Daptone Jukebox

Jared Boxx is the co-owner of Big City Records, one of NYC’s top used vinyl record stores specializing in Jazz, Soul, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, 45’s & LP’s, also carrying various new releases.  Read more here

Big City Records 521 East 12th Street | New York, NY 10009 (212) 539-0208 | 12pm-8pm Everyday 

You can hear Jared & Friends spin at: The Lost & Found (Every Tuesday @ Savalas, 10pm - 3am, Brooklyn, NY) Bumpshop (along w/Mr. Fine Wine, Chairman Mao & David Griffiths)

Tracklisting:

1. Jing Jing A Ling ~ Honey and the Bees (Chess)

2. Merry Christmas, Baby ~ Otis Redding (Atco)

3. This Christmas ~ Donny Hathaway (Atco)

4. Stevie Wonder Drop (Motown)

5. Snowflakes ~ Betty Lloyd (Thomas)

6. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? ~ The Emotions (Volt)

7. The Gift of Giving ~ Bill Withers (Sussex)

8. Eddie Kendricks drop (Motown)

9. Soul Santa ~ Funk Machine (Creative Funk)

10. Silent Night Chant ~ Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept)

11. Christmas in Vietnam ~ Private Charles Bowen (Rojac)

12. Let’s Make This Christmas mean Something This Year ~ James Brown (King)

13. Without The One You Love ~ The O’Jays (Neptune)

14. Gwendolyn Berry (The Sisters Love) Drop

15. Let’s Get It Together This Christmas ~ Harvey Averne Band (Fania)

16. Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas ~ Carla Thomas (Atlantic)

17. Back Door Santa ~ Clarence Carter (Atlantic)

18. I Wanna Spend Christmas With You ~ Lowell Fulsom (Kent)

19. Mr. Santa Claus (Bring Me My Baby) ~ Nathaniel Mayer (Munster)

20. It’s That Time of the Year ~ The Manhattans (Starfire)

21. Santa’s Got A Bag of Soul ~ The Soul Saints Orch. (Jazzman)

22. Pull My Sled ~ Raindeer Runners (Soul Fire)

23. Merry Christmas Baby ~ Charles Brown & Johnny Moore’s 3 Blazers (Hollywood)

24. Smokey Robinson Drop

Special thanks from Soul Santa to:

The original artists who brought this holiday cheer, “The Honeydripper” Nydia & Daptone deers, Bad Santa MX Greens, Young Chris & Betty White, Big Game Hunter Asaf Segal, Big City Records family, Rip Lay for the artwork, friends from Tuesday’s Lost & Found sessions, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2009. It’s all about the gift of giving like Bill Withers says, so please try to give more than you receive this season, Soul Santa’s got an eye on you!

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Mr. Fine Wine is the host and programmer of WFMU’s “Downtown Soulville” Fridays, 7-8 p.m., Jersey City, NJ (91.1 FM and http://www.wfmu.org)

You can hear Mr. Fine Wine spinning soul/funk, gospel, R&B, and blues 45’s in NYC at:

Botanica (every Wednesday - 10pm till late - 47 E. Houston St.) Bumpshop (http://www.bumpshopnyc.com)

Tracklisting:

1. Tears - 1808 East Broad (Chord)

2. Volcanos - No Trespassing (Virtue)

3. Hank Ballard - I’m a Junkie for My Baby’s Love (Chess)

4. Danny Small - Peace Sign (Pisces)

5. Mel Hueston - Time and Patience (Chanson)

6. Williams Sisters - He’s Got Everything You Need (Jewel)

7. Frisco Singers - My Girl’s a-Waiting (Chess)

8. Lolita R. Smith -Your Love and My Money (Varbee)

9. Hollidays - I Lost You (Groove City)

10. unknown - Our Last Goodbye (unlabeled Ollie McLaughlin tape)

11. Four Sonics - Easier Said Than Done (Sport)

12. Johnny Starr - Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do (Mala)

13. Radiants - Don’t Want to Face the Truth (Twinight)

14. Visitors - What About Me (Tangerine)

15. Clovers - Try My Loving on You (Josie)

16. Fabulous Holidays - Too Many Times (Marathon)

17. Ex Saveyons - Somewhere (Smoke)

18. Soul Chargers - My Heart Beats for You (American)

19. Hart and Shorter - I Shed a Tear (La Beat)

20. Tommy Turner - I’ll Be Gone (El Bam)

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