VA - Leiber & Stoller Present; The Daisy Tiger Records Story 1962-1964 [2003]

DAISY TIGER RECORDS

VA - Leiber & Stoller Present; The Daisy Tiger Records Story 1962-1964 [2003]

Legendary songwriter-producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller took several cracks at record label ownership before finding financial and chart success at Red Bird Records in the 1960s with the Dixie Cups and Shangri-Las. Their first attempt, Spark Records, found some success with the Robins, but it wasn't until the label folded in the mid-50s, and the Robins' "Smokey Joe's Café" was re-released on Atlantic's Atco subsidiary that the single really took off.  The duo's subsequent writing and production success at Atlantic throughout the late '50s and early '60s is impressive enough, but when one considers the sides they wrote and produced on Capitol, RCA (including hit singles for Elvis Presley), Scepter, Wand and numerous other labels, their output is truly staggering. It should be no surprise then that their second foray into label ownership, Tiger Records (and subsequently its sister label, Daisy), yielded a superb collection of singles and B-sides. What's truly astounding is that the labels' combined output, collected here in its entirety, had virtually no success on the charts.   In addition to twenty-two sides that should have been contenders for the tops of the charts, Sundazed has generously added three previously unreleased alternate takes, detailed liner notes and period photos. If not for the quirks of record promotion, this would be a collection of chart-toppers, rather than unknown gems. Nearly everything here is as good as anything Leiber & Stoller actually got onto the charts, and after only a few spins you'll forget that you didn't actually hear these back in 1963. (Amazon)

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Track list

01 Bessie Banks - Go Now 2:41

02 Bessie Banks - It Sounds Like My Baby 3:08

03 Alvin Robinson - Something You Got 2:29

04 Alvin Robinson - Searchin' 2:42

05 Tippie & The Clovers - Bossa Nova, Baby 2:06

06 Tippie & The Clovers - The Bossa Nova (My Heart Said) 2:45

07 Lovejoys - It's Mighty Nice 2:39

08 Lovejoys - Payin' (For the Wrong I've Done) 2:02

09 Vic Donna - It Won't Be Me Anymore 2:51

10 Vic Donna - Dance Marie 1:57

11 Bob Moore & The Temps - Trophy Run 2:19

12 Bob Moore & The Temps - Braggin' 2:12

13 Tams Featuring Little Floyd - My Baby Loves You 1:45

14 Tams Featuring Little Floyd - Here I Am 2:29

15 Moody & The Deltas - Everybody Come Clap Your Hands 2:49

16 Moody & The Deltas - Monkey Climb 2:14

17 Cathy Saint - Big Bad World 2:38

18 Cathy Saint - Mr Heartbreak 2:43

19 Leola & The Lovejoys - He Ain't No Angel 2:53

20 Leola & The Lovejoys - Wait 'round the Corner 2:29

21 Dee Dee Warwick - Standing By 2:31

22 Dee Dee Warwick - Don't Think My Baby's Coming Back 2:47

23 Tippie & The Clovers - Bossa Nova, Baby (Alternate Version) 2:09

24 Alvin Robinson - Something You Got (Alternate Version) 5:17

25 Bessie Banks - It Sounds Like My Baby (Alternate Version) 2:56

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