samedi 25 avril 2015

I would like to dedicate this blog to Jean Claude, my beloved father in law, who has passed away too young at age of 53 (1955-2008).
We'll love you forever.
Rest in peace.



Sunshine state forever!


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Digging in Miami (April 2007)



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My last warehouse digging in Florida (April 2007)


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lundi 9 novembre 2009

BOBBY WILLIAMS : FUNKY SUPER FLY
1973 - DUPLEX - 1302
Keyboard player for the band MIAMI.
Here is the first local 73'pressing.

BOBBY WILLIAMS : DISCO PARTY / STEAL AWAY
1979 - SAC - ORC010
Keyboard player for the band MIAMI on the two first lps.
Here is a cheesy disco tune with a monster break at the end of the track.

mercredi 4 novembre 2009

PEGGY SCOTT & JO JO BENSON : WE'LL MAKE IT / TOO FAR GONE
GCS - 1202
Killer modern soul cover of Mike & Brenda Sutton

lundi 2 novembre 2009

MIRROR : GIVE IT UP! / REFLECTIONS
1978 - GET OFF - UB100
MIRROR : THE STROKE
1979 - GET OFF - UB200

samedi 29 août 2009

PHILIP HANNON / JEFFREY SEARS : PUERTO RICAN SUMMER / DELI QUE
197X - BLACK SEED RECORD - BS894

lundi 17 août 2009

CRYSTAL : UNCUT
1982 - CHOLLEY
Florida modern jazzfunk

Watch it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6hBa8jv41I

jeudi 13 août 2009

SUE SAND RECIPE : I DON'T WANA LOSE
1979 - SWAR - J6070
Cheesy disco, instrumental is better.

JAMES HAZELHURST : I WON'T DIE / COME TO ME TOGETHER
1977 - SWAR - 6021
Killer mississippi modern soul!!!

mercredi 12 août 2009

MILTON WRIGHT : THE GALLOP / LIKE A ROLLING STONE
196X - CARLA - 1902
Released in NYC, like Betty wright on alston national distribution, but here is straight floridian groove by the master!
The gallop is the instrumental version of the later song "i belong to you" also performed by Milton Wright.

Watch the video here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBt9o4nxLwA

lundi 27 juillet 2009

MAJESTY : THE GODFATHER / THE BARRELL
1976 - JAGUAR - 7015

jeudi 16 juillet 2009

STREET LIFE : NITE SONGS
1980 - D.C. - 101
Killer, killler, killlleeerrr, killleeerrrrr!!!!!

vendredi 10 juillet 2009

HARRY HANN : SYRENE / MAGIC CITY THEME
1977 - SIREN - 468

lundi 22 juin 2009

CATHY DAVIS : COME BACK HOME
197X - TWELVE O'CLOCK - 1001

jeudi 11 juin 2009

CLARENCE REID : SEE THROUGH
1975 - ATCO

mardi 26 mai 2009

GOLDEN ECHOES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA : PACKING A GRIP / IN THAT FINAL HOUR
197X - CRUMCO - 011

mardi 19 mai 2009

OMARI : AFTER LOVING YOU
1983 - BOUND SOUND - 1005
My copy has a different track on b-side, it's not the instrumental of "after loving you".
FRANKIE GEARING : CHILD PLEASE / TEARS ON MY PILLOW
BOUND SOUND - 1004

lundi 18 mai 2009

GWEN CALLAWAY : 98c A GALLON / JIMMY WAS
1979 - B'FLI DISCS - 1744

jeudi 23 avril 2009

ROBERTA YOUNG : DISCO FEVER / I KEEP MY LOVE UP TO DATE
1976 - JEMKL

jeudi 12 mars 2009

FLIP SIDE
1983 - SWEET BAY
Awesome track "Jah watches over Jamaica" inspired by Maze's "joy & pain"

vendredi 6 mars 2009

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CONCERT JAZZ BAND : NEW JAZZ BAND SAMPLER
1977 - HANSEN - MM118
Awsome big band cover of EWF's "shinning star"!Probably the fatest drum break in digging history!!!
Featuring the Florida's usual suspect : Herman Kelly on drum & percussions.
And i've forgot...for those who like 70-60's tv cop shows, this lp contains a great cover of Mannix theme.

jeudi 22 janvier 2009

MIAMI SOUND MACHINE : MSM
1980 - CBS - DHL10311
Featuring the brazil flavoured "hombre enamorado"
MIAMI SOUND MACHINE : DOCTOR BEAT
1984 - EPIC
MIAMI SOUND MACHINE : CONGA
1985 - EPIC

mercredi 24 décembre 2008

BETTY PADGETT : SWEET FEELING
1988 - PIP - 111
Nice modern soul version of Candi Staton's "victim"
JOHNNY K : SCREWDRIVER
ERNIE "COYOTE" GARZA : DON'T TOUCH MY GUITAR / HIDE MY FEELING
1981 - PIP - 069

mardi 25 novembre 2008

BROOMFIELD : CERTAIN KINDS OF WEATHER
N'EFFEKT - 3021
BROOMFIELD
1987 - VISION - 3300



AARON BROOMFIELD : I'M GONNA MISS YA / INSTRU
1981 - MOUTAIN - 91281



mardi 7 octobre 2008

JOEY GILMORE : DO IT TO ME ONE MORE TIME / SOMEBODY DONE TOOK MY BABY AND GONE
19xx - SAADIA - 7985
Early & deep Henry Stone's production with Miami's usual suspects : Frank Williams & Willie Hale.


vendredi 3 octobre 2008

SRI ALBUMS

VERNON BURCH : PLAYING HARD TO GET
1982 - SRI - 70005
SILVER PLATINUM
1981 - SRI - 70002

jeudi 2 octobre 2008

SRI 7"

JEFF & ALETA : LOVE TOUCH
1980 - SRI - 00007
AUDREY ROYAL : SUPER SEXY SOUL MAN / INSTRU.
SRI - 1976 - 1027

I PROUDLY PRESENT THE ULTIMATE MIAMI BOMB!!!

THE RISING SUN : MIAMI BUMP / INSTRU
1974 - SRI - 1001

ORIGINAL VINYL FROM BRONCO'S COLLECTION

mercredi 1 octobre 2008

SRI 12"

TRAMA : ARE YOU READY
1982 - SRI - 70900

VERNON BURCH : DO IT TO ME / There's always sometime for love
1981 - SRI - 00018
SILVER PLATINUM : DANCE / SAME
1980 - SRI - 00010

mardi 9 septembre 2008

CHARLIE WHITEHEAD : MIDNIGHT HOUR / PREDICAMENT NO.3
1972 - STONE DOGG - 803
Outstanding "a la jb's" version of Wilson Pickett's classic "midnight hour".
CHARLES WITHEHEAD : BETWEEN THE LINES
1972 - STONE DOGG - 802

lundi 8 septembre 2008

BENNY LATIMORE : I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU / LIFE'S LITTLE UPS AND DOWNS
197X - DADE - 2026

H.DEE & THE STONES : LAST TAKE / POTATO CHIP
19XX - DADE - 2023

dimanche 7 septembre 2008

WRECKIN'CREW - PIXIE DUST

samedi 6 septembre 2008

98 ROCKS - THE ROCK ALBUM
1978
(Featuring TAMPA)


vendredi 5 septembre 2008

CHIRINO - 3
1976 - GRAND ARTISTS - LP7611


jeudi 4 septembre 2008

MANTRAP II : DISCO FANTASY
1977 - SOUND TRIANGLE - 8008
MANTRAP
1975 - SOUND TRIANGLE - 7797
CLOCKWORK
1975 - SOUND TRIANGLE - 7793

SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
1974 - SOUND TRIANGLE - 7781

Watch the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYsZm18LnzA

mercredi 3 septembre 2008

LAW - BREAKIN'IT
1977 - MCA - 2240
(Produced by Ron & Howard Albert, the same team that has produced the track "i like whatcha doin'" on Billion dollar band's lp and the band RCR.)

mardi 2 septembre 2008

RCR : SCANDAL
1980 - GOOD SOUND
RCR : GIVE IT TO YOU / Scandal
1980 - RADIO/GOOD SOUNDS - 111
(Produced by Ron & Howard Albert, the same team that has produced the track "i like watcha doin'" on Billion dollar band's lp and the band LAW.)

lundi 1 septembre 2008

2WICE : YOU SET ME ON FIRE
1981 - MIA SOUND - MSD101

samedi 30 août 2008

MAD HATTER : DRACULA'S BOOGIE / DRACULA'S BREAK
1984 - THRILL - TR601
(Weird dub version of Extra T's "ET's boogie" with Count Dracula's speech)

vendredi 29 août 2008

YASMINE KING : IN MY WONDERLAND / Pop goes the weasle
1985 - ICE.MIL - 101

jeudi 28 août 2008

TERRY WEISS : WHERE WILL I GO / SUPERFINE SEXY LADY
1978? - PLATINUM - PR804

mercredi 27 août 2008

SUPERFUNK : SIDE "A" / SAME
19XX - SUPERFUNK - 001
From the same guy who produced GRACIA'S SUPERFUNK on TK DISCO.
Latin funk booommmbbbb!!!

lundi 25 août 2008

CAVIAR : NEVER STOP LOVING YOU / INSTRU & CLUB MIX
1982 - SURVIVOR - SUD131

dimanche 24 août 2008

PRINCE CHARLES : FOOL FOR LOVE / INSTRU
1982 - MJS - 104
LETTA MBULU : KILIMANJARO / INSTRU
19XX - MJS - 101

samedi 23 août 2008

KEY HANO : LOVE THEME FROM LOVE BOAT / PART2
197X - LIBRA - 2304
NATIONAL SCENE : DANCING WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE
1978 - LIBRA - 2303
Cheesy disco with hudge disco break

vendredi 22 août 2008

LES BROWN & KAT ROBERTS : STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU WANT / PART2
19XX - TMS - AR5500

jeudi 21 août 2008

SABRENA RICH : EXIT / Whispering
1980 - MIKANN - 001

mercredi 20 août 2008

EUROFUNK : EVERYBODY'S DANCING
1981 - EARGASM - 661


EUROFUNK : DYNOMITE / INSTRU
1981 - EARGASM - 666
(Cover of Vinzee's "funky be bop")




lundi 11 août 2008

SHELIA HYLTON : DISCO REGGAE / Honey i want some more
1978 - HARRY J - 277