Dave Peel - You're Walking Through The Rooms

Keeping in line with my weird downer outsider type crap here is another gem from Dave Peel. Not to be confused with lower east side yippie: (least i think not)
here is a weird fucked up country jam... your walking through the rooms of my mind...

i read this is from 1970 on the chart records discography which makes sense as it kind of rocks in a rural kind of way but with that country feel, but man, those lyrics and that singing.... whoa/ looks like Mr. Peel recorded a bunch of other records which sadly i know nothing about... maybe i'm better off.


Dave Peel -You're Walking Through The Rooms

Fearns Foundry - Now I Taste The Tears

Lately i 've been on a kind of "outsider" kick and while i don't know much about Fearns Foundry, there is almost ZERO out there other than a few copies of this 45 for sale, this certainly has a real outsider quality. This a real weird downer of a tune that rivals my posts on The Poppy Family or Bill Withers for weird and downer tunes.

Anyone have any info on the record or can point me in the direction of some more oddball, downer, weird and outsider stuff like this please drop the 411 on the devil. thnx!

Fearns Foundry - Now I Taste The Tears

Skull Snaps - Al's Razor Blade

Skull Snaps was a mysterious funk group that released one eponymous album on the small GSF label in 1973 before disappearing. They were in fact the group originally known as The Diplomats who had released numerous singles between 1963 and 1970 with middling success.

Original vinyl copies of Skull Snaps' one and only LP continue to exchange hands on the rare groove market for three figures. There are two reasons for this: one, it's rare, and two, the drum breaks from the album have been feasted upon for samples so frequently that samples of the samples have likely been sampled. It's not that the album is spectacular — it's merely a decent early-'70s funk record from some accomplished musicians who don't exactly leave a trademark of their own throughout its nine songs. This soul-drenched funk album is most notable for the drums of "It's a New Day." It's the album's strongest cut, and the opening drum pattern is as ubiquitous they come — you can hear it get put to re-use in well over two dozen popular rap songs.

Today to get your weekend started I give you this single from 1975 that does not appear on the very collectible Skull Snaps full length album! A very cool groovy funky instrumental jam with plenty of wicked guitar work, just what the devil digs! Dig?

Skull Snaps - Al's Razor Blade

The Rugbys - You, I

Something to get yout weekend started, some nice heavy, fuzzy, funky and psychedelic Rock and roll from 1969 by the Rugbys!

To anyone that follows the devil's music, i know my posts have been pretty eratic and non-consistant lately but that's just how we roll here, loosey goosey. But in all seriousness i no longer have a home PC so i get to it when i can... i hope of few are still tuning in lately...???

As for the Rugbys;

The band was formed in 1965 in Louisville, doing mostly covers. But as competition among Louisville groups to write and record original music increased, The Rugbys released two singles in 1968, "Walking the Streets Tonight" which was written by Doug Sahm of the Sir Douglas Quintet, and "Stay with Me" witten by Steve McNicol. Both songs were released locally, and played on Louisville radio stations. But it was not until the band decided to release the B-side of "Stay with Me", "You, I", also written by McNicol (which then went to #1 on local stations), that they were signed to Shelby Singleton's Nashville. Tennessee record label, Amazon Records. Amazon re-released the single "You, I" in 1969, and the song became a national hit, climbing to # 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and # 21 in the Cashbox chart. The latter part of 1969 and all of 1970 were spent touring the mid-west and north east, playing on the same bill with artists like Bob Seger, Grand Funk Railroad, the James Gang and many others. Later that year, the band released their only album, Hot Cargo which received only mild success. "Wendegahl the Warlock" was the follow-up single to "You, I", but it did not chart.

The Rugbys rarely perform live anymore, however there are rumors about the release of a new CD featuring some previously unreleased material that was written about the same time as "You, I".

Steve McNicol (guitar)
Mike Hoerni (bass guitar)
Eddy Vernon (keyboards)
Glen Howerton (drums)

The Rugbys - You, I

The Emotions - Boss Love Maker

Today i give you what the ladies think of the devil... Boss Love Maker.

A trio of sisters with a strong gospel base, the Emotions (based in Chicago) were one of the leading female R&B acts of the '70s. Lead singer Sheila Hutchinson and her sisters Wanda and Jeanette were only teenagers when they crashed the soul charts in 1969 with the engaging "So I Can Love You," but they sang gospel as children and enjoyed secular fame locally before signing with Memphis-based Volt and working with producers Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

The Emotions - Boss Love Maker

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything

So i bought 2 boxes of records recently of mostly 80's punk and new wave stuff with a little rock thrown in the boxes, and while digging through the boxes when i got them home i found this odd little thing. I say odd because it just seemed out of place amongst the Blondie, B52's and Knack records so i took a peep around the interwebs and found out its a highly sought after piece of early funky DJ disco vinyl that goes for a few bucks. So now i give it to you for nothing...

This Liverpool-based group had its origins in the Mersey boom. Lead singer Eddie Amoo was a former member of the Chants, whose excellent beat singles garnered considerable praise. Although they failed to chart, the Chants continued to record for various labels until the name was ultimately dropped. The Real Thing emerged in 1976 with 'You To Me Are Everything', which reached number 1 in the UK. They were also very snazzy dressers, just check the youtube clip...



The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything - Short Version

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything - Long Version

Transcendental Sisters of St Francis - Lenny Rich - In Heaven There Is No Beer

Happy 4th America...
I can't tell you how many dumb ass records i have like the one here. I can not resist buying anything off kilter like this shit. I mean just look at these old hags. I bet they were old they day they were born. Funny thing is if you close your eyes while listening you can almost imagine the singing to be done by buxom blonde bombshells in German oompa outfits with some real mini shorts. Kinda strange these old bats singing about beer as by the tightness in their lips it don't look like anything but holy water passed through their gullets, but i've been wrong before maybe they were horny lushes that gulped down more than just beer...?
and that is why i am going to hell... what the fuck, there is no beer in heaven anyway...

Drink up, Drink up, it's later than you think....


Transcendental Sisters of St. Francis - Lenny Rich - In Heaven There Is No Beer

Unholy Swill - War Pigs

It's crazy to me to think that 1990 was already over 19.5 years ago....

Damn...

Anywho, here is something to get the weekend started, some noisy, don't give a fuck lo-fi punk ass shit from unholy swill. so bad its great.

I don't know shit about this band but i own a bunch of their 7 inches. I always suspected they were from one of the 5 boroughs of NY, probably queens... And in my mind each one of these gutter punks is long since dead of an O.D., AIDS or murdered. But in reality they are all probably wall street bankers and business tycoons. Either way for a hot second back in the late 80's and early 90's these dudes were making some seriously low brow and lo fi burnt out records. Anyone who can destroy War Pigs they way they do here is A-OK in my book...

Post Script: While writing this i got curious about the band and did a quick "google"... heh. Here is their myspace page for the 2 of you that might give a shit...Unholy Swill

Now i gotta go and find one of these shirts!



edit: my kid just came upstairs as i was playing this track, he's 10, and he says "where do i know this song from" i said its a cover of Black Sabbath. His replay was "It sounds like someone took a shit on Black Sabbath"!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!

Perfect description!

Unholy Swill - War Pigs

The Lyrics - My Son

Whenever shit starts getting heavy and life starts to sometimes spin out of control as it has around here lately i have something that sets things straight, or at least puts some perspective on things; something i didn't always have to help me along in my earlier years but something i am thankful for everyday of my life since their arrival... My sons, who as anyone who knows me in real life can attest too, i love more than anything in this world!

As most people know i usually dig my soul funky and with an edge but after i had my own sons this song really struck me. This a really beautiful heartfelt soul song with a message, that who ever this is on lead vocals from the lyrics, at least in my mind, really means what he is singing... or at least i hope he did.

Before my 1st boy "Herb Apple Pie" was born i made him a tape (yep, cassette) while still in his mom's belly and this was one of the tunes i put on it. I know he still doesn't fully "get" that tape or why i made it but one day maybe he will understand. It may take until he has his own children but i know he will...

For my Sons, i love you both more than you could ever imagine...

The Lyrics - My Son

Louis Jordan - Old Age - What I Say

It's a rainy, wet and basically miserable day here on he east coast again and not unlike how its been around the devils lair lately. I was out of work for 4 weeks after some surgery and went back 2 weeks ago only to find that nothing was done in my absence and i've been slammed at work ever since, my kids have been sick & i've been dealing with some other issues as well, and on top of all this crap another friend of mine has died. Seems the older i get the more friends i lose. i guess that is the nature of life and the same for everyone....

R.I.P. "Psycho" Sam...

Old age aint nothin' but a matter of time...

Louis Jordan - Old Age

Edit 7/5/09: I added the B side per comment request.

Louis Jordan - What I Say

Isreal "Popper Stopper" Tolbert - Big Leg Woman (With A Short, Short Mini Skirt)

Blind Israel Tolbert had a genuine surprise smash with “Big Leg Woman” in 1970 on Warren records. A great soulfull funky blues party record with some cool guitar, superb keyboard work and some funky drumming and horns.

Tolbert was born in Montgomery, AL on October 28 1939 and went to High School with Clarence Carter. Before and after making records he was a DJ which was how he got the nickname “Popper Stopper”, following in a line from a series of famous New Orleans DJs. After Warren records he started his own Tolchose label.

Isreal "Popper Stopper" Tolbert - Big Leg Woman (With A Short, Short Mini Skirt)

The Relations - Puddin-N-Tang (Is My Name)

Some classic soul to get your weekend started!

The Relations - Puddin-N-Tang (Is My Name)

Al Wilson - Listen To Me

Some funky B-side soul magic today:

Allen LaMar "Al" Wilson (June 19, 1939 – April 21, 2008) was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He showed little interest in education but performed in school plays, sung in talent shows and won first prize in a local art contest. Wilson began his career at the age of 12 leading his own spiritual quartet and singing in the church choir, even performing covers of country and western hits as circumstances dictated. While he was in high school, Wilson and his family relocated to San Bernardino, California, where he worked odd jobs as a mail carrier, a janitor, and an office clerk, in addition to teaching himself to play drums; after graduation he spent four years touring with Johnny Harris and the Statesmen before joining the U.S. Navy and singing with an enlisted men's chorus. He also developed his stand up comedy routine to fall back on in case he didn't make it as a singer.

After a two-year military stint, Wilson settled in Los Angeles, touring the local nightclub circuit before joining the R&B vocal group the Jewels; from there he landed with the Rollers, followed by a stint with the instrumental combo the Souls. In 1966, Wilson signed with manager Marc Gordon, who quickly scored his client an acappella audition for Johnny Rivers — the "Secret Agent Man" singer not only signed Wilson to his Soul City imprint, but also agreed to produce the sessions that yielded the 1968 R&B smash "The Snake" (U.S. #27),which has been very popular on the Northern Soul music circuit in the UK; it also provided Wilson with his only British chart hit, reaching number 41 in 1975. The minor hit "Do What You Gotta Do" appeared that same year. In 1969, Wilson charted with his cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lodi" (U.S. #67), and Rivers' own "Poor Side Of Town" (U.S. #75).

Wilson largely disappeared from sight until 1973, when he issued the platinum-selling Show And Tell, a Johnny Mathis castoff that sold well over a million copies.

This is the B-side to the million seller and kicks the shit out of Show and Tell...

Al Wilson - Listen To Me

The Chubukos - House Of Rising Funk

A MONSTER GUITAR FUNK JAM HERE! Nothing else needs to be said...

The Chubukos - House Of Rising Funk

Messiah - Alpha Wave - Easy Livin'

Keeping w/ the Funk, here are 2 kill tracks from Messiah. Alpha Wave is a bit more modern and trippy sounding, not unlike something you might hear on a Billy Cobham record... while Easy Livin' goes a little more towards traditional funkiness, it still has a bit more modern vibe. Either way pretty cool tunes and a record you don't see everyday.

Messiah - Alpha Wave
Messiah - Easy Livin'

The Mohawks - The Champ

Oh man, this is a GOOD ONE! Funky ass organ mover from 1968 w/ The Champ, from the Mohawks!

The Mohawks were a band formed from session musicians and fronted by the undisputed king of Library music composers, Alan Hawkshaw. The Mohawks were never actually a 'touring' band, but rather the clever idea of some guy at KPM music in the 60's who decided to release a bunch of incredibly groovy and funky library music tracks and package it under the name "The Mohawks".

The Champ is also a widely known song for having been sampled in so many other songs, notably because the actual word they're shouting in the songs opening and chorus is actually Tramp, which may or may not have anything to do with it's popularity amongst hiphop artists. One could also argue the point that the beat is so genuinely great, making it an obvious candidate for popularity.

The Mohawks - The Champ

King Rubin and the Counts - Cow Peas - Party Girl

Some funky ass jams from 1973 here to get your weekend started! I never got around to scanning the party girl side so please accept my apologies!

A side is a bumping instrumental with cool wah wah guitar and horns, flip is a vocal about the virtues of the female party life! haha!

Once again i did a quick search for King Rubin but found very little except Abdullah, Ahmed, trumpeter, worked with the group and a few other soul blogs have already put this up with very little info either so... whatev...

King Rubin and the Counts - Cow Peas
King Rubin and the Counts - Party Girl

Forward to the Caves 5/28/09 Play List:

were on the air for those that care 8 to 10 PM tonight!

www.wlfr.fm


Here is what we are playing:

Pure Hell - No Rules
45 Grave - Black Cross
Fatal Rage - I'm Appalled
Avengers - We Are The One
Middle Class - Out Of Vogue
Weirdos - We Got The Neutron Bomb
Bishops - Somebody Is Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In...
Ether - Ya Gotta Kill Me
Victims - Real Wild Child
Cyanamid - This Is Hell
Happy Flowers - Mom & Dad Likes Baby Better Than Me
Minor Threat - Salad Days
Guinea Worms - Box Of Records

Vee Dee - Glimses of Another World
Les Face - Pull My Trigger
Mac Blackout - Whos Gonna Set The Fire
Mac Blackout - Pocket For Everything
Les Face - She Was A Mutant
The Lights Out - Somethings Rotten In The Land Of Hope
The Lights Out - Destroy Create
Les Face - Tylenol Killer
Haunted George - Buzzards Are His Flesh
Cynics - She Fell
The Chocolate Watchband - Till The End Of The Day
Loot - Baby Come Closer
Q65 - Cry In The Night
Surf Teens - Point Of Surf
Ramrods - Flowers In My Mind
Werps - Loves A Fire
The Starfires - Fender Bender
Crossfires - Fiberglass Jungle
Craftsmen - Rock Along
Clease - The Weird One
The Rugby's - You , I
Pamela Web and the George - Hold On I'm Coming
Mongo Santamaria - I Can't Get Next To You
Riot - Put The Gun Down Brother
Tribe - Think People
Skull Snaps - Al's Razor Blade
Mody-Vations - Ghetto Kung Fu Pt. 1
Pan Earth - Mandingo

Pamela Web and the George - Hold On I'm Comin'

OH MY GAWD! THE FUZZ!!!!!!!!!!

A MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pamela Web and the George - Hold On I'm Comin'

Cool Heat - Are You Nuts?

I'm gonna try this again...

Q. Are You Nuts?

A. Yes.

Cool Heat - Are You Nuts?

Laura Lee - I Don't Want Nothing Old (But Money)

I've been on a soul kick of late so i think i'm gonna keep on with that vibe for a while. I don't have much to say so read the wiki below if you want the 411...

Laura Lee (born Laura Lee Newton, 9 March 1945, Chicago, Illinois) is an American soul and gospel singer and songwriter, most successful and influential in the 1960s and 1970s particularly for her records which discussed and celebrated women’s experience.

Lee was born in Chicago, but as a child relocated to Detroit with her mother. After a few years, she was adopted by Rev. E. Allan Rundless, who had previously been a member of the Soul Stirrers, and his wife Ernestine, who led a gospel group, The Meditation Singers. Featuring Della Reese, they were the first Detroit gospel group to perform with instrumental backing. The group recorded on the Specialty label in the mid 1950s, appeared on the LP Della Reese Presents The Meditation Singers in 1958, and in the early 1960s recorded for Checker Records.

As Laura Lee Rundless, she replaced Reese in The Meditation Singers in 1956, and over the next few years toured widely around the country. In 1965, as Laura Lee, she launched her secular solo career as an R&B singer in clubs in Detroit, although she also continued to record occasionally with The Meditation Singers. She first recorded solo for Ric-Tic Records in 1966, with "To Win Your Heart". The following year she won a recording contract with Chess Records, and travelled to Rick Hall’s FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals to record "Dirty Man", which became a # 13 R&B hit (also # 68 pop). She stayed with Chess until 1969, touring and also recording "Up Tight Good Man" and "As Long As I Got You".

Lee then moved to Holland, Dozier and Holland’s newly established Hot Wax label. One of her first recordings for Hot Wax, "Women’s Love Rights", became one of her biggest hits, reaching # 11 on the R&B chart in 1971 and # 36 pop. In 1972, "Rip Off" reached # 3 on the R&B chart, but only # 68 pop. She also recorded an album, Two Sides of Laura Lee, while in a relationship with singer Al Green.

Lee left Invictus / Hot Wax in 1975 and signed with Ariola Records, but became seriously ill shortly afterwards and retired from the music industry for several years. She returned in 1983 with a gospel album, Jesus Is The Light Of My Life, on which she worked with Al Green. By 1990 she was recovered from illness, and had been ordained as a minister. She has continued recording music to this day.


Laura Lee - I Don't Want Nothing Old (But Money)