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VINTAGE
ROCK 'N' ROLL & ROCKABILLY
Jack Earls -> The Exciters
| JACK EARLS |
Navajo 101 |
Live |
● CD $22.98 |
Legendary Sun rockabilly performer recorded live in Sweden
in 2000 accompanied by a Swedish quintet. Jack sounds pretty good on a
selection that includes a lot of songs he originally recorded for Sun (Hey
Jim/ Let's Bop/ Crawdad Hole/ Slow Down, etc) along with some covers (Flip,
Flop & Fly/ She Sure Can Rock Me/ Roll Over Beethoven, etc.). Band is
pretty bland and the thin recorded sound doesn't help.
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| EDDIE & THE SHOWMEN |
AVI 5021 |
Squad Car |
● CD $15.98 |
We've turned up a few copies of this out of print
collection of wild surf instrumentals by guitarist Eddie Bertrand and his
band The Showmen. 17 tracks recorded for Liberty between 1962 and 1965
including unreleased tunes and demos. Includes 8 page booklet with
extensive tiny notes and rare photos.
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| DUANE EDDY |
Collectables 6222 |
Duane A Go-Go/ Does Bob Dylan |
● CD $13.98 |
CD release of two Colpix LP's from 1965 produced by Lee
Hazelwood - 24 tracks in all. There's plenty of Duane's patented bass
string twangin' but he doesn't ignore the other strings either, which
makes for a nice contrast on tunes like Cottonmouth, Just To
Satisfy You and If You've Seen One, You've Seen 'Em All. The
sax playing by Jim Horn and the harmonica of Larry Knechtel is a too happy
and yakity for my taste but some will like it. Something like the extreme
Fuzz on House Of The Rising Sun, She Belongs To Me and
Blowin' In The Wind is more to the point. (AE)
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| DUANE EDDY |
Jamie 4007 |
Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel |
● CD $15.98 |
Reissue of Duane's original 1958 album with bonus tracks.
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| DUANE EDDY |
Jamie 4010 |
Especially For You |
● CD $15.98 |
Reissue of original 1959 album with stereo remixes from
the original master tapes, 3 chart singles (including Peter Gunn),
5 never before released bonus tracks, new liner notes & rare 1959 photos.
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| DUANE EDDY |
Jamie 4016 |
The "Twangs" The "Thang" |
● CD $15.98 |
Reissue of Duane's third Jamie album from 1959 remixed in
stereo with six bonus tracks - five of them previously unissued alternate
takes. Includes My Blue Heaven/ The Last Minte Of Innocence/ You Are My
Sunshine/ Night Train To Memphis/ Trambone/ Rebel Walk/ Bonnie Come Back
and others.
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| DUANE EDDY |
Jamie 4026 |
Plays Songs Of Our Heritage |
● CD $15.98 |
19 tracks, 48 min, good
Can it be possible - a boring
Duane Eddy LP? This set reissues Jamie 3011 from 1960. I knew there was gonna be trouble when the liner notes refer to this set as "unplugged" -
just like the answer to "thank you" is "you're welcome", not "no problem",
the use of natural sounding instruments is "acoustic" not "unplugged".
This set features Duane on banjo & acoustic guitar with the other main
instrument being Jim Horn on flute! The songs are folk songs like someone
would be playing by a campfire before nodding off to sleep. Tunes include
Scarlet Ribbons/ On Top Of Old Smokey/ Cripple Creek, John Henry,
etc. On the plus side, the stereo sound from the original master tapes is
outstanding & there's eight never before heard tracks that are either
undubbed or alternate takes complete with studio chatter. But I just can't
picture "dance with the banjo man". (GM)
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| DUANE EDDY |
Jamie/ Guyden 4036 |
$1,000,000 Worth Of Twang |
● CD $15.98 |
15 tracks, 33 mins, highly recommended
"$1,000,000.00
Worth Of Twang", that's probably been issued and re-issued about 100
times, but if you don't have it--you should-- this is as nice a version as
has come down the pike in recent times. Features the hits you know like
Rebel Rouser/ Because They're Young/ Movin' and Groovin'/ The Lonely One,
etc, plus great bonus tracks The Secret Seven/ Lost Island and
Shazam! Solid notes, pics and trade ad reproductions in fold out
booklet. (JM)
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| DUANE EDDY |
Rhino 71223 |
Twang Thang - The Duane Eddy Anthology |
● CD $31.98 |
40 tracks, 107 minutes, recommended
This Duane Eddy
collection is not only a great place to become acquainted with Mr. Twang
but it's also an essential purchase for all Eddy fans and/or fans of
rock'n'roll guitar. Over the course of 2 CD's and 40 tunes Duane Eddy's
career is traced from his first solo record in 1957, Movin' N' Groovin'
, through the glory years of the late 50's and early 60's - Rebel
Rouser/ Ramrod/ Cannonball , etc. and on through the 70's and 80's
where his collaboration with The Art Of Noise in '86 on Peter Gunn
introduced him to the MTV generation. With almost 30 LP's to his credit
this only scratches the surface of his achievements. Even so, Rhino has
done a fine job, most notably in letting Eddy help out in the remastering.
The selections are drawn from his output for Jamie, RCA, Colpix, Reprise,
GTO(UK) and Capitol and include 7 previously unissued tunes like the rowdy
Roadhouse Boogie and Road Race (from '82) with a band that
includes Ry Cooder and the Rivingtons and from 1966, Buckaroo with
James Burton, Barney Kessel, etc. where Eddy plays a Danelectro 12-string
Bellzouki! The 52 page booklet is as well compiled as the discs. The twang
is the thang. (AE)
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| JONATHAN EDWARDS |
Collector's Choice 526 |
Have A Good Time For Me |
● CD $12.98 |
11 tracks. 35 minutes, very good
Jonathan Edwards is most
known for his AM radio hit Sunshine from 1971, a breezy folk-pop
song that got him a lot of mileage with the major labels, although they
seemed a bit puzzled as to just what exactly to do with his career.
Edwards' aspirations weren't for the pop charts; he was quoted as saying
that he only wanted to "make good music and play with my friends." Presto!
wish granted: the rest of the '70s found him making good, earthy records,
surrounded by friends and achieving little or no chart success and
dwindling album sales (although he did eventually have some mainstream
country success in the late 1980s). This is a re-issue of his third LP
originally released in 1973 on Atco records, and is comprised solely of
covers of other artists, mostly friends from the Boston music scene and
other contemporaries, with a cover of Jimmie Rodgers' Travelin' Blues
and the standard When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder. Jonathan
Edwards is the kind of country artist that seems more at home at the wheel
of a Chevy van than at the reins of an Appaloosa, but he does have a
certain appeal. The brave souls who picked up the "Soft Sounds For Gentle
People" comps from our most recent catalog might dig on this release as
well. (JM)
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| TOMMY EDWARDS |
Eric 11501 |
It's All In The Game - Complete Hits Of
Tommy Edwards |
● CD $16.98 |
20 tracks, 52 min., recommended
Not only did he manage to
make a hit of the title tune here twice, once in 1951 and again, with an
updated arrangement, in 1958, but he also placed another 13 numbers in the
top 100, mostly during the first reign of rock 'n' roll. Not bad for a
straight ballad singer, but then, most musical eras have made room for
just a little romance. Among the "submarine race" gems here are both
versions of the title tune, Please Love Me Forever/ Please Mr. Sun/ The
Morning Side of the Mountain/ It's Only the Good Times and Mr.
Music Man. All delivered in clear stereo sound (with just a few
monaural exceptions) and accompanied by brief but solid notes by Fred
Bronson. (DH)
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| ESQUERITA |
Bear Family BCD 15504 |
Sock It To Me Baby |
● CD $21.98 |
12 previously unissued tracks by one of the wildest
rockers of all time. This was recorded in 1965 for former Atlantic exec.
Herb Abramson during one of Esquerita's many scuffling periods. It's
mostly just the voola man with his own piano with occasional vocal backup.
Original plans to add a band for release on the Triumph label as Esquerita
& The Morticians was unfortunately shelved. The material is a mixture of
rocking R&B, blues, pop and a bit of weird social commentary on
Mississippi God-damn Gonzo notes by Kicks mag writer Billy Miller.
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| ESQUERITA |
Collectables 2713 |
Rockin' The Joint |
● CD $14.98 |
28 tracks, 64 mins, essential
Reissue of Capitol 91871
which was issued in 1990 but only available for a few years. 28 piano poundin' pompadour pumpin' whoopin' flailin' and wailin' winners from the
man Little Richard called "one of the greatest pianists". Depending on
which story you believe, Little Richard learned more than just a few piano
riffs from Esquerita, but these sides, recorded for Capitol in '58 and '59
(well after Little Richard's early hits) prove who was the REAL wild man
of rock'n'roll. Esquerita was probably too wild to make it in the late
50's, but since then his cult status has been perpetuated by reissues of
his material on numerous labels. His piano playing alone is the stuff of
legend - sometimes in control, sometimes not, but always full of
double-fisted intensity - and the alternately growling and shrieking
vocals put it totally over the top. You'll never hear anything quite like
this... (MB)
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| ESQUERITA |
Norton CED 202 |
Vintage Voola |
● CD $14.98 |
11 tracks, 28 mins, essential
Eskew
Reeder Jr. taught Little Richard the voola. Listen to Richard's pre (RCA &
Peacock) & post (Specialty) voola recordings for evidence. Reeder taught
Richard piano & phrasing and even more important, flamboyance (Richard
stole his hairstyle) before being put off as being a mere Richard imitator
and dying an unknown cult star in 1986 of AIDS. These 11 tracks ought to
win some kinda Grammy. The Magnificent Malochi was "discovered" by Blue
Cap guitarist Paul Peek and toured with Gene Vincent, who got him a
Capitol contract. This disc includes an incredible Paul Peek single from
'58 on NRC - Sweet Skinny Jenny/ The Rock-A-Round, which besides
being Esquerita's 1st recordings, also feature Joe South & Jerry Reed on
guitars, Ray Stevens on second piano (!) & some frantic sax. There are 7
tunes from acetates of Esquerita's Capitol demo session from '58, (sound's
a bit rough in places) with absolutely devastating versions of Rockin'
The Joint/ Oh Baby/ Please Come Home that he later recorded for
Capitol plus 4 never re-recorded! As a bonus the CD includes a late 60s
version of Dew Drop Inn from the Cross Tone label - a song also
covered by Little Richard and ends with an interview with Little Richard
talking about our hero. 16 page booklet has notes by Billy Miller and lots
of rare photos, some never published before including a couple of
incredible ones in full color. (GM/ FS)
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| PAUL EVANS |
Ace CDCHD 551 |
The Fabulous Teens ... And Beyond |
● CD $18.98 |
28 tracks, 70 minutes, very good
In '59 & '60, teen star &
songwriter Evans had 4 big hits, the biggest being Seven Little Girls
Sitting In The Back Seat, along with Midnight Special,
Happy- Go-Lucky Me & Brigade Of Broken Hearts for the Carlton
subsidiary Guarantee. These are all here as well as his 1st 2 LPs, "Paul
Evans Sings The Fabulous Teens" (Guaranteed 1000 from 60, mostly remakes
of pop & R&B hits incl The Fool, 60 Minute Man, Slippin'
& Slidin') & "Hear Paul Evans In Your Home Tonight", (Carlton 129 from
'61, mostly originals including most of the hits). Evans was also a good
songwriter, known for When by the Kalin Twins, Happiness Is,
& heard here on a demo for the 1st time, Roses Are Red (My Love).
There's also a few later tunes incl his maudlin 1978 smash Hello, This
Is Joanie. Extensive liner notes including some by Evans himself! (GM)
PAUL EVANS: 60 Minute Man/ Across The Sea/ After The
Hurricane/ Blind Joy/ Butterfly/ Disneyland Daddy/ Fish In The Ocean
(bubbly Bum Bum)/ Hambone Rock/ Happy Go Lucky Me/ Hello, This Is Joannie
(the Telephone Answering Machine Song)/ Honey Love/ Hushabye Little
Guitar/ I'm In Love Again/ I'm Walkin'/ Just Because I Love You/ Midnite
Special/ Over The Mountain/ Roses Are Red (my Love)/ Seven Little Girls
Sitting In The Back Seat/ Show Folk/ Since I Met You Baby/ Slippin' And
Slidin'/ The Brigade Of Broken Hearts/ The Fool/ Tutti Frutti/ Twins/ Why/
Willie's Sung With Everybody (but Me)/ Worshipping An Idol
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Ace CDCHD 544 |
Original British Hit Singles |
● CD $18.98 |
A slightly different look at the Cadence recordings of
this great duo focussing on the 11 singles issued in England on the London
label - some with different edits to their U.S. counterparts.
THE EVERLY BROTHERS: ('til) I Kissed You/ All I Have To
Do Is Dream/ Be-bop-a-lula/ Bird Dog/ Bye Bye Love/ Claudette/ Devoted To
You/ I Wonder If I Care As Much/ Leave My Woman Alone/ Let It Be Me/ Like
Strangers/ Love Of My Life/ Maybe Tomorrow/ Oh, What A Feeling/ Poor
Jenny/ Problems/ Should We Tell Him/ Since You Broke My Heart/ Take A
Message To Mary/ This Little Girl Of Mine/ Wake Up Little Susie/ When Will
I Be Loved
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Ace CDCH 903 |
Greatest Recordings |
● CD $18.98 |
18 track CD (40 minute playing time) with a wonderful
selection of the best of the Cadence material (1957-60). If you were
enthralled about how gorgeous this material sounded on Ace's digitally
remastered LPs, just wait til you hear it on CD! In original mono &
stereo. The cream of the crop - Wake Up Little Susie/ Bird Dog/
Problems/ All I Have to Do Is Dream/ Bye Bye Love/ Poor Jenny , etc.
([GM])
THE EVERLY BROTHERS: ('til) I Kissed You/ All I Have To
Do Is Dream/ Bird Dog/ Bye Bye Love/ Claudette/ Hey Doll Baby/ I Wonder If
I Care As Much/ Leave My Woman Alone/ Let It Be Me/ Like Strangers/ Love
Of My Life/ Poor Jenny/ Problems/ Rip It Up/ Should We Tell Him/ Take A
Message To Mary/ Wake Up Little Susie/ When Will I Be Loved
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Ace CDCH 932 |
The Everly Brothers/The Fabulous Style |
● CD $18.98 |
Two original Cadence LPs on one CD.
THE EVERLY BROTHERS: ('til) I Kissed You/ All I Have To
Do Is Dream/ Be-bop-a-lula/ Bird Dog/ Brand New Heartache/ Bye Bye Love/
Claudette/ Devoted To You/ Hey Doll Baby/ I Wonder If I Care As Much/ Keep
A Knockin'/ Leave My Woman Alone/ Let It Be Me/ Like Strangers/ Love Of My
Life/ Maybe Tomorrow/ Oh What A Feeling/ Poor Jenny/ Problems/ Rip It Up/
Should We Tell Him/ Since You Broke My Heart/ Take A Message To Mary/ This
Little Girl Of Mine/ Wake Up Little Susie/ When Will I Be Loved
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Bear Family BCD 15618 |
Classic Everly Brothers |
● CD $84.98 |
It's not like this stuff hasn't been out before. For
years, labels in the U.S. and Europe have reissued the Everly Brothers'
Cadence Recordings that encompassed all their hits from the fifties
including Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie, Bird Dog,
When Will I Be Loved, pop music standards that by now transcend
category. The difference is this is the first set to bring all their early
material together, starting with their first four unsuccessful 1955
country recordings for Columbia done with backing from Carl Smith's band
the Tunesmiths (available along on Bear Family BFE 15075), plus the
complete Cadence recordings (with some alternate takes), together for the
first time. The remastering brings out the astounding clarity the original
recordings had, particularly on the trademark acoustic guitars. It's
another example of what can be done with the CD in the hands of capable
engineers like Bill Inglot, known for his work with Rhino Records, who
worked on the Everly material in his early days with Rhino. Improving on
his original work, the sound is probably as good as these recordings will
ever get. Though Cadence Records owner Archie Bleyer, a pop music veteran,
produced them, he left Don and Phil, along with Nashville's finest
pickers, frame the music. The guitars of Chet Atkins, Ray Edenton and Hank
Garland and songwriter Boudleaux Bryant made all the difference. Also
included is a radio show featuring Don and Phil with Jim Reeves, June
Carter and Hank Garland. A detailed booklet with rare in-studio photos and
text by Colin Escott provides complete information. (RK)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Bear Family BCD 15931 |
Outtakes |
● CD $23.98 |
Bear Family has gone through all the Everly Brothers'
Cadence "outtake" boxes and chosen versions that are substantially
different to the familiar issued versions and have included false starts
and studio chatter. Includes first takes of classics like Bye Bye Love/
Wake Up Little Susie/ Bird Dog and All I have To Do Is Dream.
Beautifully packaged in a small box which replicates the look of a vintage
tape box with a 64 page illustrated booklet with deatiled notes, rare
photos, reproductions of session sheets and full discographical details.
Note that these outtakes do not duplicate those included on the Bear
Family box set of the Everlys' Columbia and Cadence recordings (BCD 15618
- $74.98)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Bear Family BCD 16511 |
The Price Of fame, 1960-1965 |
● CD $209.98 |
Seven CD box set with 228 tracks and 188-page hardcover
book. The first of two sets covering all the Everlys' recordings from 1960
to 1972. Includes outtakes, rarities. foreign language singles, spoken
word promos and 29 previously unissued recordings. The book by Everly
Bros. historian Andrew Sandoval features a newly compiled day-by-day
chronology of the duo's recording sessions, concerts plus radio and
television appearances.
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Bear Family BCD 16791 |
Chained To A Memory, 1966-1972 |
● CD $279.98 |
Seven CD box set plus DVD and hardcover book. The Brothers
complete Warner Bros and RCA recordings from 1966 to 1972 when the duo
split for the first time. It includes 50 previously unissued tracks. The
DVD features a 1965 Swedish concert plus rare clips from "Hullabaloo",
"Swingin' Time", "Hollywood Palace," a Petula Clark special and the rare
1959 Swedish production "The Archie Bleyer Show"
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 548 |
It's Everly Time |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 27 mins, highly recommended
First in a series
of albums to reissue all of the Everly Brothers Warner Bros albums with
the exception of their Christmas album. Only six of these albums have been
reissued on CD before. Each album features original artwork plus new notes
by Richie Unterberger. This is their first WB album 1381 from 1960 and is
in a similar vein to their previous cadence recordings with generally
stripped down arrangements and a high proportion of songs from the
prolific and talented FElice and Bouldleaux Bryant. Though there are no
hits here there are some great songs including one of Don's finest
compositions - the beautiful ballad So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad).
The Bryants provide such gems as Just In Case/ Sleepless Nights/ Some
Sweet Day and the bluesy Nashville Blues. There are several
covers including a terrific version of Ray Charles' What Kind Of Girl
Are You. (FS)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 549 |
A Date With The Everly Brothers |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 27 min, highly recommended
Straight CD issue of
Warner Bros 1395 from 1960. Their 2nd WB LP would be one of their last
strong LPs for awhile. Boasting the mega-hit Cathy's Clown, this
also has one of Don & Phil's strongest tunes, which they didn't even put
out as a single - Love Hurts. Also includes their hit cover of
Lucille, & even Jimmy Reed's Baby What You Want Me To Do. Not
only did The Beatles cover So How Come (No One Loves Me) on the
BBC, but compare Don & Phil's Always It's You to the Beatle's
chorus of "it's you, you-you-you" from Hold Me Tight. Liner notes
by Ritchie Untermeyer. (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 550 |
Both Sides Of An Evening |
● CD $12.98 |
14 tracks, 34 min, good
CD issue of Warner Bros 1418 from
1961. This one's for the diehard fans only. At this time, The Everlys were
involved in a lawsuit with their publisher Acuff-Rose & couldn't use any
of their material, which included such songwriters as their long-time
suppliers Felice & Boudleux Bryant as well as themselves! As a result,
"Both Sides Of An Evening" (7 songs each "For Dancing" & "For Dreaming")
have the Bros. doing tunes from the 20s! You may see reviews on how well
they sing here, but do you really want to hear them do My Mammy/ My Gal
Sal or the horrible Mention My Name In Sheboygan, as bad as
anything on a 60s Elvis soundtrack. Yes, there are a few good tracks here
- Muskrat/ Bully Of The Town & even a nice version of Hi-Lilli
Hi-Lo. (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 551 |
Instant Party |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 28 min, good
CD issue of Warner Bros 1430 from
1961. Don & Phil were still estranged from Acuff-Rose The Who must've
loved this LP, as they retitled their song Circles in honor of the
title. However, it's hard to see who this was aimed at - what teen would
want to sit through the likes of Oh My Papa, a particularly dreary
Bye Bye Blackbird & the infamously titled When Its Night-Time In
Italy It's Wednesday Over Here, a tune that ranks with the worst of
Elvis's soundtrack tunes. There's a few good things here, particularly
their takes on Temptation & Jezebel, a dreamy True Love,
& songs from their daddy Ike - Long Lost John & Ground Hog.
(GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 552 |
Sing Great Country Hits |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 29 min, recommended
CD issue of Warner Bros
1513 from '63, Still estranged from Acuff-Rose, the boys took a different
approach. This set covers country hits from the 50s & 60s that touched the
pop listeners at some point, though not the then-current country-politan
syrupy tunes. Even includes their 1st original in quite some time, the
closing This Is The Last Song I'm Ever Going To Sing, written by
Sonny Curtis. Also covers of Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On/ Oh
Lonesome Me/ I Walk The Line/ Release Me, etc. (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 553 |
Gone Gone Gone |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 26 min, very good
CD issue of Warner Bros 1585
from 1965. Finally done with their problems with Acuff Rose (see "Both
Sides Of An Evening"), The Brothers put out their first rock
'n 'roll
oriented LP in four years. However, it's a hodgepodge of tracks going back
to 1960, also 4 tunes previously available on 45s. The title tune was the
Bros' last great tune of the 60s & this also includes the cult hit
Ferris Wheel as well as TV & Radio, a fine JD Loudermilk tune
Torture and a driving cover of Ain't That Lovin' You Baby.
(GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 554 |
Rock 'n Soul |
● CD $12.98 |
Warner Brothers 1578 from 1965 features 12 rock 'n' roll
and R&B hits - That'll Be The Day/ Maybellene/ Kansas City/ Love Hurts
( a different version from the one on "A Date With")/ Susie Q/ I'm
Gonna Move To The OUtskirts Of Town, etc.
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 555 |
Beat And Soul |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 32 min, excellent
CD issue of Warner Bros 1605
from 1965. Only one original here, Don & Phil's own The Man With The
Money, which night be better known from the version by The Who. The
rest are covers of R&B hits, mostly from the 50s. Most of the tunes have
the Bros' harmonies & jaunty tempo which sometimes works (Hi-Heeled
Sneakers) & sometimes doesn't (Lonely Avenue). See See Rider,
an uptempo version of the Chuck Willis version even has a fuzz guitar! And
wait till you hear them "get down" on Walkin' The Dog! (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 557 |
In Our Image |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 26 min, excellent
CD Issue of Warner Bros 1620
from1966. Though the hits had mostly dried up, Don & Phil kept on putting
out many 45s in the mid 60s, most of them flops. However The Price Of
Love had made it to #2 in the UK & Cliff Richard's cover of Don's
It's All Over made the Top 10 in the UK. This set collects 9 of the 45
rpm sides along with three new tracks. Includes perhaps The Brothers worst
track Lovey Kravetz (well, maybe not as bad as Mention My Name
In Sheboygan - see "Two Sides Of An Evening") as well as a few gems
like the Motownish (You Got) The Power Of Love plus Leave My
Girl Alone/ June Is Just As Cold As December., etc. (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 558 |
Two Yanks In England |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 31 min, highly recommended
CD issue of Warner
Bros 1646 from 1966. Kind of a legendary LP - during the heart of the
British Invasion, the Bros go to London to cut an LP. There was no mention
of the backing band on the original LP & all that was known was that 8 of
the 12 tunes were written by L. Ransford. Turns out that was a pseudonym
for The Hollies who supplied the material (mostly B sides & LP cuts) &
backing, with supposedly some guitar from Jimmy Page. Besides the Hollies
tunes (Have You Ever Loved Somebody/ Fifi the Flea) there's also
covers of Pretty Flamingo & Somebody Help Me as well as Don
& Phil's own Kiss Your Man Goodbye. (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 559 |
The Hit Sound Of The Everly Brothers |
● CD $12.98 |
Warner Brothers 1676 from 1967 - covers of other artists'
hits - Blueberry Hill/ The Devil's Child/ Sea Of Heartbreak/ (I'd Be) A
Legend In My Time/ Sticks And Stones/ She Never Smiles Anymore, etc.
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 560 |
Sing |
● CD $12.98 |
12 tracks, 34 min, excellent
CD issue of Warner Bros 1708
from 1967. An anomaly in the Bros releases, this set is full of highly
arranged & orchestrated tunes, originals, but not by Don & Phil, who were
too busy touring. Their bassist, Terry Slater, found some time to write,
as there's five tunes here by him, including the Brotherss final WB hit
Bowling Green. A lot of the tunes here fall under what is now
celebrated as "Sunshine Pop" - the LA studio productions with ornate
orchestration & lots of high wafting voices. Of course, it WAS '67, so
Slater came up with Talking To The Flowers & Mary Jane (with
fuzz guitar!) There's still one great Don tune, It's All Over, &
the set closes with three covers including, of all things, A Whiter
Shade Of Pale & a soul-attempt at Mercy Mercy Mercy! (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 561 |
Roots |
● CD $12.98 |
Warner Brothers 1752 from 1968. Throughout the album we
get short excerpts from early fifties radio shows featuring the "Everly
Family." The rest of the material was recorded in 1968. Includes fine
versions of Sing Me Back Home/ Mama Tried/ Less Of Me/ Shady Grove.
Some of the production is questionable (fuzz guitars, horns, etc.) but the
album holds up pretty well. A welcome re-issue for all Everly fans.
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 562 |
The Everly Brothers Show |
● CD $15.98 |
67 min, 18 tracks, recommended
CD issue of the Warner
Bros. double LP. Liner note writer Richie Unterberger seems to have
written off the Everlys at this stage in their career, but they actually
were getting a 2nd (or 3rd) wind. Roots music was back in style & Johnny
Cash had one of the country's most popular TV shows. Don & Phil were
actually Johnny's summer replacement show, which was the same as the title
of this set. Barnaby had reissued the long out-of-print Cadence sides &
Warners just had the hits packages in print, so this was a kind of
updating of the catalog, done live 2/6/70. Includes live versions of hits
& covers if others both from the beginning of rock 'n' roll (Maybelline),
from country (Mama Tried) & current including a lot of Beatles.
Most interesting is a 18 min medley including Rock'n'Roll Music
amidst such tunes as The End (Beatles, not Doors), If I Were A
Carpenter & The Thrill Is Gone. And in listening to Walk
Right Back, you can hear how Neil Young cribbed it for Harvest
Moon! (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Collectors' Choice 563 |
The New Album |
● CD $12.98 |
14 tracks, 34 min, recommended
1st US issue of an LP put
out 9/77 by UK Warners 56415. The Everlys were always huge in the UK &
this set, though called "The New Album," boasts an early 60s pic which
gives more of a clue. This is a set of never-before released WB 60s
material, most of it better than the majority of the actual released LPs!
Though mostly from the '61-65 era, my fave here is a version of Empty
Boxes done with just acoustic guitars & vocals, with the song's author
Ron Elliot of The Beau Brummels. Also there's a gorgeous remake of
Nancy's Minuet, a fine Cajun Big Mamou, & Roger Miller's
Burma Shave. (GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Rhino 70212 |
Songs Our Daddy Taught Us |
● CD $11.98 |
Reissue of their 2nd LP, Cadence CLP 3016 from 1958 -
gorgeous LP has the brothers returning to their Appalachian roots in this
set of 12 traditional folk & country songs - with their harmonies at
theiir peak & their accoustic guitars way up front.
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Varese Vintage 66217 |
The Complete Cadence Recordings, 1957-1960 |
● CD $29.98 |
Newly compiled two CD set featuring 47 tracks including
newly discovered demos that have never been reissued before.
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Varese 66681 |
Give Me A Future |
● CD $13.98 |
18 tracks, 34 min, recommended
Recently found publishing
demos featuring mostly just Don or Phil on acoustic guitar, though there's
a few like the opening title track that has those harmonies. The subtitle
is misleading, listed as "18 Unreleased Recordings From The Late 50s &
Early 60s", this belies the fact that many are actually from a mid-70s Don
solo session. Many were actually older numbers that Don was thinking of
re-recording as a solo, & includes the interesting I'm Tired Of Singing
My Song In Las Vegas, which of course is exactly what the Brothers
ended up doing! Also includes a few different versions of tunes first
heard on the companion volume "Too Good To Be True". Highlights include
Captain Captain/ Oh What A Feeling, & the gorgeous Maybe Tomorrow
(GM)
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Warner Bros. 1471 |
Golden Hits |
● CD $11.98 |
12 Warner Brothers hits - That's Old Fashioned/ Crying
In The Rain/ Don't Blame Me/ Cathy's Clown/ Lucille/ Muskrat, etc.
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| THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Warner Bros. 45164 |
Walk Right Back - 1960-69 |
● CD $21.98 |
2 discs, 50 tracks, 125 min., recommended
A gem of a
package: two discs in a single-sized jewel box, featuring a generous
number of tracks covering the full decade of the sixties, plus a 24 page
booklet with photos, solid discographical information, and authoritative
notes by Colin Escott. And its an honest presentation. Though most of
these numbers qualify as relative highlights in the Everlys' career, there
are some acknowledged relative low points as well, from the days when many
American rockers wondered just what kind of music to make in the face of
the British invasion. Among the many fine numbers are Cathy's Clown/
Walk Right Back/ Ebony Eyes/ That's Old Fashioned/ Nothing Matters But
You/ Bowling Green, and Lord of the Manner. If you like the
Everlys' Warner Brothers material at all, this set is probably the one to
buy. (DH)
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| THE EXCITERS |
Collectables 5672 |
Tell Him |
● CD $13.98 |
Singer Brenda Reid with The Exciters is credited with
introducing aggression to the Girl Group Sound. This CD all 20 tunes
recorded for United Artists, 1962 - 1964, all 5 singles - Tell Him
& Get Him (both written by Bert Berns), He's Got The Power
(Ellie Greenwich's 1st song written for Leiber & Stoller's production
company, which got her together with Phil Spector), the original recording
of the Barry-Greenwich classic Do Wah Diddy Diddy (later, a #1 hit
for Manfred Mann) and We Were Lovers , along with the complete
contents of the
Tell Him LP (UA 6264, 1963) recorded in real stereo. All tunes
produced by Leiber & Stoller. Also inc. an unissued version of All
Grown Up, written by Barry & Greenwich, later given to The Crystals
and unedited versions of Tell Him and He's Got The Power
(GM)
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