VA - Unlock The Lock, The Kent Records Story Vol. 01 [2015]

KENT RECORDS STORY

VA - Unlock The Lock, The Kent Records Story Vol. 01 [2015]

Ace's series of acclaimed overviews of the labels originally owned by the Bihari brothers has already featured RPM and Flair. Now it's the turn of Kent to receive the Ace treatment. In 1958 the brothers closed down all their existing imprints and incorporated Kent as their sole singles label. Initially offering a mixture of musical styles, the label quickly became a home for West Coast R&B as it's predecessors. Kent existed until 1972 when the Bihari family pulled out of front-line record production. This set covers approximately the first years of the label and will be followed by another set covering the remaining years. B.B. King was Kent's biggest artist by far, but many other familiar names (including Etta James, Jimmy Witherspoon and even the Ink Spots) crop up in the course of the 48 tracks here a staggering 32 of which have never been issued or reissued in this form before. From rockabilly to rock n roll to R&B, Kent did it all and did it all very well, as you will hear. (Amazon)

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VA - Unlock The Lock, The Kent Records Story Vol. 01 [2015] CD1+CD2
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Track lists

CD1

01    B.B. King    Why Do Everything Happen To Me    2:52
02    Danny Boy    All Of Me    2:34
03    Barker Brothers    Hey Little Mama    2:10
04    Etta James    Baby, Baby Every Night    2:24
05    Don Cole    Sweet Lovin' Honey    1:48
06    Flash Terry & His Orchestra    On My Way Back Home    2:42
07    Lee Denson    Devil Doll    2:03
08    Sonny Knight    Madness    2:44
09    Van Robinson    Basis Of Rock 'n' Roll    2:30
10    Chuck Tequila Rio    Bye Bye Baby    2:01
11    Artie Wilson    That's My Baby    2:15
12    Floyd Dixon & His Orchestra    Dance The Thing    2:39
13    B.B. King    Please Accept My Love    2:37
14    Jesse James    Red Hot Rockin' Blues    2:20
15    Betty & Dupree    If It Ain't One Thing    2:19
16    Van Robinson    You You You    2:42
17    Jesse James    South's Gonna Rise Again    1:54
18    B.B. King    Worry Worry    2:58
19    Senders    The Ballad Of Stagger Lee    3:19
20    Hadda Brooks    The Thrill Is Gone    4:46
21    B.B. King    The Fool    2:39
22    Senders    Everybody Needs To Know    2:23
23    Jesse Belvin    (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons    2:15
24    B.B. King    Mean Ole Frisco    2:29

CD2

01    B.B. King    Sweet Sixteen Pts 1 & 2    6:13
02    Jimmy Witherspoon    Your Cheating Heart    2:55
03    Jimmy Nelson    Unlock The Lock    2:43
04    B.B. King    Good Man Gone Bad    2:48
05    Hadda Brooks    Tomorrow Night    2:48
06    B.B. King    You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now    3:27
07    Charlie Owens & The Sensational Ink Spots    Diane    3:36
08    Tony Allen & The Wanderers    If Love Was Money    2:02
09    B.B. King    Bad Case Of Love    2:23
10    Billy Ray    Texas Queen    3:15
11    Tony Allen & Group    Dreamin'    2:41
12    Joe Houston    Doing The Twist    2:39
13    Little Joe Hinton    Get In The Car    2:37
14    Etta James    Crazy Feeling aka Do Something Crazy    3:20
15    Little Joe Hinton    The Whip Twist    2:33
16    Pat Hunt    Goodnight My Love    2:28
17    Teddy Reynolds    Do You Wanna Twist    2:06
18    Billy Ray    Playboy    2:25
19    Classicals    Camel Caravan    2:32
20    Hal Davis    Without You    2:03
21    Bobby Blue Bland    Love You Baby    2:25
22    Newports    The Wonder Of Love    2:09
23    Bobby Sanders    Maybe I'm Wrong    2:25
24    B.B. King    Mashing The Popeye    2:49
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