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AITKEN, LAUREL - BOOGIE IN MY BONES - EARLY STEPS OF...the godfather of Ska). More of the R&B and early Mento singles by the Godfather of Jamaican Ska. Chronicling his last 12 months before leaving the island in 1960, this collection includes his collaborations with legendary Jamaican producers such as Chris Blackwell ... read more » |
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AITKEN, LAUREL - CALYPSO ROCK AND ROLL - EARLY MENTO...recordings). Unmissable singles collection documenting the early days of the man the world will always remember as the "Godfather of Ska". Born in Cuba in 1927 but raised in Jamaica, Laurel Aitken played an important role in the growth of the "Mento" ... read more » |
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BAKER, LAVERN - LA VERNComing at a time when jazz singing was slowly evolving into an erthier, more emotionally fervent style known as rhythm and blues, Lavern Baker's debut album on Atlantic, dated 1956, proved her to be one of the key vocalists who furthered that transition. The niece of ... read more » |
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BAKER, LAVERN - LA VERN BAKERDolores Lavern Baker, responsible for a couple dozens of hits both in the R&B and the Pop Charts of the late 50's, proved capable of melding blues, jazz and R&B styles in a way that made possible the emergence of a new idiom: rock and roll. The first black artist to ... read more » |
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BEACH BOYS - SURFIN' SAFARI (RUMBLE)Formed in 1961 when Dennis Wilson, the only Beach Boy to regularly visit the beach, asked his brother Brian to write a song about the sport of surfin', the Beach Boys reached number 75 in national charts with their first single (the resultant song "Surfin'") and ... read more » |
€ 16.95 |
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BELAFONTE, HARRY - CALYPSOOriginally released in 1956, Belafonte's third album was the first full-length gramophone LP to sell over one million copies, topping the charts for 31 weeks on the strength of hits like 'Jamaica Farewell' and the immortal 'Banana Boat (Day-O)'. Mostly consisting of music ... read more » |
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CHANTELS - WE ARE THE CHANTELSThe first, and probably the greatest of all girl groups, the Chantels broke into recording in the late '50s, behind their lead singer Arlene Smith. They were, in fact, so early that the original version of this album, featuring a picture of the group on the cover, was soon ... read more » |
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COASTERS - GREATEST HITSThe Coasters second full album from 1959, and follow-up to their groundbreaking self titled debut, is more of a retrospective of their early singles, reviewing an incredible succession of hits. Slightly preceding the 'One by One' album where they switched to a more jazzy ... read more » |
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COASTERS - ONE BY ONEThe Coasters 1960 "meet-the-band" LP wherein the singers are presented not as a group but as individual soloists, represented a complete departure from what the Coasters rose to fame for. If the previous material was marked musically by its rock and roll teen-age ... read more » |
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COASTERS - THE COASTERSLike most of the early-era R&B LPs, the Coasters first album is more of an "all-killer no-filler" singles compilation than a proper debut. Covering four years and two distinct line-ups, including a good portion of the period when the group was known as the ... read more » |
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COCHRAN, EDDIE - SINGIN' TO MY BABY'Singin' To My Baby' is Eddie "Summertime Blues" Cochran's first LP, originally released in 1958, just two years before he was tragically killed in a car accident (rockabilly king Gene Vincent was also in the car, but lived) at the age of 21, while touring the UK. ... read more » |
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DARIN, BOBBY - BOBBY DARINOften compared to Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin, Bobby was one of the greatest American singers. Born in the Bronx to a poor, working class family at the height of the great depression, Darins career took off in 1958 when he wrote and recorded 'Splish Splash', as a result of ... read more » |
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DAWSON, RONNIE - ROCKIN' BONESThere were hundreds of talented rockabilly singers in the 50's, but it'd be really hard not to recognize at first listen the high-pitched voice (back then it was actually difficult for radio listeners to tell if he was a man or a woman) and the pre-teen rock 'n' bop anger ... read more » |
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DIDDLEY, BO - BO DIDDLEYThe full-length debut by the man known as the Originator of rock and roll should need no introduction. Though never a top seller on par with his Chess Records rival Chuck Berry, Bo produced a catalog of classics to compete with all but a handful of the best early rockers, ... read more » |
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DIDDLEY, BO - GO BO DIDDLEYHis second 1959 long-play effort only adds a go to his classic debut, refining his trademark square guitar and crazy-distorted amplification to create new sounds (anticipating the innovations of 60s rock icons like Jimi Hendrix) and his rumba-sounding, hambone-styled Bo ... read more » |
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DION & THE BELMONTS - PRESENTING DION & THE BELMONTSThe seminal first album from Dion & The Belmonts, the epitome of Italian American doo-wop by a group of teenagers who got their start singing on street corners of the Bronx. Revealing a musical soul that transcended the limitations of teen pop (and foreshadowed group ... read more » |
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DOMINO, FATS - THIS IS FATS DOMINOOriginally released in 1956 on the Imperial label and collecting both old and new chart-smashers, most of which were co-written with Dave Bartolomew, This is Fats Domino explains the legendary role Antoine Domino had, and still has, in New Orleans' popular culture. ... read more » |
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FABIAN - HOLD THAT TIGER!Introduced into the music business by Frankie Avalon at a time when record producers were looking to the South Philadelphia neighborhoods in search of teenage talents with good looks, Fabian Forte mainly began singing as a way to support his family, due to his father's ... read more » |
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GAYE, MARVIN - THE SOULFUL MOODS OF...The very first album by one the greatest and most influential singers in the fields of Soul and R&B came out in 1961 on the Motown label and sees Marvin singing, playing drums, and piano on an album of mainly rearranged jazz and pop standards, inspired by his passion ... read more » |
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HAWKINS, DALE - OH! SUZY QA true legend in his own way, the Louisiana born & bred Dale Hawkins is mostly known to the world for his all-time rockabilly classic Oh! Suzy Q, as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival in their successfully revived, million-seller 1968 version. One of the very ... read more » |
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HAWKINS, SCREAMIN' JAY - AT HOME WITH... (IT)By far one of the most outrageous performers of the early years of rock, prone to emerging from coffins on stage, with a flaming skull named Henry as his constant companion, Screamin Jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable. His 1958 ... read more » |
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HAWKINS, SCREAMIN' JAY - RARE, UNISSUED OR JUST PLAIN WEIRDPerhaps the most wildly extroverted performer in rock history regardless of race, colour or creed, Screamin Jay Hawkins has been the inspiration for countless performers over the last fifty years. This compilation collects rare cuts, unissued takes and hard to find ... read more » |
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HAWKINS, SCREAMIN' JAY - THE SINGLES 1954-1957A comprehensive collection of the early, pre-debut LP, singles from one of the most controversial frontmen of early rock and roll. With his classically-trained bass-baritone singing voice, Hawkins conjured up ghoulish images both on stage and on his records. Hawkins, ... read more » |
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IRON COBRA ORCHESTRA - LOVE IS CRIME/SILVERBEASTS OF BOURBON meets THE CRAMPS meets GUN CLUB. Featuring members of the legendary RAYMEN. |
€ 7.95 |
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JACKSON, WANDA - ROCKIN' WITH WANDA! (IT)140 gram vinyl. Equals parts straight rockabilly, hilarious late 50's camp, honky tonk, and country music, 1960's Wanda Jackson's "Rockin' With Wanda", originally released on Capitol, helped her establish the title of "the Queen Of Rockabilly". Wanda's ... read more » |
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