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Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton was Eric Clapton's first fully realized album as a blues guitarist -- more than that, it was a seminal blues album of the 1960s, perhaps the best British blues album ever cut, and the best LP ever recorded by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers……Standing midway between Clapton's stint with the Yardbirds and the formation of Cream, this album featured the new guitar hero on a series of stripped-down blues standards, Mayall pieces, and one Mayall/Clapton composition, all of which had him stretching out in the idiom for the first time in the studio. This album was the culmination of a very successful year of playing with John Mayall, a fully realized blues creation, featuring sounds very close to the group's stage performances, and with no compromises. Credit has to go to producer Mike Vernon for the purity and simplicity of the record; most British producers of that era wouldn't have been able to get it recorded this way, much less released. One can hear the very direct influence of Buddy Guy and a handful of other American bluesmen in the playing. And lest anyone forget the rest of the quartet: future pop/rock superstar John McVie and drummer Hughie Flint provide a rock-hard rhythm section, and Mayall's organ playing, vocalizing, and second guitar are all of a piece with Clapton's work. His guitar naturally dominates most of this record, and he can also be heard taking his first lead vocal, but McVie and Flint are just as intense and give the tracks an extra level of steel-strung tension and power, none of which have diminished across several decades. - AllMusic Review by Bruce EderPersonnel:
John Mayall – lead vocals, piano, Hammond B3 organ, harmonica / Eric Clapton – lead guitar, lead vocals on "Ramblin' on My Mind" / John McVie – bass guitar / Hughie Flint – drums
Additional musicians:
Geoff Krivit – guitar (disc two tracks 8–10, not featured on original album) / Jack Bruce – bass (disc two tracks 14–19, not featured on original album) / Alan Skidmore – tenor saxophone / Johnny Almond – baritone saxophone / Derek Healey – trumpet

trax:
01 All Your Love 02 Hideaway 03 Little Girl 04 Another Man 05 Double Crossing Time 06 What'd I Say 07 Key To Love 08 Parchman Farm 09 Have You Heard 10 Rambling On My Mind 11 Steppin' Out 12 It Ain't Right

Now already in the third year the label sampler V/A-Soundflat Records Ballroom Bash! is released; a new CD-only release which goes along again with the label festival of the same name, the SOUNDFLAT RECORDS BALLROOM BASH! in Leipzig!.....As always, the 6 bands playing this years' festival are compiled on this CD!!! This CD, which is not only much sought-after by the festival visitors, reflects again an impression from the music world about SOUNDFLAT RECORDS like e.g. Mersey Beat, Garage, 60's Punk, Beat, Hammond-Sound, dirty R&B, R'N'R. As a clou we provide you with a bonus track in this year, of which SOUNDFLAT RECORDS is very proud: The Stags featuring The Soundflat Girls!!! Here we go: SOUNDFLAT RECORDS BALLROOM BASH! - 60's-dangerous and Crime Party! This year participated! Dr. Explosion, King Salami & The Cumberland 3, The Norvins, Muck & The Mires, The Stags (inkl. The Soundflat Girls) & Peter Berry & The Shake Set! 24 exquisite tracks, distributed on 6 bands + 1 bonus track!

Radio programmers and the record buying public hardly had time to absorb Corben Simpson’s early solo recordings before they were overshadowed by the BLERTA phenomenon, including the instantly popular New Zealand anthem, ‘Dance All Around the World’......The lanky multi-instrumentalist rode to fame at the dawn of the 1970s, winning the 1971 APRA Silver Scroll Award for his emotional ballad, ‘Have You Heard A Man Cry’, and while fronting BLERTA released three albums in quick succession; the first with the Littlejohn band then two solo LPs.
Simpson delivered commanding and passionate performances as a headlining solo artist, as a busker and fronting the theatrical mayhem that was BLERTA where his appearances became increasingly unpredictable.
Following a series of successful tours supporting major local and international artists, his eccentricities saw him fall out of favour with promoters. From the late 1970s, the singer-songwriter with a finely tuned ear, modifying his own guitars and travelling with a customised pyramid shaped sound system, was hardly scraping together a living from the immense talent that once promised so much. - audioculturetrax:
01 Crazy Love 02 In the Summertime 03 Jean 04 Summertime 05 Moon Dance 06 Up on the Roof 07 The Girl From Ipanema 08 Mystery Lady 09 If
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Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. Two Winters Long (Minit) - Irma Thomas 2. Somebody Told You (Minit) - Irma Thomas 3. Cha Cha Twist (Warner Brothers) - Margarita "Cha-Cha" Sierra 4. Jennie Lee (Record-Records, Inc) - The Tree Stumps 5. Ain't That Just Like Me (Lawn) - Bobby Comstock & the Counts 6. I Really, Really Love You (Gone) - Jo Ann Campbell 7. Thing-A-Ma-Jig (United Artists) - The Delacardos 8. I Got It (United Artists) - The Delacardos 9. Getting to the Point (Chess) - Dave "Baby" Cortez 10. Happy Feet (Chess) - Dave "Baby" Cortez 11. Boom Boom (Vee Jay) - John Lee Hooker 12. Drug Store Woman (Vee Jay) - John Lee Hooker 13. Vista, Vista (Amy) - Lee Dorsey 14. I Can't Get Away (Amy) - Lee Dorsey 15. Rufus, Jr. (Galaxy) - The Merced Blue Notes 16. Thompin' (Galaxy) - The Merced Blue Notes 17. Step It Up and Go (Federal) - Rudy Moore 18. Let Me Come Home (Federal) - Rudy Moore 19. What's the Word? Thunderbird! (Mercury) - Red Prysock 20. Satelite (Mercury) - Red Prysock 21. Lima Beans (Chess) - Eddy Ware 22. I'm Gonna Cry (Tamla) - Barrett Strong 23. Whirlwind (Tamla) - Barrett Strong 24. Yo-Yo (A&M) - R.B. Hudman 25. Mighty Claudie (A&M) - R.B. Hudman 26. Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) (Imperial) - The O'Jays 27. Think It Over, Baby (Imperial) - The O'Jays 28. My Babe (Capitol) - Dakota Staton 29. There Was a Time (Brunswick) - Gene Chandler 30. She's Looking Good (Galaxy) - Rodger Collins
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The Psychotic Turnbuckles are an Australian garage punk band that originated in Sydney, which was formed in 1984. The group's original members were "Jesse the Intruder"(vocals), "The Grand Wizard" (guitar), "El Sicodelico" (guitar), 'The Creep', (bass and vocals), and 'The Spoiler', (drums), who died in 2013......The Psychotic Turnbuckles were part of a wave of hard rock bands that sprang up in Australia in the first half of the 1980s with roots in the US 1960s punk and 1970s big-energy Detroit rock scenes.
Comprising former professional wrestlers who re-located to Australia around 1982 from their hometown of Pismo Beach in California, after being banned from the Pismo Beach Wrestling Alliance by promoter Sammy Duke.
They drew on influences like the 13th Floor Elevators, Radio Birdman, the Moving Sidewalks, the Masters Apprentices, The Sonics and The Aztecs.
Psychotic Turnbuckles quickly became a regular attraction on the healthy Sydney live music circuit and shared stages with the likes of The Troggs, the Hitmen, Dark Carnival, Beasts of Bourbon and the Screaming Tribesmen. They were adopted by the Petersham Inn in Sydney's inner-western suburbs as the regular house band and had a bar (The Pismo Bar) named in their honour. Two members of touring US band Guns and Roses, Duff McKagan and Slash, attended a 1992 show by the band at the Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney.
The band existed for a decade during which time they signed to US label Sympathy For The Record Industry as well as several Australian imprints. The band eventually dissolved as members moved back to the US in the early 1990s.[
Inspired by a fan's Facebook page, the line-up of Jesse the Intruder, El Siccoldelico, The Grand Wizard, The Psychedelic Unknown and Gorgeous Karl Domah (aka Lord Domah) re-convened in Sydney in December 2012 for a one-off show.
Encouraged by the reaction, they signed to Australian label Citadel Records who offered to issue a retrospective double CD set (Destroy Dull City) summarizing their career. The band has since played shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The band still play sporadically up until present time. - wikitrax:
01 Do the Crusher 02 Psychotic situation 03 The Creeps 04 Energy 05 Hey Eric

This compilation cd brings out all the bands of the Soundflat Festival 2008 and moreover – already like on the 1st issue of this cd series.Again all the bands are represented on the compilation cd, which will - as a supplement to an international DJ-Set - bring the crowd on the festival to caper, cavort and dance and party all the time:
THE RAPIERS, THE TITTY TWISTERS ORCHESTRA, BEE DEE KAY & THE ROLLER COASTER, CECILIA & THE SAUERKRAUTS, THE IMPERIAL SURFERS, THE WAISTCOATS, THE MONTESAS
Once again all the 7 bands have taken 3-4 selected songs, as well already released as until now not released or songs, which are out of stock long ago on this 27 tracks containing, low priced cd.

trax:
1. Go Back To Daddy - The Rapiers 2. Choppin' & Changin' - The Rapiers 3. Good Golly Miss Molly - The Rapiers 4. Growl - The Rapiers 5. Space Invaders (At My B'Day Party) - The Titty Twisters Orchestra 6. Little 'Lil - The Titty Twisters Orchestra 7. Homicide - The Titty Twisters Orchestra 8. T-Bird - The Titty Twisters Orchestra 9. The Ride - B.D. Kay & The Roller Coaster 10. Soul Jerker - B.D. Kay & The Roller Coaster 11. Cannibal Love - B.D. Kay & The Roller Coaster 12. Intoxicated - B.D. Kay & The Roller Coaster 13. Je Dis Hey - Cecilia & Die Sauerkrauts 14. Désinvolté - Cecilia & Die Sauerkrauts 15. Kakteen - Cecilia & Die Sauerkrauts 16. Twist, Twist! - The Imperial Surfers 17. Si Yo Tuviera Un Martillo - The Imperial Surfers 18. Hullabaloo Beat - The Imperial Surfers 19. The Splib - The Imperial Surfers 20. Alles Was Ich Hab' - The Waistcoats 21. (Einmal, Zweimal), Wir Gehen - The Waistcoats 22. Louise - The Waistcoats 23. Yellow Fuzz - The Waistcoats 24. I Smell A Rat Baby - The Montesas 25. So Wunderschön - The Montesas 26. Midnight Beat - The Montesas 27. Hey, Kassler! - The Montesas

The life of keyboard player, composer and innovative jazz musician Murray McNabb was full of ironies. He was a jazz (and beyond) player who was initially inspired by Thelonious Monk but mostly earned his living anonymously writing advertising jingles...“The idea you can get a degree in jazz just makes me want to puke. If you are going to be a musician, you’ll be a musician.”
Jingles and film scores were a means to another end: to play jazz or improvised music.
The sheer breadth of McNabb’s music across several posthumous albums defies easy classification. trax:
01 The Twilight Zone 02 Vulcan Words 03 Transition 04 Eugino D 05 Affirmation 06 One For Dianne
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Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. My Sad Heart (Duke) - Willie Mays 2. If You Love Me (Duke) - Willie Mays 3. Comin' Home Baby (Dolton) - The Ventures 4. The Hustler (Etiquette) - The Sonics 5. Boss Hoss (Etiquette) - The Sonics 6. Topless (Hi-G Lo-C) - The Ris-Kays 7. Salt Crackers (Hi-G Lo-C) - The Ris-Kays 8. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' (Tamla) - The Marvelettes 9. Barefootin' (Tamla) - The Marvelettes 10. Wake Up John (Dimension) - Little Eva 11. Takin' Back What I Said (Dimension) - Little Eva 12. Camel Walk (Fania) - The Latinaires 13. Mess Around (Fania) - Larry Harlow 14. You're My Baby (Champion) - Larry Birdsong with Jimmy Beck & His Orchestra 16. Busy Body (Result) - The Jolly Green Giants 17. Caught You Red Handed (Result) - The Jolly Green Giants 18. Gypsy Woman (Fania) - Joe Bataan 19. Won't You Let Me Know (Kable) - J.J. Barnes 20. The Micro Mini (Fania) - Harvey Averne and Group Therapy 21. Out of Sight (Rosina) - Gilbert & His Blue Notes 22. Cheatin' Gigolo (Mora) - The Fabulous Rockets with Billy Costa 23. I'm Coming Home Baby (Century) - Eddie Gough & The Traditions 24. I'll Keep Trying (Ace) - Eddie Bo 25. I Like to Rock & Roll (Ace) - Eddie Bo 26. Red Light (All Boy) - Clarence Green 27. Puppy Love (All Boy) - Clarence Green 28. Geronimo (Fania) - Bobby Valentin 29. Bataola Boogaloo (Fania) - Bobby Quesada 30. Dr. Feelgood (Atlantic) - Aretha Franklin 31. Respect (Atlantic) - Aretha Franklin 32. Ungawa (Fania) - Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez)
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This is a great album for fuzzed out garage psych instro fans. The Link Wray tribute is simply awesome! - CykoMFBased in Los Angeles, USA, this quartet, Davie Allan (lead guitar), Paul Johnson (rhythm guitar), Steve Pugh (bass) and Larry Brown (drums), arrived in the wake of fellow instrumental stylists Dick Dale and the Ventures. Allan’s distinctive, ‘heavy fuzz’ sound was already prominent on ‘Apache ’65’, a feature that remained constant despite a fluctuating Arrows line-up. This exciting single was a regional hit, prompting a hurriedly recorded album of the same name. The set was produced by Mike Curb, who was well known for supplying soundtrack music for the numerous movies emerging from the AIP film studio. Allan contributed to several subsequent Curb-instigated albums, usually as a member of the many pseudo-groups Curb organized around Hollywood-based session musicians. However, the guitarist received full credit for ‘Blue’s Theme’ culled from the 1966 film The Wild Angels. Allan and the Arrows were rewarded with their sole US Top 40 entry when this track was issued as a single. The Cycle-delic Sounds Of Davie Allan And The Arrows captured the group at a creative peak, blending hard riffs and tight melodies with a dash of acid rock. By the end of the 60s Allan’s sound had become passé, but he remains one of the decade’s finest exponents of the guitar instrumental. - Artist Biography by AllMusictrax:
01 Hogg Heaven 02 Biker's Lament 03 Blue Shift 04 Arrow Space 05 Grungy 06 Rebel on the Run 07 Cycle Path 08 Cruel Path 09 Appaloosa 10 ApacheJunction 11 Moving Right Along 12 Left Turn on Arrow Only 13 Oleaje 14 Invasion of the Body Surfers 15 Deep Six 16 Polyurethane 17 Missing Link

Beatnicks, Rock’n’Roller, Garagenheads, Mods and 60’s punks watch out!Besides the classic and authentic BURLESQUE SHOW by MIMI MONMATRE (cover girl), the live show of the - specifically for this event founded - SOUNDFLAT RECORDS ALL STAR BAND, the 4 fine selected international 60’s DJ’s, our GO-GO-GIRLS, ASIA TRASH CINEMA as well as MR. FUZZULELE and the HAWAIIAN HULA DANCE SHOW “BODACIOUS BELLES”, bands like THE STAGGERS, MONTESAS, COOL JERKS, SATELLITERS, CURLEEWURLEES and SLOW SLUSY BOYS played and worked for us; and all of them represent a part of our label history.
Therefore we took this occasion, which was our first SOUNDFLAT RECORDS BALLROOM BASH!, to produce a low-priced Compilation CD of the festival.
All particularly for this event engaged live-bands have done their stint:
The Staggers / The Montesas / The Cool Jerks / The Satelliters / The Curlee Wurlees! / The Slow Slushy Boys
4 fine selected songs of each band constitute the content of this 24 track cd for a bargain price. In addition to already released songs, we provide you with partly unreleased as well as otherwise unavailable tracks!

trax:
1. Old Intro (Live) - The Staggers 2. Out Of My Mind - The Staggers 3. Black Hearse Caddilac - The Staggers 4. Little Sister - The Staggers 5. Up Down Sue - The Montesas 6. Have A Ball - The Montesas 7. Girl, Du Machst Mich So An! - The Montesas 8. Do The Slide - The Montesas 9. Monster Stomp - Cool Jerks 10. Osterdeich - Cool Jerks 11. Comme L'Agent Secret - Cool Jerks 12. Boozy Man - Cool Jerks 13. Everyday's Mourning - The Satelliters 14. Nice - The Satelliters 15. Allright, No No - The Satelliters 16. Ain't No Miracle Worker - The Satelliters 17. Riot - Curlee Wurlee 18. The Boogey Man - Curlee Wurlee 19. L'Essence Des Senses - Curlee Wurlee 20. Lutin Au LSD - Curlee Wurlee 21. Shotgun Boo-Ga-Loo - The Slow Slushy Boys 22. Why (I Want To Know) - The Slow Slushy Boys 23. Knockin' At My Door - The Slow Slushy Boys 24. The Girl She Always Smiles - The Slow Slushy Boys

“Come to the sabbat, Satan’s there,” the John Donoghue-led Timberjack implored in 1971, as they spun their version of Black Widow’s dark, possessed rock-out ‘Come To The Sabbat’ to the NZ populace, scoring a surprise hit on Wellington indie Ode Records and a Loxene Golden Disc finalist spot. Even better was ‘Dahli Mohammed’ credited to Timberjack Donoghue as an alias – a seriously striking piece of eastern-sounding psychedelia (also on Ode) and another Loxene Golden Disc finalist in 1972. Guitarist-vocalist Donoghue was solo by then, having shed Timberjack......While many of our 1960s rockers faded into the mainstream in the final stretch of the 20th Century, Donoghue just kept on rolling. He started out in early 1960s Miramar skiffle group The Vultures, which became The Crescendos, then The Strangers (with future Avenger Eddy McDonald) and Cheshire Katt. Then he headed to London in 1970 with The Dizzy Limits, who changed their name to Timberjack on the return journey.
After a brief stint in Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band, where he wrote the hit 'Miss September', Donoghue joined the Auckland-based Human Instinct from 1972 to 1975, producing three albums: A Timberjack-Donoghue solo release and New Zealand Album of The Year, Spirit of Pelorus Jack (1973); Human Instinct’s The Hustler (1974) and Timberjack Donoghue from 1975, backed by Wellington’s Redeye. Donoghue continued to play guitar and bass in a long progression of groups and also formed a production company that won awards for classical and jazz works
In 1986, Donoghue formed country rockers The Warratahs with Barry Saunders and Wayne Mason and stuck around long enough to record their first album Only Game In Town, before departing in 1988 to work as a studio engineer in Wellington.
Since 1994 Donoghue has lived in the Hokianga, where he has been a member of popular local bands Electric Puha, and its all-acoustic off-shoot, the Puha Bandidos. Nearly 50 years after ‘Come To The Sabbat’ he is still a working musician. - audioculturetrax:
01 Song For A Princess 02 Regrets And Things 03 Like An Old Time Movie 04 Hardly Been Worthwhile 05 Spirit Of Pelorus Jack 06 Be My Friend 07 Song For Vanda 08 A Worm's Eye View Of Blackpool 09 A Pretty Song 10 Geraldine

The double CD set "25 Years of Dr Feelgood" provides a good introduction to the band but for those who want to dig a little deeper, this 5 CD set will give you all the Dr Feelgood you will ever need......Formed in the town of Southend in Essex (UK), the Feelgoods were different from the pack right from the start. In early 1970s, the peace and love idealism of the previous decade had largely dispersed and left a void to be filled by assorted singer-songwriters, folkies and purveyors of what became known as "progressive rock". In the midst of this maelstrom of introspective mediocrity, Dr Feelgood stood out like a sore thumb. In the decade of loon pants, velvet flares and platform soles, the Feelgoods wore suits with narrow lapels and drainpipe trousers. It was a sharper, more aggressive look than many of their contemporaries and it complemented the sound they made. Most agree that it was Wilko Johnson's staccato guitar sound which made the early sound of Dr Feelgood really memorable.
Their repertoire mixed original tunes (predominantly composed by Wilko Johnson) with a tasteful selection of blues and early rock & roll classics such as Johnny Guitar Watson's "Looking Back" (which gives this collection its title), Solomon Burke's "Stupidity" and Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man".
Also included here is their cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates "I Can Tell", an appropriate choice given that the Pirates were the Feelgoods most obvious UK antecedents and a post-Johnny Kidd Pirates led by Mick Green were about the only other UK-based band that could give the Feelgoods a run for their money on the rhythm and booze circuit back in the mid-70s.
Personal and musical differences between Wilko and the rest of the group led to his departure in 1977 to be replaced by John "Gypie" Mayo. Without wanting to criticise Mayo's playing in any way, I find the post-Wilko material to be less satisfying and less distinctive.
Wilko's playing is all over disc one of this set and it is disc one which I find myself returning to most frequently. Disc Two is mostly material from 1977-1980 when the band were at the peak of their popularity in the UK (and they really were popular, with tunes such as "Milk & Alcohol" and "Down at the Doctors" doing serious business in the UK singles charts). Hugely enjoyable stuff but lacking the edginess of their earlier work. Discs 3 and 4 mostly feature later incarnations of the group with Lee Brilleaux as the only original member. By then they had ceased trying to be a pop group and returned to the first principles of rhythm and blues. Though recordings were sporadic, they continued to enjoy success as a live act right through the 1980s and into the 90s. Sadly, Lee Brilleaux passed away in 1994.
Disc 5 is a bonus disc consisting of some rare B-sides and live tracks along with interview material (mostly Brilleaux but there is a brief segment of Wilko talking about the circumstances of his departure from the band). Overall, this is the definitive retrospective of a seminal UK rhythm and blues band.(Trouser Press)trax:
5-01 Lee Brilleaux 5-02 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 5-03 Lee Brilleaux 5-04 Keep It Out Of Sight 5-05 Lee Brilleaux 5-06 Lee Brilleaux & Wilko Johnson 5-07 Homework 5-08 You Upset Me Baby 5-09 Down At The (Other) Doctors 5-10 Dr. Feelgood 5-11 Don't Take But A Few Minutes 5-12 Lee Brilleaux 5-13 Eileen 5-14 A Touch Of Class 5-15 She Got Her Eyes On You 5-16 Lee Brilleaux 5-17 Solitary Blues 5-18 Looking At You
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Finally, a live CD from the incredible Los Straitjackets, recorded at the legendary Foothill Club. In top form, this marvelous masked band romps in top form through their own classics and some grand covers as well. Tight, rock solid performances, excellent sound, and high energy, all through the sense of humor that permeates their live shows. Some new tunes are introduced for the first time on disc as well. Lifer or inductee, this long overdue disc will surely make your instrumental day. A must have! - Phil DirtExcellent live cd by the best surf instrumentalists playing today. This album really cooks from beginning to end. The band is blessed with two great guitar players in Danny Amis, from the legendary New York band the Raybeats. And the very impressive Eddie Angel, who does double duty with the excellent roots rock band the Planet Rockers. Two musicians with many years playing experience, and it shows on this live set. The entire band is so entertaining to see live. Drummer Jimmy Lester is hilarious with his Spanish banter he does between each song. Also the stage antics of bass player Pete Curry, a very talented musician, songwriter himself, who used to lead the excellent Calif. surf band the Halibuts. For already converted Straitjacket fans, there are several songs here that have never appeared on any of their previous albums. Two Link Wray songs: "BRANDED", and a fantastic version of "RAWHIDE" which ends the album. "SQUAD CAR", a hot rod tune that Eddie and the Showmen did in the early 60's. "DRIVING GUITARS" which is an old Ventures tune. "LAST DATE" an instrumental by country legend Floyd Cramer. Great version! And what live surf set would be complete without the instrumental standard by Farina and Farina called "SLEEPWALK". My favorites though, are the songs they do from their first album "The Utterly Fantastic And Totally Unbelievable Sound of Los Straitjackets". This album is a surf classic that was produced by the one and only Ben Vaughn. Every surf fan should have this one. Songs included off this are "TAILSPIN", a killer version of "ITCHY CHICKEN", and my alltime favorite Jacket tune "LYNXTAIL", a cool tune that is a combination of Duane Eddy and Link Wray, with a few neat blues licks thrown in for good measure by Eddie Angel. Another favorite here is "MY HEART WILL GO ON" (LOVE THEME FROM THE TITANIC). Yeah, that's right, the Titanic theme. The way it's done here though, they make it sound like it should have been a surf song all along. It's stuff like this that really seperate this band from all the surf band pretenders out there. Live surf albums don't come along very often. And as it goes, this is the best one I've ever heard. This is a must-have for any fan of tasty surf music, and it comes highly recommended. Catch the wave and hang ten with the masked ones. You'll be glad you did. - By Patrick Earley (Edmond, Oklahoma USA)trax:
01 Introduction of Los Straitjackets 02 Outta Gear 03 State Fair 04 Casbah 05 Calhoun Surf 06 Itchy Chicken 07 Last Date 08 Kawanga! 09 I'm Branded 10 My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic) 11 Squad Car 12 Rockula 13 Tempest 14 Lynxtail 15 Tailspin 16 Pacifica 17 Driving Guitars 18 Sing Sing Sing 19 Sleepwalk 20 Rawhide

Cool collection of rockin’ rarities from the 1950’s - the early 60’s. Third of three great collections of obscure 1950s Boppin' Rockabilly, with 31 killer tracks.1. Jammin' Granny - The Creepers 2. Baby, Baby - E.J. Saucier & The Entertainers 3. My Hot Mama - Louis Gittens & The Sabres 4. Bright Lights (and Blond Haired Woman) - Harold Crosby 5. Ladder of Love - Gene Sisco 6. Treehouse - Bob Alexander & The Coaxials 7. Cadillac Cutie - Doug Bowles & The Rhubarbs 8. Grizzly Bear - Billy Starr & The Rock Brooks 9. But in a Million Years - George Ritchie 10. Oohee We Your Sweet - Virgil Baker 11. Groovey-Grubworm - Consolations 12. Kathy Spanish - Chris Rainier & The Elrods 13. Eleven O' Clock - Chris Rainier & The Elrods 14. The Unlucky Lover - Buddy Kay & The Casuals 15. Puppet - Louis Gittens & The Sabres 16. Starlight - Dave & The Starlights 17. Fried Potatoes - The Creepers 18. Snake Eyed Woman - The Sundowners 19. Foggy River - Jimmy Holder & The Chevells 20. Pretty Little Woman - Chuck Forest 21. Come Back Baby - Dub Benson 22. Please Mr. Mayer - Roy Clark 23. Baby Sittin' Blues - Carl Bonn & The Downbeats 24. Teen Town Hop - Eddie McKinney & The Belvederes 25. Running Back to You - Morris Taylor & His Sierra Medley Gang 26. Martians Rock - The Martians 27. Big, Big, Truck - Harold Crosby 28. Live It Up - Wilbur Martin & The Sundowners 29. That Queen - The Rockers 30. Mixed Up Mama Rock - The Phoenix Boys 31. Rock & Roll Must Go (It's in the Book) [Live] - Johnny Standley w/Horace Heidt
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Together in Concert: Live is a 2000 live album by Tim Finn, Bic Runga, and Dave Dobbyn during their Together in Concert tour. It was recorded in the months of August and September 2000 in venues around New Zealand. Both the concert and album feature all three performers providing vocal and instrumental backing on each other's songs......The album reached No. 2 on the New Zealand charts and remained in the charts for 26 weeks. It was released in the UK on 29 May 2007. On iTunes, Tim Finn's name was erroneously credited as "Tim Funn"; however, this has since been corrected. - wikitrax:
01 Six Months In A Leaky Boat 02 Whaling 03 Drive 04 Good Together 05 Good Morning Baby 06 Just Add Water 07 Sway 08 Loyal 09 Precious Things 10 Persuasion 11 Something Good 12 Language 13 I See Red 14 Beside You 15 Weather With You
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The Association's third album is not in a league with its debut, but Insight Out is an enjoyable folk-rock album with a few digressions into garage punk, novelty tunes, and psychedelia, all displaying much of what the group did best…...The harmonies and choruses are among the most beautifully textured singing in a rock outfit this side of the Beach Boys, while the playing is engaging. Insight Out was done somewhat in the shadow of Harpers Bizarre's experimental "Feelin' Groovy" single -- the opening number, "Wasn't It a Bit Like Now," was an exercise in nostalgia similar to the later successful songs of Harpers Bizarre. "On a Quiet Night" and "We Love Us" are folk-rock ballads on which the group's harmonies are the highlight, while "When Love Comes to Me" is a breezy little mood piece that resembles a slightly more ornate cousin to Simon & Garfunkel's "Punky's Dilemma." In that company, the number one single "Windy" (the presence of which helped drive up sales of this album) sounds almost heavy and hard-rocking. It and the accompanying single, "Never My Love" (which was later a hit for the 5th Dimension), are the strongest tracks here. The group's attempt at a harder, garage band-type sound on "Reputation" is passable, but this obviously wasn't what fans were buying the album to hear. The sunshine pop sound of "Happiness Is" and the radiant "Sometimes" were more to the point, and these are prime Association material, comprising soaring harmonies and hook-laden guitar parts.
trax:
01 Wasn't It a Bit Like Now 02 On a Quiet Night 03 We Love Us 04 When Love Comes to Me 05 Windy 06 Reputation 07 Never My Love 08 Happiness Is 09 Sometime 10 Wantin' Ain't Gettin' 11 Requiem for the Masses 12 Windy (single version) 13 Never My Love (single version)

Cool collection of rockin’ rarities from the 1950’s - the early 60’s.Second of three great collections of obscure 1950s Boppin' Rockabilly rarities. 30 killer rockin' tracks including Jimmy Keller, Bobby Lee, Gene Freeman, Billy Prager, Johnny Cavalier, Rich Miller, Earl Scott and many others.

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1. Brush Pile Burn - Jimmy Keller & His Brush Brner's 2. When I Was a Little Boy - Jerry Hanson 3. Miss Mary - Bobby Lee & The Blue Dots 4. I Want My Mama - Chuck Bene w/Johnny Dentz's Hillrockers 5. Fidel Castro - Gene Freeman 6. Everybody's Rockin' - Billy Prager & His Caravans 7. Walla Walla State Prison - Gary Williams 8. The Wayward Wind - Jerry Kerlee & The Royal Rhythms 9. Truck Driver's Special - Lonnie Lillie 10. Sharpest Little Girl - The Benders 11. Do You Love Another - Doug Weiss 12. Bodacious - The U.S. Rockers 13. Blond Headed Woman - Harold Lee 14. Rock'n Chair Roll - Johnny Cavalier & The Keynotes 15. So Real - The Franklin Brothers 16. Jump Baby Jump - Harry Carter 17. I'm Walking the Dog - The Bonnievilles 18. I Don't Need You Anymore - Miles Conner 19. What-Cha Gonna Say - Rich Miller & The K9's 20. Scrub Bucket - Johnny & The Cyclones 21. Betty-Lou - Paul Kepler & The Cool Notes 22. Fool Fool Fool - Bill Whittley 23. Opal Lee - Earl Scott 24. Sugar Rock - Linden Lay 25. Who Shot Sam - Jonnie McCullough & The Four Sounds 26. School Day Blues - Pierre Manieu & Ron & His Rattletones 27. Tornado Twist - The Tornadoes 28. Riot - The Tornadoes 29. Do It Bop - Billy Prager & His Caravans 30. Unlucky Man - Buddy White
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...He continues to tour and lend his music to special events. In September 2013 he joined forces with another New Zealand songwriting veteran, Don McGlashan, for a national tour of churches. The venues were chosen for their acoustics rather than their religious significance, however many would claim that hearing Dobbyn in these performances was a spiritual experience. He was also on call to lead a singalong of ‘Loyal’ at Auckland’s Shed 10, should Team New Zealand take the America’s Cup. He is still funny, eccentric, full of brilliant songs, an optimist, an islander, an outsider – and greatly loved. – Nick Bollinger...In 2016 Dobbyn released his first album in eight years, Harmony House. Taking inspiration from Auckland’s eclectic and long closed second-hand store of the same name, the title also alludes to the lyrical themes of domestic and spiritual peace – which Dobbyn found in recent years. Samuel Flynn Scott and Luke Buda of The Phoenix Foundation joined Dobbyn as co-writers, producers and band mates on the record. “They like all the stuff I like … Lou Reed to David Bowie to Bach. It was a good, easy fit,” Dobbyn told Marty Duda at 13thFloor.co.nz in 2016. “I love the fact that they work quick, you can get an idea down real quick – which is kind of old fashioned.” Additional Phoenix Foundation members joined them in the studio, as well as long term collaborators Ross Burge, Glenn R Campbell and Ryan Prebble. Harmony House was received well by critics, from NZ Musician’s “a sure-footed return to form”, to NZ Herald’s “well worth the wait”, to Nick Bollinger’s assertion it “refreshes the timeless theme with a casual brilliance”. The title track made the 2016 long list, with the album picking up two nominations at the NZ Music Awards, for Best Male Solo Artist and Best Engineering. Harmony House enjoyed a local and international tour, including shows in Australia, the UK, Dubai and Vietnam. Dobbyn definitely enjoys the kind of live career that reflects decades of success. In the last three years alone, he has supported Bryan Adams (2017), toured his Slice of Heaven: 40 Years of Hits album (2017), and more recently began his post-Covid 2020 Open Up Tour, entertaining big crowds at venues such as the Spark Arena in Auckland and the Whanganui Royal Opera House. In addition, Th’ Dudes’ The Bliss Tour went ahead in November 2020, having been postponed twice earlier in the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The tour was inspired by Th’ Dudes’ 2019 induction into the NZ Music Hall of Fame – an honour they followed up with a special edition vinyl album, Bliss on Wax. Released in May 2020, it included a remastered selection of tracks from their two albums, Right First Time and Where Are The Boys. In 2017 ‘Welcome Home’ was recorded in te reo Māori, entitled ‘Nau Ma Rā’. The lyrics were translated by the renowned Te Haumihiata Mason, with backing vocals by Māori artists Maimoa. Dave Dobbyn remains as active and engaged as ever both in the studio and on the touring circuit. As he told Marty Duda on the release of Harmony House, being a musician “gets easier”. “You get more playful, more musical … you’re always wanting the performance to be better and you’re always wanting the craft and the process to better … I’ve learnt to focus on the music.” - audioculture – Updated by Rosie Howells, November 2020trax:
01 At Light Speed 02 Anotherland 03 Crosstown Stati 04 Only Love Remains 05 When the Water Runs Out 06 Wild Kisses Like Rain 07 Howling at the Moon 08 A Long Way Across Town 09 Deep Calling Deep 10 Hey Stranger 11 Instinct for the Blue 12 The Black Swing 13 Just What I Need 14 Be My Guiding Light 15 Miles and Miles 16 Arms of Eternity
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was undoubtedly one of the greatest composers, excelling in genres from the symphonic and opera to chamber music and ballet. Many people’s introduction to classical music has been through works like The Nutcracker or the cannonfire of the 1812 Overture. Tchaikovsky’s tortured personality and the need to hide his homosexuality from the world means more is often read into his music than is probably healthy, but he was able to spin melodies like few others. Inspiration never seemed a problem. As the composer wrote, “I sit down to the piano regularly at nine o'clock in the morning and Mesdames les Muses have learned to be on time for that rendezvous.”trax:
01 Nutcracker Ballet Suite Op.71a (Excerpts form the Ballet) Overture 02 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in B Flat Minor Op.23 I. Allegro Non Troppe E Molto Maestoso Allegro Con Spirito 03 Violin Concerto in D Major Op.35 II. Canzonetta. Andante 04 St.Petersburg Rso the Sleeping Beauty. Suite No. 6 Valse (Waltz) 05 Georgian Simi Festival Orchestra Festival Overture 1812, Op.49 06 Georgian Simi Festival Orchestra Swan Lake Op.20 (Excerpts form the Ballet) Introduction 07 Swan Lake Op.20 (Excerpts form the Ballet) No. 8 Dance De Coupes (Dance with the Cups 08 The Seasons Op.37a No. 6 June 09 Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48 II. Valse. Moderato. Temo Di Valse 10 The Nutcracker Op.71 (Excerpts form the Ballet) No. 9 Valse Des Flocons De Neige (Waltz of the Snowflakes)

Excellent collection of rockin’ and hard to find rock ’n’ roll!trax:
1. Joe Botch - Chuck Barr & The Playboys 2. Truly Yours - Glenn Mann 3. Hey Babe - Johnny Denton & The Harold Sharp Band 4. Mean Woman Blues - Bobby Allen 5. Half Ton Mama - Joe, Ron & George 6. Roachie - Joe, Ron & George 7. Call Me Shorty - Billy Childs 8. Fastest Short in Town - Robert A. Irvine & Kent. Colonels 9. Parkin' Lot - Jim McCrory & Bob Bain's Mus. 10. Gotta Get Some Money - Frank Evans & The Topnotchers 11. Jealous Hearted Me - Russ Parks & The Versitones 12. "6:15" - The Galaxies 13. This Rock and Roll - The Galaxies 14. Don't Stop, Don't Stop - Ralph Robbins & The Rock-It's 15. I Didn't Mean It - Ricky Scott 16. Bad Boy - Steve France & The Hornets 17. How Bad Can Bad Luck Be - Junne Miller 18. Rock'n Rudolph - Stuffy & The Uniques 19. Setting the Pace - The Pace-Setters 20. On Down the Line (Alternate Take) - Zig Dillon 21. Gone Again - Ken Davis 22. Rockin' Party - The Maddy Brothers 23. Huckleberry Junction - Clearance Howard & The Renegades 24. She's Not Here Anymore - Clearance Howard & The Renegades 25. Rockin' in a Wooden Sack - Ann Brewer & The Flames 26. Rock'n Roll Santa - Little Joey Farr 27. Alone, All Alone - Artie Lewis 28. Moon Beat - The Fabulous Imperials 29. My Little Nita - The Fabulous Imperials 30. Jane - Ken Williams 31. Desire - Artie Morris
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...It was evident he had not lost his sense of humour, though, as he compared himself to Ned Flanders, the pious neighbour from The Simpsons, and remarked that telling people you were a Christian was “like admitting you’re a cross dresser.”......Of perhaps equal significance was another change in Dobbyn’s lifestyle: he had given up drinking. Both events were reflected in the upbeat tone of his 2000 album, the aptly-titled Hopetown. Being a teetotalling Christian is not just the antithesis of the rock and roll stereotype. It is also a long way from the mainstream New Zealand that had, for more than two decades now, embraced Dobbyn’s music as its soundtrack. And yet far from alienating his audience, he continued to attract adoring crowds, whether in downtown Auckland or rural Kihikihi. And the anthems kept coming. Possibly the most anthemic of all was the one that opened 2005’s Available Light. ‘Welcome Home’ was inspired by several incidents that had drawn attention to racial prejudice in New Zealand society. One was the case of Ahmed Zaoui, an asylum seeker from Algeria who was imprisoned as a suspected terrorist. “To treat anyone who comes to these shores as an alien nuisance is exactly the wrong way to go forward in the 21st century,” he told John Russell. “The man was imprisoned for two years with no charge and no trial and that’s not supposed to happen in a democracy. I can’t live with that, that’s why I back the guy.” After he was granted his release, Zaoui appeared on stage with Dobbyn at the New Zealand Music Awards, joining the singer in an emotional rendition of the song. Yet ‘Welcome Home’ has an ongoing resonance that has outlasted the particular events that inspired it. The image of the “woman with her hands trembling” and the phrase “haere mai” are evergreen, evoking for any New Zealander the pōwhiri, or Māori welcoming ceremony. Alongside ‘Po Atarau’ (or ‘Now Is The Hour’), the great Māori song of farewell, it almost makes a matching pair. For his next project, the 2008 album Anotherland, Dobbyn went to England, where he worked with dub reggae producers Adrian Sherwood and Skip Macdonald. Though the result had a definite dub flavour, it didn’t really sound like anyone but Dobbyn... to be continued - audioculture

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01 Lap of the Gods 02 Naked Flame 03 P.C. 04 It Dawned on Me 05 Protection 06 What Do You Really Want 07 Gifted 08 Betrayal 09 Language 10 Umm 11 Rain on Fire 12 I Can't Change My Name
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Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)trax:
1. We're Gonna Rock This Joint (Rca Victor) - The Jackson Brothers Orchestra 2. I'm the Biggest Fool (Rca Victor) - The Jackson Brothers Orchestra 3. Yeah, Yeah (Wobble-Cha) (Columbia) - Joe Quijano & His Orchestra 4. Saboo (Wobble-Cha) - Joe Quijano & His Orchestra 5. Evil, Evil Evel Knievel (A&M) - Eddie Carr & the Navajos 6. What Have I Got of My Own? (A&M) - Eddie Carr & the Navajos 7. Don't Touch Me (Columbia) - The Latin Dimension Featuring Jimmy Maeulen 8. Hurt So Bad (Columbia) - The Latin Dimension Featuring Jimmy Maeulen 9. Since You've Been Loving Me (Soul) - The Velvelettes 10. These Things Will Keep Me Loving You (Soul) - The Velvelettes 11. Security (Volt) - Otis Redding 12. I Want to Thank You (Volt) - Otis Redding 13. Leaving Here (Bolo) - Jimmy Hanna with the Dynamics 14. Someone Somewhere (Bolo) - Jimmy Hanna with the Dynamics 15. Dirty Water (World Pacific) - Billy Larkin and The Delegates 16. Hold on I'm a Comin' (World Pacific) - Billy Larkin and The Delegates 17. Papa Was Too (Dial) - Joe Tex 18. The Truest Woman in the World (Dial) - Joe Tex 19. It's a Gass (Cameo) - The Sensations 20. I've Been Hurt (Cameo) - The Sensations 21. Chickawa (Typhoon) - The Champagne Brothers 22. Stranger to You (Typhoon) - The Champagne Brothers 23. The James Bond Theme (Cescendo) - Billy Strange 24. 007 Theme (Crescendo) - Billy Strange 25. Don't Go (Abc-Paramount) - Vince Everett 26. Such a Night (Abc-Paramount) - Vince Everett 27. Get It (Valiant) - The Silvertones 28. Bathsheba (Valiant) - The Silvertones 29. Walk Ginny Walk (Bethlehem) - Lenny Johnson 30. Gee Gee Baby (It's Nice to Hold You Again) (Bethlehem) - Lenny Johnson 31. R&B Time (Part 1) (Tuff) - E. Rodney Jones 32. R&B Time (Part 2) (Tuff) - E. Rodney Jones
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This is the most essential of the Dr. Demento collections. It features most of the best known novelty hits of the 20th Century, plus some cult favorites that are among the most requested songs on the Dr. Demento Show. Classic hits like "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!", "Monster Mash", "Transfusion", "King Tut" and "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!". And then there are songs like "Dead Puppies" and "Fish Heads" that weren't hits, but became popular from repeated exposure on the Dr. Demento Show. Of course, 2 CDs can't contain everything, and that's why there are other Dr. Demento anniversary collections. Start with this one, then get the other ones. (Record Runner)Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time gathers two discs' worth of highlights from the five-volume Dr. Demento Presents series, as well as some of the good doctor's other favorite novelty singles. Anyone familiar with Demento's show will instantly recognize the Firm's "Star Trekkin'," Barnes & Barnes' "Fish Heads," and Darrell Hammond's "Wappin'," while Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash" and Sheb Wooley's "Purple People Eater" are among the novelty classics that have become part of the mainstream pop culture canon. Weird Al Yankovic's "Eat It," Ray Stevens' "Gitarzan," Julie Brown's "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun," Steve Martin's "King Tut," and Allan Sherman's "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)" are some of the other highlights of this fun collection, which is arguably the only novelty rock album most people will ever need. (Allmusic)

trax disc 2:
1. Dancin' Fool Frank Zappa 2. Star Trekkin' - The Firm 3. The Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast 4. Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer 5. The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun - Julie Brown 6. The Ballad of Irving - Frank Gallop 7. The Battle of Kookamonga - Homer & Jethro 8. King Tut - Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons 9. Der Fuehrer's Face - Spike Jones & His City Slickers 10. Fish Heads - Barnes & Barnes 11. Poisoning Pigeons in the Park - Tom Lehrer 12. Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out - Shel Silverstein 13. The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati - Rose & The Arrangement 14. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen 15. Pencil Neck Geek - Fred Blassie 16. Ti Kwan Leep / Boot to the Head - The Frantics 17. Existential Blues - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus 18. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
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This is a highly recommended two-disc set featuring the best of Western swing legends at a budget price. Among the highlights from these 52 selections are Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin Mama," Bob Wills' "New San Antonio Rose," Sons of the Pioneer's "Cool Water," and Gene Autry's "Buttons and Bows." A number of these artists are represented by more than one track, encapsulating their best material that should satisfy collectors and casual country music fans alike. (Al Campbell, Allmusic)trax disc 2:
1. My Adobe Hacienda - Louise Massey & Her Westerners 2. I've Learned A Lot About Women - Roy Rogers 3. Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 4. Three Way Boogie - Bob Wills 13. Tennessee Saturday Night - Red Foley 14. Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon - Tex Williams 15. Shame On You - Spade Cooley 16. Gambling Polka Dot Blues - Tommy Duncan 17. Humpty Dumpty Heart - Hank Thompson 18. Take Me Back To Tennessee - Jimmy Wakely & Arthur Smith 19. I Love My Fruit - The Sweet Violet Boys 20. Pipeliner Blues - The Modern Mountaineers w/Moon Mullican 21. Stompin' At The Honky Tonk - Bob Dunn's Vagabonds 22. Little Rock A-R-K - Johnny Tyler 23. Saturday Night Boogie - Al Dexter 24. Buttons And Bows - Gene Autry 25. I Want To Be A Cowboys Sweetheart - Patsy Montana 26. Sweet Jennie Lee - Milton Brown
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...The reconnection with New Zealand continued through Dobbyn’s self-produced 1998 album The Islander. Though it opened with ‘Waiting’ – his brightest pop tune since ‘Slice Of Heaven’ – the centrepiece was unquestionably ‘Beside You’, a beautiful ballad of remorse and reconciliation, for which he won a further Silver Scroll in 1998......But if The Islander’s underlying theme was of a person making peace with himself, his partner, his country, his roots – it came with a hint that Dobbyn’s journey wasn’t over. Complete with gospel piano, ‘Hallelujah Song’ is a kind of parable, in which a sniper attempts to shoot the Pope and triggers off a miracle. While it looks back to the Catholic values with which Dobbyn grew up, it also foreshadowed a significant event that was soon to occur: he became a born-again Christian. Rumours of his conversion began circulating after he returned from a trip to New York City in late 1998. But it was not until the following year when, in an interview with Greg Dixon to promote Overnight Success (an ironically-titled greatest hits collection), he announced: “I met Jesus Christ about a year ago. Now I just look around and everything I look at, God is responsible for.”... to be continued - audioculture

...Formed in the town of Southend in Essex (UK), the Feelgoods were different from the pack right from the start. In early 1970s, the peace and love idealism of the previous decade had largely dispersed and left a void to be filled by assorted singer-songwriters, folkies and purveyors of what became known as "progressive rock". In the midst of this maelstrom of introspective mediocrity, Dr Feelgood stood out like a sore thumb. In the decade of loon pants, velvet flares and platform soles, the Feelgoods wore suits with narrow lapels and drainpipe trousers. It was a sharper, more aggressive look than many of their contemporaries and it complemented the sound they made. Most agree that it was Wilko Johnson's staccato guitar sound which made the early sound of Dr Feelgood really memorable.
Their repertoire mixed original tunes (predominantly composed by Wilko Johnson) with a tasteful selection of blues and early rock & roll classics such as Johnny Guitar Watson's "Looking Back" (which gives this collection its title), Solomon Burke's "Stupidity" and Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man".
Also included here is their cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates "I Can Tell", an appropriate choice given that the Pirates were the Feelgoods most obvious UK antecedents and a post-Johnny Kidd Pirates led by Mick Green were about the only other UK-based band that could give the Feelgoods a run for their money on the rhythm and booze circuit back in the mid-70s.
Personal and musical differences between Wilko and the rest of the group led to his departure in 1977 to be replaced by John "Gypie" Mayo. Without wanting to criticise Mayo's playing in any way, I find the post-Wilko material to be less satisfying and less distinctive.
Wilko's playing is all over disc one of this set and it is disc one which I find myself returning to most frequently. Disc Two is mostly material from 1977-1980 when the band were at the peak of their popularity in the UK (and they really were popular, with tunes such as "Milk & Alcohol" and "Down at the Doctors" doing serious business in the UK singles charts). Hugely enjoyable stuff but lacking the edginess of their earlier work. Discs 3 and 4 mostly feature later incarnations of the group with Lee Brilleaux as the only original member. By then they had ceased trying to be a pop group and returned to the first principles of rhythm and blues. Though recordings were sporadic, they continued to enjoy success as a live act right through the 1980s and into the 90s. Sadly, Lee Brilleaux passed away in 1994.
Disc 5 is a bonus disc consisting of some rare B-sides and live tracks along with interview material (mostly Brilleaux but there is a brief segment of Wilko talking about the circumstances of his departure from the band). Overall, this is the definitive retrospective of a seminal UK rhythm and blues band.(Trouser Press)trax:
4-01 Mad Man Blues 4-02 King For A Day 4-03 Primo Blues 4-04 Standing At The Crossroads Again 4-05 Two Times Nine 4-06 Down By The Jetty Blues 4-07 No Time 4-08 Tell Me No Lies 4-09 She Moves Me 4-10 Fool For You 4-11 Tanqueray 4-12 Wolfman Calling 4-13 The Feelgood Factor 4-14 If My Baby Quite Me 4-15 Roadrunner 4-16 One Step Forward 4-17 Mojo Workin' 4-18 Heart Of The City
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Since the more refined productions of Sugar Ditch Revisited and 1987's The World We Knew, the band has concentrated less on raw, primitive sounds than in its early years. The group has developed into a combo working more with the feel and subtleties of the genres it explores, including tango and roots-oriented styles, with occasional forays into deranged, garage blues, as heard in Panther Phobia or in the frenzied guitar work performed in some of the 1980s and 1990s live shows by New Orleans musician George Reinecke, as also heard on Red Devil. The main constant in the varied work remains Falco's provocative vocals and wordplay……Over the years, the group has recorded and toured with different lineups featuring a mix of energetic, alternative musicians working at times alongside seasoned rock and roll, soul, and jazz veterans to create its howling sounds, always centered around the presence of vocalist Falco. Panther Burns occasionally opened for major punk rock acts in the 1980s, appearing on double bills with some of their older heroes like Cordell Jackson, Jessie Mae Hemphill, and rockabilly great Charlie Feathers in the same time period, but usually headlined its own gigs at small clubs across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Venues the group has played at during its career have ranged from no-wave clubs in the East Village to New Jersey hardcore punk pits, music heritage festivals, alternative rock clubs, the Ottawa Bluesfest, Central Park Conservatory, and many others. In the early 2000s, the group began to play mostly in Europe due to Falco's relocation there. A 2006 minitour of Europe and the United States featured the main lineup from the previous several years performing with Falco: Roman drummer Giovanna Pizzorno with Parisians Grégoire Cat on guitar and Laurent Lo on bass.
Panther Burns have released a number of recordings through the years on indie rock labels like New Rose Records (France), In the Red, Au Go Go Records (Australia), Last Call Records (France), Triple X, Upstart, and Sympathy for the Record Industry. The band's recordings have included raucous, yet controlled studio albums produced by Chilton and sometimes Dickinson; a live 10th anniversary show album was produced in 1989 by longtime group guitarist Ron Easley, followed the next year by a studio album, Return of the Blue Panther, produced by former group bassist Coman. Coman, a jazz musician who leads The Iguanas rock group of New Orleans, recorded the album with guitarist Reinecke at the mixing board.
The group has also recorded a tango-oriented album, a live concert mini-album, and a lo-fi studio album with Doug Easley of Easley McCain Recording. Among the group's early recording engineers were Ardent Studios' John Hampton, as well as former Sun Records session musicians Stan Kessler and Roland Janes of Phillips Recording.
In 2014 Stag-o-Lee Records (Germany) compiled a double album of Falco's favorites from his personal music collection, released as Tav Falco's Wonderful World Of Musical & Exotic Obscurities. Falco contributed to the varied artists album a liner notes essay and a Panther Burns song called "Real Cool Trash," which The Wire likened to "the rock 'n' roll energy" of The Cramps. The Wire described the album styles as ranging from rockabilly to "far-flung genres" that include "tangos, waltzes, and concertina music." - wiki

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01 Pass The Hatchet 02 Arkansas Stomp 03 Mona Lisa 04 River Of Love 05 She's The One That's Got It 06 Ditch Digging 07 Oh Pretty Woman 08 Tina The Go Go Queen 09 Dateless Night 10 Shade Tree Mechanic 11 She's My Witch 12 Running Wild 13 It's Only Make Believe 14 Drop Your Mask 15 Cuban Rebel Girl 16 Brazil 17 Poor Man 18 Have Love, Will Travel

This is a highly recommended two-disc set featuring the best of Western swing legends at a budget price. Among the highlights from these 52 selections are Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin Mama," Bob Wills' "New San Antonio Rose," Sons of the Pioneer's "Cool Water," and Gene Autry's "Buttons and Bows." A number of these artists are represented by more than one track, encapsulating their best material that should satisfy collectors and casual country music fans alike. (Al Campbell, Allmusic)trax disc 1:
1. Oklahoma Stomp - Spade Cooley 2. Time Changes Everything - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 3. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter 4. Riding Down The Canyon - Gene Autry & Smilie Burnette 5. Oklahoma Hills - Jack Guthrie 6. Roving Cowboy - The Sons Of The Pioneers W/ Roy Rogers 7. So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed - Merle Travis 8. Hang Your Head In Shame - Red Foley 9. South Texas Swing - Adolph Hofner 10. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 11. A New Moon Over My Shoulder - Tex Ritter 12. Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love - Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys 13. Detour - Jimmy Walker 14. Cool Water - The Sons Of The Pioneers 15. Easy Ridin' Papa - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies 16. Too Blue To Care - Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers 17. Hot As I Am - The Saddle Tramps 18. Home On The Range - Gene Autry 19. Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette - Tex Williams 20. Oakie Boogie - Johnny Tyler 21. Swingin' Down The Orchard Lane - The Prarie Ramblers W/ Patsy Montana & Charles Hurt 22. One Has My Heart - Jimmy Wakely 23. The Daughter Of Jole Blon' - Johnny Bond 24. Would It Make Any Difference Without You - Texas Ruby & Curly Fox 25. Sweet Talkin' Mama - Hank Penny 26. Osage Stomp - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
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...Despite its success in New Zealand, ‘Loyal’ failed to repeat the trans-Tasman success of ‘Slice Of Heaven’. What followed was the quietest spell of Dobbyn’s career. Though Dobbyn kept busy, producing two solo albums by Grant (GW) McLennan of celebrated Australian band The Go-Betweens, it would be five years before he released a new album of his own......In the meantime his fellow Sacred Heart alumnus Neil Finn had found massive international success with his new group Crowded House, whose USA hit ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ had been produced by American hitmaker Mitchell Froom. In 1992 Dobbyn was dispatched to Los Angeles by Warner Music to work with Froom, in the hope that some of the Froom magic would rub off. With Elvis Costello’s rhythm section on board, it felt like a winning formula. But the Dobbyn that arrived in LA was as far from hit-making mode as he had ever been. He brought with him a dark set of songs, which seemed to match the mood of the city, which was in the midst of the so-called "Rodney King riots" that had followed the acquittal of police who had been filmed brutally beating a black resident. Dobbyn, who knew a thing or two about riots, was drinking heavily. Released in early 1993, on the Trafalgar label (via Warner Music), Lament For The Numb was not the hit-fest Warners had hoped for. With an instrumental palette more typical of current alt-rock, songs like ‘Buried In The Backyard’, ‘Maybe The Rain’, ‘The Expert’ and ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’ present a jaded view of humanity, and in ‘Falling Off A Log’ Dobbyn’s singing sounds certifiably insane. Yet traces of beauty could still be found in the meditative ‘Belltower’, while ‘Belle Of The Ball’ – the album’s musical showpiece – went on to win the APRA Silver Scroll Award as the year’s best New Zealand song. (Read: Dave Dobbyn on Lament for the Numb.) Lament showed Dobbyn had far from exhausted his creative juices, but it was not a commercial success, and following a tour of Australia where the record was met with indifference, Dobbyn returned to Auckland, with his wife Anneliesje and one-year-old daughter Grace. After a decade abroad, he saw his homeland with new eyes. “Everything looked different and it looked beautiful and the horizon was much broader,” he told Russell Brown in 1994, shortly after his homecoming. He was marvelling at the landscape, but he might have been describing his personal and artistic outlook too. During stays at Bethells Beach on Auckland’s West Coast he began composing the songs that would make up his next album, Twist. The songs carried a strong sense of place, with images of black dunes, driftwood and “blood red bloom – pohutakawa”. Where Lament had been dark, these new songs were filled with light. Twist was recorded in Auckland by American engineer Tchad Blake, who had worked on Lament, with The Mutton Birds' rhythm section of Alan Gregg and Ross Burge, and Neil Finn in the production seat... to be continued - audioculturetrax:
01 Lament for the Numb 02 Falling Off a Log 03 Belle of the Ball 04 The Expert 05 Palace 06 Bring the House Down 07 Buried in the Backyard 08 Maybe the Rain 09 Belltower 10 Love over All 11 Don't Hold Your Breath
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