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Harvey Valdes - Novare: J.S. Bach Lute Works on Electric Guitar
Review by Gary Hill
When I read that this album features classical music done on electric guitar, I thought that it might land under prog rock.

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Billy Valentine - Brit Eyed Soul
Review by Gary Hill
I've always said that if you are going to do someone else's music that you shouldn't do it the same way they did it. I mean, why would you do that?

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Kiki Valera - Vivencias En Clave Cubana
Review by Gary Hill
If you are familiar with Latin party music, you'll have a good idea what this sounds like. Here's the thing. That type of music is generally a lot of fun, and this is a classic example.

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Vampire Beach Babes - Beach Blanket Bedlam
Review by Gary Hill
Toronto has a new claim to musical fame. While Toronto's favorite musical sons, Rush, are probably in no real danger of losing their title, there is a new kid in town Vampire Beach Babes.
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Ryan Van Dordrecht - Undone
Review by Gary Hill
This is a collection of solid music. Nothing here is especially unique or unusual, but instead we get a batch of songs that feel like they could have been released in the 1970s.

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Vanderwolf - 12 Little Killers
Review by Gary Hill
The music on this release is intriguing. It's varied. It has both a forward-looking focus and a basis in classic sounds.

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Vanderwolf - The Great Bewilderment (colored vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
What an intriguing album this is. The mix of sounds is so hard to pin down. Even within one song, there are so many leanings.

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Dave Vargo - Burning Through
Review by Gary Hill
This is a very accessible release. It's music lands mostly in the range of singer/songwriter stuff.


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Various Artists - Drum Nation Vol. 2
Review by Gary Hill
The concept is simple but unique: put together a number of tracks from various artists showcasing influential and potent drummers. This was the concept for Magna Carta's first drum nation CD, and they continue it here - why mess up a good thing?
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Various Artists - The Coolest Christmas
Review by Gary Hill
This disc, as many various artists compilations, is a mixed bag. Some of the cuts here are very good, while others are forgettable, and many fall somewhere in between.
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Various Artists - The Craft Motion Picture Soundtrack
Review by Gary Hill
This album is really a very good work, even taken out of the context of the film. The music here is fresh, and sets an interesting tone.
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Various Artists - The Crow: Salvation - Original Film Score Composed by: Marco Beltrami (and Lauri Crook)
Review by Vivian Lee
Whenever a movie is released, much is made of the soundtrack. A soundtrack, considered a film's core, usually features rock, rap or soul done by either the latest supergroup or old faves.
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Various Artists - Inhale
Review by Gary Hill
Billed as a collection of “stoner rock”, this disc has a hard edged texture that is at once modern, while still having a classic rock feel to it. As with most various artists collections, it has its high points and its low points.
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Various Artists - Rock N Roll Christmas
Review by Gary Hill
f you are looking for a CD that combines solid rock with Christmas themes to augment your holiday festivities, this is a good choice.
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Various Artists - Stairways to Heaven
Review by Gary Hill
Stairways to Heaven is one of the wackiest albums ever released. Every song on here is Stairway to Heaven, but all performed in very different styles.
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Various Artists - Strange Aeons
Review by Gary Hill
According to the liner notes, Strange Aeons is "a musical tribute to H. P. Lovecraft and the ever expanding 'Cthulhu Mythos'". Steve Lines "directed and produced" the disc, but there are a number of artists who contributed to it.
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Various Artists - Dutch Woodstock
Review by Gary Hill
This is the album (and DVD) of a concert held in Holland in 1970.

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Various Artists - Will Sing For Food: A Charity Album to Benefit the Rock River Valley Food Pantry, Rockford, Illinois
Review by Greg Olma
Benefit albums can be difficult to review because you get a bunch of artists who are generous enough to submit their art for charity. 

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Various Artists - Rockin’ Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve never been a huge fan of The White Stripes or Jack White in general.

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Various Artists - Love, Poetry and Revolution: A Journey through the British Psychedelic and Underground Scenes 1966-72
Review by Gary Hill
This is a massive set. It’s also quite an interesting one.

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Various Artists - A Psych Tribute to the Doors
Review by Gary Hill
Doing a psychedelic compilation of Doors songs seems an obvious choice.

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Various Artists - Deer Lodge: A Tribute to George Jones
Review by Gary Hill
This tribute album features George Jones (RIP) songs recorded by a number of Pacific Northwest artists.

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Various Artists - Reggae Kulcha Volume 1
Review by Gary Hill
One might think from the title of this compilation that you’d know everything there is to know about it.

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Various Artists - Spirit of Sireena Volume 8
Review by Gary Hill
The one thing binding all these songs together is the fact that they were released on Sireena Records.

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Various Artists - Legends: Get it On (Limited Edition Hybrid SACD version)
Review by Gary Hill
This album was originally released as a Time Life Series disc.

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Various Artists - Legends: Crank It Up (Limited Edition Hybrid SACD version)
Review by Gary Hill
Originally released as a Time Life Series installment, this album features a lot of songs most people will know.

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Various Artists - For the Love of Dog... And Cat: An Album to Benefit Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary
Review by Jason Hillenburg
Charity albums, unfortunately, can often mean well, but lack any sort of lasting musical value.

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Various Artists - Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited
Review by Gary Hill
Fifty Years ago Johnny Cash released an album titled, “Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian.”

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Various Artists - A Blues Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival
Review by Gary Hill
I think I might argue with calling this a “blues tribute.”

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Various Artists - Psych Out Christmas
Review by Gary Hill
This came out last year, but by the time I got my hands on a copy, our December issue was already published.

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Various Artists - Folk City: The Various Artists Compilation Album
Review by Gary Hill
The first instinct here is to think that this will be a folk music compilation.

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Various Artists - AG Drive Soundtrack
Review by Gary Hill
Dance music mixes with electronica to create something that’s part video game music, part pure entertainment.

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Various Artists - Stoned: A Psych Tribute to the Rolling Stones
Review by Gary Hill
Tribute albums like this are almost always a mixed bag.

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Various Artists - The Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute to the Beatles
Review by Gary Hill
This is one of the better tribute albums I’ve heard.

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Various Artists - Spacewalk – A Salute to Ace Frehley
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve always appreciated Ace Frehley’s work.

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Various Artists - Keep Calm and Salute the Beatles
Review by Gary Hill
I would say that this set is pretty effective.

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Various Artists - Teknofonic Essentials Vol. 1
Review by Gary Hill
Compilations like this are almost always mixed bags. This is no exception. .

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Various Artists - A Double Dose of the Blues
Review by Gary Hill
This new double disc set features two different compilation albums. The first is a tribute to John Lee Hooker and the second is a sampling of British blues guys.

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Various Artists - Dazed & Confused - A Stoned-Out Salute To Led Zeppelin
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve said for a very long time that unless you are doing a tribute band, when you cover something make it your own. Unless you can bring something new to the table, don’t even bother.

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Various Artists - The Perc Meets the Hidden Gentlemen – Chainsmoker’s Thrill / Rumble on the Beach – Purple Rain (live) - Vinyl Single
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new split single release. It’s on white vinyl and limited to 500 copies.

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Various Artists - Joey Stuckey Presents: Ladies of the South
Review by Gary Hill

The title pretty much describes this set. The mix of sounds here leans more often toward bluesy rock, but there really is quite a range. 


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Various Artists - Best of Rockpalast
Review by Gary Hill
"Rockpalast" was a German television show that broadcast concerts from a wide range of musical artists.

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Various Artists - Easy Rider (soundtrack reissue LP)
Review by Gary Hill
It seems that all that's old is new again. That is really true of this album. .

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Various Artists - Sly & Robbie Present Taxi Gang In Disco Mix Style 1978-95
Review by Gary Hill
This is a collection of sounds with mixes done by Sly and Robbie. It's an intriguing set.

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Various Artists - Great Drums at Sun
Review by Gary Hill
This is an odd compilation in some ways. The focus here is on the session drummers from Sun Records.

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Various Artists - Kids Soundtrack (vinyl reissue)
Review by Gary Hill
I've never heard of the show for which the music here serves as a soundtrack. That doesn't prevent me from appreciating the music, and I really do.

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Various Artists - Great Guitars at Sun
Review by Gary Hill
I reviewed another of these compilations in the last issue of Music Street Journal. Here we've got a collection of old school music that was released on Sun Records.

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Various Artists - Max's Kansas City: 1976 & Beyond
Review by Gary Hill
This collection features a number of punk rock and other styled acts that were featured at Max's Kansas City in the mid 70s.

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Various Artists - Spaced Out: Story of Mushroom Records
Review by Gary Hill
Mushroom Records formed in 1970 and released a dazzling variety of music over the course of three years. This new compilation gathers a lot of music from that period onto the first CD here.

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Various Artists - Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Review by Gary Hill
This soundtrack has been out of print since 1968. It's now been remastered and reissued on this CD release.

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Various Artists - Under What Flag - A Tribute to Fad Gadget
Review by Gary Hill
All of these songs were originally done by Frank Tovey under the name "Fad Gadget." There is quite a range on this performances.

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Various Artists - Kubrick's Music: Selections From The Films Of Stanley Kubrick
Review by Gary Hill
This box set of four CDs compiles soundtrack music from a number of Stanley Kubrick's movies. A booklet goes into a lot of the thought process and other factors involved with the music.

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Various Artists - IAC Records - Artist Release Sampler - 2018
Review by Gary Hill
Various artists collections are often difficult to pin down in terms of musical style. This one is more difficult than many are.

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Various Artists - Wake Up! Music Remixes DJ Wall Of Sound Volume 1- Matt Warren’s Music Is My Life
Review by Gary Hill
Doing a Music Street Journal type review of something like this is a bit challenging. These are dance mixes, designed more for grooving to than analyzing and listening deeply.

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Various Artists - Destination Moon: First Man On Moon
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite a cool album. It's a tribute to man's first journey to another world, our moon. It includes a wide variety of music along with a couple spoken pieces from history. 

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Various Artists - Elvis Presley Connection Vol.1
Review by Gary Hill

This new collection gathers up some music that is connected to Elvis Presley - as they describe it, roots and covers. I have to admit that I'm one of the people who has never really gotten Presley's allure.


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Various Artists - Tell It To Me: Johnson City Sessions Revisited
Review by Gary Hill

There is a big roots music revival still in effect in the world of music. That makes this recording all the more relevant today.


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Various Artists - Elvis Presley Connection Vol. 2
Review by Gary Hill

This various artists set focuses on roots of Elvis Presley and covers of his music. This is the second collection like this I've reviewed.


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Various Artists - Blues Kings of Baton Rouge
Review by Gary Hill

While a lot of attention has been focused over the years on blues scenes in towns like Memphis and Chicago, there was a prominent and vital blues movement in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


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Various Artists - Great Tragedy: Winter Dance Party 1959 Part 2
Review by Gary Hill

This is a various artists set commemorating the fateful plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper.


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Various Artists - Destination Lust: Songs Of Love, Sex And Violence
Review by Gary Hill

This is an interesting collection. The tie that binds all of this together is the undercurrent of sex that was sort of hidden with a wink in the post World War II, pre-sexual revolution days.


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Various Artists - That’ll Flat Git It - Vol. 33 - Rockabilly And Rock 'n' Roll From The Vaults Of Renown & Hornet Records
Review by Gary Hill
Bear Family Records puts out nothing but quality stuff. This CD is a fine example.
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Various Artists - Destination Health: Doc Feelgood's Rock Therapy 30 Bop Pills For Your Recovery
Review by Gary Hill

With a global pandemic changing life around us for the bulk of 2020, Bear Family Records have assembled this cool set of songs that are topical.


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Various Artists - That'll Flat...Git It Vol. 34: Rockabilly And Rock 'n' Roll From The Vaults Of Renown & Hornet Records
Review by Gary Hill

You can always count on Bear Family Records to produce a classy product. This set is no exception.


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Various Artists - Rock All Night (10 inch vinyl EP)
Review by Gary Hill
This new vinyl release from Bear Family Records is a reissue of a soundtrack record from the 1950s. It has a nice mix of vocal and instrumental tunes.

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Various Artists - #MeTooMPLS
Review by Gary Hill
This album is a charity release to show support for sexual assault survivors and raise money for Planned Parenthood.

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Various Artists - Headin' For The Christmas Ball: 31 Swing And R&B Christmas Crooners
Review by Gary Hill
This new collection from Bear Family includes a whole playlist of holiday music. There are a few instrumentals, but it's mostly vocal music.

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Various Artists - Punk Rock Christmas 2
Review by Gary Hill
This collection of punk holiday tunes has some real gems. Not everything here is as successful, but nothing really falls flat.

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Various Artists - Christmas On The Range - 26 Festive and Swingin' Country Tunes
Review by Gary Hill
This collection of old school country holiday songs is just plain fun. Not everything here is my kind of music by any means.

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Various Artists - Right To Rock - The Mexicano And Chicano Rock'n'Roll Rebellion 1955-1963
Review by Gary Hill
The subtitle on this pretty well tells you what you need to know about the content of the compilation. It comes from Bear Family Records.

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Various Artists - Bear Family Presents: The Shadow Knows More - 35 Scary Tales From The Vaults Of Horror
Review by Gary Hill
This collection of old music with spooky concepts is a class act. Then again, everything from Bear Family Records is class.

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Various Artists - Talking On The Telephone - Rock 'n' Roll And Teen Pop
Review by Gary Hill
This collection of songs about telephones and telephone calls is a mixed bag. That's generally common of something like this, so it's not a big surprise.

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Various Artists - Good Old Summertime - 33 Hot Sunny Gems For Your Summer Holidays
Review by Gary Hill
As the weather is heading toward warmer zones (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), the theme of this compilation from Bear Family Records seems appropriate.  

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Various Artists - Lockdown Sessions: An International Down Home Blues Revue
Review by Gary Hill
Half of each issue of Music Street Journal is progressive rock. That means that things that don't fit that category can get delayed, particularly when we get a lot of expedited review orders.

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Various Artists - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight: From Vaults Of Decca & Coral Records
Review by Gary Hill
This collection from Bear Family records gathers up a heaping helping of roots music. The sound varies from early rock and roll to country, bluegrass and even jazz.

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Various Artists - We Shall All Be Reunited: Revisiting Bristol Sessions 1927-1928
Review by Gary Hill
Bear Family is really one of the best companies for putting out these archival releases. This set is a reissue of an older set with new re-mastering.

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Various Artists - Austin Boogie Crew Records: 5 Years Of Modern Funk
Review by Gary Hill
You get a pretty good idea of what you get here when you read the title of this album. That said, while this is modern funk, you might not know it by listening to the disc.

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Various Artists - Destination Lust 2: Chicksville U.S.A.! The World Of Love, Sex And Violence - 33 Erotic Fantasies from the Vaults
Review by Gary Hill
I recently reviewed the first installment of "Destination Lust." I think this is the more consistent set of the two, but both have a lot of shining moments.

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Various Artists - Riding the Rock Machine - British Seventies Classic Rock
Review by Gary Hill
I have heard arguments that say that the 1970s were the decade with the best music. Like any decade, they had a lot of garbage music

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Various Artists - 16 Bars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Review by Gary Hill
This soundtrack album was created by Speech of Arrested Development. It features him collaborating with a number of prisoners who were doing time when this was recorded.

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Various Artists - Blue Moon Keep on Shining: 12 Rockers from the Blue Moon and Bella Vaults (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
This new release from Bear Family is a 10-inch, 45 RPM vinyl record. The vinyl is stunning, sort of a yellow, green color.

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Various Artists - There's Trouble Brewin' - 16 Serious Rockin' Crackers for your Christmas Hop (green vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
Bear Family is such a class act. They put out a lot of great retro releases.

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Various Artists - Here Comes Santa Claus - 14 Swingin' Chestnuts (red vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
I know I rave about Bear Family Records and how great their products are a lot. The thing is, they deserve it.

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Various Artists - Beale Street Beats, Vol. 1 - Home Of The Blues (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
This vinyl EP is a lot of fun. It features R&B and early soul music.

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Various Artists - Beale Street Beats, Vol. 2 - Soul House (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
I reviewed the first volume of this set in this same issue of Music Street Journal. As good as that one is, this is even better.

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Various Artists - Live Wire On The Sunset Strip
Review by Gary Hill
While this collection is a various artists release, every single song here includes the band Waves_On_Waves.

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Various Artists - Songs Inspired By The Film The Beatles And India
Review by Gary Hill
The movie "The Beatles and India" explores the connection between the nation (and music) of India and The Beatles.

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Various Artists - Ram On: 50th Anniversary Tribute To Paul & Linda McCartney's Ram
Review by Gary Hill
Let me start this by saying that I've never heard the original Ram album. I dig the Beatles and McCartney with Wings, but I never got any of this solo stuff before Wings.

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Various Artists - Legends Play The Beatles
Review by Gary Hill
This new album showcases a lot of cool Beatles covers from a number of artists. It's actually compiled of tracks previously released on a number of albums.

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Various Artists - Rockin' With The Krauts - Real Rock 'n' Roll Made In Germany (CD), Vol. 2
Review by Gary Hill
This collection features a healthy helping of old school rock and roll from German artists.

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Various Artists - The Gene Vincent Connection
Review by Gary Hill
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the death of Gene Vincent, this CD collects covers and more with connections to Vincent.

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Various Artists - Summer Days and Summer Nights
Review by Gary Hill
I have to say that I'm probably not the target demographic for this set. For one thing, the older pop-oriented music on here is often not really my kind of taste.

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Various Artists - Left Behind - Black & White 'Felsted' Rockers
Review by Gary Hill
The music on this set was all released on Feisted Records originally. That label wasn't really known as a rock and roll label, but rather for crooner and pop music.

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Various Artists - Alan Freed - A Hundred Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
Review by Gary Hill
You might wonder about the title of this release. You are probably thinking, "Ummm....rock and roll isn't 100 years old."

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Various Artists - Blood On The Cats – Even Bloodier, 2CD Edition
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new edition of a psychobilly compilation that was originally released in 1983. That original set is augmented by a lot of bonus tracks on the first CD and even more making up a full second disc.

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Various Artists - Ski Jump: 31 Ice Cubes For Your Après Ski Party
Review by Gary Hill
As you can probably gather, this is a collection of songs held together via a loose thematic thread of being winter-related. There is a very wide range of styles here, although all are retro.

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Various Artists - Have Yourself Another Swingin' Little Christmas: More Fingerpoppin' Tunes for Your Holiday Season (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
You can always count on Bear Family for quality products. This new record is a fine example of that.

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Various Artists - Jack Kerouac - 100 Years Of Beatitude
Review by Gary Hill
I was born a little too late for the whole Beat Generation thing. This album, released on the 100th anniversary of Jack Kerouac's birthday both celebrates the era and helps to document it.

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Various Artists - Destination Jurassic Land: 33 Artifacts From Times Before Christ
Review by Gary Hill
This set is a lot of fun. That said, there is a real misogynistic, dare I say "Neanderthal?," theme to some of the lyrics here.

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Various Artists - Sea Conditions - Swell Songs And Shanties for Breezy People
Review by Gary Hill
This set wasn't quite what I expected. I was thinking we'd get a lot of sea shanties done by musicians who were more or less historic recreationists.

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Various Artists - Meet Me At The Candy Store - 31 Sweets for the Dentist's Joy
Review by Gary Hill
This collection focuses on musical celebrations of sweet treats. While there is quite a range of music here,

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Various Artists - Elvis Presley Connection Vol.3
Review by Gary Hill
This is the third release in a series. I'll bet you got that from the title, though, right?

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Various Artists - Rod Willis & The Chic Connection (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
This 10-inch vinyl record has some intriguing music. It's a nice blend of sounds.

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Various Artists - Easter Parade - 29 Easter Eggs For The Springtime Basket
Review by Gary Hill
This new collection is about Easter and spring music. The songs here range from 1932 to 1962.

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Various Artists - That'll Flat Git It Vol. 39
Review by Gary Hill
Featuring songs originally released on United Artists Records, this collection is heavy on early rock and roll.

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Various Artists - Destination Beach: 30 Tunes for Dancing in the Sand
Review by Gary Hill
With summer time upon us, this collection from Bear Family seems appropriate.

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Various Artists - That'll Flat Git It Vol. 40: Rockabilly & Rock 'n' Roll From The Vaults Of MGM, Cub and Metro Records
Review by Gary Hill
This collection from Bear Family has a good mix of sounds. We get things ranging from the country side to rock and roll, surf guitar and even jazz.

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Various Artists - Strontium 90, Shrimps & Gumbo: Lux & Ivy Dig Motorcycle Boots & Mutants
Review by Gary Hill
This set is unusual and strangely entertaining. It features rockabilly, surf-guitar and more

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Various Artists - The Wanda Jackson Connection
Review by Gary Hill
This is a unique set of songs. It's made up of originals of songs Wanda Jackson covered, and covers of her songs by other artists.

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Various Artists - On The Dancefloor With A Bop! - 36 Tunes To Bop The Blues Away!
Review by Gary Hill
This various hits collection is pretty effective. While there are some tracks that have some different leanings, overall this is old-school rock and roll.

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Various Artists - Santa Barbara Records presents CaliAmericana Vol. 2
Review by Gary Hill
This is a unique release. Each artist here contributed two songs to this collection.

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Various Artists - Santa Swings...The Windup: 27 Christmas Stockings Full Of Shellac Dust
Review by Gary Hill
This collection of music from the 1930s and 40s era of jazz focuses on holiday music that's often overlooked in collections like this.

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Various Artists - That'll Flat Git It! Vol. 41: Rockabilly & Rock 'n' Roll From The Vaults Of Dot & Hamilton
Review by Gary Hill
This collection from Bear Family features a consistent mix of songs.

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Various Artists - Motörhead, Lemmy & Larry Wallis - The Boys Of Ladbroke Grove
Review by Gary Hill
This is actually being distributed under the somewhat confusing moniker of Motörhead, Lemmy & Larry Wallis.

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Various Artists - Destination Summer Sea Cruise
Review by Gary Hill
This CD collects a number of vintage tracks all about summer sea cruises. 

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Various Artists - Destination Freeway
Review by Gary Hill
With a subtitle of "33 Cruisin' Deuces For Your Summer Spectacular," this gathers up a lot of vintage music.

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Various Artists - Beware! Insects and Spiders! - 28 Buzzin' Blasters from the Vaults of Horror
Review by Gary Hill
The packaging on this CD seems to try to play up the creepy, spooky side of it. That's why I saved it for review until "spooky season" was coming.

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Various Artists - That'll Flat Git It Vol. 46: Rockabilly & Rock 'n' Roll From The Vaults Of Chess Records
Review by Gary Hill
Another in this extensive series of vintage music collections.

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Various Artists - Music From Science Fiction Classics
Review by Gary Hill
There is some great soundtrack music included in this three CD set. I have to quibble with the title, though.

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Various Artists - Get Ready for A Groovy and Bluesy Christmas
Review by Gary Hill
The title of this album pretty well tells you what you will find here. I really like the mix of music on this one a lot.

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Various Artists - Heavy Kraut! Vol. 1: Wie Der Hardrock Nach Deutschland Kam, 1970-1976
Review by Gary Hill
This collection of music from German artists has some strong stuff on it. There are some tracks that really stand out, but nothing here is what I would call weak.

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Various Artists - Road Hawg! 33 Motorcycle Street Beats
Review by Gary Hill
Bear Family Records produces some interesting compilations. This is one of the more intriguing ones.

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Various Artists - That’ll Flat Git It! Vol. 42
Review by Gary Hill
I have reviewed quite a few of this series, and there is a decent range of music from one collection to another. This set gathers up songs from King and Federal record labels.

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Jimmie Vaughan - Strange Pleasure (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
This is a double vinyl set, but it's actually sort of a weird configuration.

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Ray Vaughn - Wounded Bird
Review by Gary Hill
This album has a punk, DIY kind of edge to it. That's mostly from the vocals.

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Veal - Hot Loser
Review by Gary Hill
Canadian band Veal (Luke Doucet, Howard Redekopp, and Chang) seem to have their hearts firmly rooted in alternative music, but they wander from one type to another quite a bit.
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Oscar Vega - Back (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
This is the new single from Oscar Vega.

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Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega-Retrospective : the best of Suzanne Vega UK 2 CD edition
Review by Bruce Stringer
Suzanne Vega is one of my all time favourite artists and has continued to compose compelling, thought-provoking material which has made her one of the music industry's most prolific songwriters of our time.

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Vein - I Feel It (Feat. Alejandro Brooks) (Digital Single)
Review by Gary Hill
This is a lot of fun. It’s high energy. It’s electronic and modern pop oriented.

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The Ventures - Walk Don’t Run
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve always been a big fan of The Ventures. By “always” I mean, since I was a little kid.

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The Ventures - Beach Party
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve been a fan of this band since I was a little kid. I can remember buying cassette tapes and vinyl of theirs whenever I’d find it at garage sales.

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Katy Vernon - Suit of Hearts
Review by Gary Hill
It's not easy to pin a label on this music. There is quite a bit of range here.

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Version 5 - Version 5 EP
Review by Gary Hill
This EP features a heavy sound that often leans on industrial music.

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Verskotzi - Waving
Review by Gary Hill
This three track EP is classy. It’s modern, but also retro in sound.

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Vestibule - Requiem
Review by Scott Prinzing
Vestibule is a unique band with an unusual lineup that creates a distinct sound. 

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The Vibrators - On the Guest List
Review by Gary Hill
I had always thought of these guys as a punk band.

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The Vibrators - Greatest Punk Hits
Review by Gary Hill
This collection of songs from The Vibrators is pretty cool.

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The Vibrators - Past, Present, and Into the Future
Review by Gary Hill
There is a lot of old school rock and roll at the heart of a lot of punk rock. So, it should be no surprise that there is a lot of it here.

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The Vibrators - And Chris Spedding - Mars Casino
Review by Gary Hill
This new set from The Vibrators includes Chris Spedding on guitar. I bet you get that from the cover and title, right?

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The Vibrators - Fall Into the Sky
Review by Gary Hill
This is said to be the final album from The Vibrators. If it is, it's definitely a worthy close to their career.

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Vile Display of Humanity - Vile Display of Humanity
Review by Gary Hill
I really like this set quite a bit. It wanders in the shared ground between thrash and hardcore punk.

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Gene Vincent - Sounds Like Gene Vincent (10-inch vinyl EP)
Review by Gary Hill

This new release from Bear Family is classy stuff.


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Gene Vincent - We Sure Do Miss You (Record and CD)
Review by Gary Hill
This new release of Gene Vincent music is pretty cool.

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Vinyl Floor - Vaudeville
Review by Gary Hill
There is quite a wide range of sound here.

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Shawna Virago - Heaven Sent Delinquent (Electric Single Mix) (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill

This is the latest single from Shawna Virgo. The cut finds her referencing roots music along with alternative rock and more. It's an intriguing number that works well.


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Virginia and the Slims - Busman's Holiday
Review by Gary Hill
This act specializes in swing music. I think that when they embrace that, and particularly the jazzy, blues side of it is when they excel.

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Peter Vitalone - One of Us
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