Cell Block 9

The contents of this release will be identical to the worldwide release, except for SHM-CD format and a description with Japanese translation. Features The Beach Boys' rare tracks from sessions recorded during productions of their albums "The Sunflower" and "Surf's Up Sessions" (1969-1971). Includes 108 unreleased tracks. Features remastering on the original album tracks.

The Coasters are an outstanding vocal group from Los Angeles, whose peak of popularity came in the second half of the 1950s; doo-wop performers. From competitors like The Platters and The Drifters, this group was distinguished by a humorous approach to performances and lyrics. In 1987, The Coasters became the first vocal group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Dr Feelgood offer a slice of punchy blues rock which confirms their place as one of the top live acts in the country. The release was recorded at a show in Caen France at Le BBC in October 2022 on the first night of a European tour.

Capitol Records/Universal Music will explore The Beach Boys‘ 1969-1971 period with a new archive release called Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971.

The Coasters were one of the few artists in rock history to successfully straddle the line between music and comedy. Their undeniably funny lyrics and on-stage antics might have suggested a simple troupe of clowns, but Coasters records were no mere novelties – their material, supplied by the legendary team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was too witty, their arrangements too well-crafted, and the group itself too musically proficient. That engaging and infectious combination made them one of the most popular early R&B/rock & roll acts, as well as one of the most consistently entertaining doo wop/vocal groups of all time. The Coasters grew out of a successful Los Angeles doo wop group called the Robins, which had been recording since 1949 and working with Leiber & Stoller since 1953.

Wanda Jackson started her career in country music before embracing rock ’n’ roll. While remaining true to her roots, the transition proved so successful she was affectionately crowned “The Queen of Rockabilly”. Possessing a voice that demanded to be heard in a world dominated by male rockers, she blazed a trail for all that followed. Pressed on 140g black vinyl, this 17-track LP comprises some of her best singles from 1954-62. The first track is from her time with Decca, but the other tracks are from her time with Capitol from 1956-62. Features rollicking numbers such Mean Mean Man, Fujiyama Mama, Honey Bop, Riot In Cell Block #9, Let’s Have A Party and heartbreakers like Right Or Wrong, I’d Be Ashamed and A Little Bitty Tear. An entertaining showcase for a highly distinctive talent, dubbed “the sweet lady with the nasty voice.”

Rare, early live recordings of Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, captured by the Grateful Dead’s legendary soundman Owsley “Bear” Stanley, including songs never-before officially released. The mastering was done by Jeffrey Norman (Mockingbird Mastering), long-time collaborator with the Grateful Dead and Owsley Stanley.

The Coasters were one of the few artists in rock history to successfully straddle the line between music and comedy. Their undeniably funny lyrics and on-stage antics might have suggested a simple troupe of clowns, but Coasters records were no mere novelties – their material, supplied by the legendary team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was too witty, their arrangements too well-crafted, and the group itself too musically proficient. That engaging and infectious combination made them one of the most popular early R&B/rock & roll acts, as well as one of the most consistently entertaining doo wop/vocal groups of all time.

Of the numerous various-artist compilation CDs that have attempted to anthologize the recordings of the late '40s and early '50s most crucial to planting the seeds for rock & roll, this three-CD, 60-song set is probably the most definitive. Most prior collections along these lines have failed to present a truly comprehensive picture of rock & roll's roots, whether due to both licensing restrictions and/or track selection that fails to recognize the entirety of the wide spectrum of rock & roll's roots. While you'd need at least a ten-CD box set to approach inarguable definitiveness, The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll: 1946-1954 hits about as many of the key bases as possible within three CDs, including pivotal songs by Lionel Hampton, the Delmore Brothers, Louis Jordan, Hank Williams, Lloyd Price, Howlin' Wolf, the Drifters, Bill Haley, Big Joe Turner, Hank Ballard, and Muddy Waters, to start with just the most well-known artists included here.