Opted for staying in today and listened to music - all day. My son has catalogued nearly every piece of music we own onto the computer "Winamp". My play list went something like this (I shan't list all since it would be toooo long):
First Choice - "Let No Man Put Assunder"
- "Dr Love" (I love the energy in this track)
- "Love Thang"
Gregg Diamond & Bionic Boogie - "Cream always rises to the top"
Labi Saffre - "I Got the Blues" (hauntingly beautiful - Eminem sampled this for "My Name Is" or whatever its called)
Jaheim - "Fabulous"
O'Jays - "Backstabbers"
Rick James - "Superfreak"
- "Mary Jane"
Salsoul - "Nice & Nasty"
- "Love is the message"
- "Salsoul Hustle"
Silver Convention - "Fly Robin Fly"
T-Connection - "Do what you wanna do"
Temptations - "Papa was a rolling stone" (way ahead of its time when it came out)
Machine - "There but for the grace of God"
Odyssey - "Native New Yorker"
- "Back to my roots"
- "Don't tell me tell her"
- "Inside Out" (oooh I luv this)
People's Choice - "Do it anyway you wanna"
Sylvester - "You make me feel"
Sylvia Striplin - "You can't turn me away" (this is so lovely)
Masters at Work - "MAW Expensive" (how beautiful is this)
Listening to "The Best Of EuroDisco" 8)
Cerrone - Supernature
Arpeggio - Love And Desire
Love And Kisses - I Found Love
Bionic Boogie - Hot Butterfly
Meco - Star Wars
Patrick Juvet - I Love America
Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
Festival - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Voyage - Souvenir
Alec Costandinos - Romeo & Juliet
Giorgio Moroder - Theme From Midnight Express
Beautiful Bend - Boogie Motion
a right mixture for me today...
donnie elbert-i cant help myself-avco 7" :P
caviar-never stoploving you-survivor 12" 1982
don renaldo strings-fiddlin around- ran 7" 1969
solaris-a case of the boogie/you and me-dana 7"
tammi terrell-cant stop now love is calling/come on and see me/this old heart of mine-motown l.p 68
ebony ivory & jade-sampson-columbia 7" 1975
thanks SFBEARY for putting me back on to this, i bought this as a new release but couldnt get on with the lyrics [sampson was the strongest man, then that woman cut his hair....] but now this is sounding so good [never heard it played anywhere at the time] a few releases on from the tinny devotions but nothing tinny about this,a stormer 8)
rumple-stilts-skin-everything is gonna work out fine-heat l.p 1981
curtis-how can i tell her-charm city 12" 1979 :P
james king [ex futures] memory-u.k expansion 12" 1987
joey negro v secret sounds-love is freedom-million dollar disco- c.d 2002
denise lasalle-i caught you with your pants down- malaco 1997. boy am i scared of her shes caught him,hands in the cookie jar,crumbs all over his fingers and even worse it was with a tak-ee blond wave wearin' no booty chick and hes gonna pay :o awesome soul from the last great soul label
sister sledge- hes the greatest dancer-atlantic 12" 1979
the futures-party time man-philly int 12" 1979
lily fields-love has so many meanings-sunburst 7" 1975
MARKYS hinting lily is due on the 1975 disco chart any second now,im just having a sneak preview,thats o.k isnt it billboard master? :lol:
I alway like listings since you can discover forgotten stuff while reading them.
The records that are near my player today are:
- Bambu: "I don't wanna lose it"
- Love Unlimited Orchestra: "Theme from Together Bros"
- Billy Frazier: "Billy Who"
- Temptations: "Glasshouse"
- Queen Samantha: "Give me action"
- Hot Blood: "Soul Dracula" (Yep-still playing it)
- Sylvester: "Be with you"
- Space: "Carry on, turn me on"
- Kebekelektrik: "Wardance"
- NYCC: "I'll keep my light in my window"
- Sugar Hill Gang: "Passion play"
All classic stuff :D
OK, right now???
as I type this.....
FIRST LOVE by Richard Tee :D :D :D
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
I played a few tracks earlier, some of which were:
Black Ivory 'What Goes Around (Comes Around)' 7"
Bottom & Company 'Love Pains' 7"
T.F.O. 'Happy Family' (7")
Jon Lucien 'Search For The Inner Self' 7"
The Natural Four 'You Did This For Me' 7"
Persia 'Inch By Inch' LP
Prana People 'All Around My World' LP
Nat Adderley 'St. M.' (LP)
Harold Land 'Black Caucus'(LP)
Curtis Mayfield 'Do Do Wap Is String In Here' (CD)
Inner Life 'I've Got To Find Somebody' (LP)
Cindy & Roy 'Changin' Jobs' (12")
Bell & James 'Livin' It Up (Friday Night)' (12")
Jose De Jesus 'Get Tough' (12")
Nancy Wilson 'Tell The Truth' (LP)
Mystic Moods 'Honey Trippin''(LP)
What would you do without your muesli...where would you be without a bowl?
On Eldorado FM/São Paulo just now:
Still Rockin/Gwen McCrae
Very sensuous 8)
Well, I have an ADSL connection since 2 days ago and right now I'm in a downloading frenzy (sorry Bernie :oops: ). A rainy week also helped to keep me at home. I was listening to old rock oldies (doing Rolling Stones-Rod Stewart comps) and I just listened to two Curtis Mayfield albums: "Roots" (1971) and the superb "Live" (1971). Also have "Faces" (EWF) to listen to. It's nice 8)
BTW, I listened to some long jams like "Get on the funk train" (Munich Machine), "Evolution" (Giorgio Moroder) and "Love in C minor" (Cerrone).
Gypsy Lane - Predictions LP. Excellent funk album. Most shocking is that it was produced by Jacques Morali.
"Disco Energy" by Universal Energy
"Tryin to Get Over" Sparkles
"Traffic Jam" Crusho
"Just Dance" Mr V
"Just Like a Doorknob" Touche
"Dont Let Go" Tony Orlando
"Draggin My Heels" The Hollies
"Try It Out" Gino Soccio
Leather is the way forward!
Here's my list for this week in no particular order:
I WORK FOR A LIVIN - Fonzi Thornton (1982)
THE LOLLIPOP MAN - Sylvia (1977)
PLATO'S RETREAT - Joe Thomas (1978)
SINCE I FELL FOR YOU/I'M FALLING IN LOVE - Hodges, James & Smith (1977)
TONIGHT I FEEL LIKE DANCING - Mavis Staples (1979)
YOU GOTTA LET ME SHOW YOU - Esther Williams (1976)
GET UP, WHIRLPOOL - Edwin Starr (1979)
LOVE EXPLOSION - Tina Turner (1979)
WORK THAT BODY - Diana Ross (1982)
I WANNA KNOW - Sunny Gale (197?)
WHEN YOU HEAR LOVE CALLING - Ray Bennett Jr. (1985)
I CAN DO ANYTHING - The Emotions (1984)
I threw together a tape the other night that I'm playing now...
REFLECTIONS - Diana Ross & the Supremes (CLASSIC!!! I was soooo excited that Motown was going sorta "psychedelic" in their arrangement!! Tooo Coool!!!)
I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - Marvin Gaye] (Just the BEST!!! Haunting and although not the first version...the Definitive Primal One!!!)
LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & the Supremes (CLASSIC SINGLE!!... seems to move with such a fierce sweeping sensation...but it's actually really quite slow...just around 104 bpms!!!...Bless the FUNK BROTHERS for their musical genius!!!)
JIVE TALKIN' - The Bee Gees (this single just captivates me....the production by Arif Mardin propelled them back to the top of the charts at a time they were considered "dead meat". Many consider this pop fodder...it makes me wanna dance!!!!!!!!)
RUBBERBAND MAN - The Spinners (thanks to that terrific new Office Max commercial, I hauled this out: Phillipe Wynne was one of the great singers!!!!!! Silly song...wonderful production & especially VOCAL!!!) :D :D :D
THREE WAY LOVE AFFAIR - Elton John (working with Thom Bell...the CD of the entire Thom Bell Sessions is one of my current faves!!! How come I igged this for years???? :oops: :oops: :oops: )
ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE - The Spinners ( recorded after Phillipe Wynne left the group( I think)...Elton's version with Phillipe singing along is VASTLY SUPERIOR..but this is still Thom Bell & The Spinners!!!)
TAKE IT FROM ME - Dionne Warwick(e)(I totally missed this one and never even thought to pick up this LP since I already had "Then Came You" on a Spinners compilation. Nice one, Dionne. Don't know why she never wanted to dance again.) :roll:
FULL TIME THING (BETWEEN DUSK AND DAWN) - Whirwind (Totally missed this the first time around too. Found it on a Roulette compilation. Just perfect for me. Great hooks, melody and vocals.)
THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE - the Reflections (I remember this song from back in tha day...but didn't know who did it. I have the 1980s cover version by Margaret Ryenolds. Found the LP at Amoeba last week. Just my style.)
NICE AND SLOW - Elton John (from the Thom Bell sessions...a more traditional EJ song given a classy Thom Bell arrangement. Thom Bell is a musical GENIUS!!!)
I'M DOIN' FINE NOW - New York City (Another Thom Bell creation that I've loved since the early 1970s. Couldn't recall who did it til I found it one one of those Rhino "Didn't It Blow Your Mind" cd compilations. They don't make 'em any finer than this. I had the 1980s remake by The Pasadenas before I found the orignal. Ain't nothin like the REAL THING!!!)
ONE NIGHT AFFAIR - Jerry Butler (Gamble & Huff production sometimes mentioned among the early disco prototype records. Esther Phillips did a more "disco" cover later on.)
SCORPIO - Dennis Coffey (Just room on side one for a little instrumental to close out the tape.)
Side 2 later...I gots ta go.![]()
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
[quote="markydefad"]I threw together a tape the other night that I'm playing now...
REFLECTIONS - Diana Ross & the Supremes (CLASSIC!!! I was soooo excited that Motown was going sorta "psychedelic" in their arrangement!! Tooo Coool!!!)
LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & the Supremes (CLASSIC SINGLE!!... seems to move with such a fierce sweeping sensation...but it's actually really quite slow...just around 104 bpms!!!...Bless the FUNK BROTHERS for their musical genius!!!)
[quote]
oh youre in that kind of mood this morning![]()
so YOU need a new d.v.d i bought the other week
ed sullivans rock'n'roll classics the temptations& the supremes TRACKS come see about me/itching/im livin in shame/forever came today/no matter what sign you are/up the ladder plus a whole heap of tempts tracks, standout supremes for me im livin in shame this is just great the girls look fab and miss ross is a star, she cant keep her face out of the camera at the very end shes going mama mama mama cant you hear me the cameras backing away and she starts to follow it, its so good buy buy buy :P
*can u e.mail me marky your address is locked in the vault :o *
Hey Marky, I downloaded recently the three songs of that 1979 Elton John single. Frankly, I didn't think too much of them, even as I knew Thom Bell was behind them. Maybe I have to spin them again...
The 3 songs I have are "Three way love affair", "Mama can't buy you love" and "Are you ready for love". What about that other sessions? Must be a new CD you have.
It's time to give Thom Bell his own CD box retrospective á la Phil Spector, huh? In case he didn't have one. 8)
Well, I'm in the process of transferring records to tape to cd. I'm listening to:
Sugar Pie Guy
I'd Rather Spend a Bad Time With You
Instinctual
Secret Rendzevous (White House Remix)
This Must Be Heaven
Glamorous Life
You Used To Hold Me
and more to name a few. In addition, I'm also listening to It's My Life and a Latin Jazz cd compilation.
As a side note, I am using Blaze Audio for my transfers and I am very pleased with it's performance and ease of use. 8)
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