| Allen Toussaint - Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky 2CD The Hit songs & productions 1957-1978 |
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Charly Records 2011 | 2-CD | 17.00 € |
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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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| Andre Williams - Red Beans And Biscuits 16 biisiä vuosilta 1966-70, joista 8 ennenjulkaisemattomia |
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Soul-Tay-Shus Records 2004 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Aretha Franklin - Sparkle originally released 1976. Soundtrack album produced and composed by Curtis Mayfield |
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Atlantic Recording Corporation | LP | 13.00 € |
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| Arthur Alexander - Monument Years 28 long-lost treasures by the stylish country-soul artist whose songs were recorded by the Beatles and The Rolling Stones. These tracks come from the vaults of Nashville's Monument and Sound Stage 7 labels, and were recorded between 1965-1972. |
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Ace Records 2001 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Arthur Conley - I'm Living Good - The Soul Of Arthur Conley 1964-1974 Like several of his 60s peers, Arthur Conley’s career was damned by the success of one record – in his case, ‘Sweet Soul Music’. For many on the periphery of soul music, that song was the beginning and the end of Arthur’s career and overexposure may have coloured their judgement of quality of the other records he made before and after it. Happily, the soul hardcore has always been able to see beyond a hit and Arthur has long been a hero to collectors for the kind of music that makes up this great new Kent compilation “I’m Living Good” showcases a side of Arthur’s catalogue those familiar with his funky dancefloor favourites don’t always know – that of a Premier League deep soul man. Not every track is down-tempo, but each one is a representation of Southern Soul at its most forthright and creative. If you only know, say, ‘Sweet Soul Music’ or ‘Funky Street’, it will be a revelatory experience. We have left no stone unturned in our attempts to bring you 100% top quality Conley. Almost every phase of the man’s solo career is represented, over a span of almost 10 years across the Ru-Jac, Jotis, Fame, Atco and Capricorn labels. These tracks were produced by Otis Redding, Booker T Jones and Stax boss Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, Tom Dowd, Johnny Sandlin, Clarence Carter and Swamp Dogg – which itself is all the qualification anyone should need as to their superiority. Many are being reissued here for the first time. Highlights abound, from both sides of the ultra-rare Ru-Jac 45 (of which there are less than five documented copies) to the intense ‘If He Walked Today’, previously only available on a South African LP and 45. Those who turn their 45s over will not need to be sold on the virtues of ‘Let’s Go Steady’, ‘Love Comes And Goes’, ‘Put Our Love Together’ or ‘Is That You Love’, which were all first released as flips to massive club hits. My favourites include ‘Otis Sleep On’, an emotional salute to Arthur’s then-recently demised mentor and chief career booster Mr Redding, and the wonderful ‘Walking On Eggs’, one of the best examples of a Swamp Dogg song (and title!) ever to find its way out of the ever-active brain of Jerry Williams Jr. Really, though, this is a CD you can pluck anything from and come up with a winner. As always, we’ve gone to town on the booklet, which contains label shots and picture sleeves from all over the world and previously unpublished photos taken inside FAME studios in the 60s and London in the early 70s. Even those who already have some of these tracks on the CD issues of Arthur’s albums will find plenty to get excited about here. The overdue public reappraisal of this important soul brother begins here. Do you like good music? Yeah, yeah! By Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Barry White - Can't Get Enough sleeve EX-, record VG+ |
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Philips 1974 | LP | 7.00 € |
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| Ben E. King - Beginning Of It All album from 1972 |
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Castle 2002 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Bettye Lavette - Do Your Duty |
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Sundazed Music 2009 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Blues & Rhythm No. 41 - Christmas 1988 Sonny Boy, Kenny Neal, Son House... |
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Blues & Rhythm 1988 | Lehdet | 2.00 € |
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| Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - Go Ahead And Burn 24 biisiä vuosilta 1966-1970 |
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RPM 2004 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Bobby Sheen - Anthology 1958-1975 At last a Bobby Sheen anthology! Comprising recordings that stretch from Sheen’s debut lead vocal via his Phil Spector period to his final single, this sweeping collection covers a variety of styles that range from doo wop and the Wall of Sound to Northern and Southern soul. The earliest tracks here were cut by Bobby as the lead vocalist of the Robins, the group he joined as a 16 year-old in 1958. The influence of Clyde McPhatter is very evident on these sides, especially ‘Live Wire Suzy’ (a Belgian popcorn favourite) and the group’s lively take on ‘The White Cliffs Of Dover’. By 1962 Sheen was working with Spector, initially on a one-off 45 for Liberty Records. Sharing lead vocal duties with Darlene Love, he reached the Top 10 later that year with ‘Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah’, released as by Bob B Soxx & the Blue Jeans on the producer’s Philles logo. He also contributed a soaring version of ‘The Bells Of St Mary’ to Spector’s classic “A Christmas Gift For You” LP. The McPhatter influence is still evident on ‘I Want You For My Sweetheart’ and ‘My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You’, released as a one-off single on the Dimension label in 1965. A contract with Capitol resulted in a handful of singles including the Northern Soul favourite ‘Dr Love’ (released in the UK in the now very collectable Capitol Discotheque ’66 series). This compilation also boasts two previously unissued Capitol sides: ‘Baby I’ll Come Right Away’ (the wonderful Ashford/Simpson song well-know to soul fans via Mary Love’s reading) and the slow blues ‘Don’t Pass Me By’. As the 60s came to a close, Bobby switched from his high tenor to a more contemporary lower register, cutting great tracks for Warner Bros in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with producers Clayton Ivey and Terry Woodford. His superb recordings of Philip Mitchell’s ‘Something New To Do’ (another Northern anthem) and ‘I May Not Be What You Want’ are among his best work. He sounds totally different again on ‘Don’t Make Me Do Wrong’. The Ivey/Woodford team also produced Bobby swansong single, issued on the Chelsea label in 1975. The performances collected here are proof that Bobby was a singer who deserved a much higher profile than he achieved. Despite his great looks, obvious talent and strong music business connections, he never registered a hit record in his own name. This CD redresses the balance and proves that all Bobby lacked was good luck. Years spent as a member of the Coasters kept him in work until his untimely death from pneumonia in November 2000. His son Charles has become the custodian of his father’s legacy and contributed the wonderful photographs that illustrate the CD’s accompanying booklet, which features an essay by Dennis Garvey built around exclusive interviews with many of Bobby’s friends and colleagues. By Simon White (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2010 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street 2CD |
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Charly Records 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Bobby Womack - Facts Of Life |
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United Artists Records | LP | 13.00 € |
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| Bookert T & The MGs - Play The Hip Hits "I'm shocked that some of these things didn't get released...Man I could have used these things...we could have just put this out...That would have been the perfect album!" Steve Cropper in an interview with Rob Bowman, 1994, when he heard these tracks again We were one of the few bands that were popular covering other people's songs says Booker T. He's right. With the exception of their second LP Soul Dressing, Booker T & The MGs albums were (indeed, are) predominantly composed of cover material. During their years at Stax, the group acted as session house band for innumerable stars, including everyone from southern soul giant Otis Redding to blues legend Albert King. They played almost continuously, often tacking short sessions of their own on to star sessions that had either finished early or started late. Some of the material found its way on to their own many albums, but much of it was put on the shelf and forgotten about in their hectic recording schedules. When MGs guitarist Steve Cropper heard a tape of this collection of 25 previously unissued tracks he said: I'm shocked that some of these didn't get released. I think we just forgot them. I think they were just back on the shelf and nobody took the time (to ever listen to them again). Man I could have used these things, I guarantee you. There was a time when we needed a record and Booker wouldn't record, we could have put this out. We had the rights to the stuff. That would have been a perfect album!Cropper's assessment is spot on and Stax, instrumental, and just plain Booker T & The MGs fans are in for a real treat. Thanks to the Stax Sessions series and the diligent tape research by Ace's Roger Armstrong, a beautiful slice of 1960s soul history is finally brought back to life. |
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Ace Records 1995 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Brooks O'Dell - I'm Your Man - The Anthology 1963-1972 26 tracks |
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Ace Records 2008 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Carolyn Franklin - Sister Soul 22 tracks |
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Ace Records 2006 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Chuck Willis - Stoop Down Baby, Let Your Daddy See |
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Collectables | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Dells - Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits 11 tracks from 1972 |
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Dusty Groove 2007 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Denise LaSalle - Making A Good Thing Better The music that came out of Stax Records pretty much defined the Memphis Sound throughout the 1960s. As the 70s dawned, the sound came to be redefined by records produced by Willie Mitchell down the road from Stax at Royal Studios. In 1971, two singles emanated from Royal that exemplified Mitchell’s new Memphis Sound and took it to the masses. One was Al Green’s ‘Tired Of Being Alone’. The other was Denise LaSalle’s ‘Trapped By A Thing Called Love’. A groundbreaking record in its time, ‘Trapped By A Thing Called Love’ remains a defining example of what Southern Soul is all about. It took Denise to the very top of the Billboard R&B chart and made her an overnight success at the age of 30, after half a dozen previous 45s had failed to even nudge that chart. Even if Denise had never scored another hit, the record would have ensured her standing as a great of the genre. Fortunately, Denise did place many other fine 45s on the R&B and Pop charts over the next few years. Although she hailed from Chicago (via Mississippi) and released her music on a Detroit-based label, Denise was a high-profile standard bearer for female Southern Soul throughout her prime chart time. For over five years, Denise’s hits were recorded for Westbound Records and all of them feature here on “Making A Good Thing Better” – surprisingly, her first-ever greatest hits compilation. Denise released 12 Westbound singles, nine of which hit the R&B charts. In the wake of ‘Trapped By A Thing Called Love’, she hit the R&B Top 5 twice in succession with ‘Now Run And Tell That’ and ‘Man Sized Job’ and almost all of her other hit singles reached the Top 30 – a measure of how popular she was at that time. Although most of her Westbound sides were cut in Memphis, she also recorded in Muscle Shoals and, towards the end of her tenure, in Detroit, the city that gave Denise her final hit for the label with the sublime ‘Married, But Not to Each Other’, a classic of the cheatin’ songs genre. Wherever she chose to record, the end product always came out as superior Southern Soul. Denise has long been overdue a singles compilation and we’re delighted to rectify that. All the tracks included here have been freshly mastered from the original Westbound production tapes. For those who want to hear Denise LaSalle at her best, singing hits that were all over the radio in the early 70s, it’s going to be an essential purchase. By Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2013 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Doris Troy - I'll Do Anything - The Doris Troy Anthology 1960-1996 ’ll never understand why the term “one hit wonder” has come to be seen as pejorative. One hit is certainly one more than I ever had – how about you? Doris Troy placed only one song on the US Hot 100, but what a song! ‘Just One Look’ has endured as a much-covered standard, heard in countless movies and commercials. If that one wonderful hit is all you know of singer-songwriter-producer-arranger-session vocalist-actress Doris Troy, then here’s chance to catch up with what you missed. I’ll give you a hint – you’ve missed a lot. Doris Troy earned every hyphen. “I’ll Do Anything: The Doris Troy Anthology 1960-1996” amasses, for the first time ever, songs from every phase of a most illustrious career, ranging from her very first recording to her last. Affectionately dubbed Mama Soul, Doris Troy cut her teeth singing in church and worked as a teenaged usherette at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater before joining Cissy Houston, Dionne and Dee Warwick and Judy Clay in forming the premier New York studio backup group (two Chuck Jackson classics that feature cameos by Doris are included herein). She released two singles in 1960 as Doris Payne and a 1961 duet under the name Jay & Dee (all three make their digital debut here) before striking gold with her self-penned superhit. 10 sterling examples of her tenure with Atlantic Records comprise the heart of this set, including the irresistibly catchy ska-tinged ‘What’cha Gonna Do About It’ and ‘Please Little Angel’, co-written with a then-fledgling writing team named Ashford and Simpson. Incidentally, Doris co-wrote the song that gives this anthology its title, ‘I’ll Do Anything’, with another nascent writing combine you may have heard of named Gamble and Huff. Both sides of the ultra-rare 1967 Capitol single ‘He’s Qualified’ and ‘Face Up To The Truth’ make their CD bow here. After that release, Doris decamped to England, again becoming the go-to girl for background vocals on classic hits for Dusty Springfield, George Harrison, Pink Floyd and the Stones, to name a few. In cahoots with Harrison, she released a brilliant LP on Apple in 1970, represented on this disc by ‘Ain’t That Cute’ and ‘You Tore Me Up Inside’. Two definite high points are 1974’s Dandy Livingstone-produced reggae-inflected romp through Eddie Floyd’s ‘Don’t Tell Your Mama’ and a sparkling disco workout from 1977, ‘Can’t Hold On’, both new to CD. By this time, Doris had moved back to the States where she eventually starred in the musical based on her life, Mama I Want To Sing, written by her sister, New York radio luminary Vy Higgensen. The sisters are heard on a high-spirited duet released here for the first time anywhere. Doris’ final recording was for Ace in 1996 – ‘Hear Me Calling’, a duet with British blue-eyed soul wunderkind James Hunter. Doris’ heartfelt, gut-wrenching reading of the gospel standard ‘Take My Hand, Precious Lord’ provides a poignant and powerful coda to a poignant and powerful collection. The customary worth-the-price booklet includes rare photos and cuttings, remembrances from friends and colleagues Ady Croasdell and David Nathan, and Mick Patrick’s biographical essay drawing from a previously unpublished 1995 interview with Mama Soul herself. If you’ve only given just one look to Doris Troy, “I’ll Do Anything: The Doris Troy Anthology 1960-1996” is a golden opportunity to rectify that oversight. By Dennis Garvey (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Dyke & The Blazers - We Got More Soul 2CD 2CD = 33 tracks |
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Ace Records 2007 | CD | 25.00 € |
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| Ernie K. Doe - Here Come The Girls - A History 1960-1970 2CD |
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Charly 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Etta James - Losers Weepers One of the best ideas that anyone at Ace has come up with in 2011 occurred when my colleague Mick Patrick proposed a series of expanded versions of several of Etta James’ Argo, Cadet and Chess albums that has hitherto eluded digitisation. It’s quite astounding how many of the albums that Etta released during her 15 years as the Chess group’s flagship female singer have not been issued on CD, especially given that the format’s now been with us for almost 30 years. But thanks to Mick and Kent, the number is gradually decreasing, with two “expanded editions” so far this year and the promise of more in 2012. Etta’s 1970 album “Losers Weepers” is the latest to receive the treatment – and the wait has been well worth it. Recordings from this period of Etta’s five decade-long recording career have been somewhat neglected by the reissue market – but no more. This expansion of “Losers Weepers” really brings a full-on focus to some great music that more or less fell by the wayside when originally released, partly because of Etta’s personal circumstances at the time but mostly because she was regarded by many as having had her day as an R&B chart force. Etta was in pretty bad shape when she made these recordings, but her rampant narcotic dependence did not stop her making the terrific music that you hear here. ‘Heavy Soul’ was a phrase that you heard frequently in the late 60s/early 70s and the intensity in the two-part title track completely defines the term. Etta’s sublime versions of ‘I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)’, ‘The Man I Love’ and ‘For All We Know’ are the logical continuation of her immortal collaborations with arranger Riley Hampton, at the other end of the 60s, which produced the timeless “At Last” album. Elsewhere Etta makes a relatively obscure Bee Gees song ‘Sound Of Love’ sound like it was written by three bruthas from Birmingham, Alabama rather than three brothers from Manchester, England. Her vocal on her revival of the Falcons’ R&B classic ‘I Found A Love’ is almost as riveting as that of the song’s original singer, Wilson Pickett. A revival of one of Etta’s old Modern recordings ‘W.O.M.A.N’ almost matches the original take for sass and sexiness. Etta’s take on the Association’s pretty 1966 near-chart topper ‘Never My love’ will leave you wishing Ms James had spent lots of time working in Philly with Bobby Martin, rather than cutting just the one session… …And these are just bonus tracks folks! No matter how well you might think you know Etta James, this set of songs will increase and enrich your knowledge of the lady’s work no end. It’s a tragedy that Etta is not likely to ever again be able to grace a recording studio, but fortunately her catalogue is full of delights like “Losers Weepers” that will keep her name alive for many years to come. By Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Fontella Bass - Free 1972 album |
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Paula Records | LP | 15.00 € |
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| Garland Green - The Very Best Of 24 tracks from Chicago's Master Soul Singer's Illustrious career |
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Ace Records 2008 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Very Best Of |
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Sony Music 2009 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| GOOFIN' RECORDSIN LAHJAKORTTI - HELPPO JA VAIVATON LAHJA ! lahjakortin saat haluamallesi summalle. minimi 10;- maksimi summaa ei ole. Lisätietoja ? Soita 09-7733113 tai meilaa info@goofinrecords.fi Lahjakortti on voimassa vuoden ostopäivästä eteenpäin. |
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lahjakortti 2008 | CD | 30.00 € |
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| Huey Piano Smith - It Do Me Good 2CD The Banashak & Sansu Sessions 1966-1978. When it comes to good time rollicking rock’n’roll or rhythm’n’blues, there are few exponents to match Huey ‘Piano’ Smith. One of the greatest of New Orleans’ many pianists, Smith began his career with blues men like Guitar Slim and Earl King and enjoyed a string of classic hits in the late 1950s. During that time he wrote and recorded three of rock and roll’s most enduring classics, ‘Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu’, ‘High Blood Pressure’ and ‘Sea Cruise’, the latter featuring the vocals of Frankie Ford. His career continued well into the 1970s. This deluxe package is an upgraded version of a Charly CD released in the late 1980s, Pitta Pattin’. This collection - featuring the recordings he made for the Instant label in the late 1960s - has now been expanded to include several tracks not featured on the original including the ultra rare ‘Two Way Pock-A-Way’, ‘Epitaph To A Black Man’ and ‘The Whatcha Call ‘Em’ plus several newly discovered, previously unissued recordings. His powerful piano can be heard to good effect on the previously unissued, ‘I’m Boss Pt 2’ with its almost Northern Soul sound. Many of Smith’s early Instant 45s were big local hits in New Orleans and Louisiana without ever denting any national charts and have long been sought after by collectors, with some, like ‘Two Way Pock-A-Way’, proving almost impossible to find today. Also featured are versions of ‘Rockin’ Pneumonia’, ‘High Blood Pressure’ and ‘Don’t You Just Know It’ recorded for an Atlantic LP that was never released. By way of a bonus, Huey’s last known recordings made for Allen Toussaint’s Sansu company in 1978 make their CD debut here, more than thirty years after their first release on Charly vinyl. These are the last recordings of Huey Smith who retired from music to concentrate on his religious beliefs in the early 80s. He now lives in retirement in Baton Rouge but still happily acknowledges his huge contribution to New Orleans R&B and to rock’n’roll in general. |
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Charly Records 2012 | 2-CD | 18.00 € |
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| Ike & Tina Turner - Sweet Rhode Island Red / The Gospel According To Ike & Tina Two 1974 albums from Ike and Tina and the first time on CD for the 'Gospel' album 'Sweet Rhode Island Red' features originals by Tina and covers such as Stevie Wonder's 'Higher Ground' and 'Living For The City' 'Gospel' is what you'd expect with favourites such as 'Amazing Grace' Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with extensive new notes |
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BGO Records 2012 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Ike & Tina Turner - The Very Best Album Ever 23 tracks |
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Emi 2002 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Ike & Tina Turner - Rock Me Baby 20 biisiä |
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Planet Media 2000 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Isley Brothers - Showdown album from 1978 |
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Icon Classic Records 2008 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| James Brown - Body Heat 60 min konsertti vuoden 1979 tammikuulta Montereystä, Californiasta. |
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Gravity | DVD | 9.00 € |
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| James Brown - Mr Dynamite 125 min |
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Soul Brother 2007 | DVD | 7.00 € |
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| James Brown - Slaughter's Big Rip-Off re-release of the original soundtrack. Gatefold sleeve |
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Polydor | LP | 15.00 € |
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| James Carr - Complete Goldwax Singles Regarded by many as the greatest soul singer of all time, these are all 28 of James' legendary Goldwax singles: A- and B-sides. "Arguably the greatest deep soul singer of them all" - Mark Pringle, Mojo magazine. James Carr is a soul singer whose corner has been championed by Dave Godin in his Blues and Soul columns, by Peter Guralnick in his seminal book "Sweet Soul Music", by erstwhile Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw and by Southern and Deep Soul fans constantly. Carr's major and best work was recorded in Memphis for Quinton Claunch's Goldwax Records between 1964 and 1970. He cut fourteen great singles which amazingly enough have twenty-eight different songs that vary in quality from good to stupendous. The marriage to UK's Ace/Kent is particularly fortuitous as we are in a position to be able to issue the complete set of sides on one CD and, apart from enjoying our soul music, we like nothing better than doing things thoroughly. Another big advantage of our handling the project is the meticulous care and effort expended by Peter Gibbon in tape research and cataloguing and by Roger Armstrong in selecting the correct tapes and mixes for the singles versions: re-mixing the original 4 track tapes where appropriate. Additionally the aforementioned Mr Godin contributed the sleevenotes with the pertinent words and insights that only he can deliver. This is all very well, but of course in the end it comes down to the music and the combination of James Carr and Goldwax was where the magic happened. Goldwax's strength was in choosing songs that would bring the best out of him by putting together musicians, producers and arrangers who would do the job just right, no more, no less. The arrangements of the songs are always appropriate for the numbers, witness for instance the beautiful A Man Needs A Woman that eschews a brass section in favour of a sympathetic female chorus-.-that is until the dynamics of the song demands some emphasis and the harmonic horns come in. Personally I'm a sucker for tension in a record and Life Turned Her That Way begins with a poignant introduction that slowly builds in intensity. The beat then gets a little more 'unnecessary' as Joe Tex would put it and by the end it's turned into a full blown raver. Perhaps this was Goldwax's Try A Little Tenderness. Indeed James occasionally imitates the Big O as he does many of the other great singers of his generation. In the 60s, that was taken as a mark of respect and also a sure-fire way of winning an audience over to his side. Virtually every black act did it to some extent-.-Otis would copy Sam Cooke, while Sam would copy Nat "King" Cole-.-it was common practice and showed an act's versatility, getting him paid in towns that weren't au fait with his records. Though now revered for his balladry, James Carr was probably better known as an uptempo soul singer in the UK in the late 60s when a lot of his records were played in the hipper clubs. The most famous of these is Freedom Train which was a guaranteed play across the country when B&C released it in 1968. Stateside releases like Coming Back To Me Baby and A Losing Game picked up more and more plays in the immediate years after being issued. The demand for That's What I Need To Know built so much that it was re-released along with Freedom Train on Contempo's Mojo label in 1972. There are also great finger clicking numbers like Pouring Water On A Drowning Man and I'm A Fool For You, some R&B influences in Talk Talk and Gonna Send You Back To Georgia and even a big city beat ballad with I Can't Make It. All are recorded to Goldwax's exacting standards and of course all feature one of THE great soul voices. And apart from enjoying one of the highlights of black music in The Dark End Of The Street, you'll get to appreciate what good songwriters the Bee Gees are when you hear James Carr sing To Love Somebody, taking it to a whole new dimension. By Ady Croasdell (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Jerry McCain - Somebody's Been Talking 15 biisiä |
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Westside Records 2000 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Golden Classics |
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Collectables | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Jimmy Lewis - Give The Poor Man A Break Jimmy Lewis is absolutely in the first rank of down-home soul philosophers - in the company of such great figures as Joe Tex, George Jackson, Don Covay and Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams. This CD follows on from the critically acclaimed Still Wanna Be Black (CDKEND 153) set of a couple of years ago, and will surely enhance his reputation even further. Long a back-room hero to discerning fans, this collection, which features many never-heard-before songs, highlights just how scandalously he has been under recorded during his 40 years in the biz. For, in addition to showcasing the kind of gritty, hoarse vocals that you expect from a soul singer of his generation and Mississippi birthplace, Give The Poor Man A Break is a shop window for his astonishingly creative song writing talents. Such stars as Ray Charles, ZZ Hill, Bobby Womack and Johnnie Taylor may have covered his material, but, in truth, there is nothing like a Lewis demo for bringing out the subtleties of his own songs. And there is plenty of evidence to back up that statement here, from the brilliant Three Into Two Won't Go, and the southern funk of Things Got To Get Better to Careful Man, one of his very best numbers, superbly crafted. In 1974, around the time that much of the material here was penned and recorded, Lewis had this to say about his own approach to writing, "All my songs tell stories and then everything else is built around that story. I don't write things that deal with present situations like a Watergate, etc, because they become dated. My songs are about life. I am a prolific 'life writer', just like you live it and just like it's happening." This is perfectly illustrated in one of only two tracks here that ever appeared on vinyl, the top side of his one Volt 45 Stop Half Loving These Women. This vintage performance also features one of his most effective tricks, multi-tracking his own vocals so that the song seems to be a conversation between two or even three people. This gives the feeling of a discussion on a street corner or a bit of banter in a neighbourhood bar, the concerns of his audience made all the more real. As an observer of the social scene - particularly as it relates to those two obsessions of everyday life, love and money - Lewis is among the most acute of all southern black writers. A subtitle to this CD would be "The Wit And Wisdom Of Jimmy Lewis", a combination much to be welcomed in these days of rather cruder sexual imagery that pervades the urban charts. By John Ridley (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2002 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Joe Tex - Singles A's & B's Vol. 4 1972-1976 18 tracks. Volume 4 of our series collating the singles recordings by Joe Tex from his years on the Dial label covers 1973 to 1976, chronologically sequenced, and featuring the A-side and B-side of each 45. Here we have R&B hits Woman Stealer, Under Your Powerful Love and Have You Ever, plus crossover smash Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman), a long with collectors items from that period, including the humour of Sassy, Sexy wiggle, the bluesy Mama Red, plus the supreme balladry of Baby It s Rainin displaying the versatility of the Clown Prince of Soul. With the exception of a July 1975 session in New Orleans (Have You Ever/Baby It s Rainin), all other tracks were recorded at the Soundshop in Nashville with Joe's road band and the cream of local session musicians, under the watchful production of Buddy Killen. |
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Shout Records 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Johnny Copeland - It's Me - Classic Texas Soul 1965-72 2CD At the time of his death 15 years ago, Johnny Copeland was regarded as one of the world’s premier blues artists, a Grammy-winner with a strong body of work behind him. Success had come late, preceded by almost 30 years of working hard to make a living. In those years he recorded extensively, building a catalogue of 45s that did little to advance his career, despite their unbridled excellence. Many of those 45s fell into the hands of appreciative soul and blues collectors around the world, establishing Johnny as a cult hero whose work was always worth a listen. Johnny had been working for a decade when he entered into a professional relationship with producer Huey Meaux in 1964, but it wasn’t until he came under Huey’s wing that his records found their way beyond Texas and onto bigger labels. Huey recognised Johnny’s talent and recorded him extensively. The records they made together form the basis of this important new 2CD set. “It’s Me” is the most comprehensive collection of Johnny’s mid-60s to early 70s recordings ever assembled. Here you’ll find Huey Meaux-produced Wand, Suave, Jet Stream, Boogaloo and Wet Soul singles, material Johnny either sold to or cut directly for Kent-Modern in the early 1970s, two rare duets he recorded with South Texas R&B heroine Miss La Vell White as Johnny & Lilly, sides submitted to Wand for a proposed album that never happened, previously undocumented songs, and some fabulous vocal/guitar demos, some of which have never been issued before. None have ever sounded better than they do here, thanks to extensive vault research undertaken by me and my colleague Alec Palao in 2012. (Due to the disappearance or deterioration of a few tapes, fresh dubs were made and remastered from scratch.) I first heard Johnny Copeland when my old pal Tony Cummings sat me down and played me ‘Dedicated To The Greatest’ almost 45 years ago. The power and soul in his voice made me an immediate fan. It’s been a true honour to work on a project that at last puts this classic material into the context it’s always deserved. By Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2013 | CD | 25.00 € |
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| Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon - Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache 1968-1975 Best Of All the best 45s and album cuts from one of the USA's most successful soul exports. The first ever Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon CD release. |
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Ace Records 2008 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Judy Clay & Veda Brown - The Stax Solo Recordings |
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Ace Records 2008 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| King Curtis - Get Ready originally released 1970 |
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Wounded Bird Records 2009 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| LABELOGRAPHY - The Major U.K. Record Labels - Jan Pettersson A First Pressing Identification Guide for CBS, Columbia, Decca, Fontana by Jan Pettersson 592 pages, format 169x239 mm HMV, Parlophone and Pye Singles, EPs and LPs 1953-1975 |
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Premium Publishing 2008 | Kirjat | 48.00 € |
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| Laura Lee - Women's Love Rights + I Can't Make It Alone + Two Sides 2CD three LPs from 1971-1974 on this double CD set. 32 tracks |
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Edsel Records 2010 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Laurel Aitken - The Pama Years Vol. 1 1969-1971 the legendary godfather of ska. tracks from 1969-1971 |
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Grover Records 1989 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| Linda Lewis - Fathoms Deep A Lost 1970's Soul Classic !! |
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Collector's Choice Music 2008 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| Linda Lewis - Lark Progressive early 1970s Soul from the on-time back-up singer for David Bowie and Cat Stevens |
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Collector's Choice Music 2008 | CD | 12.00 € |
