KOSMO's VINYL of the Week

Herb Alpert, "Rise"

11/24/2017

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This time we're off to Hollywood in 1979 with Herb Alpert for the 12" version of "Rise"...

"It might surprise some, but this one was a big hit on The Clash tour bus, I can't remember who introduced it, but we all ended up with the 12". It seems we weren't the only ones listening (Biggie & Mr Combs for starters). As for Herb, he not only gave $5 Million to a Performing Arts School in Harlem, but he also commissioned the cover for "Whipped Cream & Other Delights". Right On Mr. A!" - KV

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Sam & Dave, "I Got Everything I Need"

11/17/2017

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week it's back to Memphis, 926 East McLemore Ave to be exact, in 1966 for Sam & Dave's "I Got Everything I Need", first released on Stax...

"'This Is Soul' was an Atlantic Records budget soul sampler LP that was released in the UK in 1968. It is not to be confused with the U.S. LP - same title same label, but different cover and track listing. Priced at just under 75P in today's money, it was a must-have for every Mod - current, ex or wannabe (guilty - I was too young and broke). Many years later, I booked Sam & Dave with full horn section to open for
The Clash in Boston. Sho-nuff, they were Double Dyn-O-Mite." - KV

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Sandie Shaw, "Reviewing the Situation"

11/10/2017

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
It's over to England in 1969 for Sandie Shaw's cover of "Reviewing The Situation", from the musical "Oliver"...

"Surely when it comes to British musicals, Lionel Bart's "Oliver" is the cream of the crop. Based on Charles Dickens' 1830s serial, "Oliver Twist", it debuted on the stage in 1960 and was released as a film in 1968. Sandie Shaw was a Dagenham-born, English family-friendly pop star who first hit in 1963 when she garnered much attention for singing in her bare feet. Sounds like by 1969 she had been keeping company with the 'jazz woodbine' brigade." - KV

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"Oakie Boogie" by Hank Swatley

11/3/2017

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we're back to West Memphis in 1959 for the rockabilly classic "Oakie Boogie" by Hank Swatley on the obscure to me Aaron label...

"When rockabilly blew up in England in the late 1970s, it was in clear contrast to what had become a stodgy Teddy Boy scene. It was a dance floor based scene and most of the records these cats and kittens were tearin' it up to were fairly obscure, one-time regional hits. Hank Swatley's "Oakie Boogie" was introduced to me by Nigel Dixon, leader of the rockabilly band "Whirlwind", in 1977, and all he knew about Hank and the record was written on the label." - KV

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