2005
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Cochran Eddie - Portrait Of A Legend (CD)
€15,00Quick ViewVanhaa varastoa.
OLD STOCK limitedAn updated expansion of a 1985 Rockstar vinyl album (RSRCD1008). That long-deleted LP contained ten previously unissued Eddie Cochran stereo recordings plus six Cochran classics such as ’Summertime blues’, ’C’mon everybody’ and ’Teenage Heaven’. They are all on this CD reissue along with 19 additional tracks, including two more stereo recordings and an assortment of rare and previously unissued cuts of songs such as ’Think of me’, ’Nervous breakdown’ and out-takes of ’Teenage cutie’. The last four stereo tracks feature two of Buddy Holly’s band The Crickets, with guitarist Sonny Curtis and drummer Jerry Allison accompanying Eddie on ’Cut across shorty’, ’Cherished memories’ (two versions) and ’Three steps to Heaven’.
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Vincent Gene - The Road Is Rocky – The Complete Studio Masters 1956-1971 8CD boxset (CD)
€195,00Quick ViewGENEN KAIKKI VIRALLISET STUDIO ÄÄNITYKSET!! VIHDOINKIN UUSINTAPAINOS!
++++++ Gene Vincent lived his life for Rock ’n’ Roll and will always be remembered for Be Bop A Lula, one of the greatestrecordings of the 1950s. It made him an instant star and launched an extraordinary rollercoaster of a career that alwaysseemed destined to end in tragedy. Along the way he recorded more than 200 songs including many of the finest andbest loved Rock ’n’ Roll classics such as Bluejean Bop, Lotta Lovin’ and Dance To The Bop. He became anenormously influential figure, especially in Europe, known for his black leather image, hell-raising lifestyle and the sheerbrilliance of his wild stage act.Here for the first time are the complete studio recordings of Gene Vincent gathered together on eight CDs and coveringthe 16 year period from 1956 to 1971. All of his recordings for Capitol, Columbia, Challenge, Forever/Playground,Dandelion, Kama Sutra and B&C are presented in chronological order, including previously unissued stereo versions.Together, they form an incredible body of work and a lasting memorial to this tortured genius. The set is accompaniedby a hardcover-book containing a detailed discography, lavishly illustrated with a wonderful array of rare and excitingphotos plus the full story of Gene’s amazing life and the background to each of his recordings.Rock ’n’ Roll comes no better than this.
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Throw Rag - 13 Ft. and Rising (Käytetty CD)
€13,00Quick ViewHailing from the forsaken desert wilderness of California’s Salton Sea, Throw Rag does something that surprisingly few other punk bands do these days: they sound an awful lot like the Dead Kennedys, circa 1980. Where most purveyors of non-metal heavy music these days refer to themselves as post-hardcore,” these guys are very definitely pre-hardcore. Listen to ”Lil’ Danny” and ask yourself how much it reminds you of ”Police Truck,” and check out the twisted cowpunk saga ”So. 5th St. (Country in O.G.)” and picture the Pogues if Shane MacGowan had grown up in the Imperial Valley. It fits, doesn’t it? The funny thing is that Throw Rag started out as an insane acoustic psychobilly outfit, and have gradually (over the course of eight years) turned into the sort of weirdo pre-hardcore monstrosity capable of attracting — on its first album, mind you — guest appearances from the likes of Jello Biafra (whose antiestablishment hysteria is starting to sound a bit tired, if you want to know the truth), former Black FlagCircle Jerks frontman Keith Morris, and the still-godlike Lemmy Kilmister. Unfortunately, not even Lemmy can save the band’s ill-considered misappropriation of homeboy Merle Haggard’s ”Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down,” but the originals are all good, whacked-out fun. Recommended to anyone who doesn’t care about the state of his or her immortal soul. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
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Various - One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found (4CD Boxset) (Käytetty CD)
€80,00Quick View”The importance of the girl group sound of the early ’60s is often over-looked in the traditional telling of the history of Rock & Roll – in most accounts after the first wave of rockers either died (Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran), quit (Little Richard), went into the army (Elvis) or married a cousin (Jerry Lee Lewis), hordes of one-named Teen Idols (Fabian, Frankie, Dion) and smoothies (Bobby Rydell, Paul Anka) took over and rock music withered away until the Beatles rescued it. This narrow-minded opinion leaves out so much amazing music (Del Shannon, Jackie Wilson, the Everly Brothers, Lou Christie, the start of Motown, the Beach Boys and the surf sound as well as so much classic R&B) that it makes your head hurt. Add to that list of amazing music the girl group sound. Add the Ronettes, the Shirelles, the Chiffons, Little Eva and the Cookies. Add a style of music that when it is happy is just about the most exuberant sound on earth and when it is sad can completely rip your heart out. The sheer amount of girl group collections that have been released are a testament to the power of the sound and with the release of Rhino’s One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found maybe even the rock snobs will get over themselves and get on board. Those who already are hip to the power of the girl group sound will be floating on a cloud after just one look at the track listing. Most of the major movers and shakers from behind the mikes (everyone from the Shangri-Las, Barbara Lewis, Maxine Brown to Dusty Springfield, Jackie DeShannon and the Toys) and the mixing board (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, the Tokens, Tony Hatch, Shadow Morton, Bob Crewe and Bert Berns) are here along with loads of acts that range from the obscure (Dorothy Berry, Sadina, Sylvan, the Pussycats) to the literally unknown (Marsha Gee). Best of all there are almost no hits to be found. There’s no ”Leader of the Pack,” no ”Stop in the Name of Love,” no ”Going to the Chapel”. Instead the compilers focus on under-rated or rare songs by the top names and the best songs by the second tier and below artists. This decision means there are no tracks that are over-used or obvious and that the disc is brimming with surprises and new discoveries to all but the most in-the-know girl group fanatics. Even they might find something here that will knock their bobby socks off and if not, at least they are in for almost five hours of pure fun.
Rhino’s designers must have had fun too when coming up with the look of the set; it is packaged in a miniature hat box, the liner notes are made to look like a diary and each separate disc is housed in a mock compact. Very cute but a retailer’s nightmare no doubt. The liner notes themselves are mostly wonderful, especially co-compiler Sheila Burgel’s nifty track-by-track annotations, and there are tons of great photos including a shot of the Shangri-Las in the studio that is almost worth the price of the set alone. The music is the real draw however; the four discs and 120 songs are lovingly chosen and sequenced with great care, making sure to keep things interesting by blending styles, tempos and moods in a glittering display of pop genius. The compilers (Sheryl Farber and Gary Stewart) make remarkably few mis-steps and quite a few brilliant decisions. The first and most important one was to cast a very wide net when gathering tracks, namely by looking to the UK for artists. There was very fertile scene there in the early to mid-60s that produced some major talent like Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw and Lulu. Indeed some of the collections most exciting tracks are drawn from the U.K. vaults like Petula Clark’s pounding rocker ”Heart,” Lulu’s even more pounding rocker ”I’ll Come Running” (featuring some wild guitar from session whiz Jimmy Page) P.P. Arnold’s definitive version of ”The First Cut is Deepest” and Dusty’s majestic cover of the Baby Washington song ”I Can’t Wait to See My Baby’s Face”. Another fine strategy was picking”
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Nekromantix - Brought Back To Life Again (Käytetty CD)
€18,00Quick ViewAVAAMATON!!!
Uusi versio!! Yksi kautta-aikojen parhaista psychobilly albumeista. Nyt re-masteroituna ja mukana muutama ennenjulkaisematon versio sekä video.This re-issue of Nekromantix hard to find 1994 release ’Brought Back To Life’ contains not only a video of the band performing a cover of Born To Be Alive”, but also an original intro intended for the album. This intro was on a mc tape that was tangled up in the tape machine and couldn’t be used, therefore a last minute intro had to be made for the original release.
After all these years Nekroman still had this tape and with today’s technology and many hours of patience, Kresge & Nekroman managed to save it. The organ & bell version of ”Nekrofelia” was also intended for the original release but it was decided to use the normal version instead. The alternate take appears on this album as does ”Monster Movie Fan” with a slightly different ending than the original.”
