The Exponents "Once Bitten, Twice Bitten" Compilation ed. 1995

...Their prayers were answered from an unlikely quarter in 1990. Adam Holt, who they'd met as the guitarist in Auckland's Sons in Jeopardy, was now working for PolyGram Records. He heard the London demos and proposed a contract to Jones, who had returned to New Zealand. His boss, Grenville Turner flew to London to reiterate the offer to Gent. The band (less Sheehan, who stayed in London and formed The Starlings) came back and reunited. Harralambi was welcomed back to the fold...
...Then, in one of the bad decisions that bands can make (ask Shihad), the Dance Exponents changed their name to Amplifier. Crowds for a national tour reflected the fact that no one knew who the hell they were. Their name was swiftly changed (almost) back to The Exponents.
As the expats had in London, local fans welcomed the band back as treasured old friends. Moreover, Luck had written a batch of new songs that would give the band the biggest hits of its career. The album Something Beginning With C topped the charts and eventually went five times platinum. Three singles 'Why Does Love Do This To Me?', 'Who Loves Who The Most?’ and 'Whatever Happened to Tracey?' went Top 10. (It was tempting to suppose that New Zealanders liked their pop songs framed as questions.)...to be continued... - audioculture

trax:
1. Victoria 2. Airway Spies 3. Your Best Friend Loves Me Too 4. All I Can Do 5. Know Your Own Heart 6. I'll Say Goodbye (Even Tho I'm Blue) Backing Vocals – The Dabs 7. Sex And Agriculture 8. Christchurch (In Cashel Street I Wait) 9. Greater Hopes, Greater Expectations 10. Caroline Skies 11. Only I Could Die (+ Love You Still) 12. Brand New Doll 13. Why Does Love Do This To Me? 14. Who Loves Who The Most? 15. What Happened To Tracey? 17. Erotic 18. Like She Said 19. La La Lulu 20. The Summer You Never Meant
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…and now for something completely different! 1679 - 2022

These arrogant fucking politicians, warlords and religious don't give a fuck about us, they only pretend! Go to hell! They don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! It is to cry for! - RYP

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 2020 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! 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

The Paladins "Ticket Home" 1994

Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos produced this effort from these fine rockers. While the whole is spotty, there are some killer tracks, like a scorching "Fifteen Days Under the Hood.
"Like this band has ever let us down. I used to go home after a show and still here davids guitar playing the next morning.this release ( ticket home on sector 2 label) if i am not mistaken ,ended up scaming the rights from the band. making it unavialable ,out of print.Thats why this is going to be the most valuable release to date.Its to bad that someone took advantage of the band. But just like other blues musicians have been ripped off for the last 100 years, there always someone ready to be greedy. In my eyes david is a very gracious musician and a gentleman to boot. - By raymond barker
trax:
01 Ticket Home 02 Every Time I See Her 03 15 Days 04 One Step 05 Lil' Irene 06 Who's Been Sleepin' 07 One Love 08 Brand New Heart 09 Confort You 10 Re'jive'nated 11 Ruby Lee 12 Wastin' My Time 13 Time After Time 14 Look What You're Doin' to Me 15 Elvis' Sister

"Radio Radio" Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour - Vol 5 - disc 2

...This volume (the fifth and supposedly final volume in this series) is largely made up of songs from the first Theme Time Radio Hour Series from 2006-2007...
...The categories are familiar to anyone who has heard either the original broadcasts or other releases from the broadcasts. As usual there's no Dylan to be found anywhere in this volume. It would have been nice to have heard Dylan's patter concerning these tracks, but (at least for me) the music is the most important thing here. Amazon - to be continued...

CD 2:
1. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry 2. I Still Miss Someone - Johnny Cash 3. I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos 4. Bird Dog - Santanta 5. Russian Satellite - Mighty Sparrow 6. Bad Neighborhood - Ronnie & The Delinquents 7. Cool Disc Jockey - Boyd Bennett & His Rockets 8. Samson & Delilah - Reverend Gary Davis 9. He Will Set Your Fields on Fire - Kitty Wells 10. Adam Come and Get Your Rib - Wynonie Harris 11. Oh, Mary Don't You Mary - The Swan Silvertones 12. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Professor Longhair & The Shuffling Hungarians 13. El Paso - Marty Robbins 14. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison 15. Louisiana - Percy Mayfield 16. High School USA - Tommy Facenda 17. (What a) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke 18. School of Rock 'n' Roll - Gene Summers & His Rebels 19. High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis 20. Talk to Me Baby - Elmore James 21. Juke Box and the Phone - Lattie Moore 22. Cool Water - The Sons Of The Pioneers 23. High Water Everywhere - Part 1 - Charley Patton 24. Grand Coulee Dam - Ramblin' Jack Elliott 25. All the Time - Sleepy LaBeef 26. Two Years of Torture - Ray Charles 27. Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash
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The Exponents "Grassy Knoll" 1994

...Like Kiwi acts before and after them, the Dance Exponents experienced the frustrations and the tantalising promise of being a band in London – working day jobs and looking for a record deal. But London was also where they discovered they'd become a part of their national culture in a way that transcended chart positions – and even whether they had a record deal at all...
...It turned out that expats who'd seen the band at home wanted to see them on the other side of the world too. The expat circuit – not just Kiwis but Australians and South Africans – provided some handsome, if infrequent, paydays. Drummers Barry Blackler and Brendan Fitzgerald stepped in where they were needed.
Luck wrote new songs, the band recorded a demo tape and CBS showed interest in signing them. Legendary CBS A&R man Muff Winwood came to a show at the Fulham Greyhound, but the sound was messy and so was Luck. Deacon Blue got the record deal and the Dance Exponents were left hanging, again...to be continued... - audioculture
trax:
1. Happy Loving People 2. Like She Said 3. Fate 4. Losing You 5. Don't Say Goodbye 6. House Of Love 7. Day By Day 8. Couple Of Things 9. Helen 10. It Didn't And It Does
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"That's Your Last Boogie!" The Best Of Johnny Otis (1945-1960) CD 3 of 3

The Architect of Rock & Roll! Johnny Otis was simply one of the greats of modern music, or at least during the period covered on this excellent 3-CD compilation, from 1945 to 1960. The compilers dub him "one of the architects of rock 'n' roll" and listening to the songs on this collection you would be swayed to agree with that claim. Johnny Otis was indeed a rock and roll pioneer...
...Sadly, as Dave Penny mentions in the liner notes that come with this set, Johnny Otis is know more for being the "catalyst" behind the recordings and production of other artists (Etta James, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Wynonie Harris, and even his son, Shuggie Otis) than for the music that he recorded himself or with his orchestra. But Johnny Otis was indeed a gifted musician and arranger, and his vibes playing on many of these songs is simply marvelous. He also wasn't a bad singer, but he usually left that role to vocalists such as Little Esther, Marie Adams, and others. One of those singers, Dorothy Ellis, stars on "Drill, Daddy, Drill" one of the best and most audacious songs in this collection. If that one don't put a smile on your face, don't bother playing the rest of the CDs. And by the time it's all over, you'll be out of your seat and dancing too. This stuff is that fun and addictive.
There are plenty of great moments on this collection, everything from a jumping Little Richard number to a fantastic live version of "Ma (He's Makin' Eyes At Me)", complete with hysterical screams from girls in the audience. Other tracks featuring Otis and his very tight band are full of energy and vibrancy. I would have loved to have seen these guys play a show. You just know they were playing their hearts out.
The CD set comes with a 16-page booklet with information about these recordings, plus some reproductions of a few single sleeves and some other cool photos. I would have liked to know the full roster of musicians involved in these recordings, but that absence is the only negative I can find about this set. Otherwise, it's packed with tons of truly great songs. And you get your money's worth too: CD 1 is over 79 minutes in length, and both CD 2 and CD 3 clock in at over 77 minutes.(The R&B Monthly)

trax:
1. Drill, Daddy, Drill - Dorothy Ellis 2. Young Girl - The Johnny Otis Orchestra 3. Louisiana Hop - Pete 'Guitar' Lewis 4. Hound Dog - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton with "Kansas City Bill" and his Orchestra 5. Rock Me Baby - The Johnny Otis Orchestra 6. Going Crazy - Pete "Guitar" Lewis & His Orchestra 7. Honey, Honey - Joe"Papoose" Fritz with Johnny Otis' Band 8. Shake It - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 9. Yes, Baby - Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace 10. Boom Diddy Wa Wa - Junior & Marie 11. Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace With Johnny Otis Orchestra 12. Better Stop - Junior Ryder with Johnny Otis Orchestra 13. Oh Ho Doodle Lu - Mr Goggle Eyes August with J Otis Band 14. Little Richard's Boogie - Little Richard With The Johnny Otis Orchestra 15. The Wallflower (Dance With Me Henry) - Etta James And The Peaches 16. Hey Little Girl - Richard A Lewis 17. If You Ever Get Lonesome - Preston Love & His Orchestra feat.Roy "Happy" Easter 18. Please Be True - Sugar & Pie 19. I'm Gonna Whale On You - Little Arthur Matthews 20. Ko Ko Mo - Gene & Eunice With Johnny's Combo 21. Country Boogie - Preston Love, Orchestra 22. I Miss You So - Faye Wilson with Johnny Otis Orchestra 23. Shake It, Lucy Baby - Johnny Otis 24. Ma (He's Makin' Eyes At Me) - Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy 25. Bye Bye Baby - Johnny Otis 26. Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis 27. Crazy Country Hop - Johnny Otis 28. Castin' My Spell - Johnny Otis 29. Mumblin' Mosie - Johnny Otis
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…and now for something completely different! 1678 - 2022

These arrogant fucking politicians, warlords and religious don't give a fuck about us, they only pretend! Go to hell! They don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! It is to cry for! - RYP

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 2020 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! 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

Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost "Universal Vagrant" 2016

This man is a fantastic musician! This album is amazing. If you haven't checked out his other album please do. You will not be disappointed! I hope he will decide to write a book about his life! - joseph kobiec
"Play this record loud," it says on the jacket. Oh yeah! GOOD advice. If you are in the mood for shameless rock and roll or belting out some heavy blues, here is the album for you. As a certifiable Chesterfield Kings fan, I am already there waiting when Greg Prevost issues a new disc. And this one is every bit as good, or better even, than Mississippi Murderer. I'd like to see Amazon let you preview the disc. The you will hear what I am on about. Shake the loose plaster off your wall. After all, that is what must have happened when they recorded it. And it is recorded very well, and performed flawlessly. This guy is a fine musician and a knowledgeable musicologist. And his taste in hairstyle? It fits the bill and it fits the man.The UNIVERSAL VAGRANT is a blast. - Andrew W. Saul
trax:
01 Moanin' The Blues 02 Gin-Soaked Time War 03 Signed D.C. 04 Evil On My Mind 05 Mean Red Spider 06 Shot Of Rock & Roll 07 Lord Shine A Light On M 08 Shitkicker Blues 09 Hayseed Rio 10 Codine

"Radio Radio" Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour - Vol 5 - disc 1

Four discs-73,73,71,73 minutes each approximately. The sound overall is good to pretty good, depending on the sources used. Like the other volumes in this series, the discs are snapped in, inside a tri-fold book style holder...
...Song titles, artist, year, and song length are listed on the back. The cover photograph is of a very young Bob Dylan, and is one of the better shots of Dylan in this series. Inside is a page's worth of b&w photos of a number of artists in this volume-but is similar to previous photos from earlier volumes. The booklet (glued inside the holder) has 5 1/2 pages of information on several of the featured artists,seemingly picked at random. As with other volumes, a good proof-reading would have been nice-an example is the miss-spelling of the Louvin Brothers' "Satan Is Real", not "Satin Is Real". As I've said before, more complete information on all the artists would be very valuable, and is one of the things that keeps this set (and the others) from earning more than 4 "stars". The discs themselves have a nice sepia tone photo of an old Electro-Voice microphone, a nice touch. Amazon - to be continued...

CD 1:
1. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine - Dean Martin 2. Keep On The Sunny Side - The Carter Family 3. Daddy Loves Mommy O - Tommy Duncan 4. Mama Talk To Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir 5. Who Will Buy The - Charlie Walker 6. Baseball Baby - Johnny Darling 7. Three Strikes And You're Out - Cowboy Copas 8. Java Jive - The Ink Spots 9. The Coffee Song - Frank Sinatra 10. Cigarettes And Coffee Blues - Lefty Frizell 11. Black Coffee - Bobby Darin 12. 21 Days In Jail - Magic Sam 13. Prisoner's Song - Warren Storm 14. Okie's In The Pokie - Jimmy Patton 15. Riot In The Cell Block No.9 - Wanda Jackson 16. Daddy And Home - Jimmie Rodgers 17. That Silver Headed Daddy Of Mine - The Everly Brothers 18. Papa's On The Housetop - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell 19. Leave Married Women Alone - Big Joe Turner 20. Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day) - Lloyd Price 21. Alimony Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra 22. Alimony - Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns 23. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran 24. Big Green Car - Jimmy Carroll 25. Brother Can You Spare A Dime - Bing Crosby 26. Do Re Mi - Woody Guthrie 27. Satin Is Real - The Louvin Brothers 28. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent
...originally served by Gyro1966...

The Exponents "Something beginning with 'C'" 1992

...The single was a success in New Zealand, but an attempt to take the new sound across the Tasman was frustrated by Australian immigration issues. The band's apparently unstoppable momentum faltered and it seemed in 1984 that their first album might be their last...
...But British producer Ian Taylor heard some demos sent to him by Mushroom and declared an interest in working with the band. With Taylor at the controls, the band began recording what would become the 1985 album Expectations at Auckland's Mandrill Studios.
By this time, Harallambi (in a decision the band later regarded as a mistake) had been ejected, and was replaced first by Christchurch sticksman Steve Birss, then, for the album, by Psychedelic Furs drummer Vince Ely. Eddie Olsen joined the band for live shows shortly after the release.
The third album, Amplifier, came about in 1986 as part of deals put together by Harlequin Studios owner Doug Rogers for release on his own Zulu label. It featured the single 'Caroline Skies' and re-recordings of 'Sex & Agriculture' and 'Only I Could Die (And Love You Still)'. After some tensions within the partnership – Zulu released the single 'Brand New Doll' without the band's approval – and after indifferent sales, the band relocated to Britain, without Olsen...to be continued... - audioculture
trax:
01 Come On In 02 Please Please And Thank Yourself 03 Why Does Love Do This To Me 04 Sink Like A Stone 05 Sometimes 06 Whatever Happened To Tracey 07 I Loved You 08 Erotic 09 Who Loves Who The Most 10 When She Was In Love 11 Now Like Then 12 Hold On 13 Nameless Girl 14 The Ghost I Knew 15 There's Only One Love For This Love
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 677 (2022)

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. Karate (Del Fi) - The Bedwells 2. Karate Again (Del Fi) - The Bedwells 3. Hot Sunshine (Dot) - Barry Allen 4. Easy Come, Easy Go (Dot) - Barry Allen 5. You Ought to Be with Me (Hi) - Al Green 6. What Is This Feeling (Hi) - Al Green 7. All Shook Up (Or) - Roger Freeman 8. Comin' Back for More (Or) - Roger Freeman 9. Oh Baby Don't You Weep (Kent) - Luther Ingram 10. Sleigh Ride (Dolton) - The Ventures 11. Snow Flakes (Dolton) - The Ventures 12. Stand Up Straight and Tall (Kent) - Jackie Shane 13. Baby What's New (Amber) - Peter Wheat and the Breadmen 14. All the Time (Amber) - Peter Wheat and the Breadmen 15. Boogaloo Girl (Madmua) - Alfredo Linares 16. Mambo Rock (Madmua) - Alfredo Linares 17. Tracy (All I Have Is You) (Rampart) - Barry White and The Atlantics 18. It Hurts Me (Rampart) - Sammy Lee 19. Don't Leave Me This Way (Philadelphia Intern.) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes 20. To Be Free to Be Who We Are (Philadelphia Intern.) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes 21. Sunshine of Your Love (Atlantic) - Mongo Santamaria 22. Heighty-Hi (Atlantic) - Mongo Santamaria 23. Light My Fire (Brunswick) - Erma Franklin 24. Hold On, I'm Coming (Brunswick) - Erma Franklin 25. Taurus (Radio Martiko) - Morton & the Uptights 26. Montego (Radio Martiko) - Morton & the Uptights
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…and now for something completely different! 1677 - 2022

These arrogant fucking politicians, warlords and religious don't give a fuck about us, they only pretend! Go to hell! They don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! It is to cry for! - RYP

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 2020 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! 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

Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost "Mississippi Murderer" 2013 + "Mr. Charlie" 2012 - 7"/45rpm

Overall, It's Friday night rock'nblues drinking music done with heart. If u like 70's Stones you'll find stuff to like on this. Got an exile main st feel w a bit harder edge. - mondavino
This is an awesome cd. It doesn't get much better than this folks. Love the jangly guitars & harmonica with attitude. There's a Killer version of "Hey Gyp" By Donovan. Not a ballad in sight to ruin the vibe. It's bluesy, but, its rock & roll in its purest form. You'll love this is you are a fan of the Stones, Yardbirds, even Hanoi Rocks! Its so refereshing to hear this kind of music in 2013. And dare I say how youthful Greg Prevost looks on the cover LOL... Buy this and you won't regret it. - agelesswildless
trax:
01 Death Rides With The Morning Sun 02 Get Myself Home 03 I Ain't Signifying 04 Hard Time Killing Floor Blues 05 Stoned To Death 06 Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) 07 Too Much Junk 08 Aint Nothin Here To Change My Mind 09 Downstate New Yawk Blooz 10 Ramblin On My Mind 11 Never Trust The Devil 12 John The Revelator

"Mr. Charlie" 2012 - 7"/45rpm

First solo recordings by the man who fronted the Chesterfield Kings during the last...ehrr.35 years! A lesson in raw blues which is bound to fascinate the toughest types in your neighborhood. Its a pity that the recent de-luxe reissue of "Exile on Main Street" did not include an extra CD with the demos from the album, as these two waxings by Greg and his slide guitar would have fit like hand in glove. Limited edition of 450 copies. - Soundflat
trax:
01 Mr. Charlie 02 Rolling Stone

"Radio Radio" Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour - Vol 4 - disc 4

Bob Dylan transformed songwriting in the 20th century by dumping everything into a creative blender, from beat poetry to ancient ballads restrung with vibrantly new lyrics, and he has been inherently postmodern, well aware -- even if it was by accident -- of how to navigate the emerging ocean of pop culture and the blessing/curse of celebrity...
...And he's done it with his integrity and privacy intact -- quite a feat. And he's done it, for the most part, in public -- he releases studio albums regularly, he tours in never-ending fashion, and, since 2006, he has hosted Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour on the airwaves. His shows aren’t just some celebrity DJ spinning favorite records (although Dylan obviously loves what he spins on the air), but are really concise history lessons in American music in all genres and eras, from blues, folk, and country to jazz, R&B, soul, rock & roll, bebop, country, and even rap and spoken word, embracing the entire spectrum of ordered recorded sound from the early 1900s forward. Releases like this one, which collects 110 of the sides Dylan has spun on his show, reveal just how impressive all of it is. From an incredibly diverse litany of recording artists that includes Mel Blanc, Lefty Frizzell, Ike Turner, Brenda Lee, Steve Allen, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, Cousin Emmy, Billie Holiday, Peppermint Harris, and many, many others, Dylan clusters songs around themes ranging from powerful topics like money, war, and happiness to whimsical ones like fruit, cats, sugar, and candy, until what he has assembled is a delightfully varied playlist of what we have been singing about, complaining about, celebrating, berating, adoring, and bemoaning for the past 200 years. Dylan's own recorded legacy is a testament to his searching intelligence and vision, but so, too, is his radio show. Call it all a dialogue with America. Hopefully everyone is listening. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)

CD 4:
1. I'm My Own Grandpa - Lonzo And Oscar 2. Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues - The Memphis Jug Band 3. The Seventh Son - Willie Mabon 4. Ground Hog (Featuring Frank Moore & His Log Cabin Boys) - Cousin Emmy 5. The Monkey Speaks His Mind - Dave Bartholomew 6. Froggy Went a Courtin' - Tex Ritter 7. There's a Moose on the Loose - Roddy Jackson 8. Possum Song - Johnny Mercer 9. Bert the Turtle - Dick 'Two Ton' Baker 10. Calling All Cows - Lazy Bill Lucas & The Blues Rockers 11. Black Rat Swing - Memphis Minnie & Little Son Joe 12. When You're Smiling - Billie Holiday 13. Aint't Got No Home - Clarence "Frogman" Henry 14. End Of The Road - Jerry Lee Lewis 15. Boogie Uproar - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 16. Rock of Gibraltar - Big Joe Turner 17. Strut That Thing - Cripple Clarence Lofton 18. Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson 19. Fujiyama Mama - Annisteen Allen 20. Bad Boy - Clarence Palmer & The Jive Bombers 21. Goodbye (Baby) - Elmore James 22. Vaya Con Dios (Go With God) - Les Paul & Mary Ford 23. So Long, Good Luck and Goodbye - Weldon Rodgers & The Teen Kings 24. Sploghm - Slim Gaillard 25. See You Later Alligator - Bobby Charles 26. So Long, I'm Gone - Warren Smith 27. Bye Bye Fare Thee Well - Peppermint Harris 28. I'm Checkin' Out , Goo'm Bye - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Dance Exponents "Amplifier" 1986, rem. 1992

...They settled in to Auckland, where they were welcome among the city's indie music crowd in a way that few, if any, of their pop-rock contemporaries were...
...Yet a string of singles from the album failed to crack the Top 10 (one, 'Your Best Friend Loves Me Too', a crowd favourite for years afterwards, didn't chart at all). The arrival of second guitarist Chris Sheehan brought a different, darker sound to 'Sex and Agriculture', a stand-alone single produced by Australian Julian Mendelsohn...to be continued... - audioculture
trax:
01 Time X Space 02 Only I Could Die 03 Sex & Agriculture 04 Halcyon Rain 05 Victoria 06 Brodelia The Cat 07 Birth Of The Red 08 Brand New Doll 09 As I Love Yo 10 Worldwide Wireless 11 Caroline Skies
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…and now for something completely different! 1676 - 2022

These arrogant fucking politicians, warlords and religious don't give a fuck about us, they only pretend! Go to hell! They don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! It is to cry for! - RYP

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 2020 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! 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

M.P.D. Limited "The Wild Side Of Life" 1982

Another strong entry in my ongoing admiration for Australian beat & punk bands. M.P.D. Limited were a young trio who rose to the top and then crashed all in the span of 18 months back in the early days of the australian music scene...
...This LP brings together the bulk of their recorded output and includes all of their hits and strongest cuts. They were competitors of the Easybeats and the Master's Apprentices and like them tried to make the jump to England to increase their fortunes but the familiar story of poor management and record label apathy forced a premature breakup. Songs like "Little Boy Sad", "If You Were Mine" and "It's Been A Long Time Coming" demonstrate the strength of their writing and performances. Enjoy this short, sharp blast of Australian beat. - SamIam
traxfromwax:
1. Little Boy Sad 2. I Am What I Am 3. Paper Doll 4. If You Were Mine 5. Her Favourite Song 6. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder 7. Wild Side Of Life 8. Lonely Boy 9. You Might As Well Forget Him 10. I Won't Be Back 11. It's Been A Long Time Coming 12. Wendy Don't Go 13. Remember (Walkin' In the Sand) 14. No Regrets

"Radio Radio" Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour - Vol 4 - disc 3

Bob Dylan transformed songwriting in the 20th century by dumping everything into a creative blender, from beat poetry to ancient ballads restrung with vibrantly new lyrics, and he has been inherently postmodern, well aware -- even if it was by accident -- of how to navigate the emerging ocean of pop culture and the blessing/curse of celebrity...
...And he's done it with his integrity and privacy intact -- quite a feat. And he's done it, for the most part, in public -- he releases studio albums regularly, he tours in never-ending fashion, and, since 2006, he has hosted Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour on the airwaves. His shows aren’t just some celebrity DJ spinning favorite records (although Dylan obviously loves what he spins on the air), but are really concise history lessons in American music in all genres and eras, from blues, folk, and country to jazz, R&B, soul, rock & roll, bebop, country, and even rap and spoken word, embracing the entire spectrum of ordered recorded sound from the early 1900s forward. Releases like this one, which collects 110 of the sides Dylan has spun on his show, reveal just how impressive all of it is. From an incredibly diverse litany of recording artists that includes Mel Blanc, Lefty Frizzell, Ike Turner, Brenda Lee, Steve Allen, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, Cousin Emmy, Billie Holiday, Peppermint Harris, and many, many others, Dylan clusters songs around themes ranging from powerful topics like money, war, and happiness to whimsical ones like fruit, cats, sugar, and candy, until what he has assembled is a delightfully varied playlist of what we have been singing about, complaining about, celebrating, berating, adoring, and bemoaning for the past 200 years. Dylan's own recorded legacy is a testament to his searching intelligence and vision, but so, too, is his radio show. Call it all a dialogue with America. Hopefully everyone is listening. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)

CD 3:
1. Something Cool (Featuring Pete Rugolo) - June Christy 2. Something Different - The Carlisles 3. Three Cool Cats - The Coasters 4. Tom Cat Blues - Cliff Carlisle 5. Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John 6. A Fish House Function (for a Cross Eyed Cat Named Sam) - Emmy Oro 7. Nervous Breakdown - Eddie Cochran 8. Crackin' Up - Bo Diddley 9. Twisted - Annie Ross 10. Crazy Mixed Up World - Little Walter 11. Hooray, Hooray, I'm Goin Away (Featuring Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra) - Beatrice Kay 12. Feelin' High and Happy - Hot Lips Page 13. Happy Trails (Featuring Frank Worth & His Orchestra) - Roy Rodgers & Dale Evans 14. Dupree Blues - Blind Willie Walker 15. I Fought the Law - The Crickets 16. This Crooked World - Freddie 'Bama Boy' Hall & His Gadsden Band 17. The Honeydripper, Part I - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers 18. Stealin' Sugar - Ray Batts 19. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock 20. Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley 21. Where You At - Lloyd Price 22. $64,000 Question (Do You Love Me) - Bobby Tuggle 23. Don't Lie to Me - Fats Domino 24. Twenty Five Lies - Guitar Slim 25. Your True Love - Carl Perkins 26. I'll Be True - Faye Adams 27. It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Dance Exponents "Expectations" 1985

...Amid the exhilaration, Cowan announced that he was leaving the band and returning to Timaru (he was briefly replaced by Martin Morris). The second single, 'Airway Spies', reached No.11 and the band shifted to Auckland, where their 1983 debut album Prayers Be Answered was recorded at Mandrill Studio with Australian Dave Marett...
...The album's sound had more to do with the chart radio conventions of the time than the buzzy power-pop of the band's own live shows, but it was a double-platinum hit that stayed in the local charts for a year after its December release. Earlier that same year, Live At Mainstreet, an album drawn from a televised show at Auckland's Mainstreet Cabaret (the Dance Exponents and Graham Brazier's Legionnaires had one side of the record each) peaked in the charts at No.3, one place better than Prayers. In November, the band supported David Bowie at Western Springs, playing to what is now regarded as the largest concert crowd in New Zealand history...to be continued... - audioculture
trax:
01 These Ocean's Wave & Tide Us In 02 Christchurch (In Cashel St. I Wait) 03 Raining, Running Through The Rain 04 Prayers Be Answered 05 Ashend Ashend Autumn Leaves 06 Only I Could Die (And Love You Still) 07 Weeping Soul 08 Losing The Sun, The Moon, and You 09 My Love For You 10 Skies Of Love 11 Greater Hopes, Greater Expectations 12 All I Can Do 13 The Empty Bunk In The Bunk House 14 Sex & Agriculture
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"That's Your Last Boogie!" The Best Of Johnny Otis (1945-1960) CD 2 of 3

The Architect of Rock & Roll! Johnny Otis was simply one of the greats of modern music, or at least during the period covered on this excellent 3-CD compilation, from 1945 to 1960. The compilers dub him "one of the architects of rock 'n' roll" and listening to the songs on this collection you would be swayed to agree with that claim. Johnny Otis was indeed a rock and roll pioneer...
...Sadly, as Dave Penny mentions in the liner notes that come with this set, Johnny Otis is know more for being the "catalyst" behind the recordings and production of other artists (Etta James, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Wynonie Harris, and even his son, Shuggie Otis) than for the music that he recorded himself or with his orchestra. But Johnny Otis was indeed a gifted musician and arranger, and his vibes playing on many of these songs is simply marvelous. He also wasn't a bad singer, but he usually left that role to vocalists such as Little Esther, Marie Adams, and others. One of those singers, Dorothy Ellis, stars on "Drill, Daddy, Drill" one of the best and most audacious songs in this collection. If that one don't put a smile on your face, don't bother playing the rest of the CDs. And by the time it's all over, you'll be out of your seat and dancing too. This stuff is that fun and addictive.
There are plenty of great moments on this collection, everything from a jumping Little Richard number to a fantastic live version of "Ma (He's Makin' Eyes At Me)", complete with hysterical screams from girls in the audience. Other tracks featuring Otis and his very tight band are full of energy and vibrancy. I would have loved to have seen these guys play a show. You just know they were playing their hearts out.
The CD set comes with a 16-page booklet with information about these recordings, plus some reproductions of a few single sleeves and some other cool photos. I would have liked to know the full roster of musicians involved in these recordings, but that absence is the only negative I can find about this set. Otherwise, it's packed with tons of truly great songs. And you get your money's worth too: CD 1 is over 79 minutes in length, and both CD 2 and CD 3 clock in at over 77 minutes.(The R&B Monthly)

trax:
1. Lover's Lane Boogie - Little Esther & The Blue Notes with Johnny Otis Orchestra 2. Misery - Little Esther With Johnny Otis Orchestra 3. Beer Bottle Boogie - Marylyn Scott (The Carolina Blues Girl) with The Johnny Otis Orchestra 4. Mistrustin' Blues - Little Esther And Mel Walker With Johnny Otis Orch. 5. Cupid's Boogie - Little Esther And Mel Walker With Johnny Otis Orch. 6. Deceivin' Blues - Little Esther And Mel Walker With Johnny Otis Orch. 7. Sunset To Dawn - Mel Walker With Johnny Otis Orch 8. Dreamin' Blues - Mel Walker With The Johnny Otis Orchestra 9. Wedding Boogie - Johnny Otis’ Congregation with Little Esther, Mel Walker & Lee Graves 10. Far Away Blues (Xmas Blues) - Little Esther & Mel Walker With The Johnny Otis Orchestra 11. Rockin' Blues - Mel Walker With The Johnny Otis Orchestra 12. Gee Baby - The Johnny Otis Orchestra feat. Mel Walker 13. Mambo Boogie - The Johnny Otis Orchestra 14. All Nite Long - The Johnny Otis Orchestra 15. Feel Like Cryin' Again - Mel Walker With Johnny Otis Orch 16. Doggin' Blues - Linda Hopkins With Johnny Otis Orchestra 17. Hunter Hancock's "Harlematinee" Radio Show Theme - Hunter Hancock with The Johnny Otis Orchestra 18. Oopy-Doo - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 19. One Nighter Blues - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 20. Call Operator 210 - The Johnny Otis Orchestra With Mel Walker 21. The Candle's Burning Low - The Johnny Otis Orchestra With Mel Walker 22. Goomp Blues - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 23. The Love Bug Boogie - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra feat Mel Walker & Ada Brown 24. The Deacon Moves In - Little Esther with Earle Warren Orchestra, vocal by Little Esther & The Dominoes 25. Every Beat Of My Heart - The Royals 26. Better Beware - Little Esther Phillips 27. Harlem Nocturne - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra
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…and now for something completely different! 1675 - 2022

These arrogant fucking politicians, warlords and religious don't give a fuck about us, they only pretend! Go to hell! They don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! It is to cry for! - RYP

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 2020 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! 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

"History Of British Blues" - Vol. 1 - 1973

"Ryp, Here's a little change of pace. From 1973 History of British Blues Vol 1. Never reissued on vinyl or CD. Compiled and liner notes by Blue Horizon Records producer Mike Vernon." - philo
"This album was one heck of a find for me - It was one I listened to a lot (and still do). An album that peaked my curiousty and had me seeking out more early and sometimes out-of-print British blues albums here in the US during the mid 1970s. Fleetwood Mac's version of Otis Rush's Homework is awesome and Mike Vernon did one heck of a job putting this double album together." - by bluesrecords from Connecticut

trax:
1 Cyril Davies Rhythm & Blues All Stars - Country Line Special 2 Alexis Korner Blues Inc - How Long Blues 3 Spencer Davis R&B Quartet - Mean Old Frisco 4 Yardbirds - Baby What's Wrong 5 Graham Bond Organization – Long Tall Shorty 6 Downliners Sect - Tiger In Your Tank 7 John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Someday After Awhile 8 Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - Stone Crazy 9 Fleetwood Mac – Homework 10 Savoy Brown - True Blue 11 Duster Bennett -Things Are Changing 12 Chicken Shack - It's Okay With Me Baby 13 Aynsley Dumbar Retaliation – Cobwebs 14 Duster Bennett - Sugar Beet 15 T. S. McPhee - I Be's Troubled 16 Jo Ann Kelly - Nothin' In Ramblin' 17 John Lee's Groundhogs - Blue Guitar 18 Gordon Smith - I've Been Down So Long 19 Christine Perfect - Crazy Bout you Baby 20 Key Largo - That Did It Baby 21 Gordon Smith - Funk Pedal 22 Climax Blues Band - Take Out Some Insurance 23 Jellybread - Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu 24 Mike Vernon - Come Back Baby
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"Radio Radio" Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour - Vol 4 - disc 2

Bob Dylan transformed songwriting in the 20th century by dumping everything into a creative blender, from beat poetry to ancient ballads restrung with vibrantly new lyrics, and he has been inherently postmodern, well aware -- even if it was by accident -- of how to navigate the emerging ocean of pop culture and the blessing/curse of celebrity...
...And he's done it with his integrity and privacy intact -- quite a feat. And he's done it, for the most part, in public -- he releases studio albums regularly, he tours in never-ending fashion, and, since 2006, he has hosted Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour on the airwaves. His shows aren’t just some celebrity DJ spinning favorite records (although Dylan obviously loves what he spins on the air), but are really concise history lessons in American music in all genres and eras, from blues, folk, and country to jazz, R&B, soul, rock & roll, bebop, country, and even rap and spoken word, embracing the entire spectrum of ordered recorded sound from the early 1900s forward. Releases like this one, which collects 110 of the sides Dylan has spun on his show, reveal just how impressive all of it is. From an incredibly diverse litany of recording artists that includes Mel Blanc, Lefty Frizzell, Ike Turner, Brenda Lee, Steve Allen, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, Cousin Emmy, Billie Holiday, Peppermint Harris, and many, many others, Dylan clusters songs around themes ranging from powerful topics like money, war, and happiness to whimsical ones like fruit, cats, sugar, and candy, until what he has assembled is a delightfully varied playlist of what we have been singing about, complaining about, celebrating, berating, adoring, and bemoaning for the past 200 years. Dylan's own recorded legacy is a testament to his searching intelligence and vision, but so, too, is his radio show. Call it all a dialogue with America. Hopefully everyone is listening. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)

CD 2:
1. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard 2. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Pérez Prado 3. W-P-L-J - The Four Deuces 4. Yes, We Have No Bananas (Featuring June Hutton) - Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers 5. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte 6. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday 7. 61 Highway - Mississippi Fred McDowell 8. (Get Your Kick On) Route 66 - Nat King Cole Trio 9. Route 90 - Clarence "Bon Ton" Garlowe 10. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad - Woody Guthrie 11. My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin 12. Jean Harlow - Lead Belly 13. Forty Days and Forty Nights - Muddy Waters 14. Ninety Nine - Sonny Boy Williamson (II) 15. Rocket 69 - Connie Allen w/The Todd Rhodes Orchestra 16. A Man With One Million Dollars - Joe Mooney 17. Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) - T-Bone Walker 18. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Sarah Vaughan 19. I'll Do Anything But Work - Ray Charles 20. Whistle While You Work - Adriana Caselotti 21. Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee 22. I Got Plenty O'Nuttin' - Frank Sinatra 23. That Ain't Nothin' But Right - Mac Curtis 24. Do Something for Me - Billy Ward & The Dominoes 25. This Could Be the Start of Something Big - Steve Allen 26. Somethin' Else - Eddie Cochran 27. Something Goin' on in My Room - Daddy Cleanhead
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Dance Exponents "Prayers be answered" 1983

The South Island town of Timaru gets rough press sometimes, especially in matters of culture. But consider this. Over the decades Timaru has delivered a series of iconic figures by whom we define ourselves: Pioneer aviator Richard Pearse; the mysterious, storied runner Jack Lovelock; and the poet who glimpsed what it might mean to be a New Zealander, Allen Curnow. And then there are The Exponents and their indefatigable songwriter, Jordan Luck, who have given New Zealanders the songs they love to sing...
...In truth, Luck was born in Canada and grew up a little further north on State Highway One, in the small town of Geraldine. But Timaru was where his first band, Basement, formed and played their gigs. When Basement broke up in in 1981, Luck and his guitarist, British-born Brian Jones, headed up the highway to Christchurch, taking with them their friend Steve Cowan.
An ad placed for a drummer led them to Nelson kid Mike "Harry" Harallambi and his Oamaru-born friend, bass player Dave Gent. Cowan switched from bass to keyboards and the new five-piece – the Dance Exponents – debuted just a week later at Christchurch's Hillsborough Tavern. In the early 1980s in Christchurch, the big pubs were often the only entertainment in town and the Dance Exponents' subsequent residency at the Aranui Tavern created a sensation. The new kids in town quickly became the talk of the town. The buzz made its way to former Split Enz member Mike Chunn, who had established a local branch of the Australian Mushroom Records label in Auckland. Chunn signed the band in 1982. Their first single, 'Victoria', blended a real-life story of an abusive relationship with a chorus any reveller could (and did) sing along to. It reached No.6 in the national charts – and became the only chart hit anywhere in the world to name check famous futurist Alvin Toffler...to be continued... - audioculture
trax:
01 All I Can Do 02 Know Your Own Heart 03 Shattered Ornaments 04 Victoria 05 Your Best Friend Loves Me Too 06 I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue) 07 Checking To See That Your Kiss Is The Same 08 Just Me And You 09 Envy The Grave 10 Swimming To The Table Of An Unknown Girl 11 Gone Forever In Another Car 12 Poland
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"That's Your Last Boogie!" The Best Of Johnny Otis (1945-1960) CD 1 of 3

The Architect of Rock & Roll! Johnny Otis was simply one of the greats of modern music, or at least during the period covered on this excellent 3-CD compilation, from 1945 to 1960. The compilers dub him "one of the architects of rock 'n' roll" and listening to the songs on this collection you would be swayed to agree with that claim. Johnny Otis was indeed a rock and roll pioneer...
...Sadly, as Dave Penny mentions in the liner notes that come with this set, Johnny Otis is know more for being the "catalyst" behind the recordings and production of other artists (Etta James, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Wynonie Harris, and even his son, Shuggie Otis) than for the music that he recorded himself or with his orchestra. But Johnny Otis was indeed a gifted musician and arranger, and his vibes playing on many of these songs is simply marvelous. He also wasn't a bad singer, but he usually left that role to vocalists such as Little Esther, Marie Adams, and others. One of those singers, Dorothy Ellis, stars on "Drill, Daddy, Drill" one of the best and most audacious songs in this collection. If that one don't put a smile on your face, don't bother playing the rest of the CDs. And by the time it's all over, you'll be out of your seat and dancing too. This stuff is that fun and addictive.
There are plenty of great moments on this collection, everything from a jumping Little Richard number to a fantastic live version of "Ma (He's Makin' Eyes At Me)", complete with hysterical screams from girls in the audience. Other tracks featuring Otis and his very tight band are full of energy and vibrancy. I would have loved to have seen these guys play a show. You just know they were playing their hearts out.
The CD set comes with a 16-page booklet with information about these recordings, plus some reproductions of a few single sleeves and some other cool photos. I would have liked to know the full roster of musicians involved in these recordings, but that absence is the only negative I can find about this set. Otherwise, it's packed with tons of truly great songs. And you get your money's worth too: CD 1 is over 79 minutes in length, and both CD 2 and CD 3 clock in at over 77 minutes.(The R&B Monthly)

trax:
1. Uptown Boogie - Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars 2. Cock-a-Doodle-Doo - Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris, Johnny Otis' All Stars 3. Jimmy's Round The Clock Blues - Jimmy Rushing & Johnny Otis Orch. 4. Harlem Nocturne - Johnny Otis, His Drums and Orchestra 5. Drifting Blues - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 6. Yonder Goes My Baby - Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris, Johnny Otis' All Stars 7. One O'Clock Jump/Omaha Flash [Medley] - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 8. S K Blues - Joe Turner with Johnny Otis & Orchestra 9. Good Boogdi Googie - George Washington with Johnny Otis Orch. 10. Grooovy - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 11. Jammin' With Lester - Lester Young & His Band 12. My Baby Done Told Me - Four Bluebirds with Johnny Otis Orch. 13. Jeff-Hi Stomp - Johnny Otis, His Drums and Orchestra 14. Matchbox Blues - Old Man Mose 15. Midnight In The Barrelhouse - Pete "Guitar" Lewis with Johnny Otis Orchestra 16. That's Your Last Boogie - Joe Swift With Johnny Otis And His Orchestra 17. Barrelhouse Stomp - Big Jay McNeely with Johnny Otis Orchestra 18. Court Room Blues - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 19. Around About Midnight - The Robins 20. Mean Ole Gal - Little Esther With Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 21. If I Didn't Love You So - The Robins with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 22. Double Crossing Blues - Robins & Little Esther with Johnny Otis Quintet 23. If It's So, Baby - The Robins with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 24. New Orleans Shuffle - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 25. The Turkey Hop (Part 1) - The Robins With Johnny Otis Orchestra 26. The Turkey Hop (Part 2) - The Johnny Otis Orchestra 27. Cry Baby - The Blue Notes & Mel Walker
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…and now for something completely different! 1674 - 2022

These arrogant fucking politicians, warlords and religious don't give a fuck about us, they only pretend! Go to hell! They don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! It is to cry for! - RYP

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 2020 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! 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

Radio Birdman "Radios On!" 1996

January 1996 saw the reformation of Radio Birdman after an 18 year hiatus. The band themselves were as surprised as everyone else by this development and at the time there was no thought of an ongoing future...
...Only a wait and see approach with the focus being solely on the successful completion of the tour. After all, this was the tour that should have taken place way back in 1978 after their well documented break up and they wanted it to be as good as possible with no damage to their mythology.
During the pre-tour rehearsal time, there had been some discussion as to whether recording some live material for archival purposes should be considered. When Melbourne's Radio Triple R approached the band regarding an appearance on their "Caught In The Act" live music feature, a window of opportunity opened. This was an easy and achievable way to obtain quality live material. Although there were no specific plans for a release, things went so well that Ritualism has become the end result. Radios On! / Ritualism contains 10 new versions of standard Radio Birdman material as well as two new tracks*.
The session was recorded over a six hour period at Seed Studios in South Melbourne on a day off between Melbourne shows. A small but lively audience of 25 hardcore fans attended, these being the winners of a Triple R phone in competition. They were stuffed into the corridor and control room of the studio where they were randomly captured by an overhead mike.
The production was recorded fully live and without overdubs. No efforts have been made to cover up mistakes or doctor the performances. If it sounds like a dozen people yelling at the end of the song, that's because that's what it is. Two days were spent on mixing the tracks with Wayne Connolly engineering the session. Only two songs didn't make it onto Ritualism giving some indication of the playing prowess of the group.
To facilitate this new release Crying Sun Records has been created by the band in association with Citadel Records to handle all current and future recorded work. Radio Birdman will again exist and be completely independent of record industry support or influence. This is seen as essential to maintaining the band's commitment to quality and fairness for the people who choose to listen. Freedom from conformity was a priority 20 years ago, the same attitude today marks the ongoing Radio Birdman reunification. Radios On! / Ritualism is packaged in a booklet with an accompanying 12 page insert containing live full colour shots from the Radios On tour. This exclusive format will only be available by mail order or at selected shows on the forthcoming tour in January. Radio Birdman have taken every care to present their new record at a reasonable price in a superlative packaging.
Band :
Rob Younger - vocals / Chris Klondike Masuak : Guitar / Deniz Tek - Guitar / Pip Hoyle : piano / Warwick Gilbert : Bass / Ron Keeley : Drums

trax:
01 Burned My Eye 02 Smith And Wesson Blues 03 Anglo Girl Desire 04 Hanging On 05 TV Eye 06 Revelation 07 Aloha Steve And Danno 08 Alone In The Endzone 09 455 SD 10 Walk The Earth 11 What Gives? 12 New Race

"Radio Radio" Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour - Vol 4 - disc 1

Bob Dylan transformed songwriting in the 20th century by dumping everything into a creative blender, from beat poetry to ancient ballads restrung with vibrantly new lyrics, and he has been inherently postmodern, well aware -- even if it was by accident -- of how to navigate the emerging ocean of pop culture and the blessing/curse of celebrity...
...And he's done it with his integrity and privacy intact -- quite a feat. And he's done it, for the most part, in public -- he releases studio albums regularly, he tours in never-ending fashion, and, since 2006, he has hosted Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour on the airwaves. His shows aren’t just some celebrity DJ spinning favorite records (although Dylan obviously loves what he spins on the air), but are really concise history lessons in American music in all genres and eras, from blues, folk, and country to jazz, R&B, soul, rock & roll, bebop, country, and even rap and spoken word, embracing the entire spectrum of ordered recorded sound from the early 1900s forward. Releases like this one, which collects 110 of the sides Dylan has spun on his show, reveal just how impressive all of it is. From an incredibly diverse litany of recording artists that includes Mel Blanc, Lefty Frizzell, Ike Turner, Brenda Lee, Steve Allen, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, Cousin Emmy, Billie Holiday, Peppermint Harris, and many, many others, Dylan clusters songs around themes ranging from powerful topics like money, war, and happiness to whimsical ones like fruit, cats, sugar, and candy, until what he has assembled is a delightfully varied playlist of what we have been singing about, complaining about, celebrating, berating, adoring, and bemoaning for the past 200 years. Dylan's own recorded legacy is a testament to his searching intelligence and vision, but so, too, is his radio show. Call it all a dialogue with America. Hopefully everyone is listening. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)

CD 1:
1. That's Want They Want - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts 2. You Put It in, I'll Take It Out - Papa Charlie Jackson 3. Money - Mel Blanc 4. My Baby's Just Like Money - Lefty Frizzell 5. Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash - The Clovers 6. You Can't Take It With You - Jesse Price 7. Gimme My Dime Back, Give Me My Money - Moon Mullican & His Blue Ridge Playboys 8. Money Honey - The Drifters w/Clyde McPhatter 9. You Can't Take It With You - Young John Watson 10. All Night Long - Joe Houston & His Rockets, Oscar Peterson Group 11. The Way You Look Tonight - Fred Astaire w/The Oscar Peterson Group 12. Midnight Shift - Buddy Holly 13. In the Night - Professor Longhair 14. Black Night - Charles Brown 15. I Can't Get Started - Anita O'Day w/The Buddy Bregman Orchestra 16. I'm Beginning to See the Light - Peggy Lee 17. Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw w/The Artie Shaw Orchestra 18. This Is the End - Buddy Guy 19. She Made My Blood Run Cold - Ike Turner 20. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus 21. Bloodstains on the Wall - Honeyboy 22. Bloodshot - The String Kings 23. I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You - The Mississippi Sheiks 24. G.I. Jive - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 25. Fightin' in the War With Spain - Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles 26. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton 27. The Cold War With You - Floyd Tillman 28. The Forgotten Soldier Boy - The Monroe Brothers
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Tim Finn & The Escapade Band "Live at The Venue, St. Kilda" Bootleg Melbourne 1983, rem. 2018

Singer and songwriter and one of New Zealand's foremost musicians...
...Formed Split Ends (later renamed Split Enz) with Phil Judd in 1973 before pursuing a solo career. He joined Crowded House from 1990-1991 and has released material as The Finn Brothers with his brother Neil Finn. They were both awarded an OBE in 1993 for services to New Zealand music. Father of Harper Finn, uncle of Liam Finn and Elroy Finn. - discogs

trax:
01 Through The Years (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 02 Below The Belt (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 03 Grand Adventure (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 04 Growing Pains (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 05 Not For Nothing (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 06 The Shape I'm In (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 07 Wait And See (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 08 Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 09 Fraction Too Much Friction (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 10 In A Minor Key (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 11 Staring At The Embers (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 12 Day By Day (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 13 Ain't That Good News (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 14 I Only Wanna Know (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 15 Swing Low Sweet Chariot (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983) 16 Made My Day (LIVE at The Venue, St Kilda, 1983)
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"Do The 45!" Vol. 676 (2022)

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 Funky Mule - Part 1 (Boola-Boola) - Marvin Holmes & The Uptights 2. The Funky Mule - Part 2 (Boola-Boola) - Marvin Holmes & The Uptights 3. My Thing Is a Moving Thing (Volt) - The T.S.U. Tornadoes 4. If You Want This Love (Aura) - Sonny Knight 5. I Just Called to Say Hello (Aura) - Sonny Knight 6. Your Old Lady (Atlantic) - The Isley Brothers 7. Write to Me (Atlantic) - The Isley Brothers 8. Just Say Goodbye (Atlantic) - Esther Phillips 9. I Could Have Told You (Atlantic) - Esther Phillips 10. You'll Never Change (Atlantic) - Betty Lavett 11. Here I Am (Atlantic) - Betty Lavett 12. The Lady in Black (Broadmoor) - Fats Domino 13. Work My Way Up Steady (Broadmoor) - Fats Domino 14. Work with It (Big Town) - Que Martin 15. Corn Bread Guajira (Battle) - Mongo Santamaria 16. Sweet 'tater Pie (Battle) - Mongo Santamaria 17. Copy Kat (Volt) - The Bar-Kays 18. In the Hole (Volt) - The Bar-Kays 19. Hey Pocky A-Way (Reprise) - The Meters 20. Africa (Reprise) - The Meters 21. Carlena (Garrison) - The Just Brothers 22. Let's Get Back Together (Garrison) - The Honey Bees 23. Sunshine of Your Love (Bgp) - Spanky Wilson 24. You (Bgp) - Spanky Wilson 25. Heighty-Hi (Stereo) (Atlantic) - Mongo Santamaria 26. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Stereo) (Atlantic) - Mongo Santamaria 27. Mini Skirt and Go Go Boots (Harlem Shuffle) - Lloyd & Glen 28. What You've Got (Harlem Shuffle) - Lloyd & Glen 29. Comanche (Big Beat) - The Milkshakes 30. I'm Talking About You (Big Beat) - The Milkshakes
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…and now for something completely different! 1673 - 2022

These arrogant fucking politicians, warlords and religious don't give a fuck about us, they only pretend! Go to hell! They don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! It is to cry for! - RYP

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 2020 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! 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

Titi Winterstein Quintett "Live mit Vanessa & Sorba" 2006

Titi Winterstein (born October 25, 1956, † June 13, 2008 in Offenburg) was a German jazz musician (violinist) and one of the most important representatives of the German Sinti swing. He spent his childhood in Mainz on the Hartenberg...
...Winterstein learned to play guitar with his father Tokeli Winterstein, one of the few survivors of the Nazi Holocaust from his family, at the age of eight; later came the violin. In 1965, at the conclusion of the Sinti pilgrimage in Illingen, he appeared for the first time. In 1972 guitarist Häns'che Weiss, who had just left the group of violinist Schnuckenack Reinhardt, brought the then 15-year-old into his newly formed quintet in the classic Hot Club line-up violin, solo guitar, 2 rhythm guitars and double bass, where the "Wunderkind" caused a sensation quickly and could also perform internationally.
Winterstein founded his own ensemble in 1978 (initially as a quintet, with Lulu Reinhardt and his cousin Ziroli Winterstein among others), with whom he released six albums and participated in an SDR television film "Saitenstraßen".
In addition, Winterstein also acted politically, participated in Fritz Rau's Green Caterpillar in the election campaign in 1983 and at the initiated by the peace movement human chain Stuttgart-Ulm.
In 1993 he was invited by Yehudi Menuhin to the event "All the world's violins" in Brussels, where he appeared with numerous greats of his subject such as Stephane Grappelli. In May 2003, Titi Winterstein was awarded the Django Reinhardt Prize at the "European Festival of Music of the Roma and Sinti" at the Berlin House of World Cultures. - wiki
members:
Titi Winterstein - Violin / Lulu Reinhardt - Guitar / Klaus Bruder - accordeon / Geisela Reinhardt - Guitar / Ziroli Winterstein - guitar / Peter Gropp - Bass / Vanessa Merstein - vocal / Sorba Kwiatowski - vocal, guitar

trax:
01 Tziganotschka 02 De Tout Mon Coeur 03 Limehouse Blues 04 Tschorn Kellel Pro Bollipen 05 Sintengo Bossa Nova 06 Undecided 07 Swiosdeschka 08 Ballada 09 Valse a Rosental 10 Minor Swing 11 Dui, Dui 12 Metro Swing 13 Latschi Dai
Recorded Tonstudio Teije van Geest / Sandhausen , 7- 9 May, 1987

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

"Radio Radio" Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour - Vol 3 - disc 4

Four discs 77,68,78,75 minutes each approximately. The sound is uniformly good. There are a few tracks that suffer as far as clean sound, but are well above bootleg quality. The discs are snapped in, inside a tri-fold book-style cardboard holder. The glued in booklet has short biographies of a few of the artists heard here, and an advertisement for the other two sets in the series. There are good (yet small) b & w photos of a number of artists on this set, and another large photo of the young Dylan-and that's it...
...This is the third collection of music heard on Dylan's Theme Time Radio Show. Like the other volumes, Dylan is not heard anywhere on this set. While his insights and comments were informative, insightful, and fun-the quality of the music makes up for Dylan's absence. The music spans the 20's through the 50's, with an emphasis on the 50's. The collection encompasses country, blues, jazz, pop, r & b, rockabilly, and folk music.
Among the well known artists are The Carter Family, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Bob Wills, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Miles Davis, and Billy Lee Riley, among others. But its the relatively unknown artists that add depth and interest to this collection. THE MARDI GRAS LOUNGERS, THE MARIGOLDS, THE HONEY BEARS, Lord Lebby, Baron Lee, and others all contribute worthwhile music. Of the three sets, this volume contains more recognizable artists than the other two. But don't think this is simply a rehash of well known tunes. Some will be familiar to anyone who listens to a wide variety of genres, while others might be surprising. But for the listener not familiar with the early works by these artists, this set will be a treasure chest of good music.
This volume (and the other two), contain a vast amount of good/great American roots music from many genres and eras. This series gives a good overview of music during this time period, using both well known and many relatively unknown songs by a good array of period artists. Its refreshing sound and honest, straight forward approach is a breath of fresh air-where else would you hear much of this music? Listening to this music is to take a trip back in time to a different America-and that could be a good thing. (AMAZON)

trax CD 4:
1. Send for the Doctor - Doc Pomus 2. Dr. Kinsey Report - Lord Lebby 3. Hadacol Boogie - Bill Nettles & His Dixie Blues Boys 4. Would You Believe it, I Have a Cold - Huey "Piano" Smith 5. The Rooster Song - Fats Domino 6. When the Red Red Robin - Al Jolson 7. Great Speckled Bird - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans 8. Night Owl - Tony Allen & The Champs 9. Bye Bye Blackbird - Miles Davis 10. Bluebirds Over The Mountain - Ersel Hickey 11. The Chicken And The Hawk - Big Joe Turner 12. Bird Gets The Worm - Charlie Parker 13. White Dove - The Stanley Brothers 14. Hold 'em Joe - Andre Toussaint 15. Cotton Eyed Joe - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 16. No, No Joe - Hank Williams Sr 17. Where's Joe Blu - Lu Parker 18. Diamond Joe - Cisco Houston 19. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight - Bessie Smith 20. Soul On Fire - LaVern Baker 21. Hot and Cold - Marvin Rainwater 22. Red Hot - Billy Lee Riley 23. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 24. Hot Little Mama - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 25. Cold Cold Feeling - T-Bone Walker 26. The Chill is on - Big Joe Turner 27. Defrost Your Heart - Charlie Feathers
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Flip Grater "While I'm Awake I'm At War" 2011

...The themes of the album paralleled her personal experiences. Despite being the most challenging year for Grater, she met Youssef, her future husband and business partner. Residing between Paris and Christchurch, an addition to their family would be her new muse. The balance between parenting and music would be the next challenge for Grater. In need of support, she started a Facebook group of musician-mothers as there wasn’t anything out there. Many conversations rose from the Facebook group, from tips on touring with children, to scheduling times for writing and enabling creativity. It also gave parents a chance to be vulnerable on a safe online space...
...Parenting not only impacted Grater’s routine, it paved the inspiration for her next album. She would sing melodies to her daughter in both French and English to help her sleep. Grater decided to take these melodies and turn them into fully fleshed out lullabies. She recorded Lullabies For Anaïs at the Wellington home of Brooke Singer (French for Rabbits). As well as being Singer’s first time producing, she also co-wrote the song ‘Keep Your Dreams Close’. Grater was determined to create music that adults could also enjoy. The result was a dreamy, François Hardy flair, to melt away anxiety.
Her next collaboration would take her back to her roots. Curated and directed by old friend Julia Deans, Like Water was a concert for the 2019 Christchurch Arts Festival. The festival wanted to highlight local rather than international talent. Deans assembled a trio with fellow Cantabrians Grater and Bella Kalolo, backed by Burnside High’s choir, the Bel Canto. Deans and Kalolo are alumni of the Bel Canto choir. Margret Atwood’s The Penelopiad, (a feminist retelling of Homer’s Odyssey) inspired the show’s title. The concert explored the strength and vulnerability of women.
Grater continues to have deeply rooted community values – she remains passionate about animal rights and protecting Christchurch’s heritage buildings. During the rebuild of Christchurch, she organised events to help save historical buildings. Together with her husband, she co-owns Grater Goods, a vegan deli and wine bar offering vegan food and hosting music events – and she still cooks recipes from her cookbook tours. - audioculture
trax:
01 While I'm Awake I'm at War 02 Burn It When I Die 03 Find Me 04 Careful 05 Golden Trinket (So Long) 06 I Am Gone 07 Oh My Word 08 My Old Shoe 09 Bullet That I Ride 10 Low Light 11 Be Kind
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"Stompers, Floaters & Floorshakers" - CD2

50 Northern Soul tracks, quite a number I haven't seen on other commonly available compilations, enough of which are absolute classics of the genre. It's that choice of slightly less well known tracks interspersed with well known examples that make this a good buy - nothing here I'd skip...
...The majority of the collection is firmly rooted in the mid to late 60's, although Don Thomas' fabulous Come On Train dates from 1972, one of only two tracks from this era, and there is a dip back to the early 60's for Willie Harper's But I Couldn't and The Showmen's The Wrong Girl. Classics that pop up include - Dee Clark's That's My Girl, The Valentines' Breakaway and Betty Everett's well known Getting Mighty Crowded.
What I like about this collection is a well curated selection of huge Northern Soul favourites interspersed with some (to these ears) unknown tracks which have helped widen my appreciation of the genre further. There are plenty of compilations that go down the tried and trusted route, this one doesn't and is all the better for it. One to buy after the more obvious choices.

trax:
1. Lonely For You, Baby - Sam Dees 2. Breakaway - The Valentines 3. Let The Music Play - Didi Noel 4. You're Gonna Need Me - Ted Ford 5. I Love You Always - The Rivingtons 6. You'll Allways Be In Style - Sydney Barnes 7. Double Life - Jerry Fuller 8. Don't Let Me Down - Fred Hughes 9. Spring Song (New Girl) - The Accents 10. Running For My Life - Roscoe Shelton 11. The Wrong Girl - The Showmen 12. Who Is She? - Lucky Laws 13. Come On Train - Don Thomas 14. Baby, What's Happened To Our Love - The Ringleaders 15. Why Don't You Write - Lee Bates 16. My Man Don't Think I Know - Gwen Davis 17. Hold On - Jackie Beavers 18. But I Couldn't - Willie Harper 19. I've Got The Feeling - The Soul Ambassadors 20. Dont You Worrey - Joe & Mack 21. Even The Score - Beverley Shaffer 22. Don't Leave Me - The Admirations 23. I Testify - Otis Clay 24. Who You Gonna Love? - The Accents 25. Sweet And Easy - The Van McCoy Strings
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…and now for something completely different! 1672 - 2022

These arrogant fucking politicians, warlords and religious don't give a fuck about us, they only pretend! Go to hell! They don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! It is to cry for! - RYP

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