Ten fave unreleased tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists
Todayfrom 1955
Ten fave unreleased tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists
Today………from 1955
BO DIDDLEY – HEART-O-MATIC LOVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvhqOEjl2GU-----------
Representing the 1955 year of inception Bo Diddley in the 2014
Unreleased Battle came the sparse yet
hypnotically insistent “Heart-O-Matic Love” (Bo Diddley vcl/gtr/Lester Davenport (hca) Jerome Green (maraccas) Willie Dixon (bass) Clifton
James or Frank Kirkland (dms)
Sadly the track had to wait several decades to see release. It
eventually surfaced on the MCA/Chess
set “Rare And Well Done” in 1991
HAL PAIGE & THE WHALERS – ROCK THIS JOINT THIS MORNING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9zqZMYIjS0----------
First off eternal thanks go to Diane for nominating this GREAT
absolutely SCORCHING rockin’ effort in the 2014 Unreleased Battle. I don’t think I knew it before that and it instantly became one of my most favorite items in the contest. It’s stayed one of my top faves ever
since
Thanks Di!
Okay…the history….Paige & co were pacted to Hy Weiss’ Old Town recording
setup in 1955 and had just one release on their subsidiary Paradise
label (most remembered as the home of The Harptones’ absolute classic “Life Is But A Dream” earlier that year). The track in question here seems to have languished in the Old Town vaults until rescued in 1987
when it first appeared on the UK Ace LP “Harlem Hit Parade (Old Town
Blues Vol.2)"
BTW Apparently I’m far from alone in my huge liking for this one since
it finished the HIGHEST placed recording of 1955 in the 2014 Unreleased Battle results (where it ended up #6 overall)
MAMIE REE & YOUNG WOLF – NO NEED ACTING LIKE THAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi2K3x-sQd0-------------
Recorded for Jake Porter’s Combo label in 1955 Mamie Ree (alias Mamie Perry and later more accurately Mamie Jenkins*) combined with “Young Wolf”---alias bandleader Gus Jenkins---(who as “Gus Jinkins” (sic) will
have the big r&b hit “Tricky” a year on from here) on the excellent “No
Need Acting Like That which missed getting a Combo release and stayed in
the vaults until 1991 when it was rescued with inclusion on the UK Ace collection “Back To The Alley” (a set compiled by discographer and friend in heaven Ray Topping)
Mamie herself went on to record for Pioneer International where---as
Mamie Perry---she recorded the future Northern Soul monster “Lament” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uesZaljG4o
No,that one doesn't do much for me either
*I guess most everyone will have guessed by now that somewhere in this convoluted saga Mamie and Gus took a few moments out to tie the knot and become man and wife 😊
Ten fave unreleased tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists
Today………from 1955
WYNONA CARR – DING DONG DADDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLt7FCRxyY8
BOBBY CHARLES – I’LL TURN SQUARE FOR YOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6DMNZldyM
BO DIDDLEY – HEART-O-MATIC LOVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvhqOEjl2GU
FATS DOMINO – HELP ME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYPcfeQdy0Q
THE MOONGLOWS – DOUBTFUL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-WS38Q339w
THE ORIOLES – BRING THE MONEY HOME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ68zCpHHyA
HAL PAIGE & THE WHALERS – ROCK THIS JOINT THIS MORNING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9zqZMYIjS0
ELVIS PRESLEY – WHEN IT RAINS IT REALLY POURS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbEuiMjR4hw
MAMIE REE & YOUNG WOLF – NO NEED ACTING LIKE THAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi2K3x-sQd0
Mamie herself went on to record for Pioneer International where---as
Mamie Perry---she recorded the future Northern Soul monster “Lament” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uesZaljG4o
No,that one doesn't do much for me either
THE TENDERFOOTS – NO OTHER ONE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_j9paBmHTM
On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 5:39:49 +0000, Roger wrote:
Ten fave unreleased tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists
Today………from 1955
WYNONA CARR – DING DONG DADDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLt7FCRxyY8
Very good, a 7.
BOBBY CHARLES – I’LL TURN SQUARE FOR YOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6DMNZldyM
Good, a 6.
BO DIDDLEY – HEART-O-MATIC LOVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvhqOEjl2GU
Excellent, an 8, and #223 on my 1955 list.
FATS DOMINO – HELP ME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYPcfeQdy0Q
Not big on this one, just a 5.
THE MOONGLOWS – DOUBTFUL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-WS38Q339w
It's very good, a 7.
THE ORIOLES – BRING THE MONEY HOME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ68zCpHHyA
Best thing they ever did IMO, a great 10. It's #23 on my 1955 list.
HAL PAIGE & THE WHALERS – ROCK THIS JOINT THIS MORNING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9zqZMYIjS0
Very good, a 7. Hal's backup group went on to much bigger fame when they changed the spelling of the band name and switched over to reggae in the 1960s!
~132 and an 8ELVIS PRESLEY – WHEN IT RAINS IT REALLY POURS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbEuiMjR4hw
Another very good one, a 7.
MAMIE REE & YOUNG WOLF – NO NEED ACTING LIKE THAT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi2K3x-sQd0
This is an mazing 10 and in my top 100 of all time. It's #13 on my 1955
list.
Mamie herself went on to record for Pioneer International where---as
Mamie Perry---she recorded the future Northern Soul monster “Lament”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uesZaljG4o
No,that one doesn't do much for me either
Yeah, it's not good.
THE TENDERFOOTS – NO OTHER ONE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_j9paBmHTM
It's good, a 6.
Okay, here are some others.
Met a Girl On The Corner - Orchids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3OtlSrHXeI
Love this, a solid 9 and in my top 100 for the year.
Kansas City - Little Richard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVrbORtHZBE
He did this one in a different style than the one that came out on a
single in 1959
and was subsequently done that way by Paul and the Beatles. I like this
one much better.
Fine Sweet Woman - Orchids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H45XkZ3p1as
Another excellent one from the Orchids.
Down The Line - Buddy Holly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcs7cgNOagE
I Wanna Play House With You - Buddy Holly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX29eZu82p8
These were both done by Buddy when he was part of Buddy and Bob
(Montgomery) and eventually came out on the Holly In The Hills album in
1965.
Insulting Blues Boogie - Harptones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdwzXf01SjI
The video says 1954, so I may have to move this. It's not mentioned at
all in Marv's Harptones article. It may not have been know yet when he
wrote the article. I think the Harptones themselves claimed that this
wasn't them when it surfaced in like the 1990s maybe. Could be whoever
had the track just claimed it was the Harptones to help it sell. Maybe
Roger knows the real story.
She's My Star - Little Richard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJaeBeKHCcw
This one shows off how good of a singer Richard actually was. With a
vocal group.
You Can't Make Love To Somebody - Carl Perkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXOnc_smePM
Not near as many as Jerry Lee, but Carl did have a bunch of really good unissued things for Sun, including the one that won Roger's unreleased battle, "Put Your Cat Clothes On."
Rock And Roll Ruby - Johnny Cash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_aelcaUF8
Johnny wrote this, and this may be the demo.
Maybellene (Live) ¦ Elvis Presley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH8fMkKXH80
Nice clean live recording from Elvis, Scotty and Bill.
You Played The Part - Spiders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_GM4jgZfA
One of several really good unreleased things that surfaced when Bear
Family put out a double CD on the Spiders some time in the 1980s I
think.
Sitting Here - Orioles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf4grvuZLjI
Another good unissued one from the Orioles 5 CD box set on Bear Family. Bluesy, Diane should like it.
Can't Stop Loving You - Little Walter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zexq6cQTTMw
A solid 7.
THE ORIOLES – BRING THE MONEY HOME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ68zCpHHyA
Best thing they ever did IMO, a great 10. It's #23 on my 1955 list.
#68 and an 8
On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 18:39:36 +0000, Roger wrote:
THE ORIOLES – BRING THE MONEY HOME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ68zCpHHyA
Best thing they ever did IMO, a great 10. It's #23 on my 1955 list.
#68 and an 8
Wow. So you only have 67 or fewer tens and nine in 1955?
I have well over 100.
On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 23:24:50 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 18:39:36 +0000, Roger wrote:
THE ORIOLES – BRING THE MONEY HOME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ68zCpHHyA
Best thing they ever did IMO, a great 10. It's #23 on my 1955 list.
#68 and an 8
Wow. So you only have 67 or fewer tens and nine in 1955?
I have well over 100.
1955 FAVORITES
10
Tutti-Frutti Little Richard
Maybellene Chuck Berry
Baby Let's Play House Elvis Presley
Mystery Train Elvis Presley
Ain't It A Shame Fats Domino
I'm Left,You're Right,She's Gone Elvis Presley
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley
What'cha Gonna Do Clyde McPhatter & Drifters
All By Myself Fats Domino
I Hear You Knocking Smiley Lewis
9 GREAT
I'm A Man Bo Diddley
Dust My Blues Elmore James
Flip Flop & Fly Joe Turner
I Can't Go On Fats Domino
Midnight Cannonball Joe Turner
Real Gone Lover Smiley Lewis
My Babe Little Walter
Bring It To Jerome Bo Diddley
Gone Gone Gone Carl Perkins
20Manish Boy Muddy Waters
Don't Be Angry Nappy Brown
Life Is But A Dream Harptones
The Way You Dog Me Around Diablos
At My Front Door El Dorados
Why Do Fools Fall In Love Teenagers
Speedoo Cadillacs
Nite Owl Tony Allen & Champs
Thirty Days Chuck Berry
Diddley Daddy Bo Diddley
Morning Noon & Night Joe Turner
Don't Think I Will Young Jessie
Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
Feel So Good Shirley & Lee
Milk Cow Blues Boogie Elvis Presley
All Around The World Little Willie John
Story Untold Nutmegs
Pretty Thing Bo Diddley
The Chicken & The Hawk Joe Turner
40The Wallflower Etta James
Blue Velvet Clovers
Stand By Me Guitar Slim
Count Every Star Rockers
Hide And Seek Joe Turner
See You Later Alligator Bill Haley & His Comets
Smokey Joe's Cafe Robins
Rock This Joint This Morning Hal Paige & Whalers (unreleased)
Bumpity Bump Smiley Lewis
You Didn’t Learn It At Home “5” Royales
Four Winds Dave Bartholomew
Later Alligator Bobby Charles
Wow. So you only have 67 or fewer tens and nine in 1955?
I have well over 100.
1955 FAVORITES
Here are mine:
10
1 ¦ Tutti-Frutti ¦ Little Richard
14 ¦ Move Baby Move ¦ Larry Harrison
16 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Roy Hall
18 ¦ Nip Sip ¦ Clovers
24 ¦ Steamboat ¦ Drifters
31 ¦ Down In Mexico ¦ Kidds
35 ¦ Real Gone Lover ¦ Smiley Lewis
38 ¦ Bells In My Heart ¦ Spiders
44 ¦ You Nearly Lose Your Mind ¦ Roy Moss
54 ¦ Drunk, Drunk, Drunk ¦ Kidds
55 ¦ Baby Let's Play House ¦ Elvis Presley
67 ¦ Life Is But A Dream ¦ Harptones
79 ¦ Milkcow Blues Boogie ¦ Elvis Presley
92 ¦ What's It All About ¦ Little Leo
98 ¦ Sag, Drag And Fall ¦ Sid King & Five Strings
107 ¦ Single Life ¦ Billy Tate
107 ¦ Single Life ¦ Billy Tate
Fond memories of nominating this classic in an Obscurities contest a
while back.
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