Saturday, February 28, 2009

233: Jungle part 8

Hi.
Today's theme reflects on the wide variety of the spice of life,
and therefore ofcourse it's also dealing with all the broad musical
horizons this E-mile Says Songs Do The Matter blog has to offer.
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Yes, it's another jungle-based post for ya cats & kittens!
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The artwork is another pic from our vacation in France,
but I'm quite sure that the fauna spotted here is the
result of some sort of fata morgana...
(though there was enough to drink over there)
-just click on the pic & you know what I mean!-
[:-)
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From this batch one album is worth some extra care:
the new Anthony Joseph & Spasm Band album is SO
totally worth your money, maybe it's priceless..
Visit him HERE, or just trust me and buy it!
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1. Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band - Jungle (12:06)
2. Badmarsh - Jungle Sitars (8:13)
3. Bow Wow Wow - Jungle boy (2:47)
4. Charlie Feathers - Jungle Fever (2:42)
5. Christine 23 Onna - Cosmic Jungle (3:27)
6. Dexter Gordon - Ca' Purange (Jungle Soul) (9:36)
7. Guana Batz - Jungle Rumble (2:05)
8. James Taylor Quartet - Jungle Strut (4:24)
9. Jeru The Damaja - Jungle Music (3:50)
10. Joe Harnell - Asphalt Jungle Theme (2:09)
11. Manfredo Fest - Jungle Kitten (3:35)
12. Moses Mayes - Jungle Plums Part 1 & 2 (5:27)
13. Muscles - Jungle Strut (4:28)
14. Olu Dara - Jungle Jay (5:02)
15. Som Tres - Jungle (3:27)
16. Tim Buckley - Jungle Fire (4:39)
17. Warren Zevon - Jungle Work (3:52)
18. Young Senators - Jungle (3:14)
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233 jungle part 8 - 141 MB (RS)

Monday, February 23, 2009

232: Birthday Girl! (my cherie renault [;-)

Hi.
Today I wish my special girl a very happy birthday!
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Actually it's not until the 24th, but it's carnaval here, so...
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Somehow she found out about her present,
(yes that Ben Harper t-shirt instead of the knife block :-)
and I hope she likes it...
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The pic is from our little holiday in France last fall, when we
stumbled upon this after a mad, mad walk (and climb!)
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Enjoy this mix for the miss,
and remember to share your love with your special girl or gal,
also on those days when you're not celebrating their birthdays :-)
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Happy anniversary Leen ! ! !
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1. Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters - Sister Sadie (2:31)
2. Bone Shakers - Queenie's Groove (1:01)
3. Chambers Brothers - Romeo And Juliet (4:32)
4. Chico Hamilton - Little Lisa (2:48)
5. Franklin Kiermyer - The Julia Set (6:32)
6. Horace Tapcott - Sketches Of Drunken Mary (11:32)
7. Jack West & Curvature - Christina's Song (4:20)
8. Jeremy Steig - Howling For Judy (4:38)
9. John Betsch Society - Darling Gloria (5:14)
10. Johnny Almond Music Machine -
Blues For Helen (8:34)
11. Johnny Hammond - Cleopatra And The African Knight (5:05)
12. Johnny Otis Show - Little Ester's Blues (6:28)
13. Lonnie Smith - Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf (10:49)
14. Monk Montgomery - Sister Lena (4:03)
15. Nina Simone - Little Liza Jane (Version 1) (4:34)
16. Pharoah Sanders - Memories Of Edith Johnson (5:43)
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232 another mix for the miss (RS)

Monday, February 16, 2009

231: Birthday Boy!

Hi.
Today it's my birthday again,
(obvious!)
so today's comp is without a theme,
just a bunch of nice, funky, strange
and joyful tunes to celebrate!
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CHEERS!
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1. Aaron Neville - Space Man (2:46)
2. Ashantis - Safari (5:14)
3. Benjamin Herman - Durban Pison (5:36)
4. Black Merda & Fugi - Jo-Jo (4:31)
5. Caravan Palace - Star Scat (3:50)
6. De Phazz - Jim The Jinn (3:19)
7. Dengue Fever - Ethanopium (4:38)
8. Grodeck Whipperjenny - Sitting Here On A Tongue (2:53)
9. Harvey Mason - Fair Thee Well (2:55)
10. Jimmy McGriff - Tiki (4:19)
11. Joe Zawinul - Good Day (5:11)
12. Mel Thorme - Right Now (2:15)
13. Midnight Movers - Masai (Do The Masai Children) (2:28)
14. Robert Watson - Reachin Searchin (4:41)
15. Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses - Run For Daylight (3:22)
16. Willie Hutch - I Finally Made The Headlines (3:15)
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231 birthday boy (MF)
or
231 birthday boy (RS)

Saturday, February 14, 2009

230: fornication part 4 (Valentine's Day)

Hi.
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Today (ofcourse!) a fornicate special,
being Valentine's day and all...
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Be sure to let the one(s) you love know
how much you care for her/him/them and
enjoy this Fornicate/Valentine-mix!
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peace & love y'all!
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1. Allen Ginsberg - You Are My Dildo (5:16)
2. Batteaux - Dig Up The Love (2:48)
3. Billy Paul - Let's Make A Baby (7:19)
4. Jack McDuff - I Want A Little Girl (6:47)
5. Chuck Carbo - Can I Be Your Squeeze (2:29)
6. Dorothy Dandridge - Smooth Operator (3:06)
7. Floyd Lawson & The Heart Of Stone - Rated X (3:45)
8. Ginji James - Love Is A Merry Go Round (2:41)
9. Heartstoppers - Brainwashed By Love (3:19)
10. Herman Brood - Doin It (2:36)
11. Houston Person - Spread It (3:06)
12. Jackie Beavers - Love That Never Grows Old (2:47)
13. Margie Joseph - Let's Go Somewhere And Love (2:59)
14. Mel Brown - Need Love (3:51)
15. Oscar Harris & The Twinkle Stars -
Relax Before Having Sex (3:44)
16. Shin-Okubo Gentlemen - Let's Make Love (4:17)
17. Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back (2:58)
18. Supermax - Lovemachine (8:35)
19. Willie Hutch - Come On Let's Do The Thang (4:08)
20. X-Legged Sally - Skip XXI (6:29)
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230 a little valentine's day fornication (RS)

Thursday, February 12, 2009

229: another twice as nice...

Hi.
Today another one of them twice
(and a bit thrice!) as nice...
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Worst version here comes from the Godfather
of P-Funk, it's a really bad cover of Fever!
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Nicest surprises (to me) are the 2 fresh
versions on the good old Ode To Billie Joe!
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Hope you'll enjoy these ones, alltogether it's
a funky bunch and - again - I must thank all the
original bloggers, without whom this constantly
cosy, coincidental corny cover-continuum
couldn't continue co-exist...
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Especially ARKIVER for his Evil Ways :-)
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1. Big Chico - Ode To Billie Joe (6:03)
2. Bobby McFerrin - Moondance (5:21)
3. Buddy Fite - Evil Ways (3:07)
4. Chi-Lites - Inner City Blues (5:00)
5. Dennis Brown - Black Magic Woman (3:08)
6. Ernie Wilkins - Evil Ways (3:17)
7. Fdel - Rocksteady (3:59)
8. Frank Owens - Rock Steady (5:02)
9. George Clinton - Fever (4:55)
10. Irene Reid - Moondance (3:50)
11. J.B.s - Use Me (3:37)
12. Jay Berliner - Use Me (3:06)
13. La Crema De New York - The Cisco Kid (4:10)
14. Merl Saunders Trio - Ode To Billie Joe (3:27)
15. Orchester Hugo Strasser - Black Magic Woman (3:18)
16. Placebo - Inner City Blues (5:12)
17. Precious Bryant - Fever (2:38)
18. Reuben Wilson - The Cisco Kid (5:17)
19. Three Sounds - Fever (2:36)
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229 another twice as nice (RS)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

228: M.o.n.e.y. volume 2

Hi.
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We saw the Slumdog Millionaire movie by Danny Boyle
the other day, and it was a blast! Highly recommended.
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So today's theme is not such a giant leap and
will be a little follow up on post nr.139 and in a way also
on the guest post I did over at Footrack's place...
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Well, you need that stuff to pay for your favourite music
and all the other stuff you can't live without ofcourse,
so when they say it doesn't make you happy is a load of crap :-)
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Enjoy these 20 and shake your moneymaker!
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1. Barbara Lynn - Money (4:27)
2. Ben Sidran - Talking About Money (3:34)
3. Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination -
I Was Young And I Needed The Money (4:35)
4. Corduroy - Money Is (4:36)
5. Day One - Money (3:33)
6. Eddie Harris - I Need Some Money (3:12)
7. Freddie Roach - Money (That's What I Want) (4:20)
8. Ike Turner - Money (2:35)
9. James Chance & The Contortions - Money To Burn (10:10)
10. James Taylor Quartet - Money (That's What I Want) (4:09)
11. James Taylor Quartet - The Money (4:18)
12. Mandre - Money (That's What I Want) (4:21)
13. Mongo Santamaría - Get The Money (2:12)
14. N.A.S.A. - Money(4:15)
15. Robert Walter - Money Changes (3:10)
16. Roland Kirk - Shakey Money (2:40)
17. Roosevelt Sykes - Pocketful Of Money (2:33)
18. Sila & The Afro Funk Experience -
Got No Money, Get No Respect (4:13)
19. Tom Waits - 'Til The Money Runs Out (4:22)
20. Trevor Wilson - Money Can´t Buy Love (2:03)
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or
228A money + 228B money (MF - 2parts)

Friday, February 6, 2009

227: For The Ladies, part 5

Hi.
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Today a joyous, swinging tribute to
Joelle, Cheryl, Stevie, Penelope, Yvette, Charlotte,
Monique, Kim, Anna, Sylvia Ann, and Rosetta
...
and ofcourse to my precious one and only girl Leen!
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(Her birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks,
so maybe I'll get me one of those knife blocks,
or maybe I get her a Ben Harper t-shirt- I don't know yet)
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[:-D)
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Enjoy!
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1. Art Blakey - Joelle (5:13)
2. Charles McPherson - Cheryl (6:17)
3. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - Stevie (4:30)
4. Gary Bartz - Penelope (4:55)
5. Gerald Wilson - Yvette (3:37)
6. Jimmy McGriff - Charlotte (4:38)
7. Joe Thomas - Monique (4:03)
8. Sam Most & Joe Farrell - Kim (5:39)
9. Odell Brown & The Organ-izers - Anna (3:00)
10. Rudolph Johnson - Sylvia Ann (5:10)
11. Yusef Lateef - Rosetta (3:53)
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For The Ladies, part 5 (RS)
or
For The Ladies, part 5 (MF)

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

226: Don Cavalli - Cryland...

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Hi.

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And Wah't a Wah-nderful Wah-rld it is...
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Frequent flyers KNOW how much my ears
bleed for wah'd out (guitar) sounds,
(though it's beautiful on Rhodes & Sax too)
so today I -once again!- make a little
exception on my blog-policy and want to
present the chance to hear an entire album!
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I'll cut & paste some reviews for ya here:
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Being influenced by (or ripping-off, depending on how you want to look at it) the soulful, gritty work of American blues artistsis a tradition as old as rock and roll itself. French artist DonCavalli sounds, no doubt quite intentionally, like he showed up on the scene 45 years too late, wanting to pay tribute to his hard livin' heroes the same way that the Stones and the Yardbirds did when they started doing Muddy Waters impressions. Cryland is, for the most part, a collection of psyched-up blues riffs that underpin lyrics full of anachronistic clichés about old-time religion and various other tried-and-true topics about which people sing The Blues. Cavalli’s oddball album is full of throwbacks and sonic simulacra that, at points, wouldn't sound out of place next to a Cream album. But the more compelling parts of Cryland are when the album diverges entirely from its bluesy aspirations, and instead explores a less constrained form of outsider weirdness.-The Wah-heavy, harmonica blaring onset of "Gloom" sets the stage for a familiar 12-bar progression over which Cavalli sings, like Jack Bruce with a sore throat, lyrics about "Gloom up a risin'” which despite being well trod territory, are imbued some sort of foreboding sincerity in their off-kilter delivery. The first hint of Cavalli’s weird side are the chords that underpin "Gloom,” as they’re reduced to minimal squelches that preserve a melody while the riffs around it shred through intermittent accentuations. "River" continues Cryland’s exploration of Robert Johnsonian themes with a mushmouthed mantra ("Goin' to river to drown my sorrows / Kill my pain / Wash my sins," etc.) recited over a strangely electrified, tinny, barely-present guitar vibration.- Tracks like “Wonder Chairman” and “Cherie” find Cavalli hitting his stride, assuming a less restrained, more throaty and near-Beefheart-esque snort. More visceral and gruff, these songs emphasize both the lo-fi minimalism of the instrumentation and the strength of Cavalli’s voice. But beneath Cavalli’s obsession with American blues is something stranger. In “New Hollywood Babylon,” the album’s most compelling track, Cavalli eschews the blues entirely in favor of an upbeat, madcap, sugary-loop of lo-figuitar, his overdriven vocals retelling a playful litany of non-sequiturs. -While it’s tempting to make some grand statement about the French and blues music, there’s nothing particularly Gallic about Cryland. Cavalli appears to be a rogue frog. His odd cadence, bargain-basement production values and penchant for minimal rhythms constructed out of tinny, staccato shocks evoke Beefheart at their best – of course, at their worst, they sound like just another take on a worn cliché. But parts of Cryland transcend a warped take on the blues, and portend a warped take on everything, giving the impression that Don Cavalli is capable of creating music that’s way far out in the fringes, beyond the constraints of nostalgia for one particular genre.
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-By Matthew A. Stern-
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With his guttural voice, gasping harmonica and guitar that sounds like a squeezebox being run over by a freight train, Don Cavalli conjures up the spirit of the delta blues circa 1950 - quite an achievement considering the Frenchman recorded this in a Parisian flea market. It's unfortunate, then, that the veteran Seasick Steve is making bigger waves with a similar sound.Nevertheless, while Cavalli's thunder has been stolen, lightning remains in these woozy, boozy stompers that aren't unduly burdened by the familiarity of howling winds and the obligatory appearance by the Devil. Wonder Chairman brews up a Beefheart/Zeppelin storm, while New Hollywood Babylon uses a lo-fi acoustic loop as a vehicle for Cavalli's bizarre fantasy of being warmly received by a Hollywood audience, only to "kill 'em all". So much for a career in soundtracks.
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-By Dave Simpson-
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Offering vintage-sounding blues-rock as filtered through the wah-wah guitar of a middle aged Frenchman, Don Cavalli's "Cry Land" sounds like a recently unearthed '60s gem that was recorded over a fast, booze-soaked lost weekend. Talented without being showy, guitarist Cavalli twists standard blues-rock conventions and injects them with shots of funk, punk, garage and psychedlia. The distorted crunch of "River" and the Cream-like "Agression" are infatuated with Chicago blues, but never come across as simple imitation or parody.
The repetitive robo-rocker "New Hollywood Babylon" doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the tunes, but it is also the disc's most adventurous and memorable tune, and it highlights Cavalli's jerky, David Byrne-meets-Muddy Waters voice.
Album closes with a splendid rave-up on Gershwin's
Summertime."
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By David Lewis
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Yeah that's right, another great take on one of my all-time favs!
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So without further ado, here's the tracklist for 38 minutes of
truly wah-nderful music and please if you like this,
remember to support this French Wah'd-Out dude
and buy his album!!!
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Visit his MYSPACE to check if he's playing somewhere near you...
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1. Don Cavalli - gloom uprising (3:38)
2. Don Cavalli - I'm going to a river (2:18)
3. Don Cavalli - aggression (3:07)
4. Don Cavalli - here sat I (off jumps the don) (3:27)
5. Don Cavalli - vitamin a (1:43)
6. Don Cavalli - vengeance (3:03)
7. Don Cavalli - wandering wanderer (3:32)
8. Don Cavalli - cryland (2:09)
9. Don Cavalli - new hollywood babylon (3:42)
10. Don Cavalli - wonder chairman (2:12)
11. Don Cavalli - cherie de mon coeur (2:34)
12. Don Cavalli - casual worker (4:19)
13. Don Cavalli - summertime (2:30)
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CRYLAND (RS)

or

CRYLAND (MF)

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

225: some more stones covered...

Hi.
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You've guessed it, today some more Rolling Stones
goodies got their covers blown...
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Maybe the strangest track here is song nr.13,
a rai-'d out version you've got to check!
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Hope you'll enjoy this bunch, and oh yeah,
last week (january 20) the great saxophone player
has passed away, and for me his 70's
albums were the most rewarding.
Consider song nr. 5 as wise advice...
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1. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Moonlight Mile (4:29)
2. Barry Goldberg - Melody (5:06)
3. Carla Whitney - Gimme Shelter (3:17)
4. Chris Farlowe - Paint It Black (3:29)
5. David Fathead Newman -
You Can't Always Get What You Want (7:00)
6. Gabor Szabo - Paint It Black (4:43)
7. Ian Siegal Band - Tumbling Dice (4:26)
8. Jesse Malin - Sway (3:28)
9. Johnny Copeland - Tumbling Dice (4:18)
10. Marcia Hines - Jumpin' Jack Flash (3:07)
11. Maxayn - You Can't Always Get What You Want (5:44)
12. Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter (3:32)
13. Orchestre National De Barbes - Sympathy For The Devil (6:15)
14. Otis Clay - Wild Horses (6:31)
15. Tina Turner - Under My Thumb (3:18)
16. Zen Tricksters - Sympathy For The Devil (8:24)
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225 some more stones covered (RS)
or
225 some more stones covered (MF)

Sunday, February 1, 2009

224: Harlem Stories

Hi.

Today an one hour & a half on some Harlem stories...
Enjoy!
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1. Al Hirt - Harlem Hendoo (2:38)
2. Bob Mintzer - East Harlem (8:28)
3. Bobby Womack & J.J. Johnson - Harlem Clavinette (2:14)
4. Booker T. & The MG's - Harlem Shuffle (3:13)
5. Creative Source - Harlem (4:52)
6. Crusaders - Spanish Harlem (7:06)
7. Donny Hathaway - Harlem Dawn (1:39)
8. Jess Roden - Bird Of Harlem (5:24)
9. Kain - Harlem Preacher (5:39)
10. Les McCann - The Harlem Buck Dance Strut (5:54)
11. Olu Dara - Harlem Country Girl (5:48)
12. Ornette Coleman - Harlem's Manhattan (8:11)
13. Rimshots - A Hot Day In Harlem (3:21)
14. Salim Washington's Harlem Arts Ensemble - Harlem Homecoming (8:41)
15. Tony Lawrence - Harlem Cultural Festival (3:19)
16. Tony Middleton & Bobby Matos - Return To Spanish Harlem (2:27)
17. Tony Williams - Harlem Mist '55 (4:02)
18. William Parker Quartet - Harlem (8:51)
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224 HARLEM (RS)
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(oops, track 15 was also in post 97, shit 'appens)