Ahhh yes, it’s that time again my friends, the Asbury Park 45 Sessions will be in full effect this evening. It should be an night full of the little records with the big holes, from start to finish! We have a stellar line up this session, with Special Guests Devil Dick, and Vince from FuFu Stew throwing down some love on the 1’s and 2’s. The usual residents: myself, Larry from Funky 16 Corners, DJ Jack the Ripper, M.Fasis, DJ Prime, and Connie T. Empress will be playing the area’s best Deep Funk, Raw Soul, and everything else funky and soulful all on 7″ records. This night celebrates vinyl all on 45, and has proven to be one of the most unique nights in the Central Jersey area. I’m not just saying it because it’s my night. I’m saying it because in my whole DJ career, I’ve never come across a more unique group of DJ’s, who are modest, excited about being part of a night like this, and consistently bring HEAT month after month. The crew is from all different music and DJ backgrounds, and there is no shortage of trainspotting from the other DJS (which we kind of welcome). I mean you can ask about any record, but seriously, you’ll be on your own trying to dig them up.

We’ll also be broadcasting live on the internet, with sets streaming and archived eventually at Jam Now!. Last session’s sets were quite popular, and of course I’ll have all the set lists and my set live on FMF after the sessions as well. So set your alarm from 8pm and listen live until 2am (EST) to the Asbury Park 45 Sessions. You’ll be glad you did.

Today was a rare day I got to go digging on a Friday. Normally Friday is a dealer day at my spot, but I’ve got to work. Today I had off for the holiday, so I jumped on the chance. The temperatures felt like they were in the 20’s, which kind of kept a lot of people away. No normal guys were selling (although once again the usual suspects were out), and half of the Asbury Park 45 Sessions crew all met up to dig. DJ Prime, Jack the Ripper, Devil Dick and myself were all braving the blustering wind and Winter like numbers to keep feeding our vinyl fix. The pickings were kind of slim, but I managed to pull out some pretty decent 45 finds, plus one interesting Lp. Here’s the pre-45 Sessions scores in weather that felt more like Buffalo, NY than NJ. It was a crazy change from the 70 degrees it was on Thanksgiving.

45’s:

Witches and the Warlock – Behind Locked Doors/ Sew City
The Show Stoppers – Ain’t Nothin’ But A House Party/ Heritage
Crosstown Express – Just Keep The Funk/ Pee Zee
Ike & Tina Turner – Funkier Than A Mosquita’s Tweeter/ Liberty
Chocolate Syrup – Stop Your Cryin/ IRA Records
Reuben Bell – It’s Too Late/ DeLuxe
Joe Bataan – What Good Is A Castle/ Uptite
J.Blackfoot – Where Is Love/ Soundtown
LuLu – Where’s Eddie/ ATCO
Mongo Santamaria – Mongo’s Boogaloo/ Columbia
Eddie Floyd – California Girl/ Stax
Shirley Ellis – Birds, Bees, Cupids, and Bows/ Columbia
Eddie HArris – Why Don’t You Quit/ Atlantic
Jackie Wilson – Shake! Shake! Shake!/ Brunswick
Gloria Taylor – Grounded Part 1 & 2/ Silver Fox

Lps:

Raul de Souza – Til Tomorrow Comes/ EMI

If you’re in the area, stop by the World Famous Asbury Lanes for a dose of the best Deep Funk and Raw Soul you’re gonna hear in this area. Check out the article from the Asbury Park Press from Nov. 23rd on the 45 Sessions.

Keep Diggin’!