donovan – fairytale

A long time ago someone gave me a box of records that I believe were their uncles. It was mostly a bunch of stuff like Tower of Power, Gordan Ramsey and WAR. Basically a cool black dudes record collection from the 70s. But in there was also this record that ended up on my turntable for weeks on end. Everyday I’d pass it, I’d move the needle back to the beginning of Summer Day Reflection Song or Sunny Goodge Street. It’s totally an amazing record from a different time, and it shows. I hate to be the “you need this …

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Through all the mix making, there ended up being a pile of just “hits”. Songs I loved that didn’t really have a spot, so that became their spot. Starting with the Eric Donaldson’s version of “love of the common people” and going into Al Capone’s DJ version of it. There …

Yes, it’s my cousin, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome. Come to think of it, it might make it more so! Listen to The Times or No Opposition or all of it! It’s really, really, (really), good! http://aylanereo.bandcamp.com/