Extra Cuts

Extra Cuts: Keb Darge – London, UK

“Keb Darge is my all time hero when it came to rare Funk and Grooves. I grew up listening to his fabulous compilations ‘Keb Darge’s Legendary Deep Funk’. In one of my trips to Israel, I had a layover in London. That day, the volcano erupted in Island leaving half the world immobile. I was stuck in London for 7 days, but I decided to make the best out of it. I called up Keb, and he invited me to his house for a cup of tea and an amazing photo session!”

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Extra Cuts: Philip Osey

Philip Osey Kojo – Ghana
In January 2011 I traveled to Ghana to document a diging trip with Frank Gossner of Voodoo Funk. We met Philip Osei Kojo from Mampong. an 80 year old man. He did not listen to records for the past 30 years just because he could not fix his record player. The first time we palyed the record was an unexpected emotional surprise, for him and for us.
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Extra Cuts: Alejandro – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Alejandro, a vinyl collectors from Buenos Aires, Argentina, in multi collage with a few of his favorite Carlos Gardel records.

Gardel (11 December 1890 – 24 June 1935) was a singer, songwriter and actor, and is perhaps the most prominent figure in the history of tango.

Gardel died in an airplane crash at the height of his career, becoming an archetypal tragic hero mourned throughout Latin America. For many, Gardel embodies the soul of the tango style.

Alejandro is also the creator of the fantastic blog Discos Bizzaros Argentinos.

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Extra Cuts: Noah Uman – Mr T’s Commandments

Noah Uman with a sample of his rap novelty collection. Mr. T’s Commandments.

Above a set of serviceable disco-funk arrangements, T raps about the dangers of such things as drugs, despair, talking to strangers and not respecting your parents. His delivery is still on the crude side: “Honor thy father and mother/ The Bible makes it clear/ If you break the rule/ God help you, fool/ You got Mr. T to fear.”

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Yoga for African audience. One of the few bizzare records that was shipped to Frank Voodoo Funk Gossner from his connection in Lagos, Nigeria.

Bongohead, a record collector from Northampton, MA specializing in Latin music.

“In terms of modern Latin music, especially mambo and so-called Latin Jazz, this cover by David Stone Martin says it all. Ecstatic, trance-inducing dance music from Cuba, translated and re-born in New York, for red-blooded people of all stripes and hues, from all walks of life, forged from the New World union of black and white, creating dancing musical vibrations in Technicolor that took America by storm during the Atomic Age.”

Manu Boublil in his apartment in Paris holding one of his all time classics. Moondance by Van Morisson.

“Out of your great collection, there must be a few records that you like going back to at any time. Name a few…”

“For some reasons, the ones I’m going back to are classics… Even though I’m deeply into collecting rarities, I’m always amazed when I go back to classics… Miles Davis ‘Kind Of Blue’, John Coltrane ‘My Favorite Things’, Marvin Gaye ‘What’s Goin’ On’ or Van Morison ‘Moondance’, those LP’s are just essentials, beautiful, no weak tracks, … Finally, it’s also nice to think that great records made by great artists went so successful! The Irish soul man is one of my heroes! ‘Into The Mystic’ in ‘Moondance’ is the one but nearly all his early 70’s LP’s are truly masterpiece!”

Bill Adler holding a record by La Bestia Boya – “La Macedonia”/”Il Selvaggio,” an Italian Beastie Boys parody.

Bill Adler holding a record by La Bestia Boya - “La Macedonia”/”Il Selvaggio,” an Italian Beastie Boys parody.

Emek Can Tulus, in his home in Istanbul, Turkey. “This is one of the masterpieces of 70’s Turkish Rock/Psych, “Elektronik Turkuler” by Erkin Koray who still performs and records since 1957.”

Emek Can Tulus, in his home in Istanbul, Turkey. “This is one of the masterpieces of 70’s Turkish Rock/Psych, “Elektronik Turkuler” by Erkin Koray who still performs and records since 1957.”

DJ Shame at his home in Worcester, MA ; Taken for Dust & Grooves, a vinyl photo site. www.dustandgrooves.com

DJ Shame at his home in Worcester, MA

Jonathan Toubin,

A while back, I paid a visit to Jonathan Toubin, a remarkable DJ and well know Brooklyn figure. Together with his friend Nicholas Gazin, we made a photo session for Dust & Grooves. About 4 months ago, Jonathan was severely injured in a freaky accident, where a taxi ran him over while sleeping in his hotel room.

Today, I read an article about him in the NY Times. A ZZ Top album was mentioned. “He finally came out of the drug-induced sleep in early January and asked friends at his bedside to put one of his favorite ZZ Top records on a turntable they had brought into the intensive care unit to cheer him up.”

I looked at my archives, and here are these two photos of Jonathan with a ZZ Top 7 inch of “Salt Lick”.

Jonathan! you’re amazing! I wish you a full recovery and keep doing what you do best, delivering us the best music on the best format.

Danny “Akalepse” in his Brookyn apartment.

“Special Music for Special People”, one of the few weird and politically incorrect records you could find at the Highland Park record sale.

Markey Funk, a collector from Jerusalem, with “You Are a Jew” album. “I’ve got two versions of Esther Jungreis “You Are a Jew”, one in Hebrew and this one – in English, performed in Madison Sq. Garden. This is one of the weirdest records in my collection. Female jewish preacher – doesn’t it sound weird enough already?”

DB Burkeman holding a White Stripes 7 inch single “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You’re Told)” designed by Rob Jones, part of a beautiful series of 7 inch singles. Rob Jones is Jack White III’s preferred artist. Based in Austin, Texas, he started out designing posters and record covers for local bands. Since 2005 Rob Jones has designed posters for White Stripes’, Raconteur’s and The Dead Weather’s concerts, record covers and merchandise.

Vinyl tattoos on the arms of Frank Gossner, one of the hardest vinyl diggers I know, specializing in West African Funk, Disco and Highlife. He also has a wonderful blog: www.voodoofunk.com

Joel Oliveira, the owners of Tropicalia In Furs record shop in NYC, with a Cem Karaca 7’. Joel was the first collector I ever shot for Dust & Grooves.

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Hank Longo at 5 years old, son the of Pat.James Longo, exploring his favorite record “In Sound From The Way Out!” by Perrey and Kingsley, the first collaboration between electronic musicians Perrey and Kingsley and considered to be the first-ever mainstream electronic music album. It was released in 1966 on Vanguard Records. Fast forward 30 years, The Beastie Boys are releasesing their instrumental album, titled exactly the same and with almost an identical cover. Some called it stealing. We call it props.

Somewhere in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Cosmo Baker is getting ready for another vinyl spinning night at “The Rub”.

Markey Funk, A vinyl collector from Jerusalem, Israel.

Russian bootleg of Beatles’ “White Album”. Got it for my 10th birthday. For the first time it was something related in my mind to the grown-ups’ world, ‘cause I thought I had to be as old as my dad in order to have records. I still keep it, ‘cause it’s still one of my first influential albums.

Bongohead, Northampton, MA. Yo, they don’t call me Bongohead for nuthin’! What’s funny about this particular recording is that was re-issued about five or six times, each time with a different cover, depending on the era it was re-released in. All I can say is there must have been something special about Mongo’s recording for it to be reissued so many times! Of all the cover art, I like the rare first version, the 10” called Chango, and the Drums and Chants collage cover done by Charlie Rosario in the ‘70s. This is an in-between one probably cashing in on the early 60s popularity of Olatunji and the Afro-centrism promoted by jazz artists. Some day I will have ALL the versions in my sweaty little hands.

Matt Weingarden, better know as Mr. Finewine, a 45 vinyl collector from Brooklyn, NY. This is probaly a casual day at the “office”, while Matt is getting ready for his weekly radio show “Downtown Soulville” at WFMU. Matt is originally from Detroit, and much of his music collection is based on the Detroit Soul/Funk scene.

Listen to his archived shows here: http://wfmu.org/playlists/SV

Danny “Akalepse”, a vinyl record collector from Brooklyn, NY

Winter in America – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson.

This record is amazing, from the cover art to the music. There is a tune on this record in particular called “your daddy loves you”. It is a beautiful song, it gives me hope, and it’s nice to hear someone realize they are going the wrong way before it is too late. I hope I can do that in my life as well. The way he is singing it to his sleeping daughter because it is the only way he has the courage…..such a beautiful picture.

Emek Can Tulus, a vinyl record collector from Istanbul, Turkey. “One of my all time favorite Turkish 7”. “Denizalti Ruzgarlari” by Turkish master Jazz drummer Okay Temiz. Strange drum & percussion effects blended with local grooves and Moog sounds. Nice sleeve too. Some of the Instruments included in this album are handmade ones named “Sputnik 5” and “Frog”.

Thomas Pasquet, a record collector and dealer from Paris, France.

Air album cover (on the left) , Jason Havelock LP (on the right) on the Pierre Cardin label. Could it be the influence to Air’s Premiers Symptômes album?

Margaret Barton Fumo, Brooklyn, NY ~~ I love this 45 by Birth Control, a German prog band that’s very hit or miss, mostly due to their awkward English vocals. This single, “Hope,” isn’t on any of their studio albums, and was released instead as part of this cool “Progressive Pop” series on the German label Ohr.

Jamison Harvey, Brooklyn, NY with “Soul Flutes” compilation album. who’s playing there? Herbie Hancock, Ray Barretto, Grady Tate. The identity of “The Fluteman” remains in question. While Herbie Mann has confirmed that he appears on this record, producer Creed Taylor has also informed that Hubert Laws is the mysterious flautist. Given the aural evidence, it is possible that both appear under this title.

Bill kicking it in NYC with Charles Wright.

Bill is a music journalist, biographer, record label executive and best known as the publicist for Def Jam Records back in the glorious 80’s. He’s also a devoted vinyl record collector

Debra Dynamite & Ken “rockin-daddy-o” Abruzzi, a couple who collects and specializes in Rockabilly vinyl records. Photographed at their house in Belmar, NJ.