Thursday, August 5, 2021

EIGHTEEN SONGS? WHY BOTHER?


I was checking out the NME site just to see what's going on over on that side of the pond. Wouldn't you just know it, what I landed on was an article about an American record label. It was about Specialty Records, the label that most people recognize as the early home of Little Richard. But, man, they had so much more. Sam Cooke (before his breakout) and Lloyd Price you may know about. But, holy shit, they had Don and Dewey, Guitar Slim, Percy Mayfield, Art Neville and tons of others. The reason for the article is a new compilation, Rip It Up: The Best of Specialty Records. Alas, the compilation has only eighteen songs. What the fuck. That's like being on a desert island and receiving an airdrop of food consisting of one M&M. Here's some assorted stuff from Specialty Records that I was able to round up. There's a link to the article at NME and a Specialty discography that you fiends should peruse.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~
Listen:
Don & Dewey - Farmer John mp3 at Rock Town Hall
Larry Williams - Slow Down mp3 at Mercury Paradise
Larry Williams - Short Fat Annie mp3 at The New LoFi
Art Neville - Arabian Love Call mp3 at Office Naps
The Holidays - Aw-Aw Baby mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Little Richard - Slippin' and Slidin' mp3 at Stolen Records
Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It mp3 at Happy Parts
Visit:
The Story of Specialty Records, the Most Influential Label of All Time: “Songs never die”
at NME
Specialty Records discography
at Global Dog Productions From 1948 to 1985

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