All that Jazz -2

Another 10 "Mod" Jazz tunes.

Paul & Rick - Hen House (1967)

The Pac-Keys - Dig In  (1966)

Chuck Higgins Sorry 'Bout That (1960)

Eric Kloss - Comin' home Baby (1967) - (A cover of Mel Torme´s tune..Below)





Mel Torme - I'm Comin' Home   (1962)

King Curtis - Free For All (1961)

Bobby Jenkins And His Quartet - Troubles (1962)

Floyd White - Finders Keepers (1958)

The Miles Grayson Trio - You Were Wrong (1965)

Freddy Washington's Band - Congo Buggie (1953)



All the above  tracks can be found on Mod jazz and then Some

Also included on the collection;

1. ANOTHER CHILD LOST - Floyd White

2. DIG IN - Pac Keys
3. HARD WORKING GIRL - Clarence Daniels & Obie Jessie
4. BOSSA BABY - GEORGE RENE & HIS COMBO
5. HEN HOUSE - Paul & Rick
6. SISTER SADIE - Shirley Scott
7. SATURDAY NIGHT STOMP (INST) - Eddie 'Blues Man' Kirkland
8. LEAVIN TOWN - Nightbeats
9. FREE FOR ALL - King Curtis
10. THE FAT MAN - TKOs
11. THAT'S A LIE - Billy Larkin
12. WATERMELON WALK - Five Counts
13. CONGO BUGGIE - Freddy Washington's Band
14. CHILI WITH HONEY - Danny Bell & The Bell Hops
15. POONTWANGIE aka THREE O'CLOCK STOMP - B. B. King
16. COOKING IN GREASE - Reuben Wilson
17. TROUBLES - Bobby Jenkins & His Quartet
18. SORRY 'BOUT THAT - Chuck Higgins
19. COMIN' HOME BABY - Eric Kloss
20. IN THE DARK - Dave Hamilton
21. BUCKET FULL OF SOUL - Trudy Pitts
22. NATURE BOY - Etta Jones
23. YOU WERE WRONG - Miles Grayson
24. EL TACOS - Frenchy & The Chessmen

All that Jazz

The 1959 novel Absolute Beginners describes modernists as young modern jazz fans who dress in sharp modern Italian clothes.
Not all Modern Jazz is "listenable" or "cool" enough to have that "Modernist Sound" but there are some cracking tunes, especially from the late 50´s and the 60´s.
Here´s ten to start with.
Alvin Cash and The Crawlers - Twine Time (1965)

B.B King -3 O'clock Stomp Aka Poontwangie (1962)

Dave "Baby" Cortez - Rinky Dink  (1962)

Dave Davani Four - The Jupe (1965)

George Stone -  Hole in the Wall  (1965)

Jr Walker & the All Stars -   Cleo's Mood (1966)

Mike Vickers - On the Brink (1965)

Terrell Prude - Frog-Eyes (1963)

The Young-Holt Trio - Wack Wack (1966)

Willie Mitchell  - 30-60-90 (1969)

Sweet Soul Music

Managed to get hold of 4 pretty good Soul CD´s..not the usual collection of tracks that are normally be found on such collections  and covering the years where my main Musical interest lays, the late 50´s to the mid 60´s. Not all the tracks are  necessarily what I´d  Label as purely Soul, there´s a mix of bee-bop and blues, but maybe the titel "Sweet Soul Music" is intended to be more inklusive..that any my idea of what is directly a Soul track differs from what others would call Soul..and visa - versa.
Shame I couldn´t get hold of the  Cd covering 1963

1. The Vibrations - The Watusi (2:34)
2. The Miracles - Shop Around (2:48)
3. Maxine Brown - All In My Mind (2:33)
4. The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (2:41)
5. Clarence "Frogman" Henry - (I Don't Know Why) But I Do (2:20)
6. Roy Hamilton - You Can Have Her (2:47)
7. Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart (2:35)
8. Chuck Jackson - I Don't Want To Cry (2:17)
9. Freddie King & His Orchestra - Hide Away (2:37)
10. Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) (2:21)
11. The Drifters - Some Kind Of Wonderful (2:35)
12. Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man (2:50)
13. The Marcels - Blue Moon (2:16)
14. Shep & The Limelites - Daddy's Home (2:53)
15. Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law (2:25)
16. Little Junior Parker - Driving Wheel (2:37)
17. Bobby Lewis With Joe Rene Orchestra - Tossin' And Turnin' (2:21)
18. The Pips (With Gladys Knight, Lead) - Every Beat Of My Heart (2:02)
19. Ben E. King - Stand By Me (2:59)
20. Dee Clark - Raindrops (2:51)
21. The Jive Five With Joe Rene & Orchestra - My True Story (2:32)
22. Ike & Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine (3:02)
23. The Mar-Keys - Last Night (2:38)
24. Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That, Part 1 (1:54)
25. The Jarmels - A Little Bit Of Soap (2:11)
26. Fats Domino - Let The Four Winds Blow (2:18)
27. Solomon Burke - Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) (2:48)
28. Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya (2:23)
29. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (3:03)
30. The Impressions - Gypsy Woman (2:19)
31. Bobby "Blue" Bland - Turn On Your Love Light (2:35)

1. Barbara George With The A.F.O.Studio Combo - I Know(you don't love me anymore) (2:21)
2. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Letter Full Of Tears (2:48)
3. The Sensations - Let Me In (3:03)
4. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl (2:32)
5. Solomon Burke - Cry To Me (2:28)
6. Etta James With The Riley Hampton Orchestra - Something's Got A Hold On Me (2:47)
7. The Falcons & Band - I Found A Love (2:57)
8. Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On (2:44)
9. King Curtis & The Noble Knights - Soul Twist (2:45)
10. Clyde McPhatter - Lover Please (1:57)
11. The Shirelles - Soldier Boy (2:40)
12. Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now(My Wild Beautiful Bird) (3:22)
13. James Brown & His Famous Flames - Night Train (3:31)
14. Joe Henderson - Snap Yor Fingers (2:56)
15. The Marvelettes - Playboy (2:44)
16. Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - I Need Yor Loving (2:56)
17. The Isley Brothers - Twist And Shout (2:33)
18. John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom (2:31)
19. Little Eva - The Loco-motion (2:26)
20. Booker T & The MG'S - Green Onions (2:52)
21. Mary Wells - You Beat Me To The Punch (2:42)
22. The Contours - Do You Love Me? (2:54)
23. Bobby Bland - Stormy Monday Blues (4:08)
24. The Drifters - Up On The Roof (2:36)
25. Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind Of Fellow (2:47)
26. Esther Phillips - Release Me (3:18)
27. The Cookies - Chains (2:29)
28. Jimmy McGriff - I've Got A Woman part 1 (3:57)

1. The Tams - What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am?) (2:00)
2. Timmy Shaw - Gonna Send You Back To Georgia (2:23)
3. Major Lance - Um Um Um Um Um (2:18)
4. The Sapphires - Who Do You Love? (2:41)
5. Tommy Tucker - Hi-Heel Sneakers (2:49)
6. The Temptations - The Way You Do The Things You Do (2:39)
7. Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (2:15)
8. Bobby Bland - Ain't Nothing You Can Do (2:37)
9. Irma Thomas - Wish Someone Would Care (2:17)
10. BB King - Rock Me Baby (2:58)
11. The Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love (2:46)
12. Mary Wells - My Guy (3:04)
13. Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go (2:43)
14. Jimmy Hughes - Steal Away (2:22)
15. Otis Redding - Security (2:27)
16. Shorty Long - Devil With The Blue Dress (3:12)
17. The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk (2:40)
18. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go? (2:40)
19. Willie Mitchell - 20-75 (2:14)
20. Joe Hinton - Funny(How time slips away) (3:04)
21. James Brown & His Orchestra - Out Of Sight (2:21)
22. Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street (2:38)
23. O.V Wright With The Keys - That's How Strong My Love Is (2:57)
24. Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Mercy Mercy (2:25)
25. The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (2:50)
26. Mitty Collier - I Had A Talk With My Man (3:40)
27. Ike & Tina Turner - I Can't Believe What You Say(For Seeing What You Do) (2:01)
28. Solomon Burke - The Price (2:46)
29. Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby (2:35)
30. The Larks - The Jerk (2:35)
31. The Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack (2:26)

1. The Radiants - Voice Your Choice (2:33)
2. The Ad Libs - The Boy From New York City (2:59)
3. Joe Tex - Hold Whay You've Got (3:06)
4. Alvin Cash & The Crawlers - Twine Time (2:22)
5. Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure - Don't Mess Up A Thing (3:00)
6. The Temptations - My Girl (3:08)
7. Jr.Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun (2:58)
8. The Impressions - People Get Ready (2:39)
9. Solomon Burke - Got To Get You Off My Mind (1:55)
10. The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko (2:03)
11. Marvin Gaye - I'll Be Doggone (2:47)
12. Tony Clarke - The Entertainer (2:34)
13. Barbara Lewis - Baby,I'm Yours (2:27)
14. Booker T & The MG'S - Boot-Leg (2:05)
15. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (3:11)
16. Little Milton - We're Gonna Make It (2:37)
17. The Supremes - Back In My Arms Again (2:52)
18. Fred Hughes - Oo Wee Baby,I Love You (2:18)
19. Four Tops - I Cant Help Myself (2:41)
20. Lee Dorsey - Ride Your Pony (2:52)
21. Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour (2:32)
22. Billy Stewart - Sitting In The Park (3:16)
23. Ramsey Lewis Trio - The 'In' Crowd (3:15)
24. James Brown & His Famous Flames - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag part 1 (2:05)
25. The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears (2:55)
26. Jimmy McCracklin - Think (2:29)
27. Roy Head & The Traits - Treat Her Right (2:05)
28. Fontella Bass - Rescue Me (2:52)
29. Don Covay & The Goodtimers - See Saw (2:57)
30. Kim Weston - Take Me In Your Arms (2:50)

Motown - 20 Mod Classics

Another of my collection, bought mainly on the strength of the Album cover although it does contain some decent Songs.

Tracks A Side
Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Heatwave
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying
Diana Ross & The Supremes - When The Lovelight Starts Shining Thru' His Eyes
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Quicksand
Marvelettes, The - As Long As I Know He's Mine
Marvin Gaye - You're A Wonderful One
Mary Wells - My Guy
Temptations, The - The Girl's Alright With Me
Stevie Wonder - Hey Harmonica Man
Tracks B Side
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
Marvelettes, The - You're My Remedy
Temptations, The - Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - That's What Love Is Made Of
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Velvelettes, The - Needle In A Haystack
Marvelettes, The - Too Many Fish In The Sea
Diana Ross & The Supremes - Come See About Me
Temptations, The - My Girl

All the Songs on the Album are from 1963 - 1964 like These;

The Velvelettes

First started in 1961, the velvelettes are still performing to this day. They have thier own Website, naturally called, THE VELVELETTES

 

Here they are with the song Needle in A Haystack, one of my favourite Tunes.

Vespas and Lambrettas

Classic Scooters and a classic Song "I´m On my Way" by Dean Parish

More Scooters and another classic from Edwin Starr - Girl My weakness is you.

And More Scooters with the  Barbara Mills song  - Queen Of Fools

Singers - female

Just a couple of my favourite Songs female Soul singers
Ike and Tina Turner-I Can't Believe What You Say-1964

Etta James - Tell Mama - 1967

Doris Troy - What'cha Gonna Do About It 1964

Gloria Jones - Finders keepers - 1966

Nina Simone - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 1964

Sugar Pie De Santo - In The Basement -  1966

Greatest ever Mod (Box Set)

I certainly don´t agree with the Statements "Greatest" and  "the definitive collection" as it certainly isn´t,  but it´s got a few cracking tunes, admitedly run of the mill and nowt out of the ordinary but still good tunes and for a couple of quid you can´t really complain.  There are certainly better collections out there, March of the Mods for example, one´s which don´t include the likes of the  Specials, the Beat, and Madness which, although good in thier own rights,  are two-tone and not Mod. More of an  Introduction into Mod Music rather than something for devotees. I´ve added it to my collection so I can have it in the car as most of my collection is on Vinyl.

Track listing;

CD 1
1. All Or Nothing - Small Faces
2. Good Morning Girl - David Bowie
3. For Your Love - The Yardbirds
4. Have Love Will Travel - The Sonics
5. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
6. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
7. Uptight - Stevie Wonder
8. He Was Really Sayin' Something - The Velvelettes
9. Nowhere To Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
10. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
11. Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett -
12. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
13. Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
14. Got To Get You Into My Life - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
15. Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria
16. Open the Door To Your Heart - Darrell Banks
17. I'll Keep On Holding On - The Action
18. I'm Rowed Out - The Eyes
19. Sha La La La Lee - Small Faces
20. Making Time - The Creation

CD2

1. Nothing But A Heartache - The Flirtations

2. The Night - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

3. Beggin' - Timebox

4. Cool Jerk - The Capitols

5. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers

6. I Spy (For the F.B.I.) - Jamo Thomas & His Party Brothers Orchestra

7. Band Of Gold - Freda Payne

8. There's A Ghost In My House - R. Dean Taylor -

9. Brother Can You Spare A Dime? - The Artwoods

10. Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes

11. Let's Wade In The Water - Marlena Shaw

12. Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart) - Brenda Holloway

13. Little By Little - Dusty Springfield

14. Finger Poppin' - Ike & Tina Turner

15. Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf

16. Train To Skaville - The Ethiopians

17. A Message To You, Rudy - The Specials

18. The Prince - Madness

19. Can't Get Used To Losing You - The Beat

20. My World - Secret Affair CD 3 1. Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs 2. Comin' Home Baby - Mel Tormé 3. Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas 4. Dimples - John Lee Hooker 5. The In Crowd - Dobie Gray 6. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman 7. Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs 8. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen  9. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong 10. Soulville - Aretha Franklin 11. Shop Around - The Miracles 12. I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles 13. Poison Ivy - The Coasters 14. Night Train - James Brown 15. Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters 16. Leaving Here - Eddie Holland 17. Zoot Suit - The High Numbers 18. Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) - Benny Spellman 19. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker 20. Coal Miner - Nappy Brown

The Action

Formed in 1963 and broke up in 1969, this band had Little commercial success but as far as I´m concerned, that makes their music all the more attractive.
They have a Website (which occasionally crashes) called ActionMightyBaby. and in 2012 a book called, The Action – In The Lap Of The Mods by Ian Hebditch and Jane Shepherd and can be found  HERE

From Left to right; Reg King, Pete Watson, Alan King, Rodger Powell and (Kneeling) Mike Evans

One of my Favourite Songs by The Action -  I´ll Keep On Holding ON.

The Flirtations

Ernestine Pearce, Shirley Pearce and Viola Billups ...The Flirtations!!!

Thier first Album from 1969....
A-Side
Nothing But A Heartache                                                
This Must Be The End Of The Line                                                
I Wanna Be There 
Stay
How Can You Tell Me?                                                
Someone Out There 

B-Side
Need Your Loving                                                
South Carolina                                                
Once I Had A Love 
Momma I'm Coming Home                                                
Love Is a sad song
What's Good About Goodbye my love

Thier brilliant song from 1968, Nothing but a heartache

The Purple Hearts - My life´s a Jigsaw

Formed in London in 1977, they still gig at the time of writing and have thier own web page PURPLE HEARTS.

The Name of the band Comes from  Purple Hearts, (or Dexy´s) the nickname  given to triangular blue tablets containing Dexamyl, a combination of  Amphetamine and Barbiturate  tablets and popular with  1960 Mods. Jimmy, the main character in the 1979 Who  Film Quadrophenia, takes a large amount of Purple hearts at a Party then seems to have an attack of amphetamine psychosis...so not a drug to be played with.

Even after all the years it´s still got it´s Jigsaw style cover in one Piece!

The rear of the dust jacket...
B-Side - Just To Please You/Guy Who Made Her A Star

Quadrophenia

The first post on this blog and to kick off, The first record I ever bought a couple of weeks after it´s release in 1979.

Unlike the Operatic Version of the music, there is no booklet but a great centre "page" spread featuring all the main characters from the film..Jimmy is shown 4 times to represent his quadrophenic personality.

This is the 2000 CD release and like the Record Version, contains the following tracks;

1. "I Am the Sea" 
2. "The Real Me" 
3. "I'm One" 
4. "5:15" 
5. "Love Reign O'er Me" 
6. "Bell Boy" 
7. "I've Had Enough" 
8. "Helpless Dancer" 
9. "Doctor Jimmy" 
10. "Zoot Suit" (The High Numbers) 
11. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Cross Section) 
12. "Get Out and Stay Out" 
13. "Four Faces"
14. "Joker James" 
15. "The Punk and the Godfather"
16. "Night Train" (James Brown) 
17. "Louie Louie" (The Kingsmen) 
18. "Green Onions" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) 
19. "Rhythm of the Rain" (The Cascades) 
20. "He's So Fine" (The Chiffons) 
21. "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes) 
22. "Da Doo Ron Ron" (The Crystals) 
23. "I'm the Face" (The High Numbers)

Jimmy (Phil Daniels) and Dave (Mark Wingett)

  Peter Fenton (Garry Cooper) and Steph (Leslie Ash)

The Face (Sting )
 

Kevin Herriot (Ray Winstone)
 

Ferdy (Trevor Laird) Chalky (Philip Davis), Dave, Jimmy and Spider (Gary Shail)

Jimmy, Ferdy, Monkey (Toyah Wilcox) Dave and Steph.

John (John Altman) and the Party Host (Simon Gipps-Kent)

Based in 1965, the film contains a few historical mistakes, like SX and GP Lambrettas and The Who Album "the who sell out"  with a 1970´s cover in the Party Scene but it´s a great film and, apparently, there´s to be a Sequel, which will be based on the book "To be someone 2"by Peter Meadows.