Marcels —
Blue Moon ... LP Colpix, 1961. Very Good+ ...
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Classic group harmony from The Marcels – a group who scored big with the title track of this solid set, but who also have plenty more to offer! The quintet have a style of vocal interplay that was one of the most dynamic of the time – not gimmicky, but really always in search of new ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Gold label pressing with deep groove. Cover has small split on the bottom, two light stain spots, a few spots of marker, promo ink stamp, name in pen, light surface wear, aging.)
A girl group soul classic – the first-ever Ronettes album, recorded in the years before the group first hooked up with Phil Spector! Even back on this album from 1961, it's clear that the girls had a sound that would be huge – and they're working here with early (and great) production ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing – on opaque red vinyl! Quantities limited.)
Amazing is right – as Nina Simone is really taking off here – showing the world that she's way more than just another jazz singer – able to hit some righteous currents that would only explode even more in years to come! Nina's emotion is subtle, but extremely powerful – ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreCD
An album recorded relatively early in the career of singer Nina Simone – but a set that already shows the very unique approach that would make her a legend by the time the 60s moved on! Even the very first tune is a stunner – a haunting reworking of the favorite "Just In Time" ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes the songs "Children Go Where I Send You", "It Might As Well Be Spring", "Willow Weep For Me", "The Other Woman", "Fine And Mellow", "Wild Is The Wind", "You Can Have Him", "(I Loves You) Porgy", "Forbidden ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreCD
Nina Simone —
Folksy Nina ... LP Colpix, 1964. Very Good+ ...
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Nina's folsky, but she's also jazzy too – and the album's from a key time in which she was finding a very special way to bring the two modes together! Simone could have been a straight jazz singer if she wanted – but as records like this always remind us, she was always striving for ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, small 'X' in pen.)
A classic album from Nina Simone's early period! The tracks feature prime work from Nina, caught at the point when she was turning her style from straight jazz into more of a folk-inspired soulful sound – filled with power, anger, and sheer raw emotion – played by a small combo of ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreCD
An important early live show for Nina Simone – a move from the world of small nightclubs (as mentioned in the title of her first record), to the classy Town Hall venue – working in front of an audience filled with left-leaning listeners who were the perfect crowd to get the unique bag ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nina sings Ellington – but as always, she makes whatever she sings all her own! The album's a bit straighter than later efforts – with large backings by Stu Phillips that also feature vocals by the Malcolm Dodds Singers – but Nina also conceived the whole thing herself, as an ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nina selected a very nice batch of standards and hip jazzy tracks for this classic Colpix release from the early 60s – and the set's a great example of her unique skill for blending folksy material with more sophisticated stuff, in an amazingly haunting style that has endured for decades. ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from the Marcels, the Wildwoods, James Darren, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen, Little Eva, Carole King, the Cookies, Teddy Randazzo, Freddie Scott, the Girlfriends, Henry Alston, Lou Christie & more. CD
Music from James Darren, Shelley Fabares, The Marcels, The Ronettes, Bernadette Castro, Paul Petersen, Nina Simone, Phil Castro, Oliver & The Twisters, Kris Jensen, Stu Phillips, and more. CD