Really Good Not-So Common Records Under $20

[SoulOnIce]

soulful elevator music.

It's always been the frustrating thing
with Monk Higgins' production work.
I seek it out because he has a very lo-fi,
almost live sounding style of recording, but
he also leans towards heavy-handed strings
that sound tacked on to the tracks, or some
flowery horn work.

 

[pickwick33]

true. perfect example.
its got that ill bassline. was it rivers lament?

"River's Invitation?"

Yeah, it does have a cool bassline, but there's other good stuff on that LP besides that...

There was also At The Drive-In, also on Enterprise, and you could call it uncommon-but-cheap...but I don't like that one as much. This time, the blues and the jazz appear on different sides. I like the blues side better. The jazz side is like a dull knife that just ain't cuttin'.

 

[mannybolone]

I'd have to say one of the kings of this category (though I don't know if it meets the "really good" criteria) is Al Hirt's "Soul in the Horn."

Seriously, I've never seen this in the field but it's not like it's a really $$$ record.

 

[pickwick33]

I'd have to say one of the kings of this category (though I don't know if it meets the "really good" criteria) is Al Hirt's "Soul in the Horn."

Seriously, I've never seen this in the field but it's not like it's a really $$$ record.

I found a single from this ("Honey Pot") that actually got airplay on a Chicago soul station when it was released in 1967.

It sounds like Hugh Masekela & the Tijuana Brass. Think I'll pass.

 

[pickwick33]

Any Tony Joe White album.

They're not exactly all over the place - not even the one with "Polk Salad Annie" - but can usually be had reasonably when they turn up.

 

[SoulOnIce]

"Harlem Hendoo" is a pretty cool tune whether you
are familiar with the De La Soul or not, though.
The "Soul of the Horn" LP is pretty decent, I mean, as far
as Al Hirt albums go - it has a cool vibe through alot of the
tunes, but HH is the only one that really stands out ...
... or stands up to repeat play.

 

[SoulOnIce]

haha I can't remember if this is the "recommend" or
"over-rated" thread; I was ready to defend Tony Joe White -
"He is not over-rated!"

 

[pickwick33]

haha I can't remember if this is the "recommend" or
"over-rated" thread; I was ready to defend Tony Joe White -
"He is not over-rated!"

I just saw him live this weekend and he killed it. Yes, he did "Polk Salad Annie," but with an extended psychedelic wah-wah guitar ending...

 

[SoulOnIce]

wah-wah

Yeah, that's his schtick.