Bert Berns

VA - Bang The Bert Berns Story (2017)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at April 21, 2017
VA - Bang The Bert Berns Story (2017)

VA - Bang The Bert Berns Story (2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 59:54 | 144 Mb
Genre: Funk, Soul / Label: Legacy Recordings

Legacy Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Bang! The Bert Berns Story. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Van Morrison, Erma Franklin, The Isley Brothers, The Strangeloves, The Pussycats, Freddie Scott & more.
The Exciters - Soul Motion: The Complete Bang, Shout and RCA Recordings 1966-1969 (2009)

The Exciters - Soul Motion: The Complete Bang, Shout and RCA Recordings 1966-1969 (2009)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 302 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 133 MB
57:46 | Soul, Funk, Rhythm & Blues, Brill Building Pop | Label: Kent

Some of the most distinctive female voices of the 1960s were captured on tape in New York studios: Arlene Smith of the Chantels, Dionne Warwick, Cissy Houston, Ronnie Spector – you know instantly when you're hearing these women. Add to that list Brenda Reid, whose great soul shout fronted the Exciters. To be a singer was the girlhood dream of Lillian Walker. In her teens she started several groups with her friend Sylvia Wilbur, but the other girls involved just didn't last the course. Then Brenda came along. With the addition of Carol Johnson and Herb Rooney the group was complete. After a 45 as the Masterettes in early 1962, Sylvia left and the group came to the attention of Leiber & Stoller, who renamed the group the Exciters. Their first single – the Bert Berns-written ‘Tell Him’, released on United Artists – became a huge hit, but their follow-ups didn't achieve the same success, not even their fabulous original version of ‘Do-Wah-Diddy’.

Van Morrison - The Authorized Bang Collection (2017)  Music

Posted by delpotro at April 18, 2020
Van Morrison - The Authorized Bang Collection (2017)

Van Morrison - The Authorized Bang Collection (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 03:01:42 | 872 Mb
Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Soul | Label: Bang Records, Legacy Recordings

The Authorized Bang Collection is a triple-disc compilation album by Van Morrison containing every track that Morrison recorded for Bang Records with producer Bert Berns with the full blessing and participation of Morrison. It was released on April 28, 2017 by Legacy Recordings on the Bang label. The first disc, subtitled The Original Masters, contains 17 tracks including every track from Morrison's debut album Blowin' Your Mind!. The second disc, subtitled Bang Sessions & Rarities, contains alternate takes from the Bang sessions. The third disc contains tracks officially issued for the first time, subtitled Contractual Obligation Session. These short songs were recorded by Morrison to fulfill his contractual obligations to Bang. Because Bert's widow Ilene Berns called those tracks 'nonsense,' they remained in the vaults, bootlegs notwithstanding, until this collection was compiled.
Van Morrison - The Legendary Bang Sessions (Remastered) (2024) (Hi-Res)

Van Morrison - The Legendary Bang Sessions (Remastered) (2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 699 MB
37:11 | Jazz, Blues, Pop | Label: Charly Digital

This collection highlights one of the definitive moments in modern pop music and is sure to please all classic rock enthusiasts! Features Van Morrison at his most heartbreaking, soul-stomping, mystical, spiritual, youthful best! Early in 1967, Van Morrison found himself in New York at the invite of songwriter/producer Bert Berns. Morrison s previous band Them had been hemorrhaging luck and leaking interest after previously riding high on the charts with the smash hit single Baby Please Don t Go. But Them s fame had been as fleeting as Morrison s enjoyment of it and when word leaked out that he was looking for a label to record solo material on, Berns leaped at the opportunity to have Morrison record for the fledgling Bang label.
Van Morrison - The Legendary Bang Sessions (Remastered) (2024)

Van Morrison - The Legendary Bang Sessions (Remastered) (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 214 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 87 MB
37:11 | Jazz, Blues, Pop | Label: Charly Digital

This collection highlights one of the definitive moments in modern pop music and is sure to please all classic rock enthusiasts! Features Van Morrison at his most heartbreaking, soul-stomping, mystical, spiritual, youthful best! Early in 1967, Van Morrison found himself in New York at the invite of songwriter/producer Bert Berns. Morrison s previous band Them had been hemorrhaging luck and leaking interest after previously riding high on the charts with the smash hit single Baby Please Don t Go. But Them s fame had been as fleeting as Morrison s enjoyment of it and when word leaked out that he was looking for a label to record solo material on, Berns leaped at the opportunity to have Morrison record for the fledgling Bang label.

Van Morrison - The New York Sessions 1967 (2017)  Music

Posted by Pisulik at March 5, 2017
Van Morrison - The New York Sessions 1967 (2017)

Van Morrison - The New York Sessions 1967 (2017)
Classic Rock, Folk, Blues, Singer-Songwriter | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:17:40 | 182 MB
Label: Easy Action / Troubadour | Release Year: 2017

The 1967 New York Sessions are comprised of the (much compiled) recordings Van Morrison made for Bang! after his split from Them. Teaming with Brill Building vet producer Bert Berns, Morrison's wild-eyed lyricism is often a tight fit with Berns' straight-ahead commercial sound (see the silly but fun "Chick-a-Boom" for an example). Still, a number of great songs can be found here, including the all-time great "Brown Eyed Girl," "The Back Room," "He Ain't Give You None," and "Ro Ro Rosey." Early versions of tracks from Astral Weeks, "T.B. Sheets" and "Madame George," also appear. Despite Van's objections to being a pop artist, the conflict between the two styles makes for some very interesting and invigorating listening. These sessions aren't vital to the casual Morrison fan, but anyone whose love of the man goes beyond the hits needs to add these to their collection.

Bonnie Tyler - The World Starts Tonight (1977) [1991, Reissue]  Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Feb. 3, 2022
Bonnie Tyler - The World Starts Tonight (1977) [1991, Reissue]

Bonnie Tyler - The World Starts Tonight (1977) [1991, Reissue]
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Country | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 37:02 | 321,42 Mb
Label: Castle Classics (Europe) | Cat.# CLACD 231 | Released: 1991 (1977)

"The World Starts Tonight" is the debut studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released in February 1977 by RCA Records. Most of the songs were written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, who worked as her managers while she was signed to RCA. They also produced the album alongside David Mackay. Musically, the album features country and pop songs. Two singles were released from the album. The first, "Lost in France", was certified silver by the BPI for sales of over 250,000 copies. "More Than a Lover" was also a hit, but failed to make progress in the UK Singles Chart after the BBC banned the song for its controversial lyrical content. Shortly after recording the album, Tyler had surgery to remove nodules from her vocal folds. The operation left Tyler with a permanently raspy voice.

Them - Them (1965) [1988, London 820 563-2]  Music

Posted by v3122 at Jan. 28, 2022
Them - Them (1965) [1988, London 820 563-2]

Them - Them (1965)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1988 | London 820 563-2 | ~ 253 or 104 Mb | Scans
Rock / Blues-Rock / Garage Rock / British Invasion

Them forged their hard-nosed R&B sound in Belfast, Northern Ireland, moving to England in 1964 after landing a deal with Decca Records. The band's simmering sound was dominated by boiling organ riffs, lean guitars, and the tough vocals of lead singer Van Morrison, whose recordings with Them rank among the very best performances of the British Invasion…

David Bowie - Pin Ups (1973/2016)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by v3122 at May 5, 2022
David Bowie - Pin Ups (1973/2016)

David Bowie - Pin Ups (1973/2016)
Vinyl Rip | 24-bit/192 kHz | Flac(Tracks) > 1.42 Gb | Artwork > 4.46 Mb
Parlophone, DB69736 | Classic Rock, Glam

~ Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram ~
Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965) [2015, 2CD Collector's Edition]

Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965) [2015, 2CD Collector's Edition]
R&B, Soul, Deep Soul | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 02:03:31 h. | 794,94 Mb
Label: Rhino Records (USA) | Cat.# RF2 422140 | Released: 2015-09-18 (1965-09-15)

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul, or simply Otis Blue, released September 15, 1965 on Stax Records, is the third studio album by soul singer Otis Redding. The album mainly consists of cover songs by popular R&B and soul artists, and, bar one track, was recorded in a 24-hour period over July 9/10 1965 at the Stax Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Otis Blue was critically acclaimed upon release and became one of Redding's most successful albums; it reached #6 on the UK Albums Chart, and was his first to reach the top spot of the Billboard R&B chart. Furthermore, it produced three popular singles, all charting at least in the top 50 on both the Billboard R&B and the Billboard Hot 100 chart.