The album is a rarity for the time: an almost completely solid slab of lean, no-filler soul, back when even the greatest RB; stars made stellar singles but middling albums.The clunky party vibe wasnt too far off from that of Reids Texas labelmates, Archie Bell The Drellsthat is, if The Drells Tighten Up-strength hyperkinesis had been rendered slower, somewhat sultry, and super fing stoned.
Edwin Starr War And Peace Rar Free Version OfKeep an ear out for a couple of surprisingly excellent covers of Edwin Starrs 25 Miles and (believe it or not) a cringe-free version of The Beatles Get Back.One was of an earnest Southern soul singer, born February 14, 1945, in Cochran, GA, and recorded for TK Records president Henry Stones Alston imprint.His Billboard-charting singles were Nobody but You Babe (number seven RB summer 1969, on the Atlantic LP), Good Old Days (early 1972), and Funky Party (summer 1974). ![]() For Gwen McCrae, Reid co-wrote and co-produced Rockin Chair, which reached the pop Top Ten in 1975, In his other persona, he performed X-rated material under the pseudonym Blowfly. This was his biggest innovation, thoughand one that would change the course of his life. His first recording as Blowfly, a 1965 song titled Rap Dirty, is considered by some to be the first rap song. But it wasnt until 1971 that Reid got a band together, donned the mask, and laid down a whole album of the smutty stuffwhich often times would parody hits of the day, only slathered with XXX-rated puns. Reid also helped Richard Finch get a job with TK Records and introduced Harry Wayne K.C. Casey to junkanoo, the festive party music that would be the core sound of Casey and Finchs 70s super group KC and the Sunshine Band. If you found this album in a record store north of the Mason-Dixon Line it was because of a shipping foul-up unfortunate, because its one of Reids better endeavors. Recorded at the Zoo Recording Studio in Miami, FL, like most records under Stones family of labels, the recording was primitive, but in this case appealing. Reid updates 25 Miles, Shop Around, and Ive Been Trying, and adds some gritty Southern soul via Nobody but You Baby, Send Me Back My Money, and Polk Salad Annie. A prolific writer, Reid never really found his niche as a singer until he ventured into the noveltyparty record scene as the outrageous Blowfly. The album is easily available on CD and (if you are lucky under 50 USD) on LP here. The film is currently making the rounds of the festival circuit with an anticipated public release in Spring, 2011. And thank you so much for posting that Fabulous Counts joint. And I just had his Running Water album from 1973 since before, so this is a very welcome addition Thanks.
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