The Martinis – Hung Over
Packy Axton (2nd from left) with some Memphis heavies…
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Greetings all.
First, some important news.
The day before yesterday I found out that I was going to have to change the domain where the Funky16Corners Blog and web zine reside. Unfortunately I had very little notice and the change was made rather hastily.
As a result, a lot of people that come looking for the blog using the old funky16corners.lunarpages.net links are going to find NOTHING. If you use the www.funky16corners.com, or just funky16corners.com (no WWW) you’ll still get here.
The problem is, blogging being what it is, a lot of the incoming links are located in places where they aren’t likely to get changed any time soon, and it’s going to take Google a while to rediscover the content here.
In the interim, I would appreciate it, that if you’re associated with a blog or website that links here, please adjust the links accordingly. If not, please just pass the word along, via Twitter or Facebook, that we have moved.
As I explained briefly yesterday, the switch over to the new domain should appear largely seamless – completely so in regard to new content – but there will be some effect on older stuff.
The graphics have to be restored to all posts prior to last November.
The links should be working in the Radio Show, Podcast, Guest Mix and Soul Club archives. If you find any broken links, please let me know.
This is an especially hectic and stressful time already, and I may have missed something here or there.
Thanks – as always – for your patience.
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That said, today’s selection is one of those records that have been staple in my crates for a long, long time, and I can’t honestly say why I never featured it before.
Why am I posting it now, you may ask?
Because it is, quite suddenly, timely.
A while back I provided some very minor assistance in the research for the folks assembling the Light In the Attic compilation ‘Charles Packy Axton: Late Late Party: 1965-1967’ for which they very graciously (and surprisingly) thanked me in the liner notes.
Long-time readers of the blog will be aware that packy Axton features prominently in one of my favorite sagas, that being the story of the Packers ‘Hole In the Wall’ (more here) and its reappearance as a single by a cat named Joe S Maxey (as well as the vocal cover by the Other Brothers).
Ever since being clued into the various recorded exploits of Charles Packy Axton in Rob Bowman’s excellent book ‘Soulville USA: The Story of Stax Records’ I have picked up Packers record where and whenever I find them.
Axton, the son of Stax co-founder Estelle Axton, was a saxophonist and a hard living party animal who expired prematurely in 1974 at the age of 32.
He was, through the 60s a member of the Mar-Keys, and recorded with a revolving cast of characters (that often included Stax heavies and the Hodges brothers of the Hi records house band) under the names the Packers, the Martinis and the Pac-Keys, as well as providing backing for singles by singers LH White and Stacy Lane.
Thes 45s are collected in the aforementioned Light In the Attic comp, which if greasy, low down R&B and soul is your bag, ought to be on your shopping list.
The tune I bring you today, ‘Hung Over’ is the very essence of smoky, late night grooves, until it is rudely interrupted by the sound of someone making a very loud noise, which I (and many others) assumed was simulated (?) vomiting, but according to the liner notes of the comp, was actually Packy’s version of an angry growl.
The flip side, ‘Late Late Party’ is built on the same frame.
The various and sundry Axton-related 45s run from not too expensive to very much so, so if you’re not dedicated to finding them and shaking out your wallet, picking up the CD might be a better idea.
I hope you dig the tune, and I’ll see you all on Friday.
Peace
Larry
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Love this 45, such a cool looking label too. The LITA comp is highly recommended.
Ya really had me scared there. I missed the note about the change of domain and have been tryin’ to locate the site since last night.
I’ll def put up a notice about the change on my blog. I’ve already changed the link.
man, change is everywhere. however glad yer still afloat. i would miss F16C big time!
dULY NOTED:
https://ladimensiondetrastos.blogspot.com/2012/02/funky-16-corners-has-moved.html
In his great book “It Came From Memphis”, Robert Gordon claims Packy indeed vomited. Good to see you back.
Hey Larry, have updated my links. Question about Packy Axton, do you know if he was also responsible for The Parkays?
https://diddywah.blogspot.com/2012/01/green-monkeys-purple-tigers.html
https://devildick.blogspot.com/2011/03/parkays-late-date.html
Y’know, I have no idea but it’s certainly intriguing. My suspicion is that the Parkays might have been an attempted Mar-Keys cash-in, since the writing credits aren’t familiar, but I really don’t know.
Okay, more clues. The writer listed as the author on Green Monkey is Gil Caple, who was a sax player and songwriter who co-authored “Last Night” among others. Is it possible that this was his attempt to capitalize on the Mar-Keys success?
Hey, that’s some quick sleuthing, thanks Larry. No doubt it is an attempt to cash in on Last Night, but it would be good to know who was behind it. Cheers again.
Leave it to Larry to connect the dots!