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Format: LP
Label: Real Gone Music
Year: 2023
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 I Rolled It You Hold It
A2 Blow Your Whistle
A3 Close To You
A4 Funk To The Folks
B1 Ain't It Heavy
B2 Windsong
B3 Ashley's Roachclip
B4 We Share
B5 If It Ain't Funky
Originally released in 1974. This edition pressed on coke-bottle clear vinyl.
PERSONNEL:
Bass – John Euwell
Percussion – Lino Druitt
Drums – Kenneth Scoggins
Flute, Saxophone – Lloyd Pinchback
Guitar, Lead Vocals – Chuck Brown
Organ – Bennie Braxton
Percussion – Donald Tillery, John Buchanan, Kenneth Scoggins, Lino Druitt, Lloyd Pinchback
Trombone, Piano, Synthesizer – John Buchanan
Trumpet – Donald Tillery
Vocals – Bennie Braxton, Donald Tillery, John Buchanan
The Soul Searchers’ second album from 1974, like their debut ‘We The People’, was originally released by the revered (if relatively obscure) Sussex label. By this time the Washington, DC based band had fully developed their brassy sound, and this album included the funk hits ‘Blow your Whistle’/’Funk To The folks’, and ‘If It Ain’t Funky’, along with the heavily sampled ‘Ashley’s Roach clip’. The album also includes their interpretation of Bacharach and David’s ‘Close to You’, showing a mellower side, which became popular on the rare groove/two step scene.
At this point they were an eight piece band with a full horn section, organ and percussion, and were considered along with The JB’s, Kool and the Gang, War, Fatback Band and Mandrill to be amongst the leading funk bands of their time. The band became the leading Washington Go-Go band in the 80’s, influencing groups like Trouble Funk, and Little Benny and The Masters who followed.
Chuck Brown had begun his musical career in the early 60’s playing guitar with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm, joining Los Latinos in 1965 that enthralled him with their syncopated backbeat. The Soul Searchers recorded two great albums for Sussex in the early 70’s this one and their debut ‘We The People’ from 1972. After a one-off single on Polydor ‘Boogie Up The Nation’ in 1975, they reappeared as Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers and had a gold album and US No. 1 single hit with ‘Bustin Loose’ on the Source label.
Chuck is widely recognized as having created Go-Go, which has become the 'official music' of Washington DC. He said that ‘Disco was too fast. People didn’t want to get all sweaty, they just sat down, so we cut the beat in half and called this new sound ‘Go-Go’ because it never stops’. Chuck and the Soul Searchers recorded many albums since 1980 and had a string of Go-Go hits including ‘Go-Go Swing’, ‘We Need Some Money’, ‘Back It On Up’ and toured the world many times with their great live show.
This album must be one of the most sampled in the history of hip hop, with ‘Ashley’s Roach clip’ having been used by Eric B And Rakim on ‘Paid In Full’, Kool Moe Dee on ‘I Go To Work’ , LL Cool J on his No. 1 hit ‘Jack The Ripper’, Run DMC, PM Dawn, Ice T, and the UK’s own Catch 22 amongst others, ‘Funk Top The Folks’ by Ice Cube, Godfather Don, Point Blank And Chill Rob G, and ‘Blow Your Whistle’ by Public Enemy and Def Jeff, making it an album that every Hip Hop sample fan wants in their collection.
Label: Real Gone Music
Year: 2023
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 I Rolled It You Hold It
A2 Blow Your Whistle
A3 Close To You
A4 Funk To The Folks
B1 Ain't It Heavy
B2 Windsong
B3 Ashley's Roachclip
B4 We Share
B5 If It Ain't Funky
Originally released in 1974. This edition pressed on coke-bottle clear vinyl.
PERSONNEL:
Bass – John Euwell
Percussion – Lino Druitt
Drums – Kenneth Scoggins
Flute, Saxophone – Lloyd Pinchback
Guitar, Lead Vocals – Chuck Brown
Organ – Bennie Braxton
Percussion – Donald Tillery, John Buchanan, Kenneth Scoggins, Lino Druitt, Lloyd Pinchback
Trombone, Piano, Synthesizer – John Buchanan
Trumpet – Donald Tillery
Vocals – Bennie Braxton, Donald Tillery, John Buchanan
The Soul Searchers’ second album from 1974, like their debut ‘We The People’, was originally released by the revered (if relatively obscure) Sussex label. By this time the Washington, DC based band had fully developed their brassy sound, and this album included the funk hits ‘Blow your Whistle’/’Funk To The folks’, and ‘If It Ain’t Funky’, along with the heavily sampled ‘Ashley’s Roach clip’. The album also includes their interpretation of Bacharach and David’s ‘Close to You’, showing a mellower side, which became popular on the rare groove/two step scene.
At this point they were an eight piece band with a full horn section, organ and percussion, and were considered along with The JB’s, Kool and the Gang, War, Fatback Band and Mandrill to be amongst the leading funk bands of their time. The band became the leading Washington Go-Go band in the 80’s, influencing groups like Trouble Funk, and Little Benny and The Masters who followed.
Chuck Brown had begun his musical career in the early 60’s playing guitar with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm, joining Los Latinos in 1965 that enthralled him with their syncopated backbeat. The Soul Searchers recorded two great albums for Sussex in the early 70’s this one and their debut ‘We The People’ from 1972. After a one-off single on Polydor ‘Boogie Up The Nation’ in 1975, they reappeared as Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers and had a gold album and US No. 1 single hit with ‘Bustin Loose’ on the Source label.
Chuck is widely recognized as having created Go-Go, which has become the 'official music' of Washington DC. He said that ‘Disco was too fast. People didn’t want to get all sweaty, they just sat down, so we cut the beat in half and called this new sound ‘Go-Go’ because it never stops’. Chuck and the Soul Searchers recorded many albums since 1980 and had a string of Go-Go hits including ‘Go-Go Swing’, ‘We Need Some Money’, ‘Back It On Up’ and toured the world many times with their great live show.
This album must be one of the most sampled in the history of hip hop, with ‘Ashley’s Roach clip’ having been used by Eric B And Rakim on ‘Paid In Full’, Kool Moe Dee on ‘I Go To Work’ , LL Cool J on his No. 1 hit ‘Jack The Ripper’, Run DMC, PM Dawn, Ice T, and the UK’s own Catch 22 amongst others, ‘Funk Top The Folks’ by Ice Cube, Godfather Don, Point Blank And Chill Rob G, and ‘Blow Your Whistle’ by Public Enemy and Def Jeff, making it an album that every Hip Hop sample fan wants in their collection.