Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2 [Import]

1. Whammy - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
2. Strange - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
3. Bloodshot Eyes - Wynonie Harris
4. Sweet Lucy Brown - Wynonie Harris
5. Spread the News [#] - Wynonie Harris
6. Saturday Night [#] - Wynonie Harris
7. Josephine [#] - Wynonie Harris
8. Did You Get the Message [#] - Wynonie Harris
9. Everybody's Gonna Rock - The Isley Brothers
10. I Wanna Know - The Isley Brothers
11. Drag - The Isley Brothers
12. Rockin' McDonald - The Isley Brothers
13. 7-11 - Gone All Stars
14. Screamin' Ball
15. Hippy Dippy Daddy - The Cookies
16. Roll over Beethoven
17. Hindu Baby - Emanons & The Duponts
18. Ding Dong - The Echoes
19. Woo Woo Train - The Valentines, The Valentines
20. Dance With Me - The Chaperones
See all 22 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

T.V. War
Monsterman
Russian Roulette
It's Hard To Find A Way
Aiming High
Heaven Is Hell
Another Second To Be
Walking In The Shadow
Man Enough To Cry
Stand Tight

Customer Reviews:

As Good as "Restless & Wild" and "Balls to the Wall".......2006-09-27

Accept was a German metal band that sounded like a cross between Judas Priest and AC/DC with a troll as lead singer who sounded like an over-the-top mesh of Bon Scott and Brian Johnson.

Accept released ten studio albums during their career; most cite "Restless & Wild" (1983) and "Balls to the Wall" (1984) as their best recordings. This is true but I feel 1986's "Russian Roulette" stands on a par with these two earlier releases.

Here's a run down of the songs on "Russian Roulette:"

1.) T.V. WAR (3/5 Stars): This is an energetic and fun metal rocker reminiscent of "Fast as a Shark" but not quite as good.

2.) MONSTERMAN (5/5 Stars): "Monsterman" is brief at a mere 3:24, but it's catchy as heck. The bridge is melodically potent and the chorus is uniquely inspired. You'll never hear anything else like it. Who knows what the lyrics are about, who cares?

3.) RUSSIAN ROULETTE (4/5 Stars): This titular song eerily starts off with a militaristic drone and riff before kicking into a mid-paced slice of 80's non-hair-band metal. In light of the chorus lyrics, one wonders why they didn't call the song "Wargames."

4.) IT'S HARD TO FIND A WAY (4.5/5 Stars): This is a catchy pop rocker with an incredibly hook-laden chorus. It should have been a hit on the radio. Some cried "Sell out!" but, come on, it's just ONE song.

5.) AIMING HIGH (3/5 Stars): This isn't a bad piece of filler between the better songs.

6.) HEAVEN IS HELL (5/5 Stars): This is the second masterpiece of the album. It's structure is very reminiscent of "Balls to the Wall," although it doesn't sound like that song. The lyrics are an intriguing commentary on religion and religious people with the conclusion that we experience (or make our own) heaven or hell during our life on this earth. I strongly agree with some of their points and disagree with others but, regardless, the lyrics are not presented in an offensive way. Here's one stanza that I agree with:

I'm sure we all know them
Those perverts, they're everywhere
Mmh, we're talking straight about facts
You know deep inside what's right or wrong
And the world stinks, and the paradise is now a sewer
And they sell sh*t for gold
And you have to take what you've got

As you can see the words are honest, overt, slightly ambiguous and completely brilliant all at the same time.

7.) ANOTHER SECOND TO BE (3/5 Stars): Another brief enjoyable ditty.

8.) WALKING IN THE SHADOW (4/5 Stars): Emotionally potent and intriguing tune that deals with a person struggling to live on in face of the 58,000 that died during the Vietnam conflict. Whether the guilt is over one combat victim or all 58,000 is a mite unclear.

9.) MAN ENOUGH TO CRY (4.5/5 Stars): Great short piece! The title somewhat reveals the mature subject matter, but the lyrics maintain an esoteric element.

10.) STAND TIGHT (5/5 Stars): This is a creative and aggressive number with a melodic bridge and ultra-catchy chorus with cool backgound vocals. It has militaristic vibe and is the third masterpiece of the album.

Some have criticized that Accept were trying to go pop rock on this album but nothing could be further from the truth. "Russian Roulette" features the same diverse song-writing of both "Restless & Wild" and "Balls to the Wall." Yeah, one or two songs would've fit well on the radio, so what?

One thing this CD proves is that Accept had perhaps the best background vocals in all of metal at the time and even to this day (!).

"Russian Roulette" is quite a bit better than the good-but-not-great "Metal Heart," which was released in 1985. The song-writing on "Metal Heart" just wasn't as good, plus Udo (the singer) went overkill with his irritating screaming, which no doubt turned off potential life-long fans. Hence, when "Russian Roulette" was released the next year not many took notice. They should have.

My five favorite Accept albums are as follows:
"Restless & Wild," "Balls to the Wall" and "Russian Roulette"
"Predator" (1996) -- their last studio album, inexplicably underrated.
"Metal Heart"

Check 'em all out.

Accept's the best release!!!!.......2005-05-09

Frankly, the best of the rest. I am longing for Accept's past especially Metal Heart and Russian Roulette. This is military strong CD!!!

Mature Work by the Masters.......2005-04-17

I love this album, it brings back many memories of my turbulent youth!

"Killed in action".......2005-04-15

Russian Roulette (1986) was Accept's sixth album. It supposedly marked a move toward a more aggressive sound after the attempt at a more mainstream album in 1985's Metal Heart (produced by Dieter Dirks who had also produced fellow German band the Scorpions). It also was the last Accept album with vocalist Udo Dirkschneider of the 1980s. The screeching little metal maniac would leave to start his own band U.D.O. Accept is one of my favorite metal bands, but Roulette does not come close to their previous masterpieces Restless and Wild & Balls to the Wall and is a big drop from the excellent Metal Heart.

Although Russian Roulette is a disappointment, it is still a decent 3-star album. Half the tracks are excellent. The rest are really bad which surprised me when I first heard it because Accept's previous 3 albums are very solid. First the good stuff: The cover artwork is awesome. I love Cold War imagery. I have a promotional poster featuring this cover and the slogan "Face the Music. Dare to Play Russian Roulette." on my wall as I am typing this. Though Udo and the gang may not have been the most attractive metal gods in the world, their photo definitely makes for a more appealing album cover than Balls to the Wall. Now the best of the music: "T.V. War" is an excellent opening track. It is typical blistering, fast metal fans expect of Accept and works well with the cover imagery. The title track and "Heaven and Hell" have that "Balls to the Wall" intensity. I like the lyrics to these as well. From "T.V. War": "enemy missiles have penetrated our airspace. Impact is estimated in a matter of minutes. Good evening!" "Another Second to Be" is a fast and furious track. The last song "Stand Tight" has an anthem quality to it. Just these tracks on an EP would be 5-star.

But, this album offers more...unfortunately. While Metal Heart was supposed to give Accept a more commercial sound, I think Roulette puts forth more of an attempt at a mainstream sound and it turns into a sappy mess. There is no "Screaming for a Love Bite" here but there is "It's Hard to Find a Way." The opening sounds like "Hysteria" by Def Leppard. The rest of the song has a hair band quality (ugh!). The chanting chorus on "Aiming High" is just bad. "Monsterman" and "Man Enough to Cry" are difficult to listen to. They are just junk. I recommend Roulette only to the serious 1980s metal completest (and fans of Accept, of course). Selective 1980s metal collectors should probably skip this one and just get Restless and Wild, Balls to the Wall and, maybe, Metal Heart.

Great!!!.......2004-10-07

Well I guess I should pay my respect to this
awesome album, I own it both on vinyl and CD
and it was my first Accept album, it quickly became
my favourite. So today I returned to it after maybe
5 years and I have to say that it still holds up.
And I just love the gang backing vocals it just sounds great.
So I rate it pretty high maybe nr 1...hm well I don't know.. it's one of their finest, in my mind anyway!!

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One Overlooked Gem and Last Hurrah for Hollies
The last GREAT Hollies album.
It's About Time

Russian Roulette
The Hollies
Manufacturer: Polydor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JJRVK4
Release Date: 2006-11-06

Tracks:

Wiggle That Wotsit
Forty-Eight Hour Patrol
Thanks for the Memories
My Love
Lady of the Night
Russian Roulette
Draggin' My Heels
Louise
Be With You
Daddy Don't Mind

Customer Reviews:

One Overlooked Gem and Last Hurrah for Hollies.......2007-01-25

After this record came out around 1977 available as an import only I recall buying multiple copies. Every time I found it either in the import or cutout bin I'd buy it because I always thought it would be difficult to find if I ever needed to replace it. Well, I was partly correct. It did subsequently become difficult or impossible to find once we entered the CD era. This, I believe is the first official CD release with the exception of the limited edition 4 CD box set released many years ago.

The couple earlier reviewers of this CD pretty much nail it. It is indeed the lost Hollies masterpiece. It deserved a much better fate. Never before or after did they achieve the creative water mark reached here. The songwriting overall is very strong and the performances are tight and dynamic. The added textures created using keyboards and horns add a dynamic element not previously heard from the Hollies where more often than not, heavy orchestration was the standard.

As for specific songs, one could say Wiggle That Wotsit is kind of a silly stab at disco. But, you know what? It's a lot more fun to listen to than the standard disco crap that was common place at the time. The title song, Russian Roulette and 48 Hour Parole nail the Hollies harder rocking sound perfectly. I never get sick of them. Draggin My Heels has aged very well and is still one of their best sounding contemporary pop creations. It has hit single written all over it, but as we know that was not to be for a record that was barely available in America. My Love is a very credible stab at their classic 1960's sound that you could very easily see being a huge hit in that past decade. For me, Lady Of The Night has always been the most mesmerizing Hollies song ever. Alto sax and clarinet are very prominent in this song and work very well to craft a hauntingly beautiful melody. Daddy Don't Mind is a good song though I never understood why it was chosen as a single. The trombone adds an unique sound to this song though I think possibly the song would have worked better as a straight forward guitar driven rock song.

I'm sure the relative failure of this record didn't bode well for the future aspirations of the group members. While confirming their day in the sun was truly gone, as a life long fan I found it extremely frustrating the lack of appreciation for this effort and subsequently had to resign myself to the fact that the future recording career of this great band was soon to end except for a brief reunion endeavor with Graham Nash in the mid 1980's. Though sporadic recording did continue throughout the 1980's, to appreciate some of these efforts one must hunt down some rarities CD or the excellent 6 disc box set, The Long Road Home. For 1970's era Hollies, Russian Roulette is indeed the high point of their full length LP releases. Though enjoyable, I would rate Another Night and Write On slightly lower. Their other releases during that decade including the 3 that came after Russian Roulette are not up to this quality standard.

The last GREAT Hollies album........2007-01-19

After several albums ("Hollies", "Another Night" and the UK-Only "Write On") the Hollies decided on a different approach for "Russian Roulette". Get rid of the heavy orchestration and get back to basics (with some horns and keyboards helping out). To my ears, this was the Hollies last great album with Allan Clarke on lead vocals and one of the best albums featuring the classy 69-72/74-80 Hollies lineup.

Instead of big ballads, the band tries their hand at Disco (the silly but fun "Wiggle That Wotsit" - proof they weren't going to change like the Bee Gees did), Salsa, and a very convincing try at Hard Rock "48 Hour Parole". "My Love" (not the McCartney song) is pure classic Hollies pop with some country-rock touches. The formula that worked so well in their 60's heyday still worked wonders in 1976, and it should have been a single. After several albums with spotty songwriting the Clark-Hicks-Sylvester team clicked and wrote some great songs that could have been big hit singles and album rock tracks. The Hollies don't sound tired or bored at all on "Russian Roulette", in fact they hadn't rocked out this convincingly for several years. I remember James Spina in Hit Parader raving about this album, and Rolling Stone gave it a good review in their "Imports" section.

It's just a shame nobody at any record company wanted to give this fine effort a chance. Punk was starting to break loose in the UK, and again Polydor botched the promotion of this album and it's singles overseas. As usual, Epic in the USA didn't give a damn about the Hollies and gave Americans a tossed together compilation of tracks from this LP and "Write On" with "Sandy" from "Another Night" tacked on and re-released again as a single (which tanked). Had someone at Epic had the foresight to get "Russian Roulette" released and promoted, get the right singles to radio, it could have revived the Hollies career in the USA when records with basic relaxed production styles like "Hotel California" and "Fleetwood Mac" were selling millions here.

The Hollies survived another weak selling album by scoring a huge hit catering to their old UK fans with the fine "Hollies Live" album. The Hollies last two original albums for Polydor unfortunately retreated back to a ballads and adult contemporary pop formula to little success despite some good songs.

Magic Records has been very hit and miss with the sound quality of their reissues - many have used inferior vinyl dubs. But on this CD they found great sounding master tapes for all tracks. The bonus cuts are a nice touch, including the USA-Only dance mix version of "Draggin' My Heels" which is a highly sought after Epic 12 inch single by Hollies and disco fans. My only gripe is they omitted the original liner notes and lyrics from the vinyl version.

To get this rare jewel on CD is a treat, so dont miss your chance.

It's About Time.......2006-12-20

In the late 70's I was a very big Hollies fan.I bought each album as it was released.While "Russian Roulette" was released in Europe,it wasn't released in the U.S.Epic,in their infinite lack of wisdom,released a combination of "Write On" and "Russian Roulette" called"Clarke,Hicks,Sylvester,Calvert and Elliot".That compilation only included a few of the songs from "Russian Roulette" and left off the title track.I ended up buying all of their albums on import.A very expensive proposition.I have been looking for this on CD since I bought my first CD player.Finally,here it is.My favorite song is the title track.Both"Russian Roulette" and "48 Hour Parole"(not patrol,as the track listing says) are pretty uncharacteristic rockers for the normally popish Hollies.The opening, almost heavy metal,guitar riff on "Russian Roulette" let's you know that you're in for a good time.From there it just gets better.The entire album is better than most of their late 70's output and well worth the price of admission.

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AT LAST!!
Sophisticated Performances Of Should Be Standards

American Roulette
Danny O'Keefe
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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O'Keefe
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ASIN: B000EMGJMM
Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

The Runaway
Islands
On Discovering A Missing Person
The Hereafter
You Look Just Like A Girl Again
All My Friends
Plastic Saddle
In Northern California (Where The Palm Tree Meets The Pine
American Roulette
Just Jones

Album Description

Danny O'Keefe was a singer/songwriter who issed numerous critically acclaimed albums throughout the 1970's, four of which have never been issed on CD anywhere in the world. "American Roulette" was orginally issed in 1977 on Warner Brothers Records. It features David Lindley.

Customer Reviews:

AT LAST!!.......2006-04-25

Five stars are not enough for this lost classic.

If you like John Sebastian, Jesse Colin Young, Gordon Lightfoot, or Neil Young, you have to hear this album. Equal or exceeds 70's classics like Blood on the Tracks and After The Goldrush but more intensely emotional and personal, poetic, and melodic. Strains of jazz, folk, pop and even country are present in O'keefe's songs. O'keefe provides a window into his soul and the regrets borne of living, ruminations on lost loves, friendships and time are universal and deeply felt.

The gorgeous melodies and O'keefe's distinct lyrical poetry have haunted me for 30 years, since I first heard this masterwork. Roger Kellaway and David Lindley are just two of the great muscians assembled for this album. Some songs are tightly and slickly PRODUCED, in the best sense of the word, with orchestration. But the intimacy and deeply felt emotion of Okeefe's lyrics are never lost.

4 or 5 of these songs are all time favorites but one song alone is worth the price of the CD: the title track "American Roulette". In this 7 minute classic O'keefe examines lost love, lost dreams, and the price of fame. It is an existential masterpiece in the tradition of movies like "Sunset Boulevard" but with an achingly beautiful melody, humour and pathos.

I cannot say enough about, or recommend this album strongly enough.

Sophisticated Performances Of Should Be Standards.......2006-04-23

Danny O'Keefe released this album in 1977 and I remember seeing him in a club opening for Henry Gross of all people. No one else I know owns it or knows Danny beyond Good Time Charlie. What a pity because they are missing a truly unique writer that sings with a penetratingly sad voice.

American Roulette first 5 songs flow magically - they made up side 1 on vinyl. "Runaway" is the story of a young girl who flees an abusive father only to find herself sinking in a life of prostitution. The Spanish Harlem musical arrangement of strings, fretless bass and guitar pulls us into this sad story that Danny sings sadly but with clear-eyed observation. "Islands" is a beautiful love song that is seductively rhythmic. "On Discovering A Missing Person" is broken hearted blues with especially strong lyrics. The magic of O'Keefe's writing, arranging and singing is that you can feel O'Keefe's pain and share the strong desire to fall in love again. "The Hereafter" is a rocking shuffle with clever wordplay riding atop jazzy guitar, bass piano and organ. "You Look Just Like A Girl Again" is the best love song for older lvers that I have ever heard. It should be a standard for every saloon and cabaret singer. Mature but sultry. If you ever wondered what the sound of experienced love sounnd like - cue up yhis track. So ends side 1.

The reason I docked the album a star is because the middle of side 2 sags against the brilliance of the opening quintet of songs. "All My Friends" is another good song that sets O'Keefe's folk song against a Hotel California Eagles-like arrangement. The next 3 cuts, "Plastic Saddle", "In Northern California" and "American Roulette" pale against the artistry that comes before but then you get to the closer "Just Jones". How can the lyric about a man staring down at his dead lovers body in a coffin be turned into a beautiful reminisence of a the love of a lifetime. "Just Jones" is another should be standard for a singer that can convey the heartbreak without sinking into pathos. O'Keefe is the rare artist that sings songs of everyday loss imbued with the dignity and emotion they deserve.

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Spotlite on Roulette Records, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Spotlite on Capitol Records, Vol. 1

ASIN: B0000008TP
Release Date: 1994-03-21

Tracks:

Picture In My Wallet - Darrell & The Oxfords
Rip Van Winkle - The Devotions
I'm Not Your Fool Any More - The Turbans
One Day Next Year - The Heartbeats
Trudy - The Cleftones
Doll Baby - Tiny Tim & The Hits
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Snow White - The Devotions
You Can Count On Me - The Five Satins
Screamin' Ball - The Dupoints
Zindy Lou - The Devotions

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Hail Mary!
They are GREAT
Good follow-up to the first album
Prankster's no joke
Less energy, less sarcasm

Roulette Girl
Mary Prankster
Manufacturer: Palace Coup
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Blue Skies Over Dundalk
Blue Skies Forever

ASIN: B000031KFL
Release Date: 1999-11-23

Tracks:

Roulette Girl
The Bottle's Talking Now
The World is Full of Bastards
Swan Dive
Rational Bohemian
Mata Hari
Punk Rock Heaven
Tempest
Takes His Place
New Tricks

Album Description

Roulette Girl is the much-anticipated follow-up to Mary's successful debut, Blue Skies Over Dundalk, which has garnered them a nationwide cult following. Featuring the production and guitar stylings of Rennie Grant (from Fowl's Colouring Lesson), Roulette Girl shows a musical and songwriting progression guaranteed to expand Mary's fan base nationwide. Featured songs include the punk-Irish anthem "The World is Full of Bastards" and the inebriated confessions of "The Bottle's Talking Now."

Customer Reviews:

Hail Mary!.......2002-11-06

This album is truely amazing. The songs are catchy, the lyrics are funny yet full of truth, and her voice is awsome. The songs are full of crude humor as she talks extensively about drinking and sex. Somehow though, even a more conservative girl like me can grow to loooove her music. The reason is because of how deep her lyrics can be, even though, at a first lisen, it might not appear that way. Her songs can range from very funny like, The World is Full of Bastards, which almost any girl can relate to, and guys laugh about, and Mata Hari, about a fake and slutty girl to more somber like Takes His Place, about relationships never working out. Her songs speak to everyone as she speaks about messing up in life and about bad relationships. Everyone needs to get this cd, support lil local bands...also see her in concert, that is the most amazing experience!

They are GREAT.......2001-12-23

Roulette Girl shows why they are called the power trio with fast, powerful songs. Mary Prankster and the whole band are the GREATEST band still to be playing clubs. They are so good I am still surprised they are not nationally known. I will do my part and spread their music. Everyone I have let listen to my Mary Prnakster CDs have love them and I know you will too.

Good follow-up to the first album.......2001-11-10

Mary Prankster is the best music I have happened upon in the last few years. Roulette Girl is tamer than Blue Skies Over Dundalk, but the MP magic is there. Buy this album. ^_^

Prankster's no joke.......2000-07-08

I happened upon this group when I went out to see Jimmy's Chicken Shack at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, PA. I wasn't expecting much from the opening act, but was blown away by not only Mary's powerful stage presence, but the wicked lyrics and wham-bam rock chords.

In fact, I was so impressed by the band that I bought one of their CD's -- not something I usually do at a show.

Was I ever glad I did. And I've been exposing Mary to every friend that I know -- friends who live everywhere from Toronto to San Francisco to Sydney, Australia.

EVERYONE MUST TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS DISC!

The lyrics, the variation of theme and musical sound, change from song to song, but there is a certain "smartness" about them that resonates from the first funky tune to the last goodbye.

I'm a big fan of smart people and this group is up there. Coupled with very groovable tuneage -- you've got an explosive CD that will stay in your player for a long time.

Buy this disc.

Less energy, less sarcasm.......2000-06-23

I was stunned by Mary Prankster's first CD, "Blue Skies over Dundalk". Her cynicism cut me to the bone.

Regrettably, although pleasant, her new album "Roulette Girl" lacks the drive, the wit, and the drug-induced hallucinations of "Blue Skies". Only one song, "Mata Hari", approached the sheer energy of the first album, and even it struck me as a poorer, gentler ripoff of "Sadie Hawkins Day".

In a way, this CD brought (gasp!) Gordon Lightfoot's career to my mind -- his early albums showed genius in his songwriting and lyrics, but he ran out of things to say long before he stopped producing new music, resulting in dull travesties such as "Protocol".

Tracks:

Party Doll
Don't Make Me Cry
Hula Love
Mary Lou
Maybelline
'Cause I'm In Love With You
Devil Woman
Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep
Rockabilly Walk (Inst.)
Rockhouse
Rock Around The Clock
Whenever I'm Lonely
Swingin' Daddy
C'mon Baby
Somebody Touched Me
Teasable Pleasable You
That's Why I Cry
The Girl With The Golden Hair
All For You
I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself
To Be With You
Taste Of The Blues
I Ain't Sharin' Sharon
Long Lonely Nights
Storm Clouds
Something Got Me Going
You'll Be Glad
Eenie Meenie Minnie Moe
You Made Me Love You
Yellow Rose Of Texas

Tracks:

I'm Sticking With You
Everlovin' Fingers
My Baby's Gone
Warm Up To Me Baby
I Trusted You
It's Shameful
Crossover
Ever Since That Night
Aching Hearts
Money Honey
Raggedy Ann
Way Back Home
Last Night
Stop Wasting My Time
Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
Can She Kiss
I'm Keeping You
Two Step
By The Light Of The Slivery Moon
Stick With Me
Whenever I'm Lonely
My Kind Of Woman
Blue Moon
Always Faithful
Wish I Was Tied To You
Walkin' On Air
You're Just Wasting Your Time
(I Need) Your Lovin' Arms
Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! Mm Mm
Just Lookin'
Dusk To Dawn

Album Description

Prime Rock & Roll and Rockabilly from Norman Petty's Clovis studios, the birthplace of Buddy Holly's early hits. Many rarities, unissued tracks, etc. 61 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

great rockabilly memories.......1999-04-02

Sadly, Buddy Knox passed away on February 14,1999. But this collection captures the timeless music he recorded along with Jimmy Bowen during their stint with Roulette records.

The collection includes all the hits and some great unreleased tracks. Kudos to the people at Sequel records for the great selection of tracks(the sound quality is excellent!) and for the very informative insert booklet, which contains a recording discography listing session musicians and dates, and some great photos.

I think all fans of Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen will enjoy this collection. Highly recommended!

Russian Roulette
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An awful album

Wrong Track-list

Triumvirat: Not An ELP Clone

Russian Roulette
Triumvirat
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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A La Carte

Illusions on a Double

Pompeii

Old Loves Die Hard

ASIN: B000068QEP
Release Date: 2002-09-30

Tracks:

Party Life
You Can't Catch Me
Come With Me
Games
Cooler
The Ballad Of Rudy Toerner (German Intro)
We're Rich On What We've Got
Twice
Rien Ne Va Plus
Roxy
Russian Roulette
The Ballad Of Rudy Toerner (English Intro)

Album Description

2002 remastered reissue of the German progressive rock act's 1980 album.

Album Details

DIgitally remastered progressive rock classic.

Customer Reviews:

An awful album.......2003-03-07

This is by far the worst thing Triumvirat has ever made. "A La Carte", the former album, was a solid pop-rock effort. But this album has nothing to offer to a Triumvirat fan. The band was only keyboard wizard Jürgen Fritz and lead singer Arno Steffen. All other instruments were played by session men (including members of Toto). Nothing wrong with the instrumental, but the vocals are terrible, and all songs are uninspired. Buy it only if you are a completist.

Wrong Track-list.......2003-01-13

The list of tracks in this section is from the "A La Carte" album. The song titles from "Russian Roulette" are as follows,
1. Party Life
2. You Can't Catch Me
3. Games
4. Cooler
5. The Ballad Of Rudy Torner
6. We're Rich On What We've Got
7. Twice
8. Rien Ne Vas Plus
9. Roxy
10. Russian Roulette

It's an interesting album (I have the vinyl copy), but it's definitely not the Triumvirat that I love listening to. I have the 'essential' Triumvirat CD's - Illusions, Spartacus, Old Loves Die Hard, and Pompeii. It seems that they have gone in a totally different direction on this album. That's why I only gave it two stars. It's still worth a listen, though.
I hope they release Helmut Koellen's solo "You Won't See Me" on CD as well.

Triumvirat: Not An ELP Clone.......2002-11-10

Triumvirat came roaring out of Germany in the 1970s as Capitol's answer to Emerson Lake & Palmer. The similar instrumentation lineup- organ, drums, bass/vocals- did seem somewhat derivative of ELP, but Triumvirat took the format and made their own unique brand of art rock over four albums. They fell into the trap so many 70s prog-rock bands got caught up in: excellent musicianship, wonderful talent but not much in the way of sales. But with "A La Carte" Triumvirat attempted to diverge into a more radio-friendly pop sound. This album is miles away from "Spartacus" or "Pompeii", but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Their cover of Brian Wilson's "Darlin'" on this album should have gotten some airplay, but didn't. This is an interesting illustration of what happens when a band deliberately departs from their original established style specifically to pick up some radio action. Such strategies hardly ever work, but "A La Carte" is a noble experiment towards that end.

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LIZ FRASER IT'S NOT
The Cocteaus are history. Give them a chance!
The Cocteaus are history. Give them a chance!
Could do better
It's been done before

Roulette
Violet Indiana
Manufacturer: Instinct Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005BGK9
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

Air Kissing
Busted
Sundance
Powder River
Little Echo
Angel
Poison Gorgeous
Hiding
Rage Days
Liar
Feline Or Famine
Killer Eyes

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LIZ FRASER IT'S NOT.......2003-10-22

For fans of the Cocteaux looking for a quick fix since this-greatest-of-all bands called it quits, this release may be a bit of a dissapointment. While the music is the familiar dreamy,swirly guitar echo box landscape--(think Cocteau Twins "Victorialand")-- it's missing what only the fabulously original and unduplicated Liz Fraser can provide and could have done so much more with. Check out the Cocteaux catalogue for more info on Liz Fraser releases(especially "Treasure") . Nevertheless, if you are unfamiliar with the Cocteau Twins or are just fond of desperate and achy lyrics draped behind a calming surreal setting and sultry feminine drawl, landing you somewhere between Portishead and Julia Fordham--this may be just the thing. For me, it just made me wish the Cocteaux would get back together.

The Cocteaus are history. Give them a chance!.......2002-10-05

It's hard to accept that the Cocteau Twins are gone forever, and one would come to expect that if Robin Guthrie did something new, they would never accept it. Violet Indiana teams Guthrie up with Siobhan de Mare, formerly of Mono. The result is a combination of elements from both of their previous projects. They do it well. An even newer element are legitimate lyrics, rather than murmurings and lyrical musings in Guthrie's prior history. Some fans want another Liz Fraser, and if that is the case, this record is not for you. But, if you loved Mono you will definitely love this record. Siobhan de Mare's vocals come out better in this project than when she was in Mono. And, her red hot seductive image really comes out in this recording. It's a very sexy record, the kind that should be played under a red light. The true victory is the final track, "Killer Eyes", which Guthrie rocks harder than he has in the past...P>The "Casino" compilation is a better release, but this is still a fine debut.

The Cocteaus are history. Give them a chance!.......2002-10-05

It's hard to accept that the Cocteau Twins are gone forever, and one would come to expect that if Robin Guthrie did something new, they would never accept it. Violet Indiana teams Guthrie up with Siobhan de Mare, formerly of Mono. The result is a combination of elements from both of their previous projects. They do it well. An even newer element are legitimate lyrics, rather than murmurings and lyrical musings in Guthrie's prior history. Some fans want another Liz Fraser, and if that is the case, this record is not for you. But, if you loved Mono you will definitely love this record. Siobhan de Mare's vocals come out better in this project than when she was in Mono. And, her red hot seductive image really comes out in this recording. It's a very sexy record, the kind that should be played under a red light. The true victory is the final track, "Killer Eyes", which Guthrie rocks harder than he has in the past, and Siobhan is as sexy and desparately horny as ever.

The "Casino" compilation is a better release, but this is still a fine debut.

Could do better.......2002-02-28

Of course it will be impossible for Robin Guthrie to ever live up to the albatross around his fleshy neck that is the grandeur of the Cocteau Twins.

Violet Indiana suffers from too much of the same, and not enough that's new. Robin still sounds like Robin, Siobhan sounds kinda like Liz but her lyrics are ..., and the production sounds rushed and amateurish.

Sorry. Let's hope for better things down the track.

It's been done before.......2001-12-13

A teaming-up of members of Cocteau Twins (Robin Guthrie) and Mono (Siobhan de Mare) sounded like something I would want to hear. The only CT cd I've heard is "Heaven or Las Vegas" (which I love), and that same dreamy swirl of guitars complemented by the obligatory silky-voiced chanteuse has been attempted here. But these songs don't lift you up and take your breath away. There's nothing here we haven't heard before and this cd doesn't really try to set itself apart from the likes of Dot Allison, Air, Lamb, etc. "Sundance" and "Poison Gorgeous" strike a chord briefly, with the latter being my favourite track here. de Mare's vocals are downright frosty. She keeps it all firmly grounded, but isn't the point of listening to this type of music to feel uplifted? Mostly, I kept wishing that each track didn't sound so indistinguishable from the last. Some variety would have helped. Fans of this down-tempo dream pop will not be disappointed, but for me it just didn't offer enough freshness or memorable, distinct tunes.

Leapin' Guitars: Rockin' Roulette Instros

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Leapin' Guitars: Rockin' Roulette Instros
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sequel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000PU7
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

Ramrod - 'Frantic' Johnny Rogers
The Chase - Wild Bill & The Blue Denims
Woo Hoo - The Rock-A-Teens
War Paint - Bill Haley & His Comets
El Rancho Grande - Duane Eddy
Poor Boy - The Royaltones
Cha-Hua-Hua - Eddie Platt
Salty - Tony Castle & The Raiders
Leapin' Guitars - The Chapparals
Bikini - The Bikinis
Pagan - The Rock-A-Teens
Mona My Love - Wild Bill & The Blue Denims
Sassy - 'Frantic' Johnny Rogers
Riviera - Bill Haley & His Comets
Hi Lili Hi Lo - Tony Castle & The Raiders
Down Yonder Rock - The Gone All Stars
Offbeat - The Rock-A-Teens
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Tara's Theme - Tony Castle & The Raiders
Little Bo - The Royaltones
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Boogie Rock And Roll - The Bikinis
Twangy - The Rock-A-Teens
Poppa's Movin' On - Duane Eddy

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Better than I Expected
These guys did some deliciously spacy stuff
CLASSIC PSYCH FROM 1968!
one of the great forgotten masterpieces of the sixties

The Roulette Masters, Vol. 2
Fallen Angels
Manufacturer: Collectables
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The Roulette Masters, Vol. 1
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Pop Sike World of the Mirage: Singles & Lost Sessions
California
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Without Earth and the Moon

ASIN: B0000008T4
Release Date: 1994-06-25

Tracks:

Poor Old Man
A Horn Playing On My Thin Wall
Something You Can Hide In
Tell Me A Story
Silent Garden
Look To The Sun
One Of The Few Ones Left
I Really Love My Mother
Look At The Wind
Didn't I
It's A Long Way Down
I'll Drive You From My Mind

Customer Reviews:

Better than I Expected.......2005-11-21

I often pick up "lost" albums and am sometimes very disappointed by the results -- they should have stayed lost. Not here. This is one fine piece of 60's pyschedelia. Think early Love, Moby Grape, early Floyd or late Zombies, and you get the picture. Strong guitar work, fervent vocals, nice harmonies and song construction -- these guys should have had a longer run. Sound quality of the remastering is fine, too. I have no idea what they are singing about, but that's ok -- that's part of its charm. Well worth getting before it's gone again.....

These guys did some deliciously spacy stuff.......2005-08-11

My favorite track is A HORN PLAYING ON MY THIN WALL. Regarding the chorale section at the end: that's psychedelia, baby. That's the real thing. My other favorite track is the gothadelic I'LL DRIVE YOU FROM MY MIND. I love the brilliant chord sequence that occurs when the sitar kicks in and the singer's voice gets the distance treatment. But this record isn't nonstop-fab. DUNDERVILLE is a big bore and DIDN'T I is perfectly unlistenable.

CLASSIC PSYCH FROM 1968!.......2004-12-27

Oh, woe to the Fallen Angels: a truly wonderful and talented Psych band which would have scored big if they'd only had a sympathetic label behind them. Their misfortune was to sign with Roulette, which was riding high with Tommy James and the Shondells. This Washington, D.C. band had been slogging for awhile, clubbing hard, honing their chops, developing their songwriting talents, when Laurie Records said, "let's do a single". The 45 made enough noise that Roulette signed them to a two LP deal. When Jack Bryant, Wally Cook, Howard Danchik, Jack Lauritsen and John Molloy hit the studio, they were more than ready. Their first LP, simply entitled "The Fallen Angels", ran the gamut from music hall ("It Might Have Been Easier To Stay At Home") to psych pop with a horn section ("Room At The Top") to gentle yet forboding (Love Don't Talk To Strangers") to downright strange, Zappaesque diatribe ("Your Friends Here In Dundersville"). Every song is carefully crafted, well-produced and hooky as heck. These guys should have been in the same sales rank as the Airplane and Moby Grape, but Roulette had no idea what to do with this superlative album, so they simply ignored it. A crying shame. Even though the first LP tanked, the Angels' reputation for great live shows kept them working, and everywhere they went, the converts hunted down that first album. Since Roulette was ignoring them, the band was left to their own devices for the second and last LP. They used their freedom wisely, crafting an album even better, yet quieter, more acoustic than their first. Masterpieces abound: the brooding, magnificent "A Horn Playing On My Thin Wall", the gorgeous "Silent Garden", the slowly building, intricately worded "Look To The Sun", the beautifully orchestrated "One Of The Few Ones Left", and eight other classic slices of top-notch Psych. Fittingly, this second album was titled "It's A Long Way Down". It suffered the same fate as their first, Roulette writing them off as a sales misfire. The Fallen Angels kept it up, playing live around D.C., until fragmenting in 1969. Fortunately, Collectables has reissued both of their albums on CD, so we of the new century can savor the sounds of one of the best of the previous. The Fallen Angels live on!

one of the great forgotten masterpieces of the sixties.......2003-10-02

They called it "psychedelic pop", but it was just great music with a twist. Strange changes in rhythm, not the regular arrangements, unusual instruments (harp for instance), but the music was very very good. One of the hidden masterpieces of the sixties. If you like Love's Forever Changes, or Millennium, check this one out. They made two albums (and one more just a couple of years ago, which is nice but not great), and this is definitely their best.

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