Daptone Jukebox

“Everyday…Will Be Like A Holiday” by Old Chris

daptonerecords — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:42:16 +0000

DJ Old Chris (formerly known as Young Chris) of Big City Records in NYC, brings us this months podcast, a collection of sweet soul songs, a perfect fall weather listen starting with a personal favorite of ours here at Daptone, the Brothers of Soul. No tracklisting this time though, you’ll need to get yourself to the record store for some digging of your own or stop by the parties where he DJ’s below.

The Lost & Found

Every Tuesday Night @ Savalas

285 Bedford Ave.

Brooklyn, NY - 10pm, FREE

Soul 45’s, Funk, Latin, Hip Hop & everything in between.

Open

w/The Lost & Found Crew downstairs, Q-tip & Rich Medina Upstairs

@ Santos

96 Lafayette St.

New York, NY

10pm

* The Lost & Found Crew is JBX & Old Chris of Big City Records, The Boogieman, and The Honeydripper (Daptone Records)

“Its Not That Easy” by Nick Cope

daptonerecords — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:31:32 +0000

Nick’s been based in New York for 3 years now, but before that ran the Hot, Funky & Sweaty soul nights in London: a regular spot for Europe’s contemporary funky soul bands and DJs. Nick ended the HF&S tenure by releasing an album of funky covers (including the cover of “What Condition My Condition Is In” by our very own Sharon Jones & The Dapkings) on Acid Jazz Records, along with a 45 release.

Currently, he’s part of the weekly Weird Gear after work get together at APT every Friday and is sniffing around Brooklyn for a suitable home to base a monthly soul spin. In the meantime, here’s a little mix of ballads and soul downers…

Tracklisting:

Frank Hutson – Old Man Me (Goodie Train)

Lee “Shot” Williams – It Ain’t Me No More (PM)

Willie Brown – Love That Stranger (Tri It)

Soulful Illusion – Searching For Love (Mercury)

Evelyn Smith – (Don’t) Make No Promises (Magic Touch)

Tokay Lewis – What Can The Matter Be (Tragar)

Falling Stones – Don’t Hang Me High (Suriname)

Reuben Bell & The Casanovas – It’s Not That Easy (Murco)

Lee Bonds – I’ll Find A True Love (Unidad)

Rock Candy – I Don’t Think I’ll Ever Love Another (Dontee)

Double O’s Demingoes – Color One Tear Back Pt1 (Split)

The Circulations – Stop, Look & Listen (Hess)

The Springers – (I Want You) Every Night & Day (Ves Thad)

Ice Cold Love – Wonderful To Be Loved (Tammy)

Wee Willie Walker – I Don’t Wanna Take A Chance (Kent 100 Club)

“Beautiful Philosophy” by Miss Goldie

daptonerecords — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:55:52 +0000

Miss Goldie is based in Melbourne, Australia and spins every week on PBS Boss Action, where she plays 2hrs of down and dirty funk along with scorching soul, ranging from deep, sweet, crossover to northern and R&B all on original 45’s from the 60’s and 70’s. She is also part of “Square Deal”, a monthly night dedicated to rare dance floor Funk 45’s along with Soul nights at Baba, Southpaw and Gertrudes Brown Couch.

*Special Thanks to Pierre Baroni for the Boss Action Logo.

Be sure to check out:

Soul A Go Go-Australia’s biggest Funk & Soul party over two floors.

Square Deal- Monthly Funk 45 party.

PBS Boss Action-Miss Goldie spins on the radio every Thursday!

Tracklisting:

Marvelle Hampton - I truly believe (in love) - Piggylo

Nick Allen - Hard way to go - Walas records

The Internationals - Beautiful philosophy - D’ar

Little Melvin & the Boleros - Jealous Lover - Valarie

The Lovations - Later Baby - Cap city

The New Yorkers - Don’t want to be your fool - Tac-ful

Bob & Gene - I really really love you - Mo Do

The Attractions - You don’t know boy - June Bug

Bernard Smith & Jokers wild - Gotta be a reason - Groove

The Ascots - Just a few feet from the gutter - American Playboy

Lee “Shot” Williams - It ain’t me no more - P M

Jesse James - Are you gonna leave me - Shirley

Ray Frazier & the shades of madness - Lonliness - Stanson

Carmelita - Rosebud - Carmen

Percy Stone & the explosions - Chained – Ram

Claude “Baby” Huey - Drifting - M.I.O.B

The Soul Injections - Stay off the moon - Accent

The Cold Four - Love and care - Drells

Little Janice - Since you’ve been gone - Pzazz

Flip-Dip - Tomorrow - Fada

Paul Burton - So very hard to make it (without you) - Music Go Round

Eunice Collins - At the hotel - Mod Art

Frank Hutson - Old man me - Goodie Train

E.t.White - Got to find a true love - Great potential

Cheryl Williams - I’m your fool - Bengee

“With Such Feeling” by DJ Boogieman - SIDE B

daptonerecords — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:29:43 +0000

It’s side B! If you like it, don’t miss the weekly Soul & Funk party, The Lost & Found, to catch DJ Boogieman tearing it up in person and pester him for a cassette mix. They are instant classics!

The Lost & Found - Every Tuesday Night @ Savalas

w/DJ’s: Young Chris & JBX (Big City Records), DJ Boogieman and friends

285 Bedford Ave. (btwn. Grand & South 1st), Brooklyn, NY

10pm - late, no cover

Tracklisting:

Soul Hootenanny pt. 2 - Gene Chandler

New York City Baby - Billy Hambric

He’s About a Mover - Dottie Cambridge

Four Corners - Lee Dorsey

On the Beach - The Delacardos

Your Were Wrong - Z.Z. Hill

What a Good Thing You Had In Me - Othea George

Don’t Touch - Andre Williams

Back…Shack…Track - Big Jay McNeely + Band

Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

I Can’t Wait - Ernie Terrell

It’s Love - Jay Walker Fallin’ - Toni Harper

Knocks Me Out - Guitar Jr.

Uh Huh Unh - Don Hosea

A Lover’s Question - Ernestine Anderson

Everybody Knew But Me - Jimmy Scott

Lonely Nights - The Hearts

All Woman - Dottie Clark

Slow Burn - Dottie Fergerson

Tell Me Darling - Betty Everett

“With Such Feeling” by DJ Boogieman

daptonerecords — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:43:01 +0000

We bring you a soulful R&B mix from DJ Boogieman. He is one of the resident DJ’s at Brooklyn’s finest weekly soul/funk party, The Lost & Found. (www.myspace.com/foundthelost). Originally recorded onto cassette tape, transferred onto CD to share with you all and listen on your .mp3 box. This is Side A, stay tuned for Side B!

Tracklisting:

Stupidity - Solomon Burke

Good Time - Johnny Daye

Do You Really Love Me - Screamin Jay Hawkins

Here Comes My Baby - Emmit Davis

Leave Me Alone - Ray Agee

Turn To Me - The Jays

Me and You - The Regents

Baby Don’t Cry - The Soul Pleasers

With A Feeling - Jerry Woodard

F-Oldin’ Money - Jim Jackson

Diddley Daddy - Bo Diddley

Honey Hush - Joe Turner

Everybody PopEye - The Del-Knights

These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ - Ella Fitzgerald

Needle in a Haystack - Tawny Reed

That’s a Good Idea - Grover Mitchell

Heatwave - Martha and the Vandelas

Don’t Freeze On Me - Jessie Mae

Two Is a Couple - Ike and Tina

Dedication to Sonny - Jimmy Reed

Soul Hootenanny pt. 1 - Gene Chandler

“African Heat” by Frank Gossner

daptonerecords — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:33:35 +0000

This German ex-pat spent three years on a vinyl digging road trip across Western Africa where he unearthed all sorts of treasures, from Guinean Mandingo-Psych to Ghanaian Funk, Raw Nigerian Afrobeat or Twangy Garage Funk from Benin. Visit his blog www.voodoofunk.com for tons of photos, record album and 45 label scans and of course, many more mixes like this. Not to be missed!

Tracklisting:

00:00 The Uppers -dankasa

03:30 Roy Hamilton -jack jones

06:40 Gyadu Blay Ambolley -sikape

12:14 De Frank -waiting for my baby

16:33 The Cutlass Band -obiara wondo

19:08 The Strangers -two to make a pair

21:44 The Wellis Band -bindiga

25:06 Ogyatanaa Show band -saman poriwa

29:42 Superman Tony Safro -i beg

34:54 The Hygrades -somebody’s gonna lose or win

38:00 The Visitors -i believe in funky music

42:37 Akwassa -be yourself

47:45 Obanichronism -disco in danger

53:00 Georges Anderson -baby you know i know

“Love Has Passed Me By” by The Custodian of Soul

daptonerecords — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:53:34 +0000

Daptone’s own Mikey “Custodian of Soul” Post presents a collection of 25 tales of love gone wrong. Mikey Post, a Long Island native, spends every Thursday night spinning at Harefield Road in his resident borough of Brooklyn, details below.

C’mon Everybody - Every Thursday night

@ Harefield Road

769 Metropolitan Ave | Brooklyn, NY

Playing Soul, Garage, Rock and everything in between, starting at 10pm

Tracklisting:

1. Ray and Dave - Wrong,Wrong,Wrong (Mica)

2. Towanda Barnes - Love Slips Through my Fingers (Jo-Mar)

3. Billy Hambric - She Said Goodbye (Drum)

4. The Hun’s Review - Don’t Make me Love You (Sorro)

5. Roosevelt Grier - C’Mon Cupid (Amy)

6. Little Richie Just - Another Heartache (Sound Stage 7)

7. Phil Terrell - Love Has Passed Me By (Carnival)

8. Chubby Checker - Everything’s Wrong (Parkway)

9. The Uniques - Not Too Long Ago (Paula)

10. The Inspirations - Gotta Find a New Love (Benn-X)

11. The Ethics - Sad, Sad, Story (Vent)

12. Epitome of Sound - You Don’t Love Me (Sandbag)

13. Seven Souls - I Still Love You (O’Keh)

14. Bill Bush - I’m Waiting (Paula Re. / Ronn)

15. Rita & the Tiaras - Gone With the Wind is My Love (Dore)

16. Determinations - Bing Bong (King)

17. The Invincibles - Crying Heart (Audio Arts)

18. The De-Vons - Someone to Treat Me (the way you used to) (King)

19. Bobby Womack - Tried and Convicted (Minit)

20. Johnny Nash - I’m Leaving (Groove)

21. Sapphires - Who Do You Love (Swan)

22. Jimmy Holiday - I Can’t Stand It (Kent)

23. Insiders - I’m Better Off Without You (RCA)

24. The Whispers - What Will I Do (Soul Clock)

25. Barbara Lynn - Until Then (I’ll Suffer) (Jet-Stream)

“Thermal Pain” by Tony Janda

daptonerecords — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:17:06 +0000

Tony Janda (Pentoca Records) who is originally from Chicago, currently resides just outside of Santa Fe, NM. He is an accomplished producer and record collector. To his credit he has held a long standing residence at famed Chicago night spot Danny’s Tavern and was one of the original host’s of the” R&B flashback Show” for Northwestern University’s radio station WNUR. He has been a returning guest to such events as The Hip Drop at the Dragonfly in New Orleans, the Bumpshop at APT in New York, The Soul Shake at the Hi-Tone in Memphis and The Get Back at the Beauty Bar in Las Vegas. In addition to assisting with the most recent release for Ever Soul Records, Eddie and Ernie’s “Bullets Don’t Have Eyes”/In These Very Tender Moments” he has also coordinated the reissue of Sweet And Innocents “Cry Love”/”I Don’t Know What Your’re Full Of” for Active records. Tony is currently working on a new podcast and the next release for Pentoca records.

For more information and booking contact admin@45juke.com

Tracklisting:

1. Soul Chargers “Charge it up baby”(American)

2. Tommy Bass “This is my thing”(Soulful)

3. Soul Hustlers “Super party”(Linco)

4. Jimmy(Preacher)Ellie “I’m gonna do it by myself”(Jewel)

5. Charlene & The Soul Serenaders “Can you win”(Paradox)

6. Ben Brown “Two faces of love”(Steel Town)

7. Roosevelt Matthews “You got me diggin’you”(King)

8. Sheryl Swope “Run to me”(Duo)

9. Guitar Ray “You’re gonna wreck my life”(Shagg)

10. Vickie Baines “Sweeter than sweet things”(Loma

11. Brothers Of Soul “I’d be grateful”(Boo)

12. Willie Tee “First taste of hurt”(Boo)

13. Carl Carlton “Drop by my place”(Back Beat)

14. Wayne Carter “Mad mouth woman”(Mootrey’s)

15. Tiny Powell “Bossy Woman”(Early Bird)

16. Peg Leg Moffett “Teeny Weeny Bit”(Peachtree)

17. Big Daddy Rucker “Just do your thing”(GME)

18. Chuck Mclean “My lovers vow”(Back Beat)

19. Barons “Kid Stuff”(Shagg)

20. Lee Williams & the Cymbals “Peeping through the window”(Carnival)

21. Power Source Band “I Don’t have anything”(Wasp)

22. Fugi “I’d rather be a blind man”(Cadet)

23. Diamond Joe “Moanin’ and Screamin’(Minit)

“Soul Santa” by JBX

daptonerecords — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:26:26 +0000

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!

No trespassing by mr fine wine

daptonerecords — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:21:42 +0000

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)