Sunday, October 6, 2013

Re-Up : "The 1st Annual Benefit for the Congressional Black Caucus" (1975)


Re-up of this great live funk and soul album, featuring War, Curtis Mayfield, Kool & The Gang and Gladys Knight & The Pips. WAV and MP3 versions, my rip. Go here for previews, info and download links.


at

23 comments:

  1. boogiemanOctober 9, 2013 at 5:03 AM

    Thanks Simon. Good idea to re-post some of your old posts.
    Cheers

    ReplyDelete
  2. Simon666October 9, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    Thanks for the comment boogieman :) Yes, not really worth doing new posts when it's one comment vs. 180 downloads, better just to share music with local friends.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Uncut JukeboxOctober 9, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    Much appreciated, thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Uncut JukeboxOctober 9, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    Much appreciated, thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  5. JDOctober 9, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    Cheers for the funky stuff, Simon. I've always been told to accept that lack of comments is part of the blogging experience (!) but f*ck, it sure can be disheartening when you go to all the trouble of ripping and posting and nobody even says thank you.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Matthew ButcherOctober 10, 2013 at 12:36 AM

    Sorry for not commenting!
    Love your blog and anything to do with the Mwandishi-era bands.

    ReplyDelete
  7. JazzjetOctober 10, 2013 at 12:57 AM

    Many thanks, Simon. Really appreciate the wav version. Maybe go private to reach a truly grateful audience?

    ReplyDelete
  8. Simon666October 10, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Thanks for the comments guys and apologies for complaining - just noting the massive decrease in comments on music blogs over time. I think it's the discussion that I miss - to me it was always the reason to actually rip and put something up, as opposed to just playing the records at home. But I guess with the collapse of the industry people now regard all sources as being the same.

    ReplyDelete
  9. taro nombeiOctober 11, 2013 at 5:40 PM

    NIce one Simon.
    I don't remember this one from first time around...
    Much appreciated!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Simon666October 11, 2013 at 10:18 PM

    You're welcome TN :) Was from quite early in the blog's life ..

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousOctober 15, 2013 at 4:06 AM

    Hi Simon,

    Thanks for the re-up - much appreciated here as always ...

    Dave Aquarius

    ReplyDelete
  12. Simon666October 15, 2013 at 8:11 PM

    Glad you're enjoying it Dave, thanks for the comment :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. AnonymousOctober 25, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    thank you!

    ReplyDelete
  14. leedjOctober 27, 2013 at 4:48 AM

    Dear Simon:

    Belated thanks from a longtime lurker shamed into commenting. I know I speak for many when I say how much I appreciate what you've done here over the past few years. I have discovered so much great stuff via this blog -- the Hampton Hawes electric albums, the library music, the Japanese comps -- that I will always be grateful.

    If it isn't too self-serving a way to show gratitude, I'd be glad for anyone to have a listen to a project influenced in a lot of ways by things discovered through this blog. It's called Bohemian Tories; not all of it's Rhodes-based ("Bohemian Tory's Rhapsody" is probably the best example of that) but it tries to line up with sixties and seventies soul-jazz, with a couple of eighties nods as well. https://soundcloud.com/
    bohemiantories

    Glad for the chance to share, and sincere thanks again for doing what you do.

    ReplyDelete
  15. RhodesFanOctober 28, 2013 at 3:40 AM

    Thanks for this great LP. I cleaned up the cover for anyone who is interested.

    http://www39.zippyshare.com/v/80958448/file.html

    ReplyDelete
  16. LewisJuly 11, 2014 at 12:05 PM

    Oh my gosh... THANK YOU for this one. I have it on vinyl, in a copy looking about like the cover image you posted, and have been wanting a digital copy forever. I'm a Curtis Mayfield freak (Gladys is up there too) so this is a real treat to find this.

    Thanks for posting it, Simon!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Simon666July 11, 2014 at 1:44 PM

    thanks for comments guys :)

    ReplyDelete
  18. AnonymousMarch 29, 2015 at 8:24 AM

    Also a belated thank you, but I do appreciate your sharing this album Simon.
    Peace,
    Don Julian

    ReplyDelete
  19. AMMApril 25, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    hi simon
    good to see your still active!
    sorry bout bacoso a sad loss!
    can you please get me an invite to http://ileoxumare.blogspot.com/
    I used to go there but now private ?

    email
    alex.at.lang@gmail.com

    thank simon

    ReplyDelete
  20. Simon666April 29, 2015 at 4:07 PM

    Hi Alex, ileoxumare no longer active, she just hasn't bothered to delete as yet.
    S

    ReplyDelete
  21. indianiMay 5, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    Thank you, this is very nice.

    ReplyDelete
  22. E T H I C SMay 15, 2017 at 12:05 AM

    Thank You !!!! As usual, you have shared one monster of an album!

    I hope you don't mind that I linked my current post of Sir Edwards - The Power of Feeling to your original post. That way, credit is given to who it is due. I ran across a beautiful copy of the LP just yesterday, and had to share with any followers who are unfamiliar with that album, and your fantastic blog

    Cheers, from Houston, Texas
    -Ededdeddie

    ReplyDelete
  23. Simon666May 15, 2017 at 10:01 PM

    Hey Ededdeddie,
    Glad you're enjoying this, and thanks for sending people this way :)

    ReplyDelete