Cheap/easy to find albums that are quality
GamleOle
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Name albums that are slept on because they are common and people forget to pay attention to them.I'll start with a handful that I've been feeling lately. -Baby Washington & Don Gardner "Lay A Little Lovin' On Me" (Master Five) 70's soul. Many nice track and an album that I can put on from beginning to end.-Norma Jean "Same" (Bearsville) I don't know if this is heavily slept on but I did sleep on it for a minute. Super great disco tracks "Saturday"+"Sorcerer" and nice soul/2step in "I Belive in You"-Angelo Bond "Bondage" (Abc) nice sweet soul album. Many listenable tracks.-Marlena Shaw "Sweet Beginnings" (Columbia) seems to always be very cheap so worth the $. I've been chillin to "Look at me look at you" but more nice tracks.-Cheryl Lynn "Instant Love" (Columbia) modern soul and disco. "Sleep Walkin'"+"Look Before You Leap"+"I Just Wanna Be Your Fantasy" are all nice.-Dionne Warwick "Then You Came" (Warner Bros.) "Just Being Myself" has been mentioned on here when talking about her but this one is just as good if not better at least to me. Not the Dozier-holland-dozier production like the other one so therefor not as appealing to everyone as "just be...". All the obvious classics by marvin gaye, al green etc are excluded. They are still good but people should be up on them by now. Give some space for those that are slept on.
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i agree. I love how they sound.
Personally, I draw the line on those guys around 1965 (when they started doing more instrumental versions of vocal tunes), but otherwise I totally agree with this one.
Chocolate Chip is
What a record.
Don't sleep on Underground Fire, which is a pretty
legitimate acid rock instro LP, lots of fuzz & great rhythms...
I tried to get into this album, but somehow it just didn't stick. Because so many people hold this record in high esteem, it's in my "to be listened to" pile right now, so I'll give it another chance.
I like "Surfin' with the Ventures" with their version of "The Cruncher"
Now that's one I can get behind. Even The Ventures Play Country Classics is a killer (later retitled I Walk The Line, with a cover pic of a cute girl walking down the line in the middle of the highway).
Nicole (forgot title but the one with "new york eyes" on it
Mamas & the papas "people like us"
++ a couple more, i'm acctually working on a "introduction to swedish crate-digging" compilation with stuff that are easy to get here and all of the above are featured (one track from each) , i haven't made the total tracklist yet but the layout on the front sleeve is done.. btw this is nothing that will be "released" so i will put it up here when i'm done so you guys can download..
best
Leo
little feat
divine ms.m
henry mancini symphonic soul
what about sergio mendes records? i only fuck with "stillness". any other ones as good as that?
Staple Singers "pass it on" (WB)
Switch "am i still your boyfriend?" (Ok not the best lp as a whole but "keeping secrets" is awesome!)
Love unlimited orch. "music maestro" (20th century)
**"forever in love"!!!!!!!
Debra Laws on Elektra
**"very special" "how long" +++
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What up, T*ny?
i slept on that!
The black cover? Not super expensive but not easy to find either...
Nice, nice tunes on there though.
You're missing out on some great mod, funk and rock albs... in fact I just picked up the "Batman" one a couple weeks ago and its pretty damn thorough (that could be '65, I'm thinking later though?)
-Dee dee Brigdewater "Just Family"
-Rufus ft. Chaka Khan "Ask Rufus" a classic title. But I still think some people are sleeping on it.