Bit of a departure from my previous two posts on this one. a big slab of dirty northern soul from the Bacone stable. kicking off with some some bongos and a funky guitar riff it soon settles down into a solid dancer overlaid with some silky vocals and damm near perfect harmonising. From 1967 you can hear the nascent seventies sound in the guitar work and the hints of wah wah around the edges however its still got the ortohodox sixties sensibility about it with the aforementioned backing vocals. Ive always found it a tough one to dance to due to its kinda off kilter beat but last time i heard it out it rammed the floor (and i did a half hearted shuffle to it). Ive been told its quite a hard one to get and ive only ever seen two come up on the bay in recent years both going for between $150 and $200.
This is my playlist from Watusi 22nd January
soul sauce – cal tjader – verve
el watusi – ray baretto – tico
the jupe – dave davani – capitol
watermelon man – monk higgins – solid state
alligator boogaloo – lou donaldson – blue note
el pito – eddie cano – dunhill
soul liberation – rusty bryant – pretige
jet set – dave pike – atlantic
25 miles – bill doggett – king
coming home baby – kai winding – verve
you cant sit down – phil upchurch – boyd
good lovin – gilberto sextet – cotique
el bandido – georgie fame – imperial
gonzo – james booker – peacock
evil ways – cal tjader – fantasy
old chinatown – the channels – groove
i can really satisfy – fred parris – green sea
Walkin – jimmy jones – roulette
headache in my heart – debonairs – solid hit
clown town – donna lee – columbia
i think you’ll find – bogis chimes – champ
please tell me i’m yours – fay simmons – senca
nobody knows – martha carter – ron
call his name – christine kittrell – federal
somewhere down the line – johnny taylor – galaxy
heartbreake r – bb king – bluesway
i’m gonna try – carol fran – port
i want to – little jewell – tay-ster
i’m lonely i’m troubled – limitations – bacone
hey little girl – charles mann – lanor
heartbreaks – johnny alton – alpha
i’ll cry alone – gale garnett – rca
lovin time – bertha tillman – brent
teardrops are falling – little natalie and the gifts – roulette
here comes baby – bobbie smith – big top
i’m so glad – e jackie hines – cosmic
i;m a good girl – joyce kennedy – blue rock
central park – harvey averne – fania
coming home baby – mel torme – atlantic
your little sister – marvelows – abc para
you only live twice – lorraine chnadler – kent anniv.
