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Saturday, February 25, 2023

Sam Cooke – 60 Essential Recordings


 1-01 You Send Me

1-02 Only Sixteen

1-03 I'll Come Running Back To You

1-04 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons

1-05 Win Your Love For Me

1-06 Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha

1-07 Touch The Hem Of His Garment

1-08 I Need You Now

1-09 Forever

1-10 Lovable

1-11 That's All I Need To Know

1-12 That's Heaven To Me

1-13 I Don't Want To Cry

1-14 Mean Old World

1-15 Summertime

1-16 That Lucky Old Sun

1-17 Mary Mary Lou

1-18 Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles

1-19 Today I Sing The Blues

1-20 Little Things You Do


2-01 Chain Gang

2-02 Wonderful World

2-03 You Were Made For Me

2-04 Lonely Island

2-05 Desire Me

2-06 Were You There?

2-07 Love You Most Of All

2-08 Let's Go Steady Again

2-09 There, I've Said It Again

2-10 No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)

2-11 I Belong To Your Heart

2-12 Teenage Sonata

2-13 The Great Pretender

2-14 Love Me

2-15 Sad Mood

2-16 If I Had You (I'd Be Happy)

2-17 You Belong To Me

2-18 Goin' Home

2-19 That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On

2-20 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out


3-01 Cupid

3-02 Twistin' The Night Away

3-03 Bring It On Home To Me

3-04 Nothing Can Change This Love

3-05 Having A Party

3-06 Somebody Have Mercy

3-07 Trouble In Mind

3-08 Out In The Cold Again

3-09 Since I Met You, Baby

3-10 You're Always On My Mind

3-11 It's All Right

3-12 (Don't Fight It) Feel It

3-13 Sugar Dumpling

3-14 Twistin' In The Kitchen With Dinah

3-15 A Whole Lotta Woman

3-16 Somebody's Gonna Miss Me

3-17 The Twist

3-18 Movin' And A-Groovin'

3-19 Soothe Me

3-20 Twistin' In The Old Town Tonight

60 Essential Recordings

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Soul Groovin' - various artists

 


1 Earth, Wind & Fire– Let's Groove

2 Luther Vandross– Never Too Much

3 Billy Ocean– Love Really Hurts Without You

4 The O'Jays– Love Train

5 Sly & The Family Stone– Dance To The Music

6 Bill Withers– Use Me

7 Heatwave– Gangsters Of The Groove

8 Gladys Knight and The Pips– Taste Of Bitter Love

9 The Emotions– Best Of My Love

10 The Jackson 5– Blame It On The Boogie

11 Billy Paul– Am I Black Enough For You

12 Bobby Womack– Standing In The Safety Zone

13 Archie Bell & The Drells– Soul City Walk

14 Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes– The Love I Lost

15 LaBelle– Lady Marmalade

16 Tower of Power– So I Got To Groove

17 Edgar Winter– Stickin' It Out

18 Marvin Gaye– Joy


Soul Groovin'

Saturday, February 18, 2023

As Good As It Gets – Rockabilly

 


1-1 Carl Perkins– Blue Suede Shoes 2:13

1-2 Elvis Presley– That's All Right Mama (Live) 1:47

1-3 Gene Vincent– Be Bop A Lula 2:35

1-4 Bob Luman– Red Hot 2:01

1-5 Wanda Jackson– Let's Have A Party 2:05

1-6 Buck Owens– Hot Dog 2:12

1-7 Roy Orbison– Ooby Dooby 2:10

1-8 Ricky Nelson – Shirley Lee 1:58

1-9 Eddie Cochran– Twenty Flight Rock 1:42

1-10 Buddy Knox– Party Doll 2:12

1-11 Hank Williams– Move It On Over 2:43

1-12 Joe Clay– Sixteen Chicks 1:55

1-13 Charlie Feathers– Peepin' Eyes 2:12

1-14 Billy Lee Riley– Flying Saucer Rock 'N' Roll 2:01

1-15 Warren Smith – Rock 'N' Roll Ruby 2:36

1-16 Johnny Cash– Get Rhythm 2:12

1-17 Elvis Presley– Baby Let's Play House (Live) 2:05

1-18 Carl Perkins– Boppin' The Blues 2:47

1-19 Gene Vincent– Woman Love 2:32

1-20 Buddy Knox– Hula Love 2:19

1-21 Carl Mann– Mona Lisa 2:28

1-22 Ricky Nelson – Just A Little Too Much 2:10

1-23 Johnny Carroll– Rock Baby Rock It 2:17

1-24 Roy Orbison– Domino 2:13

1-25 Wanda Jackson– Rock Your Baby 1:43

1-26 Warren Smith – Ubangi Stomp 2:00

1-27 Hank Williams– I'm A Long Gone Daddy 2:48

1-28 Skeets McDonald– You Oughta See Grandma Rock 2:02

1-29 Laura Lee Perkins– Gonna Rock My Baby Tonight 2:07

1-30 Ferlin Husky– Slow Down Brother 2:15

1-31 Jimmy Bowen– I'm Stickin' With You 2:04

1-32 Jimmy Lloyd – Where The Rio De Rosa Flows 2:30


2-1 Joe Clay– Ducktail 2:25

2-2 Don Willis – Boppin' High School Baby 2:30

2-3 Larry Dann– Honey Bun 1:53

2-4 Jimmy Patton– Okie's In The Pokie 2:22

2-5 Big Al Downing*– Down On The Farm 1:36

2-6 Joyce Green– Black Cadillac 2:30

2-7 Thomas Wayne– You're The One That Done It 1:55

2-8 Gene Simmons – Drinkin' Wine 2:39

2-9 Glenn Honeycutt– Rock All Night 2:01

2-10 Ray Harris – Come On Little Mama 2:16

2-11 Sonny Burgess– Red Headed Woman 2:05

2-12 Jimmy Wages– Mad Man 2:08

2:13 Jack Earls– Slow Down 2:15

2-14 Ray Scott – You Drive Me Crazy 2:00

2-15 Eddie Bond– Here Comes That Train 1:33

2-16 Glen Glenn– One Cup Of Coffee 1:48

2-17 Jackie Lee Cochran– Hip Shakin' Mama 1:50

2-18 Janis Martin – Let's Elope Baby 2:03

2-19 Carl Mann– Gonna Rock 'N' Roll 1:50

2-20 Hayden Thompson– Fairlane Rock 2:28

2-21 Mickey Hawks– Bip Bop Boom 1:35

2-22 Charlie Feathers– Wild Wild Party 2:54

2-23 Jeff Daniels – Switchblade Sam 2:09

2-24 Dwight Pullen– Sunglasses After Dark 2:04

2-25 Marlon Grisham– Ain't That A Dilly 2:19

2-26 Janis Martin – Drugstore Rock 'N' Roll 2:05

2-27 Andy Anderson – Johnny Valentine 2:10

2-28 Eddie Bond– Monkey And The Baboon 1:55

2-29 Ray Stanley – Let's Get Acquainted 2:01

2-30 Narvel Felts– Pink And Black Days 2:16

2-31 Johnnie Strickland– She's Mine 2:04

2-32 Jimmy Lloyd – You're Gone Baby 2:03


As Good As It Gets - one

As Good As It Gets - two

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Ain't It The Truth! The Ric and Ron Story Volume 2 - various artists

 


1 Bobby Mitchell – Send Me Your Picture 2:43

2 Johnny Adams– Life Is Just A Struggle 2:39

3 Tommy Ridgley– Should I Ever Love Again 2:15

4 Martha Nelson– I Don't Talk Too Much 2:13

5 Eddie Bo– Ain't It The Truth Now 2:16

6 Johnny Adams– The Bells Are Ringing 2:46

7 Tommy Ridgley– In The Same Old Way 2:54

8 Bobby Mitchell – Mama Don't Allow 2:47

9 Joe "Guitar" Morris– The Git Back Pt 1 2:16

10 Martha Carter– You Can If You Think You Can 2:31

11 Johnny Adams– A Losing Battle 2:35

12 Warren Lee– Unemployed 2:22

13 Martha Carter– Then I Believe 2:16

14 Eddie Bo– Check Mr Popeye 2:11

15 Joe Louis – Country Boy 1:54

16 Johnny Adams– Showdown 2:17

17 Lenny Capello & The Dots– Geneveve 2:40

18 Eddie Bo– Baby I'm Wise 2:31

19 Tommy Ridgley– Honest I Do 2:22

20 Jimmy Easterling*– I Guess I Always Will 2:27

21 Barbara Lynn– Found My Good Thing (Demo) 2:47

22 Barbara Lynn– Question Of Love (Demo) 2:09

23 Al Johnson – Carnival Time (Demo) 2:29

24 Johnny Adams– How Come And Why (Demo) 2:33


Ain't It The Truth!

Friday, February 3, 2023

Link Wray & The Wraymen – Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61


1-1 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Slinky 2:29

1-2 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Mary Ann (Alt. Take) 2:38

1-3 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Right Turn 1:43

1-4 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Raw-Hide 2:05

1-5 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Ramble 2:14

1-6 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 2:45

1-7 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Caroline 2:26

1-8 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Studio Blues 2:02

1-9 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Walkin' With Link 3:09

1-10 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Dixie-Doodle 2:07

1-11 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Radar 2:13

1-12 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Oh Babe Be Mine (Alt. Take) 2:06

1-13 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Lillian 1:50

1-14 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Comanche 2:02

1-15 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Dance Contest 1:53

1-16 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Guitar Cha-Cha 1:55

1-17 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Rumble Mambo 2:39

1-18 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– El Toro 2:31

1-19 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Comanche (Demo) 1:56

1-20 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Right Turn (Alt. Take) 2:04

1-21 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Lillian (Alt. Take) 2:48

1-22 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Kiki 2:00

1-23 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Moonlight Love 2:10


2-1 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Handclapper 2:19

2-2 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Mary Ann 2:20

2-3 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Golden Strings 2:44

2-4 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– New Studio Blues 2:13

2-5 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Rendezvous 1:53

2-6 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Trail Of The Lonesome Pine 2:33

2-7 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Ramble (Alt. Take) 2:37

2-8 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Slinky (Alt. Take) 2:29

2-9 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Walkin' With Link (Alt. Take) 3:02

2-10 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Young And In Love (Demo) 3:15

2-11 The Ponies – Stupid Pony 2:19

2-12 Doug Wray– Goose Bumps 2:03

2-13 Doug Wray– School Girl 2:26

2-14 Bert & Ray– Night Life 2:09

2-15 Bert & Ray– Slow Drag 2:29

2-16 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– New Studio Blues (Alt. Take) 2:14

2-17 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Golden Strings (Demo) 3:07

2-18 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (Alt. Take) 2:55

2-19 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– If This Is Wrong 2:01

2-20 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Oh Babe Be Mine 2:28

2-21 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Radar (Alt. Take) 2:19

2-22 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Tijuana 2:36

2-23 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Tenderly 2:03


Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61 - one

Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61 - two


see also - The Original Rumble and White Lightning The Lost Cadence Sessions '58