VA - Hoodoo Voodoo

Size: 232,7 MB
Time: 98:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Blues, Rock, R&B
Art: Front

01 Lavern Baker - Voodoo Voodoo (1:48)
02 Dr. John - I Been Hoodood (3:12)
03 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - I Got My Mojo Working (3:32)
04 Tony Joe White - Conjure Woman (3:58)
05 The Coasters - Idol With The Golden Head (2:21)
06 Chris Connor - Witchcraft (3:06)
07 The Sleepstones - I Put A Spell On You (3:46)
08 Esther Phillips - Mojo Hannah (2:24)
09 Brook Benton - Born Under A Bad Sign (3:06)
10 Bobby Short - Witchcraft (2:20)
11 Ray Charles - The Midnight Hour (3:02)
12 David Newman - Congo Chant (4:23)
13 The Coasters - The Shadow Knows (2:15)
14 The Shadows Of Knight - Bad Little Woman (2:33)
15 The Nashville Teens - Hoochie Coochie Man (3:35)
16 Top Cats - Fortune Teller (2:43)
17 Dave Edmunds - Ju Ju Man (3:25)
18 The Blasters - Dark Night (3:48)
19 Champion Jack Dupree - Evil Woman (4:20)
20 Jackson Firebird - Voodoo (3:49)
21 Green On Red - Sixteen Ways (3:39)
22 Dr Feelgood - Lucky Seven (2:44)
23 Crazyhead - Fortune Teller (2:57)
24 Screaming Sirens - Voodoo (3:06)
25 Tony Joe White - Voodoo Village (3:06)
26 Dr. John - Zu Zu Mamou (7:59)
27 Mudhoney - Thirteenth Floor Opening (2:31)
28 Alice Cooper - Black Juju (9:07)

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Dave Edmunds - Chronicles 1968-1984

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:05
Size: 144.4 MB
Styles: Rock, Roots rock, Contemporary blues
Year: 1994/2016
Art: Front

[4:49] 1. Sabre Dance (Love Sculpture)
[3:25] 2. You Can't Catch Me (Love Sculpture)
[2:56] 3. Trouble Boys
[3:25] 4. Girls Talk
[3:17] 5. Queen Of Hearts
[2:52] 6. Crawling From The Wreckage
[2:59] 7. Singing The Blues
[3:19] 8. Baby Ride Easy
[2:51] 9. I Hear You Knocking
[2:47] 10. Down Down Down
[3:29] 11. Baby I Love You
[3:28] 12. Born To Be With You
[2:15] 13. Get Out Of Denver
[2:59] 14. I Knew The Bride
[2:10] 15. Almost Saturday Night
[2:04] 16. The Race Is On
[3:03] 17. Warmed Over Kisses
[3:29] 18. From Small Things Big Things Will Come
[4:19] 19. Slipping Away
[2:58] 20. Something About You

The 1994 English compilation Chronicles (1968-1984) is the abbreviated companion piece to Rhino's 1993 double-disc set Anthology, covering the same ground but with significantly less songs. This does mean that some cool songs are missing, but the basic canon is here, from Love Sculpture, through solo recordings, to Rockpile, and back to solo years again. True, it's presented in true budget-line fashion, but the sound isn't bad, and it does have original liner notes, and the selection of songs is first-rate, making it a good sampler for those seeking a no-frills hits package. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Dave Edmunds - C'mon Everybody (Quality Live Concert Performance)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:11
Size: 94.3 MB
Styles: Roots rock, Rock n Roll
Year: 2004/2016
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. Fallin' Through A Hole
[2:30] 2. Don't Call Me Tonight
[3:26] 3. Small Things (Big Things One Day)
[3:35] 4. Closer To The Flame
[3:25] 5. Girl Talk
[3:02] 6. Crawling From The Wreckage
[3:11] 7. Never Take
[3:56] 8. C'mon Everybody
[4:24] 9. Slipping Away
[3:58] 10. Information
[3:05] 11. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And Roll)
[3:32] 12. Feels So Right

Edmunds was born in Cardiff. As a teenager, he first played in 1954 with a band called the Edmunds Bros Duo with his older brother Geoff (born in 1940, Cardiff); this was a piano duo. Then the brothers were in the Stompers later called the Heartbeats formed around 1957 with Geoff on rhythm guitar, Dave on lead guitar, Denny Driscoll on lead vocals, Johnny Stark on drums and Ton Edwards on bass. Then Dave and Geoff were in The 99ers along with scientist and writer Brian J. Ford. After that Dave Edmunds was in Crick Feather's Hill-Bill's formed in c 1960, with Feathers (Edmunds) on lead guitar; Zee Dolan on bass; Tennessee Tony on lead vocals; Tony Kees on piano and Hank Two Sticks on drums. The first group that Edmunds fronted was the Cardiff-based 1950s style rockabilly trio The Raiders formed in 1961, along with Brian 'Rockhouse' Davies on bass (born 15 January 1943, Cardiff) and Ken Collier on drums. Edmunds was the only constant member of the group, which later included bassist Mick Still, Bob 'Congo' Jones on drums and John Williams (stage name John David) on bass. The Raiders worked almost exclusively in the South Wales area.

In 1966, after a short spell in a Parlophone recording band, the Image (1965–1966), with local drummer Tommy Riley, Edmunds shifted to a more blues-rock sound, reuniting with Congo Jones and bassist John Williams and adding second guitarist Mickey Gee to form the short lived Human Beans, a band that played mostly in London and on the UK university circuit. In 1967, the band recorded a cover of "Morning Dew" on the Columbia label, that failed to have any chart impact. After just eighteen months, the core of 'Human Beans' formed a new band called Love Sculpture that again reinstated Edmunds, Jones and Williams as a trio. Love Sculpture released their debut single "River to Another Day" in 1968. Their second single was a quasi-novelty Top 5, a reworking Khachaturian's classical piece "Sabre Dance" as a speed-crazed rock number, inspired by Keith Emerson's classical rearrangements. "Sabre Dance" became a hit after garnering the enthusiastic attention of British DJ John Peel, who was so impressed he played it twice in one programme on "Top Gear". The band issued two albums.

After Love Sculpture split, Edmunds had a UK Christmas Number 1 single in 1970 with "I Hear You Knocking", a Smiley Lewis cover, which he came across while producing Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets' first album entitled A Legend. The recording was the first release on Edmunds' manager's MAM Records label. This single also reached No. 4 in the US, making it Edmunds' biggest hit by far on either side of the Pond. It sold over three million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Edmunds had intended to record Wilbert Harrison's "Let's Work Together", but when he was beaten to that song by Canned Heat, he adapted the arrangement he intended to use for it to "I Hear You Knocking", producing a highly original remake. Unfortunately, the success of the single caused EMI's Regal Zonophone Records to use an option that it had to claim Edmunds' album, 1972's Rockpile, and the momentum from the single's success on a different label went away.

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Love Sculpture - Blues Helping

Year: 1968/1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:16
Size: 99,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Stumble (Instrumental) (3:08)
2. 3 O'Clock Blues (5:10)
3. I Believe To My Soul (3:48)
4. So Unkind (2:57)
5. Summertime (4:06)
6. On The Road Again (3:35)
7. Don't Answer The Door (6:03)
8. Wang Dang Doodle (3:32)
9. Come Back Baby (2:46)
10. Shake Your Hips (3:23)
11. Blues Helping (Instrumental) (3:44)

Love Sculpture formed in Cardiff, Wales, in 1966 out of the remnants of another local band called The Human Beans, and disbanded in 1970, although Dave Edmunds went on to enjoy solo success in the 1970s. The band itself was essentially a showpiece for Edmunds' considerable technical ability on the guitar. Love Sculpture mostly performed blues standards, slightly revved-up, but still largely reverent to the originals, releasing their debut album Blues Helping in 1968.

As hyperkinetic blues albums by white English kids go, this is a good one. Dave Edmunds, armed only with a 1959 Gibson 335 and a 100-watt Marshall stack, cranks through these recognizable blues covers (with one original instrumental) with reckless abandon and gobs of technique. Backup support is handled by bassist John Williams and drummer Bob "Congo" Jones, who do their best to keep up and provide a rhythmic foundation for Edmunds to wail over. Edmunds also handled nearly all the vocals, and as blues singers go, he's merely serviceable, but what makes this album worthwhile is the revved-up guitar playing, especially when Edmunds shreds both Freddy King's "The Stumble" and Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle".

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Dave Edmunds & The Refreshments - A Pile Of Rock Live

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 50:18
Size: 115.2 MB
Styles: Pub Rock, Rockin blues
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. King Of Love
[3:25] 2. Standing At The Crossroads
[3:11] 3. Ju-Ju Man
[4:47] 4. Stop Messin' Around
[3:23] 5. Queen Of Hearts
[2:53] 6. I Hear You Knocking
[3:16] 7. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock'n'roll)
[1:37] 8. The Wanderer
[3:09] 9. The Wanderer
[2:17] 10. Here Comes The Weekend
[5:02] 11. Sabre Dance
[4:06] 12. I'm Ready
[3:03] 13. Crawling From The Wreckage
[3:35] 14. Sweet Little Rock'n'roller
[3:32] 15. Let It Rock

Given his legendary penchant for studio fanaticism, it's easy to overlook Dave Edmunds' abilities as a live performer and guitarist par excellence. A Pile of Rock: Live should fix that. Recorded live at the Central Café in Gävle, Sweden, in October 1997, A Pile of Rock: Live is a rollicking blast of three-chord napalm -- and confirmation that, on a good night, the reclusive pub rock legend can be a supreme live entertainer. And make no mistake, this recording captures Edmunds on a good night. A very good night. Backed by Swedish rock traditionalists the Refreshments -- Mikael Finell (saxophone, acoustic guitar, backup vocals), Joakim Arnell (bass, backup vocals), and Niklas Aspholm (drums) -- pianist extraordinaire Geraint Watkins, and ex-Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner, Edmunds straps on and tears the roof off.

Musical highlights are many, including a swinging version of Mickey Jupp's "Standing at the Crossroads" (featured on Edmunds' criminally neglected 1994 release, Plugged In), a bluesy instrumental rendering of the Beatles' "Lady Madonna," and a string-abusing "Sabre Dance." As good a performer as Edmunds is -- and he's in peak form here, both instrumentally and vocally -- the secret weapon is the personnel backing him up. the Refreshments are well-known in Sweden as a top-notch trad rock outfit, and they fit Edmunds' brand of classic, Chuck Berry-inspired rock & roll to an absolute T. Throw pub rock giants Bremner and Watkins into the mix, and you have a serious rhythm machine -- a machine operating at scary efficiency on tracks like Fleetwood Mac's "Stop Messin' Around," Dion's "The Wanderer," Fats Domino's "I'm Ready," and the Berry standards "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" and "Let It Rock." This is roots rock at its best: The band is tighter than a kettledrum, and when he chooses to come out front and solo, Edmunds throws off lightning riffs with an assuredness that's no doubt sent many a cocky hotshot back to the drawing board. Though it's arguably a little heavy on classic covers, and the liner notes don't include much performance information, A Pile of Rock: Live is the best representation of Dave Edmunds the live performer. With a better song selection and more energetic performances than either King Biscuit Flower Hour or I Hear You Rockin', it is the place to start for understanding the live essence of one of rock's last true believers. ~Andy Claps

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