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Timothy J Fairplay
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EDG4R (Cosmic Chronic)
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Olugbenga
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Andrew Weatherall
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Delroy Edwards
HOUND DOG TAYLOR
My Baby Is Coming Home / Take Five
BEA & BABY
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Crunching guitar-lead blues-blasting in-demand twin-spin.
WILLIE MAE THORNTON
I Smell A Rat / They Call Me Big Mama
PEACOCK
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Big Mama’s delivers as only she can on this delicious double doozey.
JIMMY LIGGINS
Boogie Woogie King / No More Alcohol
ALADDIN
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Jimmy Liggins dishes up another double whammy R’n’B masterclass
BO DIDDLEY
Bo Diddley / I'm A Man
CHECKER RECORDS
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Classic eponymous first release from 1955 backed by the tough stop beat killer 'I'm A Man’. On web top checker label, this is where modern rock'n'roll started! Jukebox centred 'dinked' repro 45.
LAVERN BAKER
Voodoo Voodoo / Hey, Memphis
ATLANTIC
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All time classic female R'n'B crossover MONSTER!!!
TASSO KAIN / TEDDY REYNOLDS
Castros Beat / Louise
KAIN
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A Pittsburgh instrumental anthem flipped with LP only issued R’n’B swingin’ masterclass.
THE ROBINS
Whadaya Want? / If Teardrops Were Kisses
SPARK
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High times group rocker with blasting sax break on Lieber & Stoller's Spark label before they brought their services to the Atlantic Label. Some of the Robins went on to be the Coasters &...
YOUNG JESSIE
Mary Lou / Don't Think I Will
MODERN RECORDS
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Tough stop beat rocker with terrific sax break and probably Young Jessie's best, this slice of R'n'B magic has our hero bemoaning his involvement who, having stolen everything from him including...
JOHNNY HORTON
I'm Coming Home / I Got A Hole In My Pirogue
COLUMBIA
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Horton only needed one chord on this slice of driving rockabilly celebrating truck stops (& reheaded waitresses). The legendary Grady Martin's chugging bassy guitar lifts this into another...
SHORTY LONG / JOHNNY WELLS
Burnt Toast And Black Coffee / Lonely Moon
POPCORN
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Two stone cold classics back to back and two songs which really encapsulate the heart of the popcorn sound! A few years ago, Mike Pedicin's 'Burnt Toast & Black Coffee' crossed over from its...
MARY ANN FISHER
Put On My Shoes
JUKE BOX JAM
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Up next on the world’s favourite rompin’ stompin’ howlin’ growlin’ RnB oldies 45s series Jukebox Jam, a super-moody popcorn style R&B number with an aptly down-trodden vocal turn...
PRINCE
Dirty Mind LP
WARNER BROS
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Recorded in his home studio, with Prince playing nearly every instrument, Dirty Mind is a stunning, audacious amalgam of funk, new wave, R&B, and pop, fueled by grinningly salacious sex and...
PRINCE
Controversy LP
WARNER BROS
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"Controversy", Prince’s fourth album, originally released by Warner Bros in 1981. For the most part, the album was an expansion of its predecessor, 1980's "Dirty Mind". This record was...
PRINCE
1999 LP
WARNER BROS
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Often regarded as the Purple one's most experimental LP "1999" is an essential purchase for all fans of the FUNK! It's influence on Chicago House & dance music in general is apparent with it's...
HAROLD BURRAGE
Betty Jean / I Cry For You
VIVID RECORDS
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"Betty Jean" is a Little Richard style pounder and a club classic - it's a piano / sax-driven screamer! "I Cry For You" is a slice of raw deep soul.
ROY GAINES
Worried 'Bout You Baby/ All My Life
GROOVE
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On "Worried About You Baby" Gaines serves up a killer rockin’ blues with cool guitar - as you'd expect from a man nick-named 'Mr Guitar'. The flipside is neat too!
