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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires Oh Carolina (VA) Deep Ska: 80 Original Ska Classics Proper
Yabby You Vengeance In Dub Dub It To The Top, 1976-1979 Blood And Fire
Serge Gainsbourg Javanaise Dub Aux Armes et Caetera Mercury
The Clash Police & Thieves The Essential Clash Epic orig from their first album, 1977
* Arturo Sandoval 21st Centruy Rumba Palace Telarc Expat trumpeter. Album is named for one of his jazz clubs in Miami.
* Papo Vazquez Si SeƱor Bob Pirates Troubadours from the Badlands Picaro Afro-Puerto Rican jazz... a mambo in this case...
* Sun Ra I'll Get By Some Blues But Not The Kind That's Blue Atavistic Collection of 1973-77 material, orig. out in 1978. This is a prev-unreleased bonus cut.
* Reverend Organdrum Hang 'Em High Reverend Organdrum Yep Roc Rev. Horton Heat & Co. -- guitar, organ, drums trio. New.
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators If This Ain't Love (Don't Know What Is) Keep Reachin' Up Timmion 2005. Really nice. Check her out if you already like Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.
* The Rollers Knockin' At The Wrong Door (VA) Eccentric Soul: The Outskirts Of Deep City Numero Group
* Graham Bonney Get Ready (VA) Get Ready: UK Floor Fillers, vol 3: 20 Blue-Eyed Soul Gems, 1966-1971 Psychic Circle Temptations cover, 1969
Mavis Staples We Shall Not Be Moved We'll Never Turn Back Anti- Playing at Duke tomorrow night, with Blind Boys of Alabama.
Silver Stars Long, Long Journey Long, Long Journey 7-inch Unity Recorded in Durham. Longtime gospel group. Mid-1980s on this one.
Elder Roma Wilson Ain't It A Shame (VA) Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie
* Kim Richey Get Together (VA) Song For America 31 Tigers
* Rings Double Thanks Black Habit Paw Tracks Tonight at Local 506
* Vashti Bunyan Girl's Song In Winter Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind DiCristina 2-disc compilation of VB's demos and singles. Really cool. This song is from 1964.
Be Good Tanyas Momsong Blue Horse Nettwerk America
* Dana Westover Beginning (VA) Wayfaring Strangers: Guitar Soli Numero Group solo acoustic guitar comp, all instrumental. Fahey-ish. 1971 on this one.
Eyeless In Gaza No Noise (VA) Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records, 1981-1984 Cherry Red
* Xiu Xiu In Lust Can You Hear The Axe Fall Women As Lovers Kill Rock Stars
Connie Smith Tell Another Lie Connie Smith & Miss Smith Goes To Nashville Westside 1965
Jimmie Widener What A Line (VA) Soppin' Up The Gravy: A Taste of King, 1945-54 B.A.C.M.
Charley Pride (I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again RCA Country Legends: Charley Pride Buddha
Two Dollar Pistols Runnin' With The Fools Hands Up! Yep Roc :( they're calling it quits... Go see 'em while you still can...
Oakley Hall Light Of My Love Second Guessing Dearly Beloved
Buddy Miller My Love Will Follow You Your Love And Other Lies HighTone
* Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Through The Morning, Through The Night Raising Sand Rounder Gene Clark song
* Fred Thomas Flood Flood Magic Marker
Malcolm Holcombe You Don't Come See Me Anymore Gamblin' House Echo Mountain new full length
* Cora Mae Bryant Cora's Escape (VA) Blues, Sweet Blues Music Maker As a child, Cora Mae sat at the feet of Blind Willie McTell. Her own music therefore cannot ever suck.
* Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Dixie Chicken Bogaloosa Boogie Man Sunnyside
The Majestics Funky Chick (VA) Texas Funk: Black Gold From The Lone Star State, 1968-1975 Jazzman
* Ricky & The Impressionables Band Baco Walk, part 2 Baco Walk 7-inch Plut 1971, somewhere in Virginia...
* Talib Kweli Holy Moly Eardrum Blacksmith/Warner Bros.
* Cheb i Sabbah Koi Bole Ram Ram Devotion Six Degrees new
Sam Cooke Somewhere There's A Girl (VA) Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story, 1959-1965 ABCKO
Sam Cooke You Send Me (VA) Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story, 1959-1965 ABCKO
Bob Dylan Gotta Serve Somebody Slow Train Coming Columbia