This exemplary collection is full of music as ravishing as In the Wee Small Hours or Kind of Blue. Mixing radio staples (the Flamingos' definitive version of "I Only Have Eyes for You") with less-heard classics (the Cadillacs' "Gloria," the Velvetones' "Glory of Love"), Doo Wop Ballads brings the sound of the street corner home to the quiet corners of romance. Essential to the development of later decades' soul music, the sounds herein are also a reminder that these '50s teenagers and young adults indeed laid a claim on our hearts as unyielding as those of Frank or Miles. --Rickey Wright
UK collection containing the Detroit vocal group's soulful 2nd Time Around album, originally issued on Motown's V.I.P. label in 1970, plus a generous 13 bonus tracks. Bonus tracks comprise ten unissued gems from the vaults and three titles previously available only as downloads. Bobby Smith sings lead on tracks 11, 16 and 17 and shares lead with G.C. Cameron on track 3. All other leads by G.C. Cameron. Tracks 1-15 are stereo, 16-25 are mono. Booklet features copious track annotations and notes by Motown historian Keith Hughes and an array of period photos and memorabilia.
1:StayRAINBOWS 2:Going To The CityMATHIS, Bobby & SEVILLES 3:Little Brown EyesMATHIS, Bobby & SEVILLES 4:MargieSUPREMES 5:Letter To An AngelFIVE SHILLINGS 6:Christmas StompSTOMPERS 7:Every Night About This TimeSOPHOMORES 8:Baby DollFIVE GENTS 9:Times ChangeUNIQUES 10:You've Been CryingC-QUINNS 11:RegrettingVIBRATONES 12:Oo-WeeINTERLUDES 13:The Prince Of PlayersFREDERICK, Tommy 14:Forgive MeSTOMPERS 15:SandyFIVE GENTS 16:Two Purple ShadowsEMERALDS 17:Symbol Of LoveEMERALDS 18:Is There A Someone For MeSOPHOMORES 19:This Lovely NightALTEERS 20:Too LateSINGLETON, Eddie 21:Kiss A Kiss, Hug A HugSIN... [Read More]
It's hard to believe, but this is the only Las Vegas recording in Nat "King" Cole's large discography. It was made at the glitzy Sands Casino in 1960, during the heyday of Sinatra and the Rat Pack, and it's Cole's elegant tenor voice, rather than his brilliant Earl "Fatha" Hines-inspired piano playing, that was the focus at this stage of his career. As a pop singer, Cole had the audience in the palm of his hand like no other entertainer of his era, save for the Chairman of the Board. Backed by a big band arranged by Dave Cavanaugh, Cole belts out some hip renditions of well-worn standards like... [Read More]
UK three CD collection of rare and collectable early Detroit Soul productions, celebrating some of the more obscure recordings from the Motor City. Boasts seven previously unissued recordings and over 20 tracks new to CD! Coincides with the release of Kathryn Bigelow's much-anticipated film, Detroit, inspired by the riots of 1967 within the city's black community. Classic recordings from the vaults of Lu Pine, Sidra, Impact and other highly regarded Detroit labels of the '60s. Includes some of the earliest recordings of Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd and Bettye LaVette, as well as future Motown s... [Read More]
So many of the sweetest soul ballads belonged to the Dells, and here are 15 from their Chess prime! Includes the hits Stay in My Corner; Oh, What a Night; Always Together; I Can Sing a Rainbow/Love Is Blue; Open Up My Heart , and more.
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