Tom Jones - 13 Smash Hits (1967/1988) Deram - 820 524-2

 

MP3/320Kbs/96MB

Pop, White Soul, Covers

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13 Smash Hits is a studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in December 1967 on Decca Records. Despite the title, it is not a compilation album but an assortment of covers of hits by other singers.

*Tom Jones into a solo career, with his backing group, initially known as The Squires. The Squires, which included Mickey Gee on guitar, Vernon Hopkins on bass, Chris Slade on drums and Bill Parkinson on guitar, performed with Jones from 1963 to 1969.

Tracks:

1. Don’t Fight It  2:50

2. You Keep Me Hanging On 2:43

3. Hold On, I’m Coming 3:16

4. I Was Made To Love Her 2:19

5. Keep On Running 2:47

6. Get Ready 2:25

7. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again 4:12

8. I Know 3:56

9. I Wake Up Crying 2:18

10. Funny How Time Slips Away 3:39

11. Danny Boy 3:54

12. It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World 2:39

13. Yesterday 2:45

Notes:

Tom Jones - vocals

Charles Blackwell - music director (7,8,10-12)

Johnny Harris - music director (1-6)

Les Reed - music director ( 9,13)

The Bushes - Assorted Shrubbery (2020/LP) Audi Clarity - ACL 0049

 

MP3/320Kbs/71MB

Soul, Blues, Psychedelic Rock

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Assorted Shrubbery is the sole album by the short-lived Chicago-based band The Bushes, released in 1968 on the independent label Growth Records (catalog LP 200-08). The band, composed of white musicians Ron Stockert (keyboards/bass), Al Johnson (guitar), Joel Wilson (vocals), and John Zefo (drums), blended soul, blues rock, and psychedelic influences into a unique, if commercially overlooked, sound. The album features a mix of covers and originals. It was reissued in 2020 by Audio Clarity (ACL 0049), making it more accessible to modern audiences.

Tracks:

1. The Way You Do The Things You Do 3:54

2. I’ve Been Tryin’ 1:27

3. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know 6:03

4. Testify (I Wanna) 3:50

5. Polyphony 0:30

6. The Hopes, The Dreams, The Tears 4:30

7. Stormy Monday Blues 5:38

8. Most Girls 2:22

9. Ooh Baby Baby 1:43

10. Function At The Junction 3:27

Personnel:

Ron Stockert - Hammond organ, piano, bass, vocals

Al Johnson - guitar, bass, vocals

Joel Wilson - vocals, percussion

John Zefo - drums, vocals

Quiet World - The Road (1970/1989) Dawn Records - 22DN-71

 

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Progressive Rock

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Quiet World were an English pop rock band formed by The Heather Brothers John, Lea, and Neil Heather in 1969. The group consisted of John (vocals, songwriting), Lea (vocals, songwriting), and Neil (songwriting), as well as Steve Hackett (lead guitar) and his brother John Hackett (guitar), Dick Driver (bass), Gill Gilbert (backing vocals), Phil Henderson (keyboards), Eddy Hines (flute) and Sean O'Mally (drums).

Quiet World released their debut concept album The Road in 1970. Shortly thereafter, Steve Hackett left to join the progressive rock group Genesis as lead guitarist.

Tracks:

1. The Great Birth (Theme) 2:27

2. First Light 3:36

3. Theme 0:42

4. Star 2:36

5. Theme 0:44

6. Loneliness And Grief 5:08

7. (Theme) Change Of Age 1:33

8. Christ One 4:43

9. Hang On 1:19

10. Christ Continued 3:23

11. Body To The Mind 2:59

12. Traveller 2:38

13. Let Everybody Sing 1:53

14. Theme 0:25

15. Children Of The World 2:13

16. Change Of Age 0:34

17. Love Is Walking 3:42

Personnel:

Steve Hackett - electric & acoustic guitars, harmonica

John Hackett - acoustic guitar

Gill Gilbert - vocals

Sean O’Mally - drums

Eddy Hines - flute, saxophone

Dick Driver - string & electric bass

Phil Henderson - arranger, piano, trumpet, organ, recorder, vocals

John Heather - composer, acoustic guitar, vocals

Lea Heather - lead vocals, percussion, songwriting

Neil Heather - songwriting

The Voices Of East Harlem - Right On Be Free (1970/2007) Elektra Records - 8122-76435-2

 

MP3/320Kbs/171MB

Soul, Gospel, Funk

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American gospel/soul vocal group from New York City. The group was originated in an inner-city action project in East Harlem in 1969 Chuck Griffin was an East Harlem pop warner football coach and the founder of the East Harlem Federation Youth Association (EHFYA). He and his wife Anna Griffin set up the ensemble, initially to perform in colleges and at local benefits...

Tracks:

1. Right On Be Free (3:48)

2. Simple Song Of Freedom (4:04)

3. Proud Mary (2:49)

4. Music In The Air (3:19)

5. Oh Yeah (1:34)

6. For What It's Worth (3:32)

7. Let It Be Me (3:24)

8. No No No (4:03)

9. Gotta Be A Change (2:39)

10. Shaker Life (6:51)

Bonus:

11. Oxford Town (Remastered Single Version) (3:00)

12. Sit Yourself Down (Remastered Single Version) (2:14)

13. Nation Time (2:52)

14. I Wanna Be Free (3:59)

15. Hey Brother (2:42)

16. Love Is The Answer (2:47)

17. Kind Woman (4:54)

18. Angry (Remastered Single Version) (2:39)

19. (We Are) New York Lightning (Remastered Single Version) (2:54)

20. Run Shaker Life (Live At The Soul To Soul Festival) (5:49)

21. Soul To Soul (Live At The Soul To Soul Festival) (2:23)

Personnel:

Bernice Cole - Vocals

Cynthia Sessions - Vocals

Anna Griffin - Vocals

Gerri Griffin - Vocals

Kevin Griffin - Vocals

James Missouri - Vocals

Johnny Serrano - Guitar

Cornell Dupree - Guitar

Richard Tee - Organ

Leslie Maynard - Organ

Chuck Rainey - Bass

Jerry Jemmott - Bass

Bob Ealey - Drums

Ralph McDonald - Conga

Montego Joe - Conga

The Box Tops - The Original Albums 1967-1969 (2015) Raven - RVCD-385

 

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Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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The Box Tops is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1967. The Box Tops' music combined elements of soul music and light pop.

An album called The Letter/Neon Rainbow appeared in November 1967. The Box Tops released three albums over a nine-month period from late 1967 to mid 1968. Some of the group's instrumental tracks were performed by session musicians like Reggie Young, Tommy Cogbill, Gene Chrisman, and Bobby Womack. However, the actual group members performed on a number of their recordings, including "The Letter", and on all live performances...

CD1

The Letter/Neon Rainbow (1967)

1. The Letter (Wayne Carson Thompson) 1:54

2. She Knows How (Wayne Carson Thompson) 3:07

3. Trains And Boats And Planes (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 3:45

4. Break My Mind (John D. Loudermilk) 2:29

5. Whiter Shade Of Pale (K. Reid, G. Brooker, M. Fisher) 4:34

6. Everything I Am (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:18

7. Neon Rainbow (Wayne Carson Thompson) 3:03

8. People Make The World (Bobby Womack) 2:30

9. I'm Your Puppet (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:53

10. Happy Times (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 1:45

11.Gonna Find Somebody (Bobby Womack) 3:01

12. I Pray For Rain (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:23

Cry Like A Baby (1968)

13. Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:34

14. Deep In Kentucky (Bill Davidson) 2:10

15. I'm The One For You (H. Thomas, L. Jones) 3:05

16. Weeping Analeah (D. Folger, M. Newbury) 3:04

17. Every Time (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:34

18. Fields Of Clover (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:52

19. Trouble With Sam (Daniel Pennington) 2:16

20. Lost (Mark James, Glen D.Spreen) 2:29

21. Good Morning Dear (Mickey Newbury) 3:40

22. 727 (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:18

23. You Keep Me Hanging On (E. Holland, L. Dozier, B. Holland) 3:42

Bonus: (Mono Single Versions)

24. The Letter (Wayne Carson Thompson) 1:58

25. Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:34

26. I See Only Sunshine (Alex Chilton) 2:14

27. You Keep Tightening Up On Me (Wayne Carson Thompson) 2:53

28. Come On Honey (Alex Chilton) 3:23

CD2

Non Stop (1968)

1. Choo Choo Train (Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton) 2:52

2. I'm Movin' On (Clarence E. Snow) 3:47

3. Sandman (Wayne Carson Thompson) 2:57

4. She Shot A Hole In My Soul (Mac Gayden, L. Neese) 2:43

5. People Gonna Talk (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 4:10

6. I Met Her In Church (D. Penn, S. Oldham) 2:43

7. Rock Me Baby (Riley B. King, Joe Bihari) 3:48

8. Rollin' In My Sleep (Paul Davis) 3:15

9. I Can Dig It (Alex Chilton) 2:24

10. Yesterday Where's My Mind (John Reed) 3:27

11. If I Had Let You In (Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton) 3:17

Dimensions (1969)

12. Soul Deep (Wayne Carson Thompson) 2:29

13. I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan) 2:48

14. Midnight Angel (Mark James, Glen D. Spreen) 3:20

15. Together (Alex Chilton) 3:24

16. I'll Hold Out My Hand (Chip Taylor, Ai Gorgoni) 3:25

17. I Must Be The Devil (Alex Chilton) 3:36

18. Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March (B.Weinstein, Jon Stroll) 2:16

19. (The) Happy Song (Alex Chilton) 1:57

20. Ain't No Way (Neil Diamond) 3:03

21. Rock Me Baby (Riley B. King, Joe Bihari) 9:13

Bonus: (Mono Single Versions)

22. Since I Been Gone (Alex Chilton) 3:14

23. Lay Your Shine On Me (Curtis Arcenaux, Richard Mainegra) 2:34