The Atlantics "Bombora" 1963 + "Now It's Stompin' Time With The Atlantics" 1963 + "The Explosive Sound Of The Atlantics" ’64

Echoing the Shadow's Twangy Atmospheric Instrumental Sound, they were snapped up by CBS Records and became a household name with the release of their giant hit Bombora in 1963.Think surf rock classics and a few songs come to mind. The Surfari's Wipeout, Dick Dale's Miserlou, Pipeline by the Chantays and of course Bombora, by Australia’s own, Atlantics. Virtually the only successful surf instrumental band not from America.

trax:
01 Bombora 02 Adventures in paradise 03 The Gremlin King 04 Dark eyes 05 Glassy walls 06 Turista 07 Surfers paradise 08 Bluebottles 09 The world is waiting for the sunrise 10 Free fall 11 Greensleeves 12 Moonman
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One of the greatest instrumental surf groups did not even hail from America. The Atlantics, despite their name, were an Australian combo who not only emulated the sound of California surf music, but ranked among its very best practitioners. Featuring a reverb-heavy, extremely "wet" sound, The Atlantics attacked original material, standards, and movie themes with a nervy blend of precision and over-the-top intensity. As in Dick Dale's music, touches of Middle Eastern influences can be detected in the rhythms of melodies (some members of the group claimed Greek and Egyptian heritage). Their second single, "Bombora," went to the top of the Australian charts in 1963, and the follow-up, "The Crusher," was also a big hit. But Beatlemania spelled commercial death for The Atlantics, as it did for U.S. surf combos, in 1964 and 1965. After several albums and a few more equally fine instrumental singles, The Atlantics became a vocal group in the last half of the '60s, but are most renowned for their instrumental recordings. (Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)

trax:
01 The Crusher 02 Coral Island 03 Tequila Stomp 04 Tahitian Waters 05 Teddy Bear's Picknick Stomp 06 Hootenanny Stomp 07 The Gremlin From The Kremlin 08 Shark Attack 09 SOS (Stomp On Stomp) 10 Stompede 11 Arabian Surf 12 Stompin' Time 13 Moon Man (Bonus Track) 14 Bombora (Bonus Track) 15 Rumble And Run (Bonus Track) 16 Peter Gunn (Bonus Track) 17 Turista (Bonus Track) 18 Teensville (Bonus Track) 19 Adventures In Paradise (Bonus Track)
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One of the greatest instrumental surf groups did not even hail from America.

trax:

01 Dimitrius 02 Express to Bagdad 03 Secret of love 04 The Sheriff of Nottingham 05 Cherry Pink and Apple 06 The Bow man 07 The lost legion 08 Windward 09 Rondo a la Turk 10 On the rampage 11 Threee coins in a fountain 12 War of the worlds 13 Giant (bonus track) 14 Mirage (bonus track) 15 Goldfinger (bonus track) 16 Rumble Boogie (bonus track) 17 Chief Wooping-Koff (bonus track) 18 Glassy walls (bonus track) 19 Greensleeves (bonus track)

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"The King Of Clovis" - The Legacy of Norman Petty '14

2011 has been the year of two star-bloated tribute albums to Buddy Holly—this year would have been his 75th if the music hadn’t died. Every time there’s an occasion to contemplate Buddy’s behemoth legacy, it’s difficult not to mention Norman Petty, the man behind the boards for the Holly recordings between 1956 and 1958. Petty wrote some chart-toppers of his own during the ‘50s. The spoils of which provided the capital to start his homespun Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. The studio attracted scads of local talent from West Texas and around the Southwest, and over the years, Petty put to tape Buddy Knox, The Fireballs, Roy Orbison and a young Waylon Jennings…...Of course his biggest hits happened with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and thus his production work became an indelible part of rock ‘n’ roll history. He had a knack for pristinely clean—almost too clean—recordings that still sounded huge enough to highlight all of the details in Holly’s full-on strumming and giggly, range-defying vocal-work. Nevertheless, many in the Holly camp decry Petty as tyrannical, foisting his name onto Holly’s songwriting credits and clenching at his money with an iron first (he was the rising star’s manager). Buddy’s widow once claimed that when the singer asked for unpaid royalties, Petty told him “I’d rather see you dead than to give you the money now.”

Regardless, Petty was a remarkable record producer. The man built his own studio in that provincial little town of Clovis way back in the 1950s. He cranked out recordings that rivaled the quality at Sun or any other “big-city” studio. He was an experimental and meticulous engineer, constructed his own machines, and even fashioned an echo chamber in his dad’s garage. In 1985, Vi, Norman’s wife (and herself a mean piano player), showed off the studio in the gentle, reverent, Paul McCartney-hosted documentary, The Real Buddy Holly Story. To this day the place hasn’t changed much and if anything has embraced its podunk roots (if you’re driving through Clovis, you can still get a tour). Petty was doing everything the great studio pioneers were but on his own terms and on his planet—in that Macca doc, Holly’s NY record label execs laugh it up as they recall having to fly out to Clovis.

Petty’s success with Holly lead him to ape his own work again and again, but in that way, Buddy’s style had a lasting effect on Petty’s aesthetic. There’s a small ocean of bands that recorded at that studio before Petty closed up shop in 1969. Several were Petty’s own studio creations, and on many post-Holly recordings you can hear echoes of the rock legend’s swagger bleeding up through the speakers. A trio of compilations—From the Norman Petty Vaults—came out in 2007, and they do a solid survey of the catalog beyond the hits.

The collections are deep, exhaustive and include plenty of chooglin’ instrumentals and goofball reaction pieces to then current musical trends: hear the lyric, “I lived in a house on Nowhere Street/ In a town called L-S-D” from Stu Mitchell & Wes Dakus’ Rebels’ spooked track, “Acid.” But that same backing band cut the tastefully unhinged “And My Baby’s Gone” with the Canadian singer Barry Allen, who nails some heart-lifting falsettos in the chorus and is accompanied by a panicked fuzz guitar so biting it could tear through a phone book. The Brit-obsessed group The Trolls, from Pueblo, Colorado, kill it on their 1966 original “I Don’t Recall” with catchy Beat harmonies, tweaked out drum fills, and a flute-y, exotic organ lick. Plus, there are plenty tracks across all three comps by The Fireballs. They were Petty’s go-to studio band for his controversial overdubs on Buddy Holly’s demos and oft-bootlegged “Apartment Tapes” to “meet the demand” for more Buddy after the plane crash (another strike against him for Holly fans). Sometimes their fare is a bit light to really rock, but the band is most indicative of what Petty’s going for: clean with a Tex-Mex flair—listen to “Come To Me.”

All of Petty’s tracks share the low, clean bass that helped make the Holly recordings so gutsy. No matter how gritty or psyched-out the tunes get, Petty makes the songs sound big and pack a punch, which stands as a testament to his craftsmanship as a producer. He supposedly hated psychedelia and the turns rock & roll took in the ‘60s, but he could make them sound incredible regardless. (aquarium drunkard)

INFO

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2011/11/07/norman-petty-that-“clovis-sound”/

trax:

1. Mood Indigo - The Norman Petty Trio 2. Rock-Ola Ruby - Sonny West 3. Ooby Dooby - The Teen Kings 4. Party Doll - Buddy Knox & the Rhythm Orchids 5. I'm stickin' with you - Jimmy Bowen & the Rhythm Orchids 6. Almost paradise - Roger Williams 7. That'll be the day - The Crickets 8. Everyday - Buddy Holly 9. The first kiss - The Norman Petty Trio 10. Starlight - Jack Huddle 11. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 12. Patty baby - Terry Noland 13. All for you - Buddy Knox 14. Sister Lily - Peanuts Wilson 15. Sugartime - The McGuire Sisters 16. Oh babe - Jimmy Self 17. Domino - The Teen Kings 18. Maybe Baby - The Crickets 19. Since you went away to school - Don & his Roses 20. Rave on - Buddy Holly 21. When sin stops - The Nighthawks 22. Take your time - Carolyn Hester 23. True love ways - Buddy Holly 24. Love's made a fool of you - The Crickets 25. Bulldog - The Fireballs 26. Hello Mary Lou - Johnny Duncan 27. Wheels - The String-A-Longs 28. That's my song - Carolyn Hester 29. Quite a party - The Fireballs 30. Lonely hours - Ray Ruff 31. Find me a golden street - The Shadows 32. Lonesome tears - Carolyn Hester 33. Everyday - Rick Tucker

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The Boss Martians "Live on WFMU Radio" 2002

Yesss, great live set from 2002, performed on cool rock'n'roll WFMU radio show "Three Chord Monte". Boss Martians were on tour promoting their Making The Rounds album and dropped by for some explosive live action. So you guess, most stuff is from that slab plus She's In You're Gone, He'll Be Around, Conspiracy. Ultracool Boss stuff with ace sound, you couldn't ask for more. Mp3 aural adaptation by Surfadelic. Dig! - from http://readerstarred.blogspot.de/

trax:

01 She Moves Me 02 Making The Rounds 03 Track 3 04 She Was The One 05 Feel It Like Everyone 06 Every Girl In Town 07 Something's There 08 Track 8 09 Heard What You Said 10 She Was The One 11 Amx 12 Dreaming In Stereo 13 Track 13 14 He'll Be Around 15 Conspiracy / Put Some Hurt On You

Conway Twitty "Tell Me One More Time" The MGM Rock & Roll Collection

"Focuses on his slick Rock n Roll sides...which might rank as one of the most undervalued R&R performances of its decade."  RECORD COLLECTOR
"Excellent set of various shades of rock ‘n’ roll recorded by an artist at his creative peak. Highly recommended."  AMERICAN MUSIC MAGAZINE
"This Compilation Sets the Record Straight, with Hits Including 'It's Only Make Believe'."  BLUES AND SOUL MAGAZINEConway Twitty was a Country music icon, a businessman, a theme-park owner and fast-food chain founder. Prior to undergoing his C&W makeover in the mid-sixties, he existed as a first rate rock & roll singer. For some reason this latter credibility has lagged behind in the man’s career overviews, which is nothing short of a travesty. Good as his country sides are, they don’t have the testosterone and the kinetic energy of the MGM recordings he laid down during the late fifties.

Conway could roar like the lion on the MGM crest head, and he couldn’t get enough of the rock & roll stuff that drove his desires.Compiled by Stuart Colman, Tell Me One More Time features the pick of the lip-curling litter that Conway Twitty bequeathed to Metro Goldwyn at the Owen Bradley studio in Nashville throughout a 28-month period beginning in May 1958.

There is no shortage of compilations of Conway’s country repertoire, but until now his exhilarating rock & roll sides have been under-represented. Tell Me One More Time sets things to right, with a selection which includes the chart-topping ‘It’s Only Make Believe”, 8 further US hit singles and ‘Rosaleena’, which was recorded specifically for UK release.

UK collection from the Country Music icon and former Rock 'n' Roller. Compiled by Stuart Colman, Tell Me One More Time features the pick of the lip-curling litter that Conway Twitty bequeathed to Metro Goldwyn at the Owen Bradley studio in Nashville throughout a 28-month period beginning in May 1958. There is no shortage of compilations of Conway's Country repertoire, but until now his exhilarating Rock 'n' Roll sides have been under-represented. Tell Me One More Time sets things to right, with a selection which includes the chart-topping 'It's Only Make Believe", eight further US hit singles and 'Rosaleena', which was recorded specifically for UK release. (Crawdaddy)

trax:

01 Tell Me One More Time 02 Hallelujah, I Love Her So 03 I Vibrate (From My Heart To My Feet) 04 You Win Again 05 Hey Little Lucy! 06 Easy To Fall In Love 07 Rosaleena 08 Is A Blue Bird Blue 09 A' Huggin' An A' Kissin' 10 The Story Of My Love 11 Make Me Know You're Mine 12 She's Mine 13 Trouble In Mind 14 Beachcomber 15 Teasin' 16 First Romance 17 Can't We Go Steady 18 Mona Lisa 19 When I'm Not With You 20 It's Only Make Believe 21 Hey Miss Ruby 22 C'est Si Bon 23 My Adobe Hacienda 24 What Am I Living For 25 Just Because 26 Sorry 27 I'll Try 28 Lonely Blue Boy

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"Mr. Joe's Jambalaya & Loaded Down With The Blues"

New Orleans was a pretty special place in the late 50s and early 60s. Its music scene flourished and a string of quality artists released a stream of classic tracks, some of which registerd high in the US charts. Joe Banashak was an instrumental figure in this process. In 1959, following years working for various other labels he founded his own label, Minit, the first to be based in the Crescent City. (Record Runner)A triple-length set – one that brings together two classic Charly Records compilations! The bulk of the set is from the great 2LP collection Mr Joe's Jambalaya – an amazing collection of New Orleans soul from the legendary Minit and Instant labels – both imprints under the guidance of producer Joe Banashak – the "Mr Joe" in the title! The work here includes a good number of lesser-known gems from the Crescent City – mixed in with a few key classics that are really well-chosen numbers that illustrate the kind of important influence that New Orleans would have on soul music for generations to come! Grooves are mostly gritty, with more than a few hints of funk in the mix – and there's plenty of tracks that are filled with that tripling rhythmic mode that was quite specific to New Orleans at the time. Titles include "I Need Money" by Lee Dorsey, "The Sad One" by Eddie Lang, "The La La Man (part 1)" by Oliver Morgan, "Go Back Home" by Allen Toussaint & The Stokes, "Pass The Hatchet (part 1)" by Roger & The Gypsies, "It Will Stand" by The Showmen, "I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You" by Raymond Lewis, "In The Night" by Chucik Carbo, "Green Door" by Eskew Reeder, "Something You Got" by Barbara George, and "Beverly Baby" by Allen & Allen. The remaining third of the package is from the collection Loaded Down With The Blues – another compilation of Joe Banashak recordings, but one that focuses a bit more on gritty, bluesy material – mostly from the late 50s and early 60s. Titles include "Tight Like That" by Edgar Blancahrd, "Loaded Down" by Matthew Boogie Jake Jacobs, "Way In The Middle Of The Night" by Nolan Pitts, "Ain't Broke Ain't Hungry" by Polka Dot Slim, "Moanin & Screamin" by Diamond Joe, and "Nervous Condition" by The Pitter Pats. 2CDs, and 46 tracks in all!  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

trax disc 1:

1. loaded down - Matthew Jacobs 2. tight like that - Edgar Blanchard 3. nervous condition - The Pitter Pats 4. i'm gonna make you eat those words - Eddie Lang 5. moanin' and screamin' - parts 1 & 2 - Diamond Joe 6. ain't broke ain't hungry - Polka Dot Slim 7. early morning blues - Matthew Jacobs 8. way in the middle of the night - Nolan Pitts 9. bad luck and trouble - Matthew Jacobs 10. somebody's doin' me wrong - Edgar Blanchard 11. (if i only had a) chance for your love - Matthew Jacobs 12. a thing you gotta face - Polka Dot Slim 13. what is life - Nolan Pitts 14. the fooler - parts 1 & 2 - Eddie Lang 15. beverly baby - Allen & Allen 16. ooh poo pah doo - parts 1 & 2 - Jessie Hill 17. lottie mo - Lee Dorsey 18. over you - Aaron Neville 19. mother-in-law - Ernie K-Doe 20. mudd - Roy Montrell 21. always naggin' - The Del Royals 22. i need money - Lee Diamond 23. i like it like that - part 1 - Chris Kenner

trax disc 2:

1. all these things (full-length version) - Art Neville 2. it will stand - The Showmen 3. new kind of love - Willie Harper 4. everything happens at night - Joe August 5. i'm gonna put some hurt on you - Raymond Lewis 6. lipstick traces (on a cigarette) - Benny Spellman 7. in the night - Chick Carbo 8. green door - Eskew Reader 9. the sooner you realize - Eldridge Holmes 10. valley of tears - Calvin Lee 11. ruler of my heart - irma Thomas 12. whipped cream - The Stokes 13. poor boy got to move - Allen Toussaint & The Stokes 14. go back home - Allen Toussaint & The Stokes 15. pass the hatchet - part 1 - Roger & The Gypsies 16. it do me good - The Pitter Pats 17. the la la man - part 1 - Oliver Morgan 18. the sad one - Eddie Lang 19. something you got - Barbara George 20. lover and a friend - Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham 21. son of a son of a slave - Larry Darnell 22. whisper my name - Little Buck 23. i'm your hoochie coochie man - Skip Easterling

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TED HAWKINS "The Ted Hawkins Story - Suffer No More"

Taken individually, Hawkins' albums didn't measure up to his critical reputation, due to uneven material, occasionally inappropriate production, and overreliance upon covers. More than most best-ofs, this 20-song compilation is a revelation of sorts. By focusing on his best moments, it's much easier to make a convincing case for Hawkins as a major, if erratic, roots-music performer who sounded like a coarsened, acoustic-oriented Sam Cooke. The set goes all the way back to both sides of his rare (and good) 1966 soul single on the Money label and highlights the best originals from the '70s and '80s sessions released on Rounder, wisely selecting sparsely from his cover-dominated albums of the mid-'80s. The songs from his major-label finale The Next Hundred Years can veer toward production slickness, but there's a pleasing bonus in three acoustic, previously unreleased cuts from the early 1990s. It's an intelligently selected, well-rounded disc, presenting several sides of this idiosyncratic artist: composer, folky interpreter of material by Sam Cooke and Brook Benton, and country tinged soul artist. (Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)A thumbnail version of the Ted Hawkins story goes something like this: Southern black man braves poverty and Mississippi's notorious Parchman Farm prison. He moves west and camps out on Venice Beach, where he sings for change, ultimately securing a major-label contract. A critically acclaimed album (1994's The Next Hundred Years is released. Months later, at age 59, he suffers a stroke and dies. Quite a tale, but that isn't the half of it. The illegitimate son of a teenage alcoholic prostitute, Hawkins claimed he was abused as a child. Substance abuse, crime (including child molestation and indecent exposure), and psychiatric institutionalization marked his adulthood. His final flourish was preceded by earlier fruitless "discoveries." Hawkins's music was as mixed up as his life. A thoroughly commanding vocalist, he was stylistically all over the map, as Suffer No More indicates. The 20-song compilation opens with two long-lost soul sides from 1966. By the early '70s, he'd developed into a singer/songwriter. Best (if insufficiently) characterized as a soul-folk singer, Hawkins had an unlikely taste for hardcore honky-tonk. Highlights here include a version of the Johnny Horton chestnut "North to Alaska" and an obscure cheatin'-'n'-drinkin' tune called "Happy Hour." (Steven Stolder, Record Runner)

trax:

01 Whole Lot of Women 02 Baby 03 Who Got My Natural Comb? 04 Watch Your Step [Acoustic Version] 05 Sorry You're Sick 06 The Lost Ones 07 Bad Dog 08 Happy Hour 09 Cold and Bitter Tears 10 I Got What I Wanted 11 North to Alaska 12 Don't Ever Leave Me 13 Who Do You Love? 14 I Ain't Got Nothing Yet 15 You're Beautiful to Me 16 Happy Days 17 Be With Me Jesus 18 Strange Conversation 19 Biloxi 20 The Good and the Bad

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DION "The Road I'm On" A Retrospective

Dion's mid-'60s Columbia period was a strange and rather mysterious one. After notching up some solid hits that were more or less in his early '60s rock style ("Ruby Baby," "Donna the Prima Donna"), he dove into blues, folk, and folk-rock with varying degrees of success. Although the results were usually pretty interesting, commercially he seemed to have disappeared (a situation not helped by either his heroin problems or the failure of some of the material to get released). This is a good, if imperfect, two-CD overview of the Columbia years, moving from the expected early hits to quite a few tasty surprises, including covers of Woody Guthrie, Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, "Work Song" (penned by Nat Adderley and Oscar Brown), Tom Paxton, and Bob Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." There are also a number of pretty fair self-penned originals in a folk-rock, slightly Dylanish style, unsurprising considering that Dion was recording with one-time Dylan producer Tom Wilson in late '65. It doesn't make a 100% convincing argument that Dion would have matured into a top-rank blues-folk-rocker if not for his drug problems, but it has integrity, and the material is usually well-sung, whether pop or not. About half a dozen of the tracks were previously unreleased; there are also a couple of new recordings from 1996. This does not, by the way, make the 1991 Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings CD (much of it drawn from the same era) redundant. Almost half of the tracks from that disc don't appear, the most serious omission being the cover of Dylan's "Baby, I'm in the Mood for You," which was probably Dion's best mid-'60s recording of all.
(Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)Dion DiMucci spent the first years of his career with the Laurie label where, with The Belmonts from 1958 to 1960, he put nine of the most memorable tunes of that era into the Billboard Pop Top/Hot 100, two of which crossed over to the R&B charts. In 1960 he went solo and added another four to the Pop list, including three R&B cross-overs, before hooking up in 1961 with a group sounding very similar to The Belmonts - The Del Satins.
Together, beginning with Runaround Sue, they scored another ten for Laurie [two of which came after they moved over to Columbia in 1963], and added four more for their new label, with the best of those being the old Drifters' hit, Ruby Baby [# 2 Hot 100/# 6 R&B], Donna The Prima Donna [# 6 Hot 100/# 17 R&B] and Drip Drop [also # 6 Hot 100], the latter two billing him as Dion Di Mucci.
The only Columbia hits done without the Del Satins were Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw, an old Hank Williams recording from 1952 that he took to # 13 Adult Contemporary (AC)/# 31 Hot 100, and Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode, which reached # 71 Hot 100 in 1964 and was his last hit for that label. In 1968 he was back with Laurie and added three more hits there, one more in 1970 for Warner, and his last in 1989 with Dave Edmonds and Patty Smyth for Arista.
Unfortunately, Be Careful of Stones That You Throw is not included here, and this, coupled with the fact that just one of his Columbia hit B-sides is included, is where the volume misses the mark. The one included is Chicago Blues, which backed Johnny B. Goode, and is presented here in stereo for the first time.
Missing B-sides are: He'll Only Hurt You [b/o Ruby Baby]; The Loneliest Man In The World [b/o This Little Girl]; I Can't Believe (That You Don't Love Me Anymore) b/o Be Careful Of Stones; You're Mine [b/o Donna The Prima Donna]; No One's Waiting For Me [b/o Drip Drop].
Two pages of introductory notes by Mitchell Cohen are followed by five more pages by David Hinckley, and there is a partial discography of the contents [no chart details]. The sound quality is excellent, and while I normally would have deducted 2 stars for the missing hit and B-sides, what they do include is worthy of an extra star. Especially tracks 1, 4, and 7 on Disc 2. (Record Runner)trax disc 1:

01 Can't We Be Sweethearts 02 Ruby Baby 03 Will Love Ever Come My Way 04 This Little Girl Of Mine 05 A Sunday Kind of Love 06 Gonna Make It Alone 07 This Little Girl 08 Fever 09 Donna the Prima Donna 10 Drip Drop 11 Baby Please Don't Go [#][Unedited Version] 12 900 Miles 13 Work Song [#] 14 Chicago Blues 15 The Road I'm on (Gloria) 16 Ruby Baby [#][Alternate, Early Version] 17 Donna the Prima Donna [#][Italian Version]

trax disc 2:

01 Too Much Monkey Business 02 (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 03 Katie Mae 04 You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover 05 Johnny B. Goode 06 Spoonful 07 Kickin' Child 08 Drop Down Baby 09 It's All over Now, Baby Blue 10 Knowing I Won't Go Back There 11 My Love 12 Tomorrow Won't Bring the Rain 13 Time in My Heart for You 14 All I Want to Do Is Live My Life 15 I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound 16 Two Ton Feather 17 Born to Cry 18 You Move Me

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"The Red Bird Sound" Vol. 4 - Dressed In Black

Red Bird Records was a record label founded by American pop music songwriters Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and George Goldner in 1964. Though often thought of as a "girl-group" label, female-led acts made up only 40% of the artist roster on Red Bird and its associated labels (including Blue Cat Records, Tiger and Daisy). However, female-led acts also accounted for more than 90% of the label's charting records. The label's first release was "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups, which quickly reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat matched later that year by The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack". Eleven of the first 30 singles released by Red Bird reached the Top Forty.In 1952 the song writing team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller had their first hit with Charlies Brown’s “Hard Times”. In 1953 they formed Spark Records for the singing group The Robins. It was all on the West Coast, but when The Robbins had a hit with “Smokey Joe’s Café” and got nationwide distribution by Atlantic, who even bought Spark Records, the song writing team moved to New York.
The remains of The Robbins became The Coasters, who had several hits written by Leiber & Stoller. All was in the R&B genre. Then they moved to the new Rock and Roll wave and Elvis started to record their songs. Most well known is perhaps “Jailhouse Rock”. While connected to Atlantic Leiber & Stoller wrote songs for Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Clyde McPhatter and LaVern Baker. Then they were asked to help resurrect The Drifter’s career. Later on it led to the solo career of Ben E. King the lead singer. A young Phil Spector was the producer overseen by Leiber & Stoller.
In 1962 they split with Atlantic over disagreement about their royalty. They often only got 2 cents a record for producing and writing. Jerry Leiber is cited for saying: “Why should we settle for two cents when we could have our own record company and get twenty-one cents?” So – in November 1963 - they formed a new record company with two labels: Daisy and Tiger. They got Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich to produce and write. Leiber & Stoller were still producing and writing for other companies.
In 1964 they started a third label: RED BIRD and hit the # 1 in April 1964 with the second release: The Dixie Cups with “Chapel of Love”. Later they even added a fourth label: Blue Cat. In April 1966 Leiber & Stoller sold RED BIRD and Blue Cat for 1$, just to get out of it. They were clever enough to hold on to the publishing rights! A total of 83 releases were made.
INFO: http://www.the-discographer.dk/vinyl/red-bird-disko.pdftrax:

1. New York's a Lonely Town - The Tradewinds 2. The Girl from Greenwich Village - The Tradewinds 3. Summertime Girl - The Tradewinds 4. Top Down Time - The Rockaways 5. The Dum Dum Ditty - The Goodies 6. Sophisticated Boom Boom - The Goodies 7. Gee Baby Gee - The Jelly Beans 8. Another Boy Like Mine - Ellie Greenwich 9. Baby - Ellie Greenwich 10. You Don't Know - Ellie Greenwich 11. Our Love Can Still Be Saved - Jeff Barry 12. I'll Still Love You - Jeff Barry 13. Nobody But You - Steve Rossi 14. I Hear You Say (I Love You Baby) - Andy Kim 15. Falling in Love - Andy Kim 16. I Know He Loves Me - Chi Chi McCauley 17. Memory Lane Without You - Chi Chi McCauley 18. The Hideaway - The Young Generation 19. Hey Little Girl - Jimmie Cross 20. You Never Had It So Good - The Four-Evers 21. Spanish Perfume - Jimmy Rice 22. It's What's Happenin' Baby - Murray The "K" 23. My Life - Orpheus 24. Love Isn't Like That - Ral Donner 25. It Will Only Make Me Love You More - Ral Donner 26. He Will Break Your Heart - Kane & Abel 27. Talk to Me Baby - Barry Mann 28. We Gotta Get out of This Place - Barry Mann 29. Little Girl - Tiny Tim 30. April Showers - Tiny Tim 31. Dressed in Black - Shadow Morton 32. The Story of Christmas - Shadow Morton & Little Joseph

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"The Red Bird Sound" Vol. 3 - The Tiger/Daisy Story

Red Bird Records was a record label founded by American pop music songwriters Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and George Goldner in 1964. Though often thought of as a "girl-group" label, female-led acts made up only 40% of the artist roster on Red Bird and its associated labels (including Blue Cat Records, Tiger and Daisy). However, female-led acts also accounted for more than 90% of the label's charting records. The label's first release was "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups, which quickly reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat matched later that year by The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack". Eleven of the first 30 singles released by Red Bird reached the Top Forty.In 1952 the song writing team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller had their first hit with Charlies Brown’s “Hard Times”. In 1953 they formed Spark Records for the singing group The Robins. It was all on the West Coast, but when The Robbins had a hit with “Smokey Joe’s Café” and got nationwide distribution by Atlantic, who even bought Spark Records, the song writing team moved to New York.
The remains of The Robbins became The Coasters, who had several hits written by Leiber & Stoller. All was in the R&B genre. Then they moved to the new Rock and Roll wave and Elvis started to record their songs. Most well known is perhaps “Jailhouse Rock”. While connected to Atlantic Leiber & Stoller wrote songs for Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Clyde McPhatter and LaVern Baker. Then they were asked to help resurrect The Drifter’s career. Later on it led to the solo career of Ben E. King the lead singer. A young Phil Spector was the producer overseen by Leiber & Stoller.
In 1962 they split with Atlantic over disagreement about their royalty. They often only got 2 cents a record for producing and writing. Jerry Leiber is cited for saying: “Why should we settle for two cents when we could have our own record company and get twenty-one cents?” So – in November 1963 - they formed a new record company with two labels: Daisy and Tiger. They got Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich to produce and write. Leiber & Stoller were still producing and writing for other companies.
In 1964 they started a third label: RED BIRD and hit the # 1 in April 1964 with the second release: The Dixie Cups with “Chapel of Love”. Later they even added a fourth label: Blue Cat. In April 1966 Leiber & Stoller sold RED BIRD and Blue Cat for 1$, just to get out of it. They were clever enough to hold on to the publishing rights! A total of 83 releases were made.
INFO: http://www.the-discographer.dk/vinyl/red-bird-disko.pdftrax:

1. Bossa Nova Baby - Tippie & The Clovers 2. The Bossa Nova (My Heart Said) - Tippie & The Clovers 3. He Ain't No Angel - Leola & The Lovejoys 4. Wait 'Round The Corner - Leola & The Lovejoys 5. Go Now - Bessie Banks 6. It Sounds Like My Baby - Bessie Banks 7. Standing By - Dee Dee Warwick 8. Don't Think My Baby's Coming Back - Dee Dee Warwick 9. Something You Got - Alvin Robinson 10. Searchin' - Alvin Robinson 11. It's Mighty Nice - The Lovejoys 12. Payin' (For The Wrong I've Done) - The Lovejoys 13. I Won't Be Me Anymore - Vic Donna 14. Dance Marie - Vic Donna 15. Big Bad World - Cathy Saint 16. Mr Heartbreak - Cathy Saint 17. Trophy Run - Bob Moore & The Temps 18. Braggin' - Bob Moore & The Temps 19. My Baby Loves You - The Tams featuring Little Floyd 20. Here I Am - The Tams featuring Little Floyd 21. Everybody Come Clap Your Hands - Moody & The Deltas 22. Monkey Climb - Moody & The Deltas

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"The Red Bird Sound" Vol. 2 - Blue Cat Soul

Red Bird Records was a record label founded by American pop music songwriters Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and George Goldner in 1964. Though often thought of as a "girl-group" label, female-led acts made up only 40% of the artist roster on Red Bird and its associated labels (including Blue Cat Records, Tiger and Daisy). However, female-led acts also accounted for more than 90% of the label's charting records. The label's first release was "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups, which quickly reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat matched later that year by The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack". Eleven of the first 30 singles released by Red Bird reached the Top Forty.In 1952 the song writing team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller had their first hit with Charlies Brown’s “Hard Times”. In 1953 they formed Spark Records for the singing group The Robins. It was all on the West Coast, but when The Robbins had a hit with “Smokey Joe’s Café” and got nationwide distribution by Atlantic, who even bought Spark Records, the song writing team moved to New York.
The remains of The Robbins became The Coasters, who had several hits written by Leiber & Stoller. All was in the R&B genre. Then they moved to the new Rock and Roll wave and Elvis started to record their songs. Most well known is perhaps “Jailhouse Rock”. While connected to Atlantic Leiber & Stoller wrote songs for Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Clyde McPhatter and LaVern Baker. Then they were asked to help resurrect The Drifter’s career. Later on it led to the solo career of Ben E. King the lead singer. A young Phil Spector was the producer overseen by Leiber & Stoller.
In 1962 they split with Atlantic over disagreement about their royalty. They often only got 2 cents a record for producing and writing. Jerry Leiber is cited for saying: “Why should we settle for two cents when we could have our own record company and get twenty-one cents?” So – in November 1963 - they formed a new record company with two labels: Daisy and Tiger. They got Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich to produce and write. Leiber & Stoller were still producing and writing for other companies.
In 1964 they started a third label: RED BIRD and hit the # 1 in April 1964 with the second release: The Dixie Cups with “Chapel of Love”. Later they even added a fourth label: Blue Cat. In April 1966 Leiber & Stoller sold RED BIRD and Blue Cat for 1$, just to get out of it. They were clever enough to hold on to the publishing rights! A total of 83 releases were made.
INFO: http://www.the-discographer.dk/vinyl/red-bird-disko.pdftrax:

1. The Boy From New York City - The Ad Libs 2. Kicked Around - The Ad Libs 3. He Ain't No Angel - The Ad Libs 4. Ask Anybody - The Ad Libs 5. On The Corner - The Ad Libs 6. Oo Wee Oh Me Oh My - The Ad Libs 7. I'm Just A Down Home Girl - The Ad Libs 8. Johnny My Boy - The Ad Libs 9. The Slime - The Ad Libs 10. Something You Got - Alvin Robinson 11. Searchin' - Alvin Robinson 12. Fever - Alvin Robinson 13. Down Home Girl - Alvin Robinson 14. I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You - Alvin Robinson 15. How Can I Get Over You - Alvin Robinson 16. Bottom Of My Soul - Alvin Robinson 17. Let The Good Times Roll - Alvin Robinson 18. Take Me For A Little While - Evie Sands 19. Run Home To Your Mama - Evie Sands 20. I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands 21. You've Got Me Uptight - Evie Sands 22. Having A Party - Ronnie Mitchell 23. I'm Loving You More Every Day - Ronnie Mitchell 24. Hold On Baby - Sam Hawkins 25. Bad As They Come - Sam Hawkins 26. I Know It's All Right - Sam Hawkins 27. It Hurts So Bad - Sam Hawkins 28. Keep It Up - The Soul Brothers 29. I Got A Dream - The Soul Brothers 30. I Know It's All Right (alternate take) - Sam Hawkins

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"Some Rare Hillbilly Bop" Vol. 2

Great collection of rare small label hillbilly bop from 1956-1959, recorded from the original 45’s!trax:

1. shufflin' shoes - IOWANA 807-A - Wes Holly 2. honky tonk women - KCM 7303-B - The Strangers 3. sugar doll - ARC 4449-B - The Shenandoah Vally Rangers 4. selfish heart - ARC 4449 - The Shenandoah Vally Rangers 5. blue tomorrow - CAPROCK 115-A - Roy New & The Trans-Pecos Melody Boys 6. i've lived two days in one - SECURITY 112-A - Riley Crabtree 7. Out Yonder - KOOL 1003-A - Ray Mitcham 8. Stop Your Teasing Me - COLUMBIA 29206-A - Neal Graham 9. Don't Hang Around My Door - GLENN 1501-A - Mona Kerry 10. Please Be Mine - RURAL RHYTHM 513-B - Lina Lynne 11. Wrong Kinda Lovin' - HEP 2144-A - Les Tucker 12. Blue - RURAL RHYTHM 45-520-B - La Verne Adams & The Country Four 13. walkin' alone tonite - DUB 2841-A - Kirmet Phillips 14. mary anne - EMPEROR 220-A - Ken Lightner & His Hay Riders 15. dreaming - Hep 2002-A - Johnny & Duane 16. blue as i can be - JIFFY 45-210-A - Jimmy Simpson & His Oilfield Playboys 17. i got another love - Jiffy 209-A - Jimmy Pickard 18. life ain't worth living - PACE 1002-B - Jesse Lee 19. Don't Want No Blonds, Brunettes or Redheads - SECURITY 45-105-A - Jerry Arnold 20. flying high - BLUE SKY 697-A - Jeanie Cristie & Earl Durrance & His Blue Sky Ramblers 21. lonely man - OZARK 45-962-B, IMPERIAL 5623-B - Jack Turner 22. casanova - CAPROCK 111-A - Jack Tate & The Sandy Land Boys 23. you set my heart on fire - SUNDOWN 117-A - Bill Low & The Sundowners

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"Some Rare Hillbilly Bop" Vol. 1

Great collection of rare small label hillbilly bop from 1956-1959, recorded from the original 45’s!trax:

1. i'll take your love '58 Aggie 1002-A - Dick Miller 2. now i'm gone '58 AGGIE 1002-B - Dick Miller 3. Wild Man Rock '59  HAMMOND 103-A - Hunter Watts & His Southern Pals 4. i'm leaded (with the blues) '59 COLT 45 1010 - Eddie & Don With The Louisiana Playboys 5. i'm a fool '59 Gira 030 - Harold Bailey & The Country Drifters 6. i fell for you '58 DECCA 30693-A - Gary Bryant 7. i'm gonna leave '59 Gira 029 - Harold Bailey & The Country Drifters 8. she's gone '58 BUCK & SUNNY 101-A - Houston Barks 9. darlin' '58 Escambia 0501-A - Hal Andrews & His Escambia Country Boys 10. don't say we're through '59 Unknown - Fiddlin' Sisk & The Tennessee Sweethearts 11. foolish heart - Unknown - Bill Love 12. four leaf clover '58 Razorback 103-A - Billy Parks 13. free from the chains '59 Poppy 1001-A - Don Ward with Millie Reid 14. i bowed my head and cried '59 LOGAN 3116-A - Charlie Parker 15. i stepped out on my baby '59 Azalea 116-A - Adrian Roland 16. i'm gonna cry - POPPY 1001-B - Don Ward 17. i'm just a nobody - COUNTRY JUBILEE 517-A - Bill Alex & The Dixie Drifters 18. just keep on goin' '59 BMC 1000-A - Glenn & Vivian Watson 19. man crazy woman '58 STAR 695-A - Dayton Harp & His Dixieland Drifters w/Dot Anderson 20. ooooh daddy '59 Manning Records - Charlie Kellogg & His Ozark Drifters 21. tennessee saturday night '59 POPPY 2004-A - Chester Smith 22. these memories that i have - Arvis 2647-B - Dessie Faulkner with The Sunset Drifters 23. walk walkin' blues - KAY EP 3690-02 - Bob Dean & Cindy 24. you waited too long '58 Trace - Al Britt

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The Boss Martians "Invasion of the LIVE Boss Martians" 1997

Experience the power of furious live rock n' roll - or don't. Vagrant Records in association with Dionysus Records (Burbank, CA) has released this HI-FI LIMITED EDITION LIVE platter (CD format only) with 10 tracks of pure beer fueled misanthropic adolescent rage! These shows were personally recorded by Erik 4-A in and around the Seattle area during '95 & '96. Get 'em while they last - Original cover art by Mr. Pat Moriarity!Martians in Brief: The Northwest's premier Surf & Drag combo, the Boss Martians have been getting around since their official come-uppance in 93/94. Basically thats short for they didn't do anything real until that time. They're touring has taken them thru-out the U.S.A. and to the great continent thru-out Europe where they spread the nasty seed (without the nasty deed unfortunately) of AMERICAN rock & Roll as often as would allow. With 4 official full length LP/CD's under their belt, the Martians show no sign of slowing down for the time being. For more information on the Boss Martians hit their official web site at http://www.bossmartians.comtrax:

1. XKE 2. Malaguena 3. AA Growler 4. Straight-8 5. Hot Foot 6. Banzai Pipeline 7. El Borracho del Sexo 8. Good Golly Miss Molly 9. Surfin' Bird

Recorded by Erik 4-A LIVE at the Tractor Tavern (Seattle, WA) thru-out show dates in '95 & '96

Byrdie Green "The Golden Thrush Strikes!" '66 + "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" '67 + "Sister Byrdie" '68

Good soul-jazz/R&B.One of a handful of records cut by the lovely singer Byrdie Green for Prestige during the 60s! Byrdie's got a sweet soulful voice – very much in that classic small club mode of the 60s and 70s, as often heard singing with a hip small combo late into the nights. In this case, the hip combo's that of Johnny Hammond Smith – as Johnny arranged the whole set, and sort of acted as Byrdie's mentor at Prestige. Johnny's groovy organ group also features Virgil Jones on trumpet, Gene Walker on tenor, and Eddie Diehl on guitar – and they provide some very tasty backing for Byrdie on cuts like "Hurt", "Gin House Blues", "Goin Out Of My Head", "Somebody Groovy", and "In The Dark". (Blue label pressing.)  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

trax:
01 In The Dark 02 Goin' Out Of My Head 03 Hurt 04 Gin House Blues 05 How Long Blues 05 Falling In Love With Love 07 The Shadow Of Your Smile 08 Hurt So Bad 09 Somebody Groovy
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Good soul-jazz/R&B.Nice jazz/soul vocals, with Byrdie Green's voice up front, and Johnny Hammond Smith's organ backing her up. The kind of a vibe that you might hear being laid down in any small south side club on a Friday night. Tracks include "I Had A Man", "Hold Onto Him", "I Got It Bad", and "Yesterdays Kisses". Oh, we almost forgot: Houston Person plays tenor on the session. (Blue label pressing.)  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

trax:
01 See See Rider 02 I Got It Bad (& That Ain't Good) 03 Yesterday's Kisses 04 The Poor Side Of Town 05 (I've Been) Lonely Too Long 06 I Had A Man 07 Hold On To Him 08 This Bitter Earth 09 People
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Good soul-jazz/R&B.The daughter of a Baptist minister, she sang first in her father's church. Later she went to New York and performed in clubs. Around 1965, she was hired by organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and recorded albums for Prestige Records, Roulette Records, & Twentieth Century Fox.[1] She also cut a few 45rpm records.

trax:

01 You'd Better Sit Down Kids 02 Since You've Been Gone 03 When A Woman's In Love 04 Return Of The Prodigal Son 05 You'll Never Walk Alone 06 Where There's A Will 07 Muddy Water 08 Let Them Talk 09 I Can't Love Without You 10 Dr. Feelgood 11 Night Time Is The Right Time

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"The Red Bird Sound" Vol. 1

Red Bird Records was a record label founded by American pop music songwriters Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and George Goldner in 1964. Though often thought of as a "girl-group" label, female-led acts made up only 40% of the artist roster on Red Bird and its associated labels (including Blue Cat Records, Tiger and Daisy). However, female-led acts also accounted for more than 90% of the label's charting records. The label's first release was "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups, which quickly reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat matched later that year by The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack". Eleven of the first 30 singles released by Red Bird reached the Top Forty.In 1952 the song writing team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller had their first hit with Charlies Brown’s “Hard Times”. In 1953 they formed Spark Records for the singing group The Robins. It was all on the West Coast, but when The Robbins had a hit with “Smokey Joe’s Café” and got nationwide distribution by Atlantic, who even bought Spark Records, the song writing team moved to New York.
The remains of The Robbins became The Coasters, who had several hits written by Leiber & Stoller. All was in the R&B genre. Then they moved to the new Rock and Roll wave and Elvis started to record their songs. Most well known is perhaps “Jailhouse Rock”. While connected to Atlantic Leiber & Stoller wrote songs for Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Clyde McPhatter and LaVern Baker. Then they were asked to help resurrect The Drifter’s career. Later on it led to the solo career of Ben E. King the lead singer. A young Phil Spector was the producer overseen by Leiber & Stoller.
In 1962 they split with Atlantic over disagreement about their royalty. They often only got 2 cents a record for producing and writing. Jerry Leiber is cited for saying: “Why should we settle for two cents when we could have our own record company and get twenty-one cents?” So – in November 1963 - they formed a new record company with two labels: Daisy and Tiger. They got Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich to produce and write. Leiber & Stoller were still producing and writing for other companies.
In 1964 they started a third label: RED BIRD and hit the # 1 in April 1964 with the second release: The Dixie Cups with “Chapel of Love”. Later they even added a fourth label: Blue Cat. In April 1966 Leiber & Stoller sold RED BIRD and Blue Cat for 1$, just to get out of it. They were clever enough to hold on to the publishing rights! A total of 83 releases were made.
INFO: http://www.the-discographer.dk/vinyl/red-bird-disko.pdftrax:

1. Goodnight Baby - The Butterflys 2. Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups 3. I Wanna Love Him So Bad - The Jelly Beans 4. Little Bell - The Dixie Cups 5. Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright - The Dixie Cups 6. Baby Be Mine - The Jelly Beans 7. You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me - The Dixie Cups 8. People Say - The Dixie Cups 9. I Wonder - The Butterflys 10. Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups 11. The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget - The Jelly Beans 12. I'm Gonna Get You Yet - The Dixie Cups 13. Ain't That Nice - The Dixie Cups 14. Thank You Mama, Thank You Papa - The Dixie Cups 15. The Swim - The Butterflys 16. Gee Baby Gee - The Dixie Cups 17. Another Boy Like Mine - The Dixie Cups 18. So Long - The Jelly Beans 19. No True Love - The Dixie Cups 20. All Grown Up - The Dixie Cups 21. Girls Can Tell - The Dixie Cups 22. Wrong Direction - The Dixie Cups 23. Gee Baby Gee - The Butterflys 24. Ain't Love A Funny Thing - The Jelly Beans 25. Doo Wah Diddy - The Jelly Beans 26. Here She Comes - The Jelly Beans 27. Whisper Sweet Things - The Jelly Beans 28. He's Gone - The Jelly Beans 29. Chapel Of Love - The Jelly Beans 30. Goodnight Baby - The Jelly Beans

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The Boss Martians "13 Evil Tales" 1997

Timeless music from the Northwest kings of Surf & Drag. - dionysusrecordsrecorded in 1996, and released the following year on the Burbank, CA-based Dionysus Records -- is chock-full of "vintage-sounding surf and hot rod instrumentals, along with a few vocal tracks. The bandmembers are obviously big fans of West Coast rock & roll and assorted related ephemera dating back to 1963-1965. Even this album's front cover is similar to the types of album covers from that halcyon era, showing group leader/guitarist/vocalist Evan Foster and his Seattle-based band posing with various '60s autos (which may or may not be their own). Unfortunately, there's something else to remember about the early '60s: a lot of unpolished teen acts and garage bands who were just cutting their teeth in the business at the time often resorted to recording novelty songs because they didn't have much to say as a group, for whatever reason. Southern California, in particular, was rife with groups who signed deals with independent label honchos who would turn around and just as often as not slap together quickie LP releases just to fill the bins at the local five-and-dime stores. Neither the band or their label gave much thought to the band's music, its possible longevity or the impact it would have; its disposability, in fact, often encouraged wild experimentation and absurd humor. Listening to this album, you come away with the feeling that the Boss Martians don't want to be taken too seriously either, and nearly every track seems to provide evidence of this. The real problem here is that the band doesn't seem to be having much fun, and, more importantly, their playing is, overall, rather uneventful and lacking in enthusiasm. A lot of the '60s bands they've chosen to emulate, however -- despite recording a lot of throwaway tracks and oddities -- had impressive rhythm sections. For instance, "Hot Foot" is a rather tedious hot rod instrumental, heavy on the fuzztone, Duane Eddy-style twang, and Nick Contento's wheezy Farfisa. "Haywire!" showcases Foster's flashy and obviously prodigious talents on lead guitar, but the song itself is rather ho-hum. Foster's vocals on "Gonna Have Fun Tonight" sound like he's trying to replicate either Bobby Fuller or Buddy Holly, but he lacks either singer's conviction, and unfortunately, he comes off sounding somewhat insincere. The rest of the album continues along at the pretty much the same stride, filling the grooves out with mid-tempo numbers that are lacking anything uniquely their own. You can trace this back to the rhythm section, as they don't seem to have been too inspired to do much with the simplistic and rather lackluster rhythms that form the structure for each song, even though Foster does his best to give each an interesting lead guitar hook. A fan of the surf and hot rod genre should do themselves a favor by first seeking out this band's '60s precursors before settling on the Boss Martians' second-rate re-hashed material. - AllMusic Review by Bryan Thomas

trax:
01 Hot Foot 02 Haywire! 03 Gonna Have Fun Tonight 04 Outlaw Drag 05 X-2 06 She's Creepy! 07 Evil Martian 08 Mean Model A 09 Double A Growler 10 Tombstone Track 11 Long Hair Lenny 12 Coffin And A Six Pack 13 C'Mon Jenny!

"Life Is A Problem" Mississippi Records

"Compilation of raw electric guitar-based gospel recorded between 1949 & 1976. Hard to find & unreleased gospel that makes most rock & roll sound weak & contained. Features Utah Smith, Rev. Lonnie Farris, Sister O.M Terrill & many lesser known artists. 14 tracks in all." -Mississippi.“Subject…rock & roll. Can I get an amen?” So begins Elder Charles D. Beck, the ‘singing evangelist,’ on “Rock & Roll Sermon, pt. 1 & 2“– arguably the most well known track found on Mississippi Records‘ Life is a Problem gospel compilation. And then things really start to cook.

Comprised of “raw, electric guitar-based, gospel recorded between 1949 & 1976″ the 2008 collection boasts hard to find & unreleased gospel that “makes most rock & roll sound weak & contained.” As with most of the label’s increasingly eclectic finds, Life Is A Problem indeed culls thirteen tracks, widely unknown outside of genre completists, that are big on both soul and spirit. Things are anything but tepid, here, no matter your spiritual convictions. Make no mistake, as with similar themed compilations, one need not be of the cloth to enjoy the offerings, as sworn heathens are just as likely to get off as true believers.

Spanning three decades in thirty six minutes, Life is a Problem feels as much like a sweaty juke joint as it does a pulpit, reveling in fatback 12 bar blues, scratch electric guitar, soul and a lot of hallelujahs. Dig in. (Aquarium Drunkard)

This is a collection of various artists singing heavy gospel. I like the way the cover and the back is all handwritten in crayon. It feels like the person who put it together is imparting some kind of secret knowledge. It has Utah Smith’s “Take a Trip” for that love/drug/religion combo that’s so irresistible to these ears (Utah used to wear wings in church!) and also features Elder Charles Beck’s “Rock and Roll Sermon Pts. 1 and 2,” which is the most rock-and-roll anti-rock-and-roll sermon in the history of such things. He’s saying all these lines about rock and roll being evil and the congregation is shouting “Yeah!” at him between every line. It sounds unwittingly like the best rock song ever made. The insert has a “further listening” list that name-checks the formidable Rev. Charlie Jackson’s “God’s Got It,” Fred McDowell’s “Amazing Grace,” and the Sinner’s Crossroads radio show on WFMU. It also comes with a seven-inch of George “Bongo Joe” Coleman’s street preaching. There’s a great line on the insert that says “ragged, raw, and beautiful,” and that sums up the whole record. Also, my copy has typo corrections written in black ballpoint.

I think this is my favourite Mississippi release. All cannot be recommended enough, but this has this loose, ragged quality. Check the filthy ‘I Pound A Solid Rock’, or the simply beautiful ‘Pray On’. The closer  ‘Amazing Grace’ is perhaps the most original rendition i’ve ever heard of a stupidly familiar song.  Features Mississippi stalwarts Sister Ola Mae Terrell, The Straight Street Group, and Utah Smith. It’s pretty much perfect. (https://mississippirecords.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/life-is-a-problem-but-where-theres-life-theres-hope/)

Info: http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2010/11/16/life-is-a-problem-mississippi-records-mr-017/

trax:

1. Take a Trip - Utah Smith 2. A Night in the House of Prayer - Rev. Lonnie Farris 3. Life is a Problem - Sister O.M. Terrell 4. Angels Keep Watching Over Me - The Straight Street Group 5. Lord Will Make a Way - Rev. A Johnson 6. Rock & Roll Sermon Prts 1 & 2 - Elder Charles Beck 7. Seat in the Kingdom - The Crumb Brothers 8. I Found a Solid Rock - Bishop Perry Tillis 9. I'm Free - Utah Smith 10. Pray On - The Willanette Singers 11. Standing In the Safety Zone - Professor Johnson 12. Lil School Song - Tom Dutson 13. Amazing Grace - Oakland's Famous One Man Band

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"The Magic Of Detroit" Vol. 1 (Goldmine 93)

D-Town Records - A Collection Of Mega-Rare Sixties Soultrax:

01 Melvin Davies - Find A Quiet Place (And Be Lonely) 02 Connie Van Dyke - Don't Do Nothing I Wouldn't Do 03 Lee Rogers - Jack The Playboy 04 Fabulous Peps - My Love Looks Good On You 05 Buddy Lamp - You've Got That Lovin' Touch 06 Dee Edwards - His Majesty My Love 07 Don Heart - They Love To Be Loved 08 Precisions -I Wanna Tell My Baby 09 Lee Rogers - Walk On By 10 Lillian Dupree - Hide & Seek 11 Cody Black - I Will Give You Love 12 Magictones - Me & My Baby 13 Ronnie Love - Detroit, Michigan 14 Lee Rogers - The Same Things That Make You Laugh 15 Silky Hargreaves - Hurt By Love 16 Chuck Hently - I'm Gonna Try To Get Over 17 Buddy Lamp - Next Best Thing 18 Lee Rogers - Love And War 19 Dee Edwards - Too Careless With My Love 20 Cody Black - Too Many Irons In The Fire 21 Fabulous Peps - With These Eyes 22 Lee Rogers - You're The Cream Of The Crop 23 Magictones - Together We Shall Overcome 24 Lee Rogers - Cracked Up Over You 25 International Kansas City Playboys - Quittin' Time 

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The Boss Martians "The Jetaway Sounds" 1996

Stomp, Surf and Shake from Seattle's famous 4-piece The Boss Martians - the early version of the group! Mostly instrumentals, with just a couple of vocal tracks adding variety. The theme of Jet Planes runs throughout, making this a unique release for fans of the 60s style Surf guitar. - dionysusrecordsThe Boss Martians' style of '60s-influenced guitar pop was debuted in 1995 upon the release of their first self-titled full-length on Dionysus Records. Accompanied by an influence of Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Beach Boys, the Trashmen and the Astronauts, the Seattle natives also had the chance to scatter several singles throughout the years on various different labels before their second album, 13 Evil Tales, came out in 1996. But it wasn't until 1998 that the Boss Martians had the chance to branch outside of America with a tour of Europe that summer. After 2000's Move, they signed with MuSick Recordings, releasing 2002's Making the Rounds and 2004's The Set-Up. "I Am Your Radio," from the latter album, won the listener-driven "Coolest Song of the Year" contest on Little Steven's Underground Garage radio program. - Artist Biography by Mike DaRonco

trax:

01 Hangar Party Stomp 02 Lost Luggage Frenzy 03 One Loud Turbine 04 Stewardess, More Peanuts Please 05 Ode To A Baggage Handler 06 My Favorite Planemaker 07 Irving The Swingin' Air Traffic Controller 08 2 On The Wing 09 The Airline Broke My Surfboard 10 What'd I Fly 11 Boeing Boeing Gone 12 Story Of The DASH 80

SNOOKS EAGLIN - Complete Imperial Recordings (1960-1963)

This 1995 collection brings together eclectic singer/guitarist Ford "Snooks" Eaglin's 1960-1963 Imperial recordings, New Orleans-style R&B with a bluesy flavour.
This is very solid stuff, some of it influenced by men like Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones and Ray Charles ...Eaglin's style is sometimes compared to the latter, but it isn't extremely similar, with sparer arrangements and a distinct Creole vocal slur.
Here he tackles blues ("Mama Talk To Your Daughter", "C.C. Rider"), spirituals ("Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen"), pop ("Cover Girl", an utterly charming "You Call Everybody Sweetheart But Me"), and lots and lots of juicy rhythm & blues, from the upbeat "I've Been Walkin'" to the smooth swing of "Yours Truly". Seven of these twenty-six songs are previously unreleased, and most of them are only available on this album. (Blues World)Snooks Eaglin is apt to be classified as a blues singer with considerable New Orleans R&B influences. This collection of his early-'60s recordings for the Imperial label would be much more appropriately categorized as exactly the opposite. Produced by Dave Bartholomew (who also wrote over half of the material), the thrust of these recordings is most definitely in the classic-'50s/early-'60s New Orleans R&B mold, though Eaglin's vocal delivery may be bluesier than some other practitioners of the sound. It doesn't suffer for this in the least; it's solid stuff betraying the influence of Guitar Slim and Ray Charles (though Eaglin's style is sometimes compared to the latter, it isn't extremely similar, with sparer arrangements and a distinct Creole vocal slur). This compiles 26 tracks (seven previously unreleased) that he cut between 1960 and 1963, none of which were hits, perhaps because the commercial peak of classic New Orleans R&B had already passed. But it's well worth looking into if you like records from the same period by the likes of Bartholomew, Lee Dorsey, and the early Nevilles. (Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)

INFO: http://www.bluesworld.com/SNOOKS.html

trax:

01 Yours Truly 02 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen 03 That Certain Door 04 By the Water 05 If I Could 06 Guess Who 07 C.C. Rider 08 Mama Talk to Your Daughter 09 I've Been Walkin'  10 My Head Is Spinning 11 Would You? 12 Traveling Mood 13 Going to the River 14 I'm Slippin' 15 Nothing Sweet as You 16 Don't Slam That Door 17 People Are Talking 18 Long Gone 19 Willy Lee 20 Reality [Formerly Titled Wake Up] 21 If I Loved You, Baby 22 You Call Everybody Sweetheart But Me 23 Little Eva 24 Cover Girl 25 Is It True 26 Down Yonder (We Go Ballin')

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Chyvonne Scott "I’m Moving On" 1965 (Rare Soul Recordings- Alto Label)

New York based vocalist Chyvonne Scott was one of the best soul singers to come out of the New York area during the mid-1960’s. Among collectors of rare Northern Soul 45’s, Ms. Scott’s handful of 45’s recorded for the small independent Alto label are highly sought after; and for a good reason – they’re great records. Perhaps the best known of these singles is “I’m Moving On,” which, in subsequent years, has become a huge hit on the “popcorn” circuit. Presented here for the first time in one collection is Chyvonne’s recorded output for the Alto label, all recorded in 1965. This release contains six exclusive bonus versions and all selections have been newly remastered.

trax:

01 i'm moving on 02 everybody needs a friend 03 i won't stand in the way 04 you lost your good thing 05 it had to be you 06 thanks for the invitation 07 one little step (stereo) 08 one little step (mono) 09 one little step (inst) 10 one little step (acappella) 11 don't push my love (stereo) 12 don't push my love (mono) 13 don't push my love (inst) 14don't push my love (acappella)

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Gloria Jones "Come Go With Me" (1966 Uptown LP) (Produced By Ed Cobb)

Gloria Jones' career began in a church gospel choir, which led to spots singing backing vocals for artists like Phil Spector and Bob Dylan. Her singing talent and years of studying piano and composition led to a job writing for Motown at the behest of Pam Sawyer. Her most notable song was Tainted Love, which she did not write but recorded in 1964, and which would become one of the most covered Northern Soul songs in history - most notably by Soft Cell. Other notable singles she recorded included a cover of Dell-Vikings, The 'Come Go With Me', Get it On (Part 1), To Know You Is To Love You, and a new version of Tainted Love recorded in 1976. Her songs were performed by Jackson 5, The, Commodores, Gladys Knight And The Pips, and others.
She would also continue to sing backing vocals for artists such as Billy Preston, Harry Nilsson and Neil Young, among others, and in 1972 would meet T. Rex front man Marc Bolan with whom she would become involved. She played clavinet and sang backing vocals for T-Rex until late 1977 when a tragic accident occurred - she crashed her Austin Mini, which caused the death of Bolan and spelled the end of T-Rex. Jones moved back to Los Angeles with their son Rolan Bolan.
She now lives in West Africa, and is involved with charity work.trax:

01 Come Go With Me 02 Finders Keepers 03 Heartbeat (Parts I + II) 04 Run One Flight Of Stairs 05 Yes, I Really Love You 06 How Do You Tell An Angel 07 Only You 08 I Will Always Remember 09 True Love

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Z.Z. HILL - Complete Hill-UA Recordings (1972-1975)

The gritty singer made three fine albums for United Artists (mostly under his brother Matt's supervision) from 1972 to 1975. All three LPs are housed in their entirety on this two-disc set, its selections ranging from the deep soul sincerity of "I've Got to Get You Back" and "Your Love Makes Me Feel Good" and the country-soul hybrids "You're Killing Me (Slowly But Surely)" and "Country Love" to the funky Lamont Dozier-produced "I Created a Monster" and an Allen Toussaint-supervised "I Keep on Lovin' You." (Bill Dahl, Allmusic)These are excellent recordings, made from 1972-75. Although Hill later veered into more Blues territory with his Malaco label recordings, the stuff here leans more toward the soul end of the R&B spectrum, which suits me just fine. Hill has a gritty, deep-chested, soulful vocal style that reminds me a bit of Bobby Blue Bland. He can growl, but he can also smooth out and croon a tune when he has to also. His voice has that Deep South feel and vibe for sure. (Dusty Groove)

With arrangements and compositions by Lamont Dozier and Allen Toussaint and others, Hill hit the nail on the head with these recordings. This is New Orleans, Detroit, Memphis style R &B Soul at it's best and this collection is much more diverse than any of his later work. This is  Z.Z. Hill's best work. (The Soul Detective)

trax disc 1:

01 I've Got to Get You Back 02 You Were Wrong 03 Your Love Makes Me Feel Good 04 My Adorable One 05 Can I Get a Witness 06 Love in the Street 07 Your Love 08 Cause I Love You 09 Dream Don't Let Me Down 10 Friendship Only Goes So Far 11 The Red Rooster 12 Ain't Nothing You Can Do 13 It Ain't Safe 14 Let Them Talk 15 Am I Groovin' You? 16 Snap Your Fingers

trax disc 2:

01 Bad Mouth and Gossip 02 Clean up America 03 Country Love 04 The Best I Ever Had 05 Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right 06 You're Killing Me (Slowly But Surely) 07 Funny Face 08 I Created a Monster 09 That Ain't the Way You Make Love 10 Steppin' in the Shoes of a Fool 11 Two Sides to Every Story 12 I Keep on Loving You 13 Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) 14 Look What You've Done 15 My Turn 16 I Don't Need Half a Love

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Mary Gresham "Voice From The Shadows" (1968-1977) The Story Of A Muscle Shoals Soul Sister

A long buried treasure trove of southern soul from deep deep down in the Muscle Shoals scene – gritty, beautiful, powerful work by Mary Gresham – an unjustly unknown singer who we'll put way up there with very best female funk & soul vocals of the 60s, 70s and beyond! Mary found modest success on a couple of late 60s singles with singing partner Chuck Cooper, recorded as Chuck & Mariann, for the A-Bet label at Fame Studios – tunes that start out this collection – but the vast majority of this material is seeing an official release for the first time ever! She stayed busy over the years as a session backing vocalist, but she's a wonderful leader on these tunes – backed solidly by the horn accented Muscle Shoals brand of gritty southern soul – and it's unbelievable that this great stuff is only now hitting shelves. Loads of powerhouse soul, and the best kind of natural, truthful balladry – with Mary's vocals just killing it out front! 24 tracks in all: "Let's Walk Down The Street Together", "The Woman In Me", "Going Through The Changes", "Motivation", "Just Me And You", "Spend A Little Time (Loving The World)", "Get On Back On The Right Track", "Rainin' In My Heart", "Use Me", "I Want To Be Loved", "Promises Are Not To Be Broken", "We Are So In Love", "So Many Ways" and more!  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.trax:

01. Let's Walk Down The Street Together 02. The Woman In Me 03. Going Through The Changes 04. Motivation 05. Just Me And You 06. Spend A Little Time (Loving The World) 07. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) 08. Get On Back On The Right Track 09. Rainin' In My Heart 10. The Colour Of Man 11. I'll Never Let You Walk Alone 12. Leaving Me 13. Use Me 14. You've Been Doing Wrong For So Long 15. I Want To Be Loved 16. I'm Not Made For Love 17. Nobody's Gonna Turn Me Against You 18. Sorry We Didn't Make It 19. You've Never Really Lived (Until You've Loved Someone) 20. Promises Are Not To Be Broken 21. His Love Can Be No Stronger 22. Stay There And Try To Be Strong 23. We Are So In Love 24. So Many Ways

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"THE SOUL OF DETROIT" - 75 Original Soul Gems From The Motown Vaults

The songs included in this 3 cd set are from between 1959 to maybe 1962. Here we have a cross section of Motown performers during their formative years in Detroit. Though not necessarily familiar, all of the music is outstanding performance wise. (Record Runner)"The Motown Sound", "The Sound Of Young America" didn't just happen overnight. In this compilation I can hear it developing, growing, maturing. It is clear to me that Berry Gordy was intentional in producing music that would linger in our minds for decades to come. These songs range from rock and roll, rhythm and blues to pop. This is early Motown when several solo artists were writing songs for themselves, but later traded in a microphone for a producer's chair. Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier; Barrett Strong; Marv Johnson; Clarence Paul became hit songwriters for other Motown artists. Motown's hit making machine was just starting up and began slowly cranking out the hits circa1959 through 1962. There are some tracks that are special gems: "I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Pt. 2)" Stevie Wonder; "The Hunch" Paul Gayten; "Soldiers Plea" Marvin Gaye; "Little Water Boy" Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul; "It's Too Bad" Mike & The Modifiers; "Last Night I Had A Vision" Eddie Holland; "Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That" Mable John. Information about songwriters & recording dates, as well as sleeve notes are included on this three disc set. I especially appreciate Mr. Headley for crediting "The Funk Brothers" as major contributors in creating "The Motown Sound". After all they were the backbone of "The Motown Sound" from the beginning through 1971. (Crawdaddy)

trax disc 1:

1. Do You Love Me - The Contours 2. Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes 3. Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Marvin Gaye 4. You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles 5. (He's) Seventeen - The Supremes 6. Contract On Love - Stevie Wonder 7. You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells 8. (You're My) Dream Come True - The Temptations 9. You Deserve What You Got - Eddie Holland 10. I'll Have To Let Him Go - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 11. Fire - Gino Parks 12. I Found Myself A Brand New Baby - Mike & The Modifiers 13. Big Joe Moe Singin' - Sammy Ward 14. What's So Good About Goodbye - The Miracles 15. Let Me Go The Right Way - The Supremes 16. Mr. Sandman - Marvin Gaye 17. Determination - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 18. Request Of A Fool - The Downbeats 19. Playboy - The Marvelettes 20. I Call It Pretty Music - Stevie Wonder 21. Slow Down Heart - The Temptations 22. The Chaperone - Labrenda Ben & The Beljeans 23. Two Lovers - Mary Wells 24. If It's Love (It's Alright) - Eddie Holland 25. Because I Love Her - The Valadiers

trax disc 2:

1. Money, That's What I Want - Barrett Strong 2. Move, Mr. Man - The Contours 3. Please, Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 4. Your Heart Belongs To Me - The Supremes 5. I'm Yours, You're Mine - Marvin Gaye 6. I'll Try Something New - The Miracles 7. Paradise - The Temptations 8. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells 9. Sunset - Stevie Wonder 10. If Cleopatra Took A Chance - Eddie Holland 11. Shop Around - The Miracles 12. All The Love I've Got - The Marvelettes 13. Heart - Jimmy Ruffin 14. Everybody's Talking About My Baby - Debbie Dean 15. Dearest One - Lamont Dozier 16. Happy Landing - The Miracles 17. Time Changes Things - The Supremes 18. I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Pt.2) - Stevie Wonder 19. It's Not Too Late - Eddie Holland 20. Operator - Mary Wells 21. Too Strong To Be Strung Along - The Marvelettes 22. Taking My Time - Marvin Gaye 23. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - The Satintones 24. That's The Way I Feel - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 25. The Hunch - Paul Gayten

trax disc 3:

1. Come To Me - Marv Johnson 2. Don't Feel Sorry For Me - Jimmy Ruffin 3. Soldier's Plea - Marvin Gaye 4. What About Me - Eddie Holland 5. For This I Thank You - Gino Parks 6. Shake Sherrie - The Contours 7. Strange I Know - The Marvelettes 8. Buttered Popcorn - The Supremes 9. I'm Gonna Stay - Mary Wells 10. Fortune Teller (Tell Me) - Lamont Dozier 11. Little Water Boy - Stevie Wonder 12. My Baby Won't Come Back - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 13. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye 14. Misery - Barrett Strong 15. It's Too Bad - Mike & The Modifiers 16. I've Been Good To You - The Miracles 17. Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) - Don Mckenzie 18. Last Night I Had A Vision - Eddie Holland 19. You Never Miss A Good Thing - The Miracles 20. Isn't She Pretty - The Temptations 21. Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That - Mable John 22. I Want A Guy - The Supremes 23. Old Love (Let's Try It Again) - Mary Wells 24. Someday, Someway - The Marvelettes 25. While I'm Away - The Valadiers

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THE RIVIERA PLAYBOYS "Ambassadors Of Rock-N-Roll" 2005

It's time to introduce you to the new ambassadors of rock'n'roll and believe us, we're talking about the real thing!Here comes this band that has captured the musical phenomenon which came creeping out of millions of garages from the late 50's to the mid 60's and carries it forward into today's dreary world of lame mainstream rock and inedible lo-fi bullshit. Calling Rochester, New York their home, THE RIVIERA PLAYBOYS represent the epitome of a new breed of 60's garage rock'n'roll combos. The band that includes ex members of THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS, THE PROJECTILES, THE INSIDERS and SUSAN & THE SURFTONES delivers timeless music that has a powerfully menacing quality, and is best described in their own words as "raw, electrified r'n'r!". Driven by fuzz & reverb drenched guitars and wailin' organ sounds, all their songs got this distinctive primal approach, but the music still has this veritable melodic content and amazing vocal harmonies. They guide us through their wonderful own little musical world, a place where you can still find those primitive garage-punk rituals done by prehistoric cavemen banging big rocks together, a place where people still wiggle to the classic sixties beat, a place where the beauty of twangin' folk sounds is still respected, a place where people don't have to be ashamed to be devoted to traditional r'n'r. If you can't get enough of all the "pebbles" and "nuggets" from the roaring 60's and you adore the early CHESTERFIELD KINGS and the MAHARAJAS, you certainly don't wanna live without this masterpiece of the "ambassadors of rock'n'roll", the mighty RIVIERA PLAYBOYS! (catch them as they tour through Germany & Italy in Nov/Dec.) - from: http://www.soundflat.de/trax:

1. I Just Wanna Be (Your Lovin' Man) 2. If You Asked 3. Wig City 4. Love Me 5. I'm The Pusherman 6. Telling You Not To Go 7. She Used To Be My Girl 8. No I'm Not 9. We're Goin' Down 10. Right Where You Belong 11. Your Lovin' Ways 12. I Want Your Love 13. I'm Sorry 14. It Won't Come Back

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OSCAR PERRY "Playboy Side Of Town" The Best Of Oscar Perry, Vol. 2 (Crazy Cajun)

Throughout these recordings, Perry’s clever, soulful arrangements continue to impress. The wafting intro, complete with that most “waftish” of all instruments - the French horn, to “Then You Came” is yet another example of a master arranger at work. Unlike most Crazy Cajun artists, Perry was given more or less a free hand by Huey Meaux, and there are few if any of Meaux’s stylistic fingerprints on these tunes. I asked Perry if Meaux had much of a hand in the making of these tunes, and Perry scratched his head and said, “No, Huey, he just sort of be there.” So this is very much Perry’s baby. Perry was not the lead guitarist on these (though today he can pick a mean blues), but he did sing, write, produce and arrange virtually everything collected here. (Record Runner)Oscar Perry was a Houston-based singer and guitarist with a feel for the blues (especially ballads) and the sweeter side of Southern soul. Perry made his first recording in 1957 with "Just Above a Whisper" on Spinner, and recorded for Lee J over the remainder of the decade. He hopped from label to label during the '60s, and found a home in the early '70s with producer Huey P. Meaux's Crazy Cajun label family. His most prolific recording period lasted from 1972-1976, during which time several of his 45s were picked up for distribution by Mercury. In 1973, Bobby "Blue" Bland recorded Perry's original composition "This Time I'm Gone for Good" and took it into the R&B Top Five; in the wake of that success, Bland cut several more Perry tunes over the next few years, including "When You Come to the End of Your Road" and "If I Weren't a Gambler." After his run with Meaux ended, Perry continued to record for a long string of small labels up into the mid-'80s. He returned in 1993 with Still Blue, a full-length soul-blues album for Ichiban; he still continues to play around his hometown of Houston. Over 1999-2000, the British Edsel label reissued much of Perry's Crazy Cajun output on the compilations Lonesome Train and Playboy Side of Town. (Steve Huey, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Playboy side of town 02 Be your bionic man 03 Be your bionic man 04 I'll take care of you 05 Touch me 06 I think they'd sell the sunshine 07 Then you came 08 Love sick 09 We'll spend tomorrow falling in love 10 Just make a wish 11 Come back to me 12 When you were saying I love you you really meant goodbye 13 Right here at home 14 Building a home 15 Building a home 16 Heaven sent angel 17 You might think I'm gonna cry 18 Why do I always hurt the one I love 19 I give up you win 20 Let me grow old with you

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"Essential Texas Blues"

The Lone Star State of Texas rivals Chicago and the Mississippi Delta as a cradle of the blues. Blind Lemon Jefferson was the earliest name to make an impression in the Twenties - Bob Dylan and Carl Perkins later appropriating elements of his work - while fellow singer-guitarist Lightnin' Hopkins, featured here, was a key link between the country and urban blues traditions. He was equally at home playing acoustic blues of amplifying his guitar Chicago-style. Enjoy this 2 disc compilation of American music - Texas style!trax disc 1:

1. Okie dokie stomp - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 2. Hide away - Freddie King 3. Freeze - Albert Collins 4. Coffee blues - Lightnin' Hopkins 5. 'T' 99 Blues - Jimmy Nelson 6. Texas hop - Pee Wee Crayton 7. Linda lu - Ray Sharpe 8. Crawfishin' - Clarence Garlow 9. Little school Girls - Smokey Hogg 10. Rainin' in my heart - Peppermint Harris 11. I smell a rat - Big Mama Thornton 12. Mean old world - T-Bone Walker 13. It's midnight (no place to go) - Little Willie Littlefield 14. Just got to know - Jimmy McCracklin 15. Why don't you eat where you slept last night - Zuzu Bollin 16. Chicken hearted woman - Clarence Samuels 17. Crossroads - Texas Alexander 18. What will lucy do? - Frankie Lee Simms 19. Wrong /doing woman - Earl Gilliam 20. Blues party - Garry Goodgion 21. Misery blues - Smokey Hogg 22. Freedom train blues - Lil' Son Jackson 23. Texas blues - Big Maceo 24. Hey joe - Clarence Samuels 25. Winter time blues - Lester Williams

trax disc 2:

1. Strollin' with bones - T-Bone Walker 2. Lucy mae blues - Frankie Lee Simms 3. Angel child - Peppermint Harris 4. She winked her eye - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 5. Meet me with your black dress on - Jimmy Nelson 6. Route 90 - Clarence Garlow 7. Every dog has its day - Goree Carter 8. Lollypop mama - Clarence Samuels 9. Hurry baby - Little Willie Littlefield 10. Jack head boogie - Lightnin' Hopkins 11. Nightmare - Big Mama Thornton 12. Comin' out blues - Smokey Hogg 13. Gambling blues - Lil' Son Jackson 14. Fishing blues - Henry Thomas 15. Motherless children - Blind Willie Johnson 16. Sittin' here wonderin' - Luther Stoneham 17. Quinsella - Sonny Boy Johnson 18. Give me central 209 - Lightnin' Hopkins 19. You can't take it with you baby - L.C. Williams 20. When it rains it pours - Pee Wee Crayton 21. Playboy blues - Elmore Nixon 22. Shake a leg - Smokey Hogg 23. Looking for a woman - Jimmy McCracklin 24. Sugar babe - Mance Lipscomb 25. That's the way i feel - Ray Sharpe

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