Judgement

Well it's been quite some time since I threw together a mixtape proper. My last effort, 1977, was almost a year ago and I wouldn't really even count it if the chips were down. I had had it in my head that I wanted to record a live mix using just 45rpm vinyls for quite some time, so that was how I originally planned to make this mix. After a few feeble attempts I scrapped that idea, realising that I didn't have the time, patience or skill to rerecord the same, roughly hour long, mix over and over till I got it just right. Thank the lord for modern technology. For this mix I used GarageBand and, overall, I'm happy with the way the tracks blend together. All the song still came off old 45s, hence the dubious static and clicks that appear a couple of times in its duration. For some reason, sounds that are ignorable when playing the record become prominent when digitised.

I'm often surprised by the overall sound, feel and vibe the mixtape assumes when completed, surprised at how it differs from what I intended. Plenty of good tunes featured in Judgement though, some that listeners to the Diddy Wah podcasts will be familiar with and some new ones. Some massive million sellers and some more obscure. Let me know what you think.

mp3: Judgement*
*74MB

Track Listing:

1. The Revels - Comanche
2. Chain - Judgement
3. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
4. Dave And The Detomics - Detomic Orbit
5. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
6. Steve Miller - Take The Money And Run
7. Toots And The Maytals - Dog War
8. Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not) The Beast Day
9. Ennio Morricone - Guerra E Pace Pollo E Brace
10. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - Spooky Takes A Holiday
11. The Monkees - Valleri
12. Babylon - Into The Promised Land
13. Cannibal And The Headhunters - Land Of 1000 Dances
14. The Mama's And The Papa's - California Dreamin'
15. Howlin' Wolf - Evil
16. Barrett Strong - Money
17. The Mar-Keys - The Dribble
18. Andre Williams - Humpin', Bumpin' And Thumpin'
19. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
20. Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life
21. The Commodores - Keep On Dancing
22. Prince Buster - Al Capone
23. Evelyn Freeman - Didn't It Rain