Melting Pot’s 7 Year Anniversary Mix! (Playlist Added)

In addition to completely blowing up the old site and starting over, I really wanted to do something extra special after surviving seven years. The idea was to choose my 7 favorite tracks from each year of Melting Pot’s Dig Deep series and then to pass them on to a significantly more talented DJ to create a mix with those raw materials. I gave no instructions, set up no parameters, except that the mix had to end up being 77 minutes.  DJ Frane took up the challenge and created a masterpiece.

I had hopes and dreams about how this idea might end up, but nothing at all prepared me for the mix that Frane put together. Somehow he found a way to fit at least a part of every single one of the 49 tracks I gave him. In some cases tracks are layered on top of each other, sometimes Frane allows a whole song to play, sometimes he only brings in the break. In the process he creates a truly special mix. This isn’t just a collection of songs, it’s a 77 minute musical journey and every single second is absolutely amazing. Enjoy this to the fullest!

DJ Frane – Melting Pot 7 Year Anniversary Mix

Playlist:

1. McDonald & Giles – Birdman – McDonald & Giles (Island)
2. David Lewis – Coming Super President Of The World Sermon & Prayer – Becky & Sandy’s I Know Where I’m Going (Mission)
3. Edip Akbayram & Dolstar – Daglar Dagladi Beni – 7″ (Sayan)
4. Rotary Connection – Life Could – Aladdin (Cadet Concept)
5. The Counts – What’s Up Front That Counts – What’s Up Front That Counts (Westbound)
6. Toni Tornado – Me Libertei – B.R.3 (Odeon)
7. Antonio Carlos e Jocafi – Hipnose – Voce Abusou (Mudei e Ideia) (RCA)
8. Luiz Gonzaga Jr. – Galope – Luiz Gonzaga Jr. (1974) (Odeon)
9. Nancy Priddy – You’ve Come This Way Before – You’ve Come This Way Before (Dot)
10. Siren – Wake Up My Children – Siren (Elektra)
11. John Kasandra – We Gotta Go On (Intro) – The True Genius (Respect)
12. Ame Son – Eclosion – Catalyse (BYG)
13. U.S. 69 – I’m On My Way (A Patch Of Blue) – Yesterday’s Folks (Buddah)
14. Lee Hazlewood – My Autumn’s Done Come – The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood (MGM)
15. Bo Rhambo – Two For The Blues – Enchanted Evening (Imperial)
16. John Klemmer – My Heart Sings – Blowin’ Gold (Cadet Concept)
17. The Peppos and Jones Straightjacket Band – Humanity – 7″ (Straightjacket)
18. Asha Bhonsle & Suresh Wadka – Yeh Hawa Yey Fiza – Sadma: Original Soundtrack (CBS)
19. Howlin’ Wolf – Built For Comfort – The Howlin’ Wolf Electric Album (Cadet Concept)
20. Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation – Memory Of Pain – Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation (Blue Thumb)
21. Odyssey – No One Else Pt. 1 – 7″ (Hi Records)
22. Erasmo Carlos – Minha Gente – Sonhos e Memorias 1941-1972 (Polydor)
23. Ensemble Al-Salaam – Peace – The Sojourner (Strata East)
24. Lenny White – Sweet Dreamer – Big City (Nemperor)
25. Light Rain – Beautiful Friend – Dream Dancer (Magi)
26. The Silhouettes – Lunar Invasion – Conversation With The Silhouettes (Segue)
27. Mount Rushmore – Toe Jam – ’69 (Dot)
28. Leigh Stephens – Another Dose Of Life – Red Weather (Philips)
29. James Brown – You Mother You – Sho Is Funky Down Here (King)
30. Jun Mayuzumi – Miracle – Angel Love (Capitol)
31. The Racket Squad – Sweet Little Smoke – Corners Of Your Mind (Jubilee)
32. Rafael Somavilla – Dominga – Instrumental (Areito)
33. Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble – Unity – Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble (Zulu)
34. Caetano Veloso – It’s A Long Way – Transa (Philips)
35. The Battered Ornaments – The Crosswords & the Safety Pins – Mantlepiece (Harvest)
36. Research 1-6-12 – Lookin’ In My Toaster – In Research (Flick City)
37. The Heads – Digging Your Head – Heads Up (Liberty)
38. Arnold Bean – I Can See Through You – Cosmic Bean (SSS International)
39. Yao Su Yong – Extremely – Gold Record Album (Life)
40. Juan Pablo Torres y Algo Nuevo – Y Que Bien – Super Son (Areito)
41. McDonald & Giles – Birdman – McDonald & Giles (Island)
42. Miguel De Deus – Black Soul Brothers – Black Soul Brothers (Underground)
43. Jeffrey Simmons – Naked Angels Theme – Naked Angels: Original Soundtrack (Straight)
44. The Main Attraction – Everyday – And Now The Main Attraction (Tower)
45. Irma Thomas – Here I Am, Take Me – Down At Muscle Shoals (Chess)
46. Richard Menezes – Nova Jersey – 7″ (Fono)
47. Joe Henderson – Earth – The Elements (Milestone)
48. McDonald & Giles – Birdman – McDonald & Giles (Island)
49. David Lewis – Coming Super President Of The World Sermon & Prayer – Becky & Sandy’s I Know Where I’m Going (Mission)
50. Yukio Hashi – Shikaku Dou (Thug Road) – 7″ (RCA Victor)
51. Sun Ra – Twin Stars Of Thence – Lanquidity (Philly Jazz)
52. Mirtha y Raul – Perdido En Una Estrella Lejana – Mirtha y Raul (Areito)