LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOUND vol 172
"Do You Feel The Dynamite" - 16 dynamic discoveries from my vinyl vaults

 

In The Trashcan Records       GARBAGE172
"It's up to you to turn it on or off...but I promise you: this is crazy and you'll have happy good times..."

1. happy good times - clyde mcphatter

Clyde had a happy good time writing and recording this cheerful uptempo r&b tune. He started as one of the Dominoes with Billy Ward in the early 50s. This one is from 1963 on Mercury.

9. blood's much thicker than water - change of pace

Flipside to "Bring my buddies back", also the title of their sole album, both from 1971. Soul-rock outfit that had an earlier single on Taboo Records. This one was issued on Stone Lady.

2. do you feel it - little richard

One of the many rock 'n' roll heroes discovering soul and trying to reinvent themselves. B-side of "I'm back" (see vol 166).

10. red speaks - red prysock

R&B mixed with jazz in 1956. Red speaks with his tenor saxophone. He moved from North Carolina to Chicago for his musical career. See also vol 171.

3. african boo-ga-loo - jackie lee

One of The Hollywood Flames and also known as Jay Dee, but he was born Earl Lee Nelson. His trademark song was "The duck" from 1965. This organ-driven boogaloo tune however is one of his strongest efforts. A 1968 release on Keymen Records.

11. dynamite - the mccoys

Written by the guys of The Strangeloves and hidden as the  B-side of "I got to go back". It's a James Brown's "I got you" rip-off. The McCoys recorded it one year later in 1967 for Bang Records.

4. turn it on - tony & tyrone

One of The Hollywood Flames and also known as Jay Dee, but he was born Earl Lee Nelson. His trademark song was "The duck" from 1965. This organ-driven boogaloo tune however is one of his strongest efforts. A 1968 release on Keymen Records.

12. this man's crazy - ike & tina turner

Oh, I love this EP, reissued in 1983 by Sue Records, but originally this song was issued in 1964. I bought this EP for "I idolize you" from 1960, but the other tracks are great as well.

5. river deep, mountain high - jennie darren & the second city sound

Backed by The Second City Sound. Result is a very powerful cover version of this soul classic, known by Tina Turner. This 1969 release on Major Minor is the sole output I know by Jennie Darren.

13. i need a girl - joe turner

Originally released in 1957 for Atlantic, this R&B song comes from a 1985 reissue on Pama Records, the year Turner died at the age of 74. See vols 193 and 197 for more Joe Turner news.

6. it's up to you - the creations

Not so well known frat rocker on the small label of Afco Records. Recorded in 1965. It's the only release I know by these Creations.

14. chunkin - memphis slim

A rare Calumet release from around 1970 by blues pioneer, pianist and singer John Len Chatman aka Memphis Slim. When he died in 1988 in Paris, he was already a blues legend and an icon. Ever heard his 1941 recording "Whiskey and gin blues"?

7. nubian ii - kain

Gylan Kain co-founded Last Poets in 1968, but also had this funky solo single in 1970 on Juggernaut, featured on his sole album "The blue guerrilla".

15. i wanna do it - the strangeloves

B-side of their final single in 1968. No more "Cara-Lin", "Hand jive", "I want Candy" or "Night time". See vol 140 for more surprising info on these three remarkable guys.

8. she's my girl - bobby shafto

UK pop from 1964 by this guy who was also a member of The Playboys. Some frantic guitar playing in here, but it could've been wilder.

16. wonderful you - bobby shafto

This side is better than "She's my girl". There are at least four more singles by this singer. A 1964 release on Rust Records.