Larry Dale

Down To The Bottom / Midnight Hours

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The Texan born Larry Dale only recently passed away, in May 2010, aged 87. His passing is doubly sad for us, as he never got to see these two gems pressed up and released on 45rpm vinyl, as they should have been some 55 years ago. Discovered a while back languishing in the vaults of Groove, a long defunct sub of RCA set up to handle the parent labels R&B output, these two sides were recorded at New York sessions in the mid-50s. Both tracks feature the sterling guitar and arrangement skills of the legendary Mickey Baker, and the handiwork of the equally infamous Jack Dupree on the '88s. ‘Down To The Bottom’ is a real monster - a rolling Blues Rhumba with crashing piano rolls and rather suggestive lyrics from Dale, who is headed down to the Gulf of Mexico to find himself a woman - with one pre-requisite, “She‘s got to like to jelly roll”. Whatever he’s talking about, and I’ll let you all draw your own conclusions, one thing is clear, and that is that this is a floor-rocking, roof-raiser of a record. On the flip, ‘Midnight Hours’ is a low and greasy, down home Blues, cut in the same session and the likely intended B-side. In the event, the single was inexplicably pulled from release by Groove. As such, we have maintained the original Groove logo and label design for this long overdue 45rm vinyl pairing of these two great rocking Blues sides.

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Release Date

01.11.2010

Cat No

JBJ1010

Tracklist

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Track 2
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Rhythm & Blues
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S. Johnson
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Red Hot Mama / Don't You Worry Juke Box Jam
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Rock / Pop / Indie
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S. Johnson
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Red Hot Mama / Don't You Worry Juke Box Jam
Soul
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Billy Red Love
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A Dream / Hey Now Juke Box Jam
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Billy Red Love
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A Dream / Hey Now Juke Box Jam
Soul
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Jack McVea
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Wino Juke Box Jam
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Jack McVea
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Wino Juke Box Jam
Rhythm & Blues
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Gino Parks
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Fire / For This I Thank You Juke Box Jam
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Gino Parks
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Fire / For This I Thank You Juke Box Jam
Rhythm & Blues
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King Coleman
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Down In The Basement / Crazy Feelin' Juke Box Jam
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King Coleman
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Down In The Basement / Crazy Feelin' Juke Box Jam
Soul
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Little Margie / Big Boy Groves
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Yes It's You / Another Ticket Juke Box Jam
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Funk/Soul
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Little Margie / Big Boy Groves
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Yes It's You / Another Ticket Juke Box Jam
Disco
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Various
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Surinam Funk Force Rush Hour
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Disco
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Various
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Surinam Funk Force Rush Hour
Latin
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Fruko Y Sus Tesos
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Salsa Na Ma Panorama
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Latin America
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Fruko Y Sus Tesos
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Salsa Na Ma Panorama
Pop
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Sixto Rodriguez
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Sugar Man Dynamite Cuts
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Sixto Rodriguez
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Sugar Man Dynamite Cuts
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The General Store
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Love Is You Perfect Toy
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Funk/Soul
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The General Store
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Love Is You Perfect Toy
Re Edit (Disco)
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Coolin Out
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Wind Parade (Edit) / Fourty Days (Edit Coolin Out
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Coolin Out
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Wind Parade (Edit) / Fourty Days (Edit Coolin Out
Funky Breaks
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Super Eagles Band With The Mushi Players
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Sock It To Me - Part 1 & 2 Mushi 45 Japan
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Headz
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Super Eagles Band With The Mushi Players
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Sock It To Me - Part 1 & 2 Mushi 45 Japan