New Directions

New Directions - A Collection Of Blue Eyed British Soul

Reviewer: All Music Guide

Blue-Eyed Soul refers to soul and R&B music performed and sung by white musicians. The term first came into play during the mid-'60s, when acts like the Righteous Brothers had hits with soulful songs like "You Lost That Loving Feeling." Throughout the late '60s, blue-eyed soul thrived, as acts like the Rascals, the Box Tops, Mitch Ryder, Tony Joe White, and Roy Head had a series of hits. During the '70s, blue-eyed soul continued to be successful, as acts like Hall & Oates, Robert Palmer, Average White Band, Boz Scaggs, and David Bowie updated the formula.

1. New Directions - Dave Anthonys Moods
2. Ive Decided - John Drevars Expression
3. When You Move You Lose - Keith Powell & Billie Davis
4. I Need Your Loving - Ronnie Jones & The Night Timers
5. Thats It - The Loose Ends
6. A Friend Of Mine - The Anglians
7. Aint That Peculiar - The Loving Kind
8. Bring Me Home Love - The Sovereigns
9. Mellow Moonlight - Roy Docker & Music Through Six
10. That Man - The Reaction
11. Shut Your Mouth - Josh Hanna
12. Look And Find - Sharon Tandy
13. Nobody Wants You - The Machine
14. La La La La La - The Persuasions
15. Honey Machine - Jeff Elroy & The Boys Blue
16. Im A Man - The Ray King Soul Band
17. Premeditation - Rey Anton & The Pro Form
18. The Harlem Shuffle - The Mike Cotton Sound
19. A Little Sympathy - Ivans Meads
20. Count Me Out - Kevin Lear
21. Mr Frantic - Bluesology
22. Monkey Time - The Bobby Patrick Big Six
23. A Little Bit Hurt - Julian Covey & The Machine
24. I Cant Stand It - James Royal
25. Heatwave - Beverley Jones & The Prestons
26. I Gotta Get Me Some Money - The Jigsaw Band
27. Get It Right - Gary Walker
28. Mary Open The Door - Duffys Nucleus


New Directions - A Collection Of Blue Eyed British Soul

Missing Track (10 - The Reaction - That Man)

The Merseybeats

The Merseybeats - I Think Of You (Complete Recordings)

Reviewer: Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

All 31 songs the Merseybeats ever recorded manage to fit on this single-CD compilation. That includes the A-sides and B-sides of all eight of their 1963-1965 singles, all of the tracks from their sole album that weren't on 45s, the songs from their 1964 On Stage EP (none of which made it onto any other format at the time), and even German versions of "I Think of You" and "It's Love That Really Counts." That doesn't leave much to complain about. Nonetheless, it has to be said that if you have their Edsel best-of, Beat & Ballads, which concentrates on their best singles, you're not missing much, even if it's only half the length. Of the cuts here that aren't on Beat & Ballads, few are memorable, largely encompassing some mediocre group-penned B-sides and drab covers, some of inappropriately pop-oriented tunes. Among this material, really, the only song that's up to the standards of what was selected for Beat & Ballads is a lively rockabilly arrangement of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Hello, Young Lovers." And the liner notes aren't as good as those for Beat & Ballads, though they do have some comments by Merseybeat-for-a-time John Gustafson. Still, this does have everything, at no more expense than you'll likely incur from a used copy of Beat & Ballads. And much of the best stuff, like "Don't Turn Around," "Milkman," "Don't Let It Happen to Us," "I Stand Accused," and "It's Love That Really Counts," rates among the better unknown (in the U.S., anyway) Merseybeat, with "Last Night" counting as one of the best obscure early British Invasion pop/rockers.

1. It's Love That Really Counts
2. Fortune Teller
3. I Think of You
4. Mister Moonlight
5. Don't Turn Around
6. Really Mystified
7. Wishin' and Hopin'
8. Milkman
9. Last Night (I Made a Little Girl Cry)
10. Send Me Back
11. Don't Let It Happen to Us
12. It Would Take a Long, Long Time
13. I Love You Yes I Do
14. Good Good Lovin'
15. I Stand Accused
16. All My Life
17. Hello, Young Lovers
18. He Will Break Your Heart
19. Funny Face
20. Girl That I Marry
21. Fools Like Me
22. My Heart and I
23. Bring It on Home to Me
24. Lavender Blue
25. Jumpin' Jonah
26. Long Tall Sally
27. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry
28. Shame
29. You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover
30. Nur Unsere Liebe Zählt
31. Nur du Allein

I Think Of You - Complete Recordings

The Young Rascals (1966)

Reviewer: Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

The history of '60s rock is littered with stories of great rock classics — the Savages' album, the Thirteenth Floor Elevators' first two albums, the first two Chocolate Watch Band albums — that should have been better known than they were. The Young Rascals is that rare example of a genuinely great album that got heard and played, and sold and sold. Apart from the presence of a hit ("Good Lovin'") to drive sales, every kid (and his girlfriend) in any aspiring white rock band on the East Coast in 1966 seemingly owned a copy. And it's easy to see why — the Rascals' debut couples a raw garage band sound with compelling white soul more successfully than just about any record since the Beatles' Please Please Me. The band had three powerful singers in Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, and Gene Cornish, and an attack honed in hundreds of hours of playing dance clubs on Long Island and New York City. The result is a record without a weak moment or a false note anywhere in its 35 minutes: "Do You Feel It" shows them crossing swords stylistically with Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; "Just a Little" and "Like a Rolling Stone" show off their folk-rock chops; and "Slow Down," "Good Lovin'," "Mustang Sally," and "In the Midnight Hour" are all '60s rock & roll classics in these versions. "Like a Rolling Stone," in particular, now seems all the more compelling, pointing the way toward a future that included Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower." The CD is one of Warner Special Products' better sounding reissues, having been remastered by Rhino's Bill Inglot. The original album was on Atlantic, and was one of the label's best-sellers of the mid-'60s.

1. Slow Down
2. Baby Let's Wait
3. Just A Little
4. I Believe
5. Do You Feel It
6. Good Lovin'
7. Like A Rolling Stone
8. Mustang Sally
9. I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Any More
10. In The Midnight Hour

The Young Rascals

The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968

The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968

Reviewer: All Music Guide

At nine discs and 244 tracks, The Complete Stax-Volt Singles: 1959-1968 is far too exhaustive for casual fans, but that's not who the set is designed for — it's made for the collector. Featuring every A-side the label released during those nine years, as well as several B-sides, the set is a definitive portrait of gritty, deep Southern soul. Many of the genre's major names — Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Booker T. & the MG's, William Bell, Rufus Thomas, the Bar-Kays, Albert King — plus many terrific one-shot wonders are showcased in terrific sound and augmented with an in-depth booklet. For any serious soul or rock collector, it's an essential set, since Stax-Volt was not only a musically revolutionary label, its roster was deep with talent, which means much of the music on this collection is first-rate. But if you only want the hits, you'll be better off with a smaller collection, since too much of this set will sound too similar, and sorting through the nine discs will be a monumental task if you only want to hear Otis, Rufus, Carla, and Sam & Dave.

Disc 1:

1.Fool In Love - Veltones
2.'Cause I Love You - Carla & Rufus
3.Gee Whiz - Carla Thomas
4.You Make Me Feel So Good - The Chips
5.A Love Of My Own - Carla Thomas
6.Last Night - Mar-Keys
7.I Didn't Believe - Rufus & Friend
8.I'm Going Home - Prince Conley
9.(Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck - Carla Thomas
10.Morning After - Mar-Keys
11.The Life I Live - Barbara Stephens
12.About Noon - Mar-Keys
13.Burnt Biscuits - Triumphs
14.I Kinda Think He Does - Carla Thomas
15.Foxy - Mar-Keys
16.You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bel
17.Formula Of Love - William Bell
18.Goofin' Off - Macy Skipper
19.Wait A Minute - Barbara Stephens
20.Sunday Jealous - Nick Charles
21.That's The Way It Is With Me - Barbara Stephens
22.No Tears - The Tonettes
23.Pop-Eye Stroll - Mar-Keys
24.The Three Dogwoods - Nick Charles
25.Why Should I Suffer With The Blues - The Canes
26.Whot's Happenin'! - Mar-Keys
27.Just Across The Street - The Del-Rios
28.There's A Love - The Del-Rios
29.Can't Ever Let You Go - Rufus Thomas

Disc 2:

1.Green Onions - Booker T. & The MGs
2.Behave Yourself - Booker T. & The MGs
3.Any Other Way - William Bell
4.I'll Bring It Home To You - Carla Thomas
5.Sack-O-Woe - Mar-Keys
6.These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding
7.Teardrop Sea - The Tonettes
8.The Dog - Rufus Thomas
9.Jelly Bread - Booker T. & The MGs
10.I Told You So - William Bell
11.Bo-Time - Mar-Keys
12.Home Grown - Booker T. & The MGs
13.My Imaginary Guy - Deanie Par
14.Just As I Thought - William Bell
15.What A Fool I've Been - Carla Thomas
16.The Hawg, Part One - Eddie Kirk
17.Don't Be Afraid Of Love - Oscar Mack
18.That's My Guy - Cheryl & Pam Johnson
19.Chinese Checkers - Booker T. & The MGs
20.Somebody Mentioned Your Name - William Bell
21.What Can I Do - Bobby Marchan
22.That's What My Heart Needs - Otis Redding
23.What Can It Be - The Astors
24.Bango - Billy & The King Bees
25.Them Bones - Eddie Kirk
26.Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas
27.I'll Show You - William Bell

Disc 3:

1.Pain In My Heart - Otis Redding
2.Gee Whiz It's Christmas - Carla Thomas
3.Mo' Onions - Booker T. & The MGs
4.Frog Stomp - Floyd Newman
5.Can Your Monkey Do The Dog - Rufus Thomas
6.You Won't Do Right - Bobby Marchan
7.Wondering (When My Love Is Coming Home) - The Drapels
8.Each Step I Take - Deanie Parker
9.The Honey Dripper - The Van-Dells
10.Who Will It Be Tomorrow - William Bell
11.Come To Me - Otis Redding
12.Don't Leave Me This Way - Otis Redding
13.I Don't Want You Anymore - Eddie Jefferson
14.Restless - The Cobras
15.Somebody Stole My Dog - Rufus Thomas
16.Big Party - Barbara & The Browns
17.That's Really Some Good - Rufus & Carla
18.Night Time Is The Right Time - Rufus & Carla
19.Security - Otis Redding
20.Dream Girl - Oscar Mack
21.Closer To My Baby - Dorothy Williams
22.I've Got No Time To Lose - Carla Thomas
23.Young Man - The Drapels
24.Soul Dressing - Booker T. & The MGs
25.After Laughter (Comes Tears) - Wendy Rene
26.Can't Explain How It Happened - Ivory Joe Hunter
27.Bush Bash - Mar-Keys

Disc 4:

1.Jump Back - Rufus Thomas
2.Chained And Bound - Otis Redding
3.In My Heart - Barbara & The Browns
4.Spunky - Johnny Jenkins
5.Bar B-Q - Wendy Rene
6.The Sidewalk Surf - Mad Lads
7.Can't Be Still - Booker T. & The MGs
8.A Woman's Love - Carla Thomas
9.Yank Me (Doodle) - Baracudas
10.That's How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding
11.Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
12.Don't Let Her Be Your Baby - Del-Rays
13.Can't See You When I Want To - David Porter
14.My Lover - Barbara & The Browns
15.Got You On My Mind - The Admirals
16.How Do You Quit (Someone You Love) - Carla Thomas
17.Biggest Fool In Town - Gorgeous George
18.Banana Juice - Mar-Keys
19.Little Sally Walker - Rufus Thomas
20.A Place Nobody Can Find - Sam & Dave
21.Goodnight Baby - Sam & Dave
22.Boot-Leg - Booker T. & The MGs
23.Outrage - Booker T. & The MGs
24.I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding
25.I'm Depending On You - Otis Redding
26.Candy - Astors
27.Give You What I Got - Wendy Rene

Disc 5:

1.Stop! Look What You're Doin' - Carla Thomas
2.Willy Nilly - Rufus Thomas
3.Don't Have To Shop Around - Mad Lads
4.Crying All By Myself - William Bell
5.I Take What I Want - Sam & Dave
6.When You Move You Lose - Rufus & Carla
7.Respect - Otis Redding
8.Make It Me - The Premiers
9.The World Is Round - Rufus Thomas
10.In The Twilight Zone - The Astors
11.Blue Groove - Sir Isaac & The Do-Dads
12.You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave
13.Grab This Thing (Part 1) - The Mar-Keys
14.Be My Lady - Booker T. & The MGs
15.Comfort Me - Carla Thomas
16.I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
17.Just One More Day - Otis Redding
18.I Want Someone - The Mad Lads
19.Birds & Bees - Rufus & Carla
20.Philly Dog - The Mar-Keys
21.I Had A Dream -Johnnie Taylor
22.Satisfaction -Otis Redding
23.Things Get Better -Eddie Floyd
24.I'll Run Your Hurt Away -Ruby Johnson
25.Hot Dog -Four Shells
26.Let Me Good To You -Carla Thomas
27.Hold On I'm Comin' -Sam and Dave

Disc 6:

.Laundromat Blues -Albert King
2.Sugar Sugar -Mad Lads
3.Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need) -William Bell
4.Marching Off To War -William Bell
5.My Lover's Prayer -Otis Redding
6.Your Good Thing (Is About To End) -Mable John
7.I Got to Love Somebody's Baby -Johnnie Taylor
8.I Want A Girl -Mad Lads
9.Knock On Wood -Eddie Floyd
10.B-A-B-Y -Carla Thomas
11.My Sweet Potato -Booker T. & The MGs
12.Booker Loo -Booker T. & The MGs
13.Oh, Pretty Woman -Albert King
14.Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody -Sam & Dave
15.Never Like This Before -William Bell
16.Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) -Otis Redding
17.Patch My Heart -Mad Lads
18.Sisters' Got A Boyfriend -Rufus Thomas
19.Come To Me Darling -Ruby Johnson
20.When My Love Comes Down -Ruby Johnson
21.Try A Little Tenderness -Otis Redding
22.Crosscut Saw -Albert King
23.Little Bluebird -Johnnie Taylor
24.Toe Hold -Johnnie Taylor
25. Jingle Bells - Booker T & The MG's

Disc 7:

1.You Got Me Hummin' - Sam & Dave
2.You're Taking Up Another Man's Place - Mable John
3.All I Want For Christmas Is You - Carla Thomas
4.Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man) - Charmels
5.Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) - Carla Thomas
6.Raise Your Hand - Eddie Floyd
7.Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - Johnnie Taylor
8.I Don't Want To Lose Your Love - Mad Lads
9.When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave
10.Let Me Down Slow - Bobby Wilson
11.Hip Hug - Her - Booker T. & The MGs
12.Everybody Loves A Winner - William Bell
13.Mini-Skirt Minnie - Sir Mack Rice
14.When Tomorrow Comes - Carla Thomas
15.The Spoiler - Eddie Purrell
16.I Love You More Than Words Can Say - Otis Redding
17.If I Ever Needed Love (I Sure Do Need It Now) - Ruby Johnson
18.Same Time Same Place - Mable John
19.Tramp - Otis & Carla
20.Soul Finger - Bar-Kays
21.Knuckelhead - Bar-Kays
22.Shake - Otis Redding
23.Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
24.Soothe Me - Sam & Dave
25.I Can't Stand Up - Sam & Dave
26.Don't Rock The Boat - Eddie Floyd

Disc 8:

1.My Inspiration - Mad Lads
2.Love Sickness - Sir Mack Rice
3.Sophisticated Sissy - Rufus Thomas
4.I'll Always Have Faith In You - Carla Thomas
5.How Can You Mistreat The One You Love - Jeanne & The Darlings
6.Love Is Doggone Good Thing - Eddie Floyd
7.Groovin' - Booker T. & The MGs
8.Slim Jenkins Place - Booker T. & The MGs
9.Glory Of Love - Otis Redding
10.I'm A Big Girl Now - Mable John
11.Wait You Dog - Mable John
12.You Can't Get Away From It - Johnnie Taylor
13.Eloise (Hang On In There) - William Bell
14.Knock On Wood - Otis & Carla
15.I'm Glad To Do It - C.L. Blast
16.C.L. Blast/Double Up - C.L. Blast
17.You Can't Run Away From Your Heart - Judy Clay
18.I'll Gladly Take You Back - Charmels
19.Soul Man - Sam & Dave
20.Daddy Didn't Tell Me - Astors
21.Give Everybody Some - Bar-Kays
22.On A Saturday Night - Eddie Floyd
23.Don't Hit Me No More - Mable John
24. Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed - Johnnie Taylor
25. Winter Snow - Booker T. & The MGs
26. Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday - William Bell
27. What'll I Do For Satisfaction - Johnny Daye
28. Pick Up The Pieces - Carla Thomas

Disc 9:

1.Down Ta My House - Rufus Thomas
2.As Long As I've Got You - Charmels
3.Soul Girl - Jeanne & The Darlings
4.Cold Feet - Albert King
5.I Thank You - Sam & Dave
6.Wrap It Up - Sam & Dave
7.(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
8.Don't Pass Your Judgement - Memphis Nomads
9.Lovey Dovey - Otis & Carla
10.I Got A Sure Thing - Ollie & The Nightingales
11.Big Bird - Eddie Floyd
12.A Hard Day's Night - Bar-Kays
13.Next Time - Johnnie Taylor
14.A Tribute To A King - William Bell
15.Every Man Ought To Have A Woman - William Bell
16.Able Mable - Mable John
17.The Memphis Train - Rufus Thomas
18.I Think I Made A Boo Boo - Rufus Thomas
19.What Will Later On Be Like - Jeanne & The Darlings
20.Hang Me Now - Jeanne & The Darlings
21.Soul Power - Derek Martin
22.Bring Your Love Back To Me - Linda Lyndell
23.A Dime A Dozen - Carla Thomas
24.Whatever Hurts You - Mad Lads
25.The Happy Song (Dum Dum) - Otis Redding
26.(I Love) Lucy - Albert King
27.I Ain't Particualar - Johnnie Taylor


Agradecimentos ao Bernardo, que upou a maior parte dos discos!

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 1

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 2

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 3

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 4

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 5

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 6

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 7

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 8

The Stax-Volt Soul Singles - Disc 9

Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe - The R&B Years (1965)

Reviewer: Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Chris Farlowe always seemed destined for great things as a singer -- and based on the company he kept on-stage and the people he worked with in the mid-'60s, he did succeed, at least on that level. Born John Henry Deighton in Islington, North London, in 1940, he reached his early teens just as the skiffle boom was breaking in England, and was inspired by Lonnie Donegan to enter music. His first band was his own John Henry Skiffle Group, where he played guitar as well as sang, but he gave up playing to concentrate on his voice, as he made the switch to rock & roll. He eventually took the name Chris Farlowe, the surname appropriated from American rock & roll vocalist Tal Farlow, and was fronting a group called the Thunderbirds, as Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds. They built their reputation as a live act in England and Germany, and slowly switched from rock & roll to R&B during the early years of the '60s. Their debut single, "Air Travel," released in 1962, failed to chart, but the following year, Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds (whose ranks included future star guitarist Albert Lee) were signed to EMI's Columbia imprint, through which they issued a series of five singles thru 1966, all of which got enthusiastic critical receptions while generating poor sales. In 1966, with his EMI contract up, Farlowe was snatched up by Andrew Oldham, who knew a thing or two about white Britons who could sing R&B, having signed the Rolling Stones three years earlier, and put him under contract to his new Immediate Records label. Immediate's history with unestablished artists is mostly a story of talent cultivated for future success, but with Farlowe it was different -- he actually became a star on the label, through the label. His luck began to change early on, as he saw a Top 20 chart placement with his cover of the Jagger/Richards song "Think," which the Rolling Stones had introduced as an album track on Aftermath. That summer, he had the biggest hit of his career with his rendition of the Stones' "Out of Time," in a moody and dramatic version orchestrated by Arthur Greenslade, which reached number one on the British charts. Farlowe had enough credibility as a soul singer by then to be asked to appear on the Ready, Steady, Go broadcast of September 16, 1966, a special program featuring visiting American soul legend Otis Redding -- he'd covered Redding's "Mr. Pitiful" on an Immediate EP, and now Farlowe was on stage with Otis (and Eric Burdon), and got featured in two numbers. That was to be his peak year, however. The subsequent single releases on Immediate, including his version of the Stones' "Ride on Baby," failed to match the success of the first two singles, and he last charted for Immediate with "Handbags and Gladrags," written for him by Manfred Mann's Mike d'Abo. The label, always in dire financial straits, tried repackaging his songs several different ways on LP, but after 1967 his recording career was more or less frozen until the label's demise in 1970. After that, Farlowe's story became one of awkward match-ups with certain groups, including the original Colosseum on three albums, and Atomic Rooster (post-Carl Palmer). Following a car accident that left him inactive for two years, he made an attempt at reforming the Thunderbirds in the mid-'70s, and "Out of Time" kept turning up in various reissues, but he saw little new success. Farlowe was rescued from oblivion by his better-known contemporary (and fellow Immediate Records alumnus) Jimmy Page, appearing on the latter's Outrider album in the 1980s, which heralded a BBC appearance that brought him back to center stage in the public consciousness for the first time in two decades. Farlowe followed this up with new albums and touring with various reconstituted '60s and '70s groups, and although he never saw another hit single, his reputation as a live performer was enough to sustain a career -- nor did the release of his Ready, Steady, Go appearance with Otis Redding on videotape and laserdisc exactly hurt his reputation; indeed, that was the first time many Americans appreciated just how serious a following he'd had in England. His recent albums, including The Voice, have gotten respectable reviews, and his Immediate Records legacy was finally getting treated properly in the 21st century, as well. Along with Manfred Mann's Mike d'Abo and Paul Jones, Farlowe remains one of those voices from 1960s England that -- with good reason -- hasn't faded and simply won't disappear.
— Bruce Eder, All Music Guide




01. I Remember
02. Push Push
03. Girl Trouble
04. Itty Bitty Pieces
05. Just a Dream
06. What You Gonna Do
07. Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
08. Hound Dog 9. Buzz With the Fuzz
10. You're the One
11. Stormy Monday, Pt. 1-2
12. Voodoo
13. Think
14. Lipstick Traces
15. Don't Play That Song
16. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
17. Baby Make It Soon
18. Cuttin' In
19. North South East West
20. My Way of Giving

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Paul Weller - Heavy Soul

Like Stanley Road before it, Heavy Soul is more about vibe than songs. There are a few sharply written tracks here and there, but what's important is the rootsy, stripped-down atmosphere. Weller's soul and R&B influences reign supreme on Heavy Soul, yet they are filtered through late-'60s psychedelia, blues-rock and prog-folk, as he takes songs into extended instrumental jams. The band sounds tight, but Weller has suffered a bit of a songwriting slump, which is evidenced by the handful of keepers that form the core of the album. "Up in Suze's Room" is a hazy, folky gem, the soulful apology "I Should Have Been There to Inspire You" is affecting, and "Peacock Suit" is a fine "Changing Man" rewrite, but too much of Heavy Soul is concerned with texture instead of content. That doesn't make it a difficult listen -- in fact, it's quite entertaining while it's playing -- but there isn't much to explore on repeated plays.


01. Heavy Soul
02. Peacock Suit
03. Up In Suzes' Room
04. Brushed
05. Driving Nowhere
06. I Should Have Been There To Inspire You
07. Heavy Soul (Pt. 2)
08. Friday Street
09. Science
10. Golden Sands
11. As You Lean Into The Light
12. Mermaids

Paul Weller - Heavy Soul

The Story of Them

Them - The Story Of Them Featuring Van Morrison

Long-overdue double CD, collecting all but one of the 50 songs (only "Mighty Like a Rose" is missing) the legendary British blues band left behind in the English Decca and American London vaults. The sound is a significant improvement over prior reissues -- really loud, the way it was meant to be heard -- with little touches like "The Story of Them, Pts. 1 & 2" linked together. It doesn't follow chronological order of release, but the order is entertaining, with alternate takes (stereo single mixes, American single edits, etc.) broken up between the two discs. It would have been nice to have had recording dates and personnel, but considering the fact that the band's lineup, apart from Van Morrison and bassist Alan Henderson, seemed to change every month, it's conceivable that any session information would be suspect. And one wishes for a coherent essay on the history of the band to go with the spread of photographs of the different lineups that are reprinted here.

Disc: 1

1. The Story Of Them (Parts 1 & 2)
2. Don't Start Crying Now
3. Gloria
4. Philosophy
5. One Two Brown Eyes
6. Baby Please Don't Go
7. Here Comes The Night
8. All For Myself
9. One More Time
10. Little Girl
11. I Gave My Love A Diamond
12. Go On Home Baby
13. My Little Baby
14. Mystic Eyes
15. Don't Look Back
16. If You And I Could Be As Two
17. I Like It Like That
18. I'm Gonna Dress In Black
19. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
20. Just A Little Bit
21. You Just Can't Win
22. Bright Lights, Big City
23. Baby What You Want Me To Do
24. I'm Gonna Dress In Black (Alternate Mix)
25. One More Time (Alternate Stereo Mix)
26. Little Girl (Alternate Version)


Disc: 2

1. How Long Baby
2. (It Won't Hurt) Half As Much
3. Something You Got
4. Call My Name
5. Turn On Your Lovelight
6. I Put A Spell On You
7. I Got A Woman
8. Out Of Sight
9. It's All Over Now Baby Blue
10. Bad Or Good
11. Hello Josephine
12. Don't You Know
13. Hey Girl
14. Bring 'Em On In
15. Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough
16. Stormy Monday
17. Friday's Child
18. Richard Cory
19. My Lonely Sad Eyes
20. I Can Only Give You Everything
21. Could You, Would You
22. Bring 'Em On In (Alternate Version)
23. Richard Cory (Alternate Version)
24. Call My Name (Alternate Single Version)


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The In Crowd - Ultimate Collection 1958 - 1967

The In Crowd - Ultimate Collection 1958 - 1967

This four-CD set drawn from the Universal Music archives (which include MCA, Chess, Motown, Polydor, etc.) will seem a little strange to come people. That's mostly because it is aimed at re-creating the mod music experience of the mid-'60s in England, which was heavily steeped in a mix of American soul and its British counterpart, white as well as black. Thus, it manages to juxtapose American international soul legends from across the 1950s and 1960s, including Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (as well as too-often-ignored Motown workhorses like Earl Van Dyke and lesser-known Motown acts like the Elgins), Philadelphia acts like the O'Jays, Northern soul figures such as Tony Clarke, jazzmen like Ramsey Lewis, and New Orleans fixtures such as the Showmen, all alongside a spread of U.K. rockers ranging from superstars like the Who, the legendary Small Faces, and Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames down to fascinating anomalies such as organist Alan Haven, with a smattering of ska performers. There are a lot of rarities, U.S. and British, spread through these 100 songs, not to mention some familiar material heard in new and different contexts -- "I'm the Face," for example, by the Who (working as the High Numbers at the time), comes off more in the vein it was intended to be heard in when it's sandwiched in between tracks by Little Milton and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. This is the way that, say, the Who's (or the Creation's or the Small Faces') own audiences of the time heard the stuff, and it's not only all worthwhile listening for pure pleasure, but downright educational on that level. It's fun, it's different, the sound is good, and the programming is very generous for the price -- the only drawback is the physical design of the booklet, which is set up horizontally and is printed on flimsy paper.

Disc: 1

1. "In" Crowd - Dobie Gray
2. Can I Get a Witness - Marvin Gaye
3. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & the Vandellas, The Vandellas
4. Cool Jerk - The Capitols
5. I Can't Stand It - The Soul Sisters
6. See Saw - Don Covay, The Goodtimers
7. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
8. 1-2-3 - Len Barry
9. Too Many Fish in the Sea - The Marvelettes
10. What'cha Gonna Do About It? - The Small Faces
11. Get Out of My Life Woman - Lee Dorsey
12. Put Yourself in My Place - The Elgins
13. Devil With the Blue Dress - Shorty Long
14. Piece of My Heart - Erma Franklin
15. Cry Baby - The Enchanters, Garnet Mimms
16. Don't Fight It - Wilson Pickett
17. Who's Cheating Who - Little Milton
18. I'm the Face - High Numbers
19. Air Travel - Chris Farlowe
20. Going to a Go-Go - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
21. When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes - The Supremes
22. Woman's Got Soul - The Impressions
23. Finger Poppin' - Ike Turner, Ike & Tina Turner, Tina Turner
24. Think - James Brown, The Famous Flames
25. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's, ,

Disc: 2
1. That Driving Beat - Willie Mitchell
2. Right Track - Billy Butler, The Enchanters
3. Helpless - Kim Weston
4. Road Runner - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
5. Tell Mama - Etta James
6. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers
7. I Got Your Love If You Want It
8. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
9. Boom Bomm - John Lee Hooker
10. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide - Sonny Boy Williamson [I]
11. Leaving Here - Eddie Holland
12. Twist - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
13. Ball O'Fire - The Skatalites
14. Penny Reel - Eric "Monty" Morris
15. King of Kings - Jimmy Cliff
16. Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe
17. Wade in the Water - Ramsey Lewis, Ramsey Lewis Trio,
18. I Do Love You - Billy Stewart
19. My Girl - Smokey Robinson
20. It's All Right - The Impressions
21. Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) - The O'Jays
22. Love Has Gone - The Four Tops
23. It Will Stand - The Showmen
24. Entertainer - Tony Clarke
25. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers

Disc: 3
1. Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
2. I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
3. Whatcha Gonna Do About It - Doris Troy
4. Sitting in the Park - Billy Stewart
5. Yeh Yeh - The Blue Flames, , Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
6. Monkey Time - Major Lance,
7. Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles
8. Walkin' Up a One-Way Street - Willie Tee
9. Sock It to 'Em J.B. - Rex Garvin, Rex Garvin & the Mighty Cravers,
10. Stop Her on Sight (Sos) - Edwin Starr
11. You Beat to the Punch - Mary Wells
12. Try It Baby - Marvin Gaye
13. Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas, Martha Reeves, The Vandellas
14. Come on and See Me - Tammi Terrell
15. Tune Up - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
16. Can You Jerk Like Me? - The Contours
17. Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
18. All for You - Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers
19. Hi-Heel Sneakers - Tommy Tucker
20. My Babe - Little Walter
21. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
22. Shame, Shame, Shame - Jimmy Reed
23. Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Pt. 1-2 - Bobby "Blue" Bland
24. If Somebody Told You - Anna King
25. Image

Disc: 4
1. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere - The Who
2. Biff Bang Pow - The Creation
3. Cruncher
4. Leaving Here - The Birds
5. Almost Grown - The Small Faces
6. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown, The Famous Flames
7. Needs Somebody to Love - Solomon Burke
8. Baby You Got It - The Action
9. Lonely, Lonely Girl I Am - The Velvelettes
10. Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark
11. Hot Dog (My Baby's Comin' Home) - The Four Shells
12. Little Girl - The Graham Bond Organisation, Organisation
13. We Don't Know - The Attack
14. You Can't Sit Down (Parts 1 & 2) - Phil Upchurch, Phil Upchurch
15. Bert's Apple Crumble - Quik
16. In the Meantime - The Blue Flames, , Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
17. Got My Mojo Working - Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Smith
18. Boogaloo Party - The Flamingos
19. All or Nothing - The Small Faces
20. I'm a Man - Spencer Davis, The Spencer Davis Group,
21. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye
22. Time Is on My Side - Irma Thomas
23. That's the Way It's Got to Be - The Poets
24. First I Look at the Purse - The Contours
25. "In" Crowd - Ramsey Lewis, Ramsey Lewis,

The In Crowd Disc 01

The In Crowd Disc 02

The In Crowd Disc 03

The In Crowd Disc 4


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? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears (1966)

? & the Mysterians were an American garage rock band from the mid 1960s, originating in Saginaw, Michigan. The group is best known for their song "96 Tears", a classic garage rock record from late 1966 which also made #1 on the pop chart. The frontman of the band was Question Mark, real name is believed to be Rudy Martinez, but who later legally changed his name to ?. ? & the Mysterians were the first band to be described as punk rock[1].

?'s somewhat eccentric behavior helped establish the group in the national consciousness for a period. He claimed (and still claims) to be a Martian who lived with dinosaurs in a past life, and he never appears in public without his sunglasses. He also claims that "voices" told him he would still be performing "96 Tears" in the year 10,000. The group named itself after the 1957 Japanese science-fiction film The Mysterians, in which aliens from the destroyed planet Mysteroid arrive to conquer Earth.

Musically, the Mysterians were one of the first major Latino rock groups. The original lineup was Larry Borjas (bass), Borjas' cousin Robert Balderrama (guitar) and Robert Martinez (drums) formed the band in 1962, soon adding Frank Rodriguez (organ) and ? (vocals), who was Robert's brother, Rudy. These Mexican-American musicians were born in Texas but grew up in Michigan and began playing in 1964. Borjas and Martinez were soon drafted, and Frank Lugo (bass) and Eddie Serrato (drums) replaced them. ? soon wrote the song that would become their first and only hit.

Size: 32,7 mB
Bitrate: 128 kB

Tracks:

01. 96 Tears
02. Midnight Hour
03. I Need Somebody
04. "8" Teen
05. Ain't it a Shame
06. Love Me Baby
07. Do Something to Me
08. Stormy Monday
09. Up Side
10. Don't Break This Heart of Mine
11. Ten O'Clock
12. Why Me
13. You're Telling Me Lies
14. Don't Tease Me
15. Set Aside
16. Make You Mine

? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears (1966)