The vaults at Koko Mojo must be seriously deep as far as delving for records of particular genres, but also for unearthing a few obscurities that likely go for a few dollars on the internet. What was considered a finished series after its eighth volume was released to the public, Volume 9 of excellent and informative Boss Black Rockers series makes another appearance. With its subheading ‘Crackerjack’ introducing listeners to another twenty-eight tracks of familiar artists, with a few unknowns, sparks interest immediately with The Kents’ ‘I Found My Girl’, and later Dave “Baby” Cortez living up to the wildness of this volume title with ‘Honey Baby’. The songs selected derive from the 50s and early 60s, and there is a lot to consume and probably best with return visits if you want to really get to grips with all on offer here. Pick of an extremely good bunch is the slightly dishevelled (and all the better for it) rhythm and blues of Harold Burrage with ‘Messed Up’, to incendiary (naturally) ‘Crackerjack’ of its album title via The Cues where guitar and vocals truly stand out. Speaking of knockout vocals, Mabel King barely takes a moment to breathe as she swiftly and forcefully moves through ‘Alabama Rock ‘n’ Roll’, leaving The Regals more restrained ‘Got The Water Boiling’ a good destination to take a moment to gather your thoughts before re-entering this wild side of rock ‘n’ roll. As The Shooters featuring Jackie make it work with combined vocals matched to a raucous beat and appropriate misspelling ‘Tuff Enuff’. Leaving the final say with The Savoys’ raw instrumental and street slang ‘Blo Jangs’, Volume 9 of this consistently great series lives up to the same expectations and paves the way for what is supposed to be the final album of Boss Black Rockers.