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The Genesis Of This Mix:

I started putting together this mix for the Waxidermy Mix Swap but around the time I was supposed to submit it the actual files went completely ghost from my computer. They hadn’t been deleted, changed or copied - just gone. The sequencing was still intact but the soundbites were empty. Weird shit. Anyway, with the store moving, my apartment moving, my wedding being planned, and all kind of other shit goings on I regretfully withdrew my name from the swap… but I did find the last iteration of the mix before it all went kaput.

The mix sways from dub to jazz to rock to funk to folk to shit I don’t even know what to call it. And, as DJ Evil Dee once wrote, “this album was done on blunted terms.” To say the least.

So roll that shit, light that shit, smoke that shit… sit back and enjoy.

Peace -
Jonny

What’s up friends and famalam, hope you’re feeling good and getting things done… my apologies for being a little lax on the updates, but there are some BIG things in the pipeline so hold tight and all will be told in time. Now to business at hand… I got hit with a new mix for Mixshow Wednesday and it’s that fire!

All of y’all who know whats what know the boy Dr. Delay aka Tom Thumz aka Mr. Fixerupper gets it in on the 1s and 2s… holding down all kinds of club gigs, pumping out mixtapes like no tomorrow and wrecking shop from Turkish Psych to Old School Hip-Hop, everywhere in between, and combining all of the above into some of the hottest remixes this side of the Hudson River.

Well here we have Mr. Shiner on a whole ‘nother vibe, live from one of his many residencies dropping a sexy set of lovers rock mixed with R&B joints new and old, and the set is sure to have you swooning… perfect for these summer nights as you’re trying to romance some Pretty Young Thang; perfect for backyard bbqs, or just lounging around the crib as you plot your next move.

Here you go:

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Stay Strong-
Jonny

For the second installment from Hoody Allen’s lost CD book, we’re gonna go left from where we started and take it to the clubs. Tony Humphries is basically the Genesis^tm of the Uplifting, Strong vibe that permeates the garage sound. One of the first to introduce Chicago dance records into the NY and NJ clubs…. A sound that combined soul, disco, and house into a new club music for everyone - dancers, players, guidos, thugs, club kids, gay, straight, Black, White, Latino, Asian, or whoever you were.

so check out this classic NY radio moment and be well family…

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Alright boys and girls, we have a rare treat for Mixshow Wednesdays…

My mans and them, brother from another mother, rap industry mover and shaker, original real head, simply great collectro and part-time Good Records NYC employee Zvi “Hoody Allen” Edelman left this booklet of CDs behind the counter and was like “yo hold this until like Tuesday and shit.” It took me another couple weeks before I realized what was in there, but now I’ll be damned if he gets it back!

Anyways, long story short, I’m getting it in and have no more time for games. So with no further ado, I present The Propmaster, Mr. Jimbrowski, Kooooool DJ Red Alert on 89.7 KISS fm, live from the golden era, August 1989.

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaeeaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

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D/L (tracks separated): Kool DJ Red Alert, August 1989

Good Afternoon One And All, I hope everyone had a fantastic Valentine’s Day. And if you didn’t, here’s a little something to get you through… my Brother From Another Mother Justin Torres with yet another BEAUTIFUL mix from back in the day that heads pretty much Rip Van Winkled on; that is, until now. “The Break Up Letters” is/was Justin’s statement on love and loss, made at a time when he and I both were dealing with those conflicting feelings. From want to need to desperation to dejection, depression, and finally redemption, the mix covers all grounds of love unrequited. This is a real treat for anyone out there that’s feeling blue today or any fan of Deep Soul Music in general.

Also worth noting is that portions of this mix were culled from raw reels rescued from the vaults of famed Berkeley distributor/record shop Music City. So there are songs on here that are completely unknown and unavailable on vinyl… The absolutely killer funk-psych burner “Choirs In My Teardrops” is perhaps the most criminal example of a record that never was, but Real Heads will notice the DJ Shadow-remixed “This Time” (here as “Untitled”) by, simply, “Joe”. This mix is the first appearance of the track and the Genesis of Shadow’s piece.

So take note kiddies - there’s a lot of rare stuff on here! Some of which is not available ANYWHERE else. Enjoy, and keep your heads up. The girl or boy of your dreams is out there, waiting for you to walk right into their life… with that in mind, keep it moving. With Love - Jonny

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Tagged D/L: The Break Up Letters

I was drinking whiskey last night, and this is normally the time that I decide to call the homie Aaron “Breakself” Anderson. Anyway, we talked about the world, the sun in the sky, and why there is not a bean in a bean pie, and I asked him to bless my site with this mix. He berated me for only drinking a half pint of Jameson (”that’s why it’s called ‘half’ - you gotta drink another one!”) but reluctantly granted my wish, grumbling the whole time that record dudes used to be able to toss back a drink or three.

Anyone who knows anything knows Aaron has all kinds of heat in his collection and he’s slapping us silly with it here. So put a Frickin’ Gerbil on your Christmas list because even Santa can’t find these records.

Enjoy!
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So for today’s guest mix I am proud to give you all the following from Great Collectro, Part Time Good Records NYC Employee, and Great Friend… Simon “Scrappy” Greenberg. It is titled “Slow Music From West Africa” and while the tempo is generally as described the mood varies from mellow, to jubilant, to mournful, to absolutely facemelt trippy… I live for this kind of stuff. Some tunes here have turned up in the shop but you might as well forget trying to get your hands on most of it.

Simon has been traveling in Africa for most of the past couple months but he sent me the flicks you see above, and I was able to persuade former Turntable Lab reviewer Bob Bannister to come out of cushy retirement and write the following review of this mix:

“I’ve only ever been to Africa in a haze of misappropriated Counting
Crows-soundtracked shwarma stands and faceless shiny heads singing Sinead O’Connor in decapotable Frankenstein locomotives. That may or may not apply to this mix and its syrupy, hammock induced nostalgia for things I may or may not have experienced… but I think it does. Everything I’ve ever seen in Africa is ambiguous, and this mix is no exception. Even listening to it in a basement that smells faintly of acetylene, all i can really feel is thick air and wet cash from the ‘pockets’ under a boubou.”

That about sums it up… enjoy.

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Tagged d/l: Slow Music From West Africa

What’s up family, I’m introducing another institution here at goodrecordsnyc.com (man, when it’s this brand new everything’s an introduction!) which is the Wednesday Humpday mixshow. I’m not the first man to poast a mix on my blog and not even the first man to do it on Wednesday, but never the less I think it’s a good way to pass the slowest day of the work week. So, without further ado, let me hip you guys to a mix I threw down a couple months back on the WNYU show Rotations (shout out to Alex & Mike) which languished in obscurity… that is, until now. I edited out most of the banter because I was off that Jameson and you don’t want to hear me babble like that even if youse my best friend. Enjoy! - Jonny

Jonny Paycheck at WNYU’s Rotations, Live on the Seratobox

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Presenting my mans and them Justin Torres and Matt Webb on a mix they hit me with way back… an hour and change featuring nothing but funky, soulful, deep gospel… some rarities in there but a lot of stuff you might be sleeping on in the cheap bins. Peep game…

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Tagged D/L: Holy Ghost Trippin’

Peace,
Jonny

Here’s an early Christmas present for everybody. Check the Impalaville mixtape I put together back in 2005. This was a big hit when the store opened, people seemed to dig it and it sold out quickly. Later on it was poorly booted… anyways, it’s still available somewhere but in the spirit of The Holidays I would like to give it away for free. Oh yeah also I can promote IMPALAVILLE VOLUME 2 that when I get off my tuchus will be finished and on its way soon. For those who don’t know, this is all old school lowrider oldies, some of which I grew up listening to on the radio and some of which I discovered later on. It’s all done in a classic radio show format — not showing off the raers here, it’s about the jams you forgot you loved, the jams you remembered, and some you’ve never heard before. Tough-as-nails cover artwork by the big homie El Drez (DCV/VOB)

Impalaville Full Length Audio Stream

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Hi-Res Front Cover and Back Cover

O-Dub’s Review on Soul Sides

Order Impalaville Online:

Ooga Booga Store (Los Angeles)
Cargo Records (UK)
HMV (Japan) (more…)