Friday, September 23, 2011

You've been gone so long....


The move went more smoothly than I expected, it's the aftermath that's been bumpy. I'm still not totally set up for ripping. Little problems here, little problems there.

Btw, Baby Girl learned to crawl last week. It's a little like having a mini bulldozer around. Ya know, 'cause nothing can stop her. I'm almost sure she woke me up at 2 am last night just so she could take a couple of more laps around the house.
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Here's another Excello issue from 1957. Lillian Offitt's first record. A big favorite of mine. One of those records I never get tired of.

While my collection mostly includes Excellos recorded by Jay Miller in Crowley, Louisiana, those recorded by Ernie Young in Nashville are often just as amazing. There are quite a few, like this one, which are just as minimal as they can possibly be. I don't even think there's a bass playing on the cut.

The drum is reportedly being played with with a rolled up magazine.

Hope ya'll enjoy....

4 comments:

  1. Top marks to you for continuing to post all this amazing music whilst coping with the baby bulldozer. Brilliant! Thanks. Wilf, Hove, UK

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  2. Great version of this, I'd only heard the Tiny Topsy version on Federal but the love the basicness of this cut. Thanks!

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  3. DaveO...I'm sure this is the original. The song writer was Excello/Nashboro's main man in the gospel field. The 45 was a good sized hit in various markets, especially the Chicago area.

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