Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III (1970) {1994 Remaster}

Led Zeppelin III is the third album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded between January and July 1970 and was released on 5 October 1970 by Atlantic Records. Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur, this work represented a maturing of the band's music towards a greater emphasis on folk and acoustic sounds. This surprised many fans and critics, and upon its release the album received rather indifferent reviews. Although it is not one of the highest sellers in Led Zeppelin's catalog, Led Zeppelin III is now generally acknowledged as representing an important milestone in the band's history.





Side one

1. "Immigrant Song"
2. "Friends"
3. "Celebration Day"
4. "Since I've Been Loving You"
5. "Out on the Tiles"

Side two

1. "Gallows Pole"
2. "Tangerine"
3. "That's the Way"
4. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"
5. "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper"

The Super Super Blues Band: Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf (1967), Checker

Howlin' Wolf / Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley - The Super Super Blues Band

















1 Long Distance Call

2 Medley: Ooh Baby & Wrecking My Love Life

3 Sweet Little Angel

5 Spoonful

6 Diddley Daddy

7 The Red Rooster

8 Goin' Down Slow


Guitar, Vocals - Muddy Waters
Vocals, Guitar - Bo Diddley
Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar - Howlin' Wolf
Producer - Willie Dixon

Recorded: September, 1967 at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago

CREAM - Those Were The Days (1997)

THOSE WERE THE DAYS is a four-disc set, the first half consisting of Cream's entire studio output and the last half featuring the band's concert performances. The package includes a 48-page booklet full of previously unpublished photos.
Cream: Jack Bruce (vocals, acoustic guitar, cello, harmonica, piano, organ, bass); Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Ginger Baker (vocals, drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: George Harrison (guitar); Felix Pappalardi (viola, organ, trumpet, tonette, Swiss hand bells, piano, mellotron, bass).
Producers: Robert Stigwood, Felix Pappalardi, Ahmet Ertegun.
Compilation producer: Bill Levenson
Engineers include: John Timperly, Tom Dowd, Adrian Barber.
Includes liner notes by John McDermott.
In the two years they were together, Cream's blend of blues, psychedelic rock and quirky lyricism forever altered the definition of rock music. After releasing four seminal albums, Cream broke up as quickly as they had come together, with all three members going on to solo careers of varying artistic and commercial success. THOSE WERE THE DAYS brings together Cream's musical output in a deluxe four-CD set that's neatly halved between studio and live material.
Meticulously compiled and remastered, DAYS includes every studio recording the band ever released, as well as previously unreleased demos, masters, rare and alternate takes. The live half of the box set is primarily culled from seminal performances at legendary venues like San Francisco's Winterland and Fillmore West.
The sound has been considerably cleaned up allowing the listener to hear every nuance of these extended flights of jazz-flavored blues-rock improvisation. The package surrounding Cream's timeless musical output sports a DISRAELI GEARS-style day-glo cover and a 48-page color book. The accompanying notes, complemented by dozens of previously unpublished photos, provide an intimate glimpse into the brief, but groundbreaking career of the original power trio.

Byrds - There Is A Season (4-cd Box Set)

There is a Season provides us with a stunning portrait of the development of the Byrds’ signature sound---jingle-jangle guitars, breathtaking harmonies, and constant experimentation with musical forms. We get to see a group of folkies grow from a Beatles wannabe band to one that never ceased experimenting with diverse musical forms, despite numerous personnel changes and internal tensions that would choke a horse. History has not been especially kind to the memory of the Byrds, but we are finally beginning to understand how the creative tensions impacted the end product over the years. The 4 CDs are arranged in chronological order with the first disc focusing on the original 5 members, with subsequent discs featuring various incarnations of the group’s revolving-door membership.






1 The Only Girl I Adore Clark, McGuinn 2:26
2 Please Let Me Love You Clark, Gerst, McGuinn 2:23
3 Don't Be Long Gerst, McGuinn 1:56
4 The Airport Song Crosby, McGuinn 2:03
5 You Movin' Clark 2:08
6 You Showed Me Clark, McGuinn 2:04
7 Mr. Tambourine Man Dylan 2:32
8 I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better Clark 2:34
9 You Won't Have to Cry Clark, McGuinn 2:10
10 Here Without You Clark 2:39
11 The Bells of Rhymney Davies, Seeger 3:33
12 All I Really Want to Do [Single Version] Dylan 2:05
13 I Knew I'd Want You Clark 2:17
14 Chimes of Freedom Dylan 3:54
15 She Has a Way Clark 2:27
16 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Dylan 3:05
17 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) Seeger 3:52
18 It Won't Be Wrong Gerst, McGuinn 2:00
19 Set You Free This Time Clark 2:51
20 The World Turns All Around Her Clark 2:15
21 The Day Walk Clark 3:03
22 If You're Gone Clark 2:47
23 The Times They Are A-Changin' Dylan 1:56
24 She Don't Care About That [Single Version] Clark 2:32
25 Stranger in a Strange Land [instrumental] Crosby 3:03
26 Eight Miles High Clark, Crosby, McGuinn 3:37
27 Why [Single Version] Crosby, McGuinn 3:01
28 5D (Fifth Dimension) McGuinn 2:35
29 Wild Mountain Theme 2:32
30 Mr. Spaceman McGuinn 2:12
31 I See You Crosby, McGuinn 2:40
32 What's Happening?!?! Crosby 2:37
33 I Know My Rider 2:46
34 So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star Hillman, McGuinn 2:08
35 Have You Seen Her Face Hillman 2:42
36 Renaissance Fair Crosby, McGuinn 1:54
37 Time Between Hillman 1:55
38 Everybody's Been Burned Crosby 3:07
39 My Back Pages Dylan 3:10
40 It Happens Each Day Crosby 2:47
41 He Was a Friend of Mine [live/#] McGuinn, Traditional 2:39
42 Lady Friend Crosby 2:33
43 Old John Robertson [Single Version] Hillman, McGuinn 1:52
44 Goin' Back Goffin, King 3:28
45 Draft Morning Crosby, Hillman, McGuinn 2:43
46 Wasn't Born to Follow Goffin, King 2:04
47 Tribal Gathering Crosby, Hillman 2:04
48 Dolphin's Smile Crosby, Hillman, McGuinn 2:01
49 Triad Crosby 3:31
50 Universal Mind Decoder [instrumental] Hillman, McGuinn 3:27
51 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Dylan 2:35
52 I Am a Pilgrim Traditional 3:39
53 The Christian Life Louvin, Louvin 2:29
54 You Don't Miss Your Water Bell 3:49
55 Hickory Wind Buchanan, Parsons 3:32
56 One Hundred Years from Now Parsons 2:53
57 Lazy Days [Alternate Version] Parsons 3:18
58 Pretty Polly [Alternate Version] Traditional 3:34
59 This Wheel's on Fire [Alternate Version] Danko, Dylan 3:54
60 Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man McGuinn, Parsons 3:54
61 Candy McGuinn, York 3:38
62 Child of the Universe Grusin, McGuinn 3:11
63 Pretty Boy Floyd [live] Guthrie 2:48
64 Buckaboo [live/instrumental] Morris 2:04
65 King Apathy III [live] McGuinn 3:13
66 Sing Me Back Home [live] Haggard 3:05
67 Lay Lady Lay [Alternate Version] Dylan 3:18
68 Oil in My Lamp [Alternate Version] Traditional 2:03
69 Tulsa County Polland 2:48
70 Jesus Is Just Alright Reynolds 2:10
71 Chestnut Mare Levy, McGuinn 5:08
72 Just a Season Levy, McGuinn 3:52
73 Kathleen's Song [Alternate Version] Levy, McGuinn 2:39
74 All the Things [Alternate Version] Levy, McGuinn 4:56
75 Lover of the Bayou [live] Levy, McGuinn 3:39
76 Positively 4th Street [live] Dylan 3:06
77 Old Blue [live] 3:30
78 It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) [live] Dylan 2:52
79 Ballad of Easy Rider [live] McGuinn 2:10
80 You All Look Alike [live/#] Battin, Fowley 3:08
81 Nashville West [live/#/instrumental] Parsons, White 2:12
82 Willin' [live] George 3:13
83 Black Mountain Rag [live/instrumental] Traditional 1:19
84 Baby What You Want Me to Do [live/#] Reed 3:48
85 I Trust [live/#] McGuinn 4:03
86 Take a Whiff (On Me) [live] Ledbetter, Lomax, Lomax 2:56
87 Glory, Glory Reynolds 4:00
88 Byrdgrass [instrumental] Parsons, White 1:44
89 Pale Blue McGuinn 2:23
90 I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician Levy, McGuinn 2:03
91 Nothin' to It [instrumental] 1:39
92 Tiffany Queen McGuinn 2:42
93 Farther Along Traditional ~ Presley 2:58
94 Bugler Murray 3:08
95 Mr. Tambourine Man [live] Dylan 2:59
96 Roll Over Beethoven [live] Berry 3:02
97 Full Circle Clark 2:43
98 Changing Heart Clark 2:43
99 Paths of Victory Dylan 3:10
100 Mr. Tambourine Man [*] Dylan
101 I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better [*] Clark
102 All I Really Want to Do [*] Dylan
103 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) [*] Seeger
104 It Won't Be Wrong [*] Gerst, McGuinn
105 Set You Free This Time [*] Clark
106 So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star [*] Hillman, McGuinn
107 Mr. Tambourine Man [*] Dylan
108 Eight Miles High [*] Clark, Crosby, McGuinn
109 Mr. Spaceman [*] McGuinn

Buffalo Springfield Box Set - 2001

Buffalo Springfield (box set)
(2001)

Buffalo Springfield (box set) is a career retrospective of the late 60s folk rock band of the same name, released in 2001. Band member Neil Young assembled the tracks in chronological order to show how the band evolved and disintegrated in the span of two years. Of the four CDs, the first three represent the actual box set while the fourth CD contains the band's first two albums. It reached #194 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart, and stayed on the chart for the single week. The set omits the stereo version of the Buffalo Springfield album, the mono version of Buffalo Springfield Again, the album version of "On The Way Home", "Pretty Girl Why", and "Four Days Gone" from Last Time Around, and the songs "Carefree Country Day" and "In The Hour Of Not Quite Rain" from Last Time Around. It also lacks the long version of "Bluebird", only ever issued on a 2-LP compilation.
Track listing

CD 1

1. "There Goes My Babe" (Young) – 1:43 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
2. "Come On" (Stills) – 1:23 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
3. "Hello, I've Returned" (Stills/Parks) – 1:34 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
4. "Out Of My Mind" (Young) – 2:44 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
5. "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong" (Young) – 3:08 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
6. "I'm Your Kind of Guy" (Young) – 1:05 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
7. "Baby Don't Scold Me" (Stills) – 2:04 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
8. "Neighbor Don't You Worry" (Stills) – 2:28 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
9. "We'll See" (Stills) – 4:07 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
10. "Sad Memory" (Furay) – 2:49 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
11. "Can't Keep Me Down" (Furay) – 2:07 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
12. "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" (Young) – 3:25
13. "Go And Say Goodbye" (Stills) – 2:21
14. "Sit Down I Think I Love You" (Stills) – 2:31
15. "Leave" (Stills) – 2:43
16. "Hot Dusty Roads" (Stills) – 2:51
17. "Everybody's Wrong" (Stills) – 2:24
18. "Burned" (Young) – 2:16
19. "Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It" (Young) – 3:02
20. "Out Of My Mind" (Young) – 3:05
21. "Pay The Price" (Stills) – 2:37
22. "Down Down Down" (Young) – 2:11 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
23. "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong" (Young) – 2:40
24. "Neighbor Don't You Worry" (Stills) – 2:25 (Previously Unreleased Remix)*

CD 2

1. "Down Down Down" (Young) – 2:42 (Previously Unreleased Remix)*
2. "Kahuna Sunset" (Stills/Young) – 2:53 (Previously Unreleased)*
3. "Buffalo Stomp (Raga)" (Furay/Kunkel/Stills/Young) – 3:51 (Previously Unreleased)*
4. "Baby Don't Scold Me" (Stills) – 3:24 (Previously Unreleased Version)*
5. "For What It's Worth" (Stills) – 2:39
6. "Mr. Soul" (Young) – 2:44 (Previously Unreleased Version)*
7. "We'll See" (Stills) – 2:43 (Previously Unreleased)*
8. "My Kind of Love" (Furay) – 2:31 (Previously Unreleased)*
9. "Pretty Girl Why" (Stills) – 2:26 (Previously Unreleased Mix)*
10. "Words I Must Say" (Furay) – 1:12 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
11. "Nobody's Fool" (Furay) – 1:31 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
12. "So You've Got A Lover" (Stills) – 3:06 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
13. "My Angel" (Stills) – 3:48 (Demo)*
14. "No Sun Today" (Eisner) – 2:02 (Previously Unreleased)*
15. "Everydays" (Stills) – 2:40
16. "Down To The Wire" (Young) – 2:25 (Previously Unreleased Version)*
17. "Bluebird" (Stills) – 4:29
18. "Expecting To Fly" (Young) – 3:45
19. "Hung Upside Down" (Stills) – 4:26 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
20. "A Child's Claim To Fame" (Furay) – 2:10
21. "Rock & Roll Woman" (Stills) – 2:46

CD 3

1. "Hung Upside Down" (Stills) – 3:27
2. "Good Time Boy" (Furay) – 2:15
3. "One More Sign" (Young) – 2:02 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
4. "The Rent Is Always Due" (Young) – 3:03 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
5. "Round and Round and Round" (Young) – 3:37 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
6. "Old Laughing Lady" (Young) – 2:40 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*
7. "Broken Arrow" (Young) – 6:14
8. "Sad Memory" (Furay) – 3:01
9. "On The Way Home" (Young) – 2:27 (Previously Unreleased Mix)*
10. "Whatever Happened To Saturday Night" (Young) – 2:06 (Previously Unreleased/Remix)*
11. "Special Care" (Stills) – 3:32
12. "Falcon Lake (Ash On The Floor)" (Young) – 4:19 (Previously Unreleased/Remix)*
13. "What A Day" (Furay) – 2:18 (Previously Unreleased)*
14. "I Am A Child" (Young) – 2:20
15. "Questions" (Stills) – 2:54
16. "Merry-Go-Round" (Furay) – 2:02
17. "Uno Mundo" (Stills) – 2:00
18. "Kind Woman" (Furay) – 4:12
19. "It's So Hard To Wait" (Furay/Young) – 2:05
20. "Four Days Gone" (Stills) – 3:47 (Previously Unreleased Demo)*

CD 4

1. "For What It's Worth" (Stills) – 2:39 (already on CD2, tk5)
2. "Go And Say Goodbye" (Stills) – 2:21 (already on CD1, tk13)
3. "Sit Down I Think I Love You" (Stills) – 2:32 (already on CD1, tk14)
4. "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" (Young) – 3:25 (already on CD1, tk12)
5. "Hot Dusty Roads" (Stills) – 2:50 (already on CD1, tk16)
6. "Everybody's Wrong" (Stills) – 2:24 (already on CD1, tk17)
7. "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong" (Young) – 2:40 (already on CD1, tk23)
8. "Burned" (Young) – 2:16 (already on CD1, tk18)
9. "Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It" (Young) – 3:02 (already on CD1, tk19)
10. "Leave" (Stills) – 2:43 (already on CD1, tk15)
11. "Out Of My Mind" (Young) – 3:05 (already on CD1, tk20)
12. "Pay The Price" (Stills) – 2:36 (already on CD1, tk21)
13. "Baby Don't Scold Me" (Stills) – 3:04
14. "Mr. Soul" (Young) – 2:49
15. "A Child's Claim To Fame" (Furay) – 2:10 (already on CD2, tk20)
16. "Everydays" (Stills) – 2:40 (already on CD2, tk15)
17. "Expecting To Fly" (Young) – 3:44 (already on CD2, tk18)
18. "Bluebird" (Stills) – 2:16 (already on CD2, tk17)
19. "Hung Upside Down" (Stills) – 3:27 (already on CD3, tk1)
20. "Sad Memory" (Furay) – 3:01 (already on CD3, tk8)
21. "Good Time Boy" (Furay) – 2:15 (already on CD3, tk2)
22. "Rock & Roll Woman" (Stills) – 2:46 (already on CD2, tk21)
23. "Broken Arrow" (Young) – 6:14 (already on CD3, tk7)

The Doors - Perception (2006)

Perception is a fortieth anniversary edition twelve disc box set by The Doors. It contains the 1999 remastered editions of all the Jim Morrison albums. Each album includes extra tracks and If ya buy it, ya get the exclusive only to the box set, a DVD-AUDIO disc with several live performances and other extras.

Horrific Child "L'Étrange Monsieur Whinster" (Eurodisc, 913063, 1976)

This rare French Horror-Psych-Prog is on the Nurse With Wound list; and assuming you're the kind of person who thinks they might enjoy a little French Horror-Psych-Prog in your life now & then, it's well worth the half an hour you'll need to invest in digesting it.

The work of Jean-Pierre Massiera (a guy behind an awful lot of interesting/ experimental audio), it can been seen as a pretty logical progression from the fantastic & spooky-themed Les Maledictus Sound project which he also helmed (and in fact was similar enough in vibe that the "Les Maledictus Sound" CD re-release even contains a "Horrific Child" excerpt). Weaving Krautrock-esque prog around a spacy horror-soundtrack atmosphere, it's a really hypnotizing listen....Part rock album, part experimental ...

01 Frayeur
02 Angoisse
03 H I A (Horreur Indescriptible Et Accumulee)

Buckethead - Mad Monster Party

01 Frankenseuss Laboratories
02 Peppers Ghost
03 Gory Head Stump 2006 The Pageant
04 Ghost
05 Flesh for the Beast
06 Mad Monster Party
07 The Funeral
08 Ice Pick through Eyes
09 Night of the Slunk
10 Traveling Morgue
11 Slaughter Zone - The Haunted Farm
12 The Hand
13 Witches On The Heath
14 Angel Monster
15 Headstone
16 Spider Crawl
17 Buried Alive
18 Isle Of Dead
19 Frozen Brains Tell No Tales
20 The Spider's Web
21 The Corpse Plower

Baby Grandmothers - Turn on Tune in Drop out 1967

1967 Swedish Psychedelic Rock
"Baby Grandmothers were a short-lived Swedish band, but one of the most prolific and unique psychedelic, modal, experimental power-trios to emerge out of the Scandinavian psychedelic underground-scene in 1967. Recommended highly for all fans of raw psychedelic, reactive improvisational imaginative rock music, and also those interested of original 1960's Swedish "Prog" scene.

01 - Opus 1 Ascending
02 - Opus 2 Floating
03 - Opus 3 Descending

Psychedelic Phinland: Finnish Hippie & Underground Music 1967 - 1974

There's 29 tracks from almost as many artists, a fantastic trip into the early daze of the Finnish freak-scene. Psychedelic Phinland is just as political, and parodic, and perverse as it is potheaded. There's plenty of Flower Power pop and/or fuzzed-out blues rock, but you'll also find jazz-damaged prog and mystic folk, revolutionary theatre and electronic insanity.

Psychedelic Phinland: Finnish Hippie & Underground Music 1967 - 1974
CD1
01 CD1: Topmost The End - Topmost 02:42
02 Savu - Hector & Oscar 02:53
03 Kukkasen valta - Jukka Kuoppamäki 03:16
04 Hippijortsut pöhkölässä - Jorma Ikävalko 03:36
05 Cherry Cup-cake Twist - Blues Section 03:47
06 Must Be the Devil - Wigwam 04:26
07 Being Is More Than Life - Baby Grandmothers 05:45
08 Pientä peliä urbaanissa limousinessa - Eero Koivistoinen 06:03
09 Taiteen kritiikistä - Charlies 03:32
10 Ajatuksia - Apollo 05:06
11 Kasvoton kuolema ja Sirhan Sirhan - Suomen talvisota 1939-40 02:21
12 Tehtaan vahtimestarit - Suomen talvisota 1939-40 01:20
13 Flaggorna fladdrade i gentlemannens WC - Suomen talvisota 1939-40 03:56
14 Näkemiin, voi hyvin ystäväni - Tylympi kohtalo 05:21
15 Olen erilainen - Pekka Streng 03:44
16 Zeppeliini - Juice Leskinen & Coitus Int 03:14
17 Meiran laulu - Hector 05:05
18 Aurinkomaa - Jukka Kuoppamäki 03:34
19 Olen puhunut utopiaa - Markku Into 04:21
CD2
20 Tarzan apornas apa / Tarzan gregah / Jane Porter sivistyksen muurilla - Those Lovely Hula Hands 04:45
21 Menevät miehet - Those Lovely Hula Hands 01:40
22 Fos 2 - Pekka Airaksinen 05:33
23 Heinäsirkat I - The Sperm 16:05
24 Kaukana väijyy ystäviä - Sähkökvartetti 10:12
25 Simple Things - Kruununhaan Dynamo 05:04
26 Side one - Sikiöt 10:15
27 Trippin` Together - Sikiöt 10:48
28 Missä on Marilyn? - Those Lovely Hula Hands 05:11
29 Degnahc Ev´uoy - J. O. Mallander 01:41

VA - The Doors of Perception - Dope Funk, Psychedelic Soul and Acid Jazz from New York City '70-'74

UK compilation featuring 20 soul, funk and jazz classics from the legendary underground label best known for their acts, the Fatback Band and Black Ivory who are both represented here along with Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Rydell and many more. Original vinyl from Perception and it's twin label today goes for a small fortune and has been sampled by DJ Shadow and KRS-One.


01. Goin' To See My Baby - Fatback Band
02. Matrix - Dizzy Gillespie
03. Get Some Of This - Madhouse
04. A Possibility (Back Home) - Wanda Robinson
05. Naturally Good - Bartel
06. Rock Steady - Julius Brockington
07. Heritage Hum - James Moody
08. Alive - Larry Young
09. Surrender - Black Ivory
10. Brother (Title) - Adam Wade & Johnny Pate
11. Conseqences Of A Drug Addict Role - Shirley Horn
12. Fatbackin' - Fatback Band
13. I Can't Get No Higher - The Eight Minutes
14. Summer In The City - Bartel
15. I Just Got To Know - The Brockingtons
16. Stop Me - Benny Johnson
17. Too Sad To Tell - Debbie Taylor
18. Life, Love & Peace - The Exciters
19. Alligator - Dizzy Gillespie
20. Honeybuns - Bobby Rydell

Various Artists - Can you Dig it, 70s Soul Experience

The liner notes that accompany this collection note that '70s soul music has never really gotten its due. One could argue that point for days, but hubris aside, there's no denying that Can You Dig It pays serious homage to the golden years of American soul. The new box set contains 6 CDs and 136 cuts, 65 of which hit the No. 1 spot on the R&B and/or pop charts. As you'd expect with a project that mines such a rich era (the CDs are compiled chronologically), it represents a who's who of stars. Among the notables: Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, the Spinners, the O'Jays, the Staple Singers, James Brown, Chairmen of the Board, Laura Lee, Freda Payne, and Jean Knight. Lesser lights also get to shine, i.e., El Chicano, who deliver the salsafied hippie anthem "Tell Her She's Lovely." But let's be honest--the selling point is the hits, and from the uplifting "Ooh Child" to the sassy "Want Ads," if you grew up in the '70s (hands up), then these tracks are beloved. Sure, the hard-core fan will probably wish for more obscurities, and the exclusion of Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and George Clinton is troublesome, but anyone wanting an at-home jukebox loaded with classic R&B will certainly dig this.

Willie Bobo

Willie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983),[1] an American jazz percussionist.

William Correa grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York City. He made his name in Latin Jazz, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz, in the 1960s and '70s, with the timbales becoming his favoured instrument. He met Mongo Santamaria shortly after his arrival in New York and studied with him while acting as his translator, and later at age 19 joined Tito Puente for four years.

The nickname Bobo is said to have been bestowed by the jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams in the early '50s.

His first major exposure was when he joined George Shearing's band on the album The Shearing Spell. After leaving Shearing, Cal Tjader asked Bobo and Santamaria to become part of the Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Quintet, who released several albums as the mambo craze reached fever pitch in the late '50s. Reuniting with his mentor Santamaria in 1960, the pair released the album Sabroso! for the Fantasy label. He later formed his own group releasing Do That Thing/Guajira with Tico and Bobo's Beat and Let's Go Bobo for Roulette, without achieving huge penetration.

After the runaway success of Tjader's Soul Sauce, in which he was heavily involved, Bobo formed a new band with the backing of Verve Records, releasing Spanish Grease, of which the title track is probably his most well known tune. Highly successful at this attempt, Bobo released a further seven albums with Verve.

In the early '70s, he moved out to Los Angeles, He again met up with his long time friend Richard Sanchez sr. and his son Richard Jr. and began recording in the studio. He then worked as a session musician for Carlos Santana among others, as well as being a regular in the band for Bill Cosby's variety show, Cos. In the late '70s, he recorded albums for Blue Note and Columbia Records.

After a period of ill health, he died at age 49, succumbing to cancer.

His son, Eric Bobo (Eric Correa), is a percussionist with crew Cypress Hill.

"Malo" (1972)

In 1971, Malo were signed to Warner Brothers Records and recorded their first album, which was simply entitled "Malo" (BS-2584). Arcelio co-wrote four of the six songs, including their classics "Nena" and "Cafe." Released in 1972, "Malo" also included “Suavecito," which had evolved from a song they had written and been doing in clubs called “My Love.” One of the band members at the time, Richard Bean, wrote a new lyric which gave birth to a major hit record. Malo members Pablo Tellez and Abel Zarate also got credit for the composition. “Suavecito” led to world tours and laid the groundwork for their career of three decades so far. The members on the first album were: Arcelio Garcia, lead vocals; Jorge Santana, lead guitar; Abel Zarate, lead guitar, vocals; Pablo Tellez, bass; Richard Spremich, drums; Richard Kermode, keyboards; Luis Gasca, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals; and Roy Murray, 2nd trumpet, trombone, flute and sax. Guest musicians included Coke Escovedo, timbales; Victor Pantoja, congas; and Richard Bean, timbales and lead vocal on "Suavecito." Malo has always had a "melting pot" of an ethnic mix, with Chicanos, Anglos, and people of Puerto Rican, Nicaraguan, and Philippino descent.

The Best Of Malo (GNP Crescendo, 1991)

Malo was a Latin teenaged rock and roll group. The San Francisco, California based ensemble was led by Jorge Santana, the brother of famed Latin-Rock guitarist, Carlos Santana.

Four of the original members (Santana, Garcia, Tellez, and Bean) were previously in a band called the Malibu's. The other three founding members (Abel Zarate, Roy Murray, and Richard Spremich) were in a band called Naked Lunch (see: http://wingswest.net) together.

Malo had a huge Top 20 hit single with the song "Suavecito" in 1972 that was written by timbale player Richard Bean, who initially wrote it as a poem for a girl in his high school algebra class. The song has been called "The Chicano National Anthem" and was arranged for Malo by Richard Bean, bassist Pablo Tellez, and Abel Zarate. Tellez and Zarate also received co-author credits on Suavecito. In addition, guitarist Abel Zarate gave Malo a distinctive two-guitar sound, with intricate harmony and dual solos the norm. The band featured full horn and percussion sections, in the style of contemporary bands Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago and others. Some of the best musicians in the bay area played in Malo, including Forrest Buchtel, Jr., Ron Smith, Luis Gasca, and Tom Harrell in the trumpet section. Malo's music also had a huge following in Central and South America, especially the songs "Chevere", "Nena", "Pana", "Cafe" and "Oye Mama".

After the release of its first album, Malo had a well-documented rift that saw the group eliminate many of its band members. Buchtel went on to play with Blood, Sweat and Tears, Jaco Pastorius and Woody Herman - Harrell has become one of the most lyrical trumpet soloists of all-time, working often with saxophonist Phil Woods. Abel Zarate went on to play with Latin-jazz legend Willie Bobo and continues to play Latin/Brazilian Global jazz in San Francisco with his group Zarate Pollace Project. Richard Bean formed the group "Sapo" with his brother Joe, and is still touring throughout Northern California. Jorge Santana has embarked on a solo career, and still plays frequently with the current Malo band. Malo is also still touring, with only two of the original members, including Arcelio Garcia Jr., who took over the band in the late '70s.

The 1972 "Suavecito" release was sung by Richard Bean with Abel Zarate, and Arcelio Garcia on background vocals, and Zarate playing the signature guitar riffs. Richard Bean continues to perform the hit single with his band Sapo and recently shared his story about "Suavecito" on CalMagazine.com, Channel 9.

VA - Broasted or Fried - Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo

Tracklist:

1. Bobby Valentin Use It Before You Lose It (3:00)
2. Latinaires, The Creation (3:16)
3. Joey Pastrana And His Orchestra My Shingaling (3:03)
4. Joe Torres Get Out Of My Way (2:58)
5. Fire Flight To Cuba (3:08)
6. Harlem River Drive Seeds Of Life (5:04)
7. Monguito Santamaria Groovetime (4:41)
8. Joe Bataan So Fine (3:05)
9. Tito Puente Black Brothers (4:17)
10. Kako And His Orchestra Kako's Boogaloo (3:46)
11. Roberto Roena Canta Una Simple (Sing A Simple Song) (2:39)
12. Hector Rivera I Want A Chance For Romance (2:28)
13. Herbie Mann Jungle Fantasy (7:53)
14. St. Vincent Latinaires Broasted Or Fried (4:17)

Eddie Palmieri – Harlem River Drive

A legendary Latin funk album -- spearheaded by Eddie Palmieri! The record is a landmark crossover album from the early 70s -- cut at the end of the Latin soul era, but featuring that genre's wonderful mix of Puerto Rican soul, Spanish Harlem Latin, and New York funk. The grooves are all nice and long -- with plenty of hard jamming, and soulful lyrics in English that have a very positive message. All tracks are great -- and titles include "Seeds Of Life", "Harlem River Drive", and "Idle Hands". Eddie Palmieri plays piano, and the group grooves hard with a killer Latin funk sound!

1. Harlem River Drive (Theme Song)
2. If (We Had Peace Today)
3. Idle Hands
4. Broken Home
5. Seeds of Life

Various Artists - Super Cool California Soul 2

"A golden state's worth of funky soul from the 60s and 70s - pulled together in a collection that's arguably even better than the first volume in the series! The tracks here are all incredibly solid - tunes that aren't just great because they're rare, but because they perfectly illustrate the hard-hitting groove going on in the California underground..."

1 Compared to What Gow Dow Experience
2 Half-Way Loving Buddy Conner
3 Super Cool (You're Just Super Fool) Pat Hunt
4 Revolution Rap Jefferson, Joey Band
5 Beverly Mokie, J.J., R.O.B.
6 Isn't It Lonely Carmelita
7 I Know You're Leaving Me Sy Hightower
8 Fancy Spanky Wilson
9 Big Herm LAPD
10 I'm Hungry Johnny Morisete
11 We Got to Get It Together David Glover
12 I Have Changed HP Riot
13 Psychedelic Sally Gow Dow Experience
14 Space Nigga Rodney Trotter
15 Such a Night Darondo
16 Compared to What [Bonus Version] Gow Dow Experience

Miles Davis - The Complete On The Corner Sessions

The Complete On the Corner Sessions is the eighth and final deluxe box set in the Miles Davis Series.

Columbia records has released a series of ten box sets containing recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s. These contain material not available on other Columbia albums. Following on from The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions; The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions; The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions; and The Cellar Door Sessions the latest release takes a look at the funk/ Jazz fusion album that would have a strong influence on hip hop in the late 1980s, especially on the Beastie Boys. The album was Miles' electronic twist on what Duke Ellington called the “jungle sound.” His band was made up of musicians trained not in the basics of jazz, but on the newer sounds of James Brown and Sly Stone.

The box set includes more than 6 hours of music. Twelve of these are previously unissued tracks. Another five tracks are previously unissued in full. They cover sixteen sessions from On the Corner, Big Fun, and Get Up with It until Davis's mid-seventies retirement. Miles is joined in these recordings by Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Jack DeJohnette, Billy Hart, and many others. The 6-CD deluxe edition also contains a 120-page full-color booklet with liner notes and essays by producer Bob Belden, journalist Tom Terrell, and arranger/ composer Paul Buckmaster as well as rare photographs and new illustrations.

Quantic Presents: The World's Rarest Funk 45s

Will Quantic is known around the world for his blistering stage performances with his band the Quantic Soul Orchestra. His ear for a good tune, and his feel for a good rhythm didn't come from nowhere - you see Quantic has been collecting rare funk 45s for years, and in that time he has absorbed every drum kick, every horn line and every guitar lick into his very soul. It's a shame that the original 45s are so rare, with only a few hundred being pressed in many cases, but it is possible that with such rarity comes excellence, distinction and quality. We sincerely hope that by drawing attention to not only the music, but the stories behind the music and the performers themselves, we will inspire more people in the world to create and perform music of the calibre that Quantic does today. Listen, learn and enjoy! Jazzman Records. 2006.

Cold Heat -- Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974 Vol 1

Cold Heat is a follow-up to the smoking Funky 16 Corners set -- and like that one, it's overflowing with great bits that have barely (or never) been heard by the rest of the world at large. Compiler Egon has gone through a range of rare singles, masters, and demos -- and has come up with tunes that burn with a brightness that's undeniable. The grooves are all on the harder end of the James Brown Funky People side of the spectrum -- and some tracks are by names that are finally getting their due, thanks to the work of Egon, Wax Poetics, and some of the other funky forces doing the good work over the past few years. In a way, the collection's a summation of some of the singles and reissues coming out through the Now Again/Stones Throw imprint -- but it also features some other bits and alternate versions that are totally great! Titles include "Don't Go" by Aristocrats Organization, "Loaded To The Gills (edit)" by Michael Liggins & The Supersouls, "Mr Chicken (alternate)" by The Soul Seven, "Slipping Into Darkness" by Dayton Sidewinders, "James Brown Medley" by The Apollo Commanders, "Scorpio" by Kashmere Stage Band, "Sad Chicken" by Leroy & The Drivers, "Street Scene" by Leon Mitchinson, "Free Your Mind" by Amnesty, "The Thing" by Carleen & The Groovers, "Go For Yourself (edit)" by Kenny Smith & The Loveliters, and "The Stretch (edit)" by Detroit Sex Machines.

Joe Zawinul - Zawinul (Atlantic, 1971)

Conceptually, sonically, this is really the first Weather Report album in all but name, confirming that Joe Zawinul was the primary creative engine behind the group from the beginning. It is also the link between WR and Miles Davis' keyboard-laden experiments on In a Silent Way; indeed, the tune "In a Silent Way" is redone in the more complex form in which Zawinul envisioned it, and Miles even contributes a brief, generous tribute to Zawinul on the liner. Two keyboardists -- Zawinul and the formidable Herbie Hancock -- form the underpinning of this stately, probing album, garnishing their work with the galactic sound effects of the Echoplex and ring modulator. Earl Turbinton provides the Wayne Shorter-like beams of light on the soprano sax, spelled by Wayne himself on "Double Image." The third founder of WR, Miroslav Vitous, checks in on bass, and hard-bopping trumpeter Woody Shaw proves to be perfectly adept at the jazz-rock game. Two short-lived standards of the jazz-rock era, the aforementioned "Double Image" and "Doctor Honoris Causa," are introduced here, yet it is mood pieces like "His Last Journey" and "Arrival in New York" that with the help of tape-speed manipulation, establish the lasting, murky, reflective ambience of this CD

"Cambodian Rocks", a collection of Cambodian psych and garage music from the 60s and early 70s

In 1996, the Parallel World label released the LP "Cambodian Rocks", a collection of Cambodian psych and garage music from the 60s and early 70s (probably), compiled by an American tourist named Paul Wheeler from some cassettes he bought in Phnom Penh. No information on the songs was provided at all, no artist names, no song titles, and no recording dates. Four years later, Parallel World reissued this compilation on CD with a few extra tracks, but still without any identifying information. Unfortunately, it is more than likely that many of the featured musicians, showing a definite Western influence in their music, were murdered by the Khmer Rouge regime which took over power in 1975. Certainly none of them ever received any money from the sales of this compilation. However, the music is wonderful, and here it is for your enjoyment.

Vampisoul Goes to Africa: Afrobeat Nirvana: Various Artists

In this special compilation, you'll find a variety of Nigerian Sounds from the late 50's to the 80's and showcases some of the finest artists including Tony Allen, Orlando Julius and of course Fela Kuti. Mixing jazz, soul, rock, psychedelia and more with traditional African sounds and rhythms, the music that emanates from this fine collection is a testament to the rich, modern musical history of Nigeria. All of these songs come from current or upcoming releases on Vampi-Soul's huge West African Re-issue project but this CD, in itself, is a great introduction to the music that has come to be termed "Afrobeat". The full list of artists include Bola Johnson, Fela-Ransome Kuti, Opotopo, Tony Allen with Africa 70, Olando Julius & Afrosounders, Godwin Omobuwa, Fred Fisher Atolobor.

Jamaica Funk Original Jamaican Funk & Soul 45's

The music on this album contains original Jamaican funk and soul mainly released on 45s released in the years 1972-78. These cross-cultural musical gems exist on account of the hidden triangle of communication between 3 countries: America, Jamaica and Britain. The first link is the influence of American music on that of Jamaica from the late-1950s onwards; the second is the way in which, from the 1960s onwards, the new emerging market for Jamaican music in the UK influenced the styles of reggae coming out of Kingston. As a phase in the history of black American music, funk and soul spans from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s (roughly between rhythm and blues and disco); but throughout the world, funk and soul was also absorbed into the musical melting pot of many different countries: from the afro-beat of Fela Kuti, the boogaloo of Tito Puente to the diverse sounds emanating from Kingston in the late-1960s and early-1970s. The connection between funk, soul and reggae is one of the strongest, all three containing a certain rawness and concentration on rhythm. Everyone knows the influence of rhythm and blues on ska and of soul music on rocksteady - both fostered by the powerful US radio stations in New York, Miami and New Orleans beaming the music across the Atlantic. But funk’s influence is more pervasive; the syncopation of funk sits nicely over the off-beat of reggae, making the former an ingredient found in many of the latter’s stylistic turns from the late 1960s onwards; roots, steppers, rocksteady, dub can all be as funky as the more obvious versioning of James Brown, Gamble and Huff, Motown, The Meters, etc. On June 22, 1948 the SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury docks bringing the first wave of post-war immigrant Caribbeans to Britain. Twenty tears on and thriving Jamaican communities in places such as Brixton, Bristol and Birmingham meant that Kingston record producers were now able to export their sounds to this new market; and a network of labels, distributors, promoters enabled Jamaican records to achieve success for the first time outside of their own country. With funk, soul and reggae sounds found at many a local disco in the UK, an obvious cross-pollinisation took place, with Jamaican producers and artists always quick off the mark with new trends. Here you will find heavyweight versions of funk and soul tunes by the likes of Betty Wright, The JBs, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind and Fire alongside original material from The Heptones, Cedric Brooks, Lee Perry and other greats of the Kingston musical scene in the early 1970s.