<p>I feel like I mention Mississippi Records in every <a href="/music/lost-sounds " target="_self">article</a> I <a href="/music/the-best-musicians-we-lost-in-08 " target="_self">write</a> for Splice, but I finally got the chance to visit their store up in Portland. And boy, it did not disappoint. The owner, whose name I sadly can&rsquo;t recall, was extremely gracious and very forthcoming about the store and label. He explained his process for making artwork for their LP-only compilations (if he can&rsquo;t finish it in one night, he scraps it) to my artist- girlfriend, and then proceeded to give us a dozen tapes from his cassette-only mix series. <br /><br />Here&rsquo;s one of them that focuses on <a href="http://www.rootstrata.com/rootblog/?p=879" target="_blank">early soul music</a>. The track listing is a perfect representation of what you can find in their new and used bins. The selection there was top notch, and the prices were super reasonable to boot. In fact, I fell so madly in love with the place, I forced our carload of people to stop back by on our way from Seattle home to Oakland. If you live on the West Coast, make a pilgrimage to Mississippi Records, and while you&rsquo;re at it, drop by <a href="http://www.dragonflychai.com/" target="_blank">Dragonfly Chai</a>, just a few blocks away.</p> Lloyd H. Cargo mississippi records soul r&b blues lp vinyl, rare early mix tape the-feed 0 2009-01-13T10:58:32-05:00 <p>Once more, the author tackles Mississippi Records. This time, he comes up for air with a burning mix.</p> 1 3359 portland-s-analog-soul 2009-01-13T10:58:38-05:00 true false false false false Portland's Analog Soul 2009-01-13T10:58:38-05:00 http://www.rootstrata.com/rootblog/?p=879 371 0