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This new compilation brings us the best of Hopkins’ 1946-1948 recordings for the Los Angeles based Aladdin Record label. Remarkable solitary blues recorded in the fully-formed individual style on which he would build a life-long career. Hopkins scored national hits with “Shotgun Blues” and “Short Haired woman”, essential, evocative Texas blues, rooted in a tradition going back to Blind Lemon Jefferson.
Tracklist:
1. Lightnin’s (Sis’) Boogie
2. Come Back Baby
3. Daddy Will Be Home One Day
4. Baby You’re Not Going to Make a Fool Out of Me
5. Morning Blues
6. Have to Let You Go
7. Let Me Play with Your Poodle
8. Down Baby
9. Fast Mail Rambler
10. Thinkin’ and Worryin’
11. Picture on the Wall
12. You’re Not Goin’ to Worry My Life Anymore
13. Sugar on My Mind
14. Shotgun
15. Katie May
16. Short Haired Woman
17. Feel So Bad
18. Can’t Do Like You Used to
19. West Coast Blues
20. Drinkin’ Woman
21. See See Rider
22. Unpredictable Woman
23. Blues (That Mean Old Twister)
24. I Can’t Stay Here in Your Town
25. You’re Gonna Miss Me
26. Someday
When Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death at Altamont Speedway on December 9, 1969, the story goes that the ’60s died too, the hippie dream dissolving into a less idealistic, more individualistic era. The echoes of the decade, however, could be felt long after the six had been replaced by the seven, and it’s the frame of this ‘long ’60s’ – a period which historian Arthur Marwick defines as lasting until 1974 – that Quintessence fit within.
Formed in fashionable Ladbroke Grove in 1969, this international 6-piece played extended, improvisatory compositions highlighted by lengthy guitar solos, flute, sitar and communal, Indian-inspired chanting. They took on Eastern names to match their philosophies, with Australian flautist & founder Ronald Rothfield becoming Raja Ram,…
…for example, and American bassist Richard Vaughan known as Shambhu Babaji. Far from a niche, underground concern, however, Quintessence quickly signed to Island after a major-label bidding war, and soon appeared frequently in the music weeklies, and even live on BBC2 and in Nicolas Roeg’s Glastonbury Fayre. Across five studio albums, ranging from 1969’s In Blissful Company to 1972’s Indweller, they journeyed into their own groovy mysticism, lyrically paying as much heed to St Pancras and Ladbroke Grove as to Mount Kailash and various deities.
Despite their popularity at the time, they have since slipped under the radar in recent years, being denied the resurgence of, say, The Incredible String Band, or even the credibility of weirder Eastern-inspired acts like The Third Ear Band. Spirits from Another Time attempts to rectify this, with two CDs of outtakes and alternative recordings from the vaults, many forgotten by their creators and in need of reconstruction; two cuts here even feature new guitar and vocals from Dave ‘Maha Dev’ Codling and Phil ‘Shiva’ Jones.
The results are impressive, though Quintessence were clearly at their best when they abandoned their scenester pretensions and Jones’ slightly hammy vocals, and instead launched into relaxed improvisation. Disc One’s 12-minute take of “Epitaph for Tomorrow” is stunning, a steady, subtle groove over which lead guitarist Allan Mostert is free to slowly unwind his subtle soloing, his instrument increasingly affected by echo and wah-wah effects; “Body” similarly embarks on some swinging guitar improvisation, while opener “Notting Hill Gate” moves from exhortations of meditation and “getting it straight” into peals of echoed flute and buzzing sitar. What’s most striking is the restrained, almost ambient manner of their sound, presumably aimed straight at enlightenment rather than hedonism.
If Quintessence’s music is at times too time-stamped, and lyrics like “celestial wine filling you with divinity” too gauche for the cynical decades that came after, perhaps now, with the continuing resurgence of new age music and renewed appreciation for the likes of the Grateful Dead, is the right time again to appreciate these overlooked cosmic adventurers.
Foodman
Ez Minzoku
(Orange Milk Records, 2016)
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CD1:
01. Chubby Checker – The Twist 02:36
02. Eddie Cochran – C’mon Everybody 01:55
03. Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue 02:29
04. Tommy Roe – Sheila 02:04
05. Chuck Berry – No Particular Place To Go 02:42
06. Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On 02:52
07. Jimmy Jones – Handyman 01:59
08. Connie Francis – Stupid Cupid 02:15
09. Little Eva – Let’s Turkey Trot 02:29
10. The Shadows – Foot Tapper 02:32
11. Mark Wynter – Venus In Blue Jeans 02:10
12. Little Richard – The Girl Can’t Help It 02:31
13. Bill Haley & His Comets – Shake Rattle And Roll 02:29
14. The Everly Brothers – Bye Bye Love 02:22
15. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – I’ll Never Get Over You 02:06
16. The Tornados – Telstar 03:19
17. Lonnie Donegan – Rock Island Line 03:20
18. Duane Eddy – Shazam 01:50
19. Jet Harris & Tony Meehan – Diamonds 02:25
20. Jean Vincent – Be Bop A Lula 02:35
21. Johnny Burnette – You’re Sixteen 01:57
22. The Coasters – Poison Ivy 02:43
23. The Beach Boys – Fun Fun Fun 02:17
24. The Big Bopper – Chantily Lace 02:21
25. The Marcels – Blue Moon 02:17
CD2:
26. Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones 03:11
27. Billy Fury – I’d Never Find Another You 02:36
28. Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 02:15
29. Ricky Nelson – Hello Mary Lou 02:18
30. Bobby Vee – The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 02:35
31. Dave Berry – Little Things 02:24
32. Helen Shapiro – Walkin’ Back To Happiness 02:31
33. Kathy Kirby – Dance On 02:28
34. The Springfields – Island Of Dreams 02:37
35. Brian Hyland – Warmed Over Kisses 02:20
36. Neil Sedaka – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 02:15
37. Kenny Lynch – Up On The Roof 02:35
38. Bobby Darin – If I Were A Carpenter 02:22
39. The Four Seasons – Walk Like A Man 02:16
40. Craig Douglas – Pretty Blue Eyes 02:10
41. Del Shannon – The Swiss Maid 02:08
42. Bobby Vinton – Blue Velvet 02:48
43. Adam Faith – What Do You Want 01:37
44. The Brook Brothers – Ain’t Gonna Wash For A Week 01:59
45. The Chiffons – Sweet Talkin’ Guy 02:26
46. The Shirelles – Mama Said 02:08
47. Mike Sarne & Wendy Richard – Come Outside 02:52
48. Tommy Steele – Little White Bull 03:43
49. Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound 02:07
50. Terry Stafford – Suspicion 02:32
CD3:
51. The Troggs – Love Is All Around 02:59
52. Chris Montez – The More I See You 02:40
53. Brenda Lee – As Usual 02:36
54. Lesley Gore – Maybe I Know 02:37
55. Crispian St Peters – You Were On My Mind 02:43
56. Joe Brown & The Bruvvers – That’s What Love Will Do 02:23
57. Marty Wilde – Sea Of Love 02:26
58. The Searchers – Sweets For My Sweet 02:28
59. Johnny Ray – Just Walkin’ In The Rain 02:38
60. The Platters – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 02:39
61. Dusty Springfield – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 02:48
62. Doris Day – Move Over Darling 02:39
63. Skeeta Davis – The End Of The World 02:37
64. Jane Morgan – The Day The Rains Came 02:57
65. Ruby & The Romantics – Our Day Will Come 02:32
66. Paul & Paula – Hey Paula 02:29
67. Petula Clark – I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love 02:54
68. Emile Forde & The Checkmates – On A Slow Boat To China 02:33
69. Michael Holliday – The Story Of My Life 02:14
70. Paul Anka – Put Your Head On My Shoulder 02:35
71. The Kalin Twins – When 02:25
72. Johnny Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 02:39
73. Matt Monro – Walk Away 03:06
74. The Cascades – Rhythm Of The Rain 02:32
75. Tab Hunter – Young Love 02:18
CD4:
76. Chris Montez – Let’s Dance 02:28
77. Dion -The Wanderer 02:43
78. The Teddy Bears – To Know Him Is To Love Him 02:23
79. Jimmy Jones – Good Timin’ 02:01
80. Daisy Wood Davis – Dream Baby Dream 02:09
81. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin’ All Over 02:21
82. Susan Maughan – Bobby’s Girl 02:34
83. Del Shannon -Little Town Flirt 02:48
84. Brenda Lee – Sweet Nothin’s 02:22
85. Del Shannon – Runaway 02:15
86. Connie Francis – Who’s Sorry Now 02:18
87. Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 02:30
88. Conway Twitty – It’s Only Make Believe 02:13
89. Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Do You Wanna Dance 02:14
90. Bobby Darin -Dream Lover 02:32
91. The Platters – Great Pretender 02:39
92. Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 02:27
93. Marty Wilde – A Teenager In Love 02:20
94. Dion – Runaround Sue 02:38
95. Helen Shapiro – You Don’t Know Me 02:40
96. The Everly Brothers – Let It Be Me 02:35
97. Chubby Checker – Let’s Twist Again 02:18
98. Danny And The Juniors – At The Hop 02:31
99. Bobby & The Conquests – Crying Time Again 02:32
100. Jason Donovan – Dreamboats And Petticoats 02:46
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CD1 Leon On Me: The Buddah Years (1975-1977)
01 I Am His Lady 3:16
02 If I Lose 3:26
03 Must Be Dues 4:24
04 Natural Part Of Everything 4:18
05 This Is It (12” Single) 4:44
06 Stay Awhile 3:54
07 Lean On Me 4:54
08 One Less Morning 4:38
09 Good Love Makes Everything Alright (12” Single) 7:33
10 The Way You Make Me Feel 3:33
11 So Many Mountains 3:34
12 The Long And Winding Road 4:02
13 Ain’t No Love Lost 2:50
14 The Greatest Feeling 3:12
15 My Sensitive, Passionate Man 3:19
16 Standing Right Here 3:53
17 Living Free 5:01
18 I Don’t Know No One Else To Turn To 5:36
19 Just Another Link 3:25
CD2 You Stepped Into My Life: The Epic Years (1978-1980)
01 You Stepped Into My Life 4:00
02 There’s No Other Like You 5:27
03 Pick Me Up, I’ll Dance (12” Mix) 7:00
04 Where Did You Ever Go 4:04
05 Miss Thing (12” Single) 5:32
06 Need Love 4:47
07 Night People (12” Single) 7:27
08 Hot And Tasty (12” Mix) 5:53
09 Burn (UK Remix) 6:04
10 Everything’s So Good About You (12” Single) 5:36
11 Next To You 4:01
12 Rest Inside My Love 5:07
13 Something On Your Mind 4:18
14 You Stepped Into My Life (Special Disco Version) 7:48
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With his latest recording, Too Late to Die Young, Taussig, now 75, has not so much taken a new direction as refined certain aspects of what he has done before. Too Late to Die Young is an in-depth exploration of a single guitar in a single tuning. “I now realize the direction in which I had been heading all along was the right one,” says Taussig, “toward independent composition within what is essentially a classical music tradition.” For instance, in addition to the traditional meters of 4/4 and ¾, Taussig now moves in and out of polyrhythms based on 5/4, 7/4 and 9/4 so smoothly as to be almost undetectable. However, the major leap he has made out of Post-Modernism is central to his new recording. “Whenever I heard a record reviewed, it was always in terms of the recent past, ‘a taste of soul with an AC/DC attitude and a little Dub in the background’ is typical.” This is appropriate for the Post-Modern Era, Taussig points out, where the attitude is that “all that can be invented, has been” and reworking the past is the only way forward. Sampling is perhaps the best representation of this approach. “I want to go further,” says Taussig, “I believe that Post-Modernism, now almost fifty years old, is due for a reevaluation. Invention is again possible without obvious references to the past.” “When people listen to my new music, I don’t want them to think of the roots of American Primitive Guitar or other musician/composers, I want them to think, ‘that is Taussig.’”
