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From URB Magazine
Although the Greek-born Ysatis is well known for his techno achievements - this is a follow-up to the successful Highrise on Tresor - he's also heavily influenced by the dry, minimal work of microsound master and 12k label-boss Taylor Deupree with whom he's collaborated on a variety of experimental electronic pieces. Perhaps that friendship is at the root of Select's dryness, a feeling that the rigid, cool techno-leaning beats of "Bull Walk" and the title track are perfect as though born in a white-walled art gallery instead of a dark and sweaty dance hall.

This stripped-out sound sets Select apart from other techno/house minimalists: the precision sweat of Vladislav Delay's lushly-arranged Luomo project, or the creamy basslines that resonate throughout the fabric of John Tejada & Arian Leviste's tracks are bloated with moisture in comparison. Even the suggestively titled "Sex Tan" is trimmed of all fat; it feels housey in its swank groove, but without all the weight of the genre's excessive sound trappings like careening vocals and party-pitched melodies. Likewise, "Out of Funk" bears an elastic bassline that, employed by anyone else, could serve as the basis for ten intricately woven layers of rich sound. But Ysatis's sparing use of genre-specific accents - again the mark of a minimal composer reigning in the excess - makes "Out of Funk" a wickedly complex track worthy of Bootsy Collins, were he wearing a linen suit and penny loafers. And that makes Select a clean funking necessity.

Heath K. Hignight

Select,Savvas Ysatis,Efa (Caroline),Ambient Techno,Dance Music,Experimental Techno,Pop,Techno

Average customer rating: The man sho is funky Marvin Is The Man!!! A great album indeed! Never thought i would see this Funk Me, Funk Me, Funk Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In Our Lifetime Marvin Gaye Manufacturer: Hip-O Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Blue Thumb Recordings High on You I Want You [2 CD DELUXE EDITION] What's Going On Trouble Man ASIN: B000MRA844 Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

1. Praise
2. Life Is For Learning
3. Love Party
4. Funk Me
5. Far Cry
6. Love Me Now Or Love Me Later
7. Heavy Love Affair
8. In Our Lifetime
9. Nuclear Juice
10. Ego Tripping Out
11. Far Cry
12. Ego Tripping Out
13. Ego Tripping Out

Tracks:

1. Praise
2. Life Is For Learning
3. Heavy Love Affair
4. Love Me Now Or Love Me Later
5. Ego Tripping Out
6. Funk Me
7. In Our Lifetime
8. Love Party
9. Life's a Game Of Give And Take
10. Life Is Now In Session
11. I Offer You Nothing But Love
12. Just Because You're So Pretty
13. Dance 'N' Be Happy
14. Funk Me, Funk Me, Funk Me
15. A Lover's Plea

Album Details

This Expanded Edition Brings Together the Released in Our Lifetime? with the Best Possible Version of the Love Man Album. It Makes for a Thrilling Listen.

Customer Reviews:

The man sho is funky.......2007-07-18

Once in a Lifetime is a great album. I would definitely recommend this for any Marvin Gaye afficionado or even if you are looking for some funk/soul. The original versions of the songs (Disc 2) are pretty good, but aren't as bass driven as the first cd, since Frank Blair and Motown Records changed up the album and the latter half of the 2nd cd are songs from lover man so they are the same, but have different titles and the sound quality isn't as good. Anyways an excellent cd by one of the greatest musicians ever.

Marvin Is The Man!!!.......2007-07-17

How this Lp was a bust in 1981 is a mystery. Probably poorly promoted as a result of MG's own bad-mouthing of everything Motown,this music easily stands next to What's Going On as one of his masterpieces. Hip-O-Select has done an incredible job by releasing all of the various takes and mixes so you can hear what was intended by MG or make up your own version!!! If you are a MG fan this is a MUST OWN!!!

A great album indeed!.......2007-07-17

I'll keep it simple, Marvin Gaye is on of the best artist to have emerged in the modern twentieth century. I am and will always be a fan.

Never thought i would see this.......2007-07-03

This has to be one of my favorite lp's by Marvin and to think it now out in the Love Man Expanded Edition.Disc 2 is the favorite with me because of the different mix of the lp that was done in September of 1980.The released mix was done 2 months later.Heavy Love Affair which is the best song on the lp is a full minute longer and this version is alot looser sounding.The Love Man lp is a joy as most of the songs are reworked in to the song that would later become the In Our Lifetime lp.All n' all this is a must have package for one of the most overlooked lps in Marvins catalog.

Funk Me, Funk Me, Funk Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-06-29

About time! It is here! I have been waiting for a long time (17 years to be exact) to get my hands on this album! I purchased this set and man! This dude had some good tracks that were going to blow out parties. I love the album versions of Ego Trippin Out! (I always had a lot like diamonds and a yacht, check out this here 450SLC baby!)Funk me is different on the love man album. Funk Me, Funk Me, Funk Me is slower and has a different rhythm and beat. But the song is jamming!Funk me, Funk me BABY! I was lead to believe that Funk Me, Funk Me, Funk Me was exactly like the in our lifetime version. (It's not) He says in a verse on Dance N' Be Happy(Cold Blooded lovers, waiting for the night. Exploring my treasures you got me so uptight, your(Janis) the fault that I'm feeling all insane, once we were happy then the devil came ooh baby, ooh baby. First you make believe your mine. Ooh baby, ooh baby then you make me feel like dying. Oooh ooh.
It is cool to hear the alternate versions of the songs from in our lifetime. It allows me to see deeper into his mind at that time. Some of the songs are directed at Janis on this album. He was in pain and he had a hard time letting go. Now these tracks would have made it big in the disco back then. Good music from an untouchable artist! He says in the song A Lover's Plea (if God can forgive me then why can't you? (Janis)). Over all, this is a worth the money set! Beautiful music which has now seen the light of day! Love Man!

Average customer rating: Excellent reissue of Love's hard-to-find final studio chapters, plus extras! The rediscovery of a lost past

The Blue Thumb Recordings Love Manufacturer: Hip-O Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: In Our Lifetime Into the Afterlife Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Jefferson Airplane Live at the Fillmore East 1969 Just Roll Tape: April 26th, 1968 Live at the BBC ASIN: B000QUU4W8 Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

1. I'll Pray For You
2. Abalony
3. Signed D.C.
4. Listen To My Song
5. I'm Down
6. Stand Out
7. Discharged
8. Doggone
9. I Still Wonder
10. Love Is More Than Words Or Better Late Than Never
11. Nice To Be
12. Car Lights On In the Daytime Blues
13. Run To the Top
14. Willow Willow
15. Instra-Mental
16. You Are Something
17. Gather 'Round

Tracks:

1. The Everlasing First
2. Flying
3. Gimi a Little Break
4. Stand Out
5. Keep On Shining
6. Anytime
7. Slick Dick
8. Love Is Coming
9. Feel Daddy Feel Good
10. Ride That Vibration

Tracks:

1. Good Times
2. August
3. My Little Red Book
4. Nothing
5. Orange Skies
6. Andmoreagain
7. Gather 'Round
8. Bummer In the Summer
9. Singing Cowboy
10. Signed D.C.
11. Love Is More Than Words Or Better Late Than Never

Customer Reviews:

Excellent reissue of Love's hard-to-find final studio chapters, plus extras!.......2007-06-30

At long last, Hip-o Select has reissued Love's last two studio albums, recorded with Blue Thumb, along with an album's worth of unreleased live tracks from three different 1970 concert dates. The set is 3 discs, disc one being the double album Out Here (68 min.), disc two is False Start (29 minutes) and three is titled Live in England 1970 (56 min.). These final two albums were released by a band whose members were constantly changing (with leader, singer and songwriter Arthur Lee as the only constant), and also a band that included no other members from the Love that recorded 1968's essential Forever Changes album. However, though he changed his band around and changed his sound considerably from orchestral folk-rock to a harder brand of psychedelic rock, Lee by no means quit producing worthwhile material after Forever Changes. This reissue is a welcome one, since Out Here has been out of print for quite a while (and thus very expensive and rare to find), False Start has been somewhat hard to track down, and this is the first time the 1970 live album has been released. Although this was a hit-and-miss period for Lee and Love, there's tons of great, rocking tracks in this collection, lots of Lee's inimitably dead-on lyrics, and I think it's worth owning for any major Love fan (who is probably primarily interested in the previously unreleased live material) or anyone who's been bewitched by the classic Forever Changes and wants to dig deeper into Love's later music.

Out Here is unquestionably the strongest disc of the set. Since it resulted from the same sessions that produced the excellent Four Sail album, it's nearly as good. Really, its main flaw is one that has plagued most double albums--filler. There's a few songs that are merely OK, which suggests that perhaps Out Here would have been dynamite if it were trimmed down a bit. Despite the occasional down moments, it's full of some excellent highlights, like the update of "Signed D.C.," which is darker than the original and drenched in doomy emotion. "Discharged" is a horn-accompanied change of pace, highlighting the biting satire that was ever-present on Forever Changes. "Doggone" is great, full of references to the old Love lineup, but for some reason it has an 8-minute long drum solo, which is probably the most typical instance of filler on the album (not poorly-played or anything, just unnecessary--and nowhere near as excessive as Da Capo's "Revelation"). The rest of the album is packed with excellent eclectic styles, like the folky "Willow Willow" and the dark and sublime closer, "Gather 'Round." Throughout the album, Lee's voice sounds as good and expressive as it ever has, and the band sounds pretty tight as well, though sometimes, in-between some blistering and jaw-dropping moments, Jay Donnelan's fuzzed-out guitar lines start to sound the same. Despite its occasional long-winded moments, I'd have to say that I enjoy Out Here as much or maybe more than Four Sail. Since it's out of print, the inclusion of Out Here in this set is worth the price of admission alone.

False Start is easily the weakest Love album. Yes, it does include that Hendrix collaboration, "The Everlasting First," but it's not THAT great of a song, and Jimi's guitar really doesn't sound anywhere near its peaks on his own records. The album grooves along at a pretty good clip, with songs that blend into each other, which is cool, but what's missing is substance. Arthur Lee, at his best, possessed a gift for turning mundane details into deep and resonant lyrics, but on False Start the lyrics rarely rise above the simply mundane, like the simple sing-song of "Flying," and the facile narration of "Slick Dick." Some of it's good gritty fun, the way throwaway rock should be, like the soulful "Feel Daddy Feel Good," but much of it is lyrical white noise set to some pretty groovy rock. Throw in an unnecessary live version of "Stand Out" (one of Out Here's more forgettable tracks) and at just under 30 minutes, False Start seems more than a bit half-hearted. Still, Lee's got that signature something in his voice and delivery, so even when he's mediocre it's worth some attention.

Live In England 1970 is probably what the serious collectors are interested in, and for pretty good reason. Not only is it the earliest official live Love album, but it also spans all of their albums through Out Here, including Forever Changes. I don't know if I'd call the live disc essential, but it's definitely worthwhile. The performances (from 3 different shows) can best be described as raw, for better and worse. On a few numbers, like "My Little Red Book," "Bummer In The Summer" and an epic take on "Gather 'Round," the band's all-electric sound really adds some weight and grit to Love's harder rock sound, and Lee's vocals really nail the songs' sentiments. On the other hand, he strains to hit the notes on "Orange Skies" and "Andmoreagain," and the heavy rock is a bit too plodding for some of the more delicate numbers. Likewise, "August" lacks some of the punch that made it such an effective opener for Four Sail. It's all a matter of taste, though, and I expect many fans will rightly be delighted with the live disc.

As a package, this reissue has its pros and cons. The most important thing--the sound--is great, so that's a relief and a pleasure. A couple things are a bit annoying, though. It's a 3 CD set, but the music could fit onto 2--honestly, it's pretty laughable that False Start, at 29:30, gets a full disc. It would have been nice to go for 2 discs (at the expense of having to split False Start up) in order to lower the price, which is not cheap. The packaging is nice--a fold out cardboard/plastic case with a raised "Love" logo on the front. I agree with the first review that the liner notes leave a bit to be desired, especially considering the price and inclusion of 3 albums' worth of music, but it's nice to get the album credits, and there are some good pictures. To sum up, I'd say that this collection is essential for Love fans, and the most cost-effective way to get this otherwise out-of-print and unreleased material in a consolidated form. Yeah, the music gets mixed reviews from a lot of critics and fans, but if you love Forever Changes and like Four Sail, there's a whole lot to enjoy here, and a lot that I think is worthwhile. Finally, be aware that this is a limited edition of 5,000 copies--even though this music is back in print, it might not be for long. Hope you enjoy!

The rediscovery of a lost past.......2007-06-26

Following the disintegration of the classic Love lineup in mid 1968, Arthur Lee assembled a new version of the band before signing a deal with Bob Krasnow of Blue Thumb Records. According to an oft repeated tale, Elektra complained that they were still owed one last album and so they were allowed to help themselves to ten of the tracks that had already been recorded. These were assembled into 'Four Sail' - an album which along with all the other Elektra releases is now deservedly available in an expanded and remastered form. The sessions for Blue Thumb continued and the result was 'Out Here' - a double album which was uneven certainly, but which also contained some of Lee's best ever compositions: 'I Still Wonder', 'Listen To My Song, 'Nice To Be', 'Willow, Willow'and 'Gather Round'. It would be fair to say that the lengthy instrumental passages on two other fine songs ('Love Is More Than Words'and 'Doggone')tended to divide opinion! By 1970 Love's lineup had been modified and the next round of studio recordings yielded 'False Start'. This album was quite unlike anything the band had ever recorded before. There were no acoustic guitars and the melodies sounded less inspired. The lyrics seemed as though they had been made up on the spot and Lee's special talent for forging clever rhymes from his wonderfully surreal imagery seemed to have been deliberately suppressed. This said, the extremely heavy guitar sound helps to drive the album along with hypnotic effect - and this is especially the case with 'Anytime', 'Ride That Vibration' and the dynamic live cut, 'Stand Out'. What makes this latest 3CD package so essential is the inclusion of a live set from Love's 1970 tour of Britain. Here the 'False Start' lineup tackle a highly repesentative setlist from the group's back catalogue in a dynamic and yet sensitive way. Four stars are awarded because of the superb remastering that has lately been brought to these recordings. I have witheld the final star because of the accompanying booklet. Although its layout is attractive, the essay it contains has been hastily written - sometimes to the detriment of accuracy. If your interest in Love is all embracing then you really cannot afford to be without this. If however, you believe Love and 'Forever Changes' are synonymous then you may want to think about it first. But either way, don't take too long .... it says 'LIMITED EDITION' on mine!

Average customer rating:

Last Time I Saw Him Diana Ross Manufacturer: Hip-O Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Diana Ross & the Supremes Remixes Mahogany This Is the Story: The '70s Albums, Vol. 1 1970-1973: The Jean Terrell Years Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 7: 1967 Christmas in Vienna / Diana Ross, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Vienna Symphony Orchestra ASIN: B000SQJ2GO Release Date: 2007-08-07

Tracks:

1. Last Time I Saw Him
2. No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever
3. Love Me
4. Sleepin'
5. You
6. Turn Around
7. When Will I Come Home to You
8. I Heard a Love Song (But You Never Made a Sound)
9. Stone Liberty
10. Behind Closed Doors
11. Last Time I Saw Him [Japanese Quad Edition]
12. No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever [Japanese Quad Edition]
13. Love Me [Japanese Quad Edition]
14. Sleepin' [Japanese Quad Edition]
15. You [Japanese Quad Edition]
16. Turn Around [Japanese Quad Edition]
17. When Will I Come Home to You [Japanese Quad Edition]
18. I Heard a Love Song (But You Never Made a Sound) [Japanese Quad Edition
19. Stone Liberty [Japanese Quad Edition]
20. Behind Closed Doors [Japanese Quad Edition]

Tracks:

1. I'll Be Here (When You Get Home) [#][*]
2. Why Play Games [#][*]
3. I Don't Care Where the Money Is [#][*]
4. Get It All Together [#][*]
5. Where Did We Go Wrong [Version 1][#][*]
6. Since I Don't Have You [#][*]
7. Let Me Be the One [#][*]
8. I Want to Go Back There Again [#][*]
9. Old Funky Rolls [Alternate Take][#][*]
10. Last Time I Saw Him [Unedited Version][#][*]

Album Description

Last Time I Saw Him, a classic Diana Ross album overlooked in the digital era, finally makes its CD debut. Recorded and released in 1973, Last Time I Saw Him, with its track written Michael Masser and Pam Sawyer, was the follow-up to Dianna's No.1 Touch Me In The Morning. Masser, the Four Seasons' Bob Gaudio and Motown's own Ron Miller and Tom Baird contributed to the LP; one of Baird's tracks, "Turn Around, written by Harry Belafonte, was a holdover from a previously unreleased album.

Average customer rating: wow! wow. i love ricky's country but his bluesgrass rules Pretty good, certainly not their best Not for the faint of heart

Bluegrass Rules! Ricky Skaggs Manufacturer: Rounder Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Contemporary Country | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Three Pickers Brand New Strings Instrumentals Soldier Of The Cross Live at the Charleston Music Hall ASIN: B0000002QA Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

1. J.D.'s Word Of Wisdom
2. Get Up John
3. I Hope You've Learned
4. Think Of What You've Done
5. Another Night
6. Drunken Driver
7. Little Maggie
8. Amanda Jewell
9. If I Lose
10. Ridin' That Midnight Train
11. Rank Stranger
12. Somehow Tonight
13. Rawhide
14. Well Glory

Amazon.com essential recording

"Country rocks ... but bluegrass rules." If Ricky Skaggs was looking for a manifesto for his long-awaited bluegrass comeback, he couldn't have done much better than this disc's five-second preamble. Contractually barred from recording bluegrass for more than 12 years, Skaggs has obviously been champing at the bit. After the aforementioned introduction, he promptly unleashes an instrumental "Get Up John" that still has smoke wafting from my CD player. Dandy versions of "Little Maggie," "If I Lose," and "Rank Stranger" follow, to single out just a few. The musicianship here is uniformly superb, especially Skaggs's own mandolin playing, the guitar work of Bryan Sutton, Bobby Hicks's fiddling, and even a nice guest turn from Jerry Douglas. If there's any justice, the commercial success of Bluegrass Rules will send a strong message to record companies: Bluegrass music can and does sell records, especially when it's as flawlessly executed as Skaggs's latest. Let's just hope we don't have to wait as long for the next one. --Mary Park

Customer Reviews:

wow!.......2007-01-13

This has not left my CD player since I purchased it. I know it was done a few years back; but, it is definately worth every single penny. Ricky Skaggs is just amazingly talented.

wow........2006-12-22

wow. there really isnt much more to say. if you have any appreciation for talented musicians playing beautifully composed pieces of music in any genre then you'll love this right off the bat. i know you're not supposed to be able to wear out cd's but i've gotta be getting close with this one. throw this one in and just drive and let all the troubles of the world be lifted.

i love ricky's country but his bluesgrass rules.......2006-08-14

this is one of those bluegrass albums. you cant be without, i love everysong from this album not a bad one at all. bluegrass albums are my favorites by him i was raised on bluegrass music. and i know alot about ricky skaggs, from my dad who is also a mandolin picker and singer and he had the great joy of meeting ricky's sister at a studio once... would love to meet the man himself someday if your a bluesgrass or a rickyskaggs fan then get the album you'll be glad you did.

Pretty good, certainly not their best.......2006-03-02

but the band is tight and sounding as good as ever. The material (selections) is a bit weak overall and the first and last cut add nothing. The length is disappointing at 35m er so. Their LIVE at the Charleston Music Hall and Brand New Strings are both much better efforts. The LIVE album is particularly good and even more surprising that it's a LIVE album to begin with. You can feel their energy in that...that's one of the things missing here. Still a good listen but look for a discount on it (I got it for under $10 on the music streamer I use) as the length and a $15+ price tag would have wound me up. ;-) ...enjoy...Dave

Not for the faint of heart.......2005-09-25

This is an exceptional CD. The instrumental talent and Ricky Skagg's one of a kind voice makes this a must have CD for anyone who enjoys BlueGrass. For anyone new to BlueGrass this is an excellent example of the genre. Find somewhere comfortable to sit with a nice breeze and just lean back and listen. If there was a school where the new pop singers of country(and I use that term country loosely for the new generation)could learn about country's roots. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder would be the schools masters and this CD the book to read from.

Average customer rating: The original is their best I LOVE THE JERKY BOYS! prank calls done brooklyn style The Birth Of The Crank-Call Boom Jerky Boys - self-titled (Select Records)

The Jerky Boys The Jerky Boys Manufacturer: Select / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Shock Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jerky Boys 2 The Jerky Boys 3 Best of the Jerky Boys The Ultimate Jerky Boys Collection Jerky Boys ASIN: B000006MYT Release Date: 1998-04-28

Tracks:

1. Irate Tile Man
2. Unemployed Painter
3. Laser Surgery
4. Insulator Job
5. Egyptian Magician
6. Sol's Glasses
7. Car Salesman
8. Sushi Chef
9. Super Across The Way
10. The Gay Model
11. The Home Wrecker
12. Auto Mechanic
13. Dental Malpractice
14. Starter Motor Repair
15. Hurt At Work
16. Hot Rod Mover
17. Firecracker Mishap
18. Punitive Damages
19. Piano Tuner
20. Gay Hard Hat
21. Uncle Freddie

Customer Reviews:

The original is their best.......2007-05-08

The Jerky Boys have a plethora of prank phone call albums but if you have to own one then this is it. This pretty much created a comedy sub-genre. On 'The Jerky Boys' there are many humorous prank phone calls, my favorites on this one being 'Sol's Glasses', 'Sushi Chef' (I WANT TIME TELL ME WHAT TIME!!), 'Auto Mechanic', 'Dental Malpractice', 'Hurt at Work', and the last track, 'Uncle Freddie'.

Maybe it's because I heard this one first, but for me none of the other Jerky Boys cds lived up to this. Although this is by far the best by the legendary Jerky Boys I wouldn't call this the greatest prank phone call cd of all time. 'CKY Volume 2', although out of print and only available for ridiculously high prices on auction sites (it doesent even seem to avaiable here anymore), has a much better prank phone call disc in it. This is worth checking out as well though, you're definitely going to get a few laughs out of it.

I LOVE THE JERKY BOYS!.......2007-01-29

THE JERKY BOYS ARE GREAT AND I WANT THE REST OF THEIR CD'S!

prank calls done brooklyn style.......2005-12-07

still makes me laugh after all these years.2 guys from brooklyn prank call people from doctors to lawyers,convincingly.they are so good at it and they know how to do it to make it down right hysterical.yankee haters might not be able to appreciate this and too bad for them because they don't know what they're missing.my favorite moments are with sol,a woody allenesque nerd who has problems with his glasses,roids,motorbike,and a fascination with his shoes.other good moments are with the gay man and frank rizzo.the last track is also great about a man and his son who call a plumber expecting it to be their uncle freddie. good stuff folks,that everyone,ecept children of course, should check out for the laughs.

The Birth Of The Crank-Call Boom.......2005-04-30

The Jerky Boys somehow managed to find great commercial success by making prank phone calls, and this is the album that started it all. It introduces just about all of their classic characters - Frank Rizzo, Sol Rosenberg, Tarbash, etc. - and their unique brand of off-the-wall humor.

While crank-calling doesn't seem like a sophisticated style of humor, the Jerkys manage to elevate it to a vulgar art form. John Brennan (the Head Jerky, if you will) has a remarkable knack for improvisation and off-kilter remarks. You'll laugh as Frank Rizzo calls someone 'sizzlechest' or 'rubberneck,' even if you're not entirely sure what he's talking about. While the album is certainly vulgar, it's not a mindless swearing fest - there's some genuinely clever humor to be found here. And Sol Rosenberg is quite possibly the funniest crank-call character ever, although this particular album is definitely Rizzo's show.

This is a must-own album for comedy fans, provided you're not easily offended. Albums 2 and 3 are also great; everything afterwards is basically wretched.

Jerky Boys - self-titled (Select Records).......2005-02-20

Loved the movie and always get a big jolt out of the CD.Some unforgetable lines from those two jobless 20-something ace phone pranksters:"Hey,tough guy,this better important!I'm having my little toe nails done here,you nookie-licker!What kind of a fruity operation are you running there anyway,sugar pants?".This is prime material to stick on your answering machine or to perhaps leave on someone's voice mail at 2am.Some more lines:"They call me Rubberneck!Because whenever I go off the handle,I get my dog to bite your b***s off,I'll break off your legs and shove 'em up your ass!!I'm silly that way,silly!!".Outrageous humor for those who can appreciate just that.A should-have.

Average customer rating: Great concept, great pressing

The Singles Volume 2: 1960-1963 James Brown Manufacturer: Hip-O Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Singles: The Federal Years The Singles, Vol. Three: 1964-1965 Motown Singles, Vol. 2 Classic Rockabilly Motown Singles, Vol. 6 ASIN: B000O590N4 Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

1. The Bells
2. And I Do Just What I Want
3. Hold It
4. The Scratch
5. Bewildered
6. If You Want Me
7. Suds
8. Sticky
9. I Don't Mind
10. Love Don't Love Nobody
11. Cross Firing
12. Night Flying
13. Baby, You're Right
14. I'll Never, Never Let You Go
15. I Love You, Yes I Do
16. Just You And Me, Darling
17. Lost Someone
18. Night Train
19. Why Does Everything Happen To Me
20. Bewildered

Tracks:

1. Shout And Shimmy
2. Come Over Here
3. Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.
4. You Don't Have To Go
5. (Can You) Feel It: Part 1
6. (Can You) Feel It: Part 2
7. Three Hearts In A Tangle
8. I've Got Money
9. Like A Baby
10. Every Beat Of My Heart
11. Prisoner Of Love
12. Choo-Choo
13. These Foolish Things
14. (Can You) Feel It: Part 1
15. Devil's Den (Part 1)
16. Devil's Den (Part 2)
17. Signed, Sealed, And Delivered
18. Waiting In Vain
19. Oh Baby Don't You Weep (Part 1)
20. Oh Baby Don You Weep (Part 2)

Album Description

Round two of Hip-O Select's comprehensive retrospective of The Godfather of Soul's classic King/Federal singles comes out swingin' with 40 more essential A and B-sides from the legend's early career! With his move to King from the subsidiary Federal label, the hits started coming in earnest! And just like the first set, each and every track is analyzed and discographically documented. Limited edition of 5000!

Customer Reviews:

Great concept, great pressing.......2007-05-27

Weinger and Leeds have wrought anutha mutha, and don't let a few of the familiar titles get you down. There's plenty of never-on-CD stuff here - check it out for yourself.
If you love Live At The Apollo, Volume One, here's a super chance to hear the original studio recordings of many tracks found therein. Also, if you further enjoy the Soul-Funk period yielding sample-able tracks like "I'm Shook", then guess, what, check out the pleading, heart ballad here called "Waiting In Vain" - obviously a lyric-prototype.
A complete stand-alone cut is "The Bells" - a strange, gothic pleader, with James Brown weeping throughout the song - histrionics comparable to Domingo's in "Vesti La Guibba". If this doesn't shock your senses...then JB will have to loan you some Soul.
I was thrilled to hear "If You Want Me" for the first time. Maybe there's other longtime fans only familiar with it from the intro. at the '62 live Apollo record. It's a melodious sound amongst many easily described as *raw* - such as "Just You And Me, Darling", a impassioned, close to out of conrol soul-jazz-blues ballad.
"Oh, Baby Don't You weep" is the classic, of course based on a Gospel melody, which still shocks listeners toady. Yes, it's "Secular Gospel", if you will, or Gospel-*styled* R & B, whatever, James Brown's roots are strongly Gospel, so....let the Brother rapp.
The instru. "Can You Feel It" sets the stage for the much later "Dirty Harri"; "Devil's Den", another *first* for this fan, makes a nice connection to the incredible live version from the Instrumentals CD boxed-set.
I sure hope '63 to '66 follows; then '67 to '70. I loved collecting those King to Polydor, etc., 45rpms in those days and although I didn't buy my first JB single until '67, these early sounds serve as great forerunners of that revolutionary period I came in on.
I hope somewhere in this highminded release schedule, the very first CD of "Live at the Garden" comes our way.

Average customer rating: Beware! Keith don't go! Ripped off? Lost recording found!! Hallelujah! The Holy Grail on CD

Back It Up Nils Lofgren Manufacturer: Hip-O Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD) Stand in the Fire Wonderland Sacred Weapon Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Jefferson Airplane Live at the Fillmore East 1969 ASIN: B000O590NO Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

1. Take You to the Movies Tonight/Back It Up
2. Keith Don't Go (Ode to the Glimmer Twin)
3. I Don't Want to Know
4. Sun Hasn't Set on This Boy Yet
5. Goin' Back
6. Like Rain
7. Beggar's Day/Soft Fun

Customer Reviews:

Beware!.......2007-07-22

This recording has been easily available on Nil's website for awhile.This newly reissued version is louder and much much brighter than the original recording.If you want a better sounding version just go to Nil's official website and purchase it.

Keith don't go!.......2007-07-16

Fabulous live set by Nils. "Back it Up" is a rock and roll classic. If you can find the studio version, snag it. Out of print. (Live version here.)

Ripped off?.......2007-06-21

I waited with great anticipation for this cd which was not available to the loyal fan until recently. The title cut has always been one of the best rock songs ever recorded. When I received the cd, I was quite surprised to see that there were only 7 cuts and one of the cuts I expected to see was missing: Moontears. This song was played with Back it Up and Beggar's Day on the King Biscuit Flour Hour on WNEW-FM years ago. In addition, WRNW, played the authorized bootleg on an early Saturday morning Nils focus. What happened A&M? Are we to wait for the sequel? I feel that this was not the right way to release the cd with any song missing! Has A&M done Nils wrong, again?

Lost recording found!!.......2007-05-23

I recorded this performance from a live KSAN radio broadcast in San Francisco in 1975 (on my 8-track tape deck!!!). I wore the tape out over the next 3 - 4 years. (Also recorded early Tom Petty from the same KSAN broadcast series... wore that one out too.) It's great to be able to hear this again. It's stood up well to the test of time and is probably one of Lofgren's best recordings.

Hallelujah! The Holy Grail on CD .......2007-04-20

Six stars! In 1975 the vinyl version of the album (rare as hen's teeth even then) was my introduction to Nils Lofgren, and has remained one of my top ten albums of all time ever since.

Odd tracks from this have filtered out on compilations, but finally we have the full show (or at least the original radio broadcast - no bonus tracks, so I assume there was nothing else in the can). No matter. This is rock'n'roll perfection, the version of "Like Rain" here being arguably Nils' finest recorded moment.

Can't wait to get my hands on this.

Average customer rating: "Creative" editing ruins this CD Absolutely terrible sound quality! Classic Walsh album finally available on CD again

Barnstorm Joe Walsh Manufacturer: Hip-O Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get So What Thirds Live in Concert You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind ASIN: B000ER8TFC Release Date: 2006-11-13

Tracks:

1. Here We Go
2. Midnight Visitor
3. One and One
4. Giant Bohemoth
5. Mother Says
6. Birdcall Morning
7. Home
8. I'll Tell the World
9. Turn to Stone
10. Comin' Down

Product Description

After The James Gang and before Rocky Mountain Way, Joe Walsh moved to Colorado and formed a short-lived group called Barnstorm with bassist Kenny Passarelli and drummer Joe Vitale. The result is this remarkable and intriguing 1972 album most often referred to as Walshs debut solo effort. What it truly is, though, is a richly textured acoustic/electric album that ebbs and flows with sounds and segues ranging from spooky to sweet, plaintive to psychedelic, from melodically enticing to ballbusting organ-guitar crunch rock. Its less than 40 minutes in length, but by its end the listener feels like he/she has been taken on a musical adventure of the best kind. The album didnt produce any hits per se, but charted in the Top 100, gave the world the first version of Turn To Stone, and resulted in a uniquely barnstorming national tour, wherein Joe Walsh reconfirmed if there ever was any doubt - his stature as a premiere musician. Joe Walsh next hit with Rocky Mountain Way and in 1975 added his unique energy to The Eagles, but this landmark early album is as good as anything the rocker did before or since. 1. Here We Go 2. Midnight Visitor 3. One And One 4. Giant Bohemoth 5. Mother Says 6. Birdcall Morning 7. Home 8. I'll Tell The World About You 9. Turn To Stone 10. Comin' Down

Customer Reviews:

"Creative" editing ruins this CD.......2006-05-16

This is one of my favorite records, and I've been trying for years to get it on CD. I have the original vinyl, but those Dunhill pressings were never much good. So, I was very happy to see that the record was reissued on CD. Unfortunately, there's some tape hiss, but most distressing, track 3, "One and One" has been edited to fade out with a long pause between it and the next tune "Giant Bohemoth". On the original vinyl, these two tunes seque into each with no fadeout of any kind. The edit on the reissue totally disrupts the "flow" of the album. Very, very disappointing.
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE******************
Apparently this reissue was initially released using a set of incorrectly marked master tapes. The reissuing company has now found the correct masters, have cut a new digital remaster and is now circulating the corrected issue of this record.

Absolutely terrible sound quality!.......2006-04-15

I'm not sure which edition Wayne Klein is referring to in his review but it certainly wasn't this one. As noted by another reviewer, Hip-O Select completely dropped the ball on this one, using the wrong master tapes to produce this CD. It is LOADED with tape hiss, so much so that I could not get through the entire disc before turning it off. I have been in touch with Hip-O's parent company (Universal) and they acknowledged the mistake, saying that a vastly improved edition with the correct master tapes will soon be in stores, but after nearly a year it has yet to appear and when it does the consumer may not be able to distinguish between the two editions. It's hard to understand a mistake like this not being caught before production. But it's worse that a company would allow unsuspecting consumers to buy this garbage and then not rectify the matter after all this time. Great music, bad business practice. I'm keeping my vinyl!

Classic Walsh album finally available on CD again.......2006-03-13

Atmospheric and fascinating Joe Walsh's Barnstorm (aptly named)brought forth this terrific album after Walsh left the James Gang. Everything from the inspired opener "Here We Go" to the unusual "Birdcall Morning". From the instrumental "Giant Bohemoth" which slides right into the stunning "Mother Says" the album doesn't miss a beat.

The biggest song here "Turn to Stone" would show up again in a slightly inferior version on "So What?" but the original primordial monster is here. Featuring crunchy a guitar lick and a stunning guitar solo Walsh never got this experimental again. The album closes out with the acoustic guitar/haronica driven "Comin' Down" which provides a tranquil close to a magical album.

Like the 2005 Japanese re-release the magical sound qualty of the original recording has been retained. This is, in fact, the best the album has ever sounded (although honestly I can't compare it to the original Mobile Fidelity release since I never had it but have had the other import versions). Walsh never got better as a songwriter than here (although he came close with another couple of strong albums such as "The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get"). A marvelous reissue, this classic album only lacks bonus tracks and outtakes which would have made this classy package complete.

Average customer rating: HOW TO DO COMPARE THIS GREATNESS TO ANYTHING?

Too Much Too Soon New York Dolls Manufacturer: Hip-O Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music American Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: New York Dolls L.A.M.F.: The Lost '77 Mixes Hard Night's Day The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood ASIN: B000BQW88K Release Date: 2006-08-01

Tracks:

1. Babylon
2. Stranded in the Jungle
3. Who Are the Mystery Girls?
4. (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown
5. It's Too Late
6. Puss 'N' Boots
7. Chatterbox
8. Bad Detective
9. Don't Start Me Talkin'
10. Human Being

Product Description

The New York Dolls didnt look punk. And when they were busy inventing the American version of what would eventually get called punk, it really didnt have a name. Despite being championed by critics from coast to coast, the Dolls had more of a critical than commercial impact. Too Much Too Soon is the bands second album, produced by Shadow Morton, who had the distinction of having worked with both the Shangri-Las and Vanilla Fudge. In some ways, it could be said that this album splits the difference between those two bands, plenty heavy, but with a melodic undercurrent. The Dolls were not only talented writers, they were skilled musical interpreters, covering not only the Cadets 1956 hit Stranded In The Jungle, but Gamble & Huffs more contemporary (Theres Gonna Be A) Showdown, which had been a hit for Archie Bell& The Drells in 1968. At thirty years remove, the album sounds a lot less radical than it did in 1974, but with the thigh-high boots and platform heels, the lipstick, the poodle-on-steroids hair, the snarling vocals, and the slashing guitars, they didnt just push the envelope; the Dolls threw the envelope in a wood chipper and peed on the shreds. This album has just plain been out of print too long. Happy to fax that up for you. Incidentally, a reformed version of the band (only 40% of the lineup on Too Much Too Soon is alive today, and neither of them are original Dolls) is out on tour and is planning a new album, so you may get to hear David Johansen (a/k/a Buster Pointdexter) perform some of these songs live in the not-too-distant future.

Customer Reviews:

HOW TO DO COMPARE THIS GREATNESS TO ANYTHING?.......2007-03-03

Wow, reviewing the Dolls is much like reviewing the Stooges or MC5. Maybe even the Clash. My experience w/the Dolls started as a stoned out trip while in college to the local KMART (Kame a Part). I always cruised to the bargin bin (LPs to be sure)to check on what treasures some unwitting idiot of a clerk would mark down. And I found it there too. Blue Cheer, Black Sabbath (Live, Bootleg, no less), and even a rare copy of T2's classic, It Will All Work Out in Boomland. Anywho, one such journey yielded the 2nd Dolls classic, Too Much Too Soon. Talk about an chilling name for the future of this band. Mind you, this was less than a year after it's release! Back to dorm land to spin and drink. Now I can look back and see the blueprint for what was to come only 3-4 years later...Punk Rawk! Guitarist Johnny Thunders has been copied hundreds of times for his raw Chuck Berry influenced playing. Has there really been a drummer w/the force of Nolan for pure RnR? Right up there w/Exile on Main Street as far as classics. Showdown has to be one of the most exciting dancable tunes ever penned. Image, chops, and balls...yep the Dolls had it all. It you need any intro to this band, skip the crap w/reissues and bad live stuff. Get this CD and the 1st. You'll love it, baby...

Average customer rating: the tape is 10 times better The Jerkys Strike Back They're tellin' me this, that and the other thing Jerky Boys at their Best Come to Florida

Jerky Boys 2 The Jerky Boys Manufacturer: Select / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Shock Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Jerky Boys The Jerky Boys 3 Best of the Jerky Boys The Ultimate Jerky Boys Collection Sol's Rusty Trombone ASIN: B000006MYV Release Date: 1998-04-28

Tracks:

1. Pablo Honey
2. Drinking Problem
3. Pet Cobra
4. Sol's Warts
5. Breast Enlargement
6. Roofing
7. Gay Hairdresser
8. Volunteer
9. Terrorist Pizza
10. Pico's Mexican Hairpiece
11. A Little Emergency
12. Sparky The Clown
13. Security Service
14. Sol's Nude Beach
15. Diamond Dealer
16. Sol's Naked Photo
17. The Mattress King
18. Ball Game Beating
19. Sporting Goods
20. Scaffolding
21. Sex Therapy
22. Sol's Phobia
23. Cremation Services
24. Pizza Lawyer
25. Fava Beans
26. Husband Beating
27. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

the tape is 10 times better.......2006-12-11

Back in the 90's, I bought Jerky Boys part 2 on a cassette tape, not a cd. After the crank-call concerning the scaffolding, you'd think that was the end of the tape, as it's the last title listed. Suddenly, you hear number-tones being dialed, and suddenly there's an answering-machine greeting say that you've reached 'Doggie do's and don'ts, a K-9 obedience
training school, after the beep leave a message and 1 of their staff would call you back.' When you hear the beep, you hear a dog growling, and the guy who does the voice to Frank Rizzo starts screaming to death while the dog is attacking him and growling. It's HILARIOUS, and I can't understand why it's only on the old-fashioned cassette-tape and not on the cd?

The Jerkys Strike Back.......2005-04-30

While not quite as good as the original album (mostly because the novelty effect has worn off), this is still a very funny crank-call album that any fan of the genre should own.

While some of the calls are repetitive or drag on too long ('Terrorist Pizza' and 'Sex Therapy', for example), most of the pranks here are gems. The hopeless, neurotic Sol Rosenberg really comes into his own here, with the hilarious 'Ball-Game Beating', 'Sol's Nude Beach,' and 'Sol's Phobia' calls. And Frank Rizzo is a riot as always. Both of these characters are voiced by John Brennan, who does most of the good material on the Jerky Boys albums. His sidekick Kamal is basically along for the ride, providing the occasional chuckle at best.

All in all, it's a very solid effort from the Jerkys, with a lot of quotable lines. I wouldn't pay $16-20 for it, but I'm sure you can get it used for a reasonable price.

They're tellin' me this, that and the other thing.......2004-11-25

This could be the best Jerky Boys album, a collection of classic material.

Starting with the silly 'Pablo Honey', which sounds like the boys pranking a friend, it moves into classic Rizzo territory with 'Drinking Problem', where Frank indicates he's 'sick', but still questions if it's a problem with 'the drinking'.

It gets more vulgar and demented and hilarious with Sol asking about his warts (disgusting, but funny), Frank doing his thing on 'Volunteer', Kamal doing 'Terrorist Pizza' (perhaps funnier today, in a sick way?) All the characters get their time here, with Rizzo leading the pack, along with Sol ('I'm so...insecure!') to Jack Tors getting some demented air time to Kissel threatening the help, and of course a magician and his pet cobra.

The Jerky Boys are an aquired taste for sure, maybe it's a New York thing, or a vulgar thing, but they put out four very funny CDs before fading off with a fifth and sixth.

Be warned, it's vulgar and at times downright demented ('A Little Emergency', 'Sol's Nudist Beach') but it's very funny. Johnny B (Rizzo, Sol, Tors) is arguably a comic genius, and he pretty much WAS the Jerky Boys. Also, be warned, you may find yourself breaking out quotes from this collection years later.

Jerky Boys at their Best.......2004-09-21

The first one was Great. But on this one they really were getting creative. The stories they come up with on this one are just INSANE.

Without giving too much away (so don't read on if you don't want to), some of the funniest stuff on this cd include genital warts, a REALLY crazy gay hairdresser, the hilarious mexican pico, Sol being afraid of his own shadow (hahaha), firing greased up potatoes through a tennis machine, a very humorous attempt on word play with "security service", and all kinds of other crazy stuff. Then there's "pizza terrorist" which leaves you amazed that they didnt end up getting arrested for doing it.

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Come to Florida.......2004-04-19

This is the second of The Jerky Boys crank calls albums. It's not quite as funny as their first album, but it still has it's moments. Some of the best calls here involve the neurotic Sol Rosenberg and the angry Frank Rizzo. My favorite here is probably the one where Sol calls a therapist and says he is afraid of his own shadow. Recommended to fans of crank phone calls.

Album Review:

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3. Skitz Mix V.9 [Import]
4. Slinky Presents Superclub DJ's [Limited Edition] [Import]
5. Spill the Wine [CD-single] [Import]
6. Statrax Unmixed, Vol. 1
7. Taster Sounds From The Funky Underground [Import]
8. Teargas & Plateglass
9. Test Two [Import]
10. The Best of Disco [Box set]

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Demorabilia [Limited Edition] [Import]

Dick's Picks, Vol. 16: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, 11/8/69 [Live]

I Paint You a Picture: The Essential Billy Bragg [Import]

Common Ground

Copland: Rodeo; Fanfare

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