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Land of a Thousand Dances: Ace Salutes Music of 1965, Plus Rock Instrumentals and Spanish Pop

April 4, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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Ace Records rightfully has a reputation for its top-notch collections, and three recent releases are no exception to that rule.

Jon Savage's 1965: The Year The Sixties Ignited follows previous releases compiled for Ace by historian Savage covering the years 1966 and 1967.  This latest volume, with 48 tracks on 2 CDs, explores how the various strains of pop music came together to awaken the culture: whether the power of Motown (the label had six number ones) or Bob Dylan (who inspired an onslaught of imitators and cover artists), just to name two of the presences on this collection.  While The Beatles themselves aren't heard here, they're represented, too, for their indelible influence over the year's offerings.

Soul music blossomed in 1965, a fact not lost on Savage as he's included favorites from Memphis (Booker T & The MG's "Boot Leg," Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour"), Detroit (Martha and the Vandellas' "Nowhere to Run," Jr. Walker and the All-Stars' "Shotgun," Edwin Starr's "Agent Double O-Soul," The Supremes' "My World is Empty Without You," Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar"), New Orleans (Lee Dorsey's "Can You Hear Me," The Dixie Cups' "Iko Iko"), the Bay Area (the pre-Family Stone Sly's "Buttermilk, Part I") and even North Carolina (James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag").  Rock and rollers (Del Shannon, The Everly Brothers, Link Wray) had to find their footing in a new, about-to-be-psychedelicized musical terrain.  Even the likes of The Chiffons were freaking out with tracks like "Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me)."  Folk-rock was on the rise; from the U.K., Marianne Faithfull is heard here doing Jackie DeShannon's beautiful "Come and Stay with Me" and Donovan with "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)."   Other U.K. artists were nudging in the direction of heavy rock, such as The Who ("Anyway Anyhow Anywhere"), The Yardbirds ("Heart Full of Soul") and The Animals ("It's My Life").  These songs are just a few addressed on this exemplary anthology of music that hasn't lost any of its power in the past five decades.

It's true that Savage overlooks the pop/MOR tracks that still populated the charts that year, but his selection of soul, rock, garage, funk, and proto-psych is hard to beat.  A 28-page booklet with track-by-track annotations makes this set, remastered by Nick Robbins in original mono, an even more invaluable document of a tumultuous year in music.

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Ace proves that it's never too late to revisit a great idea with Teen Beat Volume 6.  Volume 5 was released in 2000, but eighteen years later, the label has returned to compile another 26 instrumental tracks from the golden era of rock and roll.  All of its tracks are drawn from the period of 1959-1966, and the set isn't short on heavy hitters such as The Ventures, Duane Eddy, James Brown, King Curtis, Chet Atkins, and Jerry Reed.  There are some more unexpected names, as well.  Bobby Vee leads his group The Shadows on his brother Bill's composition "Flyin' High," and Bobby Darin (And His Orchestra!) offers his own "Theme from Come September," arranged by Robert Mersey, conducted by Torrie Zito, and featuring Al Hendrickson on guitar.  Drum hero Sandy Nelson's long-lost, withdrawn Imperial single "Drum Shack" makes its long-awaited debut here, with Don Peake playing 12-string.  These tracks, compiled by Dave Burke and Alan Taylor (who also provide the informative track-by-track notes in the 24-page booklet), are all "get-off-your-feet-and-dance" energetic, with the youthful spirit of rock-and-roll (not to mention surf, country, and R&B).  Duncan Cowell has remastered this altogether enjoyable set.

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Lastly, Ace's Beat Girls series has turned its attention to Spain with Beat Girls Español!   As the country became more progressive in the early 1960s, so did its music, partly due to the influx of tourists.  Hits from the U.K. and the U.S. hit Spanish shores, leading to the growth of ye-ye, coined by the French but also used by the Spanish and Portuguese to describe its beat-based brand of pop.  This set of 24 tracks curated by Mick Patrick spotlights Spain's homegrown pop of the 1960s from labels such as Belter, Hispavox, and Zafiro.

A number of tracks may well be familiar to English-speaking listeners, among them Spanish translations of Petula Clark's "Colour My World" (Gelu's "Pinta Mi Mundo"), The Rolling Stones' "Get Off of My Cloud" (Sonia's "Aqui en Mi Nube"), Lulu's "Are You Ready for Love" (Rosalia's "Si Llegara El Amor") and even future Gong Show star Jaye P. Morgan's "Put a Ring on My Finger."  Even Janis Ian's provocative "Society's Child" made the journey to Spain, recorded as "El Es Distinto a Ti" by the group Pic-Nic.  This set also features Spanish versions of Italian songs introduced by Neil Sedaka and Paul Anka.

These bright pop nuggets (many from single-named teenage girls) with top-notch production values all reveal a vibrant scene that's enjoyable to hear whether one speaks the language or not.  Patrick's track-by-track notes provide helpful information as to every artist and the background of each song, and Nick Robbins has superbly remastered these rare records.  Linda Mora Curtis has additionally provided an introduction in the colorful 20-page booklet.  Beat Girls Español! is also available in a highlights edition on vinyl LP.

Look for all three of these new Ace treasures at the links below, and watch this space for much more Ace coverage very soon!

Various Artists, Jon Savage's 1965: The Year the Sixties Ignited (Ace CDTOP2 1513, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1

  1. Concrete and Clay - Unit Four Plus Two
  2. Land of a Thousand Dances, Pt. 1 - Thee Midniters
  3. Shotgun - Jr. Walker and the All-Stars
  4. Come and Stay with Me - Marianne Faithfull
  5. That's the Way It's Got to Be - The Poets
  6. Fortune Teller - Tony Jackson with The Vibrations
  7. Twine Time - Alvin Cash and the Crawlers
  8. Stranger in Town - Del Shannon
  9. Nowhere to Run - Martha and the Vandellas
  10. Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups
  11. Boot-Leg - Booker T & The MG's
  12. Leaving Here - The Birds
  13. I'm Alive - The Hollies
  14. Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind - Vashti
  15. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere - The Who
  16. Incense - The Anglos
  17. The Price of Love - The Everly Brothers
  18. Boss Hoss - The Sonics
  19. Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me) - The Chiffons
  20. Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds
  21. Agent Double-O-Soul - Edwin Starr
  22. In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
  23. Too Many People - The Leaves
  24. See My Friends - The Kinks

CD 2

  1. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better - The Byrds
  2. Buttermilk, Pt. 1 - Sly
  3. Anything - The Vejtables
  4. Can't Seem to Make You Mine - The Seeds
  5. Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl - The Barbarians
  6. London Town - The Pretty Things
  7. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Silkie
  8. From a Buick 6 -Bob Dylan
  9. If You Gotta Go, Go Now - Manfred Mann
  10. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1 - James Brown & The Famous Flames
  11. Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
  12. Can You Hear Me - Lee Dorsey
  13. It's My Life - The Animals
  14. You Just Gotta Know My Mind -Karen Verros
  15. Blow Your Mind - The Gas Co.
  16. The Train from Kansas City - The Shangri-Las
  17. You've Got What I Want - The Sorrows
  18. Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) - Donovan
  19. Girl from the North Country - Link Wray
  20. I've Got Mine - Small Faces
  21. The Duck - Jackie Lee
  22. The Story of John Hardy - The Sir Douglas Quintet
  23. We Sell Soul - The Spades
  24. My World is Empty Without You - The Supremes

All original mono versions.

Various Artists, Teen Beat Volume 6 (Ace CDCHD 1518, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

  1. Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy, His "Twangy" Guitar & The Rebels (Jamie 1168, 1959) (*)
  2. Reveille Rock - Johnny and the Hurricanes (Warwick 513, 1959)
  3. Caldonia - The Rondels (Amy 839, 1962)
  4. Flyin' High - Bobby Vee and the Shadows (Soma 1110/Liberty 55208, 1959)
  5. The Noplace Special - The Titans (Soma 1411, 1964) (*)
  6. All American Surfer - The Busters (Arlen 740, 1963)
  7. Night Ride - The Ramrods (R & H Records 1001, 1963)
  8. Happy Vacation - Jackie Lee (Swan 4034, 1959)
  9. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann and His Guitar (Atco 6184, 1960)
  10. Theme from "Come September" - Bobby Darin & His Orchestra (Atco 6200, 1961) (*)
  11. Frankie and Johnny - The Mus-Twangs (Smash 1709, 1961)
  12. Choo-Choo - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King 5739, 1963)
  13. Nee Nee Na Na Nu Nu - Dicky Doo & The Don'ts (Swan 4006, 1958)
  14. Path Finder - Teddy & The Rough Riders (Huron 22002, 1961)
  15. Straight Flush - The Frantics (Dolton 2, 1959) (*)
  16. One Mint Julep - Chet Atkins (RCA 47-7684, 1959) (*)
  17. Have You Ever Had the Blues - Travis Wammack (Atlantic 2354, 1966)
  18. Hully Gully Guitar - Jerry Reed & The Hully Girlies (Columbia 42533, 1962)
  19. Drum Shack - Sandy Nelson (scheduled for Imperial 66019, previously unreleased)
  20. (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist - Bill Doggett (Warner Bros. 5181, 1960)
  21. Disk Jockey - The Invaders (Whingding! 950, 1964)
  22. Beach Party - King Curtis and the Noble Knights (Capitol 4788, 1962)
  23. Free Flight -Don Cole (Co-Ed 548, 1961)
  24. A Big Hunk o' Love - The Astronauts (Victor SS-1640, 1966)
  25. The 2,000 Pound Bee (Pt. 1) - The Ventures (Dolton 67, 1962)
  26. The 2,000 Pound Bee (Pt. 2) - The Ventures (Dolton 67, 1962)

All tracks mono except (*) stereo

Various Artists, Beat Girls Español! 1960s She-Pop from Spain (Ace CDTOP 1512, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

  1. Corazon Contento - Marisol (Zafiro ODX-205, 1968)
  2. Creo En Ti - Rocio Durcal (Philips 436.856 PE, 1967)
  3. Ya Veros - Karina (Hispavox HH 17-391, 1966)
  4. Pinta Mi Mundo - Gelu (La Voz De Su Amo PL 63.156, 1967)
  5. Molino Al Viento - Los Stop (Belter 51.854, 1967)
  6. Aqui En Mi Nube - Sonia (Belter 51.666, 1966)
  7. Si Llegara El Amor - Rosalia (Belter 07-618, 1969)
  8. Nunca Hay Bastante - Adriangela (Zafiro OO-136, 1965)
  9. No Se Por Que - Massiel (Novola NV-116, 1966)
  10. Prima O Poi - Silvana Velasco (Zafiro OO-99, 1965)
  11. Tendras Que Llorar - Lorella (RCA 3-20967, 1965)
  12. La Verdad - Soledad Miranda (Belter 51.598, 1965)
  13. Voy A Pintar Las Paredes Con Tu Nombre - Los Mismos (Belter 07.654, 1969)
  14. Pon Un Anillo En Mi Dedo - Las Chic (Hispavox HH 117-338, 1965)
  15. Yo Te Dire - Karina (Hispavox H-720, 1971) (*)
  16. El Es Distinto A Ti - Pic-Nic (Hispavox H-348, 1968) (*)
  17. Los Rocas Y El Mar - Massiel (Novola NDX-59, 1968)
  18. No Me Le Puedo Creer - Ivana (Columbia MD 707, 1969)
  19. Sor Ye Ye - Rachel (Columbia SCGE 81307, 1967)
  20. Tiene La Torara - Marisol (Zafiro Z-E 774, 1967)
  21. Cerca De Ti - Las Chic (Hispavox EP HH 17-364, 1966)
  22. Ven Con Nosotros - Marta Baizan (Sonoplay SBP-10.002, 19656)
  23. Quiero Romper Tus Cartas - Ivana (Columbia MO 495, 1968)
  24. Color - Conchita Velasco (Belter 51.556, 1965)

Mono except (*) stereo

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Bob Dylan, Bobby Darin, Duane Eddy, James Brown, The Byrds, The Supremes, The Ventures, Various Artists

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Earl Cambron says

    April 5, 2018 at 9:48 am

    The 1965 collection is great. Unfortunately, I purchased it twice from Amazon and Disc 1 was defective in both cases. So, I gave up.

    Reply
    • Avatar photoJoe Marchese says

      April 5, 2018 at 11:16 am

      Did you try contacting Ace directly, Earl? The good people there might be able to help you!

      Reply
      • Earl Cambron says

        April 5, 2018 at 2:56 pm

        No. I just returned both orders to Amazon and received refunds.

        Reply
        • Zubb says

          April 5, 2018 at 8:15 pm

          I would still contact the label. They'd probably appreciate the heads up that there might be a problem with the pressings.

          Reply
  2. Phil O. says

    April 6, 2018 at 12:41 pm

    I have enjoyed all 3 of these Jon Savage sets - as much for the detailed liners as the music, really.

    Reply

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