Different types of Hair-musical Soundtracks might just be some of the most common lp's there are in fleamarkets these days - apparently due to the huge success that musical got in the late 60's and in the beginning of 70's. Usually these soundtracks doesn't get very much attention in the flow of diggin.

However last week at one of the local spots this one caught my eye with it's nice colorful cover! =) And with a little further investigation it proved to be The Original Japanese Cast Recording of that legendary hippie musical. Somehow it rang a bell, and then I remembered it: it's got Dead End on it. A great progressive-funk tune that was also presented on Soulman's Crate Classics -compilation. Too bad my pick is USA repress from 1971 not a Japan 1969 original

This weeks pick is no more no less but one of the best disco maxisingles I've ever heard: Bullet Train. As much as I know this is the only release that they ever got out. Hard luck, because both sides on this one are tight as hell and absolute winners. This single came out on UK-based Sidewalk records in 1979.

A-side is called Don't Hold Back My Bullets. Almost everything is in place here: brasshits, bassline, fuzzy wahguitar and even the lyrics. Hard to get better maybe?

Not necessarily, because the real Bang Bang banger is on the B-side which starts by long drumbreak with electric piano. The song builds up nicely and in the end there's real disco inferno going on! =) (Don't mind that little crack in the beginning of this one. Fleamarket finds are not always that minty, as you know)

My pick of the week is creatively titled Latest Hits. Album came out in 1974 and the artist is called The Don Kelly Band. This french lp ain't that special as a whole, but it has one really nice piece in it that makes it worth posting here: Guitar Shower.

Once again this one reminds me of library themes. Catchy melody played by brass and guitar over rolling drumbreak. In the end however it's all about wahwah, that makes this song so nice.

I haven't ever really been interested in bossa nova. Or, I haven't ever really listened to it, except few Gilberto & Getz -albums I have in my recordshelf. However, last week's best find really got me thinking bossa nova all over again.

It's Golden Bossa Nova by Sonia Rosa released on Emi/Regal-label sometime in the sixties. If I had to recommend some audio for sunny summerday, it would probably be this lp. No more no less, but just easy going basslines and rhythms combined with one of the most beautiful singing voices.

The track I picked for your ears is Burt Bacharach classic The Look Of love. Second half of the track is a real floor filler, in my opinion.