James Brown - "I Can't Stand Myself" / "There Was A Time"
a lot of James Brown really, although a lot of them are available on LPs.
I reject the idea that "essential" means "unavailable on LP."
On what basis?
To me, "essential 45" means either unavailable on LP or available only on an LP that is such a terd that you wouldn't want to be burdened with the other ~10 tracks.
Fair enough.
The long, personal answer is that 1) I'd need to hear something like "45-only" or "non-LP version" or "different studio mix" before I took it to mean "unavailable on LP." And 2) I don't think that the quality of the album from which it's drawn has any bearing at all on the essentialness of any 45; ten other shitty tracks just make the album less essential, it doesn't make the 45 any more so (though it certainly might make it more desirable).
The long, case-specific answer is that I read the intial post--containing as it did phrases like "needs schooling," "real burner," and "not looking for anything too rare"--and took the question to be more focused on the "essential" half of the equation than on the "45" half.
how bout this, everyone seems to have it in their collections and it's constantly played out, accessible, a strong track, and cheap. It's funk-rock styled but really has that funk edge so everyone mixes it in funk sets sometimes............so here:
"Popcorn" - Jimbo Jackson & the Violators "You Hit the Spot Baby" - Gloria Walker & the Chevelles "Hard Headed Woman" - US Warren "Pickin Cotton / Git Sum" - Johnny Talbot "LC Funk" - Lee Williams & the New Cymbals "Iron Leg" - Mickey & the Soul Generation "Soft Soul" - Lavell Kamma & the Afro Soul Revue "the Drunk" - James Brown "Different Strokes" - Syl Johnson
I don't think that the quality of the album from which it's drawn has any bearing at all on the essentialness of any 45; ten other shitty tracks just make the album less essential, it doesn't make the 45 any more so (though it certainly might make it more desirable).
I see what you are saying, but my view is that while the piece of music either is or isn't essential, regardless of the presence of ten additional schitty tracks, those ten tracks do impact what form it is essential for me to possess the piece of music in.
Lee Dorsey- Give it up, Everything I do Gone be fuhnky, four corners, ride you pony Aretha- This the house that Jack Built, Rock Steady this is like AM Gold and shit.
those I would have mentioned, however, I thought we were staying away from pricey & rarer pieces (for a new funk collector these are def considered rare)
would the kool & the gang b/w raw hamburgers 7'' classify as this
i thought of some more
jean knight - mr big stuff otis redding - hard to handle rufus thomas - the breakdown bill moss - sock it to em soul brother herbie mann - soul man charles wright - express yourself chuck brown - bustin loose
and
fabulous counts - janjan, lunar funk, scrambled eggs (there pretty cheap on the bay)
bill doggett-honky tonk popcorn eddie bo & inez cheatham-lover and a friend ann sexton-youre losing me jesse anderson-mighty mighty kim melvin-doin the popcorn dapps-bringin up the guitar
I don't think that the quality of the album from which it's drawn has any bearing at all on the essentialness of any 45; ten other shitty tracks just make the album less essential, it doesn't make the 45 any more so (though it certainly might make it more desirable).
I see what you are saying, but my view is that while the piece of music either is or isn't essential, regardless of the presence of ten additional schitty tracks, those ten tracks do impact what form it is essential for me to possess the piece of music in.
Perfect example (though not funk): Ray Bryant "Up Above The Rock"
hip thang ?? the swordsmen things got to get better (get together) ?? marva whitney you gotta push ?? jody gayles evidence ?? candi staton peace begins within ?? bobby powell nobody ?? hodges, smith, james & crawford
hip thang ?? the swordsmen things got to get better (get together) ?? marva whitney you gotta push ?? jody gayles evidence ?? candi staton peace begins within ?? bobby powell nobody ?? hodges, smith, james & crawford
Hip thang is so necessary and seemingly so slept on. I got a vg copy in the box for Nightowl.
Tramp is also required reading for all DJs. SHit always hits well on the dance floor
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Fair enough.
The long, personal answer is that 1) I'd need to hear something like "45-only" or "non-LP version" or "different studio mix" before I took it to mean "unavailable on LP." And 2) I don't think that the quality of the album from which it's drawn has any bearing at all on the essentialness of any 45; ten other shitty tracks just make the album less essential, it doesn't make the 45 any more so (though it certainly might make it more desirable).
The long, case-specific answer is that I read the intial post--containing as it did phrases like "needs schooling," "real burner," and "not looking for anything too rare"--and took the question to be more focused on the "essential" half of the equation than on the "45" half.
The short, relevant answer is
how bout this, everyone seems to have it in their collections and it's constantly played out, accessible, a strong track, and cheap. It's funk-rock styled but really has that funk edge so everyone mixes it in funk sets sometimes............so here:
Fugi - Mary don't Take me on no Bad trip
"You Hit the Spot Baby" - Gloria Walker & the Chevelles
"Hard Headed Woman" - US Warren
"Pickin Cotton / Git Sum" - Johnny Talbot
"LC Funk" - Lee Williams & the New Cymbals
"Iron Leg" - Mickey & the Soul Generation
"Soft Soul" - Lavell Kamma & the Afro Soul Revue
"the Drunk" - James Brown
"Different Strokes" - Syl Johnson
alvin cash--keep on dancing
I see what you are saying, but my view is that while the piece of music either is or isn't essential, regardless of the presence of ten additional schitty tracks, those ten tracks do impact what form it is essential for me to possess the piece of music in.
Impeach the Pres
Synthetic Substitution
House of the Rising Funk
Cramp Your Style
Trespasser
Funky Axe
Lee Dorsey - "Give it Up"
B.W. Souls -- "Marvin's Groove"
I have extras of these if anyone needs:
myra barnes - "super good"
cyril neville - "gossip"
KATG- everything before 1977?
Jean Knight- Do Me on stax
Aretha- This the house that Jack Built, Rock Steady
this is like AM Gold and shit.
those I would have mentioned, however, I thought we were staying away from pricey & rarer pieces (for a new funk collector these are def considered rare)
Trespasser is my shiznit.
There is also a vocal version by Sebastian called "Living In Depression" on brown dog.
Wait!!!!!!
Sharon Jones "Damn It's Hot" Part 1/2
Desco!
1976 is iffy for kool & the gang though. the only tune that is any good on the open sesame lp is the title track, and that's available on 12".
cliff nobles - love is alright / the horse
robert parker - barefootin'
dyke and the blazers - let a woman be a woman let a man be a man
1976 is iffy for funk in general, IMO. With precious few exceptions (like the P-Funk mob), thangs start getting kinda dicey after 1975.
would the kool & the gang b/w raw hamburgers 7'' classify as this
i thought of some more
jean knight - mr big stuff
otis redding - hard to handle
rufus thomas - the breakdown
bill moss - sock it to em soul brother
herbie mann - soul man
charles wright - express yourself
chuck brown - bustin loose
and
fabulous counts - janjan, lunar funk, scrambled eggs (there pretty cheap on the bay)
its from 1969 so i guess it would
eddie bo & inez cheatham-lover and a friend
ann sexton-youre losing me
jesse anderson-mighty mighty
kim melvin-doin the popcorn
dapps-bringin up the guitar
Perfect example (though not funk): Ray Bryant "Up Above The Rock"
and "must be your thing" is the hotness too.
definitely.
also:
hip thang ?? the swordsmen
things got to get better (get together) ?? marva whitney
you gotta push ?? jody gayles
evidence ?? candi staton
peace begins within ?? bobby powell
nobody ?? hodges, smith, james & crawford
Hip thang is so necessary and seemingly so slept on. I got a vg copy in the box for Nightowl.
Tramp is also required reading for all DJs. SHit always hits well on the dance floor
"do what comes natural" is
I like "time and changes" also, though that is not on DEKE.
jb's-you can have watergate
maceo and kingsmen- got to getcha
paul humphrey and the cool aid chemists-detroit/cool-aid
oliver sain-bus stop
dennis coffey-scorpio
oters.....