Whoa…I stumbled on this song by Trevor Dandy while driving into work this morning thanks to the great Numero compilation, Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal. According to Numero’s site, the song “has since gone on to be sampled by a plethora of artists, including Kid Cudi, Ghostface Killah, Monsters of Folk, and Common.” I … Continue reading Is There Any Love
How could I pass up an album with a cover jam packed of smiling gentlemen like this? Released in 1974, It’s Time by The Mighty Clouds of Joy actually “crossed over” into the mainstream market and it’s all thanks to this great track featuring the same name as the group! What I love most about … Continue reading Mighty Clouds of Joy
I’m still on my gospel soul kick and I found this copy of The Soul Stirrers, Strength, Power and Love, released on Jewel Records in 1973. Here’s the good news, you can stream this album in its entirety on streaming services! Apple Music YouTube Spotify As I mentioned in my last post about the Soul … Continue reading Strength, Power and Love
I did a lot of record shopping over the holidays and whenever we travel, I always try to hit up thrift stores to see if they have a better selection than I find when shopping at home. This trip I found a lot of great records in thrift stores but this was by far my … Continue reading More Songs About Buildings and Food
Yesterday I organized the 1,000 45s I bought alphabetically. It took a couple of hours but once I got it started, it went pretty fast. Most the 45s are going to need at least two cleanings as they have some surface noise. The cleaning is what is probably going to take the most time. So … Continue reading Funky Nassau
Happy new year. I’m celebrating by going through these 9 boxes of 45s I bought yesterday for $50. A lady listed these on Facebook market and I drove out to her house to look through and was happy to see they weren’t all country or classical 45s. They were also in fairly good condition. I … Continue reading One Thousand 45s…
Yesterday, before we had to pack up and head home, I was able to swing by my favorite record store when I’m visiting family, Vertical House Records. I stumbled on this classic LP from 1969 by The Soul Stirrers called The Judgement and quickly picked it up. This version of the Soul Stirrers does not … Continue reading The Judgement
If you need some Big Star LPs in your life, Craft is reissuing #1 and Radio City on 180 gram vinyl in January and if you act fast, you can preorder during a holiday sale they are having now. I subscribed to their newsletter and got a promo code for another 10% off so I … Continue reading When My Baby’s Beside Me
Let’s play a game called, “Which of these albums released in 1995 will get the deluxe vinyl reissue treatment 25 years later in 2020?” Here is a sample list of some of the more popular albums from 1995 that turn 25 in 2020. Some are already available for purchase on vinyl but I’m curious … Continue reading Albums Turning 25 in 2020
For those who are interested, here are my favorite albums of 2019: New LPs: Pedro The Lion – Phoenix Starflyer 59 – Young In My Head William Tyler – Goes West Reissues: Hum – Downward is Heavenward Starflyer 59 – Gold R.E.M. – Monster This year I bought WAY more … Continue reading My Favorite Albums of 2019
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