Won't Get Fooled Again!!!

**markydefad** · April 4th, 2004, 04:00 PM

Yeah, famous last words. :oops:

Yesterday, at Amoeba Records here in LA... wondering if they had received that "Philadelphia Uncovered" that I'd inquired about last week and that they told me was "on order"...I came across what I thought was a another release of Larry Levan @ The Paradise Garage. It had a photo of Larrry on the cover, a purple background and absolutely no song listings. It promised 2 cds and a booklet inside. Next to it was the first Import of "Larry Levan: Live At The Paradise Garage" that I'd paid around $25 for at Tower Records in 2000. Ths was now selling for $9.00!!!! :evil:

So I picked up the "new" compilation, thrilled to find out what was inside!!!!

Then my eyes caught another compilation: 70's Groove. Hmmmm.....some interesting tracks on here...I have most of em, BUT wait, do I believe my eyes???!!! Over 3 CDs, track #29 of 30 is "Was That All It Was" by Jean Carn!!!!!!!

Geez, 30 tracks over 3 cds--that's enough for at least 7 minute versions of each track, I surmised. :roll:

So I bought it.

Couldn't wait to get home. Ripped the plastic off the Larry Levan CD and I see "Bourgie, Bourgie" as the first cut. RIP-OFF!!!!!!! It's a re-packaging of the first Paradise Garage set...with NO TRACK LISTINGS!!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

Then I open the 70's Groove CD....pull out cd # 3 and stick it in the cd player....track no #9.....no wait, presss #10 and back it up top the end of #9 (WTAIW).....Cross my fingers.....3:23!!!!! They had time for the 16+ minute "Love In C Minor...but this track gets the LP edit version. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

So here's the 411 on this CD (some good stuff here, most of it I already had, BUT...)

1. Strut Your Funky Stuff performed by Frantique - 3:38
2. Keep on Dancin' performed by Gary's Gang - 7:39
3. Take That to the Bank performed by Shalamar - 3:25
4. Saturday performed by Norma Jean - 5:56
5. Galaxy of Love performed by Norma Jean - 5:53
6. Nice 'N' Slow performed by Jesse Green - 3:06
7. Spanish Hustle performed by Fatback Band - 3:27
8. I Don't Want to Be a Freak performed by Dynasty - 7:12
9. One Nation Under a Groove performed by Funkadelic - 7:25
10. Can You Feel the Force performed by Real Thing - 7:37
11. I Got My Mind Made Up performed by Instant Funk - 5:16
12. Lookin' for Love Tonight performed by Fat Larry's Band - 5:29
13. Space Bass performed by Slick - 6:30
14. Love in C Minor performed by Cerrone - 16:16
15. Love Sensation performed by Loleatta Holloway - 6:04
16. Runaway performed by Linda Clifford - 7:05
17. Let No Man Put Asunder performed by First Choice / Rochelle Fleming - 7:59
18. Everyman performed by Double Exposure - 5:05
19. Trammps Disco Theme [Tom Moulton Mix] performed by Trammps - 3:34
20. Jingo performed by Candido - 9:50
21. Life on Mars performed by Dexter Wansel - 5:52
22. Strategy performed by Bell, Archie & The Drells - 6:55
23. Hercules performed by Aaron Neville - 4:11
24. Move on Up [live] performed by Curtis Mayfield - 8:48
25. Across 110th Street performed by Bobby Womack - 3:45
26. Funky Miracle performed by Meters - 2:26
27. A Funky Song performed by Loleatta Holloway - 3:02
28. Hit and Run performed by Loleatta Holloway - 5:59
29. Was That All It Was performed by Jean Carn - 3:23
30. Bring Your Family Back performed by Loleatta Holloway - 3:27

BUYER BEWARE!!!!

**K-Bee** · April 5th, 2004, 01:53 AM

Thanks for sharing this Info Marky! :)

Bernie or Nicky outta make this a sticky topic just like the Disco Box X-media thread!

**efunk_adelic** · April 5th, 2004, 01:59 AM

Originally Written by markydefad

Then I open the 70's Groove CD....pull out cd # 3 and stick it in the cd player....track no #9.....no wait, presss #10 and back it up top the end of #9 (WTAIW).....Cross my fingers.....3:23!!!!! They had time for the 16+ minute "Love In C Minor...but this track gets the LP edit version. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

BUYER BEWARE!!!!

now i'm confused??

**markydefad** · April 5th, 2004, 01:35 PM

OK, here's the gist in a nutshell.

The version of "Was That All It Was" featured on the new 3 cd compilation is only 3:23 in length. No timings are listed on the cd. So, if you think you might be getting the 12" extended mix....you're not.

That's it.

**buckaroo** · April 6th, 2004, 08:44 AM

This is the darn trouble with buying compilations. Certain record companies see them as a good cash cow to be milked to death!! They keep on releasing them with THE SAME tracks on, time after time. So you could end up with three copies of a song across three different releases. I personally, would NOT purchase them unless they have a good pedigree such as the Mastercuts series which came out during the '90s - or even the epitome (in the UK at least) of compilations Morgan Khan's fantastic StreetSounds series.

This may sound defeatist to some, but, I actually decided about two years back...to stop buying music for the forseeable future.
:-? Until I can sort out the vinyl mountain I have anyways.

**K-Bee** · April 6th, 2004, 12:54 PM

Morgan Khan was a genius!! Streetsounds were the best dance compilation series ever (in europe at at least)!! I just wish I had them all but sadly I only have 5 editions :cry:

**buckaroo** · April 7th, 2004, 06:11 AM

StreetSounds was great up until the late '80s, as a compilation is only as good as the material on it. Towards the start of the '90s, there was a lot of crap vinyl around...By that I mean song quality.

Actually, "I Won't Be Fooled Again" would be a great title for an uptempo sort of track. Imagine the lyrics:

"I won't be fooled again - No no! I won't be fooled again.
I won't be fooled again - yeah girl - I won't be fooled again.
You're headed through that door, 'cause I don't want you no more." :D :lol: :lol: :lol:
Get someone to do a Colonel Abrahms type vocal, and it will fly. :lol: :lol: :lol: