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Gladys Knight & The Pips - Letter Full Of Tears (1993)

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Gladys Knight & The Pips - Letter Full Of Tears (1993)

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Letter Full Of Tears (1993)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 399 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 163 Mb | Scans included
Soul, R&B | Label: Relic Records | # RELIC CD 7045 | Time: 01:07:05

One of the greatest American soul music families in the history of R&B, Gladys Knight & The Pips elevated the world of soul music to higher heights through a long string of hits beginning in the mid 1960's including such classic recordings as "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Midnight Train To Georgia." The act featured the amazing Gladys Knight on lead vocals, with The Pips, who included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and their cousins Edward Patten and William Guest, as backup singers. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation in 1998. Presented here is a compilation of some of the legendary group's earliest recordings, recorded just a few years before they would achieve world-wide fame. Originally recorded in 1962, all selections have been newly remastered.

Darts - Dig This - Rare & Unreleased Magnet Recordings (2024)

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Darts - Dig This - Rare & Unreleased Magnet Recordings (2024)

Darts - Dig This - Rare & Unreleased Magnet Recordings (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:12:55 | 483 / 168 Mb
Genre: 70s, 80s, Pop, Doo Wop

Darts After the demise of the UK’s John Dummer Blues Band, Iain Thompson (bass) and drummer John Dummer joined forces with Hammy Howell (b. 24 October 1954, London, England, d. 13 January 1999, Torquay, Devon, England; keyboards), Horatio Hornblower (b. Nigel Trubridge; saxophone) and singers Rita Ray, Griff Fender (Ian Collier), bass player Den Hegarty and Bob Fish (ex-Mickey Jupp) as revivalists mining the vocal harmony seam of rock ‘n’ roll. Dave Kelly, an ex-Dummer guitarist, was a more transient participant. Bursting upon metropolitan clubland in the late 70s, Darts were championed by pop historian and Radio London disc jockey Charlie Gillett who helped them procure a Magnet Records contract.

VA - Doo Wop Dynamite - A Vocal Spectacular (2014)

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VA - Doo Wop Dynamite - A Vocal Spectacular (2014)

VA - Doo Wop Dynamite - A Vocal Spectacular (2014)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:57:05 | 265 / 773 Mb
Genre: Pop, Doo-Wop, RnB

Introducing "#1s - 60s," the first installment in the highly-anticipated '#1s' series. Dive deep into the golden age of music with this compilation of chart-topping sensations from the 1960s. This disc collection captures the spirit, innovation, and charm of a transformative decade. Expect to be transported back in time with iconic tracks that still resonate today.

VA - Doo Wop Revival: The R&B Vocal Group Sound 1961-1962 (2014)

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VA - Doo Wop Revival: The R&B Vocal Group Sound 1961-1962 (2014)

VA - Doo Wop Revival: The R&B Vocal Group Sound 1961-1962 (2014)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 3:54:53 | 506 / 930 Mb
Genre: Doo Wop, Soul, R&B

Rhythm & Blues vocal groups have a unique place in music history and are revered by record collectors and aficionados of the music. When Fantastic Voyage released Doo Wop: The R&B Vocal Group Sound 1950-1960 in 2011, it clearly struck a chord with collectors.

The Coasters - The Very Best Of The Coasters (1994)

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The Coasters - The Very Best Of The Coasters (1994)

The Coasters - The Very Best Of The Coasters (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 191 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 103 Mb | Scans ~ 56 Mb
Label: Rhino Records, Atlantic | # 9548-32656-2 | Time: 00:44:55
Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop

The Coasters were the 1950s' (and early rock's) dominant novelty/comic R&B ensemble, benefiting from Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's lyrical wit and inspired production. They weren't simply proficient clowns; the Coasters were a skilled vocal unit whose talents were utilized on slice-of-life narratives, prophetic youth manifestos, and even an occasional teen anthem, as well as the prototype humorous vehicles "Yakety Yak" and "Poison Ivy." Although Rhino has already given them the deluxe two-disc treatment, consumers who either don't want that much Coasters material or prefer only the hits are nicely served by this 16-track anthology. It contains every major release, plus valuable lesser-known selections such as "Shoppin' for Clothes" and "What About Us."

Mud - Rock & Roll Party (2023)

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Mud - Rock & Roll Party (2023)

Mud - Rock & Roll Party (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 56:01 | 129 / 343 Mb
Genre: Pop, Rock & Roll, Doo Wop, Pop Rock, Glam Rock

Mention the name Mud to most Americans – even those neck-deep in the '70s revival – and the likely result will be a blank stare. In England, however, between 1974 and 1976, Mud was one of the hottest rock & roll acts there was, charting a series of monster hit singles and recording a pair of delightful oldies-oriented albums. They were never a profoundly philosophical band, and never pretended to be.

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 4 (1998)

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VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 4 (1998)

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 4 (1998)
25 MORE Great Songs for the 25th of December

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 376 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 162 Mb | Scans ~ 45 Mb
Label: Collectables Records | # COL-CD-2517 | Time: 01:10:41
Holidays, Pop/Rock, R&B, Rock & Roll, Vocal Pop, Soul

Another installment in Collectables' The Ultimate Christmas Album series, volume four gathers a mix of well-known and offbeat holiday tunes, including Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas," the Platters' "Winter Wonderland," and Perry Como's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." Brook Benton's "You're All I Want for Christmas," Percy Faith's "Christmas Is," and Otis Redding's "Merry Christmas Baby" are some of the collection's soulful highlights, while Santo & Johnny's "Twistin' Bells" and Stan Freberg's "Christmas Dragnet" add some novelty to the festivities. Though it's a somewhat uneven collection, The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 4: WCBS 101.1 has enough interesting and classic moments to make it worthwhile for anyone looking to go beyond the season's basic music.

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 2 (1995)

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VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 2 (1995)

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 2 (1995)
25 MORE Great Songs for the 25th of December

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 385 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 159 Mb | Scans ~ 40 Mb
Label: Collectables Records | # COL-CD-2512 | Time: 01:09:25
Holidays, R&B, Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Soul

Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2 balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection.

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 1 (1994)

Posted By: Designol
VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 1 (1994)

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 1 (1994)
25 Great Songs for the 25th of December

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 375 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 158 Mb | Scans ~ 57 Mb
Label: Collectables Records | # COL-CD-2511 | Time: 01:08:55
Holidays, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Early Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Soul, Swing

Collectables Records' various-artists compilation The Ultimate Christmas Album has been released both on its own and as a tie-in with a series of radio stations. There are identical editions of the album associated with KLUV, K-Earth 101 FM, and WCBS FM-101.1 in addition to this version, WJMK 104.3 Chicago. The word "ultimate" has been overused and misused in record releases to the point that it doesn't mean very much to see it on the cover of an album. Whether or not one considers this album to justify its title will have a lot to do with individual musical taste. If the potential consumer is a listener to one of the radio stations listed above, which are oldies stations devoted to playing pop/rock music of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, he or she may agree that the album is the ultimate in holiday music of that period.

The Spaniels - The Spaniels 1957 - 1960 (1997)

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The Spaniels - The Spaniels 1957 - 1960 (1997)

The Spaniels - The Spaniels 1957 - 1960 (1997)
Label: Dipper Records | FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans) | Time: 64:22 | 378,1 Mb
Genre: Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop

The Spaniels were an American R&B and doo-wop group, best known for the hit "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite". They have been called the first successful Midwestern R&B group.Some historians of vocal groups consider Pookie Hudson to be the first frontman of a vocal group because the Spaniels pioneered the technique of having the main singer solo at his microphone while the rest of the group shared a second microphone.

Sun Ra - The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol.1 (2011) (14CD Box Set) **[RE-UP]**

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Sun Ra - The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol.1 (2011) (14CD Box Set) **[RE-UP]**

Sun Ra - The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol.1 (2011) (14CD Box Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers - Front, Back | 3.35 Gb | MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 2.15 Gb
Jazz, Doo Wop, Big Band, R&B, Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: Transparency - TRANS 0316

Thirteen hours of unreleased and ultra-rare music. The Eternal Myth Revealed is a 14 disc docu-biography of Ra's life and career, from his birth in 1914 up to 1959. In addition to his own music, it includes music he was influenced by, and a lot of stuff he may or may not have had a hand in as arranger, vocal coach, pianist or something else. Sun Ra's output was as prolific as Ellington's, and discographers have had nightmares and arguments attempting to document it accurately.

VA - Malt Shop Memories (2006) 10 CD Box Set

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VA - Malt Shop Memories (2006) 10 CD Box Set

VA - Malt Shop Memories (2006) 10 CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 2.03 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 955 Mb | Scans included
Early Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Rock & Roll, Early R&B, Doo Wop | Label: Time Life | Time: 06:28:56

This fun collection celebrates that old-time rock 'n' roll. The nostalgic Malt Shop Memories includes 150 songs that defined the era from the mid-'50s to the mid-'60s. The five-volume set comes in a decorative box fashioned to look like a malt shop and includes radio and jukebox favorites by Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, the Beach Boys, the Everly Brothers, Bobby Darin, and the Supremes.

VA - Massive Hits! Sixties (2011) 3CD Set

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VA - Massive Hits! Sixties (2011) 3CD Set

VA - Massive Hits! Sixties (2011) 3CD Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 1.07 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 466 Mb
Label: EMI | # 50999 0 94519 2 6 | Time: 03:18:53 | Scans included
Rock, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic, AM Pop, Rhythm & Blues

3 CD Set, 75 great tracks. The Animals, The Lovin' Spoonful, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Sly & The Family Stone, Manfred Mann, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, Fleetwood Mac, The Band, Jeff Beck, The Seekers, Elvis Presley, Neil Sedaka, Fats Domino, Cher, Paul Jones, Lulu, Jose Feliciano, Peter And Gordon, Johnny Nash, Bedrocks, P. J. Proby, The Dubliners and more, and more…

VA - Liverpool Sounds: 75 Classics from the Singing City (2015)

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VA - Liverpool Sounds: 75 Classics from the Singing City (2015)

VA - Liverpool Sounds: 75 Classics from the Singing City (2015)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 636 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 469 MB
3:12:39 | Jazz, Rock & Roll, Beat, Vocal, Swing, Doo Wop | Label: Fantastic Voyage

As you drive into Liverpool you will see a sign Liverpool 'Home Of The Beatles', which is absolutely true, but the city's contribution to popular music is far greater than that, covering the years before the Beatles, the Beatle years themselves, and more recent times. The Wall of Fame in Mathew Street salutes Liverpool's number 1 hit-makers and there is plenty of space for further additions. Compiled and annotated by author and BBC Radio Merseyside broadcaster Spencer Leigh, Liverpool Sounds presents 75 tracks which, by and large, relate to the pre-Beatles area. There are great songs, great comedy and great performances, and every track is here for a reason.

VA - Let The Good Times Roll: The Aladdin Story (2012) 2CDs

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VA - Let The Good Times Roll: The Aladdin Story (2012) 2CDs

VA - Let The Good Times Roll: The Aladdin Story (2012) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 488 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 283 Mb
Label: One Day Music | # DAY2CD180 | Time: 02:03:46 | Scans ~ 42 Mb
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Jump Blues, Rock & Roll

Aladdin Records, based in Los Angeles, was a very influential label in American music history. This is not the full story of Aladdin Records but it's a very good sampler of the label's output from 1947-1961. It's 50 tracks, 25 tracks on each of the 2CDs in the set, of very good R&B from the period. Each CD is about 60 minutes playing time. The sound is good for recordings of this era. Amos Milburn, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lowell Fulson, Louis Jordan, Charles Brown, Billie Holiday, Shirley & Lee, Gene & Eunic, Bobby Wall, Thurston Harris, The Velvetones and many more.