Trying To Survive 110325 we’d hoped to include “Because

we’d hoped to include “Because You’re Funky” b/w “No Words” by Funka Fize

and as importantly we see what a superhuman feat it was to surmount all the sureness of these sealed girlfates

One of the greatest Chicago records of this period was Elvin Spencer’s “Lift This Hurt

Spread across three LPs

Not crafted in another room and applied as a loose pop science in a studio

Trying To Survive 110325 we’d hoped to include “BecauseFrom his early '60s days as hip shaker Twistin' Harvey to his late '70s nights on the light up dance floor in search of a "Disco Lady," Harvey Scales survived scrapes with the pop charts, bankrupt record companies, walk outs, sit ins, strikes, price hikes, lay offs, and under table payoffs over a 40 year career. Compiled here for the first time are Scales' Cuca and Magic Touch recordings, 27 slabs of cracker jack R&B, stomping northern soul, divorce