PopTodd

Good, thanks!

Oh, he's 16 now and on to Violent Femmes, Nirvana, The Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., and Guided by Voices. All on his own, by the way.

I'm playing tonight. (Chicago area folks) Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/497942307050539/

Friday night, if you can:

Cumbias Chichadélicas - Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha A really fun compilation of psychedelic Cumbia music from Perú in the late 60s and early 70s.http://active-listener.blogspot.com/2015/11/cumbias-chichadelicas-peruvian.html

And, I found this one, too:

An all-time favorite.

Yeah, that would be awesome. And, I can find it on vinyl online. But I need either CD or digital files at this point. To be clear, I am not looking for a handout/freebie. I pay for my music. I just want to be able to replace the songs—ALL the songs. Some of the collections I am seeing have bits and pieces of it, but not all.

I see a couple of collections with some of the same tunes, but none have all of them. And there are some tunes that don't appear to be on any of them. This one has a few: http://www.allmusic.com/album/testifyin-mw0000465866

Need something digital -- at least a CD. Not only do I do the majority of my listening away from home, but I no longer have a working turntable, either.

It was hard to find. When I finally DID find it (at Second Hand Tunes in Evanston), i plucked it from the bin a d literally did a little jig in the middle of the store, holding the record above my head. Only time I did that, for anything that I ever purchased. I was devastated when it was destroyed. But all I really care about it the music. I am not a vinyl fetishist.

Here's the version of "All Your Goodies Are Gone" that is on here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nox1ch4j8zU And, Oh GOD! "Testify"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAR6BBQO8-k&list=RDNox1ch4j8zU&index=7

But, not just any collection. This one: Early, EARLY recordings from Clinton and the gang, when they sounded more like a doo-wop or Motown group than the freaky funkateers they became later on. I used to have this on vinyl back many years ago, but it was destroyed in a flood that I had. And I never got it transferred to digital. Probably my biggest loss, musically, of that whole disaster. Anyone seen this? You got it? Know where I can get it digitally? (My turntable is messed up, too.) Would be HUGELY grateful!

Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet - 2 Modern jazz with post-rock and Ethiopian funk influences. http://active-listener.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/invisible-astro-healing-rhythm-quartet-2.html

Last night I amused myself my wife by walking into my kids' rooms and demonstrating to them how good I was at NOT DANCING: I would walk in and make infinitesimal motions—noticeable, but just barely—with my head or shoulder. Then, totally deadpan, I would state, "I'm not dancing." I'd do that a couple of times over the course of a minute or so, leave the room, and then come back and do the same thing. It was tough to keep a straight face while doing so, but I did. Totally deadpan. My wife was hysterical; the boys were annoyed and horrified. I may do it again tonight.