I figured I’d get up a bit early today and try to get with my dealer since I missed him last week. I might have to get up a bit earlier. The spot is getting a little more crowded, and with this recent heat wave (compounded with the humidity), it makes it all that necessary to get your records and bust out. My regular guy had a good amount of stuff for me, but of course I have to make the rounds. I got a decent amount of mixed Funk and Soul 45s, plus a few Lps. King Bravo was out of Reggae this week, but Psych Dave had a some great Jazz and sleeper Funk Lp by Duke Williams and the Extremes on Capricorn. Funk Rock, but cool none the less. Stinkie Steve was flitting around getting loud talking about how he had a new records (obviously so I would be envious), but seriously, why should I be envious of a crazy man who lives in his car and, word has it, is on the lamb from the law for unpaid traffic violations? Let’s see, I get records for fun. He lives in his car, sells records and whatever any other shady operations he has going on, he’s been kicked out of a few East Coast flea markets, and this guy thinks I am losing sleep over not getting his records. It’s great how the mind of a borderline insane person goes. Like I have said before, it’s the flea market, I’m buying someone else’s junk, and I really try not to get too stressed over it. I always end up getting good finds, so in my eyes, I always win.
I did see the vendor I fondly refer to as “The Wine Guy”. This was the dude who had a bunch of records in his molester custom van (pictured below) that I crawled into, and all the while he’s saying: “Don’t spill my wine!”. His wine was professionally kept in a round Igloo cooler, complete with spigot. I forgot to mention it was 8:30 AM. This reminds me of the time I shared a Coors Light nip with a seller at the Englishtown Auction (when it was in it’s vinyl hey day). It was hot, before noon, and the guy had Funk. I almost felt bad for the guy, like he was some lonely music guy, so while I was digging, I partook in an ice cold “road soda” and some conversation. Good times I tell you.
No records for me this week, just his wine and a sombrero.
So for now, I’m gonna have a listen to the treats I dug up. Here’s a list:
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45s:
Barbara George - I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More)/ A.F.O
Jackie Wilson - Love Uprising/ Brunswick
Shorty Long - Night Fo’ Last/ Soul
Olympic Runners - Party Time Is Here To Stay/ London
Clarence Reid - Nobody But You Babe/ Alston
Brenton Wood - I Want Love/ Brent
Sam and Dave - Hold On’ I’m Comin’/ Stax (Green Label)
Bobby Freeman - Come On and Swim/ Autumn
X-25 Band - Jam It/ HCRC
The Illusion - Falling In Love/ Steed
Herbie Hancock - Rockit/ Columbia (like I need another copy, couldn’t pass it up!)
The Seeds - Pushing Too Hard/ Crescendo
Sugar Hill Gang - Apache/ Sugar Hill Promo Copy
Wee Wille Mason - Funky Funky Hot Pants/ Jay Walking
The Standells - Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White/ Power
Sammy Brown - Gotta Leave This Town/ Grassroots
Dyke and the Blazers - Uhh/ Original Sound
King Curtis and the Kingpins - Cook Out/ Atco
Tony Valor Sounds Orchestra - Ma-Mo-Ar/ Brunswick
James Carr - Coming Back To Me Baby/ Goldwax
Brenda and the Tabulations - A Part of You/ Top and Bottom
Jesse Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo/ Minit
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown - Can’t Let You Out of my Sight/ Wand
The Fantastic Four - Ain’t Love Wonderful/ Ric Tic
The Magistrates - Here Comes the Judge/ MGM
Jackie Ross - Everything But Love/ Chess
Freddie Hughes - Send my Baby Back/ Wand
Otis Redding - Open the Door/ Volt
Brenton Wood - I Think You’ve Got Your Fools Mixed Up/ Double Shot
Jimmy Castor Bunch - You Better Be Good (or the Devil Gon’ Getcha)/ RCA
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Lps:
Jackson 5ive - Goin Back to Indiana/ Motown
Duke Williams & the Extremes - A Monkey In A Silk Suit Is Still A Monkey/ Capricorn
Weather Report - Sweetnighter/ CBS
Cannonball Adderly & Ray Brown - Two For the Blues/ VSP
The Temptations - Live at the Copa/ Gordy
George McCrae - Rock Your Baby/ T.K.
Taveres - Check It Out/ EMI
El Topo Las Manos Del Campo/ Guanin (a nice Disco Funk Latin piece).
Keep Diggin’!
