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Shoes - Present Tense + Tongue Twister (1979, 1981) {Black Vinyl Records BV 19888 rel 1988}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 509 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 178 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 30 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1979, 1981, 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records / Black Vinyl Records | BV 19888
Rock / Power Pop / Synth-Pop

Some things were destined to be together: Lennon and McCartney, peanut butter and jelly, hamburgers and French fries, and country & western are a few examples. The fabulous Present Tense/Tongue Twister CD is another. The entirety of Shoes' first two Elektra albums (1979's Present Tense and 1981's Tongue Twister) on one disc makes for one of the most highly recommended power pop CDs of all time! Forget what you have heard about Big Star (they were way too sloppy), Raspberries (too inconsistent), and Jellyfish (too self-indulgent); these two albums are the real deal. With harmonies that embrace and cradle your heavy heart plus some of the most delicious melodies since the golden days of Badfinger, Shoes will win over anyone searching for bands that know how to write "the song."

Various Artists - The Hillbillies: They Tried To Rock, Vol. 1 (2014) {Bear Family BCD17350AH rec 1950-1958}
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© 1950-58, 2014 Bear Family Records | BCD 17350 AH
Hillbillies / Rock & Roll / Country / Country Boogie / Rockabilly

At times, the line between country and rock & roll was very thin indeed, but Bear Family's two-volume, 2014 set The Hillbillies: They Tried to Rock presents a familiar story from a different angle: it showcases country singers trying to combat the rising tide of rock & roll. Plenty of the early rock & rollers came up through some manner of country circuit – the Sun stable in particular was riddled with these types – but once Elvis Presley started a streak of monster hits in 1956, major country stars and upstart hillbillies alike tried to ride that wave.