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Otis Redding – Direct Me

Spent a lovely evening last night listening to music with a few peeps, playing songs to each other on a theme of “lost and found”. Made me think of this Otis Redding ditty, Direct Me. Not a dancefloor shaker - but still a killer track. This posthumous Atco release dates from 1968 - the year after Otis tragically died in a plan crash aged just 26. On the flipside is Otis’ cover of James Brown’s Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag. Nice!

Candi Staton – In The Ghetto

Due to truly awful toothache (getting a filling on Friday morning) - I’ve been out of commission for a couple of weeks. Shit, I even had to miss Diddy Wah’s Elvis night the other week. Absolutely gutted… I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to getting that darned filling and regaining my preferred chewing area.

OK, so here’s a record I had lined up to play at the Elvis night. I hope someone played it in my abscess / absence…