{"id":1191,"date":"2011-01-09T13:11:49","date_gmt":"2011-01-09T18:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2014-04-09T12:39:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T17:39:34","slug":"syl-johnson-different-strokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=1191","title":{"rendered":"Syl Johnson – Different Strokes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Syl Johnson – Different Strokes <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

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Greetings all.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

How\u2019s by you?<\/p>\n

I had a groovy weekend hanging with the extended family (some of whom had to truck up from South Crackalack for late Christmas) and doing my level best to chill (as opposed to freeze, which is what I\u2019ve been doing lately).<\/p>\n

If anyone hasn\u2019t already been hipped to the fact by my constant mentions, I will be spinning many groovy rackords this Monday with the one Perry Lane <\/strong>at Spindletop<\/strong> at Botanica <\/strong>in NYC. If you are in the neighborhood, you really ought to fall by and soak up some of the groove grease. I will be bringing much Hammond goodness, some groovy vibes and some au go go swingers and the vinyl will start to cook at 10PM. I hope to see some of you there.<\/p>\n

That said, who feels like getting a good swift kick in the ass?<\/em><\/p>\n

I have paid tribute to the mighty Syl Johnson<\/strong> in this space a number of times over the years.<\/p>\n

He is perhaps the greatest of the cats who started out working the blues and made the passage into soul and funk, and thanks to a swanky \u2013 and comprehensive \u2013 set <\/a>by the Numero Group<\/strong><\/a>, Mr. Johnson is as they used to say, the man of the hour.<\/p>\n

It should go without saying \u2013 though you already know I\u2019m gonna go ahead and say it anyway \u2013 that Syl was badass, never bringing just 100 percent when 200 would do, and that was never more obvious than with today\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n

Syl Johnson is very close to the top of the list of soul singers that, whenever I see one of his 45s in the field, if I don\u2019t have it, I grab it, and if I\u2019m not sure (and with someone of my advanced vintage and declining mental capacity, this happens more than I like) I grab it anyway, because there\u2019s just no such thing as too much Syl.<\/p>\n

However, as long as I\u2019ve been prowling the crates, I never happened upon a copy of \u2018Different Strokes\u2019, and there\u2019s a good reason for that.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the age hip hop and turntablism, even if a record is a killer all by its own bad self, should it contain a drum break, loop, ill horn stab or other sample bait, it ends up on the want lists not only of regular old record collectors, but also of beatheads and producers, who hope to emulate those that have found success slicing and dicing before them, or maybe just to say that they pack all the tastiest breaks and beats in their record box (or on their laptop, or whatever).<\/p>\n

\u2018Different Strokes\u2019 is one such record. It is unquestionably what Slim Gaillard<\/strong> would anoint a \u2018killer diller\u2019<\/em> on it\u2019s own, but since it has been sampled a few dozen times (see the list below*) it is sweated by many, and as a result, it is harder to nail than many other Syl Johnson 45s.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for me (and now you all) I was eventually able to scoop up a nice, clean copy, which I will whip on you presently.<\/p>\n

\u2018Different Strokes\u2019 isn\u2019t quite what I\u2019d call pure funk. It is undeniably funky, but it\u2019s really a hard charging bit of high octane sock soul with enough groove to put a dip in your hip. It\u2019s like an angry bear showing up on funk\u2019s front stoop, clawing at the door, but never really busting into the house.<\/p>\n

This is not to say that I would for a minute hesitate to drop it during a funk set, on account of if you can\u2019t get your dance on to this record you need a soul transplant (or at least a few more drinks).<\/p>\n

That all said, if you were not hip to Syl, you are now, and you should either run out onto the intertubes and score that Numero set,<\/a> or hunker down into the crates and find you some 45s.<\/p>\n

See you all on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n


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*Songs sampling ‘Different Strokes (from the Breaks.com<\/a>)
\nBoogie Down Productions\u2019s \u201cCriminal Minded\u201d
\nBoss\u2019s \u201cRecipe of a Hoe\u201d
\nBrand Nubian\u2019s \u201cTry to Do Me\u201d
\nCompton’s Most Wanted\u2019s \u201cGive it Up\u201d
\nDe la Soul\u2019s \u201cThe Magic Number\u201d
\nDOC\u2019s \u201cBeautiful But Deadly\u201d
\nDr. Octagon\u2019s \u201cBear Witness (Extended Mix)\u201d
\nEPMD\u2019s \u201cIt’s My Thing\u201d
\nFear of a Black Hat\u2019s \u201cFuck the Security Guard\u201d
\nIce Cube\u2019s \u201cRobbin’ Hood (Cause It ain’t All Good)\u201d
\nKing T\u2019s \u201cAt Your Own Risk\u201d
\nKool G Rap\u2019s \u201cF U Man\u201d
\nKool G Rap\u2019s \u201cTalk Like Sex\u201d
\nKwame\u2019s \u201cOwnlee Eue (Reprise)\u201d
\nLouise\u2019s \u201cBeautiful Inside\u201d
\nMichael Jackson\u2019s \u201cBlood on the Dancefloor\u201d
\nMr. X & Mr. Z\u2019s \u201cRespect\u201d
\nNWA\u2019s \u201cReal Niggaz Don’t Die\u201d
\nPoison Clan\u2019s \u201cJeri Curl\u201d
\nPublic Enemy\u2019s \u201cFear of a Black Planet\u201d
\nRodney O & Joe Cooley\u2019s \u201cWake up New York\u201d
\nScarface\u2019s \u201cMr. Scarface\u201d
\nStyle\u2019s \u201cThe Assassinator\u201d
\nTLC\u2019s \u201cAin’t 2 Proud 2 Beg\u201d
\nTupac\u2019s \u201cNuthin’ But Love\u201d
\nWest Coast Rap All Stars\u2019s \u201cWe’re All in the Same Gang\u201d
\nWhodini\u2019s \u201cFunky Beat\u201d
\nWu-Tang Clan\u2019s \u201cShame on a Nigga\u201d
\nYomo & Maulkie\u2019s \u201cMockingbird\u201d
\nYoung Black Teenagers\u2019s \u201cSweatin’ Me\u201d
\nZhigge\u2019s \u201cToss it Up\u201d
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