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SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES - The Ultimate Collection
Smokey Robinson's compositions blended pop and R&B conventions, infusing the combination with a highly literate lyrical sensibility that set his songs apart from the pack. With his group the...
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THE LAST - Awakening [1989]
If you wanted a history of power pop in one lesson, you could do worse than put on Awakening. The album starts out with two classics -- the Byrds-like blast of "No Love" and the punk-pop gem of...
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QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS - More Action [1999]
This album, while being a new recording, will hold you spellbound. From the start you feel that the Mysterians have lost absolutely nothing over the years. If anything 96 tears is slightly better than...
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THE EAST SIDE SOUND 1959 - 1968 [East L.A. R&B, Garage, Frat Rock]
In the conventional wisdom of American garage bands in the '60s, white suburban kids hooked on folk and surf music picked up on black blues and R&B records via the Beatles and Rolling Stones and...
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JACK RABBIT SLIM - Voodoo-Billy
Custom made [by Mr.E] best of compilation of my favorite Rockabilly band in past 10 years or more. Covering their first three slabs of primal Johnny Burnette R'n'R Trio influenced R-Billy by these...
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SLIM HARPO - The Best Of Slim Harpo
By rolling country and swamp blues together up into a completely new place, then sprinkling in just a touch of Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo created a body of work for Jay Miller's Nashville-based Excello...
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DAVE CLARK FIVE - Catch Us If You Can [1965] Vinyl Rip!!! + Bonus
Well, I've never been so keen 'bout DC5, but I kinda like this little slab with some nice Beat/Pop tunes [some resembles The Zombies]. There was also a movie "Catch Us If You Can" (released with the...
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THE RIVIERAS - Campus Party [1965] Vinyl Rip!!!
The Rivieras were made up of teenagers from South Bend Central High School. Originally called the Playmates, they were forced to change their names as there was already a group playing under that name....
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THE ROLLING STONES - Singles Collection *The London Years* [3xCD]
The three-disc box set Singles Collection: The London Years contains every single the Rolling Stones released during the '60s, including both the A- and B-sides. It is the first Stones compilation that...
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THE MARINERS - Wrong Planet! [2000]
"Atlanta, Georgia is home to the Mariners. This is their first release. Some really nice tracks, some infectious stuff, a few brilliant moments, and all very precise and clean. Mostly covers, some are...
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LES GUITARES DU DIABLE - L'intégrale [1961 - 1963]
French 60's Rock 'n' Twist instrumental group with some Shadows style influences.Twist!***
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BOBBY FULLER - El Paso Rock [Vol.1,2,3]
Great Big collection of Bobby Fuller material recorded between 1961 and 1964 for the Yucca, Eastwood, Exeter, and Todd labels, as well as a wealth of unreleased cuts, alternate versions and live stuff,...
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THE GOLDEN CUPS - Samurai Killer Fuzz [Surfadelic Collection]
Japanese Group Sounds rock band, formed in Yokohama in December 1966. The group covered a wide range of UK and US rock, blues and soul songs. They released ten singles and several albums before...
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CRASH OF THUNDER - Boss Soul, Funk And R&B Sides From The Vaults Of The King,...
A King Records retrospective without James Brown would seem, in principle, the equivalent of a day without sunshine, but VampiSoul's sprawling Crash of Thunder delivers the goods. Assembled by DJ Mr....
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THE MAKERS - Stripped [2004]
The Makers getting back to their loud, raw and furious roots with a collection of re-recorded past favorites and unreleased gems from '91-'98. With their new drummer, Jimmy Chandler and original guitar...
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THE MAKERS - Hunger [1997]
In retrospect, Hunger was a transitional record for the Makers, both in image and substance. Shucking their mod suits for a more sleazed-up, greasy presence, they turned out a record that was as...
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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - Honey's Dead [1992]
Again working with Alan Moulder but now also using a live drummer on most tracks -- namely Monti from Curve, one of the Mary Chain's many descendants -- the Reids came back strong with Honey's Dead, on...
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ROY HEAD AND THE TRAITS - Treat Me Right [1965] + Bonus Trax
Actually a country and rock vocalist rather than an R&B star, Roy Head nevertheless cut one of the great pieces of uptempo soul in the mid-'60s. "Treat Her Right" on Back Beat made it to number two...
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X - Beyond & Back [The X Anthology]
X were far from the first punk rock band in Los Angeles, and they weren't the first to achieve some level of nationwide recognition, but in a very real way, they were the ones who put the L.A. punk...
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X - Live At The Whisky A Go-Go On The Fabulous Sunset Strip [1988]
X were undeniably not just one of the greatest punk bands, but one of the greatest live rock acts of all time. Although they never issued a true live set featuring the stellar, original lineup with...
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