Saturday, 31 August 2013

Septermber Mixcloud Link

Corridor of Uncertainty Radio - September 2013 by Muchomacho on Mixcloud

Corridor of Uncertainty Radio Show - September 2013

1.     Ronnie And Robin - Sidras Theme

2.     FiveStairsteps And Cubie - Stay Close To Me
Natural Four recorded on Curtom records, this was a song they made earlier in their career on the brilliantly named Boola Boola records.

3.     The Natural Four - Hanging on to a Lie - Download
After the Stairsteps disbanded, Keni remained with Dark Horse as a solo artist. His self-produced debut solo LP, Keni Burke, was released in August 1977. The singles were "Keep on Singing" and "From Me to You," an instrumental answer to "From Us to You.", becoming an in-demand session bass player, he can be heard on everyone from Sly & the Family Stone, Natalie Cole, Billy Preston.

4.     Billy Preston - Outta-Space
Billy Preston featured on this Neil Young cover

5.     Merry Clayton - Southern Man
Merry Clayton first recorded the Shoop Shoop Song later released by Betty Everett, this was a soul classic by her with no less that The Dells on backing vocals....

6.     Betty Everett - Getting Mighty Crowded
Another well covered Betty song, "You're no good",  This version with Linda Rondstadt - great intro from Jose Feliciano - and a crackin break at about 1.46 with a great guitar solo

7.     Linda Ronstadt You're No Good (Live) - Download

"Your No Good" was also covered by Dee Dee Warwick, who also brilliantly covered this Mark James original, also covered by some other bloke.

8.     Dee Dee WARWICK Suspicious Minds
ATCO records was set up as a division of Atlantic Records..on which this wonderful soul record was released....

9.     Margie Joseph I Can't Move No Mountains
I've gone for a classic, just cos I really like it & it's produced by Arif Mardin, who produced Margie's track.  In fact, Arif had a hand in many classics - across all manner of genres.

10. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me
Carrying on with the female Atlantic links

11. Jackie Moore - Both Ends Against The Middle - Download

From the same year came this amazing vocal performance from Carl Hall

12. Carl Hall - What About You
That came from the album Sweet Charlie Babe released in 1973, from the same year came this amazing vocal performance from Carl Hall

13. The Artistic Sounds -What Would You Give
Once used to singe with "the raspberry singers" a gospel group that recorded on Savoy, as did these, "The Artistic Sounds"