Various Artists - Chains and Black Exhaust (Memphix, 2002)

Various Artists - Chains and Black Exhaust
(Memphix, 2002)

Compilation of obscure psych funk 45s from the seventies. It's very good (of course).

Preview (Click to hear): Cynthy Ruthy by Back Merda, Potted Shrimp by Brothers Jackson

01. Prologue
02. Yeah Yeah (Blackrock)
03. Cynthy-Ruthy (Black Merda)
04. Mama, Here Comes the Preacher (Doug Anderson)
05. Showstopper (Iron Knowledge)
06. Dancing in the Light (Frankinsense)
07. Blind Man (LA Carnival)
08. Life is a Gamble (Preacher)
09. I Believe I Found Myself (Sir Stanley)
10. Potted Shrimp (Brothers Jackson)
11. Paper Man (Jade)
12. Get High (Grand Am)
13. The Devil Made Me Do It (Curtis Knight)
14. Alladin Story (Slim Haskins)
15. What's Good For the Goose (Hot Chocolate)
16. Who Am I (Tiny Tex & The J. Jones Connection)
17. Epilogue
18. Crystal Illusion (Creations Unlimited)

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J.C. Davis - A New Day! (Cali-Tex,2005)

J.C. Davis - A New Day!

LAME V2 (vbr)
Includes: m3u, nfo, front cover

I couldn't find a more appropriately titled album to start things off with than this gem of a funk record. JC Davis was none other than James Brown's bandleader back in the 70's and the style and feel so wonderfully featured on that era's JB albums carry over very well to these recordings. Plenty of stabbing horns and a slew of great drum breaks really stand out, and it's pretty easy to see why The Godfather of Soul chose Mr. Davis to be in charge of keeping things funky.

It was another J. Davis however, that would try to bring these tracks into the spotlight where they belong - more than 30 years after they were originally released. After one of the highly sought after original 45s was featured in a photo on his album "Endtroducing.....", DJ Shadow decided to meet up with J.C. and work on reissuing the long lost records that he thought so much of...and the result is what you find here.

Favorite Tracks: Circleville, Buttered Popcorn, Shelly


01. Introduction
02. A New Day (Is Here At Last)
03. Circleville
04. Don't Ever Leave Me (Unreleased)
05. Coconut Brown
06. Shelly (Unreleased)
07. Buttered Popcorn
08. A New Day (Is Here At Last) - Alternate Take

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