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Format

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  CDTOP214492 x CD  £15.00
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  Double CD

Label

Kent

Various Artists

Unlock The Lock ~ The Kent Records Story 1958-1962

Ace's series of acclaimed overviews of the labels originally owned by the Bihari brothers has already featured RPM and Flair Now it's the turn of Kent to receive the Ace treatment In 1958 the brothers closed down all their existing imprints and incorporated Kent as their sole singles label Initially offering a mixture of musical styles the label quickly became a home for West Coast RampB as its predecessors Kent existed until 1972 when the Bihari family pulled out of frontline record production This first 2CD set covers approximately the first years of the label and will be followed by another 2CD set covering the remaining years BB King was Kent s biggest artist by far but many other familiar names including Etta James Jimmy Witherspoon and even the Ink Spots crop up in the course of the 48 tracks here a staggering 32 of which have never been issued or reissued in this form before From rockabilly to rock n roll to RampB Kent did it all and did it all very well as you will hear

Tracklist

• Disc: 1
  1. Why Do Things Happen To Me - B. B. King
  2. All Of Me - Danny Boy
  3. Hey Little Mama - The Barker Brothers (Monty And Fredy)
  4. (Baby Baby) Every Night - Etta James
  5. High School Hop - Don Cole
  6. On My Way Back Home - Flash Terry And His Orchestra
  7. Devil Doll - Lee Denson
  8. Madness - Sonny Knight
  9. Basis Of The Rock And Roll (Take 1) - Van Robinson
  10. Bye Bye Baby (Take 5) - Chuck Tequila Rio
  11. That's My Baby - Artie Wilson
  12. Dance The Thing - Floyd Dixon And His Orchestra
  13. Please Accept My Love (Alternate Mix) - B. B. King
  14. Red Hot Rockin Blues - Jesse James
  15. If It Ain't One Thing - Betty And Dupree
  16. You You You - Van Robinson
  17. South's Gonna Rise Again - Jesse James
  18. Worry Worry (Take 1) - B B King
  19. The Ballad Of Stagger Lee - The Senders
  20. The Thrill Is Gone (Take 1) - Hadda Brooks
  21. The Fool - B. B. King
  22. Everybody Seems To Know - The Senders
  23. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - Jesse Belvin
  24. Men Ole Frisco (Take 2) - B.B. King

  Disc: 2
  1. Sweet Sixteen Parts 1 & 2 - B. B. King
  2. Your Cheatin' Heart (Mono Single Version) - Jimmy Witherspoon
  3. Unlock The Lock (Take 2) - Jimmy Nelson
  4. Good Man Gone Bad (Mono Single Version) - B. B. King
  5. Tomorrow Night (Overdubbed Version) - Hadda Brooks
  6. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (Take 4) - B. B. King
  7. Diane - Charlie Owens And The Sensational Ink Spots
  8. If Love Was Money - Tony Allen And The Wonders
  9. Bad Case Of Love (Take 1) - B. B. King
  10. Texas Queen - Billy Ray
  11. Dreamin' - Tony Allen
  12. Doin' The Twist - Joe Houston
  13. Get In The Car - Little Joe Hinton
  14. Do Something Crazy (Crazy Feeling) - Etta James
  15. The Whip Twist - Little Joe Hinton
  16. Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) - Pat Hunt
  17. Do You Wanna Twist - Teddy Reynolds
  18. Playboy - Billy Ray
  19. Camel Caravan - The Classicals
  20. Without You - Hal Davis
  21. Love You Baby - Bobby Bland With Ike Turner's Orchestra
  22. The Wonder Of Love - The Newports
  23. Maybe I'm Wrong - Bobby Sanders
  24. Mashing The Popeye (Mono Single Edit) - B. B. King