Just so we know

"Consumers have musical choice? What musical choice? In or society we choose only from what we are given to choose from, and that choice is determined by 5 major media corporations who control the exposure outlets that consumers depend on for their entertainment." -Christopher Knab

 "Record companies like to make money, and that is their only goal. They do not care about the content that they sell - they care about maximizing their profits. It is because of this that I hate record companies with the same passion that I hate venture capitalists. The record companies do not try to foster a creative environment which rewards musicians who serve their respective niche, but create an environment which attempts to market a small amount of music to the largest audience possible. It is more profitable for the record company to sell a few decent records in bulk than to have a vast array of cult hits that sell decently." -Numair Faraz

"This is all about greed, something the record/entertainment industry has honed to a science. Dusty LPs, the artists, they don't care! But if there's a nickel on the floor, look out; they'll cut your throat for it because they 'need' that nickel. Artists get paid a small sum, then the capital boys live off them like kings until the next big thing, then it's over. So it's not about the music you see it's about their nickel. That's why you can't have any sharing of long gone music, because there might be a nickel there and they want it. They wouldn't give to a charity if it wasn't showing them handing over a cheque or had a building named after them so why would they be charitable on long lost material. Strangely they even tried to stop resale of used CDs because there was that darned nickel they wouldn't get. May all the 'industry suits' have children who hate them." -Jannx




Saturday, December 27, 2008

MIKE CLARK & PAUL JACKSON - THE FUNK STOPS HERE (1992)


And here it is: The Funk Stops Here by Mike Clark, Paul Jackson, Kenny Garrett and Jeff Pittson. Big thanks to one of my regular visitors, Funkish Bass, for this fantastic contribution!!

This magnificent bomb of an album has been out of print for many, many years and it's about time for all of us to listen to this steaming hot gem again.

I will most definitely write a more extensive article tomorrow, and if one of the visitors has the time to write a nice post in the comments, then I will copy and paste it directly into this article.

Funkish Bass made sure to hook us all up with a good ol' rip at 320Kbps and he even included all the artwork within the rip! So no more waiting folks, because the Funk stops here! Thanks again to Funkish Bass and let's see those replies, folks!

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VAN MCCOY & THE SOUL CITY SYMPHONY - DISCO BABY (1975)


And after the previous post about all the link- and upload trouble I had with rips that were taken offline by a-holes that don't give a rat's ass that a LOT of music is currently unavailable in any format, I decided to delete that post and give the re-upping business one more try and finally all deleted rips are back up again; in this case the Ronnie Foster and American Gypsy.

And now it's time to enjoy a brand new rip from my buddy Smooth again. Now despite the fact that Van McCoy became world famous with the hit record "The Hustle", the whole album featured here today is currently unavailable. A weird thing to know, since "Disco Baby" is a great record. I once read that disco was officially declared dead on July 12th, 1979 and sometimes I get the feeling that from that moment on disco has become a curse. Well I don't agree with that and up to this day there's plenty of fabulous disco I still listen to. Funk, Soul, R&B, Jazz and Disco, I like 'em all. Anyway, the fans of disco will have a blast with this Van McCoy diamond. A lot of famous session players worked on the album as well. How about, amongst a lot of others, Richard Tee on keys, Eric Gale on guitar and Stephen Gadd on drums? We find covers of famous tracks like "Fire", "Pick Up The Pieces" (a lovely funkin' cover version with nice loud drums), the Eddie Hazel song "Shakey Ground" which was also recorded by The Temptations, and a Kenny Nolan/Bob Crewe cut called "Get Dancin'". Of course Nolan and Crewe are the ones behind the band "The Eleventh Hour". The final word on the Van McCoy rip is that you can't afford to miss it. A fabulous album that will always be remembered for "The Hustle" and still has so much more to offer. Smooth delivered a pristine rip at 320Kbps -the rule on both our blogs-, so let us all enjoy some disco, baby! And leave us a reply, folks!

Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year!

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Saturday, December 06, 2008

WALTER HEATH - YOU KNOW YOU'RE WRONG DON'T YA BROTHER (1974)


And I'm back again folks. I'm glad to see that the five rip Smooth special got so many positive reactions. I mean, it's always nice to see some appreciation for the hard work we do ripping vinyl to MP3. Anyway, today's special is Walter Heath. I have to be honest with y'all, 'cause I don't really know that much about Walter Heath. The reason I bought the album a few years ago was because it's a Buddah release; a label that of course is best known for Curtis Mayfield's output. Walter Heath brings us a lovely list of ten soulful tracks, with some great funky tunes here and there. Bass: Wilton Felder, drums: Ed Green, guitars: Louie Shelton, Ray Parker, Dan Ferguson and on keys: David Paich, Michael Omartian. Both beat diggers and funk DJs will find enough hot stuff on this album. Tracks to pay attention to are "Brother (Don't You Miss Your Mother)", "I Am Your Leader", "Africa", "Every Fool On Earth" and the super funky "Made To Love". Just listen this one through from start to finish, maybe with a nice cold beer and a good cigar in handy. The lyric sheet can be found in the file and for the Pod users I once again included the front cover in every track. I did my utmost to make the rip sound great; all tracks of course compressed from WAV to MP3 at 320Kbps. As far as I know this album never saw a re-release in any format, so it's a good thing that we can all check out Walter Heath again! Let's see those replies, folks!

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