A Compilation to Leave You Speechless

Here at The Second Disc, it’s always about the music. The team at Eric Records takes this mission seriously, too: its newest release provides three discs of nothing but music, with nary a lyric to be found.

Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of the Sixties, Volume 1 collates, for the first time on three CDs, every instrumental track that hit the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. Some of them are chartbusters that we all know and love – Percy Faith’s “Theme from ‘A Summer Place’,” The Ventures’ “Walk – Don’t Run” – while others are rarities by artists relegated to the annals of history, from Duane Eddy and Bill Haley and His Comets to Bobby Darin and Santo and Johnny.

All 81 tracks are remastered from the original source material and, wherever possible, presented in stereo. (This led to at least one track, “Kommotion” by Duane Eddy and The Rebels, presented in stereo on CD for the first time anywhere; another 15 tracks also make their debut on the format.) There are also a few bonus tracks, including some songs that charted in 1960 but were released the year before, and both mono and stereo versions of the theme to the long-running series 77 Sunset Strip. The set is augmented by a 28-page booklet featuring biographical info on each artist and track-by-track release information.

All in all, this looks like it could be a really fun set – and hopefully the first in a series! Order the set here (the set’s out June 21, but those who order it from the label will see their orders shipping around Monday) and look at the track list after the jump.

Various Artists, Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of the Sixties, Volume 1: 1960 (Eric Records 11960, 2011)

Disc 1

1. Smokie (Part 2) – Bill Black’s Combo
2. Smokie (Part 2) – Bill Doggett
3. Bonnie Came Back – Duane Eddy and The Rebels *
4. Skokiaan (South African Song) – Bill Haley and His Comets *
5. Teenage Hayride – Tender Slim
6. Harlem Nocturne – The Viscounts
7. One Mint Julep – Chet Atkins *
8. Amapola – Jacky Noguez and His Orchestra
9. Tracy’s Theme – Spencer Ross *
10. Theme from “A Summer Place” – Percy Faith and His Orchestra *
11. On the Beach – Frank Chacksfield and His Orchestra *
12. Bulldog – The Fireballs
13. Too Much Tequila – The Champs
14. Teensville – Chet Atkins *
15. Werewolf – The Frantics
16. A Closer Walk – Pete Fountain *
17. Whatcha’ Gonna Do – Nat “King” Cole *
18. Beatnik Fly – Johnny and The Hurricanes *
19. Summer Set – Monty Kelly and His Orchestra * +
20. Chattanooga Choo Choo – Ernie Fields Orchestra
21. Caravan – Santo and Johnny *
22. Shazam! – Duane Eddy and The Rebels *
23. White Silver Sands – Bill Black’s Combo
24. Mr. Lucky – Henry Mancini and His Orchestra *
25. The Madison Time (Part 1) – Ray Bryant Combo *
26. Beautiful Obsession – Sir Chauncey and His Exciting Strings *
27. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part 2) – Jessie Hill
28. National City – Joiner, Arkansas Junior High School Band

Disc 2

1. La Montana (If She Should Come to You) – Frank DeVol *
2. La Montana (If She Should Come to You) – Roger Williams *
3. Theme for Young Lovers – Percy Faith and His Orchestra *
4. Theme from “The Unforgiven” (The Need for Love) – Don Costa and His Orchestra *
5. Because They’re Young – Duane Eddy and The Rebels *
6. Down Yonder – Johnny and The Hurricanes
7. Josephine – Bill Black’s Combo +
8. Look for a Star – Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra *
9. Theme from “Adventures in Paradise” – Jerry Byrd *
10. Night Train – The Viscounts +
11. Bongo Bongo Bongo – Preston Epps *
12. Walk – Don’t Run – The Ventures *
13. Kommotion – Duane Eddy and The Rebels **
14. Revival – Johnny and The Hurricanes
15. Vaquero (Cowboy) – The Fireballs *
16. Theme from “The Apartment” – Ferrante and Teicher *
17. Beachcomber – Bobby Darin *
18. Brontosaurus Stomp – The Piltdown Men
19. Rocking Goose – Johnny and The Hurricanes
20. Never on Sunday – Don Costa and His Orchestra *
21. Temptation – Roger Williams *
22. Theme from “The Sundowners” – Felix Slatkin Orchestra *
23. Midnight Lace – David Carroll and His Orchestra +
24. Midnight Lace – Ray Ellis and His Orchestra +
25. Midnight Lace (Part 1) – Ray Conniff and His Orchestra *
26. Don’t Be Cruel – Bill Black’s Combo ++

Disc 3

1. The Sundowners – Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra *
2. (Theme from) The Sundowners – Mantovani and His Orchestra * +
3. Peter Gunn – Duane Eddy and The Rebels *
4. Theme from “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” – Ernie Freeman *
5. Night Theme – The Mark II
6. Last Date – Floyd Cramer *
7. Ruby Duby Du – Tobin Matthews & Co.
8. Ruby Duby Du (from “Key Witness”)  – Charles Wolcott and The MGM Studio Orchestra +
9. Stranger from Durango – Richie Allen +
10. Gonzo – James Booker
11. You Are My Sunshine – Johnny and The Hurricanes *
12. Last Date – Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra *
13. Blue Tango – Bill Black’s Combo +
14. Ramblin’ – The Ramblers +
15. Perfidia – The Ventures *
16. Twistin’ Bells – Santo and Johnny
17. (Let’s Do) The Hully Gully Twist – Bill Doggett +
18. The Clouds – The Spacemen
19. In the Mood – Ernie Fields Orchestra
20. Reveille Rock – Johnny and The Hurricanes *
21. Tear Drop – Santo and Johnny
22. (Theme from) “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” – Chet Atkins *
23. Forever – The Little Dippers *
24. The Madison – Al Brown ++
25. 77 Sunset Strip – Don Ralke
26. 77 Sunset Strip (Alternate Stereo Version) – Don Ralke * +
27. Red River Rock – Johnny and The Hurricanes

* denotes stereo track. + denotes track debuting on CD. ** denotes stereo track debuting on CD. ++ denotes track debuting on CD in the U.S.

“House of Rufus” Has Lots of Furnishings

Just in case you were waiting on a track list to buy Rufus Wainwright’s mega-box House of Rufus, the wait is over.

The 19-disc box set, which encompasses all the albums and DVDs the baroque-pop tunesmith has released in his career, is packed with some intriguing extras, too. Many of the CDs are augmented with some sort of bonus tracks, either extra songs that were released as retail exclusives, old or new live performances and outtake material. And there are another four discs of rarities as well: a rarities disc augments more rare promo-only or international bonus tracks with unreleased outtakes, another collates Rufus’ best appearances on soundtracks (including the CD debut of his tune from the Canadian film Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988), one of the earliest professional Rufus performances), a third collects guest tracks and collaborations (including material recorded with his illustrious family, including sister Martha, mother and aunt Kate and Anna McGarrigle and father Loudon Wainwright III) and another collects a clutch of unreleased demos.

It’s certainly a lush package, although one that, at upwards of $260 in the U.S., must be a tough sell for all but the most loaded of Rufus fans. (One could certainly take all the material therein and make deluxe reissues of each of Rufus’ LPs – although the singer/songwriter has criminally never been a sales juggernaut, so this one-shot deal is likely the best bet to obtain all these bonus cuts.)

House of Rufus, limited to just 3,000 copies, can be ordered here for a July 18 release. The full rundown is after the jump.

Rufus Wainwright, House of Rufus (Universal Music (U.K.), 2011)

Disc 1: Rufus Wainwright (originally released as DreamWorks Records DRMD-50010, 1998)

1. Foolish Love
2. Danny Boy
3. April Fools
4. In My Arms
5. Millbrook
6. Baby
7. Beauty Mark
8. Barcelona
9. Matinee Idol
10. Damned Ladies
11. Sally Ann
12. Imaginary Love
13. Heartburn (from The McGarrigle Hour – Hannibal HNCD-1417, 1998)
14. Goodnight Sweetheart (from The McGarrigle Hour – Hannibal HNCD-1417, 1998)

Disc 2: Poses (originally released as DreamWorks 0044-50237-2, 2001)

1. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
2. Greek Song
3. Poses
4. Shadows
5. California
6. The Tower of Learning
7. Grey Gardens
8. Rebel Prince
9. The Consort
10. One Man Guy
11. Evil Angel
12. In a Graveyard
13. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk (Reprise)
14. Greek Song (KCRW-FM Session – 5/6/2001) *
15. California (KCRW-FM Session – 5/6/2001) *
16. Grey Gardens (KCRW-FM Session – 5/6/2001) *

Disc 3: Want One (originally released as DreamWorks Records B0000896-12, 2003)

1. Oh What a World
2. I Don’t Know What It Is
3. Vicious World
4. Movies of Myself
5. Pretty Things
6. Go or Go Ahead
7. Vibrate
8. 14th Street
9. Natasha
10. Harvester of Hearts
11. Beautiful Child
12. Want
13. 11:11
14. Dinner at Eight
15. Es Mus Sein (bonus track from special edition – Polydor 450 504-1 (U.K.), 2003)
16. Velvet Curtain Rag (bonus track from special edition – Polydor 450 504-1 (U.K.), 2003)
17. What You Got *
18. 11:11 (Studio Demo) *

Disc 4: Want Two (originally released as Geffen B0003716-02, 2004)

1. Agnus Dei
2. The One You Love
3. Peach Trees
4. Little Sister
5. The Art Teacher
6. Hometown Waltz
7. This Love Affair
8. Gay Messiah
9. Memphis Skyline
10. Waiting for a Dream
11. Crumb by Crumb
12. Old Whore’s Diet
13. Coeur De Parisienne – Reprise d’Arletty (Live) (bonus track on special edition – DreamWorks 2103092 (U.K.), 2004)
14. Quand Vous Mourez de Nos Amours (Live) (bonus track on special edition – DreamWorks 2103092 (U.K.), 2004)
15. Southern Soul *
16. Gay Messiah (Studio Demo)

Disc 5: Release the Stars (released as Geffen B0008767-02, 2007)

1. Do I Disappoint You
2. Going to a Town
3. Tiergarten
4. Nobody’s Off the Hook
5. Between My Legs
6. Rules and Regulations
7. Not Ready to Love
8. Slideshow
9. Tulsa
10. Leaving for Paris No. 2
11. Sanssouci
12. Release the Stars
13. Do I Disappoint You (Instrumental) (bonus track on international pressings – Polydor 1733587 (U.K.), 2007)
14. Low Grade Happiness (bonus track on Best Buy download card (U.S.) and iTunes (U.K.))
15. Going to a Town (Live @ Kenwood House, London – 3/7/2010) *

Discs 6-7: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (originally released as Geffen B0010318-02 IN02, 2007)

1. Overture: The Trolley Song/Over the Rainbow/The Man That Got Away
2. When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)
3. Medley: Almost Like Being in Love/This Can’t Be Love
4. Do It Again
5. You Go to My Head
6. Alone Together
7. Who Cares? (So Long As You Care for Me)
8. Puttin’ on the Ritz
9. How Long Has This Been Going On
10. Just You, Just Me
11. The Man That Got Away
12. San Francisco

1. That’s Entertainment
2. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
3. Come Rain or Come Shine
4. You’re Nearer
5. A Foggy Day
6. If Love Were All
7. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
8. Stormy Weather
9. Medley: You Made Me Love You/For Me and My Gal/The Trolley Song
10. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
11. Over the Rainbow
12. Swanee
13. After You’re Gone
14. Chicago
15. Get Happy
16. Someone to Watch Over Me (featuring Martha Wainwright) *
17. Everytime We Say Goodbye *

Disc 8: Milwaukee at Last!!! (originally released as Decca B0013238-02, 2009)

1. Release the Stars
2. Going to a Town
3. Sanssouci
4. Rules and Regulations
5. Leaving for Paris No. 2
6. If Love Were All
7. Nobody’s Off the Hook
8. Not Ready to Love/Slideshow
9. Macushla
10. Gay Messiah

Disc 9: All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu (originally released as Decca B0014192-02, 2010)

1. Who Are You New York?
2. Sad with What I Have
3. Martha
4. Give Me What I Want and Give It to Me Now!
5. True Loves
6. Sonnet 43
7. Sonnet 20
8. Sonnet 10
9. The Dream
10. What Would I Ever Do with a Rose?
11. Les Feux D’Artifice T’Appellent
12. Zebulon
13. Les Feux D’Artifice T’Appellent (Alternate Version) (bonus track on British edition – Decca 2736309 (U.K.), 2009
14. Who Are You New York? (Live @ Kenwood House, London – 3/7/2010) *
15. Martha (Live @ Kenwood House, London – 3/7/2010) *
16. The Walking Song (Live @ Kenwood House, London – 3/7/2010) *

Disc 10: Rufus Rarities

1. Money Song *
2. Ups and Downs (from French bonus disc included with Poses – Polydor cat. # unknown, 2001)
3. Red Thread *
4. St James Infirmary *
5. London *
6. A Bit of You (Rufus Wainwright Japanese bonus track – DreamWorks DRMD-50060 (JP), 1998)
7. Ashes *
8. In with the Ladies (from Want – Polydor 9887273 (U.K.), 2005)
9. Miss Otis Regrets *
10. Cowboy Song (Release the Stars iTunes (U.S.) bonus track, 2007)
11. Patience is a Virtue (Release the Stars Wal-Mart (U.S.) digital bonus track, 2007)
12. Shoes *
13. Fame Into Love Into Death *
14. One More Chance *
15. Hankering *
16. Dreams and Daydreams *

Disc 11: Rufus at the Movies 

1. I’m a Runnin’ (from Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller, 1988) *
2. Le Roi d’Ys (from The Myth of Fingerprints: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Velvet VEL 79705-2, 1997)
3. On the Banks of the Wabash (from The Myth of Fingerprints: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Velvet VEL 79705-2, 1997)
4. Complainte de la Butte (from Moulin Rouge: Music from Baz Luhrman’s Film – Interscope 490 507-2, 2001)
5. Hallelujah (from Shrek: Music from the Motion Picture – DreamWorks Records 0044-50305-02, 2001)
6. He Ain’t Heavy…He’s My Brother (from Zoolander: Music from the Motion Picture – Hollywood Records 2061-62324-2, 2001)
7. Across the Universe (from I Am Sam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture – V2 Records 63881-27119-2, 2002)
8. It’s Only a Paper Moon (from Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen – Sony Music SK-87888, 2003)
9. I Wonder What Became of Me(from Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen – Sony Music SK-87888, 2003)
10. I Eat Dinner (When the Hunger’s Gone) (from Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason – The Original Soundtrack – Geffen B0003566-02, 2004)
11. I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise (The Aviator: Music from the Motion Picture – Sony Music SK-93628, 2004)
12. King of the Road (from Brokeback Mountain: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Verve Forecast B0005604-02, 2005)
13. The Maker Makes (from Brokeback Mountain: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Verve Forecast B0005604-02, 2005)
14. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered (from The History Boys: The Original Soundtrack – Rhino R2 74754, 2006)
15. Another Believer (from Meet the Robinsons: Original Soundtrack – Walt Disney D0000246-02, 2007)

Disc 12: Family and Friends

1. What’ll I Do – Kate & Anna McGarrigle with Rufus & Martha Wainwright (from The McGarrigle Hour – Hannibal HNCD-1417, 1998)
2. Au Fond du Temple Saint – David Byrne and Rufus Wainwright (from Grown Backwards – Nonesuch 79826-2, 2004)
3. So Easy – Teddy Thompson (from Teddy Thompson – Virgin 49718, 2000)
4. Old Paint – Rufus Wainwright with Loudon Wainwright III (bonus track on Release the Stars Best Buy download card (U.S.), 2007)
5. Casanova in Hell (Live) – Pet Shop Boys (from Concrete – Parlophone 00946 377460 2 8 (U.K.), 2006)
6. What Can I Do? – Antony and The Johnsons (from I Am a Bird Now – Secretyly Canadian SC-105, 2005)
7. To America – Joan as Police Woman (from To Survive – Cheap Lullaby CLR-024, 2008)
8. Tired of Wasting Time – Sloan Wainwright and Rufus Wainwright (from Life Grows Back – Sloan Wainwright 3, 2006)
9. Chelsea Hotel No. 2 (Live) (from Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man – Motion Picture Soundtrack – Verve Forecast B0007169-02, 2006)
10. Everybody Knows (Live) (from Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man – Motion Picture Soundtrack – Verve Forecast B0007169-02, 2006)
11. More Wine – Julianna Raye (from Restless Night – Three Crows Music 4391, 2001)
12. Lowlands Away – Rufus Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle (from Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys – Anti Records 86817, 2006)
13. Scarecrow – Kristian Hoffman (from & – Eggbert Records, 2002)
14. Albatross (from Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins – Wildflower 1313, 2008)
15. Down Where the Drunkards Roll – Loudon Wainwright III and Rufus Wainwright *

Disc 13: Original Demos (all tracks previously unreleased)

1. Foolish Love
2. Danny Boy
3. Beauty Mark
4. Damned Ladies
5. Liberty Cabbage
6. Matinee Idol
7. April Fools
8. Get Out of Town
9. Sally Ann
10. Sweet Repose
11. In My Arms
12. Keep Cool Fool

Disc 14: Rufus Does Judy: Live from the London Palladium (DVD) (originally released as Geffen B0010319-09, 2007)

1. Overture: The Trolley Song/Over the Rainbow/The Main That Got Away
2. When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)
3. Medley: Almost Like Being in Love/This Can’t Be Love
4. Do It Again
5. You Go to My Head
6. Alone Together
7. Who Cares? (So Long As You Care for Me)
8. Puttin’ on the Ritz
9. How Long Has This Been Going On
10. Just You, Just Me
11. The Man That Got Away
12. San Francisco
13. That’s Entertainment
14. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
15. Come Rain or Come Shine
16. You’re Nearer
17. A Foggy Day
18. If Love Were All
19. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
20. Stormy Weather
21. Medley: You Made Me Love You/For Me and My Gal/The Trolley Song
22. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
23. Over the Rainbow
24. Swanee
25. After You’re Gone
26. Chicago
27. Get Happy
28. Hello Bluebird
29. Someone to Watch Over Me
30. Everytime We Say Goodbye
31. San Francisco (Reprise)
32. Credits

Disc 15: All I Want (DVD) (originally released as Geffen

A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright documentary

Live at Studio Frisson, Montreal

• Gay Messiah
• Crumb by Crumb
• Rebel Prince
• The Art Teacher
• This Love Affair
• Poses

Live at The Corn Exchange, Cambridge

• Movies of Myself
• Go or Go Ahead
• I Don’t Know What It Is
• Beautiful Child

Live at Central Park Summerstage

• Beauty Mark
• Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
• Dinner at Eight

Music Videos

• The One You Love
• California
• April Fools
• The Maker Makes

Disc 16: Prima Donna: The Story of an Opera (DVD) (originally released on Decca, 2010)

Disc 17: Milwaukee at Last!!! (DVD) (originally released on Decca, 2009)

1. This is Me (interlude)
2. Release the Stars
3. Brooches 1 (interlude)
4. Going to a Town
5. Sanssouci
6. Rules and Regulations
7. Brooches 2 (interlude)
8. Tulsa
9. The Art Teacher
10. Brooches 3 (interlude)
11. Tiergarten
12. Leaving for Paris No. 2
13. Get Up to Dance (interlude)
14. Between My Legs
15. Interval (interlude)
16. Do I Disappoint You
17. A Foggy Day
18. If Love Were All
19. Nobody’s Off the Hook
20. Beautiful Child
21. Not Ready to Love
22. Slideshow
23. Macushla
24. 14th Street
25. Playing-out and Changing-up (interlude)
26. Coming Out (interlude)
27. I Don’t Know What It Is
28. Pretty Things
29. La Complainte De La Butte
30. Glamming-up Onstage and Changing Backstage (interlude)
31. Get Happy
32. Gay Messiah
33. Credits

Special Features:

• Grey Gardens (Live in Milwaukee)
• Rehearsing for a Wedding (Backstage Rehearsal)
• Not Ready to Love (Live from Montreux Jazz Festival 2007)
• 14th Street (Live from Montreux Jazz Festival 2007)
• Get Happy (Live from Montreux Jazz Festival 2007)

Disc 18: Live at the Fillmore (DVD) (included with deluxe edition of Want Two – Geffen B0003716-00, 2004)

1. Intro
2. L’absence
3. 14th Street
4. Harvester of Hearts
5. Natasha
6. The Art Teacher
7. Hallelujah
8. Matinee Idol
9. Vibrate
10. Gay Messiah
11. Want
12. Greek Song
13. Foolish
14. I Don’t Know What It Is
15. Dinner At Eight
16. Beautiful Child
17. Oh What a World
18. Liberty Cabbage
19. California
20. As in Happy
21. Credits

Disc 19: Release the Stars (DVD) (included with deluxe edition – Polydor 1733588 (U.K.), 2007)

1. Track by Track interview
2. The Art Teacher – Sympatico/MSN Presents Live @ The Orange Lounge
3. Rebel Prince – Sympatico/MSN Presents Live @ The Orange Lounge
4. Gay Messiah – Sympatico/MSN Presents Live @ The Orange Lounge
5. Vibrate – Sympatico/MSN Presents Live @ The Orange Lounge

New Reissues Fit Hip-o Select to a “Tee”

After a few days of shuttering their website for some repairs, Hip-o Select is back with a bang, announcing four new titles ready for order.

The first three we already knew about per our chat with Harry Weinger in May: a trio of titles devoted to the late soul queen Teena Marie. Her second and third albums, Lady T and Irons in the Fire, both released in 1980, are being remastered and expanded by Select.

Featuring production from Teena herself as well as Richard Rudolph, husband and songwriting partner of recently-deceased soul legend Minnie Riperton (“Too Many Colors (Tee’s Interlude)” features vocals from the couple’s daughter, future actress/comedienne Maya Rudolph), the albums were an expansion of Tee’s soul-funk sound established on Wild and Peaceful (1979) and featured her most successful single at the time, “I Need Your Lovin’,” which hit the bottom of the Top 40 in 1980 and was a Top 10 R&B hit.

There’s some interesting bonus material on each disc, too: Lady T is augmented by three mixes of “Behind the Groove,” a Top 10 hit in England. One is the original LP mix of the track that was soon replaced by the more familiar version that kicks off the album, and the other two are unreleased remixes overseen by Rick James in 1980 and John Morales in 2011. Irons, meanwhile, features five newly remixed tracks from Teena’s killer set in Long Beach, California in July 1981. Four of them have been released before, either as bonus tracks from other reissues or as part of the larger show with Rick James and the Stone City Band that was included in the deluxe package of James’ Street Songs (1981).

But that’s not all from either Tee or Select. Hit the jump to read on about two other titles ready to order from the label!