Thursday, September 23, 2004

Up next from Norton Records: Don Covay - Pretty Boy EP. "Four incredible 1958 Little Richard style screamers from future soul legend! Two cuts previously unissued! Ooh my soul!!! Tracklisting: 1. Switchen In The Kitchen 2. Rockin' The Mule 3.Mary 4. Ooh My Soul". Mogen David & The Grapes of Wrath - Little Girl/Don't Need Ya No More. "First time reissue of ultra rare 1966 Midwest twin blast garage masterpiece! Watch for more Grapes savagery on Strange Ways, a full collection of sixties snotball action from Chicagos legenday Cha Cha label including the End, Hatfields, Sonics and mo!". Herbie Duncan - Hot Lips Baby/Little Angel. "Atomic 1958 rockabilly madness from Hot Lips Herbie in a deluxe sleeve with the full lowdown from HD Fan Club prez Deke Dickerson!". Reigning Sound - If Christmas Won't Bring You Home/That's All I Want. "Norton's latest round of holiday cheer comes from those Southern sensations, the Reigning Sound, placing two brand new Greg Cartwright originals under your tree!". Sky Saxon & The Seeds/Lairds - Split 7" "13th of 15 split Rolling Stones cover singles recorded by today's coolest hit makers and packaged in their own company sleeve. The legendary Sky Saxon lures a Jagger-Richards classic into their unapproachable web of sound (The Singer Not The Song) while the mysterious Lairds cover the most uncoverable Stones song (Something Happened To Me Yesterday) ever!". v/a - Northwest Grease EP. "Early greasy R&B gems (two unissued!) from the Pacific Northwest - for fans of the crazed Wolf Call album! Featuring Mighty El Dukes (Frankenstein's Den/Walking Besides You), Lord Dent & His Invaders (The Greaser), Joe Boot& The Four Wings (Rock & Roll Radio)". Gene Vincent - Hound Dog/Be-Bop-A-Lula. "Gene Vincent rocks and the Blue Caps roll on this frantic 1956 whallop recorded live on the Alan Freed Show! A loud and lively companion set to the Johnny Burnette Trio's live Norton 45-106!". A-Bones - Daddy Wants A Cold Beer & Other Million Sellers 2CD. "The A-Bones celebrate their 20th Anniversary with a massive specially priced double CD set that culls 46 tracks from singles and other odd places including the A-Bones backing up legends like Johnny Powers, Rudy Tutti Grayzell, the Great Gaylord, Roy Loney and more, plus ten unissued tracks and a brand new bonus recording featuring the 5.6.7.8's! Giant photo booklet takes you back down memory lane and ... dumps you there! Monkey Man, Teenage Head, It's A Hard Life, Bamboo Rock And Roll, Shanty Tramp, The Worlds Greatest Sinner, Stop It Baby, Monkey Man, Take Up The Slack Daddy-O, Hep Cat and dozens more!".Hasil Adkins - The Wildman. "Finally on CD! Here's the full 1986 studio vinyl album completely remastered plus five bonus cuts in lavish booklet! Chicken Flop, Big Red Satellite, Wild Wild Friday Night, Midnight Moan, plus fifteen more Hasil howlers!". Arch Hall Jr & The Archers - Wild Guitar. "Gargantuan set heralds the mega-cool output of our hero Arch Hall, Jr. and his band, covering his recording career from 1959-1963. Includes massive illustrated bio-booklet packed with info, interviews and flat out eye openers! Combines his singles with unknown studio recordings, movie music from the master tapes plus never released 1962 live Pensacola drive-in theatre show! Wild Guitar, Konga Joe, Monkey In My Hat Band, Twist Fever, Stake Theme, Growing Taller Every Day, Sneakin' Around, If A Man Answers, Archers Theme, Susie Q more!".