SATURDAY IN LADSON!

Another successful trip to Ladson's Flea Market!

Today's purchases (7 singles and 1 LP):

1. Jimmy Smith - The Fantastic... Up Front 121, 196?. Don't know the year, this is a compilation on a budget label, but it's stereo and features the master of the Hammond's early 60's stuff.

2. Hardtimes - Fortune Teller b/w Goodby, World Pacific 'Audition Record', 1967. Great garage beat version of the famous A-Side tune. Not the best version maybe, but solid. B-Side has Beatles-ish harmonies and a fuzz solo. Very nice and this record is definitely a VG++, gloss and everything. Best buy of the day.

3. Freddie King - Lowdown in Lodi b/w Me and My Guitar, Shelter 7320, 1972. A-Side is a cover of the CCR tune, with Freddie's great blues guitar all over it. Kind of a shuffle, great 70's blues rock! Produced by Leon Russell.

4. Wilson Pickett - Engine Number 9 b/w International Playboy, Atlantic 2765, 1970. A-Side hit #3 on the R&B chart (aka the Black Music Chart) It's kind of Hard Soul with Psych-ey guitar sounds. Both sides are supremely danceable. Pickett could hardly miss from '64-72 !

5. Eddy Giles - Losin' Boy b/w I Got The Blues, Murco 1031, 1961. Very impressive early 60's electric blues from Shreveport, Louisiana.

6. Count Five - Psychotic Reaction b/w They're Gonna Get You, Double Shot 104, 1966. Simply one of the best singles of all time. The intro, the lyrics, the fuzz, the attitude. It's a VG- copy, but like I said, I can't turn this kind of stuff down if it's relatively cheap!!!

7. Buddies - The Beatle b/w Pulsebeat, Swan 4170, 1964. Likewise, it is hard for me to turn down original Swan vinyl! The name suggests a Beatles cash-in, but the track in question is actually a pretty unusual instro with a Bo Diddley beat, guitar, horns and keyboards. VERY DJable. B-Side is very surfy, nice but my copy is a bit too worn to DJ I think.

8. Les Cooper and His Soul Rockers - Wahoo b/w Skatin' With Bill, Samar 114, 1966. Pretty obscure instro sounds here. Record Label is from Rochester, NY. Kind of like Roy Head & The Traits but instrumental, it has its roots in Soul, although it features a prominent guitar solo and honkin' sax. Definitely Danceable!

Not bad for $18.50...