Stylish cars included the predicta
ble run of Mercedes-Benz, BMW,
Mazda RX-7 and Datsun 2804 X, plus
a DeLorean and a Porsche or two.
Finally, if a major dollop of refuted
sensibility was to be found anywhere
on the fashion questionnaires, it was
in the words of a University of Texas
senior of the male persuasion who
attends, says he, some 30 movies and
50 concerts in an average month.
"Austin should pass an ordinance," he
states clearly, "banning 'cardboard
salt-free' fashions."
Now who can argue with that?
The Rhythm Method
(of Party Giving)
A party without
music? C'mon! You'd
0 do better without
food, or drink, or
even guests. Unless
you care to play host
for a rap session on
Reaganomics, there's got to be a reli
able juke box (0.k., stereo) and a
stimulating selection of long players.
Here's where we can help. Polling a
few of Ampersand's musical con
tributors, we've compiled a helpful
but by no means all-inclusive
,list of records that can give any party
a lift. As the venerable Willie the
- Shake said: "If music be the food of
love, play on ..."
14 Ampersand December, 1982
LIVE AT THE APOLLO VOL. H
James Brown (King)
The perfect party record. Over two
hours of J.B. at his Mr. Dynamite
peak, and believe me,'we're talking
dance attack. There's a 20-minute
rendition of "There Was a Time" that
won't quit and for the dreamy side
another 20 minutes of "It's a Man's
World." Too much.
Tom Vickers
25 THUMPING GREAT HITS
The Dave Clark Five
(Polydor)
Of course, the Dave Clark Five never
had 25 hits. But they did have a solid
beat. Also a Joyously tacky organ and
farty saxophone. Stick with "Glad All
Over" and the other bona fide hits.
Steven X. Rea
LET IT BLEED
The Rolling Stones (Atlantic)
Old but irresistible—especially, loud
over a good stereo. Nominated for
rowdiness and rhythm.
Alison Wickwire
HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
LIVE AT MONTEREY POP
Otis Redding & The Jimi
Hendrix Experience (Reprise)
Two masters for the price of one,
how can you go wrong? Big 0 abso
lutely torches the crowd with the
help of the solid Stax band (Booker
T. and the MGs plus the Memphis
Horns). On the flip side Hendrix lays
out the performance that caused his
career to "catch fire" in America.
Don Snowden
THE SUPER HITS VOL. I
Various Artists (Atlantic)
Sure to get everybody up and mov
ing. A total shing-a-ling experience
from the late Sixties, including "Hold,
On, I'm Coming," "Mustang Sally,'
"Respect," "In the Midnight Hour.'
This is the record that can teach you
to do the Philly Dog.
Bob Merlis
JR. WALKER & THE
ALL-STARS GREATEST HITS
Jr. Walker and the All-Stars
(Motown)
Mr. Sax had a party going on in the
studio when he put down these
tracks. "Shotgun" and "I'm a Road
runner" are guaranteed dance star
ters, and the human who can resist
the sax hook to "What Does it Take"
hasn't been born yet.
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Box Scaggs (Columbia)
A classic with no bad tracks. And, for
some reason, it reeks of sex. What
more can anyone ask of a party
record?
Bob Marley and the Wailers
(Island)
`One good thing about music/When
described as "eclectic" and "unique,"
in her native Great Britain and in the
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it hits you feel no pain." That's the
first line Marley casts on this, the de
finitive reggae album to date. Bend
your knees to the chopping rhythm
guitar and the rest of your body will
invent a new dance on the spot.
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Mitch Ryder and the Detroit
Wheels (Virgo)
For true rock and roll party spirit
there is no white singer/bandleader
who has matched Mitch. Forget your
punks, your Springsteen, even your
Stones; this guy was the heaviest.
"Little Latin Lupe Lu," "Devil with the
Blue Dress," this LP kicks from start
to finish.
IN A SILENT WAY
Miles Davis (Columbia)
Threw you off a bit with this one, eh?
But with its steady, understated pulse
and the spare, atmospheric melo
dies, Silent Way is the perfect album
for cruising down to the end of a
long night of serious partying.
Finally, here are some timely
choices when the old Stones and
Motown records don't quite get your
mojo working:
If it's a birthday party: The Birth
day Party, Grand Master Flash and
the Furious Five 12-inch 45.
If you want the scene to be a
skanking sensation: the first albums
of either the Specials or Madness.
If it's a punky reggae party: Sin-
ss,#)
international community,
semilla by Black Uhuru, Wailing
Souls LPs on Studio One or Mango,
or Bob Marley and the Wailers'
Punky Reggae Party 12-inch 45.
If it's a crawl-on-your-belly-like-a
reptile, boogie-til-ya-puke affair: the
first George Thorogood and the De
stroyers record on Rounder (featur
ing "One Bourbon, One Scotch, and
One Beer"), or, even better, Beware
of the Dog by Hound Dog Taylor and
the Houserockers, Any J.Geils Band
record before Monkey Island might
do Just as well.
If it's a TV party and your guests
have thrown the TV out of the win
dow, along with most of the furni
ture: Damaged by Black Flag.
If your friends are chronic cough
syrup drinkers, Detroit auto workers,
or are similarly brain-damaged: Raw
Power by Iggy and the Stooges.
If your friends are intellectual
types who like to get down and
boogie every once in a while: Re
main in Light by Talking Heads.
If the party is being held in a ga
rage: the first Sonics album or
'Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear
White" by the Standells.
If the police pull up in the drive
way and all the lawn chairs have
gone into the pool: Brian Eno's
Music for Airports at very low vol
ume. (Useful dialogue: -"Honest, of
ficer, we were Just having a quiet
evening at home with friends ..."
If you want everybody to get the
hell out: Trout Mark Replica by Cap
tain Beefheart or Ascension by John
Coltrane.
—Chris Morris
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