P&p Records Funk & Rap Antholo
Release Date: 04 September 2015
Label: Harmless
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 5014797021389
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Description
Sources is a brand new series which will examine the output of a number of extremely influential independent U.S. labels throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
The sixth Sources package comes from one of the most collectible Black Music labels of all-time - the highly enigmatic and mysterious P&P Records.
P&P Records was the company founded by Harlem based Peter Brown - an operator of the highest degree in terms of productivity and the sheer amount of releases which came out on a bewildering array of labels like P&P, Georgia Peach, Sound Of Gold, Gilyard, Queen Constance, Funk Groove, Land Of Hits, Heavenly Star, La Shawn, Sound Of New York, Fresher And Fresh and Today And Tomorrow amongst the ones which are known.
Most of these releases were personally distributed by Peter Brown throughout Harlem and New York but most through the independent and 'Mom & Pop' stores which meant their distribution was limited and mainly within the New York area. Most P&P original releases are now highly collectible with many selling for several hundred pounds a copy, IF you can find one!
P&P Records is such an enigma that untangling the releases, different labels and year of release is an ongoing task. Some P&P Records have only recently been discovered, some P&P releases have never been found and there will be several P&P releases that have yet to be unearthed.
As of 2015, there is no accurate listing and releases like 'Sources: The P&P Records Anthologies' are probably more like works in progress.
We divided the P&P catalogue that we know about into two different packages – 'Sources: The P&P Records Soul & Disco Anthology' and 'Sources: The P&P Records Funk & Rap Anthology' since the label spanned all these areas.
The P&P Records Funk & Rap volume probably contains over £4000 worth of records at their current value, since P&P is pretty much the most collectible group of labels for Funk and Rap output, or, 'Ghetto Funk' for short. Plus the mostly crude recordings and mastering techniques are now in fashion as people search for more 'earthly' natural records rather than the highly polished records from the era. Having said this, 'Sources: The P&P Records Funk & Rap Anthology' has been extensively re-mastered so that these records can be heard properly for perhaps the first time. The collectors of P&P were right. The scope and diversity of P&P Records is testament to the hustling skills of Peter Brown – perhaps the ultimate Harlem hustler. Who'd have thought that a scuffling set of badly-distributed Ghetto records from the 70s and 80s, would become the most collectible labels in the world some 40 years later? P&P we salute you! "
Tracklisting
Honey Cone
Busting Out - Ghetto Grooves F
Various Artists
Various Artists
Trax Records Anthology
P&p Records Funk & Rap Antholo
Chris Sullivan Presents The Wa
Barbara Pennington
