KOSMO's VINYL of the Week

Ronnie Hawkins, "Forty Days"

9/27/2019

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in Bell Sound Studios, W. 54th St. NYC, on the 13th April 1959, for Ronnie Hawkins' version of Chuck Berry's "Thirty Days", retitled "Forty Days" and first released on Roulette Records...

"Arkansas born and raised Ronnie Hawkins was having some success in Canada when he came to the attention of Roulette' s Morris Levy, a man with mob connections and thus a heavy reputation. Later on, Ronnie's backing band, The Hawks, came to the attention of Bob Dylan and they eventually renamed themselves The Band. There's just drummer Levon Helm on this one - the others joined Ronnie in the early 60s." - KV

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"Even After All (dub)" by Groove Armada

9/20/2019

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in the nocturnal London of 2008 for "Even After All (Dub)" - Groove Armada's Re-Mix of Finlay Quaye's 1997 hit, this dub first-released on the compilation "Late Night Tales: Groove Armada Vol.2"....

"Groove Armada is a London-based electronic duo and Finley Quaye was Edinburgh born into a musical family with African roots of some pedigree. Some times, somebody else's remix provides the definitive version of a record and for me, this is one of those cases. Got hipped to this on a home-made compilation CD from my long time West Coast pal Rudy Fernandez - so don't thank me, thank Rudy !" KV

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Ray Barretto, "El Watusi"

9/13/2019

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are at 253 W. 73rd St. New York City, at what was then the Hotel Riverside Plaza in 1962, for Ray Barretto's "El Watusi", first released on the "Charanga Moderna" LP on the Tico label...

"Ray Barretto was a Nuyorican (New York City born Puerto Rican) percussionist and band leader. After leaving the Army in 1949, Ray decided to become a musician and he built a reputation that landed him 4 years in Tito Puente's band. He was also sought after as a session musician and it was said that "he had hands like hammers". In the early 1960s, he began leading his own band, which came to be known as Charanga Moderna and in 1963, an album track, "El Watusi", became a smash hit. Ray continued to record and perform live for the rest of his life. He died in 2006 aged 76 and is recognised as one of the giants of Latin Music." - KV

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Alan Price, "Poor People"

9/6/2019

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are somewhere in England between March and June in 1972 for Alan Price's "Poor People", from Lindsay Anderson's film "O Lucky Man", which was released in May 1973...

"Co. Durham born Alan Price was one of the original members of The Animals (they were originally named The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo), but left in 1965 after playing on many of their hits. I have no idea how he teamed up with British filmmaker Anderson, but I am very glad he did. Not only does Price provide the soundtrack, but he appears as a musician at various spots throughout the flick, adding a sort of musical commentary. Well worth checking out if you never have and seeing again if you have." - KV

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