wata - angel (2007)

lady guitarist from the band boris with a sweet song and a sweet guitar solo

diablo band - porque te vas (1977)

:)

fuete billete - la trilla

b and the electric angels - contigo mi vida

FUNKY reimagining of a mozart concerto

band name is english, song name is spanish, band label and producer was french...and mozart was austrian...!

tavares - "it only takes a minute"

:)

c.c. catch - you can be my lucky star

ran across this as i had madonna's "lucky star" stuck in my head...pretty good stuff!

sharaya j - smash up the place

"a walk across hot pavement that ends in a frontflip splash into a pool"

the internet - dontcha (2013)

the internet; syd tha kid; 9/10/13

unidades - caballos salvajes (1976)

"Super-rare 45 on the Zartos label from Barcelona, Spain."

king krule - easy easy (2013)

released 8/24/13

mazzy star - california (2013)

the syn - flowerman (1967)

eddie holman - i surrender (1969)

miss toni fisher

the big hurt


train of love

Pop music fans who are familiar with Miss Toni Fisher would certainly know her biggest hit "The Big Hurt". And those who are familiar with "The Big Hurt" undoubtedly have noticed a unique "sound" which is heard on that recording. Well, that sound was not planned in advance but came about quite by accident. In Mark Ribowsky's book "He's A Rebel" about legendary pop music producer Phil Spector, some information is provided about music engineer Larry Levine who worked extensively with Mr. Spector. Larry worked at Gold Star studios in the mid fifties on into the 1960s, and he engineered many famous recordings, including Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" and Toni Fisher's "The Big Hurt". Quite by accident, Mr. Levine established a milestone in overdubbing - by layering a copy of the tape over the original at a slightly different speed, it caused an in-and-out "phasing" effect (which Larry wanted to correct on "The Big Hurt" - but it came to characterize the record, so it was left in). Wayne Shanklin - Miss Fisher's husband and producer - liked this sound so much that he had it employed on two of Toni Fisher's subsequent releases - "How Deep Is The Ocean" and "The Train Of Love". To my ears, it is particularly interesting on "The Train Of Love" since it sounds at times like the "train" is entering a tunnel! So - if you were ever curious about the unique "sound" that was achieved on "The Big Hurt", and some of Toni Fisher's other recordings - that is the inside story about it!

-Michael McKenna

how deep is the ocean

(nice buildup, nice sax solo!)

here's one without the phasing effect -- "love big"

i'm pretty into the arrangement of this song!!

paula watson - love me forever

alberto baldan bembo - tema di nadia (1974)

les rita mitsouko - marcia baila (1985)

mathematiques modernes - jungle hurt (1981)

by way of my friend evan -- a fantastic little track that builds and builds!

rhythm based lovers - boogie vision (2008)

frankie knuckles - your love (1987)

Mr. Fingers - Mystery of Love (1985)

dub version:


club version:

bobby hutcherson - even later (1974)

piero umiliani - two tracks from "news" (1980)

top secret


elzeviro

gwen guthrie - it should have been you (1982)

another classic 80s funk track!!

fonda rae - over like a fat rat (1982)

classic tune, long mix

piero umiliani - nostalgia, from la ragazza fuori strada (1973)

ramsey lewis - memphis in june (1962)

bobby womack - close to you (1971)

"i have to be commercial...commercial..."

i really like the change of the line:

So they sprinkled moondust in your hair /
And golden starlight in your eyes of blue
And I see rainbows when I look at you

donna gains (donna summer!) - can't understand (1972)

rare donna summer record from 1972, recorded under the name "donna gains."

she must have recorded this when she was in germany doing the german tour of "hair"! (wild donna summer trivia!)

the third unheard

shake your boody - the chillie 3 MCs


the l.o.d. crew - fill the be-bop

two songs from the third unheard: connecticut hip-hop 1979-1983 compilation by stones throw

paulett and tanya winley - rhymin and rappin (1979)

C&K vocal - výlet (1982)

this was the b-side to another very nice song

gladys mcfadden & the loving sisters - never gonna turn around (1977)

good song to hold close to you

bill withers - lovely day

an old favorite -- this is the kinda mood i'm in :)

jackie mittoo & the sound dimension - summertime

there are a million covers of this song and i'm always on the lookout for a good one. this is a good one!

the flying circus / the charade - "to put up with you" (1969)

a paul williams tune that's been covered quite a few times

i can't decide which version i like more, this one or this one:

the second one is the version that gets stuck in my head the most, with those harmonies and flutes. but the delicacy of the first one is also great! (also, the flying circus' version was sampled in this song)

Essáy & Stumbleine - Rhiannon

gal costa & caetano veloso - baby (1969)

donnie & joe emerson - baby (1979)

laura mvula - jump right out

so beautiful

herbie hancock - a tribute to someone (1963)

from herbie hancock's second album

jimmy mcfoy - do you believe (vintage mix)

a dude who did a couple of singles in '88 made a song in 2008. it's pretty cute

two tons of fun - just us

wonderful positivity radiating from this early single from the one-hit-wonder group responsible for "it's raining men"

chemise - she can't love you

beat culture - if only (2012)

from tokyo dreamer

h/t crystal

the crampton sisters - i didn't know what time it was (1964)

sisters from bloomfield, new jersey -- an odd little song

jimmy gilmer & the fireballs

a couple of weirdo country-ish/skiffle-ish pop songs from a weird little one-hit-wonder group ... came from the same area of new mexico as buddy holly, and you can hear it. (you can literally hear it, if you'd like: "buddy's buddy," jimmy gilmer performs buddy holly songs [full album].)


daisy petal pickin (1963)


ain't gonna tell nobody (1964)

the gamblers - lsd-25 (1960)

"Although this song is not psychedelic, it's almost certainly the very first song with this new world "LSD" in the title. For that interesting fact alone, it's worthy of a listen."

some more fun info about this song and the band here!

firme tracks vol. 7

firme....y un poco pesaroso

1. celso piña - cumbia sobre el rio
2. emmit long - call me
3. los diamontes - triunfal
4. indee styla - más cerca
5. angeles azules - como te voy a olvidar
6. tommy mcgee - we ought to be together
7. the lovelites - this love is real
8. ms krazie - taste of honey
9. joe bataan - i wish you love pt. 1
10. crime mob - circles
11. barbara mason - oh how it hurts
12. cassie - when your body is talking
13. miguel - sure thing (chopped n screwed)
14. droop-e ft. nite jewel & j-stalin - n the traffic
15. jeremih ft. lil wayne & natasha mosley - all the time
16. farruko - cositas que haciamos
17. banda ms - amor express
18. rocky gil & the bishops - place in the sun
19. william bell - i forgot to be your lover
20. alice clark - say you'll never leave me
21. william devaughn - be thankful for what you got

>> DL here <<

haha i don't know how it got so smooth and sorrowful. a lot of good ballads in here! and of course, all of them are fit for crying OR driving around with the windows down and telling yourself está bien, vas a llorar después.

the cornerstones - you rule me (1966)

WOW!! (*°∀°)/♡

the huns - shakedown (1966)

this is so cute

here's a page by the singer of the huns with some mp3s and videos of the handful of songs they recorded. (the tarmons claim that the huns stole a song of theirs called "genie" and changed the lyrics to "shakedown" -- and they got this sweet little recording out of it!)

exile one - you have lost the battle

"Exile One is a legendary musical group of the 1970s from Dominica based in Guadeloupe. Gordon Henderson is the leader and founder of the famous musical group "Exile One" and the one who coined the name "Cadence-lypso" for a genre of music that revolutionized modern creole music worldwide."

americo bellotto - berimbau (1973)

really speaking to me

nancy wilson - shadow of your smile (1963)

haha this is fun

that's from "hollywood - my way";
here's a similar one from "broadway - my way":

alice clark - maybe this time

a showstopping rendition of the showstopping tune from "cabaret"

gerald wilson orchestra - california soul (1968)

(●´∀｀●)

toni basil - i'm 28 (1966)

spent the morning reading up on toni basil, who's had a lifetime of choreography and various performing projects under her belt (in addition to the platinum hit "mickey" of course). this song has lady-scott-walker vibes -- i love it!

two great videos from the early 1980s: nobody and over my head

the relics - inside outside (1966)

here's a page with some reminiscences of the michigan garage scene in 1966, with a mention of the relics + a few recordings; there are only home recordings of a lot of these little garage bands, so it's great to stumble upon a rare 45 every once in a while!

the dickens - i've got somethin on my mind

cover of a song from the left banke -- this version is charmingly underproduced, even compared to the minimalist original

wilson pickett - never my love

george benson - give me the night (1980)

VelvetKate 2 weeks ago
"this is beyond a tune"

rare clip! of george benson. gotta love that opening shot. this whole album was produced by quincy jones, who, you know, has the midas touch. what a jam!

the pretenders - stop your sobbing (1979)

the stranglers - blue sister

stevie nicks - nightbird

stevie singing with lori nicks, her sister-in-law

fiona apple - regret

this whole album is definitely good; worth the accolades. i really like jonathan and left alone, but i keep going back to this one...

marshall tucker band - this ol cowboy (1973)

leon russell - tightrope (1972)

monty kelly - tropicana (1953)

this was a top-20 billboard hit in 1953 -- wild, huh? there are some strains in here that i can see as little sondheim seeds...

neil young - expecting to fly

two versions, completely different flavors:

1967, album version with buffalo springfield

1968, acoustic, live at canterbury house

le tigre - keep on livin

baby's wearing blue jeans

mac demarco

clara rockmore - valse sentimentale [tchaicovsky] (1976)

lady theremin!