The Gruesomes "Hey!" 1988

The Essential 3rd LP by Canadian Garage-Punk/R+B Legends THE GRUESOMES!HEY! Is the third in their 80’s trilogy of LP releases. Originally issued in 1989 on OG Records. 14 Garage/R+B inspired numbers delivered with a patented Savage Punch. Yeah... Everything You have come to expect from THE GRUESOMES!

The Driving Rhythms of **Thanks for Nothing**, **It’s all in Your mind** + **Nowhere** thru the Raw Emotions of **Out of Our Tree** and **So Far,So Bad**. 

The Free Spirited Instro Romp of the Title track **HEY!** + **EL Diablo** to the dark despair of **World of Darkness**. All of the 60’s/70’s Influences are Here culminating in the riveting R+B Rave-Up of **I Can Dig It!**. Tasty Treats Indeed. HEY! Is Not an Acquired Taste ..... It is an Adrenaline Rush of SNOT, FUZZ and ABSOLUTE TRASH Creatively Crafted for the Minions as well as the Masses..... AAAAHHHH NOW YOU GET IT!! - cdbaby

lineup:

Bobby Beaton Vocals, guitar / Gerry Alvarez Vocals, guitar / John Knoll Drums / John Davis Bass

trax:

01 Thanks For Nothing 02 (It's) All In Your Mind 03 Nowhere 04 What Am I Doing This For? 05 Tell Me How You Feel 06 Out Of Our Tree 07 hey! 08 Won't You Listen? 09 So Far, So Good 10 Don't Waste My Time 11 World Of Darkness 12 El Diablo 13 That Ain't Right 14 I Can Dig It

"That Cat Was Clean!" The Mod Side Of Jazz

This new collection is filled with some pretty cool, swinging, soulful, hip music from the 1950's/1960's, accenting the '50s. The sound is clean and open sounding--if you've heard any other sets from the Not Now label--you have a good idea of the sound quality.The second installment in our celebration of when two giant genres, mod and jazz, cross paths and unleash the irresistible grooves of artists like Ray Charles, Jimmy Smith and Booker T upon us. Lay back and take in the smooth tones of Mose Alison, the bossa nova infused vibes of Herbie Mann and the infectious strut of Dr. Horse. Jack, these cats was clean.

trax disc 1:

1. At The Club - Ray Charles 2. Jack, That Cat Was Clean - Dr. Horse 3. I Got A Woman - Booker T. & The MG's 4. Same Thing - Gino Parks 5. You Can't Sit Down (Part 1 & 2) - Phil Upchurch Combo 6. Ain't That Lovin' You - Joe Scott & Bobby Bland 7. One O'Clock Jump - Jimmy Smith 8. One Mint Julep - Ray Charles 9. One Note Samba - Herbie Mann & Gilberto Joao & Antonio Carlos Jobim 10. Y'all - Johnny "Hammond" Smith 11. Ooh Poo Pah Doo - The Shirelles 12. Baby, Please Don't Go - Mose Allison 13. Sixteen Tons - Oscar Brown Jr. 14. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) - Sarah Vaughan 15. Cleo's Mood - Junior Walker & The All Stars 16. Nice 'n' Greasy - Lou Donaldson 17. The Blues Message (Featuring Curtis Amy) - Paul Bryant 18. Last Night - The Mar-Keys 19. John Henry - Ramsey Lewis Trio 20. Love Me Or Leave - Nina Simone

trax disc 2:

1. Back At The Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith 2. Right Now - Herbie Mann 3. Mood Indigo - Nina Simone 4. Fever - King Curtis 5. That's The Way I Feel - Jimmy McGriff 6. Fire - Gino Parks 7. The Seventh Son - Mose Allison 8. Sack O' Woe - The Mar-Keys 9. Love - Mark Murphy 10. Burnt Biscuits - The Triumphs 11. Twist Lackawanna - Junior Walker & The All Stars 12. You Can't Sit Down - Booker T. & The MG's 13. Sticks And Stones - Ray Charles 14. The Slide, part 1 - Googie Rene 15. Face To Face - Baby Face Willette 16. Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Richard "Groove" Holmes 17. Neckbones - Johnny "Hammond" Smith feat Willis Jackson 18. Black Eye Peas - Ramsey Lewis Trio 19. Mambo Típico - Tito Puente 20. Salt Pork, West Virginia - Dr. Horse

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Clifford Brown & Max Roach

A mid-fifties french release, on the back cover (for those who can read french) it said that this is their first recording for EMARCY, this is a mini LP (25cm), and like it's not very long I propose both versions MP3 & FLAC. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's Musictrax:

01 - Delilah 02 - Parisian Thoroughfare 03 - Daahoud 04 - Joy Spring 05 - Jordu

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The Flaming Sideburns "Hallelujah Rock 'N' Rollah" 2001

WHILE WAITING FOR THE NEXT HELLACOPTERS ALBUM, GRAB A COPY OF THIS-OH SO SWEET-PIECE OF MUSIC. IT'S GOT SOUL, GUITARS, ATTITUDE AND GREAT SONGS. - By "stepa57"This album sounds sorta different from the other one "It's time to testify,brothers and sisters." Personally, I like the other one better, but they still rock to the MAX in this one. There are a couple songs that they sang in Spanish which is very interesting! They know how to groove!!! Check'em Out!!! - By Chikako Oku

trax:

01 Loose My Soul 02 Up in Flames 03 Blow the Roof 04 Flowers 05 World Domination 06 Sweet Sound of L.U.V. 07 Street Survivor 08 Stripped Down 09 Lonesome Rain 10 Spanish Blood 11 Listen Now! I'm in the Moon

THE PARTING GIFTS "Strychnine Dandelion" 2010

Combining the talents of Greg Cartwright and Coco Hames seems like such a no-brainer that it feels like destiny. Cartwright's proven himself as the leading heartbroken poet of garage punk with the Reigning Sound; Hames has displayed all kinds of moxie and songwriting prowess as the leader of the Ettes. They got together when Cartwright produced the Ettes' album Do You Want Power in 2009. Sensing a strong musical kinship, they decided to record a single under the name the Parting Gifts and it went so well that it seemed natural to make an album, 2010's Strychnine Dandelion. Calling in the rest of the Ettes and some of the Sound as a backing band (along with some friends like the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), Cartwright and Hames rock, croon, cajole, and swagger through 15 songs that will thrill fans of both artists and fans of garage rock everywhere. Most of the tracks are written by Cartwright and they have all the hard-won wisdom and desperate melancholy of his best work; hearing him spill his guts on songs as raw as “Strange Disposition” is almost transcendent. Along with the busted-up jams, he drops one of his most romantic and touching songs yet (“Shine,” which sports the achingly sweet line “I tried to read your palm/Just so I could touch your arm”) and generally uses the occasion to show off a slightly more sensitive side. He’s already proven that he can write top-notch songs for girls to sing (witness the Mary Weiss album Dangerous Game) and Hames does his "Born to Be Blue" with girl group-ready soul and fire. Her songs for the record fall just below his, but there’s no shame in that. “My Mind’s Made Up” is a crackling country-rocker, “Don’t Stop” burns with a barely controlled fury, and the Cartwright-sung “My Baby Tonight” is a rollicking and smoky late-night ballad. She more than holds her own against one of the great songwriters of the day. Taken together, the album stands proudly with the best work of either artist and the only complaint is that they didn’t duet more. The only song they share vocals on, “Bound to Let Me Down,” is the highlight of the album. Still, the pairing of the two garage titans makes for a thrilling album and is hopefully just the first of many future collaborations. (Tim Sendra, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Keep Walking 02 Bound To Let Me Down 03 Strange Disposition 04 My Mind's Made Up 05 Shine 06 Born To Be Blue 07 Staring 08 Don't Stop 09 My Baby Tonight 10 (Walking Through The) Sleepy City 11 Don't Hurt Me Know 12 Hanna 13 I Don't Want To Be Like This 14 Strychnine Dandelion 15 This House Ain't A Home

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"THE RADIO RECORDS STORY"

Excellent collection of mid to late 50’s rare rockin’ 45’s from this Malibu, California record label. This label was part of Abbott Records, lead by Fabor Robinson.trax:

1. stop talkin', start lovin' - Robert Luke Harshman 2. you mostest girl - Bobby Lee Trammell 3. i love you girl (and i need you so) - Dickie Polodor 4. altitude - Roy Lanham 5. salt & pepper - Ronnie Summers 6. the birth of love - The Four Marksmen 7. do dee oodle dee do i'm in love - Norma & Linda 8. i mean, you know - Gail & Sandra 9. my susie j. - my susie jane - Bobby Lee Trammell 10. arriba - Chuck Vedder 11. sweet man - Bobby Starr 12. chemise - Jeep Smith 13. doorway to heaven - Billy Barton 14. with enough love - Ned Miller 15. love is over, love is done - Bonnie Guitar 16. in a mansion stands my love - Johnny Russell 17. strange night - Doye O'Dell 18. uh oh - Bobby Lee Trammell 19. love watcha' doin' to me - Robert Luke Harshman 20. one love - The Four Marksmen 21. klondike - Roy Lanham 22. the devil, my conscience and i - Billy Barton 23. gypsy - Ned Miller 24. bring a hammer and a needle - Doye O'Dell 25. shanty boat - Bonnie Guitar 26. fiddler's rock - Jeep Smith 27. spanky boy - Chuck Vedder 28. boys out of school - Roy Lanham 29. please give me a chance - Bobby Starr 30. bill - Gail & Sandra 31. she's my baby the one over there - Dickie Polodor 32. should i make amends - Bobby Lee Trammell 33. was i just a passing fancy - Johnny Wildcar 34. middle of a dream - Roy Lanham

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The Gruesomes "Gruesomania" 1987

Yesterday’s sounds of yesterday… today! The Gruesomes were Montreal’s major export of the ’80s garage rock scene and indie-circuit trailblazers (hell, they didn’t even have zines to build them, much less blogs and Pitchfork and such). 1987’s Gruesomania was their second album, packed with raw, fuzzy nuggets like “Way Down Below” and “Leave My Kitten Alone,” and this reissue has been thickened like singer Bobby Beaton’s waistline by six bonus tracks, every bit as dumb and dirty as the rest. - by The Montreal Mirror - Rupert Bottenburg [January 21,2009] Anyone wondering what the missing link between the Stooges, New York Dolls and Black Haloes could possibly be would do well to check out this re-release of the Gruesomes' 1987 cult classic.
Montreal's premiere garage rock outfit, the Gruesomes — and by default, Gruesomania — are an endless stream of twangy, kitschy pre-punk soaked in as much attitude as reverb. Despite the album's questionable sonic clarity, with production levels below that of farting into a ghetto blaster's built-in microphone, the plethora of upbeat soul/rock/pop gems are endless.
Gruesomania is a surprisingly dirty affair, topping out at 20 bouts (the Unchained EP is tacked on as bonus material) of infectiously greasy fluff. From the bouncy, light-hearted jangle of "Leave My Kitten Alone" to the driving grimace of "Way Down Below" and surf-twang of "Whirlpool," this early Rolling Stones-meets-the Ramones trash rock sounds even more relevant two decades after its creation than it most likely did at the time. - By Keith Carman [Exclaim! Magazine-Febuary 2009]
trax:

01 way down below 02 i'm glad for you 03 leave my kitten alone 04 ain't got nothing 05 whirlpool 06 i can tell 07 buzz off 08 je cherche 09 why me 10 time's gonna come 11 jacknife 12 outta my mind 13 you said yeah 14 heart full of pain 15 hidden track

HAMILTON CAMP "Paths of Victory" '64

This album captures Hamilton Camp's passionate, but earthy folk presence perfectly. If you loved Bob Dylan's acoustic songs back in the 60's, this music is for you. Camp will blow you away with his rough hewn, haunting folk music as Greenwich Village meets the Midwest rambler."Paths Of Victory", released toward the end of 1964(there is still some debate over it's EXACT release date), remains a stunning work of the folk genre, and a MUST for any serious collector of folk music. Several factors propel it to this loftly position, but three factors in particular come into play.

First:no less than SEVEN of the record's thirteen songs are written by Bob Dylan. Though Dylan was already THE hottest singer-songwriter in folk(generating numerous cover versions of his songs)it was (and STILL remains) a novel idea to stuff MORE than half an album full of Dylan interpretations. Furthermore, six of the seven had yet to be released on Dylan's OWN albums(on Columbia)when they made their appearance HERE(to this day a couple STILL remain unreleased on Dylan's official albums).

Elecktra president Jac Holzman, overseeing this album's production, deserves credit for his fine selection of lesser-known Dylan tunes, and his encouragement of Camp's unique and stirring interpretation thereof.

This leads to the second factor which sets this album apart from much of Camp's contemporaries:Camp's studied AVOIDANCE of the mannered, reverential delivery that dates so many of the '60's folk LP's. Camp's earnest & engaging delivery, punctuated by his SOARING vocals and FORCEFUL playing, puts the material over in a fresh & immediate manner previously unheard of in folk music. The result is an album that CONTINUES to sound vital and contemporary, not dated or jaded. Listen to Camp's simply STUNNING version of the classic song "Get Together"(an early version which PREDATES that of The Youngblood's) and get ready to have your socks blown off! To listen to THIS version is to experience a whole NEW dimension altogether(rumor has it that CAMP'S version was composer Dino Valenti's PERSONAL FAVORITE interpretation). In contrast to The Youngblood's straightforward, rather low-key delivery, THIS version is simply ABLAZE with unfettered, dynamic energy! Camp is at his FINEST here, as his vocals soar to great heights one moment, only to descend to rich, low registers the next(all within the SAME BREATH no less)! His guitar technique here is no less impressive:his touch is deft and delicate yet forceful nonetheless.

The third factor which comes into play is the TIMING of this album's release. Traditional acoustic folk largely gave way to electric folk-rock and singer-songwriters shortly after this album's release. Within the limits of the SOLO guitar and harmonica format, Camp managed to record a record which is quite PROGRESSIVE for its era. Double-tracked vocals were utilized on some cuts(still a relatively NEW technique at that time). The repertoire is largely made up of CONTEMPORARY composers, rather than traditional tunes(again, a novel idea in folk music prior to the advent of folk-rock and modern folk). In addition to the aforementioned Dylan tunes, Camp premiered his OWN classic composition "Pride Of Man" on THIS album(of the MANY subsequent covers to follow, HIS arguably remains THE yardstick by which to measure ALL others). The result was an album which was a unique HIGHLIGHT of the era of "Classic" folk music. That it came toward the END of this genre only MAGNIFIED it's position as such.

Sadly, Camp never recorded another album for Electra in the '60's, instead focusing on ACTING(primarily with theatrical groups)and making subsequent recordings with full POP-ROCK arrangements later for Warner Brothers("Here's To You").

In this writer's opinion, "Paths Of Victory" remains Camp's most accomplished & satisfying work as a RECORDING artist. (Shirley Pena, Record Runner)

(Thanks to Tom for the share)

trax:

01 guess i'm doin' fine 02 girl of the north country 03 the rubaiyat 04 walkin' down the line 05 a satisfied mind 06 pride of man 07 get together 08 innisfree 09 long time ago 10 only a hobo 11 irish poems (the lonely-the stranger's grave) 12 tomorrow is a long time 13 paths of victory

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"Epic Rock & Roll Party"

Here's a fantastic collection of early Rock 'n' Roll recordings done for the Epic label. This comp has very little filler, pretty much one killer cut after another, and would have been close to essential if it had any notes or anything beyond the basic track list. You get a couple primal blasters from Link Wray -- Ain't That Lovin' You Babe, and Hand Clapper -- and even Doug Wray with the silly, but still cool, Goose Bumps. Jaycee Hill delivers a couple of hot sides; Bump! is the sound that his baby makes when she hits him upside the head with the new frying pan that he just bought her (Bump! also features some red hot guitar pickin'), then the vicious Crash Out a moody number about getting' out of San Quinton the hard way. You get a couple of all-time raunchy instrumental tracks in The Big Bad Train by Lee Castle, and Drive In by The Jaguars. Not all of this is in the juvenile delinquent vein; you also get songs like Roy Hamilton's sublime hit Don't Let Go, and the sweet It's A Wonderful Feeling by Jim Robinson. British rocker Marty Wilde delivers a couple of fantastic melodramatic cuts, as does Ersel Hickey, as does Jimmy Gavin, and so on. Then the cherry on the top must be the stony instrumental Stone Age Rock by Fred Flintstone. I didn't know that you could play such hot sax with only three fingers! All tracks are dubbed from original vinyl records, but there is little or no surface noise detectable on most tracks. (JM)

trax:

1. Hand Clapper - Link Wray 2. G.I. Rock - Jesse & James 3. Big Deal - The Skee Brothers 4. Roll, Hot Rod, Roll - Bob Spencer 5. The Ballad Of Jesse James - Jimmy Gavin 6. You Threw A Dart - Ersel Hickey 7. Angry - Marty Wilde 8. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' - Jim Robinson 9. Bump! - Jaycee Hill 10. I - Lillian Briggs 11. Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton 12. Goose Bumps - Doug Wray 13. Ain't That Lovin' You Babe - Link Wray 14. The Big Bad Train - Lee Castle 15. My Baby Is Gone (Stop This World) - Marty Wilde 16. Goin' Down That Road - Ersel Hickey 17. Rock & Roll Lullaby - Bob Spencer 18. You Never Can Tell - Ersel Hickey 19. Drive In - The Jaguars 20. Number Please - Jesse & James 21. It's A Wonderful Feeling - Jim Robinson 22. Hitchhiking Man - Jimmy Gavin 23. Boogie Blues - Lillian Briggs 24. Piddily Patter Patter - Helene Dixon 25. It's All Your Fault - Lee Kane 26. Growin' Up - Dolores Hawkins 27. While I'm Away - The Skee Brothers 28. Exit 6 - The Jaguars 29. Crash Out - Jaycee Hill 30. Stone Age Rock - Fred Flintstone 31. Misery's Child - Marty Wilde 32. Heartbreak Station - Sonny Flaharty

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The Flaming Sideburns "It's Time to Testify... Brothers and Sisters!" 1999

Embracing much of what was gloriously loud and fuzzy from rock & roll's past -- from Link Wray and the Sonics to the Stooges and the New York Dolls -- Finland's the Flaming Sideburns first got together in 1995 with the modest goal of "saving rock 'n' roll." Originally claiming to have passed through a time warp after opening for Little Richard in 1965, the Flaming Sideburns were comprised of five hardcore garage rock followers, most of whom had played in a variety of bands before forming the Sideburns. Guitarist Ski Williamson (aka Jukka Suksi) was a member of the Isebel's Pain, while fellow guitarist Jeffrey Lee Burns played with Teenage Kicks; both worked together in the band Bomber. Drummer Jay Burnside also held down time with the Lowdown Shakin' Chills, the Unhinged, and the Kowalskis, while singer Eduardo "Speedo" Martinez and bassist the Punisher were both relative newcomers......The band made its recording debut with a pair of 7" singles in 1997, one on Denmark's Bad Afro Records label; the same outfit released the group's first 10" EP, 2000's It's Time to Testify, Brothers and Sisters, and their debut album, 2001's Hallelujah Rock 'n' Rollah. The band's growing popularity in Northern Europe (as well as frequent name checks by friends and fans the Hives and the Hellacopters) sparked the interest of American indie label Jetset, which gave the band its first full-length release in the States with 2002's Save Rock 'n' Roll (though the band's first U.S. release was actually a single for the garage-friendly Estrus label in 1999). 2002 also saw No Fun Records issue the raucous Live at Gearfest 2000, recorded at Finland's infamous garage rock blowout. After the unexpected success of the Hives in America and the United Kingdom in 2002, the Flaming Sideburns became one of several Scandinavian bands touted for breakthrough success, alongside Sahara Hotnights, the Sounds, and long-running scene veterans the Nomads and the Hellacopters. Their third full-length release, the stylistically diverse Sky Pilots, was released in the spring of 2003. When not busy with the Flaming Sideburns' schedule, Martinez, Williamson, and the Punisher play together in a side project, Jack Meatbeat & the Underground Society. ~ Mark Deming, Rovitrax:

01 La Bruta 02 Crashing Down 03 Close to Disater 04 Rock 'n' Roll Boogaloo 05 Testify 06 Out of Our Tree 07 Jaguar Girls 08 Ungrounded Confusion 09 You Were't Using Your Head 10 Women 11 Sailin Thru Cloud Nine 12 Sugar Ain't That Sweet 13 Action Women

"THE FREEDOM RECORDS STORY"

This California label hit all the venues of the music.  Here on this package are 32 various artist tracks covering the BEST material from Johnny Burnette to the Four Dots...Not to be confused with the Texas blues label active in the late 40s this was a West Coast label active in 1958/59 recording rockabilly and rock 'n' roll and this collection features about 2/3 of the label's output - many of them appearing on CD for the first time. The label's main claims to fame are that it was the label that Johnny Burnette recorded for after leaving Coral and session guitarist on a number of the label's sessions was Eddie Cochran and he plays here on tracks by Burnette, The Four Dots, Sherman Scott, Jay Johnston and Larry O'Keefe though don't expect any exciting solos from him - his contributions are pretty much in the background. There are a few hot rockabilly cuts here (Bill Lawrence, Burnette, Sherman Scott) but most of it would fall under the category of "teen jivers" and other artists here include JImmie Maddin, Johnny Ellis, Sonny Warner (fine R&B instrumental), John T. Webster III & Anna (their fine soulful ballad A Million Tears was written by Cochran), Smiley Wilson (a nice cover of Running Bear), JImmie Maddin, Terri & Jane (The excellent Oh, Baby Oh with nice guitar), The Four Troys, The Upperclassmen (the novelty Cha Cha With The Zombies), etc. Excellent sound but no notes. (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. hey baby! - Bill Lawrence 2. sweet baby doll - Johnny Burnette 3. how'dja do - Sherman Scott 4. Ain't-a that somethin' - Larry O'Keefe 5. i'm studyin' you - Jimmie Maddin 6. Lonesome Lover - Terri & Jane 7. don't wake up the kids - The Four Dots 8. me and the bear - Johnny Burnette 9. livin' doll - Jay Johnston 10. balboa bop - Johnny Ellis 11. riff runner - Sonny Warner 12. three hundred and sixty five - Willie Walker 13. gotta make love to you - John T. Webster III & Anna 14. yes sir, that's my baby - Jerry Wright 15. my baby - Jerry Stone & The Four Dots 16. running bear - Smiley Wilson 17. gumbo - Johnny Burnette 18. way out far - Sherman Scott 19. i just can't say goodnight - Jimmie Maddin 20. money mad man - Willie Walker 21. billy billy - Dee Dee Dorety 22. oh, baby oh - Terri & Jane 23. kiss me baby - Johnny Burnette 24. walk a dog - Jay Johnston 25. in the moonlight - The Four Troys 26. cha cha with the zombies - The Upperclassmen 27. love's dream - Larry O'Keefe 28. i'm restless - Johnny Burnette 29. cinderella doll - Johnny Ellis 30. suddenly you want to dance - The Four Troys 31. a million tears - John T. Webster III & Anna 32. pleading for your love - The Four Dots

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"American Primitive" Vol. 2 - Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939)

Revenants. Phantoms. Biographical ciphers who emerged from their anonymous dark, made 78 rpm recordings, and were promptly swallowed up by darkness again. Yet their recordings have made an indelible place for themselves in our world by dint of their capacity to inspire wonder.
At once a collection of secret blueprints for a raw musics revolution and a testament to the enduring power of great art to shock, confound, inspire and sustain. John Fahey’s final curated work for Revenant.
Revenant’s long-awaited follow-up to 1997’s much-saluted American Primitive Vol. I.
“Stunning. Buy this now.” – Esquire
“Exquisite.” – Pitchfork
“Remarkable.” – NPR’s All Things Considered
“Anyone interested in American culture should find a way to hear this record. It’s possibly the most important archival release since Harry Smith’s seminal Anthology of American Folk Music in 1952.” – Harper’sIn the early days of the recording industry, many folk performers made just a few records, or only one record, before vanishing, their life stories and basic biographical data untraceable to this day. American Primitive, Vol. 2 assembles 50 tracks from such performers on this two-disc set, most from the late '20s and early '30s (the sole cut predating 1926 is Cousins & DeMoss' "Poor Mourner," from 1897). On one level, then, this is an incredibly valuable compilation for serious collectors of early American folk and blues music -- "names too obscure even for Harry Smith" (overseer of the revered Anthology of American Folk Music collections), as the liner notes declare. That's true -- not a one of these names will be familiar outside the hardcore collector circle. Mississippi blueswoman Geeshie Wiley is about the most "famous," and that's about as much for the unavailability of hard information about her as for her music. On a more general level, however, the anthology's of great value to anyone with an interest in such material, not just serious collectors, on several accounts. The level of the performances is almost up to par with those of the more famous early blues and folk musicians. The variety, from rural blues and Appalachian folk to gospel, ragtime, and minstrel-ish novelty, is much greater than it is on most such anthologies. The mastering, courtesy of the fine folks at Revenant, is about as good as it'll get for such aged discs, and the whole lot is given Revenant's usual scrupulous yet entertaining annotation. What you'll find particularly engaging will depend upon your particular tastes, but some of the more ear-opening digs into this archive include the sharp, pinching acoustic blues guitar of Henry Spaulding's "Cairo"; Homer Quincy Smith's penetratingly funereal "Go Down Moses"; the disconsolate humming of Pigmeat Terry; and the masterful blues-folk guitar picking on Bayless Rose's instrumental "Frisco Blues." Overall, it's a testament to the variety of expression picked up on record at a time when deciding what to record, and how to perform what was recorded, was a much more spontaneous exercise than it would usually be in later eras. (Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

1. I Want Jesus To Talk With Me Homer - Quincy Smith 2. Deal Rag - Walter Taylor 3. Motherless Child Blues - Elvie Thomas 4. Big Bed Bug (Bed Bug Blues) - Tommy Settlers & His Blues Moaner 5. I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape - The NuGrape Twins 6. Molly Man - (Red Hot) Old Mose / Moses Mason 7. Black Dog Blues - Bayless Rose 8. Workhouse Blues - Mattie May Thomas 9. Bo-Lita - Kid Brown & His Blues Band 10. My Mama Always Talked To Me - John Hammond 11. Ballin' The Jack - The Salty Dog Four 12. Friday Moan Blues - Alfred Lewis 13. Pick Poor Robin Clean - Geeshie Wiley 14. It's Cold In China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner 15. Black Sheep Blues - Pigmeat Terry 16. Old Hen Cackle - Two Poor Boys 17. Frisco Blues - Bayless Rose 18. Hot Time Blues - William Harris 19. Take A Look At That Baby - Two Poor Boys 20. Skinny Leg Blues - Geeshie Wiley 21. Little Birdie - John Hammond 22. Little Girl In Rome - Otto Virgial 23. Dangerous Blues - Mattie May Thomas 24. Mean Low Blues - Blues Birdhead 25. Be My Kid Blues - Elizabeth Johnson

trax disc 2:

1. Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley 2. Poor Mourner - The Cousins & Virginia DeMoss 3. Jamestown Exhibition - Bayless Rose 4. There's A City Built Of Mansions - The NuGrape Twins 5. Cairo Blues - Henry Spaulding 6. Two White Horses In A Line - Two Poor Boys 7. Shrimp Man - (Red Hot) Old Mose / Moses Mason 8. Don't Mistreat Your Good Boyfriend - The Bubbling Over Five 9. Bull Frog Blues - William Harris 10. Purty Polly - John Hammond 11. Go Down Moses - Homer Quincy Smith 12. Over To My House - Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas 13. Shaking Weed Blues - Tommy Settlers & His Blues Moaner 14. Big Mac From Macamere - Mattie May Thomas 15. Moaning The Blues - Pigmeat Terry 16. Original Blues - Bayless Rose 17. John Henry Blues [Take 3] - Two Poor Boys 18. Sobbin' Woman Blues - Elizabeth Johnson 19. Bad Notion Blues - Otto Virgial 20. Eagles On A Half - Geeshie Wiley 21. Mississippi Swamp Moan - Alfred Lewis 22. Red Cross The Disciple Of Christ Today - Moses Mason 23. Kansas City Blues - William Harris 24. As Free A Little Bird As Can Be - John Hammond 25. No Mo' Freedom - Mattie May Thomas

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"Graduation Day" 50 Songs That Shaped The Beach Boys

Graduation Day earns it's diploma' - Record Collector
'Surf's up!' - Shindig!
'A peek inside young Brian Wilson’s vinyl collection…the inspiration that sparked his genius' - Vintage Rock50 years ago, the Beach Boys cracked the US Top 10 with Surfin’ USA, consolidating a career that had been successful from their very first single, and which has remained so ever since. The hits continued until the end of the ’80s, and the group was back in the headlines in 2012 when the surviving original members took part in the 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour. Compiled and annotated by writer and radio presenter Spencer Leigh, the 2CD set Graduation Day celebrates the Beach Boys’ illustrious career by looking at the music that influenced chief songwriter Brian Wilson and the rest of the group, including songs recorded by them. By embracing mainstream pop (Patti Page), doo-wop (the Delroys, the Olympics, the Regents), folk (the Kingston Trio), the first surf instrumentals (Dick Dale), novelty acts (Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt Kickers) and one-off geniuses like George Gershwin and Phil Spector, as well as the better-known rock & roll (Eddie Cochran, Freddy Cannon) and R&B (Little Willie John) influences, Graduation Day represents the full extent of the Beach Boys’ musical tastes.

As might be expected, the musical predilections of Brian Wilson dominate the selection, but Graduation Day also reflects the tastes of the rest of the group – Brian’s brothers Dennis and Carl, their cousin Mike Love, as well as Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston. In order to have as broad a range of artists as possible, most of the acts have been limited to one track apiece. However, it would be mistaken to limit Chuck Berry and vocal harmony group the Four Freshmen as it was the combination of Berry’s rhythms and the Freshmen’s harmonies that got the Beach Boys started. It’s also intriguing to observe, as Spencer Leigh does in his notes, how often the same names pop up behind the scenes on the diverse recordings which constitute Graduation Day. Brought to you by the same team that was responsible for the highly popular Love Me Do: 50 Songs That Shaped the Beatles, and sporting a 20pp illustrated booklet, Graduation Day will make the Beach Boys’ many fans very happy.

trax disc 1:

1. Graduation Day - The Four Freshmen 2. Smokey Joe's Café - The Robins 3. Two Step Side Step - Bonnie Lou 4. Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie 5. Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson 6. Hideout - John & Judy 7. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry 8. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors 9. Bluebirds Over The Mountain - Ritchie Valens 10. Bermuda Shorts - The Delroys 11. Devoted To You - The Everly Brothers 12. (Baby) Hully Gully - The Olympics 13. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran 14. Sloop John B - The Kingston Trio 15. Barbara-Ann - The Regents 16. Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson 17. He's Sure The Boy I Love - The Crystals 18. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 19. A Casual Look - The Six Teens 20. Young Blood - The Coasters 21. When You Wish Upon A Star - Dion & The Belmonts 22. The Train Of Love - Annette 23. Old Cape Cod - Patti Page 24. Rhapsody In Blue - Glenn Miller 25. I Got Rhythm - Ella Fitzgerald

trax disc 2:

1. Let’s Go Trippin’ - Dick Dale 2. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring - The Four Freshmen 3. The Wanderer - Dion 4. A Million To One - Jimmy Charles 5. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon 6. Cindy, Oh Cindy - Vince Martin & The Tarriers 7. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons 8. Hushabye - The Mystics 9. Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman 10. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 11. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry 12. Mountain Of Love - Harold Dorman 13. Heart And Soul - Jan & Dean 14. Alley-Oop - The Hollywood Argyles 15. Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers 16. In The Still Of The Nite - The Five Satins 17. Running Bear - Johnny Preston 18. Come Go With Me - The Del-Vikings 19. Talk To Me, Talk To Me - Little Willie John 20. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford 21. Miserlou - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 22. I'm So Young - The Students 23. Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen 24. Little Girl Blue - The Four Freshmen 25. Louie Louie - Richard Berry & The Pharaohs

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"American Primitive" Vol. 1: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-1936)

77-minutes of gut-bucket, early gospel from the collections of Gayle Dean Wardlow and John Fahey, complete with a 24-page booklet of liner notes and photos. Includes Charley Patton, Rev. I.B. Ware with Wife & Son, Bukka White, William & Versey Smith, Blind Willie Davis, Frank Palmes, Bo Weavil Jackson, Elder Otis Jones, Blind Roosevelt Graves, Blind Joe Taggart, Blind Mamie Forehand, Jaybird Coleman, and more.
“26 tracks of uncut religious fervor, clearly selected for maximum intensity” - Downbeat Magazine
“Best Records of 1997: #1 Gospel Release” – Tower Pulse
“Diabolically great.” – PlayboyUntil he took a more deconstructionist course on albums like City of Refuge and Womblife, John Fahey wrote songs that drew largely from his love of country blues and folk music. These early American (and European) forms were assimilated into his own unique fingerpicking guitar style. He spent his late teenage years canvassing for 78 rpm records in America's Deep South. In 1997, he launched the Revenant reissue label to document the history of music as he saw it. Surprisingly, releases ran the musical gamut from the raw rockabilly sounds of Charlie Feathers to the otherworldly blues of Captain Beefheart. More than anything else, however, American Primitive, Vol. 1, a collection of early gospel-blues, feels like a labor of love. One of Fahey's fascinating stories has him feeling physically sick upon hearing Blind Willie Johnson's "Praise God I'm Satisfied," only to find that he was unable to get the sound out of his head. Hearing it for a second time, he was reduced to tears. While Johnson is not featured on this compilation (his entire recording career is documented on two exceptional Yazoo compilations), the music here is rooted in the same soil. One of the fascinating things about American Primitive is the wealth of little-known musicians it turns up. The biggest names here are Charlie Patton and Booker "Bukka" White. But alongside them are artists as obscure as Blind Mamie Forehand, Dennis Crumpton, and Robert Summers. Many of these musicians came face to face with the dichotomy of playing sinful blues and redemptive gospel. Patton was known for his attempts to cleanse himself with intermittent periods of church attendance. Collected here are a recording under his own name (with his common-law wife, Bertha Lee) as well as under the religious pseudonym Elder J.J. Hadley. Throughout American Primitive, warnings abound from the converted. Some titles alone tell it all: "Sinner You'll Need King Jesus," "You Better Quit Drinking Shine," and "This Time Another Year You May Be Gone." The material ranges from the harsh tones of William & Versey Smith (singing from the gut, the sound is a rawer version of the recordings Blind Willie Johnson made with his wife) to the calm strength of Mamie Forehand's gorgeous "Honey in the Rock." Charlie Patton is obsessed with the other side on "Oh Death" and "Prayer of Death." On the former, he comes face to face with the dark angel himself, waking up to find him in his room. "Hush! Oh hush! Somebody is calling me," he sings, accompanying himself and Lee with some biting slide guitar and adding, "Lord I know my time ain't long." On the latter, he wrings the notes out of his instrument in his typically hard style, yet sings like he's come to terms with his fate. Blind Roosevelt Graves & Brother make a joyful noise on "Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind on Jesus)" and "I'll Be Rested (When the Role Is Called)." Purely as a historical document, American Primitive is absolutely indispensable. It becomes difficult to imagine these precious recordings being lost. The titles here date back to the time electrical recording first became a feasible concept (1927). As a group of songs unlike anything anyone is likely to hear today, it's one of the most unique and rewarding listening experiences available. (Nathan Bush, Allmusic)

trax:

1. I Believe I’ll Go Back Home, Paramount 1926 - Blind Willie Davis 2. Down on Me, Columbia 1930 - Eddie Head & His Family 3. Honey in the Rock, Victor 1927 - Blind Mamie Forehand 4. I’m Gonna Cross the River of Jordan Some O’ These Days, Silvertone 1927 - Jaybird Coleman 5. Oh Death, Vocalion 1934 - Charley Patton & Bertha Lee 6. You Better Quit Drinking Shine, Vocalion 1928 - Rev. I.B. Ware with Wife and Son 7. Been Listening All the Day, Paramount 1928 - Blind Joe Taggart 8. Sinner You’ll Need King Jesus, Paramount 1927 - William and Versey Smith 9. This Time Another Year You May Be Gone, Vocalion 1928 - Rev. Edward Clayborn (The Guitar Evangelist) 10. Lord I’m the True Vine, Bluebird 1936 - Eddie Head And His Family (The Guitar Evangelist) 11. Woke Up this Morning (With My Mind on Jesus), Melotone 1936 - Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother 12. Holy Mountain (3:06), Bluebird 1936 - Elder Otis Jones 13. I Wouldn’t Mind Dying (But I Gotta Go By Myself), Vocalion 1928 - Rev. I.B. Ware with Wife and Son 14. Everybody Help the Boys Come Home, Paramount 1927 - William and Versey Smith 15. Everybody Ought to Pray Sometime, ARC 1926 - Dennis Crumpton and Robert Summers 16. Tryin’ To Get Home, Columbia 1930 - Eddie Head And His Family 17. I’ll be Rested (When the Roll is Called), Melotone 1936 - Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother 18. I'm On My Way To The Kingdom Land, Paramount 1926 - Bo Weavil Jackson (Sam Butler) 19. Troubled ‘Bout My Soul, Paramount 1929 - Frank Palmes 20. When That Great Ship Went Down, Paramount 1927 - William and Versey Smith 21. I am in the Heavenly Way, Victor 1930 - Washington White (Booker White) 22. Good Lord (Run Old Jeremiah), Library of Congress Archive of American Folk 1934 - Austin Coleman (with Joe Washington Brown and Group) 23. Jesus is Getting us Ready for that Great Day, Columbia 1927 - Luther Magby 24. I Believe I'll Go Back Home, Paramount 1929 - William & Versey Smith 25. Prayer of Death: Part I, Paramount 1929 - Elder J.J. Hadley (Charley Patton) 26. Prayer of Death: Part II, Paramount 1929 - Elder J.J. Hadley (Charley Patton)

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GERAINT WATKINS & THE DOMINATORS - Geraint Watkins & The Dominators (1979)

On his debut, which is here in its entirety, The Dominators run through a dozen or so rock and roll classics with a bit of a New Orleans and Cajun twist. (Watkins DOES play the accordion.) I'm thinking Nick Lowe meets Professor Longhair.Here is vinyl rip of Geraint Watkins & The Dominators. His first solo LP from 1979 and never released on CD, far as I know. Geraint has been Nick Lowe's keyboard player of choice for many years. His live shows - when you can catch them - are always hugely enjoyable and his recent CD releases never seem to get the attention they deserve. (Mellotext)Personnel:

* Geraint Watkins - vocals, piano, organ, electric piano, accordion, percussion * Andy Fairweather-Low - drums, bass, vocals, moog bass, acoustic guitar * Micky Gee - guitar, vocals, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar * John David - bass, vocals, percussion, backing vocals * Dave Charles - drums, backing vocals * Steve Gregory - saxophones, backing vocals * Buddy Beadle - saxophones, backing vocals * Henry Spinetti - drums, backing vocals

trax:

1. "Man Smart Woman Smarter" 2. "Casting My Spell" 3. "In The Night" 4. "Grow Too Old" 5. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" 6. "Gotta Find My Baby" 7. "Paralysed" 8. "Nobody" 9. "Deep In The Heart of Texas" 10. "Don't You Just Know It" 11. "If Walls Could Talk" 12. "My Baby Left Me" 13. "Cakewalk Into Town"

(Thanks to Mellotext)

LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS "The Tradition Masters" (1959-1960)

Lightnin' Hopkins' career, recording history, and music remain fascinating. Like John Lee Hooker, he served as a bridge between older country blues and the newer electric variety; like Hooker, he played in both styles while never losing the idiosyncratic nature of the earlier method (his electric music sounds like country blues on an electric guitar). Hopkins' long career also produced a terribly confusing discography, making the task of choosing a particular introductory disc a daunting one. The Tradition Masters, a two-disc set recorded by folklorist Mack McCormick around 1959-1960, is a good place to start for a couple of reasons. First, Hopkins is in his element here, relaxed and comfortable with the material. McCormick's desire to record him "pure and unplugged" also adds to the intensity of these sets, keeping the music focused and intimate. There are fun pieces like "Mama and Papa Hopkins" and "Get Off My Toe," and more familiar ones like "Trouble in Mind" and "See See Rider." Hopkins is joined on vocals by Luke "Long Gone" Miles on cuts like "Baby" and "Prison Blues Come Down on Me" on the second disc. The song credits are bit puzzling, with most of these pieces attributed to Hopkins and McCormick. While these songs may be arranged differently than earlier versions, it's doubtful that either party had a good excuse to take credit for "When the Saints Go Marching In." Regardless of who wrote these songs, The Tradition Masters is a fine set of pure country blues. (Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. , Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

01 In The Evening The Sun Is Going Down (Album Version) 02 Trouble In Mind (Album Version) 03 Mama And Papa Hopkins (Album Version) 04 The Foot Race Is On (Album Version) 05 That Gambling Life (Album Version) 06 When The Saints Go Marching In (Album Version) 07 Get Off My Toe (Album Version) 08 75 Highway (Album Version) 09 Bottle It Up And Go (Album Version) 10 Short Haired Woman (Album Version) 11 So Long Baby (Album Version) 12 Santa Fe Blues (Album Version)

trax disc 2:

01 Long Time 02 Rainy Day Blues 03 Baby 04 Long Gone Like A Turkey Through The Corn 05 Prison Blues Come Down On Me 06 Backwater Blues (This Mean Old Twister) 07 Gonna Pull A Party 08 Bluebird Bluebird 09 See See Rider 10 Worrying My Mind 11 Till The Gin Gets Here 12 Bunion Stew 13 You Got To Work To Get Your Pay 14 Go Down Old Hannah 15 Hear My Black Dog Bark

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"BLUES FROM THE VOCALION VAULTS"

Vocalion Records, originally founded in 1916, was one of the most important labels recording blues in the 1920s and 30s. This 50 track collection is a tiny fraction of the label's considerable output but provides a nice introduction to the wealth of talent the label recorded. The most well known artist today that the label recorded was Robert Johnson (featured here with Ramblin' On My Mine and Stones In My Passway) but the label's most popular artist was Leroy Carr who is featured here with his "theme" song How LOng, How Long Blues - a title which has become a blues standard. Other great artists the label recorded and featured here include Blind Boy Fuller, Big Bill Broonzy, Henry Thomas, Tampa Red, Memphis Minnie, Furry Lewis, Charley Patton, Big Joe Turner and more. There are also lesser known, but superb, artists featured including St. Louis Bessie, Charlie Segar, Edmonia Henderson, George Noble (fantastic piano player), Mississippi Sarah & Daddy Stovepipe, Son Becky, Hattie Hart, Jelly Jaw Short (J.D. Short) and more. (Roots & Rhythm)

trax disc 1:

1. Ramblin' On My Mind - Robert Johnson 2. Step It Up And Go - Blind Boy Fuller 3. Broke Down Engine Blues - Blind Willie McTell 4. Harmonica And Washboard Breakdown - Sonny Terry 5. How You Want It Done - Big Bill Broonzy 6. Sitting On Top Of The World - Mississippi Sheiks 7. Toothache Blues - Victoria Spivey 8. Police Station Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw 9. Fishing Blues - Henry Thomas 10. Trouble In Mind - Bertha "Chippie" Hill 11. W.P.A. Blues - Casey Bill Weldon 12. Sugar Man Blues Pt.1 & Pt.2 - St. Louis Bessie 13. Key To The Highway - Charlie Segar 14. Chicago Policemen Blues - Rosa Henderson 15. Dead Man Blues - Edmonia Henderson 16. New B & O Blues - Bumble Bee Slim 17. Keep It Clean - Charley Jordan 18. Dozing Blues - George Noble 19. You Rascal You - Tampa Red 20. Butcher Shop Blues - Bernice Edwards 21. Burleskin' Blues - Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah 22. Lost Lover Blues - Lulu Jackson 23. Send Me An Angel Down - Monkey Joe, Roosevelt Scott 24. How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell 25. Easy Rider Blues - Texas Alexander & Willie Reed

trax disc 2:

1. Special Steam Line - Bukka White 2. New Bumble Bee - Memphis Minnie 3. Kokomo Blues - Scrapper Blackwell 4. Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground) - Blind Willie Johnson 5. Hang It On The Wall - Charley Patton 6. Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis 7. Panama Limited Blues - Ada Brown 8. Mamie - Blind Boy Fuller 9. Four Day Creep - Ida Cox & Her Allstar Band 10. Stones In My Passageway - Robert Johnson 11. Ram Rod Daddy - Bo Carter 12. Cow Cow Blues (Take A) - Cow Cow Davenport 13. I Let My Daddy Do That - Hattie Hart 14. Midnight Trouble Blues - Son Becky 15. Sail On Little Girl No. 3 - Black Boy Shine 16. Roll 'Em Pete - Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson 17. Reefer Hound Blues - Curtis Jones 18. A.B.C. Blues - Little Son Joe (Ernest Lawlars) Feat. Memphis Minnie 19. Sorrow Valley Blues - Irene Scruggs 20. Your Enemy Cannot Harm You - Rev. Edward W. Clayborn 21. My Monday Blues - Jim Jackson 22. Song From A Cotton Field - Bessie Brown 23. Snake Doctor Blues - Bert Mays 24. Michigan River Blues - Bert Mays 25. The Storm Is Passing Over - Blind Joe Taggart

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DEL SHANNON "A Complete Career Anthology" 1961-1990

To most casual listeners, Del Shannon was a one-hit (or, at best, two-hit) wonder. This two-CD anthology goes a long way toward correcting that inaccurate perception, covering virtually every high point in a career that, admittedly with some ups and downs, yielded some great and popular music across nearly 30 years. Every phase of the late singer/composer/guitarist's career is represented, and though "Runaway is usually the only song associated with Shannon, this collection reveals many other sides to his work and sound, from the romantic Shannon original "Jody" to the defiant Pomus-Shuman song "Ginny in the Mirror."

The really good part about this set is that a lot of the songs appear here in their rare stereo mixes. With most classic rock & roll, that would not necessarily be a virtue, stereo being superfluous as well as harmful to its impact, but in Shannon's case it is -- his records usually featured very busy, complex instrumental parts (an attribute that he shared in common with the Beatles and a lot of other British invasion acts) that can be discerned much more easily in the stereo versions. All of the bases are covered right up through his work in the late '60s with Andrew "Loog" Oldham and into the 1970s and 1980s obscurities. His version of the Zombies' hit "Tell Her No" (cut for Island Records in the mid-'70s) and the Dave Edmunds-produced "And the Music Plays On" are represented, along with the results of his collaboration with Tom Petty and his comeback with the early-'80s NBC television series Crime Story (which returned "Runaway," used as the show's title theme, to the charts). As is usual with Raven Records, the annotation is extremely thorough and the mastering is impeccable. (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

01 Runaway 02 Hats Off To Larry 03 So Long Baby 04 Hey Little Girl 05 Cry Myself To Sleep 06 You Never Talked About Me 07 Jody 08 The Swiss Maid 09 Ginny In The Mirror 10 Little Town Flirt 11 Two Kinds Of Teardrops 12 From Me To You 13 Two Silhouettes 14 Sue's Gotta Be Mine 15 That's The Way Love Is 16 Handy Man 17 Mary Jane 18 Keep Searchin' (Follow the Sun) 19 Stranger In Town 20 Break Up 21 Why Don't You Tell Him 22 Move It On Over 23 I Go To Pieces 24 Under My Thumb 25 Show Me 26 The Letter 27 Runaway '67 28 Cut And Come Again 29 Friendly With You 30 Led Along 31 Mind Over Matter 32 Thinkin' It Over

trax disc 2:

01 Gemini 02 Sister Isabelle 03 Kelly (Live) 04 Distant Ghost 05 Deadly Game 06 Help Me 07 Oh How Happy 08 And The Music Plays On 09 Tell Her No 10 Cry Baby Cry 11 Restless 12 Sea Of Love 13 Drop Down And Get Me 14 To Love Someone 15 Cheap Love 16 Broken Down Angel 17 Something To Believe In 18 Hot Love 19 Walk Away 20 Calling Out My Name 21 Who Left Who? 22 Runaway (Crime Story Version) 23 Crying 24 Do You Wanna Dance 25 Pepsi Spot

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"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 10

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966Popcorn (sometimes Belgian Popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970s and 1980s. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and soul made between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, often relatively obscure, and characterised by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe".

trax:

1. Move It - The Chantays 2. Cornbread And Buttermilk - Leon Haywood 3. It's Got To Be Mellow - Leon Haywood 4. Hey Hey Hey - Ernie K-Doe 5. I'm A Lonely Guy - Timmy Shaw 6. Five Piper - The Dynatones 7. Time Will Bring You Back - Jimmy Hughes 8. Ska Ba - Rolando Alphonso 9. Ten Commandments - Prince Buster 10. You've Been Talking 'bout Me Baby - Donald Byrd 11. Get Lost - Kai Winding 12. I've Got The Blues (Parts 1 & 2) - Marvin Jenkins 13. Martinique - Martin Denny 14. It'll Never Be The Same - Wilson Pickett 15. Voodoo Woman - Curtis Knight 16. Street Of Tears - Etta James 17. I've Been True - Johnny Copeland 18. You're A Habit - The Uptowners 19. The Hash - Johnny Otis 20. Teasin' You - Willie Tee 21. 728 Texas - Jimmy McCain 22. Nighthawk - The Valli Boys 23. A Wondrous Place - Jimmy Jones 24. Baby Don't Weep - Wilson Pickett 25. Stand By Me - Gene Chandler 26. Love Charms - Diane Maxwell

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The Splatcats "Sin 73" 1986 + "Sandy, Candy and Hank" 12" 1987

"LUST CRAZED TEENS ON A RYTHM-DRIVEN RAMPAGE!!!"What became of The Splatcats? The Splat Cats (S*P*L*A*T stands for Sick People Loving Anything Trashy) were a Buffalo, NY band in the late 80s. Personally, I still think their sound was - pardon the expression - 5 years ahead of its time. About a half-decade after they were done that kinda thing got pretty popular on SFTRI. Of course, I liked their take on it better.
Their first EP was self-released, I believe, and was called *5 Big Ones*. This seven-inch included a cover of "These Boots Are Made For Walking," plus originals like "No Standing Anytime," a couple others, and the track that gave me the name of my 'zine, "The Teen Scene." ("Now she's really drunk / and her bra's undone / and you're gonna get all you hope to / but then your sock falls to the floor / and she laughs so hard she fell out the door / but at least you weren't bored tonight - on the Teen Scene, on the Teen Scene, on the Teen Scene... YEAH!")
Sandy, Candy, & Hank was a 12"er and was also pretty good, as was SIN 73 (which, if you look at the printing upside down, you'll notice that it spells "ELVIS".) I think they did some other stuff, too, but things eventually went downhill.
The band eventually split and one or two of them ended up in The Jack Lords, who spent a bit more time on surf & garage.
One of the guys (Dave... I can't remember his Splat Cat name) briefly played drums for The Devil Dogs before ex-Headless Horsemen Dave Ari (he was before Mighty Joe) joined the fold. I know that Casino El Camino is/was supposedly running a bar down in Austin... called Casino's or something like that. Definitely a great band at one time. - BlairThe Splatcats:
Johnny Lightning-Guitar, Farfisa Organ / Yod Crewsy-Guitar / Casino El Camino-Bass / Shaggy Faust- Yowls, Grunts / Skeeter-Drums

"Sin 73" traxfromwax:
1 Second Fiddle 2 Of Youth 3 Drivin' 4 Surfin' Hearse 5 Sin 73 6 Hell Or High Water 7 My Hard Time 8 Down And Out 9 Hey Girl Hey! 10 Wildman

"Sandy, Candy and Hank" traxfromwax:

1. Sunburn 3. When It's Summer 3. Surfin' Hearse

"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 9

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966Popcorn (sometimes Belgian Popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970s and 1980s. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and soul made between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, often relatively obscure, and characterised by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe".

trax:

1. Sahara - Mac McRebennack 2. Give Her To me - Jimmy Burns 3. Make Me yours - Bettye Swann 4. Boston Monkey - Alvin Cash 5. Michael - Geno Washington 6. Soul Sister - The Four Gents 7. Won't You Come On home? - Ricardo King 8. Greens - Willie Weems & The Outlaws 9. Here We Go Around - Chuck Johnson 10. I'm Not Afraid - Freddy Butler 11. Come On And Love Me - Tom & Jerrio 12. I Ain't Myself Anymore - Bobby Bland 13. Slip Away - Clarence Carter 14. Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood 15. You Must Cheat And Lie - Z.Z. Hill 16. Making Out - The Peermonts 17. Tried And Convicted - Bobby Womack 18. My Heart Belongs To You - Wilson Pickett 19. Soul At Sunrise - Juggy 20. So Young And Innocent - The Poets 21. Neighbour-Neighbour - Charles Berry 22. The Hawk - Mike Hanks 23. You Got To Be Man - Helene Smith 24. Only One - Gay Meadows & The Yobyalps 25. Balboa Blues - The Marketts 26. Dance Cleopatra - Prince Buster 27. Bad Loser - Ty Hunter 28. Big Noise - Pressure Drop

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"Essential Rockabilly" The RCA Story

More great rockabilly, rock 'n' roll and rocking country - this time from the RCA label. It starts with Joe Clay's classic Duck Tail and other highlights include That's Love by David Hill, Hoyt Johnson's Little Boy Blue and Ric Cartey's bluesy Born To Love One Woman but just about all of it is excellent. RCA's biggest money maker Elvis is here with two songs and several country artists are here doing worthwhile attempts at rock 'n' roll including JImmy Rodgers Snow, Eddy Arnold and Hank Penny. Other artists include Gene Morris, Autry Inman, Johnny Restivo, Art Wood, Milton Allen, Pee Wee King, David Houston, Janis Martin and others. Another low priced winner from One Day. (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax disc 1:

1. Duck Tail - Joe Clay 2. One And Only - David Houston 3. Trouble On Turnpike - Gordon Terry 4. Lovin' Honey - Gene Morris 5. Shake It Up Baby - Frankie Dee 6. Let's Elope Baby - Janis Martin 7. Mary Nell - Autry Inman 8. Oooh-Wee - Ric Cartey 9. Rompin' And Stompin' - Curtis Gordon 10. That's Love - David Hill 11. The Shape I'm In - Johnny Resitivo 12. Phoebe Snow - Benny Martin 13. Good Rockin' Tonight - Elvis Presley 14. Hey Jibbo - Art Wood 15. Little Boy Blue - Hoyt Johnson 16. Born To Love One Woman - Ric Cartey 17. Don't Bug Me Baby - Milton Allen 18. Barefoot Baby - Janis Martin 19. That Ain't Nothin' But Right - Joey Castle 20. Catty Town - Pee Wee King

trax disc 2:

1. It Ain't Right - Gordon Terry 2. New Shoes - Lee Danson 3. Sixteen Chicks - Joe Clay 4. Sugar Sweet - David Houston 5. Full Grown Cat - The McCoys 6. I Wancha To Know - Ric Cartey 7. Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll - Janis Martin 8. She Won't Pet - Jimmy Dell 9. That's All Right - Elvis Presley 10. Tuggin' At My Heart Strings - Dave Rich 11. Milkcow Blues - Jimmie Rodgers Snow 12. Blue Suede Shoes - Pee Wee King 13. Hep Cat Baby - Eddy Arnold 14. Fan It - Hank Penny 15. TV Hop - The Morgan Twins 16. Waitin' For My Baby - Hawkshaw Hawkins 17. My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin 18. My Babe - Ric Cartey 19. Move It On Over - Johnnie & Jack 20. Music Makin' Mama From Memphis - Hank Snow

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"75 MODern SOUNDS"

To those of a particular age, the term Mod conjures up images of Mods and Rockers hurling deckchairs at each other on the beaches of Brighton and Clacton during the summer of 1964.However,the origins of Mods go back to the Fifties when the name was used to describe a 'modern' youth culture as distinct from the 'trad' (traditional) one. Although the music favoured by the Mod culture was originally the modern jazz of Dave Brubeck and the Modern Jazz Quartet, as exemplified by 'Take Five' (included here), it wasn't long before jukeboxes in the Mods' favourite coffee bars began playing R&B and Afro-American music, often brought over to the UK by American GIs. To experience the Mod culture properly, don your Italian suit or miniskirt (dependent on gender), put on your parka with RAF roundel on the back (regardless of gender) and rev up your Lambretta scooter to the annoyance of the neighbours. Failing that, just put these albums in the CD player, turn up the volume and wallow in the essence of Mod.

trax disc 1:

1. Burnt Biscuits - The Triumphs 2. I'll Go Crazy - James Brown 3. Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters 4. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 5. Shop Around - The Miracles 6. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 7. Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles 8. I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo 9. Boys - The Shirelles 10. (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy - Bobby Freeman 11. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 12. Louie, Louie - Richard Berry 13. Hey Little Girl - Dee Clark 14. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker 15. Last Night - The Mar-Keys 16. Money, That's What I Want - Barrett Strong 17. Fever - Pete Bennett & The Embers 18. Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf 19. You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles 20. (Baby) Hully Gully - The Olympics 21. Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke 22. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Don Bob 23. My Boy Lollipop - Barbie Gaye 24. Twist '62 - Jerry McCain 25. I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson

trax disc 2:

1. Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Marvin Gaye 2. Buttered Popcorn - The Supremes 3. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - Jimmy Reed 4. You Can't Sit Down (Parts 1 & 2) - Philip Upchurch Combo 5. I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) - The Pentagons 6. I've Got Love - Mitty Collier 7. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs 8. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva 9. Pretty Thing - Bo Diddley 10. Tell Him - The Exciters 11. You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson 12. Chains - The Cookies 13. Dimples - John Lee Hooker 14. When You See Me Hurt - Carl Lester & The Showstoppers 15. Don't You Just Know It - Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns 16. Farmer John - Don & Dewey 17. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey 18. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray 19. You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander 20. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's 21. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part 1) - Jessie Hill 22. Land Of 1000 Dances - Chris Kenner 23. I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George 24. The Mountain's High - Dick & Dee Dee 25. Hush Heart - Baby Washington

trax disc 3:

1. You Don't Love Me - Willie Cobbs 2. Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters 3. Do You Love Me - The Contours 4. Hey Baby - Bruce Channel 5. Oh, Mother Of Mine - The Temptations 6. My Babe - Little Walter 7. Bring Back Your Heart - The Del-Vikings 8. Just A Little Bit - Rosco Gordon 9. Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris 10. The Harmonica Twist - Ernest Ranglin & The G.B.s 11. A Fool In Love - Ike & Tina Turner 12. Anna (Go To Him) - Arthur Alexander 13. Baby It's You - The Shirelles 14. Tricky Dicky - Richie Barrett 15. Pony Time - Don Covay & The Goodtimers 16. (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains - Marv Johnson 17. I Like It Like That (Part 1) - Chris Kenner 18. Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers 19. A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe 20. Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf 21. Whole Lotta Woman - The Contours 22. Annie Get Your Yo-Yo - Little Junior Parker 23. Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker 24. Itty Bitty Pieces - James Ray 25. Take Five - Dave Brubeck

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"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 8

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966Popcorn (sometimes Belgian Popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970s and 1980s. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and soul made between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, often relatively obscure, and characterised by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe".

trax:

1. It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Billy Larkin 2. Twine Time - Cash Alvin 3. Cuchy Frito Man - Claus Ogerman 4. Sweetest Girl In The World - Roger Hatcher 5. Sure Thing - Helen Smith 6. El-Soul-O - Les McCann 7. Baby Your Light Is Out - Young-Holt Unlimited 8. Nassau Daddy - The Party Brothers 9. Voice Your Choice - The Radiants 10. The Bottle - Gil Scott-Heron 11. Hey Ruby - Ruby & The Party Gang 12. Music - The Festivals 13. Help A Lonely Guy - The Companions 14. Baby That's A Groove - Roy Handy 15. Keep The Soul Baby - Googie Rene 16. Hello Stranger - The Capitols 17. He's A King - Barbara McNair 18. Let Me Be The Fool - Lucky Clark 19. Behind The Curtains - Jan Bradley 20. Fever - Coley Arnez 21. Chills And Fever - Teacho & The Students 22. Daddy Rollin' Stone - Jimmy Ricks 23. Funky Broadway - Lowell Fulsom 24. Doqn And Out - George Freeman 25. I'm Walkin - Al Apollo 26. Only One - Gay Meadows & The Yobyalps

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"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 7

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966Popcorn (sometimes Belgian Popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970s and 1980s. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and soul made between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, often relatively obscure, and characterised by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe".

trax:

1. Soul Drummers - Ray Barretto 2. Cholo - The Brown Brothers Of Soul 3. Mucho Soul - The Romeos 4. Twitchie Feet - The Soul Machine 5. Dead End Street - Henry Cane 6. Love Bounce - T.V. Slim 7. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - The Fury's 8. The Joker - Xavier Cugat 9. If I Could Only Be Sure - Nolan Porter 10. Night Walk - Poncho Sanchez 11. I've Got The Blues - Micki Lynn 12. There Was A Time - The Dee Felice Trio 13. I Don't Know - Jackie Edwards 14. You Got To Do Your Share - Helene Smith 15. Keep On Lovin You - Johnny Taylor 16. Baby, Lots Of Luck - The Valentinos 17. I Love You The Best - Ernie K-Doe 18. The Wobble - Dyke & The Blazers 19. Goofin - Charlie Russo 20. Sold On You - Johnny Moore 21. I Got A Thing Goin' On - Sam & Dave 22. That's When You Got Soul - Barbara & Brenda 23. Lonely Baby - Ty Hunter 24. All I Want For X-Mas Is You - Carla Thomas 25. The Ghetto - Donny Hathaway

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Frohe Ostern allerseits. Gruß aus der Hauptstadt - DooWopDaddyO

The Ready Men "Get Ready!!"trax:
01 - Shortnin' Bread 02 - Disintegration 03 - Surfer Blues 04 - Wine Wine Wine 05 - Baja 06 - Wipe Out 07 - My Woodie 08 - Miserlou 09 - Bull Session With Big Daddy 10 - Pipeline 11 - Lucille 12 - Jack The Ripper 13 - Kuk 14 - Moon Dawg 15 - Walk Don't Run 16 - What'd I Surf 17 - Baby What You Want Me To Do 18 - Disintegration #2 19 - Big Daddy Outro
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Lattie Moore "I'm Not Broke But I'm Badly Bent"trax:
01 Under A Mexico Moon 02 I'm Not Broke But I'm Badly Bent 03 Foolish Castles 04 I'm Gonna Tell You Something 05 Don't Trade The Old For A New 06 A Brand New Case Of Love 07 I Gotta Go Home [And Catch Up On My Sleep] 08 They're Not Worth The Paper They're Written On 09 What Am I Supposed To Do 10 Pull Down The Blinds 11 100,000 Women Can't Be Wrong 12 Lonesome Man Blues 13 Why Did You Lie To Me 14 You Never Looked Sweeter 15 Too Hot To Handle 16 Just A-Waitin' 17 The Jukebox And The Phone 18 Rockabilly Joe's 19 No Money In This Deal 20 If The Good Lord's Willing [1959 Version] 21 Cajun Doll 22 Driving Nails [In My Coffin] 23 Drunk Again 24 If The Good Lord's Willing [1961 Version] 25 Sundown and Sorrow 26 I Told You So 27 Out Of Control 28 Just About Then 29 Honky Tonk Heaven
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Thee RayGunns "Way Beyond Tore Up"trax:
1. Down that Track 2. Feel Alright 3. Hard lovin Baby 4. Honey Honey Honey 5. Jet Black Zodiac 6. Just a Ride 7. Loaded Gunn 8. Preacher Man 9. Rev it up Baby 10. Thee Night of Thee RayGunn 11. Thunderbird 12. Untouchable 13. Whatcha gonna do 14. Wild Women
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"25 KILLER INSTRUMENTALS"trax:
1. Cottonpickin' - RADIO SHOW INTRO + The Noisy Boys 2. The Dog Catcher - The Jaguars 3. Nameless - The Rockin' R's 4. Reveille Rock - Sir Bald Diddley & His Right Honourable Big Wigs 5. Fast Track - The STING RAYS 6. Wild Fire - Piano Red 7. Train Robbery - Jacky & The Cheap Checkers 8. Blood Rare - The Mad Plaids 9. Steel Guitar Rock - Rudi Wairata 10. Grasshopper - The Hawks 11. Go! - The Territones 12. The Riders Of Apocalypse Are Surfers - The Cavaliers 13. Rocker No. 1 - Harmonica Sam With The Domestic Bumblebees 14. Fugitive - The Fugitives 15. War Of The Satellites - The Bomboras 16. Lightnin' Hopkins - Hopkins Sky Hop 17. Jet Tone Boogie - The Bopcats 18. Wailin' - The Fabulous Wailers 19. The Big Push - Cal Green 20. Twisted Guitar - The Four Dots 21. Bonanza - The Bonanzas 22. Duck Duck Rock - Audy Kans & His Wijarocs 23. Alligator Stomp - Bobby Charles 24. Melvin's Boogie Woogie - Melvin L. Rockbottom 25. Instru-Mental - The Jungle Kids
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"The Hot Boppin' Aces"trax:
01 Intro 02 Tennessee Zip 03 Honey Don't 04 Sittin' In The Balcony 05 Teenager In Love 06 True Love 07 Red Hot 08 Sleep Walk
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The Meteors "John Peel Sessions"trax:
01 Ain't Gonna Bring Me Down 02-The Meteors-You Crack Me Up 03-The Meteors-Lonesome Train 04 Long Blonde Hair 05 Stampede 06 Deep Dark Jungle 07 Surf City 08 I'm Just A Dog 09 Torture 10 Meat Is Meat 11 Bertha Lou 12 Maniac
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The Crazy Boys "Let's Roll Baby"trax:
01 Blue Moon Baby 02 Go Go Go 03 Cruisin' Down The Highway 04 Something Baby 05 Honey Don't 06 Boogie Woogie Country Girl 07 Let's Roll Baby 08 Tornado 09 High Heel Sneakers 10 Rocking Days 11 BONUS - Tainted Love (Live)
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"KEEP ON ROCKIN'"trax:
01 - Terry White - Long Tall Sally 02 - Ronny Nightingale & The Haydocks - Who's The One 03 - Hop, Skip & Jump - Down The Road Apiece 04 - Ray Montera - Oh Lonesome Me 05 - That Crazy Beat - Two Shoes 06 - Charlie Gracie - A Heart Like A Rock 07 - The Red Shots - Cats Are Jumpin' To Town 08 - The Jaguars - Big Sandy 09 - Mr. Bigfeet & The Donuts - Rockabilly Rules O.K. 10 - Loaded Gun - But Then 11 - Meadowhawks - Stop, Look & Listen 12 - 2-Tones - No More Nothin' 13 - The Thunderbirds - To Get A Ride 14 - Phil Friendly & His Boppin' Billies - My Little Baby 15 - Eddie Bond - Old Country Rock 16 - The Crazy Tones - Broken Heart Blues 17 - Jumping Jukebox - Cry Out 18 - Black Out - Honey Hush 19 - The Preachers - I'm Sitting On Top Of The World 20 - Sebi Lee & His Pumping Piano - Sunhouse Boogie
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The Toppkatz "Gee Oh Gosh"trax:
01- Crazy Crazy Party 02- Baby Doll 03- I.O.U. 04- Ding Dong Daddy 05- Gee Oh Gosh 06- Till The Well Runs Dry 07- Why 08- Whadda Ya Want 09- Adorable Baby 10- Glory Of Love 11- Six Nights A Week 12- What's Your Name 13- Zoom 14- Broken Heart (a cappella) 15- Do You Even Know Me
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Sweet Jeena & The Roomatestrax:

01 To Love Or Not To Love 02 Oh Senorita 03 Angel Baby 04 Time And Time Again 05 Teardrops 06 Poor Little Fool 07 Deceive Me 08 Lonely Sixteen 09 Oh Julie 10 Will 11 Angel My Angel 12 Touch And Go 13 At The End Of The Rainbow 14 Aina Undelleen (Time And Time Again - Finnish Verion) 15 Kyynel (Teardrops - Finnish Version) 16 Kesa (Will - Finnish Version) 17 Kuule Kulta (Touch And Go - Finnish Version) 18 Rakkautta Vai Ei (To Love Or Not To Love - Finnish Version)

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"Rock & Roll Party" - BACK BEAT RECORDS

Exceptionally high quality collection of rockabilly, rock 'n' roll and some doo-wop recorded in the mid late 50s for the Backbeat label which was formed by Duke owner Don Robey to capture the youth market. The endeavor was not a success and the label eventually became an outlet for R&B and soul but the selection here shows that Robey had the same great ear for rock 'n' talent as he did for blues and R&B. The set opens up with one of the all time classic rockabilly songs Action Packed by Ronnie Dee (aka Ronnie Dawson) and includes great sides by obscure but fine artists like Dave Atkins & The Offbeats, The Casuals (four songs including one of the label's few hits - the great So Tough), Lee Scott & The Windsors (fine up tempo doo-wop), Lorin Dean (great bluesy rocker or is it rockin' blues?), Norman Fox & Rob Roys (outstanding West Coast doo-wop), Doug & Josie, Jerry Foster, The La Salles (the odd and politically incorrect Chopsticks), Bill Bodaford & The Rockets, The Catalinas, Johnny Spain & The Famous Flames (a fine swamp pop version of Guitar Junior's Family Rules) and others. One of the best volumes in this series with very few duds. (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. Action Packed - Ronnie Dee 2. Tear Down The House - Morty Marker & The Impalas 3. Shake-Kum-Down - Dave Atkins & The Offbeats 4. Hot Seat - Bobby Doyle 5. Speechless - The Catalinas 6. So Tough - The Casuals 7. I'm In Love - Johnny Spain & The Famous Flames 8. Little Girl - Bill Bodaford & The Rockets 9. My Gloria - Lee Scott & The Windsors 10. What's Gwyne On? - Tony Spades 11. Fi Fo Fum - Lorin Dean 12. Tell Me Why - Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys 13. Yum Yum - The La Salles 14. Wine Dine & Dance - Doug & Josie 15. Too Much Of Not Enough - Andy Wilson 16. Let's Have A Good Time - Dave Atkins & The Offbeats 17. Ju-Judy - The Original Casuals 18. What Would I Do - Jerry Foster 19. Dance Girl, Dance - Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys 20. Chopsticks - The La Salles 21. Pauline - Bobby Doyle 22. I Make The Love - Ronnie Dee 23. I'm Here To Tell You - Jerry Foster 24. I Love My Darling - The Casuals 25. Teardrops - Bill Bodaford & The Rockets 26. Flying Formation With You - The Catalinas 27. Three Kisses Past Midnight - The Original Casuals 28. Audry - The Rob Roys 29. Tell Me You Love Me - Morty Marker & The Impalas 30. Family Rules - Johnny Spain & The Famous Flames 31. Lonely Avenue - Lorin Dean

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"SOUL CARGO" Vol. 6

The Early Years Of "Groove" And "Popcorn" Music Back In 1966Popcorn (sometimes Belgian Popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970s and 1980s. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and soul made between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, often relatively obscure, and characterised by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe".

trax:

1. Bossa Baby - Googie Rene 2. Caesar's Palace - The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band 3. When The Music Grooves - Otis Leavill 4. Ain't That A Groove - Billy Larkin 5. Different Strokes - Syl Johnson 6. Spreadin' Honey - The Soul Runners 7. Ride Your Pony - Lee Dorsey 8. Moscow Twist - Lionel Torrence 9. The Oogum-Boogum Song - Brenton Wood 10. Besame Mucho - Johnny Hartman 11. Funky Boogaloo - Jerry-O 12. No King Of Man - Jackie Harris 13. Everybody Has To Cry - Z.Z. Hill 14. Chocolate - Mickey & The Soul Generation 15. Bad For Each Other - Carl Carlton 16. Bumpin On Sunset - Brian Auger 17. Roamin Heart - The Chell-Mars 18. Income Tax Evasion - The Jesse James Singers 19. Operator - Lee Andrews & The Hearts 20. Sideman - Lonnie Smith

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