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James Harman Band Black & White
Pick up this 1995 Black Top release for some cool tones and tunes from master harpist James “Icepick” Harman and band, who survived, as Harman describes in his hilarious original liner notes, a sonic invasion from a neighboring Van Halen video shoot which was interfering with the great “tile tone” the guys were getting from putting their amps on top of the toilets. Their solution? Duct-taping a mop and broom handle together and shoving a sofa cushion up the air vent causing the audio bleed! So, believe us when we say that this is rough ‘n’ ready blues; includes 'Too Right to Run; Cut to the Chase; Hollywood Girls; The Four Questions, No. 1; Torqueflite 727; Lock Doctor; Everybody’s Rockin’ (at the Zoo Bar); Black and White; Cold Tile Floor; Sometimes...(The Rules Just Don’t Apply); The Twins; Leavin’ for Memphis (Crickets and Frogs); Second Voyage of Noah’s Arks (Crickets and Frogs)', and 'The Four Questions, No. 2'.

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Mike Morgan & The Crawl Mighty Fine Dancin'
The second and finest album by this modern Texas blues titan! Inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan and schooled by Darrell Nulisch and Anson Funderburgh, Morgan and his partner Lee McBee put out a string of excellent albums for Black Top best represented by this 1991 release, which garnered a lofty 4 1/2 stars from 'All Music Guide'. Includes 'Losing Ground; You Ain’t Like You Used to Be; Just the Kind of Man I Am; Frankie’s Blues; Don’t Stay Out All Night Long; “Big D” Shuffle; Kiss Me Baby; Movin’ It On; ‘Cause I Love You; Blues for Al and Peggy; I Don’t Want You Hanging Around', and 'Swingin’ Mama', plus four bonus tracks likely to inspire “mighty fine dancin’”: 'Every Little Kiss; Sweet Lolita; Why You Stay Out So Late', and 'Honey I Need Your Lovin’'.

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Various Artists Tell Me What I Want To Hear
Anson and his band the Rockets went out with a blaze of glory on this, their last official release for Black Top (4 1/2 stars—'All Music Guide'), cut in 1991 and featuring guest vocalist Carol Fran alongside Anson’s longtime sidekick Sam Myers. The title tracks was used in the film 'China Moon'; also includes 'Ways of Man; I Done Quit Getting Sloppy Drunk; I Want a Wife; I’m Innocent; Shedding Tears of Laughter; Rent Man Blues; I Need You So; Waitin’ on You, Mamma; It’ll Do; The Amateur (She’s Gone); Missing Person; Happy Man', and 'Down at J.J.’s'. And we’ve added two bonus tracks, 'Make a Little Love Tonight' and 'Look What You’re Doing to Me', for extra, bone-in Texas flavor!

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Snooks Eaglin Teasin' You
'All Music Guide' gives this one five stars; you might give it even more (were that possible), given that this reissue comes out on the heels of Snooks’ untimely death at the age of 72. We’ve added a couple of bonus tracks ('I’ll See You in My Dreams/Mr. Sandman' and 'That Same Old Train') to this modern blues masterpiece from the New Orleans blues legend, too; includes 'Baby Please Come Home; Soul Train; When It Rains It Pours; Teasin’ You; Dizzy Miss Lizzy; Black Night; Sleepwalk; Traveling Mood; Jesus Will Fix It; Don’t Take It So Hard; Heavy Juice; Lilly Mae; My Love Is Strong', and 'Red Beans'. The complete 1992 release (and more)!

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Earl King & Roomful Of Blues Glazed
New Orleans blues legend Earl King hadn’t recorded for nearly a decade when he hooked up with Roomful of Blues in 1986 for this stellar effort, which we have garnished with a bonus track, 'Please Don’t Leave Me Here to Cry', featuring Earl and the band with special guest Curtis Salgado! Lots of great King originals here—'It All Went down the Drain; Your Love Was Never There; Everybody’s Got to Cry Sometime; Love Rent; Three Can Play the Game; Iron Cupid; Somebody’s Got a Tail; I Met a Stranger; Mardi Gras in New Orleans; There’s Been Some Lonely, Lonely Nights', and 'One Step Beyond Love'.

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Gears, The Rockin' At Ground Zero - Deluxe Edition
Included here is the complete 1980 “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” LP packaged with the first single and this time with five, yes five, 1979 demo recordings added to it, that have never been released. A Rockabilly’d up version of “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” and a song that has never been released, “Girl Crazy”, highlight these newly found tunes. Twenty three tunes in total that have been remastered and it comes with new digi pak packaging and a fold out poster. This deluxe version also includes a separate D.I.s “Rare Cuts!” bonus CD ! Out of the ashes of The Gears in 1982, vocalist Axxel G. Reese and lifelong friend drummer Dave Drive started a new band called The D.I.s (Drill Instructor’s). Keeping the Punkabilly influence they forged on but soon they were to embark on a Roots sound as well. With numerous line-up changes that included Jimmy Reed (Levi Dexter and the Ripchords), Matt Lee (Ray Campi’s Rockabilly Rebels), Mike “Shakey Wilcox (The Rockats), Thadius T. Baker, Patrick ‘Frenchie” French (The Joneses), “Venice George” Chavlez , Ron Emory (TSOL) & Jonny Ray Bartel (The Red Devils & The Knitters) they forged on to 1992. Only one released recording ever came out, a five song 12” (Lock & Load) produced by Billy Zoom, but now a complete 22 track studio recording collection has been assembled. Some of it is absolutely brilliant and you will wonder why they were never signed or had hit records. This is a must have collection for any fan of L.A. Punk, Roots or Rock n’ Roll.

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D.I.S, The Rare Cuts
Out of the ashes of The Gears (legendary L.A. punk band) in 1982, vocalist Axxel G. Reese and lifelong friend drummer Dave Drive started a new band called The D.I.s (Drill Instructors). Keeping the Punkabilly influence they forged on but soon they were to embark on a Roots sound as well. With numerous line-up changes that included Jimmy Reed (Levi Dexter and the Ripchords), Matt Lee (Ray Campi’s Rockabilly Rebels), Mike “Shakey Wilcox (The Rockats), Thadius T. Baker, Patrick ‘Frenchie” French (The Joneses), “Venice George” Chavlez , Ron Emory (TSOL) & Jonny Ray Bartel (The Red Devils & The Knitters) they forged on to 1992. Only one released recording ever came out, a five song 12” (Lock & Load) produced by Billy Zoom, but now a complete 22 track studio recording collection has been assembled. Some of it is absolutely brilliant and you will wonder why they were never signed or had hit records. This is a must have collection for any fan of L.A. Punk, Roots or Rock n’ Roll.

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Gears, The Rockin' At Ground Zero
Included here is the complete 1980 “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” LP packaged with the first single and this time with five, yes five, 1979 demo recordings added to it, that have never been released. A Rockabilly’d up version of “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” and a song that has never been released, “Girl Crazy”, highlight these newly found tunes. Twenty three tunes in total that have been remastered and it comes with new digi pak packaging and a fold out poster.

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Gears, The Rockin' At Ground Zero (lp)
Limited Edition of 500, yellow vinyl. The Gears classic and one of the best L.A. punk albums “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” is back, with much more! The band formed in 1978 with Axxel G. Reese (vocals) & Dave Drive (drums) childhood buddies from the part of Los Angeles near downtown called Glassell Park. They created their own sound which was called Punk Surfabilly from seeing the early Hollywood punk bands and being influenced by other cultures of L.A. After their first single, Crazy Rueben was out and Kidd Spike was recruited from The Controllers to play guitar. Now the classic lineup was complete along with Brian Redz on bass. Included here is the complete 1980 “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” LP packaged with four, yes four, 1979 demo recordings added to it, that have never been released. A Rockabilly’d up version of “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” and a song that has never been released, “Girl Crazy”, highlight these newly found tunes. Nineteen tunes in total that have been remastered! This is a must for all fans.

SIDE ONE: Baby Runaround/ Let’s Go To The Beach/ Don’t Be Afraid To Pogo/ Elks Lodge Blues/ Teenage Brain/ Wasting Time/ Darlin’ Baby/ Trudie Trudie/ High School Girls/ SIDE TWO: The Last Chord/ Heartbeat Baby/ Rockin’ At Ground Zero/ I Smoke Dope/ Keep Movin’/ Last Chance/ Girl Crazy (1979 demo)/ High School Girls (1979 demo)/ Darlin’ Baby (1979 demo)/ Rockin’ At Ground Zero (1979 demo)