Saturday, September 30, 2023

Elvis Costello - Just Like Candy, His Most Underrated (A Butterboy Compilation) (5 x CD's)

ELVIS COSTELLO
Previously Posted July 1, 2019


Elvis Costello - Just Like Candy, His Most Underrated (A Butterboy Compilation) (5 x CD's)

Declan Patrick MacManus, OBE (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is a British pop musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, author, television presenter, and occasional actor. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970's and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement that emerged in the mid-to-late 1970's. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was released in 1977. Shortly after recording it, he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his highest-charting single "Oliver's Army" (number 2 in the UK). His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Costello's lyrics employ a wide vocabulary and frequent wordplay. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image". He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Singer. In 2003, Costello and the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. All this without a number One Hit. (Highest position 2)

Elvis Costello is the most underappreciated artist of all time. His material sounds so sophisticated, eclectic and fresh even after almost 40 years. It's difficult to limit the number underrated songs by this incredibly prolific songwriter. Most of his songs are underrated. Roy Orbison thought enough of Costello's 'worst album' to cover "The Comedians". (Wikipedia)

Elvis Costello who turns 64 in August and has been around for 40+ years creating great music. He is one of my favorite artists. He makes me laugh, he makes me cry, he makes me think and he makes me believe what he sings. He is a brilliant artist as a singer songwriter but is also a magical interpreter of others' songs. Here are deep cuts from his catalog presented in date order (except track 1). Enjoy these 108 tracks.

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Track lists

CD1
01 Elvis Costello - So Like Candy 4:36
02 Elvis Costello - Welcome to the Working Week 1:25
03 Elvis Costello - Hoover Factory 1:47
04 Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero 3:18
05 Elvis Costello - Radio Sweetheart 2:32
06 Elvis Costello - Sneaky Feelings 2:12
07 Elvis Costello - Big Tears 3:12
08 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Living in Paradise 3:47
09 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Party Girl 3:24
10 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Chemistry Class 2:56
11 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Secondary Modern 1:58
12 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Men Called Uncle 2:17
13 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down 2:09
14 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Human Touch 2:30
15 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Girls Talk 1:56
16 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Clowntime is Over 2:59
17 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Motel Matches 2:30
18 Elvis Costello - New Lace Sleeves 3:48
19 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - White Knuckles 3:49
20 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - From a Whisper to a Scream 2:56

CD2
21 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Good Year for the Roses 3:09
22 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Lovers Walk 2:18
23 Elvis Costello - You Little Fool 3:12
24 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Human Hands 2:43
25 Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief 2:34
26 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Kid About It 2:45
27 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Tears Before Bedtime 3:03
28 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Loved Ones 2:48
29 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Town Cryer 4:16
30 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The World and His Wife 3:24
31 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Invisible Man 3:04
32 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Worthless Thing 3:03
33 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Room With No Number 4:13
34 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Sour Milk-Cow Blues 2:50
35 Elvis Costello - I Want You 6:43
36 Elvis Costello - Brilliant Mistake 3:44
37 Elvis Costello - American Without Tears 4:34
38 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Battered Old Bird 5:51
39 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Crimes of Paris 4:19
40 Elvis Costello - The Big Light 2:33

CD3
41 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Hope You're Happy Now 3:07
42 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Next Time Round 3:36
43 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Poor Napoleon 3:23
44 Elvis Costello - Sleep of the Just 3:51
45 Elvis Costello - Indoor Fireworks 4:10
46 Elvis Costello - Black Sails in the Sunset 3:11
47 Elvis Costello - Blue Chair 3:39
48 Elvis Costello - Heathen Town 3:11
49 Elvis Costello - Shoes Without Heels 4:16
50 Elvis Costello - So Young 3:27
51 Elvis Costello - The Flirting Kind 2:59
52 Elvis Costello - Turning the Town Red 3:21
53 Elvis Costello - Let Him Dangle 4:45
54 Elvis Costello - God's Comic 5:31
55 Elvis Costello - Chewing Gum 3:46
56 Elvis Costello - Satellite 5:44
57 Elvis Costello - Baby Plays Around 2:46
58 Elvis Costello - Coal-Train Robberies 3:18
59 Elvis Costello - Last Boat Leaving 3:31
60 Elvis Costello - The Other Side of Summer 3:55

CD4
61 Elvis Costello - Sweet Pear 3:36
62 Elvis Costello - After the Fall 4:37
63 Elvis Costello - Couldn't Call it Unexpected No.4 3:50
64 Elvis Costello - How to Be Dumb 5:13
65 Elvis Costello - All Grown Up 4:16
66 Elvis Costello And The Brodsky Quartet - Who Do You Think You Are 3:27
67 Elvis Costello And The Brodsky Quartet - The First to Leave 5:00
68 Elvis Costello And The Brodsky Quartet - This Offer is Unrepeatable 3:12
69 Elvis Costello - Steps Lead Down 3:20
70 Elvis Costello - All the Rage 4:01
71 Elvis Costello - Favourite Hour 3:31
72 Elvis Costello - Just About Glad 3:16
73 Elvis Costello - Rocking Horse Road 4:04
74 Elvis Costello - Sulky Girl 5:07
75 Elvis Costello - You Tripped at Every Step 4:12
76 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Love Field 3:29
77 Elvis Costello - I Threw it All Away 3:26
78 Elvis Costello - Please Stay 4:55
79 Elvis Costello - Pouring Water on a Drowning Man 3:41
80 Elvis Costello - Days 4:58

CD5
81 Elvis Costello - My Funny Valentine 1:32
82 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Why Can't a Man Stand Alone 3:16
83 Elvis Costello - I Want to Vanish 3:15
84 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Distorted Angel 4:34
85 Elvis Costello - Man Out of Time 5:28
86 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Other End of the Telescope 4:08
87 Elvis Costello - Poor Fractured Atlas 4:01
88 Elvis Costello - That Day is Done (Fairfld Four) 5:08
89 Elvis Costello With Burt Bacharach - I Still Have That Other Girl 2:48
90 Elvis Costello With Burt Bacharach - Toledo 4:36
91 Elvis Costello - Basement Kiss 3:37
92 Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Tart 4:03
93 Elvis Costello & The Imposters - My Little Blue Window 3:10
94 Elvis Costello & The Imposters - When I Was Cruel No. 2 7:07
95 Elvis Costello - Impatience 5:03
96 Elvis Costello - You Turned to Me 2:31
97 Elvis Costello - Let Me Tell You About Her 4:24
98 Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Heart Shaped Bruise 4:07
99 Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - International Echo 4:57
100 Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - The River in Reverse 4:29
101 Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - Six-Fingered Man 4:31
102 Elvis Costello - I Dreamed of My Old Lover 2:35
103 Elvis Costello - Sulphur to Sugarcane 5:59
104 Elvis Costello - Complicated Shadows 2:53
105 Elvis Costello - You Hung the Moon 3:55
106 Elvis Costello - A Slow Drag With Josephine 2:43
107 Elvis Costello - All These Strangers 5:53
108 Elvis Costello - Jimmie Standing in the Rain 4:16
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VA - Let's Stomp! Merseybeat and Beyond 1962-1969 [2023] (3 x CDs)

MERSEYBEAT

VA - Let's Stomp! Merseybeat and Beyond 1962-1969 [2023] (3 x CDs)

The Let’s Stomp! Merseybeat and Beyond 1962-1969 is a 3-CD box set that showcases the vibrant and diverse music scene of Liverpool and its surroundings in the 1960s. The collection features 93 tracks from both famous and obscure bands that influenced the sound of rock and pop music worldwide. From the Beatles and the Searchers to the Undertakers and the Mojos, this set covers the whole spectrum of Merseybeat, as well as its evolution into freakbeat, psychedelia, soul and folk-rock. The set also includes a 48-page booklet with rare photos, memorabilia and detailed liner notes by experts and musicians. This is a must-have for fans of British music history and culture.

Five tracks have been remastered from producer Joe Meek's "Tea Chest Tapes," including the great bouncer "Please Stay" by The Cryin' Shames and the previously unreleased "A Different Drummer" by The Maracas. Other rarities include an unreleased track by The Pathfinders from Birkenhead from the archives of producer Shel Talmy and a great song by Samantha Jones, formerly of Vernons Girl, found on a well-preserved acetate, as well as tracks by The Dennisons, The Seftons and The Perishers released on CD for the first time. Although the Beatles are not represented for licensing reasons, there are four compositions by Lennon and McCartney that were made available to other artists.

This set is an amazingly comprehensive look back at the rock 'n' roll scene in Liverpool, from the early 1960s to the end of the decade. Allowing for the obvious missing quartet, who don't need to be named, virtually everyone who was anyone on that scene seems to have been encompassed in the programming of this set. All of the obvious bases are covered, and not always with the most familiar tunes by the more ubiquitous artists represented.

Merseybeat was a short-lived phenomenon, but of great influence around the world. It exploded nationwide in 1963, before Merseybeat groups led the "British Invasion" on the U.S. charts. This box set celebrates the scene on the first two discs, then presents on disc three some of the brilliant mod, freakbeat, psych, and Mersey soul music that came out of Liverpool when the Merseybeat bubble burst and the press and public looked elsewhere. (B)

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CD1

01 Lee Curtis & The All Stars - Let's Stomp 2:16

02 Searchers - Farmer John 2:00

03 Gerry And The Pacemakers - Slow Down 2:30

04 The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake 1:46

05 Big Three - Some Other Guy 1:49

06 Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four - Lies 2:08

07 Chants - I Don't Care 1:58

08 Howie Casey & The Seniors - Double Twist 2:47

09 Undertakers - Just A Little Bit 2:27

10 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Bad To Me 2:21

11 Fourmost - I'm In Love 2:11

12 Faron’s Flamingos - Do You Love Me 3:17

13 Ian & The Zodiacs - Beechwood 4-5789 1:56

14 Freddie Starr & The Midnighters - Peter Gunn Locomotion 2:36

15 Vernons Girls - Lover Please 2:09

16 Chants - Come Go With Me 2:32

17 Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet 2:29

18 Jeannie & The Big Guys - Sticks And Stones 2:12

19 Dennisons - You Don't Know What Love Is 2:05

20 Kingsize Taylor - Somebody's Always Trying 1:54

21 Billy Fury - Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) 2:16

22 Glenda Collins - I Feel So Good 1:52

23 Howie Casey & The Seniors - I Ain't Mad At You 2:42

24 Denny Seyton And The Sabres - House Of Bamboo 2:25

25 Cilla Black - Love Of The Loved 2:04

26 Lyn Cornell - Sally Go Round The Roses 3:04

27 Merseybeats - Our Day Will Come 2:34

28 Charlie Flynn - It Ain't Necessarily So 2:33

29 Kinsleys - Do Me A Favour 1:59

30 Big Three - What'd I Say (Live At The Cavern) 3:42

31 Earl Preston And The T-T’s Featuring Cy Tucker - Bony Moronie 2:21

32 Rory Storm And The Hurricanes - Lend Me Your Comb 1:49

33 Savva & The Democrats - Shakin' All Over 2:22

34 Mike & The Thunderbirds - Web Of Love 1:55


CD2

01 Mojos - Everything's Alright 2:39

02 Gerry And The Pacemakers - Why Oh Why 2:56

03 Liverbirds - Talking About You 1:58

04 Undertakers - If You Don't Come Back 2:28

05 Tony Jackson And The Vibrations - Bye Bye Baby 3:02

06 Searchers - When You Walk In The Room 3:18

07 Swinging Blue Jeans - Make Me Know You're Mine 2:43

08 Black Knights - I Gotta Woman 2:15

09 Earl Royce And The Olympics - Shake A Tail Feather 1:52

10 Beryl Marsden - Music Talk 1:49

11 Fourmost - The "In" Crowd 2:25

12 Trends - The Way You Do The Things You Do 2:34

13 Breakaways - That's How It Goes 1:48

14 Four Just Men - Things Will Never Be The Same 2:54

15 Tommy Quickly And The Remo Four - The Wild Side Of Live 2:30

16 Pathfinders - Lonely Room 2:47

17 Jason Eddie & The Centremen - Come On Baby 3:07

18 Koobas - Somewhere In The Night 2:36

19 Paddy, Klaus & Gibson - She 2:54

20 Connoisseurs - Make Up Your Mind 2:22

21 Greta Ann - Sadness Hides The Sun 2:50

22 Roadrunners - Cry, Cry, Cry 1:58

23 Cryin’ Shames - Please Stay 3:57

24 Mark Peters & The Silhouettes - Don't Cry For Me 2:59

25 Earl Preston's Realms - Daddy Rolling Stone 2:23

26 Richmond Group - Cops And Robbers 2:31

27 Michael Allen Group - It Can't Stand It 1:55

28 Them Calderstones - What'cha Gonna Do About It 2:13

29 Four Originals - You Won't Be Leaving 2:31

30 Newtowns - Tomorrow 2:42


CD3

01 Tony Jackson And The Vibrations - Fortune Teller 4:34

02 Kirkbys - It's A Crime 2:42

03 Koobas - A Place I Know 2:06

04 Paddy, Klaus & Gibson - No Good Without You Baby 2:58

05 Paul & Ritchie & The Cryin’ Shames - Come On Back 2:53

06 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - We're Doing Fine 2:42

07 John Gustafson - Take Me For A Little While 3:15

08 Eddie Cave & The Fyx - Fresh Out Of Tears 4:17

09 Chris Curtis - Aggravation 2:58

10 5 A.M. Event - I Wash My Hands In Muddy Water 2:34

11 Clayton Squares - Imagination 2:35

12 Merseys - Sorrow (Alternative Version) 2:15

13 Thoughts - All Night Stand (Us Version) 3:33

14 Maracas - A Different Drummer 2:21

15 Lomax Alliance - You Better Get Going Now 3:15

16 Wimple Winch - Rumble On Mersey Square South 2:23

17 Seftons - I Can See Through You 2:18

18 Bill Kenwright - I Want To Go Back There Again 2:12

19 23rd Turnoff - Michael Angelo 2:15

20 Focal Point - Girl On The Corner 2:17

21 Swinging Blue Jeans - Keep Me Warm ('til The Sun Shines) 2:21

22 Samantha Jones - This Is The Real Thing 2:04

23 Remo Four - Heart Beat 2:22

24 Lomax Alliance - Give What You Take 2:23

25 Perishers - Bye Bye Baby 2:00

26 Merseys - So Sad About Us 2:34

27 Quotations - Cool It 2:42

28 Satin Bells - I Stand Accused (Of Loving You) 2:25

29 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love 2:46

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Friday, September 29, 2023

VA - ITV @ 60 - 75 Original Classic ITV Themes (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) [2015] (2 x CDs)

K SPECIAL

VA - ITV @ 60 - 75 Original Classic ITV Themes (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) [2015] (2 x CDs) 

Since the Ronnie Hazlehurst BBC themes have proved to be very popular, I thought BBs visitors may enjoy another of my UK TV themes compilations.

I initially compiled this compilation to celebrate the 60th anniversary of ITV in the UK in 2015.  I was really hoping Network would have released something along the lines of the great and exceptionally rare British TV Themes A-Z 4CD series but focusing only on ITV themes. Unfortunately, this didn't happen, just a DVD box set, so I decided to take it upon myself to put this compilation together. My original collection was compiled in 2015 and contained 60 tracks, but I took some time to revisit it last year in 2022 and expand upon it.

Many themes have been taken from new sources, a vast improvement on the original files. Now featuring 75 100% all original themes on a 2CD set, with many rare and extremely hard to find, all fully remastered and edited in superior sound quality.

Enjoy!

K

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Track lists

CD1

01 Harry Rabinowitz - London Weekend Television (70's Ident) 0:08

02 The Barry Gray Orchestra - Thunderbirds 3:09

03 Ron Grainer and his Orchestra - Man in a Suitcase 2:13

04 The Harry South Orchestra - The Sweeney 3:29

05 The South Bank Orchestra, conducted by Denis King - The Adventures of Black Beauty 2:25

06 The Settlers - Follyfoot 2:40

07 Tony Hatch and his Orchestra - Emmerdale Farm 2:16

08 The Derek Scott Orchestra - General Hospital 3:20

09 The Don Harper Orchestra - World of Sport 1:42

10 The Roger Webb Orchestra - Strange Report 2:01

11 Tony Christie - The Protectors 3:17

12 John Barry and his Orchestra - The Persuaders 2:10

13 Laurie Johnson and the London Studio Orchestra - The Avengers 2:18

14 Tony Hatch and his Orchestra - The Champions 2:08

15 Jack Parnell - ATV (Associated Television) (70's Ident) 0:13

16 Tony Hatch and his Orchestra - Crossroads 2:00

17 Unknown - How 0:26

18 The Frank Barcley Group - Miri Mawr 1:53

19 Ted Dicks - Catweazle 1:17

20 The Laurie Johnson Orchestra - The Professionals 1:52

21 John Scott - Return of the Saint 2:49

22 The Barry Gray Orchestra - Captain Scarlet 1:51

23 The Simon Park Orchestra - Van der Valk 2:21

24 Alexander Faris - Upstairs Downstairs 3:10

25 The Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Thriller 1:13

26 Ron Grainer and his Orchestra - Tales of the Unexpected 2:23

27 The Roger Webb Orchestra - Hammer House of Horror 2:52

28 Andy MacKay - Armchair Thriller 1:26

29 Paul Patterson - Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 1:50

30 Shawn Phillips - World in Action 3:39

31 Keith Mansfield - The Big Match (60's Theme) 1:20

32 Syd Dale - Tarrant on TV 1:52

33 Dudley Simpson - The Tomorrow People 1:53

34 Edward Michael - Timeslip 2:27

35 Johnny Pearson - ITN News at Ten (Original Opening Theme) 4:25

36 John Malcolm - ITN News at Ten (Original Closing Theme) 2:59


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01 Malcolm Sargent - Anglia Television 70's Ident 0:06

02 Peter Fenn - Sale of the Century 2:11

03 The Laurie Johnson Orchestra - This Is Your Life 1:44

04 Joe Loss and his Orchestra - Opportunity Knocks (The Muscle Man Theme) 2:14

05 Max Harris - The Strange World of Gurney Slade 2:10

06 Edwin Astley - Department S 2:10

07 Edwin Astley - The Saint 2:00

08 Edwin Astley - The Baron 1:47

09 Edwin Astley - Danger Man 1:49

10 The Milton Hunter Orchestra - Budgie 2:43

11 David Ordini - The Big Match (70's Theme) 2:35

12 The Johnny Hawksworth Orchestra - Man About the House 1:47

13 Sam Fonteyn - Please Sir! 1:53

14 Tony Russell - On the Buses 1:50

15 Dick James - The Adventures of Robin Hood 2:29

16 Unknown - Yorkshire Television (70's Ident) 0:04

17 The Barry Gray Orchestra - Stingray 1:17

18 The Barry Gray Orchestra - Joe 90 2:17

19 The Barry Gray Orchestra - U.F.O. 2:10

20 Dennis Waterman - Minder 3:14

21 Laurie Johnson and the London Studio Orchestra - Jason King 2:02

22 The Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Freewheelers 2:53

23 Eric Spear - Coronation Street 0:32

24 Christopher Gunning - Poirot 2:12

25 Peter Reno and Simon Haseley - Crown Court 3:03

26 Barrington Pheloung - Inspector Morse 3:24

27 Jack Parnell - ITC Entertainment (60's Ident) 0:09

28 Barry Gray feat. Don Spencer - Fireball XL5 2:36

29 The Murgatroyd Band - Magpie 2:25

30 Andrew Bown - Ace of Wands 3:15

31 Telltale - Rainbow 2:55

32 Jackie Lee - The Adventures of Rupert Bear 2:17

33 The Laurie Johnson Orchestra - The New Avengers 2:14

34 Edwin Astley - Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 1:40

35 John Barry and his Orchestra - The Adventurer 2:08

36 Ron Grainer and his Orchestra - The Prisoner 2:18

37 Alan Tew - The Hanged Man 1:32

38 Mountain - Weekend World 1:14

39 Ronnie Aldrich and his Orchestra feat. Peter Hughes - The Benny Hill Show 2:04

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

IN THE CHARTS, OCTOBER 1963

VA - In The Charts OCTOBER 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 OCTOBER  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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CD1

01 Shirelles - It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 3:53

02 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone [Mono] 2:40

03 Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa 2:55

04 Lou Johnson - Reach Out For Me 2:41

05 Ruby & The Romantics - Young Wings Can Fly (Higher Than You Know) 2:48

06 Elvis Presley - Witchcraft 2:24

07 Tony Bennett - Don't Wait Too Long 2:35

08 Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness 2:49

09 Little Stevie Wonder - Workout Stevie, Workout 2:45

10 Steve Lawrence - Walking Proud 2:21

11 Four Seasons - That's The Only Way 2:40

12 Baby Washington - Hey Lonely 2:43

13 Connie Francis - Your Other Love 2:12

14 Hearts - Dear Abby 2:53

15 Angels - I Adore Him 2:46

16 Sam Cooke - Little Red Rooster 2:53

17 Barry And The Tamerlanes - I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight 1:51

18 Major Lance - Hey Little Girl 2:34

19 Johnny Mathis - Come Back 2:02

20 Al Martino - Living A Lie 2:31


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21 Joe Hinton - Better To Give Than Receive 2:09

22 Marvin Gaye - I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby 2:44

23 Mary Wells - What's So Easy For Two Is So Hard For One 2:55

24 Dave Clark Five - Do You Love Me 2:27

25 James Brown & The Famous Flames - Signed, Sealed, And Delivered 2:51

26 Elvis Presley - Bossa Nova Baby 1:58

27 Dee Dee Sharp - Wild 2:23

28 Etta James - Two Sides (To Every Story) 2:53

29 Lloyd Price - Misty 3:01

30 Timi Yuro - Gotta Travel On 2:45

31 Jimmy Young - Miss You 2:34

32 Four Seasons - New Mexican Rose 2:47

33 Vito & The Salutations - Unchained Melody 2:01

34 Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog (Stax) 2:30

35 Paul & Paula - First Day Back At School 2:30

36 Darlene Love - A Fine, Fine Boy 2:47

37 Kathy Kirby - Dance On 2:26

38 Dick And Dee Dee - Where Did The Good Times Go 2:44

39 Jack Jones - Toys In The Attic 2:52

40 Bo Diddley - Pretty Thing 2:49


CD3

41 Johnny Cash - The Matador 2:45

42 Johnny Tillotson - Funny How Time Slips Away 3:09

43 New Christy Minstrels - Saturday Night 2:21

44 Dale & Grace - Leaving It Up To You 2:11

45 Harry Secombe - If I Ruled The World 2:37

46 Johnny Mathis - Your Teenage Dreams 2:43

47 Lenny Welch - Since I Fell For You 2:55

48 Cilla Black - Love Of The Loved 2:02

49 Del Shannon - Sue's Gonna Be Mine 2:02

50 Bobby Bare - 500 Miles Away From Home 2:42

51 Steve Alaimo - Michael 2:23

52 Billy Fury - Somebody Else's Girl 2:11

53 Helen Shapiro - Look Who It Is 2:13

54 Searchers - Sugar And Spice (Stereo Version) 2:15

55 Tornados - Dragonfly 1:45

56 Ben Colder - Detroit City #2 3:14

57 Dave Dudley - Cowboy Boots 2:08

58 Dick Dale And His Del-tones - The Scavenger 1:50

59 Ray Stevens - Speedball 2:35

60 Bill Black & His Combo - Monkey-Shine 2:11

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

VA - Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience [2001] (6 x CD's)

70's SOUL
Previously posted April 21, 2020

VA - Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience [2001] (6 x CD's)


The liner notes that accompany this collection note that '70s soul music has never really gotten its due. One could argue that point for days, but hubris aside, there's no denying that Can You Dig It pays serious homage to the golden years of American soul. This box set contains 6 CDs and 136 cuts, 65 of which hit the No. 1 spot on the R&B and/or pop charts. As you'd expect with a project that mines such a rich era (the CDs are compiled chronologically), it represents a who's who of stars. Among the notables: Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, the Spinners, the O'Jays, the Staple Singers, James Brown, Chairmen of the Board, Laura Lee, Freda Payne, and Jean Knight. Lesser lights also get to shine, i.e., El Chicano, who deliver the salsafied hippie anthem "Tell Her She's Lovely." But let's be honest--the selling point is the hits, and from the uplifting "Ooh Child" to the sassy "Want Ads," if you grew up in the '70s (hands up), then these tracks are beloved. Sure, the hard-core fan will probably wish for more obscurities, and the exclusion of Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and George Clinton is troublesome, but anyone wanting an at-home jukebox loaded with classic R&B will certainly dig this. (Amazon)

I love this six CD box set, and I love the way it looks! Rhino has done a good job of capturing the look, sound, and feel of 70's soul music. I love how they made the outside of the box look like an old 8 track tape rack!

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CD1


01    Friends Of Distinction    Grazing In The Grass    2:57
02    Winstons    Color Him Father    3:07
03    Eddie Holman    Hey There Lonely Girl    3:21
04    Glass House    Crumbs Off The Table    2:40
05    Brook Benton    Rainy Night In Georgia    3:40
06    Sly &The Family Stone    Everybody Is A Star    3:03
07    Chairmen Of The Board    Give Me Just A Little More Time    2:42
08    Delfonics    Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)    3:28
09    Originals    The Bells    2:56
10    Tyrone Davis    Turn Back The Hands Of Time    2:40
11    Moments    Love On A Two-Way Street    3:33
12    Freda Payne    Band Of Gold    2:56
13    5 Stairsteps    O-O-H Child    3:19
14    Flaming Ember    Westbound #9    2:53
15    Three Degrees    Maybe    4:09
16    Lost Generation    The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked    3:09
17    Edwin Starr    War    3:28
18    100 Proof Aged In Soul    Somebody's Been Sleeping    2:47
19    Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Express Yourself    3:51
20    Jackie Moore    Precious, Precious    3:26
21    Beginning Of The End    Funky Nassau (Part I)    3:14
22    King Floyd    Groove Me    3:02
23    Fuzz    I Love You For All Seasons    3:08
24    Honey Cone    Want Ads    2:47
25    Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists    Cool Aid    2:42

CD2

01    Wilson Pickett    Don't Knock My Love (Pt. I)    2:12
02    Friends Of Distinction    Love Or Let Me Be Lonely    3:14
03    Freda Payne    Deeper & Deeper    3:04
04    Chairmen Of The Board    Pay To The Piper    3:08
05    Jean Knight    Mr. Big Stuff    2:31
06    Laura Lee    Women's Love Rights    3:14
07    Dramatics    Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get    3:34
08    King Floyd    Baby Let Me Kiss You    2:52
09    Brenda & The Tabulations    Right On The Tip Of My Tongue    3:22
10    Persuaders    Thin Line Between Love & Hate    3:26
11    Chi-Lites    Have You Seen Her    5:11
12    Isaac Hayes    Theme From Shaft    3:19
13    Staple Singers    Respect Yourself    3:34
14    Sly And The Family Stone    Family Affair    3:07
15    Al Green    Let's Stay Together    3:20
16    Betty Wright    Clean Up Woman    2:50
17    Honey Cone    One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Part I)    3:45
18    Joe Simon    Drowning In The Sea Of Love    3:29
19    Jerry Butler & Brenda Eager    Ain't Understanding Mellow    4:22
20    Frederick Knight    I've Been Lonely For So Long    3:22
21    Malo    Suavecito    3:28
22    Soul Children    Hearsay    3:37
23    8Th Day    She's Not Just Another Woman    3:04

CD3

01    Staple Singers    I'll Take You There    3:17
02    Dramatics    In The Rain    5:09
03    Stylistics    Betcha By Golly, Wow    3:18
04    Chi-Lites    Oh Girl    3:14
05    Bill Withers    Lean On Me    3:48
06    Joe Tex    I Gotcha    2:30
07    Isaac Hayes    Do Your Thing    3:20
08    Spinners    I'll Be Around    3:12
09    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose    Too Late To Turn Back Now    3:24
10    Luther Ingram    (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right    3:28
11    Mel & Tim    Starting All Over Again    3:56
12    O'jays    Back Stabbers    3:08
13    Tower Of Power    You're Still A Young Man    3:39
14    Main Ingredient    Everybody Plays The Fool    3:21
15    Curtis Mayfield    Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")    3:19
16    Johnny Nash    I Can See Clearly Now    2:50
17    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes    If You Don't Know Me By Now    3:29
18    Brighter Side Of Darkness    Love Jones    3:21
19    Billy Paul    Me And Mrs. Jones    4:47
20    Temptations    Papa Was A Rollin' Stone    6:58
21    Billy Preston    Outa-Space    4:09

CD4

01    Spinners    Could It Be I'm Falling In Love    4:14
02    Bill Withers    Use Me    3:46
03    O'jays    Love Train    3:00
04    Timmy Thomas    Why Can't We Live Together    3:26
05    Four Tops    Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)    3:07
06    New York City    I'm Doin' Fine Now    2:44
07    Sylvia    Pillow Talk    3:55
08    Tower Of Power    So Very Hard To Go    3:40
09    Bloodstone    Natural High    4:01
10    Marvin Gaye    Let's Get It On    3:59
11    Isley Brothers    That Lady (Part I)    3:12
12    Eddie Kendricks    Keep On Truckin' (Part I)    3:30
13    Millie Jackson    Hurts So Good    3:04
14    Gladys Knight & The Pips    Midnight Train To Georgia    3:57
15    Ann Peebles    I Can't Stand The Rain    2:32
16    War    The World Is A Ghetto    4:02
17    El Chicano    Tell Her She's Lovely    3:03
18    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes    The Love I Lost (Part I)    3:41
19    Johnnie Taylor    Cheaper To Keep Her    3:28
20    Al Wilson    Show And Tell    3:29
21    Bobby Womack    Lookin' For A Love    2:38
22    William Devaughn    Be Thankful For What You Got    3:27
23    Main Ingredient    Just Don't Want To Be Lonely    3:39

CD5
01    James Brown    The Payback--Part I    3:31
02    Kool And The Gang    Hollywood Swinging    4:30
03    Blue Magic    Sideshow    4:11
04    Hues Corporation    Rock The Boat    3:09
05    Impressions    Finally Got Myself Together (I'm A Changed Man)    3:06
06    George Mccrae    Rock Your Baby    3:15
07    Rufus featuring Chaka Khan    Tell Me Something Good    3:33
08    Pointer Sisters    Yes We Can Can    3:54
09    Johnny Bristol    Hang On In There Baby    3:22
10    B.T. Express    Do It ('til You're Satisfied)    3:11
11    Tymes    You Little Trustmaker    2:49
12    Minnie Riperton    Lovin' You    3:23
13    Shirley Brown    Woman To Woman    3:55
14    Carl Carlton    Everlasting Love    2:35
15    Three Degrees    When Will I See You Again    2:59
16    Awb    Pick Up The Pieces    3:02
17    Labelle    Lady Marmalade    3:23
18    Blackbyrds    Walking In Rhythm    2:55
19    Ben E. King    Supernatural Thing (Part I)    3:24
20    Earth, Wind & Fire    Reasons    4:59
21    Gwen Mccrae    Rockin' Chair    3:18
22    Rose Royce    I Wanna Get Next To You    3:30
23    Major Harris    Love Won't Let Me Wait    3:46

CD6

01    Earth, Wind & Fire    Shining Star    2:52
02    B.T. Express    Express    3:32
03    Awb    Cut The Cake    3:39
04    War    Why Can't We Be Friends?    3:50
05    Curtis Mayfield    So In Love    2:49
06    Ohio Players    Love Rollercoaster    2:54
07    Tavares    It Only Takes A Minute    3:15
08    Brass Construction    Movin'    3:59
09    Manhattans    Kiss And Say Goodbye    3:33
10    Lou Rawls    You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine    3:33
11    Brick    Dazz    5:38
12    Emotions    Best Of My Love    3:42
13    Brothers Johnson    Strawberry Letter 23    3:38
14    Floaters    Float On    4:15
15    Heatwave    Always And Forever    3:42
16    L.T.D.    (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again    3:42
17    Rick James    You And I    3:11
18    Bobby Caldwell    What You Won't Do For Love    3:33
19    Peaches & Herb    Reunited    4:01
20    Smokey Robinson    Cruisin'    4:29
21    Rose Royce    Golden Touch    3:49
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