_uacct = "UA-3573106-1"; urchinTracker(); fine videos daily:1960s on mon1970s on tues1980s on wed1990s on thurs2000s on frii’m a reporter at bloomberg news, here’s some work my email & twitter ft. the beatles, aretha franklin, neil young, dr. dre, serge gainsbourg, duke ellington, the kinks, jimi hendrix, pavement, the clash, smog, the smiths, al green, the rolling stones, cat power, dusty springfield, yo la tengo, antony, wilco, elvis, talking heads, elliott smith, r.e.m., ray charles, velvet underground, otis redding, the monochrome set, randy newman, the cure, gillian welch, queen, stevie wonder & more “mtv makes me want to smoke crack.” -beck see the archives & a random post “i just happen to be here, and it’s okay.” -caetano veloso “sing a simple song but keep the swing strong.” -de la soul “think straight, keep a clean plate.” -joanna newsom “keep a clean nose, watch the plain-clothes.” -bob dylan “keep your feet warm, but keep your clothes on.” -harry nilsson “it took me about three or four weeks to toilet train my cat, nightlife. most of the time is spent moving the box very gradually to the bathroom.” -charles mingus “she had a chihuahua named carlos that had some kind of skin disease and was totally blind.” -tom waits “you can’t hold the hand of a rock ‘n’ roll man.” -joni mitchell “think about something else. was art tatum talented?” - shoot the piano player “hey there, hey now, well, you can make a pacemaker blink, easy thing, make a man’s heart go bibbity bom. -john cale “i’ve still got things inside me, sad things, happy things, that people don’t know about.” -loretta lynn “to try to maximize the relationship of listening to a record through promotion is like experiencing driving a car by reading about stimulus programs.” -bonnie ‘prince’ billy “after cheesecake with all of your friends and family, who’s gonna front the bill? me… say you want to take first-class trips, well i want to work those first-class hips. yes i do.” -r. kelly “too much cheesecake too soon, old money’s better than new” -roxy music “my mother used to tell me about vibrations. to think that invisible feelings, invisible vibrations existed scared me to death.” -brian wilson “i’m an idiot for you.” -iggy pop “i mean every letter in the words in the sentences of my quotes.” -lil’ wayne “lyrics choochoo from my mouth like locomotion.” - pato banton “i’m going to boogie my scruples away.” -lowell george “i drive a rolls-royce, cause it’s good for my voice.” -t.rex “i’m dealing in rock and roll. i’m not a bonafide human being.” -phil spector “phil approached me with a bottle of kosher red wine in one hand and a .45 in the other, put his arm around my shoulder and shoved the revolver into my neck and said, ‘leonard, i love you.’ i said, ‘i hope you do, phil.’” -leonard cohen “they’d whisper at each other and look at phil and whisper at each other. finally this lady, tanked, comes over to phil and says, ‘alright, sonny, what’s your problem?’ and he said, ‘premature ejaculation, what’s yours?’” -tom wolfe “he’s got a mind like a sewer, and a heart like a fridge” -elvis costello “i bite my nails and if that fails i go get myself stoned, but when i do i think of you and head myself back home.” -gram parsons “i would say groucho marx, to name one thing, and willie mays, and the second movement of the jupiter symphony, and louis armstrong’s recording of potatohead blues, swedish movies, naturally. sentimental education by flaubert, marlon brando, frank sinatra, those incredible apples and pears by cézanne, the crabs at sam wo’s, tracy’s face.” -woody allen “where have you been all my life?” -emmylou harris, to my brother tommy “he had a huge room with nothing in it except this huge vast hammond organ, right next door to the police.” -david bowiebrian eno songs that will make good book titles for my 10-volume memoir, in order: here he comes, baby’s on fire, golden hours, brutal ardour, taking tiger mountain, events in dense fog, through hollow lands, some of them are old, everything merges with the night, dead finks don’t talkry cooder albums that every man should own: into the purple valley, boomer’s story, paradise and lunch “really, we don’t want people twiddling their goatees over our stuff.” -radioheadthelonious monk’s middle name: sphere #1 song on the white album (tie): long long long, happiness is a warm gun “the only word is love.” -john lennon “i love songs about horses, railroads, land, judgment day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. and mother. and god.” -johnny cash “i could even find it in my heart to love mike love.” -belle & sebastian “the moon is clear, the sky is bright, i’m happy as the horse’s shite.” -the pogues “i hope that you all out there, young, old, tall, short, fat or thin, quick or slow, no matter what kind or color or shape or person you are, if you like to make music, why, go ahead.” -pete seeger “chuck berry isn’t merely the greatest of the rock and rollers, or rather, there’s nothing mere about it. say rather that unless we can somehow recycle the concept of the great artist so that it supports chuck berry as well as it does marcel proust, we might as well trash it.” -robert christgaumashable.com says about us: “you can expect the unexpected with this awesome gem. groovy.” 33 1/3 says: “it’s nice to have someone steer me in a more worthwhile direction.” others say: “pulitzer.”download albums, see album covers, photos, posters, quotes & ‘staches the olden days: 2008 j. f. m. a. m. j. j. a. s. o. n. d. 2009 j. f. m. a. m. j. j. a. s. o. n. d. 2010 j. f. m. a. m. j. j. a. s. o. n. d. 2011 j. f. m. a. m. j. j. a. s. o. n. d. 2012 j. f. m. a. m. j. j. a. s. o. make a tumblr! Tumblr (3.0; @abelson)http://maxabelson.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ba916b0006bc2b33ebdb96255fb8139/tumblr_mmhnghfTUe1qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><em>very important personal message from the super groovy music video spectacular</em>: i can hardly believe, friends, just how long it’s been since i’ve posted a music video here. when i think about it i don’t only feel sorry, i make this face from the <em>i’m sorry</em> cover, and hold it. the good news is i’ve been <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/9707056609/some-of-my-reporting-on-wall-street-money-power" target="_blank">writing</a> and also taking long solitary walks around new york city thinking about what videos i’ll post as we hit no. 1000. tune in soon for them!</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/49940569926http://maxabelson.com/post/49940569926Wed, 08 May 2013 12:36:17 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8RFTB5vgV_4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#994: weezer - <em>say it ain’t so</em> (late night with david letterman, 1995)</strong></p> <p>with all due respect to the new musem’s <em>nyc 1993: experimental jet set, trash and no star</em>, the <a href="NYC%201993:%20Experimental%20Jet%20Set,%20Trash%20and%20No%20Star%20::%20New%20Museum" target="_blank">show</a> is off by 24 months. ‘95 was always the year. there was something about being 11 years old in 1995: a time of bullies in jnco jeans and heroes in airwalks, when a young new york city was enjoying the second year of the giuliani administration, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_QO8y42OYQ" target="_blank">ira kaplan</a> looked like my babysitter’s boyfriend, matt sharp was still in weezer, nick taranto and i organized an epic baseball card sale in mr. zoffness’ central school class to help fund a trip to our nation’s capital, and rivers cuomo looked like leon neyfakh. magic was in the air. </p>http://maxabelson.com/post/43694647467http://maxabelson.com/post/43694647467Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:03:00 -0500weezermemories90slivetvvintagemusic videomusicplaidpoprockmr. zoffnessnick tarantoleon neyfakhbaseball cardsthe new museumyo la tengo<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LYo2GtEvMQI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#993: r.e.m. - <em>strange currencies</em> (1994)</strong></p> <p>did you know that this is the <em>nine hundred and ninety third</em> video shown on the super groovy music video spectacular? that means after this there are six videos before the thousandth. so all of them will be of world-historical importance and excellence—this one, of course, has the best selection of sunglasses ever seen in a music video. </p> <p>being at #993 also means it’s been 441 videos since <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/466182727/552-karen-dalton-blues-jumped-the-rabbit" target="_blank">#552</a> (karen dalton singing <em>blues jumped the rabbit</em> and shuffling around her kitchen), we’re 780 videos past <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/51568380/213-yellow-magic-orchestra-tighten-up-1980" target="_blank">#213</a> (yellow magic orchestra’s <em>tighten up</em> on soul train), and already 190 videos beyond video <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/6266354273/803-otis-redding-my-girl-ready-steady-go" target="_blank">#803</a> (when otis redding wept <em>my girl</em> on <em>ready steady go!</em>).find him and the other nine hundred and ninety two by clicking this magical <a href="http://maxabelson.com/random" target="_blank">random</a> button.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/41407981327http://maxabelson.com/post/41407981327Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:21:00 -0500karen daltonyellow magic orchestraotis reddingrandomlistsR.E.M.indie rockrockvideosmusic videosvintagecountdown<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jOrhjgt-_Qc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#992: sister rosetta tharpe - <em>this train</em></strong><strong>(1964)</strong></p> <p>i don’t know what or where glory is, but <span>commemorate martin luther king’s holy day by </span><span>listening to a glorious person play gorgeous music. sweat, shout, shake, rejoice, </span><span>rewatch</span><span> and follow her her down to the </span><a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/650380863/594-sister-rosetta-tharpe-down-by-the" target="_blank">riverside</a><span>!</span><span> </span><span>and then look at the skin color of every single person clapping in the audience in the final shot, less than fifty years ago, when black americans couldn’t enjoy this ecstatic music their sister was making.</span></p>http://maxabelson.com/post/41100545001http://maxabelson.com/post/41100545001Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:38:00 -0500sister rosetta tharpegospelbluesgodvintageobamamartin luther kingracisminaugurationpoliticscivil rightslive<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76daf64d68b71e66f017a7ada689701a/tumblr_mgzaqwzjDx1qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>sister <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/41100545001/992-sister-rosetta-tharpe-this-train-1964-i" target="_blank">rosetta</a> in manchester in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR2gR6SZC2M" target="_blank">1964</a>.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/41101284521http://maxabelson.com/post/41101284521Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:00:00 -0500sister rosetta tharpephotographs<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zY2nXUUvwg4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#991: kleenex - <em>nice</em> (1978)</strong></p> <p>what’s your favorite primary color post punk deutschland ditty about poodles from a band named after facial tissues? <em>this</em> one.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/40688854147http://maxabelson.com/post/40688854147Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:08:00 -0500kleenexpostpunkgermanygirlspoodlesmusic videosvintage70swomenfeminismmarx<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/49400a0d1a8f41dd3466cb30fb420268/tumblr_mgqajeeRHq1qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>need <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/40688854147/991-kleenex-nice-1978-whats-your-favorite" target="_blank">kleenex</a>? <em>gesundheit</em>!</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/40689155334http://maxabelson.com/post/40689155334Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500gesundheitkleenexalbum coverswomen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5d3b9e079d4bb52757faddf72bfd7f17/tumblr_mg83dtjhU71qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>here’s late-1960s african music that sounds exactly like bubbling water just before a rolling boil. it’s so mellifluous and alive and ecstatically lush and warm and gentlemanly and perfectly creased that you’ll think the maestro who made it would have to be known as something like <em>le seigneur</em>, which is exactly what tabu ley rochereau was called in the congo, where he played with history’s <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/450583080/547-velvet-underground-femme-fatale-1967" target="_blank">second</a> most-important <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/154598250/four-excellent-music-blogs-where-you-can-download" target="_blank">nico</a>.</p> <p>i found the album on my favorite website, <a href="http://globalgroovers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">global groovers</a>, which you should explore after you <a href="http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/86111559/file.html" target="_blank">download</a> tabu ley rochereau & l’african-fiesta national’s <em>le peuple</em>. buy something like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LAfrican-Fiesta-Vol-1-1962-1963/dp/B003VRDQ8C/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_4" target="_blank">this</a>, too. they’ll put you in a good enough mood to read jeffrey gettleman’s devastating <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/jeffrey_gettleman/index.html" target="_blank">reporting</a> on what’s happening these days in the congo, where le seigneur made such beautiful music.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/39866711210http://maxabelson.com/post/39866711210Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:22:00 -0500africanalbum coversblogsdownloadsdr. nicovelvet undergroundtabu ley rochereaule seigneur<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7ODrPL9-kEs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#990: elvis presley (with scotty moore & d.j. fontana) - <em>blue christmas</em> (1968)</strong></p> <p>do you know that look in elvis’ eyes when he’s onstage with his childhood friends in his ‘68 comeback special? when d.j. fontana is thwacking an empty guitar case with his drum sticks, scotty moore is playing the case’s guitar as well as he did in 1955 when the three of them were still called the blue moon boys, and it all makes elvis so happy that he sings a wrong word after the chorus and has to muffle a vibrato giggle? that’s what i hope your holidays are like, friends, and your new year, too.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/38843885060http://maxabelson.com/post/38843885060Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:40:00 -050060sElvischristmascountryd.j. fontanaholidayslivemusicnew yearrockscotty mooretvvintagethe blue moon boys<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4b7a7c5cb99756d9fcbf8c55d7590a5c/tumblr_mfmfwfL9yo1qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>don’t forget el’s <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/38843885060/990-elvis-presley-with-scotty-moore-d-j" target="_blank">last great</a> disc, and click above for very high resolution</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/38844254328http://maxabelson.com/post/38844254328Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:00:00 -0500elvisholidayschristmasadvertisementsposters<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L-4vMQOOiUY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#989: ace frehley - <em>new york groove</em> (1978)</strong></p> <p>one of the great mysteries of american history is why kiss pretends they’re playing along to <em>new york groove</em> here in the video, when everyone knew it was from one of those four solo albums that each member of kiss made in 1978.</p> <p>they were all released on the same day, featuring different bands of studio musicians with sad and un-kiss-like names like allan schwartzberg and steve buslowe. gene simmons also had cher, joe perry, janis ian—janis ian!—and something called the citrus college singers on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Simmons_(album)" target="_blank">his</a>. </p> <p>were he, paul stanley and peter criss so upset about ace frehley having this shimmering and sparkle-eyed song to himself that they insisted on being in the video, pretending to play? or did ace hire impersonators to lend the video weight? it’s own of america’s profound, intractable enigmas and no one will ever know.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/37234414125http://maxabelson.com/post/37234414125Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:53:00 -0500kiss70sglamrockmusic videosvintagecherjoe perryjanis iangene simmonsace frehleynew york groove<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mejf57AwsR1qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>a lot of people don’t know this but <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/37234414125/989-ace-frehley-new-york-groove-1976-one-of" target="_blank">ace frehley</a> gave the first thumbs up.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/37235145749http://maxabelson.com/post/37235145749Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:21:00 -0500ace frehleykissphotographslies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mejflkALX41qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>the cover of <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Frehley_(album)" target="_blank">ace frehley</a></em>, released the <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/37234414125/989-ace-frehley-new-york-groove-1976-one-of" target="_blank">same</a> 1976 day as <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Simmons_(album)" target="_blank">gene simmons</a></em>, <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley_(album)" target="_blank">paul stanley</a></em>, and of course <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Criss_(album)" target="_blank">peter criss</a></em></p>http://maxabelson.com/post/37235882248http://maxabelson.com/post/37235882248Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:20:00 -0500album coversartgene simmonskisspaul stanleypeter crissvintageace frehley<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me88fs1Eql1qz84mmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a disturbingly accurate <em>predictive (!)</em> chart by the genius <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/36779633164/988-jonathan-richman-now-is-better-than" target="_blank">jonathan richman</a> in boston’s <em><a href="http://freespace.virgin.net/daniel.howard1/tml/vu.htm" target="_blank">vibrations</a></em> magazine, september 1967</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/36780035121http://maxabelson.com/post/36780035121Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:04:00 -0500beatleschartsjimi hendrixjonathan richmanmagazinesthe whovelvet undergroundgoddeath<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kqQznJtTz3o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#988 : jonathan richman - <em>now is better than before</em> (1985)</strong></p> <p>from <em><a href="http://freespace.virgin.net/daniel.howard1/tml/88biog.htm" target="_blank">jonathan richman’s first 20 years in show business</a></em> by jonathan richman: “mr. richman was born in boston in 1951. he started to draw pictures all day long from the age of 5. played baseball all day long from the age of 9. this would not leave time for anything else, would it? he took up guitar at 15, started playing in public at 16, and by 17 had caused many people to leave coffee-houses… quickly… with their hands over their ears, and by 18 was sure he wanted to sing professionally… he left home at age 18, moving to new york. since he was ten years old and first was taken there by his parents, he wanted to live there and also his favorite rock band the velvet underground was there along with the artist andy warhol (since deceased)… he admired their sincerity, their dark sound, and their ability to improvise both lyrics and music onstage. his first place to stay in manhattan was on the couch of the personal manager of this velvet underground. after two weeks the manager and his wife and the other person staying there felt that jonathan… well… he immediately found work as a busboy (unbelievably incompetent) and <em>as a foot messenger on wall street.</em>” (emphasis mine)</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/36779633164http://maxabelson.com/post/36779633164Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:59:00 -050080sSinger-Songwriterautobiographybookshistoryjonathan richmanlovememoirsnew york cityquotesrockvelvet undergroundwall street<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nnZimZzvBk4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#987: bob marley & the wailers - <em>rastaman chant</em> (1973, rehearsals)</strong></p> <p>bob marley’s <em>rastaman chant </em>has regained its position as the world’s best chant now that fireman ed, leader of the nfl’s famous “<em>j-e-t-s jets jets jets</em>,” has publicly resigned from his position via a <em>metro</em> <a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/sports/article/1156831--guest-column-fireman-ed-steps-away-but-not-as-fan" target="_blank">op-ed</a>.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/36675147408http://maxabelson.com/post/36675147408Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:21:13 -0500reggaebob marleythe wailersdrugs70srehearsalsliveconcertsbabylonrastamanfireman edsportsjets<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdzywso5I21qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>don’t miss <a href="http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/teddy-wilson-centennial-birthday-broadcast-november-22nd-november-25th" target="_blank">day 3</a> of teddy wilson’s 4 day <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/36381782740/this-weekend-the-radio-station-wkcr-89-9-fm-one" target="_blank">100th birthday party</a>, or you’ll look like this.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/36429531911http://maxabelson.com/post/36429531911Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:58:00 -0500teddy wilsonsadphotographsb&amp;wjazzbirthdayswkcrradio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdypgaXCUb1qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>this weekend the radio station <a href="http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/teddy-wilson-centennial-birthday-broadcast-november-22nd-november-25th" target="_blank">wkcr 89.9 fm</a>, one of the truly great things in new york city, is playing 100 hours of teddy wilson, who was born 100 years ago saturday. coleman hawkins and i were both born on november 21, but its not our centennials, yet. so far tonight wkcr has played 1930s benny goodman quartets with <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/11546206193/the-hand-on-the-cover-of-the-lionel-hampton" target="_blank">lionel hampton</a> on vibraphones that sound like ribbons of felt and gene krupa playing drums like he’s <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Gene_Krupa_crop.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> big and benny being much more beautiful than i knew. the fourth instrument, teddy wilson’s piano, will lift your feet and furniture and pets from the ground and send everything slowly floating up into the room. happy birthday, mr. wilson.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/36381782740http://maxabelson.com/post/36381782740Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:36:00 -0500Lionel Hamptonbenny goodmanbirthdaycentenialscoleman hawkinsgene krupajazzlinkspianoteddy wilsonwkcr<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QBOlxHnZDQQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>#986: curtis mayfield - <em>keep on keeping on</em> (1972, old grey whistle test)</strong></p> <p>everybody gather round and listen to his song. and <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/23578518696/938-curtis-mayfield-back-to-the-world-1973" target="_blank">this one</a>—and then <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/23575818979/937-curtis-mayfield-we-gotta-have-peace" target="_blank">this one</a>. and you know what <a href="http://maxabelson.com/post/20435832059/918-curtis-mayfield-freddies-dead-1973" target="_blank">this one</a> too. and then <em>keep on keeping on </em>again.</p>http://maxabelson.com/post/36172940017http://maxabelson.com/post/36172940017Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:19:00 -050070scurtis mayfieldfunksoulvintageliveold grey whistle testtv<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpc3vDh5F1qz84mmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://maxabelson.com/tagged/five%20album%20covers%20from%20a%20russian%20music%20blog%20of%201970s%20african%20music%20called%20african%20music" target="_blank">5 album covers from a russian music blog of 1970s african music called <em>african music</em></a></p> <p>#5: <a href="http://kulamara.blogspot.com/2012/04/chief-stephen-osita-osadebe-peoples.html" target="_blank">chief stephen osita osadebe’s <em>people’s club special</em></a></p>http://maxabelson.com/post/36013467032http://maxabelson.com/post/36013467032Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:09:00 -0500africanalbum coversartblogschief stephen osita osadebedownloadsfive album covers from a russian music blog of 1970s african music called african musicpeople's club specialphotographsseriesvintageyellow