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
Archive for the ‘Compilations and Boxes’ Category
The Best of Gerry & the Pacemakers: The Definitive Collection
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Go Go Train: Doin’ the Mod!, Vol. 1
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
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
Colossus Gold
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
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
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
Sorrows-Take A Heart
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
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
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin’
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
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
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
Friday, December 25th, 2009
What else could it be?
Merry Christmas everybody!
Christmas Pantheon:
White Christmas – Darlene Love
Frosty the Snowman – The Ronettes
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – The Crystals
Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes
Marshmallow World – Darlene Love
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – The Crystals
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Ronettes
Winter Wonderland – Darlene Love
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – The Crystals
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
Here Comes Santa Claus – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
Ultra Lounge-Christmas Cocktails, Pt. 3
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Christmas Pantheon:
That’s What I Want for Christmas – Nancy Wilson
Winter Wonderland – Dean Martin
Other Keepers:
White Christmas – Peggy Lee
Sonics, Wailers & Galaxies-Merry Christmas
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Christmas Pantheon:
none
Other Keepers:
Christmas Spirit??
Don’t Believe in Christmas
Christmas Eve
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 3: Space Capades
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Keepers:
Les Baxter – Calcutta
The Voices Of Walter Schumann – Holiday For Strings
Dean Elliot & His Big Band – You’re The Top
Joe Fingers Carr/80 Drums – Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Tak Shindo – Stumbling
Billy May & His Orchestra – This Room Is My Castle Of Quiet
Felix Slatkin – I Get A Kick Out Of You
Dean Elliot & His Big Band – Lonesome Road
Doin The Mod Vol 3 – Maximum R&B
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
There are some songs on here I didn’t include as keepers (Sorrows, Kinks) because they’re going to show up elsewhere…
Keepers:
The Clique – We Didn’t Kiss, We Didn’t Love But Now We Do
The Clique – Time, Time, Time
The First Gear – A Certain Girl
The Game – Gotta Keep On Movin’ Baby
The Koobas – Somewhere In The Night
The Primitives – Help Me
The Sheffields – Hey, Hey Lover Boy
Bangles’ Greatest Hits
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Keepers:
Hero Takes A Fall
Going Down To Liverpool
Manic Monday
Walk Like An Egyptian
Hazy Shade Of Winter
Everything I Wanted
Where Were You When I Needed You
Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Keepers:
Count Basie & Tony Bennett – With Plenty Of Money And You
Louis Prima & Keely Smith – That Old Black Magic
Nat King Cole – I’m Shooting High
Keely Smith – On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Count Basie & Tony Bennett – Are You Having Any Fun?
Peggy Lee – Big Spender
Louis Prima – Pennies From Heaven
The Very Best of Freddie and the Dreamers
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
I really like a couple of their songs, but Freddie and the Dreamers always gave me the willies and I’m not giving them their own category, which isn’t fair but can’t be helped. Years later Right Said Fred would have a similar effect on me. Come to think of it, Fred Schneider is a first-rate willie-giver… I sense a trend here.
Keepers:
Do The Freddie
I’m Telling You Now
* A Little You
* thanks to Dave the Boogieman for the recommended re-listen
Blasters-American Music
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Keepers:
Barefoot Rock
Marie, Marie
Crazy Baby
Buzz Buzz Buzz
Barn Burning
I Fell In Love
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou Soundtrack
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Keepers:
Alison Krauss – Down To The River To Pray
Emmylou Harris – Didn’t Leave Nobody But The Baby
Harry McClintock – Big Rock Candy Mountain
John Hartford – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental)
Norman Blake – You Are My Sunshine
Norman Blake – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
The Cox Family – I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)
The Peasall Sisters – In The Highways
The Soggy Bottom Boys – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (Radio Station Version)
The Soggy Bottom Boys – In The Jailhouse Now
The Soggy Bottom Boys – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
The Whites – Keep On The Sunny Side
We’re A Happy Family- A Tribute To The Ramones
Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Keepers:
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Havana Affair
Marilyn Manson – The KKK Took My Baby Away
The Pretenders – Something To Believe In
Pete Yorn – I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Tom Waits – Return Of Jackie & Judy
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Keepers:
Line Renaud – Sexe
Elliot Fisher – Theme From ‘Our Man Flint’
Jack Fascinato – Spring, Sprang, Sprung
Martin Denny – Harlem Nocturne
Sam Butera – The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Jimmie Haskell – A Shot In The Dark
Julie London – Black Coffee
