First Minute of a New Day....

On January 25, 1975 Gil Scott Heron and the Midnight Band released the album First Minute of a New Day.  This link is to the song "Winter in America," which appeared on the previous album in a slightly different version....

United Under the Sign of the (Record) Groove

Vinyl Freak: Letters to a Dying Medium is not a book for everyone. However, if you have ever had an obsession with collecting certain items, you may find it interesting. This is certainly the case if you “collect” music in any physical format and even truer if you collect (or did so at some point in your life) long-playing records (LPs). Although I am not the record collector I could have been if I had never had children, I have always enjoyed spending hours in record stores, especially those that sell used materials. This book is an inexpensive way to do exactly that.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/06/02/united-under-the-sign-of-the-record-groove-2/

Jazz Man, That's Where I'm At_ Pharoah Sanders Black Unity Album

http://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2017/01/jazz-corner-presents-pharoah-sanders.html

Innervisions...August 1973

Stevie Wonder at his peak.....still on my playlist

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5638082/stevie-wonder-innervisions-classic-track-by-track-review

Rahsaan Roland Kirk Prepares Us to Deal With a Miracle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17JgEYTmE-o