A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of making a second volume to my Triple Packs and Assorted Tracks mix CD. That collection consisted of tracks by a few particular artists in a group of threes, followed by several tracks by different musicians and bands in my normal mix tape format.
At one point, for one of my three-song sets, I used songs from three different singer who all recorded on the same label. In this case, I included three hit singles recorded on the popular Memphis-based soul label Stax.
The songs were sung, respectively, by Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd, and Wilson Pickett.
Like many of my previous mixes, I ended with a track from a recently deceased artist or a band which included a member who passed recently. In addition, I would often dedicated that mix to those artists' memories. This time around, I did so in a triple-pack format. I included the early Rolling Stones hit "It's All Over Now" (written by the late singer/songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Womack), "Legend of Paul Revere" (as a tribute to the late Raiders' leader and namesake Paul Revere), and the Velvet Underground ballad "Pale Blue Eyes" (in memory of Lou Reed, who died the year before). To add, I opened the mix with three Everly Brothers tracks as a tribute to Phil Everly, who passed away last winter.
Triple Packs and Assorted Tracks Volume 2 complete tracklisting:
1) The Everly Brothers- "Wake Up Little Susie"
2) "- "When Will I Be Loved"
3) "- "Till I Kissed You"
4) Sam and Dave- "Soul Man"
5) Eddie Floyd- "Knock On Wood"
6) Wilson Pickett- "634-5789"
7) Nick Lowe- "I Love My Label"
8) "- "Born A Woman"
9) "- "Trail Of Tears"
10) Grin- "Everybody's Missin' The Sun"
11) The Four Seasons- "Let's Hang On"
12) Green On Red- "Abagail's Ghost"
13) The Grip Weeds- "Sight Unseen"
14) The Silencers- "Blue Desire"
15) The Replacements- "Red Red Wine" (Not the Neil Diamond classic)
16) Royal Guardsmen- "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron"
17) Game Theory- "Linus And Lucy" (Vince Guaraldi cover)
18) Dire Straits- "Lady Writer"
19) Camper Van Beethoven- "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Status Quo cover)
20) Texas Tornados- "Adios Mexico"
21) Alejandro Escovedo- "California Blues"
22) Keith- "98.6"
23) The Beatles- "Dr. Robert"
In Memoriam 2014:
24) The Rolling Stones- "It's All Over Now"
25) Paul Revere and The Raiders- "Legend Of Paul Revere"
26) The Velvet Underground- "Pale Blue Eyes"
