Hard Times - Related / Similar Products and Compilation Appearances

4000 Volts Of Stax And Satellite - Various Artists. CD. (Stax - CDSXD 107) Early years of Stax, and its Satellite predecessor focuses on rarities and outtakes from R&B to the birth of soul. Rob Bowman note. Tracks:- Booker T & The MGs - Home Grown; The Astors - A Woman Who Needs The Love Of A Man; Bobby Marchan - Just To Hold Your Hand; Prince Conley - Ain't That Good; Prince Conley - All That I Am; The Chips - As You Can See; The Cobras - Shake Up; The Canes - I'll Never Give Her Up (My Friend); The Canes - Somewhere Along The Line; The Del Rios - Pop-Eye The Sailor Man; William Bell - Any Other Way; The Astors - Strut Miss Sally; The Astors - Uncle Willie Good Time; Wendy Rene - I Wish I Were That Girl; Eddie Kirk - The Hawg; Oscar Mack - I See My Baby Coming; The Drapels - Please Don't Leave; The Veltones - Someday; Prince Conley - All The Way; Prince Conley - Hard Times (Every Dog's Got His Day); The Mar-Keys - About Noon; Otis Redding - Something Is Worrying Me;

Baby Huey - Living Legend. CD. (Water Music - WATER142) With a psychedelic brand of soul and a vocal style that drew comparisons to Otis Redding, the 300-400 pound Baby Huey was set to break out of the Chicago scene with the release of his debut album. Unfortunately, his weight and taste for drugs resulted in a fatal heart attack that prevented him from seeing the release of the disc. Featuring producer Curtis Mayfield's "Hard Times" and "Mighty Mighty Children" plus a cover of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come," Baby Huey's lone album has become a sought-after collectible among soul fanatics.

Baton Label: Sol's Story - Various Artists. CD. (Ace Records - CDCHD 505) This CD of prime '50s New York R&B from one of the city's finest independents comes complete with a first hand account from label owner Sol Rabinowitz producing a fantastic insight into the Baton label as well as the music business of the period. Tracks:- The Rivileers - A Thousand Stars; The Hearts - Lonely Nights; The Rivileers - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons; The Fidelity's - The Things I Love; Ann Cole - Got My Mojo Working; The Hearts - Oo-Wee; The Belvederes - Pepper-Hot Baby; Marie Knight - I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them; Ann Cole - Easy Easy Baby; Ann Cole - My Tearful Heart; Ann Cole - Each Day; The Suburbans - T V Baby; Ann Cole - No Star Is Lost; Ann Cole - You're Mine; Ann Cole - I've Got Nothing Working Now (But My Real Old Fashioned Love); The Suburbans - I Remember; The Mello-Maids - Will You Ever Say You're Mine; The Pilgrims - Careless Love; The Mello-Maids - I Remember, Dear; The Belvederes - We Two; The Hearts - Until The Real Thing Comes Along; Ann Cole - Are You Satisfied; The Hearts - Gone, Gone, Gone; The Lonely Ones - My Wish; The Rivileers - Deep Down Inside; The Suburbans - I Told Them; Ann Cole - The Clock Of Love; Noble "Thin Man" Watts - Hard Times (The Slop);

Big Mama Thornton - Original Hound Dog. CD. (Ace Records - CDCHD 940) The biggest and best female blues shouter of all time lets loose on this compilation of her Peacock sides, including the sublime original of the later hit by that kid from Memphis. Tracks:- Hound Dog - Walking Blues - My Man Called Me - Cotton Picking Blues - Willie Mae's Trouble - The Big Change - I Smell A Rat - I Just Can't Help Myself - They Call Me Big Mama - Hard Times - I Ain't No Fool Either - You Don't Move Me No More - Let Your Tears Fall Baby - I've Searched The World Over - Rock A Bye Baby - How Come - Nightmare - Stop A Hoppin' On Me - Laugh Laugh Laugh - Just Like A Dog Barking Up The Wrong Tree - The Fish - Mischievous Boogie.

Billy Fury - We Want Billy!/Billy. CD. (B.G.O. Records - BGOCD258) Great value "2 on 1", coupling Billy's 1963 LP, with a live album featuring The Tornadoes. Tracks:- Sweet Little Sixteen - Baby Come On - That's All Right - Wedding Bells - Sticks And Stones - Unchain My Heart - I'm Moving On - Just Because - Halfway To Paradise - I'd Never Find Another You - Once Upon A Dream - Last Night Was Made For Love - Like I've Never Been Gone - When Will You Say I Love You - We Were Meant For Each Other - How Many Nights, How Many Days - Willow Weep For Me - Bumble Bee - She Cried - Let Me Know - The Chapel On The Hill - Like I've Never Been Gone - A Million Miles From Nowhere - I'll Show You - Our Day Will Come - All My Hopes - One Step From Heaven - One Kiss - Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) - (Here Am I) Broken Hearted.

Byrds Won't Fly Today - Various. LP. (Misty Lane Records - MISTY064) Excellent compilation that contains 18 desperate folk punk laments from Byrds like obscure garage groups circa 1965-1967 including, Tiffany System, The Legends, Empty Set, Purple reign, Last Words, Hard Times, Skunks, Chasers, Ragamuffins, Unknowns, Palace Guard,Last Word and other folk punk loser combos. Excellent garage punk artwork to match this fantabulous album.

Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today. CD. (Snapper / Charly - SNAP244CD) Another classic slice of Curtis, originally released on his own Curtom label in 1975 and every bit the equal of albums such as 'Curtis' 'Roots' and 'Superfly'. Includes 'Billy Jack' 'Jesus' 'Hard Times' and 'So In Love'. Digipak edition featuring reproduced original artwork, one of the most striking front covers in the soul genre.

Don & The Goodtimes - So Good. CD. (Rev Ola - CRREV 142) Yeah! At last on Cd we bring you Don & The Goodtimes, stars of "Where The Action Is", Dick Clark's answer to both The Monkees AND Shindig! which was built around Paul Revere and The Raiders, and co-starred The Hard Times, Monkees crony Keith Allison and others. Don (Galluci) himself had been the underage keyboardist on The Kingsmen's immortal ‘Louie Louie’ - too young to even tour the hit, but he hit back with a new band a couple of years later, scoring a plethora of regional and national hits on the legendary Jerden group of labels, and being picked out by old mates The Raiders for their big TV break. Signing to Epic, the hits continued with this classic of Los Angeles psychedelic pop, produced and arranged by the amazing Jack Nitszche, architect of Spector's Wall Of Sound and the X Factor on the Rolling Stones’ first run of Andrew Loog Oldham produced hits; a masterpiece of Softpop/Sunshine Pop/Superpop, with their garage roots showing all over the place, and Jack's magic touch bringing it all together. Amazing stuff! A total must-buy! And yes, fact fans, Don Galluci's second shot at Rock'n'Roll legend, after ‘Louie Louie’ was producing The Stooges on the bizarre, crazed, drug damaged whirlwind of legend that is "Funhouse"!!! Two out of two, not bad!

Gary Moore - Close As You Get. CD. (Eagle Records - EAGCD346) The great guitarists latest studio, following in the same vein as his previous release "Old, New, Ballads, Blues". Here he mixes original tunes with some interesting Blues covers that Gary has rediscovered, as ever his playing is truly exceptional. Includes:" If The Devil Made Whiskey", "Hard Times" and "Checkin' Up On My Baby." Eleven tracks in all.

Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll - Vol. 6 - Various Artists. CD. (Ace Records - CDCHD 650) Not so much a series more a legend. This popular stew of hits big, small & great continues to be one of Ace Records most popular compilation series. A must for those interested in pre-Beatles US music. Tracks:- John Fred - Shirley; The Dell-Vikings - Come Go With Me; Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones - Black Slacks; Ronald & Ruby - Lollipop; Harvey & The Moonglows - Ten Commandments Of Love; Jimmy Edwards - Love Bug Crawl; Bobby Freeman - Do You Want To Dance; Noble "Thin Man" Watts - Hard Times (The Slop); The Quotations - Imagination; The Pentagons - I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me); The El Dorados - At My Front Door; The Falcons - You're So Fine; The Wailers - Tall Cool One; Johnny Restivo - The Shape I'm In; The Elegants - Little Star; Clyde McPhatter - Lover Please; The Sevilles - Charlena; Johnny Ace - Pledging My Love; Bobby Hendricks - Itchy Twitchy Feeling; Eddie Cooley - Priscilla; The Delacardos - Hold Back The Tears; Gene Allison - You Can Make It If You Try; Ivan - Real Wild Child; The Stompers - Quarter To Four Stomp; Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns - Don't You Just Know It; Ricky Nelson - I'm Walking; Little Bill & The Bluenotes - I Love An Angel; The Royal Teens - Short Shorts; Bunker Hill - Hide And Seek (Part 1); The Rivingtons - Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow;

Houston Person - Goodness!. CD. (OJC - OJC20 3322) Tracks:- Hey Driver! - Goodness - Brother H - Hard Times - Jamilah - Close Your Eyes -

Houston Person - Goodness!. CD. (OJC - OJCCD 3322) Tracks:- Hey Driver! - Goodness - Brother H - Hard Times - Jamilah - Close Your Eyes -

Ike & Tina Turner - Kent Years. CD. (Kent - CDKEND 182) Ike & Tina's Kent period recordings of the mid-60s - the perfect complement to their live recordings already relased on Kent. Tracks:- I Can't Believe What You Say - My Baby Now - What Do You Think I Am - Baby, Don't Do It - I Don't Need - Goodbye, So Long - Hurt Is All You Gave Me - Gonna Have Fun - You Can't Miss Nothing - The Wedding Medley: Please, Please, Please - The Wedding Medley: All I Could Do Was Cry - I Need A Man - You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too - Lose My Cool - He's The One - Chicken Shack - Five Long Years - Flee, Flee, Fla - I Wish My Dreams Would Come True - Over You - Makin' Plans Together - Shake It Baby - Don't You Blame It On Me - Hard Times - Give Me Your Love - It's Crazy Baby - Something Came Over Me.

Jimmy McGriff - Feelin' It. CD. (Jazz - MCD 93132) Tracks:- Stan's Shuffle - Hard Times - Us - Feelin' It - Sermonizing - All Blues - Just In Time - City Lights -

Joe Simon - Greatest Hits: The Spring Years. CD. (Southbound - CDSEWD 102) Joe Simon entered the '70s on Spring and proceeded to cut everything from Southern Soul to 'get down' disco. Productions by the the erstwhile John Richbourg, the Spring house team as well as Teddy Randazzo and Gamble-Huff highlight one of the great black singers. Tracks:- Your Time To Cry - Help Me Make It Through The Night - You're The One For Me - All My Hard Times - Georgia Blue - Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Pool Of Bad Luck - Power Of Love - I Found My Dad - Trouble In My Home - Step By Step - Theme From Cleopatra Jones - River - Carry Me - The Best Time Of My Life - Get Down, Get Down - Music In My Bones - I Need You, You Need Me - Come Get To This - Easy To Love - You Didn't Have To Play No Games - One Step At A Time - For Your Love, Love, Love.

Joe Simon - Sounds Of Simon/Simon Country. CD. (Southbound - CDSEWD 954) The soul/country axis strikes again with these two country-based albums on one CD from soul man Simon. Tracks:- To Lay Down Beside You - I Can't See Nobody - Most Of All - No More Me - Your Time To Cry - Help Me Make It Through The Night - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife - I Love You More Than Anything - Georgia Blue - All My Hard Times - Do You Know What It's Like To Be Lonesome - Five Hundred Miles Away From Home - Woman Without Love - You Don't Know Me - To Get To You - Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Someone To Give My Love To - Good Things - Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'.

Let's Dig 'em Up - Vol 3 Don't Put Me On. LP. (Notyme Records - NTLP 004) Third volume in this excellent series concentrates on US garage punkers, and the 17 tracks here include Classics, Hard Times, Epic Five, Jades, Kenetics, Last Image and more.

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Complete Prestige/Bluesville Recordings. 7-CD Set. (Jazz - 7PCD 44062) All the recordings made for the Prestige and Bluesville labels including all the rarities, out-takes, interviews and live takes. A must for any Hopkins fan. Tracks:- Rocky Mountain - Got To Move Your Baby - So Sorry To Leave You - Take A Trip With Me - Last Night Blues - Lightnin's Stroke - Hard To Love A Woman - Conversation Blues - Automobile Blues - You Better Watch Yourself - Mean Old Frisco - Shinin' Moon - Come Back Baby - Thinkin' 'Bout An Old Friend - The Walkin' Blues - Back To New Orleans - Katie Mae - Down Now Baby - Black Gal - Don't Tear My Clothes - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Coffee Blues - Buddy Brown's Blues - Wine Spodee-o-dee - Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On - DC 7 - Death Bells - Goin' To Dallas To See My Pony Run - Jail House Blues - Blues In The Bottle - Beans, Beans, Beans - Catfish Blues - My Grandpa Is Old Too! - T Model Blues - Jackstropper Blues - You Cook All Right - You Never Miss Your Water - Let's Do The Suzie-q - Smokes Like Lightning - How Many More Years - My Black Cadillac - Walkin' This Road By Myself - The Devil Jumped The Black Man - My Baby Don’t Stand No Cheating - You Is One Black Rat - The Fox Chase - Mojo Hand - Mama Blues - My Black Name - Ida Mae - Prison Farm Blues - Worried Life Blues - Happy Blues For John Glenn - Sinner's Prayer - Angel Child - I Got A Leak In This Old Building - Pneumonia Blues - Have You Ever Been Mistreated - Blues Is A Feeling - Me And Ray Charles - In The Evening - Ain't It Crazy - Last Night I Lost The Best Friend I Ever Had - Everything - I Work Down On The Chain Gang Blues - Meet Me In The Bottom - Business You're Doin' - Wake Up Old Lady - Stranger Here - Don't Embarrass Me Baby - Little Sister's Boogie - Goin' Away - You Better Stop Her - I'm Wit' It - Let's Go Sit On The Lawn - I Woke Up This Morning - Baby Please Don't Go - My Black Cadillac - It's Crazy - Mojo Hand - My Babe - Short Haired Woman - Mean Old Frisco - Trouble In Mind - The Twister - Green Onions - Sun Goin' Down - Come Go Home With Me - I'm A Stranger - I Got Tired - I Like To Boogie - I Asked The Bossman - I'm Taking A Devil Of A Chance - Just A Wristwatch On My Arm - I Was Standing On 75 Highway - Get It Straight - I'm Going To Build Me A Heaven - My Babe - Too Many Drivers - I'm A Crawling Black Snake - Rocky Mountain Blues - I Mean Goodbye - The Howling Wolf - Black Ghost Blues - Darling, Do You Remember Me - Lonesome Graveyard - I Don't Want To Do Nothing To You - You Is One Black Rat - Got Nowhere To Lay My Head - Just Boogyin' - Take Me Back - I Was Down On Dowling Street - I Growed Up With The Blues - My Family - I Learn About The Blues - I First Come Into Houston - I Meet Texas Alexander - They Was Hard Times - I Do My First Record And Get My Name - My Thoughts On The Blues.

Lost Generation - Vol. 2. LP. (Dig-Up Records - DIG-UP 3) Another volume in this wild series with killer US garage punk and psych by the likes of Mike Alexander and the Visions, The Hard Times, Superfine Dandelion, The Lost Souls and more! Limited to a few hundred numbered copies!

Mike Berry - Mike Berry. CD. (See For Miles - C5CD 541-B) '60s / '70s rocker including his fine tribute to Buddy Holly plus much more from this talented artist. Tracks: I'm A Rocker : Don't Fight It : Love Rocket : Don't Ever Change : Stay Close To Me : Hard Times : Take Me High : It's A Hard Hard World : Tribute To Buddy Holly : Bogaloo Dues : Midnight Train : Hey Joe : One By One : Rebel Without A Cause : Take A Heart : Dial My Number : New Orleans : Wake Up Suzy : Baby Boy : Low Country Woman : Hey Baby : Think It Over : Don't Be Cruel.

Mildred Anderson - No More In Life. CD. (Original Blues Classics - OBCCD 579) Tracks:- Everybody's Got Somebody But Me - I Ain't Mad At You - Hard Times - No More In Life - Roll 'Em Pete - What More Can A Woman Do - That Old Devil Called Love - Mistreater - I'm Lost -

Millie Jackson - Hard Times. CD. (Southbound - CDSEWM 090) 1982 album sees Millie back in a soulful mood and honing her inimitably direct lyrical approach. Tracks:- Blufunkies - Special Occasion - I Don't Want To Cry - We're Gonna Make It - Hard Times - The Blues Don't Get Tired Of Me - Medley: Mess On Your Hands - Medley: Finger Rap - Medley: Finger Rap - Medley: Mess On Your Hands - Feel Love Comin' On.

Skip James - Skip James Today. CD. (Vanguard Records - VMD 79219) Another '60s blues rediscovery, Skip James defined the so called Bentonia style of blues that is celebrated fully on this stunning set which revisits such early Skip James triumphs as "Hard Times", "Killing Floor Blues" & "I'm So Glad".

Stanley Brothers - Clinch Mountain Bluegrass. CD. (Vanguard Records - VCD 77018) Along with Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs, the greatest bluegrass artists of all time. Lonesome mountain harmonies, unique banjo playing and great songs ("Man Of Constant Sorrow" was covered by the young Bob Dylan). Tracks:- Introduction - The Orange Blossom Special - How Mountain Girls Can Love - Model T (Comedy Routine) - I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet - Choo Choo Coming - All Aboard For Baltimore - White Dove - Hard Times - Jordan - Rank Strangers To Me - Little Birdie - Shout Little Lulie - Clinch Mountain Backstep - Hard Times - Little Maggie - How Mountain Girls Can Love - I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Little Glass Of Wine - Big Tilda - The Orange Blossom Special.

Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat. CD. (EMI Gold - CDGOLD1009) The band's 1974 album (produced by Mike Batt) which also gave the band their massive hit with the title track.The album also contains the brilliant harmony laden "Cadgwith Anthem", and the thought provoking "Hard Times of Old England".

Super Breaks - Vol. 2 - Various Artists. Dble LP. (BGP - BGP2 132) Essential jazz, soul and funk break-beats. Tracks:- Herman Kelly - Dance To The Drummer's Beat; All The People featuring Robert Moore - Cramp Your Style; Baby Huey - Hard Times; Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic; William De Vaughan - Be Thankful For What You Got; The Detroit Emeralds - You're Gettin' A Little Too Smart; Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation; 20th Century Steel Band - Heaven and Hell Is On Earth; 24 Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth; Ernie Hines - Our Generation; Rufus Thomas - The Breakdown (Part 2); Joe Tex - Papa Was, Too; Wilbur Bascomb and the Zodiac - Just A Groove In G; Funk Inc - Kool Is Back; Pleasure - Joyous; The Fatback Band - Put Your Love (In My Tender Care); The Emotions - I Like It; Caesar Frazier - Funk It Up;

Super Breaks - Vol. 2 - Various Artists. CD. (BGP - CDBGPD 132) Essential jazz, soul and funk break-beats. Tracks:- Herman Kelly - Dance To The Drummer's Beat; All The People featuring Robert Moore - Cramp Your Style; Baby Huey - Hard Times; Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic; William De Vaughan - Be Thankful For What You Got; The Detroit Emeralds - You're Gettin' A Little Too Smart; Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation; 20th Century Steel Band - Heaven and Hell Is On Earth; 24 Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth; Ernie Hines - Our Generation; Rufus Thomas - The Breakdown (Part 2); Joe Tex - Papa Was, Too; Wilbur Bascomb and the Zodiac - Just A Groove In G; Funk Inc - Kool Is Back; Pleasure - Joyous; The Fatback Band - Put Your Love (In My Tender Care); The Emotions - I Like It; Caesar Frazier - Funk It Up;

Tams - Best Of. CD. (B.G.O. Records - BGOCD 266) Highlights of this pioneering soul combo's recordings from 1963 to 1969, one of the golden eras for black vocal music. Tracklisting: I've Been Hurt - Go Away Little Girl - Take Away - Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy - It's All Right (You're Just In Love) - The Letter - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me - Laugh It Off - The Greatest Love - You Lied To Your Daddy - Shelter - All My Hard Times - Weep Little Girl - What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) Sleevenotes by noted expert Dave Godin. Not to be confused with Tymes ('Miss Grace') or the Trammps ('Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart') or indeed UK folkie John Tams.

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