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This blog is for those who are true Music Lovers,
and those who are looking for something that is not necessarily inside the proverbial box.
Be prepared for a few surprises along the way...
with some ordinary, but excellent items added from time to time, as Garnish and Condiment.

I'm finally finding my way here on this Music Blog...not merely featuring random posts in order to generate page hits (think Twitter), but documenting significant events in my Listening Experience (though not in chronological order). Collectively, they have shaped my Ear to accommodate a ridiculously wide range of Music. There is not one genre in which I have not found Music that I was fascinated by. Also, I cross-referenced the new Music I discovered by "re-searching" recordings of the Musicians surrounding (or referenced by) the Album Artist.

Sometimes I even bought Music "in the blind" so to speak, based upon my record store salesman's recommendation or after browsing really thorough liner notes (ex., any classic Blue Note LP)...or even a brilliant Title (ex., Wendall Harrison - "An Evening With The Devil", or Pink Floyd - "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict") or unique Album Art (ex., Aquanote - "The Pearl", Minnie Riperton - "Come To My Garden", Doug Carn - "Spirit Of The New Land, Spooky Tooth - "Ceremony", or any P-Funk or Hed Kandi, and certain Zappa and "electric" Miles covers). I realized from experience that few will invest the Time/Money/Resources to generate boutique artwork for inferior Music (ex., some so-called rap "mixtapes" [sic]). The more often I took chances, the more often I'd discover a Prize.

And few laypersons will invest the Time I spent standing for HOURS inside record&department stores flipping through EACH&EVERY lp, 45, 8-track, cassette, and/or cd just to make sure that I did not overlook an "Easter Egg". Add to that the HOURS spent actually LISTENING to all that Music! I wasn't a "frustrated" Musician as much as a "vicarious" one. Every payday in the early 70's, I would buy about seven LP's...mostly items that I had never heard before. And my record salesman always gave me a money-back guarantee, but I never needed to use it.

So for example I had heard George Duke, and Jean-Luc Ponty well before many because I listened to Zappa. In fact, it was Zappa's "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" track - 'Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue' that caused me to wonder just WHO Eric Dolphy was. When I finally found out, that took me on ANOTHER Musical quest. And by exploring all of electronic Miles' sidemen, I was introduced to another whole universe of creativity...Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Mwandishi, Headhunters, NTU Troop, Return To Forever, and the numerous individual artist-led collaborations by Musicians that had passed through Miles.

So my purpose here is to share not just Music, but an entire Musical Perspective. Just as Experience shapes Behavoir, "listening Experience" shapes "listening Behavior".

Are You Experienced?


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Friday, January 25, 2013

Totally Northern Soul - 25 Classic Forgotten Northern Oldies


TRACKS
01-Thelma Lindsey  _ Prepared To Love You.mp3
02-The Butlers _ She Tried To Kiss Me.mp3
03-Detroit Soul  _ All Of My Life.mp3
04-The Sharpets  _  Lost In A World Of A Dream.mp3
05-The Bel-Aires  _ I've Got The Feelin.mp3
06-The Charades  _ You Better Believe It.mp3
07-The Soul Shakers  _ You're Turnin.mp3
08-The Huns' Review  _ Don't Make Me Love You.mp3
09-Four Perfections  _ I'm Not Strong Enough (Inst).mp3
10-Showstoppers _ Gotta Get Closer To You My Love.mp3
11-The Mirettes  _ Now That I've Found You Baby.mp3
12-John Bowie  _ Your Gonna Miss A Good Thing Baby.mp3
13-Billy Storm  _ Educated Fool.mp3
14-The Larks  _ Groovin At The Go-Go (Inst).mp3
15-The Belles _ Words Can't Explain.mp3
16-Tamiko Jones _ The Pearl.mp3
17-Roy Handy _ Monkey See-Monkey Do.mp3
18-The Rotations _ I Can't Find Her.mp3
19-Luther Ingram _ Run For Your Life.mp3
20-Gene Barbour & The Cavaliers  _ I Need A Love.mp3
21-Clay Hammond  _ Dance Little Girl.mp3
22-Pat Hodges  _ Playgirl.mp3
23-The Profiles  _ Take A Giant Step.mp3
24-Danny Moore _ Somebody New.mp3
25-Flirtations _ Stronger Than Her Love.mp3

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Hesitations - Born Free


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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

My 1st 45's [#79]


Walter Jackson - It's All Over

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My 1st 45's [#80]



Wilson Pickett - Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 (Parts 1&2)


 

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Northern Soul Originals CD 2‏

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TRACKS:
01 - Jackie Lee & Delores Hall - Whether It's Right Or Wrong.mp3
02 - Jimmy Thomas - Where There's A Will There's A Way.mp3
03 - Popcorn Orchestra - Saving All My Lovin' For You.mp3
04 - Bob & Earl - My Little Girl.mp3
05 - Trips - Love Can't Be Modernised.mp3
06 - Eddie Holman - Where I'm Not Wanted.mp3
07 - Mirrettes - Now That I Found You Baby.mp3
08 - 4 Larks - I Still Love You (From The Bottom Of My H.mp3
09 - Olympics - Baby Do The Philly Dog.mp3
10 - Connie Van Dyke - Don't Do Nothing I Wouldn't Do (Wheel.mp3
11 - Stewart Ames - Angelina, Angelina.mp3
12 - Belles - Don't Pretend.mp3
13 - Stewart Ames - King For A Day.mp3
14 - Furys - Just A Little Mixed Up.mp3
15 - J.J. Barnes - Hole In The Wall.mp3
16 - Richard Temple - That Beatin' Rhythm.mp3
17 - Gwen Owens - Lies.mp3
18 - Bobby Womack - What Is This.mp3
19 - Karl Evans - Oo Wee Let It Be Me Babe.mp3

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