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The Champion records story / volume 1
Blues & rhythm (Blue Label)
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| collection of 20 tracks from legendary Ted
Jarrett's label - Champion and it's sister labels Calvert, Kit and Cherokee, all
early '60s R&B sounds with southern blues flavor, many obscurities and some
first-time on CD format, liner notes by Fred James |
| Gene Allison/Somebody somewhere,Larry
Birdsong/Let's try it again,Earl Gaines/Best of luck baby,Christine Kittrell/I
thank him,Little Ike/Am I losing you,Al "Murfreesboro" Garner/Real good
man,Cliff Butler/Fool,Herbert Hunter/I'm so satisfied,etc. |
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672 |
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The refEoEree records story / Southern
soul (Blue Label)
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| more & more "soul" than the other volumes in this series, 25 songs selected
from '70s "reforee" label by Ted Jarrett, mostly "deep" styled southern soul
tracks including 10 alternate version and/or previously unreleased, helpful
linernotes |
| Freddie Waters/Singing a new song,Eddie
Frierson/You never had it so good,Peggy Gaines/When the boy that you love,Larry
Birdsong/Digging your potatoes,Roscoe Shelton/What is it baby,Gene Allison/I
understand,The Avons/Tell me baby,Rufus Hunter/Hold on,The Precious Three/I need
a man,etc. |
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The Bullet and Sur-Speed records story /
The R&B and soul sessions (Blue Label)
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| 23 southern blues'n R&B tracks selected from W.C. "Red" Wortham's Nashiville
label, full of rarities and many for the first time on CD form, mixture of old
R&B, early soul, southern blues, liner notes with rare photos |
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Larry Birdsong/Not gonna worry me,Johnny Bragg/Goin' over fool hill, Shy
Guy Douglas/Midnight soul(alt. take),Rubin Russell & The Tempo Rhythms/My
eyes don't have the heart to cry,Larry Birdsong & The Buford Majors
Band/Every night in the week,Levert Allison/Hear that river,Willie Gunn/The old
man,etc.
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Earl Gaines / Crankshaft blues (Ble
Label)
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| legendary Nashville blues'n soul singer, 12
tracks from his "The different feelings of blues and soul" album, "Excello
legends" album and some more rarities and outtakes from late '90s to early
'00s |
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Don't take my kindness for a
weakness,Someday things are gonnsa change,Baby baby what's wrong,I believe in
your love,Farther up the road,Good news real bad,Doctor lady,Hey hey I love
you,It's love baby,etc.
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Roscoe Shelton / Save me (Blue Label) |
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legendary Nashiville blues'n soul singer
also, 12 tracks from his various recordings from late '90s to early '00s, a
few from his "Excello legends" album, many are outakes from "She's the one"
album, alternate takes of "Let's work together" album ( with Earl Gaines), rare
track from Mary-Ann Blandon's album and previously unreleased (his last known)
songs
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| Who do you think you are,It's my fault,A step n
the right direction,Someday things are gonna change,The best day of my
life,Blues at midnight,Why didn't you tell me,Think it over,The next time,He's
cool she's hot,etc. |
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Al Garner / Get out blues (Blue Label) |
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| also veteran Nashville soul'n blues singer from
'50s, he's still active with his backband The Roadrunners, lots of laidback
blues with southern flavors and a little R&B, full-length album before (or
after) his "Leavin' Tennessee" album, anyway not recent album so review
here |
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Fatback,I'll be gone,Something's
wrong,Tell me,Don't play in your own back yard,Set me free,Come on back
home,About money,Stop cheatin' and lyin',Bright lights big city,School of hard
knocks,The eyes don't lie,etc.
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Macon soul soup / Jar-Val and Stone
recordings (Grapevine)
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every "deep soul" collector's dream come
true at last with great collaborations of Gary Cape, John Anderson & John
Ridley! every tracks are brilliant gems with their deep & soulful singings,
you should buy this album but not for weak-heated? (laugh)
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| Matt Brown/Thank you baby,Nancy Butts/I can't
love but one man at a time,Jimmy Braswell/This time it's got to be for
real,Jimmy Lee Bryant/I want to hold you,Ronnie Miller/I owe you love,Alice
Rozier & Little Joe/I'm gonna hold on to you,Thomas Bailey & The
Flintstones Band/I need you,etc. |
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678 |
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The magic of Detroit volume two (D-Town) |
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| subtitled as "a collection of mega-rare sixties
soul", 13 obscure "northern soul" songs from highly collectable Detroit labels
such as Wheel City, Wheelsville U.S.A., Premium Stuff, D-Town, Mah's etc.,
please try Mike Hanks' great works, sadly no liner notes or photos, USA release
(CD-R) |
| Melvin Davis/Find a quiet place,Lee Rogers/Jack the playboy,Fabulous Peps/My
love looks good on you,Buddy Lamp/You've got the lovin' touch,Dee Edwards/His
majesty my love,Don Heart/They love to be loved,The Precisions/I wanna
tell my baby,Cody Black/I will give you love,etc. |
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679 |
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The magic of Detroit volume one (D-Town) |
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| 13 more Detroit soul rarities, very good compilation of producer Mike Hanks
and bassist James Jamerson's works in other words, the same concept as
"volume two", no liner notes and photos also, USA release (CD-R) |
| Ronnie Love/Detroit Michigan,Silky
Hargreaves/Hurt by love,Chuck Hently/I'm gonna try to get over,Cody Black/Too
many irons in the fire,Fabulous Peps/With these eyes,The Magictones/Together we
shall overcome,International Kansas City Playboys/Quittin' time,etc. |
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680 |
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Lee Rogers / Boss love : The United
Kingdom collection (D-Town)
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compilation album of our Detroit's
favorite soul singer, 22 obscure tracks from various Detroit labels such as
Mah's, D-Town, Wheelsville U.S.A., Premium Stuff etc., solid singings from
typical "northern soul" to bluesy song, helpful liner notes but shabby cover
jacket, USA release (CD-R)
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Sad affair,Doggin' myself around,Cracked
up over you,You're the cream of the crop,I'd walk on by,I'm a practical guy,Jack
the playboy,Just you and I,Sock some love power to me,Sweet baby
talk,Troubles,You won't have to wait till Xmas,Love and war,etc.
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