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| Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons |
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ABKCO Records 2003 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya Ya's Out - The Rolling Stones In Concert |
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ABKCO Records 2003 | LP | 20.00 € |
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| Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed |
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ABKCO Records 2003 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones |
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ABKCO Records 2003 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| Ronettes - Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica |
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Phlpst-4006 | LP | 15.00 € |
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| Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica |
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Sundazed Music 2012 | LP | 20.00 € |
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| Ronettes - Volume 2 |
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PH | LP | 18.00 € |
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| Rory Storm And The Hurricanes - LIve At The Jive Hive March 1960 "Although the history of Merseybeat & the growth of the Beatles have been examined in forensic detail there are still discoveries to be made & sometimes something special comes along that is both unexpected and exciting. How come over 50 years on we now have a full set from Rory Storm & The Hurricanes in 1960? They are on great form and whats more the set has been professionally recorded". "As someone who has followed every niche of Merseybeat I have never come across anything like this & I am delighted to be telling you about it. Although up to 125 Liverpool beat groups were performing at any one time over the city and it's suburbs precious few live recordings were made & this is the first time that a full set from a Merseyside group recorded before 1963 has been released. |
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Rockstar Records 2012 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Routers - Play The Chuck Berry Song Book |
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Collectors Choice Music 2003 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Roy Loney and the Phantom Movers - The Scientific Bombs Away |
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Norton Records 1989 | LP | 13.00 € |
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| Roy Orbison - The Monument Singles A-Sides (1960-1962 The original Mono mixes of Roy's biggest singles, many on CD for the first time. DVD featuring a rare TV concert from 1965. |
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Sony Music 2011 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Roy Young - The Best Of 50 Years 2CD One of rock'n' roll's greatest entertainers celebrating his half century as a professional musician has put together this 2 CD set of tracks spanning that entire period of rock 'n' roll, blues and soul described by one critic as "a mixture between Little Richard, Ray Charles and Joe Cocker". Roy auditioned back in 1959 for Jack Good and performed on the now legendary BBC TV Show "Oh Boy!" Other TV Shows followed and Roy found himself opening for The BEATLES in Hamburg and subsequently spent 4 years playing on the Reeperbahn. Brian Epstein asked Roy to return to London with The Beatles as he could arrange a recording contract for him-Roy declined as he was committed to his performances in Germany. After returning to the UK Roy joined CLIFF BENNETT & The REBEL ROUSERS and performed on their hits. He released solo albums "The Roy Young Band" in 1971 and "Mr Funky" in 1972 and tracks from those albums are included on this 2CD set. In 1977 DAVID BOWIE asked Roy to play keyboards on his album "Low" which they recorded in Paris. After many years of living in the USA Roy returned to UK in 2000 and returned to live performances including Beatles Festival in Berlin and Star Club, Hamburg 40th anniversary. A new solo album was released in 2002 "Still Young" with tracks written by DENNIS MORGAN one of the most successful songwriters in the world. (from Angel Air website) |
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Angel Air Records 2009 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Rumblers - It's A Gas Boss! When Californian group the Rumblers hit the American charts with their single ‘Boss’ in February 1963 the word, used locally by the surfing community to describe anything they regarded as cool, was adopted by teenagers across the nation. This word-association with surf culture, and the concurrent success of the group’s label-mates the Chantays with their Top 5 hit ‘Pipeline’, led to the Rumblers being classified by many as a surf group. But this was far from the truth. With Joe Houston’s ‘All Night Long’ as their theme song they were a sharp R&B band, described by their bass player Wayne Matteson as a black group with white skin: “We did a lot of James Brown tunes … We dressed well, and we had all of our songs choreographed.” Naming themselves after Link Wray’s 1958 hit ‘Rumble’, the group’s first release paired the instrumentals ‘Stomping Time’ and ‘Intersection’ on the small Highland label which secured them sessions at the famed studio in Downey, California attached to Wenzel’s Music Town record store. Here, a take-off of the Strangers’ 1959 hit ‘Caterpillar Crawl’ evolved into the number they named ‘Boss’. And no wonder it became a hit, the opening bars carry one of the all-time catchiest intros. A frantically whammied low note from guitarist Mike Kelishes precedes a four-to-the-bar bass drum beat that is developed into a hypnotic riff by bass guitar, building in intensity as first guitars and then sax join in. Half a dozen bars of primal pounding and you’re hooked. Simple, but oh so effective. A couple of early Rumblers compilation CDs have long since become sought after collector’s items, but “It’s A Gas!” surpasses them all by being a far more comprehensive selection. And in true Ace fashion it is taken direct from the best sources bringing vastly improved sound quality. The accompanying booklet features an informative essay from compiler Brian Nevill telling the full story of the group plus loads of never-before-seen pictures from the collections of the Rumblers themselves. In addition to the best of the group’s singles for Downey and Dot and selections from their “Boss” LP, there are CD debuts for both sides of the Highland single and a later 45 released under the name of the Interns. If that wasn’t enough there are no less than 10 tracks new to a Rumblers CD including four totally unreleased recordings in the shape of ‘Warhead’, ‘Why Did You Make Me Cry’, ‘Freight Train’ and ‘Strawboss’. With all their best in one package, “It’s A Gas!” is the definitive collection of the Rumblers and is a compilation that surf and instrumental fans will find irresistible – it’s a boss gas, man! By Alan Taylor and Dave Burke of Pipeline, the rock instrumental magazine (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2010 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Rumblers - Rumblin' & Rare This new Rumblers set makes the group’s entire output available on CD. (To complete your Rumblers collection, you’ll need our previous Rumblers comp “It’s a Gas”, plus a couple of free-floating oddities exclusive to two of our other compilations of Downey material.) All but eight of the tracks here are hitherto unissued. Of the previously released material, ‘Boss Drums’, ‘Harlem Nocturne’, ‘Walking With The Boss’, ‘Boss Blues’ and ‘Lost Weekend’ are from the only album the group issued in its lifetime (the rest of which is available on “It’s A Gas”). The latter three titles have never been reissued before. ‘Sorry’, ‘Til Always’ and ‘Gospel Truth’ are from single releases. The first two are vocals and the last was the B-side of the 45 the group released under the moniker the Nylons. Nine cuts are released here for the first time anywhere. Of these, ‘Poor Boy’, ‘Underwater’ and ‘Wockytok’ are from the group’s initial Downey sessions, and are contemporary with their big hit ‘Boss’. ‘Slingshot’, ‘Rumblin’ And Stumblin’’, ‘Wedgee’, ‘Charger’ and ‘Saxwax’ are from the second line-up of the band (which cut the great ‘Soulful Jerk’). Then there’s ‘Lots To Learn’, an unreleased vocal track lifted from the session the group did using the name Bel Canto’s, under the production eye of a young Barry White. The booklet contains a host of rarely seen photos supplied by members of the group. By Brian Nevill (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Sal Mineo / Terry Gilkyson And The Easy Riders - Start Movin' / Marianne |
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Underground Records | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs - The MGM Singles FIRST EVER COLLECTION OF ’60S MGM SINGLES-A & B SIDES! These days, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs are best remembered for such infectious ’60s hits as “Wooly Bully” and “Lil’ Red Riding Hood,” and for the sartorial splendor of turbaned frontman/organist Sam the Sham (née Domingo Samudio) and his bandmates. But the one-of-a-kind Memphis-by-way-of-Texas quintet produced a large and highly original body of R&B/blues/Tex-Mex/garage tunes that established them as one of the greatest singles bands of the 1960s. While the band’s wacky humor and flamboyant visual image may have threatened to brand them as a novelty act, their raw exuberance, rootsy grit and playfully subversive streak made it clear that Sam and his Pharaohs were the genuine article. Throughout the second half of the ’60s, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs turned out a lengthy string of killer seven-inchers. Many of those singles boasted non-album B-sides that were as memorable as their better-known A-sides. Now, for the first time ever, Sundazed Music has gathered both sides of every one of the band’s original MGM Records singles on these lovingly packaged compact disc collection. The sizzling set includes such immortal Pharaohs classics as “Wooly Bully,” “Lil’ Red Riding Hood,” “Ju Ju Hand,” “Ring Dang Doo,” “Red Hot,” “The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin,” “How Do You Catch a Girl” and “(I’m in With) The Out Crowd,” along with an amazing assortment of rare non-album B-sides, solo efforts and side projects. These long-out-of-print gems have been sourced from the original MGM masters and sound better than ever!!! |
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Sundazed Music 2011 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Sandy Nelson - Big Sixties Frat Party!!! Chock full of prime dance-floor movers, with no mid-60s favourite left unturned, “Big Sixties Frat Party!!!” is conclusive proof that Sandy Nelson could make you dance to even the most gloomy Leonard Cohen tune. Although Sandy's New Orleans-style sax-led instros were mostly behind him by the time that he recorded the material here, his embrace of black music continued just the same as he took on Motown marvels such as the Temptations’ ‘Ain’t Too Proud To Beg’ and the Supremes’ ‘My World Is Empty Without You’, soul heavyweight Wilson Pickett’s ‘Mustang Sally’, the Larks’ poised R&B on ‘The Jerk’ and Jimmy Smith's jazzy reworking of ‘I Got My Mojo Working’ with the vocal line replaced by an enormously fuzzed-up guitar. Best of all is Sandy stomping through Stevie Wonder’s ‘Nothing’s Too Good For My Baby’ featuring deep baritone sax, high-flying trumpets, shrieking Hammond organ and a beat that could power a rocket to Jupiter. We also get beaty covers of the McCoys’ ‘Hang On Sloopy’, Paul Revere & the Raiders’ ‘Good Thing’ and ‘Just Like Me’, Tommy James & the Shondells’ bubblegum classic ‘Hanky Panky’, the Lovin’ Spoonful’s classy ‘Summer In The City’ and the Mamas & Papas’ haunting ‘Monday Monday’. Less expected are dynamite versions of Question Mark’s ‘I Need Somebody’, all stinging guitars delivered with a punk attitude, and a barmy treatment of Khachaturian’s ‘Sabre Dance’ taken at breakneck speed with Sandy’s tom-tom riff laying down the template for Al Capps’ imaginative arrangement. Who would have thought it was originally written as music for a ballet. There’s a healthy dose of instrumental classics too with a thrilling chase through an echoey ‘Batman’, a ton of paradiddles on drum feature ‘Tim Tom Drum’, a brace of surfing classics with Dick Dale’s ‘Let’s Go Trippin’’ and all-time anthem ‘Pipeline’. Henry Mancini’s dramatic ‘Peter Gunn’ is a tour-de-force only ever previously heard on 45, and entirely different to the LP version. The jewel in the crown is ‘Casbah’, which reunites Sandy with Richie Podolor, who’d helped him create all of his big hit singles; Richie’s tune is a mesmerising blend of Eastern and surfing sensibilities and is a stone classic. Sandy scored no less than 11 entries into the US album charts between 1962 and 1966, and with this compilation we draw from 10 of them. Although his style of music may have changed over the years, Sandy always gave it his all – plus he used the best producers, arrangers and musicians. Within you will hear the accomplished skills of producers Joe Sarceno, Dave Pell, Dallas Smith and Ted Glasser; arrangers Nick deCaro, Rene Hall, Don Peake, Al Capps and Mike Post as well as top Hollywood musicians such as guitarists Bill Pitman, Tommy Tedesco, Ben Benay, Dennis Budimir, Barney Kessell, Mike Deasy, Howard Roberts, Lou Morrell; saxmen Plas Johnson, Steve Douglas, Jim Horn, Jackie Kelso and Billy Green; bassists Carol Kaye, Larry Knechtel, Lyle Ritz, Red Callender and keyboard players Gene Garf, Mike Rubini, Ray Johnson, Jim Hobbs, Don Randi and Kay Klassy. By Dave Burke (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2012 | CD | 23.00 € |
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| Sandy Nelson - Sandy Nelson's Big Sixties Beat Party 24 tracks |
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Ace Records 2005 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Schtroumpfs - T.V. D'Antibes CDEP four track CDEP. |
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Magic Records | CD | 8.00 € |
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| Searchers - At The Star-Club 19 biisiä 1963-64 |
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Bear Family 2002 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Searchers - EP Collection |
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See For Miles Records 1989 | LP | 17.00 € |
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| Searchers - Iron Door Sessions demosessioita vuodelta 1963 |
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Castle Music 2002 | CD | 14.00 € |
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| Searchers - Needles & Pins 180 gram vinyl ! Klassikko LP - 12 biisiä |
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Get Back 2003 | LP | 15.00 € |
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| Searchers - Needles And Pins 16 tracks |
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Castle Pulse 2004 | CD | 8.00 € |
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| Searchers - Sounds Like Searchers 32 tracks |
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Sanctuary Records 2001 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Searchers - Sugar And Spice 30 tracks |
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Sanctuary Records 2001 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Searchers - The Most Of 20 tracks |
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Emi 1994 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Seeds - The Seeds he 60s punk anthems ‘Can’t Seem To Make You Mine’ and ‘Pushin’ Too Hard’ pack as resonant a punch today as they did when first heard as the first two singles by a strangely attired, off-beat sounding Los Angeles outfit known as the Seeds. The group stands prominent amongst the handful of mid-60s garage bands whose influence is palpable in rock to this day. Led by charismatic frontman Sky Saxon, their unique and exciting brand of minimalist rock’n’roll has remained forever contemporary. Both of these classics were included upon the Seeds’ eponymous debut long-player, which was the apotheosis of the band’s achievement. Like the first Ramones album, it is one of rock’s great debuts; a record where a signature style was sharply defined. Never mind that, at the time of its release in July 1966, “The Seeds” was one of the very few albums by an unknown group that contained completely original material; it was also one of the few albums from a group of their kind, full stop. Saxon’s insistence upon a stark and eye-catching front cover, depicting the combo in all their hirsute glory, guaranteed curiosity at the very least. But it was what the record contained that counts, and it is mandatory listening for any true fan of rock’n’roll in its purest, most elemental form. With cuts such as ‘No Escape’, ‘Girl I Want You’ and ‘Nobody Spoil My Fun’, “The Seeds” still represents the band at their edgiest and most focused. Richard Marsh had arrived in late 1950s Hollywood from his native Salt Lake City hungry for stardom, but it was only after a half-dozen schlock singles that he turned what might have seem a distinct disadvantage – a thin, whining voice, less than movie star looks, and only a modicum of musical prowess – into the charismatic persona of Sky Saxon. Those familiar with Saxon’s often diffuse and rambling post-Seeds work may hardly recognise the incredible focus and power he brought to the band’s first two years of existence. Saxon would not and could not have achieved his eventual breakthrough without the express assistance of his fellow Seeds – who were never, ever his “sidemen,” no matter how the media (or on occasion, the band’s management) viewed them. Daryl Hooper, Jan Savage and Rick Andridge were, like Saxon, all refugees from middle America, subsisting on cheapHollywoodgigs in the vague but resilient hope that success might come their way. The quartet span their own relentless web of sound, tinged with a haunting patina that is uniquely Seeds. With the generous co-operation of original label GNP Crescendo, no stone has been left unturned in order to present “The Seeds” in the best possible quality. Our deluxe reissue boasts the superlative, punchy mono mix, heretofore unavailable on CD, along with ten bonus tracks – seven of which are previously unissued – thereby doubling the length of the original album. These include the full length, unedited take of ‘Evil Hoodoo’, the unreleased song ‘Dreaming Of Your Love’ and early versions of their classic B-sides ‘Daisy Mae’ and ‘Out Of The Question’, spiced with some priceless studio chat. The 36-page booklet examines the Seeds’ early career in unprecedented detail, based on fresh research and interviews with the surviving participants. Keyboard player Daryl Hooper – the true architect of the Seeds sound – opened his files to share a swathe of incredible, rarely seen illustrations. Big Beat’s expanded and definitive edition of this cornerstone garage rock opus is the first salvo in our campaign to reinstate the Seeds’ catalogue to its rightful glory – watch this space. By Alec Palao (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Shadows - Platinum |
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Emi Music 2008 | CD | 9.00 € |
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| Shadows Of Knight - Raw 'N' Alive At The Cellar 1966 It’s December 1966, you’re in the Windy City and you’re looking for the best, the most screamin’, the absolute wildest show in town…where do you go? To the Cellar Club, of course! They’ve got the Shadows of Knight in residency and the band is practically blowing the roof off the joint every night! Man, I hear they even do an extra long version of “Gloria”! Of course, without a time machine, that isn’t possible. Or is it? Thanks to intrepid efforts of Sundazed, you can now experience the Shadows of Knight Raw ‘N’ Alive at the Cellar Club ’66! Hear the band, at the peak of their powers, tear through live renditions of songs from their first two Dunwich albums (both of which are available in superbly mastered Sundazed editions). From rocked up renditions of Chicago blues classics like “Spoonful” and “I Got My Mojo Working” to crazed takes on then-current tracks like “Hey Joe” and “Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day,” the intensity never lets up! Even though they were still teenagers, the Shadows of Knight were a seasoned combo that kept the dance floor packed from the first song to the last. Speaking of that last song, yes, it IS a 6:12 version of their all-time proto-punk anthem, “Gloria”! Very few live tapes exist from garage era and most of those are amateur recordings made on inferior equipment. How fortunate, then, that this audio artifact survived almost four decades on a shelf until it was discovered and meticulously mastered. Don’t miss this incredibly rare opportunity to hear one of the ‘60s most thrilling live bands on their home turf. A Sundazed exclusive! |
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Sundazed Music 1992 | CD | 19.00 € |
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| Shags - What Am I To Do EP Rare four track EP with Picture Sleeve and inlay |
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CME Records | Single/EP | 8.00 € |
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| Shane Fenton And The Fentones - The Complete A-Sides And B-Sides 22 tracks |
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Emi 2003 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Shanes - 1963-1968 32 tracks |
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Emi Svenska 1992 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Shanes - 5CD Original Album Serien |
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Emi Music 2012 | 2-CD | 29.00 € |
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| Shanes - Bästa 16 tracks |
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Emi 1991 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Sharon Sheeley - Songwriter 28 biisiä Sharonin kirjoittamien biisien demoja vuosilta 1959-66. Tunnettu myös Eddie Cochranin tyttöystävänä. |
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RPM 2000 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Shirelles - Swing The Most / Hear & Now In 1964, the Shirelles had all reached the age that would permit them to access royalties that had supposedly been accruing on their behalf. When they approached their record label, Scepter, for what they believed was owed to them, all they had coming was another think. Their big hits of the previous three years – including ‘Soldier Boy’, ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’ and ‘Mama Said’ – had seemingly amounted to very little in terms of folding money. They sued Scepter for non-payment and went on strike at what turned out to be a crucial time in respect of their future success. Not everyone was as angry with Scepter as the Shirelles were. The fall out actually proved to be a blessing in disguise for fans as, with the girls refusing to record, label boss Florence Greenberg was forced to trawl the vaults for hitherto unreleased masters. Such great singles as ‘Sha-La-La’ were the result of the vault excavation, along with two original albums that make up Ace’s fourth Shirelles 2-On-1, “Swing The Most” and “Hear & Now”. Both albums were originally released on Pricewise, a new budget subsidiary of Scepter. There’s little doubt that Mrs Greenberg saw them as potboilers, designed to keep the name of her flagship group out there while they were refusing to record. Shirelles fans saw them differently, and still do. To them – us! – these are every bit as potent as their best official releases and considerably better than some of them. “Swing The Most” in particular is full of sensational sides that might otherwise have sat on a shelf for decades, among them the original versions of ‘Oh No, Not My Baby’ and ‘Get Rid Of Him’, to name just two of its many delights. The writer credits for the unissued material on both albums reads like a who’s who of New York’s finest tunesmiths of the day – Goffin & King, Van McCoy, Ed Townsend, Don Covay, Toni Wine, Luther Dixon and others of equally incomparable calibre. From a distance of 45 years, it’s almost inconceivable to think that their first rate submissions for the girls might not have been heard at the time, but for a fall out over money. Although these albums were originally issued only in mono, many of the tracks were mixed into real stereo at the time. Wherever possible, we have gone for the stereo versions, in order to provide a fresh perspective on both familiar and unfamiliar repertoire. We have also reinstated ‘That Boy Is Messin’ Up My Mind’ into the running order of “Swing The Most” – it featured on the album cover, front and back, but never made it to the vinyl. “Swing The Most” and “Hear & Now” rank as two of the best girl group albums of all time and it’s a privilege to have them on Ace at long last. by TONY ROUNCE (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2009 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Shirley Bassey - I've Got A Song For You / And We Were Lovers LP:t vuosilta 1966 ja 1967 yhdellä CD:llä. 24 biisiä |
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BGO Records 2005 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Shocking Blue - 20 Greatest Hits 20 greatest hits |
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Repertoire Records 1990 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Shocking Blue - Greatest Hits 20 TRACKS |
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Red Bullett 2004 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Shocking Blue - Love Buzz 2x10" Shocking Blue from the Beat-scene of the Hague of the 1960s was the first Dutch band to have a #1 hit in the US, 'Venus'. After a number of other hits and international tours, the band sadly split in 1975. Their influence on music passed on to new generations; both Nirvana and The Prodigy covered the song 'Love Buzz' at some time in their careers. 'Love Buzz', the new vinyl-only compilation released specially by Music On Vinyl, is a collection of their best hits. It's ssued in a gatefold sleeve on two 10" with a swelteringly sexy poster of singer Mariska Veres. A special treat awaits the early birds: the first batch of 500 copies will be pressed on shockingly blue vinyl! • 120 grams audiophile 10" vinyl • Gatefold sleeve • Music On Vinyl exclusive compilation • Includes Poster • First 500 limited on Blue vinyl |
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Music On Vinyl 2012 | 10" LP | 25.00 € |
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| Shocking Blue - Singles A's And B's - Very Best Of 2CD 2CD = 47 tracks |
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Red Bullet 2001 | 2-CD | 17.00 € |
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| Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake album from 1968 |
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Castle 2005 | CD | 14.00 € |
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| Sonics - Busy Body - Live in Tacoma 1964 Live at the Red Carpet (9/64) and Live at the Tacoma Sports Arena (11/64). 15 tracks |
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Norton Records 2007 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Sonics - Busy Body / The Witch Recorded Live At The Tacoma Sports Arena, November 27, 1964. Nice picture sleeve |
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Norton Records 2006 | Single/EP | 6.00 € |
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| Sonics - Don't Believe In Christmas / Santa Claus The most irreverent holiday bashers ever waxed come blowin' down da chimney together in a boss pic sleeve in huge blastin' sound! As nuts today as they were in '65! |
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Norton Records 1997 | Single/EP | 6.00 € |
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| Sonics - Fire & Ice 220 gram vinyl |
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Munster Records | LP | 17.00 € |
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| Sonics - Here Are The Sonics ! vanhan Etiquette LP:n uusintajulkaisu nyt CD:nä |
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Ace Records 2007 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| Sonics - Psycho-Sonic THE ORIGINAL PUNK ROCK BAND. Back in the mid-1960s, the legendary Sonics took rock'n'roll by the scruff of the neck and thrashed it to within an inch of its sorry life, leaving a legacy of some of the most savage, visceral recordings ever made. Compiling their no-holds-barred Etiquette sessions, "Psycho-Sonic" is the ultimate Sonics anthology. One of the best selling Big Beat releases of recent years has been PSYCHO-SONIC, a comprehensive collection of all the sides the much-feted kings of garage rock recorded for the Etiquette label in 1964/65. Only the most cloistered of music fans would be unaware of the mighty Tacoma combo's influence and importance, now stronger than ever thanks to young bucks such as the White Stripes, Hives, Vines etc constantly dropping the band's name. With access to first generation tapes recently uncovered by Big Beat's ongoing celebration of the catalogue of Sonics' mentors, the Wailers, we figured it was time to give this decade-old compilation a spring clean. The newly upgraded PSYCHO-SONIC features vastly improved sound quality on all tracks, with many presented in ear-blistering true stereo remixes, but taken from the actual tape the band recorded onto, and mastered with Big Beat's customarily sensitive mastering. The set's sequencing and flow have also been improved, delivering an entertaining and invigorating programme from start to finish. Track for track, the first half-hour of this disc is the wildest, most visceral rock'n'roll listen you're ever likely to have. Also included is a far more in-depth overview of the group's career by reissue producer Alec Palao, based on fresh, first-hand interviews with the band and their associates, including the legendary Sonics' lead singer/ songwriter/ screamer Jerry Roslie. The revamped package also includes a feast of unseen outtakes from the band's famed photo sessions - photographer Jini Dellaccio granted us full access to her incredible archive of Sonics pictures. Plus the usual memorabilia and label shots. (from ACE RECORDS website) |
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Ace Records 2003 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Sonics - Strychnine / Shot Down |
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Norton Records | Single/EP | 6.00 € |
