So who here has heard Ike & Tina Turner's cover of "Whole Lotta Love"? How about Sandie Shaw covering "Your Time Is Gonna Come"?
Anyway, I've fiddled and fussed and come up with three volumes for erika's 70s Soul Thang mixes. To wit:
Soul Thang 1
Westbound #9 The Flaming Ember
Grazing In The Grass The Friends Of Distinction
O-O-H Child The Five Stairsteps
Smiling Faces Sometimes Undisputed Truth
Back Stabbers The O'Jays
They Just Can't Stop It The (Games People Play) The Spinners
(I Just Can't Help Myself) I Don't Want Nobody Else Terry Callier
I Love You For All Seasons Fuzz
Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairmen Of The Board
I Believe To My Soul Donny Hathaway
Somebody's Been Sleeping 100 Proof (Aged In Soul)
Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman
Love Land Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Groovy Situation Gene Chandler
Treat Her Like A Lady Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
You've Got My Soul On Fire The Temptations
Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis
Woman's Gotta Have It Bobby Womack
Groove Me King Floyd
Right On The Tip Of My Tongue Brenda And The Tabulations
Golden Ring American Gypsy
Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis
Move On Up Curtis Mayfield
Soul Thang 2
(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go Curtis Mayfield
The Boss (From "Black Caesar") James Brown
Papa Was A Rolling Stone The Temptations
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Got Myself A Good Man Gladys Knight & The Pips
Full Of Fire Al Green
What Am I Gonna Do With You Barry White
California Dreamin' Bobby Womack
Strawberry Letter 23 Shuggie Otis
Brown-Eyed Lady Terry Callier
Take Me With You Lyn Christopher
Easin' In Edwin Starr
Fight The Power (Part 1 & 2) The Isley Brothers
Happiness Allen Toussaint
Have You Seen Her The Chi-Lites
Survial The O'Jays
God Is Love (B-Side Version) Marvin Gaye
It's A Shame The Spinners
Tryin' Times Donny Hathaway
I'll Take You There The Staple Singers
Soul Thang 3
Hercules Aaron Neville
The World Is A Ghetto War
1990 The Temptations
Respect Yourself The Staple Singers
Oh Girl The Chi-Lites
Everybody Plays The Fool The Main Ingredient
Me And Mrs Jones Billy Paul
If I Were Only A Child Again Curtis Mayfield
Gotta Get Closer To You Terry Callier
Ain't No Woman The Four Tops
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners
992 Arguments The O'Jays
Sad Tomorrows (B-Side Version) Marvin Gaye
Women's Love Rights Laura Lee
You're Welcome, Stop On By Bobby Womack
Chokin' Kind Allen Toussaint
Tuesday Heartbreak Stevie Wonder
Thin Line Between Love & Hate The Persuaders
Too Late To Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get Dramatics
Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers
I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
Still on the Erika's Box Set (aka, I Dig Pelecanos):
Soul 60s 1
Baby Workout Jackie Wilson
I Don't Need No Doctor Ray Charles
Do The Marvelows
Rescue Me Fontella Bass
Tighten Up The Archie Bell & The Drells
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) Aretha Franklin
You're No Good Betty Everett
First I Look At The Purse The Contours
Cool Jerk The Capitols
Leaving Here Eddie Holland
Ruler Of My Heart Irma Thomas
Tainted Love Gloria Jones
The "In" Crowd Dobie Gray
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart The Supremes
Soul Finger The Bar-Kays
Mustang Sally Sir Mack Rice
Tell Mama Etta James
Function At The Junction Shorty Long
Shake A Tail Feather The Five Du-Tones
Shake And Fingerpop Jr. Walker & The All Stars
Expressway To Your Heart The Soul Survivors
Agent Double-O-Soul Edwin Starr
Last Night The Mar-Keys
Show Me Joe Tex
I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations
Friendship Train Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Love You Save The Jackson 5
Soul 60s 2
But It's Alright J.J. Jackson
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) Chris Clark
Can I Get A Witness Marvin Gaye
The Cheater Bob Kuban And The In-Men
I Surrender Fontella Bass
Band Of Gold Freda Payne
Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin
Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around The World) Little Milton
If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love Gladys Knight & The Pips
Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) Kim Weston
Baby A Go-Go Barbara McNair
Wack Wack Young-Holt Trio
Riding High on Love Junior Walker & The All Stars
Baby Hit And Run The Contours
Until You Came Along Carolyn Crawford
Who You Gonna Run To Brenda Holloway
Make Me Yours Bettye Swann
Some Kind Of Wonderful Soul Brothers Six
Twine Time Alvin Cash & the Crawlers
Stop Howard Tate
Big Bird Eddie Floyd
Nothing But A Heartache The Flirtations
The Horse Cliff Nobles & Co.
Ride Your Pony Aaron Neville/The Meters
She's Looking Good Rodger Collins
I Know How To Love Her Jimmy Ruffin
It's Your Thing The Isley Brothers
Lastly for erika...
b Funk It
Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Sly & The Family Stone
New Suit Wild Magnolias
Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players
Brick House Commodores
Let It Whip The Dazzband
Dazz Brick
Slide Slave
Fantastic Voyage Lakeside
Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) Parliament
Jungle Boogie Kool & The Gang
Tell Me Something Good Rufus
Serpentine Fire Earth Wind & Fire
Pick Up The Pieces Average White Band
Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
For The Love Of Money The O'Jays
Cissy Strut The Meters
Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express
What Is Hip? Tower Of Power
More Bounce To The Ounce Zapp
You Dropped A Bomb On Me The Gap Band
And if you're wondering, erika, "Westbound #9" gets pride of place because it opens with this lyric:
"Catching the Westbound #9 / Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind/ while I've got my peace of mind."
Wow. That's as big as the Beg, Scream, and Shout set.
Does erika have blackmail goods on you?
That's as big as the Beg, Scream, and Shout set.
Most of the 60s soul stuff comes from it. At least 65%. I mean, I was collecting soul well before that but it's all on vinyl.
Does erika have blackmail goods on you?
Nah, but I think she's needing a big funky soul boost.
Does erika have blackmail goods on you?
Nah, but I think she's needing a big funky soul boost.
You're a good friend, dude.
To get non-soulish for a second, let me once again publically declare my LOVE for early Suede. I cannot imagine why this isn't Jilli's favorite rock band of all time. It's so swoony and grand. (Way way better than Placebo, Jilli! And just as pretty.)
At AMG Stephen Erlewine asserts:
The double-disc Sci-Fi Lullabies collects the majority of those B-sides, leaving behind the odd live track and remix, as well as the worthy "Painted People" and "Asda Town" and the non-LP single "Stay Together." What's included is stellar, offering an alternate history of Suede. In fact, the first disc — comprised of Suede and Dog Man Star B-sides, plus the haunting "Europe Is Our Playground" — is as strong as any of their albums, featuring such essentials as the sleazy "He's Dead," "The Living Dead," "My Dark Star," the storming "Killing of a Flash Boy," the sighing "Where the Pigs Don't Fly," and "Whipsnade," all strong enough to be A-sides.
And I think he's right. I'd put the first disc of Sci Fi Lullabies up with the eponymous Suede debut.
Well, not any more than I do on most people I know, Tep
I've not been in "Chaka" for a year. Cause I'm ignorant and don't wanna go around "showing myself", but I'm really excited about that, almost indecently so.Thank you does not seem adequate.I owe you porn, or something.
My Saturday night's a bit too spot-on...sitting around watching "Rear Window"...if I wrote that in a story my editor would say "Nuh uh!" But, I shit you not.
And, what Tep said.
I cannot imagine why this isn't Jilli's favorite rock band of all time. It's so swoony and grand. (Way way better than Placebo, Jilli! And just as pretty.)
Because I haven't heard as much of them (most of Pete's Suede collection is still at his folks' house in the UK, and he, I quote, "refuses
to buy any version of their work that says 'London' Suede"), and because what I have heard of them doesn't instantly grab me the way Placebo did. The first few songs I ever heard by Placebo went straight to my hindbrain and made it their own.
