NEWSLETTER #133
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul & Doo-Wop
Various Artists
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Ace CDCHD 1001 |
The U.K. Sue Label - The World Of Guy
Stevens |
● CD $18.98 |
26 tracks, 69 mins, highly recommended For British music
fans getting turned on to blues and R&B in the early 60s the newly formed
Island subsidiary Sue was a Godsend. It was run by disc jockey and R&B fan
Guy Stevens who sought out rare and exciting U.S. blues and R&B singles
and reissued them on the distinctive orange and yellow Sue label for the
British market. This is the first in a series of three albums tracing the
history of the label and some of the great music it made available. Quite
a few of the tracks here have been out before on other compilations but
it's all great stuff and is a real trip down memory lane for Brits like
myself who got their musical education in the 60s. Includes tracks by Inez
& Charlie Foxx, Ike & Tina Turner, Harold Betters, The Daylighters, The
Pleasures, Jimmy McGriff, O.V. Wright & The Keys, The Phil Upchurch Combo,
Bobby Parker, Louisiana Red, The Olympics, Joe Tex, Elmore James and many
more. 24 page booklet has extensive notes on the label and Guy's career
(he died in 1981) plus photos, label shots, posters and other memorabilia.
(FS)
ERNESTINE ANDERSON: Keep An Eye On Love/ HAROLD BETTERS: Do Anything You
Wanna (part 1)/ Do Anything You Wanna (part 2)/ BIRDLEGS & PAULINE:
Spring/ THE DAYLIGHTERS: Oh! Mom (teach Me How To Uncle Willie)/ DONNIE
ELBERT: A Little Piece Of Leather/ INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX: Mockingbird/
LOWELL FULSON: Too Many Drivers/ WILBERT HARRISON: Let's Stick Together/
ELMORE JAMES: Dust My Blues/ CHRIS KENNER: Land Of 1,000 Dances/ J. B.
LENOIR: I Sing 'um The Way I Feel/ LOUISIANA RED: I Done Woke Up/ THE
MANHATTANS: I Wanna Be (your Everything)/ DEREK MARTIN: Daddy Rollin'
Stone/ JIMMY MCGRIFF: All About My Girl/ THE OLYMPICS: The Bounce/ BOBBY
PARKER: Watch Your Step/ THE PLEASURES: Music City/ BILLY PRESTON: Billy's
Bag/ WILD JIMMY SPRUILL: Hard Grind/ JOE TEX: Yum, Yum, Yum/ IKE & TINA
TURNER: I Can't Believe What You Say/ PHIL UPCHURCH COMBO: You Can't Sit
Down (pt 1)/ BABY WASHINGTON: That's How Heartaches Are Made/ O. V.
WRIGHT: That's How Strong My Love Is
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Ace CDCHD 1008 |
The U.K. Sue Label - Volume 2 : Sue's Rock
'n' Blues |
● CD $16.98 |
26 tracks issued in the 60s of the UK's first
legendary
specialist label featuring Bobby Hendricks, Big Al Downing, Willie Mabon,
J.B. Lenoir, Freddy King, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Etta james, Lightnin'
Hopkins, Big Bob, Ronnie Hawkins, Otis Redding, Buster Brown, B.B. King
and others.
BIG BOB: Your Line Was Busy/ BUSTER BROWN: Fannie Mae/ JAMES BROWN & THE
FAMOUS FLAMES: Why Does Everything Happen To Me/ LEE DIAMOND: Hatti
Malatti/ BIG AL DOWNING: Yes, I'm Loving You/ DR HORSE: Jack, That Cat Was
Clean/ GENE & AL'S SPACEMEN: Mercy/ RONNIE HAWKINS & THE HAWKS: Forty
Days/ BOBBY HENDRICKS: Itchy Twitchy Feeling/ JOHN LEE HOOKER: Boogie
Chillen/ LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS: Mojo Hand/ ELMORE JAMES: It Hurts Me Too/
HOMESICK JAMES: Crossroads/ ETTA JAMES & THE PEACHES: The Wallflower (roll
With Me Henry)/ B.B. KING: You Never Know/ FREDDY KING: Driving Sideways/
J.B. LENOIR & HIS AFRICAN HUNCH RHYTHM: I Feel So Good/ WILLIE MABON: I'm
The Fixer/ THE MEGATONS: Shimmy Shimmy Walk (pt 1)/ THE BOBBY PETERSON
QUINTET: Rockin' Charlie (pt 1)/ PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Baby Let Me Hold Your
Hand/ OTIS REDDING: Shout Bamalama/ PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS: Like Long
Hair/ THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS: Little Latin Lupe Lu/ ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS:
Give Me Love/ FRANKIE LEE SIMS: What Will Lucy Do (lucy Mae Blues)
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Black Cats 112 |
It's A Deep Soul Thing, Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
22 tracks, 76 mins, highly recommended Although some of
the tracks on Black Cats' second volume of rare soul sides from the 60s
and early 70s could be considered as slick uptown soul there are plenty of
fine gospel flavored deep soul sides. Highlights include The Fuller
Brothers (the powerful (I Want Her) By My Side), former Raelette
Mary Ann Fisher (the terrific I Can't Take It), Calvin Leavy, Candi
Staton (For You - a beautiful ballad not on the recent Astralwerks
compilation), J.E. Morgan (the blues flavored Gone For Good), Otis
Clay, Robert Collins & The Apaches, Jean Wells (the gorgeous I Can't
Get Over Losing You) and others. Generally excellent sound and
booklet has brief notes on all the tracks. (FS)
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Buried Treasures 002 |
Windy City Doo Wop To Soul, Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
29 track of very rare Chicago doo-wop and early soul from
the late 50s and early 60s - most making their first appearance on CD and
including a number of unissued tracks - some by unknown performers.
Includes The Eageaires (nice acapella versions of Honey Hush and
Money Honey), The Sheltons, Upsetters, Fabulous Crys-tels, Calvin &
The Twilites, Jackie Bee, The Amps, The Devotions, Cookie & The
Dedications and others. Some fine music though some tracks show the effect
of excessive digital processing.
THE AMPS: This Angel Of Mine (unrel)/ JACKIE BEE: Moments Of Infatuation/
CALVIN & THE TWILITES: Moments Like This/ THE CARDINALS: Chaney/ Chaney (unrel
Alt Take)/ COOKIE & THE DEDICATIONS: Makin Eyes/ HAROLD CURINGTON: African
Twist/ THE DEDICATIONS: Hey Young Lover/ THE DELTONES: Good Luck Charm/
THE DEVOTIONS: Can You Explain It/ Do Do De Dop/ THE EAGLEAIRES: Honey
Hush/ Money Honey/ THE FABULOUS CRY-TELS: Ease The Pain (unrel)/ THE FOUR
GENTS: Our Love (unrel)/ Stormy Weather (unrel)/ THE HUMMING TONES:
Concentrate Baby/ Rain Drops Are Falling/ ROBIE KIRK & THE RUPPERT-AIRES:
Romance Time/ THE KITTENS: Wait A Minute/ LARRY & THE DUDROPS: In The
Still Of The Night (unrel)/ THE LINDREALS: The Waltz/ THE SHELTONS: Mama
Don't Allow/ THE TWILITES: My Love/ No Greater Thing/ UNKNOWN GROUP: Bring
Her To My Arms (unrel)/ I'm Gonna Love While I Can (unrel)/ No No Darling
(unrel)/ THE UPSETTERS: We Belong Together (unrel)
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Collectables 2884 |
The Very Best Of The King/ Federal/ Deluxe
Years, Vol 2 |
● CD $15.98 |
King was excellent in all sorts of genre recordings, but
any label "best of" would only consist of a single genre. Everything's
covered here but their straight country stuff, so you get R&B (Little
Willie John- Fever),honkers (Todd Rhodes - Blues For Red Boy),shouters
(Roy Brown - Long About Midnight), double entendre' both
male (Wynonie Harris - Sittin' On It All The Time) & female
(Dorothy
Ellis - Drill Daddy Drill), blues (Texas Slim AKA John Lee Hooker -
Moaning Blues), doo-wop (The Five Keys - Dream On), even
rockabilly (Boyd Bennett - My Boy Flat Top), some tunes even
appearing in rare early stereo! Liner notes with recording info by Victor
Pearlin. (GM)
HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS: Finger Poppin' Time/ BOYD BENNETT: My
Boy Flat-top/ TINY BRADSHAW: Walkin' The Chalk Line/ ROY BROWN: Long About
Midnight/ TOMMY BROWN: Goodbye I'm Gone/ THE CHECKERS: Flame In My Heart/
EDDIE CLEARWATER: Hey Bernadine/ THE DOMINOES: Have Mercy Baby/ DOROTHY
ELLIS: Drill Daddy Drill/ THE FIVE KEYS: Dream On/ THE FIVE ROYALES:
Dedicated To The One I Love/ WYNONIE HARRIS: Sittin' On It All The Time/
THE HURRICANES: Poor Little Dancing Girl/ BULLMOOSE JACKSON: I Want A
Bowlegged Woman/ LITTLE WILLIE JOHN: Fever/ EARL (CONNELLY) KING: Big Blue
Diamonds/ LITTLE ESTHER: Cherry Wine/ STICKS MCGHEE: Jungle Juice/ JOHNNY
O'NEAL: Johnny Feels The Blues/ TODD RHODES: Blues For The Red Boy/ TEXAS
SLIM (JOHN LEE HOOKER): Moaning Blues/ SONNY THOMPSON: Let's Call It A
Day/ THE VALTONES: Tender Darling/ JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON: Gangster Of
Love/ OTIS WILLIAMS & THE CHARMS: That's Your Mistake
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Crime Dog 102 |
Bring Back Yesterday, Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
A collection of 27 fine doo-wop rarities from the 50s and
early 60s - many making their first appearance on CD. It's a shame that
the remastering uses too much digital filtering to remove noise. Includes
The Jewels, Unforgettables, Eddie Ringo & The Classics, The Regals (The
Coasters flavored Run Pretty Baby with some nice bluesy guitar),
The Four Dukes, Relations, Page Sisters, Lulu Reed & The Harmonaires,
Helen Foster & The Rovers, Hal Davis & Group, The Montereys and others.
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Crystal Ball 1056 |
Rarest Of The Rare - The Girl Groups, Vol.
1 |
● CD $17.98 |
Excellent collection of female group doo-wop from the late
50s/ early 60s. As far as I can tell, all these tracks are making their
first appearance on CD. 25 tracks by The Orientals, Yvonne & The Violets,
The Fashionettes, Velvettes, Ultimates, Fabulous Chimes, Gaytones, Kents,
Dorelles, Roberta, The Teardrops, Dottie Dooley and others. Includes the
previously unissued Tell Me by an unknown artist.
DOTTIE DOOLEY: I'll Always Have My Memories Of You/ THE DORELLES: Good
Luck To The Lucky Girl/ THE ESKERETTES: Love Is A Many Splendored Thing/
THE FABULOUS CHIMES: Faithful To Me/ THE FASHIONETTES: I Got Love/ THE
GAYTONES: Once He Loved Me/ Strange As It Seems/ THE HILL SISTERS: Oh My
Love Sweet Love/ THE HONEY BEES: Love Love I Can't Get Over It/ THE
JOBBETTES: What You Gonna Do/ THE KENTS: Your Graduation/ LITTLE RITA:
Dear Love/ THE ORIENTALS: A Letter To Melvin/ THE PEPPERMINTS: My First
Love/ ROBERTA: I'll Try/ THE ROCHELLES: Please Hear My Plea/ THE SYDELLS:
You Are The One/ THE TANGERINES: The Answer Is Always You/ THE TEARDROPS:
Wait For Me/ THE TRUELEERS: Waiting For You/ THE ULTIMATES: Why I Love/
UNKNOWN: Tell Me (previously Unreleased)/ THE VELVETTES: I Like To Know/
RUBY YATES AND THE SWINGIN RODS: Your Turn/ YVONNE & THE VIOLETS: Show Me
The Way
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Doo-Wop 009 |
30 Candy Coated Doo-Wops |
● CD $17.98 |
Doo-wop fans on a diet beware! This fine collection
includes Candy Coated Kisses/ Candy Doll/ Candy Queen/ Kiss Me Sugar
Plum/ Sugar Baby/ Lollipop/ Sugar Lips/ Candy Store Blues/ Chocolate Bar/
sugar Cookie and more high calorie treats from the likes of The
Monitors, Rhythm Kings, Four Graduates, Four Dots, Treys, Avalons, Hal
Page & The Whalers and others. Happy and sad songs but how can anything be
sadder than I Left My Sugar In The Rain? About half of these
sucrose laden gems are new to CD. Swe-e-e-et!
THE AVALONS: Sugar Sugar/ JESSIE BELVIN: Sugar Doll/ THE BEY SISTERS:
Sugar Cookie/ CAROL BLADES: Candy Store Romance/ THE BLUE DIAMONDS: Honey
Babe/ THE CAPERS: Candy Store Blues/ THE CHESTERFIELDS: Meet Me At The
Candy Store/ THE DELLS: Hey Sugar/ THE FIVE CHANCES: Sugar Lips/ THE FOUR
DOTS: Kiss Me Sugar Plum/ THE FOUR GRADUATES: Candy Queen/ EDDIE HUDSON:
She's Sugar Sweet/ THE JACKS: Sugar Baby/ LITTLE JOE & THE MORROCCOS:
Trouble In The Candy Store/ THE MILLER SISTERS: Sugar Candy/ THE MONITORS:
Candy Coated Kisses/ THE ORIOLES: Sugar Girl/ HAL PAGE & THE WHALERS:
Sugar Babe/ THE PROPHETS: Sugar Lump/ THE RHYTHM ACES: That's My Sugar/
THE RHYTHM KINGS: Candy Doll/ BILL ROBINSON & THE QUAILS: Oh Sugar/ THE
SOPHOMORES: I Left My Sugar In The Rain/ THE TENDERFOOTS: Sugar Ways/ THE
THREE PLAYMATES: Sugah-wooga/ THE TREYS: Sugar Baby/ THE UNIQUES:
Chocolate Bar/ THE UNTOUCHABLES: Raisin' Sugar Cane/ THE VALCHORDS: Candy
Store Love/ MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS: Lollipop
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Doo-Wop 0012 |
28 Doo-Wop Teen Prayers |
● CD $17.98 |
Another thematic collection.
RAY AGEE & FOUR KINGS: Pray For Me/ THE CHARMS: My Prayer Tonight/ THE
CHECKERS: My Prayer Tonight/ THE CORVETTS: Lover's Prayer/ THE DEBONAIRES:
Say A Prayer For Me/ THE DREAM TONES: Praying For A Miracle/ THE FIVE BLUE
NOTES: My Special Prayer/ THE FIVE ECHOES: Fool's Prayer/ CELL FOSTER &
AUDIOS: I Prayed For You/ THE FOUR PHAROAHS: Pray For Me/ BILLY JAMES &
STENOTONES: My Prayer/ THE LARKS: Let's Say A Prayer/ THE MAGIC TONES:
When I Kneel Down To Pray/ TEENA MAGIN & THE BYSTANDERS: Power Of A
Prayer/ ARTHUR LEE MAYE & THE CROWNS: A Fool's Prayer/ THE MEDALLIONS:
Lover's Prayer/ THE ORIOLES: The Lord's Prayer/ THE PICCADILLY PIPERS: A
Lonely Lover's Prayer/ JOE POTITO & SATELLITES: Say A Prayer/ THE
PREMIERS: I Pray/ THE RAINDROPS: I Prayed For Gold/ CARL SPENCER: Prayer/
THE SPIRALS: My Humble Prayer/ THE SYNCOPATES: Praying For A Miracle/ TINY
TIP & THE TIP TONES: I Said A Prayer/ THE TWILIGHTERS: My Silent Prayer/
THE VELVETEENS: Teen Prayer/ TONY WILLIAMS: My Prayer
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Doo-Wop 014 |
Doo-Woping The Blues |
● CD $17.98 |
24 doo-wop songs with the word "blues" in the title even
though many of them are not actually blues songs. Includes Crying The
Blues by The Moonbeams, My Heart's Got The Blues by The Five
C's, Blue In A Letter by The Flamingos, Cying The Blues Over Me
by The Criterions and other "blue" songs from The RObins, Capers, Carlo &
Supids, Gayle Fortune & The Terry Tones, The Emanon Four, Arist-O-Kats,
Billy Perry & The Starlites, The Phaetons and others.
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Dynamite DGS 136 |
Dynamite Group Sounds, Vol. 36 |
● CD $17.98 |
26 vocal group rarities form the 50s and early 60s. Not
too much is making its first appearance on CD but most of the tracks
excellent.
NICKY ADDEO & THE UNIQUES: Over The Rainbow/ GLORIA BROWN & GROUP: Happy
Birthday/ BILLIE BUNN & HIS BUDDIES: That's When Your Heartaches Begin/
THE C-NOTES: Last Saturday Night/ JO ANN CAMPBELL & GROUP: Donnie/ THE
CASHMERES: There's A Rumor/ THE CHAMPIONS: Mexico Bound/ THE CRYSTALIGHTS:
The Bells/ THE DON JUANS: Girl Of My Dreams/ THE DOZIER BOYS: Hey Jack/
THE FABULEERS: I Had A Feeling This Morning/ THE JUBILITES: Why Oh Why/
THE LOLLYPOPS: Believe In Me/ THE MAGIC-TONES: Cool Cool Baby/ How Can You
Treat Me This Way/ THE MAR-VELLOS: Boyee Yoing/ THE MARYLANDERS: Make Me
Thrill Again/ PEPPER & THE SHAKERS: Need Your Love/ THE ROBINS: (now And
Then) There's A Fool Such As I/ THE STARGLOWS: Let's Be Lovers/ THE
STRANDS: How Will I Know/ THE SUBURBANS: Mississippi Mud/ THE TREMAINES:
Moon Shining Bright/ THE UNIVERSALS: Think/ THE VISTONES: It's Nice/ LOS
ZAFIROS: Dichoso Mar
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El Toro 103 |
Too Late To Be Good - Vocal Harmony
Vanguard, 1937-1952 |
● CD $15.98 |
26 track collection of vocal group sounds
from the early days to the birth of the popular R&B doo-wop sound of the
mid 50s. Includes a numbers of tracks making their first appearance on CD.
GENE AMMONS & GROUP: Sweet Jennie Lou/ THE BACHELORS: Weekend Blues/ THE
BEAVERS: Big Mouth Mama/ CHARLES BROWN WITH JOHNNY MOORE'S THREE BLAZERS:
Gloria/ THE CATS & FIDDLE: Blue Skies/ THE COLEMANS: I Ain't Got Nobody/
THE DELTA RHYTHM BOYS: What Would It Take?/ THE DRIFTERS: And I Shook/ THE
FIVE BREEZES: Minute And Hour Blues/ HOLLYWOOD THE FOUR FLAMES: W-i-n-e/
EDDIE GORMAN & GROUP: Telephone Blues/ MADELINE GREEN & THE MAGICHORDS:
I've Got A Right To Be Blue/ THE HAMPTONES WITH LIONEL HAMPTON'S ORCH.:
Turkey Hop (parts 1 & 2)/ MAGGIE HATHAWAY & HER BLUESMEN: Too Late To Be
Good Blues/ THE JAMES QUINTET: I'm Just A Fool/ Paw's In The Kitchen/ BILL
JOHNSON & HIS MUSICAL NOTES: Pretty-eyed Baby/ LITTLE ESTHER & THE ROBINS:
Mainliner/ THE NORFOLK JAZZ QUARTET: Suntan Baby Brown (suntan Lady)/ KING
ODUM FOUR: Lover Come Back To Me/ SY OLIVER WITH RAY CHARLES SINGERS: My
Friend Told Me/ THE ORIOLES: Happy Go Lucky Local Blues/ THE ROBINS:
Around About Midnight/ GENE SMITH & FOUR NOTES: I Didn't Mean To Be So
Mean/ THE SULTANS: Blues At Dawn/ THREE DOTS & A DASH: Don't Cry Baby
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El Toro 105 |
Lovin' Time Blues - Great Jump And R&B
Duets |
● CD $15.98 |
Another fine R&B compilation from this excellent Spanish
label. 27 male/ female duets from the early 50s including Annie Laurie &
Paul Gayton, Jimmy Ricks & Nancy Reed, Little Caesar & Rusty, Floyd Dixon
& Mari Jones, Little Esther & Mel Walker, Little Willie Littlefield &
Little Lora Wigggins, Edna McRaney & Eddie Johnson and others. Some tracks
have been out on CD before but not in this context and quite a few tracks
are making their first CD appearance. Superb sound and 8 page booklet
includes notes by Dave Penny plus photos, label shots and ads.
FAYE ADAMS & JOE MORRIS WITH THE BLUES CAVALC: That's What Makes My Baby
Fat/ RUTH & JIMMY BROWN: Hey Pretty Baby!/ DOLORES BROWN & BIG JOHN GREER
WITH HIS RHYTHM R: You Played On My Piano/ THELMA COOPER & HER BOYFRIEND:
Cute Poppa/ FLOYD DIXON & MARI JONES: Girl Fifteen/ Real Lovin' Mama/
CLARENCE GARLOW & EMMA DELL LEE: New Bon Ton Roola/ WILLIE JOHNSON &
THELMA: Don't Tell Mama/ TINY KENNEDY WITH TINY BRADSHAW'S ORCH.:
Newspaper Boy Blues/ ANNIE LAURIE & PAUL GAYTEN: I Ain't Gonna Let You In/
LITTLE CAESAR & RUSTY: Goodbye Baby/ LITTLE ESTHER & MEL WALKER: Cupid's
Boogie/ LITTLE ESTHER & BOBBY NUNN: Saturday Night Daddy/ LITTLE WILLIE
LITTLEFIELD & LITTLE LORA WIGGINS: Ain't A Better Story Told/ EDNA MCRANEY
& EDDIE JOHNSON: Back Up/ EDNA MCRANEY & JACKIE BRENSTON: Hi-ho Baby/
Lovin' Time Blues/ JIMMY PRESTON & BURNETTA EVANS: Rock With It Baby/ Stop
That Baby/ JIMMY RICKS & NANCY REED: Oh Babe!/ AGNES RILEY & HARRY CRAFTON
WITH THE CRAFTONES: Big Fat Hot Dog/ CANDY RIVERS & JOE LIGGINS WITH THE
HONEYDRIPP: Daddy On My Mind/ JUNIOR TAMPLIN WITH DECOATES' ORCH.: Love Is
A Sin/ LITTLE SYLVIA VANDERPOOL & HOT LIPS PAGE: Chocolate Candy Blues/
Pacifying Blues/ VIVIAN VERSON & JIMMY SMITH: Payday Lover/ JIMMY
WITHERSPOON & HIS GIRL FRIDAY: There Ain't Nothin' Better
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El Viente 801 |
Rock & Roll Party, Vol. 1 |
● CD $18.98 |
27 tracks, 72 min., recommended Available again. A
generous program of mostly sax-led, mostly uptempo, numbers from the
1950's, including many instrumentals, featuring Don't Be Angry by
Nappy Brown, Deacon's Hop by Big Jay McNeeley, T'Ain't What You
Say by Little Esther, Rock Socks by Paul Williams, Hip Hop
by T. J. Fowler, Bumpin' by Heywood Henry, Hot Rod by Hal
Singer, The Grinder by the Rockin' Brothers Orchestra, You Gotta
Rock and Roll by Bob Oakes, Give It Up by H-Bomb Ferguson, and
My Gal's a Jockey by Joe Turner. Not exactly music to relax to, but
if you're looking for some killer bluesy dance music for a vintage rock
'n' roll party, this disc would certainly do the trick. (DH)
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Freddie 1001 |
Rarest White Groups According To Kreiter,
Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
First of two volumes featuring some of the rarest
recordings by white vocal groups based on values in Jeff Kreietr's book
"Vocal Group Record Guide". In spite of their rarity quite a few of the
tracks here have appeared on previous vocal group compilations.
THE BARONS: Remember Rita/ BILLY & THE ESSENTIALS: Remember Me Baby/ PAT
CORDELL & THE CRESCENTS: Darling Come Back/ VILAS CRAIG & GROUP: Walkin'
Down The Avenue/ JOEY DEE & THE STARLIGHTERS: Lorraine/ THE DEL RIOS:
Vines Of Love/ THE DEL-RONS: This Love Of Ours/ PHIL DEMARCO & VALIENTS:
Lonely Guy/ THE DEMILES: Cry And Be On Your Way/ THE EBBTIDES: Star Of
Love/ THE EMBERTONES: I Remember/ TONY EVANS & GROUP: I'm Lookin' Over/
THE FOUR LOVERS: My Life For Your Love/ THE GOTHICS: Marilyn/ THE IDEALS:
Do I Have The Right/ JOEY & OVATIONS: I Still Love You/ THE JOKERS: I Do/
JOHNNY MAESTRO & GROUP: Besame Baby/ TONY MARESCA & THE DYNAMICS: Betty My
Own/ THE PADDLES: You're My Love/ LENNY ROCCO & GROUP: Sugar Girl/ THE
SPIRALS: Please Be My Love/ TOMMY & THE DEL ROYALS: Trust In Love/ TONY &
THE RAINDROPS: Tina/ STAN VINCENT & THE DEL-SATINS: He's So Wonderful
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Freddie 1002 |
Rarest White Groups According To Kreiter,
Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
25 more rarities.
ANASTASIA: Every Road/ BARRY & THE HIGHLIGHTS: The Wonderful Years/ BOBBY
& THE COUNT: 3 Signs Of Love/ THE BROOKS FOUR: I'll Be Faithful/ THE
CLASS-AIRS: My Tears Start To Fall/ THE CLEE-SHAYS: My Dream/ THE
CREATIONS: Strolling Through The Park/ THE DEMOLYRS: Rain/ THE ECHOES:
Angel Of Love/ ERIC & THE PLAZAS: I Wish/ TOMMY FRONTARA: After Tonight/
THE JADES: Walking All Alone/ BOBBY LONGO & GROUP: A Night To Remember/
DONNIE MARCHAND: Round In Circles/ THE MEMORIES: Love Bells/ NICK & THE
NACKS: The Night/ THE NOTATIONS: Chapel Doors/ THE PRETENDERS: Answer To
My Prayers/ MIKE PRISCO & GROUP: I Love You Baby/ THE QUARTER NOTES: Baby/
THE ROYAL BOYS: Darling Angel/ THE SINCERES: Do You Remember/ THR TEMPOS:
Why Don't You Write Me/ THE VALAIRS: Launie My Love/ THE VOCAL-LORDS: At
Seventeen
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FTR 0013 |
A Soldier's Plea |
● CD $17.98 |
Like Kent 226 "A Soldier's Sad Story" this is a collection
of soul songs from the 60s and early 70s about the African-American
experience in the army and particular the Vietnam war experience. Includes
(Greeting) This Is Uncle Sam by The Monitors, He'll Be Back
by The Players, A Soldier's Prayer by Archie Bell & The Drells,
Lights Out by Zerben R. Hicks & The Dynamics, Wish You Were here
With Me by The Fawns plus tracks by The Dells, Nathan McKinney & The
Valleyites, The Impressions, Mel & Tim, The Superbs, Auditions, Curtis
Mayfield and others.
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Hip-O 02252 |
The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, 1946-1954 |
● CD $39.98 |
Three CDs, 60 tracks, highly recommended Yes it's another
collection devoted to looking at the music that eventually led to what
became known as rock 'n' roll. Listening to the 60 tracks here it's pretty
clear that the music was in place well before it became a national
phenomenon - it's just that this music was marginalized - R&B for the
African American audience and country for the mostly rural white audience.
Eventually they converged and were accepted by mainstream America -
initially by teenagers. This set is presented chronologically and is
mostly blues and R&B along with some country and includes many songs that
later became standards of rock 'n' roll. Includes sides by Lionel Hampton
& His Orch., Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Merle Travis, Wynonie
Harris, Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight, Paul Williams, Jimmy Preston
& His Prestonians, Percy Mayfield, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jackie Brenston &
His Delta Cats, Billy Ward & The Dominoes, The Larks, Johnnie Ray, The
Clovers, The Drifters, Little Junior's Blue Flames, Fats Domino, Bill
Haley & His Comets, The Five Royales, Guitar Slim, The Chords and many
more. Sound quality from original masters is superb and set comes in fold
out digipack with 48 page illustrated with (too brief) notes by Peter
Grendysa.
JOHNNY ACE: The Clock/ FAYE ADAMS: Shake A Hand/ HANK BALLARD & THE
MIDNIGHTERS: Work With Me Annie/ TINY BRADSHAW: I'm Going To Have Myself A
Ball/ JACKIE BRENSTON & HIS DELTA CATS: Rocket 88/ ROY BROWN: Boogie At
Midnight/ RUTH BROWN: Teardrops From My Eyes/ ROY BYRD & HIS BLUES
JUMPERS: Bald Head/ THE CHORDS: Sh-boom/ THE CLOVERS: One Mint Julep/ PEE
WEE CRAYTON & HIS GUITAR: Texas Hop/ ARTHUR "BIG BOY" CRUDUP: That's All
Right/ THE DELMORE BROTHERS: Freight Train Boogie/ FATS DOMINO: Please
Don't Leave Me/ THE DRIFTERS: Money Honey/ THE FIVE KEYS: Glory Of Love/
THE FIVE ROYALES: Baby Don't Do It/ TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD: Shotgun Boogie/
JIMMY FORREST: Night Train/ ROSCO GORDON: Booted/ GUITAR SLIM: Things I
Used To Do/ BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS: Crazy, Man, Crazy/ LIONEL HAMPTON &
HIS ORCHESTRA: Hey! Ba-ba-ra-bop/ PEPPERMINT HARRIS: I Got Loaded/ WYNONIE
HARRIS: Good Rockin' Tonight/ HOWLIN' WOLF: How Many More Years/ IVORY JOE
HUNTER: I Almost Lost My Mind/ LOUIS JORDAN & HIS TYMPANY FIVE: Choo Choo
Ch'boogie/ Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1 & 2/ B.B. KING: You Upset Me
Baby/ THE LARKS: Eyesight To The Blind/ JOE LIGGINS: Pink Champagne/
LITTLE JUNIOR'S BLUE FLAMES: Mystery Train/ LITTLE RICHARD: Little
Richard's Boogie/ LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: K.c. Loving/ WILLIE MABON: I
Don't Know/ PERCY MAYFIELD: Please Send Me Someone To Love/ STICK MCGHEE &
HIS BUDDIES: Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-o-dee/ AMOS MILBURN: Let Me Go Home,
Whiskey/ ROY MILTON & HIS SOLID SENDERS: R.m. Blues/ WILD BILL MOORE:
We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll/ THE ORIOLES: Crying In The Chapel/
JIMMY PRESTON & HIS PRESTONIANS: Rock The Joint/ LLOYD PRICE: Lawdy Miss
Clawdy/ THE RAVENS: Ol' Man River/ JOHNNIE RAY: Cry/ THE ROBINS: Riot In
Cell Block #9/ HAL SINGER: Cornbread/ HANK SNOW: I'm Moving On/ SISTER
ROSETTA THARPE: Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air/ BIG MAMA
THORNTON: Hound Dog/ MERLE TRAVIS: Merle's Boogie Woogie/ BIG JOE TURNER:
Honey Hush/ MEL WALKER: Cupid's Boogie/ T-BONE WALKER: Bobby Sox Blues/
BILLY WARD: Sixty Minute Man/ MUDDY WATERS: Hoochie Coochie Man/ HANK
WILLIAMS: Move It On Over/ PAUL WILLIAMS: The Huckle-buck/ CHUCK WILLIS: I
Feel So Bad
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Indigo IGODCD 2547 |
Money Honey- The Rise Of The Black Vocal
Groups,1951-53 |
● CD $16.98 |
Two CD set with 50 tracks whch continues the story from
Indigo's previous release "The Roots Of Doo Wop" (IGODCD 2523 - 2 CD set -
$16.98) and traces the rise and evolution of the black group sound between
1951 and 1953. It features hits and rarities and among the many artists
featured are Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters, The Sultans, Clovers,
Flamingos, Hawks, Royals, Robins, Crickets, Larks, Five Budds, Ruth Brown
& Delta Rhythm Boys, Billy Bunn & His Buddies, The Swallows, Meadowlarks,
Scarlets, Mello Moods and many more. Include 16 page illustrated booklet
with notes by Dave Penny.
RUTH BROWN & THE DELTA RHYTHM BOYS: Sentimental Journey/ BILLY BUNN & HIS
BUDDIES: That's When Your Heartaches Begin/ THE CLOVERS: Little Mama/
Ting-A-Ling/ DOLLY COOPER & THE WANDERERS: You Gotta Be Good To Yourself/
THE CRICKETS: Fine As Wine/ THE DU DROPPERS: Come On And Love Me Baby/ I
Wanna Know/ THE ENCHANTERS: Housewife Blues/ THE FIVE BUDDS: I Want Her
Back/ THE FIVE CROWNS: Good Luck, Darling/ THE FIVE KEYS: How Do You
Expect Me To Get It?/ Rocking And Crying The Blues/ THE FIVE ROYALES: I
Want To Thank You/ THE FIVE SHARPS: Stormy Weather/ THE FLAIRS: I Had A
Love/ THE FLAMINGOS: Carried Away/ THE FOUR BLAZES: Night Train/ THE FOUR
FLAMES: Later/ STEVE GIBSON & THE RED CAPS: Why Don't You Love Me?/ THE
HARPTONES: A Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE HAWKS: I-Yi/ THE LAMPLIGHTERS:
Be-bop Wino/ THE LARKS: My Reverie/ CLYDE MCPHATTER & THE DRIFTERS: Let
The Boogie Woogie Roll/ Money Honey/ THE MEADOWLARKS: Real Pretty Mama/
THE MELLO MOODS: How Could You?/ THE MOONGLOWS: Baby Please/ THE ORIOLES:
Barfly/ THE PELICANS: The White Cliffs Of Dover/ HENRY PIERCE & HIS FIVE
NOTES: Thrill Me Baby/ THE PLATTERS: Hey Now/ I Need You All The Time/ THE
PRISONAIRES: Baby Please/ THE RAVENS: I'll Be Back/ THE RAY-O-VACS: My
Baby's Gone/ THE ROBINS: (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I/ My Baby
Done Told Me/ THE ROYALS: Moonrise/ THE SCARLETS: Dear One/ THE SPANIELS:
Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite/ House Cleaning/ THE SPARROWS: Why Did You
Leave Me?/ THE SULTANS: Don't Be Angry/ THE SWALLOWS: Pleading Blues/ THE
TOPPS: What Do You Do (To Make Me Love You So)?/ THE VOCALEERS: Is It A
Dream?/ VAN WALLS & THE ROCKETS: Big Leg Mama/ BILLY WARD & THE DOMINOES:
My Baby's 3-D
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Indigo IGODCD 2549 |
The Black & White Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll |
● CD $16.98 |
This one looks to be a winner - it takes 24 songs that are
thought of as important to the development of rock 'n' roll and presents
both the black and white versions. For instance we hear Good Rockin'
Tonight by Wynonie Harris & Link Davis, Rock The Joint by JImmy
Preston and Bill Haley, Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston and Bill
Haley, Sixty Minute Man by The Dominoes and Hardrock Gunter, One
Mint Julep by The Clovers & Louis Prima, Why Don't You Haul Off And
Love Me by Wayne Raney and Bull Moose Jackson, Rockin' With Red
by Piano Red and Little Jimmy , My Bucket's Got A Hole In It by
Hank Williams and Fat Man Robinson Quintet. It also includes one version
only of The Hucklebuck and Thirteeen Women And Only One Man.
Includes 16 page illustrated booklet with notes by the ubiquitous Dave
Penny.
ALARM CLOCK BOOGIE - Billy Briggs/ Bill Darnell with Georgie Auld Orch /
BIRMINGHAM BOUNCE - Hardrock Gunter & The Pebbles/ Amos Milburn /
BLOODSHOT EYES - Hank Penny/ Wynonie Harris & his All Stars / CRAZY MAN
CRAZY - Bill Haley with Haley's Comets/ Lucky Enois Quartet / FOR YOU MY
LOVE - Larry Darnell/ Melvin Price & his Santa Fe Rangers / GOOD ROCKIN'
TONIGHT - Wynonie Harris/ Link Davis (as "Have You Heard The News?") /
GRANDPA STOLE MY BABY - Roy Brown & his Mighty Mighty Men/ Moon Mullican /
GRAVY TRAIN - Tiny Bradshaw & his Orch/ The York Brothers / GUITAR BOOGIE
- Arthur Smith & The Crackerjacks/ Pee Wee Crayton (as "Bounce Pee Wee") /
HOUND DOG - Big Mama Thornton/ Tommy Duncan & The Miller Brothers / HOUSE
OF BLUE LIGHTS - Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack/ Merrill Moore /
HUCKLEBUCK - Charlie Shavers with Tommy Dorsey / MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN
IT - Hank Williams/ Fat Man Robinson Quintet / NO HELP WANTED - The
Carlisles/ The Crows / ONE MINT JULEP - The Clovers/ Louis Prima & his
Orch / RAG MOP - Johnnie Lee Wills & his Boys/ Lionel Hampton & his Orch.
/ ROCK THE JOINT - Jimmy Preston & The Prestonians/ Bill Haley with The
Saddlemen / ROCKET 88 - Jackie Brenston & his Delta Cats/ Bill Haley & The
Saddlemen / ROCKIN' WITH RED - Piano Red/ Little Jimmy Dickens / SHOT GUN
BOOGIE - Tennessee Ernie Ford/ Eddie Mack / SIXTY MINUTE MAN - The
Dominoes/ Hardrock Gunter & Roberta Lee / TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES - Ruth
Brown/ Hawkshaw Hawkins / TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS - James Waynes/ Clyde
Moody / THIRTEEN WOMEN AND ONLY ONE MAN - Dickie Thompson & his Orch /
TRIFLIN' WOMAN BLUES - Moon Mullican/ Wynonie Harris / WHY DON'T YOU HAUL
OFF AND LOVE ME - Wayne Raney/ Bull Moose Jackson
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Kent CDKEND 225 |
The Goldwax Story, Vol. 2 |
● CD $18.98 |
Complementing Kent 203 this presents
another 24 tracks from the mid late 60s from this revered Southern soul
label including five previously unissued tracks.
JAMES CARR: A Woman Is A Man's Best Friend/ GEORGE & GREER: Good Times/
EDDIE JEFFERSON: When You Look In The Mirror/ THE LYRICS WITH THE TOPNOTES:
The Side Wind/ O.B. MCCLINTON: A Man Needs A Woman/ PERCY MILEM: Crying
Baby Baby Baby/ I Don't Know What You've Got (but It's Got Me)/ I'm Crying
Over You/ GENE (BOWLEGS) MILLER: Toddlin'/ OBOE WITH THE KEYS: She's
Better Than You/ THE OVATIONS: Happiness/ Peace Of Mind/ BARBARA PERRY:
Merry Go Round Of Love/ Say You Need It/ Welcome Home Baby/ PHILLIP & THE
FAITHFULS: Love Me/ TIMMY THOMAS: It's My Life/ UNKNOWN: If You're Not
With The One You Love/ THE VEL TONES: Darling/ WEE WILLIE WALKER: I Ain't
Gonna Cheat No More/ I Don't Want To Take A Chance/ SPENCER WIGGINS: I
Never Loved A Woman (the Way I Love You)/ DOROTHY WILLIAMS: Country Style/
O.V. WRIGHT WITH THE KEYS: There Goes My Used To Be
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Kent CDKEND 227 |
Once Upon A Time In Wigan |
● CD $18.98 |
24 of the most popular Northern soul tunes - all used in
the new British play based on the lives of four teenagers who spend their
adolescence growing up the shrine to Northern Soul - the Wigan Casino in
1970s. Includes tracks by The Steve Katman Big Band, Fats Domino, Mel
Williams, World Column, Sam Fletcher, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons,
Jackie Lee, Herbert Hunter, The Incredibles, The Sequins, Bobby Garrett,
Otis Redding and more.
J.J. BARNES: Sweet Sherry/ ALICE CLARK: You Hit Me (right Where It Hurt
Me)/ FATS DOMINO: It Keeps Rainin'/ SAM FLETCHER: I'd Think It Over/ TONY
GALLA & THE RISING SONS: In Love/ BOBBY GARRETT: My Little Girl/ EDDIE
HOLMAN: I Surrender/ HERBERT HUNTER: I Was Born To Love You/ THE
INCREDIBLES: There's Nothing Else To Say Baby/ HANK JACOBS: Elijah Rockin'
With Soul/ STEVE KARMEN BIG BAND FEATURING JIMMY RADCLIFF: Breakaway Pt 1/
JACKIE LEE: Oh, My Darlin'/ DEAN PARRISH: I'm On My Way/ LOU PRIDE: I'm
Com'un Home In The Morn'un/ OTIS REDDING: Loving By The Pound/ THE
SEQUINS: A Case Of Love/ RICHARD TEMPLE: That Beatin' Rhythm/ CARLA
THOMAS: I'll Never Stop Loving You/ TONI AND THE SHOWMEN: Try My Love/
FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS: The Night/ PERCY WIGGINS: It Didn't Take
Much (for Me To Fall In Love)/ MEL WILLIAMS: Can It Be Me/ WORLD COLUMN:
So Is The Sun/ TIMI YURO: It'll Never Be Over For Me
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Kent CDKEND 228 |
Land Of 1,000 Dances - Special Soul & Funk
Edition |
● CD $18.98 |
A collection of dance songs from the soul and funk era of
the 60s and 70s including the title song by Rufus Thomas plus tracks by
Willie Bell, Don Covay, Jerry Williams, Gypsies, Billy Butler, Lee
Williams and others. Here you can learn about such dances as The Tonkey,
The Boomerang, The Philly Dog, The Duck, The Sissy, The Popcorn and more.
Many of the tracks here are making their first appearance on CD.
WILLIAM BELL: Monkeying Around/ EDDIE BO: Hook And Sling Parts 1 & 2
(Re-Edit)/ JAMES BROWN: Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn/ BILLY
BUTLER: Boston Monkey/ DONALD BYRD: Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) Part
1/ ALBERT COLLINS: Do The Sissy/ DON COVAY: The Boomerang/ THE
ENTERTAINERS IV: Temptation Walk (People Don't Look No More)/ THE FATBACK
BAND: (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop (Single Version)/ GARLAND GREEN:
Bumpin' And Stompin'/ THE GYPSIES: Jerk It/ MAJOR LANCE: The Matador/
JACKIE LEE: The Chicken/ THE OLYMPICS: Baby, Do The Philly Dog/ THE JOHNNY
OTIS SHOW: The Watts Breakaway/ PARLIAMENT: Breakdown/ HARVEY SCALES AND
THE SEVEN SOUNDS: Broadway Freeze Parts 1 & 2/ JOE SIMON: Moon Walk Parts
1 & 2/ JEB STUART: The Greasy Frog/ RICHARD TEMPLE: That Beatin' Rhythm/
RUFUS THOMAS: Land Of A Thousand Dances/ THE TNT BAND: The Meditation/ THE
TRIUMPHS: Walkin' The Duck/ THE WHISPERS: The Dip/ JERRY WILLIAMS: The
Push, Push, Push/ LEE WILLIAMS AND THE CYMBALS: Shing-A-Ling Usa
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Krypton 6002B |
Fine And Dandy Doo-Wops, Volume Two |
● CD $17.98 |
22 vocal group rarities from the 50s and early 60s - quite
a few making their first appearance on CD. Includes The Intruders, Buddy &
The Premiers, The Corvells, Bel Aires, Wildwoods, Stringbeans, Willows,
Shytones, Ban Lons, Nicky & The Nobles, Joey & The Ovations and others.
THE BAN LONS: Hey Good Lookin/ THE BEL AIRES: Rockin & Strollin/ BUDDY &
THE PREMIERS: I'll Always Love You/ THE CLIPPERS: I'm For You Baby/ THE
CORVELLS: We Made A Vow/ THE CRYSTALTONES: Debra Lee/ The Girl I Love/ THE
DELFONICS: There They Go/ THE DYNAMICS: Eenie Meenie/ THE HI-TONES: I
Don't Know Why/ THE INTRUDERS: Come Home Soon/ Goodnight/ JOEY & THE
OVATIONS: I Still Love You/ THE MERIDIANS: Lonely/ Mixed Up Woman/ NICKY &
THE NOBLES: School Bells/ THE SENIORS: May I Have This Dance/ THE SHYTONES:
Just For You/ THE STRINGBEANS: Starlight/ THE TOPS: Walking With My Baby/
THE WILDWOODS: Heart of Mine/ THE WILLOWS: Now That I Have You
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Mighty Mick 701 |
East Coast - West Coast, Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
Nicely put together compilation. The first 12 tracks
features East Coast groups (mostly New York) - one for each year between
1950 and 1961 and the second 12 features West Coast groups (mostly Los
Angeles) also year by year. The insert discusses some of the differences
between East Coast and West Coast styles and it might have made more sense
to alaternate the East Coast and West Coast sides. Includes sides by The
Blenders, Mello Moods, Solitaires, Legends, Tremaines, Holidays, The Nic
Nacs, Four Flames, Flairs, Crescendos, Six Teens, Crowns, etc. Many of the
tracks have been out before but the concept here makes it worthwhile and
sound quality is excellent.
THE BLENDERS: I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over/ THE BLUENOTES: If It's
Our Destiny/ THE CABINEERS: My My My/ THE COBRAS: Sindy/ THE CONCORDS:
Candlelite/ THE CRESCENDOS: Baby Doll/ THE CROWNS: Why Did You Go Away/
THE DON JUANS (UNISSUED): Weeping Over You/ THE FABULOUS PEARLS: I Laughed
So Hard/ THE FLAIRS: This Is The Night For Love/ THE FOUR FLAMES: Wheel Of
Fortune/ THE GLADIATORS: Girl Of My Heart/ THE HOLIDAYS: The Stars Will
Remember/ THE LEGENDS: The Eyes Of An Angel/ THE MASTERS: A Man Is Not
Supposed To Cry/ THE MELLO MOODS: I'm Lost/ THE NIC NACS: I Found Me A
Sugar Daddy/ THE ROBINS: My Hearts The Biggest Fool/ That's What The Good
Book Says/ THE SIX TEENS: Oh It's Crazy/ THE SOLITAIRES: South Of The
Border/ THE TREMAINES: Jingle Jingle/ THE VELVETS: I/ THE YOUNG HEARTS: Do
Not Forsake Me
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Moonshine 505-2 |
Soulin', Vol. 3 |
● CD $17.98 |
Another fine collection of 60s and early 70s soul
originally issued on two Moonshine LPs in the 1980s. Includes sides by
Jimmy Hicks (I'm Mr. Big Stuff an answer to Jean Knight's 1971
hit), Billy & Betty, Candi Staton (the great Never In Public - not
on the recent Astralwerks collection), The Enticers, Ted Taylor, Ray
Scott, Timi Yuro (the relatively common but always welcome What's A
Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)), Merle Spears, Jackie Shane, Timmy
Willis, Wilmer Alexander & the Dukes, Jan Bradley, Sammy taylor, Sammi Lee
and others.
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Philips 4001 |
Philips Doo-Wop, Volume #1 |
● CD $17.98 |
First of three CDs devoted to vocal group recordings made
in the early and mid 60s for the Philips label. This is the period when
doo-wop started to become soul and many of the cuts are on the border
between doo-wop of soul. 24 tracks including sides by The Flamingos,
Bluerays, Wilmar Walker (the fine blues track Somebody Will and the
rocker Stompin' Roaches), The Frontiers, Vic Thomas, New Concepts
and Ace Kennedy & The Candies.
THE BLUERAYS: Come On Baby/ Who Will I Be Today/ THE FLAMINGOS: Boogaloo
Party/ Brooklyn Boogaloo/ Call Her On The Phone/ Do It, Do It/ It Keeps
The Doctor Away/ Itty Bitty Baby/ Koo Koo/ Since My Baby Put Me Down/
Temptation/ The Nearness To You/ THE FRONTIERS: Don't Come Crying/ I Just
Want You/ I Only Have Eyes For You/ I Still Love You/ ACE KENNEDY & THE
CANDIES: Never Never Never/ THE NEW CONCEPTS: Give Me Another Chance/ Over
The Rainbow/ VIC THOMAS: Marianne/ Napoleon Bonaparte/ Village Of Love/
WILMAR WALKER: Somebody Will/ Stompin' Roaches
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Philips 4002 |
Philips Doo-Wop, Volume #2 |
● CD $17.98 |
The second volume adds in some girl groups
and pop sounds into the doo-wop and soul mix.
THE DELTAS: My Own True Love/ The Work Song/ THE FLAMINGOS: She Shook My
World/ THE FOUR BUDDIES: Lonely Summer/ Slow Locomotion/ TOMMY HAYES:
Glistening Lights/ Trance/ CATHY JEAN & ROOMMATES: I Only Want You/ CATHY
JEAN & THE ROOMMATES: Believe Me/ Double Trouble/ My Heart Belongs To Only
You/ THE LOVERS: Do This For Me/ Someone/ THE SECRETS: He's The Boy/ Here
He Comes Now/ Learning To Forget/ On Donnie/ The Boy Next Door/ THE
TEAMMATES: Never Believed In Love/ Once There Was A Time/ KENNI WOODS:
Back With My Baby/ Can He Take A Hint/ Do You Really Love Me/ That Guy Is
Mine
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Philips 4003 |
Philips Doo-Wop, Volume #3 |
● CD $17.98 |
| THE CHESTERFIELDS: A Dream Is But A Dream/ You Walked Away/ THE CREATORS:
I Stayed Home New Years Eve/ Shom Ba Doo/ Yeah, He's Got It/ GEORGE DAVIS
& THE CREATORS: One Of A Million Girls/ Soft Touch/ THE DIALS: At The
Start Of A New Romance/ These Foolish Things/ THE EMERALD CITY BANDITS:
Come On Oz/ Full Blown Caddy/ ACE KENNEDY & THE CANDIES: As Time Goes By/
Down Where The Gang Hangs Out/ ACE KENNEDY & CANDIES: Tel-a-woman/ THE
RAMADAS: Lonely Tears/ My Angel Eyes/ Summer Steady/ Teenage Dream/ THE
ROOMATES: Answer Me My Love/ Gee/ Please Don't Cheat On Me/ The Nearness
Of You/ THE WHIRLWINDS: At The Party/ Heartbeat
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Recorte 401 |
The Best Of Recorte Records |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks recorded for the New York based Recorte
label in the late 50s. Mostly doo-wop along with some rock 'n' roll and
pop.
LENNY DEAN & THE ROCKIN' CHAIRS: Girl Of Mine/ Memories Of Love/ THE GEMS:
Please Change Your Mind/ Waiting/ BIG GEORGE HARDIN: Blue/ Up The Harlem
Way/ NINO & THE EBB TIDES: Don't Look Around/ I Love Girls/ NINO & THE
EBBTIDE: I'm Confessing (that I Love You)/ NINO & THE EBB TIDES: Puppy
Love/ Tell The World I Do/ The Real Meaning Of Christmas/ Two Purple
Shadows In The Snow/ You Make Me Wanna Rock And Roll/ THE ROCKIN' CHAIRS:
A Kiss Is A Kiss/ Come On Baby/ Please Mary Lou/ Rockin' Chair Boogie/
DANNY WINCHELL: Beware, You're Falling In Love/ Come Back My Baby/ Don't
Say You're Sorry/ I've Chosen You/ Jeannie/ We're Gonna Have A Rockin'
Party
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Stateside 597 361-2 |
The Soul Of Minit Records |
● CD $11.98 |
A collection of 24 tracks recorded in the late 60s for the
Minit label which was then home to a number of fine soul artists. The
emphasis is on up-tempo number, sometimes with a funk flavor though there
are also a handful of fine ballads. It includes tracks by Clydie King, The
Persuasions (who latter went on to fame performing acapella), Jimmy
Holiday, Clydie King, Gene Dozier & The Brotherhood, Bobby Womack. Vernon
Greene & The Medallions, Homer Banks, Lea Roberts, Gloria Jones, Ike &
Tina Turner and others.
HOMER BANKS: I Know You Know I Know/ TINA BRITT: Sookie Sookie/ Who Was
That/ GENE DOZIER & THE BROTHERHOOD: A Hunk Of Funk/ Soul Stroll/ VERNON
GREENE AND THE MEDALLIONS: Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again/ JIMMY
HOLIDAY: Spread Your Love/ Yesterday Died/ DEE IRWIN: I Can't Stand The
Pain/ GLORIA JONES: I Know/ CLYDIE KING: One Of Those Good For Crying Over
You Days/ Shing A Ling/ JIMMY MCCRACKLIN: Dog (part 1)/ I Had To Get With
It/ THE MEMPHIS SOUL BAND: Testify (i Wanna)/ THE PERSUASIONS: Party In
The Woods/ THE PLAYERS: Get Right/ LEA ROBERTS: Prove It/ THE TRENSATIONS:
Soulin' And Rollin'/ IKE & TINA TURNER: I Wanna Jump/ I'm Gonna Do All I
Can (to Do Right By My Man)/ Come Together/ BOBBY WOMACK: Lillie Mae/
Somebody Special
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Still 1163 |
Great Black Googa-Mooga |
● CD $16.98 |
Another fine collection of rocking R&B and blues from the
Still label featuring 25 cuts from the 50s and 60s - most of them making
their first appearance on CD. Includes sides by Chuck Mann, Rudy Ray Moore
& Dick Barrow Orch. (a gospel song with an R&B arrangement), Big Mack &
His Shufflers, "Little Mr. Blues" George Terry (two songs including an
answer song to Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean), Johnny Johnson,
Charles (fine New York bluesman with great Jimmy Spruill guitar), The
Escos, Sonny & The Premiers, Johnny Wright, Elmer Parker & The Light
Lighters, Roy Brown (the obscure 1969 track Young Blood Twist),
Jimmy "Wildman" Spruill and others.
BIG MACK & HIS SHUFFLERS: Out Of My Mind/ JOHNSON BOUDREAUX: Love Money./
ROY BROWN: Young Blood Twist/ THE ESCOS: Chick A Dee/ WILLIAMS FRENCH: Hey
Hey Baby/ BILLY HOKE: Cryin And Wonderin/ JOHNNY IRVING & THE BLUE NOTES:
I've Got So Many Woman/ JOHNNY JOHNSON: Great Googa Mooga/ LEROY &
PREMIERS: Run Along Baby/ LITTLE MR BLUES: Mama Your Daughter Plays It
Cool/ Rough And Rocky/ CHUCK MANN: Little Miss Muffet/ RUDY RAY MOORE:
Take A Liitle Time To Do Right/ ELMER PARKER & THE LIGHT LIGHTERS: I Like
The Way You Walk/ You Know I Love You/ ELLIOTT SHAVERS: Party Poppin, Part
2/ FAY SIMMONS: Ella Weaver/ Secret Lover/ SONNY & PREMIERS: Hey Miss
Fancy/ JIMMY "WILDMAN" SPRUILL: Country Boy/ Scratchin/ DANNY "RUN JOE"
TAYLOR: Makeena/ CHARLES WALKER: Charles Walker Slop/ It Aint Right/
JOHNNY WRIGHT: Gotta Heve You For Myself
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Still 1164 |
No Black Money Baby |
● CD $16.98 |
Another 25 cuts of rare and rocking blues and R&B from the
50s and 60s - most of it making its first appearance on CD and one track (The
Whip by Doug Powell & The Valients) unissued in any form. Includes
Jimmy McPhaill, Al Harrison, The Fortunes, Marie Williams, Eugene Lee,
Chicago Piano "C" Red, Jon Thomas, Little Bebby & The Stereos, Tobin
Matthews, Henry Yeakel & The Jones Boys, Little Clarence, etc.
BROTHER BLUES: Feather Weight Mama/ CHICAGO PIANO "C" RED: 1 Minute After
Midnight/ Miss Annie Lou/ THE FORTUNES: Runnin/ OWEN GRAY: Lonely Days/ AL
HARRISON: Brand New Money/ BILL HOLD & CORONAS: I Need Your Lovin Again/
AL T. JOE: You Cheated On Me/ EUGENE LEE: Money Blues/ LITTLE BOBBY & THE
STEREOS: Drinkin Wine Spodie O Dee/ LITTLE CLARENCE: Come Into My Heart/
TOBIN MATTHEWS: Groanin/ Slippin And Slidin/ JIMMY MCPHAIL: Ding Dong
Baby/ RED MILLER: Nobility Boogie./ LEWIS NELSON & COMBO: No Money Baby/
THE NIGHT OWL: You Shouldn't Oughta Done It/ DOUG POWELL & THE VALIENTS:
The Whip (unissued)/ PEARL REAVES: I Want You To Love Me/ TEXAS RED: Comin
Home/ JOE RICHARDS: You Better Change/ JON THOMAS & BAND: Rib Tips/ MARIE
WILLIAMS: Cat Stratching/ Come Back To Me/ HENRY YEAKEL: Tippin In
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