Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Human League - A BOX OF... Human League (19 x CDs)


HUMAN LEAGUE

Human League - A BOX OF... Human League (19 x CDs)

The Human League began in Sheffield in 1977, formed by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh and Adi Newton, originally called 'The Future, as an experimental electronic unit shaped by the city’s post‑industrial atmosphere and the possibilities opened by affordable synthesizers. Philip Oakey joined in 1978, bringing a distinctive baritone voice and a sense of melodic direction that helped the group move beyond the avant‑garde edges of early British synth music. Their first releases on Fast Product and Virgin captured a band still rooted in cold electronics and stark imagery, but already searching for a more accessible form.

By 1980 the group split, with Ware and Marsh departing to form Heaven 17. Oakey, suddenly left with the name and the contract, rebuilt the band with visual flair and pop instincts. He recruited teenage vocalists Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley, reshaped the sound with producer Martin Rushent, and steered the Human League into a new era. The transformation was dramatic: from the icy minimalism of Reproduction and Travelogue to the sleek, modern pop of Dare! in 1981. That album became a landmark of the decade, turning the band into international stars and defining the sound of British synthpop.

Across the following decades the Human League continued to evolve. They navigated the polished dance‑pop of the mid‑1980s, the American‑leaning production of Crash, the darker introspection of Romantic?, and the late‑career reinventions of Octopus, Secrets, and Credo. Through every shift, Oakey, Catherall, and Sulley remained the core, a rare continuity in a genre often marked by short lifespans.

The Human League’s catalogue is unusually broad for an electronic group. Early work such as Peel Session, Reproduction, and Travelogue shows a band fascinated by texture, repetition, and machine rhythm. These records sit comfortably alongside Cabaret Voltaire and early OMD, capturing the moment when British synth music was still closer to art‑school experimentation than to pop charts.

With Dare! the band achieved something few electronic acts had managed: they made synthesizer‑based music feel warm, stylish, and emotionally direct. Tracks like “The Sound of the Crowd,” “Love Action,” and “Don’t You Want Me” demonstrated that pop could be built entirely from circuitry without losing human presence. Love and Dancing pushed this further, offering one of the earliest remix albums to treat the studio as an instrument rather than a place for extended edits.

The mid‑1980s albums, Fascination, Hysteria, and Crash, show a group adapting to changing production values while maintaining their melodic identity. Romantic? and Octopus brought a return to sharper songwriting, while Secrets remains a fan‑favourite for its blend of icy electronics and modern sequencing. Later compilations such as A Very British Synthesizer Group and the 2023 sets reaffirm the band’s long arc and the durability of their sound.

Their appeal lies in the balance between cool surfaces and emotional clarity. Oakey’s voice carries a mixture of detachment and vulnerability, while Catherall and Sulley provide contrast, lightness, and a sense of shared perspective. The Human League were never just a frontman with backing singers; they were a trio whose interplay defined the band’s identity.

The Human League are important because they helped establish the vocabulary of synthpop. They proved that electronic music could be chart‑friendly without losing its edge, that image and sound could be integrated without artifice, and that a band built on machines could still feel unmistakably human. Their influence runs through modern pop, electronic dance music, and the continuing revival of 1980s aesthetics. Few groups have bridged underground experimentation and mainstream success with such clarity or longevity. (B)

Included in this box are the following albums:

Peel Session (Archive BBC)   [1978]

Reproduction   [1979]

Travelogue   [1980]

Dare! +   [1981]

Love and Dancing   [1982]

Fascination   [1983]

Hysteria   [1984]

Crash   [1986]

Greatest Hits   [1988]

Romantic?   [1990]

Octopus   [1995]

Secrets CD1   [2018]

Secrets CD2   [2018]

Original Remixes & Rarities   [2005]

Credo   [2011]

A Very British Synthesizer Group CD1   [2016]

A Very British Synthesizer Group CD2   [2016]

Heart Like A Wheel   [2023]

Dare, Singles & Remixes   [2023]


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Peel Session (Archive BBC)   [1978]

01 Human League - Being Boiled 4:04

02 Human League - No Time 3:25

03 Human League - Blind Youth (Progression) 2:54

04 Human League - You've Lost That Loving Feeling (Shortened) 2:39


Reproduction   [1979]

01 Human League - Almost Medieval 4:43

02 Human League - Circus of Death 4:00

03 Human League - The Path of Least Resistance 3:34

04 Human League - Blind Youth 3:26

05 Human League - The Word Before Last 4:05

06 Human League - Empire State Human 3:18

07 Human League - Morale... You've Lost That Loving Feeling 9:39

08 Human League - Austerity / Girl One (Medley) 6:45

09 Human League - Zero as A Limit 4:13

10 Human League - Introducing [Extra Track] 3:20

11 Human League - The Dignity of Labour (Part 1) [Extra Track] 4:23

12 Human League - The Dignity of Labour (Part 2) [Extra Track] 2:56

13 Human League - The Dignity of Labour (Part 3) [Extra Track] 3:57

14 Human League - The Dignity of Labour (Part 4) [Extra Track] 3:54

15 Human League - Flexi Disc [Extra Track] 4:11

16 Human League - Being Boiled (Fast Version) [Extra Track] 3:54

17 Human League - Circus of Death (Fast Version) [Extra Track] 4:42


Travelogue   [1980]

01 Human League - The Black Hit of Space 4:11

02 Human League - Only After Dark 3:51

03 Human League - Life Kills 3:08

04 Human League - Dreams of Leaving 5:52

05 Human League - Toyota City 3:21

06 Human League - Crow and A Baby 3:43

07 Human League - The Touchables 3:22

08 Human League - Gordon's Gin 2:59

09 Human League - Being Boiled 4:22

10 Human League - WXJL Tonight 4:46

11 Human League - Marianne [Extra Track] 3:17

12 Future - Dancevision [Extra Track] 2:22

13 Human League - Rock 'n' Roll / Night Clubbing [Extra Track] 6:23

14 Human League - Tom Baker [Extra Track] 4:01

15 Human League - Boys and Girls [Extra Track] 3:14

16 Men - I Don't Depend on You [Extra Track] 4:36

17 Men - Cruel [Extra Track] 4:45


Dare! +   [1981]

01 Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of 4:15

02 Human League - Open Your Heart 3:56

03 Human League - The Sound of The Crowd 4:07

04 Human League - Darkness 3:58

05 Human League - Do Or Die 5:25

06 Human League - Get Carter 1:02

07 Human League - I Am The Law 4:08

08 Human League - Seconds 4:59

09 Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love) 5:01

10 Human League - Don't You Want Me 4:00

11 Human League - The Sound of The Crowd (12" Mix) [Bonus Track] 6:28

12 Human League - Don't You Want Me (Extended Dance Mix) [Bonus Track] 7:31

13 Human League - The Sound of The Crowd (Instrumental) [Bonus Track] 4:12

14 Human League - Open Your Heart / Non Stop (Instrumentals) [Bonus Track] 8:41

15 Human League - Don't You Want Me (Alternative Version) [Bonus Track] 3:57


Love and Dancing   [1982]

01 League Unlimited Orchestra - Hard Times 5:42

02 League Unlimited Orchestra - Love Action (I Believe in Love) 5:12

03 League Unlimited Orchestra - Don't You Want Me 7:11

04 League Unlimited Orchestra - Things That Dreams Are Made Of 5:09

05 League Unlimited Orchestra - Do Or Die 4:36

06 League Unlimited Orchestra - Seconds 2:25

07 League Unlimited Orchestra - Open Your Heart 2:50

08 League Unlimited Orchestra - The Sound of The Crowd 2:42


Fascination   [1983]

01 Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended Version) 4:58

02 Human League - Mirror Man 3:49

03 Human League - Hard Times 4:53

04 Human League - I Love You Too Much 3:19

05 Human League - You Remind Me of Gold 3:36

06 Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Improvisation) 6:14


Hysteria   [1984]

01 Human League - I'm Coming Back 4:11

02 Human League - I Love You Too Much 3:27

03 Human League - Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times) 3:35

04 Human League - Louise 5:00

05 Human League - The Lebanon 5:04

06 Human League - Betrayed 4:06

07 Human League - The Sign 3:49

08 Human League - So Hurt 3:54

09 Human League - Life on Your Own 4:08

10 Human League - Don't You Know I Want You 3:14

11 Human League - Thirteen 5:03

12 Human League - The World Tonight 4:11

13 Human League - The Lebanon (Extended Version) 5:56

14 Human League - Life on Your Own (Extended Version) 5:47

15 Human League - The Sign  (Extended Version) 5:15


Crash   [1986]

01 Human League - Money 3:54

02 Human League - Swang 4:36

03 Human League - Human 4:25

04 Human League - Jam 4:20

05 Human League - Are You Ever Coming Back? 4:53

06 Human League - I Need Your Loving 3:42

07 Human League - Party 4:29

08 Human League - Love on The Run 3:53

09 Human League - The Real Thing 4:16

10 Human League - Love is All That Matters 6:06


Greatest Hits   [1988]

01 Human League - Mirror Man 3:50

02 Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination 3:43

03 Human League - The Sound of the Crowd 3:56

04 Human League - The Lebanon 3:43

05 Human League - Human 3:46

06 Human League - Don’t You Want Me? 3:57

07 Human League - Being Boiled 3:38

08 Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love) 3:50

09 Human League - Louise 4:55

10 Human League - Open Your Heart 3:55

11 Human League - Love is All That Matters 4:06

12 Human League - Life on Your Own 4:05


Romantic?   [1990]

01 Human League - Kiss The Future 4:13

02 Human League - A Doorway? 4:21

03 Human League - Heart Like A Wheel 4:28

04 Human League - Men Are Dreamers 3:53

05 Human League - Mister Moon and Mister Sun 4:41

06 Human League - Soundtrack to A Generation 4:34

07 Human League - Rebound 3:56

08 Human League - The Stars Are Going Out 4:04

09 Human League - Let's Get Together Again 4:59

10 Human League - Get it Right This Time 4:12


Octopus   [1995]

01 Human League - Tell Me When 4:51

02 Human League - These Are The Days 5:46

03 Human League - One Man in My Heart 4:04

04 Human League - Words 5:54

05 Human League - Filling Up With Heaven 4:20

06 Human League - Housefull of Nothing 4:30

07 Human League - John Cleese ; is He Funny? 3:59

08 Human League - Never Again 4:41

09 Human League - Cruel young Lover 6:56

10 Human League - Tell Me When - Mix 1 5:10


Secrets CD1   [2018]

01 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (Dave Bascombe Mix) 3:31

02 Human League - Nervous 2:04

03 Human League - Love Me Madly? (Dave Bascombe Mix) 4:08

04 Human League - Shameless 3:55

05 Human League - 122.3 Bpm 1:39

06 Human League - Never Give Your Heart 3:48

07 Human League - Ran 0:49

08 Human League - The Snake 4:25

09 Human League - Ringinglow 3:23

10 Human League - Liar 3:21

11 Human League - Lament 1:12

12 Human League - Reflections 6:37

13 Human League - Brute 2:26

14 Human League - Sin City 4:23

15 Human League - Release 1:58

16 Human League - You'll Be Sorry 4:00

17 Human League - Tranquility 3:27


Secrets CD2   [2018]

01 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (The Das Kompressor Vanity Case Mix) 5:57

02 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (Toy Mix) 3:51

03 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (Oliver Lieb's Main Full Vocal Mix) 7:39

04 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (Oliver Lieb's Alternative Mix) 7:11

05 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (The Vanity Case Instrumental Mix) 5:58

06 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (Alter Ego Remix) 6:50

07 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (Op: L Bastards Mojo Mix) 4:41

08 Human League - You'll Be Sorry (Marc Anthony Radio Mix) 3:29

09 Human League - You'll Be Sorry (Marc Anthony Black & Blue Mix) 5:49

10 Human League - You'll Be Sorry (Marc Anthony Dub Mix) 5:45

11 Human League - You'll Be Sorry (Karaoke Mix) 3:16

12 Human League - Love Me Madly? (Voice of Buddha Mix) 6:14

13 Human League - Love Me Madly? (Zenn Eternal Countdown Mix) 5:23

14 Human League - Love Me Madly? (Cuzco Mix) 7:49


Original Remixes & Rarities   [2005]

01 Human League - Being Boiled (Album Version) 4:16

02 Human League - The Sound of The Crowd (Maxi Version) 6:31

03 Human League - Hard Times 4:55

04 Human League - Non-Stop 4:18

05 Human League - Don't You Want Me (Special Extended Dance Mix) 7:29

06 Human League - Mirror Man (Extended Version) 4:22

07 Human League - You Remind Me of Gold 3:38

08 Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Improvisation) 6:10

09 Human League - Total Panic 3:29

10 Human League - The Lebanon (12'' Extended Version) 5:53

11 Human League - Life on Your Own (Extended Version) 5:47

12 Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams (Extended Version) 6:23

13 Human League - Human (Extended Version) 5:05

14 Human League - Heart Like A Wheel (Extended Mix) 6:49


Credo   [2011]

01 Human League - Never Let Me Go 4:54

02 Human League - Night People 5:29

03 Human League - Sky 4:54

04 Human League - Into the Night 3:43

05 Human League - Egomaniac 3:58

06 Human League - Single Minded 3:49

07 Human League - Electric Shock 4:49

08 Human League - Get Together 3:45

09 Human League - Privilege 3:36

10 Human League - Breaking the Chains 3:59

11 Human League - When the Stars Start to Shine 3:48


A Very British Synthesizer Group CD1   [2016]

01 Human League - Being Boiled (A-Side Single) 3:50

02 Human League - The Dignity of Labour [Part 3] (Dignity of Labour 12'' Single) 3:51

03 Human League - Empire State Human (A-Side Single) 3:13

04 Human League - Only After Dark (Single Edit / Travelogue Free 7'') 3:47

05 Human League - Nightclubbing (Holiday '80 EP) 2:58

06 Human League - Boys and Girls (A-Side Single) 3:13

07 Human League - The Sound of The Crowd (Instrumental Version) 4:12

08 Human League - Hard Times (B-Side Single) 4:55

09 Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love) (A-Side Single) 3:52

10 Human League - Open Your Heart (A-Side Single) 3:57

11 Human League - Don't You Want Me (A-Side Single) 3:59

12 Human League - Mirror Man (A-Side Single) 3:50

13 Human League - You Remind Me of Gold 3:36

14 Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended Version) 4:59

15 Human League - The Lebanon (Single Version / A-Side Single) 3:44

16 Human League - Louise (DJ Edit / A-Side Single) 4:07


A Very British Synthesizer Group CD2   [2016]

01 Human League - Life on Your Own (A-Side Single First Commercial Release 2016) 4:12

02 Human League - Human (Extended Version) 5:06

03 Human League - I Need Your Loving (DJ Edit / A-Side Single First Commercial Release 2016) 2:54

04 Human League - Love is All That Matters (Edit / A-Side Single) 2:59

05 Human League - Heart Like A Wheel (William Orbit Remix / A-Side Single) 4:52

06 Human League - Soundtrack to A Generation (Edit / First Commercial Release 2016) 4:03

07 Human League - Tell Me When (Radio Edit / First Commercial Release 2016) 4:09

08 Human League - One Man in My Heart (A-Side Single) 4:05

09 Human League - Filling Up With Heaven (A-Side Single) 4:20

10 Human League - Stay With Me Tonight (Single Version / A-Side Single) 4:02

11 Human League - All I Ever Wanted (Radio Edit / First Commercial Release 2016) 3:32

12 Human League - Night People (Radio Edit / A-Side First Commercial Release 2016) 3:02

13 Human League - Never Let Me Go (Album Version) 4:56

14 Human League - Sky (Radio Edit / A-Side Single) 3:12


Heart Like A Wheel   [2023]

01 Human League - Heart Like A Wheel (7" Remix) 4:30

02 Human League - Heart Like A Wheel (Extended Mix) 6:54

03 Human League - A Doorway (Dub Mix) 4:30

04 Human League - Heart Like A Wheel (William Orbit Remix) 4:53

05 Human League - A Doorway (Early Version) 4:28

06 Human League - Rebound 4:00


Dare, Singles & Remixes   [2023]

01 Human League - Hard Times / Love Action (Single Version / Remastered 2021) 10:13

02 Human League - Hard Times (B-Side / Remastered 2021) 4:54

03 Human League - Tom Baker (B-Side / Remastered 2021) 4:00

04 Human League - Boys and Girls (B-Side / Remastered 2021) 3:13

05 Human League - Dancevision (B-Side / Remastered 2021) 2:20

06 Human League - Non-Stop (B-Side / Remastered 2021) 4:18

07 Human League - The Sound of The Crowd (Add Your Voice) (B-Side / Remastered 2021) 4:12

08 Human League - Hard Times / Love Action (B-Side Instrumental / Remastered 2021) 11:07

09 Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love) (Edit / Remastered 2021) 3:52

10 Human League - The Sound of The Crowd (Extended / Remastered 2021) 6:28

11 Human League - Don't You Want Me (Extended Dance Mix / Remastered 2021) 7:33

12 Human League - Open Your Heart / Non-Stop (12" Single Version / Remastered 2021) 8:15

13 Human League - Open Your Heart / Non-Stop (Instrumental / Remastered 2021) 8:41

14 Human League - Darkness (A Very British Synthesizer Group / Remastered 2021) 4:16

15 Human League - Do Or Die (Methods of Dance / Remastered 2021) 6:35

16 Human League - I Am The Law (A Very British Synthesizer Group / Remastered 2021) 4:15

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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Monday, July 13, 2026

VA - Wrap It Up (The Isaac Hayes And David Porter Songbook) [2022]

SOUL/ROCK/BLUES

VA - Wrap It Up (The Isaac Hayes And David Porter Songbook) [2022]

This collection gathers twenty‑four recordings shaped by the songwriting partnership of Isaac Hayes and David Porter, tracing how their work moved through the Stax family of labels and into wider territory during the 1960s and early 1970s. The sequence begins with Homer Banks’ “60 Minutes of Your Love,” arranged by Gene “Bowlegs” Miller, and sets the tone for a set built around strong grooves, clear structures, and the direct emotional writing that defined the pair’s catalogue. The Emotions, Rachel Sweet, Freddie King, and Peter Frampton appear early, each bringing a different studio sound to the material.

Familiar titles sit alongside less‑traveled pieces. “Hold On, I’m Comin’,” “Soul Man,” and “When Something Is Wrong with My Baby” are represented through versions by The Righteous Brothers, Sam & Dave, and Otis Redding with Carla Thomas. Other tracks show how far the catalogue reached, with ZZ Top, Delaney & Bonnie, Marcia Ball, and Archie Bell & The Drells offering interpretations shaped by their own sessions and producers.

The set is mastered at Sound Mastering and presented mainly in stereo, with four tracks in mono. Liner notes by Tony Rounce provide context for the recordings and the writers’ influence. Across its span, the compilation shows the adaptability of Hayes and Porter’s songs and the range of artists who carried them forward. (B)

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01 Homer Banks - 60 Minutes of Your Love 2:25

02 Emotions - As Long as I've Got You 3:16

03 Rachel Sweet - B-A-B-Y 3:08

04 Freddie King - Can't Trust Your Neighbor 3:57

05 Peter Frampton - May I Baby 3:40

06 Aretha Franklin - You're Taking Up Another Man's Place 3:29

07 Righteous Brothers - Hold On, I'm Comin' 2:34

08 Peter Gallagher - I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby 3:56

09 Edwin Starr & Blinky - I'll Understand 2:20

10 Bishops - I Take What I Want 2:38

11 Z Z Top - I Thank You 3:25

12 Delaney & Bonnie - My Baby Specializes 3:17

13 Marcia Ball - Never Like This Before 2:58

14 Sam & Dave - Soul Man 2:39

15 Ruby Johnson - Left Over Love 2:48

16 Soul Children - The Sweeter He is (Parts 1 & 2) 6:19

17 Johnnie Taylor - Toe Hold 4:00

18 Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - When Something is Wrong With My Baby 2:47

19 Archie Bell and The Drells - Wrap it Up 2:48

20 Keith (Powell) and Billie (Davis) - You Don't Know Like I Know 2:22

21 Hassles - You Got Me Hummin' 2:23

22 Mable John - Your Good Thing (Is About to End) 2:59

23 Charlie Rich - Love is After Me 2:28

24 Danny White - I'm Dedicating My Life 2:57

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BB LUCKY DIP #541

BB LUCKY DIP #541


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

Be quick. No re-uploads.


Today's topic: MIXED BAG


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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Paul Chambers - Mosaic Select 05 [2003] (3 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ

PAUL CHAMBERS

Paul Chambers - Mosaic Select 05 [2003] (3 x CDs)

This 3-CD set gathers the core of Paul Chambers’ early sessions as a leader, recorded between 1956 and 1959 for Jazz West, Transition, and Blue Note. The material is drawn from Chambers’ Music, Whims of Chambers, Paul Chambers Quintet, and Bass on Top, along with two duet performances from a 1959 Sonny Clark session. Mosaic presents the recordings in chronological order, allowing the progression of Chambers’ work to be heard through changes in personnel, studio sound, and ensemble shape.

CD1 opens with the March 2, 1956, Hollywood session for Jazz West, recorded at Western Recorders. The quartet of Chambers, John Coltrane, Kenny Drew, and Philly Joe Jones works through compact pieces with a dry, close‑miked sound typical of the studio. The set then moves to the September 21, 1956, Hackensack session for Whims of Chambers, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. The expanded group, including Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver, and Coltrane, brings a fuller tone and more layered writing.

CD2 begins with the April 20, 1956, Transition session from Cambridge, Massachusetts, long known for its fragmented release history. Only one track appeared at the time, with the remaining material issued later. The performances are extended and exploratory, shaped by Curtis Fuller, Pepper Adams, Coltrane, and Jones. The disc then returns to Van Gelder’s studio for the 1957 Paul Chambers Quintet session, featuring Donald Byrd, Clifford Jordan, Tommy Flanagan, and Elvin Jones.

CD3 focuses on Bass on Top, recorded July 14, 1957, with Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones, and Art Taylor. These tracks highlight Chambers’ melodic approach, especially in the arco passages. The set closes with two duets with Art Blakey from March 29, 1959, captured at the start of a Sonny Clark session. (B)

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CD1

01 Paul Chambers - Dexterity 6:46

02 Paul Chambers - Stablemates 5:52

03 Paul Chambers - Easy to Love 3:52

04 Paul Chambers - Visitation 4:57

05 Paul Chambers - Trans's Blues (aka John Paul Jones) 6:56

06 Paul Chambers - Eastbound 4:24

07 Paul Chambers - Omicron 7:18

08 Paul Chambers - Whims of Chambers 4:05

09 Paul Chambers - Nita 6:33

10 Paul Chambers - We Six 7:42

11 Paul Chambers - Dear Ann 4:20

12 Paul Chambers - Tales of The Fingers 4:44

13 Paul Chambers - Just for The Love 3:42


CD2

01 Paul Chambers - Trane's Strain 11:04

02 Paul Chambers - High Step 8:12

03 Paul Chambers - Nixon, Dixon, and Yates Blues 8:29

04 Paul Chambers - Minor Run-Down 7:39

05 Paul Chambers - The Hand of Love 6:24

06 Paul Chambers - Softly as in A Morning Sunrise 3:08

07 Paul Chambers - Four Strings 5:28

08 Paul Chambers - What's New 5:40

09 Paul Chambers - Beauteous 8:08

10 Paul Chambers - Four Strings (Alternate Take) 5:12


CD3

01 Paul Chambers - Yesterdays 5:53

02 Paul Chambers - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 7:17

03 Paul Chambers - Chasin' The Bird 6:19

04 Paul Chambers - Dear Old Stockholm 6:45

05 Paul Chambers - The Theme 6:15

06 Paul Chambers - Confessin' (I'm Confessin' That I Love You) 4:15

07 Paul Chambers - Chamber Mates 5:04

08 Paul Chambers - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 7:09

09 Paul Chambers - What is This Thing Called Love 5:43

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 247

MY COMPILATION SERIES

Where visitors provide their self-made compilation.


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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 247

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#01

Title: VA - America 250 (320 Kbps)

Created By: Pol Inate

Contact:         https://polinatewtc.blogspot.com/

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Title: VA - Get A Little Vol.190 – Bad Habits (320 Kbps)

Created By: John Angelatos

Contact:         johnangelatos@gmail.com

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Title: VA - Berni's A-Z Volume 214 J (Mostly 320 Kbps)

Created By: Berni

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Title: VA - Som do Brasil 4 (320 Kbps)

Created By: Beto Pacheco & José Faria

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Title: VA - NME Cassettes 02 (320 Kbps)

Created By: lemonflag

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Title: VA - 2020 (Var)

Created By: Shankly

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Title: VA - Superappin' '10 (160 Kbps)

Created By: DJ Mello Ell (p/k/a E.J.R.)

Contact:         djmelloell@gmail.com

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Title: VA - This.Shit.Hits (320 Kbps)

Created By: Oniswa

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Title: Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.34: A Funk, Ska & Soul Mix  (320 Kbps)

Created By: MM

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Title: VA - The Global Music Archive Sampler # 7 (320 Kbps)

Created By: Dirk. S

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Title: VA - The 21st Century? So Far, So Good. (1/6) (3220 Kbps)

Created By: Hervé Guilleminot

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Title: VA - Plain Bagel VI (Var)

Created By: Obey Gravity

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TRACK LISTS Vol. 247

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VA - America 250 (320 Kbps)

01 Sheriff John - Birthday Cake Polka

02 Jennifer Rocket - Stand Up Baby

03 Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom

04 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band

05 George Thorogood & The Destroyers - American Made

06 Lee Greenwood - God Bless The USA

07 David Bowie - Young Americans

08 Earth, Wind & Fire - Freedom

09 Sister Sledge - All American Girls

10 Alan Jackson - Home

11 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy

12 Common Ground - This Is America

13 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

14 Journey - Liberty

15 Garth Brooks - American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

16 Kim Wilde - Kids In America

17 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl

18 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Liberty

19 John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads

20 Junior Brown - Freedom Machine

21 Beach Boys - Back Home

22 Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night

America is celebrating 250 years as a nation. Happy Birthday! But what has struck me is all the visitors here to watch the World Cup and seeing it through their eyes. A fresh perspective. As a citizen of any country, I think we sometimes take for granted the stuff right in front of us. And complain, when we should be celebrating. This is me celebrating.

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VA - Get A Little Vol.190 – Bad Habits (320 Kbps)

01 Johnny Guitar And The Rhythm Rockers - Too Many Bad Habits                             

02 Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol                                                                                  

03 Harold Burrage - You Eat Too Much                                                                                       

04 Nine Below Zero - Bad Behaviour                                                                              

05 Champion Jack Dupree - Can't Kick The Habit                                                       

06 Victoria Spivey - Dope Head Blues                                                                        

07 Lightnin' Hopkins - Drinkin' Woman                                                                      

08 Memphis Slim - Beer Drinkin' Woman                                                                     

09 Jimmy Witherspoon - Whiskey Drinking Woman                                                             

10 Gogol Bordello – Alcohol                                                                                                   

11 George Thorogood & The Destroyers - I Drink Alone                                               

12 Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer                                                                              

13 Champion Jack Dupree - Junker's Blues                                                                

14 Eric Clapton – Cocaine                                                                                           

15 Tommy Castro - Nasty Habits                                                                                    

16 Dr. Feelgood - Gimme One More Shot                                                                     

17 Offspring - Bad Habit                                                                                              

18 Hank Williams III - Cocaine Blues                                                                             

19 Oingo Boingo - Nasty Habits                                                                                    

20 Ray Gelato Giants - Forget About Livin'

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#03

VA - Berni's A-Z Volume 214 J (Mostly 320 Kbps)

01 - The Jack Wharff - Washed

02 - Jackson Taylor & The Sinners - How Many Days (Has Jack Been Up)

03 - Jacob Bryant - Well Whiskey (Discount Cigarettes)

04 - Jake Stringer - Mojave Green

05 - Jake Worthington - It Ain't The Whiskey

06 - Jenny Don't And The Spurs - Fire On The Ridge

07 - Jeremy Pinnell - I Don't Believe

08 - Jesse Daniel - Think I'll Stay

09 - Jesse Welles - Horses

10 - Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys - She's Looking At Me

11 - Jim Cuddy - All I Need

12 - Jim Roll - 1955

13 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Flatlanders - Waiting For A Train

14 - Joe Diffie, Morgan Wallen, HARDY - John Deere Green

15 - Joe Stamm Band - Territory Town

16 - Joey Allcorn - Six Feet Down

17 - John D. Loudermilk - Tobacco Road

18 - John Fogerty - Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'

19 - Johnny Falstaff - Honky Tonkin' Daddy [256 Kbps]

20 - Josh Weathers - Gambling

21 - Joshua Hedley - All Hat (No Cattle)

22 - Justin Moses - My Baby's Gone (feat. Del McCoury)

23 - Justin Wells - Up There With The Angels

24 - Justin Townes Earle - Memphis In The Rain

25 - JW-Jones - Papa's In The Pen

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#04

VA - Som do Brasil 4 (320 Kbps)

1. Amante Profissional - Herva Doce

2. Amo Amar Você – Danilo Correa

3. Bem Querer - Maurício Manieri

4. Cover (Rock 'n' Roll) - Erasmo Carlos

5. Desculpe, Babe - Os Mutantes

6. Disco Rock - Papas da Língua

7. É Proibido Fumar - Roberto Carlos (part. Samuel Rosa)

8. Encontrar Alguém - Jota Quest

9. Essa Noite Não - Lobão

10. Eu Nasci Há Dez Mil Anos Atrás - Raul Seixas

11. Eu Vou Estar - Capital Inicial

12. Flores - Titãs & Marisa Monte

13. Girassol - Cidade Negra

14. Luz Del Fuego - Rita Lee

15. Mulher de Fases - Raimundos

16. O Rapé - Joelho de Porco

17. O último romântico - Lulu Santos

18. Pais e Filhos - Legião Urbana

19. Presente De Um Beija-Flor - Natiruts 

20. Pro Dia Nascer Feliz - Ney Matogrosso

21. Proibida Pra Mim - Charlie Brown Jr.

22. Puro Extase - Barão Vermelho

23. Rebelde Sem Causa - Ultraje a Rigor

24. Te Ver - Skank

25. Zanzibar - A Cor do Som

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#05

VA - NME Cassettes 02 (320 Kbps)

1 Louie Louie   Kingsmen

2 Love & Romance  BBC 1977 Peel   Slits

3 Quit My Job   Bobby Marchan

4 Slavery Days   Burning Spear

5 These Chains Of Love Are Breaking Me Down   Chuck Jackson

6 Trick Bag   Earl King

7 Terrorists In The City   Eek-A-Mouse

8 Satellite Of Love   Eurythmics

9 A Lot Of Love   Homer Banks

10 Pula En Na-It's Raining   Hugh Masekela

11 Follow Me   Imagination

12 Red Hot   Billy Lee Riley

13 Reconsider Baby   Lowell Fulsom

14 Last Night   Mar-Keys

15 Happy Head   Mighty Lemon Drops

16 King Of The Bop   Nipple Erectors

17 Lonely So Long   Paul Young & The Royal Family

18 Dark Streets Of London   Pogues

19 Futility   Ravishing Beauties

20 Have I Got A Deal For You   Reba McEntire

21 That's What I'll Do   Robert Cray

22 Stars on the Water   Rodney Crowell

23 Asylums In Jerusalem   Scritti Politti

24 Low Profile   Blue Orchids

25 Guetho A Liso   Zouk Time

In the 1980s the New Musical Express gave free cassettes with a magazine. These are a sampling of those. I have left the album name and track numbers on.

1) Classic! 14) How do these instrumentals keep turning up? 17) A young Paul Young. 18) Pogue's music murky and tasty, like an Irish stew. Enjoy.

Nutz link https://www.imagenetz.de/8KR8H

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#06

VA - 2020 (Var)

01. The Wind That Shapes The Land - Unleash the Archers (from the album 'Abyss')

02. The Perilous Night - Drive By Truckers (from the album 'The New OK')

03. Black Sunrise - Marc Almond (from the album 'Chaos and a Dancing Star')

04. When Destinies Align - Lovebites (from the album 'Electric Pentagram')

05. I Contain Multitudes - Bob Dylan (from the album 'Rough and Rowdy Ways')

06. Cider rain - Fairport Convention (from the album 'Shuffle and Go')

07. Vengeance - Delain (from the album 'Apocalypse and Chill')

08. Story of a Nobody - Tokyo Blade (from the album 'Dark Revolution')

09. Redemption Day - The Pretty Things (from the album 'Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood')

10. Nothing - Liliac (from the album 'Queen of Hearts')

11. Avalon Rising - Dark

 Forest (from the album 'Oak, Ash and Thorn')

12. Manic Monday - Kate Rusby (from the album 'Hand Me Down')

13. River is Rising - Eliza Neals (from the album 'Black Crow Moan')

14. Back in '76 - Thundermother (from the album 'Heat Wave')

15. Throw My Bones - Deep Purple (from the album 'Whoosh!')

16. Sorrow of Sophia - Draconian (from the album 'Under a Godless Veil')

17. Crackin' Cold Ones With the Boys - The Cadillac Three (from the album 'Country Fuzz')

18. Welcome to the Human Race - Portread (from the album 'Decayeon')

19. Ghost of a Dream - Seven Spires (from the album 'Emerald Seas')

20. Man Without a Soul - Lucinda Williams (from the album 'Good Souls Better Angels')

21. All Out of Tears - Walter Trout (from the album 'Ordinary Madness')

22. Whisper - Dyble Longdon (from the album 'Between a Breath and a Breath')

23. Sun Dance - Crown Lands (from the album 'Crown Lands')

24. Thoughts and Prayers - Drive By Truckers (from the album 'The Unraveling')

25. How's the Heart? - Nightwish (from the album Human II Human: Nature')

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#07

VA - Superappin' '10 (160 Kbps)

1 Red Cafe - I'm Ill

2 Curren$y - Chilled Coughphee

3 Smif n' Wessun - Follow We

4 Little Brother - 24

5 B.o.B. - Past My Shades

6 Slum Village - The Set Up

7 Reflection Eternal: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Back Again

8 Nas & Damian Marley - My Generation

9 Wayna and Kenn Starr - The Skin I'm In

10 Freeway & Jake One - Know What I Mean

11 Tabi Bonney - Not Like Me

12 Fat Joe - Slow Down (Ha Ha)

13 Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Watch Yo Step

14 Murs & 9th Wonder - Vikki Veil

15 Big K.R.I.T. - Children of the World

16 Mos Def - 24 Hour Karate School

17 Big Boi - Shine Blockas (remix)

18 The Roots - The Day

19 J. Cole - Higher

20 Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Method Man - Miranda

21 Lloyd Banks - Beamer, Benz or Bentley

22 Eternia and MoSS - The BBQ (remix)

23 Stalley - S.T.A.L.L.E.Y.

24 David Banner & 9th Wonder - Be With You

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#08

VA - This.Shit.Hits (320 Kbps)

01    Moshav - Bereshit (3:54)

02    Belle & Sebastian - Fuck This Shit (2:29)

03    Kinky Friedman - My Shit's Fucked Up (3:13)

04    Wet Leg - Piece of Shit (2:48)

05    The Rolling Stones - Dog Shit (6:09)

06    Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit (13:13)

07    Indigo Girls - Shit Kickin' (3:53)

08    Mike Cosgrave - The View from Shit Creek (5:38)

09    Miles Davis & Robert Glasper - Talking Shit (3:09)

10    Mary Bue - Shit Storm (4:27)

11    DJ Relaxed Insomniac - Tweezer Shit Down Instrumental (4:06)

12    Nathan Bowles - Gimme My Shit (8:22)

13    Sleaford Mods - Liveable Shit (3:19)

14    Low Cut Connie - Shit Shower and Shave (2:48)

15    Jesse Welles - Bullshit (October 7, 2024) (1:40)

16    Dune Rats - Beers, Bongs & Bullshit (3:22)

17    Iggy And The Stooges - I Got Nothing - I Got Shit (4:25)

18    Ian Siegal - The Shit Hit (5:39)

19    Alex Lahey - Shit Talkin' (3:21)

20    Eddy Lee Ryder - Holy Shit I Think I Love You (3:55)

21    Father John Misty - Holy Shit (4:01)

22    Little Feat - Wait Till The Shit Hits The Fan (2:49)

23    Seun Kuti + Fela's Egypt 80 - Don't Give That Shit To Me (9:23)

24    Emanuel Casablanca - Dogshit (feat. Joanna Connor) (3:26)

25    Death Cab For Cutie - The Face That Launched 1000 Shits (3:41)

26    Mushroom - Friends Who Worry About Each Other Depending On What Screwed Up Shit Is Going-On (6:39)

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#09

Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.34: A Funk, Ska & Soul Mix  (320 Kbps)

1 Spiritual Healing - Toots - (Bad Influence [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack])

2 Blind Man Can See It - James Brown - (Black Caesar)

3 Elegy - New York Ska Jazz Ensemble - (Bang (Soundtrack))

4 That Lady - The Isley Brothers - (Bound By Honor (Songs from the Motion Picture))

5 Thank You (Fallettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone - (Eat, Pray, Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))

6 Dubz 57 Sauce - The Skunks - (Bang (Soundtrack))

7 I Want You - Marvin Gaye - (Broken Flowers: Music From The Film)

8 Out Of The Rain - Etta James - (Bad Influence [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack])

9 The Boss - James Brown - (Black Caesar)

10 Love Machine, Pt. 1 - The Miracles - (Donnie Brasco [Original Soundtrack])

11 Sign of the Times - House of Rhythm - (Bang (Soundtrack))

12 Mama Feelgood - Lyn Collins - (Black Caesar)

13 Flashlight - Parliament - (Can't Hardly Wait)

14 Super Freak - Rick James - (Bound By Honor (Songs from the Motion Picture))

15 The Sad Chicken - Leroy & The Drivers - (Dream With The Fishes)

16 Toast on the Coast - The Toasters - (Bang (Soundtrack))

17 Give It What You Got - B.T. Express - (Autofocus - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

18 Ife - Angélique Kidjo - (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls)

19 Riversion - Skavoovie & The Epitones - (Bang (Soundtrack))

20 Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye - (Eat, Pray, Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))

21 Like It Is, Like It Was - James Brown - (Black Caesar)

22 Lewis Gone a Foreign - Dr. Ring Ding & H.P. Setter - (Bang (Soundtrack))

23 Slippin' Into Darkness - War - (Original Soundtrack - Suicide Squad: The Album)

24 Movin' - Brass Construction - (Autofocus - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

25 Don't Count Dub - Isaac Greene & The Skalars - (Bang (Soundtrack))

This collection, as the title suggests, is one for lovers of funk, ska and soul. Many classic artists here,

and a few you may not know, but one that will certainly make you want to "shake your booty"!

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#10

VA - The Global Music Archive Sampler # 7 (320 Kbps)

The Rattles - The Witch (2:58)

Chuck Berry - Oh Louisiana (4:30)

Bo Diddley - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (7:37)

Rick Nelson - Your Kind Of Lovin' (2:59)

Bill Haley & His Comets - Corrine, Corrina (2:27)

Carl Perkins - Carl's Blues (4:46)

The Impressions - Yesterday (3:35)

Link Wray - Born to Be Wild (7:55)

Pacific Gas & Electric - The Motor City Is Burning (6:49)

The Rattles - Eleanor Rigby (9:51)

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#11

VA - The 21st Century? So Far, So Good. (1/6) (3220 Kbps)

1 - Life Without Buildings - The Leanover - 2001

2 - The XX - Crystalised - 2009

3 - Everything Everything - Cough Cough - 2013

4 - Trond Kallevåg - Kindness Of Strangers - 2025

5 - Early Hours - Smells Like Summer - 2016

6 - IQ - The Road Of Bones - 2014

7 - Jill Scott - The Math - 2026

8 - Bloc Party - Helicopter - 2005

9 - Luxjury - Both Teams - 2026

10 - Iron Maiden - Empire of the Clouds - 2015

11 - Keiyaa - Think About It/What U think? - 2025

12 - Mitski - I'll Change For You - 2026

13 - Vanessa Paradis - Bouquet final - 2025

14 - Cloudkicker - Push It Way Up! - 2010

15 - The Dresden Dolls - My Alcoholic Friends - 2006

16 - The Compulsions - Dirtbag Blues - 2007

17 - Olivia Rodrigo - Brutal - 2021

18 - Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye - 2006

19 - Salomé de Bahia - Outro lugar (Stevie Wonder cover) - 2002

20 - Murder by Death - Go To the Light - 2012

21 - Stella Donnelly - Being Nice - 2025

22 - Rover - Aqualast - 2012

23 - Animals As Leaders - CAFO - 2009

24 - The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs - One More Drink - 2021

25 - Travis - Sing - 2001

Bonus - U2 - White As Snow - 2009

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#12

VA - Plain Bagel VI (Var)

01 - Broken Records - Open Ground

02 - Adam Lee & the Dead Horse Sound Company - Broken Wings

03 - Bob Wayne - Mr. Bandana

04 - Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams - Mauvais Sang

05 - Townes Van Zandt/Freddie Fender - Pancho & Lefty

06 - 16 Horsepower - Black Soul Choir

07 - Gibson Brothers - Safe Passage

08 - Bean Pickers Union - Warrior

09 - Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

10 - Roberta Flack - Business Goes On As Usual

11 - Willie Nile - Now That The War Is Over

12 - Otis Gibbs - Ghosts of Our Fathers

13 - Decemberists - Easy Come, Easy Go

14 - Toadies - In The Belly of a Whale

15 - Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues

16 - Hoquiam - Zombies of the Sea

17 - Sam Baker- - Waves

18 - Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library - The Weeping Song

19 - Nick Lowe - Different Kind of Blue

20 - Davey Hal - Haul Me Away

21 - Louis Armstrong - Sunrise, Sunset

22 - Gotan Project - Santa Maria

23 - Al Green - Simply Beautiful

24 - Gaslight Anthem - Our Father's Sons

25 - Sonny Bono - I Just Sit There

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GUIDELINES.

Please use this template for future MY COMPILATION submissions.

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Only Various Artists compilations will be accepted.

Only one compilation per week from each contributor with a limit of 25 tracks per track list per submission. (Total 25 tracks only). You can submit a new track list the following week.

The Topic is your choice, Genre is your choice and any music is acceptable. (If readers don't like the topic or choices then they don't have to pick them up)

 When presenting your submission, the Topic of your compilation should be Noted as well as the sound quality of the compilation. (i.e., 320Kbps MP3, Flac, etc).

Whilst most would prefer MP3's @ 320 kbps all I request is a good sound quality. 

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