^^^ whoa.

[Right now]




This is one of those records that just makes me happy. I remember having a conversation with the legendary record pusher at Funk-O-Mart here in Philly (he supplied breaks to dudes like Schooly D) about this record and he was trying to sell me a CD-R copy of it. While getting legitimately dirty in his huge space full of records, which unfortunately is no longer there, our conversation shifted from Cal Tjader to Eddie Palmieri. I told him I'd been looking for this record for a while and he went running to throw his CD dub on (and told me it wasn't worth waiting out on the vinyl). Truthfully it's not that hard a record to find but definitely is a digger's record of sorts.

In any case, they reissued it a while ago but I told myself I wasn't gonna order it online if I could help it. Last year while in Paris I hit Superfly Records (with an ever-understanding girlfriend) and found this record right next to the reissue. It was a classic record buying dilemma as the reissue was (probably sealed and) much cheaper while the OG was a little battered on the outside but with VG+ish vinyl. Needless to say I left with the OG, flimsy-ass plastic and all. I should reup on the reissue to listen more often but this is one of those little wins in my book.

^I adore Harlem River Drive. That guy is legendary, no doubt V.

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That reminded me to bust this out last night...


Harlem River Drive ‎– Harlem River Drive LP (Roulette Records) 1971



^1971 was a very good year for funk\soul music.

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