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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Recorded Live At Newport In New York

Recorded Live At Newport In New York was an offshoot of the famous Newport Jazz Festival. The album includes performances by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, the Staple…

Filed under: Music, Jazz, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Soul Explosion 74

This compilation is a perfect example of why Atlantic Records was such a dominant force in Soul and Funk all the way up into the 1970s. Soul Explosion 74 contains…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Hitter OST

The Hitter was a late 70s Blaxploitation movie starring Ron O’Neal (of Superfly fame). The soundtrack contains 10 songs by various artists that are mostly bad…

Filed under: Music, Soul, Soundtracks

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

James Brown’s Funky People (Part 2) Compilation

Released two years later, James Brown’s Funky People (Part 2) continued on with the excellent selections and liner notes of the first compilation. Part 2 features…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Mardi Gras In New Orleans Compilation

Mardi Gras In New Orleans is a compilation of New Orleans bands spanning the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In between the earlier 1950s RnB tunes are some really funky numbers…

Filed under: Music, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

21 Super Soul Souvenirs

This LP has great sentimental value for me. First off, KSOL use to be one of the hit radio stations in the Bay Area. Second on the front and back cover is Nikki Lee,…

Filed under: Music, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

James Brown’s Funky People Compilation

This is the album that introduced me to the James Brown family. First off you have some excellent liner notes by Cliff White on the history of the People label, plus…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

New Spirit Of Capitol Compilation

Obviously, this is a compilation of artists on Capitol Records. Along with the likes of Steve Miller, Linda Rondstadt, Grand Funk Railroad, Pink Floyd, The Sons and…

Filed under: Music, Rock, Soundtracks

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Heavy Traffic OST

I’d seen this soundtrack plenty of times in stores, but never bothered to give it a listen. Then I received a CD mix with a cut off the LP and decided that it…

Filed under: Music, Soundtracks

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Patty OST

I first saw this soundtrack last year in Boston going for $35. I listened to it and wasn’t that impressed. I found another copy for half that price in Toronto…

Filed under: Music, Soul, Soundtracks

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

San Francisco

The San Francisco label was a local Bay Area outfit that released some Folk, Rock and Soul acts during the late-60s/early-70s. Their most well known bands were the…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Jazz, Rock, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Newport In New York ‘72

This is another one of those records that you hit yourself for having passed up for so long. I actually bought this almost 8 months ago on a trip to Chicago, but like…

Filed under: Music, Jazz, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Boy Meets Girl

From what I understand, Boy Meets Girl was actually released as an album before the singles. Al Bell with help from Don Davis, Isaac Hayes and Booker T. Jones oversaw…

Filed under: Music, Soul

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Rediffusion Stereo Sampler

I got this album through another fine Vinyl Vulture trade. According to the VV site, Rediffusion was a label specializing in background music, music literally made…

Filed under: Music, Soundtracks

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Cinemaphonic 2, Soul Punch

** True Parliament Funk: Recently there’s been a lot of mystique and intrigue behind what has now been labeled “library” music by beat-fiends and…

Filed under: Music, Electronic, Funk, Jazz

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Fritz The Cat OST

Fritz The Cat was an X-Rated cartoon done by the famous Robert Crumb. I’ve never seen the movie, but the soundtrack is pretty damn good featuring the work of…

Filed under: Music, Jazz, Soundtracks

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Sheba Baby OST

The first thing that catches your attention about this album is the voluptuous Pam Grier looking sexy as ever on the front and back covers. Musically Monk Higgins…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Soul, Soundtracks

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Get Ready Rock Steady

I just love the cover of this record with the various poses of the woman dancing. It’s just such a great 60s motif. The album itself is a compilation containing…

Filed under: Music, Reggae

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Easy Listening

The title Easy Listening is no lie on this double LP compilation because you get a lot of orchestras playing lush arrangements fit for an elevator near you such as…

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Disco Gold Compilation

You look at the title and release date and you have to wonder what could be good on Disco Gold. Look a little closer and you see that Curtis Mayfield produced two…

Filed under: Music, Disco

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