Saturday, November 28, 2009

Whistle While You Work


VA - Whistle While You Work

Some contemporary music to sing along.

01 Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema (uptempo)
02 Spanky & Our Gang - Makin' Every Minute Count
03 Kathy Kirby - I Belong
04 Ella Fitzgerald - Putting on the Ritz
05 Les Baxter - Laura
06 Marvin Gaye - On The Street Where You Live
07 The Happenings - Randy
08 The Four Tops - Mame
09 Scott Walker - Jackie
10 The Supremes - Whistle While You Work
11 Charly - She'll Take Your Breath Away
12 Twice as Much - Crystal Ball
13 Nora Nova - Man Gewohnt Sich So Schnell An Das Schone
14 Imaani - Where Are You
15 The Four Lovers - You're The Apple Of My Eye
16 Frank Sinatra - Luck Be A Lady
17 Wonder Who - My Sugar
18 Leon De Graaff - Pittsburg In The Rain
19 Smyle - It's Gonna Be Allright
20 Gerard Joling - Shangri-la
21 Margo & Marvettes - When Love Slips Away
22 Maureen McGovern - The Continental
23 Al Martino - To The Door Of The Sun
24 Della Reese - Love For Sale
25 Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music And Dance
26 Ebonique - So Much Love
27 Scott Walker - The Big Hurt
28 Crystal Grass - Dream On
bonus Arwin Kluft - Turiddu

VA - Whistle While You Work

Wigged Out (70s Disco)


VA- Wigged Out (70s Disco)

01 Anthony White - Stop And Think It Over
02 Phreek - Weekend
03 Bottom Line - That's The Way To Go
04 Dream Express - Wigged Out
05 M.B.T. Soul - Lovin' Child
06 Atlanta Disco Band - Bad Luck
07 Sir John Roberts - Make Love This Music
08 Laura Taylor - Dancin' In My Feet
09 Pado & Co - You Keep Me Hangin' On
10 Pamala Stanley - Only You Can Reach Me
11 Platic Surprise - Hot Nights
12 Triple S Connection - My Cherie Amour
13 Montana Orchestra - Another Star

VA - Wigged Out (70s Disco)

Friday, November 27, 2009

Glenn Millers Christmas Mood


The Glenn Miller Orchestra - Xmas Mood I

01 Sleigh Ride
02 Medley - O Holy Night-Joy to the World-Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
03 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
04 Silver Bells
05 Jingle Bells
06 Frosty the Snowman
07 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
08 Medley - Oh Christmas Tree-It Came upon a Midnight Clear
09 I'll Be Home for Christmas
10 Silent Night
11 In the Christmas Mood


The Glenn Miller Orchestra - Xmas Mood II

01 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
02 White Christmas.mp3
03 Medley - Away in a Manger-Ave Maria-The First Noel
04 The Twelve Days of Christmas
05 Winter Wonderland
06 The Christmas Song
07 Medley - Hark the Herald, Angels Sing-Angels We Have Heard O
08 (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
09 Good King Wenceslas
10 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
11 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
12 Auld Lang Syne

Christmas Mood I & II

Disco Christmas


VA - Disco Christmas

01 Various Artists - (Gonna Have A) Disco Christmas Party
02 Mirror Image - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
03 The Roller Disco Orchestra - Joy To The World
04 Disco Belles - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
05 Various Artists - Christmas Is For Lovers (White Christmas-Christmas Song)
06 Mistletoe Disco Band - Hark the Herald Angels
07 The Roller Disco Orchestra - Silver Bells
08 Universal Robot Band - Disco Christmas
09 Electric Jungle - Funky Funky Christmas
10 Disco Belles - Sleigh Ride
11 French Champagne - Medley
12 Moonlion - The Little Drummer Boy
13 The Jokers - Gloria Medley
14 Mistletoe Disco Band - Jingle Bells
15 Disco Christmas Party - Winter Wonderland
16 Various Artists - All I Want For Christmas Is A Disco Beat
17 The Roller Disco Orchestra - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
18 Disco Belles - Auld Lang Syne

bonus Erotic Drum Band - Love Christmas Love
bonus Village People - Santa Claus

VA - Disco Christmas

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Peggy Lee - Christmas Carousel (1960)


Peggy Lee - Christmas Carousel 1960

This is the classic Christmas sound of Peggy Lee during her peak recording years.

01 I Like a Sleighride (Jingle Bells)
02 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
03 Don't Forget to Feed the Reindeer
04 Star Carol, The
05 The Christmas List
06 Christmas Carousel
07 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
08 Christmas Waltz, The
09 Christmas Riddle, The
10 The Tree
11 Deck the Halls
12 White Christmas

bonus tracks

13 Winter Wonderland
14 Little Drummer Boy
15 Happy Holiday
16 The Christmas Spell
17 Toys For Tots

Peggy Lee - Christmas Carousel (1960)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

A Journey Through Uncharted Territories


VA - I'm In A Different World

I’m In a Different World (A Journey Through Motown’s Uncharted Territories), 26 tracks from the Detroit label that did not hit the charts.It demonstrates how extraordinarily deep was the prodigious talent at Motown. Standouts include I Hear a Symphony by the Isley Brothers, There’s a Definite Change in You by the Temptations, Fire by Gino Parks, If You Let Me by Eddie Kendricks, and Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On by Edwin Starr.

01 Sugar - Stevie Wonder
02 I'm In A Different World - The Four Tops
03 Together We Stand (Divided We Fall) - Marvin Gaye
04 Dreams Dreams - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
05 I Love You Madly - The Fantastic Four
06 There's A Definite Change In You - The Temptations
07 Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
08 Anyway You Wannta - Jr. Walker & the All Stars
09 Fire - Gino Parks
10 Number One In Your Heart - The Monitors
11 Oh, I've Been Blessed - Bobby Taylor
12 I Hear A Symphony - The Isley Brothers
13 If This World Were Mine - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
14 All I Do Is Think About You - Tammi Terrell
15 A Thrill A Moment - Kim Weston
16 What A Day - Barbara McNair
17 (We've Got) Honey Love - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
18 Oh How Happy - Edwin Starr & Blinky
19 Determination - The Contours
20 I Want You Back - David Ruffin
21 If You Let Me - Eddie Kendricks
22 I Feel Sanctified - The Commodores
23 Pride And Joy - The Jackson 5
24 Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On - Edwin Starr
25 I'm A Fool For You - The Undisputed Truth
26 I Love Every Little Thing About You - Syreeta

I'm In A different World

A Ballroom Christmas (1959)


Lester Lanin & His Orchestra - Christmas Dance Party

01 Jingle Bells
02 White Christmas/I'll Be Home For Christmas/Home For The Holidays/Happy Holiday
03 Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies
04 Here Comes Santa Claus/Frosty The Snowman
05 Silver Bells/Oh, Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)/We Wish You A Merry Christmas
06 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
07 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
08 Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly/The Wassail Song/Good King Wenceslas
09 Christmas Night In Harlem
10 The Christmas Song/I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day/Christmas In Killarney
11 Winter Wonderland
12 Sleigh Ride
13 Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow!/Auld Lang Syne/A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight

Christmas Dance party (1959)

Monday, November 23, 2009

Get In the Christmas Mood


Enough time to get hold of these musical season greetings.

Diana Ross - Making Spirits Bright

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Our Very Best Christmas

The Temptations - Christmas Card

The Salsoul Orchestra - Christmas Jollies

The Salsoul Orchestra - Christmas Jollies II

VA - Christmas In the City

Diana Ross - A Very Special Season

VA - A Motown Christmas vol 2

The Four Seasons - Christmas Album

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Season For Miracles

The Supremes - Merry Christmas (1965)

Spike Jones - It's A Spike Jones Christmas

VA - A Mojazz Christmas vol 1

The Ray Conniff Singers - Christmas With Conniff

Mistletoe Disco Band - Christmas Disco

Mirror Immage - Yuletide Disco

The Roller Disco Orchestra - Non Stop Disco

VA - Christmas Disco Party

Vincent Montana - Merry Christmas

The Jackson 5 - Ultimate Christmas Album

Have A Merry Chess Christmas


VA - Have A Merry Chess Christmas

A fine cross-section of r&b and blues, Have a Merry Chess Christmas includes three tracks from the out of print, 1968 Chess gospel christmas album, A Christmas Dedication. Have a Merry Chess Christmas also includes the Meditation Singers doing a plaintive Blue Christmas (not the Elvis Presley classic), '60s soul from The O'Jays and Rotary Connection (featuring the late Minnie Riperton), Chuck Berry singing Run Rudolph Run, and a smoky take on Merry Christmas Baby.


01 Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
02 Hey Santa Claus - The Moonglows
03 Merry Christmas, Baby - Chuck Berry
04 Love for Christmas - The Gems
05 Christmas Means Love - The Soul Stirrers
06 Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without the One You Love) - The O'Jays
07 Blue Christmas - Meditation Singers
08 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Ramsey Lewis Trio
09 Merry Christmas to You - Salem Travelers
10 Christmas Love - Minnie Riperton, Rotary Connection

VA - Have a Merry Chess Christmas

Marvin Gaye - Final Concert 1983


Marvin Gaye - The Final Concert

The Final Concert is a slightly misleading title for this live CD, which doesn't contain Marvin Gaye's last concert ever but was recorded during the late soul singer's final tour. Recorded at an Indianapolis show in 1983 (the year before Gaye's death) but unreleased until May 2000. The Final Concert won't impress audiophiles; the sound quality isn't bad, but it isn't fantastic either. Nonetheless, this is a release that serious Gaye fans will find valuable.

01 I Heard It Through the Grapevine
02 Come Get to This
03 Let's Get It On
04 God Is Love
05 What's Going On
06 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
07 Joy
08 Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
09 Your Precious Love
10 If This World Were Mine
11 Rockin' After Midnight
12 Distant Lover
13 Sexual Healing

Marvin Gaye - The Final Concert

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Swing Christmas


VA - Jingle Bell Swing

Scattin' and swingin' can be found in this holiday gem, on which cool Yule music doesn't get any hotter. The Duke on Jingle Bells. Benny and Peggy on Winter Weather. Louie Prima on What Will Santa Say (When Finds Everybody Swinging?), Miles on Blue Xmas. The surprise gem Art Carney (yes, that Art Carney) on 'Twas the Night before Christmas. If you are looking for something a little different give it a try, you will not be disappointed. Ooooh Santa baby!

01 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Jingle Bells
02 Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea - Deck The Halls
03 Tony Bennett - Winter Wonderland
04 Duke Ellington - Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
05 Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller Orchestra - Snowfall
06 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Winter Weather
07 Louis Prima - What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swinging)
08 Pony Poindexter - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
09 Russell Malone - O Christmas Tree
10 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Deck Us All With Boston Charlie
11 Miles Davis - Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern)
12 Louis Prima - Shake Hands With Santa Claus
13 Art Carney - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
14 Carmen McRae - The Christmas Song

VA - Jingle Bell Swing

Saturday, November 21, 2009

World Of Manfred Mann


Manfred Mann's World

01 The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
02 Ha! Ha! Said the Clown
03 The Vicar's Daughter
04 Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James
05 I Wanna Be Rich
06 My Name Is Jack
07 A 'B' Side
08 Fox on the Run
09 It's So Easy Falling
10 Ragamuffin Man
11 Trouble and Tea
12 Box Office Draw
13 Sweet Pea
14 Up the Junction Theme
15 Feeling So Good
16 So Long Dad
17 Each Other's Company
18 Just Like a Woman

World Of Manfred Mann

Sly & The Family Stone


Sly & The Family Stone - Greatest Hits & More

01 Dance to the Music
02 I Want to Take You Higher
03 Family Affair
04 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
05 I Get High on You
06 Stand!
07 M'Lady
08 Skin I'm In
09 Everyday People
10 Sing a Simple Song
11 Hot Fun in the Summertime
12 Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
13 Brave and Strong
14 Life
15 Everybody Is a Star
16 If You Want Me to Stay
17 (You Caught Me) Smilin'
18 Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
19 Runnin' Away
20 Family Affair (Remix)

Sly's Greatest Hits

01 Dance to the Music (Remix)
02 Sing a Simple Song (Remix)
03 Everyday People
04 Stand!
05 I Get High on You (Remix)
06 You Can Make It If You Try (Remix)

More Sly

Electronic Dance


VA - Rootdown 1999

Rootdown 99 is a nine-track compilation of cross cultural dance music mixed by DJ Rainer Truby. Hailing from Freiburg, Rainer emerges into the forefront of the dance music community that include dance pioneers such as Kruder & Dormeister, Jazzanova, and Thievery Corporation.

01 Extended Spirit - Solid Water (Rainer Trüby Trio Remix)
02 Cujo - Apollo (Superstars of Rock Re-Edit)
03 Marcel - On the Beach (Chaser Remix)
04 Truby Trio - Galicia
05 Ian Pooley - What's Your Number (Jazzanova Renumber)
06 Blaze - My Beat (Swang's Spiritual Mix)
07 Masters At Work - MAW Expensive (A Tribute to Fela)
08 Jazzanova - Atabaque
09 Blofeld - Nexus

Rootdown 1999


Funkstar de Luxe - Keep on Movin'

01 Sun Is Shining (Vs. Bob Marley)
02 Pull up to the Bumper (Vs. Grace Jones)
03 Rainbow Country (Vs. Bob Marley)
04 Give Me You
05 All Along the Watchtower (Vs. Bob Dylan)
06 All My Love (You and I) (Vs. Terry McLeod)
07 She's a Lady (Vs. Tom Jones)
08 How Gee (Vs. Black Machine)
09 White Horse (Vs. Laid Back)
10 Walkin in the Name (Vs. Terry Maxx)
11 Ring My Bell (Vs. Anita Ward)
12 Pinguino
13 It's Too Funky in Here (Vs. James Brown)
14 Sun Is Shining (Vs. Bob Marley) sand in my shoe mix

Funkystar De Luxe - Keep On Movin'


VA - Tribute To Edith Piaf

01 Donna Summer - La Vie en Rose
02 Corey Hart - Hymn to Love (L' hymme À L' amour)
03 Ann Wilson - Jezebel
04 Jason Scheff - When I See Her (Fallait Il)
05 Pat Benatar - Effect You Have on Me (L'effet Que Tu Me Fais)
06 Willy DeVille - Lovers (Les Amants)
07 Juice Newton - Lovers of One Day(Les Amants D'un Jour)
08 Ivan Lins - Carousel for Two (Mon Manège À Moi)
09 Emmylou Harris - No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien)
10 Leon Russell - Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches)
11 K.T. Oslin - My Legionnaire (Mon Legionnaire)
12 Chris Spedding - Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots (L'homme À La Moto)
13 In Memory (Instrumental)

Tribute To Edith Piaf


VA - (Van Diepen's) Dance Department

01 Robert Owens - I'll Be Your Friend (demo mix)
02 DJ tonka - Radikal Noise (Original Mix)
03 Nicole - Runnin Away (House Dub-Vocal Mix)
04 Spymasters - Spontaneous
05 Jasper Street Company - A Feeling (Heller & Faller Project Mix)
06 Trans Atlantic Soul - Release Yourself (Liquid Mix)
07 Boris Dlugosh - Keep Pushing - Ready (Mix Uno)
08 Mood II Swing - All Night Long
09 Psychedelic Research Lab - Keep On Climbing
10 Ramp - Rock The Discotek
11 Furia II - Boy Pan
12 Express of Sound - Real Vibration (Real club mix)
13 4TH.Measure Men - Just A Dream (Original)
14 The Lonely Guy - Saying All That Crap (Old School Mix)
15 Wastepaper - Origami
16 Sensurreal - Choclate Stuff
17 Syndrome - Valuta
18 DJ Jean & Pergan - You Got Me Feeling
19 MK - Burning (Original Version)

Van Diepen's Dance Department


VA - The Cream Of Supreme

01 Princess - Say I'm your No.1
02 Princess - After the love has gone
03 Three Degrees - The heaven I need
04 Princess - Tell me tomorrow
05 Patrick Boothe - Easier said then done
06 Mel & Kim - Showing out
07 Exception - Jump with it
08 Princess - I'll keep on loving you
09 Mel & Kim - Respectable
10 Mel& Kim - F.L.M
11 Princess - In the heat of the passionate moment

Cream Of Supreme

Paul & Barry Ryan


Barry Ryan - The Singles

Barry & brother Paul, were identical twin sons of Marion Ryan, a fifties pop singer. They were signed by the Decca label in 1965. In 1968, Barry Ryan went solo and Paul took to songwriting. An early result of this new partnership was Eloise, a stunning single with its melodramatic vocal style and heavily orchestrated backing.

01 Eloise
02 Love Is Love
03 My Mama
04 The Colour Of My Love
05 The Hunt
06 Magical Spiel
07 Kitsch
08 Give Me A Sign
09 We Did It Together
10 Today
11 It Is Written
12 Red Man
13 Can´t Let You Go
14 Zeit macht nur vor dem Teufel halt (-Lonliest Night Of The Year-)
15 Sanctus Sanctus Hallelujah
16 I´m Sorry Susan

Paul & Barry Ryan

17 Don´t Bring Me Your Heartaches
18 Have Pity On The Boy
19 I Love Her
20 I Love How You Love Me
21 Have You Ever Loved Somebody
22 Missy Missy
23 Keep It Out Of Sight
24 Claire

The Singles

Make Me


Janet Jackson - Make Me

01 make me (album version)
02 make me (bimbo jones vocal remix)
03 make me (bimbo jones dub remix)
04 make me (moto blanco club remix)
05 make me (moto blanco dub remix)

JJ - Make Me

Disco Dance


VA - Disco Dance

01 Sisters Love - Rise
02 The McCrarys - Do You Wanna Dance With Me
03 Billy Jackson & The Citizens' Band - Cherry Pink And Blossom White
04 Crystal Grass - Lemme See Ya Gitcher Thing Off Baby
05 Polly Browne - Bewitched
06 Samona Cooke - One Night Affair
07 Skip Mahoney - Running Away From Love
08 Final Edition - No Limit
09 Elijah John Group - Keep A Little Love For Yourself
10 Pico - Malaguena
11 Imp Express - Steamship
12 Liquid Gold - Substitute
13 I.R.T.(Inter Borough Rapid Transit) - Lullaby of Broadway
14 Webster Lewis - On The Town
15 Dusty Springfield - Baby Blue
16 Two Tons Of Fun - One Sided Love Affair
bonus Sensory Productions Amsterdam - House Luck (Original Mix)

VA - Disco Dance

2131 South Michigan Avenue


VA - 2131 South Michigan Avenue

A totally incredible batch of garage and psychedelic rock & pop singles from the vaults of 60s Chicago label USA Records and the affiliated Destination, the company charted a few hits, but released a ton of killer singles that have been lost for decades.2131 South Michigan Avenue was put together by Sundazed and it's absolutely one of the most beautiful and rewarding lost 60s rock compilations we've seen in ages.

01 The Lost Agency - One Girl Man
02 The Shady Daze - I'll Make You Pay
03 Oscar and the Majestics - Got to Have Your Lovin'
04 The Foggy Notions - Take Me Back and Hold Me
05 Lord and the Flies - Echoes
06 The Messengers - Midnight Hour
07 Ronnie Ross and the Good Guys - If You Ever Go
08 Oscar and the Majestics - Soul Finger
09 The Jokers - I'll Never Let You Go
10 The Sheffields - Do You Still Love Me
11 The Great Society - I'm the One for You
12 The Cryan' Shames - Ben Franklin's Almanac
13 The Foggy Notions - Need a Little Lovin'
14 Oscar and the Majestics - I Can't Explain
15 The Buckinghams - Don't Want to Cry
16 The Boyz - Come With Me
17 The Cryan' Shames - You're Gonna Lose That Girl
18 The Cherry Slush - I Cannot Stop You
19 The Lost Agency - Time to Dream
20 The Buckinghams - Rowe jukebox promo

disc 1

01 The Counts - Stop Cheating on Me
02 Trafalgar Square - Till the End of the Day
03 The Boyz - Hard Times All Over
04 Lord and the Flies - You Made a Fool of Me
05 The Ricochettes - I Don't Want You
06 The Messengers - Hard Hard Year
07 Oscar and the Majestics - No Chance Baby
08 The Jokers - What'cha Gonna' Do
09 Gary and the Knight Lites - I Don't Need Your Help
10 The Flock - Are You the Kind
11 The Daughters of Eve - Help Me Boy
12 The Buckinghams - I'm a Man
13 Oscar and the Majestics - My Girl Is Waiting
14 Michael and the Messengers - Lifs (Don't Mean Nothin')
15 Park Avenue Playground - The Trip
16 Park Avenue Playground - I Know
17 The Cherry Slush - Gotta Take It Easy
18 The Flock - What Would You Do If the Sun Died
19 The Lost Agency - Time to Dream (alternate vocal)
20 The Daughters of Eve - Radio Spot

disc 2

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

San Remo Golden Strings - Anthology


The San Remo Golden Strings - Anthology

The San Remo Golden Strings
occupy a unique place in the history of Detroit soul. A revolving group of local session musicians (among them members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra) assembled by the fledgling Ric-Tic label to create easy listening-style instrumental renditions of contemporary pop hits, what should have been bland, cookie-cutter records instead tapped into the universal Motown groove -- there is a genuine soulfulness and swagger to their recordings that is completely unexpected, and entirely welcome. Not only was 1965's Hungry for Love a Top 30 pop hit, but for a while, the San Remo Golden Strings even included moonlighting members of Motown's own legendary house band the Funk Brothers -- in fact, this incarnation of the ensemble backed singer Edwin Starr on his classic "Agent Double O Soul," and when Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. discovered the ruse, he fined each guilty Funk Brother $1,000.00 for the transgression. Not surprisingly, given the music's Motown-wannabe roots, there's a pronounced Northern Soul vibe hanging over the proceedings, and some of these renditions are even more eminently danceable than the originals.

01 Hungry For Love
02 Downtown
03 Festival Time
04 A Child's Prayer
05 Lonely One.
06 Blueberry Hill
07 I'm Satisfied
08 People
09 Old Man River
10 Joy Road
11 Everybody Loves A Lover
12 Some Things You Never Get Used Too
13 I Second That Emotion.
14 I'm Leaving This Old Town.
15 Reach Out I'll Be There
16 Day By Day Or Never
17 It's Not Unusual
18 I Was Made To Love Her
19 Born Free
20 Up,up And Away
21 To Sir With Love
22 Alfie
23 My Girl
24 Home Coming
25 Quanto Sei Bella (You Are So Beautifull)
26 All Turned Up
27 Still Hungry

bonus Get Ready

The San Remo Golden Strings - Anthology

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A Bit Of History (1989)


Bolland & Bolland - The Wall Came Thumbling Down

01 The Wall Came Tumbling Down (Special dance version)
02 The Wall Came Tumbling Down (Extended version)
03 Stormwarning

Bolland & Bolland - The Wall Came Thumbling Down (1989)

Monday, November 9, 2009

Let's Go French . . . .


France Gall - 20 Classic Recordings

01 Avant la Bagarre
02 Made in France.mp3
03 Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son
04 Y'a du Soleil.
05 Polichinelle
06 Le Temps du Tempo
07 J'Entends Cette Musique
08 Le Premier Chagrin d'Amour
09 Les Yeux Bleus
10 Les Rubans et la Fleur
11 Ne Dis Pas aux Copains
12 Le Coeur Qui Jazze
13 Jazz a Gogo
14 Quand on est Ensemble
15 J'ai Retrouve Mon Chien
16 Deux Oiseaux
17 Laisse Tomber les Filles
18 Bebe Requin
19 Christiansen
20 Bonsoir John John

France Gall - 20 Classic Recordings


Jaques Dutronc - Il Est Cinq Heures, Paris S'eveille (1968)

01 Comment Elles Dorment
02 Fais Pas Ci Fais Pas Ca
03 La Metaphore
04 La Publicite
05 L'augmentation
06 Hippie Hippie Hourrah
07 Il Est Cinq Heures, Paris S'eveille
08 Les Metamorphoses
09 Ca Prend, Ca N' prend Pas
10 Les Rois De La Reforme
11 Le Courrier Du Coeur
12 Le Plus Difficile

Jacques Dutronc (1968)


Francoise Hardy - Je Veux Qu'il Revienne (1964)

01 Je veux qu'il revienne
02 Tu n'as qu'un mot a dire
03 Tu ne dis rien
04 Et meme
05 Pourtant tu m'aimes
06 Pars
07 Je n'attends plus personne
08 La nuit est sur la ville
09 Pas gentille
10 Dans le monde entier
11 Nous etions amies
12 Mon amie la rose

Francoise Hardy (1964)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Roller Boogie 1979


VA - Roller Boogie (1979)

The soundtrack of the film largely draws on the disco sound that was popular in the late 1970s. A double-LP soundtrack was issued by Casablanca Records in 1979. Almost all of the tracks were written directly for the movie by Bob Esty and Michelle Aller. Esty/Aller had at the time recently scored a sizable hit, writing Cher's disco-single "Take Me Home". Incidentally, they produced Cher's accompanying LP of the same name, as well as the ill-fated follow-up Prisoner. Cher would contribute one song to the Roller Boogie soundtrack - the Esty produced Hell on Wheels, used in the opening sequence. The track originally featured on the Prisoner album, and a rare accompanying video clip featuring Cher roller-skating also appeared around the same time as the release of the movie. The song Lord is it Mine, performed by Bob Esty, was originally written by Supertramp's Roger Hodgson for their Breakfast in America LP. He also performed the tracks Summer Love, Rollin' Up a Storm, and Roller Boogie. The segued opening tracks of side two of the double LP, Electronix (Roller Dancin'), and the Latin-disco instrumental Cunga, are credited to Bob Esty and Cheeks. Craig Safan composed cues for the film's original score, however, the film tends to rely on actual songs as opposed to instrumental pieces. Along with Hell on Wheels, the other song on the soundtrack that was previously available prior to the soundtrack release is Earth, Wind & Fire's well-known disco single, Boogie Wonderland. Only one song featured in the movie does not feature on the soundtrack, Jean Shy's Night Dancer, which appears in the movie when Terry first visits the roller-disco rink.

01 Cher - Hell On Wheels
02 Johnnie Coolrock - Good Girls
03 Mavis Vegas Davis - All For One, One For All
04 Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
05 Ron Green - We've Got The Power
06 Cheeks - Top Jammer
07 Bob Esty - Summer Love
08 Ron Green - Takin' Life In My Own Hands
09 Bob Esty & Cheeks - Elektronix (Roller Dancin')
10 Bob Esty - Cunga
11 Mavis Vegas Davis - Evil Man
12 Bob Esty - Lord Is It Mine
13 Bob Esty - Rollin' Up A Storm (The Eye Of The Hurricane)
14 Bob Esty - The Roller Boogie
15 Bob Esty & Michele Aller - Love Fire

bonus Jeanne Shy - Night Dancer

VA - Roller Boogie (1979)

Friday, November 6, 2009

Christmas In The 60s


The Candy Store - Turned On Christmas

01 Jingle Bells
02 White Christmas
03 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
04 Winter Wonderland
05 The Little Drummer Boy
06 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
07 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
08 Silver Bells
09 Frosty The Snow Man
10 Auld Lang Syne

The Candy Store - Turned On Christmas (1969)


David Rose Orchestra - Christmas Album

01 Carol of The Bells
02 The Little Drummer Boy
03 The Christmas Waltz
04 The Christmas Tree
05 The Christmas Song
06 I Saw Three Ships
07 Deck The Halls; The First Noel; Joy To The World
08 Silent Night; O Come, All Ye Faithful
09 The Twelve Days Of Christmas
10 Toyland
11 Christmas Is Coming; Angels We Have Heard On High

David Rose Orchestra - Christmas Album (1968)


The Hollyridge Strings - Christmas Favorites

01 Winter Wonderland
02 Jingle Bells
03 The Christmas Song
04 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
05 Santa's Got A Brand New Bag
06 Jingle Bell Rock
07 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
08 White Christmas
09 I'll Be Home For Christmas
10 Litrtle Saint Nick
11 Do You Hear What I Hear

The Hollyridge Srings - Christmas Favorites (1965)

Something different . . . Jacques Dutronc (1966)


Jacques Dutronc - Et Moi Et Moi Et Moi (1966)

One of the most dynamic and convincing rock musicians in the French '60s scene, Jacques Dutronc recorded several prime garage-pop-psychedelia albums in his time. Stylistically, he may be best compared to Ray Davies of the Kinks: like Davies, Dutronc combined strong American garage-rock influences with Beatle-era "beat" melodicism, along with irreverent homages to the music hall/vaudeville era. Plus, he paired up with Francoise Hardy, the most babilicious of all the ye-ye girls. Later, Dutronc moved into film acting, with roles in many movies, including alongside Catherine Denueve.

01 Les Play Boys
02 L'espace D'une Fille
03 Sur Une Nappe De Restaurant
04 J'ai Mis Un Tigre Dans Ma Guitare
05 Les Cactus
06 Et Moi Et Moi Et Moi
07 L'operation
08 On Nous Cache Tout, On Nous Dit Rien
09 La Fille Du Pere Noel
10 Les Gens Sont Fous, Les Temps Sont Flous
11 La Compapade
12 Mini-Mini-Mini

Jacques Dutronc - Et Moi Et Moi Et Moi (1966)

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Stevie Wonder (1963)


Stevie Wonder - With A Song In My Heart (1963)

With A Song In My Heart is a 1963 album by Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album was the first to drop Wonder's Little nickname as the 13-year-old singer went the same route of his label mate Marvin Gaye and covered a set of standards. Like Gaye and other Motown acts, label president Berry Gordy wanted all of his artists to be established on a crossover basis. The album did not immediately spell success for Wonder on the adult contemporary set. Veteran jazz arranger Ernie Wilkins arranged and conducted the album.

01 With A Song In My Heart
02 When You Wish Upon A Star
03 Smile
04 Make Someone Happy
05 Dream
06 Put On A Happy Face
07 On The Sunny Side Of The Stree
08 Get Happy
09 Give Your Heart A Chance
10 Without a Song

Stevie Wonder - With A Song In My Heart (1963)

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Jackson 5 - Five New Jackson Songs Online


The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back!

To promote I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters, a 12-track CD Universal Motown to be released November 10, 2009 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the group’s first hit, I Want You Back, fans can listen to four full-length tracks today. Here are the songs retrieved from the vast Motown vault featured in the amazon.com listening party:

Love Comes in Different Flavors.
An upbeat track from The Corporation, the elite Motown production team led by Deke Richards (and including the boss, Berry Gordy, as well as Freddie Perren and Alphonso Mizell) that produced I Want You Back.

I’ll Try You’ll Try (Maybe We’ll All Get By)
a funky political jam co-written and produced by Motown producer Johnny Bristol (”Someday We’ll Be Together”).

Lucky Day
Mid-tempo ballad produced by Hal Davis, who was responsible for I’ll Be There, Dancing Machine and many more J5 songs.

Listen I’ll Tell You How
Produced and co-written by Motown singer (and producer) Bobby Taylor, who was the person who really discovered the Jackson 5. Recorded in Detroit for the J5’s first album.

That's How Love Is
produced by The Corporation, the elite Motown production team. (original Motown engineer Russ Terrana remix)

The Nov. 10 release will also feature a never-released Stevie Wonder song, Buttercup, from 1974, and various alternate takes of popular songs like Never Can Say Goodbye and Dancing Machine.The set will include never-before seen photos, and original Motown engineer Russ Terrana remixed some of the tracks for release.


The Jackson 5 - 5 Songs from I Want You Back! (unreleased masters)

Monday, October 26, 2009

Req: Kate Green 1976


Kathe Green - Kathe Green (1976)

Prodigal 10011 (august 1976) later re-issued on Motown 856.

1 Beautiful Changes
2 Help Me Sing My Song
3 Color World
4 First Thing in the Morning
5 Love City
6 Solo Ride
7 Alone Again and Free
8 What Kind of Man Are You
9 So You Go

producer Frank Wilson

Kate Green 1976

Saturday, October 17, 2009

She was great . . .


Diana Ross oct 16 Gelredome (Arnhem) Holland

Great voice, great performance. She sang all her hits, no medleys and some songs extended.
Love Child takes 5 minutes and ends in a sort of samba.
I'm Coming Out, My World Is Empty Without You, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love, You Can't Hurry Love, I'm Still Waiting, Ease On Down The Road, The Boss, It's My House, Do You Know Where You're Going To, Upside Down, I Will Survive, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Chain Reaction, Love Hangover, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, I Love You More Todat Than Yesterday, A Brand New Day, Reach Out And Touch to name most of the songs she sang tonight. Together with a big orchestra (great strings) and two fabulous backing singers (they sometimes sounded like the Andantes) a real catch on DVD whet it comes out in november or december. BTW she changes dresses four times :-)

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Free To Be . . . You And Me (1972)


VA - Free To Be . . . You And Me (1972)

Free to Be… You and Me is a record album and illustrated songbook for children, first released in November 1972, and later in 1974 as a television special,featuring songs and stories from celebrities (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends"). Using poetry, songs, and sketches, the basic concept was to salute values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity; a major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything one wants.The album has become a cult classic across the United States amongst many who were children in the 1970s.

01 Free To Be... You And Me - The New Seekers
02 Boy Meets Girl - Mel Brooks and Marlo Thomas
03 When We Grow Up - Diana Ross
04 Don't Dress Your Cat In An Apron - Billy De Wolfe
05 Parents Are People - Harry Belafonte and Marlo Thomas
06 Housework - Carol Channing
07 Helping - Tom Smothers
08 Ladies First - Marlo Thomas
09 Dudley Pippin And The Principal - Billy De Wolfe, Bobby Morse, and Marlo Thomas
10 It's All Right To Cry - Rosey Grier
11 William's Doll - Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas
12 Sisters And Brothers - Sisters and Brothers
13 My Dog Is A Plumber - Dick Cavett
14 Atalanta - Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas
15 Grandma - Diana Sands
16 Girl Land - Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones
17 Dudley Pippin And His No-Friend - Bobby Morse and Marlo Thomas
18 Glad To Have A Friend Like You - Marlo Thomas
19 Free To Be (reprise) - Marlo Thomas & Friends

Free To Be . . . You & Me (1972)

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Halloween - Come See What it's All About 1979


Halloween - Come See What it's All About

01 Lady Midnight
02 Go With What You Got
03 The Never Ending Disco
04 Come See What It's All About
05 Love Energy
06 Touchin' The Moment
07 Warm Blooded Lover
08 Love Maker

Halloween (1979)