Bear Family Records have released a brand new compilation themed around love and eroticism. Destination Lust: The World of Love, Sex and Violence features the naughty, the erotic and the […]
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Following compilations of Tommy Steele and Billy Fury, Bear Family Records have continued their ‘The Brits Are Rocking’ with an album of material by King Size Taylor. Ted ‘King Size’ […]
That’ll Flat Git It! is a long-running series of Rockabilly compilations from Bear Family Records. This latest edition, volume 33, comprises recordings from North Carolina’s Renown Records and its subsidiary […]
Big Joe Turner, these days, is best remembered for his R&B and Rock n Roll recordings from the mid-1950s onwards. Songs like ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ have become part of […]
On February 3rd 1959, a tragic plane crash killed three performers from the era. Eventually known as ‘The Day The Music Died’, it claimed the lives of the pilot, Buddy […]
We take a look at the new BGO Records quadruple re-release box set of mid-1970s Jonny Paycheck albums. Disc One This set begins with Mr Lovemaker from 1973, after Billy […]
A fast follow up to 2019’s ‘The Elvis Presley Connection‘, Bear Family Records have started a new decade with a 33 track compilation that picks up where the last finished; […]
Compilation promises “33 Rockin’ Rollin’ Christmas Blasters For The Cool Season“, but does it deliver? Many Christmas compilations are released each year, with most of them boasting the same selection […]
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Johnson City Sessions. Germany’s Bear Family Records have released a compilation of recordings made between 1928 and ’29 in Johnson City, Tennessee. As the […]
We listen to the BGO Records George Jones set released recently. Comprising four original albums from 1972, ’74, ’75 and ’76, it encompasses the beginning of Jones’ partnership with producer […]