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| Ana Popovic - Can You Stand The Heat |
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ArtisteXclusive Records 2013 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Arthur Big Boy Crudup - Sunny Road recorded 1969 |
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Delmark Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Bettie And The Handsome Trio - Taste Of Blue hyvä kotimainen R&B levy |
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Handsome Sounds 2013 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Big Mama Thornton - The Complete 1950-1961 2CD |
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Le Chant Du Monde 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Bo Diddley & Ron Wood - LIve At The Ritz recorded live at the Ritz, November 1987, New York City running time approx 59 min |
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IMC Music 2013 | DVD | 15.00 € |
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| Bobby Darin - Sings Ray Charles |
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Hallmark Music 2013 | CD | 5.90 € |
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| Cash Box Kings - Black Topping The Cash Box Kings' second release for Blind Pig Records, 'Black Toppin',' has hit the streets! The recording features the regular members of the 'CBK Collective': Joe Nosek, Oscar Wilson, Kenny 'Beady Eyes' Smith, Joel Paterson, Beau Sample, Mark Haines, Billy Flynn, Gerry Hundt, Barrelhouse Chuck, and Jerry DeVivo. Featuring 8 originals and 5 covers (Little Walter, Lightnin' Slim, Jimmy Rogers, and the Velvet Underground) the album runs the gamut between delta, swamp blues, and straight-up Chess-era Chicago blues along with jump blues, some Mick Taylor-era Stones and what we call 'blues-a-billy,' our own hybrid of Sun Records’ blues and Sun Records’ country and rockabilly. We think it's our best album yet and we can't wait to get out and play it live! |
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Blind Pig Records 2013 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Dr. Feelgood - Live In London recorded on the 21st June 1989. Originally released 1990. |
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Grand Records 2013 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Dr. Snout And His Hogs Of Rhythm - Ooh Wow / Sad As A Man Can Be New 7" available now. Limited pressing 500 copies only. |
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Goofin Records 2013 | Single/EP | 6.00 € |
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| Erja Lyytinen - Forbidden Fruit ‘Forbidden Fruit’ finds Finnish slide guitarist Erja Lyytinen taking the blues into the personal realm, to find new ways of expressing her feelings, understanding life experiences and realising her musical ambitions. From the deeply felt lyrics and well crafted songs, to the emotional input of her solos and expansive band harmonies, ‘Forbidden Fruit’ embodies the essence of everything we identify as the blues. Whether you could call it therapy, deeply held personal convictions, or more simply a celebration of life, this album has it all. And as Erja humorously remarks; ‘It was all made without an auto tuner (laughs), so everything is played and sang as you hear it’. ‘Forbidden Fruit’ is a multi layered album. Peel away a layer and you will find another rich seam of lyrical meaning and intricate guitar parts. The heart felt lyrics match the deep guitar tones and sonic textures, all glued together by Erja own natural vivacity. Recorded at Helsinki’s Rescue Room Studios, the album’s sensual front cover photo was shot at Murder Mile studios in London by Finnish photographer Tina Korhonen. The all female crew added to an apparent statement of Erja’s self confidence. And there’s much to be proud of, as ‘Forbidden Fruit’ explores the full spectrum of life’s experiences; up, down and sideways. There’s a imperceptible meeting of old blues traditions - the art of story telling and sexual double entendres - with contemporary musical values and guitar solo’s that evoke lyrical meaning. For every well crafted turn of phrase there’s an intricate guitar part to match, ranging from co-producer Davide Floreno’s tremolo guitar figure on ‘Joyful Misery’ to Erja’s guitar- led wall of sound on ‘Jealousy’. She further explores the full tonal possibilities of her new custom shop Fender Stratocaster on ‘Forbidden Fruit’, ‘Joyful Misery’ and the dual guitar fest that is ‘Change Of Season’, while the radical arrangement and unusual chords on ‘Death Letter’ re-invigorate the blues standard and help integrate it into the albums sequential flow. Co-song writer Alan Darby (who has worked with Bonnie Raitt and Bonnie Tyler) provides the American feel on two relationship songs, the self explanatory ‘At Least We Still Fight’ and the deeply personal ‘Joyful Misery’. The latter is inspired by a 50 year relationship between her uncle and aunt. The lyrics of the title tracks pull no punches - ‘A flower in blossom attracts all kind of bees’ - as Erja achieves her goal of ‘sounding honest, beautiful and sad at the same time’, before she belatedly offers us a cathartic release with Lil Johnson’s ‘Press My Button’. ‘Forbidden Fruit’ is an album of real substance, emotion, superb band interplay and Erja’s very best vocals. The blues never sounded more essential. |
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Ruf Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Fabulous Thunderbirds - On The Verge The Fabulous Thunderbirds are On the Verge of an exciting new era as they release their breakout recording for Severn Records. Anchored by the big voice of original front man, Kim Wilson, On the Verge is a departure for the legendary blues rockers as they explore their soulful side with 10 original numbers recorded at our very own state of the art Severn Sound Studios. On the Verge marks a new beginning for the band with Wilson saying, we're defining our own genre. Using cutting edge technology and a collaborative, free-flowing creative process, the T-Birds have crafted a fresh sound, one that's sure to satisfy diehard fans while bringing new blood into the fold of the band's faithful legion. Taking cues from unexpected influences like O.V. Wright (Too Much Water) and Junior Parker (That's the Way We Roll), the T- Birds kick things off with their single, I Want to Believe, a driving number with a Lenny Kravitz-meets-Staple Singers vibe. Lovin Time has a Los Lonely Boys feel, while the Anker/Wilson original Hold Me melds classic rock with soul and reggae. Though the title may hint at a genre, don't let it fool you; Runnin' From the Blues is indeed about hard- ships though disguised as a pop number. Got To Bring It With You is a soulful rocker while the final track, Lonely Highway nods to the blues of the Stax tradition. Do You Know Who I Am? and Diamonds Won't Kiss You Back round out the all original 10-song offering. Backing Wilson are veteran T-Birds guitarists Johnny Moeller and Mike Keller, plus bassist Randy Bermudes and Jason Moeller on drums. Co-producer/-songwriter Kevin Anker guests on keyboards. In a career spanning over three decades, the Fabulous Thunderbirds are On the Verge with their most mature recording to date on the verge of greatness that is. Produced By Kevin Anker, David Earl, Steve Gomes and Kim Wilson MUSICIANS: THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS KIM WILSON VOCALS AND HARMONICA JOHNNY MOELLER GUITAR MIKE KELLER GUITAR RANDY BERMUDES BASS JASON MOELLER DRUMS ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS KEVIN ANKER KEYBOARDS MARK MERELLA PERCUSSION PAIGE MARTIN, CHRISTAL RHEAMS, CALEB GREEN, DARYL DUFF BACKGROUND VOCALS KENNY RITTENHOUSE TRUMPET AND HORN ARRANGMENTS LESILE WHITAKER TRUMPET MORGAN PRICE SAXOPHONE VICTOR BARRANCO TROMBONE |
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Severn Records 2013 | CD | 19.00 € |
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| Freddy King - Goes Surfin' Syd Nathan, impresario of Cincinatti's King Records, was the epitome of the old-school indie record label owner. Always hustling, Nathan regularly beat the odds to release hit after hit in multiple genres. He'd try anything if he thought it might work, or more precisely, if he thought it would make money. After Chess Records turned down guitarist/vocalist Freddy King several times for sounding too much like B.B, King, Nathan thought that sound might actually be sellable and took a chance, signing Freddy to his Federal subsidiary label. They hit paydirt with an instrumental titled "Hide Away," which reached #5 on the R&B Chart and #29 on the Pop Singles Chart. Encouraged by the single's success, Nathan released a full album of King's instrumentals, Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King. (See what Nathan did there with the title, slipping in a reference to Freddy's big hit single? Always be closing, my friends, always be closing.) The album sold well and helped make Freddy a bankable touring act. While others would have been satisfied to move on to the next project, Syd sensed untapped potential in the LP. Meanwhile, several artists on the West Coast were making noise in the brand new surf music scene (and by "making noise," I mean selling records). Syd didn't have any surf music artists under contract, but he DID have Freddy King. Surely, Syd surmised, if the kid's went nuts for Dick Dale's guitar instrumental workouts, they could do the same for Freddy's. All he needed was a little marketing magic...GET A NEW COVER WITH SOME SURF KIDS! THROW SOME CROWD NOISE OVER TRACKS SO IT SOUNDS 'LIVE'! CALL IT...ERR...FREDDY KING GOES SURFIN'! PRESS IT AND HAVE IT ON THE SHELVES BY NEXT WEEK!!!!!!! While it may not have happened EXACTLY like that, King Records did release Freddy King Goes Surfin', an album containing the very same songs (in precisely the same running order) as Let's Hide Away... with crowd noise dubbed over the music. Did the ruse work? Though it didn't sell as well as the original, Freddy King Goes Surfin' did find an audience. Like Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger, the album's title is such a preposterous premise that it surely snagged many buyers on that fact alone. And no amount of ersatz cheering and cocktail glass tinkling could cover up the six-string genius of King and his almighty Texas tone. Need proof? Fellow Lone Star blues maven Billy F. Gibbons picked Freddy King Goes Surfin' as one of his Top Ten Favorite Blues Albums of All Time. As for Sundazed, we know not to mess with a good thing. Sourced from the original King mono masters and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), we are proud to present Freddy King Goes Surfin' in its original running order with its original cover art. Somewhere, Syd is chuckling to himself, remembering the time he stole a hit right out from under the Chess brothers... |
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Sundazed Music 2013 | LP | 23.00 € |
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| Gerait Watkins - Mosquito Vol. 2 4 track 10" EP |
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Goldtop Records 2013 | 10" LP | 12.00 € |
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| Ike & Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine |
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Jasmine Records 2013 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| James Cotton - Cotton Mouth Man World-renowned blues harp icon is joined by special guests Gregg Allman, Joe Bonamassa, Ruthie Foster, Delbert McClinton, Warren Haynes and Keb Mo for a joyous collection of raucous boogies, sunny country blues and brash Chicago shuffles inspired by Cotton's colorful and sometime perilous life. Eleven fresh new songs, including "Bonnie Blue," which features a rare Cotton vocal performance. |
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Alligator Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| James Hunter Six - Minute By Minute Vahvasti retrohenkistä rhythm and bluesia ja soulia sisältävä tuore albumi. |
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Go Records 2013 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Jesse Fuller - Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals & Blues Originally released 1958 |
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Doxy Music 2013 | LP | 20.00 € |
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| Jimmy Reed - Ain't That Loving You Baby 2CD With his simple, recognisable and accessible sound, Jimmy Reed was perhaps one of the most commercially successful blues artists in the USA in the '50s and '60s, if not of all time. This is the most comprehensive collection of his earliest recordings ever released and is the first time ever on CD that all his A and B sides have been compiled chronologically in one collection. Features all the Jimmy Reed classics that you would expect: 'Baby What You Want Me to Do'; 'Bright Lights Big City'; 'Honest I Do'; 'You Don't Have to Go'; 'Going to New York'; 'Ain't That Lovin' You Baby' and 'Big Boss Man'. Fully Detailed liner notes with biography and career achievements. |
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Jasmine Records 2013 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Jimmy Ricks - At Sunrise The greatest bass singer of all the time!! For the first time on CD de complete recorded output from Jimmy Ricks for the Signature label, with 12 extra bonus tracks featuring his best solo songs recorded right after leaving The Ravens. |
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El Toro Records 2013 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| King Salami And The Cumberland Three - Cookin' Up A Party |
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Dirty Water Records 2013 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| King Salami And The Cumberland Three - Cookin' Up A Party |
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Dirty Water Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Little Willie Nighttrain - Break It Up Baby ! |
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Little Willie Nighttrain 2013 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Marti Brom - Macumba Love / Goof Ball Marti Bromin uusi single - mukana BARRENCE WHITFIELD |
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Goofin Records 2013 | Single/EP | 8.00 € |
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| Marvelettes - Playboy By the time Playboy was released in July 1962, it was the third Marvelettes album in just eight months, althoughboth of the predecessors had struggled for acceptance.Playboy is a much more consistent album than Please Mr Postman, despite lacking that number one smash,and unlike Smash Hits of 62 features an abundance of material written with the group in mind, such as Playboy,Beechwood 4-5789 and Someday Someway.Whilst the achievements of The Marvelettes would eventually be surpassed by The Supremes, this album showsthey were worthy of their lofty mantle in 1962 - Motowns first breakthrough act. |
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Hallmark Music 2013 | CD | 6.00 € |
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| NOW DIG THIS NO. 361 - April 2013 Buddy Holly - Original & Inspirational Versions • Killer Quillers - Diane Lampert • Deliver Me From The Days Of Old - Rare & Classic Images • On Stage! In Person! - Contemporary newspaper reviews • Where The Hell Is Hemsby? Part 8 • Readers' letters • CD & Book Reviews |
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Now Dig This 2013 | Lehdet | 8.00 € |
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| Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Vols 1 & 2 Merging the sounds of '50s R&B with the power of gospel vocals may have been conceived by some as the devils work, but as we all know, Ray forged quite the career out of it and became a pioneer and a major influence by devising a whole new form of black pop music. It is here though that we have both volumes of 'Modern Sounds in Country Music' with their wonderful, unique and groundbreaking fusion of jazz, R&B and C&W. The first volume topped the US LP charts for 14 weeks, selling an estimated two million copies, and span off two multi-million-selling singles: 'I Can't Stop Loving You'/'Born to Lose' and 'You Don't Own Me'/'Careless Love'. The second volume sold a million copies and yielded three further hits: 'You Are My Sunshine', 'Your Cheatin' Heart' and the million selling 'Take These Chains from My Heart'. Also included are two bonus tracks which include yet another million-seller in the form of 'Georgia on My Mind'. If you only ever bought one Ray Charles compilation, it would have to be this one! |
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Jasmine Records 2013 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| Solomon Burke - Soul Arrives! 1955-1961 |
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Jasmine Records 2013 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| Titty Bar Tim Blues Band - Milk Shaka Kouvolalaisista pitkän linjan muusikoista koostuvan Titty Bar Tim Blues Bandin ensimmäinen pitkäsoitto, Finnish Blues Societyn sekä Kymen Juurimusiikki ry:n yhteistyössä tuottama "Milk Shaka" on tullut uunista ulos FBS:n Blue North -levymerkiltä. Ahkerasti keikkaileva Titty Bar Tim Blues Band ammentaa tyylinsä Chicagon bluesklubeilta, joista bändi on käynyt hakemassa mallia lukuisia kertoja viime vuosien kuluessa. Persoonallinen kokoonpano höystää musiikkiaan rehevällä huumorilla, mutta maustaa sitä välillä kantaaottavuudellakin, eikä pelkää myöskään asiaan kuuluvaa, joskus varsin kukkoilevaakaan blues-roots-asennetta! Uudella levyllä bändin rouhevaa menoa kuullaan kymmenellä raidalla, jotka kaikki ovat bändin laulaja-kitaristi-harpisti Titty Bar Timin eli Timo Heikkilän käsialaa lukuun ottamatta yhtä instrumentaalikappaletta, jonka on tehnyt kitaristi Mike Kurkiin. Bändi on aiemmin julkaissut neljä kappaletta vuonna 2011 ilmestyneellä, mairittelevia arvioita saaneella Blues Line Finland -kokoelmalevyllä (BNCD 010, levyllä mukana myös yhtyeet SupraFonics ja Tuff Times). Myönteistä huomiota saavutti sekä musiikkinsa että kansitaiteensa osalta myös Titty Bar Tim Blues Bandin kesällä 2012 julkaisema vinyylisinkku (Evil Weed / Mike’s Boogie). |
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Blue North Records 2013 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| VA: - Cliff Heard Them Here First Although the majority of Cliff Richard’s hits have come with songs written expressly for him, or that he was the first to cut, the outside repertoire that he has recorded throughout his career has been more interesting than the choices of many of his contemporaries. Sir Cliff was not the only home-grown rocker to cover US material but, unlike his peers, he seldom went into a studio and simply made over the latest fast-rising American hit. With the help of his long time A&R man and producer Norrie Paramor, Cliff found a formidable number of fantastic songs hidden away on obscure US 45s and albums unavailable here. Having previously celebrated the good taste in covers of his early hero in “Elvis Heard It Here First”, Ace felt it only fair to follow up with a companion volume that does likewise for the Peter Pan of pop. The tracks selected for “Cliff Heard Them Here First” show just how broad Cliff’s tastes were. Most of his early singles featured original songs, but the material on to his many albums was something else again. “Cliff Heard Them Here First” brings you the original versions of two dozen songs which found their way into Cliff’s discography, ranging from gospel-influenced R&B (Ruth Brown’s ‘Somebody Touched Me’) to rockin’ doo wop (the Jayos’ ‘Tough Enough’), and from ultra-obscure west coast teen pop (Pete Votrian’s ‘We Have It Made’) to a little known Elvis Presley track (‘Angel’). The booklet reflects the importance of the music that’s preserved here, with copious notes, label shots and ephemera for each track. All but one is new to Ace CD and several of them have never been reissued before in any format. Although the majority of our tracks stem from the first ten years of Cliff’s recording career, there are also examples of songs that Cliff came across and recorded in the early 70s, which show that his ear for a good song and a great record have never deserted him. These tracks have stood the test of time as well as Cliff’s own career. “Cliff Heard Them Here First” is our salute to the man and the great taste he showed in embracing these songs. By Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| VA: - Finders Keepers - Motown Girls 1961-67 It was Ace Records’ good fortune in 2009 to become the first independent record company in the world to acquire the rights to release previously unissued Motown material from the 1960s. Our tenth and latest Motown project is “Finders Keeper”, a compilation titled for the Marvelettes’ 1964 recording that first surfaced on the British Tamla Motown logo in 1980. Women were a fundamental part of Motown’s early success: Raynoma Gordy was contributing harmonies and arranging skills before the company even got going; Janie Bradford co-wrote what became Motown’s most covered song, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’; Mable John was Berry Gordy’s chauffeur as well as the first female artist he signed; Mary Wells was the first to take a Motown label record into the charts ... and the list goes on. In this, Ace’s first various artists Motown CD, we focus on the company’s female acts – the well-known ones, the not-so-famous but much loved and a couple about whom we know next to nothing at all. It’s a half-and-half mixture of previously issued and unreleased titles. In the case of the reissued titles, we’ve taken the road less travelled and selected tracks which we feel haven’t had the attention they deserve down the years, amongst them very rare 45s from the Andantes and Saundra Mallett. Collectors will particularly relish the dozen unissued tunes, which include superb offerings from Motown heroines Brenda Holloway, Martha and the Vandellas, Gladys Knight and Kim Weston and gems by the lesser-known Carolyn Crawford, Hattie Littles, LaBrenda Ben, Liz Lands and Linda Griner. We’ve even managed to dig up tracks by a couple of girls who’ve never had a track out before: Thelma Brown and Anita Knorl. To spotlight just one track of special interest, ‘When Somebody Loves You (You’re Never Alone)’ by Gladys Knight and the Pips is so well-known to Motown fans that it’s hard to believe it’s never been released before. One of the first songs completed by the group after they signed to Motown in early 1966, it sat on the shelf for over a year before they returned to it and re-recorded their vocals in the summer of ’67. Then it was put back on the shelf where it’s been ever since – apart from numerous outings on collectors’ cassettes and CDs, sourced from an acetate that found its way into the public domain. We are delighted to be able to offer a legitimate issue of this classic mid-60s Motown track for the very first time, fully re-mastered from the original tape and sounding better than ever. Elsewhere, the set includes some prime Motown stompers (‘Let Love Live’), torchy ballads (‘It’s Too Soon To Know’), R&B (‘My Black Belt’) and jazz (‘I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues’) – something for everyone, we hope. By Keith Hughes and Mick Patrick (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| VA: - Granpa's Gully Rock Vol. 4 25 Dynamic R&B Gems |
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Floridita Records 2013 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| VA: - House Rent Party Vol. 2 |
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Rent House Records 2013 | LP | 15.00 € |
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| VA: - Jim Jam Gems Vol. 1 |
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Stag-O-Lee Records 2013 | 10" LP | 17.00 € |
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| VA: - Jim Jam Gems Vol. 2 |
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Stag-O-Lee Records 2013 | 10" LP | 17.00 € |
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| VA: - New Breed Blues With Black Popcorn Make way for a brand new selection of collectables, curios and rug-cutters for R&B fans who feel the beat and need new sounds to scratch their itch. Tracks such as Marva Josie’s ‘You Lied’, Sinner Strong’s ‘Don’t Knock It’ and the Idols’ ‘Just A Little Bit More’ seem to have been around for an eternity without being properly comped, whereas ‘Why Oh Why’ by Austin Taylor, ‘Well I Done Got Over It’ from Bobby Mitchell and Dolores Johnson’s ‘What Kind Of Man Are You’ are currently raising eyebrows and overdrafts. J.J. Jackson’s ‘Oo-Ma-Liddy’, Little Johnny Taylor’s ‘Somewhere Down The Line’ and Etta James’ ‘Nobody Loves You Like Me’ are perfect for this CD. Kent’s forte is the previously unissued humdinger and here we have a handful of the best to tempt even the most OVO (original vinyl only) of collectors to shell out for this piquant package. Two gems from earlier Ace CDs can be found in Art Wheeler’s Downey side ‘Baby We’re Through’ and Carl Edmondson & the Charmaines’ Fraternity number ‘Baby Please Don’t Go’, while the more recently issued 45 of ‘I Ain’t Talkin’’ comes from last year’s CD of Kent Harris’ R&B productions. Inevitably it’s the debutantes that will steal the show and attract the more traditional R&B fan. There is a pounding blues by Freddie North from Bob Holmes’ tapes, when he was working with Freddie along with Slim Harpo in Nashville in the late 60s. From Los Angeles there is Adolph Jacobs’ unreleased Class recording ‘Cannibal Stew’ that sounds like the Coasters and might even have them singing behind him (he was their guitarist at the time). Then we have a taster for the forthcoming Ace CD of Richard Stamz’s Chicago blues productions, with a fine mover from Tony Gideon called ‘So Strange’. Finally, there is a track that put me into a state of frenzy, ‘When You See Me Hurt’ by Carl Lester & the Showstoppers – 2 minutes 30 of unadulterated hip-shaking heartbreak. I must have one now! By Ady Croasdell (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| VA: - Rhythm 'n' Bluesin By The Bayou “Rhythm’n’Bluesin’ By The Bayou”, the latest in our “By The Bayou” series, features 28 rompin’, stompin’ tracks from the blues men and women of South Louisiana. The tracks have been pulled from the vaults of leading record men J.D. Miller, Eddie Shuler and Floyd Soileau plus Rockin’ Sidney’s first disc – cut by Jake Graffagnino for his Carl label. The sound of South Louisiana’s R&B stemmed from the Cosimo studios in New Orleans and those pioneers of the genre: Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, Lloyd Price etc. As it spread west across the state, it gathered in the influences of zydeco, rural blues and the embryonic swamp pop, producing that distinctive amalgam which is enjoying popularity with collectors of today. To help quench that thirst we have delved into the vaults of Miller and Shuler to locate the best previously unknown tracks and alternate takes. Also, with modern studio techniques, our engineers have breathed fresh life into some of the material that was unearthed by Flyright almost 30 years ago. Back in the 50s and into the early 60s, this was the music of working class black people; it was what they drank to, danced to and occasionally brawled to in the bars and clubs of this corner of the USA. It also got played on the area’s black radio stations and was gobbled up by white teenagers who would adapt it into their rockabilly and swamp pop songs. As compiler of this CD, I was as excited listening to these master tapes as I would have been had I been one of those teenagers. The music is as fresh and vibrant now as it was in those far off days. With new tracks from the artists such as Blue Charlie and Mad Dog Sheffield, the first recordings of Rockin’ Sidney, a host of other little known artists (including three numbers from two mystery women) and obscure Zydeco rockers Thaddeus Declouet and C.J. Thierry, this is an exhilarating voyage of discovery. When you listen to the music you’ll be transported back to its heyday – imagine lying on your bed grooving to those sounds on the radio in the sultry Louisiana night, with the bullfrogs croaking in the bayou. These are the sounds of an era that is almost forgotten but is kept alive by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. By Ian Saddler (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| VA: - South Texas Rhythm 'n' Soul Revue Huey Meaux recorded more soul music in the 60s and 70s than any other producer in Texas, leasing some of it to nationally distributed labels such as Jamie and Scepter and issuing even more of it on the dozens of labels he ran in conjunction with various business partners. He wasn’t the only producer in South Texas but the number of singles that bear the legend Produced by Huey P Meaux could fool anyone into thinking he was. Many of soul’s greatest names got their break with the Crazy Cajun. Some worked with him for only a short time, others such as Barbara Lynn stayed with him for virtually all of their active careers. If Don Robey’s Duke and Peacock labels shaped the template for 50s R&B in Houston, then hundreds of 45s that Huey put out between 1960 and 1980 provided the same service for those decades. For the last couple of years, my colleague Alec Palao and I have been working our way through the beautifully-filed tape vault in Houston’s Sugar Hill studios, transferring the many masters that comprise Huey’s recorded legacy. It’s been a rewarding experience and a learning curve for both of us. This volume of “South Texas Rhythm ‘n’ Soul Revue” is a welcome by-product of our trips. Some names here will be familiar to serious soul fans: Johnny Copeland, Johnny Adams, Jean Knight, Jackie Paine and Joe Medwick, for example. Others will surely become much better-known as a result of this compilation. To represent all facets of 60s Texas soul we’ve also included great sides by swamp pop greats such as Warren Storm, whose take on ‘Tennessee Waltz’ is a highlight of the set, and Chicano octet Sunny and the Sunliners who do Earl King’s ‘Trick Bag’ a similarly splendid service. We’ve even got young Johnny and Edgar Winter tearing through ‘Out Of Sight’ in a manner that would make James Brown himself proud. The highlights for many will be the recently unearthed original demos of soul classics ‘Neighbor Neighbor’ and ‘You’ll Lose A Good Thing’ by their authors, Alton Valier and Barbara Lynn respectively, which offer a priceless opportunity to hear how these songs sounded before they became hits. All in all, a window on what the music scene in and around Houston was like almost 50 years ago. By Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| VA: - Swampbilly Shindig 2CD Swampabilly Shindig leaps deep into the bayous and plantations of the Deep South. Here, although racial segregation remained law, black and white music mixed with country and rockabilly taking beautiful shape as the hillbilly cats learnt from their blues playing and gospel singing neighbours. Gathered here are 50 tunes with Southern roots from artists as legendary (and as different) as The Staple Singers, Elmore James and Jerry Lee Lewis. |
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Union Square Music 2013 | 2-CD | 10.00 € |
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| Albert King - The Big Blues Standing well over six feet and weighing in at around 250 pounds, it's no surprise that Albert King earned the nickname "The Velvet Bulldozer." Standing on stage with his Gibson Flying V, named Lucy, King cut an imposing visual figure. Still, he made an even bigger impression through his recordings, reaching fans all over the world with his punchy, aggressive guitar playing and his commanding voice. Born on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi, in 1923, King was introduced music in church, where his father played guitar. After picking up the guitar himself, King played across the south and midwest, winning a strong live following while in pursuit of a successful recording career. After a few abortive attempts, King finally scored a major hit single with "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong," reaching #14 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1961. Recorded for Cincinnati's King label, the song captured the distinctive call-and-response style between King's voice and guitar, a direct extension of his gospel roots. It was included on his debut album The Big Blues, a dynamic mix of twelve vocal and instrumental tracks, ten of which were self-composed. Backed by a razor sharp band, which included Ike Turner on piano, King showed an authoritative command of ballads, rumbas and mid-tempo shuffles. It was a sound honed in countless club gigs, a "vivid sound" as the LP jacket rightly proclaimed. To restore this sound to its royal splendor, Sundazed sourced this reissue from the original King mono master tapes. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI) in Camarillo, CA, this resurrected LP boasts breathtaking sound and an exact reproduction of the original first edition cover artwork. Nothing less would have been worthy of one of the most important albums in the blues pantheon. All hail King Albert! |
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Sundazed Music 2012 | LP | 23.00 € |
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| Alvin Cash - Windy City Workout - The Essential Dance Craze Hits 2CD Chicago soul music is one of the many regional variations that proved nationally popular during the 1960s and this unique collection celebrates one of the city’s many stars Alvin Cash. An often overlooked sub-genre is the almost never-ending stream of dance craze records which caught the national imagination, and Alvin Cash was among the leading exponents. Windy City Workout is the first ever legitimate CD release devoted entirely to Cash’s recordings. Disc 1 opens with his sole album release Twine Time, named after his biggest hit, and continues into Disc 2 with all of his single releases in chronological order. This deluxe memorabilia-laden package features notes from the eminent Chicago blues and soul expert Robert Pruter, and the track listing denotes all the chart placings he secured on America’s pop and R&B charts. Cash’s recordings for Mar-V-Lus, Toddlin’ Town, Seventy-Seven and Sound Stage Seven are all included. Also featured are three tracks which only ever appeared on the now ultra-rare Toddlin’ Town LP, Wilson Pickett’s ‘Funky Broadway’ and two Arthur Conley hits, ‘Funky Street’ and ‘People Sure Act Funny’. Dances with instructions include The Twine, The Boo Ga Loo, The Bump, The Barracuda, The Boston Monkey, The Penguin, The Freeze, The Charge, The Popcorn and, second only to The Twine, The Ali Shuffle, a dance which Alvin dedicated to Mohammed Ali. Alvin Cash passed away in 1999 but his music still resonates on today’s soul scene, as a quick visit to YouTube will attest. This carefully compiled 2CD set is the first comprehensive retrospective of his work and is testimony to the power of dance music; get up and get down is all you can really do to this collection. |
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Charly Records 2012 | 2-CD | 18.00 € |
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| Amos Milburn - Rockin' And Drinkin' 2CD A boogie woogie pianist and blues balladeer, Amos Milburn was one of the most consistently popular R&B artists of the pre rock and roll era. This 50 track 2CD set features every one of his Billboard R&B chart hits and includes classic and influential songs such as: 'Chicken Shack Boogie', 'Bad Bad Whiskey' and 'One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer'. This is a must for blues fans and of course the man himself! So pour a drink, sit back and let the 88s ace drown you in his own brand of exuberant, humorous, rowdy and boisterous rollicking fun. |
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Jasmine Records 2012 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Andre Williams & The Sadies - Night & Day Canada’s finest live band, The Sadies, have reunited with explicit soul singer/cult legend Andre Williams for Night & Day on Yep Roc records. Night & Day is the result of sessions that began in 2008 at Key Club Studio in Detroit and captures Andre, then 70 years old and still using at the time, at his most raw, honest, and immediate. No filter. Andre is aided by a stellar cast of musical friends, dirty bluesers who have earned the trust of the ancient hustler, including Jon Spencer (who directed these sessions) and Matt Verta-Ray of Heavy Trash, Danny Kroha of Detroit’s own gutter-blues superheroes, The Gories, the unsinkable Mekon, Jon Langford, and of course, behind it all, The Sadies’ long-time line-up of Dallas Good on guitars and keys, his brother Travis Good on guitars and fiddle, Mike Belitsky on drums, and the mighty Sean Dean on the bass. The result is a raw, gritty slice of raunch rock that has attitude in spades and the hooks and playing to back it up. Click the player below to stream “I’ll Do Most Anything For Your Love” from Night & Day now. |
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Yep Roc Records 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Barbara Lynn - Here Is Barbara Lynn originally released 1968. |
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Warner Music Japan 2012 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Rattle Them Bones |
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Savoy Jazz 2012 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Big Bill Broonzy - An Everning With recorded in club montmartre, copenhagen 1956 |
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Doxy Music 2012 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee - Blues With Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee |
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Doxy Music 2012 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| Big Jay McNeely - Country Boy All tracks were recorded live, direct-to-disc at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, Kansas 2011. |
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Apo Records 2012 | LP | 15.00 € |
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| Big Jay McNeely with Ray Collins' Hot-Club & Friends - Life Story |
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Brisk Records 2012 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Blind Willie McTell - Volume 1 Blind Willie McTell's Volume 1 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl. |
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Third Man Records 2012 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley |
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Rumble Records 2012 | LP | 17.00 € |
