VA - Hollywood Maverick, The Gary S Paxton Story [2006]

POP ROCK

VA - Hollywood Maverick, The Gary S Paxton Story [2006]

Gary S. Paxton was a sonic misfit with a knack for turning chaos into chart gold, and Hollywood Maverick, The Gary S. Paxton Story captures his wild ride through the back alleys of American pop from 1958 to 1965. Released in 2006, this single-disc compilation is curated by Rob Finnis and mastered by Nick Robbins, offering 24 tracks that span novelty, surf, doo-wop, and proto-garage, all stamped with Paxton’s eccentric production style.

The set kicks off with Paxton’s early success as half of Skip & Flip (The Pledges), including the Top 20 hit “It Was I” (Brent Records, 1959), before veering into his more notorious creations like The Hollywood Argyles’ “Alley-Oop” (Lute Records, 1960), a #1 novelty smash recorded with a rotating cast of studio musicians. From there, it’s a whirlwind of aliases and side hustles: Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (“Monster Mash”), The Cordials, Ritchie Marsh, and The Avengers, each representing Paxton’s DIY label empire, Garpax, Paxley, and others.

What sets this comp apart is its inclusion of deep rarities like Dorothy Berry & The Swans’ “You Know You Lied” (Challenge Records), and The Paradons’ “Never Again” (Milestone), showcasing Paxton’s gift for vocal group production. There’s also early work featuring future legends like Leon Russell, David Gates, and Sky Saxon, all orbiting Paxton’s chaotic studio universe.

The liner notes are rich with anecdotes, tracing Paxton’s genre-hopping from rockabilly to gospel, and his role as a connector in the LA underground. The mastering brings clarity to even the most obscure 45s, and the packaging includes rare label scans and promo shots that deepen the archival value.

This isn’t just a novelty comp, it’s a portrait of a restless innovator who shaped the sound of Hollywood’s indie scene with grit, wit, and a touch of madness. (B)

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01 Pledges - Betty Jean 2:01

02 Gary Paxton - What Kind of Girl You've Been 1:45

03 Skip & Flip - It Was I 2:17

04 Skip & Flip - Fancy Nancy 1:52

05 Chuck and Chuckles - Bury The Hatchet 2:39

06 Doug & Freddy - Need Your Love 2:27

07 Hollywood Argyles - Alley-Oop 2:41

08 Joe Lover & The Gaylads Band - Don't Leave Me Baby 2:17

09 The Rod Marshall Combo - Hot Toddy 1:50

10 Innocents - Tick Tock 2:20

11 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Midnite Ride 2:53

12 Hi-Tensions - The Clock 2:14

13 PF Flyers - The Turtle & The Hare 2:40

14 Mavricks - Sugar Babe 2:26

15 Paradons - Never Again 2:15

16 Swans & Dorothy Berry - You Know You Lied 2:24

17 Cordials - The International Twist 2:50

18 Ritchie Marsh - Darling, I Swear That It's True 1:53

19 Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash 3:13

20 Sonny Day - Razor Blades 2:26

21 Johnny MacRae - Honest John 2:35

22 David & Lee - Tryin' to Be Someone 2:20

23 Gary Paxton - Your Money Makes You Purty 2:26

24 Don Wyatt - I've Got Love 3:06

25 Gary Paxton - Spookie Movies 2:21

26 Renfro & Jackson - Elephant Game, Pt. 1 2:43

27 Wee Willie - We're Gonna Dance 2:21

28 Ron Holden - Shake a Shake 2:13

29 Buddy Wayne - Agent 007 Dance 2:27

30 Mickey Rooney Jr. - I Can Read Between the Lines 2:15

31 Four Freshmen - Nowhere to Go 2:44

32 Art Reynolds Singers - Jesus is Just Alright 1:57

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VA - This Love Was Real, L.A. Vocal Groups 1959-1964 [2021]

VOCAL GROUPS

VA - This Love Was Real, L.A. Vocal Groups 1959-1964 [2021]

This Love Was Real (2021) is a lovingly curated compilation issued by Numero Group, spotlighting rare and obscure soul ballads from the late 1960s through the early ’80s. True to the label’s archival ethos, the set digs deep into private press singles, vanity label releases, and regional imprints, many of which never saw national distribution. These tracks, often recorded in modest studios with limited budgets, carry raw emotional weight and a sense of longing that transcends their lo-fi origins.

The compilation features artists like Summits, Judi & The Affections, and Topics, whose recordings were originally issued on labels such as Rojac, Jay-Walking, and Tragar. These are not chart-toppers but deep soul gems, often pressed in runs of just a few hundred copies. The title track, “This Love Was Real,” sets the tone: aching vocals, minimal arrangements, and a sincerity that’s impossible to fake.

Three tracks debut here, each historically rich. Adolph Jacobs’ Class session features Billy Guy and Carl Gardner of the Coasters with Bobby Day, making it a key LA vocal group moment. Lee Maye’s unreleased 1958 Cash cut, complete with backing vocals, is a doo-wop gem. Pharoahs’ “Here Comes the Rain” is sparsely arranged but vocally stunning.

Other rarities include the Showcases’ 1964 Galaxy single “(This Love) Was Real,” Heartbreakers’ Markay release “Since You’ve Been Gone,” the Cezannes’ “Pardon Me,” the Tabs’ “Never Forget” on Noble, and Carlton Beck’s “The Girl I Left Behind” on Troy.

Numero’s remastering preserves the analog warmth while enhancing clarity, and the packaging includes detailed liner notes that trace each song’s provenance. For archivists, this set is a goldmine—many of these tracks were previously undocumented or misattributed, and the compilation helps anchor them in the broader soul lineage. It’s a testament to love’s endurance, even in obscurity. (B)

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01 Adolph Jacobs - The Letter 2:58

02 Showcases - This Love Was Real 2:24

03 Heartbreakers - Since You've Been Gone 2:49

04 Cezannes featuring Cerressa - Pardon Me 2:54

05 Shondells - Wonderful One 2:42

06 Wonders - Please Don't Cry 2:50

07 Dandevilles - Psychology 1:59

08 Valaquans - Jolly Green Giant 2:22

09 Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns - Last Night 2:43

10 Danny (Sly) Stewart - A Long Time Alone 3:04

11 Carlton Beck - The Girl I Left Behind 2:46

12 Bobby Sheen - This Wilted Rosebud 2:43

13 Five Superiors - There's A Fool Born Every Day 2:45

14 Cordials - Eternal Love 2:48

15 Dorothy Berry & The Swans - Hold Me 2:17

16 Jades - When They Ask About You 2:18

17 Emberglows - Sack and Chemise Gang Fight 2:16

18 Creators - Drafted, Volunteered and Enlisted 1:50

19 Tabs - Never Forget 2:21

20 Pharoahs - Here Comes The Rain 2:17

21 Precisions - Eight Reasons Why I Love You 2:47

22 James Washington Lee - I Need Somebody 2:29

23 Individuals - Without Success 2:42

24 Rene Harris & The Terrans - Moonrise 2:45

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VA - It Happened at The Hop, Edison International Doo Woppers and Sock Hoppers [2022]

SOCK-HOP

VA - It Happened at The Hop, Edison International Doo Woppers and Sock Hoppers [2022]

It Happened at the Hop is a compact yet vibrant snapshot of mid-century American teen culture, issued by Edison International, a short-lived but spirited label active in the early 1960s. This compilation gathers a clutch of rare and regional doo-wop and teen dance tracks, many of which were originally pressed in limited runs or distributed only locally, making them prized finds for collectors.

The Edison International imprint was known for its eclectic catalog, often licensing material from small studios or vanity labels. This set reflects that ethos, featuring lesser-known acts like Five Jades, Valiants, and Rhythm Kings, whose sides blend street-corner harmonies with sock-hop swagger. Tracks range from earnest ballads to uptempo boppers, often recorded with minimal production but maximum charm.

What makes this compilation notable is its preservation of pre-British Invasion American youth sound, just before surf and garage began to dominate. The fidelity varies, but the emotional immediacy is intact, these are snapshots of a vanished era, when vocal groups ruled the airwaves and every school gym could become a dancehall.

For archivists, it’s a valuable document: Edison’s catalog is thinly documented, and this set helps anchor its place in the broader doo-wop lineage. (B)

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01 Austin Sisters - It Happened at the Hop 1:57

02 Billy Bobbs and the Chips - Tiddle De Bum Bum 1:54

03 Devilles - Treat You Right 2:18

04 Linda Strangis - You, Only You 2:38

05 Five Trojans - Lola Lee 2:38

06 Four Flares - Jump Back Honey 2:30

07 Stardusters - Love Story 2:09

08 Devilles - I'll Conquer The World 2:23

09 Austin Sisters - Love Can Do Most Anything 1:44

10 Billy Bobbs and the Chips - Shim Sham 2:33

11 Nicky St. Claire - I Hear Those Bells 1:57

12 Five Trojans - Little Doll 1:50

13 Linda Strangis - Too Young 2:03

14 Four Flares - Riders in the Sky 1:50

15 Linda Strangis - Dipsy Doodle 2:36

16 Nicky St. Claire - Creator of Love 2:23

17 Stardusters - Battle of Bull Run 1:54

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BB LUCKY DIP #469

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

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Modern Jazz Quartet - The Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige & Pablo Recordings [2023] [2023] (4 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ

MODERN JAZZ QUARTET

Modern Jazz Quartet - The Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige & Pablo Recordings [2023] [2023] (4 x CDs)

Issued in 2023, The Complete MJQ on Pablo Records is a landmark archival release that gathers the full body of work recorded by the Modern Jazz Quartet for Pablo Records between 1974 and 1983. It documents the final chapter of one of jazz’s most refined and enduring ensembles, John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), Percy Heath (bass), and Connie Kay (drums) whose chamber jazz aesthetic reached its most introspective and elegant form during this period.

Founded by Norman Granz, Pablo Records offered the MJQ a sanctuary of artistic freedom and high-fidelity recording. Granz’s minimalist production ethos, no overdubs, no gimmicks, just clean sound—allowed the quartet to record with clarity and nuance, preserving the acoustic purity that defined their approach. The Pablo years were not about reinvention but refinement: a return to the group’s core values of balance, restraint, and contrapuntal interplay, honed over decades.

Musically, the set traverses a wide emotional and stylistic range. Blues on Bach (1974) stands as a conceptual high point, weaving Bach chorales with blues originals in a seamless dialogue between European form and African-American expression. Lewis’s arrangements are crystalline, and Jackson’s improvisations, rooted in bebop but tempered by lyricism, float above the harmonic scaffolding with soulful grace. The album’s structure, alternating between classical and blues pieces, reflects the MJQ’s lifelong commitment to third-stream ideals.

The Last Concert (1974), recorded live at Avery Fisher Hall, is both a farewell and a reaffirmation. The group revisits canonical works like “Django,” “Bags’ Groove,” and “Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise” with emotional depth and rhythmic subtlety. Jackson’s solos are more spacious, Lewis’s voicings more distilled, and the ensemble’s dynamic control, especially Kay’s brushwork and Heath’s melodic bass lines, speaks to a lifetime of shared listening.

Other Pablo sessions, such as The Complete Last Concert, Echoes, and Reunion at Budokan, reveal the MJQ’s evolving relationship with silence, space, and form. Lewis’s use of pedal points, modal harmony, and minimalist motifs anticipates later developments in ECM-style jazz, while Jackson’s blues vocabulary remains a grounding force. The group’s interplay is never showy, it’s conversational, architectural, and quietly virtuosic.

The box set includes both studio and live recordings, many previously scattered across out-of-print LPs. The remastering is sympathetic, enhancing tonal clarity without sacrificing analog warmth. Accompanying liner notes provide discographical detail, session dates, and historical context, making the set ideal for archival use. It’s not just a retrospective, it’s a document of artistic continuity, where each phrase, pause, and counterpoint reflects decades of shared musical language.

In their Pablo years, the MJQ weren’t chasing trends, they were refining a legacy. This set captures that quiet revolution: music of restraint, depth, and enduring beauty. It stands as a testament to jazz as chamber art, and to the power of collective listening over time. (B)

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CD1

01 Modern Jazz Quartet - All The Things You Are 3:15

02 Modern Jazz Quartet - La Ronde 3:08

03 Modern Jazz Quartet - Vendome 3:13

04 Modern Jazz Quartet - Rose of The Rio Grande 2:14

05 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Queen's Fancy 3:12

06 Modern Jazz Quartet - Delaunay's Dilemma 3:57

07 Modern Jazz Quartet - Autumn in New York 3:39

08 Modern Jazz Quartet - But Not for Me 3:44

09 Modern Jazz Quartet - In A Sentimental Mood 3:18

10 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Stopper 2:57

11 Modern Jazz Quartet - Almost Like Being in Love 3:23

12 Modern Jazz Quartet - No Moe 3:29

13 Modern Jazz Quartet - Django 7:03

14 Modern Jazz Quartet - One Bass Hit 2:59

15 Modern Jazz Quartet - Milano 4:22

16 Modern Jazz Quartet - La Ronde Suite 9:37

17 Modern Jazz Quartet - Ralph's New Blues 7:09

18 Modern Jazz Quartet - All of You 4:29

CD2

01 Modern Jazz Quartet - I'll Remember April 5:08

02 Modern Jazz Quartet - Gershwin Medley 7:57

03 Modern Jazz Quartet - Concorde 3:40

04 Modern Jazz Quartet - Softly, as in A Morning Sunrise (1955) 8:01

05 Modern Jazz Quartet - Softly, as in A Morning Sunrise (1981) 6:06

06 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Cylinder 5:35

07 Modern Jazz Quartet - Really True Blues 5:33

08 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Golden Striker 5:53

09 Modern Jazz Quartet - Odds Against Tomorrow 8:30

10 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Jasmine Tree 3:38

11 Modern Jazz Quartet - Bag's Groove 5:36

12 Modern Jazz Quartet - Django (Budokan) 5:31

13 Modern Jazz Quartet - Django (Montreux) 5:50

CD3

01 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Jasmine Tree 4:51

02 Modern Jazz Quartet - Odds Against Tomorrow 8:54

03 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Cylinder 5:31

04 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Martyr 9:00

05 Modern Jazz Quartet - Really True Blues 5:42

06 Modern Jazz Quartet - Monterey Mist 4:27

07 Modern Jazz Quartet - Bags' New Groove 4:28

08 Modern Jazz Quartet - Woody'n You (live at Montreux, July 25, 1982) 4:11

09 Modern Jazz Quartet - Echoes 7:09

10 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Watergate Blues 6:08

11 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Hornpipe 8:19

12 Modern Jazz Quartet - Connie's Blues 7:31

CD4

01 Modern Jazz Quartet - Sacha's March 7:55

02 Modern Jazz Quartet - That Slavic Smile 8:04

03 Modern Jazz Quartet - Reunion Blues 4:11

04 Modern Jazz Quartet - D and E (take 5, alternate) 9:46

05 Modern Jazz Quartet - Rockin' in Rhythm (take 16) 7:31

06 Modern Jazz Quartet - Valeria 6:48

07 Modern Jazz Quartet - Le Cannet 8:19

08 Modern Jazz Quartet - Nature Boy 5:06

09 Modern Jazz Quartet - Milano 5:53

10 Modern Jazz Quartet - Topsy 4:43

11 Modern Jazz Quartet - D and E (re-take 1, master) 8:30

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 211

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. 

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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. 

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Title: VA - What's The Connection? Frogs 1 (320 Kbps)

Created By: Pol Inate

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Title: VA - Get A Little Vol.155 - A Glance On Jay Miller Blues Sessions (320 Kbps)

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Title: VA - Berni's A-z Vol. 181 N (320 Kbps)

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Title: VA - Lada, Dalibor, Dinko, Hrvoje & Collaborators (320 Kbps)

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Title: VA -  Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.8:Ennio Morricone-The Westerns (320 Kbps)

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Title: VA - Music For Creativity (10) (VBR (V0))

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#01

VA - What's The Connection? Frogs 1 (320 Kbps)

01 Gray Fox - Hawg Frog

02 Shonen Knife - Frogphobia

03 All - Frog

04 David Bowie-Lou Reed - Hop Frog

05 Todd Rundgren - Froggy Went A Pumpkin

06 Mad Professor Meets Gaudi - Frog Venom Dub Treatment

07 Peter Gabriel - Kiss That Frog

08 Les Brown - Leap Frog

09 Group 1850's Peter Sjardin - Night Of The Frogs

10 Whistling Alex Moore - Going back to Froggy Bottom

11 Buckner & Garcia - Froggy's Lament

12 Amanda Plummer-Fisher Stevens-Lou Reed-Willem Dafoe - Every Frog Has His Day

13 Ambrosia - Mama Frog

14 Dave Ball + Genesis - Sex & The Married Frog

15 Kool & The Gang - Electric Frog Part 1

16 Baba Brooks Band - Froggy

17 Big Daddy - Daddy Frog

18 Jimmy Stayton - The Hep Old Frog

19 The Flaming Lips - Frogs

20 Fish - Plague Of Ghosts - (Iii) Chocolate Frogs

21 Emerson Lake & Palmer - Bullfrog

22 Bad Religion - Frogger

23 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - A Globe Of Frogs

24 Big Joe Maher - Froggy Bottom (Uptempo East Coast Swing)

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VA - Get A Little Vol.155 - A Glance On Jay Miller Blues Sessions (320 Kbps)

01 Joseph Bob – Blues 

02 Clarence ''Bon Ton'' Garlow - You Gonna Get Old Some Day 

03 Whispering Smith - Baby Left Me This Morning 

04 Henry Gray - Midnight Dream

05 Lightning Slim - The Blues And My Woman   

06 Ramblin' Hi Harris - I Haven't Got A Home  

07 Buddy Guy - I Hope You Come Back Home 

08 Tabby Thomas - Too Late Blues 

09 Blue Charlie Morris - Don't Bring No Friend  

10 Joe Johnson - Dirty Woman Blues      

11 Guitar Gable - Please Operator  

12 Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart  

13 Wonder Boy Travis - She Was Gone 

14 Mr. Calhoun - I'm Ragged And Dirty   

15 Jimmy Dotson - I Wanna Know 

16 Joe Mayfield - Look Out Baby 

17 Boogie Jake - I Don't Know Why

18 Leroy Washington - Women Are Trouble 

19 Silas Hogan - Sweet Little Things You Do  

20 Clarence Locksley - If You See My Little Woman

21 Lonesome Sundown - I'm Gonna Stick To You Baby

22 Katie Webster - Baby Come On

23 Sylvester Buckley - I'm Getting Tired  

24 Jimmy Anderson - I Wanna Boogie 

25 Honey Boy Allen - She's Gone, She's Gone 

26 Lazy Lester - Lover Not A Fighter

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VA - Berni's A-z Vol. 181 N (320 Kbps)

01 - Nanci Griffith - Banks Of The Pontchartrain

02 - The Nashville Bluegrass Band - Down A Winding Road

03 - Natalie Hemby - Time Honored Tradition

04 - Nate Fredrick - Different Shade Of Blue

05 - Ned LeDoux - Open Road

06 - Neal McCoy - Wink

07 - Neil Young With Garth Hudson And The Sadies - This Wheel's On Fire

08 - Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On

09 - New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Glendale Train

10 - Nick Cory Young - TV Screen

11 - Nick Dittmeier - Doing Wrong For All The Right Reasons

12 - Nick Dumas - Riding The Boston And Maine

13 - Nick Lowe - Burning

14 - Nick Nace - White Trash Southern Belle

15 - Nick Norman - Rolling In The Grave

16 - No Oil Paintings - Leave Me My Name

17 - No Time Flatt - Whiskey & Tears

18 - Noble Jacks - Ten Times

19 - Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line - Each Season

20 - North Country Gentlemen - The Ballad Of Jesse James

21 - The North Star Band - Redneck Hippie

22 - Northern Traditionz - Truck Driver

23 - The Notorious Cherry Bombs - Sweet Little Lisa

24 - Nashville West - Ode To Billie Joe

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VA - 2003 (Var)

01. Up Hill From Here - The Tangent (from the album 'The Music That Died Alone')

02. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor - Gillian Welch (from the album 'Soul Journey')

03. Have You Heard? - Thea Gilmore (from the album 'Avalanche')

04. We Will Rise - Arch Enemy (from the album 'Anthems of Rebellion')

05. The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles (from the album 'Let It Be...Naked')

06. Gates of Tomorrow - Iron Maiden (from the album 'Dance of Death')

07. Dragonslayer - Battlelore (from the album 'Sword's Song')

08. Where I End and You Begin (The Sky is Falling in) - Radiohead (from the album 'Hail to the Thief')

09. Outfit - Drive By Truckers (from the album 'Decoration Day')

10. Blood Eagle - Doomsword (from the album 'Let Battle Commence')

11. Ball and Biscuit - The White Stripes (from the album 'Elephant')

12. Somebody Get Me A Spin Doctor - Thunder (from the album 'Shooting at the Sun')

13. Red Right Ankle - The Decemberists (from the album 'Her Majesty, The Decemberists')

14. Heart of a Dragon - Dragonforce (from the album 'Valley of the Damned')

15. Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen - Richard Thompson (from the album 'The Old Kit Bag')

16. Bring Me A Boat - Kate Rusby (from the album 'Underneath the Stars')

17. Dazed and Confused (Live) - Led Zeppelin (from the album 'How the West Was Won')

18. Red Diesel - Show of Hands (from the album 'Country Life')

19. The Emigrant's Farewell - Cara Dillon (from the album 'Sweet Liberty')

20. O Evangeline - Emmylou Harris (from the album 'Stumble Into Grace')

21. Blues Deluxe - Joe Bonamassa (from the album 'Blues Deluxe')

22. Delicate Flame of Desire - Karnataka (from the album 'Delicate Flame of Desire')

23. Passengers - Mostly Autumn (from the album 'Passengers')

24. Money, Money, Money (Live) - Richard Thompson (from the album 1000 Years of Popular Music')

25. I Loved the Summer of Hate - The Men They Couldn't Hang (from the album 'Cherry Red Jukebox')

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VA - Lada, Dalibor, Dinko, Hrvoje & Collaborators (320 Kbps)

  1. The Bambi Molesters - Wanganui

  2. The Bambi Molesters - The Wedge

  3. The Bambi Molesters - Point Break

  4. The Bambi Molesters - 1000 Songs

  5. B. Confidential & The Secret Four - Cuttin’ Out

  6. The Bambi Molesters - Intensity!

  7. The Bambi Molesters - Bombora

  8. The Bambi Molesters - Siboney

  9. LHD - H-Disease

10. LHD - Stage Bomb

11. LHD - Badija

12. LHD - Saturday Valentine's With Lulu

13. LHD - Green Voodoo

14. LHD - Boiling Water, Dreamy Girl

15. The Strange - Age of Consent

16. The Strange - Echo Chamber

17. The Strange - Not Now Not Ever

18. The Strange - Suffering Jukebox

19. Vlado Kreslin in The Bambi Molesters - Texarcana

20. The Bambi Molesters - Sundowner

21. The Bambi Molesters - Latinia

22. The Bambi Molesters - Restless (feat. Chris Eckman)

In their hometown of Sisak, the metal and oil industry centre, people hadn’t seen that kind of band before. Lada Furlan (bass), Dalibor Pavičić (guitar), Dinko Tomljanović (guitar) and Hrvoje Zaborac (drums)  established a pure 60s-style instrumental surf rock combo in Croatia. All of their dreams came true after their album Intensity! (1999), when they were invited by Warner Bros to support R.E.M. in Slovenia. R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey plus an early international follower, Chris Eckman (The Walkabouts), dropped by as guests for the third album, Sonic Bullets: 13 From the Hip (2001).

Intensive touring around the world, including several more European dates with R.E.M., was a key factor in establishing THE BAMBI MOLESTERS as one of the flagbearers of the global surf rock revival, as well as one of the most interesting contemporary instrumental rock combos, featured also in the soundtrack of the hit TV series Breaking Bad.

THE STRANGE is a group that emerged as a result of the successful collaboration and friendship between Chris Eckman and The Bambi Molesters. After The Bambi Molesters disbanded (2018), Lada, Hrvoje & Dinko formed the group LHD.

Dalibor continued working with the group The Strange, and is also a member of B. Confidential and The Secret Four.

The two-part compilation (44 songs) contains a pdf booklet with basic information.

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VA -  Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.8:Ennio Morricone-The Westerns (320 Kbps)

1 A Fistful Of Dollars - Ennio Morricone & His Orchestra (A Fistful Of Dollars & For A Few Dollars More)

2 Almost Dead - Ennio Morricone & His Orchestra (A Fistful Of Dollars & For A Few Dollars More)

3 The Result - Ennio Morricone & His Orchestra (A Fistful Of Dollars & For A Few Dollars More)

4 Titoli - Ennio Morricone & His Orchestra (A Fistful Of Dollars & For A Few Dollars More)

5 For A Few Dollars More - Ennio Morricone & His Orchestra (A Fistful Of Dollars & For A Few Dollars More)

6 Il Buono, Il Cattivo, Il Brutto (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly) - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)

7 Il Tramonto (The Sundown) - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)

8 Fuga A Cavallo - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)

9 Inseguimento - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)

10 Padre Ramirez - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)

11 Il Treno Militare - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)

12 Fine Di Una Spia - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)

13 Il Triello (The Trio) (Main Title) - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)

14 Angel Face (Main Titles - Vocal) - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

15 Messico Eroico - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

16 Una Pistola Per Ringo (Main Titles - Instrumental) - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

17 Bamba Bambina - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

18 The Slaughter - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

19 Il Ritorno Di Ringo (Main Titles - Vocal) - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

20 Il Ritorno Di Ringo (Mariachi #1) - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

21 Barnaba's Bamba - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

22 Peace Comes Back In Mimbres - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

23 Il Ritorno Di Ringo (Main Titles - Instrumental) - Ennio Morricone (Una Pistola Per Ringo & Il Ritorno Di Ringo)

The spaghetti westerns of the 60's and 70's were very popular with cinema audiences of the time. The bad guys, the good guys, sometimes a good plot(!), but best of all the music. The twangy guitars and the "widescreen" orchestration fit in perfectly with the desert landscapes and the drama on screen. Ennio Morricone was one of the original composers of this genre and all others followed his style. This collection contains some of his classic western themes and will leave you reaching for that six shooter and spurred boots!!

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#07

VA - Lucy (320 Kbps)

01    Cee Cee James - Watermelon Lucy (4:49)

02    Cold Chisel - All Hell Broke Lucy (4:06)

03    Al Stewart - Almost Lucy (3:41)

04    Dr. Hook - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (3:53)

05    Vince Guaraldi - Linus And Lucy (2:55)

06    Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge - Lucy (6:06)

07    Horace Silver - Juicy Lucy (5:46)

08    Kendra Smith - Temporarily Lucy (4:42)

09    Albert King - I Love Lucy (2:48)

10    Pigmeat Peterson - Loud Mouth Lucy (2:09)

11    I'm From Barcelona - Lucy (3:07)

12    Trampled By Turtles - Lucy (3:43)

13    The Bothy Band - Lucy Campbell / The Laurel Tree (3:35)

14    David Bowie - Lucy Can’t Dance (2021 Remaster) (5:47)

15    Walter Bradford - Lucy Done Moved (2:28)

16    Frankie Lee Sims - Lucy Mae Blues (2:32)

17    The Boys - Lucy (2:23)

18    Catie Curtis - Saint Lucy (3:21)

19    Michael McGoldrick - Sully's No. 37 / Lucy's Reel (4:12)

20    Crabby Appleton - My Little Lucy (Mono Single, Alternative Version of Lucy) (2:56)

21    Chuck Carbo - Lucy Brown (2:26)

22    Jellybread - Sister Lucy (4:06)

23    Whitey Pullen - Tuscaloosa Lucy (1:55)

24    The Blasters - What Will Lucy Do? (2:18)

25    Pink Floyd - Lucy Leave (2:57)

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#08

VA - Baker's Dozen #26 (Mostly 320 Kbps)

1 Zoom   Cadillacs

2 Zero Willpower   Irma Thomas

3 Zoot Suit   High Numbers

4 Z-Cars   Johnny Keating & The Z-Men

5 Zing Zing   Art Neville

6 Zu Zu   Bonnevilles

7 Zambesi   Shadows

8 Zoos   Bob Dylan

9 Zing Zang Zoo  G-Clefs

10 Zombie Zoo   Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

11 Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart   Aretha Franklin

12 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah   Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans

13 Zulu Kiss   Nick Lowe

14 Zoo Keeper   John Cleese

2 Great tune from Irma 3 Who are the High Numbers. Yes. 4 English TV show, so it's Zed-cars. 8 From Bob's radio shows. 11 Aretha singing a different style. 14 Bonus Cleese on TV from before Monty. That's the alphabet, next week something completely different.

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#09

VA - School Daze (2016-17: The Masters) R&B (320 Kbps)

1 After 7 - Too Late

2 John Legend - Love Me Now

3 SWV - Ain't No Man 

4 KING - Supernatural (Extended Mix) 

5 Fantasia - No Time for It

6 Tank - Fuckin With Me

7 Eric Benét - Sunshine

8 Jamila Woods - Heavn

9 Kehlani - Gangsta

10 Black Milk & Nat Turner - Outtake 5

Rap

11 eLZhi - Two 16's

12 J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only

13 J DIlla - The Shining, Pt.1 (Diamonds)

14 A Tribe Called Quest - Movin Backwards

15 People Under the Stairs - After These Messages

16 ScHoolboy Q - THat Part

17 Ras Kass - Downward Spiral

18 Apollo Brown & Skyzoo - Spoils to the Victor

19 Torae - Get Down

20 Pete Rock - BBJones

"School Daze" represents each semester that DJ Mello Ell was in school. This represents the college years when he got his Masters.

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#10

VA - Split (320 Kbps)

1 - Thin Lizzy - Renegade - 1981

2 - Bob Dylan - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - 1969

3 - Lhasa de Sela - La Celestina - 1997

4 - Mazzy Star - Ghost Highway - 1990

5 - Bert Jansch ft. Hope Sandoval - All This Remains - 2002

6 - The Clientele - Reflections After Jane - 2000

7 - Lou Reed - Beginning of a Great Adventure - 1989

8 - Zoltán Kodály - Pange Lingua - 1986

9 - Blue Öyster Cult - Unknown Tongue - 1980

10 - Aphex Twin - Icct Hedral - 1995

11 - Sonne Hagal - The Shapes Of Things To Come - 2014

12 - Thåström - Alla Vill Till Himlen - 1989

13 - Popol Vuh - Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte - 1976

14 - Rome - To Die Among Strangers - 2009

15 - Four Tet - And They All Look Broken Hearted - 2003

16 - Bicep - Glue - 2017

17 - Minutemen - This Ain't No Picnic - 1984

18 - Jules Massenet - Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge - 1953

19 - PJ Harvey ft. Thom Yorke - This Mess We're In - 2000

20 - The Triffids - Bury Me Deep In Love - 1988

21 - Florist - The Fear Of Losing This - 2017

22 - Ted Lucas - It's So Easy (When You Know What You're Doing) - 1975

23 - Overmono - Good Lies - 2023

24 - In The Nursery - To The Faithful - 1990

25 - Manos Hadjidakis - The Concerto - 1965

Bonus - Julee Cruise - Mysteries Of Love - 1989

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VA - Music For Creativity (10) (VBR (V0))

01 - Coconut Records - Bored To Death Theme Song

02 - Yutka - Dragonfly

03 - Smooth McGroove - Tetris - Theme 'B'

04 - Chromatics - Saturday [Instrumental]

05 - Master Shake - Would You Put Some Pants On For Crying Out Loud

06 - Coins - Root Down [Daft Science Remix]

07 - Daniel Pemberton - Schrödinger's Cat

08 - Graeme Norgate - Subterranean Caverns

09 - David Arnold & Michael Price - Opening Titles

10 - Murray Gold - Sherlock Who

11 - Tadashi Kimijima - Ingame Music

12 - Gertrud Huber - Café Mozart Waltz

13 - Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire (Short)

14 - The Chemical Brothers - Song To The Siren

15 - Leo Kottke - Part Two

16 - The Greatest Bits - Vampire Killer (Courtyard)

17 - Kamasi Washington - Lie In Memory

18 - David Carbonara - How Mable Get Sable Cha Cha Cha

19 - Vanilla - Fuji

20 - Mick Giacchino - Into The Storm

21 - John Williams - The Asteroid Field

22 - Chris Benstead - Jimmy Got The Munchies

23 - Stereolab - Percolator

24 - The Crystal Method - The Grid

25 - Stern & Robert Kaliban - Hardware

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VA - Blues With A Message [2005]

BLUES

VA - Blues With A Message [2005]

Released by Arhoolie Records in 2005, Blues With A Message is a powerful 18-track compilation that reframes the blues as a vehicle for social commentary, not just personal sorrow. Curated by Chris Strachwitz, the collection draws from Arhoolie’s deep archive of field recordings and independent blues sessions, spotlighting artists who used their voices to confront injustice, poverty, racism, and resilience.

The tracklist spans decades and regions, with standout contributions from Sam Chatmon, Mance Lipscomb, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Fred McDowell, and Robert Pete Williams. Each song is rooted in lived experience, Essie Jenkins’ “The 1919 Influenza Blues” is a rare, haunting account of a pandemic’s toll, while Willie Eason’s “Why I Like Roosevelt” blends sacred steel with political reverence. Juke Boy Bonner’s “What Will I Tell The Children” and “It’s Enough” are searing reflections on systemic inequality and generational despair.

The sequencing is deliberate, pairing songs like Mance Lipscomb’s “Tom Moore’s Farm” with Lightnin’ Hopkins’ “Tom Moore Blues,” offering contrasting perspectives on the same subject. Lowell Fulson’s “River Blues” and Fred McDowell’s “Levee Camp Blues” evoke the physical and emotional weight of labor in the Jim Crow South. The inclusion of Doctor Ross, Big Joe Williams, and Herman E. Johnson adds further texture, bridging Delta, Texas, and Piedmont styles.

With minimal packaging but maximum impact, this compilation is a vital document of the blues as testimony. It’s not just music, it’s memory, resistance, and survival, captured in raw, unvarnished performances that still resonate today. For archivists and deep listeners, Blues With A Message is essential listening: a reminder that the blues has always been about more than heartbreak, it’s also about truth. (B)

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01 Sam Chatman - I Have to Paint My Face 2:50

02 John Jackson - John Henry 3:53

03 Mercy Dee - Walked Down So Many Turn Rows 3:08

04 Mance Lipscomb - Tom Moore's Farm 3:41

05 Lightning Hopkins - Tom Moore Blues 5:01

06 Lowell Fulson - River Blues Parts 1 & 2 5:19

07 Fred McDowell - Levee Camp Blues 5:36

08 Essie Jenkins - The 1919 Influenza Blues 4:04

09 Willie Eason - Why I Like Roosevelt 5:59

10 Doctor Ross - Little Soldier Boy 3:03

11 Robert Pete Williams - Prisoner's Talking Blues 5:14

12 Johnie Lewis - I Go to Climb A High Mountain 3:15

13 Herman E. Johnson - Depression Blues 4:46

14 Johnny Young & Big Walter Horton - Stockyard Blues 3:24

15 Juke Boy Bonner - What Will I Tell The Children 3:30

16 Juke Boy Bonner - It's Enough 3:00

17 Bee Houston - Things Gonna Get Better 3:10

18 Big Joe Williams - Back Home Blues 4:21

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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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VA - Ain't Times Hard, Political and Social Comment in the Blues [2008] (4 x CDs)

BLUES

VA - Ain't Times Hard, Political and Social Comment in the Blues [2008] (4 x CDs)

Released in 2008 by UK-based JSP Records, Ain’t Times Hard is a four-CD deep-dive into the blues as a vehicle for protest, survival, and social critique. Across 100 tracks, this compilation reframes the blues not as mere lamentation, but as a coded language of resistance, documenting hunger, labor exploitation, racial injustice, and postwar disillusionment with startling clarity.

The set spans recordings from the late 1920s through the mid-1950s, with 

CD1 anchored in pre-Depression hardship: Big Bill Broonzy’s “Starvation Blues,” Blind Blake’s “No Dough Blues,” and King Solomon Hill’s haunting “Times Has Done Got So Hard” offer firsthand accounts of economic collapse. These aren’t metaphorical blues, they’re dispatches from breadlines and levee camps.

CD2 and CD3 shift into the alphabet soup of New Deal-era relief: WPA, PWA, RFC, CWA. Tracks like Peetie Wheatstraw’s “Working On The Project” and Sleepy John Estes’ “Government Money” reflect both gratitude and skepticism toward federal aid. Bumble Bee Slim, Memphis Minnie, and Walter Roland appear repeatedly, their voices chronicling the tension between hope and systemic neglect.

CD4 moves into postwar blues, where inflation, reconversion, and civil rights stir beneath the surface. Ivory Joe Hunter’s “High Cost Low Pay Blues” and J.B. Lenoir’s “Eisenhower Blues” mark a tonal shift, less pleading, more pointed. The inclusion of Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown adds weight to the era’s growing urgency.

Rarities abound: Carrie Edwards’ “Hard Time Blues,” Sampson Pittman’s “Welfare Blues,” and Alfred Fields’ “‘29 Blues” are seldom-seen gems that elevate the set’s archival value. With sequencing that favors thematic flow over chronology, JSP’s curation is both emotionally resonant and historically rigorous, a vital document of the blues as political witness. (B)

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CD1

01 Tom Dickson - Labor Blues 3:02

02 Blind Blake - No Dough Blues 3:05

03 Scrapper Blackwell - Down and out Blues 2:57

04 Big Bill Broonzy - Starvation Blues 3:18

05 Barbecue Bob - Bad Time Blues 3:18

06 Alec Johnson - Miss Meal Cramp Blues 3:00

07 Hambone Willie Newbern - Shelby County Workhouse Blues 2:55

08 Barbecue Bob - We Sure Got Hard Times 3:25

09 Gene Campbell - Levee Camp Man Blues 3:12

10 Andy Chatman - Hard Times on Me Blues 2:49

11 Charley Jordan - Tough Times Blues 2:58

12 Charlie McCoy & Bo Carter - Northern Starvers Are Returning Home 3:35

13 Leroy Carr - Hard Times Done Drove Me to Drink 3:28

14 Charley Jordan - Starvation Blues 3:20

15 Charley Spand - Hard Time Blues 2:37

16 Bumble Bee Slim - Chain Gang Bound 3:36

17 Charley Jordan - Days of the Weeks Blues 3:23

18 King Solomon Hill - Times Has Done Got So Hard 3:14

19 Carrie Edwards - Hard Time Blues 3:17

20 Leroy Carr - The Depression Blues 3:04

21 Tampa Red - Turpentine Blues 3:22

22 Scrapper Blackwell - Hard Time Blues 2:51

23 Fred McMullen - DeKalb Chain Gang 3:05

24 Buddy Moss - Hard Time Blues 3:11

25 Walter Roland - Red Cross Blues 3:14

CD2

01 Lucille Bogan - Red Cross Man 3:12

02 Sonny Scott - Coal Mountain Blues 2:48

03 Walter Roland - Red Cross Blues No. 2 3:03

04 Joe Stone - It's Hard Time 3:12

05 Jack Kelly - R.F.C. Blues 3:07

06 Walter Davis - Red Cross Blues 3:02

07 Mississippi Sheiks - Sales Tax 3:03

08 Josh White - Welfare Blues 3:26

09 Walter Roland - C.W.A. Blues 2:46

10 Bob Campbell - Starvation Farm Blues 2:49

11 Charlie McCoy - Charity Blues 3:09

12 Memphis Minnie - Sylvester and His Mule Blues 3:04

13 Big Joe Williams - Providence Help the Poor People 3:06

14 Teddy Darby - Meat and Bread Blues 3:09

15 Lane Hardin - Hard Time Blues 3:19

16 Carl Martin - Let's Have a Good Deal 2:45

17 Joe Pullum - Bonus Blues 3:24

18 Casey Bill Weldon - W.P.A. Blues 3:17

19 Peetie Wheatstraw - When I Get My Bonus 2:34

20 Bumble Bee Slim - When I Get My Money 3:10

21 Carl Martin - I'm Gonna Have My Fun 3:29

22 Peetie Wheatstraw - Jungle Man Blues 3:08

23 Red Nelson - When the Soldiers Get Their Bonus 2:41

24 Big Bill Broonzy - W.P.A. Blues 3:04

25 Jimmie Gordon - Don't Take Away My P.W.A. 2:56

CD3

01 Bumble Bee Slim - Hobo Jungle Blues 3:00

02 Frank 'Springback' James - New Red Cross Blues 3:16

03 Black Ivory King - Working for the P.W.A. 2:24

04 Sleepy John Estes - Government Money 3:12

05 Peetie Wheatstraw - Working on the Project 3:03

06 Sleepy John Estes - Hobo Jungle Blues 2:57

07 Lonnie Johnson - Hard Times Ain't Gone No Where 2:39

08 Robert Lee McCoy - I Have Spent My Bonus 2:54

09 Red Nelson - Relief Blues 2:48

10 Big Bill Broonzy - Unemployment Stomp 2:38

11 Peetie Wheatstraw - 304 Blues 3:06

12 Son Bonds - Old Bachelor Blues 2:39

13 Calvin Frazier - Welfare Blues 3:37

14 George Curry - Back in My Cell Again 2:42

15 Speckled Red - Welfare Blues 3:19

16 Washboard Sam - C.C.C. Blues 2:56

17 Sampson Pittman - Welfare Blues 2:43

18 Alfred Fields - '29 Blues 2:49

19 Gene Gilmore - Charity Blues 2:37

20 Lonnie Johnson - Four-O-Three Blues 3:02

21 Champion Jack Dupree - Warehouse Man Blues 2:49

22 Memphis Minnie - Nothing in Rambling 2:45

23 Yank Rachell - Hobo Blues 3:32

24 Tony Hollins - Stamp Blues 2:35

25 Ollie Shepard - Hard Times is on Me 3:07

CD4

01 Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly - Keep Straight Blues 2:18

02 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Red Cross Store Blues 3:22

03 Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly - Working Man Blues 2:33

04 Cousin Joe - Post-War Future Blues 3:07

05 Jim Wynn - Shipyard Woman 2:58

06 Roosevelt Sykes - Living in a Different World 3:14

07 Ivory Joe Hunter - Reconversion Blues 3:09

08 Roosevelt Sykes - Sunny Road 3:07

09 Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Bonus Pay 2:53

10 Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Luxury Tax Blues 3:03

11 Smokey Hogg - Unemployment Blues 2:48

12 Smokey Hogg - Hard Times 2:37

13 Floyd Jones - Stockyard Blues 2:52

14 Ivory Joe Hunter - High Cost Low Pay Blues 2:42

15 Willie 'Long Time' Smith - Homeless Blues 3:12

16 Jack McVea - Inflation Blues 2:52

17 L.C. Williams - Strike Blues 2:35

18 John Lee Hooker - Strike Blues 2:39

19 Big Mama Thornton - Cotton Picking Blues 2:48

20 Floyd Jones - Ain't Times Hard 3:07

21 John Brim - Tough Times 3:07

22 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Depression Blues 2:52

23 Jimmy McCracklin - The Panic's On 3:32

24 J.B. Hutto - Things Are So Slow 3:07

25 J.B. Lenoir - Eisenhower Blues 2:54

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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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