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laviolet 20th Feb 2024		CD Album Petula Clark - Living For Today (2017)	"The Rainbow" is actually a new song written by Petula and Tony Hatch, who wrote most of her hits from the 1960s. It's easily confused with "Look to the Rainbow," from the 1968 film Finian's Rainbow. [YouTube Video] Petula redid "Look to the Rainbow" in 1998. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 18th Feb 2024		CD Album Petula Clark - Natural Love: The Scotti Brothers Recordings (2016)	Tracks 10 and 11 previously unreleased in the US. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 16th Feb 2024		CD Album Petula Clark - Living For Today (2017)	Here's "Living for Today." These will probably be Petula's final recordings in a career that spanned more than 60 years. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 23rd Dec 2023		CD Album Petula Clark - Lost In You (2013)	Here's "Cut Copy Me" [YouTube Video]
laviolet 29th Sep 2023		CD Album Petula Clark - Color My World / Who Am I (2023)	Tracks 1-12 from 1967 LP released in US as Warner Bros. WS 1673. Writers and other information: 1. Roger Miller 2. Terry Kirkman 3. Tony Hatch, Petula Clark, Hubert Ballay 4. Jackie Trent 5. Tony Hatch, Petula Clark, Georges Aber 6. Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent (1966 single) 7. Geoff Stephens 8. Guy Magenta, Tony Hatch, Petula Clark, Pierre Delanoë 9. Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland 10. Petula Clark, Frank Owens 11. John Lennon, Paul McCartney 12. Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent (1966 single) 13. Charles Chaplin (1967) 14. Petula Clark (1967, UK B side of "This Is My Song") 15. Roger Christian, Brian Wilson, André Salvet, Claude Carrére (1964, cover of the Beach Boys' "No-Go Showboat" with French lyrics) 16. Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent (1967) 17. Burt Bacharach, Hal David (1964, UK B side of "True Love Never Runs Smooth") 18. Lee Hazelwood, Billy Strange (1967, US B side of "This Is My Song") 19. Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon (1967, B side of "The Cat in the Window") 20. Petula Clark, Jackie Trent (1967, B side of "Don't Sleep in the Subway"
laviolet 2nd Feb 2023		CD Album Various Artists - Jazzy Funky New Orleans (1999)	The James Booker tracks are covers from the Duke-Peacock catalog. "Hold My Hand" was recorded as "Just to Hold My Hand" by Clyde McPhatter in 1957. "Next Time You See Me" is a Junior Parker track, also from 1957. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 24th Dec 2022		CD Album Various Artists - Jazzy Funky New Orleans (1999)	Collection of tracks by New Orleans artists drawn mostly from Great Southern, Hep'Me, and associated labels. The James Booker tracks appear to be unreleased Peacock recordings. "Ray J" is not the well-known singer of that same name. "Candy Phillips" is actually Chris Kenner; "Timber" is from Atlantic 2240. Cover and rear photos are of Porgy Jones. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 11th Aug 2022		CD Album Fats Domino - The Very Best Of Fats Domino 1963-1965 (2004)	Track sources ABC-Paramount single 10444: 1, 2 ABC-Paramount single 10475: 3 ABC-Paramount single 10484: 5 ABC-Paramount single 10455: 6 ABC-Paramount single 10512: 7, 8 ABC-Paramount single 10531: 9 ABC-Paramount single 10567: 11, 13 ABC-Paramount single 10584: 14 ABC-Paramount single 10596: 15 ABC-Paramount single 10631: 16 ABC-Paramount LP 455 Here Comes Fats Domino: 1-6, 8 ABC-Paramount LP 479 Fats on Fire: 10-12 ABC-Paramount LP 510 Getaway with Fats Domino: 15-18
laviolet 9th Aug 2022		CD Album Fats Domino - The Very Best Of Fats Domino 1963-1965 (2004)	Review Title is a bit misleading since a "very best" of Fats would include the classic sides he made for Imperial Records between 1949 and 1963, when he left that label for ABC-Paramount. The ABC sides, recorded between 1963 and 1965, are the ones featured here. Instead of building on Fats' success recording in New Orleans, ABC sent him to Nashville. That's not as incongruous a move as you might think, considering Domino's clear country influences. Unfortunately, the glossier treatment with strings and vocal chorus produced only one top 40 hit in "Red Sails in the Sunset." The later sides like "Heartbreak Hill" and "Wigs" are more like the Fats the public had come to know, but by that time the British Invasion had swept many American R&B artists off the charts. The collection closes with a nice reworking of his 1956 hit "When My Dreamboat Comes Home." Out of print but not difficult to find. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video] 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 8th Jul 2022		CD Album Linda Hoover - I Mean To Shine (2022)	Review In the spring of 1970, 19-year-old Linda Hoover entered a New York studio to record her debut album for Roulette Records. Gary Katz was in charge as producer, while his protegés Donald Fagen and Walter Becker handled arrangements and contributed five songs. Other participating musicians included guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Ultimately, label boss Morris Levy declined to release the finished album after finding he would control copyright on only three of the 11 songs. Becker, Fagen, Dias, and Baxter formed Steely Dan two years later. Fifty years after that Hoover's record was finally released, restored from her quarter-inch tape copy. Okay, that's the history, but what about the music? Excellent. Hoover was a formidable talent; I agree with a review that likened her to Mary Hopkin. Becker and Fagen's five songs contain what became Steely Dan's signature quirky chords and cryptic lyrics. Hoover's three compositions provide a counterpoint, especially the lovely closer "The Dove." Highly recommended. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video] 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 29th Dec 2021		CD Album Dr. John - The Atco / Atlantic Singles 1968-1974 (2015)	This CD collects the tracks released as singles, promos, and EPs during Dr. John's tenure with Atco Records from 1968 to 1974. If you have the albums from that period, then you have all but a few of the tracks. The rarities appearing here for the first time on digital are: Mono version of "The Patriotic Flag-Waiver" (misspelled as "Flag Waver" in CD listing) Mono two-part version of "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" (misspelled as "Gilded" in CD listing) Single edit of "Iko Iko" "Wang Dang Doodle," a 1972 single-only release "A Man of Many Words," a Buddy Guy track (Dr. John plays piano) Rear cover lists "The Patriotic Flag Waver" as the short version but the booklet lists the long version, which is how it appears on the disc. "Big Chief," credited in the notes to "Quezerque Gaines," was written by Earl KIng. Worth having if you're looking to complete your collection of Dr. John's formative period. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 26th Aug 2020		CD Album John Fred And The Playboys - The History Of John Fred And The Playboys (1991)	Best John Fred collection ever and worth searching for. Track sources: Montel single #1002 (1958): 9 N-Joy single #1005 (1964): 6 Paula LP 2191 "John Fred & His Playboys" (1966): 7, 15, 20, 21, 23 Paula LP 2193 "34:40 of John Fred & His Playboys" (1967): 8, 12, 13, 14, 24 Paula LP 2197 "Agnes English" (1967): 1-5, 11, 19, 22, 26 Paula single #259 (1967): 25 Paula LP 2201 "Permanently Stated" (1968): 17, 18 Uni single #55135 (1969): 16 Uni LP 73077 "Love My Soul" (1970): 10 The entire "Agnes English" album is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon.
laviolet 18th Feb 2018		CD Album The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed [50th Anniversary Edition] (2017)	Here's the video clip. On the DVD, the host's intro and outro are removed. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 13th Feb 2018		CD Album The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed [50th Anniversary Edition] (2017)	Review If you've been wanting to hear the original 1967 mix of Days of Future Passed on CD, your wait is now over. The only drawback is, unlike the Sgt. Pepper anniversary issue, there's no single-disc option so you'll have to buy the complete set. Bonus material includes eight studio tracks and a batch of BBC radio performances, much of which has been previously released. The DVD on disc three is the real discovery, since it contains two high quality mixes of the LP and a 16-minute clip of the band performing three songs on French TV from early 1968. You'll marvel at the primitive production compared to today but also at the rare look at the band at their peak. Highly recommended. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 25th Jul 2017		CD Album Laura Nyro - A Little Magic, A Little Kindness: The Complete Mono Albums Collection (2017)	Review Real Gone Music scores again with the first-ever CD issue of the mono versions of Laura Nyro's first two albums. More Than a New Discovery appears in the dedicated mono mix and original running order. Eli and the Thirteenth Confession appears in the fold-down mix only released in the US as a promo. As bonus tracks, we get the "alternate" single version of "Stoney End" (actually recorded before the LP version), the single edit of "Eli's Comin'," and the uptempo Bones Howe-produced single version of "Save the Country." Very good sound. Highly recommended. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video] 8 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 10th Jul 2017		CD Album Justin Hayward - Songwriter (2004)	Review Justin Hayward's 1977 LP Songwriter was first issued on CD in 1987 with two bonus tracks. The 2004 edition is the one to get, as it sports two additional tracks and much improved sound. I'm not familiar with all of Hayward's solo work, but most reviews find Songwriter his best, and it is a quite pleasant listening experience. Recommended. Note: CD notes credit Hayward as sole producer of tracks 12 and 13, but original 45 credits Hayward and Alan Leeming. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 2nd Sep 2016		CD Album The Mamas And The Papas - The Complete Singles 50th Anniversary Collection (2016)	Detailed review coming soon. Short version: essential!
laviolet 21st Jul 2016		CD Album Aaron Neville - Apache (2016)	Review Just when it seemed that Aaron Neville had settled into doing oldies and standards, along comes Apache, his most personal record, which he appropriately describes as "just me." Indeed, all his influences are here: funk, soul, doo-wop, his New Orleans roots and often troubled youth. Neville is in fine voice at 75 and the backng, including the Daptone horn section, is superb. Neville co-wrote nearly all the songs and the lyrics are poignant and powerful. The title comes from his boyhood nickname, drawn from his Native American ancestry and tendency in younger days to turn red in the sun. His songs are published by his company "Apache Red Music." Very highly recommended. [YouTube Video] 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 28th May 2016		CD Album Irma Thomas - Wish Someone Would Care / Take A Look (2006)	Both albums now available for purchase as MP3's.
laviolet 22nd Dec 2015		CD Album Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya (1991)	Detailed review coming soon; for now, if you come across one of these, grab it.
laviolet 10th Dec 2015		CD Album The Neville Brothers - Treacherous: A History Of The Neville Brothers, 1955-1985 (1988)	Review Even before the Neville Brothers finally broke through with Yellow Moon in 1989, Rhino assembled a nice cross-section of Art's and Aaron's recordings from the 1950's, 60's and 70's, added to studio and live tracks from the brothers. We also get two tracks from the Wild Tchoupitoulas album, the first project on which all four brothers worked. Another nice touch is the original single version of "Hercules" (almost every other compilation has a different mix). The final four tracks are live, capturing the brothers' dynamic stage performance. Inexplicably, the best-known recording associated with any Neville, Aaron's 1966 hit "Tell It Like It Is," is missing, though it appears on the LP version. Recommended. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 10th Dec 2015		CD Album The Neville Brothers - Treacherous Too! A History Of The Neville Brothers, Volume Two 1955-1987 (1991)	Review The second volume of Rhino's Nevilles compilations follows the same format as the first: selections by Art and Aaron from the 1950's through 1970's, followed by studio and live Neville Brothers tracks. This collection includes tracks which don't show up much on digital, such as the B-side of the Hawketts' only record, the same from Cyril's only 45, and three of Art's tracks from the Instant labels. On the downside, Cyril's "Tell Me What's On Your Mind" has little dynamic range and we get three tracks from 1987's dispensable Uptown album. If you're looking to fill some holes in your Nevilles collection, this is worth your while. Update: The Cyril Neville track listed as "Tell Me What's on Your Mind" appears to be a different, unknown song. Here's the correct track. [YouTube Video] 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 28th Oct 2015		CD Album Petula Clark - Blue Lady: The Nashville Sessions (1995)	Tracks 11-13 were released on ABC-Dunhill singles in 1974 with production by Phil Gernhard and Tony Scotti. The rest, produced by Chips Moman, were planned for the cancelled album Blue Lady. The LP had been assigned catalog number ABCD 949 and scheduled for a mid-1976 release.
laviolet 21st Oct 2015		CD Album Aaron Neville - For The Good Times: The Allen Toussaint Sessions (2014)	Thanks for the info, Hideki, but tracks 8, 9, and 22 did not appear on the listed 45's. "Mojo Hannah" and "Hercules" are the alternate mixes from nearly every Neville compilation, while "Over You" is a re-recording.
laviolet 19th Sep 2015		CD Album Allen Toussaint - The Lost Sessions (2011)	I don't have this CD, but "Hercules" and "Fairchild" are likely not the originally released versions. The original single mix of "Fairchild" has never been reissued, while the original 45 mix of "Hercules" is found only on the compiliations Aaron Neville Gold and Treacherous. All other compilations, to my knowledge, contain an alternate mix.
laviolet 28th Aug 2015		CD Album Professor Longhair - New Orleans Piano (1989)	Atlantic released three singles from the 1949 sessions on 78 RPM only, and "Tipitina" / "In the Night" on both 78 and 45 in 1954. All are posted here and on 45cat. The other titles remained in the can until 1972.
laviolet 4th Jun 2015		CD Album Aaron Neville - Gold (2008)	Review Most Aaron Neville compilations focus on a specific period of his career, but this one runs the spectrum from his first 45 in 1960 to the most recent recordings at the time of release. Minit tracks written by Allen Toussaint are credited as "Naomi Neville," his pseudonym of the time. Includes the original 45 mixes of "Mojo Hannah" and "Hercules," which are hard to find elsewhere. Highly recommended. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 13th Dec 2014		CD Album Lee Dorsey - Yes We Can ...And Then Some (1993)	Review As the modified title indicates, this isn't a straight reissue of Dorsey's 1970 LP. It consists of 11 of the 12 LP tracks, seven other Polydor recordings, and two Smash titles from 1963. Allen Toussaint contributes some of his strongest writing, with "Yes We Can" and "Sneaking Sally Through the Alley" becoming hits for the Pointer Sisters and Robert Palmer, while "Freedom for the Stallion" stands as one of his most beautiful and moving songs. Original album tracks are reordered with bonus tracks interspersed. The omitted LP track "Would You?" isn't a song, but a comic dialogue. Earl King wrote "Hello Good Looking"; the other Smash title "As Quiet As It's Kept" appears for the first time here. "On Your Way Down," "When Can I Come Home," "If She Won't," and "Freedom for the Stallion" were first issued on Polydor singles. "If I Were a Carpenter," "A Place Where We Can Be Free," and "Lonely Avenue" are newly issued Polydor tracks. Well worth searching for. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
laviolet 9th Dec 2014		CD Album Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days (1995)	Expanded version of the 1972 vinyl compilation. CD was never released in the US or included in the 2009 Apple reissues, so several of Hopkin's single tracks are not currently available commercially.
laviolet 5th Dec 2014		CD Album Irma Thomas - Something Good: The Muscle Shoals Sessions (1990)	Six titles were originally released on Chess singles (see discography on 45cat); others were first issued on a 1984 Japanese LP Down at Muscle Shoals. CD is now out of print. If you want one, prepare to dig deep.

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