Gladys Knight & The Pips
Greatest Hits 1973-1985
302 066 920 2 (CD
This 20-track collection features some of Gladys Knight & The Pips most memorable hits, among them their signature song “Midnight Train To Georgia.” It also includes “On And On” (from the film Claudine), a live medley of “The Way We Were / Try To Remember,” as well as the Grammy winner “Save The Overtime For Me.”
This is the first Gladys Knight & The Pips collection to feature the hard-to-find original single versions of all their hits, nine of which have been completely unavailable since their initial release.
Features five #1 hits, including “Midnight Train To Georgia,” “Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me” and “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination.”
Track List:
1 Where Peaceful Waters Flow
2 Midnight Train To Georgia
3 I’ve Got To Use My Imagination
4 Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
5 On And On
6 I Feel A Song (In My Heart)
7 Love Finds Its Own Way
8 The Way We Were/Try To Remember
9 Money
10 Part Time Love
11 Make Yours A Happy Home
12 So Sad The Song
13 Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
14 Sorry Doesn’t Always Make It Right
15 It’s Better Than A Good Time
16 Landlord
17 I Will Fight
18 Save The Overtime For Me
19 You’re Number One (In My Book)
20 My Time
Release Date: 10/21/08
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The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
T.V. Soundtrack
302 066 919 2 (CD
Available for the first time on CD, the soundtrack to this “cult classic” spy-spoof series, a spin-off of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., features music by Dave Grusin, as well as the theme to “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” by Jerry Goldsmith. The TV show starred Stefanie Powers as U.N.C.L.E. agent April Dancer (a name suggested by Ian Fleming), and Noel Harrison as her partner, Mark Slate. It aired for one season, a total of 29 episodes, from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967.
This highly collectible reissue features just the right mix of mid-’60s pop kitsch. It includes all of the artwork and liner notes from the original MGM Records release.
Track List:
1 The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
2 Shall We Gather At The Boat Dock
3 Out Of The Frying Pan
4 April
5 Mother Muffin
6 Movin’ On
7 The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
8 Sneaky Search
9 Somewhere In Greece
10 The Countess
11 Bomb Scare
12 Follow The T.H.R.U.S.H.
Release Date: 11/4/08
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Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla
All new release, the music on this CD has all the creativity of the Keith Emerson of the 70’s, yet has been tailored with a classy modern edge of today. Pre-eminent rock guitarist Mark Bonilla’s vocals and the talents of the band is a great showcase for this master of the keyboards. New energy, new imagination, and the sound that only Keith can produce. Any fan of ELP will be happily surprised.
Release Date: 2/3/09
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Foghat “Live At The Blues Warehouse”
Recorded ‘Live’ in the Studio – June 27, 2007 at EKO Productions, Commack, New York for Mark Klein and “The Long Island Blues Warehouse” radio show.
Track List:
Fool for the City
Home in My Hand
Drivin’ Wheel
Mumbo Jumbo
My Babe
Chateau Lafitte ’59 Boogie
I Just Want to Make Love to You
Slow Ride
Foghat:
Roger Earl: Drums/Background Vocals
(Original group member)
Craig MacGregor: Bass/Background Vocals
(Group member since 1974)
Bryan Bassett: Lead/Slide Guitar – Background Vocals
(Former member of Molly Hatchet as well as a founding member of Wild Cherry. Group member since 1998)
Charlie Huhn: Guitar/Lead Vocals
(Former member of Ted Nugent’s band and Humble Pie. Group member since 2000)
Special Guest:
Lefty (Sugar Lips) Lefkowitz: Harmonica
(on Chateau Lafitte’59 Boogie and IJWTMLTY)
Album Review, March 31st, 2009:
By Ruben Mosqueda
If you’ve been keeping track it wasn’t but two years ago that the current incarnation of Foghat issued their second live album entitled Live II. Well here we are in 2009 and Foghat have issued yet another album, this however is slightly different. “Live At The Blues Warehouse,” has a King Biscuit Flower Hour type vibe. The reason being that this is a live radio performance taped live in the studio at The Long Island Blues Warehouse radio show. The renditions of the classics on this recording show off a revitalized band that still has the best interest of the band’s legacy. In addition to classics which include “Fool For The City,” Drivin’ Wheel,” and “Slow Ride,” we are treated to a rare treat; an interview with band founder and drummer Roger Earl and rest of the current members. The tracks are on the front end and the interview portion is on the tail end, it’s clear that the interview took place throughout the performance. The editing is a bit crude but the content more than makes up for that slight mishap. If you’re a diehard you’ll snatch this one up in a second, if you’re a novice this will share some of the band’s history while giving you a brief hits package to boot.
Release Date: 2/17/09
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Sir Douglas Quintet Sir Douglas Quintet “Complete Singles 1964-1966”
The Sir Douglas Quintet was arguably the greatest and most influential Tex-Mex group ever and helped establish cult legend Doug Sahm, whose brilliant career spanned three decades.
This collection features the “A” and “B” sides of every Sir Douglas single issued on Tribe records, half of which are being released in true stereo for the first time, including the smash hits “She’s About A Mover” and “The Rains Came.”
All tracks were mastered from the original tapes by legendary mixer Tom Moulton.
Among the lost gems included are the funky “Bacon Fat,” the bluesy “When I Sing the Blues,” and the fan favorite that should have been a huge hit, “The Tracker.”
Includes an unreleased alternate stereo version of “Beginning Of The End.”
2009 is the tenth anniversary of Doug Sahm’s passing, and to commemorate that event Vanguard records this spring will be releasing a tribute CD, featuring such artists as Los Lobos, Delbert McClintion and Levon Helm, covering many of the great songs contained in this collection.
Track List:
Sugar Bee
Blue Norther
She’s About A Mover (stereo)
We’ll Take Our Last Walk Tonight (stereo)
The Tracker (stereo)
In Time (stereo)
The Story Of John Hardy
The Rains Came (stereo)
Bacon Fat (stereo)
Quarter To Three
She’s Gotta Be Boss
Beginning Of The End (stereo)
Love Don’t Treat Me Fair
She Digs My Love
When I Sing The Blues
Bonus Tracks:
In The Jailhouse Now
Please Just Say So (stereo)
In The Pines (stereo)
Release Date: 2/24/09
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“Myrtle Beach Days: The Classic Sound Of Beach Music”
This is a beach music fan’s dream collection featuring some of the biggest Carolina Beach music hits of all-time. This release features hits from the beginning of beach music in the 50s with “Good Rockin’ Tonight” by Wynonie Harris, to the 60s with the great Barbara Lewis “Make Me Your Baby,” and to the mid-70s with “Carolina Girls” by The Chairmen of the Board (one of the top five beach music hits of all-time.)
This all-new release features tracks not available on any of our two highly successful volumes of beach music.
Includes some of the biggest beach music hits of all-time, including “Stay” by Maurice Williams, “Washed Ashore” by The Platters, and “Swingin’ Tight” by Bill Deal & The Rhondells.
The collection also features several very hard to find and highly requested beach music hits like “What You Do To Me” by the Embers, and “Ocean Blvd” by Band of Oz.
Track List:
Stay • Maurice Williams
I Wanna Be (Your Everything) • The Manhattans
Make Me Your Baby • Barbara Lewis
Swingin’ Tight • Bill Deal & The Rhondells
Ocean Blvd • Band Of Oz
What You Do To Me • The Embers
Brazil • Poor Souls
Carolina Girls • General Johnson & The Chairmen Of The Board
Myrtle Beach Days • The Fantastic Shakers
Washed Ashore • The Platters
Think • Five Royals
Good Rockin Tonight • Wynonie Harris
Release Date: 3/3/09
More Beach Music you will enjoy from Varèse Vintage:
25 Beach Music Classics, 302 066 467 2
The Beach Music Sound, 302 066 724 2
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Release Date: 5/19/08
The Very Best Of The Amazing Rhythm Aces
The Amazing Rhythm Aces first ever-greatest hits collection, featuring “Third Rate Romance,” and the Grammy awarding winning song, “The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune).” Also includes the non-LP track “Mystery Train,” as well as two chart hits by Amazing Rhythm Aces front man Russell Smith.
Track List:
Third Rate Romance
Mystery Train
Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her favorite Song)
The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)
I’ll Be Gone
Dancing The Night Away
Never Been To The Islands (Howard and Hugh’s Blues)
Geneva’s Lullaby
Two Can Do It Too
Ashes Of Love
All That I Had Left (Left With You)
The Spirit Walk
Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)
Love And Happiness
Rodrigo, Rita and Elaine
Betty Jean • Russell Smith
I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight • Russell Smith
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Release Date: 5/26/09
Tish Hinojosa Our Little Planet
Tish Hinojosa’s new CD “Our Little Planet” was inspired by her rediscovered love for country music, the 12 self-penned songs on this collection feature a deeply Americana mix of traditional bluegrass and Tish’s trademark sound of contemporary folk and tex-mex. The album is produced by Tish and her long-time accompanist, Marvin Dykhuis, who also co-wrote the title song, as well as playing most of the instruments. It also features appearances by celebrated pedal-steel player, Greg Leisz, duets with Texas country legends Rosie Flores and Dale Watson, as well as with rising star, Carrie Rodriguez, all of which combine to add delightful new textures to Our Little Planet’s stripped-down country sound.
Track List:
1. What You Don’t Know
2. Roadsongs And Bygones
3 Mi Pueblo
4. Mountain Lullaby
5. We Mostly Feel That Way
6. Our Little Planet
7. What Our Hearts Can’t Say
8. I Hope Forever You’ll Be Mine
9. Count Me In
10. Turned My Heart Away
11. Tomorrow’s Gonna Come
12. Is Time Being Kind
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Release Date: June 23, 2009
The Very Best Of David Frizzell & Shelly West
The Very Best of Frizzell & West is the first-ever CD collection of the complete hits by one of the top country duos of the 1980s.
Features all of their charted singles, including the classic recording of “You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma,” which was the Country Music Association’s Song of the Year in 1981.
Also includes “A Texas State Of Mind“ (#9), “Another Honky-Tonk Night On Broadway” (#8), “I Just Came Here To Dance” (#4) and “It’s A Be Together Night” (#13).
Track List:
You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma
I Just Came Here To Dance
Another Honky-Tonk Night On Broadway
Carryin’ On The Family Names
A Texas State Of Mind
Silent Partners
Husbands And Wives
It’s A Be Together Night
Please Surrender
Our Day Will Come
You’ll Always Be Special To Me
Cajun Invitation
Pleasure Island
Do Me Right
The Wild Side Of Life/If It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Medley)
I Just Fall In Love Again • Shelly West
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Release Date: 7/21/09
John Phillips
Andy Warhol Presents “Man On The Moon”
Never-before-released music written and performed by John Phillips from his long-lost musical Man On The Moon (a/k/a Space).
Produced by Andy Warhol, directed by Paul Morrissey and featuring performances by members of Andy Warhol’s Factory and Denny Doherty of The Mamas and The Papas.
The release is an enhanced CD containing 34 previously unreleased original John Phillips songs performed by John and his Celestial Choir, featuring Genevieve Waite, Monique Van Vooren, and Denny Doherty.
The CD also includes video footage of a previously unreleased 1974 rehearsal.
An additional Adobe® PDF® document includes the original playbill, extra photos, reviews, press clippings, early scripts and song orchestrations.
Includes live recordings of the show made by Andy Warhol from the audience at the Little Theatre in 1975, and studio tracks from the 1974 Phillips-produced rare cult classic Genevieve Waite album, Romance Is On The Rise.
Key songs include: Star Stepping Stranger, Love Is Coming Back, Welcome To The Moon, Man, Mission Control, Midnight Deadline Blastoff, Speed Of Light, Andy’s Talkin’ Blues, There Is A Place, My Name Is Can, Boys From The South, Last Of The Unnatural Acts and Yesterday I Left The Earth.
