Friday, July 28, 2023

David Bowie - Bowie B-Sides (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

DAVID BOWIE

David Bowie - Bowie B-Sides (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

David Bowie was an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was born on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, England and died on January 10, 2016, in Lafayette Street, New York City, US1. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century1. Bowie’s career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music1. He developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. During his lifetime, David Bowie released 26 studio albums, 9 live albums, 2 soundtrack albums, 26 compilation albums, 8 extended plays, 128 singles and 6 box sets.

Bowie released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and a solo album before achieving his first top five entry on the UK Singles Chart with “Space Oddity”, released in 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of “Starman” and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie’s style shifted towards a sound he characterized as “plastic soul”, initially alienating many of his UK fans but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single “Fame” and the album Young Americans.

Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles throughout the 1990s and 2000s including industrial and jungle. He fronted the hard rock band Tin Machine between 1988 and 1992 before resuming his solo career in 1993. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.

David Bowie released 128 singles during his lifetime excluding Tin Machine singles. Amongst the singles was a wealth of B-sides. David Bowie’s greatest B-side single is subjective and varies depending on personal preference. However, some of his most popular B-sides include “The Man Who Sold the World” (1970), “Velvet Goldmine” (1975), “Crystal Japan” (1980) and “Alabama Song” (1980) (B)

Here is a compilation of Bowies B-Sides from 1964 to 2014. There are 91 tracks in total. The first 3 CDs are focused on UK B-sides and the 4th CD is a mix of US and other important B-Sides from around the globe.

I have excluded a few B-Sides as follows with the exception of one single a 2021 AA-Side of which both tracks are included.

  • Eps tracks
  • Duets
  • Shared A and B sides with other artists
  • AA sides
  • CD Single tracks where only the one track was issued.
  • Digital downloads
  • Tin Machine singles

The exception:    David Bowie recorded a cover version of Bob Dylan’s “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” in early 1998. It was released as a AA-side single with John Lennon’s song “Mother” in 2021. The single was issued on January 8, 2021, what would have been Bowie’s 74th birthday. It was made available in two physical formats and as a digital download.

If you are interested in other Bowie Deep cuts, they can be found here.

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2019/04/david-bowie-quicksand-75-deep-bowie.html

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Track lists

CD1

01 Davie Jones with The King Bees (David Bowie) - Louie, Louie Go Home (B-Side Of Liza Jane) 2:12

02 Manish Boys; (David Bowie) - Take My Tip (B-Side Of I Pity The Fool) 2:15

03 Davy Jones & The Lower Third - Baby Loves That Way (B-Side Of You've Got A Habit Of Leaving) 2:59

04 David Bowie - And I Say To Myself (B-Side Of Can't Help Thinking About Me) 2:28

05 David Bowie  (And The Buzz) - Good Morning Girl (B-Side Of  Do Anything You Say) 2:13

06 David Bowie - I'm Not Losing Sleep (B-Side Of I Dig Everything) 2:56

07 David Bowie - The London Boys (B-Side Of Rubber Band) 3:21

08 David Bowie - The Gospel According To Tony Day (B-Side Of The Laughing Gnome) 2:49

09 David Bowie - Did You Ever Have A Dream (B-Side Of Love You Till Tuesday) 2:08

10 David Bowie - Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (B-Side Of Space Oddity) 4:52

11 David Bowie - Conversation Piece (B-Side Of Prettiest Star) 3:08

12 David Bowie - Memory Of A Free Festival Part 2 (B-Side Of Memory Of A Free Festival Part 1) 3:31

13 David Bowie - Black Country Rock (B-Side Of Holy Holy) 3:26

14 Arnold Corns (David Bowie) - Hang On To Yourself (B-Side Of Moonage Daydream) 2:52

15 David Bowie - Andy Warhol (B-Side Of Changes) 3:07

16 David Bowie - Suffragette City (B-Side Of Starman) 3:26

17 David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing (B-Side Of Starman) 2:46

18 David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (B-Side Of The Jean Genie) 3:13

19 David Bowie - Round And Round (B-Side Of Drive-In Saturday) 2:44

20 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (B-Side Of Life On Mars) 3:57

21 David Bowie - Amsterdam (B-Side Of Sorrow) 3:27


CD2

22 David Bowie - Queen Bitch (B-Side Of Rebel Rebel) 3:18

23 David Bowie - Quicksand (B-Side Of Rock 'n' Roll Suicide) 5:05

24 David Bowie - Holy Holy (B-Side Of Diamond Dogs) 2:23

25 David Bowie - Panic In Detroit (Live) (B-Side Of Knock On Wood) 5:57

26 David Bowie - Suffragette City (B-Side Of Young Americans) 3:28

27 David Bowie - Right (B-Side Of Fame) 4:21

28 David Bowie - Changes (B-Side Of Space Oddity) 3:34

29 David Bowie - Velvet Goldmine (B-Side Of Space Oddity) 3:12

30 David Bowie - Can You Hear Me (B-Side Of Golden Years) 5:08

31 David Bowie - We Are The Dead (B-Side Of Tvc 15) 4:59

32 David Bowie - Stay (B-Side Of Suffragette City) 6:15

33 David Bowie - A New Career In A New Town (B-Side Of Sound And Vision) 2:55

34 David Bowie - V-2 Schneider (B-Side Of Heros) 3:10

35 David Bowie - Sense Of Doubt (B-Side Of Beauty And The Beast) 3:58

36 David Bowie - Art Decade (B-Side Of Breaking Glass) 3:47

37 David Bowie - Fantastic Voyage (B-Side Of Boys Keep Swinging) 2:56

38 David Bowie - Repetition (B-Side Of D.J.) 3:00

39 David Bowie - Space Oddity (B-Side Of Alabama Song) 4:42

40 David Bowie - Move On (B-Side Of Ashes To Ashes) 3:21

41 David Bowie - Scream Like A Baby (B-Side Of Fashion) 3:35

42 David Bowie - Because You're Young (B-Side Of Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)) 4:54


CD3

43 David Bowie - Crystal Japan (B-Side Of Up The Hill Backwards) 3:11

44 David Bowie - Golden Years (B-Side Of Wild Is The Wind) 3:58

45 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (B-Side Of Let's Dance) 6:42

46 David Bowie - Shake It (B-Side Of China Girl) 3:50

47 David Bowie - Modern Love (Live '83) (B-Side Of Modern Love) 3:54

48 David Bowie - Dancing With The Big Boys (B-Side Of Tonight) 3:34

49 David Bowie - Tumble And Twirl (B-Side Of Tonight) 4:58

50 David Bowie - Don't Look Down (B-Side Of Loving The Alien) 4:11

51 David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix) (B-Side Of Absolute Beginners) 5:40

52 David Bowie - Underground (Instrumental) (B-Side Of Underground) 5:55

53 David Bowie - When The Wind Blows (Instrumental) (B-Side Of When The Wind Blows) 3:46

54 David Bowie - Julie (B-Side Of Day-In Day-Out) 3:42

55 David Bowie - Girls (Single Edit) (B-Side Of Time Will Crawl) 4:17

56 David Bowie - '87 And Cry (B-Side Of Never Let Me Down) 4:25

57 David Bowie - Real Cool World (Instrumental) (B-Side Of Real Cool World ) 4:27

58 David Bowie - Pallas Athena (Don't Stop Praying Mix) (B-Side Of Jump They Say) 5:38

59 David Bowie - Dead Against It (B-Side Of The Buddha Of Suburbia) 5:48

60 David Bowie - Looking For Lester  (Don't Stop Praying Mix) (B-Side Of Miracle Goodnight) 5:37

61 David Bowie - Seven Years In Tibet (Mandarin Version) (B-Side Of Seven Years In Tibet) 3:57

62 David Bowie - The Hearts Filthy Lesson (B-Side Of Hallo Spaceboy) 4:57

63 David Bowie - Seven (B-Side Of Survive) 4:15


CD4

01 David Bowie - There Is A Happy Land (B-Side Of Rubber Band) US 3:14

02 David Bowie - Janine (B-Side Of All The Madmen) US 3:23

03 David Bowie - Life On Mars (B-Side To Space Oddity) Italy 3:50

04 David Bowie - Silly Boy Blue (B-Side Of The Laughing Gnome) German 3:53

05 David Bowie - The Prettiest Star (B-Side Of Time) 3:27

06 David Bowie - Where Have All The Good Times Gone (B-Side Of Rosalyn) Nz 2:41

07 David Bowie - Knock On Wood (Live) (B-Side Of Young Americans) US 2:57

08 David Bowie - Love You Till Tuesday (B-Side Of The London Boys) 3:01

09 David Bowie - Word On A Wing (Single Edit) (B-Side Of Stay) US 3:14

10 David Bowie - Speed Of Life (B-Side Of Be My Wife) US 2:47

11 David Bowie - Sense Of Doubt (B-Side Of Beauty And The Beast) US 3:58

12 David Bowie - Joe The Lion (B-Side Of John, I’m Only Dancing) US 3:09

13 David Bowie - It's No Game (Pt. 1) (B-Side Of Ashes To Ashes) US 4:17

14 David Bowie - Cracked Actor (Live) (B-Side Of White Lightwhite Heat) 3:04

15 David Bowie - Criminal World (B-Side Of Without You) US 4:25

16 David Bowie - Glass Spider (B-Side Of Bang Bang) Australia 4:56

17 David Bowie - We Shall Go To Town (B-Side Of Thursday's Child) 3:55

18 David Bowie - Wood Jackson (B-Side Of Slow Burn) Europe 4:47

19 David Bowie - Safe (B-Side Of Everyone Says 'Hi') 4:42

20 David Bowie - Sunday (B-Side Of I've Been Waiting For You) 4:45

21 David Bowie - Love Missile F1-11( B-Side Of New Killer Star) 4:14

22 David Bowie - Rebel Never Gets Old [Radio Mix] (Rare Single) 3:26

23 David Bowie - Where Are We Now (B-Side Of The Stars Are Out Tonight) 4:08

24 David Bowie - 'tis A Pity She Was A Whore (B-Side Of Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)) 4:52

25 David Bowie - Mother (B-Side Of Tryin' To Get To Heaven) 5:07

26 David Bowie - Tryin' To Get To Heaven (B-Side Of Mother) 6:06

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

K-tells Vol. 32 VA - That'll Be the Day: 50 Smash Hits Based on the Film - Original Film Soundtrack (Special 2023 50th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) [1973] (2 x CDs) + VA - Stardust: 53 Original Hits from the Sound Track of the Film (Special 2024 50th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) [1974] (2 x CDs)

K-tells Vol. 32 

VA - That'll Be the Day: 50 Smash Hits Based on the Film - Original Film Soundtrack (Special 2023 50th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) [1973] (2 x CDs) + VA - Stardust: 53 Original Hits from the Sound Track of the Film (Special 2024 50th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) [1974] (2 x CDs)

That'll Be the Day: 50 Smash Hits Based on the Film - Original Film Soundtrack (Special 2023 50th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1973)

NEWLY UPDATED and EXPANDED!

One of the greatest soundtrack albums of all time - number 1 in the UK exactly 50 years ago from 30 June 1973 - 18 August 1973 - never released on CD!

It spent seven weeks at the #1 position on the Official Albums Chart Top 50.

That'll Be the Day is a 1973 British coming of age drama film directed by Claude Whatham, written by Ray Connolly, and starring David Essex, Rosemary Leach and Ringo Starr. Set primarily in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it tells the story of Jim MacLaine (Essex), a British teenager raised by his single mother (Leach). Jim rejects society's conventions and pursues a hedonistic and sexually loose lifestyle, harming others and damaging his close relationships. The cast also featured several prominent musicians who lived through the era portrayed, including Starr, Billy Fury, Keith Moon and John Hawken. The film's success led to a sequel, Stardust, that followed the life of Jim MacLaine through the 1960s and 1970s.

The film was a hit at the box office (by 1985 it had earned an estimated profit of £406,000). Nat Cohen, who invested in the film, said it made more than 50% profit on top of its cost. It was one of the most popular movies of 1973 at the British box office.

Screenwriter Ray Connolly said "At the time, I was astonished by its success. A sixth form drop out, who throws his school books into a river when he should be sitting his A-level history, writes poetry in the rain while hiring out deck chairs, and lets down just about absolutely everyone was hardly an obvious subject. But, on reflection, I can now see that there was nothing else like it at the time. And the music soundtrack was fantastic.

David Puttnam and his producing partner Sandy Lieberson met with Nat Cohen of EMI Films who agreed to provide half the budget. The other half, £100,000, was obtained from Ronco Records on the condition that the film include 40 songs from Ronco's catalog of old hits, which they could then sell on TV as a soundtrack album.

I have the original vinyl album, and I matched the songs track by track to be 100% identical to the original 1973 release. I've now added 10 songs as bonus tracks which were originally featured in the film, but not on the UK soundtrack album (although some were included on the Australian edition). Compiled as always using the very latest and highest quality digital remasters, with a considerable number of tracks sourced from the original master tapes for superior sound quality and enjoyment for this now 50 track, 50th anniversary 2CD set.

Despite its enormous popularity this album has never had an official CD release in the UK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27ll_Be_the_Day_(film)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Thatll-Be-The-Day/release/330438


VA - Stardust: 53 Original Hits from the Sound Track of the Film (Special 2024 50th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) [1974] (2 x CDs)

NEWLY UPDATED and EXPANDED!

Stardust is a 1974 British musical drama film directed by Michael Apted and starring David Essex, Adam Faith, and Larry Hagman. It is the sequel to the 1973 film That'll Be the Day, which introduced the characters of Jim MacLaine and his street-smart friend Mike Menary. It chronicles Jim's rise and fall as an international rock star during the 1960s and early 1970s, with Mike as his personal manager. It features a number of pop/rock performers, including Essex, Faith, Keith Moon, Marty Wilde, Dave Edmunds, Paul Nicholas and Edd Byrnes.

The Stardust soundtrack album was released in October 1974 on Ronco Records to coincide with the opening. Some of the later songs in the film were performed by the artists in the film's fictional Stray Cats themselves.

The follow-up sequel to That'll Be the Day, once again, this soundtrack has never been released on CD only vinyl, cassette and 8-Track in 1974:

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Stardust-44-Original-Hits-From-The-Sound-Track-Of-The-Film/release/1860561

Compiled using the latest HQ CD digital remasters, all original versions, this new edition has now been expanded to include 9 bonus tracks taken from the US version of the album not featured on the original UK release:

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Stardust-Original-Soundtrack-Recording/release/5023835

Hope you enjoy these newly updated and remastered albums.

As a very special bonus I have included Blu-ray rips of each film in mp4/mkv formats.

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VA - That'll Be the Day CD1

01 The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love 2:19

02 Johnny Tillotson - Poetry in Motion 2:29

03 The Diamonds - Little Darlin' 2:09

04 The Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 2:42

05 The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace 2:21

06 Dion and the Belmonts - Runaround Sue 2:42

07 The Everly Brothers - Devoted to You 2:25

08 Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire 1:52

09 Johnny Preston - Running Bear 2:37

10 The Champs - Tequila 2:11

11 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti 2:26

12 The Everly Brothers - (Till) I Kissed You 2:26

13 The Paris Sisters - I Love How You Love Me 2:05

14 Del Shannon - Runaway 2:21

15 Larry Williams - Bony Moronie 3:07

16 Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb 2:17

17 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love 2:18

18 Buddy Knox - Party Doll 2:12

19 Ray Sharpe - Linda Lu 2:09

20 Johnny and the Hurricanes - Red River Rock 2:10

21 Bobby Darin - Dream Lover (Bonus Track) 2:28

22 Ritchie Valens - Donna (Bonus Track) 2:27

23 Del Shannon - Hats Off to Larry (Bonus Track) 2:00

24 Bruce Channel - Dream Baby (Bonus Track) 2:11

25 Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand (Bonus Track) 2:13


VA - That'll Be the Day CD2

01 Bobby Vee and the Crickets - That'll Be the Day 2:13

02 The Poni-Tails - Born Too Late 2:15

03 The Everly Brothers - Wake Up, Little Susie 2:00

04 Brian Hyland - Sealed With a Kiss 2:40

05 The Monotones - (Who Wrote) The Book of Love 2:20

06 Lloyd Price - (You've Got) Personality 2:34

07 Bobby Vee and the Crickets - Well... All Right 2:19

08 Danny and the Juniors - At the Hop 2:32

09 Dante and the Evergreens - Alley Oop 2:55

10 Bill Justis - Raunchy 2:21

11 David Essex - Rock On 3:21

12 Billy Fury - A Thousand Stars 2:06

13 Vivian Stanshall - Real Leather Jacket 4:13

14 Billy Fury - Long Live Rock 3:21

15 Stormy Tempest - What in the World (Shoop) 2:17

16 Billy Fury - That's Alright Mama 2:50

17 Eugene Wallace - Slow Down 2:05

18 Billy Fury - Get Yourself Together 2:57

19 Billy Fury - What Did I Say 2:06

20 Wishful Thinking - It'll Be Me 1:44

21 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (Bonus Track) 2:35

22 Jerry Lee Lewis - Roll Over Beethoven (Bonus Track) 2:51

23 Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby (Bonus Track) 2:38

24 Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - Stay (Bonus Track) 1:38

25 The Platters - The Great Pretender (Bonus Track) 2:39


VA - Stardust CD1

01 Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen 2:40

02 The Drifters - Up On the Roof 2:38

03 Del Shannon - Hats Off to Larry 2:00

04 The Zombies - She's Not There 2:25

05 Bobby Darin - Dream Lover 2:28

06 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want to Know a Secret? 2:03

07 Dave Edmunds & The Electricians - Da Doo Ron Ron 2:17

08 The Beach Boys - I Get Around 2:12

09 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Baby Love 2:34

10 The Chiffons - One Fine Day 2:07

11 Tommy Roe - Dizzy 2:50

12 The Fortunes - You've Got Your Troubles 3:24

13 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing in the Street 2:40

14 Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying 2:34

15 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) 2:53

16 Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son 2:40

17 Barbara Lewis - Baby, I'm Yours 2:28

18 Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted 2:54

19 The Box Tops - The Letter 1:54

20 The Mamas and The Papas - Monday, Monday 3:24

21 The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City 2:40

22 Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy 2:22

23 The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun 4:31

24 The Hollies - Carrie Anne 2:57

25 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale 4:00

26 The Who - My Generation 3:20

27 Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get a Message to You 3:04

28 The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 3:43


VA - Stardust CD2

01 Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction 3:35

02 Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit 2:33

03 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower 3:58

04 Derek & The Dominos - Layla 7:06

05 Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends 5:12

06 The Stray Cats (Dave Edmunds) - When Will I Be Loved 3:00

07 The Stray Cats (Dave Edmunds) - Need a Shot of Rhythm & Blues 2:23

08 The Stray Cats (Dave Edmunds) - Make Me Good 2:47

09 Jim Maclaine and The Stray Cats - You Kept Me Waiting 3:04

10 The Stray Cats (Dave Edmunds) - Let It Be Me 2:44

11 The Stray Cats (Dave Edmunds) - Some Other Guy 2:27

12 Jim Maclaine and The Stray Cats - Take It Away 1:52

13 The Stray Cats (Dave Edmunds) - C'mon Little Dixie 3:37

14 Jim Maclaine - Americana Stray Cat Blues 3:33

15 Jim Maclaine - Dea Sancta 4:20

16 David Essex - Stardust 2:44

17 Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby (Bonus Track) 2:35

18 Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby (Bonus Track) 2:38

19 Little Eva - The Loco-Motion (Bonus Track) 2:27

20 Carole King - It Might as Well Rain Until September (Bonus Track) 2:26

21 Jan & Dean - Surf City (Bonus Track) 2:26

22 Barbara Lewis - Make Me Your Baby (Bonus Track) 2:30

23 The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Bonus Track) 2:39

24 The Monkees - I'm a Believer (Bonus Track) 2:44

25 Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Bonus Track) 2:45

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BB LUCKY DIP #232

BB LUCKY DIP #232

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


Today's topic: BURIED TREASURES 4


Stephen's Quote of The Day:    "When punk came along for me it was like, ‘Are you getting on the bus?’ And I looked at the bus and I saw the other people on the bus and thought, ‘They’re my kind of people.”

“For the first time, outside of race, outside of anything else, I was in the right place at the right time and the right age and was able to hop on the bus quite easily.    

...Barry Adamson


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If you love music and want to explore some hidden gems, you should check out the “Buried Treasures” section in MOJO magazine. This section has been featuring albums that are considered as forgotten or underrated masterpieces since MOJO issue #40 until #310 (September 2019). You can find albums from various genres and eras, such as rock, pop, folk, soul, jazz, blues, country, psychedelic, experimental and more. You can also read a brief review and background information about each album and its artist. The “Buried Treasures” section is a great way to discover new music or revisit old favorites that may have been overlooked or underappreciated by the mainstream. You can also appreciate the diversity and richness of musical expression and creativity across different times and places. The section shows how much MOJO magazine cares about music and its history. (B)

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

VA - Blowing The Fuse 1945 -1960 [2004 - 2006] (16 x CDs)

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VA - Blowing the Fuse 1945 -1960 [2004 - 2006] (16 x CDs)

Nowadays, when journalists talk about '50 years of pop music' they are ignoring the fact that popular music existed prior to 1955. Pop music did not appear from nowhere but has a rich 'pre' history. Keywords like Big Band Sound, Gospel, Jump Blues, Vocal Groups and Boogie Woogie characterize this period. The first eleven compact discs in the 'Blowing the Fuse'-series are a compilation splendid in sound and detail, dealing with important years in the progress of pop music in the range of black r&b, imaginatively compiled by the Canadian collector and DJ Dave 'Daddy Cool' Booth, and knowledgeably annotated by Hank Williams-biographer Colin Escott. 

The new GOLD standard in R&B Reissues... Critics raved. Finally a series that really made sense of the wealth of music from R&B’s early years! Now that series is complete. Here are the years 1945-1960, and here's why 'Blowing The Fuse' will be the standard for R&B reissues now and forever!

Many companies have issued compilations of out-of-copyright recordings (ie. records more than 50 years old). That's why you'll find that their series stop at 1955. Bear Family's 'Blowing The Fuse' starts at the dawn of the Post-War R&B era in 1945, and now goes through until 1960! And, unlike the out-of-copyright labels who won't get to 1960 until 2011, we're there now because Bear Family pays the companies that own the music 

Other labels lift photos from old books and magazines, and commission quickie liner notes that tell you little or nothing, and often get it wrong. Bear Family's 'Blowing The Fuse' has detailed song-by-song notes, stories behind the songs, and incredible never-before-seen photos in huge booklets ... booklets so big they won't even fit inside the standard plastic case. Instead, they go in specially designed DigiPacs.

Most out-of-copyright labels do their compilations from chart books compiled by Joel Whitburn. Compiling from Whitburn is the easy way out. We hired Dave 'Daddy Cool' Booth, a guy with one of North America’s biggest R&B collections and the dee-jay experience to know how to program music. He went through his incredible collection and then he went through 'Billboard' year-by-year, and picked out more than just the hits. We selected the absolute best music, some of it never reissued on CD until now, as well as the biggest hits, and we have no more than two songs by any artist on any CD. These are true, properly thought-out compilations in the spirit of Guy Stevens, Paul Oliver, Mike Leadbitter, and the others who compiled groundbreaking blues/R&B LPs back in the 1960s and 1970s. We used the absolute best sources from the original labels, then carefully remastered for the absolute best-ever sound.

Bear Family have gotten all the ORIGINAL master tapes from each record company (both Mono and Stereo) and their resident expert Jürgen Crasser has mastered them with care, and given the wildly varying sources, the sound is uniformly glorious.  The "Blowing The Fuse" series of CD compilations stretches across 16 volumes from 1945 to 1960.  Each of the 16 R&B spines makes up a whole photo when placed alongside each other (a fantastic black & white shot of a crowd of hip dudes and their gals dancing at some Saturday night bar). As you can see from the cover photos of these compilations too, the theme of people dancing and artists enjoying themselves is repeated right across all of these wonderfully restored photographs. (Bearfamily.com)

In summary, this Compilation series has great track choices, properly remastered sound and all of it wrapped up in a knowledgeable and sumptuous presentation.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Private Cecil Gant - I Wonder 2:43

02 Cootie Williams & His Orchestra - Somebody's Gotta Go 2:55

03 Big Joe Turner - S.K. Blues, Pt. 1 3:01

04 Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra - Tippin' In 3:21

05 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange Things Happening Every Day 2:47

06 Arthur Crudup - Rock Me Mamma 2:57

07 Four Clefs - V Day Stomp 3:07

08 Lucky Millinder - Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well! 2:57

09 Louis Jordan - Caldonia 2:42

10 Five Red Caps - Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Nite 2:49

11 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch 3:08

12 Golden Gate Quartet - I Will Be Home Again 3:18

13 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Honeydripper, Pt. 1 3:05

14 Count Basie - Jimmy's Blues 2:54

15 Hadda Brooks - Swingin' The Boogie 3:17

16 T-Bone Walker - Sail On Boogie 2:41

17 Big Maceo - Things Have Changed 2:57

18 Herb Jeffries, Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Left A Good Deal In Mobile 3:03

19 Gatemouth Moore - I Ain't Mad At You Pretty Baby 2:54

20 Ivory Joe Hunter - Blues At Sunrise 3:16

21 Jack Mcvea & His All Stars - Baby Look At You 3:06

22 Bill Doggett Octet, Helen Humes - Be-Baba-Leba 2:42

23 Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Harlem Nocturne 3:09

24 Jay Mcshann - Garfield Avenue Blues 3:04

25 Tommy Douglas, Julia Lee - If It's Good 2:55

26 Lionel Hampton - Beulah's Boogie 3:06


CD02

01 Wynonie Harris - Wynonie's Blues 2:48

02 Joe Liggins - Got A Right To Cry 3:18

03 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Drifting Blues 3:13

04 Delta Rhythm Boys - Just-A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' 2:44

05 Louis Jordan - Buzz Me 2:50

06 Dinah Washington - Joy Juice 2:50

07 Lionel Hampton - Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop 3:20

08 Roy Milton - Rm Blues 2:58

09 Cats Jammer Three - I Cover The Water-Front 3:04

10 Blues Woman - Voo-It! Voo-It! 2:46

11 Big Maceo - Chicago Breakdown 2:57

12 Andy Kirk - I Know 3:12

13 King Cole Trio - Get Your Kicks On Route 66 3:01

14 Eddie Vinson - Cherry Red Blues 2:48

15 Bull Moose Jackson - I Know Who Threw The Whiskey 2:45

16 Ink Spots - Gypsy 2:45

17 Red Callender Trio - Red Light 2:57

18 Velma Nelson - If I Were A Itty Bitty Girl, Part 1 2:52

19 Roosevelt Sykes - Sunny Road 3:05

20 Joe Turner - My Gal's A Jockey 3:14

21 Louis Jordan - Choo Choo Ch'boogie 2:43

22 Arthur Crudup - So Glad You're Mine 2:47

23 Jay Mcshann - Voodoo Woman Blues 2:38

24 Erskine Hawkins - After Hours 3:21

25 Bill Samuels - Port Wine 2:51

26 T-Bone Walker - Come Back To Me Baby 3:08

27 Julia Lee - Gotta Gimmie Whatcha' Got 2:47


CD03

01 Louis Jordan - Let The Good Times Roll 2:48

02 Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings - Swanee River Boogie 2:32

03 T-Bone Walker - Bobby Sox Blues 2:39

04 Jack Mcvea - Open The Door Richard! 2:58

05 Amos Milburn - Down The Road A Piece 2:59

06 Savannah Churchill - I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) 2:53

07 Eddie 'cleanhead' Vinson - Old Maid Boogie 2:46

08 Sonny Boy Williamson [Ii] - Shake That Boogie 2:47

09 Lionel Hampton - Blow Top Blues 3:20

10 Wynonie Harris - Time To Change Your Town 2:40

11 Joe Turner - Sally Zu-Zaz 2:55

12 Hadda Brooks - That's My Desire 2:44

13 Big Three Trio - Signifying Monkey 2:54

14 Arthur 'big Boy' Crudup - That's All Right 2:54

15 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - New Orleans Blues 2:57

16 Roy Milton - True Blues 2:48

17 Ernie Harper - Chicago Boogie 2:53

18 Bill Johnson - Don't You Think I Ought To Know 2:59

19 Walter Brown, Jay Mcshann Quartet - W. B. Blues 2:29

20 Nellie Lutcher - He's A Real Gone Guy 3:01

21 Ravens - Ol'man River 3:00

22 Louis Jordan - Boogie Woogie Blue Plate 2:46

23 Julia Lee - Snatch And Grab It 2:55

24 Clarence Samuels - Lollypop Mama 2:48

25 Annie Laurie - Since I Fell For You 2:55

26 Gene Phillips - Big Legs 2:58

27 Clarence 'gatemouth' Brown - Guitar In My Hand 2:39

28 Paul Williams Sextet - Hasting Street Bounce 2:43


CD04

01 Ravens - Write Me A Letter 2:52

02 Julia Lee - King Size Papa 2:41

03 T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday 3:01

04 Paul Williams Sextet - Thirty-Five Thirty 3:12

05 Crown Price Waterford - Move Your Hand, Baby 2:23

06 Bull Moose Jackson - I Love You, Yes I Do 2:59

07 Nellie Lutcher - Fine Brown Frame 2:55

08 Gatemouth Moore - Hey Mr. Gatemouth 3:33

09 Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night 3:03

10 Camille Howard - X-Temperaneous Boogie 2:04

11 Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight 2:44

12 Big Three Trio - You Sure Look Good To Me 2:18

13 Sonny Thompson - Long Gone, Part 2 2:55

14 Jimmy Liggins - Cadillac Boogie 2:37

15 Ivory Joe Hunter - Pretty Mama Blues 2:45

16 Louis Jordan - Run Joe 3:21

17 Mabel Scott - Elevator Baby 2:33

18 Bill Moore - We're Gonna Rock 2:39

19 Arbee Stidham - My Heart Belongs To You 3:04

20 Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied 2:41

21 Hal Singer Sextette - Corn Bread 2:58

22 Orioles - It's Too Soon To Know 2:58

23 Roy Milton - Hop Skip & Jump 2:34

24 Joe Swift - That's Your Last Boogie 3:04

25 Paula Watson - Little Bird Told Me, A 2:39

26 Roy Brown - Long About Midnight 3:05

27 Louis Jordan - Daddy-O 3:17

28 Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie 2:48


CD05

01 Sister Rosetta - Up Above My Head 2:28

02 Pee Wee Crayton - Texas Hop 3:06

03 Red Miller - Bewildered 2:59

04 John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chllen 3:09

05 Big Jay Mcneely - Deacon's Hop 2:49

06 Jimmy Witherspoon - Ain't Nobody's Business, Part 1 2:54

07 Hucklebuck - Hucklebuck 3:08

08 Julia Lee - Spinach Song (I Didn't Like It The First Time) 2:58

09 Roy Brown - Rockin' At Midnight 2:48

10 Orioles - Tell Me So 3:09

11 T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Shuffle 2:59

12 Todd Rhodes - Pot Likker 2:41

13 Charles Brown Trio - Trouble Blues 2:22

14 Sticks Mcghee - Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee 3:14

15 Tj Fowler - Tj Boogie 2:54

16 Ruth Brown - So Long 2:34

17 Wynonie Harris - All She Wants To Do Is Rock 2:33

18 Amos Milburn - Roomin' House Boogie 2:45

19 Dinah Washington - Baby Get Lost 2:51

20 Bull Moose Jackson - Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me 3:00

21 Sugar Chile Robinson - Numbers Boogie 2:28

22 Jimmy Preston - Rock The Joint 2:35

23 Billy Wright - Blues For My Baby 3:05

24 Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry, Part 1 & 2 5:24

25 Annie Laurie - Cuttin' Out 2:45

26 Larry Darnell - For You My Love 2:37

27 Clarence Brown - Mary Is Fine 2:40


CD06

01 Roy Milton - Information Blues 2:42

02 Wynonie Harris - Sittin' On It All The Time 2:38

03 Ivory Joe Hunter - I Almost Lost My Mind 3:10

04 Doc Sausage - Rag Mop 2:40

05 Fats Domino - Fat Man 2:37

06 Johnny Otis - Double Crossing Blues 2:47

07 Eddie Mack - Hoot & Holler Saturday Night 2:52

08 Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras In New Orleans 2:52

09 Jewel King - 3 X 7 = 21 2:35

10 Roy Hawkins - Why Do Things Happen To Me! 2:58

11 Joe Liggins - Pink Champagne 3:01

12 T-Bone Walker - Strollin' With Bones 2:28

13 Tiny Bradshaw - Well Oh Well 2:40

14 Big Joe Turner - Still In The Dark 2:48

15 Archibald - Stack-A' Lee, Parts 1 & 2 2:12

16 Goree Carter - Come On Let's Boogie 3:00

17 Calvin Boze - Safronia B. 2:22

18 Ravens - Count Every Star 2:54

19 Lowell Fulson - Blue Shadows 2:46

20 Louis Jordan - Blue Light Boogie, Part 1 & 2 5:09

21 Roy Brown - Love Don't Love Nobody 2:43

22 Joe Morris - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere 3:02

23 Lightnin' Hopkins - Shotgun Blues 2:39

24 Ruth Brown - Teardrops From My Eyes 2:58

25 Clarence Brown - Boogie Rambler 2:50

26 Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone To Love 2:54

27 Lloyd Glenn - Old Time Shuffle Blues 2:45

28 Jimmy Preston - Oh, Babe! 2:45


CD07

01 Amos Milburn - Bad, Bad Whiskey 2:57

02 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Little Joe's Boogie 2:50

03 Floyd Dixon - Telephone Blues 3:14

04 Piano Red - Rockin' With Red 2:28

05 Louis Jordan - Lemonade 3:16

06 Four Buddies - Will Wait 2:21

07 Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Rockin' Blues 2:51

08 Margie Day - Little Red Rooster 3:04

09 Charles Brown - Black Night 3:06

10 Lucky Millinder - I'm Waiting Just For You 2:37

11 Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Rocket 88 2:49

12 Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call 2:39

13 Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man 2:30

14 James Wayne - Tend To Your Business 2:32

15 Big Joe Turner - Chains Of Love 3:22

16 Lloyd Glenn - Chica Boo 2:22

17 Treniers - Go! Go! Go! 2:23

18 Five Keys - Glory Of Love 3:08

19 Peppermint Harris - I Got Loaded 2:27

20 Johnny Hodges - Castle Rock 2:50

21 Larks - Eyesight To The Blind 2:53

22 Wynonie Harris - Bloodshot Eyes 2:42

23 Jimmy Nelson - T 99 Blues 3:06

24 Tiny Bradshaw - Walkin' The Chalk Line 2:40

25 John Lee Hooker - I'm In The Mood 3:07

26 Clovers - Fool, Fool, Fool 2:32

27 Earl Bostic - Flamingo 2:41

28 Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years 2:41


CD08

01 Big Joe Turner - Chill Is On 2:46

02 Swallows - It Ain't The Meat 2:34

03 B.B. King - 3 O'clock Blues 3:01

04 John Greer - Got You On My Mind 2:40

05 Roscoe Gordon - Booted 3:05

06 Griffin Brothers Orchestra - Weepin' Cryin' 3:21

07 Elmore James - Dust My Broom 2:46

08 Wynonie Harris - Lovin' Machine 2:28

09 Charles Brown - Hard Times 3:04

10 Dinah Washington - Wheel Of Fortune 2:15

11 Orioles - Baby, Please Don't Go 2:23

12 Tiny Bradshaw - Train Kept A-Rollin' 2:46

13 Fats Domino - Goin' Home 2:11

14 Clovers - One Mint Julep 2:27

15 Lester Williams - I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use 2:13

16 Jimmy Forrest - Night Train 3:00

17 Marie Adams - I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks 2:42

18 Dominoes - Have Mercy Baby 2:23

19 Roy Milton - So Tired 3:11

20 Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:31

21 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours 3:12

22 Four Blazes - Mary Jo 2:35

23 Johnny Ace - My Song 3:01

24 Smiley Lewis - Bells Are Ringing 2:26

25 Varetta Dillard - Easy, Easy Baby 2:38

26 Little Walter - Juke 2:45

27 Little Caesar - Goodbye Baby 2:29

28 Willie Mabon - I Don't Know 3:08

29 Ravens - Rock Me All Night Long 2:44


CD09

01 Ruth Brown - (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean 2:57

02 Five Royales - Baby Don't Do It 2:45

03 Big Maybelle - Gabbin' Blues 2:40

04 Earl Forest - Whoopin' & Hollerin' 3:01

05 Willie Mae 'big Mama' Thornton - Hound Dog 2:50

06 Bull Moose Jackson - Big Ten-Inch Record 2:12

07 Shirley & Lee - I'm Gone 2:19

08 B.B. King - Please Love Me 2:50

09 Tiny Bradshaw - Soft 2:32

10 Jesse & Marvin - Dream Girl 3:12

11 Willie Mabon - I'm Mad 2:37

12 Du Droppers - I Wanna Know 2:18

13 Johnny Ace - Clock 2:58

14 Royals - Get It 2:12

15 Fats Domino - Please Don't Leave Me 2:34

16 Orioles - Crying In The Chapel 3:03

17 Buddy & Ella Johnson - Hittin' On Me 3:08

18 Clovers - Good Lovin' 2:59

19 Ray Charles - Mess Around 2:41

20 Faye Adams - Shake A Hand 2:52

21 John Lee Hooker - One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 2:56

22 Joe Turner - Honey Hush 2:39

23 Little Walter - Blues With A Feeling 3:06

24 Four Tunes - Marie 2:19

25 Joe Morris - I Had A Notion 2:43

26 Little Junior's Blue Flames - Feelin' Good 2:57

27 Dinah Washington - T.V. Is The Thing (This Year) 2:26

28 Clyde Mcphatter & The Drifters - Money Honey 2:57

29 Jimmy Liggins - Drunk 2:31


CD10

01 Crows - Gee 2:12

02 Little Walter & His Jukes - You're So Fine 3:04

03 Johnny Ace - Saving My Love For You 2:37

04 Faye Adams - I'll Be True 2:48

05 Spiders - I Didn't Want To Do It 2:42

06 Harptones - Sunday Kind Of Love 2:59

07 Five Royales - I Do 2:33

08 Buddy & Ella Johnson - I'm Just Your Fool 2:53

09 Guitar Slim - Things That I Used To Do 3:01

10 Clovers - Lovey Dovey 2:41

11 Ray Charles - It Should Have Been Me 2:39

12 Spaniels - Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite 2:41

13 Cozy Eggleston - Big Heavy (Blue Lights Boogie) 2:47

14 Midnighters - Work With Me Annie 2:45

15 Sugar Boy Crawford - Jock-A-Mo 2:26

16 Muddy Waters - I Just Want To Make Love To You 2:51

17 Chuck Willis - I Feel So Bad 2:53

18 Chords - Sh-Boom 2:25

19 Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle & Roll 3:00

20 Ruth Brown - Oh What A Dream 2:54

21 Robins - Riot In Cell Block #9 3:01

22 Clyde Mcphatter & The Drifters - Honey Love 2:24

23 Howlin' Wolf - Evil Is Goin' On 2:54

24 Shirley Gunter & The Queens - Oop Shoop 2:14

25 Dave Bartholomew - Jump Children 2:20

26 Charms - Hearts Of Stone 2:53

27 B.B. King - You Upset Me Baby 3:02

28 Cadillacs - Gloria 2:35

29 Joe Houston - All Night Long 2:37


CD11

01 Lavern Baker - Tweedlee Dee 3:04

02 Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby 3:10

03 Moonglows - Sincerely 3:11

04 Jimmy Reed - You Don't Have To Go 3:04

05 Etta James & The Roots Band - Wall Flower (Roll With Me Henry) 2:57

06 Penguins - Earth Angel 2:54

07 Ray Charles - I Got A Woman 2:53

08 Gene & Eunice - Ko Ko Mo 2:43

09 Johnny Ace - Pledging My Love 2:27

10 Little Walter - My Babe 2:40

11 Big Joe Turner - Flip, Flop And Fly 2:47

12 Clyde Mcphatter - What'cha Gonna Do 2:46

13 Nutmegs - Story Untold 2:19

14 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 2:44

15 Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry 2:23

16 Jacks - Why Don't You Write Me! 2:48

17 Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers - It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) 2:38

18 Fats Domino - Ain't It A Shame 2:26

19 Shirley & Lee - Feel So Godo 2:50

20 Chuck Berry - Maybellene 2:20

21 Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking 2:32

22 El Dorados - At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) 2:36

23 Sonny Boy Williamson II - Don't Start Me To Talkin' 2:34

24 Platters - Only You (And You Alone) 2:34

25 Turbans - When You Dance 2:55

26 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti 2:24

27 Priscilla Bowman - Hands Off 2:46

28 Robins - Smokey Joe's Café 2:46

29 Little Willie John - All Around The World 2:54


CD12

01 Cadillacs - Spedoo 2:17

02 Bo Diddley - Pretty Thing 2:49

03 Platters - The Great Pretender 2:38

04 Ruth Brown & Her Rhythm Makers - I Want To Do More 2:51

05 Teenagers,Frankie Lymon - Why Do Fools Fall In Love 2:20

06 Ernie Freeman Combo - Jivin' Around Pt. 1 2:34

07 Teen Queens - Eddie My Love 3:12

08 Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin' 3:04

09 Bobby Mitchell - Try Rock And Roll 2:09

10 Ray Charles - Drown In My Tears 3:20

11 Moonglows - We Go Together 2:42

12 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 2:09

13 James Brown - Please, Please, Please 2:45

14 Fats Domino - I'm In Love Again 1:53

15 Big Joe Turner - Boogie Woogie Country Girl 2:55

16 Clyde Mcphatter - Treaure Of Love 2:09

17 Cleftones - Little Girl Of Mine 3:09

18 Little Willie John - Fever 2:41

19 Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven 2:24

20 Chuck Willis - It's Too Late 2:35

21 Shirley & Lee - Let The Good Times Roll 2:23

22 Little Richard - Rip It Up 2:23

23 Five Satins - In The Still Of The Night 3:01

24 Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk Pt. 1 3:04

25 Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk Pt. 2 2:36

26 Cadets - Stranded In The Jungle 3:05

27 Heartbeats - A Thousand Miles Away 2:25

28 Jimmy Reed - You've Got Me Dizzy 2:52

29 Roy Montrell - That Mellow Saxophone 2:20

30 Big Walter & His Thunderbirds - Pack Fair And Square 2:21


CD13

01 Fats Domino - Blue Monday 2:16

02 Lavern Baker - Jim Dandy 2:12

03 Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange 2:54

04 Clarence 'frogman' Henry - Ain't Got No Home 2:22

05 Ivory Joe Hunter - Since I Met You Baby 2:44

06 Gladiolas - Little Darlin' 2:21

07 Little Junior Parker - Next Time You See Me 2:38

08 Del Vikings - Come Go With Me 2:38

09 Ruth Brown - Lucky Lips 2:08

10 Lloyd Price - Just Because 2:46

11 Coasters - Searchin' 2:42

12 Little Richard - Lucille 2:25

13 Fats Domino - I'm Walkin' 2:10

14 Johnnie & Joe - Over The Mountain, Across The Sea 2:15

15 Chuck Willis - C.C. Rider 2:29

16 Larry Williams - Short Fat Fannie 2:24

17 Chuck Berry - School Day 2:42

18 Velvetones - Glory Of Love 2:51

19 Richard Berry - Louie Louie 2:11

20 Bobettes - Mr. Lee 2:12

21 Five Royales - Think 2:35

22 Roy Brown - Let The Four Winds Blow 2:03

23 Tune Weavers - Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 2:19

24 Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee 3:00

25 Huey 'piano' Smith & His Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu Pt. 1 2:15

26 Thurston Harris & The Sharps - Little Bitty Pretty One 2:22

27 Andre Williams - Jailbait 3:23

28 Oscar Wills - Flat Foot Sam 2:10

29 Bobby 'blue' Bland - Farther Up The Road 2:59

30 Ernie Freeman & His Combo - Raunchy 2:15

31 Blowing The Fuse - Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet) - Jackie Wilson 2:43


CD14

01 Hollywood Flames - Buzz, Buzz, Buzz 2:17

02 Gene Allison - You Can Make It If You Try 2:08

03 Lee Allen - Walkin' With Mr. Lee 2:26

04 Roy Hamilton - Don't Let Go 2:32

05 Chantels - Maybe 2:50

06 Sam Cooke - I'll Come Running Back To You 2:13

07 Little Richard - Good Golly, Miss Molly 2:11

08 Silhouettes - Get A Job 2:46

09 Little Willie John - Talk To Me, Talk To Me 2:42

10 Jimmy Mccracklin - The Walk 2:42

11 Huey 'piano' Smith & His Clowns - Don't You Just Know It 2:33

12 Monotones - Book Of Love 2:20

13 Chuck Willis - What Am I Living For 2:26

14 Bobby Freeman - Do You Wanna Dance 2:34

15 Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode 2:40

16 Danleers - One Summer Night 2:12

17 Johnny Otis Show - Willie And The Handjive 2:34

18 Larry Williams - Slow Down 2:44

19 Coasters - Yakety Yak 1:53

20 Jerry Butler & The Impressions - For Your Precious Love 2:45

21 Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin 2:34

22 Bobby Hendricks - Itchy Twitchy Feeling 2:28

23 Shields - You Cheated 2:25

24 Olympics - Western Movies 2:22

25 Ruth Brown - This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' 1:46

26 Imperials - Tears On My Pillow 2:17

27 Dee Clark - Nobody But You 2:24

28 Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops 2:42

29 Moonglows - Ten Commandments Of Love 3:58

30 Clyde Mcphatter - A Lover's Question 2:32

31 Fats Domino - Whole Lotta Loving 1:38


CD15

01 James Brown - Try Me 2:32

02 Fiestas - So Fine 2:19

03 Eugene Church & The Fellows - Pretty Girls Everywhere 2:54

04 Lavern Baker - I Cried A Tear 2:35

05 Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee 2:22

06 Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) 2:33

07 Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time 2:28

08 Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City 2:25

09 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Twist 2:35

10 Crests - 16 Candles 2:51

11 Don & Dewey - Farmer John 2:28

12 Dave 'Baby' Cortez - The Happy Organ 2:00

13 Big Jay Mcneely & Band - There Is Something On Your Mind 3:32

14 Falcons - You're So Fine 2:25

15 Chuck Berry - Almost Grown 2:21

16 Dinah Washington - What A Difference A Day Makes 2:29

17 Drifters - There Goes My Baby 2:10

18 Ray Charles - What'd I Say 6:29

19 Ray Phillips - Sea Of Love 2:23

20 Clovers - Love Potion No. 9 1:51

21 Dee Clark - Hey Little Girl 2:17

22 Isley Brothers - Shout 4:35

23 Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You 3:19

24 Spacemen - The Clouds 2:47

25 Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes 2:51

26 Fats Domino - I Want To Walk You Home 2:20

27 Bo Diddley - Sayman 3:11

28 Coasters - Poison Ivy 2:41

29 Jackie Wilson - You Better Know It 1:59


CD16

01 Buster Brown - Fannie Mae 2:56

02 Jimmy Jones - Handy Man 2:00

03 Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) 2:33

04 Bobby 'blue' Bland - I'll Take Care Of You 2:16

05 Dee Clark - How About That 2:39

06 Rosco Gordon - Just A Little Bit 2:06

07 Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes) 2:43

08 Jackie Wilson - Doggin' Around 2:45

09 Jimmy Reed - Baby, What You Want Me To Do 2:25

10 Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance 2:19

11 Irma Thomas - Don't Mess With My Man 2:17

12 Marv Johnson - I Love The Way You Love 2:36

13 Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry 2:54

14 Ray Bryant Combo - Madison Time Pt. 1 3:06

15 James Brown - Think 2:46

16 Bobby Marchan - There Is Something On Your Mind Pt. 2 2:47

17 Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt. 1 2:17

18 Jon Thomas - Heartbreak (It's Hurting Me) 2:50

19 Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans 1:59

20 Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful 2:42

21 Shirelles - Tonight's The Night 1:56

22 Jimmy Charles - A Million To One 2:30

23 Sugar Pie Desanto - I Want To Know 3:01

24 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go 2:25

25 Jerry Butler - He Will Break Your Heart 2:46

26 Brook Benton - Kiddio 2:37

27 Ike Turner,Tina Turner - A Fool In Love 2:51

28 Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay 1:34

29 Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me 2:27

30 Joe Jones - You Talk Too Much 2:34

31 Gary U.S. Bonds - New Orleans 2:48

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