Little Richard The Specialty Sessions

Little Richard - The Specialty Sessions (1989) 6CD Box Set Music

Posted by Designol at June 8, 2021

For the hardcore Little Richard fan – the kind that has to hear every recording the architect of rock & roll ever made – there's little question that Ace's Specialty Box Set is the motherlode. Spanning six discs and over a hundred tracks, this is for serious listeners. Since Specialty's condensed, three-disc version of this set also included numerous working versions, alternate takes and commercials, it was also targeted for dedicated listeners, but this set – which is twice as large – is for fans who love to immerse themselves in minute details and unfinished takes. For those listeners, this set is certainly worth the money, since it is lavishly produced and boasts every single thing Little Richard recorded at the label.

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Little Richard - The Best Of Little Richard + Greatest Hits (Jack Clement '1976 Sessions) [2CD in 1 post] Music

Posted by perfecta at Aug. 29, 2011

Little Richard - The Best Of Little Richard (1976) [1997 - 21 tracks version]
EAC-FLAC(Tracks) with CUE & LOG - 319 MB | Scans | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 116 MB
Jack Clement '1976 Sessions | Dominion / Madacy Entertainment # WIN-2-2136

Little Richard - Greatest Hits (1976) [1993 - 16 tracks version]
EAC-FLAC(Image) with CUE, LOG, and Covers - 319 MB
Jack Clement '1976 Sessions | Success / Elap Music Ltd. # 16163CD

These are not the original Specialty recordings that made Little Richard famous as rock's original wildman; rather, they're late '70s stereo remakes of uncertain provenance (there are no musician or producer credits here). In any case, if you're looking for modern versions of these songs, you could do a lot worse. Whoever the musicians are, they've got that '50s New Orleans R&B groove down cold, particular the annonymous drummer and sax player, who do superb recreations of Lee Allen and Earl Palmer, Richard's original back up. The star himself is in excellent voice, if not quite as, er, out there as in his youth.

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Little Richard - The Second Coming, Volume 1 & 2 (The Vee Jay 1964-65s Sessions) [2 CDs Set 1996] Music

Posted by perfecta at July 15, 2011

Little Richard - The Second Coming, Volume 1 & 2 (1996) [2 CDs Set]
2x EAC-FLAC(Tracks) with CUEs & LOGs - 723 MB | Full Scans | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 249 MB
Keep a Rockin' / Talkin' 'bout Soul | TT - 110:14 minutes | Label: Charly Schallplatten GmbH. # CPCD 8244-2

This compilation consisted of tracks recorded for Vee-Jay Records in 1964/1965. As covered on the entry for Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!), Richard recorded nearly fifty tracks for Vee-Jay Records in 1964/1965. With the collapse of Vee Jay, some tracks went unreleased until they appeared on Mr. Big and Talkin' 'bout Soul albums. But this rare compilation contains a most tracks from these sessions.

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Little Richard - Get Down With It: The OKeh Sessions (2004) Music

Posted by perfecta at July 1, 2011

Legacy has offered up a Grammy-worthy (mostly) reissue compilation, and they did it well: they provided noteworthy, lesser-known progressive tracks from a real Rock and Roll originator and insured collectibility by including three missing gems found at the far end of the vaults. This set is primarily "The Explosive Little Richard" plus two four single sides (two of which came out only in Europe) and three miscellaneous.

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Little Richard - His 3 Original 'Specialty' Albums on 3 CDs [1957-1959] (Non-Remastered CD Releases 1989) Music

Posted by perfecta at Nov. 6, 2010

Contains all three original albums released by Specialty Records in 1957 - "Here's Little Richard", 1958's - "Little Richard, Volume 2", and 1959's "The Fabulous Little Richard", re-released on CD in 1989 by Ace Records. These are non-Remastered, direct digital transfer from an original master tapes.

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VA - The Perfect Blues Collection: 25 Original Albums (2011) 25 CD Box Set Music

Posted by Designol at July 2, 2024

25 CD box set. Following the model of The Perfect Jazz Collection, this format comes in a cube lift off lid box, holding 25 original albums by 25 different artists. All original albums are replicated in mini jacket sleeves. This excellent value package, contains albums by legendary performers from the Blues genre ranging from 1951-2003; across some real classic albums, from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Aretha Franklin, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, Etta James and many others.

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Little Richard - Here's Little Richard / Little Richard, Vol.2 (1957-58) [2006's MFSL # UDSACD 2028] RE-UP Music

Posted by perfecta at Sept. 11, 2015

All 24 timeless classics that comprise the entirety of 1957's Here's Little Richard and 1958's Little Richard are here, each remastered from the original master tapes. For the first time, the sheer exuberance, ferocious urgency, and joyous passion of all of the singer's moans, screams, yelps, shouts, whoos, and impromptu interjections come alive with high-voltage detail and colorful immediacy. This is as explosive, engaging, and lively as early Rock N' Roll can sound.

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Chenier - Frenchin' The Boogie - 1976 (1994) Music

Posted by mfrwiz at Nov. 15, 2009

Clifton Chenier - Frenchin' The Boogie - 1976 (1994)
Lossless (Flac Image File + Cue + Log + Audiochecker Log): 221 Mb | EAC Secure Mode Rip | Mp3 (CBR 320 kbps): 93 Mb | Front & Back Cover
Original Release Date: February, 1976 - Audio CD - Number of Discs: 1 - CD Release Date: February 22, 1994 - Label: Verve (USA) - UPC: 731451972423
Cajun, Zydeco

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Clifton Chenier - The King Of Zydeco (1987) Music

Posted by robi62 at Dec. 16, 2016

The undisputed "King of Zydeco," Clifton Chenier was the first Creole to be presented a Grammy award on national television. Blending the French and Cajun 2-steps and waltzes of southwest Louisiana with New Orleans R&B, Texas blues, and big-band jazz, Chenier created the modern, dance-inspiring, sounds of zydeco.

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Clifton Chenier - Bogalusa Boogie (1975/1990) Music

Posted by countryfreak at June 16, 2010

The zydeco maestro assembled his roadworthy and definitely boogie-as-all-get-out combo in a studio in the Louisiana countryside and cut this entire album in one day, everything completely live except for one accordion overdub. Clifton Chenier was, of course, an undisputed master of zydeco music and listeners looking for a good example of him at his best should be eager to grab this or any of the artist's Arhoolie releases, as his work for this label is consistently top-notch. The good-natured and easy groove the band sets up should be instructive to any musicians interested in learning how to get people to dance. The medium tempo blues numbers such as "Quelque Chose Sur Mon Idee" are really beautiful, while the instrumental "Ride 'Em Cowboy" is simply lots of fun, the honking tenor sax and clickety-clacking rubboard riding high in the saddle

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