Showing posts with label Funk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Funk. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Meco - Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk (1977)






















DMCA COMPLAINT AGAIN.  LINK COLLAPSED

A classic album this.  I apologise in advance for not separating the tracks.  I did try, but they all run into each other and it turned into a bit of a nightmare.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Birds 'N Brass - Soundsational (1970)






















The brainchild of Keith Roberts, Birds 'N Brass derived their unique sound from conventional brass, guitar, etc and fused this with the wonderful voice of Barbara Moore (an album from her coming over the weekend) and with the Trivox, a weird electronic accordion.

Birds 'N Brass released one more album in 1973; which is just as good.  I'll try and post that soon.

Porbably the finest album released on the legendary Rediffusion label.

American Woman and Sort Of Soul

Mark over at Easy Listening World has kindly posted the follow-up, ...Are Back.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

John Gregory - A Man For All Seasons (1974)























Mmm...now I can listen to almost anything but there's even stuff on here I don't like.  Maybe, that's why he's a man for all seasons.  Still, don't let that put you off, there are three well-known tracks on here that will blow yer socks off!  Jetstream being one such classic.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

John Schroeder - Gangster Movie Vibrations (1974)






















Most probably the best (and funkiest!) of the Vibrations series from John Schroeder.  Check out his brilliant version of Quincy Jones' Money Runner.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Chico Arnez - The New Sounds Of (1972)






















This is one of those records that I play over and over again.  I wouldn't say it's legendary or anything like that, but everyone I've ever spoken to who's been into "my" kind of music has always sung it praises.  And rightly so.

There are scandalously funky versions of Whole Lotta Love, Aquarius and Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well.  Plus a great self-composed opener called Would I.  There are some great backing vocals too from Sylvia King from The Ladybirds.

I don't want to big it up too much or anything but this is amazing stuff.