Ichiban New Bin

Great Googly Moo!  Thanks to Dave the Spazz for the add.

Shirley Ellis - Ka Ta Ga Boom Beat (mp3)

Bonus Shirley:

Fannie Mae!

Here's another overlooked masterpiece from Booker T. and the MG's. Yeah, I called it a "masterpiece".
"But", you protest, "it's just a simple 12 bar blues workout!" Then I say it sure is, and it's better than anything the Beatles ever did, and then we either agree to disagree or the whole thing escalates into physical violence.
This version of Buster Brown's "Fannie Mae" was originally on the flipside of "Mo' Onions" and was later pulled in favor of "Tic Tac Toe", a move that to my mind is a little like trading Sandy Koufax in his prime for Pedro Martinez in his. Anyhow, this "Fannie Mae" is slower and a little more loping and dirty than the (also great) different take issued on the Stax CD Soul Men, a collection of covers of hits which you should go get right now if you don't already have it, it's got killer versions of Harlem Shuffle, Day Tripper and Baby, Scratch My Back, among other gems.
Steve Cropper's solo here says pretty much everything that needs to be said, and he only takes one time thru the changes to say it. So, in all its scratchy glory, direct from the 45 RPM record to your home typewriter, here it is:
Booker T. and the MG's - Fannie Mae

The Orchids - Mr. Scrooge (Cinebox Film)

The Desperate Hours

Surely, this is the most profoundly disturbing publicity photo ever taken to promote a Humphrey Bogart movie. I have, understandably, been forbidden to hang this unsettling picture on the wall in my house.

SUNDAY SPIN

Listen To The Voices

Another album that blew my mind this year is Sly Stone In The Studio 1965-1970.  This record is the second volume from Ace Records chronicling the Stone Family's earliest recordings as well as outside collaborations with the Beau Brummels, Joe Hicks and his sisters, Vaetta and Tiny.

Sly Stone - For Real (Demo)

Snuff Dipper (MP3)

Malcolm Miller - Snuff Dipper (2:33)

I don't know about anyone else, but whenever I see an actual street address, as opposed, say, to a Post Office box, listed on a record label that put out something really odd or exciting, I sometimes cannot resist going to Google maps to check to see if a "street view" photo is available. So many weird records came from labels set up in small, unassuming houses in very normal looking neighborhoods. Below is the Hunstville, Alabama house from which Snuff Dipper emerged.

It's a Kay Martin Christmas!

Kay Martin was a model during the 60's. She eventually became a night club singer/entertainer and released a few albums of the "risque" variety. Please enjoy the memorabilia pictured above while you listen to her xmas album classic; I Know What He Wants for Christmas...But I Don't Know How to Wrap it!

While in Reno, stay at the Kay Martin Lodge.

I_Know_What_He_Wants_for_Christmas

Only 34 More Days Until Mighty Hannibal Day!

 

January 12th is Mighty Hannibal Day.  Go ahead and mark your calendar.  Hannibal will be in Atlanta, Ga. to mark the occasion. 

In between time, The Truth Shall Make You Free (45)


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MCKIE FITZHUGH 1915-1970

WURLITZER WEDNESDAY

Up Up and Away!

Today in the WFMU parking lot Station Manager Ken is planning to soar into the freeform stratosphere while strapped to his favorite lawn chair. (In case you were wondering, this is how the greatest listener supported radio station in the world raises money.) A consortium of scientists and intelligent chimps have determined that it will take 180 balloons to get Ken airborne. For every thousand bucks pledged we'll attach one helium balloon to Ken's chair. Cabbage pledged towards FMU naturally goes towards powering your favorite Number One Ichiban Rock 'n' Soul blogstream as well, so let's get with it and 1) get Ken airborne, 2) keep FMU and this blogstream up and running and 3) get stuff in the mail! Pledge here, check out the wild swag here and, oh yeah--today is also 85 years since Sammy Davis, Jr. popped onto the scene!

What could posibly go wrong??

Up Up and Away