Thursday, December 06, 2012

Primitive Sound System and Chuck Daly aka DJ IveHadOneTooManyPotBrowniesThisYear! at D.C.'s Tavern Thurs Dec 6th from 9PM to Closing


Hello Y'all,
It really seems like it has been a year since we last spun at D.C.'s.  Super Storm Sandy has since officially been deemed the worst storm to hit the North East ever recorded.  We lost power for a four days but luckily did not have any major damage.  One of my favorite record stores, Iris Records in Jersey City, was not so fortunate.  The owner not only lost a storage facility of stock he lost his personal collection.  I truly cannot imagine what that would be like.  I have seen Steve since and I have to say he seems to have come to grips with his loss.  Don't expect me to have such a quick recovery if I ever lose my collection.  The last time I saw him the guys behind the Open Crates sessions moved their event to his store.  I left just before 11PM and It was amazing to see so many people still shopping for records and listening to favorite tracks.  I have know idea how long they went but I know it felt great to support the store and bring home some amazing records.  Shop at Iris it's good for your soul.

Recently the world of vinyl experienced another storm of sorts, Record Store Day - Black Friday.  As always there were a few records I wanted but very few local stores that I frequent were going to carry them or are even able to purchase enough product to participate.  Pretty ironic right?  Some stores that have been around for as many as 40 years are unable to be a part of Record Store Day .  I called about eight places and then contacted Chip, the owner of Tunes in Hoboken, he was able to get all the releases I was interested in.  Considering the toll Sandy took on Hoboken it felt great to support Tunes just a week or so after that miserable storm flooded Hoboken.  The main releases I was interested in was yet another series of Captain Beefheart 45's put out by the amazing Sundazed Records.  They did not disappoint.

This past year filled my collection with some records I had been looking for, for many, many years and others I had never heard of before adding them to the insanely long list known as, "One Of My Favorite Records Of All-time."  My number one want list record for over twenty years was a flexi disc released in the 70's called "Herbie Hancock Plays The Rhodes Electric Piano."  The record was nearly impossible to find because it is a flexi and even when I did come across one it was folded, creased or warped.  I found one from a dealer in Europe and when the record came it was perfect.  One of the main reasons I was so obsessed was the inclusion of the theme to "Spook Who Sat By The Door."  Just weeks later I also found a copy of the ad that you would have needed to respond to if you wanted one.  Pretty fucking cool.

One of the many records I picked up this year that I was not completely familiar with was by the NYC Punk band The Nothing.  I had seen the record on hundreds of want lists and I know I heard it from time to time but I never knew how rare it was.  I was crawling through a mess of a store in Upstate New York and The Nothing 7-inch was the first record I put on my pile.  I knew it was rare but I was thinking like $50 - $60 kind-of-rare.  I paid a dollar for the record and emailed my friend Justin.  Little did i know we were talking about $1500 - $2100 kind-of-rare.  WHOPEE!

I am not the best person to take on vacation.  The first thing I think of everywhere we go is, "I have never been here, where is the record store."  A used book store will do just as well.  There are always records buried somewhere in a used bookstore or junk shop. Hank loves to go places and do things when we are on vacation.  Going to the ocean is great but he likes to go to parks and art & science museums just as much.  So this year we split our time between museums and activities for Hank and record stores for Dad… thanks Honey!  We made our way from Philly to Pittsburgh and back and none of it disappointed.    

One of the biggest highlights this year was meeting a true icon of the Latin Music scene.  Through some perfectly timed events I got to spin Boogaloo records on This Is The Modern World with Trouble while Harvey Averne told stories about being a producer, performer and label exec through one of the coolest careers in music.  Harvey is one of the nicest people I have ever met and I only wish we had about a hundred more hours to shoot the shit and spin some records.  Maybe one day soon we can do it again… hello, Trouble….

In all the years I have been DJing I have never looked forward to spinning with someone more than I do each month with Chuck Daly.  Chuck is like 30 or 40 years younger than me but has freakish musical knowledge long beyond his short time sucking air.  Each week I learn something new about Chuck which is amazing considering how many months we have been doing this together.  If he told me his was once a member of Spinal Tap I wouldn't be surprised.  GET HIGH! & ROCK!!!

There are probably 5 million other things I wanted to write about but instead I am going to include an almost complete list of this years acquisitions.  Yup, believe it or not, the below list is not complete.

Along with these 2012 purchases I am filling the boxes with a stack of Norton Records releases and some Christmas records.

See you there!

- pat.

Primitive Sound System
VINYL RULES!
"Audio Visual Triumphs and Disasters" - http://primitivesoundsystem.blogspot.com

Thursday, December 6th - 9PM to Closing
Pat. James Longo - Primitive Sound System
Chuck Daly - DJ IveHadOneTooManyPotBrowniesThisYear!
AND A SPECIAL GUEST…MAYBE!

D.C.'s Tavern
505 8th Street
Between Jefferson and Madison
BACK IN BACK
Hoboken, New Jersey
PH: 201-792-5550

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SOME SHIT TO CLICK:

This Is The Modern World with Trouble: Special guests Harvey Averne and Jonathan Goldman
ARCHIVE: October 9, 2012
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/47708

Harvey Averne:
https://www.fania.com/content/harvey-averne

The Nothing - "Uniformz"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB94L0euX9w

Herbie Flexi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofPouDZHbTQ

Iris Records: http://irisrecordsjc.tumblr.com

Tunes - Hoboken: http://www.tunesonline.net

Norton Records: http://www.nortonrecords.com/home.php

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2012:

Melvins - "Nude With Boots" Live b/w U-Men - "Gila"  (Amphetamine Reptile Noise Records cat. Scale 123 (Sugar Daddy Live Split Series / color vinyl))

Melvins - "Dog Island" Live b/w "Cows - "Chow"  (Amphetamine Reptile Noise Records cat. Scale 124 (Sugar Daddy Live Split Series / color vinyl))

Melvins - "Dies Iraea" Live b/w Killdozer - "Lupus"  (Amphetamine Reptile Noise Records cat. Scale 126 (Sugar Daddy Live Split Series / color vinyl))

Melvins - "Civilized Worm" Live b/w OFF! - "No Reason To Complain"  (Amphetamine Reptile Noise Records cat. Scale 127 (Sugar Daddy Live Split Series / color vinyl))

Melvins - "Eye Flys" b/w Butthole Surfers - "Pittsburg To Lebanon," "No Rule," & "Gary Floyd"  (Amphetamine Reptile Noise Records cat. Scale 129 (Sugar Daddy Live Split Series / color vinyl))

Melvins - "Kicking Machine" b/w Midwest Hardcore: Die Kreuzen - "In School," Necros - "IQ32," & Negative Approach - "Sick of Talk"  (Amphetamine Reptile Noise Records cat. Scale 130 (Sugar Daddy Live Split Series / color vinyl))

Melvins - "The Bulls & The Bees"  (Amphetamine Reptile Records cat. AmRep 088 (Color Vinyl - Yellow and Orange Burst))

Baker Brothers - "The Young Patter"  (Record Kicks cat. RK45 045) [4.99]

Cathy Edgar - "Soul Sister" (Imagenes) (7") - IMAGENES 015 - [4.99]

REV RA YATES/THE GOSPEL COMMUNICATORS: Tight Situation (Soul Full New Zealand) (7") - SF 001LTD300 - [8.33]

SOIL & PIMP SESSIONS: Pop Korn (Brownswood UK) (10") - BWOOD 043 - [4.58]

ZAINICHI FUNK/ROY/THE BAWDIES: Escape (P-Vine Japan) (7") - JS7S 026 - [10.83]

The Police - "Nothing Achieving" b/w Fall Out"  (Illegal Records cat. IL 0017)

Merriettes - “Here Comes The Batmobile” / “The Battiest Car Around” (“Batman Record” BT 97) (Artwork PS)

Bert Kaempfert - "Caravan"

Dan & Dale – Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale Play Batman (Tifton S-78002, 1966) (BAD SHAPE)

Dan & Dale – Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale Play Batman (Tifton S-78002, 1966)  (VG+ SHAPE)

Neil Hefti - “Batman Theme” / “Batman Chase” (RCA Victor 47-8755) (Art PS)

The Camps - "The Ballad of Batman" b/w "Batmobile" (Parkway P-974, 1966 (company sleeve))

Diamonds - Walkin The Stroll

Bob Kuban & The In-Men - "Batman Theme" b/w "You Better Run - You Better Hide"  (Musicland U.S.A. cat. MUSICLAND 20.017)

Duane Eddy - The Biggest Twang of Them All (Reprise R 6218 (promo 1966))

Sun Ra - "I'm Gonna Unmask The Batman" / "The Perfect Man" (Saturn cat. "none")

Rocky & The Riddlers - “Batman” / “Flash and Crash” (Panorama 28 (re-Issue))

Nashville Five - “Batman Theme” / “Husbands and Wives” by Paul Tabor (Hit 243, 1966)

Jan & Dean Meet The Batman

Herbie Hancock Demonstrates The Rhodes - 1974 Flexi Disc

Herbie Hancock - Print Ad

Butch Baker - "Batman At The Go Go" b/w "Robin At The Go Go"  (St Lawrence Records cat. 1010)

Wade Denning and the Port Washingtons - "The Amazing TV Themes of The Green Hornet, Tarzan, Batman, etc…"  (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Leo The Lion Records cat. CH-1023)

Washington Dead Cats - Batman / Cat Woman"  (Eurobond / Justin cat. JD EUR 460 232)

Sandy Nelson - In Beat  (Imperial cat. LP 9305)

Tarzan / The Green Hornet/Batman and Robin / Flash Gordon  (Design Records cat. DLP-257)

Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus - "Sunday Morning Comics"  (Reprise Records cat. RS 6210)

Batman Television Soundtrack cassette

Bobby Valentine - Aqui Esta La Salsa (Batman)

Scotty McKay and his Orchestra - "Her Comes Batman" b/w "All Around The World"  (Claridge Records cat. CR - 309 (Radio Station Copy))

Merriettes  / Tony Eira - "Look Out For The Batman" b/w "It's The Batman"  (Synthetic Plastics Company Newark, N.J. U.S.A. cat. BT 95 (Shaped Picture Sleeve))

Botellita De Jerez - Abuelita de Batman (Polydor cat. (Mexican Maxi 12")

Burgess Meredith - “The Capture” / The Escape” (ABC-Paramount or also just ABC 45-10798, 1966)

Camps - Ballad of Batman b/w Batmobile (BAD SHAPE)

Kentucky Fried Chicken - Have a Barrel of Fun

The Invisible Burgundy Bullfrog - "Batman Rides Again" b/w "Cry Me A River"  (Panther Records cat. PAN 4331)

The Panicks - "I Can Beat Him Up" b/w "Playin' Games"  (20th Century -Fox Records cat. 639 (Promotional Copy / Plug Side)

Thor-Ables - "Batman and Robin" b/w "My Reckless Heart"  (Titanic Records cat. TI-1002 (Not For Sale (Re-issue)))

De Maskers - "Batman-Theme" b/w "The Saint"  (Artone cat. DS 25.376)

Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind / Autonomy

Wilmer & The Dukes - Living In the USA

Jean King - Sings For The In-Crowd

Les Hou-Lops - "Batman" b/w "Everything Alright"  (Apex cat. DISQUE NO. 13436)

The Avengers - "The Batman Theme" b/w "Back Side Blues"  (M.G.M cat. K13465 (Special Disc Jockey Record / Not For Sale (Yellow Lbl Promo)))

Vintage Recod Case

Grey Metal Record Case

Plasmatics - Butcher Baby

Material One Down

Gene Vincent - "Race With The Devil" b/w "Gonna Back Up Baby"  (Capitol cat. F3530)

Al Caiola - "Eight On The Lam" b/w "Sailor From Gibraltar"  (United Artists cat. UA 50159 (Not For Sale / Promotion Copy))

Slade - "Mam Weer All Crazee Now" b/w "Man Who Speeks Evil"  (Polydor cat. PD - 15053)

Slade - "Gudbuy T' Jane" b/w "I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen"  (Polydor cat. PD - 15060)

Humble Pie - "Ninety-Nine Pounds" Mono b/w Stereo  (A&M cat. 1530 (Promotion Copy - Not For Sale))

Ringo Starr - "Back Off Boogaloo" b/w "Blindman"  (Apple cat. 1849)

Roky Erickson - "Mine Mine Mind" & "Click Your Fingers, Applauding The Play" b/w "Two Headed Dog" and "I Have Always Been Here Before"  (Sponge cat. SPEP - 101 (Green color cover - 2nd Pressing))

Buzzcocks - "Promises" b/w "Lipstick"  (United Artists cat. UP 36471)

Chelsea - "Right To Work" b/w "The Loner"  (Step Forward cat. 2)

999 - "I'm Alive" b/w "Quite Disappointing"  (Labritain cat. LAB 999)

The Jam - "In The City" b/w "Takin' My Love"  (Polydor cat. 2058 866)

The Jam - "The Modern World" b/w "Sweet Soul Music" and Back In My Arms Again"  (Polydor cat. 2058 945)

Girlschool - "C'Mon Let's Go" b/w "Tonight" and "Demolition Boys"  (Bronze cat. BROX 126 (10" vinyl))

Jimi Hendrix - "Birth of Success"  (MFP cat. MFP 50053)

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - "Li'l Red Riding Hood"  (MGM Records cat. E/SE - 4407)

Blues Magoos - "Psychedelic Lollipop"  (Mercury Records cat. MG 21096)

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - "The Best of…"  (EMI cat. NUTM 12 (Mono))

Mugwump Establishment - I Can't Keep From Cryin

Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It

The Five Keys - Ling Ting Tong

Bo Diddley - Diddy Wah Diddy

Ray Charles - Greenback b/w Blackjack

The Terrifics - Loco

Ross Carnegie - Cool Dad

Mick Jagger - Memo From Turner

Husker Du - "Celebrated Summer" b/w "New Day Rising" from the forthcoming LP "NEW DAY RISING" [SST 031]  (SST cat. SST E31 (printed sleeve and insert))

Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - "Plastic Factory" b/w "Where There's Woman"  (Buddah Records / Sundazed cat. S 255 (Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - "Abba Zaba" b/w "Yellow Brick Road"  (Buddah Records / Sundazed cat. S 254 (Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - "Upon The My-O-My" b/w "I Got Love On My Mind"  (Mercury Records / Sundazed cat. S 261 (Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

The Rolling Stones - "You Better Move On," & "Poison Ivy" b/w "Bye Bye Johnny," & "Money"  (Abkco Music & Records / Decca cat. 8909 - 1 (Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

Link Wray and the Raymen - "Big City After Dark," & "Hold It" b/w "Dance Party Pt. 1 & 2"  (Mala / Sundazed cat. S 252 (Advanced Copy / Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

Mothers of Invention - "Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?" b/w "Big Leg Emma"  (Barking Pumpkin Records cat. BPR 1221 (Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

Jeff The Brotherhood - "Dark Energy" Album Version b/w Tristen Vocal  (Warner Bros. cat. 532780 - 7 (Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

Tomahawk - "Stone Letter"  (Ipecac Recordings cat. IPC 141 (Etched Sided / Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

The White Stripes - "Fell In Love With A Girl" b/w "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself"  (Third Man Records cat. TMR - 169 (Red Vinyl / (Record Store Day / Black Friday 2012))

Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - "Diddy Wah Diddy," & "  " b/w "  "  (Buddah Records / Sundazed cat. ??? (Record Store Day 2012))

The Upsetters - Blackboard Jungle Dub  (Clocktower Records  / Get On Down cat. GET 56005 - 10 (10' Box Set))

Willie West and The High Society Bros. - "Cold In The Storm" b/w "She's So Wise"  (Timmion Records Inc. cat. Timmion # 028 (D.J. Copy))

Juhani - "Bigger Vat" b/w "Suurempi Sammio"  (Timmion Records cat. # 020 (with company sleeve)

Nicole Willis and The Soul Investigators - "Tell Me When (We Can Start Our Love Thing Once Again)" b/w "It's All Because of You" (Timmion Records cat. # 029 (with company sleeve)

Nicole Willis and The Soul Investigators - "Tell Me When (We Can Start Our Love Thing Once Again)" b/w "It's All Because of You" (Timmion Records cat. # 029 (White Label Promo))

Thee Midniters - "Jump, Jive and Harmonize" b/w "Thee Midnite Feeling"  (Norton Records cat. 45 - 874)

Esquerita - "Hittin' On Nothing" b/w "Letter Full of Tears"  (Norton Records cat. 45 - 170)

Flat Duo Jets - "I'll Have A Merry Christmas Without You" b/w "Caravan"  (Norton Records cat. 45 - 031)

Hasil Adkins - "Big Red Satellite" b/w ""Ellen Marie"  (Norton Records cat. 45 - 002)

Hasil Adkins - "Haze's House Party" - "Dottie Dottie," & "Sex Crazy Baby" b/w "Do The Hot Pants With Me," & "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain"  (Norton Records cat. 45 - 001)

Lee Fields - Ladies (45 edit, 45 edit inst) (pic cover)

Orquesta Tropicana/Sonora Tropical - Tequila/Lluvia (with download) (reissue) (NOTE: Limited edition of 1000 copies -- with bonus download card!)

Hi-Fi White - Bulldog (pts 1 & 2)

Bob & Gene - It's Not What You Know (It's Who You Know)/These Lonely Nights (pic cover, reissue) (NOTE: Comes in a great pic sleeve, too!)

Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel (voc, inst)

Green Berets - Lord Send Me Somebody/We Must Make Things Right

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - He Said I Can/It Hurts To Be Alone

Menahan Street Band - Crossing/Every Day A Dream

Wolfman Jack/Debbie Sabusawa - Free Shots/Something For Nothing (NOTE: Promo copy.)

Lou Rawls - Life That I Lead/Trouble Down Here Below (NOTE: Promo in a Capitol sleeve.)

Sunnyland Slim - Got A Thing Going On/See My Lawyer

Panics - Discotheque Dance Party

Wax Poetics - Issue #50 -- Winter 2012

Solomon Burke - Fight Back/We're Almost Home

Solomon Burke - I Got To Tell It/Love's Street & Fool's Road

Impressions - Fool For You/I'm Loving Nothing (pic cover)

Nolan Strong - Since You're Gone/What You Gonna Do

David T Walker - Watch Out, Dynamite/Baby I Need Your Loving

Sonny Boy Williamson - Keep It To Yourself/The Key To Your Door

Damn Sam The Miracle Man - Hard Times/Smash (part 2)

Spanglish Fly - Me Gusta Mi Bicicleta/Po-Po

Muddy Waters - My Dog Can't Bark/I Got A Rich Man's Woman

Wonder Who (Four Seasons) - Don't Think Twice/Sassy (pic cover)

Velvet Underground - Live 1969

Hall & Oates - Whole Oats

Faruk Green - Faith/You Should Know/The Insane Busdriver (pic cover)

Moms Mabley - It's Your Thing/He's Got The Whole World In His Hands

Bad Religion - How Could Hell Be Any Worse - (NOTE: Second pressing.  Includes lyric poster.)

CSC Funk Band - Little Weight/A Little Planet (limited 2012 Record Store Day release) (pic cover) (NOTE: Limited to 500 copies.)

Pussy Galore - Feel Good About Your Body EP -- Die Bitch/HC Rebellion/Constant Pain/Car Fantasy (limited 2012 Record Store Day release) (pic cover, reissue) (NOTE: Limited to 1500 copies.)

Quantic & Alice Russell - Look Around The Corner/I'll Keep My Light In My Window (limited 2012 Record Store Day release)

Dr John - Locked Down (plus CD) (limited 2012 Record Store Day release)

Hayvanlar Alemi - Yekermo Sew/Cakal Caz (pic cover)

Bill Thomas - Southern Fried Chicken (parts 1 & 2)

Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 (180 gram pressing) (NOTE: Includes a digital download, a bonus 7 inch with "B Boys In The Cut " & "Pop Your Balloon" & an iron on!)

Chuck Barris & The Gong Show Symphony - Theme From Gene Gene/Lovee's Come Back (NOTE: Promo pressing.)

Leon Haywood - 1 2 3/Soul On

Evel Knievel - Ballad Of Evel Knievel/Why (NOTE: Promo pressing.)

Little Walter - Flying Saucer/One More Chance With You (NOTE: Gold label pressing.)

Oh No & MF Doom - 3 Dollars (voc, inst) (5 inch single) (pic cover)

Vibrations - Feel So Bad/Cave Man

Diazpora - Non Sports/Kate

Vernon Garrett - Don't Do What I Do/Satisfying Woman Satisfying Man (NOTE: Limited pressing of 300 copies.)

Hollywood Persuaders - Drums A-Go-Go/Agua Caliente

Roland Kirk - Mystical Dream/Once In Awhile

On The Spot Trio - Suction/Critically Acclaimed Sh*t

Os Magrelos & Magrela Rose - Luz Negra/Seja Como For/Canada Drive

Wax Poetics - Issue #51 -- Nas/Danny Brown Cover

Jungle Fire - Comencemos (Let's Start)/Tokuta

Orquesta El Macabeo - El Sueno/Cogiendo Pon

Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted & Black/Save Me

JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound - I Got High/River (pic cover) (NOTE: Hand-numbered limited edition of 500 copies.)

Alice Cooper - Eighteen/Body (NOTE: White label promo.  Label has a small sticker.)

Explosive Dynamiks - Whole Lotta Loving/I Need You (reissue) (NOTE: Limited to 400 copies.)

Hot Sauce - I'll Kill A Brick (About My Man) (mono, stereo)

Kai Winding - More -- Theme From Mondo Cane (7 inch jukebox EP) (pic cover)

Various - African Music Today (7 inch EP) (pic cover)

Baltimore & Ohio Marching Band - Baltimore & Ohio Marching Band Plays Music From The Comics

Hal Blaine - Deuces, T's, Roadsters, & Drums (NOTE: Mono pressing.  Spine has one spot of old tape and a small rip.  Back cover has WGN Library letters.)

Willie Bobo - Kojak Theme (mono, stereo) (NOTE: Promo.  Label has a small sticker.)

Timo Lassy - Teddy The Sweeper/Where's The Man

Prince James Trio - My Romance/Chicago Style

Soul Clan - Soul Meeting/That's How It Feels

Astro Notes - Rocket To The Moon/Your Cheatin Heart

Count Basie - Watermelon Man/My Kind Of Town (NOTE: Yellow label promo.  Label has a small sticker.)

Book Of Matches - Bad Times Good Times/Song For Kimberly (NOTE: White label promo.  Label has a small sticker.)

Crabby Appleton - Grab On/Can't Live My Life (NOTE: White label promo. Label has a small sticker.)

Bill Doggett - Wow! (7 inch jukebox EP) (pic cover)

Johnny Hartman - Voice That Is (7" jukebox EP) (NOTE: Cool jukebox EP!  Includes jukebox title cards and small images of cover!)

Albert Jones/Tom Newton - Vida Blue (2 versions)

Little Apples - Santa's Ride/Phroomf

Soul Surfers - Soul Surf/Tornado

Nolan Strong & The Diablos - Mambo Of Love/Can't We Talk This Over

Tim, Gary, & Romeo - 777/Sex Machine

Charles Brown - Please Come Home For Christmas/Merry Christmas Baby (NOTE: 80s pressing.)

Dave Dudley - Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun/I Got Lost (NOTE: Label has a promo stamp.)

Duane Eddy - Caravan (part 1) (double a-side single)

Exports - Car Hop/Seat Belts Please

Rawhide - Evel Kneivel/Torrance (NOTE: Promo.  Label has a small sticker.)

Rays - Moo-Goo-Gai-Pan/Tippity Top

Various - GED Soul Records Presents Super Soul Christmas (includes download) (pic cover) (NOTE: Limited numbered edition of 500 copies -- with bonus download card too!)

The Munx - "Girls, Girls, Girls" b/w "Our Dream"  (Clevetown Records cat. CTXP 400)

The Dovells - "Dragster on The Prowl" b/w "Be My Girl (New Version)"  (Parkway Records cat. P - 901 (DJ Copy Not For Sale))

The Vibrations - "Soul A-Go-Go" b/w "And I Love Her"  (Okeh cat. 4 - 7257 (Not For Sale / Radio Station Copy))

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - "(Dance With Me) Annie" b/w "He Came Along"  (King cat. 45 - 6055 (Promotional))

Hank Ballard Along with "The Dapps" - "How You Gonna Get Respect" b/w "Teardrops On Your Letter"  (King cat. 45 - 6196 (Promotional))

Baby Washington - "White Christmas" b/w "Silent Night"  (Veep cat. V - 1274 (Promotional Copy / Not For Sale / PLUG SIDE))

Al Wilson - "The Snake" b/w "Getting Ready For Tomorrow"  (Soul City cat. 767)

Curtis Mayfield - Roots  (Curtom Records cat. CRS 8009 (with calendar))

Avec Les Rythmaires - Twist A La Facon De Rosita Et Deno  (Trans Canada Music Co. cat. TC - A - 57)

The Capitols - We Got A Thing  (Atco / Karen Records Series cat. 33 - 201 (some water damage on back))

The Sugarman 3 - What The World Needs Now  (Daptone Records cat. DAP - 026 (Monaural))

Charles Bradley - "Stay Away" b/w "Menahan Street Band - "Run It Back"  (Dunham Records cat. DUN 111) - 2 Copies

The Nothing - "Uniformz" b/w "Scream 'N' Cry"  (Wide A Wake Musik / Novadisk cat. TSO 1)

Victimz - "I Don't Want To Go To Class Today" b/w "Skin"  (Police Force Records cat. 85451) - 3 Copies

Jack Ward - "Treat Her Right" b/w "A Very Hurt Man"  (Starday Records cat. 45-935)

Pat Travers Band - "Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)" b/w "Go All Night"  (Polydor cat PD 2003)

Huey (Piano) Smith And The Clowns - "Don't You Just Know It" b/w "High Blood Pressure"  (Ace Records cat. 545)

The Isley Brothers - "Twist And Shout" b/w "Spanish Twist"  (Wand cat. 124)

Freddie Scott - "Hey, Girl" b/w "The Slide"  (Coplix Records cat. CP 692)

Nilsson - "Everybody's Talkin'" b/w "Rainmaker"  (RCA Victor cat. 74-0161)

Three Dog Night - "Feeling Alright" b/w "Celebrate"  (Dunhill / ABC Records cat. 45-4229)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" b/w "Christmas Song"  (Prestige cat. 45-186)

Lloyd Glenn - "Tiddly-Winks" b/w "Sunrise"  (Aladdin cat. 45-3307)

The Incredible Bongo Band - "Bongolia" b/w "Bongo Rock"  (Pride cat. PR 1015)

Carl Carlton - "She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" b/w "Baby, I Need Your Loving"  (RCA cat. GB - 13484 (Gold Standard))

Joe Cuba Sextet - "Bang!, Bang!" b/w "Push, Push, Push"  (Tico cat. T-475)

The Stylistics - "People Make The World Go Round" Long Version b/w Short Version  (Avco cat. AV - 4595)

Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - "Bustin' Loose" Part 1 & 2  (Source cat. SOR 40967)

The Boys In The Band - "Sumpin Heavy"  (Spring Records cat. SPR 103)

Sly & The Family Stone - "Thank You - Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin" b/w "Everybody Is a Star"  (Epic cat. 5-10555)

Freda Payne - "Unhooked Generation" b/w "Deeper & Deeper"  (Invictus cat. Is 9080)

Dickie Goodman - "Mr. President" b/w "Popularity"  (Rainy Wednesday Records cat. RW 207)

Richie Hoffman - "Unnatural Woman" b/w "Seven Years"  (Orange Records cat. OR 7006)

Walt Disney presents The Jungle Book  (A Disneyland Record and Book cat. LLP - 319)

Rudolph & The Gang - "Here Comes Fatty Clause" b/w "Comink Zee Clauski Fattnik"  (Yultide cat. 7234)

Patti Smith Group - "(So You Want To Be) A Rock & Roll Star" b/w "5-4-3-2-1"  (Arista cat. AS 0453)

Patti Smith Group - Dancing Barefoot" b/w "5-4-3-2-1"  (Arista cat. ARIST 281 (UK))

Patti Smith Group - "Frederick." b/w "Fire Of Unknown Origin"  (Arista cat. ARIST 264 (UK))

The Police - "Message In A Bottle" b/w "Landlord (live)"  (A&M Records cat. AM - 2190 (Poster Sleeve))

The Medallions - "Buick 59" and "Coupe De Ville Baby" b/w "The Letter" and Mary Lou"  (Dootone Records cat. EP - 202 (paper sleeve))

Gene Vincent - "Race With The Devil" b/w "Gonna Back Up Baby"  (Capitol cat. F3530)

The Sir Douglas Band - "Texas Tornado" Mono / Stereo  (Atlantic cat. 45-2985 (Promotional Copy / Plug Side))

Southwest F.O.B. - "Smell of Incense"  (HIP cat. HIA - 8002 (wht lbl / plug side))

Willie Mitchell - "Willie Mitchell's Driving Beat"  (Hi Records cat. HL 12029)

Lou Reed - "Vicious". (RCA cat. DJHO 0054 (Not For Sale))

Dub Narcotic Disco Plate - "Fuck Shit Up" b/w "Version". (K cat. DBN 102)

Chris Spedding - "Get Outa My Pagoda" b/w "Hey Miss Betty". (RAK cat. RAK 261)

Marvin Gaye - "The World is Rated X". (Tamla cat 1836tF (For Promotional Use Only / Not For Sale))

Huey Smith and the Clowns - "Pop-Eye" b/w "Scald-Dog". (Ace Records cat. 649)

Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones - "What The Heck" b/w "Boys Do Cry". (Paris cat. 45 - 537)

Chris Columbo - "Summertime" b/w "Minerology". (Strand cat. 25056)

Dogmatics - "Gimme The Shakes" b/w "20 Flight Rock". (Cat Records cat. Cat #001)

The Police - "Can't Stand Losing You" b/w "Dead End Job". (A&M Records cat. AMS 7391)

Horror Rock Classics  (Rhino Records cat. RNDF 281)

Vibrations - New Vibrations. (OKeh cat. OKM 12114)

Mongo Santamaria - La Bamba  (Columbia cat. CL 2375)

Jack Costanzo - Bongo Fever!  (Sunset cat. SUN 1134)

The Big Sounds of the Drags!  (Capitol cat. ST 2001)

Solomon Burke - Cool Breeze. (MGM Records cat. 1SE - 35ST) Sealed

Mary Lou Williams - "Piano Panorama"  (Atlantic cat. LP 114)

Video All-Stars - "TV Jazz Themes"  (Somerset cat. ALBUM SF - 8800)

Jim Tyler and Orchestra - TWIST  (Time Records cat. S / 2053)

Jimi Hendrix - "No Such Animal" Part 1 & 2  (Audio Fidelity Records cat. AF 167 (Pic Sleeve))

Bo Diddley - The 20th Anniversary of Rock'N'Roll  (RCA cat. APL1 - 1229)

James Brown - James Brown Plays The New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo)  (Smash cat. MGS 27080 (Full Color Portrait of James Brown Suitable For Framing Included Inside))

The Moroccos - "Red Hots And Chili Mac"  b/w "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"  (United cat. U-193)

Bobby Marchan - "Chickee Wah Wah" b/w "Give A Helping Hand"  (Gale cat. 4M - 101)

The Atlantics - "Bombora" b/w "Greensleeves"  (Columbia cat. 4-42877 (Not For Sale / Radio Staion Copy))

The Contrails - "Mummy Walk (Walking Death)" b/w …Vocal by Dick & Jack "Someone"  (Diamond Records Inc. cat. D-213)

Kid King's Combo - "Banana Split" b/w "Skip's Boogie"  (Excello Records cat. 45-2009)

Gene Ludwig - "The Vamp" b/w "Deep Purple"  (Travis Records cat. TR - 033)

Bobby Davis & The Rhythm Rockers - "Get Wit It" b/w "The Monkey Shout"  (Vest cat. 8003)

Little Joey Vespe - "Caravan" b/w "Conservative Twist"  (Parkway Records cat. P-877 (D.J.Copy / Not For Sale))

Sugar Pie De Santo - "Slip In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers)" b/w "Mr. & Mrs."  (Checker cat. 1073)

The Blendells - "LA LA LA LA LA" b/w "Huggie's Bunnies"  (Reprise Records cat. 0291)

Cold Blood - "You Got Me Hummin'" b/w "If You Will" (San Francisco cat. SF - 18117 (Plug Side / Wht Lbl Promo))

David "Baby" Cortez - "Inflation" b/w "Feels Like The World"  (T-Neck cat. TN 925)

Jerry O - "Afro-Twist Time (Um-Gow-Wow)" b/w "Dance What Cha Wana"  (Shout cat. S - 228)

Johnnie And Jack - "YEAH" b/w "I've Seen This Movie Before"  (RCA Victor cat. 47 - 7246)

The Pentagons - "Down At The Beach" b/w "To Be Loved (Forever)"  (Donna cat. 1337)

Bob Kuban And The In-Men - "The Cheater" b/w "Try Me Baby"  (Musicland U.S.A. cat. MUSICLAND 20,001)

Billy Larkin And The Delegates - "Hold On! I'm A Comin'" b/w "Dirty Water"  (World Pacific cat. WP - 77844 (Audition Record / DJ)

The Brother Jack McDuff Quintet with David Newman - "But It's Alright" b/w "Sunny"  (Atlantic cat. 45 - 2488 (Plug Side))

Willie Mitchell - "Aw Shucks" b/w "Slipin' & Slidin'"  (Hi cat. 45 - 2125 (For Demonstration Use Only / Not For Sale))

Sandy Nelson - "Sock It To Em J.B." b/w "The Charge"  (Imperial Records cat. 66193)

Steve Allen - "The Disc-Jockey's Theme Song" b/w "Gotta Have Something In The Bank, Frank"  (Coral cat. 9 - 61877)

Johnny Lytle - "The Man" b/w "Big Bill"  (Constellation Records cat. C - 145)

The Busters - "Bust Out" b/w "Astronaut's"  (Aelen (of Philadelphia) cat. 735)

The Five Blobs - "The Blob" b/w "Saturday Night in Tiajuana"  (Columbia cat. 4 - 41250)

The Wailers - "Roadrunner" b/w "Tall Cool One"  (Golden Crest Records cat. CR - 518)

The Rip Chords - "Hey Little Cobra" b/w "The Queen"  (Columbia cat. 4 - 42921)

Chris Kenner - "I like It, Like That" Part 1 & 2  (Instant Records cat. VR - 3229)

Born Bad - Volume One  (Born Bad Records cat. BB001)

Born Bad - Volume Two  (Born Bad Records cat. BB002)

Various Artists - "Battle of the Groups"  (End cat. LP 305)

The Stingers - "Guitars A Go Go"  (Crown Records cat. CLP 5476)

Capitol Records LP insert "Hot Rod Jargon"

Slayer - Reign In Blood  (Def Jam cat. GHS 24131 (water damage back cover))

Ramones - It's Alive (Sire cat. SRK2 6074 (UK Pressing))

American Standard - Wonderland  (Power House Records cat. 002 - 1)

Rush  (Anthem cat. ANR - 1 - 1001)

Claus Ogerman and His Orchestra - Watusi Trumpets  (RCA Victor cat. LPM - 3455)

Various Artists - Titty Twist a Go Go  (no label cat. TITTY 69)

Toga - "More"  (Private Stock Records cat. PS 45.065 Disco (10" - "For Disco DJ's Only"))

"Duel At Diablo" - United Artists presents… Radio Spot Announcements  (10")

Mary Lou Williams - ""Piano Panorama"  (Atlantic cat. LP 114 (10")

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Pat. James Longo
http://primitivesoundsystem.blogspot.com
http://www.gigposters.com/designer/26046_Pat._James_Longo.html

Monday, October 08, 2012

PSS spinning a Boogaloo set Tuesday Oct 9th, 9AM - Noon on WFMU with Trouble plus Harvey Averne and Jonathan Goodman


Hello Y'all,
Boogaloo - Bugalu - Boo-Ga-Loo - Bugaloo

I have seen it spelled all of these ways but no matter how you spell it, it is one of the most exciting and Soulful sounds ever.  It's also a lot of names for a short lived period in the history the Nuyorican music scene.  Boogaloo lasted from 1966 - 1969 but it really broke out in 1967.  The streets of New York City have always been where cultures mix and luckily the results are usually great music.  Bugalu was the perfect pairing of Soul and Latin music.  Boo-ga-loo was short lived but produced some amazing music though I can't recall any one LP that has Bugaloo tracks from start to finish.  There are also very subtle differences between Boogaloo, and the other genres of Latin Soul like Shing-a-ling which make it an even smaller niche and sometimes difficult to discern from each.  This despite the fact that many people criticize Bugalu songs for all sounding the same.  The same could be said of the Ramones but they are still one of the greatest Punk bands of all time.  Regardless of its short life and similar sounds Boo-ga-loo is one of my favorite genres and one I can never get enough of it.

Recently Trouble mentioned she had been listening to a lot of Bugaloo and asked if I would do a guest spot on her show and spin her a set.  Of course I jumped at the opportunity. It is also WFMU's "31 Days of October" mini-marathon, so once again I get to spin music I love for a good cause.  Check out the long list of guests scheduled for the month on FMU's site.  That brings me to a very interesting chain of events.  Turns out Jonathan Goldman from the amazing Latin Soul band, Spanglish Fly, will be coming up as well… oh… AND HE IS BRINGING HARVEY AVERNE!  Harvey Averne produced the upcoming Spanglish Fly release which I can only imagine is a dream come true for the band and another credit in a very long and impressive career for Mr. Averne.  If you even mildly like Latin music you must listen to this show, not for my records but to hear a legend speak about what it was like to be there while it was happening.

Tune in Tuesday from 9AM - Noon or listen online (all the shows are available after the air in the FMU archives). 

Just listen.

Here is the archive of the program: "Beans and Rice Boogaloo School"

- pat.

Primitive Sound System
VINYL RULES!

Tuesday, October 9th - 9AM to Noon
91.1 Fm or on the internet at http://www.wfmu.org

Playlist Archives For "This is the Modern World with Trouble"

"31 Days of October" Mini Marathon

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Primitive Sound System & DJ MotherJugsAndSpeed (Chuck Daly) at D.C.'s Tavern Thurs Oct 4..."10 - 4 GOOD BUDDY!"


Hello Y'all,

None of this has anything to do with the records I will be playing this week but I ended up on the website of Baron von Raschke and it reminded me of this…

I spent a whole lot of time lifting weights when I was younger.  I would workout about six days a week which also included jogging six miles a day and doing 360 sit-ups in six minutes.  This schedule included holidays and any other day for that matter.  I was obsessed, imagine that.  I first starting working out when I was 13, this was not long after I lost a lot of weight.  I was well over 200lbs by the age of 12 so it was either lose weight or become a statistic.   And hell, no one wants to be known as "Fat Pat The Water Rat." for their entire life.  By fourteen I was 142lbs and ready to change everything about the way I looked.  Four years later I was 248lbs and winning weightlifting competitions.  I worked out at a place called The Whippany Athletic Club.  The gym attracted professional and semi-pro football players, competitive power-lifters, bodybuilders, and professional wrestlers amongst the usual mix of societies finest from lawyers, doctors, teachers, mechanics, bouncers… a lot of bouncers, bikers, high school and college athletes local business owners and folks I just never learned anything about.  Occasionally someone famous would stop in to train, usually it was someone from the Professional Wrestling world because Ken Patera trained there.  Kenny was an interesting character.  He was easily one of the strongest people I have ever met but he was also the least friendly.  I met Kenny after I earned a key to the gym for winning a bunch of competitions.  It was the gym's policy that if you won a competition you didn't have to pay for the next month's rent.  If you won many competitions eventually the owner, Jimmy, would trust you with a key.

I didn't expect Jimmy to open the gym early since he was a bouncer and worked late most nights so having a key was perfect for me.  The first morning I opened early I was surprised to see someone already there… it was Kenny.  I didn't startle him and nor did he acknowledge my presence.  I am pretty sure Kenny was not afraid of anything.  I got changed and warmed up.  I started lifting when I heard a voice say, "Spot me."  Those were the only words he had spoken all morning.  I looked over and he was doing seated behind the neck shoulder presses with what appeared to be something like 400lbs, he was already doing reps by the time I made my way over to him.  "Spot me," meant if he pushed to failure it was my job to return the weight back to the racks and keep it from injuring him.  I wanted to say, FUCK YOU, ARE YOU INSANE?!  But instead, I walked over as if I was capable of this task and not concerned in the slightest.  He did what seemed like 20 reps and with the bar bending in that same gentle motion as a wave or the rhythmic motion of a bird in flight, he racked the bar with little to no effort.  Kenny Patera was a former Olympic lifter turned professional wrestler.  Vasily Alexeev, arguably the most famous Olympic weightlifter of all-time, once said that Kenny was stronger than him and it was a shame he failed his lifts in 1972.

I am not exactly sure of the year (somewhere between 1984 and 1986) but for one reason or another many wrestlers began training at the gym on a regular basis.  These included, Blackjack Mulligan, his son Barry, Tito Santana, and Baron Von Raschke (there were others I just can't remember them right now).  Blackjack teased Tito endlessly and Tito declared Professional Wrestling a sport and not entertainment as Blackjack loved to say.  Barry was tall so it made him look skinnier than he was and I felt bad that Blackjack would constantly say, "Why can't you be more like Pat."  It wasn't until many years later that I learned that "Barry" was actually Barry Windham and had only just started his career in the ring.  All of this was amazing but none of them were even close to being as interesting as The Baron.  The Baron was old looking.  He was bald, his skin sagged and he always looked tired but it all seemed to be part of his act.  Oddly enough he was probably the  same age then as I am now.   The Baron was hilarious if you could understand what the hell he was saying and even when you had no idea what he was saying you would still laugh.  Then, with the timing of a seasoned comedian, he would wait for the perfect moment and launch into his signature move, "THE CLAW!" and turn the laughs from your's to his.  The Baron spoke with a German accent but it wasn't even real, he created the character in the mid to late 60's and some where along the line forgot that it was just an act.

The Baron showed up to the gym every day that Blackjack and the rest of them did.  But he never did anything.  He would sit and talk to people or just mumble to himself while walking around.  You could tell he just liked being in the gym.  One day Jimmy said, OK Baron, if you are going to show up here every day you need to do something.  He grabbed the isometric push-up blocks and told him to do ten push-ups.  After his requisite comedy sketch he dropped to the floor like a fallen tree and began to do the push-ups.  He commented on each one until he collapsed.  It was all very funny and obvious to us that The Baron was in great shape and 10 push-ups were certainly not a problem.  Well, the next day Blackjack and the gang showed up but this time The Baron was not with them.  About an hour later we heard what sounded like someone rolling a boulder up the steps.  Jimmy took a look and then told us to do the same.  He was trying to keep himself from laughing but he could not contain his huge smile.  It was The Baron and he was crawling up the steps like a wounded soldier trying to save his own life.  He made it to the top, crawled to the middle of the floor, and rolled over as if relieved he survived his great ordeal.  In his odd German accent he spoke…"Yimmy…Yimmy da Baron, da Baron no good.  Hurt.  No more do push-ups."  Of course everyone burst out laughing and when the moment was right he threw up his mighty claw and went after Jimmy.

And as the Baron once so eloquently said, "Dat is all da people need to know."

This month I'll be bringing the Budget Record Breakdown amongst the usual Punk, Heavy 70's, Rock, 50's & 60's Instrumentals and a taste of Soul & Funk.  Nothing makes me happier when flipping through LP's than stumbling upon some Budget Label or as I like to call them "Dollar Records."   Most are filled with cover versions of hit songs but they all contain one or two originals to flesh out the sides.  Many of these bands have included musicians that went on to fame but again most are sadly unknown.  The Budget Label genre isn't limited to the obscure.  Sometimes labels (in many cases the parent company to the budget one) would remove one track or replace it with an older hit and release it for a cut rate.  There were no other formats (CDs, etc…) so if you were going to make the most from a single recording this was your best bet to extend its life.  They are cheap and I love 'em.

See you there!

- pat.

Primitive Sound System
VINYL RULES!
"Audio Visual Triumphs and Disasters" - http://primitivesoundsystem.blogspot.com

Thursday, October 4th - 9PM to Closing
Pat. James Longo - Primitive Sound System
Chuck Daly - DJ MotherJugsAndSpeed!

D.C.'s Tavern
505 8th Street
Between Jefferson and Madison
BACK IN BACK
Hoboken, New Jersey
PH: 201-792-5550

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WHAT'S IN THE BOX!

Psychedelic Guitars (Custom Records cat. CS 1078)

Freakout! - The Great New Guitar Sounds (Spin-O-Rama cat. M-190)

More Soul Sauce - Played and Sung by Great Artists  (Somerset cat. SF - 348000)

Discotheque Dancers-Go-Go  (Coronet cat. CX - 245)

Out Of Sight  (Design Records cat. DLP - 269)

Guitars A Go Go  (Crown Records cat. CLP - 5476)

Surfer Girl  (Viking cat. VKS 6622)

Alshire Presents Songs of Hank Williams - A Return Trip - Modern Sounds  (Alshire Records cat. s - 5136)

The Animated Egg  (Alshire cat. SF - 5104)

Rene Bloch & His Orchestra - Latin Discotheque  (Clarion cat. CLARION 613)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Primitive Sound System and DJ Pastiche - Jazz at the Trolley Car - Fri Sept. 28th at 8PM


Hello Y'all,

This Friday I get to do something I love to do but don't get to do that often… spin Jazz 45's in a bar.  The event is for a good cause too, it is a fundraiser for the Riverview Jazz Festival (no lineup has been announced).  The performances will take place at the Fisk Park Gazebo with one of the best views of the NYC skyline as a backdrop.  The night at the Trolley Car is being billed as "Jazz at the Trolley Car" but is actually just two DJs, DJ Pastiche and me spinning records.  Despite the fact that we will not be performing Jazz with instruments we will be playing our favorite Jazz records.  I will be keeping things to the groovier side of the Jazz world with some more traditional moments thrown in.  From what I know, Pastiche is an Electronic Dance DJ so it will be interesting to see what he brings to the tables.

This year I found the record that has been my number one want for more years than I'd like to think about.  It is a flexi disc that was given away for 10¢ after filling out a form in various music magazines in the late 70's.  The flexi was billed as a demo of Herbie Hancock playing synth.  On the disc Herbie details the sounds and abilities of the synth and the various sounds that he has produced using it.  What put this record at the top of my wants was the inclusion of the theme to the movie, "Spook Who Sat By The Door." This is one of the funkiest and coolest soundtrack themes ever.  This isn't raw late 60's Funk but the best that Soul Jazz or Fusion can be.  Jazz is so much more than one style or genre.  Sometimes it is Dixieland, Trad, Swing, Bop, Be Bop, Hard Bop, Cool, Soul-Jazz, Fusion, etc.  The best thing about Jazz is how many great genres exist within it as well as in other genres like Latin, Rock, Reggae, Folk, Blues, Country, etc.  Jazz is as influential as it is entertaining.  

I have never been able to understand why some people are put off by Jazz as an intellectual art form or pretentious.  All music and art can be intellectually driven or just pretentious.  Why does Jazz get such a bad rap?  Hell, it gets its name from a slang for sex.  Be open minded, let the music take you over or just enjoy it as background.  Whatever you do we hope you enjoy and help out a good cause.  

Herbie Hancock - "Spook Who Sat By The Door"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T57K4Ft9hY

See you there!

- pat.

Primitive Sound System
VINYL RULES!
"Audio Visual Triumphs and Disasters" - http://primitivesoundsystem.blogspot.com

Friday, September 28th - 8PM to 10PM
EVENT LINK: http://www.facebook.com/events/280381455395590

Pat. James Longo - Primitive Sound System - 8PM to 10PM
DJ Pastiche - 10PM - 12AM

Trolley Car Bar & Grill
328 Palisade Evenue
Corner of Palisade Avenue & Ferry Street
Jersey City (Heights), New Jersey
trolleybar@gmail.com
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/TrolleyBarJC

Thursday, August 02, 2012

Primitive Sound System at D.C.'s Tavern Thurs. August 2nd from 9PM to Closing


Hello Y'all,
So we arrived back on the shores of the Jersey Turnpike Sunday afternoon.  The car and its passengers were equally tired and just as happy to be home.  This trip was based around the search for fun and records.  Sadly that means I may have had more fun than the nine year old but I don't think he even noticed.  Our first stop was Philadelphia.  One thing we noticed immediately about Philly was that it is old.  Not scary old but movie set old.  It was especially funny to see a plaque bolted to a building describing a historical location or event but upon closer inspection you may notice a Flyers or Eagles banner in the window.  "Do you know who slept there?!"  "Um, yeah… me."  Time rolls on no matter what we do or no matter who we are. Sadly this also described the records stuffed in the bins around the city, time worn.  Unlike the buildings most of the records had seen better days and others needed to be just tossed or recycled.  You would think Philly was an island and there is a finite number of records on it.  Each record had that rode hard and put away wet look. There were a few bright moments digging and definitely some good stores but I guess I expected so much more from Philly.

Our next stop was Hershey Park which was only about fun and not records.  See, I can have fun without records being involved.  We dipped ourselves in chocolate, road on some of the best toys a kid could ever have and sweat our asses off.  I did get to ride the Coal Cracker which was a childhood favorite, Hank seemed to really AHHHHHHHH!!!!… like it too. …off to Pittsburgh… I mean Kidsburgh.

I had been told by everyone that NOTHING could prepare you for what lay behind the doors of Jerry's Records.  I have been through Pittsburgh and I believe I had been there a few times as a child.  Every year there is a very big 45 & 78 record show in Pittsburgh - I have never been to it.  As you look to the top of the steps while walking up to Jerry's you can see there are records everywhere.    When I say records everywhere I mean every-where… on shelves, behind shelves, in boxes, in bins, in the walkways and even in the bathroom.  I wandered around for a few minutes and then I saw the fourteen foot high shelves containing box after box after box of 7-inches.  I spent almost seven hours flipping through as many 45s  as I could and didn't come close to putting a dent in even one wall.  I am not saying I'd like to live in Pittsburgh but I could crash at Jerry's for a month or two.  By-the-way did I mention that Jerry's son Willie has an entire store of 78's?  He does and it is equally impressive.  On our way out of town we stopped at a small shop above a cafe called Mind Cure.  The owner of Mind Cure was young but from his impressive selection you can tell he has taste far beyond his years.

Our next stop, York PA, is just outside Dallastown PA where the one and only Bazooka Joe resides with his lovely wife and hyper-active dog Olive.  It's not like we needed extra coaxing to stop and say hi but a dozen crabs didn't hurt.  Joe had told us about the incredible Tom's Music Trade so we hit it before making our way to their home.  No one in the York area should ever complain about not being able to find records because Tom's is one of the best shops I have ever seen and apparently he is stocking the bins daily.

We found fun and I found a whole lot of records.  Come by D.C.'s Tavern tonight and hear a good number of what I found plus, Garage Rock, R&B, Soul / Funk, Punk and some Metal even.

See you there!

- pat.

Primitive Sound System
VINYL RULES!
"Audio Visual Triumphs and Disasters" - http://primitivesoundsystem.blogspot.com

Thursday, July 2nd - 9PM to Closing
Pat. James Longo - Primitive Sound System

D.C.'s Tavern
505 8th Street
Between Jefferson and Madison
BACK IN BACK
Hoboken, New Jersey

Local Business Listing

PENNSYLVANIA FINDS:

PHILADELPHIA:

1.) NOISE POLLUTION:

Lou Reed - "Vicious". (RCA cat. DJHO 0054 (Not For Sale))

Dub Narcotic Disco Plate - "Fuck Shit Up" b/w "Version". (K cat. DBN 102)

Chris Spedding - "Get Outa My Pagoda" b/w "Hey Miss Betty". (RAK cat. RAK 261)

Marvin Gaye - "The World is Rated X". (Tamla cat 1836tF (For Promorional Use Only / Not For Sale))

Huey Smith and the Clowns - "Pop-Eye" b/w "Scald-Dog". (Ace Records cat. 649)

Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones - "What The Heck" b/w "Boys Do Cry". (Paris cat. 45 - 537)

Chris Columbo - "Summertime" b/w "Minerology". (Strand cat. 25056)

Dogmatics - "Gimme The Shakes" b/w "20 Flight Rock". (Cat Records cat. Cat #001)

The Police - "Can't Stand Losing You" b/w "Dead End Job". (A&M Records cat. AMS 7391)

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2.) BEAUTIFUL WORLD SYNDICATE:

Horror Rock Classics  (Rhino Records cat. RNDF 281)

Vibrations - New Vibrations. (OKeh cat. OKM 12114)

Mongo Santamaria - La Bamba  (Columbia cat. CL 2375)

Jack Costanzo - Bongo Fever!  (Sunset cat. SUN 1134)

The Big Sounds of the Drags!  (Capitol cat. ST 2001)

UPGRADE COPY:
Solomon Burke - Cool Breeze. (MGM Records cat. 1SE - 35ST) Sealed

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3.) PHILADELPHIA RECORD EXCHANGE:

Mary Lou Williams - "Piano Panorama"  (Atlantic cat. LP 114)

Video All-Stars - "TV Jazz Themes"  (Somerset cat. ALBUM SF - 8800)

Jim Tyler and Orchestra - TWIST  (Time Records cat. S / 2053)

UPGRADE COPY:
Jimi Hendrix - "No Such Animal" Part 1 & 2  (Audio Fidelity Records cat. AF 167 (Pic Sleeve))

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4.) LONG IN THE TOOTH:

Bo Diddley - The 20th Anniversary of Rock'N'Roll  (RCA cat. APL1 - 1229)

UPGRADE COPY:
James Brown - James Brown Plays The New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo)  (Smash cat. MGS 27080 (Full Color Portrait of James Brown Suitable For Framing Included Inside))

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PITTSBURGH:

1.) JERRY'S:

7-INCHES:

The Moroccos - "Red Hots And Chili Mac"  b/w "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"  (United cat. U-193)

Bobby Marchan - "Chickee Wah Wah" b/w "Give A Helping Hand"  (Gale cat. 4M - 101)

The Atlantics - "Bombora" b/w "Greensleeves"  (Columbia cat. 4-42877 (Not For Sale / Radio Staion Copy))

The Contrails - "Mummy Walk (Walking Death)" b/w …Vocal by Dick & Jack "Someone"  (Diamond Records Inc. cat. D-213)

Kid King's Combo - "Banana Split" b/w "Skip's Boogie"  (Excello Records cat. 45-2009)

Gene Ludwig - "The Vamp" b/w "Deep Purple"  (Travis Records cat. TR - 033)

Bobby Davis & The Rhythm Rockers - "Get Wit It" b/w "The Monkey Shout"  (Vest cat. 8003)

Little Joey Vespe - "Caravan" b/w "Conservative Twist"  (Parkway Records cat. P-877 (D.J.Copy / Not For Sale))

Sugar Pie De Santo - "Slip In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers)" b/w "Mr. & Mrs."  (Checker cat. 1073)

The Blendells - "LA LA LA LA LA" b/w "Huggie's Bunnies"  (Reprise Records cat. 0291)

Cold Blood - "You Got Me Hummin'" b/w "If You Will" (San Francisco cat. SF - 18117 (Plug Side / Wht Lbl Promo))

David "Baby" Cortez - "Inflation" b/w "Feels Like The World"  (T-Neck cat. TN 925)

Jerry O - "Afro-Twist Time (Um-Gow-Wow)" b/w "Dance What Cha Wana" (Shout cat. S - 228)

Johnnie And Jack - "YEAH" b/w "I've Seen This Movie Before"  (RCA Victor cat. 47 - 7246)

The Pentagons - "Down At The Beach" b/w "To Be Loved (Forever)" (Donna cat. 1337)

Bob Kuban And The In-Men - "The Cheater" b/w "Try Me Baby"  (Musicland U.S.A. cat. MUSICLAND 20,001)

Billy Larkin And The Delegates - "Hold On! I'm A Comin'" b/w "Dirty Water"  (World Pacific cat. WP - 77844 (Audition Record / DJ)

The Brother Jack McDuff Quintet with David Newman - "But It's Alright" b/w "Sunny"  (Atlantic cat. 45 - 2488 (Plug Side))

Willie Mitchell - "Aw Shucks" b/w "Slipin' & Slidin'"  (Hi cat. 45 - 2125 (For Demonstration Use Only / Not For Sale))

Sandy Nelson - "Sock It To Em J.B." b/w "The Charge"  (Imperial Records cat. 66193)

Steve Allen - "The Disc-Jockey's Theme Song" b/w "Gotta Have Something In The Bank, Frank"  (Coral cat. 9 - 61877)

UPGRADE COPIES:

Johnny Lytle - "The Man" b/w "Big Bill"  (Constellation Records cat. C - 145)

The Busters - "Bust Out" b/w "Astronaut's"  (Aelen (of Philadelphia) cat. 735)

The Five Blobs - "The Blob" b/w "Saturday Night in Tiajuana" (Columbia cat. 4 - 41250)

The Wailers - "Roadrunner" b/w "Tall Cool One"  (Golden Crest Records cat. CR - 518)

The Rip Chords - "Hey Little Cobra" b/w "The Queen"  (Columbia cat. 4 - 42921)

Chris Kenner - "I like It, Like That" Part 1 & 2  (Instant Records cat. VR - 3229)

LPs:

REPLACEMENT COPIES:
Born Bad - Volume One  (Born Bad Records cat. BB001)

Born Bad - Volume Two  (Born Bad Records cat. BB002)

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2.) MIND CURE:

LPs:

Various Artists - "Battle of the Groups"  (End cat. LP 305)

The Stingers - "Guitars A Go Go"  (Crown Records cat. CLP 5476)

Capitol Records LP insert "Hot Rod Jargon"

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RED LION:

1.) TOM'S MUSIC TRADE:

Slayer - Reign In Blood  (Def Jam cat. GHS 24131 (water damage back cover))

Ramones - It's Alive (Sire cat. SRK2 6074 (UK Pressing))

American Standard - Wonderland  (Power House Records cat. 002 - 1)

UPGRADE COPY:
Rush  (Anthem cat. ANR - 1 - 1001)

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DALLASTOWN:

1.) BAZOOKA JOE:

Claus Ogerman and His Orchestra - Watusi Trumpets  (RCA Victor cat. LPM - 3455)

Various Artists - Titty Twist a Go Go  (no label cat. TITTY 69)

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Dust & Grooves Kickstarter Project

Hello Y'all,

About four years ago fellow record collector and photographer Eilon Paz came to the mansion on the hill and photographed my record collection.  In the process he snapped a few shots of my hideous form and some amazing ones of Hank.  Hank was just five at the time and still completely fascinated by vinyl records.  Though his fascination has moved more towards Physics and video games he loves music and plays records whenever he needs downtime from his digital existence. Since then, Eilon has travelled the globe documenting some of the greatest collections and characters of the vinyl world.  Some of his subjects are famous and others are just the person next door with all those records but every one of them share the same passion for music on vinyl.
As the world becomes more portable and easily converted to ones and zeroes it is extremely impressive that vinyl remains such an important format.  CDs were doomed from the start, left at the doorstep of an un-expectant public before the men behind the technology said the format had come to full term.  MP3's dumb down the sound and cut the highs and lowsso much that many songs aren't even recognizable as the version you are familiar with.  Ain't no dynamic range in that digital realm and turning up the volume doesn't help.  Speaking of volume, I have yet to meet anyone who plays the 10,000 songs currently on their iPod / iPhone or iThing.  All those songs may be nice to have in your pocket and maybe it impresses your friends but to really appreciate music you need to sit with it and absorb each 7-inch, 78, or album in its entirety.  Yes, there is a time and a place to just have music on in the background or jump from song to song but the gluttony that is digital music is as unhealthy as over eating or binge drinking.  Would you uncork a fine bottle of wine and chug it down in one big gulp just to move on to the next bottle?  I beg of you… don't do it.

In 2012 the vinyl record remains a perfect format.  Some people love to declare it dead but just like painting it has not gone away.  Eilon has spent the past four years definitively proving that vinyl not only lives but still rules.  To see his project fully realized Mr. Paz will embark on a tour of the US documenting many more collections and the fascinating people behind them.  To help fund this trip and subsequently publish a beautifully designed book he has started a Kickstarter project - http://tinyurl.com/Dust-and-Grooves  The book is not just a coffee table accessory.  I imagine this tome will eventually be used as a text book for future generations studying the culture of the past.  Or considering the enduring quality of the format thus far they will be flipping through its pages while spinning some records.  Whether you give a dollar or give a thousand you will have a direct hand in creating a great piece of art.  Maybe you want to support your favorite speed by donating 16, 45, 33 or 78 dollars or, if size matters, how about 5, 7, 10, or 12 dollars.  Be creative but all we ask is that you give what you can.

VINYL RULES!
(Oh yeah, the designer behind that famous Vinyl Rules sticker will also be documented along with his collection)

SOME LINKS:

KICKSTARTER:
http://tinyurl.com/Dust-and-Grooves

VIDEO:
Check out the video…you just might recognize some folks. http://vimeo.com/45029044

DUST & GROOVES:
http://www.dustandgrooves.com

DUST & GROOVES: EXTRA CUTS:
http://dustandgrooves.tumblr.com

EILON PAZ PHOTOGRAPHY:
http://www.eilonpaz.com/

HANK & I:
http://www.dustandgrooves.com/pat-james-longo-jersey-city-nj

Thursday, June 07, 2012

Primitive Sound System and Chuck Daly at D.C.'s Tavern Thursday June 7th from 9PM to Closing

Hello Y'all,

This month Chuck and I pogo our way to the pit and drag everyone down with us. I am going to keep mostly to the 70's and early Hardcore… because I am that old. The desire to do an all Punk night came after buying the new LP by OFF! (offofficial.com) - which if you haven't heard it you should if you have heard it you know why I have become possessed with the desire to only spin records from the left side of my studio. That's where I keep the Punk ROCK!!! I have only pulled a 100% Punk set once before and it is easily my favorite night of music.

BUT!
Then I was upstate and came across a copy of The Nothing 45 "Uniformz" for a dollar. A DOLLAR! As far as I knew this was one of the rarer Punk 7-inches and was worth somewhere in the $500 range. I knew this from working behind the counter of Finyl Vinyl where I saw the record listed on countless want-lists. These lists are always presented by the exact same type of person in every genre of music. They would hand you the list and then almost immediately say, "Do you know any of these?" OK you smug bastard, NO, I don't know them all. Actually no one probably does. OK, and… then they'd usually give you a few seconds and say…"Do you have any of them?" Of course we do! How many copies of each would you like? Fuck off asshole! So there I was in a junk shop upstate and the first record I spot is The Nothing. I almost immediately slide it under another record and continue to look around for about an hour. I actually unearthed a bunch of nice finds. This was easily one of the most disorganized shops I had ever been in. Basements in abandoned buildings are more organized. I talked with the guy running the shop the entire time I was looking. By-the-way, people aren't more friendly the further you get from the City they just talk more. I began going through my finds checking condition and deciding what I was going to keep. I really do try not to be a record shark because almost all of them are assholes so I listened to each record with "Hoss" giving him the opportunity to recognize it or know it wasn't a dollar record. He didn't. I drove back to our friend's place and did a little research. Much to my surprise it turned out that the record was far more rare than I knew. The past few copies that have sold on eBay have gone for around $2000. Yes three zeros, not two. I then shot an email to my buddy behind the rare Punk site CollectorScum.com he not only confirmed the value but he was recently involved in a reissue of the 45.

I posted the fact that I found a copy on a few sites including facebook and much to my surprise a friend's band used to play with The Nothing and unfortunately had an amp stolen by them. YEAH! PUNK ROCK!!!

I didn't find a lot of info about the band so I then reached out to Howie Pyro. As always I didn't just get a story… I got a great one.

Here is what he had to say…

"Long story to type… Singer came outta nowhere, had an English accent but everyone was sure he was from New Jersey or Cleveland or something. I played with the guitar player (Angel Electra) for a minute and they're both in this video with me and The Misfits from "78 or "79 (earliest footage of them). I'm on vocals with Trixie Sly (Singer of The Nothing) ruining it by singing in the wrong timing. Danzig on guitar, Jerry Only on bass, etc...always a story…"

A quick Google search and I found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4J_nxDnZHY - "Peppermint Twist" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog"

Listen to Howie's amazing radio show here - Luxuria Music - Howie Pyro It is one of the only links permanently on my blog.

Here is The Nothing - "Uniformz" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB94L0euX9w

See you there!

- pat.

Primitive Sound System VINYL RULES! "Audio Visual Triumphs and Disasters" - primitivesoundsystem.blogspot.com

Thursday, June 6th - 9PM to Closing Chuck "DJ Punky Whiskeybean" Daly Pat. James Longo - Primitive Sound System

D.C.'s Tavern 505 8th Street Between Jefferson and Madison BACK IN BACK Hoboken, New Jersey PH: 201-792-5550

http://www.dcstavern.com http://myspace.com/dcstavern D.C.'s Tavern - facebook <- Facebook Page D.C.'s Tavern - facebook... again <- Facebook Local Business Listing facebook - Group <- Facebook Group D.C.'s Tavern - Foursquare

Master Tattoo Artist, Sand Painter and Synchronized Swimmer - Chuck Daly: jerseycitytattoo.com

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Record:
The Nothing - "Uniformz" b/w "Scream 'N' Cry" (Wide A Wake Musik / Novadisk cat. TSO 1)

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Record Store Dazed

I am not sure how many years Record Store Day has been a yearly event but it didn't take long for it to begin feeding on itself. I like rare records, limited editions and local releases as much as the next record buyer, archivist, DJ etc but when you call your event Record Store Day and send out nothing but limited edition releases you are pretty much guaranteeing that the patrons to your store will be in and out like a flash or puff of smoke. I witnessed it first hand this year in Holdfast a great record store / vintage clothing shop in Asbury Park. I am sure they had a great day but the majority of the Record Store Day revellers came and went like the wind with ONLY Record Store Day limited edition releases tucked under their arms. From the looks of them about 1/3 of them were going to keep those releases and enjoy them for many years to come. The majority of them were already deciding which to eBay first. If Record Store Day is to be a thing. It needs to concentrate on making it a release date (other than the usual Tuesday release date) and get the records into the hands of all who want it and not at inflated eBay prices. The owner of Holdfast told us about the rules to selling Record Store Day releases yet more than a week prior I saw items listed on eBay. For myself the one true shining moment of this years Record Store Day was the Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band A&M double 7-inch "re-issue" from Sundazed. Thank you Bob Irwin and crew from reminding me that a re-issue can be as exciting as an original.

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Primitive Sound System, Chuck Daly and Bronco Billy Dolan at D.C.'s Tavern Thursday February 2nd from 9PM to Closing

Hello Y'all,
Ground Hog Day is one of my favorite holidays.  I love the fact that it, out of all the holidays on the calendar, truly celebrates nothing.  There are no scientific findings around Phil's abilities. He pokes his head out of his hole and then sticks it back in.  No matter what he does someone interprets it as either a short or long Winter and … Yeah… holiday over.  Considering there seems to be  an endless supply of Phils it is just as creepy as all the other holidays based on mythical characters.  This year we are going to celebrate in style, "Six More Weeks of Soul!"  OK, so it is just five hours, but it sounds better with six weeks.  It's been a while since we have done a Soul night and I am really looking forward to it.  As always be kind and rewind, tip your bartenders and above all if you drink don't drive and if you drive keep off the sidewalks.  See ya there!

- pat.

Primitive Sound System
VINYL RULES!
"Audio Visual Triumphs and Disasters" - http://primitivesoundsystem.blogspot.com

Thursday, February 2nd - 9PM to Closing - DOING THE GROUND HOG CHILDREN!
Bronco Billy Dolan
DJ SixMoreWeeksofWinter!  - Chuck Daly
Puxatony Sound System - The Soulful Rodent

D.C.'s Tavern
505 8th Street
Between Jefferson and Madison
BACK IN BACK
Hoboken, New Jersey
PH: 201-792-5550

http://www.dcstavern.com
http://myspace.com/dcstavern
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hoboken-NJ/DCs-Tavern/89733686005 <- Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dcs-Tavern/111745052195139 <- Facebook Local Business Listing
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27386563721 <- Facebook Group
http://foursquare.com/venue/34395 <- On Foursquare

Master Tattoo Artist, Sand Painter and Synchronized Swimmer - Chuck Daly: http://www.jerseycitytattoo.com

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I am bringing WAY too many records.  Some classics and some that hopefully you may not know.

Here are some Soulful 45's casting a shadow on the tables…

BT And TB - "Queen of The Ghetto"  (Philadelphia International Records cat. ZS8 3571)
I have said it all too often but I love instrumental music.  I will usually take an instrumental over a vocal track any day.  I am sad that bands don't put an instrumental track on their records or on the b-side as often as they used to.  It was really common.  Here Bobby Taylor and Thom Bell take performer credits as well as arranger and producer credits.  Is there nothing these guys can't do.  When I first picked this 7-inch up I noticed the date, 1975 and the title, "I Can't Quit Your Love" and thought this is not only the wrong date but that title says bad late 70's Soul ballad.  Nope, not even close, it was an instrumental with a clavinet running through it as the lead or voice.  The song wasn't bad and for some reason I immediately thought how incredible it would have been if  Yaphet Kotto would have played Jim Rockford on The Rockford Files.  No offense to James Garner but it would have been pretty cool.  Ever the optimist I flipped it over and was very pleasantly surprised.  This was far closer to what I was looking for and there was still that Action movie soundtrack vibe I love.    I wonder if this was ever used in a movie?  It should be.  It opens up with really big sound, lots of horns and a wah guitar jumps out accenting the beat with some really nicely recorded drums.  The song pulls back on the big sound and trims it back to the essentials, bass, drums, keys, and guitar.  The horns slowly build back up before repeating the theme which is what really gives it that sound track feel.  This is a movie I want to see.  Eddie Harris was right, "Theme In Search of a Movie" indeed.  I am not sure who the "Queen of The Ghetto" is or what her story was but I am glad i got to know her for at least  three minutes.

The Ice Man's Band - "Come Together" and "Ain't Understanding Mellow" b/w "It's Down To That" and "People Make The World Go Round (That's What Makes The World Go Round)"   (Mercury cat. MEPL-22 (Promotional Copy / Not For Sale))   
One of the first "records" I ever owned was actually a cassette.  When I say, "I owned" it is because my Dad has a great record collection and we spent most of our time going through it and studying them.  My son doesn't seem to share this same curiosity as he told me recently, "Why do you tell me about the people playing the music.  I either like it or I don't, all that other stuff is boring."  He definitely has a point.  If you aren't interested in the details it just gets in the way of listening.  I guess he will never read these emails because here I get to talk too much about the records I love.  Where was I?  Oh yeah, The Stylistics.  The Best of The Stylistics to be exact and yes I still have the cassette.  The Stylistics made a very deep impression on me, one that remains to this day.  The song that immediately stood out for me was  "People Make The World Go Round…"  I knew right from the opening that this wasn't your typical ballad.  The open chimes and bass line are peaceful but have an obvious sadness.  The opening lyrics let you know right away that there may be something wrong in your neighborhood, "Trashmen didn't get my trash today."  This is no "Betcha By Golly Wow."  The next line is even more poignant, "Buses on strike want a raise in fare; So they can help pollute the air."  Holy shit!  The thing that should keep cars off the road, hopefully gives us all more "breathing room" in our cities, helps us to get to work on time, and saves us money is also a major contributor to pollution.  Yikes, WE ARE ALL DOOMED!  They then turn their sights on Wall Street.  Wall Street blames the long hairs for them loosing money and then they turn around put up their feet and smoke a fat cigar without a care in the world.  Tomorrow they'll find someone else to blame while they get richer and richer.  Sound familiar?  Nothing changes.  But people do change and that is what the song is about.  Go underground get out of the line of fire and make changes to the way things are done and how people act.  People make the world go round and are responsible for changing the world.  Quite a task to say the least.  Over the years I have collected several versions of this song.  I have rarely found a bad version.  When I dropped the needle on the "Introducing The Ice Man's Band" LP I got chills.  These guys captured the very essence of what makes the song so great.  The environment it creates is one of being uncomfortably close, not like a hug but more like the feeling you get in a crowded elevator.  Everyone avoiding touching one another and for the most part silent.

Mickey and the Soul Generation - "Iron Leg"  (Maxwell cat. L-803)
How the hell have I never written about this record before?!  This was one of the first "Funk Instrumentals" I ever owned by an artist I had never heard of.  "Iron Leg" is basically a Jazz / Funk Instrumental and heavy as hell.  The opening of "Iron leg" sounds like a fog horn or maybe someone leaning on their car's horn in traffic.  There is a tambourine that keeps the time throughout the entire song, it is steady and in the groove.  Every instrument is in the pocket and hitting hard.  The bass is as heavy as the fog horn sound and the drums are heavy as the bass.  The only instrument that takes a subtle approach is the guitar.  You find yourself uncontrollably caught up in a mid-tempo shoulder bob and then  suddenly you are thrown against the wall when the horns burst in.  There is a brief break and the Mickey Tucker takes a solo on the organ.  This instrumental is as cool as it gets and I could play this endlessly and never get bored.

Slim Willis Band - "I Sayed That" b/w "Wine Me Up Baby"  (Reginald Records cat. (none)
Another great bass and drum intro begins "I Sayed That," with a sax that seems to be taunting them both. In the background there is a harmonica that sounds like it is laughing at the unfolding confrontation.  Mid-tempo and almost lumbering, the groove is not a studied one but make no mistake this thing has got one hell of a deep groove.  The organ is in and out of the mix almost observing the goings but to only offer some  advice or an  opinion.  Maybe the organ is reminding them not to loose the groove and keep their shit together.  These guys have let go and are just doing it, letting their instruments speak for them.  Maybe that explains the title.  On playback someone remarked after hearing their performance, "NO WAY, I SAYED THAT!"

La Bert Ellis - "Batman Theme"  (A&M Records cat. 789 (Promotional Copy / Not For Sale))
I have a lot of Batman Records.  None of them sound similar.  The Batman music genre is still a curious one to me.  Why did this one song, the theme of a tongue-in-cheek take on the Batman comic book series spawn so many truly amazing versions as well as entire LPs exploding with mind-blowing music.  I still need many Batman related records and each of those are just as unique as the ones I already own.  Some music is truly "inspired" by the batman series or others capitalizing on the success of the series but even those are exploitation of the highest order.  The funny thing is there couldn't have been tremendous profits in putting out a Batman related record unless you were actually authorized to do so.  If it wasn't authorized you would have had to pay for the right to use the theme and every one of these LPs includes the Batman logo (or a variation of) somewhere on the sleeve.  There are Garage Rock versions, Jazz versions, Rock versions, R&B and Soul versions and ones that are Funky but not necessarily Funk.  I had heard this particular version by La Bert Ellis a few times before tracking a copy down.  All the copies I know of are promotional copies which leads me to believe there may not have ever been an official release.  There is something different about this version than all the other organ based versions.  It opens with the sound of thew Batmobile like many other versions and the music begins almost in a corny fashion with some Moog or Synth effects peppering the mix but when the organ takes over things get serious.  The horns jump in line like some of the best Latin jams and about half way through the organ kicks it up a notch and the whole thing comes to a boil.  After this point there is no stopping it, I can only imagine that the full take of this version is around ten or fifteen minutes.  If I did a version of the theme I would be so torn.  I have no one favorite, each idea, arrangement and genre or style is completely valid and compliments the song perfectly.  Some of the modern takes are far less desirable but unfortunately that seems to be true of a lot of modern music (modern being anything after 1984 or so).  I'm sorry what is the purpose of auto-tuning?  I never tire of versions of the Batman theme and all the other related music and this is a prime example why.