iCrates Annual Project
Let’s face it, we vinyl people are a dying breed. Sure there’s a vinyl resurgence at the moment, but to us it never left. For those who choose to read […]
Category Archives: Crate Digging
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators – Tell Me When
After a whirlwind 7 years, yes I said seven years, massive touring, getting added to President Barack Obama’s campaign playlist, tearing up turntables and radio speakers throughout the world, Nicole […]
Shirley Bassey Lights My Fire
As I was digging this morning through my local charity shop, which to be fair, is kind of hit or miss. More hit than miss lately. This is a joint […]
Soul Jazz Presents Reggae SoundSystem Book
We all know that in addition to the warm, analog sound that vinyl has, the LP packaging speaks to us as well. I’ve bought horrible records on the strength of […]
Renaldo Domino – Don’t Go Away
Photo Courtesy of Jason Bugg There is Soul music, then there is Soul music. Representing the South Side of Chicago and taking his name from something sweet, like say Domino […]
Duke Williams & the Extremes – Chinese Chicken
I bought this Lp out quite a few years ago in the field on the strength of their cover of “Funky Broadway”. At the time, I was toying with the […]
This Is The Place Mix by Sami Dariush & Nydia Ines
We got hit hard yesterday and last night with Hurricane/ Tropical Storm Sandy. For those who had power, there wasn’t much to do. Maybe you “read a book, or caught […]
Kenny Dope Halloween mix
Halloween treats are coming a little early this year courtesy of Kenny Dope. He’s put together a Funk and Soul mix from the Kay-Dee catalog and a ton of other […]
Fat Boys Pizza Vinyl & Biz Picture Disc
It looks like Get On Down’s success with the Fat Boys Pizza Box CD was so successful that the demand for the vinyl version was inevitable. In fact, it’s going […]
Ray Barretto – De Donde Vengo
I was first exposed, unbeknownst to me, to Ray Barretto in 1989 through Dutch Funk/Rap/ band Urban Dance Squad. Their single “Deeper Shade of Soul” borrowed heavily from Barretto’s original, […]
Flea Market Funk 