REUPLOADS # 139

REUPLOADS # 139

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VA - The Spaghetti Epic [2004-2010] (4 x CDs)

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2020/07/va-spaghetti-epic-2004-2010-4-x-cds.html

VA - Hillbillies In Hell, Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) Vol. 01 - Vol. 05 [2016 - 2019] (5 x CDs)

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2023/08/va-hillbillies-in-hell-country-musics.html

VA - Uptight Tonight, The Ultimate 60s Garage Collection [2005]

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2019/09/va-uptight-tonight-ultimate-60s-garage.html

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Lonnie Johnson - The Original Guitar Wizard [2004] (4 x CDs)

BLUES

Lonnie Johnson - The Original Guitar Wizard [2004] (4 x CDs)

Lonnie Johnson (1899–1970) was one of the most influential early guitarists in American music and moves through this set the same way he moved through his career, without drawing hard lines between styles. Born in New Orleans in 1899, he worked across blues, jazz, and popular song, shaping a guitar style built on single-note lines and clear, melodic phrasing. His recordings from the 1920s and 1930s, including sessions with Eddie Lang, show how early that approach was formed.

Issued in 2004 by Proper Records, this four-CD set gathers that material into a steady, unbroken flow. The guitar never dominates, but it is always present, moving around the vocal with a light, controlled touch. Notes are placed carefully, giving even the shorter tracks a sense of space.

As the discs unfold, the balance remains consistent. Vocals stay direct, almost conversational, while the guitar shifts between support and quiet lead. Other instruments appear, but they tend to frame the performance rather than redirect it.

What settles in over time is the continuity. Different sessions, slightly different settings, but the same tone and timing carry through. Left to play, the set feels less like a compilation and more like a single voice held in place, measured, clear, and never needing to reach beyond its own line. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Lonnie Johnson - Mr. Johnson's Blues 2:44

02 Lonnie Johnson - Johnson's Trio Stomp 3:00

03 Lonnie Johnson - To Do This You Got to Know How 3:09

04 Lonnie Johnson - South Bound Water 2:46

05 Lonnie Johnson - I Done Told You 3:00

06 Lonnie Johnson - Steppin' on The Blues 2:55

07 Lonnie Johnson - Steady Grind 3:26

08 Lonnie Johnson - Four Hands Are Better Than Two 3:19

09 Lonnie Johnson - Woke Up With The Blues in My Fingers 3:12

10 Lonnie Johnson - Backwater Blues 3:39

11 Lonnie Johnson - Mean Old Bedbug Blues 2:56

12 Lonnie Johnson - Roaming Rambler Blues 3:05

13 Lonnie Johnson - Stay Out of Walnut Street Alley 3:13

14 Lonnie Johnson - St. Louis Cyclone Blues 3:06

15 Lonnie Johnson - Bedbug Blues, Pt. 2 3:03

16 Lonnie Johnson - Garter Snake Blues 3:16

17 Lonnie Johnson - 6/88 Glide 3:02

18 Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues 3:07

19 Lonnie Johnson - I'm Not Rough 3:01

20 Lonnie Johnson - Sweet Potato Blues 2:59

21 Lonnie Johnson - Hotter Than That 3:03

22 Lonnie Johnson - Savoy Blues 3:30

23 Lonnie Johnson - Playing With The Strings 3:02

24 Lonnie Johnson - Stompin' Em Along Now 2:56

CD2

01 Lonnie Johnson - Deep Blues Sea Blues 3:05

02 Lonnie Johnson - No More Women Blues 3:03

03 Lonnie Johnson - I'm So Tired of Living All Alone 3:07

04 Lonnie Johnson - Crowing Rooster Blues 2:41

05 Lonnie Johnson - Broken Levee Blues 3:26

06 Lonnie Johnson - Careless Love 2:57

07 Lonnie Johnson - Toothache Blues, Pts. 1 & 2 6:10

08 Lonnie Johnson - Misty Mornin' 3:20

09 Lonnie Johnson - Two Tone Stomp 3:02

10 Lonnie Johnson - Have to Change Keys to Play These Blues 3:03

11 Lonnie Johnson - It Feels So Good, Pts. 1 & 2 6:15

12 Lonnie Johnson - Jet Black Blues 3:03

13 Lonnie Johnson - Guitar Blues 3:16

14 Lonnie Johnson - Blue Guitars 3:13

15 Lonnie Johnson - Bullfrog Moan 3:18

16 Lonnie Johnson - Sundown Blues 3:05

17 Lonnie Johnson - The New Fallin' Rain Blues 3:14

18 Lonnie Johnson - You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now, Pts. 1 & 2 6:08

19 Lonnie Johnson - Hot Fingers 3:00

20 Lonnie Johnson - Blues Room 3:07

21 Lonnie Johnson - She's Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight 3:12

22 Lonnie Johnson - Another Woman Booked Out and Bound to Go 3:13

CD3

01 Lonnie Johnson - I Got The Best Jelly Roll in Town, Pts 1 & 2 6:54

02 Lonnie Johnson - The Dirty Dozen 3:09

03 Lonnie Johnson - I Just Can't Stand These Blues 3:31

04 Lonnie Johnson - Deep Sea Blues 3:29

05 Lonnie Johnson - Long Black Train 3:00

06 Lonnie Johnson - I Have to Do My Time 3:11

07 Lonnie Johnson - No More Troubles Now 3:16

08 Lonnie Johnson - You're Getting Old on Your Job 3:17

09 Lonnie Johnson - Don't Wear it Out 3:20

10 Lonnie Johnson - Got The Blues for Murder Only 3:24

11 Lonnie Johnson - Let All Married Women Alone 3:20

12 Lonnie Johnson - Beautiful But Dumb 3:03

13 Lonnie Johnson - Sleepy Water Blues 3:04

14 Lonnie Johnson - Uncle Red, Don't Use Your Head 3:06

15 Lonnie Johnson - I'm Nuts About That Gal 3:13

16 Lonnie Johnson - Racketeers Blues 3:14

17 Lonnie Johnson - Swing Out Rhythm 2:39

18 Lonnie Johnson - Why Women Go Wrong 2:54

19 Lonnie Johnson - Jersey Belle Blues 2:59

20 Lonnie Johnson - The Loveless Blues 3:15

21 Lonnie Johnson - I'm Just Dumb 3:00

22 Lonnie Johnson - Get Yourself Together 3:13

23 Lonnie Johnson - Crowing Rooster Blues 2:39

CD4

01 Lonnie Johnson - That's Love 2:59

02 Lonnie Johnson - Lazy Woman Blues 3:03

03 Lonnie Johnson - In Love Again 2:55

04 Lonnie Johnson - He's A Jelly-Roll Baker 3:18

05 Lonnie Johnson - When You Feel Low Down 2:57

06 Lonnie Johnson - The Victim of Love 3:14

07 Lonnie Johnson - Watch Shorty 3:08

08 Lonnie Johnson - Keep What You Got 2:58

09 Lonnie Johnson - Love is The Answer 2:49

10 Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night 3:03

11 Lonnie Johnson - What A Real Woman 2:39

12 Lonnie Johnson - Falling Rain Blues 2:48

13 Lonnie Johnson - Working Man's Blues 2:40

14 Lonnie Johnson - Playing Around 2:44

15 Lonnie Johnson - Trouble Ain't Nothing But The Blues 2:01

16 Lonnie Johnson - Blues Stay Away From Me 2:05

17 Lonnie Johnson - Little Rockin' Chair 2:53

18 Lonnie Johnson - Nothing But Trouble 2:44

19 Lonnie Johnson - Why Should I Cry 2:48

20 Lonnie Johnson - It Was All in Vain 2:41

21 Lonnie Johnson - You Only Want Me When You're Lonely 2:57

22 Lonnie Johnson - Me and My Crazy Self 2:36

23 Lonnie Johnson - I'm Guilty 2:45

24 Lonnie Johnson - Just Another Day 2:36

25 Lonnie Johnson - You Can't Buy Love 2:56

26 Lonnie Johnson - Can't Sleep Anymore 2:21

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VA - Relaxation Blues (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

BLUES

VA - Relaxation Blues (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

Relaxation Blues gathers four discs of music shaped by tone, touch, and the emotional weight carried in unhurried phrases. Across eighty tracks and nearly a century of recordings, the set reveals a quieter lineage of the blues, one where expression is measured, space is intentional, and the listener is invited into the room rather than pushed back from it.

CD1: Early Evening Ease lays the foundation. These are the warm lights‑on performances: Charles Brown’s velvet phrasing, Percy Mayfield’s late‑night poise, Memphis Slim’s steady left hand, and the early electric glow of Otis Rush, Magic Sam, and Earl Hooker. The tempos are relaxed, the tones clean, the emotions direct. Even when the Chicago players lean into intensity, the fire is contained, shaped, and deeply human. It’s the sound of the day settling, the first exhale after the door closes behind you.

CD2: Late Night Glow widens the frame. Instrumentals drift like smoke, “Albatross,” “Samba Pa Ti,” “Cloudy Day”, while the modern players bring a reflective edge that never breaks the mood. The blues becomes expansive here, stretching into soul, jazz, and spacious guitar landscapes. The room feels larger, the lights dimmer, the emotional palette deeper.

CD3: Midnight Atmosphere moves inward. This is the most intimate disc: SRV’s “Lenny,” Kelly Joe Phelps’ dusty fingerpicking, Jeff Beck’s sculpted phrasing, Otis Taylor’s hypnotic pulse. The playing is close‑mic’d, tactile, almost private. It’s music built on touch — the kind that rewards quiet rooms and late hours.

CD4: Deep Night Drift brings the journey home. Snowy White, Gary Moore, Robin Trower, and Roy Buchanan offer long, expressive lines that feel like conversations held after midnight. The tempos ease, the tones soften, and the set lands in a place of calm resolve. It’s the final glow before silence, a slow fade into the blue hour.

These four discs form a space the listener can return to again and again, not for spectacle, but for presence. Relaxation Blues gathers performances where feeling is carried in the grain of a voice, the bend of a note, the hush between phrases. It’s a collection that rewards stillness, deepens with familiarity, and lingers long after the last track fades. In these hours of music, the blues becomes a companion for the quieter parts of life, steady, honest, and endlessly human. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues 3:11 1945

02 Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone to Love 2:54 1950

03 Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby 3:10 1955

04 Son Seals - Sitting at My Window 4:30 1973

05 Otis Rush - Double Trouble - 1958 2:41 1959

06 Jimmy Reed - Baby, What You Want Me to Do 2:25 1960

07 Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand 3:00 1962

08 B.B. "Blues Boy" King & His Orchestra - Sweet Little Angel 3:14 1957

09 Slim Harpo - Rainin' in My Heart 2:35 1961

10 Freddie King - Same Old Blues 3:58 1971

11 Earl Hooker - Blue Guitar 2:37 1962

12 Memphis Slim - Mother Earth 2:42 1951

13 Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy 7:14 1962

14 Magic Sam - All Your Love 2:55 1957

15 Albert King - I'll Play The Blues for You (Part 1) 3:42 1972

16 T-Bone Walker - Call it Stormy Monday (But Tuesday is Just as Bad) 3:00 1947

17 Elmore James - It Hurts Me Too 3:05 1957

18 Big Walter Horton - Little Boy Blue 3:12 1953

19 Roosevelt Sykes - Driving Wheel 3:06 1936

20 John Lee Hooker - Dimples 4:39 1956

CD2

01 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross 3:12 1968

02 Peter Green - Slabo Day 5:12 1979

03 Robben Ford - 08 - Golden Slumbers 4:56 1970

04 Santana - Samba Pa Ti 4:47 1970

05 Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas 2:53 1985

06 Chain - Blues With A Feeling 4:47 1971

07 Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Driftin' Blues 8:09 1967

08 Lonnie Mack - Why 4:35 1963

09 Dave Hole - Yours for A Song 5:16 1992

10 J. J. Cale - Cloudy Day 5:24 1974

11 Derek & The Dominos - Have You Ever Loved A Woman? 6:54 1970

12 Roomful of Blues - Duke`s Blues 4:21 1979

13 Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets with Sam Myers - Changin' Neighborhoods 6:56 1988

14 Duke Robillard - Who'll Stop The Rain 4:07 1994

15 Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters - Blues for Otis Rush 9:52 1988

16 Roy Buchanan - John's Blues 5:06 1969

17 Chris Rea & Vargas Blues Band - Do you believe in love 5:17 2013

18 Mick Kolassa - Baby's Got Another Lover 7:23 2014

19 Chris Rea - Immigration Blues 5:08 1991

20 Ronnie Earl - Blues for Shawn 6:29 1993

CD3

01 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Lenny 4:57 1983

02 Robert Cray - Right Next Door 4:20 1986

03 Keb' Mo' - Am I Wrong 2:21 1994

04 Smoke Wagon Blues Band - Set Me Free 5:03 2013

05 Kelly Joe Phelps - Rat River 3:34 1997

06 Livin' Blues - Black Night 7:26 1969

07 Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - Nothing at All 3:37 2013

08 Peter Green - In The Skies 3:47 1979

09 Walter Trout Band - Say Goodbye to The Blues 7:54 1990

10 Eric Clapton - Floating Bridge 6:33 2004

11 Gary Moore - Midnight Blues 5:45 1990

12 Otis Taylor - Blue Rain in Africa 4:14 2001

13 Tab Benoit - Nice and Warm 7:41 1992

14 Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Why Does A Woman Treat A Man So Bad? 3:36 1980

15 Totta Naslund - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 6:32 1975

16 Amos Garrett; Doug Sahm; Gene Taylor; Gene Taylor Band - Teardrops on Your Letter 4:05 1980

17 Harvey Mandel - Midnight Sun 6:19 1968

18 Jeff Beck - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5:28 1976

19 Eric Johnson - Song for George 1:46 1990

20 Mick Taylor - Spanish A Minor 12:13 1979

CD4

01 Snowy White - Bird of Paradise 4:55 1983

02 Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues 6:09 1990

03 Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs 5:01 1974

04 Boz Scaggs - Loan Me A Dime 12:29 1969

05 Joe Bonamassa - Blues Deluxe 7:20 2003

06 John Lee Hooker - Driftin’ Blues 3:34 1960

07 Arlen Roth - Villanova Junction Blues 4:34 1976

08 Fenton Robinson - Directly From My Heart to You 4:21 1967

09 Johnny Winter - Cheap Tequila 4:09 1973

10 Jeff Beck - Where Were You 3:17 1989

11 Otis Rush - Reap What You Sow 4:55 1956

12 Seasick Steve - Swamp Dog 4:46 2008

13 Jesse 'ed' Davis - Red Dirt Boogie, Brother 3:43 1972

14 Pinetop Perkins - Blues After Hours 5:00 1992

15 Shuggie Otis - 1215 Slow Goonbash Blues 9:27 1974

16 Eddie C. Campbell - King of The Jungle 4:01 1977

17 Bonnie Raitt - I Feel The Same 4:38 1972

18 Albert Collins - Cold Cold Feeling 5:09 1965

19 Skip Mcdonald - Hammerhead 4:36 2004

20 Roy Buchanan - After Hours 6:15 1974

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K Special Felice Taylor - Under the Influence of Love: Her Complete Recordings (60th Anniversary Special Edition 1965-1968) (2025)

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“This set was researched, curated and assembled by K a regular contributor to this blog, shared here with his permission for BB readers. 

The write up, the images and most importantly the music selections; the entire layout and presentation below is his creation, I’m just the host”.

Felice Taylor - Under the Influence of Love: Her Complete Recordings (60th Anniversary Special Edition 1965-1968) (2025)

Felice Taylor (born Florain Corella Flanagan, January 29, 1944 - June 12, 2017) was an American soul and pop singer, best known for her recordings in the late 1960s.

Born in Richmond, California, United States, Taylor began singing with her sisters Norma and Darlene Flanagan in a trio, The Sweets, who recorded their one and only single "Mama Saw Me" b/w "The Richest Girl", for the Valiant label in 1965.

Taylor's first solo recording, "Think About Me" on the Groovy label, was credited to Florain Taylor. Her greatest success came after signing for Bob Keane's Mustang label, a subsidiary of Bronco Records. There she was teamed with the songwriters and record producers, Barry White and Paul Politi, who co-wrote "It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)", a minor hit reaching No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 44 on the R&B chart in early 1967, and its follow-up "I'm Under the Influence of Love". A third single, "I Feel Love Comin' On", also written and produced by White and Politi was not released in the US, but reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart, when leased to President Records later in 1967.

After leaving Bronco, Taylor recorded for Kent Records, and later in the UK with members of The Equals. In 1973, White's protégées Love Unlimited recorded new versions of "It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)" and "Under the Influence of Love" and Barry White recorded "I Feel Love Comin' On" on the Love Unlimited Orchestra's top ten album Rhapsody in White. Taylor herself seems not to have recorded after the early 1970s.

She was married to Johnny B Taylor and had four children.

She died in June 2017, aged 73. She was interred at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Barry White was hired in the mid-'60s by Bob Keane of Del-Fi Records as an A&R man for his new Bronco Records imprint, and White started working with the label's artists, including Viola Wills and the Bobby Fuller Four, as a songwriter, session musician, and arranger.

He discovered singer Felice Taylor and arranged her song "I Feel Love Comin' On", co-written with his friend Paul Politi. It became a big hit in the UK. Other charting hits written by White and Politi for her included "It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)" and "Under the Influence of Love". Bronco issued one of White's first singles, 1967's "All in the Run of a Day", produced by Keane and White itself. White also wrote "Doin' the Banana Split" for TV bubblegum pop act the Banana Splits in 1968.

• Felice Taylor recorded for Kent Records and later worked in the UK with Eddy Grant and Derv Gordon of The Equals.

• Eddy Grant: Produced recordings for Felice Taylor when she was in the UK.

• Barry White: Known as the "soul's ultimate baritone" and founder of the Love Unlimited Orchestra.

Felice visited the UK and appeared at the Saville Theatre in London in the series of Sunday evening concerts, 'Sundays at the Saville' presented by Brian Epstein.

Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, leased the theatre in 1965, presenting both drama (including works by Arnold Wesker) and rock and roll shows. Plays in 1965 included The Solid Gold Cadillac with Sid James and Margaret Rutherford, which ran for 142 performances.

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company played two ten-week London seasons at the Saville, from 6 December 1965 to 12 February 1966 and 18 December 1967 to 24 February 1968, presenting eleven Savoy Operas in each season.

The venue saw appearances of the Jimi Hendrix Experience in January 1967 when they opened for the Who, and again in August 1967. The Move and Procol Harum also appeared on the bill. Acts including Chuck Berry, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Nirvana, Cream, Fairport Convention, the Incredible String Band, the Rolling Stones and the Bee Gees also appeared there.

"Sing Me a Love Song" is one of her songs that got lost in the Kent vaults. Penned by Richie Adams and Irwin Levine, it was recorded in 1968 but remained unreleased until 2015 when it was issued on Los Angeles Soul - Kent-Modern's Black Music Legacy.

"Honey" is also another 1968 Kent recording, again it remained unreleased until it was featured on the Kent compilation Los Angeles Soul Volume 2 - Kent-Modern's Black Music Legacy 1963-1972 in 2019.

It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring) (American Bandstand TV performance 1967)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQwilsT7lFM&feature=youtu.be

I Feel Love Comin' On (Beat-Club TV performance 1967)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZFjDsDrl-w&feature=youtu.be

Astonishingly, Felice Taylor never released an album, just a few singles, and no collection of her work has ever been officially released, just the odd few tracks on various LP and CD compilations.

I’ve managed to collect together all of her recorded work including her first recordings with her sisters Norma and Darlene Flanagan as The Sweets in 1965.

This compilation is a mixture of rare original vinyl 45 single rips and tracks from CD compilations.

Along with her complete discography, I have also included many covers of the songs she originally recorded from the likes of Linda Carr, Lori Hampton, Love Unlimited and Barry White, plus B-side instrumental versions by the Bob Keene Orchestra.

I hope you all enjoy this excellent set.

K

“Thanks again to K for sharing this one with us. Cheers”.

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Track lists

1 Felice Taylor - It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring) (Original 1966 Mustang Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:50

2 Felice Taylor - I'm Under the Influence of Love (Original 1967 Mustang Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:37

3 Felice Taylor - I Feel Love Comin' On (Original 1967 President Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:55

4 Felice Taylor - I Can Feel Your Love (Coming Down On Me) (Original 1968 Kent Records 7" Mono Single Version) 3:02

5 Felice Taylor - Suree-Surrender (Original 1968 President Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:12

6 Felice Taylor - Captured by Your Love (Original 1968 President Records 7" Single Version) 3:06

7 Felice Taylor - Good Luck (aka New Love) (B-side to 'I Can Feel Your Love') (Original 1968 Kent Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:10

8 Felice Taylor - All I Want to Do Is Love You (B-side to 'Suree-Surrender') (Original 1968 President Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:22

9 Felice Taylor - Sing Me a Love Song (Kent, 1968 unreleased until 2015) 2:31

10 Felice Taylor - Honey (Kent, 1968 unreleased until 2019) 2:38

11 Bob Keene Orchestra - Winter Again (B-side to 'It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)' (Original 1966 Mustang Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:46

12 Bob Keene Orchestra - Love Theme (B-side to 'I'm Under the Influence of Love') (Original 1967 Mustang Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:32

13 Bob Keene Orchestra - Comin' On Again (B-side to 'I Feel Love Comin' On') (Original 1967 President Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:35

14 The Sweets (feat. Felice Taylor) - Mama Saw Me (Original 1965 Valiant Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:05

15 The Sweets (feat. Felice Taylor) - The Richest Girl (B-side to 'Mama Saw Me') (Original 1965 Valiant Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:46

16 Florian Taylor - Think About Me (Original 1966 Groovy Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:05

17 Florain Taylor - Knowing (That You Want Her) (B-side to 'Think About Me') (Original 1966 Groovy Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:19

18 The Apollas - I'm Under the Influence of Love (Original 1967 Warner Bros. Records 7" Single Version) 2:57

19 Linda Carr - I Feel Love Comin' On (Original 1968 Ranwood 7" Mono Single Version) 2:45

20 Lori Hampton - I Feel Love Coming On (Original 1968 UNI Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:45

21 Lori Hampton - I'm Under the Influence of Love (B-side to 'I Feel Love Coming On') (Original 1968 UNI Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:36

22 Love Unlimited - It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring) (Original 1973 20th Century Records 7" Single Version) 4:21

23 Love Unlimited - It's Winter Again (Instrumental) (B-side to 'It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)') (Original 1973 20th Century Records 7" Single Version) 4:15

24 Love Unlimited - Under the Influence of Love (Original 1974 20th Century Records 7" Single Version) 3:21

25 Love Unlimited - Under the Influence of Love (Instrumental) (B-side to 'Under the Influence of Love') (Original 1974 20th Century Records 7" Single Version) 4:18

26 The Love Unlimited Orchestra - I Feel Love Comin' On (from the 1974 album 'Rhapsody in White') 6:24

27 Felice Taylor - I Feel Love Comin' On (Previously Unreleased Alternate Version) 3:08

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VA - Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) (3 x CDs)

SCOTTISH POP

VA - Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) (3 x CDs)

Something For The Longing gathers fourteen years of Scottish independent pop into a single frame, and the effect is quietly moving. The compilation traces a scene that never chased the centre of the map, choosing instead to build its own corners, its own rooms, its own weather. Across these tracks you hear the shift from mid‑eighties DIY sparkle to the more polished indie pop of the late nineties, yet the emotional thread stays steady. Longing, distance, small triumphs, and the sense of making something bright in a grey climate all run through the set.

The labels represented here tell their own story. Tiny imprints, short‑lived collectives, and a few sturdier independents form the backbone, each contributing singles and EP cuts that rarely travelled far beyond Scotland at the time. The formats range from seven‑inch pressings to cassette‑only releases, many of them now difficult to find in clean condition. That scarcity adds weight to the listening, as if the songs have been carried forward by hand.

The sequencing moves gently, letting jangle‑pop guitars fall beside synth‑leaning tracks and more introspective pieces from the mid‑nineties. Nothing feels forced. Instead, the compilation opens a window onto a scene that valued melody, sincerity, and the pleasure of making music with friends. By the end, the title feels right. These songs hold a kind of longing that never fully resolves, and that is exactly what makes them linger. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Jesus and Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up 2:27

02 Shop Assistants - I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You 2:19

03 Rote Kapelle - These Animals Are Dangeroos 3:50

04 Soup Dragons - Soft as Your Face 3:31

05 Motorcycle Boy - Big Rock Candy Mountain 3:17

06 Primal Scream - Gentle Tuesday 3:48

07 Big Gun - Heard About Love 2:59

08 Thieves - Talk Your Head Off 3:35

09 Clouds - Get Out of My Dream 2:32

10 Biff Bang Pow! - He Don’t Need That Girl 2:08

11 Revolving Paint Dream - Stop the World 4:04

12 Jasmine Minks - Cut Me Deep 3:25

13 Christine's Cat - She's Alive 4:59

14 Baby Lemonade - Much Too Late 3:16

15 Golden Dawn - My Secret World 2:09

16 Vaselines - Teenage Superstars 3:27

17 Dawson - Noel Edmonds 1:20

18 Stretchheads - A Freakout 2:00

19 Badgewearer - Buspass Conspiracy 2:21

20 Spirea X - Chlorine Dream 4:21

21 Fenn - Saint's Gate (demo) 3:33

22 Fizzbombs - Blue Summer 1:59

23 Hardy Boys - Wonderful Lie 3:11

24 Whiteout - The Next Big Thing 3:36

25 Vultures - You're Not Scared 3:00

CD2

01 Orchids - Something for the Longing 5:28

02 Wendys - Enjoy the Things You Fear 4:21

03 Pearlfishers - Sacred 5:26

04 BMX Bandits - Serious Drugs 3:24

05 Superstar - Don't Wanna Die 4:58

06 Long Fin Killie - The Lamberton Lamplighter 5:09

07 Whirling Pig Dervish - Whip 1:32

08 Stanleys - Royal Blue 3:06

09 Lung Leg - Punk Pop Travesty 1:04

10 Glue - Modelling 4:09

11 Spare Snare - Wired for Sound 2:49

12 Pink Kross - Punk Outfit 2:21

13 Lugworm - Sweaty Says 2:07

14 Blisters - Patrick Meets the Courgettes 1:34

15 Trout - Owl in the Tree 2:03

16 Yummy Fur - Typical of Boys 0:45

17 Poison Sisters - Chicane 4:25

18 Hee Haw - 6/26 2:34

19 Sally Skull - Bride of Frankenstein 2:24

20 Luci Baines Band - Find a Lil Love (extended) 4:54

21 Eska - Running on Sum Six Dew 2:35

22 Country Teasers - The Last Bridge of Spencer Smith 4:56

23 Nostril - Token Song About Foreign Politics (B. Traven's Chinese Souffle) 1:18

24 Dick Johnson - Disposable Darling 2:25

CD3

01 Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend 4:55

02 Delgados - Monica Webster 2:30

03 bis - Keroleen 2:12

04 Frank Blake - Plastic Bag 2:53

05 Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane 5:49

06 Urusei Yatsura - Hello Tiger 3:18

07 Male Nurse - My Own Private P. Swayze 4:44

08 Starstruck - Fondled Orange 4:08

09 Starlets - Tainted 2:15

10 El Hombre Trajeado - Logo 3:32

11 Gilded Lil - Last Tango in Tollcross 3:49

12 Camera Obscura - Your Sound 3:30

13 Huckleberry - Three-Speed Wilfred 4:39

14 King Creosote - Little Paint 2:43

15 Beta Band - Inner Meet Me 6:18

16 Amphetameanies - Last Night 3:09

17 V-Twin - Thankyou Baby 5:14

18 Mogwai - Christmas Steps 10:39

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