Various Artists - Hot Rock (1972)
It’s time to get my boys out again. This compilation from the early 70’s is probably one of my holy grails as far as musical discovery goes.
commentsI bought a book. “What a revelation” you may say! Well actually, I bought it a while ago on my travels up North a few months back. And it IS actually a revelation. The book is called “You’ve Never Heard Your Favourite Song” by Matthew Doucet.
What the book does is recommend 100 tracks across multiple genres “to make your world sound better”.
I’ve made a habit of dipping into it every day to explore and read about at lease one of his recommended tracks. So far the hit rate of remarkableness has been 100%.
In keeping with my current mode of musical exploration, I’m cracking open one of my many Soul Jazz compilations, many of which have gone largely unheard. This Soul Jazz Record is a real cracker with nary a wasted note. Now do yourself a favour and listen to something you’ve never heard before.
This record has also opened another can of worms - “Black Lives Matter”. Listen to this, read the liner notes and then watch “I Am Not Your Negro”.
It’s time to get my boys out again. This compilation from the early 70’s is probably one of my holy grails as far as musical discovery goes.
commentsThis is the headline: “THREE YEARS OF BIN WATCHING AT JB-HIFI IN LOWER HUTT FINALLY PAYS OFF” I had an absolutely brilliant haul of less-costly-than-second-hand, new records from the bins at the yellow and black shed.
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