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the westbound sound of detroit
The sheer success of Motown disguises the fact that there were other Detroit labels cutting wonderful group sounds. Westbound was one of the best. Tr..
• The London-American label was the prime UK outlet for US hits in the 1950s and 1960s, introducing the British public to Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, the..
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the spring story
Kent guru Ady Croasdell dons the flares and afro to bring you this essential collection of 70s soul from one of the great black soul music labels of t..
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allons cajun rock'n'roll
24 cajun dance tracks culled from Carol Rachou's La Louisianne label. Track listing:LAFAYETTE TWO STEP / LACASSINE SPECIAL / MARDI GRAS DANCE / LA VA..
the zombies
time of the season
Big Beat's exhaustive Zombies reissue campaign of the last twelve years has achieved what it set out to do - restore to world-class status to this mos..
roy hawkins
the thrill is gone
This great singer/piano player and the original hit maker of 'The Thrill Is Gone' (#6 R&B in 1951), sold massively in the 40s and 50s. He went into ob..
dean carter
call of the wild
The missing link between wild rockabilly abandon and snarling garage punk. Track listing:AM I A DREAMER MARY SUE (Alt) JAILHOUSE ROCK MARY SUE I GOT ..
Crude'n'crazy mid-1960s garage rock from the legendary Midwest studio that brought you Dean Carter. Track listing:WORKIN' MAN / DON'T LIE / REVENGE /..
the solitaires
walking along with the solitaires
New York's finest vocal group had a 10 year career, most of which is featured on this 27 tracker of their Old Town sides. Track listing:WALKING ALONG..
ricky nelson
rockin' with ricky
I only know two cats in this business that really had it all; Elvis was one, the other was Ricky Nelson" - Carl Perkins said that and he should know -..
the penguins
earth angel
Includes the rare gold London single and a whole bunch of other sides cut during their best period for Dootone Records of Hollywood. Track listing:EAR..
screaming lord sutch
rock & horror
His late Screaming Lordship turned out a CD and LP full of his distinct ghoulish goulash. Track listing:SCREAM & SCREAM ALL BLACK & HAIRY JACK THE RI..