WHITEFACE - st LP 79 w Live At The Agora LP 79 w Change Of Face LP 81

A big thank you to ClassicMusic20 for just discovering this band and suggesting that it would be "a great pick to put on your blog' in his words and he is absolutely correct.  Starting out as a Wild Cherry sounding funky band then evolving into a more AOR band with a great live album in between.  For you fly skimmers that only download the main post, this week, like every week I try to completely blow your minds with each and every post but this week you'll be missing some great posts is you don't scroll down!

https://mega.nz/file/kukwQRxB#skqe6xwxzdpLkMN6_9YuTr0NSLyAPWvHTRR9_KiB7qY 

VA - BORN FREE LP w John Barry - Born Free OST LP 66 w The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus - Born Free LP w Hootenanny LP

 This movie was all the rage when I was but a wee yout and found this all at Goodwill over the years on lunchbreak.  Starting to dip into the children's music and these two from Do-Re-Mi are really made for adults actually as well.  The hootenanny one I tacked on it a live affair with some of the loudest nice sounding applause I have ever heard on vinyl.  Artists on the comp include:  Nancy Wilson, Al Martino, Nelson Riddle, Peggy Lee and Matt Monro who sings the famous version of 'Born Free' as we all should be.

LINK REPOSTED 10-1-2024:  https://bestfile.io/en/g1Sme8r1cV5h8Ms/file

VA - A NATION IS BORN-A MUSICAL HISTORY OF THE BAHAMAS LP 73

 This is an absolute stellar compilation from when the Bahamas became independent from British rule and the original source for an old favorite soul tune I dig called "Funky Nassau"!!!  Includes:  The Lucayan Chorale, Eloise Lewis, Ronnie Butler, Rupert And The Rolling Coins, Blind Blake, The Mightty Makers, Exuma, The Beginning Of The End, Biosis Now, Bobby Smith and Frankie 'Zhivago' Young & The Rams.

https://mega.nz/file/sjFmjSIR#IsdSoBEb70Cv-Ly90gboftrUvv2ZwGXhZhA96XAq6f4

VA - GET IT ON LP 74

 This is an absolutely top notch, smokin' hot (yeah first song is 'Smokin' in the Boy's Room') great vinyl shape killer compilation that I am glad I have by Ronco but not sure where I got it...probably Goodwill.  I pulled out my Billy Paul to post below and all these song versions I think are slightly different mixes by:  Brownsville Station, The Ohio Players, Jim Stafford, Johnny Nash, Barry White, Jerry Lewis, B.B. King, The Pointer Sisters (finally have this "Yes We Can" tune from Back In The Days of Soul radio playlist I used to listen to in college on Sunday nights then go on the bus to school and get a stack of $0.25 records in early nineties from Cheapo Records), Maureen McCovern, O'Jays, Clint Holmes (Playground in my Mind!!!), Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show, The Stylistics, Lobo, Four Tops (great rare version of the song T.S.O.L. covered Ain't No Woman Like The One I Got!!), Deodato (was missing their hit song Also Sprach Zarathrusta!!!), Dobie Gray (Drift Away song goes back to my youth!), Donna Fargo (The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA what a great song!!!), Billy Paul and Ian Thomas (Dave Thomas' brother from SCTV with an old favorite song of mine 'Painted Ladies').  GET IT ON ! ! ! ! !

https://mega.nz/file/4uc3waIa#stHv7-nDzCLvk13pDQnpAtGPMXokl1CBVzEf33pFRgs

BILLY PAUL - 360 Degrees Of LP 72 w War Of The Gods LP 73 w Live In Europe LP 74 w Only The Strong Survive LP 77 w First Class LP 79 w The Best Of (sides 3 & 4 only) LP 79

 Since I had the CD of 360 I tacked those duplicate songs at the end but put the bonus track of his huge hit song Mrs. Jones as a live version right after all the vinyl.  Since I had just posted Stevie Wonder, I had to pull out his stuff too plus another version of his hit song is on the comp above.  Here is what Discogs says:  Real Name: Paul Williams

Profile:

Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones", born 1 December 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, died 24 April 2016 in Blackwood, New Jersey, USA.

https://mega.nz/file/x3lnwDQB#xmlhaPLNglyMWu-uJkbaO55T7aqQMUGeyvQ_dK6iIJc

ZEITGEIST (The Reivers) - Translate Slowly LP 85

 REPOST Request:  Per Discogs:  Austin, Texas pop band formed in 1984. They were forced to change their name by another band called Zeitgeist before releasing their second album.

https://mega.nz/file/hz1xFIrb#U3dxkJJy_97TJ3C9-M5j85rDkNNQVazp6UATq9ZeOv4

BIONIC BOOGIE - st LP 77 w Gregg Diamond Hot Butterfly LP 78

 This one feels like I know the sound very well at least on side one record one as it sounds so familiar and is kind of a missing link to me with this type of music.  This meets the disco album of the week and actually is two platters since last week I mislabeled the disco album for that week which is now identified as the 'Thank God It's Friday' copycat record and not the other one that I changed the text on.

LINK REPOSTED 9-23-2024:  https://bestfile.io/en/cixMG7IIIZ3p0O1/file

SOUL POWER & SOUND - THE RIGHT PROCEDURE CD 88

 Goes with below as two Goodwill reggae CD's I pulled from the stacks shown in my cover photos since it is still Dub-September over at Nathan Nothin's Nothin' Says Somethin' (see link on blogroll below) great blog and he really has pulled some gems this year from dub back in the day you gots to check it!  Don't know any about this band though.

https://mega.nz/file/oq83ALCQ#9stXlHvHzUYlrqynUKyP0KtZeUURhLVXsuFIsHzd7LY

FREDDIE McGREGOR - HARD TO GET CD 93

 Thought I would pull a couple CD's from my stacks in the album photos as it is Dub-September over at our neighbor blogger Nothin' Says Somethin' and Nathan has really been posting some rare classic dub reggae this year again--a category that has been hard for me to collect.  From Discogs:  Fredrick Alphanso McGregor

Profile:

Jamaican singer born in Clarendon, Jamaica on June 27, 1956. At age seven, he started singing backup for a local ska harmony duo called the Clarendonians and do his first recording at 10 on the name "Little Freddie or "young Freddie" and as a duo with Ernest Wilson aka "Freddie & Fitsy".

McGregor stayed at Studio One for much of the '70s. He sang lead for groups like Generation Gap and Soul Syndicate, and also recorded off and on as a solo act during the '70s.

In 1975, McGregor converted to Rastafarianism. Still with Studio One and working with Earl "Chinna" Smith, he recorded several classic songs.

In 1980, he recorded the great "Bobby Babylon" LP for Studio One that becomes a classic Roots Reggae album.

In 1981, McGregor scored a huge hit single with "Big Ship," which catapulted him to the front rank of reggae stars in the immediate post-Marley era, along with Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs.

Father of Stephen "The Genius" McGregor, Daniel "Chino" McGregor and Yeshemabeth McGregor.

Runs Big Ship.

https://mega.nz/file/9idmWQ4a#1We_ZMn0oryuJ9424zeRd1gt-FXKlWl0nmLF0iCwbIU

July - July 1968

 Have had this sitting on my desk for awhile now and not sure why I looked them up but anyways might as well post now since I missed their month.  From Discogs:  July were a psychedelic rock band from Ealing, London, UK, that were professionally active between 1968 and 1969. They grew out of The Second Thoughts and The Tomcats. The band's music was a blend of psychedelic rock and psychedelic pop, marked by lush harmonies, acoustic guitars, keyboards, and intricate lead guitar work.

Although none of the band's records managed to chart in the UK or the US, July are today best remembered for their songs "My Clown", "Dandelion Seeds" and "The Way", which have all been included on a number of compilation albums over the years.

July reformed in 2009 with four of the original members: Tom Newman, Pete Cook, Chris Jackson and Alan James, recording further albums.

https://mega.nz/file/p2UCRQzJ#6KPWyTOYg4J9mTGYXMWjkpN60UQHCj4s_SO7lv2eucY

Janis Ian - st LP 67 w Between The Lines LP 75 w Aftertones LP 76 w Miracle Row LP 77 w st LP 78 w Night Rains LP 79 w God And The F.B.I. CD 00

REPOST Request:  Yeah was glad to see her career last so long, from Discogs:  Born Janis Eddy Fink

Profile:

Singer / songwriter, born Janis Eddy Fink on April 7th, 1951 in New York City, USA. In 1964, she legally changed her name to Janis Ian, taking her brother Eric's middle name as her new surname.

https://mega.nz/file/d6txCBbJ#dHnrZNXg0NCTvGpzglXG_34SNXC4FJGRZToa2roBQys

BACKSTREET CRAWLER - The Band Plays On LP 75 w 2nd Street LP 76 as CRAWLER - st LP 77 w Snake Rattle And Roll LP 78 as KOSSOFF KIRKE TETSU RABBIT - st LP 72

REPOST Request:  Now you can trace the path of the FREE guitarist Paul Kossoff since I combined three previous posts beginning with the 1972 album with his name right after he left free to later bands.

https://mega.nz/file/YzMC2JhJ#GtTJ0_M-fDN87oG2thWO_0prIU2uKTXqgoABbkKg3e0
 

WANG chung - Points On The Curve LP 83 w Let's Go! EP 86 w To Live And Die In L.A. LP 85 w Mosaic LP 86

 REPOST Request:  Might have to track down the earliest release with the original spelling per Discogs:  An '80s New Wave band, was founded in 1979 as Huang Chung by Jack Hues (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), Nick Feldman (vocals, keyboards, bass guitar) and Darren Costin (vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards).

In 1981 the group expanded to a quartet, with the addition of sax player David Burnand. In keeping with the all-pseudonymous nature of the band, Burnand was known as Hogg Robinson for the first Arista single, and later, simply as Hogg.

Their self-titled debut album was released by Arista Records in 1982 after several profile raising singles.

Meanwhile, after the release, David Burnand left due to "musical differences".

In late 1982, Huang Chung they signed with American label Geffen Records. They changed the spelling of their name to Wang Chung (at David Geffen’s suggestion, to make pronunciation easier).

https://mega.nz/file/py1nhKZY#Lkklyz9e4L7o1EgztSvc72_4-H3GcKqhf4-__jCLmS4

INXS - Listen Like Thieves LP 85 w Kick LP 87 w X LP 90 w Welcome To Wherever You Are CD 92 w Elegantly Wasted CD 97

 REPOST and ADD ON:  Got the later CD and it is nice to see a band get better with age.  Here is a little history from Discogs:  INXS were an Australian rock band, formed in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The group disbanded on 11 November 2012.

Members:

Michael Hutchence (vocals, 1977-November 22, 1997)

Andrew Farriss (keyboards, guitar)

Tim Farriss (guitar)

Kirk Pengilly (saxophone, guitar, vocals)

Garry Gary Beers (bass, vocals)

Jon Farriss (drums)

Jimmy Barnes (vocals, 1998)

Terence Trent D'Arby (vocals, 1999)

Jon Stevens (vocals, 2000-2003)

J.D. Fortune (vocals, 2005-2008, 2010-August 14, 2011)

Ciaran Gribbin (vocals, September 2011-November 2012)

https://mega.nz/file/hvF2Ab4R#NVZYOjuETo1cet_0Me93ZNC9nticaGCUk0JD_bR2DVc

THE ROYALETTES - THE ELEGANT SOUND OF LP 66

 This one harkens me back to when I spent $295 at Banana Records for an original press of the Phil Spector-discovered band in the streets of New York called the Crystals.  This band being from Baltimore also starting at a young age as they formed in high school.  The lead singer has a really cool high pitched male-sounding vocal akin to the Moments/Delfonics and others with great songs I will hold onto this Goodwill find as long as I have the Crystals that is for sure.  Enjoy!

https://mega.nz/file/JnVQVAiI#JFAdbclUt-phrzLLlzi9hjPNebDbhVAzKqicHFWD5fs

THE ROCHES - st LP 79 w Nurds LP 80 w Keep On Doing LP 82 w Another World LP 85 w No Trespassing EP 86 w We Three Kings LP 90 w Moonswept LP 06 And Maggie and Terre Roche - Seductive Reasoning LP 74 - 75 w A Dove CD 92 w Suzzy Roche - HOLY SMOKES CD 97

REPOST Request:  What I wrote before:  Getting their start as a duo with Paul Simon, I got to see their network TV debut as a trio back in 79/80 as I remember it vaguely.  Great lyrics and attitude.  Their sound evolved with the times as the latter stuff is also very good.

LINK REPOSTED 10-22-25:  https://bestfile.io/en/F2b6JdKzahiEAwn/file