The Yardbirds – Five Live Yardbirds / Rave Up With The Yardbirds

 

1 Too Much Monkey Business 3:52

2 I Got Love If You Want It 2:41

3 Smokestack Lightnin' 5:35

4 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:42

5 Respectable 5:36

6 Five Long Years 5:19

7 Pretty Girl 3:05

8 Louise 3:43

9 I'm A Man 4:34

10 Here 'Tis 5:10

Bonus Tracks

11 You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover 2:56

12 Let It Rock 2:16

13 I Wish You Would 5:53

14 Who Do You Love 4:07

15 Honey In Your Hips 2:27

16 A Certain Girl 2:17

17 Got To Hurry 2:47

18 Boom Boom 2:24

19 I Ain't Got You 1:59

20 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Studio Version) 2:44

 Five Live Yardbirds

Original 7" Tracks With Jeff Beck

1 Heart Full Of Soul

2 Steeled Blues

3 Evil Hearted You

4 Still I'm Sad

5 Shapes Of Things

6 You're A Better Man Than I

Other Collectable Yardbirds Tracks

7 The Train Kept A Rollin'

8 Jeff's Blues

9 What Do You Want

10 Boom Boom

11 Talkin'bout You

12 I Ain't Done No Wrong

13 You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover

14 Who Do You Love

Rave Up With The Yardbirds

Rockin' 60's - various artists compilation

 

1 Roy Head & The Traits– Treat Her Right

2 The Remains– Don't Look Back

3 Thane Russal & Three– Security

4 Clefs Of Lavendar Hill – Stop! - Get A Ticket

5 Paul Revere & The Raiders– Hungry

6 Lynne Randell– Won't Be Long

7 Little Richard– Get Down With It

8 Fleetwood Mac– Rockin' Boogie

9 The Gun– Race With The Devil

10 Johnny Winter– Johnny B Goode

11 Pacific Gas & Electric– Bluesbuster

12 Edgar Winter– Tobacco Road

13 NRBQ– C'Mon Everybody

14 Chicago – Listen

15 Argent– Liar

16 The Byrds– B.B. Class Road

Rockin' 60's

Hard Up Heroes - "The Birth of Rock Music" - various 60's British artists compilation

 

1 Rod Stewart– Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:07

2 The Small Faces – Watcha Gonna Do About It 1:57

3 John Mayall's Bluesbreakers Featuring Eric Clapton– Have You Heard 5:52

4 Zoot Money– The Uncle Willie 2:53

5 The Mighty Avengers– So Much In Love 2:18

6 Joe Cocker– I'll Cry Instead 1:42

7 David Bowie– The London Boys 3:20

8 Them Featuring Van Morrison– The Story Of Them Parts 1 & 2 7:36

9 Cat Stevens– The First Cut Is The Deepest 3:00

10 Timebox– Beggin' 2:48

11 Steve Marriott– Give Her My Regards 1:55

12 Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies– I Got My Mojo Working 3:09

13 Dave Berry– My Baby Left Me 2:00

14 The Mojos– Everything's Alright 2:19

15 The Graham Bond Organization– Long Tall Shorty 2:23

16 The Warriors – You Came Along 2:03

17 The Merseybeats– Fortune Teller 2:01

18 The Troggs– Wild Thing 2:34

19 Eric Burdon & The Animals– St James Infirmary 4:15

20 The Pretty Things– Rosalyn 2:20

21 Savoy Brown– The Incredible Gnome Meets Jaxman 3:30

22 The Beatles– Cry For A Shadow 2:23

23 Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity– Season Of The Witch 7:42

Hard Up Heroes

The Blues Brothers – The Blues Brothers Complete

 

1-1 Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose 1:50

1-2 Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 3:21

1-3 Gimme Some Lovin' 3:03

1-4 Think 3:13

1-5 Soul Man 3:02

1-6 Soul Finger (Including "Funky Broadway") 1:44

1-7 Messin' With The Kid 2:54

1-8 Hey Bartender 2:55

1-9 (I Got Every Thing I Need) Almost 2:40

1-10 Rubber Biscuit 2:49

1-11 Shot Gun Blues 5:20

1-12 Groove Me 3:40

1-13 I Don't Know 4:09

1-14 "B" Movie Box Car Blues 4:02

1-15 Flip Flop And Fly 3:23

1-16 She Caught The Katy 4:09

1-17 Peter Gunn Theme 3:46

2-1 Shake A Tail Feather 2:46

2-2 The Old Landmark 2:56

2-3 Theme From Rawhide 2:37

2-4 Minnie The Moocher 3:23

2-5 Sweet Home Chicago 7:50

2-6 Jailhouse Rock 3:18

2-7 Who's Making Love 3:34

2-8 Do You Love Me (Including "Mother Popcorn [You Got To Have A Mother For Me]") 2:54

2-9 Guilty 3:42

2-10 Perry Mason Theme 2:05

2-11 Riot In Cell Block Number Nine 3:25

2-12 Green Onions 5:45

2-13 I Ain't Got You 2:45

2-14 From The Bottom 3:25

2-15 Going Back To Miami 4:01

2-16 Expressway To Your Heart 3:20

2-17 Excusez Moi Mon Cherie 2:30

2-18 Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose 0:42

The Blues Brothers Complete

You Gotta Move! (The Rock & Soul Sounds Of Muscle Shoals, Alabama)

 

1 The Fame Gang– Soul Feud 2:21

2 Blind Boys Of Alabama*– I Can See 3:17

3 Wilson Pickett– Save Me 2:35

4 Bettye Lavette– I Still Want To Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am) 3:43

5 Gregg Allman– My Only True Friend 6:16

6 Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit– Heart On A String 3:52

7 Otis Redding– You Left The Water Running 2:41

8 Arthur Alexander– You Better Move On 2:43

9 Eddie Hinton– Cover Me 2:52

10 Jimmy Hughes– I'm Qualified 2:59

11 Drive-By Truckers– Where The Devil Don't Stay 5:18

12 Johnnie Taylor– Walk Away With Me 4:48

13 James Govan– Take Me Just As I Am 3:09

14 Little Milton– Love Is A Gamble 3:42

15 The Swampers – Muscle Shoals Malmo Express 3:24

You Gotta Move!

Dale Hawkins – Wildcat Tamer

 

Dale Hawkins – Wildcat Tamer

Released: 1999

Wildcat Tamer 2:09

Natural Man 3:20

Born In Louisiana 4:01

Goin' Down The Road 3:01

Change Game 3:39

Fire 3:04

Hat Trick 3:04

Irene 3:10

Summertime Down South 3:17

Country Girl 3:20

Every Way I Can 3:10

Take It Home 5:35

Promised Land 2:57

Susie Q 2:31

Wildcat Tamer

see also Dale Hawkins - Oh Suzi-Q

All the King's Men....Scotty Moore, DJ Fontana with Keith Richards, Steve Earle, Jeff Beck, Ron Wood

This now rare release goes back to 1997. Elvis Presley's original sidemen, Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana, join forces with some of the cream of rock, blues and roots music.

The eclectic line-up includes Keith Richards, members of The Band (Levon Helm, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson), The Mavericks, Joe Ely with Lee Rocker, The Bodeans, The Bill Black Combo, Cheap Trick, Ronnie McDowell with The Jordanaires, Joe Louis Walker, Tracey Nelson, Steve Earle, Ron Wood and Jeff Beck.

  1. Deuce and A Quarter - Keith Richards and The Band
  2. I Told You So - The Mavericks
  3. Locked Up In The State Of Illinois - The Bodeans
  4. Goin Back To Memphis - Bill Black Combo
  5. I'm Gonna Strangle You Shorty - Joe Ely
  6. Bad Little Girl - Cheap Trick
  7. Soulmates - Ronnie McDowell & The Jordanaires
  8. Hot Enough For Ya - Steve Earle
  9. Strange Love - Joe Louis Walker
  10. Is All Of This For Me - Tracy Nelson
  11. Unsung Heroes - Jeff Beck

All the King's Men

John Mayall...Lost and Gone (1964) and Blues Breakers (1966)

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John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over fifty years. In the 1960's, he was the founder of John Mayall and the Blues Breakers, a band which has counted among its members some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians. They include Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Harvey Mandel, Larry Taylor, Aynsley Dunbar, Hughie Flint, Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Andy Fraser, Johnny Almond, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya and Buddy Whittington.

Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1933, Mayall's father Murray Mayall, was a guitarist and jazz music enthusiast. From an early age, John was drawn to the sounds of American blues players such as Lead Belly, Albert Ammons, Pinetop Smith, and Eddie Lang, and taught himself to play the piano, guitars, and harmonica.

Mayall spent three years in Korea for national service and, during a period of leave, he bought his first electric guitar. Back in England, he enrolled at Manchester College of Art and started playing with semi-professional bands. After graduation, he obtained a job as an art designer but continued to play with local musicians. In 1963, he opted for a full-time musical career and moved to London. His previous craft would be put to good use in the designing of covers for many of his coming albums.

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The Yardbirds...Over Under Sideways Down...A Comprehensive Collection 1963-68

British rock/blues band established in 1963 in London. Members were Keith Relf (voc), Paul Samwell-Smith (b), Chris Dreja (g, b) and Jim McCarty (dr) with lead guitarists: Top Topham (1963), Eric Clapton (1963-1965), Jeff Beck (1965-1966) and Jimmy Page (1966-1968).

Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 (Performer).

                                                

Over Under Sideways Down is a 28 track compilation released by Australian (now defunct) label Raven Records

1. Baby Whats Wrong

2. I Wish You Would

3. A Certain Girl

4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirls

5. Got Love If You Want It

6. I Ain't Got You

7. I'm Not Talking

8. The Train Kept A Rollin'

9. I Ain't Done Wrong

10. For Your Love

11. Heart Full Of Soul

12. Evil Hearted You

13. Still I'm Sad

14. I'm A Man

15. Shapes Of Things

16. Over Under Sideways Down

17. You're A Better Man Than I

18. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago

19. The Nazz Are Blue

20. Rack My Mind

21. Psycho Daises

22. Stroll On

23. Little Games

24. Puzzles

25. Drinking Muddy Water

26. Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor

27. Ten Little Indians

28. Think About It

   

John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers....A Hard Road....album from 1967

This album was the crucial follow up to the landmark Bluesbreaker record with Eric "slowhand" Clapton. On "A Hard Road" we see Peter Green carving his own niche as one of the most influential British blues guitarists. His tone makes the devil melt and on songs like "Someday After A While (you'll be sorry)", you hear some of the most gut wrenching sorrowful solos you could hope to hear. You will also hear Green's achingly poignant blues voice for the first time on recording. A true lost legend, this is Green coming into his own before forming Fleetwood Mac and outselling The Beatles in 1969. John Mayall himself keeps shaking thing up with added instruments that would lead up to his eventual big band leaning ala B.B. King. A must have for Peter Green fans as well as Bluesbreaker fans.

This version also contains 14 bonus tracks. 

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The Animals...first album from 1964..classic blues and r'n'b from the British invasion era

The Animals were an English band of the 1960's, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. They were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced front man Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No.1 hit single, "The House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get out of This Place", "It's My Life", "I'm Crying" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-oriented album material. They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion.

This, their first album, released in 1964, was mainly cover versions of (now) classic R'n'B, Blues and Rock'n'Roll numbers plus the epic "The Story of Bo Diddley" written by Eric Burdon.

1. Story Of Bo Diddley
2. Bury My Body
3. Dimples
4. I've Been Around
5. I'm In Love Again
6. The Girl Can't Help It
7. I'm Mad Again
8. She Said Yeh
9. The Right Time
10. Memphis
11. Boom Boom 
12. Around And Around

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Joe Cocker...With A Little help From My Friends..1969...A Blues Rock Classic

Joe Cocker's career goes way back to 1960 and he is one of the survivors of the Blues-Rock scene of the 60's. Whilst his career may seem checkered, he has produced some of the finest recordings that have stood the test of time and he is revered by his legion of fans and musicians alike. He is known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic body movement in performance and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles. His cover of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968, and he performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969.

John Robert Cocker OBE was born on 20 May 1944 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He is the youngest son of a civil servant, Harold Cocker, and Madge Cocker. According to differing family stories, Cocker received his nickname of Joe either from playing a childhood game called "Cowboy Joe" or from a local window cleaner named Joe.

Cocker's main musical influences growing up were Ray Charles and Lonnie Donegan. Cocker's first experience singing in public was at age 12 when his elder brother Victor invited him on stage to sing during a gig of his skiffle group. In 1960, along with three friends, Cocker formed his first group, the Cavaliers.

In 1961, under the stage name Vance Arnold, Cocker continued his career with a new group, Vance Arnold and the Avengers.The group mostly played in the pubs of Sheffield,performing covers of Chuck Berry and Ray Charles songs. In 1963, they booked their first significant gig when they supported the Rolling Stones at Sheffield City Hall. In 1964, Cocker signed a recording contract as a solo act with Decca and released his first single, a cover of the Beatles' "I'll Cry Instead" (with Big Jim Sullivan and Jimmy Page playing guitars).

In 1966, after a year-long hiatus from music, Cocker teamed up with Chris Stainton, whom he had met several years before, to form the Grease Band. The Grease Band was named after Cocker read an interview with jazz musician Jimmy Smith, where Smith described another musician as "having a lot of grease". Like the Avengers, Cocker's group mostly played in pubs in and around Sheffield. The Grease Band came to the attention of Denny Cordell, the producer of Procol Harum, the Moody Blues and Georgie Fame. Cocker recorded the single "Marjorine" without the Grease Band for Cordell in a London studio. He then moved to London with Chris Stainton, and the Grease Band was dissolved. Cordell set Cocker up with a residency at the Marquee Club in London, and a "new" Grease Band was formed with Stainton and keyboardist Tommy Eyre.

After minor success in the US with the single "Marjorine", Cocker entered the big time with a groundbreaking rearrangement of "With a Little Help from My Friends", another Beatles cover, which, many years later, was used as the opening theme for The Wonder Years. The recording features lead guitar from Jimmy Page, drumming by BJ Wilson, backing vocals from Sue and Sunny, and Tommy Eyre on organ. The single made the Top Ten on the British charts, remaining there for thirteen weeks and eventually reaching number one, on 9 November 1968. It also reached number 68 on the US charts.

The new touring line-up of Cocker's Grease Band featured Henry McCullough on lead guitar, who would go on to briefly play with McCartney's Wings. After touring the UK with the Who in autumn 1968 and Gene Pitney and Marmalade in early winter 1969, the Grease Band embarked on their first tour of the US in spring 1969. Cocker's album With a Little Help from My Friends was released soon after their arrival and made number 35 on the American charts, eventually going gold.

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Joe Cocker! (1969) - track list
"Dear Landlord" (Bob Dylan) – 3:23
"Bird on the Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:30
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) – 2:15
"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:37
"Hitchcock Railway" (Don Dunn, Tony McCashen) – 4:41
"That's Your Business Now" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:56
"Something" (George Harrison) – 3:32
"Delta Lady" (Leon Russell) – 2:51
"Hello, Little Friend" (Leon Russell) – 3:52
"Darling Be Home Soon" (John Sebastian) – 4:49
bonus tracks
"The New Age of Lily" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:15
"Something's Coming On" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:15
"She's Good To Me" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:56

With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) - track list
"Feeling Alright" (Dave Mason) – 4:10
"Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) – 3:27
"Change in Louise" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 3:22
"Marjorine" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:38
"Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) – 5:17
"Do I Still Figure in Your Life?" (Pete Dello) – 3:59
"Sandpaper Cadillac" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 3:16
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin) – 4:41
"With a Little Help from My Friends" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:11
"I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan) – 4:35
bonus tracks 
"The New Age of Lily" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:15
"Something's Coming On" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:15

                                          

Creedence Clearwater Revival..Chronicle Vols. 1 & 2

Creedence Clearwater Revival (often known as just CCR) were a Californian band who were said to play a form of southern rock called 'swamp rock'. Led by John Fogerty, they had an incredible run of hits at their peak, scoring nine Top 10 hits between 1969 and 1971. Creedence had begun life in 1959 as The Blue Velvets and then The Golliwogs, without much success. 

In 1967 they changed their name, and the following year released an eponymous album Creedence Clearwater Revival, which featured a No.11 hit in “Suzie Q”. Follow-up Bayou Country went Top 10 and included the No.2 smash hit “Proud Mary”. Their third album Green River (1969) was widely praised and spun two hit singles, “Bad Moon Rising” and “Green River”, both of which matched “Proud Mary” in reaching No.2. Willy and the Poor Boys was another hit with critics and fans, spawning two more No.5 singles. Their fifth album, Cosmo’s Factory (1970) topped the album charts and produced an incredible five Top.5 singles. There is much debate among fans and critics about which of these three albums is their best, with Cosmo’s Factory perhaps slightly edging it with most listeners. After two more albums, the adventurous Pendulum (1970) and Mardi Gras (1972), CCR broke up. (This biography was provided by community contributors and accessed from Amazon)

Chronicle Vol.1

Chronicle Vol.2