NEW COMING NEXT WEEK and a MOAN!

This Post has been Published in my Absence (post dated), Starting Next week, I will be Posting a New series of Posts (to run along side of my usual  Posts), it will Feature a different Artists, Band etc, it will Feature a short Bio with Facts Figures Links etc, it will also Feature some of their best Tracks they recorded!


I will start with who I think were one of the Best Vocal Groups EVER........that's The Chi-Lites!!!!!!

They had some Great Soul Music Ballads with the Great Eugene Record on Tenor lead Vocals!


A Couple of Artists I probably won't be Featuring are Alexander O'Neal and Randy Muller of Brass Construction!


There are 2 Reasons for this, Firstly I have seen both of these Artists in Concert (see other Posts in this Blog) a few years ago, both were Great, Especially Brass Construction, who were one of my Favorite Bands, I have almost all their Music between the both of them, but sometimes things Just Naff You Off!


Alexander O'Neal : In the U.K we used to have a T.V Programme called "Wife Swap" well A.O was featured on this Show once, about 3 years ago, well what a "Big Head" he was ordering his exchanged Wife around like a Slave and he did many of other things on that Show, what did not do anything to improve his Image!


I went off him straight away, and dont think I have played any of his Music since then!


Randy Muller : I remember when I first joined Facebook, a few years back, I got a few Musical friends as you do, R.M being one of them, I told him how I had seen him in Concert a few years before, and how (when he came out into the Concert Hall before the Show) I had spoken to him  and got his Autograph etc, he never even Bothered to Reply to my Post, now this might sound a bit small minded, but he used to reply to most of his wall posts, and I thought being a fan of his, who had paid to see him in Concert and brought T-Shirts and all that Music etc over the years,  at least I deserved a Reply!


Anyway thats enough of that Moaning and Please come back Next Week for that start of a Great series of Posts (thats my opinion anyway)! 

THE 83rd MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 83rd Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Funk Zone (Michael Onas), there's some classic Funk/Soul Music Tracks on here from 80's, Its called, Funk & Old School Mix Disc 2!                       

Its features Lakeside, I-Level, Slave, Cameo, The Reddings and Dynasty to name but a Few!

Check Out WebPage For Track Listing and Download.

NEW JOB & GRANDMASTER FLASH &THE FURIOUS 5

Around this period of my Life, I'm finding it hard to remember Certain Dates etc, What I can Remember is, I left The Sandringham Hotel around the Early to Mid Summertime of 1982 and went back to Butchery, for the Easier Hours, No Work on Sundays and all Bank Holidays Off!

I worked for (at that time) a Big Chain of Butchers "The Co-op", it was their Main Shop in Great Yarmouth's Town Centre. There were as I remember 2 other Butcher's Working there, the Shop Manager & his Deputy Manager, I cant remember who the Deputy Manager was, but I can vaguely remember the Manager, not his Name though, he was a Right Smart Arse, as I remember, and I did not get on with him that great!


As I recall he was a Right Big-Head and thought he Knew everything about everything, I think he liked Rock Music and thought Soul/Funk Music was a Load of Sh*t, I remember buying "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious five, around this time, and he thought it was the Biggest load of Rubbish , he had ever heard!


At this time I was still Biking to work, I lived in Gorleston, which was about 4 Miles from work, so I got plenty of Exercise, I used to bring the Bike through the Shop when I arrived to work and put it in the back room, I don't think we had a Back way, to the Shop, as it was Joined to the Main Co-op Shop! so everything including the Meat Deliveries had to come through the Front Door

The actual Butcher's shop is still in the same place as it was nearly 30 Years ago, but the Co-op Shop/Brand has long gone, and the Shop itself  is now Closed!


As for the Music around this Period (as I said previously), Rapping/Hip Hop had just begun, and one of the Biggest Releases then (and Now), was "The Message" by Grandmaster flash & The Furious Five, that was something New around this Period, Music Wise!


As a Group GMF only ever Released 2 Studio Albums, although they had plenty of Compilation Albums, over the years!

THE 82nd MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 82nd Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Funk Zone (Michael Onas), there's some classic Funk Music Tracks on here from 1970 and 80's, Its called, Funk & Old School Mix Disc 1!                       

Its features TS Monk, Junior, New York Skyy, George Benson, Yarbrough & Peoples and Tom Browne to name but a Few!

Check Out WebPage For Track Listing and Download.

FUNKY-SOUL-VINYLS CLASSIC SOUL AND FUNK ALBUMS OF THE 60's 70's and 80's # 4

In this Series of Posts, I will writing about a Particular Classic Soul/Funk Album from the 60's 70's and 80's


The one's that stand out in my Mind, as The Best Soul/Funk/Jazz/R&B Albums ever Released. All of them, I purchased as Vinyl many Years ago and also I have them on CD today.


You may have a Differing view (as we all do) on these Choices, but these are my Favorites!


# NUMBER 4.........KLEEER.........SEEEKRET

A Great Release in 1985 was "Seeekret" by Kleeer, as it turned out, this was their Last Ever Album Release, it was Atlantic Records, 
it contained 2 Singles:


1. Take Your Heart Away
2. Never Cry Again


The Best Tracks in my opinion were, the Above and : 3. Lay Ya Down EZ  4. You Got Me Rockin'

Kleeer were Definitely one of my Favorite Bands, I wander why this was their Last Album as a Band, I did later Buy a Solo Album by Woody Cunningham, called "Universal Love" in 2000,  it was on Expansion Records from the U.K, this was also a Great Album!
Download it Here!

I have seen Kleeer Live in Concert  around 1984, they were Great, one of the Better Bands I have Seen!

Kleeer contained 4 Members: 
headed by drummer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist Woody Cunningham,Vocalist/percussionist Paul Crutchfield, guitarist Richard Lee, and bassist Norman Durham.


Unfortunately Woody Cunningham Passed Away about 1 Year ago!


Checkout all Album Tracks Below!





Checkout this Blog, to DOWNLOAD all of the Kleeer Album Releases!