SOUTHERN FRIED SOUL

Me, my blood brother (Mick Tashjian) and special guest Chinese brother from another mother (Russell Quan) are doing a new night at The Knockout. REAL soul music. The gritty, greasy stuff. No vibraphones, no symphonic backing, etc. PLUS, Mr. Terrell Brunet will be selling po' boy sandwiches and red beans and rice! Dance to Lee Dorsey while clutching a po' boy in your mitt! Flyer by graphic supremo Doran Shelley.

Lee Dorsey "Do Re Mi"

Been too busy to post lately. Listening to lots of Lee Dorsey though. Fuck "Northern" Soul. This is the real deal.

The Equals "I Get So Excited" live on French TV Early 1969

Shot on film. Amazing footage of this massively underrated group featuring a young Eddy Grant on lead guitar. These guys are way overdue for the reissue treatment.

Conexion nº 5 - I Get so Excited (EQUALS cover)

What a strange place to find a cover of one of my favorite groups, The Equals. An early 70's film called "El Extraño de Pelo Largo".

Jimmy Hughes "Neighbor Neighbor" 1966

I first heard Chants R&B garagey version 12 or 13 years ago. Here's the original. RULING!

Otis Redding Shout Bamalama original pressing 1962

This blew my mind. This is the 1st pressing that used a completely different take than all the later reissues. Enjoy.

Les Sultans "Je T'aime Bien" (You Make Me Feel Good)

Montreal's Les Sultans with possibly the best Zombies cover ever.

Mark Sultan "Song In Grey"

Arthur Alexander "You Don't Care"

Double A, all day. Why on Earth isn't this man famous???

Howard Tate "How Come My Bulldog Don't Bark"

This one has been getting a lot of playtime lately.

Disparaging The Boot is a bootable offense

"An accidental charm, a graceful drinking arm."

The Glass Menagerie "I Said Goodbye To Me" 1969

There's no doubt in my mind that Bowie heard this and basically used it as the template for his Ziggy era stuff.

The Music Machine "Masculine Intuition" 1966

A rare clip of MM on American Bandstand from 1966. This regularly gets taken down off Youtube. Enjoy while you can.

2 new NB acquisitions

"Purple Lady"

"Marmoset" This was used in an 88 Footwear ad ages ago.