Bueno, pues esto arranca definitivamente, creía que nunca llegaría el día, después de mas de dos años y medio dedicado a esta serie. Los que me conocéis, ya sabéis de mi facilidad para meterme en berenjenales, y esto no iba a ser la excepción. Al principio, la cosa parecía sencilla, tenía montones de recopilatorios, y aparentemente muy buena información, pero... al poco ya me di cuanta de que la cosa no era tan sencilla.Lo primero que me gustaría resaltar es que esto es un trabajo totalmente amateur, realizado con el máximo rigor posible, pero seguro que hay bastantes errores, algunos por mi incompetencia y otros por la cantidad de información errónea o contradictoria que hay en Internet, con lo que a veces hay dudas sobre la presencia de Joe Meek en algunas grabaciones o los años de esas grabaciones, por todo ello, pido disculpas por adelantado.
La década de los sesenta, parece mas clara, pero al llegar a los años cincuenta, la cosa se me puso muy cuesta arriba, por la información existente, así que andaba algo perdido, pero casualmente contacté con Bob Hill, todo un especialista en las grabaciones de Meek en los años cincuenta, que me envió unas completísimas listas de sus trabajos en los estudios, aparte de corregirme fallos y proporcionarme bastantes canciones de las que aquí se incluyen.
Para mi la música británica de esa década era muy desconococída, y me he llevado una grata sorpresa y debo decir que he disfrutado de esas músicas, que aunque no son de mis estilos favoritos, me han atrapado, pues es difícil no enamorarse del skiffle, con gente como Lonnie Donegan o Johnny Duncan, con su música llena de vitalidad.
En esta primera parte encontraremos absolutamente de todos los estilos dominantes en estos años, aparte del citado skiffle, hay música orquestal, de variedades, grandes solistas masculinos y femeninos, jazz, blues, y un sinfín de estilos cercanos, lo único que echo en falta, es gente que haga rock and roll, que tan de moda estaba esos años en América.
Me han sorprendido muchas cosas, aunque una que me gustaría reseñar es el álbum de Kenny Grahan & The Satellites, que son dos suites del jazz mas experimental, que me hacen recordar las lapidarias palabras de mi compañera Sebi: "¿que dirían tus amigos heavys si te vieran escuchando estas músicas".
Nada mas, os dejo los track-list de estos seis primeros volúmenes:
Vol. 01 (1955) - (1956) (I)
1 BETHE DOUGLAS How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
2 BETTY MILLER Georgia's Got A Moon (1955)
3 BETHE DOUGLAS Coquette (1955)
4 GARY MILLER Yellow Rose Of Texas (1955)
5 BETHE DOUGLAS Easy Come, Easy Go (1955)
6 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE The Kentuckian Song (1955)
7 BETHE DOUGLAS I'm yours (1955)
8 GARY MILLER The Man From Laramie (1955)
9 BETHE DOUGLAS Wake The Town & Tell The People (1955)
10 BETTY MILLER The Next Train Out Of Town (1955)
11 PATTI LEWIS The Heart You Break (1955)
12 FAWKES-TURNER SEXTET New Orleans Hop Scop Blues (1955)
13 BETHE DOUGLAS You're Mine You (1955)
14 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Wreck Of The Old 97(1956)
15 ERIC DELANEY & HIS BAND Ain't She Sweet(1956)
16 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE A Woman In Love(1956)
17 DENNIS LOTIS Green Grows The Grass(1956)
18 BIG BILL BROONZY It Feels So Good(1956)
19 PAULINE SHEPHERD No Not Much(1956)
20 ANNE SHELTON Daydreams(1956)
21 MARION RYAN Cry Me A River(1956)
GARY MILLER Yellow Rose Of Texas (1955)
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Vol. 02 (1956) (II)
1 GARY MILLER The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
2 HARRY SECOMBE On With The Motley
3 DENNIS LOTIS Heart
4 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Bring A Little Water, Sylvie
5 ERIC WINSTONE & HIS ORCHESTRA Oasis
6 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE By The Fountains Of Rome
7 ERIC DELANEY & HIS BAND Oranges And Lemons
8 FRANKIE VAUGHAN The Green Door
9 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Wabash Cannonball
10 BERTIE KING JAZZ BAND Skip It
11 TEDDY JOHNSON Flamenco Love
12 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE I'll Need Your Love
13 ANNE SHELTON Lay Down Your Arms
14 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP I'm Alabammy Bound
15 BIG BILL BROONZY Mindin' My Own Business
16 PAULINE SHEPHERD Treasure Of Love
17 HARRY SECOMBE We'll Keep A Welcome
18 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE Young And Foolish
19 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Dead Or Alive
20 ERIC DELANEY & HIS BAND Truckin'
21 GARY MILLER Moby Dick
ANNE SHELTON Lay Down Your Arms (1956)
Vol. 03 (1956) (III)
1 MARION RYAN Shoot It Again
2 GALE WARNING Met Rock
3 DENNIS LOTIS No Other One
4 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Frankie And Johnny
5 ERIC DELANEY BAND Rockin' The Tymps
6 BIG BILL BROONZY Southbound Train
7 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE Never Turn Back
8 ANNE SHELTON The Madonna In Blue
9 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP How Long, How Long Blues
10 BERTIE KING JAZZ BAND Lazy Afternoon
11 SHIRLEY BASSEY Stormy Weather
12 KENNY BAKER'S DOZEN Blues I Love To Sing
13 GERALDO & HIS ORCHESTRA Braziliera
14 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP The Wreck Of The John B.
15 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE No Other One (Can Take Your Place)
16 ERIC DELANEY BAND Say Si Si
17 DOROTHY SQUIRES Come Home To My Arms
18 HUMPHREY LYTTELTON & HIS BAND Close Your Eyes
19 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Lost John
20 PAULINE SHEPHERD Willie Can
21 GARY MILLER Puppy Love
LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Lost John (1956)
Vol. 04 (1956) (IV)
1 GARY MILLER Robin Hood(1956)
2 FRANKIE VAUGHAN Stealin'(1956)
3 BILLY DANIELS Tiger Bay(1956)
4 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Nobody's Child(1956)
5 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE Sixteen Tons(1956)
6 ANNE SHELTON Too Young To Go Steady(1956)
7 BIG BILL BROONZY When Do I Get To Be Called A Man(1956)
8 HUMPHREY LYTTELTON & HIS BAND Bad Penny Blues(1956)
9 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP I'm A Ramblin' Man(1956)
10 KENNY BAKER'S DOZEN Baker's Boogie(1956)
11 HARRY SECOMBE The World Is Mine Tonight(1956)
12 BERTIE KING JAZZ BAND Blue Interlude (1956)
13 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP I Shall Not Be Moved(1956)
14 ERIC DELANEY BAND Cockles And Mussels(1956)
15 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE This Same Heart(1956)
16 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Stewball(1956)
17 GALE WARNING Heartbreak Hotel(1956)
18 TEDDY JOHNSON All Or Nothing At All(1956)
19 MARION RYAN Two Innocent Hearts(1956)
20 SHIRLEY BASSEY Burn My Candle(1956)
21 DENNIS LOTIS Sugaree(1956)
HUMPHREY LYTTELTON & HIS BAND Bad Penny Blues (1956)
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Vol. 05 (1957) (I)
1 GARY MILLER Garden Of Eden
2 KENNY BAKER St. Louis Blues
3 KENNY GRAHAM Cuban Fantasy
4 JOHNNY DUNCAN & THE BLUE GRASS BOYS Just A Little Lovin'
5 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP I'm Alabammy Bound
6 HUMPHREY LYTTELTON & HIS BAND Red Beans And Rice
7 KENNY BAKER Keeping Out Of Mischief Now
8 KENNY GRAHAM Swallowin- The Blues
9 JOHNNY DUNCAN & THE BLUEGRASS BOYS Last Train To San Fernando
10 OTTILIE PATTERSON & CHRIS BARBER'S JAZZ BAND I Love My Baby
11 PEGGY SEEGER & GUY CARAWAN Bring A Little Water Sylvie
12 KENNY GRAHAM Tuxedo Junction
13 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP My Dixie Darling
14 JOHNNY DUNCAN & THE BLUE GRASS BOYS Mind Your Own Business
15 KENNY BAKER There Will Never Be Another You
16 JOHNNY DUNCAN & THE BLUE GRASS BOYS More And More
17 KENNY GRAHAM'S AFRO CUBISTS Rockin' In Rhythm
18 JIMMY MILLER & THE BARBECUES Free Wheeling Baby
19 KENNY BAKER Love Me Or Leave Me
20 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP On A Monday
21 JOHNNY DUNCAN & THE BLUE GRASS BOYS Kaw-Liga
22 KENNY GRAHAM Bongo Chant
23 GARY MILLER Year After Year
24 KENNY BAKER Mr. Paganini
JOHNNY DUNCAN & THE BLUEGRASS BOYS Last Train To San Fernando (1957)
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Vol. 06 1957 (II)
1 FRANK HOLDER Jump In The Line
2 GARY MILLER Love Letters In The Sand
3 DONN REYNOLDS Lorelei
4 JOHNNY DUNCAN & THE BLUE GRASS BOYS Old Blue
5 KENNY BAKER We'll Always Be Sweethearts
6 PEGGY SEEGER & GUY CARAWAN Cumberland Gap
7 LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Puttin´n On The Style
8 JOHNNY DUNCAN & THE BLUE GRASS BOYS Rock-A-Billy Baby
MOONDOG SUITE:
9 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES One Four
10 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES 2 West 46Th Street
11 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Two Four
12 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Chant
13 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Three Four
14 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Utsu
15 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Four Four
16 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Lullaby
17 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Five Four
18 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Fog On The Hudson
SUNCAT SUITE:
19 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Sunrise
20 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Sunbeam
21 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Tropical Sun
22 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Sunstroke
23 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Sunset
24 KENNY GRAHAM & HIS SATELLITES Sunday
PEGGY SEEGER & GUY CARAWAN Cumberland Gap (1957)
Para acabar, decir que esta es una colección abierta a las correcciones que los mas expertos que yo puedan aportar, que lo pueden hacer en los comentarios.
Y también agradecer a George (Professor RnR), Bob Hill y Rob Humphreys, por su supervisión y enviarme muchas de estas canciones, y también a los amigos de otros blogs, you tube y soulseek, por compartir su música para esta serie.
Pretendo publicar seis volúmenes cada mes, para no empachar, así que la próxima entrega en Junio.
Se agradecen los comentarios
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Joe Meek 1-3:
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Joe Meek 4-6:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/1kp7roztf5coqku/Joe+Meek+4-6.rar/file
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-L6wtKYeBj3mcZxZf8ajG0w_hyIyu4cw/view?usp=sharing
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Hello Jose,
many thanks for this work!!!! I like Joe Meek music and till today I have thought that the good Meek tracks are only in the 60s.But you show with your great sampler how different the history of Meek music is and a fan of Joe Meek-I think-can only understand the development of Meek music when he get to know the 50s Meek music.So I am very very thankful that you work over years to make this impressively collection.
I am full of joy when it goes on in the future with your excellent Meek research, work and music collection!!!
Many greetings
Thomas
Buenos Días, muchas gracias por estos aportes. Un Saludo.
Thanks, Jose. Well, I guess this means a couple of hours of musical pleasure with a lot of songs I haven't heard before. And now for something completely different: the last sound sample you are offering is by Peggy Seeger. She's still recording! Her last album "First farewell" from 2021 is a beauty, especially the songs "All in the mind" and "The invisible woman" (they're on YouTube).
Hi Thomas.
For me it has been a surprise to discover this music of the fifties, practically all unknown to me.
Here is the basis of what Meek did in the sixties, hours and hours of study recording the most diverse music.
I have learned a lot.
Greetings
Jose
Gracias por tu visita anónimo amigo, espero lo disfrutes.
Saludote
Jose
A great coincidence Rob,
Precisely this morning I was looking at Peggy Seeger's discography and I was surprised by the number of years she's been active, it's something to admire.
Her song "Cumberland Gap" has been stuck in my brain for a long time.
I'm downloading several of her albums, but she has so many, I don't know which ones are the best. Any suggestion?
cheers
Jose
Thank you so much, Jose. Love Joe Meek!
My friend Lopez
You are welcome!
Thanks for your visit, I hope your like it.
Keep on tuch
Jose
Pues nada, a darnos un atracón de Joe Meek. muchas gracias. Saludos.
Amigo Antonio.
Pues sí, nos vamos a dar un atracón de Meek, menos mal quie haré solo una entrada al mes.
Que lo disfrutes
Jose
Thanks Jose
It is always good to find unheard music that leads to music we know.
If you don't where your coming from how do you know where your going.
Thank You Very Much.
Hi Lemonflag.
Very wise words of yours.
In recent times she learned a lot about British music, with this series and with the 100 Folk Masterpieces.
But... there is still much to learn.
all the best
Jose
Hi Loch.
You are welcome!
I hope you like this collection.
Keep in touch.
José
About Peggy Seeger: I only had 2 songs of her in iTunes: Dirty old town (from 1956 with Ewan MacColl) and The first time ever I saw your face (an original, from 1962),
but Sheila B played a lot tracks from her latest album First farewell (2021) in her WFMU-radioprogram Sophisticated Boom Boom, so I ordered that CD on Peggy's Bandcamp page and got it delivered with a personal note from Peggy herself. So I can only recommend that one. I don't know the others. BTW: Kept 7 tracks from your Joe Meek CD's: 3 by Big Bill Broonzy, 3 skiffle tunes and 1 by Peggy Seeger.
Hi Rob.
I have been listening to several records of hers with Ewan Maccoll, they are fantastic, and now I remember a song by this duo that was included in my 100 Irish and British Folk Masterpieces.
I will listen to her latest album carefully.
cheers
José
Aquí, una ineresante y breve biografía de Peggy Seeger:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Seeger
Muy, muy interesante.
Jose
Great compilation Jose!!! I have always found Meek's engineering stood out from the rest at the time. Other producers and engineers still wore white coats at the time! As a youngster some records lept out at me and only years later did I discover they were Meek engineered.
regards Rob
My anonymous friend:
Meek's style is clearly distinguishable, especially in the sixties, there are songs that without knowing they have their own personal way of doing things. For example, a few days ago I discovered the band "The Cameos" with an organ that reminded me of Meek, and when I checked, indeed, Meek was behind that recording.
I hope you like this series
cheers
José
Bueno, no esta mal, se
sale de lo escuchado
ultimamente , con
reminiscencia country .
Amigo Orlando.
Es que estas músicas son de cuando nuestros papás no hacían ni manitas, y para algunos ni sus abuelitos, pero de vez en cuando da gusto darse una vuelta por el pasado.
Espero lo disfrutes
Jose
Buena tarde. Saludos. link de Anecdoradio. Buen fin.
https://mega.nz/file/n8wySDKZ#j1cPscCJwTXdhIPCczB7b3ONcQeIq6-S0GmHZJ-8Bno
Gracias Juan, para mañana que tengo viaje, por cierto, ¿Habeis cambiado el nombre del programa?
Saludos
Jose
Hello Jose,
I hope everything is good for you.I ask for a help; perhaps you have it in your archive and you can help me with a link for:
Sampler 60's Garage Rock Mix 1-10; Link on the Allmusic...side ( 11/2020)is away
Thanks for looking.
Greetings
Thomas
https://web.archive.org/web/20210424121156/http://oldmovies-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/
Hello Jose,
thanks for your answer.The problem is that the allmusic side has no more links for a download and Vol 1 to 3 one can't no more see the Tracklist.So my hope was that you perhaps has make a download in 2020 and has the albums in your archive and so perhaps it would be possible to give a new link for me for a download from you.Greetings Thomas
Tremendo repaso, no solo a la obra de Meek sino también a los años 50 en general, como bien dices. Conste que fue precisamente él quien le dio lustre a las músicas isleñas de la época, porque por entonces la diferencia entre la oferta yanki y la británica era enorme. Es justo en los 50 cuando más se nota el trabajo y la visión de este señor.
Hi Thomas, this collection is on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3iP3I50PJGXanuf0a5f1Tg
I don't have it downloaded.
cheers
José
Hola Rick;
Pues esta serie la podíamos catalogar como "histórica", es lo que había y punto,
Creo que esta época le debio de servir de aprendizaje para luego crear sus produciones y darles su personal toque.
A mucha gente esta música les puede parecer excesivamente antigua, pero sin duda es la base de lo que vendría después.
A mi personalmente me ha enseñado muchísimo.
Saludotes
Jose
Hello Jose,
what a big help from you!!Many thanks for the YouTube link!! That help me a lot.I want to hear the unknown 60s Garage singles and that is now possible!!Thank you very much!!!
One of my favourites singer is Tommy Roe.I try to make me an own CD with the singles of his early back band The Roemans.
http://www.m3cats.com/roemans.htm?msclkid=18393147ced111ec8932aad15f19c498
Nearly all songs are to hear on YouTube.Two single tracks are in a very bad sound quality:
The Roemans -- Your friend and The Roemans --Listen to me
The Roemans --You make me feel good are missing
Can you perhaps help with a link for this three MP3s???
Greetings
Thomas
Hi Thomas.
Only Two tracks:
https://krakenfiles.com/view/fEeRHhxZ1N/file.html
Cheers
Jose
Hello Jose,
thanks for your fast help with this two songs.Great and interesting tracks. Greetings Thomas
hi jose just wondered if it was possible you could give me a link for that marmalade skies 1000 tracks edition because i could not get it when you posted it on thev regal zonophone. is it possibloe. thanks
Hello friend.
I'll try to reupload tomorrow, it's a pretty big file.
Look in the comments of the post:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2003209000813311083&postID=1605124856307991564&isPopup=true
cheers
José
Hi Flower Man.
New Link fixed!
Enjoy
jose
hi where is the link thanks
In the last Comment of "Marmalade Skies"
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2003209000813311083&postID=1605124856307991564&isPopup=true
thanks for this jose. cheers
Bajado y a la espera de ser escuchado como se merece. Todo llegará.
Gracias.
Hola Bab:
Tápalo que no se enfrie.
De todas formas, esa música no creo que se pase de moda. Si, hay un tiempo para cada cosa.
Saludos
Jose
Mon ami Jose,
Viendo la cantidad de buenos comentarios y especialmente en ingles, prefiero no discrepar con los mios. Y de paso, te libras de la peor nota posible de toda tu carrera de blogger! Je je je.
Pero de verdad, halucino encontrarme con este estilo de musica en un blog que consideraba "garagero".
Un amical salut.
Mon ami Racati.
El cero pelotero estaba cantado, y aún me quedan bastantes mas, bueno, para compensar hoy he puesto un disco de garage, pero de los buenos y la semana que viene empieza una mega-serie, de esas de garage con cojones (mas o menos).
Por cierto, en la cabecera del blog pone los estilos que toca y además un "and more" que lo uso de comodín.
Siempre es un placer recibir tus comentarios.
Saludotes
Jose
... y otra más.
¡Muchas gracias, Jose! ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
Amiga Concha.
¡Empieza la aventura!
Saludotes
Jose
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