Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Special Extended Remix)

"Pat Benatar?" Yes! And it's a strong number that's being delivered as well. Personally I think this extended version remixed by John Jellybean Benitez is better than the album version. Especially the guitar part in the end. It's a song I've liked for a long time but for some reason I hadn't posted it before, so here you go.

Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Special Extended Remix) /mediafire
from the 12" Love Is A Battlefield (Special Extended Remix) (Chrysalis 1983)

Bob James - Night Crawler

Music for a chillin' sunday...

Bob James - Night Crawler /mediafire
from the LP Heads (Tappan Zee 1977)

Denise LaSalle - I'm So Hot

Just a brilliant disco song. That's all...

Denise LaSalle - I'm So Hot /mediafire
from the LP I'm So Hot (MCA 1980)

Barbara Mason - Darling Come Back Home

This Philly chick debuted as early as the mid 60's and mostly recorded sweet soul music on labels such as Curtom and Buddah. When the lovely 70's came with it's funky disco music she started recording for Prelude and West End, and man are we thankful for that. This song remains one of her very best in my opinion.

Barbara Mason - Darling Come Back Home /mediafire
from the LP I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife (Prelude 1978)

East Coast - The Rock

Here's one cool piece of wax that I bought about a month ago. The thing that got me hooked on this song the first time I heard it was that The Supermen Lovers had sampled it to their hit Starlight. Although the sampled part of the song is great, the whole track stands strong on its own. Enjoy!

East Coast - The Rock /mediafire
from the 12" The Rock (Family 1978)

The right to Resistance

For the Love of Soul

Here is about an hour of soul for you. A selection of soul songs that I love and that I hope you will love as well. There's a lot of Motown in there but also other stuff that I think you'll like. So download, press play, get on your feet and stomp to the groove.

For The Love Of Soul /mediafire

Tracklist:

Marv Johnson - Come To Me (Tamla)
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (Tamla)
Bobby Jones - You're A Devil (Expo)
Timothy Wilson - Got To Find A New Love (Buddah)
Toddlin' Town Sounds - The Dud (Toddlin' Town)
Edwin Starr - Agent Double-O-Soul (Ric-Tic)
The Supremes - Buttered Popcorn (Motown)
The Supremes - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) (Motown)
Mary Wells - You Beat Me To The Punch (Motown)
Toussaint McCall - I'm Undecided (Ronn)
Yvonne Baker & The Sensations - I Can't Change (Junior)
The Valadiers - I Found A Girl (Gordy)
Martha & The Vandellas - Heat Wave (Gordy)
Jackie Wilson - The Who Who Song (Decca)
Jimmey (Soul) Clark - (Come On And Be My) Sweet Darlin (Soulhawk)
The Du-Ettes - Every Beat Of My Heart (President)
The Tams - Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy (abc)
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (Champion)
Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out (Tamla)
Marvin Gaye - How Can I Forget (Tamla)
Al Wilson - The Snake (Soul City)
Frankie Valli - The Night (Motown)

The Salsoul Orchestra - 212 North 12th

This has always been a favourite but for some reason I haven't bought the album 'til now. While chasing those obscure and rare records it's easy to skip the obvious classics sometimes. Yesterday I bought it and my favourite song on Street Sense, 212 North 12th is still rockin' and as good as it was the first time I heard it. A true disco classic.

The Salsoul Orchestra - 212 North 12th /mediafire
from the LP Street Sense (Salsoul 1979)

Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No (video)

Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No from Stones Throw on Vimeo.

Some of you might remember my post last year where I posted Mayer Hawthorne and The County - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out. I found his new video that I thought I would share with you and at the same time put up that old good Just Ain't Gonna Work Out song again.

Mayer Hawthorne and The County - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out /mediafire
ffrom the 10" Just Ain't Gonna Work Out (Stones Throw, 2008)

The Temptations - Don't Look Back

It's time for a little bit of that Motown sound again. This time with The Temptations. By the time the single My Baby / Don't Look Back first came out in September 1965 they were already big stars with hits as My Girl, It's Growing and The Way You Do The Things You Do. One of the main factors for their early success was the Smokey Robinson production that characterized their songs so much. This was their third Smokey hit in a row, and it was not only the A-side that hit the charts, the strong B-side Don't Look Back made it as well.
For me it's Don't Look Back that is the main song on this single and it is also the first time in a long time with Paul Williams on lead vocals which I think makes this song so special. The first time I heard this song though was on the version that Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger recorded in 1978 to the classic LP Bush Doctor. I always loved that song, but the original motown version is the best. Take a listen for yourself.

The Temptations - Don't Look Back /mediafire
from the 7" My Baby / Don't Look Back (Gordy 1965)

Vernon Burch - And You Call That Love

Former Bar-Kays member Vernon Burch started out his solo career with his album I'll Be Your Sunshine. He later went to record for Chocolate City Records, which also recorded The New York City Players - which later became Cameo - and Brenda And The Tabulations. Though I haven't listened to much of the stuff he recorded, he had a good start with his solo career, maybe not hitwise, but musically. This is a great early disco classic like alot of other early disco songs fits in to the modern soul field as well.


Vernon Burch - And You Call That Love /mediafire
from the LP I'll Be Your Sunshine (United Artists 1975)

Bambu' - I Don't Wanna Lose it

One of my disco favourite's right now. Enjoy!

Bambu' - I Don't Wanna Lose It /mediafire
from the 12" I Don't Wanna Lose It (Zebra 1979)

Jeff Perry - Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours And Mine)

Jeff Perry - Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours And Mine) /mediafire
from the 7" Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours And Mine) / I've Got To See You Right Away (Arista 1975)