Digable Planets - Where I'm From

Elektra 64674, 1992


Here's proof that mainstream 45s were still being pressed in the '90s, though I can't imagine who would have bought them (especially when cassingles were so readily available).

This features the '7" mix', which seems to be the same edit/mix used for the video.

Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Light Reflected Off The Oceands Of The Moon

Epic 14-03190, 1982
 
A non-LP instrumental track on the B-side of "Ice Cream For Crow", which I guess makes this the last thing he released before completely disappearing from the music world.

Fans will notice this is actually "Hey Garland I Dig Your Tweed Coat", sans vocal, with CB working some serious saxophone damage instead.

The Walker Brothers - Love Her

Smash S-1976, 1965
 
Their second single follows the Phil Spector Wall Of Sound Playbook almost to the letter: song by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, orchestration by Jack Nitzsche... the only thing missing is the gun-toting lunatic himself. Instead, the producer is Nick Venet (Beach Boys, Frank Zappa). Pretty slick.

What really stands out here is Scott Walker's lead vocal. The guy was amazing from the very start, making real fire with an otherwise pedestrian pop tune (I doubt Mann & Weil were in the habit of giving away A-list material to unknowns).

James Brown and The Famous Flames - Let Yourself Go

King 6100, 1967
 
One of my favorite JB tracks, from a period full of favorite tracks.

Most people probably know this one from the Star Time box set, which features cleaned up digital remixes of his hits. The CD version is fine, but I still prefer the gritty, reverb-drenched sound of the original single.