VA - Live from the Slippery Noodle Inn : 50th Anniversary Celebration [3 CD, 2013]

 

The Slippery Noodle Inn, Indiana's oldest bar, and home of the Blues in Indiana features live local, regional and national Blues 7 nights a week. Two bands are featured every Friday and Saturday night on two separate stages - Music starts at 9:00pm and goes non-stop until morning.



CD 1

01. Yank Rachell / Yank Rachell's Blues [00:03:23]
02. Red Beans & Rice / Just U Wait Nc [00:08:30]
03. Bangkok Rooster / My Number Is Up [00:06:59]
04. Studebaker John & The Hawks / Shake [00:04:51]
05. David Morgan / Last Steam Engine Train [00:05:58]
06. Southside Denny / Breaks My Heart [00:05:23]
07. Mean Weenies / Santa Cruz [00:04:16]
08. Glenn Davis & The Blues Commission / High Cost Of Loving [00:06:06]
09. Rebirth Blues Band / Never Trust A Man [00:03:29]
10. Studebaker John & The Hawks / New Way Of Walkin' [00:04:16]
11. Bangkok Rooster / Rattlesnake Shake [00:05:57]
12. Mean Weenies / Don't Let Go [00:00:30]
13. Rebirth Blues Band / Wet Match [00:06:51]
14. Southside Denny / Food For Thought [00:05:53]
15. Red Beans & Rice / Someone Like You [00:03:19]

CD 2

01. The Wolfpack / When I Get Home [00:03:17]
02. Lamont Gillispie & The Homewreckers / Too Late Brother [00:04:48]
03. Gene Deer & The Groove Merchants / Don't Turn Your Back On The Blues [00:05:24]
04. Curtis & The Kicks / It's You That Has To Go [00:05:39]
05. Cooler Kings / Howlin' For My Darling [00:03:55]
06. Curtis & The Kicks / That's What The Blues Is All About [00:06:13]
07. Governor Davis & The Blues Ambassadors / Shake Your Money Maker [00:03:28]
08. Harvey & The Bluetones / Nobody Wants To Lose [00:06:34]
09. Dynamics / I Know You're At Home [00:09:31]
10. Cooler Kings / Blues Keep Me Worried [00:05:38]
11. Lamont Gillispie & The Homewreckers / All Your Love [00:03:38]
12. Harvey & The Bluetones / I Can't Pay You To Mistreat Me No More [00:04:12]
13. The Wolfpack / Do It Right [00:04:26]
14. Governor Davis & The Blues Ambassadors / Faith [00:05:59]
15. Cooler Kings / Treat Me So Low Down [00:05:14]
16. Gene Deer & The Groove Merchants / Whisper In My Ear [00:03:47]

CD 3

01. Pat Boyack & The Prowlers / Stone Crazy [00:05:58]
02. Mojo Hand / Cleopatra [00:07:04]
03. Hot Rod / Blues Stew [00:06:18]
04. Stacy & Blues U-Can-Use / Groove In The Blues [00:06:33]
05. Kelly Richey / My Baby's Gone Crazy [00:00:16]
06. No Regrets / Workin' Man's Blues [00:03:02]
07. Pat Boyack & The Prowlers / It's Your Voodoo Workin' [00:06:59]
08. Jimmy Ley / Moss Point Mississippi [00:04:18]
09. Mojo Hand / Main Fault Line [00:04:05]
10. Mean Weenies / Don't Boss Me [00:04:08]
11. Hot Rod / Can't Have Your Cake [00:05:45]
12. Kelly Richey / Talks All Over Town [00:05:20]
13. No Regrets / Messin' With The Kid [00:07:36]
14. Mean Weenies / Rock That Boogie [00:04:26]
15. Jimmy Ley / The Race Is Run [00:05:28]
16. Stacy & Blues U-Can-Use / Crossroads [00:02:28]

VA- The Many Faces Of Deep Purple [3 CD, 2014] [FLAC]

 

Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple is the third piece of the marvelous trinity who are the creators of heavy metal. The story of Deep Purple as a band continues to this day and has weathered many a storm and changes of band members. With a handful of albums that are considered true classics of universal rock today, (In Rock, Machine Head, Live In Japan, Burn), Deep Purple is one of the most influential groups that rock culture has given us. Here in The Many Faces we present a fascinating tour through the parallel works of the band´s abundant genealogy, as well as a pair of surprises that make of this album a must have.

Livin' Blues - One Night Blues - Album Box Set [12 CD, 2016]

 

This Dutch blues band was formed in the Hague around 1967, becoming a regular outfit from 1969. The early line-up included Bjorn Toll (vocals), John Lagrand (harmonica), Ted Oberg (guitar), Ruud Fransen (bass) and Niek Dijkhuys (drums) but although the name remained wholesale changes soon took place, bringing in a new singer, Nicko Christiansen, and new bass and drums, Peter Kleinjan and Beer Klaasse, the latter pair being swiftly replaced by Gerard Strutbaum and Cesar Zuiderwijk, while keyboard player Henk Smitskamp was added. Other changes followed through the 70s, by which time the band’s repertoire was more inclined towards rock. Musicians involved included bass players Ruud van Buuren, Jan van der Voort, Jaap van Eijk and André Reynen, drummers John Lejeune, Herman van Boeyen, Cor van Beek, Michel Driessen, Kenny Lamb and Arjen Kamminga; the latter pair played in the band simultaneously for a spell. Smitskamp sometimes played bass, singer Johnny Frederiksz came in, as did organist Paul Vin and guitarist Ron Meyes.

Although best known in the Netherlands, Livin’ Blues also gained a following elsewhere in Europe, especially in Poland. At the start of the 80s, the band included Oberg, Christiansen, Evert Willemstein (bass) and Boris Wassenbergh (drums). Spin-off bands formed by ex-members of the Livin’ Blues included Nitehawk and the J&T Band, while most members also played with other Dutch blues and rock bands. The band recorded from 1968, cutting a few singles with its first album coming in 1969. The band appears to have drifted from the limelight after the early 80s but interest in its recorded work remained high into the new millennium.                

CD 1 - Hell's Session:

1. Waitin' On You
2. One Night Blues
3. Bowlegged Woman
4. Hell's Session
5. Big Road Blues
6. Black Panther
7. Worried Dreams
8. Big Black Train

CD 2 - Wang Dang Doodle:

1. Wang Dang Doodle
2. I Came Home At Night
3. Whiskey And Gin
4. This Is The Hour
5. When The Sun Goes Down
6. Go-Go-Train
7. Spoonful

CD 3 - Bamboozle:

1. L.B. Boogie
2. Sunrise
3. Keep On
4. Hitch-Hikin'
5. Bamboozle Song
6. Overture
7. Black Night
8. Big City Man

CD 4 - Rocking At The Tweed Mill:

1. Shady Girl, Shady Girl
2. Fool On You
3. Tongue 'n' Groove
4. You're A Stranger
5. Sweet Suzanne
6. Ain't No Use Crying
7. Diving Duck Blues
8. Eye To Eye
9. Please Don't Leave Me

CD 5 - Ram Jam Josey:

1. Dizzy Busy Bluesman
2. I'm Walking
3. Ram Jam Josey
4. Gamble On
5. Poinsetta Petal
6. Isabella
7. Hobo Joe
8. I'm Coming Home
9. The Great Grandfather
10. Empty Glasses

CD 6 - Live'75:

1. Black Spider Woman
2. I'm A Rambler
3. Hoochie Coochie Man
4. Crazy Joe
5. I Wonder
6. L.B.Boogie
7. Boney Marony

CD 7 - Blue Breeze:

1. Shylina
2. Back Stage
3. Midnight Blues
4. Pisces
5. Bus 29
6. Blue Breeze
7. Pick Up On My Mojo
8. That Night
9. Black Jack Billy

CD 8 - Now:

1. TwoTrains
2. Homework
3. Hoodooman
4. Ain't No Use Crying
5. Livin' As A Free Man
6. Havana Moon
7. Let It Happen
8. Can't Leave Your Love Alone
9. Parachute Jump / Jump Jive

CD 9 - Snakedance:

1. Hoochie Coochie Man/Mojo Workin'
2. Free Man
3. Hoodoo Man
4. The Snake
5. Home Work
6. Midnight Café
7. Black Night
8. Border Line
9. Wang Dang Doodle/LB Boogie
10. My Baby
11. Parachute Jump/Jump Five
12. After You've Gone
13. Two Train

CD 10 - Out Of The Blue:

1. Mysterious Ways
2. Blue Side Of Life
3. Voodoo Dancer
4. Skidrow
5. Who Are You
6. Who's Doing That Voodoo
7. Hear Me Out
8. Blueshouse
9. Just Wanna Make Love To You
10. Crazy
11. Don't Worry, Baby
12. Red Lights

CD 11 - More Livin' Blues, pt. 1:

1. Going Down Slow
2. You Don't Know How Much I Love You
3. Born in Chicago
4. One Night Boy
5. Rock Me Baby
6. Lonesome Road
7. Murphy McCoy
8. My Sister Kate
9. You Better Watch Yourself (Sonny Boy)
10. Wang Dang Doodle (Single Version)
11. Crazy Woman
12. Black Lisa (Poor Elijah)
13. Red Mountain River
14. I Don't Know
15. Choice
16. Selection
17. L.B.Boogie (Single Version)
18. Johnny W
19. Boogie Woogie Woman
20. Ricochet
21. Crazy Joe

CD 12 - More Livin' Blues, pt. 2:

1. Lazy Liza (Demo)
2. Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo (Live Recording 1975)
3. I'm Coming Home (Live Recording 1975)
4. See My Baby Drive (Live Recording 1975)
5. Back Stage (Live Recording 1975)
6. Shannon (Demo)
7. Punk Funk (Demo)
8. Roses (Demo)
9. Doomsday Night (Demo)
10. Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo (Demo)
11. Will You Still Love Me (Demo)
12. Ted Oberg - Statement (Demo)
13. Ted Oberg - Polish Blues (Demo)
14. Livin' Blues Xperience - The Best Thing I Can Do
15. Ted Oberg - Kaddish for Ellen

Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight [3 CD, 1998]

 

A three-CD, 65-song box set that includes all their hits from 1962 through 1971, in addition to numerous LP tracks and failed singles; the third disc is devoted entirely to previously unreleased live material (most from 1992-1994) and rarities. Greatest-hits compilations will serve the needs of all but intense Booker T. and Stax fans. However, if you really dig their instrumental sound, this is a fine package. It might skip an odd, worthy track from their catalog, but basically has just about everything deserving of attention, concentrating more on their original compositions than their covers.

Johnny Cash - Complete Recording Sessions (1954-1969) [18 CD]

 Part rockabilly rebel, part campfire storyteller, part outlaw in black, his hearty baritone has remained the essence of country music.