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14 Ноя 2018 - vovchik59

Исполнитель: Wynder K. Frog
Откуда: England
Альбом: Shook, Shimmy And Shake: The Complete Recordings 1966-1970
Год выхода: 2018
Жанр: Jazz/Funk/Soul
Формат: MP3 CBR 320
Размер архива: 472 МB

Essentially a vehicle for Hammond organ maestro Mick Weaver, late 60s British band WYNDER K. FROG specialised in funky club Soul/Jazz. Hailing from Bolton, Lancashire, but based in London for much of their career, Mick and the band made three albums for Island Records between 1966 and 1970. These have long been coveted by Mod collectors and fans of the prestigious Island label. For the first time ever, all three LPs – Sunshine Super Frog (mono, 1966), Out Of The Frying Pan (stereo, 1968) and the US-only Into The Fire (stereo, 1970) – appear on one package, accompanied by a host of rare non-album tracks, previously unissued material, a track from a BBC radio session and two stereo mixes from the soundtrack to the 1968 film The Touchables. SHOOK, SHIMMY & SHAKE is housed in a handsome clamshell box. Inside are miniatures of all three albums (featuring their original artwork), alongside a hefty booklet featuring extensive sleeve-notes in which Mick Weaver is heavily quoted, in which he finally tells the story of the mysterious Wynder K. Frog! In addition to the albums, the package boasts all their relevant non-album tracks, an obscure 1966 advert flexidisc ‘Henry’s Panter’ and nine tracks from a hitherto undocumented nine-track acetate album which was probably cut in 1967 in the period between albums one and two. Only Out Of The Frying Pan has been reissued officially on CD before! Most tracks make their debut here while others have been remastered.

CD 1
LP «Sunshine Super Frog» (1966)
01. Sunshine Superman — 2:35
02. I Feel So Bad — 2:25
03. Oh Mary — 2:34
04. Blues For A Frog — 3:03
05. Somebody Help Me — 2:44
06. Mercy — 1:54
07. Hold On, I’m Coming — 2:11
08. Shook, Shimmy And Shake — 2:12
09. Incense — 2:28
10. Walking To New Orlean — 2:00
11. (Don’t Fight It) Feel It — 2:19
12. Dancin’ Pain (Alias Dancing Frog) — 2:32
Bonuses:
13. Turn On Your Lovelight (Single A-Side, 1966) — 3:11
14. Zooming (Single B-Side, 1966) — 2:28
15. Green Door (Single A-Side, 1967) — 2:31
16. I’m A Man (Single A-Side, 1967) — 3:22
17. Henry’s Panter (Flexidisc, 1966) — 3:14
18. Wade In The Water (BBC Version, Previously Unreleased, 1966) — 2:59

Personnel:
Mick Weaver — Hammond B3 organ
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Unnamed session musicians from New York City

CD 2
LP «Out Of The Frying Pan» (1968)
01. Jumping Jack Flash — 4:05
02. Gasoline Alley — 3:04
03. Willie And The Hand Jive — 2:24
04. Harpsichord Shuffle — 3:58
05. Baby I Love You — 2:47
06. This Here — 6:23
07. Green Door — 2:28
08. Bad Eye — 2:37
09. Alexander’s Ragtime Band — 3:37
10. Tequila — 1:58
11. The House That Jack Built — 2:33
12. Hymn To Freedom — 4:18
13. Hi-Heel Sneakers — 3:38
Bonuses:
14. Jumping Jack Flash (Single A-Side, 1968) — 4:05
15. Baldy (Single B-Side, 1968) — 2:40
16. Dancing Frog (Stereo Version, 1968) — 2:32
17. Blues For A Frog (Stereo Version, 1968) — 3:05

Personnel:
Mick Weaver — keyboards
Dick Heckstall-Smith — saxophone
Neil Hubbard — guitar
Alan Spenner — bass
Chris Mercer — saxophone
Ron Carthy — horn
Rebop Kwaku Baah — percussion
Bruce Rowland — drums

CD 3
LP » Into The Fire» (1970)
01. Into The Fire — 4:11
02. Howl In Wolf’s Clothing — 3:27
03. F In Blues — 5:43
04. Cool Hand Stanley — 5:40
05. Eddie’s Tune — 5:27
06. Why Am I Treated So Bad — 5:02
07. Hot Salt Beef — 4:53
08. Warm And Tender Love — 4:11
Bonuses (Previously Unissued From An Acetate, Circa 1968):
09. Happy Jack — 4:38
10. We Can Work It Out — 2:33
11. Funky Broadway — 3:51
12. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever — 4:32
13. A Memory Of Bruce — 5:46
14. The House That Jack Built — 2:30
15. I’ll Go Crazy — 2:28
16. Tequila — 2:09
17. Baldy (Alternative Version) — 3:27

Personnel:
Mick Weaver — keyboards
Rocky Dzidzornu (Rocky Dijon) — percussion
Neil Hubbard — guitar
Chris Mercer — saxophone
Shawn Phillips — guitar, vocals (05)
Alan Spenner — bass
Bruce Rowland — drums

1967 French EP