A great batch of songs by legendary New Orleans R&B and soul producer Dave Bartholomew – recorded by a sprawling line-up of soul, pop, R&B and rockers – another revelatory set in the Ace Records series of songwriter compilations! The numbers here stretch back to the 50s and continue up to the end of the 60s/start of the 70s – with Bartholomew-penned tunes done here by Fats Domino, Shirley & Lee, Elvis Presley, Johnny Burnette, Brenda Lee, Georgie Fame, Bobby Charles, Tami Lynn, Bobby Mitchell, Dave Bartholomew himself and many more! 25 tracks in all: "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino, "Ain't Gonna Do It" by The Pelicans, "Blue Monday" by Georgie Fame & The Blue Fames, "Sick And Tired" by Neville Grant, "One Night Of Sin" by Tami Lynn, "The Big Beat" bh The Del Vikings, "The Monkey" by Dave Bartholomew and many more. (Soul, Rock) CD

Includes 23 tracks from Roy Orbison, Warren Smith, Carl Perkins, Billy Lee Riley, Wanda Jackson, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Roy Hall, Charlie Feathers, and the Johnny Burnette Trio. CD

Music from Marty Robbins, Carl Perkins, Johnny Horton, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Johnny Burnette Trio, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Sleepy LaBeef, Roy Campi, Stray Cats & the Cramps. CD

Raw sounds from the American underground – a great set of twang-heavy tracks from obscure 45s – most of them with a unique blend of rock and country styles! There's lots of the spirit here of Johnny Burnette – and a few artists actually seem to pay him tribute with their work – but most of the recordings have a rougher style too, with some especially great echoey production on the guitars! Titles include "Willie Joe" by Mystery Trio, "Dark Mood" by Bartlett Brothers & The Country Paupers, "Still As The Night" by Clint Blacklaw, "Kentucky Fandango" by JP Dunn, "Misery" by Jacky Lee, "A Woman's Mind" by Jimmy Merrill, "Ghost Train" by Electro Tones, and "If You Love Me" by Johnny Fortune. LP, Vinyl record album

A motherlode of raw rock, raunch, and other noise from the early days of rock and roll! 104 tracks from Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent & his Blue Caps, Elvis Presley, Johnny Burnette, Carl Perkins, Ritchie Valens, Fats Domino, Amos Milburn, Duane Eddy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry & many more. CD

A wonderful tribute to the role of the telephone in postwar culture – not just as a means of communication, but as a theme for some mighty groovy music as well! You'll recognize a few of these tunes – classics that have a phone call or operator at the center of the lyrics – but there's also lots of other variations on the mode, served up here in a number of tracks that we'd heard years back, but which really resonate strongly in the company of the others – that special kind of well-done, thoughtfully-packaged, overstuffed set list that can make a Bear Family compilation so great! Titles include "Hello" by The Nutmegs, "The Telephone Game" by Claudine Clark, "Don't Hang Up" by The Orlons, "Operator" by Johnny Burnette, "If A Man Answers" by Bobby Darin, "Ring My Phone" by Tommy Sands, "Phone Me Baby" by Billy Woods, "Here At My Phone" by Mel Williams, "Your Line Is Busy" by Ron Holden, "Ring A My Phone" by Dinah Washington, and "Your Line Was Busy" by Big Bob Kornegay. 28 tracks in all – and great notes too! CD

The weirder side of the western music spectrum in the postwar years – not straight country tunes, but instead a whole host of songs and styles that change things up, and definitely live up to the "noir" and "jukebox" spirit in the title! CD brings together tracks from both the 10" vinyl releases volume 5 and 6 – and titles include "Satan's Child" by Anita Carter, "Everglades" by Dale Hawkins, "North Winds" by Chick Lewis, "Rain Dance" by Alvie Self, "Sweet Breeze" by Vernon Green & The Phantoms, "The Trance" by Billy Dixon & The Topics, "The Great Grandfather" by Bo Diddley, "Psycho" by Jack Kittel, "The Drifter" by Carl Perkins, "The Whipping Post" by Jody Reynolds, "The Devil's Queen" by Dorsey Burnette, "Mooshatanio" by Jimmie Driftwood, "North Wind" by Slim Whitman, "Blue Carnation" by Dennis Roberts, "Bandstand Doll" by Johnny Carroll, "Stamped" by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage, "My Downfall" by Virgil Holmes, and "Devil's Hand" by Mike Jarrett & Gene Herd. (Folk/Country, Rock) CD

The weirder side of the western music spectrum in the postwar years – not straight country tunes, but instead a whole host of songs and styles that change things up, and definitely live up to the "noir" and "jukebox" spirit in the title! Tracks include "The Whipping Post" by Jody Reynolds, "The Devil's Queen" by Dorsey Burnette, "Mooshatanio" by Jimmie Driftwood, "North Wind" by Slim Whitman, "Blue Carnation" by Dennis Roberts, "Bandstand Doll" by Johnny Carroll, "Stamped" by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage, "My Downfall" by Virgil Holmes, and "Devil's Hand" by Mike Jarrett & Gene Herd. (Folk/Country, Rock) LP, Vinyl record album