Your top 5 records you got in 2005
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Doesn't have to be the rarest, more like the one's you keep on going back to- Tough one for me cause I got so many records this year so I'm gonna go with some 45's.
- Curtis Green- I just gotta get down
- The Four Mints- row my boat
- Ruby Andrews- can you get away
- Sly Slick and Wicked- sho nuff
- Delilah Moore- ooh-wee baby
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eugene mcdaniels-headless heroes of the apocalypse
labi siffre-remember my song
leo's sunship-we need each other
geoff bastow-music to varnish owls by
J.J. Johnson - Willie Dynamite ost
Sambrasa Trio - Em som maior: cool & raer brazilian bossa
Gila - s/t - nice psyche/prog/kraut
Francis Lai - L'aventure c'est l'aventure ost: fantastic funky soundtrack
The Duke of Burlington - Flash
I only hope '06 can bring better finds.
Peace
trees 'the christ tree' lp - pomegranate
alphonso hamilton 'i'll let you go free' - gateway
mello decisions 'mello decision' b/w 'the slider' - reel
stereophonics 'run on little girl' b/w 'i want to shout' - cha-tok
timeless legend - 'synchronized' lp - pendulum
plus
superlife 'go bananas' 12" southern sun
purple gang 'say it' 12" grade A
fire and smoke 'nobody but you' b/w 'since my baby left me' - fire and smoke
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2. Goblin- Chi? (italian ost 45)
3. Family connection- This time (sweet soul 45...thanks for the tip hsulu)
4. Sweet charles-for sweet people
5. Shalimar-ost
Arthur Verocai S/T - This album is exactly what keeps me digging, and more than that listening and creating music. Its absolutely beautiful.
24 Carat Black - More for the fact that it was a Heatrock (tm), though the music itself is very good soul-funk that i dont have to tell strutters about.
Heath Brothers - Marchin On - Finally.
Janko Nilovic - Rhythmes Contemporains - might have been from 04, but i go back and listen to this all the time. Its a big inspiration for me, music wise.
A bunch of other things that i got this year really do it for me. Cant think of most of them though.
Tha Swami- Swami Scratch (sealed)
Byron Davis & The Fresh Krew- My Hands Are Quicker Than The Eye
C-Jam & Kid Frost- Commando Rock
Audio Tech- I'm Your Audio Tech (Cybotron-era Juan Atkins)
Synergy- Project 5
MOST EXPENSIVE
Feminine Complex: LIVIN' LOVE LP ($106.00)
Jocy: Dans Les Dix Premiers + 3 EP ($62.00)
Shades of Brown: SOB LP ($45.00)
Masaru Sato: YOJIMBO OST LP ($40.00)
The Precisions: Funky People 45 ($40.00)
Can: EGE BAMYASI LP ($30.00)
Jenny Rock: Le Train Pour Memphis 45 ($30.00)
Latin Souls: TIGER BOO-GA-LOO LP ($30.00)
Latin Blues Band: TAKE A TRIP PUSSYCAT ($30.00)
Moody Scott: I Don???t Dig No Phoney (parts 1 & 2) 45 ($30.00)
RAEREST
A Certain Ratio: Guess Who? / part 2 12" (trade)
RD Burman: ROCKY OST LP (trade)
Delfonics: LA LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU LP (trade)
Various: Fast Product: Mutant Pop 78-79 (trade)
Bobby Byrd: I NEED HELP LP promo (trade)
Mass Temper: Grave Digger / Big Mack 45 (.25)
Vicki Anderson: Answer to Mother Popcorn / I???ll Work It Out (.50)
Herman Kelly & Life: Drummers Beat 12" (Elec. Cat pic slv) ($1.00)
Moses Dillard & The Tex-Town Display: NOW! LP ($1.00)
G.O. Smith - Miss Black America: WHO AM I LP ($1.00)
Harvey Averne Dozen: VIVA SOUL LP ($1.00)
Baba Brooks & His Band: GAY FEET LP ($1.70)
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires: REGGAY FEVER LP ($1.70)
Willie Hutch: FOXY BROWN OST ($2.00)
Dub Specialist: HI FASHION DUB TOP 10 (screenprint cover) LP ($2.00)
Fabulous Fantoms: Mau Mau 45 ($20.00)
NOTABLY ENJOYABLE OLD RELEASES NOT LISTED ABOVE
APB: SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN LP ($2.00)
The Faces: FOUR GUYS WALK INTO A BAR 4-CD Box ($30.00)
Mahogany: Ride on the Rhythm / dub 12" (trade)
Brother Jack McDuff: Hunk O' Funk 45 (trade)
Leprechaun: Loc-It-Up 12" ($1.00)
Teena Marie: I'm A Sucker For Your Love 12" (1.00)
Sinnamon: Thanks To You 12" ($1.00)
Hitman Sammy Sam: The Stepdaddy ($1.00)
Jennifer Lara: Consider Me 45 ($2.00)
Lotti Golden: Sock It To Me 45 ($7.00)
BEST NEW RELEASES
Joe Bataan: CALL MY NAME LP ($16.00)
Juelz Santana: Mic Check 12" ($6.00)
Paul Wall: Sittin' Sidewayz 12" ($3.00)
Three Six Mafia: Stay Fly 12" ($6.00)
The Blue Van: The Art of Rolling LP (free promo)
Faith Evans: THE FIRST LADY 2LP ($20.00)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: NATURALLY LP ($12.00)
Greyboy feat. Sharon Jones: Got To Be A Love 12" ($6.00)
Amerie: One Thing 12" ($6.00)
I'm sure I could think of more (I didn't even list bhangra & bollywood joints) but those are off the top of my head.
George Guzman - Introducing
Willie Colon - El Malo
Jon Hendricks - Salud! Joao Gilberto
Archie Whitewater - S/T
Yeah but it was a longtime white whale for me, so I did rare impulse BUY IT NOW. I think it's more like a $60-$75 record but the one I got was in perfect shape, still in (opened) shrinkwrap. $20-$25 is damn good!
2. Rawkus deadstock gold!
3. Rawkus deadstock gold!
4. Rawkus deadstock gold!
5. Rawkus deadstock gold!
tony newman- soul thing 45
bw souls- marvin's groove 45
fatback band- people music
art blakey and the jazz messengers- drum suite
Gene Clark - Early LA Sessions - Columbia LP
Freddie Scott - Are You Lonely for Me Baby - Shout LP
The Invicibles - Heart Full of Love - WB/Loma 45
Everly Brothers - Gone, Gone, Gone - WB LP
"finally got it" award: D.O.C. - Noone Can Do it Better - Ruthless LP
Bargains of the year:
Boobie Knight - Earth Creature - Dakar LP $10
Cyril Neville - Gossip - Josie 45 $5
and, if I ever de-warp it
Donald Austin - Crazy Legs - Eastbound LP $1.50
Baden Powell & Vinicius - Os Afro-Sambas
Jerzy Milian - Orkiestra Rozrywkowa PRiTV
Uniao Black - S/T
Djalma Correa & Baiafro - MPBC
Both 1969 Gal Costa LPs
Honorable mention goes to Dadisi Komolafe - Hassan's Walk...
heavenly band - hello sunshine
lee morgan - candy
francisco mora - mora
bong penera - s/t
modulo 5 - s/t
ebo taylor & the pelikans - s/t
sorry bamba du mali - s/t
gyedu-blay ambolley - simigwa
Orchesra Bawobab - visage du senegal
barbara mason - oh how it hurts
royal jesters - chevere
will & james ragar - s/t
The Miller
Orchestra No. 1 de Dakar
Pierre Leduc et son Quator
this was the narrowed down list. sorry for cheating.
so much amazing music filled my head this year and kept shit alive. been one hell of a crazy time- hope this next one is much more relaxed.
boris gardiner happening: every n*gga is a star/ghetto funk
apple and the the 3 oranges: free and easy pts. 1&2
eugene blacknell: gettin down
larry mcgee revolution: the burg
curtis green: gotta get down pts. 1&2
LPs
the food: forever dream
13th floor elevators: psychedelic sounds
sapphire thinkers: from within
marr'dell: mystery of love
novi singers: rien ne va plus
The Four Mints- row my boat
Man what a good tune, sweet soul perfection
My top 5:
Mother Earth "plantasia" (Homewood)
Rising Sun feat. Carlos "miami bump" (SRI)
Casco "cybernetic love" (HOM)
Pineapples "come on closer" (Danse)
Nohelani Cypriano Lp with "lihue" (Hanola)
/Leo
art blakey - and the jazz messangers
eu - future funk
ice - s/t
universal robot band - dance and shake your tamborine (single)
Synthesis - ST
Vanilla Fudge - ST
Wim Stolwijk - Clair-Obscure
Joy Malay ensemble - MAID INN D' USA (highest randomness of 2005)
Brainticket - PSYCHONAUT (best mind-alterer of 2005)
Jacques Loussier - TU SERAS TERRIBLEMENT GENTIL (best ost of 2005)
Piero Umiliani - ANGELI BIANCHI ANGELI NERI (white whale found)
Duke of Burlington - FLASH (most entertaining record of 2005)
plus:
******* ***** - ***** ***** (best secret squirel of 2005)
5: Twins Of Spin 12"
4: Another 14U2NV EP
3: Von Love EP
2: Sport G & Mastermind - Louder
Number 1 pick up this year, without a doubt
Mary Lou Williams - Mary Lou's Mass
The Four Mints - S/T
Del Jones - Positive Vibes
Whatnauts - On The Rocks
Whatnauts - Introducing...
J.R. Bailey - Just Me 'N You
Dorothy Ashby - The Rubaiyat Of...
New Holidays - Maybe So Maybe No (45)
(sorry, I couldn't decide)
Les Baxter - Hell's belles LP
The Underdogs - wasting our time LP
Golden Horn Big Band - s/t LP
Chosen few - funky buttercup 7"
And a killer unknown Australian album that I'm keeping a lid on for the time being.
On Konduko?
K.
Both sides ??? incredible! I always pick this up when I find it, 3 different label issues (I think) no wonder, ??? I always have a small stack, been giving this as a gift for years.
Glen Miller "Where is the Love" on Stag - also a monster JA soul 45
Mousse DOumbia 45
Praises to Jah - The Roots
Love and Understanding - Glen Miller
K.
Willie West - Fairchild
Cyril Neville - Gossip
Lou Courtney - Hot Butter'n'all
Joe & Everyday People - Sleepwalk
Jesse Hill - Mardi Gras
Other stuff
Holy Mackerel LP
Harumi LP
Meters 1st LP
Joe McPhee- Nation Time LP
Joe McPhee- Pieces of Light LP
Rashied Ali and Frank Lowe- Duo Exchange LP
Eugene McDaniels- Outlaw LP
Albert Ayler- Spiritual Unity LP
Metro-tones, Inc - Get together
Sheila Wilkerson - Baby your a jive cat
Dorothy Glass - New creature
Esther Browne - This is the real thing
And the nice price bonus ball was getting the Michael Orr and the Book of Life LP on Birthright for little more than a quarter.
Extra psych experimental rock bonus ball goes to the self-titled Victims of Chance LP on Crestview.