More Jamaica

School is done for the time being, so back to the records!
Here are a couple of killers from a a small 45 lot I picked up the other day.
Dont have any pics handy but youtube almost always has the tune, so you can hear what im talking about. Mid-60's Jamaica HEAT:

1. Clarendonians - The Jerk (Studio 1 1966) b/w You Won't See Me
-Classic stuff here. Can't you hear it?



2. The Rulers - Too Late (RIO 1966) b/w Copasetic
-This is one of my all time favorite Jamaican music groups. Great melody.

No other Zappas

Frank Zappa was the best thing that ever happened to American music.

Jamaica

Lack of activity due to heavy school schedule, hopefully things will chill out soon.
Good news is I got a few shipments from Jamaica recently, TONS of amazing music. So many 45's I want to post, but short on time so here are a couple gems:

1.)The Rulers w/ The Carib Beats - Don't Be Rude b/w Be Good (JJ Records 1967)
What can I say about this record? It's a rocksteady KILLER. Just amazing pre-reggae vocal harmony with a beat that demands action. One of my favorite songs ever period. Desert island material in my opinion. Though the original pressing is on Rio, the JJ version is very much an early, sought-after copy.


2) Phyllis Dillon - Don't Stay Away b/w Lynn Tait with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Lara's Theme Instrumental (Original Treasure Isle Pressing 1966? Disregard the Incorrect A-side label, it was common occurrence for small record companies *even Treasure Isle* to run out of labels and use whatever was available.)
It's Dillon, not Diller, big difference there... Another rocksteady THRILLER! Phillis had one of the most distinctive voices in the Jamaican music scene. This is an amazing song and I am seriously worried about wearing the grooves out of this 45. It just gets better with age. Don't ask why, it just does. That said listen to it and see for yourself.

One of my personal favorites

Lee Morgan - Cornbread (Blue Note BST-84222)

This is as groovy as music is capable of being. Too much soul in this lineup, people still aren't ready for it.

Sam the man

Sam Cooke's first album, on Keen Records. He looks really young. Cover could look better but who am I to complain, got this for free!

Beatnik stuff

Ok i've been lazy but summer is officially over, so back to it. Here is a sampling of some of the more interesting records I found in San Francisco:

Kerouac-Poetry for the Beat Generation & Ginsberg - Howl
The cover for Howl is kinda beat, but both records look and sound great. Original Pressings(!)





Another cool Beat Gen record, comlpete with Hip Manual.

Nina Simone's first album. On Bethlehem Records. Yes.

1960's self-hypnosis record. You would think a "doctor" could afford a better hair piece...

John Coltrane live at the Village Vanguard. Coming across an original John Coltrane record in a dusty crate is as close to gold mining as i'll ever get. Score!

Only three records from these guys. I read they stopped using the JFK in their name after the assassination. High quality bebop/hardbop Riverside recording with a great cover.

A real personality

Ok here is my single favorite item from the recent record-hunting trip to San Francisco.  Babs Gonzales. Who is this guy?  I had no idea either so I did some homework and found out he was a pretty heavy dude, having significant influence in the development of bebop and jazz in general. Babs was hippest of the hipsters and knew anyone who was anyone.  He made up words like expoobident.  Just look at the picture, the man was cooler 60 years ago than most people could ever hope to be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babs_Gonzales

Here is his take on x-mas: