SUNDAY REGGAE : DELROY WILSON :: better must come . . . . . . one day | ZEROSOUNDS

 A nice Reggae album from the classic voice of Mr Delroy Wilson and his album Better Must Come

from the always fascinating ZEROSOUNDS. I found Delroy with his early hit ‘Dancing Mood’ when he was nearly as young as me! On a compilation Reggae album I had in the late sixties . . . enjoy the mature voice on these mostly covers of classic songs from the American Songbook

Delroy Wilson - Better Must Come One Day - ZeroSounds

Zero says:

Like Dennis Brown and Freddie McGregor, Delroy Wilson was barely out of short trousers when he recorded his debut single for Coxsone Dodd 's Studio One label. His first hit, 'Joe Liges' (1963), was written by Perry, Lee, who at the time was working as a talent-spotter, songwriter and singer for Dodd; the track was a lyrical attack on former Dodd employee and now rival, Prince Buster ('One hand wash the other, but you don't remember your brother, Joe Liges, Joe Liges, stop criticise'), set to a rollicking early ska rhythm. The record was so popular that his follow-up, 'Spirit In The Sky', another Perry-penned barb aimed at Buster, was actually credited to Joe Liges when it was released in the UK on the Bluebeat and Black Swan labels. Delroy went on to cut numerous records in the same vein for Dodd, including 'One Two Three', 'I Shall Not Remove', a duet with Smith, Slim entitled 'Look Who Is Back Again', and the anti-Buster 'Prince Pharaoh', notable for being the only occasion on which Dodd himself is heard on record, admonishing Buster in a coded, spoken outburst.

Wilson's voice broke just in time for the emergence of rocksteady in 1966, and his version of the Tams' 'Dancing Mood' of that year, one of the first rocksteady records, became a monstrous hit, alerting music fans to a new soul-styled crooner to match Ellis, Alton. Throughout the rest of the decade, Wilson, still recording mainly for Studio One, increased his popularity with titles such as 'Riding For A Fall', another Tams cover version, 'Once Upon A Time', 'Run Run', 'Won't You Come Home', 'Never Conquer', 'True Believer', 'One One', 'I'm Not A King', 'Rain From The Skies' and 'Feel Good All Over', as well as covering the Temptations' 'Get Ready'. Leaving Studio One in 1969, Wilson sojourned briefly at Lee, Bunny 's camp, which resulted in a popular reading of the Isley Brothers' 'This Old Heart Of Mine' (1969), before moving to Sonia Pottinger 's Tip Top Records, where he cut the excellent 'It Hurts' and a version of the Elgins' 'Put Yourself In My Place' (both 1969).

He teamed up once more with Bunny Lee and enjoyed a huge Jamaican hit with 'Better Must Come' (1971), which was so popular that it was adopted as a theme song by Michael Manley's PNP to increase their vote among 'sufferers', during that year's election campaign.

In 1972 his success continued with 'Cool Operator', again for Lee, and throughout the next few years he maintained his position as one of reggae's best-loved singers, with songs such as 'Mash Up Illiteracy' and 'Pretty Girl' for Gibbs, Joe, 'Love' for Gussie Clarke, 'Rascal Man' for Winston 'Niney' Holness, a cover version of the Four Tops' 'Ask The Lonely' for J., Harry, 'It's A Shame' (a version of the Detroit Spinners song for Joseph 'Joe Joe' Hookim ), 'Have Some Mercy' for A. Folder, and 'Keep On Running' for Prince Tony. In 1976 his career took a further step forward when he recorded a hugely popular version of Marley, Bob 's 'I'm Still Waiting' for Charmers, Lloyd LTD label, later followed by the well-received Sarge, still regarded by most aficionados as his best set. The misnomered Greatest Hits was also issued by Prince Tony during this period.

Further recordings towards the end of the decade, including 'All In This Thing Together', 'Halfway Up The Stairs' and 'Come In Heaven' for Gussie Clarke, did well, but Wilson's career floundered somewhat during the early part of the 80s, apart from a few sporadic sides, including the popular 'Let's Get Married' for London's Fashion Records.

The Digital age, however, provided a revival of fortunes with the massive 'Don't Put The Blame On Me'/'Stop Acting Strange' for King Jammy in 1987, and 'Ease Up', a cut of the famous 'Rumours' rhythm for Bunny Lee, as well as albums such as Looking For Love for Phil Pratt and Which Way Is Up, produced by Errol 'Flabba' Holt for Blue Mountain, since which time he has once again drifted into semi-retirement. Despite being one of the best singers Jamaica has ever produced, Wilson was rarely able to consolidate the success that came his way; nevertheless, he remained a much-loved and respected, but sorely under used and, outside of reggae circles, underrated performer.

Delroy Wilson died at the age of 46 on 6 March 1995 at Kingston's UWI hospital, of complications from cirrhosis of the liver. 

- (Encyclopedia of Popular Music) -


Here´s "Better Must Come... One Day" - a great compilation of music by the great Delroy Wilson on Jamaican Gold, an independent record label from Netherlands specialized in Jamaican music reissues:

DANCING MOOD - Delroy Wilson

Another track of the day from O My Soul III. . . . . . . . . . THE VELVET UNDERGROUND : PALE BLUE EYES

again thanks to Alice at reds1981 for the reminder check out her blog [link below] she posts music, art and texts and reflecting her place in the world but also sings and plays her own music which I reckon needs a label (if she hasn’t got one!?)

anyway . . . . here’s The Velvet’s with a favourite track that I don’t see often enough, it is indelibly written somewhere deep inside my head!

O My Soul

sometimes i feel so happy
sometimes i feel so sad
sometimes i feel so happy
but mostly you just make me mad
baby you just make me mad

Another classic (thanks to O My Soul) 2 | Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

Thanks for the reminder as ever to young Alice over at O My Soul

O My Soul

• Cyndi Lauper –  Time After Time

HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY - WILLIE NELSON

 

Funniest clip from the Greta Gerwig film ‘Barbie' . . . . . . .

margotrobie:

Barbie | Dir. Greta Gerwigr

Ryan has said with the greatest humour that ‘Ken’ is the role he was born to play . . . . . this made me weep with laughter! The guy’s brilliant! Margot is fascinating too . . . no dumb blondes here!

Song of the Day::Classics Revisited 1| ELVIS COSTELLO : Watching The Detectives

Thanks yet another reminder from Alice over at reds1981 . . . . . . .this we haven’t posted for a while I reckon but don’t think I would ever stop . . . a favourite of my dear old friend the much missed Stephen Blackman and perhaps his favourite album of all time . . . . . 

O My Soul

Song Of The Day - “Watching The Detectives” : Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Ry Cooder :: The Concert for New Orleans - with Buckwheat Zydeco, Lenny Kravitz, Irma Thomas (2006)

00:00 Ry Cooder - "My Girl Josephine" (Fats Domino & Dave Bartholomew, 1960) 03:10 Buckwheat Zydeco - "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, 1964) 08:10 Lenny Kravitz - "When The Levee Breaks" (Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie, 1929) remastered "Led Zeppelin" 1971, album "Led Zeppelin IV") 11:35 Irma Thomas - "Back-water Blues" (Bessie Smith [& James P. Johnson piano], 1927)

Ry should do an album with Irma! We were talking the other day about Ry playing My Girl Josephine the old Dave Bartholomew number and what key it was in when he played the benefit for Hurricane Katrina affected Nawleans . . . . . and so I found this! This was the Blues section of the concert and it is still available knocking around on DVD if can find it. BUY IT!

Lenny too far down in the mix but heck this is FUN!

I would definitely buy an album with these guys on!

Film of The Month :: KOYAANISQATSI - by Godfrey Reggio

Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance premiered in Santa Fe, NM on 28 April 1982.

In 1972, 30-year-old Godfrey Reggio began making a number of “advertising” spots sponsored by the ACLU for the Albuquerque, New Mexico viewing area, focusing on “invasions of privacy and the use of technology to control behavior.” The spots were so popular that people called the TV stations asking when they would be shown again. After the campaign ended Reggio tried to raise more money to begin another project, but failed. He was then convinced by his cinematographer Ron Fricke that they could use the remaining $40,000 to make a film.

After quickly exhausting their budget (resulting in about 20 minutes of edited film), Fricke moved to Los Angeles and worked as a waiter while trying to get jobs in Hollywood. Reggio continued to try and raise funds and the 2 began working together in 1976, traveling around the country and filming when and where they could.

In 1981, Reggio met Francis Ford Coppola who was so impressed with the footage that he saw, he offered to attach his name to the project in order to secure theatrical distribution. Reggio turned down offers from larger studios in order to have greater control of distribution and went with Island Alive (started by Chris Blackwell of Island Records), and Koyaanisqatsi was the company’s first release.

The film received significant critical praise and was a surprise financial success, due to support from college campus theatres and art house screenings.

Michael Nesmith’s Pacific Arts Video initially released Koyaanisqatsi on VHS and laserdisc.

Koyaanisqatsi also brought wider attention to Philip Glass, whose soundtrack for the film was released on Island Records in 1983.

 

Official Trailer

Introduced as I was to this film by a dear friend and colleague back in the day, the artist Micha Lewin this stands still as one of my favourite films of all time and is frankly a masterpiece reinventing the art form of film IMHO

Godfrey Reggio By Peter Weiss 

Saturday first song of the day : Joan Baez - Farewell Angelina

O My Soul

Farewell, Angelina - Joan Baez

BONNIE RAITT - LIVE at The BBC 1976 -1998 | ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST

 BONNIE LIVE at THE BBC! 

1976 - 1998

'Albums That Should Exist'

Having discovered the joys of Albums That Should Exist and trawling around the back lists found these two of my ‘girlfriend’ Ms Bonnie Raitt. Great texts too and great GREAT quality from these two obviously as they are both BBC broadcasts. Thanks Albums That Should Exist - now they do!

Bonnie Raitt - Live Vol I -  Old Grey Whistle Test BBC 1976 - Albums That Should Exist

01 Love Me like a Man (Bonnie Raitt)
02 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
03 Too Long at the Fair (Bonnie Raitt)
04 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
05 I'm Blowin' Away (Bonnie Raitt)
06 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
07 You've Got to Know How (Bonnie Raitt)
08 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
09 Write Me a Few of Your Lines - Kokomo Blues (Bonnie Raitt)
10 Sugar Mama (Bonnie Raitt)
11 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
12 What Do You Want the Boy to Do (Bonnie Raitt)
13 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
14 Under the Falling Sky (Bonnie Raitt)
15 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
16 Angel from Montgomery (Bonnie Raitt)
17 Home (Bonnie Raitt)
18 Runaway (Bonnie Raitt)

Bonnie Raitt - BBC Sessions Vol II 1998 - Shepherd’s Bush Empire | Albums That Should Exist

01 Love Letter (Bonnie Raitt)
02 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
03 I Believe I'm in Love with You (Bonnie Raitt)
04 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
05 Lovers Will (Bonnie Raitt)
06 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
07 Round and Round (Bonnie Raitt)
08 Something to Talk About (Bonnie Raitt)
09 I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt)
10 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
11 Come to Me (Bonnie Raitt)
12 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
13 Thing Called Love (Bonnie Raitt)
14 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
15 Tell It Like It Is (Bonnie Raitt)
16 talk (Bonnie Raitt)
17 Angel from Montgomery (Bonnie Raitt)

Get them both and you won’t regret it - they are just fantastic quality!

Then go buy some Bonnie

merch . . . . .

JOHN FAHEY :: SHANLEY HALL NW UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL 1974 | Reed College, Portland, Oregon; April 8, 1967 | BIG O

 One of the most extraordinary things about Big O (despite the tirades of filth from largely US trolls with their racist sexist school boy filth) is the amazing eclectic range of postings and recently there is no exception with this item here. A favourite and fascinating guitar savant ( I would maintain) in John Fahey the extraordinarily gifted and unique self taught player and composer of guitar pieces without equal

+ + + + +

Disc 1
Amazingrace Coffeehouse, Shanley Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; August 24, 1974

Thanks to OldNeumanntapr and frenfri for sharing the show at Dime.

Track 01. Thus Krishna On The Battlefield 10:10
Track 02. Fare Forward Voyagers 24:08
Track 03. Owchita/Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain 19:00
Track 04. On The Sunny Side of The Ocean (false start) 0:19
Track 05. On The Sunny Side of The Ocean/Spanish Two-Step 9:45
64 mins

Bonus:
Track 06. The Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade/Requiem For Mississippi John Hurt 7:05
Live at the Great American Music Hall; San Francisco, CA; October 10, 1974 (soundboard)

Disc 2
Reed College, Portland, Oregon; April 8, 1967

Track 01. St Louis Blues 2:50
Track 02. The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party Part 1 2:22
Track 03. The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party Part 2 5:00
Track 04. Requiem for Russell Blaine Cooper Part 1 2:20
Track 05. Requiem for Russell Blaine Cooper Part 2 5:02
Track 06. Red Pony (Wine & Roses) 4:48
Track 07. On the Banks of the Owchita 5:06
Track 08. When the Catfish is In Bloom 6:45
Track 09. Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip Of Spain 5:10
Track 10. In Christ There is No East Or West 3:10

 

Astrid Kirchherr in Get Rhythm - Colin Hall

 Nice posts dotted around this morning on Astrid Kirchherr 

Reinhart Wolf & Astrid Kirchherr in Hamburg, Germany 1960 © Klaus Voormann

“Astrid and The Beatles became even closer when she invited them to her home in Altona. For the first time since arriving in Hamburg, the five boys were able to enjoy some home comforts and escape the desperate privations of their hovel like accommodation at The Bambi Kino. They also enjoyed some sorely missed English food: “They loved visiting my house. For their first visit, my mother asked me what they liked to eat, and so she cooked them mashed potatoes, steak and peas – the first proper English meal they’d had since arriving in Germany. She even got them some strawberries, and made tea with milk and sugar. John and my mother got on like house on fire – even though they did not understand a word each other was saying. It was lovely to see. The boys had a good time – they had a bath and enjoyed looking through our records and books. It was to be the first of many such visits.” 

Through such occasions, Astrid was able to get to know The Beatles as individuals. 

“Paul is still like he was then, very lovely, deeply modest, and very well mannered. He nearly broke his tongue talking German to my mother. He had his phrase book with him. He always tried to be the translator, because he had these three or five words of German that he knew. George was the sweet one. He was just 17, and he would sit and look at things, politely asking “Can I please look at that book, that magazine?” He is one of my closest friends. I am so pleased to know that he is in England watching over me. He had had tough times recently, and so I am pleased he has his family and his religion to help him. He lost John, his parents, he was almost killed during that terrifying attack, and he had that bad cancer, but through all these tragedies he is still the George he has always been; kid, helpful and full of love for his friends. He is very caring toward me.

…

John was the strong one, always asking questions. All that anger that people associate with him and that was showing the film “Backbeat” in several scenes, where he shouts “It’s all dick!” at everyone and anyone - including me – was not the John I knew. That’s fiction, I never heard him say that. We got on every well – he was never hostile towards me. 

“And Stuart!!! Well, by the time they visited my home we really had a crush on each other, so we just sat gazing into one another’s eyes, as the rest carried on. Neither of us actually made the first move, it was both of us - like magnets. At that time, Klaus was my boyfriend, but he sensed what was happening. He saw it and, in a way, forced it, which is strange to understand now, but Klaus always wanted me to be happy. He knew I wasn’t happy in our relationship. He and I were great friends, we shared the same tastes, the same sense of humour, but we just could not live together as lovers, that was impossible. So he encouraged Stuart and me a little bit.” 

Astrid Kirchherr on the personalities of The Beatles. Interviewed by Colin Hall for Get Rhythm, August 2001

Cocteau Twins | Love’s Easy Tears | 1986

 RESTORED VERSION . . . . . . . . 

Rory Gallagher - 1985-01-22 - Budapest, Hungary - HEAVYBOOTZ

 RORY LIVE 

IN BUDAPEST!

This is a great find from over at HeavyBootz! Awesome quality and the band are on fire! The Rory was at his peak and on form there was nobody to touch him in terms of live rocking blues! We miss him!

The demon drink takes away another heroic talent way too early . . . . . . . tragic

Rory Gallagher - Live in Budapest 1985 - Heavy Bootz

Rory Gallagher

Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
1985-01-22

soundboard
mp3 @ 320 [342 mb]


artwork included

CD1
01 Double Vision
02 Missisippi Sheiks
03 Bad Penny
04 I Wonder Who
05 Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
06 Nadine
07 Bought & Sold
08 Off The Handle

CD2
09 Tattoo'd Lady
10 Out On The Western Plain
11 Walkin' Blues
12 Banker's Blues
13 Bourbon
14 Secret Agent
15 All Around Man
16 Bullfrog Blues
17 Dizzy Miss Lizzy
18 Messin' With The Kid
19 Bring It On Home

total time: 2:28:41

"Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. “DOWN IN HOLLYWOOD’

Where are we?

Why we’re Down In Hollywood! 

a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst Santa Cruz the band intros bit . . . . . . . 

with Ry Cooder and the Moula Banda Rhythm Aces . . . . . . . now often band intros are nothing if not boring but this is the exception and no mistake . . . . . perhaps the finest Ry Cooder band ever!

George Bohannon - Trombone

Steve Douglas - Saxaphone

Flaco Jimenez - Accordion

Bass Guitar - Jorge Calderón

Drums - Jim Keltner

Percusion - Miguel Cruiz

Piano - Van Dyke Parks

Backing Vocals  - Bobby King [tenor]

                    Terry Evans,  [baritone]

                    Arnold McCuller [tenor]

                    Willie Greene Jnr [bass]

So I was searching for DEVO and came across this!

 3-DEVO . . . . . . . LIVE

HARRY BELAFONTE 1 March 1927 (Harlem, NY) - 25th April 2023 (Manhattan NY)

A young Bob Dylan accompanies Harry Belafonte on “Midnight Special” on his first ever released recording although Bobby didn’t stick around, Belafonte’s perfectionism driving him away . . . . . 

Harry with some of  my favourite people!

Another single of the day JILTED JOHN | JULIE /GOING STEADY TOTP

Jilted John Julie / Going Steady

Britpop at its very best!

If it says it won’t play just CLICK ON IT! They’re fibbing!

Single of The Week : THE RIVINGTONS - Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow!

 Well it IS Wednesday!

DEVO - Wollman Skating Rink, NY. 1980 :: FLOPPY BOOT STOMP

 DEVO

DEVO - WOLLMAN RINK NY 1980 - FLOPPY BOOT STOMP

The Boss at Floppy Boot Stomp has posted this one and this is fine too. DEVO at their very best and in one unchaptered file. ( I was going to chapter it but messed it up so maybe later and I will send it to the guys at FBS if I re-do it. One of the things about this is people are promoting it chaptered but asking for money  . . . . . as in SELLING it!

         This really annoys me but hey maybe you can have fun with Audacity or some such similar to chapter it yourselves. It IS worth it . . . . . . . .duty now for the future

Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park. New York) 1980. 

TURN IT UP - THIS IS DEDICATED TO TRUMPIANS EVERYWHERE!

He saved the Ice Rink you know!!

J.J.Cale - 1975-12-31 - Cains Ballroom, OK. :: Voodoo Wagon

 This is really great and been there for a while from V-Chile over at Voodoo Wagon who relicts that we are sorely reminded quite how we miss someone when they die. Cale was an immense influence on when Naturally cam out and Magnolia, Clyde and Afeter Midnight where hardly off the turntable when released. Live with this lineup is a real treat and it is really rare quality at this date.  . . . . gorgeous!

Thanks to all at the Voodoo Wagon

J.J.Cale - Live in Tulsa OK 1975 - Voodoo Wagon

01.Cajun Moon 6:25

02.Call Me The Breeze 7:10

03.Lies 6:35

04.Clyde 6:27

05.After Midnight 8:48

06.Call The Doctor 3:39

07.Magnolia 5:36

08.Crazy Mama 5:40

09.The Sensitive Kind 4:01

10.Cocaine 6:57

V-Chile says:

from discogs - 

From Discogs - This recording comes from an FM radio broadcast of Cale's New Year's Eve performance in 1975, at Cain's Ballroom in the town in which he was raised, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Featuring a majestic set of J.J. Cale favorites taken from the albums he had released by this juncture in his career, along with a couple of cuts which at the time had yet to grace a J.J. studio record, all performed in an extended format, radically different from the album versions. This recording illustrates perfectly where J.J. Cale was musically by the end of 1975 and shows the direction in which he was moving for the next phase of his marvelous career.