The Fabulous Thunderbirds "Girls Go Wild" 1979

Hi Everyone, no reissue this time, and a great album, great music and great cover, where they look pretty cool... Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicGirls Go Wild is the title of the 1979 debut studio album by Texas-based blues rock band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Though the album sold poorly, it is now generally regarded as a successful white blues recording seeing a 2001 reissue on the Benchmark Recordings label.Personnel:

Kim Wilson – vocals, harmonica / Jimmie Vaughan – guitar / Keith Ferguson – bass / Mike Buck – drums

trax:

01 Wait on Time 02 Scratch My Back 03 Rich Woman 04 Full-Time Lover 05 Pocket Rocket 06 She's Tuff 07 Marked Deck 08 Walkin' to My Baby 09 Rock With Me 10 C-Boy's Blues 11 Let Me In

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"LONG GONE NIGHT TRAIN"

Garage, Blues, Rockabilly and R&B, all from the original 45's. The 1950's & 1960's collide to give you this massive collection!trax:

1. Goin' Back To New Orleans (savoy) - Jesse & Buzzy 2. Pack Fair And Square (Peacock) - Big Walter 3. Saturday Night (Corvet) - Big Will Stephens 4. Satellite Fever-Asiatic Flu (Duke) - Paul Perryman 5. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (Excello) - Lazy Lester 6. Number 9 Train (Fury) - Tarheel Slim 7. Rainin' In My Heart (Excello) - Slim Harpo 8. Foxy Dan (Astro) - Jeff Daniels 9. Boppin' Guitar (Image) - Ray Melton 10. Swamp Girl (Zil) - Tommy Bell 11. Love Me (Vin) - Danny Ray 12. Hootchey Cootchey (Linco) - Curtis Long 13. The Prom - The Runarounds 14. Latch On To Your Baby (Meteor) - Jimmy Lamberth 15. Take A Ride (Jin) - Red Smiley & The Vel-Tones 16. That's The Way I Feel (Crystal) - Jimmy Pritchett 17. Long Gone Night Train (Snag) - Gene Norman 18. Roll Over Beethoven (Spar) - Bobby Russell & The Beagles 19. She Said Yeah (J-M-O) - Little Alton & The Velvatones 20. Long Tall Sally (Poe) - The Mod VI 21. My Way Of Thinking (Sun) - Randy & The Radiants 22. Seven Little Numbers (Arbet) - The Rapids 23. Time And Place (Our Bag) - The Oxfords 24. Go Ahead And Go (Panther) - The Bojax 25. Just Cry (Woodrich) - The Shadels, Inc. 26. Baby Get Lost (Zundak) - The Barracudas 27. It's Not The Same (Poe) - The Mod VI 28. I Don't Need You (La Louisianne) - The Rogues 29. Take A Look At Yourself (Romat) - The Sound System 30. Savage Lost (Heads-Up) - The Kollection

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THE MYSTIC EYES "The Whole World Is Watching" 1995

A dash of Dylan, a bit of Byrds, and a roll of Stones...While each song on “Watching” is a polished gem, special mention must be given to a few. “Reality Is No Friend Of Mine” is an ominous psychedelic pounder, and “So Far Away From Here” is only so slightly less intense. While the whole album fits loosely into a modernized folk/rock genre, “I Can’t Wait To Love You” pays loving tribute to the Phil Spector/Jan & Dean sound. “The Whole World Is Watching” is certainly an appropriate title for this new Mystic Eyes album. Critically and commercially acclaimed since their onset, the band’s legion’s of fans have been long waiting for this project. With the passion that’s so evident in these sounds, more and more people are certain to fall under the spell of the Mystic Eyes!The Mystic Eyes:

Bernard Kugel: voc, guitar / Eric Lubstorf: 6 & 12 string guitars / Craig and Scott Davison: bass, drums, organ and guitar

traxfromwax:

1- So far away from here 2- Las' night 3- Alone 4- If I say I love You 5- Reality is no friend of me 6- Crazy like a frog 7- I can't wait to love You 8- Let the wind blow 9- We'll get by 10- She put me down 11- I don't think it's over by far 12- Taste of the same 13- Too bad to be true 14- One of the ones

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THE MYSTIC EYES "Our Time To Leave" 1988

First release for the Mystic Eyes with the great 45 'My Time To Leave' on the a-side with the 12-string guitar, the swirling organ and the strong vocals, and a 60s cover on the b-side.Mystic Eyes were from Buffalo, NY, lead by Bernard Kugel. They released a few singles and two LPs (Our Time To Leave, 1988 and The Whole World Is Watching Us 1995 both on Get Hip). Mystic Eyes mixed the folk-rock of the Byrds with the Farfisa organ and the rough guitars of the garage with great success.
14 tracks of primitive garage and folk-rock on the debut LP from this Buffalo, NY band. Includes several choice covers including: "Calm Me Down," "No Reason To Complain," "I Believe You" along with the hit original "My Time To Leave."traxfromwax:

1. she don't cry no more 2. i lost my world 3. calm me down 4. baby, we're free 5. no reason to complain 6. i'm a nothin' 7. movin' out 8. my time to leave 9. judy 10. i have 11. i believe you 12. i'm glad i walked out that day 13. i thought i saw a tear 14. share

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ROCKIN' 'N' RARE DOO WOP Vol. 4

30 fabulous rockin' original DooWop rarities. Featuring less well-known vocal groups of the 1950s Rock 'n' Roll era, along with some of the genre's legendary groups.trax:

1. Gimmie Some - The Harptones 2. Little Girl Of Mine - The Electras 3. Dance Girl - The Charts 4. Baby, Open Up Your Heart - The Dells 5. Move It Over - The Ivorytones 6. Talk It Over Baby - The Rocketeers 7. Lindy Lou - Little Butchie Saunders & His Buddies 8. Do You Wanna Jump Children - The Ospreys 9. It's Good To Me - The Ospreys 10. Dance Girl Dance - The Rob Roys 11. Whirlwind - The Charms 12. Nursery Rhime Rock - The Dimensions 13. Please Be My Girl - The Spotlighters 14. Zoop - The Charts 15. Walk That Walk - The Sheiks 16. Och! She Flew - The Avalons 17. Zoom Zoom Zoom - The Collegians 18. Gotta Pretty Little Baby - The Embraceables 19. Let's Go To The Rock 'n' Roll Ball - The Pastels 20. Tippity Top - The Rays 21. Rock 'n' Roll Ruby - The Skyliners 22. Gig-A-Lene - The Sharps 23. Jitterbug Jamboree - The Emeralds 24. Stars In The Sky - The Channels 25. Baby Be Mine - The Charts 26. Who's That Knocking - The Genies 27. Let's Have A bBall - The Wheels 28. Bongo Stomp - The Flips 29. Rock-A-Little Lucy - The Four Scores 30. Three O'Clock Rock - The Capitals

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The Beach Boys "Surf's Up" (1971)

Hi Everyone, this is a 180g reissue of my favorite Beach Boys album, just before "Sunflower" but far from "Pet Sounds", and another 1971's masterpiece. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicThe Beach Boys' post-1966 catalog is littered with LPs that barely scraped the charts upon release but matured into solid fan favorites despite -- and occasionally, because of -- their many and varied eccentricities. Surf's Up could well be the definitive example, beginning with the cloying "Don't Go Near the Water" and ending a bare half-hour later with the baroque majesty of the title track (originally written in 1966). The album is a virtual laundry list of each uncommon intricacy that made The Beach Boys' forgotten decade such a bittersweet thrill -- the fluffy yet endearing pop (od)ditties of Brian Wilson, quasi-mystical white-boy soul from brother Carl, and the downright laughable songwriting on tracks charting Mike Love's devotion to Buddhism and Al Jardine's social/environmental concerns. Those songs are enjoyable enough, but the last three tracks are what make Surf's Up such a masterpiece. The first, "A Day in the Life of a Tree," is simultaneously one of Brian's most deeply touching and bizarre compositions; he is the narrator and object of the song (though not the vocalist; co-writer Jack Rieley lends a hand), lamenting his long life amid the pollution and grime of a city park while the somber tones of a pipe organ build atmosphere. The second, "'Til I Die," isn't the love song the title suggests; it's a haunting, fatalistic piece of pop surrealism that appeared to signal Brian's retirement from active life. The album closer, "Surf's Up," is a masterpiece of baroque psychedelia, probably the most compelling track from the Smile period. Carl gives a soulful performance despite the surreal wordplay, and Brian's coda is one of the most stirring moments in his catalog. Wrapped up in a mess of contradictions, Surf's Up defined The Beach Boys' tumultuous career better than any other album.

Review by John Bush (allmusic.com)

trax:

01 Don't Go Near The Water 02 Long Promised Road 03 Take A Load Off Your Fee 04 Disney Girls (1957) 05 Student Demonstration Time 06 Feel Flows 07 Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) 08  A Day In The Life Of A Tree 09 Til' I Die 10 Surf's Up

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ROCKIN' 'N' RARE DOO WOP Vol. 3

30 fabulous rockin' DooWop rarities. Featuring less well-known vocal groups of the 1950s Rock 'n' Roll era, along with some of the genre's legendary groups.trax:

1. No Time - The Titans 2. Pappa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons 3. Tell Me Why - The Rob Roys 4. Dead Wrong - The Five Stars 5. Ooh Shucks - The Five Stars 6. Real Humdinger - The Five Pearls 7. She's Mine All Mine - The Royal Jokers 8. I Still Do - The Lafayettes 9. Don't Forget I Love You - The Butanes 10. Never Let You Go - The Five Discs 11. True True Love - The Corvairs 12. Passing By - The Versatiles 13. What Kind Of A Fool - The Tams 14. Sassy - 'Frantic' Johnny Rogers 15. So Why - The Bop Chords 16. Cool Cool Baby - The Sophomores 17. A Good Woman - The Blue Notes 18. Zippity Zip - The Empires 19. Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons 20. Your Love - The Mighty Jupiters 21. Hy Wocky Toomba - The Mighty Jupiters 22. Juke Box Rock 'n' Roll - The Marigolds 23. You're The One I Love - The Federals 24. Don't Knock - The Pastels 25. Hey Little Nell - The Four Mints 26. Lily Maebelle - The Valentines 27. Zing Zing - The Pitch Pikes 28. Going Out - The Moonlighters 29. Chop Chop - The Chimes 30. Little Billy Boy The Three D's

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ROCKIN' 'N' RARE DOO WOP Vol. 2

30 fabulous rockin' DooWop rarities, featuring the less well-known vocal groups of the Rock 'n' Roll era, along with some of the genre's legendary groups.trax:

1. Zippity Zippity Zoom - The Pearls 2. Let's You And I Go Steady - The Pearls 3. Beverly Jean - Curtis Lee 4. My Baby And Me - The Kodaks 5. He Stole Flo - The Plaids 6. Baby Baby, Oh My Darling - The Clovers 7. Jitterbug - The Blanders 8. Sugar Sugar - The Cadillacs 9. I'm Happy - The Four Dates 10. Polly Molly - The Five Masks 11. I Wonder Who - The Fascinators 12. Oh Rose Marie - The Fascinators 13. Shufflin' Jive - The Arrows 14. Teen Age Baby - The Moonbeems 15. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - The Dimensions 16. Cut Me Up - The Daarts 17. I'll Write A Book - The Wonders 18. People Will Say We're In Love - The Spaniels 19. Imagination - The Quotations 20. Ala-Men-Sy - The Quotations 21. In My Heart - The Timetones 22. Sleep And Dream - The Keystoners 23. Lydia - Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords 24. I'm So Happy - Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords 25. Woe Woe Baby - The Personalities 26. Way Up In The Sky - The Starlites 27. My Lovin' Baby - The Channels 28. Teenage Paradise - The Volumes 29. Sandra - The Volumes 30. Chop Chop Boom - The Danderliers

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ROCKIN' 'N' RARE DOO WOP Vol. 1

30 fantastic & rare but rockin' R&B Vocal Groups. Featuring some of the lesser-known vocal groups of the Rock 'n' Roll era, along with some of the genre's legendary names.trax:

1. Bye Bye Baby - The Channels 2. Runaround Baby - The Kodoks 3. Ugly Face - The Pearls 4. Home Work - The L'Captans 5. Rama Lang A Ding Dong - The Edsels 6. What'cha Gotta Loose - The Del-Vikings 7. Come Along With Me - The Del-Vikings 8. Ooh, I Feel So Good - The Vibranaires 9. When I Woke Up This Morning - The Bop Chords 10. I'm Not Too Young To Fall In Love - Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords 11. Lilly - The Blentones 12. Military Kick - The Blentones 13. The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow - The Monotones 14. Sputnick Dance - The Equadors 15. The Beat Of My Heart - The Cordells 16. Bang Abng "Shoot 'Em Daddy" - The Emblems 17. I Do - The 5 Royales 18. Pretty Please - The Kinglets 19. My Baby Don't Need Changing - The Kinglets 20. Shut Your Mouth - The Ebonairs 21. Oh Baby Don't - The Heartbeats 22. Lady Love - The Del-Larks 23. Please Say You're Mine - The Savoys 24. Oh Gee, Oh Gosh - The Kodoks 25. Oo Wee Baby - The Ivy Tones 26. Gee I'm In Love - The Elchords 27. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom - The Elchords 28. I Remember - The Five Discs 29. Shouldn't I - The Orients 30. Hushabye My Love - Dino & The Diplomats

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Los Mel-tones! "Surfin' at Black Point" 1996

17 Romping Reverbed Rave-Ups in the car CD player, will shorten the longest journey...!Yeah, it might make more sense if local act Los Mel-tones! hailed from Oahu's North Shore instead of an island on the St. Lawrence, but then they'd be just another surf band vying for the gig at Jack Lord's latest soirée. Los Mel-tones! aren't exactly reinventing the genre to any new, higher degree, yet this sunburnt debut is still better than a coconut-oil high--and cheaper than airfare to the Pacific! 7/10 (Lorrie Edmonds)"Realizing the futility of pursuing the big wave sport on a river, they decided to form a band with the aim of capturing the feeling of the power of a surging wave and the pounding surf."
Quite an amazing release from this Canadian combo, sixteen original tunes full of reverb, pounding drums, and throbbing bass. From the opening riffs of Rocket Sled To Oahu to the closing chords of Astronomic you'll be taken on a journey through a land of big waves, sandy beaches, cool beverages, and plenty of reverb. (Continental #4)Los Mel-tones:

Sandro Carrubba: bass / Mark MacIsaac: drums, perc / Stan Sawczyszyn: Stratocaster / Mel Waldorf: Jazzmaster, farfisa

trax:

1. Rocket Sled to Oahu 2. Kung Fu Saturdays 3. Reef Patrol 4. Surfin' Natasha 5. Papakolea Beach 6. Incognito 7. Break Point 8. You'll Never Surf In This Town Again 9. Bird Lady From Ghost Town 10. Beyond The Stars 11. Tiki Cabana 12. Moon Walk 13. Curl Rider Stomp 14. Go Big Or Go Home 15. Mission To Mazatlan 16. Avienu Malkainu 17. Astronomic

"LOWE COUNTRY" The Songs Of Nick Lowe

It takes no great leap of the imagination to picture Nick Lowe the subject of a country-oriented tribute album. Ever since Kippington Lodge traded in their flared trousers for flannel, turning in their Yes 45s for Band LPs, and renaming themselves Brinsley Schwarz, Lowe has specialized in roots rock, taking a boozy, speedy detour during the punk era but returning to the '80s and never leaving it behind. The artists on Lowe Country: Songs of Nick Lowe largely stick to songs Nick wrote during his august third act as a dignified crooner or revamping Stiff-era ravers into down-home stompers, but the Brinsleys' "Don't Lose Your Grip On Love" is given a nicely mournful reading by the Parson Red Heads. Things never get too sad on Lowe Country, nor do they get too sprightly: Chatham County Line turn "Heart of the City" into a bit of rollicking bluegrass, JEFF the Brotherhood keep "Marie Provost" percolating while decorating it in tastefully fuzzy guitars, and Griffin House play "Crackin' Up" pretty much like Rockpile played it. Mostly, Lowe Country is clean and polite, keeping the focus squarely on Lowe's expertly crafted songs, the singers themselves rarely getting in the way of the words or melody. Sometimes things get a little too sweetly sleepy (Amanda Shires' "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" comes to mind), but at its best -- Caitlin Rose's "Lately I've Let Things Slide," Ron Sexsmith's "Where Is My Everything," Lori McKenna's "What's Shakin' On the Hill," Hayes Carll's excellent "I'm Gonna Start Living Again iIf It Kills Me" -- this is a handsome, enjoyable listen. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine , Allmusic)

trax:

1. Lately I've Let Things Slide - Caitlin Rose 2. Don't Lose Your Grip on Love - The Parson Red Heads 3. All Men Are Liars - Robert Ellis 4. I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass - Amanda Shires 5. Marie Provost - JEFF the Brotherhood 6. (I'm Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me - Hayes Carll 7. Lover Don't Go - Erin Enderlin 8. When I Write the Book - The Unsinkable Boxer 9. You Make Me - Colin Gilmore 10. Heart of the City - Chatham County Line 11. What's Shakin' on the Hill - Lori McKenna 12. Cracking Up - Griffin House 13. Where's My Everything? - Ron Sexsmith

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"Castle Mania" The Birth Of Modern Pop

Here's a compilation, released by the Dutch record-store Plato: Castle Mania - The Birth Of Modern Pop. Great selection of tracks, a nice addition to the Twilightzone. Enjoy! - WYVtrax:

1. jack rabbit - Icky Renrut 2. rock n roll deacon - Screaming Joe Neal 3. fortune teller - Tony Jackson 4. we didn't kiss we didn't love but now we do - The Clique 5. thats how it goes - The Breakaways 6. leave my kitten alone - First Gear 7. can´t help thinking about me - David Bowie & The Lower Third 8. popcorn double feature - The Searchers 9. you got what i want - The Sorrows 10. that´s when happiness begins - The Montanas 11. you said - The Primitives 12. husky - Jimmy Nicol 13. hungry - 5 A.M. Event 14. soul sauce - The Timebox 15. scratch my back - Jan Panter 16. pictures of matchstick men - Status Quo 17. the go go train - Mike Stevens & The Shevelles 18. baby now that i have found you - The Foundations 19. thunderbirds - Barry Gray Orchestra

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Dan Ar Bras - Douar Nevez "Terre Nouvelle" (1977)

Hi Everyone, I re-discovered this beautiful instrumental album recently, it's often presented as Prog Rock, I'd rather say Celtic Folk/Rock. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicOne of the most melodic guitarists in Celtic music, Dan Ar Bras has recorded as a soloist and with innovative Celtic harp, bagpipe and flute player Alan Stivell. A pioneer of electric folk in the early 1970s, Ar Bras has continued to explore the textural possibilities of electric and acoustic guitar.
Ar Bras hooked up with Stivell in 1967, shortly after moving to Brittany, a region in western France. He remained an essential element of Stivell's sound for more than a decade and made important contributions to nine of Stivell's albums, including the influential Renaissance of the Celtic Harp in 1972, and the reunion album Again in 1994. After Stivell broke up the band in 1976, Ar Bras spent six months as a member of Fairport Convention, leaving before recording with the group. Although he assembled his own tradition-rooted band, they were equally skilled at electric music and recorded a rock version of Lennon and McCartney's "Rain." Ar Bras switched to a Celtic style of playing acoustic guitar in the mid-1980s and recorded a heavily atmospheric album, Music for Silences to Come, in 1985. In the 1990s, Ar Bras assembled a 50-piece band, L'Heritage Des Celtes. A self-titled studio album was released in 1994 with a live recording, En Concert, following a year later.
Ar Bras continues to be involved with Fairport Convention, recording in Dave Pegg's Woodworm studios near Banbury, Oxfordshire and performing regularly at Fairport's annual festival in by Craig Harris (allmusic.com)trax:

01 Intro 02 Retour De Guerre 03 Naissance De Dahud 04 Mort Et Immersion De Malguen, Fin Du Voyage 05 Naissance De La Ville 06 Morvac'h (Cheval De La Mer) 07 Orgies Nocturnes 08 L'Ennui Du Roi 09 Les Forces Du Mal 10 L'Appel Du Sage 11 Submersion De La Ville 12 Douar Nevez (Terre Nouvelle)

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Hey RYP, Freitag Nachmittag - höchste Zeit mal wieder etwas Mucke für die Twilightzone zu kredenzen. Viel Spaß und gute Unterhaltung! - DooWopDaddyO

Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4050 - 1961)
01 Cozy Inn 02 Ain't Gonna Hurt No More
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1. Savoy - Clark's Uptown Swingsters 2. Gotta Be My Baby - Ellis Lesley & The Angry Teens 3. Great Balls Of Fire - La Cry
…served by DooWopDaddyO...DYNAMITE #11
1. Dance With A Dolly - The Tennessee Boys 2. Let's Dance - The Ricardos 3. Lonely Weekends - Whistle Bait
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Slim Jim 'n' The Bopcats (EP Sunrock SR-040 - 1983)
01 Rockhouse 02 I'm A Drifter 03 Boogie-Bop Dame 04 Baby, Take Me Back
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Los Straitjackets & Southern Culture On The Skids (Spinout Split Single - 2009)
01 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Los Straitjackets 02 Come As You Are - Lucifer Sam - Southern Culture On The Skids
…served by DooWopDaddyO...THE STINGRAYS (KAMIKAZE SINGLE KK-45-105 - 1999)
01 El Nino 02 Space Patrol
…served by DooWopDaddyO...The Birth Of British Rockabilly Vol.2
1. Gonna Miss Me - Cat Talk 2. I Wish I Never Lost You - Cat Talk 3. Sweet Talk Rimshots 4. What's A Matter Baby - The Rimshots 5. I'm Gone - Levi Dexter & The Ripchords 6. Cat Fight - Levi Dexter & The Ripchords 7. Move Baby Move - The Poorboys 8. Wild Girl - The Poorboys 9. Rhythm Guitar - Jim Carlisle 10. Boy Boy - Jim Carlisle 11. Crawdad Hole - Frantix 12. My Babe - Frantix 13. You're My Baby - Frantix 14. Rockin' The Bop - Mad Man Mark 15. Cats Night Out - The Hi Tones Featuring Bob Solly 16. My Baby‚s Gone - The Polecats 17. School Of Rock 'n' Roll - The Polecats 18. Please Give Me Something - The Polecats 19. Rocket - The Polecats 20. Big Boss Man - Blue Rhythm Boys
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Omar & The Stringpoppers "The Take-Off Rhythm of…" (LIMITED PRESSING WITH 6 UNRELEASED TRACKS)
01 Rockin Queen 02 What To Do 03 Little Hen 04 Because Of You 05 Leaving Town 06 Get Away From Me 07 Rockit To My Baby 08 Drive Em Wild 09 Take Off Rhythm 10 Gone Away 11 Rock With Me Baby 12 Down The Track 13 What To Do - Unreleased 14 Take Off Rhythm - Unreleased 15 Gone Away - Unreleased 16 Rockin Queen - Unreleased 17 Because Of You - Unreleased 18 Crazy Baby - Unreleased
…served by DooWopDaddyO...Panhandle Alks "Gebrandmarkt" (1996)
01 Gebrandmarkt 02 Noch 'n Bier Noch 'n Schnaps 03 Ich Wähle Rock 'n' Roll 04 Hank 05 Yvonne 06 Komm Zurück (Jahre Später) 07 Revolvermann (Fortsetzung) 08 Du 09 Honigkuchn Baby (Anplackt) 10 Panhandle (W)alk 11 Dumm Dumm 12 Trink Ein Bier Mit Mir 15 Cool 16 Ziehs Durch
…served by DooWopDaddyO..."Cool Cat Go Ape" Dutch Rockabillies
1. Vampire - The Cavemen 2. You Said - Frantic Vermin 3. I Was A Fool - The Rumble Cats 4. Rock On The Dole - The Sideburns 5. He Honey - Ko & The Cattle Show 6. Call Me Back - Crackle Rattle Bush 7. Heineken Beer Boogie - The Longhorn Trio 8. A Couple Of Days - The Cavemen 9. Don't Walk Alone - Frantic Vermin 10. I Wanna Make Love - The Rumble Cats 11. Responsibilly - The Sideburns 12. Saturday Jump - Ko & The Cattle Show 13. Won't You Come Back No More - Crackle Rattle Bush 14. Stream Line Train - The Longhorn Trio
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1. Bonus Pay - Pat Auburn Hare 2. High! - Kenneth Banks

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FLAMIN' GROOVIES "Need A Recording Contract" (1971-1981)

Rare & hard to find collection of Flamin' Groovies 45's.trax:

01 Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller  (7'', Grease EP, Skydog FGG001, 1973, Mono) 02 Slow Death  (7'', Grease EP, Skydog FGG001, 1973, Mono) 03 Let Me Rock  (7'', Grease EP, Skydog FGG001, 1973, Mono) 04 Dog Meat  (7'', Grease EP, Skydog FGG001, 1973, Mono) 05 Blues For Phylis  (7'', More Grease Single, Skydog FGG002, 1974, Mono) 06 Jumpin' Jack Flash  (7'', More Grease Single, Skydog FGG002, 1974, Mono) 07 Slow Death  (7'', United Artist UP 35392, 1972, Stereo) 08 Tallahassee Lassie  (7'', United Artist UP 35392, 1972, Stereo) 09 Married Woman  (7'', United Artist UP 35464, 1972, Stereo) 10 Get A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues  (7'', United Artist UP 35464, 1972, Stereo) 11 Shake Some Action  (12'', Aim Records, 1989) 12 You Tore Me Down  (12'', Aim Records, 1989) 13 Little Queenie  (7'', Skydog F001, 1977, Stereo) 14 I Can't Explain  (7'', Skydog F001, 1977, Stereo) 15 Shake Some Action  (12'', Sire 6078619, 1978, Stereo) 16 Paint It Black  (12'', Sire 6078619, 1978, Stereo) 17 Feel A Whole Lot Better  (12'', Sire 6078619, 1978, Stereo) 18 River Deep Mountain High  (7'', Underdog 49785, 1981, Stereo) 19 So Much In Love  (7'', Underdog 49785, 1981, Stereo) 20 Do I Love You  (12'', Skydog SKI2224, 1983, Stereo) 21 And Your Bird Can Sing  (12'', Skydog SKI2224, 1983, Stereo) 22 She Don't Care About Time  (12'', Skydog SKI2224, 1983, Stereo)

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"Alligator" Garage Monsters Vol. 6

Wild collection of upbeat 'n' rockin' 60's garage. No letup with this volume!trax:

1. the coco cherry mash - The Catalinas 2. cherry pie - The Plagues 3. kiddie a go go - Pandora & The Males 4. humpty dumpty was making out - The Malibus 5. and you're mine - The Yorkshires 6. i'm ready - The Little Boy Blues 7. unchain my heart - The Undertakers 8. get down on your knees - The Underdogs 9. say you love me - Billy & The Kids 10. searching - The Omens 11. hurt me - Larry Knight & The Upsetters 12. i'm gonna have my fun - Unknown 13. tell her - The Movement 14. no money, no honey - Ian & The Zodiacs 15. hey you - The Universals 16. look away - The Tempests 17. shop around - The Butlers 18. the alligator - The Us Four 19. don't take your love away - The Wind 20. true love knows - Beep Beep & The Road Runners 21. let the good times roll - The Del Counts 22. you don't want me - The Corvets 23. olds-mo-william - Gregory Dee & The Avanties 24. bird dog - The Del Counts 25. that's what i want - The Henchmen 26. i'm a mop - The Mops 27. mony mony - The Carnabeats 28. fire - The Swing West 29. do you like what you see - The Invasion 30. i will not be lonely - The Fanatics 31. wild man - The Tamrons

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John Kongos "Lavender Popcorn" 1966-1969

Perhaps kicked into action due to the inclusion of Scrugg's "I Wish I Was Five" on Rhino's second Nuggets box from the year prior, the Castle label issued Lavender Popcorn: 1966-1969, which digs deep into the discography of eccentric psych-pop musician John Kongos. Prior to the period documented here, Kongos had several records under his belt as a South African artist, which were popular there but failed to translate elsewhere. Upon his 1966 relocation to England, he headed the short-lived bands Floribunda Rose (one single) and Scrugg (three singles) and then went solo. This anthology ties up everything from Floribunda Rose and Scrugg, while adding some unreleased material. Kongos' first solo album, 1969's Confusions About a Goldfish, is also included in its entirety. This disc is rather essential for psych-pop completists. (Allmusic)

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1. I Love Mary - John T. Kongos 2. Goodtime Party Companion - John T. Kongos 3. Linda Loves Linda - Floribunda Rose 4. One Way Street - Floribunda Rose 5. Everyone Can See - Scrugg 6. I Wish I Was Five - Scrugg 7. Lavender Popcorn - Scrugg 8. Sandwich Board Man - Scrugg 9. Will The Real Geraldine Please Stand Up And Be Counted - Scrugg 10. Only George - Scrugg 11. Patriotic (prev. unreleased) - Scrugg 12. Confusions About A Goldfish - John Kongos 13. At This Moment - John Kongos 14. Deserts Of Mountains Of Men - John Kongos 15. Seat By The Window - John Kongos 16. Go Home - John Kongos 17. Tomorrow I'll Go - John Kongos 18. Flim, Flam Pharisee - John Kongos 19. It Was Easy - John Kongos 20. Blood - John Kongos 21. The Lady Wants More - Kongos 22. Coming Back To You - John Kongos 23. Amendment To Confusions About A Goldfish - John Kongos 24. Elegy To Seymour (prev. unreleased) - John Kongos 25. All I'm Trying To Do (prev. unreleased) - John Kongos 26. Week Day Lady (prev. unreleased) - John Kongos

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CURTIS MAYFIELD "Soul Legacy" (2001)

Curtis Mayfield was an innovator in every facet of the record industry in the 1960s, breaking new ground as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, and label owner. The four-disc Soul Legacy box collects material from his Curtom imprint, and the many talents of this amazing man are everywhere evident, from his classic early songs with the Impressions ("Move On Up," "Keep On Pushing," "People Get Ready," "Gypsy Woman," "I'm So Proud") through the proto-funk political masterworks ("Future Shock," "Pusherman," "Freddie's Dead," "Superfly") of his later years. The discs are arranged according to themes (Inspirational Themes, Love Songs, Cautionary Tales, Film & Dance), which is somewhat of an irritation, but not a major one once you give way to this wonderful music. In truth, Mayfield's songs are quite likely to be love songs, inspirational themes, and cautionary tales all rolled into one, and you sure could dance to them, such was the all-encompassing strength of his vision. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)4-CD clambox set containing five hours of glorious music celebrating the career of the late great Curtis Mayfield, selected from the recordings he made for his own Curtom label between 1968 and 1990. Includes authoritative 52 page booklet.

4CD BOXSET FEATURING ALL THE CLASSIC CURTIS TRACKS – NOW IN CLAM BOX

Curtis Mayfield’s untimely death in December of 1999 ended the extraordinary career of one of the 20th century’s most prolific and influential musical figures.

Truly multi-talented, as well as being a distinctive vocalist, guitarist and producer, Curtis Mayfield was also a writer of great range and vision whose inspirational songs made him a leading figure in America’s civil rights movement.

Soul Legacy is the most comprehensive anthology and overview yet assembled of Mayfield’s prolific recording career from 1968 up to the time of his tragic stage accident in 1990. Compiled from the singles and the two dozen albums which he released on his own Curtom Records, this set features him in both a solo capacity and as a key member of the ground-breaking Impressions group.

Each of this deluxe set’s four discs has been carefully compiled to reflect the range of Mayfield’s genius under four general themes: – Inspirational Themes, Love Songs, Cautionary Songs and Films & Dance.

Containing over five hours of music, the set’s full color, lavishly illustrated booklet includes detailed track-by-track commentary on each of its 76 tracks in addition to an authoritative biography of the gentle genius and his immense contribution to popular music.

trax CD 1:

01 Move On Up 02 Keep On Pushin' 03 We're A Winner 04 People Get Ready 05 I Plan To Stay A Believer 06 We People Who Are Darker Than Blue 07 Everybody Needs A Friend 08 It's Alright 09 Need Someone To Love 10 Something To Believe In 11 So In Love 12 People Never Give Up 13 This Year 14 Wild And Free 15 We Got To Have Peace 16 Make Me Belive In You 17 Beautiful Brother Of Mine 18 Miss Black America 19 Keep On Keeping On

trax CD 2:

01 Gypsy Woman 02 You're Really Something Sadie 03 I've Been Trying 04 Fool For You 05 Wherever She Leadeth Me 06 Gone Away 07 Seven Years 08 I'm So Proud 09 So Unusual 10 Just Want To Be With You 11 Show Me Love 12 You Mean Everything To Me 13 Hey Baby (Give It All To Me) 14 You're So Good To Me 15 Between You And Me (Duet With Linda Clifford) 16 Only You Babe 17 I'm Gonna Win Your Love 18 Ain't No Love Lost (Duet With Linda Clifford) 19 Baby It's You 20 So You Don't Love Me 21 Still Within Your Heart

trax CD 3:

01 (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below 02 Mighty Mighty (Spade And Whitey) 03 Check Out Your Mind 04 Underground 05 Future Shock 06 If I Were Only A Child Again 07 To Be Invisible 08 Mother's Son 09 They Don't Know 10 Choice Of Colours 11 This Is My Country 12 Back To The World 13 Homeless 14 Cannot Find A Way 15 Dirty Laundry 16 I Mo Git You Sucka 17 Kung Fu 18 Hard Times 19 When The Seasons Change

trax CD 4:

01 Superfly 02 Billy Jack 03 Eddie You Should Know Better 04 Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here 05 Short Eyes/Freak, Free, Free, Free 06 Pusherman 07 Freddie's Dead 08 Tripping Out 09 Get Down 10 Party Night 11 Do It All Night 12 You Are, You Are 13 Toot An' Toot An' Toot 14 Soul Music 15 Do Be Down 16 She Don't Let Nobody But Me 17 Can't Say Nothin' 18 Ain't Got Time

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"ROCK AND ROLL DOCTOR" A Tribute To Lowell George (1998)

As the guitarist, vocalist and primary songwriter for Little Feat, Lowell George was one of the biggest cult heroes of the '70s, creating a body of work that was deeply set within the blues tradition yet fiercely idiosyncratic and weird. It was the kind of music that earns a large cult following, but doesn't guarantee good covers, since its very quirkiness is among its most appealing traits. Basically, it's a question of matching the right artist with the right song, something that happens about half of the time on Rock N Roll Doctor (A Tribute to Lowell George). By the time the tribute record was released in 1998, his "Willin'" had long been established as a classic, the kind of song that could be covered by anyone -- along with "Dixie Chicken," it's one of the rare universal songs in George's catalog -- but Rock N Roll Doctor doesn't include either of those songs, or "Fat Man in the Bathtub." Instead, its 13 tracks are all relatively obscure, known to hardcore fans but not casual listeners, and this album is a record made by hardcore fans for hardcore fans. That doesn't mean it's necessarily all successful. Eddie Money wasn't really meant to sing the title track, and a couple of cuts, ironically including Little Feat's reworking of "Honest Man," are a bit too reverant to his memory (the group erases that negative with a storming "Cold, Cold, Cold," performed as a duet with Bonnie Raitt). But the best songs -- the Bottle Rockets and David Lindley's "Rocket in My Pocket," Jackson Browne's "I've Been the One," Taj Mahal's "Feats Don't Fail Me Now," J.D. Souther's "Roll Um Easy," Allen Toussaint & Leo Nocentelli's "Tow Trains" and especially Randy Newman & Valerie Carter's "Sailing Shoes" -- demonstrate that George's songs can live on, provided that the artists perform them with as much imagination as he wrote them with. (Allmusic)

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1. Cold Cold Cold - Bonnie Raitt / Little Feat 2. Feets Don't Fail Me Now - Taj Mahal 3. Roll Um Easy - J.D. Souther 4. Rocket in My Pocket - David Lindley / The Bottle Rockets 5. Sailin' Shoes - Randy Newman / Valerie Carter 6. I've Been the One - Jackson Browne 7. Two Trains - Allen Toussaint / Leo Nocentelli 8. Long Distance Love - Keisuke Kuwata / Merry Clayton 9. Rock & Roll Doctor - Buddaheads / Eddie Money 10. Straight from the Heart - Chris Hillman / Jennifer Warnes 11. Honest Man - Little Feat 12. Spanish Moon - Merry Clayton/Phil Perry / Ricky Lawson 13. Trouble - Inara George

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"SUPER STUFF" Garage Monsters Vol. 5

Wild collection of 31 classic 1960's garage movers - guaranteed to kick any party into high gear!trax:

1. friday at the hideout - The Underdogs 2. first i look at the purse - The Gass Co. 3. why doesn't she believe me - The Sounds Unlimited 4. i'm so lovesick - The Toppers 5. furi furi - The Spiders 6. I'm A Lover, not a fighter - The Brand 7. i'm looking for a woman - Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions 8. let's make it pretty baby - The Soul Agents 9. keep your hands off of it - The Sounds Unlimited 10. action (speaks louder than words) - The Tidal Waves 11. farmer john - The Tidal Waves 12. boom boom boom - The Outcasts 13. bad day blues - The Headstones 14. (go to him) i don't need you - The Rogues 15. that's how it will be - The Liberty Bell 16. i see the light - The Soundtrack 17. hey hey hey hey - William Penn & The Quakers 18. zulu stomp - The Brand 19. Show me the way - The Free For All 20. she's a mod - Ray Columbus & The Invaders 21. sorry - The Groop 22. something about you, baby - The Vibrants 23. I - The Knight Riders 24. it's a cry'n shame - The Gentlemen 25. so what! - The Lyrics 26. warning - The Humans 27. my baby's gone - The Sound Barrier 28. teenage letter - The Sorrows 29. midnight hour - Kit & the Outlaws 30. sadie's way - The Esquires 31. super stuff - The Rock Garden

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"KEEP YOUR SOUL" A Tribute To Doug Sahm (2009)

Ten years after his passing, Doug Sahm's family, friends, and followers salute the Texas giant with Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm. Surprise isn't the order of the day -- of all the artists involved, only Afghan Whig/Gutter Twin Greg Dulli could be called unexpected -- but rather a warm evocation of Sahm's spirit and sensibility, how he effortlessly encompassed almost every element of Texan music. By the very nature of a multi-artist tribute, Sahm's wide range is both emphasized and diminished, suggesting that he flitted from style to style instead of how blues, country, Tex-Mex, jazz, and rock & roll all coexisted in his music. Still, as tribute album problems go, this is pretty minor -- after all, what matters is the music, and Keep Your Soul is pretty rousing in that regard. Bookended by Sir Doug's two best-known songs -- "She's About a Mover," here performed by Little Willie G., the vocalist for Thee Midniters and Malo, supported by Ry Cooder among others; and "Mendocino," performed by Sahm's son Shawn -- this otherwise sidesteps such obvious picks as "Texas Tornado" (or any of his early-'70s recordings for Atlantic for that matter) in favor of a healthy dose of the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados, plus solo tunes from throughout the years. The order of the day isn't reinterpretation, it's celebration, and there are many joyful performances here, highlighted by Los Lobos' relaxed, breezy "It Didn't Even Bring Me Down," Delbert McClinton's easy-rolling "Texas Me," Jimmie Vaughan's glorious slow crawl through "Why, Why, Why," Joe "King" Carrasco's rollicking "Adios Mexico" supported by the Texas Tornados, and those aforementioned bookends. Then again, there are no bad moments here. Whatever stumbles there may be are largely down to a matter of taste -- some might find Dulli's "You Was for Real" too gloomy, the Gourds' "Nuevo Laredo" a little too light and nimble -- but there's no denying that everything here is executed with love and care, faithful to the big, open-hearted soul of Doug Sahm, and you can't ask for a better tribute than that. (Allmusic)trax:

1. She's About A Mover - Little Willie G. 2. It Didn't Even Bring Me Down - Los Lobos 3. Too Little Too Late - Alejandro Escovedo 4. You Was For Real - Greg Dulli 5. Dynamite Woman - Dave Alvin 6. Ta Bueno Compadre (It's OK Friend) - Flaco Jimenez w/The West Side Horns 7. Texas Me - Delbert McClinton 8. I'm Not That Kat Anymore - Terry Allen 9. Why, Why, Why - Jimmie Vaughan 10. You're Doin' It Too Hard - Charlie Sexton & The Mystic Knights Of The Sea 11. Nuevo Laredo - The Gourds 12. Be Real - Freda & The Firedogs 13. Adios Mexico - Joe "King" Carrasco & Texas Tornados 14. Mendocino - Shawn Sahm w/Augie Meyers

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Joe Walsh "The Best Of" (1978)

Hi Everyone, this best of is covering 1972(2 songs with the James Gang), 1973 / 1974 / 1978. I didn't find anything on this album, but if you want info about Joe Walsh, you'll find it easily. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicJoseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born Joseph Fidler; November 20, 1947)[1] is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands: the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles. He has also experienced success both as a solo artist and prolific session musician. He holds the number 54 spot in Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. (wikipedia.org)

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01 Turn To Stone 02 Mother Says 03 Help Me Through The Night 04 Rocky Mountain Way 05 Meadows 06 County Fair 07 Funk #49 (Recorded With The James Gang) 08 Time Out 09 Walk Away (Recorded With The James Gang)

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"CAUGHT IN THE WEBB" A Tribute To The Legendary Webb Pierce (2002)

Regarded by many as one of country's most potent moaners ever, Webb Pierce receives reverent tribute on this multi-artist Audium release produced by Pierce disciple Gail Davies. Those bravely interpreting the Pierce songbook represent an intriguing mix of current mavericks and seasoned veterans. Highlights are numerous, including a rollicking "In the Jailhouse Now" from Dale Watson, Mandy Barnett's pining "Slowly," Rosie Flores' swinging take on "I Ain't Never," and, predictably, a mournful, note-perfect rendition of "Yes, I Know Why" from George Jones. Dwight Yoakam is appropriately self-pitying on "If You Were Me (And I Were You)," and Joy Lynn White and Robbie Fulks offer up a hopeful "Tupelo County Jail." Elsewhere, Guy Clark knows whereof he speaks on "Honky Tonky Song," and BR549 kill "There Stands the Glass." Emmylou Harris, Billy Walker, Pam Tillis, Trent Summar, and others turn in strong performances, but the collection also fetes killer songwriting from such legends as Mel Tillis, Merle Kilgore, Jones, and Pierce and delivers top-notch backing vocals from the Jordanaires and the Carol Lee Singers. Davies' production is authentic and respectful, the musicianship is stellar, and at a generous 21 cuts, this tribute blows many others away. - RW (Billboard)From the '40s until his death in 1991, country legend Webb Pierce worked his magic as a singer and songwriter, recording and penning some of the most memorable songs in country music history. Ten years after his death, producer Gail Davies and Audium Records have assembled an impressive cast of country artists to pay tribute to the icon in Caught in the Webb: A Tribute to the Legendary Webb Pierce. A glance at the talent represented on this album speaks volumes about the quality of this tribute. Though versions of Pierce mega-hits "Why Baby Why" and "In the Jailhouse Now" are included, it doesn't get any better than Emmylou Harris' rendition of "Wondering." Harris' vocals are pure enchantment. Grand Ole Opry star Billy Walker is another standout with a smooth delivery of "I Don't Care" backed by the Carol Lee Singers and a piano accompaniment reminiscent of the Nashville sound. The only seams in the fabric of the album seem to be the Del McCoury Band's performance of "Walkin' the Dog," which comes across as a bit too grating, and Charley Pride's "I'm Tired." Pride's vocals sound a bit hoarse for some reason here, unlike on his endearing tribute album to Jim Reeves. Die-hard traditional country music lovers and those who hold the Grand Ole Opry dear will definitely get "caught in the Webb" of this tribute to the legendary Webb Pierce. It is refreshing to see that in the age of pop sparkle the artists who shaped the country genre are not completely forgotten. Equally refreshing is to see that established artists such as George Jones, Willie Nelson, and Crystal Gayle are joining forces with a younger generation of artists like Allison Moorer, Trent Summar, and B45-49, who still revere the roots of country. (Allmusic)
trax:

1. In The Jailhouse Now - Dale Watson & The Jordanaires 2. Slowly - Mandy Barnett 3. I'm Tired - Charley Pride 4. I Ain't Never - Rosie Flores & The Jordanaires 5. Yes I Know Why - George Jones 6. If You Were Me (And I Were You) - Dwight Yoakam 7. Wondering - Emmylou Harris 8. Tupelo County Jail - Robbie Fulks & Joy Lynn White 9. Back Street Affair - Allison Moorer 10. Even Tho' - Matt King 11. More and More - Crystal Gayle 12. I'm Walking The Dog - The Del McCoury Band 13. That Heart Belongs To Me - Lionel Cartwright 14. Honky Tonk Song - Guy Clark & The Jordanaires 15. Love Love Love - Gail Davies 16. That's Me Without You - Willie Nelson 17. There Stands The Glass - BR5-49 18. Why Baby Why - Kevin Welch & Deborah Pierce 19. It's Been So Long - Trent Summar 20. I Don't Care - Billy Walker & The Carol Lee Singers 21. No Love Have I - Pam Tillis & The Jordanaires

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"TOUCH MY HEART" A Tribute To Johnny Paycheck (2004)

Tributes rarely get better than this, a country music masterpiece. Robbie Fulks' masterfully assembled set not only fetes Paycheck's hits, but it also wisely gives a nod to lesser-known (and some would say superior) early material from the Lil' Darlin' label. This is an inspired, diverse cast, whether it's titans like a fiery George Jones ("She's All I Got") or a reverent Larry Cordle ("Old Violin"). Much of this disc's greatness comes from unexpected places: Neko Case on a rousing "If I'm Gonna Sink (I Might As Well Go to the Bottom)," Al Anderson's sparse "Someone to Give My Love To," Fulks and Gail Davies on the stone country "Shakin' the Blues" and the great Dallas Wayne's stirring tremolo on "I Did the Right Thing." Bobby Bare Jr. delivers a boozy take on "Motel Time Again," and his daddy teams with Radney Foster, Buck Owens and Jeff Tweedy on a thoroughly kick-ass "Take This Job and Shove It." Need we say more? - RW (Billboard)Johnny Paycheck is best remembered as the likably ornery Nashville outlaw who scored a major crossover hit with David Allan Coe's "Take This Job and Shove it" and made the title a household phrase. Unfortunately, as is often the case, Paycheck's biggest hit also created a one-dimensional image that he was never able to escape, and did no justice to the full scope of his talent. Paycheck was a fine singer, a gifted songwriter, a respected journeyman musician who anchored road bands for George Jones and Porter Wagoner, and an artist whose work could be bitingly funny, heart-wrenching, intensely personal, or a little disturbing depending on which tune from which point of his career you chose to cue up. In short, the late Johnny Paycheck is a guy whose public profile could stand an overhaul, and thankfully ace songwriter and noted fan Robbie Fulks has been given the opportunity to do just that with Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck, in which 20 artists interpret songs that were either written or recorded by Paycheck during his nearly 40-year career in music. Fulks recorded most of these performances with the same core session band (including Redd Volkaert on guitar and the great Lloyd Green on pedal steel), giving the album a consistent and unified personality that makes this more than a collection of well-intentioned but scattershot single sides, and the "casting" is inspired, with all the performers ideal fits for their selections. George Jones captures the desperation amidst the bravado of "She's All I Got," Mavis Staples finds an almost spiritual devotion in "Touch My Heart," Neko Case's hard-edged honky tonk charge through "If I'm Gonna Sink (I Might as Well Go to the Bottom)" is breathless and a little bit scary, Mike Ireland's beautiful take on "A Man That's Satisfied" confirms he's one of the greatest unsung talents in country music, and Hank Williams III captures the dark and hopeless heart of "I'm the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised" while calling up the spirit of his grandpa. Nearly every track on Touch My Heart dips into a slightly different shade of classic country music, and every song satisfies, while cohering into a thoroughly convincing and genuinely affecting argument for the diversity of Johnny Paycheck's talent. In short, this is a working model of how a tribute album should be done, and one imagines that, somewhere in that great honky tonk in the sky, Paycheck is tipping his hat to Robbie Fulks and his many talented friends -- they've truly done right by his work and his memory. Points added for David Cantwell's superb liner notes. (Mark Deming, Allmusic)

trax:

1. If I'm Gonna Sink (I Might as Well Go to the Bottom) - Neko Case 2. Someone to Give My Love To - Al Anderson 3. I'm Barely Hangin' On to Me - Marshall Crenshaw 4. Shakin' the Blues - Gail Davies & Robbie Fulks 5. I Did the Right Thing - Dallas Wayne 6. She's All I Got - George Jones 7. Touch My Heart - Mavis Staples 8. I'm the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised - Hank Williams III 9. I Want You to Know - Jim Lauderdale 10. 11 Months 29 Days - Dave Alvin 11. Apartment #9 - Johnny Bush 12. The Lovin' Machine - Billy Yates 13. Motel Time Again - Bobby Bare Jr. 14. Man That's Satisfied - Mike Ireland 15. Take This Job and Shove It - Bobby Bare, Buck Owens, Jeff Tweedy & Radney Foster 16. Old Violin - Larry Cordle

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WEBB WILDER "Acres Of Suede" (1996)

On one hand, Wilder took his most accessible, radio-friendly stab to date with "No Great Shakes," a rousing slide guitar anthem that would feel right at home as a John Hiatt show-stopper. Longtime producer and songwriting/instrumentalist collaborator R.S. Field tops himself with the stirring, acoustic ballad "Fall in Place." On the other hand, there's no dearth of that trademark snake oil, including the rebellious "Loud Music," manic "Flat Out Get It" and liberal excerpts from the inspirational Webb Wilder's Motivational Tips for Teens Manifesto and Rock'n'Roll Pamphlet. With Acres of Suede, The wily Wilderweaves a tangled web for aficionados of vintage rock & roll in its myriad of country, blues, and pop personalities and forms. (Allmusic)

trax:

01 The Olde Elephant Man 02 No Great Shakes 03 Loud Music 04 Fall In Place 05 Flat Out Get It 06 Soul Mate 07 Scattered, Smothered and Covered 08 Tell Me Why, Charlene 09 Why Do You Call? 10 Carryin' the News to Mary 11 Lost In the Shuffle 12 Rocket to Nowhere

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"JUST CRY" USA Garage Monsters Vol. 4

Powerful collection of garage killers and obscurities!trax:

1. the woods - The Nite Owls 2. say what i mean - The Shandells Inc. 3. just cry - The Shandells Inc. 4. if you love me - The Shadows 5. you're gonna leave me - The Lewallen Brothers 6. don't say why - The Lewallen Brothers 7. don't lie to me - The Feathers 8. when day is done - The Feathers 9. tell me - The Wild Things 10. baby please don't go - The Wild Things 11. surprise surprise - The Wild Things 12. hold me now - The Rumors 13. without her - The Rumors 14. work out sally - King Richard & The Knights 15. i couldn't care less - The Couriers 16. just tell me - The Couriers 17. christy anne - The Hearsemen 18. do you think about it now - The Trees 19. i shouldn't love her - The Teen Beats 20. dance, dance, dance - The Teen Beats 21. she was mine - The Questars 22. never existed - The Basement Wall 23. you - The Basement Wall 24. orange - The Basement Wall 25. you know that i love you, baby - The Basement Wall 26. leave you girl - The Basement Wall 27. bad girl - The Penthouse 5 28. don't mess around with my dream - The Penthouse 5 29. in his shadow - The Penthouse 5 30. i saw you walking - The By Fives 31. keep on walking - The Word D 32. you're gonna make me - The Word D 33. you're gonna make me - The Penthouse 5

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WEBB WILDER "Town & Country" (1995)

In the hands of the wily Webb Wilder and the Nashvegans, you can expect superb and eclectic taste in covers, with spunky, entertaining delivery. Town & Country offers 16 quick flashes ranging from the Flamin' Groovies classic "Slow Death" and The Music Machine's "Talk Talk" (the "Town") to Waylon Jennings's "Nashville Bum" and Rodney Crowell's "Ain't Living Long Like This" (the "Country"). On the way, there are plenty of pitstops for obscure rockabilly and R&B (Lazy Lester, Jerry "Boogie" McCain) and various phases of British Invasion (Small Faces, Mott the Hoople). (Allmusic)

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01 Stay Out Of Automobiles 02 Nashville Bum 03 Slow Death 04 (I'm A) Lover Not A Fighter 05 To The Loving Public 06 Honky Tonk Hell 07 My Mind's Eye 08 Too Many Rivers 09 Goldfinger 10 Hissy-Fit 11 Talk Talk 12 Streets Of Laredo 13 Short On Love 14 I Ain't Living Long Like This 15 Original Mixed-Up Kid 16 Rockin' Little Angel

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"TWO TIMER" - Rockabilly Original 45's

Incredible collection of classic rockabilly - all from the original vintage 45's!trax:

1. How Come You Do Me - Junior Thompson 2. Two Timer - Jimmy Gray 3. They're Learning - Lynn Pratt 4. Give That Love To Me - Ray Campi 5. Let 'er Roll - Sid King 6. It Would Be A Doggone Lie - Autry Inman 7. Playmates - Derrell Felts 8. Want To Be Wanted Blues - Aubrey Cagle 9. She's My Little Baby - Bobby Mack 10. For You - The Rock 'n' Rollers 11. I'm Out - The Surf Riders 12. I'm Packin' - Billy Devroe 13. Guitar Rock - Bill Flagg 14. Be My Baby, Baby - Don Winters 15. All The Time (Original Version) - Sleepy LaBeef 16. No Time For Heartaches - Tommy Spurlin 17. Hey Mama - Sonny Fisher 18. Come In World - Don Ellis 19. More And More (I Love You) - Tooter Boatman 20. Hot Dog - Buck Owens 21. Rattle Bones Rock - Linda Burnette 22. Gee Whiz - Pat & Dee 23. Oakie Boogie - Hank Swatley 24. Bad Bad Boy - Bobby Lollar

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LEE FIELDS "Let's Get a Groove On" (1999)

Lee Fields spent most of the '90s on the Ace label, recording soul-blues albums whose funkiness was often dampened by cheap-sounding, partly synthesized backing tracks. Judging by his performance on his Desco Records debut full-length Let's Get a Groove On, Fields' move to the pioneering old-school funk-revival label freed him to do the kind of gritty, authentic funk album he'd been itching to record for quite some time. Laying out his principle of "rough...nasty...genuine" funk in a spoken intro, Fields positively smokes through the whole record, capturing all the fire of late-'60s James Brown (whom he strongly and unashamedly resembles, vocally) with the help of the Desco house band, the Soul Providers, who lay down a richly organic set of guitar-and-organ-dominated funk backings. Let's Get a Groove On is blatantly derivative of its influences, but the simple act of returning wholeheartedly to those influences -- in a musical climate which has assimilated and moved away from them -- could in itself be considered an innovation. Regardless, it's a stunning performance from Fields and the record that fulfills Desco's promise -- quite possibly one of 1999's best, and definitely one of its most overlooked. (Steve Huey, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Intro By Mr Fields 02 Let's Get A Groove On 03 Watch That Man 04 Hey Sallie Mae (Get Off My Feet) 05 Let A Man Do What He Wanna Do 06 All By Myself 07 Put It On Me 08 Take It Or Leave It 09 Steam Train 10 I'm A Millionaire 11 Bad, Bad, Bad

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Garland Jeffreys "Grinder's Switch" (1970)

Hi Everybody, this LP is a 1981 reissue of the 1970 Vanguard original album,and it's often presented as "Grinder's Switch featuring Garland Jeffreys".Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicNew York singer/songwriter Garland Jeffreys made his disc debut as the leader of the band Grinder's Switch on Vanguard Records in 1970. By the evidence of its ten Jeffreys-composed songs, he and the group had spent a lot of time listening to the Band's Music from Big Pink and the batch of songs Bob Dylan had developed with the Band in the late '60s, including "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)." Jeffreys, Ernest Corallo, and Stan Szelest approximated the Band's rough vocal trio of Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel, and the country-rock musical arrangements, with their prominent organ and piano work by Szelest, also strongly recalled the sound of the Band. (Szelest actually joined a later lineup of the Band, appearing on their 1993 album, Jericho.) Jeffreys had some clever and amusing things to say in his lyrics, marking him as the singer/songwriter he would develop into later. But upon release, Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch was so much of a clone of the Band that it was hard to separate it out as the work of an independent entity. - Review by William Ruhlmann (AllMusic.com)trax:

01 Sister Divine 02 Father, The Son And The Holy Ghost 03 Won't Ya Come Back Home 04 Dear Jolly Jack 05 And Don't Be Late 06 An Imaginary Invalid 07 Last Night I Drove Down To The Bar (Women And Wine) 08 Evening 09 They Call Me Fortune And Fame 10 Seven Sleepers' Den

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