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VA - Hard To Find 45's On CD, Volume 1: 1955-60 (1996)

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VA - Hard To Find 45's On CD, Volume 1: 1955-60 (1996)

VA - Hard To Find 45's On CD, Volume 1: 1955-60 (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 257 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 113 Mb | 00:49:06
Pop, Rock, R'n'B, Country, Rock'n'Roll, Rockabilly | Label: Eric Records

The first installment of the Hard to Find 45's series is, like all of them, a smorgasbord of Top 40 hits, some of them indeed very hard to find on CD or even hear on the radio. Some of them are really not that hard to find on CD, though this disc (like every one in this series) takes pains to present original 45 RPM single versions, often in stereo. This volume concentrates on the first five years or so of rock & roll's popularity, and though rather pop-oriented, it does cover a good amount of variety within that scope.

Art Pepper – The Complete Pacific Jazz Small Group Recordings Of Art Pepper (1983)

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Art Pepper – The Complete Pacific Jazz Small Group Recordings Of Art Pepper (1983)

Art Pepper – The Complete Pacific Jazz Small Group Recordings Of Art Pepper (1983) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks, scans) - 832 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 375 MB
2:08:26 | Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bop | Label: Mosaic Records

This superior three-LP box set reissues all of altoist Art Pepper's small-group dates for the Pacific Jazz label. Virtually all of the music has since been reissued on CD (part of it as The Artistry of Pepper and part of it under trumpeter Chet Baker's name), but the Mosaic box, which has an attractive booklet, is the definitive treatment of this chapter in Pepper's musical story. The great altoist is heard in a sextet with Baker and tenor saxophonist Richie Kamuca, on a version of "Tenderly" with Chet Baker's big band, with Baker and tenor Phil Urso in a different sextet, sharing the spotlight with tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins in a quintet, and heading a nonet playing arrangements by Shorty Rogers. The music is very much in the cool/bop tradition, but Pepper is instantly recognizable (he never sounded that much like Charlie Parker) and even at this early stage, he was at the top of his form. All 26 performances are quite enjoyable and swinging, making this hard-to-find set worth the search.

Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line: The Singles Anthology 1955-1967 (Remastered) (2002)

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Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line: The Singles Anthology 1955-1967 (Remastered) (2002)

Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line: The Singles Anthology 1955-1967 (Remastered) (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 1.2 GB | MP3 CBR 320kbps - 559 MB
3:54:48 | Rock, Pop, Skiffle | Label: Castle Music

Full Title - Rock Island Line - The Singles Anthology 1955-1967. The first comprehensive singles anthology for the UK musical pioneer. 86 tracks across three CDs (slimline) in a slipcase box, many appearing on CD for the first time. All Lonnie's A & B-sides between 1955-67, including his very first hit 'Rock Island Line'. The first time his Decca & Pye recordings have been compiled in the same package. More than 30 UK hits, including three UK #1s. Castle. 2002.

VA - Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged And Smokin' Cool Cats (2007)

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VA -  Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged And Smokin' Cool Cats (2007)

VA - Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged And Smokin' Cool Cats (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 377 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 135 MB
57:10 | Rockabilly, Rock & Roll | Label: Sub Rosa

Rockabilly is a music genre that has a rather peculiar status in the history of modern music.
As a trend, rockabilly lasted only a few years, but it generated a near-unmatched number of recordings from hundreds of studios from as many American cities and small towns. This phenomenon can be explained partly by youth's sudden urge to express itself in a time when the USA was the richest country in the world and people were drawing maximum benefits from the spirit of entrepreneurship that was taking the whole continent by storm. Back then, you could very easily improvise yourself a record producer or label owner: all it took was a little bit of equipment and a small garage, basement, or backstore space. You started by pressing a hundred-copy run for the artist's family and friends. Sometimes, the product reached the ears of bigger label owners who would ensure its wider distribution.Rockabilly appeared in the early 1950s. This form of musical expression can be summed up as a white, typically southern, and rural kind of rock and roll born in Memphis in 1954. The lyrics are often about recurring themes in '50s American pop culture, like cars and teenage love.

Jo Stafford - It Had to Be You: Lost Radio Recordings (2017)

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Jo Stafford - It Had to Be You: Lost Radio Recordings (2017)

Jo Stafford - It Had to Be You: Lost Radio Recordings (2017)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 229 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 139 Mb | 01:00:27
Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop | Label: Real Gone Music

Possessing a tone as clear as a bell, perfect diction and phrasing, and no shortage of personality, Jo Stafford was one of the greatest and best- selling female singers of the pre-rock and roll era and beyond; whether it’s her early sides with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and The Pied Pipers or her classic solo recordings for the Capitol and Columbia labels with arranger/conductor husband Paul Weston, there is no mistaking the sound of that magnificent voice. Now, we at Real Gone Music have a very special treat for fans of this superb, yet to some degree overlooked, vocalist: a treasure trove of 24 radio performances taken from The Carnation Contented Hour, which Jo co- hosted on the Columbia Broadcasting System. These previously unreleased 1950-1951 recordings come to us from the Tony Martin estate courtesy of Michael Feinstein and with the blessing of Jo’s son Tim Weston, and are taken from original master tapes, not transcription discs; remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision, these are studio quality sessions and thus a major, major find in the Jo Stafford discography. It is such a treat to hear Jo interpret songs like “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “I’ve Got the World on a String” that became big hits for other artists.

Cannonball Adderley - In The Land Of Hi-Fi (1956/2024)

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Cannonball Adderley - In The Land Of Hi-Fi (1956/2024)

Cannonball Adderley - In The Land Of Hi-Fi (1956/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 130 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 79 Mb | 00:34:07
Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Hard Bop | Label: Mercury Records

In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley is the fourth album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his third released on the EmArcy label, featuring a nonet (six horns, three rhythm) with Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Ernie Royal, Bobby Byrne, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank, Junior Mance, Keter Betts, and Charles "Specs" Wright.

Snooks Eaglin - New Orleans Street Singer (1959) Expanded Reissue 2005

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Snooks Eaglin - New Orleans Street Singer (1959) Expanded Reissue 2005

Snooks Eaglin - New Orleans Street Singer (1959) Expanded Reissue 2005
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 199 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 154 Mb | Scans ~ 33 Mb
Label: Smithsonian Folkways | # SFW CD 40165 | Time: 01:07:31
New Orleans Acoustic Blues, Swamp Blues, Rhythm & Blues

Folkways Records released New Orleans Street Singer in 1959 and the album set the world of folk and acoustic blues fans on fire. Snooks Eaglin was in the early stages of his long R&B career when folklorist Harry Oster heard him playing solo on the streets of the French Quarter. That very recording, presented here with 7 previously unreleased tracks, captured Eaglin's genius and elevated him to the pantheon of eccentric, uncategorizable guitar virtuosos. 32-page booklet.

Amália Rodrigues - Timeless Classic Albums (2020)

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Amália Rodrigues - Timeless Classic Albums (2020)

Amália Rodrigues - Timeless Classic Albums (2020)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 667 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 374 Mb | 02:43:03
World, Fado, Female Vocal | Label: DOL

Vinylogy label presents the new 5CD box set including 5 original albums of the great artists. All the recordings are digitally remastered in superb high quality sound by 32bit/44,1kHz sampling rate. Each of the discs are packed in a beautiful miniature LP paper sleeve. The best choice for music fans and collectors.

Vince Taylor & His Playboys – The Complete Works 1958-1965 (2012)

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Vince Taylor & His Playboys – The Complete Works 1958-1965 (2012)

Vince Taylor & His Playboys – The Complete Works 1958-1965 (2012)
FLAC (tracks) - 852 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 338 MB
02:20:52 | Rock'n'Roll, Rockabilly, Swamp Pop | Label: Universal Music

Legendary rocker, one of the purest incarnations of this wild music which was preparing to invade the musical landscape, Vince Taylor caused a real shock on his arrival in France. An inveterate showman, he will turn his concerts into moments of pure madness that will regularly turn into riot. He will record a breathtaking succession of "EP's" as incandescent as they are impeccably produced, with the complicity of talented musicians who are perfectly trained. Vince Taylor's career will be a chain of scandals and triumphs. Brought together in this luxurious triple digipak, Vince's recordings for Barclay in their entirety are for the first time accompanied by the first 8 tracks recorded in England at the start of his career, including the immortal Brand New Cadillac. The 16-page booklet, richly illustrated with rare documents, is accompanied by testimonies and comments from Dick Rivers, Marc Zermati, Philippe Maneuver and Jacky Chalard who all lived up close to the legend of "the black angel of rock"

Miles Davis - Bags' Groove (1957) Analogue Productions’ Prestige Mono Series, Remastered 2014

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Miles Davis - Bags' Groove (1957) Analogue Productions’ Prestige Mono Series, Remastered 2014

Miles Davis - Bags' Groove (1957)
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, 2014
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 250 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 139 Mb | Scans included
Label: Analogue Productions, Prestige | # CPRJ 7109 SA | Time: 00:46:21
Bop, Hard Bop, Trumpet Jazz

Hybrid Mono SACD for sale individually and as part of Analogue Productions’ Prestige Mono Series, Mini "old style" gatefold jacket packaging. There are a multitude of reasons why Bags' Groove remains a cornerstone of the post-bop genre. Of course there will always be the lure of the urban myth surrounding the Christmas Eve 1954 session – featuring Thelonious Monk – which is documented on the two takes of the title track. There are obviously more tangible elements, such as Davis' practically telepathic runs with Sonny Rollins (tenor sax). Or Horace Silver's (piano) uncanny ability to provide a stream of chord progressions that supply a second inconspicuous lead without ever overpowering. Indeed, Davis' choice of former Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra and concurrent Modern Jazz Quartet members Milt Jackson (vibes), Kenny Clarke (drums), and Percy Heath (bass) is obviously well-informed.

Billie Holiday - Timeless Classic Albums (2017)

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Billie Holiday - Timeless Classic Albums (2017)

Billie Holiday - Timeless Classic Albums (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 744 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 443 Mb | 03:13:02
Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop | Label: DOL

Vinylogy label presents the new 5CD box set including 5 original albums of the great artists. All the recordings are digitally remastered in superb high quality sound by 32bit/44,1kHz sampling rate. Each of the discs are packed in a beautiful miniature LP paper sleeve. The best choice for music fans and collectors. Album list: Disc 1.Billie Holiday At Jazz At The Philharmonic / Disc 2. Music for Torching / Disc 3. Lady sings the Blues / Disc 4. Velvet Mood / Disc 5. Rare West Coast Recordings.

VA - Italian Music Toppers (The Best of Italian Sounds) (2014)

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VA - Italian Music Toppers (The Best of Italian Sounds) (2014)

VA - Italian Music Toppers (The Best of Italian Sounds) (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 615 MB
4:26:54 | Pop | Label: Promosound

"Italian Music Toppers (The Best of Italian Sounds)" is a superb collection of the best Italian music has to offer. This album is a must-listen for anyone who loves Italian music, with a diverse range of tracks that showcase the rich musical heritage of Italy.

VA - Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females (2014)

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VA - Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females (2014)

VA - Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females (2014)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, booklet) - 763 MB
3:52:32 | Rock & Roll, Swing, Rhythm & Blues, Jump Blues | Label: Fantastic Voyage

Compiled by R&B and rock & roll authority Dave Penny, the 90-track 3CD set Voodoo Voodoo pays tribute to the distaff side of 1950s R&B music that would inform the rock ’n’ roll explosion of the latter half of the decade, from the last shout of the 1940s big band “thrushes” such as Ella Johnson and Dinah Washington, through the fearsome vocal power of the likes of R&B trailblazers such as Big Maybelle, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker and Big Mama Thornton, to the early experiments of the mainstream pop singers such as Ella Mae Morse, Kay Starr, Peggy Lee, Lillian Briggs and Jaye P. Morgan.

Jimmie Rodgers - The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1957-62 (2015)

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Jimmie Rodgers - The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1957-62 (2015)

Jimmie Rodgers - The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1957-62 (2015)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 356 MB
1:51:37 | Hillbilly, Country, Traditional Pop, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly | Label: Acrobat

Jimmie Rodgers, not to be confused with the pioneering hillbilly country artist of the early '30s, was a hugely successful artist in the pop charts during the late '50s and early '60s, his work transcending the barriers between pop, country, folk and R&B to give him a succession of major hits on both sides of the Atlantic. He was one of the many successful artists to emerge from the influential Arthur Godfrey Talent Show on radio, and was one of the first artists signed to Maurice Levy's Roulette label in 1957. Working with ace producers Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, he scored a No. 1 with his debut single Honeycomb and followed it up with Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again and Secretly, benefitting from a supply of fine songs by the top team of Al Hoffman and Dick Manning. This collection comprises the A and B side of all his releases through to 1962, when he enjoyed his last Top 30 success with a UK No. 5 with English Country Garden. It's an enjoyable journey through the most important years of the career of an artist who successfully sat alongside the high-profile exponents of rock 'n' roll appealing to the middle ground of pop in the years before the British invasion.

VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)

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VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)

VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 227 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 170 MB
1:13:50 | Folk, Sea Shanties | Label: Rounder Select

American Sea Shanties and Songs is part of Rounder's extensive Library of Congress compact disc reissue series. Originally released as part of the Folk Music of the United States series in 1952, it features 21 unaccompanied tracks sung by Richard Maitland, "Sailor Dad" Hunt, Noble B. Brown, and Capt. Leighton Robinson. These are shanties for purists, sung slowly – a sailor's work was never done in haste – and surely by the men who incorporated them into their everyday nautical routines. The tracks themselves are typical of the Lomax era, recorded in the field to capture all of the atmosphere and emotion generated by the physical workplace. All of the original illustrations, extensive research notes, and in-depth discussions of the genre and its colorful terms and characters are intact, and these, more so than the fascinating – but poorly recorded – songs, are reason enough to pick up this invaluable maritime resource.