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Product: BOBBY DARIN
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It's hard to imagine while listening to this compilation album that Bobby Darin, with hits like Beyond The Sea or Mack The Knife would later be able to challenge Frank Sinatra on his own ground, or recorded rock'n'roll (Splish Splash) and swingin' tu...
Product: BOB LUMAN
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Slowly but surely and with an impeccable taste, El Toro makes its place in the world of reissues and is now a label you have to count on.
After Buddy Holly, Pat Cupp and Johnny Burnette, the new legend to receive the El Toro treatment is Bob Luman. ...
Product: SONNY BURGESS AND THE PACERS
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The cover shows a picture taken in the fifties but this album contains recordings made during a trip to Spain by Sonny and the Pacers in 2007.Listening to the sound, the energy, the voice you wouldn't believe it's played by men in their 70. Burgess r...
Product: MR. WHIZ
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This good surprise comes from Spain as the slight accent of Klaus Villarrel (singer and double bass player) reveals.
This trio (guitar, light drums mostly played with brushes and double bass) plays an excellent brand of roots music they call hillbi...
Product: DAWN SHIPLEY AND THE SHARP SHOOTERS
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You'll find a wide variety of genres on Dawn Shipley's second album.
The opening track Bear With Me Baby is a solid rocking song with an early 60's beat. Of course, there's a majority of Rockabilles like Anyone But You (nice guitar work with some S...
Product: STARLITERS, The
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There's not that much Italian bands, but quantity doesn't matter, quality does.
You'll find quality with the Starliters. Featuring members from the Tribal Bops, this combo has, since the mid 90's established a solid reputation with releases On The ...
Product: LAZY JUMPERS, THE
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Purist will find that surprising but the facts are here : one of the best blues band currently in activity doesn't come from Chicago or Los Angeles, but from Spain.
Not only the Lazy Jumpers are amazing and skilled musicians but they are equally go...
Product: CC JEROME'S JETSETTERS
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Dutchman CC Jerome has spent a decade in the USA, working with Lee Rocker, Pep Torres and Levi Dexter. He recently returned to Europe where he recorded this album.
It opens with one of the four originals penned by CC Jerome/Jerome Van Gasteren, a wi...
Product: ADAM & HIS NUCLEAR ROCKETS
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Adam and His Nuclear Rockets (what a name!) are a hot authentic rockabilly band coming from Croatia. It's very good to see that bands from all around the world carry on the torch of good old music. Each adding his bit to the history. Back to the band...
Product: ROCKIN' BONNIE AND THE ROT GUT SHOTS
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The debut album of this young Italian lady is one of the good surprise of 2009 and it comes, this time with no surprises,from El Toro.
Backed by a bunch of well know faces who happen to be brilliant musicians too (including Nuno from the Boppin' Boo...
