ok...you have 20 bucks...

The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
edited July 2006 in Strut Central
...put together the best set of 10 soul 45s you can...(actual $1 to $2 45s..not the "come ups" like the Honeydrippers you found for 50 cents)My attemptBobby Bland "Im So Tired" (Duke)Luther Ingram "Puttin Game Down" (Koko)Archie Bell and the Drells "Tighten Up" (Atlantic)Bettye Swann "My heart Is Closed for the Season" (Capitol)Toussaint McCall "Shimmy" (Ronn)Aretha Franklin "Rock Steady" (Atlantic)Johnny Taylor "Dont you fool with my soul" (Stax)Otis and Carla "Tramp" (volt)Al Green "you say it" (Hi)Marvelettes "Here I am Baby" (Tamla)add your 10...lets try and get a definitive list of the best cheapies (real cheapies, not the British version of a cheapie which just means it is under a $100)

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  • p_gunnp_gunn 2,284 Posts

    Bobby Bland "Im So Tired" (Duke)

    this song rules and also has a budget ABC reissue press from the mid-late 70's... def. my favorite later BBB song...

  • DelayDelay 4,530 Posts
    bobby purify - I'm your puppet
    nina simone - save me
    dyke & the blazers - funky bull
    thw whatnauts - message from a black man
    gwen mccrae - rocking chair
    james brown - hot pants
    aretha franklin - rock steady
    wilson pickett - engine #9
    paul humphrey - detroit
    lowell folsum - tramp
    alvin cash - keep on dancin

  • p_gunnp_gunn 2,284 Posts
    to be played in order

    robert parker- barefootin'
    the miracles- whole lotta shakin' in my heart
    sweet inspirations- i'm blue
    lee dorsey- get out of my life, woman
    parliaments- i wanna testify
    james brown- talkin' lound sayin nothing (rock version)
    rufus thomas- 60 minute man
    isley bros.- give the women what they want
    dyke and the blazers- funky walk
    george mc crae- i get lifted

  • high_chigh_c 1,384 Posts

    Bettye Swann "My heart Is Closed for the Season" (Capitol)

    Soooo good. Is this on a LP?


    Johnny Taylor "Dont you fool with my soul" (Stax)

    Hookup hipped me. Was blown away when I found out it was a $1 Johnny Taylor record.

    Toussaint McCall "Shimmy" (Ronn)

    an early "oh shit" find that I had no idea was super common.


    wilson pickett - engine #9

    Amazing shit that you can bump on suburban pool hall jukeboxes.

    lowell folsum - tramp

    I like Pico.


    and I'll add

    New Acpocolypse - Stainless Soul (this might be closer to the $3 - $5 range but what a solid funk instru

    Marva Whitney - Any of the easy to find ones on King, I'm partial to Tired, Tired and If You Don't Work.

    James Brown - Stoned to the Bone (Always been a fan of this one)

    Bobby Bland - Rockin in the Same ol Boat (Andre Williams dubbin out the horns)

    William DeVaugn - Be thankfull (Everyone on Earth likes this song)

  • nrichnrich 932 Posts
    $1-2 might be stretching it, but
    Barbara Mason - Keep Him needs to be on the list.

    I'll keep preaching this until everyone owns a copy

  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    second batch batches

    Betty Everett "Take Me" (Uni)

    Booker T and MGS "Hig Hug Her" (Stax)

    James Brown "Give it up or Turnit Loose"(King)

    ZZ Hill "think" (Hill)

    Bobby Rush "Mary Jane" (Galaxy)

    Bill Coday "Get Your Lie Straight" (Crajon or Galaxy)

    Willie Mitchell "My Babe" (Hi)

    Curtis Mayfield "Get Down" (Curtom)

    Dramatics "Get Down" (Volt)

    Gladys Knight and The Pips "You need Love like I do dont you" (soul)

  • rawyouthrawyouth 112 Posts
    Here's a bakers dozen of good ones:

    Willie Mitchell-Mercy
    Isley Brothers-I Turned You On
    Soul Runners-Grits & Cornbread
    Rufus Thomas-The Breakdown
    Harvey Scales-Love-itis
    Gladys Knight and The Pips-Nitty Gritty
    Little Sister-You're The One
    The Parliaments-Don't Be Sore At Me
    Alvin Cash-Do It One More Time
    People's Choice-I Likes To Do It
    Bo Diddley-Another Sugar Daddy
    Curtis Mayfield-Future Shock
    The Sylvers-Fool's Paradise

    And of course the classics:Tighten Up, all Dyke & The Blazers, Hip-Hug-Her, Rufus Thomas, etc.

  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    - "Good To The Last Drop"-Buster Benton (Jewel)
    - "Don't Make Me Pay For His Mistakes" b/w "Think People"-Z.Z. Hill (Hill)
    - "Big Leg Woman With A Short Short Mini-Skirt"-Israel "Popper Stopper" Tolbert (Warren)
    - "Mind, Body & Soul" b/w "Fillet De Soul"-Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)
    - "The Horse"-Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil.-L.A. of Soul)
    - "Boogaloo Down Broadway"-Fantastic Johnny C (Phil.-L.A. of Soul)
    - "What Time It Is"-General Crook (Down To Earth)
    - "Twine Time" b/w "The Bump"-Alvin Cash (Mar-V-Lus)
    - "Ace Of Spade"-O.V. Wright (Back Beat)
    - "Too Many Lovers"-Shack (Volt)

    ...and as far as this one...

    Toussaint McCall "Shimmy" (Ronn)

    an early "oh shit" find that I had no idea was super common.

    FLIP IT OVER!!![/b]

    The reason why "Shimmy" is so common is because it was the B-side to a devastating southern soul ballad..."Nothing Takes The Place Of You." It was a major hit single on the R&B charts, was the title track to McCall's only album (with a pompadoured white guy 'n' his out-of-focus girlfriend-in-the-background on the cover!), turned up on a few oldies compilations, and McCall himself even appeared in the movie Hairspray lipsynching it (some 22 years after it was a hit!). "I moved your pictures...from my wall...and I replaced them...both large & small...and each new day...finds me so blue...BECAUSE NOTHING...TAKES THE PLACE OF YOU..."

  • dollar_bindollar_bin I heartily endorse this product and/or event 2,326 Posts
    Toussaint McCall "Shimmy" (Ronn)

    an early "oh shit" find that I had no idea was super common.

    FLIP IT OVER!!![/b]

    I think we've been through this before, but Nothing Takes the Place of You B/W Shimmy is absolutely my pick for the greatest two sider of all time. Funky16corners has been over the greatness of Shimmy in his blog, particularly the awesomeness of a >1 minute one note Hammond solo. And the ballad side is unfuckwittable.

  • Toussaint McCall "Shimmy" (Ronn)

    an early "oh shit" find that I had no idea was super common.

    FLIP IT OVER!!![/b]

    I think we've been through this before, but Nothing Takes the Place of You B/W Shimmy is absolutely my pick for the greatest two sider of all time. Funky16corners has been over the greatness of Shimmy in his blog, particularly the awesomeness of a >1 minute one note Hammond solo. And the ballad side is unfuckwittable.

    Here 'tis

    http://funky16corners.blogspot.com/2006/01/toussaint-mccall-shimmy.html

  • high_chigh_c 1,384 Posts


    - "What Time It Is"-General Crook (Down To Earth)
    .


    Ah! how could I forget G.Crook? I actually think "Gimme Some" is closer to a dollar even. Seems to be laying around a lot more often than "Time."

    also forgot about Maceo & the Kingsmen 45s

    And regarding Shimmy, I've actually had it on my to-do list since the last discussion... but tonight is the night I'm gonna flip ol' Toussaint over and see what he's all about (AYO!!!) jeez, sorry.

  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Another devastating Toussaint ballad (I actually think it is better than "Nothing Takes...") is "Ill Do It For You" (the flip to "Toussaint Shuffle")...the backing track is downright sinister sounding, although the sentiment in the lyrics isnt. Top fuggin' shelf.
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