Coolest Songs in the World, Vol. 6 (CD)

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• Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wicked Cool
• UPC: 856385001169
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Personnel: Frank Holland (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Mans P. Mansson, Wendy Case, Nick Vahlberg, Kyle Krone, Mickey Davis (vocals, guitar); Jon Bott, Chris Constantinou (vocals, bass guitar); Mark St. John (vocals, drums); Jacob-Wood, Jeanette, Jim Walters, Chelsea Lee, Barbara Morillo, Andrew Loog Oldham, Phil May, Belinda Carlisle, Iggy Pop, Wally Allen Waller (vocals); Dick Taylor (guitar, banjo); Mac Rebennack (guitar, organ); Allan Crockford, Danny Methric (guitar, background vocals); David Cohen, Donald Peake, Chris Wuff, Mike Deasy Sr. , Nicholas Ziemann, Glen Lee Flynn, Melvin Brown, John McLaughlin , John Simmons , Marco Pirroni, Mike Post, Matthew Reetz, Hans Ostlund, Ron Asheton, Carol Kaye, Charles Wright, Charlotte Caffey (guitar); Darrel Terwilliger, Leonard Malarsky, Emil Briano, Arnold Belnick, Bobby Bruce (strings); James R. Horn, Plas Johnson (woodwinds, horns); John Neufeld, David Sherr (woodwinds); Lonnie Bolden, Ike Williams, John Ewing , Melvin Moore, Leroy Cooper (horns); Alex Kweskin (piano, organ); Mike Leander (piano); Michel Rubini (harpsichord); Gary Clarke (organ); Jens Lagergren (Farfisa); Leslie Milton (drums, congas); Elliot Dicks (drums, shaker, tambourine); Skip Alan, Jonas Lundberg (drums, percussion); Michael Patrick Walker (drums, background vocals); Chris Huges, Jon Jon Fries, Gina Schock, Richard Frost, Francis Braithwaite, Joakim Ericson, Joel Ellis, Billy "Tornado" Hafer, Scott Asheton, John Boudreaux, Charlie Watts (drums); Dave Dixon , Gene Estes, Jon Keliehor, Jessie Hill (percussion); Bjorne Froberg, Brendan Benson (background vocals).

Liner Note Author: Little Steven.

Recording information: Ashley Manor, Bath, Somerset, England; Atlantic Hall And The Riverdale Tennis Club, St. John's; Circo Perrotti Studios, Gijon, Spain; Cote Basque Studios; Electrical Audio; Goldstar Studios, Hollywood, CA; Hollywood Sound; Megaphon Studios, Sydney, Australia; Planet Of Noise, Stockholm, Sweden; Ranscombe Studio, Rochester, England; Real Music Studio, Stockholm, Sweden; Regent Sound Studios, London, England; Sound City; The Space, New York, NY; Volume Studios, Chicago, IL.

Arranger: Harold Battiste.

Little Steven Van Zandt leads a charmed life -- plenty of record collector geeks who like garage rock make mix CDs to tip off their friends about their recent finds and enthusiasms, but Van Zandt has figured out a way to actually make money off such things, and he doesn't seem to be running out of enthusiasm as he released the sixth volume so far in his Coolest Songs in the World series. Van Zandt isn't afraid to get a bit idiosyncratic on these collections, which (of course) is a big part of their charm -- Vol. 6 leads off with Andrew Loog Oldham's theme tune for the British music show Ready Steady Go, around the midway point we're treated to a prime bit of vintage almost-psychedelic girl group vocalizing from the Cake, and the disc closes with something new from the Pretty Things (which sounds remarkably like something old from the Pretty Things). While the presence of the Stooges and the Go-Go's on this set is more than welcome, Van Zandt could have chosen better tunes than "Free and Freaky" and "La La Land," pulled from their respective comeback albums. The rest of the set thankfully ranges from good to excellent, with powerhouse tracks from the Paybacks ("Stranger in the House,") the Nomads ("Ain't No King of Rock 'N' Roll"), the Wolfmen ("Needle in the Camel's Eye") and the Stabilisers ("Belinda") rounding out the latter category. Van Zandt has a good ear for a great single (or would-be single), and while garage rock fans will dig just about everything here, he isn't afraid to mix up the formula and add some extra flavors to keep things interesting, which is why the Coolest Songs in the World series remains a great value for folks who dig their rock aged just a touch and with an extra serving of fuzz. ~ Mark Deming

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