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Saturday, January 20, 2018

Diggin' Ain't EZ, chapter four

Hello, I'm back with more cool records to discuss. This one was waiting for me when I got back from my recent vacation. I am blown away by this, so deep.

Timothy McNealy, Funky Movement (Now-Again Records, 2017) —


A compilation of 7" releases from back in tha day by Dallas-area funk artist Timothy McNealy.

Track Listing:

A) Will You Be There *
Funky Movement
Funky Movement No. 2 *
Sagittarius Black *
K.C. Stomp *

B) Easy, Easy, Easy
What Would You Do?
Do It
I'm So Glad You're Mine
What's Going On?

* Quality shit here

Timothy McNealy

Playlist January 20th, 2018 — Marching Shoes

Greetings! We're back from a long holiday break, ready to get down & dirty for you all over again. Imbibe of the Stank...

Fat Mama - Herbie Hancock
Brothers Groove - The Brothers

45 Cover for The Brothers "Brothers Groove" b/w  "Funky Paella"
Fug - Cymande

Cymande
Nasty Dog, pt 2 – The Nasty Dog Catchers
Superstition - Stevie Wonder (link to performance on Sesame Street, 1973)
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) – Al Green  


Shake Your Big Hips – Israel Tolbert
In the Marketplace/Jupiter – Earth Wind & Fire
Now You’re Gone – Curtis Mayfield
Jan Jan - The Fabulous Counts

LP Cover, 1969's Jan Jan (Cotillion Records)

Mary Don’t Take Me On No Bad Trip – Fugi
Cynthy-Ruth – Black Merda  


Black Merda
Be What You Is - US Music (w/ Funkadelic)
Warpath - The Isley Brothers
Strange Games and Things - The Love Unlimited Orchestra


1976 LP My Sweet Summer Suite (20th Century)
Uncle Willie’s Dream – Paul Humphrey    
I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James    


Etta James
A Case of Imitation or Outright Theft?
Hot Pants Road - The JBs
Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
Pick Up the Pieces One by One - A.A.B.B. [The Above Average Black Band]


45 Label of "Pick Up the Pieces One by
One" by A.A.B.B
Fame - David Bowie
Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved) - James Brown


1975 LP Cover, Hot (Polydor)
The Crunge - Led Zeppelin

Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes

I Am the Black Gold of the Sun - Rotary Connection

LP cover, 1971's Hey, Love (Chess)
Sagittarius Black - Timothy McNealy
BLA pt 1 - Massak


Massak leader, Franck Biyong

I Get Lifted - George McCrae
Crazy Legs - Donald Austin

LP cover, 1973's Crazy Legs (Eastbound)
Mistake - Fela Kuti
Kokorokoo - Osibisa

LP Cover, 1972's Heads by Osibisa (Decca)

Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti – The Daktaris    

Are You  My Woman? (Tell Me So) - The Chi-Lites

Sang and Dance - The Bar-Kays


The Bar-Kays, circa 1970-1
Funcky Brother - Soul Drifter
Funknroll - Prince
Give It Up or Turn It Loose - Lyn Collins


45 Label for Lyn Collins' "Give It Up or Turn It Loose" (1974, People)
Cold Bear - The Gaturs


The Gaturs in concert
Alcoholic - Fishbone
Beer (So Nice) Right On - JD & The Evil's Dynamite Band


LP Cover for Explodes Across the Nation (2001, Soul Fire)

Alcohol - Robert Jay

You Got What I Need – Freddie Scott


Promo photo of Freddie Scott