Georgie Fame - Rhythm And Blues At The Flamingo (1964)

Am I the only one who thinks Georgie Fame is totally badass? I looked around in New York City for his records after hearing a great version of Sitting In The Park but got strange looks whenever I inquired about him. As if I were asking for Cliff Richard or something! Has no label looked into reissuing his stuff? His tunes are tough, and his voice is smooth, as is his organ playing. This LP recorded in London in 1964 captures his straight up mod dance vibe. Plenty of extra tracks on here too.

Track listing:
1.Night Train
2.Let The Good Times Roll
3.Do The Dog
4.Eso Beso
5.Work Song
6.Parchman Farm
7.You Can't Sit Down
8.Humpty Dumpty
9.Shop Around
10. Baby Please Don't Go
11. Baby Baby (Don't You Worry)
12. Prince Of Fools
13. J.A. Blues
14. Orange Street
15. Stop Right Here
16. Rick's Tune
17. Parker's Mood
18. Money (That's What I Want) Live
19. Money (That's What I Want) Studio
20. Do-Re-Mi
21. Bend A Little
22. I'm In Love With You

I have heard rumours of Mr. Fame having recorded stuff in Jamaica. There is almost certainly a West Indian audience -to my knowledge the Flamingo club in London was a hangout for yardies) and even perhaps a Jamaican musician or two on this album (or is that Georgie's fake Jamaican accent hyping the crowd before going into a straight bluebeat Humpty Dumpty?) but I would be thrilled to find stuff actually recorded in JA studios. Especially some organ instrumentals! Anyone with info on this JA stint please contact me.

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The Stairs - Mexican R&B (1992)

1. Intro
2. Mary Joanna
3. Mr. Window Pane
4. Out In The Country
5. Laughter In Their Eyes
6. Sweet Thing
7. Russian R&B (The World Shall Not Be Saved)
8. Right in the Back of Your Mind
9. Flying Machine
10. Mexican R&B
11. Take No Notice of the World Outside
12. Mundane Mundae
13. When It All Goes Wrong
14. Wrap Me Round Your Finger
15. Weed Bus
16. Woman Gone and Say Goodbye
17. Sometimes The World Escapes Me
18. Fall Down The Rain
19. Outro

These four young men from Liverpool, England formed the Stairs in the early 90s and made one of the greatest and most authentic 60s-revival albums to date. The single Weed Bus is a highly sought-after collector's piece, and the album that followed, Mexican R&B, is just as difficult to find. The Stairs use a classic fusion of mod/freakbeak/R&B sounds with psychedelic rock (several of these numbers degenerate into fuzzy mind trips) with top-notch songwriting and singing courtesy of frontman Edgar Summertyme (now Edgar "Jones" Jones of the fabulous Joneses), who often sounds like an over-enthusiastic Mick Jagger... My top tunes on here: Weed Bus, Right In The Back Of Your Mind, Mr Window Pane, Woman Gone and Say Goodbye.

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