Monthly Archives: October, 2021

BLOW MY MIND! THE DORE-ERA MIRA PUNK AND PSYCH LEGACY.

♦ October 21, 2021 ♦ Leave a comment

Blow My Mind! The Doré-Era-Mira Punk and Psych Legacy. Label: Big Beat Records. Format: CD. During the fifties and sixtes many small record companies sprung up across America. Especially, in cities like New York and Los Angeles which were two of America’s musical cities.  One of these new labels was Era Records which was founded …

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CAN I GET A WITNESS-STAX SOUTHERN GROOVE.

♦ October 20, 2021 ♦ 3 Comments

Can I Get A Witness-Stax Southern Groove. Label: Kent Soul. Format: CD. Satellite Records was founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton and four years later, in 1961, the label changed its name to Stax Records. The newly named label was then joined by Volt Records which was its sister label. This was …

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GOOD GOOD FEELING! MORE MOTOWN GIRLS.

♦ October 19, 2021 ♦ Leave a comment

Good Good Feeling! More Motown Girls. Label: Ace Records. Format: CD. During the sixties, Motown was fortunate enough to have an array of talented female vocalists and girl groups on their roster. Some went on to become household names. This included Brenda Holloway, Kim Weston, Martha and The Vandellas and Gladys Knight and The Pips. …

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PSYCHEDELIC SOUL PRODUCED BY NORMAN WHITFIELD.

♦ October 18, 2021 ♦ 1 Comment

Psychedelic Soul Produced By Norman Whitfield. Label: Kent Soul. Format: CD. In 1968, producer Norman Whitfield began to pioneer the groundbreaking psychedelic soul sound at Motown. This was a stylistic departure for the label and the start of a new and exciting chapter for Motown.  By then, Norman Whitfield had been at Motown  for nine …

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