tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77796862262460674672024-03-13T03:26:50.368-07:00soul persuasionSoul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-84340508202912409642014-12-16T16:58:00.000-08:002014-12-16T16:58:03.286-08:00Happy Holidays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/blog/underneetband.mp3">Here Comes Santa Claus</a><br />
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Inspired by finding this 45 the other day, soulpersuasion is back from the dead. Maybe I'll even put up some new mixes in 2015. For now, enjoy the ultimate outsider Xmas funk tune. <br />
Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-55331923648146637962012-06-26T18:32:00.002-07:002012-06-26T18:32:41.436-07:00Henry Lee Roberts<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g-h4JCHJZzc/T-phUc0I5_I/AAAAAAAAAC0/omwFqSfVGw8/s1600/img326.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g-h4JCHJZzc/T-phUc0I5_I/AAAAAAAAAC0/omwFqSfVGw8/s200/img326.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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I got this 45 off a blind buy on ebay a while back (there was no soundclip or description, but with a title like "Space Jesus Atomic Judgement [Dissolved] it wasn't that surprising that this turned out to be something interesting). I would actually venture that it's the most captivating record I've ever stumbled across this way. I'm a definite fan of outsider electro soul/funk/boogie and this is pretty much shitting over almost everything else in the subgenre. Dark, apocalyptic-sounding analog synths. Weird, shifting time signatures. Topical (to 1985), ranting lyrics about the impending end of days when Halley's Comet finally arrives. There's a lot to love here. I would follow this man onto the tail of the comet.<br />
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<span style="color: #a52a00; font-size: medium;">Listen: </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/blog/henryleeroberts_halleys.mp3" target="_blank">Halley's Comet (Dissolved)</a>
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I bought a couple large boxes of mostly 50s and 60s country 45s at the record fair the other day. What can I say, the price was right. A lot of country and hillybilly 45s on Decca and other big labels, and some of them are nice enough in their own right, even if that isn't one of my main areas of musical interest. But I was hoping to find something unique and I think this 45 definitely fits the bill. I love the thick, dark atmosphere of this tune. An internet search turned up absolutely nada on this, so figured I would share.<br />
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<br></font><font color="#a52a00" size="4">Listen: </font><font size="4"><a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/blog/leestorm.mp3" target="_blank">Tornado</a><br />Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-42172928540258245992011-12-07T09:47:00.000-08:002011-12-07T09:56:47.033-08:00Tumbling Down<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U8PCEThhUqc/Tt-nCgwzrZI/AAAAAAAAACM/OATTa-aQow8/s1600/100_1719.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U8PCEThhUqc/Tt-nCgwzrZI/AAAAAAAAACM/OATTa-aQow8/s320/100_1719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683444916361080210" /></a><br /><br />All songs recorded from original pressing 45s, reissues and boots. So there.<br /><br />Link: http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/tumblingdown.mp3<br /><br />Little Willie John - My Nerves (King)<br />Byrdie Green - Tremblin' (End)<br />Deane Hawley - Bossman (Dore)<br />Big Maybelle - That's A Pretty Good Love (Savoy)<br />Nick Waterhouse - I Can Only Give You Everything (Il Records)<br />Annie Laurie - Nobody's Gonna Hurt You (Deluxe)<br />The Fabulous Denos - Once I Had A Love (King)<br />Quinn Miller - The Sea Witch (Magnet)<br />The Satisfactions - The Angry Desert (Radiant)<br />Gino Washington - Puppet On A String (Ric-Tic)<br />Dimples & Jackson - Love Came Tumbling Down (Gardena)<br />Bobby Hamilton - How Come (Apt)<br />Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart (ABC)<br />The Knight Bros. - Love (Can't You Hear Me) (Checker)<br />Etta James - Mellow Fellow (Argo)Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-39936777913180786142011-04-06T22:19:00.000-07:002011-04-06T22:45:32.316-07:00It Was Always There, I Just Didn't Know It<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FJjLSwYP-l0/TZ1PcnZ5HBI/AAAAAAAAACA/ZG07FmdMyf4/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FJjLSwYP-l0/TZ1PcnZ5HBI/AAAAAAAAACA/ZG07FmdMyf4/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592713665296538642" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ray Agee - Tin Pan Alley (Shirley)<br />Little Willie John - My Love-Is (King)<br />Lorez Alexandria - Baltimore Oriole (Argo)<br />Ronnie Love - Chills & Fever (Dot)<br />Electro-Tones - Ghost Train (J-B)<br />Van Robinson - I Wanna Know (Top Flight)<br />The Robins - Truble (Push)<br />Sonny Patterson - Troubles (Vault)<br />Delilah - A Worried Feelin (Shirley)<br />Preston Love - Cream Dream (United)<br />Tarheel Slim & Little Ann - Much Too Late (Fire)<br />Bobby Byrd - I'm Just A Nobody (Smash)<br />Little Willie John - My Nerves (King)<br />Paula Lamont - A Beatle Meets A Ladybug (Loadstone)<br />Marion Black - Who Knows (Capsoul)<br />Nella Dodds - You Don't Love Me Anymore (Wand)<br />Bobby Bland - Deep In My Soul (Duke)Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-38494543808378404572011-02-24T22:00:00.000-08:002011-02-24T22:33:32.309-08:00Live Mix From The Grow Up Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/blog/grow%20up.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1000px; height: 748px;" src="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/blog/grow%20up.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />A few weeks ago I played a set at the Grow Up party in San Francisco, at Madrone (it was actually the last time they held the party there). Randy Ellis, one of the organizers of the night, was good enough to invite me to play, and he recorded the set and spent time EQ-ing and adjusting volume levels too. Other than that the mix is what you would have heard if you had been there. A good time was had by all. <br /><br />http://www.divshare.com/download/14144674-767Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-3540510892673127122011-01-27T20:13:00.001-08:002011-01-28T02:28:33.954-08:00The Mystery Of Bobby Wright<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/Bobby%20Wright%20jpeg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 262px;" src="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/Bobby%20Wright%20jpeg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/bloodofanamerican.mp3">Blood Of An American</a><br /><a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/everyoneshouldhavehisday.mp3">Everyone Should Have His Day</a><br /><br />Few records that I've found over the years have inspired as much awe, curiousity and frustration on my part as this sublimely beautiful and utterly obscure folk-soul 45 from the Bronx. <br /><br /><br />The awe part is self-explanatory, or at least should be after you've listened to the mp3s and assuming your musical tastes are somewhat in sync with my own. The curiousity and frustration stem from not being able to place Bobby Wright's musical contribution in a fuller, more meaningful context. In other words, who was/is this guy, did he ever issue any other recordings, and is there unreleased material existing somewhere in a dark corner of this earthly plane.<br /><br />If so, it absolutely needs to see the light of day, so here's to hoping anyone with some knowledge to share reads this blog and is kind enough to contact me (either by posting on the blog or via email at kidinquisitive@gmail.com). I know some people who run great record labels who would almost assuredly be interested in reissuing this music. For now I thought I'd share these sounds with the very tiny sliver of humanity that reads soulpersuasion.blogspot. Also, if anyone has a clean copy of this 45 to spare (I know, fat chance), I would love to be able to upgrade my copy someday. <br /><br />My guess would be that this came out sometime in the early to mid-1970s. There's a little BMI stamp on the label but researching their database yielded nothing. And the trail pretty much ends there, as far as I know. I live in California so poking around the Bronx in search of clues has not been feasible, and anyway the trail is probably pretty cold by now.<br /><br />I've been meaning to write something about this record for a long while, and finally decided to do so after sitting down today with my brand new copy of Willie Wright's Telling The Truth LP, expertly researched and reissued by the Numero Group record label. Besides sharing a last name, Bobby and Willie's music are similar enough in style and temperament that drawing a connection between the two seemed somewhat obvious. You can hear snippets of Willie Wright's music at the <a href="http://www.numerogroup.com/catalog_detail.php?uid=01222">Numero Website.</a>Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-21724955249109568302011-01-25T15:15:00.000-08:002011-01-25T17:33:06.648-08:00Spinning at Grow Up At Madrone On Feb. 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://amymade.com/share/growup/GrowUp_2_11_web_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 472px;" src="http://amymade.com/share/growup/GrowUp_2_11_web_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />If you're in San Francisco come through! I'll be playing boogie, modern soul, disco, etcSoul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-16477703746262215642011-01-24T22:13:00.000-08:002011-01-24T22:33:45.087-08:00Just A Lil' Mellow Something<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/img003%20%282%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 346px;" src="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/img003%20%282%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, it's been a long, long hiatus for soulpersuasion, but I'm back now and hopefully will be posting mixes again on a more regular basis. To start off 2011, here's a little mix I did featuring some mellow 70s and 80s (and 10s!) soul gems. Nothing to shatter the world but great music nonetheless, and certainly in sync with the summery nautical theme represented in the photos. To listen just click on the post title, or right click to download.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/img003%20%284%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 521px;" src="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/img003%20%284%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Tracklist:<br /><br />O'Conner - Too Sweet To Lose<br />Checkmates, Ltd - All Alone By The Telephone<br />The Moments - Sugar Sugar<br />Sonya Spence - Let Love Flow On<br />David Simmons - Hooked On You<br />The Natural Four - Count On Me<br />The Classic Sullivans - I Don't Want To Lose You<br />Kings Go Forth - High On Your Love<br />Lowrell - Mellow, Mellow Right On<br />Brief Encounter - Human<br />Lamont Dozier - Playing For Keeps<br />Debow Brothers - Genuine<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/img003%20%285%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 509px;" src="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/img003%20%285%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-60525057848511702992010-03-08T09:08:00.000-08:002010-03-08T09:14:11.503-08:00The Cool Heat Of The Quiet NightI've got a new mix up entitled "The Cool Heat Of The Quiet Night", which is being hosted at the excellent site <a href="http://www.lovefingers.org/">www.lovefingers.org</a>. Check it out!Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-24812378916408928232010-01-16T13:45:00.000-08:002010-01-16T14:01:45.947-08:00Site Specific: More 45 Treats From The Bay AreaHere's a little follow up to my The Bay Is Deep mix from last year. Whether we're talking funk, northern soul, r&b, spiritual jazz, modern soul or vocal jazz (all of which this mix touches on), the Bay does it right (if not a little bit different).<br /><br />Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/336345337/sitespecific.mp3<br /><br />H. Andrews Congregation - Chitlin Circuit (Balance)<br />Lenny Williams - I Couldn't Find Nobody (Fantasy)<br />Carl Robinson & Kali - Front Row Seat (Sunset)<br />Roland Hayes - Africa The Beautiful (Reynolds)<br />Victor Green - How To Love A Woman (Big Vick)<br />Delilah - A Worried Feelin (Shirley)<br />9th Creation - Skin It Back (Clarama)<br />Coke Escovedo (feat. Linda Tillery) - Make It Sweet (Mercury)<br />Marlon - Cruisin (First Productions)<br />Jeanie Tracy - Making New Friends (Brown Door)<br />Skye - Ain't No Need (Anada)<br />Silk & Satin - You Got To Be The One (Hamilton)<br />Uptights Band - Mirrors Don't Ever Lie (Uptight)<br />Steve Parks - Still Thinking Of You (Reynolds)<br />Abraham Battat - Listen Baby (Magnum)<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/003-19.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://popsike.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.popsike.com/pix/20080327/270223237270.jpg" alt="Popsike" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/004-19.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/005-15.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/006-15.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/007-13.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/008-10.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/009-9.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/010-10.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://popsike.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.popsike.com/pix/20081029/220303408323.jpg" alt="Popsike" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/011-12.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/012-11.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/013-12.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/014-11.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/015-11.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-88464032420442448982009-09-08T19:57:00.000-07:002009-09-08T20:04:47.248-07:00Heavy Days 2<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/heavy-days-2.jpg" border="0" alt="heavy days 2"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/heavydays2.mp3" target="_blank">Heavy Days 2</a><br /><br />Track list:<br />Doris & Kelley – You Don’t Have To Worry<br />Buelah Palmer – I Cried Daddy Daddy<br />Chuck Armstrong –I’m A Lonely Man<br />Sly & The Family Stone – Underdog<br />Willie Gresham & The Free Food Ticket – I Cried Boo Hoo<br />Roger & The Human Body – Freedom<br />East St. Louis Gospelettes – Have A Talk With God<br />Headhunters – Don’t Kill Your Feelings<br />Harold – Shortage Of Love<br />Kenny James – Hell In New York City<br />Pin Points – Don’t Cry<br />Pookie Hudson – This Song Will Last ForeverSoul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-19832308978689144292009-08-14T12:59:00.000-07:002009-08-14T13:41:05.417-07:00Step Into The Night<div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://wmg.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://wmg.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/03c45cc2.pbw" height="360" width="480"></embed><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/?action=view&current=03c45cc2.pbw" target="_blank"></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/stepintothenight.mp3" target="_blank">Step Into The Night</a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/locitup-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-36803609337633889792009-05-09T15:14:00.001-07:002009-05-15T19:12:24.226-07:00Dirt In The Keytar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jUkeNIFYA4U/Sg4fmeH8Y0I/AAAAAAAAAAc/Fiolo2ksuHM/s1600-h/dirt-in-the-keytar.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jUkeNIFYA4U/Sg4fmeH8Y0I/AAAAAAAAAAc/Fiolo2ksuHM/s400/dirt-in-the-keytar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336237354262487874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And now for a little peak into my boogie and modern soul collection, left-field style. Hats off to all the DJs who can mix flawlessly, because I sure can't. But anyway, I'm kind of happy with how this came out, minus a couple rough patches. To listen, just click on the title. Oh, and if the tracklist is a little too small to read, just click on it and it will make it a bit larger.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jUkeNIFYA4U/SgYA0kIhLqI/AAAAAAAAAAU/UALTQKBqv2g/s1600-h/dirt-in-the-keytar.jpg"><br /></a>Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-75680615694959957092009-04-23T10:09:00.000-07:002009-04-23T10:53:45.944-07:00The Bay Is Deep<div style="width: 480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://wmg.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://wmg.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/cf5c5916.pbw" width="480" height="360"></embed></div><br /><br />My home for the last half-dozen years, the Bay Area, produced a seemingly bottomless pool of amazing music in the 60s and 70s (and before and after of course, but that is the era this mix covers). I've already shared some of my favorite local sides on previous mixes (and sold piles of other great local records over the years - the downside to selling records for a living), but even picking out 20 or so tunes for this mix from my collection turned out to be a challenge. All records are original pressings except for the Inticers, which I used a reissue of, but I have owned that record in the past (twice!) so it's all good.<br /><br />Without further ado, here it is: <a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/mixes/baysoulmix.mp3" target="_blank">The Bay Is Deep</a><br /><br />Tracklist:<br /><br />Little Ronnie & The Chromatics- What A Day This Has Been (HLS)<br />Marvin Holmes - Early Bird (Salwa)<br />Wylie Trass & Soul Explosion - Since You Been Gone (Pashlo)<br />Camille La Vah - O Johnny (Wax)<br />Whispers - Great Day (Soul Clock)<br />The Natural Four - Going In Circles (ABC)<br />Burton & Company - Peaceful Coexistance (MoLove)<br />Soul Sensations - When I Had You, Baby (Music City)<br />Sonny Anderson & Prince Conley - Love & Laughter (Emerson)<br />Eugene Blacknell - The Trip (Boola Boola)<br />Dawn & Sunset - What It Is (DT&V)<br />Quintessents - Image Of A Man (Vibra)<br />The Right Kind - Why Do You Have To Lie (Galaxy)<br />Victor Green - Poincianna (Circle M)<br />Emmett Kennedy & The Burners - I Got It Real Bad (CLIMS)<br />The Magicians - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby (Villa)<br />The Inticers - Since You Left (reissue)<br />The Savonics - I Had A Girl (MTA)<br />Little Ronnie & The Chromatics - Speak What's On Your Mind (HLS)Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-61326047444255074472009-01-07T16:23:00.001-08:002009-01-07T23:31:55.007-08:00Take Me To Paradise<div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://wmg.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://wmg.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/ef8f30fd.pbw" height="360" width="480"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v320/kidinquisitive/ebay2/?action=view¤t=ef8f30fd.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>
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<br />A new year and time for a new mix. Here are some long-time favorites in a mostly late 60s northern soul style (most of these ended up being from the Bay Area and Chicago, though I didn't plan it that way - go figure). Click on the main title to listen (right click and "Save Link As" to download).
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<br />The Quintessents - Movin' On (Vibra)
<br />Claude "Baby" Huey - Drifting (M.I.O.B.)
<br />The Four Sonics Plus One - Tell Me You're Mine (Sepia)
<br />The Invincibles - It's That Love Of Mine (WB)
<br />Othello Robertson - So In Luv (Baby Luv)
<br />Ethics - Look At Me Now (Vent)
<br />The Ballads - I Can't See Your Love (Wee)
<br />Bobby McNutt - I'm Gettin' Ready (Roulette)
<br />Wilson Love - Funny Money (Natural Soul)
<br />The Topics - Try A Little Love (Heavy Duty)
<br />Royal Jesters - My Kind Of Woman (Optimum)
<br />Bobby Sansom - Don't Leave (Sublime)
<br />Cicero Blake - You're Gonna Be Sorry (Mar-V-Lus)
<br />Billy McGregor - Mr. Shy (Flash)
<br />Tenison Stephens - Where Would You Be (Aries)
<br />The Brother's Two - Hoping (Jonah)
<br />Brothers Of Soul - Come On Back (Boo)
<br />The Cheers - Take Me To Paradise (Okeh)
<br />Chi-Lites - The Twelfth Of Never (Brunswick)Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-64974754659783584852008-11-20T20:18:00.000-08:002008-11-20T21:04:37.771-08:00Barely-Keepin'-The-Lights-On-SoulFive recent 45 finds that have made my world a little brighter...
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<br />Crudely recorded but super catchy Detroit modern soul with unorthodox vocal phrasing that seals the deal. And of course the whistling...
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<br />Knew about this 45 from the flipside, which appears on a well-regarded mix by the one Justin Torres. Pleasant surprise to learn that the flipside is high quality too.
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<br />Wow. I love finding these ultra-low-rent local funk 45s. "Are you relaxed?"
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<br />I've been turning up tons of gospel 45s lately and this is one of the cooler ones. Funky gospel soul that starts(!)with a flute solo.
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<br />Scarcely known (if at all) instrumental winner out of Alabama. Kind of a blend of 70s style funk and early 80s boogie. The flip is a lovely modern tune...Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-56525953194295569832008-10-22T22:06:00.000-07:002008-10-23T00:11:50.286-07:00PR_V_T_ M_ND G_RD_N<img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/kidinkquisitive/002_064.JPG" width="320 height="321">
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<br />Park Peters - The Silence Of The One O'Clock Hour
<br />Pierre Akendengue - Ogowe
<br />Band X - Picking Mushrooms With Rabbit
<br />Stouder & Kline - Canada
<br />Carrie Cleveland - Love Will Set You Free
<br />Van Havel & Vaughn - September Song
<br />Mark Thompson - Open Windows Empty Rooms (Reprise)
<br />Twilight - Pains Of Love
<br />Glenn Phillips - Guruvir
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<br />Kim Holloway - If You Haven't Seen The Rain
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<br />Guy Randle - Mercy
<br />Park Peters - For Two
<br />Band X - Afterthought
<br />Eastham Band (Texas Prison Rodeo) - I Can't Get Over Losing You
<br />Fred Rothert - Treasure Hunting
<br />Juan De Granada - First Movement Of The Moonlight Sonata
<br />Pin Points - Rainbow Smiles
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<br />I've been meaning to share some songs from my gospel collection, which has been growing slowly and unsteadily over the last couple years. Probably like a lot of people of my generation I got into gospel from the funk angle but that emphasis has definitely gone by the wayside for me. I'm all about these slow burning beauties now.
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<br />1. The Gospel Clouds - Let Us Pray (Spectrum)
<br />2. The Gospel Hummingbirds - Trouble Don't Last Always (W&E)
<br />3. The Master Keys - I Won't Have To Cry (Styletone)
<br />4. Eloise Polk - I'm Willing To Run All The Way (Prophecy)
<br />5. Ruby & The Dreamers - A Right To Be Free (Pavillion)
<br />6. The Gospel I.Q.'s - Heaven Was Made For Me (Su-Ann)
<br />7. The Jackson Southernairs - On My Way Home (Songbird)
<br />8. The Friendly Travellers - Going To A City (Wajo)
<br />9. The Jackson Southernairs - Too Late
<br />10. The Master Keys - I Cried Lord (Styletone)
<br />11. The Daytonians - Let Jesus Work It Out (Church Door)
<br />12. The Mighty Gospel Travelers - I Don't Know Why (Champ)
<br />13. The Salem Travelers - Crying Pity & A Shame (Checker)
<br />14. Sister Corene Barton - Lord I Need You As I Travel (J&W)
<br />15. The Soul Superiors Of Detroit - What Ever You Do, Do Good (Designer)
<br />16. The Daytonians - Lord Hold My Hand (Church Door)
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<br /><a href="http://www.soulpersuasion.com/gospel/gospelpart2.rar">Download Part 2</a></span>
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<br />Soul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-85745330951440696722008-09-08T00:18:00.000-07:002008-09-08T00:24:11.913-07:00Keep Smiling MixHere's a mix I did a while back - 70's and 80's soul pulled from 45s and LPs.<br />Tracklist:<br /><br />Sharon Revoal - Reaching For Our Star<br />Smoke Sugar Company - Save A Little Love For A Rainy Day<br />Frank Beverly & The Butlers - Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)<br />Eddie Kendricks - Date With The Rain<br />The Blue Notes - The Girl Makes Me Want To Sing<br />Freddie Waters - I'm Gonna Walk Right Out Of Your Life<br />High Fashion - I Want To Be Your Everything<br />Brief Encounter - (Don't You See) I'm Crazy About You<br />Charlie Harris - More And More<br />Major Lance - How My Love Goes<br />Anthony Watson - I Can't Stop This Feeling<br />Sam Russell - Yesterday's Sorrow<br />Gloria Scott - That's What You Say<br />Delegation - Blue Girl<br />Maze - Right On Time<br />Rideout - Someone Special<br />Eddie Jay & Ray - Keep Smilin'<br />Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In MeSoul Persuasionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330821699873330826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779686226246067467.post-33452082227335356272008-09-07T22:09:00.000-07:002008-09-07T22:35:33.580-07:00Heavy Days MixTracklist:
<br />Ron Murray - First Day Of Spring (Genna)
<br />Harold Tyler - Reality (Tymo)
<br />Frank Hutson - Old Man Me (Goodie Train)
<br />Cheryl Williams - I'm Your Fool (Bengee)
<br />Two Things In One - Close The Door (Music City)
<br />Rhonda Davis - Long Walk On A Short Pier (Duke)
<br />Leon Sims - How Can You Hold Onto A Dream (LRS)
<br />Steve Parks - Still Thinking Of You (Reynolds)
<br />Full Speed - It Must Be Love (Real Thing)
<br />Erni Clark - Give Me A Piece Of Your Love (M-odd)
<br />JB & The V-Kings - Lazy Soul (Zap-Zing!)
<br />The Ordells - Sippin' A Cup Of Coffee (Dionn)
<br />Lee Eley - Would You Rather To Be (Sound-Rite)
<br />Brothers Unique - Heavy Days (Spectrum Sound)
<br />The Cheers - I Made Up My Mind (Okeh)
<br />Lezli Valentine - I Won't Do Anything (All Platinum)
<br />Dorando - Listen To My Song (Music City)
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