Friday, April 30, 2010

Dan Penn - Singles & Demos

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Another pot of gold, as far as I'm concerned. And for those of you that read the Peter Guralnick book "Sweet Soul Music", this is about just as good as he made this stuff out to be. Peter said some very, very nice words about Dan Penn and his recordings, including the demos. And here we have some singles (not all, but none released on any regular albums) and demos, mostly from the 60's. And 26 of 'em. I found these files on 'My Blog Too', though I did try to clean them up some. I was very grateful finding them. I hope someone will find the rest soon as well. But until then, what we have here is a bunch of terrific Country Soul music. Some of the vinyl was seriously wounded, but it's still well worth checking out. I mean come on, it's Dan Penn! Creator of some of the finest Southern Soul classics ever. Maybe the people at Bear Family Records could turn this into one of their ambitious projects. That would sure please me. So sit you down, have a glass of red wine and enjoy Dan Penn at his very obscurest. But pretty. Diamonds..
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27 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    great post! and i am still looking for blue nite lounge and junkyard junky
    MP

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  2. matt s.July 10, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    Thanks for these singles and demos in one file, as you know they rare and hard to find! It would be great to see a commercially released Dan Penn compilation sometime

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  3. SkydoggJuly 13, 2010 at 10:40 PM

    Looking for Blue Nite Lounge myself as well....

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  4. AnonymousJuly 19, 2010 at 10:03 PM

    Thank you for Dan Penn Singles and Demos, You made my month!!

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  5. WINOJuly 24, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    thanks for the Dan Penn...any chance youve found junkyard junky or blue nite lounge yet? thanks rob

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  6. AnonymousJuly 27, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    Hi!
    One question only:
    HOW does I get a hold of these music files?
    Can I download from posted link?
    Thx!
    Soulloving_zimmy

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  7. brujoSeptember 8, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    here is a link to Blue nite lounge
    enjoy
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GEOQ3DIE

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  8. SkydoggSeptember 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    muchas gracias, hombre! ;-)

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  9. AnonymousNovember 20, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    hey, thanks... it's been two years searching for this... and junkyard junky?
    MP

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    Are there any more of these demos? that web site is gone now & im aneeding a dan penn fix. thanx anony

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  11. reservatoryNovember 24, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    Amazing! I recently discovered the Fame demos CD and can't believe I'm already finding more treasured demos. Obscure 45s, too! THANKS for putting this together! Really.

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  12. SkydoggNovember 24, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    You're welcome! I would like to get my hands on those Fame demos. Where did you find out about those?

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  13. Rune BlomquistDecember 8, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    Dan Penn FAME Recodings CD :http://acerecords.co.uk/the-fame-recordings

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  14. JimHerringtonJanuary 10, 2013 at 4:39 AM

    The least you could do is credit me for the photo you used on the cover.
    -Jim Herrington

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  15. SkydoggJanuary 10, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    I never knew, it's a pretty picture. Jim Herrington, folks!

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  16. SlackjackJanuary 2, 2014 at 2:09 PM

    Just found this blog. Have you found Blue Nite Lounge...if not, I have a copy

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  17. AnonymousApril 30, 2015 at 12:08 PM

    No, but please post Blue Nite Lounge, and also Junkyard Junky if possible. Many thanks.

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  18. SkydoggMay 11, 2015 at 8:25 PM

    Dan still sells copies of those albums himself. He has a new album out too. http://www.danpenn.com/order.htm

    and

    http://www.ccnow.com/cgi-local/sc_cart.cgi?2658994249207704

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  19. GlenSeptember 22, 2016 at 10:55 AM

    Hi,
    Just wondering if you could re upload Dan Penn Singles and Demos, please?

    Glen

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  20. SkydoggSeptember 22, 2016 at 6:43 PM

    Hi Glen. Done. Enjoy ;-)

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  21. UnknownOctober 6, 2018 at 4:14 PM

    Hi, this is a real treasure!! I am going to see Dan Penn perform tonight in Bilbao, Spain, and this will be the soundtrack to the three hour drive. Thank you!!
    Marcos

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  22. GiorgioDecember 11, 2018 at 12:14 AM

    hi i cant find any link for dan penn demos could you please help me

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  23. SkydoggDecember 12, 2018 at 2:15 PM

    look for diamonds (last word of the post)

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  24. GiorgioDecember 12, 2018 at 2:58 PM

    Thank you, I fond this wld you like me to send it?
    Various Artists – The Dark End Of The Street – 50 Great Artists

    A soul ballad written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn, its first released version was by James Carr and became a hit in 1967. Its amazing https://www90.zippyshare.com/v/IWSrtyw2/file.html

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  25. GiorgioDecember 12, 2018 at 2:59 PM

    does anyone know how to find this? https://www.discogs.com/it/Dan-Penn-Something-About-The-Night/release/12456633

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  26. GiorgioDecember 12, 2018 at 4:09 PM

    has anuone a clue of what it is? Dan Penn ‎– Something About The Night 2016

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  27. SkydoggDecember 15, 2018 at 11:39 AM

    Thanks for the link, Giorgio. I didn't know about the Something About The Night album. Apparently, those are more demos seeing the light of day. http://www.geocities.jp/hideki_wtnb/dan7th.html
    Haven't found a link for it anywhere, though it looks like something worth having.

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