Dog days

I've been hearing how August brings its own form of seasonal affective disorder, and brother let me tell you, I been feeling it. I have a ton of new used LPs to share but no energy to engage them. So I think I'm going to skip the show on Friday, August 24th. There's just one more week after that of the summer and then school starts again, so things will be more back to normal soon enough.

Come back on August 31st and we'll talk, okay?

Playlist 08/17/2018

Second to last Friday show for the summer:

RIP The Queen of Soul, 1942-2018

Rock Steady (alt mix) - Aretha Franklin
Ain't Necessarily So - Aretha Franklin (w/ Ray Bryant Combo)

Moonshine Heather (Takin' Care of Business) - Parliament

LP Cover for King & Queen by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas (1967, Stax)

Tramp - Carla Thomas & Otis Redding
Dance to the Music - The Bar-Kays
Forty-First Street Breakdowne - Naomi Davis & The Knights of 41st Street
Catapult - Naomi Davis & The Knights of 41st Street

The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band

Hihache pt 1 - The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band
Shame Shame Shame - Shirley & Company
Do Do Baya - El Rego et Ses Commandos

... And the Gods Made Love
Have You Ever Been (to Electric Ladyland)
Crosstown Traffic

James Marshall Hendrix

Rainy Day, Dream Away
Little Miss Lover - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
My Friend - Jimi Hendrix

Ain't She Sweet - Bernie Worrell

LP Cover for Black Grass (1973, Shelter)

Lock, Stock, and Barrel - Black Grass
Funky John - Johnny Cameron & the Camerons
Give Me Your Love - Curtis Mayfield
Gangster of Love pt 1 & 2 - Jimmy Norman

The Chicago Gangsters

Gangster Boogie - The Chicago Gangsters

LP Cover for Oh Yeah by Charles Mingus (1962, Atlantic)

Eat That Chicken - Charles Mingus
Pig Snoots, pt 1 - Natural Bridge Bunch
Earl's Backyard Barbecue - The Soul Providers
More Peas - Fred Wesley & The JBs

45 Label for "Cold Bear" by The Gaturs (1971, Gatur)

Cold Bear - The Gaturs

Full-Side Funk

Paul Humphrey & The Cool-Aid Chemists (1971, Lizard)

LP Cover for Paul Humphrey & The Cool-Aid Chemists

Side 2
Baby Rice
Detroit
Ain't That Peculiar
Dreams
Funky L.A.

Z. Z. Hill

I Think I'd Do It - Z.Z. Hill
Take Me to Mardigras - Bob James

LP Cover for From a Whisper to a Scream by Esther Phillips (1971, Kudu)

Home Is Where the Hatred Is - Esther Phillips
Never Found a Girl - Joseph Henry & The Mighty Imperials
Take It As It Come pt 1 - Charles Bradley & Sugarman & Co.

LP Cover for Sign O' The Times by Prince (1987, Paisley Park)

It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night - Prince

Adventures in the Crates

This is why digging in the dusty crates is totally worth it:

A copy of "Maximum Stimulation" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1977) decorated with fan art.

Here is a copy of the unadorned LP jacket, courtesy of Discogs.com

Where did it come from? Who did that? And when? The mind reels. Also, they knew what they were talking about: the album is boss, and I'm usually skeptical of anything released after 1976, when disco really started going strong in the mainstream.

Also found this:

Really groovy gospel-infected album. Surprisingly light on the Jesus, just full of tasty songs that make you feel like church but still respect your beliefs.