Commodores - Machine Gun (Belabouche edit)

The Commodores get surprisingly funky on this Beastie Boys-sampled joint. Nice extended parts from Belabouche and a bit re-arranging of the guitar riff, which makes the track interesting again.
Machine Gun is originally from their debut studioalbum of same title.

First Born: Al Downing: I'll Be Holding On (1974)

Well, maybe not the first, but one of the first available to the public (..or Tom's friends at least). Al Downing: "I'll Be Holding On" (1974) was edited by the magnificient Tom Moulton (picture) and cut on acetate 10". However, it wasn't release until 2006 on the Soul Jazz comp "A Tom Moulton Mix"
A typical cut'n'paste mix - by far his best - but nevertheless a good example of the possibilities of the time.