"Sounds Good: Exceptional CD Remasters - Blues, Vocal Groups & Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues and Rock 'n' Roll" by MARK BARRY (2015 Music Reference Book With Over 950 E-Pages Of Info)

The SOUNDS GOOD Music Books Series...BOOK 5

SOUNDS GOOD: Exceptional CD Remasters - Blues, Vocals Groups and Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues and Rock 'n' Roll... 

Available to buy as a Download E-Book on Amazon Kindle and Nook Books (Barnes & Nobels)

With the 50-year copyright law allowing truckloads of budget compilations to flood the market (especially when it comes to Oldies from the Forties, Fifties and early Sixties) – it’s hard to know what’s audio chaff and what’s aural crème-del-la crème.

Having worked for over 20 years in one of the best second-hand record shops in the West End as a principal buyer (Reckless Records)  - I've collated together over 125 detailed reviews (115 entries) of what I feel are exceptional CD remasters – albums and compilations you probably don't own but should.

VOLUME 3 in the “SOUNDS GOOD” Series covers “Blues, Vocal Groups, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll” and runs just short of 650 E-pages. 

Each entry is indepth - focusing on decent remasters - interesting imports - rarities - info that helps a purchase decision etc. You get catalogue numbers, barcodes to identify correct issues, playing times, packaging and liner notes appraisals, remaster engineers named and a lot of info on the original album. I often provide a full Discography for Box Sets and multiples.

ARTISTS - [3] = number of entries:

1. Luther Allison [2]

2. Bacon Fat and George Smith

3. LaVern Baker

4. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters

5. Duster Bennett

6. Chuck Berry [3]

7. The Big Bopper

8. Big Maybelle

9. Otis Blackwell

10. Eddie Boyd (with Fleetwood Mac)

11. Hadda Brooks

12. Ruth Brown

13. James Brown (Federal Years)

14. Johnny Burnette

15. The Cadets, The Jacks and The Rockateers

16. The Cadillacs

17. Cab Calloway

18. Bobby Charles

19. Ray Charles

20. The Clovers

21. Eddie Cochran

22. Arthur Crudup

23. The Cues

24. Bo Diddley

25. Fats Domino

26. The Drifters (featuring Clyde McPhatter)

27. Champion Jack Dupree

28. Everly Brothers

29. The Five Keys

30. The “5” Royales

31. The Flamingos

32. Bill Haley & His Comets

33. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

34. Clarence “Frogman” Henry

35. Buddy Holly/Crickets [4]

36. John Lee Hooker [2]

37. Lightning Hopkins

38. Howlin’ Wolf

39. Wanda Jackson

40. Elmore James

41. Buddy/Ella Johnson

42. Curtis Jones

43. Louis Jordan

44. Albert King

45. B.B. King

46. Freddie King

47. Julia Lee

48. Furry Lewis with Mississippi Joe Callicott

49. Jerry Lee Lewis

50. Smiley Lewis

51. Little Milton

52. Little Richard

53. Little Sonny

54. Little Walter

55. Bob Luman

56. Nellie Lutcher

57. Clyde McPhatter

58. Blind Willie McTell

59. Amos Milburn

60. Bobby Mitchell and The Toppers

61. Ella Mae Morse

62. Little Junior Parker

63. Piano Red [aka Dr. Feelgood]

64. Elvis Presley [3]

65. Lloyd Price

66. Louis Prima, Keely Smith and Sam Butera

67. Charlie Rich

68. Jimmy Rogers

69. Slim Harpo

70. Sunnyland Slim and Johnny Shines

71. Gordon Smith

72. Otis Spann [with Fleetwood Mac]

73. Roosevelt “The Honeydripper” Sykes

74. The Treniers

75. Big Joe Turner [3]

76. VARIOUS - American Folk Blues

77. VARIOUS - Atlantic Blues (1949-1970) [4CDs]

78. VARIOUS - Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974 [8CDs]

79. VARIOUS - Atlantic Vocal Groups (1951-1963) [4CDs]

80. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1949

81. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1950

82. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1951

83. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1952

84. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1953

85. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1954

86. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1955

87. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1956

88. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1957

89. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1958

90. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1959

91. VARIOUS - Blowing The Fuse: 1960

92. VARIOUS - Chess Blues [4CDs]

93. VARIOUS - Chess Rhythm ‘N’ Roll [4CDs]

94. VARIOUS - History Of Rhythm And Blues 1924-1942 [4CDs]

95. VARIOUS - History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-1952 [4CDs]

96. VARIOUS - History Of Rhythm And Blues 1952-1957 [4CDs]

97. VARIOUS - King New Breed: Rhythm & Blues (Federal & King Records)

98. VARIOUS - New Breed R&B: Soulful 60’s Blues For Today’s Dancers

99. VARIOUS - The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story: 1949-1957 [4CDs]

100. VARIOUS - Rock, Rock, Rock O.S.T. (1956 Soundtrack with The Flamingos, The Moonglows and Chuck Berry)

101. VARIOUS - Roots & Blues [20CDs]

102. VARIOUS - Street Corner Symphonies Vol.5: 1953

103. VARIOUS - Street Corner Symphonies Vol.6: 1954

104. VARIOUS - Street Corner Symphonies Vol.7: 1955

105. VARIOUS - Street Corner Symphonies Vol.8: 1956

106. VARIOUS - Street Corner Symphonies Vol.9: 1957

107. VARIOUS - Teenager: Teenagers & Youth In Music 1951-1961 (Compiled by Jon Savage)

108. Gene Vincent

109. Muddy Waters [3]

110. Bukka White

111. Chuck Willis

112. Sonny Boy Williamson

113. Jackie Wilson [2]

114. Rusty York

115. Johnny Young