Living Brass - A Henry Mancini Tribute RCA - Camden CAS-2162 Stereo Vinyl 1967
I Like The Look
In order for comparison. Here is the most sought after and must find Living Brass album.
Unlike the previous post which is one everyone can "safely pass on." Sadly, based upon the amount of downloads, my sarcasm is not very understood and credence in Space Age Pops critique is causing A Taste of Honey to be "passed on" by many folks. Some of our visitors like to let their own ears do the walking and make up their own minds about what is good or not.
Anyway, this album is the best album Living Brass ever did.
This is not my rip. I believe it to be a Basic Hip rip. Thanks to them for providing us with the quality end of the spectrum of Living Brass.
The Cool Scene - Twelve New Ways To Fly Warner Brothers WB1328 Mono Vinyl 1959 Dues Blues - Trombones Inc. Have you ever wondered what in the world happened to the Beatniks? In this picture we have hard evidence that Beatniks were self extincted. They all died of smoke inhalation. Even the non - smoking beatniks (beatnik girl in upper left) succumbed to second hand smoke.
There is absolutely zero info available on this one. Looks like all we can go by is the write up on the back of the album. Appears to be a Various Artist rendering from the Warner Brothers stable of talent. Just a little offering of several genres here. Crime, Exotica, Jazz, Easy Vocal, Latin etc.
As the album states and I believe it true...Together, these twelve examples of only the coolest add up to some of the most refreshing, dynamic listening available. They're vital, swinging and rewarding.
What are you waiting for?
As was pointed out in the comments this rip is not STEREO. And it is not my rip. My turntable has been on the fritz for several weeks now and I have been posting some old classics from my archives. If your not satisfied with any of the rips here...please return them for a full refund. I will give you back exactly what you paid.
I did find a Stereo copy of this here @ 192kbps and the inner sleeves scanned for the "dedicated" WB collector with zero sense of humor. This rip is @ 320kbps in Mono.
Contributions are pouring in left and right. This one from Splendagrass. And boy is it a goody. Ever heard of Incredibly Strange Music? This would certainly qualify. I searched the web for info on this offering and found very little. Mostly Dr. Demento links. So you get the picture on this ones genre.
Take 60's and 70's hits rework them into a 1930's arrangements complete with Rudy Vallee style vocals and you have the The Templeton Twins with Teddy Turners Bunson Burners. Great stuff, great rip and a great listen. "Light My Fire" is the sound selection above, and all of the remaining selections are equally good!
Thanks again to those who take the time to rip and share their precious vinyl with Licorice Pizza and our visitors. Splendagrass, joeberl and last and certainly not least, the roving Sharemeister of Easy Listening, LoungeTracks.
Also, check out our Featured Blog - Dr. Forrest's Cheese Factory (found at the end of the blogroll) specifically this post for the album Silly Beatles! The Templeton Twins make an appearance on this album with "Yesterday"
And from now on what your looking for is in the Comments! Leave one while your there.
This one has been available to "Friends" only. But, it has become out of print, so...can move it over to the general site.
While my TT is down for the count let's look into the CD collection for some out of print items. This was part of the Ultra Lounge collection. All vocals, all ladies, all right.
Track List 01 - Ann-Margaret - Let Me Entertain You 02 - Josephine Baker - Don't Touch My Tomatoes 03 - Marlene Dietrich - Near You 04 - April Stevens - Teach Me Tiger 05 - Brigitte Bardot - Je Me Donne Á Qui Me Plait 06 - Billie Holiday - Do Your Duty 07 - Maya Angelou - Since Me Man Has Done Gone And Went 08 - Mamie Van Doren - Go, Go, Calypso 09 - Eartha Kitt - Let's Misbehave 10 - Jayne Mansfield - That Makes It 11 - Edith Piaf - Jezebel 12 - Astrud Gilberto - So Nice (Summer Samba) 13 - Nina Simone Brown - Forbidden Fruit 14 - Marilyn Monroe - Heatwave 15 - Shirly Bassey - Goldfinger 16 - Carmen Miranda - Mam Eu Quero (I Want My Mama) 17 - Yma Sumac - La Molina 18 - Sophia Loren - Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo 19 - Nina Simone - Feeling Good
Fever- The Best of Little Willie John King Records Rhino Compilation CD 1993
Inductee: Little Willie John (vocals; born November 15, 1937, died May 26, 1968) Little Willie John was one of the greatest R&B singers of the Fifties and Sixties. His muscular, full-throated tenor belied his short stature. His impassioned, gospel-style vocals were a precursor to the soul music that emerged in black music in the late Fifties and beyond. Indeed, John’s fervent vocals on such songs as “Need Your Love So Bad,” “Talk to Me, Talk to Me,” “All Around the World,” and “Take My Love (I Want to Give It All to You)” – each a Top Five R&B hit that crossed over to various other charts as well – rank among the best examples of soul singing on record. His signature number was “Fever,” a smoldering, bluesy song that has become a pop-soul standard. “Fever” topped the R&B chart for five weeks in 1956. It was also carried onto the pop chart in faithful versions by Peggy Lee (who took “Fever” to #2), the McCoys (#7) and Rita Coolidge (#76). Madonna covered it in 1992 on her Erotica album.
Born William Edward John in 1937, Little Willie John was only 14 when he sang with Count Basie and won a talent contest sponsored by R&B great Johnny Otis. After recording for the Prize and Rama labels, John signed with King Records at age 18 and had his first hit, “All Around the World,” in 1955. Sixteen more R&B hits followed over the next half-dozen years. One of them, “Leave My Kitten Alone,” was later cut by the Beatles. Musical talent ran in the family, as his sister, Mabel John, was one of singer Ray Charles’ backup singers, the Raeletts, and also had a sizable R&B hit of her own, “Your Good Thing (Is About to End),” in 1966.
That was the year in which John was convicted of manslaughter and sent to Washington State Prison for a fatal knifing incident following a show in Seattle. As tempestuous as he was talented, Little Willie John died in prison of a heart attack two years later. Shortly thereafter, King Records labelmate and fellow soul titan James Brown recorded a tribute album, Thinking of Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things. Source: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
If you were paying attention on The Blasters post I accused Dave and Phil of ripping off Count Hastings "Woman Is A Five Letter Word". In fact they were only listening to Little Willie John and used his "I'm Shakin'" on their album. The more I research the more I uncover. Turns out that Willie and the Count played together and must have been acquainted with Rudy Toombs who wrote Shakin. Rudy was quite prolific as a google search on his name show. Any way, my aplogies to The Blasters for my uninformed comment regarding the use of the Red's riff.
Personaly I think Mongo Santamaria does the best version of Fever...Oh and by the way, this one is out of print and fetching upwards of $75 on the internet. Here it is FREE!
Track List 01 - All Around the World 02 - Need Your Love So Bad 03 - Home At Last 04 - Fever 05 - My Nerves 06 - Suffering With The Blues 07 - Person To Person 08 - Talk To Me, Talk To Me 09 - Spasms 10 - Let's Rock While The Rockin's Good 11 - Leave My Kitten Alone 12 - Let Them Talk 13 - I'm Shakin' 14 - Haertbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) 15 - Sleep 16 - You Hurt Me 17 - I Like To See My Baby (with Hank Ballard) 18 - Take My Love (I Want To Give It To You) 19 - Big Blue Diamonds 20 - My Baby's In Love With Another Guy
The Blasters - The Blasters Slash Records SR-109 Stereo Vinyl 1981
The Alvin brothers had an early interest in blues music, and attended concerts by T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner and others, sometimes jamming and reminiscing with the musicians. Rhythm and Blues saxophone legend Lee Allen joined The Blasters for two albums and toured with the original line up until his death in 1994. Steve Berlin (later of Los Lobos) joined, playing baritone sax, and Gene Taylor joined as well, performing boogie woogie style piano.
The Blasters' energetic live performances gained a local following, and they became fixtures of the early 1980s Los Angeles punk rock scene, performing alongside X, Black Flag, The Gun Club and others. Former Black Flag singer and current Rollins Band leader Henry Rollins wrote of the Blasters, "In my mind, they were a great band that not enough people found out about. Bill Bateman is one of the best drummers there is, and then of course, there are the Alvin brothers. A lot of talent for one band." (Rollins, 36)
The Blasters toured almost continuously for much of their existence. The notes for The Blasters Collection report that in one particular month, they toured with psychobilly pioneers The Cramps, with western swing revivalists Asleep at the Wheel and on a leg of Queen's west coast tour. The Blasters gave boosts to both Los Lobos and Dwight Yoakam by inviting them on tour; Yoakam would later score a modest hit with his version of Dave Alvin's "Long White Cadillac". The Blasters also gained more exposure in the Walter Hill film Streets of Fire, performing two songs for the soundtrack and appearing as themselves in the film. The Blasters song "Dark Night" was featured in a 1985 episode of Miami Vice, and the 1996 Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez collaboration From Dusk Till Dawn. Source: Wikipedia
Used to go to Blasters concerts all over So Cal during the early 80's. This self titled album is their first and one of my favorite records at that time. This one is long out of print and in great shape. Just started pulling from a couple crates I had with 1980 records. More to come from time to time from those crates.
Side A 01 - Marie Marie 02 - No Other Girl 03 - I'm Shakin' 04 - Border Radio 05 - American Music 06 - So Long Baby Goodbye
Side B 07 - Hollywood Bed 08 - Never No More Blues 09 - This Is It 10 - Highway 61 11 - I Love You So 12 - Stop The Clock
The more I listen to the 40's and 50's R&B acts, the more I hear their influence on bands like the Blasters, Stray Cats and even Led Zeplin Take a good listen to Big John Greer's 1952 version of a Woman Is A Five Letter Word and compare the opening of it with the opening of I'm Shakin'. The two songs are completely different but the opening notes are identical.
Savoy Brown - Lions Share London Records XPAS 71057 Vinyl Stereo 1972
Since no one really liked much about Mad Drums (154 dl's 1 comment) lets switch from Space Age Pop and try Rock 'n' Roll! How about some good ol English Blues from 1972.
It just dawned on me I took this with me when I shipped out headed for Nam. It was a tape copy of the Lp and I wore that sucker out. Took Jethro Tull - Stand Up as well! Don't have it anymore but you can get it at Mad Shoes.
Side A 01 - Shot In The Head 02 - Second Try 03 - The Saddest Feeling 04 - I Can't Find You 05 - Howling For My Darling
Side B 06 - So Tired 07 - Denim Demon 08 - Love Me Please 09 - Hate To See You Go
Julie Is Her Name Volume Two Liberty Records LRP 3100 1958 Vinyl - Mono
Julie London began singing in public in her teens before appearing in a film. She was discovered by Sue Carol (wife of Alan Ladd) while London was working as an elevator operator. Her early film career did not include any singing parts.
She recorded 32 albums in a career that began in 1955 with a live performance at the 881 Club in Los Angeles. She was named one of Billboard's most popular female vocalists for 1955, 1956, and 1957. In 1957, she was the subject of a Life magazine cover article in which she was quoted as saying, "It's only a thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it close to the microphone. But it is a kind of oversmoked voice, and it automatically sounds intimate."
One of her most famous singles "Cry Me a River", was actually written by her high school classmate Arthur Hamilton, and produced by her husband Bobby Troup. The song was featured in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It. This became a million-selling single after release in April 1957 and could still sell on re-issue in April 1983 on the back of attention brought by the Mari Wilson version of the song. The song has gained recent attention after being featured in the films Passion of Mind (2000) and V for Vendetta (2006). Other hit singles include "No Moon at All"; "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"; and "Two Sleepy People". Songs such as "Go Slow" epitomized her career style: her voice is slow, smoky, and sensual. The lyrics strongly suggest sex but never explicitly define it:
Go slow, oooooh honey, take it easy on the curves; When love is slow, oooooh honey, what a tonic for my nerves. Go slow, oooooh honey, we've got such a lot of time; When love is slow, oooooh honey, how the mercury does climb.
Her whispered "you make me feel so good" at the end is breathy and suggests a sexually satisfied partner, serving as later inspiration for Frank Sinatra's lyrically similar song.
Side A 01 Blue Moon 02 What Is This Thing Called Love 03 How Long Has This Been Going On 04 Too Good to Be True 05 Spring Is Here 06 Goody Goody
Side B 07 The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else 08 If I'm Lucky 09 Hot Toddy 10 Little White Lies 11 I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan 12 I Got Lost in His Arms
Julie Is Her Name Liberty Records LRP 3006 1955 Vinyl - Mono
Born in Santa Rosa, California, as Gayle Peck, she was the daughter of Jack and Josephine Peck, who had a vaudeville song-and-dance team. When she was 14, they moved to Los Angeles. Shortly after that, she began appearing in movies. She graduated from the Hollywood Professional High School in 1945.
She was married to Jack Webb of Dragnet fame. Her widely-regarded beauty and poise (she was a pinup girl prized by GIs during World War II) contrasted strongly with his pedestrian appearance and stiff-as-a-board acting technique (much parodied by impersonators). This unlikely pairing arose from his and her love for jazz music; their marriage lasted from July 1947 to November 1953.[1] They had two daughters, one who was killed in a traffic accident in the 1990s and one who survived her. In 1954, having become somewhat reclusive after her divorce from Jack Webb, she met jazz composer and musician Bobby Troup at a club on La Brea Blvd.[2] They married on December 31, 1959; only his death in February 1999 ended their marriage. Together, they had one daughter and a pair of twin sons.
She suffered a stroke in 1995, and was in poor health until her death in Encino, California, at the age of 74, survived by four of her five children.
Side A 01 Cry Me a River 02 I Should Care 03 I'm in the Mood for Love 04 I'm Glad There Is You 05 Can't Help Lovin' That Man 06 I Love You
Side B 07 Say It Isn't So 08 It Never Entered My Mind 09 Easy Street 10 'S Wonderful 11 No Moon At All 12 Laura 13 Gone with the Wind
Living Brass - A Henry Mancini Tribute
