Value :
Timing is a collection of sixteen records intended for audiovisual and
media professionals which came out between 1975 and 1977, initiated by
Jacky Giordano who took care of the first six albums.
The ten others were developed by Pierre Arvay and nearly all published in partnership with Music De Wolfe.
Taste :
Jacky Giordano - Timing Archives (full album)
By Electric Looser
Label : Monnie
Value :
The great lost folk rock album from Jim Sullivan – who himself, literally went lost several years later – a set that's beautiful, yet just loose and ragged enough! It's a bit of a hybrid of folk and country rock, particularly in the acoustic guitars and laidback, warm vocals by Sullivan – but it's also got some Cali warmth – sweet strings and some horns and flute, pairing up with the looser, back porch style at the core quite wonderfully. Some great players from the LA studio scene played on the sessions – including members of the iconic Wrecking Crew – and it sounds like it! UFO came out on the small Monnie label, made hardly a dent, and after another record for the Playboy label, Sullivan disappeared, never to be heard from again in 1975 – lending a bit of a spooky air to the album, but the backstory truly not relevant to the quality – it's excellent, with or without the lore!
Taste :
Jim Sullivan - Jerome
By Electric Looser
Label : Monument
Value :
Larry Jon Wilson came to the party late. When he arrived in
Nashville, he had already spent ten years in corporate America. He did
not start playing guitar until the age of 30, but five years later he
released his debut, New Beginnings and followed it a
year later with Let Me Sing My Song To You. A revelation among the
hipsters and critics of Nashville, they ensured Larry Jon was
immediately embraced as part of the mid-'70s "outlaw country movement"
that eschewed slick production in favor of a raw, gritty approach. When a
film crew came to document this burgeoning sound, they made straight
for Larry Jon's door. He was a singer and writer of intensely private,
painfully moving tales of southern life. With his deep, papa-bear voice,
funky southern groove, and richly evocative narratives of rural
Georgia, Larry Jon was a unique stylist but his gutsy, greasy sound did
not translate into sales. Too funky for the country crowd, too heartfelt
for pop radio, he fell between the cracks. New Beginnings and Let Me
Sing My Song to You play like two halves of a double album, showcasing
his unique mix of country, folk, soul and swampy blues. New Beginnings
had failed to propel Larry Jon to even the modest cult acclaim enjoyed
by his contemporaries; the frustration this conjured can be heard on Let
Me Sing My Song To You. Both the title track and the self-deprecating
"Drowning In The Mainstream" speak of Wilson's hope to inch a few steps
towards the big time without making too many compromises. Any album
containing the likes of the heartfelt, deeply beautiful tribute of
"Ballad of Handy Mackey" and the superlative country-gothic funk opus
"Sheldon Churchyard" - the lead track from the lauded Country Got Soul
(2003) compilation - must rank as essential listening.
Taste :
Larry Jon Wilson - Sheldon Churchyard
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Label :Skye Records
Value :
One of the most remarkable unheard albums of 1969, Genesis, the sole release by San Francisco-based sisters Wendy and Bonnie Flower, has emerged as an acclaimed pop-psych touchstone. Brimming with melodic confections and laced with radiant, sisterly harmonies, the set’s breezy Brazilian splashes and soft-rock strains convey a sophistication that belies the artists’ tender ages (Wendy, 17; Bonnie, 13). The album has grown over the years in importance, and has influenced a generation of psychedelic pioneers, from Broadcast to Stereolab to Welsh rockers Super Furry Animals ( who sampled the duo on their hit "hello Sunshine").
Taste :
Wendy & Bonnie - Let Yourself Go Another Time
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Label : Twinight Records
Value :
Coming hot on the heels of his first full length, the self-proclaimed "most sampled artist of all time" released the groundbreaking black concept LP "Is It Because I'm Black" a full 13 months before Marvin Gaye asked "What's Going On?" Rumbling hard past any notion of a sophomore jinx, Syl delivered a bracing, inspiring, and politically charged R&B document. "The 'lost' voice that cut the deepest, burned the hardest, and kept the best pace with the hall-of-famers." -Jonathan Lethem
Syl Johnson 1st July 1936 - 6 February 2022.
Taste :
Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Black
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Value :
The 20th Century Steel Band has its humble beginnings as a working
band on the Baileys Circuit, however 1975 saw the band record and
release their debut album Warm Heart, Cold Steel. This would prove to be
a landmark album, featuring the track Heaven & Hell is on Earth
which would go on to be an infamous addition to the world of sampling,
long after the group disbanded following the dissolution of their record
label, United Artists. Heaven & Hell is on Earth has been a firm
favourite since its release as a sample in 1986. The Stop the Violence
movement were the first, but by no means last to sample for the track
Self Destruction of which all proceeds went to the National Urban
League. Having become a regular on the sampling circuit, the track has
been used by artists such as Salt-N-Pepa, Xzibit, Anonymous (ft Eminem),
the Black Eyed Peas on their debut album Behind the Front, The Jungle
Brothers and LL Cool J (Featuring in the film Take the Lead, starring
Antonio Banderas). Perhaps the most famous of all tracks to sample
Heaven & Hell is on Earth is Jenny from the Block by Jennifer Lopez
(This is me Then).
Taste :
20th Century Steel Band - Heaven & Hell is on Earth
By Electric Looser
Label : RCA
Value :
A great little set from female guitarist Rosinha De Valenca – a player who worked briefly with Sergio Mendes in the mid 60s, and who sounds incredible on this rare album from 1971! Rosinha's got a light touch on the acoustic guitar – one that steps off nicely from a legacy of earlier Brazilian guitarists like Baden Powell or Luiz Bonfa – and on this set, she's backed by some light arrangements that almost have a groovy late 60s LA feel – with lots of nice lilting A&M-ish moments, touched by other spots of Brazilian grooves and funk! The blend is wonderful, and makes the record a real standout from Rosinha – a record that's more than enough to help her make her mark away from Sergio!
Taste :
Rosinha De Valenca - Summertime
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