Your top 5 records you got in 2005

[parsec]

Doesn't have to be the rarest, more like the one's you keep on going back to- Tough one for me cause I got so many records this year so I'm gonna go with some 45's.

1. 
   Curtis Green- I just gotta get down
   The Four Mints- row my boat
   Ruby Andrews- can you get away
   Sly Slick and Wicked- sho nuff
   Delilah Moore- ooh-wee baby

 

[haze25]

air-s/t
eugene mcdaniels-headless heroes of the apocalypse
labi siffre-remember my song
leo's sunship-we need each other
geoff bastow-music to varnish owls by

 

[MoogMan]

This year was not that good in the "finds" for me, but anyway these are the better ones:








J.J. Johnson - Willie Dynamite ost


Sambrasa Trio - Em som maior: cool & raer brazilian bossa


Gila - s/t - nice psyche/prog/kraut


Francis Lai - L'aventure c'est l'aventure ost: fantastic funky soundtrack


The Duke of Burlington - Flash





I only hope '06 can bring better finds.

















Peace

 

[Soulhawk]

some favorites:

trees 'the christ tree' lp - pomegranate
alphonso hamilton 'i'll let you go free' - gateway
mello decisions 'mello decision' b/w 'the slider' - reel
stereophonics 'run on little girl' b/w 'i want to shout' - cha-tok
timeless legend - 'synchronized' lp - pendulum

plus

superlife 'go bananas' 12" southern sun
purple gang 'say it' 12" grade A
fire and smoke 'nobody but you' b/w 'since my baby left me' - fire and smoke

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[spivy]

1. Jackson sisters- i believe in miracles (45 on prophesy)
2. Goblin- Chi? (italian ost 45)
3. Family connection- This time (sweet soul 45...thanks for the tip hsulu)
4. Sweet charles-for sweet people
5. Shalimar-ost

 

[Gamble]

Off the top:

Arthur Verocai S/T - This album is exactly what keeps me digging, and more than that listening and creating music. Its absolutely beautiful.

24 Carat Black - More for the fact that it was a Heatrock (tm), though the music itself is very good soul-funk that i dont have to tell strutters about.

Heath Brothers - Marchin On - Finally.

Janko Nilovic - Rhythmes Contemporains - might have been from 04, but i go back and listen to this all the time. Its a big inspiration for me, music wise.


A bunch of other things that i got this year really do it for me. Cant think of most of them though.

 

[unkarufus]

electro raers I copped in 2005:

Tha Swami- Swami Scratch (sealed)
Byron Davis & The Fresh Krew- My Hands Are Quicker Than The Eye
C-Jam & Kid Frost- Commando Rock
Audio Tech- I'm Your Audio Tech (Cybotron-era Juan Atkins)
Synergy- Project 5

 

[soulmarcosa]

Here's some of my tops of 2005.

MOST EXPENSIVE
Feminine Complex: LIVIN' LOVE LP ($106.00)
Jocy: Dans Les Dix Premiers + 3 EP ($62.00)
Shades of Brown: SOB LP ($45.00)
Masaru Sato: YOJIMBO OST LP ($40.00)
The Precisions: Funky People 45 ($40.00)
Can: EGE BAMYASI LP ($30.00)
Jenny Rock: Le Train Pour Memphis 45 ($30.00)
Latin Souls: TIGER BOO-GA-LOO LP ($30.00)
Latin Blues Band: TAKE A TRIP PUSSYCAT ($30.00)
Moody Scott: I Don???t Dig No Phoney (parts 1 & 2) 45 ($30.00)

RAEREST
A Certain Ratio: Guess Who? / part 2 12" (trade)
RD Burman: ROCKY OST LP (trade)
Delfonics: LA LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU LP (trade)
Various: Fast Product: Mutant Pop 78-79 (trade)
Bobby Byrd: I NEED HELP LP promo (trade)
Mass Temper: Grave Digger / Big Mack 45 (.25)
Vicki Anderson: Answer to Mother Popcorn / I???ll Work It Out (.50)
Herman Kelly & Life: Drummers Beat 12" (Elec. Cat pic slv) ($1.00)
Moses Dillard & The Tex-Town Display: NOW! LP ($1.00)
G.O. Smith - Miss Black America: WHO AM I LP ($1.00)
Harvey Averne Dozen: VIVA SOUL LP ($1.00)
Baba Brooks & His Band: GAY FEET LP ($1.70)
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires: REGGAY FEVER LP ($1.70)
Willie Hutch: FOXY BROWN OST ($2.00)
Dub Specialist: HI FASHION DUB TOP 10 (screenprint cover) LP ($2.00)
Fabulous Fantoms: Mau Mau 45 ($20.00)

NOTABLY ENJOYABLE OLD RELEASES NOT LISTED ABOVE
APB: SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN LP ($2.00)
The Faces: FOUR GUYS WALK INTO A BAR 4-CD Box ($30.00)
Mahogany: Ride on the Rhythm / dub 12" (trade)
Brother Jack McDuff: Hunk O' Funk 45 (trade)
Leprechaun: Loc-It-Up 12" ($1.00)
Teena Marie: I'm A Sucker For Your Love 12" (1.00)
Sinnamon: Thanks To You 12" ($1.00)
Hitman Sammy Sam: The Stepdaddy ($1.00)
Jennifer Lara: Consider Me 45 ($2.00)
Lotti Golden: Sock It To Me 45 ($7.00)

BEST NEW RELEASES
Joe Bataan: CALL MY NAME LP ($16.00)
Juelz Santana: Mic Check 12" ($6.00)
Paul Wall: Sittin' Sidewayz 12" ($3.00)
Three Six Mafia: Stay Fly 12" ($6.00)
The Blue Van: The Art of Rolling LP (free promo)
Faith Evans: THE FIRST LADY 2LP ($20.00)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: NATURALLY LP ($12.00)
Greyboy feat. Sharon Jones: Got To Be A Love 12" ($6.00)
Amerie: One Thing 12" ($6.00)

I'm sure I could think of more (I didn't even list bhangra & bollywood joints) but those are off the top of my head.

 

[parsec]

Nice lists- damn thats alot for that Feminine Complex. I got that earlier in the year for like 20 0r 25 bucks.

 

[Reynaldo]

Ruby Andrews - Black Ruby
George Guzman - Introducing
Willie Colon - El Malo
Jon Hendricks - Salud! Joao Gilberto
Archie Whitewater - S/T

 

[soulmarcosa]

damn thats alot for that Feminine Complex. I got that earlier in the year for like 20 0r 25 bucks.

Yeah but it was a longtime white whale for me, so I did rare impulse BUY IT NOW. I think it's more like a $60-$75 record but the one I got was in perfect shape, still in (opened) shrinkwrap. $20-$25 is damn good!

 

[faux_rillz]

1. Rawkus deadstock gold!

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3. Rawkus deadstock gold!

4. Rawkus deadstock gold!

5. Rawkus deadstock gold!

 

[DJPrestige]

donny hathaway- live
tony newman- soul thing 45
bw souls- marvin's groove 45
fatback band- people music
art blakey and the jazz messengers- drum suite

 

[SoulOnIce]

Barbara Lynn - Here is Barabara Lynn - Atlantic LP
Gene Clark - Early LA Sessions - Columbia LP
Freddie Scott - Are You Lonely for Me Baby - Shout LP
The Invicibles - Heart Full of Love - WB/Loma 45
Everly Brothers - Gone, Gone, Gone - WB LP

"finally got it" award: D.O.C. - Noone Can Do it Better - Ruthless LP

Bargains of the year:

Boobie Knight - Earth Creature - Dakar LP $10
Cyril Neville - Gossip - Josie 45 $5

and, if I ever de-warp it

:

Donald Austin - Crazy Legs - Eastbound LP $1.50

 

[JoeMojo]

Wow, for some reason I'm having a hard time with this one...

Baden Powell & Vinicius - Os Afro-Sambas
Jerzy Milian - Orkiestra Rozrywkowa PRiTV
Uniao Black - S/T
Djalma Correa & Baiafro - MPBC
Both 1969 Gal Costa LPs

Honorable mention goes to Dadisi Komolafe - Hassan's Walk...

 

[aleit]

i tried and tried and just couldn't pick five.

heavenly band - hello sunshine
lee morgan - candy
francisco mora - mora
bong penera - s/t
modulo 5 - s/t
ebo taylor & the pelikans - s/t
sorry bamba du mali - s/t
gyedu-blay ambolley - simigwa
Orchesra Bawobab - visage du senegal
barbara mason - oh how it hurts
royal jesters - chevere
will & james ragar - s/t
The Miller
Orchestra No. 1 de Dakar
Pierre Leduc et son Quator

this was the narrowed down list. sorry for cheating.

so much amazing music filled my head this year and kept shit alive. been one hell of a crazy time- hope this next one is much more relaxed.

 

[ryan]

45s
boris gardiner happening: every n*gga is a star/ghetto funk
apple and the the 3 oranges: free and easy pts. 1&2
eugene blacknell: gettin down
larry mcgee revolution: the burg
curtis green: gotta get down pts. 1&2

LPs
the food: forever dream
13th floor elevators: psychedelic sounds
sapphire thinkers: from within
marr'dell: mystery of love
novi singers: rien ne va plus

 

[leolyxxx]

The Four Mints- row my boat


Man what a good tune, sweet soul perfection

same producer as Timeless Legend involved in this..

My top 5:

Mother Earth "plantasia" (Homewood)
Rising Sun feat. Carlos "miami bump" (SRI)
Casco "cybernetic love" (HOM)
Pineapples "come on closer" (Danse)
Nohelani Cypriano Lp with "lihue" (Hanola)

/Leo

 

[gir]

os mutantes - mutantes
art blakey - and the jazz messangers
eu - future funk
ice - s/t
universal robot band - dance and shake your tamborine (single)

 

[E_Daily]

Henryk Debich - Stringbeat
Synthesis - ST
Vanilla Fudge - ST
Wim Stolwijk - Clair-Obscure