Ace overtreft zichzelf met dit dubbele eerste deel rondom het succesvolle en pophistorie bepalende label Modern Records, beter gezegd de wat ingewikkelde vertakkingen -aan deeltjes rondom RPM, Crown en Kent wordt gewerkt- met specifieke uitgaves opgedeeld in muziekstijlen, (vinyl)formaten en budgetten. Flair, oorspronkelijk de plattelandvariant, focust zich na een tiental cowboyplaatjes (zie cd Swingbillies, ook Ace) op zwarte muziek voor een wit publiek, hoofdzakelijk dankzij Elmore James en Richard Berry. Veelbelovend monnikenwerk.
track listing
DISC ONE
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 TWO
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
