Size: 136,0 MB
Time: 58:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Blues
Art: Full
1. Al Simmons - Old Folks' Boogie (3:01)
2. Sailor Boy - Country Home (2:44)
3. Sidney Maiden - Hand Me Down Baby (2:04)
4. Hozay - Going Back To The Plow (2:55)
5. Moose John - Wrong Doin' Woman (2:30)
6. T.W. Sams - Springtime Blues (2:40)
7. Moose John - Talkin' 'Bout Me (2:33)
8. Jimmy Nolen - Come On Home (2:28)
9. Roy 'Happy' Easter w. Preston Love & His Orchestra - If You Ever Get Lonesome (2:12)
10. Slim Green w. The Cats From Fresno - My Woman Done Quit Me (2:42)
11. Al Simmons w. Slim Green & The Cats From Fresno - You Ain't Too Old (1:55)
12. Hozay - I've Got An Expensive Woman (2:59)
13. Sailor Boy - What Have I Done Wrong, Part 1 (3:02)
14. Sailor Boy - What Have I Done Wrong, Part 2 (3:00)
15. Abe Moore & Orchestra - Moore Boogie (2:17)
16. Little Billy Robbins - Singing The Blues (2:50)
17. Larry Waters - Full Grown Woman (2:36)
18. Larry Waters - Don't Tell Me That You Love Me (2:38)
19. Billy Robbins w. Johnny Otis Orchestra - Bring Her Back To Me (2:30)
20. Abe Moore & Orchestra - S And J (2:36)
21. Sugarcane & His Violin - Elim Stole My Baby (Boo Hoo) (2:52)
22. Sugarcane & His Violin - They Say You Never Can Miss (2:58)
During its short life Dig Records, owned by Johnny Otis, recorded a whole variety of black music styles including hard blues, doo wop, jazz and rock'n'roll. His knack of discovering talent was second to none: in less than two years of operations the label issued 42 singles and 3 LPs. His studio was a hive of activity, often working overtime at sessions and auditions.
This was a natural extension of his earlier work during the late 40s when he held amateur nights at his own club, the "Barrelhouse" in Watts, where contestants such as Bobby Nunn & The Robins, Mel Walker, Pete Lewis, Red Lyte, The Lamplighters and a host of others were discovered.
Dig Records first started out life as Ultra Records in 1955 but after five releases Otis renamed the label "Dig". He designed the new logo which was more funky and obviously aimed at the new teenage record buying public. A few years earlier he had experimented with Spin Records, however this was short lived when a deal to produce for Don Robey was in the offing. Johnny Otis first started recording from his home at 2077 South Harvard, expanding to larger premises at nearby Washington Blvd and Western Ave.
Although some Dig releases were very successful in Southern California, distribution and airplay throughout the rest of the USA had dogged him as the much larger established indies had more or less sewn up the market. Thankfully most of the Dig masters have survived and will be reissued in their various categories. /Excerpts from the liner notes by Ray Topping
This was a natural extension of his earlier work during the late 40s when he held amateur nights at his own club, the "Barrelhouse" in Watts, where contestants such as Bobby Nunn & The Robins, Mel Walker, Pete Lewis, Red Lyte, The Lamplighters and a host of others were discovered.
Dig Records first started out life as Ultra Records in 1955 but after five releases Otis renamed the label "Dig". He designed the new logo which was more funky and obviously aimed at the new teenage record buying public. A few years earlier he had experimented with Spin Records, however this was short lived when a deal to produce for Don Robey was in the offing. Johnny Otis first started recording from his home at 2077 South Harvard, expanding to larger premises at nearby Washington Blvd and Western Ave.
Although some Dig releases were very successful in Southern California, distribution and airplay throughout the rest of the USA had dogged him as the much larger established indies had more or less sewn up the market. Thankfully most of the Dig masters have survived and will be reissued in their various categories. /Excerpts from the liner notes by Ray Topping
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