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Don Cox and The Princess - Ain't That Loving You (2016) Music

Posted by Pisulik at Feb. 1, 2017

Don Cox and The Princess - Ain't That Loving You (2016)
Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Blues | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:45:37 | 107 MB
Label: Touch of Class Entertainment | Release Year: 2016

This CD is dedicated with appreciation and love to the first teacher who encouraged my talent as a singer: my husband Don Cox (Big Don) - R.I.H. I love you and I miss you. Not only was Don a great husband and dad, he was a consummate professional entertainer who has been displaying his diverse musical skill since the tender age of 13 when he made his professional debut. Don’s first recording in 1963 resulted in the release of “Just Can’t Win” and “What Can You Do For Me” on Chess Records with his group, The Carpets. Big Don performed with such luminaries as Jay McShann, Claude “Fiddler” Williams, Jimmy Witherspoon, Stanley Turrentine, and Eartha Kitt, just to name a few. Don studied arranging and orchestration under Willie Rice and wrote vocal arrangements for The Sincerest who later became Motown recording artist Blood Stone. His arranging skills are evident on this new CD release, Don Cox & The Princess: Touching You With Class, Ain’t That Loving You.

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The Betterdays - Hush Your Mouth: The Betterdays Anthology (2022) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at May 24, 2022

The Betterdays - Hush Your Mouth: The Betterdays Anthology (2022)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 2:30:41 | 884 Mb
Genre: Progressive Rock, Rock, Pop, British / Label: Grapefruit

The first-ever complete anthology of their work, the 2-CD set ‘Hush Your Mouth’ brings together their small but valuable cache of mid-Sixties acetates, their feverishly-pursued Polydor single, a clutch of August 1964 live cuts (including three tracks now being heard for the first time) and those early ‘90s recordings – which initially gained a partial release as ‘No Concessions’ before an expanded version appeared in 2017 as ‘Backlash’.

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VA - So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star? (Remastered) (1998) Music

Posted by Rtax at July 22, 2022

VA - So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star? (Remastered) (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 540 MB
3:54:19 | Full Scans - 30 MB | Rock & Roll, Beat, Garage Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Label: Festival Records / Spin

First released on 2 double vinyl LP's (Volume 1 in 1974 and Volume 2 in 1977), this 3CD set has been remastered with 15 bonus tracks added. The sound quality ranges from fair to very good, and given the primitive technology available at the time, Festival have done a sterling job of polishing up the tracks for digital reissue.
As the track listing indicates, it's a very extensive overview of the enormous range of Festival's pop-rock output from 1964 to around 1972, covering both the big hits and long-forgotten releases by lesser known Australian acts. This set was compiled by Glenn A. Baker, noted Australian rock historian.

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The Youngbloods: The Youngbloods `67, Earth Music `67 & Elephant Mountain `69 (2014) Music

Posted by v3122 at Feb. 10, 2022

The Youngbloods: The Youngbloods `67, Earth Music `67 & Elephant Mountain `69 (2014)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
3CD | Sony Music Japan, SICP-30554-6 | ~ 1151 or 501 Mb | Scans(png) -> 633 Mb
Psychedelic / Garage / Folk Rock

The Youngbloods could not be considered a major '60s band, but they were capable of offering some mighty pleasurable folk-rock in the late '60s, and produced a few great tunes along the way. One of the better groups to emerge from the East Coast in the mid-'60s, they would temper their blues and jug band influences with gentle California psychedelia, particularly after they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area…

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Link Wray & The Raymen - Rumbles, Raw-Hides, Jacks & Aces, 1956–62 (2013) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 5, 2024

Link Wray & The Raymen - Rumbles, Raw-Hides, Jacks & Aces, 1956–62 (2013)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 548 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 360 MB
2:32:32 | Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Country | Label: Great Voices Of The Century

Link played as a sideman on countless 50s / early 60s sessions, with / for his brothers and a host of friends - many of which are now long forgotten obscurities, of interest only because of his involvement. Disc 1 of this compilation presents Link's own releases between 1958-62, delivered in his fiercely unmistakeable style; Disc 2 presents a goodly selection of Link's session work from 1956-62, including his own first 45 (which, stylistically, couldn't be further removed from the hairy-chested 'Rumble'), alongside a couple of dozen or so 'guest appearances' and even a couple of 'solo' 45s, which actually came out credited to older brother Vern.

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The Nighthawks - Established 1972 (2022) Music

Posted by delpotro at April 14, 2022

The Nighthawks - Established 1972 (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 294 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 110 Mb | 00:47:55
Blues Rock | Label: VizzTone

VizzTone is proud to announce the April 15, 2022 release of Established 1972 by The Nighthawks, an album that represents 50 years of Washington DC’s road warriors going strong.

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Jimmy Reed - Mr. Luck: The Complete Vee-Jay Singles (2017) {3CD Set, Craft Recordings CR00006 rec 1953-1965} Music

Posted by ruskaval at July 19, 2020

Jimmy Reed - Mr. Luck: The Complete Vee-Jay Singles (2017) {3CD Set, Craft Recordings CR00006 rec 1953-1965}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 0.98 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 523 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 131 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1953-65, 2017 Vee-Jay / Craft Recordings / Concord / Universal | CR00006
Blues / Rhythm and Blues / Chicago Blues / Electric Blues

Jimmy Reed signed with Chicago's Vee-Jay Records in 1953 and he stayed with the label for nearly a dozen years, during a decade where blues had its last great run as a hit singles medium. Reed was partially responsible for the golden age of blues hits on the R&B charts in the '50s, racking up nine Billboard R&B Top 10 singles between 1955 and 1961. All the hits, along with their flipsides – and, sometimes, the spoken introduction not released on a 45 – are here on this magnificent triple-disc set from Craft Recordings.

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Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Into Our Lives: The EMI Years 1961-1969 (2009) Music

Posted by El Misha at July 21, 2018

Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers formed in early 1961 in Hayes, Middlesex, borrowing their name from Duane Edward's hit 'Rebel Rouser'. Honing their skills playing popular Rock 'N' Roll covers, their local popularity drew the attention of legendary producer Joe Meek whose influence got them a contract with Parlophone.

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The Beau Brummels - Turn Around The Complete Recordings 1964-1970 (2021) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Dec. 24, 2021

The Beau Brummels - Turn Around The Complete Recordings 1964-1970 (2021)
FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 9:05:38 | 1,23 / 2,85 Gb
Genre: Rock & Roll / Label: Warner Music - X5 Group

Often credited as early architects of the San Francisco sound, the Beau Brummels found success right out of the gate with their 1964 debut single, "Laugh, Laugh." With its autumnal folk-pop jangle and moody melodic hooks, the song bore enough resemblance to the burgeoning British Invasion that many fans mistook these young Americans for invading Brits. Defined by the partnership of Sal Valentino (vocals, tambourine) and Ron Elliott (guitar, vocals, songwriter), the influential group went on to notch a small clutch of mid-'60s hits like "Just a Little" and "You Tell Me Why," while anticipating both the folk-rock and country-rock genres ahead of better-known bands, especially the Byrds. By the late '60s, the Brummels' mainstream popularity had all but died, and yet they went on to release their two best albums in 1967's enchanting Triangle and its 1968 follow-up, the eclectic, countrified Bradley's Barn. A pair of reunion albums were made in 1975 and 2013, but they failed to match the exceptional quality of the group's original 1960s run. That is the period covered here on the exhaustive eight-disc set Turn Around: Complete Recordings 1964-1970, from archival deep-divers Cherry Red Records. Generously padding their five Autumn/Warner Bros. records is an absolute banquet of singles, demos, alternate mixes, and assorted rarities that reveal every facet of the band, from their Baroque and psych-pop leanings to the tight beat-folk of their early days. As the label boasts, this truly is the last word on the Brummels. More often than not, the music is excellent and it's easy to see why the band is still held in such esteem after all these years. ~ Timothy Monger

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Various Artists - Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee-Jay Story 1953-1966 (2014) {10CD Set Charly Records CHARLY 915 B} Music

Posted by ruskaval at Sept. 9, 2019

Various Artists - Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee-Jay Story 1953-1966 (2014) {10CD Set Charly Records CHARLY 915 B}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 3.39 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 1.64 Gb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 59 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1953-66, 2014 Charly Records / Vee-Jay | CHARLY 915 B
Rhythm & Blues / Doo-Wop / Blues / Soul / Gospel / Jazz

Celebrating sixty years since the launch of one of the most successful independent record labels in US Popular music. Received wisdom would have us believe that before Motown, no black-owned record company had made a significant impact on the US mainstream. However, the actuality is something else entirely. Way back in the early 50s, long before Berry Gordy had written his first song, VEE-JAY RECORDS - a black, family owned and run, Chicago-based label - was establishing itself via a steady stream of Blues, R&B, DooWop and Gospel hits.

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