Memory Problems ? Take A Dose of Vinyl and Call Me In The Morning !

[paladin]

With the fast approaching National Record Store Day [[April 16) I decided to celebrate early by playing a host of records from my vinyl collection that certainly made my day. Included but not limited to the following gems:

Cutie Pie/One Way
Rufus Live/ Rufus & Chaka Khan
Moods of Marvin Gaye
Ask Rufus/Rufus & Chaka
Heavy/Stylistics
Intruders Super Hits [[wow talk about memory revitalization)
Color her Sunshine/Willie Hutch
Love Breeze/Smokey Robinson [[Madame X)
Tempts Sing Smokey
Pick of Litter/Spinners
Got To Find a Way/Curtis Mayfield
Portrait of Originals/Originals
Time Out/Smokey & Miracles [[Doggone Right)
To Know You Is To Love You/BB King
Turn me Up/Keith Barrow
Showtime/Slave [[SnapShot)
Injoy/Barkays [[Move Your Boogie Body)
Concert In Blues/Willie Hutch
Hot On Tracks/Commodores [[ Girl I Think The World About You)
Times have Changed/Impressions [[This Loves For Real)
Live /Betty Wright [[ Lovin is Really My Game)
David Ruffin/In My Stride

Now my Doctor told me to go easy on the administration of heavy soul because I might need intervention, but after consuming all that soul, I actually felt better and remembered things I thought I forgot. Talk about a glorious day ! And yes I cheated a little bit, I didn't play all the songs on every album, you vinyl purists will understand how you get caught up in the moment and one record will undoubtedly lead to another......yet you promise yourself that you'll come back to the album you just took off......but it never happens.......but like James Brown said ..."I Feel Good".....

PS: for you audiophiles out there, your recent posts about sound and compression really makes me appreciate the fact that I still play vinyl and once I crank the bad boy up, theres nothing that sounds remotely like the classics' in their purist form. Yes its inconvenient and time consuming but I had a ball. Sure I'm a dinosuar, but I'm a T Rex baby.........if you dont know you better ask somebody !

[GeeTee(HPK)]

I'm not mad at you homie ! Vinyl rules !

[paladin]

Bro Me you know I know where your heart is and thats a good place to be........once that needle drops, that 2 seconds of silence and then bam ! Its on........

[tsull1]

Love your vinyl selections and collection. Just listening to some One Way on YouTube yesterday, always liked that underrated group. Props to all the other LP's, too, great stuff.

[GeeTee(HPK)]

I'm still trying to map out what I'm going to play next week on my show,and at the Soul Reunion @ Peabody.
[[and I'm doing a jazz show next Thursday night,before I do my dusties show)

[mr soul]

I've been dusting down some 45's recently such as,

Out Of The Blue [Can You Feel It] - Gap Band
You're The Song [That I Can't Stop Singing] - Thelma Jones
Are You Lonely Tonight - Jerry Butler
God Only Knows - Betty Everett
The Best Girl I Ever Had - Gene Dozier & The United Front
You Made Me Anybody's Woman - Jean Elias
You Hurt Me For The Last Time - Inez Foxx
Can't Believe That You Love - Bunny Sigler
Rode By The Place [Where We Used To Play] - David Ruffin
Don't Fight It - Wilson Pickett
Don't Mess With Cupid - Otis Redding
Nylon Stockings - Drifters

sadly on Saturday instead of going to my local record store, I'm having to accompany my wife to a flower show, hmmm that should be fun, I think this calls for "Give & Take" - Jimmy Cliff.

[arrr&bee]

with the fast approaching national record store day [[april 16) i decided to celebrate early by playing a host of records from my vinyl collection that certainly made my day. Included but not limited to the following gems:

Cutie pie/one way
rufus live/ rufus & chaka khan
moods of marvin gaye
ask rufus/rufus & chaka
heavy/stylistics
intruders super hits [[wow talk about memory revitalization)
color her sunshine/willie hutch
love breeze/smokey robinson [[madame x)
tempts sing smokey
pick of litter/spinners
got to find a way/curtis mayfield
portrait of originals/originals
time out/smokey & miracles [[doggone right)
to know you is to love you/bb king
turn me up/keith barrow
showtime/slave [[snapshot)
injoy/barkays [[move your boogie body)
concert in blues/willie hutch
hot on tracks/commodores [[ girl i think the world about you)
times have changed/impressions [[this loves for real)
live /betty wright [[ lovin is really my game)
david ruffin/in my stride

now my doctor told me to go easy on the administration of heavy soul because i might need intervention, but after consuming all that soul, i actually felt better and remembered things i thought i forgot. Talk about a glorious day ! And yes i cheated a little bit, i didn't play all the songs on every album, you vinyl purists will understand how you get caught up in the moment and one record will undoubtedly lead to another......yet you promise yourself that you'll come back to the album you just took off......but it never happens.......but like james brown said ..."i feel good".....

Ps: For you audiophiles out there, your recent posts about sound and compression really makes me appreciate the fact that i still play vinyl and once i crank the bad boy up, theres nothing that sounds remotely like the classics' in their purist form. Yes its inconvenient and time consuming but i had a ball. Sure i'm a dinosuar, but i'm a t rex baby.........if you dont know you better ask somebody !

hey paladin,you know you're my hero right?

[paladin]

Pass the hooch brother , I'm about to go deep !

[GeeTee(HPK)]

Do your thing,bro ! I'm about to fire up the turntable in a few ........

[paladin]

Pt 2 of my celebration:

Barboletta /Santana [[ Give and Take)
Mystique [[feat Ralph Johnson)
On The Line/Michael Wycoff
Heat is On/Isleys 3+3
Switch/Switch
Mandrill/Just outside of Town
Buddy Miles Live
Juicy Fruit/Mtume
The Blue Album/Harold Melvin & Bluenotes
So Soon We Change/David Ruffin
Prince/Prince
You Used To Hold Me So Tight 12 Inch/Thelma Houston
I Choose You 12 Inch/Paris
Silky Soul/Maze
Visions/Gladys Knight & Pips
Band of Gypsy's [[Who Knows)
Making Music/Bill Withers
Saturday Night/Zoom
Talking Heads/Speaking In Languages
Raydio/Rock on [[You Cant Change That)
Diana Ross & Supremes Join Temptations
LTD /Togetherness
Lakeside/Fantastic Voyage
The Persuasions/Street Corner Symphony [[ Tempts Jam)
Mellow Madness/Q
Live At Sahara Tahoe/Isaac Hayes


Its a dam fine day..........wish you all were here......

[GeeTee(HPK)]

I hear ya bro !

[arrr&bee]

Sniff sniff[i'm getting choked up over here]vinyl brings out the emotions....speaking of emotions i'm gonna put em on the turntable right now!!

[paladin]

Jai, the east coast knows how to swing...yes ! Just qued up the album Happiness Is being With The Spinners !

[arrr&bee]

jai, the east coast knows how to swing...yes ! Just qued up the album happiness is being with the spinners !

yes we do and ...happiness is being with the vinyl[smiles everyone]!!

[mr soul]

As I can't make record store day tomorrow [boo hoo] I picked up 3 45's today.

Arise & Shine [Let's Get It On] - Independents [Wand]
Testify [I Wonna] - Johnnie Taylor [Stax]
Don't Leave Me This Way - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes [Irish Philadelphia International]

Ah well no doubt the flower show will be a gas!!! who am I kidding.

[arrr&bee]

as i can't make record store day tomorrow [boo hoo] i picked up 3 45's today.

Arise & shine [let's get it on] - independents [wand]
testify [i wonna] - johnnie taylor [stax]
don't leave me this way - harold melvin & the blue notes [irish philadelphia international]

ah well no doubt the flower show will be a gas!!! Who am i kidding.

you buy 45's? Mr.soul adopt me i don't eat much and i can sleep with those wonderful 45's!!

[paladin]

Mr Soul I found a rare 45 that I'm giving to another member on this forum. All I can say is that its by a lesser known group, that was once part of a well known group, who remain popular to this day. To be honest I found two in mint condition and the person that offered them to me had no idea what he had or who the group was. I paid about as much for them as a ride on the CTA.

[GeeTee(HPK)]

Alright ! This is what's cooking on my turntable.

Bohannon -"Insides Out" [[Foot-Stompin Music)
Linda Jones -"Greatest Hits" [[so many great songs to post !)
Kool & the Gang - "Music Is the Message" [[Soul Vibration)
Jimmy McGriff -"The Mean Machine" [[It Feels So Nice,Do It Again)
Skull Snaps -self titled album [[It's A New Day)
The Jacksons -"Triumph" [[Your Ways)
Rick James - Glow [[Moon Child)
4 Tops -"Nature Planned It: [[Hey Man/We Got To Get You A Woman)
Quincy Jones ' "$" soundtrack [[Money Runner)
Chambers Brothers GH [[Funky)
The Headhunters - "Straight From the Gate" [[I Remember I Made You Cry)
Syl Johnson -"Is It Because I'm Black: [[Right On)

[[and this is only albums, I haven't begun to start diggin thru the 45s yet !)

TGIF and vinyl !!!!!!! [[just getting warmed up for my show next Thursday,and the Soul Reunion Event next Saturday)

[mr soul]

Although I buy mainly CD's these days, I've never stopped buying vinyl as long as it's cheap & in very good condition, I bought the following albums last weekend for 50 pence each:

O'Jays in Philadelphia
It's All Platinum - Various Artists
Be What You Are - Staple Singers
You Don't Stand A Chance If You Can't Dance - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
Greatest Hits - Bobby Womack
British Motown Chartbusters - Various Artists