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NEWSLETTER #128
Rhythm & Blues, Soul & Doo Wop
VARIOUS
ARTISTS COLLECTIONS
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Hollywood 1001 |
The Best Of Hollywood Records, Vol. 1 |
● CD $18.98 |
The first of three albums featuring recordings made for this
fine and important California label that issued over 100 singles between
1953 and 1967 - mostly rhythm & blues, doo-wop, blues and gospel - this
series doesn't include of the gospel recordings, unfortunately, but maybe
that'll come later. The 24 tracks includes sides by The L'Capt-Ans, Linda
Hayes, Jesse Belvin, Ashton Savoy (hot Louisiana blues), Phil Flowers, Joe
Lyons & Arrows, Ben Hughes, King Perry, Jimmy McCracklin (two fine sides by
this West Coast blues giant featuring harmonica - unsusual for McCracklin),
The Encores, The Twiggs, Frankie Ervin (a fine version of Johnny Ace's
Last Letter) and Sonny Woods & The Twiggs. Fine sound but no notes or
discographical information.
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Hollywood 1002 |
The Best Of Hollywood Records, Vol. 2 |
● CD $18.98 |
This second collection of 24 sides includes six tracks by
wonderful West Coast down home bluesman Johnny Fuller though his cuts are
duplicated on the recently issued Official 3278. Also includes tracks by The
Feathers, Linda Hayes, McBurney & The Four Jacks (tough, bluesy group with
hot guitar on Walkin' & Cryin' - maybe Johnny Fuller?), Phil Flowers,
Ben Hughes & The Twiggs, Frank Motley & Curly Bridges, Joe Lyons & The
Arrows, Johnny Taylor (a relatively nondescript blues singer - not to be
confused with the other Johnny Taylors), Chris Allen & The Marionettes, The
Ebonaires and Jay Richards.
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Hollywood 1003 |
The Best Of Hollywood Records, Vol. 3 |
● CD $18.98 |
The third volume of 24 tracks from the Hollywood catalog is
another fine collection of R&B, doo-wop and blues including sides by The
Pyramids, Jay Richards, Tal Miller (another excellent Louisiana bluesman
with tough guitar), Jesse Thomas (four sides by this brilliant and unique
West Coast blues singer/ guitarist - two originally issued as by Mule
Thomas), Linda Hayes, Frankie Ervin, Johnny Taylor, Johnny Fuller and Johnny
Jano (Louisiana rockabilly!),
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Ivy-Hanover 101 |
The Best Of Ivy & Hanover Records |
● CD $18.98 |
Collection of vocal group harmony from two small mid 50s
labels based in New York - The Deltairs, Vanguards, Ivies, Unique Teens,
Lucien Farrar, Clarence Paul, The Fluorescents and others. 27 tracks in all.
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Kent CDKEND 186 |
The Girls Got Soul |
● CD $22.98 |
From the vaults of Atlantic - a great collection of soul by
female vocalists recorded in the 60s.
LAVERN BAKER: Bumble Bee/ Go Away/ RUTH BROWN: Here He Comes/ ARETHA
FRANKLIN: Ain't No Way/ Save Me/ THE IKETTES: I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)/
ROZETTA JOHNSON: It's Nice To Know/ That Hurts/ PATTI LABELLE: I'm Still
Waiting/ BETTY LAVETTE: My Man, He's A Lovin' Man/ LAURA LEE: Separation
Line/ BARBARA LYNN: (Until Then) I'll Suffer/ Take Your Love And Run/
Unloved, Unwanted Me/ You'll Lose A Good Thing/ ANN MASON (FEATURING LITTLE
MAC & THE BOSS S: You Can't Love Me (In The Midnight Hour)/ LITTLE ESTHER
PHILLIPS: Hello Walls/ THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS: Let It Be Me/ Sweet
Inspiration/ DORIS TROY: But I Love Him/ Whatcha Gonna Do About It/ BABY
WASHINGTON: I Can't Afford To Lose Him/ MARY WELLS: (Hey You) Set My Soul On
Fire/ Dear Lover/ Me And My Baby
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Kent KENCD 217 |
Pounds Of Soul |
● CD $16.98 |
Diverse collection of soul sides from the 60s and 70s drawn
from the vaults of Modern and Kent - Betty Bibbs, Jeb Stuart, Vernon
Garrett, Tommy Youngblood, Z.Z. Hill, Johnny Copeland, Jackie Day, Johnny
Adams, Jimmy Bee, Joe Haywood and others.
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Kent KENCD 221 |
L.A.'s Super Soul - Lee Silver's Symphonic
Productions |
● CD $16.98 |
A collection of rare and unissued West Coast soul recordings
from the 60s and 70s produced by Lee Silver. Includes sides by Nathan
Williams, Minnie Jones, The Jones Brothers, The Themes, Soul Patrol and
others.
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Magic Rabbit 3001 |
The Kiddie Sound - "So Young", Vol. 1 |
● CD $18.98 |
First in a new series devoted to reissuing rare recordings
of teen doo-wop. This one features 31 tracks from Darren Green, The Marvells,
Jay Tones, Students (a previously unreleased track), The Astronauts,
Co-Hearts, Tendertones (unreleased live performances), Chee Chee & Peppy,
Ronnie Byrd & The Hi-Liners, Wayne & The New-Tons, Little Ellen & Group,
Little Stev, Dexter Redding, Pepe & The Astros, The King Crooners and more.
THE ASTRONAUTS: Farewell/ RONNIE BYRD & HI-LINERS: Back To School Blues/
LITTLE CAROL CARLTON: Don't You Need A Boy Like Me/ THE CARRIBIANS:
Wonderland/ CHEE CHEE & PEPPY: A Lover's Question/ THE CO-HEARTS: Cry Baby/
LITTLE SUNNY DAY & THE CLOUDS: Baby Doll/ THE EXTREMES: The Bells/ THE
GOLDEN RODS: I Wish I Was Back In School/ DARREN GREEN: Why Do Fools Fall In
Love/ THE HIGHTOWER BROTHERS: After I've Done The Best I Can/ GREGORY HOWARD
& THE CADILLACS: When In Love/ THE JAY TONES: My Only Love (unreleased
Version)/ THE JUVENILES: Beat In My Heart/ THE KING CROONERS: Now That She's
Gone/ LEO & BARD: Knocking At My Door/ LITTLE ELLEN & GROUP: That Other Guy/
LITTLE STEVE: The Letter/ HOWARD MARREN: I'm Getting To Be A Big Boy Now/
THE MARVELLS: For Sentimental Reasons/ PEPE & ASTROS: Judy My Love/ DEXTER
REDDING: God Bless/ ROCHIE & THE REKNOWNS: Please Say You Want Me/ THE ROYAL
NOTES: You Are My Love/ LITTLE BUTCHIE SAUNDERS & HIS BUDDIES: Don't Do Me
Wrong/ THE STUDENTS: Early Morning Dew (prev. Unrel.)/ FAITH TAYLOR & SWEET
TEENS: I Love You Darling/ THE TEENAGERS: Intro-alan Freed (live Fade)/ THE
TENDERTONES: Just For A Little While (prev. Unrel. Live Version)/ TINY TIP &
TIP TOPS: I Found My Love/ WAYNE & THE NEW-TONS: The Real Thing
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Magic Rabbit 3002 |
The Kiddie Sound - "So Young", Vol. 2 |
● CD $18.98 |
The second volume has 32 tracks including a brief interview
with Frankie Lymon plus tracks by The Cosmos, Little Becky Cook *& The Mad
Lads, The Students (two unreleased tracks), The Hightower Brothers, Little
Suzie, The Universals, The Dovers (a previously unissued track), The
Chanteers, The Promineers, The Copasetics, The Five Reasons, Little Pete & The Youngsters and
lots more.
BABETTE BAIN: Graduation Night/ THE BECK BROTHERS: The Bells/ THE CHANTEERS:
I Waited/ THE CONQUERORS: Duchess Conquer Duke/ LITTLE BECKY COOK & THE MAD
LADS: Saving My Love For You/ THE COPESETICS: Believe In Me/ THE COSMOS: (i
Feel)you're Torturing My Heart/ THE CUBS: Why Did You Make Me Cry/ LITTLE
IRIS CULMER: Frankie My Eyes Are On You/ LITTLE SUNNY DAY & THE CLOUDS: Lou
Ann/ THE DOVERS: Black Magic (prev. Unrel.)/ THE FIVE REASONS: Go To School/
LIMMIE B. GOOD: Dancing Angel/ THE HIGHTOWER BROTHERS: He That Believed In
Me/ LITTLE RON JOHNSON: Mama Don't Know/ LITTLE HERBERT & ARABIANS: Bouncing
Ball/ LITTLE PETE & THE YOUNGSTERS: I'll Never Leave You Again/ LITTLE
SUZIE: Young Love/ FRANKIE LYMON: Intro (interview)/ HOWARD MAREEN: The
Phantom Strikes Again/ THE PROMINEERS: Shirley/ TYRONE ROWE & GROUP: Mama
Don't Allow/ THE STUDENTS: How Do You Speak To An Angel(prev. Unrel.)/ I
Love You(prev. Unrel.)/ FAITH TAYLOR & THE SWEET TEENS: I Need Him To Love
Me/ THE TEENERS: Why Do Fools Fall In Love/ THE TENDERTONES: I Really Love
You So (prev. Unrel. Live Version)/ ROY TYSON: I Want To Be Your Boyfriend/
THE UNIQUE TEENS: Whatcha Know New/ THE UNIVERSALS: A Love Only You Can
Give/ THE VARNELLS: Who Created Love/ THE WOODS BROTHERS: Love Love Love
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Magic Rabbit 3003 |
The Kiddie Sound - "So Young", Vol. 3 |
● CD $18.98 |
Another 31 tracks of young doo-woppers.
CAROL BLADES: When Will I Know/ THE CHANTEERS: Just A Little Boy/ THE
CO-HEARTS: My Love/ THE CONQUERORS: Bill Is My Boyfriend/ THE CRUISERS:
Foolish Me/ THE EPICS: So Many Times/ TONY EVANS & GROUP: I'm Lookin Over/
THE FOUR BLADES: I Want You To Be My Girl/ THE FOUR WINDS: Daddy's Home/ THE
KENTS: I Love You So/ MUNDY LEE: Let's Go/ THE LITTLE BEATS: Someone For Me/
LITTLE ELLEN & GROUP: Answer Me My Love/ LITTLE JIMMY & THE SPARROWS: Two
Hearts Together/ LITTLE LINDA & GROUP: Hey Little Lover/ LITTLE LINDA: You
Know/ LITTLE NATALIE & HENRY & THE GIFTS: Teardrops Are Falling/ LITTLE PETE
& THE YOUNGSTERS: You Told Another Lie/ LITTLE SANDY 'C': My Prayer/ LEWIS
LYMON & THE TEENCHORDS: Please(prev. Unrel.)/ LITTLE JOHNNY MCCALL: My Love
I Can't Hide/ THE PARISIANS: On The Sunny Side Of The Street/ LITTLE LEON
PAYNE: History Of Love/ THE PERSONALITIES: Little Girl I Want You(prev.
Unrel.)/ THE PONDEROSA BOYS: Why Do Fools Fall In Love/ THE RHYTHMERS:
Elaine/ THE TEEN-KINGS: Tell Me If You Know/ THE UNIVERSALS: I'm In Love/
WAYNE & THE NEW-TONS: I Still Love You/ THE WHEELERS: Once I Had A Girl/
BENN ZEPPA & THE ZEPHYERS: A Foolish Fool
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Pepto Roma 502 |
Dazzling Group Sounds, Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
Fine collection of 26 doo-wop rarities - many making their
first appearance on CD. Includes The Equalos, Biscaynes (a fine cover of
Oh What A Night), Symbols, Jimmy Von Carl & The June Voices, Four
Buddies, Lions, Lee Tillman & Group, Charioteers, Metronomes, Rainbeaus,
Sonny Woods & The Twigs, The Distants, Pyramiders, Du Droppers, etc.
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Pepto Roma 503 |
Dazzling Group Sounds, Vol. 3 |
● CD $17.98 |
26 more fine vocal group rarities - many new to CD. Includes
The El Pollos, Mandells, Chimes, Chanteclairs, Linda Carr & The Impossibles,
The Marvellos, Belvaderes, Pyramiders, Labradors, Echoes, Ella Johnson &
Group, Charmers, Billy Bunn & His Buddies, etc.
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P-Vine PCD 5678 |
Raid On Cedar Street - The Nashville Blues
Treasures |
● CD $37.98 |
2 CDs, 56 tracks, very good. 56 tracks recorded for Red Wortham's Sur-Speed, Bullet & Delta Records ranging between the late 40s and
late 60s including many unissued tracks.A mix of blues, R&B, soul, gospel
and some rock. It includes 13 sides by Shy Guy Douglas whose tracks range
from down home blues harmonica instrumentals like Evening Soul to pop
rubbish like Yankee Doodle. It also includes John Colbert who later
became better known as J. Blackfoot, Robert Garrett (fine unissued blues),
Robin Russell & The Tempo Rhythm, Larry Birdsong, Levert Allison, The George
Williams Revue (a soul group with 9 tracks - all apparently unissued),
Johnny Bragg (including a remake of Just Walking In The Rain), The
Dixie Travelers (an excellent gospel group), Sherman Bratchers, Dusty
Brooks, The Chques and others. There's some very good stuff here along with
a fair amount of pedestrian material. A single CD of the best tracks here
would be much more worthwhile. (FS)
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RDD 101 |
Rainy Day Doo-Wop |
● CD $18.98 |
28 tracks, 72 mins, highly recommended. Excellent collection
of doo-wop songs on the subject of rain. Includes the cult favorite Rainy
Day Bells by The Globetrotters - a group featuring Meadowlark Lemon of
legendary basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters. Rain seems to bring out
the sad side of songwriters as this fine collection shows. Also includes
Lonely Rain by The Mascots, Drip Drop by The Dogers, The Rain
by Marquees, Rain by The Dells, September In the Rain by The
Royal Jokers, In The Rain by The Charmers, Let It Rain by The
Five Pennies, Listen To The Rain by The Delteens, Walking In The
Rain by The Execs and others. Every track is worthwhile and sound
quality is excellent. (FS)
THE CATALINA SIX: It Had To Rain/ THE CHARMERS: In The Rain/ DEE CLARK:
Raindrops/ THE DELLS: Rain/ EDDIE DELMAR: Garden In The Rain/ THE DELTEENS:
Listen To The Rain/ THE DODGERS: Drip Drop/ THE DRIFTERS: Drip Drop/ THE
EXECS: Walking In The Rain/ THE FIVE PENNIES: Let It Rain/ THE FOUR
CLIPPERS: Rain/ THE FOUR FELLOWS: In The Rain/ THE GLOBETROTTERS: Rainy Day
Bells/ THE INSPIRATIONS: Raindrops/ THE INTERVALS: Here's That Rainy Day/
THE JIVE FIVE: Another Rainy Day/ Rain/ THE JOYLARKS: In The Rain/ THE KAC
TIES: Walking In The Rain/ THE KINGS FIVE: I Hear The Rain/ THE MARQUEES:
The Rain/ THE MASCOTS: Lonely Rain/ THE ORLANDOS: Cloudburst/ THE PARAKEETS:
The Rain Starts To Fall/ THE ROYAL JOKERS: September In The Rain/ THE
TIFANOS: It's Raining/ THE VERNALLS: Raindrops/ THE VIDEOS: Trickle Trickle
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Sound 100 |
The Best Of Sound Records |
● CD $18.98 |
28 tracks collection of sides recorded in the mid 50s for
this Philadelphia based label. Mostly doo-wop with a bit of pop and a couple
of hot R&B instrumentals from Doc Stark & The Nite Riders. Includes 10
tracks by singer Gloria Mann ranging from doo-wop to Dinah Washington style
ballads plus The Revels, Billy Duke & The Dukes, The Twin Tunes and others.
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Sundazed 11080 |
The Daisy/ Tiger Records Story |
● CD $14.98 |
25 track collection featuring both sides of all 11 singles
issued on Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller's short lived Daisy & Tiger labels
(1962-1964) plus three previously unissued alternate takes. Includes sides
by Bessie Banks (her great Go Now which was turned into a worldwide
hit by The Moody Blues), Alvin Robinson, The Lovejoys, Bob Moore & The
Temps, The Tams, Cathy Saint, Dee Dee Warwick and more. Booklet has
informative notes by Randy Poe.
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Wheels 102 |
Doo Wop Coast To Coast, Vol. 2 |
● CD $18.98 |
26 track collection of vocal group rarities - many making
their first appearance on CD.
TONY ALLEN & THE CHIMES: Jonelle/ THE ARROWS: Pretty Little Thing/ THE
CAMELOTS: Daddys Going Away Again (demo)/ THE CAPTANS: Feel Like Balling
Some More/ THE CHEVRONS: On Saturday Night/ THE CLOUDS: I Do/ Rock & Roll
Boogie/ THE COLLEGIANS: He Will Break Your Heart/ THE COMPANIONS: Oh What A
Feeling/ THE DAY BROTHERS: Cleopatra Brown/ THE DUDROPPERS: I Found Out/ THE
DUDROPPPERS: Little Girl Little Girl/ THE EARLS: My Marie/ THE ESQUIRES:
Mission Bells/ THE FIVE DIAMONDS: My Love/ The Night/ THE HEARTBREAKERS: I'm
Seeking Revenge/ THE IMPERIALS: Why Did You Leave Me/ THE LIFESAVERS: Didn't
You Know/ THE MAGICS: Chapel Bells/ EDNA MCGRIFF & TOMCATS: Sh Boom/ THE
PEBBLES: Let Me Hear It Again/ THE PREMIERS: Baby/ THE SKY BOYS: Mad Baby
Mad/ JOE TURNER & GROUP: Lipstick Powder & Paint/ LEE WARD & GROUP: You Are
My Sunshine
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