Sunday, 13 April 2008

JOHN KASANDRA THE TRUE GENIUS

1972 Respect records Memphis usa .. funky r&b and very soulful with it .. Dennis Coffey on guitar .. hot, buttered and soul on backing vocals .. nice LP to chill out to on a Sunday .. the true genius or not ..? you choose in the comments @320

128 comments:

Anonymous said...

warning if you are about to download your third LP. and you have not left a comment.. you will most likely have your ip address blocked from this blog.there has already been 100s blocked so its your choice..I dont want to go invite only..so
i hope you understand the new style in sharing i give to you and you make a comment..or take 2 lps with out a comment and your out..
i call it feed back..the more comments i get makes me want to share more..understandable realy..
2 parts to this album.
http://rapidshare.com/files/107156715/geniuspt1.rar.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/107136497/geniuspt2.rar.html

Anonymous said...

new to me - thanks

Anonymous said...

Thx again Paros

jahcisco said...

thank you.

Anonymous said...

Oh man.

I've been waiting for this one for some time,

Thanks!

Anonymous said...

New to me also !! Review sounds hot though, so thanks once again paros for your taste and generosity.

Anonymous said...

Nice! Thanks again for a great album.

catacaldos said...

Thank you,i appreciate your effort discovering new stuff.Best regards

k02 said...

Just discovered youre blog and its great appreciate all the great work and genorosity. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

big thanks!!!!

invisiblenigma said...

Definitely Genius!

beat2go00 said...

thxxxxxxx!

Anonymous said...

dennis coffey? count me in!

JTF said...

nice one!

Dr. Johnny Fever said...

Nice one!!! This guy is freakin' sweet!!

k02 said...

Great appreciate it.

Anonymous said...

looks good

thank you

Anonymous said...

never have heard of this one at all, and with dennis coffey it's a must i have to listen to it. You have some great rarities here, keep it up!

gotz said...

this is heavy !

thanks for the gift, this is really a rare slice of soul with tough horns and production.

Respect was a sub-label of Stax

peace

Gianni aka Cesare Barbetta said...

Thank you. I'm downloading it!

blackpigeon said...

will have to check this out later.

*starts downloading

Anonymous said...

never heard of,am excited! thankyou v. much.

FunkyEarWax said...

This looks great - THANK YOU!

Anonymous said...

Never heard of John Kasandra, but it sounds very interesting.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful! Thank you

Anonymous said...

Meeoow baby!

Anonymous said...

This is a top post, champions league indeed, merely because of John's own fine style and merely because it is one of four albums John had issued on Respect. Could it big enough if we would request more?
Groovy Emmanuel

Cuki said...

excellent addition to the blog.

Beatzbydarkness said...

I really enjoy your blog. I have been turned on to some artist that I've never heard about. Thanks!

Sergej said...

Thanx.

MFS Equipe ♪ said...

Very thanks for this great share!
Unique!

Juppel50 said...

Nice album, thx for posting.

Keep the funk alive

Anonymous said...

Thanks.
Since I discovered your website, I check it daily. Just the thought of being IP-blocked is a complete nightmare.
Jur.

Unknown said...

can't wait to check this out. dennnis coffey IS genius

Anonymous said...

hells ya! that scratches the funk spot nicely

Daidodread said...

thank you so much !
Never heard of John Kasandra before ,
but i like it now !!!

Unknown said...

This is outta sight!!!

Anonymous said...

mix this up with some green and jack, enjoy your night. thnx

Fresh Choi-ce said...

thanks for the up!

soulbrotha said...

Sounds like a goodie. Thanks.

BallforceOne said...

Another dope selection. Thanks!!

Anonymous said...

Never heard about him. I'll listen . Thank you for your work.

Noman said...

Looking forward to this. Thank You

Anonymous said...

Thanks,
John

William O Douglas said...

Thanks again for this vinyl relic. Looking forward to checking it out.

Anonymous said...

thank you..

Anonymous said...

thanks yo

Dreamer456 said...

Thanks. Can't wait to check it out.

Unknown said...

a true hard to find. thank you

johnv said...

Hi Paros--thanks for another slice of aural pleasures. You are the man!

Anonymous said...

Anything labeled Memphis Soul I have enjoyed...Especially Ann Peebles stuff. Thanks.

E-mile said...

new to me! a few good songs on it...Thanks!
peace, E-mile

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this yo!

Toffee Soul said...

Never come across this one before. Will stick it on as soon as it downloads. Many thanks

Jim

Anonymous said...

you definitely get style points for original drops

thanks!

Jim Dickinson said...

As usual thanks for posting this album.

Anonymous said...

Appreciate the post . Benn looking for some Kasandra for some time . Big ups to you

thecorrector said...

Very exciting. Dennis Coffey is great. Thanks.

Kevin said...

I have never heard of John Kasandra before checking your blog out. Thanks for sharing!

I like that you have a system setup that encourages commenting. I have a blog called Eclectic Grooves, and sometimes the comments are few and fare between. However, I have never even come close to 61 comments for a post. How are you able to block the IP addresses of people that don't leave comments? I would like to start something like that on my blog.

Also, I was wondering if you have any interest in exchanging links. Mine features a wide variety of jazz, funk, blues, avant garde, folk and psych. A couple of things that are mos tlikely up your alley are Lee Moses "Time and Place" and Howard Tate "Get It While You Can". Please drop by sometime and let me know what you think.

Peace, Kevin

http://eclectic-grooves.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

thanx!! never heard of

Anonymous said...

never heard this one
many thanks

kizza said...

Thanks for this!
Dennis Coffey's on it - that's all i need to know to start downloading!

Anonymous said...

Nice post...never hear this one!!! Thank you!!!

pepper67 said...

nice, has a steamy southern soul/funk sound. thanks

Werdizbond said...

props for this

beatkiste said...

great record - thanks

Anonymous said...

Merci

jaguar said...

Don't know this one, so I look forward to hearing it.

Thanks

Anonymous said...

Looking forward to this!

Thanks.

Miranda said...

Great, thanks a lot :-)

Anonymous said...

thanks again for a lovely record

Anonymous said...

thank you

1Surfrider said...

You got me at "Memphis Sound"!!!

Great stuff, thanks.

Anonymous said...

Hot album!! I remember my dad listening to him every three Fridays or so on his turntable and didn't like him then until I really got into the background musicians!(LOL!!)

trakbuv said...

This is totally new to me - thanks for taking the effort to dig deep

E

Anonymous said...

I look forward to listening to this, thanx!

Anonymous said...

Thank you,
I didn't know this man but I love the LP 1rt part.

Anonymous said...

Very nice album, thanks again!

AMM said...

hey paros,
late with my thanks for this rare outing.
something on here got played at the legendary BLACKPOOL MECCA when i used to go in the 70,s.
BIG THANKS!

analog6 said...

It's such a pleasure to drop by here and be schooled to something new. I'll have to put the ear on this one and see what "genius" sounds like. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

This vocal soul stuff is so amazing... they don't make them like this anymore.

Anonymous said...

Just found your site via Oufar Khan's blogroll. Lots of stuff here I haven't seen at other soul/funk blogs. Very much looking forward to browsing through your archives. Thanks for the great finds.

Jay Large said...

Thanks for the Double bro!!!

Look forward to checkin this one out.

Anonymous said...

Ah! Thanks for this one. I'm also looking for others by Kasandra; some of the earlier, more socially-conscious LPs. Anybody have those (titles escape memory)?

Unknown said...

Supa album, thx for share my man!

Anonymous said...

not recorded nearly enough

john

Anonymous said...

yeah..you bring the supabad funk stuff with that 1, neva heard before, also very good sound quality..thx brother

head034 said...

this lp is great!

- said...

thanks

Anonymous said...

greatest blog, thank you!

Hec Dolo said...

thanks

cartier said...

I can't wait to listen

Anonymous said...

groovee

PhilPhrequenzy said...

i love the stuff from your blog. thanks!

manny said...

Downloading this, its completely new to me but that album cover grabbed my eye like no other

MUSIC MEIHO said...

New to me. thx in advance!

Maciko said...

Fantastic album
thanks

James Cercone said...

Thanks

zardoz1984 said...

Kasandra: new name for me on the funky soulful map. Thx for educating, dear Paros! Gonna take "Presents Kasandra" too, even greater stuff, wow!

Anonymous said...

cool cover. gonna check this out thanks

justshine said...

thanxs!!!

D.Parker said...

Big Ups!!!

thebeathunters said...

it's kasandra's time baby!
thanks for sharin' this rare gem

Anonymous said...

My dad used to have this LP. Thanks!

magOwl said...

dont have this one, only have "Beatiful New World".. i recorded it before.. so if you want i'll up it.
cheers!

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hooch said...

thanks man!

R.Jim said...

haven' seen this before, sounds very nice

email@kontakt.cz said...

Thanks a lot, great stuff.

Stash said...

Been Lookin' For This One
RJD2 Sampled What's The Use In Making Lover's Cry On The Track Candyland Off Of Soul Postion's Second Album
Thanks Again

Unknown said...

sweet! thanks a bunch!

Victorious said...

Thank you Paros

Victorious said...

Thank you Paros

Drumstack said...

I wanted to check this since i've heard "What's the use in making lovers cry" . Thanks a lot

Unknown said...

Never heard of him but I will give it a listen.

Sir Nathaniel Whitford said...

Thanks for introducing me to Kasandra's work!

edharris said...

fantastic albums. thanx a lot!
graham green was a huge surprise!

dinko said...

Thanks for this album!

Dash said...

looks like it has potential thanks

purple_Crayons said...

nice! RJD2 sample! Thanks!

rudeboinasi said...

Appreciate the efford. Thanks.

J.D.Edwards said...

Kasandra - the true genius? - I'll get back to you...

iced1 said...

Love the Kasandra.

winton tostello said...

a legend unveiled?let's see!i let you know what i think!in the meanwhile,thank you another time!!

djandpete said...

superb album thanks

sonray said...

APPRECIATE THE LINK....ONE

sonray said...

MUCH APPRECIATED.