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March 31, 2017 Dig Deep

Best of 2016: Top 5 45s

What’s that they say…”better late than never?” Well, here we go, took me a couple of months but my mind is right and I have the time to finally get back on track, so here are my very delinquent Top 45s dug up in 2016.

Los Barba – Mi Mercy Cha

Tracked down during my second trip to Havana and Discos Seriosha. I’d known about this 45 and another by Los Barba with a blue version of the same cover, but hadn’t heard the music. Aside from just being happy to have tracked it down, I was ecstatic at the sound of it, as (many of you have heard) Cuban vinyl is often not in the most pristine condition. Still feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of Cuba in the 1960s, but running into this certainly gives me a major itch to dig for more.

Azul y Negro – Fantasia De Piratas (33 rpm)

Tracked down at Discos Bora Bora in Granada, during a trip where I wasn’t even supposed to spend much time in the city. When other plans fell through I spent the day in several Granada record stores, though the majority of the time was spent here, one of my fave record store experiences in my life. I didn’t buy nearly enough 45s (at the time, I think I was holding steady on my budget, which got blown to holy hell when I finally made it to Barcelona and Discos Wah Wah), but this Azul y Negro gives me a sense of what the 1980s were like in Spain. I still feel like the track sounds better at 33 than 45 rpm, and that’s why I’m sharing that version here.

Milton Floyd – I’m A Shadow

Each of the next three 45s were picked up at one of the various Pop-Ups held at Rappcats during last year. From the Summer on, I’d say 75% of the records I bought were at one of the pop-ups, which featured just incredible records from a variety of top-notch dealers/collectors. “I’m A Shadow” was a track that I’d looked out for every since a portion of it ended up on the DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist all 45 mix Product Placement. While I’d only known it for that “Shadow” reference at the start, the whole thing is one of my fave “Soul Boulders,” now that I’ve finally tracked it down.

The Summits – Let Me Love You Again

This 45 isn’t particularly rare, generally the price isn’t especially high, but it’s such a quality track. Just a really really really sweet soul song from 1973 from this DC area group.

T.M.L. – Can’t Take It No More

On the relatively rare occasions when I get a chance to dig quality 45s, with a portable player in tow, I try to take a listen to everything that I don’t have any knowledge about. This 45 caught my eye solely for that great art, with a mare superimposed with the Mare label name. My first thought was “I have to hear how this sounds, just because of that label.” Couldn’t find a single thing online about this 45, or the group, which sounded very mysterious as just “T.M.L.” or the less mysterious, almost accountant sounding, “T.M.L. Associates.” As you can hear, “Can’t Take It No More” is a really gritty garage-y slow burner. I’m not too fond of how abrupt it ends, but when the sounds are this solid, I’ll forgive that.

January 15, 2017 Fotos

Groove Merchant X Rappcats 2017 Pop-Up!!!

Foto credit Egon…Wall of Heat courtesy Cool Chris

{Had planned to get a couple more posts up before I left for a week in Havana, but time was not on my side. I’ll get my best digs of 2017 when I return…Hasta Siempre!}

Cool Chris brought a bit of the “Mecca” down south, for the Groove Merchant X Rappcats Record Pop-Up. These monthly affairs, each with different dealers, were my fave events of 2016, and 2017 is off to a great start. Chris especially focused on obscure, private press records, but there was a broad mix of quality as anyone who has made it to Groove Merchant would expect…now if we can only convince him to open Groove Merchant 2 in LA!!!

Less than 10 minutes after doors open, note the wall now!

Cool Chris + Cut Chemist + Mayer Hawthorne + J. Rocc, hidden, blowing a whistle.

Mysterious man of some note with an envious pile of records.

Flip side of this is seriously sweet.

ZWOL!

Cool Chris’ self pressed collection of found photos of people and their records.

Made the most of my one day!

Posted onJanuary 11, 2017 Dig Deep, Fotos

Best of 2016: Favorite Artwork from the Past Year’s Digs

Over the next couple of days I’m going to highlight some of my favorite records that I tracked down in 2016. Today I just wanted to highlight some of the beautiful, outrageous, outrageously beautiful and beautifully outrageous artwork that was featured on records that I picked up over the year digging throughout Los Angeles, the Bay, Philly, Havana, Cuba and in Spain. Dig on it!

Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 1, 2017 Mixes

The Melting Pot Radio Hour – Best Vinyl Digs Of 2016

2016 was a crazy year for so many of us, but as far as the records were concerned it was mighty mighty good for me. In the first Melting Pot Radio Hour of 2017, I take a look back at some of the vinyl I dug up last year. Thought this is the longest online show I’ve done, I could seriously record a whole week of shows, and I’m not sure even that would be enough time to get through all the vinyl I got. With a trip to Cuba in a couple of weeks, I think 2017 will be a good year on the vinyl front…Happy New Year!

Melting Pot Radio Hour – Best Vinyl Digs of 2016

Tracklist:
{opening theme} Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot – Is What’s Happening (Dynamic)

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Modulos – Realidad – Realidad (Hispavox)
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – Malin Kpon O – 7″ (Albarika Store)
Los Lazos – It’s A New Day – 7″ (RCA)
Los Barba – Mi Mercy Cha – 7″ (Areito)
Marc Hamilton – Je Nai Jamais Raison – Marc Hamilton (Trans Canada)
Odyssey – No One Else Pt. 1 – 7″ (Hi)
Love – Everlasting First – False Start (Blue Thumb)
The Soul Searchers – Ashley’s Roachclip – Salt Of The Earth (Sussex)

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Joy Unlimited – Rudiments – Butterflies (BASF)
Syrius – Devil’s Masquerade – Devil’s Masquerade (Pepita)
The Forefront – Incantation – Incantation (AFI Records)
Duster Cat – Modern Times – Boys & Girls (Q)
Sylvia Tella – Stars In Your Eyes – Spell (Sarge)
Tim Maia – Tudo Vai Mudar – Tim Maia (1980) (Polydor)
Mirtha y Raul – De Nuevo En El Camino – 7″ (Areito)
Orquesta Mirasol – No Vull Esser Music, Perque Tinc Malats El Cap I El Cor – D’oca A Oca I Tira Que Et Toca (Edigsa)

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Ozzie Da Silva – Zig Zag – Zig Zag With Love
Tarantulos – Melo Do Aplauso (Rap-o, Clap-o) – A Musica Nao Pode Parar (RCA)
Azul y Negro – Fantasia De Piratas – 7″ (Mercury)
Grupo Ismaelillo – Galaxia – Galaxia (Areito)
Snakeshed – Karate Moves – Karate Moves: The Mystical World Of Karate (GNP Crescendo)
Ricardo Marrero – Babalonia – 7″ (Yu Qui Yu)
Kao Ling Feng – The Girl’s Dimples – The Girl’s Dimples (Kolin)
Rhoda Scott – Nova – Molybdenum (Barclay)

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Milton Floyd – I’m A Shadow – 7″ (Rim)
The Three Reasons – Take Me Back – 7″ (Carnival)
The Summits – Let Me Love You Again – 7″ (DC International)
Dwight Houston & the Ghettos – Trippin – 7″ (Equator)
TML Associates – Can’t Take It No More – 7″ (Mare)
Slide Hampton – Newport – And His Horn Of Plenty (Strand)
Chris Spedding – You Can See – Backwood Progression (Harvest)

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{closing theme} Modrey Efekt & Radim Hladik – Cajovna – Modry Efekt & Radim Hladik (Supraphon)

Posted onDecember 30, 2016 Ephemera

A Progressive End To 2016…Courtesy of Atoll

Atoll – Cazotte No. 1
Atoll – Le Photographe Exorciste

Well, well, well…this tail end of 2016 didn’t exactly turn out the way I might have liked. I’ve been in a funk pretty much all of November and December that I’ve only recently gotten out of, and thus, there hasn’t been a lot of activity from me of late. But, a new year always brings with it optimism and the possibilities of change and rebirth. So, I’m ready to close out 2016 strongly and carry through into the next year sharing more music than ever before.

As is tradition, I always share the last record that I buy in a year, just before doing some type of mix featuring the best things I dug up over the past 12 months. In 2016’s case, that last record was by French progressive rock group Atoll, swiped from Amoeba for a fraction of what it used to go for on the open market. A major part of the album’s appeal was the fantastic artwork by Yves Uro, who gained a measure of fame designing posters for Ibiza’s first disco club KU. The image at the center of the front cover is what you see here, one of several that I bought this year with a birth/egg motif. Musically, Atoll, connects to many other groups in that “Prog” scene, a solid, if not spectacular, sound, with the added pleasure of all of the lyrics, as they are on “Le Photographe Exorciste,” being sung in French (my preference is for non-English bands to not sing in English). “Cazotte #1” is the only proper instrumental on the album and gives a sense of the band’s strengths, along with a nice, clean, open drum break towards the end. There were periods of time where I felt like I had lost my record mojo, but just over the past month-ish, I felt it was back. Looking forward to sharing much much more in 2017.

Posted onNovember 9, 2016January 1, 2017 Mixes

Election Hangover??? Hang On In There!

Hang On In There: A Collection of Music To Uplift Souls and Spirits

I know a whole lot of folks aren’t happy about Donald Trump becoming President of the US. So, I made a mix of music for us, something to help with your election hangover and help you keep your head up and pushing forward, cause for me…I plan to stay a believer, so today…I’ll let the sun shine in and dream about what this world would be like if we had peace today, but I’ll tell myself, “Wake up sweet dreamer, we can make it real,” cause I want to see daylight in my life and I know that there must be something we can do! Instead of just asking, ‘where are we going?’ or just being optimistic about the future, I plan to be optimystical and glow in the light of my life. How do you do that? Meditate…Contemplate…Get closer to the essence of life, but be aware that it takes courage and strife. You can’t strain your brain, when you feel somebody trying to bring you down. I know we are not going to endure 2000 seasons in THIS America. So, don’t give in. Hang On In There! Love is really the answer, this you have to agree. But now, it’s time for all of us to wake up, we are in the presence of our future!

Posted onOctober 23, 2016 Mixes

The Melting Pot Radio Hour – Matthew Africa Tribute

foto by Diane Lee

I had hoped that I might be able to go to the Bay Area to celebrate Matthew’s life today, on his 45th birthday, but the timing just didn’t work out (instead I was in the Bay on the 21st, more on that later). Still, it was nice to pay tribute to Matthew on this month’s Melting Pot Radio hour. I’d paid tribute to him after his passing in 2012, but as I mention in the show, I could have easily done 4 more hours then and could have just kept going with this mix. I limited it to 20 songs, from records that were actually from Matthew’s collection, things that he turned me on to, things that I heard him play and things that I had a story to share in connection to them. While I dearly miss my friend, I thankful for the memories of the past and for all of the music. It’s through the music that Matthew Africa lives on…and his legacy continues to grow.

Melting Pot Radio Hour – Matthew Africa Tribute

{Opening Theme} Dungen – C. Visar Vagen – Tio Bitar (Kemado)

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Gal Costa – De Um Role – A Todo Vapor (Philips)
The Power Of Zeus – Sorceror Of Isis – The Gospel According To Zeus (Rare Earth)
James Brown – Ain’t Enough Room In Storage – Sho Is Funky Down Here (King)
Freddi/Henchi & the Soulsetters – Funky To The Bone – 7″ (Reprise)
Hank Ballard – I’m A Junkie For My Baby’s Love – 7″ (Chess)
The Advancement – Fall Out – The Advancement (Philips)
Toni Tornado – Me Libertei – Toni Tornado (1971) (Odeon)
The 4th Coming – The Dead Don’t Die Alive – 7″ (Alpha)
The Inner Drive – Party Man – 7″ (Zodiac)
Shades Of Black Lightning – Yesterday’s Dream – The Shades Of Black Lightning (Tower)
David Axelrod – Freedom – The Auction (Decca)
The 24-Carat Black – Foodstamps – Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth (Enterprise)
Ohio Players – Ecstasy (Matthew Africa Edit) – 7″ (Personal Dub Plate)
Juan Pablo Torres – Son A Propulsion – Super Son (Arieto)
Tim Maia – Nao Vou Ficar – Tim Maia (1971) (Polydor)
Sass – I Only Wanted To Love You – 7″ (20th Century)
Ponderosa Twins Plus One – Bound – 2+2+1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One
Betty & Angel – Everlasting Love – 7″ (Every Day)
Blackbyrds – Wilfred’s Gone – Jazz Dance Classics Vol. 1 (Luv n’ Haight)
US 69 – I’m On My Way – Yesterday’s Folks (Buddah)
Dennis Olivieri – I Cry In The Morning – Come To The Party (VMC)
Pi-R Square – Fantasy Pt. 2 – 7″ (Wee)

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{Closing Theme} Billy Harper – Sir Galahad – Capra Black (Strata East)

Posted onOctober 23, 2016 Dig Deep

Dig Deep…for Matthew Africa: 45s for MKA’s 45th

Today would have been Matthew Africa’s 45th Birthday. Every year around this time we pay tribute to Matthew here on Melting Pot. I met Matthew as a DJ at KALX, but his influence stretched back much earlier, through his work in the early 1990s with Luv’n’Haight while working at Groove Merchant. though Matthew’s now been gone for 4 years, it’s nice to hear this music and remember my friend. As this would have been his 45th birthday, I decided to highlight a few 45s, several of which were from Matthew’s own collection.

Ohio Players – Ecstasy [Matthew Africa Edit]

Ohio Players – Ecstasy (Matthew Africa Edit)

Matthew was becoming especially adept at creating edits when he was so suddenly taken away from us. This is my favorite, so much so I had a dub plate pressed with it, so that I could play it out at all-vinyl soul/funk nights, such as Funky Sole here in LA. The flipside is “Quit Jivin’,” which is probably THE song that I saw Matthew freak out the most to on the dancefloor. I’ve been able to play this song three or four times, and every time someone comes up to thank me for playing it. Matthew took a song that always felt too short and extended it in all the right places. The “loving you is ecstasy and I’ll never let you go…couldn’t never do without you,” lines are something that several of his friends felt about Matthew after his passing, and four years later, it still seems apt.

Lee Dorsey – A Lover Was Born

Lee Dorsey – A Lover Was Born

One of my favorite memories of Matthew is related to this record. When DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist debuted their Brain Freeze sequel, Product Placement, they asked a few local DJs to share the stage with them, for opening sets. Matthew’s was early in the night, but it was stellar as usual (Cool Chris of Groove Merchant also did a set). At the end of the night, all of the DJs came back to the stage to play one track. This was Matthew’s choice, and while all the other DJs were playing it cool, when Matthew got to play this, he did his “strut” while holding on to other 45s. It’s one of my favorite songs to dance to as well, and while I have my moves to it, sometimes I can’t but help to do “The Matthew Africa,” when on the dancefloor.

Pi-R Square – Fantasy Pt. 2

Pi-R Square – Fantasy Pt. 1

I first heard this track on a Luv’n’Haight collection, and it’s a classic bit of rare wax from Oakland. This copy comes from Matthew’s collection, and it was the first time I’d actually gotten a chance to hear Part 2, which I enjoy more than the flipside, mainly because of that insane two-note guitar solo near the beginning. One of many records that have that “Matthew Africa sound,” which is hard to describe, but you just know it when you hear it.

Betty & Angel – Everlasting Love

Betty & Angel – Everlasting Love

Another from Matthew’s collection. I’d never heard this one before Matthew’s records were auctioned off. Every single thing about this song is gorgeous. The vocals, the lyrics, the music…just perfect. It’s not quite a “soul boulder,” but it is one of the sweetest songs I’ve ever heard.

Otis Brown – Who’s Gonna Take Me Home

Otis Brown – Who’s Gonna Take Me Home

This song was the final song Matthew chose on his “Matthew Africa Plays 7’s” mix, that ultimately ended up being his last one. The mix was basically a run-through for an upcoming set he was going to do at 45 sessions (that session is online too, and it’s interesting hearing the two and noting the changes Matthew made). When he debuted it, I remarked how annoying it was because there were all of these songs that I didn’t know and I was going to be obsessing about it for years. Matthew saw the humor in it, and I remember him mentioning that part of that set was inspired by the nights we had at Kitty English’s Soulvation night at the Ruby Room in Oakland. In particular, Matthew remembered how often several of us would dance while we were playing records, a feat that was easy enough given how small the space was and how close the dance floor was to the turntables. It was a rare joy spinning there with Matthew, Kitty, Sean Sullivan and (at Matthew’s 30th Birthday party) the legendary Joe Quixx. So much of those good feelings came through in Matthew’s mix. This song closed it out, and it’s a somewhat atypical “closing time” song, atypical solely because it’s not quite upbeat, not quite downbeat. But it’s the sentiment that’s perfect for that time of the night after last call. I wish we could have had it be a tradition, like playing “Foxy Girls In Oakland,” so that I could have memories of singing this at closing time with Matthew and Kitty, though…I am very thankful for the memories I do have, and especially thankful for Matthew’s friendship and all the music he shared…RIP

foto by Audrey A. Audrey

Posted onOctober 15, 2016October 15, 2016 Dig Deep, Ephemera

50 Years Of Power To The People…The Black Panther Party’s Lumpen Proletariat Blues

The Lumpen – No More

{There won’t be a Melting Pot Radio hour this week, as I shift it to the Sun the 23rd to pay tribute to Matthew Africa (incidentally, this 45 originally came from MKA’s collection), who’s 45th birthday it would have been on that date.}

Today, October 15th, marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, begun in Oakland, CA by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. Probably no other group had a greater influence on my mindset and worldview than the Panthers, since being exposed to them at an early age because my mother taught about the Civil Rights Movement in her US Government classes. This meant I was in the room when she was preparing classes and so I watched a lot of films and documentaries about the this period of time as a child. Though the Panthers were often painted as a “violent” organization, the historical record shows that they were more often the victims of state sanctioned violence, with the aim to discredit and dismantle their operation. Despite having many of their leaders jailed and, particularly in the case of Fred Hampton, murdered, the legacy of the Panthers extends all the way to the present time, particularly in the Black Lives Matter movement, which was sparked over the same issues that sparked the BPP, the killing of Black people by police officers.

Because of how well versed the Panthers were in liberation theory, they thought it would be a good idea to try to reach the people through music and thus created a singing group to carry their message, The Lumpen (so named for the class of people that Marx described as “a dangerous class,” the Lumpen Proletariat, the underclass of society). While the band performed around the country, they only recorded a single 45 (though, according to Rickey Vincent’s book on the band, their is a live recording of a performance that might have been slated for release, in the Huey P. Newton archives). “Free Bobby Now,” found it’s way onto the Listen Whitey compilation, but the flipside “No More,” is a more interesting track for me. Even though 50 years later, the issues that moved to Panthers to organize and protest are still pressing issues, that same defiance that courses through “No More,” is found in our present era, where even as the Trump campaign has threatened to tear open the fabric of American society, many people are recognizing the need for change and refuse to go back to a period of time where we had no control and no power over our destinies. Here in 2016 we owe a great debt to the Black Panthers, a debt that I hope in my lifetime will be paid in full when all people truly have the freedom and power that so many have fought and died for over our history.

Posted onOctober 4, 2016 Ephemera

The Deep, Dark Sounds of Son Hak Rei’s “Dry Leaves”

Son Hak Rei – Dry Leaves

New semester’s had me completely out of sorts on posting on the regular, but I think I’ve finally got things under control (though now grading begins, so we’ll see) and should be back at it. I’ve got a ton of music to share, quite a lot from recent pop-ups at Rappcats in Highland Park. I already posted a bit from the DJ Shadow one, just this past weekend there was another (with another scheduled in two weeks with the folks from the Numero Group), this time featuring selections from MoSS, a producer who has done beats for Ghostface in the past, and reissues things through his Strawberry Rain label (he was the main collaborator on Now-Again’s excellent Those Shocking Shaking Days collection of Psychedelic music from Indonesia). I had virtually no money, but was still able to pick up a couple things including this record from reedman/producer Son Hak Rei.

Normally I bring my portable player to these things, because there’s so much music that I’ve never heard of, but I’d forgotten it in my office in Long Beach this time around. As is often the case, I was drawn to this record because of the art work, with it’s psychedelic colors and what appears to be Hendrix, Zappa, Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley, floating along with some groovy farm animals. A quick search of the catalog number led me to discogs so that I could identify the record and the artist. That listing is the extent of my knowledge about Son Hak Rei, it seems that he played with Korean psych godfather Shin Jung Hyun and also produced some of Black Butterfly’s music. Despite the appearance of a really weird sounding organ, I wasn’t really that impressed with this record, that is, until I dropped the needle on “Dry Leaves.” My ears perked up when I heard that almost Axelrod-esque introduction, but once the song got into it’s groove, I was sold. Interestingly, it seemed like MoSS didn’t realize this song was on the album, perhaps because, as he told me, someone had described the album as a heavy funk record and most of the songs are kinda loungey. But this track is a MONSTER…and definitely gets me interested in trying to track down more from Son Hak Rei and other Korean Psychedelic artists.

Posted onSeptember 15, 2016September 15, 2016 Fotos

1st Annual DJ Shadow Storage Sale @ Rappcats!!!

This past weekend, LA got a real special treat, as this months “pop-up” record show at Rappcats in Highland Park (who has been hosting one-off shows since July, featuring Joel Stones of Tropicalia In Furs, as well as Egon of Now-Again Records and Michael McFaddin of Luv’n’Haight/Ubiquity fame), featuring selections from the collection of DJ Shadow. Though it got billed in some places as “Shadow selling his collection!” the best way of describing it was Shadow selling doubles and triples he had, likely from just “part” of his collection. As I mentioned earlier, it was humbling to run into so many records that I’d just never even seen before, and other DJs and collectors I respect had similar things to say. One of the most interesting bits (several pictures below) was the fact that Shadow had meticulously priced every record, and in some cases even added a little commentary, noting which songs had breaks and some other choice comments as well. I didn’t get nearly as much as I would have like (I am STILL paying for the trip to Spain earlier in the year!), but I got a nice grip of records and learned about more than a few others that have gone on the wantlist. If you missed it, these pictures should give you a sense of what it was like.

Posted onSeptember 15, 2016 Ephemera

Zig Zag With Love…From DJ Shadow to You!

Ozzie DaSilva – Zig Zag

Over the weekend, DJ Shadow treated us to a small peek into his world, as he sold off a portion of his collection in what was described as “The 1st Annual DJ Shadow Storage Sale.” The thing that I found most fascinating about the two day event, is how many records I just had never seen, and how so many other collectors and DJs who I know felt the same way. This record was one that I picked up just because of the color scheme on the front cover, which I noticed went round the back cover to say “BOOM.”

Dropping the needle on the record, there were some moderately pleasing Brazilian/Jazz/Lounge sounds for most of the record. But then I dropped the needle on “Zig Zag,” and promptly flipped out (though I should say that “flipping out” for me at a record store is more or less a series of raised eyebrows). As I brought the song back to the beginning, with it’s sorta surreal intro from the “Westlake Inn,” I noticed that the song had a writing credit for Jair Rodrigues, and figured that it must be a cover. Right around that time Oliver Wang of Soul-Sides sat down next to me and my portable and started raving about this album and “Zig Zag” in particular, something that Young Einstein of Ugly Duckling had hipped him to many years back. Oliver pushed me off the fence over getting the album, noting that it really doesn’t come up very often, is still pretty under the radar and was a steal at $35. And with that, my day was basically done (I’ll likely post a few more things this week from Shadow’s sale). I’m really not convinced that this is an actual live record, it sounds more like a record with live audience sounds piped in, to give the impression that Da Silva has an enthusiastic crowd listening to him in Westlake each week…but no matter, “Zig Zag” is undoubtedly the coolest thing (maybe the only thing?) ever recorded at the Westlake Village Inn, in Westlake, California.

Posted onSeptember 11, 2016 Mixes

The Melting Pot Radio Hour – Episode 3

9/11 is often a somber and reflective time, this year, 15 years after the attacks, is even more so, particularly because it also occurs near the anniversary of the passing of a dear friend, Matthew Africa. Adding to all of those feelings, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds released an extraordinary film and album that deal primarily with the tragic loss of his son Arthur Cave in 2015. Lots of heavy stuff, and that colors the first break of the show, with music from Cave and tracks that remind me of Matthew Africa. The second and third sets are connected to some recent record digging done over the week, during a Labor Day sale at LA’s Record Jungle and this week, the two-day pop-up at Rappcats of DJ Shadow’s records. I recorded the show before getting a couple more records on the second day and I didn’t have nearly enough money to get what I really wanted (The Significants 45 will likely haunt my dreams for some time), but still happy with what’s here and look forward to sharing more…Enjoy!

The Melting Pot Radio Hour – Episode 3

{Opening Theme} Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot – Is What’s Happening (Dyamic)

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Distant Sky – Skeleton Key (Bad Seed LTD)
Billy Harper – Sir Galahad – Capra Black (Strata East)
Pi-R Square – Fantasy Pt. 1 – 7″ (Wee)
Gary Bartz NTU Troop – Celestial Blues – Jazz Dance Classics Vol. 1 (Luv’n’Haight)
David Axelrod – The Human Abstract – Songs Of Experience (Capitol)

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The Knowbody Else – No One And The Sun – The Knowbody Else (Hip)
Lisa Wong(?) & The Stylers – TBD – TBD (Star)
The Soul Crusaders Orchestra – Funky Jive – 7″
Cross Winds – Fool’s Journey – Murder At Midnight (ERC)
Jimmy Dawkins – Put It On The Hawg – 7″ (Mojo)

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Los Lazos – La Rola – Como Has Hecho (Orfeon)
Linda Jones – Don’t Go – Your Precious Love (Turbo)
Chris Connor – Time Out For Tears – 7″ EP (Atlantic)
June Christy – Lonely House – – Something COol 7″ EP (Capitol)
Winchell’s Donut House – Hear The Monsters, Spooky Sounds & Scary Tale – Halloween 7″ (Winchell’s)
Captain Beefheart – My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains – Clear Spot (Warner Bros.)

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{Closing theme} Orange Power – Stargates – Soundgiants: Industrial Prestige & Scenic Magnificence (Sonoton)

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