Shrink To Fit - Volumes 1 & 2 - Rock'n'Roll and Rockabilly compilations

 

Blue Jean Boppers - Shrink To Fit Volume 1:

1 The Vegas Valentinos– Woman (You're My Woman)

2 Steve Hooker– Jeannie With The Dark Blue Eyes

3 Dawghouse– Venus In Blue Jeans

4 Carlos Y Bandidos*– Devilene

5 Switchblade – Tight Blue Jeans

6 The Lennerockers– Five Jeans Jackets (Are Ready To Go)

7 The Arizona-H-Bombs– Levi's Jacket

8 The Polecats– Blue Jean Bop

9 Atomics – God's Blue Jeans

Cotton Pickin' Rockers - Shrink To Fit Vol.2:

1 Levi Dexter And Steve Hooker– Snake Eyed Mama

2 The Rizlaz– Between Here And There

3 Atomics – C'mon Everybody

4 GT Rockers– 10 Inch Cuffs

5 Roddy Radiation And The Bonediggers– Black Leather Jacket

6 Switchblade – Soul Of Denim

7 Darrel Higham & The Enforcers– Scratchin'

8 Johnny Legend– Rollin' The Rock

9 The Jooks Of Kent– Cotton Mill Rag

10 Steve Hooker– Cotton Pickin'

Bobby Vee and The Shadows – The Early Rockin' Years

 

Bobby Vee's career began in the midst of tragedy. On February 3, 1959, "The Day the Music Died", three of the four headline acts in the line-up of the traveling Winter Dance Party, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper, were killed in the crash of a V-tailed 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza airplane, along with the 21-year-old pilot, Roger Peterson. (Dion DiMucci, the fourth headliner, had opted to not travel on the plane.) It crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa, en route to the next show on the tour itinerary, in Moorhead, Minnesota. Vee, then 15 years old, and a hastily assembled band of Fargo schoolboys (including his older brother Bill) calling themselves The Shadows, volunteered for and were given the job of filling in for Holly and his band at the Moorhead engagement. Their performance there was a success and started Vee's career as a popular singer.

In 1963, Vee released a tribute album on Liberty Records called I Remember Buddy Holly. In the liner notes, he recalled Holly's influence on him and the events surrounding Holly's death, describing how he had looked forward to attending the concert, how the local radio station put out a call for local talent to fill after the disaster, and how Vee's recently organized group, modelled on Holly's style, had to make up a name (The Shadows) on the spot.

Vee became a star, and he performed regularly at Winter Dance Party memorial concerts in Clear Lake. His three sons, all musicians, performed with him there.

This 20 track compilation was released in 1995 on ERA Records..

Tracklist:

Flyin' High

Suzie Baby

Lonely Love

Love Must Have Passed Me By

It's Too Late

Laurie

Remember The Day

That'll Be The Day

Susie Q

White Silver Sands

Butterfly

Party Doll

Bye Bye Love

Wishing

Leave Me Alone

What'll I Do

Toy Soldier

Loco

Card Shark

Mindreader

Bobby Vee And The Shadows

The Best of Ripsaw Records Vols.1-5 - The Cutting Edge of Rock and Roll

 

Ripsaw Records is an American Roots Rock'n'Roll label specialising in Rockabilly, Rock'n'Roll, Hillbilly and Bluegrass, originally formed in 1976.

These compilations are a sample of their artists and releases.

https://ripsawrecords.com/

The Best of Ripsaw Records Vols.1-5

MOJO presents Southern Soul - various artists compilation

 

1 Etta James– Tell Mama 2:18

2 Ike & Tina Turner– Mojo Queen 2:10

3 Sam & Dave– I Thank You 2:43

4 The Mar-Keys– Plantation Inn 2:35

5 Little Milton– We're Gonna Make It 2:36

6 Roger & The Gypsies– Pass The Hatchet 2:54

7 Eddie Floyd– I'll Take Her 2:32

8 Don Varner– Mojo Mama 2:36

9 The Knight Brothers – Temptation 'Bout To Get Me 3:20

10 O.V. Wright– Drowning On Dry Land 2:47

11 Erma Franklin– Light My Fire 2:37

12 James Carr– Pouring Water On A Drowning Man 2:37

13 Mavis Staples– A House Is Not A Home 4:25

14 Johnny Adams– Lonely Man 2:34

15 Irma Thomas– Long After Tonight Is Over 2:31

MOJO presents Southern Soul

Secret Agent S.O.U.N.D.S.: TOP SECRET! - various artists

 

1 Laika & The Cosmonauts– Mission Impossible 2:10

2 Shig & Buzz– S.P.E.C.T.R.E. 2:23

3 Deadbolt– James Bond Theme / You Only Live Twice 3:08

4 The Tiki Tones– Traitor Vic 2:48

5 Forbidden Dimension– Operacíon 69 1:58

6 Combustible Edison– A Shot In The Dark 2:19

7 Man Or Astro-Man?– Goldfinger 1:56

8 Seks Bomba– The Liquidator 2:13

9 Los Straitjackets– G-Man 3:16

10 The Huntington Cads– Mr. Midnight 2:00

11 The Neptunas– Double-O Seafoam 1:45

12 Huevos Rancheros– Smart Bomb 2:14

13 Hillbilly Soul Surfers– Peter Gunn's Hideaway 4:19

Secret Agent S.O.U.N.D.S.: TOP SECRET!

Gone Hepsville – Lotsa Rhythm

 

These six boys from the city of Brno (Czech Republic) had been rockin' together for more than a decade in a rock'n'roll revival band The Fireballs (CZ), learning the ins and outs of the genre from the masters like Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, The Treniers, Jimmy Cavello, Freddie Bell or The Big Six. After 10 years, they decided it was time to move into somewhat more demanding territory and formed a pure and authentic jiving combo called GONE HEPSVILLE.

They write their own songs, they arrange them in a ways that make them totally irresistible, but, most importantly, these cats are here to get you jumpin' on the dance floor like crazy. So you better get going, because everyone else has already gone.

Lotsa Rhythm is their debut album from 2014, with a generous 18 tracks of rockin' , jumpin' and swingin' tunes. Get hip!!

1 Lotsa Rhythm

2 Hip As I Can Be

3 Lazy Town

4 She Won't Shut Up

5 The Jump

6 Born 15 Minutes Late

7 I'm Gone Hepsville

8 I Ain't Crazy

9 Fake Out

10 3 A.M. Romance

11 Sweet Defeat

12 Surrendered

13 Rockin' Bug

14 When Mister Woogie Beats The Boogie

15 Hepsville Stroll

16 Trix On Trixon

17 True Fine Mama That Loves Me

18 I'm In Flames

Lotsa Rhythm

https://www.gonehepsville.com/