VA - Deep Cuts in Rock Vol. 06 (A Butterboy Compilation) Once More Again CD1+CD2+CD3

DEEP CUTS

VA - Deep Cuts in Rock Vol. 06 (A Butterboy Compilation) Once More Again CD1+CD2+CD3

Deciding what is a "deep cut" can be a difficult task and the choices often live in a  grey area. For this compilation a deep cut usually refers to Non singles (B-sides are accepted), provided exposure of that song tends to be underplayed and are generally older songs. These deep cuts can also be album cuts that hide amoungst the great hits and B-sides. Those non-singles on the album that are sometimes more loved than the hits. Usually fans who are really into the artist will know some of the tracks but this is probably not true to the casual listener. Deep cuts are truly often overlooked. These are the tracks you are unlikely to hear on the radio, certainly, not often. Every great artist has some great deep cuts in their catalog, some many more than others. Finding that rare gem in an artist's catalog always excites.

Obviously there are hundreds of great tracks that could be included in a Deep Cuts compilation. 

Here is Volume 06 of  6 volumes (each 3 x CD sets), mostly obscure rock tracks or tracks that you simply don't hear all that often.  Enjoy!

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Track lists

CD1

01 Graham Parker Black Honey 3:58

02 Melanie Ruby Tuesday 4:38

03 Badfinger Timeless 7:43

04 David Bowie Memory of a Free Festival (Single Version) 7:27

05 Eagles Journey of the Sorcerer 6:38

06 John Lennon I Found Out 3:30

07 Beatles Baby You're a Rich Man 2:59

08 Diesel Sausalito Summernight 5:06

09 Arrogance Searchin' 5:01

10 Guess Who Bus Rider 2:59

11 Cowboy Everybody Knows Your Name 4:45

12 Atlanta Rhythm Section Forty Days and Forty Nights 4:24

13 Bear Mountain Band One More Day 2:51

14 Black Sabbath Laguna Sunrise 2:53

15 Donovan Cosmic Wheels 4:10

16 Big Brother & the Holding Company With Janis Joplin Light is Faster Than Sound 2:32

17 Doors Ghost Song 2:55

18 Cheap Trick The Ballad of Tv Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy) 5:25

19 Bob McBride Turn Away 3:52

20 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Kitty's Back' (Live Perth, 02 05 2014) Bonus 16:04

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01 Candie Payne A Different You 3:53

02 Devon Allman Back to You 5:02

03 Pink Floyd Let There Be More Light 5:34

04 Moody Blues Lovely to See You 2:34

05 Andy Armstrong Once Upon a Time 1:44

06 Trapeze Your Love is Alright 4:55

07 Paul McCartney & Wings Time to Hide 4:31

08 Clover Wade in the Water 4:33

09 Zombies This Will Be Our Year 2:03

10 Rolling Stones Can't You Hear Me Knocking 7:13

11 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Deliver Me 3:23

12 Thin Lizzy Diddy Levine 7:08

13 Alison Moyet Should I Fell That It's Over 4:01

14 Donovan The Fat Angel 4:15

15 Missouri Movin' On 4:50

16 Kinks Powerman 4:16

17 Paul Weller That Spiritual Feeling 7:27

18 Fairport Convention Quiet Joys of Brotherhood [Take 1] 7:49

19 Ayreon Dreamtime 4:17

20 Out of Focus Blue Sunday Morning 8:10

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01 Attack Colour of My Mind 2:30

02 Paul Weller In the Car... 4:44

03 Steve Kilbey Hypnogogue 3:30

04 Skin Alley So Many People 5:59

05 Dolly Rocker Movement The Ecstacy Once Told 5:02

06 Chuck Prophet The Left Hand & the Right Hand 3:45

08 Try Wreck on the Wire 6:23

09 Remains Thank You 3:17

10 Rolling Stones 2000 Man 3:07

11 Archie Roach There is a Garden 8:09

12 John Cale Fear is a Man's Best Friend (Peel Session 1.5.1975) 3:21

13 Hand Habits Flower Glass 3:42

14 Spencer Davis Group Funky 6:50

15 Thin Lizzy Whiskey in the Jar (Peel Session 14.11.1972) 5:48

16 Jane's Addiction Three Days 10:46

17 Miranda Lee Richards First Light of Winter 6:55

17 Mountain Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) 5:55

18 Popol Vuh Ja, Deine Liebe Ist Süßer Als Wein 3:38

19 Ibliss High Life 13:01

20 Kraftwerk K2 Ruckzuck (Live) 19:20

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VA - Califia, The Songs Of Lee Hazlewood [2010]

LEE HAZLEWOOD

VA - Califia, The Songs Of Lee Hazlewood [2010]

A gold mine for the devoted followers of Lee Hazlewood, and a good set compiling chart-minded pop of all stripes, Califia: The Songs of Lee Hazlewood spans the mid-'50s breakthrough of pop/rock that Hazlewood helped spark with his Duane Eddy productions all the way to the early 70's -- a mere dozen years in chronology, but an epoch in popular music. Hazlewood was one of the first and best producers of the rock age, a man whose innovative sounds on Eddy brought a young Phil Spector to Arizona in the late 50's to learn at his feet. Fans of Lee Hazlewood have ensured that nearly all of his solo recordings have been reissued at least once, but his flood of songwriting and production for various labels and artists between the mid 50's and early 70's has never been surveyed like this. Although his only number one hit is not included here (Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"), the material is uniformly good. Granted, since Hazlewood was usually aiming for the charts with these productions (as opposed to his solo material), it leans toward the pedestrian, but for those who've spent a lot of time listening to pop music of the 60's, it's easy to hear how the innovative productions elevate these songs and performances above the mediocre and to a higher level. The emphasis is on the range of artists he produced, so associated acts like Nancy Sinatra, Sanford Clark (who recorded the only big hit here, 1956's "The Fool"), Duane Eddy, Suzi Jane Hokom, and the Shacklefords are given only two tracks each at the most, with more time accorded for one-shots from artists both famous (Ann-Margret, Dusty Springfield, B.B. King) and not so much (the Darlenes, the Wildcats, Don Cole, and studio-drummer extraordinaire Hal Blaine). (AllMusic Review by John Bush)

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01 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood Lady Bird 3:02

02 Suzi Jane Hokom Need All The Help I Can Get 2:20

03 Dusty Springfield Sweet Ride 2:02

04 Dino, Desi & Billy The Rebel Kind 2:32

05 Sanford Clark with Al Casey The Fool 2:44

06 The Sharps Have Love, Will Travel 2:20

07 Don Cole with Al Casey Snake Eyed Mama 2:16

08 Lee Hazlewood with Duane Eddy & His Orchestra The Girl On Death Row 2:48

09 Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars The Dip 2:20

10 Sanford Clark Houston 2:41

11 Ann-Margret You Turned My Head Around 3:21

12 The Shacklefords The City Never Sleeps At Night 2:49

13 Duane & Miriam Eddy Guitar On My Mind 2:42

14 Lee Hazlewood & Suzi Jane Hokom Califia (Stone Rider) 2:43

15 Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes My Baby Plays The Same Old Song On His Guitar All Night Long 2:25

16 The Hondas Twelve Feet High 2:25

17 The Darlenes (I'm Afraid) You'll Hurt Me 1:57

18 Rose & The Heavenly Tones These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 2:59

19 The Wildcats What Are We Gonna Do In '64? 2:16

20 The Barker Brothers You Can't Stay Here 1:43

21 Dino, Desi & Billy Not The Lovin' Kind 2:05

22 Al Casey & The Bats (Got The) Teen-Age Blues 2:25

23 B.B. King Don't Look Now, But I've Got The Blues 2:42

24 Al Casey with The K-C-Ettes Guitars, Guitars, Guitars 2:03

25 Peggy March Das Ist Zauberei (And I Loved You Then) 2:57

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BB's LUCKY DIP # 16

BB's LUCKY DIP # 16

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

There will a usually be a total of 10 albums in each Luck Dip covering a specific topic.

Today's topic:      OBSCURE PROGRESSIVE ROCK

If you want it, here it is, come and get it,  Mm mm mm mm, make your mind up fast...

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VA - A Glass Onion, The Beatles Psychedelic Songbook 1966-72 [2020]

 

BEATLES COVERED

VA - A Glass Onion, The Beatles Psychedelic Songbook 1966-72 [2020]

Looking Through A Glass Onion assembles these disparate strands into one cohesive package, with the studio day trippers, the cultural pranksters, the genre-benders, the folk club stalwarts and the hair-down-to-his-knees prog-rock brigade all grooving up slowly to the starting line. Though largely forgotten now, Liverpool quartet The Beatles were the toppermost of the poppermost in the Sixties, responsible for some of the biggest-selling singles of all time and a series of ground-breaking albums that dictated musical trends until their next LP emerged. With those albums containing numerous potential hit singles, it was inevitable that producers and groups would wait impatiently for the latest Beatles LP to land in order to rush into the studio and clone a track with the aim of scoring a cheap hit single. That process continued unabated for the rest of the band's career, but the results became more interesting with the arrival of the psychedelic and progressive era, when rock started to take itself more seriously and a more self-respecting, artistic approach was called for. Suddenly the cheap imitations were joined by more adventurous interpretations of Beatles material, including some startling re-imaginings of songs that dated back to the salad days of the Lennon/McCartney writing partnership. The result is the proverbial Magical Mystery Tour, a Fab Four parallel universe, a Looking-Glass world in which 'Strawberry Fields Forever' can be an Elizabethan garden party madrigal or a churning slice of Fudged-up sludge, where a spaced-out Duffy Power takes the lyrics of 'Fixing A Hole' perhaps a little too literally, 'Penny Lane' becomes avant-garde easy listening, the likes of Nick Lowe, Alex Harvey and Ritchie Blackmore try out early identities, and the Walrus was Lol. Containing nearly four hours of music and a 40-page booklet, Looking Through A Glass Onion features 68 tracks from various UK acts, with tons of memorabilia and rare photos as well as the usual verbose smartarse annotation shamelessly passed off as informed musical commentary. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Well, almost all.

I used to be really snooty about Beatles cover versions when I was first getting into them but now I embrace them, and this is an excellent compilation. There are some fantastic interpretations of the Beatles psychedelic stuff. Some really good prog rock/hard rock covers, curiosities, light hearted stuff and everything in between. Including the amazing version of “in my life” by the wonderful Kippington Lodge. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Camel Mystery Tour 5:26

02 Deep Purple Help 6:00

03 Yes Every Little Thing 5:44

04 Affinity I Am The Walrus 4:04

05 Rainbow Ffolly Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 3:10

06 Hollies If I Needed Someone 2:20

07 Mirage Tomorrow Never Knows 2:36

08 Kippington Lodge In My Life 3:21

09 Eyes Of Blue Yesterday 4:27

10 Sounds Nice Flying 3:55

11 Design Strawberry Fields Forever 2:28

12 Episode Six Here There And Everywhere 2:11

13 Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers Got To Get You Into My Life 2:32

14 Hair Rave-Up Birthday 2:31

15 Blonde On Blonde Eleanor Rigby 3:16

16 Atlantic Bridge Dear Prudence 7:56

17 Jawbone Across The Universe 3:48

18 Duffy Power Fixing A Hole 2:31

19 Trucial States Oh Darling 3:42

20 Tremeloes Good Day Sunshine 1:58

21 Infinity Taxman 3:00

22 Orange Bicycle You Never Give Me Your Money - Carry That Weight 2:36

CD2

01 Spooky Tooth I Am The Walrus 6:26

02 Plastic Penny Strawberry Fields Forever 4:23

03 Rainbow Ffolly The Continuing Story Of Bungalow 3:26

04 Big Jim Sullivan Within You Without You 3:12

05 Gods Hey Bulldog 3:16

06 Freedom Cry Baby Cry 3:43

07 Don Fardon Day Tripper 2:54

08 Frugal Sound Norwegian Wood 1:57

09 Penny Arcade The Two Of Us 3:10

10 Andy Ellison You Cant Do That 2:48

11 Grand Union She Said She Said 3:05

12 Davey Graham And Holly Mother Natures Son 1:57

13 Cliff Bennett And His Band Back In The USSR 2:40

14 Young Idea With A Little Help From My Friends 2:33

15 Shadows Paperback Writer 3:07

16 Phillip Goodhand One And One Is Two 2:06

17 Majority A Hard Days Night 3:34

18 Trucial States Birthday 2:13

19 Linda Peters Get Back 2:03

20 Bo Street Runners Drive My Car 2:28

21 Good Ship Lollipop Maxwells Silver Hammer 3:20

22 Stone The Crows The Fool On The Hill 4:05

23 Young Blood I Will 1:52

24 Hi-Fi s Yellow Submarine 2:30

25 Tomcats Yesterday 2:06

26 Lol Coxhill I Am The Walrus 3:53

CD3

01 Jason Crest Come Together 3:04

02 Tomorrow Strawberry Fields Forever 3:59

03 Circus Norwegian Wood 7:18

04 Big Jim Sullivan Shes Leaving Home 2:37

05 Deep Purple Exposition-We Can Work It Out 7:07

06 Affinity A Day In The Life 6:05

07 Andy Ellison Help 2:29

08 Score Please Please Me 2:43

09 Loose Ends Taxman 2:29

10 Eyes Good Day Sunshine 2:03

11 Wilson Malone Voiceband Penny Lane 2:26

12 Young Blood The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill 3:33

13 Real McCoy I Will 1:39

14 Spectrum Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da 3:06

15 Brian Bennett Rocky Raccoon 2:45

16 Ice Day Tripper 2:05

17 Sorrows We Can Work It Out 4:20

18 Octopus I Am The Walrus 5:03

19 Hardin And York Northern Medley 10:15

20 Vera Lynn Good Night 3:19

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Tony Bennett - Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 01+02 + Tony Bennett - Colombia Singles Vol. 01 - Vol 06 [2011] (8 xCD's)

 

TONY BENNETT

Tony Bennett - Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 01+02 + Tony Bennett - Colombia Singles Vol. 01 - Vol 06 [2011] (8 xCD's)

This selection come from the monumental Anthology "Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection" which contained all 63 of Tony Bennett’s albums in separate facsimile LP jackets together with  3 DVD's, 6 volumes of Bennett’s non-album singles, a previously unreleased CD of his Las Vegas debut from 1964, and 2 CD's of rarities, including Bennett’s first recording, an Army V-Disc of “St. James Infirmary Blues,” making it an absolute treasure trove for Bennett fans and collectors.  Assembled chronologically, Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection presents the breathtaking entirety of Bennett's recorded repertoire, more than a thousand individual songs spanning six decades.   

Signed by Columbia's Mitch Miller after a few good words from comedian Bob Hope, Tony Bennett's first studio singles for Columbia Screen were recorded in March 1950. Miller insisted Bennett avoid trying to sound like Frank Sinatra, who was still signed to the label. Instead, Bennett seemed to combine the delivery of Frankie Laine and Dinah Washington. In Bennett's early sides for Columbia, you hear Laine's popular "crying" style leveraged with bel canto phrasing and Washington's searing jukebox delivery. It was a shrewd move by Bennett, though there also seemed to be a push at Columbia to have him record some songs in Italian to retain his ethnic appeal and distinguish him from the more assimilated Sinatra. Throughout the early '50s, Bennett recorded many outstanding and little-known singles that appear in this box. The list includes Once There Lived a Fool, I Won't Cry Anymore, Please My Love and Silly Dreamer. There also were quite a few lousy songs that were done way over the top. But in nearly every case, Bennett was cast as a passionate, sensitive male singer. His image as the boy from the next tenament connected solidly with urban female radio-listeners and record buyers, especially given each song's dramatic, orchestral send-up.   (Amazon)

I have chosen to share two newly curated collections,"Rarities, Outtakes and Other Delights" (2xCD's) and "The Columbia Singles" (6xCDs) available exclusively in this set.

"Rarities, Outtakes and Other Delights" collects rare tracks, previously unreleased outtakes, guest appearances on other artist's albums, soundtrack songs and more beginning with the recently discovered 1946 V-Disc recording of “St. James Infirmary Blues” that “effervescent delight,” which was Tony’s very first known recording. Nestled among the "Rarities" are two tracks from another fabled concert Bennett gave at the Latin Casino in Philadelphia with the Count Basie Orchestra, which was recorded and never released.

"The Columbia Singles" brings together for the first time all of the singles Bennett recorded for Columbia Records, the label he signed with in 1950. Most of them recorded in the early 1950's, "The Columbia Singles" includes the A-sides and B-sides that were not included on individual albums. (Amazon)

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Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 01

01 St. James Infirmary Blues 3:20

02 Veni Qui (Come To Me) 3:20

03 Fascinatin' Rhthym 2:37

04 Close Your Eyes 2:03

05 A Blossom Fell 2:48

06 Something's Gotta Give 2:47

07 Whetever Lola Wants 2:46

08 Heart 2:35

09 Love Look Away 2:08

10 Blue Moon 2:13

11 From This Moment On 1:53

12 God Bless The Child 2:46

13 That Old Black Magic 3:21

14 I'm Way Ahead Of The Game 3:16

15 Danny Boy 4:59

16 Day Dream 5:23

17 Out Of This World 4:33

18 Just Friends 2:29

19 Have You Met Miss Jones? 2:15

20 Sweet Lorraine 3:42

21 Cold, Cold Heart 3:04

22 One For My Baby / It Had To Be You 5:12

23 The Good Life 2:24

Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 02

01 Ev'rybody's Talkin' 3:22

02 Something To Live For (1970) 3:36

03 Something To Live For (1971) 3:14

04 The Game Of Life 3:17

05 Always 2:38

06 Autumn In New York 3:08

07 New York, New York [duet with Frank Sinatra] 3:32

08 This Heart Of Mine 2:25

09 I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) 1:38

10 I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) 1:54

11 The Way You Look Tonight 3:26

12 If I Only Had A Brain 2:31

13 Walkin' Happy 3:00

14 Be Cool And Groovy For Me 2:51

15 Take The 'A' Train 2:34

16 Stardust 6:12

17 Makin' Whoopee [duet with Cyndi Lauper] 4:16

18 St. James Infirmary 2:17

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 01

01 The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 2:58

02 I Wanna Be Loved 3:23

03 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 2:07

04 Just Say I Love Her (Dicitencello vuie) 2:49

05 Sing You Sinners 2:18

06 One Lie Leads To Another 2:26

07 Don't Cry Baby 2:40

08 Once There Lived A Fool 2:49

09 The Valentino Tango (Noche de amor) 2:37

10 I Won't Cry Anymore 2:46

11 Because Of You 2:59

12 While We're Young 2:22

13 Cold, Cold Heart 2:40

14 Since My Love Has Gone 2:58

15 Please, My Love 2:52

16 Blue Velvet 3:03

17 Solitaire 3:16

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 02

01 Silly Dreamer 3:00

02 Sleepless 2:58

03 Somewhere Along The Way 2:56

04 I'm Lost Again 2:56

05 Have A Good Time 3:08

06 Here In My Heart 2:52

07 Roses Of Yesterday 2:56

08 You Could Make Me Smile Again 2:46

09 Congratulations To Someone 2:59

10 Anywhere I Wander 2:52

11 Stay Where You Are 2:12

12 Take Me 2:24

13 No One Will Ever Know 2:42

14 I'm The King Of Broken Hearts 2:58

15 I'll Go 2:40

16 Rags To Riches 2:51

17 Here Comes That Heartache Again 3:03

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 03

01 Someone Turned The Moon Upside Down 2:45

02 Why Does It Have To Be Me? 3:08

03 Until Yesterday (Non e la pioggia) 2:50

04 Please Driver (Once Around The Park Again) 3:02

05 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 2:12

06 My Heart Won't Say Goodbye 3:05

07 Take Me Back Again 3:07

08 Not As A Stranger 2:53

09 Cinnamon Sinner 3:00

10 Funny Thing 3:06

11 Punch And Judy Love 2:41

12 Shoo-Gah (My Pretty Sugar) 2:52

13 Close Your Eyes 1:55

14 It's Too Soon To Know 2:31

15 What Will I Tell My Heart 2:58

16 Don't Tell Me Why (Pitie Señorita) 3:16

17 How Can I Replace You? 2:38

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 04

01 May I Never Love Again 3:11

02 (Come Back And) Tell Me That You Love Me 3:02

03 Afraid Of The Dark 2:26

04 Come Next Spring 2:42

05 Happiness Street (Corner Sunshine Square) 2:15

06 Can You Find It In Your Heart? 2:42

07 Forget Her 2:52

08 Sing You Sinners 2:17

09 Capri In May (Je me sens si bien) 3:03

10 From The Candy Store On The Corner To The Chapel On The Hill 2:26

11 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 3:02

12 The Autumn Waltz 3:14

13 One Kiss Away From Heaven (Malatia) 2:51

14 Just In Time 2:35

15 Sold To The Man With The Broken Heart 3:06

16 No Hard Feelings 2:39

17 (I Never Felt More) Like Falling In Love 2:18

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 05

01 I Am 2:23

02 In The Middle Of An Island 2:08

03 Blue Moon 2:30

04 Ca, C'est L'amour 2:48

05 Weary Blues From Waitin' 2:44

06 Love Song From Beauty And The Beast 2:52

07 You're So Right For Me 2:09

08 Alone At Last / My Foolish Heart 3:07

09 Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep 2:40

10 Young And Warm And Wonderful 2:39

11 The Night That Heaven Fell 2:48

12 Firefly 1:40

13 Being True To One Another 2:35

14 Love Look Away 2:47

15 The Cool School 2:35

16 You'll Never Get Away From Me 2:06

17 You Can't Love 'Em All 2:27

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 06

01 Ask Anyone In Love 2:43

02 Smile 3:34

03 Climb Ev'ry Mountain 2:21

04 Ask Me 2:56

05 I'll Bring You A Rainbow 2:44

06 Put On A Happy Face 2:40

07 Baby, Talk To Me 3:08

08 The Best Is Yet To Come 2:36

09 Marry Young 2:23

10 Follow Me 2:57

11 Marriage-Go-Round 2:26

12 Somebody 2:30

13 Ramona 2:27

14 Baby, Dream Your Dream 2:08

15 The Glory Of Love 2:46

16 Before We Say Goodbye 3:30

17 Walkabout 2:43

18 How Beautiful Is Night (With You) 3:00

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VA - Swamp Pop By The Bayou [2014 - 2017] (3 x CD's)

 

BAYOU SWAMP

VA - Swamp Pop By The Bayou [2014 - 2017] (3 x CD's)

I absolutely love the entire series! Across 22 volumes, encompassing swamp pop, cajun, zydeco, blues, rhythm'n'blues' and soul, seasoned with everything from country and hillbilly to bluegrass, Mississippi hill blues, gospel and boogie-woogie, this series has everything.

Here are another 3 volumes from the series.    PART 4 (Final)

VA - Swamp Pop By The Bayou [2014] (Volume 07) 

VA - Swamp Pop by the Bayou [2016] Troubles, Tears & Trains (Volume 13) 

VA - Swamp Pop By The Bayou [2017] Let's Get Together Tonight (Volume 17) 

Each CD contains 28 tracks which includes a handful of better known performers to provide prospective buyers with a clear indication of the overall style of the album, a slew of rarities ranging from recordings you could never find to complete obscurities you never heard of, several alternative versions, a track or two by unnamed artist, and  an accompanying booklet, containing priceless background information by Ian Saddler who has curated this series so masterfully.  This set is a perfect example of how to put together a themed series of recordings for serious collectors, as well providing a fantastic music album for anyone who simply wants to enjoy a good old fashioned rootsy listening experience.

Some of this material may be obscure but the playing and singing is first rate.

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VA - Swamp Pop By The Bayou [2014] (Volume 07) 

01 Vince Anthony With the Blue Notes Sneakin' Home 2:19

02 Jay Richards & the Blues Kings Hear Love Knockin' 2:21

03 Bobby Webb & the Jets Tell Me 2:35

04 Warren Storm Oh Oh Baby 2:22

05 Rocket Morgan Too High a Price (To Pay for Love) 2:12

06 Jivin' Gene & the Jokers Breaking Up is Hard to Do 2:28

07 Frankie Lowery I Ain't Had No Sleep 2:08

08 Johnny Bersin & the Dial-Tones I Ran Around 2:33

09 John Fred Good Lovin' 2:03

10 Ronnie Bennett In This Letter 2:35

11 Tommy Strange Lonely Lonely Heart 2:25

12 Frankie Lowery She's Walking Towards Me 2:30

13 Rocket Morgan Did You Leave Something Else (For Me) 2:10

14 Charles Page No Season on Squeezing 2:01

15 Johnnie Allan & the Krazy Kats The Convict and the Rose 2:15

16 Doug Charles & the Boogie Kings You're on My Mind 3:11

17 Warren Storm This Life I Live 3:19

18 Guitar Jeff You Jezebel 2:25

19 George I'm Ready 1:57

20 Tommy Strange What Am I to Do 2:57

21 Peto Marlow & the Rhythm Kings Operator (This is Elbert) 2:28

22 Donnie Williams & the Blue Notes Cry Your Heart Out 2:17

23 Gene Terry With the Down Beats What Can I Do (I Still Love You) 1:52

24 Warren Storm I'm Leaving You 2:34

25 Bee Arnold Deedle Dee Deedle Dee 2:26

26 Buck Rogers & His Jets Rose Marie 2:49

27 Rocket Morgan Walkin' Home 4:39

28 John Fred & the Playboys Down in New Orleans 1:48

VA - Swamp Pop by the Bayou [2016] Troubles, Tears & Trains (Volume 13) 

01 Roy Perkins With Jerry Starr & the Clippers Train to Nowhere 2:11

02 Dale Houston Won't You Believe Me 2:59

03 Phil Cay Blue Eyes 2:06

04 John Fred You Know You Made Me Cry 2:19

05 King Savoy & the Rhythm Rockers I Beg of You 2:12

06 Gene Dunlap & the Jokers Problems on My Mind 2:31

07 Floyd Brown What I Want 2:25

08 Frankie Lowery Baby What Can I Do 2:10

09 Unknown Rock'n'roll Band The Secret of Love is in My Heart 2:48

10 Boogie Kings Please Forgive Me 2:36

11 Larry Hart Slim Needle 2:42

12 Buck Rogers Crazy Baby 2:16

13 Boogie Kings Troubles, Troubles (Troubles on My Mind) 2:15

14 Dale Houston (Big Bad) City Police 2:19

15 Everett Daigle High School Sweethearts 2:47

16 Al "Puddler" Harris Wait a Minute 2:44

17 Wiley Jeffers Lonely, Lonely Heart 2:01

18 Johnny Preston Satan in Satin 2:13

19 Jimmy Trotter Hungry and Thirsty 2:00

20 Forest Rye My Sweet Baby's Gone 2:49

21 Buck Rogers I Can't Live Alone 2:31

22 Roy Perkins Sweet Lilly 2:28

23 Buddy Lorton Time 2:24

24 Warren Storm I'm a Fool to Care 2:36

25 Johnny Jano Shed So Many Tears 2:20

26 Billy Lewis The Memories 2:22

27 Jay Richards Sneaking Home 2:10

28 John Fred & the Playboys Shirley 1:44

VA - Swamp Pop By The Bayou [2017] Let's Get Together Tonight (Volume 17) 

01 Rocket Morgan What Ya' Gonna Do 2:10

02 Hal Young & Jay Randall & the Electras I'll Be Coming Home to You 2:39

03 Gene Terry & His Down Beats Never Let Her Go 2:26

04 Warren Storm Jailhouse Blues 2:33

05 Robert Owens & the Owens Singers I'm Too Tired to Rock 2:21

06 Rod Bernard Play a Song for My Baby 2:04

07 Chuck Hillier Do You Take Me for a Fool 2:47

08 Warren Storm I've Got My Heart in My Hand 2:20

09 Texas Guitar Slim & Johnny Winter Crazie Babie 2:06

10 Rocket Morgan I Know It's a Sin 2:02

11 Charlotte Hunter Now is the Time 2:19

12 Jay Randall & the Electras Walking Alone 2:25

13 Hal Young & Jay Randall & the Electras I'm Falling for You Darling 2:43

14 Rocket Morgan This Life I Live 2:38

15 Warren Storm If You Don't Want Me 2:51

16 Dreamers & Sidney Ester Let Me Walk With You 1:59

17 Rod Bernard Let's Get Together Tonight 1:56

18 Ken Lindsey I Got Loaded 2:19

19 Charles Page & Rockin' Jake Searching for Love 2:47

20 Gabe Dean Where Should I Go 2:23

21 Merton Thibadeaux The Snake 2:45

22 Jivin' Gene Go On, Go On 2:15

23 Amery Lynn Want to Go Home 2:29

24 Doug Ardoin & the Boogie Kings Love Lost 2:41

25 Everett Daigle & the Tune Tones Lonely Street 2:32

26 Vince Anthony & the Blue Notes Lucy Lou 2:34

27 Rocket Morgan It's Too Late 2:11

28 Warren Storm Thank You So Much 2:10

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BB's LUCKY DIP # 15

 

BB's LUCKY DIP # 15

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

There will a usually be a total of  10 albums in each Luck Dip covering a specific topic. . 

Today's Topic : UNCUTS GREAT LOST ALBUMS  Part 2

If you want it, here it is, come and get it,  Mm mm mm mm, make your mind up fast...

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VA - Pillows & Prayers, Cherry Red Records 1981-1984 [2000] (2 x CD's)

INDIE ROCK

VA - Pillows & Prayers, Cherry Red Records 1981-1984 [2000] (2 x CD's)

Pillows & Prayers (subtitled Cherry Red 1982-1983) is a compilation album originally released Christmas 1982, featuring artists on the Cherry Red record label. The record was originally sold at 99 pence (in fact, "pay no more than 99p" was printed on the original sleeve), which helped ensure that the album peaked and remained at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart for five weeks and sold over 120,000 copies.  Back in 1983 the idea of releasing a budget-priced indie album wasn't exactly a novelty - Crass Records had been doing this for several years. But Pillows & Prayers reached out to a different audience and offered cash-strapped teenagers like myself some cheap indie thrills. It was an album I listened to quite a lot; the very fact that it encompassed everything from the gentle acoustic offerings of Marine Girls to the punk poetry of Attila the Stockbroker made it compulsory listening for kids like myself who were keen to explore new musical territory at every opportunity.

In 1984 a sequel, Pillows and Prayers 2, was released in Japan. This time, there was no special price. In 2000 the album was reissued on CD together with volume 1. It has excellent tracks on it by Kevin Hewick, Fantastic Something, Red Box, Eyeless in Gaza, Maurice Deebank and Monochrome Set. 

Returning to these albums after a break of almost 40 years it still has an eclectic appeal even if some of the more conventional indie tracks now seem pretty dated. It opens a vivid and eclectic window into the dawn of alternative rock and the death of the U.K. punk scene. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Five Or Six Portrait 2:50

02 Monochrome Set Eine Symphonie Des Grauens 2:19

03 Thomas Leer All About You 3:48

04 Tracey Thorn Plain Sailing 2:01

05 Ben Watt Some Things Don't Matter 4:23

06 Kevin Coyne Love In Your Heart 2:54

07 Piero Milesi Modi 2 (Extract) 1:04

08 Joe Crow Compulsion 4:20

09 Marine Girls Lazy Ways 2:44

10 Felt My Face Is On Fire 3:06

11 Eyeless In Gaza No Noise 2:51

12 Passage The Xoyo 3:55

13 Everything But The Girl On My Mind 3:10

14 Attila The Stockbroker A Bang And A Wimpey 1:43

15 Misunderstood I Unseen 2:00

16 Nightingales Don't Blink 4:01

17 Quentin Crisp Stop The Music For A Minute 1:01

CD2

01 Marine Girls A Place In The Sun 2:31

02 Jane It's A Fine Day 2:47

03 Kevin Hewick Feathering The Nest 3:53

04 Fantastic Something If She Doesn't Smile 3:16

05 Eyeless In Gaza New Risen 2:49

06 Monochrome Set Jet Set Junta 2:06

07 Morgan Fisher Un Homme Et Une Femme 2:47

08 Felt Penelope Tree 4:17

09 Maurice Deebank The Watery Song 4:56

10 In Embrace Shouting In Cafes 3:35

11 Grab, Grab the Haddock I'm Used Now 3:19

12 Ben Watt, Robert Wyatt Walter And John 4:07

13 Five Or Six Another Reason 3:07

14 Red Box Chenko 3:30

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VA - The Sound Of Funk Volume 01 -10 [2000 - 2005] (10 x CD's)

THE SOUND OF FUNK

VA - The Sound Of Funk Volume 01 -10 [2000 - 2005] (10 x CD's)

If you like uncut funk, you'll love this compilation of obscure 70's funk sounds from artists like Leroy & the Drivers, Sons of Slum, and Jake Wade & the Soul Searchers. Funny names aside this is good potent funk, not the self-contained funk band stuff that owned a piece of the charts in the '70s but harder, wicked tracks that would make James Brown and Dyke (of the Blazers) proud. You'll think you're listening to James Brown when "Let the Groove Move You" by Gus "the Groove" Lewis cues and starts spinning; you'll swear Bootsy Collins was playing the hyper basslines, and Lewis has Brown's grunts and groans down pat. Frank Williams must have been schooled at Dyke & the Blazers University because that's who he sounds like on "You Got to Be the Man," spirited horns signifying every line Williams sings. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" by Robert Moore is straight from the Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band book of funk and is similar to "Express Yourself."

Women can funk too, as Spanky Wilson proves on "You," a funky riff with some good shout/singing. Other funkers include Dave "Baby" Cortez & the Happy People's "Happy Soul," "The Tramp Part 1" by the Showmen, Inc., "Jan Jan" by Detroit's Fabulous Counts, and "Iron Leg" by Mickey & the Soul Generation. Though most of the artists are unknown, the familiar rhythms, riffs, horn play, use of backing vocals, drum patterns, and basslines aren't. Collectors and casual fans alike can appreciate this one, funk is funk, no matter who's singing it, and a grunt is a grunt is a grunt. (AllMusic Review by Andrew Hamilton)

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Track lists

Volume 1

01 Herb Johnson Statement – Damph F'aint' 3:32

02 Leroy & The Drivers – The Sad Chicken 2:52

03 James Lewis Fields – How Long Shall I Wait 2:28

04 Village Callers – Hector 2:36

05 Cus The Groove Lewis – Let The Groove Move You 2:50

06 Fabulous Caprices – Groovy World 3:38

07 Fabulous Counts – Jan Jan 2:23

08 Mickey & The Soul Generation – Iron Leg 2:10

09 Frank Williams – You Got To Be Man 2:44

10 Jack Wade & The Soul Searchers – Searchin For Soul 2:40

11 Sons Of Slum – Push & Pull 2:41

12 James Spencer – Take This Woman Off The Corner 2:25

13 Robert Moore – Everythings Gonna Be Alright 2:35

14 Showmmen Inc – The Tramp Pt 1 2:15

15 Chris Jones – I'm The Man 2:52

16 Al Brown – The Whip Pt 1 3:20

17 Spanky Wilson – You 2:15

18 Camille Bob – Brother Brown 3:06

19 Dave Cortez & The Moon People – Happy Soul 2:59

Volume 2

01 Gaturs – Gator Bait 2:46

02 Vibrettes – Humpty Dump 2:32

03 Mary Jane Hooper – I've Got Reasons 2:31

04 Ann Alford – Got To Get Me a Job 3:33

05 Five Ounces Of Soul – Love Got A Piece Of Your Mind 2:24

06 Lynn Westbrook – African Strutt 2:50

07 Six Feet Under – Chocolate Sugar 2:10

08 Warm Excursion – Funk-1-Tus 3:11

09 Smokey Brooks – Spin It Jig 4:11

10 La Shawn Collins – Girl Chooses The Boy 2:02

11 Lee Austin – Screwdriver 2:23

12 Darondo – Let My People Go 3:55

13 Billy Baron – Communication 3:13

14 1619 B.A.B. – World 2:43

15 Fantastic Epics – Fun & Funk (Part 2) 3:02

16 B. W. Souls – Marvin's Groove 2:43

17 Tommy Bush – Skin It Back 3:04

18 Mr. C – Hot Butter 2:52

19 Wisdom – Nefertiti 4:09

Volume 3

01 Mr. Percolator – Got A Thing For You Baby 2:37

02 Wee Willie Mason – Funky, Funky, Hot Pants 3:09

03 J.B.'s Latin – Spittin' Image 2:26

04 Kats – The New Bump & Twist 3:57

05 Explosions – Explosions 2:35

06 Propositions – Africana 2:52

07 Kelly & The Soul Explosion – Got A Gig On My Back 2:52

08 Interns – Soul Drippins 2:43

09 Cassietta George – Let's Get Together 2:15

10 King George & The Fabulous Souls – Baby I've Got It 2:18

11 Love International Feat. Georgeus George – Fon-Kin-Love 3:06

12 Don (Soul Train) Campbell – Campbell Lock 2:30

13 E.T. White And The Potential Band – Funky Soul Shake 3:06

14 20th Century – Hot Pants (Part 1) 3:16

15 Different Bags – Closed Mind 2:57

16 Benny Gordon – Give A Damn 2:53

Volume 4

01 Oscar, Little – The Funky Buzzard 2:30

02 Complete Strangers & Phelps, Bootsey – Fun In Your Thang (Part 1) 2:39

03 Bynum, Burnett & Soul Invaders – The Funky Fat Man 3:02

04 Johnny King & The Fatback Band – Keep On Brother Keep On 2:01

05 Young Disciples & Co. – Crumbs For The Table 4:11

06 King Solomon – The Moon Walk 2:23

07 Chestnut, Tyrone – Bumping 2:13

08 Frankie Beverly & Raw Soul – Open Up Your Heart 2:43

09 Wee Willie Reefer & Winners – Get Some 1:58

10 Marlboro Men – (Ride On) Iron Horse 2:38

11 Big Al & The Star Treks – Funky Funk 2:16

12 Moonlighters – Funky Moon Meditation 3:02

13 The Xplosions – Wait A Minute 2:41

14 Otis Turner & The Mighty Kingpins – Do The Funky Donkey 3:05

15 Fabulous Shalimars – Funky Line Part 1 2:36

16 Bobby McNutt – Hold Tight 3:09

17 Little Joe Cook & The Thrillers – Funky Hump 2:58

18 Grady Tate – Be Black Baby 3:44

19 Chico & Buddy – Can You Dig IT 2:55

Volume 5

01 Steve Colt – Dynamite 2:19

02 Soul Tornados – Crazy Legs 2:50

03 Memphians – Breakdown 1:53

04 Cal Green – Revolution Rap (Part I) 2:31

05 Explosions – Wait A Minute 2:32

06 Smokey Johnson & Company – The Funky Moon 2:21

07 Soul Combination – Soul Combination 2:20

08 E. Gaunichaux & The Skeptics – Afro Bush 3:07

09 Mickey & The Soul Generation – Football 3:10

10 Darnell Simpkins & The Family Tree – The Whip (part 2) 2:43

11 Charles Mintz – Give a Man a Break 2:43

12 Zeke Strong & The Ladyettes – I Laugh & Talk (But I Don't Play) 3:45

13 Diety – The Kuri Kuri 3:09

14 Jimmy Bee – Hot Pants 3:12

15 Revolution Funk – Bear Funk 2:58

16 Contributors Of Soul – (Do The) Yum Yum Man 2:38

Volume 7

01 Pat Hunt – Super Cool (You're Just A Super Fool) 2:03

02 Theron & Darrell – It's Your Love 3:00

03 Fabulous Soul Eruption – Funky Strutt 2:34

04 C.J. Leach – Branded 2:49

05 Hank Carbo – Hot Pants 2:41

06 Abraham – Hook & Boogie (Part 1) 3:27

07 Ernie & The Top Notes Inc. – Dap Walk 3:00

08 General Crook – Gimme Some 2:49

09 Soul Stoppers Band – Boilin' Water 2:25

10 Bobby Allen & The Exceptions – Soul Chicken 2:47

11 Sam Moultrie – Do Your Own Thing 3:19

12 Don Elliot – Slow Down (You're Moving Too Fast) Pt. 1 3:00

13 Sid Sidney Wallace & The Belairs – Green Power 2:49

14 Slim & The Soulful Saints – Fish Head 2:17

15 Hank Carbo – Bad Luck 2:21

16 Jimmie Willis – Sould POwers (Part 1) 2:51

Volume 8

01 Hermit Hitson – Ain't No Other Way 2:35

02 Third Guitar – Baby Don't Cry 2:55

03 Bobby Dunn – Do The Bobby Dunn 3:14

04 Freddy Henchi – Popcorn Baby 2:52

05 Johnny Talbot – Check Your Battery 3:01

06 Fabulous Souls – Baby I've Got It 2:16

07 Hank Johnson – You Lost Your Thing 2:05

08 Landlord And Tennants – Sagittarius (Pt 1) 2:44

09 Tyrone Harris – Ain't That Fun 3:19

10 Volcanos – Movin' And Groovin' 2:13

11 Superiors Band – The Lady (Pt 1) 2:47

12 Illusions – The Funky Donkey 2:20

13 Excell Wonsley – Groove Penguin 3:15

14 Geraldine Jones – Soul Encyclopaedia 2:57

15 Debbie Hines – Get Off Your Butt 2:47

16 The Young Senators – Jungle 3:09

Volume 9

01 Apple And The 3 Oranges – Free & Easy 2:51

02 Zeke & The Soul Setters – Take It & Get 2:40

03 Jimmy Brinson – I Don't Want To Hear It Now 2:31

04 Guy Morris – Cool It 2:25

05 Thrillers – Do The Train 2:16

06 Bare Faxx – Number One Prize 2:22

07 Brother Soul – Cookies 2:43

08 Apollis – What It Is 3:20

09 Tony Lamar With The Experiences Unlimited Band – Funky Wah Wah 3:02

10 Johnny Holiday – Tormented 2:31

11 Gene Williams – Whatever You Do, Do It Good 2:29

12 Joe Wallis – Sound Success 2:54

13 Marvin Holmes & The Uptights – The Funky Mule (Part 1) 2:21

14 Bobby Barnes – Times Are Bad 1:57

15 Willie Smith – I Got A New Thing 2:15

16 Willage Crusaders – Akiwawa 3:10

Volume 10

01 Thunder, Lightning And Rain – Super Funky Pt.1 2:39

02 Pearly Queen – Quit Jivin' 2:39

03 Touch – Pick And Shovel 2:49

04 Raw Soul – Georgia Walk 2:35

05 Len And The PA's (Public Assistance) – Soul Block 2:40

06 McKinley Sandifer – Rare Back And Stretch 2:41

07 Soul Serenaders – Chicken And Rice 2:21

08 Jamie Ellis – I Gotta See My Baby 2:48

09 Bennie Cole And His Soul Bros. – I Don't Want To Cry 2:39

10 Little Richard III – She Broke Down 2:50

11 Road Runners – No Names Will Be Called 2:17

12 Pronouns – Chicken Peck Pt2 2:32

13 Earl Swindell – You Have Come Into My Life 3:07

14 Mitzi Ross – Man Hunt 2:13

15 Bronc-Glows – Charge 2:34

16 Apple And The 3 Oranges – Down Home Publicity 2:57

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