The Magnificent Goldberg

Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter Reformers Band - Eda to mose okunkun - Decca is my favourite Obey, and Obey is my favourite Highlife artist. His rhythm section on this one is fabulous! If you can't find it, I'll PM you a link. Also to Experience 001. MG

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I've loved the title from Larry Young's first album, 'Exercise for chihuahuas' since I first saw the album. It was written by Joe Holiday. But who wrote the title? Holiday? Esmond Edwards? Bob Weinstock? But I've got to assume that there were REAL chihuahuas in the home of one of those guys, or of the band. Or of Ozzie Cadena, a friend of Joe Holiday and every musician in Newark. Anyone know? MG

Admiral Dele Abiodun - It's time for Juju music - Adawa Super Bantous de la Capitale - 1960 - Pathe Marconi Five Blind Boys of Mississippi - 1947-1954 - Acrobat (mostly Peacock) MG

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Breakfast with Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir - I won't take it back - Meltone Harry Edison - Mr Swing (with Jimmy Forrest) - Verve Lord Flea - Swingin' calypsos - Capitol MG

How the hell did they do that? I just rotated it a bit so the ground is level and... MG

There used to be a thread of stuff we'd found on the web but it's gone. So I thought I'd start another. Here's a few pics I found somewhere about a year ago, but can't for the life of me remember where. Hope you're as amused as I was. MG

But in Rhode Island? MG

I was gonna say that too. Same as Sam Lazar's 'Space flight'. MG PS - what's a DQ? Dumb question? MG

All year I've been reading Mary S McAuliffe's series of books covering the history of Paris from the election of Napoleon III to the German occupation in WWII. They're all written from the point of view of the arts and culture - including hotels, department stores, haute couture, perfumery, Renault and Citroen and, of course, Baron Haussman's work and the Metro and canals. Very little politics - just enough to keep one in line, but we DO get the story of what Gnl de Gaulle did during WWI. Here they are: Just started on this one (my daughter's getting them for me on Kindle for birthdays &c) MG

Yes, ladies have much better taste and, besides, better ways of getting their own way. Back to the Atakora Manu sleeve in the thread on sleeves showing cars &c. There are several possible stories behind that sleeve, but I think that she's NOT going to be hit with Atakora's stick. She'll get to take the car out OK with a smile as sweet as hers. MG

Yes. That must be the world's only blow up zebra. MG

Red Garland Revisited - Prestige Shleu Shleu - Shleu Shleu from Haiti - Shleu Shleu (compilation from other albums issued by the band) Kid Ory & Red Allen - We've got rhythm - Verve MG

Now on to Hugh Masekela's bare feet MG

Now in South Africa MG

Indeed. V addictive. MG

'Tell the truth, I was looking through my Caribbean and African Albums for bare feet but found so many cars... MG

Les Leopards de St Pierre - Les Leopards - Hit Parade Music Presses presente les Bantous de la Capitale - Music Presse Ernestine Anderson - Nightlife live at Dizzy's Coca Cola club - HighNote MG

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