Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street is a 1972 American crime-drama film, starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and Tony Franciosa, and directed by Barry Shear. Commonly associated with the blaxploitation genre at the time, it has received considerable critical praise from writer Greil Marcus and others for being a film that surpassed the limitations of that genre.
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Great movie and great soundtrack on Charly Records.
The title track is outstanding and different on film than LP.
The film's critically-praised title song, by Bobby Womack, was a #19 hit on the Billboard Top Black Singles chart in 1973, and was later featured in Quentin Tarantino's 1997 blaxploitation homage Jackie Brown. It is also heard in Ridley Scott's 2007 American Gangster,and as a background song for the video game True Crime: New York City.
Also Antonio Fargas(Huggy Bear) hits the bigscreen.
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Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
Tracklist
1. Across 110th Street - Original
2. Harlem Clavinette - Original
3. If You Dont Want My Love - Original
4. Hang On In There - Instrumental - Original
5. Quicksand - Original
6. Harlem Love Theme - Original
7. Across 110th Street - Original
8. Do It Right - Original
9. Hang On In There - Original
10. If You Dont Want My Love - Original
11. Across 110th Street - Part 2 - Original



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Curous Poetry

Acetone* & H2O* by Aline Rabhany
Acetone*

I want to extract all my feelings
Drown them in a nail polish remover container
Place the container under the sun
And watch its content evaporate into thin air
And feel nothing about it
Just nothing




H2O*

I want to extort all my dreams
Consign them in a kettle of boiling water
Stare at it for a long, long time
And watch its content evaporate into thin air
And never dream about it again
Never again

I found this curious poetry on the inter web at Black-Listed Magazine.

Jon Hassell - Fascinoma

1. Nature Boy
2. Datura
3. Caravanesque
4. Wide Sky
5. Mevlana Duke
6. Secretly Happy
7. Poinciana
8. Sensuendo
9. Suite De Caravan
10. Estate (Summer)

Jon Hassell (trumpet); Rick Cox (guitar, bass clarinet, samples); Ry Cooder (guitar); Rick Masterson, Rose Okada (tambura); Ronu Majumdar (Indian flute); Jacky Terrasson (piano); Joachim Cooder (drums); Jamie Muhoberac (zendrum).

The ambient "water lily" mix on this unique Ry Cooder-produced date can get dangerously murky at times. On the other hand, this is as close to traditional jazz as the minimalist trumpeter Jon Hassell could ever hope to get and the results are compelling. He even tries some standards such as "Nature Boy," "Poinciana" and "Caravan," all exotic entries to be sure but jazz standards none the less. Not surprisingly Hassell's deliberative sound calls to mind the zen master style of Chet Baker in the late peripatetic stage of his career. But the overall raga flavor of the enterprise also resembles the East-meets-West series of Pacific Jazz LPs that Ravi Shankar recorded when he was being introduced to American audiences.

Fascinoma I
Fascinoma II

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Murder Inc.

Ev1 by GM

True Story of the EV1

There are a lot of mistakes and untruths in stories about the amazing electric EV1, the car that won the enduring love of so many former drivers in its brief 6 years of existence. The following is the true account, which you will be able to comment on for corrections or recollections, or for how your feelings were smashed when the beautiful EV1 cars were taken away and killed.

The EV1 originated from the GM Sunraycer, a solar-powered Electric car. Using a $3 million budget, a prototype all-electric battery-powered version was delivered by 1989.

all the evil facts here.

Toyota ev Rav 4

Both great and unavailable.

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Want an Electric Mini Cooper? First, You Must Qualify to Buy One.

BMW's Mini division has a problem most automakers would love to have: too many people want to buy its cars. Specifically, they want an electric version of the wildly popular Mini Cooper. The company can't build enough examples of its proposed electric Mini to meet demand. While most automakers struggle to attract buyers, Mini has to figure out which buyers to choose.

In fact, nearly 2,000 people have applied to lease one of the 450 available cars. The German solution? A checklist, of course.

Autoblog Green explains, "There are a number of guidelines that must be met to receive a new MINI E, such as the average daily driving distance required. So far, the list has shrunk down to 1,000 applicants that have made it through the first set of cuts. All those who are chosen will live in or around Los Angeles, New York or New Jersey, have a lockable garage," and, of course, be able to make lease payments that would make a Maserati dealer blush -- $850 a month.
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Wichita Lineman

dennis brown, "wichita lineman" (from the tracks of life compilation, out of print.)
sammy davis jr., "wichita lineman" (from my name is sammy davis)
the dee felice trio, "wichita lineman" (from the in heat lp, out of print.)
electric concept orchestra, "wichita lineman" (from the electric love lp, out of print.)
jimmy webb, "wichita lineman" (from the ten easy pieces lp,)


on more days than not, i think glen campbell's version of "wichita lineman" is my favorite song. it's a song, as i've written before, of crushing sadness, occasionally relieved by daydreams. the most moving part of the song for me, and almost unbearably so, is the closing, w/ its horns and strings. it's the moment the lineman stirs from his fantasy and comes to the stark realization that such reveries can only last for about three minutes, and a day is twenty-four hours long. "and i need you more than want you, and i want you for all time" is the most frequently mentioned aspect of the song, and a beauty it is, but what i find more striking is how the lines prior to it, about needing a vacation and professional duty, in no way act as a proper seque to such a heartfelt declaration. the intuitiveness of mr. webb's writing, his understanding that the human mind v. often lacks thought-to-thought coherence, is uncanny. (i can accept the fact that the song is somewhat stalkerish and creepy, but i don't put much stock in it. i think the lineman's comments don't say so much about an individual woman as they do about some more general lack in his own life.)

the above five aren't necessarily my favorites, though they're all very close to the top. basically, they're the five best that one might have a hard time hearing.

dennis brown's is incredibly languid and gorgeous; i don't know if he knows what a "wichita lineman" is, but he fooled me good.

sammy's is from, i believe, his first motown lp. i've never heard the candyman sing like this, but, damn, he testifies on his uptempo version of the song. check for the wilson pickett-like scream near the end!

dee felice's trio backed up james brown on the gettin' down to it lp; he returned the favor by producing their in heat album. i never thought i'd say this about a cover of "wichita lineman" cover, but it's a lot of fun--kinda vince guaraldi-ish. dig the art tatum-inspired technique near the track's end.

i'd never heard of the electronic concept orchestra before; indeed, if not for this track, it might be hard to prove they existed at all. recorded in 1969, their cover of "wichita lineman" is all moog. one tends to make fun of the way people from that era saw as "futuristic," but i certainly hope this is what the future will sound like: gorgeous and painless. they play the melody and backing track, but throw in other electronic sounds, making it sound as if one were travelling through the wire themselves. the pain is, to some degree, still real, but the song has a womblike capacity for succor and reassurance. this is an absolute must for electronic music fans.

finally, there is webb's version. he went out of his way to avoid covering his hits during his solo period, "galveston" the one notable exception. webb's version is hushed and painful, the emphasis is placed on the morse-code tapping, rendered by webb's piano, one hears between chorus and verse on campbell's version. it is not necessary for one to give pride of place to a songwriter's own interpretation, but, as i hear it, it is justified in webb's case, as this theme--the song as a desperate "s.o.s."--works its way through the v. best versions of the song.
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the eleven best :
1 glen campbell.
2 jimmy webb.
3 electronic concept orchestra.
4 dennis brown.
5 the meters.
6 ray charles.
7 tony joe white.
8 the dee felice trio.
9 sammy davis jr.
10 johnny cash
11.dick slessig


dennis brown lp download link

Flashback Pat

PT 'Octafishing' bonzer 5 in dreamland.

The Human Cost of Occupation

Casualties in Iraq... today.

American Military Casualties in Iraq

In Combat
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4356 3475
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) (the list) 4217


Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3893 3170
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3497 2843
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 128 71
American Wounded Official Estimated
Total Wounded: 31545 Over 100000
Latest Fatality Nov. 2, 2009
Page last updated 10/30/09 7:50 pm EDT

http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/

The Folksinger

written Johnny Cash and Charlie Daniels
also done by Nick Cave on Kicking Against The Pricks LP.

Freakbeat post #1

THE SORROWS - Take A Heart (1966)

Biography
by Richie Unterberger
One of the most overlooked bands of the British Invasion, the Sorrows offered a tough brand of R&B-infused rock that recalled the Pretty Things (though not as R&B-oriented) and the Kinks (though not as pop-oriented). Their biggest British hit, "Take a Heart," stopped just outside the U.K. Top 20; several other fine mid-'60s singles met with either slim or a total lack of success. With the rich, gritty vocals of Don Fardon, taut raunchy guitars, and good material (both self-penned and from outside writers), they rank as one of the better British bands of their era, and certainly among the very best never to achieve success of any kind in the U.S. After their sole LP (also titled Take a Heart), they issued a couple of singles with psychedelic and Dylanesque overtones, and had somehow relocated to Italy in the late '60s, where they played out their string with material in a much more progressive (and less distinctive) vein. Don Fardon had a Top 20 hit in America with a pre-Raiders version of "Indian Reservation" in 1968.
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Sorrow

This was a 7" Bowie single from 1973.


"Sorrow" comes from Bowie's Pin-Ups LP, his album of cover versions from 1973.

The song "Sorrow" was written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer.

It was first recorded by The McCoys and became a big hit in the United Kingdom in a version by The Merseys in 1966.

Bowie's remake of "Sorrow" was the only single released in the UK from the Pin Ups covers project, reaching UK #3 and staying in the charts for 15 weeks.

"Sorrow" and “Amsterdam” were recorded at Château d'Hérouville, Pontoise, France in July 1973.

The B-side, “Amsterdam”, was a cover of the wonderful Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel's song, originally called “Port of Amsterdam”, which had been performed live by Bowie since 1969.

Bowie actually first recorded "Amsterdam” in 1971 for the Ziggy Stardust album but the track was dropped from the final release. It was included here as it was considered to fit well with “Sorrow”.

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* Musicians:

David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar
Mick Ronson: Guitar on “Sorrow”
Trevor Bolder: Bass on “Sorrow”
Mike Garson: Piano on “Sorrow”
Aynsley Dunbar: Drums on “Sorrow”

Alabama Soul

Sorry sorry..just had to upload this.

I guess you know the history of how Eric Clapton had heard of Duane....Anyways it was this rockin' guitar solo at the end of Picketts cover of "Hey Jude" that first impressed good ol' EC so much.

This was just one of the amazing Muscle Shoals recordings at Fame studios.
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, also known as The Swampers was the band.



TRACKS
1 Save Me (Greer, Jackson) 2:37
2 Hey Jude (Lennon, McCartney) 4:07
3 Back in Your Arms (Chambers, Jackson, Leakes, Moore) 2:57
4 Toe Hold (Hayes, Porter) 2:50
5 Night Owl (Covay) 2:22
6 My Own Style of Loving (Fame, Jackson, Leakes, Moore) 2:44
7 A Man and a Half (Chambers, Jackson, Leakes, Moore) 2:52 8 Sit Down and Talk This Over (Pickett, Pickett, Womack) 2:21
9 Search Your Heart (Jackson, Moore) 2:46
10 Born to Be Wild (Bonfire) 2:46
11 People Make the World (Womack) 2:46
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MUSICIANS
(Tom Dowd Producer)
Duane Allman Guitar
Joe Arnold Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Barry Beckett Piano, Keyboards
Roger Hawkins Drums
David Hood Bass
Gerald Jemmott Bass
Jimmy Johnson Guitar
Albert Lowe Guitar
Gene Miller Trumpet
James Mitchell Sax (Baritone)
Jack Peck Trumpet
Wilson Pickett Vocals
The Sweet Inspirations Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Marvell Thomas Organ
Aaron Varnell Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
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Layla Dissected

(an amazing clip of Layla dissected track by track. I just wonder how the band really felt at the time being directed under a major label's grasp? Sure worked out in the end.)

A man who seemingly fit many lives into one lifetime, Tom Dowd was born on October 20, 1925 in New York City. At a young age he excelled in mathematics and physics, leading to his work from the ages of 16 to 20 on the Manhattan Project at Columbia University. In 1946, as a sergeant in the Army Corps of Engineers, he oversaw a team of radiation detection specialists at the atomic bomb tests in Bikini Atoll. After his discharge from Army, he soon began applying his science background to help revolutionize the process of recording music. While working for Atlantic Records, his pioneering work in binaural stereo recording, and later his design of the eight-track console, modernized the recording industry.
Tom Dowd produced and engineered timeless records for artists including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Cream, Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Dusty Springfield and countless other celebrated musicians. Dowd also formed both strong professional and personal relationships with many of these artists, including Eric Clapton, starting with Cream and leading to their working partnership on Layla and Other Assorted Loves Songs and collaborations on several of Clapton's finest solo albums.

Tom Dowd passed away on October 27, 2002, one week after his 77th birthday. He will never be forgotten.

Digging Through The Closet.....

and an urge to headphone at high volumes...
Stranglehold etc.
For You...

After disintegrating the Amboy Dukes in the early '70s, Ted Nugent finally decided to strike out on his own as a solo star.
Even without a recording contract, Nugent toured constantly, built up a fervent following, and created a smoking hard rock quartet with the help of singer/guitarist Derek St. Holmes, bassist Rob Grange, and drummer Cliff Davies.

The band's first release, 1975's Ted Nugent, is a prime slice of testosterone-heavy, raging, unapologetic rock & roll, and along with the band's 1977 release Cat Scratch Fever, it is Nugent's best solo studio album.
by Greg Prato (allmusic.com)

New Samsung Blue Earth Solar-Powered Cell Phone

Sure, gadgets never stop improving, but Samsung just upped the bar if their new Blue Earth touch phone proves it can handle real-life applications. The phone features a solar panel that provides 10 minutes of talk time per hour of direct sunlight charge. With a Palm Pilot/iPhone-look, the Blue Earth phone is sleek and attractive. One blog ranked the solar product’s color schemes as the best they had ever seen. Eco-hip, here we come.

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