Any Recent Homemade Compilations You Are Particularly Proud Of?

Nice!

I created a simple DC5 comp comprising all stereo tracks. It's really just the 1970 Regal comp with the subsequent #1 singles tacked on the end so nothing as elaborate as yours. Prolly took me longer to subtly tweak the artwork...



01 - Do You Love Me
02 - You've Got What It Takes
03 - Red Balloon
04 - Come Home
05 - Catch Us If You Can
06 - Bits And Pieces
07 - Everybody Knows
08 - Glad All Over
09 - Nineteen Days
10 - Because
11 - Blueberry Hill
12 - Try Too Hard
13 - Can't You See That She's Mine
14 - Live In The Sky
15 - Good Old Rock 'n' Roll*
16 - Put A Little Love In Your Heart*
17 - More Good Old Rock 'n' Roll*
18 - Everybody Get Together*

*bonus tracks

All taken from the 7 CD "Complete History" set with corrections to reversed channels, speed and clicks/pop removal by me.

 

Another labor of love when I had some free time (and more energy). A compilation from this gorgeous female vocalist best known for her work with the band SMITH. This "Best Of" features her first two excellent solo albums in their entirety. "One More Hour" (the third and final one) paled in comparison and the last track is the only one I included from it.

The first four tracks are all Smith tracks. All but Track 3 were also 45 A-sides by Smith featuring Gayle's lead vocals. "Comin' Back to Me" for some reason is NOT on the Varese Sarabande "A Group Called Smith" CD as one of the bonus tracks and it was a single. Should've been a hit!!

Basically a mainstream pop/rock band with hard rock and soul-influenced arrangements, Smith hit the Top Ten in 1969 with their drastically revised cover of the Shirelles' "Baby It's You." Featuring three lead singers and a B-3 Hammond organ, their strongest asset was their most frequent vocalist, Gayle McCormick, an accomplished female blue-eyed soul belter. Most of their material consisted of covers of popular rock and R&B tunes, and they broke up after a couple of albums, though the singles "What Am I Gonna Do" (co-written by Carole King) and "Take a Look Around" made the middle of the charts. (allmusic)

After the group disbanded, McCormick went on to record three solo albums, "Gayle McCormick", "Flesh and Blood" and "One More Hour." In the fall of 1971, her performance of "It's a Cryin' Shame" charted at #44. She passed away in 2016.

Her first solo album is excellent! Should have been big!

In the midst of producing The Four Tops, Evie Sands and Dusty Springfield, Lambert and Potter were on a roll, providing a glossy Hollywood take on Northern Soul which makes even the songs you might think are too well trodden absolutely vital. Possibly the best ever version of 'Superstar' too and you know how good that means!

FLESH AND BLOOD has a harder edge and has never seen release on CD. Again, an excellent album that met an undeserved fate. Great vocals and production and a sexy cover! How did this album not make more of a splash back in 1972? Any De-Clicking was done by me.




FLESH AND BLOOD: THE BEST OF GAYLE McCORMICK

Tracks 1-4 SMITH

1. Baby It's You
2. Comin' Back to Me
3. I'll Hold Out My Hand
4. What Am I Gonna Do

Tracks 4-15 Self-Titled Solo Album

5. It's a Cryin' Shame
6. Superstar
7. C'est La Vie
8. A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)
9. You Really Got a Hold on Me
10. Rescue Me
11. If Only You Believe
12. Save Me
13. Everything Has Got to Be Free
14. Gonna Be Alright Now

Tracks 16-24 FLESH AND BLOOD

15. Take Me Back
16. Near You
17. Sweet Feeling (That Old Time Feeling)
18. Knight in Shining Armor
19. Stay With Me
20. Flesh and Blood
21. Whoever's Thrilling You Is Killing Me
22. Make Myself Over
23. Grey Line Tour
24. Alabam

25. Original Midnight Mama (from ONE MORE HOUR)

 

Favorites - The Pretty Things

1. Rosalyn
2. Don't Bring Me Down
3. Honey I Need
4. Road Runner
5. Judgement Day
6. Big City
7. Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
8. Cry To Me
9. Midnight To Six Man
10. Buzz The Jerk
11. Get The Picture
12. Come See Me
13. L.S.D.
14. Defecting Grey
15. Talkin' About The Good Times
16. Walking Through My Dreams
17. S.F. Sorrow Is Born
18. She Says Good Morning
19. Private Sorrow
20. Baron Saturday
21. Cries From The Midnight Circus
22. She's A Lover
23. Havana Bound
24. Allnight Sailor
25. Singapore Silk Torpedo

 

Flowers Deluxe Edition - The Rolling Stones

1. My Girl
2. I've Been Loving You Too Long
3. Mother's Little Helper
4. Take It Or Leave It
5. Ride On Baby
6. Sittin' On A Fence
7. Sad Day
8. Lady Jane
9. Long, Long While
10. Out Of Time
11. What To Do
12. If You Let Me
13. Please Go Home
14. Back Street Girl
15. Let's Spend The Night Together
16. Ruby Tuesday
17. Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow
18. Who's Driving Your Plane
19. Dandelion
20. We Love You

 

I took all of the songs with the Modernaires from the Glenn Miller Complete CD Box Set and made a comp...well over 50 tracks.

 

Rolling Berries - The Rolling Stones

These are official studio versions unless otherwise noted.

1. Come On
2. Bye Bye Johnny
3. Memphis, Tennessee - (BBC)
4. Roll Over Beethoven - (BBC)
5. Route 66
6. Carol
7. Beautiful Delilah - (BBC)
8. Don't Lie To Me
9. Reelin' And Rockin' (studio outtake)
10. Confessin' The Blues
11. Around And Around
12. Talkin' About You
13. Down The Road Apiece
14. You Can't Catch Me
15. Little Queenie - (live 1969)
16. Let It Rock - (live 1971)
17. Back In The U.S.A. (studio outtake)
18. Sweet Little Sixteen - (live 1978)
Extra Bonus tracks
19. Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller (The New Barbarians Live 1979)
20. Run Rudolph Run (Keith Richards solo single 1978)

 

I put together a "The Beatles Featuring John Lennon" compilation, it took four 80 minute CDs. But not enough room for "Revolution 9" maybe I'll put that on a 'best of' solo Lennon CD.
I used all the songs that I knew Lennon wrote or was the primary writer and covers he sang lead and/or co-lead.
My wife wanted me to make one for her featuring McCartney, so I did and it only used two and a half 80 minute CDs

 

The Best of the Mike Bloomfield sessions

1. Like A Rolling Stone
2. Tombstone Blues
3. From A Buick 6
4. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
5. Alright Mama
6. Jimi The Fox - Barry Goldberg
7. Blow Wind Blow
8. You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
9. Walking Thru The Park
10. I'm Ready
11. I Love The Life I Live - Muddy Waters
12. Maggie's Farm
13. Over Beethoven
14. Asked Her For Water - Sam Lay
15. One Good Man - Janis Joplin
16. Saga Of The Blue Beaver - Beaver & Krause
17. Long Distance Operator
18. Nose Open
19. Georgia Swing - James Cotton

 

Not recent, but another labor of love. The Honeycombs are remembered mainly for their Top 5 hit HAVE I THE RIGHT? They were a quirky British Invasion group with a female drummer and had a few other minor American hits. Their music was produced by legendary (and very quirky) producer Joe Meek.

This CD-R fills an 80 minute CD with the absolute best of THE HONEYCOMBS! The best quality available of each track was used. They had greater success in the UK, Germany and Japan and I was surprised that I liked so many songs of theirs once I delved deeper into their catalog.

I compared every available CD/version (there aren't a whole lot) and chose what I think is the best and definitely the best AUDIO and FIDELITY-wise. This is not a copy of some other particular CD.

THE BEST OF THE HONEYCOMBS

1. Have I the Right? (3:01)
2. Colour Slide (2:55)
3. Once You Know (2:28)
4. That Loving Feeling (2:25)
5. That's the Way (2:55)
6. Can't Get Through to You (2:16)
7. Is It Because? (2:25)
8. She's Too Way Out (2:00)
9. Something Better Beginning (2:13)
10. Music Train (3:09)*
11. Eyes (3:30)
12. If You've Got to Pick a Baby (2:14)
13. Just a Face in the Crowd (2:26)
14. Nice While It Lasted (2:38)
15. It's So Hard (2:34)
16. This, Too, Shall Pass Away (3:25)
17. I Can't Stop (45 version) (2:37)
18. I Don't Love Her No More (2:03)*
19. All Systems Go (2:45)*
20. Emptiness (2:12) (remastered by me)*
21. Totem Pole (2:19)*
22. Oo-Ee Train (2:15)*
23. She Ain't Coming Back (2:36)*
24. Something I've Got to Tell You (2:24)*
25. This Year, Next Year (2:44)
26. Hurricane (2:35)*
27. Nobody But Me (2:24)*
28. Love in Tokyo (2:34)*
29. Goldfinger (3:08)
30. Xanadu (3:28)*

*STEREO

 

Great post,making cassettes is what I do,and if I do say so myself I've made some good ones down through the years[5 volumes of the temps anthology]..a nice[Brubeck] set...three volume[Marvin Gaye]set,some[Doo-Wop].

 

Since I made the Honeycombs one I have found some excellent DES stereo versions of HAVE I THE RIGHT? I had some at the time, but the later ones are REALLY good. Need to compare on my stereo.

Have enough tracks to do another volume, but I was more enthusiastic then and had direct access to our extra computer (it has XP which supports my favorite cover software).

My wife made me take it out of the adjacent room. "That's a guest room now." Maybe I'll just drop one track and add the best 'stereo' version as a bonus.

Still can't find a free cover software that is as easy as CD COVER CREATOR PRO (GD Software). Just sent him a message, as we last were in contact in 2011!! Don't see it on their site.

 

Favorites Vol. 2

1. Big Boss Man
2. I Can Never Say
3. Can't Stand The Pain
4. Me Needing You
5. Mr. Evasion
6. Turn My Head - BBC
7. Balloon Burning
8. Alexander - Electric Banana
9. Eagle's Son - Electric Banana
10. Hello How Do You Do - Philippe DeBarge
11. Send Me Some Loving - Philippe DeBarge
12. Miss Fay Regrets
13. Grass
14. Sickle Clowns
15. Blue Serge Blues
16. October 26
17. Cold Stone
18. Stone-Hearted Mama
19. Summertime
20. Sweet Orphan Lady AKA Spider Woman - BBC
21. Passion Of Love
22. The Same Sun

 

The Rolling Stones - Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) U.S. + U.K + non-lp U.S. b-sides

1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
2. The Last Time
3. As Tears go By
4. Time Is On My Side
5. It's All Over Now
6. Tell Me (You're Coming Back)
7. 19th Nervous Breakdown
8. Heart Of Stone
9. Get Off My Cloud
10. Not Fade Away
11. Good Times, Bad Times
12. Play With Fire
13. Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
14. Paint It Black
15. Come On
16. Lady Jane
17. Little Red Rooster
18. I Want To Be Loved
19 I Wanna Be Your Man (on original acetate for U.K. version but replaced on released version by Time Is On My Side)
20 Stoned

The Rolling Stones - Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) U.S. + U.K versions + non-lp U.S. b-sides

1. Paint It Black
2. Ruby Tuesday
3. She's A Rainbow
4. Jumpin' Jack Flash
5. Mother's Little Helper
6. Let's Spend The Night Together
7. Honky Tonk Women
8. Dandelion
9. 2000 Light Years From Home
10. Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
11. Street Fighting Man
12. You Better Move On
13. We Love You
14. Sittin' On A Fence
15. Sad Day
16. Long, Long While
17. Who's Driving Your Plane?
18. Child Of The Moon

 

@John Fell @Dave Hoos

The Best of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 1976-1993

Disc 1 (1976-1981):
1. Breakdown
2. American Girl
3. Anything That’s Rock & Roll
4. The Wild One, Forever
5. I Need To Know
6. Listen To Her Heart
7. When The Time Comes
8. Don’t Bring Me Down [Live, Boston, 7/16/1978]
9. Too Much Ain’t Enough [Live, Santa Monica, 12/31/1978]
10. Don’t Do Me Like That
11. Casa Dega
12. Refugee
13. Here Comes My Girl
14. Even The Losers
15. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid)
16. The Waiting
17. A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me)
18. Something Big
19. A Thing About You
20. Insider
21. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (with Stevie Nicks)
22. No Second Thoughts [Live, Philadelphia, 7/27/1981)

Disc 2 (1982-1987):
1. You Got Lucky
2. Change of Heart
3. The Same Old You
4. Keeping Me Alive
5. Straight Into Darkness [Live, London, 12/7/1982]
6. Surrender [Live, Irvine, 6/11/1983]
7. Any Way You Want It [Live, Irvine, 6/11/1983]
8. Rebels
9. Don’t Come Around Here No More
10. Trailer
11. Southern Accents
12. The Best of Everything
13. So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star [Live, Los Angeles, 8/2/1985]
14. Jammin’ Me
15. Make That Connection
16. It’ll All Work Out
17. Think About Me
18. Ways To Be Wicked
19. A Self-Made Man
20. Runaway Trains [Live, Jacksonville, 7/24/1987]

Disc 3 (1988-1993):
1. Free Fallin’
2. I Won’t Back Down
3. Love Is A Long Road
4. Runnin’ Down a Dream
5. Down The Line
6. Yer So Bad
7. Waiting For Tonight
8. Travelin’
9. The Damage You’ve Done [Live, Raleigh, 9/13/1989]
10. Learning To Fly
11. Into The Great Wide Open
12. Two Gunslingers
13. All Or Nothin’
14. Come On Down To My House
15. Mary Jane’s Last Dance
16. Something In The Air [Live, Gainesville, 11/4/1993]
17. Drivin’ Down To Georgia [Live, Gainesville, 11/4/1993]
18. Lost Without You [Live, Gainesville, 11/4/1993]
19. Take Out Some Insurance [Live, Gainesville, 11/4/1993]

 

The Best of the Basement Tapes

Haven’t trawled through the entire The Basement Tapes Complete (bootleg 11) as yet? Here I've done the hard yards for you. An alternative take on The Basement Tapes – a carefully selected and sequenced 17 track “Best Of”, containing the creme of the crop.

More info here

1. She’s On My Mind Again
2. I’m Your Teenage Prayer
3. The Auld Triangle
4. Young But Daily Growing
5. Tupelo
6. Still in Town
7. Big River (Take 2)
8. Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad
9. 900 Miles From My Home
10. King of France
11. My Woman She’s A-Leavin’
12. Get Your Rocks Off
13. All American Boy
14. One Man’s Loss
15. Dress it Up, Better Have it All
16. Mary Lou, I Love You Too
17. Silent Weekend

 

Hey, great idea! Here are the career-spanning Petty playlists I compiled and have listened to obsessively since October. I'm a huge fan of his 1988-1999 stuff, and a casual fan of the rest, but what I love I really love. I'd have to trim each one by a couple of tracks to get them to CD length, but I can't bring myself to cut anything yet:

Tom Petty: Best of 1973-1985 (26 songs, 1.5 hours)
01. Up In Mississippi Tonight -- Mudcrutch -- Playback: Disc 6 (Nobody's Children)
02. On The Street -- Mudcrutch -- Playback: Disc 5 (Through The Cracks)
03. Depot Street -- Mudcrutch -- Playback: Disc 5 (Through The Cracks)
04. Don't Do Me Like That -- Mudcrutch -- Playback: Disc 5 (Through The Cracks)
05. Breakdown -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
06. American Girl -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
07. I Need To Know -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
08. Listen To Her Heart -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
09. No Second Thoughts -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
10. Refugee -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
11. Here Comes My Girl -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
12. Even The Losers -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
13. Don't Do Me Like That -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
14. The Waiting -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
15. Insider -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
16. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around [Demo] -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 5 (Through The Cracks)
17. You Can Still Change Your Mind -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 1 (The Big Jangle)
18. You Got Lucky -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 2 (Spoiled & Mistreated)
19. Keeping Me Alive -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 5 (Through The Cracks)
20. Turning Point -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 5 (Through The Cracks)
21. The Apartment Song [Demo] -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 5 (Through The Cracks)
22. Don't Come Around Here No More -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 2 (Spoiled & Mistreated)
23. Trailer -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 4 (The Other Sides)
24. Rebels -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 2 (Spoiled & Mistreated)
25. Southern Accents -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 2 (Spoiled & Mistreated)
26. The Best Of Everything -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 2 (Spoiled & Mistreated)

Tom Petty: Best of 1986-1991 (25 songs, 1.4 hours)
01. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star [Live] -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 2 (Spoiled & Mistreated)
02. Ways To Be Wicked -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 6 (Nobody's Children)
03. Got My Mind Made Up [Original Version] -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 6 (Nobody's Children)
04. Jammin' Me -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 2 (Spoiled & Mistreated)
05. Free Fallin' -- Tom Petty -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
06. I Won't Back Down -- Tom Petty -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
07. A Face In The Crowd -- Tom Petty -- Full Moon Fever
08. Runnin' Down A Dream -- Tom Petty -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
09. Last Night -- The Traveling Wilburys -- Traveling Wilburys [Disc 1]
10. End Of The Line -- The Traveling Wilburys -- Traveling Wilburys [Disc 1]
11. Yer So Bad -- Tom Petty -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
12. Waiting For Tonight -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 6 (Nobody's Children)
13. Travelin' -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 6 (Nobody's Children)
14. Alright For Now -- Tom Petty -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
15. Down The Line -- Tom Petty -- Playback: Disc 4 (The Other Sides)
16. Cool Dry Place -- The Traveling Wilburys -- Traveling Wilburys [Disc 2]
17. You Took My Breath Away -- The Traveling Wilburys -- Traveling Wilburys [Disc 2]
18. Learning To Fly -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
19. King's Highway -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Into The Great Wide Open
20. Into The Great Wide Open -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
21. The Dark Of The Sun -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Into The Great Wide Open
22. All Or Nothin' -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
23. Makin' Some Noise -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Into The Great Wide Open
24. Built To Last -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
25. King's Highway [Live] -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 4 (The Other Sides)

Tom Petty: Best of 1992-1999 (25 songs, 1.6 hours)
01. You Get Me High -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 6 (Nobody's Children)
02. Mary Jane's Last Dance -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 3 (Good Booty)
03. Wooden Heart -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Playback: Disc 6 (Nobody's Children)
04. Wildflowers -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
05. You Don't Know How It Feels -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
06. Time To Move On -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
07. You Wreck Me -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
08. It's Good To Be King -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
09. Only A Broken Heart -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
10. Hard On Me -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
11. To Find A Friend -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
12. Crawling Back To You -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
13. Wake Up Time -- Tom Petty -- Wildflowers
14. Hope On Board -- Tom Petty -- She's The One
15. California -- Tom Petty -- She's The One
16. Hope You Never -- Tom Petty -- She's The One
17. Hung Up And Overdue -- Tom Petty -- She's The One
18. Walls (Circus) -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- She's The One
19. Angel Dream (No. 4) -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- She's The One
20. Airport -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- She's The One
21. Room At The Top -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Echo
22. Echo -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Echo
23. No More -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Echo
24. Rhino Skin -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Echo
25. One More Day, One More Night -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Echo

Tom Petty: Best of 2000-2017 (25 songs, 1.6 hours)
01. Surrender -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Anthology: Through The Years [Disc 2]
02. The Last DJ -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- The Last DJ
03. Dreamville -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- The Last DJ
04. You and Me -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- The Last DJ
05. Have Love Will Travel -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- The Last DJ
06. Can't Stop the Sun -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- The Last DJ
07. Saving Grace -- Tom Petty -- Highway Companion
08. Square One -- Tom Petty -- Highway Companion
09. Flirting With Time -- Tom Petty -- Highway Companion
10. Down South -- Tom Petty -- Highway Companion
11. Big Weekend -- Tom Petty -- Highway Companion
12. Ankle Deep -- Tom Petty -- Highway Companion
13. Scare Easy -- Mudcrutch -- Mudcrutch
14. Orphan of the Storm -- Mudcrutch -- Mudcrutch
15. I Should Have Known It -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Mojo
16. Something Good Coming -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Mojo
17. American Dream Plan B -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Hypnotic Eye
18. Fault Lines -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Hypnotic Eye
19. Full Grown Boy -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Hypnotic Eye
20. Forgotten Man -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Hypnotic Eye
21. Shadow People -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- Hypnotic Eye
22. Dreams of Flying -- Mudcrutch -- Mudcrutch 2
23. Trailer -- Mudcrutch -- Mudcrutch 2
24. I Forgive It All -- Mudcrutch -- Mudcrutch 2
25. Hungry No More -- Mudcrutch -- Mudcrutch 2

 

I haven’t figured out cover art for this one yet.

Foo Fighters
Made in Roswell

DISC ONE (1995-2005):
1. This Is a Call
2. I’ll Stick Around
3. Big Me
4. Alone + Easy Target
5. Monkey Wrench
6. Everlong
7. My Hero
8. Walking After You [single/X-Files movie version]
9. Learn to Fly
10. Stacked Actors
11. Breakout
12. Next Year [single version]
13. The One
14. All My Life
15. Times Like These
16. Low
17. Best of You
18. DOA
19. Skin and Bones [studio b-side version]
20. No Way Back

DISC TWO (2007-2017):
1. The Pretender
2. Long Road to Ruin
3. Cheer Up, Boys (Your Makeup Is Running)
4. Let It Die
5. Rope
6. Walk
7. These Days
8. Bridge Burning
9. Something from Nothing
10. The Feast and the Famine
11. Congregation
12. I Am a River
13. Saint Cecilia
14. La Dee Da
15. Dirty Water
16. T-Shirt
17. Run
18. The Sky Is a Neighborhood

 

America - Alligator Lizards in the Air

1.Three Roses
2.Ventura Highway
3.Rainbow Song
4.Sandman
5.Tin Man
6.Old Man Took
7.A Horse With No Name
8.Moon Song
9.Riverside
10.Hat trick

 

Since Green Day’s recent Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band is missing way too many essential tracks, I've expanded it to two discs:

DISC ONE:
1. 2000 Light Years Away
2. Longview
3. Welcome to Paradise
4. Basket Case
5. When I Come Around
6. She
7. J.A.R.
8. Geek Stink Breath
9. Brain Stew
10. Jaded
11. Walking Contradiction
12. 86
13. Hitchin’ a Ride
14. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
15. Redundant
16. Nice Guys Finish Last
17. Minority
18. Warning
19. Waiting
20. Macy’s Day Parade
21. Maria
22. Poprocks & Coke
23. American Idiot
24. Jesus of Suburbia

DISC TWO:
1. Holiday
2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3. Wake Me Up When September Ends
4. The Saints Are Coming [with U2]
5. Know Your Enemy
6. 21 Guns
7. East Jesus Nowhere
8. 21st Century Breakdown
9. Oh Love
10. Kill the DJ
11. Let Yourself Go
12. Stray Heart
13. X-Kid
14. Ordinary World [original version]
15. Bang Bang
16. Still Breathing
17. Revolution Radio
18. Back in the U.S.A.

Titles in bold are not included on the retail compilation.

 

Bowie – Modern Day Masterpieces.
A good time to make a two-part, 30 track collection covering magnificent latter-day Bowie materiel from 1984-2016:

Part 1

1. Blackstar – Blackstar (2016)
2. Where Are We Now? – The Next Day (2013)
3. Absolute Beginners – Absolute Beginners Soundtrack (1986)
4. Looking for Satellites – Earthling (1997)
5. The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell – Hours (1999)
6. Nite Flights – Black Tie White Noise (1993)
7. Sue (Or In a Season of Crime) – Blackstar (2016)
8. Time Will Crawl – Never Let Me Down (1987)
9. The Next Day – The Next Day (2013)
10. Loving the Alien – Tonight (1984)
11. The Motel – Outside (1995)
12. I Can’t Give Everything Away – Blackstar (2016)
13. Heathen (The Rays) – Heathen (2002)
14. Strangers When We Meet – The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
15. You’ve Been Around – Black Tie White Noise (1993)

Part 2

1. Jump They Say – Black Tie White Noise (1993)
2. Love is Lost – The Next Day (2013)
3. The Heart’s Filthy Lesson – Outside (1995)
4. I Have Not Been to Oxford Town – Outside (1995)
5. This is Not America – The Falcon & the Snowman Soundtrack (1985)
6. Never Let Me Down – Never Let Me Down (1987)
7. I’m Deranged – Outside (1995)
8. If You Can See Me – The Next Day (2013)
9. Sunday – Heathen (2002)
10. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die – The Next Day (2013)
11. Bring Me the Disco King – Reality (2003)
12. Voyeur of Utter Destruction – Outside (1995)
13. Dirty Boys – The Next Day (2013)
14. Thursday’s Child – Hours (1999)
15. Lazarus – Blackstar (2016)

More info here.

 

The Police
The Best of What's Still Around

1. Fall Out
2. Roxanne
3. Can't Stand Losing You
4. Next to You
5. So Lonely
6. Reggatta de Blanc
7. Message in a Bottle
8. Walking on the Moon
9. The Bed's Too Big Without You
10. Don't Stand So Close to Me
11. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
12. When The World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around
13. Invisible Sun
14. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
15. Spirits in the Material World
16. Secret Journey
17. Every Breath You Take
18. Wrapped Around Your Finger
19. King of Pain
20. Synchronicity II

 

Alabama Shakes (Unofficial Album)

1) Hang Loose
2) Hold On
3) Future People
4) Give Me All Your Love
5) Shoegaze
6) The Greatest

 

Thanks to Spotify Weekly suggestions, I've been assembling a monthly compilation of music that is either "new to me", or something I forgot about. I can't tell you how nice it's been to get away from the same old (sorry Beatles!). I call it "Songs I Put In This Playlist Vol. X ). Vol 1 was heavy on 90s material because the first few things I listened to on Spotify happened to be from the 90s - so that's all the Spotify robot knew I wanted to hear. This is Vol 1, and it's pretty friggin' excellent:

Everything Hits At Once - Spoon
Autumn Sweater - Yo La Tengo
Hallways - Islands
Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
Anemone - Brian Jonestown Massacre
Carry The Zero - Built To Spill
Wave Of Mutilation (UK Surf) - Pixies
I Know - Fiona Apple
Blue - The Jayhawks
The Ghost In You - Robyn Hitchcock
Mother Of Pearl - Roxy Music
California Stars - Wilco

 

I finally got this comp made; a couple of them were difficult to find in decent quality. It's titled Fogerty's Favorites, and it's songs mentioned in John Fogerty's recent 'Fortunate Son' autobiography in order of appearance in it's pages...

1 The El Dorados - At My Front Door
2 Billy Stewart - Billy's Blues (part 2)
3 Elvis Presley - My Baby Left Me
4 Pat Boone - Moody River
5 Carl Perkins - All Mama's Children
6 Jimmy Reed - Honest I Do
7 Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (part 1&2)
8 Freddie King - Just Pickin'
9 Benny Goodman Sextet - Flying Home
10 Duane Eddy - Three-30-Blues
11 Rick Nelson - My Babe
12 Buddy Knox - I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself
13 Chuck Berry - Deep Feeling
14 Ernie Freeman Combo - Lost Dreams
15 Jerry Butler & The Impressions - For Your Precious Love
16 Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Little Boy Blue
17 Webb Pierce - I Ain't Never
18 Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand
19 The 5 Royales - The Slummer The Slum
20 The Four Rivers - I Confess
21 Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats - Henrietta
22 Earl Grant - Fever
23 Jody Reynolds & The Storms - Endless Sleep
24 Ron Holden & The Thunderbirds - Love You So
25 Sal Mineo - Start Movin' (In My Direction)
26 Rockin' Rebels - Wild Weekend
27 John Cruz - Island Style

Bonus: James Powell (& The Blue Velvets) - Beverly Angel (Christy Records)

 

I have been burning compilation cds for years now, and they comprise a big part of my cd collection. I limit the number of songs to 15, which is generally about an hour's worth of music so it serves as an egg timer if you're working around the house, or on road trips. So I do groups and artists of course, but I also do fun, quirky stuff -- like a cd with 25 different versions of "Louie Louie" by the following groups and artists -- from ballroom swing to moose lodge to garage band to full-on metal. It's a hoot and a half, I tell ya!

The Kingsmen (the original)
Angel Corpus Christi
The Beach Boys
The Beau Brummels
The Challengers
David & The High Spirit
Eddie and the Subtitles
The Hit Crew
Iggy & The Stooges
Jim Capaldi
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Johnny Winter
Michael Doucet
Motorhead
Paul Revere & The Raiders
The Pretty Things 'n Mates
Richard Berry
The Sonics
Steve Jordan
Studio Group
The Surfaris
Thee Headcoats
Topics
The Troggs
Tuck Andress
Vince Andrae
5 im grünen Bett
The Bloodclots

Angel Corpus Christi: