Spiro Papuckoski
@spiropap.bsky.social
Toronto journalist, cyclist and vinyl record collector. Beer league hockey as well.
Ozone — Strutt My Thang (1983). This album completes my collection of the funk band, their last LP before disbanding due to limited promotion by Motown. #vinyl
November 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Ozone — Strutt My Thang (1983). This album completes my collection of the funk band, their last LP before disbanding due to limited promotion by Motown. #vinyl
Aurra — Like I Like It (1985). Surprised I have yet to share this boogie jam – until now. From the Dayton, Ohio, band who are an offshoot of Slave. #vinyl
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Aurra — Like I Like It (1985). Surprised I have yet to share this boogie jam – until now. From the Dayton, Ohio, band who are an offshoot of Slave. #vinyl
Marcus Miller — Lovin' You (1983). Two years after Roberta Flack recorded this song for the Bustin' Loose soundtrack, the bassman himself laid the funk down for his first solo album. #vinyl
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Marcus Miller — Lovin' You (1983). Two years after Roberta Flack recorded this song for the Bustin' Loose soundtrack, the bassman himself laid the funk down for his first solo album. #vinyl
Jimmy Cliff — Sitting In Limbo (1973). RIP to the reggae legend, who passed away earlier today. Jimmy Cliff's contributions to The Harder They Come, one of the most highly rated movie soundtracks of all time, were immense for the future of the musical genre. #vinyl
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Jimmy Cliff — Sitting In Limbo (1973). RIP to the reggae legend, who passed away earlier today. Jimmy Cliff's contributions to The Harder They Come, one of the most highly rated movie soundtracks of all time, were immense for the future of the musical genre. #vinyl
Unknown Artist — Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eyes On The Sparrow) (1978). Hong Kong record I recently bought. There is no information on the release about who performed the '70s TV show covers, but the funk and grooves are undeniable. #vinyl
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Unknown Artist — Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eyes On The Sparrow) (1978). Hong Kong record I recently bought. There is no information on the release about who performed the '70s TV show covers, but the funk and grooves are undeniable. #vinyl
David Hudson — Just A Feeling (1987). Soul music on a rainy but relaxing Saturday night.
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
David Hudson — Just A Feeling (1987). Soul music on a rainy but relaxing Saturday night.
Buffalo Soldier — Too Late Mama (1983). British-Finnish B-side boogie bopper that's been hiding in my collection for the past year. #vinyl
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Buffalo Soldier — Too Late Mama (1983). British-Finnish B-side boogie bopper that's been hiding in my collection for the past year. #vinyl
Rendezvous — Give It If You Got It (1979). My favourite track from this sole album studio assemblage at the tail end of the mainstream disco era, masterminded by British producer Alan Hawkshaw. For Toronto heads, the cover was photographed at The Guild Inn Estate by the Scarborough Bluffs. #vinyl
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Rendezvous — Give It If You Got It (1979). My favourite track from this sole album studio assemblage at the tail end of the mainstream disco era, masterminded by British producer Alan Hawkshaw. For Toronto heads, the cover was photographed at The Guild Inn Estate by the Scarborough Bluffs. #vinyl
Wayne Newton — You Stepped Into My Life (1979). The Bee Gees original from '76, covered by Melba Moore @melba1moore two years later before Mr. Las Vegas stepped into the disco scene. #vinyl
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Wayne Newton — You Stepped Into My Life (1979). The Bee Gees original from '76, covered by Melba Moore @melba1moore two years later before Mr. Las Vegas stepped into the disco scene. #vinyl
RAH Band — Slide (1981). An instrumental disco banger by British producer, arranger, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist Richard Hewson, and re-edited by Canadian club DJ Wally MacDonald. Hewson used his initials for the name of his disco studio project. #vinyl
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
RAH Band — Slide (1981). An instrumental disco banger by British producer, arranger, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist Richard Hewson, and re-edited by Canadian club DJ Wally MacDonald. Hewson used his initials for the name of his disco studio project. #vinyl
Limmie Funk Limited — Soul Rules O.K. (1977). U.K. soul and disco band from the late 1970s which later evolved into the Nick Straker Band of "A Little Bit Of Jazz" fame. #vinyl
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Limmie Funk Limited — Soul Rules O.K. (1977). U.K. soul and disco band from the late 1970s which later evolved into the Nick Straker Band of "A Little Bit Of Jazz" fame. #vinyl
Boule Noire — Il Me Faut Une Femme (1979). Nearly seven-and-a-half minutes of funky disco, complete with horn stabs and handclaps, by the late Quebecois singer Georges Thurston. #vinyl
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Boule Noire — Il Me Faut Une Femme (1979). Nearly seven-and-a-half minutes of funky disco, complete with horn stabs and handclaps, by the late Quebecois singer Georges Thurston. #vinyl
T.U.M.E. — Stone Cold Freak (1975). Bought this album a while ago, but didn't give it a proper listen until now. A great mix of funk and soul on this one album group, featuring Howard Huntsberry (of Klique fame) on drums and vocals, and Ron Kersey (Salsoul Orchestra/The Trammps) on keyboards. #vinyl
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
T.U.M.E. — Stone Cold Freak (1975). Bought this album a while ago, but didn't give it a proper listen until now. A great mix of funk and soul on this one album group, featuring Howard Huntsberry (of Klique fame) on drums and vocals, and Ron Kersey (Salsoul Orchestra/The Trammps) on keyboards. #vinyl
Bar-Kays — Do You See What I See? (1972). The prolific Memphis band regrouped following a plane crash in the late '60s, which took the lives of Otis Redding and all but two members of the group while they were employed as his backing band. #vinyl
November 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Bar-Kays — Do You See What I See? (1972). The prolific Memphis band regrouped following a plane crash in the late '60s, which took the lives of Otis Redding and all but two members of the group while they were employed as his backing band. #vinyl
Ojiji — Forgotten Dream (1979). Toronto jazz-funk and reggae album by Rupert Harvey, founder and lead vocalist of the band Messenjah. He and brother Carl Harvey emigrated to Canada from Jamaica and were soon signed by Columbia Records in the mid-'70s to a recording contract for Crack Of Dawn. #vinyl
November 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Ojiji — Forgotten Dream (1979). Toronto jazz-funk and reggae album by Rupert Harvey, founder and lead vocalist of the band Messenjah. He and brother Carl Harvey emigrated to Canada from Jamaica and were soon signed by Columbia Records in the mid-'70s to a recording contract for Crack Of Dawn. #vinyl
Sandy Steele — Mind Your Own Business (1980). Canadian leftfield disco cover of the original by British post-punk and new wave band Delta 5. Not much is known about this artist, which may be a pseudonym used by prolific Montreal producer Jerry Cucuzzella for one of his studio disco projects. #vinyl
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sandy Steele — Mind Your Own Business (1980). Canadian leftfield disco cover of the original by British post-punk and new wave band Delta 5. Not much is known about this artist, which may be a pseudonym used by prolific Montreal producer Jerry Cucuzzella for one of his studio disco projects. #vinyl
When do they shake hands and call it a tie? #BlueJays #18innings
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
When do they shake hands and call it a tie? #BlueJays #18innings
When does John Schneider come into the game? Injured position player? #BlueJays #17innings
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
When does John Schneider come into the game? Injured position player? #BlueJays #17innings
Black Ivory — Big Apple Rock (1979). New to the collection. Boogie legend Leroy Burgess has been a mainstay with the group, formed when five young Harlem, N.Y., teens auditioned for Patrick Adams, a musician in the late '60s who later became a soul, disco, and boogie producer and arranger. #vinyl
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Black Ivory — Big Apple Rock (1979). New to the collection. Boogie legend Leroy Burgess has been a mainstay with the group, formed when five young Harlem, N.Y., teens auditioned for Patrick Adams, a musician in the late '60s who later became a soul, disco, and boogie producer and arranger. #vinyl
L.A. Boppers — Wrap You Up (1982). So the Los Angeles Dodgers weren't exactly bopping at the plate or on the mound during the first game of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. As the defending champions and entering the series as favourites, I would say they were likely humbled. #vinyl
October 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
L.A. Boppers — Wrap You Up (1982). So the Los Angeles Dodgers weren't exactly bopping at the plate or on the mound during the first game of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. As the defending champions and entering the series as favourites, I would say they were likely humbled. #vinyl
Clive Bradley — Party On The Block (1974). Heavy big band funk from the Trinidad & Tobago artist who briefly moved to Canada in the 1960s. A Canadian pressing of this record was made back in the day, likely for folks from the Caribbean who were making their way north for a better life. #vinyl
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Clive Bradley — Party On The Block (1974). Heavy big band funk from the Trinidad & Tobago artist who briefly moved to Canada in the 1960s. A Canadian pressing of this record was made back in the day, likely for folks from the Caribbean who were making their way north for a better life. #vinyl
Pure Energy — When You're Dancin' (1980). Finally found the group's sole album in the field this weekend. Two of the members, Lisa Stevens and Curtis Hudson, wrote Madonna's hit Holiday. #vinyl
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Pure Energy — When You're Dancin' (1980). Finally found the group's sole album in the field this weekend. Two of the members, Lisa Stevens and Curtis Hudson, wrote Madonna's hit Holiday. #vinyl