Live this Saturday!

Hey Folks!
I just wanted to let you know that yours truly and a few others will be spinning a Shindiggity good mix of Soul, Funk etc from our crates at Pepperjack Cafe in Hamilton this Saturday night.
Come on out and say hello. We'd love to see you there.

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Things get under way around 9pm

- Jason X

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Okay Okay, so it's the third....Let's just say I had a very large headache after New Years. I hope you all had a fantastic night and wish you the very best in '09.
I've been observing the download patterns for SHINDIGGIT and have found that my current File Host Divshare is maxxing out dwnloads at 10gb/month. Now with a little math, this means that 1 mix being almost 100mb can only be downloaded 100 times (roughly) before Divshare shuts down my downloads. SO, I've been shopping for a new File Hoster and would like to try posting my mixes there. I would appreciate you guys letting me know if this works. I may then move everything else if it goes smoothly.
I'm not going to post a new song or mix today, but I am going to post links to all my mixes so far (Which isn't THAT many really). So if you missed SHINDIGGING one, here's a chance to SHINDIGGIT again!

See You Soon!

- Jason X



Click on the link in the "originally posted" section for tracklistings.
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Funky Feet Funky Sweet (originally posted March 2008 on This is Tomorrow)(83mb)

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FUZZ THE WORLD (originally posted here April 03 2008)(84mb)

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EVERYTINGS IRIE (originally posted on FUFU STEW May 16th 2008) (138mb)

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BOUNCING SOUL Vol 1 (originally posted here on June 17th 2008) (54mb)

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On A Northern Tip Vol 1 (90mb)

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Hey Kids,
2 nights, 2 posts. I told you I was back! I was just messin' around the house and thought I'd do up a mix for those of you who've waited a long time for me to show my face again. It's not huge as I decided to split it into 2 or possibly 3 sets for future posts. I hope you like it.

Nods go out to Kevin for his always exciting bins of 45's for me to dig through. One day I'd love to digitize those "really expensive" singles of yours for SHINDIGGIT (nudge nudge) LOL. Todays selections are all either true Northern classics or have a good Northern flavour to them. They all have 1 thing in common and that's the fact you can dance your *** off to all of them. If you don't find yourself at least tapping your feet, you're deaf or dead! Let's break it down shall we?:

1. Archie Bell & The Drells - (There's gonna be a) Showdown (Atlantic) Archie never disappoints. Tighten Up and Can't Stop Dancin' are fav's but this Gamble & Huff production just invites you to fancy up your steps and give it a spin on the dancefloor. I love the countdown near the end....

2. Chubby Checker - (At The) Discotheque (Parkway) He'll forever be know as "that guy who sang the Twist" but Chubby was still filling the dancefloor years later with this Northern flavoured dancer

3. Bill Deal & The Rhondels - What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am (Heritage) Now, I have no idea if this was ever played at a Northern all-nighter but I think it has a great sound. The horns and pace make it a great dancer.

4. The Impressions - Can't Satisfy (ABC) Curtis & The fellas released this in '66 and while not rare at all, it's a classic...

5. Edwin Starr - I Have Faith In You (Ric-Tic) Released as the B-Side for the smash (SOS) Stop Her On Sight, this song has found it's way into the hearts of Northern Soul fans. Edwin seemed to turn everything he touched into gold.

6. The Chessmen - Why Can't I Be Your Man (Chess) Okay, I can't find ANYTHING about these guys. I'm assuming they're the Chess House band but no info is forthcoming. The song starts out frighteningly similar to "I Can't Help Myself" but then moves on. Fantastic northern soul.

7. Jackie Lee - Your P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L.I.T.Y. (Mirwood) Another Northern Stonker from the mills of Mirwood Records. Jackie Lee is best known for his single "The Duck" which I'll post on here at a later date.

8. Gloria Jones - Heartbeat Pt 1 - (Capitol) Yes, She of "Tainted Love" fame actually made other songs too. This is my Canadian pressing which seems a little too deep in the Bass but maybe that's the way they all are......the song is killer so it's not so bad.

9. The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (Deram) Sweet mother of god I love this song. As I've mentioned to my friends, it's relentless. It just sets the pace in the first 3 seconds and it's cruise control till the end.

10. Lou Pride - I'm Com'un Home In The Morn'un (SUEMI) Ya I don't think this is the original so don't get too excited! This single kinda crosses borders. It's a great funk tune but it also works as a Northern dancer as well. Crazy Rare (Like maybe 500 REAL copies worldwide kinda rare), but I'll keep this copy as a place holder till I find the real thing. Trust me, you're gonna love this track!

11. Madeline Bell - Picture Me Gone (Philips) The B-Side of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" this is one of those Classic Northern tunes you never forget.

12. Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied - (Bigtop) I finally scored this on the Yellow Bigtop label. What an amazing song! Another classic, but it just moves ya AND grooves ya. It's one of a few in my collection that still gives me goosebumps when it starts playing. How about you?

13. Bob Kuban & The In-Men - The Cheater (Musicland USA) Vocals by Walter Scott This track is a barnstormer! I have so much fun with this. It's integral Northern Soul (IMHO of course!)

14. Chuck Wood - Seven Days Too Long (MOJO) I believe this is the first re-release of this classic Northern song. In the 70's Seven days was apparently too long to wait for the next all-nighter....That makes this track an anthem. That and you'll have a hard time getting it out of your head once you hear it!

15. The Olympics - Do The Philly-Dog (Mirwood) This label is chock full of great tunes, but then so is Revilot, Ric-Tic, O'Keh and the zillions of other indie labels of the time. This track is another song about dancing.....but at least this is a catchy one :)

16. Gloria Jones - Heartbeat Pt 2 (Capitol) Last but not least, I thought I'd revisit Gloria. This is the little played yet eqally brilliant part 2. It'd be great to pin those 2 parts together somehow...Hmmmm....

Well there you have it folks. I was going to post the labels but it'd take up way too much room. Let me know what you think.I have another mix on the way (Vol 2) so shout out loud if you want to hear it!

- Jason X

Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now (Smash S-2037)

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Hi Kids, Remember Me?

Yikes! It's been a long long long time....long time. First off, I apologize profusely for the wait. Secondly, I'd like to take a moment to thank all of you who left positive comments and emails whilst I was on "Hiatus".

So what was that hiatus all about you ask?

WORK: Too much work and not enough co-workers make Jason a busy boy! 'nuff said!

HOUSE: Old Man Winter is here and there have been numerous upgrades and whatnot preparing for what appears to be a bad winter. We are currently under 20cm of snow with another storm coming tonight to dump another 25cm and the temperature is -24 degrees celsius. (For you in the US - That's Friggin' Chilly!)

WEDDING: That's Right! Yours truly is getting married this upcoming August! With only 8 months left before the big day, there has been a lot of planning going on...but we're feeling much better now! :)

That pretty much sums up where I've been. However, I have also had time to dig up some great slabs of wax. Most of it has been Northern Soul and you'll see that reflected in my next few posts. I'm planning a killer mix in the VERY near future so as not to bore you with individual posts.

I thought todays selection was appropriate since (as the title suggests) I'm Ready Now to resume the helm of the good ship SHINDIGGIT! I've always had a soft spot for this song. It's one of those relentless songs that don't really let up. Taking a bit of a solo break from his 4 Seasons, Frankie released this in 1966. This has been gobbled up by the Northern Soul scene as it's catchy, it's fast and you can dance to it. What more is there to say but, have a listen and SHINDIGGIT!

-Jason X

Hiatus

Shindiggit is on Temporary Hiatus for this month. I WILL be back, however my work schedule is making it nigh impossible to update at the moment. You can leave messages or comments for me here on the site still and I will respond to each as I get a second to check them.

More Wax Fantastic on it's way...SOON.....REALLY SOON!

-Jason X

SHINDIGGIN' FUFU STEW! (49mb)

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Hi Again Music Fans!
Well it's been less than a week since my last post (I hope you liked the mix). Tonight I am proud to present a mix from my good friend Vincent over at FuFu Stew! Vincent is one of the nicest guys here in our end of the Blogisphere. He's done me the honour of hosting some of my mixes as well as others from around the web, so it's only natural that I return that favour. By the way, make sure you pop over to his blog and congratulate him not only for his great taste in music and fantastic mixes but on his upcoming wedding as well!! Let me hand it over now to Vincent:

Greetings all you Shindiggit fans. I like 45s too. There's nothing like the sound of a good old dusty slab of imperfect vinyl. Here's a few all time faves and some new scores that I came across in the field, as well as a couple that were graciously loaned to me from some very good friends who appreciate my obsession for 45 collecting. Some of them are a little worn, but that only gives me incentive to dig deeper for better quality copies.

01 Shout And Shimmy-James Brown (King). Would you believe the first time I heard this one was when the Who performed it on none other than the classic show Shindig! That's part of the reason for the introspeak, which comes from an old VHS I had laying around.

02 Do It One More Time-Alvin Cash (Mar V Lus). I ALWAYS buy Alvin Cash records when I'm digging in the field. Here's one of the many incarnations of his classic homage to the Twine...

03 Shotgun-Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul). A timeless tune, but doesn't it sound so much better in glorious mono on a 45?

04 I've Got Just The Thing-Lou Courtney (Riverside). Just like Cash, I ALWAYS buy Lou Courtney records...

05 You Met Your Match-Stevie Wonder (Tamla). Here's one of the genius's many and varied deep album cuts which I was lucky enough to score on a 45 a couple of weeks ago. A pure funk bomb with the percussion brought up in the mix unlike on the LP...

06 The Chicken-Jackie Lee (UNI). Here's another highly sought after piece that I'm thankful to have found at long last. The next three are also pretty important to me in that respect...

07 Funky Boo Ga Loo-Jerry O (Shout)

08 Sang And Dance-The Bar Kays (Volt)

09 Sockin' 1-2-3-4-John Roberts (Duke)

10 20-75-Willie Mitchell (Hi). Nobody puts down a foot stomping performance like Poppa Willie. While this one's pretty common in the States, I had to pick up this Canadian pressing just because...

11 Don't Give It Away-Isley Brothers (T Neck). This one's a bit worse for wear but quite necessary as it uses a different (and slightly longer) mix from the LP.

12 I Can't Stop Loving My Baby-Linda Jones (Loma)

13 She's Looking Good-Wilson Pickett (Atlantic). Big ups to my friend Tony from the UK for putting this one in my mailbox. It's not often that you can find pre-70s Atlantic 45 issued in true stereo.

14 Day Tripper-The Vontastics (St. Lawrence). Here's a nice Northern spin on an old Beatles standard.

15 Sock It To Me-Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)

16 Hide And Seek-The Sheep (Boom). This is my new all time favourite 45. Just can't get enough of that driving beat. I put this one on specifically for Jason in response to the Shakey Jakes record he hipped us to a few months back. Some real blue eyed soul FIRE for your ears! Don't burn yourself now...

17 Drums A Go Go-Hollywood Persuaders (Original Sound). Thanks once again to the power of the internet, here's a fairly common piece which I later discovered is one of Frank Zappa's early recoded efforts dating back to 1964! I learn something new every day...

18 46 Drums And 1 Guitar-Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat)

19 Raccoon-The Rhythm Rebellion (Tangerine). This one I scored on the strength of the late Ray Charles's Tangerine label which also produced the highly sought after 45 from the Mod Squad. While I know very little about the group, the tune is well worth the price I paid for its funky rhythm (no pun intended here)...

20 Hey Mr. DJ-Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces (Checker). I wrap up with a basic Soul number, dedicated to all of the DJs out there, even armchair DJs such as myself as I'm still looking for the perfect gig. One day it will come, I'm sure...

Please download and enjoy this Shindiggit special, an mp3 file, 49 MB. Thanks to Jason for letting me hang out and share some of my dusties with all of you... Be sure to drop by and visit Fufu Stew for many more mixes. My number one purpose is preserving freeform for posterity. Have fun, be safe and as always,SHINDIGGIT! Peace and blessings.

Well there you have it folks, another fine mix from FuFu Stew. Always a fine meal coming out of that kitchen. Go on in and get some! - Jason X

Bouncing Soul Volume 1 (54mb)

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Hi Gang,
I'm back with another mix. I haven't unleashed anything in Mix form for a while so I thought this would be a good opportunity to introduce you to some new stuff as well as mix in some familiar selections from previous posts. Since most of my mixes are long and quite large files, I went with a bit different format this time around. The mix will be part of a series (how many, I don't know yet....) consisting of 13 tracks each. Todays installation is intended to make you want to dance. I know I'm tapping my foot furiously as I write this so it shouldn't be too hard. The track listing is as follows:

01 The Intruders - Turn The Hands Of Time (REO)
02 JJ Barnes - Baby Please Come Back Home (TransWorld)
03 Jimmy Jones - 39-21-40 Shape (Bell)
04 Jay & The Techniques - Contact (Smash)
05 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Cotillion)
06 Jackie Ross - Dynamite Lovin' (Chess)
07 Betty Everett - Take Me (UNI)
08 Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons - Wait A Minute (Palmer)
09 JJ Jackson - But It's Alright (Allied)
10 The Esquires - And Get Away (Bunky)
11 Jarvis Jackson - The Long Dog (SIMS)
12 Lou Courtney - Skate Now (TransWorld)
13 Don Covay & The Good Timers - Iron Out The Rough Spots (Atlantic)

Let me know what you think.

On another note, I'll be watching closely as Our Canadian government decides whether it will bend to the will of US Big Entertainment or not. In case you haven't heard, they're proposing a new bill which will reflect the Digital Millenium Act the US imposed almost a decade ago. I'm curious as to how they view Bloggers. I find I download from the Blogs to get a listen to potential digs in the future. I would always prefer the vinyl to the digital download but how is big brother gonna see it? If you're interested, there's more info at this site (Click Here). I guess we'll just have to see what happens.

Okay, enough of that nonsense...download the mix and SHINDIGGIT!!! -Jason X

A Thursday Twofer' (Plus a Rant!)

Hi Kids,

I hope you're all enjoying the little dittys I've been laying down for you lately. I have fun doing it and when you leave me comments, I know you're shindiggin' it as much as me. This brings me to my rant (which will be mercifully short I promise). Some of you may have noticed the comments that started on my last post "Tiger People". There were 2 from Hamilton (My hometown). A fellow stated he was going to play this track at a bar here in town and the reply was less than agreeable. You see some people don't think it's cool to steal a guys heat and play it out locally. I'm at odds with this. On one hand, I am freely offering these tunes for you to listen to in the hopes that you'll recognize it next time you're digging those dusty crates. On the other hand, I know that some guys (hell maybe most guys) are downloading them for their own soul nights or mixes (can you say Serato's anyone? LOL). I guess what's irked me a bit is someone who DJ's from my hometown who would er....borrow a track for their night reducing the WOW factor when I spin the original on one of MY nights. Maybe I'm just being petty. As a DJ (as green as I am) I take pride in playing the original slabs o' wax instead of the digital copies, but I guess I'm just kinda old school that way. The digital age has allowed me to offer these songs to you and the DJ trend is going to digital formats. Whatever the case it has opened my eyes a little bit to the possibilities, both positive and negative. As a side note...the comment left wasn't too specific and it did leave the option that maybe this fellow already owned a copy...if so, play it LOUD! ;)

(End of Rant)





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So for my first pick for tonight, I thought I'd hit you with my Northern Stick and set you up with some Jimmy Jones. I picked this single up at a Flea Market a couple weeks ago and can't get the darned thing out of my head (ya that happens a lot). Jimmy "Handyman" Jones was a Gospel singer who had a few minor hits in the 50's. Apparently, he recorded this as his second to last single (in his career) for Bell in 1967. It's a great midtempo stomper with lots of hand pumping moments. Not a record I see very often around these parts. Give it a whirl....







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Next up is Millie Jackson. I guess you could call this a crossover classic. Apparently much beloved at the english scooter rallies, I managed to forget my copy for Niagara (Boo-urns!). Millie is an interesting cat. She recorded for MGM in the 60's then left for Spring Records. She has probably some of the WORST album covers (or best if you like cheese) out there.




Don't let the Album Covers scare ya! This track is her 3rd to hit the charts for Spring Records in 1972. I call it a crossover because it's still a great northern track even if it does "cross over" into the 70's. I'm sure a lot of Early Wigan, Wheel and Torch fans cringe at this stuff....but since I wasn't around back then, it's ALL fair game for me! Well enough of my rambling....on with the show....This is IT!

Tiger People - GIMMEWACHOOWAN (Polydor 2065 240DJ)

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Good Day Music Fans!
Well I have spent the last week paying in sweat for taking the long weekend off for the Niagara Scooter Rally last weekend. It's been a gruelling week at work so don't hate me if I haven't hit you with some musical love recently. So what did you think of the Irie mix I posted for FuFu Stew? I did a variation of it for my scooter friends on the weekend....well actually I played forever.... propelled by beer and my favourite fungus (wink wink nod nod) I played with my friend on the wheels of steel till 6am on Friday night. By that time I was practically crawling on the floor but as the Dells said "Oh What a Nite!". I tried to recreate that the following night but to no avail...my body just couldn't take the punishment I had dealt it during the previous 30 hours or so....Besides, the were other DJ's as well and my hats off to Gene from Scooters Originali who had some VERY deep crates of Northern Soul. It was a pleasure to listen to you play sir.
I've posted a track I picked up recently, that I can find absolutely NO INFORMATION on the interweb about. It's a Canadian DJ Promo from 1974 called "GIMMEWACHOOWAN" by Tiger People....ring any bells? Well if it does, let me know. I'm curious as #@*% to find out more about them. This track is a double A Side in Mono (wierd for '74) and sounds like it belongs in a good Blaxploitation movie. The Bass line and the backup vocals are a joy to hear, so while I toddle off to bed, crank it up and SHINDIGGIT!

- Jason X

**NOTE** I had another try at seeing what was what with this single and stumbled across this website (CLICK HERE). I wonder if this is the SAME Art Phillips who arranged the track for today? Not to mention, did he design a cool sleeve for it as well....LOL.

I'm Diggin' The Kitchen....

Hi Kids, One of my favourite sites in this small (but expanding) world of Music Blogs is FuFu Stew. Vincent has been cooking up some great stuff for my listening pleasure in the past couple of years. I hoped to return the favour by submitting a mix for his "Come On In My Kitchen" posts. Well I got the nod today and if you pop on over to his site you can download a Jamaican mix I did a couple days ago. Click on the picture above to take you there. Remember to say Hello to Vincent over there. I'm off to the Niagara Scooter Rally this evening, so have a grand weekend and I'll be back soon with more tasty morsels on the way.....
-Jason X


Mix Songlist:

1. Jackie Mittoo - Groovy Spirit (Summus)
2. Byron Lee & The Dragonairres - Here I am Baby (Dynamic)
3. The Maytals - Feel So Good (Trojan)
4. Dandy Livingstone - Reggae In Your Jeggae (Trojan)
5. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek (Trojan)
6. Ethiopians - Train To Skaville (Record Corner)
7. Eric "Monty" Morris - Sammy Dead (Kentone)
8. Prince Buster - Rough Rider (Prince Buster)
9. Peter Tosh - Them A Fe Get A Beatin' (Attack)
10. Heptones - The Magnificent Heptones (Attack)
11. Mad Lads - Ten To One (Coxsone)
12. Augustos Pablos - Lover's Mood (Hot Shot)
13. Augustos Pablos - Lover's Rock (Hot Shot)
14. U Roy - King Tubby Skank (Jackpot)
15. Derrick Harriot - Brown Baby (Trojan)
16. Ken Boothe - Is It Because I'm Black (Wild Flower)
17. Adoms Treo - Reggae Exprence (Nu Sound)
18. Max Romeo & The Upsetters - Chase The Devil (Island)
19. Jennifer Lara & Soul Vendor - Tell Me Where (Coxsone)
20. Roots Radics Band - CHART (African Museum)
21. Hortense Ellis - I Don't Have A Wooden Heart (Imperial)