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Beats Like A Hammer collects classic cuts from Riley "Blues Boy" King's late 1940s and 1950s output which is arguably his greatest period, and definitely his grittiest. This fantastic collection features classic hits like "Three O'Clock Blues" and "Please Love Me", as well as a bunch of underappreciated and rarer tracks not often heard from the Memphis blues master. If there was ever any doubt that B.B. King belongs in the top tier of guitar gods, these early slices of guitar wizardry and pure blues mastery will put those doubts to rest.
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Collecting some of Serge Gainsbourg's finest early recordings from 1958 and 1959, Indifférente finds the provocative chanteur in his rawest form. Pulled from his first two 10" releases and including live cuts and duets with Juliette Gréco, this is the essential document of Serge's beginnings, not long after his songwriting and singing prowess had been discovered by the famous chanteuse Michèle Arnaud who recorded some of his earliest tunes. If you dig Serge the sex symbol and international pop star, you've got to hear the jazzy, sultry, early chansons that launched him to stardom.
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JAM 13016LP
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Early 1962 recordings featuring a very young Janis Joplin. Recorded in part at the Folk Theatre in San Jose, where Janis is joined by Steve Talbot on stage, and the remainder at the Coffee Gallery in San Francisco. This collection of raw blues tunes is essential for any fan of the iconic performer. Edition of 500.
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JAM 13014LP
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After the 1962 release of his self-titled debut LP, Bob Dylan spent the rest of that year and 1963 working on songwriting demos for his various publishing company clients. This wonderful LP compiles the best songwriting demos from that fruitful period. Along with early versions of stone-cold classics like "Masters Of War," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," and "The Times They Are A-Changin'," this collection of a young Dylan at the start of his brilliant six-decade career also includes beautiful, long-forgotten obscurities like "All Over You," and "Walkin' Down The Line." Essential early demos from America's greatest songwriter.
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JAM 13015LP
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In a career filled with hits, legends, and countless high points, 1959's Please Please Please may very well be the highest point of all. The debut album from James Brown And His Famous Flames, Please Please Please comprises all of Brown's charting singles up to that point as well as many classic B-sides. In addition to the legendary track "Please, Please, Please," the album also features the number-one single "Try Me" and 14 more of Brown's early R&B classics. An absolutely essential album for anyone with a soul.
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JAM 13013LP
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Practically the entire world has heard Stevie Wonder's June 1962 Motortown Revue performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago -- they just might not know it. That's because the electrifying hit version of "Fingertips," released the following year, was recorded at that fateful gig. Included here is that hit performance along with the rest of Wonder's show from that evening, a night that he and the backing Motortown band were absolutely on fire.
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JAM 13012LP
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Cynthia Gooding was a folk singer best known for her radio show, which was broadcast on New York's WBAI. It was on this show in early 1962 that she recorded an interview and performance with the then unknown Bob Dylan, whose first album had yet been released. Folksinger's Choice Radio Broadcast is a stunning and clear, early performance from the 2016 Nobel Prize winner.
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JAM 13011LP
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Jambalaya present 14 tracks from the American outsider and legend, Hasil Adkins, titled Chicken Walk. Hasil Adkins was a true American original. Raised in Boone County, West Virginia, the son of a coal miner, Adkins grew up in poverty in a tarpaper shack on coal company property, where he taught himself to play after hearing Hank Williams on the radio. The legend goes that he didn't realize Hank had a band backing him up, and that's why Hasil learned to play guitar and drums at the same time. Adkins wrote tons of amazing original material beginning in the 1950s, which "explored an affinity for chicken, sexual intercourse, and decapitation." (Wikipedia). A great collection of those original recordings is presented here.
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JAM 13009LP
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Jambalaya presents a collection of Ben E. King's songs entitled Stand By Me... And More of His Classics. This collection includes some of the greatest tracks ever from the late, great, Ben E. King, one of Harlem's favorite sons and a truly iconic R&B vocalist. After leaving The Drifters in 1960, King struck out on his own with his first hit solo tune, 1961's "Spanish Harlem" which was followed soon after by the all-time classic, "Stand By Me". The collection is rounded out by another 14 pieces of pure, early '60s, NYC music. This is about everything you need from the immortal Ben E. King.
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JAM 13007LP
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Fusing diverse elements of blues, barrelhouse boogie-woogie, funk, and gospel with mambo, rhumba, and second-line street parade rhythms, Professor Longhair's contribution to today's musical vocabulary is immeasurable. You can't listen to Fats Domino, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, James Booker, or Huey Smith without recognizing the unique "Fess" imprinting. This compilation of B-sides, rarities, and alternate takes, recorded between 1949 and 1957, honors one of the great and unique talents in rock and roll history.
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A comprehensive collection of the early, pre-debut LP singles from one of the most controversial front-men of early rock and roll. With his classically-trained bass-baritone singing voice, Screamin' Jay Hawkins conjured up ghoulish images both on stage and on his records. Hawkins, evoking voodoo images and using bone-rattling sound effects, simultaneously entertained and bewildered rock 'n' roll fans. This collection features his all-time classic "I Put a Spell on You," along with a batch of hard-to-find classics from his Okeh Records days. Essential.
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Shortly after his arrival in Memphis and subsequent signing to Sun Records, Johnny Cash performed on KWEM radio, marking the very first radio performance for him and his group, the Tennessee Two. In this performance from May 1, 1955, the group is amped up, electrified, and absolutely stunning. Rounding out this LP are Cash's highly regarded 1960 and 1962 demo recordings.
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Recorded September 20, 1963, at the Monterey Jazz Festival, this set featured Miles Davis's new quintet, with George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. This group, minus Coleman and with the addition of Wayne Shorter, would soon go on to make some of the most highly regarded jazz LPs of all time. This smoking set features a wonderful rendition of "So What," among others. Essential live jazz classics.
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Prior to his legendary tours with The Yardbirds and The Animals, even before the Checker singles that helped set off the British blues craze of the early '60s, Mississippi blues singer and harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson (aka Alex Miller) cut his teeth recording these classic sides for the Jackson, Mississippi-based Trumpet Records. Originally released as 78-RPM records, these recordings are some of the rawest and most powerful pieces in Williamson's discography.
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Repressed. This document of a performance at The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, on September 6, 1961, is historic in many ways; it is one of the first known live recordings of the great Robert Zimmerman and, more importantly, the first known live recording to feature original songs ("Man On the Street," "Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues," and "Song to Woody"). Known among collectors as the First Gaslight Tape, the sound quality on these recordings is fantastic, and the set holds up as one of the best early Dylan live recordings in both sound quality and performance. Essential!
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The late, great man in black made appearances on the legendary radio and TV show broadcast Louisiana Hayride out of Shreveport, LA, in 1955, 1959, 1962, and 1963. This LP collects recordings from all of those performances. Though we all know and love his studio hits, Cash was often at his best in front of a live audience and his performances here leave no doubt about that. With stunning performances from his Tennessee Two, the loose, humorous vibe of these recordings highlights Cash's best side.
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