SCREAMIN JAY HAWKINS
2011.
HAWKINS DALE
2011. A true legend in his own way, the Louisiana born & bred Dale Hawkins is mostly known to the world for his all-time rockabilly classic Oh! Suzy Q, as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival in their suc..
COASTERS
2011. The Coasters 1960 "meet-the-band" LP wherein the singers are presented not as a group but as individual soloists, represented a complete departure from what the Coasters rose to fame for. If the prev..
DIDDLEY BO
2011. His second 1959 long-play effort only adds a go to his classic debut, refining his trademark square guitar and crazy-distorted amplification to create new sounds (anticipating the innovations of 60s rock icons..
SUPREMES
2013. The debut album by Diana Ross' Supremes originally came out in late 1962, right after Motown's boss Berry Gordy signed them and changed their name (the group was previously referred to as 'The Primettes') and ..
TURNER IKE & TINA
2013. Well-known for her trademark legs, throaty voice, and boundless stage energy, Tina Turner was one of the sexiest and most popular international performers of the 20th century. Ike Turner, a well established se..
GAYE MARVIN
2013. The very first album by one the greatest and most influential singers in the fields of Soul and R&B came out in 1961 on the Motown label and sees Marvin singing, playing drums, and piano on an album of mai..
DIDDLEY BO
2013. - road runner,story of bo diddley,scuttle bug,signifying blues,let me in,limber,love me,craw-dad,walkin and talkin,travellin west,deed and deed i do,live my life
VERSATONES
2014. Formed in 1956 by three members of the legendary De Paur Infantry Chorus - one of the top performing artists at Columbia Records throughout the late '40s and early '50s - The Versatones indeed lived up to thei..
DION
2014. The Bronx's own Dion DiMucci, best known to the world as just Dion, absolutely ruled the airwaves of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Following the success of his first group, Dion & The Belmonts, DiMucci s..
TURNER IKE & TINA
2014. 'Kings Of Rhythm Dance' is Ike & Tina Turner's second long player, originally released in 1961, and it is full of stompers, rippers, and all around rocking R&B magic. Ike's guitar tone and style are th..
WILLIAMSON SONNY BOY
2017. Back on wax, it's the 1959 debut-album by Sonny Boy Williamson, containing many of his early singles.
GAYE MARVIN
2015. Recorded during the Motortown Revue's show at Chicago's Regal Theater, 1963's 'Recorded Live On Stage' is the first live album from the legendary Motown star and showcases Gaye on early hits like 'Stubborn Kin..
BROWN JAMES
2015. The 4th James Brown LP, originally released in 1961, is one of the harder titles in his early discography to find. Though it doesn't contain any of his massive, instantly recognizable hits, it's regarded among..
BEACH BOYS
2015. Released in 1963, 'Surfin' USA' is the second studio album from The Beach Boys. Though not yet fully formed, the genius that Brian Wilson had on display on 1965's 'Pet Sounds' was beginning to show through her..
MONROE MARILYN
2016. Originally released in 1962, the same year that America's obsession died of an overdose of barbiturates in her Brentwood home, this Marilyn Monroe album compiles her tunes from the classic musicals 'There's No..
WALKER T-BONE
2016. Texas born T-Bone Walker was a staple of the L.A. blues scene for nearly 40 years, getting his start in the legendary clubs on Central Avenue. This album, which now sees a welcome reissue, was recorded during ..
GAINSBOURG SERGE
2017. Reissued together on one LP, here are the tracks from the first two 10-inches by Serge Gainsbourg, originally released in 1958 and 1959. Expect tasteful pre-pop chansons with a smokey night club atmosphere...
HAWKINS SCREAMIN JAY
2011. A comprehensive collection of the early, pre-debut LP, singles from one of the most controversial frontmen of early rock and roll. With his classically-trained bass-baritone singing voice, Hawkins conjured up ..
JOHNSON MARV
2012. Detroit gifted singer, songwriter and pianist Marv Johnson was a seminal figure in the early history of Motown Records. Responsible for more than a handful of hits between 1959 and 1960, he enjoyed no less tha..
BEACH BOYS
2015. 'Surfer Girl' is the third studio album from The Beach Boys, and the first on which Brian Wilson was given the production credits. The album features the hit title track, the classic 'Little Deuce Coupe', and,..
GAINSBOURG SERGE
2017. A collection of very early recordings (late '50s) from Serge Gainsbourg, blending traditional chanson and big-band jazz rather than the avant garde pop that went on to define his career outside of France....
HOOKER JOHN LEE
2017. Here's a vinyl reissue of a somewhat forgotten album by John Lee Hooker. featuring just his guitar and vocals, 'Burning Hell' was recorded in Detroit in 1959..
RUSH OTIS
2018. A collection of late '50s recordings from the Mississippi bluesman, produced by Chicago bluesman Willie Dixon.
JOHNSON ROBERT
2018. This brilliant collection of Robert Johnson's vintage recordings (from 1936-1937) is essential for anyone who wants to dig into the history of the blues.
KORNER ALEXIS
2017. 'R&B From The Marquee', originally from 1962, rates as one of the pillars of British blues. It's an album that heavily influenced the -then- coming generation of British invasion blues groups. Featuring or..
LEE BRENDA
2014. Though diminutive in stature, the great Brenda Lee loomed large over the pop charts or the 1950s and '60s. So large, in fact, that she was the top-charting female vocalist of the era. 'Brenda Lee', originally ..
KING B.B.
2014. Originally released in 1957 on the legendary budget label Crown, 'Singin' The Blues' compiles many of the classic '50s sides that B.B. King recorded for Los Angeles-based labels RPM, Kent and Modern. These twe..
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 ..
PRYSOCK RED
2014. Wilburt "Red" Prysock was one of the first American tenor saxophonists to take the influence of Jazz masters such as Coleman Hawkins in a distinctly R&B direction. The brother of R&B singer A..