On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, caleb wrote:
> Philip Cohen wrote:
> >
> > QJ's _Summer in the City_ is also on _I Heard That_
> > -- a compilation on A&M Records 1976.
> >
> > The original is by Lovin' Spoonful, a 1973 Grammy Award winner
> > for best instrumental arrangement.
> >
> > A DJ friend says that _The Roots_ use _Summer in the City_
> > on their second album (?? - the latest one). Actually, that
> > brings up a question I've had for a long time... _The Roots_
> > album _Do You Want More_ (Geffen 1994) starts the track
> > numbers at 18. And the next album starts off at 34. Where
> > are tracks 1-17? On another album already released? Or is this
> > a Star Wars thang -- where they plan to release the beginning
> > of the series later? Anyone know?
> >
>
> there is an album they cut in europe called _organix_ which is listed,
> of course, from 1-18; it's damn good (very jazzy) and f'n hard to find.
> i had to look for two years before i found my copy (sweet vinyl!) --
> haven't seen it on seedy, but i've seen tapes...there are also live
> albums floating about, which is the best way to hear them anyway. see
> them when they come to your town...c.
>