Been missing for a while, you can blame my NAS drive which decided to go *pffft* and took all my music along with it, thankfully most everything was on my iPod and what wasn't I just had to re-rip from CD's.
With the excuses out of the way, down to the business at hand....
The Mood Mosaic series of CD's released by Stone Records which, in their own words, they describe as "Lava Lamps… Mirror Balls… Mood Rings… and Funky, Funky Jamz!" is just about spot on. Spanning twelve (yes, that's 12) CD's this series brings you rare grooves of the 70's from a whole range of places from independent films all the way through to your finest Hollywood Porno grooves. The latter of which lends itself to some interesting, ahem, backing vocals on more than a few tracks.
This first post will be Volumes 1-4 of the series. I havn't uploaded any of the album art because it is more than a little "blue" and, well, you never know who's looking over your shoulder as you peruse this blog. Though fear not, for the completists with the final post I'll include a download for all the artwork!
Track listings are from Discogs.com and blurbs are from Dustygroove if you want to fork out some wonga for this legendary set of CD's you can get them from hexacord.
The Mood Mosaic Vol. 1 -- The Hascish Party
A wonderfully groovy set -- every bit as great as you might guess from the title and the cover -- and the very first installment in the now-legendary Mood Mosaic series! The set's one of the few to bring together tunes from the groovier side of the spectrum at the end of the 60s -- work from British, French, American, and German sources -- all awash in a great blend of funky, easy, and pop-oriented modes! There's a nicely trippy feel throughout -- and titles include "Hascisch Party" by George Garvarenz, "Kiss This" by Claude Denjean, "Acka Raga" by Shocking Blue, "Mas Que Nada" by Luiz Enriquez, "En Melody" by Serge Gainsbourg, "Love For Sale" by Marian McPartland, "Batucada" by Phil Crewe, "Marins Armins Amant Ou Maris" by Michel Legrand, and "Sitar Beat" by Klaus Doldinger.
01 Bob Crewe - Pygar's Persecution/The Black Queen's Beads (4:30)
02 Klaus Doldinger - Sitar Beat (1:52)
03 Serge Gainsbourg - En Melody (3:27)
04 Michel Legrand - Marins, Amis, Amant Ou Maris (2:36)
05 Nelson Riddle - Lamento (3:00)
06 Marian Mc Parland - Love For Sale (4:00)
07 Gabor Szabo - Sophisticated Wheels (5:05)
08 Phil Moore III - Batucada (2:30)
09 Luis Enriquez - Mas Que Nada (2:30)
10 George Garvarenz - Hascisch Party (2:58)
11 Shocking Blue - Ackta Raga (3:10)
12 Claude Denjean - Kiss This (3:00)
13 George Shearing - Aquarius (3:25)
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The Mood Mosaic Vol. 2 -- Barnie's Groove
Second volume in the great Mood Mosaic series, and even funkier than the first one! The focus here is on funky stuff with a soundtracky feel, and the list includes some remakes -- like Henry Mancini's "Streets of San Francisco" and Bobby Forrester's "Sanford & Son" -- plus some groovy originals like Quincy Jones' "Call Me Mr. Tibbs". Also features Jimmy Smith's hard to find "Root Down", plus "Super Strut" by Port Authority, "Desert is a Circle" by Jodorowsky, and "Mission Impossible" by the 45 Sound Orchestra. Great stuff!
01 Sammy Davis Jr. - Baretta's Theme
02 Bobby Forrester - Sanford & Sons
03 Ernie Wilkins - Evil Ways
04 Henry Mancini - The Streets Of San Francisco
05 Quincy Jones - Call Me Mr. Tibbs
06 Generation Gap - The Rock Steady
07 Alexandro Jodorowsky - The Desert Is A Circle
08 J.B. Pickers - Super Soul Theme
09 Porth Autority - Super Strut
10 Blockbuster - Theme From Starsky And Hutch
11 Al Kooper - The Landlord
12 André Previn - Executive Party
13 Jimmy Smith - Ruth Down (And Get It)
14 Sound Orchester - Mission Impossible
15 Bullet - Road Runner
16 Bullet - Contract Man
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The Mood Mosaic Vol. 3 -- The Sexploitation
More cool stuff from this great series! This time, it's a double length set of cool groovy cuts from the 70's, with a nice sexy feel to them. Tracks include "Coming and Going" and "Go Down Dying", two Jobim cuts by Ray Brown, plus "Carribean Sunrise" by Clay Pitts, "Vixen and The Constable" by Ingo Kantor, "Le Train Fou" by Jacques Denjean, "Amame" by Claudia Vita, "Good Time" by Dan Seepers Soul, "Pazuzu" by Tony Sylvester, and loads more groovy cuts. There's even some tracks with (ahem) a bit of sexy film dialogue in them. Complete with a nice sexy nudie cover, too!
01 Ingo Kantor - Vixen & The Constable (3:17)
02 Jacques Denjean - Le Train Fou (3:00)
03 Ray Brown - Polo Pony (4:04)
04 Claudia Vita - Amame (2:50)
05 Sounds Nice - Continental Exchange (2:15)
06 Roland Vincent - L.S.D. Partie (2:40)
07 Ray Brown - Coming And Going (3:26)
08 De Giafferi - Sado Maso (3:02)
09 Big Jim "H" & His Men Orchestra Of Rhythm - Jungle Fever (3:12)
10 Claudia Vita - Dr No Piano (2:35)
11 Dan Seepers - Soul Good Time Woman (2:57)
12 Ray Brown - Go Down Dying (4:12)
13 Clay Pitts - Caribbean Sunrise (2:30)
14 Tony Sylvester - Pazuzu (5:00)
15 Lil' Louis - French Kiss (7:00)
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The Mood Mosaic Vol. 4 -- Les Yper Sounds
A beautiful set of cool Now Sound grooves, and a compilation that resembles the now-legendary first volume in this cool series! 21 groovy 60's cuts, including "Bloop Bleep" by Gary McFarland, "Soul Lady" by Don Sebesky, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by Peter Thomas, "Sorry Bout That" by Harold Johnson, "The Look of Love" by Bill Plummer, "Groovy Spirit" by Jackie Mitoo, "Cat Walk" by Peter Moore, and loads more cool tracks with a stripped down vibe, a jazzy twist, and kind of a campy edge. Sexy stuff, and expertly compiled by the Partners in Crime!
01 Gary McFarland - Bloop Bleep (2:15)
02 The Nilsmen - The Sandstep (2:41)
03 Pete Moore - Cat Walk (3:08)
04 Ted Heat - Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya? (3:10)
05 Jakie Mitoo - Groovy Spirit (3:10)
06 Clark Terry - El Blues Latino (2:57)
07 Stan Getz - Walk On By (3:12)
08 Shirley Scott - Soul Sauce (2:49)
09 Connie Francis - Bossa Nova Hand Dance (2:06)
10 Ken Thorne - Bossa Nova (In The Restaurant) (2:44)
11 The John Scott - Mas Que Nada (2:18)
12 Stanley Myers - Barney (3:05)
13 Ken Thorne - Lindt Vans (2:55)
14 Ann Margret - Swingers Holiday (Instrumental) (2:50)
15 Bill Plummer - The Look Of Love (3:35)
16 Oliver Nelson - The Sound Machine (3:40)
17 Ian & The Zodiacs - It Ain't Necessarily So (2:24)
18 Don Sebesky - Soul Lady (3:05)
19 Ted Heat - It's Not Unusual (2:59)
20 Enoch Light - Bond Street (2:38)
21 Peter Thomas - Jumpin' Jack Flash (2:08)
22 Harold Johnson Sextet - Sorry 'Bout That (Part 1) (2:08)
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