# Your Favorite Compilation Albums/CDs - Various Artists **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438 "2015-05-20T18:44:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438/21 "2015-05-22T02:45:22Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > [Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_Awake:_Various_Interpretations_of_Music_from_Vintage_Disney_Films) I am currently on my third copy of this CD, having given twice given it to someone to listen to and never got it back. Excellent album, especially Tom Waits’ creepy-as-hell version of “Heigh-Ho”. Another one of my favorite compilations: **Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson** 1. X - “Shoot Out The Lights” 2. R.E.M. - “Wall Of Death” 3. Bonnie Raitt - “When The Spell Is Broken” 4. Bob Mould - “Turning Of The Tide” 5. Syd Straw and Evan Dando - “For Shame Of Doing Wrong” 6. Los Lobos - “Down Where The Drunkards Roll” 7. June Tabor - “Beat The Retreat” 8. June Tabor - “Genesis Hall” 9. Dinosaur Jr. - “I Misunderstood” 10. Graham Parker - “The Madness Of Love” 11. David Byrne - “Just The Motion” 12. Beausoleil - “Valerie” 13. Shawn Colvin and Loudon Wainwright III - “A Heart Needs A Home” 14. Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - “Dimming Of The Day” 15. Maddy Prior and Martin Carthy - “Farewell Farewell” 16. Maddy Prior and Martin Carthy - “The Great Valerio” ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438/22 "2015-05-22T13:43:42Z")
Putomayo’s _Music from the Coffee Lands_ is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438/23 "2015-05-22T14:16:02Z")
One of my favorite driving CDs is the soundtrack from the decent 80s TV show about the Vietnam war - Tour Of Duty which featured terrific music of the period. Very evocative stuff. In Australia the CDs released were: Music From Tour OF Duty 1 1. Baby Love…Diana Ross & the Supremes 2. Here Comes The Night…Them 3. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place…The Animals 4. A Whiter Shade Of Pale…Procol Harum 5. Itchycoo Park…Small Faces 6. All Along The Watchtower…Jimi Hendrix 7. Hurdy Gurdy Man…Donovan 8. Time Of The Season…Zombies 9. And When I Die…Blood Sweat & Tears 10. War …Edwin Starr 11. Ball Of Confusion (Thats What The World Is Today)…Temptations 12. What’s Going On…Marvin Gaye 13. Time Has Come Today…Chambers Brothers 14. I Want To Take You Higher…Sly & The Family Stone 15. Groovin’ Is Easy…The Electric Flag 16. Oye Como Va…Santana 17. Ball & Chain…Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band 18. Ballad Of Easy Rider…The Byrds Music From Tour OF Duty 2 1. Paint It Black…Chris Farlowe 2. Tin Soldier…Small Faces 3. Stone Free…The Jimi Hendrix Experience 4. Sunshine On Your love…Cream 5. Born To Be Wild…Steppenwolf 6. Reach Out I’ll Be There…The Four Tops 7. I Second That Emotion…Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 8. People Get Ready…The Impressions 9. Jennifer Juniper…Donovan 10. Your Precious Love…Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 11. Groovin’…The Young Rascals 12. Eight Miles High…The Byrds 13. Cloud Nine…The Temptations 14. I Heard It Through The Grapevine…Gladys Night & The Pips 15. Love Child…Diana Ross & The Supremes 16. Piece Of My Hear…Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Co 17. It Takes Lot To Laugh,It Takes A Train To Cry…(Al Kooper & Stephen Stills) 18. Ring Of Fire…Eric Burdon & The Animals 19. Spinning Wheel…Blood Sweat & Tears 20. Bridge Over troubled Water…Aretha Franklin Music From Tour OF Duty 3 1. White Room…Cream 2. Highway Chile…Jimi Hendrix 3. Lazy Sunday…Small Faces 4. Gloria…Them 5. Sky Pilot…Eric Burdon 6. Natural Born Bugie…Humble Pie 7. White Rabbit…Grace Slick & the Great Society 8. The Weight…The Band 9. Go Now…The Moody Blues 10. San Francisco(be sure to wear flowers in your hair)…Scott McKenzie 11. Draft Morning…The Byrds 12. Evil Ways…Santana 13. Dance To The Music…Sly & The Family Stone 14. Tell Her No…The Zombies 15. Barabajagal…Donovan 16. Killing Floor…The Electric Flag 17. Black Night…Deep Purple 18. Paranoid…Black Sabbath Music From Tour OF Duty 4 1. This Wheels on Fire…Julie Driscoll,Brain Auger & The Family 2. Rag Mama Rag…The Band 3. On The Road Again…Canned Heat 4. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?..Chicago 5. American Women…Guess Who 6. Race With The Devil…The Gun 7. Down The Dustpipe…Status Quo 8. Living In The Past…Jethro Tull 9. Bird On The Wire…Leonard Cohen 10. Tears Of Rage…Bob Dylan & The Band 11. Save The Country…Laura Nyro 12. To Love Somebody…The Bee Gees 13. There Won’t Be Many Coming Home…Roy Orbison 14. Melting Pot…Blue Mink 15. Hi De Ho…Blood Sweat & Tears 16. Chestnut Mare…The Byrds 17. Sweet Baby James…James Taylor 18. Listen To the Music…The Doobie Brothers Music From Tour OF Duty 5 1. For What Its Worth…Buffalo Springfield 2. Get Together…The Youngbloods 3. Well All Right…Blind Faith 4. Ride My See Saw…Moody Blues 5. Paper Sun…Traff ic 6. 25 or 6 To 4…Chigago 7. Are You Ready…Pacific Gas & Electric 8. Fire…The Crazy World Of Arther Brown 9. Sabre Dance…Dave Edmunds & Love Sculpture 10. Gimme Some Lovin’…Spencer Davis Group 11. Shapes Of Things To Come…The Yardbirds 12.Wild Honey…The Beach Boys 12. Chimes Of Freedom…The Byrds 13. Coming Into Los Angeles…Arlo Guthrie 14. Lay Down (Candles in the rain)…Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singer 15. Jump into The Fire…Nilsson 16. Um Um Um Um Um Um …Major Lance 17. Beck’s Bolero…Jeff Beck Group ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438/24 "2015-05-22T15:49:32Z")
[Red, Hot + Blue](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_%2B_Blue), the AIDS benefit album of Cole Porter covers, is a lovely snapshot of the end-of-the-80s zeitgeist. Not sure if they count, but the [This Mortal Coil](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Mortal_Coil)albums are amongst my favourite of all time. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438/25 "2015-05-22T17:29:14Z")
One of my favorite compliations is a bootleg album called “The Great Led Zeppelin Swindle.” It consists of songs that Led Zeppelin borrowed/stole/was inspired by. Zeppelin was a terrific band and sounded great, but they really lifted a lot of material: 01 - Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You - Joan Baez 02 - You Shook Me - Muddy Waters 03 - Dazed And Confused - New Yardbirds 04 - Black Waterside - Bert Jansch 05 - I Can’t Quit You, Baby - Little Milton 06 - How Many More Years - Howlin’ Wolf 07 - The Hunter - Albert King 08 - You Need Love - Muddy Waters 09 - Killing Floor - Howlin’ Wolf 10 - The Girl I love She Got Long Curly Hair - Sleepy John Estes 11 - Bring It On Home - Sonny Boy Williamson 12 - Shake Em Down - Bukka White 13 - Taurus - Spirit 14 - In My Time Of Dying - Blind Willie Johnson 15 - She Moves Through The Fair - Hayley Westenra 16 - Nobody’s Fault But Mine - John Renbourne 17 - Travelling Riverside Blues - Robert Johnson 18 - She Moved Through The Bizarre - Davey Graham Same thing with Sublime, they were also a great band but borrowed hugely from other artists. At least they were open about it, and I think usually gave proper credit. I’ve been listening to a large compilation of their influences called [Rewind Selector](http://sublimestp.com/?page=pages/rs). It makes me wonder how many original things Sublime created really. I also like a goth/industrial/dance compilation called [Fuck the Mainstream](http://www.amazon.com/Fuck-The-Mainstream-Volume-1/dp/B000PY42T6). ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438/26 "2015-05-22T18:42:04Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > One of my favorite compliations is a bootleg album called “The Great Led Zeppelin Swindle.” I have a similar CD, with many of the same tracks, issued by Mojo magazine as _Roots of Led Zeppelin_: 1 – Little Richard: Long Tall Sally 2 – Garnet Mimms: As Long As I Have You 3 – Robert Johnson: Travelling Riverside Blues 4 – Bukka White: Shake ‘em On Down 5 – Santo & Johnny: Summertime 6 – Bert Jansch: Blackwater Side 7 – John Renbourn: Nobody’s Fault But Mine 8 – Spirit: Fresh Garbage 9 – Muddy Waters: You Need Love 10 – Howlin’ Wolf: Killing Floor 11 – Blind Willie Johnson: In My Time Of Dying (Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed) 12 – Davey Graham: She Moved Thru The Bizarre / Blue Ragga 13 – Joan Baez: Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You 14 – John Fahey: Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Phillip XIV Of Spain 15 – Owen Hand: She Likes It ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438/27 "2015-05-23T16:57:32Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > [Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_Awake:_Various_Interpretations_of_Music_from_Vintage_Disney_Films) > > 1. Opening Medley (“I’m Getting Wet and I Don’t Care at All”) > a) “Hi Diddle Dee Dee (An Actor’s Life For Me)” from Pinocchio 1:59 Ken Nordine, with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz > b) “Little April Shower” from Bambi 3:32 Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, with Mark Bingham and The Roches > c) “I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)” from The Jungle Book 3:39 Los Lobos > > 2. “Baby Mine” from Dumbo 3:21 Bonnie Raitt and Was (Not Was) > > 3. “Heigh Ho (The Dwarf’s Marching Song)” from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves 3:30 Tom Waits > > 4. Medley Two (“The Darkness Sheds Its Veil”) > a) “Stay Awake” from Mary Poppins 1:48 Suzanne Vega > b) “Little Wooden Head” from Pinocchio 2:10 Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz > c) “Blue Shadows on the Trail” from Melody Time 3:50 Syd Straw > > 5. Medley Three (“Three Inches Is Such a Wretched Height”) > a) “Castle in Spain” from Babes in Toyland 2:37 Buster Poindexter and The Banshees of Blue > b) “I Wonder” from Sleeping Beauty 3:22 Yma Sumac > > 6. “Mickey Mouse March” from The Mickey Mouse Club 2:13 Aaron Neville > > 7. Medley Four (“All Innocent Children Had Better Beware”) > a) “Feed the Birds” from Mary Poppins 4:17 Garth Hudson > b) “Whistle While You Work” from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves 2:22 NRBQ > c) “I’m Wishing” from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves 4:20 Betty Carter > d) “Cruella De Ville” from 101 Dalmatians 2:15 The Replacements > e) “Dumbo And Timothy” from Dumbo 2:04 Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz > > 8. “Some Day My Prince Will Come” from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves 1:08 Sinéad O’Connor > > 9. Medley Five (“Technicolor Pachyderms”) > a) “Pink Elephants On Parade” from Dumbo 4:54 Sun Ra & His Arkestra > b) “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” from Song of the South 3:16 Harry Nilsson > > 10. > > ``` > "Second Star To The Right" from Peter Pan 4:02 James Taylor > > ``` > > 11. > > ``` > Pinocchio Medley ("Do You See The Noses Growing") > > ``` > > a) “Desolation Theme” from Pinocchio 2:02 Ken Nordine, with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz > b) “When You Wish upon a Star” from Pinocchio 3:46 Ringo Starr, with Herb Alpert I love this album! Tom Waits is a standout, as is Los Lobos and Ringo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-compilation-albums-cds-various-artists/720438.md?page=1)