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Uni, Chisa and BlueThumb

tabiratabira 856 Posts
edited June 2011 in Strut Central
The logos make me want to own more of the LPs but what's really cooking on these labels? I haven't heard anything on Uni that I really felt but I must be missing something (?)





Here's a couple I know and love



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  • TheKindCromangTheKindCromang 1,463 Posts
    Uni - Quincy Jones "The Lost Man" OST
    The Hook "HOOKED"

    Blue Thumb - Cold Blood and also Voco Kesh "Lights Out San Francisco"
    Also on Blue Thumb: the first Sylvester LP has a smokin' cover of "Southern Man"

    Chisa - on Masakela!
    "Hugh Masakela and the Union of South Africa" LP is dope too
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Good info on the label here:http://www.bsnpubs.com/abc/bluethumb.html

    Buddy and the Jrs is a favorite of mine. Only for people who like blues.
    Truckin' with Albert Collins - Albert Collins
    Sweet Black Angel - Earl Hooker
    A Bad Donato - Joao Donato
    Luis Gasca - Luis Gasca
    Chastisement - Last Poets
    Space Is the Place - Sun Ra
    Private Tonight - Arthur Adams
    Introducing Hedzoleh Sounds - Hugh Masekela
    Memphis Swamp Jam-Memphis Blues Festival - Various Artists This might be my favorite Blue Thumb
    Home Is Where the Music Is - Hugh Masekela Masekela's best IMO
    Darkess Darkness - Phil Upchurch
    Come Into Knowledge - Ramp

    Blue Thumb was a high quality label and their records are always worth giving a spin.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Chisa has cool records by Letta Mbulu and Monk Montgomery.
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    One of the best major label garage/psych Lps:

  • CosmophonicCosmophonic 1,172 Posts
    First Crusaders record on Blue Thumb, "I", is awesome IMO.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    On Uni:

    New Time Element - Emil Richards
    New Sound Element: "Stones" - Emil Richards
    Big Black was on Uni
    Dancin' Through the Streets - Johannesburg Street Band
    Ooh Ooh the Dragon & Other Monsters - Marvin Holmes with the Uptights I've never had this one, but I want it.
    Israelites - Desmond Dekker And The Aces
    Whirlpool - Mirettes
    The Intimate Side of Sandra Alexandra - Sandra Alexandra This has it's charm, but could also go in a diggers mistake thread.
    Flamenco Funk - Jan Davis
    Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band
    Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs
    Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    lots of great uni titles. add these to laser's list:

    warm dust-peace in our time
    the aquarians- jungle grass
    ebony rhythm funk campaign
    mars bonfire- debut

    edit: be warned, despite awesome covers, all fever tree lp's suck ass
  • HarryPalmerHarryPalmer 19 Posts
    The Lovelites and Fever Tree on UNI. RAMP on blue thumb.
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
    Some of these I know but there are lots I need to check out
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
    Starting this thread is making me trawl back through my old Crusaders LPs and all their wholesome down home glory

  • onetetonetet 1,754 Posts
    LaserWolf said:

    Introducing Hedzoleh Sounds - Hugh Masekela
    Yes. First that came to mind for me.

  • erewhonerewhon 1,123 Posts




  • strikerstriker 146 Posts
    There's a bad ass Yaphet Kotto 45 on Chisa & the first Sylvester LP was on Blue Thumb which I really like.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    I wanna know why masekela's "drumbago" ( I'm messing up the spelling probably) 45 is so hard to find...Motown put it in their complete singles boxset (I guess Motown owned chisa In the early 70s) so I am assuming there is a 45....that tune is brutal, need it on 45 bad.
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
    What's his stuff on Uni like? I've only heard a few things so far and from what I gather it's pretty pop-vocally , not my kind of thing, which is a shame cos there 's some mean artwork. Anyone got any divshare files?

  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    tabira said:
    What's his stuff on Uni like? I've only heard a few things so far and from what I gather it's pretty pop-vocally , not my kind of thing, which is a shame cos there 's some mean artwork. Anyone got any divshare files?



    What exactly have you heard? I can't think of any of hid Uni stuff that's not predominantly instrumental.

    B/w

    Pick up Bill Cosby's "Hikky Burr" 45 on Uni
  • walter_chronwalter_chron 347 Posts
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
    funky16corners said:
    What exactly have you heard?

    The obvious Grazing in the grass and some vocal tracks off the self titled "Masekela" LP. Cant find samples of the "Latest" Lp or this one for example

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    Groove Me - Hugh Masekela's Latest, IMO.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    tabira said:
    funky16corners said:
    What exactly have you heard?

    The obvious Grazing in the grass and some vocal tracks off the self titled "Masekela" LP. Cant find samples of the "Latest" Lp or this one for example

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    I might be wrong, but I thought Masekela's version of GITG was instrumental. The hit vocal version was Friends Of Distinction.

    Africa 68 is a various artists, not Masekela. Right?

    Anyway, Home Is Where The... Is the Masekela you want.
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    Home Is Where The... Is the Masekela you want.

    yeah, that is his all time masterpiece but in a similar vein and also worthy of checking is "I am not afraid" lp which has a stellar electric version of "night in tunisia" (w/ joe sample on rhodes). i also ride for his casablanca records but that's another thread...

  • LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
    That Masekela I am Not Afraid is such a killer album through and through.

    This was one of the first records I bought when I started buying records again back in the mid 90's



    I want the jacket
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