This is another excellent Northern Soul track from the documentary I was talking about a couple of weeks ago. The Vibrations were originally from LA and released this classic track on Okeh Records.
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Hiatus Kaiyote* – Nakamarra
I stumbled across Melbourne band Hiatus Kaiyote pretty recently. I don’t know too much about them but I really enjoyed this track and video, they both have a real warmth and freshness.
Hiatus Kaiyote:
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The Exciters* – Blowing Up My Mind
This is a Northern Soul classic from The Exciters that I discovered on the excellent documentary about the Wigan Casino that I mentioned last week.
The Exciters:
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Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything’s alright)
I came across an excellent BBC documentary about the Wigan Casino and the Northern Soul scene there in the 70’s which featured a pretty spectacular soundtrack.
This track was probably the most famous featured but look out for some more lesser known gems in the coming days and weeks. It is taken from Stevie Wonder’s 1966 album Up-Tight.
Stevie Wonder:
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Aretha Franklin – A Change Is Gonna Come
In my meandering travels about YouTube this week I stumbled across this rather good cover version of Sam Cooke’s spectacular original. Aretha and Sam must have two of the best voices ever recorded so to hear one of them cover another’s track is actually quite thrilling.
This is taken from Aretha’s excellent 1967 album I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, which is jam-packed with hits and stand out tracks and is well worth checking out if you so inclined.
Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You:
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Donny Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy
I first discovered the late, great Donny Hathaway (great voice, sad story) when I heard his great cover of John Lennon’s Jealous Guy (which I posted a couple of years ago). This is taken from the same album, Live, which was released in 1972.
This makes for a nice, smooth start to the week, which is always welcome.
Donny Hathaway:
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Delegation* – Oh Honey
I have to give credit for the discovery of this awesomely smooth 70’s number to the guys over at the excellent Far From Cyan blog. They posted it a couple of weeks ago and I have had it on a loop since.
Delegation were a UK band who came to prominence in the 70’s, releasing this in 1978.
Delegation:
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The Blues Brothers* – Everybody Needs Somebody To Love | (GPF)
I was reminded of The Blues Brothers recently and what an utterly classic movie it is. John Belushi and Dan Akroyd are so talented, and they managed to assemble a pretty starry array of soul greats to make cameo appearances.
While there are lots of strong musical performances (James Brown as a maniacal preacher is another particular highlight) and despite the fact that it isn’t the definitive version of the track (I posted Solomon Burke a while back) this, for me, is the high point of the movie. Jake and Elwood know how to move! Also, I particularly enjoy it when they give a shout out to the representatives of the Illinois Law Enforcement Community…
The Blues Brothers:
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The Bamboos – Keep Me In Mind
In 2011 I went through a real phase of discovering Australian music that got me excited. I was reminded of this fact while sitting beside two scary members of the Aussie boxing team on a flight from Istanbul to Dublin yesterday. Also, it got me thinking that I haven’t heard anything from Down Under in ages that moved me.
This isn’t new but I really liked it at the time and never got around to posting it. The Bamboos are from Melbourne and this is taken from their excellent 2010 album 4.
The Bamboos:
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The Persuaders* – Thin Line between Love and Hate
I was reminded of this great soul track today and finding the awesome video (how fresh are those matching jackets?) was simply a bonus. The album version is here. The Persuaders were from New York City and were Atlantic Records stalwarts.
The Persuaders:
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*Artist #727