Top 20: 5 - 1

At RG the other day they had records for $1 each or 20 recs for $10. Seven I listened to before buying, the other 13 I picked at random to get the deal. I now have a whole stinking heap of 80s garbage. And the top 20 countdown concludes...

5. Sheena Easton – A Private Heaven.

“nations go to war over women like you”(from ‘Strut’) – Sometimes I do wonder how many wars are started just so some guy can get a nut. You might think its about oil, but oil = money and money = poosey. Some folks sign up for service to get them military base gate groupies, others to bed a bunch of virgins in heaven. Her song ‘Sugar Walls’ could easily be used to recruit new ‘members’ with lines like “lemme take you somewhere you’ve never been/ I could show you things you’ve never seen”. She’s gonna take em to A ‘Private’ Heaven (get it?). The rest of the lyrics are too porno to post here. Yvan eht nioj.

4. Steve Miller Band – The Joker.

(yes, it is the odd one out in this 20) Was surprised to see this for $1. I do already have it, and I’m now happy to have two copies. ‘Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma’ is soo killer! Been sampled a bunch by people and it’s not hard to see why. ‘Beat Rock’ was the term I coined for tracks just like that (or was it ‘Break Rock’? either ways it’s in my dictionary along with yonkafication and yonkafied). (tradable).

3. Shakatak – Night Birds.

“Here comes the Shaq-attack!” Inside the cover there is an order form for T-shirts and badges. One t-shirt just says “British Jazz Funk”. I’d say this album sits nicely with Dave Valentin (#6). What gives this one the edge to be at #3 though is its’ world of potential to make some of the smoothest cheesiest laid back brit jazz funk infused hip hop tracks ever! For the moment it’ll be used in the same way as Valentin in the set. In this group is Bill Sharpe, an 80s guy, who in every photo looks like a sweaty coke addict in a Hawaiian shirt. He Does some solo stuff too. I can imagine this is sitting in op-shops and bargain bins all across the UK. Here’s a taste: MMM YUM.

2. The Deele – Meterial Thangz.

I’ve mentioned Solar (Sound of Los Angeles Records) before on this blog. Well these guys are on that label. Reason enough to get it. Would love their first album, but this one, the second, less successful album is still great. Babyface really shines on this one, haha, I can’t believe I just wrote that. (Though Babyface is better than most these r’n’b dudes now days. Instead of singing about being sorry for cheating but will you still stay with me anyway, I’ll buy you shit. He sung about being faithful and doing the dishes after cooking a meal that was delicious). This album switches between smooth grooves and high tempo 80s funk. A proud addition to my Solar collection.

1. The Cool Notes – In Your Car (London mix).

I’d pay $10 just for this, maybe even more. The B-sides are just as good. 1985 gold right here.

So there you go. 19 shitty records and one good one haha. That’s the gamble though.
Got some OK stuff from the Market today, will post that up soon.