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NEWSLETTER
#123
Rhythm & Blues, Soul & Doo Wop
Eddie Floyd -> Paul Williams
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EDDIE FLOYD STEVE GIBSON & THE RED CAPS MAUREEN GRAY LIONEL HAMPTON & HIS ORCHESTRA LITTLE WILLIE JOHN |
LEGENDS OF DOO WOP THE TUNE WEAVERS/ THE BLENDS THE UNTOUCHABLES PAUL WILLIAMS |
| EDDIE FLOYD | Atlantic 80283 | Knock On Wood | ● CD $10.98 |
| We've found a few copies of this fine out of print
collection. Reissue of Stax 714 from 1967. This wonderful LP highlights
Eddie's great songwriting talents, not only on the title classic and the
follow up, Raise Your Hand plus his hit for Wilson Pickett 634-5789
, along with fine covers of Something You Got/ If You Got To Make A
Fool Of Somebody & JJ Jackson's But It's Alright. |
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| MAUREEN GRAY | Castle 1002 | The Story Of My Love - Very Best Of Maureen gray | ● CD $18.98 |
| 17 tracks of girl group sounds recorded in the early 60s by
fine Philadelphia singer Gray. Includes her soulful minor hit dacing The
Strand plus The Story Of My Love/ Today's The Day/ We Were Meant To
Marry/ Oh My/ Slop Time/ Birthday Party/ people Are Talking/ Goodbye Baby,
etc. |
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| LIONEL HAMPTON & HIS ORCHESTRA | Classic 1161 | The Chronological Lionel Hampton, 1949-1950 | ● CD $15.98 |
| 23 tracks featuring the famed jazz band latching on to the
R&B boom with a mix of covers of popular titles and original tunes.
Vocalists include the superb Sonny Parker and the more jazz oriented Betty
Carter. Half a dozen cuts feature the great Albert Ammons on piano.
Includes Chicken Shack Boogie/ Hamp's Boogie Woogie/ Wee Albert/
Moonglow/ The Huckle-Buck/ Rag Mop/ I've Been A Fool/ I Almost Lost My
Mind and others. |
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| LITTLE WILLIE JOHN | Collectables 2822 | The Very Best Of Little Willie John | ● CD $15.98 |
| LITTLE WILLIE JOHN: (i've Got) Spring Fever/ A Cottage For Sale/ All Around The World/ Big Blue Diamonds/ Do Something For Me/ Fever/ Flamingo/ Heartbreak (it's Hurtin' Me)/ Home At Last/ I'm Sticking With You Baby/ Leave My Kitten Alone/ Let Nobody Love You/ Let Them Talk/ Letter From My Darling/ Need Your Love So Bad/ Person To Person/ Sleep/ Suffering With The Blues/ Take My Love/ Talk To Me, Talk To Me/ Tell It Like It Is/ Walk Slow/ Will The Sun Shine Tomorrow/ You Got To Get Up Early In The Morning/ You're A Sweetheart | |||
| LEGENDS OF DOO WOP | Ace CDCHD 824 | Legends Of Doo Wop | ● CD $16.98 |
| 19 tracks, 35 min, recommended. Reissue of album originally
issued as a limited edition by the group themselves in 2000 plus five
bonus unissued tracks. When you see the cover pic of these 4 old guys
& put on the CD with the sound of young guys from the 50s, you know
you're in for the real thing! These legends were lead singers from the
best of the New York doo-wop groups - Jimmy Gallagher of The Passions
(with a beautiful lead falsetto - high tenor), Tony Passalacqua of The
Fascinators & Frank Mancuso of The Imaginations, along with basser
Steve Horn from The 5 Sharks. The repertoire is from the songbook of the
lead singer's groups, with the one ringer being Dear Lord from the
Continentals - tunes include (Passions) Just To Be With You/ Gloria/
(Imaginations) Guardian Angel/Mystery of You/ (Fascinators ) Guardian
Angel/ Mystery of You. Recorded live with just 2 mics - 1 for the
lead, the other for the group. (GM) |
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| THE TUNE WEAVERS/ THE BLENDS | Official 6015 | The Tune Weavers Meet The Blends | ● CD $18.98 |
| This CD features 14 tracks by Boston based group The Tune
Weavers recorded between 1957 and 1960 featuring the lead vocals of Margo
Sylvia. Includes their only hit, the classic Happy Birthday Baby
plus I Remember Dear/ There Stands My Love/ Little Boy/ My
Congratulations Baby/ I Hear The Mission Bells, etc. There are also 9
tracks by excellent group The Blends from the early 60s - Someone To
Care/ Music, Maestro, Please/ Hey, Little Fool/ Graduation Time, etc. |
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| THE UNTOUCHABLES | Madison 1001 | Good Night Sweetheart, Goodnight | ● CD $18.98 |
| 28 tracks from this West Coast group recorded between 1960
and 1969. The groups personnell changed over the years and they changed
the groups name too so that in additional to songs released as by The
Untouchables it also includes sides as by The Alley Cats, Happy Tones,
Del-Mars, Surgeons and others! The group performed in a variety of style
including straight doo-wop, Drifters style R&B with strings, Olympics
style novelty songs, a bit of soul and a bit of pop. Sound quality on some
tracks is pretty muffled. |
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| PAUL WILLIAMS | Blue Moon BMCD 6025 | The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 | ● CD $13.98 |
| 27 tracks, 70 mins, highly recommended The third volume in
the series devoted to the recordings of New York saxist/ bandleader Paul
Williams is a dynamic collection of 27 hot blues and rocking R&B -
vocals and instrumentals. It includes vocals by Connie Allen, Larry Dale,
Jimmy Earl Brown, Little Willie John, Bobby Parker and Ethel Drew. Sidemen
include some of New York's finest including Bobby Parker (who also
vocalizes and is a brilliant and underrated guitarist), Noble Watts,
Mickey Baker, Larry Dale, Belton Evans and others. Excellent sound, brief
notes and full discographical information. (FS) |
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