Junior Parker learned his harp at the knee of Sonny Boy Williamson, but his singing deserves at least as much attention. Despite its smooth delivery, Parker's voice never lacked power, and I'm So Satisfied is proof of that. Though all of this material was previously issued, this is the first time it's been collected on CD; I'm So Satisfied is 31 tracks of Parker's best work, including "Just Like a Fish" and "Sometimes I Wonder." "Baby, Please" is as soulful a ballad as one could wish, and "Come Back Baby" has a sassy, sensual appeal. Parker's backing musicians are strong without ever overwhelming his lead, allowing him to take a relaxed attitude toward even the more up-tempo songs, such as "You Ain't Got No Heart" and "Wish Me Well." So little of Parker's recorded work is available that this album is a real treasure. Though various greatest-hits collections exist, I'm So Satisfied is one of the most comprehensive. - Genevieve Williams, Amazontrax:
01 Country Girl 02 You Can Make It If You Try 03 Wish Me Well 04 Hey Lawdy Mama 05 Sometimes I Wonder 06 (Ooh Wee Baby) That's The Way You Make Me Feel 07 Come Back Baby 08 Just Like A Fish 09 Baby, Please 10 You Ain't Got No Heart 11 Cracked Up Over You 12 Easy Lovin' 13 I'm So Satisfied 14 You Can't Keep A Good Woman Down 15 You're The One 16 Reconsider Baby 17 Lover To Friend 18 Your Bag Is Bringing Me Down 19 Ain't Gon' Be No Cuttin' Loose 20 Lovin' Man On Your Hands 21 Your Love's All Over Me 22 What A Fool I Was 23 I Got Money 24 It Must Be Love 25 Just Can't Put My Fingers On It 26 If I Had Your Love 27 Hurtin' Inside. 28 I'm In Love With Someone Else 29 Movin' Out 30 I Found Love 31 Don't Let It End This Way
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Australia had a very active instrumental surf music scene in the early to mid-'60s, though with the marginal exception of the Atlantics, none of that music has gotten even small international attention. This 30-song compilation of 1962-1965 instrumental surf cuts (with one track sneaking in from 1967) is wholly drawn from the vaults of Australia's biggest independent label of the time, Festival Records. Perhaps because of that limitation, this might not be the ideal overview of the Australian surf genre; the Atlantics, for instance, are not represented. But on the whole it's a good job as the first internationally available Australian surf compilation reissue, though like many instrumental-only comps, those not enamored of the genre itself might find it too much of a good thing for more than an hour at a time. The differences between Australian instrumental surf rock and the California/American variety aren't easy to finger. But generally speaking, Australian groups were far more influenced by the twangy, country-tinged reverb spook of the Shadows, with a somewhat lighter and more precise approach, though it wasn't always lighter and never lacked energy. Thankfully, the compilation emphasizes original material rather than covers of foreign tunes. The results range from good to generic, with occasional harder mid-'60s rock influences from abroad making their way into the picture, as on the Sunsets' "Windansea" (which has a definite Lonnie Mack flavor to some of the riffs) and the Playboys' "The Mean One." It makes a nice change of pace for the surf collector looking for something a little different, though it isn't among the very best vintage surf reissues. The token future big name that can often be found in the small print on such anthologies is future Bee Gees guitarist Vince Melouney, who played with both the Aztecs and the Vibratones. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is unbearable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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Apollo Records was a record company and label founded in New York City by Hy Siegel and Ted Gottlieb in 1944. Some years later it was sold to Ike and Bess Berman. Apollo was known for blues (Doc Pomus), doo-wop (The Larks), gospel (Mahalia Jackson), jazz, and rock and roll.In 1953, Hy Siegel left to form his own company, Timely Records.
...The former Headcoatee and band are in fine fettle on these 12 tracks of twangy British Invasion pop with an R&B twist. Things get off to an auspicious start with rollicking, reverb-drenched original, "I Hear You," and come to a honey of a conclusion with one of those surprising covers that have become Golightly's stock in trade -- in this case, a virtually unrecognizable surf guitar version of Bill Withers' "Use Me." She also gives "Pretty Good Love" (aka, "That's a Pretty Good Love," a song mostly closely associated with blues belter Big Maybelle) a slow, seductive "Fever"-like spin, but wrote the rest of the material herself, with the exception of Dan Melchior's "Can't Stand to See Your Face" (and duets with him on the harmonica-driven "Feel Something"). - AllMusic Review by Kathleen C. Fennessy
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"Première référence d'un nouveau label toulousain, et c'est une surprise et une grande réussite! Bruno et Sylvain, pat ailleurs membres du trio Hillbilly-bop John, Jack & Jill (ainsi que du Hula Trio, où ild donnent dans la musique hawaiiene et le calypso!) ont flashé sur les compilations 'Las Vegas Grind' ou 'Jungle Exotica' et formé ce groupe (4 musiciens + 2 cuivres additionnels) où, affublés de costumes de rois mages d'opérette, ils font dans le R'n'R exotica fin 50's/début 60's. Les influences/références sont assez vastes au cours de 13 titres remarquables (beaucoup d'instrumentaux au son irrésistable: R'n'R ('Spunky onion' de Billie Davis, 'Schoolgirl' de Long John Hunter), R'n'R vocal, Surf ou joyeux délire exotiques..." - Rock and Roll Revue 2002
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It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is unbearable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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...Not great cinema perhaps, but certainly great music. Featured live performances include High Flyin' Baby, Ou Wee Baby, and Mambo Boogie by the Harptones; My First, Last, and Only Girl and Sweetie Pie by the Wanderers; Fast Movin' Mama and T.V. Is the Thing by Connie Carroll; You May Not Know by the Hurricanes; and Everybody's Havin' a Ball by the Miller Sisters. A musical program well worth adding to your 50's rhythm and blues collection. (Roots & Rhythm)
If you love classic surf guitar and hard liquor, you gotta have this CD. It's a goes down smoother than a shot of Jack! I'm a die-hard fan of the Ventures, Surfaris and Dick Dale, and these guys satisfied my critical surfer's ear! This is a must have for any surf music connoisseur or hardcore imbiber. Get it -- what more can I say? - Reviewer: A music fan
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It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is unbearable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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...Buffalo Bop CDs usually have 30 tracks of rockabilly and rock 'n' roll from the 50s and early 60s - often very rare sides. Many of the issues have a subject or stylistic theme (juvenile delinquents, hot rods, trains, women singers, instrumentals, etc.). The tracks are mostly mastered from 45s and the sound quality is generally excellent - particularly on the later issues. Each CD comes with a booklet with a cover painting evocative of the music within and artist photos and label shots inside. With so many reissues available there are inevitably some duplications with other reissues but nevertheless there is a ton of great music available on these CDs not available elsewhere.
David Wojciechowski and his fellow light-sleepers in the Insomniacs aren't offering anything strikingly new and different on 2004's Switched On!, but in the great tradition of "it's not what you do, it's how you do it," their blend of garage rock swagger and power pop jangle still sounds fresh and full-bodied, and they throw in enough variety along the way to keep things interesting. From the Byrds-ian 12-string chiming of "Somewhere" and the sitar-fueled Eastern accents of "Leave" to the organ swirls on "The Pudding Club," the Insomniacs have a good notion of when to throw in a left-turns into their classicist garage bluster to keep listeners on their toes, and even the relatively straightforward numbers are committed to tape with enthusiasm and commitment. Dan McKinney's engineering put just the right amount of meat on the bones, and his keyboard contributions are smart and well executed. Garage loyalists will love this, and a few of the unconverted might even go for it if it ever crosses their path. - AllMusic Review by Mark Deming
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...So unhinged that it's probably a serious health risk, this set delivers cut after cut of glorious bedlam with all the subtlety of an amplified jackhammer set loose in a glass house, and anyone sane should probably hate it, but like a child's tantrum, it's impossible to ignore, and like the child that throws that tantrum, it's impossible not to love. Each of these one-man bands is currently active, and while most are decidedly lo-fi, even the ones who wandered into real studios seem to treat them like giant boom boxes, creating a clatter and din that shoves the needle into the red from note one. While a good deal of what is here is vicious punk rockabilly - there's a little of everything!
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is unbearable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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The tracks on this compilation come from singles and albums including Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp, Down To Earth (LP, Album, Mono) Cameo C 1029 US 1962.
Here's a great rocking' comp with many non-comped and hard to find songs!
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It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is unbearable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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...From the opening cut here, Amos Milburn's delightful and classic "Down the Road a Piece," the party gets rolling (people did the Lindy Hop to this stuff back in the day but one could easily twist, stroll, and pony to it, too) with gems like Buddy Johnson's boozy "Walk 'Em," Illinois Jacquet's stomping "Flying Home," and Bull Moose Jackson's take-no-prisoners version of "Hold Him Joe." Fun stuff, and like Joe Turner's rampaging "Around the Clock," it was rock & roll in all but a name and a place on the time line.(Steve Leggett, Allmusic)
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...Along with some expected (and well-deserved) picks such as Santo & Johnny's classic "Sleep Walk," Chuck Berry's "Carol" and Duane Eddy's "Three-30-Blues," the collection also celebrates singles and artists not necessarily thought of when it comes to guitar prowess, such as Ricky Nelson's "Waitin' in School," which, as one of his most rockabilly-influenced singles, features some appropriately sharp and fiery licks and rhythm playing. Billy Riley & His Little Green Men's "Flying Saucer Rock & Roll," meanwhile, takes the rockabilly sound to the extreme with a bright, almost distorted tone and jumpy rhythms. The guitar hooks on Mickey & Sylvia's "Love Is Strange" are strange indeed, but complement the duo's playfully romantic banter perfectly. Not surprisingly, though, many of the album's high points come from instrumental tracks, like the Scotty Moore Trio's "Have Guitar, Will Travel," René Hall's Orchestra's "Twitchy," and Icky Renrut (aka Ike Turner)'s "Prancing," a bluesy stomp with some of the most outlandish guitar playing on this album. Buddy Holly's "Blue Days, Black Nights," Johnny Burnette's "Train Kept a Rollin'," and Arvee Allens' "Fast Freight" are some of the other standouts on this collection, which guitar and '50s rock fans alike should investigate. - AllMusic Review by Heather Phares
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It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is unbearable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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...Minaret's artists won't roll off the average listener's tongue, but even a cursory spin of these archival treasures will alert your ears to something big that was missed the first time around. Otis Redding, meet Big John Hamilton; Wilson Pickett, say hello to Genie Brooks; and if you're one of the arranger-songwriters who brought life to Stax, you should probably get to know club member R.J. Benninghoff. Minaret's house band was even more obscure than the studio's performers (if that's really possible), but - amazingly - the musical equal of the bands found at FAME and Stax. Bill Dahl's detailed liner notes provides some detail on the players and their backgrounds, but it's so completely revelatory as to almost feel like a hoax; as if someone wrote fictional histories for a make believe Pebbles volume of soul.
"A completely unanticipated follow up to the long ago issued wacko eclectic instrumental comp of '60s rock bands from various corners of the world. Amazing examples of local cultures of Turkey, Japan, Finland, Peru, Colombia (and the exotic lands of England and the U.S.) colliding with the guitar instrumental craze, with some longhair music (Beethoven), chicha/cumbia, and half-faux/half-real African influences thrown in. Must be heard to be believed. It's been a long wait since the demise of the much-loved 'Guitar Mood' LP a few years ago, but here's a second volume of obscure but very tasty guitar instrumentals from the 1960s! Japanese surf guitar legend TAKESHI TERAUCHI checks in with two tunes: his rockin' version of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, and the Baja surfin' tune 'Kokkyo No Machi'. Turkish Fender whiz (and snappy dresser) Mesut Aytunca of SILUETLER shows off with two tunes from 1965 and 1966, along with fellow Turks HARAMILER's fried Middle Eastern instro-rocker from 1967. LOS ORIENTALES DE PARAMONGA and MANZANITA Y SU CONJUNTO, both from Peru, contribute two frantic guitar cumbias, while two more Peruvian bands, LOS SIDERALS and LOS BELKINGS, turn up the echo and the fuzz respectively for two surfy instros. Colombia's PEDRO JAIRO GARCES and his band contribute a 3-part Latin medley complete with accordion parts, Britain's VIC FLICK, the guy behind the original 007 guitar sound, drops a rather strange Afro-flavored one, but AFROSOUND is pure Latin with plenty of Cuban-style percussion and some sort of weird rumbling sound effect, though Finland's BLAZERS come in with a very melodic, heavy-echo-drenched surf-style instro. The USA is represented by a 1959 VENTURES-style instro from BILL COLLINS and a goofy number from THE PASTEL SIX. Enjoy!" (standard promo write-up)
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It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is unbearable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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...Buffalo Bop CDs usually have 30 tracks of rockabilly and rock 'n' roll from the 50s and early 60s - often very rare sides. Many of the issues have a subject or stylistic theme (juvenile delinquents, hot rods, trains, women singers, instrumentals, etc.). The tracks are mostly mastered from 45s and the sound quality is generally excellent - particularly on the later issues. Each CD comes with a booklet with a cover painting evocative of the music within and artist photos and label shots inside. With so many reissues available there are inevitably some duplications with other reissues but nevertheless there is a ton of great music available on these CDs not available elsewhere.
The subtitle is Quite a Collection of Rare Instrumentals from Around the World! This is an above average surf compilation, with tracks ranging from competent to excellent. Recommended for fans of the Strummin' Mental series, although these tracks are less frantic and gimmicky, and the sound quality is better.
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It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is unbearable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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