VA - The Fabulous Irish Showbands

Comprehensive four CD collection of the best of the 60s/70s Irish showband phenomenon. All original Pye recordings from the top artists of the genre including Dickie Rock & The Miami, Tony Walsh & The Blue Aces, The Capitol Showband, Pat Lynch & The Airchords, & many more. Castle Pulse. 2004.

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Vol.1

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01. Pat Lynch And The Airchords-Walking On New Grass        

02. Gregory & The Cadets-Girl Of My Dreams                  

03. Tony Keeling & The Graduates-Kelly                      

04. Brendan Bowyer & The Royal Showband-Boulavogue          

05. Sean Dunphy & The Hoedowners-I'm Gonna Change Everything

06. Dickie Rock & The Miami-Mairzy Doats And Dozy Doats     

07. Jack Ruane Snr & Jack Ruane Showband-Creole Jazz        

08. Butch Moore & Capitol Showband-Spanish Eyes             

09. Eileen Reid & The Cadets-Mama Don't Cry At My Wedding   

10. Tom Dunphy & The Royal Showband-My Wild Irish Rose      

11. Dermot O'brien & The Clubmen-North To Alaska            

12. Sean Fagan & The Pacific Showband-Stand Beside Me       

14. Brendan O'brien & The Dixies-In Person                  

15. Gerry & The Ohio-Among The Wicklow Hills                

16. The Indians-Apache                                      

17. Margo & The Keynotes-Dear God                           

18. Shay O'hara & The Royal Blues-Croce D'oro               

19. Brendan Hutchinson & The Navak-42 In Chicago            

20. Johnny & The Maurice Lynch Showband-Biddy Reilly        

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Vol.2

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21. Dickie Rock & The Miami-Uncle Tristan's Moonship        

22. Brendan O'brien & The Dixies-Dream Lover                

22. Joe Dolan & The Drifters Showband-Saturday Night At The 

23. Pat Lynch And The Airchords-Worry                       

24. Capitol Showband-Brahm's Lullaby                        

25. Charlie Matthews & The Royal Showband-Both Sides Now    

26. Peter Cowan & The Hilton-When The Snow Is On The Roses  

27. Jimmy Brendan & The Cadets-Looking Back To See          

28. Tony Keeling & The Graduates-Just My Baby And Me        

29. Kelley & The Nevada-I Love Only You                     

30. Jack Ruane Snr & Jack Ruane-The River Moy               

31. Sean Dunphy & The Hoedowners-4033                       

32. Joe Mccarthy & The Dixies-One Of The Old Reserve        

33. Will Ahearn & The Arrivals-She's About A Mover          

34. Ian Corrigan & Casino-In The Middle Of Nowhere          

35. Earl Gill & The Hoedowners-Sunset                       

36. Pat Hanrahan & The Nomads-Lough Sheelin                 

37. Dawn Knight & The Casuals-Tra Le La Le La Triangle      

38. Sonny Knowles & The Pacific-When The Swallows Come Back 

39. Tom Dunphy & The Royal Showband-Never Going Back To Nash

40. Dickie Rock & The Miami-One By One                      

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Vol.3

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41. Doc Carroll & The Royal Blues-There Goes My Heart Again 

42. Butch Moore-The Incredible Miss Brown                   

43. Murty Quinn & The Miami-There Goes My Everything        

44. Brendan O'brien & The Dixies-Ebony Eyes                 

45. Capitol Showband-Bould O'donoghue                       

46. Emmet Wynne & The Airchords-Limbo Rock                  

47. Sean Dunphy & The Hoedowners-Talking Love               

48. Gerry Black & The Finnavons-An Exile's Dream            

49. Sean Fagan & The Pacific Showband-Photograph To The Wall

50. Gerry & The Ohio-Dark Circles                           

51. Gregory & The Cadets-Best Part Of Loving You            

52. Tina & The Mexicans-Que Sera Sera                       

53. Dermot O'brien & The Clubmen-The Turfman From Ardee     

54. Tony Walsh & The Blue Aces-Love Song Of The Waterfall   

55. Jimmy Day & The Cadets-Little Rosa                      

56. Don Duggan & The Story-Under Your Spell Again           

57. Margo & The Keynotes-Through The Eyes Of A Child        

58. Shay O'hara & The Premier Aces-Two Little Boys          

59. Brendan Bowyer & The Royal Showband-Kentucky Woman      

60. Seamus Shannon & The Drifter Sound-Boola Boola          

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Vol.4

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61. Derrick & The Sounds-Power Of Love                      

62. Brendan O'brien & The Dixies-It Was Only A Heart        

63. Danny Ellis & The Miami-Where Do Little Ladies Go       

64. The Times-What Made Milwaukee Famous                    

65. Sonny Knowles & The Pacific-Dublin Fusiliers            

66. The Cadets-Royal Garden Blues                           

67. Butch Moore & Capitol Showband-The Tender Years         

68. Brendan Bowyer & The Royal Showband-Make Me An Island   

69. Dene Lane & The Rhythm Stars-Mary I Need You            

70. Johnny Flynn Showband-Wandering Home                    

71. Muriel Day & The Dave Glover Band-A Petal From A Faded R

72. Steve Lynch & The Dixies-History Repeats Itself         

73. Gerry Madigan & The Cotton Mill Boys-Joey Moroney       

74. Marco Petrassi & The Ohio-Mynah Bird                    

75. Sean Dunphy & The Hoedowners-Black And Tan Gun          

76. The Cadets-True Love                                    

77. Pat Lynch And The Airchords-Don't You Believe It        

78. The Greenbeats-La La Song                               

79. Fran O'toole & The Miami-Loco Por Ti                    

80. Geno Hearne & The Footappers-My Girl    

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