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Delta 5: Train Song [1981] "Here's your letter with a page to burn..." Formed in Leeds, Yorkshire 1979. Band bio by Alan Delt...

The Mike Curb Congregation: Sweet Gingerbread Man

James Brown: Brother Rapp recorded "live" at L'Olympia, Paris, Monday March 8, 1971 with the JB's: Bobby Byrd - MC, vocals...

ULTIMATE ALBUM SIDE Beyond The Wizards Sleeve: Spring Face A: Don't Cry Girl Words The Fifth Note These are re-edits, with additional in...

Mighty Baby: Egyptian Tomb This jam appears on the CD in the new ish of MOJO. I think it's time for me to take the plunge and buy the al...

Jimi Hendrix: Machine Gun from Band Of Gypsys This is one of those cuts you turn to in times of need, and it always does what you need it to...

Hervé Roy: Spring Leitmotiv I have this on this . I've not been able to determine the name/year of the original Telemusic LP it appeared...

Cymande: Dove Simply an immortal classic that's been hitting the spot for me lately. Taken from this CD.

Blonde On Blonde: Whole Lotta Love The Wonder Band: Whole Lotta Love written by Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Dixon

KC: Give It Up Great pennywhistle-and-horns part. I'm always expecting to hear this in the preview of the latest romantic comedy. Perhap...

Jan Akkerman: Pavane Recorded at the Soundpush Studios - Blaricum - Holland

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message b/w The Message (instr.) [1982] Cymande: The Message [1972] These musical homonyms hav...

The Beatles: The Sheik Of Araby [1962] Art Tatum: The Sheik Of Araby [1937] This chestnut was written in 1921, with lyrics by Harry B. Smith...

Mel & Tim: Starting All Over Again [1972] Shirley Brown: Woman to Woman [1974] In 1972, Barbara was the 58th most popular name for baby ...

THE WHO ?: A QUICK ONE WHILE HE'S AWAY Okay. The posts here lately on Art Decade have gotten mysteriously long-winded and verbose, stret...

THE LEFT BANKE: TURN LEFT FOR CLEVELAND - YOU ARE NOW LEAVING GREENWICH VILLAGE Myrah 45: ib design I know, i know. As Big B commented sever...

TINSELTOWN IN THE RAIN The 80s was a disquieting period for me for a number of reasons. First and foremost, i couldn't get behind the wa...

JOE MEEK: MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER ; THE HITMAN AND HER Robert George Meek: born, April 5, 1929, Newent, Gloucestershire ; died February 3, 1...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE HEROES ?: No. 1 OF A SERIES OF LESS THAN ZERO - DAN TREACY 1977. And what have we here ? Syd Barrett aficionado, a...

JOURNEY IN THE SHADOW OF THE MEMPHIS MAFIA PART II: GLASGOW CHILTON FC Glasgow, Gorbals, 1970: picture by Harold Chapman Scratch away at the...

THE BOX TOPS: JOURNEY IN THE SHADOW OF THE MEMPHIS MAFIA Memphis Press-Scimitar Photo, Robert Tomb Collection If there were an "Around...

Friends, take note: Starting tomorrow, longtime Art Decade reader and stalwart commentator "ib" will be making a special guest app...

The Greek National Tourist Organisation: The Land Of The Orange Tree Blossoms Solfege Lesson I'm not entirely sure of the raison d'ê...

Fantasy Three: It's Your Rock (vocal) b/w It's Your Rock (instrumental) Way back when we played a more streamlined version of this ...

The Stark Reality: Shooting Stars written by Hoagy Carmichael and Aileen Fisher from Discovers Hoagy Carmichael's Music Shop recorded sp...

Peter Gabriel: Close Up [1984] Instrumental track for the film Birdy . The theme is recycled from 'Family Snapshot' from 1980's ...

The Manhattans: Shining Star

Leon Russell: Home Sweet Oklahoma from Leon Russell And The Shelter People words & music by Leon Russell Leon Russell (piano, guitar, vo...

Francis Lai: Melissa from the Bilitis soundtrack

Beck: Nobody's Fault But My Own Genius melody. He must have been stoked when he wrote this. from Mutations

Chuck Mangione: Feels So Good This one and the theme from "Taxi" are kind of the Romulus and Remus of a sound which, for this wri...

Peter Green: Slabo Day Just For You Funky Chunk vinyl rip, from In The Skies Like a lot of people, I seem to have come down with a spot of P...

Eric Gale: East Side, West Side Negril Sea Sunset from the enigmatic Negril Eric Gale (lead guitar), Peter Tosh (rhythm guitar), Richard Tee...

Bob Dylan: Boots of Spanish Leather I hadn't heard this one before tonight. Recommended by a classmate, DD. A lot of genius. I ought t...

Keith Mansfield: Big Shot [1975] Skinnyman: Not Bonnie And Clyde [2004] ...and for kicks: Keith Mansfield: Big Shot (slowed down by 8%) [197...

Elvis Presley: Bridge Over Troubled Water [1970] An American Trilogy [1972] Mickey Newbury: An American Trilogy [1971] Elvis's songs ta...

Lou Reed & John Cale: Smalltown From one of my favorite albums. Buy it here .

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down The Line Röcktöberfest 2K7 continues with this not-so-deep cut from the City To City LP. I always liked the way ...

Bee Gees: The Earnest Of Being George I sought this one out on the advice of this guy , and I'll be damned if it doesn't sound a lit...

The Merseys: Sorrow I just found out about 8 minutes ago that this was originally by the McCoys.

Betty Wright: Show Your Girl Betty Wright: Don't Thank Me Baby, Thank Yourself Betty Wright scored a Grammy for Best R&B song for Wh...

Tony Schwartz: Children And God from Tony Schwartz Records The Sounds Of Children He could be sitting on the table right now but you can...

Total Unity: Green-Eyed Lady produced by Frank Slay