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BARGAIN BASEMENT
COMPACT DISCS - Rhythm
& Blues, Soul & Doo-Wop
Various Artists - 1
| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Acrobat 4191 | R&B Jukebox Hits - 1947, Vol. 1 | ● CD |
| 24 tracks, 72 mins, highly recommended What was shakin' and bakin' in 1947? Open The Door Richard was certainly a craze. This song was originally a Vaudeville skit successfully performed, individually, by both John "Spider Bruce" Mason and Dusty Fletcher; by '47 it was a novelty song waiting to be a hit. On this CD, Count Basie and his Orchestra and Dusty Fletcher treat us to two grand versions, respectively. There were a lot of great versions of the song: my favorite is Louis Jordon's, which isn't here, though he is represented on the disc. Ole '47 was a banner year for Louis Jordon and His Tympani Five and they deservedly have three monster tracks, Texas and Pacific/ Jack, You're Dead, and Boogie Woogie Blue plate. LJ & The T5 weren't the only ones boogieing, either; Sonny Boy Williamson is workin' real hard to Shake The Boogie, Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra got the Old Maid Boogie going on, and Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings are even doing the Swanee River Boogie. Not everybody got the boogie though; Lionel Hampton and His Septet with Dinah Washington got the Blow Top Blues real bad and the New Orleans Blues that Johnny Moore's Three Blazers have might just be incurable. All that and a whole lot more was happening; the thing that ties them all together is that they all had a big time in '47. So, when you get the chance to pick up this winner, remember the words of Julia Lee and Her Boyfriends when they sang "(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It." (JM) |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5051 | Harlem Holiday Vol. 1 - New York Rhythm & Blues | ● CD |
| The vocal group material on this collection (the first of
seven) is made up entirely of singles issued in 1957 on the Holiday label.
Choice cuts include 2 beautiful ballads by The Bop Chords, (My Darling To
You & I Really Love Her So, the toe tappin' In My Thunderbird,
a collector's classic by The Thunderbirds, plus such memorable perfs as
Lorraine by The Harmonaires, United by The Love Notes, I Want
To Know by The Ladders and Jimmy (Handy Man) Jones with The Pretenders
doing Tonight. Fine and rare material from this important New York
doo-wop label. (OLN) THE BOP CHORDS: Baby/ Castle In The Sky, A/ I Really Love Her So/ My Darling To You/ So Why/ When I Woke Up This Morning/ THE HARMONAIRES: Come Back/ Lorraine/ THE LADDERS: Counting The Stars/ I Want To Know/ THE LOVE NOTES: Don't Go/ If I Could Make You Mine/ Tonight/ United/ THE PRETENDERS: I Love You So/ Tonight/ THE THUNDERBIRDS: In My Thunderbird/ Mary |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5052 | Harlem Holiday, Vol. 2 - New York R & B | ● CD |
| A 14 track collection of boss vocal group material from many
of Bobby Robinson's labels - Fire, Fury, Red Robin, Whirling Disc & Everlast,
covering the l951 thru "57 period. Stand-outs include While Our Hearts
Are Yound by The Federals, the ground-breaking ballad How Could You
by The Mello Moods and the soulful Magic Mirror by The Whirlers.
Other doo-wopping teams include The Channels, Topps, Angels, Teenchords,
Scarlets, Quadrells, Charts, "C" Tones, Hemlocks, Pretenders & Extremes.
Good average sound quality. (OLN) THE C-NOTES: On Your Mark/ THE CHARTS: My Diane/ THE FEDERALS: While Our Hearts Are Young/ CARL HOGAN & THE MIRACLES: Your Love Is All I Need/ EARL LEWIS AND THE CHANNELS: Girl Next Door, The/ My Heart Is Sad/ LEWIS LYMON & THE TEENCHORDS: Please Tell The Angels/ THE MELLO MOODS: How Could You/ THE PRETENDERS: Close Your Eyes/ THE QUADRELLS: Come To Me/ LITTLE BOBBY RIVERA AND THE HEMLOCKS: Cora Lee/ THE SCARLETS: True Love/ THE TOPPS: What Do You Do (To Make Me Love You So)/ THE WHIRLERS: Magic Mirror |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5053 | Harlem Holiday, Vol. 3 - New York R & B | ● CD |
| A collection of important vocal harmony waxings from many of
Bobby Robinson's labels - Fury, Red Robin, Whirling Disc & Everlast,
covering the 1954 thru "61 period. All-time classics include Teenage
Dream by The Deltars, Dear Lorraine by The Federals, One Love
by The Logics and Don't Fall In Love by The Sequins. Label-mates
include The Topps, Charts, Channels, De Mauriers, Du-Droppers, Empires,
Scarlets, Skylarks and Jackie Rue with The Starlites. Good solid collection.
(OLN) THE CHANNELS: Flames In My Heart/ I Really Love You/ THE CHARTS: All Because Of Love/ THE DU MAURIERS: All Night Long/ THE DU-DROPPERS: Come On And Love Me Baby/ THE EMPIRES: Whispering Heart/ THE FEDERALS: Dear Loraine/ JACKIE & THE STARLITES: I Found Out Too Late/ THE LOGICS: One Love/ PEARL AND THE DELTARS: Teenage Dream/ THE SCARLETS: Kiss Me/ THE SEQUINS: Don't Fall In Love/ THE SKYLARKS: Everybody's Got Somebody/ THE TOPPS: I've Got A Feeling |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5054 | Harlem Holiday, Vol 4 - New York Rhythm & Blues | ● CD |
| Beautiful collection of doo-wop ditties from Paul Winley and
Cyclone labels, recorded between 1956 and 1960.Unlike the Relic collection,
it omits all group photos & sleeve notes. Unbeatable sides by Julius
McMichael & The Paragons--Florence, Twilight & Let's Start All
Over Again. Plus three ageless classics by Adam Jackson & The Jesters--Oh
Baby, The Wind & The Plea. Strong supporting cast includes The
Collegians, Calendars, Quinns and the incomparable Duponts, better known as
Little Anthony & The Imperials. Strong set. (OLN) THE COLLEGIANS: On Your Merry Way/ Zoom, Zoom, Zoom/ THE DUPONTS: You/ THE DUPORTS: Must Be Falling In Love/ THE JESTERS: Oh Baby/ Plea, The/ Wind, The/ THE PARAGONS: Florence/ Let's Start All Over Again/ Twilight/ THE PERSUADERS: Tears/ THE PRETENDERS: What Could It Be/ THE QUINNS: Hong Kong/ Oh Starlight |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5055 | Harlem Holiday, Vol. 5 - New York Rhythm & Blues | ● CD |
| Fine set of vocal-harmony platters from Al Silver's Ember,
Herald & Standard labels recorded between 1953 & 1957. Contains doo-wop gold
like Paradise Hill by The Embers, Story Untold by Leroy
Griffin & The Nutmegs, When You Dance by The Turbans, In The Still
Of The Night by Fred Paris & The 5 Satins & Lizabeth by The
Thrillers. Others in the groove include The Sunbeams, Smooth Tones,
Rocketeers, Starlites, 5 Willows, Colonairs & Heralds. Good start-up
collection for the new collector. No pics or sleeve notes, as with all the
others in the series. (OLN) THE COLONAIRS: Sandy/ THE EMBERS: Paradise Hill/ THE FIVE SATINS: In The Still Of The Night/ THE FIVE WILLOWS: Lay Your Head On My Shoulder/ THE HERALDS: Eternal Love/ THE NUTMEGS: Story Untold/ Whispering Sorrows/ THE ROCKETERS: Foolish One/ THE SMOOTH TONES: Dear Diary/ THE STARLITES: They Call Me A Dreamer/ THE SUNBEAMS: Tell Me Why/ THE THRILLERS: Lizabeth/ THE TURBANS: Congratulations/ When You Dance |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5056 | Harlem Holiday, Vol. 6 - New York Rhythm & Blues | ● CD |
| Impressive second set of vocal group grinders from Al
Silver's Herald & Embers labels recorded between 1955 & 1962. Classic
evergreens include Stay by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs,
Wonderful Girl by Fred Paris & The 5 Satins, Sister Sookey by The
Turbans and Dance, Dance by The Vocalaires, sandwiched between
jumpers & tear-jerkers from The Nutmegs (Lyres), 5 Willows, Sonnets,
Smart-Tones, Starlarks, Desires, Loungers, Debonaires and Roger & The
Travelers. The uninspired jackets on these collections are all of the same
design. The only way to distinguish one from the other is by basic
background color. A strong set. (OLN) THE DESIRES: Bobby You/ THE FIVE DEBONAIRES: Darlin'/ THE FIVE SATINS: Shadows/ Wonderful Girl/ THE FIVE WILLOWS: Look Me In The Eyes/ THE LOUNGERS: Remember The Night/ THE NUTMEGS: Ship Of Love/ ROGER & THE TRAVELERS: You're Daddy's Little Girl/ THE SKYLARKS: Fountain Of Love/ THE SMART TONES: Ginny/ THE SONNETS: Why Should We Break Up/ THE TURBANS: Sister Sookey/ THE VOCALAIRES: Dance Dance/ MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS: Stay |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5123 | Best Of Sue Records | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5208 | Harlem Rock N' Blues Vol. 1 | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5209 | Harlem Rock N' Blues Vol. 2 | ● CD |
| Since Bobby Robinson founded Red Robin Records in 1951, his
production and promotion of great solid blues, vocal, and instrumental R&B
have remained virtually unsurpassed to this day. Volume 2 embraces the
talents of King Curtis, "Wild" Jimmy Spruill, Champion Jack Dupree, Red
Prysock, Buster Brown, Hal Paige and The Whalers, Noble Watts and June
Bateman. Hard R&B of the delirium tremens school. Usual sloppy packaging
from Collectables, but the sounds are definitely worth it. Some duplication
with previous foreign and domestic vinyl/ CD reissues. (OLN) JOHNNY ACEY: Baby Please Come Back/ B. BROWN: Candied Yams/ JOHNNY CLEF: Baby Please Come Home/ KING CURTIS: Harmonica Twist/ DR. HORSE: South Poke, West Virginia/ CHAMPION JACK DUPREE: Drunk Again/ Shim Sham Shimmy/ BROWNIE MCGHEE: Daisy/ HAL PAGE: After Hour Blues/ PAUL PERRIMAN: I Don't Need Nothin' Else/ RED PRYSOCK: Hard Rock/ Jump For George/ RIFF RUFFIN: All My Life/ I Don't Mind/ WILD JIMMY SPRUILL: Cut And Dried/ Kansas City March/ SONNY TERRY: Harmonica Hop/ NOBLE WATTS AND JUNE BATEMAN: Possum Belly Overalls |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5210 | Harlem Rock N' Blues Vol. 3 | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5460 | Spotlite On Gone Records, Vol. 1 | ● CD |
| 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 and decent graphics but no notes (DH) THE CAROUSELES: Bad News (previously Unreleased)/ Never Let Him Go/ THE CHANNELS: Stay As You Are/ THE DELTAS: Lamplight/ THE DUBS: Beside My Love/ Chapel Of Dreams/ Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely/ Such Lovin'/ THE ENCHANTMENTS: I Love You (sherry)/ THE FOUR SEASONS: Spanish Lace/ THE NEONS: Angel Face/ NICKY & THE NOBELS: School Bells/ THE UNIQUES: How Was I To Know/ I'm Confessin' |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5656 | Spotlite On Herald Records, Vol. 1 | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5761 | Constellation Of Chicago Soul | ● CD |
| 25 cuts of mid 60s soul recorded for the Chicago based
Constellation label - Gene Chandler, Bobby Miller, Nolan Chance, Holly
Maxwell, Gerri Taylor, The Impellas, etc. NOLAN CHANCE: Don't Use Me/ If He Makes You (He's Free To Take You)/ Just Like The Weather/ She's Gone (And She Won't Be Back)/ GENE CHANDLER: I Can Take Care Of Myself/ I Can't Save It/ Rainbow '65 (Full Version)/ Wish You Were Here/ LEE DORSEY: I Gotta Find A New Love/ Messed Around (And Fell In Love)/ SONNY HOLIDAY: Baby,Baby/ THE IMPELLAS: No More Tears/ HOLLY MAXWELL: (Happiness Will Cost You) One Thin Dime/ It's Impossible/ Let Him Go For Himself/ Only When Your Lonely/ BOBBY MILLER: Big Question, The/ I'm For The Girls/ Love Take The Case (For Me)/ Simon Says/ This Is My Dance/ Uncle Willie Time/ THE PEACHES: Baby Think It Over/ GERRI TAYLOR: Come Home I'm Lonely/ Empty Arms And Bitter Tears |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Collectables 5762 | Constellation Of Rhythm & Blues | ● CD |
| 25 tracks recorded for Chicago based Constellation label in
the mid 60s - The Sheppards, Sonny Holiday, Gene Chandler, The Dynettes,
etc. AL & BUNKY: Home Work/ GENE CHANDLER: I Hate To Be The One To Say/ Mr. Big Shot/ LEE DORSEY: Organ Grinder Swing/ You're Breaking Me Up/ THE DYNETTES: New Guy/ Witness To A Heartbreak/ BILLY "THE KID" EMERSON (PART 1): Aunt Molly/ BILLY "THE KID" EMERSON (PART 2): Aunt Molly/ MILL EVANS: I've Got To Have Your Love/ Things Won't Be The Same/ FRANKIE FORD: Ocean Full Of Tears/ THE FREEDOMS: Ten Steps To Love/ You Lied/ WILBERT HARRISON: Mama Mama Mama/ New York Worlds Fair/ SONNY HOLIDAY: School Days/ SANDRA LYNN: Sometime/ BOBBY MILLER: Whoa (She's All Mine)/ THE MYSTICS: Just A Loser/ The's Got Everything/ ROLLS ROYCE & THE WHEELS: The Frog/ THE SHEPPARDS: Give A Hug To Me/ Island Of Love/ CAROL VEGA: I Need You Around |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Crystal Ball 1021 | The Rarest Of The Rare - Collector's Showcase Vol. 3 | ● CD |
| 24 rare vocal group sides PHIL ALAN & ARDEES: Four Leaf Clover/ JOAN BIAS & GROUP: I Don't Know What's Right Anymore/ THE DELICADOS: Time And Time Again/ DEL DOMINO & DIAMOND CADETS: Thinking Of You/ EARL & JIMMIE: We Had It Made/ THE ECHOES: Sleep Baby Sleep/ THE ESQUIRES: My Dearest My Darling/ BETTY EVERETT & GROUP: My Life Depends On You/ THE FABULOUS FLAMES: So Long My Darling/ FREDDY & DYNAMICS: In Time/ PAULA GRIMES & GROUP: Zing/ THE HEART BREAKERS: Falling In Love Again/ THE HEARTS: My Love Has Gone/ THE KANSAS CITY PLAYBOYS: Lover Man/ THE LACHORDS: Hammer Of My Heart/ LITTLE JERRY & MONOTONES: Sad/ LES MISSILES (IN FRENCH): Remember Then/ THE PRETENDERS: Answer To My Prayers/ THE SHOW STOPPERS: School Prom/ THE SPIDELLS (PREV UNRELEASED): Come Walk With Me/ THE TONES: A Star/ THE VALIANTS (STEREO): Gloria/ THE VERSALES: Forgotten/ LOU WASHINGTON & GROUP: When We Meet Again |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Crystal Ball 1053 | Still Singing After All These Years | ● CD |
| 26 recent doowop recordings by artists and groups who have
been around for a long time. Includes Frankie & The Fashions, The Dolphins,
Orioles, Jimmy & The Essentials, The Regals, Tribunes, Ovations, etc. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dee-Jay Jamboree 55032 | Explosive Doowops, Vol 8 | ● CD |
| 26 tracks, 57 min., recommended The selections on volume 8 include the rare Alone in This World by the 5 Trojans, Ding Dong by Buddy Roberts & the Hi Liters, I Wrote a Letter by the Serenaders, Where Is My Love by the Episodes, Nunca by Julito & the Latin Lads, Each Night at Nine by the Starfires, Make Believe Love by Don Dell with the Montereys, and a cover of Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Benn Zeppa with the Four Jacks. And the car that graces the cover this time around is a 1958 (?) red and white Edsel convertible, complete with continental kit and fender skirts. (DH) DON BELL & THE MONTEREYS: Make Believe Love/ JOHN CAPRI: When I'm Lonely/ DONNIE & THE DREAMERS: My Memories Of You/ THE EPISODES: Where Is My Love/ THE EXCEPTIONS: Down By The Ocean/ THE FAIRLANES: Playboy/ THE FIVE TROJANS: Alone In This World/ GABRIEL & THE ANGELS: Zing/ THE GLEAMS: You Broke My Heart/ TOBY GROGAN & GROUP: Angel/ JO-ANN & GROUP: Baby Doll/ JULITO & THE LATIN LADS: Nunca/ THE KINGS: Come On Little Baby/ THE PERSONALITIES: Woe Woe Baby/ THE POSSESSIONS: No More Love/ THE REACTIONS: Just A Little Love/ BUDDY ROBERTS & THE HI LITERS: Ding Dong/ THE SERENADERS: I Wrote A Letter/ THE SKYLITES: Oh Happy Day/ THE SONGSPINNERS: Duffy/ THE STARFIRES: Each Night At Nine/ Love Is Here To Stay/ THE TANGIERS: Ping Pong/ THE ULTIMATES: I Can Tell You Love Me Too/ THE V CLASSICS: Come On Baby/ BENN ZEPPA & THE FOUR JACKS: Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Diablo 8013 | Let's Go To Louisiana | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Eagle 90407 | Rare 1950s Boston Doo-Wops, Vol. 3 | ● CD |
| VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Viente 801 | Rock And Roll Party, Vol. 1 | ● CD |
| 27 tracks, 72 min., highly recommended Available again. A hot collection of mostly sax-led, mostly uptempo, rockin' R&B numbers from the late 40s and 50s drawn from the Savoy catalog. Around 2/3 of the tracks are instrumentals including sides by Big Jay McNeely, The Hot Shots, Paul Williams, T.J. Fowler, The Chuz Alfred Combo, Bobby Banks, The Rockin' Brothers Orch. and others. Among the vocalists featured are Nappy Brown, Little ESther, Earl King, Big Joe Turner and others. Great stuff with excellent sound. (FS) |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ember EMBCD 005 | Ember House Of Hits | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Empire Musicwerks 450 744-2 | Chitlin Blues | ● CD |
| 15 track collection of contemporary soul-blues - Little
Beaver, Candy Yam (aka Sax Kari), Ike & Val Woods, Snoopy Dean, Roach
Thompson and Eddie Holloway. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Excello 3010 | Uptown, Down South | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Excello 3013 | Excello Vocal Groups | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Fuel 2000 61145 | Deep Soul, Vol. 1 : From Chicago To Shreveport | ● CD |
| 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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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Fuel 2000 61648 | An Introduction To New Orleans R&B | ● CD |
| 15 tracks, recommended Fine collection of New Orleans R&B with contributions from the great Allen Toussaint on most tracks. Four of the tracks were recorded in the early 60s for Bobby Robinson's Fury label - two each by Lee Dorsey and Bobby Marchan including Dorsey's hit Do-Re-Mi. The remaining tracks are from the mid 60s, recorded for Toussaint & Marshall Sehorn's Deesu and Tou-Sea labels and contemporary soul sounds to the New Orleans sound including sides by Warren Lee, Willie West (the superb deep soul song Greatest Love), Ray Algere, Willie Harper (a fine cover of Ernie K-Doe's A Certain Girl), Zilla Mayes and others. Sound quality on a number of tracks is muffled but music is consistently fine. (FS) |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | KC CD JAM 01 | Jamaican Doo Wop, Vol. 1 | ● CD |
| A truly fascinating album - it's a real shame there is no
documentation. This features 24 rare tracks of vocal group harmony from the
late 50s recorded in Jamaica. Some of the tracks are straight ahead copies
of American doo-wop stylings while others have a more distinctively Jamaican
flavor with that distinctive "blue beat" rhythm making it's presence felt.
Artists include The Jiving Juniors (an important group which featured a
young Derrick Herriot), The Moonlighters, Sir Jablonski and Group, The Blues
Busters, The Charm Kings, Chuck & Dobby and others. Sound quality varies
from track to track but is generally good and the music is consistently
fine. LORD "T" ANAMO: The Blues Have Got Me Down/ THE BLUES BUSTERS: I Need Your Lovin'/ Little Vilma/ Pleadin' For Mercy/ Sweet Dreamin'/ BUNNY & SKITTER: Rock With Me Baby/ THE CHARM KINGS: Boss Looking Baby/ Tell Me A Tale/ CHUCK & DOBBY: Tell Me That You Love Me/ Till The End Of Time/ SIR JABLONSKI & GROUP: Merry Christmas Day/ THE JAMAICANS: Du Du Wop/ THE JIVING JUNIORS: Come On Honey/ Don't Treat Me Bad/ I Love You/ I Wanna Love/ Moonlight Lover/ One Summer Night We Fell In Love/ Tu-woo-up-tu-woo/ Valerie/ Walking In The Sunlight Of The Lord/ THE MELODY ENCHANTERS: Enchanters Serenade/ MONTY & ROY: Sweetie/ THE MOONLIGHTERS: I Need Your Lovin' |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Lost 001 | Lost Soulful Doowop Treasures, Volume 1 | ● CD |
| Excellent collection of 28 vocal group gems from the early
60s when doo-wop was making the transition into soul and there are some very
soulful performances here including sides by The Jive Five, Van Dykes,
Spellbinders (a lovely version of the Skyliners' Since I Don't Have You),
The Volumes, Nathan McKinney & The Balleyites, The Sensation-Ivies, Larks,
Four Tempos, Hootenaires, Versitiles, Little Buck & Group, George Hughley &
The Cama Rockers, Gigi & Group, Little Jerry & Group, The Disciples Of Soul
and others. Many of the cuts are appearing on CD for the first time. THE CREATIONS: I Don't Mind/ DAVID DAYTON & THE COLOS: The Search Is Over/ THE DISCIPLES OF SOUL: I Found Out/ THE DYNAMICS: Misery/ THE FIVE DU-TONES: Please Change Your Mind/ THE FOUR TEMPOS: Memories/ GIGI & GROUP: This Time Next Summer/ THE HOOTENAIRES: Baby Baby/ GEORGE HUGHLEY & THE CAMA ROCKERS: It Hurts Me Too/ PRESTON JACKSON & THE RHYTHM ACES: Be Mine/ THE JIVE FIVE: More Tears/ THE KEYNOTERS: I Wanna Know Who/ KING & THE SHARPETTES: Did He Know/ THE LARKS: I Want Her To Love Me/ LEE & THE LEOPARDS: Come Into My Palace/ LITTLE BUCK & GROUP: I'll Follow You/ LITTLE JERRY & GROUP: I'm So Mad/ NATHAN MCKINNY & THE BALLEYITES: Weep No More/ THE PIRATES: I'll Love You Til I Die/ THE RELATIONS: Say You Love Me/ THE SENSATION-IVIES: Tell Me/ THE SHEPPARDS: Tragic/ THE SPELLBINDERS: Since I Don't Have You/ THE VAN DYKES: No Man Is An Island/ THE VERSATILES: Love Me/ THE VOLUMES: I Can't Live Without You/ THE WALLACE BROTHERS: No More/ MARGO WHITE & GROUP: I'm Not Ashamed |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Lost Soul 1004 | Lost Soul Oldies, Vol. 4 | ● CD |
| 19 tracks 125TH STREET CANDY STORE: The Tables Have Turned/ BILLY & THE BLOOD KNOTS: Gotta Get Away/ THE COOL SOUNDS: I'll Take You Back/ THE DECEPTIONS: Of All The Hearts/ HARLEM MEAT CO.: I'm Not Gonna Be Anybodys Fool/ ICE COLD LOVE: Wonderful To Be Loved/ THE LABEAT PROD. TEAM: Together That's The Only Way/ THE METAPHORS: You Have Everything/ THE NEW CONCEPTS: Give Me Another Chance/ THE PARAMOUNT FOUR: I've Made Up My Mind/ FRED PARRIS & THE RESTLESS HEARTS: Bring It Home To Daddy/ THE REVLONS: Did I Make A Mistake/ THE SANDY & PEBBLES: My Foolish Little Heart/ THE SIBERIANS: This Is The Ending Of Our Love Love/ SPICE: Reach Out/ THE SUPERBS: So Glad You're Home/ THESE GENTS: Yesterday Standing By Pt. 1/ Yesterday Standing By Pt. 2/ THE ULTIMATIONS: Without You |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Lucky Gal 01 | Solid Stroll | ● CD |
| Fine collection of 28 R&B and rock 'n' roll tracks all taken
at mid tempo - presumably the right tempo for doing the stroll. Some very
familiar but great sides like Donna The Prima Donna by Dion,
Sapphire by Big Danny Oliver and Linda Lou by Ray Sharpe as well
as some excellent obscurities like Don't You Hear Me Calling by
Ronnie Haig, Eddie Riff's fabulous Ain't That Lovin' You Baby with
hot guitar from Mickey Baker and Little Eva by Johnny "Rockhouse"
Green. Also includes sides by Tommy Bell, Jack Scott, Bonnie Lou, Lavern
Baker, Bill Haley, The Checkers, Frankie Starr and others. KENNY BAKER: Goodbye Little Star/ LAVERN BAKER: On Revival Day/ Voodoo Voodoo/ TOMMY BELL: Midnight Dreams/ THE CHECKERS: Don't Stop Dan/ THE DANLEERS: Half A Block From An Angel/ BOBBY DAY: Little Turtle Dove/ DION: Donna, The Prima Donna/ Lovers Who Wander/ LANNY DUNCAN: Romeo's Teacher/ THE GEMTONES: Man With The Golden Arm/ ROSCO GORDON: Just A Little Bit/ JOHNNY "ROCKHOUSE" GREEN: Little Eva/ RONNIE HAIG: Don't You Hear Me Calling, Baby/ BILL HALEY: Ain't Misbehavin'/ LUCKY JACKSON: I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell/ THE LIFEGUARDS: Everybody Outa The Pool/ BONNIE LOU: Tennessee Wig Walk/ BIG DANNY OLIVER: Sapphire/ THE BILL PHILLIPS COMBO: Peter Gunn/ WEBB PIERCE: I Ain't Never/ EDDIE RIFF: Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby/ THE ROUTERS: Let's Go/ TOMMY SANDS: The Worrying Kind/ JACK SCOTT: Flakey John/ RAY SHARPE: Linda Lou/ FRANKIE STARR: Elevator Baby/ JACKIE WILSON: I'll Be Satisfied |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Mercury 558 273 | Lost And Found : The Blue Rock Records Story | ● CD |
| 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
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Music Club Deluxe 021 | Soul Galore - 60s, 70s & Northern Soul Classics | ● CD |
| 2 CDs, 40 tracks, 152 mins, highly recommended Can you stand just one more Northern Soul compilation? If so, then check out "Soul Galore" - this 2CD, 40 song collection highlights some juicy nuggets from both Detroit (Motown artists like a Diana Ross-less Supremes, Edwin Starr, and Gladys Knight & the Pips performing album cuts and obscure singles) and Chicago (Aretha's sister Erma Franklin, Jackie Wilson, Tyrone Davis, and Jerry Butler's brother Billy), while leaving room for the odd track from elsewhere (Memphis is represented by Willie Mitchell and Al Green; likewise, Miami by Betty Wright and Gwen McCrae). Although there are some rather strange (Johnny Jones' note-for-note cover of Hendrix's Purple Haze, for one) and familiar (Young Holt Unlimited's masterful instrumental Soulful Strut) things here, there's more than enough cool rarities to keep R&B fans coming back for more. Most tracks date from the late 60's/early 70's, prime time for this kind of music and the guys in charge did an excellent job of compiling this CD. And don't let the rash of well-known artists put you off; no one ever said that Northern Soul consists solely of obscure performers. On the contrary, the presence of big and medium names performing lesser-known songs is tantalizing rather than off-putting. Especially when one is introduced to Erma Franklin belting out Whispers (Getting Louder) and Betty LaVette's brassy rendition of What Condition My Condition is In (hit covered by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition), or re-introduced to a great lost tracks like the Four Tops' Something About You and Wilson's white-hot Soul Galore. The packaging is good, and the sound quality is ok; in fact, the only thing that prevents me from giving this an "essential" rating is that some of the mixes/mastering are a bit weird (the horns on Soulful Strut are mixed too low, for example). If you're a purist, then quibbles like this might make all the difference; if not, then have a ball, toots! (GMC) BARBARA ACKLIN: Am I the Same Girl/ THE ARTISTICS: Nothing But Heartaches (Keep Haunting Me)/ BILL BUSH: I'm Waiting/ BILLY BUTLER: Burning Touch of Love/ GENE CHANDLER: Mr Big Shot/ THE COOPERETTES: Shing-A-Ling/ THE CROW: Your Autumn of Tomorrow/ TYRONE DAVIS: One Way Ticket/ Turn Back the Hands of Time/ GLORIA EDWARDS: My Love Keeps Getting Stronger/ THE FOUR TOPS: Something About You/ ERMA FRANKLIN: Gotta Find Me a Lover/ Whispers (Getting Louder)/ THE GLORIES: I Worship You, Baby/ AL GREEN: Keep on Pushing Love/ FREDDIE HUGHES: Baby Boy/ WALTER JACKSON: Let Me Come Back/ SYL JOHNSON: Back for a Taste of Your Love/ JOHNNY JONES & THE KING CASUALS: Purple Haze/ GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: Stranger/ BETTYE LAVETTE: What Condition My Condition Is In/ OTIS LEAVILL: Love Uprising/ TOBI LEGEND: Time Will Pass You By/ THE LOST GENERATION: Give Me Just a Little More Time/ BARBARA LYNN: This Is the Thanks I Get/ GWEN MCCRAE: Lead Me On/ WILLIE MITCHELL: That Driving Beat/ THE MONTCLAIRS: Just Can't Get Away/ THE PERSUADERS: I'm So Glad I Got You/ MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS: Love Guess Who/ DAVID RUFFIN: Rode by the Place (Where We Used to Stay)/ BOBBY SHEEN: Something New to Do/ MARVIN "SMITTY" SMITH: Have More Time/ EDWIN STARR: Running Back & Forth/ STRUTT: Say You Didn't Love Him/ THE SUPREMES: Where Do I Go from Here/ JACKIE WILSON: Because of You/ Soul Galore/ BETTY WRIGHT: If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me/ YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED: Soulful Strut |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Music Club 50072 | Kings Of New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll | ● CD |
| 18 tracks, 43 mins, recommended If you don't already have
these tracks this is a great collection of rockin' R&B recorded for Johnny
Ace's Ace and Rex labels between 1955 and 1961 as well as one track from
Lloyd Price released on his own KRX label and distributed by Ace. Includes
classic favorites from Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns, Frankie Ford and
Bobby Marchan as well as lesser known but fine tracks like Mac Rebennac's
great Bo Diddley inspired instrumental Storm Warning, Al Collins'
I Got The Blues For You which has the seed of Little Richard's
Slippin' & Slidin' in it, an intriguing partnering of Charles Brown and
Amos Milburn on Educated Fool and more. Booklet has good notes by
Bill Dahl. (FS) EDDIE BO: I Love To Rock & Roll/ CHARLES BROWN & AMOS MILBURN: Educated Fool/ JIMMY CLANTON: Go, Jimmy Go/ AL COLLINS: I Got The Blues For You/ ROLAND COOK: I've Got A Girl/ SUGAR BOY CRAWFORD: Have A Little Mercy/ LEE DORSEY: Rock/ FRANKIE FORD: Sea Cruise/ JUNIOR GORDON: Blow Wind Blow/ EARL KING: Everybody's carried Away/ BOBBY MARCHAN: Little Chickie Wah Wah/ Rockin' Behind The Iron Curtain/ LLOYD PRICE: Such A Mess/ MC "DR JOHN" REBENNAC: Storm Warning/ HUEY "PIANO" SMITH: Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu/ CALVIN SPEARS: Doin' The Rock 'n' Roll/ JOE TEX: Charlie Brown Got Expelled/ Cut It Out |
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