今日聞いた1枚 THINK! / JAMES BROWN and the Famous Flames POCP-1848 (1990 POLYDOR K.K. Japan) 1. Think / 2. Good Good Lovin' / 3. Wonder When You're Coming Home / 4. I'll Go Crazy / 5. This Old Heart / 6. I Know It's True / 7. Bewildered / 8. I'll Never, Never Let You Go / 9. You've Got The Power / 10. If You Want Me / 11. Baby, You're Right / 12. So Long
今日聞いた1枚 funky good time: the anthology / THE J.B.'s (1995 POLYDOR K.K. Japan) Disc 1 POCP-2375 1. Introduction To The J.B.'s/Doing It To Death / 2. The Grunt, Pts.1&2 / 3. My Brother, Pts.1&2 / 4. Pass The Peas / 5. Gimme Some More / 6. J.B. Shout / 7. Blessed Blackness / 8. Hot Pants Road / 9. Givin' Up Food for Funk, Pts.1&2 / 10. Honky Tonk, Pt.1 / 11. Dirty Harry / 12. Watermelon Man / 13. Party, Pts.1&2 / 14. You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight / 15. More Peas
FRED WESLEY & THE J.B.'S: #1,6,11,12,14,15 / THE J.B.'s: #2,3,4,5,7,8,9 / THE JAMES BROWN SOUL TRAIN: #10 / MACEO AND THE MACKS: #13
Disc 2 POCP-2376 1. Gimme Some More (Very Live) / 2. Same Beat (Pts.1,2&3) / 3. If You Don't Get It The First Time, Back Up And Try It Again, Party / 4. Damn Right I Am Somebody / 5. I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin' / 6. Soul Power '74 / 7. Keep on Bumpin' Before You Give Out Of Gas / 8. Breakin' Bread / 9. Rockin' Funky Watergate / 10. Control (People Go Where We Send You) (Pt.1) / 11. Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) /12. All Aboard The Soul Funky Train / 13. (It's Not the Express) It's The J.B.'s Monaurail / 14. Future Shock (Dance Your Pants Off) / 15. Everybody Wanna Get Funky One More Time (Pt.1)
FRED WESLEY & THE J.B.'S: #2,3,4,5,8,9 / THE J.B.'s : #1,12,13 / THE J.B.'S with JAMES BROWN: #15 / MACEO: #14 / MACEO AND THE MACKS: #6,11 / THE LAST WORRD: #7 / THE FIRST FAMILY: #10
今日聞いた1枚 LET'S GET IT ON (DELUXE Edition) / MARVIN GAYE UICY-7038 (2001 Universal Music Japan) Disc 1 440 014 758-2 ORIGINAL ALBUM 1. Let's Get It On / 2. Please Don't Stay (Once You Go Away) / 3. If I Should Die Tonight / 4. Keep Gettin' It On / 5. Come Get To This / 6. Distant Lover / 7. You Sure Love To Ball / 8. Just To Keep You Satisfied SESSIONS 9. Song #3 - (instrumental) / 10. My Love Is Growing / 11. Cakes - (instrumental) / 12. Symphony - (undubbed version) / 13. I'd Give My Life For You - (alternate version) / 14. I Love You Secretly - The Miracles / 15. You're the Man - (alternate version 1) /16. You're The Man - (alternate version 2) / 17. Symphony - (demo vocal)
Disc 2 440 014 759-2 DEMOS, ALTERNATE MIXES & MORE 1. Let's Get It On - (demo) / 2. Let's Get It On (Part II) A.K.A. Keep Gettin' It On - (complete) / 3. Please Stay (Once You Go Away) - (alternate mix w/horns) / 4. If I Should Die Tonight - (demo) / 5. Come Get To This - (alternate mix) / 6. Distant Lover - (alternate vocal) / 7. You Sure Love To Ball - (alternate mix w/alternate vocal) / 8. Just To Keep You Satisfied - (a cappella w/alternate vocal) / 9. Just To Keep You Satisfied - The Originals (1970) / 10. Just To Keep You Satisfied - The Monitors (1968) WORKING THE GROOVE 11. Where Are We Going? - (alternate mix) / 12. The World Is Rated X - (alternate mix) / 13. I'm Gonna Give You Respect / 14. Try It, You'll Like It / 15. You Are That Special One / 16. We Can Make It Baby / 17. Running From Love - (instrumental ver.1) / 18. Mondata - (instrumental) / 19. Running From Love - (instrumental ver.2) / 20. Come Get To This - (live from Oakland)
今日聞いた1枚 In The Groove (I Heard It Through The Grapevine!) / MARVIN GAYE POCT-1898 (1994 Polydor K.K. Japan) 1. You / 2. Tear It On Down / 3. Chained / 4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine / 5. At Last (I Found A Love) / 6. Some Kind Of Wonderful / 7. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever / 8. Change What You Can / 9. It's Love I Need / 10. Every Now And Then / 11. You're What's Happening In The World / 12. There Goes My Baby
1968年作品。Marvin の転機となったと言われる1枚。元々はこれだったようで。
まさに過渡期でいろんな毛色の曲が並んでおり、いまいち統一感に欠けます。あと Norman Whitfield はね... 後から聞くと迫力のない Levi Stubbs ってな感じでしょうか。
今日聞いた1枚 DIANA & MARVIN / DIANA ROSS AND MARVIN GAYE POCT-1824 (1992 Polydor K.K. Japan) 1. You Are Everything / 2. Love Twins / 3. Don't Knock My Love / 4. You're A Special Part Of Me / 5. Pledging My Love / 6. Just Say, Just Say / 7. Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) / 8. I'm Falling In Love With You / 9. My Mistake (Was To Love You) / 10. Include Me In Your Life
今日聞いた1枚 LET'S STAY TOGETHER / AL GREEN VICP-61684 (2001 Victor Entertainment Japan) 1. Let's Stay Together / 2. La La For You / 3. So You're Leaving / 4. What Is This Feeling? / 5. Old Time Lovin' / 6. I've Never Found A Girl / 7. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? / 8. Judy / 9. It Ain't No Fun To Me
今日聞いた1枚 anthology / bobby WOMACK 72435-90299-2-4 (2003 Capitol EU) Disc 1 1. I'm A Midnight Mover / 2. Broadway Walk / 3. What Is This / 4. I'm In Love / 5. Somebody Special / 6. What You Gonna Do (When Your Love Is Gone) / 7. How I Miss You Baby / 8. More Than I Can Stand / 9. I Can't Take It Like A Man / 10. Laughing And Clowning (Live) - Bobby Womack with Percy Mayfield / 11. It's Gonna Rain / 12. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) / 13. I Left My Heart In San Francisco / 14. Arkansas State Prison / 15. Come L'Amore / 16. (If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back / 17. That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha - Bobby Womack and Peace / 18. Communication / 19. I Can Understand It / 20. Woman's Gotta Have It / 21. Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) / 22. Harry Hippie - Bobby Womack and Peace / 23. The Preacher/More Than I Can Stand (Live) Disc 2 1. Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out / 2. Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack and Peace From the film Across 110th Street / 3. Fact Of Life/He'll Be There When The Sun Goes Down / 4. I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You / 5. If You Can't Give Her Love, Give Her Up / 6. Holdin' On To My Baby's Love / 7. That's Heaven To Me / 8. Lookin' For A Love / 9. I Don't Wanna Be Hurt By Ya Love Again / 10. You're Welcome, Stop On By / 11. Interlude #1/I Don't Know / 12. (If You Want My Love) Put Something Down On It / 13. Check It Out / 14. It's All Over Now - Bobby Womack and Bill Withers / 15. Tarnished Rings - Bobby Womack with Friendly Womack Sr. / 16. Trust In Me / 17. Everything's Gonna Be Alright / 18. Where There's A Will There's A Way / 19. Love Ain't Something You Can Get For Free / 20. Daylight / 21. Jealous Love
2003年、レーベルのアンソロジー・シリーズ用に、1993年の編集モノ Midnight Mover: The Bobby Womack Collection をリネームして発売。
今日聞いた1枚 THE POETS / BOBBY WOMACK CMETD 1217 (2005 Sanctuary Records Group EU) DISC ONE - THE POET 1. So Many Sides Of You / 2. Lay Your Lovin' On Me / 3. Secrets / 4. Just My Imagination / 5. Stand Up / 6. Games / 7. If You Think You're Lonely Now / 8. Where Do We Go From Here BONUS TRACKS: 9. Games (Acoustic) / 10. Secrets (Acoustic) Disc TWO - THE POET 2 1. Love Has Finally Come At Last / 2. It Takes A Lot Of Strength To Say Goodbye / 3. Through The Eyes Of A Child / 4. Surprise, Surprise / 5. Tryin' To Get Over You / 6. Tell Me Why / 7. Who's Foolin' Who / 8. I Wish I Had Someone To Go Home To / 9. American Dream BONUS TRACKS: 10. Surprise, Surprise (Acoustic) / 11. Tryin' To Get Over You (Acoustic) Disc THREE - THE POET 3 (SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE) 1. I'm So Proud / 2. Someday We'll All Be Free / 3. Gifted One / 4. Falling In Love Again / 5. Searching For My Love / 6. In Over My Heart / 7. I Wish I Had Someone To Go Home To BONUS TRACKS: 8. Someday We'll All Be Free (Acoustic) / 9. Gifted One (Acoustic)
2005年発売。Beverly Glen 時代の3枚のLP(1981年 The Poet、1984年 The Poet II、1985年 Someday We'll All Be Free)にそれぞれボーナストラックを2曲ずつ加えて、ひとつのパッケージにした力技モノ。
2006年には 同じレーベルグループから23曲入りの The Best Of The Poets と題した2枚組が出てます。なんとも微妙な...
今日聞いた1枚 Gonna take a miracle / Laura nyro SICP8053 (2002 Sony Music Entertainment Japan) 1. I Met Him On A Sunday / 2. The Bells / 3. Monkey Time/Dancing In The Street / 4. Desiree / 5. You've Really Got A Hold On Me / 6. Spanish Harlem / 7. Jimmy Mack / 8. The Wind / 9. Nowhere To Run / 10. It's Gonna Take A Miracle / 11. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (Live) / 12. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live) / 13. O-o-h Child (Live) / 14. Up On The Roof (Live)
やりたい気持ちは解からんではないのですが。入りから続く2曲目が名カバーを数多排出してる名曲中の名曲ですから、どうしても見劣りしてしまいますし、なにより後ろに喰われ加減です。続く Martha & The Vandellas はイケそうでイケません。おそらく Laura の高音域がR&Bのそれとは合わないのだと思います。Jimmy Mack はまだいいんですが、Nowhere To Run になると元歌の持つ疾走感とスケール感には残念ながら及びません。
今日聞いた1枚 HISTORY: AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS / AMERICA WPCR-706 (1996 WEA JAPAN Japan) 1. A Horse With No Name / 2. I Need You / 3. Sandman / 4. Ventura Highway / 5. Don't Cross The River / 6. Only In Your Heart / 7. Muskrat Love / 8. Tin Man / 9. Lonely People / 10. Sister Golden Hair / 11. Daisy Jane / 12. Woman Tonight
今日聞いた1枚 Blind Faith / Blind Faith POCP-2268 (1993 Poldor K.K. Japan) 1. Had To Cry Today / 2. Can't Find My Way Home / 3. Well All Right / 4. Presence Of The Lord / 5. Sea Of Joy / 6. Do What You Like / 7. Exchange And Mart (unreleased) / 8. Spendeing Al My Days (unreleased)
今日聞いた1枚 EAST WEST / the BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND 20P2-2106 (1988 WEA MUSIC K.K. Japan) 1. Walkin' Blues / 2. Get Out Of My Life, Woman / 3. I Got A Mind To Give Up Living / 4. All These Blues / 5. Work Song / 6. Mary, Mary / 7. Two Trains Running / 8. Never Say No / 9. East West
今日聞いた1枚 THE KINKS ARE THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY / THE KINKS BVCM-47038 (1998 BMG FUNHOUSE Japan) 1. Village Green Preservation Society / 2. Do You Remember Walter? / 3. Picture Book / 4. Johnny Thunder / 5. Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains / 6. Big Sky / 7. Sitting By The Riverside / 8. Animal Farm / 9. Village Green / 10. Starstruck / 11. Phenomenal Cat / 12. All Of My Friends Were There / 13. Wicked Annabella / 14. Monica / 15. People Take Pictures Of Each Other BONUS TRACK [Stereo 12 Track Album] 16. Village Green Preservation Society / 17. Do You Remember Walter? / 18. Picture Book / 19. Johnny Thunder / 20. Monica / 21. Days / 22. Village Green / 23. Mr. Songbird / 24. Wicked Annabella / 25. Starstruck / 26. Phenomenal Cat / 27. People Take Pictures Of Each Other [Mono Single] 28. Days
今日聞いた1枚 EVERYBODY'S IN SHOW-BIZ, EVERYBODY'S A STAR / The Kinks 63467-79720-2 (1998 KONK RECORDS USA) 1. Here Comes Yet Another Day / 2. Maximum Consumption / 3. Unreal Reality / 4. Hot Potatoes / 5. Sitting In My Hotel / 6. Motorway / 7. You Don't Know My Name / 8. Supersonic Rocket Ship / 9. Look A Little On The Sunny Side / 10. Celluloid Heroes // 11. Top Of The Pops / 12. Brainwashed / 13. Mr. Wonderful / 14. Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues / 15 Holiday / 16 Muswell Hillbilly / 17. Alcohol / 18. Banana Boat Song (trad.) / 19. Skin & Bone / 20. Baby Face / 21. Lola PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BONUS TRACKS 22. Till The End Of The Day / 23. She's Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina
今日聞いた1枚 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS / BOB DYLAN MHCP 10010 (2003 Sony Music Entertainment Japan) 1. Tangled Up In Blue / 2. Simple Twist Of Fate / 3. You're A Big Girl Now / 4. Idiot Wind / 5. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go / 6. Meet Me In The Morning / 7. Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts / 8. If You See Her, Say Hello / 9. Shelter From The Storm / 10. Buckets Of Rain
1975年作品。代表作の一つ。私見では Bob Dylan の最高傑作。素晴らしいの一言に尽きます。
今日聞いた1枚 Mr. Tambourine Man / THE BYRDS SRCS 6382 (1994 Sony Music Entertainment Japan) 1. Mr. Tambourine Man / 2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better / 3. Spanish Harlem Incident / 4. You Won't Have To Cry / 5. Here Without You / 6. The Bells Of Rhymney / 7. All I Really Want To Do / 8. I Knew I'd Want You / 9. It's No Use / 10. Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe / 11. Chimes Of Freedom / 12. We'll Meet Again
今日聞いた1枚 TURN! TURN! TURN! / THE BYRDS SRCS 6382 (1994 Sony Music Entertainment Japan) 1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) / 2. It Won't Be Wrong / 3. Set You Free This Time / 4. Lay Down Your Weary Tune / 5. He Was A Friend Of Mine / 6. The World Turns All Around Her / 7. Satisfied Mind / 8. If You're Gone / 9. The Times They Are A-Changin' / 10. Wait And See / 11. Oh, Susannah
1965年の2枚目。おとなしいギターのイントロからおとなしいハーモニーで始まる1曲目。最後はヒネリのない Oh! Susannah。Jesse Ed Davis と比べるのはあまりにも酷というものですか。
今日聞いた1枚 GREATEST HITS / BOSTON MHCP 172 (2004 Sony Music Entertainment Japan) 1. Tell Me / 2. Higher Power / 3. More Than A Feeling / 4. Peace Of Mind / 5. Don't Look Back / 6. Cool The Engines / 7. Livin' For You / 8. Feelin' Satisfied / 9. Party / 10. Foreplay/Long Time / 11. Amanda / 12. Rock & Roll Band / 13. Smokin' / 14. A Man I'll Never Be / 15. Star Spangled Banner/4th Of July Reprise / 16. Higher Power (Kalodner Edit)
今日聞いた1枚 at Budokan / Cheap Trick MHCP 2052 (2003 Sony Music Entertainment Japan) 1. Hello There / 2. Come on, Come On / 3. Lookout / 4. Big Eyes / 5. Need Your Love / 6. Ain't That A Shame / 7. I Want You To Want Me / 8. Surrender / 9. Goodnight Now / 10. Clock Strikes Ten
1978年発売。「Music Life はミーちゃんハーちゃん、Rockin'On はど素人」という棲み分けがなされていた我々の間では、Cheap Trick を聞くという選択肢そのものがなかったわけです。(大昔の話です。暴言お許しください。)CDになって中古屋やレンタル屋が普及しなければ一生関わることはなかったでしょう。
今日聞いた1枚 THE BEST OF CHRISTOPHER CROSS / CHRISTOPHER CROSS WPCP-4549(1991 Warner Music Japan) 1. Ride Like The Wind / 2. All Right / 3. Someday / 4. Love Is Love (In Any Language) / 5. Words Of Wisdom / 6. Say You'll Be Mine / 7. Sailing / 8. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) / 9. Any Old Time / 10. Charm The Snake / 11. Every Turn Of The World / 12. That Girl
今日聞いた1枚 Fly Away / Corrinne May XNSS-10010 (2006 S2S Pte Ltd. Singapore/S2S Inc. Japan) 1. Fly Away / 2. Same Side Of The Moon / 3. Something About You / 4. Fall To Fly / 5. If You Didn't Love Me / 6. Stay On The Road / 7. Mr. Beasley / 8. All That I Need / 9. Walk Away / 10. Will You Remeber Me / 11. Journey / 12. Mr. Beasley (Unplugged Version)
今日聞いた1枚 CHASE / CHASE ESCA 7576 (1995 Sony Music Entertainment Japan) 1. Open Up Wide / 2. Livin' In Heat / 3. Hello Groceries / 4. Handbags And Gladrags / 5. Get It On / 6. Boys And Girls Together / 7. Invitation To A River a)Two Minds Meet b)Stay c)Paint It Sad d)Reflections e)River
今日聞いた1枚 the very best of cream / cream POCP-2328 (1995 Polydor K.K. Japan) 1. Wrapping Paper / 2. I Feel Free / 3. N.S.U. / 4. Sweet Wine / 5. I'm So Glad / 6. Spoonful / 7. Strange Brew / 8. Sunshine Of Your Love / 9. Tales Of Brave Ulysses / 10. Swlabr / 11. We're Going Wrong / 12. White Room / 13. Sitting On Top Of The World / 14. Politician / 15. Those Were The Days / 16. Born Under A Bad Sign / 17. Deserted Cities Of The Heart / 18. Crossroads / 19. Anyone For Tennis / 20. Badge
今日聞いた1枚 ON TOUR WITH ERIC CLAPTON / DELANEY & BONNIE & FRIENDS AMCY-2766 (1998 East West Japan) 1. Things Get Better / 2. Poor Elijah - Tribute To Johnson (Medley) a) Poor Elijah b) Tribute / 3. Only You Know And I Know / 4. I Don't Want Tto Discuss It / 5. That's What My Man Is For / 6. Where There's A Will There's A Way / 7. Coming Home / 8. Little Richard Medley / a) Tutti-Frutti b) The Girl Can't Help It c) Long Tall Sally d) Jenny Jenny
今日聞いた1枚 DR. JOHN'S GUMBO / DOCTOR JOHN AMCY-3041 (1997 East West Japan ) 1. Iko Iko / 2. Blow Wind Blow / 3. Big Chief / 4. Somebody Changed The Lock / 5. Mess Around / 6. Let The Good Times Roll / 7. Junko Partner / 8. Stack-A-Lee / 9. Tipitina / 10. Those Lonely Lonely Nights / 11. Huey Smith Medley a. High Blood Pressure b. Don't You Just Know It c. Well I'll Be John Brown / 12. Little Liza Jane
今日聞いた1枚 EAGLES / EAGLES WPCR-75126 (2003 Warner Music Japan) 1. Take It Easy / 2. Witchy Woman / 3. Chug All Night / 4. Most Of Us Are Sad / 5. Nightingale / 6. Train Leaves Here This Morning / 7. Take The Devil / 8. Early Bird / 9. Peaceful Easy Feeling / 10. Tryin'
1972年の1枚目。出た頃は、Buffalo - Byrds 系統のありがちなグル-プという印象しかありませんでした。かと言って血統付きは Bernie と Randy なので系図的には分家の方。