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RHYTHM & BLUES, SOUL & DOO-WOP
Greg Piccolo -> Red Prysock
| GREG
PICCOLO & HEAVY JUICE WILSON PICKETT THE PLATTERS GEORGE PORTER JR. |
JIMMY PRESTON LLOYD PRICE THE PRIMETTES/ EDDIE FLOYD THE PRISONAIRES RED PRYSOCK |
| GREG PICCOLO & HEAVY JUICE | Fantasy 9676 | Red Lights | ● CD $15.98 |
| 11 tracks, 64 min., recommended A member of Roomful Of Blues
between 1970-1994, Gregory Joseph Piccolo has proven himself to be more
than just a great saxophone player. As with the previous Fantasy CD
("Acid Blue"), his guitar playing is featured on original songs
like "Rockin' Chair", "Everything I Turn Around", and
"Money". Highlights include the original instrumental "Acid
Blue", the 1966 Duke Ellington tune "Blue Pepper", and
Freddie "Taxi" Mitchell's 1952 Derby recording tribute to Alan
Freed, "Moon Dog Boogie". For more details on Greg Piccolo,
visit his Web site at http://www.gregpiccolo.com. (EL) |
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| WILSON PICKETT | Bullseye Blues 9625 | It's Harder Now | ● CD $15.98 |
| Back when Pickett did his last "comeback",
American Soul Man, for Motown in '87, his voice was great, but the songs
sucked & he was backed by synths! A dozen years later, as Pickett says
in the liner, "This album contains no samples, loops, or digital
instruments". All the tunes are new originals (which all seem to have
writing credits shared by producer/ guitarist & former new waver Jon
Tiven & his bassist wife Sally) written, by Pickett, Dan Penn, Donnie
Fritts & Don Covay, with the band a basic keyboard quartet with horn
section, including former Free drummer Simon Kirke! Pickett seems to be
having fun on the sessions & the tunes fit him - recommended! Soul
Survivor/ What's Under That Dress/ All About Sex. (GM) |
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| WILSON PICKETT | Collectables 7767 | The Wicked Pickett | ● CD $12.98 |
| 12 tracks, 31 mins, essential One of the all-time great soul LP's (originally Atlantic 8183 - 1966) put together by the brain trust of Jerry Wexler, Rick Hall and Tom Dowd. The Muscle Shoals crew really shines on this one, perfectly complementing the wicked one's almost out-of-control soul style. Three big dance hits here - Mustang Sally/ Everybody Needs Somebody To Love/ Knock On Wood plus lots more great soul like Penn/Oldham penned Up Tight Good Woman plus New Orleans/ She Ain't Gonna Do Right, etc. (AE) |
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| WILSON PICKETT | Collectables 7768 | The Sound Of Wilson Pickett | ● CD $12.98 |
| 11 tracks, 30 mins, highly recommended Reissue of classic 1967 album (Atlantic 8145) featuring 11 great tracks - Soul Dance Number Three/ I Need A Lot Of Loving Every Day/ I Found A Love, Parts 1 & 2 (a superb 1967 remake of a song he first recorded in 1962 as member of the Detroit soul group The Falcons)/ Mojo Mamma/ Something Within Me/ Love Is A Beautiful Thing, etc. Includes original liner notes. (FS) |
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| WILSON PICKETT | Collectables 7769 | The Midnight Mover | ● CD $12.98 |
| Reissue of Atlantic 8183 from 1966 with ten hot songs -
mostly from the pen of Pickett himself and the upcoming Bobby Womack
including the great title song. |
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| WILSON PICKETT | Rhino 70287 | A Man And A Half | ● CD $25.98 |
| Right from the start, as shown by his sweat-inducing lead on
The Falcon's I Found A Love (the first cut here), Wilson Pickett
pushed soul music to its most intense extremes. His gospel schooling with
The Violinaires stamped that explosive voice for all time; listen to the
pure revival spirit of It's Too Late/ I'm Not Tired/ That's A Man's
Way/ I Found A True Love and even the non-LP Mini-Skirt Minnie.
He even rivaled James Brown on Three Time Loser/ Ninety-Nine And A
Half/ She's Looking Good. But Wilson was more than just a gospel-bred
screamer. When a song demanded subtlety, he was right on the money,
especially on Let Me Be Your Boy/ Jealous Love/ I've Come A Long Way/
You Keep Me Hangin' On; even the vapid I'm In Love is rescued
by his marvelous delivery. Teaming with Stax/ Atlantic talent in 1965, a
string of hits (In The Midnight Hour/ Don't Fight It/ 634-5789/ Land Of
1000 Dances/ Mustang Sally/ Funky Broadway and more) put him in the
soul pantheon. The second CD of this double set contains post-1967
successes like She Said Yes/ Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You/ Funk
Factory/ Don't Knock My Love/ Call My Name, I'll Be There, and the
psychedelic funk of Get Me Back On Time, Engine #9. These years
also spawned some regrettable cover versions, along with formularized but
gritty southern soul, often driven by a ragged, road-weary voice.
Occasional cuts do sound unusually harsh, but most of these 44 tracks are
clear and punchy. Shortcomings aside, this is still an incredible
collection that, like Pickett's best songs, rarely loses touch with the
gospel roots. One of the best soul sets ever. (MB) |
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| WILSON PICKETT | Rhino 71212 | The Very Best Of Wilson Pickett | ● CD $11.98 |
| 16 tracks, 49 min., recommended Every song but one (the 1967 version of I Found A Love) is on Man And A Half, but if you don't have that set, this is absolutely essential. The smash hits In The Midnight Hour/ 634-5789/ Land Of 1000 Dances/ Mustang Sally/ Funky Broadway are placed first; other notables include I'm In Love/ Engine #9/ Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You/ Don't Knock My Love. (MB) |
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| WILSON PICKETT | Rhino 71275 | In The Midnight Hour | ● CD $11.98 |
| 12 tracks, 31 min., recommended CD reissue of Pickett's first LP (Atlantic 8114) from 1965, it's really a collection of singles from '61-'65 that mark the development of his frenetic brand of soul. The three earliest cuts are Pickett leading The Falcons; I Found A Love was a sizable hit, while Take This Love I Got is 50% shouts in the hard gospel tradition whence the Wicked One came. The career maker for Picket though was the #1 R&B title track, which stands as one of the most unforgettable soul songs of its decade. Like it, its successor Don't Fight It (included here) was a hit co-written by Pickett and guitarist Steve Cropper. Short but sweet. (JC) |
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| WILSON PICKETT | Rhino 71276 | The Exciting Wilson Pickett | ● CD $11.98 |
| 12 tracks, 31 min., recommended There's more than a little James Brown in Wilson Pickett's reading (shouting) of Chris Kenner's Land Of 1000 Dances, maybe that's why it's such a great way to open an album. "Exciting", from 1966, is consistently fine whether Wilson's busy savaging his pipes with unintelligible grunts and screams or giving the ladies love advice. Atlantic liked In The Midnight Hour so much it picked it up off his debut LP and set it down on here. (I doubt that anyone complained.) The other hits, 634-5789/ Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do), were both written with Eddie Floyd and feature first class musical support from Isaac Hayes, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson, Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love, and others in Memphis. The non-hits couldn't have missed by much. (JC) |
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| THE PLATTERS | Bear Family BCD 15741 | Four Platters And One Lovely Dish | ● CD $215.98 |
| 9 CDs, 254 tracks. The groups complete Mercury recordings,
1955-64 with 52 page book with extensive notes by Peter Grendysa, full
discographical information and dozens of photos - some in color. |
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| THE PLATTERS | Kent CDKEND 116 | The Musicor Years | ● CD $18.98 |
| 28 tracks recorded for Musicor in the late 60s. |
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| THE PLATTERS | King 651 | The Platters | ● CD $9.98 |
| This is a copy of Federal 651, containing some of their
finest pre-Mercury gospel-inspired ballads and jumps recorded between '54
& '56 when Paul Robi sang with the group, and is for the most part
duplicated by King (Gusto) 5002X reissued in 1977, except for the fine
original version of Only You without the whistling background. If
you didn't buy it then, get it now. Platters at their least commercial
best. (OLN) |
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| THE PLATTERS | King 5002 | 19 Hits | ● CD $9.98 |
| Their entire Federal output including two not originally
issued - Only You / I'll Cry When You're Gone / Give Thanks / All Night
/ Roses Of Picardy, etc. |
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| THE PLATTERS | Mercury 510 314-2 | The Magic Touch: An Anthology | ● CD $23.98 |
| The definitive collection of The Platters' Mercury
recordings featuring 50 songs on two CDs. All their Mercury chart hits
plus some B-sides and EP/LP only cuts, the previously unissued Hula Hop
and lead singer Tony Williams rare solo recording. Booklet features
detailed annotation, historical essay and rare photos. |
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| THE PLATTERS | Mercury 510 317-2 | The Very Best Of The Platters | ● CD $13.98 |
| Yet another hits package from The Platters triumphant career
with Mercury - 12 of their biggest smashes. The Great Pretender/ My
Prayer/ The Magic Touch/ On My Word Of Honor/ Twilight Time/ You'll Never
Never Know/ Only You/ I'm Sorry/ Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/ If I Didn't
Care/ Enchanted/ Harbor Lights. |
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| THE PLATTERS | Varese Vintage VSD 5774 | The Very Best Of The Platters, 1966-1969 | ● CD $11.98 |
| 14 of their Musicor songs including two previously unissued
- I Love You A Thousand Times/ With This Ring/ Devri/ Run While It's
Dark/ I'll Be Home/ Sweet Sweet Lovin'/ Keep On Loving Me, etc. |
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| GEORGE PORTER JR. | Rounder 2099 | Runnin' Partner | ● CD $15.98 |
| JIMMY PRESTON | Collectables 5306 | Jimmy Preston | ● CD $11.98 |
| JIMMY PRESTON | Collectables 5327 | Rock The Joint Vol 2 | ● CD $11.98 |
| JIMMY PRESTON | Flyright FLYCD 33 | 1948 - 1950 | ● CD $16.98 |
| 20 rockin' post-war tracks from this dynamic vocalist/ alto
saxman, culled from Krazy Kat LP's 806 & 827. Preston's 1949 platter Rock
This Joint is his biggest claim to fame, often referred to as the
first "rock'n'roll beat" record. Joint predates Jackie
Brenston's groundbreaking Rocket 88, and became a hit when covered
by Bill Haley a few years later. Preston's mix of jump and blues never saw
much chart action, but is notable for the presence of solid sidemen like
tenor saxist Benny Golson and guitarist Bill Jennings. (MB) |
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| LLOYD PRICE | Specialty SPCD 2105 | His Original Recordings | ● CD $12.98 |
| LLOYD PRICE | Specialty 7010 | Lawdy! | ● CD $15.98 |
| CD of this Legends Of Specialty release produced by Billy
Vera contains nine bonus cuts, eight of which appear on LP's 5007 (UK),
2156 and 2163. Memorable moments include the original Lawdy Miss Clawdy/
Mailman Blues/ So Long/ Operator/ Laurelle/ What's The Matter Now/ If
Crying Was Murder/ Walking The Track/ Carry Me Home, etc. 25 stompin'
wailing sides from the pre-KRC 1952 thru '56 period. Backed by J&M
Studios Crescent City sessions royalty Dave Bartholomew (tpt), Herb
Hardesty (tenor), Fats Domino (pno), Ernest McLean (gtr), Frank Fields (bs),
and Earl Palmer (dms). Solid, unadulterated R&B. (OLN) |
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| LLOYD PRICE | Specialty SPCD 7047 | Vol. 2 - Heavy Dreams | ● CD $15.98 |
| 23 tracks, 57 min., recommended Price joined the Specialty
label when he was a mere 17 years old, but he'd already been fronting a
small combo act for several years. So it should come as no surprise that,
backed by some of New Orleans' finest session men - including Dave
Bartholomew, Herb Hardesty, Lee Allen, Earl Palmer, and even Fats Domino -
he produced numerous charted hits in the early to mid-50s. Top ten r&b
numbers featured here include Oooh-Oooh-Oooh/ Restless Heart/ Tell Me
Pretty Baby, and Ain't It a Shame. Prime Crescent City music
from start to finish and a fitting companion to Volume One by the same
artist. Sound quality, graphics, and notes are all solid. Hats off again
to Billy Vera, who is producing this reissue series for Fantasy Records. ( |
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| THE PRIMETTES/ EDDIE FLOYD | Ember 3398 | Looking Back | ● CD $15.98 |
| The reactivated Ember label reissues recordings made for
Robert West's Lupine label in Detroit in the late 50s/early 60s. Seven
tracks each by The Primettes who later went on to fame and fortune when
they recorded for Motown as The Supremes and seven by Floyd who later went
on to bigger and better things. The music here is pretty awful and is
matched by the poor recording quality but I suppose it has some historical
value. |
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| THE PRISONAIRES | Bear Family BCD 15523 | Just Walkin' In The Rain | ● CD $21.98 |
| 26 tunes on this wonderful new CD from Bear Family
comprising every song the Prisonaires (inmates at Tennessee State Penitentiary) recorded for Sun Records from 1953 to 1955. Led by lead tenor
Johnny Bragg, the Prisonaires were modeled on The Inkspots, singing some
of the most heartrending songs ever recorded like Just Walkin' In The
Rain , A Prisoner's Prayer and No More Tears as well as
a fair amount of more upbeat material in the style of the popular Black
quartets of the era. They also showed alot of promise with the emerging
rock 'n' roll/ R&B style on tunes like That Chick's Too Young To Fry
, Lucille, I Want You and Rockin' Horse . A sharp 28 page
booklet with discography and many photos make this the definitive package
of Prisonaires recordings. (AE) |
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| RED PRYSOCK | Verve 547 878 | Swingsation | ● CD $11.98 |
| 14 tracks recorded for Mercury between 1951 and 1961 by hot
sax man Prysock. |
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