Screamin' Jay Hawkins – Spellbound! 1955-1974

 

Jalacy J. "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, shouting vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You", he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock.

Although Hawkins was not a major success as a recording artist, his highly theatrical performances from "I Put a Spell on You" onward earned him a steady career as a live performer for decades afterward, and influenced subsequent acts. He opened for Fats Domino, Tiny Grimes and the Rolling Stones. This exposure in turn influenced rock acts such as Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, the Cramps, Screaming Lord Sutch, Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Arthur Brown, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, and Glenn Danzig. Vox described Hawkins as a "goth icon".

This 2 disc compilation was released in 1990 by Bear Family Records and, as the back cover states, is "everything you need to hear by Screamin' Jay Hawkins in one tasteless, over-the-top set. All original versions."

1-1 Voodoo

1-2 You Put The Spell On Me

1-3 Makaha Waves

1-4 There's Too Many Teardrops

1-5 I Put The Spell On You

1-6 Two Can Play This Game

1-7 Shattered

1-8 You're An Exception To The Rule

1-9 I'm Not Made Of Clay

1-10 All Night

1-11 Mountain Jive

1-12 I'll Be There

1-13 You're All Of My Life To Me

1-14 Well I Tried

1-15 Even Though

1-16 Talk About Me

1-17 In My Front Room

1-18 This Is All

1-19 What That Is

1-20 She Put The Whamee On Me

1-21 I Put The Spell On You

1-22 Two Can Play This Game

1-23 Shattered

1-24 You're An Exception To The Rule

2-1 What That Is

2-2 Feast Of The Mau Mau

2-3 Do You Really Love Me?

2-4 Stone Crazy

2-5 I Love You

2-6 Constipation Blues

2-7 I'm Lonely

2-8 Thing Called Woman

2-9 Dig!

2-10 I'm Your Man

2-11 Ask Him

2-12 Reprise

2-13 Please Don't Leave Me

2-14 I Wanta Know

2-15 I Need You

2-16 My Marion

2-17 Bite It

2-18 Move Me

2-19 Good Night My Love

2-20 Our Love Is Not For Three

2-21 Ain't Nobody's Business

2-22 Take Me Back

2-23 Trying To Reach My Soul

2-24 So Long

Screamin' Jay Hawkins – Spellbound! 1955-1974

Robert Gordon with Link Wray – Fresh Fish Special & Robert Gordon w/Link Wray

 

This special edition of Robert Gordon's first 2 albums was released in 1997 on the Australian Raven Records label. It also includes 9 bonus tracks and is now a collector's rarity, especially since the label is now defunct.

'Robert Gordon With Link Wray'

1 Red Hot

2 I Sure Miss You

3 Summertime Blues

4 Boppin' The Blues

5 Sweet Surrender

6 Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll

7 The Fool

8 It's In The Bottle

9 Woman (You're My Woman)

10 Is This The Way?

'Fresh Fish Special'

11 The Way I Walk

12 Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache

13 If This Is Wrong

14 Five Days, Five Days

15 Fire

16 I Want To Be Free

17 Twenty Flight Rock

18 Sea Cruise

19 Lonesome Train

20 Blue Eyes

Bonus Tracks

21 Rock Billy Boogie

22 Black Slacks

23 Love My Baby

24 All By Myself

25 Nervous

26 Sweet Love On My Mind

27 Drivin' Wheel

28 Someday Someway

29 Fire (Live)

Robert Gordon with Link Wray 

On Broadway - Hit Songs And Rarities From The Brill Building Era - various artists compilation

 

1-1 The Cookies– On Broadway 2:00

1-2 Freddie Scott – Hey, Girl 3:08

1-3 Little Eva– Up On The Roof 2:54

1-4 The Raindrops– Do Wah Diddy 2:14

1-5 Carole King– It Might As Well Rain Until September 2:26

1-6 The Essex– Be My Baby 2:18

1-7 The Raindrops– Da Doo Ron Ron 2:01

1-8 Earl-Jean*– I'm Into Something Good 2:49

1-9 Carole King– Crying In The Rain 1:54

1-10 The James Boys – Good Buddies 2:20

1-11 The Matadors – I Gotta Drive 2:40

1-12 Barry Mann– Johnny Surfboard 2:23

1-13 Paul Petersen– Mama, Your Little Boy Fell 2:10

1-14 Shelley Fabares– Telephone (Won't You Ring) 2:38

1-15 Vinnie Monte– Painting The Town With Teardrops 2:04

1-16 James Darren– Mary's Little Lamb 2:11

1-17 The Delicates – Dickie Went And Did It 1:48

1-18 Johnny Jack– The Beggar That Became A King 2:23

1-19 James Darren– They Should Have Given You The Oscar 2:22

1-20 The Ronettes– You Bet I Would 2:08

1-21 The Raindrops– One More Tear 2:04

1-22 Henry Alston– Hey Everybody 2:20

1-23 Idalia Boyd– Hula Hoppin' 2:30

1-24 The Cinderellas – Baby Baby (I Still Love You) (Alternate Version) 2:40

1-25 The Raindrops– Let's Go Together 2:35

2-1 Tommy James & The Shondells– Hanky Panky 2:51

2-2 The Raindrops– The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget 2:06

2-3 Little Eva– Keep Your Hands Off My Baby 2:29

2-4 The Cookies– Don't Say Nothing Bad (About My Baby) 2:41

2-5 Idalia Boyd– Some Kind Of Wonderful 2:30

2-6 Little Eva– Uptown 2:26

2-7 Carole King– It Started All Over Again 2:28

2-8 The Playmates– Tell Me What She Said 2:20

2-9 Shelley Fabares– Johnny Loves Me 2:22

2-10 Paul Petersen– Keep Your Love Locked (Deep In Your Heart) 2:12

2-11 Barry Mann– Graduation Time 2:30

2-12 Vince Edwards – See That Girl 2:34

2-13 The Reveres– The Show Must Go On 2:27

2-14 Vinnie Monte– You Can't Compare With My Baby 2:36

2-15 Myrna March– Our Love It Grows 2:17

2-16 Birdie Green*– How Come 2:06

2-17 Freddie Scott – What Do I See In The Girl 2:49

2-18 Bobby Sheen– I Want You For My Sweetheart 2:54

2-19 Big Dee Irwin– You're My Inspiration 2:40

2-20 Freddie Scott – Where Does Love Go 2:57

2-21 The Palisades– Heaven Is Being With You 2:07

2-22 The Cinderellas – Please Don't Wake Me 2:39

2-23 Henry Alston– So Many Lonely People 2:32

2-24 The Palisades– Make The Night A Little Longer 2:27

2-25 Freddie Scott – On Broadway 2:22

On Broadway - Hit Songs And Rarities From The Brill Building Era

The Shangri-Las – The Best Of The Shangri-Las

 

The Shangri-Las were an American girl group of the 1960s, consisting of Mary Weiss, her sister Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss and twin sisters Marguerite "Marge" Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser. Between 1964 and 1966 several hit pop songs of theirs documented teen tragedies and melodramas. 

They continue to be known for their hits "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", "Give Him a Great Big Kiss", and in particular, "Leader of the Pack", which went to number 1 in the United States in late 1964. Following the death of Mary Weiss in 2024, her sister Betty is the only living member of the group.

1 Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) 2:17

2 Leader Of The Pack 2:51

3 What Is Love? 2:21

4 Give Him A Great Big Kiss 2:11

5 Maybe 2:31

6 Out In The Streets 2:46

7 Give Us Your Blessings 3:14

8 Heaven Only Knows 2:07

9 Never Again 2:23

10 What's A Girl Supposed To Do? 3:03

11 The Dum Dum Ditty 2:22

12 Right Now And Not Later 2:35

13 The Train From Kansas City 3:18

14 I Can Never Go Home Anymore 3:12

15 Long Live Our Love 2:53

16 Sophisticated Boom Boom 2:09

17 He Cried 3:05

18 Dressed In Black 2:53

19 Past, Present And Future 2:40

20 Paradise 3:11

21 Love You More Than Yesterday 2:38

22 The Sweet Sounds Of Summer 3:03

23 I'll Never Learn 2:39

24 Take The Time 2:48

25 Footsteps On The Roof 2:23

The Best Of The Shangri-Las

The Beatles Rare and Remixed Vols.1 & 2 (A TJR Compilation)

 

This collection of Beatles tracks have all been downloaded from YouTube and have, in most cases, been made by various individuals who have cleverly and creatively remixed the originals versions into a new mix. These are the first 2 volumes. I have more to follow.

Volume 1

1 From Me To You [Unlocked Vocals for Wide Stereo] 

2 Twist and Shout [New 2024 Stereo Remix, Unlocked Vocals] 

3 Honey Don't (John & Ringo On Vocals!) 

4 You Really Got A Hold On Me [Captivating Vocals Unlocked 2024 True Stereo Remix] 

5 No Reply (2024 Wall Of Sound Extended Version) 

6 Day Tripper [Unlocked Vocals Presentation 2024 True Stereo Remix] 

7 Ticket To Ride [New 2024 Remix - Ringo's Drumming Revolution & Paul's Unlocked Vocal] 

8 Girl [Spacious Unlocked Vocals Highlights New 2024 True Stereo Remix] 

9 In My Life [Unlocked Vocal Harmony New 2024 Remix] 

10 We Can Work It Out (Stripped Down Mix) 

11 Drive My Car [New 2024 True Stereo Remix Featuring New Vocal Placement] 

12 Taxman [New 2024 Unlocked Vocals True Stereo Remix] 

13 Norwegian Wood (Super Rare Version) 

14 Nowhere Man [New Full & Rich 2024 Remix - Drums & Lead Guitar Boosted, Vocals Clarified] 

15 Lady Madonna [2024 True Stereo Remix] 

The Beatles Rare and Remixed Vol.1

Volume 2

1 All Together Now (Remastered 2009) 

2 Baby You're A Rich Man (2024 Remix, No Fade Out) 

3 I'm Only Sleeping (2022 Mix) 

4 If I Needed Someone (3 Part Harmony Vocals Separated Wider In 2024 Remix) 

5 Martha My Dear (naked version) 

6 Hello, Goodbye (2024 Remix, No Fade Out) 

7 I Am The Walrus (2024 New Mix, Extra Bar From Rarities , No Fade Out, Extended Mix) 

8 Aerial Tour Instrumental ( Flying Extended Version) 

9 Savoy Truffle (Naked Version) 

10 Got To Get You Into My Life (True Stereo 2024 Remix - with Vibrant Drums!) 

11 Happiness Is A Warm Gun (clynaack remix) 

12 Here Comes The Sun (Naked Version) 

13 Mad Man (Unreleased track from Get Back sessions Remixed) 

14 Medley - Good Morning Good Morning - Sgt. Pepper's (Reprise) (2024 Remix) 

15 You Never Give Me Your Money (Take 30) 

The Beatles Rare and Remixed Vol.2

Tamla Motown Big Hits & Hard To Find Classics - Vols.1-4 - various artists compilation

 

1 The Originals– Baby I'm For Real 3:19

2 The Originals– The Bells 3:04

3 Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers– Does Your Mama Know About Me 2:55

4 Jimmy Ruffin– What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted 3:01

5 Jimmy Ruffin– I've Passed This Way Before 2:45

6 David Ruffin– Walk Away From Love 3:17

7 David Ruffin– My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) 3:30

8 Rare Earth– Get Ready 2:50

9 Rare Earth– (I Know) I'm Losing You 3:38

10 Edwin Starr– War 3:24

11 Edwin Starr– Tweny-Five Miles 3:22

12 The Detroit Spinners*– It's A Shame 3:14

13 The Detroit Spinners*– I'll Always Love You 2:46

14 The Elgins– Darling Baby 2:33

15 The Elgins– Heaven Must Have Sent You 2:38

16 Brenda Holloway– You've Made Me So Very Happy 2:52

17 Brenda Holloway– Just Look What You've Done 2:55

18 Kim Weston– Helpless 2:41

1 Brenda Holloway– Every Little Bit Hurts 2:52

2 Brenda Holloway– When I'm Gone 2:10

3 The Velvelettes– Needle In A Haystack 2:26

4 The Velvelettes– He Was Really Sayin' Somthin' 2:29

5 The Velvelettes– Lonely, Lonely Girl I Am 2:09

6 Tammi Terrell– I Can't Believe You Love Me 2:33

7 Barrett Strong– Money 2:33

8 Eddie Holland*– Jamie 2:25

9 The Isley Brothers– Take Me In Your Arms 2:38

10 The Isley Brothers– I Guess I'll Always Love You 2:47

11 Shorty Long – Here Comes The Judge 2:37

12 Shorty Long – Function At The Junction 2:54

13 The Undisputed Truth– Smiling Faces Sometimes 3:14

14 Rare Earth– I Just Want To Celebrate 3:34

15 Rare Earth– Born To Wander 2:57

16 Diana Ross & The Supremes* & The Four Tops*– River Deep-Mountain High 4:47

17 R. Dean Taylor– Indiana Wants Me 3:46

18 Charlene– I've Never Been To Me 3:54

19 Billy Preston & Syreeta– With You I'm Born Again 3:39

20 Tom Clay– What The World Needs Now Is Love 6:20

1 Kim Weston– Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) 3:00

2 Kim Weston– Looking For The Right Guy 2:31

3 Kim Weston– Love Me All The Way 2:56

4 The Velvelettes– A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) 2:53

5 Tammi Terrell– Come On And See Me 2:23

6 Brenda Holloway– Operator 3:15

7 Brenda Holloway– I'll Be Available 2:40

8 Brenda Holloway– I'll Always Love You 2:52

9 Shorty Long – Devil With The Blue Dress 3:15

10 The Supremes– He's My Man 2:58

11 Edwin Starr– Agent Double-O Soul 2:42

12 Edwin Starr– (SOS) Stop Her On Sight 2:21

13 Eddie Holland*– Leaving Here 2:31

14 Eddie Holland*– Just Ain't Enough Love 2:28

15 Eddie Holland*– Candy To Me 2:29

16 The Isley Brothers– This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) 2:54

17 The Isley Brothers– Behind A Painted Smile 2:49

18 Detroit Spinners*– Truly Yours 3:03

19 The Contours– Just A Little Misunderstanding 2:45

20 The Contours– Do You Love Me 2:55

21 The Contours– First I Look At The Purse 3:00

22 The Elgins– Stay In My Lonely Arms 2:58

23 The Elgins– Put Yourself In My Place 2:40

1 Terry Johnson– Whatcha' Gonna Do 2:50

2 Eddie Holland*– Jamie 2:27

3 Paul Peterson*– A Little Bit For Sandy 2:31

4 Lollipops*– Cheatin' Is Telling On You 2:47

5 The Monitors– Crying In The Night 3:08

6 Marv Johnson– I Miss You Baby (How I Miss You) 2:48

7 Rick Robin And Him*– Cos You Know Me 2:55

8 Barbara Randolph– I Got A Feeling 3:02

9 Terry Johnson– Suzie 2:51

10 The Lewis Sisters– You Need Me 2:50

11 Fantastic 4*– Can't Stop Looking For My Baby 2:37

12 Marvin Gaye– Sweeter As The Days Go By 2:53

13 The Marvelettes– Now Is The Time For Love 2:53

14 The Elgins– It's Been A Long, Long Time 2:59

15 Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers*– It's Growing 2:57

16 Barbara McNair– Steal Away Tonight 2:58

17 San Remo Strings*– Hungry For Love 2:57

18 Chuck Jackson– I Like Everything About You 3:12

19 The Hit Pack– Never Say No To Your Baby 2:31

20 Chris Clark – Day By Day Or Never 2:33

Tamla Motown Big Hits & Hard To Find Classics - Vols.1-4

Lipstick, Powder & Paint ~ The New York Dolls Hear Them Here First - various artists compilation

 

1 Gary U.S. Bonds– Seven Day Weekend

2 Bo Diddley– Pills

3 Otis Redding– Don't Mess With Cupid

4 Sonny Boy Williamson – Don't Start Me Talkin'

5 The Coasters– Bad Detective

6 Muddy Waters– I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man

7 Archie Bell & The Drells– "There's Gonna Be A" Showdown

8 The Jayhawks – Stranded In The Jungle

9 Eddie Cochran– Somethin' Else

10 Four Tops– Reach Out I'll Be There

11 Paul Revere & The Raiders– (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

12 Chuck Berry– Too Much Monkey Business

13 Freddie Scott – Are You Lonely For Me

14 Elvis Presley– Crawfish

15 The Chambers Brothers– Uptown To Harlem

16 The Chanters – She Wants To Mambo

17 Wilson Pickett– International Playboy

18 The Kinks– Alcohol

19 Bull Moose Jackson– Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again

20 Dave Bartholomew– Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear?

21 The Shangri-Las– Out In The Streets

22 Erma Franklin– Piece Of My Heart

23 The Basin Street Boys– I Sold My Heart To The Junkman

24 Joe Turner*– Lipstick, Powder And Paint

Lipstick, Powder & Paint

Hank Williams – The Original Singles Collection...Plus

 

Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An early pioneer of country music, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century. Williams recorded 55 singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, 5 of which were released posthumously, and 12 of which reached No.1.

Born and raised in Alabama, Williams learned guitar from blues musician Rufus Payne. Both Payne and Roy Acuff significantly influenced his musical style. After winning an amateur talent contest, Williams began his professional career in Montgomery in the late 1930s playing on local radio stations and at area venues such as school houses, movie theaters, and bars. He formed the Drifting Cowboys backup band, which was managed by his mother, and dropped out of school to devote his time to his career. Because his alcoholism made him unreliable, he was fired and rehired several times by radio station WSFA. Williams also had trouble replacing several of his band members who were drafted during World War II.

In 1944, Williams married Audrey Sheppard, who competed with his mother to control his career. After recording "Never Again" and "Honky Tonkin'" with Sterling Records, he signed a contract with MGM Records. He released the hit single "Move It On Over" in 1947 and joined the Louisiana Hayride radio program. The next year he released a cover of "Lovesick Blues", which quickly reached number one on Billboard's Top Country & Western singles chart and propelled him to stardom on the Grand Ole Opry. Although unable to read or notate music to any significant degree, he wrote such iconic hits as "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".

1-1 I'm Not Coming Home Anymore 2:51

1-2 Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) 2:40

1-3 Calling You 2:52

1-4 Wealth Won't Save Your Soul 2:45

1-5 When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels 2:48

1-6 My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) 2:40

1-7 I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) 2:46

1-8 Pan American 2:48

1-9 Honky Tonkin' 2:45

1-10 (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep 2:42

1-11 Move It On Over 2:43

1-12 On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain 2:51

1-13 Fly Trouble 2:42

1-14 My Sweet Love Ain't Around 2:42

1-15 Rootie Tootie 2:44

1-16 Honky Tonkin' 2:43

1-17 I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die 2:36

1-18 I'm A Long Gone Daddy 2:49

1-19 The Blues Come Around 2:41

1-20 Six More Miles (To The Graveyard) 2:45

1-21 I Saw The Light 2:43

1-22 A Mansion On The Hill 2:33

1-23 I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind 2:49

1-24 Lovesick Blues 2:42

1-25 Wedding Bells 2:54

1-26 I've Just Told Mama Goodbye 2:55

2-1 Mind Your Own Business 2:54

2-2 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 2:47

2-3 Lost Highway 2:41

2-4 You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) 2:56

2-5 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 2:45

2-6 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 2:32

2-7 May You Never Be Alone 2:49

2-8 I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living 2:47

2-9 Long Gone Lonesome Blues 2:37

2-10 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy 2:33

2-11 Why Don't You Love Me 2:23

2-12 A House Without Love 2:52

2-13 Why Should We Try Anymore 2:36

2-14 They'll Never Take Her Love From Me 2:44

2-15 Moanin' The Blues 2:23

2-16 Nobody's Lonesome For Me 2:30

2-17 Cold, Cold Heart 2:43

2-18 Dear John 2:33

2-19 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 2:22

2-20 Howlin' At The Moon 2:42

2-21 My Heart Would Now 2:24

2-22 Hey, Good Lookin' 2:54

2-23 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle 2:25

2-24 Crazy Heart 2:27

2-25 I'd Still Want You 2:58

2-26 Baby, We're Really In Love 2:32

2-27 I'm Sorry For You, My Friend 2:41

2-28 Honky Tonk Blues 2:10

3-1 Half As Much 2:42

3-2 Let's Turn Back The Years 2:22

3-3 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 2:52

3-4 Window Shopping 2:32

3-5 Settin' The Woods On Fire 2:35

3-6 You Win Again 2:36

3-7 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive 2:25

3-8 I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You 2:43

3-9 Kaw-Liga 2:34

3-10 Your Cheatin' Heart 2:41

3-11 I Won't Be Home No More 2:44

3-12 Take These Chains From My Heart 2:35

3-13 Please Make Up Your Mind 2:48

3-14 Ramblin' Man 3:01

3-15 House Of Gold 2:15

3-16 With Tears In My Eyes 2:13

3-17 Alone And Forsaken 1:59

3-18 Fool About You 1:23

3-19 I'm Free At Last 2:20

3-20 Someday You'll Call My Name 2:12

3-21 I Can't Escape From You 2:22

3-22 Something Got A Hold Of Me 2:29

3-23 Weary Blues From Waitin' 2:26

3-24 I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time 2:40

3-25 Angel Of Death 1:46

3-26 There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues 2:14

3-27 At The First Fall Of Snow 3:11

3-28 The Log Train 2:21

3-29 All The Love I Ever Had 1:46

3-30 There's A Tear In My Beer 2:47

The Original Singles Collection...Plus

Celebrating Buddy Holly's 90th Birthday - Buddy Holly - The Stereo Versions

 Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally by his stage name Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his two siblings.

Holly made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group Buddy and Bob with his friend Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after opening once for Elvis Presley, Holly decided to pursue a music career. He played with Presley three times that year, and his band's style shifted from country and western to rock and roll. In October that year, when Holly opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records.

Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley, who had become famous for producing orchestrated country hits for stars like Patsy Cline. Unhappy with Bradley's musical style and control in the studio, Holly went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, and recorded a demo of "That'll Be the Day", among other songs. Petty became the band's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records, which released it as a single credited to the Crickets, a name chosen by the band to subvert Decca's contract limitations. In September 1957, as the band toured, "That'll Be the Day" topped the US and UK singles charts. Its success was followed in October by another major hit, "Peggy Sue".

The album The "Chirping" Crickets, released in November 1957, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart. Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after toured Australia and then the UK. In early 1959, he assembled a new band, consisting of Waylon Jennings (bass), Tommy Allsup (guitar), and Carl Bunch (drums), and embarked on a tour of the midwestern US. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a crash later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died" in his song "American Pie".

During his short career, Holly wrote and recorded many songs. He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll line-up of two guitars, bass, and drums. Holly was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, the Hollies, Elvis Costello, and Elton John. Holly was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of 100 Greatest Artists in 2010.

This is a 35 track compilation of stereo remixes of his rock and roll, rockabilly and country recordings.

1 Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly

2 Bo Diddley - Buddy Holly

3 Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight? - Buddy Holly

4 Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie - Buddy Holly

5 Reminiscing - Buddy Holly

6 It Doesn't Matter Any More - Buddy Holly

7 I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down - Buddy Holly

8 Rock-A-Bye Rock - Buddy Holly

9 It's Not My Fault - Buddy Holly

10 Because I Love You - Buddy Holly

11 Learning The Game - Buddy Holly

12 What To Do - Buddy Holly

13 True Love Ways - Buddy Holly

14 Ummm, Oh Yeah (Dearest) - Buddy Holly

15 That's What They Say - Buddy Holly

16 Peggy Sue Got Married - Buddy Holly

17 Slippin' And Slidin' - Buddy Holly

18 Smokey Joe's Cafe - Buddy Holly

19 Have You Ever Been Lonely - Buddy Holly

20 Gone - Buddy Holly

21 Changing All Those Changes - Buddy Holly

22 Good Rockin' Tonight - Buddy Holly

23 Ain't Got No Home - Buddy Holly

24 Blue Monday - Buddy Holly

25 Rip It Up - Buddy Holly

26 Blue Suede Shoes - Buddy Holly

27 Shake, Rattle And Roll - Buddy Holly

28 You're The One - Buddy Holly

29 Love Is Strange - Buddy Holly

30 Raining In My Heart - Buddy Holly

31 Moondreams - Buddy Holly

32 That Makes It Tough - Buddy Holly

33 Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly

34 Honky Tonk - Buddy Holly

35 Holly Hop - Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly - The Stereo Versions

Curtis Knight & The Squires (feat. Jimi Hendrix) – You Can't Use My Name - The RSVP / PPX Sessions

 

Curtis Knight and The Squires were a New York band that was fronted by singer and guitarist Curtis Knight, formed in 10 June 1965. Both Jimi Hendrix and sax player Lonnie Youngblood were members for a while. The band is referred to as a workaday party R&B band by Billboard. The line up of the group wasn't always with the same musicians. Sax player Lonnie Youngblood had been a member. The line up pictured on the cover of the You Can't Use My Name: The RSVP/PPX Sessions album features Curtis Knight, Jimi Hendrix, Marion Booker and Ace Hall.

At some stage in 1964, Hendrix met Knight in the lobby of a Harlem residential hotel and they hit it off. Hendrix became a member of the band Curtis Knight and the Squires in October the following year. While with the band, Hendrix signed a contract with the owner of PPX Studios, Ed Chaplin for just one dollar. This would later cause major problems for Hendrix. He finally left The Squires on May 20, 1966.

1 How Would You Feel 3:50

2 Gotta Have A New Dress 3:07

3 Don't Accuse Me 3:55

4 Fool For You Baby 2:14

5 No Such Animal 4:49

6 Welcome Home 3:47

7 Knock Yourself Out (Flying On Instruments) 6:53

8 Simon Says 3:37

9 Station Break 2:31

10 Strange Things 2:55

11 Hornet's Nest 5:09

12 You Don't Want Me 2:21

13 You Can't Use My Name 0:56 

14 Gloomy Monday 3:31

Curtis Knight & The Squires

Sam & Dave – The Definitive Soul Collection 30 track compilation

 

Sam & Dave were an American soul and R&B duo who performed together from 1961 until 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Sam Moore (1935–2025) and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (1937–1988).

Nicknamed "Double Dynamite", "The Sultans of Sweat", and "The Dynamic Duo" for their gritty, gospel-infused performances, Sam & Dave are considered one of the greatest live acts of the 1960s. Many subsequent musicians have named them as an influence, including Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Steve Van Zandt, Elvis Costello, The Jam, Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Joel, and Steve Winwood. The Blues Brothers, who helped create a resurgence of popularity for soul, R&B, and blues in the 1980s, were influenced by Sam & Dave – their biggest hit was a cover of "Soul Man", and their act and stage show contained many homages to the duo.

According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Sam & Dave were the most successful soul duo and brought the sounds of the black gospel church to pop music with their call-and-response records.

1-01 A Place Nobody Can Find 2:57

1-02 Goodnight Baby 2:49

1-03 I Take What I Want 2:34

1-04 You Don't Know Like I Know 2:40

1-05 Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart) 2:24

1-06 Hold On! I'm A Comin' 2:36

1-07 I Got Everything I Need 2:57

1-08 Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody 2:37

1-09 I Don't Need Nobody (To Tell Me 'Bout My Baby) 2:59

1-10 You Got Me Hummin' 2:51

1-11 When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 3:18

1-12 Small Portion Of Your Love 2:40

1-13 I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 2:42

1-14 May I Baby 2:41

1-15 Soothe Me (Live) 2:59

2-01 Soul Man 2:40

2-02 Broke Down Piece Of Man 2:54

2-03 The Good Runs The Bad Away 2:16

2-04 I Thank You 2:45

2-05 Wrap It Up 2:33

2-06 You Don't Know What You Mean To Me 2:10

2-07 This Is Your World 2:24

2-08 Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) 2:26

2-09 Still Is The Night 2:42

2-10 Everybody Got To Believe In Somebody 3:14

2-11 Soul Sister, Brown Sugar 2:30

2-12 Come On In 2:55

2-13 Born Again 2:39

2-14 Knock It Out The Park 2:32

2-15 Don't Pull Your Love 3:16

Sam & Dave – The Definitive Soul Collection

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