The second album I bought in Otherside in Strathbungo in addition to Elvis Costello's Trust was Rock Blast From the Past a compilation album on the Ember label from 1970.
A cheap and cheerful compilation with some of the usual suspects and some new to me artists - details here
Dixie Fried by Carl Perkins would normally have appeared had I not posted it fairly recently
Shake, Rattle and Roll used to be a Radio 2 show hosted by Mark Lamarr which played music similar to this. I used to "tape" it and had a number of songs on minidisc (which was en vogue then) and which a played in a previous gym life. Written in 1954 it has been covered by a myriad of artists the most famous being Joe Turner, Elvis Pressley and today's contributors Bill Haley & the Comets.
The other featured artist Esquerita is new to me. It seems that it is the stage name of Eskew Reader Jr from Greenville, South Carolina who is credited with influencing Little Richard.
As with Trust it is not in the best condition. It plays ok on the hi fi albeit it is a bit crackly in places. However the MP3 burner appears to be a bit more sensitive so today's tracks have been sourced from elsewhere.
Time to Shake, Rattle and Roll..
Is Elvis Pressley any relation to former footballer and proud son of Elgin Steven Pressley?
ReplyDeleteI was going to edit it but then your amusing comment would be null and void.
DeleteNot sure which one had the biggest ego
I would argue that Eskew Reader is a far better name than Esquerita. If only he hadn't changed it...
ReplyDeleteAgreed. It sounds like a lop-sided book for children.
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