Go Buddy Go / Midnight People / Low Livin Daddy / Your Worst Nightmare / Wildkat Ways / Repo Man / Don't Touch The Bang Bang Fruit / Crack Me Up / Shakey Snakey / Psycho Kat / Let's Go / Revenge Of El Trio Los Bastardos / Bonus Tracks - Go Buddy Go (Wonkey Donkey Mix) / Don't Touch The Bang Bang Fruit (Manky Monkey Mix) / Dateless Nights / Corpse Grinder

It starred of course, the most famous English boy actor of all, Jack Wild (straight from the highly-acclaimed Artful Dodger in Lionel Bart's 1968 film musical smash 'Oliver!'), alongside the great Cass Elliot from the Mamas And The Papas (whose film debut this was), So a unique Anglo-American appeal

If I Could (Sung By Jack Wild) / Fire In The Castle / Living Island (Sung By Jack Wild & The Entire Cast) / Witchiepoo’s Lament / Angel Raid / A Friend In You (Sung By Jack Wild) / How Lucky I Am / Pufnstuf (Sung By Jack Wild) / Charge / Different (Sung By Mama Cass) / Zap The World (Sung By Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Martha Raye) / Leaving Living Island / Rescue Racer To The Rescue / Finale / I If I Could (Sung By Jack Wild) / Ii Living Island (Sung By Jack Wild & The Entire Cast)

All I Want / Institution / Sunset Gun / Looking Through / Runaway / House Of Love / Don't Stop Now / Midnight Land

Y U I ORTA is derived from 40s comedy trio The Three Stooges "Why You, I Oughta !!!!!

American Music / The Loner / Women’s Intuition / Tell It Like It Is / Livin In A Heart / Big Time / Cool / Beg A Little Love / Following In Your Footsteps / Son’s N Lovers / Pain / How Much More Can I Take / Sweet Dreamer / Bonus Tracks (By Mick Ronson) - 4th Hour Of My Sleep / Power Of Darkness

October Country / Painted Sky / Little Boy Smiling / She’s Been Away / Good To Be Around / I Wish I Was A Fire / Cowboys And Indians / I Just Don’t Know / End Of The Line / My Girlfriend Is A Witch / Caryle Stheme / Bonus Tracks - Baby What I Mean / October Country (Mono 45) / I Just Don T Know (Mono 45) / I Wish I Was A Fire (Mono 45) / Cowboys And Indians (Mono 45) / My Girlfriend Is A Witch (Mono 45)

Gorgeous CD collection of Boyce and Hart's hits and album classics; lovingly re- mastered, beautifully packaged and with many never before seen photos and featuring a treasure trove of ultra rare photos and trade ads.

Liner notes by noted Monkees-ologist Andrew Sandoval and the notes include quotes from both Bobby Hart and the late Tommy Boyce.

Out & about / I Should Be Going Home / For Baby / Sometime's She's A Little Girl / Girl, I'm Out To Get You / I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite / The Ambushers / Pretty Flower / Teardrop City / Love Every Day / Two For The Price Of One / Goodbye Baby (I Don't Want To See You Cry) / I'm Digging You Digging Me / Leaving Again / The Countess / I Want To Be Free / Where Angels Go (Trouble Follows) / Alice Long (You're Still My Favourite Girlfriend) / P.O. BOX 9847 / We're All Going To The Same Place / Six + Six / It's All Happening On The Inside / Strawberry Girl / Thanks For Sunday

All of which makes Rev-Ola even prouder to present perhaps his best album from his first classic run, "Proud Mary". Featuring the monster hit version of the Creedence Clearwater Revival standard, together with a whole bunch more from the Daddy of soul!

Proud Mary / These Arms Of Mine / I'll Be Doggone / How Big A Fool (Can A Fool Be) / Don't Wait Too Long / That Lucky Old Sun / Uptight Good Woman / I Can't Stop / Please Send Me Someone To Love / What Am I Living For

The combination of McWilliams heartfelt lyrics and songstyle with Leanders evocative arrangements of the simple melodies still sound bewitching today. 'The Days Of Pearly Spencer' was covered by Marc Almond in the early 90's and 'Three O'Clock Flamingo Street' is another radio favourite.

Days Of Pearly Spencer / For Josephine / Brown Eyed Girl / Marlena / For A Little Girl / Lady Helen Of The Laughing Eyes / What's The Matter With Me / There's No Lock Upon My Door / Tomorrows Like Today / Mister Satisfied / I Love Susie In The Summer / Harlem Lady / Letter To My Love / City Blues / Three O'clock Flamingo Street / Redundancy Blues / Hiroshima / Question Of Identity / Time Of Trouble / And I'm Free / In The Early Hours Of The Morning / Born To Ramble

Clifford's reputation as a singer/songwriter lives on. His very active fan club "The Friends Of Clifford T. Ward" whose patron is Sir Tim Rice, support all attempts to promote the aims and works of Clifford T. Ward. Through their excellent website, they very much keep alive his extensive catalogue of work, spanning his career of 40 plus years. As a testament to his timeless genius, in June 2002, Clifford finished above The Beatles in a BBC Radio 2 poll on the best music released during the Queen's reign. Unfortunately Clifford wasn't around to witness this as he sadly died in December 2001 at the age of 57

Scullery / Not Waving-Drowning! / Are You Really Interested? / A Sad Cliché / To An Air Hostess / All Modern Conveniences / Wayward / Screen Test / For Debbie And Her Friends / Tea Cosy / Bonus Tracks : Jayne (From Andromeda Spiral) / Maybe I’m Right

This is the first time the album has been available on CD. The album contains the single Jigsaw Girl. The CD includes one bonus track Jesus Of Long Ago from the Charisma Records compilation "Beyond An Empty Dream".

The comprehensive CD booklet features an extensive UK Discography, sleeve notes and images. The front cover features the original album cover illustration of Clifford.

The Way Of Love / Jigsaw Girl / Escalator / Trespass / We Could Be Talking / A Day To Myself / Miner / Mr. Bilbo Baggins / Cellophane / A Sad Affair / Bonus Track / Jesus Of Long Ago

This long overdue and welcome reissue includes newly written sleeve notes by journalist and early champion of the band, Jack Rabid from Big Takeover magazine and 6 additional bonus tracks chosen by the band. These being the limited edition 2,000 only pressing of the 30 Century Man E.P., the non-album single Balloon and live fan favourite

Intravenous which fans have been trying to get hold of for years. The band went on to release four more albums before calling it a day. Rob Dickinson has since released a solo album for Universal, Fresh Wine For The Horse, while Neil Sims and Brian Futter went on to form 50ft Monster.

Texture / I Wanna To Touch You / Black Metallic / Indigo Is Blue / She’s My Friend / Shallow / Ferment / Flower To Hide / Tumble Down / Bill And Ben / Salt / Bonus Tracks -30 Century Man (30 Century Man Ltd Ep) / Free Of Mind (30 Century Man Ltd Ep) / That’s Wheni Reach For My Revolver (30 Century Man Ltd Ep) / Don T Want To Know If You Are Lonely (30 Century Man Ltd Ep) / Balloon (Non-Album Single) / Intravenous (B-Side To Balloon Single)

They released two singles in 1984, The Colour Field and Take , before the release of Thinking of You in January 85 took them into the UK Top 40, reaching

number 12. Following the success of Thinking of You the band released this, their debut album, to critical acclaim from the music press. It has since become a collectable and

cherished album amongst fans.

This long overdue reissue is the first time the album has been released on CD in the UK. This release presents the original UK vinyl track list plus an additional 10 hard to

find b-sides from the four singles.

Thinking Of You / Faint Hearts / Castles In The Air / Take / Cruel Circus / Hammond Song / Virgins And Philistines / Yours Sincerely / Armchair Theatre / Sorry / Bonus Tracks - The Colour Field (A-Side Single) / My Wild Flame (B-Side) / Pushing Up The Daises (B-Side) / Windmills Of Your Mind (B-Side) / Sorry (B-Side) / Little Things (B-Side) / You Love Was Smashing (B-Side) / Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby (B-Side) / My Wild Flame (Extended Version) (Bside) / The Colour Field (Extended Version) (Bside)

Deception , their long awaited follow up album, was released to mixed reviews in 1987. The album, produced by Sire Records founder Richard Gottehrer in New York, revealed a different direction to their debut. Shale had departed before the exhaustive recording sessions, during which they lost another founding member, Tony Lyons. The album was finished with the help of Roland Orzabal from Tears For Fears and Hollywood actress Raquel Welch’s backing band.

This long overdue reissue has 7 bonus tracks from singles including their sole release of 1986, Things Could Be Beautiful , Hall’s first recorded collaboration with Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds.

Badlands / Running Away / From Dawn To Distraction / Confession / Miss Texas 1967 / She / Heart Of America / Digging It Deep / Monkey In Winter / Goodbye Sun Valley / Bonus Tracks - Things Could Be Beautiful (A-Side) / Frosty Mornings (B-Side) / Pushing Up Daisies (Live) (B-Side) / Yours Sincerely (Live) (B-Side) / She (Single Mix) (A-Side) / Monkey In Winter (With Sinead O Connor) (B-Side) / Running Away (Arthur Baker Dub Version) (B-Side) * * First Time On Cd

Storm Coming / Lock And Load / You're The One / No Mercy / Never's The Right Time / Double Cross / Zodiac / No Coming Back / Kill For A Killing / Wrong With You / Down In Flames / Radio / The Bridge

Seven bonus tracks are included on this CD featuring the 12" versions of the four singles from the album, plus her ultra rare single from Stay In My Life which was written for the Eurovision Song Contest and two b/sides Young Boy In The City and Take Me Home. A comprehensive booklet featuring sleeve notes written by Hazell Dean, a biography of her career and a full UK discography featuring many of her sleeves from over the years and rare promotional images.

Back In My Arms (Once Again) / Searchin (I Gotta Find A Man) / Break The Rules / Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) / You Re Too Good To Be True / Back In My Arms (Once Again) (Reprise) / Heart First / No Fool (For Love) / Harmony / Devil In You / Everything I Need / Bonus Tracks - Stay In My Life / Searchin -12" Version / Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) -12" Mix / Young Boy In The City / Back In My Arms (Once Again) -12" Mix / Take Me Home / No Fool (For Love) -12" Version

And here it is, complete with a handful of bonus tracks cut during the same timeframe (including the novelty single Standing In A Little Ole, issued under the band’s punk-era pseudonym Rip Snorter). Dark, sombre and mysterious, Strange Terrain retains the boundless spirit of adventure and idiosyncratic approach to music-making that characterised their earlier albums, and is a vital addition to Jan Dukes de Grey’s small but fascinating body of recorded work.

The List / Venus Time Trap / Free Flow / Saved By The Bell / Xkanitzki Avenue / Blue Pseud Megalomaniac's Shoes / Chic Silver / You Won't Fool Al / Charm School / Haunting Me / Mug Shots / Darker Shade Of Grey / Bonus Tracks -Free Flow (Alternative Version) / Dr. Dark / Obscuring The View / Hell's Bells / Gourmet Man / Confidentially / Standing In A Little 'Ole

Whilst their initial releases were gentle and acoustic, they expanded into a full band, with bass, drums, keyboards and cello, and eventually including Harvey Williams on guitar.

Sarah Records/ Shinkansen approved official reissue. Exclusive sleeve notes long deleted on CD Luxury booklet packed with photos memorabilia and Sleeves Four bonus track from the Marco Polo EP.

Joined-Up Writing / Miss Uk / Love Yourself / By Appointment / Marco Polo / Jennifer Yeah! / Disco Bunny / Chadwick / Ask The Family / Bradford Texas / Angel At My Table / Bonus Tracks - Love Yourself / Melancholia / Marco Polo / What Do People Do All Day?

In a story of increasingly wild absurdity, it follows the antics of two idiot musicians (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) who, after witnessing the St Valentine's Day Massacre, struggle to escape the gangsters by dressing up in drag and joining an all-girl band (a band fronted by Marilyn Monroe in arguably her finest screen performance). Comic complications aplenty ensue when Tony Curtis -now a pouting girlie strives to express his lust for Marilyn, while Jack Lemmon equally high-voiced and simpering -is being pursued by an amorous Joe E Brown, who has one of the funniest -and most radical -final punch-lines in screen comedy.

Our expanded edition comprises; the original 1959 jazz soundtrack, with all of Marilyn’s songs from the film, supplemented, for the first time, with the Marilyn Monroe non-album single Some Like It Hot, jazz guitarist Barney Kessel’s album of themes from the film and three vocal takes by the great Jack Lemmon.

Runnin' Wild -Marilyn Monroe / Medley: Sugar Blues / Runnin' Wild -Adolph Deutsch And His Orchestra / Down Among The Sheltering Palms Vocal By The Society Syncopators / Randolph Street Rag -Adolph Deutsch / I Wanna Be Loved By You -Marilyn Monroe Accompanied By Matty Malneck And His Orchestra / Park Avenue Fantasy -Adolph Deutsch And His Orchestra / Medley: Down Among The Sheltering Palms / La Cumparsita / I Wanna Be Loved By You -Adolph Deutsch And His Orchestra / I'm Thru With Love -Marilyn Monroe Accompanied By Matty Malneck And His Orchestra / Medley: Sugar Blues / Tell The Whole Darn World Adolph Deutsch And His Orchestra / Play It Again Charlie -Adolph Deutsch / Sweet Georgia Brown -Matty Malneck And His Orchestra / By The Beautiful Sea -Vocal By The Society Syncopators / Park Avenue Fantasy -Adolph Deutsch And His Orchestra / Some Like It Hot -Matty Malneck And His Orchestra / Some Like It Hot -Marilyn Monroe (7" Single A Side) / Barney Kessel Plays Themes From Some Like It Hot / Some Like It Hot / I Wanna Be Loved By You / Stairway To The Stars / Sweet Sue / Runnin' Wild / Sweet Georgia Brown / Down Among The Sheltering Palms / Sugar Blues / I'm Thru With Love / By The Beautiful Sea / Jack Lemmon Sings And Plays Music From Some Like It Hot / I'm Thru With Love / Sweet Sue -Just You / I Wanna Be Loved By You / Down Among The Sheltering Palms

The Beats rejected the prevailing academic attitude to poetry and declared, through their art and attitudes, their alienation and disgust with shallow American middle-class values. Ginsbergs Howl, and William Burroughs Naked Lunch both became the focus of much publicised obscenity trials and Kerouac’s On The Road, became one of the most controversial and best selling American novels of the 20th century.

Jack Kerouac And Steve Allen -October In The Railroad Earth / Gil Mellé -The Gears / Mamie Van Doren -The Beat Generation / Ken Nordine -My Baby / Sun Ra And His Arkestra -Saturn / Lenny Bruce -Psychopathia Sexualis / Lambert Hendricks & Ross -Jackie / Slim Gaillard -Atomic Cocktail / Dizzy Gillespie -Salt Peanuts / Al Jazzbo Collins -The Discovery Of America / Thelonious Monk -Blue Monk / Lawrence Ferlinghetti -Dog / Kenneth Patchen With The Chamber Jazz Sextet-The Murder Of Two Men By A Young Kid Wearing Lemon Coloured Gloves / Jack Kerouac And Steve Allen -Charlie Parker / Charlie Parker -Scrapple From The Apple / Anita Ellis With David Amram -The Crazy Daisy (From The Film Pull My Daisy) / George Shearing -Conception Three Bips And A Bop Featuring Babs Gonzales -Lop-Pow / Ken Nordine -Bury-It-Yourself Time Capsules / Charles Mingus -Nostalgia In Times Square (From The Film Shadows) / Allen Ginsberg -America / Louis Armstrong -The Beat Generation (From The Film The Beat Generation) / Jack Kerouac -"Cockroach" (From The Film Pull My Daisy)

However, they did leave behind a small but perfectly-formed legacy in the shape of In From The Cold, a blistering, 52-minute slab of turn-of-the-decade British psychedelic / progressive blues rock that, in January 1970, became the first release on Decca’s new underground label Decca Nova.

With Weston’s frenzied, proto-metal guitar heroics matched all the way by Steve Bailey s powerful, Spooky Tooth-style lead vocals, the album received encouraging reviews, only for the band to split on the eve of its release. Now a major collectable, In From The Cold has been heavily bootlegged over the last couple of decades, but now receives a long-overdue, first-ever official reissue.

Going Home / Take These Chains / Stop (Wait And Listen) / Backlash Blues / Practically Never Happens / One Of Us Two / Slightly Country / Darkness

It's got all of the sonic excess you'd expect from the man who gave us Fire , but Brown's ornate art-rock tendencies are invariably backed up with enough visceral punch to make them marvellously affecting, not merely affected, while producer Earl Mankey handles the electronics well enough to maintain an unusually high level of interest and detail.

Speak No Tech King Of England / Conversations / Strange Romance / Not Fade Away / The Morning Was Cold / Speak No Tech / Names Are Names / Lady Love / Big Guns Don't Die / Take A Picture / You Don't Know / Old Friend / My Colleague / Lost My Soul In London / Joined Forever / Mandala / Desert Floor / Requiem / Chant / Shades / Animal People / Spirits Take Flight / Gabriel / Requiem-Mechanical Masseur / Busha-Busha / The Fire Ant And The Cockroach / Bonus Tracks - Tear Down The Wall / Santa Put A Spell On Me / Pale Stars / Chromatic Alley / Falling Up

With a host of tunes covered by or the inspiration for The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Dillard And Clark, The Walkabouts, Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo and a whole host of alternative country legends.

All The World Is Lonely Now / Satisfied Mind / Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain / Candy Kisses / Cold Cold Heart / Come And Knock On The Door Of My Heart / Conscience Set Me Free / Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die / End Of The World / Goodbye My Love, I Heard A Silver Trumpet / Have I Told You Lately That I Love You / I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) / I Wonder Where You Are Tonight / Heartbreak Avenue / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry / The Letter Edged In Black / Put My Little Shoes Away / Life To Go / I'll Go On Alone / No Letter In The Mail / Little Rosewood Casket / Send Me The Pillow You Dream On

Beyond his rootsy rockabilly sound into a world of wanton tunes delivered to his other halves after, inevitably, something had gone horribly wrong. Fine vocal performances from the lived-in vocal of one of country music’s most bereft crooners.

Did We Have To Come This Far To Say Goodbye / Dreaming Again / Drinking Champagne / The Girl I Love / Give Me Liberty Or Give Me All Your Love / Happy Birthday My Darlin / I Can't Get That Last Memory Down / I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind / It’s Teardrop Time / Just Because I'm Still In Love With You / Lost Highway / May You Never Be Alone / Not Once But A Hundred Times / A Pair Of Wings For Me / Remembered By Someone (Remembered By Me) / She Is / Silver-Tongued Cowboy / There's Nobody Home On The Range Anymore / This Kinda Love Ain't Meant For / Sunday School / One Thing Leads To Another / Till I Stop Needing You / The Way I Lose My Mind

With narration by the great pianist and composer Steve Allen and actor Bill Randle, plus the words of Dean’s co-stars set to music. Both albums were confusingly called The James Dean Story and both feature music inspired by the man, his movies and his short culture-changing life.

Steve Allen Narration / Theme From East Of Eden -Dick Jacobs And His Orchestra / Steve Allen Narration / Bill Randle Narration / Jimmy, Jimmy -Jimmy Wakeley With George Coates And His Orchestra / Bill Randle Narration / Theme From Rebel Without A Cause -George Coates And His Orchestra / Bill Randle Narration / His Name Was Dean -Jimmy Wakeley With George Coates And His Orchestra / Bill Randle Narration / We'll Never Forget You -Gigi Perrou With Harp Accompaniement / Bill Randle Narration / James Dean -Jimmy Wakeley With George Coates And His Orchestra / Bill Randle Narration / There's Never Been Anyone Else But You -George Coates And His Orchestra / Bill Randle Narration / The Ballad Of James Dean -Dick Jacobs And His Chorus / Steve Allen Narration / Prelude -Leith Stevens / Boyhood -Leith Stevens / Who Am I -Leith Stevens / Thinking Of Home -Leith Stevens / Rebel At Work -Leith Stevens / Finding His Power -Leith Stevens / The Movie Star -Leith Stevens / Lost Love -Leith Stevens / Success And Then What -Leith Stevens / Testing The Limits Of Life -Leith Stevens / Return Home -Leith Steven / End Title -Let Me Be Loved -Leith Stevens

Featuring a wide range of legendary artists, from The Coasters and Larry Williams through to Pat Boone, Little Willie John, Nat King Cole, Hank Williams and Lloyd Price.

Corrina Corrina -Bo Carter / Dizzy Miss Lizzy -Larry Williams / Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby -Carl Perkins / Don't Forbid Me -Pat Boone / Hey Good Lookin' -Hank Williams / Hound Dog -Big Mama Thornton / (Baby) Hully Gully -The Olympics / Kansas City -Wilbert Harrison / Lawdy Miss Clawdy -Lloyd Price / Leave My Kitten Alone -Little Willie John / Lonesome Tears In My Eyes-The Johnny Burnette Rock 'N' Roll Trio / Red Hot -Billy Lee Riley / Red Sails In The Sunset -Nat King Cole / Searchin' -The Coasters / Short Fat Fannie -Larry Williams / Teenage Heaven -Eddie Cochran / That's All Right Mama -Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup / Three Cool Cats -The Coasters / To Know Him Is To Love Him -The Teddy Bears / Darktown Strutters Ball -Chet Atkins / Fools Like Me -Jerry Lee Lewis / Heavenly -Conway Twitty / Slow Down -Larry Williams / Till There Was You Anita Bryant

Includes the world-wide smash hit Sugar Baby Love which hit No.1 in the UK, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium and Australia, No.3 in France, No.2 in both Italy and Ireland as well as giving the band their one and only USA Top 40 hit by reaching No.37 Sugar Baby Love was featured in the smash hit film Muriel’s Wedding and was declared the Most Successful Oldie by German TV station RTL.

Way Back In The Fifties / Rock Is Dead / Tonight / The Way Of Love / Rumours / Your Love / For Ever / Sugar Baby Love / Teenage Dream / Rock & Roll Survival / When Your Sixteen / Saturday Night / You Could Have Told Me / Silent Movie Q

Call Me / Play All Night / Big Apple Waltz / Dorian Gray / Discophony (Dis-Kof-O-Ne) / Eye Games / Mother Earth / Hold Me / Stay With Me / Bonus Tracks -Call Me (7 Version) / Why Don’t You / Mother Earth (7 Version)

Sixties Man / Getting In The Mood For Love / Tell The Truth / Own Up / Too Much Talking / Thank You For Loving Me / At Midnight / Waters Edge / Hot Shot Gambler / Give The Lady Some Respect / Bonus Tracks - Tall Girls / Oh Yeah! / Sixtiesman (Singleversion) / Give The Lady Some Respect (Single Version)

One of the most successful bands of the entire 70’s Glam era Sweet had hits on all sides of the globe and their influence has been acknowledged by the likes of Def Leppard, Kiss and The Damned amongst many others.

Identity Crisis / New Shoes / Two Into One / Love Is The Cure / It Makes Me Wonder / Hey Mama / Falling In Love / I Wish You Would / Strange Girl

Led by front-man Casey Chaos a man who quite literally bleeds for his art -the impressive 'Death Before Musick', saw the band signing to the EatUrMusic label, run by System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian,

There's no question that this album, produced by Chaos and Malakian, is a tirade, a tornado of emotions. But for Chaos, it wasn't the birth of a fresh era for Amen, but meant to be the end of the line. He had poured so much of himself into the record, one that was the climactic, darkly orgiastic conclusion for Amen, or should have been.......

Liberation For.../ Hello (One Chord Lovers) / California's Bleeding / The Abolishment Of Luxury / Money Infection / Westwood Fallout / oblivion Stereo / Please Kill Me Dirty Version / Exterminate! / We Got The Bait / Neutron Liars / Sorry, Not Sorry / Bring Me The Heads / Fuck In La Dirty Version / The Summer Of Guns / The Many Deaths Of... / Bye U.S.A. / Daycare Tournaquit / Exit The Masses Noose

Finger Lickin’ was released to capitalize on his exposure from THE !!!! BEAT and is where this compilation ends. Digitally re-mastered recordings. A fine overview of this giant of the Blues guitar

Every Night In The Week / Now That We're Together / Best Of Luck Baby / Sittin' Here Drinking / Somebody Somewhere / Slave To Love / I'm Just What You're Looking For / Fiesta / Nightmare / Blue Night / Pipe Dreams / Oh Baby / I'm Going Home / Crazy About You Baby / Let Me Down Easy / Sugar Daddy / Mojo Blues / Slow Down Baby / Strung Out / Finger Lickin' / 24 Hours A Day / Mercy On My Soul / Lucky Lou / Pickin' Berries

Artists like B.B. King, Wynonie Harris, Big Joe Williams, Smokey Hogg, St. Louis Jimmy Oden, Joe Tex, Joe Simon, Cecil Gant, Betty LaVette, Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Roscoe Shelton and Lightning Slim recorded for Nashville record companies during the heyday of the independent labels (1940s-1970s).

Cornell Blakely -Don't Do It / Cornell Blakely -You Broke My Heart / Cornell Blakely -I Want My Share / Cornell Blakely -You Ain't Gonna Find / Cornell Blakely -Who Knows / J.J. Barnes -My Love Came Tumbling Down / Stonie Martin -Try Your Luck On Me / Stonie Martin -You Win Again / John r.-Night Train / John R. -Stagger Lee / Bobby Hebb -Cherry (45 Version) / Johnette -I Gotta Hold On [To My Man] / Herbert Hunter -Big Oak Tree / Herbert Hunter -So Much To Be Thankful For / Herbert Hunter -I Gotta Sit Down / Herbert Hunter -Push Away From The Table / Lucille & The Strangers -For You My Love / Jimmy Tig & The Rounders -Foolish Lover / Carol Hadley (Christine Kittrell) -Love Letters / Larry Birdsong -Somebody Help Me / Clentt Gant -Growing Strong / Clentt Gant -If I Could Pretend / Robert Garrett -I Don't Wanna Be Sober / Robert Garrett -Mean Man

Caravan Of Love : The album’s title track topped the R&B charts and was an international smash that would also later be covered by The Housemartins.

Different Drummer : The third and final album from the second generation of Isleys was released in 1987 and as the previous albums, all songs were written, arrange, produced and performed by Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper and Marvin Isley. Three original albums on double CD

Broadway's Closer To Sunset Boulevard
Sex Drive / Serve You Right / I Can't Get Over Losin' You / Kiss And Tell / Love Is Gonna Last Forever / Broadway's Closer To Sunset Blvd / Look The Other Way / Break This Chain

Caravan Of Love
Dancin' Around The World / Insatiable Woman / I Can Hardly Wait / Liberation / Caravan Of Love / If You Believe In Love / High Heel Syndrome

Disc Two : Different Drummer : Different Drummer / 8th Wonder Of The World / Blue Rose / Do It Right / Givin' You Back The Love / A Once In A Lifetime Lady / For The Sake Of Love / Brother To Brother / I Wanna Be Yours

The classic Rock and Roll era of the 1950’s and 1960’s brought to the fore countless instantly recognizable instrumental hits and many are featured on this groovy little collection.

All the tracks featured on this CD are cover versions of the original hits but that’s not to say they are in any way inferior to their better known twin brothers and sisters. Quite the contrary, most of these songs were considered standards and were recorded time and time again by a host of different recording artists back in the day.

Tracks such as Pipeline, Wipe Out, Memphis and Telstar are almost indistinguishable from the original versions and in some cases are cleaner and edgier than the hits. It’s no wonder as some of the musicians featured here had serious Rock and Surf credibility, having written and performed on many records of the genre, including Jan and Dean, Ronnie and The Daytonas and Gary Lewis & The Playboys among others. Most of the tracks featuring horns would have been produced by William Beasley withoots Randolph playing sax and leading the band.

Boots had a successful recording career as well as working with everyone from Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison to Ronnie Hawkins and REO Speedwagon. This is good crusin’ music...Good music is timeless!

Rinky Dink -The Howard Carroll Orchestra / Pipeline -The Howard Carroll Orchestra / The In Crowd -The Howard Carroll Orchestra / Stranger On The Shore -The Merits / Music To Watch Girls By -The Howard Carroll Orchestra / Comin Home Baby -Buddy Burden / The Stripper -The Billy Sherrill Orchestra / Desafinado -The Music City Five / Cotton Candy -The Howard Carroll Orchestra / Washington Square -The Music City Five / Tequila -Buddy & Bunny Burden / Shangri La -The Howard Carroll Orchestra / Wipe Out -The Music City Five / Memphis -The Music City Five / Soul Twist -Tommy Fuller / Telstar -Music City Five / You Can‘t Sit Down -Buddy Burden / Tuff -Leroy Jones / Soul Serenade -The Now Generation / Love Is Blue -Jack Eubanks / Moon River -The Merits / Swinging Spiritual -Jack Randolph / Maria Elena -The Texas Guitars / Honky Tonk -Buddy Burden

Also features some of his session work and as a duo with Hank Cochran, plus his first solo single Skinny Jim On 16th April 1960 Rock n Roll lost one of its major pioneers when Eddie Cochran died in a car crash at the end of an eleven week UK tour.

Eddie was backed by the best of the new British rock musicians including, Joe Brown and Marty Wilde’s Wild Cats, Big Jim Sullivan, Brian Locking, Tony Belcher and Brian Bennett. During the tour Eddie showed these young rockers some licks and tricks including, tuning variations and foot pedal effects, which were all new at the time.

Hearts Of Stone -Eddie Cochran / Candy Kisses -Eddie Cochran / Rockin And Flyin (Demo) -Cochran Brothers / Rockin It -Eddie Cochran / Chuckforeman / Slow Down -Cochran Brothers / Pink-Peg Slacks (Amm Demo) -Eddie Cochran / Tired And Sleepy -Cochran Brothers / Latch On -Cochran Brothers / Fool’s Paradise -Cochran Brothers / Chuck & Eddie’s Boogie -Chuck Foreman / I’m Ready -Hank Cochran / Drowning All My Sorrows -Bo Davis / Mighty Mean -Eddie Cochran / Guitar Blues -Eddie Cochran / Skinny Jim -Eddie Cochran / Latch On -Jerry Capehart / Sittin In The Balcony -Eddie Cochran / Jungle Jingle -Eddie Cochran / Cruisin The Drive In -Eddie Cochran / Sick And Tired -Eddie Cochran / Bob Denton / Jelly Bean (Take 1) -Eddie Cochran / Meet Mr Tweedy -Eddie Cochran / Don’t Bye, Bye, Baby Me (Take 5) -Eddie Cochran / Itty Bitty Betty -Derry Weaver / Pretty Little Devil -Eddie Cochran & Bob Denton / Nervous Breakdown -Eddie Cochran / Boy Meets Girl 16/01/60 Recordings / C Mon Everybody -Eddie Cochran / Somethin Else -Eddie Cochran / Twenty Flight Rock -Eddie Cochran / Summertime Blues (Boy Meets Girl 20/2/60) Eddie Cochran

Plus 10 live recordings featuring; 1956 radio recordings from the original masters of Jerry Mercer and Narvel Felts.

October 1957 Australian Tour with Little Richard, Eddie Cochran backed by the Little Richard Band, Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps. Early 1957 Australian Tour with Freddie Bell and The Bellboys, The Platters and Bill Haley and The Comets.

Stack-A-Records -Tom Tall / Let’s Coast Awhile -Bo Davis (Eddie Cochran Guitar) / Rockin And A-Rollin -Dick Bills / Primitive Love -Tom Reeves / Ballin Keen -Bobby & Terry Caraway / Talk About A Party -Boogaloo -Gallant Crew / Buzz Saw -The Gee Cees / Can You Bop? -Tom Wilson / Yea, Yea Come Another Day -Tony Casanova / Lovin Lorene -Glen Garrison / Cool Juice -Tommy Law / Wild Man Wild -Hal Jackson The Chromatics / Thinkin About You -Bob Denton Eddie Cochran / Bumble Twist -Phil Baugh / Little Lou -John Ashley / Rough Stuff -Eddie Donno / My Lovin Baby -Ray Stanley / I Wanna Know (Master) -Eddie Daniels / Goofin Around (Take 3) -Hank Cochran / Don’t Push (Take 6) -Don Deal / Live Recordings : Jack And Jill Boogie -Jerry Mercer / Seven Nights To Rock -Jerry Mercer / Go Go Go -Narvel Felts / Mystery Train -Narvel Felts / Long Tall Sally -Little Richard / Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On -Eddie Cochran / Lotta Lovin -Gene Vincent / Go Go Go -Freddie Bell / The Great Pretender -The Platters / Rock Around The Clock -Bill Haley & The Comets

There's a reason why Joe Maphis was called 'King Of The Strings ' because he had so much ability that whenever he picked up any string instrument, he could almost play it straight off. No lessons required, just a natural aptitude, he was almost without peer in the world of country during the 1950s and 1960s and the album title Fire On The Strings is more than just hyperbole.

He was most renowned for playing a double neck Mosrite guitar and can lay claim to being perhaps the first musician to use this instrument.

His 1953 hit 'Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)'; This would subsequently be covered by Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers, on the 1976 compilation 'Sleepless Nights'.

Fire On The Strings / Randy Lynn Rag / Twin Banjo Special / Bully Of The Town / Flying Fingers / Lorrie Ann / Tennessee Two Step / Floggin' The Banjo / Guitar Rock And Roll / Town Hall Shuffle / Sweet Fern / Katy Warren Breakdown / Marching To Pretoria / Early American / The Rockin' Gypsy / Hurricane / Bye, Bye / Short Recess / Moonshot

Blind singer/song-writer Leon Payne was one of the best selling artists for Bullet Records and his classics "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me" and "Lost Highway" were covered by Hank Williams.

Many of the Bullet country artists were from Texas and Ray Price's very first record "Jealous Lies" b/w "Your Wedding Corsage" was recorded there and it shows the humble beginning of an artist who would grow to be an institution in the music business.

Bullet Records launched the careers of many spirited performers, but more importantly they launched the record business in Nashville and for that Bullet Records will always be remembered as an important part of American musical history.

Leon Payne -Lost Highway / Leon Payne -They'll Never Take Her Love From Me / Ray Price -Jealous Lies / Ray Price -Your Wedding Corsage / Chester Atkins -Brown Eyes A' Cryin' In The Rain / The Texas Troubadors -That's All She Wrote / Calvin Tubb -Heart Don't Complain / Sheb Wooley -Oklahoma Honky Tonk Gal / Pee Wee King -That Cheap Look In Your Eye / Leon Payne -Empty Arms / Leon Payne -Baby Boy / Johnnie Lee Wills -I'm Not Sorry / Pete Pyle -Talking The Blues / Autry Inman -You've Got To Leave Those Other Guys Alone / Butterball Paige -Honky Tonk Pete / Hardrock Gunter -Rifle, Belt & Bayonet / Hardrock Gunter -Maybe Baby You'll Be True / Johnnie Lee Wills -I'm That Way About You / Johnnie Lee Wills -A Bad Deal All Around / Johnnie Lee Wills -I Like You Best Of All / Merl Lindsay -What's To Become Of Me / Merl Lindsay- I'm A Plain Talkin' Man From The West / Merl Lindsay -Your Troubles Are My Troubles / Bill Nettles -You're Breakin' My Broken Heart Again / Bill Nettles -Hungry / Bill Nettles -Too Many Blues / Clyde Moody -I'm So Lonesome / Clyde Moody -If I Had My Life To Live Over

About Love reunited the group with legendary Motown team Ashford & Simpson who wrote and produced the entire album. The collaboration brought a huge international renaissance for the group, returning them to the Top 5 of The Soul albums chart.

Singles included the massive R&B hit Landlord as well as the UK club classics Taste Of Bitter Love and the now legendary Bourgie Bourgie. This newly re-mastered edition features extensive liner notes and three bonus tracks

Landlord / Taste Of Bitter Love / Still Such A Thing / Get The Lover / Add It Up / Bourgie Bourgie / Friendly Persuasion / We Need Hearts / Bonus Tracks - Landlord (Single Version) / Taste Of Bitter Love (Single Version) / Bourgie Bourgie (Single Version)

Singles included the anthem Native New Yorker as well as the disco classics Weekend Lover and Easy Come Easy Go/Hold De Mota Down.

This newly re-mastered edition features extensive liner notes and two bonus remixes. This long sought-after CD re-master is a must for all Soul and Disco fans!

Native New Yorker / Ever Lovin' Sam / Weekend Lover / You Keep Me Dancin' / The Woman Behind The Man / Easy Come, Easy Go /Hold De Mota / Down / Golden Hands / Thank You God For One More Day / Bonus Tracks - Native New Yorker (12" Disco Remix) / Weekend Lover (7" Remix)

Favourites are present again in songs from the pens of George Alexander and Gallagher & Lyle. The majority however are new to the series including some terrific previously unreleased full recording demos from Promise and Contact.

Known names crop up too with Timon, Brute Force, the Fourmost, Stefan Grossman. Also the Focal Point make a welcome return after appearing on Volume One of this series. Since when a book on their experiences has been published which in turn is at the shooting stage of becoming a movie! It’s the music that keeps us gripped though. Classic slices of late 60 s pop much of it psych tinged with mellotron, swirling strings, heavy organ, fey vocals, fantastic lyrical imagery, English whimsy.

Andy Ellison -Fool from Upper Eden / Focal Point -Far Away From Forever / Promise -Not Sarah / Fourmost -Do I Know You / Moving Finger -Jeremy The Lamp / Contact -Lovers From The Sky / Brute Force -King Of Fuh / Fourmost -Just Like Before / Stefan Grossman -Not You, Or I, My Dear / Timon -Now She Says She’s Young / Promise -Where Love’s Concerned / Marilyn Powell -Something To Believe In / Focal Point -Lonely Woman / Brute Force -Nobody Knows / Contact -Round And Round / Focal Point -Takes From The GPO Files / Fourmost -Rosetta / Marzipan -Sweet Water Mary / Lon and Derek Van Eaton -Sweet Music

The Ebonys crossed the Delaware River from their New Jersey home to the studios of Philadelphia International Records in 1971, and with their roaring baritone lead and contrasting falsetto harmonies cut the searing ballad You’re The Reason Why , flipped with the brisk exuberance of Sexy Ways . This R&B top 10 smash was followed by the vibrant poignancy of It’s Forever, another crossover hit, and among the most memorable of ballads ever cut at PIR s Sigma Sound Studio. The group s eponymous album was released in 1973, featuring five R&B hit singles, and has become in-demand with modern-soul collectors in recent years. This long-awaited CD re-issue also features tracks issued on singles but not included in the original vinyl LP, together with the hit single edit of the title track.

The Ebonys Pir 32419 - Hook Up And Get Down / It’s Forever / Life In The Country / Sexy Ways / I’m So Glad I’m Me / I’lltry / Nation Time / I Believe / You’re The Reason Why / Bonus Tracks - Do You Like The Way I Love / Determination / Do It / It’s Forever (45)

By adapting their act to each new wave of emerging performers they were able to survive longer than their more conventional contemporaries, and even today can still be regularly found in cabaret or performing a seaside summer season.

Get Down Shep Disc One - Air On A G String / Boozy Nights (Boogie Nights) / Little White Bum / Lazy Fitter (Lazy River) / The Big V (Vasectomy) / The Chapel Lead Is Missing / A Taste Of Aggro / A Taste Of Aggro (Incidental & Link Music) (Clean Vers) / Rivers Of Babylon / The Smurf Song (Clean Version) / Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Do / The Hand On The Ear Folk Song / Remember (Decimalisation) / Awful Seance (Floral Dance) / Boy Scouts Out Camping (Up Town Top Ranking) / My Will (I Will) / Food For Thought: Medley / Disc Two - Lucky Number / Pop Muzik / If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me / Evolution / Telephone Line / Herbie The Head / Arthur Clark (Macarthur Park) / Mr. Tambourine Man / The Topical Song / Nanu Nanu (Shazbot) / The Fleetwood Bus (The Deadwood Stage) / Preservation / Farewell To Punk / The Busker / Heavin' On A Jet Plane / Here Here

This newly re-mastered edition includes bonus tracks of three alternate mixes, together with two recordings from BBC Radio One John Peel sessions from 1971 (previously unreleased on CD). Kingdom Come joins a 2CD edition of Journey in the continuation of Esoteric’s Arthur Brown re-mastered series.

Water / Love Is A Spirit That Will Never Die / City Melody / Traffic Light Song / The Teacher / The Experiment / The Whirpool / The Hymn / Bonus Tracks - Traffic Light Song (Alternate Version) / The Hymn (Alternate Version) / The Experiment (Alternate Version) / Eternal Messenger (Bbc Radio Session 1971) / Simple Man (Bbc Radio Session 1971)

by Dave Edmunds and is arguably their most well known work. Touching on the musical territory of fellow travellers Hawkwind, Journey was a masterwork and is now rightly regarded as a classic.

This newly remastered edition includes a bonus CD featuring 8 bonus tracks of rare single material, alternate mixes and three recordings from a BBC Radio One John Peel session from 1972. Journey joins a new re-mastered edition of Kingdom Come in the continuation of Esoteric’s Arthur Brown re-mastered series.

Time Captives / Triangles / Gypsy / Superficial Roadblocks / Conception / Spirit Of Joy / Come Alive / Bonus Cd - Spirit Of Joy (Single Version) / Slow Rock / Time Captives (Alternate Version) / Conception (Alternate Version) / Come Alive (Alternate Version) / Spirit Of Joy (Bbc Radio Session 1972) / Slow Rock (Bbc Radio Session 1972) / Triangles (Bbc Radio Session 1972)

Electric City featured the leading lights of British Jazz Rock such as Chris Spedding, Ray Russell, Ian Carr, Alan Rushton and Daryl Runswick. The resulting record, (a

collaboration with lyricist Robert Cockburn), was an outstanding eccentric example of Jazz Rock with Progressive and even Psychedelic influences.

Newly re-mastered from the original master tapes, this Esoteric reissue is long overdue. The time is right to rediscover the open music of Electric City .

No Time Like The Present / Keep Off The Grass / Don’t Let Tomorrow Get You Down / Dawn Until Dawn / Go Find Time / Walking On / Crush Hour / West Ii / In Your Eyes / Piccadilly Circles / Gonna Take A Journey

Records at the end of 1970. Outstandingly unique, the album failed to sell in significant quantities and became a highly sought after collector’s item. Re-mastered from the original master tapes, this Esoteric reissue is the debut CD release of Open Music and it’s long overdue.

Dream Journey A Score For Blind Sight By The Ballet Rambert / Birth Of A Forest / Integration / Contact / Ghosts In Space / Desert Haze / Electric City

The band would later be noted for two of the finest vocalists of their generation, namely Jess Roden and Robert Palmer, passing through their ranks, along with Saxophonist John Helliwell who would later be a key member of Supertramp.

My Friend / Strange Little Friend / Elope / Perfect Day / All I Can Do / Friends In St Louis / The Prisoner / Kick Me Out / Children Of The Night / Gypsy Girl / Bonus Tracks - Still As Stone / Wrong Idea

Although critically acclaimed, the album failed to sell in quantities it deserved and Home disbanded the following year. With the addition of guest Jimmy Anderson on Mellotron and Synthesiser, the conceptual work also brought the guitar playing of Laurie Wisefield to the fore, eventually leading to his joining WISHBONEASH soon after the demise of Home

Schooldays / The Old Man Dying / Time Passes By / The Old Man Calling (Save The People) / The Disaster / The Sun S Revenge / A Secret To Keep / The Brass Band Played / Rejoicing / The Disaster Returns (Devastation) / The Death Of The Alchemist / The Alchemist / Bonus Tracks - Green Eyed Fairy / Sister Rosalie

Forgotten Dreams / Pretty Haired Girl / Spring’s Sweet Comfort / Early Morning Eyes / Follow Me / Evening / Don’t Besad / Little Goldie / Home A. Once More Loneliness B. Fortress C. Home

They recorded the album The World Became The World in 1974. With English lyrics, some penned by ELP and King Crimson lyricist Pete Sinfield, this edition of PFM s second album for Manticore has been re-mastered from the analogue tapes and includes three bonus tracks, ( two of which are previously unreleased), a lavishly illustrated booklet, new essay and fully restored artwork.

The Mountain / Just Look Away / The World Became The World / Four Holes In The Ground / Is My Face On Straight? / Have Your Cake And Beat It / Bonus Tracks - La Carrozza Di Hans (Uk Single Version) / Four Holes In The Ground (Unreleased Single Edit) / Celebration (Unreleased 1975 Single Version)

With English lyrics, some penned by ELP and King Crimson lyricist Pete Sinfield (who also produced the album), this edition of PFM s debut album for Manticore has been re-mastered from the analogue tapes and includes previously unreleased six bonus tracks of early mixes from the album sessions, a lavishly illustrated booklet, new essay and fully restored artwork.

River Of Life / Celebration / Photos Of Ghosts / Old Rain / Il Banchetto / Mr.9 Til 5 / Promenade The Puzzle / Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks - Photos Of Ghosts (Instrumental Mix) / River Of Life (First Mix) / Old Rain (First Mix) / Il Banchetto (First Mix) / Mr. 9 Til 5 (Instrumental Mix) / Celebration (Unreleased Single Edit)

A successful act in their home land, they came to international attention when they signed to Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s label Manticore in 1973. They recorded their final album for the label, JETLAG in1977. A more jazz influenced work, this edition of PFM s final album for Manticore has been remastered from the analogue tapes and includes the previously unreleased live bonus track La Carrozza di Hans recorded at Nottingham University on the band’s 1976 UK tour, a lavishly illustrated booklet, new essay and fully restored artwork.

Peninsula / Storia In La / Breakin In / Cerco La Lingua / Meridiani / Left-Handed Theory / Traveller / Previously Unreleased Bonus Track - La Carrozza Di Hans (Live) Recorded At Nottingham University In 1976

The group desired more representation of their original compositions, and their insistence on this resulted in the most lushly produced effort the band ever recorded.

The 16-page, full-colour booklet also includes rare, unpublished photos and extensive liner notes featuring the participation of original band members and Bones Howe.

Come On In / Rose Petals, Incense And A Kitten / Like Always / Everything That Touches You / Toymaker / Barefoot Gentleman / Time For Livin / Hear In Here / The Time It Is Today / The Bus Song / Birthday Morning

A wonderful singer of orchestral psychpop in the vein of Dana Gillespie, with her own unique sexy style reminiscent of the immortal Mariska Veres, Bojoura's records featured many of the top figures of Nederbeat and were successful both on the underground scene and in the mainstream charts, where she remains a fixture in Holland to this day...

Here we have the contents of her amazing first album plus bonus tracks from 45s...an unknown psych-pop extravaganza which breathes the exotic free and easy atmosphere of Holland in the 1960s: a fusion of Nederbeat and Ye Ye which will delight!

I Can't Stop Rambling / Watch What You Try To Do / Holiday / Looking For The Land / For Baby / Dream Man / Everybody's Day / Mr. Magic / Looking For The Land (Part 2) / Hampstead Incident / Where Are You / That's How Strong My Love Is

There are many gems on this exceptional album... Bob Dylan’s Just Like A Woman is transformed into heartbreaking orchestrated folkrock... Forest Lawn, the album’s undeservedly failed single, has a distinct Face to Face Kink¹s sound replete with dobro and freaky church organ. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues the other Dylan cover on this record takes a Byrds/Everly Brothers vocal harmony approach reminiscent of nothing less than late 60s Dillards on their folk-rock outings.

A visionary slice of American music that predates the alt. country/folk boom by a mile -dark lyrics, strings, phasing and tablas abound. In addition to the album, we have a batch of outtakes and single tracks which will take your breath away; all in all a wonderful new discovery....

Just Like A Woman / Landscape Grown Cold / Big Time Man / Kingswood Manor / Time Of Towns / Forest Lawn / Tom Thumb's Blues / City Sidewalks / You'll Never Know / Lungi Dal Caro Beni / Bonus Tracks - Parade / Quietly Blow My Mind / Come Back Moma / Things / Red Flowers / A Kind Word / Twelve Golden Strings

The band recorded a string of singles including the near-hit, Snakes & Ladders as well as appearing on the Old Grey Whistle Test and supporting the Rolling Stones in 1982.

Their album, A Thin Red Line, is a must for any fan of Orange Juice, Scars or even The Jam, whom TV21 supported. TV21 reunited a couple of years ago for several shows and a new album, Forever 22. The band are fully supporting this compilation.

Playing With Fire 1st Single, Powbeat, 1980 / Shattered By It All / Ambition 2nd Single, Powbeat, 1980 / Ticking Away / This Is Zero / On The Run Demon Single, 1981 / End Of A Dream / Snakes And Ladders Deram Single, 1981 / A Thin Red Line Album 1981 - Waiting For The Drop / Ideal Way Of Life / This Is Zero / Ticking Away / It Feels Like It's Starting To Rain / Something's Wrong / What's Going On / When I Scream / Tomorrow / Attention Span / All Join Hands Deram Single, 1982

Debut single, 'A Time Like This', reached the Top 5 in the US Hot Dance Club Play Chart and immediately established her distinctive brand of spirited, soulful funk/pop. Via a succession of singles - including two forgotten gems by then-little-known underground dance producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman, 'You'd Better Not Fool Around' and 'Getting Closer' (covered later by Kylie) - full international chart success finally struck for Haywoode with 'Roses' in July 1986. The long-awaited 'Arrival' album was finally unveiled, showcasing new tracks including Haywoode's take on Prince's debut hit 'I Wanna Be Your Lover'. The album soon became a much-sought-after 'lost classic' of the era, with CDs from Japan (the only territory releasing the format beyond vinyl and cassette) still regularly fetching ridiculous prices on eBay.

Included with this full-to-capacity 17-track digitally-remastered Special Edition CD are 7 Bonus tracks plus a comprehensive colour booklet of pictures, analysis, photo discography, lyrics and exclusive brand new interviews with Haywoode herself and those involved with her career.

Roses (7" Version) / Getting Closer (7" Version) / Single Handed (7'' Version) / I Can’t Let You Go (Detroit 7" Mix) / Jelly Baby / You'd Better Not Fool Around (7'' Version) / I Wanna Be Your Lover / A Time Like This (7'' Version) / Missing You / Under Fire / Bonus Tracks- Tease Me / A Time Like This (Extended Version Part 1) / Single Handed (Extended Version) / I Can T Let You Go (Thigh & Mighty Mix) / Getting Closer (Extended Version) / You'd Better Not Fool Around (Extended Version) / Roses (Extended Version)

The Spring Collection - Radio / The Girls Are Out To Get Ya / Young Love / You Take My Breath Away / Love At First Sight / The Autumn Collection - Takin A Chance On You / Ebony / No Mans Land / Don’t Change Your Life / Heartbeat (Love Me Slowly) / Bonus Tracks- The Girls Are Out To Get Ya / (Alternate 1980 Mix) / Love Don’t Easy / Bonus David Van Day Tracks- Young Americans Talking (7 Version) / Fighting For Your Country / Ringing The Bell / Young Americans Talking (12 Version)

Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) / Give Me Back My Heart / Hand Held In Black And White / Pink And Blue / I Got Your Number Wrong / Guessing Game / Give Me Some Knida Magic / Videotheque / Dangerous Blondes / You Made Me Love You / Anyone Who’s Anyone / The Second Time Around / Bonus Tracks - Hand Held In Black And White (Alternative Trevor Horn 1981 Mix) / Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) (Alternative Trevor Horn 1981 Mix) / Give Me Back My Heart (Alternative Trevor Horn 1981 Mix) / Videotheque (Alternative Trevor Horn 1982 Mix) / I Got Your Number Wrong (Alternative 1982 Mix) / Guessing Games (Alternative 1982 Mix)

The band went on to produce 3 further albums (with another one on the way in 2010) that refused to be formula or predictable. The development of the sound/direction is a lasting feature of their output.

Beat Dis (Us 7 Mix) / Megablast Rap (Version) Featuring Merlin / On The Cut / Don T Make Me Wait / Dynamite Beats / Mega Blast (Hip Hop On Precinct 13) / Hey You! / Shake It / Say A Little Prayer / Beat Dat (Freestyle Scratch Mix) / Bonus Tracks- Beat Dis (Gangster Boogie inc. Remix) / Don’t Make Me Wait (Maximum Frequency Mix) / Megablast (Original Rap Featuring Merlin) / Say A Little Prayer (Get Down & Pray Mix)

Although Some's contribution to the Pretty in Pink soundtrack, "Round, Round," did not penetrate the mainstream, it introduced Some to an audience outside of discotheques. Produced by Bernard Edwards, "Round, Round" had enough electric guitars to seduce rock fans while maintaining the interest of the dance crowd with its pounding groove.

Imagination , a song from Some People , was reissued in 1986, peaking at number 17 on the U.K. pop charts. Both Some People and Imagination were remixed several times. In 1987, Some recorded his self-titled second album, but it failed to duplicate the success of his debut.

Some then disappeared from the music scene, lost in an '80s "Where Are They Now?" file until 1993 when he released Living Your Life.

New sleeve-notes by Classic Rocks Malcolm Dome

Some People / Stand Down / Imagination / Walk Away / Aware Of You / Target Practice / Have You Ever Been In Love / Tail Lights / Jerusalem / Bonus Tracks- Imagination - Dance Mix / Stand Down - Live Version / Some People – Extended / Some People -Dub Mix / Jerusalem - Instrumental Version / Target Practice

The Mirror Test is a brilliant atmospheric post punk album, elements of Joy Division and The Chameleons and more tellingly of bands that followed.

Originally released in 1988 - The Mirror Test marked the return of Sad Lovers And Giants, after a couple of years away from the scene with a new line up and a stronger sound.

Ours To Kill / White Russians / Take Seven / Seven Kinds Of Sin / The Green Years / A Map Of My World / The Outsider / Cuckooland / Return To Clocktower Lodge / Wire Lawn / House Of Clouds / Summer And Smoke / Life Under Glass

Full of unexpected melodic shifts, and with an overwhelming sense of space and unresolved tension, the album skilfully blends singer/songwriter introversion with elements of folk, blues, psychedelia and progressive rock.

Country Out Of Reach / Who Gave You Love Never Reachin / The Unknown Years / Sunny Side / Spring Of Fate / Let Us Change / Don’t Cry / Cosmic Bride

All of this material has been unavailable, except for download, since around the time Sarah shut up shop in 1995. Blueboy were formed by lyricist and singer, Keith Girdler, and songwriter and guitarist, Paul Stewart in Reading in the early 1990s. Since meeting around a decade earlier, Paul and Keith had been in various bands together before Blueboy, and had sent previous demos to Sarah. However, it was the demo for Clearer, which was released in 1991 as their first single, which got them their deal…..

So Catch Him / Cosmopolitan / Marble Arch / The Joy Of Living / Fleetway / Also Ran / Boys Don't Matter / Self Portrait / Lazy Thunderstorms / Finistere / Always There / Imipramine / So Catch Him Reprise / Bonus Tracks / River / Nimbus / Hit / Dirty Mags /Loony Tunes / Toulouse

In addition to Gilberto, the programme comprises six absolutely essential cuts from Silvia Telles, perhaps the finest interpreter of Jobim's compositions and important contributions from the virtuoso guitarists Luiz Bonfa and Bola Sete, the organist Walter Wanderley and amongst others the Brazilian Sinatra, Dick Farney.

We have also included the Jobim compositions from the film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), the success of which did so much to bring bossa nova to world attention, including a historic recording of A Felicidade by the star of the movie, Marpessa Dawn. It is a musical snapshot of Rio de Janeiro in 1959.

João Gilberto - Desafinado (Off-Key) / Silvia Telles – Dindi / Silvia Telles - Discussão (Discussion) / Silvia Telles - Fotografia (Photograph) / Silvia Telles - Demais (Too Much) / Silvia Telles - Canta Canta Mais (Sing, Sing Some More) / Silvia Telles - Só Em Teus Braços (Only In Your Arms) / Walter Wanderley - Samba De Uma Nota Só (One Note Samba) / Walter Wanderley - Meditação (Meditation) / Trio Nagô - Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) / Dick Farney - Amor Sem Adeus (Love Without Goodbye) / Luiz Bonfá - Amor Sem Adeus / Luiz Bonfá – Eurydice / Norma Bengell - Sucedeu Assim (It Happened Like That) / Norma Bengell - Eu Preciso De Você (I Need You) / Bola Sete - Eu Preciso De Você / Lenita Bruno - Por Toda Minha Vida (For All My Life) / Lenita Bruno - As Praias Desertas (The Empty Beach) / Agostinho Dos Santos - Estrada Do Sol (Road To The Sun) / Elizete Cardoso - Vida Bela (Beautiful Life) / Walter Wanderley - Este Seu Olhar (That Look You Wear) / Alaide Costa - Estrada Branca (White Road) / Leo Peracchi - Coffee Delight / Marpessa Dawn - A Felicidade From Orfeu Negro / O Nosso Amor (Tambourine And Accordian) From Orfe Negro / Luiz Bonfá - Scene Du Lever Du Soleil From Orfeu Negro

Little Jazz Bird / Gentleman Friend / It's Too Good To Talk About Now / Chez Moi / You Fascinate Me So / You've Got Something I Want / Boum / L' Etang / Hello Love / Someone To Watch Over Me / Lucky To Be Me / Just In Time / Some Other Time / Dance Only With Me / I Like Myself / The Party's Over / How Will He Know / It's Love / Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me / Lonely Town / Be Still TV / Short P, Not LP / Surrey With The Fringe On Top

Brian Easdale won an Oscar for his score and was described by Powell as the ideal collaborator . This is an internationally celebrated piece of work and in the 80s, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorcese did much to bring attention to Powell’s work which they both cited as a major influence.

Red Shoes - Prelude / Ballet / Horoscope - Dance For The Followers Of Leo / Valse For The Gemini / Bacchanale / Invocation To The Moon And Finale

This first-ever official reissue of a much-counterfeited set finally sets the record straight about the elusive Mr. Lincoln and his highly convoluted musical history, which included previous pseudonymous stints as jazz drummer Phil Kinorra and blue-eyed soulster Julien Covey (whose A Little Bit Hurt single had been highly popular in Swinging London discotheques).

The North Wind Blew South / You’re The One / Lazy Good For Nothin / Early Sherwood / Rainy Day / Temma Harbour / The Plains Of Delight / The County Jail Band / When You Were Looking My Way / Blew Through

This album explores the creative process that gave birth to nearly all the Stooges albums. Starting with a jam session, an oldie or two, or maybe a blues riff, the songs gradually took shape and were refined from there. Here we find the Stooges in rehearsal, messing around with songs by Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Cream, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

We hear the beginnings of songs that never went any further, such as Old King Live Forever , I Come From Nowhere or Wild Love , which had as much potential as any of their best material. And we have some very impromptu jams such as Move Ass Baby and a fascinating James Williamson solo performance. Much of this material has never been heard before.

I Got A Right / Gimme Some Skin / I'm Sick Of You / Tight Pants / Scene Of The Crime / Wild Love / I Come From Nowhere / I'm So Glad / Delta Blues Shuffle / Old King Live Forever / Look So Sweet / I'm A Man / Mellow Down Easy / Move Ass Baby

I Am Divine / I Am A Laser / Seven Days / God Only Knows / Having A Good Time / People From Bad Homes / Highway Blues / Only Me / Things To Do / How Could I Be Such A Fool / I'm In The Mood For Love / Spirits In The Night

Andy Warhol (From Weren’t Born A Man) / Weren’t Born A Man (From Weren’t Born A Man) / Lavender Hill (Previously Unreleased Produced, Arranged And Played On By Mick Ronson) / Really Love The Man (From Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle) / Eternal Showman (From Weren’t Born A Man) / Never Knew (Previously Unreleased Version, Radically Different From The One On Ain’ T Gonna Play Arranged For Strings By Mick Ronson) / Don’t Mind Me (From Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle) / Mother Don’t Be Frightened (From Weren’t Born A Man) / Stardom Road Parts I & Ii (From Weren’t Born A Man) / Wanderlust (From Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle) / Dizzy Heights (From Weren’ T Born A Man) / Backed A Loser (From Weren’t Born A Man) / No Tail To Wag (From Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle) / All Gone (From Weren’t Born A Man)

The Whole World / Lovely Evening / I Know I / Those Days / Simple Life / Hello / Never Wanted You / Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya / Hope And Glory / Best Dressed Man / Half As Nice / Splash (A Tear Goes Rolling Down) / It's All Over Now / Burning Money / Take You Down / First Thing In The Morning / Had A Nice Night

Mass Charlie (The Prisoner’s Song) / They Got It (Ghana Independence) / Calypso Rock & Roll / Nightfall In Zion (Aka Roll River Jordan) / Nebuchenezer / Sweet Chariot / The Walls Of Jericho - Laurel Aitken & His Calypso Band / Rege Dega Ding - Laurel Aitken & His Calypso Band / Aitken’s Boogie / Cherrie / Whole Lotta Rock Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats / Come Back Jeannie Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats / Boogie Rock Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats / Heavenly Angel Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats / Tribute To Collie Smith Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats / Baba Kill Me Goat Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats / Boogie In My Bones Laurel Aitken & The Caribs / Little Sheila Laurel Aitken & The Caribs / Honey Girl Laurel Aitken & The Caribs / Drinkin Whisky Laurel Aitken & The Caribs / If It’s Money You Need / Jeannie Is Back / Low Down Dirty Girl Laurel Aitken With Ken Richards & Harmonisers / Yea Yea Baby Laurel Aitken With Ken Richards & Harmonisers / Judgment Day Laurel Aitken With Ken Richards Harmonisers / More Whisky Laurel Aitken With Ken Richards & Harmonisers / Stars Were Made / Love Me Baby

Heartbreak Street / This Crazy, Crazy World / Have Faith In Me / I'm Reading Your Letter Again / Heartaches Don't Lie / How It Hurts To Cry Alone / On The Evening Train / Please Help Me To Be Wrong / This World Can't Stand Long / At The First Fall Of Snow / I Couldn’t Care Less / Teardrops Falling In The Snow / The Black Sheep Returned To The Fold / Trouble Ahead / Wandering Soul / X Marks The Spot / Just For Awhile / Each Season Changes You / It's Just As Well / Not Anymore / Row Number Two, Seat Number Three / This Thing Called Man / Six More Miles / The Legend Of The Dogwood Tree / The Story Of The Three Nails

How Can I Face Tomorrow / He Will Do For You / Crazy Dreams / Fingerprints / A Church, A Courtroom And Then Goodbye / The Heart You Break May Be Your Own / Hungry For Love / Yes I Understand / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / I Cried All The Way To The Alter / Lonely Street / A Stranger In My Arms / I'm Blue Again / I Can't Forget / A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold) / I've Loved And Lost Again / If I Could See The World (Through The Eyes Of A Child) / Hidin' Out / Walking After Midnight / I Go To Church On Sunday / I Can See An Angel / Life's Railway To Heaven / If I Could Only Stay Asleep / Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray

Sulks - Ellie Girl With Seven Beats Sulks / God's Been Dead These Fifty Years - The Mad Monk / Improvisation - Robert Prince And His Orchestra / Subconscious - Lee Lennie Tristano / Garbage - Ringo Angel / The Night Was A Bitch In Heat - Felix Lupus / Sorry, Wrong Rhumba - George Shearing / Gasser - Roy Eldridge / If I Loved You, 1 & 2 - The Mad Monk And Rafio / Even This Irvana - Jamaica Johnny Cayonna / Line For Lyons - Gerry Mulligan Quartet / It's A Lonesome Town - The Smart Set / Mary And Her Mother - Stevenson Phillips / My True Love - Ringo Angel / Manteca - Marty Wilson And His Orchestra / I Road An Angel - Jamaica Johnny Cayonne / Stevenson Explains Beat To The Unbeat- Stevenson Phillips / Scrapple For The Apple - Charlie Parker / Pottsville - Chico Hamilton Quartet / Ringo Passes The Brown Bowl - Ringo Angel / Deserted Harem - The Big Sound Of Dan Ralke / Jazz Underground - Stevenson Phillips / Sloop John B - Ellie Girl With Seven Beat Sulks

Fantasy For Girl And Orchestra - Phil Moore / Day Dream - Phil Moore / Mood For You - Phil Moore / 125th Street Prophet - Phil Moore / Misty Moon Blues - Phil Moore / Cornucopia - Phil Moore / Fugue For Barroom Piano - Phil Moore / Concerto For Trombone And Orchestra - Phil Moore / Portrait Of Leda. Part 1 - Leda Annest With Orchestra Conducted By Phil Moore / Portrait Of Leda. Part 2 - Leda Annest With Orchestra Conducted By Phil Moore / Portrait Of Leda. Part 3 - Leda Annest With Orchestra Conducted By Phil Moore

If You Ever Need Me Again / Too Good To Last / What A Way To Treat My Heart / The Eyes Of A Fool / Bye Bye Now My Sweet Love / Louisiana Rain / Baby I Just Love You / Words Can Change Your Life / My Guns Are Loaded / I’m A Fool /Bonus Tracks - (The World Is Full Of) Married Men / My Guns Are Loaded (European Single Version)

I’m Just A Woman / We Danced On The Ceiling / Wild Love / The Closer You Get / Sometimes When We Touch / Goodbye To The Island / Wild Side Of Life / A Whiter Shade Of Pale / Sitting On The Edge Of The Ocean / I Believe In Your Sweet Love /Bonus Tracks - Come On, Give Me Loving / Get Out Of My Head / I Believe In Your Sweet Love (Single Version)

Into The Mirror Black – Sanctuary’s second and final album released 1990 is an over-looked masterpiece, blurring the lines between technical, Bay area-style thrash, traditional heavy metal and European power metal. Every song hitting the sweet spot between hook and riff, it is a triumph and a shame that it was their final album.

Warrel Dane and Jim Sheppard went on to extend Sanctuary’s ambition and song writing sensibilities into the superb NEVERMORE. Two original albums released as a double CD

Refuge Denied
Battle Angels / Termination Force / Die For My Sins / Soldiers Of Steel / Sanctuary / White Rabbit / Ascension To Destiny / The Third War / Veil Of Disguise

Into The Mirror Black
Future Tense / Taste Revenge / Long Since Dark / Epitaph / Eden Lies Obscured / The Mirror Black / Seasons Of Destruction / One More Murder / Communion

She sang in local Baptist churches and most often at the Mount Mariah Baptist Church, the place her family attended. In 1927 at the age of sixteen Mahalia caught a train to Chicago. All she had was a suitcase, she still lived in the slums and worked as a maid but she was in Chicago!

In the late forties she signed with the Apollo label and recorded W. Herbert Brewsters Move On Up A Little Higher . This recording exploded across America, the sonic boom of her powerful dustbowl gospel voice resonated from Los Angeles to the Eastern seaboard and the song sold a staggering 8,000,000 copies. Stores nationwide couldnt keep up with the demand, selling out as soon as they could stock up! So, Mahalia Jackson became a superstar, Europe wanted to see in person this voice from the Gods, so Mahalia Jackson went to Europe with an orchestra and sang her words, the word to thousands over there.

Throughout that seismic decade of change and confrontation she became an irresistible force for the good of the civil rights movement but as the decade wore on she decided to step out of the political window. This lady is as relevant and significant to gospel and soul, real soul, now as she was back then, back when she had to pass the plate around in church.

Didn't It Rain / My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real) / Sign Of The Judgement / Walk Over God's Heaven / Trouble Of The World / He Calmed The Ocean / Come On Children, Let's Sing / How I Got Over / Great Gettin' Up Morning / In The Upper Room / My Desire / I'm On My Way (Live) / Bonus Tracks - Go Tell It On The Mountain / What Can I Give / Lift Up Your Heads / Abide With Me / Nearer, My God, To Thee

Signed to Motown in 1966 they embarked on a long run of hits both singles and albums including, I heard It Through The Grapevine, before the Marvin Gaye version was released. In 1973 they joined Buddah Records and consolidated their success becoming one of Americas leading attractions on record and in performance. They achieved a pop No 1 with Midnight Train To Georgia and followed it with, I’ve Got To Use My Imagination, Best Thing That ever Happened To Me and On And On. They joined Columbia records in 1979. Touch was their third album released in 1981and the second to be produced and mainly written by Ashford And Simpson.

The three singles culled from the album were If That will Make You Happy R&B No.37, I Will Fight R&B No.21 and A Friend Of Mine R&B No.50. The album closes with a rousing version of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive recorded live.

I Will Fight / If That'll Make You Happy / Baby, Baby Don't Waste My Time / A Friend Of Mine / Love Was Made For Two / God Is / Changed / Reach High / I Will Survive

Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1944. In 1952 she won the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour', a talent show on national television and by the age of nine she'd formed the first version of the Pips with her brother Bubba, plus cousins Their first hit happened in '61 with a cover of 'Every Beat Of My Heart' and in 1966, they switched from original label Vee-Jay to Motown and had a massive success with 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine', which became the fastest-selling single in Motown history up until that point.

Over the next several years, the group had a string of hits and awards behind them, before joining the Buddha roster, which led to the biggest hit of their career in 1973, namely 'Midnight Train To Georgia'.

Another label change in 1980 to Columbia, led in 1981 to the release of the album 'Touch' and to 'Visions' two years later which gave the group a number one r&b hit in America with 'Save The Overtime (For Me)'.

Her performances throughout this album are nothing short of stunning. Listen to the way she handles 'Hero', with a bravura aplomb that really does indicate that she had a grasp of bringing the gospel approach to soul, while never sacrificing her sensuality. And 'Heaven sent' is tailor made for her vocals.

When You're Far Away / Just Be My Lover / Save The Overtime (For Me) / Heaven Sent / Don't Make Me Run Away / Ain't No Greater Love / Seconds / You're Number One (In My Book) / Oh La De Da / Hero (Wind Beneath My Wings)

They played around New York City and upstate usually dressed in cool 40’s gangster garb; doubled breasted suits and fedora hats. They made a huge impact on clubs around the world and became regulars at Studio 54, New Yorks premier club and were feted as one of the new genres most creative practioners.

They were spotted by RCA Records and offered a contract. They sold a lot of records between 1976 and 1979 and here on one CD are the two biggest albums of their short lived career, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (1976) and Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett (1978)

In 1979 Cory Daye left the group to pursue a solo career, teaming up with Sandy Linzer for the album Corey & Me and in 1981 August Darnell and Coati Mundi formed Kid Creole & The Coconuts, who enjoyed phenomenal success in Europe during the early 80s. Their third album, 1982’s Tropical Gangsters, with the album reaching No.3 staying on the album chart for 40 weeks and all their singles top 10 hits in the UK.

Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band -I'll Play The Fool / Hard Times / Cherchez La Femme / C'est Si Bon / Sunshower / We Got It Made / You Got Somethin'/Betcha The / Love Bug Bitcha / Sour And Sweet / Lemon In The Honey Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett - Mister Love / Nocturnal Interludes / The Gigolo And I / I'll Always Have A Smile For You / Transistor Madness / Future D.J. / An Organ Grinder's Tale / Soraya / March Of The Nignies / Auf Wiedershen, Darrio

They signed with Columbia Records one of the most aggressive labels, ensuring that the group became a household name domestically and internationally. It was 1976s third Columbia album, The Manhattans which took the group into the stratosphere, fuelled by the singles, Hurt and Kiss And Say Goodbye, this song beautifully performed soared to No.1 on the pop charts as well as No.1 on the R&B listings, easily managing to sell 2 million copies in the process. In fact it was only the second single ever certified platinum for 2m sales. They enjoyed many more hits between 1977 and 1980 including the million selling single Shining Star from the album After Midnight.

The Manhattans - Searching For Love / We'll Have Forever To Love / Take It Or Leave It / Reasons / How Can Anything So Good Be So Bad For You? / Hurt / Wonderful World Of Love / If You're Ever Gonna Love Me / La La La Wish Upon A Star / Kiss And Say Goodbye /Take It Or Leave It (Instrumental Version)* / Excerpt From "An Interview Special With The Manhattans" / Searching For Love (Alternate Version) * Bonus Tracks After Midnight -Shining Star / It's Not The Same / Girl Of My Dream / Cloudy, With A Chance Of Tears / The Closer You Are / If My Heart Could Speak / One Life To Live / Just As Long As I Have You / It Couldn't Hurt / Tired Of The Single Life / I'll Never Run Away From Love Again

From his Sun sessions came Blue Suede Shoes which reached the top of all the charts and became Sun Records first million seller. He was involved in a serious car crash on his way to a national V show which put him and his brother in hospital and nearly ended his career. His 1964 UK Tour saw him greeted as a conquering hero, playing to sold out houses and being particularly lauded by a young group called the Beatles, who played and recorded a number of his songs.

Whole Lotta Shakin was recorded on June 3rd and 4th 1958 and On Top in 1969. Among the real highlights are Champagne Illinoise a collaboration between Perkins and Bob Dylan and Perkins powerful and touching Power Of My Soul. Carl Perkins was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in mid 1980s and died in 1998.

Whole Lotta Shakin -Whole Lotta Shakin' / Tutti - Frutti / Shake, Rattle And Roll / Sittin' On Top Of The World / Ready Teddy / Long Tall Sall / That's All Right / Where The Rio De Rosa Flows / Good Rockin' Tonight / I Got A Woman / Hey, Good Lookin' / Jenny, Jenny On Top - Superfool / I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down / A Lion In The Jungle / Baby, What You Want Me To Do? / Soul Beat / Riverboat Annie / Champaign, Illinois / Power Of My Soul / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / C.C. Rider

"Dueling Banjos" was an enormous hit record for Eric Weissberg in 1972, having been featured in the film "Deliverance". This version was on the Spar/Plantation House LP "Dueling Banjos, Rocky Mountain High and the City Of New Orleans" by The Now Generation and quite possibly features Bobby Thompson (of Barefoot Jerry fame) on banjo. The remainder of the recordings featured on this compilation are from W.C. "Red" Wortham's Sur- Speed label. Red's recordings were for the grass roots rural bluegrass fans. Fiddler Earl McCollum recorded only three 45s in his career, all were for Sur- Speed, "If God Had Wanted Us On The Moon" achieved cult status. We can be thankful that there are recordings documenting this wonderful chapter in American musical history.

Blackberry Blossom - Carl Story / Action Speaks Louder Than Words - Carl Story / Riding High - Carl Story / No One Knew My Name - Carl Story / Farwell Blues - Carl Story / Who's That Man I Saw You With - Carl Story / Orange Blossom Special - Carl Story / Special Message - Carl Story / Bile Them Cabbage Down - Carl Story / Watching The Time - Carl Story / Dueling Banjos - The Now Generation / Everywhere I Look - Mark Peek & The New Kentucky Travelers / If God Had Wanted Us On The Moon - Earl Mccollum / Stompin' At Charlotte - Earl Mccollum / Keepsake Letter - The Dixie Ramblers / Mccollum's Breakdown - The Dixie Ramblers / Broke Again - Jim Low / Further Back In The Doghouse - Tom James / Will You Be Loving Another Man - The Pinewood Ramblers / Train 45 - The Pinewood Ramblers / Georgia Rose - The Pinewood Ramblers / Methodist Preacher - The Pinewood Ramblers / It Was Mama Praying For Me - The Wade Family / Hill Tops Of Glory - The Wade Family / Bring Back The Lost Sheep To The Fold - The Wade Family / Lord Lead Me - The Wade Family / March Around The Throne - The Wade Family / Bright Eternal Day - The Wade Family

These are the people that played on sessions with Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan ("Blonde On Blonde"), Neil Young, The Byrds ("Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"), Linda Ronstadt and went on to found the Area Code 615 band and Barefoot Jerry.

The recording of "Almost To Nashville" (featuring Lloyd Green on steel guitar) gives a hint of greatness to come. Hal Kennedy recorded Country music for Spar but was better known as the lead singer with the Gospel group The Dixie Echoes. Jake & Josh were actually Jake Tullock and Josh Graves from Flatt & Scruggs' band, moonlighting as a duo.

Mac Gayden's electric sitar on "Great Big Woman" and the subject matter of "Nervous Breakdown" are both quite adventurous for the day. This compilation focuses on the original Country Rock recordings released by the Spar label which still sounds fresh after all these years. It's high time that Spar's rockin' Country sides took their rightful place in the history of Nashville music, and this collection should help to shine a little light on some obscure, but nevertheless classic, old records.

A Woman's Touch - Bobby Russell / I Ain't No Beatle - Jack White /Movin' Out, Movin' In – Jay Dee Pepper / 99 Ways - Bob Adams (Bobby & Bergen) / Johnny B. Goode - Nashville Country Jamboree / What Money Can't Buy - Clayton Ford / Hello City Limits - Johnny Elgin / Strange Places, Strange Faces - Chase Webster / Fifth Wheel - Johnny Elgin / Tiger In My Tank - Jack Bond / Lovin' My Way Through Life - Johnny Elgin / The Used Wife Business - Carl Knight / Great Big Woman - Jake & Josh / Nervous Breakdown - Jake & Josh / Almost To Nashville - The Nashville 7 / There Was A Time - Steve Bess / Cat In The Corner - Gene Snipes / Big Vine Covered House - Carl Phillips / Don't Come Crying - Dallas Wade [Bobby Russell] / Broken Hearted Fool Like Me - Bobby Russell / Down The Aisle To Heartbreak - Bergen White / That's All Right Mama - Jerry Foster / Too Tired To Run Anymore - Hal Kennedy / When We're Together - John Reeves

The band was started Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart in 1957, landing a deal with the Columbia label in 1962. Melcher, then just 20 years old, was assigned to produce the duos first single in 63, titled Here I Stand, which reached number 51 on the national charts and was quickly followed by a second single, Gone. It was at this time, Johnston was brought in, Melcher had written a song called Hey Little Cobra with Carol Conners and Melcher decided to record this under the name of The Rip Chords, with only himself and Johnston on vocals. His lead vocal was outstanding with Johnson doing the falsetto and the single reached number four on the American charts in 1964, with an album quickly following titled Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits. This featured the voices of Melcher, Johnston and Stewart, although only the last named (together with Rotkin and Marcus) went out and did shows and TV appearances to promote the single and album. In the Summer of 64, the band had another hit with Three Window Coupe, written by Jan Berry (of Jan And Dean fame) and Roger Christian. Again, an album of the same title quickly followed, with Melcher and Johnston handling a lot of the vocals. The band had one more hit with One Piece Topless Bathing Suit, performed the song Red Hot Roadster in the movie A Swingin’ Summer (which also featured Raquel Welch and the Righteous Brothers) and well that was about it.

What they’ve left behind is a real cameo of a great time for music and their role in the development of what became known as The California Sound should not be underestimated, as is proven in the enduring worth of these albums.

Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits
Hey Little Cobra / Here I Stand / The Queen / 409/ Trophy Machine / Gone / Little Deuce Coupe /'40 Ford Time / She Thinks I Still Care / Shut Down / Drag City / Ding Dong / Karen / Bunny Hill / Don't Be Scared

Three Window Coupe
Three Window Coupe / Bonneville Bonnie / Gas Money / This Little Woodie / Hot Rod U.S.A. / Old Car Made In '52 / Surfin' Craze / Beach Girl / My Big Gun Board / Surf City / Summer U.S.A. / Big Wednesday / One Piece Topless Bathing Suit / Wah-Wahini / Red Hot Roadster

Abducted / alien (I Am) / Reject Your Human Touch / Blue Skin / Beam Me Up / Vega / Xenomorph / Journey / Sputnik Stan / Kapal / Festivals / Death Trap / Wastelands / Are You Losing Your Mind? / Bonus Track / Space Sex (Previously Unreleased On Cd)

This expanded edition features a bonus CD featuring both sides of the Angels of Death single and previously unreleased studio session alternate takes and early demos recorded at Rockfield Studios, all packaged in a slip case and lavishly illustrated book with new essay.

CD One The Original Album Remastered - Sonic Attack / Rocky Paths / Psychsonia / Virgin Of The World / Angels Of Death / Living On A Knife Edge / Coded Languages / Disintegration / Streets Of Fear / Lost Chances / Cd Two Bonus Tracks, Unreleased Demos And Alternate Versions - Angels Of Death (Single Version) / Transdimensional Man (B-Side Of Single) / Sonic Attack (First Version) / Out Of The Void / Lost Chances (Extended Alternate Version) / Streets Of Fear (Alternate Version) / Devilish Dirge / The End Of Earth City (Demo) / Living On A Knife Edge (Extended Version) / The Speed Of Light (Transdimensional Man demo)

Touching on the musical territory of fellow travellers Hawkwind, Galactic Zoo Dossier was a masterwork and is now rightly regarded as a classic. This newly remastered edition includes bonus tracks of three alternate versions of Metal Monster , Space Plucks and Sunrise , together with both tracks from a BBC Radio One John Peel session from March 1971 (previously unreleased on CD).

Internal Messenger / Space Plucks / Galactic Zoo / Metal Monster / Simple Man / Night Of The Pigs / Sunrise / Trouble / Brains / Medley: Galactic Zoo (Part Two) Space Plucks (Part Two) Galactic Zoo (Part Three) / Creep / Creation / Gypsy Escape / No Time / Bonus Tracks - Sunrise (Alternate Version) / Metal Monster (Alternate Version) / Space Plucks Dem Bones / Metal Monster (Bbc Radio Session March 1971) / Sunrise (BBC Radio Session March 1971)

Recorded in 1973 and originally released on the Bronze label, Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf featured Uriah Heep bassist Gary Thain and drummer Lee Kerslake. The resulting album was equal to anything recorded by Uriah Heep at their peak and features wonderful material such as Cold Autumn Sunday, Black Hearted Lady and Go Down, along with a version of Rain (also recorded by Uriah Heep).

When Evening Comes / From Time To Time / King Without A Throne / Rain / Around Words / Fortune / Black Hearted Lady / Go Down / Cold Autumn Sunday / The Last Time

This reissue adds the single track Who Will Sing for You as a bonus track and joins Hensley’s 1973 solo offering Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf , also released this month, as Esoteric’s overview of Hensley’s Bronze solo albums.

Eager To Please / Stargazer / Secret / Through The Eyes Of A Child / Part Three / The House On The Hill / Winter Or Summer / Take And Take / Longer Shadows / In The Morning / How Shall I Know / Bonus Track - Who Will Sing For You

Formed in Helsinki in 1969, the band featured the talents of British Keyboard player and vocalist JIM Pembroke, Jukka Gustavson (keyboards, vocals), Pekka Pohjola (bass, violin, keyboards) and Ronnie Osterberg (drums). Released in Finland on the Love Records imprint, the album was a superb work which demonstrated the diversity of the band and the excellent musicianship of its members.

This newly re-mastered Esoteric reissue, in full co-operation with Love Records in Finland, fully restores the album artwork, including the original inner booklet, and marks the albums long overdue debut release in the UK.

Losing Hold / Lost Without A Trace / Fairyport / Gray Traitors / Caffkaff, The Country Psychologist / May Your Will Be Done Dear Lord / How To Make It Big In Hospital / Hot Mice / P.K. S Super Market / One More Try / Rockin Ol Galway / Every Fold / Rave-Up For The Roadies

The record that brought Wigwam to the attention of Virgin Records in the UK, Being also brought the band international acclaim. This newly re-mastered Esoteric Recordings reissue, in full co- operation with Love Records in Finland, fully restores the album artwork and marks the albums long overdue debut release in the UK

Proletarian / Inspired Machine / Petty-Bourgeois / Pride Of The Biosphere / Crisader / Planetist / Maestro Mercy / Prophet / Marvelry Skimmer

The Glass Top Coffin project took several years to write, and Ramases vision of an inter-galactic concept finally appeared on Vertigo in 1975 in an elaborate sleeve. The sessions saw contributions from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra and was arguably the most fully realised of the two Ramases albums.

Golden Landing / Long Long Time / Now Mona Lisa / God Voice / Mind Island/ Only The Loneliest Feeling / Sweet Reason / Stepping Stones / Saler Man / Children Of The Green Earth / Glass Top Coffin / Golden Landing (Part Two)

Formed in Helsinki in 1969, the band featured the talents of British Keyboard player and vocalist Jim Pembroke, Jukka Gustavson (keyboards, vocals), Pekka Pohjola (bass, violin, keyboards) and Ronnie Osterberg (drums).

In late 1974, following the release of the album Being (also released by Esoteric this month), the band were augmented by the arrival of guitarist Pekka Rechardt. Soon after a series of concerts in Finland were recorded by Love Records to comprise Wigwam’s first live album. The recordings demonstrated the diversity of the band and the excellent musicianship of its members. A particular stand out track was a fifteen minute version of Jim Pembroke’s Grass for Blades, previously recorded under the pseudonym HOT Thumbs O’Rielly. Soon after these recordings both Gustavson and Pohjola departed, leaving this album as their final statement with Wigwam.

The Moon Struck One / Let It Be / Groundswell / Pigstorm / Nipisty’s Imagine / Help Me / Checkin Up On My Baby / Grass For Blades

Produced by WHO manager Kit Lambert and Who guitarist Pete Townshend, this classic album has been re-mastered and expanded to a two disc edition by the inclusion of rare single tracks, a BBC Radio One session from April 1968, alternate Mono mixes from the album sessions, and a version of Nightmare from the 1968 film, The Committee .

Lavishly packaged in a slipcase with an extensively illustrated booklet with new essay, this is the ultimate edition of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.

CD One : The Original Album Remastered
Prelude Nightmare / Fanfare Fire Poem / Fire / Come And Buy / Time Confusion / I Put A Spell On You / Spontaneous Apple Creation / Rest Cure / I’ve Got Money / Child Of My Kingdom

CD Two : Bonus Tracks
Devils Grip / Give Him A Flower / Music Man (Stereo Mix) / Fire (First Version Previously Unreleased) / Prelude Nightmare (Alternate Mono Mix) / Fanfare Fire Poem (Alternate Mono Mix) / Fire (Alternate Mono Mix) / Come And Buy (Alternate Mono Mix) / Time - Confusion (Alternate Mono Mix) / BBC Session April 1968: Brian Matthew Interview / Fire Poem Fire / Come And Buy / Nightmare (From The Soundtrack Of The Film The Committee)

This is a first time CD collection of his earlier Toussaint produced sides, built around his Bell records album Ride Your Pony, along with a slew of 45 side and rarities bringing us up to a mighty 23 tracks....backed by the legendary Meters, and packed with good humour and soul dancers, this is an amazing introduction to the work of one of the Crescent City's finest...

Ride Your Pony / The Kitty Cat Song / Shortnin' Bread / So Long People, I Wish You Could See / Work, Work, Work / Get Out Of My Life Woman / Here Comes The Hurt Again / Hello Mamma / Can You Hear Me / The Greatest Love / Feelin' / I Can't Get Away / Go-Go Girl / I Can Hear You Callin' / My Old Car / Love Lots Of Lovin' / Take Care Of Our Love / Vista, Vista / Cynthia / Wonder Woman / Four Corners (Part I) / Four Corners (Part Ii)

The lovely Patti Dahlstrom was Born and raised in Houston, Texas and Went to LA in 1967 to become a pro songwriter...Wrote songs on weekends, pushed them to publishers and A&R departments during her lunch breaks; after a few turndowns from utter fools ...basically told she had no talent and to go back to Texas. GRRRR.... Signed to Motown's Jobete Music as a staff songwriter along with Severin Browne (Jackson's brother). She and Severin became co-writers for the length of her recording career.

Series of great albums followed, replete with some of the top musicians of theirtime, with songs being covered by a huge parade of top international singers....

Emotion / He Did Me Wrong, But He Did It Right / Sending My Good Thoughts To You / Get Along Handsome / This Isn't An Ordinary Love Song / Without Love / And I Never Did / Changing Minds / Give Him Time / Ollabelle And Slim / Cleveland Snow / Comfortable / Wait Like A Lady / For Everybody's Sake / I'm Letting Go / Innate / One Afternoon / Rider / The Way I Am / What If

Birthday / Dirgeday / Melancholy Vaudeville Man / Any Other Baby / Sideshow / Mrs. Mcpheeny (Has Flu In Her Chest And Has Needed A Rest For So Long) / Butters Lament / Simple Life / Slippin' Thru My Fingers / Nine To Three / Lesson Book Life / Nickelodeon Music / Miss Butters / Do You Have The Time? / Keepin' A Secret / Slippin' Thru My Fingers / Miss Butters / He Spins Around / She Had To Fly

Sunshine / I Need Woman's Love / Slow Times Comin' / Danse Colinda / Geese / 500 Miles / Listen To The Music / If Only You Could See Me Today / A Million Shades Of Blue / Tush Hog / How I Love Them Old Songs / High On Life / North Carolina Line / You Can Make It If You Try / Our Souls / There Is Something On Your Mind / The Day The World Turned Blue / Boppin' The Blues / Looking Back / Oh Lonesome Me / The Woman In Black

Proud Mary / My Babe / Lucille / Johnny B Goode / Paperback Writer / Satisfaction / Bony Moronie / Get Back / Something / River Deep Mountain High / Memphis / What I’d Say / Bonus Track- Scotch On The Socks

Plus the opportunity to hear their own well crafted heavier b-sides, and their totally in tune with the times tracks using wah-wah, phasing, off-beat drumming, lilting background vocals, and psychedelic sitar like solos. Includes tracks reissued for the first time on CD. Includes the sessions arranged by John Paul Jones.

Presents fascinating early collaborations between future 10CC-ers Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman as the latter chipped in with song writing and production assistance during 1967. Stewart even began the foundations of Strawberry Studios as The Mindbenders entered their final phase.

Disc One
A Groovy Kind Of Love / Love Is Good / Can't Live With You, Can't Live Without You / One Fine Day / The Way You Do The Things You Do(Lp The Mindbenders) Just A Little Bit / Seventh Son / Tricky Dicky / A Groovy Kind Of Love / Little Nightingale / Don't Cry No More / You Don’t Know About Love / Love Is Good / Rockin' Jaybee / All Night Worker / Ashes To Ashes / I Want Her, She Wants Me / The Morning After

Disc Two
We'll Talk About It Tomorrow / Far Across Town / To Be Or Not To Be (Lp With Woman In Mind) / Honey And Wine / Schoolgirl / A Little Piece Of Leather / Shotgun / Mystery Train / Homework / Airport People / Cool Jerk / Off And Running / It's Getting Harder All The Time / The Letter / My New Day And Age / Coming Back / Blessed Are The Lonely / Yellow Brick Road / Uncle Joe The Ice Cream Man / The Man Who Loved Trees

My Way / Lady Godiva / It Is Coming Closer / I Can’t Hold On Much Longer / Baby Tomorrow / You’ve Got Too Much Going For You Girl / Very Very Funny / High Time / She Needs Company / When My Little Girl Is Smiling / Wait Til Morning Comes / I Can’t Break The News To Myself

Bonus Tracks - Privilege / Free Me / (My Poor Heart Is Surely) Breaking / I Ve Been A Bad Bad Boy / Sonny Boy Williamson / Would You Believe / Ouch! / Thinking Ain’t for Me / Softly (La Vita)

Love Me / Poor Jenny / Trendy Miss Wendy / Nosher Burns / Song About Mary / Along Came Jones / Bony Moronie / Little Sadie / Charlie Brown / The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll / Tarzan Etc / Bonus Tracks- Please Help Me Denise / Bugger Burns / Sold To The Highest Bidder / Sons & Lovers / Three Sisters / After All Is Said And Done / The Love Bug Will Get You / Take Care / Hold On To Somebody Baby / All The Time In The World

Come Into My Music Box / The Weight / Tell It Like It Is / Baby Now That I’ve Found You / The Float / Celeste / It’s Getting Better / Pick Up In The Morning / How Sweet It Is / The Committee / Homburg / I M Here To Nudge Your Mind / Whhels On Fire / I’m A Young Biy / And The Sun Will Shine / The Dog Presides / When I Was Six Years Old / You Have No Idea / My Advice To You / I Don’t Believe You / Aquarius / Pisces / Not Before Time / Shake A Hand / Cat’s Eyes

A long overdue re-press of this - the first ever complete collection of their singles and has been re-mastered from original tapes.

Your Mistreat Me / Sun's Going Down / Felt Like I Wanted To Cry / I Love Her Still, I Always Will / Lying All The Time / Thinking About Today / Keep On Trying / That's Your Problem / Touch / Ballad Of John B / Monkey On Your Back / What's Wrong With You / Summer Is Here / Teach Me To Forget / I've Been Loving You So Long / I'm Only Trying To Prove Myself That I’m Not Like Everybody Else / Don't You Worry About Me / Bird In A Cage / Cup Of Hot Coffee / Strange Things Are Happening / I Don't Care / You Remind Me / Do You Feel Allright / Daddy Died On A Saturday

Disc One - Meteors Vs The World (F.T.W) / Get Outta My Way Now / Stop Wasting Your Time / Death Dance 2000 / Give The Devil His Due / Die World (Live) / She's A Zombie Now / The Crazed / Hell Ain't Hot Enough / Wildthing / Doing The Lords Work (Laz, Part i) / Execution Song (Laz, Part ii) /. Killer (Laz, Part III) Disc Two- Speedfreak / My Baby's Got A Flame Thrower / You're A Liar / You Don't Know Me Very Well / These Boots Were Made For Walking / Wildthing / Night Of The Werewolf / Slow Down You Grave Robbing Bastard / Michael Myers (Still In Shape) / I Don't Want You No More / I'm Going Home / If You Don't Wanna Fuck Me Baby.../ Die World - End Reprise

As an all-round modern jazz musician operating out of the Los Angeles area during the 1950 s, Shorty Rogers proved himself to be far more successful than most. Nevertheless, Shorty quickly realised that the long term security that comes with big money, was to be made in the city s bustling television and movie industry, and herein are some intriguing examples.

Tarzan The Ape Man Soundtrack - The Elephant Wail / Los Barbados / Paradise Found / Trapped / Los Primitivos / Oomgawa / Tarzanic Suite / Shorty Rogers & The Big Band Giants Tv Show The Stars Of Jazz - Mountain Greenery / Martian Lullaby / Bluesies / Big Band Blues / I Want To Be Happy (feat. June christy) / Three Little Bops Cartoon Soundtrack- Three Little Bops

Much later, film maker Jim Jamusch selected Baden Baden a track from a 1957 session for inclusion in his 2003 episodic movie Coffee And Cigarettes.

No Sun In Venice - The Golden Striker / One Never Knows / Rose Truc / Cortege / Venice / Three Windows / Baden Baden / Odds Against Tomorrow - Skating In Central Park / No Happiness For Slater / A Social Call / Cue #9 / A Cold Wind Is Blowing / Odds Against Tomorrow

All four original members playing songs from their illustrious career, from "Digging Your Scene" to "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way" right up to the acclaimed new album "Devils Tavern", with some surprises along the way. This special edition release features both a CD and DVD recording of a full show from the band's 2009 UK tour.

The DVD disc also features a host of extras including an exclusive download.

Disc 1 (CD)
The World Can Wait / A Momentary Fall / Springtime For The World / I Don't Mind / We Can Win / I Backed A Winner In You / Travellin' Soul / Wait / Slaves No More / Bullet Train / On The Beach / Heaven Is A Place / It Doesn't Have To Be This Way / Choice? / Digging Your Scene

Disc 2 (DVD)
The World Can Wait / A Momentary Fall / Springtime For The World / I Don't Mind / We Can Win / Save Me / I Backed A Winner In You / Travellin' Soul / Wait / Slaves No More / Bullet Train / 7th Day / Heaven Is a Place / It Doesn't Have To Be This

The Beacon Street Union were a highly acclaimed Boston band who recorded two long-out-of-print albums for MGM. They were part of what became labelled the Boss Town Sound along with bands like Ultimate Spinach and Orpheus. This is their highly collectable £50-rated debut album which has long been regarded as a classic of the genre. Produced by New York veteran Wes Farrell, The Eyes Of The Beacon Street Union sold well enough at the time in the States to reach the Top 75 in May 1968. The Beacon Street Union’s diverse, dynamic sound was influenced by such bands as The Yardbirds and The Remains.

My Love Is / Beautiful Delilah / Sportin' Life / Four Hundred And Five / Mystic Morning / Sadie Said No / Speed Kills / Blue Avenue / South End Incident (I'm Afraid) / Green Destroys The Gold / Prophet

The Clown Died In Marvin Gardens was issued in late 1968, promoted by a single release of their cover of the rock ‘n’ roll classic Blue Suede Shoes .

The Beacon Street Union’s diverse, dynamic sound was influenced by such bands as The Yardbirds and The Remains. Sleeve-notes by TUNE IN co-founder Gray Newell include fresh quotes from various original band members.

The Clown Died In Marvin Gardens / Clown's Overture / Angus Of Aberdeen / Blue Suede Shoes / A Not Very August Afternoon / Now I Taste The Tears / King Of The Jungle / May I Light Your Cigarette / Baby Please Don't Go

Honey Bee / Never Can Say Goodbye / Reach Out, I'll Be There / All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin' / Searchin' / We Belong Together / False Alarm / Real Good People / Bonus Tracks - Honey Bee (Original Columbia Single Version) / All It Took Boy Was Losing You (B-Side) / Come Tonight (B-Side) / Never Can Say Goodbye (Single Version) / We Can Just Make It (B-Side) / Reach Out, I ‘Ll Be There (Single Version) / Honey Bee (MGM Single Version)

Having been R&B hit makers for years, the group were no strangers to the American Soul Chart but the pairing of the group with Philadelphia's Gamble & Huff took them to an iconic level of appreciation. The top 20 album spawned the now classic UK #1 When Will I See You Again and the top 20 hit Year Of Decision . Also featured was their Philly debut single Dirty Ol' Man which topped the charts in the Netherlands, staving off the threat of Demis Roussos in the process!

Dirty Ol Man / Can’t You See What You Re Doing To Me / A Woman Needs A Good Man / When Will I See You Again / I Didn’t Know / I Like Being A Woman / If And When / Year Of Decision / Bonus Tracks - T.S.O.P (The Sound Of Philadelphia) MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees (Single Version) / Love Is The Message - Mfsb Featuring / The Three Degrees (Single Version) / Dirty Ol Man (Tom Moulton Disco Remix)

Casanova Brown / (If You Want It) Do It Yourself / How High The Moon / The Prettiest Face I've Ever Seen / What'll I Do / Tell Me How / I'm Still Yours / Walk On By / Bonus Tracks - Casanova Brown (Single Version) / If You Want It (Do It Yourself) (Single Version) / How High The Moon (Single Version) / Walk On By (Single Version) / My Man’s Gone (B-Side)

Two double-albums were compiled for Columbia by Mr Heilbut to illustrate his book, produced with the assistance of the great John Hammond. Shout! presents a newly compiled best of those releases, which brings this great music back to the congregation for the first time in almost two decades.

This selection features the classic quartet stylings of the Pilgrim Travellers, the Dixie Hummingbirds , with the inspirational Ira Tucker, the harmonic jubilee delivery of the Golden Gate Quartet, the dynamic vocals of great gospel divas Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Griffin and Dorothy Love Coates, the gritty vocals and driving guitar of spiritual troubador Blind Willie Johnson, and the seminal vocal group styling of Mitchell's Christian Singers.

Shout! has the blessing of Tony Helibut and quotes from his pivotal text with which this release is very much connected. With both the original vinyl and long out of print first edition CD currently fetching premium prices Shout! Records is pleased to make this valuable historic music package available to all.

RAIN DONE FELL ON ME - Blind Willie Johnson / MY SOUL IS A WITNESS - Arizona Dranes / ANYHOW - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet / WHO WAS JOHN - Mitchell's Christian Singers / LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON ME - Blind Willie Johnson / SUN DIDN'T SHINE - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet / GOD IS SO GOOD - Mahalia Jackson / JEZEBEL - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet / NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE - Blind Willie Johnson / WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN - Mitchell's Christian Singers / GOD MOVES ON THE WATER - Blind Willie Johnson / TRAVELING SHOES - Mitchell's Christian Singers / IF I HAD MY WAY - Blind Willie Johnson / STALIN WASN'T STALLIN' - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet / ONE DAY - Angelic Gospel Singers/The Dixie Hummingbirds / I’M PRAYING HUMBLE - Mitchells Christian Singers / I’LL NEVER FORGET - Dixie Hummingbirds / WHEN I WAKE UP IN GLORY - Mahalia Jackson / HUSH SOMEBODY S CALLING MY NAME - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet / I VE GOT A NEW HOME - Pilgrim Travellers / THAT S ENOUGH - Dorothy Love Coates / JUST A LITTLE WHILE TO STAY HERE - Mahalia Jackson / I'LL LIVE AGAIN - Ira Tucker & The Dixie Hummingbirds / I LOVE THE LORD - Pilgrim Travelers / TODAY - Angelic Gospel Singers/The Dixie Hummingbirds / TOO CLOSE TO HEAVEN - Bessie Griffin