And here we come to an end of the 1970s in the Any Major Soul series. There are two mixes covering ’80s soul HERE and HERE. Still, the years 1980/81 and possibly 1982/83 were good enough to yield any major mixes; I’ve not thought about later years.
It’s tempting to dismiss the soul music produced [...]
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Any Major Soul 1978/79
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged 70s Soul, Ashford & Simpson, Betty Wright, Bill Withers, Brenda Russell, Chaka Khan, Cheryl Lynn, Denise Lasalle, Gary Toms Empire, Heatwave, Jean Carn, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Jones Girls, Kandidate, Lenny Williams, Marvin Gaye, Minnie Riperton, Mtume, Natalie Cole, Neville Brothers, O'Jays, Peabo Bryson, Phyllis Hyman, Ray Goodman Brown, Rick James, Roberta Flack, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Switch, Wilson Pickett on November 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Heads and senses
Posted in Mix CD-Rs, tagged Andrew Bird, Aztec Camera, Baby Huey, Baby Washington, Ben Folds, Cardigans, Cass Elliott, Chris Montez, Crowded House, David Bowie, Devics, Emile Ford, Herman Düne, Holmes Brothers, Jesus And Mary Chain, Jim Messina, Johnny Cash, Josh Ritter, K's Choice, Kaki King, Lewis Taylor, Lilac Time, Magic Numbers, Mississippi Sheikhs, Mull Historical Society, Nada Surf, Paul Anka, Richard Hawley, Righteous Brothers, Robert Mitchum, Ron Sexsmith, Rosanne Cash, Ryan Adams, Scott Walker, Smiley Lewis, Supremes, Sweet, The Dillards, The Flamingos, Thomas Dybdahl, Tim Buckley, Undisputed Truth on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Very occasionally a group of people get together on the Touchedmix blog and post mixes on a particular theme. Last week, the theme was HEADS, with their features and their functions. I thought readers of this little corner of the music blogosphere might be interested in the two mixes I banged together.
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OVER MY [...]
Any Major Halloween Mix 1
Posted in Mix CD-Rs, tagged Alan Parsons Project, Alan Price, Box Tops, Donovan, Dr John, Eels, Fleetwood Mac, Florence and the Machine, Go Team, Godley and Creme, Howlin' Wolf, Imogen Heap, Iron Butterfly, Jim Stafford, Louvin Brothers, Mazzy Starr, mix-tape, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Stan Ridgway, Tony Joe White, Violent Femmes, Warren Zevon on October 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This is the first of two Halloween mixes I’ll be posting this week. The present mix, timed to fit on standard CD-R, is supposed to comprise vaguely creepy or eerie music. The kind of stuff that might freak out Bart, Lisa and Milhouse in their treehouse. Ghosts, spooks, witches, devils, murderers, weird people (like the [...]
American Road Trip: New York Mix Vol. 2
Posted in American Road Trip, Mix CD-Rs, tagged Ben Folds, mason jennings, Kevin Devine, LL Cool J, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Odyssey, Mamas and the Papas, Billy Joel, Beastie Boys, Timmy Thomas, Bobby Womack, New York, Tony Bennett, Seinfeld, Klaatu, NRBQ, Harry Nilsson, Kevin De, Ian Hunter, Donavan Frankenreiter, Hem, New Yor on October 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It seems that the first New York City mix was well received, so here’s another one. There will be at least one more (or two, depending on how popular this one turns out to be), next time going retro in black and white — like all the great New York photos.
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Any Major Soul 1976-77
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged Aretha Franklin, Arthur Alexander, Billy Paul, Brothers Johnson, Bunny Sigler, Candi Staton, Curtis Mayfield, Earth Wind and Fire, Eddie Kendricks, Four Tops, George Benson, Jesse Green, L.T.D., Lou Rawls, Marlena Shaw, Marvin Gaye, mix-tape, Real Thing, Spinners, Tavares, Teddy Pendergrass on September 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
The cull to bring the 1976/77 mix down to CD-R length was more brutal than I had anticipated. So much good music that failed to make the cut (hence all the bonus tracks)! Here then is a mix of a few fairly well-known songs, a couple of album tracks, and a handful of quite rare [...]
Any Major Soul 1974-75
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged mix-tape, Earth Wind and Fire, Gil Scott-Heron, Kool and the Gang, Spinners, Minnie Riperton, Chaka Khan, Blue Magic, Billy Preston, Labi Siffre, Main Ingredient, 70s Soul, Natural Four, Gene Page, The Moments, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Syreeta, The Impressions, Soul Children, Latimore, Major Harris, Sydney Joe Quails, The Tymes, Main Ingre, Mix, Billy Paul on September 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
By the mid-1970s, soul had by and large left behind its R&B roots and the influence of funk and what would become widely known as disco was beginning to manifest itself — many soul acts of the period crossed back and forth between soul, funk and disco.
A few notes on some of the featured acts:
The [...]
Any Major Soul 1972-73
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged 70s, 70s Soul, Al Green, Al Wilson, Bloodstone, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, Cymande, Denise Lasalle, Donny Hathaway, First Choice, Four Tops, Gladys Knight, Isley Brothers, Jermaine Jackson, Jimmy Helms, Joe Simon, New York City, Roberta Flack, Ronnie Dyson, Sylvia, Terry Callier, The Intruders, The Trammps, War on August 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I was delighted to see a comment from Jerry Plunk, lead singer and drummer of the Flying Embers, thanking me for including the group’s Westbound #9 in the Any Major Soul 1970/71 mix (and a comment from Jerry Lawson from the Persuasions, appreciating the inclusion of his group’s version of He Ain’t Heavy/You’ve Got A [...]
Any Major Soul 1970-71
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged mix-tape, Earth Wind and Fire, Five Stairsteps, Gil Scott-Heron, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, The Delfonics, Supremes, Chi-Lites, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Ruffin, Baby Huey, The Dells, Main Ingredient, Ronnie Dyson, Betty Wright, Honey Cone, The Fantastics, Freda Payne, The Presidents, Flaming Ember, 100 Proof (Aged in Soul), Jean Knight, The Beginning of the End, 70s Soul on August 5, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Some people will reel in disbelief and perhaps go on by shouting out the first names of assorted soul deities as I proclaim: The 1970s were the golden age of soul music. Of course, ’60s soul was fantastic, as the two volumes of Any Major’60s Soul compilations proved (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2). But by [...]
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