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Funky 45's
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James - Groove City (USA) b/w Sock A Ting (Big Beat) - Outstanding funk/soul 45 on Philly's Big Beat label (also home to Steve Colt's 'Dynamite' 45). Previous to picking this up from someone in the UK, I had never heard of James. The a-side 'Groove City (USA)' is a funky sock soul number with some great blaring horns on the chorus and a wild, screaming vocal by James. The flip, 'Sock A Ting' is a more laid back, pop influenced track with some cool organ. Someone oughta comp this one! |
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The Coasters - Soul
Pad b/w Down Home Girl (Date) For a lot of years I was unaware of the Coasters later period on Date and King, when they would attempt to catch up with the times and get a little taste of the funk. 'Soul Pad' is an amazingly cool tune with lyrics about a groovy apartment, that manages to rhyme 'Jazz and Funk' with 'Thelonious Monk'. The flip side is an interesting, laid-back version of Alvin Robinson's 'Down Home Girl. Both songs were written and produced by Leiber and Stoller, who's work with the Coasters spanned more than ten years on several labels. |
| Eastwind - Nabbit
Juice Pts 1&2 (Magic Minstrel) 'Heeeeyyyy man, what's that you drinkin'? Nabbit Juice. What kinda juice? I told you Nabbit Juice." Well, I guess that explains it. Very funky, mostly instrumental with a great guitar line and a trumpet solo (?!?) in part one. Part two dispenses with the jive talking, dropping in some hard drums and what sounds like a clavinet. |
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Freddy & The
Kinfolk - The Goat b/w Blabbermouth (Dade) If you can get past the goat noises at the beginning of this record, you will find your way to an outstanding funk instrumental. There's some wailing Hammond, twangy guitar and a tight horn chart. The flipside 'Blabbermouth' is another solid, horn-driven funker with a great sax solo. |
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and the Arrows - Ride the Iron Horse (Cotillion) Big Bo and the Arrows put out a bunch of R&B 45's in the early-to-mid 60's. This 1969, post-Cliff Nobles 'Horse' disc is pretty funky with some nice, hard drums, tight horns and Lowery's cries of 'Get on up! Boogity boogity! |
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Gary Byrd - Are You
Really Ready For Black Power b/w Every Brother Ain't a Brother (Real
Thing) Gary Byrd (who now goes by the name Imhotep Gary Byrd) is a longtime New York radio personality. This 45 (which I don't think is from any later than 1971) is two sides of rhymed proto-rap on a black empowerment theme. If this hasn't been sampled yet, it ought to be. I've heard he did other, similar 45's. |
