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The Supremes: I Hear a Symphony

CD / Culture Factory / 2013-06-18

Tracks: Stranger in Paradise; Yesterday; I Hear a Symphony; Unchained Melody; With a Song In My Heart; Without a Song; My World is Empty Without You; Lover's Concerto, A; Any Girl In Love (Knows What I'm Goi...
Artists: The Supremes

I Hear a Symphony has some great soul numbers on it, mostly by the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, including not only the title track but also "Any Girl in Love (Knows What I'm Going Through)...continue...

Beach Day: Trip Trap Attack [Digipak]

CD / Kanine Records / 2013-06-18

Tracks: Walking on the Streets; Boys; Beach Day; Stay; Seventeen; Trip Trap Attack; Little Weird, A; Come Back to Me; Wasting All My Time; Am I the Only One; We've Gotta Go
Artists: Beach Day

Personnel: Kimmy Drake (vocals, guitar); Alan Gabay (organ); Skyler Black (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jim Diamond .

Recording information: The Dungeon, North Miami, FL; The Living Room, Atlant...continue...

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes: Super Hits

CD / Sony Music Distribution (USA) / 2013-06-18

Tracks: If You Don't Know Me by Now; Be for Real; Wake Up Everybody; Nobody Could Take Your Place; Don't Leave Me This Way; Bad Luck; Tell the World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby; Love I Lost, The; Yesterday I ...
Artists: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

Full performer name: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass.

Producers: Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff

Compilation producer: Bruce Dickinson.

Tracks recorded betwe...continue...

South Park: Chef Aid: The South Park Album [Clean] [Edited]

CD / Columbia (USA) / 2013-06-18

Tracks: South Park Theme; Nowhere to Run; Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You); Brad Logan; Come Sail Away; Kenny's Dead; Simultaneous; Will They Die 4 You?; Hot Lava; Bubblegoose; No Substitute; Wake up ...
Artists: South Park

Producers include: Primus, Rick Rubin, Tim Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen, Master P.

Engineers include: D. Sardy, David Schiffman, Robert Casale.

Personnel: Elton John (vocals, keyboards); ...continue...

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes: Havin' a Party with Southside Johnny

CD / Epic (USA) / 2013-06-18

Tracks: I Don't Want to Go Home; Broke Down Piece of Man; Talk to Me; Love on the Wrong Side of Town; Fever, The; Trapped Again; Without Love; When You Dance; This Time It's for Real; Havin' a Party
Artists: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes

Personnel: Southside Johnny (vocals, harmonica); Johnny Lyon (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Little Willie Rush (vocals, guitar); Richie Rosenberg (vocals, trombone).

The title of this record is a...continue...

Marty Robbins: 101 - Devil Woman: The Best of Marty Robbins *

CD / AP Music / 2013-06-11

Artists: Marty Robbins

This priced-to-move, four-disc box set from country great Marty Robbins features over four hours of music (101 songs), including the hits "El Paso," "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation," "The Han...continue...

Connie Francis: Do the Twist with Connie Francis

1 CD / Sepia Records / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Mr. Twister; Teach Me How to Twist; Johnny Darlin'; Telephone Lover; Ain't That Better Baby; Mommy Your Daughter's Fallin' in Love; Drop It Joe; Kiss 'n' Twist; I Won't Be Home to You; My Real Happin...
Artists: Connie Francis

Audio Remasterer: Robin Cherry.

Liner Note Author: Stuart Anthony.

Recording information: 01/04/1962; 01/08/1962-01/09/1962; 01/27/1960; 01/31/1961; 03/22/1962; 04/13/1962; 04/15/1959; 0...continue...

Marty Robbins: Just a Little Sentimental/Devil Woman

1 CD / Sepia Records / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Little Sentimental, A; Hurt; To Each His Own; I Can't Help It; Answer Me My Love; Clara; Half as Much; Unchained Melody; Are You Sincere?; Guess I'll Be Going; To Think You've Chosen Me; Too Young; D...
Artists: Marty Robbins

Audio Remasterer: Robin Cherry.

Recording information: Nashville (04/10/1962); Nashville (04/1962); Nashville (05/1961-06/1961).

This "two-fer" from country-pop great Marty Robbins inclu...continue...

Tommy James (Rock)/Tommy James & the Shondells (Rock): Greatest Hits Live [Aura]

1 CD / Aura Records / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Intro; Draggin' The Line; Crystal Blue Persuasion; Say I Am; Sugar On Sunday; Gettin' Together; Tighter Tighter; Crimson and Clover; Hanky Panky; I Think We're Alone Now; Mony Mony; Sweet Cherry Wine...
Artists: Tommy James (Rock)/Tommy James & the Shondells (Rock)

Personnel: Tommy James (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John Golden (vocals, guitar); Hal Gold (vocals, piano, synthesizer, percussion); Benny Harrison (vocals, Hammond b-3 organ, synthesiz...continue...

Various Artists: Christmas Party with Eddie G.

CD / Columbia (USA) / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Here Comes Eddie - The Eddie G. Singers; Christmas Day - Detroit Junior; Merry Old Philosopher #1 - Eddie "The Old Philosopher" Lawrence; Do You Hear What I Hear / You Really Got Me - Bobby Lloyd & T...
Artists: Various Artists

Eddie G. refers to Eddie Gorodetsky, a legendary record collector, raconteur and man about town.

If there is a more entertaining Christmas compilation than this CD, I have not heard it. This is...continue...

Electraluxx: Super Dee-Luxx

CD / Cacophone Records / 2013-06-08

Tracks: Sex with Ya' Cousin; Electraluxx; That's the Way; I'm Poor; Truck Driver Blues; Don't Push Me Around; 42; Peanut Butter; You Make Me Sick; Run Chicken Run; Sex Fiend; My Brother Gave Me the T-Bird; R...
Artists: Electraluxx

Personnel: Scott The Great Dense (vocals, guitar); Little Ricky (vocals); Matt "Rock'n'Roll" Dow (drums).

Recording information: Cave Studios, Garfield NJ; Hands On Studios, TEaneck NJ.

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Johnny Cash: Setlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash Live

CD / Columbia (USA) / 2013-06-04

Artists: Johnny Cash

Sony's Setlist series isn't a standard budget-line compilation: these discs bypass hits in favor of live tracks cut throughout the years, mixing up highlights from classic live albums with a handful o...continue...

Elvis Presley: Setlist: The Very Best of Elvis Presley Live

CD / Sony Legacy / 2013-06-04

Artists: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley defined the later years of his life as a relevant artist by undertaking a phenomenal run of live performances in Las Vegas at the International Hotel beginning in 1969, and he sold the v...continue...

The Shadows: Life in the Jungle

CD / Talking Elephant / 2013-06-04

Artists: The Shadows

Them: Them [1970]

CD / Relics / 2013-06-04

Tracks: I Keep Singing; Lonely Weekends; Take a Little Time; You Got Me Good; Jo Ann; Memphis Lady; In the Midnight Hour; Nobody Cares; I Am Waiting; Just a Little
Artists: Them

Personnel: Jerry Cole (vocals, guitar, drums).

Recording information: Gold Star Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.

Photographers: Peter Whorf; Rusty Miller ....continue...

Various Artists: Ultimate Legends of Rock 'N' Roll

CD / United Audio Entertainment / 2013-06-04

Tracks: Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets; Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard; Ain't That a Shame - Fats Domino; Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry; High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis;...
Artists: Various Artists

This 18-track set collects the original versions of some of rock & roll's early iconic hits, including Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't," Little Richard's "Lucille," Ch...continue...

Mitzi Gaynor: The Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin *

CD / Universal Japan / 2013-06-04

Artists: Mitzi Gaynor

Gene Pitney: Blue Gene/Gene Meets the Fair Young Ladies of Folkland

CD / RPM Retrodisc / 2013-06-04

Tracks: Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa; Autumn Leaves; Half the Laughter, Twice the Tears; I'll Being Seeing You; Lonely Night Dreams (Of Faraway Arms); Answer Me, My Love; Blue Gene; Yesterday's Hero; Maybe Y...
Artists: Gene Pitney

BLUE GENE/GENE PITNEY MEETS THE FAIR YOUNG LADIES OF FOLKLAND was originally released as two separate LPs.

Audio Remasterer: Simon Murphy .

Liner Note Author: Roger Dopson.

Sequel...continue...

Gene Pitney: I'm Gonna Be Strong/Looking Through the Eyes of Love

CD / RPM Retrodisc / 2013-06-04

Tracks: I'm Gonna Be Strong; Walk; I Love You More Today; Who Needs It?; Follow the Sun; Lips Are Redder on You; It Hurts to Be in Love; Last Two People on Earth, The; That Girl Belongs to Yesterday; E Se Do...
Artists: Gene Pitney

I'M GONNA BE STRONG/LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE was originally released as two separate LPs.

Audio Remasterer: Simon Murphy .

Liner Note Author: Roger Dopson.

Sequel reissued...continue...

The Beatles/Tony Sheridan: Hamburg 1961

CD / Charly Records (UK) / 2013-05-28

Artists: The Beatles/Tony Sheridan

Them: In Reality

CD / Relics / 2013-05-28

Tracks: Gloria; Baby Please Don't Go; Laugh; Let My Song Through; California Man; Lessons of the Sea; Back In the Country; Can You Believe; [Untitled]
Artists: Them

Personnel: Jim Parker (guitar); John Stark (drums).

Recording information: Gold Star Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA.

Photographer: William R. Eastabrook.

The plucky Irish lads of...continue...

John Hiatt: My Kind of Town *

CD / Goldfish / 2013-05-28

Tracks: It'll Come to You; Drive South; Paper Thin; When You Hold Me Tight; Child of the Wild Blue Yonder; Straight Outta Time; Thing Called Love, A; Cross My Fingers; Feels Like Rain; Have a Little Faith in...
Artists: John Hiatt

Recorded for a Chicago radio station in 1993, not long after the release of Perfectly Good Guitar, My Kind of Town finds John Hiatt mining his then-recent records for A&M -- the classic 1987 comeback ...continue...

Tijuana Panthers: Semi Sweet [Digipak]

CD / Innovative Leisure / 2013-05-28

Tracks: Above Your Means; Tony's Song; Wall Walker; Boardwalk; Father Figure; One Way Ticket; Pushover; Forbidden Fruit; Juvy Jeans; Baby I'm Bored; Sunday; Boardwalk (Reprise)
Artists: Tijuana Panthers

Personnel: Chad Wachtel (vocals, guitar); Philip Shaheen (vocals, drums); Daniel Michicoff (vocals).

Recording information: The Blue House, Long Beach, CA; Toy Records, Long Beach, CA.

B...continue...

Oblivians: Desperation *

CD / In the Red Records / 2013-05-28

Tracks: I'll Be Gone; Loving Cup; Em; Woke Up In a Police Car; Call the Police; Pinball King; Run For Cover; Come a Little Closer; Little War Child; Fire Detector; Oblivion; Back Street Hangout; Desperation;...
Artists: Oblivians

Personnel: Eric Oblivian, Greg Oblivian, Jack Oblivian (vocals, guitar, drums).

Recording information: Easy Eye Studio.

Memphis garage ne'er-do-wells the Oblivians called it a day in 199...continue...

Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds: Haunted Head *

CD / In the Red Records / 2013-05-28

Tracks: Lurch; Su Su; Killer Diller; I Don't Like; Rad Lords, The; Rad Lords Return, The; Lady Hawke Blues; Let's Go!; Loud + Proud; 222; Dance Me Swamply; Lamonts Requim [Instrumental]
Artists: Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds

Personnel: Kid Congo Powers (vocals, guitar, Theremin); Jesse Roberts (vocals, guitar); Kiki Solis (vocals, baritone guitar); Ron Miller (vocals, keyboards, drums).

Audio Mixers: Adam Hess; Ron...continue...

The Drifters (US): Up on the Roof, On Broadway & Under the Boardwalk

CD / Rhino (Label) / 2013-05-28

Tracks: Up on the Roof; On Broadway; Under the Boardwalk; I'll Take You Home; Rat Race; Vaya con Dios; One Way Love; I've Got Sand in My Shoes; Saturday Night at the Movies; At the Club
Artists: The Drifters (US)

This is a budget-priced collection featuring a number of the Drifters' Hot 100 hits.

Up on the Roof, On Broadway & Under the Boardwalk highlights several of the Drifters classic singles release...continue...

Shannon and the Clams: Dreams in the Rat House [Digipak] *

CD / Hardly Art / 2013-05-21

Tracks: Hey Willy; Rip Van Winkle; Bed Rock; Ozma; If I Could Count; In the River; Rat House, The; Rabbit's Nose, The; Heads or Tails; Unlearn; Into a Dream; I Know
Artists: Shannon and the Clams

Personnel: Cody Blanchard (vocals, guitar); Ian Amberson (vocals, drums); Shannon Shaw (vocals).

Audio Mixer: Cody Blanchard.

Recording information: 747 54th Street, Oakland, CA (01/2011...continue...

The Pretty Things: Introducing the Pretty Things *

2 CD / Recall / 2013-05-21

Tracks: Rosalyn; Judgement Day; Roadrunner; Honey, I Need - (live); Don't Bring Me Down; You Don't Believe Me; Get the Picture?; Come See Me; L.S.D.; Death of a Socialite; Sun, The; Photographer; Defecting G...
Artists: The Pretty Things

Liner Note Author: Mark St. John.

The Pretty Things, one of the finest and possibly more overlooked bands of rock & roll's early days, started in Kent, England in 1963 and produced some stellar...continue...

The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane *

Blu-Ray Video / Eagle Rock (USA) / 2013-05-21

Artists: The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane *

DVD Video / Eagle Rock (USA) / 2013-05-21

Tracks: It's Funny; Street Fighting Man; Flight 505; I Just Want To Make Love To You; Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner; I'm All Right; Route 66; Little Red Rooster; It's All Over Now; Sittin' On A Fence; Te...
Artists: The Rolling Stones

Bo Diddley: His Best

CD / Universal Japan / 2013-05-21

Artists: Bo Diddley

Personnel: Bo Diddley (vocals, guitar, violin); Jerome Green (vocals, maracas); Peggy Jones (guitar, background vocals); Jody Williams, Ricky Jolivet (guitar); Edward Drennon (electric violin); Billy ...continue...

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes: Playlist: The Very Best of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes *

CD / Epic (USA) / 2013-05-21

Tracks: Fever, The; I Don't Want to Go Home; This Time It's for Real; Got to Get You Off My Mind; Broke Down Piece of Man; Without Love; Love on the Wrong Side of Town; Trapped Again; I'm So Anxious; Talk to...
Artists: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes

Liner Note Author: Southside Johnny.

Photographers: Don Hunstein; Mitchell Funk; John T. Comerford III.

The first Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes compilation to be released in Americ...continue...