Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
There is an expression, “what you don’t know can’t hurt ya.” Taken in the wrong context it’s a pretty fucking stupid and naive concept.
All said, when it comes to music, I really don’t need to know everything. I adore nothing more than a great hour of “cool shit” that I’ve never heard. A rare groove session is just as enjoyable as a playlist of my all time favorite songs.
I choose to chew my burgers rare. Dig it, I love that rare bird. Anything great and obscure is cool. I’m always surfing the web, on the hunt for those rare grooves. Courtesy of a handful of reliable bloggers such as DJ Diddy Wah, Larry 16 Funky Corners, and The Aquarian Drunkard, I’ve scored quite a stash of great left field gems.
This week it felt like a nice time to bust out a mix of old soul records. The less you know, the more you may enjoy. So, click play..
The Idelic Hit of the Week:
Sinead O’Connor – Take Me To Church
Crap Shootin’ Sinner – Cile Turner
Fresh Hot Breeze Of Summer – The Samurai
Soul Time – Shirley Ellis
Keep On Pushin’ – The Impressions
There Is – The Dells
Right On For The Darkness – Willie Wright
The Thanks I Get For Loving You – Candi Staton
Desiree – Sean Rowe
I Can’t Lose – Mittly Collier
It’s Been A Long Time – The Other Brothers
You Goin’ Miss Your Candyman – Terry Cailler
Take Me to Church – Sinéad O’Connor
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) – Lorraine Ellison
How Can You Really – Foxygen
I Feel Good – Benny Spellman
Bright Lit Blue Skies – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
The House On Soul Hill – Baby Ray
From the Days of Pigtails (and Fairy Tales) – Chairmen of the Board
Can’t You See (You’re Losing Me) – Mary Wells
Fool, Fool, Fool – Barbara Lewis
Color Me Soul – Talmadge Armstrong
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love – Wilson Pickett
Lonely For You Baby – Sam Dees
Let The Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension
