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Record Sessions…

I had a very quiet time musically in 2019, my son was born last January so we have had our hands full.

Recently we built some new record shelves and since then I have been reorganizing my collection to make it easier to find stuff. I have even been trying to reduce the quantity of records a little. It turns out I have bought a few records that I am not so fond of.

Over that time I rediscovered the simple pleasure of sitting down for an hour or so and just playing records for my own enjoyment. It probably sounds obvious to those reading this blog, but enjoying good records on a decent hi-fi sound system is hard to beat.

I will try and hit record on at least one of those sessions each month from now on. This first recording was focused on deep funk LPs & 12″s and a few ‘Blaxploitation’ film soundtracks. I used to buy a lot of this style in the early 2000s when I got my first regular gig at a breakdance party.

3 Comments

  1. Hector D Combe says:

    Hey, great mix, thanks for putitng it together. Got a tracklist for it?

  2. jonny5 says:

    Thanks, I haven’t done a tracklist as I am pretty slack. Happy to ID any tracks you are into though.

  3. jonny5 says:

    Finally managed to type out the tracklist 🙂

    Tell Me (Kenny Dope mix) – Rickey Calloway
    Shaft In Africa – Johnny Pate
    Mama Feelgood – Lyn Collins And The J.B.’s
    Get Down On It – Soul Expedition
    Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth – The 24-carat Black
    Shake It Well – The Dramatics
    Nasty – Lonnie Jordan
    Night People – Lee Dorsey
    Witch-Jam – Whitefield Brothers
    Bad Trip – Lee Fields
    Smokin’ Cheeba Cheeba – Harlem Underground Band
    UFOs – The Undisputed Truth
    Unfunky UFO – Parliament
    Get Down – Curtis Mayfield
    Coffy Is The Color – Roy Ayers
    Sexy (Love Theme Part 2) – Dennis Coffey And Luchi De Jesus

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