Spaced Invaders

This is one of the most legendary funk albums of the 70’s. It’s one of those albums that when you find it you will become the envy of any crate digger out there. And thanks to Clay at 52.5 Records he was able to land a copy of this album for me. So you can send your hate emails to me whenever. Anyway, the Skull Snaps cut just this one album and it’s blend of hard breaks, soulful vocals, and soaring grooves will continue to make this album a must for any collector for years to come.

I only heard the track “It’s a New Day.” prior to the whole album. It is a phemominal mix of soul and funk, not to mention the opening break has been sampled by so many rap artists. In fact, some record collectors swear up and down this track gave the rhythm for nearly all the early 90’s rap and has been credited as the most sampled drum beat in all rap music.

The album as a whole is just this incredible ride through a funk and soul rollercoaster! After listening to the first side of the album, I was blown away by each of the tracks. The haunting vocals, and the breaks were just insane! I got up and flipped the record over to the B-Side and the ride did not stop. The first song that comes at you is “I’m Your Pimp” and you would swear that should have been used in a Dolemite movie. With lyrics like, “I wear my hat to the side….I walk with a limp…” How could it have not been in that movie?

This is one of the best albums that I have ever heard. This goes to show that digging does pay off, and to stay away from the Top 40. You don’t find real soul like this in music today. This album is a perfect example of early 70’s funk and will continue to be a collector’s item. In fact you can only find re-issues on Ebay and for the actual album, good luck trying to find one under triple digits.

Tracks
A1 My Hang Up Is You (4:02)
A2   Having You Around (4:30)
A3  Didn’t I Do It To You (3:15)
A4   All Of A Sudden (3:23)
A5   It’s A New Day (3:04)
B1  I’m Your Pimp (4:03)
B2  I Turn My Back On Love (2:45)
B3  Trespassing (4:03)
B4   I’m Falling Out Of Love (2:46)

Listen to: It’s a New Day

Here is part 2 of cleaning out my records.

 Re-Bop-The Savoy Remixes 

I complete forgot about this one. This album actually has some pretty cool tech break remixes of some Dizzie Gillespie, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderly, and Curtis Fuller tracks. I never have played these outside the music room, but they are pretty cool. These tracks would definitely go over the heads of the normies. And the only people who might recognize the remixed tracks are my grand parents. But it’s cool none-of-the less.

Bruce Springsteen – Born In the USA

What can I say, it’s the boss. And it has my karaoke jam on there, “Dancing in the Dark.” If you look real hard on the internet there is video of me belting this one out. This album though reminds me of the tunes my parents would crank during Sunday morning chore day when I was a wee one. However, I don’t know if I should keep the album or not. I have this as high quality mp3s and can listen to it whenever and it was a very popular album so finding another one would be easy. I think I should give it to my mom for Christmas, she might like it.

Bob & Doug McKenzie

I actually found this digging through a thrift store and thought how funny it would be to listen to two dudes doing Canadian Stereotypes. I don’t remember to well if it was funny or not. After all it does have Rick Moranis on it. The odd thing is, many years later after listening to the album and it being buried in the stacks of records that I own, I actually dated a Canadian and she ended up buying me Strange Brew as a gift once. Was it coincidence or fate? You decide.

Green Velvet – La La Land

I used to play the $h!+  out of this song. This was during the pill popping rave days of the early 2000’s. The chorus is still catchy to this day and anyone who was into electronic music back in those days knows this track. However, I think I’m going to let this one go out to pasture. I don’t play it anymore, nor do I think I will…erg. Maybe one more time at Torch for nostalgia’s sake.

3LW – Feelin You

 I never listened to this nor did I play it out anywhere. I could tell because the paper sleeve is still turned inward and everything is pristine and clean. I think my little sister used to listen to them back in like 7^th grade. Not sure though, but it’s going.

“Well Mrs. Ashley Simpson, I have a lot of distain for, if you call it, music. I know I will never let your L.O.V.E. vinyl single touch my 12’s at home much less play on the decks of a public venue. After your Milli Vanilli style downfall, it just confirms you are a hack and that your guttural off key vocal vibratos should be erased from the annuls of human history.” (Places vinyl in the keep pile.)

As you can see it’s a difficult challenge to part with vinyl. Anyway, on to the vinyl:
I actually do remember finding this in a Goodwill store. I was thinking, “Radio show DJ with funny looking scenarios on the back. Should have something sample-able in it.” Thought it could have been at least something like Bob and Tom. But I was wrong. Not funny, nor anything sample-able on it. Hell, I don’t even know who Dick Purtan is.

Herbie Hancock Mega-Mix (w/ Rockit)

Hell yeah!!! Forgot about this little gem. This single features a great nine minute extended version of Herbie Hancock’s – Rockit. (As if the nearly five and a half minute version wasn’t enough.) I remember finding this in a thrift store among a few Leaf Garret albums. I also remember being scared of the music video as a kid, but enthralled by D.ST.’s scratching. Definitely a keeper.

101 Golden Nursery Songs

My children need to know what vinyl is, plain and simple. It’s also pretty cool that there literally are 101 of these little bastards on one piece of vinyl. I didn’t even know that even at least 101 nursery rhymes existed. Keeper.

Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West

You would think that a 12” single from one of the early pioneer’s of rap I would really want to keep this. But for some reason I just don’t really want to, but I also don’t want to get rid of it either. I’m stuck, I know I’ll never play this song live or will it be in any iTunes playlist I have. I don’t know, stuck in the middle. Also, I think those are the same boots Moe Dee wore in Graffiti Rock.

Madonna - Like A Virgin (Full Album)

If you go to any cheesy so called 80’s nights in cities and towns across America, or into any of the City Market bars of Charleston on any given night, you will hear something from this album. I will never play anything from this album, but none of the less, I can’t part with it. I don’t know what it is, I want to throw it out, but I can’t let go of it.

Conrizzle - Ride Slow feat. Yung Truth

Conrizzle in the trashizzle…

K’Pris (pronounced “Caprice”)- Pick it Up

First off, I’m down with spelling your artist name all funky to build an image and help you sell some records. But when it’s so ghetto spelled that you need to translate it to non-regional English, then it may be time to rethink that name. Then on top of it your label, Ophir, also needs that same translation (pronounced Oh-Fear) you may want to rethink signing with them. I mean these translations are written right on the label. Anyway, as you can guess, this is really ghetto, and won’t play it. Got it from the record pool I used to belong too.

Alrighty, I guess that concludes chapter one of going through my vinyl records. If you want any of the stuff I’m throwing out then get at me. sonar@spacedinvaders.net or else they will be in a half price dollar bin near you. More to come as I dig through this massive collection.