Betty Harris - In the Saddle (1980)

Here's a Saturday morning treat for y'all! Forty minutes of fierce and funky R&B from the Queen of New Orleans Deep Soul. These songs are raw and heartfelt and Betty's incredible voice are perfectly complimented by Allen Toussaint's gritty production.




Tracklist:

01 Ride Your Pony
02 Show It
03 What A Sad Feeling
04 Take Care Of Your Love
05 I'm Gonna Git Ya
06 Nearer To You
07 What'd I Do Wrong
08 Trouble With My Lover
09 Twelve Red Roses
10 I'm Evil Tonight
11 Cry To Me
12 I'll Be A Liar
13 There's A Break In The Road
14 All I Want Is You
15 I Can't Last Much Longer
16 Mean Man

Get it HERE.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976 - Various Artists

This was a real surprise find at last sunday's boot sale. Great live recordings of some classic New Orleans artists, including a whole side from Allen Toussaint. My favourite stuff on the album is the storming performance from Irma Thomas and the grand old blues of Lightnin' Hopkins who introduces Slow and Easy by telling us that "...it takes an old man to sing this song, cos the young folks can't sing it to save they lives". Getting old obviously has its perks then.

Track List:

01 High Life /Sweet Touch of Love / Play Something Sweet / Shoorah Shoorah / Freedom for the Stallion (Recorded April 9 1976). ALLEN TOUSSAINT

02 Working in a Coal Mine / Holy Cow (September 11 1976) LEE DORSEY

03 Ain't It the Truth / Mother-in-Law (April 11th 1976) ERNIE K-DOE

04 Barefootin / Country Side of Life (September 26 1976) ROBERT PARKER

05 You Can Have My Husband But Please Don't Mess With My Man / Cry On / I Done My Part (April 11 1976) IRMA THOMAS

06 Mama & Papa / Trick Bag (September 11 1976) EARL KING

07 Mojo Hand / Baby Please Don't Go / All Night Long (Slow & Easy) (April 11 1976) LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS

08 Tipitina / Mardi Gras in New Orleans (April 11 1976) PROFESSOR LONGHAIR

Get the funky goodness HERE.

Sehorn's Soul Farm - New Orleans Soul & Funk

This is a great compilation of downhome southern soul and funk from New Orleans. All of these great tracks were produced by Allen Toussaint in the mid to late '60s. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01 Warren Smith - Star Revue
02 Willie Harper - Why You Wanna Do It
03 John Williams - Blues Tears And Sorrow
04 Benny Spellman - Sinner Girl
05 Eldridge Holmes - Love Affair
06 Joe Haywood - Let's Make It
07 Curley Moore - Get Low Down
08 Aaron Neville - Hercules
09 Aaron Neville - Struttin' On Sunday
10 Warren Lee - Climb The Ladder
11 Curley Moore - Don't Pity Me
12 Sonny Fisher - Oh Love This Is Sonny
13 Earl King - All My Love
14 Willie Harper - That's What You Need
15 Diamond Joe - Gossip Gossip
16 Ernie K-Doe - Hotcha Mama

Get It HERE.

First Post: Gritty funk from The Meters

Here at Snap, Crackle & Pop, we'll be posting all kinds of music from all around the world. All manner of sounds ripped from dusty vinyl and discarded cds that I've picked up over years of trawling car boot sales, flea markets and junk shops.

We have to start somewhere, so I thought we should start with something hot from the local charity shop:



This is The Best of the Meters. I'm sure many are familiar with the gritty, down home Louisiana funk of The Meters, but for those who aren't, this great compilation covers the years 1971 - 1975 and includes classics like "Just Kissed My Baby", which was sampled by Public Enemy on their first lp.

Here's the tracklist:

A1		Jungle Man
A2		Hey Pocky A-Way
A3		Can You Do Without?
A4		Just Kissed My Baby
B1		Love Slip Upon You
B2		People Say
B3		Africa
B4		Fire On The Bayou

You can get it here. Happy listening.