VA - Stripped (A Butterboy Compilation) (6 x CDs)

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VA - Stripped (A Butterboy Compilation) (6 x CDs)

Across theatres, lounges, back rooms, and neon‑lit stages, a particular kind of music has always carried the weight of the tease. It wasn’t built for radio, and it rarely chased the charts, yet it shaped entire rooms: brass that curled like smoke, drums that nudged the pulse forward, guitars with a knowing swagger, and rhythms designed for bodies in motion. STRIPPED gathers that lineage into one place, tracing the sound of burlesque from its earliest orchestral cues to the modern revival that reclaimed it for a new generation.

These six CDs move through that history like a walk through adjoining rooms.  Just open the curtain and walk in...

CD1 steps into the classic era, where bump‑and‑grind orchestras and smoky combos set the original template.

CD2 slides into sleaze‑jazz, all late‑night horns and low‑lit grooves.

CD3 kicks the tempo up with go‑go shakers and stage‑floor stompers.

CD4 drifts into exotica, the fantasy world of tiki bars, island mirages, and lush percussion.

CD5 brings the story forward with the neo‑burlesque revival, where swing, cabaret, and noir‑soul found new life.

CD6 gathers the greatest stripper songs from across eras - the themes, riffs, and rhythms that became part of the culture itself.

What binds it all is the quiet force of intention. Every track here was built to move, slow, deliberate, playful, or electric. Some were staples of mid‑century clubs, others became modern favourites in the hands of performers who understood the power of rhythm and restraint. None of it is coy, and none of it is crude. It’s music with purpose, crafted to frame a moment, guide a gesture, or hold an audience in the space between anticipation and release.

STRIPPED isn’t a costume or a gimmick. It’s a history of how sound shapes performance, and how performers shape sound in return. Across six discs, it celebrates the musicians who gave burlesque its pulse and the performers who turned that pulse into art. (B)

Also, as a BONUS find the 1943 movie - Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque (1943) stands as the most faithful cinematic snapshot of classic American burlesque, blending backstage grit with the wry humour and sensual tease that defined the era. Adapted from Gypsy Rose Lee’s novel, the film captures the chaotic rhythm of a working burlesque house, costume mishaps, rivalries, comic bits, and the ever‑present tension between glamour and danger, while Barbara Stanwyck anchors it with a performance that feels both knowing and lived‑in. This fits so well is because of its authenticity, it isn’t a modern reinterpretation or a glossy musical, but a rare Hollywood attempt to portray the real ecosystem of performers, musicians, stagehands, and the nightly grind that shaped the burlesque tradition your anthology celebrates. (B)

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Track lists

CD1    Classic Burlesque

00 Unknown - Welcome to STRIPPED 0:37 2026

01 Barbara Stanwyck - Take It Off the E String, Play It On the G String 2:09 1943

02 Elliott Fisher - Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 1:52 1966

03 Joe Loco - Why Don't You Do Right 2:35 1954

04 Ted Heath - The Champ 3:01 1953

05 Buddy Johnson - Shufflin' and Rollin' 3:16 1938

06 Red Prysock - Hand Clappin' 2:50 1955

07 Big Jay McNeely - Strip Tease Swing 2:40 1954

08 Paul Nero - This is Soul 0:56 1968

09 Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne 2:44 1959

10 Bill Black's Combo - Smokie - Part 2 2:10 1959

11 Rock-A-Teens - Woo-Hoo 2:07 1959

12 Tune Rockers - The Green Mosquito 2:19 1958

13 Duals - Stick Shift 2:29 1961

14 Gone All-Stars - 7-11 2:32 1956

15 Viscounts - Night Train 2:23 1960

16 Three Suns - Fever 3:07 1956

17 Mark IV - (Make With) The Shake 2:13 1958

18 Piltdown Men - McDonald's Cave 2:27 1960

19 Islanders - Forbidden Island 1:59 1959

20 Big John Patton - Fat Judy 7:29 1965

CD2    Sleeze Jazz

01 Ace Cannon - Tuff 2:22 1961

02 Sil Austin - Slow Walk 2:39 1956

03 King Curtis - Soul Twist 2:44 1962

04 Plas Johnson - The Big Twist 2:28 1962

05 Freddy King - The Stumble 3:12 1961

06 Bill Jennings - Tough Gain 4:17 1960

07 Eddie Harris - Listen Here 3:07 1966

08 Brother Jack McDuff - Hot Barbecue 2:59 1963

09 Rusty Bryant - Fire-Eater 3:17 1971

10 Gene Ammons - Blue Groove 4:22 1962

11 Red Holloway - The Regulars 4:15 1961

12 Illinois Jacquet - The Kid and The Brute 8:25 1954

13 Sam 'The Man' Taylor - Harlem Nocturne 2:57 1955

14 Big John Patton - The Silver Meter 5:43 1964

15 Jimmy McGriff - All About My Girl 3:56 1962

16 Willis Jackson - Thunderbird 5:04 1962

17 Shirley Scott - Soul Shoutin' 3:24 1963

18 Johnny 'hammond' Smith - Sticks and Stones 4:30 1962

19 Leo Parker - Let Me Tell You 'bout It 4:18 1961

20 Sonny Stitt - Slick Eddie 5:22 1973

CD3    Go-Go

01 Soul Survivors - Expressway to Your Heart 2:19 1967

02 Showmen - 39-21-40 Shape 3:01 1961

03 Capitols - Cool Jerk 2:36 1966

04 Strangeloves - I Want Candy 2:37 1965

05 Kingsmen - Money (That's What I Want) 2:19 1964

06 Bar-Kays - Soul Finger 2:22 1967

07 T-Bones - No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) 2:29 1965

08 Wailers - Tall Cool One 2:35 1959

09 Sonics - Have Love, Will Travel 2:40 1965

10 Lively Ones - Surf Rider 3:19 1963

11 Dave Clark Five - Bits and Pieces 2:00 1964

12 Ventures - Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist) 1:54 1961

13 Marvelettes - Too Many Fish in The Sea 2:27 1964

14 Ikettes - Peaches 'N' Cream 2:33 1965

15 Orlons - South Street 2:16 1963

16 Dovells - You Can't Sit Down 2:21 1963

17 Olympics - (Baby) Hully Gully 2:06 1959

18 Astors - Candy 3:00 1965

19 Soul Clan - That's How it Feels 3:36 1968

20 Artwoods - Oh My Love 2:52 1966

CD4    Exotica

01 Arthur Lyman - Taboo 4:43 1958

02 Martin Denny - Quiet Village 3:21 1957

03 Savage Beat of Augie Colon - Colon 3:10 1957

04 Chaino - Simba 2:17 1958

05 Robert Drasnin - Chant of The Moon 2:33 1959

06 Out-Islanders - Moon Mist 3:06 1961

07 Eden Ahbez - Tobago 2:22 1960

08 Tak Shindo - Port of Trinkitat 2:50 1958

09 Surfmen - Paradise Cove 3:01 1963

10 Billy Mure and The Islanders - Blue Hawaii 2:10 1959

11 Markko Polo Adventurers - Scheherazade 2:52 1959

12 Polynesians - Go Around The Island 2:08 1959

13 Tikiyaki Orchestra - Singapore Swing 3:00 2009

14 Islanders - Blue Rain 2:08 1959

15 80 Drums Around the World - Caravan 2:39 1959

16 Anna Valentino - On A Tropical Island 2:31 1957

17 Camille Sauvage - Attente 1:45 1962

18 Warren Barker - Lotus Land 4:26 1959

19 Billy Mure - Sleep Walk 2:05 1961

20 Don Tiki - Wet Cave 5:04 1997

CD5    Modern Neo Burlesque

01 Imelda May - Big Bad Handsome Man 2:43 2008

02 Puppini Sisters - Jilted 5:39 2006

03 Parov Stelar - Booty Swing 3:17 2010

04 Caravan Palace - Jolie coquine 3:46 2008

05 Squirrel Nut Zippers - Put a Lid on It 2:39 1996

06 Royal Crown Revue - Hey Pachuco 3:07 1994

07 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Go Daddy-O 3:12 1994

08 Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good 3:36 2006

09 Shirley Bassey - History Repeating 4:04 1997

10 Kimbra - Settle Down 4:01 2010

11 Blue Hawaiians - Searchin' for Da Cat 2:49 1998

12 Combustible Edison - Spy vs. Spy 3:36 1994

13 Pink Martini - Sympathique 2:47 1997

14 Hot Sardines - Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen 4:06 2014

15 Tape Five - Bad Boy Good Man 4:10 2010

16 (The Real) Tuesday Weld - Bathtime in Clerkenwell 2:57 2002

17 Hot Club of Cowtown - It's All Your Fault 2:56 2010

18 Brian Setzer Orchestra - Jump Jive An' Wail 2:53 1998

19 Dresden Dolls - Coin-Operated Boy 5:46 2003

20 Ditty Bops - Wishful Thinking 2:39 2004

CD6    Tease & Reveal Classics

01 David Rose & His Orchestra - The Stripper 1:54 1962

02 Henry Mancini - Pink Panther Theme 2:38 1963

03 Perez Prado - Patricia 2:17 1958

04 Link Wray & The Wraymen - Rumble 2:27 1958

05 Champs - Tequila 2:10 1958

06 Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Part 1) 3:07 1956

07 Jimmy Smith - Back at The Chicken Shack (Part 1) 3:43 1963

08 Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions (45 Version) 2:47 1962

09 Ventures - Walk-Don't Run 2:05 1960

10 Coasters - Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) 2:53 1961

11 Martin Denny - Quiet Village 3:00 1957

12 Les Baxter with His Orchestra and Chorus - The Poor People of Paris (Jean's Song) 2:27 1956

13 Yma Sumac - Gopher Mambo 2:17 1954

14 Sandy Nelson - Let There Be Drums 2:16 1961

15 Earle Hagen - Harlem Nocturne 2:40 1959

16 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five 2:56 1959

17 Henry Mancini - Peter Gunn Theme 2:07 1959

18 Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser 2:22 1958

19 Mar-Keys - Last Night 2:39 1961

20 Little Willie John - Fever 2:41 1956

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