Linda Ronstadt - Box Set [1999] (4 x CD's)

LINDA RONSTADT

Linda Ronstadt - Box Set [1999] (4 x CD's)

Initially labeled a country-rock heartbreaker, Linda Ronstadt moved on to establish beachheads in everything from new wave to light opera, from pre-rock pop to traditional Mexican music. Such restlessness has been interpreted as flightiness among doubters, but Ronstadt's headstrong eclecticism has, with time, taken on weight, which is reflected in this suitably hefty four-disc career overview. Here is Ronstadt the musician, an erstwhile Cal-rock pinup girl who refused to sit still for the next photo shoot while churning out more rock-radio fare. Keep in mind that Ronstadt was the first female performer to chalk up seven consecutive platinum albums; she must have faced down considerable pressure to play it safe in the '80s. Indeed, some of the least interesting material found here is the post-Heart Like a Wheel rote rock culled from 1978's Living in the USA and 1980's Mad Love. Blessed with a starburst of a voice and the determination to put her gift to the test, she shines brightest when she's outside her familiar orbit. Disc four is the real windfall here, offers rarities, including her three excellent contributions to Randy Newman's Faust and a contribution to Carla Bley's ambitious jazz opera Escalator Over the Hill. (Amazon)

Linda Ronstadt's generically titled four-CD, five-hour, 86-track box set retrospective attempts with considerable success to encompass the many types of music she's sung from the mid-'60s to the late '90s. The album is divided into five unequal parts, with 31 tracks given over to an "Album Retrospective," followed by seven tracks from "The Nelson Riddle Sessions," her three albums of classic pop, then five songs "En Español," drawn from her three Spanish language albums. That takes up the first two discs, with the third disc consisting of 20 "Collaborations" and the fourth 23 "Rarities." It is significant that the first section is called "Album Retrospective," signaling to the listener that Ronstadt is not interested in presenting her hit singles as such. .... But it certainly makes the case for Ronstadt as a hard-working performer who constantly challenged herself by trying styles beyond the Southern California folk-rock for which she remains best known. (AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann)

This is the set to buy if you like Linda Ronstadt. You will end up loving her all the more for great song choices, outstanding vocal pipes, tremendous range of styles and spot on emotional singing. This is as good as it gets for a retrospective box set.

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Tracklist

CD1

  01. When We Ran
  02. Ruler Of My Heart
  03. Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry
  04. We Will Rock You
  05. Winter Light
  06. Anyone Who Had A Heart
  07. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
  08. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
  09. Do What You Gotta Do
  10. Heartbeats Accelerating
  11. Goodbye My Friend
  12. Adios
  13. Cry Like A Rainstorm
  14. Trouble Again
  15. Easy For You To Say
  16. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
  17. Get Closer
  18. Hurt So Bad
  19. I Can't Let Go
  20. Ooh Baby Baby
  21. Just One Look
  22. Poor Poor Pitiful Me

CD2

  01. Blue Bayou
  02. Try Me Again
  03. Heat Wave
  04. Heart Like A Wheel
  05. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
  06. You're No Good
  07. When Will I Be Loved
  08. Long Long Time
  09. Different Drum
  10. Little Girl Blue
  11. I Get Along Without You Very Well
  12. My Funny Valentine
  13. When You Wish Upon A Star
  14. It Never Entered My Mind
  15. Skylark
  16. What's New
  17. Quiereme Mucho
  18. Frenesi
  19. Mentira Salome
  20. La Mariquita
  21. El Crucifijo De Piedra

CD3

  01. High Sierra
  02. Lover's Return
  03. The Blue Train
  04. Feels Like Home
  05. Gentle Annie
  06. Please Remember Me
  07. After The Gold Rush
  08. Moonlight In Vermont
  09. El Camino
  10. All My Life
  11. Don't Know Much
  12. Back In The U.S.A.
  13. El Sol Que Tu Eres
  14. Telling Me Lies
  15. Somewhere Out There
  16. I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine
  17. I Never Will Marry
  18. Prisoner In Disguise
  19. Faithless Love
  20. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)

CD4

  01. Gainesville
  02. Sandman's Coming
  03. My Hero
  04. All I Have To Do Is Dream
  05. Dreams To Dream
  06. The Blacksmith
  07. Bandit & A Heart Breaker
  08. Keep Me From Blowing Away
  09. The Sweetest Gift
  10. Freezing
  11. Poor Wandering One
  12. Sorry Her Lot
  13. I Want A Horse
  14. All That You Dream
  15. Hearts Against The Wind
  16. Tumbling Dice
  17. Border Town
  18. Falling Star
  19. Honky Tonk Blues
  20. Lightning Bar Blues
  21. Why
  22. I'd Like To Know
  23. Everybody Has Their Own Ideas

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VA - 100% Blaxploitation [2009] (5 x CD's)

BLAXPLOITATION

VA - 100% Blaxploitation [2009] (5 x CDs)

Blaxploitation or blacksploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The films, while popular, suffered backlash for disproportionate numbers of stereotypical film characters showing bad or questionable motives including criminals, etc. However, the genre does rank among the first in which black characters and communities are the heroes and subjects of film and television, rather than sidekicks or villains or victims of brutality. The genre's inception coincides with the rethinking of race relations in the 1970s. Blaxploitation films were originally aimed at an urban African-American audience, but the genre's audience appeal soon broadened across racial and ethnic lines. Hollywood realized the potential profit of expanding the audiences of blaxploitation films across those racial lines. The Los Angeles National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) head and ex-film publicist Junius Griffin coined the portmanteau from the words "black" and "exploitation." Variety credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and the less radical, Hollywood-financed film Shaft (both released in 1971) with the invention of the blaxploitation genre. Blaxploitation films were also the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music. (Wikipedia)

100% Blaxploitation brings together 100 original Funk and Soul tracks from the 1970s Blaxploitation era. Including cuts from Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack, The Meters, Aaron Neville and Funkadelic, 100% Blaxploitation is an essential collection, with every funky Soul classic you'll ever need.

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Track lists
CD1

01 Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 3:55

02 Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street 3:51

03 Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove (Single Version) 4:14

04 Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle 5:13

05 Sly & The Family Stone - Remember Who You Are 3:16

06 Aaron Neville - Hercules 4:13

07 Joe Tex - I Gotcha 2:13

08 Lee Dorsey - Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On) 3:06

09 Ike & Tina Turner - Cussin' Cryin' And Carryin' On 2:36

10 Ann Sexton - Your Losing Me 2:22

11 Kool & The Gang - Funkasize 4:52

12 Meters - Sassy Lady 2:36

13 Bobby Womack - That's The Way I Feel 'Bout Cha 3:11

14 Bar-Kays - Son Of Shaft 1:35

15 Danny White - Natural Soul Brother 2:32

16 Ella Washington - I Don't Care About Your Past 2:53

17 Jesse Anderson - Mighty Mighty 2:18

18 Maceo & All The King's Men - Funky Women 5:38

19 Mavis Staples - Chocolate City 5:14

20 Robert Parker - Get Ta Steppin' 2:45

CD2

01 Lee Dorsey - Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further 3:05

02 Barry White - Where Can I Turn To 2:38

03 Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead 5:24

04 Fred Wesley - Still On The Loose 4:41

05 Meters - Look-Ka Py-Py 3:13

06 Joe Tex - Rub Down 4:13

07 Ripple - I Don't Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky 3:19

08 Sly & The Family Stone - Can't Nickname The Truth 4:45

09 Roscoe Robsinson - Fox Hunting On A Weekend 2:25

10 Last Poets - Black Thighs 1:28

11 Al Jarreau - Kissing My Love 3:42

12 Ann Sexton - Colour My World Blue 2:41

13 Bobby Womack - I Can Understand It 6:28

14 JJ Johnson & Bobby Womack - Harlem Clavinette 2:12

15 Leroy Hutson - Butterfat 7:16

16 Mr. Jamo - Shake What You Brought With You Baby 3:32

17 Pee Wee Ellis - That Thang 2:43

18 Funkadelic - Freak Of The Week 5:32

19 David Batiste & The Gladiators - Funky Soul 1:57

20 Meters - Chicken Strut 2:32

CD3

01 Betty Harris - There's A Break In The Road 2:45

02 Lee Dorsey - Get Out Of My Life Woman 2:23

03 Sir Joe Quarterman - Give Me Back My Freedom 3:31

04 Natural Four - Eddie You Should Know Better 2:18

05 Ann Sexton - Sugar Daddy 3:59

06 Aaron Neville - Make Me Strong 3:49

07 Geater Davis - Will It Be Me Or Him 3:32

08 Last Poets - Blessed Are Those Who Struggle 3:43

09 Moody Scott - We Gotta Bust Out Of The Ghetto 6:14

10 Ripple - A Funky Song 3:02

11 Alvin Cash - Alvin Doing His Thing 2:28

12 Staple Singers - After Sex 6:46

13 Rasputin Stash - The Devil Made Me Do It 4:37

14 Maceo & All The King's Men - Southwick 3:27

15 Lightnin' Rod - Sport 2:34

16 Ike Turner - Thinking Black 2:33

17 Bobby Womack - If You Don't Want My Love Give It Back 2:50

18 Backyard Heavies - Soul Junction 3:03

19 Al Wilson - Willoughby Brook Road 3:30

20 Willie West - Fair Child 3:17

CD4

01 Gil Scott-Heron - H2O Gate Blues 8:24

02 Maceo & All The King's Men - Maceo 5:32

03 Nina Simone - Afraican Mailman 3:10

04 Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman 5:01

05 Eddie Bo - Stone Graveyard 2:33

06 Ree Wee Ellis - Moonwalk 2:45

07 Meters - Pungee 2:56

08 Al Wilson - La La Peace Song 3:47

09 Last Poets - Tribute To Obabi (Ogun) 7:30

10 Bobby Womack - If You Want My Love Put Something Down On It 3:40

11 Ann Sexton - You Can't Win 3:13

12 Backyard Heavies - Just Keep On Truckin' 2:40

13 George McCrae - Bantu Strut 3:35

14 Billy Butler - Sugar Candy Lady 3:28

15 Lloyd Price - They Get Down 3:55

16 Sir Joe Quarterman - I Got So Much Trouble In My Mind 4:16

17 ZZ Hill - I Think I'd Do It 2:22

18 Staple Singers - Chase 4:13

19 Lee Dorsey - Gator Tail 3:02

20 Moody Scott - We've Got To Save It 2:43

CD5

01 Meters - Cissy Strut 3:00

02 Bobby Womack - You're Welcome Stop On By 3:43

03 Ohio Players - Trespassin' 1:54

04 Rasputin Stash - I Can Feel Your Love Jones 4:08

05 Curtis Mayfield - Doo Doo Wap Is Strong In Here 5:30

06 Lee Dorsey - Four Corners 2:44

07 Funkadelic - If You've Got Funk You've Got Style 3:05

08 Bobby Womack - Interlude No.2 3:50

09 Last Poets - Related To What 3:14

10 Margie Hendrix - Jim Dandy 2:28

11 Skullsnaps - It's A New Day 3:03

12 Mavis Staples - Orientation 3:07

13 Soul Continentals - Goobah 2:25

14 Groundhog - Bumblin' 2:49

15 Curtis Mayfield - Junkie Chase 1:39

16 Annette Snell - Love Connection 3:15

17 Clemon Smith - Brother Man Sister Ann 6:20

18 Ed Townsend - This Too Shall Pass 6:00

19 Eddie Palmieri - Condiciones Que Existen 4:00

20 Bobby Womack - Woman's Gotta Have It 3:23

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VA - Hard To Find Orchestral Instrumentals I [1999] & II [2003] (2 x CD's) + Artwork

HARD TO FIND ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTALS


VA - Hard To Find Orchestral Instrumentals I [1999] & II [2003] (2 x CD's) + Artwork

Have you ever heard an orchestral piece on the radio and wondered, "What was that? Who did it? Where can I get it?". This CD has many of those great pieces. Over the years, I have come to appreciate this music. This has led me to start collecting "lounge" music, Broadway cast albums, The pieces on this CD are very difficult to find. Every one is an enjoyable timepiece.

Eric’s collections of pop and orchestral instrumentals are where you really find the rarest material. The vocal collections contain rare songs, of course, but these songs can often be found on other collections and greatest hits anthologies. Instrumentals in general are harder to find and here they are remastered to Eric’s high standards which make every release something special.  As usual along with their excellent engineering they also provide detailed booklet notes.

Everything here has been nearly impossible to find on CD and if this is your interest I highly recommend the collection. The originals of most of the tracks you find on oldies specialty labels are owned by the huge media companies who don’t see a big enough market to interest them in putting them out. This leaves a niche market to be filled by various oldies labels. Like all of these, Eric licenses the material on their collections for a limited time and when the license runs out they stop making them and they start being offered only at very high prices by secondary sellers. (Amazon)

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CD1

01. Around The World (Main Theme) (Victor Young & His Orchestra) (3:06)
02. Wonderland By Night (Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra) (3:14)
03. Stranger On The Shore (Mr. Acker Bilk) (2:57)
04. Ruby (Richard Hayman & His Orchestra) (2:55)
05. Moritat (A Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera') (The Dick Hyman Trio) (2:17)
06. The High And The Mighty (Victor Young & His Orchestra) (2:49)
07. Limelight (Terry's Theme) (1965 Stereo Version) (Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra) (2:47)
08. Charmaine (1958 Stereo Version) (Mantovani & His Orchestra) (3:07)
09. When The White Lilacs Bloom Again (Helmut Zacharias) (2:35)
10. (Theme From) 'Medic' (Blue Star) (Les Baxter & His Orchestra) (2:40)
11. Shangri-La (Robert Maxwell & His Orchestra) (2:06)
12. Tracy's Theme (Spencer Ross) (2:52)
13. (Themes From) 'The Man With The Golden Arm' (Richard Maltby & His Orchestra) (2:25)
14. Only You (And You Alone) (Frank Pourcel) (2:32)
15. Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline) (Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra) (2:37)
16. Cry (The Knightsbridge Strings) (2:42)
17. Song From M*A*S*H (Al De Lory) (2:31)
18. Maria Elena (Los Indios Trabajaras) (3:12)
19. The Homecoming (Hagood Hardy) (2:33)
20. Love Is Blue (Single Version) (Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra) (2:33)

CD2

01. Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky') (Bill Conti) (2:50)
02. Theme From 'Ben Casey' (Valjean) (2:34)
03. Theme From 'The Apartment' (Ferrante & Teicher) (3:02)
04. The Long Ships (Part 1) (Charles Albertine) (2:10)
05. The Days The Rains Came (Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra) (2:57)
06. Beautiful Obsession (Sir Chauncey & His Exciting Strings) (2:14)
07. Theme From 'The Sundowners' (Felix Slatkin) (2:22)
08. Chariot (I Will Follow Him) (Franck Pourcel) (2:37)
09. That's The Way With Love (Viaggio Nell' Infinito) (Piero Soffici) (2:47)
10. Theme From 'The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs' (Percy Faith And His Orchestra) (2:38)
11. A Man And A Woman (From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Francis Lai) (2:45)
12. 'Route 66' Theme (Nelson Riddle) (2:10)
13. Moonglow & Theme From 'Picnic' (George Cates And His Orchestra (Feat. The Stan Wrightman Quartet)) (2:34)
14. Swinging Sweethearts (Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra) (2:21)
15. Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (George Martin And His Orchestra) (3:11)
16. Song For Anna (Chanson D'Anna) (Herb Ohta) (3:48)
17. Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) (Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr.) (2:52)
18. Danny Boy (Sil Austin) (4:01)
19. Trumpeter's Prayer (Tutti Camarata) (3:57)

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