Swamp Dogg - Rat On

Continuing the rat theme unintentionally.

I only know two people who like Swamp Dogg and they both have impeccable music taste. After a night out my friend was spinning records in their dining area and showed me this - "you haven't heard of Swamp Dogg" they exclaimed. They chucked this on. Loved it. I Kissed Your Face still gets me. And the clarinet in that is next level. I thought this album cover was hilarious. I still do. This album is still politically on point.

A good Sunday evening record. It ought to be listened to whilst chilling on the couch but it also made a good folding laundry soundtrack

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The Mighty Imperials - Thunder Chicken

This is actually my partners record. This was on the Soundtrack to one of the video games they'd play when we lived in our tiny 60s flat. This cover is both amazing and terrifying cos I don't like chickens. Another great daptone record. More like the metres on this one.

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Teena Marie - Wild and Peaceful

Picked this up yesterday at the paradise loft sale. The hour I was there, I was only one of two women browsing and the other appeared to be looking to kill time whilst their partner looked. It's not an uncommon experience. But yesterday was a weird bro vibe. I hate that about record culture sometimes. Possibly the eve of the election put me in a mood.

I've noticed many DJ copies seem to still have the plastic on them. Normally I take it off. But I love the stickers on this. Google tells me this might have come from Strawberries Records in New England.

A well known album by two power houses. I don't need to say much more. Side two is a debbie downer like me yesterday. Thankfully the first half is killer and so was the election result.    

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Bernard Wright - Nard

I bought this on impulse for $20 from the second-hand hip hop bin at Clarity Records in the early days when they started. I was listening to lots of early 80s hip hop at the time and remembered seeing this record on a soul jazz newsletter some time before. I remember when I got home, I thought it was ok but wasn't what I was expecting. I wasn't a huge jazz funk girlie then. So ashamed to say it but it sat on my shelf. Then a few years ago when I was sorting my records I rediscovered it and kicked myself for how good this album is!

Apparently my copy is a shit sounding repress. But it's hard to come across so looks like I'm sticking with this copy for the time being.

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Kongas - Anikana-O

70s French group playing percussion heavy groves. The band features French disco drummer Marc Cerrone hence why it has so many good drum breaks.

Found this in the $10 bargin bin at Woolfies.

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Patrice Rushen - Pizzazz

I've been trying to find a second-hand copy of her soul disco album in the wild for a few years with no luck. I didn't think it would be a particularly hard record to track down. I was thrilled to find a copy at the smokelovers record fair last weekend. 

It's now left me with a dilemma where to put this. She's known as a jazz pianist and R&B. My records are sorted by genre and I have her early jazz works in jazz. My partner tells me this is why genre sorting fails. This is why our records are not combined. 

I've written about Patrice Rushen before - powerhouse and way underappreciated etc. Just go read the wiki about this album and what some men thought at the time. Ugh. This copy is a first pressing and has a cut out in the corner. Makes me sad it wasn't a hit or dead stock in it's day. 

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Formed in 1983 in Gabon, Central Africa by jazz pianist and composer Frédéric Gassita this was the four piece's only release. Apparently it took 12 months to record at a swanky studio and the sound quality shows. The six tracks contain a mix of synths, boogie style, and funky bass lines. I love the front cover and the cute spelling error. This is the 2019 repress on the French label BeauMonde. I remember I was working in the CBD when this came out and was drawn to it instantly. After listening on line I power walked on my lunch break to Transition Records to pick up a copy.

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Darando - Let My People Go

Some tunes for a slow morning after birthday celebrations. Lots has been written about Darando and how he was rediscovered. Now famous for Didn't I, there are also other great tracks on this compilation of works and previously unreleased material.

We were sitting in a pizza place Wednesday night aptly named Thin Slizzy, and Didn't I came on. Maybe it was because I was full of carbs, or good holiday vibes, but hearing this on their big stereo was stunning. I went and got the album the next day before getting on the plane.

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