January 23, 2012

rip johnny otis

January 21, 2012

james etta

Pt. 2 of http://uzine.posterous.com/im-etta-james … I.M. Etta James (1938-01-25 > 2012-01-20). Hey and do check Esther Phillips' 1976 version of "All the way down" here: http://uzine.posterous.com/esthers-version

January 20, 2012

im etta james

RIP soul queen Etta James (73) who'd been taken into hospital, suffering from leukemia. Legendary for her recordings on Chess, she had recently released what had been announced as her last album on Verve Forecast: "The Dreamer" (2011-11-08) - before that she was on RCA Victor. On the reissue front, there's just been a box set on Hip-O Select: "Heart & Soul - A Retrospective" (2011-10), while Kent / Ace have equally launched a number of reissues with bonus tracks viz. "Call My Name" and "Losers Weepers". More on Etta in my next post!

January 18, 2012

rip jimmy castor

So long, Jimmy Castor!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Castor
http://www.70disco.com/jimmycas.htm
http://www.jimmycastor.com/

January 9, 2012

sleeves without the deceased

Cool concept … record sleeves with only the living on them, the dead having been removed with some software or other … via http://liveiseedeadpeoples.tumblr.com/ [tnx4tip Eav!]

September 24, 2011

f-f-fever-r-r

"Fever" arty style, auf Deutsch & à la française (IM Lizzy Mercier Descloux, 1956-12-15 W 2004-04-20) … Hey and check that brand new covers comp on Ültra Eczema (2011-09-03, cat. no. UE 106, sleeve depicted above)! Or those versions I posted earlier! And there's more to come …
http://www.ultraeczema.com/releases/
http://free-state.be/news_eng.php?news=18
http://www.mad-eyes.net/disco/erotica/fever.htm
http://www.originals.be/en/originals.php?id=1803
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzy_Mercier_Descloux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprung_Aus_Den_Wolken
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever_(Little_Willie_John_song)
http://uzine.posterous.com/issn-13773828 [U0403 + U0406]
http://www.zerecords.com/2010/artists_biography.php?id=19
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Funky-Fräuleins-Vol-2/release/2677153
http://www.richardhell.com/cgi-bin/forum/showmessage.asp?messageID=6253
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1970s/1974/Feb26enothewinkies/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fever-Little-Willie-Johns-Fast-Life-and-Mysterious-Death/219568968056476

September 8, 2011

brother ray

Hats off to brother Ray Charles (1930-2004), y'all! I was - once again - blown away by Mr. Charles' genius ànd life story on the occasion of seeing "Ray Charles America" (Alexis Spraic 2010). Still, I'm in two minds about Mr. Charles' cover version of John Lennon's "Imagine" … which was recorded for a tv commercial about a French bank, incidentally.
http://raycharles.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles
http://www.nichill.tv/projects/raycharlesamerica/
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel/44220110
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19764/
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19765/
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19767/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/jan/09/artsfeatures.popandrock
http://www.hollanddoc.nl/kijk-luister/documentaire/r/ray-charles---het-genie.html
http://www.humo.be/tws/tv-tips/22417/het-uur-van-de-wolf-ray-charles-america.html
http://www.discogs.com/Ray-Charles-The-Definitive-Ray-Charles/release/2046938
http://books.google.com/books/about/Brother_Ray.html?id=YI9CR9R9vq8C
http://www.musicmelon.co.uk/gallery.asp?collectionid=6#
http://www.ritzwrites.com/books.html
http://www.slate.com/id/2108507/

September 7, 2011

maddening unity

After "Here Comes The Crazy Man!" (Vogue 1974), Koen De Bruyne (RIP 1977), Patricia Maesen (RIP 1996) and Jean-Pierre Onraedt also played / sang on "Funky Tramway" (Vogue 1975) by Mad Unity, aka legendary library man Janco Nilovic's Brussels project. As reissued by Vadim (cd ànd lp) this Summer (2011) …

September 6, 2011

koen de bruyne's kluis

Music of its age and time, by Koen De Bruyne. "Pathetic dreams" is off his debut lp "Here Comes The Crazy Man!" (Vogue 1974); era vocals by Patricia Maesen, drums by Jean-Pierre Onraedt. (A year later, this trio would feature on Janko Nilovic's Mad Unity lp, also on Vogue Belgique.) As a follow up, shortly before his (untimely) death in 1977, De Bruyne recorded the soundtrack for Jan Gruyaert's film "In kluis" (Hans Kusters Music 1978, reissued 2007), of which the first three tracks below were taken. De Bruyne (brother of Kris) also participated in the recording of "Laat me nu toch niet alleen" by Johan Verminnen (1974), which features a (Belgian) classic moog solo by Telex' Dan Lacksman.
http://www.discogs.com/Koen-De-Bruyne-In-Kluis/release/694800
http://www.muziekarchief.be/identitydetails.php?ID=17017
http://www.soundslike.be/reviews/?reviewID=4050
http://houbi.com/belpop/groepen/debruyne.htm
http://www.johanverminnen.be/extra.shtml
http://www.ximon.nl/Films/in-kluis/142446
http://www.dvdinfo.be/bespreking.php?id=2190
http://www.vintagefilms.be/vlaamsefilmcollectie_page.htm

August 26, 2011

charlee dorsey

It's … the very underrated and all too oft' forgotten soul champ & charming regular guy Lee Dorsey (1924-1986)! As produced & accompanied by Allen Toussaint, mostly, on the occasion of the release of Charly's "Soul Mine The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978" 2cd (SNAX628CD, 2011) which reprises the "Am I That Easy To Forget?" 2lp (Charly R&B CDX21, 1987) on disc one, adding a new 29 track compilation on disc two. Indeed, Charly / Snapper have been revving up a classy New Orleans reissue programme this year with similar releases by the Meters and Allen Toussaint related productions, and there's been equally cool budget Red Bird & Shangri-Las releases. Secretly, I'm hoping they'll reissue those two Swamp Dogg lp's too (CRB 1026 & 1045), with extras …

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