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Friday, March 28, 2025

Board Boogie - Surf 'N' Twang From Down Under

 


This compilation is a collection of Australian instrumental surf music from 1962 to 1967


1 The Aztecs – Board Boogie 2:25

2 The Joy Boys– Midnight Surfer 1:54

3 The Playboys – The Mean One 1:36

4 The Joy Boys– Sandy The Surfin' Sandfly 1:45

5 The Fabulous Blue Jays– Jay Walker 2:33

6 The Joy Boys– Swamped 2:34

7 The Nocturnes – Storm Warning 2:25

8 The Surf Riders – Panel Five 2:18

9 The Joy Boys– Gavotte Espresso 2:10

10 The Dee Jays– Twistin' Drums 2:17

11 The Joy Boys– Murphy The Surfie 2:04

12 The Sunsets – Windansea 2:34

13 Laurie Wade's Cavaliers– Cloudburst 1:40

14 The Joy Boys– (Theme From) The Ant Hill 2:02

15 The Playboys – Sabre Dance 2:01

16 The Aztecs – Smoke & Stack 1:54

17 The Resonets– Surf Carnival 1:47

18 The Joy Boys– Boots, Saddle, & Surfboard 2:24

19 The Vibratones – Expressway 1:57

20 The Nocturnes – Riptide 1:52

21 The Dee Jays– Barbecue 1:57

22 Laurie Wade's Cavaliers– The Phantom Guitarist 2:04

23 The Playboys – Theme From Dr. No 2:09

24 The Joy Boys– The Frolic 2:12

25 The Nocturnes – Prarie 2:04

26 The Playboys – Desperado 2:19

27 The Resonets– Shorebreak 2:38

28 The Joy Boys– Standin' & Stompin' 2:16

29 The Dee Jays– Sunday Patrol 2:12

30 The Playboys – Adventures In Paradise 2:31


Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Sweet Inspirations – The Atlantic Years

 


The Sweet Inspirations are an American R'n'B girl group from Newark, New Jersey, founded by Cissy Houston. Mostly known for their work as backup singers on studio recordings for other R'n'B and rock artists but also a Grammy-nominated recording act in their own right.

The group's origins went back to the late 1950's when the Gospelaires, a group which included siblings and future soul stars Dionne Warwick and sister Dee Dee Warwick as well as Sylvia Shemwell and another future soul star Doris Troy and was an offshoot of the Drinkard Singers, began a professional career as session vocalists. Cissy Houston later replaced Dionne in 1961 with Troy later being replaced by Myrna Smith in 1962 while Dee Dee was eventually replaced by Estelle Brown in 1963.

From 1963 until 1967, the group, known informally as "The Group", would back up several important artists in the soul, pop and rock genres, most prominently Aretha Franklin, Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, Dusty Springfield and Elvis Presley. In February 1967, they formally renamed themselves The Sweet Inspirations and signed with Atlantic Records, achieving minor and major success on the pop and R'n'B charts.

The Sweet Inspirations were inducted into the second class of the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame in 2014.

1-1 Why (Am I Treated So Bad) (Single Version)

1-2 I Don't Want To Go On Without You

1-3 Let It Be Me

1-4 When Something Is Wrong With My Baby

1-5 That's How Strong My Love Is

1-6 I've Been Loving You Too Long

1-7 Oh! What A Fool I've Been

1-8 Don't Fight It

1-9 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

1-10 Reach Out For Me

1-11 Sweet Inspiration

1-12 I'm Blue

1-13 To Love Somebody

1-14 Where Did It Go

1-15 Unchained Melody

1-16 Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again

1-17 What The World Needs Now Is Love

1-18 You Really Didn't Mean It

2-1 Crying In The Rain

2-2 Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday

2-3 Sweets For My Sweet

2-4 Get A Little Order

2-5 Don't Go

2-6 Chained

2-7 Gotta Find (A Brand New Lover) (Pts. 1 & 2)

2-8 At Least I've Found A Love

2-9 That's The Way My Baby Is

2-10 Them Boys

2-11 Flash In The Pan

2-12 This World

2-13 Light Sings

2-14 Evidence

2-15 Change Me Not

2-16 Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me

2-17 I've Been Inspired To Love You

2-18 Little Green Apples / Think / Something

2-19 Make It Easy On Yourself


The Sweet Inspirations – The Atlantic Years


Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Elvis Presley – "That's The Way It Is" - Special Edition

 



Special Edition

1-1 I Just Can't Help Believin' 4:25

1-2 Twenty Days And Twenty Nights 3:15

1-3 How The Web Was Woven 3:25

1-4 Patch It Up 3:51

1-5 Mary In The Morning 4:10

1-6 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 2:29

1-7 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 4:20

1-8 I've Lost You 3:30

1-9 Just Pretend 4:02

1-10 Stranger In The Crowd 3:46

1-11 The Next Step Is Love 3:30

1-12 Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:03

1-13 Love Letters 2:52

1-14 When I’m Over You 2:27

1-15 Something 3:41

1-16 I’ll Never Know 2:24

1-17 Sylvia 3:18

1-18 Cindy, Cindy 2:31

1-19 Rags To Riches 1:53 

The Concert

2-1 That’s All Right 2:32

2-2 Mystery Train / Tiger Man 3:43

2-3 Hound Dog 2:47

2-4 Love Me Tender 6:54

2-5 Just Pretend 4:12

2-6 Walk A Mile In My Shoes 2:02

2-7 There Goes My Everything 4:11

2-8 Words 2:36

2-9 Sweet Caroline 2:56

2-10 You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 6:29

2-11 Polk Salad Annie 5:48

2-12 Heartbreak Hotel 1:46

2-13 One Night 1:46

2-14 Blue Suede Shoes 1:31

2-15 All Shook Up 2:01

2-16 Little Sister / Get Back 3:33

2-17 I Was The One 1:11

2-18 Love Me 2:04

2-19 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 1:58

2-20 Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:29

2-21 Suspicious Minds 6:06

2-22 Can’t Help Falling In Love 2:08

The Rehearsal

3-1 I Got A Woman 3:16

3-2 I Can’t Sop Loving You 2:51

3-3 Twenty Days And Twenty Nights 4:02

3-4 The Next Step Is Love 3:31

3-5 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 2:34

3-6 Stranger In The Crowd 3:59

3-7 Make The World Go Away 3:50

3-8 Don’t Cry Daddy 2:32

3-9 In The Ghetto 2:44

3-10 Peter Gunn Theme (Instrumental) 1:01

3-11 That’s All Right 2:34

3-12 Cottonfields 1:24

3-13 Yesterday 2:45

3-14 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:28

3-15 Such A Night 1:38

3-16 It’s Now Or Never 2:16

3-17 (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I 2:45

3-18 Little Sister / Get Back 6:07

3-19 I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water 4:21

3-20 Johnny B. Goode 3:04

3-21 Mary In The Morning 4:06

3-22 The Wonder Of You 3:16

3-23 Santa Claus Is Back In Town 2:02

3-24 Farther Along 1:20

3-25 Oh Happy Day 1:50


Saturday, March 8, 2025

Johnny Rivers – Secret Agent Man - The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology 1964-2006

 


Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American retired musician. He achieved commercial success and popularity throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and guitarist, characterized as a versatile and influential artist. Rivers is best known for his 1960s output, having popularized the mid-60s discotheque scene through his live rock and roll recordings at the Los Angeles nightclub Whisky a Go Go, and later shifting to a more orchestral, soul-oriented sound during the latter half of the decade. These developments were reflected by his most notable string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968, many of them covers. They include "Memphis", "Mountain of Love", "The Seventh Son", "Secret Agent Man", "Poor Side of Town", "Baby I Need Your Lovin'", and "Summer Rain". Rivers had a total of nine top-ten hits and 17 top-forty hits on the US charts from 1964 to 1977.

1-1 Memphis

1-2 Maybelline

1-3 Montain Of Love

1-4 Midnight Special

1-5 Seventh Son

1-6 Where Have All The Flowers Gone

1-7 Secret Agent Man

1-8 (I Whashed My Hands In) Muddy Water

1-9 Poor Side Of Town

1-10 Baby, I Need Your Lovin'

1-11 The Tracks Of My Tears

1-12 Summer Rain

1-13 Positively 4th Street

1-14 Muddy River

1-15 Into The Mystic

1-16 Sea Cruise

1-17 Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu

1-18 Blue Suede Shoes

2-1 Help Me Rhonda

2-2 Swain' To The Music (Slow Dancing)

2-3 Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um)

2-4 That's Alright Mama

2-5 Honey Don't

2-6 Big River

2-7 Matchbox

2-8 Down At The House Of Blues

2-9 Closer To You

2-10 Blue Suede Blues (Tribute To Carl Perkins)

2-11 Last Train To Memphis

2-12 China (Live)

2-13 Midnight Special (2004 Version)

2-14 I'll Be Back

2-15 Going Back To Big Sur

2-16 Feel A Whole Lot Better

2-17 Rolling Stone

2-18 Let It Rock


Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Crème De La Crème (Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records)

 


Spinners– I'll Be Around 3:12

Major Harris– Loving You Is Mellow 4:28

Bettye Swann– Kiss My Love Goodbye 3:24

Blue Magic– Welcome To The Club 5:12

The True Reflection– That's Where I'm Coming From 2:35

Vivian Reed– Save Your Love For Me 3:20

Clyde Brown – You Call Me Back 3:05

First Choice– Yes, Maybe No 2:52

The Persuaders– Hold On (Just A Little Bit Longer) 3:16

Sons Of Robin Stone– Got To Get You Back 3:13

The Trammps– Can We Come Together 5:36

The Aristocrats*– Let's Get Together Now 3:06

Dianne Steinberg– One More Time 3:12

Blue Magic– Maybe Just Maybe (We Can Fall In Love Again) 4:21

Major Harris– Love Won't Let Me Wait 3:47

Spinners– You're All I Need In Life 4:31

Anglo Saxon Brown– Gonna Make You Mine 6:29

Blue Magic– Sideshow 4:11

Dionne Warwick– Once You Hit The Road 4:04

First Choice– I Got A Feeling 5:15


Blue Magic– Look Me Up (Album Version) 5:51

Sister Sledge– Pain Reliever 3:40

Impact – Happy Man (Pt. 1) 2:51

Jackie Moore– Both Ends Against The Middle 2:29

Terry Collins– Action Speaks Louder (Than Words) 2:44

First Choice– First Choice Theme (Single Version) 3:12

Black Ivory– What Goes Around (Comes Around) 5:10

Bettye Swann– When The Game Is Played On You 3:06

The Major Harris Boogie Blues Band– Each Morning I Wake Up 3:47

Jackie Moore– What A Man 2:36

Ben E. King– No Danger Ahead 3:59

Moving Violation*– Spinnin' Top 2:07

Sister Sledge– Mama Never Told Me (Tom Moulton Remix) 5:26

Blue Magic– Answer To My Prayer 3:05

Vivian Reed– Vivian's Theme (Instrumental) 2:59

Aristocrats– Loving You Is Mellow 5:01

Holly Maxwell– Never Love Again 2:44

The Persuaders– Some Guys Have All The Luck 3:30

Vivian Reed– Tired Of Being Alone 3:14

Margie Joseph & Blue Magic– You & Me (Got A Good Thing Going) 3:04

Spinners– Are You Ready For Love (Single Version) 3:34

Dee Dee Bridgewater– That's The Way Love Should Feel 4:23

Crème De La Crème