Googoosh – Shekayat
I spent about a week out of town and when I came back there was literally a reissue party on my doorstep. Reissues from a number of labels and a number of countries which just happened to arrive just before my birthday. This collection of the music of Faegheh Atashin, aka Googoosh, might be the best of the bunch. Finders Keepers can always be counted on for top shelf material, but this collection of 1970s Iranian music is truly exceptional.
Charles Bradley – Golden Rule
Charles Bradley – I Believe In Your Love
The Menahan Street Band – I Believe In Your Love (Instrumental)
{Updated Update: Looks like Charles Bradley has moved on over to the Echoplex Sunday night!!! Update: Well, might be only one chance to see Charles Bradley since Sunset Junction appears to have been canceled…LA Peeps, you have two chances to catch Charles Bradley…for FREE one of the Getty’s “Saturdays Off The 405” this Saturday August 27th and at the Sunset Junction festival Sunday August 28th!!!}
I’d meant to write a review of this record when it was released early early in 2011. With the recent release of the instrumental version of the LP, along with multiple performances upcoming in the LA Area from Charles Bradley, it seemed like a good time to finally give this album it’s due. As much as Aloe Blacc’s 2010 album Good Things was a very recessionary soul album, No Time For Dreaming is also a product of these specific times even though the sound is from 1960s. Though Bradley mines some of the same subjects, hard times, heartbreak & loss (particularly the death of his brother in “Heartaches & Pain”), there’s a righteousness in these songs that leans more towards optimism than depression. Whether it’s his pleading, “Got to make it right, all that I’ve done wrong” on “The Telephone Song” or on the title track, as he preaches “No time For dreaming, Go to get on up and do my thing.” Times maybe hard, but in line with James Brown’s most inspiring late 60s/70s material, Bradley wants us to get involved and get OURSELVES together. Even when things turn darker, such as on “The World” Bradley’s role is more of as a truth-teller, diagnosing the ills of the world not simply to gripe about them, but to bring to our attention the problems we experience and to get us focused on doing what we can to solve them (kinda like a musical sociologist!)
“Golden Rule” is perhaps the best example of this socially conscious direction in Bradley’s music. “They still keep building more prison to take our kids away, why can’t we show more love to make this a better day.” Going back to the golden rule may seem simplistic to some, but as a teacher I know first hand that the times I’ve really affected change in my students has been through some very small kindness that often leads to more significant changes down the road.
Bradley also shows himself to be a really competent romantic on the aforementioned “Telephone Song,” “I Believe In Your Love,” (which is perhaps my favorite track on this LP) “In You, I Found A Love” and “Lovin’ You Baby.” That last track, the longest on the album and also the slowest paced is particularly noteworthy for the tenderness Bradley employs early on, before building to pure passion as the song moves towards its climax propelled on by what seems like greater force applied to the rhythm along with rising horns.
Speaking of which, as much as Bradley’s vocals and lyrics deserve attention on this record, much should and has been said about the music provided by the Menahan Street Band. Of the myriad Daptone related projects I think the music produced under this title is the most satisfying. Take note again of how the music interplays with Bradley’s vocals on “Golden Rule,” the care taken into the production, like that perfectly mic’ed tambourine that gives it this slightly hollow echo-ey feel that lingers in the ear.
In terms of the music, “I Believe In Your Love” also is a standout track instrumentally. Menahan works a Hodges Brothers Hi-Records inspired sound, from the drums and the main guitar, adds washes of organ in the right channel, horns primarily in the left, little bells during the verses, and all the elements come together and just explode with sound during Bradley’s chorus. In the vocal version the interplay is damn powerful, in the instrumental version, the intricacies of the rhythm are a marvel to behold, as is the entire album.
The Counts – What’s Up Front That Counts
The Counts – Thinking Single
The Counts – Why Not Start All Over Again
The wife & I spent time up in the Bay Area for our 7th wedding anniversary. We met in the Bay area while at Berkeley and the area holds a special charm for us both. For me, above all the other major charms of the Bay Area are the great records and record stores. There’s a new addition that y’all should know about, tucked away on a quiet street out by Lake Merritt in Oakland, Vamp Records. One of the minds behind this spot is Sean Sullivan aka Sean Boogie. Me and Sean go back some ten years. I remember the first time I saw him DJ, at Kitty’s Soulvation Wednesdays at the Ruby Room. I remember thinking, “who is this dude, and why does he keep stepping out from behind the booth to dance to all the songs???” I’ve had the pleasure of spinning with him on some of those Wednesdays and at his former weekly Sound Boutique, now the name of his very fine blog, he’s got great taste and it’s great to see him involved with a fine upstart of a record store in Vamp. That’s where I recently got reaquainted with one of my all-time favorite funky records, this LP from Detroit’s The Counts.
It’s actually taken me quite some time to track this down again, after parting ways with it during my great sell-off of 2004. I’d found my first copy at the Atlanta Record Show WAAAY back in the day, probably on one of my first trips. It was a prized possession when I hosted the monthly “Soul Kitchen” on Album 88. I’d been looking for another copy for some time but strangely it’s not a record I run across too often. The Counts were basically the third tier group at Westbound behind Funkadelic and the Ohio Players. They have a stellar sound, but it also is stylistically very similar to the players so you can perhaps understand why post-“Funky Worm” the label would have invested more in that group.
Thankfully they did release this album, the finest I’ve heard from the group (which also recorded as “The Fabulous Counts,” later moved to my hometown of Atlanta and released a couple more LPs). The introduction to “What’s Up Front,” is an all-time fave with the proto-beatbox opening blending into the drums & percussion before the full rhythm comes in. The descendning and ascending organ lines in that track also stand out as a great left-field sample worthy break. I’d forgotten how solid this record is until tracking it down last week, virtually every track is a winner, even though they all have rhythmic similarities. Big thanks again to Sean Boogie for the hook-up! Y’all make sure to check out Vamp if you’re ever in the Bay Area.
Cheers,
Michael
The Bandana Splits – All You Gotta Do Is Fall In Love
The Bandana Splits are a trio from Brooklyn who style themselves as a sugary sweet mash-up of Andrew Sisters’ vocal harmonies with 40s-60s kitsch, country and rock’n’roll. While this is the debut of the group, it seems like these girls have been at it for a bit, particularly Dawn Landes who makes some rather lovely country-inspired singer songwriter music on her own. As a group, I’m actually more interested to see where this all goes. With their photogenic good looks, matching attire and Brooklyn hipster cred, the band seems poised to make a mighty splash as soon as they are plucked from obscurity. But what will the next record sound like? That’s a question that interests me more than everything on this debut. In fact, there are so many moments on this debut that are just so self-consciously cutesy that I hesitated to suggest it at all. But when the girls just get down to the business, as they do on what I think is the best and most effective song on this album “All You Gotta Do Is Fall In Love,” the sound is damn near perfection.
As more evidence of what I was saying above (both for better and for worse) here’s the video for their lead single “Sometimes”…good luck washing the cuteness off of you after watching this:
{I know I said Monday, but I meant Tuesday! If you want a pair of passes get in touch with me before 12noon Tuesday!!!}
I’m away in the Bay Area for my wedding anniversary and Chuck Foster of KPFK’s Reggae Central is hosting Melting Pot, but still I got something for you…It’s always a treat when one of the best turntablists in the world graces us with something new. Next week here in LA, Cut Chemist will debut “Tunnel Vision” his latest mix, alongside the equally talented MC/DJ Edan and Mr. Lif. If you’d like to see it all at the House of Blues on Sunset in Hollywood on August 17th, e-mail me at michael[at]meltingpotblog.com before 12noon on Monday for a chance to win!!!
Here’s a bit of a teaser for Tunnel Vision, which appears to be the latest in Cut Chemist’s one turntable mixes:
Here’s CC’s last one turntable mix “Sound Of The Police”:
Edan’s own amazing mix “Echo Party” still ranks as one of my favorites ever:
Edan doing what he does…I always knew that hair was fake…but who knew he could rock a Theremin while name checking some deep Rock samples with the LPs there for those who don’t know.
And finally Mr. Lif, the icing on a already tasty Hip-Hop cake for this show…I kind of miss those crazy dreads he used to have:
Irma Thomas – Here I Am, Take Me
Irma Thomas – Yours Until Tomorrow
Irma Thomas – Don’t Make Me Stop Now
I’ve never been able to understand why Irma Thomas was not one of the premier top selling soul singers of the 1960s. It’s a complete mystery to me. She cut one of the most amazing soul songs ever, “Ruler Of My Heart” in 1963, which later served as the template for Otis Redding’s first major hit, “Pain In My Heart.” The Rolling Stones had a gigantic hit with a song Irma Thomas recorded in 1964 “Time Is On My Side.” But somehow fame deserving of her talent escaped Irma Thomas throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She recorded several singles and two LPs up until 1964, then more or less faded into obscurity. Thankfully she did record during this period of time, including a very rare album for Swamp Dogg’s label in 1973 called In Between Tears. In the 1980s the full sessions for her recordings at Muscle Shoals were finally released on this LP. As I’ve mentioned before on my “Desert Island Discs” Melting Pot Radio Hour, I think these sides are some of the deepest soul that’s ever been recorded.
The music is really exceptional. There’s a reason why the sounds that came out of the FAME studios in Muscle Shoals are considered legendary. For perhaps good reason “Soul” music is thought of as a distinctly African-American musical form, but it’s impossible to deny the contributions of white musicians, such as those at the fabled Alabama studio. But the star of the show is the voice of Irma Thomas, with that distinctive NOLA phrasing and feeling so deep you could swear you can hear the teardrops falling on the microphone through the speakers. When she lets loose on “Yours Until Tomorrow” I’m not sure there’s a more thrilling or more desperate sound. On “Here I Am” and “Don’t Make Me Stop Now” it’s mixed with deep longing and just as effective. Just fantastic music and as I said, some of my favorite deep soul that has EVER been recorded.
Cheers,
Michael
Father’s Children – Dirt and Grime
Sometimes I get things so far in advance it slips my mind to post on them when they’ve actually been released and they are available for consumption by y’all more widely. This fantastic collection of music from DC’s Father’s Children got to me a cool two months before it was released early in the summer. Who’s Gonna Save The World features music recorded for a debut release around 1972, but most of it, save a 7″ or two, has been unreleased until now. All we’d previously had of Father’s Children was a 1979 “debut” on Mercury that is in that beautiful in-between disco/boogie sound. The music on this collection hits hard, is super righteous and sounds almost like a totally different group. Super-duper case in point is my favorite track, “Dirt & Grime,” which I’ve played several times, as well as a couple of other tracks, on Melting Pot. It’s a fascinating slice of early 1970s socially conscious ghetto funk, just the kind of thing you would expect to show up in a RZA production. Numero strikes again…
Had a truly grand time filling in for Chuck Foster on KPFK’s Reggae Central. Chuck hosts one of the most far ranging and diverse reggae shows I’ve ever heard, instead of just focusing on roots, he plays the full variety of Jamaican music from the 1950s to the present time. As such, it makes it really hard to predict what he’ll play and so I tend to stay away from playing much Jamaican music on Melting Pot, which is hard on me, because I LOVE Jamaican music. This was a rare opportunity to play 2 hours of some of my favorite ska, rock steady, roots, reggae and Jamaican soul on the radio and I think it’s one of my best guest hosting jobs in my career. Thank you Chuck for letting me sit in and make sure that YOU listen to Reggae Central every Sunday from 2-4pm on KPFK!
Reggae Central 08-07-2011: First Hour
Reggae Central 08-07-2011: Second Hour
Playlist: Reggae Central 08-07-2011
{opening theme} King Tubby – Dub Fi Gwan – Dub Gone Crazy (Blood & Fire)
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Hemsley Morris – Stay Loose – Clancy Eccles Presents His Reggae Review (Heartbeat)
Freddie McGregor – Get Involved – Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown 1973-1980 (Blood & Fire)
The Mighty Diamonds – Why Me Black Brother Why? – Right Time (Virgin)
Rico – Ramble – Man From Warieka (Blue Note)
Hopeton Lewis – Sounds & Pressure – 7” (K&K Records)
Ernest Ranglin – Exodus – Scandal Ska (Mango)
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The Lions feat. Alex Desert – Pieces of A Man – 7” (Lions Bread)
Stranger Cole – These Eyes – Bangarang: The Best Of Stranger Cole 1962-1972 (Sanctuary)
Gregory Issacs – Native Woman – Cool Ruler (Virgin)
Derrick Harriot – Candy – Music Got Mo’ Soul (Westside)
Phyllis Dillon – Perfidia – Midnight Confessions: Classic Rock Steady & Reggae 1967-1971 (Westside)
The Silvertones – True Confession – Classic Hits From Treasure Isle (Attack)
Jackie Mittoo – Hot Milk – Evening Time (Coxsone)
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Princess Buster & her Jamaicans – Ten Commandments From Woman To Man – 7” (King)
U-Roy – Jump For Joy – Rock With I (Ras)
Byron Lee – Soul Ska – Rock Steady (BRA)
Sugar Simone – King Without A Throne – 7” (Sue)
Toots & the Maytals – Premature – Reggae Got Soul (Island)
I-Roy – Hot Stuff – Touting I Self (Heartbeat)
Brentford All-Stars – Greedy G – Better Dub (Studio One)
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Horace Andy – Musical Episode – Exclusively (Wackie’s)
Winston Wright – Jam #1 – Jamaican Funk: Original Jamaican Funk and Soul 45s (Soul Jazz)
King Tubby – A Rougher Version – King Tubby’s Special 1973-1976 (Trojan)
Don Drummond – Addis Adaba – 7” (Coxsone)
Althea & Donna – Jah Rastafari – Uptown Top Ranking (Frontline)
Tapper Zukie – Dub MPLA – Dubwise & Otherwise (Blood & Fire)
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The Heptones – Do Good To Everyone – Book Of Rules (Island)
Keith & Tex – Stop That Train – 7” (Trojan)
Tapper Zukie & Lynval Thompson – Rush I Some Dub – Tappa Zukie In Dub (Blood & Fire)
Desmond Dekker – Reggae Recipe – The Original Reggae Hit Sound of Desmond Dekker & the Aces (Trojan)
Baba Brooks – Shank I Sheck – 7” (King Edwards)
The Soulettes – Hey Senorita – Ska Au Go Go (Studio One)
Tommy McCook & the Supersonics – Mabrouk – 7” (Treasure Island)
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Marcia Griffiths – There’s No Me Without You – Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Trojan)
The Eternals – Queen of the Minstrels – Studio One Soul (Soul Jazz)
Bob Marley – Soul Rebel – Rasta Revolution (Trojan)
Johnny Clarke – Do You Love Me – Don’t Trouble Trouble (Attack)
The Aggrolites – Trial and Error – Rugged Road (Young Cub)
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{closing theme} The Skatalites – Herb Man Dub – Heroes Of Reggae In Dub (Motion)
Been a real long time since I was on the air for four straight hours, but I had so much music I wanted to play I could have been on for another 4. August 7th was Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s birthday, so I had to start the show off with music from him, as I mention on the show, he’s the patron saint of Melting Pot. Rahsaan was a master musician who understood and reveled in the connections between all the varieties of music. Everything that his music was about is neatly wrapped up in “Bright Moments,” which is why I started off with that song. I also was able to rectify leaving “Compared To What” at home last week, so I’ve included that as a further tribute to Eugene McDaniels. Throughout the show, lots of new music, from the Bandana Splits, Amor De Dias, Amon Tobin, The Stepkids and classics from Can, King Crimson and Donato.
Next week Chuck Foster of KPFK’s Reggae Central will be sitting in for me and playing some classic and classy Rhythm & Blues, Soul and Jazz. Chuck has one of the best and most diverse Reggae shows, it will be real interesting to see what he brings out. I might not be back until August 28th for a new show with a mini-fundraiser on August 21st. Hoping to be back with some nice vinyl and possibly a special guest or two. Until the next time enjoy the show!
Melting Pot on KPFK #53: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #53: Second Hour
Playlist: 08-07-2011
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – Melting Pot (Stax)
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Bright Moments – Bright Moments (Atlantic)
Les McCann – Compared To What – Swiss Movement (Atlantic)
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Atmosphere – She’s Enough – The Family Sign (Rhymesayers)
Ocote Soul Sounds – Guantanamo – Taurus (ESL)
Pablo Sanchez & Watch TV – Sunstar – Nickodemus Presents Turntables On The Hudson Volume 8: Reflecting Cielo (Wonderwheel)
Donato – Malandro – A Bad Donato (Blue Thumb)
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The Bandana Splits – All You Gotta Do Is Fall In Love – The Bandana Splits (Boy Scout)
The Menahan Street Band – Lovin’ You, Baby – No Time For Dreaming: The Instrumentals (Dunham/Daptone)
Hawthorne Headhunters – If You Were My Baby (Reprise) – Myriad Of Now (Plug Research)
The Stepkids – Suburban Dream – 12” (Stones Throw)
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Amor De Dias – Late Mornings – Street Of The Love Of Days (Merge)
Damon & Naomi – Walking Backwards – False Beats & True Hearts (20/20/20)
King Crimson – I Talk To The Wind (Duo Version) – In The Court of the Crimson King: 40th Anniversary Edition (Discipline)
Bon Iver – Blindsided – For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
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Amon Tobin – Dropped From The Sky – Isam (Ninja Tune)
Can – Spray – Future Days (United Artists)
King Midas Sound – Earth A Kill Ya (Mala Remix) – Waiting For You (Hyperdub)
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Cut Chemist – Eastwide (excerpt) – Sound Of The Police (A Stable Sound)
Edan – Echo Party (excerpt) – Echo Party (Traffic)
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{closing theme} Dungen – C. Visar Vagen – Tio Batar (Kemado)
Toots & the Maytals – Rastaman
Toots & the Maytals – Premature
Toots & the Maytals – Everybody Needs Lovin’
This Sunday, August 7th, I’m hosting both Melting Pot and Reggae Central, Chuck Foster’s excellent show that runs just before mine on KPFK from 2-4pm. As much as I love being on KPFK and doing Melting Pot, Chuck’s show is so good and so diverse in it’s approach to “reggae” that I rarely, if ever, play Jamaican music. This week I get to play 2 hours of Jamaican Ska, Rock Steady, Reggae and more and I’m really looking forward to it.
Given that, I thought I’d dig deep with one of my favorite Jamaican artists and LPs. Reggae Got Soul is often obscured by the various versions of Funky Kingston and perhaps understandably so since the latter (which in the US included tracks from the UK album In The Dark) features some all-time classics in “Time Tough,” “Funky Kingston,” and a personal fave “Got To Be There.” But much like John Coltrane’s Crescent (an album often overlooked and obscured under the giant shadow cast by A Love Supreme), Reggae Got Soul is a fantastic LP that deserves to be heard (despite it’s rather crappy cover art) and heard often.
The album begins with “Rastaman,” which is basically a mash-up of two prior big songs for Toots & the Maytals, “Bam-Bam” and “She Will Never Let Me Down,” updated to fit the righteous Rastafarian sentiments of the mid-1970s. What always stood out to me was the way the song begins, with the stately piano notes, the vocals and cymbals, to an ever so funky “blink and it’s gone” break between bass, drums and the seemingly ever present trombone of Rico Rodriguez. It seems so sample worthy, but it’s such a subtle break I doubt anyone will ever do anything with it…
Virtually all the songs are winners, showcasing Toots Hibbert’s soul drenched vocals and great vocal arrangements with the Maytals. The backing band is indeed one of the most soulful reggae outfits, with some very clear influences from Stax and Muscle Shoals, particularly in the guitar lines from “Hux” Brown. I’ve just chosen a couple of my faves, but any of the tracks would more than do. “Premature” is also in some ways a rework of a prior song, kind of a different telling of “Sweet & Dandy,” much more of a cautionary tale, with a super sweet and soulful style (and another nice soul-styled opening break). “Everbody Needs Lovin'” slows the tempo down but that only increases the inherent soul in the overall sound. Top notch material from one of the few groups, particularly at this time, that could have rivaled Bob Marley & the Wailers.
Cheers,
Michael
Headnodic – Movin’ On Up feat. Latyrx and Kat
Seems like this year has been a bit lacking on the Hip-Hop front, at least for my tastes. Things have been heating up a bit more lately, with Shabazz Palaces releasing a fine LP and with this project from the Bay Area’s Headnodic. Headnodic is a member of several crews, including the Crown City Rockers and the Mighty Underdogs (the latter with Lateef of Latyrx and Gift of Gab from Blackalicious) but as far as I know this is solo debut. Red Line Radio is packed with a ton of guest appearances, of the bunch this lead single might be the best, with slightly spaced out funky production, guest verses from both members of Latyrx, an assist from the Jefferson’s Theme and a slinky vocal line from Kat that seals the deal…Peanut butter with banana and the honey on top for real!
{There are actually a couple of chances to catch DJ Soul Marcosa this week! First at Rendevouz on August 3rd at the Verdugo Bar and also at The Black-Eyed Soul Club on August 5th at Three Clubs!!!}
DJ Soul Marcosa can be found at most all of the best underground spots for music in LA. Since moving here from North Carolina he’s gotten a solid reputation for his wide-ranging tastes and easy going nature. He’s done guest spots at Funky Sole, Black-Eyed Soul Club, SoulSide, Fuzz as well as his own monthly, recently relocated to LA, Masala Beat Club. He also was a partner with me at a weekly we did at La Cita back in 2009. Enjoy raw, fuzzy and funky guest DJ set originally broadcast during July’s all-vinyl end of the month show on Melting Pot and look for Soul Marcosa spinning live all over Los Angeles.
Guest DJ Set from Soul Marcosa on KPFK’s Melting Pot
Selections:
Bobby Byrd – Fight Against Drug Abuse – 7” (King)
Les Problémes – Dodécaphonie – 7” (Vogue)
Roberto Carlos – Voce Nao Serve Pra Mim – Original Soundtrack: Ritmo de Aventura (CBS)
Eyes of Blue – Apache ’69 – 7” (Mercury)
Miki Hirayama – Lonely Girl – 7” (Columbia)
Toni Mathis – Everything You Feel Is Me – 7” (Nectar)
Brainbox – Down Man – 7” (Elektra)
Black Merda – Cynthy-Ruth – 7” (Chess)
Zsuzsa Koncz – Visz A Vonat – Szerelem (Qualiton)
Ajit Singh feat. Asha Bhosle – Main Akeli Raat Jawan – Original Soundtrack: Purana Mandir (CBS)
Pedro & Capricious – Cisco Kid – Kareinaru New Pops No Sekai (Atlantic)
Curiosity Shoppe – Baby I Need You – 7” (Deram)
Rare Earth – Sidewalk Café – Dreams & Answers (Verve)
The Kollektion – Savage Lost – 7” (Heads-Up)
David – Selppin – 7” (Fontanta)
End of the month brings out the vinyl, for our all-vinyl freeform shows. Had a bit of added “seat of the pants” radio experience swinging into the studio literally just as the program began. Once I was there and got my records out of the bag, things settled into a fairly laidback show, perhaps inspired by “Jagger The Dagger” as the lead song, in tribute to Eugene McDaniels who recently passed away. At the top of the second hour we have a guest DJ set from Soul Marcosa (separate post coming soon), who brings in some heavyweight sounds from all over the spectrum. Next week I’m going to be hosting BOTH Melting Pot and Reggae Central!!! So tune in at 2pm to hear some classic Jamaican ska, rock steady, reggae, dub and more!
Melting Pot on KPFK #52: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #52: Second Hour
Playlist: 7-31-2011
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – Melting Pot (Stax)
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Eugene MacDaniels – Jagger The Dagger – Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse (Atlantic)
Betty Davis – Game Is My Middle Name – Betty Davis (Just Sunshine)
Freedom – Nobody – Freedom (ABC)
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Byron Lee & the Dragonaires – Every Day Will be Like A Holiday – 7” (JAD)
Cold Blood – If You Will – Cold Blood (San Francisco)
Toni Tornado – Juizo Final – B.R.3 (Odeon)
Juan Pablo Torres – Guajira 2001 – Algo Nuevo (Arieto)
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Robert Cray – I Wonder – Strong Persauder (Mercury)
Jerry Butler – Said A Mother, Said A Father – The Sagittarius Movement (Mercury)
Isaac Hayes – Our Day Will Come – …To Be Continued (Stax)
Eric Dolphy – Serene – Far Cry (New Jazz)
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DJ Soul Marcosa Guest DJ Set
Bobby Byrd – Fight Against Drug Abuse – 7” (King)
Les Problémes – Dodécaphonie – 7” (Vogue)
Roberto Carlos – Voce Nao Serve Pra Mim – Original Soundtrack: Ritmo de Aventura (CBS)
Eyes of Blue – Apache ’69 – 7” (Mercury)
Miki Hirayama – Lonely Girl – 7” (Columbia)
Toni Mathis – Everything You Feel Is Me – 7” (Nectar)
Brainbox – Down Man – 7” (Elektra)
Black Merda – Cynthy-Ruth – 7” (Chess)
Zsuzsa Koncz – Visz A Vonat – Szerelem (Qualiton)
Ajit Singh feat. Asha Bhosle – Main Akeli Raat Jawan – Original Soundtrack: Purana Mandir (CBS)
Pedro & Capricious – Cisco Kid – Kareinaru New Pops No Sekai (Atlantic)
Curiosity Shoppe – Baby I Need You – 7” (Deram)
Rare Earth – Sidewalk Café – Dreams & Answers (Verve)
The Kollektion – Savage Lost – 7” (Heads-Up)
David – Selppin – 7” (Fontanta)
The Corporation – India – The Corporation (Capitol)
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The Three Pieces – Backed Up Against The Wall – Jazz Dance Classics Vol. 1 (Luv’N’Haight)
Tim Maia – Nao Vou Ficar – Tim Maia (1971) (Polydor)
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{closing theme} Kenny Baker – Mississippi Waltz – Plays Bill Monroe (County)