The Cowboys

The Cowboys

ASIN: B00000EGM0

Track Listings

1. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys - Willie Nelson

2. All Around Cowboy - Marty Robbins

3. Jo and the Cowboy

4. Bull Rider - Johnny Cash

5. Cosmic Cowboy/Cosmic Breakdown - Michael Murphy

6. Sweetwater, Texas - Charlie Daniels

7. Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash

8. Texas Lullaby

9. Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry - Moe Bandy

10. Gambler - Bobby Bare

The Cowboys,Various Artists,Sony,70's,80's,Country,Country & Western,Country-Pop,Cowboy,Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan,Outlaw Country,Progressive Country,Traditional Country

Cowboys From Hell
Average customer rating:

duh

Good?

pick yourself up a copy...or download it

BY IT! NOW! I dare you!

I cant say this is better then Vulgar display of power...But I will!

Cowboys From Hell
Pantera
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Vulgar Display of Power

Far Beyond Driven

Reinventing the Steel

Official Live: 101 Proof

The Great Southern Trendkill

ASIN: B000002JNJ
Release Date: 1990-07-17

Tracks:

Cowboys From Hell
Primal Concrete Sledge
Psycho Holiday
Heresy
Cemetery Gates
Domination
Shattered
Clash With Reality
Medicine Man
Message In Blood
The Sleep
The Art Of Shredding

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Even those who scoff at the idea that rock & roll is the devil's music have to think twice when listening to Pantera. The pill-popping, strip-bar-ogling, beer-guzzling Texas combo takes Metallica's speed-metal cues to new heights of brutality and sacrilege. Fortunately, they're extremely good at what they do. The polyrhythmic complexity of Vinnie Paul's drumming in "Psycho Holiday" and guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell's breathtaking solo in "Heresy" are examples of state-of-the-art metal musicianship. Vocalist Phil Anselmo often sounds like Metallica's James Hetfield, but his brooding croon on "Cemetery Gates" and his falsetto screams on the blindingly fast "Shattered" are more like vintage Deep Purple. Released in 1990, Cowboys made Pantera one of metal's top draws during an era in which it was almost eclipsed by alternative rock. --James Rotondi

Customer Reviews:

duh.......2007-06-08

Who wouldn't love this first mass produced Pantera album? YOu'd have to not have ear drums, or a brain.

Good?.......2007-05-16

I bought this ancient cd at a thrift store, donated back 3 days later. I didn't find this cd all that great. Cowboys from hell was the only good song. everything else on this cd is just noisy boring riffs with typical guitar solos that have been done to death by millions of other players. The song structure is typical verse-chorus-verse-chorus-verse-guitar solo-chorus. This is one of the main reason I don't listen to modern day music except rap (underground). Dimebagg Darrel needed alittle more practice, He is not a Legend. Don't get me wrong, he died horribly. But come on people.. A Legend??! They are hundreds of amazing blues and jazz guitarist that have had a short life and they didn't get the praise they deserve.
Phil cannot sing (scream). He sounds like he's singing on the toilet and taking a huge dump. The drummer is so-so. And I cant even hear the bassist.
I tried to give this album a chance but I always fall sleep halfway through the album. I don't understand why is this album so popular maybe I have poor taste.. whatever it is I still give it 2 stars for the effort and the 1st track.

pick yourself up a copy...or download it.......2007-01-17

just make sure to pick up this CD Before you die so you can spend your last moments knowing you listened to what metal really is!

BY IT! NOW! I dare you!.......2006-11-06

This album is probably one of the more important metal releases. Ever. It;s not as pivotal as Black Sabbath, Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, Peace Sells, Reign in (fake)Blood, Welcome to Hell, or Ace of Spades. However, it is better than most of the above. And it's almost as pivotal. See, this was the first groove metal album, and I'ma gonna go out on a limb here and say this is the best metal album of the 90's, calling RATM hard rock. See, if you like a good riff, this is it. The best riffing album ever. And if you liked Tony Iommi's guitar style, but wished he'd gone even crazier, this is it. Aside from Tom Morello, Dimebag has the most unique guitar style (and coolest name), period. And it's cool. This album is not recommended for people who can't deal with high-pitched vocals, though. They might be more intrested in the follow up, Vulgar Display of Power, which is just that. Anyhow...great songs about. Everything on here is solid, but Cowboys From Hell, Shattered (highest note ever!), Heresy, Message in Blood, The Art of Shredding (which does not have a shred solo), The Sleep, Medicine Man, Psycho Holiday, and the nice ballad Cemetary Gates are the best. Although that only leaves 2 tracks to be considered "filler." And they're both solid bits of thrash/groove metal. Through and through, this album is great. It's fast and heavy, except for 2 slowdowns, and the riffing is awesome. The lyrics are cool and dark, but without either going all emo on us, or being stupid pointlessly violent Slayer-esque stuff...a unique and brilliant album. Buy it. Or don't. But before making up your mind, listen to Cowboys From Hell. Then buy it.

I cant say this is better then Vulgar display of power...But I will!.......2006-07-27

I got this recently and actually I thought it deserved 5 stars!A very good album which has some of there best songs.
1. Cowboys From Hell:This song is very bland.Not many times it changes and mostly from beginning to the end Phil is screaming like AC/DC with some growls and starts with a pick sliding on the guitar when some bass slashes on and slashes on again untill we hear what sounds like water spraying and then in comes the heavy,fast guitar and then stops to do the riff without th buzz and then we hear "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!COME ON!" it leads to "OVERLASTIN' AS WE STAND TALL!NO ROCKIN' CAUSE I SAID UH!SHOUT DOWN!ITS TOO LOUD NO LOOK AND YOU CANT TURN BACK!!" and then he growls "YOU SEE US COMING AT YOU ALLTOGETHER RUN FOR COVER!We're taking over this town" a definate good song.Heavy and sounds like it was recorded in 1977.10/10
2. Primal Concrete Sledge:very heavy with fast riffs starting it and sludge riffs flying everywhere at once and shouts and screams.Good and a huge rocker!10/10
3. Psycho Holiday:Just say that this is psycho and that it is a holiday and pretty much yeah it is.10/10
4. Heresy:Great heavy song with screeching riffs and a great solo.
5. Cemetery Gates:Starts acoustic and then incomes the famous heavy riff and then acoustic comes and great calm vocals of "Reverend Reverend I feel it crawling in the night" and "Sometimes when I'm alone" this song is more calm but the best song because of its shouting chorus "WELL I GUESS YOU TOOK MY YOUTH AND GAVE IT ALL AWAY! IT WAS THE START OF A NEW FRONT DOOR BEFORE THE MEMORY!AND WHEN SHE DIED!I COULDNT CRY I PUSHED MYSELF OUTDOOR!!!!YOU LEFT ME!IF YOU PLEASE!ALL ALONE AND THE MEMORY SELLS IT APAaart!"The way we were...I will unlock my door.And pass the cemetary gates."Great song.11/10
6. Domination:A return to heaviness with growls and screams!10/10
7. Shattered:Good but very heavy.10/10
8. Clash With Reality:Nice Clash.10/10
9. Medicine Man:Flashback to metallica.12/10
10. Message In Blood:WOW!10/10
11. The Sleep:The name says it all.
12. The Art Of Shredding:Same here.Teaches you how to SHRED!
Great album.

The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music

Average customer rating:

Very disappointing, considering what it could have been
Always a pleaser
JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music
Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia
John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music

The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Summon the Heroes

ASIN: B0000C6K09
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

The Sugarland Express-Main Theme
Jaws-Main Theme
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-Suite
Raiders Of The Lost Ark-March
Raiders Of The Lost Arc-The Map Room:Dawn
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrail-Adventures On Earth
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-Mine Car Chase
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-End Credits
Empire Of The Sun-Exsultate Justi
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-Indy's First Adventure

Tracks:

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-End Credits
Always-Follow Me/Dorinda's Solo Flight
Hook-Main Themes
Jurassic Park-Main Themes
Schindler's List-Main Theme
Amistad-Dry Your Tears, Afrika
Saving Private Ryan-Hymn To The Fallen
A.I. Artificial Intelligence-Where Dreams Are Made
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can

Tracks:

The Rare Breed-Suite (Universal Emblem/Hilary's Plight/Scottish Romeo/The Hunt)
Jane Eyre-Suite: The Jane Eyre Theme
Jane Eyre-Suite: To Thornfield
Jane Eyre-Suite: Restoration
The Cowboys-Overture
The Poseidon Adventure-Prelude
The Towering Inferno-Main Titles
Family Plot-End Titles
The Fury-Main Titles
Superman-Main Theme
Dracula-Main Titles & Storm
The River-Main Theme & Love Theme
The Witches Of Eastwick- Dance Of The Witches

Tracks:

Born On The Fourth Of July-End Credits
Presumed Innocent-End Titles
JFK-Arlington/End Titles
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone-Hedwig's Theme
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets-Fawkes The Phoenix
Star Wars: A New Hope- Main Theme
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-Hans Solo And The Princess
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-The Imperial March
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace- Anakin's Theme
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-The Flag Parade
Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones-Across The Stars
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-Duel Of The Fates

Customer Reviews:

Very disappointing, considering what it could have been.......2007-04-20

Take a look at the running times:

Disc 1: 60 minutes
Disc 2: 50 minutes
Disc 3: 61 minutes
Disc 4: 58 minutes

What gives Silva? There is *MUCH* more John Williams in the silva screen back catalogue by the Prague Philharmonic than what is in this set, and thats not including their entire discs devoted to Star Wars Films, Indiana Jones Trilogy etc. Why isn't Hook "When You're Alone" included on Disc 2? There's room. Why isn't 1941 on Disc 1? There's room. Why isn't Earthquake on Disc 3? There's room. Why isn't Far and Away on disc 4? There's room. Where's the other ten minutes of the Rare Breed suite on disc 3? Why isn't Midway on disc 1? Where are the Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel and Lots In Space tv themes? Etc. Etc. Etc.

C'mon Silva, most of these 4 disc mega boxes released in the past few years are packed to the brim, but not this one, and with new recordings made after this was released (the terminal, munich, geisha, war of the worlds, star wars ep 3, harry potter 3), it only makes sense for a "re-do" in the next couple of years.

Further, with Silva releasing the 100 Greatest Film Themes on six discs in a couple of months, it's only a matter of time before we see the ultimate six disc john williams set.

This isn't a BAD set to own, but it could have been much better and when compared to the Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry sets in this same series, this one is a major letdown.

Always a pleaser.......2007-03-31

I listen to music all day with patients in my dental chair. This one is a winner with everyone. Patients always comment on how they recognize a song. Who doesn't love John Williams? His music transcends time.

JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music.......2007-01-10

This 4 cd pack is an anthology of all John Williams works. From his earlier works "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Jaws" right through "Indiana Jones" and the most recent"Star Wars" prequel movies are included. Williams work in thriller and horror are also included. If you are into soundtracks and love movie music this is an essential buy. The quality of the music is excellent. With ten or more tracks on each cd it's well worth the money.

Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia.......2006-12-13

This four CD set expands on the previously released John Williams Greatest Hits. It's a grand collection of nearly four hours of famous music scores from over forty years. There are many songs never before available in any collection. The short liner notes tell a great tale of musical movie history and include all of his numerous award nominations and wins. Each song (oddly enough) mentions the actors and the director, so fond are John Williams's memories of his work with these people. All of the conductors are mentioned along with specific orchestras, choirs, arrangement and orchestration specialists and even the publishers (contractual, I am sure). The only things missing are his early television scores, such as those for "Lost In Space" (by Johnny Williams back then). But with four discs, one has nothing to complain about and everything to enjoy!

John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music.......2006-11-28

I have been a huge fan of John Williams and I have known about his music for years. However, I never actually bought any of his music on CD. I was rather skeptical about purchasing this CD but when it arrived I knew I had made the right choice. The sound quality of the compilation is outstanding. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do a great job under the direction of Paul Bateman. The original London Symphony Orchestra CDs of John Williams' Star Wars Trilogy CDs are marginally better but this is still a great CD compilation. If you love ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter, you will love this compilation soundtrack. Buy it, listen to these CDs in the car and enjoy every minute of the collection!!!

Cowboys to Girls: The Best of the Intruders:

Average customer rating:

It's Good
GREAT COLLECTION BY THE INTRUDERS, BUT....
Intruders
Yes, The Album is as Great as Others are Saying
Intruders

Cowboys to Girls: The Best of the Intruders:
The Intruders
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ultimate Collection

ASIN: B000002AV9
Release Date: 1995-10-31

Tracks:

A Love That's Real
Coyboys To Girls
Together
(We'll Be) United
(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game
Slow Drag
Sad Girl
Me Tarzan, You Jane
When We Get Married
Friends No More
(Win, Place Or Show) She's A Winner
Mother And Child Reunion
I'll Always Love My Mama
I Wanna Know Your Name
Teardrops
Hang On In There
A Nice Girl Like You
Plain Ol Fashioned Girl
To Be Happy Is The Real Thing
Save The Children

Customer Reviews:

It's Good.......2007-02-11

I would have like to have more of their cuts on here, but it was very good anyhow.

GREAT COLLECTION BY THE INTRUDERS, BUT...........2006-12-18

THIS IS A GREAT COLLECTION BY ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED SOUL GROUPS OF ALL TIME . I LOVE THE INTRUDERS: THE LATE , GREAT SAM "LITTLE SONNY" BROWN , EUGENE "BIRD " DAUGHTRY (ALSO , SADLY, NO LONGER WITH US) SONGWRITER PHILLIP "PHIL" TERRY,AND ROBERT "BIG SONNY" EDWARDS.THEIR RECORDS WERE ALL FANTASTIC , AND THEY HAD A SOUND QUITE UNLIKE ANY OTHER GROUP, BUT.....LET'S BE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE HERE . THE SONG " I'M GIRL SCOUTIN" WAS N O T THE ONLY INTRUDERS SONG NOT TO FEATURE "LITTLE SONNY" BROWN ON LEAD. ROBERT FERGUSON , BETTER KNOWN AS "BOBBY STARR" DID REPLACE "LITTLE SONNY" AS LEAD SINGER OF THE GROUP FOR A TIME ,{AND LEADS A NEW GROUP OF INTRUDERS TODAY), BUT, IN ADDITION TO SINGING ON THEIR HIT " I'M GIRL SCOUTIN", HE ALSO LEAD ON THE HITS, "I BET HE DON'T LOVE YOU (LIKE I LOVE YOU)", "THIS IS MY LOVE SONG",AND "PRAY FOR ME". TO THIS DATE, NOT A SINGLE INTRUDERS "GREATEST HITS" COLLECTION (ON CD OR VINYL) HAS INCLUDED ANY OF THESE BOBBY STARR- LED SONGS... NOR HAVE THEY INCLUDED THE "LITTLE SONNY"-LED EARLIER HIT "DEVIL WITH AN ANGELS SMILE" FROM THEIR NOW CLASSIC COLLECTORS ITEM 1ST ALBUM " THE INTRUDERS ARE TOGETHER " {WHICH ALSO, BY THE WAY,STILL HAS YET TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY ON CD.}UNTIL THESE SONGS ARE INCLUDED , THERE WILL NEVER BE A DEFINITIVE INTRUDERS "GREATEST HITS" COLLECTION...SO HOW ABOUT ABOUT IT, GAMBLE AND HUFF ?

Intruders.......2006-08-14

WoW! Awesome. There's is nothing to compare to this. This is classic old school. I love it!

Yes, The Album is as Great as Others are Saying.......2006-01-02

I know I'm not Original here, as the Previous 13 Reviews have awarded the Same 5 Stars to this Release, but I feel the need to Echo the sentiment. The Intruders, led by the Unmistakable Hurting/Cracking, Passionate Voice of Little Sonny Brown, are Grossly Underappreciated, These Songs stand among the Greatest in Soul History, Gems like "Together", "I Wanna Know Your Name", "Love is Like a Baseball Game", "United", and on and on....and the Long Version of "I'll always love My Mama", where Pt. 2 of the song (the second half, if you will, as listed on My Original 45 Copy I bought in 1973) has the Intruders Rapping, Playing the "Dozens", quite interesting to hear still; An Absolute MUST for Your Music Library...I am Pleased to have seen the Intruders Perform at Constitution Hall in D.C. in 1993, reunited with Little Sonny after Many Years away...The Pain in His Voice One Hears in many of these Songs was Real, Little Sonny Jumped from a Bridge near Philadelphia to His Death in 1995......RIP

Intruders.......2005-12-21

These are the Intruders at their best, All their hit songs and more, An excellent CD.

Griddle Greasin' Daddies & Dirty Cowboys

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Griddle Greasin' Daddies & Dirty Cowboys
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Jasmine Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000M5KQ0C
Release Date: 2007-02-05

Tracks:

Take Your Hands Off It (The Birthday Cake Song)
Motel Time
Ice Man Song
Hollywood Mama
Who Winds Your Clock
Sell The Coldest Stuff In Town
Let Me Play With Your Poodle
I Want To Learn To Do It
Kinsey's Book
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Tain'tbig Enough
If The Blues Don't Kill Me
Operation Blues
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Sixty Minute Man
Tappin' That Thing
Chilli Dippin' Baby
I Like What You Got
She's Got Something
Tattooed Lady
Eskimo Nell
Griddle Greasing Daddy
Birthday Cake Boogie

Album Details

Banned from the Radio! Risque Country Music from the 1940¡¦s and Early 50¡¦s. Rowdy and Lewd Hillbilly at Its Best. Kicking off this Set is the Hillbilly Classic "Birthday Cake Song" Sung, with Subdued Rasping by It's Composer Billy Hughes! featuring the Original Recording of "The Tattooed Lady" with Skeets Mcdonald this Song was So Popular it was Re-recorded and Re-released with the Same Issue Number!

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rickie lee jones
I've Only Heard (and Seen) "Ghetto of My Mind"; Wow!
A Definite "Desert Island" Disc
I gotta agree....
Beautiful Music

Flying Cowboys
Rickie Lee Jones
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000ORL
Release Date: 1989-09-19

Tracks:

The Horses
Just My Baby
Ghetto Of My Mind
Rodeo Girl
Satellites
Ghost Train
Flying Cowboys
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
Love Is Gonna Bring Us Back Alive
Away From The Sky
Atlas' Marker

Customer Reviews:

rickie lee jones.......2007-06-19

written for her daughter love the poetry about horses, being free and cowboys.the music and words flow together.

I've Only Heard (and Seen) "Ghetto of My Mind"; Wow!.......2005-05-07

Over the years I have videotaped many Saturday Night Live programs, and the one which featured RLJ was near the one which featured Neil Young's great performance of "Keep On Rockin' (in the Free World)" so I kept that tape.

What I did not know - my videotaping habits then were better than my viewing habits - was that RLJ had an astonishing performance of "Ghetto" literally mesmerizing! Doesn't matter that the song alone couldn't equal the performance in 1989, that kind of performance was so unique in the best sense of the term that I will buy the CD without hearing even one other song segment.

Sorry I can't share that video with everyone who posted to this CD. You deserve it!

A Definite "Desert Island" Disc.......2005-01-22

Although released in 1989, Flying Cowboys remains one of my favorite musical pieces in my entire collection of CDs and definitely one of the most essential in Jone's discography. It's high on my list of must haves if I was to be stranded on the immortal "desert isle".

Jones has always been a talented songwriter and always had a creative knack for telling her musical tales using vivid characters and lush musical arrangements. With some help from producer/songwriter/musician Walter Becker (from Steely Dan), she scores big on this project. The end result here is a mostly upbeat, poetic & jazzy collection of folk/pop with the exception of "Ghost Train". Although "Ghost Train" doesn't seem to fit into the mood of the whole, it is one of my favorites. It works extremely well in illustrating Jone's talent at more bluesier vocals and her overall versatility. From the ethereal "The Horses" to the calypso tinged "Love is Gonna Bring Us Back Alive", the other selections are upbeat, smoothly poetic and mildly romantic. Smooth jazz artist Vonda Shephard (from the Allie McBeal series soundtrack)and jazz great Randy Brecker also perform on a couple of selections.

For those not familiar with Rickie Lee Jones, I highly recommend Flying Cowboys.

I gotta agree...........2003-04-02

...it's one of the finest albums you could own. Each time I listen, it reveals more to me and I can't stop listening. It's "perfect for all occasions" type of CD, it's a great feel good and happy recording. Love 'Ghost Train' and the introduction of more RLJ "characters" for us to meet - she must have had a great life, well so far! Each song holds a story within itself and you just want to hear more. If you are a RLJ fan, or even in you are not, and for some strange reason this is not in your collection, do something about it! Buy it, listen and you will know what I mean.

Beautiful Music.......2003-02-14

This is a wonderful CD, brilliantly produced, with some of the best studio musicians in the world. The sheer musicality of the vocals and harmonies coupled with the musical genius leads to a truly incredible experience. A truly romantic piece, perfect for a night alone with the one you love. RLJ's poetic, deep lyrics only add to the lush sounds on this work of true art. This is RLJ's greatest album, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed her previous or later works. You will not be disappointed.

Cowboys Ain't Easy To Love / Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming

Average customer rating:

awesome

Cowboys Ain't Easy To Love / Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming
Chris LeDoux
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

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Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000NOKAD0
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

Cowboys Ain't Easy To Love
Silence On The Line
Weekend Country Cowboy
Bars Shouldn't Have Mirrors
Round And Round She Goes
Tennessee Stud
Hoka Hey, Lakotas
The Blizzard
The Old Timer
Raised By The Railroad Line
Let That Leather Crack
Chisum
Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming
Ain't Had Time To Go Home
Cowcamp Blues
Lean, Mean And Hungry
Six Bucks A Day
Night Rider's Lament
Getting By A Quarter At A Time
Hippies In Calgary
Pilgrim's Progress
Coming Home Mom Waltz

Album Description

Two classic Chris LeDoux CDs combined on one CD, 24-bit digitally remastered and presented with their original album cover art.

Customer Reviews:

awesome.......2007-06-13

haven't heard most of these songs and their are AWESOME

Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing

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The finest set of western swing ever. Timeless fun!
Good Luck in trying to find something better !
A Great Overview Of Western Swing
Musical history that is alive and well today
Western Swing is Western Folk Jazz no Hillbillies here!

Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers: More from the Golden Age of Western Swing
Take Me Back to Tulsa
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From Boppin Hillbilly to Red Hot Rockabilly

ASIN: B00005EQQE
Release Date: 2001-07-05

Tracks:

Sunbonnet Sue - Fort Worth Doughboys
Nancy Jane - Fort Worth Doughboys
Oh You Pretty Woman - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Brownie's Stomp - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Osage Stomp - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Who Walks In When I Walk Out - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Boyd's Blues - Bill Boyd & Cowboy Ramblers
I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart - Patsy Montana & Prarie Ramblers
Sadie Green (The Vamp Of New Orleans) - Roy Newman & His Boys
Who's Sorry Now - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Down By The O-H-I-O - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Barn Dance Rag - Bill Boyd & His Country Ramblers
Never No More Blues - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Too Busy - Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
Rambler's Stomp - Doug Bine & His Dixie Ramblers
The Eyes Of Texas - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Red's Tight Like That - Tune Wranglers
Buster's Crawdad Song - Tune Wranglers
Big Daddy Blues - Jimmie Revard & His Oklahoma Playboys
Feather Your Nest - Washboard Wonders
Dirty Dog - Jimmie Revard & His Oklahoma Playboys
My Galveston Gal - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
El Rancho Grande - Tune Wranglers
Texas Sand - Tune Wranglers

Tracks:

Women Women Women - Shelly Lee & His Alley Cars
Mean Old Lonesome Blues - Buddy Jones
Bring It On Down To My House - Derwood Brown & His Musical Brownies
Corrine Corrina - Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers
One Sweet Letter From You - Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers
Fort Worth Stomp - Crystal Spring Ramblers
The Women ('Bout To Make A Wreck Out Of Me) - Buddy Jones
Streamlined Mama - Buddy Jones
Blue Guitars - Light Crust Doughboys
Dirty Dog Blues - Modern Mountaineers
Mississippi Sandman - Modern Mountaineers
Hot Tamale Pete - Bob Skyles & Skyrockets
Married Man Blues - Nite Owls
There'll Be Some Changes Made - W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys
Dirty Hangover Blues - W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys
Lose Your Blues & Laugh At Life - Jimmie Revard & His Oklahoma Boys
Range Rider Stomp - Range Riders
Hold That Critter Down - Sons Of The Pioneers
Chicken Reel Stomp - Tune Wranglers
Playboy Stomp - Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
Moonlight In Oklahoma - Smokey Wood & The Wood Chips
Keep On Truckin' - Smokey Wood & The Wood Chips
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Brown's Musical Brownies
Just Once Too Often - Light Crust Doughboys
Loud Mouth - Modern Mountaineers

Tracks:

Kangaroo Blues - Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers
Pine State Honky Tonk - Claude Casey & His Pine State Playboys
Better Quit It Now - Adolph Hofner & His Texans
Pussy Pussy Pussy - Light Crust Doughboy
I'll Keep My Old Guitar - Adolph Hofner & His Texans
Cowboy's Swing - Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys
Lonesome Road Blues - W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys
Liza Pull Down The Shades - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Truck Driver's Blues - Cliff Bruner & His Boys
My Untrue Cowgirl - Jewel Cowboys
San Antonio Rose - Cliff Bruner & His Boys
Gonna Get Tight - Sunshine Boys
Let's Make Believe We're Sweethearts - Light Crust Doughboys
Mississippi Muddle - Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys
Billy Boy - Louise Massey & Her Westerners
Good Gracious Gracie - Light Crust Doughboys
Mean Mean Mama (From Meana) - Light Crust Doughboys
Jones Stomp - Port Arthur Jubileers
Rockin' Rollin' Mama - Buddy Jones
Blue Steel Blues - Ted Daffan's Texans
New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
Bob Wills Special - Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
Pussywillow - Port Arthur Jubileers
Tobacco State Swing - Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys

Tracks:

Draftboard Blues - Cliff Bruner & His Boys
Whatcha Gonna Do - Hi-Flyers
Cotton Eyed Joe - Adolph Hofner & His San Antonians
Sally's Got A Wooden Leg - Sons Of The West
What's The Matter With Deep Elem - Sunshine Boys
Lil Liza Jane - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter & His Troopers
Forgive Me One More Time - Spade Cooley & His Orchestra
Shame On You - Spade Cooley & His Orchestra
Steel Guitar Stomp - Hank Penny
Boogie Woogie Boy - Porky Freeman
That's What I Like About The South - Cliff Bruner
Stay A Little Longers - Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
Oklahoma Blues - Zeke Clements & His Western Swing Gang
Oklahoma Stomp - Spade Cooley & His Orchestra
Nails In My Coffin - Jerry Irby & His Texas Ranchers
Bob Wills Two Step - Luke Wills Rhythm Busters
I Got Texas In My Soul - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Wildcat Mama - Hank Penny
Betty Ann - Jesse Ashlock
One Year Ago Tonight - Don Churchill & Texas Mavericks
Oakie Boogie - Johnny Tyler & Riders Of The Rio Grande
Smoke Smoke Smoke (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Square Dance Boogie - Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys
Humpty Dumpty Heart - Hank Thompson

Album Description

Budget-priced four disc set with 99 tracks from the golden years of Western Swing, including cuts by Light Crust Doughboys, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers, Tex Williams, Adolph Hofner, Hank Thompson and Cliff Bruners Texas Wanderers. Tracks include 'Pussy, Pussy, Pussy', 'Smoke, Smoke, Smoke'. 'Humpty Dumpty Heart' and 'Kangaroo Blues'. The tracks tell the story of this vibrant musical form that blended jazz with string bands, took in pop music & the blues, and pioneered amplification. Beautifully packaged, each disc also includes an illustrated booklet with a discography, photos and extensive liner notes. Each disc comes in a separate standard jewel case & together they are coralled up in a colorful & sturdy CD-sized slipcase box. 1999 release.

Album Details

4CD 99 track collection that covers the history of classic Western Swing. Includes extensive liner notes. A must for true fans of this artform!

Customer Reviews:

The finest set of western swing ever. Timeless fun!.......2006-07-07

Western swing fans will be dancing in the streets over this brilliant box set. It features 99 cuts dating from 1932 through the late 40's. They run chronologically and features all the great architects of western swing: Milton Brown & his musical Brownies, Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, Light Crust Doughboys etc. Even if you're not a fan of country music, you may enjoy this one. It is genuine feel-good, stomping music with honkytonk pianos, fiddles, drums, guitars and even saxes. This is without a doubt the best buy for any fan of this genre. It is timeless fun! Crank it all the way up, pop open a cold one and all of sudden it's 1938 and you're in a Dallas honky tonk. By the way, the liner notes in the booklet are outstanding with dates, pixs, stories. Most interesting was that the Crystal Springs Ramblers from Ft. Worth were a favorite of Bonnie and Clyde's at a popular dance hall down there. Great job by Proper Records!

Good Luck in trying to find something better !.......2006-06-21

I read some of the other reviews and I can apperciate a lot what other folks are saying. I really agree with the one who said that todays Country Music makes them sick. What in the name of God does a naked Faith Hill rolling around a bed under the sheets singing some half baked so called Modern Country have to do with the music that I was raised on and grown to love. As the Great Bill Monroe stated "That junk ain't part of nothing",(I saw that on a FH video that was being played on cabel TV). What a moral let down, instead of appearing as one of our Country Stars she looks a lot more like a B-girl- that's where we are today. I said all that to say this: If you love WesternSwing like I do then you will love this set - it really has a lot of good stuff and takes you back to the days of Bob, Milton,Tommy,Leon, Spade and many other outstanding Western Swing artists. This set was a real welcome to my Swing Collection.
Keep in mind that this music ain't for everybody.If you like spending time listening to the likes of a feuding Toby with the Dixie Chicks then this real Roots Music ain't for you. But if you would be willing to sell your top coon hound to get the money to get tickets to see "Asleep at the Wheel" then you might be a fan that can apperciate what was started by Bob & Milton way down in Texas back in the early 30's.
While I type this review I'm listening to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys perform "Faded Love" on my computer so I'll cut it short. Buy this set - at this price you can't afford not too. While you are at it do what I did and get the "Proper Records - Bob Wills/Take Me Back To Tulsa" also - you will be Blessed !
"ENJOY" Joe Kopeck / Parkville,MD.

A Great Overview Of Western Swing.......2005-06-16

This 4 volume box set by Proper is a fantastic overview of that great American musical art form Western Swing.
It's not country, it's not cowboy, it's not swing, it's just great toe-tapping fun music!
The songs in this album are presented in chronological order thus allowing the listener to experience the growth and progression of this great music.
The songs are remastered originals and the sound quality is first rate.
There's also a booklet containing liner notes about all the artists and a discography.
I own several box sets by Proper and every single one is a bargain, well worth far more than the asking price.

Musical history that is alive and well today.......2004-09-13

My first exposure to Western swing was the first Asleep At The Wheel Bob Wills tribute CD, and I have been hooked ever since. However, up until I bought this collection, I have only heard Bob Wills. I was pleased to buy this in a local branch of Half Price Books. In addition to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, it also has selections from Milton Brown, Patsy Montana, the Light Crust Doughboys, Spade Cooley - just to name a few. This vibrant blend of cowboy/fiddle music and black blues/swing has yet to wander far from my CD player!

Western Swing is Western Folk Jazz no Hillbillies here!.......2003-12-12

This is a great panorama of Western Swing from its origins with Bob Wills and Milton Brown working together inthe Original Light Crust Dough Boys in the early 1930s to Tex Williams' great electric swing band from just after WWII. I've had these sides since Columbia issue an earlier version on LP more than 20 years ago.

This music has little to do with what was considered Country music at the time or its emasculated mutant descendants in Nashville.

This was not marketed as Country music. In fact in 1945 when Bob Wills, the acme of Western SWing, was the biggest grossing public attraction in the entertainment business, he had his sole invitation to the Grand Ole Opry, and then he almost walked out of there before he played a song because the hayseeds wouldn't let him bring on his drums and horns (not allowed onthe Opry until the late 1950s!).

Western Swing comes from Jazz from the pop Jazz of the 20s and early 1930s, included people who went back and forth between bands like Wills and Spade Cooley to the white big bands (though Bob Wills once tried to hire a black alto player[against the law in Oklahoma] and of late Les Paul has taken to claiming he saw Charlie Christian sit in with the Playboys at Cains and there are pictures of the Playboys having drinks in Chicago with black Jazz greats like Ben Webster!!). Townsend Wills' biographer interviewed many Playboys and none of them felt they were part of Country, but part of Jazz.

Basically it begins with people trying to play Jazz and Blues influenced music with the instruments of the old Southwestern Barn dance bands: guitar, fiddle, piano, adding in drums, and in many bands all the instruments of the Jazz orchestras. Very quickly Bobby Dunne added in the electric Hawaii, pedaless steel guitar and Leon McAuliffe who replaced him in the Doughboys and went with Wills was so well known that Bob Wills' introduction to him "Take it Away Leon" became a catch phrase in the whole country and beyond in the 1940s!

At its most hyperbolic height (captured here in the Space Cooley Orchestra's Oklahoma Stomp, a recording anyone with a set of ears should treasure) you had 16 and 18 piece orchestras with full fiddle sections (in the early 1960s Wills even rounded his fiddles with a violist from the Lawrence Welch band!), complete reed sections, and more brass than they needed, and exotic additions like the Harpist who kicks off The Oklahoma Stomp.

Further on than these recordings go, you would have players like Tiny Moore and Johnny Gimble who incorporated Bebop styles in their solos.

Along the way, mostly during that war time period when recording bans and players going in and out of the army and different bands make following a little harder, the straight western swing style of combining a guitar, steel guitar, and sometimes electric mandolin trio alternating with fiddle choirs took hold as the paradigm for Western Swing. For some reason in most bands the horns seemed to disappear or roll down to just one after WWII.

One thing about this music is that a very high level of musical technique and education became more and more part of the Western Swing environment. We know that European Jazmen like Stephan Grappelli followed the recordings of Hugh Farr who played with the sons of the pioneers and later Spade Cooley, and that Down Beat magazine described Eldon Shamblin out of Bob Wills' band as the best rythm guitar player in the country (slighting Freedie Green who even Eldon probably acknowledge was better).

The other thing in contrast with much of what was being presented as country music contemporaneously is that this was not being presented as "old time music," craddling close to old conventions, but a new hot dangerous music, drawn as close as comfort would allow from Black sources, from the dangerous white swing bands, and from the part of down home music involved in drinking, dancing, cheating, and other things not permitted in the Baptist Southeast.

WSM Grand Old Opry Stars toured the deep South playing in school auditoriums, church houses, and public squares. From the beginning Western swing belonged in barrooms, in dance halls, and other places where "the wine and liquor flow." Even Hank Williams wasn't allowed to use the word "beer" when he sang "My Bucket's got a hole in it" on the Opry. Meanwhile Western Swingers like Wills and Brown were singing about Cocaine and Opium, whiskey and beer back in the early 1930s.

And Smokie Woods wasn't called smokie cause he liked Tobacco. LOL. In fact his tune here called "Everybody's Trukin," about what is done "up in Harlem" includes much use of a word that does sound like truckin', but does not contain an r or a T but does start with an F!!

No this is not Nashville Country or even old time country music. This is Western guys and gals trying to be jazzy, bluesy, wild, whiskey soaked, drug high, hip to the secrets of Negroid nights of "truckin," playing their hearts out fast hot and heavy!

Anyone with ears should own this collection!

ps another wierd side note to this is on the great Hit\
"Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" both Tex Williams who sang it and Merle Travis who wrote it died of lung cancer!

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A gift

I like Arlo...

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys

Manufacturer: Rising Son Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Arlo Guthrie

ASIN: B000AHU8NW
Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

Farrell O'Gara
Gypsy Davy
This Troubled Mind O' Mine
Week On The Rag
Miss The Mississippi & You
Lovesick Blues
Uncle Jeff
Gates Of Eden
Last Train
Cowboy Song
Sailor's Bonnett
Cooper's Lament
Ramblin' Round

Product Description

Digitally remasterd in 2004, we are pleased to re-release this classic album. Arlo is joined by several exceptional musicians including Ry Cooder, Doug Dillard, John Pilla, Clarence White and Irish fiddler, Kevin Burke. One of our favorites.

Customer Reviews:

A gift.......2007-03-28

I got this for my dad because Don Rich(Buck Owens guitar player) plays on 2 or 3 tracks. He loves the cd.

I like Arlo..........2005-10-12

I like Arlo. After first hearing him 30 years ago I still put him on in the morning with my coffee. He is one of those artists that I buy over again when a new format comes in style (such as LP verses CD). I have never listened to any of his albums (no matter how many times) without either laughing, crying, singing along, dancing, or feeling that I have learned something new about humanity. I like him just as much and more than most artists I listen to. That includes Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Wilco, Modest Mouse, Neal Young, Ben Harper, Nine Inch Nails, The wallflowers, Radio Head, Ten Years After, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Kieth Urban, and so on. This album is a great one -- I cannot put this on my player without singing along from the beginning to the end. If you like folk music Arlo is the modern master. He's a humble man and a great artist.

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys.......2005-09-05

I first heard this album in the 70's, and thought it was great then, now I think it's even better.

Last Of The Jewish Cowboys: The Best Of Kinky Friedman

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Majewstic!!
Interesting, Funny, and Worth It
Doesn't get any Kinkier than this!

Last Of The Jewish Cowboys: The Best Of Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Manufacturer: Shout Factory
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette: Or How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going Through Dallas-Fort Worth

ASIN: B000H7JD3G
Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

Sold American
Before All Hell Breaks Loose
The Ballad Of Charles Whitman
Waitret, Please Waitret
Get Your Bescuit In The Oven & Your Buns In The Bed
Asshole From El Paso
People Who Read People Magazine
Something's Wrong With The Beaver
We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To You
Homo Erectus
Ride 'Em Jewboy
The Take-It Easy Trailer Park
Rock And Roll Across The USA
Ol' Ben Lucas
They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore

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Often called the Frank Zappa of country music, Kinky Friedman--like Jimmy Buffett--knows how to poke fun at Nashville and pay homage to it at the same time. This first ever best-of collection oddly omits his "Wild Man from Borneo" and "Rapid City, South Dakota," but still captures the most outrageous of his social commentary (racism, classism, anti-Semitism), as well as his more serious songs ("Sold American," "Ride 'Em, Jewboy") about outcasts sad and solitary. Nothing is too gross (the mucus-lined ode to booger-picking, "Ol' Ben Lucas") or off-limits (the invitation to oral sex--"eatin' ain't cheatin'!"--in "Waitret, Please Waitret"). But no matter if one is offended by such references--or those to bestiality and "wetbacks" in "Asshole from El Paso," the hilarious parody of "Okie from Muskogee"--Friedman's importance in the pantheon cannot be denied. As his horrifying, if jaunty, treatment of the University of Texas sniper ("The Ballad of Charles Whitman") proves, he's a Lone Star throw-back to Lenny Bruce--a serious sociopolitical comic who turns a clear mirror on America, warts and all. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

With his signature cigar always in hand, Kinky Friedman uses country music as a platform to inform, amuse and outrage his audience. Starting in the early Â'70s, Kinky and his band, The Texas Jewboys, broke out of the stifling, often prejudiced, Nashville mold. Last Of The Jewish Cowboys: The Best Of Kinky Friedman, a mixture of live and studio recordings, includes many of his controversial hits, such as Â"Asshole From El Paso,Â" Â"Sold AmericanÂ" and Â"They AinÂ't MakinÂ' Jews Like Jesus Anymore.Â"

Never one for censoring himself, Kinky raised eyebrows with Â"Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In The Bed,Â" Â"Before All Hell Breaks Loose,Â" (off the pop album charting release Kinky Friedman) Â"Waitret, Please, WaitretÂ" (to be said with a lisp) and Â"The Take-It-Easy Trailer Park.

Customer Reviews:

Majewstic!!.......2007-01-10

A great collection from a multitalented singer, composer, writer and politician. Kinky for President!!!

Interesting, Funny, and Worth It.......2006-12-04

Back in the 1970's I used to go see Kinky Friedman and his Texas Jewboys at the Lone Star Café in New York City. He was a pretty entertaining performer. Let's face it, Kinky Friedman can't really sing for beans, but he is one hell of an interesting, funny, and politically interesting songwriter (he was also recently seriously in the race for the governorship of Texas) and there is something appealing about his voice.

Kinky's songs are much like the film Borat (come to think of it Kinky looks a little like Sascha Baron Cohen): you're not always quite sure what he intends, and the lyrics can be pretty offensive, but, they are also funny as hell. Examples: "Waitret [waitress] please waitret come sit on my fate." Or The Ballad of Charles Whitman, a comedy song about Charles Joseph Whitman, the Texas Tower Sniper who in 1966 killed 15 people and wounded 31 "all the while he smiled so sweetly then he blew them out completely...he was settin' up there with his 36 magnum, laughing wildly as he bagged `em." Then again, there is also Sold American, which is about...well, I'm not quite sure what it's about, but it is actually a lovely song.

If you don't know Kinky and his work, then this is a great place to start, and if you do, then this fairly complete collection will bring back a lot of (hopefully good) memories from the 70s.

Doesn't get any Kinkier than this!.......2006-09-13

Kinky Friedman is a Lone Star treasure. Heck, make that a national treasure. For decades he's written and recorded alternately touching and hilarious country songs that marry traditional country musical values with a uniquely skewed lyrical vision. Lots of country singers claim to be rugged individualists, but Kinky is one singer-songwriter who truly stands apart from the pack.

If you're a long-term fan--and your're in good company, with fans like Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, and Lyle Lovett having covered his songs--you'll find that this collection will bring back a lot of great memories--and laughs.

If you're new to Kinky, this CD is the best entree to his very special world.

Vampires, Cowboys, Spacemen and Spooks: The Very Best of Joe Meek's Instrumentals

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a great surf rock starter
Another Trip To Meeksville

Vampires, Cowboys, Spacemen and Spooks: The Very Best of Joe Meek's Instrumentals
Joe Meek
Manufacturer: Castle Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NIIUOC
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

Night Of The Vampire - The Moontrekkers
Ridin' The Wind - The Tornados
Theme From The Traitors - The Packabeats
The Spook Walks - The Spooks
Green Jeans - The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers
Surfin' John Brown - The Ambassadors
Oo La La - Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Moon Rocket - Roger LaVern & The Microns
Dance Legless, Russian - The Moontrekkers
Husky Team - The Saints
Swingin' Low - The Outlaws
Life On Venus - The Tornados
Taboo - The Charles Blackwell Orchestra
Cry My Heart - The Joe Meek Orchestra
March Of The Spacemen - The Thunderbolts
Hatashiai (Japanese Sword Fight) - The Moontrekkers
Jackson's Jump - Roger LaVern & The Microns
Just For Chicks - The Ramblers
Union Pacific - The Original Checkmates
Keep Moving - Sounds Incorporated
Robot - The Tornados
The Monster - Chris Williams & The Monsters
Pinto - The Stonehenge Men
Valley Of The Sioux - The Outlaws
Saxon War Cry - The Saxons
Exodus - The Tornados
Yashmak - Chico Arnaz & His Latin American Orchestra
Can Can 62 - Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
The Kennedy March - The Joe Meek Orchestra
Jungle Fever - The Tornados

Tracks:

Telstar - The Tornados
Sunday Date - The Flee-Rakkers
Totem Pole - Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Ambush - The Outlaws
Lost Planet - The Thunderbolts
Besame Mucho - Dave Rowland
Tom Tom Cat - The Tom Cats
Globetrotter - The Tornados
Dodge City - The Ramblers
Lass Of Richmond Hill - Chris & The Students
Big Breaker - The Ambassadors
West Point - The Checkmates
Wipeout - The Saints
Order Of The Keys - Sounds Incorporated
Reindeer Ride - Roger LaVern & The Microns
The Theme Of Freedom - The Joe Meek Orchestra
Big Feet - The Stonehenge Men
Dragonfly - The Tornados
There's Something At The Bottom Of The Well - The Moontrekkers
Poet & Peasant - Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Last Stage West - The Outlaws
The Spy - The Original Checkmates
The Ice Cream Man - The Tornados
Evening In Paris - The Packabeats
Kickin' Around - Chris & The Students
Midnight In Luxembourg - The Charles Blackwell Orchestra
Christmas Stocking - Roger LaVern & The Microns
Shenandoah - The Dauphine Street Six
The Phantom Hussar - Unknown
Return Of The Vampire (The Bogey Man) - The Moontrekkers

Customer Reviews:

a great surf rock starter.......2007-06-11

If you are to buy only one compilation of early surf rock, this is it. Essential. Use it to soundtrack your low budget horror movie!

Another Trip To Meeksville.......2007-05-08

This compilation covers Joe Meek's productions involving instrumental groups and pieces. And you get a stereo mix of the classic "Telstar" to boot plus other unreleased sides. Of course anything involving Joe Meek can involve anything from great to completely horrible but this set is mostly decent throughout with just a few clunkers I choose not name, you have to decide that for yourself. Also included are thorough liner notes with information about the tracks and the groups. So if you a fan of the Shadows you will definitely like this.

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