Various The Leiber & Stoller Story Vol.2
* incl. VAT / plus shipping costsDepending on the country of delivery, the VAT at checkout may vary.
Item is temporarily out of stock.
Approx. delivery time: up to 3 weeks. (as far as available at the supplier - can be faster, but sometimes unfortunately not)
- catalog number:CDCHD1116
- weight in Kg 0.1
Various: The Leiber & Stoller Story Vol.2
The Leiber and Stoller story continues in style! In this second installment of the three-disc series, our heroes heed the call of Atlantic Records, and head East to New York City. While a young Elvis Presley begins his string of L&S hits with a revival of Hound Dog, members of the Riot in Cell Block #9 group, the Robins, rack up a Top Ten hit with Searchin', under their new moniker of the Coasters.
Heady times, these were, as Leiber and Stoller's twin star soared high in the R&B and pop firmament. This disc of 24 gems, ranging from 1956 to 1962, offers a mix of classic hits, lost gems and surprising cover versions.
This volume celebrates Leiber and Stoller's growing prowess in the recording studio. Though they continued to flourish as songwriters, Jerry and Mike soon found their services as producers in equal (if not greater) demand. By the end of the 1950s, L & S truly found their voice. With the help of brilliant arranger Stanley Applebaum, L & S fused tropical baion rhythms and lush symphonic strings to create the timeless mood of the Drifters' 1959 smash There Goes My Baby. Not everyone found this revolutionary production a classic
--- Atlantic's Jerry Wexler called it "an exercise in cacophony"! Yet this disc set the stage for a new era in American soul music, and brought instant stardom to the Drifters' new lead vocalist, Ben E. King.
Other key Leiber/Stoller hits are present: the Clovers' Love Potion No. 9 and Ruth Brown's 1957 perky pop crossover, Lucky Lips. Vital B-sides and near-hits, such as Ben E. King's brooding, majestic On The Horizon (flipside of the anthemic Stand By Me) and Screamin' Jay Hawkins' beyond-demented Alligator Wine, nestle alongside the neglected 1961 original of You're The Boss by LaVern Baker and Jimmy Ricks, and the witty Bossa Nova Baby, waxed for their own Tiger Records label by Tippie and the Clovers. Both songs gained greater notice when Elvis got his golden mitts around them.
As you'd expect with Ace, choice rarities and overlooked goodies abound. Where does one begin? You might pick the Isley Brothers' lewd, loose and funky Your Old Lady; Young Jessie's near-hysterical Here Comes Henry; the British Beat staple Some Other Guy, in its influential 1962 debut by Richie Barrett; Varetta Dillard's wry reading of the unissued 1957 tune Old Fashioned, with vocal support by the Cookies; and, most strikingly of all, Nashville R&B belter Christine Kittrell's little-known original 1962 version of I'm A Woman. Though Jerry and Mike didn't produce this first version, it offers a bluesy, sassy contrast to Peggy Lee's uber-familiar hit rendition.
Leiber and Stoller's collaborations with other songwriting teams get a nod on this second volume. L&S teamed with girl-group cleffers Ellie Greenwich and Tony Powers for Marv Johnson's moody, haunting Keep Tellin' Yourself, and then rallied with John Gluck Jr and Robert Goldstein to create a gem for cult singer Babs Tino in What's Wrong With Me And You. Jerry and Mike also shared credit with the Isley Brothers and Richie Barrett on, respectively, Your Old Lady and Some Other Guy.
As with the first volume of the Leiber and Stoller story, unusual versions of well-known songs offer jaded L&S connoisseurs a breath of fresh air. Thrill to Lonnie Donegan's overlooked first draft of Sorry, But I'm Gonna Have To Pass, Buddy Holly's home recording of Smokey Joe's Cafe (with posthumous overdubs by Norman Petty and the Fireballs), Clyde McPhatter’s masterful stroll through Spanish Harlem, New Orleans R&B ace Alvin Robinson's sly revival of Searchin' and Cassius Clay's impassioned take on Stand By Me!
Your guide for this ultra-hip tour is Mick Patrick, who programmed the disc, with input from Messrs L & S.
With its top-notch tunes, smart liner notes and eye-grabbing graphics, this sterling second volume will whet your appetite for Volume Three, which sees Leiber and Stoller through the rest of the turbulent 1960s.
By Frank M. Young
Article properties:Various: The Leiber & Stoller Story Vol.2
Interpret: Various
Album titlle: The Leiber & Stoller Story Vol.2
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Label Ace Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0029667020527
- weight in Kg 0.1
Various - The Leiber & Stoller Story Vol.2 CD 1 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Love Portion No 9 | CLOVERS | ||
02 | Here Comes Henry | YOUNG JESSIE | ||
03 | One Kiss Led To Another | COASTERS | ||
04 | Lucky Lips | BROWN, Ruth | ||
05 | Old Fashioned | DILLARD, Varetta & THE COOKIE | ||
06 | Smokey Joe's Café | HOLLY, Buddy | ||
07 | Alligator Wine | HAWKINS, Screamin' Jay | ||
08 | There Goes My Baby | DRIFTERS | ||
09 | Lips | HAMILTON, Roy | ||
10 | You're The Boss | BAKER, LaVern & JIMMY RICKS | ||
11 | Spanish Harlem | McPHATTER, Clyde | ||
12 | Your Old Lady | ISLEY BROS | ||
13 | An Open Fire | MATHIS, Johnny | ||
14 | I'm A Woman | KITTRELL, Christine | ||
15 | Sorry, But I'm Gonna Have To Pass | DONEGAN, Lonnie | ||
16 | On The Horizon | KING, Ben E | ||
17 | What's Wrong With Me And You | TINO, Babs | ||
18 | Yes | JAY & THE AMERICANS | ||
19 | Keep Tellin' Yourself | JOHNSON, Marv | ||
20 | Bossa Nova Baby | TIPPIE & THE CLOVERS | ||
21 | Some Other Guy | BARRETT, Richie | ||
22 | Searchin' | ROBINSON, Alvin | ||
23 | Stand By Me | MUHAMMAD ALI | ||
24 | Café Espresso | LEIBER-STOLLER ORCH. |
Various Artists
Different artists/interpreters on a CD, Vinyl LP, 7ich Singe...
Either as a theme compilation or as Greates Hits, Best of..., Singles Collections etc.
Various Artist on Bear Family
- Various Artists
- Various - 100 Jahre Kabarett
- Various - 1000 Nadelstiche
- Various - 150 Jahre Arbeiter- und Freiheitslieder
- Various - Acoustic Blues
- Various - And The Answer Is
- Various - At Town Hall Party
- Various - Bear Family Records
- Various - Beat in Germany
- Various - Blowing The Fuse
- Various - Bob Jones Edition
- Various - Canto Morricone
- Various - Country & Western Hit Parade
- Various - Country Style USA
- Various - Cree Records
- Various - Das deutsche Chanson und seine Geschichte
- Various - Die Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW)
- Various - Electric Blues - Plug It In! Turn It Up!
- Various - Elvis Hits in deutsch
- Various - Greetings From
- Various - Groove Records
- Various - Historic Sessions
- Various - History
- Various - Hits und Raritäten auf deutsch
- Various - Jazz in Deutschland
- Various - Liedermacher in Deutschland
- Various - Pop in Germany
- Various - Radio Bremen
- Various - Radio Tyrus
- Various - Record Label Profiles
- Various - Schlager
- Various - Schlager im Spiegel der Zeit
- Various - Season's Greetings
- Various - Sinfonie der Sterne
- Various - Sol Sajn
- Various - Soundtracks
- Various - Street Corner Symphonies
- Various - SUN Records
- Various - Sweet Soul Music
- Various - That'll Flat Git It
- Various - The !!!! Beat
- Various - The 'D' Singles
- Various - The Drugstore's Rockin'
- Various - The Other Side Of Bakersfield
- Various - They Tried To Rock
- Various - Troubadours
- Various - Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels
- Various - Western
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
the very last 1 available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
only 2x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
only 1x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
This article is deleted and can no longer be ordered!
only 2x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays