Texas Music Round-Up: Texas Music Mailorder Catalog

THE BAT MASTERSONS
self-titled

LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Poison Tribe
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JOHNNY DOLLAR
Mr. Action Packed
Johnny's raw interpretations of Jack Rhodes' classics "Rockin' Bones" and "Action Packed" later influenced the now-famous rockabilly star Ronnie Dawson, who copied their arrangements note-for-note. Although Ronnie definitely made the songs his own, Johnny Dollar's original versions stand alone as long-lost classics of the "cat music" genre with influences that include early Elvis Presley, Warren Smith and Gene Vincent. The record also features lead guitarist Howard Reed, who later joined Gene Vincents' Blue Caps as a replacement for Johnny Meets; and incredible teenage piano pounder C.B. Oliver, who gives Jerry Lee a run for his money at the keyboards. In addition to these amazing studio recordings, the set includes two live performances recorded at the legendary Big "D" Jamboree in 1958 in front of a screaming female audience. This disc is the second in the "Legends of the Big "D" Jamboree" series and makes a fine addition to the archives of classic 50s-era rockabilly at its best. Also included are alternate mixes, rare family photos and a biography of the artist.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Slim Jim Baby
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DAVIN JAMES
Nowhere Lounge
The latest from the South Texas songwriter. . "How can one be honky-tonk without being hokey? Davin James has the answer...Standout tracks include the sad but honest "Bless My Broken Heart," the carefree swing of "Opportunity Don't Knock Twice" and "I Want To Share It With You" will comfort you in 3/4 time. There is even a surprise unlisted cut on the CD - a scratchy recording of the original author of "Nowhere Lounge," Davin's late father, Mike James...a truly talented artist..." - Country Music Today

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THE NOVAS
The Sump'n Else Tapes
This one-of-a-kind CD collects all of the mid '60s recorded tracks by Dallas' The Novas, who scored a regional hit in 1965 with their classic folk/psychedelic rock single "William Junior" b/w "And It's Time". Other tracks include "Coronado's Puzzles", "Taxman", "One Too Many Mornings", "Bus Stop", and many more (fourteen in all). A Texas garage rock classic!
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JOE POOVEY
Greatest Grooves
Texas rockabilly hero "groovey" Joe Poovey, who recently passed away, gets a much deserved career retrospective with Greatest Grooves, a fantastic collection of his best rockabilly and honky tonk country recordings from 1954 to the present. This long awaited disc makes all of Poovey's early Dixie and Starday recordings available for the first time in one package on CD, as well as many rare and unreleased recordings he made with his producer Jim Shell. Also included are previously unreleased live recordings from the 1958 Big "D" Jamboree, live cuts from the Grapevine Opry in 1979, and even some rockin' '90s-era recordings which show Poovey to be still in rare form up to the time of his death on October 6th, 1998. 24 tracks of classics by one of the early founders of the Texas rockabilly movement. This disc is the third in the "Legends of the Big "D" Jamboree" series and makes another fine addition to the archives of classic 50s-era Texas rockabilly at its best. Also included are alternate versions, rare family photos and a biography of the artist.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Move Around
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PUMP'N ETHYL
Thank God I'm Livin' In the USA
Besides being the wildes tfront-man in the Deep Ellum scene, Turner Scott Van Blarcum is probably best known as the guy who punched out Nirvana's Kurt Cobain onstage in 1991 at the Dallas venue "Trees"during Nirvana's first Texas tour.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Move Around
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THE SPIN
Motherlode
The long-awaited album by college favorite The Spin anticipated the dense, power-grunge sound by at least two years and delivers the promise that this dynamic group hinted at in their previous release Goddess Of Love. This time out, The Spin have captured the hard, driving edge of their sold-out live shows and somehow squeezed it onto CD to exhilarating results. Give Motherlode a listen and get the full brunt of this band's awesome power! Features their hit single "Might've Said It", plus "Magic Man", "Something Big", "In My Mind" and nine more.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Might've Said It
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V/A
The Big "D" Jamboree Live Vols. 1 & 2
This historic double-CD release culminates over 3 years of research on the legendary Big "D" Jamboree, a long-running radio barn dance that was Dallas version of the Grand Ole Opry. Hear Sun Records-era Johnny Cash performing "I Walk The Line" to an adoring Dallas audience, or a SIZZLIN' version of "Blue Suede Shoes" performed by the Carl Perkins band, both captured here in all their early glory. And country fans are sure to enjoy the vintage honky-tonk performances of Cowboy Copas, Ferlin Husky, Hank Locklin and Ramona Reed.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! That's All Right (Carl Perkins)
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V/A
The Guys of the Big "D" Jamboree
This collection of rare and unreleased recordings is a companion piece to last year's The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree, and completes the "various artists" releases scheduled for this historic project. It features outstanding studio and live recordings by some of the southwest's most talented and overlooked performers, as well as two very early unreleased tracks from singing legend Lefty Frizzell. Standout cuts include Riley Crabtree's Go Cat Go (live), Jimmy Fields' Your Picture On The Wall, blind performer Leroy Jenkins' Hard Luck Hard Time Blues (which sounds like a track that's straight out of the movie Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?), and Orville Couch's Wait's What Broke The Wagon Down, just to name a few. Packaged with a fabulous 36-page booklet that includes artist biographies, a discography, and loads of unreleased photos; this is a must-have CD for all country enthusiasts, collectors, and anyone with a taste for real Texas honky tonk.

FEATURES:

* Includes rare and previously unreleased material by legendary country artists such as Lefty Frizzell.

* A full 72 minutes playing time, with 30 tracks in all.

* 36-page booklet with artist biographies, discography, and loads of unreleased photos.

* Liner notes by author and Western Swing historian Kevin Coffey

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V/A
The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree
Dragon Street follows up it's acclaimed double CD The Big "D" Jamboree Live!, Volumes 1 & 2 with this long-overdue 29-track tribute to some of the most fantastic female performers to grace a stage in Texas...or anywhere! This set combines rare studio cuts and live performances together on one CD, bringing sharp focus to such overlooked performers as Helen Hall, Sherry Davis, and Doreen Freeman; as well as legends such as Janis Martin, Wanda Jackson, Charline Arthur, and more.

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GENE VINCENT and HIS BLUE CAPS
The Lost Dallas Sessions '57-'58
This recently compiled Gene Vincent release is the first collection of "new", 1950s-era Vincent recordings to appear since his death in 1971, and also possibly the last. Careful research and detective work by Dragon Street Records of Dallas has unearthed previously unreleased studio tracks, home demos, acetates and even classic live recordings of Gene and his legendary Blue Caps appearing at the famous Big "D" Jamboree at the Dallas Sportatorium in 1958, which more than doubles the known live Vincent recordings to date!
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! My Love
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DRAGON STREET RECORDS