I will say that the digging was a bit sparse this weekend, however, I was able to get a really cool side out of all the stuff I dug up, which will turn up on a review and/or mix in the near future. The weather is terrible, and shows no signs of getting better. There is good news though. On January 13th, there will be a record show at the World Famous Asbury Lanes. We’re gonna try to do it in January and February, because let’s face it, the digging weather is really brutal those months, and by then we’re all jonesing to get our hands on some vinyl. Despite the inclement weather, I did manage to go out and see a really cool live band on Saturday night though. In fact they’ve been on my list of bands to see, and every time they come around, I always miss them, but not this time. If you get the chance, check out the Detroit Cobras. If you can’t see them live, go to the Asbury Lanes page on JamNow to hear what they sounded like. They’re a Detroit garage band, and noted for being one of the best cover bands around, doing really great versions of Otis Redding, Jackie DeShannon, the Oblivions, and many other regional and AM exclusive forgotten R&B gems. The twist is this: Rachel Nagy’s sultry and gritty voice, besides keeping the boys at bay, makes their dirty sound stand above the other bands who are really just followers. You be the judge. Inbetween the bands, our resident 45 Sessions Jack the Ripper dropped some nuggets, even though he’s being stalked by a guy I thought was on the label of a Samuel Adams beer bottle, or the undertaker from Phantasm (the second description comes from the man himself) the whole set. The funny thing was, is that he was missing a patented song of his, it’s kind of like his theme song, I’m wondering if he lost the record? We’ll have to ask the primate himself where it went.

I was originally gonna drop this on Wednesday, but since I was able to put the finishing touches on it early, I figured why wait. Here is the newest edition to the Fleamarket Funk Mixes, The Squeeze (El Apriete) – FMF Vol. 20. I’m gonna send this one out to my man Aaron Soma in Milwaukee, WI. This guy puts in the time digging, I mean really puts it in. He is the definition of a digger. He’s not a fly by night guy who spun the latest Johnny Come Lately stuff, he’s put in his time and digs for the Funk and Soul, and he’s been doing it for a long time. I always enjoy getting his digging reports and insight on the records, so I’m gonna throw the mix out to him. This particular mix puts a squeeze on some Raw Funk and Soul, both old and new. We travel from Houston, Texas, to Chicago, Illinois, to NYC, to Detroit, MI, to Cleveland, OH and beyond. It’s just under 40 minutes, but we cover a lot of ground. Start your week off right with The Squeeze – FMF Vol.20.

The Squeeze (El Apriete) – FMF Vol.20 All 45 Mix

The Meters – Zony Mash/ Josie
Al Wilson – Listen To Me/ Rocky Road Records
Jesse Fisher – Little John/ Way Out
Andre Williams – Do the Popcorn/ Checker
The Whatnaughts & the Whatnauts Band – Dance To the Music/ A & I
Bags – It’s Heavy/ GSF
JJ Barnes – Chains of Love/ Groovesville
Lavell Hardy – Don’t Lose Your Groove/ Rojac
The T.S.U. Toronadoes – Getting the Corners/ Atlantic
Mugo – Organize (Kenny Dope Edit)/ Kay Dee
Diana Ross & the Supremes – He’s My Sunny Boy/ Motown
The Gaslight – I’m Only A Man/ Grand Junction
Laura Lee – The Rip Off/ Hot Wax
Charles Bradley & the Menehan Street Band – The World (Is Going Up In Flames)/ Dunham

Download or Listen to The Squeeze (El Apriete) – FMF Vol. 20

Keep Diggin’!