Got my turntable back from the shop, it worked for a few days and then started burning! It's soon payday, so I'll buy a new one. While you wait you might wanna check out this shameless... Punk | Powerpop | Mod | Hard Core
While this record is technically credited to various artists, I'm calling it a Pete record here (he likely wouldn't accept the credit) for convenience and recognition of the fact that it wouldn't exist without the Hudson River Valley's hero and national treasure, Pete Seeger. If you haven't read up on Pete's body of work , seen the excellent documentary The Power of Song , tried to learn 5-string banjo , or ever listened to an American folk tune, there is little doubt that Seeger's music or social efforts have still reached you in some way. On this [...]
JDV & Friends - Disco Beat Jittery beats from 1977. Related posts Serious disco action in Barcelona! Beat Of The Night The Spaced Out Disco - Vol. 5 Related posts Serious disco action in Barcelona! Beat Of The Night The Spaced Out Disco - Vol. 5
Ray Davies, August 1977, NYC by Godlis
Thanks to Dangerous Minds
Time to keep chipping away at the Patrick Adams discography with this 1977 gem. This track features his classic Arp 2600 patch and some dubbed out production. For the sound quality nerds, this is recorded from an original 1977 copy not one of the similar looking recent represses. There is a bit of tape noise particularly during the breakdown probably due to the open extended remixing. This track was also sampled/replayed by the Sunburst Band with their song "Everyday". Marta Acuna - Dance, Dance, Dance (Disco Version)
Every once in a while, when you think some dead body has been picked over as much as possible, something new pops up to surprise & delight. In this case, the dead body: '77-era UK punk; the surprise & delight: the wonderfully cheap & candid photos taken by Simon Barker - member of the legendary Bromley Contingent crowd. His new book Punk's Dead shows these photos in all of their beauty... It took Adam [...]
Rino Gaetano - Aida This one goes out to Jazione, and his cold, cold marble floors in Rome. Rome, where one can take one clove, two cloves, but never the whole garlic.
so while I wait for the shop to fix it I put up some stuff for sale. Missbrukarna/ Panik split 73, Missbrukarna tape, Urban Släke 73, IQ 55 and a Rude Kids 123. More stuff to come... Punk | Powerpop | Mod | Hard Core
Another example - this time from 1977 - of a disco arranged track where is clear the influence of the "canzone italiana" as a specific genre. And yet another fine excerpt from Massimo Bizzo's bio notes: "I am always inventing new emotions, new stimulations which make me feel better, which make me feel alive. When [...] Related posts Villi Tunne Valtaa Mun What's A Girl To Do Evelyne Hanack
On 18 March 1977, The Clash released their first single - 'White Riot' . While The Clash - or at least the initial line-up of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon - had formed the previous Summer, it was the release that first introduced them to the world at large. That it was released 35 years ago today gives us the perfect opportunity to look back at the works of one of the most - and it could easily be argued the single most - important punk band of [...]
Recently, Paloma and I caught a late-night showing of a movie called Equinox , a sci-fi flick from the early ’70s which has a cult following due to the fact that it began as a student film by Dennis Muren (Muren would earn acclaim for his special effects work on numerous films, including the Star Wars series) Equinox was a familiar feature from my childhood as it seemed to be shown every other week on WTTV’s Science Fiction Theater. Seeing it again also brought back vivid memories of a personal [...]
Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem - Cher Here's another nice song from this album. Thanks Wary Meyers for the pic.
An obscure Vince Tempera arranged release, written by that devil writer that is Cristiano Malgioglio and from that Pandora's box that is 1977. Yes, another chicken-themed song blatantly written under-the-influence! When asked about this, he said he couldn't remember anything about it, of course he did, but was clearly too ashamed someone still remembered this. [...] Related posts Antirock - D.I.S.C.O. Evelyne Hanack Classe Unica
Can't tell you how *much* I love long forgotten cantautori who totally failed on the charts because they clearly had to move on to another job. This 1977 latin-chanson-disco attempt of mister Lydo La Torre on the tiny Skorpion label is the proof, and to me has something truly appealing. Maybe the strange appeal garbage [...] Related posts The Garden Of Dreams Classe Unica Biba - Istanbul
Another lovely italian disco track from 1977, sitting on the flipside of the "Dormire con Te" single. It might apparently sound a bit too cheesy, but believe me, these drums will grow on you (and the pressing is quite loud). Ciliegie Amare - Pussa Via Related posts Adrenalin - Hot Line Related posts Adrenalin - Hot Line
1977 Power funk soul from France, the package is complete with appropriate moanings and a picture sleeve with a black guy (?) in a deliciously terrible leather suit, that sure hits me like a cannonball. Legs O' Feelin - Papa Soul Related posts Sandy O'Neil Discomedia Hot Glass Related posts Sandy O'Neil Discomedia Hot Glass
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