Kris Holmes

Funky Christmas CD comp Soulful Christmas LP CD variation etc I have the Soulful Christmas LP but no scanner big enough. I do not have any of the Funky Christmas CDs

it wouldn't surprise me if this has slipped out amongst all those new R&B repros over the last couple of years. don't know for certain though. cool track.

wow, according to wikipedia there were no US or UK singles released from that album, if that's correct it's a bit odd.

born & grew up in Boston according to wikipedia.

there is definitely something not adding up, if it was a "hit" there should be more copies around & if they are boots there should be more copies around too. Maybe Strata-East did drop the ball & only got the 45s out for the tail end of the Bottle's popularity in late 74 & the 45s kind of just didn't sell at the time & were destroyed. Someone needs to get in touch with Stanley Cowell or Charles Tolliver & put us out of our speculation once & for all

I like that Pree track.

so does that make this issue & the one Patto posted above a boot?

of course

yeah, basically just warm soapy water & a soft toothbrush if it's dirty/moldy. if the laquer is cracked or damaged/pitted though then there is nothing you can do.

2 hours of soul & funk this week, with the emphasis on uptempo soul https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18629431

there's no way that the Shirley Scott isn't pukka, no reason at all to boot that. Lee Cooper is earlier hence the different design. The only argument here for me is whether or not the US 45 was released in 1974 & is contemporary to the LP. The fact that LPs with hype stickers promoting the single exist point fairly strongly that's the case. That is why I am going out on a limb to state that the US 45 is first. So US LP or 45 then French p/s 45.

only a couple of years back, has a different song/artist on the flip.

comparing it to the Lee Cooper & Shirley Scott 45s. The catalog number & "1." on the label look right, as do the edge of label credits. Differences being that the Lee Cooper is 45 only so had no LP catalog number or LP label design to copy. The Shirley Scott is from slightly later in 1974, so would be a good comparison. My gut feeling is that the US 45 was just extremely tough to locate from the UK at the time but is in fact contemporary of the LP.

at some stage i had 45s in boxes on a really heavy lp shelf, moved house & found three 45s which had fallen down the back of the lp shelf, score

I had this too, 2 45s from a label in the US to New Zealand in Xmas post. It was an Xmas miracle they only arrived with a slight warp.

Sinceres on Pzazz Vikki Styles on Odex (too funky - they initially think Darell Banks & then vacate the floor hastily)

I have SP5 blue tacked to the wall aof my classroom at the moment, did these have picture sleeves initially?

yes, this is also filed, the Magic Sam footage in Germany is particularly mind blowing.

the northerny stuff starts after about 45m this week, had to get some other stuff out of my system first https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18484188

you're welcome, I hope they are good enough for what you need.

you guys sound old

I eagerly await the arrival of this to my mailbox. Should be a good one.

I dig Chairmen of the Board too, what do you find so awful about them?

I kind of want a lookalike FW just because I know that I'll never actually find a real one