Stephanie, it [["Lovin Is Really My Game") was one of the best when it came out in my opinion! I have it, as well as most of my music on vinyl! CD's never caught on with me the same way.
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Not only have I played this frequently but I also played 2nd Resurrection tonight as well.........Quote:
Lately, I've been rocking the hell out of All Night Thing by the Invisible Man's Band. I really had to re-evaluate that turn of the decade 12" singles.
Marv And the beat goes on was clever but IMB was funky as hell......I simply love that record.........
You look so fine yeah
I want yo number in my book
Gonna take you home with me
And get it on, all night long.......
Paladin, you talking to the choir! I bought that 12" around late November/ early Dec. 1979. I put it on the old stereo back then and wore it out! I use to have the acapella part down! I played it daily back then man. When we talk about truly great and innovative music you have to talk about them......off shoot of the Five Stairsteps or not, they were funky!
Marv
Marv went to that conversation that Timmyfunk and Stephanie had about that vinyl of Brainstorms , in another thread a while back. The album version of LIRMG is great in regards to sonics and playback , but the 12' version ,slaps the shii out of you.The thing that I love about this track is the strings. Symphonic Funk is all I can call it. From the jump ,the real strings and horns slap you in the face and then proceed to wrap themselves around you [[in 5.1 even in vinyl) ,or up in your face in stereo. The first album of this group has never been released on CD ,for what ever reason ,but if and when it is ,whom ever masters it better have his game on. It's excellent for that time periods pressing and mastering/recording ,[[still analog). This album falls into the same catagory as some other iconic albums such as ,South Shore Commission , Second Resurrection , Executive Suite ,etc. They are important projects that were part of the expansion period of R+B/SOUL music, but never released or remastered for CD relase. The fact that they only exist in original vinyl form makes them more valuable. I have 2 copies of B.S. first LP. One to play and one to play on special groove nights:D. My 2nd Resurrection ,is only played on special
times:D .
But what I didn't know that there was a 12' of ANT. I only have the LP. DAYUM paladin!!!!
Daddy, you ain't said a thang! Brainstorms' " Lovin Is Really My Game" was almost daily required listening at my house back in 1977. If we weren't playing it, WJLB and WGPR Detroit were ! It was just testament that long after Motown had left town, Detroit still had "it" musically speaking. Michael Henderson, the Dramatics and all of them were at the heights of their popularity, their powers!
Ok quick, who made this song "Give It Up, [[You Can Dance Forever If you Want to)"? I want to say it was by Mtume, but I can't be sure. I have 12" packed away and can't get at it. It was popular in late 1980.
It was Mtume and it was a JAM! Hurry up and bring back vinyl!!!!
It is indeed Mtume.
One more delicious piece of vinyl: Bootsy Collins-Tha Funk Capital Of The World.
My brother who plays in a band gave me about 100 albums that he had in his garage for over a year, the records were all mint and with few exceptions original pressings. Miles, Nancy Wilson, War, G. Benson, Aretha [[gospel album with Amazing grace & Mary Don't You Weep) Cherelle, Ramsey, Herbie, AWB, Songs Key of Life, Joe Sample, Crusaders, Jeff Lorber, Levert, Teena Marie, Smokey, Roberta & Donny, Luther, Sly,,,,,,,,,,,,,and the list goes on.....man I felt like my good friend and fellow leprechaun GT, magically delicious!!! I have been playing vinyl non stop for three days.......even though I had some of these albums, these were in such great shape that I couldn't believe it. Guess it helps to teach a little brother how to wax and detail his car.......of course his story was ....." Man I've been trying to give you these records for six months, because you're one of the few people I know who not only plays vinyl but loves it....." fellas the only thing I can say is that "somebody up there likes me"....lol.....
I got my order in on Weds ,but didn't open it until Friday.
There is a version of "AT LAST" , that Walter Jackson dd in 1981 ,on Columbia ,produced by Carl Davis.
It's the first totally restatement of the song in arrangement and vocal delivery that I have ever heard.
Birthday vinyl re-up now in effect: Miles Davis-Live at Carnegie Hall. Original copy.
Happy Birthday timmyfunk!!!
Thank you much DA!
Happy Birthday Timmy!
Marv
I'm on a internet roll........ just ordered the DEBARGEs first LP for $6 from...........VinylVestige.Com
Uh DA, you mean these guys .........http://www.lastvestige.com/vinyl/soul.htm ??? LOL........
Yep!!! That's them. I made my order at 2:00 in the am by e-mail and got a confirmation at 11:00. Called them with my payment info and my goodies are on the way. I'm checking out Earthwave Records now. They are a little higher priced but they are having a 40% off sale until the end of the week. :D
Vinyl re-up at the start of Black Music Month: AWB debut album, Sade-Promise, Elton John-Rock Of The Westies, Ralph McDonald-Sound Of A Drum, Weather Report-8:30 [[Brazilian pressing), Godmoma-Taste Of Magic [[12"), Louis Jordan-Somebody Up There Digs Me, and of course, Bootsy Collins-Tha Funk Capital Of The World.
Side note: after the vinyl front, I attended the annual celebration in Red Bank, NJ known as Riverfest. Got a taste of the band Motor City Revue. Absolutely excellent. And there not even from Detroit. They're from NJ. A perfect ending to a pretty decent work week.
DeBARGES, THE/ Same/ Gordy '81/ lt jktwear, VG++/VG++ $6.00
GAYE, MARVIN/ My Last Chance-3 Versions/ Motown '90/ 12" Single, No Cover Art, Vinyl is VG+ $2.00
HAYES, ISAAC & MILLIE JACKSON/ Royal Rappin'/ Polydor-Spring '79/ NM/VG+ $7.00
ZULEMA/ Suddenly There Was You/ RCA '76/ NM/VG++ $7.00
$22.00 + Shipping [[Please Choose One):
Add $7.65 for Priority With Delivery Confirmation[[takes 2-3 days via air) + $2.37 NYS
Tax = $32.02
This came today but I was at work. Off to the P.O. before work!!!!!
I don't think I've ever loved vinyl more than I do right now.
I feel you timmyfunk on that point. I just got back some 12's I had of D Train that I lent to a friend of mine ,almost a year and a half ago that I forgot I had. He finally had the time to do needle drops on them. They were important to me because I collect remixes and also my uncle did arrangements on the original tracks ,which I was in the studio when they were recorded. I have now adopted the rule and standard ,[[since I can now do needle drops myself) ,that I don't lend nothin to NOBODY, nothin personal :D , but I realize how much money I have invested in my vinyl over the last 50 years and at this point you would have to pry any of it from my cold dead hands. If you did get it ,I would still haunt whomever for the rest of thier natural life and then I'd be waiting to give a good ass whoopin!!!! :D
I also have some CD's that I feel the same way about ,but I do feel that CDs have thier place in the scope of things. For example,
http://site.soulmusic.com/images/PRESIDENTS.jpgTHE PRESIDENTS: 5-10-15-20-25-30 YEARS OF LOVE: THE GREATEST HITS
2011 collection from the Soul outfit. Van McCoy had a thing about nurturing young Soul groups named after U.S. branches of government and its high-level departments. Even his production company was named White House Productions.
The veteran R&B songwriter/arranger/producer helmed singles by the 95th Congress and the State Dept., but McCoy's most successful group in that politically monikered posse was The Presidents. Consisting of Archie Powell, Tony Boyd, and Billy Shorter, the polished vocal trio was a great deal more than another artistic outlet for the prolific McCoy. Powell and Boyd wrote a good portion of the material the Presidents did for Sussex, and their agile vocal interplay set them apart as well.
This is the first time this Northern Soul classics has ever been released on CD including previously unavailable bonus tracks.
An lp I aquired some 4 years ago for $15 BUT WORTH IT ,and this CD release is an welcome compliment to that rare classic album. Its CD release just makes the original LP more valuable IMO.
I'll never forget the day my daughter ,born in 87 , one day at the age of about 10 ,a child of the digital age in 97 surrounded by not only CD's , but vinyl also ,asked me ,"Daddy ,what's with all of these records you have? They are out of style. Then I pulled out the vintage Jackson 5 albums with Michael and his brothers and explained what the deal was. Showed her what sampling was all about . She's 23 now and knows a lot about what she and her generation are into and where it came from. Thats a touching thing for me ,to pass that down to her along with her love of music ,and that she truly knows why ,you DO NOT FUXK WITH DADDYS RECORDS!!! :D :D
Great post DA....I agree.
I guess it can go both ways. Some CD reissues take the luster of original pressing, while some are not affected. Even when the CD features extra tracks. Gil Scott-Heron's Free Will album still commands heavy prices, even though the Japanese CD has like 7 alternate takes as a bonus.
Maybe my current success has something to do with location. Red Bank, New Jersey ain't exactly known for being a hot spot for collecting vinyl like say, Greenwich Village. But some of the stuff I've found and the prices I've paid have been real surprising.
Here's the latest score:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
Vinyl re-update: Teena Marie-Irons In The Fire
Original Japanese pressing.
Today's picks: Black Moses-Issac Hayes and Funk Beyond the Call of Duty-Johnny Guitar Watson
"Teena Marie-Irons In The Fire
Original Japanese pressing."
You won't find sh-- like that here in the city ,[[Greenwich Village and...Brooklyn have the most vinyl shops of merit) ,and IF you did find it there it would be an arm and a leg. Where you are a find like that would not be as high in price as here.
Fathers Day I picked up............
Ray,Goodman & Brown--All About Love--1984--Panoramic
Starpoint--All Night Long--1982-- Chocolate City
Slave--Make Believe--1987-- Ichiban-- [[Mark Adams,Keith Nash[[drums,keys,vocals),Daniel Webster[[guitars,b vocals),Floyd Miller[[trombone)
I never knew of this album so it was quite a surprise. The shop had t/t to preview and that plus the $5.00 price sold me on it. When I really get to listen to it I'll give a review.
Marc Sadane--OneWay Love Affair--1981--Warner Bros --[[Mtume/Lucas production, a sleeper and one of the better and last 80's era pre-midi recordings that used REAL horns ,strings,drums etc....
Curtis Hairston--Curtis Hairston--1986--Atlantic-- [[Another sleeper ,I bent over for this LP @ $20 mint ,after previewing it in store. Well worth the money. C.H. had an amazing voice and talent ,on the same order as this next artist........................
Ronnie Dyson--The More You Do It--1976--Columbia-- [[A Jackson/Yancey production with nice versions of ,A Song For You and Love Won't Let Me Wait). I also saw a Dyson LP with some Bobby Eli penned tracks on it ,which I stupidly did not pick up but plan to go back for.
Hairston ,Sadane and Dyson have excellent material and are excellent vocalists that are sadly underrated. These were some bad MF's ,and you can't find this stuff anywhere but on vinyl!!!!
Last but not least , Rotary Connection--Peace--1976??--Cadet Concept ,$3.00 , a Charles Stepney production, sort of a Christmas type album in "good cond" ,a little dirty, no inner sleeve. A little Dawn dish liquid and distilled water turned it into "pretty good" condition ,but to hear MINNIE sing "Silent Night" ,is priceless.
Keep spreading the word: vinyl is where it's at.
That's part of the reason why I doing a show tonight, dedicated to 45 RPM. I happened to pick up a few more 45s a few days ago, and I will play them tonight.
9pm-midnight [[cst) http://whpk.org and iTunes.
Make no mistake, GeeTee. I'm not sleeping on 45's. Loves me some 45's.
and I happened to locate one of my old Funkadelic 45s, that I will play tonight. [[and I might play the B-side too) :)
And which 45 would that be?
LOL , I knew that was coming:D:D
The B-side was "Jimmy's Got A little Bit Of [[well, you know the rest of the title of the song) Just listen to the podcast on the 45 thread. :p
The vinyl re-up was thrown a curve ball today. Picked up Wild and Peaceful-Kool and the Gang, Original Musicquarium-Stevie Wonder, and the America album featuring "A Horse With No Name". Went to Funk & Standard in Red Bank, NJ and the owner gave me a 180G copy of Eddie Hazel's "Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs for free. Wonderful people usually do wonderful thangs.