The mighty Volcanos!

 

Listen/Download – The Volcanos – Storm Warning

 

Greetings all.

This is a previously unplanned post, but it was spurred on by some unplanned, meteorological happenstance, that being hurricane Irene.

I’ve mentioned the location of the Funky16Corners Blogcasting Nerve Center and Record Vault in general terms, but in a more specific geographical pinpoint, we are, how do they say, close to the ocean.

Not close enough (yet) for mandatory evacuation, but close enough that the onset of the hurricane has presented us with a fair amount of worry and put us in serious prep mode.

We spent yesterday afternoon procuring non-perishable supplies, and today dismantling everything on our deck (screen tent, furniture, gas grill included) and locking it all in the shed.

We’ll be making another pass early tomorrow to make sure that any bric-a-brac that might turn into a missile in 85MPH wind is secured, but aside from that we are basically sitting and waiting.

In fact, it’s bright and sunny outside as I write this, though 24 hours from now the rain will most certainly have begun, and shortly after that the wind.

As I was mulling this all over, it occurred to me that I have never posted one of my Top 10 soul 45s here at Funky16Corners, at least not in a stand-alone post.

Sure, the Volcanos ‘Storm Warning’ has popped up in mixes (live and otherwise) and the group has been written about many times (check out the long form article at the web zine), but what better time to pull it out of the record box than in light of an actual storm warning.

It is – in the briefest description possible – a truly amazing record, and a landmark in the sound of Philadelphia.

I hope you dig it, and if you’re in harm’s way, that you take all necessary preparation and stay safe.

Make sure to tune into tonight’s edition of the Funky16Corners Radio Show over at Viva Radio, and I’ll see you all on Monday.

Peace

Larry

 

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