SONG OF THE DAY 27.10.25 Heaven & Earth - Feel The Spirit Released in 1973, "Feel the Spirit" is a dreamy offering soaked in nostalgia and delicate wonder. It feels Autumnal with its warm layers, breathing a sense of awakening through flute-tinged pathways and harmonised vocals.....
SONG OF THE DAY Sunday 26th October Candi Staton - He Called Me Baby I love a bit of Candi Staton and love her version of today’s song! In fact, I’m going to be as bold as to declare that her rendition is a billion miles better than any of the other 40+ versions out there!
SONG OF THE DAY 25.10.25 ジミー竹内とザ・エキサイターズ* 串本節 - Kushimoto Bushi I absolutely love love the big band/jazz percussive elements in this Japanese smasher!!! Such a fantastic song!! Thanks DJ Format for playing this in one of his DJ sets!! Such a great track!
SONG OF THE DAY 25.10.25 Pérez Prado Y Su Orquesta – México ’70 Today’s offering is an insanely lively beast recorded in 1970 and issued on a Mexican label, Orfeon Records. It was the b-side to a track called "Amalia Y Tijuana" and is by far the better song of the 45! LOVE those beats!!
SONG OF THE DAY Wednesday 22nd October Original Black Sheep Of The Family – In the Forest (Part 2) First released in the late 1970's, this funky beast was reissued via Kenny Dope's label, Kay-Dee records over a decade ago... An original copy is a rather rare find!
SONG OF THE DAY 21.10.25 Nabil Abdel Al – Desert Rose Serenade I not been able to find out 2 much about this Lebanese composer & instrumentalist, but I can tell you that this is the 2nd time the LP Blog has feat one of his glorious sonic delights. I think this was recorded in the early-to-mid-1970s
SONG OF THE DAY 20.10.25 Lantei Lamptey – Fish Funjee Komi Ke Kenam I can't tell you much Lantei Lamptey, but he sure did have a way with rhythm and funk though! Today’s song fuses these forces together into fiery potion of groove magic!!
**New release** New track with an Autumnal feel from Follow The Moths. Thanks to AAZ Records, I have also found out a little bit more about this rather mysterious band!
SONG OF THE DAY 18.10.25 Paolo Casa – Mountains Taken from an exceedingly rare 1970's LP, today's song boasts a very timeless sound, defined by those lovely beats!
SONG OF THE DAY 17.10.25 Cleveland Francis - Hot Sun Taken from his 1970 self-penned debut album, which was reissued a few years back... Such a lovely voice..
SONG OF THE DAY 15.10.25 Follow The Moths - Dr K Latest track from Leeds-based band Follow The Moths is FANTASTIC from start to finish! Played it over and over and loving it lots!
SONG OF THE DAY 14.10.25 Loka – Tabernacle Part 2 (& Part 1) Active for over two decades, this is actually my first encounter with the ever-evolving band that is Loka. Today's song (s) appear on their debut album, which was released via Ninja Tune in 2006.
SONG OF THE DAY 13.10.25 War - Slippin' Into Darkness In all the years I've known and LOVED The Funkees version of this song, I don't think I realised it was a cover! I clearly didn't know enough about War!! This was actually their song which there released in 1971! BOTH versions are my favourite!
SONG OF THE DAY 10.10.25 Falcons – Perdido en El Universo Do you fancy getting "Lost In The Universe" with me? If the answer is yes then prepare to surrender yourself to this cosmic delight and away we will go!
SONG OF THE DAY 9.10.25 C.A Quintet – Trip Thru Hell Another lengthy offering coming your way this evening & rather a endearingly odd little number if I do say so myself. Not that this is a bad thing, I happen to be partial to a slice of ‘out of the ordinary’ & this 9min oddity will not disappoint!
**NEW RELEASE** SOMETHING DARK FOR OCTOBER?: The Wytches are back with "Talking Machine" This Friday sees the release of The Wytches fifth album, "Talking Machine", and ahead of its arrival we have the (sneak preview) pleasure of two tracks from the record! I'm liking what I've heard so far!!
SONG OF THE DAY 8.10.25 Tommy James & The Shondells –Cellophane Symphony Issued on the Roulette label,2days offering is the title trk to a LP that Tommy James & The Shondells released in 1969. At nearly 10mins long, this is like no other song the band ever did! I really love the slow, dreamy lulls
SONG OF THE DAY 7.10.25 LTJ Bukem DJ - Music Over thirty years ago I was a wee teenage nipper dancing away to this smashing track! Tonight I have been reminded of this great track and many of its kind! It's been fun to go back...
