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Sunday 25 May 2008

Lost Dreams: The New Orleans Vocal Groups

Lew Chudd’s Los Angeles based indy label Imperial had a strong presence in New Orleans from 1949 onwards when Dave Bartholomew became local A&R man and artists such as Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis and Sugarboy Crawford were signed.

This 1987 EMI vinyl album gathers sides recorded by New Orleans vocal groups for Imperial mostly between 1952 and 1956. There’s some fine rockin’ rhythm ‘n’ blues here so grab these swingin’ sounds!

I posted this LP on Rockhall many months ago but I’ve re-upped it with a new back cover scan plus label scans of vintage Imperial 45s by Joan K. Thanks again Joan.

Ripped from vinyl at 320 kbps. Password = greaseyspoon

Download from here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/117335087/Lost_Dreams_The_New_Orleans_Vocal_Groups.rar

Extra link for rapidshare haters:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VMKAOBNK

1. Drunk Drunk Drunk / The Kidds
2. Why Fool Yourself / Bernie Williams
3. Bluesy Me / Dave Collins & The Scrubs
4. Lost Dreams / The Dukes
5. Sunny Side Of The Street / The Bees
6. Eternally Yours / The Barons
7. Cotton Picking Hands / The Dukes
8. Later, Baby / Fat Man Matthews & The Four Kittens
9. Boom Boom / The Barons
10. Teardrop Eyes / The Dukes
11. Ain't Gonna Do It / The Pelicans
12. Shake The Dice / The Barons
13. Darling, Please / The Bees
14. Last Ride / The Dukes

4 comments:

jothman said...

tanx for sharing - I'm always up for some N.O. R&B.

triacus said...

Extra link for rapidshare haters:

LOL....thanks so much for that...

anticredos said...

Some super stuff on this one - Not heard The Dukes before - love it.

Anonymous said...

Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou.
Been looking for this - I have the vinyl but no decent turntable. Plus ripped vinyl always sounds better when someone who knows what they're doing handles it. Unlike, say, me.
Great album!