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| Doo Wop Box, The
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(Rhino R2-71463 US-94 300:-)
Music from the Orioles, the Ravens, the Crows, the Velvets, the Teenagers, the Clovers, the Willows, the Dells, the Pastels, the Monotones, the Shields, the Crests, the Elegants, the Bosstones, the Passions, the Edsels, the Regents, the Halos, and more – 101 tracks in all!
Comes with an 80pg booklet with pictures and information.
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| K-Doe, Ernie - A Real Mother-in-Law for Ya
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(Westside WESA-915 UK-02 275:-)
Since his big hit was "Mother-In-Law," a funny song that could easily be perceived as a novelty, Ernest Kador Jr is often dismissed when it comes to the top rank of New Orleans R&B singers. That's an inaccurate assessment, as this delightful compilation proves. Part of the reason, of course, is that these are the Toussaint sessions, and Allen Toussaint is the king of late-'50s and -'60s New Orleans R&B, not only writing classics like "Mother-in-Law," but producing sessions that had precisely the right combination of rolling rhythms, horns, mellow funk, pianos, and warm vocals from the friendly, skilled Ernie K-Doe. He didn't have as rich a selection of material as, say, Fats Domino or Lee Dorsey, but he was at the top tier of the second tier, as this compulsively listenable 29-track collection proves.
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| Muddy Waters - The Chess Box
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(Chess CHD3-80002 US-89 300:-)
72 classic performances by perhaps the greatest bluesman ever! Covering a quarter century on Chess Records, the recordings are sequenced as recorded and are digitally remastered from the original masters or original Chess 78rpm singles.
Twenty-three of the tracks are rare, included 10 previously unreleased. Includes a 32 page booklet.
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