Chris Spedding "Cafe Days" 1990

One of Britain's most versatile session guitarists, Chris Spedding's long career has seen him tackle nearly every style of rock roll to come down the pike, as well as sporadically attempting a solo career.

This is one of Chris Spedding`s strongest albums. It arrived four years after his equally impressive ENEMY WITHIN and contains 10 originals and a cover of Mose Allison`s "Parchman Farm." CAFE DAYS, like its predecessor, is filled with sly rhythmic tricks. The songs seem rather straightforward, and it`s with repeated listenings that the subtle powers really emerge. This is also perhaps his best-sounding work, with credit going to Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos) and Mark Linnet. Strong selections include the catchy "Put It on Hold" (which sounds like a cross between Mark Knopfler, David Bowie, and Dave Edmunds, and features Southside Johnny on backing vocals) and the characteristically driving title song. The set closes with the gorgeous "Portobello," a song that perfectly captures all of Spedding`s allure, from the guitar tone and ensemble interplay, to his own casually impassioned singing. from: http://www.overstock.com/

Personnel:
Chris Spedding (vocals, guitar, bass); Steve Berlin (soprano saxophone, keyboards, percussion); Tony Garnier (bass), Gary Ferguson, Bobby Chouinard (drums); Brenda Lee Eager, Pat Carrington, Southside Johnny (background vocals). Producers: Steve Berlin, Mark Linnet, Chris Spedding, Tom Treumuth, Shawn Pilot.

trax:
1. Smoke My Cigarette 2. Parchman Farm 3. Hostage 4. Put It On Hold 5. Catch 22 6. Cafe Days 7. Call Of The Wild 8. Girl In The Video 9. Flirt 10. Save The Life 11. Portobello

Chris Thompson "Echoes from the Pit" 1976

This Chris Thompson should not be confused with Chris Thompson, the vocalist from Manfred Mann's Earth Band, who also spent time in Hamilton, including attending Hamilton Boys High School...

…Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Chris Thompson started out in the Kon-Tiki Folk Club in Hamilton, and other coffee houses. He found some initial success in Auckland with country and blues bands like The Stillwater String Band, The Medicine Show and The Myers Park Shufflers, and with regular television appearances on AKTV-2's 'On Camera' show in 1969. In the early '70s he moved to England, where he played in the band of Californian folk singer Julie Felix and played with British folk-blues legends Wizz Jones and Davey Graham. Chris moved to Ireland to live and became a 'musician-in-residence' at Trinity College, Dublin, opening shows for bands like Quintessence, Planxty and Horslips, and touring solo in Belgium in 1972. Chris also appeared on television in Dublin and Belfast. In 1973 he made his first album, which is recognised internationally as an underground classic, and is currently in its fifth edition. Back in New Zealand in 1974, Chris toured with bluesmen Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee; he maintained a lifelong friendship with Brownie, for whom he wrote the song "Letter to Brownie". "Letter to Brownie" later had a video directed by Adam Hyde, then a student at Waikato Polytech. It was filmed by Wayne Green, and presented to TVNZ as a demo. It engaged their interest and they re-shot the film in a bar in Auckland, screened it on 'The CV Show', and sent a copy to Brownie McGhee who enjoyed it thoroughly. In the mid-'70s Chris toured with New Zealand singer/songwriter John Hanlon, backing him up on stage and in the studio, and in the '80s Chris toured with Texan blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Chris married Canadian musician Lynne Bradstock in 1985; they toured successfully as a duo, and made two albums for Ode Records. Together they have one daughter, Lora, who plays guitar in the Hamilton band Empress. Regular gigs Chris has had in Hamilton include The Hillcrest Tavern Wine Bar (1982), Ruby Blacks Coffee House (2007), The Brothers Seafood Restaurant (1979), Cafe Centrale (1998) and La Commune Cafe (2008)… to be continued

trax:
1. Brazil 2. A Victim Speaks 3. Why Weep Ye Lady? 4. Wild About My Lovin' 5. Upstairs? Downstairs? 6. Hugo 7. Barcelona 8. The Station Mistress And The Express Driver 9. Fox's Minstrel Show 10. Joshua Gone Barbados 11. Young Lust 12. Chelsea Style 13. Stand Before Me Oh My Sou 14. The Story Of My Arrest And Trial
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"RCA Rhythm & Blues" Volume 3 of 6

Outstanding collection of r&b rarities on RCA

trax:
1. Cornbread - Erskine Hawkins 2. Homesick Blues - Blow Top Lynn 3. Let's Go To The Dance - The Robins 4. Got Nobody To Love - Terry Timmons 5. Step By Step - Starlight Spiritual Singers 6. Cherry Wine - Jimmy Lewis 7. Cheatin - Big John Greer 8. I'm Afraid - Billy Bunn 9. It's OK With Me - The Heartbreakers 10. This Is One Ztime Baby - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 11. O A Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor - Bob Williams 12. No No Nothing Can Help Me - The Original Gospel Harmonettes 13. My Kind Of Love - Micki Williams 14. Dig These Blues - The Four Clefs 15. Come Back My Darlin - Blow op Lynn 16. Oh Why - The Robins 17. A New Shade Of Blues - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 18. Please Let Me Find My Way Home - Otis Blackwell 19. The Same Old Thrill - Terry Timmons 20. I've Got What It Takes - Gene Gilbeaux 21. Oh Shoo Be Do Be - The Deep River Boys 22. There Is Time - The Heartbreakers
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Deniz Tek & Scott Morgan "3 Assassins" 2004 + Deniz Tek & The Golden Breed "Bermuda" 2013 - 7"/45rpm

Was unaware of this Scott Morgan collaboration with Deniz Tek (who's also worked with Radio Birdman, the New Race, Donovan's Brain and the indie rockers Deep Reduction). Tunes here that I liked best were the Rob Tyner (MC5) penned "Future Now", the total ass-kicking "Electrophonic Tonic", "Runaway Slaves", the power-house "Love And Learn", "Dangerous" and the two Stooges cover that Deniz Rek has chosen to close this title with - "I Got A Right" and "TV Eye". Recommended for fans of the MC5, Stooges and Radio Birdman that might be in the mood for something they've never heard. 'Three Assassins' is definitely well put together. Do check it out. - ByMike Reed

More white-hot rock and roll from Scott Morgan and crew. Scott has been especially active in the last few years, having gotten together with Deniz Tek from Radio Birdman for a couple of projects. He's also teamed with The Hellacopters and has formed three bands: Hydromatics, Powertrane and The Solution. The Hydromatics perform High Energy originals and covers of GREAT Sonic's Rendezvous band tunes (many you can hear on this one-off conglomeration "Three Assasins". Scott is the perfect man to cover the SRB material, as he was up front sharing the spotlight with Fred "Sonic" Smith in the SRB! This will be a rare CD and it many not be the BEST of Scotts work in the last few years, it still outshines 99% of all CD's released in the last decade. Good Stuff. Try to find the Hydromatics CD's and you'll have the best Scott Morgan has to offer these days. - ByT. Smith

trax:
01 Future Now 02 Electrophonic Tonic 03 Shellback 04 Agua Caliente 05 Runaway Slaves 06 Asteroid B-612 07 Blood From A Stone 08 Heaven 09 Give It Up 10 Love And Learn 11 Dangerous 12 City Slang 13 I Got A Right 14 TV Eye
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Deniz Tek & The Golden Breed "Bermuda" 2013 - 7"/45rpm

DT - "We are all close friends which makes a huge difference. Ron, Rob and Bob and I have done music together for so long that we can sense what each other needs, know instinctively what is working, and what’s not. Ric hasn’t been with us as long but he brings the highest degree of talent and experience, and he has a great feel for finding and executing beats that suit the songs."

trax:
01 Bermuda [Roky Erickson] 02 Calendar Girl

Chris Thompson "Drunken Nights in Dublin" 1974

The master tapes assembled by Chris for this then proposed release were transferred to a single stereo acetate paid for by Chris, by Apple Corps in London in 1974…

...Chris shipped his collection of first generation master tapes back to New Zealand with him in 1975, but these were sadly lost in a later domestic house fire in 1982. Some master tapes in various forms have survived in other ways, such as those used on his self-titled debut album. Chris left the acetate at the EMI Studios in Middlesex in England with a view to it being produced in to an LP for his second album, just prior to his hasty return home. The acetate remained at EMI for many years before being moved, reason unknown, to a well-known record shop in Soho, then on to a specialist record shop in London for a further twenty years or so. The artist was identified using Shazam, before the acetate was advertised as a ‘rather mysterious album thought to have connections to George Harrison’ for sale on eBay in March, 2018.
This long lost album is what was meant to have been Chris Thompson’s second album, available for the very first time in 2018 on limited edition LP, 12” EP, CD, plus collectors’ editions.
The full album includes three spoken poetic tracks, the band cover version of the Jagger-Richards song Dead Flowers, and as on the CD version, an interview with Chris on the making of the album. - https://pinenutrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drunken-nights-in-dublin

trax:
1. Fox's Minstrel Show 2. Make Way For His Excellency's Hot Fat (Rap) 3. Beautiful People Blues (London Blues) 4. Young Lust 5. The Sword Of Ammon (Part I) (Poetic Rave) 6. Hugo Spellman 7. Wild About My Lovin' 8. Barcelona 9. Down On The Old Plantation 10. The Sword Of Ammon (Part II) (Poetic Rave) 11. Upstairs, Downstairs 12. Dead Flowers 13. The Making Of Drunken Nights In Dublin
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"RCA Rhythm & Blues" Volume 2 of 6

Outstanding collection of r&b rarities on RCA

trax:
1. Ol' Joe Lewis - Cab Calloway And His Cab Jivers 2. Home Cookin' Mama - Meredith Howard 3. In The Middle Of The Night - Annisteen Allen w/The Lucky Millender Orch. 4. Goose Grease - George James w/Howard Biggs Orch. 5. My Heart's The Biggest Fool - The Robins 6. I'm Only Fooling My Heart - The Heartbreakers 7. It Went Down Easy - Melvin Smith 8. Fool That I Be - Otis Blackwell 9. I Beeped When I Shoulda Bopped - Cab Calloway And His Cab Jivers 10. Eating My Heart  -  For You - Terry Timmons 11. Buzz Me Baby - The Jackie Davis Trio 12. I'm In Bad Shape - Bobby Prince 13. Rockin' Daddy-O - The Heartbreakers 14. I'll Never Be Free - Annisteen Allen w/The Lucky Millender Orch. 15. Worried Woman Blues - Terry Timmons 16. In The Good Old Summertime - Al Sears & His Orch. 17. I'll Do It - The Robins 18. Why Don't I - The Heartbreakers 19. Easy Come, Easy Go Blues - Meredith Howard 20. Number 000 - Otis Blackwell 21. Ain't Supposed To Be Like That - Terry Timmons 22. That's When Your Heartaches Begin - Billy Bunn & His Buddies
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Link Wray "Golden Classics" 1993

Link Wray is said to have invented the power chord and to have traced the template for grunge guitar way back in the mid-1950s, but what he really is, more than anything, is the precedent for players like Jimi Hendrix, a guitarist who wanted to wring every last blast and rattle out of his amp by any means possible…

...Through his recording career, producers continually operated on the principle that if you could only dress him up and tone him down, Wray would break through to the masses, but like that junkyard dog continually barking at the end of his chain, Wray kept things in the bone-rattling red zone, turning out track after track of raw, primitive energy. It probably doesn't matter where you start with this one-of-a-kind guitarist, but this brief collection gets it done quickly and affordably. Highlights include the to-the-floor rush of "Right Turn," the slow, drunken walk of "Rendezvous," the garage punk of "Radar," and the riff that started it all, "Rumble" (here disguised as "Ramble"). Surf, metal, grunge, and hard rock guitarists the world over owe their Bentleys to this man. - AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett

trax:
01 Caroline 02 Slinky 03 Right Turn 04 Rendezvous 05 Dixie-doodle 06 Ramble 07 Hand Clapper 08 Raw-hide 09 Lillian 10 Radar 11 Comanche 12 Studio Blues

Chris Thompson "Chris Thompson" (DeLuxe Edition) 1973 - disc 2

Chris Thompson's debut album was a little-seen obscurity, it's been estimated that only about 1,000 copies of the 1973 recording were made, and that all but 100 were destroyed as part of some kind of tax scam. This was unfortunate both for Thompson, a New Zealander raised (he was born in Ashford, Kent UK) whose guitar talents had made him a favorite on the London folk scene, and for fans of the music. Fortunately, the album was subsequently reissued on CD on the U.S. label Scenescof, but the later repackaging on Sunbeam went a step further by pairing the original album with a whole extra disc of bonus material...

...Early-ë70s London was not exactly lacking for phenomenal folk guitarists, but even amid the likes of Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, et al, Thompson must have stood out. His fretboard expertise is the most immediately striking aspect of the album: his fingerpicking technique rivals that of anyone on the scene at the time, and on stand-out tracks like "Her Hair Was Long" (which was wisely repurposed a couple of years later on Thompson's major-label debut), the New Zealander achieves an intensity of tone that only an artist like Jansch could match.
Thompson is sometimes tossed under the psych-folk umbrella, and the striking opening cut, the instrumental "Hugo Spellman," certainly falls into that category, taking on a raga feel with help from members of Magic Carpet on Indian instruments. But for the most part, this is a relatively straightforward outing typical of the Village Thing catalog, incorporating some traditional blues and folk influences but mostly striking a distinctly ë70s singer/songwriter tone. And despite the focus on Thompson's fleet-fingered instrumental capabilities, he comes off as a skilled songwriter as well, with more lyrically oriented tunes like "Don't Be Afraid" and "Dream" comparing favorably with the work of any of his aforementioned peers. - by James Allen

Musicians
Chris Thompson - Vocals, Guitars - Clem Alford - Tamboura - Keshav Sathe - Tabla - Brian Dunning - Flute - Ed Deane - Guitar - E.J. Peters - Vocal - Nial Toner - Guitar, Vocal - Vince McGurran - Percussion - Lynne Thompson - Flute - Keith McMillan - Mandolin - Brendan Power - Harmonica - Chris Pristley - Vocal - Lora Thompson - Bass - Julie Grace - Fiddle - E-Man - Hand Drums

trax:
Disc Two
1. As I Walked Out 2. Back In The City 3. Where Is My Wild Rose? 4. Hamilton 5. Vox Populi (Words By H. W. Longfellow) 6. Heart Attack Blues 7. Barcelona 8. Sunday Lunch 9. The Terror Of The Spanish Main 10. When I Am Dead (Words By Christina Rossetti) 11. Chop Suey Blues (The Opium Song) 12. Little Ballerina 13. We Need Oil
Music and Words by Chris Thompson except where indicated
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"RCA Rhythm & Blues" Volume 1 of 6

Outstanding collection of r&b rarities on RCA

trax:
1. Rooming House Boogie - Cab Calloway & His Cab Jivers 2. Jelly And Bread - Meredith Howard 3. Moanin' The Blues - Anisteen Allen 4. Chico's Boogie - Red Callender Sextet 5. Wanda - The Heartbreakers 6. All Night Baby - The Robins 7. Everybody's Got The Blues - Melvin Smith 8. Gator Tail - Danny Run Joe 9. Heartbreaker - The Heartbreakers 10. Please Let Me Be - Bixie Crawford with Ernie Freeman Orch. 11. D' Natural Blues - Lucky Millinder & His Orch. 12. Your Voice - Cab Calloway & His Cab Jivers 13. Do Baby Do - Jackie Davis Trio 14. Have A Little Pity - Bobby Prince 15. (Now And Then) There's A Fool Such As I - The Robins 16. Tonight Of All Nights - Bixie Crawford with Ernie Freeman Orch. 17. Huffin' And Puffin - Al Sears & His Orchestra 18. Wake Up Fool - Otis Blackwell 19. I'm Such A Fool Over You - Bobby Prince 20. Cold Potato - Meredith Howard 21. You're So Necessary To Me - The Heartbreakers 22. Those Magic Words - Rudy Taylor & Orchestra
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"Let's Go Instro" 1999

A cool rockin’ 50’s & 60’s instro collection from this legendary label.

Collection of rock, surf & hot rod instrumentals by obscure American acts from the sub-genre's heyday in the '60s. 32 cuts total, including two bonus tracks, Rasin 'Rasin' and Phil & The Girls - Billy 'Trying'. Other artists featured include The Sandells, The Panics, Manuel & The Runagades, The Invaders, The Roulettes, The Electras, The Egyptians and more! 1999 release.

trax:
1. Out Front - The Sandals 2. Love Riot Bob - The Panics 3. Skateboard - Manuel & The Runagades 4. Let's Go - Bobby Williams & The Flairs 5. Theme From T.C. - The Skiles Brothers 6. Swampwater - Alan Pierce & The Tonekings 7. Count Down - The Shifters 8. Breakthrough - Adrian & The Sunsets 9. Abstract Limited - The Abstarcts 10. Rockamaroll - The Intruders 11. Raw Hide - The Invaders 12. Jumpin' Jivin' Chord Progression - The Invaders 13. Orange Blossom Spec - Sherwin Linton & The Cotton Kings 14. Wham! - The Devestas 15. Surfer's Charge - The Roulettes 16. Jaguar - The Majestics 17. Blue Feeling - The Majestics 18. That's It - The Night Owls 19. Drum Dog - Bobby & The Belmonts 20. Walking Fast - The Speckulations 21. What's Up - The Destinys 22. Gun And Surf - Aki Aleong & The Nobles 23. Hiawatha - Aki Aleong & The Nobles 24. Electra - The Electras 25. Yellow Jacket - The Electras 26. Downhill - The Vectors 27. Turmoil - The Mosrites 28. Scroungy Man - Charlie Aldrich & The Wayouters 29. The Party Stomp - The Egyptians 30. Inkster Boogie - The Egyptians 31. Raisin - Rasin 32. Trying To Live My Life Without - Phil & The Girls-Billy
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Chris Thompson "Chris Thompson" (DeLuxe Edition) 1973 - disc 1

Chris Thompson's debut album was a little-seen obscurity, it's been estimated that only about 1,000 copies of the 1973 recording were made, and that all but 100 were destroyed as part of some kind of tax scam. This was unfortunate both for Thompson, a New Zealander raised (he was born in Ashford, Kent UK) whose guitar talents had made him a favorite on the London folk scene, and for fans of the music. Fortunately, the album was subsequently reissued on CD on the U.S. label Scenescof, but the later repackaging on Sunbeam went a step further by pairing the original album with a whole extra disc of bonus material...

...Early-ë70s London was not exactly lacking for phenomenal folk guitarists, but even amid the likes of Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, et al, Thompson must have stood out. His fretboard expertise is the most immediately striking aspect of the album: his fingerpicking technique rivals that of anyone on the scene at the time, and on stand-out tracks like "Her Hair Was Long" (which was wisely repurposed a couple of years later on Thompson's major-label debut), the New Zealander achieves an intensity of tone that only an artist like Jansch could match.
Thompson is sometimes tossed under the psych-folk umbrella, and the striking opening cut, the instrumental "Hugo Spellman," certainly falls into that category, taking on a raga feel with help from members of Magic Carpet on Indian instruments. But for the most part, this is a relatively straightforward outing typical of the Village Thing catalog, incorporating some traditional blues and folk influences but mostly striking a distinctly ë70s singer/songwriter tone. And despite the focus on Thompson's fleet-fingered instrumental capabilities, he comes off as a skilled songwriter as well, with more lyrically oriented tunes like "Don't Be Afraid" and "Dream" comparing favorably with the work of any of his aforementioned peers. - by James Allen

Musicians
Chris Thompson - Vocals, Guitars - Clem Alford - Tamboura - Keshav Sathe - Tabla - Brian Dunning - Flute - Ed Deane - Guitar - E.J. Peters - Vocal - Nial Toner - Guitar, Vocal - Vince McGurran - Percussion - Lynne Thompson - Flute - Keith McMillan - Mandolin - Brendan Power - Harmonica - Chris Pristley - Vocal - Lora Thompson - Bass - Julie Grace - Fiddle - E-Man - Hand Drums

trax:
Disc One
1. Hugo Spellman 2. The Song Of Wandering Aengus (Words By W. B. Yeats) 3. De Debil Take De Blue-Tail Fly! 4. The River Song 5. London Blues 6. Her Hair Was Long 7. Young Lust 8. Love 9. The River Song (Alt. Take 1) 10.The River Song (Alt. Take 2) 11.Love (Alt. Take) 12.Dream 13.Donít Be Afraid
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"The Popsters" They Tried to Rock Vol. 4

Where its cousin, They Tried to Rock, Vol. 3: The Popsters, had a few big hits -- Louis Prima's "Jump Jive and Wail," the McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely," the Crew Cuts' "Sh Boom" -- there's nothing on the same level on They Tried to Rock, Vol. 4, but overall, it's a better example of how lost mainstream pop singers were in the wake of rock & roll…

...This disc, which runs 33 tracks just like its companion, has records that are embarrassingly square, along with some corkers that swing almost as hard as real rock & roll. Surprisingly, one of those sides comes from the Crew Cuts, whose version of "Suzie Q" is propelled by a little bit of fuzz guitar, but Rosemary Clooney's "Shot Gun Boogie" also swings like genuine country boogie, Nat King Cole's "Send for Me" is an insouciant shuffle, and Ella Mae Morse lays into "Lovey Dovey" with bluesy fervor. Most of these cuts, though, "can't rock and roll to save my soul," to borrow a phrase from Pearl Bailey. Her single treats rock & roll like so many different dance crazes, an understandable but misbegotten notion that fuels several other decided square singles here, including the absurd "Rockabilly Party" by Hugo & Luigi, Jean Dinning's stiff mambo through "Bo Diddley," Jo Stafford's reworking of "I Got a Woman" as "I Got a Sweetie," and Donny Baker's wild inversion of "Drinkin' Wine-Spo-Dee-O-Dee," "Drinkin' Pop-Sodee Odee (Pop Pop)." These records are cheerful embarrassments, but They Tried to Rock isn't about laughing at the past, it's a history lesson in just how odd and messy things were at the start of the rock & roll explosion, and most of the rest of the disc -- Tony Bennett's cheerful "Close Your Eyes," Pat Boone's oblivious "The Fat Man," Teresa Brewer's "Bo Weevil," a fairly raucous rendition of "Rock & Roll Ruby" from Lawrence Welk, and Johnnie Ray's overheated "Flip Flop and Fly" -- showcases singers ready to rock, if they only had some idea how.(Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)

trax:
1. The Fat Man - Pat Boone 2. Ko Ko Mo - Perry Como 3. Rock Love - The Fontane Sisters 4. Tutti Frutti - Art Mooney 5. I Got A Sweetie - Jo Stafford 6. Fujiyama Mama - Eileen Barton 7. Eddie My Love - The Chordettes 8. Teardrops From My Eyes - The Hilltoppers 9. Little White Lies - Betty Johnson 10. ( I'm ) All Shook Up - Vicki Young 11. Dovey - Ella Mae Morse 12. Close Your Eyes - Tony Bennett 13. Blue Suede Shoes - Jim Lowe 14. How High The Moon - Les Paul & Mary Ford 15. Drinkin' Pop-Sodee Odee (Pop Pop) - Donny Baker 16. Susie Q - The Crew Cuts 17. Bo Diddley - Jean Dinning 18. Can't Rock And Roll To Save My Soul - Pearl Bailey 19. Bo Weevil - Teresa Brewer 20. Shot Gun Boogie - Rosemary Clooney 21. Send For Me - Nat King Cole 22. Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love) - Doris Day 23. Rockabilly Party - Hugo & Luigi 24. Rock A Billy - Guy Mitchell 25. Flip Flop And Fly - Johnnie Ray 26. Rock And Roll Ruby - Lawrence Welk 27. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - The Diamonds 28. My Boy Flat-Top - Dorothy Collins 29. Let's Go Steady - Cindy And Lindy 30. Teenage Prayer - Gloria Mann 31. Rock Right - Georgia Gibbs
32. See Saw - Don Cornell 33. Band Of Gold - Don Cherry
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"ILS SONT FOUS CES GAULOIS!" - Vol 3

Here are the Gaulois!

I found them on a blog: http://mixagesobsoletes.free.fr
Each side of the 4 LPs was there as a single mp3 track. I splitted each track into separate songs, put the tags in the songs, named the files, searched the covers over the net, etc.
So the rips are not mine but there's some work from me here :) Enjoy - Esmenard Victor

traxfromwax:
1. Jacques Filh - Wraaaach!!! 2. Les Rythmos - Frisette Fais Pas Ca 3. Les Essonnes Five - Cauchemar 4. Les Lord's Sonic's - Le Fuyard 5. Dani - La Machine 6. Billy - Un Petit Peu De 'Oh Yeah' 7. Atlantis - Plane, Plane, Plane 8. Les Sultans - Telle Est La Vie Que J'aime 9. Unknown - Bonus Talk 10. Les Serfs - Le Temps Ne Les Attend Pas 11. Les Serpents Noirs - J'ai Froid 12. Les Anonymes - Josephine 13. Benjamin - Un Train 14. Violaine - Cousin Kneypper 15. Jacques Filh - Fini Borniol 16. Les Azteks - Cheveux Blonds Et Pantalons 17. Les Monstres - Theme Du Cimetiere
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"The Popsters" They Tried to Rock Vol. 3

The first two volumes of Bear Family's They Tried to Rock focus on the Hillbillies, but the second two discs shine a spotlight on the Popsters, the big-band singers and polite vocalists who wrestled with the rise of rock & roll. Where country cats often didn't see a dividing line between rockabilly and country boogie, these pop singers had a much tougher time singing rock & roll, as this 33-track compilation and its simultaneously released companion (They Tried to Rock, Vol. 4: The Popsters) prove…

...Usually, the songs here fall into two camps: covers of rock & roll smashes and songwriting professionals attempting to ride a craze. Both approaches are time-honored traditions in the record biz because they worked. In the '50s, the charts were littered with quickly cut covers intended to leapfrog over the original, and fads gained momentum via rip-off records, but with its wild rhythms and buzzwords, rock & roll wasn't well-suited to this approach. That doesn't mean singers and bandleaders didn't try, however, and They Tried to Rock, Vol. 3 is filled with examples of squares trying to be hip. Unlike Rhino's legendary Golden Throats series, there's nary a trace of snark here, not even when the records rightly generate a smirk. Alan Dale may have squeezed all the lasciviousness out of "The Girl Can't Help It" and Jerry Mercer sounds overly starched on "Blue Suede Shoes," but the most interesting moments on this collection arrive via accidental collisions of worlds. The Mills Brothers are simply too polite to give "Get a Job" the humor it needs, Vicki Young deliberately drains the danger from "Riot in Cell Block Number 9" and, in what's the wildest moment here, Joe Reisman rearranges "Bo Diddley" so it no longer has Bo's signature shave-and-a-haircut rhythm but plenty of mamboing big-band swing. Some of these covers were deservedly hits: the Crew Cuts breeze through "Sh Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)," the McGuire Sisters' eased into "Sincerely," tellingly, two singles that veer toward the sweeter side of things, but Louis Prima also performed with rock & roll gusto on "Jump Jive and Wail," later turned into a hit by Brian Setzer in an identical arrangement. But the most interesting moments here might be the acts that walked right down the middle, like Ella Mae Morse giving her all on "Money Honey," Georgia Gibbs gamely riding a rollicking beat on "Great Balls of Fire," and even Frank Sinatra, who barely hides a sneer on "Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)." These are the cuts that show that nobody knew what they were doing in the wake of rock & roll, and that's the very reason this compilation exists.(AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

trax:
1. Rock The Joint - Lola Ameche 2. Rockin' Shoes - The Ames Brothers 3. Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love) - Pat Boone 4. Juke Box Baby - Perry Como 5. Sh Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) - The Crew Cuts 6. The Girl Can't Help It - Alan Dale 7. The Tennessee Rock And Roll - Billy Eckstine 8. Dungaree Doll - Eddie Fisher 9. Please Don't Leave Me - The Fontane Sisters 10. Hey Naughty Papa - Sarah Vaughan 11. Great Balls Of Fire - Georgia Gibbs 12. Soda Pop Hop - Eydie Gormé 13. Honolulu Rock-A-Rolla - Eartha Kitt 14. Party Doll - Steve Lawrence 15. Get A Job - The Mills Brothers 16. Baby Don't Do It - Jaye P Morgan 17. Fantasy - Les Paul & Mary Ford 18. Jump Jive And Wail - Louis Prima 19. Bo Diddley - Joe Reisman 20. Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love) - Frank Sinatra 22. Sincerely - The McGuire Sisters 23. Blue Suede Shoes - Jerry Mercer 24. (Oh) What A Dream - Patti Page 25. I'll Wait - Betty Johnson 26. Riot In Cell Block Number 9 - Vicki Young 27. Do The Bop - The Hilltoppers 28. Rock And Roll Party - Big Dave 29. Money Honey - Ella Mae Morse 30. Just Kiss Me - Dean Martin 31. Every Night - Peggy Lee 32. Maybellene - Jim Lowe 33. Rock Love - Teresa Brewer
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Roland Kirk "Here Comes The Whistleman" (live in concert) 1967

He was best known for being a blind jazz saxophonist who could play more than one wind instrument at once…

...Kirk played a number of musical instruments, mainly various saxophones, clarinets and flutes. His main instruments were tenor saxophone and two obscure saxophones: the stritch and the manzello. Kirk modified these instruments himself to accommodate his simultaneous playing technique. The idea of playing more than one saxophone at the same time occurred to him in a dream and he set out to make it a reality. Around 1970 he added "Rahsaan" to his name after hearing it in a dream. He is also noted for his circular breathing technique and was reportedly able to sustain a note for over an hour. - discogs

members:
Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Stritch], Saxophone [Manzello], Nose Flute, Flute, Alto Saxophone – Roland Kirk / Bass – Major Holley / Drums – Charles Crosby / Piano – Jackie Byard

trax:
01 Roots 02 Introduction By Roland Kirk - Here Comes The Whistleman 03 Introduction By Roland Kirk - I Wished On The Moon 04 Making Love After Hours 05 Yesterdays 06 Aluminum Baby 07 Step Right Up

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

"The Hillbillies" They Tried to Rock Vol. 2 of 4

The second volume of Bear Family's riotous 2014 series The Hillbillies: They Tried to Rock is every bit as good as its companion, possibly because it has many of the same players as the first disc. Marty Robbins, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Johnny Horton, Webb Pierce, and Marvin Rainwater didn't cut just one jumping rock & roll single, they cut several and the best of these appear on this 31-track delight…

...Although there are a few exceptions here, nearly everything on this collection dates from 1956 through 1958, when it was still possible that rock & roll was just another dance fad and not a cultural revolution. Certainly, Bob Wills' "So Let's Rock" suggests just as much, with the Texas Playboys playing rock & roll as a variation on Western swing. It's a novelty, as are a few other cuts here -- Skeets McDonald's heavily recycled "You Oughta See Grandma Rock" and Carson Robison's "Rockin' and Rollin' with Grandmaw (On a Saturday Night)" take the cake -- but this is heavier on heavy-hitters than Vol. 1, containing one stone-cold standard in Moon Mullican's "Seven Nights to Rock," Bill Haley's early raver "Crazy Man Crazy," the wild twang of Johnny Horton's "Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor," Patsy Cline's stompin' "Stop Look and Listen," and Buck Owens' credible Elvis homage "Sweet Thing," which winds up overshadowed by George Jones' outright imitation on a cover of "Heartbreak Hotel." Sure, there are a few stumbles, usually arriving in the form of stiff covers or artists who just have no business singing rock & roll, but there are also some delightful surprises like Hank Thompson tearing into "Rockin' in the Congo," Wilf Carter's oddity "The Yodelin' Song," Red Foley's swinging "Crazy Little Guitar Man," and Don Reno & Red Smiley's "Country Boy Rock 'n' Roll," which doesn't rock in the slightest but the bluegrass duo was sharp enough to try to ride the wave. Such sly, silly details makes The Hillbillies: They Tried to Rock, Vol. 2 intoxicating fun.(Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)

trax:
1. (I Got) A Hole In My Pocket - "Little" Jimmy Dickens 2. Long Tall Sally - Marty Robbins 3. Stop, Look And Listen - Patsy Cline 4. Crazy Man Crazy - Bill Haley 5. Heartbreak Hotel - George Jones 6. Hello Baby - Myrna Lorrie 7. Country Boy Rock 'n Roll - Don Reno & Red Smiley 8. Dig Boy Dig - Freddie Hart 9. Let's Go Rockabilly - Tex Williams 10. Welcome To The Club - Jean Chapel 11. Rockin' In The Congo - Hank Thompson 12. Sixteen Tons Rock 'n' Roll - Jimmy Murphy 13. Bye Bye Love - Webb Pierce 14. Going BackTo The City - Onie Wheeler 15. Sleep Rock-A-Roll, Rock-A-Baby - Alvis Wayne 16. I Dig You Baby - Marvin Rainwater 17. Hula Rock - Hank Snow 18. Honky-Tonk Hardwood Floor - Johnny Horton 19. Rock-A-Bye Boogie - The Davis Sisters 20. Hound Dog - Betsy Gay 21. Chicken Shack Boogie - Leroy Van Dyke 22. Seven Nights To Rock - Moon Mullican 23. No One To Talk To (But The Blues) - Lefty Frizzell & Shirley Caddell 24. The Yodelin' Song - Wilf Carter 25. You Oughta See Grandma Rock - Skeets McDonald 26. Rockin' Mockin' Bird - Eddy Anold 27. Sweet Thing - Buck Owens 28. Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll - Sons Of The Pioneers 29. Rockin' And Rollin' With Grandmaw (On A Saturday Night) - Carson Robison 30. Crazy Little Guitar Man - Red Foley 31. So Let's Rock - Bob Wills
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…and now for something completely different! 1229 - 2021

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"The First Rock And Roll Record" - disc 3

Compilation compiled by Dave Henderson (Mojo Magazine). Based on the out of print book What Was The First Rock 'n' Roll Record? By Jim Dawson and Steve Propes, with an editorial cue from The Guardian and a host of online message boards, this intoxicating mix of styles add up to the birth of rock 'n' roll…

…From the first use of the word "rock", to the hybrid of "rocking and rolling", every track tells a story at the count down to the end of the '50s. The first release on Famous Flames, 'The First Rock And Roll Record' is an extensive collection that traces the very roots of the term rock 'n' roll. It began, we believe, at a religious camp meeting in 1916, before travelling far and wide and stealing from everyone. This set gathers together the music that first mentioned the words "rock" and "roll", alongside the many styles that were infused into the genre's revolutionary sound to create the eventual marriage of everything from hillbilly soul to jazz, blues and RnB which culminated in worldwide hits including 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Rock Around The Clock'. Long before Alan Freed uttered those immortal words, its formula was the stuff of much conversation. 'The First Rock And Roll Record' continues that trend. It is not only a hefty collection but also an ongoing debating point, a central theme to a growing online discussion. The three CD set traces the evolution of rock 'n roll music, from blues, jazz, swing, RnB, Gospel, bluegrass barrelhouse boogie woogie and western swing through interlinking and overlapping scenes. The 70 plus tracks display a lineage that was discussed at length in the out of print book What Was The First Rock 'n' Roll Record? by Jim Dawson and Steve Propes and in essays that have appeared over the years in MOJO, The Times and The Guardian as well as in the pages on Wikipedia. Each source threw up new titles and new connections which have been gathered together on this extensive set with on additional set of downloadable tracks which complete the full 50 songs from Dawson and Propes' book's original list alongside more than 50 additions which soundtrack the birth of a musical form. And, this epic tale will run and run. It continues to be the subject of heated discussion, with key tracks suggested by site readers adding to the collection in an ongoing attempt to discover what exactly was the first rock 'n' roll record. A hefty 82 track collection + 13 download tracks tracing the roots of rock 'n' roll as a phrase and musical genre (with 13 Additional Bonus tracks via Download). A cohesive musical journey from the Camp Meeting Jubilee.

trax:
53. Gonna Dance All Night - Hardrock Gunter 54. Hot Rod Race - Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys 55. 60 Minute Man - The Dominoes 56. How High the Moon - Les Paul & Mary Ford 57. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats 58. Boogie Woogie Blues - Charlie Gracie 59. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton 60. Rockin' an' Rollin' - Charlie Gracie 61. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price 62. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes 63. One Mint Julep - The Clovers 64. Gee - The Crows 65. Crazy Man, Crazy - Bill Haley & His Comets 66. Mess Around - Ray Charles 67. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 68. Honey Hush - The Johnny Burnette Trio 69. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Big Joe Turner 70. Sh-Boom - The Chords 71. Rock Around the Clock - Sunny Dae & The Knights 72. I've Got a Woman - Ray Charles 73. Work With Me, Annie - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 74. Riot In Cell Block Number Nine - The Robins 75. Tweedle Dee - Lavern Baker 76. Bo Diddley - Buddy Holly 77. Maybellene - Chuck Berry 78. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard 79. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 80. That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley 81. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets 82. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 575 (2020)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)

It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)

trax:
1. The Chaperone (Outta Sight) - Labrenda Ben & The Beljeans 2. Come on Baby (Hold My Hand) (Outta Sight) - Marie Knight 3. To Be Loved by You (Outta Sight) - Marie Knight 4. Take My Love, Take My Love (Rca Victor) - Eartha Kitt 5. Yomme, Yomme (Rca Victor) - Eartha Kitt 6. Sweetheart (Capitol) - Peggy Lee 7. Light of Love (Capitol) - Peggy Lee 8. My John the Conquer Root (Chess) - Muddy Waters 9. Short Dress Woman (Chess) - Muddy Waters 10. I'm Gonna Leave You (Whit) - Bobby Powell 11. Hold My Hand (Whit) - Bobby Powell 12. If Love Don't Change (J.V.) - Frank Butler 13. Can't You See (End) - Malcolm Dodds & the Tunedrops 14. Fools Rush in (End) - Malcolm Dodds & the Tunedrops 15. I Got a Whole Lot of Lovin' (Sound Stage 7) - Joe Simon 16. Yours Love (Sound Stage 7) - Joe Simon 17. Burnt Biscuits (Volt) - The Triumphs 18. Raw Dough (Volt) - The Triumphs 19. I Want My Woman (Sabra) - The Emperor's 20. And Then (Sabra) - The Emperor's 21. It's Been a Long Journey (Brownfield) - The Roots 22. Lost One (Brownfield) - The Roots 23. I'll Make You Sorry (Dunwich) - The Shadows of Knight 24. I'm Gonna Make You Mine (Dunwich) - The Shadows of Knight 25. Nervous (Apollo) - The Fabulous Playboys 26. Forget the Past (Apollo) - The Fabulous Playboys 27. Ruby Baby (Columbia) - Dion 28. He'll Only Hurt You (Columbia) - Dion 29. Everybody's Got the Right to Love (Motown) - The Supremes 30. But I Love You More (Motown) - The Supremes 31. Smile (Kape) - The Kacties 32. Walking in the Rain (Kape) - The Kacties
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ps.: for all late arrivals we have in the comments 3 reups of this series.

…and now for something completely different! 1228 - 2021

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"The First Rock And Roll Record" - disc 2

Compilation compiled by Dave Henderson (Mojo Magazine). Based on the out of print book What Was The First Rock 'n' Roll Record? By Jim Dawson and Steve Propes, with an editorial cue from The Guardian and a host of online message boards, this intoxicating mix of styles add up to the birth of rock 'n' roll…

…From the first use of the word "rock", to the hybrid of "rocking and rolling", every track tells a story at the count down to the end of the '50s. The first release on Famous Flames, 'The First Rock And Roll Record' is an extensive collection that traces the very roots of the term rock 'n' roll. It began, we believe, at a religious camp meeting in 1916, before travelling far and wide and stealing from everyone. This set gathers together the music that first mentioned the words "rock" and "roll", alongside the many styles that were infused into the genre's revolutionary sound to create the eventual marriage of everything from hillbilly soul to jazz, blues and RnB which culminated in worldwide hits including 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Rock Around The Clock'. Long before Alan Freed uttered those immortal words, its formula was the stuff of much conversation. 'The First Rock And Roll Record' continues that trend. It is not only a hefty collection but also an ongoing debating point, a central theme to a growing online discussion. The three CD set traces the evolution of rock 'n roll music, from blues, jazz, swing, RnB, Gospel, bluegrass barrelhouse boogie woogie and western swing through interlinking and overlapping scenes. The 70 plus tracks display a lineage that was discussed at length in the out of print book What Was The First Rock 'n' Roll Record? by Jim Dawson and Steve Propes and in essays that have appeared over the years in MOJO, The Times and The Guardian as well as in the pages on Wikipedia. Each source threw up new titles and new connections which have been gathered together on this extensive set with on additional set of downloadable tracks which complete the full 50 songs from Dawson and Propes' book's original list alongside more than 50 additions which soundtrack the birth of a musical form. And, this epic tale will run and run. It continues to be the subject of heated discussion, with key tracks suggested by site readers adding to the collection in an ongoing attempt to discover what exactly was the first rock 'n' roll record. A hefty 82 track collection + 13 download tracks tracing the roots of rock 'n' roll as a phrase and musical genre (with 13 Additional Bonus tracks via Download). A cohesive musical journey from the Camp Meeting Jubilee.

trax:
26. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 27. Blues, Pt. 2 - Illinois Jacquet 28. Mean Old World - T-Bone Walker 29. The Joint Is Really Jumpin' Down at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland 30. Rockin' The Town - Gertrude Niesen 31. Straighten Up And Fly Right - Nat King Cole 32. Strange Things Happening Every Day - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 33. Be Baba Leba - Helen Humes 34. Honeydripper - Joe Liggins 35. Guitar Boogie - Arthur Smith 36. That's All Right (Mama) - Mose Allison 37. Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee 38. House of Blue Lights - Ella Mae Morse & Freddie Slack 39. Hillbilly Boogie - The Delmore Brothers 40. Ten Gallon Boogie - Pee Wee King 41. Good Rocking Tonight - Wynonie Harris 42. We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll - Wild Bill Moore 43. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters 44. Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn 45. Rovin' Eyes - Bill Haley & His Comets 46. It's Too Soon to Know - The Orioles 47. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Sticks McGhee 48. Rock And Roll Blues - Erline Harris 49. Rock The Joint - Bill Haley & His Comets 50. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 51. The Fat Man - Fats Domino 52. Rock A While - Goree Carter
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Tamburlaine "Say no more" 1972

Internationally and at home in the 1970s, the softer sounds of folk rock and melodic prog swept the airwaves. Singer-songwriters gaining exposure included Shona Laing, John Hanlon, and groups Waves from Auckland, Serenity in Christchurch and Lutha in Dunedin. In the middle of it all was Tamburlaine…

…Tamburlaine was renowned for their rich vocal harmonies and diverse instruments.
Leong and Robinson were keen to start a group that would play the exciting new sounds in the folk tradition.
‘Say No More’ is simply astonishing, and rightly recognised as one of New Zealand’s 100 Essential Albums.
On their next record, Tamburlaine would struggle with much more deeply troubled mixes.
Tamburlaine found its feet quite quickly with new members Rob Winch and early Mammal drummer Mark Hansen.
From opener ‘New World’ to closer ‘Rebirth’, the album bursts with the youthful, hippie optimism.
In March 2019 Kiwi Pacific re-released both Tamburlaine albums – ‘Say No More’ and ‘Rebirth’ – on a single CD.  - https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/tamburlaine

trax:
01. Pass A Piece Of Paper 02. Lady Wakes Up 03. The Raven And The Nightmare 04. Do For The Others 05. Saffron Lady 06. Some Other Day 07. Rainy City Memoirs 08. The Flame Of Thoriman
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"The Hillbillies" They Tried to Rock Vol. 1 of 4

At times, the line between country and rock & roll was very thin indeed, but Bear Family's two-volume, 2014 set The Hillbillies: They Tried to Rock presents a familiar story from a different angle: it showcases country singers trying to combat the rising tide of rock & roll. Plenty of the early rock & rollers came up through some manner of country circuit -- the Sun stable in particular was riddled with these types -- but once Elvis Presley started a streak of monster hits in 1956, major country stars and upstart hillbillies alike tried to ride that wave…

...The Hillbillies: They Tried to Rock does have a few sides that date a bit earlier than 1956 -- there's Bill Haley's 1952 "Rock the Joint," a rough draft of "Rock Around the Clock" where guitarist Danny Cedrone plays the exact same solo he'd lay down on "Clock;" there are the Carlisles gamely attacking the Drifters' "Honey Love" -- but nearly all of this 31-track compilation dates from that initial gold rush when rock & roll seemed to be a fad, not an institution. Nobody -- not the singers, not the producers, not the labels -- had any idea whether rock & roll was here to stay but they knew it was selling, so they tried to cash in on the trend. Naturally, this crass blend of opportunism and confusion wasn't entirely successful, but that's the appeal of this collection and its cousin: the misfires are as fun as the successes. Case in point is the Stanley Brothers' strange rendition of Hank Ballard's "Finger Poppin' Time" -- the cover can be explained away by the fact that they were both on King Records -- which is simultaneously carefree and stilted; it's clear the duo doesn't particularly care for the song, but there's a joy to the recording anyway that comes from both the tune and performance. Usually, the covers feel a bit wobbly (Johnnie & Jack's stab at doo wop on "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" in particular), but they're overshadowed by such rowdy rockabilly boogies as George "Thumper" Jones' "How Come It," Johnny Horton's "I'm Coming Home," and "You're Humbuggin' Me," where Lefty Frizzell proves himself an adept rocker. There are other rough-cut gems tucked away on this compilation and they're worth seeking out, but it's not entirely improbable that a listener will find the duds just as memorable as the corkers.(Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)

trax:
1. Teen Age Boogie - Webb Pierce 2. You're Humbuggin' Me - Lefty Frizzell 3. I Gotta Know - Wanda Jackson 4. How Come It - George 'Thumper' Jones 5. Have You Heard The News - Link Davis 6. Let The Teardrops Fall - Patsy Cline 7. Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll - Bobby Helms 8. Honey Love - The Carlisles 9. Blue Suede Shoes - Pee Wee King 10. You Can't Make Love To Somebody [alt 1] - Carl Perkins 11. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight - Johnny And Jack 12. Go Boy Go - Carl Smith 13. Maybellene - Marty Robbins 14. Rock The Joint - Bill Haley 15. Burn That Candle - Charline Arthur 16. You're My Baby (Little Woolly Booger) [undubbed demo] - Johnny Cash 17. Rockin' With Red - "Little" Jimmy Dickens 18. Red Hen Hop - The Louvin Brothers 19. Onie's Bop - Onie Wheeler 20. Vibratin' - Keray Regan 21. Little Lovin' - Mimi Roman 22. You're There - Skeets McDonald 23. Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) - Bobby Williamson 24. I'm Coming Home - Johnny Horton 25. Finger Poppin' Time [overdubbed version] - The Stanley Brothers 26. Ten Cats Down [alt] - The Miller Sisters 27. Hep Cat Baby - Eddy Anold 28. Hot And Cold - Marvin Rainwater 29. Hey Little Dreamboat - Rose Maddox 30. Rock Of Gibraltar - Hank Penny 31. One Night - Kirk Hansard
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…and now for something completely different! 1227 - 2021

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"The First Rock And Roll Record" - disc 1

Compilation compiled by Dave Henderson (Mojo Magazine). Based on the out of print book What Was The First Rock 'n' Roll Record? By Jim Dawson and Steve Propes, with an editorial cue from The Guardian and a host of online message boards, this intoxicating mix of styles add up to the birth of rock 'n' roll…

…From the first use of the word "rock", to the hybrid of "rocking and rolling", every track tells a story at the count down to the end of the '50s. The first release on Famous Flames, 'The First Rock And Roll Record' is an extensive collection that traces the very roots of the term rock 'n' roll. It began, we believe, at a religious camp meeting in 1916, before travelling far and wide and stealing from everyone. This set gathers together the music that first mentioned the words "rock" and "roll", alongside the many styles that were infused into the genre's revolutionary sound to create the eventual marriage of everything from hillbilly soul to jazz, blues and RnB which culminated in worldwide hits including 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Rock Around The Clock'. Long before Alan Freed uttered those immortal words, its formula was the stuff of much conversation. 'The First Rock And Roll Record' continues that trend. It is not only a hefty collection but also an ongoing debating point, a central theme to a growing online discussion. The three CD set traces the evolution of rock 'n roll music, from blues, jazz, swing, RnB, Gospel, bluegrass barrelhouse boogie woogie and western swing through interlinking and overlapping scenes. The 70 plus tracks display a lineage that was discussed at length in the out of print book What Was The First Rock 'n' Roll Record? by Jim Dawson and Steve Propes and in essays that have appeared over the years in MOJO, The Times and The Guardian as well as in the pages on Wikipedia. Each source threw up new titles and new connections which have been gathered together on this extensive set with on additional set of downloadable tracks which complete the full 50 songs from Dawson and Propes' book's original list alongside more than 50 additions which soundtrack the birth of a musical form. And, this epic tale will run and run. It continues to be the subject of heated discussion, with key tracks suggested by site readers adding to the collection in an ongoing attempt to discover what exactly was the first rock 'n' roll record. A hefty 82 track collection + 13 download tracks tracing the roots of rock 'n' roll as a phrase and musical genre (with 13 Additional Bonus tracks via Download). A cohesive musical journey from the Camp Meeting Jubilee.

trax:
1. The Camp Meeting Jubilee - Unkown Artist 2. My Man Rocks Me - Trixie Smith 3. Kansas City Blues - Jim Jackson 4. Going to Move to Alabama - Charley Patton 5. Move It on Over - Hank Williams 6. It's Tight Like That - Tampa Red 7. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Clarence 'Pinetop' Smith 8. Jimmy's Blues - Jimmy Blythe 9. Crazy About My Baby - Blind Roosevelt Graves 10. Tiger Rag - Washboard Rhythm Kings 11. Rock and Roll - Boswell Sisters 12. Get Rhythm in Your Feet - Benny Goodman & Helen Ward 13. Oh Red! - Harlem Hamfats 14. Skippy Whippy - Mississippi Jook Band 15. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson 16. Sing! Sing! Sing! (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman & Gene Krupa 17. Rock It for Me - Ella Fitzgerald 18. Rock Me - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 19. Ida Red - Bob Wills 20. Roll 'Em Pete - Big Joe Turner 21. Rockin' Rollin' Mama - Buddy Jones 22. New Early In The Morning - John Lee Williamson 23. Down The Road A Piece - Will Bradley 24. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters 25. Lullaby (Rock a Bye Baby) - Virginia O'Brien
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Tamburlaine "Rebirth" 1973

Internationally and at home in the 1970s, the softer sounds of folk rock and melodic prog swept the airwaves. Singer-songwriters gaining exposure included Shona Laing, John Hanlon, and groups Waves from Auckland, Serenity in Christchurch and Lutha in Dunedin. In the middle of it all was Tamburlaine…

…Tamburlaine was renowned for their rich vocal harmonies and diverse instruments.
Leong and Robinson were keen to start a group that would play the exciting new sounds in the folk tradition.
‘Say No More’ is simply astonishing, and rightly recognised as one of New Zealand’s 100 Essential Albums.
On their next record, Tamburlaine would struggle with much more deeply troubled mixes.
Tamburlaine found its feet quite quickly with new members Rob Winch and early Mammal drummer Mark Hansen.
From opener ‘New World’ to closer ‘Rebirth’, the album bursts with the youthful, hippie optimism.
In March 2019 Kiwi Pacific re-released both Tamburlaine albums – ‘Say No More’ and ‘Rebirth’ – on a single CD.  - https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/tamburlaine

trax:
01. New World 02. Maybe It's True 03. All In The Way 04. Love Song In G Minor 05. Sleeper Awake 06. Sunny Side 07. Take Your Time 08. Rebirth
…served by Gaius...

"Meet Me In Church" 22 County Soul Gems

A rare collection of deep soul, most appearing here for the first time on a compilation - this is now out of print.

trax:
1. When I'm Gone - Willie Clayton 2. What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me - Paul Thompson 3. You Got What It Takes - Diana Trask 4. Meet Me in Church - Bobby Marchan 5. If This House Could Talk - Paul Kelly 6. I Won't Mention It Again - Ruby Winters 7. More Love - James Carr 8. The Future's Not What It Used to Be - Mickey Newbury 9. That's All I Want From You - Sam Baker 10. The Jealous Kind - Delbert McClinton 11. One More Chance - Doris Troy 12. Ruby Dean - Joe Hicks 13. Is It Too Late - Pep Brown 14. Good Bye Baby - Little Janice 15. Mr. Hurt Walked In - Big Al Downing 16. The Question - Margie Hendrix 17. One Step From the Blues - Frank O 18. Since I Met You Baby - Bonnie Bramlett 19. Good Days Bad Days - T. Graham Brown 20. Saunders Ferry Lane - Sammi Smith 21. You've Always Got the Blues - B.B. King 22. Cry on My Shoulder - Phil Flowers
…served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 1226 - 2021

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"THE BACKBEAT OF ROCK AND ROLL" Seminal Sounds From The Instrumental Epoch… - disc 3

This release is all about the power of melody and the marvels of the juxtaposition of saxophones and guitars. 'The Backbeat Of Rock and Roll' brings together the great songs that didn't need a sing-along chorus or a life-defining one liner in their lyrics…

...This wordless journey includes the infectious grooves and finger-popping hits that relied on twangy guitars, syncopated rhythms, all-consuming organs and honking brass stabs. Sure, there's the odd mention of 'Tequila' and the odd instructional dance move but in this 92 track compilation, it's the back beat that takes centre stage as the perfect follow up to Famous Flames' acclaimed 'First Rock and Roll Record' CD.
Throughout the 1950s, the concept of the instrumental track was wrestled away from the cloying strings of MOR orchestras and into the hands of screwdriver-wielding guitarists, sleazy saxophonists, primal garage bands and dance craze creators. The teenage generation demanded music with everything and non-vocal versions of the hits sat next to specially created rabble-rousing gems that transcended genres and styles. This was music where words were just not enough.
This collection, compiled by Dave Henderson from Mojo Magazine, contains 94 tracks from the 1950s, the glory days of instrumental music, the very backbone of rock 'n' roll, the spine of RnB and primitive pop music.
An almost wordless journey that traverses dirty rock 'n' roll, syncopated be-suited dance moves, the glory of twangy guitars, RnB shuffles, sleazy jazz shakedowns and truly inspirational music.
Littered with chart topping hits from rock 'n' roll legends including Duane Eddy, Johnny And The Hurricanes, Link Wray, The Ventures and The Champs, the album features a procession of radio-friendly favourites including 'Raunchy', 'Wild Weekend', 'Bongo Rock', 'Madison Time', 'The Happy Organ' and 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo'.
'Backbeat..' is chock full of inspirational moments, like the Keith Richards-approved 'The Fickle Chicken', Jimmy Page heroes Santo & Johnny, the embryo of rock 'n' roll, 'Rumble', and Cramps faves like The Duals along with the birth of surf instrumentals courtesy of Dick Dale and The Belairs.
Including buried treasure like the northern soul gem 'Gonzo' by James Brooker, The Dyna-Sores' flipside 'Jungle Walk' and The Frantics' "sensuous" 'The Whip', every song is a must from a time when the bongo was king, the saxophone honked remorselessly and string bending guitars were nothing short of essential.

trax CD 3:
1. The Swag - Link Wray 2. Because They're Young - Duane Eddy 3. Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson 4. Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet 5. Last Night - The Mar-Keys 6. You Can't Sit Down - The Phil Upchurch Combo 7. One Mint Julep - Ray Charles 8. On the Rebound - Floyd Cramer 9. Slow Walk - Sil Austin 10. Rudy's Rock - Bill Haley 11. Guitar Bustin' - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith & His Cracker Jacks 12. Like Long Hair - Paul Revere & The Raiders 13. Juke - Little Walter 14. Lost Love - H.B. Barnum 15. School Days - Santo & Johnny 16. Enchanted Sea - The Islanders 17. Kabalo - The Atmospheres 18. Underwater - The Frogmen 19. Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 20. Mr. Motto - The Bel-Airs 21. Beatnik Sticks - Paul Revere & The Raiders 22. Ramrod - Duane Eddy 23. FBI - The Shadows 24. Husky Team - The Outlaws 25. Night of the Vampire - The Moontrekkers 26. Stick Shift - The Duals 27. Tarantula - The Tarantulas 28. Gazachstahagen - The Wild Cats 29. Jack the Ripper - Link Wray 30. Guitar Boogie - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith 31. Tune of the Short Cowboys - The Outlaws 32. Entry of the Globbotts - The Blue Men
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Think "We'll give you a Buzz" 1973

Prog rock band Think were the first New Zealand act signed to WEA, releasing We’ll Give You A Buzz on Atlantic in 1976. After struggling in Australia through 1977 they found themselves in the offices of Mushroom Records, being given assurances they would be a priority act if they could just hold on a bit longer…

Inspired by the music of Billy Cobham, Chick Corea and The Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Birds Of Fire, they began experimenting with time signatures.
As the cops moved in, Mills explained that the syringes were full of lube oil for the moving horns and tonewheel in his Leslie cabinet.
Their first gigs in Melbourne were as support to the likes of Renee Geyer, Cold Chisel and Dragon. - https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/think

trax:
01 Light Title 02 Look What I've Done 03 Rippoff 04 Stringless Provider 05 Big Ladies 06 Our Children (Think About)
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"RCA Soul Diamonds"

A rare collection of deep soul, most appearing here for the first time on a compilation - this is now out of print.

trax:
1. River of Soul - Larry Cappel 2. My Heart Sings - Carolyn Franklin 3. Stop Half Loving These Women - Johnnie Taylor 4. Nobody Wants to Hear Nobody's Troubles - Rick Lancelot 5. I Miss You Girl - Wallace Johnson 6. A Sinner's Prayer - Vic Marcel 7. Here I Am - The Swordsmen 8. Name It - Willie Williams 9. I Better Leave Love Alone - Sonny Til 10. Don't Stop Now - Ray Paige 11. I'm a Bad Man - The Art-Forms Ltd. 12. Night Time Is the Right Time - The African Beavers 13. Let's Get Together - Herman Kelly 14. I Sho' Love You - Wilson Pickett 15. Day and Night - Nina Simone 16. Seeing Is Believing - Tony Mason 17. The Work of a Woman - Percy Wiggins 18. Hold On - Judy Freeman & Blackrock 19. Know It All - Bobby Day 20. Let Me Be Your Pacifier - Garland Green 21. One Hurt Deserves Another - The Fabulous Fiestas
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…and now for something completely different! 1225 - 2021

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