{Update 8-22-2011: I’d originally planned on having these be temporary, but I’ve changed my mind…I’ll leave these up as long as the blog keeps truckin’ along}
As promised, here are our anniversary mixes, with my Top 20 tracks from each of the first two years of Melting Pot…Dig on it!!!
Melting Pot’s Deepest Digs Volume 1
Tracklisting:
1. Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot – Is What’s Happening (Dynamic)
2. Sugar Billy – Too Much Too Soon – Super Duper Love (Fast Track)
3. Ken Boothe – Time Passage – Everything I Own (Trojan)
4. Yuzo Kayama – Violet Sky – All About Yuzo Kayama (Toshiba)
5. The Corporation – India (excerpt) – The Corporation (Capitol)
6. Rotary Connection – Life Could – Aladdin (Cadet Concept)
7. Toni Tornado – Me Libertei – Toni Tornado (Odeon)
8. The Inner Drive – Party Man – 7″ (Zodiac)
9. The Soul Runners – Green Thump – 7″ (Patches)
10. The Purpose – Dustcracks, Bugs & Roaches – The Purpose Is… (ABC)
11. Roberto Carlos – Nao Vou Ficar – Roberto Carlos (CBS)
12. The U.S. Apple Corps – Don’t Do Me Nothing – Let The Music Take Your Mind (Plantation)
13. Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation – Memory Of Pain – Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation (Blue Thumb)
14. Gal Costa – Hotel Das Estrellas – Le Gal (Phillips)
15. Barry Goldberg – Sittin’ In Circles – Reunion (Buddah)
16. Eva Pilarová – Vážky – Eva (Supraphon)
17. U.S. 69 – I’m On My Way (Patch Of Blue) – Yesterday’s Folks (Buddah)
18. Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble – Unity – Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble (Zulu)
19. Leigh Stephens – Another Dose Of Life – Red Weather (Phillips)
20. Cactus – You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover – Cactus (Atco)
Melting Pot’s Deepest Digs Volume 2
Tracklisting:
1. Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson – Offering – First Minute Of A New Day (Arista)
2. Antonio Carlos e Jocafi – Hipnose – Voce Abusou (RCA)
3. The Battered Ornaments – Crosswords and the Safety Pins – Mantle-Piece (Harvest)
4. The Pretty Things – Cries From The Midnight Circus – Parachute (Rare Earth)
5. Jeffrey Simmons – Naked Angels Theme – Naked Angels: Original Soundtrack (Straight)
6. Marilia Pera – Shirley Sexy – O Cafona: Original Soundtrack (Som Livre)
7. Juan Pablo Torres y Algo Nuevo – Pastel En Descarga – Super Son (Arieto)
8. Sound Foundation – Soul Foundation – Sound Foundation (Smobro)
9. Jun Mayuzumi – Black Room – 7″ (Capitol)
10. Clarence Reid – Masterpiece – 7″ (Alston)
11. Freddie Robinson – Off The Cuff – Off The Cuff (Enterprise)
12. Franciene Thomas – Too Beautiful To Be Good – 7″ (Tragar)
13. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra – Returning To The Stars – Chariots Of The Gods: Original Soundtrack (Polydor)
14. Andrew Hill – Illusion – One For One (Blue Note)
15. Elis Regina – Andança – Elis, Como E Porque (Phillips)
16. Asha Bhonsle & Suresh Wadkar – Yeh Hewa Yey Fiza – Sadma: Original Soundtrack (CBS)
17. Ray Camacho Group – Si Se Puede – Salsa Chicana (Californio/Luna)
18. Rastus – Sailin’ Easy – Rastus (GRT)
19. Arnold Bean – I Can See Through You – Cosmic Bean (SSS International)
20. Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Bright Moments – Bright Moments (Atlantic)