Eleventh Dream Day "El Moodio" 1993

Eleventh Dream Day remains one of the most remarkable bands in the history of Chicago rock. Though today they are a part time band--core members of the band involved with other projects, in particular drummer-singer Janet Bean with the great neo-traditional country act Freakwater and bassist Doug MacCombs with a number of projects, though most famously with Tortoise--they have never ceased performing live from time to time and have continued to release albums every few years, including the recent and quite excellent ZEROES AND ONES. - By Robert Moore (Chicago, IL USA)Rick Rizzo and Janet Beveridge Bean, the husband and wife who anchor Chicago's Eleventh Dream Day, know all about domestic warfare. On El Moodio, they comb a battleground littered with damaged relationships, searching for specifics of what went wrong. "You threw the bottle against the wall/Motivated by alcohol," shouts Rizzo on "That's the Point," as the band thrashes wildly; the edgy "Makin' Like a Rug" features Bean's laconic tale of an abusive union ended by gunfire, concluding wearily, "Love is a one-way ride/No, you can't buy a ticket out."
While not every track on the quartet's third major-label outing boasts such startling urgency, the lion's share of the material reveals a knack for emotionally charged scenes, underscored by Bean's brusque drums. In a way, Eleventh Dream Day's thrilling eloquence comes as a surprise, because you've heard its tricks elsewhere. For starters, Rizzo's off-the-cuff vocals owe a heavy debt to Lou Reed and Tom Verlaine. And though Rizzo and fellow guitarist Matthew O'Bannon excel at scalding feedback ("The Raft") and pastel fantasies ("Honeyslide"), their fondness for Neil Young's ragged epics becomes a serious distraction. "Rubberband" carries affection to the point of mimicry, echoing the sound of "Cowgirl in the Sand" without approaching its dynamic sweep.
When they're cooking, however, influences don't matter. The brooding "Murder," for instance, unleashes an angry swarm of noise guaranteed to alarm the fainthearted. Proving once again that the root of great rock & roll isn't originality but spirit – and Eleventh Dream Day has passion to burn. - RS 660/661 JON YOUNG


trax:
01 - Makin' Like a Rug 02 - Figure It Out 03 - After This Time Is Gone 04 - Murder 05 - Honeyslide 06 - That's the Point 07 - Motherland. 08 - Raft 09 - Bend Bridge 10 - Rubberband
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"REBEL ROCK-A-BILLY-ROCK" - Vol. 2

More raw & crude rockabilly from unknown hicks. All from rare small labels.traxfromwax:
1.tantalizin' baby - Don Burton & The Fads 2. somebody stop that woman - Don Burton & The Fads 3. crying the blues - Steve French 4. that kind of carrying on - Ray Burton 5. mac's boogie - Robert M. Rock 6. hen pecked boogie - Billy Wilson 7. this is it - Don Burton & The Fads 8. my baby's gone - Bud Scarbrough 9. shaken and shuddern - Jim Pike 10. granny top 'em at the hop - Bob Grady 11. all night diner - George Garish 12. shufflin' to st. louis - Jim Gentry & The Gents 13. tired of travellin' - Johnny Pal 14. watcha gonna do tomorrow? - Buddy Killen 15. southland boogie - Cletis Lilly 16. rattlesnake - Bruce Porter 17. are you ready - Henry Wilson & The Bluenotes 18. friar's twist - Dale & The Uniques
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Eleventh Dream Day "Borscht" 1990

Eleventh Dream Day's origins dated to 1981, when singer/guitarist Rick Rizzo met vocalist/drummer Janet Beveridge Bean at the University of Kentucky. Inspired by punk, Rizzo taught himself to play guitar with the aid of Neil Young's Zuma songbook; Young remained the group's major inspiration throughout their career, his incendiary aesthetic informing much of Rizzo's own raw, rootsy style. The couple soon relocated to Chicago, where they teamed with bassist Douglas McCombs and guitarist Baird Figi; after several years of honing their explosive live set, Eleventh Dream Day finally recorded their eponymous debut EP for the Amoeba label in 1987. ~ Jason Ankeny & Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide

Personnel:
Rick Rizzo: Guitar, Vocals / Baird Figi: Guitar / Douglas McCombs: Bass / Janet Beveridge Bean: Drums, Vocals

trax:
01 Love To Hate Love 02 Bagdad's Last Ride 03 Go 04 Testify 05 Tarantula 06 Bomb The Mars Hotel 07 Albert C.Sampson 08 Between Here And There
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"REBEL ROCK-A-BILLY-ROCK" Vol. 1 of 10

Crude & raw 50’s rockabilly from small labels. Very obscure stuff in this 10 LP set!traxfromwax:
1. betty ann - E. Themsberyy & The Cruisers 2. step it up and go - Bob Dingus 3. baby let's rock - Leon James 4. ride that train - Leon James 5. hot hot mama - Jimmy Stayton 6. booze party - Three Aces & A Joker 7. somebody's lovin' my baby - Bob Dingus 8. my lovin' baby - Ray Stanley 9. trapped love - Keith Courvale 10. bang bang - Tommy Moreland 11. Fort Lauderdale, USA - Bill Friel & The Fabulous Furys 12. hey little mama - The Barker Brothers 13. i can't help it - Mike Callahan 14. come to the party - Johnny Watson 16. the rebel beat - The Rebels (Three) 16. man from mars - Butch Paulson
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Eleventh Dream Day "Beet" 1989

One of the most resilient and criminally underappreciated bands to rise from the Midwestern underground community, the career of the noisy guitar unit Eleventh Dream Day was a textbook study in alt-rock endurance; despite a nightmarish major-label tenure, ill-timed roster changes, and commercial indifference, the group persevered, ultimately emerging as elder statesmen of the flourishing Chicago independent scene of the mid-'90s.This is one of the greatest albums by perhaps the greatest band that Chicago has produced, and yet somehow it managed to go out of print and stay that way for years. How things like this can happen is a mystery to me. Likewise, how Eleventh Dream Day remains a shockingly unknown band nationally while a huge succession of lesser bands have been cycled through the MTV music grinder is a phenomenon that I would never be able to explain. Folks, these guys can flat out rock! One of the tragedies of the Chicago music scene of the past 15 years was the failure of EDD to achieve the kind of success they deserved. The glory is the fact that they have produced a body of work unsurpassed by any other Chicago band, including the Smashing Pumpkins.
BEET was EDD's major label debut. They had produced an independent label album earlier, the excellent PRARIE SCHOOL FREAKOUT (which also needs to be rereleased) before signing with Atlantic Records. They went on to record two other excellent albums for Atlantic, LIVED TO TELL and EL MOODIO (another one that needs rereleasing). For whatever reason, EDD failed to achieve great success. They were never well known nationally, although they managed to get great write ups by rock critics.
On the Atlantic albums, EDD sounds like a lot like Neil Young meets Television meets Neil Young (OK, heavy Neil Young influence). They are primarily a grungy guitar band. If you don't like guitars, you won't like this album. (On more recent albums in the late 1990s, they have moved away from the grunge sound to a more elaborate and sophisticated sound, not unlike some of the work of Yo La Tengo.)
While LIVED TO TELL is my favorite EDD album (I think the songs are overall a bit stronger), BEET probably features more of my favorite songs. "Testify," "Bomb the Mars Hotel," "Love to Hate to Love," and "Teenage Pin Queen" are among my favs. - By Robert Moore (Chicago, IL USA)

trax:
01 Between Here And There 02 Testify 03 Bagdad's Last Ride 04 Awake I Lie 05 Road That Never Winds 06 Axle 07 Michael Dunne 08 Bomb The Mars Hotel 09 Teenage Pin Queen 10 Love To Hate To Love 11 Go (Slight Return)
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Eleventh Dream Day "Prairie School Freakout"

"Hi Ryp, not sure if you are interested, but I've uploaded most of the Eleventh Dream Day stuff. I've got Eighth as well somewhere but can't remember where I put it. Hope someone" - RussTake all of your favorite guitar-oriented bands--a smattering of Neil Young/Crazy Horse, Television-styled rave-ups. Add enough punk edge and touches of country grit to create music that sounds timeless, yet energized and thoroughly modern. Add some lyrics that make you think. This record continues to jockey for "my favorite album of all time" spot in the estimable company of the Beatles' "Revolver," Wire's "Pink Flag," and R.E.M.'s "Murmur." I gave away my first copy, so that an old friend would not be without it. I wore out my second vinyl copy--now I have a new digital one to get me through the ages. Bless you, Thrill Jockey, and bless you, EDD. - By Ken King (DeKalb, IL United States)

trax:
01 Watching The Candles Burn 02 Sweet Smell 03 Coercion 04 Driving Song 05 Tarantula 06 Among The Pines 07 Through My Mouth 08 Beach Miner 09 Death Of Albert C. Sampson 10 Life On A String 11 Tenth Leaving Train
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Zeke "True Crime" 1999

"ZEKE sound like the DWARVES if they snorted a tub of meth every day" - LA WEEKLY"Ride With Zeke" has quickly become the mantra for music fans who have accepted the invitation brought by on Heckler Magazine when they said, "Welcome the new monsters of rock." And believe me, West Coast punk / thrashers ZEKE are monsters. Ever since their very first gig at the Rock City in Seattle in 1993, people have had no choice but to pay attention. Their records will assault you, and their live show will batter you. ZEKE established a nasty disposition while cutting teeth on their own brash hardcore punk. ZEKE formed in 1993 with an original lineup of Blind Marky Felchtone, Donny Paycheck, Mark Pierce, and Dizzy Lee Roth. The band’s first release was 1993’s 'West Seattle Acid Party' single on Wrecking Ball Records, followed by the 'Holley 750' single on IFA Records. ZEKE then set out to bring their energetic recordings to the stage and established a more than formidable reputation as "the live band to beat" via concentrated regional touring. - ZEKE website: http://www.zekeyou.com

ZEKE:
Blind Marky Felchtone: Guitar, Vocals / Donny Paycheck: Drums / Jeff "The Kid" Matz: Bass

trax:
1. Fight in the Storeroom 2. Donde Esta 3. Maybe Someday 4. Schmidt Valu Pack 5. Spoonful of Soul 6. Dilaudid 7. It's Alright 8. Love Gun 9. Holley 750 10. Overkill 11. Mystery Train 12. Slut 13. Wanna Fuck 14. Chiva Kneivel 15. T-500 16. Raped
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ELEVENTH DREAM DAY "LIVED TO TELL" 1991

Just about any review you come across of Eleventh Dream Day will invariably mention how underrated they are, and, well, I just want to add to that chorus. Simply put, they're one of the most rockinest bands out there. Especially on this album, every instrument -- drums, bass, electric guitar -- is turned up to eleven, and then played with immense skill, talent, creativity, melodicism, and passion. Which right there I guess explains their continued obscurity. But thank god their lack of album sales hasn't prevented them from getting together aperiodically to record one gem after another. With female and male vocals very much like legendary LA band X, and a guitar attack like Neil Young squared, these are just brilliant, honest, hard rocking songs. Their subsequent albums on the Thrill Jockey label exhibit a greater range and craft and experimentalism, but they still rock harder (without being metal-ish or glam) than just about any band in existence, past and present. Keep on keepin' on, EDD. - By wordtron (New York, NY USA)trax:
1. Rose of Jericho 2. Dream of a Sleeping Sheep 3. I Could Be Lost 4. It's Not My World 5. You Know What It Is 6. Frozen Mile 7. Strung Up And/Or Out 8. North of Wasteland 9. It's All a Game 10. Trouble 11. There's This Thing 12. Deadalus 13. Angels Spread Your Wings
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The Pirates "Skull Wars" 1978

MICK GREEN (1944 - 2010), passed away this morning 11th Jan 2010. R.I.P.When The Pirates came with their first album "Out Of Their Skulls" in '77, they were already in their "second youth". Their first they got in the mid-sixties backing up Johnny Kidd. They recorded and toured under the name Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and "Shakin' All Over" was the name of the hit they always will be remembered by. Johnny Kidd died in a car crash in '66 and the band disbanded. They bravely reformed again in '76, just when punk started to happen. And became an instant success! How come three men in their thirties became so popular with young, loud and snotty punks ??!
The keywords here are energy, rock'n'roll and guts! The guitarist of the band, Mick Green, managed to become a guitar-hero in the heydays of punk! And that was quite an achievement in a period where guitar-hero nearly was a word of abuse.
"Long Journey Home" is the tough album opener where Mick Green already demonstrates his totally unique guitar style, playing both lead and rhythm guitar simultaneously! A style so much admired by Dr. Feelgood's Wilko Johnson, that he modelled his own style much based on Mick Green's. Bass player and lead vocalist Johnny Spence has a raw, hoarse voice which suits this kick-ass rock'n'roll like a hand in glove. Drummer Frank Farley plays in a simple but powerful and effective style, important for the pressure and drive behind Johnny's growling bass and Mick's very loud guitar. "All In It Together" is a fine rocker with a really sticky refrain and great hooks. "Johnny B. Goode's Good" rocks like hell, fast, loud and I guess that it was written as a homage to Chuck Berry. And it is the man's own "Johnny B. Goode" which comes next, recorded live. Just listen close to the guitar work here! Nothing less than incredible! "Talking About You", another Chuck Berry tune comes next, live as well. Sheer party music. Not that frenetic, but still a good party tune is "I'm In Love Again" and my thought runs to good old Bo Diddley when they play "Voodoo", heavy on the drums and a bit staccato. "Four To The Bar" turns out to be the perfect singalong track which makes your feet itch as well. The traditional "Diggin' My Potatoes" will make you smile if you listen to the lyrics, and it is the most relaxed song on the album, still far from being a ballad. The contrast is huge when album closer "Shake Hands With The Devil" follows with a thunderous opening and ends with a big bang. In between there's loud, brash, noisy riffing guitar and enough of it to make you happy until the next time you got to play this record again! And believe me....it won't take long..!!
Mick Green is still recording, using The Pirates' name, but with other musicians to back him up. And when Paul McCartney needs a guitarist who knows all the chords and riffs in the book of rock'roll, he calls Mick Green. He plays on Macca's "Run Devil Run".The Pirates:
Mick Green (g,voc) Johnny Spence (b,voc) Frank Farley (dr,voc)

traxfromwax:
1. Long Journey Home 2. Dr Feelgood 3. All In It Together 4. Johnny B.Goode's Good 5. Johnny B.Goode - Live 6. Talking About You - Live 7. I'm In Love Again - Live 8. Voodoo 9. Four To The Bar 10. Honey Hush - Live 11. Diggin' My Potatoes 12. Shake Hands With The Devil

THE KNAVES "Leave Me Alone!" EP (1966-1967 Chicago)

Each and every track by these quintessential long-haired delinquents from Chicago, famed for "Leave Me Alone," the most outrageous, in-your-face anthem of the mid-’60s! Eight cuts, 2 previously unissued!traxfromwax:
1. leave me alone 2. the girl I threw away 3. tease me 4. away 5. your stuff 6. inside outside 7. as time goes by (unissued) 8. leave me alone (alt. backing track-unissued)
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The Pirates "Out of Their Skulls" 1977

Crank up your stereo, watch your speakers smoke and get out your air guitar. Better yet if your a guitar player (and not a technical snob, though that's not neccesarilly bad), plug in your old tube amp (sans distortion pedal, if you can help it) turn up to eleven and Jammmm.
The Pirates are another band who made the three piece work. Three chord rythm turns to short powerful rythmic solos and back again with cool growling vocals. Check out "Lonesome Train", it dosn't have the fine textured vocals of Robert Gordon but the shear intensity makes up for it. Even in one of my blues bands we quite often warmed up with Lonesome Train or Please Don't Touch ala Pirates. With all that raw energy and power they are just fun to listen to.
Highlights include the opening and afformetioned "Please Don't Touch" (..."don't touch me baby cause I'm shakin' so much), delivered with classic rockabilly stutter and a cool "Peter Gunn". For us guitar brand snobs there's the song "Fender Martin Gibson". This album is not "high art" it's sweaty power rockabilly! In the words of Dave Edmunds "Get It"! - By Kent (Fort Wayne, Indiana United States)

traxfromwax:
1. Please Don't Touch 2. I Can Tell 3. Peter Gunn 4. Lonesome Train 5. Shakin' All Over 6. Milk Cow Blues 7. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee 8. Do the Dog 9. Gibson Martin Fender 10. Don't München It 11. That's the Way You Are 12. You Don't Own Me

"PATH OF PAIN TO JEWELS OF GLORY" The Phantom Records Compilation 1983 - VA

This compilation is perhaps the finest Australian various artist compilation ever released in this country.Phantom records was Sydney's greatest musical icon in the early 80's. - BOB, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - http://stripedsunlight.blogspot.com/

traxfromwax:
1. SUNNYBOYS love to rule 2. PASSENGERS sad day 3. PASSENGERS girlfriend's boyfriend 4. SHY IMPOSTERS seein' double 5. SHY IMPOSTERS when night comes in 6. SURFSIDE 6 cool in the tube 7. VISITORS hell yes 8. FLAMING HANDS it's just that i miss you 9. FLAMING HANDS seek & find 10. MACHINATIONS average inadequacy 11. COCKROACHES shake jump & shout 12. KELPIES take me away 13. LE HOODOO GURUS leilani 14. THE DAGOES ten years on
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The Sonics "BERLIN KREUZBERG SO36 LIVE" 2009

trax:
01 HE'S WAITIN' 02 CINDERELLA 03 HAVE LOVE WILL TRAVEL 04 KEEP A KNOCKIN' 05 BOSS HOSS 06 DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK 07 STRYCHNINE 08 LUCILLE 09 SHOT DOWN 10 DIRTY ROBBER 11 PSYCHO 12 LOUIE LOUIE 13 WITCH 14 HEY BABY
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The Pirates "Still Shakin'" 2000

Originally organized as the trio backing Johnny Kidd, this band continued working long after the latter's death in a mid-'60s automobile accident. Behind lead guitarist Mick Green, who has played with just about everybody over the years (including Paul McCartney's Choba B CCCP and Run Devil Run), they embraced their punk roots in the late '70s and early '80s and still do a great show, even without a "real" lead singer. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guidetrax:
1. Ain't Got No Money 2. Goin' Back Home 3. Money Honey 4. I Can Tell 5. Honey Hush 6. All by Myself 7. Milk Cow Blues 8. Lonesome Train 9. Shakin' All Over 10. Don't Munchen It 11. Lights Out 12. Let It Rock
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THE MOMENT "THE WORK GETS DONE" 1985

For their first single In This Town Rob took lead vocals, but Adrian took over vocal duties fairly quickly. He was also the main songwriter. I first read an interview with them in a fanzine called Shadows And Reflections by Chris Hunt (who since became a very successful journalist and writer). The article described them as starting out as a sort of Mod Revival era type band like The Chords, only moving on from that and producing a very modern Mod sound. And that they did, probably because they took influence from music outside of the normally narrow Mod scene. I was intrigued and when their first single came out I searched it out.
I loved the a-side In This Town, which did sound very Chords/Jam. But better still was the Adrian Holder sung b-side Just Once which sounded like a thunder storm brewing. Then the second single One,Two, They Fly came out later that year and I fell in love. Big bright jagged guitars, brass and huge amounts of energy as Adrian and Rob duetted over beautifully melancholy chords.
And it sounded new. There were sixties and punk influences but they didn't control things. And then their only album came out The Work Gets Done. The Moment had developed. Guitars were bigger and more edgy (even Edge-y, in places the guitars verge on the stadium.), melodies were more powerful and even more melancholy. And Adrian's vocals were huge and powerful and emotive.
Added to this was the brass which appeared on several tracks. By this point The Moment were nearer to being a five piece as live they were regularly backed by a brass section (one of whom Steve Rinaldi has become a performer in his own right as Rinaldi Sings). And they were so powerful, strident and driving one minute, soft and tender the next. They sat next to my Jam and Dexys albums perfectly. - by simon at the songs that people singThe Moment:
Adrian Holder (guitar/vocals), Rob Moore (bass/vocals), Anthony Lambdon (drums)

trax:
01 AND WITH THIS RING 02 IN THIS TOWN 03 FLAG TO FIGHT BEHIND 04 KARL'S NEW HAIRCUT 05 GAMES WE PLAYED 06 ONE, TWO THEY FLY 07 THE TAILOR MADE 08 JUST ONCE 09 IN THE FRONT OF MEN 10 THE RACE 11 THE WORK GETS DONE
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THE DOVERS "We’re Not Just Anybody" - 10” EP

So let it be known, once and for all: everything you've heard about the Dovers is true, they were a great fucking band that deserved a Beverly Hills Mansion next to Jim McGuinn's, and this Misty Lane sampler is one of the most essential releases of the third millennium...... I'm sure the 10" format made some potential buyers nervous but with only 8 tracks to work with that's what you're going to get, and I'm all for 10-inchers anyway. Brief recap from the liners: the Dovers came out of Santa Barbara CA, the two main guys were vocalist supreme Tim Granada and lead guitar maestro Bruce Clawson, they released their first 45 in September 1965 and their last in May 1966. That's four 45s in 9 months, and each one a goddamn masterpiece of 60s teen music.
I can't think of any other local 1960s group with such a consistently stunning output as the Dovers. The Unrelated Segments cut 5 killers and nothing else, and neighborhood rivals Thee Sixpence had an extraordinary run at All-American; We The People in Orlando and Kenny & the Kasuals in Dallas released a very impressive number of great garage/psych discs, yet none of them carved out a distinct musical niche and expanded it the way the Dovers did with their brilliant amalgam of the best elements of vintage teen music. (The Lama Reviews)traxfromwax:
1. she's gone 2. what am i going to do 3. i could be happy 4. people ask me why 5. the third eye 6. your love 7. she's not just anybody 8. about me
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CHRIS & CARLA "SWINGER 500" 1998

Chris and Carla, both as part of, and apart from, The Walkabouts, have a sophisticated, wonderful, rich, and pleasing body of work. "Swinger 500" will reinforce that truth for their followers. Carla's voice gets only more beautiful and stirring; Chris's guitar and lyrics get more sophisticated, spookier, and foreboding. Their innovative use of analog synths, their new treatments of old songs, their remarkable inclusion of generous, talented guests: all these factors make this CD a compelling addition to the Walkabouts catalog. If you're new to their music, this work is a great introduction to fandom. Soon, like other Walkabouts fans, you'll find yourself asking, "Why aren't these guys superstars in the US, like they are in Europe?" But you'll be secretly almost glad, because listening to this CD seems like such a personal, intimate act, you will want to hold the experience tight to yourself like a private possession. Songs like "The Good News First" and "New Love Ends" may make you feel like a voyeur to a special kind of pain. "Bingo Catastrophe" has a great hook. That old Willie Nelson saw "Funny How Time Slips Away" is made into a fresh, brand new song. "Swinger 500" is an excellent, dense, and rewarding CD, and worthy of hundreds of hours in your player. - from amazon

trax:
01 THE GOOD NEWS FIRST 02 ELECTRIC WIRE 03 NEW LOVE ENDS 04 BLACK ROPE TIED 05 FEAR 06 SWINGER 500 07 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY 08 BINGO CATASTROPHE 09 BLUE WINTER SNOW 10 MERCURY RISING 11 FAMOUS LAST WORDS
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LIQUID LAUGHER LOUNGE QUARTET "LIVE IN FREIBURG" 2006 - 7"/45rpm

traxfromwax:
1. MENCHILD 2. ROCK' N 'ROLL RESURRECTION
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THE FABULOUS ITCHIES & SHUTDOWN 66 "the shutdownitchyitchy" 2001 - split 7"/45rpm

traxfromwax:
1. THE FABULOUS ITCHIES: SHUTDOWN 2. SHUTDOWN 66: SHE'S FABULOUS AND ITCHY
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SHUTDOWN 66 & THE YOUNG PENNSYLVANIANS "Sing the Tell Tale Hearts" 2004 - Split 7"/45rpm

Australia meet Japan for a wylde Tribute to their Heroes, the immortal TELL TALE HEARTS!!trax:
1. SHUTDOWN 66: CRAWLING BACK TO ME 2. THE YOUNG PENNSYLVANIANS: YOU'RE A DIRTY LIAR
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TwilightZone / RYP wünschen ein frohes neues Jahr! - Happy New Year!

Karl Valentin "Beim Feuerwerk" (in German)
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DAVE BARTHOLOMEW "The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound" (The Best Of ‘53-’62)

Here’s some incredible New Orleans R&B by one of the all-time most important bandleaders / producers of the era. His own stuff was also great- here we have an excellent sampler, from the really wild & greasy “The Monkey”, the raw “Shout Sister Shout” and “Another Mule”! Don’t miss out on this one, you’ll be looking for more of his stuff after you hear this! (Gyro1966)Dave Bartholomew is the multi-talented figure behind a majority of classic New Orleans R&B of the '50s and the self-proclaimed inventor of the "Big Beat." Bartholomew has over 4000 songs in his enormous catalog and is responsible for arranging and producing timeless records by Shirley & Lee, Lloyd Price, Smiley Lewis, and especially Fats Domino. Bartholomew was born in Edgard, LA, on December 24, 1920. His first instruments were tuba and trumpet. He fronted several bands in the Crescent City before being drafted into the army. His military time brought scoring and arranging experience which came in handy following World War II. After his stint in the service, Bartholomew returned to New Orleans and put together a group of musicians that would comprise the bedrock of R&B in the city, including saxophonists Alvin "Red" Tyler, Lee Allen, and drummer Earl Palmer. This became the band that backed up the majority of solo talent traveling through New Orleans. Bartholomew led his first studio session under his own name in 1947 for Deluxe, but the label went out of business shortly thereafter and the sessions went unnoticed. In 1949, Bartholomew met Lew Chudd who was forming a new label, Imperial Records. Chudd hired Bartholomew as house arranger, bandleader, and talent scout, and he immediately started cranking out numerous hits through the '50s for Fats Domino, Shirley & Lee, Smiley Lewis, Earl King, Chris Kenner, Tommy Ridgely, Frankie Ford, Robert Parker, and a host of others. Bartholomew stayed with Imperial until the hits dried up in the mid-'60s, followed by short stays at Trumpet, Mercury, and his own Broadmoor label. (by Al Campbell - All Music Guide)traxfromwax:
1. country gal 2. who drank my beer while i was in the rear 3. carnival day 4. when the saints go marching in boogie 5. snatchin' back 6. jump children 7. no more black nights 8. little girl sing ding-a-ling 9. the monkey 10. shout sister shout 11. another mule 12. an old cow hand from a blues band 13. love no more 14. can't take it no more 15. yeah yeah 16. a portrait of a drummer
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THE MOD FUN "Past... Forward" 1995

Although they toured the US three times (out to California and back), the Mod Fun became mostly well known as the only mod-pop band based in the NYC garage revival of the early / mid -'80s (until the x-cellent and MF inspired Secret Service appeared)...... Other modish bands started to pop-up near the end of Mod Fun's near residence at The Dive (aka "Cavestomp Central"); but none seemed to even get the chance to quite immerse themselves in that scene and genre in the way MF did as The Dive sadly closed down at it's height of popularity. After The Dive closed, a gig with the amazing NY act The Vipers at the legendary Peppermint Lounge was soon followed by a few sold-out headlining shows at Maxwells.
The CD collection "Past Forward" released by GET HIP in 1995 was reissued in 2004 and it encompasses most of their 80's recorded output including some UK-only tracks that first appeared on Hi Lo Records LP "American Heart and Soul" and were remixed in '95 for their debut on cd. Also included on the 20-track collection is unreleased material produced by legendary rock scribe Jim DeRogatis and many vinyl-only tracks from Mod Fun's three 7-inchers & two 12-inchers released back in the day. Cover versions include tracks by The Zombies, The Kinks and The Syn, although singer-songwriter Mick London also had quite a knack for making his original material "strangely reminiscent" of many popular Mod/Psyche-pop Anthems.trax:
1. Live In Yourself 2. Open Your Eyes 3. Just Out Of Reach 4. I Believe 5. I Am With You 6. Hangin Round 7. Action Tyme 8. Your Eyes Reflect 9. Grounded 10. Mary Goes Round 11. Hope It'S Today 12. Think Of Things 13. Eyes Getting Louder 14. A Minuet Twenty 15. 1/2 Way To The End 16. I Fell 17. Turn It Around 18. Thee Hair That You Wear 19. I'Ve Got Your Number 20. I Need You
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"WEST COAST GUITAR KILLERS" - Vol. 2 - 1952-1969

Absolutely incredible collection of wild and raw blues with stellar sound. This is as good as it gets!trax:
1. Tell Me Tell Me - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 2. She's My Baby - Flash Terry & Orchestra 3. Poison Ivy - Two Crows & The Diggers featuring Lloyd Rowe 4. Tell The Truth - Blues Slim and his band 5. You Upset Me Baby - Willie Snow & The Diggers featuring Lloyd Rowe 6. Reconsider Baby - The Diggers featuring Lloyd Rowe 7. Git To Gittin' - Pee Wee Crayton 8. You Don't Know What You're Doing - R.S. Rankin 9. Looking Back - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 10. The Eagle Is Back - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 11. Slow Jam - Bud Spudd and the Sprouts 12. Take A Chance - Jimmy McCracklin 13. Beer Tavern Girl - Jimmy McCracklin 14. Rock-It - The Rocking Bros. (Jason & Wilber) 15. Strangest Blues - Jimmy Wilson 16. Good Woman Blues - B. Brown & His Rockin' McVouts 17. I Believe In A Woman - Sly Williams 18. Boot Hill - Sly Williams 19. After Awhile - Jesse Allen 20. Knocked Out - Jimmy Liggins 21. The Search Is Over - Cal Green with the Midnighters 22. I Can Hear My Baby Calling - Cal Green with the Midnighters 23. Rat Now - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 24. Baby Don't Leave - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 25. The Boogie Twist - Cal Valentine & The Texas Rockers
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Screaming Lord Sutch "Rock & Horror" 1982

SUTCH A SCREEEEEAM! A who's who of the UK rockin' scene from the 60s back up Sutch on this ghoulish goulash of hair raising monster rockers, like 'Screem, Screem', 'Murder In The Graveyard', 'Loonabilly' and the inevitable 'Jack The Ripper'. His Lordship lets loose on these early 80s recordings in his own genteel style.He couldn't properly be considered part of the British Invasion -- he never had a hit in the U.S. or the U.K. -- but Screaming Lord Sutch laid some unheralded groundwork for the phenomenon. With a rock & horror act based to a large degree on Screamin' Jay Hawkins, David "Lord" Sutch was one of the first genuine rock & roll longhairs, and his bands employed such sterling instrumentalists as Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, Nicky Hopkins, and Mitch Mitchell before they became famous. His early-'60s singles -- mostly over-the-top Halloween novelties or covers of early rock and R&B standards -- are genuinely energetic and fun performances that rank among the few out-and-out raunchy rock & roll records waxed in Britain before the ascension of the Beatles. Twiddling the knobs on his first five singles was the legendarily eccentric Joe Meek, who embellished Sutch's modest talents with his usual grab bag of treated instruments, compression, and odd effects. While he holds a position of undeniable importance in the history of British rock, Sutch was not a talented singer or musician, and the records he made after the mid-'60s were pretty lame despite the presence of some stars who remembered him fondly (and had even sometimes played in his band in the old days). A well-known public figure in Britain, he ran for Parliament several times in the '60s, representing the National Teenage Party, and he founded the pirate radio station Radio Sutch in 1964. He published his autobiography in the early '90s. — Richie Unterberger, All Music Guideplayed by:
Screaming Lord Sutch: Vocals / Mac Poole: Drums / Ian Terry: Guitar / Pete Thomas: Saxophone / Bob Burgos: Drums / Tony Dangerfield: Bass / Rich Hogan: Piano / Rob "Apeman" Murly: Bass / Ray Neale: Guitar / Tony Hall: Saxophone / Matthew Fisher: Piano / Freddy Fingers Lee: Piano / Rod De'Ath: Drums / Keith Evans: Bass / Lou Martin: Piano

traxfromwax:
Horror Side
1. Screem & Screem 2. All Black & Hairy 3. Jack The Ripper 4. Monster Rock 5. Rock & Shock 6. Murder In The Graveyard
Rock Side
7. London Rocker 8. Penny Penny 9. Rockabilly Madman 10. Oh Well 11. Loonabilly 12. Go-Berry-Go

"WEST COAST GUITAR KILLERS" - Vol. 1 - 1951-1965

Here’s a fantastic collection of 25 down and dirty blues killers! Great sound.trax:
1. Let`s Go Smitty - Floyd Dixon w/Johnny "Guitar" Watson 2. Mean Old World - Johnny Fuller 3. Hard Life - Guitar Shorty 4. Ways Of A Man - Guitar Shorty 5. Tom Cat - Big Mama Thornton w/Lafayette Thomas 6. Midnight Blues - Baby Calloway 7. Scarred Knees - Little Miss Janice 8. Behind The Sun - The Rockin' Bros. 9. Weekly Blues - Lafayette Thomas 10. The Thing - Lafayette Thomas 11. Claim On You - Lafayette "Thing" Thomas 12. Old Memories - Lafayette "Thing" Thomas 13. One Nighter Blues - Johnny Otis Orch. w/Pete "Guitar" Lewis 14. Goomp Blues - Johnny Otis Orch. w/Pete "Guitar" Lewis 15. I`m Leaving You - Ivory Lucky (Ted Taylor) w/Bob Reed's Band 16. In The Wee Wee Hours - Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers 17. Baby Please Don`t Go - Troyce Key w/Eddie Cochran 18. Watch Your Mouth - Troyce Key w/Eddie Cochran 19. How Long Will It Last - Guitar Shorty w/Bob Tate's Band 20. Love Loves - Guitar Shorty w/Bob Tate's Band 21. Brick - Johnny Morrisette 22. Lafayette`s A-Coming - Lafayette Thomas 23. Too Late To Change - Jimmy McCracklin w/Lafayette Thomas 24. I Never Thought - Guitar Shorty w/Bob Tate's Orch. 25. High Sailing - Claude & The Nightones
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Pollo Del Mar "Xmas2k4u " 2000 - 7"/45rpm

Happy Holidays from RYPtrax:
01 Carol of the Bells 02 Little Surfin' Drummer Boy

The Daisy Chain "Welcome To The Daisy Chain" 1987 - 7"/45rpm

traxfromwax:
01 GANGSTERS 02 OIL IN MY LAMB 03 GANGSTERS REMIX
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LES THUGS & THE UPTOWN BONES "FALLING APART / SPRING IS A CAT" 1990 split 7"/45rpmtraxfromwax:
1. FALLING APART 2. SPRING IS A CAT
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The Dukes "I'll Come Back / Tobacco Road" 1988 - 7"/45rpm

Rare '80s garage from Germany on Mystery Scene Records.traxfromwax:
1. I'll Come Back 2. Tobacco Road
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The Flynns "Dick's Dale / St. James Infirmary" - 7"/45rpm

traxfromwax:
1. Dick's Dale 2. St. James Infirmary
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"Bayou Rockabilly Cats" 2000 - VA

a slab of primaeval 1950s rockabilly from the Goldband label archives...Louisiana's Goldband label is perhaps best known for its Cajun and R&B recordings, but also did record a good deal of hillbilly and rockabilly sides in the '50s. Twenty-six of them are on Bayou Rockabilly Cats, although when the most recognizable artists on a compilation are Al Ferrier, Hopeless Homer, and Goldband chief Eddie Shuler himself (with Eddie Shuler's All Star Reveliers), you know this is one for the specialists. Actually, much of this is not quite standard rockabilly, but country music in the process of making the transition to rockabilly. There are fiddles and steel guitars on plenty of the cuts, and the tempos are often more in the country boogie or two-step mold than they are in rock & roll. Truth be known, that makes this more interesting than many such compilations of obscure rockabilly (such as numerous ones on the Ace label itself), as the country-rockabilly bridge hasn't been documented and investigated with nearly as much depth as some other roots-of-rock genres have. (There are, for instance, appreciably more reissues of late-'40s - early-'50s R&B and jump blues on the cusp of turning into rock & roll.) In general the performers on this disc had more of a Southern swamp to their lilt, as well as some traces of Cajun rhythms (although those aren't that prevalent). There aren't major overlooked classic songs or amazing performers, but the style's done with a lot of panache and good-natured energy. It's not all hillbilly-rockabilly crossover either; some of the sides are just flat-out raw rockabilly, and Bee Arnold does piano-based work with more of an R&B flavor (even using a clarinet on "Plant You Know, Dig You Later"). Arnold's 1954 single "Way Down Under Blues," in fact, is pretty unusual for the time, and one of the earlier instances anywhere of a white musician recording in a hardcore R&B style that approached rock & roll. When Goldband records were reissued after the '50s, there were electric bass overdubs that Shuler was persuaded to use to make them sound more contemporary-sounding, to the vexation of collectors and historians that rightly prefer the originals. Those listeners will be glad to hear that this CD consists solely of the unoverdubbed original versions, marking in fact the first time the original singles have ever been reissued (although eight of the selections are not from vintage '50s 45s, but from '80s releases that contained previously unissued '50s performances). ~ Richie Unterbergertrax:
1. No No Baby - Al Ferrier 2. I'll Never Do Any Wrong - Al Ferrier 3. Jambalaya Boogie - Eddie Shuler All Star Reveelier 4. New Way Rockin' - Hopeless Homer 5. Girl in the Red Blue Jeans, The - Hopeless Homer 6. Love Me Just a Little Bit - Bill & Carroll/Neches Valley Boys/Bill/Carroll 7. My Blue Letter - Bill & Carroll/Neches Valley Boys/Bill/Carroll 8. My Baby Done Gone Away - Al Ferrier 9. It's Too Late Now - Al Ferrier/Boppin' Billies 10. Plant You Now, Dig You Later - Amos Como's Tune Toppers/Bee Arnold 11. Way Down Under Blues - The Tunetoppers/Bee Arnold/The Tune Toppers 12. Memory in My Heart - Red Le Blance & His Crescent Boys 13. I Love That Woman (Right or Wrong) - Red Le Blance & His Crescent Boys 14. Wanna Go Steady - Bill Hutto & His Playboys 15. Mabel's Done Gone - Jerry Noble/Plantation Playboys 16. Freed My Silly Mind - Red Le Blance & His Crescent Boys 17. Blue Moon on the Bayou - Red Le Blance & His Crescent Boys 18. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Al Ferrier 19. Honey Baby - Al Ferrier 20. Honest to Goodness Baby - Bill & Carroll/Neches Valley Boys/Bill/Carroll 21. Feel So Good - Bill & Carroll/Neches Valley Boys/Bill/Carroll 22. Couple in the Car - Little Billy Earl 23. Honey Baby-O - Little Billy Earl 24. Love Me Mary Ann - Don Mooring/Yellowjackets 25. Texas Woman - Buckwheat & His Wheatbinders 26. Twitterpated - Buckwheat

Nixon Now & Lo-Lite "Nixon Now vs. Lo-Lite - ¡Hecho Totalmente a Mano!" 2000 - split 7"/EP

Nixon Now is Hamburg's very own motor city gang! This split EP has two non lp tracks and the first fifty copies come in a beautiful handmade wooden box. "If anyone could equal the MC5 and Stooges at their insane best, it's Nixon Now" - Kevin Mc HughLo-Lite spits swamp gas for some five years now. During these years they sweated and stank on a lot of stages in and outside Holland . This Dutch two-man band, excelling in an original mix of raw stompin' blues and a high-octane punky rock tops the cream of the crap. A slithering slideguitar, some maniac vocals and pounding drums make a surprisingly heavy live sound. Lo-Lite absolutely hasn't the tinny sound one might expect from such a small band. Though bare boned primitive, the songs carefully evade quite some silly rock 'n roll cliché's, we're not talking copycats here, but the real HOW-HOW-HOW-HOW boogie chillin' thing.

trax:
1. NIXON NOW - DIAL R FOR REVOLUTION 2. NIXON NOW - THE FLAG 3. NIXON NOW - THE FLAG 4. LO-LITE - BOURBON STYLE
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JACKIE & THE CEDRICS "PRESENTING..." 2000 - 10inch LP

Tokyo's surf samurai squad offer six new pounders cut in a wild NYC one day studio sesh!. From the full speed rev up orig. instro Osaka Holiday to an insane vocal clobber of Swanee River, dig why these guys're leaders in the ah so biz!Woah. Crazed Hurricanes' style roller-rinkerama bamalama from these bow-tied, ready-for-the-prom fiends. Ya gotta be cucamonga for old tyme rock'n'roll if yer gonna pull out the likes of "Red River Rock," "Swanee River" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo"! Do ya hear what I'm sayin'? I say, do ya hear what I'm-a-sayin' boy? Faster than a speeding locomotive and slippery as a goose, Jackie and the Cedrics can really cut it loose.traxfromwax:
1. Chattanooga Choo Choo 2. Mockingbird 3. Surfer's Slide 4. Swanee River 5. Osaka Holiday 6. Red River Rock
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