Weekend finds

[llmod1]

Charities were good this weekend:

Memphis Slim - Soul Blues
Herbie Mann - Stories
The Outdoor Plumbing Co - S/t
Linda Lewis - Lark
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
Oui 3 - For What its Worth
Les Reed - The International Pop Proms
Malcolm McLaren - Hobo Scratch 12"
Graham Nash + David Crosby - Live
Val Merrall - Big Sound at Butlins - contains the funky track Flash
Nick Ingman - Soft Rock Invention
John Fiddy - Dum Dum - This is the second copy I've found in a couple of months
Lesley Duncan - Everything Changes
Lesley Duncan - Sing Children Sing
Toninho Horta - Terra dos Passaros

How did you guys do???

[Campag Record]

Market:

1) Shaft/The French Connection (Vol 29) (Kuopin)

An Asian? soundtrack comp of nice covers also inc. Dirty Harry, Play Misty For Me, Money Is, Goodbye Carter, The Hot Rock Theme and a few others. Anyone offer anymore info on this? as well as the previous 28 volumes!?
(I paid £10 and I'm not sure if I'm happy a) because I don't like the tatty sleeves from that part of the world, stupid I know, and b) its a bit scratchy in parts so wonder if £10 was abit steep. Anyone?)

2) Lulu - Melody Fair. I love Lulu's voice, am I weird?

3) Dr John - Desitively Bonnaroo

4) Humble Pie - S/T

5) Can - Tago Mago. £5 without a cover. How long before I see the full package for a few quid more

6) Seven second hand hip hop 12's the pick being DJ Todd 1 - That's The Way I Cut Live (still have the John Peel tape from 1987 when I first heard it&#33

[sermad]

I got a soft rock too.
The Harry J All Stars - Liquidator lp (Trojan)
You Are What You Eat OST (CBS) - Wicked psych rock.
Greyboy - Freestylin (Ubiquity) - Great funky jazz lp from '93. Why this was in a charity I'll never know.

And shed loads of new bits.

If you fancy trading the dum dum then shout.

[llmod1]

Serms pm me your trade list and we'll sort something out.

[mech1]

yesterday's digs:

Bobby Hughes Combination-Kerma Elastica 7"
Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra-Magic Music of Far Away Places lp
Various-Get Up & Boogie 2xLP (shit disco covers of television themes like S.W.A.T. & Baretta...or possibly the originals. It was only $2)
Arthur Lyman-Percussion Spectacular lp
Les & Larry Elgart-Elgart Au Go-Go lp (found a sample used by Ursula 1000)
Herb Alpert's Tijauna Brass-South of the Border lp
The Sylvers-Forever Yours lp

[Cameron]

My weekend digs -

Maceo Parker - 'US' (Polydor 1974 - inc. 'Soul Power '74', 'Doin' It To Death' etc
Sagram - 'Pop Explosion Sitar Style (Windmill 1972)
James Brown - 'America is My Home Pts. 1 & 2' (King 45 - 1967)
James Brown - 'Get It Together Pts. 1 & 2' (King 45- 1967)
James Brown - 'The Scratch' (King 45 - 1967)
Andy Ross Orchestra - 'The Godfather Theme/The French Connection Theme' (CBS 45 - 1972, arr. by Cy Payne)
Harry Robinson Orchestra - 'Airport Theme/Saturday in the Kings Road' (Columbia 45 - 1970)
Mike Vickers - 'Match of the Day/Small Deal' (PYE 45 - 1970)
Georgie Fame - 'Does His Thing with Strings' (CBS 1969 - nice K.Mansfield produced & arranged easy LP)
John Williams - 'Changes/The Height Below' (Cube 1978 double album)

The JB King 45s were all 50p each from a charity shop - not really where you'd expect to find them!

[wayne]

Esther Phillips - Alone Again Naturally (Kudu)
Koichi Oki - Yamaha Superstar (Ad Rhythm)
Colosseum - Kettle EP (Castle 12&quot
Anita Harris: Somebody's In My Orchard (CBS)
Fluegel Knights: ...Mrs Robinson (CBS)
M/A/R/R/S: Pump Up The Volume (4AD) [original & remix 12"s]

[son of stan]

Only two:

Hokis Pokis: Nowhere / Can't wait for love (Shield) Great n.soul / disco nicenes. Bought off some bloke in the pub

Eruption: Funky Lover (RCA). What a surprise. Great. Look out for this 7", I really like it.Gift off a friend (cheers Grovez&#33

[Funky Guzzo]

I reported a lot of these in the record fair thread, but there were things I got ths weekend from other areas. Besides now that soulstrut is down I got get my daily filling of 40 posts somewhere

This weekend:
Lowell Fulsom "The Ol' Blue Singer" (Granite) - Los Angeles based small press blues funk LP from '76

Steve Davis "Music" (RCA) - beautiful soul jazz album wit ha couple songs sung in french for some reason

Rotary Connection "Aladdin" (Cadet concept) - double

Rotary Connection "Hey Love" (Cadet Concept) - Double

Billy Vaughan "Windmills of Your Mind" (Dot) - great cover of the tune "spooky"

Vast Majority "Move It" (D&M) - I Think D&M was Leo Mullers thing here in the US, please ocrrect me if I'm wrong. Anyways good late 70's disco funk album.

Rustix "Bedlam" (Rare Earth) - funky rock LP

Henry Jackson Company "Just Being Alive" (Myrrh) - was sealed I gotta say I was pretty dissapointed in thsi one. His earlier stuff on the Stax subsidiary Gospel Truth is pretty nice.

Kung Fu OST (Warner Brothers) Music & Dialogue from the David Carradine TV show

Stu Gardner & the Sanctified Sound" (Volt)

Ebonys "S/T" (Philadelphia Int'l) - sweet soul LP that I havent given a full listen to yet, but seems promising

Stevie Wonder "Songs in the Key of Life" (Tamla) - Picked one up after realizing I didn't have a copy Â

Franck Pourcel "Plays Midnight Cowboy" (Paramount) - moody nice ocver of Serge Gainsbourgs "J'taime..."

Rare Earth "Answers" (Verve) first album by this group...surprisingly funky

Georges Garvarentz "Killer Force OST" (Audio Fidelity) - whitesploitation looking film score. 2 nice tunes

Donna Washington "Going For the Glow" (Capitol) - 1981 release by he. Over the last few motnhs I've become a total sucker for female modern soul

Ruby Andrews "Genuine Ruby" (ABC) - sweet soul and disco outing. Not bad, but not great either.

Stairsteps "Second Ressurection" (Dark Horse) - Keni Burke and company do a pretty good modern soul LP. Double

Monkees "Head OST" (Colgems) - double
12"s

Patrick Adams "Michael Medley" (Mirage) Black Ivory dude covres the king of pop circa 1984

Nona Hendrix "Transformation" (RCA) - picked this up because it sounded a loot better on the portable than it did on my home stereo

[ladyboygrimsby]

Quote[/b] (Funky Guzzo @ Sep. 20 2004,10:09)]I reported a lot of these in the record fair thread, but there were things I got ths weekend from other areas. Besides now that soulstrut is down I got get my daily filling of 40 posts somewhere

This weekend:
Lowell Fulsom "The Ol' Blue Singer" (Granite) - Los Angeles based small press blues funk LP from '76

Steve Davis "Music" (RCA) - beautiful soul jazz album wit ha couple songs sung in french for some reason

Rotary Connection "Aladdin" (Cadet concept) - double

Rotary Connection "Hey Love" (Cadet Concept) - Double

Billy Vaughan "Windmills of Your Mind" (Dot) - great cover of the tune "spooky"

Vast Majority "Move It" (D&M) - I Think D&M was Leo Mullers thing here in the US, please ocrrect me if I'm wrong. Anyways good late 70's disco funk album.

Rustix "Bedlam" (Rare Earth) - funky rock LP

Henry Jackson Company "Just Being Alive" (Myrrh) - was sealed I gotta say I was pretty dissapointed in thsi one. His earlier stuff on the Stax subsidiary Gospel Truth is pretty nice.

Kung Fu OST (Warner Brothers) Music & Dialogue from the David Carradine TV show

Stu Gardner & the Sanctified Sound" (Volt)

Ebonys "S/T" (Philadelphia Int'l) - sweet soul LP that I havent given a full listen to yet, but seems promising

Stevie Wonder "Songs in the Key of Life" (Tamla) - Picked one up after realizing I didn't have a copy Â

Franck Pourcel "Plays Midnight Cowboy" (Paramount) - moody nice ocver of Serge Gainsbourgs "J'taime..."

Rare Earth "Answers" (Verve) first album by this group...surprisingly funky

Georges Garvarentz "Killer Force OST" (Audio Fidelity) - whitesploitation looking film score. 2 nice tunes

Donna Washington "Going For the Glow" (Capitol) - 1981 release by he. Over the last few motnhs I've become a total sucker for female modern soul

Ruby Andrews "Genuine Ruby" (ABC) - sweet soul and disco outing. Not bad, but not great either.

Stairsteps "Second Ressurection" (Dark Horse) - Keni Burke and company do a pretty good modern soul LP. Double

Monkees "Head OST" (Colgems) - double
12"s

Patrick Adams "Michael Medley" (Mirage) Black Ivory dude covres the king of pop circa 1984

Nona Hendrix "Transformation" (RCA) - picked this up because it sounded a loot better on the portable than it did on my home stereo

Guzzo, if you don't like the nona Hendryx I know people that would take it off your hands. It's a great record, that, if a little derivative of Gace Jones' finer hours.

[Funky Tee]

As I now live in Sweden, In some reason there's a lot of US stuff here:

Joe Thomas -"Here I come"

Leon Haywood -"Party" 12"

Johnny Bristol -Love no longer has a hold on me 12"

Kano -Another Life 12"

Nile Rodgers-Adventures in the land of the groove

Finished Touch -Need to know you better

Hot -Strong together

Lalo Schifrin -Rock Requiem (Spare)

Rune Gustafsson -Out of my bag (Spare) One strong jazz-funk track


and

Technics -SL23A in mint condition for 10$.

[son of stan]

Quote[/b] (Funky Tee @ Sep. 20 2004,10:30)]As I now live in Sweden, In some reason there's a lot of US stuff here:

Joe Thomas -"Here I come"

Leon Haywood -"Party" Â12"

Johnny Bristol -Love no longer has a hold on me 12"

Kano -Another Life 12"

Nile Rodgers-Adventures in the land of the groove

Finished Touch -Need to know you better

Hot -Strong together

Lalo Schifrin -Rock Requiem Â(Spare)

Rune Gustafsson -Out of my bag (Spare) ÂOne strong jazz-funk track


and

Technics -SL23A in mint condition for 10$.

Regarding Kano, check out the other side ("Dance School", innit?). Nice bit of soulful 80s boogie bizness.

[Funky Tee]

Quote[/b] (son of stan @ Sep. 20 2004,11:40)].

Regarding Kano, check out the other side ("Dance School", innit?). Nice bit of soulful 80s boogie bizness.[/QUOTE]
Only remixes of "Another life" I don't like it that much, do you know if it's rare or something?

[son of stan]

Quote[/b] (Funky Tee @ Sep. 20 2004,10:42)]

Quote[/b] (son of stan @ Sep. 20 2004,11:40)].

Regarding Kano, check out the other side ("Dance School", innit?). Nice bit of soulful 80s boogie bizness.

Only remixes of "Another life" I don't like it that much, do you know if it's rare or something?[/QUOTE]
That's a pity. I got a 7" of "Another Life" recently. I don't really rate it but the other side is pretty good - soulful male vocal. Quite a surprise on a record which is (I believe) european in origin.

[Funky Tee]

I think Kano was recorded in Italy, I've heard some of his moore 80's booge stuff, and it's quite good!

[ladyboygrimsby]

Quote[/b] (Funky Tee @ Sep. 20 2004,11:03)]I think Kano was recorded in Italy, I've heard some of his moore 80's booge stuff, and it's quite good!

Kano was Italian. Largely crap, though a few of the tunes were big in Chicago's early house clubs. The one for me, which is brilliant electronic soul is Can't Hold Back Your Lovin' which is on the New York Cake LP and also on a 12-inch.

[son of stan]

Quote[/b] (ladyboygrimsby @ Sep. 20 2004,11:21)]

Quote[/b] (Funky Tee @ Sep. 20 2004,11:03)]I think Kano was recorded in Italy, I've heard some of his moore 80's booge stuff, and it's quite good!

Kano was Italian. Largely crap, though a few of the tunes were big in Chicago's early house clubs. The one for me, which is brilliant electronic soul is Can't Hold Back Your Lovin' which is on the New York Cake LP and also on a 12-inch.

Was he any relation to Jago?

[Funky Tee]

In relation to Italian disco/boogie:
I just read that the famous italian producer Jaques Fred Petrus was involved with the mob! He was supposedly killed by them as well. Check out on :www.jaquespetrus.com

[themack]

[saru75]

A good weekend, i found

"Beneath the Planet of the apes" OST - for a very reasonable price

and someone was clearing out their early techno records

Sabres of Paradise "PT001"
Orbital "Mutations"
Renegade Soundwave "In Dub"

[Lord Thames]

On Saturday I zipped up my boots and went back to my roots, with a trip to Bath - and while I was there, I bought:

(from the charities)

Hits from the Johnny Cash Register - The New Decimal System (Fontana)
Surprisingly good instrumentals - less country, more groovy. And an excellent band name too!

UK Hits of the Seventies - Various (Reader's Digest)
Some interesting names here, including Nick Ingman, Neil Richardson and Frank Barber. Worth it for the version of 'I Feel Love' by the John Coleman Orchestra with the Ladybirds!

Die GroBen Erfolge - Rex Gildo (Ariola)
Run of the mill Schlagermusik from a singer who was a big star in Germany, but ended up with mental problems, and killed himself by jumping from a hospital window in the late '90s. I prefer his b-sides, meself.

Here Comes Courage - (probably) Cliff Adams (Lyntone)
7" promo flexi for Courage beer - a-side sounds like a Sing Something Simple outtake, so it must be Cliff Adams. B-side's an acceptable honky-tonk piano pop version, with a slight hint of Floyd Cramer. They're all Wadworth's drinkers round there anyway!



(from a rather more expensive shop)

Flick's Own - Vic Flick (Impress)
Excellent 1975 library - if I were selling it on eBay I'd say it sounded a bit like the Hanged Man, which is not exactly true, but there are Bullet-ish bits on it! And let's face it, anything which claims to feature 'fuzz marimba' has got to be worth hearing!

Instrumental Groups vol 1 - Moimir Sepe & his sound
Instrumental Groups vol 3 - Jure Robeznik & his music
Simple Melody vol 1 - Boris Kovacic and his music Â(all Apollo Sound)
My first Apollo LPs - no Eastern European funk on them, but some nice easy orchestral pop, and no doubt a few test card tracks in there too. The laid-back jungle vibe of 'Man From Nicaragua' is great too. Good old RTV Ljubljana!

And then I went to Newbury.......

The Munch Bunch (Tempo)
Soundtrack to the ATV series, with music by Brian Wade and stories from John Noakes, Lesley Judd and Peter Purves - that'll do nicely!

Gerry Anderson Presents TV Favourites vol 2 (Marble Arch)
Compilation of the Century 21 LPs - the first copy I've ever seen without an extortionate price tag.

Secret Love - Joe Henderson (Studio 2)
The sort of LP only I would like........

Stereo Fiesta - Robin Richmond (Pye)
See above, but note a lengthy latin percussion solo on 'Desafinado' - Robin was responsible for bringing the Hammond organ to Britain, so he deserves some kind of medal in my book.

Hammond Up Up 'n Away - George Blackmore (Ad-Rhythm)
OK, but I prefer Hammond LPs with a real bass, rather than just the pedals.

20th Century Folk Mass - Frank Weir Orch/Peter Knight Singers (Oriole)
Modern treatment of a religious subject - I recall reading this was incredibly contrversial in 1957, though nowadays it's difficult to see what all the fuss is about. Some slightly jazz influenced tracks, but no real rave-ups. I don't think you'll go to hell for listening to this any more. There's more shocking stuff on Songs Of Praise these days!

[john stapleton]

Quote[/b] (Lord Thames @ Sep. 21 2004,22:15)]Flick's Own - Vic Flick (Impress)
Excellent 1975 library - if I were selling it on eBay I'd say it sounded a bit like the Hanged Man, which is not exactly true, but there are Bullet-ish bits on it! And let's face it, anything which claims to feature 'fuzz marimba' has got to be worth hearing!

Glad to see this has gone to a good home - I listened to it a couple of months ago but it's not really my thing. No matter how much I tried to persuade myself I couldn't personally justify the price tag...just too 70's for my taste, I guess.

[Funky Guzzo]

Quote[/b] (john stapleton @ Sep. 21 2004,23:52)]

Quote[/b] (Lord Thames @ Sep. 21 2004,22:15)]Flick's Own - Vic Flick (Impress)
Excellent 1975 library - if I were selling it on eBay I'd say it sounded a bit like the Hanged Man, which is not exactly true, but there are Bullet-ish bits on it! And let's face it, anything which claims to feature 'fuzz marimba' has got to be worth hearing!

Glad to see this has gone to a good home - I listened to it a couple of months ago but it's not really my thing. No matter how much I tried to persuade myself I couldn't personally justify the price tag...just too 70's for my taste, I guess.

wait this came out on the Impress Library? I have a LP called "Flick's Own" on JW. is this the same album, or just an incredible coincidence?

[Lord Thames]

I think it must be the same one - a lot of Impress stuff was reissued on JW later on (sometimes with a JW label stuck over the top of the Impress one&#33

Was this your copy then, John? It's round about your area (and it was one of the few things in that shop I could actually afford&#33

[SolidSoundSystem]

I took four boxes of books and magazines to the Goodwill thrift for a nice tax writeoff receipt but came out with

Various: BREAKDANCE LP (K-Tel)
Duran Duran: Carnival 12" (Tritec Germany)
Billy Vera & Judy Clay: STORYBOOK CHILDREN LP (Atlantic)

Bus Connection: SUPERDANCE LP
Okay 1977 Italodisco with high-school-quality pastel drawing cover of Superman & Wonderwoman... without faces(!!?). Liner notes say it was "a big hit in Canada!"

Mirror Image: DISCOPEDIA Vol. 3 LP (Pickwick)
Mirror Image: DISCOPEDIA Vol. 4 LP (Pickwick)
One came with Arthur Murray disco dance instructions. The exploito cover of Cerrone's "Supernature" is interesting.

Pat Williams: THRESHOLD LP (Capitol)
Double. Funky early 70s soundtracky big band jazz from the composer of "Streets of San Francisco."

Enoch Light: IMPELLING DANCES OF OUR TIMES 2LP (Command)
Comp of ol' Enoch's earlier, more "danceable" stuff. Very cheesy in a 60s gogo way with big beats, hammond, latin percussion, punchy horns and/or twangy guitar. There's a couple of sampleable/playoutable cover versions like "Watermelon Man," "Ya Ya," and "C'mon And Swim"

West Side Story DVD

$12

[Viva Chiba]

Got some a'ight stuff from the local street market:

Best of the bunch:

Christopher Lee - reads Dracula (love the oft sampled intro on this);

Mel Brooks - Young Frankenstein

Dusty Springfield - A Girl Called Dusty

Deep Purple - In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall (pretentious but occasionally enlivened by Jon Lord organ solos)

The Toys - Baby Toys 7" (not too bad 60's soul stuff)

From the local charidee:

The Searchers - Its The Searchers

Not too bad at £2 - £0.50 each.

[john stapleton]

Quote[/b] (Lord Thames @ Sep. 22 2004,14:37)]Was this your copy then, John? It's round about your area (and it was one of the few things in that shop I could actually afford&#33

oh no, sorry - I meant I listened to it a couple of months ago in 'that shop' along with a horseload of other libraries and general obscure cheese.