vinyltim

That's a cool one. I've been listening to him a lot on Grant Green's "Green Street".

WHOA! meanwhile--a little more chill over here...

yeah, nothing stuck out at me either

There were several Coltrane boxes and a Getz Bossa Nova box......Tom Petty and some other good rocks stuff....nothing I'm going to jump on though....

Best Buy has over 500 box sets on sale today online I looked a little---didn't catch any amazing deals, but there were some good ones for sure

Wow--VERY interesting, thanks for the link. I can't say that I disagree, although I hadn't taken such a dark view on it. I did not spent much $$, but then again, I don't buy many new records--almost all old LPs (and very little indie rock), so it seems to me that RSD is not really geared towards me anyway. Mr.Sevier is probably right, most of those releases aren't worth the vinyl they're printed on and the record labels are trying to make a quick buck--and taking advantage of the consumer--I guess buyer beware. Last year I liked the Fela Kuti and Hendrix 7"'s I bought, but I tried to buy a Peter Tosh 7" on green vinyl (mostly just to support the store, you can find an original NM copy of the LP for the same price) and every copy in the store was badly warped.....so $10 for crap, I can't go for that. Record label trying to cash in on a craze and letting the retailers take the hit! In a very broad way I think it's good, but if the products aren't great it will just end up alienating consumers and hurting (what's left of) the independent businesses.

I'm no fan or crowds either--I went in the afternoon (the spring RSD) and even that was rough for me. Just glad that it gets people engaged. I will look into the Boddie stufff--thanks...

I get that. There have only been a handful of title that appealed to me, and were overpriced at that, which is why I've only purchased a couple of items on RSD. I still think it's fun though, and it's good to see people into music and excited about it. Also--I've got that Numero Group "Downriver Revival" and it's killer! Been watching for others.

I agree, it's quite popular. Last year I only bought a couple things (Fela Kuti and Hendrix 7"'s), but the shops were packed.

hmmmm....I wonder who pressed it? I stopped by one of my local shops today but didn't see that one.

Ray Charles box sets....

Hi Scott--its all good--thanks for checking it out. It is a bit of work, just trying to put something up every 2 or 3 days.

I have a couple of these and they sound great.

Ray Charles Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles [box set] is on "Black Friday--Lightning Deal" (look in the upper right corner) special this morning for 28.99 until 9am PST or they run out. Just ordered mine. http://www.amazon.com/Singular-Genius-Complete-ABC-Singles/dp/B005JLNAQ6/ref=amb_link_358817042_3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0ZA5M2TYE11XJ0CQQR7H&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1331673182&pf_rd_i=1000451311

CL 949 mono 6-eye

just picked that one up--haven't listened to it yet

Cool--I've got my eye out for that box set

killer!

I've got two Alvin Robinsons - Something You Got/Searchin' on Tiger and Let the Good Times Roll/Bottom of My Soul on Blue Cat. "Something You Got" in particular is excellent. I don't have any Earl King CDs - just a handful of singles and a few scattered tracks on CD anthologies, so I'm not the best one to recommend a CD. If you ever go to New Orleans, you should go to Jim Russell's Records on Magazine Street and browse through the hundreds of NOLA singles. Ok, I'll check that out, thanks.

Thanks, Tim. I've got some pretty cool 45s, but I don't think many of them are the kind of thing most of the folks around here are interested in; I'm never really gotten a response when I've posted about my 45 listening sessions. Anyway, here's the New Orleans portion of tonight's playlist: Lee Dorsey - Get Out of My Life, Woman/So Long (Amy) Lee Dorsey - Rain Rain Go Away/Gotta Find a Job (Amy). Lee Dorsey was a good singer, but Allen Toussaint, who produced these, is a genius. Every piano lick between vocal phrases is just perfect. Alvin "Red" Tyler - Snake Eyes/Walk On (Ace). 1958, with Toussaint on piano and some guy named Mac Rebennack on guitar. Roland Stone - Just a Moment/I Can't Help It (Ace). I think Stone was still a teenager when he made this record. About 15 years ago he had a great comeback CD called Remember Me; he died a couple of years later. Bill Sinigal and the Skyliners - Second Line, parts 1 & 2 (White Cliffs). This record is unknown outside of New Orleans, but was very influential in the Crescent City. Sinigal's band, which includes Milton Batiste and Ellis Marsalis, turn a brass band standard into very hip R & B. James Booker - Gonzo/Cool Turkey (Peacock) James Booker - Smacksie/Kinda Happy (Peacock). I'm not sure what these are supposed to be in terms of commercial "product" - they're not really jazz, or pop, or R & B. Whatever they are, they're pretty cool. The Del-Tones featuring James "Mr. Piano" Booker - You Can Be My Rocking Chair/Everybody's Doin Sumthin (Ace). Bobby Marchan's band, circa 1969 or so. Earl King - Street Parade, parts 1 & 2 (Kansu). Another Toussaint production. I knew it had to be Zigaboo Modeliste on drums, and a little poking around the web tells me that it's Toussaint and The Meters backing King on this 1972 record. Johnny Adams - South Side of Soul Street/Something Worth Leaving For (SSS International) Johnny Adams - Reconsider Me/If I Could See You One More Time (SSS International) Johnny Adams - Hell, Yes I Cheated/I'm Afaid to Let You Into My Life (Paid). Johnny Adams was one of the great voices in any kind of music. I've got over an hour of his stuff on 45s, and "Reconsider Me" and "Hell, Yes" are two of my favorites. Professor Longhair - Big Chief, parts 1 & 2 (Watch). Just amazing. Wendell Quezerque's arrangement is wild. Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Feet Can't Fail Me Now/Little Liza Jane (Mad Musicians), A local 45, before their first album and never reissued. Scarcer than hen's teeth, I imagine. Rebirth Brass Band - Put Your Right Foot Forward/New Second Line (Syla). Another brass band single that never appeared on an album, as far as I can tell. "New Second Line" is "Joe Avery's Blues" - the same tune as on the Bill Sinigal record. Young Kermit Ruffin's trumpet and voice are obvious on this record. I've ended so many of my 45 sessions with this 1981 record - it's one of the great New Orleans singles of all time: L'il Queenie and the Percolators - My Darlin' New Orleans/Wild Natives (Great Southern). L'il Queenie (Leigh Harris) is a great New Orleans voice, and the Percolators include future members of the Subdudes and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

some great stuff in there!