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(Liberty Records/EMI) www.emimusic.co.uk       The “Greasy Truckers Party” was a benefit show for Greasy Truckers, an English flower-power group raising money for a n more...

(Trikont) www.trikont.com     Like its predecessor (same title, sans More), this compilation from Germany’s Trikont label seeks to demonstrate the often arbitrary nature of g more...

(Daptone) www.daptonerecords.com     With poor Amy Winehouse out of commission, the brunt of R&B’s not-so-nouvelle revitalization is left in the capable hands of this Brooklyn more...

(Rapster) www.rapsterrecords.com     Maybe the tribute record isn’t your scene. Doesn’t matter if you’re a Bowie fan; there have been very few efforts released in the more...

(Legacy)   www.legacyrecordings.com       It should be noted from the outset that this compilation does not contain anything resembling a bad track. The problem is that more...

(Daptone)     www.daptonerecords.com     The field recording - the seeking out and documenting unheard of musicians and songs, generally in the blues, folk and gospel tr more...

(Sony Legacy/PRI)   www.legacyrecordings.com   Unfairly relegated to third place behind Motown and Memphis in the Seminal Soul Sound Sweepstakes, and too often waved-off as the fount more...

(Numero Group)   www.numerogroup.com         East St. Louis isn't just about the doodle-doo. Not the Illinois one anyway. Allan Merry knew that. His YoDi and more...

(Numero Group)   www.numerogroup.com   They called it "hard pop," which is different from power pop: less polite and slightly more feverish and sharper-edged. Vinyl collectors Tom S more...

(Compadre)   www.compadrerecords.com   Johnny Cash's music never fit the standard pedal steel guitar and fiddles type of country music mold. His music owes as much or more to Jimmie more...