KOSMOS's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are back at Sun Recording Studios, 706 Union Ave, Memphis on the 21st July 1955 for Elvis Presley's version of "Tryin' To Get To You" first released on the debut Elvis Presley LP on the 136h March 1956 on RCA...

"Although recorded at Sun, this cover of The Eagles' (a DC based R'n'B vocal group) 1954 b-side, was released after Elvis had moved to RCA. It must have been dear to him as he recorded it twice at Sun in 1955, this being the 2nd version. Then, many years later, on the 1968 TV Comeback Special, a black leather clad Elvis performed it in the round, wiping away any concern that The King had lost his mojo - it's worth checking out.

Some people get hit by lightning and a few actually become lightning, my life without Elvis Presley's influence is unimaginable." KV
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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in the London of lockdown for the Sons Of Kemet's "For The Culture", featuring D Double E, from their latest album "Black To The Future", released last week on Impulse Records...


"When people ask me who do I listen to from now, my most likely answer is going to be Sons of Kemet. A Black British quartet led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and featuring 2 percussionists and a tuba. This one features East London grime legend D Double E, the man who inspired Dizzee Rascal to pick up the mic.

This is Jazz from the 21st Century !" KV
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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are spiritually in New Orleans for Dr. John's, backed by The Meters with Allen Toussaint arranging and producing, "Right Place Wrong Time". First released on the Dr.'s "In The Right Place" LP by ATCO on the 25th Feb 1973"...

"You can't get more New Orleans than this combination, even if it was not made there and the guitar solo was laid on later by the in-demand session player David Spinozza.

Mac Rebennack (AKA Dr John) grew up in New Orleans 3rd Ward and started recording at age 14 or 15, circa 1956. He soon became a writer and producer, but it would take until 1973, with this record, for him to front a big hit record of his own.

I think of it as one of the finest examples of someone being able to make a hit record without having to compromise their musical identity in any way - it's all about what he was always about - New Orleans R&B." - KV
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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in Atlanta of 1994 for TLC's "Waterfalls", produced by Organized Noize and first released on their "Crazy Sexy Cool" album in November 1994 by LaFace/Arista...

TLC were an Atlanta based girl group made up of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (who was tragically killed in a car accident in Honduras in 2002). I cannot pretend that I really paid any serious attention to TLC until they released "Waterfalls" as a single.

Produced by the same team that was working with Outkast, it struck me and still does, as a successor to the socially conscious records The Supremes made for Motown and I rushed out to buy the 12". Turns out that CeeLo Green is one of the backing vocalists !" KV
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