Playlist 09/29/2018

LP Cover for Excuse-O by Fela Kuti (1977, Coconut)

Mr. Grammaticology-lisationalism is the Boss - Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Afrika 70

How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet) - Hank Ballard w/ the Dapps

LP cover for Ji by Junior (1982,  Mercury)

I Can't Help It - Junior
7 Rooms of Gloom - The Four Tops
Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
Cut Chemist Suite - Ozomatli

Guru

Trust Me - Guru's Jazzamatazz
Trust Me - Aged in Harmony

Late 1970's James Brown tracks
A Man Understands

LP Cover for Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown (1976, Polydor)

Medley: Get Up Offa That Thing/Release the Pressure
I Refuse to Lose

LP Cover for The Original Disco Man by James Brown (1979, Polydor)

It's Too Funky In Here
Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)

LP Cover for Take a Look at Those Cakes by James Brown (1978, Polydor)

For Goodness Sakes, Look at those Cakes
Eyesight
The Spank

LP Cover for Gloryhallastoopid, or Pin the Tail on the Funky
 by Parliament (1979, Casablanca)

The Big Bang Theory - Parliament

Playlist 09/22/2018

We Live in Brooklyn Baby - Roy Ayers

Roy Ayers in the studio

Sexy Dancer - Prince
Bumpin Bus Stop - Thunder & Lightning
The Funky Buzzard - James Bell & The Turner Brothers

The Isley Brothers' backing band (with Jimi Hendrix, left)

Move Over & Let Me Dance - The Isley Brothers (w/ Jimi Hendrix)

LP Cover for Show Album no. 1 by The Happy Dolls (1977, Solar)

Funky Stuff - The Happy Dolls
Seeds of Life - Harlem River Drive (feat. Eddie Palmieri & Jimmy Norman)

LP Cover for It's a New Day by The Skull Snaps (1973, GSF)

It's a New Day - The Skull Snaps
Rhyme Time People - Kool & The Gang

Inside cover to Innervisions by Stevie Wonder (1973, Tamla)

Don't You Worry Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder
Get Down - Curtis Mayfield
Fish Head - Slim & The Soulful Saints
Kazi - Oneness of Juju

George (left) and Louis Johnson

Ain't We Funkin' Now - The Brothers Johnson

Full-Side Funk:
Ain't No Bout-a-Doubt It by Graham Central Station

Front LP Cover, Ain't No Bout-a-Doubt It by Graham Central Station (1975, WB)

Side 1

The Jam
Your Love
It's All Right
I Can't Stand the Rain

Rear LP Cover

I Got the Feeling - Sharon Jones
Beautiful Day - Spider Harrison

45 Cover for "Beautiful Daddy" by Ofo the Black Company (1972, Decca)

Beautiful Daddy - Ofo the Black Company
There Was a Time - Six Pack
Make It Good to Yourself - James Brown

LP Cover for Black Heat (1972, Atlantic)

Wanaoh - Black Heat

45 Label (B side) for "Yeah You're Right You Know You're Right" by The Gaturs (1972, Gatur)

Yeah You're Right, You Know You're Right - The Gaturs
"Simon Says" The Kingpin - Fishbone
Getting the Corners - The TSU Tornadoes

Darondo (born Willian Daron Pulliam)

Didn't I - Darondo

Playlist 09/01/2018

Walter "Junie" Morrison

Super J - Junie
In the Pocket - Boots
Why Not Start All Over Again - The Counts
Get Down with the Get Down - Melvin Sparks

LP Cover Cosmic Slop by Funkadelic (1973, Westbound)

March to the Witch's Castle - Funkadelic
The Goose pt 1 - Parliament
Humpin pt 1 & 2 - The Unstoppable S Robinson & His Marvelaires
Jungle Boogie - 24-7 Spyz

LP Cover for With a Lotta Help From My Friends by Junior Mance (1970, Atlantic)

Don't Cha Hear Me Calling to Ya - Junior Mance
Whole Lot Of Lovin' - Elsie Mae "TV Mama"

LP Cover for We the People by The Soul Searchers (1972, Sussex)

Full Side Funk - "We The People" by the Soul Searchers

We the People
Your Love is so Doggone Good
It's All in Your Mind
Soul to the People

Robert Lowe

Back to Funk - Robert Lowe
South Side Funk - Soul Seven
Mellow Mellow Right On - Lowrell
Mother Popcorn (live) - James Brown
Ball of Confusion - The Temptations
Ripplin' - Ripple

Double Cross - The Sugarman Three

LP Cover for Money Talks by The Bar-Kays (1978, Fantasy)

Monster - The Bar-Kays
Psyche - The Jimmy Castor Bunch

LP Cover for Be Nice to the People by Question Mark (1977, EMI)

Scram Out - Question Mark

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.

Updates

So my last show, on July 20th was cancelled because of technical issues. I think I figured it out -- the auxiliary input cable at the station is malfunctioning & receiving only input from the right channel. My laptop tests perfectly. That's good, since that's an easy fix for the station.

The problem is that that was my last show for the next three Fridays, as I'll be out of town. So I'm looking forward to playing again on August 17th. I got a bunch of great new records & I'm eager for you all to hear them, including this one: