Wednesday, November 27, 2024

 Assorted Best Of Jazz Vol 84 - Women In Jazz Vol 05

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (1964-2023)

01. Barbara Dennerlein - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (1986) 
02. Barbara Dennerlein - Grandfather's Funk (1992) 
03. Nicole Glover - The Fox (2023) 
04. Cecilie Strange - The Alice's Of My Life (2023) 
05. Cecilie Strange - The Great Grand (2023) 
06. Isla Eckinger - Stuffy (1982) 
07. Magda Mayas - Shards (2009) 
08. Magda Mayas - Slow Metal Skin (2009) 
09. Mimi Fox - Against The Grain (2019) 
10. Sophia Tomelleri & Massimo Farao - Reflections (2023) 
11. Sophia Tomelleri & Massimo Farao - The Shadow Of Your Smile (2023) 
12. Cindy Bradley - Evening Zen (2023) 
13. Emily Remler - Afro Blue (1982) 
14. Emily Remler - Around The Bend (1990) 
15. Rhoda Scott - What Kind Of Fool Am I (1968) 
16. Julie Saury - Oclupaca (2023) 
17. Akiko Tsuruga - Mack The Knife (2023) 
18. Akiko Tsuruga - Back Track (2023) 
19. Shirley Scott & Kenny Burrell - Travelin' Light (1964) 
20. Jennifer Wharton - Virtual Reality (2023)

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 82 (1941-1976)

01. Little Ann - Deep Shadows (1967) 
02. Kay Starr & Nat King Cole - Stormy Weather (1950) 
03. Nat King Cole - Bring Another Drink (1945) 
04. Chuck Armstrong - How Sweet It Is (1969) 
05. Chuck Armstrong - I'm A Lonely Man (1976) 
06. Chuck Armstrong - Misleading Information (1976) 
07. James Brown - Talking Loud And Saying Nothing Part I (1972) 
08. James Brown - Talking Loud And Saying Nothing Part II (1972) 
09. Bette McLaurin - Petticoat Baby (1965) 
10. Ty Karim - All In Vain (1965) 
11. Ty Karim - Lighten Up Baby (1966) 
12. Ty Karim - Help Me Get That Feeling Back Again (1967) 
13. Zilla Mays - Take Your Time (1954) 
14. Zilla Mays - You Just Don't Care (1954) 
15. McShann & His Orchestra - New Confessin' The Blues (1941) 
16. McShann & His Orchestra - Hootie's Ignorant Oil (1941) 
17. Lillian Leach & The Mellows - Lovable Lily (1955) 
18. Little Richard - Ain't That Good News (1953) 
19. Little Richard - Ride On King Jesus (1961) 
20. Ace Holder - Encourage Me Baby (1963) 
21. Ace Holder - I'm In Love With You (1963) 

Sunday, November 24, 2024

 The Best Of Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 71

The Mississippi Saxophone Vol 02 - Better Get Ready

01. Elder Roma Wilson & Family - Better Get Ready 
02. Bill 'Jazz' Gilliam - Key To The Highway 
03. Bill 'Jazz' Gilliam - She Belongs To Me 
04. Adrian Jimenez & Roberto Porzio - Careless Love 
05. Adrian Jimenez & Roberto Porzio - Good Morning Blues 
06. Marquise Knox & Lazy Lester - You The One 
07. Marquise Knox & Lazy Lester - Change My Way Of Living 
08. Sonny Terry - Louise 
09. Sonny Terry - Hootin' Blues 
10. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - My Baby Done Changed That Lock On The Door
11. Forest City Joe - A Woman On Every Street 
12. Forest City Joe - Sawdust Bottom 
13. Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon - Someday Baby Blues 
14. Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon - Down South Blues 
15. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Christmas Morning Blues 
16. Sonny Boy Williamson I - You Got To Step Back 
17. Sonny Boy Williamson I - I'm Tired Trucking My Blues Away 
18. Rag Mama Rag - Drifter's Song 
19. Rag Mama Rag - Key To The Highway 
20. Hot Shot Love - Wolf Call Boogie 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 80 (1949-2022)

01. Art Pepper Quartet - Blues Rock (1957) 
02. Art Pepper Quartet - Rock Blues (1957) 
03. Big Joe Turner - There'll Be Some Tears Fallin' (1964) 
04. Arelean Brown - I'm A Streaker Baby (1974) 
05. Ike & Tina Turner - You've Got Too Many Ties That Bind (1969) 
06. Esther Phillips - When Love Comes To The Human Race (1966) 
07. Buddy Guy & Jason Isbell - Gunsmoke Blues (2022) 
08. Little Mac Simmons - Never Leave My Homework Undone (1970) 
09. Little Mac Simmons - Blue Light (1974) 
10. Little Mac Simmons - You're So Fine (1974) 
11. Elmer Warner - Bring Back My Love (1951) 
12. Elmer Warner - I Must Be Out Of My Mind (1951) 
13. Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters - When I'm Gone (1949) 
14. Kitty Stevenson - With You (1949) 
15. Kitty Stevenson - Hold Them Joe (1949) 
16. Ray Charles - Confession Blues (1949) 
17. Dinah Washington - You Satisfy (1949) 
18. Dinah Washington - Laughing Boy (1949) 
19. Little Bobby - Good Morning Sunshine (2005) 
20. Little Bobby - Lord I'm Singing The Blues (2005) 
21. Little Bobby - Six String Telephone (2005) 

Thursday, November 21, 2024

 Soul Party Vol 76 - Cheatin' Is A Risky Business

01. Little Milton - Cheatin' Is A Risky Business 
02. Ana Layla - The Dirty Man I Love 
03. Z.Z. Hill - You Just Cheat And Lie 
04. Shirley Brown - Dirty Feelin' 
05. Sideshow - Sexy Lady 
06. Stephanie Pickett - Back Door Lover 
07. Willie Clayton - Homewrecker 
08. A.C. Reed - My Baby's Been Cheating I Know 
09. James Brown - Sex Machine 
10. Doris Duke - Woman Of The Ghetto 
11. Raw Spitt - I Dig Black Girls 
12. The Bar-Kays - Woman Of The Night 
13. The O'Jays - Back Stabbers 
14. Rasputin Stash - The Devil Made Me Do It 
15. Maceo & All The King's Men - Funky Women 
16. The Temptations - Witchcraft For Your Love 
17. Stan Mosley - Don't Make Me Creep 
18. Tommie Young - Get Out Of My Life 
19. The Tams - Trouble Maker 
20. Wade Flemons - Devil In Your Soul

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 79 (1947-1969)

01. Joan Shaw & Blues Express Orchestra - You're Driving Me Crazy (1953) 
02. Joan Shaw & Blues Express Orchestra - Why Don't You Leave My Heart Alone (1953) 
03. Clara Ward - I've Heard Of A City (1953) 
04. Fention Robinson & The Castle Rockers - Crazy Crazy Loving (1958) 
05. Fention Robinson - As The Years Go Passing By (1959) 
06. King Charles & His Orchestra - But You Thrill Me (1954) 
07. King Charles & His Orchestra - Bop Cat Stomp (1954) 
08. The Norfolk Four - It May Be The Last Time (1953) 
09. Barbara McNair - He's A King (1960) 
10. Barbara McNair - For Once In My Life (1966) 
11. Barbara McNair - When I'm Gone (1969) 
12. Ted Taylor - Hold Me Tight (1959) 
13. Otis Rush - Homework (1962) 
14. The Big Three Trio - Don't Let That Music Die (1949) 
15. Helen Humes - Airplane Blues (1950) 
16. Helen Humes - Helen's Advice (1950) 
17. Peppermint Nelson - Houston Blues (1947) 
18. Peppermint Nelson - Peppermint Boogie (1947) 
19. Peppermint Harris - Angel Child (1960) 
20. The Harmonizing Four - Let God Abide (1954) 
21. The Harmonizing Four - I Shall Not Be Moved (1955)

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Recordings Vol 85

Rock & Roll Party Vol 03 - Rock The Joint

01. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock The Joint 
02. Sonny Knight - Teenage Party 
03. Danny & The Saints - Peggy's Party 
04. Dickie Damron - Gonna Have A Party 
05. Wanda Jackson - There's A Party Goin' On 
06. Jerry Lee Lewis - Birthday Cake 
07. Dean Beard - Party Party 
08. Elroy Dietzel - Teenage Ball 
09. Bob Landers - Cherokee Dance 
10. Carlo & The Secrets - Pony Party 
11. Davy Douglas - Party Crashin' 
12. Benny Joy - Spin The Bottle 
13. Bill Pinkney - After The Hop 
14. Billy Brown - Did We Have A Party 
15. Jimmy Simms - Twistin' On The Beach 
16. Johnny Fallin - Party Line 
17. The Pixies Three - Birthday Party 
18. Norman Fox & The Rob Roys - Dance Girl Dance 
19. Cliff Nash & The Rockaways - Bandstand 
20. Bob Davies - Rock To The Music

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 78 (1948-2003)

01. Cassandra Wilson - Fragile (2003) 
02. Nancy Wilson - Ode To Billie Joe (1967) 
03. Earl Klugh - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1976) 
04. Kenny Drew Trio - Drew's Blues (1953) 
05. Sonny Boy Williamson II - This Is My Apartment (1957) 
06. Harmonica 'Blues King' Harris - Blues King Mango (1956) 
07. Harmonica 'Blues King' Harris - I Need You Pretty Baby For My Own (1956) 
08. Eddie Boyd - Nothing But The Blues (1960) 
09. The Harmonizing Four - Jesus Is A Friend To Everyone (1951) 
10. The Harmonizing Four - Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown (1952) 
11. Clear Waters - Boogie Woogie Baby (1958) 
12. Clear Waters - Hillbilly Blues (1958) 
13. Rev. H.H. Harrington - Black Pride (1968) 
14. Rev. H.H. Harrington - Christmas In Heaven (1968) 
15. Percy Harris & The Blues Unlimited - Love Affair (1983) 
16. Percy Harris & The Blues Unlimited - One Of These Days (1983) 
17. William Bell - Monkeying Around (1963) 
18. William Bell - Soldier's Goodbye (1966) 
19. William Bell - Share What You Got But Keep What You Need (1966) 
20. BullMoose Jackson & His Orchestra - Moose On The Loose (1948) 
21. Calvin Boze & His All Stars - Working With My Baby (1949) 
22. Mister Ruffin - A Touch Of Heaven (1955) 

Friday, November 15, 2024

 Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings Vol 122

We Got You Covered Vol 03 - Lovesick Blues

01. Merle Haggard - Lovesick Blues 
02. Merle Haggard - Moanin' The Blues 
03. Bill Haley & His Comets - Cold, Cold Heart 
04. Big Jeff & The Radio Playboys - Step It Up And Go 
05. D.L. Menard - Wildwood Flower 
06. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Corrine Corrina 
07. Charley Pride - Honky Tonk Blues 
08. Country Joe McDonald - Blowing Down That Dusty Road 
09. Dolly Parton & Artimus Pyle Band - Freebird 
10. Buck Owens & His Buckaroos - That Old Time Religion 
11. Marty Robbins - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 
12. Bobby Barnett - Stand By Your Man 
13. Skeeter Davis - Your Cheatin´ Heart 
14. Bobby Sykes - Just A Closer Walk With Thee 
15. Bob Roubian - Blue Suede Shoes 
16. Cat Clyde & Jeremie Albino - Freight Train 
17. Waylon Jennings - Norwegian Wood 
18. Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - The Dock Of The Bay 
19. Texas Ruby - John Henry 
20. Martha Scanlan - Abilene

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 77 (1948-2022)

01. Fernest Arceneaux & His Louisiana French Band - Bernadette (1981) 
02. Fernest Arceneaux & His Louisiana French Band - Mean Woman (1981) 
03. Fernest Arceneaux & His Louisiana French Band - Sweet Little Angel (1981) 
04. Etta Jones - I'm Gonna Lock My Heart And Throw Away The Key (1976) 
05. The Angelic Gospel Singers & The Dixie Hummingbirds - Jesus Will Answer Prayer (1950)
06. The Soul Stirrers & Sam Cooke - Jesus Gave Me Water (1951) 
07. Sam Cooke - Little Red Rooster (1963) 
08. Sam Cooke - Shake, Rattle And Roll (1963) 
09. The Coasters - Down Home Girl (1967) 
10. Larry Williams - Hootchy-Koo (1958) 
11. Johnny Rawls - Reap What You Sow (2022) 
12. Johnny Rawls - Going Back To Mississippi (2022) 
13. Johnny Rawls - Straight From The Bottle (2022) 
14. Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Penguin Part 1 (1971) 
15. James Brown - The Funky Drummer Parts 1 & 2 (1970) 
16. Pee Wee Crayton - When Darkness Falls (1948) 
17. Pee Wee Crayton - Things I Used To Do (1970) 
18. The Three Degrees - You're The Fool (1970) 
19. Willie Mae Ford Smith - Jesus Is His Name (1950) 
20. Brother & Sister - Jesus Walks With Me (1950) 
21. Harvey Scales - Sun Won't Come Out (1969)

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

 Assorted Best Of Jazz Vol 83 - A Handful Of Jazz Trumpet Greats Vol 03

Ain't No Sunshine (1954-2024)

01. Phil Harper & The Massimo Farao Trio - Ain't No Sunshine (2024) 
02. Phil Harper & The Massimo Farao Trio - Tin Tin Deo (2024) 
03. Blue Mitchell - Tones For Joan's Bones (1967) 
04. Art Farmer - Alone Together (1954) 
05. Takuya Kuroda - Dead End Dance (2022) 
06. Takuya Kuroda - It's Okay (2022) 
07. Jack Sheldon - Afterthoughts (1965) 
08. Shorty Rogers - Just A Few (1954) 
09. Shorty Rogers - Blues Way Up There (1955) 
10. Art Farmer - Blue Room (1962) 
11. Art Farmer - Tonk (1962) 
12. Hugh Masakela - Grazing In The Grass (1968) 
13. Clark Terry - Blue Waltz (1985) 
14. Clark Terry - Brother Terry (1988) 
15. Chet Baker - These Foolish Things (1956) 
16. Booker Little - Life's A Little Blue (1960) 
17. Booker Little - Booker's Blues (1961) 
18. Freddie Hubbard - Blue Frenzy (1964) 
19. Hikari Ichihara - Blue Prelude (2006) 
20. Ray Vega - Front Row Family (2023)

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 76 (1946-2022)

01. Eddie Guitar Burns - I Love To Jump The Boogie (1952) 
02. Eddie Guitar Burns - Treat Me Like I Treat You (1957) 
03. Donald Height - Three Hundred And Sixty Five Days (1967) 
04. Bobby Harris - Mr. Success (1966) 
05. Bobby Harris - Baby, Come Back To Me (1967) 
06. Mary Lou Williams - Boogie Misterioso (1946) 
07. Esther Marrow - Satisfied (1970) 
08. Esther Marrow - Money Honey (1970) 
09. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Yes We Will (2022) 
10. Buster Smith - E-Flat Boogie (1959) 
11. Buster Smith - King Alcohol (1959) 
12. Forrest C Sykes - Tonky Boogie (1947) 
13. Forrest C Sykes - Forrest's Got The Blues (1947) 
14. The Dixie Humming Birds - I'll Be Satisfied (1949) 
15. The Silveraires - Travelling Shoes (1949) 
16. Amina Claudine Myers - Jailhouse Blues (1980) 
17. Amina Claudine Myers - Dirty No-Gooder's Blues (1980) 
18. Jimmy Smith - See See Rider (1958) 
19. Jimmy Smith - Messin' Around (1958) 
20. Jimmy Smith - I Got A Woman (1958) 
21. George Benson & Ann Winley - Sweet Taste Of Love (1966) 

Monday, November 11, 2024

 The Best Of Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 70

The Boozy Blues Vol 03 - Hittin' The Bottle Stomp

01. The Mississippi Jook Band - Hittin' The Bottle Stomp 
02. Big Bill Broonzy - I Love My Whiskey 
03. Sleepy John Estes - Liquor Store Blues 
04. Washboard Sam - Beer Garden Blues 
05. Tommy McClennan - Whiskey Head Woman 
06. Tommy McClennan - Whiskey Head Man 
07. The Mississippi Sheiks - Bootleggers' Blues 
08. Robert Johnson - Drunken Hearted Man 
09. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Alcohol Blues 
10. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Blues That Made Me Drunk 
11. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Got The Bottle Up And Gone 
12. Eric Bibb - Champagne Habits 
13. Bukka White - Good Gin Blues 
14. Charlie Spand - Rock And Rye 
15. Doctor Clayton - Moonshine Woman Blues 
16. Big Joe Williams - No More Whisky 
17. Big Joe Williams - Sloppy Drunk Blues 
18. The Ten Cent Shooters - Bottle Up And Go 
19. Tiny Legs Tim - Everybody's Drinking 
20. Roosevelt Sykes - Devil's Island Gin Blues

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 75 (1949-2021)

01. David T. Walker - Blues For My Father (1970) 
02. Sugar Pie DeSanto - Hello San Francisco Part 1 (1992) 
03. Sugar Pie DeSanto - Hello San Francisco Part 2 (1992) 
04. Sugar Pie DeSanto - Boyfriend (1992) 
05. Curtis Amy & Paul Bryant - Searchin' (1960) 
06. Curtis Amy & Paul Bryant - This Is The Blues (1960) 
07. Norma Jenkins - It's All Over Now (1976) 
08. Norma Jenkins - I Fooled You Didn't I (1976) 
09. The Hideaways - Hide Out (1966) 
10. The Hideaways - Jolly Joe (1966) 
11. The Staple Singers - He (1980) 
12. The Staple Singers - Garden Party (1980) 
13. Blue Mitchell - Bluesville (1963) 
14. Sister Wynona Carr - I Want To Go To Heaven And Rest (1949) 
15. Earl Thomas - Elijah Rock (2006) 
16. James Blood Ulmer - I Belong In The U.S.A. (1987) 
17. James Blood Ulmer - Double Trouble (2001) 
18. James Blood Ulmer - Little Red Rooster (2001) 
19. Elizabeth King - He Touched Me (2021) 
20. Edwin Starr - All Around The World (1970) 
21. Edwin Starr - I Can't Escape Your Memory (1970) 
22. Edwin Starr - She Should Have Been Home (1970) 

Saturday, November 9, 2024

 Soul Party Vol 75 - Out On The Floor Vol 03 - Get Down With It

01. Wayne Cochran - Get Down With It 
02. Alvin Cash - Keep On Dancin' 
03. The Bar-Kays - Shake Your Rump To The Funk 
04. The Coasters - Cool Jerk 
05. The Ovations - Dance Party 
06. Natural High - The Whole World Is Dancin' 
07. Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Pony Time 
08. Archie Bell & The Drells - Let's Groove 
09. Lee Dorsey - Ride Your Pony 
10. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street 
11. K.C. & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes 
12. Anglo-Saxon Brown - Disco Music 
13. John L. Watson - Party Down 
14. The Trammps - Dance Contest 
15. Florence Miller - The Groove I'm In 
16. Willie Clayton - Boot Scoot Dance 
17. Fatback Brother Bill Curtis - Dance Girl 
18. Howard Neal - Disco Fever 
19. Jimmie Green - Dance 
20. Willy Wiley - Push And Shove

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 74 (1933-2020)

01. Bessie Smith - Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (1933) 
02. Lowell Fulson - Rambling Blues (1949) 
03. Lowell Fulson - Miss Katie Lee Blues (1949) 
04. Fred Parris - Here I Go Again (2020) 
05. Fred Parris - Supersonic Woman Groove (2020) 
06. Herbie Hancock & Grant Green - Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1962) 
07. Eddie Lockjaw Davis & Shirley Scott - Close Your Eyes (1959) 
08. Hank Crawford - Please Send Me Someone To Love (1961) 
09. Ace Cannon - Going Up The Country (1969) 
10. T-Bone Walker - Cold-Hearted Woman (1968) 
11. Big Chief’s Trio - Poor Man's Blues (1949) 
12. Big Chief’s Trio - Mr Radio Announcer (1949) 
13. Bettye Lavette - Time Will Do The Talking (2012) 
14. Shirley Ann Lee - Blessed Quietness (2012) 
15. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Bye Bye Bird (1963) 
16. The Swan Silvertones - Is God Satisfied With Me (1963) 
17. Rev. Harvey Gates - It's Hard To Live In This Old World (1978) 
18. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Livin' In The Jungle (2011) 
19. Teddy Pendergrass - You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration (1981) 
20. Buddy Stewart & His Quartet - Shawn (1949) 
21. Buddy Stewart & His Quartet - Hee Haw (1949) 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Recordings Vol 84

Early R&R Cover Songs Vol 04 - Honky Tonk

01. Bill Haley & His Comets - Honky Tonk 
02. Johnny Seay - Blue Moon Of Kentucky 
03. Eddie Ouinteros - Lindy Lou 
04. Vernon Taylor - Mystery Train 
05. Elvis Presley - Good Rockin' Tonight 
06. Jerry Lee Lewis - Be Bop A Lula 
07. Jerry Lee Lewis - What'd I Say 
08. Scotty Moore - Milk Cow Blues 
09. N.A. Stephenson & The Four Kings - Boogie Woogie Country Girl 
10. Lawrence Shaul & The Aristocats - Tutti Frutti 
11. Bob Luman - Big River 
12. Carl Perkins - That's All Right 
13. Roy Hall - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 
14. Charlie Feathers - That's Alright 
15. Charlie Feathers - Folsom Prison Blues 
16. Mack Allen Smith - Old Man River 
17. Gene Vincent - Unchained Melody 
18. Bill Pinky - After The Hop 
19. Mark Devon - Running Bear 
20. Ricky Nelson - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 73 (1955-2022)

01. Charles Earland & Melvin Sparks - Blues For Sheila (1997) 
02. Melvin Sparks - Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself (1970) 
03. Mose Allison - Your Mind Is On Vacation (1976) 
04. James Hunter - Night Bus (1998) 
05. James Hunter - Lover's Prayer (1998) 
06. James Hunter - Because You're Mine (1998) 
07. Piano Red - Jump Man Jump (1955) 
08. B. Brown & His McVouts - Good Woman Blues (1955) 
09. Cal Valentine & The Texas Rockers - The Boogie Twist (1962) 
10. Little Milton - Hard Luck Blues (1966) 
11. Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins - Red Mama Blues (2007) 
12. Earl Gaines - I Believe In Your Love (1995) 
13. Earl Gaines - Drivin' Wheel (1995) 
14. Shemekia Copeland - Fried Catfish And Bibles (2022) 
15. Shemekia Copeland & Cedric Burnside - Done Come Too Far (2022) 
16. Shemekia Copeland & Sonny Landreth - Too Far To Be Gone (2022) 
17. Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny - Some Sweet Day (2021) 
18. Demetria Taylor & Billy Flynn - 83 Highway (2022) 
19. Demetria Taylor, Deitra Farr & Billy Flynn - Blues Early This Morning (2022) 
20. Lucky Peterson - Nana Jarnell (2014) 
21. Walter Trout - High Is Low (2022) 

Monday, November 4, 2024

 Albums That Deserve Another Listen

NOW WITH A NEW LINK

Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music For The Mind And Body (Vanguard 1967)


Tracks: 

01. Flying High 
02. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine 
03. Death Sound 
04. Porpoise Mouth 
05. Section 43 
06. Super Bird 
07. Sad and Lonely Times 
08. Love 
09. Bass Strings 
10. The Masked Marauder 
11. Grace

Personnel:

Country Joe McDonald - lead vocals (tracks 1-4, 6, 9-11), rhythm guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7-9), tambourine (track 3), lead guitar (track 5), harmonica (track 5), backing vocals (track 7)
Barry Melton - lead guitar (tracks 1-5, 8-11), rhythm guitar (track 6), lead vocals (tracks 7, 8), bass (track 7)
David Cohen - rhythm guitar (track 1), organ (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8-10), lead guitar (tracks 3, 6, 7, 11)
Bruce Barthol - bass (all tracks except track 7), harmonica (tracks 7, 10)
Gary "Chicken" Hirsh - drums

Electric Music for the Mind and Body is Country Joe and the Fish's debut album. Released in May 1967 on the Vanguard label, it was one of the first psychedelic albums to come out of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Country Joe and the Fish were originally formed in 1965 by Country Joe McDonald and Barry Melton as an acoustic folk/jugband duo. This embryonic version of the group, supplemented by Carl Shrager, Bill Steele and Mike Beardslee, recorded an initial EP in September of that year which was released as a "talking issue" of Rag Baby magazine a month later. The EP featured early versions of "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin-to-Die Rag" and "Superbird", both of which would be re-recorded for the first two albums, along with two Peter King tracks. By January 1966 the group had expanded into a semi-electric six-piece, with the transition to a fully electric rock band happening after several members attended a Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Jefferson Airplane show at UC Berkeley on April 16. On June 6, this version of the group cut a self-titled second EP at Berkeley's Sierra Sound Laboratories released that July, featuring three songs ("Section 43", "Thing Called Love", and "Bass Strings") which would all be re-recorded for the debut album. The EP was pressed four times and proved very popular, which resulted in record company attention; in early November of '66 the group were set to record a third EP when they were discovered and signed to Vanguard records by producer Samuel Charters.

In late November 1966 the group began trial recordings for the album at Sierra Sound Laboratories, but clashes between Joe and drummer John Francis Gunning led to the latter's abrupt firing. His replacement, Gary "Chicken" Hirsh, joined the group in time for an extended period of rehearsals at The Barn in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the weeks before Christmas 1966, where the new lineup gelled.

Recording sessions for the album proper took place on four-track machines during the first week of February 1967 at Sierra Sound, produced by Charters. The instrumental backings to the songs were largely played live in the studio, with Joe's later vocal overdubs recorded with the lights out due to his self-consciousness at having the others look at him while singing.

The first songs recorded on February 1 were "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine", chosen as the lead single that April, and "Bass Strings", which had originally appeared on the second EP. According to Joe, the subject of "Lorraine" was a compendium of several different women although he professed to not particularly like the song, and wondered how it became popular. The group were nervous to sing "Bass Strings" as the lyrics admitted they all smoked marijuana, which was a felony at the time; at the end of the track Joe can be heard whispering the letters "L-S-D". On February 2, "Porpoise Mouth" (known as "Happiness Is A Porpoise Mouth" on the stereo pressing) and "The Masked Marauder" were committed to tape; the former is about an erection and shifts time signatures from 3/4 to 6/8, while the latter is a multi-sectional instrumental which was the newest thing written for the album, developed during the December 1966 Barn rehearsals. The next day, "Death Sound" (known as "Death Sound Blues" on the stereo pressing), "Love" and "Grace" were tackled. "Death Sound" was one of the earliest songs penned, an acid-blues number with dark themes of death. "Love" had been another early song written by the whole band and recorded for the self-titled second EP as "Thing Called Love", although it appears here in a faster rearrangement with a soul backbeat and lead vocal by Melton. "Grace" was Joe's ode to Grace Slick, the lead singer of Jefferson Airplane. Joe had met her while she was in her earlier band, The Great Society, and wanted to give her better material to sing. The song was influenced by Japanese music and employed a number of sonic additions including bells, chimes, water sound effects, and increasing echo delay, getting slower as it progresses.

February 4 was given to re-takes and overdubs to "Lorraine", "Masked Marauder", "Bass Strings", and "Porpoise Mouth". On February 6 the group reconvened to cut the album opener "Flying High" and lengthy side one closer "Section 43". "Flying High" was based on a real-life incident where Joe was stuck hitchhiking in the rain in Los Angeles, ignored by all the "straight" cars until finally picked up by two fellow hippies. "Section 43" was another track that had appeared on the second EP, originally begun by Joe on an acoustic guitar and harmonica with more sections added in as it developed, with influences ranging from guitarist John Fahey to classical pieces like "In the Hall of the Mountain King". The final recording was edited together from three sections titled "A", "B", and "ragtime", with Charters fading each one out to complete silence. The last day of recording, on the 7th, saw "Superbird" and "Sad and Lonely Times" completed. "Superbird" was a protest number taking aim at President Johnson that had initially appeared on the first EP from October 1965, transformed from an acoustic jugband number to a soul-infused rocker with added lyrics that promised the commander-in-chief would be made to "eat flowers" and "drop acid". "Sad And Lonely Times" was an older song with Melton taking lead vocal, although members of the band have since identified it as their least favorite on the album due to its simple C&W arrangement.

Two other songs were considered for the album: "Thought Dream", recorded on February 2, was held over for the sophomore effort I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die, while the "I-Feel- Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" itself (another song that had appeared on the first Rag Baby EP) was considered too controversial to record by Charters and held over until after it was seen how the similar protest number "Superbird" fared with radio.

When the sessions were finished, Charters took the tapes to Vanguard Studios in New York to edit and mix the album. He tried several different running orders but eventually settled on having each side begin with the more "out" or commercial songs and then gradually going further "in" to the most spiritual, psychedelic material.

"Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" previewed the album that April and was the band's only entry on the singles chart, peaking at #95 on Billboard that August. The album was released on May 11, 1967, on the Vanguard label, with a release party thrown at the Fillmore on the same night. Sales were slow at first but picked up after the group's appearance at the Monterey International Pop Festival that June (where versions of both "Martha Lorraine" and "Section 43" were filmed, the latter appearing in the movie), eventually peaking at #39 in September.

Due to deterioration of the original master tapes, the album was remixed in 1982 and this remix was used for the original CD release in 1990. In 2013 a new two-disc deluxe version appeared which included both the original mono and stereo mixes. It is the first time producer Sam Charters’ original stereo mixdown had been issued on compact disc. Both stereo and mono versions of the album, with the mono housed in the original rejected sleeve design, were released on the Wave of Electrical Sound box set in 2018.

The album was received warmly on release with the Berkeley Gazette in glowing praise, stating that songs like "Bass Strings" and "Section 43" "employ echo chambers, distortion, and other electronic embellishments to augment the unique versatility of sound mixing the Fish compulsively indulge in...the mood is essentially psychedelic, with the texture of smoky colored glass."

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder felt that the album is "one of the most important and enduring documents of the psychedelic era". Country Joe later boasted "If you want to understand psychedelic music, and you haven't heard Electric Music for the Mind and Body, then you probably don't know what you're talking about."

The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.


 Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings Vol 121

Bars, Bottles & Drunks Vol 03 - Hangover Boogie

01. Bob Newman - Hangover Boogie 
02. Oscar Chandler - Mama's Gone To Heaven Papa's Gone To Drink 
03. Helen Carter - Kneeling Drunkard's Plea 
04. Hank Williams, Jr. - There's A Devil In The Bottle 
05. Rod Morris - Drunkard's Blues 
06. Rod Morris - Three Empty Bottles 
07. The Hi-Flyers - Beer Parlour Jive 
08. Virgil Fleming - Bottom Of The Fifth 
09. Jerry Hegarty - Whiskey On Sunday 
10. Keith Compton - Smilin' Mel The Beer Man 
11. Willie Nelson - Bubbles In My Beer 
12. Bobby Barnett - The Finished Product Of The Brewers Art 
13. Hugh X Lewis - Talking To A Bottle 
14. Leon Payne - Brothers Of A Bottle 
15. Connie Hall - The Bottle Or Me 
16. Sonny Wright - Hungover 
17. Waylon Jennings - Time Between Bottles Of Wine 
18. Tracy Lawrence - It Only Takes One Bar To Make A Prison 
19. Steve Laneer - One More Drink With A Fool 
20. John Edward Hartley - The Bottle 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 72 (1940-1997)

01. Artie Christopher - Stoned Soul (1968) 
02. Artie Christopher - Hello L.A. Bye Bye Birmingham (1968) 
03. Lee Oskar - A Soulful Prayer (1997) 
04. Charles Earland - Honky Tonk (1997) 
05. Curtis Jones - Blues Memories (1940) 
06. Curtis Jones - Don't Leave Me Baby (1941) 
07. The Lloyd Singers - I Feel The Spirit Coming On (1965) 
08. TNT Tribble - Annie's Mambo (1953) 
09. TNT Tribble - The Man From Jamaica (1953) 
10. Camille Howard & Roy Milton's Solid Senders - Groovy Blues (1950) 
11. Daisy Mae & The Hepcats - Woman Trouble (1956) 
12. Johnny Copeland - Stealing (1964) 
13. Johnny Copeland - Dear Mother (1971) 
14. Johnny Copeland - Old Man Blues (1971) 
15. Tiny Grimes & His Rockin' Highlanders - St. Louis Blues (1952) 
16. Tiny Grimes & His Rockin' Highlanders - Why Did You Waste My Time (1953) 
17. Albert Macon & Robert Thomas - She Wanna Do The Boogie Woogie (1981) 
18. Albert Macon & Robert Thomas - Got To Move (1981) 
19. Frank Motley - Herbert's Jump (1951) 
20. Frank Motley - That's All Right (1951) 
21. Frank Motley - Dual Trumpet Blues (1951)

Saturday, November 2, 2024

 Assorted Best Of Jazz Vol 82 - A Handful Of Jazz Trombone Greats Vol 02

Pennies From Heaven (1958-2024)

01. Nick Finzer - Pennies From Heaven (2024) 
02. Nick Finzer - CC (2024) 
03. Tyree Glenn - Love For Sale (1960) 
04. Tyree Glenn - Like Someone In Love (1960) 
05. Maynard Ferguson - It's Only A Paper Moon (1958) 
06. Joe Temperley - John's Bunch (1978) 
07. Joe Temperley - Stella By Starlight (1978) 
08. Bennie Green - Bennie Plays The Blues (1960) 
09. Melba Liston - Insomnia (1958) 
10. Melba Liston - Zagred This (1958) 
11. Slide Hampton - On The Street Where You Live (1961) 
12. Wycliffe Gordon - Blue 'n' Boogie (2001) 
13. Wycliffe Gordon - In A Mellow Tone (2001) 
14. Jennifer Wharton - Mama's Alright (2023) 
15. Lis Wessberg - Twain Walking (2024) 
16. Lis Wessberg - Birds (2024) 
17. Isla Eckinger - Detroit Blues (1982) 
18. Samuel Blaser - Root Beer Rag (2023) 
19. Robert Edwards - Baubles, Bangles, And Beads (2023) 
20. Robert Edwards - My Way (2023) 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 71 (1948-2022)

01. Bobby Parker - Steal Your Heart Away (1961) 
02. Chubby Jackson's Big Band - New York To Chicago (1958) 
03. James Wheeler - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (1997) 
04. South Side Slim - Kitchen Floor (2001) 
05. South Side Slim - I Wish I Was Blind (2001) 
06. South Side Slim - Dollar Bill (2009) 
07. Randy California & Spirit - Pick A Bale Of Cotton (1995) 
08. Lee Moses - Never In My Life (1968) 
09. Lee Moses - If Loving You Is A Crime I'll Always Be Guilty (1968) 
10. Don Covay - The Popeye Waddle (1963) 
11. Shelton Dunaway & The Cup Cakes - Mary Lou Doin' The Pop Eye (1962) 
12. Shelton Dunaway & The Cup Cakes - Just One Kiss (1962) 
13. Earl Bostic - Hot Sauce Boss (1948) 
14. Earl Bostic - Bostic's Boogie Blues (1948) 
15. The Texas Horns - Alligator Gumbo (2022) 
16. The Texas Horns - J.B.s Rock (2022) 
17. B.B. King - Think It Over (1967) 
18. Joe Carroll & Howard McGhee Quartet - Gambler's Blues (1970) 
19. The Original Gospel Harmonettes - One Morning Soon (1952) 
20. Big Boy Myles - She's So Fine (1962) 
21. Bobby Peterson - Irresistible You (1960)