2012-05-26

THE SUPREMES A BIT OF LIVERPOOL

  MOTOWN RECORDS 1964                              MS 623 




A Bit of Liverpool is an album by singing group The Supremes,
released in the fall of 1964 on the Motown label. 
It just missed the Top 20 peaking at #21 on the 
Billboard Top 200 albums and #5 on the R&B chart
 possibly due to the girls massive popularity than the sound
 of the record. It eventually sold close to 1 million copies


credits:

Released October 16, 1964
Recorded 1964


Personnel

Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, 
and Mary Wilson: lead and background vocals
Hal Davis and Marc Gordon: producers


Track listing


A1 How Do You Do It
A2 World Without Love
A3 House Of The Rising Sun
A4 A Hard Day's Night
A5 Because
A6 You've Really Got A Hold On Me
B1 You Can't Do That
B2 Do You Love Me
B3 Can't Buy Me Love
B4 I Want To Hold Your Hand
B5 Bits And Pieces












2012-05-25

SMOKEY ROBINSON and THE MIRACLES GOING TO A GO-GO

  TAMLA RECORDS 1965                                   TS-267 


credits:

Smokey Robinson: Lead vocals, co-writer, producer
Bobby Rogers: Background vocals, co-writer
Ronnie White: Background vocals
Pete Moore: Background vocals, co-writer, vocal arranger
Claudette Rogers Robinson: Background vocals
Marv Tarplin: Guitar, co-writer

Other Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers, featuring:
Benny Benjamin: Drums
James Jamerson: Bass
Eddie Willis: Rhythm guitar
Eddie "Bongo" Brown: Percussion
Jack Ashford: Tambourine

Producer Smokey Robinson,Frank Wilson
William "Mickey" Stevenson

Released November 1965
Recorded 1965

      

tracks list:

A1 The Tracks Of My Tears
Written-By – Tarplin*, Robinson*, Moore*
2:53
A2 Going To A Go-Go
Written-By – Tarplin*, Rogers*, Robinson*, Moore*
2:49
A3 Ooo Baby Baby
Written-By – Robinson*, Moore*
2:42
A4 My Girl Has Gone
Written-By – Tarplin*, Rogers*, Robinson*, Moore*
2:51
A5 In Case You Need Love
Written-By – Robinson*
2:34
A6 Choosey Beggar
Written-By – Robinson*, Moore*
2:30
B1 Since You Won My Heart
Written-By – Robinson*, Stevenson*
2:13
B2 From Head To Toe
Written-By – Robinson*
2:25
B3 All That's Good
Written-By – Robinson*, Moore*
2:52
B4 My Baby Changes Like The Weather
Written-By – Wilson*, Davis*
2:40
B5 Let Me Have Some
Written-By – Rogers*, Robinson*
3:01
B6 A Fork In The Road
Written-By – White*, Robinson*, Moore*
3:18






















  

2012-05-24

DARRELL NULISCH AND TEXAS HEAT BUSINESS AS USUAL


       BLACK TOP RECORDS  1991



credits:

Darrell Nulisch & Texas Heat: Darrell Nulisch (vocals, harp);
 Jon Moeller (guitar); Steve Gomes (bass); David Olson (drums).

Additional personnel: Bruce Eisensohn (piano, organ);
 Mark Kazanoff (saxophone); Keith Winkling (trumpet).


Producer Hammond Scott
Engineer Jay Gallagher; Trina Shoemaker

Recorded April 1991 at Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana.


tracks list:


1 Count On Me
2 Just Around The Corner
3 Love and War
4 Beggin' You to Leave
5 Teach Me How To Love You
6 Love Attack
7 Orange Soda
8 Pouring Water On a Drowning Man
9 Inside Out
10 Business As Usual
11 I Can't Be Satisfied
12 Won't Throw It All Away











2012-05-23

B.B. KING THE BOSS OF THE BLUES


 KENT RECORDS 1965                                        KST 529



tracks list:


01 - Bad Breaks [1955] 
02 - You Don´t Know [1956] 
03 - Worry Worry Worry [1958] 
04 - The Blues Has Got Me [1956] 
05 - Please Accept My Love [1958] 
06 - I Had A Woman (Ten Long Years) [1955] 
07 - You Know I Go For You [1958] 
08 - That´s How Much You Mean To Me [1959] 
09 - Days Of Old [1958] 
10 - Why Do Everything Happen To Me [1958] 



















2012-05-21

LEE DORSEY " THE NEW LEE DORSEY"

AMY RECORDS 1966          – AMY 8011-S


credits:


Arranged By – Allen Toussaint
Producer – A. Toussaint*, M. Sehorn*
Written-By – Allen Toussaint (tracks: A1-A6, B2-B6), 
Naomi Neville (tracks: B1)

Recorded at Cosimo Recording Studio, New Orleans, LA.

tracks list:

A1 Working In A Coal Mine 2:47
A2 Can You Hear Me 2:12
A3 The Greatest Love 2:16
A4 A Mellow Good Time 2:15
A5 Mexico 2:07
A6 Get Out My Life, Woman 2:26
B1 Ride Your Pony 2:51
B2 Confusion 2:30
B3 Holy Cow 2:35
B4 Don't You Ever (Leave Me) 2:07
B5 Neighbor's Daughter 2:38
B6 A Little Dab A Do Ya 2:39















MEL BROWN I'D RATHER SUCK MY THUMB


     ABC IMPULSE RECORDS 1969                   AS 9186        



credits and sessions recording:


Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, July, August, October, 1969
Personnel:
Matthew Kelly (hca)
Clifford Coulter (org, el-p)
Mel Brown (g, vo)
Gregg Ferber (d)

91047 Scorpio
91049 Eighteen Pounds Of Unclean Chitlings
91050 Dixie
91055 Do Your Thing

Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, September, 1969
Personnel:
Matthew Kelly (hca)
Clifford Coulter (org, el-p)
Mel Brown (g)
Gregg Ferber (d)

90190 I'd Rather Suck My Thumb
90191 Troubles

Soul Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 14, 1969
Personnel:
Matthew Kelly (hca)
Johnny Carswell (org)
Mel Brown (g,vo)
Bob West (el-b)
Gregg Ferber (d)

91132 You Got Me Hummin'


tracks list:

1. I'd Rather Suck My Thumb    [5:33]
2. Scorpio    [6:30]
3. Eighteen Pounds Of Unclean Chitlings    [11:10]
4. You Got Me Hummin'    [4:15]
5. Do Your Thing (It's Your Thing)    [5:36]
6. Troubles    [5:20]
7. Dixie    [4:27]
















2012-05-20

BOBBY TIMMONS SOUL TIME

  
  RIVERSIDE RECORDS 1960                RS 9334      




credits


Personnel:
Blue Mitchell (tp)
Bobby Timmons (p)
Sam Jones (b)
Art Blakey (d)




recorded at:

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 12 & 17, 1960
Recording engineer: Ray Fowler
Mastered by Jack Matthews


tracks list:



1. Soul Time  [Timmons] 6:24
2. So Tired  [Timmons] 6:20
3. The Touch of Your Lips  [Noble] 4:16
4. S'posin'  [Denniker/Razaf] 5:14
5. Stella B.  [Timmons] 5:54
6. You Don't Know What Love Is  [DePaul/Raye] 6:16
7. One Mo'  [Timmons] 6:53



















MILT JACKSON RAY CHARLES SOUL BROTHERS

                              
    ATLANTIC RECORDS 1957                                    SD 1279




Soul Brothers is an album recorded by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson 
and released by Atlantic Records in 1958. The album was later
 re-issued in a 2 CD compilation together with the Charles / Jackson 
album Soul Meeting and included additional tracks from the same
 recording sessions not present on the original LP releases.



credits :

personnel:

Ray Charles – piano, electric piano, alto saxophone
Milt Jackson – piano, vibraphone
Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
Connie Kay – drums
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Skeeter Best – guitar
Kenny Burrell – guitar


Design [Cover] – Marvin Israel
Liner Notes – Bill Randle
Photography By [Cover] – Lee Friedlander

Supervised By – Nesuhi Ertegun   
Engineer – Tom Dowd
recorded in:
NYC, September 12, 1957


tracks list:

LP side A
1. "Soul Brothers" (Quincy Jones) – 9:34
2. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 9:15
LP side B
1. "Cosmic Ray" – 5:21
2. "Blue Funk" – 8:09
3. "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Jackson) – 6:23 
3. "'Deed I Do" (Hirsch, Rose) – 5:50