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    You Know You Have a Digging Problem When..........

    When you build your own customized record shelves to fit your room's walls. When you scour the local home furnishing store looking for wooden boxes that can hold your 45s.
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    One Way appreciation

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    The Gaffler

    Enjoyed his mixes on the Strut and his general all-around goofiness. Loved reading all the stories about the dude. Condolences to his friends and family.
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    This weekend in Toronto..

    Lots of thrifts in Scarborough. Try Value Village at Victoria Park and Eglinton Ave., Lawrence Ave. just east of Markham Rd., and Victoria Park just south of Finch Ave. For Goodwill, try their Community Reuse Centre at 350 Progress Ave, just west of Brimley Rd. Henry's Records...
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    RIP Vince Montana Jr.

    According to his Facebook page, Vince Montana, Jr. passed away. The brains behind the Salsoul Orchestra, he was 85. "Today we ask for the strength and prayers of those who loved Vincent Montana, Jr., who passed away peacefully today, April 13, 2013 with his loved ones beside him. A man who...
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    Funk Brothers get star on Hollywood walk of fame

    Headline says it all. http://www.freep.com/article/20130321/ENT04/130321063/Watch-live-Motown-s-Funk-Brothers-honored-with-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame-star
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    musicians who were down with rapp from the early days

    Joan Baez recorded this "talking disco blues" criticism of Time magazine back in 1977. Live on Johnny Carson. Album version.
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    musicians who were down with rapp from the early days

    Disco-soul singer Ronnie Jones recorded whatever was in style at the time. Also covered Don't Turn Around (The Kommissar).
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    musicians who were down with rapp from the early days

    Millie Jackson was on board in 1980.
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    Over 1000 songs for Your Listening Pleasure

    An amazing collection. I've been following your blog for the last few months and can't even begin to think how many obscure funk songs there are out there. Keep it up.
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    Phil Spector movie

    Al Pacino stars as Phil Spector in this made-for-TV movie. Doesn't look promising, even with Helen Mirren playing his attorney.
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    R.I.P. Prop Joe??

    Wire co-star Michael K. Williams broke the news if it is true. RIP http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/01/r-i-p-the-wire-star-robert-prop-joe-chew/
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    The Joy Of The Single - tribute to the 45

    Great doc. Just watched it. Got me thinking about vinyl sales. I've always heard that sales have slowly increased over the last decade or so. Have the numbers ever been broken down by album, 12" and 7" sales?
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    djing in your browser (www.partycloud.fm)

    Cool new tool. Took me no time at all to start mixing. Bookmarked.
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    Record Pron

    Rockadelic said: Bottom right, Crack of Dawn was a Toronto funk band in the mid-70s who were the first Canadian black band signed to a major label. They reunited in T.O. for one show this past summer.
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    What's the most white person Jazz album of all time?

    Can you be more specific? Are you implying what kind of jazz music do white people listen to the most? Or what jazz album do you associate with white people the most? In any event, what comes to mind is anything from the big band era's Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and and Tommy Dorsey.
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    SCORPIOFF BEAT POLL: TRACKS AND VOTING INSIDE!

    Decided to vote for #1 over #8, but was hard to choose between both of them. Some great beats put out there all around. Would by both on vinyl in a second.
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    B. I. T. D. ...

    walter_chron said:dj_cityboy said:J i m s t e r said:www.retronaut.co/ and dem... No work being done this affer. this is dope, i have seen this before with a few other like this (same concept) i'd like to have a poster of this, the "would 400 LP's fit in your...