Ray Barretto- Hard Hands (1968) ****
Ray Barretto- The Message (1971) ***1/2
Eddie Harris- Silver Cycles (1969) ****
Traffic- The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971) ***1/2
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Natty Dread (1974) ****
Ike & Tina Turner- Story: Disc One (2007) ***1/2
Rush- Caress Of Steel (1975) ***1/2
The Clash- Super Black Market Clash (1993) ****
Banda AL9- Hey! Hey! We're Banda AL9 (2026) ***1/2
Galactic- Ruckus (2003) ****
The Rolling Stones- Their Satanic Majesties Request: Personal Edit (1967/2025)- ****
Donna Summer- Gold: 14 Song Edit (2005/2026) ****
Somewhere between five and ten years ago, my friend Tim B., a fellow record dealer, was just a table away from mine while we worked a show. I took a walk around the room while he watched my records and I bought a few things, including four Eddie Harris records. When Tim saw my little haul, he said, "Don't sleep on those Eddie Harris records!" I knew exactly what he meant. The worst record dealers won't bother with Eddie Harris records because they don't sell for much. A jazz record to these clowns, needs to be on Blue Note or on some indie boutique label, and has to sell for $100-$500 before it is worthy to sit in one of their boxes. But Tim and I knew just how great these Eddie records were, so we'd snatch them up for $5 or $8 whenever we saw them, and then resell them for $15-$20, with little stickers that showed our reviews. We never failed to sell every one. So, don't sleep on "The In Sound," "Mean Greens," "Electrifying," and "Silver Cycles" if you see them.
"Super Black Market Clash" and The Jam "Extras" are so good, they often play better than either band's regular releases.
Here is that "Satanic Majesties" edit, if you're interested.
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4 comments:
I’m with you about Eddie Harris, Super Black Market Clash, and Extras. Great stuff. I made a CDR years ago from SBMC, Give ‘em Enough Rope, and On Broadway which works really well.
- Paul in DK
Back in the late 70s-early 80s, I dated a woman who's father was a true NO mafioso, and ran an ice factory/restaurant "down the bayou," that never appeared to do any business, but somehow the guy was obviously swimming in money. At that time, NO was trying to become somewhat of a fashion center, and a huge high end clothing convention was held in the city, with a private concert featuring Donna Summer. Yeah, we went courtesy of her dad, Mr. Mafia. Never a huge Donna fan, but she did put on one hell of a concert.
Thanks for the Eddie Harris prompt. I needed to check out more than just The In Sound.
One more thanks to the turn-on to Eddie Harris. Just listened to Silver Cycles - some of the tunes are just stunning, especially Electric Ballad.
Randy
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