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BARGAIN BASEMENT
COMPACT DISCS - Rhythm
& Blues, Soul & Doo-Wop
Various Artists
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Collectables 5123 |
Best Of Sue Records |
● CD $11.98 $7.98 |
18 track collection including 3 rough & raunchy early sides
by Ike & Tina Turner, major sellers like Mockingbird by Charlie &
Inez Foxx, The Time by Baby Washington, She Blew A Good Thing
by The Poets, plus hits by Bobby Hendricks, The Soul Sisters, Barbara
George, Jimmy McGriff & Wilbert Harrison. Too bad Collectables lacked the
foresight to reissue some of the more obscure singles that have never
reappeared in any shape or form. No sleeve notes. Good clean sound. (OLN)
TINA BRITT: The Real Thing/ THE DUALS: Stick Shift/
CHARLIE AND INEZ FOXX: Mockingbird/ BARBARA GEORGE: I Know/ WILBERT
HARRISON: Let's Work Together/ BOBBY HENDRICKS: Itchy Twitchy Feeling/
Thousand Dreams/ THE MATADORS: Vengeance/ JIMMY MCGRIFF: I've Got A Woman/
THE POETS: She Blew A Good Thing/ PRINCE LA LA: She Put The Hurt On Me/ THE
SENORS: May I Have This Dance/ THE SOUL SISTERS: I Can't Stand It/ IKE &
TINA TURNER: Fool In Love, A/ It's Gonna Work Out Fine/ Poor Fool/ BABY
WASHINGTON: Handful Of Memories, A/ That's How Heartaches Are Made
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Collectables 5208 |
Harlem Rock N' Blues Vol. 1 |
● CD $11.98 $8.98 |
Just perfect for those long trips on the freeway - ten solid
sending instrumentals and solo warblings from the Bobby Robinson, Red Robin,
Fire, Fury, and Everlast labels of the 50's and 60's. Steering wheel tappers
include #9 Blues/ Shake Baby Shake by Champion Jack Dupree, ably
assisted by Sonny Terry, Brownie & Sticks McGhee, Wiggles/ Crying My
Heart Out by Red Prysock and what sounds like the Tiny Grimes set of rug
cutters, Hard Grind/ Scratchin' by ace wire-plucker "Wild" Jimmy
Spruill, plus highly charged particles by Buster Brown, Tiny Grimes, King
Curtis, Noble Watts, and June Bateman. Some duplication with previous vinyl
and CD reissue product. (OLN)
JOHNNY ACEY: Why/ B. BROWN: Fanny Mae Is Back/ KING
CURTIS: Mr. Crow/ CHAMPION JACK DUPREE: Number Nine Blues/ JACK DUPREE:
Shake Baby Shake/ TINY GRIMES: Juicy Fruit/ WILLIS JACKSON: Good To The
Bone/ HAL PAIGE/WAILERS/BOBBY ROBINSON: Pour The Corn/ PAUL PERRIMAN: Keep A
Callin'/ RED PRYSOCK: Crying My Heart Out/ Wiggles/ ROCKIN' BRADLEY:
Lookout/ RIFF RUFFIN: That Night/ JIMMY SPRUILL: Hard Grind/ WILD JIMMY
SPRUILL: Scratchin'/ TARHEEL SLIM: Wildcat Tamer/ SONNY TERRY: Doggin' My
Heart Around/ NOBLE WATTS/JUNE BATEMAN: Go Away Mr. Blues
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Collectables 5210 |
Harlem Rock N' Blues Vol. 3 |
● CD $11.98 $8.98 |
More juke jumpin' finger busting inflammability from Bobby
Robinson's 125th and 8th Avenue juice factory. Wowsters include "Wild" Jimmy
Spruill's movingly beautiful Lonesome Melody, Champion Jack Dupree's
down in the alley rendition of Highway Blues supported by Sonny
Terry's anguished harmonica, Red Prysock's booting Hammer and the
raunchy Cross Your Fingers Twist by the late great King Curtis.
Assisting alumni include Tiny Grimes, The Whalers, and The Chas Lucas Combo.
Some dupe with recent foreign and domestic product. (OLN)
JOHNNY ACEY: Please Don't Go/ KING CURTIS: Cross Your
Fingers/ JACK DUPREE: Highway Blues/ Stumbling Block Blues/ TINY GRIMES:
Second Floor Rear/ WILLIS JACKSON: Hello..."Gater" Speaking/ Makin' It/
CHARLES LUCAS: Walkin'/ BROWNIE MCGHEE: Don't Dog Your Woman/ HAL PAIGE &
THE WAILERS: Going Back To My Home Town/ PAUL PERRIMAN: Work To Be Done/ RED
PRYSOCK: Hammer, The/ Jackpot/ RIFF RUFFIN: Gravy Train/ BUDDY SKIPPER: The
Clock/ JIMMY SPRUILL: Lonesome Melody/ Raisin' Hell/ NOBLE WATTS: Jookin'
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Collectables 5460 |
Spotlite On Gone Records, Vol. 1 |
● CD $13.98 $10.98 |
14 tracks, 33 min., recommended
This first volume in the two
from Collectables that will review the output of New York's Gone Records is
a winner. The featured artists to some extent are the Dubs with four cuts
here: Don't Ask Me to Be Lonely/ Such Lovin'/ Beside My Love, and
Chapel of Dreams. Numbers by other contributors include the delightful
and previously unreleased Bad News by the Carouseles (sic), Angel
Face by the Neons, Spanish Lace by the Four Seasons, How Was I
to Know by the Uniques, and Stay As You Are by the Channels. Fine
sound, decent graphics featuring an original Gone record label, and, instead
of notes, a complete listing of the tracks on all of the discs in this
series, something that a cynic might well regard as an advertisement. (DH)
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Collectables 5656 |
Spotlite On Herald Records, Vol. 1 |
● CD $13.98 $10.98 |
25 tracks, 63 min., recommended
Highlights of this
collection include Tonite-Tonite by the Mello-Kings, Ship of Love
by the Nutmegs, Congratulations by the Turbans, Lizabeth by
the Thrillers, Tell Me Why by the Sunbeams, Bells of Love by the
Mint Juleps, Eternal Love by the Heralds, So Help Me by the 5 Willows, and
The Winds by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. Great 50's vocal group music,
offered here with no liner notes at all. (DH)
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Collectables 5657 |
Spotlite On Herald Records, Vol. 2 |
● CD $13.98 $9.98 |
25 more doo-wop gems recorded for New York's Herald label in
the mid 50s including sides by The Nutmegs (four songs including their
classic Story Untold), The Turbans, Mello King, Maurice Williams &
The Zodiacs (three tracks including their wonderful Stay), The Smart
Tones, Dynamics, Concords, Thrillers, Five Willows, Little Butchie Sanders,
The Premeers and Patty & The Emblems,
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Diablo 8013 |
Let's Go To Louisiana |
● CD $13.98 $7.98 |
Compilation of 20 tracks from the Crazy Cajun catalog
compiled by Louisiana expert John Broven - rock 'n' roll, swamp pop,
country, R&B, Cajun, zydeco including Sir. Douglas Quintet, Jimmy Donley,
Doug Kershaw, Tee Bruce & Joe Bonsall, Mark Savoy, Warren Storm, Joe Barry,
Tommy McClain, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, "Fiddlin'" Frenchie Burke and
others.
JOHNNIE ALLAN: Love Fever/ JOE BARRY: Little Papoose/ ROD
BERNARD: Papa Thibodeaux/ BIG SAMBO: At the Party/ TEE BRUCE & JOE BONSALL:
The Chickens Don't Lay/ FIDDLIN' FRENCHIE BURKE: Let's Go to the Big Mamou/
CLIFTON CHENIER: Oh! Lucille/ PAPA LINK DAVIS: Jole Blan/ JONNIE DONLEY:
Lovin' Cajun Style/ DR. JOHN: Chicky Wow Wow/ DOUG ERSHAW: Hippy-Ty-O/
CLARENCE "FROGMAN" HENRY: Sea Cruise/ T.K. HULIN: I'm Not a Fool Anymore/
BARBARA LYNN: Sugar Coated Love/ TOMMY MCLAIN: A Legend in My Time/ PAPPY
"TE TAN" MEAUX: Winnie Two-Step/ THE RAMBLING ACES: Canton Waltz/ MARK
SAVOY: Evangeline Two-Step/ SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET: Sugar Bee/ WARREN STORM:
Jack and Jill
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Dynamite 208 |
Dynamite Soul Harmony, Vol. 3 |
● CD $18.98 $13.98 |
24 soul rarities from 1964 to 1973.
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Ember EMBCD 005 |
Ember House Of Hits |
● CD $14.98 $9.98 |
21 track, 55 mins, highly recommended
Great collection of
R&B and vocal group hits recorded for Al Silver's Herald and Ember labels
starting with Faye Adam's R&B chart topper Shake A hand in 1953 and
ending with Vito & The Salutation crazed 1963 rendition of Unchained
Melody which reached #66 in the pop charts. Along the way is one
classics after another - A Story Untold by The Nutmegs, When You
Dance by the Turbans, In the Still Of the Night by The Five
Satins, Walking With Mr. Lee from New Orleans sax giant Lee Allen,
Stay by Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs and lots more. Good sound and
informative notes by Mike Atherton. (FS)
FAYE ADAMS: Hurts Me To My Heart/ I'll Be True/ Shake A
Hand/ LEE ALLEN: Tic Toc/ Walking With Mr. Lee/ THE FIVE SATINS: I'll Be
Seeing You/ In The Still Of The Night/ Shadows/ To The Aisle/ THE HONEYCONES:
Op/ THE MELLO KINGS: Tonight Tonight/ JOE MORRIS FEAT. AL SAVAGE: I Had A
Notion/ BILLY MYLES: The Joker/ THE NUTMEGS: A Story Untold/ Ship Of Love/
THE SILHOUETTES: Get A Job/ THE TURBANS: When You Dance/ VITO & THE
SALUTATIONS: Unchained Melody/ MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS: Come Along/ I
Remember/ MAURICE WILLIAMS & ZODIACS: Stay
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Excello 3010 |
Uptown, Down South |
● CD $14.98 $8.98 |
24 tracks, 63 min., recommended
A companion disc to Excello's "Heart of Southern Soul". This time out
the focus is on Southern soul singers who recorded for the Excello and Abet
labels and who at the time were aiming for a fully orchestrated, big city
sound. Featured numbers include I've Got to Hold Back by Freddie
North, Judy by Frank Howard, That's Loving You by Percy
Wiggins, I'm Not Your Regular Woman by Lucille Mathis, Even If the
Signs Are Wrong by Shirley Brown, Bigger and Better by the
Hytones, No More Tears by Bessie Jones, Thanks a Lot by the
Wallace Brothers, and a soul version of Tommy James's Crystal Blue
Persuasion by the Kelly Brothers. Impressive late 60's to mid-70's dance
music in a set that was previously issued by Ace of England. This less
expensive reissue features fine sound quality and the earlier English
issue's liner notes. (DH)
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Excello 3012 |
The Heart Of Southern Soul |
● CD $14.98 $8.98 |
24 tracks, 68 min., recommended
A dynamite collection of soul tracks originally recorded for the
related Excello, Abet, and Sims labels between 1966 and 1974. Located in
Nashville, Tennessee, Excello was perfectly situated to capitalize on that
particularly combination of black (gospel) and white (country) musical
traditions that has generated much of America's most interesting music. The
evidence for that well worn assertion this time around includes I'm
Falling in Love Again by the Kelly Brothers, That's All I Can Do
by Kip Anderson, A Soldier's Sad Story by Tiny Watkins, Pretty
Little Thing by the Interpreters, Gonna Need Somebody by Stacy
Lane, The Price Is Too High by Slim Harpo, and Do Your Thing
by Marva Whitney. Great music, mostly ballads, all of it issued last year on
England's Ace label. This domestic version features the original cover art
and solid liner notes at a somewhat more attractive price. Get it while you
can. (DH)
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Excello 3013 |
Excello Vocal Groups |
● CD $14.98 $9.98 |
31 tracks, 77 min., highly recommended
A particularly nice compilation of recordings made in the
late 50's for this Nashville, Tennessee label, and one which, unlike most
earlier Excello collections, focuses strictly on the group sound. Some of
the numbers are expected and often reissued, such as Little Darlin'
by the Gladiolas, Rolling Stone by the Marigolds, and Oh Julie
by the Crescendos. But most are much less commonly available, including the
previously unreleased Don't Say Tomorrow by the Marigolds; the a
cappella School Daze, the previously unreleased Pretty Little Girl,
and Now That She's Gone by the delightful King Krooners; The Magic
of You by the Themes; and I'm So Glad by the Meloaires. There are
some real gems here. And the production values are high, with several
vintage photos and solid notes by Cub Koda of Goldmine Magazine. (DH)
THE CRESCENDOS: Lucky Love/ My Little Girl/ Oh Julie/ THE
GLADIOLAS: Be Bop Girl/ Hey Little Girl/ Little Darlin'/ Run Run Little Joe/
Say You'll Be Mine/ Shoop Shoop/ Sweetheart Please Don't Go/ THE KING
KROONERS: Memoirs/ Now That She's Gone/ Playboy Lover/ Pretty Little Girl/
School Daze/ Steps Of Love/ There's Been A Change/ Won't You Let Me Know/
THE MARIGOLDS: Don't Say Tomorow/ Juke Box Rock & Roll/ Love You-love
You-love You/ Rolling Stone/ Two Strangers/ Why Don't You/ THE MELOAIRES:
Don't Ever Get Married/ I'm So Glad/ Indebted To You/ You Know Baby/ THE
RHYTHM CASTERS: Oh My Darling/ THE THEMES: The Magic Of You/ Yes, That's
Love
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Fuel 2000 61145 |
Deep Soul, Vol. 1 : From Chicago To
Shreveport |
● CD $15.98 $10.98 |
22 tracks, highly recommended
Superb collection of deep soul
from the 60s and 70s featuring Southern soul from the Jewel, Ronn, Whit and
Paula labels and Chicago soul from the USA and Crash label. A mix of
familiar and lesser known artists - Toussaint McCall (his classic Nothing
Takes The Place Of You), Little Johnny Taylor (two tracks including the
searing How Can A Broke Man Survive), Tommie Young, Jimmy Dobbins,
Ted Taylor (two tracks including a sublime cover of Cover Me),
McKinley Sandifer, The Wallace Brothers, The Objectives, Bobby Patterson,
Fontella Bass, Clay Hammond and others. Compiled and annotated by the
knowledgeable Bill Dahl. (FS)
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Hi Records HEXD 45 |
River Town Blues+The R 'n' B Sessions+The
Soul Years |
● CD $19.98 $13.98 |
Two CD set with 57 great Memphis blues, R&B and soul tracks
from the Hi catalog originally issued as three individual full price CDs.
Includes Donald Hines, Big Amos Patton, Big Lucky Carter, Joe Lee Carter,
Willie Mitchell, Don Bryant, Norm West, Gene "Bowlegs" Miller, The Five
Royales, Syl Johnson, Bobo Mr. Soul, Quiet Elegance, Ann Peebles, The
Masqueraders, George Jackson and others.
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Mercury 558 273 |
Lost And Found : The Blue Rock Records Story |
● CD $29.98 $18.98 |
Released in 1998 this collection is already deleted! A two
CD set it features 60 tracks recorded for Mercury's Blue Rock R&B subsidiary
between 1964 and '69. The label purchased masters from all over the country
and so this collection features a broad range of R&B, soul and blues styles
featuring such artists as Johnnie Mae Matthews, Big Tim & The Empires, Dee
Dee Warwick, Big Frank & The Essences, Sir Mack Rice, Chuck & Cleo, The
Lancers, The Fashioneers, Otis Leavill, The Deletts, The Chi-Lites, The
Fads, The Shirelles, Junior Wells, Bobby Hutton,Johnny & Jake, Tony & Lynn,
Johnny Moore, Benny & Tina, Junior Parker, Brenda Duff, Roy Hytower and
others. Includes 12 page booklet with informative by Bill Dahl.
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Night Train 7131 |
Sax Kari - Fumigate Funky Broadway |
● CD $16.98 $12.98 |
29 tracks, good
A collection of 29 tracks recorded in New
Orleans between 1963 and 1968 under the guidance of the remarkable Sax Kari
- a figure who appears prominently as a musician, producer, songwriter and
more from the late 40s through to the present day. His work is represented
on dozens of labels including important independents as well tiny labels
some of them run by himself. The music here represents the full range of
Kari's eclectic talents from the down home bllues of Polka Dot Slim to the
lounge music of Kari himself with The Codes. We also hear urban blues
(Warren Lee Taylor), funky New Orleans R&B (Chris Kenner), soul (Charles
"Soul" Brown) and more. There's lots of good music here that's not available
elsewhere but I find it hard to recommend this because of the poor sound
quality. Tracks are presumably mastered from worn 45s and the sound is
frequently distorted. I know these records are not that easy to come by but
I think with greater effort to track down better copies and with more care
in remastering it could have been much better. (FS)
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Play Back 104 |
Chicken Shack Boogie, Vol. 4 |
● CD $18.98 $14.98 |
28 tracks, 72 min., recommended
Volume four opens with
Savoy Jump by Jimmy McCracklin, then moves on to Let Me Come Back
by the Checkers, Playful Baby by Wynonie Harris, Coolin' with Dash
by Julian Dash, That's What the Good Book Says by the Robins, The
Monkey by Dave Bartholomew, Thunderbird by Hal Paige & the
Wailers, That's What I'm Gonna Do by Arthur Lee Maye & the Crowns,
Slow Down Baby by Bob Gaddy, Don't Give Me No More Than You Can Take
by the Five Royales, All That Wine Is Gone by the Echoes, and
Louisiana Walk by Phillip Walker. The candid cover photo features
Thurston Harris and the Lamplighters, relaxing and sharing a laugh at some
night spot. Don't come to this collection for ballads, but if it's shuffle
rhythm jumps that you crave, this disc and this series may well by the place
for you. (DH)
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Rounder 2087 |
Keys To The Crescent City |
● CD $15.98 $9.98 |
This set features three Nola piano wizards - Eddie Bo,
Willie Tee, and Art Neville - plus ivory depressions by Berkeley's own
Charles Brown. Produced no doubt to increase sales potential for each of the
artist's own Rounder albums. Keyboard king Charles kicks off with three
after hours selections, including the doom-laden spiritual Nobody Knows
The Trouble I've Seen. Eddie Bo (who today looks like Aladdin's spirit
of the lamp) plays three funky tunes, one embellished with strained Ray
Charles-like vocal colorings. Wilson Turbinton, a.k.a. Willie Tee,
demonstrates his ability to play jazz and R&B effectively while his voice
remains as mellow and soulful as ever. Art closes with four funky Yamaha
yammerings, the first being the churchy Hey Pocky Way followed by the
Dr. John-ish Another Blues Stringer. The set ends with Art's
rendition of Big Chief which strays off into jazz ornaments and
interesting rhythmic patterns. Good concise booknotes. (OLN)
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Sequel NEMCD 748 |
Saxophony/ Honkers & Shouters |
● CD $15.98 $9.98 |
21 tracks, 60 min., recommended
Included in this set are 3
NYC-based tenor saxophonists : Jimmy Wright, Jesse Powell and Alonzo
Buddy Lucas, players that harmony group fans should know. Take Jimmy
One-Note Wright - his playing is heard on George Goldner's groups like
The Cleftones, The Crows, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, The Valentines, and
The Wrens. If these groups trigger something in you, you'll love his 5
tracks (3 unissued) here, in particular Move Over and the slow blues
2:20 AM. As for Jesse Powell & Buddy Lucas, they were used often in
backing up The Cadillacs & single Jubilee artists like Little Sylvia & Edna
McGriff (see: Sequel CD 750), eventually recording their own albums for Kapp,
Jubilee and Tru-Sound Records. As for the star of this set, that must be
tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate, whose six tracks (2 unissued) here with The
Rene Hall Sexette are some of his first after leaving Count Basie in 1949.
Guitarist Rene Hall (these are his first recordings under his name) would
also go on & have a career with Specialty Records, recording behind Larry
Williams, and having a major role in the careers of Sam Cooke & Bobby
Womack. They alone are worth the price of admission. Also included in this
CD is one track by the late New Orleans drummer Louis Freddie Kohlman,
possibly featuring tenor saxophonist Sam Butera. (EL)
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Sequel NEMCD 749 |
Jumping At Jubilee |
● CD $14.98 $8.98 |
22 tracks, 60 min., very good
The artists featured on this
set include everyone's favorite, Cousin Joe (aka Pleasant Joseph) -
represented here in 3 tracks (2 unissued) including his vocal on Louis
Freddie Kohnman Orch's Hole In The Ground. We also have eight 1950/51
tracks (2 unissued) by Piedmont bluesman Ralph Willis accompanied by Brownie
McGhee, 4 tracks by La Verne Ray with Rene Hall Sextette, Danny Cobb, Jesse
Powell with an unknown vocal group helping out on I'm All Alone, and
4 tracks by Piney Brown, including his version of J. C. Ginyard & The
DuDroppers' Don't Pass Me By. (EL)
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Sequel NEMCD 750 |
Jubilee Jezebels |
● CD $14.98 $10.98 |
24 tracks, 64 min., very good
This is a welcome set
featuring five 1952 tracks (2 unissued) by Little Sylvia (Vanderpool)
accompanied by Alonzo Buddy Lucas' tenor sax. She performs her
version of Jesse Mae Robinson's I Went To Your Wedding and Vernon
Palmer's Everything I Need But You, recorded at least 1 year before
The Four Buddies' version. Buddy Lucas also accompanies Edna McGriff,
represented here in 6 tracks, including her hit recording of Heavenly
Father. Her duets with Sonny Til are available on Sequel CD 737. To
round out this CD, we also have recordings by Viola Watkins, Della Simpson &
The Enchanters, and 6 of Carole Fran's 1964 soulful Port Recordings. (EL)
THE ENCHANTERS: Boogie Woogie Daddy/ Housewife Blues/ How
Could You/ I've Lost/ CAROL FRAN: A Word Without You/ Any Day Love Walks In/
I Know/ It's My Turn Now/ Just A Letter/ You Can't Stop Me/ LITTLE SYLVIA:
Ain't Gonna Do It/ Blue Heaven/ Drive Daddy Drive/ Everything Thing I Need
But You/ I Went To Your Wedding/ EDNA MCGRIFF: Edna's Blues/ Heavenly
Father/ I Love You/ I'll Surrender Anytime/ It's Raining/ Why Oh Why/ VIOLA
WATKINS: It Must Be Love/ Really Real/ There Goes My Heart
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Sequel NEMCD 756 |
Jubilee & Josie Vocal Groups, Volume 3 |
● CD $15.98 $10.98 |
25 tracks, 60 min., highly recommended
With just a few
exceptions, volume three of this generous and well-documented series focuses
on the years 1954 to 1956. Selections include Gloria and I Wonder
Why by the Cadillacs, Cabin Hideaway by the Limelighters, King
of Hearts by the Cookies, You Were Waiting for Me by the King
Toppers, Wish I Had My Baby by the Emanons, Mine and Mine Alone
by the Angelettes, Meet Me Meet Me Baby by the Kansas City Tomcats,
Oh Baby by the Majors, Wagon Wheels by the Blue Notes, and the
lovely, previously unreleased You Broke My Heart by the Clicks. Like
volumes one and two in this series, just too good to pass up. (DH)
THE ANGELETTES: Mine & Mine Alone/ You Only You/ EDDIE
BANKS & THE FIVE DREAMERS: Rock A Bye Blues/ Sugar Diabetes/ THE BLUE NOTES:
Retribution Blues/ Wagon Wheels/ THE CADILLACS: From This Day On (unissued
By Josie)/ Gloria/ I Wonder Why/ Jelly Bean (stereo-unissued By Josie)/ THE
CHARITEERS: I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate (unissued By Josie)/
THE CLICKS: You Broke My Heart (unissued By Josie)/ THE COOKIES: Hippy Dippy
Daddy/ King Of Hearts/ THE EMANONS: Blue Moon/ Itty Bitty Mama (unissued By
Josie)/ Wish I Had My Baby/ THE KANSAS CITY TOMCATS: Meet Me Meet Me Baby/
Nobody Knows/ THE KING TOPPERS: Walkin' & Talkin' The Blues/ THE LIMELITERS:
Cabin Hideaway/ My Sweet Norma Lee/ THE MAJORS: String Along/ THE THE
MAJORS: Oh Baby/ KING TOPPERS: You Were Waiting For Me
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Sequel NEMCD 758 |
Jubilee & Josie Vocal Groups, Vol. 5 |
● CD $15.98 $10.98 |
28 tracks, 68 min., recommended
Volume five in this
distinguished series ventures into the years 1960-1965 and, to both my
surprise and delight, maintains its earlier high musical standard. The sound
here is generally that softer early 60's sound to be sure, and there are
more white artists in evidence; nonetheless, if you can handle occasional
violin accompaniment, most of it's pretty darn good. Highlights include
Cruise to the Moon by the Chaperones, Teenage Paradise by the
Volumes, This I Swear by the Dubs, Our Wedding Day by the
Shells, Lonely Road by the Passions, Two Friends by the Bob
Knight Four, That's the Way It'll Be by the Glenwoods, Did You
Ever Love a Guy by the all female Emeralds, and Remembering by
the Ovations. Production standards, meanwhile, are as high as one would
wish. And nine numbers are in stereo. (DH)
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Sequel 916 |
Jubilee Jezebels, Vol. 2 |
● CD $14.98 $10.98 |
Second collection of 50s and 60s female R&B singers drawn
from Jubilee - Edna McGriff, Little Sylvia, Viola Watkins, Gloria Mann, Big
Maybelle, etc.
GLORIA ALLEYNE: The Uncloudy Da/ Whenever I Say My Prayer/
BIG MAYBELLE: Let Me Go/ No Better For You/ THE ENCHANTERS: Today Is Your
Birthday/ CAROL FRAN: Crying In The Chapel/ PATTI JEROME: After The Lights
Go Down Low/ Johnny Has Gone/ LITTLE SYLVIA: A Kiss For My Baby/ A Million
Tears/ Don't Blame My Heart/ I Found Somebody To Love/ I Miss You/ The Ring/
GLORIA MANN: Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight/ Love Me Boy/ ANN MARIE:
Runaround/ EDNA MCGRIFF: I'll Be Around/ Ooh Little Daddy/ These Things
Shall Be/ DELLA REESE: I Cried For You/ FAY SIMMONS: Hangin' Around/ I Can
See Through You/ VIOLA WATKINS: Paint A Sky For Me
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Specialty SPCD 7050 |
Golden Groups |
● CD $15.98 $10.98 |
25 tracks, 60 min., essential
The CD reissue of SP 2155
(Relic 5054) plus an additional eight cuts, and a winner from start to
finish. Art Rupe's independent Los Angeles-based enterprise may not be the
first or even the best label to ever record the emerging doo-wop sound in
the 50s, but his Specialty Records nonetheless recorded its fair share of
good material before the craze had passed. Among the "golden" tracks here
are The Chimes' Tears on My Pillow, Tony Allen and the Champs'
classic Nite Owl, Arthur Lee Maye and the Crowns' Cool Loving
and Gloria, The Echoes' Over the Rainbow, and Clydie King's
delightful Our Romance. Wonderful music, reissued with loving care:
fine sound, decent graphics, two rare group photos, and Donn Fileti's
original liner notes. (DH)
TONY ALLEN & THE CHAMPS: Nite Owl/ THE CHIMES: Chop Chop/
Tears On My Pillow/ The Chimes Ring Out/ THE CRYSTALS: Love You So/ THE
DUKES: I'll Find Her/ So Long Love/ THE ECHOES: Over The Rainbow/ THE FIVE
KNIGHTS: Miracle/ BYRON "SLICK" GIPSON AND THE SLIDERS: I Want 'cha Baby/
CLYDIE KING: Our Romance/ ARTHUR LEE MAYE & THE CROWNS: Cool Loving/ Don't
You Know (I Love You So)/ Gloria/ THE METRONOMES: She's Gone/ THE MONITORS:
Closer To Heaven/ Our School Days/ THE PENTAGONS: It's Spring Again/ Silly
Dilly/ THE PHARAOHS: My Little Girl/ THE TITANS: Arlene/ What Have I Done/
THE TROPICALS: Sweet Sixteen/ THE TWILIGHTERS: It's True/ BEN ZEPPA AND THE
ZEPHERS: A Foolish Fool
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Triple R 1001 |
Soul Gems - Smooth Slow & Easy |
● CD $18.98 $13.98 |
25 soul rarities from the vaults of RRR including the ultra
rare Moments Like This by The Matadors.
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VSOP 88 |
West Coast Rock 'n' Roll |
● CD $15.98 $11.98 |
20 tracks, 48 min., recommended
In spite of its being a
label known best for its substantial jazz catalog, Los Angeles' Tampa
Records also recorded an interesting and enjoyable mix of energetic
instrumentals, doo-wop numbers, and solo rock 'n' roll cuts. Vocal group
fans should enjoy My Love is True and Trying by the Saxons,
Be My Love Be My Love and Tell Me by Tony Allen, So Shy by
the Flannels, and the rocking Thank You Baby by the Sparklers. And
there's plenty of juice in Dungaree Hop and Blue Jean Shuffle,
two instrumentals by Plas Johnson, and in the vocals What a Way to Say
Goodbye by Lucy Campo, and the Elvis-influenced Make It by Billy
Devroe. According to the liner notes here, label owner Robert Scherman did
not believe in the then prevalent practice of paying disc jockeys to play
his records. That may help to explain why there are no well known hit
records in this set. But don't be fooled by that. This is the good stuff:
fine music, solid sound quality, and informative notes. (DH)
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Westside 208 |
Curiosities - The Ace (Ms.) 70s Singles &
Sessions |
● CD $21.98 $11.98 |
Two CD set featuring 49 sides (18 previously unissued!)
recorded for Johnny Vincent in the early/mid 70s when he reactivated his
legendary Ace label and issued a series of singles and LPs which went
nowehere. The selection here, which includes 18 previously unissued sides is
mostly Southern soul from the likes of George Perkins, Dickey Williams,
Geater Davis, Chet Davenport, Bobby Hall, Bobby Jay and others along with a
bit of blues (Guitar Reed), rock 'n' roll (Mack Allen Smith) and general
weirdness (Little Shelton singing old Frankie Ford and Huey Smith songs over
original backing track but with additional instruments and phony dubbed in
applause). Westside has a tendency to sometimes give us more than we really
need and this is the case here. There's quite a bit of pedestrian material
here and the four Little Shelton tracks would not have been missed if they
had all been left off. A carefully compiled single CD with say 30 tracks
would have been excellent - as it is this collection is bloated.
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Westside 231 |
Lone Star Jukebox - Two Decades Of Texas
Treats |
● CD $22.98 $17.98 |
Two CD set of recordings made for legendary (infamous) Texas
record producer Huey P. Meaux featuring 40 sides from the 60s and 70s. The
music is a mixture of blues, R&B, rock 'n' roll, soul, country and swamp
pop. I believe that quite a bit of this material was not originally issued
but the fairly extensive but frequently uninformative notes don't elucidate.
Artists include T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Donley,Floyd Tillman,
Mickey Gilley, B.J. Thomas & The Triumphs, Glenn Barber, Freddy fender, Oscar
Perry and others.
MOE BANDY: Playboy/ GLENN BARBER: I Created A Monster/ ROD
BERNARD: Colinda/ FIDDLIN' FRENCHIE BURKE: Cowtown/ JOHNNY COPELAND: I'm
Going To Make My Home Where I Hang My Hat/ It's Me/ JIMMY DONLEY: Think It
Over/ GLORIA EDWARDS: I Settled For Less/ FREDDY FENDER: In The Still Of The
Night/ Share Your Love With Me/ There Something On My Mind/ RAY FRUSHAY:
Cheatin' Traces/ MICKEY GILLEY: Fraulein/ It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk
Angels/ Just Out Of My Reach (of My Two Empty Arms)/ ROY HEAD & THE TRAITS:
Get Out Of My Life Woman/ I Can't Stand It/ JIMMY HEAP: Time Changes
Everything/ HIM: One Way Out (it's A Man Down There)/ IVORY JOE HUNTER: Ask
You For The Last Time/ BARBARA LYNN: Sugar Coated Love/ Then You Can Tell Me
Goodbye/ You Left The Water Running/ DELBERT MCCLINTON: Without You/ JOE
MEDWICK: Your Sweet Love/ RONNIE MILSAP: Hello Mary Ann/ OSCAR PERRY: Heaven
Sent Angel/ BIG WALTER PRICE: Git To Gittin'/ SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET: Sugar
Bee/ SIR DOUGLAS: The Image Of Me/ SUNNY & THE SUNLINERS: You Send Me/ B.J.
THOMAS: I Know It's Wrong/ Mama/ Treasure Of Love/ FLOYD TILLMAN: It Makes
No Difference Now/ Slippin' Around/ T-BONE WALKER: All Night Long/ Don't
Make Promises (you Can't Keep)/ I Wonder Why/ Reconsider Baby
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Westside 525 |
Doctor Good Soul |
● CD $13.98 $10.98 |
A fine collection of 24 soul sides from Roulette and
affiliated labels recorded between 1963 & 1974. Includes Tony Fox, Top
Shelf, Ben Aiken, Bobby Dukes, Annabelle Fox, The Delfonics, Freddie Scott,
The Impressions and others.
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Westside 541 |
Soul Stirrings |
● CD $13.98 $9.98 |
A collection of mostly unissued R&B and soul sides from the
Ace vaults - Joe Tex, Benny Spellman, Chuck Carbo & Lee Dorsey.
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Westside 581 |
The Class Of Mayfield High |
● CD $13.98 $10.98 |
27 soul sides recorded for Brunswick and Dakar in the
mid/late 60s and early 70s featuring sides by Billy Butler, Major Lance and
Otis Leavill. Most of the tracks are making their first CD appearance and
quite a few are previously unissued.
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Westside 601 |
We're A Lover - Brunswick/ Dakar's Brothers
Of Soul |
● CD $13.98 $9.98 |
Fine 24 track collection of Chicago soul recorded for the
Brunswick and Dakar labels between 1966 and 1976. It includes familiar names
like Jackie Wilson, Gene Chandler, Tyrone Davis & Chi-Lites along with
lesser known but excellent artists like Mighty Doug Haynes, Wales Wallace,
Chuck Carter, Chuck Bernards, Marvin Smith, Eddie McLoyd, Ben Monroe and
others.
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Westside 809 |
John Vincent Presents The VIN Story,
1958-1962 |
● CD $15.98 $10.98 |
Great collection of blues, R&B, rockabilly and rockin'
country recorded by Johnny Vincent for his Vin subsidiary of Ace. Includes
Huey & Jerry,Handsome Earl (aka Earl King), Frankie Lee Sims,Morgus & The Ghouls, The Dick Poulton Trio,
Calvin Spears, Jimmy Clanton and others. Includes several alternate takes
and unissued tracks.
JESSE ALLEN: Baby Say You Will/ ELTON ANDERSON: Roll On
Train/ Shed So Many Tears/ JOHNNY ANGEL: Teenage Wedding/ JIMMY CLANTON:
Heartbreak Hotel/ What Am I Living For?/ THE ENDS: Row, Row My Boat/
HANDSOME EARL (EARL KING): Everybody Got To Cry/ HUEY & JERRY: Little
Chickee Wah Wah/ STELLA JOHNSON: The Things I Used To Do/ Well I Done Got
Over/ HARRY LEE: Everytime I See You/ You Don't Know/ JIMMIE LEE: I Ain't
Worried About Tomorrow/ Look What Love Will Do/ MORGUS & THE GHOULS: Morgus
The Magnificent/ THE PHAETONS: I Love My Baby/ DICK POULTON TRIO: Capital
City Bounce/ Susie/ RAY & LAMAR: The Party Went Wild/ DANNY RAY (UNEDITED
VERSION): Love Me/ ALBERT SCOTT: Hey, Hey, Baby Come Home/ FRANKIE LEE SIMS:
She Like To Boogie Real Low/ HUEY "PIANO" SMITH: I Didn't Do It/ CALVIN
SPEARS: Baby Come On Home/ RAY WASHINGTON: I Know/ BOBBY WEBB: Angel Face/ I
Ain't Worried No More/ DICKY WILLIAMS: Tee Na Na/ BOBBY WOODS: Love Is My
Business
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Westside 814 |
Rhythm ... And Rock |
● CD $15.98 $10.98 |
Collection of 27 rock 'n' roll, R&B and doo-wop sides
recorded in the 50s for the San Francisco based Rhythm label - Alice Jean &
The Mondellos, Rudy Lambert & The Mondellos, The tempos, Marcels, Spinners,
Bob Jeffries.
ALICE JEAN AND THE MONDELLOS: 100 Years From Today/ 100
Years From Today/ Come Back Home/ Come Back Home/ Daylight Savings Time/
Happiness Street/ Hard To Please/ That's What I Call Love/ BOB JEFFRIES:
Never Let Me Go/ Take Me Back/ RUDY LAMBERT: Sunday Kind Of Love/ That Old
Feeling/ That's What I Call Love/ THE LYRICS: Come Back Baby/ Every Night/
Every Night/ THE MARCELS: Betty Lou/ OLLIE "YUL" MCCLAY AND THE MONDELLOS:
Happiness Street/ Over The Rainbow/ THE MONDELLOS: You'll Never Know/ RUDY
LAMBERT AND THE MONDELLOS: My Heart/ THE SPINNERS: Marvella/ My Love And
Your Love/ THE TEMPOS: Never Let Me Go/ Patricia/ Promise Me/ To Love Again
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Westside 827 |
Doowoppin' |
● CD $15.98 $11.98 |
A collection of 21 rare doo-wop titles from the King,
Federal & DeLuxe archives not previously on CD.
THE BUCKEYES: By Only You/ Dottie Baby/ THE CARPETS:
Lonely Me/ Lonely Me/ Why Do I/ THE CATS: I Don't Care No More/ THE
CHANTERS: No, No, No/ Over The Rainbow/ JERRY DORN & GROUP: Wishing Well/
THE FIVE CHANCES: My Days Are Blue/ Tell Me Why/ THE GUYTONES: Baby I Don't
Care/ You Won't Let me Go/ THE HURRICANES: Poor Little Dancing Girl/ FREDDY
SCHAEFER & GROUP: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom/ THE STRANGERS: My Friends/ THE SWINGING
PHILLIES: L-O-V-E/ THE VAN DYKES: Meaning Of Love/ The Bells Are Ringing/
OTIS WILLIAMS & THE CHARMS: Dynamite Darling/ I'd Like To Thank You Mr DJ
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Westside 835 |
Return Of The Mac - In The Studio With Mac
Rebennack |
● CD $15.98 $10.98 |
A collection of 28 tracks recorded for Ace and Rex between
1959 and 1961 featuring a young Dr. John when he was still an intern
singing, producing and acting as a session man. In addition to tracks under
his own name we have sides by Morgus & The Ghouls, Roland Stone, Big Boy
Myles, Gene & Al's Spacemen, Bat Carroll, Sugar Boy Crawford, The Ends,
Jimmy Donley, Ronnie & The Delinquents, Joe & Ann and others.
JERRY BYRNE: You Told Me You Don't Love Me/ CHUCK CARBO:
Out On A Limb/ BAT CARROLL: Aw Who/ IKE CLANTON: Show Me The Way/ SUGAR BOY
CRAWFORD: Have A Little Mercy/ JIMMY DONLEY: Forbidden Love/ THE ENDS: It
Ain't No Use/ FRANKIE & MAC: Lonely Boy/ GENE & ALS SPACEMEN: Mercy/ CARL
GREENSTREET: Hey Mama/ GERRI HALL: I'm The One/ JO & ANN: Curiosity/ Gee
Baby (baby You're So Fine)/ MORGUS & THE GHOULS: Morgus The Magnificent/ BIG
BOY MYLES: I Still Care/ New Orleans/ Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet/ MAC
REBENNACK: Feedbag/ Foolish Little Girl/ Good Times/ Honeydripper (part 2)/
Sahara/ South Of The Border Town (part 2)/ Storm Warning/ AL REED: Roll Over
Rover/ RONNIE & THE DELINQUENTS: Bad Neighbourhood/ Draggin' Me On/ ROLAND
STONE: Down On The Road
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