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Friday, September 3, 2010

Various Artist - Crooklyn OST (1994)


This is one of my favorite Spike Lee movies with a great soundtrack to go with it as well. Thanks once again brother Musicdawn.

1. The Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklyn
2. The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself
3. Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
4. Curtis Mayfield – Pusher Man
5. The Persuaders – Thin Line Between Love and Hate
6. Joe Cuba – El Pito (I’ll Never go Back to Georgia)
7. The Jackson 5 – ABC
8. The Chi-Lites – Oh Girl
9. The Spinners – Mighty Love
10. Jean Knight – Mr. Big Stuff
11. The Five Stairseps – Ooh, Child
12. The JB’s – Pass The Peas -
13. The Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today
14. Marc Dorsey – People Make The World Go Round

Monday, July 12, 2010

Bill Harris – Uptown Saturday Night OST [7''] (Warner Bros. Records) ‘1974

Saturday, July 10, 2010

The Originals – Supernatural Voodoo Woman [Sugar Hill OST 7''] (Soul) ‘1974

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Melvin Van Peebles & Mickey Baker - La Permission (1968)


1. Hard Times
2. Wild Party
3. Spanish Dream
4. Theme De La Permission
5. Generique
6. La Permission

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A quick cinema history lesson: Van Peebles couldn't get a movie job in the USA due to race issues, so he went to France, wrote a novel to qualify for filmmaker rights, then directed his first feature (aka. Story Of A 3 Day Pass) in France. Cue critical acclaim (both abroad and in the USA) and, eventually, a job in Hollywood. Anyway, this is the original soundtrack, only issued on 4 track EP in France. And it's a cracker! Two strong funky jazz cuts on here, one party number, and one superb Moogy organ cut in the theme. Highly recommended, top drawer stuff.

Thanks Frank, you da man!!