French Cuts, Label: Doxy, (Typ: Picture Disc) - Her seminal 1962 debut LP transformed the 18-year-old collegiénne du twist into the French pop diva, whose songs (supported by her high-profile...

Soul, Label: Honey Pie, (Typ: LP) - This compilation is a tribute to Allen Toussaint, one of the greatest musicians, composers and arrangers in the history of American popular music as well as an...

Rhythm'n'Blues, Label: Stag-O-Lee, (Typ: LP) - This is tail-shaking guitar-based dance music straight from the small sweaty clubs and riotous rent-parties of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Side...

Rock'n'Roll: Underground/Independent, Label: , (Typ: LP) - The prolific and ubiquitous Hipbone Slim a.k.a. Sir Bald returns with his talented backing band The Crowntoppers. Their 14-track LP...

Rhythm'n'Blues, Label: Charly, (Typ: LP) - Grosses Kino von einem Ya Ya Mann - Lee Dorsey begann seine Karriere als Boxer und kämpfte als Jugendlicher unter dem Namen Kid Chocolate ziemlich...

Freakbeat, Label: Radioactive, (Typ: LP) - The Loot is one of those cult bands whose 45s sell for quite a bit these days. They are also the sort of band who if you see their name on a 60s...

Rock'n'Roll: 50's, Label: Rumble, (Typ: LP) - The original "See You Later, Alligator", made famous by Bill Haley. Bobby Charles (born Robert Charles Guidry in Cajun country, Vermilion Parish,...

Rockabilly: 50's, Label: Dee-Jay, (Typ: CD) - Wow - this reviewer was left out of breath, and wanting to start right over again with this CD, which might well be the best single title in the...