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Hopefully this is of interest -- I think it's kind of cool. Paul Weller's contribution to the "Under the Influence" compilation series came out a couple days ago. Basically, a CD of tunes hand-picked by PW to represent his biggest musical influences. Here is a track list:

Little Richard 'Slippin ’and Slidin ’'
The Headhunters 'God Made Me Funky'
Ritchie Havens 'Handouts In The Rain'
D ’Angelo 'Devil ’s Pie'
Charles Mingus 'Passions Of A Man'
The Casuals 'Jesamine'
The Winstons 'Colour Him Father'
John Holt 'Ali Baba'
Funkdoobiest 'Doobie To My Head'
Marvin Gaye 'Pretty Little Baby'
Blind Boys Of Alabama 'Jesus Gonna Be Here'
The Kinks 'Big Black Smoke'
The Five Starirsteps 'We Must Be In Love'
The Wailers 'Small Axe'
Big Youth 'Hit The Road Jack'
John Coltrane 'Ole''