Thursday, September 13, 2018

old man me - frank hutton / hutson


i was inspired to look this up after remembering an old mix. what a great tune.

i love reading youtube comment sections like this... all the family members paying their respects to good old uncle frank from oakland, california and his wonderful limited press record...! (very limited - if you can still find it today, it'll run you about $400)

Friday, April 20, 2018

bright blue music (1985)


bright blue music, composed by michael torke
performed by the national orchestral institute philharmonic.... a youth orchestra which is newly formed every june! so in this recording, these young musicians had only just started performing together for a few weeks! how about that!

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

karmello brooks - tell me baby (1966)


heard this northern soul gem on the radio the other day and it rekindled a fire in my heart! the growl in the second verse!

Monday, August 7, 2017

gene and the team beats - i'll let nothing separate me (1967)

from uploader jack garrett:

"A great soul band from Martinsville, Va, led by sax player Gene Rumley. Their 3rd (and final) single released on Danville-based Raven Records in 1967. A cover of a Wallace Bros. disc that slays the original. The Team Beats finest hour."

Monday, October 3, 2016

whitney - no woman (2016)



this song popped up on spotify and i was very pleased with it, but surprised to discover that it was a recent song by a group of young white boys! wow! there's a depth to this tune / production that belies that fact. nice song!

Sunday, September 18, 2016

francis the great - look up in the sky (1977)



francis the great a french/cameroonian kid singer in paris, lighting up this afro funk track! the rare album was recorded in 1977, but only recently re-released in 2015 on hot casa records + is now featured on spotify if you have the right kinda "discover weekly" algorithms.