45 aficianados - what's in you listening/playout

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what's in the listening/playout cue

Barbara & Brenda - If I'm hurt you'll feel the Pain, solid soul stomper

The Tremelos - Instant Whip, rock, percusion marathon

Bobby Powell - Peace Begins Within, great tune on the Whit label 21st Century

Kenya - Electrostats, nice unique tune that I never get sick of

Bojangles - Natty Dub in Dreamland, stoned out dub madness

Errol James - My Heart is dubbed, great stoned out dubbed soul version

WHERE YOU AT RECORD FOLKS??????
 
dropping the wedding 45 set tomorrow. shouts to nrich on Aaron Collins:

(You Got) What I Need- Freddie Scott

Baby, I Love You- Aretha Franklin

A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Every Day)- Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

I Was Made to Love Her- Stevie Wonder

You Hit the Spot- Aaron Collins

Lover & A Friend- Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham

You Made A Believer Out of Me- Ruby Andrews

What A Man- Linda Lyndell

and the lady's favorite 45 to close...

She's Not Just Another Woman- The 8th day.
 
Got some cool 45s and mixes cued up (Chicago funk, other kinds of funk) for the next few weeks on the blog. I'm just not saying what they are yet....
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some dancers
gene chandler - there was a time
lovelites - you better stop it
the magic tones - together, we shall overcome
emanuel lasky - don't lead me on baby
the vibrations - pick me
roscoe robinson - what you're doing to me
bobby newton and tina blount - you're love grows sweeter everyday
radiants - hold on
tammi terrell - this old hear of mine (is weak for you)

some slow jams
the miracles - tracks of my tears
willie walker - i love her
joe graves - it's got to be for real
the notations - i'm still here
jean plum - back to you
gene williams - don't let your love fade away
marva taylor - nothing i'd rather be than your weekness
 
I am absolutely LOVING this Hunt's Determination Band ballad I found yesterday, 'Are We Through'. It's the flip to the rare vocal version of "I Need Love"
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So much harder than their LP output.

Other things that have been getting spins:

Sweet Groves and the Candy Man- "The Bridge"
Johnny K & the Home Boys - "Screwdriver"
Tyree Jones - "If You Feel It"
Russ Lewis - "Brand New Recipe"
Prince Ella Johnson - "What're You Doing to Me"
The Sophisticates - "I Can't Stand It"
Tempting Five - "I Can't Have You"
King Roosevelt - "I Don't Care What You Do"
Fantastic Cousins - "Come Down Junkie"

etc.
 
Russ Lewis - "Brand New Recipe"
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I flipped this thing over a month or two ago realizing I had never checked it out.."Love Made me Blue"
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some things:

Senay "Gerdek Nerde" turkish fuzz bomb lady pop...with a drum break wah wah bukkake flourish at the end

Mutantes "Top Top" fucking goofball tropicalia, killer guitar solo, b-boy drum and bongo breakdown, helium vocals

Ann Robinson "you did it" top shelf sister soul

Alice Clark "You got a Deal" I had only known of her mainstream LP until I heard this 45...raw, hittin sister soul for the dancefloor, great

Hank Ballard "Blackenized/Come on Wit it" both sides of this winner are killer

Dave Pike Set "Soul Eggs/Raga Jeeva Shwara" side one kinda needs to be pitched down, but it is a cool ass sleazy listening vibes and fuzz party, while the flip is another sitar groover a la "Mathar", although you wish you could of snuck in the studio when they were mixing this and turned the reverb off the drums, they get blurry towards the middle of the record

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas "Show Me the Way" HARD ass girl group number, heavy dood

Tony Joe White "Groupy Girl" yes, because of the show here I have been listenin' to the swamp fox a ittle more than usual and this a real tough one of his...firing on all cylinders on this one.
 
essence - chocolate lady : bad ass midtempo modern group soul ballad out of los angeles. weird writing connection with billy balls "african suspense" track.

"you went away you made me whole world empty/you took your pretty face from me/you made me feel so good things you do/and all my love im giving up to you/chocolate lady, aw girl, come back to me"

sounds of naptown - love is the answer/sweet music : hot damn! gotta thank yoder for this one. "love..." is a beautiful melodic and hypnotizing ballad. unfortunately for the vocals they are recorded incredibly low but the music is in your face. when those piano keys start getting loved i lose it. "sweet music" is one of the rawest, blaxplo film, speeding car chase, bboy floor rocking, drum exploding, siren sounding funk instrumental. upgrade please?!?!

newcomers - too much going.../whole worlds a picture show : theres nothing overly amazing with this record but i LOVE both sides. makes me feel good... a ballad and a dancer... who can ask for anything more?

apple and the 3 oranges - true love.../down home publicity : in my funk days i loved playing DHP for that country down home funk that they were laying down. however as i moved on from funk to those lovely ballads ive fallen for this double sider once again. i love those tracks where they dont just sang to you... they talk to you first and tell you whats on their mind before breaking it all down. does anyone have a copy NOT stained?

myron cephas - its your life : ill modern soul from alabama. hes got three 45s that i know of. i love them all.

scientists of soul - baby baby i love you/be's that-a-way sometimes : sometimes you need that simple guitar and group harmony to make the sun shine. i really dig the strong lead. the flip is a nice midtempo northern track.

james t horn - glory bound train/your life depend : sick northern soul sounding gospel. god music that will have your finger snapping and toe tapping to the beat. beautiful ballad on the flip. out of buffalo ny.

majestics - key to love : thanks to dante for upping me on this one. put this track on my wedding cd before i even had the vinyl. telling you this is one of the best tracks ive heard in years. the vocals kill me. real mellow at first and then the band comes in with this drummer and guitarist for the hook... and its over for me. wow...

olatunjas spirit movers - my life has been nothing: i had this sitting in a box in my storage a few months back and i brought it home to give it a spin. it really blew me away. piano, electric guitar, male and female vocals, and its about jesus saving a man during open heart surgery. AWESOME! dr jesus yall...

enchanted five - try a little love/have you ever : nice northern dancer with group vocals. "have you ever" is a great soul song. wonderful tune with piano, group harmonies, and a fantastic lead.

metaphors - come on back/you have everything : this is in my top 10 favorite 45s. both sides, vocals and music, are perfect to me. i love the sadness in their harmonies but nod my head to the splash of drums, piano and guitar behind them. its not even sung that great... and i think thats why i love it. its fucking brilliant...
 
Russ Lewis - "Brand New Recipe"
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I flipped this thing over a month or two ago realizing I had never checked it out.."Love Made me Blue"
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ha. That's actually the song I've been listening to, but could only remember the name of the A-side. Tough, tough ballad.
 
some things of the past week :

- nino ferrer / la bande a ferrer part 1 & 2 (barclay)
- kitty montgomery / hey boy (sanns)
- dyke & the blazers / you are my sunshine (original sound)
- the ideals / the gorilla (cortland)
- marsha hunt / hot rod poppa (polydor)
- betty everett / i've got a claim on you (one derful)
- steve colt / dynamite (big beat)
- african echoes / big time (phil-la of soul)
 
I often do at least half if not more of my sets on O.G. 45.


Some must plays
All the People - Cramp Your Style
Dyke and the Blazers - Let a Woman be a Woman...
Lyn Collins - Think About It
Hank Carbo - Bad Luck
Miles Grayson - Stuck in the Mud
Ike & Tina - Bold Soul Sister
Village Callers ??? Hector
Johnny Holiday ??? Nobody Loves Me But My Mama
Willard Burton & The Funky Four ??? Funky In Here
Jesse Fisher ??? Super Funky Pt. 2
Wisdom ??? What Cha Gonna Do About You
Hank Jacobs ??? The World Needs Changin
Louis Chachere ??? The Hen Pt. 2
Anakondas ??? Wheedle???s Groove
4th Coming ??? The Dead Don???t Die Alive
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
Ripple - Funky Song
Brother to Brother - The Bottle
Gaturs - Cold Bear
Honey Drippers - Impeach the President
Betty Harris - There's A Break in the Road
Bobby Rush - Chicken Heads
Reuben Bell - Leave My Kitten Alone
Sly Johnson - Different Strokes
Rufus Thomas - The Breakdown
JB's - The Grunt


...for starters.
 
Oliver St. Patrick w/Phyllis Dillon - "Tulips (from heaven)"

Derrick Morgan - "Tears on my pillow"

Soulettes - "King Street"

Don Drummond - "Burning Torch"

Nora Dean - "Mojo Girl"
 
If I ever stop listening to/playing out Bill Withers' "Kissing My Love," you'll know I'm either dead or deaf.
 
Played an all 45 garage/soul set the other night (first time in a while).
A few I can remember:

The Satisfied Minds - I Can't Take It
The Rugbys - You I
Nino Ferrer - Mirza
The Mod Singers - I've Got to Space
Los Shains - Au Go Go
Dorothy Norwood - Get Aboard the Soul Train
The Kinks - Well Respected Man
Otis Redding - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
Johnny Otis - Willie and the Hand Jive
The Jet Stream - Crazy Me
Etta James - Seven Day Fool
Jean Knight - Do Me
The Mohawks - The Champ
Little Denise - Check Me Out
 
Just back from playing tunes in the pub, including these on 45:

Lee Dorsey - Give it Up
Dorando - Didn't I
Maxine Sellers - Some Kind of Fever
France Gall - Zozoi
The Interpretations - Blow Your Mind
Ricardo Marrero and the Group - Babalonia
Curtis Green - I Just got to Get Down
Kellee Patterson - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More, Baby
Marvin Gaye - Got to Give it Up
Jimmy Cobb - So Nobody Else Can Hear
Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum and Durr - Your Love Keeps Drawing me Closer
James Rivers - Tighten Up
Googie Rene - Smokie Joe's La La
Jon Lucien - Search for the Inner Self

Finished the night sitting in a big pile of used tissues, my nose just would not stop running.

Sorry, I've no audio and I'm too tired to write descriptions just now, but any queries will be dealt with tomorrow.
 
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