“Hello Maestro!” Polydor

(42 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5)

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Sylvio Vianna E Seu Conjunto.   Copacabana Records.   Brazil

(45 votes, average: 3.42 out of 5)

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“At the Party”   Hector Rivera on Barry Records.   When you talk about Latin Soul, this record always comes up as one of the ten best. This was a HUGE hit in New York and almost nowhere else in 1966.

“Bring your records everybody / don’t you be late to the party / don’t you be late, ’cause I can’t wait / ’cause I’m anxious to get started / time’s a wasting, so get moving / we’ll be dancing, dancing and a-grooving…”

(40 votes, average: 3.55 out of 5)

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San Francisco’s radio station KYA released this compilation of “21 Golden Gate Greats Vol. Two” with a rip off of R. Crumb’s cover for Big Brother and the Holding Company.   There were tons of these collections from radio stations packaging their city’s local hits.     Listen here! to an interview with John Lennon and other old air checks from KYA.

(41 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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The Fabulous Miracles     TAMLA Records   (1963) “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me,” “A Love She Can Count On,” etc.   Cover Design: Barni Wright   Produced by: Smokey Robinson   Published by: JOBETE BMI

Liner Notes:

THE “MIRACLES” HAVE STYLE. THEY HAVE AN INDEFINABLE WAY OF DOING A NUMBER THAT MAKES YOU KNOW IT’S RIGHT. WHETHER IT’S A SWINGING ALL-OUT PRODUCTION NUMBER OR AN INTIMATE BALLAD, THE “MIRACLES” HAVE ACQUIRED THE PROFESSIONAL POLISH TO BRING ACROSS THE MOOD AND THE MESSAGE. THE “SOUND” OF THE “MIRACLES” IS THE SOUND OF SUCCESS. THE DYNAMIC VOCAL INTER-REACTIONS OF ROBERT ROGERS, TENOR, RONALD WHITE, BARITONE, PETE MOORE, BASS, BILL “SMOKEY” ROBINSON, LEAD AND CLAUDETTE ROBINSON, QUEEN OF RHYTHM, WITH MARV TARPLIN, THE GROUP’S GUITARIST. THE HOUSE LIGHTS DIM, IN THE GOLDEN GLOW OF A SINGLE SPOTLIGHT STANDS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF HIGHLY COORDINATED ENTERTAINERS, AND THE AUDIENCES STILLS. THE MOMENT COMES WHEN THE STYLE OF THE “MIRACLES” IS AT ITS FINEST. THEIR STYLE IS REALLY A METHOD. IT’S A METHOD OF TELLING A STORY IN PRECISE, WELL-PLANNED, WELL-EXECUTED ARRANGEMENTS THAT DISPLAY THEIR CONSIDERABLE TECHNICAL ABILITIES . . . ABILITIES MOLDED OVER MANY SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENTS AND RECORDINGS. PRECISION HAS GAINED FOR THE GROUP A WELL-DESERVED FAME. THE HALLMARK OF THEIR STYLE IS THE CLOSE, INSIDE-TIGHT, HARMONY OF VOICES TRAINED FROM WORKING TOGETHER IN SUCH REVUES AS THE “MOTOR TOWN SPECIAL” AND ON SUCH RECORDING HITS AS “I’VE BEEN GOOD TO YO”, “YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME”, AND “A LOVE SHE CAN COUNT ON”. THEY PRESENT PRECISION, PERFORMANCE, AND PROMISE . . . IN SHORT, THE “MIRACLES” HAVE STYLE.

(31 votes, average: 3.81 out of 5)

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Carnaval ’68

(51 votes, average: 3.10 out of 5)

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“Until He Comes” by Rick Taylor on Herald Records.   Taylor quickly released his follow-up album, “Rick Comes” which critics called “a mess” and fans dismissed as “over the top.”   Unfortunately, his career ended prematurely, though he did make a brief comeback attempt in the early 80’s with the forgettable “The Softer Side of Rick Tayor.”

(48 votes, average: 2.73 out of 5)

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“Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys”   Reg Owen and his Orchestra   RCA Victor

(40 votes, average: 3.40 out of 5)

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“SwingaBILLYty”     The Versatile Music of Billy Maxted and his Manhattan Jazz Band.   K&H Records

(34 votes, average: 2.82 out of 5)

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Gore Gabor   A Hungarian Soundtrack.

(43 votes, average: 2.67 out of 5)

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