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By O-Dub 
The only downside to Numero Group is that they put out too much damn music!1 Just as I’m trying to catch up with the excellence that was their Boddie set, I’m now trying to stay atop of their upcoming Lou Ragland and Red, Black and Green Productions releases respectively and their dropping limited edition vinyl exclusives by gospel singer Shirley Ann Lee and the one I’m most jazzed about: this Boddie-vault rescue by the girl group, Love Apple.
Love Apple: What Will Tomorrow Bring?
From S/T (Numero Group, 2012)
The sound quality isn’t the best [...]
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By O-Dub 
The Darling Dears: And I Love You
From 7″ (Flower City/Culture of Sound, 1972/2012)
I first heard about the Darling Dears 7″ on Soulstrut in 2010 and Matthew Africa recently did a nice write-up on his blog where he describes the sound of the group as “airy female harmonies set against a wall of sludgy funk and heavy drums,” which just about sums it up. A really awesome single and expensively obscure out the wazoo.
By sheer coincidence, two different labels have reissued it, basically at the same time, both of which followed perfectly legit [...]
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By O-Dub 
A very very cool new package from the folks at Light in the Attic: they’ve recently turned their famous Seattle soul/funk anthology, Wheedle’s Groove into a 45s boxset which features 10 7″s highlighting songs/artists from the original comp. It’s a sick package, including replicated artwork for the 7″s which is always a nice touch, plus a bonus EP of Robbie Hill’s Family Affair’s unreleased sessions.
Unfortunately, they can’t offer the boxset for a giveaway since it’s a limited edition item, BUT Light in the Attic will giveaway an original copy of anthology on CD.
Also, [...]
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By O-Dub Apologies for the absence of new posts; I’m in the middle of an intensive summer institute so my time is very short right now. However, given that I – and I assume many readers are – fans of Quantic, wanted to let you know there’s a current giveaway to win Quantic’s entire back catalog.
By O-Dub 
Barbara Lynn: I’m a Good Woman (snippet)
From 7″ (Cultures of Soul, 2011)
The Fabulous Fugitives and Their Review: What the World Needs (snippet)
From 7″ (Cultures of Soul, 2011)
Cultures of Soul is a relatively new label (both reissues and new releases) put together by DJ Jeff Swallom aka Deano Sounds. The label is part of a mini-content empire that includes a sales site for original vinyl plus interviews with different soul/funk personalities.
Anyways, they’ve been kind enough to offer up a 7″ giveaway for a few of [...]
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By O-Dub 
Sofrito is one of the premier Latin-themed parties in London and the good folks at Strut decided to bless ‘em with their own curated compilation.
Peep the tracklist (along with sound clips of some tunes):
1. BANDA LOS HIJOS DE LA NINA LUZ – QUIERO AMANACER
2. LES YA TOUPAS DU ZAIRE – JE NE BOIS PAS BEAUCOUP
3. FRENTE CUMBIERO – PITCHITO
4. FAIR NICK STARS – ARRETE MAL PARLE
5. KYEREMATEN STARS – MAYE OBI DEN
6. VICTOR UWAIFO – OHUE (FRANKIE FRANCIS & SIMBAD EDIT)
7. ADOLFO ECHEVERRIA [...]
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By O-Dub 
That is the new package of goodies connected with the release of the Groove Merchant Turns 20 compilation put together by my good friend “Cool” Chris Veltri (with intro essay by yours truly). It’s in celebration of the Groove Merchant’s 20th anniversary as the best damn record store on the planet (at least for me) and I want your help in getting the word out about it.
If you run a site and write a short post about the new comp (link back to this page) and then send me an email confirming you’ve done so, [...]
Continue reading BLOGERATI: CALLING OUT TO YOU
By O-Dub Some time in 2009, I was contacted by Wax Poetics, who are helping to manage the Fania catalog, about writing liner notes for a few releases and whether there were any titles I thought would be worthy of reissuing. High on my list was this LP:
Joe Bataan: Under the Street Lamp
Unwed Mother
Both from Singin’ Some Soul (Fania, 1972). Also available as a digital download.
I’ve briefly touched on this album in previous posts but never in a dedicated way and that’s an oversight on my part. This is, hands [...]
Continue reading JOE BATAAN + PETE RODRIGUEZ: MIS NOTAS (PLUS ANOTHER GIVEAWAY)
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