Format Details: Jewel Case
Format Details: Single Sleeve Double Vinyl Album
Release Date: 27 June 2005
Label: BGP
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 029667516822
Description
Regionality always throws up some interesting quirks, and it is no surprise that so many cities distinctively coloured the sounds of the music that emerged from them. New York threw up bebop's sharp, hard improvisations; LA is renowned for the frenetic modernistic soul that fuelled so much of the early Northern Soul scene; Detroit captured the sound of its hot and heavy industrial production lines, not only with Motown and its myriad of imitators, but in its garage rock lineage that stretches on from Mitch Ryder, through the MC5 and Iggy on to the White Stripes. Louisiana as a musical centre is usually associated with New Orleans, but as with every part of the mainland United States, behind the headline story so much more went on. With its large black community and many independent record companies, collectors and DJs have been unearthing compelling funk and soul records over the last few years. With our unique connections in the region we have been able to round up some of the finest and rarest of these. We have drafted in 21 ¬? slices of vinyl beauty from a host of labels from this multi-faceted state. From the northern end we have pulled out some fine examples of what was going on around Shreveport. From the multi-layered rhythms of African Music Machine, whose Black Water Gold is possibly the best known track on the album, through to the high quality groove of Eddie Giles' whose Soul Feeling being the 1 ¬? record here. We open the compilation with Part One and then close proceedings with Part 2 and its awesome drum break. Our rarest record on the compilation is from the State's capitol Baton Rouge, home of the Louisiana blues legend Tabby Thomas. Thomas has released dozens of records over the years recorded for many labels, including several of his own. We have a great gritty R&B number called Soul Time which he released on his own Soul International label, and the follow-up is an uplifting, fast and furious funk number called One Day. This is super rare and the very few copies that do turn up attract the most serious of collectors. Most of our records come from the Cajun lands in the south-west of the State. The population has its own unique culture, descended from the Acadians, French settlers forced out of Canada by the British in the 18th Century. The black and the white populations of the area have their own musics: creole, cajun and zydeco and their own record labels. These labels were invaluable for those in the area who wanted to record more mainstream music and much white pop (swamp pop) and R&B was recorded in the area. When funk came in some great records were made. The greatest representation of releases on this compilation come from Eddie Shuler's Goldband group of labels. He had R&B signed to his main label with artists that included Count Rockin' Sidney and Katie Webster check her incredible Hell Or High Water but he also set up the ANLA label to specifically cover the James Brown / Otis Redding sound that was popul
Description
Regionality always throws up some interesting quirks, and it is no surprise that so many cities distinctively coloured the sounds of the music that emerged from them. New York threw up bebop's sharp, hard improvisations; LA is renowned for the frenetic modernistic soul that fuelled so much of the early Northern Soul scene; Detroit captured the sound of its hot and heavy industrial production lines, not only with Motown and its myriad of imitators, but in its garage rock lineage that stretches on from Mitch Ryder, through the MC5 and Iggy on to the White Stripes. Louisiana as a musical centre is usually associated with New Orleans, but as with every part of the mainland United States, behind the headline story so much more went on. With its large black community and many independent record companies, collectors and DJs have been unearthing compelling funk and soul records over the last few years. With our unique connections in the region we have been able to round up some of the finest and rarest of these. We have drafted in 21 ¬? slices of vinyl beauty from a host of labels from this multi-faceted state. From the northern end we have pulled out some fine examples of what was going on around Shreveport. From the multi-layered rhythms of African Music Machine, whose Black Water Gold is possibly the best known track on the album, through to the high quality groove of Eddie Giles' whose Soul Feeling being the 1 ¬? record here. We open the compilation with Part One and then close proceedings with Part 2 and its awesome drum break. Our rarest record on the compilation is from the State's capitol Baton Rouge, home of the Louisiana blues legend Tabby Thomas. Thomas has released dozens of records over the years recorded for many labels, including several of his own. We have a great gritty R&B number called Soul Time which he released on his own Soul International label, and the follow-up is an uplifting, fast and furious funk number called One Day. This is super rare and the very few copies that do turn up attract the most serious of collectors. Most of our records come from the Cajun lands in the south-west of the State. The population has its own unique culture, descended from the Acadians, French settlers forced out of Canada by the British in the 18th Century. The black and the white populations of the area have their own musics: creole, cajun and zydeco and their own record labels. These labels were invaluable for those in the area who wanted to record more mainstream music and much white pop (swamp pop) and R&B was recorded in the area. When funk came in some great records were made. The greatest representation of releases on this compilation come from Eddie Shuler's Goldband group of labels. He had R&B signed to his main label with artists that included Count Rockin' Sidney and Katie Webster check her incredible Hell Or High Water but he also set up the ANLA label to specifically cover the James Brown / Otis Redding sound that was popul
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Vicki Anderson
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
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