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Heimatliche Klaenge vol.158 : Label Date
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:35 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/heimatliche-klaenge-vol158-label-date.html
1017a - Believe It Everyday - The Sunsets1017b - Blared Black Beat
1018a - Play Beat - Orchester Rolf Cardello1018b - Canadian Patrol
1019a - Indio - Fritz Woelffer & His Guitar1019b - County
1020a - Come On Baby - The Foue Giants1020b - Reichtum und Macht
1021a - Sally In Your Alley - The Fellow Rovers 1021b - I Remember You
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The Silhouettes - At The Bop Inn (1960)
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:21 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-silhouettes-at-bop-inn-1960.html
This VERY rare South African LP by one of South Africa's top rock bands was issued in 1960 on the RENOWN label (Catalogue number: NLP 165).
http://www.rock.co.za/files/silhouettes_index.htm
http://www.thesilhouettes.org/other-silhouettes.htmhttp://www.rock.co.za/files/dyer_index.htm
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VA- Big Screen British Rock 'n' Roll - Quiffs At The Flicks (3 CD)
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:11 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/va-big-screen-british-rock-n-roll.html
http://www.allmusic.com/album/big-screen-british-rocknroll-quiffs-at-the-flicks-mw0002733363
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VA - Wild Thing (The Songs Of Chip Taylor)
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:05 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/va-wild-thing-songs-of-chip-taylor.html
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Chip Taylor - Hit Man
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:01 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/chip-taylor-hit-man.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Taylor
http://www.biography.com/people/chip-taylor-9542340#early-life
Chip Taylor will probably always be known as the songwriter who wrote "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning." Born John Wesley Voight (the actor Jon Voight is his older brother), Taylor began playing country music while still in high school in Yonkers, New York. After finishing high school, he briefly took up his father's occupation, becoming a professional golfer. But he suffered a wrist injury and turned back to music. In 1962, he signed to Warner Bros., and his single "Here I Am" bubbled just under the Billboard Hot 100 in November. He became more successful, however, as a songwriter, scoring his first hit with "I Can't Let Go" (co-written with Al Gorgoni), which was recorded by the Hollies for a chart entry in March 1966. (Linda Ronstadt revived the song for a Top 40 hit in 1980.) Then came the simplistic but unforgettable "Wild Thing," recorded by another British group, the Troggs, who topped the charts with it in July, creating a much-covered standard. A parody by "Senator Bobby" (comedian Bill Minkin) hit the Top 40 in January 1967, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience performed the song at the Monterey Pop Festival in June.
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! Meanwhile, Taylor continued to write hits: "Make Me Belong to You" (co-written with Billy Vera) hit the Top 40 for Barbara Lewis in August 1966; "I Can Make It with You" was cut by both the Pozo-Seco Singers and by Jackie DeShannon, with the Pozo-Seco Singers' version winning out and hitting the Top 40 in October 1966; the American Breed recorded "Step Out of Your Mind" for a Top 40 hit in July 1967; and Billy Vera & Judy Clay hit the Top 40 with "Country Girl City Man" (co-written with Ted Daryll) in March 1968. But Taylor's second standard was "Angel of the Morning," a ballad about premarital sex that pushed the boundaries of acceptable subject matter in pop music. Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts recorded the song, and it reached the Top Ten in June 1968; Juice Newton revived it in 1981 for a second Top Ten hit and a gold record. With Gorgoni, Taylor wrote "I'll Hold Out My Hand," recorded by the Clique for a Top 40 hit in December 1969. Also in 1969, Janis Joplin recorded Taylor and Jerry Ragavoy's "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" and released it as the lead-off track on her debut solo album, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!This Side of the Big RiverTaylor had not given up his ambition to be a recording artist himself. He and Gorgoni recorded together under the name Just Us, then Taylor cut a series of solo albums in the 1970s, including This Side of the Big River, which reached the country charts in 1975, as did five Taylor singles between 1975 and 1977. His songwriting efforts also found favor in Nashville, with "Sweet Dream Woman" (co-written with Gorgoni) reaching the country Top Ten for Waylon Jennings in 1972 and Anne Murray's recording of "Son of a Rotten Gambler" in the country Top Ten in 1974. Nevertheless, Taylor gave up the music business and became a professional gambler, not returning to music until 1993 when he joined a national songwriters' tour. He released a new album, The Living Room Tapes, in 1997, followed by Seven Days in May in 1998, The London Sessions Bootleg in 2000, Black and Blue America in 2001, and a collaboration with Carrie Rodriguez, Let's Leave This Town, in 2002. A sampler mini-album drawing tracks from several ongoing recording projects, New Songs of Freedom appeared in 2008. Also appearing in 2008 was the ornately packaged Songs from a Dutch Tour, which featured both an autobiographically themed trade paperback book and a new CD of recorded material. The autobiographical tenet followed with the release of Taylor's 2009 album, Yonkers, NY, an earthy collection of new songs and stories about his hometown and family. In 2011, Taylor resurfaced with Rock and Roll Joe: A Tribute to the Unsung Heroes of Rock n' Roll, a collection of covers with John Platania and Kendel Carson. Taylor has always been mercurial, and he shifted gears yet again in 2011. Via Smithsonian Folkways, he released his first children's album, Golden Kids Rules, accompanied by his three grandaughters.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/142053-Chip-Taylor
There's something about singer/songwriters doing their own material, and while Chip Taylor is one of the greats (and produced one of the greats, Neil Diamond), he is in an industry where his legacy puts him a few steps ahead of P.F.Sloan in terms of success, but far short of the name recognition enjoyed by a Carole King (a status she deserves, as does Taylor). This is a great -- but incomplete -- collection of songs that were and still are highly influential. "Try Just a Little Bit Harder" might not be as notorious as "Wild Thing" or "Angel of the Morning" but, being a Janis Joplin signature, it sure got into a lot of homes. When Clive Davis played a rare Joplin performance on The Midnight Special television program, he chose a version of "Try" where Pearl just exploded across the stage. Taylor's version here is more laid-back, but so absolutely essential for two reasons -- because it was so vital to Joplin's solo career, and because it is such a tremendous song on its own. Not the biggest hit in Linda Ronstadt's career, "I Can't Let Go" is one of her more exciting ones, and it's great to hear the creator take it on, as well as "Any Way That You Want Me," a song covered by Evie Sands and the Troggs. Gadfly Records does a good job here, and the liner notes have chart information as well as anecdotes from Taylor on how and why some of the tunes were written. His performances are excellent and deserving of chart action on their own, or at least some serious adult alternative radio airplay. There are 13 selections and, though some important compositions are missing -- the American Breed's "Step Out of Your Mind," the Clique's "I'll Hold Out My Hand" from the album that launched their Tommy James hit "Sugar on Sunday," and Taylor's own 1962 minor chart entry "Here I Am" -- the sincerity in delivery and the historic importance make this a textbook you can learn from and enjoy. Hit Man is an excellent resume of a vital creative force in music, and could keep young minds focused if used in classrooms to teach the art of painting a song. Apart from that, it is a monster album that truly deserves platinum success.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/legendary-songwriter-chip-taylor-reflects-wild-showcases-songs-rock-roll-joe-article-1.156201
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Heimatliche Klaenge vol.158 : Label Date
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:35 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/heimatliche-klaenge-vol158-label-date.html
1017a - Believe It Everyday - The Sunsets1017b - Blared Black Beat
1018a - Play Beat - Orchester Rolf Cardello1018b - Canadian Patrol
1019a - Indio - Fritz Woelffer & His Guitar1019b - County
1020a - Come On Baby - The Foue Giants1020b - Reichtum und Macht
1021a - Sally In Your Alley - The Fellow Rovers 1021b - I Remember You
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The Silhouettes - At The Bop Inn (1960)
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:21 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-silhouettes-at-bop-inn-1960.html
This VERY rare South African LP by one of South Africa's top rock bands was issued in 1960 on the RENOWN label (Catalogue number: NLP 165).
http://www.rock.co.za/files/silhouettes_index.htm
http://www.thesilhouettes.org/other-silhouettes.htmhttp://www.rock.co.za/files/dyer_index.htm
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VA- Big Screen British Rock 'n' Roll - Quiffs At The Flicks (3 CD)
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:11 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/va-big-screen-british-rock-n-roll.html
http://www.allmusic.com/album/big-screen-british-rocknroll-quiffs-at-the-flicks-mw0002733363
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VA - Wild Thing (The Songs Of Chip Taylor)
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:05 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/va-wild-thing-songs-of-chip-taylor.html
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Chip Taylor - Hit Man
Posted: 02 May 2015 01:01 PM PDT
http://allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2015/05/chip-taylor-hit-man.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Taylor
http://www.biography.com/people/chip-taylor-9542340#early-life
Chip Taylor will probably always be known as the songwriter who wrote "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning." Born John Wesley Voight (the actor Jon Voight is his older brother), Taylor began playing country music while still in high school in Yonkers, New York. After finishing high school, he briefly took up his father's occupation, becoming a professional golfer. But he suffered a wrist injury and turned back to music. In 1962, he signed to Warner Bros., and his single "Here I Am" bubbled just under the Billboard Hot 100 in November. He became more successful, however, as a songwriter, scoring his first hit with "I Can't Let Go" (co-written with Al Gorgoni), which was recorded by the Hollies for a chart entry in March 1966. (Linda Ronstadt revived the song for a Top 40 hit in 1980.) Then came the simplistic but unforgettable "Wild Thing," recorded by another British group, the Troggs, who topped the charts with it in July, creating a much-covered standard. A parody by "Senator Bobby" (comedian Bill Minkin) hit the Top 40 in January 1967, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience performed the song at the Monterey Pop Festival in June.
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! Meanwhile, Taylor continued to write hits: "Make Me Belong to You" (co-written with Billy Vera) hit the Top 40 for Barbara Lewis in August 1966; "I Can Make It with You" was cut by both the Pozo-Seco Singers and by Jackie DeShannon, with the Pozo-Seco Singers' version winning out and hitting the Top 40 in October 1966; the American Breed recorded "Step Out of Your Mind" for a Top 40 hit in July 1967; and Billy Vera & Judy Clay hit the Top 40 with "Country Girl City Man" (co-written with Ted Daryll) in March 1968. But Taylor's second standard was "Angel of the Morning," a ballad about premarital sex that pushed the boundaries of acceptable subject matter in pop music. Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts recorded the song, and it reached the Top Ten in June 1968; Juice Newton revived it in 1981 for a second Top Ten hit and a gold record. With Gorgoni, Taylor wrote "I'll Hold Out My Hand," recorded by the Clique for a Top 40 hit in December 1969. Also in 1969, Janis Joplin recorded Taylor and Jerry Ragavoy's "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" and released it as the lead-off track on her debut solo album, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!This Side of the Big RiverTaylor had not given up his ambition to be a recording artist himself. He and Gorgoni recorded together under the name Just Us, then Taylor cut a series of solo albums in the 1970s, including This Side of the Big River, which reached the country charts in 1975, as did five Taylor singles between 1975 and 1977. His songwriting efforts also found favor in Nashville, with "Sweet Dream Woman" (co-written with Gorgoni) reaching the country Top Ten for Waylon Jennings in 1972 and Anne Murray's recording of "Son of a Rotten Gambler" in the country Top Ten in 1974. Nevertheless, Taylor gave up the music business and became a professional gambler, not returning to music until 1993 when he joined a national songwriters' tour. He released a new album, The Living Room Tapes, in 1997, followed by Seven Days in May in 1998, The London Sessions Bootleg in 2000, Black and Blue America in 2001, and a collaboration with Carrie Rodriguez, Let's Leave This Town, in 2002. A sampler mini-album drawing tracks from several ongoing recording projects, New Songs of Freedom appeared in 2008. Also appearing in 2008 was the ornately packaged Songs from a Dutch Tour, which featured both an autobiographically themed trade paperback book and a new CD of recorded material. The autobiographical tenet followed with the release of Taylor's 2009 album, Yonkers, NY, an earthy collection of new songs and stories about his hometown and family. In 2011, Taylor resurfaced with Rock and Roll Joe: A Tribute to the Unsung Heroes of Rock n' Roll, a collection of covers with John Platania and Kendel Carson. Taylor has always been mercurial, and he shifted gears yet again in 2011. Via Smithsonian Folkways, he released his first children's album, Golden Kids Rules, accompanied by his three grandaughters.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/142053-Chip-Taylor
There's something about singer/songwriters doing their own material, and while Chip Taylor is one of the greats (and produced one of the greats, Neil Diamond), he is in an industry where his legacy puts him a few steps ahead of P.F.Sloan in terms of success, but far short of the name recognition enjoyed by a Carole King (a status she deserves, as does Taylor). This is a great -- but incomplete -- collection of songs that were and still are highly influential. "Try Just a Little Bit Harder" might not be as notorious as "Wild Thing" or "Angel of the Morning" but, being a Janis Joplin signature, it sure got into a lot of homes. When Clive Davis played a rare Joplin performance on The Midnight Special television program, he chose a version of "Try" where Pearl just exploded across the stage. Taylor's version here is more laid-back, but so absolutely essential for two reasons -- because it was so vital to Joplin's solo career, and because it is such a tremendous song on its own. Not the biggest hit in Linda Ronstadt's career, "I Can't Let Go" is one of her more exciting ones, and it's great to hear the creator take it on, as well as "Any Way That You Want Me," a song covered by Evie Sands and the Troggs. Gadfly Records does a good job here, and the liner notes have chart information as well as anecdotes from Taylor on how and why some of the tunes were written. His performances are excellent and deserving of chart action on their own, or at least some serious adult alternative radio airplay. There are 13 selections and, though some important compositions are missing -- the American Breed's "Step Out of Your Mind," the Clique's "I'll Hold Out My Hand" from the album that launched their Tommy James hit "Sugar on Sunday," and Taylor's own 1962 minor chart entry "Here I Am" -- the sincerity in delivery and the historic importance make this a textbook you can learn from and enjoy. Hit Man is an excellent resume of a vital creative force in music, and could keep young minds focused if used in classrooms to teach the art of painting a song. Apart from that, it is a monster album that truly deserves platinum success.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/legendary-songwriter-chip-taylor-reflects-wild-showcases-songs-rock-roll-joe-article-1.156201
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