The Valentinos

The Valentinos
Tired of Livin' in the Country

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From 1964 on Sam Cooke's SAR label. Sam wrote this one too and you can hear a little melodic similarity to his song "Another Saturday Night." The Valentinos featured future soul star Bobby Womack, who controversially married Sam's widow after his bizarre and untimely death. This is the flip of "It's All Over Now" which the Rolling Stones covered a bit later...
*edit - By the way, that skipping thing, where the beat slips? It's not the 45 skipping and it's not a digital glitch. I'm not sure what is going on there. If anyone else has a copy of this song, either on cd or vinyl, I'd be curious to know if this is a bad edit on the original master, or what?

Soulin' on... HBR?

Earl Gains
The Best of Luck to You

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I'm used to seeing cartoon soundtracks, bubblegum rock and garage on Hanna Barberra records, but was surprised to see this sweet, smoldering soul track from Earl Gaines. (the spelling on the label is a mis-print)

Barbara Lynn

Barbara Lynn
I'm a Good Woman

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This one's in pretty rough shape, but the excellence still shines through. Released in '66 on Huey Meaux's Tribe label.

Jello-Jim?

Finney - Mo
Shake That Thing

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Here's a great one from '63 on the tiny Fort Worth, Texas label Jello-Jim. I heard this song on the Fool's Paradise radio show on WFMU and about a week later I found this copy. It's a got a little edge warp, but still plays fine. Check out that phone number on the label!

In the Pad

Fritz & Jerry
Pad<

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Here's a pretty cool guitar instrumental from '59 by Fritz & Jerry. As far as I know this was their only release.

Esquerita!

Esquerita
Laid Off

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Here's a great DJ promo from Esquerita on Capitol. You think this one got much airplay?

King Kong's Monkey

Gary (U.S.) Bonds
King Kong's Monkey

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This is one of my favorite 45s. Exactly what we're all about here at Jukeboxmafia. A great beat and solid musicianship, mixed with a large dose of humor. King Kong escapes from the zoo and travels to New York where he dances the monkey on top of the Empire State Building!