Jr. & His Soulettes 'Thing, Do The Creep'

Jr. & His Soulettes 'Thing, Do The Creep'

Preposterously gifted and funky young family from Oklahoma led by Harold Moore Jr. (aged 10) on guitar and backed up by his sisters Vinita Marie (9) on bass, Denise Marshall (7) on drums and Jacquelyn Marshall (6!) on waw-waw organ. This 1971 LP is a holy grail for funk collectors. Allegedly almost all of the original 300 copy run of the album were damaged beyond repair when they were shrinkwrapped on a meat packing machine in a classic DIY effort that went tits up.

Fritz The Cat 'House Rock'

Fritz The Cat 'House Rock'

An instrumental hammond funk-rock tune from the Fritz The Cat soundtrack. Fritz The Cat was and in all likeliness will remain the only cat on the face of the planet to have demonstrated a sense of humour. There's an interesting piece on the sociobiology of humour in cats and dogs by James Gorman, that's worth a read if you have a moment.

Brian Auger 'Listen Here'

Brian Auger 'Listen Here'

A pinch and a punch for the first of the month from Brian Auger with added slaps, kicks, snares, organ and wild guitar noodlings for good measure. 

Tim Buckley 'Get On Top'

Tim Buckley 'Get On Top'

The sleaze and smog emanating from the City Of Angels clearly rubbed off on Tim Buckley in a good way. This is six minutes plus of him yelping and pining for some big mama to hop on his Johnson, backed up by a driving bassline, choppy, hard-assed percussion, grooved hammond organ and tricksy guitar inflections. This lascivious funk rock sprawl is an agreeable change from his early, earnest folk-rock efforts. Music for an open-topped tan Sedan barrelling down the freeway with an accommodating chick riding shotgun.