for many years, one of the faves that always gets loaded to the POD is
The Temptations "Papa was a rolling stone" ... they made lots of hits but
I considered it their best. Every time I grab one of their albums (GH, Masterpiece , etc.) it's never on there.
reviews:
http://www.allmusic.com/song/papa-wa...e-mt0014048022
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin'_Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...stone-20110526
It's #169 on Rolling Stone mags 500 all time greatest.
Today I ran across a GORDY labeled Temps
"One Direction" and I'll be darned it was there, all
12m05s* of it. To my consternation , it had set in a wet basement somewhere and the jacket was waterlogged/moldy. The vinyl looked OK under the powdered mold.
Gave it a try ... then cleaned off at home and it plays perfectly
. I of course have a digi version, but the vinyl lets me hear things that I can't on my MP3 copies.
I tossed the jacket and will find another to hold it. Sometimes a gamble pays off.
*label says 11m45s , but I timed it in at 12:05
colors were hard to photo, but here's a poor one.
EXTRA BITS: The song was parodied by comedian
Bob Rivers in 1994 on
Twisted Tunes: 1994 The Year in Review as "Grandpa Loved the Rolling Stones".
The song, the anchor of the 1972 Temptations album
All Directions, won three 1973 Grammys:
"Possibly the greatest Temptations record of all time, "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" combined so many musical elements so well that it could be described as the group's own "Good Vibrations." A brilliant, dark bass and drum pattern sets the menacing tone to the rhythm, and is spiced elegantly by a jazzy trumpet, giving the song a slightly free-form air. On top of this, some steely orchestration adds yet another layer of darkness, making this one of the "blackest" Top Ten records of its time." (Allmusic link)