The Ruby Sea & Squatter's Rights [Import]

the ruby sea & squatter's rights [import]

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Product Description
Two original albums from 1991 on one CD - The Ruby Sea is a collection of Guy Kyser originals, while Squatters Rights contains some interesting covers including Bo Diddley's 'Road Runner', Hendrix's 'May This Be Love' and two Byrds songs.

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The Ruby Sea & Squatter's Rights [Import]

(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection

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Great set of wartime rarities
Cure for the Blues
Standard Transcription Collection

(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Strictly for Music Lovers
Spike Jones - Greatest Hits
Fonk
Spiked!: The Music of Spike Jones
The Spike Jones Story

ASIN: B00007JR3K
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Album Description

Holiday blues comin' on? Well, put a spike in `em! Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet—79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Customer Reviews:

Great set of wartime rarities.......2003-05-14

Spike Jones was the king of the novelty song performers, with hits like "Der Fuehrer's Face" and the parody version of "Sheik of Araby" becoming huge hits during World War II. This is a swell 3-CD set, gathering a full eighty-one of Jones' best tracks from his 1940s heyday, drawn from an extensive archive of radio broadcasts made for the Standard Transcription service. The tightness of his City Slickers band is amply demonstrated in these manic, kookily orchestrated performances. Toots, squonks, blatts and bleats whiz by at lightning speed, as one daffy song after another will delight devoted fans. Amazingly, Jones had the unusual, almost unique ability to perform a repertoire almost entirely made up of comedic material, and yet still be quite listenable and engaging. His jazz chops were hardly in question, and from time to time Jones would dash off a non-novelty ballad or two, just to give the rubes something to think about. Of course, just as often he would perform a song that *sounded* like a straight ballad, but would turn out to be another goof. (One great example of this is the sultry "Serenade To A Jerk," sung in slinky, burlesque tones by Myrtle Horwin.) This collection may seem a little overwhelming, but like his studio recordings, these radio performances have a certain brilliance and joie de vivre about them that will leave you enchanted. Definitely worth checking out!

Cure for the Blues.......2003-04-25

Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet-79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Standard Transcription Collection.......2003-04-12

This collection has remastered material from the large stack of Standard Transcription discs from the early 1940's. There are many songs not recorded on RCA, many on the theme of wartime ("48 Reasons Why"), and the quality is excellent. The packaging is threadbare but this is an essential CD package for true music lovers.

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deep

The Ruby Sea
Thin White Rope
Manufacturer: Frontier Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Exploring the Axis
In the Spanish Cave
Moonhead
Spoor
The One That Got Away

ASIN: B000003STZ
Release Date: 1993-09-06

Tracks:

The Ruby Sea
Tina And Glen
Puppet Dog
Bartender's Rag
Midwest Flower
Dinosaur
The Lady Vanishes
Up To Midnight
Hunter's Moon
Christmas Skies
The Fish Song
The Clown Song

Customer Reviews:

deep.......2001-08-08

This was the recording that introduced me to Thin White Rope and, after buying two of their earlier efforts ("In the Spanish Cave" and "Sack Full of Silver"), it remains my favorite. This underrated band possessed a unique sound amid the late 80's and early 90's clutter of indie and lo-fi rock n' roll - a sound that I believe is crystallized on this album. It is easy and true enough to label "The Ruby Sea" a rock album. It is, however, a rock n' roll haunted by the ghost of a distant punk influence, shaped by a poetic vision of the human condition and unafraid to blur genres. There are moments of somber, almost gothic, introspection ("Puppet Dog" and "The Fish Song" for instance) and times when a twisted country influence seems to shine through ("Bartender's Rag", "Christmas Skies"). Each track, different as one may seem from another, fits perfectly into the whole that is "The Ruby Sea", resulting in a disc that demands to be played and played again.

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Hoping for more...
scattered, but good

Ruby Series
Rebecca Gates
Manufacturer: Badman Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MHOO
Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

I Received A Levitation
The Colonel's Circle
Doos
In A Star Orbit
Move
Lure And Cast
The Seldom Scene

Customer Reviews:

Hoping for more..........2001-07-12

The first solo effort from Rebecca Gates, former Spinanes leader, came with high expectations, as the three Spinanes albums (especially "Strand") are gems. Unfortunately, this seven-song EP is a bit of a disappointment, even though it's finely crafted and beautifully sung. Rebecca clearly wanted to get away from conventional rock, and that's fine, but these songs just don't vary enough in arrangement or tempo--frankly, the CD gets kind of boring by the end. And co-producer John McEntire's electronic percussion and synthesizers sound terribly dated--he may be largely to blame for "The Ruby Series" being a disappointment, as Stereolab has also become rather boring and synthetic since hooking up with him. The tracks that feature more organic instrumentation (such as the jazzy "The Seldom Scene") are more appealing--too bad this don't go further in that direction.

In some ways, this EP comes off as a Sade move, at least as much as one can make without writing blatantly catchy tunes--which Rebecca doesn't--and recording for a small indie label. And, on the plus side: as always, Rebecca's lyrics reward attentive listening (unfortunately, harder here than on a Spinanes album because the music is less compelling).

However, the fact that this is an EP and has "Series" in the title leads me to think that this is kind of a stylistic one-off, and that she may have a more varied, full-length CD in the works next. This is far from a bad effort, but Rebecca Gates is capable of more, and will probably deliver it in the future.

scattered, but good.......2001-07-10

after waiting three years for the next rebecca gates/spinanes effort, the brevity of 'Ruby Series' (7 songs?!) hardly justifies the wait but is still a quality record. the styles vary greatly, all showcasing her breathy, sultry coo and unique lyrics. the opener, 'the seldom scene,' opens with an organ and bass intro, and melts into a cool jazz swing which is made whole when rebecca starts to sing. 'lure and cast' along with 'in a star orbit' display the obvious hand of john mcentire, sounding much like rebecca fronting the sea and cake. on these tracks, as well as on most of the album, the familiar clean guitar sound is buried or treated enough to seem almost absent - again, this is not a spinanes record. rebecca must have moved to my hometown to get that chicago sound, and it sure has worked. the two tracks previously available on the 'shanti project vol.2' comp ('move,' 'the colonel's circle') are largely shapeless floating songs built around the slowburn melodies that first started appearing on 'strand' and 'arches and aisles.' the stunning conclusion 'i received a levitation' opens with an acoustic riff that sounds like a 'strand' outtake before layered harmonies and noel kupersmith's acoustic bass add to the swirling, building coda. overall, this is a strong, creative and sonically varied record. mcentire's usual pops and buzzes and programming actually work surprisingly well and kupersmith's bass is a welcome foil to rebecca's guitar and voice. it would have been interesting to hear it on a couple of the slower tracks on 'strand.' i still believe 'arches and aisles' is the best record rebecca gates has produced, but it's good to see that unlike others (SM), she can lose the band and go in different stylistic directions that still showcase her many gifts. and i still do have such a crush on her.

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The Ruby Sea & Squatter's Rights
Thin White Rope
Manufacturer: Diablo Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009NQ1
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

The Ruby Sea
Tina & Glen
Puppet Dog
Bartender's Rag
Midwest Flower
Dinosaur
The Lady Vanishes
Up To Midnight
Hunter's Moon
Christmas Skies
The Fish Song
The Clown Song
Caravan
Film Theme
Roadrunner
May This Be Love
Everybody's Been Burned
I Knew I'd Want You

Album Description

Two original albums from 1991 on one CD - The Ruby Sea is a collection of Guy Kyser originals, while Squatters Rights contains some interesting covers including Bo Diddley's 'Road Runner', Hendrix's 'May This Be Love' and two Byrds songs.

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