Two weeks ago we had Providence-based DJ and collector Mike Curtis on the radio for a guest set. He came through with a packed 45 box and a handful of LPs playing more than 40 songs over the course of the night. Mike’s been working with Kay-Dee Records to reissue tracks from Mass. group, The Original Black Sheep of the Family, a project that will be available soon as a gatefold double 45 pack. Be sure to check the Kay-Dee site as we near the release date. Big thanks to Mike for coming through and playing an amazing set of music we rarely get to hear.

Opening:
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Edwards Generation “That’s How Much I Love Her” (Tight)
The Darling Dears “And I Love You” (Flower City)
The Royal Five “Gonna Keep Lovin’ You” (Tyler)
Ruben Bell with The Casanovas “It’s Not That Easy” (Murco)
William Bostic “World” (Scorpio)
Doris and Kelly “You Don’t Have To Worry” (Brunswick)
The Gospel Song Birds “I Heard It” (D-Vine Spirituals)
Shirley Nanette “Sometimes” (Satara)
Oliver Joy “You Know That I Love You” (Big Deal)
Frankie Beverly’s Raw Soul “While I’m Alone” (Gregar)
Lezli Valentine “I Won’t Do Anything” (All Platinum)
The Lost Weekend “Trouble” (Lost Weekend)
Underground Express “I Never Found A Girl (To Love Me The Way You Do)” (U.G.E.)
Prince Geno and the Tailormades “Brand New Man With The Master Plan Pt 1″ (Aladdin)
James Chapman “Overtime” (Chez)
The Explosions “Garden Of Four Trees” (Gold Cup)
The Black Aces of Soul “Let’s Get Down” (Black World)
9th Congress “The World Today” (Sussex)
The Endeavors “I Know You Don’t Want Me” (Stop)
Mugo “Space Traveller” (United World)
4th Coming “The Dead Don’t Die Alive Pt 1″ (Alpha)
Frankie Beverly and the Butlers “Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)” (Gamble)
Underground Railroad “I Got A Thing” (Discovery Club)
Curtis Knight “The Devil Made Me Do It” (Bell)
Lee Moses “Got that Will” (Maple)
The Styles of Bobby Day “Your Love” (Byrdland)
Teddy Tanaka and the Tokyo Playmates “Heart In Hand” (Tann)
Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham “Love & A Friend” (Seven B)
Gene Williams “Don’t Let Your Love Fade Away” (Forte)
Raymond Winnfield “Things Could Be Better” (Fordom)
Dynamite Singletary “I Really Love You” (Dynamite)
The Original Black Sheep (of the family) “In The Forest Pt 1″ (Flock Rock)
Renaldo Domino “I’ll Get You Back” (Sincere)
Clarence Coulter “Ride On” (Hit Track)
Lee Fields “Do You Love Me (Like You Say You Do)” (t&s)
Sly, Slick & Wicked “Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)” (Bad Boys)
The Webs “It’s So Hard To Break A Habit” (Popside)
Eddie Holman “Four Walls” (ABC Records)
Willie West “Fairchild” (Jay Gee Record Co.)
Ray Frazier & The Shades of Madness “Gonna Get Your Love” (Chess)
Renaldo Domino “Let Me Come Within” (Twinight)
Johnnie Mae Matthews “Got – To Be On” (Art)
Marie “Queenie” Lyons “See And Don’t See” (Deluxe)
The Imperial Wonders “Trying To Get To You” (Black Prince)
Impact! “Don’t Let Him Away Your Mind” (Alpha)
Mitch Mitchell – Gene King “Never Walk Out On You” (Prix)
The Original Black Sheep (of the family) “Love Song (so long)” (Flock Rock)

Closing:
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We were linked up with Ben Pirani, Chris Carnahan & James Wells, the three members of CHI-GUYS, by frequent guest Asaf Segal. The three recently moved from Chicago to New York and barely had a chance to get settled before coming on the program. They brought a bunch of great records through including a beautiful cut from We The People, a winning late-career track from Bobby McClure and the massive Walter Gibbons mix of “It’s A Better Than Good Time”. Keep an eye out as they’re aiming to start up a new night soon!

Opening Chat:
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Sets:
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Tackleberry:

Natural Four “Try Love Again” (Curtom)
Barrett Strong “Man Up In The Sky” (EMI)
Steve Parks “Moving In The Right Direction” (Solid Smoke Records)

CHI-GUYS:

Philharmonics “I Need, I Need Your Love” (Soulin)
Brother’s Guiding Light “Getting Together” (Mercury)
We The People “Making My Daydream Real” (Lion)
Executive Force “What’s Your Fantasy” (New Age)
Smokey Robinson “Baby That’s Backatcha” (Motown)
Marta Acuna “Dance Dance Dance” (P& P)
Bobby McCLure “You’ve Got The Makings” (B Mac)
Mid Air “Ease Out” (Full Scope)
Gladys Knight & The Pips “It’s A Better Than Good Time (Walter Gibbons Mix)” (Buddah)
The Sunburst Band “The Eastern Assassin” (King)
Jewel “Paradise” (Lotus Land)
The Floaters “Woman Love/You Are My Lady” (MCA)
Clifford Coulter “Don’t Wanna See You Cry” (Columbia)
Finis Henderson “Skip To My Love” (Motown)
Starvue “Body Fusion” (MIR)
Leon Phillips “Confusion” (Dash)
Willie Hutch “Brother’s Gonna Work It Out” (Motown)
The Sun “Dance (Do What You Wanna Do)” (Capitol)
Eddie Ray & Funkshun “I Can’t Give You Up” (Blue Ash)
Donna McGee “You Should Have Told Me” (Cobago)
Le Stim “Muhammad Ali” (Nacnudah International)
George Duke “I Want You For Myself” (Epic)
Maxx Traxx “Let’s Have A Party” (Pulse)
Backyard Construction “I Want Your Lovin’” (B.Y.C. Productions)
Charles Earland “From My Heart To Yours” (Mercury)
Breakwater “No Limit” (Arista)
Garfield Flemming “Please Don’t Send Me Away” (Becket)
Wee “I Luv You” (Soul7)
The Main Ingredient “Instant Love” (RCA)

Mike McGill:

Harvey Scales “Universal Love” (Casablanca)
Universe City “Give It Up” (Midland)
Al Johnson “Come Check Out This Love” (Marina)

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These past four years on the radio have been incredible. We’ve seen the program and this site take shape and grow in popularity far beyond our expectations. That wouldn’t have been possible without the many amazing guests and dedicated listeners. Thank you!

Join us tomorrow night as we celebrate A Downtown Affair.

DJs Tackleberry & Mike McGill

Saturday, January 21st
10pm – 4am, No Cover
The Counting Room
44 Berry Street, Williamsburg

A nice episode for the start of the year. Mike and I each brought in a few new plays along with some program favorites. Be sure to give the new Mellow Madness reissue a listen if you haven’t already.

Mike McGill & Tackleberry:
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Jago “I’m Going To Go” (Full Time)
Tom Tom Club “Don’t Say No” (Fontana)
Modern Romance “Tear The Roof Off The Moose (dub discomix)” (Wea)
Chagrin D’Amour “Chacun Fait (Dub)” (Barclay)
Wide Boy Awake “Slang Teacher” (RCA)
World Premiere “Share The Night” (Epic)
Surface “Falling in Love” (Salsoul)
Orlando Johnson & Trance “Somebody Save Me”
Richard Jon Smith “Love Is What I’m After” (Jive)
T.C. Curtis “You Should Have Known Better” (Sire)
Tony Cook And The Party People “On The Floor (Rock It)” (Half Moon)
Dee Coley “Never Had A Love Like Yours” (American Dream Records Ltd.)
King Juan “Hot On Your Spot” (freaky music)
Flowchart “Ask The Boss (remix version)” (Maximus)
Up Front “Infatuation” (Silver Cloud)
52nd Street “Can’t Afford” (Factory)
Project “Love Rescue” (PBI)
Delegation “Heartache No. 9″ (Mercury)
Rene & Angela “Free and Easy” (Capitol)
Ernie Watts “Just Holdin’ On” (Elektra)
Brainstorm “We’re On Our Way Home (Part 1)” (Tabu)
Jesse Gomez “Baby I’m Coming At You” (Mankind)
Mellow Madness “Save The Youth” (Kay-Dee Records)
Mellow Madness “Mellow Madness” (Kay-Dee Records)
Gladys Knight & The Pips “It’s A Better Than Good Time” (Buddah)
Tony Valor Sounds Orchestra “Gotta Get It” (Brunswick)
Scarbrough “Make Love To You” (E.J. Scarbrough)
Johnny Hammond “Los Conquistadores Chocolates” (Milestone)
Rahni Harris “Six Million Steps” (-)
Herley Johnson Jr. “Do It” (RFC)
Gene Dunlap “Party In Me” (Capitol)

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Now that 2012 has kicked off, we’d like to take a second to kick back, and run down the past year’s happenings on the program. We’re closing in on our four year anniversary of broadcasting A Downtown Affair on WNYU Radio, and it’s a real special thing to keep the privilege of owning full discretion over a weekly FM radio broadcast in New York. We’ll be pressing on in 2012 with a continued focus on bringing in guest DJs who inspire us and make this program as dynamic as it is. As I said last year, its the comfort of knowing there are folks out there in radio and internet land who are genuinely into our thing and make it all the more worthwhile for us to come in week in, week out to do that very thing – so thank you! A big, big, thanks also goes out to those friends of the program who have, and continue to link us up with peoples in the greater community of diggers, DJs and collectors – y’all know how you are!

Here we go…

The broadcast year began with Tackleberry lighting up the airwaves with a soulful pair of solo sets during the first week. We linked up with Joseph Colbourne and convinced him to drop by the studio while he was in New York, and we were fortunate that he did as his set brought us a sense of the vibe struck at his FOXY party up in Boston. The Snack ‘n C’mish boys dropped in the following week with a boogie-flavored set, including some original edits, productions, and gnarly 12″ pic sleeve imports from the mid-80s that sound WAY cooler than the covers lead us to believe. Our good friend Mikie Lixxx closed out January right before bidding farewell to New York, and he did so in a FUN and FUNKY fashion. In February, Tackleberry sowed the seeds for his Sunday Gospel series – the once weekly mini-broadcast of Awe-inspired soulful music presented by rotating gospel collectors – which we pray will be resurrected soon in it’s beautiful irregularity (Easter?). No ADA broadcast year is complete without a visit from Newark-based Peter Reyes… It’s always more ‘studio performance’ than DJ set, with the in-studio antics spilling onto the FM broadcast, which is usually a sojourn to the era of the discotheque. For Valentine’s Day we bundled together a collection of modern soul favorites to display the more tender sensibility that sometimes gets lost in the fray. We booked Sharegroove for a return visit, during which they again put their expansive taste of dance music on display. The esteemed JBX is always a friend we are looking to have join us on the show; aside from linking us up with some of the guests mentioned here, his sets always have us talking for weeks. Mcboingboing and Josh Dunn came together for a guest set on ADA under their production moniker LGK, displaying the deeper house sensibility at work from these esteemed DJ/collectors. Tackleberry and I manned the console the next week in anticipation of the upcoming exclusive mix from Flemming Dalum, Empire State of Italo; this one was a treat – FD loves italo, and this mix gave me a broader idea of what that tag can be applied to (plus the cover has a flying saucer shining a beam down on the Empire State Building!). Nydia Ines dropped in for a fab, all-45s soul set the next week, followed by Andy Noble who played some lost classics from the modern soul underground. Johan from Tres Lingerie popped in last minute to share a touch of the SF-boogie passion the week before Frantz Barosy made his overdue return visit. Tackleberry did a mix swap with Seth Kolski, who co-runs the SWEET POWER radio program on KUSP in Santa Cruz. We aired his gorgeous DISCO mix in early May to mark the onset of Spring. Frank Gossner and Uchenna joined us in advance of the latter’s compilation release, Brand New Wayo. Uchenna primed us on the vibrant music scene of Lagos and beyond that gave rise to many of the African disco, funk and boogie records that he and Frank played on the program that night. Not too soon after his last trip, Mr. Reyes joined us again, this time with our pal Stegs from Vietcong Disco for a Counselor’s session before one of the several Camp Debonair parties we put on in 2011.

By the time June came around, we started breaking out those warm weather records for transition to summertime in New York. During that month we also had Old Chris drop in for a back to back set with Tackleberry, followed by JBX’s return appearance for another night of timeless soul and funk selections. Next up: Joseph Colbourne & Mikie Lixxx came together to play a big time disco radio broadcast before their Bionic Boogie party on Pride Weekend in NYC. On a last minute tip we welcomed DJ Sami Dariush from Helsinki for an impromptu appearance that ended up leaving an indelible mark on the radio calendar – this one was straight ahead devastating modern soul grooves, which we’re privileged to have for posterity as the holy grail count on this one is high. After a string of solid disco / boogie sets in the first few summer months, our collaborative set with longtime friend Bennett4$enate was a nice palate cleanser. We gave it our go at a Quiet Storm edition of ADA, realizing that in our selections, earnest soul ballads from mid-seventies vocal groups had as much relevance for us as rhythm tracked, syncopated, sax-backed R&B rockers from the fleet of young male major label artists at the beginning of the eighties. Color commentary was all over this one to boot. Soon after we were fortunate enough to piece together the famed Foreal People for a radio takeover, Aside from the illustrious vibe these three (Josh Dunn, Love on the Run, Ben Manzone) strike when playing records together, this one was special because if we dial back to 2008, FP was one of the first guest sets we had on the program. Next week was all Boogie Man, with a finely programmed mix that touched on some classics that we’ve slept on while stringing together breaks on doubles and not missing a beat. Sport Casual of Future Funk fame then made his first appearance on the show, weaving an eclectic set of reggae pop covers, disco rap, inept boogie obscurities, and a even a touch of Brazilian. The Paris-based Waxist Selecta sent us an exclusive mix that we aired in the heat of the summer that provided some relief in the form of Hawaiian soul and other rare groove material. Kamui came through for a return visit to pile on the 45s the next week, before Mama Bear joined us from Chi-town and introduced us to the Sweaterfunk vibe that is cultivated at the SF-based party. Our man BLT then joined us for a pre-Birthday radio blast which was super fun. To kick off October we pitched tents up in the studio Camp Deb style, inviting our pal Stegs along with Henry Maldonado and Doug Gomez from the Play It Loud! crew to conjure up the musical program for the following night’s festivities. Heck, we even pinned down the ever-elusive Love On The Run for a solo appearance, when the man behind the internet hideout SECRET RENDEZVOUS invited us to take a peek into his ANALOG BEDROOM. October closed out with a string of hosts-only programs, which are always a chance to stretch out in the studio and premier some of the new finds; two of these book ended a special ABRACADABRA Halloween broadcast. Joel Stones came through on the promo streak for his successfully funded documentary Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas to play, amongst other things, some of the Brazilian psychedelic music the film aims to explore. The next week it was Asaf Segal – who’s always bringing through records unheard, unreal, and downright fabulous – staying true to form with his set in mid-November. We then had the Names You Can Trust crew join us and pass the baton in a series of impressive sets covering both new and old synth-heavy boogie, classic disco and soul.

As the year wound down we dialed up MX Greens to come through and help us welcome in the holiday cheer; we were blessed with the 2.5 hr definitive diggers Christmas MIX. Sport Casual & Tackleberry then dug in to share an eclectic mix of island soul, disco medleys, gospel and mid-eighties boogie. Danny G and Matt Brownell pair as Sound Club, and they turned us onto their brand of alternative dance selections. To close out the year we toasted the airwaves with a Cocktail Set, an idea of ours that enabled us to indulge ourselves in the schmaltzier side of the catalogue, where jazz versions of club standards stood strong alongside over-orchestrated, upper crust disco, without forgetting the need to slow things down and find a partner for the next dance.

We’re looking forward to keep stride and keep this thing going in the same direction… Look out for new guests and return visits from trusted folks who have joined us in the past, along with several special-format shows, and a slight re-design on Let’s Get Serious. We’ll be ringing in the four year anniversary of A Downtown Affair next Saturday, January 21st at the Counting Room in Brooklyn… come join us!

Another year is coming to a close and we’ve taken the opportunity to put together a set of cocktail disco to ease you in to your year-end celebrations. We’ve had an amazing year, but we’ll save the recap for later. In the meantime, please enjoy the sounds and have a very happy New Year’s Eve!

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Mighty Pope “If You Want A Love Affair” (RCA)
J.R. Bailey “Just Me ‘N You” (MAM)
Tommy McGee “Come On” (Hotline)
Sam Waymon “Galaxy” (Paterson International)
Soiree “You Keep Me Hanging On” (Unison)
Kleeer “It’s Magic” (Atlantic)
Manny’s “I Love You So” (Ascot)
Ojeda Penn “Brotherson” (IFE)
Daniel Janin “Rolly Polly” (Les Treteaux)
Bobby Moore “(Call Me Your) Everything Man” (Scepter)
Oliver Sain “Cruisin On Sunset” (Vanessa)
R.B. Hudmon “This Could Be The Night” (Cotillion)
Bill Spoon “Love Is On The Way” (Hense Forth Music Co.)
Samuel Jonathan Johnson “Thank You Dear Mother” (CBS)
The Players Association “Everybody Dance” (Vanguard)
Ottawan “DISCO” (Carrere)
Phil Hurtt “Don’t Let This Moment Get Away” (Fantasy Records)
Aquarian Dream “Look Ahead” (Cotillion)
Norman Weeks & Revelation “Hold On” (A Gospel Company)
Jazz Fusion “12 Engle Street” (AVI Records)
Webster Lewis “Do It With Style” (Epic)
Judy Clayton “Love Is Gonna Find You” (Curb)
First Class “Candy” (Park-Way)
Billy Newton-Davis “Romance” (Rio Records)
Soul Train Gang “Soul Train “75″ (inst.)”
- “Glass Of Champagne” (De Wolfe)
Charlie’s Roots “Let Me Show You” (CLO)

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We’ve been so busy setting up and breaking down the nativity scene(s), plastic reindeer and miniature Christmas villages in the studio that we are only now getting around to putting up Sound Club’s set from the 16th of December. Matt Brownell and Daniel Gutiérrez collectively run as Sound Club, and after forging a partnership when hosting a radio program on Newtown Radio, they’ve since moved toward production work and gigging about town. We were fortunate to have them play for the full two and a half hours, with which they put together a really great set with a multitude of moods cultivated by the eclectic selections they picked out for the evening’s program. Look out for Sound Club at a Brooklyn venue near you!

Opening Chat
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Sound Club
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Quiet Village “Too High To Move” (-)
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band “Hard Times” (RCA)
Ned Doheny “A Love Of Your Own” (Columbia)
Rita Lee “Caso Serio” (Som Livre)
Mark Almond “The City” (Horizon)
Supermax “Ain’t Gonna Feel” (Elektra)
Cliff Richard “Ease Along” (Rocket Record Company)
International Music System “Mojave” (Ims)
Womack & Womack “Life’s Just A Ballgame”
Ashford & Simpson “Don’t Cost You Nothing” (Wb)
Brass Construction “Now Is Tomorrow” (United Artists)
Konk “Elephant” (TW)
Boncana Maiga “Koyma Hondo” (Wea)
Donald Byrd “Change” (Blue Note)
Florum Purim & Airto “Jump” (Crossover)
Orchestra Jazira “Tobibi-Yay” (Black Market)
Basia “New Day For You” (Portrait)
Sade “Make Some Room” (Epic)
Angelique Kidjo “Batonga” (Great Jones)
The Maze “Twilight” (Capitol)
The Stupid Step “Don’t Be Cold (In The Summer of Love)” (Italian)
Thomas Dolby “Dissonance” (-)
Do Piano “Again (Remix)” (Record Shack)
Mathematiques Modernes “Jungle Hurt” (Celluloid)
Cerrone “Generique” (Malligator)

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Last week Sport Casual returned to the show for another guest set. It was great to have him back to share an eclectic mix of island soul, disco medleys, gospel and mid-eighties boogie. We traded off a few records for the second half of the night. He has a new night shaping up in Williamsburg, so keep an eye on Future Funk for updates along with a slew of fantastic mixes.

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Part 1: Sport Casual
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VIP Connection “West Coast Drive” (Morning Star)
Full Force “Grooving” (Dazz)
Lou Courtney “I’m In Need Of Love” (Epic)
Lowrell “You’re Playing Dirty” (AVI)
Herbie Hancock “Stars In Your Eyes” (Columbia)
(MC) Rock Lovely “One Time Two Time Blow Your Mind (inst.)” (La Shawn)
The Pied Piper Of Funkingham “Today Is The Day” (Chocolate Cholly’s)
Four Below Zero “My Baby’s Got ESP” (Roulette)
Demis Roussos “L.O.V.E.” (Mercury)
Jackie Mittoo “Clean Up The Arena” (TurnTable)
Joey Lewis Orchestra “Stepping Out” (Joevan)
Missy Dee & The Melody Crew “Miss Missy Dee (inst.)” (Numero)
Fabulous Three feat. Ramelzee “-” (Truth & Soul)
Krystal Hardwick “-” (-)
Mighty Clouds Of Love “Glow Love” (Myrrh)
Abiodun “She Got It Like That (inst.)” (Street Beat)
A Ron Harris Presentation “Never Gonna Give You Up” (Ronco)
Mr. K “Rock The House (Medley)” (T.D. Records Inc.)
Cook The Rice “Funky Congregation” (Headline)
Spooks in Space “The Amazing Adventures of Jungle Jenny” (Just Eyes & Teeth)
Rare Function “Disco Function” (Soul Unlimited)
- “Super Disco” (Statler)
Charles Pryor & The Power of Love “What They Doing (Funkie Junkie)” (Double 07)
The Almighty Sonic “Watergating At The Bus Stop” (Empire)
- “I Love Music” (Statler)

Part 2: Tackleberry
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Too Sweet “The Ballad of Joe Clark Education Will Save A Nation” (Solox)
Oliver Sain “-” (Vanessa)
Gregory Andre & Two Plus Three “I Want To Be With You” (Sea Side)
Pino D’Angio “Ma Quale Idea” (P.B.I.)
I Level “Give Me” (Epic)
Fresh Band “Come Back Lover” (Are N’ Be)
The Ramonas “I Don’t Want You Back” (Q)
The Dynamics “Upside Down” (WAD)

Sport Casual:

The Clark Sisters “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” (SOG)
Teodo’r “Love Message” (Shatter)
Guy Fortune “Tell Me What To Do For You” (Ponchatoula Presentation)
The Word of Mazehe “Everybody What’s The Word” (SAKB)
Franklyn “Future Love” (Genora Records Inc.)

Tackleberry:

Grace Jones “Pull Up To The Bumper” (Island)
Slave “Watching You” (Cotillion)

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As we wind down 2011, we’re real excited to kick off December with a seasonal mix to welcome the holiday cheer. A full on Christmas mix for a specialty, all vinyl program is a tall order, and we surely couldn’t put something like this together on our own. Fortunately, at the suggestion of a few friends of the program we dialed up Ridgewood, QNS DJ MX Greens. We were told he’s THE Christmas DJ. Prior to this set I wasn’t really sure what that credential meant, as I hadn’t imagined the variety of tunes, stories and concept records that were put out in the larger ‘funk / soul’ continuum. Within his record collection, there’s an ever-expanding section of HOLIDAY FUNK LPs/45″s – partially built up by solo digs, but also as a result of any funky holiday records gravitating his way as friends pass along a record here or there, knowing that it’s getting cataloged in a deep repository of Christmas’ (funky) past. Below is the full 2.5 hr set, up nice and early for heightened, high quality Christmas cheer.

MX Greens will be starting up a new biweekly party with an esteemed roster of DJs, collectively billed as the Ridgewood Soul-cial Club starting on Monday the 12th at Tandem.

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James Brown “Hey America” (King)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass “My Favorite Things” (A& M)
The Don Burrows Quintet “Jingle Bells” (Cherry Pie)
Electric Jungle “Funky Funky Christmas” (nike)
Otis Zee and the Sambuka Band “Funky Christmas” (Stem)
Funk Machine “Soul Santa Part 1″ (Creative Funk)
Akim and the Teddy Vann Production Company “Happy Kwanza” (Simtone)
The Chambers Brothers “Merry Christmas, Happy New Year” (Columbia)
Creeper “Santa Claus Wants Some Loving” (ABC)
Milly & Silly “Gettin Down for Xmas” (Right-On)
Crazy Emma “Let’s Get It Together For Christmas” (Scepter)
Paul Revere & The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay “Rain, Sleet, Snow” (Columbia)
Raindeer Runners “Pull My Sled” (Soul Fire)
The Soul Saints Orch. “Santa’s Got A Bag Of Soul” (Jazzman)
Lefties Soul Connection “Back Door Santa (inst.)” (MPM)
Clarence Carter “Back Door Santa” (Atlantic)
Gary Walker “Santa’s Got A Brand New Bag” (Jin)
Johnny Acey with Esquires Ltd. “Christmas Keeps On Coming” (Smog City)
Universal Robot Band “Disco Christmas” (Red Greg)
Salsoul Orchestra “You’re All I Want For Christmas” (Salsoul)
Mirror Image “Silver Bells” (Pickwick)
Los Silverstone “Bomba Navidena” (Padisco)
El Gran Combo “Asalto Navideno” (gema)
Orcesta La Selecta “Candela” (Borinquen)
Hector, Yomo Y Daniel “En La Navidad” (Fania)
Johnny Albino Y Su Trio “Merry Xmas Boogaloo” (Starbright)
Bobby Cruz Orquesta En Navidad “Great God Almighty” (Fonseca)
Soulful Strings “Dance of The Sugarplum Fairy” (Cadet)
Lou Rawls “Christmas Will Really Be Christmas” (Capitol)
David Frost & Billy Taylor “Bright Star In The East” (Bell)
The Martinis “Holiday Cheer” (U.S.A.)
Lee Rogers “You Won’t Have To Wait Till Xmas” (D-Town)
Andre Williams & Nathaniel Mayer “Mr. Santa Clause (Bring Me My Baby)” (Munster)
James Brown “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto” (King)
Stevie Wonder “Season’s Greetings from Motown Records” (Motown)
Carla Thomas “Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas” (Atco)
Honey and the Bees “Jing Jing A-Ling” (North Bay)
Betty Lloyd “Six Days Til Xmas” (BSC)
Otis Redding “Merry Christmas, Baby” (Atco)
Sharon Jones “Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects” (Daptone)
Booker T. & The M.G.s “Winter Wonderland” (Stax)
Lloyd Glenn “Sleigh Ride” (Hollywood)
The Poets “Merry Christmas Baby” (Red Bird)
Nibbs “Spending Christmas Day With You” (Arc-Lark)
William Bell “Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday” (Atco)
The Playboys “The Night Before Christmas” (Legato)
James Brown “Santa Claus Is Definitely Here To Stay” (King)
The Emotions “What Do The Lonely Do On Christmas” (Volt)
The Soul Duo “Sad Christmas”

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Closing Chat:
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We’ve been overdue for another Monk One set since having him on the show back in 2010. Last week he came back with his label mates from Names You Can Trust, Oneman and E’s E. Oneman started the night off with a nice synth heavy set of new and old tracks and was followed by E’s E with another eclectic bunch of selections that dipped into classic boogie territory. Monk closed things out with an all 45 set of classic disco and left us with a couple boogie tracks to cool off with. If you like what you heard, especially the Midnight Lab Band cut, be sure to check out their website for releases, mixes and shows. They’re part of a crew holding parties at Sycamore in Flatbush, BK, so there is always something to keep an eye out for. This weekend, Monk is playing in the Gowanus area in support of Dave Tompkins’ “How To Wreck A Nice Beach”. Details here.

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Part 1: Oneman

Krystal Klear “Dekyrptic” (All City)
Gary Low “I Want You (Inst.)” (Savoir Faire)
Jeremy Glenn “Overtime” (Future Classic)
Continent “Invitation To Love” (CFCF)
Ten Snake “Need Your Lovin (Dub Mix)” (Permenant Vacation)
Erik Artur “Redla” (Voltaire Records)
Don Blackman “Heart’s Desire” (Arista)
Midnight Lab Band “Don’s Demo” (NYCT)
Vaugh Mason & Crew “Roller Skate” (Brunswick)
Tom Noble “Accept The Truth” (Superior Elevation)
Asso “Don’t Stop”
SOS Band “The Finest” (Tabu)
Nancy Martin “Can’t Believe” (Dark Side of Disco)
Serious Intention “You Don’t Know (Special Mix)”

Part 2: E’s E

Lloyd Parks “Into The Night (Version)” (Music Works)
The Memory Of Justice Band “Give Me Love” (Platinum Express)
We The People Band “Shadow (Inst.)” (Parks)
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax “(Hooked On) Young Stuff” (A&M)
Lord Echo & His Melodies “Things I Like To Do” (Bastard Jazz)
Hi Tension “Hi Tension” (Island)
The Pearls Allstars “Groovy Rock” (Reality Hits)
Lenny White “My Turn To Love You” (Elektra)
- “Tied Up” (Truth In Light)
Curtis Hairston “I Want Your Lovin (Just A Little Bit)” (Pretty Pearl)
Delores “Karthala 72″ (Electric Cowbell)
The Rhythm Makers “Zone” (Vigor)
Alex & His Soul Messengers “Hail to Gyuana” (Alex)
Katraska “K A Num. 1″
Trinidad Troubadors with Tony Ricardo “Jadowah” (Charlie’s)
The Mighty-Kin Explosion “Dancin’ Music” (MKE)
Bunny Sigler “Theme from “Five Fingers Of Death” (Philly International)
Deodato “Whistle Bump” (WB)

Part 3: Monk One

Bunny Sigler “My Music” (Philly International)
Ureaus “Let Our Music Make Love To You” (Mel-Mel)
Firebolts “Hum Along Song” (Greenback)
Carl Graves “Heart Be Still” (A&M)
Gladys Knight & The Pips “It’s A Better Than Good Time” (Buddah)
South Shore Commission “We’re On The Right Track” (Wand)
Hokis Pokis “Nowhere” (Shield)
Yambu “Sunny” (Montuno)
Love Unlimited Orchestra “Theme From King Kong (Part 2)” (20th Century)
MFSB “Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto” Philly International
Captain Sky “Moonchild” (AVI)
Jimmy Smith “Can’t Hide Love” (Mercury)
Spoon Mitchel & Vernon Davis “Come On Do It” (Sparkle City)
Lenny Randle & Ballplayers “I’m A Ballplayer” (Ballplayers)

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