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Rail Band - Belle epoque vol 1 - Syllart

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Rail Band - Belle epoque vol 3 - Syllart

Two of the three 2CD sets issued 6 years ago by Syllart. Vol 2 still stuck in the snow, by the looks of it.

I don't know why I haven't bought these before now; Rail Band is one of the most important Malian bands and I like their stuff a lot.

MG

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Vol 2 of the Rail Band set came this morning

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Rail Band - Belle epoque vol 2 - Syllart

Then I zoomed into Cardiff and went into tthe Oxfam shop for the first time. A bit overpriced, but maybe not - original Beatles LPs for 40-50 quid, is that expensive? Anyway, I picked up this

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Great Wilson Pickett hits - Marble Arch.

This is a reissue of his Double L album 'It's too late', which I bought back in the day, and has really fine stuff, including 'If you need me'. Sold when I was poor, and have never seen since, so I'm pretty glad to have got this. Looks in fine nick, too. No chance to play it yet though.

MG

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And now for something completely different

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Joey Dee & the Starliters - Doin' the twist at the Peppermint Lounge/Back at the Peppermint Lounge - twistin' - Roulette (Sequel UK)

I remember this band as being exceptionally enthusiastic but limited. However, I was always interested because it was led by a wild organist which, for 1961/2, was quite unusual. The back story is that 3 future members of the Rascals were in this band, but a bit later than these records, as was Jimi Hendrix.

Very rough music. 'Hot pastrami (with mashed potatoes)' which I used ot have on 45 back in the day is kind of amazing to me now because I never noticed it was based on the 'Green onions' riff - over a year before that record came out! Did Booker T and Carlton Latimor (the organist with the Starliters) crib it from the same older source, or (heaven forfend) did Booker T get it from here?

ANyway, it's crude but enjoyable. All but one of the covers (there are only 2 originals) are from black music, including 3 Bill Doggett hits. The band had GOOD taste.

MG

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