Various Artists - El Lado Mexicano Part 1

Today we go back to Mexico but this time for some pure classic 60's rock. Much the same as I mentioned with Mexican SKA in my previous post early Mexican rock never really received much recognition outside of the country. The Mexican rock scene of the 1960's was very large and obviously influenced by the artists in Britain and the US. Many Mexican bands in fact focused on doing Spanish covers of British and American songs while others just developed a sound of their own. "El Lado Mexicano" is a series with various parts that gives an introduction into the wide world of what is early Mexican rock. I highly recommend this download to anyone with any interest in pure rock music as you will not be disappointed with all the great material that this download contains.
01 Famous Finks - C'mon and Swim
02 Las Chics - Samba Lulu
03 Los Gliders - Algo Un Poco Diferente
04 Los Hooligans - Revoltosa
05 Los Intocables - No hay que ser
06 Los Tepetatles - Teotihuacan A Go Go
07 Los Temerarios - Extrañado
08 Los Happy Boys - Tarzan el Hombre Mono
09 Los Flammers - Vallery
10 Apocalipsis - Lovey Dovey
11 Apocalipsis - Try It (Pruebalo)
12 Los Fugitivos - Borracho
13 Los Fugitivos - El Tren
14 Los Fugitivos - Marcando el paso
15 Los Fugitivos - Stop
16 Los Monstruous - Vamos hay
17 Los Monjes - Apresurat
18 Los Monjes - No debes mentir
19 Los Monjes - Los ruidos en la ciudad
20 Los Yaki - Sor ye ye
21 Los Ovnis - Cuando era niño
22 Los Ovnis - Mary Mary
23 Los Sleepers - Hermanita
24 Los Sleepers - Ojos De Araña
25 Los Profetas - Herido
26 Los Profetas - Loco estaré
27 Los Zignos - Pop yo te quiero
28 Los Zignos - Puedo amarte
29 Flying Karpets - Winter song

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Link Wray - Growling Guitar

Link Wray is by far one of the most influential people in rock n' roll history yet he is also one of the least recognized and known about. His music is for the most part instrumental and really focused on his guitar playing since he could not sing very much as he only had the use of one of his lungs. And being of Native American ancestry Link Wray seemed to constantly try to pay respect to his heritage either through the name of his songs or through the actual style of music he played. This was unfortunately something that many record labels and radio stations did not really approve of and one of the major reasons Link Wray never became as well known as some of the other rock n' roll pioneers of the 1950's and 1960's. Yet without a doubt he has been extremely influential especially when you consider he invented the power chord which is the basis of many styles of rock music such as metal and punk.
If you just enjoy old school rock then I really highly recommend you give this album and Link Wray a listen.

1. Climbing A High Wall
2. Genocide
3. The Earth is Crying
4. Growling Guts
5. Hungry Child
6. Ace of Spades'69
7. Ruby Baby
8. Hang On
9. Summer Dream
10. Sorrento
11. Peggy Sue
12. Alone
13. Girl From The North Country
14. You Hurt Me So
15. The Fuzz

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Roots of Rock N' Roll 1927-1938

This album is for those who want to explore the deep roots of what we now know as rock n' roll or simply rock music. This album is filled with some great tunes from all the various genres which would combine into rock including jazz, soul, swing, country, blues, and honky tonk. Personal favorite of mine is the Tampa Kid recording of "Baby Please Don't Go" this is one of the earliest recordings of this song which would later become a blues and rock staple. If you like American music and I mean real American music not the stuff that is on the radio nowadays then you have to check out this great album.

CD1
01 - Memphis Jug Band - Sun Brimmers Blues
02 - Allen Brothers - Ain't That Skippin' And Flyin'
03 - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox
04 - Grayson & Whitter - Train 45
05 - Honolulu Serenaders - Honolulu Stomp
06 - Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie (And Johnny)
07 - Lonnie Johnson - Playing With The Strings
08 - Jelly Roll Morton - Georgia Swing
09 - Henry Thomas - Old Country Stomp
10 - Eddie Lang & Lonnie Johnson - Handful Of Riffs, A
11 - Barbecue Bob - Twistin' Your Stuff
12 - Grayson & Whitter - Tom Dooley
13 - Sleepy John Estes - Milk Cow Blues
14 - Jimmie Noone - You Rascal You
15 - Joe Mccoy & Memphis Minnie - Let's Go To Town
16 - Fort Worth Douboys - Nancy Jane
17 - New Orleans Feetwarmers - I've Found A New Baby
18 - Milton Brown - Talking About You
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 CD2
01. Kokomo Arnold -The Twelves
02. Cleo Brown – Boogie Woogie
03. Boswell Sisters – Rock And Roll
04. Bumble Bee Slim – I’m Needing Someone
05. Milton Brown – Mama Don’t Allow It
06. Milton Brown – Keep A Knockin’                  
07. Louis Armstrong – Swing That Music
08. Hartman’s Heartbreakers – It Feels So Good
09. Harlem Hamfats – She’s Gone Again
10. Tampa Kid – Baby Please Don’t Go
11. Jimmie Davis – Honky Tonk Blues
12. Bob Wills – White Heat
13. Harlem Hamfats – What’s My Baby Doin’?
14. Gene Autry – The Rhythm Of The Range          
15. Django Reinhardt – Stompin’ At Decca
16. Adolph Hofner – Better Quit It Now
17. Larry Adler – I Got Rhythm
18. Sol Hoopii – Fascinating Rhythm
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