P-FUNK IN '78

A couple of great P-FUNK Albums came out in 1978, Funkadelic's "One Nation Under a Groove" and Bootsy Collins "Player of the Year"

One Nation was Funkadelic's 10th Album and released in September of 1978, and was their best selling Album of all time! it also featured Bootsy Collins on Bass!

Bootsy's "Player album" was his 3rd release in January '78, it also featured George Clinton on Production and Songwriting!

One man who featured on both albums was Junie Morrison, he was originally with the "Ohio Players" in the early '70's

My Favorite tracks from each Album are "One Nation" and "Bootzilla"

SEPTEMBER 3rd 1978, We became Parents

These pictures were taken last week of outside the Hospital where Susan had our Son,
and the middle picture is the actual room where they both were for the Birth, the
Hospital is now closed!


I remember things were going well at work and Susan was doing fine (pregnancy wise) it was now exactly 6 weeks after we got Married, we went to bed that night on the 2nd September 1978 and everything was O.K, Then about 3 am on that Sunday Morning, Susan's water's broke!

I thought Susan had too much too drink the night before! lol

Anyway the Ambulance was'nt called until about 7am the next morning, and by about 8am, we were off to the Hospital.

I was told after about an Hour or so, to go off to work as nothing would be happening for "Hours yet"

At about 11.30 am I was getting ready for Sunday Lunch at Work, when a Phone call came through for me to get to the Hospital as things were about to happen!

As I went to the Hospital with Susan earlier that day in the ambulance, I didnt have my Bike with me, so I had to get to the Hospital somehow!

Luckily there was a Bus that ran all the way from my Work to the Hospital, I can remember to this day the funny feeling of fear I had all the way there , which was about 3 miles away, in total!

I finally got to the Hospital about 12.30pm, I remember both of us being "very nervous" as we were both still teenager's ourselves, and back then in 1978, we were classed as "too young to have Kids"

Anyway after hours of waiting and tension in Susan's room and the waiting room, things were about to happen! (I remember there was 2 other blokes in the waiting room, and both of them looked older enough to be my father!).

I had to wear a big white coat and green trouser's in the Delivery Room, and I also remember the Doctor had big White Wellington Boots on, and after speaking to Susan while writing this Post up, she reminded me that I had a pair of the big White Welly's on as well!
I cant remember there being too much Mud about in the Delivery Room!

After which seemed an eternity of pushing, shoving and sweating bucket loads for both of us, at 15.55pm on Sunday 3rd September 1978, our Son was BORN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a relief! that was probably the first time in public I cried!

But Problems were on the horizon for me and susan concerning our New Baby.

THE GREATEST SOUL SINGER OF ALL TIME......... AL GREEN........ part 2

From 1976 to 1981 Al Green had released another 6 Albums for Hi Records, although the last 2 were recorded for Hi , they were released by "Myrrh" a subsidiary of a Christian Record Company called "Word Records"

Full of fire 1976
Have a good time 1976
Belle 1977
Truth "n" time 1978
The lord will make a way 1980
Higher plane 1981

Al Green had always included at least 1 track dedicated to "The Lord" on all most of his Albums, but for the last 2 Albums featured here, He went all the the way, and these 2 Albums were full of Gospel Tracks!

The reason Al Green gave why he finally went all the way into Gospel from Soul Music, was during a concert in 1979, he fell 12 feet from a Concert stage and spent several weeks in Hospital, he saw this as "The Lord" pushing him all the way into "Gospel"

Incidentally (apart from his 1st ever release) his First full Gospel Album "The lord will make a way" was Al Green's First Album not to Chart in USA, in either "Pop" or R&B Charts!

I have selected my Favorite Track from each of the Albums here,
Download Track to listen!

Something from "Have a good time"
To sir with love from "Truth n time"
Always from "Full of Fire"
Belle from "The Belle Album"
Where love rules from "Higher Plane"
The Lord will make a way from "The Lord will make a way"

END OF SUMMERTIME 1978!

These pictures were taken around late 1977 or
early 1978!

By about August of 1978, we had been offered a move to Susan's Nanny's house at the opposite end of Town to where we had been living at my Nanny's! We jumped at the chance, as Susan was about 1 month away from having the baby!

I also worked at the opposite end of Town from where we were living, so to get to work I had to cycle right along the length of the Seafront, what was about 2/3 miles distance, and at that period of time I was working Split Shifts all the time, I believe it was 10 till 2 during the day and back at night 5.30 till 9.30 , this compared to most Hotels at that time, was an early finish at Night!

I always remember during the day I could cycle along the seafront, but at night time it was a different matter! with the Seafront area packed with people, I forget how many times somebody (a Lout in a gang) would throw something at me or try to push me off the bike! so the ride home was through to Town Centre, and that was nearly as bad, passing the Pubs etc, but most nights I was with one of the other Chefs, so when you were in pairs, mostly I got home without any bother!

Our Home Life at Susan's Nanny's was'nt very good! We always had the feeling of "them going through our belongings when we were out"

Anyway everything in our Life was about to change again, but this time forever!

AL GREEN IS BLUES ALBUM ## 40th ANNIVERSARY ALBUM RE-ISSUE

Monday 13th July is the 40th Anniversary of the Al Green Album "AL GREEN IS BLUES"
It was his First Album on HI with Producer Willie Mitchell. This was Al Green's Second Album Release, see my previous Post on Al Green part 1, for this and all other Album details!

I have found a Great Website Celebrating the Albums re-release, it has plenty of info on the new Album Release, plus info on several other AG Albums, also theres a In depth History of AG,and a Competition!

Check out the Full Album below, if you go to the Website you can download a Widget of the Full Album for yourself!