Crate Digger's Gold

I just upgraded all of my audio samples so that they will play on iOS devices as well as Macs, PCs and Android smartphones. Just click or touch the 45 RPM Records category on the right side menu to see … Continue reading →

January 8, 2010
by DJ Art(uro)
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Willie Mitchell – Bum Daddy (1968)

Those of us who love the soulful music that came out of Memphis in the ’60 and ’70 will find it hard not to mourn the recent passing of the great Willie Mitchell (03/23/1928 – 01/05/2010). His achievements as a … Continue reading →

November 2, 2009
by DJ Art(uro)
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Clarence “Frogman” Henry – Troubles, Troubles (1956)

So, you think you’ve got troubles? Just listen to the “Frogman” go on about “da rent man” and his wife and such and you will quickly shut yer mouth and start shakin’ yer rump. It was the A-side that quickly … Continue reading →

September 29, 2009
by DJ Art(uro)
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Kenny Rogers and the First Edition – School Teacher (1972)

This is definitely not my parents’ First Edition. I may still have the 8-track somewhere that, among the handful of others secured by my dad for “just one penny” via the Columbia Record and Tape Club, played incessantly on weekend … Continue reading →

September 24, 2009
by DJ Art(uro)
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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan – Circles (1975)

Thumb through random stacks of 45s long enough and you might just come across this surprising b-side to Rufus featuring Chaka Khan’s exquisite down-tempo classic Sweet Thing. Circles is at once an infectiously groovy dance tune, a vocal calling card … Continue reading →