West Coast Live

VA- Rare West Coast Surf Instrumentals (2001) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 13, 2023

VA- Rare West Coast Surf Instrumentals (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 183 MB
54:13 | Surf, Garage Rock, Indie Rock | Label: Ace

Amazon Review by Stuart Jefferson
54 minutes in length approximately. The tracks,from the original analogue tapes,have been remastered. The sound is fairly crisp and open. The booklet contains some good info on the bands,producers,and the era.
This collection does contain some rare West Coast surf music,from the small Titan Records label. This was one of a myriad of small,independent record companies in the late 50's/early 60's that released surf music hoping to cash-in on the surf/instrumental craze (which only lasted a short time),then coming into vogue. Usually the vast numbers of these groups (THE SURFMEN,THE STRANGERS,THE STORMS,THE PLAYBOYS,among others), sold their records only locally,or at best,regionally. Very few of these groups made it to the national level in sales. It's interesting that (the late) Gary Usher (heard here),who was responsible (and famous) for dozens of teen records (both instrumental and vocal),made his first recordings for Titan.

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Wes Montgomery - The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings (Live) (2021) Music

Posted by delpotro at March 19, 2021

Wes Montgomery - The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings (Live) (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 355 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 135 Mb | 00:58:44
Jazz, Hard Bop | Label: Jazzline

The American guitarist Wes Montgomery was one of the greats of jazz. For all friends of this style-defining musician and beyond, Jazzline presents the NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings for the first time and thus never before published.

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Elvis Presley - The West Coast Tour '76 (2016) Music

Posted by Rtax at Sept. 30, 2021

Elvis Presley - The West Coast Tour '76 (2016)
FLAC (tracks, scans) - 884 MB
2:31:18 | Rock & Roll, Pop, Rock | Label: Follow That Dream Records

1976 is not an easy Elvis live-in-concert year to review. There were no major set-list changes, no dramatic "emotional roller-coaster" of 1974 and no high-flying "Huntsville" 1975 excitements.
By late November 1976 however Elvis had become involved with new love Ginger Alden. As fans are well aware Elvis’ final 1976 tour of December is well known for having the most energetic and exciting concerts from this tiring and lacklustre year, however back in November Elvis was already more energised, losing weight and excited to be with Ginger.
Elvis soundboard super-collector Geoffrey McDonnell checks out this new FTD double-pack from 1976…..
Superfan Tom McAllister - who was at the concert and took the front cover photo - also adds his own comments..

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Shelly Manne & His Men - Jazz From The Pacific Northwest (2024) Music

Posted by delpotro at May 9, 2024

Shelly Manne & His Men - Jazz From The Pacific Northwest (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 446 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 197 Mb | 01:25:49
West Coast Jazz, Cool, Mainstream Jazz, Bop | Label: Cellar Live

Jazz from The Pacific Northwest combines two previously unissued concert recordings from one of the greatest jazz drummers of all-time, Shelly Manne. The first recording features Monty Budwig on bass, Russ Freeman on piano, Stu Williamson on trumpet, and Herb Geller on flute and alto saxophone recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival on October 4, 1958. The second recording features Hampton Hawes on piano, Frank Strozier on flute and alto saxophone, Conte Condoli on trumpet and guest vocalist Ruth Price on two tracks recorded at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle on September 7 and 15, 1966.

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William Clarke - Heavy Hittin' West Coast Harp (2019) Music

Posted by Pisulik at Oct. 7, 2019

William Clarke - Heavy Hittin' West Coast Harp (2019)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 273 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 103 MB | 00:44:08
Blues | Label: Bear Family Records

With "Heavy Hittin 'West Coast Harp" we pay tribute to one of the great harmonica stylists. As an instrumentalist, William Clarke was heavily influenced by George Harmonica Smith, a Chicago colleague of Little Walter or Walter Horton. Smith came to Los Angeles in 1956 for a recording session and settled on the west coast. Similar to his idol Smith, from whom he learned a lot of tricks in countless joint performances, Clarke was equally at home on the small harmonica as on the chromatic. The combination of Chicago-style harmonica and the cool groove and swing of the West Coast met worldwide open ears of blues fans.

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King Crimson - The ProjeKcts (1999) Music

Posted by v3122 at Aug. 23, 2021

King Crimson - The ProjeKcts (1999)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
4CD | Discipline Global Mobile, DGM9913 | ~ 1538 or 535 Mb | Artwork -> 122 Mb
Progressive Rock

The ProjeKcts were/are devised as 'research units' to find possible futures for the fuller Crimson line-up. This box comprises the four live discs and kicks off with Jazz Café (KC have an amazing ability to play the most unlikely places)…

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The Hollywood Blue Flames: Road To Rio / Hollywood Fats Band: Larger Than Life (2006) 2CDs Music

Posted by Designol at July 17, 2022

This 2-CD set features brand new recordings by the Hollywood Blue Flames featuring 2005-06 Blues Music Award Nominee Kirk "Eli" Fletcher on guitar, a special guest appearance by Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds) on harp, plus 3 bonus tracks with West Coast guitarist Junior Watson. The 2nd disc includes never before issued live recordings of the original Hollywood Fats Band from '79-'80 featuring blues legends Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Roy Brown, plus a rare vocal performance by the one and only Michael "Hollywood Fats" Mann on the song "Nasty Boogie Woogie"! The Blue Flames' previous recording was nominated in the 2006 Blues Music Awards (formerly the W.C. Handy's) for "Comeback Album of the Year."

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Champlin, Williams, Friestedt - CWF3 (2024) {Japanese Blu-Spec CD2} Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 1, 2024

Champlin, Williams, Friestedt - CWF3 (2024) {Japanese Blu-Spec CD2}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 445 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 174 Mb
Full Scans | 01:00:29 | RAR 5% Recovery
AOR, Arena Rock, West Coast | Sony Music Labels Inc. #SICX30206

Champlin Williams Friestedt ,a group consisting of Bill Champlin (ex-Chicago), Joseph Williams (TOTO), and Peter Friestedt, to release the third album. Features Jason Scheff, who has been a member of the Voice Of Chicago for 30 years alongside Bill Champlin, and like the previous album, it is a perfect contemporary AOR album full of yearning for the West Coast sound of the '80s. The album features a stunning twin-vocal performance. Comes with lyrics and a description. Four Japan only bonus tracks.

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Elvis Presley - The West Coast Tour '76 (2016) Music

Posted by aasana at March 11, 2017

Elvis Presley - The West Coast Tour '76 (2016)
Rock & Roll, Pop, Rock | 2:31:15 | MP3, 320 kbps | 346 MB
Label: Follow That Dream Records | Year Of Release: 2016

1976 is not an easy Elvis live-in-concert year to review. There were no major set-list changes, no dramatic "emotional roller-coaster" of 1974 and no high-flying "Huntsville" 1975 excitements.

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VA - What Kind of Girl (do You Think I Am?) Hits, Rarities & Album Tracks From East Coast Girls and Groups 1960-1962 (2022) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Jan. 11, 2023

VA - What Kind of Girl (do You Think I Am?) Hits, Rarities & Album Tracks From East Coast Girls and Groups 1960-1962 (2022)
FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | 1:16:13 | 328 Mb
Genre: Soul, Pop, Rock, Easy Listening, Oldies / Label: Jasmine – JASCD1140

Another classic instalment of "The Girl Group Sound", this 30-track set is Jasmine's long awaited follow up to 'Love Charms - West Coast hits and rarities from California Girls & Groups 1957-1962' (JASCD963), however, this time around the tracks are from the US East Coast, taking in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit and Chicago.

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