BULLETIN -
December
2008
Vintage Rock 'n' Roll & Rockabilly
Eddie Cochran
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The Ventures + BOOK
THE OXFORD AMERICAN BOOK
OF GREAT MUSIC WRITING
Edited by Marc Smirnoff |
● BOOK $32.95 |
Hardbound, 421 pages, counts as eight CDs for shipping
Not only have a breathtaking array of musical giants come from the South,
but so have a breathtaking array of American music genres. From blues to
rock & roll to jazz to country to bluegrass - and areas in between - it
all started in the American South. Since its debut in 1996, The Oxford
American's more-or-less annual Southern Music Issue has become legendary
for its passionate and wide-ranging approach to music-and for working with
some of America's greatest writers. These writers - from Peter Guralnick
to Nick Tosches to Susan Straight to Roy Blount, Jr.- probe the lives and
legacies of Southern musicians you may or may not yet be familiar with,
but whom you'll love being introduced, or reintroduced to. To celebrate
ten years of Oxford American Southern Music Issues, most of which are
sold-out or very hard to find, the fifty-five pieces collected in this
dynamic and vast anthology appeal to both music fans and fans of great
writing. Among the diverse selection of artists featured are Leadbelly,
Jimmy Martin, Emmett Miller, Janis Joplin, Eartha Kitt, Doc Watson, Ray
Charles (by Roy Blount Jr.!), Ike Turner, The Allman Brothers, Captain
beefheart, Bobbie Gentry, King Pleasure, Carl Perkins, Lucinda Williams,
Moondog and many more as well as observations on styles, environments,
etc. This book aims to prove that great music writing is not only possible
but, alive and thriving.
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FRANKIE FORD |
Black Tulip 2638681 |
Let's Take A Sea Cruise With Frankie Ford |
● CD $17.98 |
32 tracks, 75 mins, highly recommended
Frankie Ford may be
a one hit wonder but oh what a hit it was: 1959's Sea Cruise, with
backing by Huey Smith and the Clowns, is a pounding, perfect piece of New
Orleans R&B and contains one of the most exciting vocals ever recorded by
a white man. This collection contains most of Ford's sides cut for Ace and
Imperial during the late 50's/early 60's, and -- even without proper
documentation -- is the best compilation of this unsung singer's
discography currently available. With Dave Bartholomew producing, Ford
struts his stuff on classics like Roberta/ Dog House/ Cheatin' Woman/
Alimony and more. Anyone who has ever heard and loved Sea Cruise
owes it to themselves to hear the alternate take herein, which,
unbelievably, sports a vocal even more raw and potent than the released
version. Frankie Ford is undeservedly forgotten, but here's your chance to
make up for lost time. (GMC)
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THE JODIMARS |
Acrobat ACMCD 4053 |
Well Now Dig This |
● CD $15.98 |
17 tracks, 38 mins, recommended
A collection of 17 sides
recorded between 1955 and 1957 by this group of six musicians including 3
former members of Bill Haley's Comets' Joey D'Ambrosia, Dick Richards and
Marshall Lyttle who quit The Comets when Haley refused to give them a pay
raise after the success of Rock Around The Clock. Featuring the
lead vocals of Richards they turned out a number of upbeat rock 'n roll
songs very much in the Haley vein though with the exception of the minor
hit Well Now Dig This, they were not to emulate his success.
Although the singing and songs are unexceptional, the instrumental work
is very good indeed, particularly from sax player Ambrosia and guitarist
Charles "Chuck" Hoss. This CD includes their six issued Capitol singles
plus two previously unissued demos that landed them their Capitol contract
and three fine previously unissued songs from the Capitol sessions. Sound
quality is superb and the 12 page booklet has extensive notes by Stuart
Coleman. (FS)
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CARL MANN |
Bear Family BCD 16684 |
Carl Rocks |
● CD $24.98 |
35 tracks, 80 mins, recommended
Carl Mann was one of the
more unexpected acts in the Sun Records stable of the 1950's (officially
his records came out on the Phillips International label). First off Mann
was hardly a man when he started recording, being all of 16 years old on
his first sessions. Also, unlike most of the other acts, Mann depended on
other writers for most of his material; only Elvis was supposed to be able
to do that. His choice of material was largely due to the fact that his
first successful song was a cover of a classic hit by Nat King Cole. Carl
Mann's sublime cover of Mona Lisa would set the template and its
success allowed for plenty more attempts to capitalize on the formula.
Soon Mann would go on to put his own stamp on such classics as South of
the Border/ Some Enchanted Evening/ The Wayward Wind, etc. He would
also do plenty of work by other rockers from his era and this collection
has fine versions of Ain't Got No Home/ Kansas City/ Blueberry Hill,
and Ubangi Stomp. Carl Mann himself sang in a pretty laid back
style, but what gave his records an edge was the guitar dynamics by the
fantastic Eddie Bush, who is definitely one of the great guitar slingers
of the golden age of Rock'N'Roll. A rare solo track by Bush, Hey Baby
Doll, is also included. This captures all of the best of Mann's work
for Phillips international, with alternate and rare takes on many of the
songs. In addition to his quality liner notes, Hank Davis does a
record-by-record breakdown of each of Mann's P.I. singles. If not the most
compelling artist to ever walk through the doors at 706 Union Ave., Mann
at least had some really good--if rather tame--records and is well worth
your time. (JM)
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CHUCK MILLER |
GVC 1003 |
Vim Vam Vamoose |
● CD $13.98 |
35 tracks from this transitional artist - a singer and
piano player who got his start in the pop and big band era and put his
talents as a boogie pianist to use recording a number of fine titles -
most notably his hit cover of Freddie Slack's House Of Blue LIghts
along with other boogie numbers, some rock 'n' roll and some more pop
oriented titles with arrangements ranging from small group to big band to
orchestral. Includes Hopahula Boogie/ Can't Help Wonderin'/ Lookout
Mountain/ Baltimore Jones/ The Auctioneer/ I Can't Give You Anything But
LOve/ Cow Cow Boogie/ Chuck's Boogie/ Rang Tang Ding Dong/ Down The Road
A-Piece/ Shoo Shoo Baby/ How Many Hearts Have You BRoken, etc. Superb
sound and informative notes by Dave Penny.
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MERRILL E. MOORE |
Acrobat ACMCD 4051 |
The House Of Blue Lights |
● CD $15.98 |
33 tracks, 77 mins, highly recommended
Released on two
Ember LPs in the 70s this CD includes everything on those two albums plus
several additional tracks. A fine cross section of recordings by the
legendary San Diego-based country boogie singer-pianist who recorded for
Capitol from 1952-1958. All the Moore standards, Corrine Corrina/ Bell
Bottom Boogie/ Fly Right Boogie/ House Of Blue Lights, his version of
Julia Lee's Gotta Gimme What You Got and Rock-Rockola still
stand on their own. But so do his vocal versions of pop and swing numbers
like King Porter Stomp and Yes Indeed. There are two fine
boogie instrumental renditions of the old pop standard Nola.
Backing included some of Capitol's (and southern California's) best
musicians, among them Speedy West, Roy Lanham, Jimmy Bryant and a very
young Howard Roberts. Sound quality is excellent and the 16 page booklet
features the original liner notes from the two Ember LPs along with new
notes by Roger Dopson. (FS)
MERRILL MOORE: (It’s A) One Way Door/ Barrel House
Bessie/ Bartender’s Blues/ Bell Bottom Boogie/ Big Bug Boogie/ Boogie My
Blues Away/ Buttermilk Baby/ Cooing To The Wrong Pigeon/ Corrine Corrina/
Cow Cow Boogie/ Doggie House Boogie/ Down The Road Apiece/ Five Foot Two,
Eyes Of Blue/ Fly Right Boogie/ Gotta Gimme What’cha Got/ Hard Top Race/ I
Think I Love You Too/ King Porter Stomp/ Nola Boogie (EP version)/ Nola
Boogie (single version)/ Nursery Rhyme Blues/ Red Light/ Rock Island Line/
Rock-Rockola/ Saddle Boogie/ She’s Gone/ Snatchin’ And Grabbin’/ Sweet
Jennie Lee/ Ten Ten AM/ The House Of Blue Lights/ Tuck Me To Sleep In My
Old ’Tucky Home/ Yes Indeed/ Yes Indeed (alternate take)
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THE MUNSTERS |
Munster 1001 |
The Munsters/ Monsters, Munsters, Mummies
& Others |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks, 52 mins, recommended
We got this in, just in
time for Thanksgiving. Features two albums from the 1960's that
capitalized on the popularity of the classic monster TV show. The first
album, simply titled "The Munsters," really has very little to do with the
show. You get a pretty standard issue cash-in record, with lots of cheesy
songs about the show, but no actual members of the cast participating and
no actual music from the show. There's no information in the packaging,
but I would put my money on this record being a Gary Usher project,
probably done in about a day. Most of the tracks have that good time,
southern California sound that I would associate with Usher at the helm
around this time. The best thing about this first album are the
instrumental tracks, when they forget about the stupid lyrics and just let
the players go, you actually get some great stuff, but that only accounts
for a couple of songs on the album and can't really save the CD on their
own merit. Thankfully, there is a second album on here, and on "M,M,M&O,T,
F" we have a whole different approach to the cash in, this time with a big
band, doing big brassy arrangements of The Munsters, and other
Horror and Sci-Fi, movie and T.V. related Themes, and this does redeem the
purchase of this CD. Beside The Munsters, you get great versions of
the Addams Family/ Bewitched/ Dracula/ Outer Limits/ Alfred Hitchcock,
themes and many more tasty selections that register high on the nostalgia
meter. (JM)
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ROY ORBISON |
Monument 05537 |
The Soul Of Rock 'n' Roll |
● CD $59.98 |
4 CDs, 107 tracks, 5 hours 6 mins, essential
Essential is
just one word to describe this collection; wonderful, fantastic, and
beautiful and many more powerful words can be used. I love Roy Orbison,
and I just realized almost everything that I have from him is on vinyl, so
I guess this is the CD collection that I have been waiting for all of
these years. Now if only someone would buy it for me for Christmas! Enough
about me, let's talk about Roy. This collection covers Roy Orbison's
entire career, starting with his first Sun records single Ooby Dooby,
and tracks from his original band the Teen Kings, and then leading all the
way up to fine songs from his posthumous top-ten albums. So many great
songs, and that voice! Nobody sang like Roy and nobody ever will. Each CD
is crammed full, as is the cool box that it all comes in, which has a nice
holder for all four CDs, a big thick 96 page booklet, with all kinds of
rare photos and a special bonus of a set of postcards that reproduce
artwork that Roy did for his 1953 high school yearbook. Roy Orbison fans
should be delighted with this set; I certainly am. Whether its flat out
Rockabilly like A Cat Called Domino from 1957, Rock
'N' Roll like
Dream Baby from 1962, or Country flavored pop like You GotIit
from 1988, this collection has it, the most inclusive and far-reaching
collection of his work that I have seen. On top of the aforementioned
songs you get such beauties as Rockhouse/ Problem Child/ Claudette/
Only The Lonely/ Blue Angel/ In Dreams/ Running Scared/ I'm Hurtin'/ Love
Hurts/ Crying/ Candy Man/ Blue Bayou/ Dream Baby/ Pretty Paper/ Oh, Pretty
Woman, plus all sorts of great lesser-known single and album cuts, not
to mention 12 previously unissued tracks including rare demos from the
'50s and live tracks from various times in Roy's career, including one,
It's Over, from Roy's last ever concert! Other than putting all of the
Traveling Wilburys tracks on here (there are only a couple) I can't think
of anything that's not on here that a fan would want. Just in time for
Christmas and the 20th anniversary of Roy Orbison's death, this is a
fitting tribute that should fit right in any stocking. (JM)
ROY ORBISON: (All I Can Do is ) Dream You/ (I'd Be ) a
Legend In My Time/ (Say) You're My Girl/ (They Call You ) Gigolette/ 1956
Guitar Pull Medley (I Want You, I Need You, I Love You/I Was the One/T/ A
True Love Goodbye (with The Teen Kings)/ Actress, The/ Advertisement:
Overton Park Shell Concert/ After the Love Has Gone/ All I Have To Do is
Dream/ Almost Eighteen/ An Empty Cup and a Broken Date (with The Teen
Kings)/ Baby Don't Stop/ Bad Cat/ Big As I Can Dream/ Blue Angel/ Blue
Bayou/ Blue Rain (Coming Down)/ Blues is My Mind/ Born To Love Me/ Borne
On the Wind/ Breakin' Up is Breakin' My Heart/ California Blue/ Candy Man/
Cat Called Domino/ Claudette/ Coming Home/ Communication Breakdown/
Crawling Back/ Crowd, The/ Crying/ Crying (with K.D. Lang)/ Defeated/
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)/ Evergreen/ Falling/ Fastest Guitar
Alive, The/ Go! Go! Go!/ Goodnight/ Heartbreak Radio/ Hey! Miss Fannie
(with The Wink Westerners)/ Hound Dog Man/ I Drove All Night/ I Give Up/
I'm Hurtin'/ In Dreams/ In Dreams/ Indian Wedding/ It's Over/ It's Over/
It's Too Late/ Lana/ Land of 1000 Dances/ Leah/ Let the Good Times Roll/
Life Fades Away/ Love Hurts/ Love So Beautiful, A/ Love Storm/ Love
Struck/ Mama/ Mean Little Mama/ Mean Woman Blues/ Night Life/ Night Owl/
Not Alone Anymore (with The Traveling Wilburys)/ Oh Pretty Woman/ Oh,
Pretty Woman/ Oh, Pretty Woman/ One More Time/ Only the Lonely (Know the
Way I Feel)/ Ooby Dooby/ Ooby Dooby (with The Teen Kings)/ Pistolero/
Precious/ Pretty One/ Pretty Paper/ Problem Child/ Ride Away/ Rock House/
Running Scared/ Shahdaroba/ She's a Mystery To Me/ So Young/ Sweet and
Easy To Love/ That' Lovin' Feelin' Again (with Emmylou Harris)/ This Kind
of Love/ Too Soon To Know/ Tryin' To Get To You (with The Teen Kings)/
Tutti Frutti (with The Teen Kings)/ Unchained Melody/ Uptown/ Walk On/
Waymore's Blues (with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins)/ We'll
Take the Night/ Wedding Day/ What'd I Say/ Wild Hearts Run Out of Time/
With the Bug/ Working For the Man/ Yo Te Amo Maria/ You Got It/ You May
Feel Me Crying/ You Tell Me/ You're Gonna Cry/ You're My Baby/ You're the
One
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THE PILTDOWN
MEN & OTHERS |
Ace CDCHD 681 |
The Piltdown Men Ride Again |
● CD $18.98 |
29 tracks, 70 mins, highly recommended
Back in print. What
do the Four Preps, Frank Sinatra, an archeological hoax, Stan Freberg, the
Flintstones, R&B Drum legend Earl Palmer and Marc Bolan/ T-Rex all have in
common? The short answer is, the music on this collection. I'm not even
going to try and explain the whole crazy story to you--Ace's wonderful
liner notes will take care of that. I will just say that if you are a fan
of quirky instrumentals that capture the energy and experimentation of the
early '60's than you will love this. Whether it is the reverb-laden tracks
with the raunchy Sax, and thunderous kettle drums, the Dixieland/meets
folk experiments or Earl Palmer's power house drum workouts, there is a
whole lot of fantastic and unique material on here. (JM)
ERNIE FIELDS & HIS ORCHESTRA: Adam's Rib/ Birmingham
Jail/ Chloe/ Green Green/ I'll Cry Instead/ In The Mood/ Leap Frog/
Sentimental Journey/ St Louis Blues/ Swanee River/ Theme From 'lilies Of/
BILLY MAY & HIS ORCHESTRA: Swingin' Drums/ EARL PALMER: Drum Village (part
1)/ Drum Village (part 2)/ THE PILTDOWN MEN: A Pretty Girl Is Like A
Melody/ Agricultural Twist/ Big Lizzard/ Brontosaurus Stomp/ Bubbles In
The Tar/ Flint Stomp/ Fossil Rock/ Gargantua/ Gargantua #2/ Goodnight Mrs
Flintstone/ Mcdonald's Cave/ Night Surfin'/ Piltdown Rides Again/ Tequila
Bossa Nova/ The Great Impostor
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JOHNNIE RAY |
Acrobat ACTRCD 9016 |
The Nabob Of Sob |
● CD $24.98 |
3 discs, 91 tracks, recommended
A somewhat lost figure in
the history of popular music, Johnnie Ray was hugely popular on both sides
of the Atlantic in the pre-rock 'n' roll era. Ray was also influential: he
was apparently a major inspiration on Elvis Presley, while Bob Dylan was
quoted as saying that Ray was the first singer whose voice and style he
"totally fell in love with." Although prone to theatrical histrionics when
he performed, Ray has been regarded by some as the "missing link" between
the old-school crooners (Frank, Perry et al) and the first generation of
sexually galvanizing rock 'n' rollers (Elvis and all of his imitators).
Certainly, Ray's vocalizing has innovative: he was the first white singer
to use melisma, which was primarily a Blues/R&B vocal trick. He also
worked with black R&B musicians, and played to black audiences something
few white performers did at the time. This box set collects Ray at his
peak and contains all of his hits, the two best known of which are Cry
and The Little White Cloud That Cried. (Here I Am) Broken
Hearted is a good example of his style: highly emotional, bluesy, and
torch-y (perhaps tortured). Three CDs might be too much of a good thing
for those merely curious about what Elvis loved in this guy, but for
anyone interested in a true original song stylist Nabob of Sob makes for
fascinating listening. (GMC)
JOHNNIE RAY: (Here I Am) Broken Hearted/ A Full Time
Job/ A Sinner Am I/ Ain't Misbehavin'/ Alexander's Ragtime Band/ All I Do
Is Dream Of You/ All Of Me/ An Orchid For The Lady/ As Time Goes By/
Because I Love You/ Build Your Love (On A Strong Foundation)/ Candy Lips/
Coffee And Cigarettes/ Cry (with The Four Lads)/ Destiny/ Don't Blame Me/
Don't Say Love Has Ended/ Don't Take Your Love From Me/ Everyday I Have
The Blues/ Faith Can Move Mountains/ Flip, Flop And Fly/ Gee, But I'm
Lonesome/ Give Me Time/ Glad Rag Doll/ Going-Going-Gone/ Good Evening
Friends/ Goodbye, Au Revoir, Adios/ Hernando's Hideaway/ Hey There/ How
Long, How Long Blues/ I Miss You So/ I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)/
I'll Never Be Free/ I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town/ I'm Gonna
Walk And Talk With My Lord/ I've Got So Many Million Years/ If You
Believe/ In The Candlelight/ Johnnie's Comin' Home/ Just Walkin' In The
Rain/ Let's Walk That-A-Way/ Look Homeward Angel/ Lotus Blossom/ Love Me
(Baby Can't You Love Me)/ Ma Says, Pa Says/ Miss Me Just A Little/ Mister
Midnight/ Mountains In The Moonlight/ No Wedding Today/ Nobody's
Sweetheart/ Oh, What A Sad, Sad Day/ Out In The Cold Again/ Papa Loves
Mambo/ Parade Of Broken Hearts/ Paths Of Paradise/ Pink Sweater Angel/
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone/ Please Mr Sun/ Pretty-Eyed Baby/
Satisfied/ Sent For You Yesterday/ Shake A Hand/ She Didn't Say Nothin' At
All/ So Long/ Soliloquy Of A Fool/ Somebody Stole My Gal/ Song Of The
Dreamer/ Street Of Memories/ Such A Night/ Taking A Chance On Love/ Tell
The Lady I Said Goodbye/ Tell The Lady I Said Goodbye/ Texas Tambourine/
The Lady Drinks Champagne/ The Little White Cloud That Cried/ The Only
Girl I'll Ever Love/ The Others I Like/ To Ev'ry Girl - To Ev'ry Boy/
Trouble In Mind/ Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air)/ Walk Along
With Kings/ Walking My Baby Back Home/ What's The Use?/ Whiskey And Gin/
Who's Sorry Now?/ Why Does Your Daddy Have To Go/ Why Should I Be Sorry/
With These Hands/ Yes, Tonight Josephine/ You Don't Owe Me A Thing/ You'd
Be Surprised
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Ace CDCHD 1158 |
That's Swift - Instrumentals From The
Norman Petty Vaul |
● CD $18.98 |
24 tracks, 52 mins, highly recommended
Petty's association
with Buddy Holly launched him into iconic status, but as a
producer/engineer, he was also well-known for some of the cleanest, most
ambient Pop recordings of the time. This time in question was the early
sixties, when instrumental rock 'n' roll was in bloom, led by the Ventures
and Dick Dale. Blending Classical, Jazz, European Folk, and Film score
musical styles with rock's "wild child" sensibilities made for some
intriguing results. Sadly, though, many of this genre's practitioners have
never risen above obscurity - at least not to the present day.
Fortunately, we have a twenty-four track compilation of instrumental rock
(sometimes referred to as "Surf Music") rarities from a handful of groups
that are hardly household names, yet they serve up a mean batch of tunes
guaranteed to be the hit of your next beach party. (BC)
THE BENTLEYS: Portugal/ THE CANADIAN NOMADS: Las Vegas
Scene/ THE CHANCES: Black Grass/ Camelback/ THE CHANDELLES: El Gato/
Jester/ THE CORDS: Termites/ WES DAKUS' REBELS: Bach's Back!/ Manipulator/
Side Winder/ Sour Biscuits/ THE FAYROS: Skokiaan/ THE FIREBALLS: Torquette
or Torquay/ THE FIVE COUNTS: Skuzzy/ That's Swift/ THE GLIDERS: Wild Jam/
THE IMPACTS V: Riptide/ THE KEYMEN: Boy Blue/ THE KING PINS: Door Banger
aka Ninety Four Second Surf/ Rod Hot Rod/ THE RHYTHM MASTERS: Exotique/
Wild Kitten/ THE TECHNIQUES: Dream Theme or King/ THE TIARAS: Mexican Rock
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Ace CDCHD 1191 |
The Golden Age Of American Popular Music |
● CD $18.98 |
28 tracks, 71 mins, recommended
This is full of the kind
of fare that would fill up the play list on an AM nostalgia station
nowadays. You get lots of hits that were to the right of Rock 'N' Roll,
mostly meant for parents rather than the teenage public. Buddy Knox's
Hula Love, My Summer Love by Ruby and the Romantics, and Johnny
Nash's A Very Special Love are about the hardest hitting tracks on
here. The real appeal of this collection are tracks like 18 Yellow
Roses by Bobby Darin, Theme From Dr. Kildare by Richard
Chamberlain, Utopia by Frank Gari, and The Wiffenpoof Song
by Bob Crewe. You get the idea, so if your old vinyl copy of Deep
Purple by Nino Tempo is getting a bit too worn out to play, or you
want to know the full story behind The Letterman's Come Back Silly
Girl, you might want to pick up this collection. Excellent sound, and
thorough notation as you would expect from Ace. (JM)
ANITA BRYANT: My Little Corner Of The World/ RICHARD
CHAMBERLAIN: Theme from Dr Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)/ RAY
CONNIFF: Lovely One/ BOB CREWE: The Whiffenpoof Song/ BOBBY DARIN: 18
Yellow Roses/ THE DIXIEBELLS: Southtown, USA/ RONNIE DOVE: Right Or Wrong/
FRANK GARI: Utopia/ BRIAN HYLAND: Ginny Come Lately/ BETTY JOHNSON: I
Dreamed/ KITTY KALLEN: My Coloring Book/ BUDDY KNOX: Hula Love/ STEVE
LAWRENCE: Go Away Little Girl/ THE LETTERMEN: Come Back Silly Girl/ KATHY
LINDEN: Billy/ TOMMY MARA: Where The Blue Of The Night/ GENE MCDANIELS:
Chip Chip/ JOHNNY NASH: A Very Special Love/ JIMMIE RODGERS: Secretly/
RUBY & THE ROMANTICS: My Summer Love/ ROGER SMITH: Beach Time/ THE KIRBY
STONE FOUR: Baubles, Bangles & Beads/ NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS: Deep
Purple/ SAMMY TURNER: Paradise/ JUNE VALLI: Apple Green/ BOBBY VINTON: I
Love You The Way You Are/ PHILL WILSON: Wishin' On A Rainbow/ MARION
WORTH: Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Ace CDCHD 1198 |
It Came From The Beach - Surf, Drag &
Rockin' Instros |
● CD $18.98 |
26 rockin' instrumentals recorded at the Downey Studios or
Downey Records - the studio that produced the classic Pipeline by
The Chantays which was originally issued on Downey but didn't become a hit
until it was picked up by Dot. The tracks here were issued on Downey or
other local small labels and includes two previously unissued titles. It
features sides by The Rumblers, Nevegans, Pastel Six, Blazers, Hustlers,
etc.
THE BLAZERS: Bangalore/ Beaver Patrol/ Shore Break/ THE
CHEVELLS: Let There Be Surf/ Riptide/ THE HUSTLERS: Inertia/ Kopout/
Wailin' Out/ THE NEVEGANS: Downey Surf/ One Armed Bandit/ THE PASTEL SIX:
Rendezvous Rods/ Take It Off/ Twitchin'/ Wimo Stomp/ THE RAMBLERS: Hangin
One/ Mozart Stomp/ THE REVELS: Church Key/ THE RIVIAIRES: Mocolotion/ THE
RUMBLERS: A Go Go/ Destruction/ Hi Octane/ Oblique/ Surf Rat/ The Hustler/
SIR FROG & THE TOADS: Mustang/ THE SURFTONES: Cecilia Ann
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Ace CDCHD 1205 |
Still Dead! The Grim Reaper's Jukebox |
● CD $18.98 |
24 tracks, 62 mins, highly recommended
Just in time for
Halloween (!?), is the follow-up to Ace's earlier collection Dead! (Ace 1100 $
18.98); Still Dead! Brings us more of those strange phenomena of the late
50's/early 60's: death discs. Although many of the true classics of
"genre" are on that first compilation, this one doesn't disappoint: the
Shangri-La's Leader of the Pack (how this one didn't make the first
CD, is a mystery to me), Dickie Lee's Laurie (Strange Things Happen),
and Cobey Carson's Too Young To Be a Widow certainly live up to the
legacy. Just to show that death songs weren't limited to a particular time
frame, the compilers of this CD managed to find songs from as early as
1952 (Goodbye Baby - Little Caesar; The Bells - Billy Ward &
the Dominoes) and as late as 1969 (The Singing Star, Elaine
Arthur). The award for most chilling goes to Tony Casanova's The Grave,
while the award for "best rip-off" goes to The Whyte Boots for their
perfect Shangri-La's knock-off Nightmare. Del Shannon tries his
hand at a tear jerker with The Prom, and does ok, but nothing beats
The Cadets Car Crash for sheer melodrama and theatrics. It can
safely be said there's something for everyone here, and this CD is the
perfect aural companion for a Halloween party or a night of solipsistic
self-pity. (GMC)
ELAINE ARTHUR: A Singing Star/ THE BEVERLY SISTERS:
Flight 1203/ PAMELA BLUE: My Friend Bobby/ THE CADETS: Car Crash/
BERNADETTE CARROLL: The Hero/ COBEY CARSON: Too Young To Be A Widow/ TONY
CASANOVA: The Grave/ RONNIE COOK: Susie Darling/ RONNIE DANTE: In The
Rain/ DARWIN: Little Gold Locket/ THE DOMINOES: The Bells/ ESTELLE: The
Year 2000/ BOB FRYFOGLE: Six Feet Under/ HOAGY LANDS: White Gardenia/
DICKEY LEE: Laurie (strange Things Happen)/ LITTLE CAESAR & ARK ANGELS:
The Ghost Of Mary Meade Pt 1/ LITTLE CAESAR W/QUE MARTIN: Goodbye Baby/
THE POETS: Dead/ THE SHANGRI-LAS: Leader Of The Pack/ DEL SHANNON: The
Prom/ VERN STOVALL: Long Black Limousine/ TERRY TYLER: A Thousand Feet
Below/ THOMAS WAYNE WITH THE DELONS: Tragedy/ WHYTE BOOTS: Nightmare
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Acrobat ACQCD 7012 |
Lipstick, Nylons, Petticoats & Stilettos :
Brit Girls |
● CD $26.98 |
4 discs, 120 tracks, recommended
In the 50's, the U.K. had
its own batch of female singers; so many, in fact, that not only was there
much competition for good material, but U.S. contemporaries (Rosemary
Clooney, Patti Page, Teresa Brewer et al) could seldom get a look in as a
result. The first tier stars of the time-- Alma Cogan, The Beverly
Sisters, Lita Roza, Joan Regan, Ruby Murray, and Dorothy Squires -- are
all well represented, as well as young 'uns like Petula Clark, and late
comers (their careers began in 1956 and 1957, respectively) Shirley Bassey
and Marion Ryan. The so-called "second division" gets their due as well:
The Kaye Sisters, Billie Anthony, Jill Day, Barbara Lyon, Nancy Whiskey,
Edna Savage, Joan Savage, Suzi Miller, Yana, and Pauline Shepherd among
others. The set covers a wide selection of musical styles--ballads, pop,
novelty songs, show tunes, watered-down rock and roll, skiffle, and
American R&B--and each artists' hit records from this period are included,
along with the usual rarities and collectables. Suffice to say, that
anyone who either remembers these singers (or has interest in them) will
want this fairly thorough box set. (GMC)
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Acrobat ACTRCD 9005 |
British No. 1 Hits, 1950-1957: Melodies,
Mambo, Waltzes |
● CD $24.98 |
3 discs, 75 tracks, recommended
This box set is exactly
what the title says: a collection of No. 1 British hits from the years
1050 to '57, and for the most part the music is pre-rock 'n' roll pop that
runs the gamut from show tunes and movie music (Moulin Rouge,
Mantovani; Secret Love, Doris Day; Three Coins in the Fountain,
Frank Sinatra) to mainstream pop (The Tennessee Waltz, Patti Page;
Comes A-Long-A-Love, Kay Starr) to novelty tunes (I Taut I Taw a
Puddy Tat, Mel Blanc) to country (Guy Mitchell, Frankie Laine,
Tennesse Ernie Ford) and everything in between. Rock 'n' Roll rears its
ugly head on disc 2 in the form of Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock
and Frankie Lymon & the Teenager's Why Do Fools Fall in Love, and
fully takes hold on disc 3 with Johnny Ray, Tommy Steele, Lonnie Donegan
(skiffle division), Elvis, and the Crickets (with Buddy Holly). Basically,
this set is for musicologists, the curious, and anyone else who wants to
know what our British cousins listened to before rock 'n' roll turned the
world upside down. From this evidence, I'd say that British tastes weren't
that different from American ones, at least during the first half of the
decade. (GMC)
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Collector 4530 |
Rockers & Boppers |
● CD $16.98 |
30 tracks, 67 mins, highly recommended
A particulary nice
and varied collection of rockabilly, rock 'n' roll, rockin' hillbilly and
hot instrumentals. All obscure artists - most tracks making their first
appearance on CD. Includes Woodie Sheldon (the hot Call The Law),
Dave Nixon & the Valiants, Bill Ennis, The Vibratos (the hot instrumental
Vibrate), Larry J. Williams (a cover of bluesman Jimmy Reed's
You Got me Dizzy), Dave Perkins & The Cupp Family, Hank Beach & The
Country Man (Buck Owens style country), Paul Helms with Jughead Godwin &
The Allen Brothers, Walter Stone (aka "The Maniac" with the wild I'm
Not Good Lookin'), Ronnie Summers, The Mustangs (a fine cover of Link
Wray's Jack The Ripper), Bert Bradley & His Lonesome Cajuns, The
Plainsmen (one to add to horror themed songs with Monster's Holiday),
Grady Sartain (fine boppin' hillbilly with Indiana Blues), Gene
Sisco & The Decons, The Arkades, Johnny Allen & The Jokers, etc. Excellent
sound and booklet full of label shots. (FS)
THE ARKADES: The P.A.L/ HANK BEACH & THE COUNTRY MAN: I
Got The Time/ VERN BENNETT & BEN MORRIS & THE IMPERIALS: Hide & Seek/ BERT
BRADLEY & HIS LONESOME CAJUNS: The Girl In The tight Blue Jeans/ BILL
ENNIS: I'm Hypnotized/ PAUL HELMS, JUGHEAD GODWIN & ALLEN BROS: Jugheads
Flop Eared Boogie/ D. HITMAN: Miss Ann/ THE LIVE WIRES: One Cycle Venture/
JIM MACKELBERG & THE COUNTRY ARTISTS: Baby Sittin' Blues/ THE MUSTANGS:
Jack The Ripper/ BILLY NIX: Something To Look Forward To/ DAVE NIXON & THE
VALIANTS: Continental Twist/ JOHNNY OLENN & THE JOKERS: Sally Let Your
Bangs Hang/ DAVE PERKINS & THE CUPP FAMILY: You're My Honey/ THE
PLAINSMEN: Monster's Holiday/ GRADY SARTAIN: Indiana Blues/ WOODIE
SHELDON: Call The Law/ GENE SISCO & THE DECONS: Save It/ DAVE STADLER:
Boney Moronie/ WALTER STONE (THE MANIAC): I'm Not Good Lookin'/ RONNIE
SUMMERS & CHUCK VEDDER ORCH.: Blankety Blank/ RANDY TEDDER & MISHAWAKA
RHYTHMAIRS: Nancy/ THE TWISTERS: Really/ THE VIBRATOS: Vibrate/ TOM WAYNE:
Ruth Ann/ GARRETT WILLIAMS: Little Darlin'/ LARRY J. WILLIAMS: You Got Me
Dizzy/ ROGER WILLIAMS: I Seen Blue Heaven/ E.P. WILLIAMS & TUCKER JUNCTION
BOYS: Truck Drivers Baby/ JIM & EDITH YOUNG: That's All Richt With Me
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Collector 4531 |
Rock & Roll With Piano, Vol. 16 |
● CD $16.98 |
30 tracks, recommended
Another fine collection of 30
rockers from the 50s and early 60s with piano in the mix even if it isn't
as prominent as you might expect. The opening track by Donald King with
The Four Juniors I Love My Baby doesn't have any piano solos but
has a hot sax solo and an even hotter guitar solo! There are more fine
sides by Billy King & The Star Notes, The Night Hawks (the fine
instrumental You're Somethin' ElseGot My Mojo Working plus a fine piano
instrumental), Charlie Kinchen & The Buddy Morris Combo (the fine bluesy
Think It Over - not The Crickets song), Sammy Julian (an uncanny
imitation of Johnny Cash on Lead Guitar Man), Bob Jasper and
others. A dozen of the titles are instrumentals. (FS)
NITA BOLAR & THE LARRY LUCIE ORCH: Bolar Boogie/ CAL
BRIGGS & THE VEL-TONES WITH THE BLUE SHI: Cal's Tune/ BILL CHAPELL: Lovey
Dove/ CORY & CONTINENTALS: All Night Long/ MEL CURTIS & HIS MINORS: Git To
Gittin Part 2/ JOEY DIXON: Moon Buggy/ THE EL MARADAS: Frantic/ Marada
Rock/ LEON GRISSOM: You're The Finest Chicken/ RED HERRING & THE
JORDANIANS: It's Not Easy To Forget/ TRUSTIN HOWARD: Hey! Mr. Piano/
CHARLIE HUFF: She's My Baby/ BOBBY JAMES: Dear Mabel/ BOB JASPER: Cheretta
Rock/ SAMMY JULIAN: Lead Guitar Man/ CHARLIE KINCHEN & THE BUDDY MORRIS
COMBO: Redonna/ Think It Over/ HIAL KING & HIS NEWPORTS: Death Valley/
BILLY KING & THE STAR NOTES: Stormy/ DONALD KING WITH THE FOUR JUNIORS &
THE FIVE J: I Love My Baby/ JERRY MARTIN & THE JESTERS: Diesel/ THE MOJO
MEN: Mojo Party/ Mojo Working/ THE NIGHT HAWKS: You're Somethin' Else/
DUANE NOLAN & NOLAN QUARTET: Aim High/ Easy Goin' part.One/ MIKE
PATTERSON: Coffee Grounds/ GUY SHELBURNE: The Real Thing/ BOBBY SISCO &
THE MELO-DAIRES: I'll Find It/ JESSE WATSON: Nashville Boogie
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Collector 4532 |
Rock Hip Rock |
● CD $16.98 |
30 tracks, recommended
More rockin' rarities - most making
their first appearance on CD - many with a country flavor. Includes Larry
K. & The Per Son Ics, Charles K. & The Southern Winds (the great country
flavored You Got The Right Bird Baby), The Marouders (the hot
instrumental Kosta Rica), Gene Smith (the fine
The Time Clock with mandolin
solo), Dale Oliver, Bob Simon (a rock 'n' roll
version of The Wild Side Of Life<), Dave Dixon & The Dixie Wranglers (two
songs including the topical Space Sickness), Sharlet Sexton & The
Tenn. Valley Boys (female country singer who sounds like Loretta Lynn),
CHiyo & The Crescents, Gene Smith, Jerry Gray & Trio, Russ Sanders, Jimmy
North & The Jack Mashburn Band, Billy & The Kids, etc. (FS)
BILLY & THE KIDS: The Long Wait/ CHIYO & THE CRESCENTS:
Devil Surf/ ANDY CORY: Hey Now,What Are You,Some Kind Of Nut?/ DICKY DIXON
& DIXIE WRANGLERS: I Love Her Still/ Space Sickness/ JACK E. DOWNES & HIS
FRIENDS: Surfin Way Out/ HOWARD FOGG & THE LONESOME VALLEY BOYS: Highway
Man/ TONY GAVIN: I Just Don't Know/ THE GRAVESTONE FOUR: Ad Lib Beat/
JERRY GRAY & TRIO: No Sad Song/ LARRY K. & THE PER SON ICS: That's The Way
It Goes/ CHARLES K. & THE SOUTHERN WINDS: Right Bird Baby/ HOWIE LANDY &
THE GALAXIES: The Happiest Man In The World/ THE MARAUDERS: Kosta Rica/
JIMMY NORTH & JACK MASHBURN BAND: Leavin' Town/ CLINTON O'NEAL & COUNTRY:
Big Bad Wolf/ DALE OLIVER: Long Gone Daddy/ Who's Gonna Give My Baby Lovi/
JOHNNY PHELPS: Tom Katt/ RUSS SANDERS: Two Of A Kind/ GENE SATTERFIELD:
Doin' My Time/ NORM SEACHRIST: Big Beat/ SHARLET SEXTON & TENN.VALLEY
BOYS: Since Baby Put Me Down/ BOB SIMON: The Wild Side Of Life/ GENE
SMITH: Rubber Legs/ The Time Clock/ SMILEY SMITH: Voo Doo Woman/ HOWIE
STANG & JIM FLAHERTY'S CARAVAN: Baby I'm Sorry/ THE TEEN-BEETS: I Guess
That's Why You/ SONNY WISSINGER & THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS: Folsom Prison
Blues
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Flame 104 |
Desperate Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 4 |
● CD $16.98 |
26 tracks, 61 mins, highly recommended
Another fine,
rockin' and sometimes weird compilation from the good folks at Flame in
their always worthwhile "Desperate Rock 'n' Roll" series. 26 tracks from
the late 50s and 60s including rockabilly, rock 'n' roll, instrumentals,
rockin' blues and even Latin rock 'n' roll. Includes The Vice-Roys (great
rock 'n' roll cover of Roy Hamilton's Don't let Go), Little Ellis &
His L 7's, Bashful Vic Thomas, Eddie Con Los Shades, The Rockin'
Continentals, The Montclairs, Sandy Lee, Jay Hodge Ork., Johnny Scoggins,
Roosevelt Johnson, Bobby Fry, The Chessmen (hot version of Ronnie Self's
Bop-A-Lena by Australian group), Johnny McCullough (1967 rockabilly
with hot fuzz guitar!), Bobby Gregory & The Lzay Rhythm Band (the very
strange Chinese Rock 'n' Roll which appears to be partially sung in
Chinese!) and other artists you've never heard of. Great sound and booklet
includes label shots and brief notes on each track. (FS)
THE 4 EL MOROCCOS: To Bango/ BOBBY BARE: Vampira/ BIG
DAVE & THE HOUSE ROCKERS: Goin' On Baby/ THE BLACK ALBINOS: Shish Kebab/
THE CHESSMEN: Bop-A-Lena/ ARTIE DILLON: In My Teens/ SHY GUY DOUGLAS:
Monkey Doin' Woman/ LEE DRESSER: Beat Out My Love/ EDDIE CON LOS SHADES:
Dime Sime Vas A Ver/ BOBBY FRY: Highway Robbery/ GLEN GOZA: Goshamody
Whatabody/ BOB GRADY: Granny Tops Em At The Hop/ BOBBY GREGORY: Chinese
Rock & Roll/ JAY HODGE ORK: Goatsville/ JIM JACKSON: I want Your Love/
ROOSEVELT JOHNSON: Hey Little Girl/ SANDY LEE: Ballin' Keen/ LITTLE ELLIS
& HIS L7'S: Barb Wire/ JOHNNY MCCULLOUGH: 55 Chevy/ THE MONTCLAIRS: Baby
Doll/ SCREAMIN JOE NEAL: Rock & Roll Deacon/ THE ROCKIN' CONTINENTALS:
Cobra 289/ JOHNNY SCOGGINS: Talk To Me Baby/ BASHFULL VIC THOMAS: Rock &
Roll Tonight/ THE VICE-ROYS: Don't Let Go/ LITTLE JACKY WAYNE: White Felt
Hat
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Jin 9088 |
Swamp Pop Sweethearts |
● CD $15.98 |
18 tracks, 52 mins, recommended
With some of the biggest
hits associated with the Swamp Pop genre about women, it makes sense that
there would be enough quality tracks dedicated to the ladies to fill up a
compilation. Those big hits, Mathilda by Cookie & The Cupcakes and
Colinda by Rod Bernard are both here as well as swamp favorites
spanning the last five decades. Newer and older artists swing side by
side, like Warren Storm, Don Rich (not Buck's sidekick,) Rockin' Sydney,
Randy & The Rockets, plus many more. (JM)
JOHNNIE ALLAN: Melinda/ ROD BERNARD: Colinda/ THE BOOGIE
KINGS: Alligator Annie/ AL CHASE AND THE MIDNIGHTERS: Lubby Lou/ COOKIE &
THE CUPCAKES: Belinda/ Mathilda/ PAUL DAIGLE, ROBERT ELKINS & CAJUN GOLD:
Georgie Lou/ DEUCE OF HEARTS: Good Golly Miss Molly/ SHELTON DUNAWAY & THE
CUPCAKES: Betty & Dupree/ HUNTER LOGAN: Betty Jean/ PRINCE CHARLES & THE
ROCKIN' KINGS: Cheryl Ann/ RANDY & THE ROCKETS: Genevieve/ DON RICH: Hey
Maria/ Lucille/ ROCKIN' SIDNEY: Jalapeno Lena/ Shirley Jean/ WARREN STORM,
WILLIE TEE & CYPRESS: Irene/ Rosemary
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Proper BOX 143 |
Rockin' Memphis |
● CD $26.98 |
4 CDs, 118 tracks, highly recommended
We gave this a brief
write-up in a newsletter, but its worth another, more expansive look.
Considering this set focuses on one of the all-time great music cities in
it's prime, the main question about this is whether you have this material
or not; if you don't, then you need it. Disc one concentrates on the Blues
and Rhythm & Blues backbone of the Memphis scene with key recordings like
B.B. King's B.B. Boogie, Jackie Brenston (with Ike Turner's band)
doing Rocket 88, Rufus Thomas' version of Decorate the Counter,
along with his Bear Cat, and Tiger Man, Little Junior
Parker's Mystery Train, as well as great tracks by Johnny Ace,
Little Milton, Roscoe Gordon, Willie Nix and more. Disc two digs up the
Country roots with great tracks by Slim Rhodes, Malcolm Yelvington,
Charlie Feathers, Eddie Collins and more, with the certain appeal of
having lesser-known tracks by well known artists like Warren Smith's
Black Jack David, and Dorsey Burnett's Let's Fall in Love. Disc
three takes us to when the black & white combined to make things red-hot!
Featuring essential tracks by The Rock & Roll Trio, Carl Perkins, Warren
Smith, Sonny Burgess, Elvis, and Johnny Cash, etc, alongside lesser known
tracks by Eddie Bond, Junior Thompson, Charlie Feathers, Jerry Lee Lewis
and many more. If the first three discs didn't knock you out completely
disc four is another heavy dose, but this time mostly compromised of
great, rarer tracks. Probably the best known track on this disk is Billy
Lee Riley's Red-Hot, but it is in great company next to tracks like
Carl Mann and his Kool Kats Gonna Rock and Roll Tonight, Hayden
Thompson's One Broken Heart, Cliff Gleaves' Love is My Business,
and Lee Carzle with Bobby Mizzel & the Le-Bows' (they are a household name
right?) I'm Asking, But I'm Not Getting. All this and more plus a
thick booklet packed with all kinds of obscure information. (JM)
JOHNNY ACE: Follow The Rule/ Burley Cutie/ TOMMY BLAKE:
Flat Foot Sam/ EDDIE BOND & THE STOMPERS: Baby Baby Baby (What Am I Gonna
Do)/ Flip Flop Mama/ I've Got A Woman/ JACKIE BRENSTON: Juiced/ My Real
Gone Rocket/ Rocket 88/ EDWIN BRUCE: Rock Boppin' Baby/ BARNEY BURCHAM
WITH THE MOON BEAMS: I Fell/ SONNY BURGESS: Red Headed Woman/ DORSEY
BURNETTE: Let's Fall In Love/ The Devil's Queen/ JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO:
Blues Stay Away From Me/ Eager Beaver Baby/ Rockabilly Boogie/ Train Kept
A Rollin'/ You're Undecided/ FREDDIE BURNS: I'm Just A Pore Unlucky Dog/
Two Piano Boogie/ STEVE CARL & THE JAGS: Curfew/ LEE CARZLE WITH BOBBY
MIZZEL & LE-BOW'S: I'm Asking But I'm Not Getting/ JOHNNY CASH: I Walk The
Line/ Get Rhythm/ EDDIE COLLINS: Can't Face Life Alone/ Patience Baby/
MASON DIXON: Don't Worry 'Bout Nothin'/ JACK EARLS & THE JIMBOS: Slow
Down/ BILLY "THE KID" EMERSON: Move Baby Move/ Red Hot/ CHARLIE FEATHERS:
Defrost Your Heart/ Get With It/ EARL FOREST & BEALE STREET RUNNERS:
Pretty Bessie/ Rock The Bottle/ CLIFF GLEAVES: Love Is My Business/ ROSCO
GORDON: Booted (Chess version)/ Do The Chicken (Dance With You)/ CURLEY
GRIFFIN: Got Rockin' On My Mind/ LEN GRIFFIN & HIS BOYS: Spanish
Rock-A-Rolla/ JIMMY HAGGETT WITH THE DAYDREAMERS: Gonna Shut You Off Baby/
HARMONICA FRANK: Step It Up And Go/ RAY HARRIS: Where'd You Stay Last
Night/ BILLIE HIGH & THE FOUR RECORDERS: Wondering If You Still Care/
HOWLIN' WOLF: Howlin Wolf Boogie/ LOST JOHN HUNTER: Cool Down Mama/ HOYT
JOHNSON & FOUR RECORDERS: Eenie Meenie Minie Mo/ B.B. KING: B.B. Boogie/
She's Dynamite/ DICKEY LEE & THE COLLEGIATES: Good Lovin'/ Stay True Baby/
JERRY LEE LEWIS: Crazy Arms/ End Of The Road/ LITTLE JUNIOR'S BLUE FAMES:
Feelin' Good/ LITTLE JUNIOR'S BLUE FLAMES: Love My Baby/ Mystery Train/
LITTLE MILTON: Beggin' My Baby/ If You Love Me Baby/ JOE HILL LOUIS:
Boogie In The Park/ When I'm Gone (She Treats Me Mean And Evil)/ BILLY
LOVE: Drop Top/ CARL MANN & THE KOOL KATS: Gonna Rock'n'Roll Tonight/
JIMMIE MARTIN COMBO: Red Bobby Sox/ Rock The Bop/ RAMON MAUPIN: Love Gone/
No Chance/ LLOYD MCCULLOUGH: 'Cause I Love You/ Gonna Love My Baby/ Oh
Darling/ Until I Love Again/ WAYNE MCGINNIS WITH THE SWING TEENS: Lonesome
Rhythm Blues/ CARL MCVOY: Tootsie/ THE MILLER SISTERS: Finders Keepers/
WILLIE NIX: Bakershop Boogie/ ROY ORBISON: Go Go Go/ ALLEN PAGE:
Honeysuckle/ KENNIE PARCHMAN: Treat Me Right/ DICK PENNER: Cindy Lou/ CARL
PERKINS: Dixie Fried/ EARL PETERSON: Boogie Blues/ BARBARA PITTMAN: I Need
A Man/ DOUG POINDEXTER & STARLITE RAMBLERS: Now She Cares No More For Me/
ELVIS PRESLEY: Mystery Train/ SLIM RHODES: Bad Girl/ Gonna Romp And Stomp
Tonight/ Hot Foot Rag/ Memphis Bounce/ Ozark Boogie/ Skunk Hollow Boogie/
BILLY RILEY & HIS LITTLE GREEN MEN: Flyin' Saucers Rock'n'Roll/ BILLY
RILEY & THE LITTLE GREEN MEN: Red Hot/ Rock With Me Baby/ LOU SARGENT:
Ridin' The Boogie/ RAY SCOTT & THE FOUR RECORDERS: Boppin' Wigwam Willie/
MACK SELF: Easy To Love/ Everyday/ MILLER SISTERS: Ten Cats Down/ WALTER
"TANG" SMITH: Hi-Tone Mama/ WARREN SMITH: Black Jack David/ Got Love If
You Want It/ So Long I'm Gone/ Ubangi Stomp/ LENDON SMITH & THE JESTERS:
Woman/ BRAD SUGGS: Charcoal Suit/ HANK SWATLEY: Oakie Boogie/ JOHNNY TATE:
Bop With Me Baby/ RUFUS THOMAS: Bear Cat/ Decorate The Counter/ Tiger Man
(King Of The Jungle)/ HAYDEN THOMPSON: Love My Baby/ One Broken Heart/
JUNIOR THOMPSON: Raw Deal/ CARVIS TURNEY: Honky Tonk Ways/ THE VELVETONES
WITH MEMPHIS RHYTHM BOYS: Real Gone Baby/ WADE & DICK & THE COLLEGE BOYS:
Bop Bop Baby/ MALCOLM YELVINGTON & STAR RHYTHM BOYS: Drinkin' Wine
Spo-Dee-O-Dee/ Just Rollin' Along
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QDK Media 029 |
Love, Peace & Poetry - Asian Psychedelic
Music |
● CD $16.98 |
14 tracks, 56 mins, highly recommended
Another volume in
the "Love, Peace & Poetry" series, this one turns the spotlight on Asian
Psychedelic music a territory less well-known (to me, anyway) than the
pervious volume's Brazilian Psychedelic music. With tracks from Hong Kong
(Cream sound-a-like Teddy Robin & the Playboys), Turkey (best represented
country with four), Korea, Japan, Cambodia, Japan, India, and
Singapore--spanning the years 1967 to 1977--one can assume that these
artists spent a lot of time listening to British bands like Pink Floyd,
Traffic, Cream, and the Yardbirds. Props to Cambodian Rocks, The Mops, San
Ul Lim, Yuya Uchida & the Flowers (who probably spent some time studying
the Jefferson Airplane), and The Quest (with their trippy cover of the
Four Preps' 26 Miles) for some superbly seductive sounds. Like the
previously reviewed volume, this is another worthwhile window into other
cultures' music and the West's influence upon it. NB: Many of the tracks
were taken from vinyl and it's obvious, so beware! (GMC)
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X-Bat 5866 |
Stompin' Time Again |
● CD $17.98 |
26 tracks, 72 mins, recommended
This collects much of the
music that came out of Southern Pennsylvania from 1964-74 on the Tee Pee
and DB, independent record labels, featuring all sorts of garage and dance
club obscurities like The Shaynes, The Loose Enz, The Ambassadors,
Disciples Of Soul, The Royal Five, Little Duck & The Drakes, and many
more. Styles range from hard-edged garage to soulfully infused dance party
numbers. Sometimes it sounds like you are listening to a "Battle of the
Bands"; other times you are wondering why the song wasn't a big hit. No
matter how you slice it, this tells a story about a part of American music
history--a side note to most, a lifetime to others. (JM)
THE A GO-GOS: Just A Little Bit Of Soul/ Shake And
Fingerpop/ THE AMBASSADORS: I Want A Love/ Pork Chops/ Too Much Of A Good
Thing/ THE COURIERS: Feelings/ Stompin' Time Again/ THE CZARS: What's The
Matter Baby/ THE DESCIPLES OF SOUL: Living In A Glass House "Don't Throw
Stones"/ Peek-A-Boo/ LITTLE DUCK & THE DRAKES: Forever/ LITTLE DUCK & THE
DRAKES: Darling Lorraine/ Every Beat Of My Heart/ Ramblin'Guy/ LOOSE ENZ:
A World Outside/ You're A Better Man Than I/ OMNIBUS: Take Your Only
Chance/ THE ROMANS: The Drag/ THE ROYAL FIVE: Boston Boo-Ga-Loo/ Over The
Rainbow/ THE ROYAL KNIGHTS: Have You Heard/ THE SHAYNES: From My Window/
Valarie/ You Tell Me Girl/ THE VAL-JEENS: Darlene/ It Makes Me
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THE VENTURES |
Ace CDCHD 1176 |
In The Vaults, Vol. 4 |
● CD $18.98 |
26 Tracks, 66 mins, recommended
Rare and unreleased tracks
from the legends of instrumental rock, spanning their full career up to
present day, many clocking in at under three minutes! Six solo songs from
guitarist Don Wilson (with vocals!) seem slightly out of place on this
compilation, but there is still plenty of pure Ventures music for true
fans to enjoy. Very infectious, melodic guitar work throughout, as is
their trademark, evidenced on covers of Downtown/ Son of a Preacher Man,
or Delta Lady. Liner notes give a well-detailed history of the
Ventures, including personnel changes, session musicians, and song-by-song
information. Not a good starting point for the curious, but an excellent
addition to a Ventures collection. (BC)
THE MARKSMEN: Night Run/ Scratch/ THE VENTURES:
Beautiful Obsession/ Black Tarantella/ Bumble Bee Twist (The Wasp)/
Caravan/ Delicado/ Delta Lady/ Downtown/ Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist)/
Echo/ Journey To The Stars/ Medley: Walk Don't Run/Perfidia/Lullaby Of The
Leaves/ Memphis/ Original Number One/ Pedal Pusher/ Son Of A Preacher Man/
Station Breaks/ The Jam/ Yellow Jacket/ DON WILSON: Feel So Fine/ The
Twomp/ DON LEE WILSON: Don't Avoid Me/ Heart On My Sleeve/ Like You've
Never Known Before/ Runaway
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