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The Bihari brothers Modern, Flair and RPM labels released some of the greatest blues and R&B of the 1940s and 50s. Ace has been mining the Modern catalogue for many years, but they felt each of the Modern group of labels deserve to be given their own comprehensive overview. Dust My Rhythm & Blues is the first of this series, devoted to the R&B recordings released on Modern's third major subsidiary, Flair, between 1953 and 1956. Originally Modern's hillbilly and country imprint, after nine releases in that field, the Biharis switched Flair over to R&B which is where this story begins. Flair boasted some of the best artists signed to Modern, including Elmore James, Ike Turner and Richard Berry. The 50 tracks on this CD represent every facet of the music that came out on Flair during its relatively short lifetime and include almost 20 previously unissued alternate takes of masters that are available elsewhere. 26 have never been issued on CD until now. More than 90% of the tracks are freshly remastered from original tape transfers. Where tape was unavailable, fresh dubs have been sourced and re-copied. Even if you have some of this material elsewhere you will never have heard it as good as it sounds here. Compilation and note by Tony Rounce.
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Tracklist
Disc: 1
1 Sweet Little Woman - Little Johnny Jones & His Chicago Hound Dogs
2 Early In The Morning - Elmore James With The Broomdusters
3 She Wants To Rock (Take 2) - The Flairs
4 I Wonder Why (Why Do Things Happen To Me) (Take 1) - The Royal Hawk (Roy Hawkins) & His Orchestra
5 Can't Stop Lovin - Elmore James With The Broomdusters
6 Midnight Hours Journey - Johnny Ace
7 Down At Hayden s - The Hunters
8 Hello Baby - Big Duke (Henderson) And His Orchestra
9 Send Him Back (Take 6) - Shirley Gunter With Monroe Tucker & His Orchestra
10 Route 90 - Clarence Bon Ton Garlow
11 Strange Kinda Feeling - Elmore James With The Broomdusters
12 Pleadin Heart - The Whips
13 Found Some Good Lovin (Take 1, Breakdown & Take 2, Master) - Shirley Gunter With Maxwell Davis & His Orchestra
14 Gettin High (Take 1) - The Flairs
15 Baby, Beat It (Take 4) - Big Duke (Henderson) & His Orchestra
16 This Time It's Real - Rickey & Jennell
17 My Mama Told Me - James Reed
18 Beggin And Pleadin (Take 1) - Big Duke (Henderson) & His Orchestra
19 My Close Friend (Take 1) - Saunders King & His Orchestra
20 I've Got The Feeling - Baby Pee Wee Parham
21 Baby, Please (Take 4) - Matt Cockrell
22 Night Howler - Billy Gale & His Orchestra
23 Sure Nuff I Do - Elmore James With The Broomdusters
24 You Better Hold Me (Take 1) - James Reed & His Orchestra
25 Loosely - Ike Turner & His Orchestra
Disc: 2
1 Chop House (Take1) - Blinky Allen & His Orchestra
2 Let's Make With Some Love (Take 2) - The Flairs
3 Quit Hangin Around Me (Take 1) - Saunders King & His Orchestra
4 An Angel Cried - Anna Marie & The Stardusters With Blinky Allen & His Orchestra
5 Blue Mambo - Bobby Rey & His Orchestra
6 Oop Shoop (Take 2) - Shirley Gunter & The Queens
7 Love Me, Love Me, Love Me (Take 2) - The Chimes
8 Sputterin Blues - Walter Robertson
9 Hard Times - Johnny Fuller
10 The Big Break - Richard Berry
11 Standing At The Crossroads - Elmore James With His Broomdusters
12 Daddy, Daddy (Take 1) - Richard Berry & The Dreamers
13 Cuban Getaway - Ike Turner & His Orchestra
14 Dizzy (Texas Hop) (Take 1) - The Carroll County Boys (Pee Wee Crayton)
15 Farewell - Bobby Relf & The Laurels
16 Oh! Oh! Get Out Of The Car - Richard Berry
17 She Loves To Dance - The Flairs
18 Stubborn Woman - Mercy Dee
19 Next Time (Take 4) - Richard Berry
20 Oh, Oh, Please - Mercy Dee
21 Dust My Blues - Elmore James With His Broomdusters
22 Together (Take 2) - Richard Berry & The Dreamers
23 Ipsy Opsie Ooh (Take 1) - Shirley Gunter & The Flairs
24 Have You Ever (Been Out In The Country) - Mercy Dee
25 Goodbye - Elmore James With His Broomdusters