Various Artists – The Tide Story – Ruth Christie and Her Strange Exotic Melodies, Chapter 1

First ever appreciation of the Los Angeles based Tide Records.

Founded in 1959 TIDE RECORDS and its subsidiary EDIT (Tide spelled backwards), was a small Los Angeles company with a relatively large output but marginal success.

Features many new-to-CD tracks by label owner Ruth Christie, showman Pat Rocco, Larry Bright, Alan Knight, Cathy Saunders, Rena Wright and The Honeycombs.

Also includes previously unreleased recordings.

With guest appearances from Plas on flute and Ernie Freeman on piano.

Comprehensive and historic liner notes by Tide Artist Gary Myers.

Track Listing

1. CHRISTY SEXTET - BITTER WINDS
2. JOHNNY DARIL AND THE MED-TONES - COME BACK
3. RUTH CHRISTIE - MY MOTHER'S EYES
4. PAT ROCCO - TOO DARN HOT
5. RUTH CHRISTIE - STRANGE EXOTIC MELODY
6. LARRY BRIGHT - MOJO WORKOUT (DANCE)
7. ALAN KNIGHT - (I GET) CHILLS
8. CHARLES TRENT WITH THE PLANETS - BLUE STAMP BLUES
9. ALAN KNIGHT - WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOUNG LOVE
10. ALAN KNIGHT - BERTHA LOU
11. LARRY BRIGHT - TWINKIE LEE
12. TIM WELCH - A BOY AND A GIRL IN LOVE
13. CATHY SAUNDERS - DON'T LET 'EM BRING YOU DOWN
14. CATHY SAUNDERS - RESTLESS (AND RUNNING WILD)
15. LARRY BRIGHT - IT AIN'T RIGHT
16. CATHY SAUNDERS - STOP THAT LYIN'
17. GARY MYERS - IF (YOU'D ONLY BE MINE)
18. LARRY BRIGHT - (I'M A) MOJO MAN
19. VICTOR UPSHAW - I REMEMBER
20. TOMMY LEE - FAREWELL TO LOVE
21. BOBBY MARTIN - MY HEART IS THUMPY
22. RUTH CHRISTIE - THIS MUST BE LOVE
23. ALAN KNIGHT - THE GIRL WITH THE WAVY HAIR
24. RENA WRIGHT - I'M JUST YOUR FOOL
25. BOBBY CHARLES AND THE APOLLOS - FORGET
26. THE HONEYCOMBS - STRANGE KIND OF LOVE
27. RUTH CHRISTIE - COME BACK