VA - In The Charts APRIL 1963 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

 

IN THE CHARTS, APRIL 1963

VA - In The Charts APRIL 1963 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

This continues the series "In The Charts 1963" ... visiting the tracks that are familiar and forgotten.

All these tracks were in the US and/or UK charts in APRIL  1963. 

It seems like yesterday we were dancing to these tunes. I hope you enjoy this mix of artists from USA and UK. 

I hope you have enjoyed all of the sometimes-forgotten tracks from 1963.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Theola Kilgore - The Love Of My Man 3:17

02 James Brown And The Famous Flames - Prisoner Of Love 2:28

03 Maxine Brown - Ask Me 3:33

04 Dion - This Little Girl 2:38

05 Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night 2:42

06 Solomon Burke - If You Need Me 2:34

07 Hippies (tams) - Memory Lane 2:44

08 Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart 2:58

09 Del Shannon - Two Kinds Of Teardrops 2:31

10 Beach Boys - Shut Down 1:50

11 Dovells - You Can't Sit Down 2:21

12 Martha & The Vandellas - Come And Get These Memories 2:28

13 Shirelles - Not For All The Money In The World 2:25

14 Kenny Chandler - Heart 2:40

15 Darlene Love - (today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry 2:48

16 Dartells - Hot Pastrami 1:53

17 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ain't That A Shame 2:36

18 Belmonts - Ann-marie 3:08

19 Ricky Nelson - If You Can't Rock Me 1:53

20 Springfields - Say I Won't Be There 2:52

CD2

21 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hold Tight 2:45

22 Etta James - Pushover 2:54

23 Shelly Fabares - Ronnie, Call Me When You Get A Chance 2:20

24 Raindrops - What A Guy 2:20

25 Ray Barretto - El Watusi 2:39

26 Cascades - Shy Girl 2:02

27 Carole King - He's A Bad Boy 2:24

28 Jimmy Reed - Shame, Shame, Shame 2:49

29 Olympics - The Bounce 2:22

30 Contours - Don't Let Her Be Your Baby 2:53

31 Rufus Thomas - The Dog 2:37

32 Esther Phillips - You Never Miss Your Water (till The Well Runs Dry) 2:19

33 Neil Sedaka - Let's Go Steady Again 2:23

34 Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron 2:19

35 Brenda Lee - He's So Heavenly 2:09

36 Buddy Holly - Brown-eyed Handsome Man 2:05

37 Ronnie Carrol - Say Wonderful Things 2:35

38 Paul Anka - Remember Diana 1:56

39 Tommy Roe - The Folk Singer 2:58

40 Ella Fitzgerald - Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home 3:23

41 Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It 1:55

CD3

42 Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain 2:32

43 Bill Anderson - Still 2:48

44 Al Martino - I Love You Because 2:42

45 Kingston Trio - Reverend Mr. Black 2:58

46 Jo Ann Campbell - Mother Please! 2:31

47 Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams (of You) 2:37

48 Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King 2:14

49 Wayne Newton - Heart! (i Hear You Beating) 2:26

50 Frank Sinatra - Call Me Irresponsible 2:55

51 Frank Ifield - Nobody's Darlin' But Mine 2:29

52 Big Three - Some Other Guy 1:49

53 Vernons Girls - Do The Bird 2:17

54 Joey Dee & The Starliters - Hot Pastrami With Mashed Potatoes (part 1) 2:29

55 Steve Allen - Gravy Waltz 2:42

56 Dave "baby" Cortez - Hot Cakes! 1st Serving 2:27

57 Joe Harnell And His Orchestra - Diane 2:16

58 Routers - Sting Ray 1:53

59 Bill Black's Combo - Do It - Rat Now 2:15

60 Rockin’ Rebels (the Hot Toddys Featuring Bill Pennell) - Rockin' Crickets 2:34

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Jethro Tull - Gift of Roses, Underrated Jethro Tull (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3 REPOST

JETHRO TULL

Jethro Tull - Gift of Roses, Underrated Jethro Tull (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3       REPOST

Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1967. Initially playing blues rock and jazz fusion, the band later developed their sound to incorporate elements of hard rock and folk to forge a progressive rock signature. The band is led by vocalist/flautist/guitarist Ian Anderson, and has featured a revolving door of lineups through the years including significant members such as guitarists Mick Abrahams and Martin Barre, keyboardists John Evan and Dee Palmer, drummers Clive Bunker, Barriemore Barlow, and Doane Perry, and bassists Glenn Cornick, Jeffrey Hammond, John Glascock, and Dave Pegg.

The group first achieved commercial success in 1969, with the folk-tinged electric blues album Stand Up, which reached No. 1 in the UK, and they toured regularly in the UK and the US. Their musical style shifted in the direction of progressive rock with the albums Aqualung (1971), Thick as a Brick (1972) and A Passion Play (1973), and shifted again to hard rock mixed with folk rock with Songs from the Wood (1977) and Heavy Horses (1978). After an excursion into electronic rock in the early-to-mid 1980s, the band won its sole Grammy Award with the 1987 album Crest of a Knave. Jethro Tull have sold an estimated 60 million albums worldwide, with 11 gold and five platinum albums among them. They have been described by Rolling Stone as "one of the most commercially successful and eccentric progressive rock bands".

Jethro Tull have always been an interesting and complex band. The classic Tull music is progressive rock, flute, rapid changes of cadence, acoustic guitar, rock guitar and vocals, at once loud and happy and mischievous, then soft with a threatening undercurrent. The unique and rewarding music of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull have been recording and performing (with varying degrees of success!) over the past almost 40 years. Ian Anderson's songs and arrangements were always irreverent, iconoclastic, and innovative . I especially like the way he uses the combination of classical instruments, and juxtaposes them with rip-roaring rock instruments like drums, basses, and virtuoso electric guitar work. I love this band and never seem to get tired of listening to them. One of the most unique and individual styles in rock history. They've played in so many genres that they completely defy categorization.  (Wikipedia)

I love the sound of Jethro Tull and always find their music rewarding. You can pick up any of their albums and find something great to listen to. Here are 76 Tracks that  I consider underrated tracks. Enjoy!

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Track lists

CD1

01    Sunshine Day (J. Tull's Debut 7inch 16 Feb 68)    2:24
02    Beggar's Farm    4:19
03    Sweet Dream    4:05
04    Up to Me    3:10
05    17    3:44
06    A New Day Yesterday    4:09
07    Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square    2:09
08    Look Into the Sun    4:20
09    Reasons for Waiting    4:05
10    Teacher (UK Single Version 1969)    4:56
11    We Used to Know    4:03
12    A Time for Everything    2:42
13    Alive and Well and Living In    2:43
14    For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me    3:46
15    Inside    3:49
16    Nothing to Say    5:20
17    To Cry You a Song    6:13
18    With You There to Help Me    6:18
19    Cheap Day Return    1:22
20    Hymn 43    3:16
21    Nursie    1:34
22    Up the Pool    3:12
23    Dr. Bogenbroom    3:01
24    For Later    2:08
25    A Passion Play Edit #8    3:30

CD2

26    A Passion Play, Part 1    21:34
27    A Passion Play, Part 2    23:28
28    Wondring Again    4:13
29    Love Story    3:03
30    Glory Row    3:34
31    Rainbow Blues    3:37
32    Saturation    4:20
33    Back-Door Angels    5:27
34    Cold Wind to Valhalla    4:17
35    March the Mad Scientist    1:47
36    One White Duck    4:37
37    Requiem    3:43
38    Summerday Sands    3:42
39    Chequered Flag    5:27
40    Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll- Too Young to Die    5:40
41    Hunting Girl    5:10
42    Pibroch (Cap in Hand)    8:35
43    Ring Out Solstice Bells    3:34
44    The Whistler    3:30
45    Velvet Green    6:02
46    Wind-Up    4:54
47    Heavy Horses    8:56
48    Moths    3:24
49    Rover    4:16
50    Crossword    3:34

CD3

51    Dun Ringill    2:41
52    Flying Dutchman    7:45
53    Orion    3:58
54    Fylingdale Flyer    4:33
55    Uniform    3:31
56    Flying Colours    4:39
57    European Legacy    3:22
58    Under Wraps 2    2:14
59    War Child    5:02
60    Budapest    10:01
61    Part of the Machine    6:53
62    She Said She Was a Dancer    3:41
63    The Waking Edge    4:45
64    Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow    3:22
65    Strange Venues    4:10
66    The Whaler's Dues    7:53
67    Roll Yer Own    4:25
68    This is Not Love    3:52
69    Man of Principle    3:55
70    At Last, Forever    7:55
71    Beside Myself    5:50
72    Dangerous Veils    5:33
73    Valley    6:08
74    Wounded Old and Treacherous    7:51
75    Bends Like a Willow    4:52
76    Gift of Roses    9:34

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K SPECIAL PART 4 of 12 VA - The Official UK Top 50 Singles Chart: 01 April 1973 - 07 April 1973 (50th Anniversary 2023 Remastered Expanded Edition) [1973] (3 x CDs)

 

K SPECIAL PART 4 of 12

VA - The Official UK Top 50 Singles Chart: 01 April 1973 - 07 April 1973 (50th Anniversary 2023 Remastered Expanded Edition) [1973] (3 x CDs)

1973 was a stellar year for music, particularly in the UK where so many great singles were released, and a perfect opportunity to celebrate 50 years since so many legendary songs graced the charts. Acts like David Bowie, Gary Glitter, the Sweet, Slade, the Carpenters and Wizzard would have the best chart years of their careers. Teenybop stuff was alive and well with David Cassidy and The Osmonds peaking. Plus, lots of new acts like Mud, David Essex, Suzi Quatro, Medicine Head and, erm, Barry Blue came through. Tony Orlando and Dawn had the best-selling single of 1973 with "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", which spent four weeks at the top spot and lasted 11 weeks in the top 10. Slade became the first act to have three singles enter the UK charts at number-one; "Cum On Feel the Noize", "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me", and "Merry Xmas Everybody" (which also became the year's Christmas number-one single).

The glam-rock group had two further singles in the UK top 10 this year. They also reached number two in October with their single "My Friend Stan". They had five entries in total this year but this included "Gudbuy T'Jane" from the latter part of 1972. Another glam-rock band who made it big in 1973 was Wizzard, fronted by Roy Wood. Wood had previously achieved chart success a member of both The Move and Electric Light Orchestra. Wizzard scored four top 10 singles during the year, which included the number-one hits "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers", as well as their Christmas classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which peaked at number four for four consecutive weeks.  10cc achieved the first of their three UK number-one singles in June of this year with "Rubber Bullets", which spent one week at the top spot. They also reached number ten in September with "The Dean and I".

One-hundred and twenty-eight singles were in the top ten in 1973. Eight singles from 1972 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "The Show Must Go On" by Leo Sayer and "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" by The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul were both released in 1973 but did not reach their peak until 1974. "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues, "Shotgun Wedding" by Roy C and "Solid Gold Easy Action" by T. Rex were the singles from 1972 to reach their peak in 1973. Twenty-nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1973. David Essex, Leo Sayer, Marie Osmond, Mud and Wizzard were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1973.   The 1972 Christmas number-one, "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond, remained at number-one for the first three weeks of 1973. The first new number-one single of the year was "Block Buster!" by The Sweet. Overall, seventeen different singles peaked at number-one in 1973, with Slade (3) having the most singles hit that position. 

Twenty-nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1973. Donny Osmond secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1973 with six hit singles. He scored three top 10 entries in 1973 as a solo artist, with "The Twelfth of Never" and "Young Love" both reaching number-one, and "When I Fall in Love" peaking at number four in November. His sister Marie made her top 10 debut in November with the number two hit "Paper Roses". Donny's total was boosted to six by his participation on The Osmonds recordings. The family group scored two top 10 entries in 1973 with "Going Home", which peaked at number four in July and "Let Me In", which peaked at number two in November. Their number two hit from November 1972, "Crazy Horses", remained in the top 10 for the first three weeks of 1973.   David Bowie peaked in the top 10 with five singles in 1973. He reached number two in January with "The Jean Genie", while "Drive In Saturday", "Life on Mars" and "Sorrow" all peaked at number three.  His single "The Laughing Gnome", originally released in 1967, also entered the top 10, reaching number six in October. Little Jimmy Osmond had two individual entries, including "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" from 1972 and his  number four single "Tweedle Dee" in April, as well as being a part of The Osmonds collective. David Cassidy and Gary Glitter scored four top 10 entries in 1973. The Partridge Family singer David Cassidy had two hit singles as part of the group - "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" at number nine and "Walking in the Rain" peaking at number ten - as well as the number one hit "Daydreamer"/"The Puppy Song", and "I am a Clown"/"Some Kind of a Summer" which reached number three. Gary Glitter's first two entries, "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again", both peaked at number two, while The remaining two, "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" and "I Love You Love Me Love", both spent four weeks at number-one.

Solo artists Suzi Quatro, Barry Blue and David Essex all made their top 10 debut in 1973, and all three scored a second entry later in the year. Suzi Quatro made her top 10 debut in May with "Can the Can", which spent a week at number-one in June, while "48 Crash" peaked at number three in August. Barry Blue made his top 10 debut in August with "Dancing on a Saturday Night", which peaked at number two, while "Do You Wanna Dance" reached number seven in November. David Essex made his top 10 debut in September with "Rock On", which peaked at number three, while "Lamplight" reached number seven in December. The Sweet had three top-ten entries, among these chart-topper "Block Buster!". The other artists with three top 10 singles were 10cc, Elton John, Paul McCartney, T. Rex and Wings.  Gilbert O'Sullivan was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Get Down". Alice Cooper, The Carpenters, The Partridge Family, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music and Status Quo were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1973.

Here is the fourth part of my month by month series featuring classic top 50 UK singles charts from selected weeks. I say 'expanded' in the title because the David Cassidy single was a double 'A' side, so both tracks have been included, now creating a 51 track set. BBC Radio 1 also introduced a brand new logo in 1973 which is featured on the cover art above.

This 3CD set contains many rare and extremely hard to find tracks, with many featured in their original 7" single form. A few tracks have never been released on CD and are the original vinyl rips digitally edited and cleaned up in Audacity.  Only the original studio mixes are included. No later remixes, 'stereo enhanced' or live versions here (unless the officially released track was indeed a live version)!  Compiled as always using the very latest and highest quality digital remasters (where available), with a considerable number of tracks sourced from the original master tapes for superior sound quality and enjoyment.

K SPECIAL PART 4 of 12.  I hope you enjoy this new series and get the opportunity to revisit old favourites and long forgotten hits.

https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19730401/7501/

K

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Track lists

CD1 

01 Gilbert O'sullivan - Get Down 2:41

02 Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never 2:41

03 Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree 3:24

04 Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends 3:01

05 David Cassidy - I Am A Clown 4:35

06 David Cassidy - Some Kind Of A Summer 3:40

07 Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee 3:28

08 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize 4:24

09 Shirley Bassey - Never, Never, Never (grande, Grande, Grande) 3:39

10 The O'jays - Love Train (original 1972 7" Single Version) 2:59

11 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song 4:47

12 The Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (original 1972 7" Single Version) 3:41

13 Tony Kenny - Heart Of Stone 2:55

14 Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (original 1973 Island 7" Single Version) 3:04

15 Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together (original 1972 7" Single Version) 3:31

16 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 3:40

17 Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril 2:44

CD2

18 Gary Glitter - Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again 3:21

19 Mud - Crazy 3:11

20 Alice Cooper - Hello, Hooray (original 1973 7" Single Version) 3:03

21 Stuart Gillies - Amanda 2:56

22 Geordie - All Because Of You 2:41

23 Steve Mandell & Eric Weissberg - Dueling Banjos (from The Warner Bros. Film 'deliverance') 3:18

24 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Look Of Love 3:57

25 Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse 3:42

26 Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me 3:36

27 Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool 2:13

28 Blue Mink - By The Devil (i Was Tempted) 3:41

29 Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You (original 1973 7" Single Version) 3:22

30 Dave Edmunds - Baby, I Love You 3:31

31 The Jackson 5 - Doctor, My Eyes 3:14

32 Faces - Cindy Incidentally 2:36

33 Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina 3:14

34 The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me 3:22

CD3

35 Val Doonican - Heaven Is My Woman's Love 3:02

36 Olivia Newton-john - Take Me Home Country Roads 3:22

37 The Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up 3:59

38 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar (1972 7" Radio Promo Edit) 3:43

39 Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do 2:59

40 Andy & David Williams - I Don't Know Why (i Just Do) 2:30

41 Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams 3:32

42 The Sweet - Block Buster! 3:12

43 White Plains - Step Into A Dream 2:24

44 Paul Mccartney & Wings - My Love 4:10

45 The Handley Family - Wam Bam 2:59

46 Focus - Sylvia 3:30

47 Vicky Leandros - The Love In Your Eyes 4:03

48 Strawbs - Part Of The Union 2:57

49 The Pearls - You Are Everything 2:40

50 Eve Graham And The New Seekers - Nevertheless (i'm In Love With You) 2:32

51 Judge Dread - Big Seven 3:21

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BB LUCKY DIP #198

 

BB LUCKY DIP #198

Lucky Dip's will be a mystery gift to those who choose to pick them up. 

Today's topic: POWER POP 2

Stephen's Quote of The Day:    "they tell me I produced songs. I just stood in the back, wore a good suit and said, Yeah, that's happening.”     ...Nick Lowe

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VA - The Specialty Story [1994] (5 x CDs)

SPECIALTY

VA - The Specialty Story [1994] (5 x CDs)

Label-owner Art Rupe was a savvy businessman who knew the black jukebox industry and what made it tick when he started his Specialty label in the late-'40s. This sumptuous five-disc box set contains a bevy of highlights from this seminal R&B/rock & roll label.

There are many retrospectives of early rock n'roll, but this is one of the best. Not only do you get Little Richard and Larry Williams, modestly represented so as to make room for all the other artists that Specialty had on their roster, but you also get the very first R&B record release, the Sepia Tones "Boogie" plus tunes from Roy Milton and his Solid Senders, Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers & Jimmy Liggins & his Drops of Joy. The ladies are represented by Camille Howard, and the Blues Woman, Marion Abernathy. The liner notes reveal that Specialty also dabbled in country & western, jazz and gospel. It would be nice to see those selections get the same treatment. 

I can't say enough about this fantastic tribute to one of the cornerstone labels of the R&B/rock'n'roll era! Specialty owner Art Rupe deserves a spot at the same table as the Erteguns, Wexlers, Chess's and Sam Phillips as a founding father of the music. This 5 disc set gives all the highlights of the label's decade long run. Producer Billy Vera has compiled an essential box set. (Amazon)

This is simply wonderful! A box set that no lover of the real thing can be without. 

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Track lists

CD1

01 The Sepia Tones - Boogie #1 2:48

02 Blues Woman (marion Abernathy) - Voo-it! Voo-it! 2:46

03 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Milton's Boogie 2:50

04 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - R.m. Blues 2:58

05 Jump Jackson Band - Rainy Day Blues 3:19

06 Blues Man (roosevelt Sykes) - Ice Cream Freezer 2:58

07 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - True Blues 2:49

08 Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats - Rockin' Boogie 2:27

09 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Thrill Me 2:55

10 Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - Teardrop Blues 2:57

11 Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - Cadillac Boogie 2:38

12 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket 2:23

13 Camille Howard - X-temporaneous Boogie 2:05

14 Camille Howard - You Don't Love Me 2:13

15 Jim Wynn - Fat Meat 2:40

16 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Everything I Do Is Wrong 3:00

17 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Hop, Skip, Jump 2:34

18 Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - Careful Love 2:33

19 Big Maceo - Big City Blues 2:32

20 Smokey Hogg - I Want A Roller 2:51

21 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - The Hucklebuck 2:21

22 Camille Howard - Fiesta In Old Mexico 2:27

23 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - The Honeydripper 3:08

24 Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - Don't Put Me Down 2:55

25 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Information Blues 2:43

26 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Rag Mop 2:59

CD2

01 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Pink Champagne 3:02

02 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Junior Jives 2:37

03 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Where There Is No Love 2:49

04 King Perry & His Pied Pipers - Everything's Gonna Be Allright Tonight 2:26

05 Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone To Love 2:54

06 Percy Mayfield - Strange Things Happening 2:50

07 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Little Joe's Boogie 2:51

08 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Oh Babe! 2:30

09 Percy Mayfield - Lost Love 2:56

10 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Frankie Lee 2:53

11 Percy Mayfield - What A Fool I Was 2:47

12 Camille Howard - Money Blues 2:30

13 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - It's Later Than You Think 2:39

14 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - T-town Twist 2:49

15 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - I Have News For You 2:31

16 Percy Mayfield - Prayin' For Your Return 2:57

17 Amos Easton (bumble Bee Slim) - Strange Angel 2:39

18 Roy Milton And His Solid Senders - Best Wishes 2:42

19 Percy Mayfield - Cry Baby 2:51

20 Lil Greenwood - Love Will Make You A Slave 3:30

21 Lester Williams - I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use 2:12

22 Four Flames - Wheel Of Fortune 2:39

23 Percy Mayfield - The Big Question 2:52

24 Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:30

25 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - So Tired 3:12

26 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Night And Day (i Miss You So) 3:01

CD3

01 Lloyd Price - Oooh Oooh Oooh 2:38

02 Lloyd Price - Restless Heart 2:35

03 Jesse & Marvin - Dream Girl 3:13

04 Lloyd Price - Tell Me Pretty Baby 2:17

05 Lloyd Price - Ain't It A Shame 2:42

06 Frank Motley & His Crew - Frantic 2:41

07 Alex Bradford - Too Close To Heaven 3:02

08 Swan Silvertones - I'm Coming Home 3:02

09 Pilgram Travelers - I've Got A New Home 2:29

10 Mercy Dee Walton - One Room Country Shack 2:49

11 Frankie Lee Sims - Lucy Mae Blues 2:32

12 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Early In The Morning 2:41

13 H-bomb Ferguson - She's Been Gone 2:24

14 Floyd Dixon - Hard Living Alone 3:04

15 Jimmy Liggins & His 3-d Music - Drunk 2:32

16 Little Temple & His 88 - I Ate The Wrong Part 1:56

17 Honeyboy - Bloodstains On The Wall 2:58

18 Marvin & Johnny - Baby Doll 2:23

19 Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used To Do 3:02

20 Earl King - I'm Your Best Bet Baby 2:21

21 Chosen Gospel Singer - No Room In The Hotel (feat. Lou Rawls) 2:22

22 John Lee Hooker - I'm Mad 2:47

23 Daddy Cleanhead - Something's Going On In My Room 2:13

24 Chimes - Zindy Lou 3:10

25 Soul Stirrers - One More River (feat. Sam Cooke) 3:12

26 Jesse Belvin - Where's My Girl 2:18

CD4

01 Tony Allen & The Champs - Nite Owl 2:45

02 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti 2:24

03 Ernest Kador - Eternity 2:13

04 Li'l Millet & His Creoles - Rich Woman 2:37

05 Clifton Chenier - Squeeze Box Boogie 1:58

06 Soul Stirrer - Touch The Hem Of His Garment (feat. Sam Cooke) 2:04

07 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 2:09

08 Little Richard - Slippin' And Slidin' (peepin' And Hidin') 2:42

09 Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns - Oh-rooba-lee 2:05

10 Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns - Gloria 2:39

11 Bob Landers - Cherokee Dance (with Willie Joe & His Unitar) 2:33

12 Little Richard - Rip It Up 2:23

13 Little Richard - Ready Teddy 2:09

14 Vernon Green & The Phantoms - Sweet Breeze 2:04

15 Roy Montrell - (every Time I Hear That) Mellow Saxaphone 2:25

16 Little Richard - She's Got It 2:26

17 Little Richard - Heeby Jeebies 2:17

18 Wynona Carr - Should I Ever Love Again 2:39

19 Big Boy Myles & The Shaw-wees - Just To Hold My Hand 2:11

20 Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It 2:31

21 Little Richard - All Around The World 2:27

22 Art Neville - Oooh-whee Baby 2:11

23 Larry Williams - Just Because 2:48

24 Little Richard - Lucille 2:25

25 Little Richard - Send Me Some Lovin' 2:20

26 Eugene Church - Open Up Your Heart 2:39

CD5

01 Clydie King - Our Romance 2:45

02 Little Richard - Jenny Jenny 2:04

03 Little Richard - Miss Ann 2:16

04 Larry Williams - Short Fat Fannie 2:25

05 Don & Dewey - Leavin' It All Up To You 2:10

06 Little Richard - Keep A-knockin' 2:17

07 Larry Williams - Bony Moronie 3:08

08 Rene Hall's Orchestra - Twitchy (feat. Willie Joe) 2:25

09 Sam Cooke - I'll Come Running Back To You 2:13

10 Little Richard - Good Golly, Miss Molly 2:11

11 Larry Williams - Slow Down 2:44

12 Larry Williams - Dizzy, Miss Lizzy 2:13

13 Don & Dewey - Justine 2:06

14 Little Richard - True Fine Mama 2:43

15 Little Richard - Ooh! My Soul 1:54

16 Jerry Byrne - Lights Out 1:53

17 Soul Stirrers - The Love Of God (feat. Johnnie Taylor) 2:11

18 Don & Dewey - Koko Joe 2:13

19 Little Richard - Baby Face 2:16

20 Roddy Jackson - There's A Moose On The Loose 2:11

21 Johnny Fuller - Haunted House 2:32

22 Larry Williams - She Said Yeah 1:51

23 Larry Williams - Bad Boy 2:18

24 Don & Dewey - Farmer John 2:30

25 Don & Dewey - Big Boy Pete 2:21

26 Little Richard - Bama Lama Bama Loo 2:13

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Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Nothing But Good (1952-1962) [2009] (5 x CDs)

 

HANK BALLARD

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Nothing But Good (1952-1962) [2009] (5 x CDs)

Everything the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer and his vocal group cut for the Federal and King labels from 1952 to 1962. Five jam-packed discs include unissued gems, alternate takes, unreissued rarities, and a demo version of The Twist as well as the classic hit. Featuring the original hit versions.

In rock & roll shorthand, Hank Ballard is the man who invented "the Twist," only to see Chubby Checker steal it out from under him. It is true but it's too simplistic, overlooking his earlier down-and-dirty,very dirty,R&B hits like "Work with Me Annie," how he twisted and expanded his Clyde McPhatter influence into a raw, gritty sound that influenced James Brown, how he and the Midnighters, the group he overtook in 1952, built a body of work that contains some of the best R&B and rock & roll of its time. Ballard embodied his time -- he worked with a vocal group, he didn't necessarily push sounds forward -- but he was a transitional figure because of his earthiness, how his voice dripped with carnality and his music had great, gritty rhythms. All this can be discerned on Rhino's excellent 2003 compilation Sexy Ways, but Bear Family's exhaustive box, Nothing But Good (1952-1962), winds up painting a fuller picture with its details, allowing a greater appreciation for his considerable talents.

That isn't to say that the five discs of Nothing But Good are nothing but good -- there's a fair amount of formative recordings and filler, not to mention novelties, and Ballard was not above attempting to get another hit by copying the last, at one time shoehorning all three of his big hits into one song. Some of this was standard practice for rockers desperate to score another hit, but Ballard enthusiastically embraced sequels and rewrites right from the beginning, cutting a series of answers to his first big hit, 1954's "Work with Me Annie." Within a year, he had "Work Baby," "Annie Had a Baby," and "Annie's Aunt Fannie," and he would repeat this pattern once Chubby Checker turned Ballard's B-side, "The Twist," into a hit. Surely, there's a streak of commercial opportunism more than a mile wide at play, but listening to disc after disc on Nothing But Good, Ballard never seems crass, he seems joyous and alive. His energy and phrasing were a clear influence on James Brown, as was the Midnighters' blend of doo wop, dance, and guitar-driven R&B, one that had strong elements of urban electric blues, best heard on the churning, grinding hit "Look at Little Sister" but elsewhere, like on "I Must Be Crazy." All this apparent comes into sharp relief due the heft of this five-disc set, a box that certainly has a few wrong turns if not necessarily slow spots, for it's all fascinating, often invigorating listening. In fact, the sheer volume of Nothing But Good works in Ballard's favor, proving that he was a tireless, infectious performer whose talents ran far deeper than conventional wisdom suggests. (AMG review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Feel So Blue 2:31

02 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Are You Forgetting 2:10

03 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Get It 2:13

04 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - No, It Ain't 2:30

05 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - That's It 2:28

06 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Hello Miss Fine 2:38

07 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Someone Like You 2:35

08 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Feel That-a-way 2:14

09 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - That Woman 2:01

10 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie 2:47

11 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie(alt) 2:48

12 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Until I Die 2:21

13 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Give It Up 2:33

14 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Work Baby 2:41

15 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Work Baby (with Overdub) 2:39

16 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Sexy Ways 2:30

17 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Don't Say Your Last Goodbye 2:55

18 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Annie Had A Baby 2:41

19 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - She's The One 2:20

20 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Annie's Aunt Fannie 2:51

21 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Stingy Little Thing 3:01

22 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Crazy Loving (stay With Me) 3:04

23 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Tell Them 2:08

24 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Switchie Witchie Titchie 2:28

25 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Switchie Witchie Titchie (alt) 2:30

26 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Why Are We Apart 2:28

27 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Ashamed Of Myself 3:00

28 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Ring A-ling A-ling 2:46

29 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Whatsonever You Do 2:23

30 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Don't Ever Change Your Pretty Ways 2:31

31 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - We'll Never Meet Again 2:16

32 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Looka Here 2:37

CD2

01 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Henry's Got Flat Feet (can't Dance No More) 2:41

02 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - It's Love, Baby (24 Hours A Day 2:52

03 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Rock And Roll Wedding 2:39

04 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - That House On The Hill 2:28

05 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Partners For Life 2:59

06 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Open Up The Back Door 2:58

07 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Sweet Mama, Do Right 2:42

08 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Rock, Granny, Roll 2:49

09 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Tore Up Over You 2:48

10 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Early One Morning 2:17

11 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Let Me Hold Your Hand 2:53

12 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'll Be Home Someday 3:04

13 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Ooh Bah Baby 2:44

14 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Baby Please 2:40

15 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Come On And Get It 2:37

16 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Ow-wow-oo-wee 2:27

17 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - E Basta Cosi 2:36

18 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - In The Doorway Crying 2:21

19 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Let 'em Roll. 2:20

20 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - What Made You Change Your Mind 2:47

21 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Let 'em Roll. 2:39

22 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Is Your Love For Real 2:16

23 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Oh So Happy 2:44

24 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Daddy's Little Baby 2:41

25 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Stay By My Side 2:53

26 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Twist 2:13

27 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'll Pray For You. 3:03

CD3

01 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Twist (with Sax Overdub) 2:36

02 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Twist 2:36

03 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Teardrops On Your Letter 2:42

04 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'll Pray For You 2:35

05 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Everybody Does Wrong Some Time 2:15

06 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Kansas City 2:31

07 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Cute Little Ways 2:29

08 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - So Good To Be Home 2:48

09 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Rain Down Tears 2:16

10 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - House With No Windows 2:09

11 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'll Keep You Happy 2:25

12 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - She's Got A Whole Lot Of Soul 2:49

13 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Sugaree 2:53

14 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Sugaree (alt) 2:52

15 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Young Lady 2:51

16 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Move, Move, Move 2:29

17 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'm Crying Mercy, Mercy 2:48

18 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Leave That Fat 2:35

19 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Said I Wouldn't Beg You 2:54

20 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Look At Little Sister 2:28

21 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Could Love You 3:01

22 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Never Knew 2:54

23 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Coffee Grind 2:39

24 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Waiting 2:20

25 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Don't Go I Love You 2:17

26 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Love You, I Love You So-o-o 2:27

27 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Must Be Crazy 2:45

28 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - These Young Girls 2:20

29 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Finger Poppin' Time 2:35

30 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'm Thinking Of You 2:54

CD4

01 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Young Lady 3:25

02 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Broadway 2:43

03 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go 2:24

04 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'm Sick Of You 2:32

05 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Keep On Dancing 2:31

06 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Keep On Churnin' (till The Butter Come) 2:30

07 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Goodbye So Long 3:12

08 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - When I Need You 3:01

09 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - If You'd Forgive Me 2:23

10 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - When I Need You 2:53

11 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Hoochi Coochi Coo 2:37

12 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Mona Lisa 2:35

13 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Hoochi Coochi Coo (alt) 2:57

14 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Just One More Chance 2:18

15 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Summertime 2:16

16 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Like To See My Baby 2:29

17 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Let's Go Again (where We Went Last Night) 3:04

18 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - You Ain't Nothing But Fine 2:48

19 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Where Is The Love 3:04

20 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Deep Blue Sea 3:06

21 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'm So Crazy About You 2:19

22 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'm Young 2:47

23 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - What Is This I See 2:08

24 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'm Gonna Miss You 2:48

25 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Daddy Rolling Stone 2:45

26 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Continental Walk 3:39

27 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Switch-a-roo 2:45

28 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Float 2:55

29 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Belong To You (you're The Keeper Of My Heart) 2:12

30 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Got A Mind To Leave You 2:25

CD5

01 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Big Red Sunset 2:32

02 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Big Red Sunset (alt) 2:35

03 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Big Red Sunset (alt 2). 2:35

04 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Can't You See I Need A Friend 2:36

05 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Nothing But Good 2:43

06 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Do You Remember. 2:38

07 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Hello Lover, Goodbye Tears 2:33

08 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Miss Twister 2:17

09 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Up And Away (alt) 2:26

10 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Up And Away (with Woody Woodpecker Voice) 2:12

11 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Do You Know How To Twist 2:29

12 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Do You Know How To Twist (alt) 2:27

13 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - It's Twistin' Time 2:34

14 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Good Twistin' Tonight 3:05

15 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Get Ready 2:36

16 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Want To Thank You (from The Bottom Of My Heart) 2:42

17 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Your Lovin'. 2:43

18 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - She's The One 2:35

19 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Dream World 2:31

20 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Excuse Me (i Think I've Got A Heartache) 2:06

21 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Autumn Breeze 2:36

22 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - What's Your Name 2:34

23 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I'm Learning 2:55

24 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - After School 2:10

25 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Shaky Mae 2:43

26 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Christmas Time For Everybody But Me 3:02

27 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Love And Care For You 2:45

28 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Santa Claus Is Coming 3:05

29 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Santa Claus Is Coming (alt) 2:56

30 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Love, Oh Love (where Can You Be) 2:31

31 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Bring Me Your Love 2:40

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