Brown Paper Funk

[moogaloo]

I have made a mix of 60s run of the mill pop stars doing a funky tune or two. I did not find an area for mixes here, so have posted here instead and thought it would be a good chance to have a discussion hopefully with lots of people suggesting tunes I have missed? It is called Brown Paper Funk, the inference being that you might be ashamed to have one of these records under your arm (I am way beyond that personally).

Anyway it is on Mixcloud (http://www.mixcloud.com/speedlounge/brown-paper-funk-unexpected-funky-groovy-tunes-by-run-of-the-mill-60s-pop-stars/) hope you like it.

http://images-mix.netdna-ssl.com/w/300/h/300/q/85/upload/images/extaudio/61f18368-2892-4b67-a76a-33e473bd8116.png

Track listing is

Cliff Richard - The Girl Can't Help It
Johnny Mathis - Evil Ways
Cleo Laine - Night Owl
Sandie Shaw - Reviewing The Situation
Jack Jones - Brother Where Are You
Peters & Lee - She's About A Mover
Walker Brothers - Land of a Thousand Dances
Lulu - Show Me
Tom Jones - Hard to Handle
Cliff Richard - La La La La La
Sammy Davis Jnr - Up Up and Away
Helen Reddy - Hit the Road Jack
Petula Clark - Rain
Bruce Forsyth - Lucretia Mac Evil
Lulu - Love Loves to Love Love
Astrud Gilberto - Beginnings
Tom Jones - Lonely One
Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation
Shirley Bassey - Spinning Wheel
Liza Minnelli - Use Me
Dusty Springfield - Love Power
Elvis Presley - Let Yourself Go
Cliff Richard - Ain't Nothing But A House Party
Lulu - Feelin' Alright
Sandie Shaw - Route 66
Cher - I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Tom Jones - Looking Out my Window

[Ian Townsend]

This probably wouldn't fit in the general run of funky there but might make a good intro....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWQGG8dZxgg

[Ian Townsend]

I love this too and I don't know why more people don't rate it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MGhCWTjUvw

[moogaloo]

Like the Anita Harris, though probably too jazzy for this mix, her version of the clapping song would fit nicely. I stopped at 3 Tom Jones tracks but could have filled up this mix with just Tom's tunes possibly Lulu too. Martin Horsfield (Rock N Roll Soul) suggested some Kenny Lynch on the face book


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oBkbyhrXJRw

[Ian Townsend]

You could probably squeeze a little faster Popcorn on a mix like that too. Gene Pitney - The Boss's Daughter would be great. Or maybe his mad as a balloon 'Animal Crackers (in cellophane) ?

I'll stick up Youtube of them later when I'm out of the garden. :cool:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buQ79RAHahw

And you can easily pitch this one up a bit (as opposed to the usual Popcorn tempo pitch down!)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1udyasyLp_M

[LDJB]

Yes Ian!! Great tracks - love this too


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AULvmliobq4

[LDJB]

I metioned this on VG+ I cant find a full version but here's a 'sip of the juice'


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VePBG4Ql6NQ

[LDJB]

Does this one qualify?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZqPezIYZOU&feature=fvst

[LDJB]

..and here's my fave Elvis groover


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpYTpO3dW5I

[LDJB]

Moogaloo - do you know if this ever appeared on vinyl? I think I have all the 'groovy' Sammy LPs and I don't remember it being on any of them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDxkrCrj1AA&feature=related

[LDJB]

How about Jose does Coffey?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ojwTV6SLqo

[moogaloo]

As ever some great suggestions making me ever poorer! I could not find a release of Vehicle, though great version, whilst searching I did come accross this that I was not aware of


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlki3Wz3eUk

[Ian Townsend]

Yes Ian!! Great tracks - love this too


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AULvmliobq4

Blimey! I didn't know that one Lee. Gene with a sitar vibe and great strings too:cool: Cheers!

I'm feeling that a Gene Pitney Appreciation article is waiting in the wings for the main website...:)

[LDJB]

Blimey! I didn't know that one Lee. Gene with a sitar vibe and great strings too:cool: Cheers!

I'm feeling that a Gene Pitney Appreciation article is waiting in the wings for the main website...:)

Aye - it's a good 'un - try and get a hold of his UK Stateside LP 'Pitney Today' - it's the opening track and you also get this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tp4zSJ7TLM

[LDJB]

and this


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h69r69AMa8A

[LDJB]

and this (amongst others)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfqLYgVdpAk

[moogaloo]

Just to say that thanks to your recommendations Elvis Presely's Spinout and Gene Pitney's She's a Heartbreaker are on heave rotation in my house hold, and Elvis went down a storm at the last RPM Funky Vintage Sounds.

[Old School Tramp]

There's the Johnny Harris instrumental of Lulu's "Show Me" which adds extra fuzz & hammond!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXseckPpZNw

[Peter Sundae]

What fun !

good mix Moogalo

[auxillary_output]

What fun !

good mix Moogalo
Cosign. Downloaded this a few weeks ago. Thanks!
And who would have thought Gene Pitney 'got da funk'? :)

[moogaloo]

This is what I have lined up for Brown Paper Funk 2 so far, anybody think of anything else I might want to include?

Dusty Sptingfield - Willie & Laura Mae Jones
Dusty Sptingfield - Haunted
Petula Clark - Bang Bang
Bette Midler - Daytime Hustler
Bobby Darin - Minnie the moocher
Bobby Darin - Long Line Rider
Gene Pitney - Animal Crackers
Gene Pitney - Heartbreaker
Elvis Presley - Spinout
Elvis Presley - Bosa Nova Baby
Diana Dors - So Little Time
First Edition (Kenny Rogers) - Just Dropped in to see what condition my condition is in
Four Seasons (Frankie Valli) - Beggin'
Sammy Davis Jnr - Get it on
Sammy Davis Jnr - For once in my life
Sammy Davis Jnr - Count on me
Bobby Gentry - Mississippi Delta
Bobby Gentry - Find 'Em, Fool 'Em And Forget 'Em
Sandie Shaw - Sympathy for the devil
Sandie Shaw - Walkin the dog
Cliff Richard & Hank Marvin - Throw Down A Line
Roger Whittaker - Lonesome Traveller
Lulu - Stop Fooling Around
Tom Jones - I Was Made To Love Her
Shirley Bassey - Light my fire
Shirley Bassey - Jezahel
Roslyn Kind - Shape of Things
Paul Raven (Gary Glitter) - Soul Thing

[moogaloo]

Moogaloo - do you know if this ever appeared on vinyl? I think I have all the 'groovy' Sammy LPs and I don't remember it being on any of them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDxkrCrj1AA&feature=related

Just came accross this fantasic Tom Jones version as well, nearly as fast as the Ray McVay version, again I don't think it was ever released


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC2NP9wxdjs