LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOUND vol 207 |
In The Trashcan
Records GARBAGE207 |
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it hurts to be in love - gene pitney In 1960 his career started, slowly but surely he became a big name in showbusiness. This is one of the few Pitney singles I like (such as "She's a heartbreaker"). Recorded in 1963 for Musicor. My Dutch copy came out on CBS. |
9. hypnotized - kenny barry Another popcorn gem that always works on dancefloors all over Europe. It's the only single I have on Mem Records and also the only Kenny Barry record I own. |
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touch of love - the enchanters Slow doo-wop from 1959. It's the B-side of the magnificent "Cafe bohemian", an all-time fave of mine. This Los Angeles vocal group changed their name to The Safaris a year later (see vol 244). Released on Orbit. |
10. cha cha cha n°1 - juan tirado Excellent cha-cha-cha instrumental from 1954 by Juan Tirado and his Mambo Orchestra as B-side of his self-penned "Dorotea". Released on Derby, a New York record label founded in 1949. |
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now i've got a woman - freddy king Albert King, B.B. King and Freddy King: the three kings of Chicago blues. He moved from Dallas up north to Chicago. I particularly like his 1960s period on Federal Records, like this one from 1964. |
11. cobra-dub - kashan band Seventies dub-reggae instrumental version of The Skatalites' song written by Rolando Alphonso. The Kashan Band was a Belgian outfit. Released on Disco Smash. |
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get away - bud landon & the rhythm masters Finger lickin' good Texan rocker from 1967. First of two singles he cut for Belle Records. |
12. blue moon - jackie kelso Released by Mambo on a 10" shellac and in Belgium by Ronnex as a 7" in 1955. Kelso was a gifted tenor saxophone player from Los Angeles. |
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woman is a man's best friend - teddy & the twilights He cut three singles for Swan Records in 1962. "I'm just your clown" and "Running around town" were the first songs I heard, but I prefer this B-side of doowop ballad "Goodbye to love". |
13. bam cuoi nha binh - dia ba phat hanh This must be Vietnamese and I'm told it is some kind of a wedding song. Was this 60s? Or 70s? I have no clue whatsoever. |
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don't talk baby - joan malone One of the finest popcorn tunes I know, originally released on Cuca Records. Pee Wee King wrote the song and it's his band backing the relatively unknown Malone. |
14. cigarettes - lonnie duvall On this promo release it's coupled with "Street walker" while the regular Hip Records release features a different flipside: "Your mother and daddy are right". This soulful pop tune was recorded in 1968. |
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my nerves - little willie john Finger snapping popcorn r&b sleaze from 1956, the follow-up of one of the best songs ever written: "Fever". He was jailed after stabbing somebody, got out on parole thanks to James Brown but had to go back to prison and died there a while later in 1968. |
15. onion rings - freddy king B-side of "Now I've got a woman", "Onion rings" is an excellent jazzy blues instrumental that ought to be played right after "Green onions". |
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you threw a lucky punch - gene chandler Mary Wells sang "You beat me to the punch" and his answer was "You threw a lucky punch" in 1962, his terrific second single after his mega hit seller "Duke of Earl". Eugene Dixon was his real name. |
16. i found a million dollar baby in a five and
dime store - mills brothers Four brothers in a vocal group from Ohio that started in 1928 already. They recorded this in 1958 as if rock 'n' roll never happened and guess what: it works for me. |