The shuffle this week has thrown up songs from two great compilations and one from a great band celebrating 40 years in the business.
The first song up is Feed the Flame from Ted Taylor taken from the magnificent Kent compilation Sanctified Soul. A good few of the 26 tracks have appeared on these pages but this is the first time round for Ted. He has however appeared here before in the Oklahoma post from George's great State of the Union series.
Another great compilation is Viva Americana featuring 16 new and exclusive tracks released by London's Boka label in 1998 one of the many Americana albums I bought in Salvation Sounds in the Shawlands Arcade. Today it is The Derailers who are suffering from Painful Days & Sleepless Nights.
Finally the only one of today's acts who I have seen live and a band who are celebrating a significant anniversary. From as far back as 1985 (gulp!) and taken from the album Night of a Thousand Candles here are the mighty The Men They Couldn't Hang with the equally mighty Ironmasters.
More mighty shuffling next Saturday.
Correction needed: 1985 isn't 40 years ago, it's... er..
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