Disponibile in 5/7 gg Late 70s powerfunk with a silky and smooth sound but hot blooded and steamy performance * Made to drive fans of Betty Davis or Sly and the Family Stone wild * Bandleader Zach Prather is nowadays a prolific guitarist and blues man in Switzerland * Excellent sound and performance by high class professional musicians * Extremely rare album originally only released as a promo * Sold two times ever once for 1700 US$, the other time for 2700 US$ * First official release on vinyl and CD with two bonus tracks * Fully licensed * Remastered audio * LP housed in a superheavy 430g art carton cover * CD housed in a beautiful digipak * Ultimate collectors item for fans of classic power funk Pop oriented yet classic funk, which sounds like a modernized version of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE or Betty Davis with a silky and smooth sound but simmering, hot blooded performance. Memorable tunes and a hand for outstanding melodies make this a must have for all funk fanatics out there. Bandleader Zach Prather is a prolific blues musician these days living in Switzerland. Zach Prather is a prolific guitarist and blues man who nowadays lives in Switzerland and has worked his hands to the bone with legends such as Curtis Mayfield, Willie Dixon or Mick Jagger in the past 50 years. In 1978 he teamed up with another producer, prolific blues man Cash McCall, with whom he ventured into funky dance music in a project named COOK COUNTY, after the US county in which Chicago lies and which features an infamous prison. You can assume that the project name and album title "Released” are a pun directed towards this jailhouse and the prison cell on the cover will prove that. Listening to the album one might not really think about the tough life in prison but more of a joyful time on a giant white luxury yacht cruising the ocean, or a steamy night in a noble club in Chicago. The music has power and style but comes clothed into a smooth and silky sound garment. The songs are memorable and accessible pieces of funk and pop with soulful melodies and rich vocals that showcase a very precise interplay of the instrumentalists, probably nameless, yet excellent studio musicians. The performance is hot blooded here for sure and the atmosphere is sweaty and filled with passion, still there is this Funk music, no matter if played with the intention to reach a widespread audience, is sheer passion as it moves you with its good vibrations. Zach and Cash have achieved exactly this aim, to move people, to make people happy just listening to their songs. Thing is that "Released” only saw the light of day as a promo back in 1978 and barely shows up these days. Over the past years the albums was sold only 2 times, once for 1700 USD and once for 2700 USD. But which fan of funk and soul with a pop appeal would ever give away such a true gem? The brass section sounds like a modernized version of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, wild, furious and gifted with writing, exciting melody lines upon classic funk tunes. This is as classic as funk can get actually and stands on the same level at eye height with Betty Davis, the aforementioned Sly Stone and later acts like HOT CHOCOLATE, which were certainly more pop oriented but still steaming in every aspect. A sweet reissue on Everland Music for all those who walk the funky way. SONGS: 1. Funk some more 2. Life ain’t nothing but a groove 3. Don’t take your love away 4. Party down 5. You’re the one 6. Lady fair 7. I really dig you 8. Inner flight (Thru your mind) 9. I don’t wanna lose your love 10. Joytotheworld 11. Starwars(bonustrack) 12. Space dancin‘ (bonus track)

In a career spanning over 50 years, James Brown became known as a progenitor of funk music and influencing the development of many other genres. All his hit songs, hidden gems, and collaborations are now bundled on Collected. It contains 29 songs, including music from his early days with the Famous Flames, the J.B.'s, and a wide collection of tracks from his solo career. 180 gram audiophile vinyl Gatefold sleeve High-quality PVC protective sleeve Includes insert with liner notes, photo's and credits Career defining selection of songs from “The Godfather Of Soul” / “The Hardest Working Man In Show Business” Includes his early recordings featuring The Famous Flames and The J.B's, “Please, Please, Please”, “Think”, “Papa's Got A Brand New Bag”, “Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud”, “It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World” hits like “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine”, “Hot Pants”, “Living In America” and many more Secret inscriptions in run-out grooves Available on “Stone Cold” black vinyl SIDE A 1. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE * 2. TRY ME * 3. THINK * 4. PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG * 5. I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) * 6. AIN'T THAT A GROOVE * 7. IT'S A MAN'S, MAN'S, MAN'S WORLD * 8. COLD SWEAT * 9. SAY IT LOUD, I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD * * FEATURING THE FAMOUS FLAMES SIDE B 1. GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A LOOSE 2. FUNKY DRUMMER 3. BROTHER RAPP 4. GET UP (I FEEL LIKE BEING A) SEX MACHINE 5. SUPER BAD * 6. GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED 7. SOUL POWER *FEATURING THE J.B'S SIDE C 1. HOT PANTS (SHE GOT TO USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS) * 2. MAKE IT FUNKY 3. TALKIN' LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING 4. KING HEROIN 5. GET ON THE GOOD FOOT 6. I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS 7. THE PAYBACK *FEATURING THE J.B'S

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2lp Presenting a collection of stone-cold classic breakbeats and b-boy jams from the sunkissed vaults of Miami's legendary TK Disco label! NYC in the late 70's and early 80's saw a nascent street subculture fully evolve, a movement with it's own language, art, aesthetics, dances, fashion and way of living. What would become what is now globally known as 'hip-hop' was in its infancy, with it's own legends and history being forged on an almost daily basis across the city's Black and Hispanic neighbourhoods. Music was central to hip-hop, the DJ was king and at the hands of people like Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Flowers, Mean Gene, Jazzy Jay, Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Chase and numerous other groundbreaking DJ's of the era, music took on a whole new meaning that would reverberate through popular culture for the rest of time. The breaks - minute sections or breakdowns of a record where we get to the unadulterated groove and the band on the record cut loose - is what it was all about! Unlike the discotheque DJ's who favoured the long mixes and blends in their club scenarios, hip-hop DJ's were amassing huge collections of records that had these magical sections on them, often x 2 copies of each, so that they could elongate the best part of the record ad infinitum by cutting them up live - all killer no filler! These special on the fly mixes and edits were then unleashed in the local parks of their neighbourhoods, on gargantuan DIY sound systems for all of their friends and neighbours to party on down until the wee small hours. These breakbeat segments also gave the MC's space to address the gathered masses without their voices colliding with lavish string arrangements or vocals underneath. A clear, concise, stripped back slab of funk on which to put forth their ideas, feelings and rhymes for all to enjoy. Collected here are some of those most infamous breakbeats, all from the TK vaults. These records were studied by these young DJ's, coveted, covered up, hunted down, whispered about in darkened corners by those who needed and obsessed over the freshest of beats. There's a good chance you will have heard these records in some form or another as they have been covered, sampled, recreated and spun in clubs across the galaxy for over 4 decades. These are the very building blocks upon which popular culture and club music have been built, and here they are all in one place for your listening enjoyment!

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Disponibile in 5/7 gg * A smooth and silky soft soul classic with lush arrangements from 1981 for fans of contemporary releases by Gil – Scott Heron, Dr. Hook or Stevie Wonder * The „singing dentist“ Dr. O.T. Sykes never gave up his regular day job to stay independent from the constraints of the pop music industry * First official rerelease of this long lost soft soul gem * Fully licensed * Remastered audio * LP housed in a superheavy 430g art carton cover * CD housed in a beautiful digipak * Ultimate collectors item for fans of the black music underground in the late 70s and early 80s Mr. O.T. Sykes is often and fondly called 'The Singing Dentist' but it's far from a joke. Dr. Sykes, who till this day never gave up his day job, chooses to do only top quality music. He will not sell out to an already overcrowded pop-market as this extremely well respected and very soulful LP from 1981 so eloquently proves. Within an international circle of connoisseurs O.T.Sykes ranks among the very best of soul singers. This is true soul music to the max and is written, played and produced by Jeffrey Singleton (The Frat / Frat Band / Autofrat) and Mr. Sykes himself, plus the cream of the rich music scene in Memphis, TN. Original copies are now SONGS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 really hard to come by so this long overdue and most carefully prepared reissue is more than welcome. Loneliness inside of me Can’t get enough of our love Come be my lady Licensed to love My first love Stone crush on you You bring out the best in me Something’s burning

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