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| John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers - A Hard Road EXPLOSIVE 1967 ELECTRIC BLUES SET RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL MONO GLORY. 1967’s A Hard Road proved to be every bit as powerful and innovative as its predecessor, thanks in large part to Mayall’s discovery of Clapton’s equally brilliant replacement, Peter Green. A one-of-a-kind player with a highly distinctive sound, Green makes his instrumental presence felt throughout A Hard Road, while delivering compelling lead vocals on “You Don’t Love Me” and “The Same Way.” With sterling support from bassist John McVie and drummer Aynsley Dunbar, the material here features such Mayall originals as “Hit the Highway,” “Leaping Christine” and the title track, along with standout interpretations of tunes by Freddie King, Elmore James and Willie Cobbs. The legendarily haunting Green-penned instrumental “The Supernatural” previews the guitarist’s groundbreaking work with the original incarnation of Fleetwood Mac, which he and fellow Bluesbreaker John McVie would form a few months later. From the pristine U.K. mono masters, with complete original artwork and photos. Vintage Guitar Magazine - December 2011 Mayall’s Guitar-Hero School John Mayall's fabled albums with Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor have been reissued before, but these discs, re-mastered from the original mono masters, sound absolutely glorious (whether on CD or 180-gram vinyl). —Pete Prown Mojo Magazine ★ ★ ★ ★ Now in glorious mono, the 1967 LP which unveiled Peter Green’s precocious blues genius. |
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Sundazed Music 2011 | LP | 20.00 € |
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| John Mayall With Eric Clapton - Blues Breakers THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BRITISH BLUES ALBUM OF ALL TIME, FEATURING ERIC CLAPTON. 1966’s seminal Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton marked John Mayall’s emergence as a major recording artist, as well as his commercial breakthrough. The 12-song LP, considered by many to be the most influential British blues album of all time, marked the official introduction of Mayall’s long-running, ever-evolving combo the Bluesbreakers. Mayall shares the spotlight here with soon-to-be-superstar guitarist Eric Clapton (who quit the Yardbirds in order to pursue his blues muse with Mayall), along with future Fleetwood Mac co-founder John McVie on bass and Hughie Flint on drums. Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton is generally acknowledged as a musical milestone for Clapton; his scorching playing and over-the-top tone dominates the entire album. With the group’s punchy performances captured in straightforward style by noted producer Mike Vernon, the album offers a potent combination of Mayall originals and distinctive interpretations of songs by Ray Charles, Freddie King, Little Walter and Otis Rush. From the pristine U.K. mono masters, with complete original artwork and photos. Vintage Guitar Magazine - December 2011 Mayall’s Guitar-Hero School John Mayall's fabled albums with Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor have been reissued before, but these discs, re-mastered from the original mono masters, sound absolutely glorious (whether on CD or 180-gram vinyl). —Pete Prown |
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Sundazed Music 2011 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| John Mayall's Blues Breakers - Crusade THIRD BLUES BREAKERS ALBUM CEMENTS THE STATUS OF JOHN MAYALL AS BLUES-ROCK ROYALTY. 1967’s Crusade finds John Mayall welcoming another soon-to-be-famous young guitarist—18-year-old fretboard phenom Mick Taylor, who would soon become a key member of the Rolling Stones—to the Bluesbreakers fold. With John McVie on bass and Hughie Flint and Keef Hartley sharing drumming duties, Mayall tackles an adventurous 12-song set that encompasses several Mayall originals and Taylor’s instrumental showcase “Snowy Wood,” as well as numbers by such notables as Willie Dixon, Eddie Kirkland and Sonny Boy Williamson. Regarded by many fans as the final third of the influential electric-blues trilogy that began with Blues Breakers and A Hard Road, Crusade followed its predecessors into the British Top Ten, while continuing to open young American ears to the timeless power of the blues. From the pristine U.K. mono masters, with complete original artwork and photos. Vintage Guitar Magazine - December 2011 Mayall’s Guitar-Hero School John Mayall's fabled albums with Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor have been reissued before, but these discs, re-mastered from the original mono masters, sound absolutely glorious (whether on CD or 180-gram vinyl). —Pete Prown |
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Sundazed Music 2011 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| John Mayall's Blues Breakers - Crusade THIRD BLUES BREAKERS ALBUM CEMENTS THE STATUS OF JOHN MAYALL AS BLUES-ROCK ROYALTY. 1967’s Crusade finds John Mayall welcoming another soon-to-be-famous young guitarist—18-year-old fretboard phenom Mick Taylor, who would soon become a key member of the Rolling Stones—to the Bluesbreakers fold. With John McVie on bass and Hughie Flint and Keef Hartley sharing drumming duties, Mayall tackles an adventurous 12-song set that encompasses several Mayall originals and Taylor’s instrumental showcase “Snowy Wood,” as well as numbers by such notables as Willie Dixon, Eddie Kirkland and Sonny Boy Williamson. Regarded by many fans as the final third of the influential electric-blues trilogy that began with Blues Breakers and A Hard Road, Crusade followed its predecessors into the British Top Ten, while continuing to open young American ears to the timeless power of the blues. From the pristine U.K. mono masters, with complete original artwork and photos. Vintage Guitar Magazine - December 2011 Mayall’s Guitar-Hero School John Mayall's fabled albums with Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor have been reissued before, but these discs, re-mastered from the original mono masters, sound absolutely glorious (whether on CD or 180-gram vinyl). —Pete Prown |
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Sundazed Music 2011 | LP | 20.00 € |
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| John Pearse - The Lost 1966 Waldeck Audition (1CD DigiPac - four panel - with booklet. 18 tracks. Playing time: 41:45) -- This set contains informal backstage tapes, previously thought lost, from 1966 Waldeck Festival. John Pearse has near-mythic status among guitar players, builders & designers. 'The folk guitarist who taught the protest generation how to play' - The 'Guardian' (UK). John Pearse is 'The Nation's guitar teacher.' 'stern' (Germany). Pearse recorded now-collectable albums like 'Guitar Train' (1958) and 'Blues, Rags & Raga' (1972) and hosted 1980s PBS show 'String Along.' 'Pearse provided us with the right tools to play better music.' - Chris Hillman. He designed strings used and endorsed by Doc Watson, King Crimson & Dixie Chicks. -- To many students of folk and blues guitar, John Pearse was a hero - the man who taught, performed, and helped popularize the genre. 'He left his mark on the musical world,' says Cindy Cashdollar. -- This is high praise, and it hardly stops here. Bear Family Records offers a unique glimpse of this highly esteemed musician, drawn from these informal, unguarded performances. The 18 tracks presented here - for the first time ever - showcase Pearse backstage at the Waldeck Folk Festival in 1966. Pearse appeared at this premier German festival on four consecutive years, between 1965-68. The tapes offer a rare glimpse of his casual, non-studio persona. Unless you were in the first ten rows, you wouldn't have heard him so clearly. -- Pearse taught designing, building and playing of stringed instruments to countless members of a European and American audience through his BBC, ITV and PBS shows - more than he could have ever reached through the endless touring of folk venues. -- Despite his untimely death in 2008, John Pearse continues to reach an appreciative audience. The unmarked reel-to-reel tapes that gave rise to this unexpected CD will delight his legion of fans and draw new listeners to him. |
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Bear Family 2010 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| John Wayne - In Music & Poster Art 10-CDs/1-DVD Box & Book 10 CDs/1 DVD Box Set (LP-size) with 464-page hardcover book; 316 tracks (CDs), 27 tracks (DVD); playing time CDs: 714:49). --- The greatest-ever tribute to the man they called 'Duke' on the thirtieth anniversary of his death! John Wayne is gone but not forgotten - he is still among the Top Three most popular movie actors of all time. This set includes: -- The soundtrack music to his never-to-be-forgotten westerns! -- All the title songs by the original artists! -- Songs inspired by the movies! -- A 464-page LP-sized book with a biography by historian Richard W. Bann, AND Reproductions of hundreds of his western movie posters from many different countries! -- Stills and lobby cards! -- A bonus DVD with trailers and exclusive 'behind-the-scenes' footage! A man and an actor as big as John Wayne deserves a tribute like this! --- John Wayne was America. And America ...in fact, the entire world... has not forgotten John Wayne. Thirty years after his death, the man known as 'Duke' still ranks among the Top Three most popular American film stars of all time. More than any other actor, he chose roles that glorified traditional American values and would not compromise his personal image. 'Don't apologize,' he said in 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon,' 'it's a sign of weakness.' That was John Wayne, and that's the John Wayne celebrated here in the music and poster art from his many memorable western movies. -- This 10 CD/1 DVD collection contains the rousing soundtracks of his best-loved westerns, including 'The Searchers', 'The Alamo', 'The Sons Of Katie Elder' and 'True Grit'. The artists performing the original soundtrack songs include the Sons Of The Pioneers, Glen Campbell, The Limeliters, Ed Ames, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, and many more. Plus! bonus songs inspired by John Wayne's movies, such as Frankie Avalon's The Ballad Of The Alamo, Gene Pitney's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Claude King's The Comancheros. The bonus DVD contains trailers and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage! -- This set contains a 464-page hardcover collector's edition book (LP-size) that includes a biography of John Wayne by acclaimed movie historian Richard W. Bann AND several hundred posters, lobby cards, and stills, reproduced in lustrous color. The artwork captures the boldness and daring of John Wayne's West. The posters are from the USA and many other countries, including Argentina, Japan, Australia, England, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, and Sweden. This is by far the most comprehensive-ever collection of the evocative music and art that accompanied John Wayne's western movie classics! Soundtracks are included from the following movies (please, see listing at the bottom of this info |
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Bear Family 2010 | CD | 175.00 € |
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| John Zacherle - Monster Mash / Scary Tales Operating out of Philadelphia, Cameo-Parkway was among the most successful independent record companies of the early 1960s, turning out a veritable production line of teen-friendly singles by artists such as Chubby Checker, the Orlons, the Dovells, Dee Dee Sharp and Bobby Rydell. This month sees the release on Ace of the latest batch of collections from the vaults of Cameo and sister logo Parkway in the shape of twofers from Dee Dee Sharp, the Dovells and self-appointed “Cool Ghoul” John Zacherle. John Sebastian did the notes for the John Zacherle set. Yep, that John Sebastian, he of the Lovin’ Spoonful. It seems he was a bit of a Boris Karloff fan, which is how he first became aware of John Zacherle, who hosted re-runs of old horror movies on WCAU-TV out of Philadelphia in the late 1950s. The craze for scary movies spread to the record biz, which led to Zacherle reaching #6 with ‘Dinner With Drac’ in 1958. (OK, we’re a bit late for Hallowe’en with this release, but hey, there’s always next year.) By Mick Patrick (ACE Records) |
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Ace Records 2010 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Johnny And The Hurricanes - Stormsville 12 tracks |
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Hallmark Music 2010 | CD | 7.00 € |
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| Johnny Burnette - Roses Are Red |
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Hallmark Music 2013 | CD | 6.00 € |
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| Johnny Cash - Bootleg Vol. 3 - Live Around The World A Live Travelogue of Johnny's Worldwide Tours and Rare performances. Historic performances showing the bond Johnny had with his fans. 53 tracks, including 37 previously unreleased recordingds. New liner notes by music historian, journalist and author, Dave Marsh. Johnny Cash Bootleg lll: LIVE Around the World is a collection of rare and unreleased LIVE recordings it is a travelogue from his earliest days on the road at the Big D Jamboree in Dallas Texas in the 1950's - through to his becoming an International Superstar and a great statesman ambassador at the White House in Washington, D.C. in the 1970's. |
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Sony Music Entertainment 2011 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Johnny Cash - Sings The Ballads Of The True West |
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Sony Music Entertainment 2012 | CD | 9.00 € |
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| Johnny Cash - The Complete Columbia Album Collection 63CD Box JOHNNY CASH: THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUM COLLECTION. 63 CD:tä + kirja. Sisältää Cashin koko Columbia tuotannon vuodesta 1958 vuoteen 1990. Mukana Rich Kienzlen tekemä kirjanen. Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection is a 63-CD treasure trove that will appeal equally to longtime Cash followers, as well as newcomers to his timeless body of work. Featuring 59 original album titles Cash recorded for Columbia, from 1958's "The Fabulous Johnny Cash" through the tow Highwayman albums of 1984 and 1990 (with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson). In addition to the seminal 59 albums are two new compilations: singles plus - a 2CD collection of single sides that did not originally appear on albums, plus guest performances on other artists' albums among them Bob Dylan, The Carter Family, Mother Maybelle Carter, June Carter Cash, The Earl Scruggs Revue, Marty Robbins, Willie Nelson and Shel Silverstein (spanning 1958-1985). Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar is a 28-song collection of single and non-single classics during his Sun Records years, 1958-48. “When one thinks of Johnny Cash’s recordings, one thing is certain. The Columbia years loom larger than any other phase. A star when he arrived in 1958, when he departed, he was an American icon.” (from the liner notes written by Rich Kienzle) Representing the entirety of the musical performances released by the Man in Black on Columbia Records during his lifetime, JOHNNY CASH: THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUM COLLECTION is a 63-CD treasure trove that will appeal equally to longtime Cash followers, as well as new¬comers to his timeless body of music. • 59 Columbia albums plus two new supplemental compilations make this the all-time, hands-down granddaddy of all Johnny Cash collections, period. • 35 titles released for the first time on CD by Columbia/Legacy in the U.S.; • The first 19 chronological titles released in monaural (mono) sound for the first time on CD by Columbia/Legacy in the U.S. JOHNNY CASH: THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUM COLLECTION contains album rarities galore: • The Gospel Road (double-album New Testament chronicle in song and story, 1972) • Koncert V Praze – In Prague Live (1978 Czech recording, licensed to Supraphon, 1983) • I Walk The Line and Little Fauss and Big Halsey original 1970 movie soundtracks • The Christmas Spirit (1963) and Christmas – The Johnny Cash Family (1972) holiday celebrations • and many more! Checking in with his 59 original album titles for Columbia, from 1958’s The Fabulous Johnny Cash through the two Highwayman albums of 1985 and 1990 (with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson), this impressive box set is living history. It shows Cash in command of his country & western and gospel roots, blues, straight-ahead rock and roll, the traditional balladry and folk music he loved so dearly, and much more. Adding to those seminal 59 albums are two new compilations: • The Singles, Plus – a 2-CD, 55-song collection of single sides that did not originally appear on albums, plus guest performances on other artists’ albums, among them Bob Dylan, the Carter Family, mother Maybelle Carter, June Carter Cash, the Earl Scruggs Revue, Marty Robbins, Willie Nelson, and Shel Silverstein (spanning 1958-85). • Johnny Cash With His Hot & Blue Guitar – a 28-song collection of single and non-single tracks released during his Sun Records years, 1954-58, including “Hey Porter,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “I Walk The Line,” “Cry! Cry! Cry!,” “Ballad Of A Teenage Queen,” “Big River,” and more. This massive work was painstakingly compiled by award-winning producers Gregg Geller and Steve Berkowitz, who have supervised Legacy’s historic Johnny Cash reissue program for over a decade. The prestigious box set takes its place alongside similar attention-getting Columbia career retrospectives by Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck, and Billie Holiday. • The physical box resembles the lift-off-lid design of The Complete Miles Davis Columbia Album Collection 70-CD box set issued in 2009. • Each title is packaged as a mini-LP CD with its original artwork, including the five original gatefold albums in Cash’s Columbia discography. • The accompanying will include a definitive 5,000-word liner notes essay by veteran annotator Rich Kienzle. • Also included in the booklet is complete discographic information (songwriters, recording dates and cities, musicians, guest performers, producers, release dates, original catalog numbers and Billboard chart numbers for albums and single tracks, and more). “Cash staked his claim and established himself at Sun; at Columbia, he defined himself for all time.” (Rich Kienzle) JOHNNY CASH: THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUM COLLECTION # Title Rec. Rel. Catalog 1. The Fabulous Johnny Cash 1958 1958 CL 1253 2. Hymns By Johnny Cash 1958-59 1959 CL 1284 3. Songs Of Our Soil 1958-59 1959 CL 1339 4. Now There Was A Song 1960 1960 CL 1463 5. Ride This Train 1959-60 1960 CL 1464 6. Hymns From The Heart 1961 1961 CL 1722 7. The Sound Of Johnny Cash 1961-62 1962 CL 1802 8. Blood, Sweat And Tears 1962 1962 CL 1930 9. Ring Of Fire: The Best Of Johnny Cash 1958-63 1963 CL 2053 10. The Christmas Spirit 1959-63 1963 CL 2117 11. Keep On The Sunny Side by the Carter Family 1963 1963 CL 2152 with special guest Johnny Cash 12. I Walk The Line 1963-64 1964 CL 2190 13. Bitter Tears: Johnny Cash Sings Ballads Of 1964 1964 CL 2248 The American Indian 14. * Orange Blossom Special 1964 1965 CL 2309 15. *# Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West 1959-65 1965 C2L 38 16. * Everybody Loves A Nut 1965-66 1966 CL 2492 17. * Happiness Is You 1962-65 1966 CL 2537 18. * Carryin’ On With Johnny Cash and June Carter 1964-67 1967 CL 2728 19. * From Sea To Shining Sea 1967 1967 CL 2647 20. Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (live) 1968 1968 CS 9639 21. The Holy Land 1968 1968 KCS 9726 22. Johnny Cash At San Quentin (live) 1969 1969 CS 9827 23. # Hello, I’m Johnny Cash 1969 1970 KCS 9943 24. The Johnny Cash Show 1970 1970 KC 30100 25. I Walk The Line original soundtrack 1970 1970 S 30397 26. Little Fauss and Big Halsey original soundtrack 1970 1970 S 30385 27. Man In Black 1971 1971 C 30550 28. A Thing Called Love 1971-72 1972 KC 31332 29. # America – A 200-Year Salute In Story and Song 1970-72 1972 KC 31645 30. # Christmas – The Johnny Cash Family 1972 1972 KC 31754 31. Any Old Wind That Blows 1972 1972 C 32091 32. # The Gospel Road [2-CD] 1971-72 1973 KG 32253 33. Johnny Cash and His Woman 1973 1973 C 32443 34. Johnny Cash pa Osteraker 1972 1973 CBS 65308 35. Ragged Old Flag 1974 1974 KC 32917 36. The Junkie And The Juicehead Minus Me 1973-74 1974 KC 33086 37. The Johnny Cash Children’s Album 1971-73 1975 C 32898 38. Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories 1974 1975 C 33087 39. John R. Cash 1974 1975 KC 33370 40. Look At Them Beans 1975 1975 KC 33814 41. Strawberry Cake (live) 1975 1976 KC 34088 42. One Piece At A Time 1975-76 1976 KC 34193 43. The Last Gunfighter Ballad 1975-76 1977 KC 34314 44. The Rambler 1977 1977 KC 34833 45. I Would Like To See You Again 1976-77 1978 KC 35313 46. Gone Girl 1977-78 1978 KC 35646 47. Silver 1979 1979 JC 36086 48. Rockabilly Blues 1979-80 1980 JC 36779 49. Classic Christmas 1980 1980 JC 36886 50. The Baron 1980-81 1981 FC 37179 51. The Survivors Johnny Cash + Jerry Lee Lewis + 1981 1982 FC 37961 Carl Perkins (live) 52. The Adventures Of Johnny Cash 1981-82 1982 FC 38094 53. Johnny 99 1983 1983 FC 38696 54. Koncert V Praze – In Prague Live 1978 1983 Supraphon 1113-3278 55. Rainbow 1984-85 1985 FC 39951 56. Highwayman - Waylon Jennings + Willie Nelson + 1984-85 1985 FC 40056 Johnny Cash + Kris Kristofferson 57. Heroes with Waylon Jennings 1984-85 1986 FC 40347 58. Highwayman 2 - Waylon Jennings + Willie Nelson + 1989 1990 C 45240 Kris Kristofferson + Johnny Cash 59. At Madison Square Garden (live) 1969 2002 CK 86808 Bonus Discs: 60. Johnny Cash With His Hot & Blue Guitar 1955-58 (2012) - 61. # The Singles, Plus (2-CD) 1958-85 (2012) - * indicates original monaural (mono) recording # indicates gatefold cover package # # # |
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Sony Music 2012 | CD-Box | 225.00 € |
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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 Horton - I'm A Fishin' Man DVD with 24-page booklet, b&w, NTSC, regional code: 0, 28 tracks, playing time approx. 71 mns. Never before seen performances by Johnny Horton. Rare recordings from collection of Jerry Hope. Ozark Jubilee Shows from the collection of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. A rare live concert. When Bear Family began work on the Johnny Horton LP box sets back in the mid-1980s, just two videos traded hands among collectors: a grainy copy of 'I'm A Fishin' Man' and an 'Ed Sullivan Show' appearance. Now we have an embarrassment of riches. Finally, we see why Horton was, as his contemporaries said, a natural television performer. Amiable, good-looking, and breezily confident, he was ideal for what was then the new medium of television. Just the kind of guy you'd want to bring into your living room. This DVD collects most of the known videotaped performances of Johnny Horton from very early in his career until just a few weeks before he was killed. There are 25 filmed performances and three bonus audio performances spanning the years from 1953 until 1960. He not only sings his biggest hits, 'North To Alaska', 'Johnny Reb', 'Sal's Got A Sugar Lip', 'Sink The Bismarck' and of course 'The Battle Of New Orleans', but he also performs songs that won't be as familiar to collectors, like 'Electrified Donkey', 'Be Honest With Me' (as part of a trio with Eddy Arnold and Molly Bee), and 'I'm A Fishing Man'. Even though there are no published interviews with Johnny Horton, on this DVD he talks with the hosts of the Ozark Jubilee show Red Foley, Bobby Lord, and Eddy Arnold. An essential complement to Bear Family's definitive history of Johnny Horton's recordings! A NOTE ON FILM QUALITY: Bear Family has always made a sustained commitment to quality. This DVD was sourced from original films and kinescopes, now fifty or sixty years old. Some, especially those sourced from 'Jubilee USA' kinescopes, are not as clear as we would have liked, but they are the only known copies. We feel that their historic value outweighs the technical imperfections. |
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Bear Family 2012 | DVD | 20.00 € |
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| Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over - The Early Singles 1959-1961 |
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Rumble Records 2012 | LP | 19.00 € |
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| Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - The Best Of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 2CD 2CD = 56 tracks |
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Emi Music 2008 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| Johnny Kidd And The Pirates - Shakin' All Over 21 tracks 1959-1961 |
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Magic Records 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Johnny Otis - On The Show - The Johnny Otis Story Vol. 2 1957-1974 Johnny Otis celebrated his 90th birthday on 28 December 2011 – a true landmark for a man who has given most of his life to music. Ace is commemorating the event with the release of this collection, which together with “The Johnny Otis Story Vol 1” (CDCHD 1312) presents a concise overview of his entire career as a composer, musician, singer, producer, talent scout and songwriter. “On With The Show” lives up to its title by picking up Johnny’s story from just before where the first volume left off, and carrying it through to the mid-70s – the point at which he stopped releasing new music and began diversifying his talents into cultural, spiritual and political areas. As did other R&B pioneers, Johnny had a lean time in the early and mid-1960s, at least as far as the charts went, but a string of Capitol 45s – including ‘Castin’ My Spell’, ‘Crazy Country Hop’ and ‘Mumblin’ Mosie’, all featured here – offer as good a representation of rock’n’roll as you’ll find anywhere. Many of Johnny’s King recordings are also invigorating, as those in this package will demonstrate. It’s hardly his fault that people were buying Fabian, Frankie Avalon, the 4 Seasons and the Beatles instead. Johnny gave up recording for a few years before returning with the estimable “Cold Shot” album and the R&B/Pop hit ‘Country Girl’, both featuring the burgeoning talents of his young son Shuggie. They led to a full-on revival of the Johnny Otis Show and to further recordings for Epic, the best of which are featured here. Things began to tail off again in the mid-70s in the wake of the disco boom. The big band funk of his movie-inspired ‘Jaws’ shows that he could have competed in the disco arena, should he have chosen to, but a man with as many things going on as Johnny Otis didn’t have to compete with anyone, and he just expanded his horizons elsewhere instead. Post-‘Jaws’, Johnny has been a radio DJ, ordained minster, artist, author and many other things. Most people would be delighted to have accomplished a fraction of what he has done. Unfortunately, we can’t all be the Godfather of Rhythm & Blues, but we can all enjoy his work for many years to come thanks to the fine compilations available on Ace and elsewhere. If you don’t know Johnny Otis but want to start, this collection and the previous volume will serve as the perfect introduction to the man and his music. Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2012 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Johnny Otis - That's Your Last Boogie! - The Best of Johnny Otis 3CD The Best Of Johnny Otis 1945-1960‘Godfather of Rhythm & Blues’ Johnny Otis, one of the founding fathers of rock ’n’ roll, is next up in Dave Penny’s Architects Of Rock ’N’ Roll series, represented on a stellar collection straddling his multi-faceted career between 1945-1960.By sheer tragic coincidence, Dave had Otis lined up as a prime subject when planning the series over a year ago but January 17, 2012 saw the pioneering singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent spotter, impresario and disc jockey pass away at home in California, aged 90. These carefully-selected and sequenced 83 tracks spread over three CDs now stand as an ultimate tribute to this pivotal figure.The son of Greek immigrants (real name Ioannis Alexandros Veliotes), Otis grew up in the predominantly black area of Berkeley, telling an interviewer in 1994, ‘Genetically, I’m pure Greek. Psychologically, environmentally, culturally, by choice, I’m a member of the black community.’ As such, he played a major part in creating a new sound for the growing audience of young urban blacks, starting out drumming in swing orchestras at 18. He formed a 16-piece big band in 1945, scoring his first hit with a glorious take on ‘Harlem Nocturne’. CD1’s sublime smorgasbord of big band jazz and slinky blues, entitled Barrelhouse Stomp after the Watts club he opened in 1948, features further Otis orchestra titles alongside outings with Wynonie Harris, Joe Turner, Lester Young, (future Coasters) the Robins and Little Esther Phillips.In 1949, Otis started recording for the Newark, New Jersey-based Savoy label, scoring 15 Billboard R&B chart hits between 1950-52, including number ones with Little Esther & Mel Walker which dominate CD2’s Rockin’ Blues, joined by names including the Royals and Marilyn Scott. In 1952, Otis discovered Etta James and produced Big Mama Thornton’s original version of Leiber and Stoller’s ‘Hound Dog’, while enjoying a growing career as a songwriter, already presenting the rock ’n’ roll form and attitude soon to sweep the world. While starting his lifelong vocation as a disc jockey in LA, he became a talent scout for King Records, while scoring the late fifties hits (including 1958 US top tenner ‘Willie And The Hand Jive’) featured on CD3’s Going Crazy (1952-1960). Other names included on this most rocking of selections include Etta James, Little Richard, Pete ‘Guitar’ Lewis, Johnny Ace, Sugar Pie, Faye Wilson and Mr Goggle Eyes August.Johnny’s passion, benevolence, warmth and uncanny musical clairvoyance shines through every track on this magnificent set, capturing many of his achievements at this most crucial time in musical history. That aside, it also happens to be one hell of a party album for the summer. |
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Fantastic Voyage 2012 | 2-CD | 18.00 € |
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| Johnny Rivers - This Could Be The One Although it wasn't until 1964 when Johnny Rivers finally became a star with his hit 'Memphis' he had a career going back to 1958. Here we have the earliest recordings of the 60s superstar getting their most comprehensive reissue yet! He recorded rockabilly and beat ballads and examples of all of his early attempts at a hit are featured on this full length CD. Anyone entranced with the roots of 60s pop can't help but be hooked on this collection. Fully Detailed liner notes with biography and career achievements. |
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Jasmine Records 2013 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Jose Feliciano - If I Really Bug You / Everybody Do The Click early rockers from Jose |
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Rca Victor 2012 | Single/EP | 6.00 € |
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| Junior Wells & The Aces - LIve In Boston 1966 The recording quality is surprisingly good, especially when regarding the age of the tapes. This set delivers an intimate look behind the curtain in a small east coast club. Backed by one the greatest Chicago blues bands, ever, The Aces, this performance shows Junior in fine shape. There are a couple of well-known songs like 'That's All Right' or 'Messin' With The Kid'. Then he comes more adventurous on tunes like 'If You Gonna Leave Me' or 'I Don't Know' with extended soloing from Junior and Dave Myers. A beautiful and entertaining document presenting one of the key figures of Chicago blues, live on stage. A must for (almost) every serious blues collector! - Digipak. JUNIOR WELLS - voc/hca, LOUIS MYERS - gtr, DAVE MYERS - bass, FRED BELOW - drums. |
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Delmark Records 2010 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Karl Denver - Wimoweh |
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Hallmark Music 2012 | CD | 6.90 € |
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| King Curtis - New Scene Of King Curtis |
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Doxy Music 2012 | LP | 18.00 € |
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| King Curtis - Wail Man Wail ! - The Best Of King Curtis 1952-61 3CD The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 Saxophone titan King Curtis gets the stellar showcase he deserves on Dave Penny’s latest career-defining set for Fantastic Voyage, continuing the roll which has seen the label raise the benchmark for knowledgeable, expertly-annotated compilations. Over three discs and nearly 100 tracks, Wail Man Wail! traverses the unmistakable tones of the late Curtis Ousley after he arrived from Texas in New York City in 1952, winning amateur night at Harlem’s Apollo before embarking on a recording career which took him to several seminal independent labels and bands with the likes of Lester Young and Lionel Hampton. He settled in New York for 17 years, declaring himself King Curtis and quickly making a name for roaring instrumentals and enhancing countless sessions. With the assistance of K.C. expert Roy Simmonds, Dave Penny has excelled himself in providing both beginner’s guide and record collector’s magnet, starting with Curtis’ riproaring role in the earliest days of rock ’n’ roll on CD1, collating outings under his own name for labels such as RPM, Gem, Apollo, DeLuxe, Atlantic/Atco, ABC-Paramount, Everest and Sue, also encompassing his time with Alan Freed’s rock ’n’ roll orchestra. Titles include his debut, ‘Tenor In The Sky’, ‘Honeydripper’, ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Wicky Wacky’. Discs 2 and 3 chart some of his many memorable recording sessions from between 1952 to 1957, then 1958 to 1961, respectively, names including Solomon Burke, the Willows, Roy Gaines, Neil Sedaka, Wilbert Harrison, Ruth Brown, the Coasters, Waylon Jennings, Lionel Hampton, Bobby Darin, Chuck Willis, the Avons, the Willows, Mickey & Sylvia, the Nitecaps and obscurities such as Washboard Bill. King Curtis was yet another name to fall victim to an early demise, in his case stabbed to death in 1971 after challenging two junkies using drugs outside his Manhattan apartment. Just the groin-rasping solo on ‘Jest Smoochin’’ is enough to convince anyone with a heart and soul that they’re in the presence of greatness. There are scores of similar moments on Wail Man Wail!, the latest instalment in Fantastic Voyage’s The Architects Of Rock ’N’ Roll series, and an exemplary tribute to one of the musical giants of the last century. |
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Fantastic Voyage 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Kitty Wells - Queen Of Honky Tonk Angels 2CD Kitty Wells was the first female country artist to enjoy regular hits and earned herself the title 'Queen of Country Music'. Four complete albums making a rare appearance on CD including her classic '50s hits, 'It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels' and 'Paying For That Back Street Affair'. The recordings on this set are a testimony to her success which paved the way for stars like Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. |
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Jasmine Records 2012 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Kustom Kings - Kustom City U.S.A. Prior to becoming a full-time Beach Boy and well before he wrote the song that made the whole world sing, Bruce Johnston was a key member of the West Coast music scene. In 1959, while still in high school, Johnston played piano on friend Sandy Nelson's hit single, "Teenbeat." This opportunity kicked off an incredibly prolific period for the young musician. Johnston recorded under his own name as well as many group names, playing with the cream of the California session personnel, The Wrecking Crew. He also made records with his friend Terry Melcher until Melcher moved on to pursue record producing full time. Johnston was producing as well but saw no reason to stop his musical pursuits. Songwriter, vocalist, producer, session musician—if the surf and hot rod scene had a renaissance man, surely it was Bruce Johnston. By 1964, Johnston was already a proven veteran. Following up the success of The Rip Chords collaboration with Melcher and its hit single "Hey Little Cobra," Johnston revved up The Kustom Kings. With a mission statement "to present the most authentic hot rod album on the market," the Kustom City U.S.A. album brought together an all-star team. Bruce Johnston wrote and co-wrote much of the LP's material, as did producer/arranger/saxophonist Steve Douglas. Rounding out the band were guitarists Tommy Tedesco and Glen Campbell, Ray Pohlmann on bass, Jay Migliori on second sax and Hal Blaine on drums—WOW! For added authenticity, car designer George Barris, "THE KING OF THE KUSTOMIZERS," jumped on board as a special adviser. He, along with several of his rolling works of art, is pictured on the album's artwork. Looking at the full-color front cover slick, you can practically smell the burning rubber and fresh coats of paint! The too-cool visuals are just a bonus, however, because the REAL story is the music! A hi-octane mix of vocal tracks and charging instrumentals, there is not a second of filler to be found among the twelve tracks. Tedesco and Campbell lock in gripping guitar duels while Douglas and Migliori wail over the timing belt beat of Blaine and Pohlmann. Johnston contributes superb vocal and piano work and together, the Kustom Kings jam the accelerator down to floorboard! An album this magnificent should have ruled the charts, but things were moving quickly in 1964 and the public's attention soon turned elsewhere. Through the ensuing years, word of Kustom City U.S.A. and its brilliance spread through the collector scene, with copies of the LP changing hands for considerable sums. And now, just when you thought the tank was on E, Sundazed roars in with a maniacally marvelous reissue! Sourced from the original stereo masters, Kustom City, U.S.A. has been tuned up and restored to showroom condition. |
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Sundazed Music 2013 | LP | 20.00 € |
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| Lana Sisters - Chantelly Lace The Lana Sisters made all girl commercial harmony pop singles for Fontana during the late 1950’s. Formed by Ris Chantelle, they were joined in 1958 by Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O Brien. Later the artist known as Dusty Springfield. They came closest to a hit with their version of Seven Little Girls, appeared on TV s Drumbeat , and produced 7 singles in all. The NME in 1960 reviewed their Someone Loves You Joe as a lively rocker that moves along at a fair old pace with guitars twanging all around. There s lots of echo and the girls put over the number with plenty of punch . This is a first time reissue for all of the singles and an early part of the Dusty Springfield story. The release falls into place in front of RPM s previous successful reissue of The Springfields (Retro D 820). As a bonus we have five singles by The Chantelles, the follow up Brit girl trio Ris Chantelle lead after Miss O Briens departure. Their media launch was in the film Dateline Diamonds alongside Kiki Dee. As with the film they had a strong connection with Radio London and London My Home Town was a regularly played and fondly remembered theme song which came out of a Radio London jingle. Other highlight s include the Northern Soul stomper There s Something About You, the Spectoresque I Want That Boy and Brit Girl classic Gonna Give Him Some Love. |
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RPM Retrodisc 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Laura Lee Perkins - Don't Wait Up! 1-CD Digipak (4-plated) with comprehensive booklet, 14 tracks, playing time approx. 30 mns. -- The complete 1950s and '60s recordings of a female rockabilly legend! Contains every recording made by Laura Lee Perkins for Imperial (six tracks) and Sundowner (three tracks)! Plus five acetate demos, not originally issued! Features the incredible studio band of Imperial Records including hot guitar solos from Joe Maphis! Includes two of the greatest original rockers and principal songs of the rockabilly revival years! Promotion men thought piano-pounding Laura Lee was the 'female Jerry Lee Lewis'. She said she was 'just having fun.' Either way, it's a recipe for success. Imperial Records won out over Sun for Laura 'the best female commercial singer' he comprehensive booklet by Martin Hawkins tells the fascinating story of young Alice Faye Perkins from West Virginia, who was transformed into the rock 'n successful night club career. Complete with original interviews and rare photographs. |
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Bear Family 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Laurel Aitken - Boogie My Bones Early steps of the Godfather of Ska. All songs recorded between 1958-1960 |
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Rumble Records 2011 | LP | 17.00 € |
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| Laurel Aitken - You Got Me Rockin' / The Blue Beat Years (1960 to 1964) Immediately after landing on British soil in the summer of 1960, Jamaican singing sensation Laurel Aitken was signed by leading independent record company, Melodisc, and over the next few years he provided the ambitious concern with a slew of popular proto-Ska singles that were instrumental in establishing its newly launched Blue Beat subsidiary as the UK’s most recognisable West Indian music imprint. The very best of these historic and hugely influential recordings are gathered on this compilation - most being made available on CD for the very first time - and with original copies of these highly collectable sides almost impossible to obtain at any price, ‘You Got Me Rockin’’ provides an opportunity to enjoy almost all of Laurel’s Melodisc output for a fraction of the price of an old scratched Blue Beat single. Quite simply, this is the most essential original Ska collection of 2010! (from Pressure Drop Records website) |
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Pressure Drop 2010 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Lea Laven - Se on elämää kaikki levytykset 1969-1973 Lea Lavenin levylaulajaura käynnistyi syksyllä 1969, jolloin EMI julkaisi hänen debyyttisinglen "Niin turhaan / Se on elämää". "Se on elämää" -tuplakokoelmalle on koottu Lea Lavenin kaikki levytykset vuosilta 1969-1973. Mukana ovat artistin kaksi ensimmäistä albumia "Se jokin" (1970) ja "Vuosikertaa 1972" (1972) sekä joukko single- ja kokoelmalevytyksiä. Hiteiksi aikakauden levytyksistä nousivat muun muassa "Maritza", "Soley soley" ja "Rakastan - saavuthan". Kokoelmalle mahtuu mukaan myös todellisia harvinaisuuksia, kuten Lean ainoa levytetty oma sävellys "Sano suoraan" sekä Disney-satulevyjen laulut. Kokoelma sisältää yhteensä 46 levytystä, joista suuri osa julkaistaan nyt ensimmäistä kertaa cd-muodossa. |
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Emi 2011 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Left Banke - Left Banke Too The Left Banke was one of the most distinctive pop bands of the ’60s, re-nowned for the unique “baroque rock” that allowed them to stand out during that heady musical era. While the band’s 1967 debut album, and its signature hits “Walk Away Renée” and “Pretty Ballerina” have long been acknowledged as classics, the band’s 1968 sophomore effort The Left Banke Too has maintained a persistent under-the-radar mystique, beloved by a loyal cadre of followers yet little-known by the general public. The Left Banke Too emerged from a turbulent period of the band’s brief but eventful history. Despite the success of their 1967 debut album Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina, the Left Banke’s lineup splintered soon after its release, with keyboardist and main songwriter Michael Brown exiting the group. His former bandmates Steve Martin, Tom Finn and George Cameron regrouped and rose to the occasion for The Left Banke Too, crafting a musically inventive, emotionally evocative set that’s every bit as magnificent as its predecessor. The trio’s exquisite vocal interplay and adventurous songwriting are prominent on such intoxicating tracks as “There’s Gonna Be a Storm,” “Goodbye Holly,” “Dark Is the Bark” and the Brown-penned “Desiree,” which is widely regarded as one of the group’s greatest studio achievements. Several of The Left Banke Too’s tracks also feature backing vocals by a young Steven Tyler, several years before he achieved stardom with Aerosmith. |
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Sundazed Music 2011 | LP | 20.00 € |
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| Lesley Gore - Magic Colors - The Lost Album With Bonus Tracks 1967-1969 The superb lost sequel to the New Jersey pop icon’s “California Nights” album, with 15 extra tracks from the same period. Production and orchestrations by maestros Bob Crewe, Jack Nitzsche, Gamble & Huff, Steve Douglas, Herb Bernstein, Paul Leka, Thom Bell et al. New York City, 1981. An audience of New Wave hipsters (and me) has gathered for a screening of The TAMI Show, arguably (not really) the all-time greatest filmed rock concert. When Lesley Gore is introduced, snickers and catcalls resound. What’s this white-bread princess doing on a show with James Brown, Marvin Gaye and the Stones? Minutes later her powerful, intense performance of ‘You Don’t Own Me’ results in a standing ovation. Lesley Gore has always gotten a bum rap. After scoring a #1 on her first effort, the New Jersey teenager reeled off an impressive string of Quincy Jones-produced Brill Building hits while simultaneously pursuing her college education. After the hits subsided and Jones moved on, Lesley enjoyed a 1967 chart comeback with a couple of Bob Crewe productions that placed her squarely in the genre now fondly called Sunshine Pop. The comeback was short-lived, however, and Mercury Records shelved a planned album entitled “Magic Colors”. The world was deprived of a veritable Sunshine Pop masterpiece. Better late than never, Ace is proud to present “Magic Colors” in all its shimmering, swirling glory. The proposed LP was mostly produced by Steve Douglas, whose Wrecking Crew cohorts outdo themselves on the elaborately layered tracks. From the Neil Sedaka-penned title song to a vibrant cover of the Tokens’ Mann-Weil hit ‘It’s A Happening World’ and the inexplicably low-charting single ‘Brink Of Disaster’, the overall effect of “Magic Colors” is dazzling in its sophistication and complexity. Lesley and her brother Michael contribute a pair of songs and Teddy Randazzo’s beautiful ‘You Sent Me Silver Bells’ is a definite highlight, as is a cover of ‘To Sir With Love’ utilising the third verse that Lulu only sang in the movie. Lesley also nails the Rascals’ ‘How Can I Be Sure’ with understated sincerity. In the parlance of 1967, “Magic Colors” is one groovy album. 15 bonus tracks present a series of singles released in 1968 and 1969. The stars didn’t align to produce any hits despite valiant efforts by an array of crack tunesmiths and ace producers. Three tracks crafted by Gamble and Huff are pop/soul gems, and there’s a brilliant cover of Dusty’s ‘All Cried Out’ which went unreleased at the time. It’s hard to fathom why Lesley’s imaginative medley of ’98.6’ and ‘Lazy Day” wasn’t a hit, but easier to understand what went wrong with ‘Wedding Bell Blues’, which was pipped at the post by the 5th Dimension. Thus ended Lesley Gore’s Mercury tenure. The future would hold more great music, more songwriting (she and her brother shared a 1980 Best Song Oscar nomination) and a highly successful performing career that endures to this day, all on her own terms. New York City, 2011. A Broadway musical travesty about the Shirelles (but not even close) portrays Lesley for comic relief, simpering and snivelling through ‘It’s My Party’ before running offstage in tears. The bum rap continues. “Magic Colors” presents a much more realistic snapshot of the multi-faceted artist that is Lesley Gore. By Dennis Garvey (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Little Anthony & The Imperials - Tears On My Pillow 2CD Tears On My Pillow and All Their Greatest Recordings - Singles As & Bs Plus Two Complete Original Albums 1956-1961 Little Anthony & The Imperials were one of the greatest Doo Wop groups of all time. This package features their two original '50s LPs plus the majority of their single and EP releases, including, the original version of 'Tears on My Pillow', which was a No. 1 hit for Kylie Minogue in 1990. Still performing today, and one of the few groups to enjoy success into the '70s, Little Anthony & The Imperials are definitely worth a listen and fully detailed liner notes covering their entire career top this set off nicely. |
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Jasmine Records 2012 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| Lonnie Donegan - The Lonnie Donegan Collection 5CD 5CDs = 108 tracks |
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Spectrum Music 2010 | CD-Box | 23.00 € |
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| Lords - Some Folks By The Lords Plus |
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Bear Family 2010 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Louis Prima with Sam Butera & Keely Smith - Jump, Jive An' Wail DigiPac (4-plated) with 36-page booklet, 30 tracksPlaying time approx. 87 minutes. - David Lee Roth copied the Louis Prima arrangement of 'Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody' while Brian Setzer won a Grammy for his version of 'Jump, Jive An' Wail'. The amazing originals are here. Also contains Prima's big hits with the succulent Keely Smith: 'That Old Black Magic' and 'I've Got You Under My Skin' are the epitome of Las Vegas cool. Plus a clutch of lethal tenor-man Sam Butera's rock 'n' roll vocals including 'Ten Little Women' and the full kilter 'Bim Bam'. All told, there's no better collection of Louis Prima's seriously frantic fusion of rock 'n' roll, Dixieland and Neopolitan mayhem. Fans will also appreciate the generous number of tracks and the booklet's numerous photos. --Louis Prima can't be pigeon-holed. Jump blues, vaudeville, Dixieland jazz, Sicilian boogie, swing and flat-out rock 'n' roll; they were all reflected in the riotous lounge act which he pioneered if not invented. Despite his age (born 1910) and a recording career which spanned four decades, Prima understood rock 'n' roll. 'It's got that beat' he said. 'There's nothing, but nothing, wrong with rock 'n' roll'. -- This collection doesn't overlook his jazz-inflected pop hits with Keely Smith but it relies primarily on his very best recordings for Capitol, those which capture the exalted frenzy of his live show and the rumbustious spirit of '50s rock 'n' roll. It includes his own full-steam ahead classic, 'Jump, Jive An' Wail', several innovative medleys and a clutch of attractive rockers by his accompanists, tenor sax player Sam Butera and his band, the Witnesses. Spurned by critics at the time, this anthology of ground-breaking, house-rocking music restores Louis Prima to his rightful, well-deserved place in the reissue spotlight. |
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Bear Family 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Louvin Brothers - Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 Simply put, Alabama natives Ira and Charlie Louvin are country music pioneers, Baptist blood brothers known for their trademark close harmony vocal style, mandolin magic, and emotive material ranging from spiritual standards, well-crafted covers to influential originals. The Louvin Brothers’ holy, honest, and soul affirming sound—recorded on a series of formative releases on the Decca label in the early 1940’s—tapped deep into the pair’s rural religious upbringing in a strictly gospel fashion. By the time they signed with Capitol Records in 1952, they were tried and tested road warriors and found themselves branching out into more secular content and delivery. In 1955, the duo was accepted as performers into Nashville country institution the Grand Ole Opry, cementing their reputation as the best in the business. But there was also a dark underside to the chart-topping hit maker’s righteous exterior. Older brother Ira, a foot taller than the diminutive yet no less formidable Charlie, had developed a serious drinking problem. Amplified by a feisty temper and a series of failed marriages, his wild child nature became more of a liability than asset to the show business pair. In 1963, Charlie had enough, and with self-preservation in mind, quit the Louvin Brothers. Though both soldiered on as solo acts, Ira succumbed to his fiery demons in 1965 and lost his life in a horrific drunk driving accident (ironically, the fault of the driver of the other car). Pushing ahead as a much loved and respected country music ambassador and proud gatekeeper of the Louvin’s legacy until his passing in early 2011, we are still grieving Charlie’s departure. Light In The Attic Records is honored to help share this American institution with fans young and old through a series of archival re-releases. A star studded curatorial compilation, Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 (LITA 074, LP) is a shot of Louvin Brothers magic. This LP features 14 tracks performed by the Louvin Brothers during their golden era, each personally selected by the likes of Beck, Emmylou Harris, Will Oldham, Kris Kristofferson, Jim James, Dolly Parton and many more, all housed in a deluxe Stoughton gatefold sleeve plus a full color insert with period archival photos, and extensive liner notes along with meticulously re-mastered audio from the original tapes. Morning, noon or night, let the Louvin Brothers take you to a simpler time, when good old country music ruled the airwaves. |
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Light In The Attic Records 2011 | LP | 25.00 € |
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| Louvin Brothers - Satan Is Real / Handpicked Songs 2CD |
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Light In The Attic Records 2010 | CD | 25.00 € |
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| Lovin' Spoonful - The Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful |
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Music On Vinyl Records 2012 | LP | 23.00 € |
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| Mamas & The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears Upon its release in 1966, the Mamas and the Papas’ debut LP If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears introduced a fresh new sound that would permanently alter the face of contemporary popular music. Leader John Phillips’ visionary producing, arranging and songwriting abilities combined with the quartet’s breathtaking harmonies to make music that was both effortlessly accessible and creatively adventurous. The album quickly topped the Billboard album chart, bringing folk-rock into the pop mainstream and making Phillips, his then-wife Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot into instant multimedia celebrities. In the years since its release, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears has come to be regarded as one of the finest pop albums of the ’60s and one of the best debut releases ever, as evidenced by its ranking at Number 127 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears was the product of Lou Adler’s visionary production, Phillips’ savvy studio mastery and the foursome’s extended period of musical woodshedding in the Virgin Islands. The months of meticulous rehearsals paid off in the group’s ability to emerge as a fully-formed musical unit right out of the box, delivering such instant classics as “California Dreamin’,” “Monday, Monday” and “Go Where You Wanna Go” to the willing ears of record buyers and radio listeners. At the time of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears initial release, the presence of a toilet in the periphery of the album’s cover photo caused faint-hearted moral guardians to pressure the group’s record company to excise the offending fixture from subsequent pressings of the album. Sundazed’s new vinyl edition of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears restores the rare, long-missing “toilet” cover, and features the album’s superior original mono mix. It’s also mastered from the original analog tapes, and pressed on high-definition vinyl—the better to maintain the same joyous sense of discovery that listeners felt when first hearing this timeless gem in 1966. |
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Sundazed Music 2010 | LP | 19.00 € |
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| Manfred Mann - The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann japanese pressing |
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Emi Music Japan 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Marketts - Outer Space, Hot Rods & Superheroes You cannot help but admire the skill of a magician to fool an audience with crafty misdirection. When it comes to 1960s instrumentals, producer Joe Saraceno was just such a magician. He manufactured well-crafted records made by middle-aged jazz musicians and presented them to a young audience as though they were from the latest group of teenagers. The anonymity of the pop scene at the time lent a cloak behind which all manner of tricks could be worked. Unknown bands could appear in the charts and the title of the track and name of the band might be all you would ever know. This was the foggy background in which Saraceno routinely operated. When Saraceno moved to Los Angeles in 1957 it didn’t take him long to establish a friendship with influential pianist, producer and arranger Ernie Freeman. With Freeman’s help, he scored a hit as half of the duo Tony & Joe. In 1960 Freeman broke into the US Top 100 with an instrumental hit under the pseudonym of Sir Chauncey. Saraceno realised that with an instrumental record you didn’t need to have a star artist – an appealing image tacked onto a well-produced record would suffice. The ace in Saraceno’s pack of tricks was aspiring songwriter and guitarist Michael Z Gordon. While doing the rounds in Hollywood, he visited Saraceno’s office trying to raise interest in his songs. Saraceno recognised his talent and placed some of his songs at Candix Records where he was working as an A&R man. The Marketts were born in 1961 when Saraceno and Gordon visited a club where the kids were doing a new dance called the Surfer’s Stomp. Gordon was charged with coming up with a tune they could name after the dance. Saraceno organised a session using top musicians such as Plas Johnson, Earl Palmer and Rene Hall and the resulting track was released on the Liberty label, on which it rose to #31 in the US charts. The problem of how to promote the disc was solved when Saraceno persuaded Gordon to take a band out on the road under the name of the Marketts. To maximise profits, while Gordon’s band were playing further afield, Saraceno got another local band to also go out as the Marketts. In 1963 Saraceno took the Marketts to Warner Brothers, where they scored their biggest hit with ‘Out Of Limits’, which rose to #3. By now the musicians Saraceno was using to make the band’s records were the cream of the Hollywood sessioneers such as Tommy Tedesco, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Steve Douglas, Plas Johnson, Bill Pitman and Ray Pohlman. The group scored further hits with ‘Vanishing Point’ in 1964 and ‘Batman’ in 1966. “Outer Space, Hot Rods & Superheroes” collects together the very best of the tracks the Marketts recorded for Warner Brothers, including their smash hits ‘Out Of Limits’ and ‘Batman’. Many of the band’s later 45s make their CD debut here. We even have a previously unissued title in ‘Makaha’, an unissued gem from the ‘Out Of Limits’ session. The whole thing harks back to a time when magic came as part of the deal. (Dave Burke is co-editor of rock instrumental magazine Pipeline: www.pipelinemag.co.uk) By Dave Burke (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2011 | CD | 25.00 € |
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| Marty Robbins - El Paso - The Marty Robbins Story 2CD The late Marty Robbins was one of the most successful and influential country singers of the '50s, '60s and '70s and was the first mainstream C&W artist to effectively cross over to the Teen and R&R market. This unique compilation features twenty five C&W hits and fifteen Pop hits, including the million selling, 'Singing the Blues', 'A White Sports Coat', 'Don't Worry' and 'El Paso' which was the first Country song to win a Grammy. Also included are many collectors' rarities, B sides and album tracks, notably his R&R sides which are hard to find elsewhere on CD. |
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Jasmine Records 2012 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Marty Robbins - Marty Rocks |
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Bear Family 2012 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Marty Wilde - The Full Marty 3CD This is the best Marty Wilde compilation ever issued |
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Mercury Records 2010 | CD-Box | 18.00 € |
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| Marv Johnson - I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose Our collector-oriented series of officially authorised Motown releases continues with this first-time-on-CD reissue of Marv Johnson’s “I’ll Pick A Rose For My Rose” album, as first released on the British Tamla-Motown label in 1969. The first CD there has ever been of this great artist’s Motown recordings, the collection features a further 15 tracks, including five previously unissued rarities from the vaults. Marv Johnson was there at the birth of Berry Gordy’s fabled Detroit empire with his Tamla single, ‘Come To Me’, in 1959, which Gordy placed with the established United Artists label for national release, using the proceeds of the deal to finance recording sessions. Marv remained at UA until 1964, when he returned to the Motown fold. Over the next few years he released three tremendous singles on the Gordy imprint – ‘Why Do You Want To Let Me Go’, 'I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose' and the ultra-stompy ‘I Miss You Baby (How I Miss You)’ – but found it hard to re-establish himself, at least in the USA. It was a different story here in the Motown-hungry UK, where ‘I’ll Pick A Rose For My Rose’ reached the Top 10 early in 1969. To satisfy demand, US Motown dug into what they had in the can on Marv and sent over enough tracks to create a similarly titled LP for the British market. The album was never issued in the USA. The first 11 tracks on this CD represent that long-player in its entirety, mastered from the original stereo tapes used by EMI to manufacture the album in 1969. The next nine tracks are presented in recording date order. They include the four numbers that have surfaced on multi-artist CD collections in recent years, plus a clutch of exclusive previously unissued masters. Some of these have been circulating on underground bootlegs for a while, but here they are superbly mastered from brand new digital transfers of the precious original tapes. In other words, our CD collects together Marv Johnson's complete Motown recordings from 1964 to 1971. Motown took particular care when it came to their single mixes, and for the many aficionados out there who prefer them, the final six tracks comprise the original punchy mono mixes of Marv's three Gordy 45s. Like our recent “The Satintones Sing!” and “Dance With The Contours” CDs (and our Monitors collection, out next month), “I’ll Pick A Rose For My Rose” is compiled and annotated by renowned Mojo award-winning Motown historian Keith Hughes. By Mick Patrick (ACE RECORDS) |
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Ace Records 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Marv Johnson - Marvelous Marv Johnson Detroit gifted singer, songwriter and pianist Marv Johnson was a seminal figure in the early history of Motown Records. Responsible for more than a handful of hits between 1959 and 1960, he enjoyed no less than nine records in the top 100 as well as two songs on the top ten chart, after being chosen by the record producer Berry Gordy as the first artist to be released on his fledging record label TAMLA, in which Marv kept recording and working on sales and promotion until the late 70s. Often overlooked compared to the other great R&B stars of those years, Johnson's rich legacy includes dozens of brilliant soulful songs, like the immortal chart-smasher "You Got What It Takes" and the classic "Come To Me". |
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Rumble Records 2012 | LP | 18.00 € |
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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 € |
