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Hey Kids,

A funny thing happened on my way to my inbox this morning. Apparently my Download Limit has been exceeded by almost twice my monthly allowance!

What this means:

You, faithfull listener, have downloaded almost 150gb of music this month from SHINDIGGIT. (took you 2 weeks actually!)

Back in the Fall, I spent some of my own hard earned cash to set up 75gb/month downloads with direct links from SHINDIGGIT via DivShare. I thought this would help some brothers and sisters download some good music without ads and good download rates. In the first time ever, you've gone over that limit and Divshare has suspended downloads from my site! WOW!

I believe the reasoning behind this, is that I leave my old posts active for downloads as well. I get comments all the time on tracks I posted 2 or 3 or even 4 years ago! If I just kept the most recent links active, I'm sure I'd fall nicely under the limit every month. What do you think? Should I kill off the older links?

The Fallout:

We'll have to wait two weeks for the account to reset itself OR if anyone is feeling particularily generous, you can donate to the cause via Paypal so I can upgrade the account (See Link Below!). Now I don't ask this lightly as I enjoy providing for you all with my own time and money, however, I cannot afford to invest more $$$ into the site at this time.

I have lots of stuff to post, however, as it stands, you'll have to come back and see me in a couple weeks when I can post more goodies for your musical consumption. 

Well there you have it folks. Apparently Shindiggit is a success. Last month I celebrated my 4th year Blogging about the finer music and while my posts aren't as prolific as they were back then, I definitely haven't lost my urge to SHINDIGGIT!!!

Jason X

If you DO wish to donate, please click on the link below: 

Mary Wells - Can't You See (You're Losing Me) (ATCO 45-6392)

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Hey Kids,

I'm back with another stomper that I had used in one of my "On A Northern Tip" mixes. I think the song itself warrants an individual look. Mary Wells is best known for her hit Motown single "My Guy" from 1964. Ironically, she ended up leaaving the hit giant that year due to contract issues. One year and two labels later, this track was recorded in Chicago on November 26th 1965. It's a fast dancer which challenges Motown at every corner.  Played next to the Supreme's "Love is like an itching in my heart" and you can tell that the "Motown" sound was as good, if not better, at other labels as well.

So click play or download the single and prepare to tap your feet cause I know you're gonna SHINDIGGIT!

Jason X

Don Gardner - My Baby Likes To Boogaloo (Tru-Glo-Town 501)

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Hey Kids,

I have finally returned from the West Coast of Canada and felt the need to lay down a couple tracks for you to enjoy. I really didn't find anything while away although I did hit a lot of Music shops whilst there. Not really sure why the pickin's were so slim but I guess you can't win them all. Lucky for you I have a ton of singles lined up for posting. 

First up tonight is Don Gardner's "My Baby Likes To Boogaloo". This is a loud, fast, dirty and quite frankly, tremendous single. Cut on the Tru-Glo-Town label it's a low-fi tune that I believe (in recent years) influenced bands like "King Khan" and "The Heavy". Incidentally you'll not be disappointed digging up LP's by either of those bands for some new boss sounds.

Like the single below, I haven't been able to find out much about Mr. Gardner aside from the fact he'd been on the music scene since the early 50's and teamed up with Dee Dee Ford and Baby Washington for some duets with varying success.  After listening to this song, I can't imagine that this is the same guy.....could I be wrong? Anyway, pull your finger out and listen to this track. It Kicks Ass!

For trivia purposes, The label for this single has 3 different versions. Basically different colour variations with the rainbow label being rarest. That being said, I seem to see that one around more than this one....odd how that works sometimes...

SHINDIGGIT!

 - Jason X

Karen Small - To Get You Back Again (Venus 1067)

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Hey Gang, this here is the second track of the night. Let's bring it down to a nice mellow with Karen Small. I originally picked this up in an Ebay Auction where it was too cheap to say no but quickly this becme one of my fav's if I'm looking for a midtempo groover. 

Karen apparently released 2 singles for Venus which was apparently a West Coast outfit. While looking for info, I came across a blog which mentioned that Karen Small was found murdered shortly after the release of her second single and that the case is still unsolved. I have nothing to back this up and I don't beieve everything I read on the internet, but definitely a downer.  If anyone has any info, please let me know as info on this lady is scarce.

In Other News:

With the release of the new Adidas Originals commercial, my hunting for Dee Edwards"Why Can't There Be Love" has hit a wall of ridiculous prices. I'm so frustrated on one hand because I cannot find it for a reasonable price and on the other hand I'm extremely happy to hear this music getting it's due with the masses. Even the remix version didn't manage to butcher the original feel of the song......so if anyone has a decent copy for a reasonble price..hit me up. In the meantime, listen to Karen Small and SHINDIGGIT!

- Jason X

Warm Weather Mix - Irie Still (66mb 41minutes 14 tracks!)

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1. Lyn Tait & The Jets - Soul Food (PAMA)
2. Eric "Monty" Morris - Say Bye Bye (Kentone)
3. Roy Shirley - Sleeping Beauty (LEE)
4. The Clarendonians - You Can't Be Happy (Coxsone)
5. Theo Beckford - Easy Snapping (New Beat)
6. Clancy Eccles - Feel The Rythm (New Beat)
7. Ken Lazarus - Monkey Man (FRM)
8. The Upsetters - Dollar In The Teeth (Upsetter)
9. Ken Parker - The Dynamic Ken Parker (Attack)
10. Big Youth - A So We Stay (Attack)
11. The Marvels - Got To Get Away (Trojan)
12. The Heptones - I've Got A Feeling (Attack)
13. U Roy - Natty Don't Fear (Virgin)
14. Burning Spear - Black Wa Da Da (Wolf)

So here we are. The weather has been in the plus for over a week now and we're looking to be out of Winter's way for another year. This made me throw some old Jamaican wax on the platters and lo and behold....a new mix was born! I thought I'd post the New Northern mix first but I just had to share my desire for warm weather tiding first. It's 41 minutes long with 14 songs. See what happened there? Weird huh?

The vinyl on some of these tracks is a little crunchy, but all are quite enjoyable....and besides, some people PAY for software to make their songs sound this way! Ha Ha Ha.

Life has been quite busy of late and I will be travelling next week to the other side of the country (For those of you "not in the know" Canada is HUGE, so travelling from Ontario to British Columbia is quite a distance, approx 6 hours by plane). I'm going to see if there are any record shops of note in British Columbia so I'm not neglecting my digging duties whilst away on the work trip.

I'm quite excited about this. You'll all benefit from any goodies out there, so wish me luck!

I want to revamp my Blog Roll, so if any of you wish me to add your Blog, let me know. I'm also Twittering away, so follow me HERE. You can also leave a comment if you hate the post.....you can leave a positive comment too if you want. That's it for today, I hope you SHINDIGGIT!

-  Jason X