the milkshakes
19th nervous shake down
The Milkshakes bash their way through a selection of the best of their immense output on this debut CD outing.
Track listing:IT’S YOU • PLEASE DON’T ..
precious stone
in the studio with sly stone
Before the funk, there was Sly Stone: Disc Jockey and Record Producer. Some of this has been out before masquerading as by the master of funk, but Ace..
george jackson
the fame sessions
Ah, the joy of vinyl - especially the new Ace Records high quality releases. The 180 gram test pressing landed on my desk with a thump and, once plac..
• ‘Garage rock’ is the term on everyone’s lips nowadays, yet here is the first opportunity there has been to get the very best on one rockin’ disc. Th..
idris muhammad
black rhythm revolution
Drummer, percussionist & funk mutationist Idris Muhammad traverses the globe on the good foot. Track listing:BLACK RHYTHM REVOLUTION: EXPRESS YOURSEL..
First in a series drawn from Johnny Otis’ mid-50s Dig record label featuring 22 rare or unissued sides. Track listing:MIDNIGHT CREEPER Pt 1 • DRIFTIN..
wynonie harris
lovin machine
Wynonie Harris rocks, jumps and jives the blues in this exuberant set of 1950s recordings for the venerable King label. With wonderful notes by Harris..
lowell fulson
black nights
Lowell Fulson’s early recordings for the Los Angeles-based Kent label that define the 1960s west coast blues sound. Track listing:BLACK NIGHTS • JUST..
melvin sparks
sparks
Track listing:AKILAH: LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE ON THE UP ALL WRAPPED UP AKILAH BLUES FOR J.B. THE IMAGE OF LOVE..
various
bandera blues and gospel
This set from Chicago-based Bandera focuses on the blues and gospel sides that were cut for the Bandera, Laredo and Jerico Road labels in the late 50s..
lightning hopkins
california mudslide (and earthquake)
This 1969 outing was first cut for Vault Records, and though it also saw a UK release on Liberty, is still a welcome re-issue for a real rarity.
Trac..
jimmy mccracklin
the modern recordings 1948-1950
Jimmy McCracklin’s long career took him from gut-bucket blues through rock‘n’roll to soul music. Among his earliest dates, these recordings certainly ..