Tim Tam & The Turn Ons - Wait A Minute (Palmer 5002)

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So, do you ever have one of those weeks where you barely have time to step back and take a deep breath, sniff that springtime air, shovel a bit more snow....etc....Ya well that's been my last 2 weeks. It's sad because I had gotten so many cool singles ready and everytime I thought I could plunk myself down in front of my computer, I ended up falling asleep first or some other necessary job (like Laundry) gets in the way.
ANYWAY, I'm here to offer you another great slice of Detroit sound circa 1965. This next song is really hard to describe. I mean it actually crosses a few genres and is terribly difficult to pin down. I know this track is known to be 60's garage rock, but as a fellow collector, who happened to attend Wigan Casino in it's heyday told me (Cheers Kev!), they played this track there. Now he also mentioned that the purists called this (and I quote) "that white shit" but after a listen I think it deserves a little more credit. My friend and I came up with a better category...Dirty Doo-wop. It starts as one would think a late 50's band like Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers or The 4 Seasons but soon after the drums hit....then the piano then guitar and the next thing you know you're on an all out joyride down some musical highway with no speed limits.....okay I'm done with the explanation, you can stop wretching now. I managed to dig up a little dirt on the band but felt it better to offer this link so you can read for yourself. There is an interesting bit of info on that site regarding Bob Seger...yes there is a tiny connection. So have a listen and know that I'll be back really soon with another post.
Don't just sit there....SHINDIGGIT!!!

A.M. Stragglers - Soul Bandit (Little Giant L.1)

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Hello Kiddies, I'm back with some more of the music you (and I) love. To satisfy my vinyl illness (and it is a bit of an illness I keep at bay) I attended a record show in the fair city of Hamilton this Sunday passed. It was almost a no go, as we'd JUST ended a brutal storm that dumped another 40-50cm of snow on my front lawn. It's been a very snowy winter up here. HOWEVER! That wasn't going to stop me, I grabbed my record bag and toddled off through the drifts to find my buried treasures. It was a good thing I did. I came away with about 50 singles! Anybody have a cheap battery operated turntable out there for sale? I could have easily knocked that pile down to 25 or so if I had a listen first...oh well...grand total for the day? $55, 25 or so great records out of that pile? PRICELESS....well not really, but it was a pretty good haul! I've already shindigitized most of them and they will be post fodder in upcoming weeks...look for'em...

Okay, so on to todays post. Sometimes you get one of those records which just grabs you by the face and smacks you back into your chair. The A-side of this track is like that for me. Imagine Soul Finger by the Bar-Kays thrown into a blender with Champ by the Mohawks.....Soul Bandit is THAT bastard child. This horns & organ infused floorsmasher is basically one of the funnest singles I own. The B-Side is a little slower, going for a bluesier vibe, however is still horns & organ drenched and pretty damned classic in it's own right.

The odd thing about this single is that I can find nothing...let me repeat...NOTHING, not even a passing mention as to whom this band was or any info on this single. I'm no soul detective, but I figure it's a studio band like the Mohawks. The label smacks of Britishness and oddly the catalogue number is L.1. Maybe this was a one off single? Any way it goes, I would LOVE to hear if anyone has any info on this band AND the single itself...Little Giant has been a record label in many guises over the years but I think this is a private label and not directly connected to any of the others I've seen.

Okay I've said enough...LISTEN to these tunes and SHINDIGGIT!

The Seeds - Can't Seem To Make You Mine (GNP Crescendo 354)

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Hello Friends,

As some of you may know, I have to send a big shoutout to Mike (DJ Blueprint) from "This Is Tomorrow" for posting my first ever Blog Mix. He had asked if I wanted to contribute to his ever popular series of Guest mixes about a month ago and after a bit of thought I said yes. I hadn't given much thought (prior to this) to online mixes but as I did one, it got really addictive. I now have a couple more coming up which will get better as I get the feel for this. As far as Podcasts/guest Mixes go, I'm in the company of Giants! I've been collecting for years but some of the stuff I see on the other blogs (conveniently listed to the left over there), I only hope I do the music proud. Check out Mikes Blog sometime, He always seems to have some tasty treats, I certainly SHINDIGGIT!

Okay, moving on to today, I thought I'd change it up again. I have a tendency to go off on a tangent for a while and neglect other equally stimulating genres. Lately I've been listening to some mixes I created a while back which are mainly 60's garage bands. While this single is definately NOT rare, it's a classic. Sky's voice is priceless, I can't even explain it. If you're a fan of Nuggets style Garage Punk, you'll already know this track. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then go press play while you read this. The track itself is NOT a heavy one, but actually quite beautiful in it's punky, off-key way....you just can't help but love it....or hate it. I'm the former. Well, I could spend the next 10 minutes writing about it or you can just press play already! SHINDIGGIT!!!!!