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COMPACT DISCS - Rhythm & Blues, Soul & Doo-Wop
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VARIOUS ARTISTS Night Train 7086 The Best Of Spinett ● CD $15.98 $10.98
18 tracks, 39 mins, recommended
Another in Night Train's series devoted to the "Legendary Labels Of Louisiana" - this one features 18 sides recorded for Spinett - a label formed by Frankie Ford and his manager Joe Caronno in 1957 and lasted for two years. Many of the recordings featured various combinations of New Orleans musicians recording out of contract - usually Ford, Huey "Piano" Smith and Mac Rebennac - and were issued under such pseudonyms as The Cheerleaders, Snuffy Smith (their Lumumba is a very bizarre political song) and The Three Stooges. Other artists recorded under their real names including Louis Hayward, Roland Stone (his Preacher's Daughter is a great steal of James Wayne's Junco Partner), high pitched vocalist Stormy, Bobby Lonero and Johnny Meyers. Nothing terribly profound here but a nice bunch of entertaining music with that distinctive New Orleans feel. (FS)
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Night Train 7152 New Orleans Will Rise Again ● CD $15.98 $10.98
22 Tracks All proceeds from this CD benefit the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic. This is chock full of rare and unreleased material from a lot of the usual suspects that you think of when you think New Orleans, Aaron Neville, Ernie K-Doe, Jessie Hill, Luther Kent etc.. The nature and recording dates of these tracks are wide and varied, one track being Jerry Raines' excellent Dirty Rotten Mother Fuyer dating back to 1959! Stand out track has to be Ernie K-Doe's My Mother In Law's In My Hair Again, - I'm amazed that this hasn't come out before, it is actually a really great track.
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Official 2003 Dynamite R&B Duos, Vol. 3 ● CD $17.98 $11.98
Third collection featuring 25 tracks by mostly obscure but fine R&B duos (vols 1 & 2 issued a few years ago are still available). This one includes Johnnie & Joe (a very different version of Over The Mountain, Across The Sea), Sugar & Spice, Joyce & Nelson, Jimmy Lee & Artis, Rosie & Ron, Dean & Gene, Bobby & Lucy, Gene & Billy, Bip & Bop, Billy & Rickey, Sherri Taylor & Singin' Sammy, Terry & Jerry, Gene & Wendell and others.
BILLY & MICKEY: The Creep/ BILLY & RICKEY: Baby Doll/ BIP & BOP: Du Wadda Du/ BOB & EARL: You Made A Boo Boo/ BOBBY & LUCY: It's Nothing/ DEAN & JEAN: Cross My Heart/ We're Gonna Get Married/ DELMAR & SYDNEY: You Are My Queen/ DON & BOB: I'm Lost/ DON & DEWEY: Miss Sue/ FREDDIE & LOU: Rosalie/ GENE & BILLY: After I Gave You My Heart/ GENE & WENDELL: Two Gun Bess/ JIMMY LEE & ARTIS: My Heart's Desire/ JOHNNY & JOE: Over The Mountain, Across The Sea (alt. Version)/ JOHNNY & MACK: Money, Money, Money/ JOYCE & NELSON: I Want To Marry You/ KENNY & MOE: Can't Help Myself/ LOIS & LOUIS: Baby Please Don't Go/ MARVIN & JOHNNY: Bye Bye My Baby/ ROSIE & RON: So Dearly/ RUTH & AL: I'll Be The Bee/ SUGAR & SPICE: First Last And Always/ SHERRI TAYLOR & SINGIN' SAMMY: Lover/ TERRY & JERRY: Mama Julie

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Pepto Roma 505 Dazzling Group Sounds, Vol. 5 ● CD $17.98 $12.98
Another fine collection of 26 vocal group rarities from this fine label - most making their first appearance on CD. Includes tracks by Herb Johnson & Group, Big Dee Irwin & Group, Paul Kirk & The Pageants, The Melvettes, Charles Wright & The Wright Singers, The Dynamos, Carlton Beck & Group, Judy King & Group, The Expressions, The Valdoros, Dorothy Forbes & The Stylers, The Thunderbirds, The James Quintet and others.
TONY ALLEN & THE WONDERS: Be My Love, Be My Love/ CARLTON BECK & GROUP: The Girl I Left Behind/ BUFORD BUSBEE & THE EPITOMES: Nobody But Me/ THE CHARIOTEERS: Thanks For Yesterday/ THE DELONGS: I Want Your Love/ TROY DODDS & GROUP: Count Of Love/ THE DYNAMOS: Darling/ THE EXPRESSIONS: Now That You're Gone/ THE FIVE SATINS: I'll Get Along/ DOROTHY FORBES & THE STYLERS: Where/ RUDY GREEN & THE FOUR BUDDIES: You Mean Everything To Me/ JIM HOLIDAY & FUTURETONES: All I Want Is You/ BIG DEE IRWIN & GROUP: Somdeay You'll Understand Why/ THE JAMES QUINTET: I Could Make You Care/ HERB JOHNSON & GROUP: Help/ JUDY KING & GROUP: Two Shadows/ THE KINGS MEN: Kicking With My Stallion/ PAUL KIRK & THE PAGEANTS: Long Ago/ THE MELVETTES: Take One Step/ THE PHAROAHS: Walking Sad/ FAITH ROBINSON & GROUP: My Birthday Wish/ THE SERENADES: Sinner In Love/ THE THUNDERBIRDS: Pledging My Love/ THE UNIVERSALS: A Love Only You Can Give/ THE VALDOROS: Don't Open The Grave/ CHARLES WRIGHT & THE WRIGHT SINGERS: How Do I Stand With You

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Play Back 103 Chicken Shack Boogie, Vol. 3 ● CD $17.98 $11.98
28 tracks, 71 min., recommended
Volume three pretty much follows the standards set by volume one; the music again is mostly upbeat, and the cover photo candid this time features Big Joe Turner raising his glass and smiling for the unknown photographer. Featured numbers here include Chicken Shack Boogie by Amos Milburn (again!), Women by the Drivers, Why Don't You Do Right by Mike Gordon, Strange Love by the Native Boys, Get High Everybody by Lil Son Jackson, Mama Loochie by Lee Diamond, Tend to Your Business by James Wayne, Blue Lights by Papa Lightfoot, Tell Me What's the Reason by T-Bone Walker, Good Time Girls by the Swallows, Rockin' with Fes by Professor Longhair, and Jump Tonight by Joe Turner. The titles pretty much tell the story, do they not? (DH)

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Play Back 104 Chicken Shack Boogie, Vol. 4 ● CD $17.98 $11.98
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)
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Revolvo 284504 Mr. Rhythm Presents ● CD $17.98 $11.98
24 tracks, 64 mins, recommended
A fine collection of 60s and early 70s R&B and soul mostly from Detroit and Chicago artists and, presumably, produced by the talented Andrew Williams. Includes The Profiles, The Five Du-Tones (including the classic Shake A Tail Feather), Sir Mack Rice (including his original version of Mustang Sally), Andre Williams, Paulette Parker, Bull & The Matadors (the wonderful Funky Judge), Harold Burrage, Jeanette Williams (a great soul treatment of Hound Dog and the superb ballad I Can Feel A Heartbreak), Johnnie Mae Matthews, The Du-Ettes, Joyce Kennedy, Jimmy Holland and Bobby Bland. (FS)
BOBBY BLAND: Chains Of Love/ BULL & THE MATADORS: The Funky Judge (instr. Version)/ The Funky Judge (vocal Version)/ HAROLD BURRAGE: Master Key/ Take Me Now/ THE DU-ETTES: Every Beat Of My Heart/ Please Forgive Me/ THE FIVE DU-TONES: Darling, Please Change Your Mind/ Shake A Tail Feather/ JIMMY HOLLAND: Baby, Don't Leave Me/ JOYCE KENNEDY: Does Anybody Love Me/ My Hi-fi Albums And I/ JOHNNIE MAE MATTHEWS: Baby, What's Wrong/ My Man/ PAULETTE PARKER: (gimme Back) My Love/ Should I Let Him Go/ THE PROFILES: A Little Misunderstanding/ Got To Be Love (or Something Stupid)/ SIR MACK RICE: Mustang Sally/ You Can't Lose/ ANDRE WILLIAMS: Loose Juice/ Pearl Time/ JEANETTE WILLIAMS: Hound Dog/ I Can Feel A Heartbreak

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Rhino 77625 Atlantic Unearthed - Soul Brothers ● CD $11.98 $9.98
First of two volumes compiled by soul expert David Nathan drawing on Atlantic's extensive archives of soul music and concentrating on some of the more obscure recordings including several previously unissued. This first volume of 16 tracks is devoted to male singers and includes sides by Wilson Pickett, Sam & dave, Percy Wiggins, Otis Redding, James Carr, Mighty Sam, Walter Jackson, Carl Hall, Donny Hathaway and others.

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Robbee 100 The Best Of Robbee Records ● CD $17.98 $12.98
31 tracks of mostly bland white doo-wop and teen pop from the early 60s. Includes sides by The Holidays, Jimmy Massi, Rosemary, The Four Seasons (NOT the Frankie Valli group), The La-Rells, Marcy Joe, Lugee & The Lions, Jimmy Massey and Honorable Fats Wilson.
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Rounder 2185 A Celebration Of New Orleans Music ● CD $15.98 $11.98
16 tracks, 74 minutes, highly recommended Says here that "100% of the proceeds will be donated to Musicares Hurricane Relief 2005." The folks at Rounder culled these tracks from various Rounder releases, and the result is a wide range of some of the finest musicians ever to call New Orleans home. From an Alan Lomax recording of Jelly Roll Morton performing I'm Alabama Bound to James Booker playing Lawdy Miss Clawdy to Irma Thomas' excellent live Second Line Medley to the insane energy of Rebirth Brass Band's Do Whatcha Wanna, Pt. 3 to Professor Longhair's Cuttin' Out to the incomparable Brandford Marsalis Quartet's B's Paris Blues this collection is audio gumbo. Other artists include Aaron Neville, Johnny Adams, Eddie Bo, Dirty Dozen Brass band, Harry Connick, Jr., Wild Magnolias, Al Johnson, Davell Crawford, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Walter Wolfman Washington, and Theryl DeClouet. Great music, great cause. (JC)
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Royale 4091 Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #1 ● CD $17.98 $12.98
25 fine tracks of obscure black doo-wop - about half new to CD. Sound quality on some tracks is a bit muffled.
BEA BOOKER: Comfort In My Heart/ BILLY DAVIS & LEGENDS: Goodbye Jesse/ CHUCK EDWARDS: I'm Wondering/ If You Love Me/ MISS LAVELL: Tide of Love/ SCOTTY MANN & THE MASTERS: Just A Little Bit of Loving/ The Mystery Man/ JIMMY MCCRACKLIN: I Need Your Loving/ ELMORE MORRIS: Baby I Need You/ PAUL PERRYMAN: Paul Loves Betty/ Teenage Romeo/ THE REBELS: Donkey Step/ Just Give Me Your Hand/ THE SULTANS: Baby Don't Put Me Down/ Boppin With the Mambo/ Good Thing Baby/ How Deep Is the Ocean/ I Cried My Heart Out/ If I Could Tell/ What Makes Me Feel This Way/ THE UNIQUES: Mysterious/ Picture of My Baby/ Right Now/ Somewhere

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Royale 4096 Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #6 ● CD $17.98 $12.98
29 tracks - about half new to CD. Includes six tracks by the awful teen pop group the Deb Tones. Also includes sides by The Concords, Quarter Notes, Chargers, Kings (probably the best group here), Johnny Cameron, The Destineers, Blue Chips, Barry De Vorzon, Ray Johnson and others.
THE ANTWINETTES: Johnny/ Kill It/ THE BLUE CHIPS: Adios Adios/ JOHNNY CAMERON: The Crying I'm Doing Alone/ Why Do Fools Fall In Love/ THE CHARGERS: Dandilion/ Old Mac Donald/ Who Baby Who/ THE CHARGES: The Counterfiter/ THE CONCORDS: Again/ The Boy Most Likely/ THE DEB TONES: Cuddly Baby/ Give It Up/ I'm In Love Again/ Knock Knock Who's There?/ Miss Lonley Hearts/ Rock A Bye/ THE DESTINEERS: So Young/ Take A Look/ BARRY DEVORZON: Baby Doll/ RAY JOHNSON: Baby Won't You Please Come Home/ THE KINGS: Elephant Walk/ Till You/ Your Sweet Love/ THE QUARTER NOTES: Punkanilla/ THE RHYTHMETTES: Homing Pigeon/ DAVE RICH: I've Thought It Over/ THE SAPPHIRES: Everybody Knows/ THE WAGNON SISTERS: My Desire

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Sapphire A 03 Harmony Classics, Vol. 3 ● CD $17.98 $11.98
28 tracks, 73 min., highly recommended
One of the best various artist doo-wop collections that I've come across in a long time. If you, like me, pick up these vocal group compilation discs hoping to find an unknown gem or two, this is one disc that will truly reward that desire. My particular favorites here include My Yearbook by the Bel Aires, It's Funny But It's True by the Avalons, What Are You Doing Tonight by the Florescents, Yes I Need Someone by the Escos, You'll Never Be Mine Again by the Blenders, Lonesome Tonight by the Feathers, Please Say It Isn't So by the Swingin' Hearts, Highest Mountain by the Ban Lons, Tree in the Meadow by the Carnations, and several more. A great all ballad program, offering very clean sound quality, two vintage photos, and no notes at all. (DH)
THE AVALONS: It's Funny But It's True/ THE BACHELORS: You've Lied/ THE BAN LONS: Highest Mountain/ THE BEL AIRES: My Yearbook/ THE BLENDERS: You'll Never Be Mine Again/ LUTHER BOND & THE EMERALDS: Gold Will Never Do/ THE CARNATIONS: Tree In the Meadow/ THE CASHMERES: There's A Rumor/ THE CASINOS: Talk To Me/ THE CHEROKEES: Is She Real?/ THE ECHOES: Please Come Back/ THE ESCOS: Yes I Need Someone/ THE FEATHERS: Lonesome Tonight/ THE FIVE CHANCES: My Days Are Blue/ THE FIVE OWLS: Pleading To You/ THE FLORESCENTS: What Are You Doing Tonight/ THE FORTUNES: Steady Vows/ THE FOUR DUKES: Crying In the Chapel/ THE FOUR FELLOWS: Stop Crying/ THE INITIALS: Bells of Joy/ THE JUBALAIRS: Little Church of Capistrano/ LITTLE CAESAR & THE ROMANS: Adorable/ THE NEW YORKERS: Dream A Little Dream/ THE PLURALS: Goodnight/ THE SWINGIN' HEARTS: Please Say It Isn't So/ THE TIC TOCS: True By You/ TIPPIE & THE CLOVERMEN: Please Mr Sun/ THE TRUMPETEERS: Milky White Way

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Sapphire A 04 Harmony Classics, Vol. 4 ● CD $17.98 $11.98
28 tracks, 65 min., recommended
After putting out three volumes that focused exclusively on ballads, the Harmony Classics series herein offers its fourth volume with the clearly different subtitle "28 Killer Doo-Wop Rockers." The all uptempo program includes Babaluzzee and Cheese by the Points, Baby Say You Love Me by the Dell Tones, Second Hand Heart by the Cashmeres, Hippity Ha by the Miller Sisters, Sugar Sugar by the Avalons, One Bad Stud by the Honeybears, Me Make-Um Pow Wow by the Hideaways, Drip Drip by the Cherokees, Geraldine by the Jivetones, and I Don't Mind by the Flaming Hearts. A great jump tune collection with more than enough variety in tempo and style to keep it interesting. Sound quality is fine, and the cover photo features the lovely members of the Dell Tones. (DH)
THE ADMIRALS: Give Me Your Love/ THE AVALONS: Ooh She Flew/ Sugar Sugar/ THE AVONS: Once Upon A Time/ THE BACHELORS: I Found Love/ THE BLUE CHIPS: Come Back/ LUTHER BOND & THE EMERALDS: Six Foot Hole/ THE CASHMERES: Boom Magazeno-Vip-Vay/ Second Hand Heart/ Yes Yes Yes/ THE CATS: Get Gone/ THE CHEROKEES: Drip Drip/ THE DELL TONES: Baby Say You Love Me/ THE ECHOES: Down The Road/ THE EMPERORS: Come Back Come Back/ THE FLAMING HEARTS: I Don't Mind/ THE HIDEAWAYS: Me Make-Um Pow Wow/ THE HONEYBEARS: One Bad Stud/ THE JIVETONES: Geraldine/ THE KINGSMEN: Lovely Love/ THE MANDARINS: Let The Bells Ring/ GLORIA MANN & CARTER RAYS: Love Me Boy/ THE MILLER SISTERS: Hippity Ha/ THE MINTS: What Cha Goona Do/ THE NITECAPS: Bamboo Rock & Roll/ THE POINTS: Babaluzzee And Cheese/ THE THUNDERBIRDS: Rock Boom Boom/ THE UTOPIANS: Hurry To Your Date

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Sequel NEM 692 Rockin' Doowop, 1954-1964 ● CD $15.98 $11.98
28 tracks, 66 min., recommended
Just as the title implies, all of these numbers from the Goldner family of labels - Gee, Rama, End, Gone, and Roulette - are at least relatively uptempo. Arranged in chronological order, the program opens in 1954 with the Teardrops doing Ooh Baby, followed by Lorraine Ellis & the Crows performing Perfidia and the Crows' own Baby Doll. Succeeding numbers include Wish I Had My Baby by the Emanons, China Doll by the Downbeats, Lamplight by the Deltas,  Angel Face by the Neons, and Tonight is Just Another Night by the Matiniques. The set ends in 1964 with Ain't Gonna Dance by the Five Satins recorded for Roulette. In spite of the absence of ballads, this is a pleasing collection, featuring fine sound quality, decent notes, and a rather campy teenagers-from-the-50's cover. (DH)
THE CARTER RAYS: Ding Dong Darling/ THE CROWS: Baby Doll/ THE DEBONAIRES: I'm Gone/ THE DELTAS: Lamplight/ THE DOWNBEATS: China Doll/ THE DUBS: Such Lovin'/ LORRAINE ELLIS & THE CROWS: Perfidia/ THE EMANONS: Wish I Had My Baby/ THE JETS: Heaven Above Me/ JIMMY JONES & THE PRETENDERS: Lover/ THE JOYTONES: Gee What A Boy/ LEWIS LYMON & THE TEENCHORDS: Tell Me Love/ Your Last Chance/ THE MELLOW KEYS: Listen Baby/ THE MELLOWTONES: Rosie Lee/ TONY MIDDLETON & THE WILLOWS: Let's Fall In Love/ THE RAINBOWS: Minnie/ THE SHELLS: Pretty Little Girl/ THE TEARDROPS: Ooh Baby/ TINY TIM & THE HITS: Doll Baby

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Sequel NEMCD 748 Saxophony/ Honkers & Shouters ● CD $15.98 $8.98
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)

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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)

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Sequel NEMCD 750 Jubilee Jezebels ● CD $15.98 $9.98
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

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Sequel 841 Soul Underground Vol 2 ● CD $15.98 $10.98
24 tracks, 60 min., recommended
Far superior to Vol. 1, this sampling from Roulette, Calla, Cat, Josie, Dimension, DynoVoice, Alston, and Port labels offers, predictably, a mixed bag of obscure '60s "Northern soul" sides. This time nearly all of the tracks are at least good and most are much better than that, including The Orlons' Spinnin' Top, Patty Livingston's I've Got My Baby, June Adams' slightly odd The Human Race, We'll Be Makin' Out by the unfortunately named Jessica James & The Outlaws, Chris Town Unit's dance floor contribution Turn To Me, Kenny Wells' suave Isn't It Just A Shame, and Honey & The Bees' anthemic Help Me. Curiously, one of the least interesting efforts here is Lainie Hill's title track. The inclusion of Purple Mundi's 1978 opus Stop Hurting Me Baby can be explained by its '60s feel and sound (Purple Mundi?), but Charles Johnson's Never Had A Love So Good from 1980 sounds like it's, uh, from 1980--not bad, just out of place here. (JC)
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Sounds Of Soul 1001 Lost Deep Soul Treasures, Vol. 1 ● CD $16.98 $11.98
25 tracks, 70 mins, recommended
Yet another compilation of hidden soul diamonds (or rust depending on one's point of view) from the 50's/60'/70's, this CD seems equally divided into singers who later sang for God (Betty Bibbs, Winfield Parker, Willie Small), well-known cult artists (Otis Clay, Bobby Parker, Lee Moses, Billy Young, Clay Hammond), total unknowns (Valentine Adams, Bell Brothers, New Bloods), one hit wonders (Gene Allison), and one guy who went on to huge success later on, albeit on the other side of the microphone as a producer/songwriter (Sam Dees). It's the usual mixed bag, but not without interest for R&B stalwarts and scholars. Oh, and the music is great too. (GMC)
VALENTINE ADAMS: I Found A Love/ GENE ALLISON: If I Ever Needed Your Love/ THE BELL BROTHERS: Throw Away The Key/ BETTY BIBBS: First Come, First Served/ EDDIE BILLUPS: No Love Have I/ CURTIS BLANDON: Young, Dumb/ OTIS CLAY: You Hurt Me For The Last Time/ TOMMY COLLINS: Oh What I'd Give/ SAM DEES: It's All Wrong (It's All Right)/ JIMMY GARLAND: Baby One More Time/ CLAY HAMMOND: No One Else Would Do/ DON HOLLINGER: I Had A Nightmare/ JAMES K-NINE: Counting Teardrops/ WILLY MCDOUGAL: I Can't Wait/ LEE MITCHELL: Where Does Love Go/ RONNIE MITCHELL: I Don't Want To Go On Without You/ LEE MOSES: I'm Sad About It/ THE NEW BLOODS: Found A Love, Where It's At/ BOBBY PARKER: Don't Drive Me Away/ WINIFIELD PARKER: Oh My Love/ NELSON SANDERS: Tired Of Being Your Fool/ WILLIE SMALL: Say You Will/ BOBBY THOMAS & THE AFROS: Darling Don't Come Back/ DICKY WILLIAMS: Oh Dreamy Me/ BILLY YOUNG: Still My Life Through

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Spectrum 544 426-2 Motown Connoisseurs ● CD $13.98 $10.98
20 track collection of lesser known tracks from Tamla, Motown and Gordy - some making their first appearance on CD here.  Includes booklet with notes on each track.
CHRIS CLARK: Do I Love You/ THE CONTOURS: It's Growing/ THE DETROIT SPINNERS: Where Is That Girl/ THE FOUR TOPS: Where Did You Go/ MARVIN GAYE: Sunny/ When We're Together/ BRENDA HOLLOWAY: Tell Me Your Story/ THE ISLEY BROTHERS: My Love Is Your Love (Forever)/ GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart/ THE MARVELETTES: Don't Make Hurting Me A Habit/ BARBARA MCNAIR: Forget You Ever Met Me Baby/ THE ORIGINALS: Don't Stop Now/ MARTHA REEVES: No One There/ SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: Flying High Together/ BOBBY TAYLOR: Don't Be Afraid/ THE TEMPTATIONS: That'll Be The Day/ TAMMI TERRELL: Lone Lonely Town/ UNDISPUTED TRUTH: You Got The Love I Need/ JUNIOR WALKER: Ain't That The Truth/ STEVIE WONDER: Hey Love

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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)
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Wanda 1001 Doo Wop Halloween Is A Scream ● CD $17.98 $12.98
26 R&B vocal group tunes with a horror/ Halloween theme
BILL BUCHANAN: Beware/ THE CALVANES: Horror Pictures/ THE CHOTALLS: Queen Of Halloween/ THE COMPANIONS: Dorothy-my Monster/ THE CREWNECKS: Rockin' Zombie/ THE CRYSTALAIRS: Dr Jekyll & Mrs Hyde/ DANNY & LENNY WITH HOLLYWOOD GHOULS: Monster's Love/ DENISE & DOUBLE-DATES: That Halloween Night/ THE DUPONTS: Screamin' Ball/ THE FOUR FLOPS: Trick Or Treat/ FRANKIE & THE NEWPORTS: Monster Mash/ FRANKIE & THE FASHIONS: Witch Doctor/ THE HOLLYWOOD FLAMES: Frankensteins Den/ ARCHIE KING: The Vampire/ KING FLASH & CALYPSO CARNIVAL: Zombie Jamboree/ BIG BEE KORNEGAY & GROUP: At The House Of Frankenstein/ THE MAGICS: Zombie Walk/ THE NEWPORTS: I'm In The Ground For Good/ THE NIGHTMARES: Headless Ghost/ THE NU-TRENDS: Spooksville/ PETE & THE BLOODSUCKERS: My Baby Likes Scary Movies/ THE POETS: Dead/ THE REVELS: Dead Man's Stroll/ BILL RILEY: Nightmare Mash/ THE SWINGING PHILLES: Frankenstein's Party/ THE VERDICTS: Mummy's Ball/ THE ZANE BROTHERS: Dracula

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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.

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Westside 231 Lone Star Jukebox - Two Decades Of Texas Treats ● CD $22.98 $13.98
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, 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

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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.

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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.

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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.
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS Westside 809 John Vincent Presents The VIN Story, 1958-1962 ● CD $15.98 $9.98
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, 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

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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 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

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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

 
VARIOUS ARTISTS 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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