Lloyd Parks- Officially (1973)- ****
(I don't remember if I ever made this Reggae Record Of The Week. It ventures slightly into southern soul occasionally, but it never abandons its Jamaican roots. Great, great record.)
Nick Drake- Bryter Layter (1971)- ***1/2
Joe Henderson- Page One (1963)- ***1/2
Love Da Capo: Side One (1967)- ****
The Chambers Brothers- The Time Has Come: MONO (1967)- ****
(This record is not easy to come by in MONO, and yet about 10 years ago, I came across two. I kept one and gave the other to my pal Sal Maida. I had to sell mine out of necessity and have regretted it since. Today, 2/3 of The John Sally Ride went to visit Sal's wife Lisa, when she gave me what was left of Sal's collection after she sold the bulk of the heavy hitters to someone who gave her what I couldn't afford to give her. But guess what? They didn't want the crappy ol' Chambers Brothers, because they probably didn't look to see it was the rare MONO version. A happy ending to a bittersweet afternoon. Plus, I could listen to the groove of "Uptown" for an hour, written by the former Mrs. Miles Davis, Betty Mabry.)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Axis: Bold As Love, MONO Remaster (1967/2025)- ****
(Jimi's best, I think.)
The Replacements- Tim: Ed Stasium Mix (1985/2023)- ****
45s
Otis Redding:
I Can't Turn You Loose/Just One More Day
Try A Little Tenderness/I'm Sick Y'all
A Lover's Question/You Made A Man Out Of Me
Hard To Handle/Amen
The Dock Of The Bay/Sweet Lorene
The Bar-Kays- Soul Finger/Knucklehead
Booker T. & The MGs- Time Is Tight/Johnny, I Love You
Mable John- Your Good Thing (Is About To End)/It's Catching
Jean Knight- Mr. Big Stuff/Why I Keep Living These Memories
Sam & Dave
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby/A Small Portion Of Your Love
I Thank You/Wrap It Up
Soothe Me/I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
Hold On I'm Coming/I Got Everything I Need
Eddie Floyd
Raise Your Hand/I've Just Been Feeling Bad
Knock On Wood/Got To Make A Comeback
3 comments:
Those 45s: There’s your Saturday Night Playlist, sir! One of the best decisions of my young life was buying the 9-CD set The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 upon its release in 1991. I had some greatest hits familiarity with Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, and little else. But, the reviews were pretty great. Those CDs were in heavy rotation for a couple years. And, thanks to you, they will be again this weekend - need all the heat we can get.
Thanks for all you do, sir. :)
And thanks also for Genevieve Waite’s Romance Is On The Rise! Since discovering the album about 15 years ago, it’s been one of my favorites. One of John Phillips best productions. Apparently, epically mishandled. The bonus tracks are great as well. :)
Good luck with the SNOWMAGEDDON SALE!!!
I'll second that rave of The Stax-Volt Singles. More deep cuts that could have been hits than you can believe. And the Chambers Brothers rock. A great live show I saw as a youngster.
Mighty Clouds of Joy BJ Thomas song off of the Lloyd Parks album is one of my favourite reggae covers of all time. Lloyd also does an interesting cover of King Fu Fighting.
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