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A memorial compilation highlighting the brilliant achievements of Hal Blaine! Hal Blaine, who played drums on many hit records and was considered "the greatest session drummer in rock music history," passed away on March 11, 2019 (he was 90). The compilation includes 40 songs on two CDs, all of which were selected from the vast number of songs he participated in sessions between 1963 and 1967, with a focus on his drum playing. This is a great opportunity to enjoy some of Hal's brilliant achievements!

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V.A. / DRUMMER MAN!! -HAL BLAINE SESSION WORKS-

DISC 1:1963-1965
01. DR. KAPLAN'S OFFICE / BOB B. SOXX AND THE BLUE JEANS (PHILLES '63)
02. EAST SIDE STORY / HAL BLAINE AND THE YOUNG COUGARS (RCA VICTOR '63)
03. ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT / SAM COOKE (RCA VICTOR '63)
04. THE LONELY SURFER / JACK NITZSCHE (REPRISE '63)
05. (DANCE WITH THE) SURFIN' BAND / HAL BLAINE AND THE YOUNG COUGARS (RCA VICTOR '63)
06. THE DRUMMER PLAYS FOR ME / HAL BLAINE AND THE YOUNG COUGARS (RCA VICTOR '63)
07. BOSSA NOVA BABY / ELVIS PRESLEY (RCA VICTOR '63)
08. OUT OF LIMITS / THE MARKETTS (WARNER BROS. '63)
09. BABY. I LOVE YOU / THE RONETTES (PHILLES '63)
10. THE NEW GIRL IN SCHOOL / JAN AND DEAN (LIBERTY '64)
11. BANZAI WASHOUT / THE CATALINAS (RIC '64)
12. THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN TO MY HEART / DEAN MARTIN (REPRISE '64)
13. IT'S AS EASY AS 1.2.3 / JILL GIBSON (IMPERIAL '64)
14. RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY / VIC DANA (DOLTON '65)
15. I GOT YOU BABE / SONNY AND CHER (ATCO '65)
16. GUESS I'M DUMB / GLEN CAMPBELL (CAPITOL '65)
17. EVE OF DESTRUCTION / BARRY MCGUIRE (DUNHILL '65)
18. TASTE OF HONEY / HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS (A&M '65)
19. NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (YOUR STOMACH'S IN) / THE T-BONES (LIBERTY '65)
20. MY LOVE / PETULA CLARK (WARNER BROS. '65)

DISC 2:1966-1967
01. FROM A DISTANCE / P. F. SLOAN (DUNHILL '66)
02. ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY / BOB LIND (WORLD PACIFIC '66)
03. SURE GONNA MISS HER [ALBUM VERSION] / GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS (LIBERTY '66)
04. STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT / FRANK SINATRA (REPRISE '66)
05. RIVER DEEP - MOUNTAIN HIGH / IKE AND TINA TURNER (PHILLES '66)
06. I SAW HER AGAIN / THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS (DUNHILL '66)
07. HUNGRY / PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS FEATURING MARK LINDSAY (COLUMBIA '66)
08. WOULDN'T IT BE NICE / THE BEACH BOYS (CAPITOL '66)
09. POOR SIDE OF TOWN / JOHNNY RIVERS (IMPERIAL '66)
10. A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER / SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (COLUMBIA '66)
11. THAT'S LIFE / FRANK SINATRA (REPRISE '66)
12. DON'T MAKE PROMISES / BOBBY DARIN (ATLANTIC '66)
13. GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO / THE 5TH DIMENSION (SOUL CITY '66)
14. SOMETHIN' STUPID / NANCY SINATRA AND FRANK SINATRA (REPRISE '67)
15. THE HAPPENING / THE SUPREMES (MOTOWN '67)
16. WINDY / THE ASSOCIATION (WARNER BROS. '67)
17. WOMAN. WOMAN / THE UNION GAP FEATURING GARY PUCKETT (COLUMBIA '67)
18. GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY / THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS (DUNHILL '67)
19. THE DAILY PLANET / LOVE (ELEKTRA '67)
20. JUST DROPPED IN (TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN) / THE FIRST EDITION (REPRISE '67)

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