Category Archives: Records

I couldn’t resist buying this one for $1. Aside from the camp value, it is a fun up-tempo Hi-NRG lite track. At one time a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus showgirl and elephant rider, Stacey Q peaked at No. 3 with this one in 1986 and the album was certified gold. I-I-I-I-I-I, I […]

I wanted to get an album by Rufus after reading about them in Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One by Rickey Vincent, a good book. I like Chaka Khan as well, so it seemed like a good buy at $1 but its in terrible shape. It sounds interesting in between […]

When Missy Elliot performed at the Super Bowl in 2015, it was thrilling. After a low point, even for the NFL, Missy walked onto a big stage and showed what an entertainer can do. For most of my youth Missy Elliot made cool hip-hop songs with the coolest music videos. Gossip Folks has a great […]

The cover to Technotronic’s 1989 “Pump Up The Jam” is as phony as the music itself, a Belgian remake of Farley “Jackmaster” Funk’s This Acid Life. Congolese-born model Felly Kilingi appears on the cover and in the video where she lip-synced the vocals of Ya Kid K, Manuela Kamosi. It takes liberally from Chicago house, even […]

A 1991 Belgian compilation of popular songs by English artists and remixes of Afrika Bambaataa and De La Soul. It is an eclectic composition, but does provide minutes of dance floor filler in a pinch. The version of KLF’s Last Train To Trancentral is more arena than house, but I’m just happy to find anything by the […]

I was pretty interested in the Crusaders since hearing Street Life in Jackie Brown and learning they were once known as the Jazz Crusaders, but adopted a more fusion jazz style and added electric bass and guitar. This 1979 album was their best seller, and the title track featuring Randy Crawford is an 11 minute […]

Bargain Banger I actually left the store, then walked back an hour later to pick this up for $1. I knew about Sylvester’s music, his origins in San Francisco and his work with Patrick Cowley, but never listened to any of his albums. This was made in 1980, sounds years ahead of popular music and […]

I was not familiar with any Seals & Crofts songs aside from Summer Breeze, and I think their Greatest Hits album is a good buy for hearing more. Summer Breeze is such a great song with its lead guitar hook, and is by far the best song here along with Diamond Girl and Hummingbird. The […]

I was thrilled to find this one on my first day of buying records! I love Aja, it is my favorite Steely Dan album, and I played it later that day when I set up my record player. Side 1 is Black Cow, Aja and Deacon Blues, hard to beat! I believed finding this was […]

The Pointer Sisters found their greatest success with the appropriately titled Break Out, their 10th album. This 1984 reissue includes I’m So Excited after it was re-released as a single in 1984 and then added to this album to shift more units. The album is catchy, with four Top 10 singles. Side 1 begins with […]