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  • RIP to another one of the greats, sad news.
    in Rest in peace, Solomon Burke. Comment by holmes October 2010
  • I wanted a USB mic to record straight into my laptop, so I got a Behringer C1-U & it is actually really good & simple for messing with on the laptop. At work usually the kids will steal any flashy mics we buy so we have an assortm…
    in Can we do a MicStrut thread??? Comment by holmes October 2010
  • born & grew up here which is pretty much a suburb of here now live here which is a suburb of here
    in Where do you live? Post it up! Comment by holmes October 2010
  • kenny said:Been heavily into Fela Kuti's music lately..."Everything Scatter", "Roforofo Fight", "Zombie", "Shakara"....that whole sound really hits me hard and I need more! Who else should I be checking for? besides his drummer Tony's stuff.... …
    in FELA Comment by holmes October 2010
  • kenny said:was the Ginger Baker documentary ever releasd on DVD or something?? I'd be more interested to watch that in its entirety. Ginger Baker In Africa? I have that on DVD.
    in FELA Comment by holmes October 2010
  • Blue Note label usage is a mess. I've had records with a different label design on each side of the record. The sites mentioned above are definitely to be used as rough guides only.
    in Blue Note help.... Comment by holmes October 2010
  • That Albert Ayler film is amazing, wish it would come out on DVD already.
    in Post a Good Documentary You Have Seen Recently Comment by holmes October 2010
  • Strider79it said:I don't understand how they choose Isaac Hayes Movement over Hot Butterd Soul or Black Moses ! Because Hot Buttered Soul is 1969 & doesn't qualify for Top 70 of the 1970s. Movement & Black Moses are fairly interchangeable…
    in MOJO Top 70 SOUL albums Comment by holmes October 2010
  • just bought & rewatched this after having seen it shortly after it dropped a couple years back.
    in Post a Good Documentary You Have Seen Recently Comment by holmes October 2010
  • mint nos styrene 45s rule though, so crisp & loud.
    in Fucking STYRENE Comment by holmes October 2010
  • LokoOne said: I wont front I probably own around 40 of those listed--- I have exactly 24 of those filed at the moment..
    in MOJO Top 70 SOUL albums Comment by holmes October 2010
  • Just quickly... Missing: The Impressions The Stylistics Gene Chandler Situation Chi-Lites Blue Magic All Directions is prob the better Temptations choice Etta James - Come A Little Closer prob deserves to be there instead of …
    in MOJO Top 70 SOUL albums Comment by holmes October 2010
  • SoulOnIce said:I picked up Andrea Davis aka Minnie Ripperton on Chess, "You Gave Me Soul" today (for $1 from a collection that was 99% punk singles!) and I think it immediately made the top 5 with a bullet. that's a cool 45 & $1 is a s…
    in TOP 5 SOUL 45 SPINS at the moment Comment by holmes October 2010
  • SoulOnIce said:crabmongerfunk said: mindgarten choices such as "there is it is" by james brown. BAN actually yeah now that I actually get past the knee jerk & think about it, that's probably as good as any of his 70s studi…
    in MOJO Top 70 SOUL albums Comment by holmes October 2010
  • that list is wack, some points for consideration/discussion.... Nasty Gal is arguably the weakest Betty Davis LP? Syreeta???? really??? that LP sucks. one of those Wilson Picketts on RCA might have been stronger than In Philadelphia over…
    in MOJO Top 70 SOUL albums Comment by holmes October 2010
  • parallax said: New Holidays - Maybe So Maybe No Timebox - Beggin' great 45s
    in TOP 5 SOUL 45 SPINS at the moment Comment by holmes October 2010
  • Is this like an update KB has made on that BB doc from a few years back??
    in Baseball: The 10th Inning Comment by holmes October 2010
  • The Wee album never really did it for me.
    in SYL JOHNSON / THE NUMERO GROUP Comment by holmes October 2010
  • Horseleech said:I never realized that this was so complicated. I wash 'em when they're dirty in cold water and they last a couple of years, then I buy new ones. yep
    in Washing Denim Comment by holmes October 2010
  • I try to keep up with most of the soul releases, not a dud amongst them. Great label.
    in SYL JOHNSON / THE NUMERO GROUP Comment by holmes October 2010
  • I ride, the movie that came out about him was cool, as was the biography from a couple years back.
    in Gram Parsons Comment by holmes October 2010
  • doughboy said: Betty Everett / Take Me Hey Scott, long time no see.... What's been happening? I think I have this Betty Everett on a local press blue & white Festival. Nice track. haven't played it in ages..
    in TOP 5 SOUL 45 SPINS at the moment Comment by holmes September 2010
  • SoulOnIce said:The_Hook_Up said: answer record to "have love will travel" :woah: lee tillman>records>45rpm has just been added to my ebay saved searches........... I actually think I know this but had forgot & definitely ne…
    in TOP 5 SOUL 45 SPINS at the moment Comment by holmes September 2010
  • SoulOnIce said:I can see where it would be too slick/70's for you - I generally lean toward the 60's and the rawness (and lately earlier and earlier in the 60's, too. 1963 is like "my year" these days haha) myself, but something about that Dozier re…
    in TOP 5 SOUL 45 SPINS at the moment Comment by holmes September 2010
  • The_Hook_Up said:things Im diggin' Lee Tillman-Have Gun(Will travel) what is this?
    in TOP 5 SOUL 45 SPINS at the moment Comment by holmes September 2010
  • SoulOnIce said:pabloscooter said: Lamont Dozier- Fish Aint bitin' I can't explain what it is about this song- a real cheapie that just sound good. oh hell yeah - the LP it's from is a personal favorite. "Breakin Out All Over" is my jam. …
    in TOP 5 SOUL 45 SPINS at the moment Comment by holmes September 2010
  • correct, dude recorded for a lot of labels dating back to the late 50s, but the mid - late 60s Rosemart/Atlantic stuff is for me his most solid stuff. There are a couple of good 45s on Mercury from the early 70s. I've read interviews with other ar…
    in Don Covay Comment by holmes September 2010
  • Joe Tex, Chuck Willis & Darlene Love
    in The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Comment by holmes September 2010
  • I ride for the early surfing/car records, also Pet Sounds. But they were one of my Mom's fave bands when I was growing up, unavoidable in-car singalongs related. I can see how some people might not rate them though. The sooner magazines like Mojo…
    in The Bitch Boys Comment by holmes September 2010
  • spelunk said: or just sweated? rare-ish, but more the above related to the fact that once procured it doesn't tend to leave collections.
    in THANG Comment by holmes September 2010