STILL SINGLE

A space for thoughts on music and culture, as written by Doug Mosurock and a select handful of individuals. This is intended as a supplement to our regular feature Still Single, published on Dusted Magazine. Updates will run here more frequently, and may feature writing on music not covered in the column. Compact discs are still not accepted for review -- we have more than enough vinyl and the occasional cassette to worry about.

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May 5, 2011

Various Artists – Said I Had a Vision: Songs & Labels of David Lee LP (Paradise of Bachelors)

Applying a Numero Group-like presentation onto the regional music of North Carolina, the Paradise of Bachelors label gives us a collection of records made possible, in one form or another, by David Lee. Lee spent most of his life as a songwriter, label owner, guitarist, arranger, record store owner and musical equipment renter-outer, making possible the proliferation of urban and regional sounds in Shelby, NC. The collection focuses on works that he wrote, produced, and/or played on; all of which were released on one of his labels (Impel, Washington Sound, and SCOP) between the early ‘60s and the late ‘80s, so genre be damned. There are R&B instrumentals, gospel, funk, vocal groups, soul ballads, even country, most of it of decent quality and memorable tune (particularly the Ann Sexton tracks, likely the most familiar to anyone hunting this thing down). Lee’s story might be a tad bit more interesting than some of the selections on hand – there seems to be a sort of “regional response” to whatever was going on at the time, and few of the songs seem out of joint with their year of release, for better or worse. But the story is enough, in this case, to win me over. Nice job. 2^nd pressing of 500 copies, with a lengthy booklet and MP3 download code. (http://www.paradiseofbachelors.com)
(Doug Mosurock)

1 year ago • Notes