Archive for the ‘Compilations and Boxes’ Category

Land Of 1000 Dunces: Best Of The Bug Outs

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Land Of 1000 Dunces

Keepers:

ABA-Daba-Do Dance – The Tradewinds
Egyptian Shumbia – The Tammys
Snacky Poo, Pt. 1 – The Del-Mars
The Weasel – Little Eddie
The Switch – Race Marbles
The Brain – Jimmy Troy
Rags – T.J. Timber
Beetle Squash – Sonny Boch’s Elephants
Rockin’ in the Jungle – The Oddballs
Ride Your Horse – The Galaxies/The Regulars
Hot Licks – The Rendell’s
We’re Wobbling – Ebbtones
House on Haunted Hill, Pt. 1 – Kenny & the Fiends (pt 1)

Louis Jordan on Film 1942-1945

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Louis Jordan on Film 1942-1945

Keepers:

Caldonia
Don’t Burn the Candle at Both Ends

Louis Jordan on Film 1942-1945

Rockin’ & Boppin’ in the Desert: Arizona Rockabilly, Vol.1

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Rockin & Boppin in the Desert: Arizona Rockabilly, Vol.1

Keepers:

Benny Banta – Cry Little Girlie
Bobby & The Demons – The Woo
Don Cole – Stop
Jack Lane – King Fool
Jimmie Patton – Okie’s In The Pokie
Jimmy Gray – Chicksville USA
Joe D Johnson – Rattlesnake Daddy
Lonesome Long John Roller – Long John’s Flagpole Rock
Newton Rascals – Rascal Boogie
Rusty Isabell – Firewater
The Tads – Mixed Up Mama

Rockin & Boppin in the Desert: Arizona Rockabilly, Vol.1

Ain’t Got No Home: The Best of Clarence “Frogman” Henry

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Ain't Got No Home: The Best of Clarence Frogman Henry

Keepers:

Ain’t Got No Home
Troubles, Troubles
Lonely Tramp
It Won’t Be Long
I’m In Love
Standing In The Need Of Love
A Little Too Much

Ain’t Got No Home: The Best of Clarence “Frogman” Henry

Hittin’ That Jug: The Best Of Sonny Burgess

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Hittin' that Jug: Best of Sonny Burgess

Keepers:

We Wanna Boogie
Red Headed Woman
We Wanna Boogie
Ain’t Got A Thing
Ain’t Gonna Do It
My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It
Whatcha Gonna Do
Mr. Blues
Find My Baby For Me
Tomorrow Night
Itchy
Thunderbird
Sadie’s Back In Town

Hittin’ that Jug: Best of Sonny Burgess

Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima

Keepers:

Oh Marie
Buona Sera
Jump, Jive, an’ Wail
Basin Street Blues – When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (Medley)
Whistle Stop
5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
When You’re Smiling – The Sheik of Araby (Medley)
Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home (with Keely Smith)
I’ve Got the World On a String
Pennies From Heaven
Angelina – Zooma Zooma (Medley)
Embraceable You – I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good (Medley) (with Keely Smith)
That Old Black Magic (with Keely Smith)
The Music Goes ‘Round and Around
Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl! (with Keely Smith)
Lazy River
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (with Keely Smith)

Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima

Home In Your Heart: The Best Of Solomon Burke

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Home In Your Heart

Keepers:

Home In Your Heart
Cry to Me
Stupidity
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
The Price
Get Out of My Life Woman
Save It
When She Touch Me
I Wish I Knew
Party People
Detroit City
It’s Just A Matter of Time
It’s Been a Change
What’d I Say

The Shangri-Las Greatest Hits

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Shangri-Las - Greatest Hits

Keepers:

Leader Of The Pack
Give Him A Great Big Kiss
Out In The Streets
Give Us Your Blessings
Right Now And Not Later
Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand)
I Can Never Go Home Anymore
Past Present And Future

Shangri-Las – Greatest Hits

Ultra Lounge, Vol. 9: Cha-Cha De Amor

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 9: Cha-Cha De Amor

Keepers:

Billy May – So Nice (Samba De Verao)
Julie London – Sway
Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova All-Stars – Desafinado
Mallet Men/80 Drums Around The World – Dark Eyes/It Happened In Monterey
Rinky Dinks – Choo Choo Cha Cha
Various Artists – Rock-Cha-Rhumba
Yma Sumac – Gopher Mambo

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 9: Cha-Cha De Amor

The Fats Domino Jukebox

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Fats Domino Jukebox

Keepers:

The Fat Man
Ain’t That a Shame
All by Myself
Poor Me
I’m in Love Again
Blueberry Hill
Blue Monday
I’m Walkin’
It’s You I Love
Whole Lotta Loving
I Want to Walk You Home
I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
Be My Guest
Walking to New Orleans
My Girl Josephine
Let the Four Winds Blow
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits the Way You Originally Heard Them

Lonesome Sundown-I’m a Mojo Man: The Best of the Excello Singles

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

I'm a Mojo Man: The Best of the Excello Singles

Keepers:

Lost Without Love
Leave My Money Alone
My Home Is A Prison
Lonesome Whistler
Don’t Say A Word
Lonely Lonely Me
I’m a Mojo Man
Don’t Go
You Know I Love You
Gonna Stick to You Baby
Learn to Treat Me Better
My Home Ain’t Here
When I Had, I Didn’t Need
I’m a Samplin’ Man

I’m a Mojo Man: The Best of the Excello Singles

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene

Keepers:

Earle Hagen – I Spy
Elliott Fisher – Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Elmer Bernstein – Staccato’s Theme
Ray Anthony – Dragnet/Room 43
Si Zentner – Walk On The Wild Side
Vikki Carr – The Silencers

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene

Ready Steady Stop: Doin’ the Mod!, Vol. 4

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Ready Steady Stop: Doin the Mod V.4

Keepers:

David Bowie And The Lower Third – Can’t Help Thinking About Me
Michael Leslie – Make Up Or Break Up
The Bystanders – My Way Of Thinking
The Lancastrians – The World Keeps Going Round
The Onyx – You Gotta Be With Me
The Truth – Who’s Wrong

Ready Steady Stop: Doin the Mod V.4

Punk You!, Vol. 1

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Punk You!

Keepers:

X-Ray Spex – Oh Bondage (Up Yours)
Wire – Reuters
Stranglers – (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
Tom Robinson Band – 2-4-6-8 Motorway
Bow Wow Wow – Radio G String
Rezillos – Top Of The Pops
Siouxie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Gardens

Punk You!, Vol. 1: Music for the Discerning Slacker Punk

The Best of Gerry & the Pacemakers: The Definitive Collection

Monday, March 1st, 2010

The Best of Gerry & the Pacemakers

Keepers:

Hello Little Girl
How Do You Do It
I Like It
It’s Gonna Be Alright
La La La
Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying
Dreams
Ferry Cross The Mersey

The Best of Gerry & the Pacemakers: The Definitive Collection

Go Go Train: Doin’ the Mod!, Vol. 1

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Go Go Train: Doin' the Mod!, Vol. 1

Keepers:

Alan Bown Set – Emergency 999
David Bowie – Good Morning Girl
Ferris Wheel – The ‘Na Na’ Song
Koobas – A Place I Know
Paddy, Klaus And Gibson – Rejected
Platform Six – Money Will Not Mean A Thing
Sheila Carter And Episode Six – Incense
Vandyke And The Bambis – Doin’ The Mod
The Sorrows – Let The Live Live

Go Go Train: Doin’ the Mod!, Vol. 1

Colossus Gold

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Colossus Gold

Both Shocking Blue songs on this comp are great, and I promise they’ll show up here when I listen to the albums they originally appeared on.

Keepers:

Shannon – Abergavenny
Bill Deal – May I
George Baker – Little Green Bag
Showstoppers – Ain’t Nothin But a Party
Tee Set – Ma Belle Amie

John Fahey-The Legend of Blind Joe Death

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

The Legend of Blind Joe Death

This album has the 1963 and 1967 versions of the “Blind Joe Death” songs, and it’s all quite incredible.

It takes a lot of work to become this good at something, and it must wear a guy down to do it for years and get as little recognition as John Fahey got…

Keepers:

On Doing An Evil Deed Blues
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home
Uncloudy Day
In Christ There Is No East Or West
Desperate Man Blues
Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday Blues
Sligo River Blues
I’m Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord
West Coast Blues

The Legend of Blind Joe Death

Sorrows-Take A Heart

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Take a Heart

Keepers:

Baby (unreleased 1966 version)
Baby
Don’t Sing No Sad Songs For Me
I Don’t Wanna Be Free
Let Me In
No, No, No, No
Pink, Purple, Yellow, Red
Take A Heart (mono version)
You’ve Got What I Want

Take a Heart

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin’

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5

Keepers:

Sam Butera & The Witnesses – Dig That Crazy Chick
Peggy Lee – Fever
Louis Prima – Jump, Jive An’ Wail
Wayne Newton – Danke Shoen
Sam Butera & The Witnesses – French Poodle
Keely Smith – What Is This Thing Called Love?
Louis Prima – Closer To The Bone
Nat “King” Cole – L-O-V-E
Louis Prima/Keely Smith – That Old Black Magic
Julie London – You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin