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A big hello to all those who love the sound and style of those 70s Mainstream sides!
Although the company's back catalogue is way deep and extends well beyond those familiar white covers with the bold borders, the shad shack will be focusing on the 122 albums in the popular "MRL 300" series (yeah, I know the math's off but so the story goes with Mainstream from what I've heard). As time passes, I'm sure many fans will want to speak up for their favourite records on the label that aren't on this list and they're welcome to do it here!
Inspired by Ish and his herculean efforts at Strata-East Fan Club and Magic Purple Sunshine, I started compiling the list and supplemental links a couple months ago. Info came from a variety of sources including Discogs, Wikipedia, forbidden eye, Organissimo, Rate Your Music, and Audiophile. However, it was E-mile's request today for someone to do a Mainstream blog over at El Goog's post of Mike Longo's Matrix that gave me the push to just put it all together and let it loose.
Befitting label owner Bobby Shad's budget ethos, this site has been set up to run economically time-wise. The LPs are all below, now it's up to the community (myself included) to continue to fill in the spaces as well. We'll add reviews, stories, blog links (already 24/122 to start with) and much more as they're found or submitted.
Welcome to this work-in-progress and if you have any links or info to add, please don't be shy! General feedback would be best mentioned in the comments for this post. Since this blog is for the MRL fans, I'm hopin' to open it up to other authors over time so if you're interested, participate and drop a line.
cheeba
This thread is where we'll keep you updated on the link additions to the shad shack and where you can easily reference what has already been shared out there in the blogosphere and, by process of elimination, what hasn't -- yet. If you have a link or a post to share, simply leave it on the particular page for the album. We'll add a comment here directing folks to the updated post, insert it into the list below and add you to the blog roll if applicable.
To start you off on the right foot, here's a list of posts on the shad shack with links to goodies at other blogs - recently added albums are in italic bold:
[MRL 300] Ron Frangipane & His Orchestra - Rated X for Excitement
[MRL 301] Joe Scott & His Orchestra - Motion Pictures: The NOW Generation
[MRL 302] Dean Christopher & His Orchestra - Images[MRL 303] The Phoenix Authority - Blood, Sweat & Brass
[MRL 304] Ron Frangipane - The Music of Laura Nyro[MRL 305] Ernie Wilkins & His Orchestra - Hard Mother Blues
[MRL 306] Bobby Shad & The Bad Men - A 65-Piece Rock Workshop
[MRL 307] Joe Scott - A Symphony of Our Time[MRL 308] Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Hometown Blues
[MRL 309] Carmen McRae - Carmen McRae
[MRL 310] Various Artists - Ray Charles-Arbee Stidham-Lil Son Jackson-James Wayne
[MRL 311] Lightning Hopkins - The Blues[MRL 312] Charles Williams - Charles Williams
[MRL 313] Roy Haynes - Hip Ensemble
[MRL 314] Harold Land - A New Shade of Blue
[MRL 315] Blue Mitchell - Blue Mitchell
[MRL 316] Maynard Ferguson - Screamin' Blues
[MRL 317] Dave Hubbard - Dave Hubbard
[MRL 318] Hadley Caliman - Hadley Caliman
[MRL 319] Maxine Weldon - Right On
[MRL 320] Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet - Straight No Chaser
[MRL 321] Morgana King - A Taste Of Honey
[MRL 322] Gloria Coleman Ltd. - Sings and Swings Organ
[MRL 323] David Young - David Young
[MRL 324] Sonny Red - Sonny Red
[MRL 325] Dizzy Gillespie & The Mitchell Ruff Duo - In Concert
[MRL 326] Lightning Hopkins - Dirty Blues
[MRL 327] Stan Hope - Stan Hope
[MRL 328] LaMont Johnson - Sun, Moon And Stars
[MRL 329] Charles McPherson - Charles McPherson
[MRL 330] John White - John White[MRL 331] Charles Kynard - Charles Kynard
[MRL 332] Art Farmer - Homecoming
[MRL 333] Curtis Fuller - Crankin'
[MRL 334] Michael Longo - Matrix
[MRL 335] Mitchell-Ruff - Strayhorn: A Mitchell-Ruff Interpretation
[MRL 336] Buddy Terry - Awareness
[MRL 337] Hal Galper - The Guerilla Band
[MRL 338] Carmen McRae - Gold
[MRL 339] Maxine Weldon - Chilly Wind
[MRL 340] Sarah Vaughan - A Time In My Life
[MRL 341] Reggie Moore - Wishbone
[MRL 342] Hadley Caliman - Iapetus
[MRL 343] Blue Mitchell - Vital Blue
[MRL 344] Harold Land - Choma (Burn)
[MRL 345] Charles Williams - Trees, Grass and Things
[MRL 346] Johnny Coles - Katumbo (Dance)
[MRL 347] Clark Terry - Angyumaluma Bongliddleany Nannyany Awhan Yi!
[MRL 348] The Night Blooming Jazzmen - The Night Blooming Jazzmen
[MRL 349] Frank Foster - The Loud Minority
[MRL 350] Various Artists - Get It Together[MRL 351] Roy Haynes - Senyah
[MRL 352] Carmen McRae - In Person
[MRL 353] Barry Miles - White Heat
[MRL 354] Hal Galper - Wild Bird
[MRL 355] Morgana King - Cuore di Mama
[MRL 356] Buddy Terry - Pure Dynamite
[MRL 357] Mike Longo - The Awakening
[MRL 358] Zoot Sims - Otra Vez
[MRL 359] Maynard Ferguson - Dues
[MRL 360] Arbee Stidham - A Time For Blues
[MRL 361] Sarah Vaughan - Conducted by Michel Legrand
[MRL 362] Alice Clark - Alice Clark
[MRL 363] Pete Yellin - Dance of Allegra
[MRL 364] VA - Yesterday
[MRL 365] Charles McPherson - Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)
[MRL 366] Charles Kynard - Woga
[MRL 367] Harold Land - Damisi
[MRL 368] Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues
[MRL 369] Ruth Brown - Softly
[MRL 370] Curtis Fuller - Smokin'
[MRL 371] Art Farmer - Gentle Eyes
[MRL 372] Maynard Ferguson - Six by Six
[MRL 373] Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet - Gingerbread Men
[MRL 374] Blue Mitchell - Blues' Blues
[MRL 375] Shelly Manne - Mannekind
[MRL 376] Paul Jeffrey - Family
[MRL 377] Ellerine Harding - Ellerine
[MRL 378] Mel Dancy - A Little Lovin'
[MRL 379] Sarah Vaughan - Feelin' Good
[MRL 380] Reggie Moore - Furioso
[MRL 381] Charles Williams - Stickball[MRL 382] Barry Miles - Scatbird
[MRL 383] Bertha Belle Browne - Bertha Belle Browne
[MRL 384] Jay Berliner - Bananas Are Not Created Equal
[MRL 385] Bud Powell - Ups 'n' Downs
[MRL 386] Max Roach/Clifford Brown - Daahoud
[MRL 387] Carmen McRae - I Want You
[MRL 388] The Night Blooming Jazzmen - Freedom Jazz Dance
[MRL 389] Charles Kynard - Your Mama Don't Dance
[MRL 390] Paul Jeffrey - Watershed
[MRL 391] Buddy Terry - Lean On Him
[MRL 392] Blue Mitchell - The Last Tango=Blues
[MRL 393] Barry (Bagelman) Sisters - Our Way (Tahka - Tahka)
[MRL 394] Afrique - Soul Makossa
[MRL 395] Charles McPherson - Today's Man
[MRL 396] Jack Wilkins - Windows
[MRL 397] Pete Yellin - It's The Right Thing
[MRL 398] Hal Galper - Inner Journey
[MRL 399] Andy Kirk & His 12 Clouds of Joy - March 1936[MRL 400] Blue Mitchell - Graffiti Blues
[MRL 401] Sarah Vaughan - Live In Japan
[MRL 402] Blue Mitchell - Many Shades Of Blue
[MRL 403] Carmen McRae - Live and Doin' It
[MRL 404] Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet
[MRL 405] Lightning Hopkins - Low Down Dirty Blues
[MRL 406] Paul Jeffrey - Paul Jeffrey
[MRL 407] Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Going Down Slow
[MRL 408] Various Artists - Jazz
[MRL 409] Various Artists - Billie Holiday Revisted By
[MRL 410] Various Artists - The Guitar Players
[MRL 411] Frank Turba - Frank Turba
[MRL 412] Sarah Vaughan - Send In The Clowns
[MRL 413] Blue Mitchell/Roy Haynes - Booty
[MRL 414] The Amboy Dukes - Dr. Slingshot
[MRL 415] The Stroziers - Red Light
[MRL 416] Don Burrows Quartet - Live at The Sydney Opera House[MRL 417] Jeannie Lewis - Looking Back To Tomorrow
[MRL 418] Black Blood - A.I.E. (A Mwana)
[MRL 419] Sarah Vaughan - More Sarah Vaughan/Live In Japan
[MRL 420] Terry Huff & Special Delivery - The Lonely One
[MRL 421] Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes - Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes
Here's what Matthew had to say:
Dear "Cheeba,"
First of all, let me say that I have been following your blogs, Soundological Investimigations and The Shad Shack for a long time now. I really appreciate all the music you tirelessly put up. Having just finished a rip of an album on par with your usual amount of effort, I can say that I have a new appreciation for the work you put in to sharing this music with people like me. I don't make enough of an effort to comment and show my appreciation, but hopefully this will make up for it...
I have ripped the final album in the Mainstream series, Live at The Sydney Opera House by The Don Burrows Quartet. It is my first rip for sharing purposes, but I think it turned out really well. My hope is that it will suffice to complete the Shad Shack's collection, or at least until a better rip comes along (hopefully Simon666 hasn't already beat me to it!) I found this album only weeks ago for $1 at local thrift store! My copy is the American Mainstream release, not the Australian original on Cherry Pie. For the usual $1 find, it is in great shape. But don't take my word for it...you can listen for yourself here:
I don't have a blog of my own (yet), or a Rapidshare account etc. So I encourage you to post this rip on your blogs if it meets your standards, or share this link with the public. I included extensive cover art, and tagged the 320kbps mp3s. I don't ask anything in return, only credit for the rip. When I checked into The Shad Shack and saw that this was the only one you were missing, I figured the least I could do was do my best to get it to you. I hope you and the other Mainstream fans of the world can enjoy this until the album goes back in print!
Thanks again for all that you do, keep up the good work, and I'll see you 'round the blogosphere!
Matthew has not only filled the last blank in the lion's share list, he's also provided a great quality rip and has thoughtfully included full scans for our viewing enjoyment as well. For a first attempt, I must say he's done a pretty bang-up job here! I'm sure he'd love some feedback on his inaugural vinyl share so hopefully the classy readers here at the shack will provide some encouragement for his efforts.
As Matthew notes, Simon666 from never enough rhodes has been meaning to get to this for a while but he has the 2LP Cherry Red version so scanning the massive booklet and gatefold cover is (as Matthew can now attest) a major task. Besides, our favourite thunderer-from-down-underer has already graced the blogosphere with ample Don Burrows delights at his home base, so he's paid his DB dues already - be sure to check those out as well, you won't be disappointed.
On behalf of the shack and shacksters everywhere, thanks for going out of your way to provide this one, Matthew! If you ever do start your own blog, please make sure to let us know so we can add you to the list of Big Game Hunters!
Also, just a quick reminder there are still a few weeks to get in your mixtapes for the contest and your chance to win a free RapidShare 30day account so you can leech those blogs to your heart's content for a month without any waiting. Details here.
Abraham "Bobby Shad" ShadrinkyFebruary 12, 1920 – March 13, 1985
In honour of what would have been the 90th birthday of Bob Shad, the shad shack would like to celebrate by announcing a contest for our readers!
Since every album (well, almost every album) in the MRL series is now available for your listening pleasure, we could think of no better way to spotlight the eclectic nature of the imprint's short run than by holding a mixtape contest! We'll choose 3 winners, each of whom will get a 1-month RS subscription (other goodies might be announced in the future) and receive a place of honour in the blog sidebar for bragging rights.
The 3 winners will be chosen by readers in a poll that will be available on the blog once the deadline for submissions is passed. The deadline to get your mixes in is 11:59 PM on March 13, 2010, so that gives you almost a month to put something together. You can start submitting mixes as early as you like.
You can make your mix available to the public however you wish to do so but if hosting files is a problem for you, just send an email (find via profile to the right) and we'll work out a way to provide folks adequate access to your bizness. Otherwise, you can simply drop a comment on this post with a link to your mix for starters.
After the submission deadline voters will have 2 weeks to choose their favourites in 3 categories:
Best Overall Mix
Best Themed Mix or Artistic Statement
Best/Most Eclectic Mix
What those categories actually mean will be up to the readers and determined by voting alone. Voting rules will be published when the poll is accessible.
There are very few rules:
1) All audio material must be taken from the MRL series of albums listed at the shad shack.
2) Anonymous submissions will be accepted but will not appear in the poll. You don't need to use your real name, you just need to use a name and the name will be attached to your mix for voting purposes.
3) Anyone can submit as many mixes as they like but to be fair and to spread the love, you can only win one category. If readers vote you to the top of two or more, category priority will be as listed above from top-to-bottom. For example, winning Best Overall Mix will disqualify you for the other categories and if you happen to be voted to the top of Best Themed Mix or Artistic Statement too, the next runner-up will get the prize for that category (and so on).
4) In the mixtape spirit, submissions can't be longer than 90 minutes run time. Keep in mind that limiting your mix length to 80 min so it can be burned to a CD may be something that people will vote up. There is no minimum run time requirement.
5) Cover art is not necessary but people may be more inclined to vote up submissions where it is included, especially in the "Artistic Statement" category.
6) I reserve the right to submit my own mix(es) too! However, in the spirit of good sportsmanship, I will not be eligible to win any prizes. If I should happen to win a category by some fluke, I won't accept the prize and it will default to the next runner-up. In other words, a vote for me does not reduce the number of prizes available to be won. That would just be a dick move.
7) There is no cash value equivalent for the prizes so don't ask. If somebody wants to help sponsor the contest and donate swag for prizes that would be sweet.
Winners will be announced within a few days after voting closes but results will be public on an ongoing basis so y'all will probably know who won already.
Thanks to everyone for pitching in and for helping to fill up the shack over the last year-and-a-half. Good luck and look forward to hearing those mixes!!
With what would have been Bobby The Kid's birthday coming up in a week, it would be rootin' tootin' terrific if any of the shacksters out there on the range could help wrangle this last lion!
Over the next week the few final MRLs will be shacked up on Soundological so stay tuned for some updates to appear in this space soon!
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