Teenie Weenie

With rock 'n' roll music came a whole new sense of fashion for America's teenagers. It was hip to be wearing the latest trend and singers and songwriters were quick to jump on the bandwagon. Blue Jeans, leather jackets, tight sweaters, were soon the subject of songs and hits. This 30 track CD includes songs from the pre-rock 'n' roll era like Patti Page's "My First Formal Gown" and Norman Brooks' "A Sky-Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie" of the early fifties right through to the early sixties when teenagers eager to stand-out and maybe set a trend wore "White Buckskin Sneakers And Checkerboard Socks" and "Red Coat, Green Pants And Red Suede Shoes"…..The brighter and more outlandish the better….

Four CD set. 80 huge hits from the swinging '60s. Four discs packaged in an attractive card fold out digipak. Includes tracks by The Beach Boys, Elvis, Simon & Garfunkel, Dusty Springfield, Diana Ross & The Supremes and many more!

CeDell Davis is an 88 year old delta blues legend whose ancient, dusty voice sounds as rich as the Mississippi Delta he grew up next to. Recorded on location in Water Valley, Mississippi, Last Man Standing contains songs from his storied 70 year career, with an all-star backing band that includes Screaming Trees/Mad Season/Walking Papers drummer Barrett Martin, Squirrel Nut Zippers guitarist Jimbo Mathus, Zipper's bassist Stu Cole, and blues guitarists Zakk and Greg Binns. This 2 CD set also contains CeDell's 2002 live album ''When Lightnin' Struck The Pine'' featuring REM's Peter Buck on guitar and Barrett Martin on drums. This a must have collection for anyone who loves the dirty delta blues, because CeDell Davis is one of the greats.

Mention the name Mud to most Americans – even those neck-deep in the '70s revival – and the likely result will be a blank stare. In England, however, between 1974 and 1976, Mud was one of the hottest rock & roll acts there was, charting a series of monster hit singles and recording a pair of delightful oldies-oriented albums. They were never a profoundly philosophical band, and never pretended to be.

Sequels and answer discs first began to proliferate in the early 1950s, initially in the C&W and R&B markets, and proved sufficiently successful that within a couple of years, pop and R&R hits were also likewise being routinely spoofed and lampooned.

An eclectic mix of musical styles sure to make post lockdown parties go with a swing, we mix Pop with Rock ‘n’ Roll, a smattering of Soul and Blues, a touch of Country and prime slices of Jazz.

"Foreign language" records have been popular since the very birth of recorded sound, while many have also gone on to become unexpected international hits. This eclectic, off-the-wall 28-track compilation presents twenty-eight international hit records, sung variously in French, German, Italian and Spanish, most of which made the US and/or UK charts.

Italian-born Caterina Valente comes from one of Italy's most prestigious families of artists. Her mother Maria Valente was the most famous circus clown of her time, her brother Silvio Francesco (1927-2000) was also active in show business and made numerous recordings and performances together with Caterina. Caterina was already performing in the circus ring with her siblings at the age of five. Her extraordinary international career began in 1953 as a guest singer with the Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra. Her first record, Istanbul, reached the top 20 of the German charts. With her first No. 1 hit Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe, Caterina Valente remained in the German charts for 36 weeks. The song sold half a million copies in Germany, which was unusually high for the time. Other top placings included Baiao Bongo (#2, 1955) and her second No. 1 hit Wo meine Sonne scheint (1957), followed by Tschau Tschau Bambina (#2, 1959) and her third No. 1 Ein Schiff wird kommen (1960). At the beginning of the 1960s, Caterina Valente achieved further top placings with Pepe (#3, 1961), Ein Seemannherz (#5, 1961), Quando, Quando (#9, 1962) and Rosen sind rot (#7, 1962).