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ROY HAMILTON - DARK END OF THE STREET - 1963 - 1969 (Possessor of the most majestic voice in '50s pop, Roy Hamilton was perfectly poised to score on the charts during the Eisenhower Era, with a flair for high melodrama but also a subtle sense of R&B and swing to appeal to pop audiences. His versions of You'll Never Walk Alone and Unchained Melody were full-throated bravura performances, while he seemed to transition well to the teenaged world with his 1961 hit, You Can Have Her. Still, his hits dried up that year, and he moved from MGM to RCA to small independent labels before his untimely death from a stroke in 1969. The Raven disc Dark End of the Street compiles his last six years, hitless as they were, portraying a great voice with great intentions who was perpetually the victim of misguided label intentions (most of them predicated on exposing him to the widest variety of record buyers). Although Hamilton's style of singing was going against the grain of rock music in the '60s, it was suited well for the quickly maturing sound of soul and pop, led by a raft of Brill Building eggheads like Burt Bacharach, Phil Spector, and Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller. Indeed, Hamilton's first sessions for MGM paired him with Leiber & Stoller, and produced the sophisticated pop of Let Go and Midnight Town -- Daybreak City. Meanwhile, other sessions were pointed toward the LP-buying public, and included the familiar songs For Your Precious Love, Crying in the Chapel, Answer Me, My Love, and a remake of his first hit, You'll Never Walk Alone. His songs for RCA were also a mixed bag, but the best of them are certainly worth hearing, including a remake of the Hank Ballard hit Tore Up Over You and a bewitching version of the contemporary Bacharach hit Reach Out for Me. No chart entries were forthcoming, and Hamilton drifted into independent contracts. One of them, however, found him working with Chips Moman at American Studios in Memphis, and the results of these sessions -- quiet brilliance embodied by a great reading of the oft-covered The Dark End of the Street, 100 Years, and more stirring drama in Angelica (one of two Hamilton songs later covered by Scott Walker) -- were up to the standards of his earlier successes. Even fans of Roy Hamilton might think they can safely skip everything from this period, but Dark End of the Street 1963-1969: The Operatic Soul of Roy Hamilton makes the case for Hamilton's greatness -- despite constant label miscues -- right up to his death. Track listing: 1. Let Go, 2. Midnight Town - Daybreak City, 3. Sinner (El Pecador), The, 4. Same One, The, 5. For Your Precious Love, 6. Crying In The Chapel, 7. Panic Is On, The, 8. Answer Me My Love, 9. Gloomy Sunday, 10. Don't Worry About Me, 11. Heartache (Hurry On By), 12. Tore Up Over You, 13. Impossible Dream, The, 14. God Bless The Child, 15. Reach Out For Me, 16. You'll Never Walk Alone, 17. Let The Music Play, 18. Crackin' Up Over You, 19. I Taught Her Everything She Knows, 20. Lament, 21. You Shook Me Up, 22. Wait Until Dark, 23. My Peaceful Forest, 24. Dark End Of The Street, The, 25. 100 Years, 26. Angelica, 27. Hang Ups, 28. It's Only Make Believe) Aussie - RAVEN Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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ROY HAMILTON - TORE UP - THE RCA & AGP SINGLES (22 great soul classics Full track listing: 1. It's Only Make Believe 2. Angelica 3. Hang Ups 4. The Dark End Of The Street 5. One Hundred Years 6. You Shook Me Up 7. So High My Love 8. I Taught Her Everything She Knows 9. Lament 10. Let The Music Play 11. Reach Out For Me 12. Crackin' Up Over You 13. Walk Hand In Hand 14. The Impossible Dream 15. She's Got A Heart 16. And I Love Her 17. Tore Up Over You 18. Heartache (Hurry On By) 19. Ain't It The Truth 20. I Get The Blues When It Rains 21. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 22. It's Only Make Believe (Mono)) U.K SHOUT Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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ROY HAMILTON - WARM SOUL (12 tracks as original LP PLUS the A & B sides from 7 MGM label singles + one un-issued track Full track listing: 1. THE SAME ONE 2. IT'S TOO SOON TO KNOW 3. BABY DON'T YOU CRY 4. LOOKING BACK 5. SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE 6. THE MASQUERADE IS OVER 7. GUESS WHO 8. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME 9. FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE 10. CRYING IN THE CHAPEL 11. ON MY WORD OF HONOR 12. THE GLORY OF LOVE 13. YOU STILL LOVE HIM 14. LET GO 15. MIDNIGHT TOWN, DAYBREAK CITY 16. INTERMEZZO 17. THE SINNER 18. THEME FROM THE VIP'S (THE WILLOW) 19. THE PANIC IS ON 20. THERE SHE IS 21. AFTER HE BREAKS YOUR HEART (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 22. ANSWER ME MY LOVE 23. UNCHAINED MELODY 24. SHE MAKE ME WANNA DANCE 25. YOU CAN COUNT ON ME 26. SWEET VIOLET 27. A THOUSAND TEARS AGO) U.K CHERRY RED/DECK Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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ROSETTA HIGHTOWER R. H (16 rare female soul masters Full track listing: 1 Abraham Martin And John 2 River Deep And Mountain High 3 I Don't Blame You At All 4 Stoned Love 5 Never Can Say Goodbye 6 Friendship Train 7 Ain't No Mountain High Enough 8 Tracks Of My Tears 9 Remember Me 10 Signed Sealed Delivered 11 I Heard It Through The Grapevine 12 Every Little Bit Hurts Bonus Tracks 13 Pretty Red Balloons 14 How Can You Mistreat (The One You Love) 15 I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You 16 Big Bird) U.K RPM Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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JOE HINTON FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY (2 old lps of soul-gospel-blues on one cd Full track listing: Funny (How Time Slips Away) / Pledging My Love / If You Love Me / I'll Get Along Somehow / If It Ain't One Thing It's Another / So Close / Endlessly / Everything / True Love / Thousand Cups Of Happiness / Darling Come Talk To Me / Guess Who / Just A Kid Named Joe / Be Ever Wonderful / The Whole Town's Talking / There Oughta Be A Law / Don't Tell Her The Truth / I'm Waiting / Now I'm Satisfied / Got You On My Mind / Baby Please) U.K RPM Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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EDDIE HOLLAND THE COMPLETE (31 rare soul hits Full track listing: 1. A Little Bit Of Lovin 2. Take A Chance On Me 3. If Cleopatra Took A Chance 4. Gotta Have Your Love 5. Jamie 6. If It’s Love 7. What About Me 8. It’s Not Too Late 9. True Love Will Go A Mighty Long Way 10. Last Night I Had A Vision 11. I Couldn’t Cry If I Wanted To 12. I’m On The Outside Lookin In 13. Candy To Me 14. Just A Few More Days 15. Leaving Here 16. Welcome Back 17. Baby Shake 18. Brenda 19. Just Ain’t Enough Love 20. Darling I Hum Song 21. If You Don’t Want My Love 22. Merry Go Round 23. It Moves Me 24. Will You Love Me? 25. Magic Mirror 26. The Last Laugh 27. Why Do You Want To Let Me Go 28. Because I Love Her 29. Everybody’s Going 30. Come On Home 31. What Goes Up, Must Come Down) MARGINAL Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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BRENDA HOLLOWAY - THE EARLY YEARS - RARE RECORDINGS 1962 - 1963 (Although Brenda Holloway was aged just 17 when Tamla Records issued her 'Every Little Bit Hurts' in 1964, she had been releasing 45s in Los Angeles for over two years by then. A longstanding pipedream of compiler Mick Patrick, this collection gathers together all of those extremely collectable pre-fame recordings, most of which are making their CD debut. The set includes solo sides, duets, singles made by Brenda as a member of a girl group known variously as the Watesians and the 4J's and the ultra-rare 'Do The Del Viking' by her younger sister Patrice, which features Brenda on back-ups. Some of these were issued on familiar labels like Donna, Era and 4J, while others were pressed on impossibly obscure logos such as Minasa, Snap, Catch, Taste and Brevit and others are previously unissued; what might otherwise have been a rather brief CD is bolstered by the inclusion of tracks from the vaults of Class Records and producer Kent Harris. All in all, where it all began for one of the most spectacular female vocalists ever to record for Motown. Track listing: 1. CONSTANT LOVE, 2. SUDDENLY, 3. GAME OF LOVE, 4. HEY FOOL, 5. I NEVER KNEW YOU LOOKED SO GOOD UNTIL I QUIT YOU - Brenda Holloway & Jess Harris, 6. I WANT A BOYFRIEND (GIRLFRIEND) - The Soul-Mates, 7. I'LL GIVE MY LIFE , 8. I AIN'T GONNA TAKE YOU BACK - Brenda Holloway & The Carrolls, 9. GONNA MAKE YOU MINE - Brenda Holloway & Jess Harris, 10. UNLESS I HAVE YOU - Hal & Brenda , 11. CANDY, 12. ECHO, 13. I GET A FEELING - The Soul-Mates , 14. IT'S YOU - Hal & Brenda , 15. HE'S GONE, 16. THE NURSERY - The Four J's, 17. WILL YOU BE MY LOVE - The Four J's, 18. I TOLD YOU BABY - The Watesians, 19. I'LL FIND MYSELF A GUY - The Watesians , 20. DO THE DEL VIKING (PART 1) - Patrice Holloway, 21. YOU'RE MY ONLY LOVE - Brenda Holloway & The Carrolls, 22. EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS) U.K ACE Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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BRENDA HOLLOWAY HITS AND RARITIES (Full track listing: 1. Operator 2. When I’m Gone 3. Just Look What You’ve Done 4. A Favor For A Girl 5. I’ll Be Available 6. Every Little Bit Hurts 7. Who’s Lovin’ You 8. How Many Times Did You Mean It? 9. Starting The Hurt All Over Again 10. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy 11. I’ll Always Love You 12. I’ve Been Good To You 13. Where Were You? 14. Hurt A Little Every Day 15. Too Proud To Cry 16. Play It Cool, Stay In School 17. Reconsider 18. I’m On The Right Track 19. Sad Song 20. Land Of 1000 Boys 21. Suddenly 22. Embraceable You 23. You Can Depend On Me 24. Can I? 25. You’ve Changed Me 26. Love Woke Me Up This Morning 27. You Need Me 28. Tell Me Your Story) MARGINAL Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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FREDDIE HUGHES - SEND MY BABY BACK (Freddie Hughes had one of the great falsetto soul voices of the era - pleading, celebratory, and always dripping with soul. The Oakland-based artist was popular in his home region of the Bay Area but did not achieve national recognition until the sweet soul ballad 'Send My Baby Back' was an R&B smash in 1968. On the hindlegs of the hit, Wand Records commissioned an album, which has subsequently become one of the most sought-after soul long players of the era. Stuffed with classy performances such as the uptown ballad 'He's No Good' and northern fave 'We Gotta Keep On', the album demonstrates the versatility of Hughes remarkable talent. The album itself is a stone classic gem, but Kent have added a brace of additional tracks that further illustrate Hughes range, and give some glimpse of his R&B roots in the San Francisco music scene. These range from the non-LP single 'My Baby Came Back' to the work of Hughes' incredible earlier duos: the Soul Brothers with Ken Pleasants, where we debut many unissued gems; and the Casanova II with Wiley Trass that give Sam & Dave a run for their money on their two rare singles for Early Bird. With an informative booklet, this long overdue official reissue will be a treat for vintage soul fans of all shapes and sizes. Track listing: 1. SEND MY BABY BACK - Freddie Hughes, 2. TONIGHT I'M GONNA SEE MY BABY - Freddie Hughes, 3. WE GOTTA KEEP ON - Freddie Hughes, 4. HE'S NO GOOD - Freddie Hughes, 5. NATURAL MAN - Freddie Hughes, 6. I GOTTA KEEP MY BLUFF IN - Freddie Hughes, 7. EVERY NIGHT I SEE YOUR LOVELY FACE - Freddie Hughes, 8. WHERE'S MY BABY - Freddie Hughes, 9. YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING - Freddie Hughes, 10. WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITHOUT YOUR SWEET LOVIN' - Freddie Hughes, 11. MY BABY CAME BACK - Freddie Hughes, 12. LOVE CAN'T BE UNDERSTOOD - Freddie Hughes, 13. I WAS A FOOL - The Casanova II, 14. WE GOT TO KEEP ON - The Casanova II, 15. LOVE'S PHILOSOPHY - The Casanova II, 16. MAYBE THEY'RE RIGHT - The Casanova II, 17. LET OUR LOVE GO ON - The Soul Brothers, 18. EVERY NIGHT I SEE YOUR FACE - The Soul Brothers, 19. SHE'S COMING BACK - The Soul Brothers, 20. LOVE'S PHILOSOPHY (VERSION 1) - The Soul Brothers, 21. LOVE'S PHILOSOPHY (VERSION 2) - The Soul Brothers, 22. STATION L-O-V-E - The Soul Brothers, 23. WHERE'S MY BABY - The Soul Brothers, 24. DO THE PHILLY - The Music City All Stars) U.K KENT Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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JIMMY HUGHES - SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL - THE COMPLETE VOLT RECORDINGS 1968 - 1971 (Following two highly-acclaimed and strong-selling Kent CDs covering all of his surviving Fame recordings, we now turn to the material that Jimmy Hughes cut for Stax's subsidiary Volt between 1968 and 1970. The final part of our Hughes trilogy starts with all 11 tracks from Jimmy's sole Volt album ''Something Special'', adds both sides of a 1970 non-album 45 cut at Royal Studios with the Hi Rhythm Section, and tops the lot with a staggering 13 previously unissued recordings that have remained in the Stax vaults for over 40 years. These finished masters and work in progress demos were cut at Stax, Sun, Ardent, FAME and Hi, all legendary locations for fans of southern soul. Jimmy worked on these sides with some of the most notable writers and musicians of soul's golden era, including Isaac Hayes and David Porter, Duane Allman, Charles Chalmers, Steve Cropper, vocalists Jeanie Greene and Sandy Posey, the Memphis Horns and the Hi Rhythm Section under the supervision of their (and the MGs) drummer Al Jackson Jr. They are of the highest quality from start to finish. Our package boasts a generous 79+ minutes playing time, comes with a booklet featuring both the usual copious quantity of illustrations and Charles Chalmers' recollections of the sessions. As the title suggests, truly is 'Something Special'. Track listing: 1. I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU, 2. LET 'EM DOWN BABY, 3. I'M SO GLAD, 4. LAY IT ON THE LINE, 5. SWEET THINGS YOU DO, 6. CHAINS OF LOVE, 7. I'M NOT ASHAMED TO BEG AND PLEAD, 8. IT'S ALL UP TO YOU, 9. LOCK ME UP, 10. WHAT SIDE OF THE DOOR, 11. PEEPED AROUND YONDER'S BEND, 12. (JUST AIN'T AS STRONG AS I USED TO BE) YOU DONE FED ME SUMPIN', 13. DID YOU FORGET. PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED VOLT RECORDINGS: 14. NO EASY WAY, 15. DON'T YOU KNOW I'M ALL ALONE, 16. I WAS CLOSEST AT HAND, 17. I WANT YOU SO BAD, 18. I WORRY ABOUT YOU, 19. IT JUST AIN'T ENOUGH, 20. LOOK WHAT I GOT, 21. NEVER GROW OLD, 22. YOUR LOVE MADE A U TURN, 23. TELL HIM TONIGHT, 24. TOO OLD TO PLAY, 25. LEAVE US ALONE, 26. YOU GOT THE POWER, 27. YOUR LOVE IS IMPORTANT TO ME) U.K KENT Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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JIMMY HUGHES - WHY NOT TONIGHT - THE FAME RECORDINGS VOLUME 2 (An eagerly anticipated follow-up to the highly-acclaimed 'Steal Away', Kent's first volume of the complete surviving Fame recordings of Jimmy Hughes from 2009. 'Why Not Tonight' embraces this Alabama-born soul man's original Fame/Atlantic album of that title, seven non-album As and Bs and three originally unissued sides - two of which make their worldwide debut here. It was on these recordings that the celebrated Muscle Shoals sound really began to take shape and to define an era in Southern soul music. A mix of ultra high quality ballads and a raft of splendid dance cuts, many of which have remained unreissued for more than 40 years. Kent will round out the Jimmy Hughes story later in 2010 with a CD of Jimmy's complete Volt recordings that will include 14 unissued tracks, recorded in 1969 and 1970 in Muscle Shoals and Memphis. Track listing: 1. WHY NOT TONIGHT, 2. I'M A MAN OF ACTION, 3. I WORSHIP THE GROUND YOU WALK ON, 4. NEIGHBOUR, NEIGHBOUR (VERSION 2), 5. IT WAS NICE, 6. SLIPPIN' AROUND WITH YOU, 7. MIDNIGHT AFFAIR, 8. IT'S A GOOD THING, 9. I'M THE LOVING PHYSICIAN, 10. I STAND ACCUSED, BONUS TRACKS: 11. WHEN IT COMES TO DANCING, 12. YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HEAR, 13. DON'T LOSE YOUR GOOD THING, 14. HI HEEL SNEAKERS, 15. TIME WILL BRING YOU BACK, 16. UNCLE SAM, 17. IT AIN'T WHAT YOU GOT, 18. DILLIE DILLIE, 19. WELL ALRIGHT GIRL, 20. TOO MUCH, 21. NEIGHBOUR, NEIGHBOUR (VERSION 3) U.K KENT Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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JIMMY HUGHES - STEAL AWAY - THE EARLY FAME RECORDINGS VOLUME 1 (This is the first of two packages that between them will anthologise the complete Fame recordings of pioneering soul man, Jimmy Hughes. The two CDs will include everything that Jimmy cut for Fame between 1962 and 1967, and will premiere many previously rare and unissued gems from the Fame vaults. 'Steal Away' covers the first phase of Jimmy's career, from the time when Fame was distributed by Vee-Jay Records. His complete original 'Steal Away' album is followed by six rare single-only sides and four stunning unissued tracks, all recorded at Fame's studios in Muscle Shoals. These recordings form a vital part of the start of southern soul. Many have been unavailable legally since the mid 1960s. Happily, Jimmy is still alive and well - and pleased that his vintage classics are about to be issued on CD Track listing: 1. LOVELY LADIES, 2. THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND, 3. A SHOT OF RHYTHM AND BLUES, 4. NEIGHBOUR, NEIGHBOUR (VERSION 1), 5. EVERYBODY LET'S DANCE, 6. STEAL AWAY, 7. TRY ME, 8. I'M GONNA RISE AGAIN, 9. I TRIED TO TELL YOU, 10. I'M GETTING BETTER, 11. STORMY MONDAY BLUES, 12. I WANT JUSTICE, 13. I'M QUALIFIED, 14. MY LOVING TIME, 15. LOLLIPOPS, LACE AND LIPSTICK, 16. YOU MIGHT AS WELL FORGET HIM, 17. GOODBYE MY LOVER GOODBYE, 18. YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO HURT A GUY, 19. HAVE YOU DONE GOT OVER ME?, 20. GIRL YOU BELONG HERE WITH ME, 21. MY ADORABLE ONE, 22. STEAL AWAY PART TWO) KENT Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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TOMMY HUNT THE BIGGEST MAN - SCEPTER AND DYNAMO RECORDINGS 1961 - 1967 (29 soul masters, incs..The Biggest Man, This And Only This, False Alarm, Poor Millionaire, So Lonely, Didn't I Tell You, Human. Track listing: 1. The Biggest Man 2. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 3. Human 4. Lover 5. New Neighbourhood 6. She'll Hurt You Too 7. You Made A Man Out Of Me 8. I Might Like It 9. Didn't I Tell You 10. Make The Night A Little Longer 11. This And Only This 12. Just A Little Taste (Of Your Sweet Lovin' 13. Coming On Strong 14. How Can I Be Anything (Without You 15. Everybody's Got A Home But Me 16. Words Can Never Tell It 17. False Alarm 18. I Am A Witness 19. Your Man 20. Don't Make Me Over 21. It's All A Bad Dream 22. Promised Land 23. Parade Of Broken Hearts 24. Poor Millionaire 25. So Lonely 26. It's All In The Game 27. Do You Really Love Me 28. I'm Wondering 29. Oh Lord, What Are You Doing To Me) U.K KENT Special on-line offer for UK customers only - buy 6 or more DVDs/CDs/Videos (or a mixture of both) and we pay your postage!!! |
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