Just back from a week in New York.
Stayed in an apartment in Williamsburg through Airbnb. Great location, one block down from Bedford, 20 metres from Junk!
Williamsburg is still a great place to stay. The area itself is still full of great restaurants and hip bars but the area is rapidly changing. Many of the old warehouses are gone and have been replaced with apartment tower blocks. Greenpoint is growing too and I???m sure will soon go the way of Williamsburg.
Went to plenty of record shops. There are still a few left in Williamsburg but the best in the area are now in Greenpoint (Co-op 87, Academy, Grouch, and Permanent Records.) There is also a new store just opened up which looked to have potential (Captured Tracks.)
Also went to the shops in the Lower East Side (Good Records, Kim???s, A1, and Academy.)
Went to a few others located in mid town and on the Upper West Side.
Also went to the Williamsburg Flea and Artists and Flea and caught the Brooklyn Record Riot on my last day in town.
Other than record shops I managed to get to a few galleries.
Loved the show at Moma PS1 (Mike Kelley.) Absolutely crazy stuff! The show goes on till Feb so if you are in town I would highly recommend checking it out.
http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/374
Also went to the Whitney to see the Pop Art show of Robert Indiana which was also cool.
http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/RobertIndiana
Also went to Five Pointz, New York???s graffiti mecca. If you???ve not been to see the building do so quickly as the city council has just agreed for it to be knocked down and replaced with apartment buildings.

Onto the records:

Rolf Ericson ??? Oh Pretty Little Neida ??? Great Swedish jazz found in Permanent Records. Rotar Rotor is a great bit of funky jazz! Check out Consequences here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCKLb0JFo9o
Yusef Lateef ??? Club Date ??? Contains the epic Brother John!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY6Mv3mEyhk
De Wolfe ??? Little Bossa ??? Lone library find. Gloaming is a great flute funk track with big drums!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnRnE9NEmBM
Jimmy Smith ??? The Sermon ??? Original first press Blue Note Goodness from 1958!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3X5J_wGHrw
Lloyd McNeill ??? Tori ??? Found at the Brooklyn Record Riot for cheap. More great funky Eastern tinged modal jazz flute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X6-_4NllDc
Barbara and Ernie ??? Prelude to ??? Classic folk funk fusion LP. Check out their Jefferson Airplane cover!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-adoM4p9p0

Mongo Santamaria ??? El Pussycat ??? Cool latin jazz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yew2wICahlM
Lionel Hampton ??? Hamp Stamps ??? Sealed copy of this great funky jazz vibes LP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAqQhLhr5HI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQp0EyJGMoQ
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose ??? Greatest Hits ??? Mix of gospel soul psych pop!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJFcIvZ_X50
Zulema ??? ST ??? Early release on Sussex. Great voice! Cool cover too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEIBLhL73tM
Linda Perhacs ??? Parallelograms ??? This is the reissue on Beatball. Great LP that I???m sure is well known by all. Whole LP on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXBd-SjQxpQ
Gilberto Cruz ??? Chanchullo ??? Been after a copy of this for ages for the funky James Brown cover. Was very pleased to pick this up at the Williamsburg flea for $5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtmqrV5c2kA

Perez Prado ??? Guantanamera ??? Only the second time I???ve seen this LP. Couple of decent latin funk tracks on here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq3huqOw5mg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4TldE7GdNI
Robin Kenyetta ??? Girl from Martinique ??? One of the few LP???s on ECM that I really rate. Wolfgang Dauner on Clavinet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XT-WrPh01c
Grady Tate ??? Movin??? Day ??? This is all about his version of Moondance. So good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aZJribKYNw
Billy Paul ??? Ebony Woman ??? Some great covers on here from Everyday People to Psychedelic Sally to Windy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNoRv5B9sYU
Ben Sidran ??? I Lead a Life & Puttin??? in Time on Planet Earth ??? Couple of great spacy funk rock tunes here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrToK-T67P4

Don Cooper ??? ST ??? Found a couple of sealed copies in A1???s legendary dollar bins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48PaJgTgiYA
Babybird ??? There???s Something Going On ??? Great indie rock (well I like it!) LP from the 90???s! Very dark LP!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iwjIYZo_pg
Charles Earland ??? Living Black ??? I love that these classic Prestige titles can be found for under $10 in New York. There so good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqVybbcoMPs
Gary Bartz ??? Uhuru ??? On original press for $5 to replace my 90???s reissue. Great jazz with Andy Bey on vocals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAudU99Qeuw
Dan & Dale (With Sun Ra!) ??? Batman and Robin ??? This LP has been on my radar for ages but never come across a cheap copy until now. Great versions with a Ra influence! Very funky!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn3tZofD_M4

Evergreen Blues ??? Comin??? On ??? Don???t know anything about these guys. Late 60???s (I presume) psych soul band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omjuZzkdJK0
Pharoah Sanders & The Latin Jazz Quintet ??? Oh! Pharoah Speak ??? Great latin jazz LP (surprise surprise!) that I???ve been looking for a number of years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7g2_yxRxa0
Sylvers 3 ??? This is the first LP I???ve picked up by this highly regarded funk soul group mainly because it was the first one I???ve seen cheap in the wild.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QFKRGMYEic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX7PJLP7ETw
The Mad Lads ??? A New Beginning ??? Another great funk soul LP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiTYbrgKM3U&list=PLB20B606B23113570
The Cycle Savages Soundtrack ??? Like most people on here I pick up pretty much any biker soundtrack I see, particularly when they are just a few dollars. This one has tracks by the Cycle-Mates, Boston Tea Party and Orphan Egg. These are all new names to me! The title theme is a great fuzz distorted groove!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDRb8r3bQmw
Here???s the whole movie if you???re interested!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEJDc31cKKM
Roy Haynes Quartet ??? Live at the Riverbop ??? French only modal jazz LP. Great version of Little Sunflower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGyR_3pXZkY

Ex Ovo Pro ??? European Spassvogel ??? Great funky German jazz LP on the tiny Amayana label. Very dusty fingers feel. Beats!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoPEkqK6tJk
Midnight Sun ??? ST ??? Danish jazz funk rock group. Full LP below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElscAQ7jw5k
Hugh Masekela ??? The Americanization of Ooga Booga ??? I???ve picked up a few LPs recently by Mr Masekela. Great latin afro sounds. Here???s Hugh at Monterrey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icOYCI7uXOo
Sopwith Camel ??? The Miraculous Hump Returns From the Sun ??? Love the track Fazon! So, so good! Found this in a store on Bleeker. The one where all the records are in the basement (Bob???s??) Asked if he had a copy and he went to check, came back with a mint copy with a $50 price tag on it. I politely explained that I did not want to pay anything like that. I made an offer of $15 to which he replied well I don???t think anyone else will ever buy it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQK_r9vA9VM
Society of Seven ??? Open Up and Live ??? Hawaiian version of Vehicle.
Grant Green ??? Carryin??? On ??? Another classic US jazz LP found for cheap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3BRkXUWsA

Africa - Music from Lil Brown ??? Mixture of covers and originals on here. Really great stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3KFyCxnO1U
Lonnie Satin ??? Warm and True ??? Great bossa jazz vocal lp. His version of Caravan is classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji4rrG6PtUU
The Tradewinds - Excursions ??? 60???s US Pop psych
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwbfMZ4j3bQ
Joyce ??? Agua E Luz ??? Beautiful bossa LP. Listen to whole LP here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruwRMxhvwrA
Marks and Lebzelter ??? Rock and Other Four Letter Words ??? Early cut and paste and tape loops mixed with psych guitar and drums! Trouble is such a great track. Listen to clip from around 1:50.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF8ESaIIIWo
The Carpenters Union ??? Can???t find out much about this private press Xian LP. They cover this track by The Free Design:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRYrHaUWmR0

Anthony Ortega ??? A Delanto ??? On the Jazzz label (yes that???s 3 z???s!) Great funky private press jazzz!
Zulema ??? ST ??? Later LP from 1975. Great disco soul funk. Uplifting. What else do I need from her? Listen to her MJ cover below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeJK6l_c5qY
Lonnie Smith ??? Mama Wailer ??? Funky latin jazz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WkQXlVJ5cc
Marvin Stamm ??? Machinations ??? Don???t know anything about this record. Big band funky jazz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w9rLIh13gQ
Calvin Keys ??? Criss Cross ??? Compilation of his best tracks from his Black Jazz days. Signed by the man himself ???This is the Universal language??????.music.???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7MhTRmJ60
Galt McDermot ??? Mass in F ??? Has all the hallmarks of Galt???s best work, heavy drums, cool vocals, great arrangements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAvGp3xoWTg

Eddie Jefferson ??? Body and Soul ??? Great vocal soul jazz. Another version of Psychedelic Sally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C9Bs2mP1uo
The Floating Opera ??? ST ??? Great hippy psych jazz LP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_VZ-MMEHy8
Tom Harrell ??? Aurora ??? Was really pleased to pick this LP up for cheap. Great small label jazz funk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1IZZhCnh84
Sandy Bull ??? Inventions & E Pluribus Unum ??? Thanks to those that recommended I pick these up. Long drawn out psych blues. Great stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po8f4dSXgMA


Found all these kiddie LP???s in Junk. I???m expecting most to be terrible but I???m hoping that there might be one or two gems in amongst them.
I did see that Johnny Trunk put the title track from Spin Spider Spin on his Fuzzy Felt comp.
http://www.yout
Stayed in an apartment in Williamsburg through Airbnb. Great location, one block down from Bedford, 20 metres from Junk!
Williamsburg is still a great place to stay. The area itself is still full of great restaurants and hip bars but the area is rapidly changing. Many of the old warehouses are gone and have been replaced with apartment tower blocks. Greenpoint is growing too and I???m sure will soon go the way of Williamsburg.
Went to plenty of record shops. There are still a few left in Williamsburg but the best in the area are now in Greenpoint (Co-op 87, Academy, Grouch, and Permanent Records.) There is also a new store just opened up which looked to have potential (Captured Tracks.)
Also went to the shops in the Lower East Side (Good Records, Kim???s, A1, and Academy.)
Went to a few others located in mid town and on the Upper West Side.
Also went to the Williamsburg Flea and Artists and Flea and caught the Brooklyn Record Riot on my last day in town.
Other than record shops I managed to get to a few galleries.
Loved the show at Moma PS1 (Mike Kelley.) Absolutely crazy stuff! The show goes on till Feb so if you are in town I would highly recommend checking it out.
http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/374
Also went to the Whitney to see the Pop Art show of Robert Indiana which was also cool.
http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/RobertIndiana
Also went to Five Pointz, New York???s graffiti mecca. If you???ve not been to see the building do so quickly as the city council has just agreed for it to be knocked down and replaced with apartment buildings.

Onto the records:

Rolf Ericson ??? Oh Pretty Little Neida ??? Great Swedish jazz found in Permanent Records. Rotar Rotor is a great bit of funky jazz! Check out Consequences here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCKLb0JFo9o
Yusef Lateef ??? Club Date ??? Contains the epic Brother John!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY6Mv3mEyhk
De Wolfe ??? Little Bossa ??? Lone library find. Gloaming is a great flute funk track with big drums!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnRnE9NEmBM
Jimmy Smith ??? The Sermon ??? Original first press Blue Note Goodness from 1958!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3X5J_wGHrw
Lloyd McNeill ??? Tori ??? Found at the Brooklyn Record Riot for cheap. More great funky Eastern tinged modal jazz flute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X6-_4NllDc
Barbara and Ernie ??? Prelude to ??? Classic folk funk fusion LP. Check out their Jefferson Airplane cover!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-adoM4p9p0

Mongo Santamaria ??? El Pussycat ??? Cool latin jazz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yew2wICahlM
Lionel Hampton ??? Hamp Stamps ??? Sealed copy of this great funky jazz vibes LP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAqQhLhr5HI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQp0EyJGMoQ
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose ??? Greatest Hits ??? Mix of gospel soul psych pop!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJFcIvZ_X50
Zulema ??? ST ??? Early release on Sussex. Great voice! Cool cover too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEIBLhL73tM
Linda Perhacs ??? Parallelograms ??? This is the reissue on Beatball. Great LP that I???m sure is well known by all. Whole LP on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXBd-SjQxpQ
Gilberto Cruz ??? Chanchullo ??? Been after a copy of this for ages for the funky James Brown cover. Was very pleased to pick this up at the Williamsburg flea for $5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtmqrV5c2kA

Perez Prado ??? Guantanamera ??? Only the second time I???ve seen this LP. Couple of decent latin funk tracks on here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq3huqOw5mg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4TldE7GdNI
Robin Kenyetta ??? Girl from Martinique ??? One of the few LP???s on ECM that I really rate. Wolfgang Dauner on Clavinet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XT-WrPh01c
Grady Tate ??? Movin??? Day ??? This is all about his version of Moondance. So good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aZJribKYNw
Billy Paul ??? Ebony Woman ??? Some great covers on here from Everyday People to Psychedelic Sally to Windy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNoRv5B9sYU
Ben Sidran ??? I Lead a Life & Puttin??? in Time on Planet Earth ??? Couple of great spacy funk rock tunes here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrToK-T67P4

Don Cooper ??? ST ??? Found a couple of sealed copies in A1???s legendary dollar bins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48PaJgTgiYA
Babybird ??? There???s Something Going On ??? Great indie rock (well I like it!) LP from the 90???s! Very dark LP!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iwjIYZo_pg
Charles Earland ??? Living Black ??? I love that these classic Prestige titles can be found for under $10 in New York. There so good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqVybbcoMPs
Gary Bartz ??? Uhuru ??? On original press for $5 to replace my 90???s reissue. Great jazz with Andy Bey on vocals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAudU99Qeuw
Dan & Dale (With Sun Ra!) ??? Batman and Robin ??? This LP has been on my radar for ages but never come across a cheap copy until now. Great versions with a Ra influence! Very funky!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn3tZofD_M4

Evergreen Blues ??? Comin??? On ??? Don???t know anything about these guys. Late 60???s (I presume) psych soul band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omjuZzkdJK0
Pharoah Sanders & The Latin Jazz Quintet ??? Oh! Pharoah Speak ??? Great latin jazz LP (surprise surprise!) that I???ve been looking for a number of years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7g2_yxRxa0
Sylvers 3 ??? This is the first LP I???ve picked up by this highly regarded funk soul group mainly because it was the first one I???ve seen cheap in the wild.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QFKRGMYEic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX7PJLP7ETw
The Mad Lads ??? A New Beginning ??? Another great funk soul LP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiTYbrgKM3U&list=PLB20B606B23113570
The Cycle Savages Soundtrack ??? Like most people on here I pick up pretty much any biker soundtrack I see, particularly when they are just a few dollars. This one has tracks by the Cycle-Mates, Boston Tea Party and Orphan Egg. These are all new names to me! The title theme is a great fuzz distorted groove!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDRb8r3bQmw
Here???s the whole movie if you???re interested!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEJDc31cKKM
Roy Haynes Quartet ??? Live at the Riverbop ??? French only modal jazz LP. Great version of Little Sunflower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGyR_3pXZkY

Ex Ovo Pro ??? European Spassvogel ??? Great funky German jazz LP on the tiny Amayana label. Very dusty fingers feel. Beats!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoPEkqK6tJk
Midnight Sun ??? ST ??? Danish jazz funk rock group. Full LP below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElscAQ7jw5k
Hugh Masekela ??? The Americanization of Ooga Booga ??? I???ve picked up a few LPs recently by Mr Masekela. Great latin afro sounds. Here???s Hugh at Monterrey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icOYCI7uXOo
Sopwith Camel ??? The Miraculous Hump Returns From the Sun ??? Love the track Fazon! So, so good! Found this in a store on Bleeker. The one where all the records are in the basement (Bob???s??) Asked if he had a copy and he went to check, came back with a mint copy with a $50 price tag on it. I politely explained that I did not want to pay anything like that. I made an offer of $15 to which he replied well I don???t think anyone else will ever buy it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQK_r9vA9VM
Society of Seven ??? Open Up and Live ??? Hawaiian version of Vehicle.
Grant Green ??? Carryin??? On ??? Another classic US jazz LP found for cheap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3BRkXUWsA

Africa - Music from Lil Brown ??? Mixture of covers and originals on here. Really great stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3KFyCxnO1U
Lonnie Satin ??? Warm and True ??? Great bossa jazz vocal lp. His version of Caravan is classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji4rrG6PtUU
The Tradewinds - Excursions ??? 60???s US Pop psych
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwbfMZ4j3bQ
Joyce ??? Agua E Luz ??? Beautiful bossa LP. Listen to whole LP here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruwRMxhvwrA
Marks and Lebzelter ??? Rock and Other Four Letter Words ??? Early cut and paste and tape loops mixed with psych guitar and drums! Trouble is such a great track. Listen to clip from around 1:50.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF8ESaIIIWo
The Carpenters Union ??? Can???t find out much about this private press Xian LP. They cover this track by The Free Design:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRYrHaUWmR0

Anthony Ortega ??? A Delanto ??? On the Jazzz label (yes that???s 3 z???s!) Great funky private press jazzz!
Zulema ??? ST ??? Later LP from 1975. Great disco soul funk. Uplifting. What else do I need from her? Listen to her MJ cover below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeJK6l_c5qY
Lonnie Smith ??? Mama Wailer ??? Funky latin jazz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WkQXlVJ5cc
Marvin Stamm ??? Machinations ??? Don???t know anything about this record. Big band funky jazz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w9rLIh13gQ
Calvin Keys ??? Criss Cross ??? Compilation of his best tracks from his Black Jazz days. Signed by the man himself ???This is the Universal language??????.music.???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7MhTRmJ60
Galt McDermot ??? Mass in F ??? Has all the hallmarks of Galt???s best work, heavy drums, cool vocals, great arrangements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAvGp3xoWTg

Eddie Jefferson ??? Body and Soul ??? Great vocal soul jazz. Another version of Psychedelic Sally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C9Bs2mP1uo
The Floating Opera ??? ST ??? Great hippy psych jazz LP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_VZ-MMEHy8
Tom Harrell ??? Aurora ??? Was really pleased to pick this LP up for cheap. Great small label jazz funk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1IZZhCnh84
Sandy Bull ??? Inventions & E Pluribus Unum ??? Thanks to those that recommended I pick these up. Long drawn out psych blues. Great stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po8f4dSXgMA


Found all these kiddie LP???s in Junk. I???m expecting most to be terrible but I???m hoping that there might be one or two gems in amongst them.
I did see that Johnny Trunk put the title track from Spin Spider Spin on his Fuzzy Felt comp.
http://www.yout












