rare funk/blues guitar LP

ultra rare ESP disk!

Better than craked out over you, i suppose.

so monster on both sides. timmy shaw can write some muthafuckin JAMS, have no idea why he would be such a lonely guy.

very nice track from 1981 Miami.

you will never see this record, so go ahead and laugh that it's cracked in three places.

killer r&b jam, but this one is cracked. oooof!

rare LaBeat demo! i will miss you. this was not a dupliacte copy.
worth more than most cars, but will actually last much longer.

one of the rarest revilot 45's; can somebody please find me a cracked copy?!

involvement from local legend rudy robinson. their hardest to find. never seen another on the label. the 'you are my sunshine' side has grown on me over the past few years.

this one is pretty hard to find...

i love this shit

--notes: i know, tick is annoying on tobi lark, it's because it's badly cracked. september jones jumps once at the end because i stepped on my cat's tail and fell onto the turntables.

a little over 50% of these forgotten singles are from my home state of Michigan. i think we're lucky to live here, with all the fresh water and minerals. consider their extrordinary affects on these recordings, and many others. fresh water and minerals!

also, you had music in the schools, k through 12.

the huge influence of music in the church.

paul paray led the detroit symphony orchestra to high heights, and these players colored the background on many tracks.

as the center of the still thriving u.s. auto industry, engineering and tinkering also ran in our blood. the studios were advanced for their time, (or any other), and magic happend, and was beautifully and creatively captured.

and because of motown, many people saw their huge success, and wanted a shot. albums were more expensive to produce, but just to get our best song on a 45?

also, a third of these are promotional copies. i love it how the british say it. demos! i don't know if anyone really so much bought these records.

straight off the basement floor, the discarded box in the alley, the burned rafters, the moldy warehouse, etc:

the sharpets - lost in a world of a dream (sound city)
tobi lark - lots of heart (u.s.d.)
barbara mercer - call on me (sidra)
lillian dupree - i've got a shield around my heart (d-town)
bobbie smith - miss stronghearted (american arts)
the debonaires - headache in my heart (solid hit)
frankie brent - what happens to love
the fawns - nothing but love can save me (capcity)
dee dee sharp - what kind of lady (gamble)
betty moorer - speed up (wand)
velvelettes - lonely lonely girl am i (v.i.p.)
betty lloyd - i'm catching on (bsc)
sonji clay - i can't wait until i see my baby's face (songee)
sunday - ain't got no problems (alteen)
denise chandler - i'm walking away (toddlin' town)
the chantels - indian giver (verve)
september jones - i'm coming home (kapp)
pat lewis - warning (solid hit)
chris clark - love's gone bad (v.i.p.)

detroit's own timmy thomas (with a touch of jandek)