VA - Unlock The Lock: The Kent Records Story Vol. 1 [2CD Set] (2015)

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Unlock The Lock: The Kent Records Story Vol. 1
Year Of Release: 2015
Label (Catalog#): Ace Records [CDTOP2 1449]
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Rockabilly
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 2:09:05
Full Size: 502 mb
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The Bihari Brothers obtained the rights to Kent Records from Lee Silver in 1954 -- Silver never released more than two singles on the imprint -- but didn't turn it into their primary concern until 1958, when they shuttered RPM and Modern. The brothers turned to Kent as a way to shed their roster, but they kept their biggest stars, B.B. King, Etta James, and Jesse Belvin. Within a year or so, James and Belvin defected to other labels, leaving King the big man at Kent. Ace's 2015 Unlock the Lock: The Kent Records Story, Vol. 1 chronicles these early years, running from 1958 to 1962 in the form of a 48-track, double-disc set where 30 cuts make their CD debut (14 of these, mostly alternate takes of well-circulated material, see their first-ever release here). Ten of these cuts belong to King, and he's often the touchstone for the jumping blues and rhythm that make up the rest of the collection: it's robust, rocking R&B and blues that walk the crossover line. There are several attempts to ride the Twist bandwagon -- Joe Houston is "Doing the Twist," Little Joe Hinton attempts "The Whip Twist," Teddy Reynolds tries "Do You Wanna Twist," and King gets into the game with "Mashing the Popeye" -- and there are also hints of string-saturated pop (Pat Hunt's "Goodnight My Love"), plus a bit of wild rockabilly (the Barker Brothers' "Hey Little Mama" is an anomaly but Jesse James' rampaging "South's Gonna Rise Again" kicks, carving a niche between R&B and rock & roll). Generally, though, Unlock the Lock finds a comfortable place between uptown R&B and juke joint blues, proof that as the '50s became the '60s, R&B records started getting wilder and sillier as they tried to find their way onto the charts.

::TRACKLIST::

CD 1
1. B.B. King - Why Do Everything Happen To Me (2:52)
2. Danny Boy - All Of Me (2:34)
3. The Barker Brothers - Hey Little Mama (2:10)
4. Etta James - 'Baby, Baby' Every Night (2:24)
5. Don Cole - Sweet Lovin' Honey (1:48)
6. Flash Terry & His Orchestra - On My Way Back Home (2:42)
7. Lee Denson - Devil Doll (2:03)
8. Sonny Knight - Madness (2:44)
9. Van Robinson - Basis Of Rock 'N' Roll (Take 1) (2:30)
10. Chuck 'Tequila' Rio - Bye Bye Baby (2:00)
11. Artie Wilson - That's My Baby (2:15)
12. Floyd Dixon & His Orchestra - Dance The Thing (2:39)
13. B.B. King - Please Accept My Love (Undubbed Version) (2:37)
14. Jesse James - Red Hot Rockin' Blues (2:20)
15. Betty & Dupree - If It Ain't One Thing (2:19)
16. Van Robinson - You You You (2:42)
17. Jesse James - South's Gonna Rise Again (1:54)
18. B.B. King - Worry Worry (Take 1) (2:58)
19. The Senders - The Ballad Of Stagger Lee (3:19)
20. Hadda Brooks - The Thrill Is Gone (Take 1) (4:46)
21. B.B. King - The Fool (2:39)
22. The Senders - Everybody Needs To Know (2:23)
23. Jesse Belvin - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (2:15)
24. B.B. King - Mean Ole Frisco (Take 2) (2:29)

CD 2
1. B.B. King - Sweet Sixteen, Pts. 1 & 2 (6:13)
2. Jimmy Witherspoon - Your Cheating Heart (Mono) (2:55)
3. Jimmy Nelson - Unlock The Lock (2:43)
4. B.B. King - Good Man Gone Bad (Mono) (2:48)
5. Hadda Brooks - Tomorrow Night (Overdubbed Version) (2:48)
6. B.B. King - You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (Take 4) (3:27)
7. Charlie Owens & The Sensational Ink Spots - Diane (3:36)
8. Tony Allen & The Wanderers - If Love Was Money (2:02)
9. B.B. King - Bad Case Of Love (Take 1) (2:23)
10. Billy Ray - Texas Queen (3:15)
11. Tony Allen & Group - Dreamin' (2:41)
12. Joe Houston - Doing The Twist (2:39)
13. Little Joe Hinton - Get In The Car (2:37)
14. Etta James - Crazy Feeling (Aka Do Something Crazy) (3:20)
15. Little Joe Hinton - The Whip Twist (2:32)
16. Pat Hunt - Goodnight My Love (2:28)
17. Teddy Reynolds - Do You Wanna Twist (2:06)
18. Billy Ray - Playboy (2:25)
19. The Classicals - Camel Caravan (2:32)
20. Hal Davis - Without You (2:03)
21. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Love You Baby (2:25)
22. The Newports - The Wonder Of Love (2:09)
23. Bobby Sanders - Maybe I'm Wrong (Ext. Version) (2:25)
24. B.B. King - Mashing The Popeye (2:49)

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