Al King - On My Way

Size: 135 MB
Time: 44:21
File: Flac
Released: 1983
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, back

1. On My Way (2:02)
2. Reconsider Baby (2:57)
3. Think Twice Before You Speak (3:06)
4. My Money Ain't Long Enough (3:07)
5. Everybody Can't Be Your Friend (2:17)
6. This Thing Called Love (2:40)
7. Playing Around On Me (3:13)
8. Don't Put Off For Tomorrow (3:05)
9. My Name Is Misery (2:53)
10. Get Lost (2:43)
11. What You're Looking For (2:50)
12. Better Be By Yourself (2:59)
13. Ain't Givin' Up Nothing (2:21)
14. Without A Warning (2:55)
15. The World Needs Love (2:30)
16. High Cost Of Living (2:43)

This compilation issued in 1983 by the dutch of Diving Duck was the first to reissue Al King's titles. There is a selection of his titles for Sahara, Shirley, Modern and Kent which have since been completely reissued. But, we can also hear two interesting titles from the Ronn period never compiled anywhere else : "What you're looking for" and “High cost of living”.

On My Way FLAC (vinyl)

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Al King - Blues Master: The Complete Sahara & Shirley Recordings

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:23
Size: 96,0 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. On My Way (2:04)
2. Reconsider Baby (2:59)
3. Shimmy & Shake (2:36)
4. Lingerin' Love (2:10)
5. Think Twice Before You Speak (3:08)
6. The Winner (2:27)
7. My Money Ain't Long Enough (3:10)
8. Blue Shadows (2:59)
9. This Thing Called Love (2:42)
10. Everybody Ain't Your Friend (2:19)
11. Christmas Is Gone (2:54)
12. Peace And Understanding (2:44)
13. Don't Put Off For Tomrrow (3:08)
14. Playing On Me (3:15)
15. Get Lost (2:41)

"Telling these guys named Al King apart is like looking for a specific dune in the desert," a research assistant griped to his boss, vintage R&B blaring on a jukebox in the background. "That's a good image," the clever musicologist snapped, "because the guy you are looking for used to record for a label called Sahara!" Indeed, that is surely a better way of keeping track of this particular Al King than to think up some connection with Shirley, the name of another indie label that likewise put out his sides in the '60s and '70s.

The collected Shirley and Sahara singles were reissued in 1996 on the Forever More imprint on a collection entitled Blues Master. "My Name is Misery" and "Think Twice Before You Speak" indicate some of King's range as a performer, in this case from the pathetic to the threatening. "My Money Ain't Long Enough" and "Blue Shadows" are other King titles mixing compelling and common imagery. Many of these sides feature lead guitarist Johnny Heartsman, also a bandleader whom King began collaborating with in Oakland during the '60s. The musical results are considered by some blues listeners to be a supreme example of the sound and style from this era and area. /Eugene Chadbourne, AllMusic

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Al King & Arthur K Adams - Together: The Complete Kent And Modern Recordings

Size: 132,9 MB
Time: 58:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Blues, Soul, Funk
Art: Front & Back

01. Al King - My Name Is Misery (2:51)
02. Al King - Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' (2:19)
03. Al King - Better To Be By Yourself (2:59)
04. Al King - It's Getting Late (2:24)
05. Al King - The Thrill Is Gone (2:27)
06. Al King - Bad Understanding (2:56)
07. Al King - The World Needs Love (2:30)
08. Al King - Lovin' You (2:43)
09. Al King - I Still Care For You (2:30)
10. Al King - Get Lost (2:40)
11. Al King - Without A Warning (2:52)
12. Al King - Maybe My Last Song (Backing Track) (2:27)
13. Arthur K Adams - She Drives Me Out Of My Mind (3:50)
14. Arthur K Adams - Gimme Some Of Your Lovin' (2:40)
15. Arthur K Adams - I Need You (2:57)
16. Arthur K Adams - I'm Lonely For You (2:33)
17. Arthur K Adams - Let Your Hair Down (2:41)
18. Arthur K Adams - You Make Me Cry (2:31)
19. Arthur K Adams & Edna Wright - Let's Get Together(Take 2) (3:11)
20. Arthur & Mary - Is That You (2:52)
21. Arthur K Adams - I Need You (Alt Take) (2:59)

Combining late-'60s sides by Al King and Arthur K. Adams -- recorded separately by Kings and Adams as solo artists, not together as a duo -- onto one CD might seem a little awkward. It does pretty much make sense for a bunch of reasons, however. Not the least of them is that since King's the billed artist on a dozen of the 22 tracks, and Adams (whether as a solo artist, part of the duo Arthur & Mary, or a duet partner with Edna Wright) on ten, it's better value to combine their work of the era in one disc. In addition, both artists recorded for the Kent and Modern labels, and Adams even plays on the cuts by King, who (unlike every other noted bluesman named King) was not a guitarist. Finally, both of them were laying down the sort of California blues-soul sound which the Modern label was often issuing in the late '60s, though it wasn't a regional blues mini-genre destined to make a major impact, either commercially or artistically. These are for the part pleasantly upbeat if journeyman recordings, lacking as much bite in the vocal or instrumental department as the best practitioners of the style, such as B.B. King, who of course had long been one of Modern's biggest stars before moving to a different label. While there are fairly strong similarities between the work of Al King and Adams as heard on this CD, the sides by Adams have the edge as they're markedly leaner and meaner, though similarly lacking killer tunes. More soul-oriented, and (if just slightly) more pop-influenced than much blues of the period, this CD includes eight previously unreleased items, though these include a long version, a backing track, and some alternates. ~by Richie Unterberger

Together

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Al King - It's Rough Out Here

Size: 102,2 MB
Time: 44:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: West Coast Blues
Art: Full

01. It's Rough Out Here (4:55)
02. Ain't Giving Up Nothing (3:15)
03. People In The Graveyard (5:02)
04. Dont' Throw Rocks (4:05)
05. Sweet Jimmy's Place (2:57)
06. You Can't Trust Nobody (5:01)
07. My Baby Love Playing Bingo (5:25)
08. Better To Be By Yourself (3:43)
09. (I'm A) Lazy Man (5:19)
10. Tomorrow Ain't A Promise To You (4:43)

"Telling these guys named Al King apart is like looking for a specific dune in the desert," a research assistant griped to his boss, vintage R&B blaring on a jukebox in the background. "That's a good image," the clever musicologist snapped, "because the guy you are looking for used to record for a label called Sahara!" Indeed, that is surely a better way of keeping track of this particular Al King than to think up some connection with Shirley, the name of another indie label that likewise put out his sides in the '60s and '70s. The collected Shirley and Sahara singles were reissued in 1996 on the Forever More imprint on a collection entitled Blues Master. "My Name is Misery" and "Think Twice Before You Speak" indicate some of King's range as a performer, in this case from the pathetic to the threatening. "My Money Ain't Long Enough" and "Blue Shadows" are other King titles mixing compelling and common imagery. Many of these sides feature lead guitarist Johnny Heartsman, also a bandleader whom King began collaborating with in Oakland during the '60s. The musical results are considered by some blues listeners to be a supreme example of the sound and style from this era and area. ~Biography by Eugene Chadbourne

Thanks to DrPeak.
It's Rough Out Here

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