United V.1 [Import]

1. Soilbleed

2. Walk Upright

3. Stale

4. Existence [Virtual>

5. Bring Me Violence

6. Scraping The Flesh

7. Dragonfire

8. It's A Sin

9. My Device

10. Vida Rota

11. Cause Of Death: Suicide [Supreme Court Remix]

12. Lamb Of God (Not Yet Version)_

13. Dark Generation

14. Beyond The Darkness

15. Deep Inside Of U

United V.1,Various Artists,Noitekk,World Music

Average customer rating: Well worth the money for a true fan

Chapter 1 The Sandworm Cometh: Early Recordings My Morning Jacket Manufacturer: Darla Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Early Recordings, Chapter 2: Learning The Tennessee Fire At Dawn Chocolate & Ice Acoustic Citsuoca: Live at the Startime Pavilion ASIN: B0002UXL9A Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

1. Weeks Go by Like Days - My Morning Jacket
2. What Will I Do?
3. M. White Rabbit
4. Downtown [#]
5. I Just Wanted to Be Your Friend [#]
6. Time Never Gets [#]
7. They Ran [Acoustic]
8. Evelyn Is Not Real [Be-Mixed]
9. Isobella w/The White Umbrella
10. Josta Dreams and Bitter Hands [#]
11. Old September Blues (Ga-Ed Out) [Live]
12. When Will They Come??
13. Somebody Cares About the Maestro
14. Rocket Man

Album Description

The Darla archives contain many unreleased early My Morning Jacket recordings, the best of which have been compiled for release along side all the hard to find favorites previously available only on singles and compilations. Highlights include beautiful covers of, Elton John's 'Rocket Man', Jefferson Airplane's 'White Rabbit' along with three tracks, previously only released on the sought-after 'Heartbreakin' Man' EP, 'Old Sept. Blues' (ga-ed out version), 'They Ran' (acoustic) and 'Evelyn Is Not Real (be-mixed)'. 14 tracks in total. Darla Records. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Well worth the money for a true fan.......2005-04-26

I love MMJ. They are one of the best and most underrated bands out there. This is a collection of their early stuff (95-97). Some of the recording quality is a little ruff but that is so easily overlooked when the songs are as amazing as they are. If you are a fan than you must buy this album, along with Vol. 2 of this collection.

Average customer rating: Wondering about the remastering. Carmel's opinion BESSIE SMITH-QUEEN OF THE BLUES. VOL 1.

Queen of the Blues Volume 1 Bessie Smith Manufacturer: Jsp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Blues | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mississippi Blues: Rare Cuts 19 Vol. 3: The War and Post War Years 1940-51 The Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933 The Classic Sides 1947-1953 Pre-War Classic Sides ASIN: B000M5B3RW Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. Downhearted Blues
2. Gulf Coast Blues
3. Aggravatin' Papa
4. Beale Street Mama
5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
6. Oh Daddy Blues
7. `Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
8. Keeps On Rainin'
9. Mama's Got The Blues
10. Outside Of That
11. Bleeding Hearted Blues
12. Lady Luck Blues: 3
13. Yodelin' Blues: 3
14. Midnight Blues: 3
15. If You Don't I Know Who Will
16. Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
17. Jail House Blues
18. St Louis Gal: 3
19. Sam Jones Blues
20. Graveyard Dream Blues
21. Cemetery Blues
22. Far Away Blues
23. I'm Going Back To My Used To Be

Tracks:

1. Whoa Tillie Take Your Time
2. My Sweetie Went Away
3. Any Woman's Blues
4. Chicago Bound Blues
5. Mistreatin' Daddy
6. Frosty Mornin' Blues: 4
7. Haunted House Blues
8. Eavesdroppers Blues
9. Easy Come Easy Go Blues
10. Pinchbacks - Take `Em Away
11. Rockin' Chair Blues
12. Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down
13. Bo Weavil Blues
14. Hateful Blues
15. Frankie Blues
16. Moonshine Blues
17. Louisiana Low Down Blues
18. Mountain Top Blues
19. Work House Blues
20. House Rent Blues
21. Salt Water Blues
22. Rainy Weather Blues

Tracks:

1. Weeping Willow Blues
2. The Bye Bye Blues
3. Sing Sing Prison Blues
4. Follow The Deal On Down
5. Sinful Blues
6. Woman's Trouble Blues
7. Love Me Daddy Blues
8. Dyin' Gambler Blues
9. The St Louis Blues
10. Reckless Blues
11. Sobbin' Hearted Blues
12. Cold In Hand Blues
13. You've Been A Good Old Wagon
14. Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
15. The Yellow Dog Blues: 1
16. Soft Pedal: 1
17. Dixie Flyer Blues
18. Nashville Women's Blues: 2
19. Careless Love: 1
20. J. C. Holmes Blues
21. I Ain't Going To Play Second Fiddle
22. He's Gone Blues

Tracks:

1. Nobody's Blues But Mine
2. I Ain't Got Nobody
3. My Man Blues
4. New Gulf Coast Blues
5. Florida Bound Blues
6. At The Christmas Ball
7. I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
8. Red Mountain Blues
9. Golden Rule Blues
10. Lonesome Desert Blues
11. Squeeze Me
12. Them Has Been Blues
13. Squeeze Me
14. What's The Matter Now?
15. I Want Every Bit
16. Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
17. The Gin House Blues
18. Money Blues
19. Baby Doll
20. Hard Drivin' Papa
21. Lost Your Head Blues
22. Hard Time Blues 23.Hon

Album Description

Bessie Smith was not the first to record a blues - indeed her early career was not even as a blues singer - yet she stands astride the genre like a colossus. As well as her fame as an entertainer, she was a formidable human being. She simply refused to recognise opposition - incredibly, one night in 1927, she faced down the feared Ku Klux Klan. She was born poor in 1894, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Both parents died while Bessie was still young and she was raised by her older sister, Viola. To augment Viola's meagre earnings as a laundress, Bessie and her older brother Clarence took to the streets as entertainers. In time, Bessie obtained regular work as a dancer and chorus girl. By 1921, when she was living in Philadelphia, Bessie was a star. She had several unsuccessful tests for recording companies. In February 1923, after she'd moved to New York, Columbia gave her a chance. Her first cuts, made on February 15th, are lost. However, the next day she recorded Gulf Coast Blues and Down Hearted Blues with piano backing by Clarence Williams, who had written the former.This combination was released as Bessie's first disc. It sold 750,000. All her skills are on display. Initially, Gulf Coast was the A-side, but it was the honesty and clarity of Down Hearted that people flocked to buy. Soon after her recording debut, Bessie and new husband, Jack Gee, discovered that she was signed not to Columbia, but to Clarence Williams, who was appropriating half Bessie's recording fee. The angry pair confronted Williams, who released Bessie from her contract. With Williams temporarily out of favour, a new piano accompanist was needed. Fletcher Henderson stepped in. He's featured on ten sides here and shows himself to be as self-effacing, if a little subtler, than Williams. By the end of June, with a decent supply of material in the can, Walker released Bessie for a Southern tour. Her hit record had preceded her and the shows were sell-outs. During this tour, Bessie also discovered the emerging power of radio. Most shows were then transmitted `live' so, while earning a fee for performing, she promoted her records. The final two cuts on CD:A feature Bessie duetting with fellow blues singer Clara Smith. Bessie generally kept other blueswomen at bay, but Clara was an exception. Her voice here is plaintive and flexible, but Bessie dominates. Having mainly confined her to piano accompaniment, Columbia now began adding extra instruments. The first two tracks on CD:B, have the singer in the company of a decent clarinettist and pianist. Presumably Fletcher Henderson was needed elsewhere because he was back the next day. From Bessie's January 1924 sides, Frosty Mornin' Blues is surely a gem - its more traditional blues instrumentation, with Harry Reser on guitar, draws a performance of feeling from Bessie - once she and Reser accommodate to to the slow rhythm. Reser returned to help Bessie deliver an ironic interpretation of Easy Come Easy Go Blues. After this session, it was back to live work in Nashville. She was popular with both white and black audiences in the south, although they were, of course, segregated. Other black performers seem to have modified their acts for whites, cleaning them up if necessary. Not Bessie. She was in the vanguard of a generation of black performers which wouldn't conform to the `yassuh' stereotype.

Customer Reviews:

Wondering about the remastering........2007-06-30

I guess I'm curious if JSP did their own transfers, or, as they do with some frequency these days, ripped off transfers from other companies. Frog Records has a tremendous Complete Bessie Smith series, featuring wonderful remasterings by J.R.T. Davies. But those are nearly $20 per cd. If they stole these versions, that might explain the reports of good sound....because the old Columbia cds are absolutely awful sonically.

Carmel's opinion.......2007-05-13

Excellent sound quality of the earlier recordings of the most important of all blues singers.

BESSIE SMITH-QUEEN OF THE BLUES. VOL 1........2007-05-09

AMAZON IS ONE OF VERY FEW OUTLETS THAT SELL CD'S ETC.FROM SOME OF THE OLD
BUT NOT FAMOUS ARTISTS, THAT MADE MUSIC WHAT IT IS TODAY. THIS ARTIST WAS AS THE TITLE IMPLIES, A BLUES SINGER FROM THE 1920'S WHO UNFORTUNATELY DIED VERY YOUNG BY TODAYS STANDARDS,BUT WHO PIONEERED FINE MUSIC. I WAS
ONLY INTRODUCED TO BESSIE BY AN OLD FRIEND RECENTLY, AND I GOT ONTO THE WEB TO FIND OUT ABOUT HER. THIS CD REPRESENTS EVERYTHING GOOD ABOUT 'THE BLUES' AND HAS BEEN REMASTERED PERFECTLY. ON THIS CD ACCOMPANYING BESSIE ARE OTHER ARTISTS INCLUDING LOUIS ARMSTRONG. FOR ANYONE WHO ENJOYS 'THE BLUES' THIS IS A MUST.

Average customer rating: Great sounds from the Best Best 1 disc Orbison collection It is Roy Orbison Sound is good All time greatest Hits of Roy Orbison

The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison (Vol.s 1&2) Roy Orbison Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Unchained Melody: Very Best Of The Righteous Brothers Roy Orbison - A Black & White Night (DTS) Gene Pitney - 25 All-Time Greatest Hits The Very Best of the Drifters Black & White Night ASIN: B000000190 Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

1. Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)
2. Leah
3. In Dreams (I Walk With You)
4. Uptown
5. It's Over
6. Crying
7. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?)
8. Blue Angel
9. Working For The Man
10. Candy Man
11. Running Scared
12. Falling
13. Love Hurts
14. Shadaroba
15. I'm Hurtin'
16. Mean Woman Blues
17. Pretty Paper
18. The Crowd
19. Blue Bayou
20. Oh, Pretty Woman

Amazon.com essential recording

It's a measure of Roy Orbison's classics that even some of the uptempo songs that break up the dominant balladic mood of this 20-song collection are themselves fairly melancholic. Rarely does Orbison allow himself the outright celebration of something like "Mean Woman Blues," more often going for the shades of gray that slip into "Blue Angel" and "Leah." Few could do what he achieves on these singles, and not just because few are gifted with such a voice. The biggest achievement of all may be Orbison's ability to make a devastated cry like "Only the Lonely" sound somehow peaceful. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Great sounds from the Best.......2007-07-25

This CD brought back lots of good memories. Roy Orbison was one of the Greats, Saw him in person years ago and will never forget the great voice he had. I recommend buying this CD

Best 1 disc Orbison collection.......2007-05-27

This is the best single disc collection of Roy Orbison's Monument hits. It was originally released on 2 LPs in the early 80's. One thing I've always wondered about is that this 20 track CD has always been also available as 2 separate volumes with 10 tracks each & having the same cover artwork (you'd have to be careful to read the list of tracks on the back) Why?? If someone is an Orbison fan why would they want one volume & not the other? Why not just have all 20 tracks on one CD, as it is done here? Also, one reviewer asks why "You Got It" isn't here,well it's because that song wasn't even recorded yet when this album was released, and that song was on Virgin Records,not Monument.

It is Roy Orbison.......2007-03-29

What more can be said? Roy Orbison has a quality of voice that can't be duplicated. One of the few really original and great voices.

Sound is good.......2007-03-21

I would like to suggest, contrary to the review of Aug 2006, that the sound on this nice collection of Roy Orbison's Monument hits, is actually quite good.

With the puzzling exception of the song LOVE HURTS, which seems to have been mastered from a very muffled tape.

This Sony disk was issued in 1989, and has not been re-mastered since then, so you're getting a relatively unfutzed edition for a nominal price.

All time greatest Hits of Roy Orbison.......2007-01-10

Love this CD. Just what I ezpected and wanted. Would recommend it to my friends.

Average customer rating: Fresh and ready to be eaten

Capitol Collectors Series: The Raspberries The Raspberries Manufacturer: Indent Series ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005JMG Release Date: 1996-07-23

Tracks:

1. Go All the Way
2. Come Around and See Me
3. I Saw the Light
4. Don't Want to Say Goodbye
5. I Wanna Be with You
6. Let's Pretend
7. I Reach for the Light
8. Nobody Knows
9. If You Change Your Mind
10. Drivin' Around
11. Tonight
12. Last Dance
13. Hard to Get over a Heartbreak
14. I'm a Rocker
15. Ecstasy
16. Overnight Sensation
17. Party's Over
18. Rose Coloured Glasses
19. Cruisin' Music
20. Starting Over

Customer Reviews:

Fresh and ready to be eaten.......1998-09-01

The Raspberries didn't last long--four albums and a handful of singles represents the band's career. Of all the post-Beatles power pop bands, they were among the best. Although Eric Carmen would become better known for some of his early 80's dreck, the material he wrote for the band(along with talented guitarist and songwriter Wally Bryson)showed his true talent as a songwriter.

Bryson contributes a number of great songs as well either written solo or in collaboration with Carmen. He is a talent frequently overlooked by most critics and a major contributor to the band's sound. His "Party's over" is a highlight of this album.

Additionally, this disc has all of the songs that have come to be associated with the band including "Go all the way"(one of the best power pop songs since "She loves you"). "I wanna be with you", "Last dance" and the ironic "Overnight sensation" all fit into this category as well. This is a band in a different time(now or even the early 80's)would have been appreciated more. Musicians like Matthew Sweet, Freedy Johnston and Big Star all owe a huge debt to this band. Although Big Star was, in some respects, contemporaries of The Raspberries, there is a clear influence from the Raspberries(as well as a Beatles/Badfinger influence found in both bands).

The Raspberries tasted more sucess than Big Star and a number of their contemporaries and they deserved more as this compilation shows. Ron Furmanek(who did the Badfinger reissues) does a terrific job of compiling and annotating the album. The mastering by Kevin Reeves sparkles and captures all of the production touches on the original albums with additional detail & depth. these tracks from the original two track masters. They have never sounded this crisp or tight(even the lp's lacked the dynamic range to fully appreciate these songs. Although Rhino's "Little bit of Gold" was quite good, it suffered from much more distortion and compression).

The notes are a very complete representation of the band's begining and ending. Originally issued in 1991, this is the definitive collection until their individual albums are released domestically on cd. This generous overview has 20 tracks and includes some radio promos(which are kind of cool to listen to...it's a window into the past of radio). Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

MGM Soul Cinema, Volume 1 Jack Conrad , Quincy Jones , Gil Bernal , Barbara Mason , Isaac Hayes , G.C. Cameron , George Tipton , Roy Ayers , Bobby Womack , and Harry Betts Manufacturer: MGM Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: MGM Soul Cinema, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00005UNCI Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. Black Caesar: The Boss - James Brown
2. Blacula: I'm Gonna Catch You - The Hues Corporation
3. Black Caesar: Mama Feel Good - Lyn Collins
4. The Monkey Hustle: Monkey Hustle - Jack Conrad
5. They Call Me Mister Tibbs!: Poppadaddy - Quincy Jones
6. In The Heat Of The Night: It Sure Is Groovy - Gil Bernal
7. Sheba Baby: She Did It - Barbara Mason
8. Truck Turner: Give It To Me - Isaac Hayes
9. Cooley High: It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday - G.C. Cameron
10. Cotton Comes To Harlem: Cotton Comes To Harlem - George Tipton
11. Coffy: King George - Roy Ayers
12. Across 110th Street: Quicksand - Bobby Womack
13. Black Mama, White Mama: Bus Stop - Harry Betts

Average customer rating: Great CD for Kids's and Parents!

Jazz Baby, Session 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Unicorn (Tnt200) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jazz Baby, Session 2 Jazz Baby, Session 3 Make a Wish Little Fish Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling (Mother Goose Board Books) ASIN: B000ARKV2U Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Glow Worm - Janis Siegel
2. A Tisket A Tasket - Claudia Acuna
3. Momma Don't Allow No Guitar Playing Round Here - Jim Belushi And The Sacred Hearts
4. Jamaica Farewell - Freddy Cole
5. All The Pretty Little Horses - Cybill Shepherd
6. Michael Row The Boat Ashore - Kymberly Evans
7. Scarlet Ribbons - Freddy Cole
8. Sing A Song Of Sixpence - Barbara Morrison
9. Lavenders Blue - Sweet Baby J'ai
10. London Bridge - Barbara Morrison
11. Mary Had A Little Lamb - Cengiz Yaltkaya
12. Teddy's Bear Picnic - Rosemary Clooney

Customer Reviews:

Great CD for Kids's and Parents!.......2006-10-26

These cd's offer an alternative to the many boring or cheesy kids cd's out there. These songs are jazzy, fun, and very well sung and arranged. These are some of the few cd's I will play in the car or on the stereo at home and my daughter bounces and claps along. Highly recommended!

Average customer rating: Missed opportunity (but still essential) Moondog's last concert! Late Moondog

The German Years 1977-1999 Manufacturer: Roof ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Moondog 1 & 2 More Moondog/The Story of Moondog Moondog Viking of Sixth Avenue Rare Material ASIN: B0002MRE00 Release Date: 2004-08-23

Tracks:

1. Bird's Lament
2. Pigmy Pig
3. Viking I
4. Dog Trot
5. High on a Rocky Ledge
6. Log in B
7. Marimba Mondo 2
8. Paris
9. In Vienna
10. Eec Lied
11. Fujiyama 2
12. Heimdall Fanfare
13. Sea Horse
14. Single Foot
15. Do Your Thing
16. Bumbo
17. Dark Eyes
18. Logrundr XII
19. I'm This I'm That
20. Frost Flower
21. Message
22. Introduction & Overtone Continuum

Tracks:

1. Jazz Book: No. 2
2. Carnival
3. Elf Dance
4. From Jazz Book: No. 4
5. Fiesta
6. From Jazz Book: No. 3
7. Chaconne in a Minor
8. 3 Couplets
9. Prelude and Fugue in a Minor
10. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
11. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
12. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
13. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
14. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
15. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
16. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
17. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
18. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
19. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
20. From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
21. From Art of the Canon, Book II: No. 6, 9, 22, 23
22. From Art of the Canon, Book II: No. 6, 9, 22, 23
23. From Art of the Canon, Book II: No. 6, 9, 22, 23
24. From Art of the Canon, Book II: No. 6, 9, 22, 23
25. Sea Horse
26. From Jazz Book: No. 1
27. From Jazz Book: No. 5
28. 3 Couplets
29. From Art of the Canon, Book V, No. 9
30. Mood Montreux: 1st Movement
31. Mood Montreux: 2nd Movement
32. Mood Montreux: 3rd Movement
33. Santa F
34. Barn Dance

Album Description

Beautifully packaged two CD compilation consisting of recordings from the last 20 years of Moondog's life, when he resided and recorded in Germany. Disc One consists of studio recordings from 1977-99 and features 'High On A Rocky Ledge', 'Do Your Thing', 'I'm This, I'm That', 'Heimdall Fanfare', 'Fujiyama 2 (Lovesong)' and more. Disc Two is his last live performance, recorded a month before his death, and is wonderfully recorded, sounding as well-produced as the studio tracks on the first disc. The packaging includes 44 pages of liner notes featuring essays, interviews, photographs and other information, all packaged in a hard cardboard sleeve, creating a virtual work of art.

Album Details

Includes Material from 1977 Thru 199, plus Moondog's Last Live Concert with Dominique Ponty, Previously Unreleased.

Customer Reviews:

Missed opportunity (but still essential).......2005-10-25

Why are there so many tracks on disc 1 that are readily available on the Sax Pax for a Sax CD? It's too bad more of the impossible to find recordings from this period couldn't have been included instead.

Otherwise, it is great to finally hear some of this material and the disc 2 live concert is a treasure. All things considered, a bargain and a must for Moondog devotees.

Also note the packaging is very attractive -- but unfortunately on my copy, the binding/glue is already falling apart so the CD trays have seperated from the cover... sometimes plastic is a better way to go...

Moondog's last concert!.......2005-10-12

This is a professional production of an official double disc set that was released in 2004 (5 years after Hardin's death.) It looks good and has 44 enclosed pages of valuable information about Moondog, such as a detailed biography, discography, Moondog's own words about the recordings, personnel listings, lyrics, pictures and a poem that Leonard Bernstein wrote to and about Moondog.
Also seeing quotes of Benny Goodman and Frank Zappa praising Moondog's music is particularly exhilarating for a Zappa fan like myself (I had no idea.)

The first disc consists of already released material, most of which I already owned when I bought this set. This disappointed me a bit, as I'd expected additional versions of these titles provided on the back.
The set is called "The German Years," but includes 5 tracks that are taken from "Sax Pax for a Sax" - an album that was recorded in England and performed by English musicians, and consists mainly of material that was written while Moondog lived in New York. Other albums that songs have been taken from are "H'art Songs" (4 tracks,) "In Europe" (4 tracks,) "Elpmas" (4 tracks,) "A New Sound of an Old Instrument" (3 tracks,) "Big Band" (1 track) and "Bracelli" (1 track.)

The 56 minute long disc #2 is the essential music in this set as it consists of only previously unreleased material. It is Moondog's last concert, which was recorded in France on August 1st, 1999 (less than 6 weeks prior to his passing.)
The concert, which consisted of both rare and recent material, was performed on solo piano by Dominique Ponty. At times Moondog joins in on bass drum, and here and there he recites a few couplets - a nice treat. But as always, when it comes to live recordings of solo piano performances, we have to deal with intruding sounds; aside from applause we get a few hundred coughs, a squeaking door that repeatedly opens and closes, at one point the barking of a distant dog, at one point the sirens of an ambulance driving by the recording location, and believe it or not - audience members trying to clap along to one of the solo piano canons! ...but overall the sound quality is very good and clear.

I'd recommend "The German Years 1977-1999" to Moondog fans (who haven't heard his last concert,) but to people who aren't familiar with his work, this might not be the optimal place to start.

Late Moondog.......2005-04-27

When Louis Hardin moved to Europe in 1974, he was received as visiting royalty -- unlike his home country who treated him as some sort of one-joke street-performer. For the next 25 years, until his passing in 1999, he produced an astonishing variety of music for organ, brass band, voice, piano, percussion, small chamber ensemble, and string quartet.

Disc one of this collection contains an anthology of his German recordings, and presents a clear advantage over the originals in that every track is on a different instrument. The listener never gets a chance to grow weary of any one style, allowing you instead to concentrate on the commonalities running through all of Hardin's music. As a sampler of the work done in his senior years (ages 61-83) it's a remarkable collection showing verve, inventiveness and playful iconoclasty.

Disc two presents his last concert, previously unreleased, from Arles France on August 1st 1999, just five weeks before his death. Pianist Dominique Ponty, who I believe is the daughter of famed violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, plays 34 of his pieces for piano or arranged for piano. Louis 'Moondog' Hardin himself accompanies her on tambour, a big skin drum, on several of the tunes, and recites six couplets in his rich ageless baritone.

Also included, a 44-page booklet of photos, notes, lyrics and critical comment. This is a first-class production for one of the last century's most enduring and original composers.

Average customer rating: Great doo-wop music! Sample early rock & roll and doo wop favorites from Cincinnati's legendary King records

The Best of King Federal & Deluxe Doo Wop, Vol. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of King Federal & Deluxe Doo Wop, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00000JLGV Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

1. At My Door - The Chanters
2. It Ain't The Meat It's The Motion - The Swallows
3. The Hoochie Coochie Coo - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
4. The White Cliffs Of Dover - The Checkers
5. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes
6. Voo-Vee-Ah-Bee - The Platters
7. Two Hearts - Otis Williams & The Charms
8. She's Mine - The Guy Tones
9. Row Your Boat - The Chanters
10. Hear My Plea - Donnie Elbert
11. Ling Ting Tong - Otis Williams & The Charms
12. Annie's Aunt Fanny - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
13. Pistol Packin' Mama - The Hurricanes
14. Chicken Blues - The Dominoes
15. Don't Stop Dan - The Checkers
16. Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John
17. No No No - The Chanters
18. Weeping Willow Blues - The Dominoes
19. Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris
20. Believe It Or Not - Donnie Elbert

Customer Reviews:

Great doo-wop music!.......2007-03-02

"The Best of King Federal & Deluxe Doo Wop Vol 1" presents 20 tunes from the fabled label.
While you've probably heard of some of the groups here, most of these tunes are pretty obscure.
Nevertheless, this is early rockin' doo-wop at its best.
The sound quality of this CD is very good.
The only down side to this CD is the lack of liner notes (like most CDs I have from "Collectables" ).
A must-have for advanced doo-wop fans.

Sample early rock & roll and doo wop favorites from Cincinnati's legendary King records.......2005-12-18

At the dawn of rock and roll in the late 40's and early 1950's there were creative forces at work in cities all across America. Big Band music had largely run it's course as the predominant musical genre in this country and something brand new was brewing. This new sound was being heavily influenced by African-Americans. Some call it R&B, some refer to it as doo wop and still others insist that this was early rock and roll. What was so fascinating about this period is that each city seemed to come up with it's own unique sound. In 1943 in Cincinnati Ohio record store owner Syd Nathan established King Records. His label originally released recordings aimed at the "hillbilly" market. But Nathan quickly realized that there was a fortune to be made in what were then referred to as "race" records. And so it was that King records began to record "black" artists. This chain of events perfectly positioned Syd Nathan and King Records for the explosion of interest in black music in the years following World War II.
"The Best of King Federal & Deluxe Doo Wop Vol 1" features 20 tracks from the vaults of this legendary company. It is worth noting that several of the acts included here and even Syd Nathan himself would one day be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Enjoy a pair of tracks from the great Hank Ballard and the Midnighters including "The Hoochie Coochie Coo" and "Annie's Aunt Fanny". Discover the awesome sound of Otis Williams and The Charms on both "Ling Ting Tong" and "Two Hearts". This collection also features three upbeat numbers by The Chanters including their big hit "No No No". Perhaps the biggest blunder Syd Nathan ever made was not signing the Platters to a long term deal. Give a listen to "Voo-Vee-Ah-Bee" and you will understand what I am talking about. What a great tune! One of my all-time favorite doo wop tunes is also included here. The Checkers recorded an amazing version of the World War II favorite "The White Cliffs of Dover" in 1954. I always enjoy hearing that one. And I would be remiss if I failed to mention The Dominoes. Over the years this group featured the likes of Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson as lead vocalists. You may sample a couple of their hits as well. Finally, there are tunes by a pair of long forgotten artists. Both Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone" and Wyonnie Harris' rollicking recording of "Lovin' Machine" are well worth a listen.
Whether you are a big fan of this type of music or someone just curious to learn about the genre then "The Best of King Federal & Deluxe Doo Wop Vol 1" is an outstanding choice. You will have an opportunity to sample a variety of sounds from those golden days. Unfortunately, as Collectables is loathe to do there are absolutely no liner notes included. Too bad. Liner notes greatly enhance the enjoyability of packages like this. But we certainly have no qualms with the music. Highly recommended!

Average customer rating: Meditation music.

Essentals V. 1 England Dan & John Ford Coley Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of England Dan & John Ford Coley Some Things Don't Come Easy Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive The Essentials Dowdy Ferry Road ASIN: B0001R9P9E Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

1. Just Tell Me You Love Me
2. Love Is the Answer
3. Wanting You Desperately
4. Some Things Don't Come Easy
5. Why Is It Me
6. You Know We Belong Together
7. We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again
8. It's Sad to Belong
9. Part of Me, Part of You
10. What's Forever For
11. Broken Hearted Me
12. Only a Matter of Time
13. Nights Are Forever Without You
14. What Can I Do With This Broken Heart
15. Lady
16. Where Do I Go from Here
17. Gone Too Far
18. Who's Lonely Now
19. Prisoner
20. I'd Really Love to See You Tonight

Album Description

Asia exclusive compilation for the soft-rock stars features 20 tracks including rarities & covers, packaged in a slipcase. WEA. 2004.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Collection from One of the Mainstays of the Top 40 Charts of the 1970's, featuring Dash Seals' (Seals and Crofts) L'il Brother Dan. Seals and Coley Charted Hit after Hit and Many Are Here on this Premier Anthology. Dan, of Course, Went on in the 1980's to Become a Major Country Star....

Customer Reviews:

Meditation music........2006-01-05

The music on this album is so relaxing to listen to that if you have high blood pressure or high anxiety you cant help but feel calm and peaceful listening to this great collection from one of the best duos from the fantastic seventies.

Average customer rating:

Quest for Trance, Vol. 1: Hemstock and Jennings Various Artists Manufacturer: United Recordings Nl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Quest for Trance, Vol. 2: Riley and Durrant Tri-State Elements of Life In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles DJ in the Mix 3 ASIN: B000EOTDZA Release Date: 2006-03-13

Tracks:

1. Ad Infinitum
2. Shadow World [Midway Remix] - Thomas Bronzwaer
3. Mirage [Jochen Miller Mix] - Hemstock & Jennings,
4. Tears of an Angel [Hemstock & Jennings Remix]
5. Aquarius [DJ Atmospherik Remix]
6. Revealed [Classic Trance Mix] - Blank & Jones
7. Tempest - Phynn
8. Astralis - Nu NRG
9. Time Goes By [Super8 Mix] - Carrie Skipper
10. Arrival [Jorn Van DeYnhoven Dub Mix] - Mr. Philips,
11. Neon Eyes
12. Babylon - Hemstock & Jennings
13. Fire [Ron Van Den Beuken Remix] - Ferry Corsten
14. System Activated - Fred Baker, Gregory Nash
15. Till We Meet Again [Robert Burns Remix] - Galen Behr,

Tracks:

1. Chromatic - Jochen Miller
2. When Morning Comes - Bart Claessen
3. Bigger Palace [Dub Mix]
4. Close Your Eyes [DJ Choose Remix] - David Forbes, Mallorca Lee
5. Alumin-IC
6. Vision Mountain
7. Quest for Trance [Hemstock & Jennings Remix][#]
8. Drums 2005 [Back 2 Back Mix] - Cosmic Gate
9. Static Bullet [Jochen Miller Remix] - DJ Ton TB
10. Tibet [Vocal Dub] - Clokx, Ron van den Beuken
11. Shockwaves [Technopunk Mix] - Martin Roth
12. Advanced [Woods Re-Visited Mix] - Marcel Woods
13. Drivez Me Crazy - Tom Peterson
14. Slide [Ferglar Mix]
15. Pure Eyes

Album Details

The Maiden Edition of "Quest for Trance", Double CD Sets Compiled by Star Trance DJ'S. Each Volume Sports Unique Tracks, Previously Unreleased Mixes. Part One is Mixed and Compiled by Hemstock and Jennings. The Duo Produced a String of Anthems as Sagitaire and as a Duo, They Are One of the Most in Demand Remix and Production Teams in the UK. Les Hemstock is the Only UK DJ that Ever Worked with Paul Van Dyk, Resulting in a Top 20 Hit with the Track "Nothing but You". "Quest for Trance One Carries No Less Than Eight Exclusive Tracks, Including the Follow Up to the Smash 'playmo' by Bart Claessen, a New Jochen Miller Production and the First Collaboration Between Galen Behr and Robert Burns Called 'till We Meet Again' Next to a Ron Van Der Beuken Remix of Ferry Corsten's `fire'. Other Gems Included Are from Ferry Corsten, Blank and Jones, Marcel Woods and Riley and Durent to Name a Few. Plus the Hemstock and Jennings Quest for Trance Megamix!

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1. Vocal Music from One Earth, Vol. 1: Eastern Europe and Southern Siberia
2. Wizards Journey
3. Womad Live At The Carnival In Venice [Live]
4. Yahari [Import]
5. Yume De Aeru Yo [CD-single] [Import]
6. Zydeco Strokin
7. Zydeco Strokin'
8. 65 Aniversario
9. Alollywood [Import]
10. Amour Perdu [Import]

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Hahn/Massenet: Piano Concertos

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Live in Colonia, 1984 [Live]

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