3,046 People Danced ‘Till 4am To Bill Doggett And His Combo
Posted by thehookandsling on August 26th, 2008
After a week of demolishing and rebuilding walls, the builders have finally vacated Hook And Sling HQ. The extended weekend was spent amongst other things, reinstating my record collection and audio equipment back to its new improved home. So now, for the time being some semblance of order can return.
I have picked up a substantial bundle of new 45’s and am expecting a whole load more in the next week, so while I digitize them and put together a few new mixes for you I have decided to post something I’ve had on the back burner for a while now.
Whilst my collecting habits are almost exclusively only 45’s, every now and again I stumble across a nice album that will bring out the ‘magpie hoarder’ in me. Today’s choice is a great Bill Doggett album I scored a couple of years back and with its striking album artwork is a prime example of how these things end up in my collection!
This is certainly one for all you Organ lovers out there (cue a nod towards Larry and Vincent!!), recorded live and in one take this showcases just how tight Bill Doggett and his Combo really were. I’ve recorded the two sides and tacked them together to make one continuous Organ feast for you.
Now we’re (hopefully) back on track there is plenty to look forward to, expect some tasty new guest mixes as well as our forthcoming nights, which will see us joined by some great guest DJ’s. Enjoy today’s post and we’ll see you back here with some more of the Good stuff!
Track List
SIDE ONE
1 - Happy
2 - (Lets Do) The Hully Gully Twist
3 - Tom Cat
4 - The Slouch
5 - Can’t Sit Down
SIDE TWO
1 - Roly-Poly
2 - Hokum
3 - Jackrabbit
4 - Ragtown
5 - The Rootie Too
6 – Track 29
August 26th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Thanks large for the shoutout… I am really looking forward to this gem here; and with organ chops to boot? Can’t go wrong!!!
Thanks for this tremendous share.
Peace and blessings.
August 26th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Nice find DD. Where did you get those shelves for your 45’s?
August 27th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Thanks for the comments - It’s a top album and I hope you enjoy it!!
Tony - The age old unsolvable problem of 45 record storage continues!! It’s actually 3 book shelfs pushed together to make 1 unit. The tall bookshelf at the back was left by the previous owners when I moved in, although I think its originally from IKEA. The two smaller shelving units at the front were from Wilkinsons. They look better than they actually are (not hugely stable!!) and if I had more space I would keep everything in my flight cases. Things are already tight and it looks as though I’ll be looking for the next solution some time later this week….!!!!