november 30, 2024

Cher - Original Favorites (1980) (LP) - €5,00


Cher (born Cheryl Sarkisian) May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. 
She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice, for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment and for adopting a variety of styles and appearances. 
Cher rose to fame in 1965 as one half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher before releasing her first solo top-ten singles "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and "You Better Sit Down Kids". Throughout the 1970s, she scored the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed", and "Dark Lady", becoming the female solo artist with the most number-one singles in US history at the time. 


Side A
A1.  Dark Lady - 3:26
A2.  The Way Of Love - 2:31
A3.  Don't Hide Your Love - 2:48
A4.  Half-Breed - 2:43
A5.  Train Of Thought - 2:36

Side B
B1.  Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves - 2:36
B2.  I Saw A Man And He Danced With His Wife - 3:13
B3.  Carousel Man - 3:02
B4.  Living In A House Divided - 2:57
B5.  Melody - 2:34


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Notes
Released: 1980
Series:  Original Favorites –
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style:  Pop Rock, Ballad
Label:  MCA Records ‎ 
Catalog#  202 936-241

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

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november 28, 2024

Heino - Die Besten Von Heino (1970) (LP) - €5,00


Heinz Georg Kramm (born 13 December 1938), known professionally as Heino, is a German singer of Schlager and traditional Volksmusik. Having sold a total of over 50 million records, he is one of the most successful German musicians of all time.
Heino is known for his baritone voice and trademark combination of light blond hair and dark sunglasses (which he wears due to exophthalmos). He lives in the town of Bad Münstereifel, where he owned a café until June 2012. His interest in music started at age 10 when his mother gave him an accordion in 1948, although his family could barely afford it.

Track A6, the song "Mandolinen und Gitarren", is a German version of "Luda mladost", performed by Heino at the International Pop Song Festival Split '67 (Melodije Jadrana = Melodies of Adriatic See) in alternation with Dubrovački trubaduri and miscredited here: it is composed by Đelo Jusić (member of Dubrovački trubaduri at that time) and not by some "Brejkova" - the name is derived for some mistake from Ivo Brešković who has written the original, Serbo-Croatian lyrics. German lyrics are written by Josua Röckelein, here misspelt on back cover: "Röcklein".

Side A
A1.  In Einer Bar In Mexico - 3:11
A2.  Heute An Bord - 2:26
A3.  Der Fremdenlegionär - 2:47
A4.  Treue Bergvagabunden - 2:55
A5.  Hey Capello - 3:00
A6.  Mandolinen Und Gitarren - 2:10
A7.  Der Mond Ist Aufgegangen - 3:06

Side B
B1.  Caramba, Caracho Ein Whisky (In Rio De Janeiro) - 2:45
B2.  Zu Der Ponderosa Reiten Wir - 2:33
B3.  Auf Einem Seemannsgrab - 3:16
B4.  Heute Geht Die Sehnsucht Zu Dir Auf Die Reise - 2:55
B5.  Die Sonne Von Mexico - 2:13
B6.  Wenn Die Kraniche Zieh’n - 2:17
B7.  Ade Zur Guten Nacht - 2:17


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Released: 1970
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Series: The Best Of 
Country: Netherlands
Genre: Duitstalig, Schlager
Label: Columbia ‎Records
Catalog# 5C 054-29208

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G)

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november 27, 2024

The Icicle Works - If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song (1987) (LP) - €10,00


The Icicle Works (also known as Icicle Works in the United States) are an English alternative rock band, named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl. 
They had a top 20 UK hit with "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" (1983). In the US and Canada, they had one top 40 hit, the 1984 single "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)".

Consisting of singer/guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter Ian McNabb, drummer Chris Sharrock, and bassist Chris Layhe, the band released four albums from 1984 to 1988. 
The original band broke up in 1989, but McNabb has continued to perform under the Icicle Works name with various replacement members; this revised Icicle Works line-up still plays sporadic live dates. As of 2024, the line up consists of Ian McNabb and Chris Layhe.

If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song is the third album by The Icicle Works. The album was released in 1987.
The Ian Broudie-produced Defeat Your Enemy brought out the band's varying influences in different ways, resulting in a varied record touching on everything from funk to folk. 
But as successful as earlier works? Yes and no. Unquestionably, the band's knack for big, uplifting but not hollow performances was still in fine flower, as the smash single "Understanding Jane" showed. A quick, fierce rocker with an instantly catchy pop vibe and a brilliant chorus, it's a '50s tearjerker filtered through the Ramones with fantastic results. 
Another winner is the opening cut, "Evangeline," with a lovely chorus consisting of overdubbed vocals from the band and guest singer Alison Limerick and a quick, Motown-touched rhythm supporting McNabb's powerful singing. 
Then there's "Up Here in the North of England," a slow, string-touched waltz winningly sung while bitterly ripping into the political state of the nation line for line. 
McNabb's vocals throughout the album are deeper than before, but still with the same general sense of control and projection; if anything, he was doing a better David Bowie croon than Bowie himself could do at the time. However, elsewhere the elements are in place but the performance isn't quite there. 
Part of this can be laid at Broudie's feet as well as the various mixers on the record, who bring things to a too commercially ready punch and sheen. Consider the arena-level pound of Sharrock's drums on "Hope Springs Eternal," where earlier his performances wouldn't need such overamping to make their impact. 
It's not just a technical question, though; McNabb's guitar here aims for a classic rock style that the band doesn't really need. Other songs like "When You Were Mine" bury a good song and performance with technically accomplished but cold results. 
In the end, Defeat Your Enemy half defeats itself, but not without some blazingly brilliant results on the way.


Side A
A1.  Hope Springs Eternal - 4:06
A2.  Travelling Chest - 4:40
A3.  Sweet Thursday - 4:17
A4.  Up Here In The North Of England - 5:12
A5.  Who Do You Want For Your Love? - 3:54

Side B
B1.  When You Were Mine - 4:37
         Lead Guitar – Ian Broudie
B2.  Evangeline - 4:05
         Harmony Vocals – Alison Limerick
B3.  Truck Driver’s Lament - 5:18
B4.  Understanding Jane - 3:21
B5.  Walking With A Mountain - 4:44


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Recorded at Amazon, Yellow 2, Utopia Odyssey, Battery One, the townhouse.
Unknown credit: "Strings - Audrey and friends" 


Notes
Release: 1987
Format:  LP, Vinyl
Pressed:  France
Label:  Disc´Az
Catalog#  507

Vinyl:   Goed (VG)

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november 26, 2024

Far Corporation - Division One (The Album) (1986) (LP) - €10,00


Far Corporation were a multi-national band created by German record producer Frank Farian, who created the bands Boney M. and Milli Vanilli. The name was shortened from "Frank Farian Corporation", which was originally put together to record a cover of the Paul Simon piece "Mother and Child Reunion" as a charity record and reached the top 10 in several European countries. 
That group's lineup included members of Barclay James Harvest, Toto, Boney M and Force Majeure. 

Far Corporation's primary claim to fame is their cover of "Stairway to Heaven". Far Corporation was actually the first group to make the singles charts with this song as Led Zeppelin had never released it as a single. In fact, it was the only version of the song that charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching #89 in October 1986. 
Some of the musicians Farian assembled included vocalist Robin McAuley, vocalist Henry Gorman, drummers Curt Cress and Peter Bold, and three members of Toto: vocalist Bobby Kimball, keyboardist David Paich, and guitarist Steve Lukather. 
Far Corporation released its first album Division One in 1985 on IMP/ATCO Records and their cover of "Stairway to Heaven" reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached #9 in Ireland and the following year peaked at #16 in South Africa and number 23 in Australia.
This is an album that sounded so modern in 1985 that it's bound to sound awfully dated today. This has "80s" written all over it. But if you can get past that point, and if you're not sick and tired of "Stairway to Heaven", this is in fact a good album with a great sound and production. All the cuts on side 1 are strong, so is "Fire and Water" (the second single) on side 2 which is overall less spectacular.Also included on the album was a cover of Free's "Fire and Water" (their second single).


Side A
A1.  Stairway To Heaven - 9:35
A2.  You Are The Woman - 4:30
A3.  One Of Your Lovers - 3:45
AL.  Live Inside Your Dreams - 3:25

Side B
B1.  Johnny Don’t Go The Distance - 6:30
B2.  Fire And Water - 3:55
B3.  If You Could See You Through My Eyes - 3:50
B4.  No One Else Will Do - 3:30
B5.  Rock ‘N’ Roll Connection - 3:25

 
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Release:  1986
Format:  LP, Vinyl
Pressed:  Bulgaria
Label:   Balkanton / Hansa
Catalog#  BTA 11850

Vinyl:  Goed (G)
Cover:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G)

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november 25, 2024

Samantha Jones - Goin´ Places (LP) (1982) - €5,00


Jean Owen (born 17 November 1943), known as Samantha Jones is a former English singer whose career spanned the mid-1960s through the early 1980s. 
She won three international pop music contests and charted records in the Benelux countries. Her recordings later experienced a revival on the Northern soul scene.

Jean Owen started her career in 1961 as part of popular English vocal group The Vernons Girls. During her time with the group, the line-up went from sixteen members to just three girls. The Vernons Girls enjoyed a couple of top 40 hits, including "Lover Please", "Only You Can Do It," (also released by Françoise Hardy) and recorded one of the first Beatles tribute songs, "We Love The Beatles". 
They also opened for The Beatles several times and appeared with them in a 1964 TV special, Around The Beatles.
In 1964, with the help of producer Charles Blackwell, Owen embarked on a solo career and signed with the international record label United Artists, who gave her the stage name Samantha Jones. Her first TV performance as a solo performer was a duet with Long John Baldry on 20 November 1964; the Vernons Girls had previously backed him on Around the Beatles. 
She released several unsuccessful 45s (amongst them "Surrounded by a Ray of Sunshine," later a staple on the Northern soul circuit). Two of Jones' songs were covered by Françoise Hardy and released on the LP known as L'Amitié.
In 1965 she took part in the Venice ''Mostra Internazionale di Musica Leggera'' with song ''Un uomo forte non si arrende''.
In 1967, two of Samantha Jones's performances were included in the soundtrack of the film The Vengeance of Fu Manchu. Her first album Call It Samantha was released in US only in 1968.
Jones switched to UK label Penny Farthing in 1969 and recorded her second album A Girl Named Sam with the producer Mark Wirtz. 
The performance of one of the tracks, the chugging "Today (Without You)" brought Samantha Jones the Grand Prix of the Radio-Télé Luxembourg in October 1969 and charted in Belgium and the Netherlands. 
A year later, Jones won the music festival held in Knokke-Heist with a version of "My Way", which subsequently reached No. 4 on the Dutch charts. In 1988, the track was included in the compilation album World Stars – 28 Greatest Artists of the World.
On 15 July 1970, Samantha Jones made a guest appearance on The Morecambe & Wise Show, performing "You've Got Your Troubles". Later that year, she released her third LP The Other Jones. Samantha Jones appeared on the edition of 5 June 1971 of Disco aired in West Germany on the ZDF network.[1] Her success in continental Europe continued with winning the 1st prize in the Sopot International Song Festival held in 26–29 August 1971 in Poland. In 1973, she recorded the song "Man Is a Hunter" for the film Commuter Husbands. After that, she switched labels again, this time to EMI, and released two albums with the veteran producer Walter J. Ridley.
By then, Jones had become a known cabaret act and performed on cruise ships including the Queen Elizabeth 2. 
All the while, Samantha Jones sang on numerous BBC radio shows. In 1982, the Dutch label Dureco released the album Goin' Places.  
She stopped singing in 1986 and became a producer placing numerous musical production shows on cruise lines until she sold her interest in the mid-1990s. In 1986 she became close to showbiz accountant Jose Goumal (who had been her professional adviser since 1970), they moved in together and married in 1998. Today, Jean Owen lives with her husband in London and Henley-on-Thames.


Side A
A1.  Living For You  (Pazza Idea) - 4:23 
A2.  Love Song  (Un Canto A Galicia) - 3:49 
A3.  What's Another Year - 3:15 
A4.  Walk Away  (Warum Nur Warum) - 2:58 
A5.  The Night Goes On Forever  ('T Is Koud Zonder Jou) - 4:00 

Side B
B1.  You And I Together  (Du Bist Meine Liebe) - 3:09 
B2.  Near You  (Um Português) - 2:49 
B3.  If You Believe In Love  (Que Revienne) - 3:24 
B4.  White Rose Of Athens  (San Sfirixis Tris Fores) - 3:29 
B5.  If I Only Had Time  (Je N'aurais Pas Le Temps) - 2:53 


Credits

Recorded at Lansdowne Studio's, London.
Mixed at Dureco Studio's.
This is an original Dureco recording.


Notes
Released: 1982 
Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:  Netherlands 
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Dureco Benelux  
Catalog# 88.045

Vinyl:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G)
Cover:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G)

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King Curtis - Star Collection (1974) (LP) - €5,00


Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. 
A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. A master of the instrument, he played tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone. 
He played riffs and solos on hit singles such as "Respect" by Aretha Franklin (1967), and "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters (1958) and his own "Soul Twist" (1962), "Soul Serenade" (1964), and "Memphis Soul Stew" (1967).

Curtis started playing saxophone at the age of twelve in the Fort Worth area. He took interest in many musical genres including jazz, rhythm and blues, and popular music. As a student pursuing music, he turned down college scholarships in order to join the Lionel Hampton Band. 
During his time with Hampton, he was able to write and arrange music and learn guitar. In 1952 Curtis decided to move to New York and became a session musician, recording for such labels as Prestige, Enjoy, Capitol, and Atco. 
He recorded with Nat Adderley, Wynton Kelly, Buddy Holly, and Andy Williams as well as playing on Waylon Jennings' first ever recording in 1958.

Stylistically, Curtis took inspiration from saxophonists Lester Young, Louis Jordan, Illinois Jacquet, Earl Bostic, and Gene Ammons. Known for his syncopated and percussive style, he was both versatile and powerful as a musician. He put together a group during his time as a session musician that included Richard Tee, Cornell Dupree, Jerry Jemmott, and Bernard Purdie.

Curtis enjoyed playing both jazz and rhythm and blues but decided he would make more money as a rhythm and blues musician. In a 1971 interview with Charlie Gillett he said: "I love the authentic rhythm and blues more than anything, and I also like to live well." 
From the 1950s until the mid-1960s, he worked as a session musician, recording under his own name and with others such as The Coasters, with whom he recorded "Yakety Yak" and "Charlie Brown", among others. Buddy Holly hired him for session work, during which they recorded "Reminiscing." Holly wrote this song, but gave Curtis the songwriting credit for flying down to the session. His best-known singles from this period are "Soul Twist"—his highest-charting single, reaching number one on the R&B chart and number 17 on the Billboard pop chart—and "Soul Serenade." 
He provided backing on a number of songs for LaVern Baker, including her 1958 hit single "I Cried a Tear", where his saxophone became "a second voice".

In 1965 he moved to Atlantic Records and recorded his most successful singles, "Memphis Soul Stew" and "Ode to Billie Joe" (1967). In 1966 Curtis recorded 3 songs with Jimi Hendrix, "Linda Lou", "Baby How About You" and "I Can't Take It". Unissued, the tapes were later destroyed in a fire at Atlantic's master tape library. He worked with The Coasters, and led Aretha Franklin's backing band the Kingpins. The Kingpins opened for the Beatles during their 1965 performance at Shea Stadium. Curtis produced records, often working with Jerry Wexler and recorded for Groove Records during this period, including the Joe South song "Games People Play" with guitarist Duane Allman.[8] One unique session came in 1963, when Curtis provided the honking sax backing for Mad Magazine's novelty burping record, "It's a Gas."

In March 1971 he appeared with Aretha Franklin and the Kingpins at the Fillmore West, which resulted in two live albums: Aretha Live at Fillmore West, and Curtis' own Live at Fillmore West. In July 1971, Curtis recorded saxophone solos on "It's So Hard" and "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier" from John Lennon's Imagine. Along with the Rimshots, he recorded the original theme song for the 1971 hit television show Soul Train, titled "Hot Potatoes".

On June 17, 1971, Curtis played at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the Casino Kursaal, with Champion Jack Dupree, backed by Cornell Dupree on guitar, Jerry Jemmott on bass and Oliver Jackson on drums. The recording of the concert was later released as the 1973 album King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree – Blues at Montreux on the Atlantic label.


Side A
A1.  Harper Valley P.T.A. - 2:34
A2.  Ode To Billy Joe - 2:48
A3.  Soul Serenade - 2:53
A4.  I Heard It Through The Grapevine - 3:16
A5.  (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - 2:42
A6.  Memphis Soul Stew - 2:55

Side B
B1.  Spanish Harlem - 2:46
B2.  Jump Back - 4:55
B3.  Something On Your Mind - 4:35
B4.  You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - 3:13
B5.  Makin’ Hey - 2:56
B6.  I Was Made To Love Her - 2:26


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Release: 1974
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre:  Memphis Soul
Label:  Midi Records
Catalog#  MID K 30047

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Licht Beschadigd (G)

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november 24, 2024

Original Cast - The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (1978) (LP) - €10,00

Original Broadway Cast, 1978 (MCA) On the off chance that you’ve never seen or heard of this show, don’t be put off by its title. Yes, it’s about a house of prostitution and its central character is the brothel’s madam, Miss Mona, but this musical is smart, funny, and sexy rather than stupid and smarmy — in contrast to its flop Broadway sequel. 
With a book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson, the based-in-fact story concerns the fallout that occurs when a self-righteous TV personality “exposes” the existence of the Chicken Ranch, a whorehouse that’s been in operation for decades. Carol Hall’s tuneful songs are amusing, heartfelt, and rousing by turns. 
Among the highlights are the expository songs “20 Fans” and “A Lil’ Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place”; the “Aggie Song,” in which a bunch of horny football players plan their victory celebration at the Chicken Ranch; and “Hard Candy Christmas,” sung by the girls when they learn that the place will soon close. 
Miss Mona is played by Carlin Glynn — the wife of co-author Masterson, who also co-directed the show with Tommy Tune. Glynn does a bang-up job with such numbers as”Girl, You’re a Woman,” “No Lies”(a sassy duet with Delores Hall as the maid, Jewel), and “The Bus From Amarillo.” 
There are amusing turns by Clint Allmon as TV snoop Melvin P. Thorpe and Jay Garner as the slick Governor of Texas. Henderson Forsythe as Sheriff Ed Earl delivers his one song, the solid country ballad “Good Old Girl,” with lots of feeling. 

This album is dedicated by the members of the "Whorehouse" Company to Cameron Burke.


Side A
A1.  20 Fans - 4:22
A2.  A Lil’ Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place - 5:44
A3.  Girl, You’re A Woman - 3:23
A4.  Watch Dog Theme - 1:32
A5.  Texas Has A Whorehouse In It - 2:07
A6.  Twenty Four Hours Of Lovin’ - 4:29
A7.  Doatsy Mae - 3:08
A8.  The Angelette March - 2:26

Side B
B1.  The Aggie Song - 5:14
B2.  The Bus From Amarillo - 3:44
B3.  The Sidestep - 4:22
B4.  No Lies - 2:52
B5.  Good Old Girl - 3:27
B6.  Hard Candy Christmas - 3:53
B7.  Finale - 1:11 (Performer – The Company)


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Release:  1978
Format:  LP, Vinyl
Genre:  Stage & Screen , Musical
Label:  MCA Records
Catalog#  MC 3049

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)  Gatefold

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