Daniel Johnston's major label debut Fun was originally released in 1994 on Atlantic Records while he was housed in a mental institution. Featuring some of Daniel's finest songwriting and boasting the most "accessible" sound of his eccentric and deep catalog, producer Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers) eloquently preserves the singer/songwriter's earnest appeal and wraps it in sympathetic musical support. The aspiring cartoonist's playful, symbol-heavy sketches have graced many of his album covers, including Fun.
This red color vinyl edition of United Front is limited to just 200 copies. The vinyl comes with a download card containing all of the tracks from the LP in addition to three bonus tracks, which were included on the original 2002 CD release. David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 formed in New York in 1992. Their self-described "Jamaican Jazz" sound combines ska, rocksteady and reggae with extended jazz improvisation, intricate melodies, and complex harmonies. The group incorporates many diverse elements of world music with rocksteady rhythms, including ska, jazz, calypso, as well as Afrobeat and American jazz influences.
Track Listing: Side A 1. Song of the United Front 2. Duppy Conqueror 3. Come and Get Me 4. Old Days
Side B 1. Baby 2. Love is Something 3. Far East 4. Another You
Bonus Download Tracks Hillyard Street 2002 Blues for Dumas Percussion Procession
The self-titled debut album by American musician and rock & roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, released in 1958 by Sun Record Company. Produced by legends Jack Clement and Sam Phillips, the album features songs written by Lewis, his contemporaries at Sun Records (including Elvis), the traditional "When The Saints Go Marching In", and Hank Williams' "Jambalaya".
A1 Don't Be Cruel A2 Goodnight Irene A3 Put Me Down A4 It All Depends A5 Ubangi Stomp A6 Crazy Arms B1 Jambalaya B2 Fools Like Me B3 High School Confidential B4 When The Saints Go Marching In B5 Matchbox B6 It'll Be Me
Released on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2018 album, With the Sun, Sunny War’s new album finds her a little bit older, a little bit more mature, but looking back on the rocky roads of her past with a surprising amount of nostalgia. Shell of a Girl was written in a burst of creativity in Los Angeles, and marks a new transition period, with Sunny moving from the Venice Beach boardwalk, where she first made her name, to the streets of downtown Los Angeles.
Recording again at Hen House Studios on Venice Beach with producer Harlan Steinberger and her musical collaborators Micah Nelson (Particle Kid), Aroyn Davis, Milo Gonzalez, Tato Melgar, Lesterfari Simbarashe, and Edith Crash rounding out the cast, Sunny moves freely between musical genres, anchored by her virtuosic, self-taught fingerstyle guitar work. Playing on a temperamental Guild acoustic guitar, that she’s named Big Baby for its tendency to squall and feedback, Sunny’s guitar work is as dazzling as ever, notes cascading out of the guitar in Art Tatumish flourishes.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the first great recording star of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll audiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the godmother of rock and roll". This live recording from 1960 had never been on vinyl, until now, a whole 57 years later. The set has plenty of variety, lots of sincere feeling, and high levels of musicianship from the unique performer. Highlights include "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands," "Didn't It Rain," "The Gospel Train" and "Down By the Riverside." The album was remastered for vinyl from analog tape and pressed at Pallas Group in Germany.
Track List A1 Can’t Sit Down 1:50 A2 He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands 1:54 A3 Vacation in the Sky 5:26 A4 Didn’t It Rain 2:17 A5 Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down 3:19 A6 Two Little Fishes, Five Loaves of Bread 5:03 A7 The Gospel Train 5:09 B1 Precious Lord 4:28 B2 Down by the Riverside 3:10 B3 Mansion in the Sky 4:58 B4 Is Everybody Happy? 3:26 B5 Peace in the Valley 5:31
Cult legend, avant-roots/RnR raconteur Tav Falco is back at it again with his' first full length studio album since 2015’s Command Performance. Cabaret of Daggers was tracked in Rome with the same ferocious line-up, the unapproachable Panther Burns. Vocal overdubs were recorded at the legendary Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis.
Track List:
Side A: A1 NOBODY’S BABY A2 SALLY GO 'ROUND THE ROSES A3 OLD FASHIONED MORPHINE A4 STRANGE FRUIT A5 NEW WORLD ORDER BLUES A6 SLEEPWALK
Side B: B1 STRANGE (LIBERTANGO) B2 BORN TO BE BLUE B3 RED VIENNA B4 SUGAR MAMA BLUES B5 MASTER OF CHAOS THEME
Arkansas-reared, avant-roots/RnR raconteur Tav Falco is set to make the holidays merry with his first collection of Christmas standards, A Tav Falco Christmas. A fixture on the international music scene since 1981, Falco has been described by The New York Times as “A singer, guitarist and researcher of musical arcana who hasn’t let his increasingly technical expertise and idiomatic mastery compromise the clarity of his vision.” At the start of a scorching hot July in Memphis last year, Falco and his distinguished group of American/Euro vagabonds ensconced themselves at Sam Phillips Recording Service studios in Memphis. The lineup includes bassist Mike Watt, guitarist Mario Monterosso, and drummer Toby Dammit.
Track List:
Side A: A1 Santa Claus Is Back In Town A2 White Christmas A3 Jingle Bell Rock A4 Blue Christmas
Side B: B1 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer B2 Christmas Blues B3 Holly Jolly Christmas B4 Soulful Christmas
A1 This Kind Of Love A2 Devil Doll A3 You're My Baby A4 Tryin' To Get To You A5 It's Too Late A6 Rock House
B1 You're Gonna Cry B2 I Never Knew B3 Sweet And Easy To Love B4 Mean Little Mama B5 Ooby Dooby B6 Problem Child
At The Rock House is the first full length album by Roy Orbison, recorded in 1956 but not released until 1961 by Sun Record Company. The record showcases Roy Orbison’s early work, which falls somewhere between the rock & roll that was happening in mid 50’s and the more lush, dramatic sound that he later perfected. Previously out of press on vinyl, it has now been remastered for a high quality vinyl pressing. This limited, numbered pressing was first made available for Black Friday Record Store Day 2014.
The color version comes in white, red, and silver color vinyl, randomly selected and shipped, so you're in for a surprise.
Guitar legend and Television co-founder Richard Lloyd has had a profound influence on rock & roll, with people like Jeff Tweedy citing Lloyd as his “musical hero”. Yet Lloyd’s solo career has somehow largely been overlooked and under-appreciated.With the release of his critically acclaimed 2017 memoir, Everything is Combustable, there is a renewed interest in his post-Television work. Perhaps the most obscure of his solo releases is Lodestones, an album that was released in 2010 only as a digital download. The album came to vinyl with this 2018 pressing, available as a transparent orange LP.
Les Paul’s resume is hard to top. Paul was a self-taught guitarist, specializing in jazz, country, and blues. He was also a prominent songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He's credited for pioneering the solid-body electric guitar, along with many recording innovations that are used widely today. After You’ve Gone features an impressive twenty eight songs recorded by Les Paul & His Trio between 1944-1945. The release was remastered for vinyl at Infrasonic Mastering, and pressed on vinyl for the first time ever at Pallas Group in Germany.
Track List: A1 Feed Back A2 I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me) A3 All Of Me A4 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me A5 Song Of The Islands A6 Viper's Dream A7 Fine And Dandy A8 Always B1 Dark Eyes B2 At Sundown B3 Good For Nothing B4 Blue Skies B5 Undecided B6 Stompin' At The Savoy B7 It Had To Be You C1 It Must Be True C2 Honeysuckle Rose C3 My Blue Heaven C4 I Got Plenty Of Nuthin' C5 Left And Right C6 Never Mind C7 By The Light Of The Silvery Moon D1 I Never Knew D2 Sleepy Time Gal D3 You Brought A New Kind Of Love D4 Dream Dust D5 After You've Gone D6 Out Of Nowhere
Equal parts primal, early rock’n’roll, deviant hill country blues, and avant-garde art, Tav Falco's Panther Burns are ramshackle, raw, unholy & utterly amazing. For his latest release, Tav Falco teams up with legendary bassist Mike Watt and drummer Toby Dammit. The songs were recorded during the group's 2015 USA Whistle Blower Tour.
Track Listing: A) Sway B) Where the Rio De Rosa Flows
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Topping the Billboard R&B charts in 1957, Bill Justis' "Raunchy" is one of the most successful rock & roll instrumental tracks of all time. Having grown up in Memphis, Justis played an integral part in the development of rock music, working with artists on the legendary Sun Record Company, as well as recording music for himself. This collection of instrumentals pays homage to 1960's era rock & roll scene of the south. Now the album has been remastered for its first vinyl pressing in nearly five decades.
Track List:
A1 Raunchy
A2 College Man
A3 The Stranger
A4 Wild Rice
A5 Cattywampus
B1 Flip, Flop And Bop
B2 Scroungie
B3 The Midnight Man (Vocal)
B4 Summer Holiday
B5 Cloud 9
B6 Flea Circus
Equal parts primal, early rock’n’roll, deviant hill country blues & avant-garde art - TAV FALCO’s PANTHER BURNS are ramshackle, raw, unholy & utterly amazing. His historico-musico revue, The Unapproachable Panther Burns, originated in 1979 at the nadir of Memphis’ postmodern, post-Beale, post-Sun, post-Stax era, when the Mississippi River town had seemingly disappeared from the cultural map and shriveled into an obsolescent landmark.
This limited edition 7” release features bass legend Mike Watt and drummer Toby Dammit. The tracks were recorded during their 2015 USA Whistle Blower Tour.
Track Listing: A) My Chauffeur Blues B) Whistle Blower Blues
Formed in Vallejo, California in the 1950's, The Viscaynes were a high school doo-wop group who are said to be the first recorded singing group of Sylvester Stewart (aka Sly Stone), and the launching point of his extensive career. The group gained some early notoriety with a performance on Dick Stewart's Dance Party, after which they were introduced to producer George Motola. Charting on KYA radio's top 60 chart in 1961, "Yellow Moon" became a hit song for The Viscaynes, though they split up around the time of the song's popularity. "The Viscaynes & Friends" is the first official full-length release from the group, coming to light only after a master tape reel was discovered more than half a century since the group disbanded. The release features seven tracks from Sly and The Viscaynes, along with one cut from the The Individuals and two from The Precisions, all of which were produced by Motola.
The vinyl release comes in a gatefold jacket with extensive liner notes from author, historian, and radio host Rickey Vincent.
TRACK LIST A1 Help Me With My Broken Heart A2 Without Success A3 You've Forgotten Me A4 Yellow Moon A5 Mama Told Me B1You're My Only Love B2 A Long Time Alone B3 Uncle Sam Needs You B4 Heavenly Angel B5 Eight Reasons Why
Flying Lessons is the upcoming third album from LA-based Fool's Gold, officially out on May 19th via ORG Music. Each pre-order comes with an instant download of the first single, "I'm In Love", along with a remix by fellow Los Angelenos, Poolside. The vinyl includes a download code for the entire album. The first 50 orders will include a free Fool's Gold sticker.
"Flying Lessons encompasses everything we've been about for the last 7+ years, both musically and emotionally. It is the culmination of countless hours of travel, gigs, success, failure, darkness, joy, and the stubborn insistence to move forward and create our best work to date." - Luke Top (Lead Singer, Bassist, and Co-Founder)
Doctor Ross, also known as "Doctor Ross the Harmonica Boss", made his reputation as a bluesman in Memphis before moving to Michigan. During the early '50s, Ross recorded his first sides, including "Chicago Breakdown”, with Sam Phillips at Sun Records. This compilation, Memphis Breakdown, compiles the best of those early Memphis sessions all in one place, remastered for vinyl.
Track List: A1 Chicago Breakdown A2 Boogie Disease A3 Polly Put the Kettle On A4 Juke box boogie A5 Terra Mae A6 Feel So Sad A7 Texas Hop B1 That’s All Right B2 Cat´s Squirrel B3 Industrial Boogie B4 Left Job Boogie B5 That Ain’t Right B6 1953 Jump B7 Come Back Baby
Tracklist Side A More Than 2 Sides (Hillyard) Measure of a Man (Sherley) Now That You Know (Wheeler / Pitman) The Giver (Hillyard / Wheeler) Somebody Done Changed The Lock on My Door (Weldon) Song of the Underground Railroad (Traditional arr. Hillyard)
Side B Home is Where the Hatred Is (Scott-Heron) Take a Chance on Me (Hillyard) Ulysses (Hillyard) Someone Else’s Love Song (Hillyard) Dark Before Dawn (Hillyard)
Personnel: David Hillyard – Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, Backing Vocals on 5 Larry McDonald – Percussion Jimmy Boom – Drums Chiquis Lozoya – Bass, Backing Vocals on 2-5, 8-10 Devin Morrison – Guitar Ray Jacildo – Organ, Piano Sean Wheeler – Lead Vocals on 2-5, 7-10 Alex Desert – Backing Vocals on 2-5, 8-10 Glen Pine – Trombone on 1-3, 7 Buford O’Sullivan – Trombone on 5, 8, 10,11 Luigi De Gaspari – Trombone, Bass Trombone on 4, 6, 10 Rich Graiko – Trumpet on 1, 6, 7, 8, 10 Rolf Langsjoen – Trumpet on 2,4, 5 Tommy Mattioli – Balafon on 6, Vibraphone on 7,10,11 Jayson Nugent – Pick Guitar on 4 , 7 Micah Nelson – Harmonica on 9
Recorded at Hen House Studios by Harlan Steinberger.
Additional overdubs recorded by David Hillyard at Studio Slack, Nico Leonard at Pum Pum Hotel, Luigi De Gaspari, Buford O’Sullivan, Ray Jacildo, and Rich Graiko.
All songs mixed by Harlan Steinberger at Hen House Studios.
Produced by David Hillyard, Andrew Rossiter, and Harlan Steinberger.
Mastering by Bernie Grundman.
Photos of Larry McDonald & David Hillyard by Kristin Laughter
Photo of Sean Wheeler by Brian Kasnyik.
Cover art design and layout by Jeremy Lublin
Special Thanks to: All our families, All the musicians who played on the album, Harlan Steinberger and Hen House Studios, Andrew Rossiter at Org Music, and all the Rocksteady 7 band members worldwide, past and present.
Estrela Mágica is a starcrossed collaboration between Samira Winter (Winter) and Glenn Brigman (Triptides). Sighting influences from Brazil’s colorful Tropicalia movement as well as the phased out sunshine psychedelia of the American 1960’s, Winter and Triptides started blending together their favorite musical colors into a brand new sonic palette. Two years and a dozen home recording sessions later, they had crafted enough material to form Estrela Mágica.
A1 Tempo A2 Amiga A3 Desaparecidos A4 Doce Violeta B1 Raio de Sol B2 Ele Dorme B3 Te Levar B4 Ontem B5 I Just Wanna be With You
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Luke Top was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He has dedicated the last two decades to recording and performing music. A majority of that time (2008-2015), was spent as the lead singer of Fool’s Gold, a band that has enjoyed international acclaim for their cathartic live shows and seductive experiments in global psychedelia. When Fool’s Gold disbanded, Luke shifted gears musically, going solo with the release of his full length album “Suspect Highs” in 2016. SPIN magazine called the album “a deeply earnest and deeply honest confessional.” The opportunity to play as a touring member of the band Electric Guest presented itself in 2017, so Luke joined up in support their second album, “Plural.” It was during this period that Luke partnered with longtime friend, Jason Quever of Papercuts, to open a recording studio in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles. In this space, Luke found the freedom to explore a variety of bold new musical tangents, further refining his unique brand of songwriting and producing. The resulting body of work is collected in a new 5 song EP entitled “The Dumb-Show”. It features guest musicians Kyle Crane on drums (Daniel Lanois/Neko Case) and Seth Ford-Young (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) on upright bass.
Track List:
A1 I’ve Been Workin’
A2 I May Never Leave
A3 The Dumb-Show
B1 Relics
B2 Seemed So Natural
The Ad Libs, a phenomenal yet under-appreciated American vocal group hailing from Hudson County, NJ, had their first and only smash hit within their first year as a group, with ‘The Boy From New York City.’ Though several other singles from the doo-wop group landed on the Billboard R&B chart’s, The Ad Libs never released a full length album. Presenting The Ad Libs is the group’s debut album that never happened. A collection of singles, b-sides, and unused studio cuts come together to show the 1960’s soul singers in a whole new light. The tracks were remastered for vinyl at Infrasonic Mastering and pressed at Pallas Group in Germany on purple color vinyl.
