{"id":3726,"date":"2013-03-21T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2013-03-21T12:08:01","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T17:08:01","slug":"funky16corners-presents-soul-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3726","title":{"rendered":"Funky16Corners Presents: Soul Version"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Funky16Corners Presents: Soul Version<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackie Mittoo \u2013 Hip Hug (Coxsone) \u2013 Booker T & The MGs
\nGaylettes \u2013 Son of a Preacherman (Steady) \u2013 Dusty Springfield
\nDobby Dobson \u2013 Don\u2019t Make Me Over (Pama Supreme) \u2013 Dionne Warwicke
\nFederalman \u2013 Soul Serenade (Steady) \u2013 King Curtis
\nKen Boothe \u2013 Gonna Take a Miracle\/Version (Hulk) – Royalettes
\nWinston Wright \u2013 Heads or Tails (Green Door) \u2013 Booker T & the MGs
\nLorna Bennett \u2013 Breakfast In Bed (Harry J) \u2013 Dusty Springfield
\nByron Lee \u2013 Who Done It (Dynamic) \u2013 Monk Higgins
\nPioneers \u2013 Papa Was a Rolling Stone (Trojan) – Temptations
\nHorace Andy \u2013 Show and Tell (Money Disc) \u2013 Al Wilson
\nPat Rhoden \u2013 Living For the City (Attack) \u2013 Stevie Wonder
\nByron Lee \u2013 Shaft (Dynamic) \u2013 Isaac Hayes
\nWinston Samuels and the Cintones \u2013 Let\u2019s Get It On (Clintone) \u2013 Marvin Gaye
\nByron Lee \u2013 Hot Reggay (Dynamic) \u2013 James Brown
\nShark Wilson and the Basement Heaters \u2013 Make It Reggay(version) (Ashanti) \u2013 James Brown
\nPat Rhoden \u2013 Boogie On Reggae Woman (Horse) \u2013 Stevie Wonder
\nAlton Ellis \u2013 La La Means I Love You (Mr Tipsy) \u2013 Delfonics
\nTomorrows Children \u2013 Sister Big Stuff (London) \u2013 Jean Knight<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download -Funky16Corners Presents Soul Version – 109MB Mixed MP3\/256K<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

I hope all is well on your side of the universe, and that you\u2019re all ready for the weekend.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget that the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> hits the airwaves of the interwebs this and every Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio.<\/strong> If you can\u2019t be there at the time of broadcast, you can always subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes, or grab an MP3 (or two, or 100) out of the archive here at the blog.<\/p>\n

The fam and I are taking some time off to chill in the coming weeks (which will be filled with specially selected reposts of some of my fave tunes from the archives) so I figured I\u2019d leave you with something special until I\u2019m back behind the keyboard again.<\/p>\n

The mix you see before you is the fruit of what I like to call one of my \u201cspecial boxes\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Funky16Corners<\/strong> record vault is lined, floor to ceiling (in some places) with crates of LPs and boxes of 45s, and sprinkled liberally with a grip of those old-timey, pasteboard, 45 carrying cases.<\/p>\n

As pretty much any collector does, I grab those cases wherever I find them, first and foremost because they\u2019re cool looking, but because \u2013 and I\u2019m pretty sure you figured this out already \u2013 I\u2019ve got lots and lots of 45s that need a place to stay.<\/p>\n

I mentioned the \u201cboxes\u201d before, those being the purpose-made 45 storage boxes that hold over 100 discs each. There are lots of those.<\/p>\n

However, my collection has its niches, certain sub-genres, not collected as aggressively as others (for a variety of reasons, though usually boiled down to issues of availability), and many of these niches get packed away in those smaller boxes.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one for disco 45s, one for rockabilly\/instro 45s, and the one that gave up today\u2019s sounds, the reggae and ska 45s.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a huge fan of ska and reggae since I was in high school, when the Two-Tone revival was in full swing and I was led by bands like the Specials<\/strong> to investigate the first-wave of ska, going back to the mid-60s.<\/p>\n

It would be fair to say that the bulk of the ska and reggae in my hands is on CD, especially old comps and the later (excellent) Trojan mini-box sets.<\/p>\n

However, I\u2019m always on the lookout for Jamaican vinyl, often seeking out favorite records (some of which \u2013 Winston Wright, Pioneers, Shark Wilson<\/strong> – are in this mix) and grabbing cool stuff whenever I encounter it in the field.<\/p>\n

As the contents of this mix show, I’m a big fan of reggae covers of American soul tunes, of which there are many.<\/p>\n

The groovy \u00a0thing – and something I’ve discussed in this space before – is that despite the stylistic delineation, what you’re hearing is still demonstrably soul music (albeit with a reggae beat).<\/p>\n

The influence of American R&B and soul on Jamaican music is undeniable, with many powerhouse AM radio stations, in cities like New Orleans and Miami sending out American pop to the islands.<\/p>\n

What you hear isn’t mere “coverage”, if you will, but rather some truly great singers like Ken Boothe and Alton Ellis, and instrumentalists like Winston Wright, Jackie Mittoo and Byron Lee, interpreting some of the finest material available at the time.<\/p>\n

Soul Version<\/strong> is composed of just about an hour of my favorites, running (like my personal tastes) from sweet soul, to organ instrumentals, to funk and just a touch of dub.<\/p>\n

Many of these records have appeared here at Funky16Corners over the years, either by themselves or in mixes.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the sounds, and I\u2019ll see you all soon.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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PS I just realized I took a picture of the wrong Pioneers 45…sorry ’bout that.<\/em><\/strong>
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Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to go to the ordering page.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAlso, make sure that you check out the links below to the Be The Match Foundation and POAC (click on the logos for more info).
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PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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