A post shared by Oliver W./Soul Sides (@soulsides) on Sep 23, 2017 at 9:30am PDT The purge never really ends but I have updated my Discogs page with a few dozen new 45s, most of them in the $10 range. One of the most recent bigger ticket items is this original Nigerian pressing of Fela’s … Continue reading FALL PURGE
Whoa, has it been six weeks since our last installment? Since our last check in, I managed to get through all of my alphabetized collection and now have about 500 or so unfiled promos from the early ’00s to go through before this phase of the purge is complete. 1 In the time since, I … Continue reading THE GREAT RAP PURGE: PART 7
Pop Da Brown Hornet: G.P. Connection From 12″ (Smoke, 1996) Is it possible to overstate just how far the Wu-Tang’s influence went in the ’90s? It’s just extraordinary that beyond just the core Clan, you had 2nd and 3rd stringers all in the mix, all getting a boost off of new allure of Shaolin styles. … Continue reading THE GREAT RAP PURGE: PART 6
The purge continues.1 Mood: Hustle on the Side From 12″ (Below-Zero, 1995) I know I’ve been spending a good deal of time talking (both here and on the podcasts) about selling records and what this means, not just materially but also philosophically. Case in point: this Mood 12″ is one I like rather much. Not … Continue reading THE GREAT RAP PURGE: PART 5
The purge continues; I’m up to the “J” section now. Here’s a few from the last set of crates I cleaned through: Icey “J”: It Takes a Real Man From 12″ (JBM, 1989) I’m not sure why “It Takes Two” needed an “answer” record; it’s not like dude was dissing anyone by name. But most … Continue reading THE GREAT RAP PURGE: PART 4
On a soon-to-be-shared Sidebar podcast, I spoke with music critic Sasha Frere-Jones about his summer song choices and during the “bonus beats” part of the interview, we got around talking to his own vinyl purge from a few years back. He was talking about letting go of the fetish quality of records, pointing out that … Continue reading THE GREAT RAP PURGE PART 3
I’ve spent my birthday (today) unboxing rap records, most of which haven’t been opened since 2006. This was a phenomenally stupid idea, even for me, if only because lugging 40+ lb boxes to and fro, plus sorting/purging records, is literally depressing me. Part of it is physical – my back hates me right now – … Continue reading UNPACKING BLUES aka THE GREAT RAP PURGE PT. 2
In 2006, I moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles and at the time, the spot my wife and I moved into didn’t have enough space for me to unbox my rap records so I just left them in the garage and ever since then, that’s where they’ve stayed: completely boxed. In moving to the … Continue reading THE GREAT RAP PURGE, PT 1 OF ?
Cavaliers Unlimited: Soul Vein The Nasty From 7″ (Century, 1969) I last wrote about this 7″ in 2006. It is, by far, the rarest record I own. From what I know, it’s one of only a handful of copies known in circulation. And I’m selling it. Not because I’m desperate for cash, especially after this, … Continue reading THE PURGE FACTOR
Ted Atking and His Orchestra: The Man From NowhereFrom Pop Music For Dancing (Concert Hall, 1970) The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra: Cast Your Fate to the WindFrom Big City Soul (Pye, 1975) Rogier Van Otterloo: My Dearest FluffieFrom On the Move (Polydor, 1976) Jacques Loussier: Ballet Photo RogueFrom You Only Love Once Soundtrack (London, 1968) As … Continue reading Soul Purge Pt. 1: Eurojazz
