Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the week

Posted by Michael Currin, 28 June 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	1	1	The Heart of a Fool	aKING	Against all Odds	Rhythm
2	3	2	Township Storm	Rattex	Planetary Assault	Pioneer Unit
3	12	3	Sokka (Diski)	Teba	20-5-2-1	Indie
4	8	4	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
5	6	5	Seasons	Ashtray Electric	Bonjour	Rhythm
6	16	6	On my Holiday	7th Son	Ontology	Indie
7	18	7	Tiny Island	The Plastics	Kiss The Plastics	Indie
8	9	8	Ain’t Got You	Franki M	Franki M	Indie
9	17	9	Kaapstad	Angelo	Today	Indie
10	14	10	Kissing You	Fran Czeska	Synthesis	Indie
11	2	2	The Groove	Rus Nerwich	Under The Poetree	Indie
12	7	1	Go All The Way	Evolver	What’s the Story?	Indie
13	4	4	Not About Us	Thomas Channell	The Seduction Of Thomas Channell	Indie
14	15	14	Jobbo	The Shamonix	The Shamonix	Indie
15	5	5	Pushed Aside	The Undefined	EP	Indie
16	19	16	Walk The Plank	Mr Cat and The Jackal	Themes and Variations	Indie
17	23	17	Me ‘n You	Da Profit (feat) Inferno	EP	Indie
18	10	10	Young Man	Ras Levi	Ras Levi	Indie
19	20	19	Liefdesdag	Kop	EP	Indie
20	21	20	International News	National Wake	Prague Set	Indie
21	22	21	Super Zero ft Fungus	Arsenic	The First Toke	Indie
22	25	22	Sea Of Dreams	Venessa Nolan	This Life	Mixed Up Music
23	24	23	When All The Good Love Is Gone	Landi Lu	EP	SugarMusic
24	27	24	Shorter Than Wayne	Jazzzombies	Dug Up	Indie
25	26	25	Book Of Love	Andrew Kay	Peace and Love	Indie
26	28	26	I Know You’re Sleeping	Lee Martin	I Know You’re Sleeping	Indie
27	29	27	Jou Skewe Woorde	Uitsaai Projek	Grensloos	Indie
28	NE	28	It’s Like Asking A Bear If It Has Fur.Face	Dance You’re On Fire	Dance You’re On Fire	Indie
29	30	29	Diep Kaleidoskoop	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie
30	NE	30	What A Load Of Rap	The Shamonix	The Shamonix	Indie

29 June 2009 0

Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the Week

Posted by Michael Currin, 21 June 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	2	1	The Heart of a Fool	aKING	Against all Odds	Rhythm
2	4	2	The Groove	Rus Nerwich	Under The Poetree	Indie
3	5	3	Township Storm	Rattex	Planetary Assault	Pioneer Unit
4	9	4	Not About Us	Thomas Channell	The Seduction Of Thomas Channell	Indie
5	8	5	Pushed Aside	The Undefined	EP	Indie
6	17	6	Seasons	Ashtray Electric	Bonjour	Rhythm
7	1	1	Go All The Way	Evolver	What’s the Story?	Indie
8	10	8	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
9	11	9	Ain’t Got You	Franki M	Franki M	Indie
10	12	10	Young Man	Ras Levi	Ras Levi	Indie
11	6	3	The Cigarette Song	Natalia	Rules Of The Road	SugarMusic
12	14	12	Sokka (Diski)	Teba	20-5-2-1	Indie
13	3	3	My Space	Terror MC	Street Life	Indie
14	15	14	Kissing You	Fran Czeska	Synthesis	Indie
15	18	15	Jobbo	The Shamonix	Songs Written Whilst Sitting	Indie
16	19	16	On my Holiday	7th Son	Ontology	Indie
17	22	17	Kaapstad	Angelo	Today	Indie
18	24	18	Tiny Island	The Plastics	Kiss The Plastics	Indie
19	23	19	Walk The Plank	Mr Cat and The Jackal	Themes and Variations	Indie
20	21	20	Liefdesdag	Kop	EP	Indie
21	25	21	International News	National Wake	Prague Set	Indie
22	27	22	Super Zero ft Fungus	Arsenic	The First Toke	Indie
23	28	23	Me ‘n You	Da Profit (feat) Inferno	EP	Indie
24	26	24	When All The Good Love Is Gone	Landi Lu	EP	SugarMusic
25	NE	25	Sea Of Dreams	Venessa Nolan	This Life	Mixed Up Music
26	29	26	Book Of Love	Andrew Kay	Peace and Love	Indie
27	NE	27	Shorter Than Wayne	Jazzzombies	Dug Up	Indie
28	NE	28	I Know Your Sleeping	Lee Martin	I Know Your Sleeping	Indie
29	30	29	Jou Skewe Woorde	Uitsaai Projek	Grensloos	Indie
30	NE	30	Diep Kaleidoskoop	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie

23 June 2009 0

The Mabu Vinyl Mid-Winter Half Price Sale

Mabu Vinyl, the shop in Rheede Street in Gardens that sells all kinds of old and new stuff such as LP’s and 12″ and 7″ records, CD’s, comics, books, cassettes, DVDs, VHS videos, magazines, and more, is having a massive mid-winter, recession-busting, two-week half-price sale from Monday 22nd June till Sunday 5th July.

Sale Details:
Sale Dates: Monday 22nd June till Sunday 5th July
Shop hours: Mon-Fri 9-7, Sat 9-6, Sunday 11-3
Shop Address: 2 Rheede Street, Gardens (off the corner of Kloof Street), Cape Town.

Contact Details:
Phone 021 423 7635
Email: mabu@sugarmusic.co.za
Website: www.mabuvinyl.co.za

17 June 2009 0

Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the week

Posted by Michael Currin, 7 June 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	1	1	Go All The Way	Evolver	What’s the Story?	Indie
2	5	2	Dreadlox Dub	Fletcher	Cape Of Good Hope 2	African Dope
3	6	3	Floydeski	Carpet Mafia	Pretzelplex Bohemia	Indie
4	8	4	My Space	Terror MC	Street Life	Indie
5	10	5	The Groove	Rus Nerwich	Under The Poetree	Indie
6	4	3	The Cigarette Song	Natalia	Rules Of The Road	SugarMusic
7	2	2	A Thousand Lights	Lua Union	EP	Indie
8	24	8	The Heart of a Fool	aKING	Against all Odds	Rhythm
9	12	9	Township Storm	Rattex	Planetary Assault	Pioneer Unit
10	11	10	Pushed Aside	The Undefined	EP	Indie
11	14	11	Shebeen 107	Ongoma	The Natives Are Restless	Indie
12	15	12	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
13	3	1	More Than Friends	Captain Stu	The Adventures OF Captain Stu	Indie
14	16	14	Jamanga	Hot Water	One	Indie
15	17	15	Not About Us	Thomas Channell	The Seduction Of Thomas Channell	Indie
16	9	9	Kaapstadslaapstad	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie
17	18	17	Ain’t Got You	Franki M	Franki M	Indie
18	19	18	Young Man	Ras Levi	Ras Levi	Indie
19	20	19	Sokka (Diski)	Teba	20-5-2-1	Indie
20	21	20	Brille En Pille Blues	Amanda Strydom	‘n Rugsak Vol Robyne	Indie
21	25	21	Kissing You	Fran Czeska	Synthesis	Indie
22	26	22	Seasons	Ashtray Electric	Bonjour	Rhythm
23	27	23	Jobbo	The Shamonix	Songs Written Whilst Sitting	Indie
24	NE	24	On my Holiday	7th Son	Ontology	Indie
25	28	25	Liefdesdag	Kop	EP	Indie
26	29	26	Kaapstad	Angelo	Today	Indie
27	NE	27	Walk The Plank	Mr Cat and The Jackal	Themes and Variations	Indie
28	30	28	When All The Good Love Is Gone	Landi Lu	EP	SugarMusic
29	NE	29	International News	National Wake	Prague Set	Indie
30	NE	30	Super Zero ft Fungus	Arsenic	The First Toke	Indie

8 June 2009 0

Music Made Easy – www.RhythmOnline.co.za

Rhythm Online Music Store

Music Made Easy – www.RhythmOnline.co.za

The Rhythm Online MP3 Music Store (www.RhythmOnline.co.za) is a unique South African website that offers quick and easy access to an extensive catalogue of over 62,000 South African and International music tracks.

Music lovers can listen to 30-second samples of each MP3 music track on Rhythm Online without even registering. The entire full-length catalogue is available @ R7 per track and has grown to more than 5000 albums over the last three years.

Rhythm Online is run by music lovers who share a passion for music with their clients. Shopping at Rhythm Online is a friendly step-by-step process designed to instantly connect fans with their favourite music.

Since Rhythm Online is a website platform, no software needs to be downloaded before you can begin shopping. All music is free of restrictive Digital Rights Management and can be copied to your iPod, MP3 player or a disc for your personal enjoyment. And in case you lose your music, you can always download it again.

With a dedicated support team that communicates directly with their clients, the simple download and registration process makes it easy for anyone to own music through Rhythm Online.

South African Catalogue

Rhythm Online offers an extensive variety of South African Music with more than 1000 SA albums listed in a wide variety of genres and languages. Popular artists include aKING, Chris Chameleon, Foto Na Dans, Zebra & Giraffe, Fokofpolisiekar, Gang of Instrumentals, Kurt Darren, Karen Zoid, Koos du Plessis, Juanita du Plessis, Koos Kombuis and Flash Republic.

Exclusive gems like David Kramer’s classic albums, including Blokkies Joubert – unreleased on CD – are also available. Des and Dawn Lindberg (with live recordings from the 60s) is now available, along with the complete Anton Goosen catalogue, including albums such as Lappiesland, never released on CD – now available as MP3 downloads on Rhythm Online.

Rhythm Online makes South African music available to music lovers around the world. “Against All Odds,” the new album by aKING, the popular South African band, was downloaded by fans from around the world – London, Perth and the USA – within hours of release.

International Catalogue

Selected albums from Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Simply Red and Louis Armstrong and many more are available. There is also a huge collection of Rock, Jazz, Folk, Rap, Hip Hop, Classical, Metal, Gospel, Children’s Songs and more.

Rhythm Online is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Credit card payments and bank deposits (South African residents) are accepted. Prepaid Credit and Gift Vouchers are also available.

Follow the latest Rhythm Online releases on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RhythmOnline

Media contact

Liny Kruger, Rhythm Promo: 021 556 1726 / 082 464 1926 / liny@mweb.co.za

3 June 2009 0

Dan Hill Remembered

Sounds Electronic and more…

Discography:

Albums

Happy Days Are Here Again, CBS, ALD 6156, 1958
First South African album to achieve “Gold” status for sales above 25 000 units.
Kom Dans Vanaand, Unika, UNA 1506, No Date
Dan Hill’s first Afrikaans album
Sounds Electronic ’65, CBS, ALD000, Mono, 1965
45 EP, Sounds Electronic, CBS, EXP 2140, 1965
Sound Electronic ’66, ALD 6977, Mono, 1966
Censored and uncensored front covers
Sound Electronic ’66, ALD 6977, Mono, 1966
Bra on model printed “slightly too high”!
Sounds Electronic ’66, ASF 1172, Stereo, 1966
1st local CBS stereo album
Censored and uncensored front covers
Music To Watch Girls By, CBS, ALD 8033, Mono, 1967
Censored and uncensored front covers
Music To Watch Girls By, CBS, ASF 1188, Stereo, 1967
Censored and uncensored front covers
Sounds Electronic Four, CBS, ALD 8088, Mono, 1967
Semi gatefold cover
Sounds Electronic Four, CBS, ALD 8088, Stereo, 1967
Semi gatefold cover
Sounds Electronic 5, RPM 1001-S, No Date
Gatefold cover
Sounds Electronic 6, RPM, 1008-S, No Date
Gatefold covers with censored/ uncensored inside covers
Sounds Electronic 7, RPM 1025-S, No Date
Gatefold covers with censored/ uncensored inside covers
Sounds Electronic 8, RPM 1045-S, No Date
Semi gatefold cover
Sounds Electronic 9, RPM 1045-S, No Date
Gatefold covers with censored/ uncensored front and inside covers
Sounds Electronic 10, RPM 1060-S, No Date
4x Fold out front cover
Sounds Latin, RPM 1033-S, 1969
Bullseye, RPM 1065-S, No Date
Fold out front and inside covers

Compiled by Tertius Louw.

2 June 2009 2

Cape Town Sound – 40 Songs from 6 Decades (1950 to 2009)

A playlist compiled by Tertius Louw

The Rockets (50’s) – Enchantment, Columbia Carnival Series, TSA 36
Derek Petersen and the Escapades – Hanover Street Kwela, Meteor PR 1039
The Substitutes – Elsiesrivier, Meteor PR 1027
Gemini 4 Plus 1 – Heideveld Kwela, Meteor PR 1022
Nur Abrahams – Welcome To Cape Town, Cape Town Party CD, CDCCP (WA) 1378
Chico Levy and the Rhythm Aces – Only A Fool, Meteor PR 1052
The Mustangs – Kongo Kwela, Meteor PR 1012
The Lunar Five – She’s a Yum Yum, AVS AV-25/5
Zane Adams and the Flames –You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, Rave R 286
The Rockets (60’s) – Argie, CBS SSC 972
Walter Brown – Creation Of Love, Rave R 298
Deelah and The Invaders – The More I See You, Heart And Soul Of The Invaders CD, CDREDD 689 (JN)
Restless Children – Hard To Reach You, Cape Gold CD, HIPCD 059
Sailors – Crying Time, Cape Gold CD, HIPCD 059
Ricardo – I Love You Daddy, Cape Gold CD, HIPCD 059
Extraction – By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Cape Gold CD, HIPCD 059
The Prumes – Sexy Ways, CDCCP (WA) 1378
Lionel Petersen – Private Number, Cape Town Party CD, CDCCP (WA) 1378
The Hippies – Danger Zone, Continental PD 9398
Richard Jon Smith – Michael Row The Boat Ashore, SA Party CD, CDEMIMD (WA) 314
Little Ronnie Joyce – Give A Little Love, Cape Town Party CD, CDCCP (WA) 1378
Jonathan Butler – Please Stay, Cape Town Party CD, CDCCP (WA) 1378
The Rockets (70’s) – Gimme A Break, Cape Town Party CD, CDCCP (WA) 1378
Bernie Brown – The Shape Of Things To Come, World Record Co, ORS 637
Taliep Petersen – (first solo recording), Before You Go, Cape Town Spectacular Album Vol 2, Meteor MLP 1166
D-Fenders – Castle Kwela, Meteor PR – CT – 105
Sam Brown Singers – Oh Sweet Soul, Cape Town Party CD, CDCCP (WA) 1378
Emo Adams – But I Do, Tall Dark And Afrikaans, Select Music CD
Alistair Izobel – Venus, Cape Town Party CD, CDCCP (WA) 1378
Nancy Jacobs and her Sisters – Meadowlands, Marabi Disco CD, CDZAC61
Lionel Petersen with The Invaders – I’ve Got Dreams To Remember, Heart and Soul Of The Invaders CD, CDREDD 689 (JN)
Phantom Five – Soul Finger, I’ve Got Dreams To Remember Album, Philips 9299 351
Bridgitte – Yours Completely, Cape Town Party CD, CDCCP (WA) 1378
Zayn Adams and Pacific Express – The Greatest Love Of All, Gull GUL 1013
The Big Beats – Crumbs, Columbia 45-TSA 61
The Boys – In A Matter Of A Moment, Cape Town Spectacular Album Vol 2, Meteor MLP 1166
Bones Delight – Get Ready, Soul Survivor CD, MATCD1
Jerico – Ice Cream And Suckers, Kongo Kwela CD, BAYCD2
Bloodshed – Goodnite My Love, Cape Gold CD, HIPCD 059
Sasha Lee – True Believer, Sonymusic CD Single

A number of these songs can be found on Cape Town Party, which Tertius Louw helped to compile.

31 May 2009 7

Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the week

Posted by Michael Currin, 24 May 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	2	1	Tonight	JacSharp	Technicolour	Indie
2	4	2	Go All The Way	Evolver	What’s the Story?	Indie
3	3	3	The Cigarette Song	Natalia	Rules Of The Road	Sugarmusic
4	11	4	A Thousand Lights	Lua Union	EP	Indie
5	1	1	More Than Friends	Captain Stu	The Adventures OF Captain Stu	Indie
6	6	6	Dreadlox Dub	Fletcher	Cape Of Good Hope 2	African Dope
7	5	1	Dirty Dancing	The Plastics	Kiss The Plastics	Indie
8	9	8	Floydeski	Carpet Mafia	Pretzelplex Bohemia	Indie
9	10	9	My Space	Terror MC	Street Life	Indie
10	14	10	Kaapstad slaapstad	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie
11	17	11	The Groove	Rus Nerwich	Under The Poetree	Indie
12	7	1	In The Twilight	aKING	EP	Rhythm
13	13	8	One Step Forward	Die Maverick	EP	Indie
14	19	14	Pushed Aside	The Undefined	EP	Indie
15	20	15	Superboy	Andrew Kay	Peace And Love	Indie
16	8	2	Man Over Bored	Jazz Zombies	Dug Up	Indie
17	21	17	Township Storm	Rattex	Planetary Assault	Pioneer Unit
18	22	18	Shebeen 107	Ongoma	The Natives Are Restless	Indie
19	23	19	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
20	24	20	Jamanga	Hot Water	One	Indie
21	25	21	Mama	Mona	Popera Diva	Indie
22	18	18	Emosie (Motion of my heart)	Quazi Man	EP	Indie
23	26	23	Not About Us	Thomas Channell	The Seduction Of Thomas Channell	Indie
24	27	24	Ain’t Got You	Franki M	Franki M	Indie
25	28	25	Young Man	Ras Levi	Ras Levi	Indie
26	30	26	Sokka (Diski)	Teba	20-5-2-1	Indie
27	29	27	Brille En Pille Blues	Amanda Strydom	‘n Rugsak Vol Robyne	Indie
28	NE	28	Kissing You	Fran Czeska	Synthesis	Indie
29	NE	29	Jobbo	The Shamonix	Songs Written Whilst Sitting	Indie
30	NE	30	Liefdesdag	Kop	EP	Indie

26 May 2009 0

Rodriguez in Shindig – Album Review, May 2009

Rodriguez - Shindig - Album Review - May 09

26 May 2009 0

aKING – Against all Odds – now available to download

“Against All Odds”, the new 11-track aKING album has been released for downloading from the Rhythm Online MP3 Music Store.

By special request and popular demand this album has been ripped at 320kbps and the album cover is included in the ID3 tags.

The price is still only R7 per track.

Press release

aKING – Against all Odds

Following the runaway success of their first full length album “Dutch Courage”, aKING present “Against all Odds”, their next delivery of chart-topping power tunes.

Produced by multiple award winning producer Theo Crous, “Against all Odds” introduces marked progression and a new edge to aKING‘s pop rock identity.

The eleven new tracks offer a variety of melodic moods, for example the punchy pop rock title track “Against all Odds”, classical rock arrangements like “The heart of a Fool”, and an anthemic ballad “You and I”. The melodical sing along acoustic arrangement of “Know your Bones” showcases aKING’s brilliant song writing abilities. The track “Face-brick Constellations” provides you with a lush indulgence in Southern Mississippi dark swampy guitar sounds.

The lyrics were once again co-written by Laudo Liebenberg and Hunter Kennedy.

Laudo says: “It wasn’t so hard to say what I wanted to say this time round. The writing process flowed much more easily.”

“I find delight in empty days – I take my counsel with wine.” From “You and I”.

“I know my language has always been my limit – and this slurred speech is my own.” From “Heart of a Fool.”

“Glorious mistakes are anxiously waiting to be made – in the nervous arms of a breakdown I find embrace.” From “Know your Bones”.

aKING manages yet again to capture the strange contrast of their unique socio-political situation. Whereas “Dutch Courage” had a more tongue in the cheek ring to it, “Against All Odds” is more direct, cutting to the bone. It is still driven with the infectious, sing along positive energy that currently distinguishes aKING as one ofSA’s most significant bands.

Tracklist:

Set ourselves up.
Fork in the Road.
Face-brick Constellations
The heart of a Fool
Gentile Gentleman
You and I
Against all Odds
Blood or Glitter
New Clear Season
The Wishing Well
Know your Bones

All MP3s on the Rhythm Online Store are DRM-free and will play on your iPod or any MP3 player.

Rhythm Online is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Store accepts payment by credit card and they also accept Electronic Funds Transfers from South African residents.

Pre-paid credit and Gift Vouchers are also available.

Please follow Rhythm Online on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/rhythmonline

21 May 2009 0

Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the week

Posted by Michael Currin on SAMP3.com, 9 May 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	2	1	Dirty Dancing	The Plastics	Kiss The Plastics	Indie
2	5	2	Man Over Bored	Jazz Zombies	Dug Up	Indie
3	3	3	The Cigarette Song	Natalia	Rules Of The Road	Sugarmusic
4	10	4	More Than Friends	Captain Stu	The Adventures OF Captain Stu	Indie
5	11	5	Tonight	JacSharp	Technicolour	Indie
6	6	1	In The Twilight	aKING	EP	Rhythm
7	13	7	Fear Of A Gradual Awakening	Marcia Moon	A Gradual Awakening’	Indie
8	15	8	One Step Forward	Die Maverick	EP	Indie
9	1	1	Spoorlyn	Gruisgat	Hond se Dinges OST	Indie
10	18	10	Go All The Way	Evolver	What’s the Story?	Indie
11	17	11	Dreadlox Dub	Fletcher	Cape Of Good Hope 2	African Dope
12	4	4	Why Bother	Gin-I Grindrith	Iron Tooth Monsters	Indie
13	14	13	Floydeski	Carpet Mafia	Pretzelplex Bohemia	Indie
14	16	14	My Space	Terror MC	Street Life	Indie
15	7	7	Klassieke Geveg	Straaligkinders	Maak Jou Oë Toe En Jou Hart Oop	Indie
16	8	8	Grace (Extended Version)	Tania Michelle	EP	Indie
17	19	17	A Thousand Lights	Lua Union	EP	Indie
18	20	18	Emosie (Motion of my heart)	Quazi Man	EP	Indie
19	21	19	Kaapstad slaapstad	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie
20	22	20	Pushed Aside	The Undefined	EP	Indie
21	25	21	The Groove	Rus Nerwich	Under The Poetree	Indie
22	23	22	Superboy	Andrew Kay	Peace And Love	Indie
23	24	23	Shebeen 107	Ongoma	The Natives Are Restless	Indie
24	29	24	Township Storm	Rattex	Planetary Assault	Pioneer Unit
25	26	25	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
26	27	26	Jamanga	Hot Water	One	Indie
27	28	27	Mama	Mona	Popera Diva	Indie
28	30	28	Not About Us	Thomas Channell	The Seduction Of Thomas Channell	Indie
29	NE	29	Young Man	Ras Levi	Ras Levi	Indie
30	NE	30	Brille En Pille Blues	Amanda Strydom	‘n Rugsak Vol Robyne	Indie

9 May 2009 0

Old guys rock!

Some of the current tunes that I am really impressed with, by some of the older statesmen of rock.

Sugar Man – Rodriguez, from the Daytrotter sessions, recorded 5 May 2009. Awesome.

Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen, from his new Live In London double CD. What a fantastic version, and the gospel-style Hammond B3 organ solo is amazing.

Light A Candle – Neil Young from Fork In The Road. Haunting and poignant.

Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ – Bob Dylan, from Together Through Life. Rollicking, ‘Black Magic Woman’-ish boogie blues. Love it.

Queen Of the Supermarket – Bruce Springsteen, from Working On A Dream. A wall of sound production for what is essentially a sweet little song. Like The Kursaal Flyers ‘Little Does She Know’.

Jozi Town – Jack Hammer and Tidal Waves, from Highway 13. Jack Hammer celebrate their 25th Anniversary this year. This reggae track that closes last year’s Highway 13 album, speaks straight to the heart of xenophobia.

Magnificent – U2, from No Line On The Horizon. Magnificent? Maybe not, but very good? Definitely.

7 May 2009 0

The Beatles Yellow Album (a virtual collection)

A selection of solo tracks from the Fab Four. Nothing unusual or rare here, just cool to have them all in one place.

1	Paul McCartney & Wings	Maybe I’m Amazed
2	John Lennon with Elton John	Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
3	George Harrison	My Sweet Lord
4	John Lennon	Stand By Me
5	Paul McCartney & Wings	Listen To What The Man Said
6	Ringo Starr	It Don’t Come Easy
7	George Harrison	Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
8	John Lennon	Instant Karma!
9	Paul McCartney & Wings	Junior’s Farm (radio edit)
10	Paul McCartney & Wings	Jet
11	John Lennon	(Just Like) Starting Over
12	Ringo Starr	You’re Sixteen (You’re Beautiful Your Mine)
13	Paul McCartney & Wings	My Love
14	John Lennon	Imagine
15	Paul McCartney & Wings	Let Me Roll It
16	Ringo Starr	Photograph
17	Paul McCartney & Wings	Band On The Run
18	Ringo Starr	Back Off Boogaloo
19	Paul McCartney & Wings	Live And Let Die
20	John Lennon	Give Peace A Chance
21	George Harrison	Bangla Desh

3 May 2009 0

Virtual Collections: The Beatles Green Album

A virtual collection (this could fit on a single CD) to complete the Red and the Blue album series. Starts with an early version of ‘One After 909’ and includes some early singles and songs not composed by the Beatles, then some classic album tracks and finishes off with the 2 “artificially-created” Beatles songs from the mid-90s.

(Originally appeared on Art Of The Mix in 2005)

1	The Beatles	One After 909 (1960 rehearsal)
2	The Beatles	Ain’t She Sweet
3	The Beatles	Cry For A Shadow
4	The Beatles	Twist & Shout
5	The Beatles	I Should Have Known Better
6	The Beatles	Rock ‘n Roll Music
7	The Beatles	Words Of Love
8	The Beatles	Long Tall Sally
9	The Beatles	Slow Down
10	The Beatles	You’re Going To Lose That Girl
11	The Beatles	Bad Boy
12	The Beatles	I’m Down
13	The Beatles	The Word
14	The Beatles	Doctor Robert
15	The Beatles	Here There And Everywhere
16	The Beatles	Tomorrow Never Knows
17	The Beatles	Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
18	The Beatles	When I’m Sixty-Four
19	The Beatles	Birthday
20	The Beatles	Glass Onion
21	The Beatles	Helter Skelter
22	The Beatles	Happiness Is A Warm Gun
23	The Beatles	Savoy Truffle
24	The Beatles	I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
25	The Beatles	Hey Bulldog
26	The Beatles	One After 909
27	The Beatles	Free As A Bird
28	The Beatles	Real Love

My favourite place for vinyl and a place that reminds me of the type of record store I used to hang-out in when I was a teenager is Mabu Vinyl in Cape Town.

2 May 2009 4

Shine On, Syd – A Tribute to Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd – Shine On, Syd [2006]

With Syd Barrett’s passing on the 7th July 2006, I decided to compile my own virtual collection (will fit on a single CD, I think) in honour of his music and influence. I included Pink Floyd songs that do not feature Syd’s playing, but that are definitely about him. I made a cover to look like an old cassette as if this really was a mixtape. And I thought Syd would appreciate looking at the world from a different angle.

I’m A King Bee – Pink Floyd [02:56]
Astronomy Domine – Pink Floyd [04:02]
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, part 2 [Syd’s Theme] – Pink Floyd [02:30]
See Emily Play – Pink Floyd [02:48]
Scream Thy Last Scream – Pink Floyd [04:32]
Lucy Leave – Pink Floyd [02:47]
Interstellar Overdrive (extract from January 1967 version) – Pink Floyd [04:50]
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, part 4 [1st vocal section] – Pink Floyd [02:20]
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd [05:09]
Interstellar Overdrive (closing section) – Pink Floyd [02:31]
Octopus – Syd Barrett [03:41]
Arnold Layne – Pink Floyd [02:49]
Bob Dylan Blues (demo) – Syd Barrett [03:05]
Vegetable Man – Pink Floyd [02:22]
Paintbox – Pink Floyd [03:22]
Candy & A Currant Bun – Pink Floyd [02:38]
The Scarecrow – Pink Floyd [02:04]
Jugband Blues – Pink Floyd [02:54]
Gigolo Aunt – Syd Barrett [05:39]
Dominoes – Syd Barrett [04:00]
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, part 7 [2nd vocal section] – Pink Floyd [01:24]
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun – Pink Floyd [05:15]
Bike – Pink Floyd [03:20]

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