"Let's Go Trippin'" 2014 - The Greatest Instrumentals Of The '60's - Disc 3

Brilliant instrumentals and plenty of memories too... The music covered comes from 1959 to 1962 and is a real feast. There are numerous favourites and nostalgic numbers and quite a few I have not heard before. Luckily for me I lived through the late 1950s and early 1960s taking an eager interest in the music scene and the weekly charts and new releases…

...I do certainly recall Dick Dale's "Let's Go TrippIn' " (1961), that launched the surf music craze of the early 1960s CD2/16. I cannot ever forget "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk and do recall watching the weekly teatime serial for which the theme was used. Kenny Ball's "Midnight in Moscow" was a big hit and had a huge amount of air play for years. Al Caiola and his guitars bring back happy memories of watching Bonanza! in black & white and enjoying every minute. The Fentones did a nifty job on "The Breeze and I" and Arthur Lyman had the "Yellow Bird" flying high. Arthur Lyman was a great jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularised a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as exotica.
"Bongo, Bongo, Bongo" by Preston Epps reached number 78 on the Billboard 100 in 1960. Epps learned to play percussion instruments, including the bongos while he was in the US forces. His first single for Original Sound Records was "Bongo Rock" in 1959. The tune became a hit in the U.S reaching number 14 on the Billboard 100.
The Frantics or The Four Frantics were a rock n' roll group based in Seattle, Washington in the 1950s and 1960s and they had several songs on the Billboard 100.
The Ramrods were an instrumental pop group of the late 1950s and 1960s, who had a hit in 1961 with their version of the song "Ghost Riders in the Sky".
This 75 track set is a real treat for those of us who enjoy instrumentals and there is such a wide range of material included.
The attractive packaging includes cover images for Green Onions, Booker T & the MGs; Riders in the Sky, Zig Zag; Stranger on the Shore, Mr Acker Bilk & Rinky-Dink, Dave Cortez; The Stripper, David Rose; Telstar, The Tornados; Apache, The Shadows; Nut Rocker, B Bumble and the Stingers; Pepe, Duane Eddy; Yellow Bird, Lawrence Welk; The Mexican-Lover's Guiter-The Breeze and I-Just for Jerry, The Fentones & Dance On-All Day, The Shadows. The sleeve notes are by One Day Music regular Michael Heatley. (C. Fuller, Melody Maker)

trax disc 3:
1. Ghost Riders In The Sky - The Ramrods 2. Pepe - Duane Eddy 3. Let's Go - The Routers 4. You Can't Sit Down (Part 1) - Phil Upchurch 5. Dance On - The Shadows 6. Panic Button - The Champs 7. Summertime - Santo & Johnny 8. The Mexican - The Fentones 9. Drummin' Up A Storm - Sandy Nelson 10. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric 11. High Voltage - Johnny & The Hurricanes 12. Golden Ear-rings - The Hunters 13. Afrikaan Beat - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra 14. Love And Fury - The Tornados 15. Bumble Boogie - B. Bumble & The Stingers 16. Walk On The Wild Side - Jimmy Smith 17. Calcutta - Lawrence Welk 18. Shimmy, Shimmy Walk (Part 1) - The Megatons 19. Blue Moon - The Ventures 20. The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola 21. Night Train - The Viscounts 22. Man Of Mystery - Chet Atkins 23. Werewolf - The Frantics 24. Don't Be Cruel - Bill Black's Combo 25. Take Five - Dave Brubeck
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"Bison Bop - The Bop That Never Stopped" Vol. 13

Bison Bop was a German label dedicated to American rockabilly and roots-influenced rock'n'roll of the Fifties and early Sixties.

A total of 38 compilation LPs were released on Bison Bop between 1979-1985. These releases were transitioned over to another of the parent label's sublabels -- Buffalo Bop -- during the 1985 release year. The identically themed series continued until 1992, with a single additional LP -- Volume 65 -- released in 2001. - discogs

trax:
1. Yes Baby, I`m Scared - Bill Gaida 2. Little Alice - The Moods 3. Let Me Have Your Love - The Moods 4. Rockin`santa Claus - The Moods 5. Take This Massage, Darling - Bill Gaida 6. I`m Gonna Rock With My Baby Tonight - Chester Mcintyre 7. Rockin`romance - Bill Gaida 8. When My Baby Passed By - Glenn Bland 9. Won`t Tell You Her Name - Al Urban 10. No Love In You - Harmon Boazeman 11. Gonna Be Better Times - Al Urban 12. Mean Gene - Glenn Bland 13. Everybody Rock - Jeff Stone 14. Lookin`for Money - Al Urban

Dragon "Incarnations" 1995

…With a repertoire that mixed eclectic originals with covers of Lou Reed, Little Feat and the odd jazz-rock instrumental, Dragon still hadn’t found the formula to win the Australian crowds. Money was scarce, living conditions squalid and employment prospects shaky. Enter Paul Hewson, a talented and promising songwriter from Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay, who the group had been courting since their Ponsonby days…

...Hewson’s arrival coincided with the release of the Ray Goodwin-penned ‘Starkissed’, their first Australian single and last for Polygram. Though this glam-rock stomper got them their first Australian TV appearance, it failed to take off. Ray Goodwin left soon after.
It was not until 1976 that they recorded again, this time for CBS. Crucial in securing the new contract was the support of Peter Dawkins. A fellow New Zealander, Dawkins had produced a string of New Zealand number ones including Shane’s ‘St. Paul’ and The Fourmyula’s ‘Nature’, before taking his skills across the Tasman where he produced John Farnham, Billy Thorpe, Spectrum and many other big Aussie names. He had heard Dragon live and identified hit potential in their newer original material. Even so, CBS support was tenuous, particularly as the group’s first single for the new label – ‘Wait Until Tomorrow’, a Taylor song he had first recorded with Mammal, backed by Hewson’s ‘Show Danny Across The Water’ – made little impression on the charts.
It was make-or-break time, and for the follow-up the group pulled out the stops. ‘This Time’ was credited to all five members of the group, but with particular input from Hewson. It became the prototype for the kind of pop anthem that would become Dragon’s signature over the next few years. Rhythmically direct with a four-on-the-floor beat and soaring chorus, in which Marc’s strong vocals were joined by full group harmonies, it was like a cry of defiance.
‘This Time’ was not a major hit, but big enough to increase the band’s stock with CBS. But the song’s tone of optimism seems bittersweet in the light of what happened next. Just as the record began its ascent of the Australian charts, drummer Neil Storey was found dead of a drug overdose, 22 years old…to be continued... - audioculture

trax:
1. Are You Old Enough 2. Chains Of Love 3. Rain 4. Come Together 5. O Zambezi 6. Oh Now Girl 7. April Sun In Cuba 8. Body And The Beat 9. Wish It Would Rain 10. Young Years 11. Still In Love 12. Speak No Evil 13. Requiem
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 611 (2021)

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. Funnel of Love (Capitol) - Wanda Jackson 2. Lookout Mountain (Mercury) - Chuck Miller 3. Boogie Blues (Mercury) - Chuck Miller 4. Move It on Over (Columbia) - Le Grand Mellon 5. The Sound of the Blues (Columbia) - Le Grand Mellon 6. Evil Boll Weevil (Kapp) - Joel Warren 7. Let Her Go (Kapp) - Joel Warren 8. Twist (Arvee) - The Olympics 9. Everybody Likes to Cha Cha Cha (Arvee) - The Olympics 10. Little Demon (Okeh) - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 11. I Put a Spell on You (Okeh) - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 12. So Many Ways (Savoy) - Varetta Dillard 13. Johnny Has Gone (Savoy) - Varetta Dillard 14. Poco-Loco (Case) - Gene & Eunice 15. Go-On Kokomo (Case) - Gene & Eunice 16. Croc-O-Doll (Rca Victor) - The Impacts 17. Bobby Sox Squaw (Rca Victor) - The Impacts 18. Big Town Boys (Atlantic) - Shirley Matthews & the Big Town Girls 19. (You Can) Count on That (Atlantic) - Shirley Matthews & the Big Town Girls 20. Stop Right Now (Checker) - The Vibrations 21. All My Love Belongs to You (Checker) - The Vibrations 22. Smokey Joe's Cafe (Atco) - The Robins 23. Just Like a Fool (Atco) - The Robins 24. Helpless (Gordy) - Kim Weston 25. A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday) (Gordy) - Kim Weston 26. Sarah Jane (Norton/Yucca) - Don Orr and the Original Rockets 27. Black Cadillac (Norton/Yucca) - Sonny Wallace 28. Hex (Shurfire) - Eddie Perrell 29. Good Night My Love (Hex) - Eddie Perrell 30. You Don't Love Me (Decca) - The Birds 31. You're on My Mind (Decca) - The Birds 32. Don't Be Unfair (Norton/Yucca) - Bob Taylor & The Counts 33. Say Honey (Norton/Yucca) - Bobby Fuller
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…and now for something completely different! 1397 - 2021

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2019 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All the rest official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966

"Let's Go Trippin'" 2014 - The Greatest Instrumentals Of The '60's - Disc 2

Brilliant instrumentals and plenty of memories too... The music covered comes from 1959 to 1962 and is a real feast. There are numerous favourites and nostalgic numbers and quite a few I have not heard before. Luckily for me I lived through the late 1950s and early 1960s taking an eager interest in the music scene and the weekly charts and new releases…

...I do certainly recall Dick Dale's "Let's Go TrippIn' " (1961), that launched the surf music craze of the early 1960s CD2/16. I cannot ever forget "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk and do recall watching the weekly teatime serial for which the theme was used. Kenny Ball's "Midnight in Moscow" was a big hit and had a huge amount of air play for years. Al Caiola and his guitars bring back happy memories of watching Bonanza! in black & white and enjoying every minute. The Fentones did a nifty job on "The Breeze and I" and Arthur Lyman had the "Yellow Bird" flying high. Arthur Lyman was a great jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularised a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as exotica.
"Bongo, Bongo, Bongo" by Preston Epps reached number 78 on the Billboard 100 in 1960. Epps learned to play percussion instruments, including the bongos while he was in the US forces. His first single for Original Sound Records was "Bongo Rock" in 1959. The tune became a hit in the U.S reaching number 14 on the Billboard 100.
The Frantics or The Four Frantics were a rock n' roll group based in Seattle, Washington in the 1950s and 1960s and they had several songs on the Billboard 100.
The Ramrods were an instrumental pop group of the late 1950s and 1960s, who had a hit in 1961 with their version of the song "Ghost Riders in the Sky".
This 75 track set is a real treat for those of us who enjoy instrumentals and there is such a wide range of material included.
The attractive packaging includes cover images for Green Onions, Booker T & the MGs; Riders in the Sky, Zig Zag; Stranger on the Shore, Mr Acker Bilk & Rinky-Dink, Dave Cortez; The Stripper, David Rose; Telstar, The Tornados; Apache, The Shadows; Nut Rocker, B Bumble and the Stingers; Pepe, Duane Eddy; Yellow Bird, Lawrence Welk; The Mexican-Lover's Guiter-The Breeze and I-Just for Jerry, The Fentones & Dance On-All Day, The Shadows. The sleeve notes are by One Day Music regular Michael Heatley. (C. Fuller, Melody Maker)

trax disc 2:
1. Nut Rocker - B. Bumble & The Stingers 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. March Of The Siamese Children - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen 4. Apache - The Shadows 5. The Stripper - David Rose & His Orchestra 6. Perfidia - The Ventures 7. Too Much Tequila - The Champs 8. Loch Lomond Rock - The Ramrods 9. Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets 10. The Storm - The Hunters 11. Spanish Harlem - Santo & Johnny 12. Shazam - Duane Eddy 13. The Breeze And I - The Fentones 14. Anna - Jorgen Ingmann 15. And Then There Were Drums - Sandy Nelson 16. Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale 17. My Girl Josephine - Bill Black's Combo 18. Flying Circle - Frank Slay 19. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra 20. Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman 21. Foot-Patter - The Fireballs 22. Last Night - The Mar-Keys 23. Rockin' Goose - Johnny & The Hurricanes 24. Desafinado - Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz 25. Last Date - Floyd Cramer
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"Bison Bop - The Bop That Never Stopped" Vol. 12

Bison Bop was a German label dedicated to American rockabilly and roots-influenced rock'n'roll of the Fifties and early Sixties.

A total of 38 compilation LPs were released on Bison Bop between 1979-1985. These releases were transitioned over to another of the parent label's sublabels -- Buffalo Bop -- during the 1985 release year. The identically themed series continued until 1992, with a single additional LP -- Volume 65 -- released in 2001. - discogs

trax:
1. Rockin' Baby (Fable) - Ray McCoy 2. Wiggling Blond (MCM) - Bubba Ford 3. Froggy (World Pacific) - Danny Dell 4. Rockin' And A Boppin' (Trio) - Carl Newman 5. Hootchey Cootchey (Linco) - Curtis Long 6. I Need It (Fable) - Ray McCoy 7. Hep Cat (Testa) - Larry Terry 8. Honey Don't (Andex) - Tyrone Schmidling 9. It Makes No Difference (Meridian) - Billie J. Killen 10. Hot Rod Kelly (Gala) - Jimmy Stringer & The Sabres 11. I Wonder (Meridian) - Billie J. Killen 12. Broken Heart (Josie) - The Moonlighters

Dragon "Bondi Road" 1989

…Back in Oz, the near-constant touring stopped only long enough to record another album, O Zambezi, which produced further hits ‘Still In Love With You’ and ‘Are You Old Enough?’ – the latter finally giving them their elusive Australian No.1…

...Australasia conquered, America was the next frontier. Dragon had been signed to the USA-based Portrait label, a boutique offshoot of CBS. For their Stateside launch the group were sent to Texas to open shows for albino blues-rocker Johnny Winter. Winter’s blues-boogieing, beer-swilling, and possibly pistol-packin’ punters were intuitively suspicious of these smartass Antipodean pop stars, with their song about Cuba and their arrogant frontman. Suspicion turned to outright hostility when Hunter began taunting them, asking one audience if it were true that oral sex was illegal in Texas.
The nadir was reached at a show in Austin, where Hunter got into a row with stage crew who had mistaken his gesture for more level in his monitors as an insult. Words were hurled, then a bucket of ice thrown at him, followed by bottles, glasses and other projectiles, from both stage-side and front of house. As Hunter chided both crowd and crew, speculating on their sexual preferences, the Texan roadies were overheard taking bets as to how long it would be before someone shot him. While the rest of the band retreated in fear of their lives, Hunter – still centre-stage – adopted a crucifixion pose.
“Well I think that went okay,” his brother remembers him saying when he finally joined the others in the dressing room. In fact it could not have gone any worse. Dragon limped back to Australia, strung out, defeated and in disarray. By the beginning of 1979 Marc Hunter had been fired, for his own sake as much as anyone’s.…to be continued... - audioculture

trax:
1. Young Years 2. Blue Blue 3. Book Of Love 4. Here Am I 5. Ice In This Town 6. Gold In The River 7. Bondi Road 8. Summer 9. Family Man 10. Runaway 11. Good Time 12. Celebration 13. Young Years (Alternative Version). 14. Summer (Alternative Version) 15. Celebration (Alternative Version).mp3
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 610 (2021)

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. True Fine Mama (Starla) - Little Julian Herrera and the Tigers 2. I Remember Linda (Starla) - Little Julian Herrera and the Tigers 3. The Hurt (Ric) - Freddie North 4. It's Good for Me (Ric) - Freddie North 5. Trouble with My Lover (Sansu) - Betty Harris 6. Ride Your Pony (Sansu) - Betty Harris 7. What'd I Say (Atlantic) - Ruth Brown 8. It's Love Baby (Atlantic) - Ruth Brown 9. Besame Mucho (Decca) - The Ray-O-Vacs 10. You Gotta Love Me Baby Too (Decca) - The Ray-O-Vacs 11. Don't You Run (Glow-Hill) - Bobby Long 12. I Slipped-Tripped (Glow-Hill) - Bobby Long 13. Mustang Sally (Blue Rock) - Sir Mack Rice 14. Daddy's Home to Stay (Blue Rock) - Sir Mack Rice 15. Time Stopped (Brunswick) - Marvin Smith 16. Have More Time (Brunswick) - Marvin Smith 17. I'm Gonna Get You (Savoy) - Nappy Brown 18. Pretty Girl (Savoy) - Nappy Brown 19. Rockin' Little Angel (Judd) - Ray Smith 20. That's All Right (Judd) - Ray Smith 21. I'm Gett'n Long Alright (Tangerine) - The Raelettes 22. All I Need Is Love (Tangerine) - The Raelettes 23. Talk About Him, Girlie (Baton) - The Hearts 24. All My Love Belong to You (Baton) - The Hearts 25. Come on (Imperial) - Smiley Lewis 26. Queen of Hearts (Imperial) - Smiley Lewis 27. Tears (Keep on Falling) (Mercury) - Johnny Jay 28. Sugar Doll (Mercury) - Johnny Jay 29. Let's Go Trippin' (Deltone) - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 30. Del-Tone Rock (Deltone) - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 31. The Letter Came This Morning (Arrow) - Freddie Scott with The Chimes 32. Please Call (Arrow) - Freddie Scott with The Chimes
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ps.: for all late arrivals we have in the comments 3 reups of this series.

…and now for something completely different! 1396 - 2021

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2019 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All the rest official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966

"Let's Go Trippin'" The Greatest Instrumentals Of The '60's - disc 1

Brilliant instrumentals and plenty of memories too... The music covered comes from 1959 to 1962 and is a real feast. There are numerous favourites and nostalgic numbers and quite a few I have not heard before. Luckily for me I lived through the late 1950s and early 1960s taking an eager interest in the music scene and the weekly charts and new releases…

...I do certainly recall Dick Dale's "Let's Go TrippIn' " (1961), that launched the surf music craze of the early 1960s CD2/16. I cannot ever forget "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk and do recall watching the weekly teatime serial for which the theme was used. Kenny Ball's "Midnight in Moscow" was a big hit and had a huge amount of air play for years. Al Caiola and his guitars bring back happy memories of watching Bonanza! in black & white and enjoying every minute. The Fentones did a nifty job on "The Breeze and I" and Arthur Lyman had the "Yellow Bird" flying high. Arthur Lyman was a great jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularised a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as exotica.
"Bongo, Bongo, Bongo" by Preston Epps reached number 78 on the Billboard 100 in 1960. Epps learned to play percussion instruments, including the bongos while he was in the US forces. His first single for Original Sound Records was "Bongo Rock" in 1959. The tune became a hit in the U.S reaching number 14 on the Billboard 100.
The Frantics or The Four Frantics were a rock n' roll group based in Seattle, Washington in the 1950s and 1960s and they had several songs on the Billboard 100.
The Ramrods were an instrumental pop group of the late 1950s and 1960s, who had a hit in 1961 with their version of the song "Ghost Riders in the Sky".
This 75 track set is a real treat for those of us who enjoy instrumentals and there is such a wide range of material included.
The attractive packaging includes cover images for Green Onions, Booker T & the MGs; Riders in the Sky, Zig Zag; Stranger on the Shore, Mr Acker Bilk & Rinky-Dink, Dave Cortez; The Stripper, David Rose; Telstar, The Tornados; Apache, The Shadows; Nut Rocker, B Bumble and the Stingers; Pepe, Duane Eddy; Yellow Bird, Lawrence Welk; The Mexican-Lover's Guiter-The Breeze and I-Just for Jerry, The Fentones & Dance On-All Day, The Shadows. The sleeve notes are by One Day Music regular Michael Heatley. (C. Fuller, Melody Maker)

trax disc 1:
1. F.B.I. - The Shadows 2. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's 3. Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson 4. Stranger On The Shore - Acker Bilk 5. Stick Shift - The Duals 6. Rinky Dink - Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez 7. Quite A Party - The Fireballs 8. Back Beat No.1 - The Rondels 9. Teen Scene - The Hunters 10. On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer 11. The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 12. Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures 13. Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen 14. Gonzo - James Booker 15. Asia Minor - Kokomo 16. Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith 17. Teensville - Chet Atkins 18. Beach Party - The Fendermen 19. Image (Part 1) - Hank Levine & Orchestra 20. Beatnick Sticks - Paul Revere & The Raiders 21. Down Yonder - Johnny & The Hurricanes 22. Raunchy - Ernie Fields & His Orchestra 23. Bongo, Bongo, Bongo - Preston Epps 24. Bonanza! - Al Caiola 25. Wheels - The String-A-Longs
…originally served by Gyro1966...

"Bison Bop - The Bop That Never Stopped" Vol. 11

Bison Bop was a German label dedicated to American rockabilly and roots-influenced rock'n'roll of the Fifties and early Sixties.

A total of 38 compilation LPs were released on Bison Bop between 1979-1985. These releases were transitioned over to another of the parent label's sublabels -- Buffalo Bop -- during the 1985 release year. The identically themed series continued until 1992, with a single additional LP -- Volume 65 -- released in 2001. - discogs

trax:
1. Rock The Bop - Jimmie Martin Combo 2. Gonna R & R Tonight - Carl Mann 3. Red Bobby Socks - Jimmie Martin Combo 4. Proof Of Love - Howard Mayberry 5. Raised On R & R - Jackie Goetroe 6. How I Love You - Darrell Speck 7. She`s My Baby Now - Charles Looper 8. Broken Hearted Baby - Alan Lee 9. River Rock - Don Hager 10. Liza Jane Bop - Don Hager 11. Tra Me Out And See - Don Hager 12. Little Heart Attacks - Glen Johnson 13. Run Here Honey - Glenn Johnson

Dragon "Dreams of Ordinary Men" 1986

...The hit was promptly followed by a second Australian album, Running Free, which included the Hewson-penned singles ‘April Sun In Cuba’,  ‘Konkaroo’ and ‘Shooting Stars’ along with streamlined rockers (Marc Hunter’s ominous ‘Mr Thunder’, Taylor’s seedy ‘Bob’s Budgie Boogie’) and the occasional downbeat tune from Hewson (the prescient ‘Shooting Stars’ and bravura ballad ‘Since You Changed Your Mind’, which took Marc Hunter back to his cabaret roots.
Dragon’s records were getting plenty of airplay and sales, in both Australia and New Zealand. Their Australian fame was hugely boosted by their regular appearances on television, notably the nationally screened ABC television show Countdown…

...As their stardom soared, a dichotomy became more pronounced. On TV and radio Dragon were pop darlings, but on the road they were rock and roll animals. Young punters coming to shows to hear their favourites were scandalised by a show that could have had an X-rating.
A centrepiece of the live set was ‘Miss Mercy’, a song so offensive they never dared record it. A graphic tale of rape and murder, it made the Stones’ ‘Midnight Rambler’ sound like a nursery rhyme, and Marc Hunter would enact in graphic detail, sometimes dragging audience members onstage to participate in the mime.
A January 1978 visit to New Zealand saw them headlining the Great Western Music Festival, Marc Hunter rhapsodising about how nice it was to be back “among the pongas and the pines”, dedicating a song “to the Crewe murders” and guzzling champagne from the bottle before the 7,000-plus crowd…to be continued... - audioculture

trax:
1. Dreams Of Ordinary Men 2. Speak No Evil 3. Nothing To Lose 4. Western Girls 5. Intensive Care 6. Temptation 7. Midnight Sun 8. Love Don't Stop 9. Forever And Ever 10. Smoke 11. Start It Up 12. When I'm Gone
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The Platters "Heaven On Earth" The Classic Mercury Recordings 1955-1957 - CD 3

Throughout the golden age of Rock & Roll, when vocal groups numbered the many thousands, one harmony ensemble stood head and shoulders above all others: the Platters…

...This essential 3CD set features all of the group's major hits for Mercury Records from the period when they reigned supreme. Brilliant sound quality and beautiful packaging only add to the splendour of the music, which predominantly features with crystal clear tenor of Tony Williams. Aside from the numerous international hits (including 4 US Number Ones) are tens of superb lesser known gems that will surprise and delight all but the group's most fervent fans. If you only ever buy one Platters CD collection in your lifetime, this should be it! (The Guardian)

trax CD 3:
3-01 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 3-02 No Matter What You Are 3-03 Somebody Loves Me 3-04 Prisoner Of Love 3-05 Thanks For The Memory 3-06 I'll Never Smile Again 3-07 My Blue Heaven 3-08 Enchanted 3-09 The Sound And The Fury 3-10 Remember When 3-11 Love Of A Lifetime 3-12 Where 3-13 Wish It Were Me 3-14 My Secret 3-15 What Does It Matter 3-16 Moonlight On The Colorado 3-17 On A Slow Boat To China 3-18 Reflections In The Water 3-19 Harbor Lights 3-20 Sleepy Lagoon 3-21 Ebb Tide 3-22 (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time 3-23 Red Sails In The Sunset 3-24 Sad River 3-25 To Each His Own 3-26 Down The River Of Golden Dreams 3-27 If I Didn't Care 3-28 True Lover
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…and now for something completely different! 1395 - 2021

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2019 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All the rest official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966

"LOUISIANA SWAMP BLUES" 1989

This great Excello-label collection follows in the spirit of the influential comps, “Authentic R&B” and “The Real R&B” with many of the same featured artists. (These Jay Miller produced swamp R&B collections helped kick off the British blues boom.) Enjoy this who’s who of the Louisiana Swamp Blues - it doesn’t get any better than this!

trax:
1. I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo 2. I Hope You Come Back Home - Buddy Guy 3. I'm Warning You Baby - Lightning Slim 4. Gonna Stick To You Baby - Lonesome Sundown 5. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter - Lazy Lester 6. Sugar Coated Love - Lazy Lester 7. Baby Baby - Katie Webster & Ashton Savoy 8. Naggin' - Jimmy Anderson 9. Alimonia Blues - Joe Johnson 10. Mumblin' Blues - Sylvester Buckley 11. Foggy Blues - Clarence Garlow 12. Early In The Morning - Boogie Jake 13. My Baby Walked Out - Silas Hogan 14. Baby Left Me This Morning - Whispering Smith 15. Hey Mattie - Mr. Calhoun 16. Early One Morning - Rambling Hi Harris 17. Wild Cherry - Leroy Washington 18. Hoodoo Party - Tabby Thomas 19. Midnight Dream - Henry Gray 20. Little Queen Bee - Slim Harpo
…originally served by Gyro1966...

"Bison Bop - The Bop That Never Stopped" Vol. 10

Bison Bop was a German label dedicated to American rockabilly and roots-influenced rock'n'roll of the Fifties and early Sixties.

A total of 38 compilation LPs were released on Bison Bop between 1979-1985. These releases were transitioned over to another of the parent label's sublabels -- Buffalo Bop -- during the 1985 release year. The identically themed series continued until 1992, with a single additional LP -- Volume 65 -- released in 2001. - discogs

trax:
1. Screamin' Mimi Jeanie - Mickey Hawks & The Night Raiders 2. Rock And Roll Rhythm - Mickey Hawks & The Night Raiders 3. Bip Bop Boom - Mickey Hawks & The Night Raiders 4. Hidi Hidi Hidi - Mickey Hawks & The Night Raiders 5. Cottonpickin' - Mickey Hawks & The Night Raiders 6. I'm Lost - Mickey Hawks & The Night Raiders 7. Come Back Baby - Chuck Wiley & The Rock-Its 8. I Wanna Dance All Night - Chuck Wiley & The Rock-Its 9. Why Worry About Me - Chuck Wiley & The Rock-Its 10. It's L-O-V-E - Chuck Wiley & The Rock-Its 11. If You've Never Been In Love - Chuck Wiley & The Rock-Its 12. Right By My Side - Chuck Wiley & The Rock-Its

Dragon "Live One" 1985

...There were also dark hints of the netherworld they now inhabited, in songs like ‘Mx’ – short for mandrax, the sedative known in the USA as Quaalude. Years later, Taylor would recall the friendly street girls who would leave a row of the pharmaceutical on top of the group’s amplifiers during the gig, to be consumed at the end of the night. Living and playing around Sydney’s notorious King’s Cross, the group’s circle included members of the Mr Asia drug ring…

…The lifestyle was dangerous in other ways too. With all the miles they were travelling, accidents became almost inevitable. A pair of car crashes that year saw Taylor, Hewson and members of their road crew hospitalised.
Yet if these were dark portents, professionally things had never looked brighter. The idea for ‘April Sun In Cuba’ came from a book Chess enthusiast Hewson had been reading about the champion Bobby Fischer, in which he credited losing a game to being blinded by the Cuban sun. Taylor recalls Hewson knocking out its catchy two-chord, rhumba-style riff on a broken guitar with only three functioning strings. With Marc Hunter contributing to verses that referenced Castro, John F. Kennedy and the 1961 Missile Crisis, ‘April Sun’ was a massive Australasian hit, kept from No.1 in Australia only by Paul McCartney’s deathless ‘Mull Of Kintyre’... - audioculture

trax:
1. Wilderworld 2. Magic 3. Still In Love 4. Body And The Beat 5. Witnessing 6. Promises 7. Cry 8. April Sun In Cuba 9. Are You Old Enough 10. Rain 11. Speak No Evil [A-Side Single]
…served by Gaius…

The Platters "Heaven On Earth" The Classic Mercury Recordings 1955-1957 - CD 2 of 3

Throughout the golden age of Rock & Roll, when vocal groups numbered the many thousands, one harmony ensemble stood head and shoulders above all others: the Platters…

...This essential 3CD set features all of the group's major hits for Mercury Records from the period when they reigned supreme. Brilliant sound quality and beautiful packaging only add to the splendour of the music, which predominantly features with crystal clear tenor of Tony Williams. Aside from the numerous international hits (including 4 US Number Ones) are tens of superb lesser known gems that will surprise and delight all but the group's most fervent fans. If you only ever buy one Platters CD collection in your lifetime, this should be it! (The Guardian)

trax CD 2:
2-01 No Power On Earth 2-02 Love, You Funny Thing 2-03 In The Middle Of Nowhere 2-04 Time And Tide 2-05 Darktown Strutters' Ball 2-06 Oh Promise Me 2-07 Don't Forget 2-08 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 2-09 Sweet Sixteen 2-10 Only Because 2-11 The Mystery Of You 2-12 Helpless 2-13 Indiff'rent 2-14 Goodnight Sweetheart It's Time To Go 2-15 My Serenade 2-16 For The First Time 2-17 Try A Little Tenderness 2-18 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen 2-19 But Not Like You 2-20 Don't Blame Me 2-21 Sleepy Time Gal 2-22 That Old Feeling 2-23 Don't Let Go 2-24 Are You Sincere 2-25 Twilight Time 2-26 Out Of My Mind 2-27 You're Making A Mistake 2-28 My Old Flame 2-29 I Wish 2-30 It's Raining Outside (Chove La Fora)
…served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 1394 - 2021

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2019 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All the rest official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966

The Iguanas "Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart" 2003

"I have been an iguanas fan since 1993. I have all of their albums, and I believe this might be their best album yet! I was very excited see that the new record was coming out. Although, as said in the reviews, this is a departure from previous albums, but certainly not a radical departure. It still has that signiture tex-mex sound. This is an absolutly delightful listen from start to finish. I highly reccomend this album." - amazon

Easy comparisons to Los Lobos have long dogged New Orleans' own cross-cultural pot-stirrers, the Iguanas. But the band's return from a four-year recording respite here cuts a subtle, distinctive musical swath all its own, culminating in what's arguably the most rewarding album of their career. While informed on "Machete y Maiz," the evocative "Un Avion," and the haunting slinkiness of "Abandonado" by the same rich conjunto / Tex-Mex / Chicano R&B influences as their East L.A. soulmates, the band's creative axis of vocalists Rod Hodges and Joe Cabral and bassist Rene Coman (powered by drummer Doug Garrison and Derek Huston on sax) has inspired anything but a predictable artistic orbit here. Anchored by the loping, sunny pop daydream "Yesterday" and the title track's gently optimistic radio paean (a collaboration between Hodges and Dave Alvin), the band simmers zydeco, blues, and smart pop hooks into a mix that veers from the sly playfulness of "Sugarcane," "Mexican Candy," and the tragi-comic squalor of "The Liquor Dance" to more traditional party-hearty rhythms of "Flame On" and "Zacatecas." Its production is as subtle and spacious as its evocative songs, a languorous hour of music that evokes the dappled sunlight and fevered grooves of a half-dozen cultures. - Jerry McCulley

trax:
01 Yesterday 02 Machete Y Maiz 03 Mexican Candy 04 Flame On 05 9 Volt Heart 06 Sugar Cane 07 Zacatecas 08 The First Kiss Is Free 09 I Dig You 10 The Liquor Dance 11 Abandonado 12 Un Avion 13 Goodbye Again 14 bonus track

"Bison Bop - The Bop That Never Stopped" Vol. 09

Bison Bop was a German label dedicated to American rockabilly and roots-influenced rock'n'roll of the Fifties and early Sixties.

A total of 38 compilation LPs were released on Bison Bop between 1979-1985. These releases were transitioned over to another of the parent label's sublabels -- Buffalo Bop -- during the 1985 release year. The identically themed series continued until 1992, with a single additional LP -- Volume 65 -- released in 2001. - discogs

trax:
1. Let`s Rock tonight - Jimmy Grubbs 2. Swinging Boogie - Ray Smith 3. Eeny Meeny Miney Mo - Lanie Walker 4. Crawdad Song - Red Moore 5. R & R Dot - Tex Neighbors 6. Young Long John - Phil Barclay 7. Teenage baby - Lonnie Anderkin 8. Little Heart Attacks - Bobby Green 9. Tell Em - Lonnie Anderkin 10. No Use Knocking On My Door - Lanie Walker 11. Gone Baby Gone - Ray Smith 12. Slow Boogie Rock - Lloyd Harp

Dragon "Body And The Beat" 1984

...With this new-line-up, Dragon spent a year developing long original songs in a prog-rock vein, while maintaining just enough snappy covers in the live set to keep them employed in the Auckland nightclubs. By early 74 they had talked their way into a recording deal with Phonogram, whose head of A&R, Rick Shadwell, oversaw production of their first album…

...Cut at Stebbing Recording Studio in Auckland, Universal Radio was released in June 1974, one of just a handful of local rock albums to come out that year. It sold a respectable 4000 copies.
Though pitched somewhere between ponderous prog and effete folk-rock, the album at least set them apart from the mass of covers bands. This much was recognised by Wellington-based underground entrepreneur Graeme Nesbitt, who put them on tour around the country’s universities where original music was more likely to find favour. In addition they played concerts, such as the Buck A Head shows at His Majesty’s Theatre, which attracted students and similarly discerning listeners…to be continued... - audioculture

trax:
1. Rain 2. Promises 3. Wilder World 4. Cry 5. Cool Down 6. Body And The Beat 7. Witnessing 8. Magic 9. What Am I Gonna Do? 10. Fool
…served by Gaius…

The Platters "Heaven On Earth" The Classic Mercury Recordings 1955-1957 - CD 1 of 3

Throughout the golden age of Rock & Roll, when vocal groups numbered the many thousands, one harmony ensemble stood head and shoulders above all others: the Platters…

...This essential 3CD set features all of the group's major hits for Mercury Records from the period when they reigned supreme. Brilliant sound quality and beautiful packaging only add to the splendour of the music, which predominantly features with crystal clear tenor of Tony Williams. Aside from the numerous international hits (including 4 US Number Ones) are tens of superb lesser known gems that will surprise and delight all but the group's most fervent fans. If you only ever buy one Platters CD collection in your lifetime, this should be it! (The Guardian)

trax CD 1:
01 Only You (And You Alone) 02 Bark Battle And Bawl 03 The Great Pretender 04 I'm Just A Dancing Partner 05 (You've Got) The Magic Touch 06 Winner Take All 07 The Glory Of Love 08 Why Should I
09 Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered 10 Have Mercy 11 At Your Beck And Call 12 My Prayer 13 Heaven On Earth 14 You'll Never Never Know 15 It Isn't Right 16 I Give You My Word 17 Heart Of Stone 18 September In The Rain 19 I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) 20 Take Me In Your Arms 21 In The Still Of The Night 22 You Can Depend On Me 23 I Don't Know Why 24 On My Word Of Honor 25 One In A Million 26 I'm Sorry 27 He_s Mine 28 My Dream 29 I Wanna 30 Mean To Me
…served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 1393 - 2021

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2019 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All the rest official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966

The Hellcats "Hoodoo Train" 1989

The group started up after Lisa and Lorette were playing backup instruments and vocals with Tav Falco for a few months in live shows across the South. They first had 2 tracks issued on the compilation Swamp Surfing In Memphis LP # FZ 6000. Having been introduced to New Rose records by Alex Chilton and Tav Falco, they had 2 records there.

It seems these ladies outta Memphis were building up quite a head of steam after the release of this album, which would end up being their last. According to that same myspace page, they broke up the year after Hoodoo Train’s release “due to a business issue that arose after we got increased exposure after a review in Rolling Stone.” (Take note, all you bands hankering for “increased exposure” - it could be your undoing!) Hopefully KCMU didn’t have too much to do with the increased exposure that ultimately spelled their demise…

THE HELLCATS:
Lorette Velvette (lead vocals, guitars, bass, harmonica), Lisa McGauchran (lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards), Diane Green (lead vocals, guitar), Su Ondine (keyboards), Misty White (drums, percussion)
recorded & mixed at Easley recordings - Produced by Doug Easley

traxfromwax:
1 Where the Hell Is Memphis 2 Hoodoo Train 3 Crazy About You Baby 4 Don't Fight It 5 Baby Please Don't Go 6 Antarctica 7 I Did My Part 8 Shine 9 When You Walk in the Room 10 Silly Whim 11 Back Door Slam 12 Love Is Dying

"Bison Bop - The Bop That Never Stopped" Vol. 08

Bison Bop was a German label dedicated to American rockabilly and roots-influenced rock'n'roll of the Fifties and early Sixties.

A total of 38 compilation LPs were released on Bison Bop between 1979-1985. These releases were transitioned over to another of the parent label's sublabels -- Buffalo Bop -- during the 1985 release year. The identically themed series continued until 1992, with a single additional LP -- Volume 65 -- released in 2001. - discogs

trax:
1. Daddy-O-Rock - Jeff Daniels 2. Foxy Dan - Jeff Daniels 3. Get With It - Don Glenn 4. Right Now - Gary Montgomery 5. Pitch Black - Linc Jeffries 6. Dancing Girl - Eddie Eay 7. Sugaree - Carlos Diaz 8. Rock All Night With Me - D.Tacker 9. Canteen Baby - Carl Groves 10. King Fool - Jack Lane 11. Ho Key Po Key Rock - B. Goode 12. 38 Slug - The Three Clicks

Dragon "Power Play" 1979

...But with New Zealand’s first major outdoor music event on the horizon – The Great Ngāruawāhia Music Festival – Todd saw a chance to progress. With the current Staff line-up – Hunter, guitarist Ray Goodwin, drummer Neil Reynolds and singer/keyboardist Graeme Collins (formerly of Wellington pop act The Dedikation) – he worked up a set of originals, changed the group’s name to Dragon (Collins’ suggestion, inspired by a session with the I-Ching) and secured a slot in the January 1973 event, alongside Black Sabbath, Fairport Convention, and a virtually unknown Split Ends…

...Though their Ngaruawahia performance went largely unnoticed, Dragon was born. By mid-73 drummer Neil Storey, formerly of Billy TK’s Powerhouse, had replaced Reynolds while Ivan Thompson had taken over Collins’ role on keyboards. And they had found a frontman: 19-year-old, 6’3” Marc Hunter.
Since leaving school, Marc had been drumming in cabaret bands, taking occasional turns as singer. ‘Misty’ was his showpiece. The demands of fronting a rock band were somewhat different from crooning cabaret, yet the role proved ideally suited to his imposing stature, powerful voice, supreme self-confidence and mordant wit... - audioculture

trax:
1. Motor City Connection 2. Counting Sheep 3. Crying Shame 4. Bus Stop 5. Time Of The Year 6. Gans En Farben 7. Crooked Highway 8. For Free 9. 3:33 10. Same Old Lies
…served by Gaius…

"Do The 45!" Vol. 609 (2021)

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. Mony Mony (Pama) - The Mohawks 2. Ride Your Pony (Pama) - The Mohawks 3. I Need Something Different (Sue) - Barbara George 4. Something's Definately Wrong (Sue) - Barbara George 5. Let Me Know (Baton) - The Kings 6. Long, Lonely Nights (Baton) - The Kings 7. Can She Give You Fever (Earth) - Ernie Tucker 8. I'm That Someone (Earth) - Ernie Tucker 9. I Wanna Know Why (Modern) - The Cliques 10. The Girl in My Dreams (Modern) - The Cliques 11. Promise Mr. Thomas (Savoy) - Varetta Dillard 12. You're the Answer to My Prayer (Savoy) - Varetta Dillard 13. Daddy's Baby (Okeh) - Ted Taylor 14. Mercy Have Pity (Okeh) - Ted Taylor 15. Some Kinda Blue (Gee) - The Cleftones 16. How Deep Is the Ocean (Gee) - The Cleftones 17. A Dollar Ninety Eight (Wand) - Johnny Moore 18. Haven't I Been Good to You (Wand) - Johnny Moore 19. Flim Flam (Aladdin) - Gene and Eunice 20. Can We Forget It (Aladdin) - Gene and Eunice 21. One and Only (Decca) - Eddie Fontaine 22. Hey Marie, Rock with Me (Decca) - Eddie Fontaine 23. My Babe (Crown) - The Ewing Sisters 24. You Better Say Yes (Atlantic) - Willie Tee 25. I Want Somebody (Atlantic) - Willie Tee 26. Down Yonder We Go Ballin' (Imperial) - Smiley Lewis 27. Someday You'll Want Me (Imperial) - Smiley Lewis 28. Big Betty (Atco) - Ray & Lindy 29. Jimmy's Got a Girl (Atco) - Ray & Lindy 30. Think I Will (Cadet) - Frank D'Rone 31. Make Me Rainbows (Cadet) - Frank D'Rone
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

ps.: for all late arrivals we have in the comments 3 reups of this series.

…and now for something completely different! 1392 - 2021

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2019 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All the rest official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966

Coco Schumann "Double" - 50 Years in Jazz 1945-1995 - disc 2

50 years in jazz ist eine 1997 erschienene Retrospektive des Werks von Coco Schumann in Form einer Doppel-CD, die Aufnahmen von 1947 bis 1997 umfasst. Schwerpunkte bilden sein erstes, 1952 in Australien erschienenes Album Rhythm Cocktail sowie eine Anzahl von für den Rundfunk produzierten Aufnahmen aus dem Berlin der 50er und 60er Jahre. Bei den Titeln handelt es sich fast ausschließlich um Instrumentalnummern, darunter diverse Jazzstandards und etliche Eigenkompositionen sowie einige private Liveaufnahmen aus Berlin…

…Als Jugendlicher kam Schumann während der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1936 in Berlin mit der zu diesem Anlass geduldeten Swingmusik in Berührung, erlernte zunächst Schlagzeug und entdeckte dann die Gitarre für sich. Nach dem Krieg war Schumann einer der ersten Besitzer einer E-Gitarre in Deutschland, deren Tonabnehmer 1946/47 von Wenzel und Roger Rossmeisl aus Teilen von Wehrmachtskopfhörern konstruiert worden war. Die elektrische Gitarre blieb sein Markenzeichen bis heute. 1954 aus Australien nach Berlin zurückgekehrt, nahm er, stilistisch wandlungsfähig, Modeerscheinungen der Zeit wie lateinamerikanische Rhythmen an und spielte in den 1970er Jahren auch auf Kreuzfahrtschiffen und Tanzveranstaltungen. Nach einer Pause kehrte er 1990 mit einer Trio-Formation zum klassischen Jazz zurück. - wiki

trax:
Coco Schumann's Quintett
01 North-West Passage 02 Sur Le Pont 03 What Is This Thing Called Love
Coco Schumann
04 Nuages 05 Let's Fall In Love
Coco Schumann Combo
06 Ausgerechnet Heute Abend 07 Shishkebab 08 Moskauer Nächte 09 Brasil
Coco Schumann
10 Cafe Mexicana 11 Westwind 12 Senorita De La Mambo 13 Stripper Blues II 14 There'll Never Be Another You 15 Autumn Leaves 16 Exotique 1996 17 Here's That Rainy Day

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!

"Bison Bop - The Bop That Never Stopped" Vol. 07

Bison Bop was a German label dedicated to American rockabilly and roots-influenced rock'n'roll of the Fifties and early Sixties.

A total of 38 compilation LPs were released on Bison Bop between 1979-1985. These releases were transitioned over to another of the parent label's sublabels -- Buffalo Bop -- during the 1985 release year. The identically themed series continued until 1992, with a single additional LP -- Volume 65 -- released in 2001. - discogs

trax:
1. You Lie To Me Honey - Junior Gravley 2. Rockin`Along - The Three Clicks 3. Rock Baby rock - Bob Hicks 4. Pony Tail Girl - Glenn Garrison 5. At The Jamboree - Troy Ferguson 6. Cool, Baby, Cool - Vern Edwards 7. Satellite Rock - Jimmy Copeland 8. Rockin`Teens - Dennis Puckett 9. Baby Sittin`All The Time - Bob Hicks 10. Rockin`Daddy - Lee Dorn 11. Freeloaders - Fred Carter 12. Bye Bye Blues - Dennis Puckett

Dragon "O Zambezi" 1978

…Mammal had been a band of renegade intellectuals, whose musical palette stretched from Motown to acid rock. It was fronted by Rick Bryant, a blues-soul singer, university lecturer (and occasional pot seller), and managed by Nesbitt, Bryant’s flatmate and, for a time, cellmate. After Mammal’s breakup at the end of 74, Taylor joined Dragon, bringing with him a tougher, funkier sound…

...He also brought songs. It was ‘Education’, a Taylor original, which would be Dragon’s next single in early 75. Though it wasn’t a hit, you can hear in the track the way his addition has already shaken the last vestiges of prog-rock effeteness out of the group, replacing them with a funky swagger.
With Taylor on board, Dragon toured relentlessly. Yet after a few laps of the North and South Island it was plain that New Zealand offered nowhere further to go. In May 75, Dragon left for Sydney, where they were in for a shock…to be continued... - audioculture

trax:
01. O Zambezi 02. Still In Love With You 03. Are You Old Enough 04. Politics 05. Reach The Top 06. Civilization 07. Midnight Groovies 08. One Look Across The Water 09. Company 10. Burn Down The Bridges 11. Are You Old Enough (Acoustic Version - Bonus)
…served by Gaius…

"The Last Shout" - Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954 - 1962 CD 3

The forgotten superheroes of 20th-century black music, the leather-lunged blues shouters, dominated the US nightclub stages and R&B charts for half-a-dozen years or so following World War II, before being side-lined by the bourgeoning rock n roll storm in the early 1950s…

...Still considered a force with which to be reckoned in the US music industry of the mid-fifties, and still at the height of their vocal prowess, many of the biggest stars were granted one or two final shots to save their flagging recording careers during rock n roll s heyday - their Last Shout. Compiled and annotated by R&B authority Dave Penny, this 3CD set from Fantastic Voyage endeavours to document the twilight of that proud musical genre and resurrect the ultimate releases from some of the great voices of R&B (Bluebeat Music)

trax:
1. Chicken-Hearted Woman - Clarence Samuels 2. I Sat And Cried - Jimmy Nelson 3. Hey Pretty Girl - The Tone Twins 4. Ride, Superman, Ride - Stomp Gordon 5. Boogie With Calypso - Joe August 6. Skinny Ginny - Dossie Terry 7. How About It Baby - Emmet Davis 8. Get On The Right Track, Baby - Titus Turner 9. O Baby Please - Earl Williams 10. Sugar In My Tea (Cream In My Coffee) - Piney Brown  11. Rock Away My Blues - Tommy Brown 12. Jump, Jump, Jump - Great Gates 13. I'm Reachin' - Little Caesar 14. Teeny Weeny Baby - Rudy Green 15. The Question (Wha'cha Gonna Do?) - Billy Wright 16. Country Boy - Big Tiny Kennedy 17. Hungry Man - Titus Turner 18. Wild Life - Rudy Greene 19. Who Slammed The Door - Little Caesar 20. Strange Things Happening In The Dark - Joe August 21. You Ain't Puttin' Out Nothin' But The Lights - Earl Williams 22. Last Night (I Was In Heaven) - Jimmy Lewis 23. My Mumblin' Baby - Rudy Green 24. You Changed My Night Into Day - Emmet Davis 25. Fool Mule - Dossie Terry 26. My Love - Piney Brown 27. Strange Kind Of Feeling - Big Tiny Kennedy 28. Someday, Somewhere - Tommy Brown 29. Unlock The Door - Jimmy Nelson 30. Be My Love Tonight - Roy Brown 31. Have Mercy Baby - Titus Turner 32. Welcome Home Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter 33. I'm Coming Down With The Blues - Smiley Lewis
…served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 1391 - 2021

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2019 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All the rest official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966

"Bison Bop - The Bop That Never Stopped" Vol. 06

Bison Bop was a German label dedicated to American rockabilly and roots-influenced rock'n'roll of the Fifties and early Sixties.

A total of 38 compilation LPs were released on Bison Bop between 1979-1985. These releases were transitioned over to another of the parent label's sublabels -- Buffalo Bop -- during the 1985 release year. The identically themed series continued until 1992, with a single additional LP -- Volume 65 -- released in 2001. - discogs

trax:
1. Spinning my Wheels - Chuck Brooks 2. Don`t Hang Around Me Anymore - Jimmy Ford 3. Gotta Have You - Curtis Lee 4. You`re Always Late - Jimmy Williams 5. Goin`Strong - Don Head 6. You`re Gonna Be Sorry - Jimmy Ford 7. Bo-Beep Rock - Cheek-O-Vass 8. I Knever Knew What Love... - Curtis Lee 9. I Belong To You - Jimmy Williams 10. Queen Bee - The Orbits 11. A Story Untold - Dennis Hunt 12. Teen Age Boogie - Dennis Wayne