Beach Music

	Ocean Boulevard - The Ultimate Beach Box Here's the Beach Music Collection you've been waiting for. Four CD's chocked full of 80 of the top shag tunes of all time, packaged in a deluxe box set with a 15 page booklet that covers the glory of the Beach scene and the artists that made it happen. From 1949's "Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-o-dee" to 1990's hits from The Band of Oz and Coastline and all the key songs in between, Ocean Boulevard spans the entire history the Carolina Beach Music phenomenon.
	Old School Shag Beach Music today encompasses a rich variety of styles and traditions, all bound together by one common thread - all the music is enjoyed and beloved by those who dance to it. The sound is OLD SCHOOL SHAG!! Within this boundary lies the "sound and feel" ascribed to this OLD SCHOOL SHAG, that unmistakable genre emerging from it's roots in 40's, 50's and 60's rhythm and blues, yet perfectly fitting dance floor grooves so highly sought by today's dancers and Beach Music fans alike.
	Swoop Down Jesus - The Gospel Shag Albums The original Swoop Down Jesus presented Ripete Music's homage to that beloved sound that meshed the traditions of Gospel and R & B, specifically for both listening and dancing the shag. It proclaimed and celebrated the coming together of two beloved styles of music, both of which share a common pedigree and influence from two familiar and popular American music traditions. Swoop Down Jesus 2 continues that new tradition and further enriches this collection with offerings---old Gospel anthems and new classics alike--from both established and new, rising stars in this proverbial "Heaven". If you're entering this very special corner of our music world for the first time, you are indeed bound for a real treat. But before you hit the dance floor, can we get a "hallelujah" and a hearty "Amen" or two?
	KHP Music distributed by Ripete Keith Houston's KHP Music is one of Beach Music's premier labels, featuring some of the finest new music compilations to grace the shag circuit in recent years. Ripete is a proud distributor of all KHP's CD's featuring Forever Summer II, 15 new beach tunes sure to have you puttin' on your weejuns.
	Good Vibrations The definitive collection for any Beach Music Lover. A 30 song specially priced double CD chocked full of Beach Classics that span the years, from Maurice Williams "May I" & The Showmen's "39-21-46" from the early years to The Embers' "I Love Beach Music" & The Shakers "Myrtle Beach Days" from the '70's to that 90's fave from the Band of Oz "Over The Rainbow"
	Sun Sand Surf & Suds Welcome to a long overdue package of great Carolina Beach Music memories. SUN SAND SURF AND SUDS gathers together a passel of mainstream goodies from the 80's & 90's that were issued by Ripete on vinyl, but never made the conversion to CD format. Add in a few thematic entities from this decade like Men Of Distinction's great sweet soul smoothie, "Beez That Way Sometime", Band Of Oz's great cover of "I'm Gonna Love You" and the Attractions' stellar 60's sound-alike original "Girl, Why You Wanna Do Me Like That" and you're cookin'. The absolute highlight has to be the original demo of "Summertime's Calling Me", in it's uncut version from master tape, as laid down by writer Johnny Barker and future vocalist, Bo Schronce. Now there's a piece of Beach Music History!!
	I Could Dance All Night Part two of the successful "I Could Dance All Night" series hits the streets just in time for warm weather and Spring SOS. Early faves look to be Pat Carpenter's soulful cover of David Ruffin's "On & Off" and Second Nature's bouncy, delightful original "Just Another Day In The Breeze", possibly the hottest song of the band's long career. Leading a bevy of relative newcomers is Big Time Party Band's whimsical updating of The Du-Dropper's "Drink Up", a song already making noise with many deejays. "Dance All Night" with 15 Hot Smoking Dance Grooves!!
	Let's Dance Usa For the long hot months ahead, Ripete Records offers up a summer sizzler, LET'S DANCE USA VOLUME 3, the third of a series in collaboration with The National Rhythm & Blues Deejay Association. This gem is headed by a cadre of songs already receiving heavy airplay on radio and in clubs. Featured songs include PAUL CRAVER's "Macon, Memphis & Muscle Shoals", GARY BROWN's "Halfway to Paradise", SAMMY O'BANION's "What's Goin' On" and SHAGGIE MAGGIE's "Too Hurt To Cry". Adding spice to the CD is a killer reggae tinged tune from the FANTASTIC SHAKERS "Wonderful Waste Of Time" and a brilliant Holland-Dozier-Holland original from RONNIE BARNES "I Caught Hell Getting' Over You".
	Beach Party Ripete Records presents Beach Party 2, a new collection with something for every beach music fanatic featuring "Loving My Baby", the Cammy winning National Dance Song of 2004 from the Memphis All-Stars, Ricky Godfrey Band's "Can't Change My Heart", the Cammy 2004 Song of the Year and "Cruisin'", a Cammy winner in 2004 for Best Collaboration/Duo from Craig Woolard and Marsha Hancock. Also included is "Itch" from Mike Stewart, a top 10 song on the 2004 Beach charts.
	Grand Strand Gold Vols. 1 & 2 Great collections of Shag classics new and old. The Embers, The Tams, The Chairmen Of The Board, The Catalinas. They're all here. Click on the pic for complete song selections.
	Beach Music Anthology Limited pressings of discs 3 & 4 from the out of print Beach Music Anthology Volume 2 contain many long out of print gems valued by collectors.
	I Love Beach Music The definitive collection for any Beach Music Lover. A 36 song specially priced double CD chocked full of Beach Classics that span the years, from Maurice Williams "Stay" & The Showmen's "It Will Stand" from the early years to The Embers' "I Love Beach Music" & The Shakers "Myrtle Beach Days" from the '70's to that 90's fave "Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On".
	Keep On Shaggin It's Keep On Shaggin'---16 great new offerings on the first collaboration between Ripete Records & Dunn, NC's KHP Music. Already burning up the Top 40 Beach Charts are winners like The Entertainers "I Know The Inside Story", Mark Black's "Shaggin' Will Have To Do", Holiday's "Rabbit's Got The Gun", Gary Brown's "Man, That's Smooth and "Emporer Of My Baby's Heart", the hottest and fastest rising chart entry of Paul Craver's great recording career. "That's Your Mistake" from SFB (Spier, Flynn & Bradford) takes you back to old school with startling authenticity, while "Wherever I Lay My Hat" returns The Magnificents back to the spotlight after many years of
	Grand Slam - Homerun Hitters of Beach Music Grand Slam is a collection of new and remixed music from four of the hottest names in Beach Music - The Holiday Band, Jim Quick and The Coastline Band, The Men Of Distinction and The Band Of Oz. Each group chips in two new songs plus a remix or remaster. "I'm Man Enough" from The Holiday Band is already a top 10 hit. "Swamps Of The Old Santee" by Jim Quick & The Coastline Band, "Donut And A Dream", an old Mills Brothers standard done to a tee by The Men Of Distinction and "Lucky To Be Loved By You" from The Band Of Oz make this package a must for all Beach Music lovers.
	Salt Air Volume 1 (Making It Easier To Breathe) Quick House Music presents "Salt Air", the first in a series of great Retro-Beach Music compilations. Proceeds from this CD go directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, founded in 1955 to improve the quality of life for those with the disease. These songs will take your back to a time when Beach Music was making a strong comeback after Disco nealy wiped it out. This CD is chocked full of classics sure to please any Beach Music lover.
	A Tribute To Fat Harold "Fat Harold" Bessent has been a mainstay in preserving and furthering the Carolina Beach Music culture for over four decades. This tribute to Fat Harold's is a collection of 16 newly recorded masters and four gems from years past - guaranteed to please those who love Shag music. Tracks include Billy Swan's "Jailhouse Rock", Fat Harold's house DJ Gary Bass's version of "Please Don't Go" and The Mojo Blues Band's version of Joe Turner's classic "Wee Baby Blues"
	Life's A Beach - 20 Years of Ripete Records Since 1979, Ripete has had as it's highest proirity the restoration of Beach Music - The musical heritage of the Southest. "Life's A Beach" and the follow-up, "Life's A Beach - Vol. 2"- Ripete's 20 Year Anniversary Celebration features Marion Carter's work with virtually every major Carolina Beach Music Act. New and Old, these 2 CD collections cover's all the bases.
	Beach Beat Classics Series The original Ripete Records collections. Almost 20 years old and still selling like new. From "Summertimes Calling Me" by the Catalinas to Ernie K-Doe's "Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta" and the original "Stay" of Maurice Williams, the classics are all here.
	Finger Poppin' Time This Ripete series features a fist-full of today's hottest shag & swing numbers. The Mojo Blues Band's "Big Muddy", Kerry Michael Band's "Gimme A Pigfoot & A Bottle Of Beer", Blues legend Jimmy McCracklin's "Good Ol' Days", The Rhythm Shiek's "Avalon" and a killer shag-gospel medley from Janice Barnett & Harvey Fuqua are highlights.
	Preppy Deluxe All the party songs you gatored to, or still gator to in college. "The Twist" from Chubby Checker, "Tequila" by The Champs, and "Baby Let Me Bang Your Box" from Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts.
	Ladies Night Out Carolina Versions of all the Line Dance classics. "Electric Slide", "Cotton-Eyed Joe", "Sea Cruise" plus DJ delights "Dixie", "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Here Comes the Bride"
	Everybody Dances Here it is! That perfect party CD, chock full of shoe shufflin', finger poppin' classics with a great swing beat.
	Swing Explosion Swingin' Lounge & Lindy Mania featuring Hot New Swing and Classic Master Recordings like "Jump, Jive & Wail" from Louis Prima and "Rock This Town" by The Stray Cats.
	Shag Spectacular Hard to find Motown rarities including "Please Mr. Postman" by The Originals and Joe Stubbs "My Girl"