LULA REED - YOUR LOVE KEEPS A-WORKING ON ME | sonicandvisualsurprises

 Your Love Keeps A-Working On Me

Lula Reed

YOUR LOVE KEEPS A-WORKING ON ME - LULA REED

1962

A beautifully urgent rhythm'n'blues cut

The groove grabs you immediately, and Lula Reed’s vocal takes it somewhere special.

 

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16 PINS - THE MISTAKES | sonicandvisualsurprises

 16 Pins 

The Mistakes 

16 PINS - THE MISTAKES 

1981

A brilliant little collision of punk attitude and pop instincts

The Mistakes were an all-female Oxford band whose brief recording career left behind this wonderfully catchy 1981 single. 

Judy Parsons played drums and sang backing vocals in The Mistakes, before moving on to The Bodysnatchers and later The Belle Stars.

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ORIENTAL BROTHERS BAND - Ilhe Chinyenre | Sonic Surprises

 Ilhe Chinyenre

Oriental Brothers Band 

ILHE CHINYENRE - ORIENTAL BROTHERS BAND

70’s

Just let it groove 

There’s something utterly irresistible about this one. 

The groove settles in, the guitars keep circling, and the same beautiful pattern just keeps pulling you back in. 

I could listen to this forever.

 

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MEMPHIS MINNIE : KILLER DILLER BLUES | sonicandvisualsurprises

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Killer Diller Blues Memphis Minnie

KILLER DILLER BLUES - MEMPHIS MINNIE

1947

Memphis Minnie didn’t come to play nice

There’s a lovely swing to this one — until that guitar starts hitting you back.

Ronnie Dawson - Rockin’ Bones [Born Bad Vol 1] | sonicandvisualsurprises / roguetelemetry

  

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Rockin' BonesRonnie DawsonBorn Bad Vol. 1

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ROCKIN’ BONES - RONNIE DAWSON

1959

Full throttle rockabilly

Time to shake the bones. Ronnie Dawson brings the goods with Rockin’ Bones. 

Turn it up!

Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Wise Man [ The King of Ska goes Rock Steady] | sonicandvisualsurprises

  hot out here 35 degrees and climbing I say Simmer Down

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Wise ManDesmond Dekker & The Aces

WISE MAN - DESMOND DEKKER

1966

The King of Ska goes rocksteady

One of those tunes that makes everything slow down for a few minutes.

Desmond Dekker’s voice, that gorgeous groove, and a melody that lingers.

Thee Headcoats - She’s Fine, She’s Mine | sonicandvisualsurprises

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She’s Fine She’s MineThee Headcoats

SHE’S FINE SHE’S MINE - THEE HEADCOATS

1991

Vintage rhythm & blues meets scrappy garage rock

Taking inspiration from one of rock ‘n’ roll’s great innovators, Thee Headcoats deliver a cover bursting with grit, groove, and infectious enthusiasm.

SHE’S FINE SHE’S MINE - THEE HEADCOATS [W.O.A.H. BO in Thee Garage]

Lloyd Robinson - Cuss Cuss | HERBERG DE KELDER / sonicandvisualsurprises

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Cuss Cuss

Lloyd Robinson 
Cuss Cuss - Lloyd Robinson
1968
Deeply hypnotic early reggae magic

“Cuss Cuss” introduced one of Jamaica’s most enduring riddims — stripped down, mesmerising, and endlessly reworked for decades after.

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