Charles Earland Erector Set - "Cherie Amour" (Eldorado 45)

[JSngry]

http://funky16corners.wordpress.com/2008/1...t-cherie-amour/

[JSngry]

And oh my, what is THIS?

[JSngry]

An Earland discography: http://funky16corners.tripod.com/earland_discography.htm

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

now what exactly is that one on GIANT STEP?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

An Earland discography: http://funky16corners.tripod.com/earland_discography.htm

That's an old version of my Earland discography, from Jan 2004. There's a newer one (or maybe 2) somewhere on this board. But all are out of date. I was waiting to get the deal on the second Choice LP before coming out with version 4.

"My cherie amour" was also issued on Rare Bird 4-8006 - “Black Power”. But I don't know if it is the same recording. The other side "Yas suh" wasn't on that LP. "Yas suh", according to Funky 16 corners, whom I believe on this since he's heard them both, is NOT the same record issued as "Yeah sir" on Big Chance 5001 titled “Freakin’ Off” and on Trip 5004 issued as “Charles Earland”.

Now, as to the Sonny Hopson album, this appears to be essentially the same LP as "Introducing George Freeman with Charlie Earland sitting in" on Giant Step GS005. There are some Hopson vocals added - again according to Funky 16 corners. Not all the tracks feature Earland. Some have Jimmy McGriff, O'Donel Levy and Fats Theus on them. The same album (mostly) was reissued as "Freakin' off", remixed so you couldn't hear George Freeman. The sound is, to use a technical term, fucking awful. In the discography, I'm very tentative about this Freeman LP. Really, I want someone with better ears than me to ID the players.

MG

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO CRITISZE "ODDESSEY"/// here is young charlie earland dippin' in-ta that same bag///***AND IT IS AWESOME!!!***

I LIKE THIS STEVIE WONDER SONG MORE THAN OTHERS CAUSE IVE HEARD REALLY GOOD JAZZ VERSIONS OF IT, THE OTHER BEING CEDAR WALTON/SOUL CYCLE, HAVE U GUYS EVER HEARD THAT 1?

[Soul Stream]

The album with Sonny is a live club gig with Sonny "singing" if you can call it that . But really, really GREAT in the most South Dallas kind of way. They do a killer version of Dyke and The Blazers "Ugg". Definately one for Jim's collection of ghetto classics.

...and that 45 is killer. Especially the flip which is Rescue Me

[Jim Alfredson]

Cool stuff!

[captainwrong]

Wasn't Hopson a Philly DJ? I wanna say I have a CD of his WHAT show from 69.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Wasn't Hopson a Philly DJ? I wanna say I have a CD of his WHAT show from 69.

Yes, I have that, too (or dod I have 1968?). He was also Earland's manager at the time.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

The album with Sonny is a live club gig with Sonny "singing" if you can call it that . But really, really GREAT in the most South Dallas kind of way. They do a killer version of Dyke and The Blazers "Ugg". Definately one for Jim's collection of ghetto classics.

...and that 45 is killer. Especially the flip which is Rescue Me

Does he sing on all tracks?

MG