Jackie DeShannon - Me About You [1968]

Jackie DeShannon's Me About You album contains four originals, two co-written with producer Jack Nitzsche, and interpretations of material by such diverse songwriters as Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jimmy Webb, Carole Bayer Sager, Tim Hardin, two from the team of Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon, Van Dyke Parks, the Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian, and others. It's quite a crew, and the 13 songs make for a satisfying collection displaying both sides of DeShannon, the songwriter and the singer. As Harriet Schock was inspired by the film All About Eve for her American Romance album, DeShannon seems enamored of the 1961 Natalie Woods film which was Warren Beatty's debut. Her "Splendor in the Grass" should have been considered for the 1981 made-for-TV remake; it has a grand presentation, the originals holding up the serious side of the album. But for fans of her 1965 hit "What the World Needs Now Is Love," the songs that have that Top 40 flair are the Motown chestnut "I'll Turn to Stone" and an exquisite reading of John Sebastian's "Didn't Want to Have to Do It," which really should have made the songwriter proud. The tune would have been nice on New Arrangement, the singer's Columbia recording released in a time when adult contemporary ruled for Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton-John, and, of course, Kim Carnes. Turtles/Helen Reddy/Earth, Wind & Fire producer Joseph Wissert must've brought the Alan Gordon/Gary Bonner material in, those two having written "Happy Together" along with other songs for Gary Lewis, Three Dog Night, and Lesley Gore. Their "I'm With You" is good sandwiched in between Jack and Jackie's (that is, Nitzsche and DeShannon, not to be confused with the president and the first lady) "I Keep Wanting You" and title track "Me About You." The originals have an edge over this particular Gary Bonner/Alan Gordon song, but what the album does display is a unique snapshot of a variety of 1960s songwriters, big production, and Jackie DeShannon's distinctive voice. Me About You comes in "...visual sound Stereo," whatever that was, and is a strong album for fans of the veteran performer Tim Hardin's "Baby Close Its Eyes," a lullaby that would have been perfect for Linda Ronstadt's 1996 collection (a duet with DeShannon would have been really nice). But the real gem here is "I'll Turn to Stone," which brings lightheartedness to an album that seems held back by serious tones, and the singer seems to be having the most fun when she's rocking out.

Track list:

01.Me About You
02.I'm With You
03.I Keep Wanting You
04.Didn't Want To Have To Do It
05.Whatever Happened To Happy
06.Baby Close Its Eyes
07.Music Man
08.The Girl Song (Slight Skip)
09.Splendor In The Grass
10.Nobody's Home To Go Home To
11.Nicole
12.High Coin
13.I'll Turn To Stone

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The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) (Dr. Ebbetts)

Dr. Ebbetts specializes in releasing digital remasterings from long-deleted and hard-to-obtain vinyl records, particularly issues from the audiophile Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MFSL) label.
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Track list:

Disc 1
1. Back In The U.S.S.R (2:43)
2. Dear Prudence (3:54)
3. Glass Onion (2:17)
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (3:08)
5. Wild Honey Pie (0:53)
6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (3:14)
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (4:46)
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (2:44)
9. Martha My Dear (2:28)
10. I'm So Tired (2:03)
11. Blackbird (2:18)
12. Piggies (2:04)
13. Rocky Raccoon (3:32)
14. Don't Pass Me By (3:50)
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road (1:41)
16. I Will (1:46)
17. Julia (2:55)

Disc 2
1. Birthday (2:43)
2. Yer Blues (4:00)
3. Mother Nature's Son (2:47)
4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (2:24)
5. Sexy Sadie (3:15)
6. Helter Skelter (4:29)
7. Long, Long, Long (3:04)
8. Revolution 1 (4:15)
9. Honey Pie (2:41)
10. Savoy Truffle (2:55)
11. Cry Baby Cry (3:01)
12. Revolution 9 (8:21)
13. Good Night (3:14)

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The Doors - Live At The Matrix 1967 [2008]

Just weeks before their second single, “Light My Fire,” began its ascent to the top of the charts, The Doors played a two-night stand at The Matrix, a small San Francisco nightclub owned by the Jefferson Airplane's Marty Balin. The place was nearly empty both nights, so Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek took a rare opportunity to improvise and experiment. The 2-CD set LIVE AT THE MATRIX, the latest in the acclaimed series of previously unreleased Doors concerts from Rhino and Bright Midnight Archives, presents over two hours of music from these fabled performances, recorded on March 7 and 10, 1967,

Track list:

CD1
101.Break On Through (To The Other Side)
102.Soul Kitchen
103.Money
104.The Crystal Ship
105.Twentieth Century Fox
106.I'm A King Bee
107.Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
108.Summer's Almost Gone
109.Light My Fire
110.Get Out Of My Life, Woman
111.Back Door Man
112.Who Do You Love
113.The End

CD2
201.Unhappy Girl
202.Moonlight Drive
203.The Woman Is A Devil Rock Me
204.People Are Strange
205.Close To You
206.My Eyes Have Seen You
207.Crawling King Snake
208.I Can See Your Face In My Mind
209.Summertime
210.When The Music's Over
211.Gloria

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Arena Of Gold [1976]

BOOTLEG
Live at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 1976.
CD covers included in post

Track list:

101. Tell Me Why
102. Mellow My Mind
103. After The Gold Rush
104. Too Far Gone
105. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
106. Let It Shine
107. A Man Needs A Maid
108. No One Seems To Know
109.Heart Of Gold

201. Intermission
202. Country Home
203. Don’t Cry No Tears
204. Cowgirl In The Sand
205. Lotta Love
206. Like A Hurricane
207. The Losing End
208. Drive Back
209. Southern Man
210. Cortez The Killer
211. Cinnamon Girl

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Irma Thomas - A Woman's Viewpoint The Essential 1970s Recordings

For the first time in one compilation kent is proud to present the cream of the ''Soul Queen of new orleans'' 1970 recordings With songs and productionsby such major names as jerry Williams Jr pka Swamp Dogg Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham and monk Higgins and Dee Ervin the soul connoiser will need no persuacion whatsoever to puchase includes the wholee of Irma's Swamp Dogg - Penned and producer 1973 Fungus album '' in between tears'', plus selected recordings from her tenures with canyon, RCS and scepter/ Wand ( includings one previosly unissued track from the latter label) 2006

Track list:

1. In Between Tears
2. She'll Never Be Your Wife
3. These Four Walls
4. What's So Wrong with You Loving Me
5. You're the Dog (I Do the Barking Myself)
6. Medley: Coming from Behind (Monologue)/Wish Someone Would Care
7. Turn My World Around
8. We Won't Be in Your Way Anymore
9. I'd Do It All Over You
10. I'm So in Love
11. Can't Get Enough
12. Save a Little Bit for Me
13. That's How I Feel About You
14. Woman Left Lonely
15. Dance Me Down Easy
16. Zero Willpower
17. Don't Blame Him for What You Didn't Do
18. Safe with Me
19. Looking Back

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Various Artists - This Are Two Tone [1983]

This Are Two Tone is a classic collection of the label's seminal ska-revival hits, highlighted by cuts from Madness ("Madness"), Selecter ("On My Radio," "Too Much Pressure"), the [English] Beat ("Ranking Full Stop," "Tears of a Clown"), Bodysnatchers ("Too Experienced"), and several singles from the Specials ("Gangsters," "Rudy, A Message to You," "Stereotype," "Ghost Town"). Although the double-disc Two Tone Compilation: A Checkered Past is a more comprehensive set, This Are Two Tone remains an excellent, 16-song primer.

Track list:

01.The Special AKA - Gangsters
02.Madness - Madness
03.The Selecter - On My Radio
04.The Beat - Tears Of A Clown
05.The Specials - Rudi, A Message To You
06.The Selecter - Too Much Pressure
07.The Bodysnatchers - Too Experienced
08.The Beat - Rankin' Full Stop
09.The Specials - Too Much Too Young
10.The Selecter - The Selecter
11.The Specials - Stereotype
12.The Swinging Cats - Mantovani
13.The Specials - Do Nothing
14.Rico - Jungle Music
15.Rhoda Dakar - The Boiler
16.The Specials - Ghost Town

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Jimi Hendrix - Blues (1994)

Release Date: Apr 26, 1994
While Jimi Hendrix remains most famous for his hard rock and psychedelic innovations, more than a third of his recordings were blues-oriented. This CD contains 11 blues originals and covers, eight of which were previously unreleased. Recorded between 1966 and 1970, they feature the master guitarist stretching the boundaries of electric blues in both live and studio settings. Besides several Hendrix blues-based originals, it includes covers of Albert King and Muddy Waters classics, as well as a 1967 acoustic version of his composition "Hear My Train a Comin'."
CD covers included

Track list:

01. Hear My Train Comin' (acoustic)
02. Born Under A Bad Sign
03. Red House
04. Catfish Blues
05. Voodoo Chile Blues
06. Mannish Boy
07. Once I Had A Woman
08. Bleeding Heart
09. Jelly 292
10. Electric Church Red House
11. Hear My Train Comin' (electric)

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Bjork - Fireworks [BOOTLEG]

Compilation of songs taken from albums and singles, plus three live songs from one of the Violently Happy singles.

Track list:

Track 1-16: "Rare Studio Tracks 1993-1997"
Songs & mixes from Debut and Debut, Post & Homogenic singles.
01.Sweet, Sweet Intuition
02.Karvel
03.Scary
04.Nature Is Ancient (Aka My Snare)
05.Sod Off
06.So Broken
07.I Go Humble
08.My Spine
09.I Remember You
10.Hyperball (Brodsky Quartet Version)
11.Venus As A Boy (Harpsichord Version)
12.Immature (Bjorks Version)
13.Charlene
14.Gloria
15.Sidasta Eg
16.Stigdu Mig
Track 17-19: Live on Spanish TV, Oct 13th 1993
17.Human Behaviour
18.Anchor Song
19.Come To Me

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Candi Staton - I'm Just a Prisoner [1969]

Recorded at Rick Hall's Muscle Shoals studios, this set embodies the essence of Southern soul -- a hybrid of country, R&B and the blues. This long-out-of-print set features the novelty tune "I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young One's Fool)" and a killer cover of O.V. Wright's "That's How Strong My Love Is."

Track list:

01.Someone You Use
02.I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart
03.You Don't Love Me No More
04.Evidence
05.Sweet Feeling
06.Do Your Duty
07.Thats How Strong My Love Is
08.I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')
09.Anoter Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man
10.Get It When I Want it

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Aretha Franklin NEW MEGAPOST

More infos in archives

1962 - The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

Track list:

01.You Made Me Love You
02.I Told You So
03.Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
04.Nobody Like You
05.Exactly Like You
06.It's So Heartbreakin'
07.Rough Lover
08.Blue Holiday
09.Just For You
10.That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
11.I Surrender, Dear
12.Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive

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1963 - Laughing On The Outside

Track list:

01.Skylark
02.For All We Know
03.Make Someone Happy
04.I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight)
05.(In My) Solitude
06.Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)
07.Say It Isn't So
08.Until The Real Thing Comes Along
09.If Ever I Would Leave You
10.Where Are You
11.Mr. Ugly
12.I Wanna Be Around

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1964 - Runnin' Out Of Fools

Track list:

01.Mockingbird
02.How Glad I Am
03.Walk On By
04.Every Little Bit Hurts
05.The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
06.You'll Lose A Good Thing
07.I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face
08.It's Just A Matter Of Time
09.Runnin' Out Of Fools
10.My Guy
11.Two Sides Of Love
12.One Room Paradise

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1967 - Take It Like You Give It

Track list:

01.Why Was I Born
02.I May Never Get To Heaven
03.Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up
04.Her Little Heart Went To Loveland
05.Lee Cross
06.Take It Like You Give It
07.Only The One You Love
08.Deeper
09.Remember Me
10.Land Of Dreams
11.A Little Bit Of Soul

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1969 - Soft and Beautiful

Track list:

01.Only The Lonely
02.I Wish I Didn't Love You So
03.When The World Was Young
04.Shangri-La
05.A Mother's Love
06.My Coloring Book
07.Jim
08.Friendly Persuasion
09.But Beautiful
10.People

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1975 - You

Track list:

01.Mr. DJ
02.It Only Happens (When I Look at You)
03.I'm Strong Enough to Love You Again
04.Walk Softly
05.You Make My Life
06.Without You
07.The Sha-La Bandit
08.You
09.You Got All The Aces
10.As Long As You Are There

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1978 - Almighty Fire

Track list:

01.Almighty Fire (Woman of The Future)
02.Lady, Lady
03.More Than Just A Joy
04.Keep on Loving You
05.I Needed You Baby
06.Close to You
07.No Matter Who You Love
08.This You Can Believe
09.I'm Your Speed

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1979 - La Diva

Track list:

01.Ladies Only
02.It's Gonna Get A Bit Better
03.What If I Should Ever Need You
04.Honey I Need Your Love
05.I Was Made For You
06.Only Star
07.Reasons Why
08.You Brought Me Back to Life
09.Half A Love
10.The Feeling

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1983 - Get It Right

Track list:

01.Get it Right
02.Pretender
03.Every Girl (Wants My Guy)
04.When You Love Me Like That
05.I Wish it Would Rain
06.Better Friends Than Lovers
07.I Got Your Love
08.Giving In

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Jean Knight & Barbara Lynn - Blue Soul Belles, Vol. 2

Release Date: Feb 8, 2000
Westside Records' second volume of the Blue Soul Belles series pairs Jean Knight and Barbara Lynn, a statuesque singer/guitarist from New Orleans, on 33 songs culled from Jet Stream and Tribe Records with Knight performing 19 numbers and Lynn 14. Both singers have that one big hit in common: Knight's "Mr. Big Stuff," not included but referenced on "(T'Aint It) The Truth"; ironically, Lynn's biggest hit, "You'll Lose a Good Thing," is included, but by Knight, not Lynn. Each also enjoyed a handful of smaller regional and local hits. Lynn, an accomplished songwriter, wrote much of what she sang, including three soulful up-tempo jams for the feet: "Club a Go-Go," "Movin' on a Groove," and "Disco Music." But it's the Southern/bayou blues numbers that make Lynn special (i.e., the aching "Until Then I'll Suffer"). And she sings plenty of those on this 33-song smorgasbord. Knight's song choices will please the most demanding Southern soul fan. She comes hard and real on "A Tear," "Please, Please, Please," and other tough selections like "Doggin' Me Around." The disc is more representative of Lynn's hits (though none of her Jamie sides are included) than Knight's; Knight's Stax recordings are not included and her take of "You Left the Water Running" is disappointing compared to others. But overall this is a fine collection of feminine Southern soul from two of its most persistent purveyors.

Track list:

1-19 Jean Knight
01.A Tear
02.(T'Aint It) The Truth
03.My Man, He's a Lovin Man
04.I Have None
05.I'm Evil Tonight
06.You'll Lose a Good Thing
07.Anyone Can Love Him
08.Please, Please, Please
09.Start a New Life
10.Lonesome Tonight
11.Love
12.I'm Glad for Your Sake
13.Don't Break My Heart
14.The Last One to His Wedding
15.The Man That Left Me
16.Doggin' Around
17.I Don't Want You No More
18.I Have None
19.(T'Aint It) The Truth [1971 Remix]

20-33 Barbara Lynn
20.New Kind of Love
21.I Don't Want a Playboy
22.You Left the Water Running
23.Until I'm Free
24.I'm a Good Woman
25.Running Back
26.Watch the One (That Brings the Bad News)
27.Club a Go-Go
28.(Until Then) I'll Suffer
29.Take Your Love and Run
30.You Better Quit It
31.Nice and Easy
32.Disco Music
33.Movin' on a Groove

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Dee Dee Warwick - I Want to Be With You: The Mercury/Blue Rock Sessions

Release Date: Jun 5, 2001
It wasn't for lack of talent that Dee Dee Warwick never approached the mainstream superstardom of her more famous older sister. As a sort of companion to She Didn't Know: The Atco Sessions, this generous 26-track collection compiles everything she recorded for the titular label from 1965-1969, with two tracks from a later 1973 session. The younger Warwick's rawer approach was closer to Aretha's but, when she slides into the high notes, the similarities to sister Dionne are obvious. Although revered by soul authorities as a great talent, when listening to these tracks it's easy to hear why she never clicked with the general public. For all her obvious vocal talents, there aren't enough great songs that draw attention to her fabulous gospel-driven voice. Additionally, like Dusty Springfield, her best assets are often buried behind a fussy and overbearing production that does neither her, nor these tunes, any favors. Ranging from pop-soul to R&B, the various producers add strings, backing vocals, horns, and at times everything short of Phil Spector in an effort to bolster some of these weak songs, but the results generally don't justify the effort. Even the great Philadelphia team of Gamble & Huff can't create sparks on the few tracks they are involved with. That said, there are enough gems scattered throughout to justify this disc's existence, especially since it marks the first CD appearance of many of these heretofore rare songs. Warwick lays into the bluesy "That's Not Love" like Etta James, causing distortion as she hauls off and wails with soul-searing power. The obscure Goffin & King tune "Yours Until Tomorrow," best-known from Gene Pitney's version, is a should-have-been hit, as is the original version of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me," later a smash when the Temptations and the Supremes took it to the charts. Ultimately, Warwick was a substantial talent who didn't find her niche, or land songwriters of the Bacharach/David stature to guide her. This worthy collection -- predominantly taken from the original masters but still sounding thin and sometimes shrill -- is an important historical item for die-hard '60s soul fans, but disappointing for the casual listener.
CD covers included

Track list:

01.Do It With All Your Heart
02.We're Doing Fine
03.You Don't Know (What You Do to Me)
04.Gotta Get a Hold of Myself
05.Another Lonely Saturday (Baby I'm Yours)
06.Worth Every Tear I Cry
07.I Want to Be With You
08.Lover's Chant
09.I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
10.Yours Until Tomorrow
11.When I Love Slips Away
12.Alfie
13.Locked in Your Love
14.Don't You Ever Give Up on Me
15.Girls Need Love
16.It's Not Fair
17.I'll Be Better Off Without You
18.Foolish Fool
19.Thank God
20.That's Not Love
21.Don't Pay Them No Mind
22.Ring of Bright Water
23.Next Time (You Fall in Love)
24.I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do
25.All That Love Went to Waste
26.I Who Have Nothing

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Aretha Franklin - M E G A P O S T

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1956 - The Gospel Soul of Aretha Franklin

Track list:

01.There Is A Fountain Filled Wit
02.Precious Lord (Take My Hand) (Vers 1)
03.Precious Lord (Take My Hand) (Vers 2)
04.You Grow Closer
05.Never Grow Old
06.The Day Is Past & Gone
07.He Will Wash You White As Snow
08.While The Blood Runs Warm
09.Yield Not To Temptation

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1962 - The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging

Track list:

01.Don't Cry, Baby
02.Try A Little Tenderness
03.I Apologize
04.Without The One You Love
05.Look For The Silver Lining
06.I'm Sitting On Top Of The World
07.Just For A Thrill
08.God Bless The Child
09.I'm Wandering
10.How Deep Is The Ocean
11.I Don't Know You Any More
12.Lover Come Back To Me

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1964 - Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington

Track list:

01.Unforgettable
02.Cold, Cold Heart
03.What a Diff'rence a Day Made
04.Drinking Again
05.Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning
06.Evil Gal Blues
07.Don't Say You're Sorry Again
08.This Bitter Earth
09.If I Should Lose You
10.Soulville
11.Lee Cross

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1965 - Yeah!!! Aretha Franklin in Person

Track list:

01.This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
02.Once In A Lifetime
03.Misty
04.More
05.There Is No Greater Love
06.Muddy Water
07.If I Had A Hammer
08.Impossible
09.Today I Love Ev'rybody
10.Without The One You Love
11.Trouble In Mind
12.Love For Sale

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1966 - Soul Sister The Classic Aretha Franklin

Track list:

01.Unforgettable
02.My Guy
03.Sweet Lover
04.Today I Sing The Blues
05.Maybe 'im A Fool
06.All Night Long
07.Nobody Like You
08.If Ever I Would Leave You
09.Soulville
10.The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
11.Lee Cross
12.Operation Heartbreak
13.Misty
14.Trouble In Mind
15.God Bless The Child
16.Runnin' Out Of Fools
17.Muddy Water
18.What A Difference A Day Makes
19.Walk On By
20.Try A Little Tenderness
21.Every Little Bit Hurts
22.Mockingbird
23.People

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1967 - Aretha Arrives

Track list:

01.Satisfaction
02.You Are My Sunshine
03.Never Let Me Go
04.96 Tears
05.Prove It
06.Night Life
07.That's Life
08.I Wonder
09.Ain't Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)
10.Going Down Slow
11.Baby, I Love You

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1968 - Aretha in Paris

Track list:

01.(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
02.Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
03.Soul Serenade
04.Night Life
05.Baby, I Love You
06.Groovin'
07.(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
08.Come Back Baby
09.Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
10.Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
11.I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
12.Chain Of Fools
13.Respect

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1971 - Aretha Live at Fillmore West

Track list:

01.Respect
02.Love The One You're With
03.Bridge Over Troubled Water
04.Eleanor Rigby
05.Make It With You
06.Don't Play That Song
07.Dr. Feelgood
08.Spirit In The Dark
09.Spirit In The Dark (with Ray Charles)
10.Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)

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1973 - Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)

Track list:

01.Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)
02.Somewhere
03.So Swell When You're Well
04.Angel
05.Sister From Texas
06.Mister Spain
07.That's The Way I Feel About Cha
08.Moody's Mood
09.Just Right Tonight
10.Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)

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1974 - Let Me In Your Life

Track list:

01.Let Me In Your Life
02.Every Natural Thing
03.Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
04.I'm In Love
05.Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
06.The Masquerade Is Over
07.With Pen In Hand
08.Oh Baby
09.Eight Days On The Road
10.If You Don't Think
11.A Song For You

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1974 - With Everything I Feel in Me

Track list:

01.Without Love
02.Don't Go Breaking My Heart
03.When You Get It Right Down To It
04.You'll Never Get To Heaven
05.With Everything I Feel In Me
06.I Love Every Little Thing About You
07.Sing It Again - Say It Again
08.All Of These Things
09.You Move Me

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1982 - Jump to It

Track list:

01.Jump To It
02.Love Me Right
03.If She Don't Want Your Lovin'
04.This Is For Real
05.(It's Just) Your Love
06.I Wanna Make It Up To You
07.It's Your Thing
08.Just My Daydream

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1985 - Who's Zoomin' Who

Track list:

01.Freeway of Love
02.Another Night
03.Sweet Bitter Love
04.Who's Zoomin' Who
05.Sisters Are Doin' it For Themselves
06.Until You Say You Love Me
07.Ain't Nobody Ever Loved You
08.Push
09.Integrity

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1986 - Aretha

Track list:

01.Jimmy Lee
02.I Knew You Were Waiting For Me
03.Do You Still Remember
04.Jumpin' Jack Flash
05.Rock A Lott
06.An Angel Cries
07.He'll Come Allong
08.If You Need My Love
09.Look To The Rainbow

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1991 - What You See Is What You Sweat

Track list:

01.Everyday People
02.Ever Changing Times
03.What You See Is What You Sweat
04.Mary Goes Round
05.I Dreamed A Dream
06.Someone Else's Eyes
07.Doctor's Orders
08.You Can't Take Me For Granted
09.What Did You Give
10.Everyday People (Remix)

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1998 - Areta's Blues-The Delta Meets Detroit

Track list:

01.Today I Sing The Blues
02.Ramblin'
03.Pitiful
04.I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (Live)
05.Night Life
06.I Wonder
07.Takin' Another Man's Place
08.Night Time Is The Right Time
09.River's Invitation
10.Good To Me As I Am To You
11.It Ain't Fair
12.Going Down Slow
13.Drown In My Own Tears
14.You Are My Sunshine
15.Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
16.Thrill Is Gone, The (From Yesterday's Kiss)

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2003 - So Damn Happy

Track list:

01.The Only Thing Missin
02.Wonderful
03.Holdin On
04.No Matter What
05.Everybodys Somebodys Fool
06.So Damn Happy
07.You Are My Joy
08.Fallin Out Of Love
09.Aint No Way
10.Good News
11.You Are My Joy (Reprise)

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2007 - Queen of Soul_The Best of

Track list:

01.Respect
02.Think
03.Spanish Harlem
04.(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
05.I Say A Little Prayer
06.I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Loved You)
07.Save Me
08.Chain Of Fools
09.See Saw
10.Rock Steady
11.Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
12.Angel
13.Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
14.Baby I Love You
15.Until You Come Back To Me
16.Oh No Not My Baby
17.House That Jack Built
18.Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
19.You're All I Need To Get By
20.Call Me
21.Son Of A Preacher Man
22.Eleanor Rigby
23.Do Right Woman
24.Bridge Over Troubled Water

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Otis Redding - Live in London and Paris

Release Date: Sep 23, 2008
Recording Date: Mar 17, 1967,Mar 21, 1967
When the Love Generation (which, truthfully, did no better with that emotion than any other generation) got its first real glimpse of soul giant Otis Redding at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 backed by Booker T. & the MG's, a powerhouse band if there ever were one, they saw love with a capital L, because Redding sang love songs like the world was about to end, wringing the emotion out of them like a soulful, urgent hurricane. He was, simply put, an unstoppable force on-stage, taking all the energy of gospel and upping the ante until it seemed like the very sky itself was about to fly off into space from the very power of it. Redding was soul, and soul in every fiber of his being. The two sets included here, which predate the Monterey performance by a couple of months, were recorded in London (March 17) and Paris (March 21) on the Stax/Volt package tour of Europe in 1967, and they just might be even more astounding (particularly the Paris night) than the Monterey set. Working again with the MG's, with the horns of the Mar-Keys along for extra kick, Redding burns the house down in both of these sets, wringing every last bit of energy out of Sam Cooke's "Shake" until it seems the universe is about to come off its hinges, turning "Try a Little Tenderness" into a silken caress, making "I've Been Loving You Too Long" into an anthem for the hopeless arc of love, and taking "Day Tripper" to places the Beatles could only dream about, all with the MG's and the Mar-Keys churning behind him like a huge, funky turbine. This was Stax soul in all its ragged, vital glory. The original tapes of these sets (Atlantic issued an LP of the London show in 1967) have been reassembled and restored for this release, and the end result is a stunning reminder of what a giant Redding was. You want to know about love? Drop this in your player.
Complete CD covers included in post

Personnel:

Otis Redding (vocals) with:

Booker T & The MGs
Booker T. Jones (organ)
Steve Cropper (guitar)
Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass instrument)
Al Jackson Jr. (drum)

The Mar-Keys
Joe Arnold (tenor saxophone)
Andrew Love (tenor saxophone)
Wayne Jackson (trumpet)


Recorded at the Finsbury Park Astoria in London on March 17, 1967 and at the Olympia Theatre in Paris on March 21, 1967.
Tom Dowd - Recording Supervision
Bill Belmont - Liner Notes, Producer
Jean No Ogouz - Liner Notes
Joe Tarantino - Mastering
Tom Dowd - Recording Supervision

Track list:

01. Introduction
02. Respect
03. My Girl
04. Shake
05. Day Tripper
06. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
07. (I can't Get No) Satisfaction
08. Try a Little Tenderness
09. Introduction
10. Respect
11. I Can't Turn You Loose
12. I've been Loving You Too Long
13. My Girl
14. Shake
15. (I can't Get No) Satisfaction
16. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
17. These Arms of Mine
18. Day Tripper
19. Try a Little Tenderness

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Jimi Hendrix & The Isley Brothers - In the Beginning

These are the first offerings from the Isley Brothers' T-Neck record label, and many consider special because Jimi Hendrix played lead guitar on them. However, these tracks bombed as singles. "Testify" is noisy and congested, too much is going on. Hendrix's guitar is prominent, and identifies him as conclusively as a DNA sample. The Isleys imitate popular singers Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and James Brown on "Testify," but the imitations are weak and sound like clones of each other. "Move Over and Let Me Dance" has some of "Testify"'s problems but works a little better, it has a danceable groove and a much better hook. The only soft selection is "The Last Girl," which has an airy sound, and features a rare laid-back vocal from Ron Isley during this phase of his career. Hendrix fans will love this, but fans of the Isleys' later stuff will not be impressed.

Track list:

01.Move Over And Let Me Dance - part 1
02.Have You Ever Be Disappointed - parts 1 & 2
03.Testify - parts 1 & 2 (alternate take)
04.Move Over And Let me Dance - part 2
05.Wild Little Tiger
06.The Last Girl
07.Simon Says
08.Looking For A Love
09.Testify - parts 1 & 2
10.Move Over And Let Me Dance
11.Have You Ever Be Disappointed
12.The Last Girl
13.Looking For A Love
14.My Little Girl
15.Open Up Her Eyes
16.Love Is A Wonderful Thing
17.Footprints In The Snow
18.Who's That Lady
19.The Basement
20.My Little Girl - alternate version

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Curtis Mayfield - Keep On Keepin' On (Live and Studio Rarities) [bootleg]

"Old Grey Whistle Test" London England, January 1972:
01. Keep On Keepin' On
02. We Got To Have Peace *Omitted*
03. Curtis on Discovery (interview)

Radio City Music Hall, New York NY, July 6, 1972:
04. Stone Junkie
05. Pusherman

In The Studio - 1972:
06. Freddie's Dead
07. Eddie, You Should Know Better
08. Curtis on Songwriting (interview)

The Push Expo - Chicago 1972:
09. We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
10. Give Me Your Love

"The Midnight Special" - Los Angeles CA, 1972:
11. Superfly
12. Freddie's Dead
13. Curtis on Superfly (interview)

"The Midnight Special" - Los Angeles CA, June 8, 1973:
14. Superfly
15. Back To The World
16. Curtis on Politics (interview)

1st Annual Black Caucus Benefit, Washington DC, September 25, 1974:
17. Give Me Your Love
18. Curtis on Curtis (interview)

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Curtis Mayfield - We Come in Peace With a Message of Love / Take it to the Streets

We Come in Peace, With a Message of Love, as the album's full title reads, was Curtis Mayfield's first studio album in three years when it was released in 1985. Assembled from tracks cut and written over as much as a decade apart, it included a complete re-recording and musical reconsideration of "We Gotta Have Peace" from the Roots album, and one song ("Bodyguard") recorded for the Heartbeat album six years before this. The latter is a disco-style track, but it's been remixed here from its original heavy beat, and fits in with the rest of the post-disco sound. "Breakin' In the Streets" is the most unexpected track here, an almost reggae-style number with a great sax solo by Hank Ford. The emphasis here, however, is on lyricism rather than the beat, important as the latter is -- "Everybody Needs a Friend" (which features a smooth and lyrical solo by Ford) is the stylistic centerpiece of the album, a hauntingly beautiful, lyrical piece of music with a stunning chorus. The slow ballad "This Love Is True" and the catchy, anthem-like "We Gotta Have Peace," which finished out the original LP's second side, are part of this same core, with substantial lyrics and messages that put Mayfield completely in his element as a singer and songwriter. Take It To The Streets (1990) was Curtis Mayfield's first new studio album in five years-during that time, following the commercial disappointment of We Come In Peace, Mayfield had toured Europe (where his popularity never faltered) twice and appeared extensively on British television. So this was to be his comeback to the arena of creative, as opposed to re-creative musicianship, but his accident and paralysis in August of 1990 tragically cut short the process. The album itself is a winner, a lively, bracing, topical work embracing in-your-face politics ("Homeless"), Mayfield's old, achingly lyrical Impressions-era balladry ("Do Be Down"), dance numbers ("Who Was That Lady"), and even a flashback or two to his early '70s glory days ("Superfly" etc.) with "He's a Fly Guy," written for the blaxploitation movie parody I'm Gonna Git U Sucka -- but all of it wrapped around Mayfield's meld of sophisticated musicianship and heartfelt lyrics. The sound is leaner than his earlier works, and a lot more electronic in nature, in terms of the keyboard work and the solo instruments. The remastering of these two albums, from the 1980s and '90s, is flawless, not surprisingly given their recent vintage.

Track list:

01.We Come in Peace
02.Baby It's You
03.Body Guard
04.Breakin' in the Streets
05.Everybody Needs A Friend
06.This Love is True
07.We Got to Have Peace ('85 Version)
08.Homeless
09.Got to Be Real
10.Do Be Down
11.Who Was that Lady
12.On and on
13.He's A Fly Guy
14.Don't Push
15.I Mo Git U Sucka

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Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

Release Date: Apr 21, 2009

Track list:

01 French Navy
02 The Sweetest Thing
03 You Told a Lie
04 Away With Murder
05 Swans
06 James
07 Careless Love
08 My Maudlin Career
09 Forest and Sands
10 Other Towns and Cities
11 Honey in the Sun

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Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow [Mono/Stereo]

RCA 66598-2
24 Karat Gold Disc (mono/stereo)
Original LP release: 1967
CD release: 1995
Recording Date: Oct 31, 1966-Nov 22, 1966
The second album by Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow was a groundbreaking piece of folk-rock-based psychedelia, and it hit like a shot heard round the world. From the Top Ten singles "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" to the sublime "Embryonic Journey," the sensibilities are fierce, the material is both melodic and complex, and the performances, sparked by new member Grace Slick on most of the lead vocals, are inspired, helped along by Jerry Garcia (serving as spiritual and musical advisor and sometimes guitarist). Every song is perfect, and the only pity is that RCA didn't record for official release any of the group's shows from this era, when this material made up the bulk of their repertory; though they later claimed that the record wasn't representative of the group's sound, Jefferson Airplane did wonderful things with these songs on-stage. The songwriting was spread around between Marty Balin, Slick, Paul Kantner, and Jorma Kaukonen, and Slick and Balin (who never had a prettier song than "Today," which he'd actually written for Tony Bennett) shared the vocals; and the whole album was resplendent in a happy balance of all of these creative elements, before excessive experimentation (musical and chemical) began affecting the band's ability to do a straightforward song. The group never made a better album, and few artists from the era ever did. [In 2001, a new remastering of the album appeared, initially as part of the four-CD set Ignition. This version came out as a single CD in late November of 2001 featuring both the stereo and mono mixes with extensive new annotation by Jefferson Airplane biographer Jeff Tamarkin.]

PRODUCED BY RICK JARRARD
24 Karat Gold Collector's Edition:
Reissue Supervision: Paul Williams
Audio Restoration: Bill Lacey
Digital Transfers: Eddie Tallia (stereo version)
Mike Hartry (mono version)
Project Manager: Frankie Pezzella

Track list:

STEREO:
1. She Has Funny Cars
2. Somebody to Love
3. My Best Friend
4. Today
5. Comin' Back to Me
6. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds
7. D.C.B.A. - 25
8. How Do You Feel
9. Embryonic Journey
10. White Rabbit
11. Plastic Fantastic Lover

MONO:
12. She Has Funny Cars
13. Somebody to Love
14. My Best Friend
15. Today
16. Comin' Back to Me
17. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds
18. D.C.B.A. - 25
19. How Do You Feel
20. Embryonic Journey
21. White Rabbit
22. Plastic Fantastic Lover

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Solomon Burke - Live @ Lugano, Switzerland 2008

Bootleg [Soundboard]
RTE auditorium
Lugano, Switzerland
05. December 2008

Track list:

101.That's How I Got To Memphis
102.Fast Train
103.Diamond In Your Mind
104.Cry To Me
105.Georgia On My Mind
106.Like A Fire
107.Down In the Valley
108.Medley I
109.I Wanna Go Home
110.A Change Is Gonna Come
111.None Of Us Are Free
112.Band Intro_I Will Survive

201.Misty Blue
202.Got To Get You Off My Mind
203.Don't Give Up On Me
204.Atta Way To Go
205.Medley II
206.Johnny B. Goode
207.I Give You My Heart To You
208.I Wish I Knew
209.What A Wonderful World
210.Silent Night, Holy Night
211.Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

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Solomon Burke - Live At The House Of Blues

Recording Date: Jul 1, 1994
The big, brassy band that backs Solomon Burke on this live set enhances, but never overshadows, his powerful vocals and God-given charisma. Opening with "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," he gets the crowd in a festive mood before slinking into a strong three-song medley comprising "If You Need Me"/"Tonight's the Night"/"I Almost Lost My Mind." He displays his preaching skills on "Cruel World," and you can almost see the collection plate being passed. "Candy/Candy Rap" begins with a big band arrangement, the sound is bold and brassy, but then lightens with Burke's "Candy Rap." He excels on "Got to Get You Off My Mind," another one of his hits from back-in-the-day. In fact, the only glaring omission from his King Solomon era is the bewitching "Somebody's Watching You." On the three or so blues tunes he does, if you close your eyes, you'll think it was a female singing, as he sings in a higher key on blues tunes. Burke, a true character, closes this enjoyable performance with Roy Brown's classic "Good Rockin' Tonight."
CD covers included

Track list:

01. Introduction / Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
02. Medley: If You Need Me / Tonight's The Night / I Almost Lost My Mind
03. Cruel World
04. Cry To Me
05. Candy / Candy Rap
06. Got To Get You Off My Mind
07. No More Nights By Myself
08. Ain't Nobody's Business
09. Down In The Valley
10. I Want A Little Girl
11. Medley: Beautiful Brown Eyes / Just A Matter Of Time
12. Good Rockin' Tonight

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Solomon Burke - Soul Alive! [2 CD]

Release Date: Oct 8, 2002
For pure soul testifying, no one compares to Solomon Burke. He earned his title -- "King of Soul" -- by bringing the gospel fervor of the Southern preacher to his performances, and no recording proves his command over an audience quite like Soul Alive! Recorded in 1983 in Washington, D.C., the set proves Burke had lost little from his '60s heyday; he works through nearly all of his hits, spurring on the concert-goers as though they were the ones performing instead of him -- in fact, some of the women are heard screaming so often they should've been credited. Burke shines most when leading the faithful through "I Can't Stop Loving You," pausing for a lengthy monologue before reprising the song and leading into a devastating finish. Elsewhere he works through deeply felt country-blues-gospel fusions like "I Almost Lost My Mind," "Take Me (Just as I Am)," "He'll Have to Go," and "Down in the Valley." [Originally released by Rounder in 1985, Soul Alive! made a re-appearance in 2002, a double-disc edition including two shows from his stand at the Phoenix 1 club.]
CD covers included

Track list:

CD 1
01. Introduction
02. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
03. Medley: If You Need Me / Tonight's the Night / You're Good For Me / I Almost Lost My Mind / What Am I Living For / Just Out of Reach
04. Medley: Monologue / Take Me (Just As I Am) / I Can't Stop Loving You / Monologue / I Can't Stop Loving You (reprise)
05. Down In The Valley
06. Proud Mary

CD 2
01. Medley: Tonight's The Night (Reprise) / Beautiful Brown Eyes / Just A Matter Of Time
02. Medley: Monologue (The Women Of Today) / Hold What You've Got / He'll Have To Go
03. Cry To Me
04. Introduction To Encore
05. Medley: Meet Me In Church / The Price / Words / Monologue
06. Medley: You're Good For Me (Reprise) / Send Me Some Lovin'
07. Gotta Get You Off My Mind
08. Medley: Having A Party / Amen

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