WILSON JACKIE
2014. Detroit native Jackie Wilson, AKA "Mr. Excitement", left jump blues and R&B group The Dominoes in 1957 to pursue a solo career. The following year he released this, his debut LP, a rollicking col..
WRAY LINK
2015. This is the album that Link Wray originally offered to the Cadence label in the wake of his groundbreaking debut hit 'Rumble' back in 1958. Even though people loved 'em in Washington, D.C., Link and the boys d..
BERRY CHUCK
2017. A vinyl reissue of the second full-length (1958) by the original rocker, the late Mr. Chuck Berry. Without this record and this great artist, there would have been no Beatles, no Rolling Stones, no Who, no Zom..
CHUCK BERRY
2017. A fine reissue of 'After School Session', the legendary first LP by the late, great Chuck Berry. Featuring such classics as 'Brown Eyed Handsome Man', 'Havana Moon', 'Too Much Monkey Business', 'School Days', ..
ELMORE JAMES
2016. Compiling singles which were originally released on the Flair label (a subsidiary of the legendary Modern label, known for making a star out of B.B. King, among others), this 1960 LP was released only two year..
CRYSTALS
2016. Originally released in 1962, 'Twist Uptown' is the first LP from The Crystals, released on the heels of the singles chart successes of 'Uptown' and 'There's No Other (Like My Baby)'. Produced by Phil Spector a..
PERKINS CARL
2016. Raw, guttural, American rock and roll of the highest order, originally released in 1957 on Sam Phillips' immortal Sun label out of Memphis. Carl stood tall next to labelmates Elvis, Johnny and Jerry Lee, and t..
CLARK DEE
2016. Chicago's Dee Clark had himself a hell of a run in the late '50s/early '60s, scoring a handful of Top 10 R&B chart hits, including the immortal title track of 'How About That'. Though he would continue rec..
BROWN JAMES
2016. 'Try Me' (1959) is the second studio album from James Brown & His Famous Flames. Featuring the all time classic #1 R&B hit single title track, which was also Brown's first appearance on the Billboard H..
HOWLIN' WOLF
2016. Collecting six singles released between 1960 and 1962, the self-titled 'Howlin' Wolf' album, often referred to as 'The Rocking Chair Album', is one of the most essential and immortal of Chicago electric blues ..
FRANKLIN ARETHA
2016. Recorded at the age of 14, in 1956, under the direction of her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, these gospel recordings of a teenage Aretha Franklin are not just a sign of the brilliance to come, they are a for..
CASH JOHNNY
2016. Originally released in 1958, 'The Fabulous Johnny Cash' is Johnny's third full-length LP. Considered by many to be his most cohesive and fully fleshed out album, it packs a lot of punch into half an hour. With..
BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'S
2016. Vinyl reissue! the house band at memphis' legendary stax records, booker t. & the mg's played on some of the most legendary and unforgettable soul recordings in history. Or..
BROWN JAMES
2016. Reissued on vinyl, this is the legendary 1963 live album from JAMES BROWN, a.k.a. The Hardest Working Man In Show Business a.k.a. Mr. Dynamite. Backed by the Famous Flames, we hear the legendary performer at t..
KING B.B.
2016. Here's a vinyl reissue of a classic and stylistically diverse LP from Mr. King, 1963's 'Mr. Blues'. Recorded during three different sessions in 1962 and 1963, the blues legend is backed here by a variety of gr..
HOPKINS LIGHTNIN'
2016. Houston's favourite son Sam John Hopkins, better known as Lightnin', was recorded in 1959 by the legendary musicologist Samuel Charters, shortly before the folk-blues revival of the early '60s. Highly regarded..
BEACH BOYS
2016. Originally issued in 1963, 'Little Deuce Coupe' is the fourth Beach Boys album. Featuring a small handful of Top 100 hits, including the title cut, 'Be True To Your School' and 'Shut Down', 'Little Deuce Coupe..
PRESLEY ELVIS
2015. A compilation of The King's mid-'50s classics, originally released in 1958. SIDE A: 1. Hound Dog 2. Loving You 3. All Shook Up 4. Heartbreak Hotel 5. Jailhouse Rock 6. Love Me 7. Too Much SIDE B..
RAY CHARLES
2015. A vinyl reissue of this classic '62 Ray Charles album, featuring reworkings of country standards in Ray Charles' inimitable pop-R&B style. SIDE 1: 1. BYE BYE, LOVE 2. YOU DONT KNOW ME 3. HALF AS MUCH..
VENTURES
2015. Reissued on vinyl, it's the classic 1960 debut-LP from the legendary Ventures! This blazing set of instrumental surf rock and hot rod jams is essential for any fan of '60s surf and garage sounds.
MARVELETTES
2015. The third album from Motown girl group The Marvelettes, 'Playboy', was released in 1962, shortly following the success of the hit title track and the immortal 'Beechwood'. If these two floor filling classics w..
TURNER IKE & TINA
2015. A vinyl reissue of Ike & Tina Turner's 1963 album 'Don't Play Me Cheap'. SIDE A: 01. Wake Up 02. I Made A Promise Up Above 03. Desire 04. Those Ways 05. Mamma Tell Him 06. Pretend SIDE B: 01..
WASHINGTON BABY
2015. Justine "Baby" Washington's 1963 soul classic 'That's How Heartaches Are Made' was the Harlem raised singers first and only chart entry in the Billboard Top 40, and her finest moment. A delectable sl..
TAYLOR VINCE & PLAYBOYS
2015. Vince Taylor is the stage name of Brian Maurice Holden, leader of the legendary Playboys. Though a British native, Taylor went to high school in LA and began his career there managed by Joe Barbera, of the leg..
COLLINS TOMMY
2015. Though he may not be as big a name as Buck Owens or Merle Haggard, Tommy Collins was as instrumental as either of those two legends in formulating what is known as the Bakersfield Sound. In fact, the Oklahoma ..
CORTEZ DAVE -BABY-
2015. Detroit native David Cortez Clowney, known by the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez, scored his second Top 10 hit in 1962 with the all-time classic R&B instrumental 'Rinky-Dink'. Released the same ye..
WRAY LINK
2015. Link Wray's incredible influence on 50 years of rock and roll following his debut single is no mystery to anyone. Everything that was handed down to today's current crop of head-bangers from the likes of Led Z..