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From tomorrow on I will have holidays on the Greek island of Kos and I will let myself be pampered. So until September 7, there will be no postings. I hope you will stand it! Goodbye!

The Higher State "From Round Here" 2006

THE HIGHER STATE are more than just a garage group. As A matter of fact this fine UK outfit not only includes two members of the famous mid 90's Folk-garagers The Mystreated, but has released one of the finest debut albums ever in this field. Mixing Texas Garage Punk and Psychedelia,acoustic and electric,punky and psych-out originals that are worth your time and money. Now up to their 3rd album these guys'fine debut stands are a real milestone you ought have in your collection. So act fast,while it lasts! (teensound)Being among the most eagerly awaited albums among garage heads this year, From ‘Round Here finds ex-Mystreated members Mark Ratcliffe and Mole, reuniting for an equally Americanized jangly affair that is sure to elevate you onto an even “higher state”.
The highest I get myself, is along with the mid’60s fuzzed-out garage beat, delivered by way of the genuine genre soulmates such as The Chesterfield Kings or The Miracle Workers, as heard in the opening Every Word, with it’s instantly catchy guitar riff, slightly reminiscent of the The Barbarians’ Hey Little Bird, and Yeah For Sure, as well as in the equally fuzzy, though a bit more Seedy moods of Look Around, Ballad Of A Loner and Cos You’re Wrong.
For a more “mystreated” kind of a folk rocking jangle, check out Not This Time My Friend, which might even pass for an imaginary Dylan cover, the dancably upbeat threesome of Don’t Think I’m Lost, Nothing You Can Say, and a kind of a more punk-ish Beatles-through-Byrdsounding title tune, or the slightlydelic I Don’t Know Why.
While still kinda psyched out, within the slowed-down “higher state”, there’s also the slightly Eastern-tinged kind of a hippy chant Highlife, and a stripped-down, acoustic rendition of Gene Clark’s So You Say You Lost Your Baby.
Hoping that they won’t get “mystreated”, I myself just can’t wait to hear where they’ll be heading “from ‘round here”. (popdiggers)trax:
01 Every Word 02 Not This Time (My Friend) 03 Look Around 04 Highlife 05 Don't Think I'm Lost 06 Van Gogh (It's Art Man) 07 Ballad Of A Loser 08 Cos' You're Wrong 09 I Don't Know Why I 10 Advertisement 11 So You Say You Lost Your Baby 12 From Round Here 13 Yeah For Sure 14 Nothing You Can Say
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 245 (2018)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)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 dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. A Shot in the Dark (H.M.V.) - Joe Loss & His Orchestra 2. Drum Diddley (H.M.V.) - Joe Loss & His Orchestra 3. Baby Don't You Do It (Tamla) - Marvin Gaye 4. Walk on the Wild Side (Tamla) - Marvin Gaye 5. Nothing but a Heartache (Deram) - The Flirtations 6. (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People (Brunswick) - The Chi-Lites 7. Troubles A'comin' (Brunswick) - The Chi-Lites 8. Heartbreaker (Atlantic) - Ray Charles & His Orchestra 9. Just for a Thrill (Atlantic) - Ray Charles & His Orchestra 10. Trip to Bandstand (Cover) - B-B 11. Electrode (Cover) - B-B 12. Tomble Weed (Mh) - Z. Z. Hill 13. You Were Wrong (Mh) - Z. Z. Hill 14. Little Bit of Everything (Wand) - Douglas "Jocko" Henderson 15. Blast Off to Love (Wand) - Douglas "Jocko" Henderson 16. The Bull (New Song) - The Highlighters 17. Flang Dang Do (New Song) - The Highlighters 18. Why Don't You Answer (Flip) - The Maharajahs 19. I Do Believe (Flip) - The Maharajahs 20. I'll Love You Til the Cows Come Home (Mercury) - Clyde McPhatter 21. Tomorrow Is A-Comin' (Mercury) - Clyde McPhatter 22. Bullmoose (Atco) - Bobby Darin 23. Dream Lover (Atco) - Bobby Darin 24. Empala Rock (Blue Moon) - The Empala Six 25. Sweet and Sour (Blue Moon) - The Empala Six 26. I Got Stung (Rca Victor) - Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires 27. One Night (Rca Victor) - Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires 28. When the Night Falls (Mercury) - The Eyes 29. Magic Potion (Mercury) - The Open Mind 30. Mary Lou (Modern) - Young Jessie 31. Don't Think I Will (Modern) - Young Jessie
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Jerry Lee Lewis "Classic Jerry Lee Lewis" The Definitive Edition Of His Sun Recordings 1956-1963 / disc 6

WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN did NOT jump up the charts without it's share of problems, however. Initially, the record was BANNED by some broadcasters, who said they would never play such rude, risque, and vulgar material!..…Although not erotic by today's standards[ if today we have ANY LEFT, when it comes to the records played on the radio NOW] the song was scorned by some parents who thought it was just TOO SUGGESTIVE, shocking, and disgusting. They said at the time, in 1957, that "this was the most risque record that they had ever heard" Jerry Lee Lewis himself later recalled. It was Jerry Lee Lewis' FIRST CLASH with the establishment, and his first bitter taste of negative PRESS... but NOT HIS LAST. Next, Jerry Lee and Sam Phillips set their sights on Television...and the huge sales a Hit record would enjoy coupled with a successful appearance on a popular show. Just as ELVIS had done before him, Jerry Lee was set to appear on the STEVE ALLEN show in NEW YORK CITY. Jerry Lee made his first of several appearances on July 28, 1957. He performed CRAZY ARMS and WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN. The latter had previously been BANNED FOR BROADCAST by BMI. Sam Phillips' partner JUD PHILLIPS had successfully petitioned BMI to lift the ban, since there was no stopping Jerry Lee and his SHAKIN song from being heard all over the country that hot summer night in 1957.trax disc 6:
1. Night Train To Memphis 2. I'm The Guilty One [Outtake] 3. Let's Talk About 4. Let's Talk About Us [Single-Version; Overdubbed-Master]5. Charming Billy (Billy Boy) 6. My Bonnie 7. Mexicali Rose 8. Mexicali Rose (fast version) 9. Gettin' In The Mood (instr.) 13. Don't Drop It 14. Great Speckled Bird 15. Great Speckled Bird (fast version) 16. Bonnie B 17. Baby, Baby Bye By 18. Baby, Baby Bye Bye 19. I Can't Help It [Alternate-Take w/ False-Starts] 20. Old Black Joe 21. Your Cheatin' Heart (fast version) 22. Old Black Joe 23. Bonnie B. 24. As Long As I Live (unissued) 25. Hound Dog 26. As Long As I Live 27. What'd I Say 28. Keep Your Hands Off Of It (Birthday Cake) 29. Hang Up My Rock'n'Roll Shoes 30. John Henry* (master, slightly extended) 31. What'd I Say 32. C.C. Rider
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Sunnyland Slim "Slim's Shout" + "Chicago Blues Session" (1960)

Two sets from 1960 featuring the most solid pianist in Chicago.SUNNYLAND SLIM WAS a meat-and-potatoes bluesman. The dish he served up was plain, but it was always well-cooked and sustaining. His method was very much that of Roosevelt Sykes or Memphis Slim: assertive singing, forthright piano playing. When he came to make Slim’s Shout, his first album, done for the Prestige–Bluesville catalogue, he had several decades of playing behind him, much of it in noisy clubs and bars where a musician had to be loud to be heard.trax:
01 Prison Bound (Featuring King Curtis) 02 Slim's Shout (Featuring King Curtis) 03 The Devil Is A Busy Man (Featuring King Curtis) 04 Brownskin Woman (Featuring King Curtis) 05 Shake It (Featuring King Curtis) 06 Decoration Day (Featuring King Curtis) 07 Baby How Long (Featuring King Curtis) 08 Sunnyland Special (Featuring King Curtis) 09 Harlem Can't Be Heaven (Featuring King Curtis) 10 It's You Baby (Featuring King Curtis) 11 One Room Country Shack (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 12 Trembling Blues (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 13 Prison Bound (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 14 My Electrical Invention Blues (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 15 Brownskin Woman (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 16 La Salle St. Boogie (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 17 That's Why I Keep Drinking (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 18 I Got The Blues About My Baby (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 19 Bob Martin Blues (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 20 Devil Is A Busy Man (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 21 No Special Rider (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery) 22 Everytime I Get To Drinkin' (Featuring Little Brother Montgomery)
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The Hillbilly Moon Explosion "All Grown Up" 2007

14 songs of love, hate, life and murder. Featuring Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets, Archie Thompson of the Ray Charles Orchestra and Craig Packham and Mark Neill of the Unknowns!Third studio album of a band that is impossible to catagorise - you'll find elements of many roots rockin' styles in their music. The contrast is expanded further by featuring two vocalists, one of either gender. If you like The Paladins, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Johnny Burnette Trio and The Cramps, then you'll dig Hillbilly Moon Explosion for sure!
There's a difference, however, between a true vintage-tinged update and another in a series of Eddie Cochran copycats. Which brings us to Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Zurich-based rock revivalists who've spent the past few years touring Europe incessantly, issuing a pair of psychobilly based releases (2002's Introducing The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, 2004's Bourgeois Baby) while watching their fan base grow by leaps and bounds. Mind you, this is no quaint Sun Records send-up; at their best, HME— bassist/vocalist Oliver Baroni; rhythm guitarist/vocalist Emanuela Hutter; guitarist Duncan James and drummer Luke Weyermann—come across like a Sam Phillips-produced soundtrack to a Sam Raimi shock flick, a furious bed of slap bass and pounding snare underpinning layers of menacing guitar lines, wailing background vocals, and eerie keyboard flourishes, with front-woman Hutter providing the perfect aural/visual focal point, fishnet stockings and all.trax:
1. Walk Italian 2. Need you to Stay 3. Live the Life 4. Long Way Down 5. Putty in Your Hands 6. Brown Eyed Boy 7. Tornado 9. House of Bamboo 9. Somebody Changed the Lock 10. All Grown up 11. Oh, oh Mojo 12. Little Lil 13. Midnight Track 14. Moonshine Song

The Nashville Teens "Rockin' Back To Tobacco Road" 1966-1971

The Nashville Teens were part of the second wave of the British Invasion in the Fall of '64 along with the Animals, Kinks and Manfred Mann. Tobacco Road got a lot of airplay and sold well. At first they seemed like a group that would be really major but in fact, like the Honeycombs, they would end up as one hit wonders in America and score only one more hit in Britain (the weak Google Eye, a terrible choice for a follow-up). They began in Surrey in 1962 and got their name from an Everly Brothers song they were playing titled Nashville Blues and the fact that at that time they were all teenagers. Their manager, Don Arden got them an audition with up and coming producer Mickie Most (the Animals, Herman's Hermits, Donovan) and they soon had a recording contract, a hit single and appearances on all the pop music television shows......I suppose this CD is out of print now because the price is catching up with Repertoire's "Tobacco Road" compilation of the group's first album plus an EP and some bonus tracks. That's a shame because until recently it was the reasonably priced alternative. It's still a very interesting album to any fan of the group and shows how the band developed between 1966 and 1971. To be honest, the first album was very lightweight and didn't live up to expectations after hearing Tobacco Road. It's a mix of 50's style rock and roll (they had been the backup band for Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry on their U.K. tours), some light rockers and even Irving Berlin's How deep Is the Ocean given an almost unrecognizable blues-influenced treatment. Overall though, they didn't let John Allen's lead guitar rock out as it did on Tobacco Road. The bonus tracks are various singles released for the next few years.
So it's important to clarify what this CD is. Eight of the first twelve tracks are all from a recording made in Birmingham in 1966 for radio broadcast. Theses tracks were made by the original members. Though it still has its share of 50's rock-styled songs (Let It Rock, Chantilly Lace, Break Up) it also shows how much their sound developed over the period since Tobacco Road, which is included here in almost an identical version timed almost to the second with the original. They were a much heavier band by now and had really kept up with the latest sounds. I'm a Lonely One sounds much like Cream would sound by late 1967. Sundog seems more like a late 60's rock song than anything from 1966 with two extended lead guitar breaks. Widdicombe Fair's title might suggest an English folk tune that Fairport Convention might do but is more like something Led Zeppelin would do around 1969 or '70. There's even a Randy Newman song here, The Biggest Night of Her Life with a Harper's Bizarre-like vocal that's more of a curiosity; this kind of pop satire was more the province of Manfred Mann or the Kinks.
Ex Kay On LX is another hard rock number heavier than most songs were in 1967. They released their version of All Along the Watchtower a little before Hendrix with a vocal much like Dylan's on John Wesley Harding. Of course the Hendrix take is practically the greatest cover of another major artist's song ever done, so it's just as well their single didn't do much.The rest of the disc includes recordings made with session musicians in Hungary where they were one of the first Western rock bands allowed to appear and recordings made up to 1971. There recordings have only vocalists Ray Phillips and Arthur Sharp left from the original band.
This is a very listenable album that shows that the Nashville Teens had already developed a little ahead of the times as early as 1966 and that afterward they were a very competent rock band that would have fit into any rock concert even in the early 70's. I find it more enjoyable to listen to than their first album. Their main problem is also apparent here. Though they were a solid rock band they didn't develop a sound that was really their own. They were not derivative of any other particular artist but their sound was a general rock sound without being distinctively "their's". Still, they were a good band who deserved more hits than they had and this album will be a really pleasant surprise for any fan. (Shindig)trax:
01 Let It Rock/Rocking On The Railroad 02 I'm A Lonely One 03 Chantilly Lace 04 Break Up 05 Tobacco Road 06 Widdicombe Fair 07 Lawdy Miss Clawdy 08 Ex Kay On LX 09 Biggest Night Of Her Life 10 Last Minute 11 All Along The Watchtower 12 Sun Dog 13 Hitch Hike 14 Little Bird 15 Widdicomb Fair 16 Cherokee Indian 17 Train Keeps A Rollin' 18 Tennessee Woman 19 Fishhead 20 NY Mining Disaster 21 Half Breed 22 Day And Night
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"Songs We Taught The Detroit Cobras" 2007

Real COOL bootleg comp. gathers together 54 ace 50’s & 60’s R&B/Soul and girl groups tunes that were covered by now famous THE DETROIT COBRAS. I know you know but then again… This is A MUST! Dig!!! - SURFADELICThis is a slightly condensed version (ie. my personal faves). I removed a few tracks that don't float my boat, and my original copy is lost in the hard drive meltdown... No matter, what's here is leaner and meaner. 45 out of 53 ain't bad, heh. - Dgrador - O Cnanadarm!

Disc 1:
01 Tony Valla And The Alamos - Maria Christina - Fortune 859 02 Gino Washington - Out Of This World - Amon 90580 03 Nathaniel Mayer - Village Of Love - Fortune 449 04 Brice Coefield - Cha-Cha Twist - Madison 137 05 Irma Thomas - Break-A-Way - Imperial 66013 06 Ronettes - He Did It - Colpix 486 07 Mary Wells - Bye Bye Baby - Motown 1003 08 Shangri-Las - It's Easier To Cry - Redbird 10-008 09 Gabriel And The Angels - Chumba (aka Chumbawa) - Amy 802 10 Mickey Lee Lane - Hey Sah-Lo-Ney (aka Hey Sailor) - Swan 4222 11 Otis Redding And The Pinetoppers - Shout Bamalama - Confederate 135 - Sue 362 12 Shirelles - Putty (In Your Hands) - Scepter 504 13 Solomon Burke - Stupidity - Atlantic 2196 14 Marvelettes - I'll Keep Holding On - Tamla 54116 15 Hank Ballard - I'll Be Home Someday - Federal 12285 16 Dusty Wilson - Can't Do Without You - Bronse 1800 17 Charlie Rich - Midnite Blues - Phillips 3582 18 Barrett Strong - You Knows What To Do - Anna 1116 19 Irma Thomas - Hittin' on Nothin' - Minit 666 20 Solomon Burke - Home In Your Heart (aka Find Me A Home) Atlantic 2180 21 Oblivians - Bad Man (aka Bad Girl) - Crypt 65 22 Deviants - Slum Lord - Sire 97005 23 Question Mark And The Mysterians - Ain't It A Shame - Tangerine 989 24 Billy Lee And The Rivieras - Won't You Dance With Me - Hyland 3016 25 5 Royales - The Slummer The Slum - King 5153 26 Polka Dot Slim - A Thing You Gotta Face (aka Down In Louisiana) - Instant 3269
Disc 2
01 Gary U.S. Bonds - I Wanta Holler (But The Town's Too Small) - Varese 5938 02 5 Royales - The Real Thing - King 5162 03 Nite Riders - Lookin' For My Baby (aka Ya Ya Ya) - Sue 719 04 International Kansas City Playboys - Everybody's Going Wild - Wheelsville 115 05 Percy Sledge - Baby Help Me - Atlantic 2383 06 Gloria Jones - Heartbeat Part 1 - Uptown 712 07 Hoagy Lands - Baby Let Me Hold You Hand - Atlantic 2217 08 Ike & Tina Turner - You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had - Sonja 2005 09 Irma Thomas - Cry On - Minit 625 10 Jimmy Robins - I Can't Please You (aka Just Can't Please You) - Jerhart 207 11 Sister Rosette Tharpe - 99 And Half Won't Do - Mercury 20201 12 Davis Jones & The Fenders - Boss With The Hot Sauce (aka Boss Lady) 13 Clarence Carter - Slippin' Around (stereo) - Atlantic 8192 14 Betty Harris - Mean Man - Sansu 478 15 5 Royales - Right Around The Corner - King 4869 16 Olympics - Secret Agents - Mirwood 5513 (stereo) (aka My Baby Loves The Secret Agent) 17 Ruby Johnson - Weak Spot - Volt 133 18 Staple Singers - Don't Knock (aka You Don't Knock) - VeeJay 902 19 Irma Thomas - It's Raining - Minit 653 20 Koko Taylor & Willie Dixon - Insane Asylum - Checker 1191 21 Gardenias - I'm Laughing At You - HI-Q 5005 H24 22 Dorothy Love Coates - 99 And A Half Won't Do - Speciality 2134 23 Chiffons - Oh My Lover - Laurie 3152 24 Clyde Mcphatter - Let's Forget About The Past - Mercury 71941

The Ray-O-Vacs "Riding High" 1947-1957

This 2-disc set certainly tried to cover with the proverbial blanket one of the most obscure of the late 1940s/early 1950s R&B groups. Taking their quirky name from a brand of popular flashlight battery, at the outset they were lead vocalist/drummer Harry "Lester Harris" Lester, bass violinist Jackson "Flap" McQueen, pianist Joe Crump and, at times, saxophonist Leo "Chink" Kinney. In June 1951, Lester left to try his hand as a solo vocalist at Decca with Herbert Milliner joining as his replacement (Lester died from pneumonia at the young age of 33 on February 25, 1953)…...They recorded for a variety of labels, starting with the tiny Coleman label of Newark, New Jersey then the giant Decca and also had their material come out on Regent, Jubilee, Josie, Kaiser, Atco, Sharp and Cleft - and perhaps more. Their history in the recording studio is hard to pin down. Jasmine gave it the old college try here, but when all is said and done, they omitted one side from the two releases that made it onto the national singles charts and that will disappoint completist hits collectors. That is Groovin' Low which was the flipside of their January 1949 # 8 I'll Always Be In Love With You (track 1 in Disc 1) on what then passed as the R&B charts (The Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Records) as Coleman 100 (the first of 3 singles released by the label - two by The Ray-O-Vacs). The hit side would also be released as Sharp 103 b/w Little Boy by Little Sylvia, and Cleft 10 b/w In This Whole World by The Centuries, but the dates of release are not clear.
The 1949 follow-up I'm The Baby Now (track 4) b/w Hot Dog as Coleman 112 failed nationally, and once again the B-side is omitted. Both Coleman singles were billed The Ray-O-Vacs -vocal by Harry Lester. Following their move to Decca in 1950, Harry Lester became Lester Harris (his birth name??) on the label of their initial release in their R&B series, a cover of The Ames Brothers hit Sentimental Me b/w Once Upon A Time as Decca 9-48141 (both here). It failed to chart nationally, but in Oct 1950 the same billing took a cover of the 1944 Jimmy Dorsey hit Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) to # 5 R&B while the flipside, You Gotta Love Me Baby Too, also charted at # 8 R&B in November as Decca 9-48162 (again, both sides here).
But that would be it insofar as nationally-charting sides were concerned as none among these succeeded in that regard: I've Got Two Arms To Hold You b/w A Kiss In The Dark as Decca 9-48181 in late 1950; Goodnight My Love b/w Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddles as Decca 9-48197 in early 1951; You Can Depend On Me b/w If You Ever Should Leave Me as Decca 9-48211 in May 1951; and My Baby's Gone b/w Let's as Decca 9-48221 later in 1951. All those sides are here (note the difference in title at track 10 in Disc 1 which is the first side mentioned above). At this stage, Regent Records tossed out two sides they had recorded at that New Jersey label to take advantage of their strong regional sales - Hot Dog b/w Happy Am I as Regent 1039 (only Happy Am I is included here).
The remainder of their singles are listed in the Comments below. Only Hong Kong is omitted here. Note that the lead vocalist on Party Time is Bill Walker. Overall, they were considerably better than their commercial results. (George O'Leary, R&B Monthly)trax disc 1:
01 I'll Always Be In Love With You 02 Why Did You Break My Heart 03 Happy Am I 04 I'm The Baby 05 Once Upon A Time 06 Sentimental Me 07 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) 08 You Gotta Love Me Baby Too 09 A Kiss In The Dark 10 Got Two Arms (Waiting For Me) 11 You Can Depend On Me 12 If You Ever Should Leave Me 13 Let's 14 My Baby's Gone 15 What's Mine Is Mine 16 I Still Love You, Baby 17 Charmaine 18 Hands Across The Table 19 When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano 20 She's A Real Lovin' Baby 21 Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddles 22 Goodnight My Love
trax disc 2:
01 I'll Always Be In Love With You 02 Why Did You Break My Heart 03 Happy Am I 04 I'm The Baby 05 Once Upon A Time 06 Sentimental Me 07 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) 08 You Gotta Love Me Baby Too 09 A Kiss In The Dark
Flap McQueen & The Ray-O-Vacs Feat. Herb Milner & Babs Hallama
10 Got Two Arms (Waiting For Me) 11 You Can Depend On Me
The Ray-O-Vacs feat. Herb Milner & Bill Walker
12 If You Ever Should Leave Me 13 Let's 14 My Baby's Gone
Lester Harris:
15 What's Mine Is Mine 16 I Still Love You, Baby 17 Charmaine 18 Hands Across The Table 19 When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano 20 She's A Real Lovin' Baby 21 Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddles 22 Goodnight My Love
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The Blasters "The Blasters Collection" 1991

The Slash years are compiled here, along with three previously unreleased tracks, forming the perfect overview of the Blasters' short recording career devoted to blues, country, and R&B…...From the outset of their career, from "Marie Marie" to "Border Radio," it was clear Dave Alvin would be a songwriter to be reckoned with -- one for the ages. Tracing his development through "Long White Cadillac" (later recorded by Dwight Yoakam), "Trouble Bound" (with the Jordanaires on vocals), and the hard country of "Dark Night," brother Phil Alvin brings the necessary heart, soul, and authenticity to the work, and the band is a master of their form. Few work or rock harder. - AllMusic Review by Denise Sullivantrax:
01 Marie Marie 02 No Other Girl 03 I'm Shakin' 04 Border Radio 05 American Music 06 So Long Baby Goodbye 07 Hollywood Bed 08 Roll 'Em Pete 09 Red Rose 10 Long White Cadillac 11 Boomtown 12 Common Man 13 Justine 14 Trouble Bound 15 Little Honey 16 Samson And Delilah 17 Dark Night 18 Cry For Me 19 Kathleen 20 Help You Dream

"Rockabilly Collectables"

This superb 3 disc compilation powerfully testifies that the 1950 are littered with largely forgotten raw rockabilly nuggets. Rockabilly Collectables boasts some of the most exotic and obscure sides of the rockabilly period when it was in full swing. (Record Runner)As a veteran rockabilly collector, I paid more for one 45 in the 70s than the cost of this entire set. So it's a bargain. There is a lot of rare material here, and also good quality transfers of the material. There are a lot of rockabilly compilations out now, but this set has many rarities for the fans of the genre - and serves as a good introduction to those new to the genre. (Crawdaddy)

trax disc 1:
1. Everybody's Rockin' - Billy Prager & His Caravans 2. Jello Sal - Benny Ingram 3. Ooh-Eee (What You Do To Me) - Chuck Atha 4. Somethin' Baby - The Dazzlers 5. Doing All Right - Eddie Cash & The Cashiers 6. Ballin' Keen - Bobby & Terry Caraway 7. Come Along Baby - The Astronauts 8. Have A Tear On Me - Jim Wilson & The Flares 9. No Good Robin Hood - Delbert Barker 10. Shook Shake - Ken Davis 11. Teen Doll - David Starr 12. That's Baby - Dale Davis & His Tomcats 13. Let's Do It - Lawrence Flippo & The Futuras 14. Lonely - Bobby McDowell 15. Uh-Huh-Huh - Jeff Daniels 16. Hey Doll Baby - Pat Kelly & The Shamrocks 17. I'm Gone - Vic Gallon 18. Blue Suede Shoes - Delbert Barker 19. Jumpin' From Six To Six - Al Barkle 20. Curfew - Steve Carl & The Jags 21. Love Me Baby - The Chavis Brothers 22. Baby By Rock - Winnie Starr & The Omaha Kid 23. My Woman - Burrie Manso & The Bonnivilles 24. Oh Yea - Tommy Danton & The Echoes 25. Scream - Ralph Nielson & The Chancellors
trax disc 2:
1. You Shake Me Up - Andy Anderson 2. Spin The Bottle - Benny Joy 3. Whoo-Oee And Oh So Fine - Charles Jones & The Stardusters 4. Oh What Love Is - Jack Bailey & The Naturals 5. Shoppin' Around - Wayne Red Cobb 6. That's The Way I Feel - Jimmy Pritchett 7. Cool Tom Cat - Bill Carter 8. Hey, Mr Porter - Ralph Pruitt & His Rhythm Boys 9. Rockin' 'n' My Sweet Baby's Arms - Pete Peters & The Rhythmakers 10. Shake It - Dave Osborn 11. Boppin' Wigmam Willie - Ray Scott 12. I Know Why - Billy Clark 13. Robinson Crusoe Bop - Sonny Cole & The Rhythm Roamers 14. Jam Up - Jackie Carbone 15. Hubba Hubba Ding Dong - Vince Maloy 16. A Date At Eight - Ray King & The Kingsmen 17. Carmen Sue Rock - Lee Red Melson 18. Get It Off Your Mind - Kenny Parchman, His High-Hats 19. Wake Me Up - Norman Witcher 20. Rockin' Spot - Curley Coldiron & the Circle C Boys 21. Tutti Frutti - Lawrence Shaul & The Aristocats 22. Bevy Mae - Bobby Smith 23. Quick Sand Love - Macy (Skip) Skipper 24. A-String Boogie - Art & The Scioto Rhythm Boys 25. Snake Eyed Mama - Don Cole & Al Casey
trax disc 3:
1. My Rockin' Baby - Gene Watson & The Rockets 2. The Pigeon - Don Apilado 3. Bo-Peep-Rock - Cheek-O Vass & The Sola-Tears 4. I Wanna Know (Why You Love Me So) - Eddie Daniels 5. Come To My House Rock - The Royal Notes 6. Chill Bumps - Jackie Cannon 7. Ennie Meenie Miney Mo - Lanie Walker  & His Black Mountain Boys 8. Rockin' Little Eskimo - Bobby Swanson  & His Sonics 9. Messed Up - Bill Swing 10. Typing Jive - Alvin & Bill 11. (Got The) Teenage Blues - Al Casey  & The Bats 12. Ooo-Eee - Ric Cartey  & The Jiva Tones 13. You Can Have My Love - Judy Capps With Pat Kingery & The Kentuckians 14. Crying Over You - Larry Dale  & The King Notes 15. Mixed Up Rhythm & Blues - Johnny Taylor  & The Rhythm Blue Boys 16. My Rosa Lee - The Orbits 17. You Better Go Now - Beamon Forse 18. Rocky Road Blues - Cliff Davis  & His Kentucky Play Boys 19. Boogie Woogie Feeling - Tony Casanova 20. Call Me Shorty - Billy Childs 21. Is There No Love For Me, Love? - Johnny McAdams 22. That's All Right - Dwain Louis  & The Classmates 23. Hang Out - Lloyd Arnold 24. Jukebox Rock & Roll - Ray Coleman & His Skyrockets 25. Hey Doll Baby - Ray & Lindy
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "At The Jazz Corner Of The World" 1959 - Vol. 1

Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan are ceaselessly inventive and inspiring on this 2-volume live session, which gives the listener one of the most satisfying demonstrations of Blakey's claim to the top spot among all small ensembles in modern jazz. Soul and virtuosity vie for the listener's attention, matched by the chemistry between the two front-line horns and the force and energy of Blakey's indomitable percussion. Prioritize this on-location session above any of the group's studio albums, but be sure to pick up the 2-disc package and to distinguish between two entirely different sessions by the Messengers: "At the Jazz Corner of the World" and "Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World." I give a slight edge to the former because of Mobley's undeniable, soulful lyricism, but the latter session, with Wayne Shorter replacing Mobley, is bound to have just as many champions. - Samuel ChellArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers of 1959 were hitting their full stride, as trumpeter Lee Morgan joined the fold with tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, the reliable pianist Bobby Timmons and steady bassist Jymie Merritt. Recorded live at New York's City's Birdland aka the "Jazz Corner of the World," this double-CD set reissued of two Blue Note LPs represents four 20-minute sets of this incredible band at their best, and in their element. Mixing up standards and favored originals from peer group composers, the band is, in the vernacular of the era, cooking. Introductions by the legendary M.C. Pee Wee Marquette precede the ultra-cool blues shuffle "Hipsippy Blues," as Morgan and Mobley sing beautifully through their horns in delightful unison. "Chicken an' Dumplins" is one of the hip, cool, chatty, and clipped melodies that will be memorable and hummable 'til jazz do us part. The theme "Art's Revelation" in a minor key has Jewish elements and a solid swing base where Blakey constantly switches up rhythms, but not the tempo. The fast hard bop theme "M & M" defines the genre and the era, while "Just Coolin'" is depicted as a foxtrot, but in hot, hard swinging trim. Several standards include a great read of Randy Weston's "Hi-Fly" with a pristine intro and Mobley's wonderful harmonic interpretation. Thelonious Monk's "Justice" (better known in later years as "Evidence") fully exploits the written pedal point stop-start theme, while the languid "Close Your Eyes" has modal piano and horn inserts further enhancing this sweet tune. You also get a short and stouter version of "The Theme," the former with Marquette's announcing. When Mobley left and Wayne Shorter joined this ensemble, they hit their peak of performance, but this band was as definitive a modern jazz ensemble as there ever was, and the immaculately chosen repertoire elevates this to one of the greatest live jazz session ever, and belongs on the shelf of all serious jazz listeners. AllMusic Review by Michael G. Nastostrax:
01 (introduction by Pee-Wee Marquette) Hipsippy Blues 02 Justice 03 The Theme 04 (introduction by Art Blakey) Close Your Eyes 05 Just Coolin'

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"Do The 45!" Vol. 244 (2018)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)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 dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. Brown Eyed Handsome Man (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 2. Deedy So (Okeh) - Bobby Gray 3. Sure 'nuff (Atlantic) - Ruth Brown 4. Here He Comes (Atlantic) - Ruth Brown 5. Baby Please (Sun) - The Prisonaires 6. Just Walkin' in the Rain (Sun) - The Prisonaires 7. Bim Bam (Capitol) - Sam Butera 8. Twinkle in Your Eye (Capitol) - Sam Butera 9. Late Last Night (Abc-Paramount) - Paul Anka 10. Farmer John (Specialty) - Don and Dewey 11. Big Boy Pete (Specialty) - Don and Dewey 12. Save My Soul (Fontana) - The Wimple Winch 13. Flight Form Ashiya (Fontana) - The Kaleidoscope 14. Take Her Anytime (Polydor) - The Longboatmen 15. Mud in You Eye (Polydor) - The Fleur-De-Lys 16. Ooby Dooby (Sun) - Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings 17. Go! Go! Go! (Sun) - Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings 18. I Do Love You (Chess) - Billy Stewart 19. Keep Loving (Chess) - Billy Stewart 20. J.A.J. (Bolo) - The Dynamics 21. Be My Baby (Philles) - The Ronettes 22. Quarter to Threee (Legrand) - U.S. Bonds 23. Time Ole Story (Legrand) - U.S. Bonds 24. Lightning's Girl (Reprise) - Nancy Sinatra 25. Shout and Shimmy (King) - James Brown & The Famous Flames 26. Come Over Here (King) - James Brown & The Famous Flames 27. Let's Go Trippin' (Deltone) - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 28. Del-Tone Rock (Deltone) - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 29. My Back Pages (Columbia) - The Byrds 30. Outa-Space (A&M) - Billy Preston
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The Higher State “7 & 7 Is” 2005 + “And In Time” 2007 - 7"/45rpm

Ex members of The Embrooks and The Mystreated. Here are two excellent new limited edition singles from 2005 and 2007. The band was formed at the start of 2005 by a group of long time friends:
"We play authentic garage/psych with touches of folk rock - the sound is a blend of west coast byrdsy jangle and harder edged Texas punk!!
Our influences, amongst others, range from THE BYRDS, LOVE, THE WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS, THE ELECTRIC PRUNES, THE GOLDEN DAWN, THE ZAKARY THAKS, THE REMAINS, THE MYSTIC TIDE, THE KINGS VERSES and all the thousands of great garage band 45's out there!!"
THE HIGHER STATE uses Epiphone, Farfisa, Fender, Harmony, Premier and Rickenbacker instruments; and endorses the Gibson Maestro Fuzztone pedal.

The Higher State “7 & 7 Is” 2005trax:
1. 7 & 7 is 2. you i'll be following 3. smell of incense

The Higher State “And In Time” 2007trax:
1. and in time 2. if we didn't realize
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"The London American Label Year By Year" • 1966

London was fully swinging by 1966, but that's not something you'd learn from The London American Label, Year by Year: 1966…...Ace's ongoing history of the London American Label captures 28 songs recorded in America and picked up by London for distribution in the U .K. In 1966, the label cast its net quite wide, pulling in the hit folk-pop single "Five O'Clock World" from the Vogues, the dreamy sunshine pop number one of the Association's "Cherish," and the legendary flop of Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep-Mountain High," along with a bunch of dynamite soul, a bit of rock & roll, and some of the fledgling progressive rock on Elektra. That label gives Butterfield Blues Band's "Come On In," Judy Collins' Dylan cover "I'll Keep It with Mine," and Love's rampaging "7 and 7 Is," which are nice contrasts to the Tex-Mex stomp of Sir Douglas Quintet's "The Rains Came," the trash of the Strangeloves' "Hand Jive," We the People's snarling garage sneer "You Burn Me Up and Down," and Leroy Pullins' Roger Miller rip-off "I'm a Nut." All this suggests just how wild, weird, and wonderful the American pop and rock scene was in 1966, and the best thing about this is that London didn't plan to be so far-reaching: 1966 is a snapshot of a label trying to make a buck and they captured a lot of terrific, silly, and memorable music as they did so. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)


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1. Five O'Clock World - The Vogues 2. Love's Made A Fool Of You - The Bobby Fuller Four 3. Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Shelby Flint 4. Open The Door To Your Heart - Darrell Banks 5. Come On In - The Butterfield Blues Band 6. Don't Touch Me - Jeannie Seely 7. Crazy Like A Fox - Link Cromwell 8. The Pain Gets A Little Deeper - Darrow Fletcher 9. I'll Keep It With Mine - Judy Collins 10. The Rains Came - Sir Douglas Quintet 11. She Blew A Good Thing - The American Poets 12. Mister Bang Bang Man - Little Hank 13. Bird-Doggin' - Gene Vincent 14. Teenager's Prayer - Joe Simon 15. Hand Jive - The Strangeloves 16. The White Cliffs Of Dover - The Righteous Brothers 17. Cherish - The Association 18. You Left The Water Running - Barbara Lynn 19. United - The Intruders 20. Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water? - Shirley Ellis 21. Party People - Ray Stevens 22. I Can Hear Music - The Ronettes 23. You Burn Me Up And Down - We The People 24. Mr Dieingly Sad - The Critters 25. 7 And 7 Is - Love 26. I'm A Nut - Leroy Pullins 27. To Make A Big Man Cry - Roy Head 28. River Deep - Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
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Jerry Lee Lewis "Classic Jerry Lee Lewis" The Definitive Edition Of His Sun Recordings 1956-1963 / disc 5

"Just point me to the piano and give me my money. In fifteen minutes I'll have 'em SHAKIN', SHOUTIN', SHIVERIN', and SHACKIN'"...…Within a year, Jerry Lee had sold more records than anybody in Sun Records history, including Elvis! Of all the talents that Sam Phillips had on SUN, Jerry Lee Lewis was the absolute wildest! Jerry Lee and his "PUMPING PIANO" roared through songs like a locomotive with no brakes! First was CRAZY ARMS... that got a lotta local play and sold about 300,000... THEN CAME "THET THERE SHAKIN' SONG" as Jerry Lee called it... WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' sold a million copies instantly... number one on the pop charts, the country charts, and the Rhythm and Blues charts all at the same time. WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN remains to this day one of the few records in MUSICAL HISTORY to achieve such enormous popularity in ALL AREAS OF THE MUSIC CHARTS all at one time. By the early 80s it was estimated that the disc had sold OVER TWENTY MILLION COPIES world-wide! Another surprising thing about SHAKIN was that it was recorded in ONE TAKE. This amazing talent of getting the perfect energy for the recording in one take would, over the years, become legendary...as JERRY LEE LEWIS would record but ONE TAKE almost all the time, much to the amazement of those who had not worked with THE KILLER before.trax disc 5:
1. "The Return Of Jerry Lee..." [Single-Version George Klein & Jack Clement]2. Break Up (unissued) 3. I'll Make It All Up To You [Alternate-Take] 4. Break Up (unissued) 5. Johnny B. Goode 6. Break Up (master) 7. I'll Make It All Up To You [Single-Version; Overdubbed] 8. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee 9. I'll Sail My Ship Alone 10. It Hurt Me So / Studio-chatter... [Alternate-Take] 11. You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven (unissued) 12. It Hurt Me So [Lp-Version; Overdubbed-Master] 13. Lovin' Up A Storm (unissued) 14. Big Blon' Baby 15. Lovin' Up A Storm 16. Sick And Tired 17. (Just A Shanty In Old) Shanty Town 18. Release Me [Outtake] 19. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You [Alternate-Take w/ False-Start] 20. Near You [Takes 1 & 2] 21. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You [Single-Version; Master] 22. Hillbilly Music (Hillbilly Fever) 23. My Blue Heaven 24. My Blue Heaven (fast version) 25. Let's Talk About Us (with false start) 26. Little Queenie 27. Home 28. Will The Circle Be Unbroken 29. Ballad Of Billy Joe [Single-Version] 30. Sail Away [Outtake] 31. Am I To Be The One (with false starts)
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The Beach Boys "Shut Down" Vol. 2

This album will always give me the sensation that life can be beautiful if you want it. It makes you think about all the girls you liked but never had the chance to be with them. On this album, Brian intruduces us to two beautiful songs which should be high on the lists: "Don't Worry Baby" and "Warmth of the Sun" then you have the amazing "Fun, Fun, Fun." I heard this album while on the summer holidays, which warmed my heart and made me have the best summer of my life. - Alexander ChiribogaThis was the beginning of the British Invasion, there was a lot of competition during that year, and the Beach Boys were racing at their best! This album always cheers me up on those hard days I have. I included this great album on my top 500 favorite albums, because it has everything, from songs that warm you up like "The Warmth of the Sun" and "Keep an eye on Summer" or from cool songs like "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Louie, Louie" but let's not forget one of Brian's greatest songs, and one of the greatest love songs of all time: "Don't Worry Baby" Come on guys! this album is great, all of their albums are! I was very happy with the result of this album, and I want to thank the Beach Boys for it, specially Brian! - John Cochran trax:
01 Fun, Fun, Fun 02 Don't Worry Baby 03 In The Parkin' Lot 04 "Cassius" Love Vs. "Sonny" Wilson 05 The Warmth Of The Sun 06 This Car Of Mine 07 Why Do Fools Fall In Love  08 Pom Pom Play Girl 09 Keep An Eye On Summer 10 Shut Down, Part II 11 Louie Louie 12 Denny's Drums 13 Fun, Fun, Fun (Single Version) 14 In My Room (German Version) 15 I Do

"Do The 45!" Vol. 243 (2018)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)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 dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. Rockin' Behind the Iron Curtain (Ace) - Bobby Marchan & The Clowns 2. You Can Stop Her (Ace) - Bobby Marchan & The Clowns 3. Dance the Boomerang (Dapt) - The Canjoes 4. Speaking of Love (Dapt) - The Canjoes 5. Blue Suede Shoes (Sun) - Carl Perkins 6. Honey, Don't! (Sun) - Carl Perkins 7. Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (Lavette) - The Chob 8. We're Pretty Quick (Lavette) - The Chob 9. Cha Cha Twist (Rough Trade) - Detroit Cobras 10. Hey Sailor (Rough Trade) - Detroit Cobras 11. Blast Off to Love (Wand) - Douglas "Jocko" Henderson 12. A Little Bit of Everything (Wand) - Douglas "Jocko" Henderson 13. I'm Not the Marrying Kind (Cbs) - Hamilton & the Movement 14. My Love Belongs to You (Cbs) - Hamilton & the Movement 15. Banzai Diamond Head (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 16. Get a Little (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 17. Barefoot Rock (Duke) - Little Junior Parker & His Band 18. What Did I Do (Duke) - Little Junior Parker & His Band 19. Fury! (Gas) - Los Straitjackets 20. Tailspin (Gas) - Los Straitjackets 21. Self-Centered Girl (Telstar) - Lyres 22. What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (Telstar) - Lyres 23. Nightmares (13 O'clock) - Paul Messis 24. Penny Arcade (13 O'clock) - Paul Messis 25. The Interview (Rca Victor) - The Quarter Notes 26. Punkanilla (Rca Victor) - The Quarter Notes 27. We Were Falling in Love (Emidisc) - The Rolling Stones 28. She's a Kookamunger (Dot) - Sam Butera & The Witnesses 29. Ton of Bricks (Dot) - Sam Butera & The Witnesses 30. Bushwacked (Daptone) - The Sugarman 3 31. Dirty Water (Daptone) - The Sugarman 3 32. I Get a Groove (Toddlin' Town) - Thomas East & the Fabulous Playboys 33. You're What's Happening (Toddlin' Town) - Thomas East & the Fabulous Playboys
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With tears in my eyes: Rest In Paradise Queen Aretha We Will Love You Forever!

The Hillbilly Moon Explosion "By Popular Demand" 2005

Limited Edition CD of the beloved swiss Hillbilly Moon Explosion with some rare and unreleased tracks from the vaults!!! Highly recommended! - amazonThe Hillbilly Moon Explosion have been and continue to be the coolest cats on the block with their unique mix of rockabilly, jazz, and punk.trax:
01 Spiderman 02 Nobody's Baby 03 Pouppée de Cire Pouppée de Son 04 I Get So Excited 05 Do I Love You (Schmaltzy Version) 06 Won't Somebody Love Me 07 Bad Motorcycle 08 Holy Hoochie Coo (1961 Garage Version)

"Shut Down" 1963

Actually the album is better than it looks. The Capital label was trying to make a couple of extra bucks on the surf and car craze and the come on were the two Beach Boys songs but both had already been over used at the time of their release. The Superstocks, The Cheers and The Piltdown men were all studio creations that produced some very good tracks courtesy of Gary Usher. The Robert Mitchum track is so different that it remains remains interesting. Certainly not essential but a nice stop on the road. - theoldguyI may not play this much, but it's a wicked cool record to have.  Besides two early Beach Boys songs, not too complex but full of exuberance, it contains:
- Two songs by the Cheers from the mid-50's.  This group included TV actor Bert Convy.  These are both "death on the highway" songs, although you might not know it from the upbeat tempos.  "Black Denim Trousers..." is considered the first biker song.  These are not rock & roll; they belong to the pre-rock era of pop.
- Four songs by the Super Stocks, one of producer Gary Usher's studio "groups" created to cash in on the surf/car music craze.  They're OK, but pretty pedestrian (if you can use that word about car songs).
- The instrumental "Brontosaurus Stomp" from 1960 (I would consider this surf music rather than car music).
- Robert Mitchum's "Ballad of Thunder Road", the theme song (co-written by him) to the 1958 movie "Thunder Road", on which he reveals a pretty good singing voice.  This is another "death on the highway" song.
- "Hot Rod Race", from 1951, the song that started it all.  Very similar to the better-known "Hot Rod Lincoln", which was written in 1955 as an answer song... this is actually "the story of the hot rod race" referred to in the first verse of "Hot Rod Lincoln".
- "Car Trouble" by the Eligibles from 1959.  This has a swinging, pre-doo-wop sound somewhat like early vocal groups such as the Ink Spots. - fatpidgeon

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1. Shut Down - The Beach Boys 2. Chicken - The Cheers 3. Wide Track - The Super Stocks 4. Brontosaurus Stomp - The Piltdown Men 5. Four On The Floor - The Super Stocks 6. Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle Boots - The Cheers 7. 409 - The Beach Boys 8. Street Machine - The Super Stocks 9. The Ballad Of Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum 10. Hot Rod Race - Jimmy Dolan 11. Car Trouble - The Eligibles 12. Cheater Slicks - The Super Stocks

"Do The 45!" Vol. 242 (2018)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)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 dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. Born to Wander (Lawrence/Third Man) - Jack Wood 2. So Sad (Lawrence/Third Man) - Jack Wood 3. Low-Hide (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 4. Scorpion Stroll (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 5. I Ain't Gonna Be Around (Jat) - Joe Therrien Jr. & the Sully Trio 6. Play Me a Blue Song (Jat) - Joe Therrien Jr. & the Sully Trio 7. Alligator Twist (Wild Wild) - The Kaisers 8. Looking Back (Wild Wild) - The Kaisers 9. Rockhouse (Sun) - Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings 10. You're My Baby (Sun) - Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings 11. Tupelo Mississippi Flash (Parrot) - Tom Jones 12. My Brand of Blues (M-G-M) - Marvin Rainwater 13. Manish Boy (Chess) - Muddy Waters  14. Young Fashioned Ways (Chess) - Muddy Waters  15. Look What You've Done to Me (Lost-Nite) - The Sharps 16. Do the Very Best You Can (Tamla) - Barrett Strong 17. Let's Rock (Tamla) - Barrett Strong 18. Solid Sender (Tamla) - Chico Leverett 19. I'll Never Love Again (Tamla) - Chico Leverett 20. Sweet and Easy to Love (Sun) - Roy Orbison & the Roses 21. Devil Doll (Sun) - Roy Orbison & the Roses 22. Cry for a Shadow (Wild Wild) - The Kaisers 23. You're No Good (Wild Wild) - The Kaisers 24. She Done Moved (Abc) - The Spats  25. I've Gotta Buzz (Columbia) - The Buzz 26. You're Holding Me Down (Columbia) - The Buzz 27. (Consider It) a Debt Repaid (13 O'clock) - The Higher State 28. In a World That Just Don't Care (13 O'clock) - The Higher State 29. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide (Tamla) - Marvin Gaye 30. Never Let You Go (Tamla) - Marvin Gaye 31. Sad, Sad Day (Chess) - Muddy Waters 32. She's All Right (Chess) - Muddy Waters
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The Detroit Cobras "The Original Recordings Singles and Unreleased 1995-97"

The Detroit Cobras are a garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1994. Their material is consists of old tunes cherry picked from their record collections that they rearrange and perform.First, I bought this at a local store for 12.99, so it must be out domestically. Beware the import price. The sound of these early recordings, as would be expected, is more raw and unpolished than the groups other releases. I say unpolished relating to the production, not the musicianship. (And the production is fine; this is not like Iggy or the Dead Boys alt releases of Raw Power or Younger Louder Snottier, where the production was very low-fi.) The DC's could very well be the best band in the U.S. today. Lots of red hot guitar breaks; more than on other releases. And Rachel, as always is awesome. How they find a lot of these obscure songs to cover is beyond me. This band is tight, raw and even in these early sessions at the top of their game. Buy it - turn it up - put away anything flammable.trax:
01 Village of Love 02 Maria Christina 03 Come Over to My House 04 Sad Affair 05 Down in Louisiana 06 Ain't It a Shame 07 Slum Lord 08 It's Raining 09 Cha Cha Twist 10 Funnel of Love 11 I've Got a Feeling 12 Brainwashed 13 Time Changes Things 14 Curly Haired Baby 15 With Body and Soul

"Do The 45!" Vol. 241 (2018)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)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 dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. Downtown Soulville (Punch) - Chuck Edwards 2. I Need You (Punch) - Chuck Edwards 3. Chain of Fools (Atlantic) - The Good Timers 4. Prove It (Atlantic) - The Good Timers 5. Fortune Teller (World Pacific) - The Hardtimes 6. Goodby (World Pacific) - The Hardtimes 7. Ali-Baba (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 8. El Conquistadder (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 9. Afro-Twist Time (Um-Gow-Wow) (Shout) - Jerry O 10. Dance What Cha Wanna (Shout) - Jerry O 11. C'mon Everybody (Columbia) - NRBQ 12. Rocket Number 9 (Columbia) - NRBQ 13. Red Rooster (Chess) - Rusty York 14. Sugaree (Chess) - Rusty York 15. Theme From Endless Summer (World Pacific) - The Sandals 16. 6-Pac (World Pacific) - The Sandals 17. Cha Wailey Routa (Felco) - The Saucers 18. Why Do I Dream (Felco) - The Saucers 19. Camel Walk - Pt. 1 (Sho-Biz) - The Saxons 20. Camel Walk - Pt. 2 (Sho-Biz) - The Saxons 21. Chicken (Norton) - The Spark Plugs 22. Black Jack David (Bear Family) - Warren Smith 23. Hound Dog (Bear Family) - Warren Smith 24. Little Orphan Annie (King) - Wayne Cochran 25. Monkey Monkey (You Do It Like This) (King) - Wayne Cochran 26. Ain't That Just Like Me (Lawn) - Bobby Comstock & the Counts 27. Can It Be True (Lawn) - Bobby Comstock & the Counts 28. Cantina (Challenge) - The Champs 29. Panic Button (Challenge) - The Champs 30. Bombora (Columbia) - The Atlantics 31. Greensleeves (Columbia) - The Atlantics 32. It's Ok (Starday) - George Jones 33. You Gotta Be My Baby (Starday) - George Jones
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Clear Light "Clear Light" 1967

Kind of a minor league version of the Doors, Clear Light were a West Coast phenomenon, and although they didn't last too long, were an interesting group…...A very good slice of Los Angeles psychedelia, Clear Light were a six-piece band that combined folk, rock, psychedelia, and even a touch of classical to their sound. The end result, though, is a little ponderous and pretentious, but strangely listenable. The big hit off this album (produced by Paul Rothchild and engineered by Bruce Botnick) was "Mr. Blue," a psychedelic folk song written by Tom Paxton. It's over six-minutes long and a bit overbaked, but it does have an odd appeal. The finer moments are guitarist Bob Seal's psychedelic folk-rock songs, namely "With All in Mind" and "They Who Have Nothing." Singer Cliff DeYoung went on to have a successful acting career, bass player Doug Lubahn played on the early Doors albums, Dallas Taylor went on to drum for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and John Sebastian, and keyboardist Ralph Schuckett became one of the more popular West Coast session players and arrangers. A lot of talent in a short-lived ensemble. Dated but charming West Coast psychedelia. - AllMusic Review by Matthew Greenwaldtrax:
01 Black Roses 02 Sand 03 A Child's Smile 04 Street Singer 05 The Ballad of Freddie & Larry 06 With All in Mind 07 She's Ready to be Free 08 Mr. Blue 09 Think Again 10 They Who Have Nothing 11 How Many Days Have Passed 12 Night Sounds Loud

"Do The 45!" Vol. 240 (2018)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)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 dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. (Zap! Pow!) Do the Batman (Atlantic) - Billy Lamont with the Gate Wesley Band 2. Do the Thing (Atlantic) - Billy Lamont with the Gate Wesley Band 3. (What's the Word) Thunderbird (Brunswick) - The Casual-Aires 4. Batman a Go Go (Jamie) - The Combo Kings 5. Do the Slow Fizz (Jamie) - The Combo Kings 6. Let Yourself Go (Rca Victor) - Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires 7. Let's Dance (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 8. Moovin' 'n' Groovin' (One Plus Two) - Jackie & The Cedrics 9. Little Eva (On the Square) - The Johnny (Rockhouse) Green Orchestra  10. Forgive Me (On the Square) - The Johnny (Rockhouse) Green Orchestra 11. Liquorice Twitch (Spinout) - The Kaisers 12. That's My Girl (Spinout) - The Kaisers 13. Touch (New Rose) - The Lyres 14. Jezebel (New Rose) - The Lyres 15. Go-Go Girl (New Rose) - The Lyres 16. I'll Make Sweet Love to You (Columbia) - The Maddox Brothers & Rose   17. Open My Eyes (S.G.C.) - The Nazz 18. Uh Huh (Abc-Paramount) - Paul Anka 19. Birdland Baby (Almont) - The Ramblers 20. Poor Little Ole Me (Almont) - The Ramblers 21. Walk on By (Flair) - The Stepping Stones 22. Ooby Dooby (Je-Wel) - The Teen Kings 23. Trying to Get to You (Je-Wel) - The Teen Kings 24. May the Best Man Win (Checker) - The Vibrations 25. Since I Fell for You (Checker) - The Vibrations 26. Walk on Boy (Sabina) - The Belmonts 27. Steamboat (Atlantic) - The Drifters 28. Adorable (Atlantic) - The Drifters 29. Feelin' No Pain (Columbia) - The Del Satins 30. I've Gotta Way with Girls (Mirror) - The Chesterfield Kings 31. She Told Me Lies (Mirror) - The Chesterfield Kings 32. Bacon Fat (King) - Big Daddy & His Boys 33. Bad Boy (King) - Big Daddy & His Boys
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The Blasters "LIVE at the TRALF" 1986

The all-American roots music band the Blasters were principally brothers Dave and Phil Alvin, whose first-hand experience with blues masters shaped their sound and turned them both into contemporary singer/songwriters whose interest in roots rock has never waned.The brothers, along with Bill Bateman on drums and John Bazz on bass, grew up in Downey, California, in the shadow of Disneyland. Their musical education involved hanging out with musicians like Lee Allen, Marcus Johnson, and T-Bone Walker, all of whom tipped the band to the ways of blues and R&B. Ironically, by the time they were ready to work in Los Angeles clubs, the punk rock explosion was in full swing, and they found an audience for their rough-and-ready sound among the punks, particularly fans of X, with whom they frequently shared the bill. American Music (1980) was a collection of roots covers and like-minded originals. Followed by The Blasters (1981, Slash), the band had added veteran pianist Gene Taylor, baritone saxophonist Steve Berlin and mentor Allen on tenor sax. Amazingly, the album reached number 36 on the charts. In 1982, they recorded the live EP, Over There for Slash, followed by 1983's Non-Fiction. Less focused on rockabilly revivalism, Dave Alvin had become the band's chief cook and songwriter. Berlin had since left the fold to join Los Lobos. Hard Line in 1985 was even more polished and featured the work of Ry Cooder and John Mellencamp; the latter's song "Colored Lights" was written and produced by him especially with the band in mind. The band called it a day after that, though several years later Phil Alvin reformed the group as a live act without Dave.
After joining X for a brief spell, Dave launched a career as a prolific solo recording artist; Phil released one solo album before heading back to school to pursue post-graduate work in mathematics. Taylor is also a solo recording artist. In spring 2002 the original Blasters lineup -- the Dave and Phil Alvin, Bazz, Bateman, and Taylor -- reunited for a series of six reunions shows in California. A live album resulted, Trouble Bound, which featured recordings from the group's two performances at House of Blues in Hollywood. Another round of reunion shows produced a second live set, The Blasters Live: Going Home, and a home video of the same show was released concurrently. With the group back in the public eye, in 2005 Phil Alvin's edition of the Blasters -- featuring Phil, John Bazz on bass, Keith Wyatt on guitar, and Jerry Angel on drums -- finally released a long-promised studio album, 4-11-44. Fun on a Saturday Night, this time featuring Phil Alvin, Bazz, Bateman, and Taylor, but with Keith Wyatt on guitar instead of Dave Alvin, appeared from Rip Cat Records seven years later in 2012. - Artist Biography by Denise Sullivan

trax:
01 Intro 02 Marie Marie 03 No other girl 04 Never no more blues 05 Flat top Joint 06 Border radio 07 Long white Cadillac 08 Dark Night 09 Crazy Baby 10 Trouble bound 11 Colored lights 12 Red rose 13 Jubilee train 14 Hear me cryin' 15 I'm shakin' 16 Blue shadows 17 Common man 18 Stop the clock 19 Rock and Roll will stand 20 American music 21 Too tired 22 One bad stud

"SURFIN' INSTRUMENTALS" 30 Wet & Wild Tracks

Essential collection of classic 60's surf!trax:
1. Baja - The Astronauts 2. Repeating - The Royal Coachmen 3. Lonely Surfer - Jack Nitzsche 4. Theme From "Endless Summer" - The Sandals 5. Our Favorite Martian - Bobby Fuller 6. Bungalore - The Blazers 7. Wipe Out - The Safaris 8. Miserlou - The Trashmen 9. Boss - The Rumblers 10. Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes 11. Loophole - The Royal Coachmen 12. Walk-Don't Run '64 - The Ventures 13. Surfer's Stomp - The Marketts 14. Pipeline - The Chantays 15. Twenty Thousand Leagues - The Champs 16. Mr. Moto - The Belairs 17. Surf Rider - The Lively Ones 18. Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures 19. Inertia! - The Hustlers 20. Out Of Limits - The Marketts 21. Surf Jam - The Beach Boys 22. Monsoon - The Chantays 23. Our Man Flint - The Challengers 24. Diamond Head - The Ventures 25. Riptide - The Chevells 26. Underwater - The Frogmen 27. Balboa Blue - The Marketts 28. Moon Dawg - The Gamblers 29. Yang Bu - Jim Messina & The Jesters 30. Samoa - The Beachcombers
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"The London American Label Year By Year" • 1965

Ace's 1965 installment of their ongoing series The London American Label, Year by Year captures a year where pop music was exploding on both sides of the Atlantic…...These 27 tracks, all licensed from the U.S. by London for distribution in the U.K., capture the vibrancy of that year, but by no means touch upon all the kinetic teen beats of 1965. Naturally, there is no British Invasion here, nor is there any Motown, but there are echoes of both sounds, whether it's in the amiable stomp of the Pageboys' "When I Meet a Girl Like You" or the Castaways' garage classic "Liar, Liar," or the cool uptown strut of Dobie Gray's "The 'In' Crowd." Elsewhere, the compilation offers a rather brilliant blend of expert studio pop craft -- heard in two singles each from the Righteous Brothers ("Just Once in My Life," "Unchained Melody") and Burt Bacharach ("My Little Red Book," "Trains and Boats and Planes"), plus '60s classics like the Vogues' "You're the One" -- and futuristic soul by James Brown ("Have Mercy Baby," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1"). Outside of these extremes a variety of R&B, pop, surf, garage, country, and novelties can be heard, some of it pleasingly generic, some of it quite memorable; in the latter category is the gonzo surf craze "The Crusher" by the Novas, the Sir Douglas Quintet starting to reconnect to their country roots on "The Story of John Hardy," some latter-day Sun from Jerry Lee Lewis, Ernie Maresca's sunny "It's Their World" and Shirley Ellis' "The Clapping Song," an attempt to replicate "The Name Song." It's all over the place, but that's the fun of it: even with plenty of heavy-hitters missing in action, this disc contains all the brilliance and weirdness of a seminal year in pop.(Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)

trax:
1. Have Mercy Baby - James Brown & The Famous Flames 2. Just Once In My Life - The Righteous Brothers 3. A Time To Love, A Time To Cry - Lou Johnson 4. The Story Of John Hardy - Sir Douglas Quintet 5. You're The One - The Vogues 6. Carry Me Back To Old Virginia - Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Trains And Boats And Planes - Burt Bacharach, His Orchestra & Chorus 8. The Crusher - The Novas 9. You Baby - The Ronettes 10. Georgie Porgie - Jewel Akens 11. Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore - Ruby And The Romactics 12. When I Meet A Girl Like You - The Pageboys 13. The "In" Crowd - Dobie Gray 14. Cuddlebug - The Simon Sisters 15. Liar, Liar - The Castaways 16. Run To My Lovin' Arms - Lenny Welch 17. Out In The Sun (Hey-O) - The Beach-Nuts 18. Hummingbird - Inez & Charlie Foxx 19. Teardrops Fell (Every Step Of The Way) - Tina Britt 20. The Clapping Song - Shirley Ellis 21. It's Their World - Ernie Maresca 22. Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason 23. My Little Red Book - Burt Bacharach & His Orchestra Featuring Tony Middleton 24. It Hurts - Carolyn Carter 25. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pt. 1 - James Brown & The Famous Flames 26. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers 27. Where Does Love Go - Charles Boyer
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The Woodies "Swimmin' in the Reverb" 1999

15 great instrumental surf tracks drenched in layer upon layer of reverb. While sadly not together anymore, this combo did a lot to make the scene what it is today. With great sound, great artwork and bonus tracks this is a tough one to beat!Rick Escobar & his chums work very hard for several years cultivating what is both an original and very vintage sound used as a vehicle for Rick's wonderful writing. Days in the studio on multi-tracks, and mixes & remixes has paid off with a totally killer CD in waiting. CD in waiting because I'm reviewing a CD-R written from the session DAT. This is due for release in the coming months! If your a fan, get set for the best old school CD in years. There are no dogs in this set. 11 originals, two live recordings of originals, two live covers, and two swami bows from the Rubba Chicken Band to the fan club. - Phil Dirttrax:
01 Mavericks 02 Midnight Ride 03 Surf'n with Bernie 04 Little Dume 05 Spanish Word 06 If it Swells 07 The Swami 08 Zorbas Last Wave 09 Agent Woodrow 10 Chief Bigwood 11 K-55 12 Surf'n with Bernie (Live from KFJC) 13 The Swami (Live from KFJC) 14 Mr. Rebel (Live from KFJC) 15 Bonanza (Live from KFJC) 16 Funky Sound Effects 17 Phil's Dirt 18 Uncle Al, the Surfers Pal