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Monday, August 24, 2026

GGG Presents Deep Dish Delicacies Vol. 71 {1971 Special}


So, here we go again ... another robust yearly anthology of impassioned soul balladry featuring a hearty helping of previously un-comped cuts! Plus, we gotta whole lotta ladies in this set, and Memphis soul makes quite the splash with stacks upon stacks of Stax and their subsidiaries. Enjoy.





0101 - Roc-Kays Band - 1971 - A Love  As True As Mine (Nairobi 2501) [mono]  {DDD#09}
0102 - L.J. Waiters - 1971 - I'm So Lucky (Unity 2720) [mono]
0103 - Phil Phillips - 1971 - It's Alright (Lanor 559) [mono]
0104 - Jean Knight - 1971 - Why I Keep Living These Memories (Stax STA-0088) [mono]
0105 - Geater Davis - 1971 - For Your Precious Love (House Of Orange 2405) [mono]  {DDD#03}
0106 - Bobby Marchan - 1971 - What Can I Do? (River City 727) [meefs]
0107 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1971 - Here I Am Again (Soul LP SS-731) [stereo]
0108 - Jessie Hill - 1971 - Light In My Eyes (Blue Thumb LP BTS-31) [stereo]
0109 - Lee Moses - 1971 - Every Boy And Girl (Maple LP 6001) [stereo]  {DDD#43}
0110 - Willie & West - 1971 - Love Bug (Stang LP ST-1008) [stereo]  {DDD#52}
0111 - The Soul Children - 1971 - Let's Make A Sweet Thing Sweeter (Stax LP STS-2043) [stereo]
0112 - Joe Simon - 1971 - Drowning In The Sea Of Love (Spring 120) [stereo]
0113 - Syl Johnson - 1971 - The Love You Left Behind (Hi 2201) [stereo]
0114 - Denise LaSalle - 1971 - Trapped By A Thing Called Love (Westbound 182) [mono]
0115 - Hersey Taylor - 1971 - Let Me Make You Happy (Future Stars 1001) [mono]  {DDD#13}
0116 - Frederick Knight - 1971 - I Know Where I've Been (Dial 1006) [mono]
0117 - Ollie Nightengale - 1971 - I'll Take Care Of You (Memphis 105) [meefs]
0118 - Candi Staton - 1971 - How Can I Put Out The Flame? (Fame LP ST-4202) [stereo]
0119 - Ben E. King - 1971 - All Of Your Tomorrows (Columbia [CAN] LP ES-90073) [stereo]
0120 - Earl Gaines - 1971 - What In The World Can I Call My Own? (De Luxe 131) [stereo]
0121 - Bette Williams - 1971 - If You Get Him (GreGar 71-0113 alt press) [stereo]  {DDD#15}
0122 - Kim Weston - 1971 - Penny Blues (Volt LP VOS-6014) [stereo]
0123 - Freddie North - 1971 - Laid Back And Easy (Mankind LP M-204) [stereo]
0124 - Percy Sledge - 1971 - That's The Way I Want To Live My Life (Atlantic 2826) [stereo]


0201 - Ohna Truth - 1971 - So Many Ways To Die (Roulette 7111) [stereo]  {DDD#49}
0202 - Eddie Floyd - 1971 - I Only Have Eyes For You (Stax LP STS-2041) [stereo]
0203 - Wilson Pickett - 1971 - Hot Love (Atlantic LP SD-8300) [stereo]
0204 - Syl Johnson - 1971 - Same Kind Of Thing (Twinight 149) [stereo]
0205 - Ella Washington - 1971 - I Don't Care About Your Past (Sound Stage 7 ZS7-1501) [stereo]
0206 - William Bell - 1971 - Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt (Stax LP STS 2037) [stereo]
0207 - Israel Tolbert - 1971 - Lost Love (Warren 107) (Stax, Warren LP STS-2038) [stereo]  {DDD#38}
0208 - David Porter - 1971 - When You Have To Sneak (Enterprise LP ENS-1019) [stereo]
0209 - Etta James - 1971 - Ease Away A Little Bit At A Time (Cadet LPS-847) [stereo]
0210 - Susan Phillips - 1971 - Always In The Mailbox (All Platinum LP AP-3006) [stereo]  {GFC#01}
0211 - Jean Elias - 1971 - You Made Me An Anybody's Woman (Back Beat 623) [stereo]  {DDD#48}
0212 - Bill Coday - 1971 - A Woman Rules The World (Galaxy 779) [meefs]  {DDD#13}
0213 - Sam Moore - 1971 - If I Should Lose Your Love (Atlantic 2814) [meefs]  {DDD#12}
0214 - Tommy Tate - 1971 - Help Me Love (KoKo 2109) [mono]
0215 - Charles Brimmer - 1971 - Your So Called Friends (Hep' Me 002) [mono]
0216 - Big John Hamilton - 1971 - Take A Chance With Me (SSS International 835) [mono]
0217 - Katie Love - 1971 - Victim Of My Man (Originally Unissued) (Soul4Real) [meefs] {rel;2025}
0218 - Jackie Lee - 1971 - 25 Miles To Louisiana (Capitol 3145) [mono]
0219 - Clarence Reid - 1971 - You Knock Me Out (Alston 4592) [mono]
0220 - Eldridge Holmes - 1971 - What's Your Name? (Deesu 305) [meefs]
0221 - Randolph Walker - 1971 - Do Me Wrong (Law-Ton 1552) [stereo]
0222 - Archie Bell & The Drells - 1971 - I Just Want To Fall In Love (Atlantic 2793) [stereo]  {GFC#15}
0223 - The Swordsmen - 1971 - How Could You Forget Our Love? (RCA Victor LSP-4544) [stereo]
0224 - Hank Sample - 1971 - If You See That Girl Of Mine (Malaco 1012) [meefs]
0225 - Willie Hobbs - 1971 - You Don't Know What You Got (Seventy Seven 101) [mono]  {DDD#06}


0301 - Millie Jackson - 1971 - A Child Of God (It's Hard To Believe) (Spring 119) [mono]
0302 - Ann Alford - 1971 - If It Ain't One Thing (It's Another) (Hy Sign 2111) [mono]  {DDD#48}
0303 - King Hannibal - 1971 - See Nothin Hear Nothin (Avi Att 200) [mono]
0304 - Brenda George - 1971 - I'm Not Trying To Make You Pay [Part 2] (Gator 501) [stereo]
0305 - Z.Z. Hill - 1971 - Hold Back (One Man At A Time) (Mankind LP-201) [stereo]  {DDD#45}
0306 - Luther Ingram - 1971 - Be Good To My Baby (KoKo KOA-2107) [stereo]
0307 - King Floyd - 1971 - Please Don't Leave Me Lonely (Cotillion LP SD-9047) [stereo]
0308 - Solomon Burke & The Mississippi Sunshine Band - 1971 - PSR 1983 (MGM K-14302) [stereo]
0309 - Ernie K-Doe - 1971 - Talkin' 'Bout This Woman (Janus LP JLS-3030) [stereo]
0310 - Pic & Bill - 1971 - A Man Without A Woman (Charay 99) [mono]
0311 - Mel & Tim - 1971 - I'm The One (Bamboo 118) [mono]
0312 - Sam & Dave - 1971 - Don't Pull Your Love (Atlantic 2839) [mono]  {DDD#36}
0313 - Elvin Spencer - 1971 - You're Being Unfair (Twinight 150) [stereo]
0314 - Calvin Scott - 1971 - I've Made A Reservation (Stax STA-0094) [stereo]  {DDD#39}
0315 - Labelle - 1971 - Baby's Out Of Sight (Warner Bros. LP WS-1943) [stereo]
0316 - Ruby Andrews - 1971 - Whatever It Takes To Please You [Part 1] (Zodiac 1023) [stereo]
0317 - Patti Austin - 1971 - Now That I Know What Loneliness Is (Columbia 4-45337) [stereo]
0318 - Carl Hall - 1971 - Time Is On My Side (Unissued Atlantic) [stereo]
0319 - Bettye LaVette - 1971 - Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart (SSS International 839) [stereo]
0320 - Bobby Womack & Peace - 1971 - That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha (United Artists 50847) [stereo]
0321 - Johnnie Taylor - 1971 - Standing In For Jody [long version] (Stax STA-0114 Promo) [stereo]
0322 - Paul Kelly - 1971 - Hangin' On In Here (Happy Tiger 573) [stereo]
0323 - Sam & Bob w. Doris Badie - 1971 - Since You've Been Gone (Sabo LP SB-1001) [stereo]  {DDD#15}
0324 - Fred Moss - 1971 - I'll Always Love You (Vanessa 111) [meefs]


0401 - Little Johnny Taylor - 1971 - How Can A Broke Man Survive? (Ronn 48) [stereo]
0402 - Barbara & The Browns - 1971 - If I Can't Run To You (XL 1372) [meefs]  {DDD#33} + {DDD#45}
0403 - Charles Smith & Jeff Cooper - 1971 - My Great Loss (Seventy 7 106) [mono]  {DDD#33}
0404 - Spencer Wiggins - 1971 - Feed The Flame (Unreleased - XL 1347) [mono]
0405 - J.P. Robinson - 1971 - Wall To Wall Love (Atco 6845) [mono]
0406 - John Edwards - 1971 - One More Time (Twin Stacks 5027) [mono]
0407 - Arthur Conley - 1971 - I'm So Glad You're Here (Capricorn 8017) [mono]
0408 - Chuck Bernard - 1971 - I'm Lonely (Zodiac 1021) [mono]
0409 - Garland Green - 1971 - Plain And Simple Girl (Cotillion 44098) [mono]
0410 - Lee Moore - 1971 - I Been Down Too Long (Tri-City 320) [mono]  {DDD#36}
0411 - McKinley Mitchell - 1971 - This Place Ain't Getting No Better (Sandman 702) [meefs]
0412 - David Sheffield - 1971 - I Should Have Listened (Stone Lady 003) [stereo]
0413 - Esther Phillips w. The Dixie Flyers - 1971 - A Woman Will Do Wrong (Atlantic 2783) [stereo]
0414 - Barbara Lynn - 1971 - (Until Then) I'll Suffer (Jet Stream 804) (Atlantic 2812) [stereo]  {DDD#51}
0415 - Kim Weston - 1971 - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Volt LP VOS-6014) [stereo]
0416 - Jean Knight - 1971 - Think It Over (Stax LP STS-2045) [stereo]
0417 - The Vanguards - 1971 - Woman Come Home (Indie 91) [stereo]
0418 - David Duke - 1971 - Is It Over? (Hi 2148) [stereo]  {DDD#48}
0419 - Johnny Copeland - 1971 - Dear Mother (Kent 4558) [stereo]
0420 - Bette Williams - 1971 - Another Man Took My Husban's Place (GreGar 71-0110) [stereo]  {DDD#22}
0421 - Thomas Bailey - 1971 - Wish I Was Back (Federal 12567) [meefs]  {DDD#12} + {DDD#38}
0422 - Geater Davis - 1971 - I Can Hold My Own (House Of Orange LP HOS-6000) [stereo]
0423 - Bobby Bland - 1971 - I'm Sorry (Duke 466) [mono]
0424 - Lee Moses - 1971 - Free At Last (Maple 1001) [mono]
0425 - Clarence Carter - 1971 - I Hate To Love And Run (Atlantic 2818) [mono]


0501 - Bobby Powell - 1971 - Love Man (Whit 6909) [stereo]
0502 - Little Milton - 1971 - If That Ain't A Reason (Stax STA-0100) [stereo]
0503 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1971 - It Takes A Whole Lotta Man (Soul LP S-736L) [stereo]
0504 - Maurice & Mac - 1971 - You Can't Say I Didn't Try (Chess 2102) [stereo]
0505 - Eddie & Ernie - 1971 - Hiding In Shadows (Buddah 250) [stereo]
0506 - Bonnie & Sheila - 1971 - You're Not The One For Me (Unissued Malaco) [meefs]  {DDD#47}
0507 - William Garvin - 1971 - Bring Them Home (Will 003) [mono]  {DDD#22}
0508 - Joe Wilson - 1971 - When A Man Cries (Dynamo 147) [mono]  {DDD#23}
0509 - Oscar Toney Jr. - 1971 - The Baby Is Mine (Capricorn 8018) [mono]
0510 - Eddie Long - 1971 - There's No Weapon Like A Woman's Tears (Fun City 100) [mono]
0511 - Clarence Murray - 1971 - Please Accept My Love (Federal 12562) [mono]
0512 - Joe Haywood - 1971 - In Your Heart You Know I Love You (Front Page 1003) [mono]  {DDD#07}
0513 - Loleatta Holloway - 1971 - For Sentimental Reasons (Apache AM 2004) [mono]  {DDD#18}
0514 - Bettye Swann - 1971 - I Can't Let You Break My Heart (Fame 1479) [mono]
0515 - G.C. Cameron - 1971 - Girl, I Really Love You (MoWest 5005F) [meefs]  {GFC#17}
0516 - Duponts - 1971 - Always Be My Baby (Atco 6854) [stereo]  {GFC#12}
0517 - Isaac Hayes - 1971 - Man's Temptation (Enterprise LP ENS-2-5003) [stereo]
0518 - Sonny Green - 1971 - If You Want Me To Keep On Loving You (Mesa 777) [meefs]  {DDD#13}
0519 - Rosetta Hightower - 1971 - Every Little Bit Hurts (Rediffusion [UK] LP ZS-88) [stereo]  {DDD#46}
0520 - Junior Parker - 1971 - I Need Love So Bad (Groove Merchant LP GM-502) [stereo]
0521 - Etta James - 1971 - Hold Back My Tears (Cadet LPS-847) [stereo]
0522 - Dee Dee Warwick - 1971 - Cold Night In Georgia (Atco 6796) [stereo]
0523 - Ernie K-Doe - 1971 - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Janus LP JLS-3030) [stereo]


0601 - Aretha Franklin - 1971 - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (Atlantic 2838) [stereo]
0602 - Freddie North - 1971 - You And Me Together Forever (Mankind LP M-204) [stereo]
0603 - Joe Tex - 1971 - Takin' A Chance (Dial 1008) [stereo]
0604 - Ted Taylor - 1971 - How's Your Love Life Baby? (Ronn 52) [stereo]
0605 - Doris Duke - 1971 - He's Got Everything I Need (Mankind MLP-200) (Mankind 12013) [stereo]
0606 - O.V. Wright - 1971 - Born All Over (Back Beat 620) [stereo]
0607 - James Carr - 1971 - I'll Put It To You (Goldwax 319) [stereo]  {DDD#39}
0608 - Lee Moses - 1971 - What You Don't Want Me To Be (Maple LP 6001) [stereo]  {DDD#03}
0609 - Ann Peebles - 1971 - Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love (Hi 2198) [stereo]
0610 - Syl Johnson - 1971 - Anyone But You (Hi 2201) [mono]
0611 - Al Wilson - 1971 - Falling (In Love With You) (Carousel 30052) [mono]
0612 - Don Varner - 1971 - That's Alright (House Of Orange 2404) [mono]
0613 - Lonnie Jones - 1971 - She's My Lady (Jenmark 101) [mono]  {DDD#40}
0614 - Marion Black - 1971 -  You're Not Alone (Prix HSI-7102) [meefs]  {DDD#18}
0615 - Johnny Adams - 1971 - Something Worth Leaving For (SSS International 831 + 867) [stereo]
0616 - Carla Thomas - 1971 - Are You Sure? (Stax LP STS-2044) [stereo]
0617 - Bill Coday - 1971 - You're Gonna Want Me (Crajon 48204) (Galaxy 777) [stereo]  {DDD#30}
0618 - C.P. Love - 1971 - I Found All These Things (Chimneyville 438) [stereo]  {GFC#14}
0619 - Percy Sledge - 1971 - Help Me Make It Through The Night (Atlantic 2754) [stereo]
0620 - Willie Hightower - 1971 - Poor Man (Fame 1477) [stereo]
0621 - Johnnie Taylor - 1971 - Party Life (Stax STA-0089) [stereo]
0622 - Roberta Flack - 1971 - To Love Somebody (Atlantic LP SD-1594) [stereo]
0623 - Peggy Scott - 1971 - Nobody's Gonna Get Your Mama (Atco 6852) [stereo]


0701 - The Dramatics - 1971 - In The Rain (Volt LP VOS-6018) [stereo]
0702 - Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford - 1971 - Nobody (Mpingo 14000) [stereo]  {DDD#43}
0703 - The O'Jays - 1971 - Your Turn This Time (Little Star LSLP-1000-X) [stereo]  {GFC#12}
0704 - The Persuaders - 1971 - Thin Line Between Love And Hate (Atco 6822) [mono]
0705 - The Unemployed - 1971 - No More Kids Games (Previously Unissued Malaco) [mono]
0706 - We Three - 1971 - You Shouldn't Have Set My Soul On Fire (Unissued Scepter) [meefs]
0707 - Billy Butler & Infinity - 1971 - I Don't Want To Lose You (Memphis 103) [stereo]
0708 - The El Dorados - 1971 - Looking In From The Outside (Paula 347) [stereo]  {GFC#06}
0709 - The Moments - 1971 - That's How It Feels [long version] (Stang 5024) [stereo]
0710 - The Whatnauts - 1971 - Friends By Day (Lovers By Night) (Stang LP ST-1012) [stereo]
0711 - The Nightingales - 1971 - I Don't Want To Be Like My Daddy (Stax STA-0091) [meefs]
0712 - The Dontells - 1971 - I Can't Wait (Ambassador A3KM 3346) [mono]  {GFC#02}
0713 - Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - 1971 - You Can't Blame Me (Capsoul CS-22) [mono]
0714 - Ponderosa Twins Plus One - 1971 - You Send Me (Horoscope LP H-5001) [stereo]  {GFC#07}
0715 - The Manhattans - 1971 - Let Them Talk (De Luxe 132) [stereo]
0716 - Sweet Inspirations - 1971 - Change Me Not (Atlantic 2779) [stereo]
0717 - The Soul Children - 1971 - Thanks For A Precious Nothing (Stax LP STS-2043) [stereo]
0718 - Jimmy Briscoe & The Little Beavers - 1971 - Sugar Brown (Atlantic 2822) [meefs]
0719 - Simtec & Wylie - 1971 - Everlasting Pain (Mister Chand CH-8004) [mono]
0720 - The Drifters - 1971 - Be My Lady (Atlantic 2786) [mono]
0721 - The Lovelites - 1971 - Love Is Pretty (Lovelite LLR-02) [stereo]
0722 - The Whispers - 1971 - Your Love Is So Doggone Good (Janus 150) [stereo]  {GFC#10}
0723 - Willie & West - 1971 - The Will (Stang LP ST-1008) [stereo]  {DDD#05}


0801 - Lee Moses - 1971 - Adorable One (Maple LP 6001) [stereo]  {DDD#40}
0802 - Delia Gartrell - 1971 - See What You Done, Done (Hymn #9) (Demin-Kalo 01) [stereo]
0803 - Jesse James - 1971 - At Last (Zay 30,002) [meefs]
0804 - Tommy McGee - 1971 - Come On (Tosted Corp. 163100) [mono]
0805 - Little Beaver - 1971 - Blind Man (Saadia 5784) [mono]
0806 - Geater Davis - 1971 - Best Of Luck To You (House Of Orange 2407) [mono]  {DDD#18}
0807 - Eddie Floyd - 1971 - Have You Heard The Word? (We Should Be In Love) (Stax STA-0095) [mono]
0808 - Cody Black - 1971 - Ice Cream Song (Ston-Roc 961S-3378) [mono]
0809 - Roy C. - 1971 - Those Days Are Gone (Alaga 1007) [mono]
0810 - Frank Johnson - 1971 - Weaker Than Water (Dee Vee 9704) [mono]
0811 - Nancy Butts - 1971 - Only One Love (Jar-Val #7) (King 6405) [meefs]
0812 - Ollie Nightengale - 1971 - Standing On A Promise (Memphis 104) [mono]  {DDD#12}
0813 - Mighty Sam - 1971 - Mr. And Mrs. Untrue (Malaco 1011) [mono]
0814 - Jimmy Burns - 1971 - Where Does That Leave Me? (Dispo H1071) [stereo]
0815 - Bette Williams - 1971 - If She's Your Wife? (GreGar 71-0113) [stereo]  {DDD#45}
0816 - Don Covay & Band - 1971 - If There's A Will There's A Way (Janus LP JLS-3038) [stereo]
0817 - Benny Latimore - 1971 - If You Were My Woman (Dash 5000) [stereo]
0818 - Harrison Calloway - 1971 - Ooh My Cha Cha (Widget 101) [mono]
0819 - Talmadge Armstrong - 1971 - Irrisistible Magnatism (Dap 1001) [mono]
0820 - Mary Como - 1971 - Too Far Gone (Dap 1003) [mono]
0821 - Fontella Bass - 1971 - Who You Gonna Blame? (Paula 360) [mono]
0822 - Roscoe Robinson - 1971 - Prove It (Paula 357) [mono]
0823 - Joe Simon - 1971 - No More Me (Spring LP SPR-4701) [stereo]
0824 - Israel Tolbert - 1971 - Got To Get Away From You (Warren 108) [stereo]  {DDD#46}


0901 - Doris Duke - 1971 - Since I Fell For You (Mankind MLP-200) [stereo]  {DDD#45}
0902 - Syl Johnson - 1971 - Everybody Needs Love (Twinight 155) [meefs]
0903 - Joe Walker - 1971 - Just To Spend My Life With You (Bold 1004) [mono]
0904 - Ernie K-Doe - 1971 - A Long Way Back Home (Janus 167) [stereo]
0905 - Jessie Hill - 1971 - Livin' A Lie (Blue Thumb LP BTS-31) [stereo]
0906 - Clarence Carter - 1971 - Getting The Bills (But No Merchandise) (Atlantic 2801) [stereo]
0907 - Al Green - 1971 - True Love (Hi 2188) [meefs]
0908 - Ann Peebles - 1971 - Heartaches Heartaches (Hi 2186) [mono]
0909 - Charles Brimmer - 1971 - Afflicted (Hep' Me 002) [mono]
0910 - Terrie & Joy La Roy - 1971 - Without Love What Would Life Be? (Anla 119) [mono]  {DDD#50}
0911 - Irma Thomas - 1971 - All I Wanna Do Is Save You (Unissued Cotillion LP) [stereo]
0912 - Arthur Adams - 1971 - It's Private Tonight (Chisa 8011) [mono]
0913 - Doug Anderson - 1971 - I Won't Cry (I'll Just Laugh Myself To Death) (Janus 153) [mono]  {DDD#30}
0914 - Charles Smith & Jeff Cooper - 1971 - Glad To Be Home (Seventy 7 104) [mono]  {DDD#30}
0915 - Sam Dees - 1971 - Love Starvation (Chess 2122) [mono]
0916 - Isaac Hayes - 1971 - I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) (Enterprise ENA-9031) [mono]
0917 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1971 - I Don't Want To Do Wrong (Soul 35083) [mono]
0918 - Candace Love - 1971 - I Want To Get Back [2nd version] (Aquarius 4051) [mono]
0919 - Timothy Wilson - 1971 - These Are The Things (Sky Disc 638) [mono]
0920 - Albert Washington - 1971 - One More Chance (Rye 954) [mono]
0921 - Linda Jones - 1971 - I've Given You The Best Years Of My Life (Turbo 012) [mono]
0922 - Carla Thomas - 1971 - Daughter, You're Still Your Daddy's Child (Stax SPECIAL SM-00767) [mono]
0923 - Kimberley Briggs - 1971 - The Letter (Kimbrig LP KS-001) [stereo]


1001 - Howard Tate - 1971 - Strugglin' (Atlantic 2836) [stereo]
1002 - Swamp Dogg - 1971 - Predicament #2 (Elektra LP EKS-74089) [stereo]
1003 - Ann Sexton - 1971 - You're Letting Me Down (Impel SS-AS-103) (Seventy 7 104) [stereo]
1004 - Jimmy Hughes - 1971 - Did You Forget? (Volt VOA-4060) [mono]
1005 - Tony Borders - 1971 - Promise To Myself (Quinvy 7101) [mono]
1006 - Jean Battle - 1971 - Unsatisfied Woman (Clintone 004) [mono]  {DDD#23}
1007 - Jimmy Braswell - 1971 - I Can't Give You My Heart (Gene 222) (King 6374) [meefs]  {DDD#12}
1008 - Eddie Finley & Band - 1971 - Treat Me Right Or Leave Me Alone (Rapturea 1521) [mono]
1009 - L.J. Reynolds & Chocolate Syrup - 1971 - Let One Hurt Do (Law-Ton 1553) [mono]  {DDD#18}
1010 - South Shore Commission - 1971 - Shadows (Nickel 1003) [mono]  {GFC#14}
1011 - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - 1971 - I Can't Say No (Atco 6843) [mono]
1012 - Jackie Ross - 1971 - Need Your Love So Bad (Sedgrick 5002) (U.S.A. 103) [mono]
1013 - Jackie Wilson - 1971 - You Got Me Walking (Brunswick LP BL-754172) [stereo]
1014 - Jackey Beavers - 1971 - Hey Girl [2nd version] (Sound Stage 7 Z-1506) [stereo]
1015 - Charlie Hodges - 1971 - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Calla 176) [stereo]  {DDD#26}
1016 - Detroit Emeralds - 1971 - If I Lose Your Love (Westbound LP WB-2006) [stereo]
1017 - Ben Aiken - 1971 - When The Bottom Falls Out (Philly Groove 165) (Philly Groove 168) [stereo]
1018 - Jerry Butler - 1971 - Do You Finally Need A Friend? (Mercury LP SR-61320) [stereo]
1019 - Sarah Simpson - 1971 - All Of A Sudden (Soul-Po-Tion 107) [mono]  {DDD#07}
1020 - Gwen McCrae - 1971 - Lay It On Me (Columbia 4-45320) [mono]
1021 - Frankie Ford - 1971 - Peace Of Mind (Paula 351) [mono]
1022 - Leon Haywood - 1971 - You Know What? (Atlantic 2799) [mono]  {GFC#01}
1023 - Rufus Thomas - 1971 - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Stax STA-0090) [mono]
1024 - Lyn Williams - 1971 - Tears In My Eyes (Dade 2030) [mono]
1025 - Otis Clay - 1971 - Is It Over? (Cotillion 44101) [meefs]



DDD#071

Monday, July 20, 2026

... In The Meantime ...


Though practical and pragmatic for the most part, I've never had much luck being all that "present" in the moment. My mind always seems to be onto the next something or others before I've even buttoned up the tasks at hand. It served me well in my younger years but as I get older, the chasm between what I can do and what I still think I can do, certainly widens. With that said, I am still quite committed to seeing these expansive Deep Dish Specials through to end of the 70s, however, it's taking much longer than I expected. And now it's going to take even longer. In addition to the real life things that normally keep me from working on these projects, I have other projects on the go and on my mind, and even more projects I want to explore. So, so many projects. But hey, that's not entirely bad news for visitors here.
 












If you avert your gaze upwards you may notice that there are some newly added tabs just beneath the blog's header image. By way of a few clicks, BARKIVES provides quick access to previous installments of most mainstay Groovy Gumbo compilations. GOODIE GRAB BAGS date back to the original blog and may or may not resurface here (more on that later). MOODYMUMBOJUMBO is a new series that I initially described as jazz and jazz-adjacent mellow music. Months after making the first volume I posted it at TWILIGTZONE! but not here, and that was months ago now. I've just recently followed it up with a much more straight-ahead jazz installment which I believe has more overlap with typical Groovy Gumbo output. Both volumes are available now and more will eventually come. RABBIT HOLES is another thing altogether. More recent and a move towards respite -- this series is a non-linear, non-genre specific adventure through time, space and sound -- where the destination is obscured and the journey is to be savored. I've made two so far and am already itchin' to get onto a third and fourth. And if two new anthologies isn't quite enough to quench your thirst between bigger projects, there's also (*)(*) ... a place to put one-offs and special projects that may not have been intended for here, but might be appreciated nonetheless. Check it out.

I'm hoping to flesh these out amid the long waiting periods between the remaining Deep Dish specials. As always, though unpublished, your comments are appreciated. I do read them and I want to thank all of you who take the time to leave a kind word or two. Cheers.




Saturday, June 27, 2026

New Recipes Volume 25


Time for our bi-annual examination of everything 'New Soul' ... with a wide variety of R&B represented here, we've got up and comers, familiar favorites and a few old soul veterans alike. As per usual every now and then, I've taken some liberties with this latest installment of New Recipes, fudging the lines a little with worldly styles, pop styles, punk styles, and more. Two tracks included were released late in 2025 while all other material has been released since January of this year. Dig it, or don't.




 
101 - Ol' June & The Ashburns - 2026 - Can't Let Go
102 - Motif Alumni - 2026 - Cry For You
103 - Joey Quiñones - 2026 - Guess That's Just Loving You
104 - Felicia Patton - 2026 - Sharon Jones
105 - Tiwayo - 2026 - Mama Gave Me The Will
106 - Angels Of Libra - 2026 - Road To Mandalay
107 - Trudy Lynn - 2025 - No Deposit No Return
108 - Broken Brass -  2026 - JBOLLA [inst]
109 - IREKE w. Nayel Hóxò - 2026 - Aïshododo
110 - Kylie Auldist - 2026 - Close To You
111 - Bruno Mars - 2026 - God Was Showing Off
112 - DeRobert & The Half-Truths - 2025 - Goin' Places
113 - Acantha Lang - 2026 - Til I Get It Right
114 - Shob - 2026 - Tintamarre [inst]
115 - Earth-O-Naut - 2026 - Please
116 - Ghost Funk Orchestra w. Camellia Hartman - 2026 - I'm Yours [LIVE]
117 - Jalen Ngonda - 2026 - I Can't Ever Leave You [mono]
118 - Carmy Love & PM Warson - 2026 - Thinking Of Leaving [mono]
119 - Aaron Frazer - 2026 - It’s A Shame
120 - Gold Leader - 2026 - Kinda News [inst]
121 - Michelle David & The True-Tones - 2026 - Seasons


201 - Sir Spencer w. Jessica Childress - 2026 - I See Stars
202 - Tony Lindsay - 2026 - The Gift Of Love
203 - Oliver James - 2026 - 1-2-3
204 - Mitchum Yacoub - 2026 - Mr. Terrestrial [inst]
205 - Brother Wallace - 2026 - You're The Man
206 - Emma Donovan - 2026 - Do I Need You?
207 - JNBO - 2026 - Name [inst]
208 - Al Green - 2026 - To Love Somebody
209 - The Leon Stax Equation - 2026 - Do You Really Want Me?
210 - Arturo Sandoval - 2026 - With The People [inst]
211 - The Olympians - 2026 - Wildfire [inst]
212 - The Womack Sisters - 2026 - Chauffeur
213 - Vibrafonics - 2026 - Doing The Best We Can
214 - Brooklyn Funk Essentials - 2026 - Shameless
215 - Palma Groove Project - 2026 - Come On Over
216 - Billy & His Imaginary Wigan Mates - 2026 - Trouble, Heartaches And Sadness
217 - ERIN Collective - 2026 - Strenght Of Music [inst]
218 - Soulounge w. Lara Steenblock - 2026 - Sweet Drops Of Honey
219 - Dan Penn - 2026 - Let Love Begin With Me
220 - Hil St. Soul - 2026 - Trip ....


NR#025



Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Warheads, Brain Blasters & Sour Keys Volume 03

 
Time for a taste of some bitter-sweet soul from this long neglected Glucose For Comfort companion series ... musically speaking Warheads, Brain Blasters & Sour Keys features that same sweet sound and style, however, here all of our vocalists wax rather woefully. It's been nearly six weeks since my last entry, sorry 'bout that. Next one should be before month's end. For now, enjoy!




 
01 - The Three Degrees - 1975 - Distant Lover (Philadelphia International LP KZ-33162)
02 - Edwin Starr - 1977 - Not Having You (20th Century LP T-538) (GTO GTLP-019)
03 - Creme D'Cocoa - 1978 - Mr. Me, Mrs. You (Venture LP VL-1001)
04 - Heaven & Earth - 1978 - How Do You Think You're Gonna Find Love? (Mercury 74041)
05 - Maryann Farra & Satin Soul - 1976 - Living In The Footsteps Of Another Girl (Brunswick 55533)
06 - Sun - 1976 - The Show Is Over (Capitol LP ST-11461)
07 - Jimmy Jackson - 1974 - Without You (Buddah BDA 427N)
08 - The Swinging Bridgettes - 197? - Please Come Back To Me (Bronze, Owl Sound B-1016)
09 - Linda Clifford - 1974 - After Loving You (Paramount PAA-0301)
10 - New York City - 1974 - Got To Get You Back In My Life (Chelsea LP CHL-500)
11 - Shades Of Brown - 1970 - Lie #2 (Cadet LPS-843)
12 - Ginji James - 1971 - Until You Return (Brunswick LP BL-754175)
13 - Step By Step - 1972 - She's Gone (Cuca JS-5060)
14 - Formula IV - 1974 - What Am I To Do Without You? (Rocky Road LP RR-3701)
15 - Jimmy Helms - 1975 - Don't Want To Lose You (Pye LP NSPL-18459)
16 - Black Ice - 1977 - Blind Over You (HDM LP HDM-2001)
17 - Retta Young - 1976 - That's How Some Men Are (All Platinum LP AP-3017)
18 - The Jackson 5 - 197? - A Fool For You (Unissued Motown)
19 - The Whatnauts - 1971 - What's Left To Give? (After Giving It All) (Stang LP ST- 1005)
20 - Cheyenne Fowler - 1976 - I Love You But I Gotta Go (Shadybrook LP SB-33-002)


WBB&SK003
 

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Deep Dish Delicacies Vol. 70 {1970 Special}


Well it's been a longer time coming than expected but the wait is over. The Deep Dish Delicacies yearly specials step into the 70s and I'm especially excited for this leg of the journey. Each of these specials have been peppered with previously "un-comped" cuts but I suspect we'll see a significant uptick in those numbers as we traverse this next decade. As it should be, this particular volume showcases some of the precious gems being mined down in Muscle Shoals, during one of its more prolific periods. All of these specials are steeped in southern soul to be sure, but I will say, this one makes a pretty strong case for Chicago soul as well. Though compiled from earlier editions of Deep Dish Delicacies, this is not a simple drag and drop collection. All tracks have been re-sourced and/or remastered for this project. Additionally, close to 3/4's of the tracks here have not yet been featured in the series. Dig it ... or don't.




 
0101 - Spencer Wiggins - 1970 - I'd Rather Go Blind (Fame 1470) [stereo]  {DDD#02}
0102 - Ted Taylor - 1970 - Without A Woman (Ronn LPS-7529) [stereo]  {DDD#53}
0103 - Joe Simon - 1970 - Yours Love (Sound Stage 7 2664) [stereo]
0104 - Otis Williams - 1970 - Ivory Tower (Stop STLP-10012) [stereo]
0105 - Laura Lee - 1970 - Her Picture Matches Mine (Hot Wax HS-7007) [stereo]
0106 - Esther Phillips w. The Dixie Flyers - 1970 - Brand New Day (Atlantic 2745) [stereo]
0107 - Wilson Williams - 1970 - I Got A Whole Lot To Be Thankful For (How Big 202,767) [meefs]
0108 - L.J. Waiters - 1970 - Since I Fell For You (Unity 2712) [mono]
0109 - Mary Holmes - 1970 - After I Shed A Tear (Nassau 100) [mono]
0110 - Timmy Willis - 1970 - Easy As Saying 1-2-3 (Jubilee 5690) [mono]  {DDD#46}
0111 - Chuck & Mac - 1970 - Powerful Love (Twinight 135) [mono]  {DDD#12}
0112 - Sam & Bill - 1970 - Who Will It Be? (Capricorn 8001) [mono]  {DDD#40}
0113 - Eddie & Ernie - 1970 - Thanks For Yesterday (Revue 11049) [mono]
0114 - Betty & Charles - 1970 - Can't Find Love (Crazy Horse 1321) [mono]  {DDD#38}
0115 - Ray Godfrey - 1970 - I Gotta Get Away From My Own Self (Spring 104) [mono]
0116 - Tony Borders - 1970 - For My Woman's Love (Quinvy 001) [mono]
0117 - Aretha Franklin - 1970 - Call Me (Atlantic 2706) [mono]
0118 - The Masqueraders - 1970 - Please Take Me Back (Bell 874) [mono]
0119 - George Freeman - 1970 - I'll Be Long Gone (Make My Life Shine) (Epic 5-10668) [meefs]
0120 - Gene Williams - 1970 - Don't Let Your Love Fade Away (Forte 111) [meefs]  {DDD#50}
0121 - David Porter - 1970 - Can't See You When I Want To (Enterprise 9014) [stereo]
0122 - Eddie Floyd - 1970 - Too Much Is Too Little For Me (Stax LP STS-2029) [stereo]
0123 - Charlene & The Soul Serenaders - 1970 - Love Changes (Paradox 105) (Volt 4052) [meefs]
0124 - Gas & The Funk Factory - 1970 - The Goodnight Song (Brunswick 55434) [mono]


0201 - Etta James - 1970 - Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing (Chess 2100) [stereo]
0202 - Paul Kelly - 1970 - Poor But Proud (Happy Tiger LP HT-1015) [stereo]  {DDD#30}
0203 - Isley Brothers - 1970 - Beautiful (T Neck LP TN-3006) [stereo]
0204 - Candi Staton - 1970 - How Can I Put Out The Flame? (Fame 1472) [stereo]
0205 - Jive Fyve - 1970 - If You Let Me Make Love To You (Decca 32671) [stereo]
0206 - Howard Tate - 1970 - What'll I Do? (Turntable LP TTS-5002) [stereo]  {DDD#53}
0207 - Betty LaVette - 1970 - Easier To Say (Than Do) (Unissued SSS International) [stereo]
0208 - Johnny Robinson - 1970 - Nothing Can Touch This Love (Epic LP BN-26528) [stereo]  {DDD#23}
0209 - Syl Johnson - 1970 - I'm Talkin' 'bout Freedom (Twinight LPS 1002) [stereo]  {DDD#02}
0210 - Marva Whitney - 1970 - This Is My Quest (T Neck 922) [meefs]
0211 - Ike Porter & The Fabulations - 1970 - If There's A Will There's A Way (Anla 116) [meefs]  {GFC#09}
0212 - Little Charles & The Sidewinders - 1970 - You're A Blessing (Red Sands 701) [mono]
0213 - Chuck Bernard - 1970 - Everything Is Alright Now (Zodiac 1018) [mono]
0214 - Arnold Albury & The Casuals - 1970 - Thanks For Waiting (Dade 2027) [mono]
0215 - Doris Allen - 1970 - Hanging Heavy In My Mind (SSS International 820) [mono]  {DDD#34}
0216 - C.L. Blast - 1970 - Two Time One Is Two (Crestown 1000) [mono]
0217 - Benny Latimore - 1970 - I'll Be Good To You (Dade 2026) [mono]
0218 - Elvin Spencer - 1970 - Don't Make This Dream Come True (Winner 0742) [mono]
0219 - Hank Sample - 1970 - You're Being Unfair To Me (Jay-Walking 006) [mono]
0220 - Gina Hill - 1970 - Rich Man's Toy (Jill 001) (Lou-Neita 0215) [mono]  {DDD#49}
0221 - Sloan Bey - 1970 - Tenderness (Jonah 100) [mono]  {DDD#48}
0222 - Oscar Weathers - 1970 - Your Fool Still Loves You (Top & Bottom 402) [mono]
0223 - Robert Tanner - 1970 - Be My Woman (Megatone 113) [mono]
0224 - Toussaint McCall - 1970 - I Would Rather Have All Of Nothing (Dore 842) [mono]
0225 - Lee Moses - 1970 - I Can't Take No Chances (Front Page RAA-2301) [mono]
0226 - McKinley Travis - 1970 - Why Do You Have To Go? (Soultown 11) [mono]


0301 - Bill Coday - 1970 - You're Gonna Want Me (Crajon 48203) [mono]
0302 - Lattimore Brown - 1970 - I Will (Renegade 1201) [mono]
0303 - Winfield Parker - 1970 - I'm Wondering (Wand 11218) [mono]
0304 - Linda Jones - 1970 - Can You Blame Me? (Neptune 26) [mono]
0305 - Ruby Andrews - 1970 - Everybody Saw You (Zodiac 1017) [stereo]
0306 - Jackie Wilson - 1970 - Don't Leave Me (Brunswick LP BL-754167) [stereo]
0307 - Wayne McGhie & The Sounds Of Joy - 1970 - Going In Circles (Birchmount LP BM-548) [stereo]
0308 - Bobby Byrd - 1970 - I'm Not To Blame (King 6308) [stereo]  {DDD#34}
0309 - Moody Scott - 1970 - I'll Find My Sunshine (Sound Stage 7 2668) [stereo]
0310 - Hermon Hitson - 1970 - She's A Bad Girl (Minit 32096) [stereo]
0311 - P.P. Arnold - 1970 - May The Winds Blow (Polydor [UK] 2058 061) [stereo]
0312 - The Voices Of East Harlem - 1970 - Let It Be Me (Elektra LP EKS-74080) [stereo]
0313 - Geraldine Hunt & Charlie Hodges - 1970 - Together (Calla 173) [stereo]
0314 - Billy Jones & The Stars - 1970 - Love Is Gonna Rain On You (Catfish LP 5C-054.24.306) [stereo]
0315 - Jackie Moore - 1970 - Precious Precious (Atlantic 2681) [stereo]
0316 - Margie Joseph - 1970 - Your Sweet Lovin' (Volt VOA-4037) [stereo]
0317 - King Floyd - 1970 - What Our Love Needs (Chimneyville 435) [stereo]
0318 - Gary (US) Bonds - 1970 - I Can't Use You in My Business (Sue 17) [meefs]
0319 - Johnny Adams - 1970 - I Want To Walk Through Life With You (SSS International 809) [mono]
0320 - Bobby Powell - 1970 - Have A Heart (Whit 6905) [mono]
0321 - Sir Joe - 1970 - Baby, I'd Drop Everything (Ru-Jac 4-10-70) [mono]  {DDD#24}
0322 - The Mighty Hannibal - 1970 - We're Gonna Make It (Originally Unissued) [mono]
0323 - Otis Clay - 1970 - Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (Cotillion 44068) [mono]  {DDD#03}
0324 - M.C. Williams - 1970 - You Move Me (Dig 903) [mono]  {DDD#48}
0325 - Roy C. - 1970 - I Don't Want To Worry (Alaga 1000) [mono]
0326 - Allison & Calvin Turner - 1970 - It's Over Between Us (Atlantic 2759) [mono]


0401 - Camille Bob & The Lollipops - 1970 - I Wake Up Crying (Whit 6906) [stereo]
0402 - Barbara Mason - 1970 - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (National General LP NGS-2001) [stereo]
0403 - Janice Tyrone - 1970 - I'm Gonna Make It (Pzazz 041) [stereo]
0404 - Alfreda Brockington - 1970 - Crushing Me (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 338) [stereo]
0405 - Barrino Brothers - 1970 - When Love Was A Child (Invictus 9083) [meefs]
0406 - Soul Children - 1970 - Finish Me Off (Stax STA-0075) [mono]
0407 - Paul Vann - 1970 - The Touch Of Your Hand (Means So Much) (Sound Stage 7 2653) [mono]
0408 - J.P. Robinson - 1970 - What Can I Tell Her? (Alston 4583) [mono]
0409 - L.J. Reynolds - 1970 - Call On Me (Mainstream 717) [mono]
0410 - Roy Abernathy - 1970 - Love Is A Cheating Game (Paradox 104) [mono]
0411 - Sonny Holley - 1970 - I Need You More (Than You Need To Be Free) (Vee-Eight 270) [mono]
0412 - Sunday Williams - 1970 - You've Hurt Me Now (Red Balloon 02) [mono]  {DDD#30}
0413 - Jimmy Burns - 1970 - Did It Ever Cross Your Mind? (Minit 32085) [meefs]
0414 - Tommy Youngblood - 1970 - Why Should I Be The One? (Kent 4516) [stereo]
0415 - Willie Tee - 1970 - Loneliness (Capitol LP ST-199) [stereo]
0416 - Tyrone Davis - 1970 - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (Dakar 615) [stereo]  {DDD#30}
0417 - Little Milton - 1970 - Good To Me As I Am To You (Checker LPS 3012) [stereo]
0418 - Rev. OC Tolbert & The Blues Congregation - 1970 - You Gotta Hold On Me (Rolyat 101) [stereo]
0419 - Al Green - 1970 - I Can't Get Next To You (Hi 2182) [stereo]
0420 - Clay Hammond - 1970 - You've Got Me Tamed (Ronn 45) [mono]
0421 - Charles Mintz - 1970 - Finders Keepers (Up Look 12270) (Abbott 2011) [mono]
0422 - Lou Pride - 1970 - Lonely Room (Suemi 4569) [mono]
0423 - Dori Grayson - 1970 - Be Mine Sometime (Peermont 1056) [meefs]
0424 - John Edwards - 1970 - There'll Never Be Another Woman (Weis WEA-3007) [mono]
0425 - Lorraine Ellison - 1970 - I'll Be Home (Originally Unissued Demo) [mono]
0426 - Eldridge Holmes - 1970 - An Open Letter (To My Love) (Kansu 100) [mono]


0501 - McKinley Travis - 1970 - Baby, Is There Something On Your Mind? (Soultown 109) [mono]  {DDD#22}
0502 - Ollie & The Nightingales - 1970 - I'll Be Your Anything (Stax STA-0065) [mono]
0503 - Len Woods - 1970 - I'm In Love (Revue 11071) [mono]
0504 - Richard Dimples Fields - 1970 - Mr. Mailman (Jo Jo JLP-101) [stereo]
0505 - Bobby Hutton - 1970 - I've Got A Memory (Philips 40657) [stereo]
0506 - Ruby Andrews - 1970 - Tit For Tat (Zodiac LP ZS-1001) [stereo]
0507 - Swamp Dogg - 1970 - The Baby Is Mine (Canyon LP-7706) [stereo]  {DDD#46}
0508 - Johnny Copeland & His Soul Agents - 1970 - Ghetto Child (Zephyr 101) (Kent 4534) [stereo]
0509 - Chuck Brooks - 1970 - Love's Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down [Part 2] (Volt VOA-4034) [stereo]
0510 - Sugar Pie DeSanto - 1970 - My Illusions (Soul Clock 1003) [stereo]
0511 - Rudy & Judy - 1970 - I've Got To Get Myself Together (T Neck 920) [stereo]
0512 - Earl Gaines - 1970 - Don't Deceive Me (De Luxe DLP-12002) [stereo]
0513 - Sam Dees - 1970 - Easier To Say Than Do (Lo Lo 2306) [mono]  {DDD#36}
0514 - James Govan - 1970 - I've Gone Too Far (Unissued Fame) [mono]  {DDD#15}
0515 - Oscar Toney Jr. - 1970 - Down On My Knees (Capricorn 8005) [mono]  {DDD#46}
0516 - Frederick Knight - 1970 - Have A Little Mercy (On Me) (1-2-3 #1724) [mono]
0517 - Bobby Patterson - 1970 - Married Lady (Jetstar 121) [mono]
0518 - Albert Washington & The Kings - 1970 - He's Got The Whole World (Fraternity 1029) [mono]
0519 - Dyke & The Blazers - 1970 - I'm So All Alone (Original Sound 96) [mono]
0520 - Mike & The Censations - 1970 - Gonna Try To Get You Back (Revue 11068) [mono]
0521 - Ella Washington - 1970 - I Can't Afford To Lose Him (Sound Stage 7 2665) [meefs]  {DDD#43}
0522 - Mitty Collier - 1970 - Your Sign Is A Good Sign (Peachtree 128) [stereo]  {GFC#11}
0523 - Aretha Franklin - 1970 - That's All I Want From You (Atlantic LP SD-8265) [stereo]
0524 - The Dells - 1970 - A Little Understanding (Cadet 5672) [stereo]
0525 - Walter Webb & The Highlighters - 1970 - Your Time Is Gonna Come (Chess 2091) [stereo]


0601 - Doris Duke - 1970 - Ghost Of Myself (Canyon LP-7704) [stereo]  {DDD#47}
0602 - Little Johnny Taylor - 1970 - Sweet Soul Woman (Ronn 43) [stereo]
0603 - Johnnie Taylor - 1970 - Steal Away (Stax STA-0068) [stereo]  {DDD#20}
0604 - J.J. Barnes - 1970 - To An Early Grave (Magic Touch 1000) [meefs]
0605 - James Duncan - 1970 - I'm Gonna Leave You Alone (Federal 12552) [stereo]
0606 - Marvin L. Sims - 1970 - It's Your Love (Uni 55217) [meefs]
0607 - Chuck Bernard - 1970 - Turn Her Loose (Zodiac 1019) [mono]
0608 - Marie Franklin - 1970 - I Don't Need No Man (Tangerine TRC-1008) [mono]
0609 - Andrew Jeffery - 1970 - I Wouldn't Change Her (Shama M-622-J) [mono]  {DDD#40}
0610 - J.P. Robinson - 1970 - If It Wasn't For Tomorrow (Alston 4593) [mono]
0611 - Cody Black - 1970 - Stop Trying To Do What You See Your Neighbour Do (Capitol 2858) [mono]
0612 - Big John Hamilton & Doris Allen - 1970 - A Place In My Heart (Minaret 159) [mono]
0613 - Ted Taylor - 1970 - I'm Glad You're Home (Ronn 46) [mono]  {DDD#34}
0614 - Baby Washington - 1970 - Is It Worth It? (Chess 2099) [mono]
0615 - Joe Haywood - 1970 - Strong Feeling (Front Page 1000) [meefs]  {DDD#02}
0616 - Clarence Carter - 1970 - Say Man (Atlantic LP SD-8267) [stereo]
0617 - O.V. Wright - 1970 - Afflicted (Back Beat 615) [stereo]
0618 - Freddie North - 1970 - I Loved Another Woman (A-Bet LP 403) [stereo]
0619 - Sam Moore - 1970 - Tennessee Waltz (Atlantic 2762) [stereo]  {DDD#40}
0620 - Freddie Scott  - 1970 - Girl, I Love You (Probe LP CP-4517-S) [stereo]  {GFC#03}
0621 - Donald Jenkins - 1970 - A New World Beautiful (Thomas 806) [meefs]
0622 - Arrows - 1970 - We Have Love (Bandit 0001) [mono]
0623 - Jimmy Williams - 1970 - Peace Of Mind (Chris C-004) [mono]
0624 - Gary Allen - 1970 - Pride And Soul (Capitol 2808) [mono]  {DDD#37}
0625 - Clarence Reid - 1970 - Down The Road Of Love (Alston 4588) [mono]
0626 - Gwen McCrae - 1970 - Like Yesterday Our Love Is Gone (Columbia 4-45214) [mono]


0701 - The Determinations - 1970 - Girl, Girl, Girl (King 6297) [mono]  {DDD#50} + {GFC#05}
0702 - Masters Of Soul - 1970 - I Need You (Ovide 247) [mono]
0703 - Brothers Of Soul - 1970 - You Better Believe It (Boo 111) [mono]  {GFC#11}
0704 - The Fabulous Fiestas - 1970 - One Hurt Deserves Another (RCA Victor 74-0364) [mono]
0705 - Cherries - 1970 - Why Don't You Love And Treat Me Right? (Big Beat 1269) [mono]  {DDD#36}
0706 - The Mighty Elegant - 1970 - I Find Myself Falling In Love With You (Jaber 7115) [mono]
0707 - The Manhattans - 1970 - It's Gonna Take A Lot To Bring Me Back (De Luxe DLP-12000) [stereo]
0708 - The Temprees - 1970 - I'm For You, You For Me (We Produce XPA-1801) [meefs]
0709 - Brenda & The Tabulations - 1970 - Don't Make Me Over (Top & Bottom 404) [mono]
0710 - The Continental 4 - 1970 - I Don't Have You (Jay-Walking 009) [meefs]
0711 - The Montclairs - 1970 - All I Really Care About Is You (Vanessa 109) (Paula 345) [stereo]  {GFC#07}
0712 - Isley Brothers - 1970 - Save Me (T Neck 914) [stereo]  {DDD#04}
0713 - The Moments - 1970 - Lovely Way She Loves (Stang LP ST-1003) [stereo]
0714 - The Diplomats - 1970 - Sure As The Stars Shine (3rd World 501) [stereo]  {GFC#06}
0715 - The Emotions - 1970 - Two Lovers (Volt LP VOS-6008) [stereo]
0716 - Archie Bell & The Drells - 1970 - I Wish (Atlantic 2744) [stereo]
0717 - The Friends Of Distinction - 1970 - Just A Little Lovin' (RCA Victor LSP-4313) [stereo]
0718 - Honey Cone - 1970  - The Feeling's Gone (Hot Wax LP HA-701) [stereo]  {DDD#52}
0719 - The Three Degrees - 1970 - Maybe (Roulette 7079) [mono]
0720 - Uptights - 1970 - Free At Last (Skye 4525) [mono]  {DDD#50}
0721 - Detroit Emeralds - 1970 - Just Now And Then (Westbound 161) [mono]
0722 - The Vanguards - 1970 - It's Too Late For Love (Lamp 80) [meefs]
0723 - Earles Inc. - 1970 - Does Your Mother Know? (Zudan 5018) [stereo]  {GFC#16}
0724 - The Delfonics - 1970 - Over And Over (Philly Groove LP 1153) [stereo]


0801 - Mitty Collier - 1970 - Lovin' On Borrowed Time (Peachtree 125) [stereo]
0802 - Johnny Adams - 1970 - Lonely Man (SSS International LP SSS #5) [stereo]
0803 - Joe Simon - 1970 - Your Time To Cry (Spring 108) [stereo]
0804 - Wilson Pickett - 1970 - Help The Needy (Atlantic LP SD-8270) [stereo]
0805 - Candi Staton - 1970 - What Would Become Of Me? (Fame 1476) [stereo]
0806 - Etta James - 1970 - Your Replacement (Cadet LPS-832) [stereo]
0807 - Otis Williams - 1970 - For The Love Of My Woman (Stop STLP-10012) [stereo]
0808 - Mighty Sam - 1970 - Your Love Is Amazing (Atlantic 2711) [meefs]
0809 - Donny Mann - 1970 - This Love Is Real (Uni 55215) [mono]
0810 - Sam & Dave - 1970 - When You Steal From Me (Atlantic 2728) [mono]  {DDD#22}
0811 - Barbara & Gwen - 1970 - I Love My Man (New Chicago Sound 6921) [mono]  {DDD#05}
0812 - Bill Wright - 1970 - You're The Only Thing I've Got Going For Me (Tragar 6819) [mono]  {DDD#18}
0813 - George Jackson - 1970 - I'm Gonna Hold On (Fame 1468) [mono]
0814 - Joe Tex - 1970 - A Little Friendly Advice (Atlantic LP SD-8254) [stereo]
0815 - Jimmy Braswell - 1970 - Home For The Summer (Quinvy 7004) [meefs]
0816 - Ann Peebles - 1970 - I Still Love You (Hi 2178) [stereo]  {DDD#07}
0817 - Mavis Staples - 1970 - I Have Learned To Do Without You (Volt VOA-4044) [stereo]
0818 - Irma Thomas - 1970 - We Won't Be In Your Way Anymore (Canyon 31) [stereo]
0819 - Mr. D & The Highlights - 1970 - Every Now And Then (JAS 316 + 522) [stereo]
0820 - J.J. Jackson - 1970 - Circles (Perception [USA] PLP-12) [stereo]
0821 - Luther Ingram - 1970 - Ain't That Lovin' You (For More Reasons Than One)? (KoKo 2105) [stereo]
0822 - Howard Tate - 1970 - My Soul's Got A Hole In It (Turntable 508) [stereo]  {DDD#39}
0823 - Mickey Murray - 1970 - Try A Little Harder (Federal LP FS-13000) [stereo]  {DDD#15}
0824 - The Lovelites - 1970 - You've Hurt Me Now (Uni LP 73081) [stereo]  {DDD#25}
0825 - Bernie Moore - 1970 - Hurt Worse (S.S.I. 1003) [stereo]
0826 - Pearl Dowell - 1970 - It's All Over (Saadia 0916) [stereo]


0901 - Donny Hathaway - 1970 - I Believe To My Soul (Atco LP SD-33-332) [stereo]
0902 - Fugi - 1970 - Save A Little (Cadet 5677) [stereo]  {DDD#43}
0903 - Isaac Hayes - 1970 - Runnin' Out Of Fools (Enterprise LP ENS-1014) [stereo]
0904 - Gene Chandler - 1970 - Not The Marrying Kind (Mercury LP SR-61304) [stereo]
0905 - Bill Brandon - 1970 - Since I Fell For You (Quinvy 7007) [meefs]
0906 - Chuck Armstrong - 1970 - World Of Trouble (Sound Stage 7 2658) [mono]
0907 - Ella Washington - 1970 - He'll Be Back (Sound Stage 7 2659) [mono]  {DDD#36}
0908 - The Superlatives - 1970 - It's Easy To Love (Wal-ly 6330) [mono]
0909 - Billy Nitro - 1970 - As Sweet As Your Love For Me (Resist 110) [mono]  {DDD#12}
0910 - Buddy Lamp - 1970 - Wall Around Your Heart (Duke 461) [mono]
0911 - George Freeman - 1970 - My Darling, My Darling (Epic 5-10583) [mono]  {DDD#52}
0912 - Oscar Weathers - 1970 - You Wants To Play (Top & Bottom 405) [mono]
0913 - Donald Height - 1970 - If I Can (Jubilee 5696) [mono]
0914 - Maurice & Mac - 1970 - But You Know I Love You (Checker 1232) [stereo]
0915 - Sandra Phillips - 1970 - If You Get Him (He Was Never Mine) (Canyon LP-7712) [stereo]  {DDD#26}
0916 - Willie West - 1970 - I Sleep With The Blues (Josie 1019) [stereo]
0917 - Brenton Wood - 1970 - Need Your Love So Bad (Double Shot 150) [stereo]
0918 - Wanda Davis - 1970 - Take Care (Project Soul 001) [stereo]  {DDD#40}
0919 - Little Anthony Burns - 1970 - Try Me Darling (Atlanta 4466) [meefs]  {DDD#26}
0920 - Big Daddy Green - 1970 - You Gave Me A Reason To Live (Anla 114) [meefs]
0921 - Willie Hightower - 1970 - I Can't Love Without You (Fame 1474) [mono]  {DDD#36}
0922 - Maxine Brown - 1970 - Reason To Believe (Commonwealth United 3008) [mono]
0923 - Dynamic Adam - 1970 - She's Gone (Anla 113) [mono]  {DDD#21}
0924 - Tommy Tate - 1970 - Peace Is All I Need (Jackson Sound 1005) [mono]


1001 - Tyrone Davis - 1970 - I Keep Coming Back (Dakar LP SD-9027) [stereo]  {DDD#04} + {GFC#02}
1002 - The Sweet Inspirations - 1970 - That's The Way My Baby Is (Atlantic 2720) [stereo]
1003 - Arthur Conley - 1970 - Hurt (Atco 6733) [meefs]  {DDD#45}
1004 - Rudy Mockabee - 1970 - Think About It (Atco 6748) [mono]  {DDD#33}
1005 - Willie James - 1970 - Down On My Knees (Unity 2711) [mono]  {DDD#12}
1006 - Garnet Mimms - 1970 - Get It While You Can (Verve VK 10650) [mono]
1007 - Tommy Bush - 1970 - (I Just Want) Some Leaving Alone (Black Prince 318) [mono]
1008 - Geater (Jeater) Davis - 1970 - Sweet Woman's Love (House Of Orange 2401) [meefs]
1009 - Kim Weston - 1970 - What's Gonna Happen To Me (People PLP-5001) [stereo]
1010 - Ted Taylor - 1970 - I Feel A Chill (Ronn 40) [stereo]
1011 - Ike & Tina Turner - 1970 - You Can Have It (Liberty LP LST-7650) [stereo]
1012 - William Bell - 1970 - Lonely Soldier (Stax STA-0070) [stereo]
1013 - Willie Diggs - 1970 - They're Trying To Get To You (Mon'ca 1778) [mono]  {DDD#50}
1014 - Bobby Boseman - 1970 - Another Man's Woman (Evejim 1941) [mono]
1015 - Joe Perkins - 1970 - Until You Were Gone (Chris C-001) [meefs]
1016 - James Spencer - 1970 - I Need Your Love (Memphis 101) [mono]
1017 - The Symphonies - 1970 - That's What Love Will Do (Carnival 546) [mono]  {DDD#50}
1018 - Little Anthony Burns - 1970 - Do Right Man (Atlanta 4466) [meefs]  {DDD#38}
1019 - Z.Z. Hill - 1970 - Faithful And True (Quinvy 7003) [stereo]
1020 - Wilson Pickett - 1970 - Cole, Cooke And Redding (Atlantic 2722) [stereo]
1021 - John Ellison - 1970 - I'm Giving Up On Love (Phil L.A. Of Soul 337) [stereo]
1022 - Thomas Bailey - 1970 - Fran (Federal 12559) [stereo]
1023 - Aretha Franklin - 1970 - It Ain't Fair (Atlantic LP SD-8248) [stereo]
1024 - Dee Dee Warwick - 1970 - If This Was The Last Song (Atco LP SD-33-337) [stereo]


DDD#070

Monday, April 6, 2026

Frankfurters, Footlongs & Fruit Roll-Ups Vol. 04

 
Too much of any good thing can still bring about a bellyache, let alone a haphazard combo like Frankfurters, Footlongs & Fruit Roll-Ups. This'll be the last one for a lil' while, I swear. This fourth volume features two pairs intended for Deep Dish Delicacies and Diamonds From The Rough, one omitted from (and a recently released lost gem surely destined to be on) Glucose For Comfort. Two more come trickling down from my unpublished gospel project, one from an incomplete songbook project, and it wraps up with one of my all time fav's, already featured in the Tony Hester songbook -- dig it, or don't.




 
01 - Gentlemen & Their Ladies - 1974 - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Jean LP JR-5000)
02 - Joe Bataan - 1972 - Cry (Fania SLP 00407)
03 - Dick Smith - 1983 - Tobacco Road (Warner Bros. LP 9-23835-1)
04 - Justice Of The Peace - 197? - I Need Your Love So Bad (Unissued Soultex) {rel;2026}
05 - Eric Mercury - 1971 - It's Time For Me To Love You (Enterprise LP ENS-1020)
06 - George Frye - 1981 - You're All My Dreams (Beach City LP SF-16)
07 - Aposento Alto - 1978 - I'm So Tired/What A Happy Life (Windeco LP AR-3004)
08 - Syl Johnson - 1970 - Is It Because I'm Black? (Twinight LPS-1002)
09 - Sweet Miss Coffy - 1980 - Do You Feel Like Making Love? (Hot Pot LP HPR-01000)
10 - The Dells - 1973 - I Hear Voices (Cadet LP CA-50046)


FFF#04


Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Frankfurters, Footlongs & Fruit Roll-Ups Vol. 03


Yes, I am fully procrastinating on the forthcoming 1970s Deep Dish run, but I am having fun with these Frankfurters, Footlongs & Fruit Roll-Ups for the time being. This third installment features pairs intended for Metamorphic Malfunktions, Deep Dish Delicacies and Diamonds From The Rough, with one from Glucose For Comfort, another withdrawn from the most recent New Recipes and the last two each come from untitled / unpublished projects, unlikely to come to fruition here. As always, hope you dig it!




01 - Sun - 1977 - Time Is Passing (Capitol LP ST-11609)
02 - Little Richard - 1970 - The Rill Thing (Reprise LP RS-6406)
03 - Little Milton - 1977 - Me For You (Glades LP-7511)
04 - Isaac Hayes - 1975 - That Loving Feeling (HBS LP ABCD-874)
05 - Donald Byrd & 125th Street NYC - 1981 - I Feel Like Loving You Today (Elektra LP 5E-531)
06 - Brother Strut - 2025 - Black And Gold (Karma Sounds LP)
07 - Osiris - 1986 - Listen (Tom Dog LP TD-0005)
08 - Love Uprisers - 197? - Eddie Boogaloo (Unissued Music City)
09 - Wanda Robinson - 1973 - Because They Envy Us (Perception LP PLP-37)
10 - The Temptations - 1969 - Runaway Child, Running Wild (Gordy LP GS-939)


FFF#03

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Frankfurters, Footlongs & Fruit Roll-Ups Vol. 02


Well, I guess this makes it official ...

This second installment obviously features a few tracks originally intended for Diamonds From The Rough, as well as pairs omitted from Deep Dish Delicacies, Metamorphic Malfunktions and Glucose For Comfort. Plus, another one from my ongoing / unpublished southern soul project, and it opens with a modern soul classic from my own recently redux'd Otis Clay discography. Hope ya's dig it!
 


01 - Otis Clay - 1982 - I'm Gonna Hate Myself In The Morning (Victor LP VIP-6819)
02 - Tody Tucker - 1978 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? (J.B.'s LP JB-102)
03 - Leon Haywood - 1973 - Long As There's You (I Got Love) (20th Century LP T-411)
04 - Bill Brown & The Soul Injection - 197? - Rainbow (Originally Unissued) (P-Vine PCD-94041) {rel;2021}
05 - Don Covay - 1973 - Leave Him [Parts 1 + 2] (Mercury) (Custo Gusto #121)
06 - Billy Preston - 1975 - I Can't Stand It (A&M LP SP-4532)
07 - J. Blackfoot - 1983 - I Stood On The Sidewalk And Cried (Soundtown LP ST-8002)
08 - Richard 'Dimples' Fields - 1981 - She's Got Papers On Me (Epic [UK] LP EPC-85345)
09 - Harold Vick - 1977 - A Touch Of Your Love (Wolf LP WOLF-1202)
10 - Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns - 1979 - Just Like You (Atlantic LP SD-19254)
11 - Truth - 1980 - Understanding (Devaki LP DKH-4401)


Thursday, January 29, 2026

Frankfurters, Footlongs & Fruit Roll-Ups Vol. 01


***NEW ANTHOLOGY***
Over the past decade I've developed quite the specific and methodical processes for putting compilations together. Some apparent, others not so much. I'll spare most of the details but something every one of them has in common, is that I collect more songs than I can cram on to each. Songs are cut... every damn time! Track count and time constraints often dictates that the longer songs get axed first. Several years ago when I was churning out considerably more than I do these days, I decided to start setting these lengthy discarded tracks aside. The majority of my mainstay anthologies are genre and/or era specific ~ this new "long-gestating" project is not. The theme is simply long songs (6min+) and it will siphon from this growing pool, featuring material originally intended for any number of anthologies, including some unpublished and still in the works. Now that said, while this one will offer a more eclectic sound don't go expecting spiritual jazz meanderers, disco plod-a-longs or extended DJ remixes, I'm still all about the ballads for the most part. I'm also about alliteration, general word play and food. So, Frankfurters, Footlongs & Fruit Roll-Ups hits all the targets. 
 
This inaugural edition gathers cuts initially destined for Deep Dish Delicacies, Diamonds From The Rough, Glucose For Comfort, Warheads, Brain Blasters & Sour Keys, Metamorphic Malfunktions, as well as an unpublished/incomplete Southern Soul anthology and a Gospel project I put together for a friend last year. There will be more servings of this series coming, so as always, hope ya's dig it!



 
01 - The Controllers - 1977 - Somebody's Gotta Win (Juana LP-200,001)
02 - Sins Of Satan - 1976 - How Would You Feel (Buddah LP BDS-5673)
03 - The Imaginations - 1974 - There's Another On Your Mind (20th Century LP T-453)
04 - Tim Stevens - 1981 - Hold On To Your Good Thing (Pittsburgh International LP TS-701T1)
05 - Roberta Flack - 1971 - To Love Somebody (Atlantic LP SD-1594)
06 - The Jackson Southernaires - 1978 - Just Can't Make It By Myself (Malaco LP M-4357)
07 - Southroad Connection - 1979 - In The Morning (United Artists LP LT-997)
08 - The Friends Of Distinction - 1971 - Oh, How I Miss You (RCA Victor LSP-4492)
09 - Sam Dees - 1975 - Child Of The Streets (Atlantic LP SD-18134)
10 - Lee Oskar - 1981 - Our Road (Elektra LP 5E-526)


FFF#01

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

New Recipes Volume 24


***HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL***
Now if you've been visiting this site for some time then you know the deal. I like to kick off each year with fresh New Recipes, offering a smorgasbord of soul flavored treats released the year prior. In fact, all but a small handful of the tracks featured here have just been released within the last six months, with several serving as promo cuts for albums that have yet to even hit the shelves. This one is a robust three-course spread so you may wanna pace yourself as there is quite a bit of yummy stuff to digest. It kicks off with thrird generation rhythm and blues royalty, it contains two bonafide queens of classic soul, and features at least one track made in most part with AI. Lots of other groovy goodies too ... long anticipated returns, originally unissued recordings, horn heavy instrumentals, and a few exclusive cuts. I hope you dig it!



101 - The Womack Sisters - 2025 - I Just Don't Want You (To Say Goodbye)
102 - Bonneville - 2025 - Can't Stop The River
103 - The Suspenders - 2025 - When You Came Into My Life [inst]
104 - The Buttshakers - 2025 - Good Intentions
105 - Larry McCray - 2025 - Try To Be A Good Man
106 - The Tibbs - 2025 - Thrilled By The Lie [originally unissued]
107 - Antibalas - 2025 - Escape [inst]
108 - Brother Wallace - 2025 - Who's That?
109 - Mavis Staples - 2025 - Human Mind
110 - Naughty Professor &  Jordan Anderson - 2025 - Old Faithful
111 - Lance Ferguson - 2025 - Fourty Days [inst]
112 - Black Market Brass & Obi Original - 2025 - If I Do My Own
113 - Majazat - 2025 - Afrobees [inst]
114 - Michelle David & The True-Tones - 2025 - Running
115 - Soft City - 2025 - Tennessee
116 - Brian & Thomas Owens - 2025 - Try A Little Tenderness
117 - Fat Produce -  2025 - Ain't Got The Love [inst]
118 - The 7:45s - 2025 - How Could You? [noexplainoGGGogoedit]
119 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias - 2025 - Baby You're Cooking
120 - Isaac Aragon - 2025 - All I Got
121 - Jeb Loy Nichols - 2025 - Step In


201 - The Olympians - 2025 - California [inst]
202 - The Freedom Affair - 2025 - The Water
203 - DeRobert & The Half-Truths - 2025 - You're Not The Only One
204 - King Tutt Band - 2025 - Going Back Home
205 - Taylor Williams - 2025 - What About Me?
206 - Call Sender - 2025 - Two Tails [inst]
207 - Curtis Harding - 2025 - Time
208 - Chambers & Deslauriers - 2025 - Temperature Of One-O-Nine
209 - Polyrhythmics - 2025 - Chophouse [inst]
210 - Johnny Burgos - 2025 - Sure
211 - Stefan Redtenbacher & Jade Like The Stones - 2025 - Fire In The Blood [Masterlink Sessions]
212 - Ethel Lindsey - 2025 - Make You Mine
213 - Ashley Scott - 2025 - Looking Up To You [Radio Edit]
214 - Cornell CC Carter - 2025 - Lift It Up [Radio Edit]
215 - Alex Harris - 2025 - Ain't No Love (In The Heart Of The City)
216 - Crystal Chen - 2025 - Can't Help It
217 - Riot Jazz Brass Band - 2025 - Frisky [inst]
218 - Trombone Shorty & New Breed Brass Band - 2025 - Street Music [inst]
219 - St. Paul & The Broken Bones - 2025 - Nothing More Lonely
220 - Lake Street Dive - 2025 - Do [The City Winery Sessions]


301 - Jr. Thomas - 2025 - Never Be Another
302 - Sladek - 2025 - Things Gotta Change
303 - The Crimestoppers - 2025 - I Got A Love
304 - Tiwayo - 2025 - I've Got To Travel Alone
305 - Lettuce - 2025 - The Mac [inst]
306 - Cha Wa - 2025 - Hear The Sound
307 - Cha Wa & Irma Thomas - 2025 - Why You Wanna Do Me Like That?
308 - Brenda - 2025 - Take A Hint
309 - Zaimie & Suzy Duffy - 2025 - Can't Do Without It
310 - Plunky & Oneness Of Juju - 2025 - Broad Street Strut [inst]
311 - Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble - 2025 - I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time [lackoflullygaGGGedit]
312 - Durand Jones & The Indications - 2025 - Without You
313 - The Buttshakers - 2025 - Grow
314 - Macon Music Revue - 2025 - These Arms Of Mine
315 - Wanda Felicia - 2025 - Until You're Mine
316 - Shawn Lee & Kelly Finnigan - 2025 - Say It Again
317 - Say She She - 2025 - Under The Sun
318 - Leroi Conroy - 2025 - Tiger Trot [inst]
319 - Dylan Chambers - 2025 - Mercy (That's What I Need)
320 - Roscoe B. Wright - 2025 - You And Me (Why Can't It Be?)
321 - Honoré - 2025 - It's Over


NR#024


Thursday, December 25, 2025

Deep Dish Delicacies Vol. 69 {1969 Special}


I had hoped to get this particular volume done before year's end, but honestly, I wasn't intending on something so symbolic. However, here we are .... get it in where you can fit it in ~ Happy Ho Ho!





0101 - Kim Melvin - 1969 - Keep The Faith (Hi 2160)  {DDD#39}
0102 - Eddy Giles - 1969 - That's How Strong My Love Is (Silver Fox 09)
0103 - James Carr - 1969 - Everybody Needs Somebody (Goldwax 343)
0104 - Baby Washington - 1969 - Breakfast In Bed (Cotillion 44055)
0105 - Millie Jackson - 1969 - A Little Bit Of Something (MGM K-14050)
0106 - The Jackey Beavers Show - 1969 - Hey Girl (I Can't Stand To See You Go) (Jaber 7114)
0107 - Tiny Watkins - 1969 - Forbidden Fruit (Excello 2304)  {DDD#21}
0108 - Bobby Mack - 1969 - Lovin' On Borrowed Time (Midas 302)  {DDD#18}
0109 - Dynamic Adam & The Excitements - 1969 - Groove Maker (Anla 117)  {DDD#38}
0110 - Curtis Blandon - 1969 - Somebody Tell Me, Where Is My Baby? (Buddah 094)
0111 - Susie Rainey - 1969 - You Hurt So Good (Peachtree 106)  {DDD#28}
0112 - Randolph Walker - 1969 - Pride And Soul (Chant 516) (Black Prince 316) [stereo]
0113 - Darrell Banks - 1969 - Just Because Your Love Is Gone (Volt VOA-4014) [stereo]
0114 - Lorraine Ellison - 1969 - Only Your Love (Warner Bros. 7302) (Warner Bros. LP WS-1821) [stereo]
0115 - Candi Staton - 1969 - You Don't Love Me No More (Fame 1459) (Fame 91005) [stereo]
0116 - The Ambassadors - 1969 - I Really Love You (Arctic A-LPS-1005) [stereo]
0117 - The Masqueraders - 1969 - Say It (AGP 114) [stereo]
0118 - The Swordsmen - 1969 - Here I Am (RCA Victor LSP-4245) [stereo]  {DDD#45}
0119 - Little Milton - 1969 - I'll Always Love You (Checker 1225) [stereo]
0120 - Don Bryant - 1969 - Cry Baby (Hi LP SHL-32054) [stereo]  {DDD#46}
0121 - Betty Bibbs - 1969 - The Story Of My Life (Saxy 500) [meefs]  {DDD#31}
0122 - Nancy Butts - 1969 - Please Please Tell Me Baby (Flaming Arrow 39)
0123 - Ernie K-Doe - 1969 - I'm Sorry (Duke 450)
0124 - Frederick Knight - 1969 - Heart Complication (Maxine 212)
0125 - Mike & The Censations - 1969 - Shopping For Love (Revue 11056)
0126 - Willie Hobbs - 1969 - Love 'Em And Leave 'Em (Silver Fox 15)


0201 - Ike & Tina Turner - 1969 - I've Been Loving You Too Long (Blue Thumb 101) [stereo]
0202 - Ella Washington - 1969 - Sit Down And Cry (Sound Stage 7 LP SSS-15007) [stereo]  {DDD#02}
0203 - The Ohio Players - 1969 - Bad Bargain (Capitol 2385) [stereo]
0204 - Sam Taylor Jr. - 1969 - Dark End Of The Street (GRT LP-10006) [stereo]  {DDD#46}
0205 - Roscoe Shelton - 1969 - I Forgot To Remember To Forget (Ref.O.Ree 732) [stereo]
0206 - Sandy Gaye - 1969 - Talk Is Cheap (Tragar 6915) (Moonshot 69001)  {DDD#32}
0207 - Tommy Ridgley - 1969 - I'm Not The Same Person (Ronn 36)
0208 - Howard Tate - 1969 - These Are The Things That Make Me Know You're Gone (Turntable 505)
0209 - John Edwards - 1969 - My Pride Won't Let Me (Weis WEA-3004)
0210 - Donald Height - 1969 - You Sure Know How To Make A Man Feel Good (Jubilee 5665)
0211 - Bunny & Cindy - 1969 - We're Only Human (Neptune 15) (Neptune 24)
0212 - Betty & Charles - 1969 - That's Why I Call You Mine (Capitol 2413)
0213 - Jerry Williams - 1969 - Shipwrecked (Cotillion 44022)
0214 - Obrey Wilson - 1969 - Break Away Baby (Bell 830)
0215 - Johnnie Taylor - 1969 - You're Good For Me (Stax LP STS-2008) [stereo]  {DDD#15}
0216 - Archie Bell & The Drells - 1969 - Just A Little Closer (Atlantic 2612) (Atlantic LP SD-8226) [stereo]
0217 - Betty Everett - 1969 - There'll Come A Time (Uni 55100) (UNI LP 73048) [stereo]
0218 - Ann Peebles - 1969 - Won't You Try Me? (Hi LP SHL-32053) [stereo]
0219 - Tina Britt - 1969 - My Lover's Prayer (Minit LP 24023) (Minit 32082) [stereo]
0220 - Clarence Carter - 1969 - I Can't Do Without You (Atlantic LP SD-8238) [stereo]
0221 - Gene Chandler - 1969 - Can I Change My Mind? (Brunswick LP BL-754149) [stereo]
0222 - Huriah Boynton - 1969 - You're No Longer Mine (Lanor 547) [meefs]  {DDD#39}
0223 - Paul Vann - 1969 - The Touch Of Your Hand (Sound Stage 7 2629) [meefs]  {DDD#47}
0224 - Bob & Earl - 1969 - Send For Me, I'll Be There (Crestview 9011)
0225 - Doris Allen - 1969 - A Shell Of A Woman (Minaret 149)  {DDD#32}
0226 - James Govan - 1969 - I Bit Off More Than I Can Chew (Unissued Fame)  {DDD#20}
0227 - The Rayons - 1969 - I'm Giving Up Baby (Decca 732521)  {DDD#03}


0301 - Grover Mitchell - 1969 - This Old World (United Artists 50522)
0302 - The Mighty Marvelows - 1969 - You're Breaking My Heart (ABC 11189)
0303 - The Internationals - 1969 - Push Button Love (D'ar Recording Co. Inc. J-102)
0304 - The Diplomats - 1969 - I've Got The Kind Of Love (Dynamo 137)
0305 - Willie Gauff & The Love Brothers - 1969 - It Takes A Whole Lotta Woman (Eureka 101)  {DDD#31}
0306 - Charles Hodges - 1969 - Easier To Say Than Do (Calla 168)  {DDD#47}
0307 - Reuben Bell - 1969 - Too Late (Murco 1052) (Silver Fox 08) [meefs]  {DDD#06}
0308 - Margie Hendrix - 1969 - Do Right Baby (Unissued Sound Stage 7) [stereo]
0309 - Erma Franklin - 1969 - Saving My Love For You (Brunswick 55415) [stereo]  {DDD#45}
0310 - Carolyn Franklin - 1969 - All I Want Is To Be Your Woman (RCA Victor 74-0289) [stereo]
0311 - Aretha Franklin - 1969 - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Atlantic LP SD-8212) [stereo]
0312 - Nat Turner Rebellion - 1969 - Going In Circles (Unissued Philly Groove LP) {rel;2019} [stereo]
0313 - The Delfonics - 1969 - Everytime I See My Baby (Philly Groove LP 1151) [stereo]
0314 - Otis Leavill - 1969 - I Need You (Dakar 614) (Dakar 620) [stereo]
0315 - Donald Lee Richardson - 1969 - I've Learned My Lesson (Soulville 1022) [stereo]
0316 - King Floyd - 1969 - I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (Pulsar LP AR-10602) [stereo]
0317 - Ollie & The Nightingales - 1969 - Heartaches Mountain (Stax LP STS2-2007) [stereo]
0318 - Betty LaVette - 1969 - Nearer To You (Silver Fox 17) [stereo]
0319 - Sam Baker - 1969 - I Love You (Sound Stage 7 2630) [stereo]
0320 - Gene Allison - 1969 - It's Almost Sundown (Ref.O.Ree 703) [stereo]
0321 - Earl Gaines - 1969 - The Meaning Of A Sad Song (De Luxe 111) [meefs]  {DDD#40}
0322 - Gloria Walker & The Chevelles - 1969 - Please Don't Desert Me Baby (Flaming Arrow 36)  {DDD#26}
0323 - George Freeman - 1969 - All Right Now (Okeh 4-7333)
0324 - Bobby Angelle - 1969 - No Other Love Could Be (Imperial 66355)  {DDD#11}
0325 - Dee Dee Warwick - 1969 - I Who Have Nothing (Mercury 72966)
0326 - Linda Jones - 1969 - I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Neptune 17)


0401 - Syl Johnson - 1969 - Is It Because I'm Black? (Twinight 125) [stereo]
0402 - Judy Clay - 1969 - Give Love To Save Love (Stax STA-0026) [stereo]
0403 - Otis Redding - 196x - I'll Let Nothing Separate Us (Atco LP SD 33-289) {rel;1969} [stereo]  {DDD#51}
0404 - Solomon Burke - 1969 - Don't Wait Too Long (Bell LPS 6033) [stereo]
0405 - Lee Mitchell - 1969 - How Can You Be So Cold? (HL & M 002)  {DDD#15}
0406 - Floyd Smith - 1969 - Getting Nowhere Fast (Dakar 608)  {DDD#41}
0407 - James Duncan - 1969 - My Baby Is Back (Federal 12549)
0408 - Lattimore Brown - 1969 - I Wish I Felt This Way At Home (Renegade 101)
0409 - Gloria Johnson - 1969 - These Arms Of Mine (Josie 1006)  {DDD#11}
0410 - Helene Smith - 1969 - Let's Wait Until Dark (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 335)
0411 - Z.Z. Hill - 1969 - (Home Just Ain't Home At) Suppertime (Atlantic 2659)
0412 - Clarence Reid - 1969 - Something Special About My Baby (Tay-Ster 6022)
0413 - Toussaint McCall - 1969 - I Stand Accused (Ronn 31)
0414 - Tony Ashley - 1969 - I'll Go Grazy (Decca 732520)
0415 - Lyndon - 1969 - The Very First Time (Hi 2162) [meefs]  {DDD#37}
0416 - The Zircons - 1969 - You Ain't Coming Back (Capitol 2667)  {DDD#28}
0417 - Chuck McLean - 1969 - Let Me Hear It From You (Back Beat 602) [stereo]  {DDD#49}
0418 - William Bell - 1969 - A Smile Can't Hide (A Broken Heart) (Stax STA-0054) [stereo]
0419 - Little Milton - 1969 - Steal Away (Checker LPS 3011) [stereo]  {DDD#25}
0420 - Chuck Armstrong - 1969 - How Sweet It Is (Sound Stage 7 2640) [stereo]
0421 - Eldridge Holmes - 1969 - Love Problem (Decca 32488) [meefs]  {DDD#31}
0422 - Sherry Pye - 1969 - Ask The Girl Who Knows (Match 300)  {DDD#48}
0423 - C.L. Blast - 1969 - If I Could See My Baby's Face Again (Atlantic 2596)
0424 - Sugar Pie DeSanto - 1969 - The Feeling's Too Strong (Soul Clock 106)
0425 - Joyce Dunn - 1969 - No Time (Mercury 73003)
0426 - Irma Thomas - 1969 - That's How I Feel About You (Canyon 21)
0427 - Winfield Parker - 1969 - Brand New Start (Arctic 151)


0501 - Ruby Winters - 1969 - I Don't Want To Cry (Diamond 255) [stereo]
0502 - Willie Hightower - 1969 - You Are Mine (Capitol LP ST-367) [stereo]
0503 - Eddie Floyd - 1969 - Satisfy My Hunger (Stax LP STS-2017) [stereo]
0504 - George Jackson - 1969 - My Desires Are Getting The Best Of Me (Fame 1457)
0505 - Eddy G. Giles - 1969 - Ain't Gonna Worry No More (Murco 1053)
0506 - Darrell Banks - 1969 - Beautiful Feeling (Volt VOA-4026)
0507 - Vernon Garrett & Marie Franklin - 1969 - Without You (Venture 632)
0508 - Sam & Dave - 1969 - Born Again (Atlantic 2608)
0509 - Pic & Bill - 1969 - Funny How Time Slips Away (Charay 60)
0510 - Barbara Hall - 1969 - Broken Hearted (Tuska 106)  {DDD#25}
0511 - Benny Latimore - 1969 - I'm Just An Ordinary Man (Dade 2022) (Atlantic 2639)
0512 - Gene Chandler - 1969 - Go Back Home (Checker 1220)
0513 - Willie Hatcher - 1969 - Tell Me So (Excello 2310) [meefs]
0514 - Lori & Lance - 1969 - All I Want Is You (Federal 12548) [stereo]  {DDD#49}
0515 - Ike & Tina Turner - 1969 - You've Got Too Many Ties That Bind (Minit 32060) [meefs]  {DDD#15}
0516 - Johnny Robinson - 1969 - Don't Take It So Hard (Epic 5-10557) [stereo]  {DDD#23}
0517 - Maurice & Mac - 1969 - What Am I Going To Do? (Checker 1218) [stereo]  {DDD#07}
0518 - Laura Lee - 1969 - Love More Than Pride (Chess 2068) [stereo]
0519 - Eric Mercury - 1969 - Tears, No Laughter (AVCO Embassy LP AVE-33001) [stereo]  {DDD#43}
0520 - Tina Britt - 1969 - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Minit LP 24023) [stereo]  {DDD#43}
0521 - The Isley Brothers - 1969 - Feels Like The World (T-Neck LP TNS-3002) [stereo]  {DDD#11}
0522 - The Fame Gang - 1969 - Your Good Thing (Fame LP SKAO-4200) [stereo]  {DDD#05}
0523 - The Rayons - 1969 - Do You Love Me? (Decca 732521)  {DDD#53}
0524 - Luther Ingram - 1969 - Since You Don't Want Me (KoKo KOA-2103)
0525 - Otis Clay - 1969 - You Hurt Me For The Last Time (Dakar 610)


0601 - Percy Sledge - 1969 - Bless Your Little Sweet Soul (Atlantic 2594) [meefs]  {DDD#19}
0602 - Pete Parker - 1969 - Standing On The Outside Looking In (Kapp 2013)  {DDD#49}
0603 - Faith White - 1969 - It's Beautiful (Columbia 4-45028)  {DDD#48}
0604 - Johnny Truitt - 1969 - Your Love Is Worth The Pain (A-Bet 9433)  {DDD#21}
0605 - Ernie K-Doe - 1969 - Trying To Make Me Love You (Duke 450)
0606 - Betty Wright - 1969 - The Wrong Girl (Alston 4575)
0607 - Vicki Adams - 1969 - So Glad You're Home (Stop 244)  {DDD#03}
0608 - Johnny Dynamite - 1969 - Everybody's Clown (Minaret 141)  {DDD#36}
0609 - Don Bryant - 1969 - It's So Lonely Being Me (Hi 2169)
0610 - Larry Birdsong - 1969 - Tell Me The Truth (Ref.O.Ree 704) [meefs]
0611 - Cash McCall - 1969 - I'll Always Love You (P.S. 501) [stereo]  {DDD#09}
0612 - The Dells - 1969 - The Glory Of Love (Cadet LPS 829) [stereo]
0613 - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - 1969 - Made For Each Other (SSS International 761) [stereo]
0614 - Johnnie Taylor & Carla Thomas - 1969 - My Life (Stax STA-0042) [stereo]
0615 - The Soul Children - 1969 - When Tomorrow Comes (Stax LP STS-2018) [stereo]
0616 - Arthur Conley - 1969 - Speak Her Name (Atco LP SD 33-276) [stereo]
0617 - Big Ella - 1969 - I Need A Good Man (Lo Lo 2101) (Salem 1007) [stereo]
0618 - Sam Dees - 1969 - It's All Right (It's All Wrong) (Lo Lo 2103) [stereo]  {DDD#15}
0619 - Robbie Mitchell & Darryl Patterson - 1969 - I Lost My Love (Tangerine 990)  {DDD#19}
0620 - Lee Charles - 1969 - I’ll Never Ever Love Again (Brunswick 55401)
0621 - Oscar Weathers - 1969 - Bad Woman (Top & Bottom 400)
0622 - Bobby Sheen - 1969 - I Don't Have To Dream (Capitol 2507)  {DDD#45}
0623 - Tyrone Davis - 1969 - I'm Confessin' (Hit Sound 888)  {DDD#36}
0624 - Len & The PA's (Public Assistance) - 1969 - Believe Me (Rush 608)
0625 - The Ovations - 1969 - Happiness (Goldwax 341)
0626 - The Experts - 1969 - Wake Me When It's Over (Whirl World SL 1001) (Metromedia 116)  {DDD#22}


0701 - Clara Ward - 1969 - Dead End Street (Capitol 2403) [stereo]
0702 - The Seven Brothers - 1969 - America (House Of The Fox HOF-LP-3) [stereo]
0703 - The Ballads - 1969 - Weakspot (Venture LP VTS-4004) [stereo]
0704 - Lorraine Ellison - 1969 - You Don't Know Nothing About Love (Warner Bros. LP WS-1821) [stereo]
0705 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1969 - A Man Is A Woman's Weakness (Soul LP SS-712) [stereo]
0706 - Mel & Tim - 1969 - Mail Call Time (Bamboo LP BMS-8001) [stereo]  {DDD#47}
0707 - Jimmy Smiley - 1969 - More Than Words Can Say (Camille 121) [meefs]
0708 - Roscoe Robinson - 1969 - Leave You In The Arms Of Another Man (Atlantic 2637)
0709 - Soul Brothers Six - 1969 - Somebody Else Is Loving My Baby (Atlantic 2592)
0710 - Claude Huey - 1969 - Why Did Our Love Go? (Galaxy 768)
0711 - Dee Dee Gartrell - 1969 - Would It Break Your Heart? (Maverick 1006)
0712 - Nancy Butts - 1969 - Go On To Her (Flaming Arrow 38)  {DDD#39}
0713 - Little Mary Staten - 1969 - Helpless Girl (GME 1329)  {DDD#50}
0714 - Donald Height - 1969 - Don't Let Me Down (Jubilee 5671)
0715 - Garnet Mimms - 1969 - Take Me (Verve VK 10642)
0716 - Betty Harris - 1969 - There's A Break In The Road (SSS International 766)
0717 - Aretha Franklin - 1969 - It Ain't Fair (Atlantic 2683)
0718 - Jimmy Lewis - 1969 - I'll Be Here (Tangerine TRC 1005)  {DDD#07}
0719 - The Natura'elles - 1969 - So Much In Need (Venture 633)
0720 - Eddie Holman - 1969 - I Love You (ABC 11149) [stereo]
0721 - Willie Hightower - 1969 - It's Too Late (Capitol 2651) [stereo]
0722 - O.V. Wright - 1969 - This Hurt Is Real (Back Beat BLP-67) [stereo]  {DDD#11}
0723 - Bobby Bland - 1969 - Ask Me Bout Nothin' (But The Blues) (Duke 449) [stereo]  {DDD#02}
0724 - Darrell Banks - 1969 - My Love Is Reserved (Volt LP VOS-6002) [stereo]  {DDD#040}
0725 - Tyrone Davis - 1969 - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (Dakar LP SD-9005) [stereo]  {DDD#20}


0801 - Marvin L. Sims - 1969 - Danger (Revue 11038)  {DDD#19}
0802 - Curtis Blandon - 1969 - So Much To Give (Buddah 094)  {DDD#38}
0803 - Israel Tolbert - 1969 - Darling I Love You (Warren 105)  {DDD#28}
0804 - Timothy Wilson - 1969 - Are You Really Happy? (Blue Rock 4090)
0805 - The Moments - 1969 - My Confession Of Love (Stang 5002)
0806 - Debbie Taylor - 1969 - Let's Prove Them Wrong (GWP 501)  {DDD#39}
0807 - Linda Jones - 1969 - My Heart (Will Understand) (Warner Bros. 7278)
0808 - Big John Hamilton - 1969 - Love Comes And It Goes (Minaret 143)  {DDD#07}
0809 - Barbara Lynn - 1969 - He Ain't Gonna Do Right (Atlantic 2585)
0810 - Ted Taylor - 1969 - I'm Lonely Tonight (Ronn 37) [stereo]
0811 - Lou Johnson - 1969 - She Thinks I Still Care (Cotillion LP SD-9008) [stereo]
0812 - Johnnie Taylor - 1969 - If I Had It To Do All Over (Stax LP STS-2008) [stereo]  {DDD#44}
0813 - Al Green - 1969 - I Stand Accused (Hi LP SHL-32055) [stereo]
0814 - Percy Sledge - 1969 - Wanted (Atlantic [S. Africa] LP ATC-9210) [stereo]  {DDD#06}
0815 - Jesse James - 1969 - Ain't Much Of A Home (Uni 55171) [stereo]
0816 - The Spoilers - 1969 - Sad Man's Land (Turbo 005) [meefs]
0817 - Chuck Bernard - 1969 - Love Can Slip Away (Zodiac 1014)
0818 - Arthur Adams - 1969 - It's Private Tonight (Chisa 8003)
0819 - Sunday - 1969 - Where Did He Come From? (Alteen 9631) (Chess 2074)
0820 - The Sisters Love - 1969 - Eye To Eye (Let's Get Together) (A&M 1145)
0821 - Betty LaVette - 1969 - Hey Love (Karen 1545)
0822 - Solomon Burke - 1969 - Please Send Me Someone To Love (Bell LPS 6033) [stereo]
0823 - Don Bryant - 1969 - Try Me (Hi LP SHL-32054) [stereo]
0824 - Ollie & The Nightingales - 1969 - You're Leaving Me (Stax STA-0014) (Stax LP STS-2021) [stereo]
0825 - Johnny Soul - 1969 - I Almost Called Your Name (SSS International 763) [stereo]  {DDD#23}
0826 - Trudy Johnson - 1969 - Your Good Thing (Capitol 2631) [stereo]  {DDD#22} + {DDD#48}


0901 - Bishop & Wallace Brothers - 1969 - Sad Man (Magnetic Studios Corporation 91152)
0902 - Oscar Bishop & The Bishops - 1969 - Gonna Have To Put You Down (Rip Cor 6002)  {DDD#49}
0903 - George & Gwen - 1969 - Three Hearts In A Tangle (Alston 4577)
0904 - Pic & Bill - 1969 - Soul Of A Man (Blue Rock 4073)
0905 - Shirley Wahls - 1969 - Half A Man (Smash 2223)  {DDD#05}
0906 - The Oasis - 1969 - Come On Home (I Need Your Love) (Authentic 412)  {DDD#49}
0907 - Ruby Andrews - 1969 - Where Have You Gone? (Zodiac 1015)
0908 - Mike & The Censations - 1969 - You're Living A Lie (Revue 11041) [meefs]
0909 - Toni Williams - 1969 - Precious Minutes (De Luxe 110) [stereo]  {DDD#20}
0910 - Billy Jones & The Stars - 1969 - My Baby's Gone (Catfish [Netherlands] 5C-006-24119) [stereo]
0911 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1969 - Didn't You Know? (Soul LP SS-713) [stereo]
0912 - Alfreda Brockington - 1969 - I'll Wait For You (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 334) [stereo]
0913 - Josephine Taylor - 1969 - I've Made Up My Mind (Twinight 122) [stereo]
0914 - Otis Redding - 196x - Free Me (Atco LP SD-33-289) {rel;1969} [stereo]  {DDD#37}
0915 - Clarence Carter - 1969 - I'd Rather Go Blind (Atlantic LP SD-8199) [stereo]  {DDD#33}
0916 - Wilson Pickett - 1969 - Back In Your Arms (Atlantic 2611) [stereo]  {DDD#03}
0917 - Candi Staton - 1969 - For You (Fame 1456) [stereo]
0918 - Eddie Floyd - 1969 - Consider Me (Stax STA-0036) [meefs]
0919 - Johnny Adams - 1969 - Reconsider Me (SSS International 770)
0920 - Moody Scott - 1969 - Darling Please Don't Take My Love For Granted (Kapp 981)
0921 - Percy Wiggins - 1969 - Look What I've Done (To My Baby) (A-Bet 9434)
0922 - Ernie K-Doe - 1969 - Wishing In Vain (Duke 456)
0923 - Otis Williams - 1969 - Make A Woman Feel Like A Woman (Stop 346)
0924 - Joe Tex - 1969 - That's The Way (Dial 4093)
0925 - Genie Brooks - 1969 - Helping Hand (Minaret 142)  {DDD#38}
0926 - Johnny Truitt - 1969 - I'm Thru With You (A-Bet 9437)  {DDD#31}


1001 - Maurice & Mac - 1969 - Baby, You're The One (Checker 1224) [stereo]
1002 - Joe Bataan - 1969 - Ordinary Guy (Fania SLP #375) [stereo]  {DDD#45}
1003 - Ella Washington - 1969 - I Want To Walk With You (Sound Stage 7 LP SSS-15007) [stereo]
1004 - J.J. Jackson - 1969 - That's Woman Loving Her Man (Congress 6008) [stereo]  {DDD#53}
1005 - Little Willie Johnson - 1969 - Darling Let's Love (Vendella's 101) [stereo]
1006 - Mitty Collier - 1969 - Share What You Got (Peachtree 122) [stereo]
1007 - Percy Sledge - 1969 - Faithful And True (Atlantic 2679) [meefs]  {DDD#28}
1008 - Eddie Houston - 1969 - I Won't Be The Last To Cry (Capitol 2397)  {DDD#25}
1009 - Clay Hammond - 1969 - I'll Make It Up To You (Kent 503)  {DDD#28}
1010 - The Soul Duo - 1969 - Just A Sad Xmas (Shiptown 131-132)  {DDD#17}
1011 - The Soul Twisters - 1969 - If It Takes A Year (Romat PSS-1004)  {DDD#21}
1012 - Sheryl Swope - 1969 - Meet Me (Duo 7456)
1013 - Aretha Franklin - 1969 - Share Your Love With Me (Atlantic 2650)
1014 - Detroit Emeralds - 1969 - If I Lose Your Love (Westbound 156) [stereo]
1015 - Jimmy Hughes - 1969 - I Like Everything About You (Volt LP V0S-6003) [stereo]
1016 - Patti Austin - 1969 - The Family Tree (United Artists 50520) [stereo]
1017 - Erma Franklin - 1969 - I Just Don't Need You At All (Brunswick 55424) [stereo]
1018 - Ann Peebles - 1969 - Walk Away (Hi 2157) (Hi LP SHL-32053) [stereo]  {DDD#46}
1019 - Spencer Wiggins - 1969 - I Never Loved A Woman (The Way I Love You) (Goldwax 339)
1020 - The World Column - 1969 - It's Not Right (Tower 510) [meefs]
1021 - Ted Ford - 1969 - I Can't Give You Up (Budd 101) [meefs]
1022 - The Wallace Brothers - 1969 - My Baby's Gone (Jewel 800) [stereo]
1023 - Bobby Womack - 1969 - I'm In Love (Minit LP-24014) [stereo]  {DDD#31}
1024 - Madeline Bell - 1969 - For Your Pleasure (Philips LP SBL-7865) [stereo]  {DDD#53}
1025 - Harvey Scales & The Seven Sounds - 1969 - Don't You Ever Let It End (Magic Touch 2072)


DDD#069


Sunday, November 16, 2025

Metamorphic Malfunktions Vol. 18


Hoping to have the next Deep Dish serving prepared for the christmas holidays so we can start exploring the following decade early in the new year. For now though, dig into this fresh batch of funk and funk adjacent tracks. Obviously a biased opinion here, but this might be one of my best efforts yet ~ chock-full of hard hitting horns, greasy guitar, and juicy grooves elbow deep in the pocket. Enjoy!





01 - Harvey Mason - 1975 - Marching In The Street (Arista LP AL-4054)
02 - Kool & The Gang - 1972 - North, East, South, West (De-Lite LP DEP-2012)
03 - Ultrafunk - 1975 - Use Me (Contempo CLP-509)
04 - Charles Kynard - 1972 - Name The Missing Word (Mainstream LP MRL-366)
05 - Willis Jackson - 1975 - Pick Up The Pieces (Atlantic LP SD-18145)
06 - Odyssey 5 - 1974 - Everybody's Complaining (BRC LP BRC-77002)
07 - Eddie Russ - 1978 - I Heard That (Monument LP MG-7620)
08 - Brand New Funk - 1978 - Tastee (Vibration LP VI-143)
09 - Open Sky Unit - 1974 - Sunshine Star (Duchesne LP DD-8001)
10 - Quazar - 1978 - Shades Of Quaze (Arista LP AB-4187)
11 - Cold Blood - 1972 - No Way Home (Reprise LP MS-2074)
12 - Funk Factory - 1975 - Watusi Dance (Atco LP SD-36-116)
13 - Crystal Grass - 1974 - Pain Sweet Pain (L'Exorcisme) (Philips LP 6325-164)
14 - East Harlem Bus Stop - 1976 - Get On Down (D & M Sound 74504)
15 - Brass Fever - 1976 - Summertime (ABC Impulse! LP ASD-9319)
16 - Funk Inc. - 1973 - Goodbye, So Long (Prestige LP P-10071)


MM#18