Cisco Houston - Cisco Houston Collection 1944-61 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This continues the strand of R&B and country collections associated with Acrobat's highly popular InchAmerica's Greatest HitsInch series, this one focusing on the top R&B records in the US Billboard charts during 1961. This great value 113-track 4-CD anthology includes, with the exception of certain records which are unavailable for inclusion due to copyright restrictions, just about every record which peaked in the Billboard R&B Top 15 during that year. By this time, the R&B scene had evolved considerably as the rock 'n roll scene had matured and Tin Pan Alley had marketed it's teen-oriented offshoots, and there was an exciting feel to the charts, with substantial crossover into the pop charts through artists like Ben E. King, Ray Charles, Brook Benton, The Miracles, Aretha Franklin and The Marvelettes. There was also a significant weight of other records from the increasingly powerful Motown, Tamla and other labels producing material which would have a significant influence on emerging talent across the pond in the UK, like The Beatles, who absorbed some of the songs in this anthology into their repertoire, sowing the seeds of the British invasion which was soon to transform the pop landscape once more. With the blurring of the boundaries between the genres, the more traditional blues and R&B artists whose music had helped lay the groundwork for rock found it harder to reach the top positions in the R&B chart, and the foundations of the soul boom of the late '60s and 70s was clearly in evidence in many of the hits included here. As with all these collections, it provides a window onto a dynamic and exciting musical environment, and includes a number of unfamiliar names and recordings of which even enthusiasts of the genre may not Album Tracks 1. Jerry Butler - He Will Break Your Heart 2. Floyd Cramer - Last Date 3. Bert Kaempfert & His Orch. - Wonderla

Nelson Riddle was one of great arranger/conductors of the post-war era, who also excelled as a musician and composer. He was legendarily associated with Frank Sinatra during his golden period when he created his 'concept' albums of the late '50s, but his extensive output encompassed an extraordinary roll call of top flight male and female vocalists of the era, his classic arrangements contributing to their creative and commercial success - witness his landmark arrangement for Peggy Lee's InchThe Folks Who Live on the HillInch, including here. This great-value 106-track 4-CD set brings together examples of Nelson Riddle's work from recordings as a trombonist in Charlie Spivak's Orchestra in 1941 through two decades of memorable recordings with major artists and with his own orchestra, with contributions from Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Billy Eckstine, Mel Torme, Dinah Shore, Al Martino, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Keely Smith, Louis Jordan and many more. Following on from our highly successful collections devoted to Billy May, Percy Faith and Hugo Winterhalter and with compilation and notes once again provided by former top journalist and showbiz photographer Geoff Wilding, this will undoubtedly strike a chord with collectors and enthusiasts. Album Tracks 1. Prairieland Lullaby 2. Slap, Slap 3. When the Sun Comes Out 4. This Is No Laughing Matter 5. Opus One 6. Sunny Side of the Street 7. Mona Lisa 8. Unforgettable 9. Take Me Back 10. Weaver of Dreams 11. My Buddy 12. Blacksmith Blues 13. When You're in Love 14. Darlene 15. Dreamers Cloth 16. No Other Love But Yours 17. You Will Never Grow Old 18. Kiss of Fire 19. Here in My Heart 20. I'm Sorry 21. I've Never Seen 22. Say You'll Wait for Me 23. Come to the Mardi Gras 24. I'll Walk Alone 25. That's the Chance You Take 1. This Can't Be Love 2. I Didn't Know Wh

Five CD set. Since the dawn of time, psychobilly originators and figureheads The Meteors have set the standard for the angry blend of rockabilly, punk and dirty sci-fi horror blues that continues to find new fans around the world. Beloved of bikers, punks, rockabillies, goths, rockers, cowgirls and indie boys alike for over 30 years, the gaggle of pissed off boys who emerged from a succession of London rockabilly bands as the grim '70s lurched into the '80s has slowly mutated into a worldwide phenomenon, legends in their own lifetime and godfathers of a scene that refused to die. This set - comprising five studio albums originally released between 1984 and 1988 - captures the band in their heyday, pummeling their way through 75 album tracks, single mixes and b-sides. Packaged in individual LP sleeve replica wallets, these albums are ripe for rediscovery and re-examination, as is the psychobilly movement as a whole. Booklet contains sleevenotes, relevant single sleeve packshots, etc. Album Tracks 1. Ex-Men Boogie 2. Power of Steel 3. Hoover Rock 4. Kit Boy 5. Eat the Baby 6. Maybe Tomorrow 7. Electro 8. Stampede 9. I'm Just a Dog 10. In Too Deep 11. Cecil Drives a Combine Harvester 12. Michael Myers 13. Out of the Dark 14. Only a Fury in My Heart 15. I'm Just a Dog (Wild Hog Remix) 16. Stampede (Kingraybatscalatorinthedark Mix) 17. Fire, Fire 18. Little Red Riding Hood 1. (Do the) Demolition 2. Hogs and Cuties 3. Alligator Man 4. Rhythm of the Bell 5. Out of Time 6. Ain't Gonna Bring Me Down 7. Night of the Werewolf 8. Take a Ride 9. Just the Three of Us 10. Meat Is Meat 11. Sweet Love on My Mind 12. Joba's Snake 13. Bad Moon Rising 14. Rhythm of the Bell 15. Hogs and Cuties (12Inch Mix) 1. Ain't Taking a Chance 2. So Sad 3. Here's Johnny 4. Mind Over Matter 5. Acid and Psyam 6. Sewertime