PEANUT BUTTER WOLF - UN-AIRED RADIO MIX

....Of course, I could be wrong.


This lil' beauty landed in my lap a couple of years ago & has since sat on my top shelf gathering dust along with 100's of other CD-R's here at TGDHQ...


Until now!!


An old friend who had an old friend who happened to host a prime-time radio show here in London on one of the 'big' stations (I'm not at liberty to say...Oh OK, XFM!) obtained & handed me this non-descript CD-R a couple of summers ago, telling me who it was by & that I should 'Check it out...'
I got around to checking it out eventually, a bit perplexed on the first few go's, thinking 'Damn, this isn't even mixed!' but gradually started enjoying the loose mixing & pretty bugged-out selection which make it an interesting listen.
I was informed at the time that this mix had been pre-recorded for said radio station for the 'guest DJ' section of the show but then it never got aired, thus making it a little bit of an exclusive gem... My sources tell me it was available for a short time as a Stones Throw Podcast so here it is again...


I'm pretty much 99% certain that anyone reading this Blog is familiar with PEANUT BUTTER WOLF or his record label STONES THROW & all the amazing artists, releases & music they're responsible for, so i'm not going to bother writing an extensive discography this time, check the links!!


Having revisited the mix this afternoon I can tell you there's a bit of something for everyone on here, One of my favourite records EVER, some insane Disco-Rap in the shape of 'The Grandmaster Lover', Electro, JazzFunk, Breaks, HipHop, Psych, high school anti-drugs raps & even THE CURE live, covering THE DOORS 'Hello, I love you' taken, amazingly, from The Jonathan Ross show on BBC.


Check it out.





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Un-aired Peanut Butter Wolf Radio mix. by Bobbyhands

PEOPLES POTENTIAL UNLIMITED

I LOVE this label.


I bought their "Family Album" CD comp & "Ball Players" 7 inch last week & was getting ready to be underwhelmed.. I don't know why, maybe it's because there's been a real lack of quality stuff coming out recently, I feel a lil' uninspired, I expected yet another comp of lackluster tunes passing themselves off as "Disco" or "Boogie" or i'd had a couple of record buying trips that yielded some pretty pony stuff & was just down generally... either way, when I got home & listened to them both they blew my fuckin' socks off, pure quality.


Now i'm going to make an effort & support PPU wherever I see it.


I mean, this video is DOPE, right? What's not to like? & It's obvious to me these guys really love what they're doing & their hearts are in it & they are re-releasing killer obscure records that truly deserve a re-release, which is rare in today's world of records where everyone's mother is doing re-edits, re-issues & spinning "Disco-Boogie-Synth-psych-funk" & wheeling out any old tosh... all that and the artwork is cool too.


Nuff said.





Check out their online record store HERE too.

DON COVAY - BADD BOY

This is one of my favourite tunes at the moment, infact, its so bad it needed two d's in the title. I picked up the 12" about a month ago and I haven't been able to stop listening to it since.




Don Covey has been in the game a long time. His musical career has spanned from the 60's right through to modern day, he has worked with and written for many top players including Booker T, Ben E King, Chubby Checker and even Jimi Hendrix. Most of his work leans toward Rhythm & Blues but like many, he dabbled in a little disco. Strictly speaking this is disco rap but I always jam the instrumental and I think you should too. This was released in 1980 on Newman Records.. Just try and listen to it without bopping you head to that bass line


DON COVAY - BADD BOY (instrumental) 320kbps