NEWSLETTER #140
Vintage Rock 'n' Roll & Rockabilly
Eddie & The Showmen ->
Link Wray & His Raymen
JERRY LEE LEWIS |
Eagle Eye DVD 39108 |
And Friends |
● DVD $13.98 |
60 min, highly recommended
A meeting of the faithful, UK
cats & kittens seen going into the show, then The Killer let loose in
London! This '89 show starts off with just the Killer & band, with overhead
shots show Jerry Lee taking 1 finger solos! During Irene Goodnight
Van Morrison joins in & soon the guests start showing up, including Dave
Edmunds, The Kinks' Dave Davies, even Queen's Brian May lets loose with a
blistering solo! The set is hot & includes High School Confidential/
Rockin'My Life Away/ Mexicali Rose/ Wild One & of course all the hits!
(GM)
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RICKY NELSON |
EMI 44226 |
Ricky Nelson Sings |
● DVD $19.98 |
A collection of 20 live performances by Ricky from the 50s
when he was featured on his family show "The Ozzie & Harriet" including
Hello Mary Lou/ Waitin' In School/ Believe What You Say/ Teenage Idol/ You
Tear Me Up/ Young World/ Travelin' Man and more. Lots of bonus material
including interviews with family and his guitarist James Burton,
performances by his sons and more.
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ROY ORBISON |
Eagle Vision 30092 |
Greatest Hits |
● DVD $17.98 |
DVD, 90 min, CD-13 tracks, 54 min, excellent
Don't be fooled
by the cover, what this collection really is is a rag-tag compilation of Roy
live taken from various already released DVDs, with no mention of what
performance is from which DVD (in fact the only ones mentioned are "Black &
White Night" & "Austin City Limits", though there's at least a couple from
the '65 Holland set. The material is great & includes most of Roy's best,
with the CD & The DVD starting out the same (the final track on the CD not
listed on the DVD, Running Scared (Reprise) is just a section of the
song used to run the closing credits on the DVD). The DVD does include some
extras, including the Making Of the "I Drove All Night" posthumous video
with interviews with video's star Jason Priestly (spare me!) & the
Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for "King Of Hearts," as well as a couple
posthumous videos. The best, though, is the 1st release of a totally unknown
'57 acetate An Empty Cup (And A Broken Heart) with a recording of the
original acetate & a cleaned up version. (GM)
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THE TEXAS TORNADOS |
New West 8013 |
Live From Austin, Texas |
● DVD $17.98 |
78 min, essential
This is the complete performance recorded
for Austin City Limits 10/16/90 with the all-star Tex Mex group led by Doug
Sahm & featuring Freddie Fender, Augie Meyers & Flaco Jimenez. Look back in
this issue a column or 2 to find my review of this performance on CD. If the
CD was exhilarating, then the DVD is a true party! To be able to watch the
band is great, & add to that 5:1 surround sound blasting & you can't help
but feel joy! Sounds like the DVD is a little more complete, too, with more
between song banter. (GM)
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EDDIE & THE SHOWMEN |
AVI 5021 |
Squad Car |
● CD $15.98 |
We've turned up a few copies of this out of print collection
of wild surf instrumentals by guitarist Eddie Bertrand and his band The
Showmen. 17 tracks recorded for Liberty between 1962 and 1965 including
unreleased tunes and demos. Includes 8 page booklet with extensive tiny
notes and rare photos.
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THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Bear Family BCD 15931 |
Outtakes |
● CD $24.98 |
Bear Family has gone through all the Everly Brothers'
Cadence "outtake" boxes and chosen versions that are substantially different
to the familiar issued versions and have included false starts and studio
chatter. Includes first takes of classics like Bye Bye Love/ Wake Up
Little Susie/ Bird Dog and All I have To Do Is Dream. Beautifully
packaged in a small box which replicates the look of a vintage tape box with
a 64 page illustrated booklet with deatiled notes, rare photos,
reproductions of session sheets and full discographical details. Note that
these outtakes do not duplicate those included on the Bear Family box set of
the Everlys' Columbia and Cadence recordings (BCD 15618 - $79.98)
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THE EVERLY BROTHERS |
Varese 66681 |
Give Me A Future |
● CD $13.98 |
18 tracks, 34 min, recommended
Recently found publishing
demos featuring mostly just Don or Phil on acoustic guitar, though there's a
few like the opening title track that has those harmonies. The subtitle is
misleading, listed as "18 Unreleased Recordings From The Late 50s & Early
60s", this belies the fact that many are actually from a mid-70s Don solo
session. Many were actually older numbers that Don was thinking of
re-recording as a solo, & includes the interesting I'm Tired Of Singing
My Song In Las Vegas, which of course is exactly what the Brothers ended
up doing! Also includes a few different versions of tunes first heard on the
companion volume "Too Good To Be True". Highlights include Captain
Captain/ Oh What A Feeling, & the gorgeous Maybe Tomorrow (GM)
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BILL HALEY |
Bear Family BCD 16509 |
Rock 'n' Roll Arrives |
● CD $149.98 |
The long awaited pre-Decca recordings of rock
'n' roll pioneer Bill Haley in their entirety for the first time with scads
of bonus material. This is a five CD box set with 106 tracks. The first
three CDs feature all the recordings issued between 1946 and 1954 for
Cowboy, Center, Keystone, Atlantic, Holiday, Abbey, Gotham, Vogue Picture
Disc and Essex. The earlier recordings are straight ahead country but he
gradually added R&B elements to his music and by the time he joined Essex in
1954 the music he was making was what we now call rock 'n' roll. The last
two CDs features previously unissued acetates (including some solo
performances by just Bill & his guitar), demos, alternate takes, radio shows
and advertising spots from the late 40s and early 50s. The set includes 100
page hard cover book with hundreds of rare and previously unpublished photos
and a detailed essay on Haley's early days by expert Chris Gardner.
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BILL HALEY |
Bear Family BCD 16807 |
Bill Rocks |
● CD $24.98 |
31 tracks, 80 mins, essential
The best available compilation
of Bill's rock 'n' roll sides drawing not only on his well known Decca
recordings but also including some of the sides that he recorded for Holiday
and Essex that offer incontrovertible proof of his status as a rock 'n' roll
pioneer and is deserving of much greater than has gotten in recent years.
The earliest recording here is his great cover of Jackie Brenston's
Rocket '88' from 1951 which is rock 'n' roll in all but name and the
latest is the splendid but little known Where Did You Go Last Night
from 1959 with driving piano from Johnny Grande, hot honkin' sax from Rudy
Pompelli and some very effective steel guitar licks from Billy Williamson.
Grande and Williamson were core members of Haley's band since the early 50s.
Prior to Pompelli the sax chores were handled by the excellent Joey
D'Ambrosia. The excellent lead guitar work on the Decca sides was by danny
Cedrone or the tremendous Franny Beecher. Almost all the big hits are here
along with several lesser known items - Rock Around The Clock/ Happy
Baby/ Birth Of The Boogie/ Rock The Joint/ See You Later Alligator/ A.B.C.
Boogie/ Hot Dog Buddy Buddy/ Fractured/ Don't Knock The Rock/ Skinny Minnie/
Green Tree Boogie, etc. Includes 40 page booklet with black & white and
color illustrations, notes, posters, label shots and discographical details.
(FS)
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THE PEANUT BUTTER
CONSPIRACY |
Sundazed 11144 |
Living Dream - The Best Of |
● CD $16.98 |
20 tracks, 66 min, recommended
The PBC was a LA-based group
that sounded a lot like very early Jefferson Airplane (think "Blues From An
Airplane") or Spanky & Our Gang, with folk-like harmony vocals, trippy
lyrics & some hot guitar. This has tracks from their two Columbia LPs, The
Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading from '67, produced by Gary Usher, &
The Great Conspiracy from '68 produced by Jerry Fuller, along with some
non-LP single sides & even a couple unreleased cuts. 12 pg booklet with an
excellent history of the band by Mike Staxx including current interviews
with band members, as well as pics & posters. In slip-covered cover. Titles
include Why Did I Get So High, Twice Is Life, Turn On A Friend (To The Good
Life), Captain Sandwich.. (GM)
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DOUG SAHM |
Texas Music Group 0061 |
Juke Box Music/ The Last Real Texas Blues
Band |
● CD $15.98 |
Two CDs, 32 tracks, highly recommended
This two CD set
reissues Doug's two great albums for the Antones label. "Juke Box Music"
from 1989 catapulted Doug back into the limelight. The focus this time out
is rockin' rhythm & blues; even the ballads have an edge with long time
amigo Rocky Morales blowin' tenacious tenor sax throughout this jumpin'
platter. The splendid covers are done-up with a flair and zest that keeps
the spirit true to the original, as well as making them terrific vehicles
for Doug's honky-tonk sentiments. The tight ensemble Doug has assembled
never overplays, but when their time comes they don't miss a beat,
especially bassist Jack Barber and drummer/producer George Rains (both
veteran band members). "Last Real" from 1994 is a 16 track collection
featuring the eclectic Mr. Sahm with a bunch of his friends (Denny Freeman,
Mel Brown, Rocky Morales, "Kaz" Kazanoff, Derek O'Brien, etc) - half live at
Antone's club and half studio. A mix of blues, R&B and swamp pop including
Reconsider Baby/ Bad Boy/ I'm A Fool To Care/ Home At Last/ Blessed Are
These Tears/ When I Fall In Love/ Tell Me The Truth, etc. There's also a
bonus, previously unissued, live performance of Crazy, Crazy Baby.
(FS)
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THE TEXAS TORNADOS |
New West 6083 |
Live From Austin, Texas |
● CD $16.98 |
19 tracks, 74 min, essential
I had the pleasure of seeing
the Tornados doing an evening at the legendary Palomino Club in N. Hollywood
over 15 years ago for one of the most rewarding nights of music! The group,
with "Sir" Doug Sahm, Flaco Jimenez, Freddie Fender & Augie Meyers,
augmented by a band including ex-Sir Doug musicians Luis Ortega & Speedy
Sparks on a live Tex-Mex jaunt originally broadcast on Austin City Limits.
This set covers the best material from the careers of the four principles,
including Sir Doug's Mendocino/ Who Were You Thinking Of?/ She's About A
Mover, Flaco's Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio, & Freddies two biggies
Before The Next Teardrop Falls & Wasted Days & Wasted Nights,
as well as fine covers of 96 Tears (with a slightly different organ riff),
Butch Hancock's She Never Spoke Spanish To Me & Cookie & The
Cupcakes' Mathilda. And as great as this is, this is also available
on DVD (see review) so you can watch as well as listen to the excitement.
You may want to get both if you can't play your DVD in your car! (GM)
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Buffalo Bop 55177 |
Step Out |
● CD $18.98 |
Fine 30 track collection of obscure rockabilly and rock 'n'
roll. Although about 2/3 of the titles have been out on CD before quite a
few are on out of print CDs.Excellent sound and 12 page booklet with
artist photos and label shots.
FRED BIBLE: C'mon Baby/ BOB CREWE: Penny Nickel Dime
Quarter/ MIKE CUSHAMAN: Me And My Guitar/ MIKE CUSHMAN: Playtoy/ DODI & DOT:
Little Red Rockin Hood/ BILLY ELDRIDGE: Let's Go Baby/ JAMIE FOSTER: Yea
Pretty Baby/ CHUCK FREEMAN: She's Not Home/ CURTIS GORDON: From Memphis To
New Orleans/ LEE HARRIS: My Babys Acting Kind'a Strange/ The Rambler/
MAYNARD HORLICK: Girl From Bandstand/ Wake Up Old Rip Van Winkle/ BUD
LANDON: Get Away/ JIM MYERS & TEX REGAN: Pretty Baby Rock/ RONNIE NEWTON:
Workingman's Blues/ THE NOVATONES: Mary Lee/ JERRY PAUL: Oh Boy/ Step Out/
DOUG POWELL: Jeannie With The Dark Blue Eyes/ The Lord Made A Woman/ DON
RADER: Rockin The Blues/ CHUCK SIMS: Little Pigeon/ WYNN STEWART: Come-on/
JERRY SULLIVAN: Curley Headed Baby/ Ella Mae/ STEVE VINE: Boo Boo Bear/ Your
Lovin Gets The Best Of Me/ DAN VIRVA: Duck Tail Cat/ LITTLE JACKY WAYNE:
White Felt Hat
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Buffalo Bop 55178 |
Wild Wood Rockabilly |
● CD $18.98 |
30 tracks, 69 mins, highly recommended One of the best
Buffalo Bop releases in a while. Fine collection of 30 rockin' sides - many
of them with a strong country flavor and quite a few making their first
appearance on CD. Includes Willie Samples, Bill Woods, Curly Sanders, Bud
Sanders (a strong Johnny Cash flavor here), Chuck Henderson, Jimmy Walls
(his loping What A Little Kiss Can Do is particularly nice), Bobby
Martin (the great bluesy Give Your Heart To Me), Joe L. White, Mack &
Gwen (rockin' country harmonies on Baby I Want Another Date With You),
Gene Morris, Houston Barks (another Cash inspired track), Bill Martin and
others. Excellent sound and 12 page booklet with artist photos and label
shots. (FS)
RED ARROW: The Last Days Of Kinzua/ HOUSTON BARKS: She's
Gone/ BARNEY BARNICLE: Cost Of Lovin/ THE BIG WHOPPER: Charlie Brown's Mule/
CHUCK HENDERSON: Rock And Roll Baby/ WES HOLLY: Hop Rock/ CHUCK JENNINGS: Mr
Misery/ MONTIE JONES: Black Cat's Chasin Me/ BOB KINNEY: The Girls I Left
Behind/ BUD LANDON: Running Man/ Six Mile Climb/ JAMES LANE: Rockin In My
Heart/ MACK & GWEN: Baby I Want Another Date With You/ BILL MARTIN: Meet Me
Halfway/ BOBBY MARTIN: Give Your Heart To Me/ Sleepy Time Blues/ CLINT
MILLER: Till The End Of The World Rolls Round/ GENE MORRIS: I Craw Fished/
WILLIE SAMPLERS: I Don't Care/ CURLY SANDERS: Brand New Rock And Roll/ This
Time/ EARL SMITH: Black River Baby/ CHUCK STACEY: You Think It's Funny/ JACK
TOOMBS: Pin Ball Fever/ UNCLE ALVIS: Hey Hey Pussycat/ JIMMY WALLS: What A
Little Kiss Can Do/ WALLACE WATERS: Keep Me In Your Charms/ JOE L. WHITE:
Staying Home Tonight/ THE WILDWOOD TRIO: The Wildwood Rock/ BILL WOODS: Ask
Me No Questions
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Collector 4491 |
Girls Girls Rockin' |
● CD $16.98 |
27 obscure female rock 'n' roll sides from the 50s - most of
it new to CD. Most of it is fairly tame but there are some fine moments from
the Carol Lou Trio with the excellent piano boogie T.D. Boogie, Joan
Armstrong & the Shakers with a tough version of Big Midnight Special,
Diana Lee's wild You Upset Me and some others. Also includes Rebecca
& The Mark IV, The Velveteens, The La Dell Sisters (a sequel to Frankie & Johnny called Frankie's
Out On Parole), The Davis Sisters, Margie
Mills and more.
JOAN AMSTRONG & THE SHAKERS: Big Midnight Special/ SALLY
BENNETT: Checkin My Chick/ I Wanna Man From The Moon/ LINDA BERNHARDT: It's
So Easy/ HELEN BOZEMAN: Sugar Baby/ CANDY & MANDY WITH THE ULTRA-TONES: This
Is It/ Willie Boy/ THE DAVIS SISTERS: Rock A Bye Boogie/ SUE GOLDEN & THE
ILLUSIONS: I Ain't Gonna Be Your Baby One Time/ MISS HILTON HAMMOND:
Charlie/ JUDY & JOYCE: He's The One/ CINDY KENNEDY: Skate Board/ THE LA DELL
SISTERS: Frankie's Out On Parole/ Rockin' Robert/ DIANA LEE WITH THE ROYAL
TEENS: L-o-v-e Love/ You Upset Me/ CAROL LOU TRIO: T.D. Boogie Woogie/ PAT
MACKO & THE ELITES: Black Window/ Just Beacause/ BETTY MCQUADE: You Make Me
Mad/ MARGIE MILLS: Long Tall Sally/ MARLENE PAULA & BILLY VER PLANCK ORCH.:
I Wanna Spend Christmas With Elvis/ REBECCA & THE MARK IV: Wearin' Out Your
Welcome/ PATSY TIDWELL: Sit And Rock And Roll Blues/ UNKNOWN SINGER & BAND:
That Regal Feeling/ THE VELVETEENS: Baby Baby/ HOLLY WORTH: You Said That
You Loved Me
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Collector 4492 |
Knockout Rockin' |
● CD $16.98 |
Another solid collection of rare rockabilly and rock 'n''
roll from the 50s and early 60s. 30 tracks - most making their first
appearance on CD. No real standouts but lots of good no nonsense rockin' -
Jackie Dunham, Gene Morris, Johnny Kay, Jake Doell, The Carnations, Bill
Webb & The Twisters, Charles Beckham & The Knight Riders, George Fonner (a
nice cover of Bo Diddley's Road Runner), Red McCoy With The Sons Of
The Soil, Ronnie Summers and many more. Excellent sound and booklet with
rare photos and label shots.
CHARLES BECKHAM & THE KNIGHT RIDERS: By Myself Or With
Somebody/ WALTER(ARKIE) BITTLE & THE FLYING SAUCERS: Glynns Hopp/ THE
CARNATIONS: Angels Rock/ Dreamin Billy/ CERF WITH GORDIE MAIN & THE MANIACS:
I'm Losing Irv To The Ready Reserve/ The Answer From Heaven/ BILLY COSTA &
THE FABULOUS ROCKETS: Cheatin/ No Flirtin No Foolin/ JACKIE CUNHAM: I'll
Leave It Up To You/ JAKE DOELI: You Will See/ GEORGE FONNER: I'm A Road
Runner/ ART FOSTER: Houston Texas/ RON FURY: Long Long Time/ RICHARD GIBBS &
SUDIO BAND: Hey Mr. Lucky/ JOHNNY KAY: Starvation/ JACKIE LAW: I Can't Give
You Anything But Love/ RED MCCOY WITH THE SONS OF SOIL: Live Your Life With
Care/ Rainbow Joe/ GENE MORRIS: I Craw Fished/ J.C. POLITZ WITH THE KINGS OF
SWING: Crazy Feeling/ J.T. RATTLIF WITH SHIRLEY & THE SWOMP BUGS: Bills
Friend/ The Beatle Bug/ RAY & THE STORMS: Even Steven/ THE RUMBLERS:
Intersection/ THE SAVOYS: Domino/ THE SONICS: Torture/ THE STORMS: Knockout/
RONNIE SUMMERS: Lonesome Road/ BILL WEBB & THE TWISTERS: Twist It/ GERALD
WELLS & THE TORKAY'S: Come On
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Collector 4493 |
Slow Boogie Rockin', Vol. 5 |
● CD $16.98 |
30 tracks, 71 mins, highly recommended
Fine collection of
slow to mid tempo rock 'n' roll - often with a bluesy flavor. Among the
highlights are some fine instrumentals from Davey Dee & The Mudcats and
George Barnes & His Quartet (tough guitar), The Gravestone Four (the
delightfully named Rigor Mortis with appropriately mournful sax) and
the great bluesy piano instrumental Hot Body Blues by Dumpy Rice.
Other fine sides from Leon & The Rock-Etts, Dick Ford (a fairly tepid vocal
on Lawdy Miss Clawdy but some very cool guitar), the mellow country
flavored Thermostat Baby by Dick Dorn and the churning blues I'm
Sorry About That by Sammy Cole & The Alibis. Other artists include Bobby
Vacco, Davey Dee & The Mudcats, Ted D'Amico, The Hard Times V., Kid Rock (no
not that one!), The Royal Lancers, The Big Rocker (a sequel to Slim Harpo's
classic Raining In My Heart called It Stopped Raining In My Heart),
Roger Borden With The Viscounts and others. Just about all the tracks here
are making their first appearance on CD. Sound quality is excellent and
booklet has some tantalizing label shots and a photo of Collector's head
honcho Cees Klop with Johnny Wallin! (FS)
GEORGE BARNES & HIS QUARTET: Strollin Slow/ THE BIG
ROCKERS: It Stopped Raining In My Heart/ ROGER BORDEN WITH THE VISCOUNTS:
Blues At Home/ SAMMY COLE & THE ALBIS: I'm Sorry About That/ CHARLES CONLEY
& THE RAMBLERS: Loved And Lost Again/ TED D'AMICO: Mr Switchman/ DAVEY DEE &
THE MUDCATS: Sultry/ DICK DORN WITH HARRY PEPPEL & HIS SHENANDOAH:
Thermostat Baby/ THE EMPALLOS: Hi Cups/ FRANK FILLINGIM: They Call It The
Blues/ THE FLAMES: Letti Lu/ DANNY FLORES & HIS 3-D'S: Clam City Boogie/
DICK FORD: Lawdy Miss Clawdy/ THE GRAVESTONE FOUR: Rigor Mortis/ THE HARD
TIMES V: Miss Mini Lou/ JERRY HARMISON & THE STARLINERS: Hold Me Close/
BILLY HOLERMAN: Knockin At The Door/ DWIGHT JAMES & THE ROCKIN KNIGHTS: Just
For You/ LEON & THE ROCK-ETTS: Biggest Fool/ DUMPY RICE: Hot Body Blues/ KID
ROCK: Please Be Mine/ THE ROCKATEERS: Rock Bottom # 2/ RAMBLIN' ROY
CUNNINGHAM: Waves On The Ocean/ THE ROYAL LANCERS: (s.bell) S & M Mus/ STEVE
SCHULTE: Too Blue To Cry/ BILL TAYLOR & TEX WILBUM: My Baby's Gone/ UNKNOWN
SINGER & BAND: Have You Ever Been Lonesome/ I Wish I Knew/ BOBBY VACCO:
Kissin Fresh/ JOHNNY WALLIN: The Road Of Heartaches
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Collector 4494 |
Rock & Roll With Piano, Vol. 10 |
● CD $16.98 |
Fine collection of 31 piano oriented rock 'n' roll tracks,
all but one from the 50s and early 60s. Almost half the tracks are
instrumental including sides by Paul Revere & The Raiders, Alexander & the
Greats, The Converters, Eddie Piano Miller Trio (great black boogie woogie
pianist with big band), Vince & The Waikiki Ramblers, The Perfidians, Bob
harmon and others. On the vocal sides we have Johnny Ramistella, George
Quarta Jr., "Rolling Joe" Johnson, Ray Vernon (Link Wray's brother), Danny
Chris Ivy, Harry "The Hipster" Gibson, Rusty Howard & The Bar-X Boys and
others. The piano is not always that prominent but there's some fine rockin'
going on. The bonus 31st track is a 2005 recording of Teddy Reddell
doing Going To California Bye Bye, Suewhich fits in perfectly with the spirit
of the other sides here. Sound quality is excellent. About a third of the
tracks have been out on CD before. 8 page booklet has artist photos and
label shots.
ALEXANDER & THE GREATS: Swanee Stomp/ DAVE BRYAN & HOLLAND
TRIO ORCH.: Let's Make It Real/ THE CHARMS: Your True Love/ THE CONVERTERS:
Lost City/ TONY FARRELL: Stumpy Stump/ THE FENS: Fenlights/ HARRY "THE
HIPSTER" GIBSON: The Baby And The Pup/ BOB HARMON: Kentucky Home Boogie/
RUSTY HOWARD & THE BAR-X BOYS: Blacberry Boogie/ HUGO & TONIO: Hi-way
Ramble/ DANNY CRIS IVY: Do The Stop/ GROVE JACKSON: Sweet And Lovely/
ROLLING JOE JOHNSON: One Long Burning Kiss/ FRANK LA HAYE: Anna From
Louisiana/ LITTLE HANK & THE RHYTHM KINGS: The House Of Pink Lights/ EDDIE
"PIANO" MILLER TRIO: Eddie's Piano Boogie/ THE MOODS: The Broken Hip/ THE
PERFIDIANS: Whiplash/ GEORGE QUARTA JR: Don't Move/ DUKE RA-TRAY: Honky Tonk
Life/ JOHN RADCLIFFE & THE ELECTRAS: Electra/ JOHNNY RAMISTELLA: Little
Girl/ STEVEN RAY: You Got Something On Your Mind/ TEDDY REDELL: Going To
California Bye Bye Sue/ PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS: Concert In "f" Sharp/
Groovey/ BOB STRAUSS WITH THE DON GEORGE ORCH.: Nameless/ THE UNTOUCHABLES:
Blue Chip Bounce Part 1/ RAY VERNON: I'm Countin On You/ VINCE & THE WAIKIKI
RUMBLERS: Waikiki Rumble/ DENNIS VOLK: My Party Doll
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Documents 222686 |
Early Rock 'n' Roll & Rockbilly |
● CD $19.98 |
Four CD set with 100 tracks. A fine collection of
rockabilly, early rock 'n' roll, up tempo country and rocking R&B. Most of
it is from the period 1953 to 1955 along with a few earlier titles. A nice
mix of familiar titles and obscurities including Roy Brown,The
Sly Fox, Bill Haley & The Comets, Elvis Presley,Eddie Fonatine, Tennessee Ernie Ford (a great cover of Chicago bluesman Willie
Mabon's I Don't Know), Charlie Gracie, Tiny Bradshaw, The Collins Kids, Bobby Lord,
Wade Ray, Hardrock Gunter, Rosemary Clooney (I'm not really sure that Come-On-A-My-House
fits in here), Pat Patrick, Merrill Moore and many more.
Packaged in 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" book format with 20 page booklet with notes in
English and German on all the artists plus some photos. Sound is generally
excellent though a couple of the older tracks exhibit excessive digital
noise reduction.
JOHNNY ACE: How Can You Be So Mean/ ANNISTEEN ALLEN: My
Baby Keeps Rolling/ GLENN BARBER: Ice Water/ BOYD BENNETT: Banjo Rock And
Roll/ My Boy Flat Top/ Seventeen/ The Most/ You Upset Me Baby/ CHUCK BERRY:
Maybelline/ BIG MAYBELLE: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On/ JOHNNY BOND: Put Me
To Bed/ TINY BRADSHAW: The Train Kept A-rollin'/ JACKIE BRENSTON: In My Real
Gone Rocket/ NAPPY BROWN: That Man/ ROY BROWN: Butcher Pete/ Good Rockin'
Tonight/ RUTH BROWN: Bye Bye Young Men/ JIMMY CAVELLO: Rock The Joint/ BOBBY
CHARLES: Later Alligator/ EDDIE CLETRO: Flyin' Saucer Boogie/ ROSEMARY
CLOONEY: Come On A My House/ DOROTHY COLLINS: My Boy Flat Top/ THE COLLINS
KIDS: Beetle Bug Bop/ JIMMIE DAVIS: Cherokee Boogie/ KEN DAVIS: Shook Shake/
LINK DAVIS: Grasshopper/ LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS: Hey Worm!/ Stinky Passed The
Hat Aro/ DUB DICKERSON: My Gal Gertie/ BO DIDDLEY: Bo Diddley/ H-BOMB
FERGUSON: Rock H-bomg/ SONNY FISHER: Hey Mama/ Rockin' And Rollin'/ Rockin'
Daddy/ Sneaky Pete/ EDDIE FONTAINE: Boom-de-dee-boom/ Rock Love/ TENESSEE
ERNIE FORD: Catfish Boogie/ TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD: I Don't Know/ CHARLIE
GRACIE: Head Home Honey/ Wildwood Boogie/ CHRLIE GRACIE: My Baby Loves Me/
RUDY GRAY: There's Gonna B A Ball/ BUCK GRIFFIN: Bawlin' And Squallin/
HARDROCK GUNTER: Gonna Dance All Night/ I'll Give'em Rhythm/ You Played On
My Piano/ BILL HALEY & THE COMETS: Crazy Man, Crazy/ Happy Baby/ Pat A Cake/
Real Rock Drive/ Rock Around The Clock/ Rock The Joint/ Shake, Rattle And
Roll/ Ten Little Indians/ Two Hound Dogs/ ROY HALL: Don't Stop Now/ See You
Later Alligator/ WYNONIE HARRIS: All She Wants To Do Is Rock/ JIMMY HEAP: Go
Ahead On/ LOUIS INNIS & CHARLIE GORE: Female Hound Dog/ THE JODIMARS: Let's
All Rock Together/ Well Now Dig This/ SID KING & THE FIVE STRINGS: Drinking
Wine Spol/ Sag, Darg And Fall/ JIMMY LEE & WAYNE WALKER: Love Me/ LITTLE
RICHARD: Tutti Frutti/ BOBBY LORD: No More, No More/ LUKE MCDANIEL: Daddy-o
Rock/ The Automobile Song/ CHUCK MILLER: Boogie Blues/ Hawk Eye/ House Of
Blue Lights/ Lookout Mountain/ LATTIE MOORE: Juke Joint Johnny/ MERRILL
MOORE: Hard To Race/ JAYE P. MORGAN: Pepper Hot Baby/ BILLY NELSON: Pack,
Shack And Stack/ PAT PATRICK: Hot Springs/ HANK PENNY: Fan It/ CARL PERKINS:
Gone, Gone, Gone/ WEBB PIERCE: California Blues/ ELVIS PRESLEY: Blue Moon Of
Kentucky/ Good Rockin' Tonight/ That's All Right/ WADE RAY: Idaho Red/ TOMMY
SCOTT: Cats And Dogs/ Dig Me Little Mama/ Jumpin From Six To Six/ THE SLY
FOX: My Four Woman/ CARL SMITH: Baby I'm Ready/ RED SMITH: Whoa Boy/ FRANK
STARR: The Dirty Bird Song/ CLIFFIE STONE: Barracuda/ Jump Rope Boogie/
DANNY TAYLOR: You Look Bad/ ZEB TURNER: Jersey Rock/ RUSTY WELLINGTON: Jump
Jump Honey/ PRISCILLA WRIGHT: Don't Call Me/ MALCOLM YELVINGTON: Drinkin'
Wine Spoo-dee-o-de
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Sundazed 11156 |
Dancehall Stringbusters! - 2 - Crunchy
Guitar Instros F |
● CD $16.98 |
A second collection of rare rock 'n' roll guitar
instrumentals from the 60s including two previously unissued tracks by The
Belmont Five plus sides by Roy Buchanan, Joe Maphis, Bobby Arlen With The
Hustlers, The Maybees, Bob Moore & the Temps, Phil Baugh, Keetie & the Kast
and more.
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Two Mikes 001 |
You Gotta Use Both Ears For This One! |
● CD $18.98 |
20 track collection of hits from the 50s and early 60s in
their stereo versions including Louie Louie by The Kingsmen, Mio
Amore by The Flamingos, tequila by The Champs, The Wandere
by DIon, Angel Baby by Rosie & The Originals, I'm Not A
Juvenile Delinquent by The Teenagers, Rockin' Robin by Bobby
Day, Torquay by The Fireballs, The Big Hurt by Toni Fisher, I
Love You Madly by Charlie & Ray and others.
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GENE VINCENT |
Rockstar RSRCD 027 |
Important Words |
● CD $19.98 |
Reissue of legendary 1989 LP with 13 bonus tracks. The
original LP featured then previously unissued alternate takes, false starts
and studio dialogue. The added tracks here features 12 more previously
unissued outtakes, etc. Tracks are drawn from sessions held in Hollywood in
1958 and 1963 and in England in 1961 & '62 including Rocky Road Blues
(the instrumental backing track only)/ Important Words/ Lonesome Boy/ You
Are the One For Me/ Crazy Beat/ That's The Trouble With Love/ Teardrops/
Spaceship To Mars (three different versions)/ King Of Fools/ Where
Have You Been All My Life, etc. Superb sound from original master tapes
plus 8 page booklet with detailed notes and rare photos.
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