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...have long proved themselves experts in recycling Presley material: every scrap, jot and studio aside seems already to have been preserved and released in one form or another. It's a surprise then to discover that so much of the scarce material organized here under the title "Rare and Rockin' " is fresh. Even excerpts from a press conference in which Elvis explains his Army ribbons are beguiling. The sound quality has been spruced up to a nice funky shine, and the cuts are ordered chronologically, so there is a clear sense of Elvis' trajectory. Some of the tracks may stretch...
...quick perusal of the section names gives a hint of the broad scope offered here: Rock, Zydeco, New Orleans Rockin' Rhythm and Blues, Country, Cajun, Tex-Max, American Indian, Blues Women, Dixieland, Big Band, Swamp, Comedy and Boogie all get separate bins. This is surely one of the few places in the world where you can find an old vinyl recording of "Song of the Suffragettes" along with easy listening anthologies and used Thompson Twins...
JERRY LEE LEWIS: ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY (Warner Bros.). A sweet combo indeed: 20 Killer sessions, vintage '78-'80, that wound up on several obscure albums, now resurrected and sounding spanking fresh. Terrific backcountry blues, closing out with a roadhouse version of Over the Rainbow that's as poignant as it is audacious...
...Shannon to the screeching serenades of Lou Christie. Rhino's recent Groove 'n' Grind compilation is a floor-scuffling, roof-raising anthology of raucous party tunes from the '50s and '60s, featuring sodden classics like Land of 1,000 Dances by Cannibal and the Headhunters. The current Rockin' in the Country: The Best of Wanda Jackson is a roundup of much of the prime material recorded by a vocalist who has real roadhouse spirit and a way with a song that makes her right for the kind of reappraisal this set encourages and amply justifies. Jazz fans should also take...
Wishnatsky was hot sax personified. The way he hugged his horn, you'd have thought he was in love with it. We would have done anything to seduce him away, but he was tight with the dirty dancin' Dialectrics, rockin' and rollin' all night...