Various Blues With A Rhythm, Vol.2 (LP, 10inch)

(Farewell) 10 tracks - Rare and hard-to-find late 50s Rhythm'n' Blues and early 60s Soul stuff! Tremendous compilation!

Back in stock! Ohh yeah! Blues with a rhythm Volume Two, presented by the fine collections of Farewell Records from France. These rare recordings have been painstakingly reissued on LP in their original 45rpm sound.

Detroit kicks things off with a side released on MAH "s label in February 1962. Lee Rogers hits us with 'Troubles'. Originally a B-side, it was favoured by black DJs in Detroit over the A-side 'Walk on by'. Lee, who was a good friend of Marvin Gaye, displaced Gaye's 'Sandman' in the charts, which was released around the same time. 'Troubles' features pianist Joe Hunter and saxophonist Eli Fontaine. Another B-side makes it into the charts with Ricky Allen's 'Catch up with Your Crowd'. Allen, who came to Chicago in 1960, recorded this record for AGE in 1963.

Age was an offshoot of the Chief label, best known for the fantastic blues records it released with Elmore James, among others. A killer side released by the elusive Mary 'B' on Fling in 1962 tells us. 'Something for you Baby' is just one of four sides known to have featured her at the controls with legendary Harlem record shop owner and producer Morgan 'Bobby' Robinson.

Legend has it that Mary had a very jealous boyfriend who refused to let her go to the recording sessions alone, possibly ending a blossoming recording career. Little Jimmy Griffin gives us the side, 'If things don 't change", on Kansas City "s R or 'Our' record label, released in 1961. This fantastic record features King Alex and the Untouchables as the backing band....