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Sleevenotes: GRIS-gris, DR JOHN the night tripper

Sep 6th, 2012

Sleevenotes for Gris Gris, Dr John The Night Tripper

“To you whom I may communicate with shortly through the smoke of Deaux-Deaux the rattlesnake whose forked tongue hisses pig Latin in silk and satin da-zaw-ig-day, may the gilded splinters of Auntie Andre spew forth in your path to light and guide your way through the bayous of life.”

For prime poetic mumbo-jumbo, look no further than the back cover text of Dr John’s debut LP Gris-Gris.

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Stagger Lee selects: You & Me by Penny & The Quarters

Apr 7th, 2011

You can trust in Stagger Lee Fisher; he’s a man of great musical wealth + taste.

I’ve asked him to select the 10 top tracks currently buzzing around his brain.

First up (click on the title to download):

Penny & The Quarters – You & Me (Numero Group)
“This sweet soul number cropped up on the soundtrack of the movie Blue Valentine (the romance movie equivalent of Cannibal Holocaust), and is from the vaults of Prix Records, a rough rehearsal demo found in a box. Nobody knows who they were, but this is one of the loveliest things I’ve heard in a very long time.”

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