. White Lightnin' Effin - The Lavenders 15. Rocky Road Blues - Mule Skinner 16. Tic Toc - The Continentals 17. What's All This - Bob Mattice & The Phaetons 18. I'm Movin' On - Dick Hiorns w/Jimmy Sun & The Radiants 19. You Didn't Listen - Dave Kennedy & The Ambassadours 20. Six Foot Down - Gene Ski & The Troubadours 21. Molly & The Tenbrooks - Jimmy Sun & The Radiants 22. Green Sleaves - Phil Humphrey & The Fendermen 23. The Angel You Sent Me - Robby & The Teens 24. Rockin' Fool - The Montereys 25. I'm Gonna Love You - Kenny King & The Be Bops 26. Walking Down The Avenue - Vilas Craig 27. Just Let Me Be - Don & The Dominoes 28. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again - The Crossfires 29. That's Where Lonesome Lives - Dave Kennedy & The Ambassadours 30. Come Back Home - Kenny Bee & Roy Winters
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"Cuca Records Rock 'n' Roll Story 1959-1966"
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BONUS 1 OF 6 @320
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Very Best Of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (2017 Not Now CD)
The man who was really responsible for the whole world shaking its booty and acting as though drying with an imaginary bath-towel while attempting a strange form of dance, was none other than Detroit’s Hank Ballard! Enjoy this superb 2CD compilation including "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go", "Work With Me, Annie", "The Twist" and many more...
DISC 1
1. Work With Me, Annie
2. Sexy Ways
3. The Twist
4. Teardrops On Your Letter
5. The Hoochi Coochi Coo
6. Keep On Dancing
7. Young Lady
8. Come On And Get It
9. The Float
10. It’s Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)
11. Finger Poppin’ Time
12. I Feel That-A-Way
13. Kansas City
14. Tore Up Over You
15. Waiting
16. That Woman
17. Ooh Ooh Baby
18. Baby Please
19. Don’t Say Your Last Goodye
20. What Is This I See
21. I’ll Be Home Someday
22. You Ain’t Nothing But Fine
23. Deep Blue Sea
24. Looka Here
25. Get It (The Royals)
DISC 2
1. Annie Had A Baby
2. Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go
3. Henry’s Got Flat Feet (Can’t Dance No More)
4. The Coffee Grind
5. The Continental Walk
6. Annie’s Aunt Fannie
7. The Switch-A-Roo
8. I Got A Mind To Leave You
9. Nothing But Good
10. Whatsoever You Do
11. Crazy Loving (Stay With Me)
12. Switchie Witchie Titchie
13. After School
14. Cute Little Ways
15. Do You Remember
16. Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got A Heartache)
17. We’ll Never Meet Again
18. I Want To Thank You (From The Bottom Of My Heart)
19. I’m So Crazy About You
20. Oo-Wow-Oo-Wee
21. Sugaree
22. What’s Your Name
23. Do You Know How To Twist
24. Moonrise
25. Let’s Go Again (Where We Went Last Night)
CD1
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/A3YII4wV/file.html
CD2
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/MPiVZIMn/file.html
INFO
http://www.notnowmusic.com/the-very-best-of-10426.html
BONUS 2 OF 6 @320
Sideburn Sounds; 16 Freakbeat, Mod-Soul & Psych Dancers 1966-1972
Just what the title says: this ace ‘all killers — no fillers’ compilation is destined to burn the dancefloor, offering a perfect selection of the kind of sounds that are currently spinned at Euro mod ’60s clubs. An eclectic mix of mod-soul dancers, groovy psych, fuzzy freakbeat and garage-beat, lovingly selected and sequenced. Featuring bands from USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Brazil and Japan, including top rarities like the ultra hard to find French freakbeat single by Gilbert Safrani and the hideously rare ye-ye mod 45 by Spanish singer Mochi. Perfect remastered sound, full-colour groovy psychedelic sleeve, liner notes and pictures.
A1
–
Gilbert Safrani
Les Gens S'en Vont Dans Le Ciel
A2
–
Mochi*
Snob
A3
–
Larry Wald
Superman
A4
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I Nuovi Angeli
Una Caverna
A5
–
Unidades
Singing And Singing
A6
–
Laurel Canyon
Stand And Be Counted
A7
–
Les Dauphins
Serrons-Nous La Mains
A8
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The Bluebeards
Come On-A My House
B1
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Bruno Lomas
Otra Vez En La Calle
B2
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Golden Boys
O Feiticeiro
B3
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Carlo Pavone
Viva La Liberta
B4
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Kin Vassy
Gamblin' Man
B5
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José Salcy
Les Filles Chats
B6
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Los Roberts
No Soy Como Todos Imaginan
B7
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Springwell
Gypsy Queen
B8
–
The Samurai*
Fresh Hot Breeze Of Summer
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(Thanks to Relaxed Max for this rare LP!)
INFO
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Sideburn-Sounds-16-Freakbeat-Mod-Soul-And-Psych-Dancers-1966-1972/release/3344980
https://www.recordshopx.com/artist/v_a/sideburn_sounds_16_freakbeat_mod_soul_and_psych_dancers_1966_1972/
BONUS 3 OF 6 @320
The Buttertones - Gravedigging (2017)
The Buttertones’ Gravedigging is more a movie waiting to happen than an album—or a soundtrack just waiting to inspire a movie, with scene after scene of action, tension and release set to a sound that takes everything good and true about American music before the Beatles prettied it up (surf, sweet soul, the boss saxophone-overdrive garage of the Northwest wailers like the Sonics) and matches it to punk energy, post-punk precision and the kind of personality that blows the circuit-breakers at a backyard party. (Record Runner)
Gravedigging picks up right where last year’s American Brunch left off: the intersection of surf, rockabilly, punk, and a little something extra that pushes their sound past “psychobilly”, “surfabilly”, or any other “billys” you might throw at it. This is nighttime music, the sonic equivalent of switchblades, speeding through Dead Man’s Curve and trashy ‘50s B-movies like So Young So Bad. Even the song names (“Pistol Whip,” “Geisha’s Gaze”) read like titles ripped from dime store pulp novels—the kind with busty half-naked women and pompadoured hoods on their covers. These 11 tracks alternate between pre-street-gang-rumble rev-you-up songs—like “Neon Cowboy,” where Richard Araiza rallies his comrades with lyrics like, “Use that fire you carry around/Don’t back down” over a frantic galloping beat—and songs that could soundtrack a ‘60s secret-agent movie. “Two-Headed Shark” manages to make the Peter Gunn theme sound even cooler, and “Matador” makes you feel like you’ve acquired a license to kill—and a taste for shaken martinis. Either way, there are heavy helpings of mutant Dick Dale guitars, Araiza’s unhinged vocals, and London Guzmån’s Plas Johnson-esque strip-club sax. With the exception of the down-tempo “I Ran Away,” these are lightning-fast burners alive with lean, mean energy. There’s always something happening—a tension that makes you fight the urge to look over your shoulder. “If you turn around now/You’ll be hunted down,” Araiza sings on “Ghost Safari.” I’d heed the warning.
—Madison Desler, LA Record
1 Pistol Whip
2 Sadie's a Sadist
3 Neon Cowboy
4 Two-Headed Shark
5 Matador
6 I Ran Away
7 Moroccan Monsoon
8 Geisha's Gaze
9 Ghost Safari
10 A Tear for Rosie
11 Gravediggin'
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/Fmyenpaq/file.html
INFO
http://larecord.com/album-reviews/2017/03/24/the-buttertones-gravedigging-album-review
https://www.amazon.com/Gravedigging-Buttertones/dp/B01N33FLBE%3FSubscriptionId%3D0NYB3SKF1S4GEN0AE182%26tag%3Da978b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB01N33FLBE
BONUS 4 OF 6 @320
Sylford Walker & Welton Irie - Lamb's Bread/Ghettoman Corner (Late 70's King Tubby recordings, reissued 2017)
This brilliant collection of Glen Brown-produced tracks — all of them mixed by the legendary dub pioneer King Tubby — was originally recorded in the late ’70s, but was somehow never released until roughly ten years later, and even then was generally neglected by the reggae-buying public and quickly sank from sight. (In 2000 it was reissued, with the addition of DJ cuts by Welton Irie, as Lamb’s Bread International, to significant critical acclaim.)
Walker is often compared to Burning Spear, and with good reason: The two share a preference for mystical chanting rather than soul-derived crooning, as well as a marked predilection for prophetic doomsaying rather than lover-man supplication. Powered by muscular rockers rhythms, Walker sings the praises of herb (“Lamb’s Bread”) defends the integrity of the Rasta lifestyle (“Prophecies Fulfilling”), and issues dire warnings to Babylon (“Chant Down Babylon,” “Eternal Day”), all in a voice that compensates with strength and conviction for what it lacks in conventional prettiness. Until 2000, this album was something of a roots reggae Holy Grail, but its reissued version offers both improved sound and a significantly extended program, and is a highly recommended substitute for this original issue. — (Allmusic)
1 Sylford Walker Lamb's Bread
2 Sylford Walker Chant Down Babylon
3 Sylford Walker Deuteronomy
4 Sylford Walker Give Thanks and Praise to Jah
5 Sylford Walker Cleanliness Is Godliness
6 Sylford Walker Babylonians
7 Sylford Walker Eternal Day
8 Sylford Walker My Father's Homeland
9 Welton Irie Lamb's Bread International
10 Welton Irie Ghettoman Corner
11 Welton Irie Black Man Stand Up Pan Foot
12 Welton Irie Stone a Throw
13 Welton Irie Wicked Tumbling
14 Welton Irie Money Man Skank
15 Welton Irie Greetings
16 Welton Irie Unite
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INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/lambs-bread-international-mw0000689952
BONUS 5 OF 6 @320
Ry Cooder - Jazz (1978)
Beginning with his self-titled debut in 1970, Ry Cooder's records seemed to be as much history lesson as they were entertainment. Not because Cooder was trying to club you over the head with this stuff; he simply gravitated to great songs, no matter what the era or genre. Released in 1978, Jazz seems to be his first conscious attempt at a concept album, in the historical sense. Here he pays homage to some of the early tunes and masters of jazz, ranging from the late 1800s through the "coon songs" of the early part of the next century, to the ragtime and "Spanish" music of Jelly Roll Morton, and the sophistication of cornetist Bix Beiderbecke. The only living artist (at the time of release) who's represented here is the great Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence, who recorded from the '50s through the '80s, and whose syncopated style was extremely influential in Cooder's own development as a guitarist. Spence's sacred songs are presented here in string and brass band arrangements that emphasize the Caribbean connection between his music and Morton's habaniera pieces. The complexity of the material on Jazz, as well as the arrangements by Joseph Byrd, dictate that this is Cooder's most polished and orchestrated effort to date. There is excitement in the music's intricacies and Cooder's beautiful, fluid playing. From the informative liner notes by Ry Cooder himself to the brilliant compositions, Jazz is, at the very least, educational. But, a little time spent with this music and you'll see why it was and continues to be relevant, as well as beloved. (Allmusic)
A1
Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now
Written-By – Jack Yellen, Milton Ager
3:34
A2
Face To Face That I Shall Meet Him
Adapted By – Joseph Spence
Written By – Traditional
3:16
A3
The Pearls / Tia Juana
Adapted By – Ry Cooder
Written-By – Jelly Roll Morton
4:18
A4
The Dream
Written-By – Jack The Bear (2), Jess Pickett
5:03
A5
Happy Meeting In Glory
Adapted By – Joseph Spence
Written By – Traditional
3:13
B1
In A Mist
Written-By – Bix Beiderbecke
2:05
B2
Flashes
Written-By – Bix Beiderbecke
2:17
B3
Davenport Blues
Written-By – Bix Beiderbecke
2:01
B4
Shine
Written-By – Cecil Mack, Ford Dabney
3:43
B5
Nobody
Written-By – Bert Williams
5:07
B6
We Shall Be Happy
Adapted By – Joseph Spence
Written By – Traditional
3:13
INFO
http://www10.zippyshare.com/v/rF5GV8x0/file.html
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-mw0000192754
https://www.discogs.com/Ry-Cooder-Jazz/release/1488012
BONUS 6 OF 6 @320
The Montclairs - Dreaming Out Of Season (1972)
So many angles here, where do we begin? Let's begin with Phil Perry, since it's where he had his first claim to local fame. The Montclairs, an East St. Louis soul vocal group had their debut in 1969 on Arch records. By the 70s Phil's sweet soul tenor led the way on the group's various singles and the one and only album ("Dreaming Out Of Season") release while recording for the Paula label. For whatever reason a number of killer ballads failed to get the necessary airplay from soul radio stations nationwide in the 70s, thus their songs failed to crack top 30. Soul record collectors however gobled up any mint copies they could lay their hands on, to date the lp remains a collectible item. Seems destiny had it all along that the wonderful voice of Phil Perry was destined to carry on, right through today. After the group folded, he and fellow Montclair member Kevin Sanlin continued recording, as a duo (Perry And Sanlin). They recorded two albums in the early eighties, both quality, loaded with ballads, highly sought after by collectors, and pricey enough lps, when located. To date, the two lps have yet to seen cd daylight . "Love Is Like A Statue" remains one of the writer's all-time 80s ballad classics. This cd loaded with high tenor ballads, is the reissue of the one and only Paula album, it appears out of print already, and commanding supply/demand numbers when offered for sale. Japan's P-Vine label originally reissued the lp on cd in the early 90s in Japan, that cd was not on U.S. distribution supply routes. Also, and more unfortunate, because it also no longer appears on the radar screeen is the late 90s 2-CD titled "The Montclairs, "Dreaming Out Of Season: The Paula Recordings", import release, encompassing the album on the 1st cd, and all the non-album 45s (A&B sides) Paula recordings, in one shot. This disappeared so quickly it's an example of "Here today, gone today"! Another of many reasons when it comes to reissued classics on cd, it's time to buy when they first appear. Must remind, "if you're slow...." Goes without saying, The Montclairs are a must in an old school soul/sweet soul music collection. (William Blackshear, The Soul Detective)
1 Prelude To A Heartbreak
2 Do I Stand A Chance?
3 Dreaming's Out Of Season
4 Make Up For Lost Time
5 Beggin' Is Hard To Do
6 Just Can't Get Away
7 Unwanted Love
8 Grand Finale
9 Baby (You Know I'm Gonna Miss You)
10 All I Really Care About Is You (Bonus)
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/tWArFcds/file.html
INFO
https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Out-Season-Montclairs/dp/B000001X9J
https://www.discogs.com/Montclairs-Dreaming-Out-Of-Season/release/1593932
Thank you Gyro66 for Hank Ballard & Midnighters. Beautiful compilation. I take this opportunity for renew my deepest esteem for the effort that deep in conducting the site. Hello, John.
Thanks for the Cuca Records comp and all of the terrific bonus shares!
Gyro, thanks for sharing the great, Hank Ballard.
Graham from (Worcester)
Hello all TZ bloggers,can anyone out there supply a zippy link to the following 1976 album
UNICORN..Too Many Crooks (featuring Dave Gilmour)
Thanks All
Does anyone have the follow up comp, Cuca Records Volume 2? I just found out about it and realized it has slipped through the cracks. Please share if you have it.
Many thanks for The Montclairs, Gyro.
Thanks for The Montclairs Gyro.
cheers,ELtel
Gyro,
Thanks for the Ry Cooder & all the music you bring to the TZ.
I have Cuca #2 if no one else has already shared it. At least I think I do. There have been a few Cuca series. The Vol. 2 I have leads of with Minnesota Marv & The Vangaurds "Nonody's Darlin' But Mine".
Cuca Rock 'n' Roll Story Vol. 2
http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/fEHeZY0l/file.html
Gyro
Thanks for Hank.
@ Gyro
i had so much to do i forgot to add this for you @ 320 kbps
ACE CD 1113 - Cuca Records Story - Garagemental - Vol.2
http://www113.zippyshare.com/v/ZBpYkUVL/file.html
i just hope it's good enough for anyone else LOL
Gyro, here's CUCA RECORDS VOL. 2. Not my rip but I originally got it from a download off the net. In 320.
http://www73.zippyshare.com/v/WePG0DtL/file.html
Thanks everyone for the quick response. I was at work and I forgot to mention that there are a few Cuca Vol 2 and 3. The ones I'm looking for are related to the same Label as the one who put out the comp above. Here is what I'm talking about http://bear-family-com-4.shopgate.com/item/3432313234352d434443373139
I will check to see if the above links are for this Cuca once I officially wake up - and also it would be great to get the volume 3. If they are this one, thanks - and thanks even if it's the ones I already have, since others don't have them.
Thank you very much for Sylford Walker, never heard the music before but it`s compared to Burning Spear and that makes it very interesting for me.
ralph11 - Thanks for the Cuca Vol. 2 on Classics label @320. Do you or anyone else have the final Cuca Volume 3 on the Classics label? Thanks again for the teamwork here.
@Gyro
I checked my files but the Cuca Volume 3 that I have is actually from the Ace series.
Thanks northernmadman. Now I have Volumes 2 & 3 of the Ace Records Cuca Records Story. Would anybody have Volume 1 to share.
Gyro - Huge gratitude for the Sylford Walker & Welton Irie album. I just ordered the vinyl reissue. A real winner.
@ Gyro
Thanks for all your shares of today
Thanks Gyro for Sideburn Sounds.
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