Okeh Rhythm & Blues by Various

Okeh Rhythm & Blues

Various

1982

Okeh Rhythm & Blues is a Soul & Funk album by Various, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Rhythm & Blues

About

Though not as renowned among R&B fans as contemporary labels like King, Specialty, and Aladdin, the Columbia subsidiary Okeh was nonetheless a major player in the postwar scene. This 78-song set offers a thorough, if not comprehensive, survey of the R&B sides that Okeh released during this period. While many independent R&B labels specialized in a particular regional style, Okeh enjoyed major-label backing, which let it record artists from all over the country, from the sophisticated harmonies of veteran New York vocal group The Ravens to the rollicking New Orleans piano of Paul Gayten and the entendre-laden sleaze of Andre Williams. Indeed, many of the most exciting sides here take the form of slyly transgressive numbers, like Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You” or The Treniers’ gleefully smutty “Poontang.” Though some listeners may be confused by the dizzying array of styles featured here, <i>The Okeh Rhythm and Blues Story</i>’s greatest strength is its eclecticism, which sheds a light on the artistry of a bygone era.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Rock the Joint2:33
  2. 2That's Right (Previously Unissued Alternate version)2:34
  3. 3Chicken Shack Boogie2:45
  4. 4No Wine, No Women2:26
  5. 5Red Hot2:50
  6. 6Rough and Rocky Road2:48
  7. 7Hot Dog2:33
  8. 8Fine Like Wine2:36
  9. 9Chi (Chicago)2:14
  10. 10Lyin' Girl Blues2:41
  11. 11Gotta Find My Baby2:15
  12. 12Let's Jump Tonight2:18
  13. 13I Want a Lavendar Cadillac2:54
  14. 14If You Ever Had the Blues2:21
  15. 15Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin'2:51
  16. 16Weekday Blues3:11
  17. 17My Run Around Baby2:25
  18. 18Stuttering Blues (Previously Unissued)3:02
  19. 19She Did Me Wrong (Previously Unissued)2:46
  20. 20Honey I Don't Want You2:30
  21. 21Work Baby Work2:49
  22. 22Camp Meeting2:22
  23. 23Come On Daddy (Let's Go PLay Tonight)2:12
  24. 24I Feel So Good (Previously Unissued)2:53
  25. 25Three Ball Sam (The Pawn Shop Man)2:55
  26. 26Brother's Blues (Previously Unissued)2:53
  27. 2.1Hey Bartender Give That Man a Drink (Previously Unissued Alternate Take)2:24
  28. 2.2Goof Boogie (Previously Unissued)3:02
  29. 2.3I Rule My House2:47
  30. 2.4Pinnochio's Blues (Previously Unissued)2:53
  31. 2.5I'll Be Sittin', I'll Be Rockin'2:31
  32. 2.6It's Been a Long Time2:38
  33. 2.7Jump Back Honey2:26
  34. 2.8Got So Much Trouble2:52
  35. 2.9Gas Happy Mama (Previously Unissued)2:25
  36. 2.10My Story3:11
  37. 2.11Gabbin' Blues2:39
  38. 2.12The Moondog (78rpm Version)2:21
  39. 2.13Stop Talkin' and Start Walkin'2:31
  40. 2.14Dig This Menu Please!2:46
  41. 2.15It Ain't Nothing Happening2:25
  42. 2.16You Broke My Heart2:35
  43. 2.17Poontang2:38
  44. 2.18Brook's Boggie2:51
  45. 2.19Jinny Mule2:43
  46. 2.20Livin' In Misery2:19
  47. 2.21Voodoo Blues (Previously Unissued)2:58
  48. 2.22Bring the Money In2:26
  49. 2.23You the Kind of Women2:41
  50. 2.24I'm In the Mood for You2:08
  51. 2.25Make Up Your Mind3:05
  52. 2.26Cow Cow Blues2:01
  53. 3.1But Officer!2:49
  54. 3.2Give Me One Drink2:10
  55. 3.3Leave It to Me (Previously Unissued)3:15
  56. 3.4Square Dance Boogie2:23
  57. 3.5You're Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash2:19
  58. 3.6One Monkey Don't Stop No Show2:50
  59. 3.7My Lonely Room2:51
  60. 3.8Uh Oh (Get Out of the Car)2:59
  61. 3.9Creole Alley (Previously Unissued)2:12
  62. 3.10Give Me Your Love (Previously Unissued)2:03
  63. 3.11Bad, Bad Woman (Previously Unissued)2:29
  64. 3.12I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright2:46
  65. 3.13Oop Shoop2:14
  66. 3.14Jump Ted! (Previousley Unissued)2:24
  67. 3.15Ocean of Tears (Previously Unissued)2:29
  68. 3.16Ring-Ding-Doo2:30
  69. 3.17Little Demon2:22
  70. 3.18I Put a Spell On You2:25
  71. 3.19Bacon Fat3:02
  72. 3.20The Last Meal2:16
  73. 3.21Let's Do the Slop2:48
  74. 3.22Where You Been2:29
  75. 3.23Miss Mushmouth2:27
  76. 3.24Wyatt Earp (Previously Unissued Alternate Version)2:24
  77. 3.25Billy's Heartache (Previously Unissued Alternate Version)2:23
  78. 3.26Yellow Coat2:23

Credits

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Songwriting

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold