This Roller Skate lady always has some HEAT, and today she danced at her table while I sampled. Bonus.

After taking a few weeks off, I got back in the saddle again, and pulled my ass up at the butt crack of dawn (is there any other way?) to get to The Spot. When I arrived, it was kind of desolate, mostly guys who looked like they were going hunting, and some deranged looking fella wearing a fanny pack frontwards and drooling like a 3 year old. The Old Man was not there, which was unusual, so I stopped to check out some records from Pops. Pops is an older black man who was holding straight up heat for a while. He even had some classic Hip hop ( I got a clean original pressing of Three Feet High and Rising among others). Trouble was, a lot of the records were beat up, and I mean bad. I got a Moments record once that could barely stay in the water logged cover, and the vinyl looked like it was laying under a tire in gravel since it was released. That was one of the better records I got from him. His stash has dwindled, but I managed to get some pieces out of it. Eggbeard was lurking about, and then something weird happened. He tried to strike up a conversation with me while I was listening to records at a table. He’s never done this before, and the only reason I can think of it, is that it’s leaked that I’m the FMF guy (or so I’m told from some inside sources). I also heard he’s not too happy about me writing about him. Guess what? I don’t care. I call ’em like I see ’em, and my depiction of him (or any other flea market person for that matter), is pretty accurate. I mean I’m sure he was hovering at the talk of Jazz records that he wasn’t involved in, but that’s how it goes. He can’t get all the records (although he tries). Dude, we all know your E Bay handle, and we know your game. Stick to your Jazz 78s, and I’ll stick to the Funk and Soul. No sign of Stinkie Steve today, but there was talk of him starting trouble again and fighting with a woman over table territory. Apparently, he lost. It’s usually the case, but give the guy an A for effort. He did get about 3 or so pages dedicated to him on Soul Strut as of late. Big Ups to DJ Prime for hepping that board to FMF. Good look my dude. The lady in the picture I fondly refer to as The Roller Skate Lady. She’s a friendly woman who always has unsleeved 45s, and if you catch her in the right mood (like this morning), she’ll dance and talk your ear off. I’ve always managed to get great records off of her (sometimes 5 for a buck), and her famous quote is: “I can’t wait for Saturday night, it’s time to go skating!” She’s out in all kinds of weather, especially the cold, and always has a smile. Today she was even more excited her father brought her some hot cocoa, maybe that’s where the dance party came from. When I was leaving after purchasing another killer stack from Psych Dave (who made a posting appearance this past week), there was summit of all the Spot record guys at The Rug’s table. The Rug, or BGJ was holding court as usual, but I had spent my cash and wanted to get out of the cold and into some new vinyl at home. I like to dig alone for the most part, and with 6 record guys at the same table on a 30 degree February morning, you figure it out. Here’s the stash I picked up today, which was a pretty good haul.

Lps:

Dick Hyman – Brasilian Impressions/ Command
Diana Ross & the Supremes – Love Child/ Motown
Shirley Scott – Great Scott!/ Prestige

45s

Sugar Minott – Do It Sweet/ Creation
Sugar Minott – Africa Is A Black Man’s Home/ Jabba Roots
Sugar Minott – Vanity/ Studio 1
The Tams – Disillusioned/ Arlen
The Feathers – My Baby’s Soul Good/ Team
Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists/ Cool Aid
Brother Jack McDuff – Hot Barbecue/ Prestige
Hector Rivera – At the Party/ Barry!
Groove Holmes – Living Soul/ Prestige
Jimmy Smith – Got My Mojo Workin’/ Verve
Willie Bobo – Sunshine Superman/ Verve
Sherry Pye – Gimme A Break/ Match
S.O.U.L – The Joneses Part 1/ Musicor
Sammy Brown – Got To Leave This Town/ Grassroots
Phillip Upchurch Combo – You Can’t Sit Down/ Boyd
Young Ladies – I’m Tired of Running Around/ Stang
Bobbi Humphrey – Home Made Jam/ Epic
Troy Tyson – Not Too Young/ Double L
Quincy Jones – Comin Home Baby/ Mercury
VA Jazz Artists – Music For Swingin’ Cats/ Repertory
Louis Armstrong – Jazz Classics/ Brunswick (pic sleeve)
Sergio Mendes – Comin’ Home Baby/ Atlantic
Clarence Carter – Doin’ Our Thing/ Atlantic
The Chuck Jackson Orchestra – Just A Little Bit of Your Soul/ Wand
Jimmy Briscoe & the Little Beavers – My Ebony Princess/ Pi Kappa
The Poets – She Blew A Good Thing/ Symbol
Maurice & the Radiants – Baby You’ve Got It/ Chess
Barbara & the Uniques – What’s the Use/ Arden
The New Birth – Come Back Into My Life/ RCA
Sam & Dave – Hold On, I’m Comin’/ Stax
Frankie & the Classicals – What Shall I Do/ Calla
Little Esther Phillips – While It Lasted/ Lenox
Gene Chandler – No Peace, No Satisfaction/ Checker
The Temptations – Ball of Confusion/ Gordy
The Radiants – Choo Choo/ Chess
Tom Browne – Midnight Interlude/ GRP
The Electric Express – I Can’t Believe We Did (The Whole Thing)/ AVCO
Luther Ingram – Puttin’ Game Down/ KoKo
Vanity 6 – Nasty Girl/ WB (x2)