ppadilha said:
instagram embeds don't show up for me anymore, and not just on soulstrut. I don't know what's up with that.
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ppadilha said:
instagram embeds don't show up for me anymore, and not just on soulstrut. I don't know what's up with that.
shadowbanned for speaking the truth #stopthesteal
Michael Franks - Sleeping Gypsy is one of his best. A Bossa phase. When Warners had budget and you could have string-section charts (with Claus Ogerman) and pick the best musicians to manifest your ideas. "B'wana-He No Home" is melty. Joao Donato on keys FFS. Bizzarely there's also a Carpenters cover of this tune out there.
Dollar Bin finds from the weekend. No raers but I don't mind finding clean copies of decent records for a dollar. The Willie Colon and Arena are reissues. Normally I don't mess with reissues but I couldn't pass up sealed copies for a buck. Cyndi Lauper was the lead singer for Blue Angel before going solo and becoming a huge pop star. The Stone City Band is a white label promo.
I had to grab the Basra reissue - way too cheap to pass over when I doubt I'll come across an OG.
Got the others from the dollar bin when I went to pick it up. Team Farina is really nice - proper witch folk vibes on many of the songs esp slowed down a bit. Gay Rock for Anita is a hilarious title for a disco 12" - it's a bit overwrought for the dancefloor, but somehow the Gregorian chant breaks work well for listening. Say Amen, Somebody is a one tracker for me, but it's glorious.
I'm a sucker for Sarah Vaughan (and David Crosby, apparently!). The 12"s are People's Choice - Hey Everybody and Mantus - Freestyle Rhythm, both of which make me sad there's no party to go to for NYE this year (but I see Raj has a set planned online!). The ALC Craft Single is W.Y.G.D.T.N.S with Groovy Q. :sonecessary:
pick ups from the past month or so:
bulk of it came from a post-Christmas sale at a store where everything was 50% off, a dude from craigslist, and an estate sale where I got a 15 record jazz lot for cheap plus a few other goodies like the Dr Octagon, Stanley Cowell and Don Cherry. Expensive Shit is a nigerian OG from a dude here in LA who has a hook up in Nigeria now. It's a little beat up but the price was fair.
Nice find with the Opa's. You found a Don Cherry too. I was just listening to that one on YouTube this week. I found that Joe Farrell at Goodwill recently, except there was no record inside! I don't know if it's the same guy but monorecords323 is in L.A. and has African records too. He used to have a small store down the street from me but it looks like he sells only on Instagram now.
yeah, I got the Fela from the Mono Records dude. He said he closed the store, so only on instagram now. He was super nice, I think he's getting one box a month from a lady out in Nigeria, and he's trying to be reasonable with the prices. Obviously it's not always cheap, but still better than discogs or ebay.
ketan said:
that Ramsey Lewis Golden Hits is nice - it's not a comp iirc, it's them doing a session of greatest hits.
I haven't listened to that one yet. I picked up the lot mainly because of the Donald Byrd Street Lady, plus things like the two Stan Getz that I always pass on just because they're not at the top of my want list, but I figured everything in the lot would be good. The two Ron Carter LPs are pretty good, and the Betty Carter - Finally is pretty nice too.
The lot included a Medeski Martin & Wood LP without the cover too. I wasn't that into them when they got big back in the late 90s, but listening to it now I feel like they've aged pretty well.
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