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Rod Stewart "The First Cut Is The Deepest" (Warner Bros Records) .... "blue eyed soul" cover of this Cat Stevens song recorded @ Muscle Shoals Studios .... always wondered how this would sound without strings (added later @ Criteria Studios, Miami) ....

Excellent ....

Good one ....

Miguel Quintana "A La Loma De Belem" (Toboga Records) 1982 .... Alfredo Valdes Jr. on piano ....

Double Exposure "My Love Is Free" (Salsoul) 1976 .... obviously a big Disco hit, but the lead vocals of Jimmy Williams are the best 70's soul had to offer beneath Teddy Pendergrass and Eddie Levert .... the Tom Moulton Mix bringst the rhythm backbone of Ron Baker and Earl Young to the fore favourably ....

Very sad .... R.I.P ....

❤️Fabulous❤️ Piano Trio platter hands down ....

Kool & The Gang "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want I)" (De-Lite Records Original Long 12" Version) 1981 .... slick Eumir Deodato production and nonchalant bassplaying by Robert "Kool" Bell .....

Best wishes .... hope the "carribean sun" is of help ....

Willie Rosario "Casualidades" (Inca Records) 1975 .... rhythm like a heartbeat and the voice of Junior Toledo incredibly soulful .....

Fatback Band "You're My Candy Sweet" (Spring) 1979 .... monster bassline from Johnny Flippin ....

A superb Sibelius 5 for sure ....

Tavares "I'm Back For More" (Capitol Records) 1979 .... a more Funk oriented Leo's Sunshipp cover .... quite suprisingly, as the group was a force in Disco music at said time ....

From an outstanding Sibelius cycle ....

👍😎👍 ....

Jeannie Reynolds "Guide Me Well" (Casablanca) 1977 .... her soul LP "One Wish" somehow happened being released on the Casablanca label and this Carla Thomas cover is veering towards Gospel ....

Willie Bobo "Always There" (Columbia) 1978 .... excellent Ronnie Laws cover ....

The Jones Girls "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" (P.I.R) 1978 .... soulful vocals, but James Williams funktifies the p(l)ace ....

CK Mann & His Carousel 7 "Yeba" (Essiebons) 1975 .... funky times @ Ghana ....

Sequeira Costa plays Chopin Études op 25 in 1978 ....

Obviously this is a matter of personal taste .... but thankfully these cover photos separate themselves from ECM .... and as said the topic "photographies depicting boredom" an interesting topic (to me) ....

I there ever should be a Cover Thread depicting boredom these would be excellent choices .... btw not meant ironically ....

Jean-Bernard Pommier plays Chopin Etudes op.10 "live" in 1979 ....

Bootsy's Rubber Band "Vanish In Our Sleep" (Warner Bros Records) 1977 .... file under "Sex and Soul" ....

Johnny Pacheco "Viaralo A Reves" (Fania Records) 1973 .... (my) morning ☀️sunshine☀️ .....