The Kingfish is my very good friend, Nev. Nev owns Mojo Music...a true independent record shop located in Sydney Australia. Here are a few Mojo themed prior posts to put you in-the-know on Nev and the Mojo vibe. 

 

I used to go to Mojo every Friday night for near five years. Nev is a master curator of real-real-gone, down home blues music. Nev knows his blues shit....in all flavors, shapes and sizes. He has deep knowledge of artists, labels, scenes, and sounds. He has turned me on to many, many artists and sounds that I never knew before. I have amassed quite a collection of Nuggets over the years.

 

 

 

I used to call all these turn-on's, "Nev's Nuggets". He even dedicated a spot in his newsletter with that moniker (see below). I left Sydney in September 20009. When I left, I gave The Kingfish a chunck on money to use to send periodic instalments to me here in London. 

 

 

 

 

I just received the latest and greatest yesterday in the mail. Hey, just because you aren't in your neighborhood doesn't mean you can't support the neighborhood indie record shop.  I haven't been able to put my ear to all of this yet, but at first listen...it is pure Mojo:

 

Jericho Alley Volume 1: Blues In Los Angeles 1956 - 1967 (Check the top three albums for track listings at this link). I'll let The Kingfish describe it in his own words: 

 

"With the 3rd volume just released, this excellent series of compilations provide a fascinating view of the LA RnB scene from 1955 to 1967. Artists featured include Harmonica Slim, Gus Jenkins, King Solomon,Louis Jackson,and plenty more. These comps play really well and are highly recommended for fans of the second tier blues front runners.Tough Guitars, plenty of fine harp blowin', and some killer vocal performances make these packages hard to resist. Jericho Alley is what you buy when you think you have it all."

 

The Animals: "Let it Rock" (Live, 1963): This is a live recording with Sonnyboy Williams blowin' loud on the back half of the album. Check out the pictures below for Nev's handwritten notes on this album. 

 

Magic Sam: "Magic Touch": Unfortunately Brother Sam left us early at 32 due to a heart attack.  He was on the rails towards true legendville and his influence is still felt today. Sam didn't leave a lot of studio material behind, but what he did was the such front-burner material that nothing was left on the table. We blues fans are natural born gold-diggers...treasure seekers...vault sniffers. We look for more juice to squeeze from every piece of fruit we see; squeeze no more. This live set from the Magic Man, Magic Sam is real-deal.

 

The Kingfish also sent me a new Mojo t-shirt hot of the screen press. I'll be wearing mine specifically for my Nuggets listening session. 

Thanks again, Brother Nev.