a violent storm last thursday fried my modem, leaving me without an internet connection until just a few hours ago. Let's get right back to it. I have a lot of lost time to make up for...
Sylvia & Ralfi Pagan Soul Je T'aime Vibration - 525 MP3 File Ooh, boy. this one's a doozy. I initially picked this one up because it was cheap and because I was intrigued with the wrting credit, which lists co-composers Sylvia Robinson and Serge Gainsbourg. That alone is a pretty weird combination and worth checking out, I figured. Anyway, I got it home and filed it away without even listening to it and kind of forgot about it, until I got into a conversation with [...]
I just put up a new post, but had to pull it when I heard the sound quality. I'll try to fix it and get it back up, but it may just be the disc. If I can't get it to sound betther, we'll just move on to the next 45 on the stack...
Chuck Berry Deep Feeling Chess 1653 - 1957 Download Here "Deep Feeling" is the flip of "School Day" and is a pretty radical departure from Chuck's usual sound. As we were speaking before of theme intros, I heard this song once a week for years when I was living in New Orleans as the start of "the Governor's mansion" show on WWOZ. Not once did I have a clue that it was a Chuck Berry song. That slow, languid [...]
Herb Hardesty Beatin' and Blowin' Download Here Herb Hardesty was the sax player on most of Fats Domino's recordings and worked as a session man on more great New Orleans records than I can count. However, he only put out 4 releases under his own name. This one on the Federal label from 1961 is pretty great. Not sure of the personnel on this one, but listen to those drums... I've always thought that this song would make a great intro theme [...]
Jimmy Callaway Download Here Club My-O-My was a drag club near New Orleans in the 50's and 60's that catered to some of the more adventurous tourists. This 45 was a souvinir from My-O-My performer Jimmy Callaway. I estimate the date to be about 1961? With a little off color stand up and some questionable singing, this recording is a fascinating snap-shot of a kind of club routine that doesn't really exist anymore. It's not terribly funny, but it does have a [...]
George Perkins & the Silver Stars Cryin' in the Streets (pts 1&2) Download Here I first heard this song on a compilation cassette that was released as a companion tape for My Favorite Book of All Time "Sweet Soul Music" by Peter Guralnik. This is the second copy to come through my hands as the first was lost? stolen? traded/sold? The song was recorded in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and is one of the most beautiful and [...]
Bobby Powell I'm Gonna Leave You Download Here Don't know much about Baton Rouge Soul singer Bobby Powell or the Tiny Whit label, but damn, this sure sounds good! The Condition made this one cheap, but you definitely get the idea. Not sure of the date either... late sixties I presume. Jackie Johnson shares the vocals and gets a writing credit, along with producer/label owner Lionel Whitfield.
Archie Bleyer The Rockin' Ghost Download Here Okay, now that the lawn is mowed, I have time to get to this. My fiancee Margaret requested this one, as it has been stuck in her head Lately. Archie Bleyer is best remembered as the founder of Cadence records and as the Everly Brothers' producer. He also put out some records of his own, most of which are awful, easy listening dreck. This little gem from 1956 however (from the pen of Steve Allen) is [...]
With some much appreciated technical advice from the gracious Red Kelly over at The "B" Side (check the link at left) I've made some big improvements in the sound quality of the music files that will be posted here from now on. I don't intend to change the posts that I've already done, but if there is something you really like, you can probably talk me into it. Expect a new post later this afternoon, but right now I have to go mow the lawn before it rains...
I Feel Good Download Here Shame, Shame, Shame Download Here This time we give the before and after treatment to Shirley Goodman. Shirley is most famous as half of the New Orleans R&B duo Shirley and Lee. Shirley's voice is high and squeaky and she is frequently off (way off) key. "I Feel Good" is a bouncy tune (circa 1956) in a similar bag as [...]
The Spiders Is it True? Download Here Chuck Carbo Can I Be Your Squeeze? Download Here Chuck Carbo was the legendary frontman of the classic New Orleans R&B vocal group the Spiders. Disc one is him on the Dave Bartholomew composition Is It True? Disc two is Chuck about twenty years later, this time with New Orleans funk master Eddie Bo on Can I [...]
I picked this up today in a nice batch of 45s that I will be posting later this week. I was initially interested in this record purely for the sleeve, but once I put it on the player, I knew I had to get it. This is what happens when Italians play Rock & Roll. Remember the obnoxious factor we talked about? Oh, yeah. Put this sucker on a continuous loop and see how long you can take it. Brilliant... La Notte Che Son Partito [...]
Okay, here is my first attempt. I found this 45 by Jerry Starr & the Echoes about six months ago. Teenage Tangle is one wild instro. No one can accuse this song of not having enough cowbell! The obnoxious factor on this one is pretty high. The flip is a fairly standard, but nice swamp pop ballad. enjoy! Teenage Tangle Download Here Do Be True Download Here
I've finally gathered together all of the elements necessary to put together a music sharing blog. Mostly I plan to post odd 45s that I run across, but I may also try to get into some podcasting. Being a generally lazy person, we'll see how it goes...
Jukeboxmafia
No Church In The Wild
Nas - Daughters
The Rains of Castamere by The National
CHROMATICS "THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME"
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Beck - 'I Just Started Hating Some People Today' [Listen]
[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
Princesse - Tell Me | MP3
