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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - The Complete Candid Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins Sessions [1992] (3 x CDs)

BLUES

Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - The Complete Candid Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins Sessions [1992] (3 x CDs)

This 1992 Limited Edition released by Mosaic, gathers the complete Candid sessions recorded in 1960–61. The Complete Candid Otis Spann & Lightnin’ Hopkins Sessions brings together two towering blues figures at a moment when the early‑60s folk‑blues revival was just beginning to take shape. Originally recorded for Candid Records in 1960 and 1961, these sessions were produced by Nat Hentoff, whose documentary approach captured artists with minimal interference and maximum honesty. The 1992 release gathers the full body of their Candid work into one set, restoring the clarity, sequencing, and context that earlier reissues often scattered.

Otis Spann’s material is the beating heart of the collection. Best known as Muddy Waters’ pianist, Spann steps out front here with a confidence that shows why so many musicians considered him the finest blues pianist of his generation. His playing is fluid, rolling, and deeply rhythmic, and his vocals carry a warmth that balances grit with grace. These sessions reveal Spann not just as a sideman, but as a fully formed artist with his own voice and emotional range.

Lightnin’ Hopkins brings a different energy entirely. His Candid recordings are intimate, conversational, and full of that loose, behind‑the‑beat phrasing that made him so distinctive. Hopkins could turn a simple line into a story, and a story into a moment of lived experience. The stripped‑back production suits him perfectly, just voice, guitar, and the sense that he’s playing in the room with you.

What makes this set so compelling is the contrast. Spann’s Chicago‑rooted piano blues and Hopkins’ Texas storytelling sit side by side without competing, each illuminating a different branch of the tradition. Together, they form a snapshot of blues at a crossroads, one foot in the past, one stepping into a new era of rediscovery and documentation. It’s a set that honours both artists by letting them speak plainly, powerfully, and on their own terms. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Beat-Up Team 6:39

02 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Great Northern Stomp 4:17

03 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Cow Cow Blues 4:19

04 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Walkin' The Blues 4:58

05 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Otis in The Dark 4:37

06 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - This is The Blues 3:12

07 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Worried Life Blues 4:21

08 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Country Boy 4:27

09 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Beat-Up Team 6:04

10 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - The Hard Way 5:06

11 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - My Home is on The Delta 3:14

12 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - It Must Have Been The Devil 3:46

13 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Take A Little Walk With Me 3:29

14 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Ramblin' on My Mind 4:06

15 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Little Boy Blue 3:44

16 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - My Daily Wish 4:29

17 Otis Spann & Lightnin' Hopkins - Spann and Bob 3:19

CD2

01 Otis Spann - Monkey Face Blues 4:58

02 Otis Spann - One Doggone Reason 2:42

03 Otis Spann - Strange Woman Blues 3:54

04 Otis Spann - It Hurts Me Too 4:58

05 Otis Spann - Baby Child (take 3) 4:29

06 Otis Spann - Baby Child (take 5) 4:06

07 Otis Spann - Talkin' The Blues (take 1) 5:45

08 Otis Spann - Talkin' The Blues (take 3) 5:21

09 Otis Spann - Can't Stand Your Evil Ways (take 2) 3:45

10 Otis Spann - Otis' Blues 4:17

11 Otis Spann - Half Ain't Been Told 4:42

12 Otis Spann - Can't Stand Your Evil Ways (take 4) 3:52

13 Otis Spann - Goin' Down Slow 3:59

14 Otis Spann - The Girl I Love 3:50

15 Otis Spann - Bad Condition 4:23

16 Otis Spann - Come Day, Go Day (take 2) 4:11

17 Otis Spann - Come Day, Go Day (take 3) 4:10

CD3

01 Otis Spann - Rainy Highway 3:12

02 Otis Spann - When My First Wife Quit Me 3:27

03 Otis Spann - Walk On 4:33

04 Otis Spann - Lightin's Guitar Boogie 4:07

05 Otis Spann - I've Had My Fun If I Don't Get Well No More 3:59

06 Otis Spann - Mister Charlie 7:32

07 Otis Spann - Might Crazy 7:10

08 Otis Spann - Wonder Why 6:17

09 Otis Spann - Black Cat 6:28

10 Otis Spann - The Trouble Blues 4:45

11 Otis Spann - Your Own Fault, Baby, to Treat Me The Way You Do 4:49

12 Otis Spann - Lightin' Piano Boogie 2:32

13 Otis Spann - Take it Easy 6:21

14 Otis Spann - Come Go Home With Me 3:32

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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, February 16, 2026

Elvin Jones - Live At The Lighthouse Vol. 1+2 [1972] (2 x CDs)

JAZZ DRUMMER

Elvin Jones - Live At The Lighthouse Vol. 1+2 [1972] (2 x CDs)

Elvin Jones captured something rare on Live At The Lighthouse Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, issued in 1972, recordings that present his group as a fully formed live unit rather than a studio construct. Set at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, these performances place Jones firmly in the role of bandleader, shaping the music from the drum chair with authority, patience, and constant motion.

The ensemble sound is expansive and physical. Jones’s drumming drives everything forward, elastic and layered, but never overbearing. He creates space for the frontline to stretch, while subtly steering the direction of each performance through shifts in pulse and emphasis. Solos develop organically, themes are tested and reshaped, and the music breathes with the confidence of a band allowed time to explore.

The two volumes feel inseparable. One reinforces the other through accumulation rather than contrast, revealing how the group’s language deepens across multiple sets. The close club atmosphere encourages risk, interaction, and intensity without sacrificing clarity. These recordings reward immersion. They reveal Elvin Jones not just as a powerhouse drummer, but as a leader deeply attuned to flow, balance, and collective momentum. (B)

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Track lists

Vol. 1

01 Elvin Jones - Introduction, Bill Chappell / Announcer: Rick Holmes 1:42

02 Elvin Jones - Fancy Free 21:06

03 Elvin Jones - New Breed 12:06

04 Elvin Jones - Small One 7:10

05 Elvin Jones - Sambra 13:12

06 Elvin Jones - My Ship 8:52

07 Elvin Jones - Taurus People 6:17

08 Elvin Jones - For All Those Other Times / Announcement 4:43

Vol. 2

01 Elvin Jones - Introduction / Happy Birthday Greeting 0:53

02 Elvin Jones - Sweet Mama 15:31

03 Elvin Jones - I'm A Fool to Want You 11:34

04 Elvin Jones - The Children, Save The Children 8:00

05 Elvin Jones - Brite Piece 13:18

06 Elvin Jones - Children's Merry-Go-Round March 28:28

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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, February 15, 2026

Curtis Fuller - The Complete Blue Note, UA Curtis Fuller Sessions [1996] (3 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ

CURTIS FULLER

Curtis Fuller - The Complete Blue Note, UA Curtis Fuller Sessions [1996] (3 x CDs)

1996 release Curtis Fuller -The Complete Blue Note/UA Curtis Fuller Sessions was issued by Mosaic Records as part of their limited‑edition box‑set series. It gathers a body of work that often slips between the cracks of jazz history, not because it lacks quality, but because Fuller’s brilliance was usually framed in the context of others, Coltrane, Blakey, Silver, and the many giants he supported. This 1996 set restores the spotlight, presenting the trombonist’s late-1950s and early-1960s sessions for Blue Note and United Artists as a coherent, self‑contained chapter. What emerges is a portrait of a musician whose voice was already fully formed: warm, agile, harmonically adventurous, and unmistakably his own.

Across these recordings, Fuller leads ensembles that reflect the era’s shifting landscape. You hear the hard‑bop vocabulary he helped define, but also the beginnings of a more lyrical, spacious approach that would shape his later work. His tone, round, centered, and effortlessly expressive, anchors every session, whether he’s navigating brisk lines or unfolding a ballad with patient clarity. The remastering brings out the richness of his sound, giving the trombone a presence that earlier pressings sometimes softened.

The sidemen add depth without overshadowing the leader. Players like Benny Golson, Lee Morgan, Sonny Clark, and Art Taylor bring their own sensibilities, but the music always bends toward Fuller’s melodic instincts. His writing, too, stands out: tunes that balance structure with openness, offering room for interplay without losing their shape. Tracks such as “A-Long Way From Home” and “Oscalypso” reveal a composer who understood how to craft memorable themes while leaving space for improvisation to breathe.

This set is essential because it gathers material that was scattered across short LPs and limited releases, presenting it with clarity and context. It shows Fuller not just as a sideman of historic importance, but as a leader with a distinct voice, one whose contributions to the Blue Note and UA catalogs deserve to be heard as a unified story. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Curtis Fuller - Lizzy's Bounce 5:23

02 Curtis Fuller - Soon 5:35

03 Curtis Fuller - A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening 6:51

04 Curtis Fuller - Here's to My Lady 6:43

05 Curtis Fuller - Oscalypso 5:39

06 Curtis Fuller - Hugore 6:43

07 Curtis Fuller - Algonquin 5:02

08 Curtis Fuller - Bone & Bari 6:18

09 Curtis Fuller - Nita's Waltz 6:56

10 Curtis Fuller - Again 7:20

11 Curtis Fuller - Heart and Soul 4:51

12 Curtis Fuller - Pickup 5:46

CD2

01 Curtis Fuller - Quantrale 6:11

02 Curtis Fuller - Two Quarters of A Mile 6:30

03 Curtis Fuller - Little Messenger 6:18

04 Curtis Fuller - It's Too Late Now 6:54

05 Curtis Fuller - Jeanie 6:48

06 Curtis Fuller - Carvon 6:56

07 Curtis Fuller - Pajama Tops 5:38

08 Curtis Fuller - Slide's Ride 3:59

09 Curtis Fuller - Loquacious Lady 4:11

10 Curtis Fuller - Mean Jean 5:40

CD3

01 Curtis Fuller - Fuss Budget 7:46

02 Curtis Fuller - Oatmeal Cookie 4:38

03 Curtis Fuller - Da-Baby 7:32

04 Curtis Fuller - Down Home 4:04

05 Curtis Fuller - Down Home (Alt. Tk.) 4:32

06 Curtis Fuller - C.T.A. 5:07

07 Curtis Fuller - When Lights Are Low 6:55

08 Curtis Fuller - I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone 5:51

09 Curtis Fuller - Bongo Bop 7:49

10 Curtis Fuller - Bit of Heaven 5:23

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 226

MY COMPILATION SERIES

Where visitors provide their self-made compilation.

(Please note, I will not be re-uploading any of the "My Compilations" created. So, visitors need pick up what you want ASAP.)

I want to thank all for sending in your submissions and following the Guidelines and new format.

If you have a query on any compilation, leave a comment or contact the owner using the email link where provided.

I am pleased to be able to post the next MY COMPILATION series of submissions.

Here are NEW compilations to choose from or simply take them all...These compilations below, are all great listens and I encourage all to pick up these as you won't be disappointed.

Please thank the compilation owner if you like their work.

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 226

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#01

Title: VA - After Hours 1 (320 Kbps)

Created By: Pol Inate

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

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#02

Title: VA - Get A Little Vol. 169 – Can’t Quit The Blues (320 Kbps)

Created By: John Angelatos

Contact: johnangelatos@gmail.com

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#03

Title: VA - Berni's A-Z Vol.194 H (320 Kbps except tracks 17 & 25 192k)

Created By: Berni

Contact: Not proided

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#04

Title: VA ~ Tripping Ballz 01.03 (VBR (V0))

Created By: Sam I.R. Davies

Contact: samirdavies@yahoo.ca

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#05

Title: VA - For Minneapolis (Var)

Created By: Shankly

Contact: shankly1956@outlook.com

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#06

Title: VA - The Rest of the Best (2023-25) [Disc 1] (320 Kbps)

Created By: DJ Mello Ell

Contact: djmelloell@gmail.com

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#07

Title: VA - Two Hours With The Ex (320 Kbps)

Created By: Oniswa

Contact: Oniswa@proton.me

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#08

Title: VA - Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.20: This IS A Love Song (320 Kbps)

Created By: MM

Contact: marpix57@gmail.com

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#09

Title: VA - British Biscuits #14 N (Mostly 320 Kbps, 2@192)

Created By: lemonflag

Contact: Not provided

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TRACK LISTS Vol. 226

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#01

VA - After Hours 1 (320 Kbps)

01 Johnny Hartman - Unforgettable

02 re-SOUL - Baby Shark

03 Dean Martin - I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

04 Tony Bennett - I Wanna Be Around

05 Don Nelson featuring Jimmy Rowles, Leroy Vinnegar & Stan Levey - The Wind

06 Ray Charles - Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

07 Midnight Jazz - Velvet Corners

08 Sam Cooke - Lost And Lookin'

09 Mose Allison - Lost Mind

10 Raviel Blackthorne - Tonight, I'm A Little Too Broken

11 Sammy Davis Jr. - I'm A Fool To Want You

12 Sound Of Moc - She Wore Blue Under Streetlights

13 Chet Baker - Almost Blue

14 Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

15 Lee Hazlewood - Your Sweet Love

16 Electric Prunes - Too Much To Dream (After Hours Mix)

17 Zero Sugar - Love Is Like Lounging

18 Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues

19 Jack Jones - Here's That Rainy Day

20 Zero Sugar - Faux On The Run

21 Chris Connor - Lush Life

This pick drifts through a 1950s saloon haze — slow, smoky jazz wrapped in barroom quiet. Sparse piano and brushed snares sway around a thumping upright bass, while a low baritone croon leans close, all grit and midnight warmth. Some AI and some just I. And, yes, that's my dog in the tux.

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VA - Get A Little Vol. 169 – Can’t Quit The Blues (320 Kbps)

01 Sittin' Here And Drinkin'- Muddy Waters

02 Here In The Dark - T-Bone Walker

03 I Think My Time Is Here - Jimmy McCracklin’

04 Have You Ever Loved A Woman - Derek and the Dominos

05 Ask Me No Question- B.B King

06 I Hate The Blues - Atlanta Rhythm Section

07 A Married Mans’ A Fool - Blind Willie McTell

08 Alimony - Tommy Tucker

09 Leavin' Here - J.B. Lenoir

10 Look-A-Here Baby - Howlin' Wolf

11 More Blues, More Beat - Paul Bascomb

12 Squeaky Wheel - C.J Chenier & Red Hot Louisiana Band

13 Breakin’ Up Somebody’s Home – Supercharge

14 Let The Four Winds Blow – Flattop Tom & His Jump Cats

15 Black Nights - Big Mojo Elem and John Littlejohn

16 Can't Trust Your Neighbor With Your Baby - Esther Phillips

17 Watergate blues - Bobo Jenkins

18 Going Down Slow - Magic Slim

19 I'm Sitting Here - Eddie Taylor

20 You Gotta Have Soul - Luther and Jimmy Johnson

21 Hound Dog - Hound Dog Taylor

22 I Have The Same Old Blues - Mighty Joe Young

23 Give Me One More Time - Built For Comfort Blues Band

24 If You Don’t Start Drinkin’ (I’m Gonna Leave) - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

25 Can’t Quit The Blues – Tommy Castro

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VA - Berni's A-Z Vol.194 H (320 Kbps except tracks 17 & 25 192k)

01 - Hank Williams Jr. - Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound

02 - Hank Williams III - You're The Reason

03 - The Harmed Brothers - Up Off The Ground

04 - Harvest Thieves - Friendly Fire

05 - The Hawkmen - Back Around

06 - Hayseed Dixie - Everybody Knows

07 - Head For The Hills - If 'n When

08 - Heather Little - Transistor Radio

09 - Henry & The Bleeders - No. 9 - 5

10 - Helltown Sinners - Hellfire

11 - The Hellbenders - The Gunman Left Standing

12 - Herb Pedersen - It's My Time

13 - Hicksville Bombers - Born To Be Wild

14 - Hillbilly Hellcats - White Trash

15 - Happydeadmen - Full Circle (with Joe Algeri)

16 - The Hillbilly Gypsies - Deep Dark Mine

17 - Hillbilly Casino - Tow Truck

18 - The Hi-Risers - With The One I Love

19 - The Hoodoo Tones - The Fool

20 - The Hooten Hallers - 40 Oz To Memphis

21 - Hot Buttered Rum - Swerving Inside The Lines

22 - Hot Rize - Country Blues

23 - The Hoyle Brothers - A Little Bit Of Buck

24 - The Hypochondriacs - Waitin'

25 - Huevos Rancheros - The Moth Dance

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VA ~ Tripping Ballz 01.03 (VBR (V0))

Track ~ Artist ~ Title ~ Album ~ Year ~ Kbps ~ Mode ~ Length

1 ~ Brewer & Shipley ~ One Toke Over The Line (with Johnny Depp) ~ Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas ~ 1998 ~ 232 ~ VBR ~ 00:03:43

2 ~ Bill Murray ~ Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ~ Where The Buffalo Roam ~ 1980 ~ 247 ~ VBR ~ 00:01:27

3 ~ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ~ You Don't Know How It Feels [Live 2010] ~ Mojo Tour 2010 ~ 2010 ~ 251 ~ VBR ~ 00:06:27

4 ~ Townes Van Zandt ~ Cocaine Blues [Live 1973] ~ Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas ~ 1977 ~ 178 ~ VBR ~ 00:03:21

5 ~ Sluggy & Tuffest ~ So Many Spliff ~ Big Blunts V3 ~ 1996 ~ 269 ~ VBR ~ 00:04:01

6 ~ Eric Church ~ I'm Gettin' Stoned ~ Chief ~ 2011 ~ 275 ~ VBR ~ 00:04:02

7 ~ David Bowie ~ Ashes To Ashes [Live 2003] ~ A Reality Tour ~ 2010 ~ 271 ~ VBR ~ 00:05:46

8 ~ Lady Gaga ~ LoveDrug ~ MAYHEM ~ 2025 ~ 275 ~ VBR ~ 00:03:13

9 ~ Marilyn Manson ~ I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me) ~ Mechanical Animals ~ 1999 ~ 260 ~ VBR ~ 00:05:07

10 ~ Van Morrison ~ And It Stoned Me ~ Moondance ~ 1970 ~ 276 ~ VBR ~ 00:04:32

11 ~ Wayne Smith ~ Under Mi Sleng Teng ~ Big Blunts V1 ~ 1994 ~ 281 ~ VBR ~ 00:04:10

12 ~ Black Sabbath ~ Sweet Leaf [Live 1997] ~ Reunion ~ 1998 ~ 279 ~ VBR ~ 00:05:07

13 ~ The Beatles ~ Tomorrow Never Knows ~ Revolver ~ 1966 ~ 294 ~ VBR ~ 00:02:57

14 ~ Johnny Paycheck ~ (Stay Away From) The Cocaine Train ~ Take This Job & Shove It: The Definitive Collection ~ 2016 ~ 274 ~ VBR ~ 00:03:10

15 ~ Curtis Mayfield ~ Pusherman ~ Superfly ~ 1972 ~ 249 ~ VBR ~ 00:05:04

16 ~ The Rolling Stones ~ Dead Flowers [Live 1995] ~ Stripped ~ 1995 ~ 287 ~ VBR ~ 00:04:11

17 ~ Tony Rebel ~ The Herb ~ Big Blunts V1 ~ 1994 ~ 249 ~ VBR ~ 00:03:37

18 ~ The Black Crowes ~ She Talks To Angels ~ Shake Your Money Maker ~ 1990 ~ 257 ~ VBR ~ 00:05:31

19 ~ Roxy Music ~ Love Is The Drug ~ Siren ~ 1975 ~ 272 ~ VBR ~ 00:04:11

20 ~ Red Hot Chili Peppers ~ Under The Bridge ~ Blood Sugar Sex Magik ~ 1991 ~ 264 ~ VBR ~ 00:04:25

21 ~ Eric Clapton ~ Cocaine ~ Slowhand ~ 1977 ~ 201 ~ VBR ~ 00:03:42

22 ~ Anthony Red Rose ~ Gi We The Weed ~ Big Blunts V2 ~ 1996 ~ 257 ~ VBR ~ 00:04:01

23 ~ Grinspoon ~ Drugs Don't Work [Live] ~ Triple J's Like A Version Vol. 01 ~ 2005 ~ 267 ~ VBR ~ 00:02:43

24 ~ Fleetwood Mac ~ Gold Dust Woman ~ Rumours ~ 1977 ~ 258 ~ VBR ~ 00:05:09

25 ~ Bruce McCulloch ~ Heroin Pig ~ Shame-Based Man ~ 1995 ~ 235 ~ VBR ~ 00:00:39

26 ~ Jefferson Airplane ~ White Rabbit (with Johnny Depp & Benicio Del Toro) ~ Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas ~ 1998 ~ 222 ~ VBR ~ 00:03:12

This is the next entry for my compilation that is a mix of some of the best songs that pertain to recreational drugs.

Reminder - Each download will have two folders: "Formatted" & "Original tags & artwork".

The music in each folder is identical - the only thing that differs is imbedded tagging and artwork.

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VA - For Minneapolis (Var)

01. Streets of Minneapolis - Bruce Springsteen

02. Resistance Bells - Seth Staton Watkins

03. Three Shots: A Song for Renee Good - The Midnight Republic

04. We Rise as One - Charon the Ferryman

05. Melt the ICE - ReasonPlusOne

06. Minnesota Anthem: The Rise of the North - Marc Skjervem

07. Battle Hymn of the Empire - Marsh Family

08. City of Heroes - Billy Bragg

09. Get the ICE out - John D Cundle

10. One Dead in Minneapolis: Justice is Coming - Kevin Conner

11. Her Name was Renee - Out of Tune

12. We're from Minnesota - Michael Shynes

13. Come Out Ye Cowards ICE - Ben Grosscup

14. Go On Home, ICE Agents - Canadian Dominion

15. Singing Resistance - Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church

16. Minnesota - Chad Elliott

17. Not One More: A Song for Alex Pretti - The Midnight Republic

18. Join ICE - Jesse Welles

19. Killing in the Name Of - Tom Morello

20. ICE, Fuck You - Scared Ketchup

21. We Stand - Minneapolis MN Real Estate

22. Heart of America - Willie Nelson

23. GTFO - Gus the Bard

24. Is This Who We Are Now? - Songs of Reckoning

25. Streets of Minneapolis - Ethan Gontar

It's hard to believe that in a western democracy, state sponsored armed gangs are killing civilians. Musicians singing will not stop the killing, but will shine a light on those responsible.

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VA - The Rest of the Best (2023-25) [Disc 1] (320 Kbps)

1 Usher and H.E.R. - Risk it All

2 Fridayy - When it Comes to You

3 Dreamville, Arin Ray, Mereba and Omen - Hate Me Now

4 Jae Skeese - 1 of 1

5 El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Hollow Way

6 Keyon Harrold featuring Malaya - Don't Lie

7 Rhyan Douglas - Last Page

8 Torae & Marco Polo - Life Behind Bars

9 eLZhi and Boldy James - Lion Hearted

10 Michi - If You Want Me

11 Norah Jones - Swept Up in the Night

12 Joe Leone - Over Under

13 Brother Ali & Ant - Deep Cuts

14 Benny the Butcher & 38 Spesh - Jesus Arms

15 Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Big Sean - Ya Don't Stop

16 Common & Pete Rock - All Kind of Ideas

17 Eric Benét and Ledisi - Right Time

18 Kehlani - Folded

19 JoJo - Start Over

20 DJ Premier & Roc Marciano - Good to Go

21 Benny the Butcher - Supernatural

22 Coast Contra - Woman

23 Moonchild and PJ Morton - Fear (Hey Friend)

Since 1978, DJ Mello Ell created a "Best of" compilation for each year, consisting of his favorite R&B and hip-hop tracks (and occasionally tracks of other genres). But sometimes, he runs out of room or discovers a new favorite after he completes his compilation! Hence, "The Rest of the Best" was born.

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VA - Two Hours With The Ex (320 Kbps)

01 Ahmad Jamal - Excerpts From The Blues (3:04)

02 Aretha Franklin - Exactly Like You (Remastered) (2:34)

03 Better Oblivion Community Center - Exception to the Rule (2:51)

04 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (live) (11:32)

05 Cécile McLorin Salvant - Expanse (2:11)

06 Chuck E. Weiss - Exile On Main Street Blues (4:52)

07 Duke Robillard - Exalted Lover (4:57)

08 Endless Boogie - Executive Focus (11:33)

09 Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit (13:13)

10 Great Lake Swimmers - Expecting You (3:52)

11 Jakob Dylan & Regina Spektor - Expecting To Fly (3:32)

12 Kevin Kline - Experiment (2:34)

13 Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs - External Combustion (4:11)

14 Nathaniel Rateliff - Expecting to Lose (3:54)

15 Old 97's - Ex of All You See (2:52)

16 Pavid Vermin - Excremental Feast on the Decomposing Remnants of Humanity (2:26)

17 Peter Gabriel - Excuse Me (3:19)

18 Robert Fripp - Exposure (4:25)

19 Shonen Knife - Explosion! (4:09)

20 Signe Marie Rustad - Explicit (6:20)

21 Tico & The Triumphs (aka Paul Simon, April 1961) - Express Train (2:14)

22 Umphrey's McGee - Example 1 (12:43)

23 Bonny Light Horseman - Exile (3:34)

24 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Exclusive Grave (3:46)

25 McGough & McGear - Ex-Art Student (feat. Jimi Hendrix) (6:18)

26 Dead Indian - Exodus (3:29)

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VA - Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.20: This IS A Love Song (320 Kbps)

1 A Smile Like Yours - Natalie Cole - (A Smile Like Yours_Soundtrack)

2 Angel Eyes - Tamara Walker - (Angel Eyes)

3 City Of Love [Edited Version] - Persephone's Bees - (Bewitched - Music From The Motion Picture)

4 Let It Be Me - Jackson Browne & Timothy B. Schmit - (Bye Bye Love (Original Soundtrack Album))

5 Dream Lover - Mandy Barnett - (Traveller)

6 I Will - Ben Taylor - (Bye Bye Love (Original Soundtrack Album))

7 Love Is Here to Stay (Soundtrack Version) - Billie Holiday - (Forget Paris - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

8 You Belong To Me - Tori Amos - (Mona Lisa Smile: Music From The Motion Picture)

9 Don't Worry Baby (Featuring The Beach Boys) - The Everly Brothers Feat. The Beach Boys - (Bye Bye Love (Original Soundtrack Album))

10 Good Morning Beautiful - Steve Holy - (Angel Eyes)

11 Bye Bye Love - The Proclaimers - (Bye Bye Love (Original Soundtrack Album))

12 Can't Help Falling In Love - David Keith & The T Graham Brown Band - (Heartbreak Hotel)

13 Here In My Heart - Nicol Smith - (Angel Eyes)

14 Kiss From A Rose - Seal - (Batman Forever: Music From The Motion Picture)

15 Love Me - David Keith - (Heartbreak Hotel)

16 Nobody Lives Without Love - Eddi Reader - (Batman Forever: Music From The Motion Picture)

17 Besame Mucho - Chris Isaak - (Mona Lisa Smile: Music From The Motion Picture)

18 L-O-V-E - Natalie Cole - (Bewitched - Music From The Motion Picture)

19 Sweet Nothin's - Tina & the B-Side Movement - (Traveller)

20 Heart On A Chain - The Souvenirs - (Soundtrack: The Gift)

21 Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. - (Bandits: Music From The MGM Motion Picture)

22 Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) - Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross - (Bridget Jones's Diary)

23 I've Got The World On A String - Lisa Stansfield - (Mona Lisa Smile: Music From The Motion Picture)

24 Love and Happiness - Al Green - (Traveller)

25 You May Feel Me Crying - Roy Orbison - (The End Of Violence)

We all know that "Love Is All Around", "All You Need Is Love" and that "Love Is In the Air". There are literally millions of love songs out there whether directly about love or related in some way. So for this collection I've gathered a few love themed songs from several soundtracks to add a little love to your day.

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VA - British Biscuits #14 N (Mostly 320 Kbps, 2@192)

1 Seven Days New Barbarians

2 Abergavenny Nancy Marano

3 I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass Nick Lowe

4 Got To Get Away New York Public Library

5 I'll Be Doggone BBC Nashville Teens

6 I've Got Nothing To Lose Neil Landon

7 Knockin' On Heaven's Door Nazareth

8 Life Is A Dream Noel Harrison

9 Gabrielle Nips

10 Cruel To Be Kind Original Nick Lowe

11 Pocket Full Of Sunshine Natasha Bedingfield

12 I'm Gonna Love You Baby Neil Christian

13 Love, Love, Love, Love, Love Nite People

14 Mayfair Nick Drake

15 My Colour Is Blue Nicky James

16 Only a Fool New Hearts

17 How Can They Know Nancy Garr

18 Rainbow Chaser Nirvana UK

19 Sandman Neat Change

20 Urban Ways Neon Pearl

21 The Scientist Natasha Bedingfield

22 Love Hurts Nazareth

23 Lately I've Let Things Slide Nick Lowe

24 Happy Ending Neil Innes

25 Private Lives Noel Coward & Gertrude Lawrence

1) We kick off with Keith Richards side job. 2) Pop song about a village in Wales (Left hand side of England). 3) My intro to Nick, loved this album. 5) The Beeb used to intro this way on almost everything. 7) Classic guitar classic song. 8) Can you get more 60s than this? 10) Nick's original version. 15) Sounds like somebody? 17) Ditto #8. 18) The other Nirvana. 21) Great cover of the Coldplay tune. 22) Best version IMOP. 23) This should hit home with most of you old farts. 24) Ex-Bonzo Ex-Rutle Mr Innes. 25) A piece of England long gone. Listen past the accents. Brilliant lyrics. Play the whole thing. C U next week

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Saturday, February 14, 2026

VA - 70s Rock Down [2020] (3 x CDs)

ROCK ANTHEMS

VA - 70s Rock Down [2020] (3 x CDs)

70s Rock Down takes a different path through the decade, steering away from the usual FM giants and instead focusing on the deep‑cut energy that shaped how the seventies actually sounded day to day. This 2020 three‑disc set released by Xploded TV / Xploded Music leans into the spaces between hard rock, melodic rock, bar‑band grit, and early AOR, those tracks that lived on late‑night radio, in record‑shop bins, and on well‑worn home stereos. It’s a portrait of the era built from the ground up rather than from the headlines.

The flow across the discs mirrors the decade’s natural progression. Early‑70s blues‑rock muscle gives way to mid‑decade melodic punch, before settling into the smoother, more polished textures that closed out the era. The guitars have bite, the rhythm sections lean forward, and the vocals carry those unmistakable seventies warmth, equal parts swagger and storytelling. These aren’t museum pieces; they’re songs built for real rooms, real nights, and real volume.

What gives the set its character is the balance between familiar names and strong tracks from artists who never quite broke through commercially. That mix keeps the listening experience grounded and surprising at the same time. The mastering preserves the analogue feel without dulling the edges, letting the music breathe in a way that suits the material.

Taken as a whole, 70s Rock Down offers a vivid snapshot of the decade’s working‑class rock heart. It highlights the bands and songs that filled the spaces between the blockbusters, music that carried the same spark, the same drive, and the same sense of possibility. It’s a reminder that the seventies were built not just by giants, but by countless groups chasing their own version of the sound. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Queen - Killer Queen 2:59

02 KiSS - I Was Made for Lovin' You 4:00

03 Elton John - Pinball Wizard 5:14

04 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Old Time Rock and Roll 3:12

05 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live and Let Die 3:11

06 Free - All Right Now 5:32

07 Argent - God Gave Rock & Roll to You 3:16

08 Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper 3:48

09 Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son 3:26

10 Golden Earring - Radar Love 3:45

11 Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway 3:16

12 City Boy - 5.7.0.5. 3:13

13 Yes - Wonderous Stories 3:48

14 Emerson Lake & Palmer - Fanfare for The Common Man 2:56

15 Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 3:36

16 Ram Jam - Black Betty 2:29

17 Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 2:34

18 Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Parisienne Walkways 3:20

19 Jethro Tull - Life is A Long Song 3:18

20 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird 9:07

CD2

01 Status Quo - Down Down 3:48

02 Who - Who Are You 5:06

03 Focus - Hocus Pocus 6:40

04 Deep Purple - Black Night 3:25

05 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town 3:10

06 Rainbow - Since You Been Gone 3:17

07 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 4:36

08 Bad Company - Can't Get Enough 4:14

09 ZZ Top - La Grange 3:47

10 Taste - What's Going On 2:47

11 Heart - Barracuda 4:22

12 Rory Gallagher - Bad Penny 4:00

13 Slade - Cum on Feel The Noize 4:24

14 Knack - My Sharona 4:53

15 McGuinness - When I'm Dead and Gone 3:40

16 Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle 3:01

17 America - Ventura Highway 3:30

18 Stealers Wheel - Stuck in The Middle With You 3:23

19 Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get it Right 3:16

20 Canned Heat - Let's Work Together 3:13

CD3

01 Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop 3:10

02 Alice Cooper - School's Out 3:29

03 Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally 3:49

04 Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes 3:31

05 Faces - Stay With Me 4:38

06 Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good 4:39

07 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light 3:48

08 Foreigner - Cold as Ice 3:18

09 Santana - Black Magic Woman 3:14

10 Python Lee Jackson feat. Rod Stewart - In A Broken Dream 3:40

11 Uriah Heep - Easy Livin' 2:36

12 Dr. Feelgood - Roxette 2:55

13 Allman Brothers Band - Jessica 4:09

14 Moody Blues - Question 4:55

15 Mink Deville - Spanish Stroll 3:36

16 Roger Daltrey - Giving it All Away 3:29

17 Nazareth - Love Hurts 3:52

18 10CC - Rubber Bullets 4:40

19 Rick Wakeman - Catherine of Aragon 3:44

20 John Miles - Music 5:52

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