Monday, August 10, 2020
VA - One Way Glass, Dancefloor Prog, Brit Jazz & Funky Folk 1968-1975 [2017] (3 x CD's)
ONE WAY GLASS
VA - One Way Glass, Dancefloor Prog, Brit Jazz & Funky Folk 1968-1975 [2017] (3 x CD's)
One Way Glass is a very different kind of RPM compilation. Instead of the usual cross-section of '60s collectables, this unique release takes a fresh look at British music from the late '60s through to the mid-'70s, with an eye on overlooked dancefloor-friendly finds. The rhythmic backbone of One Way Glass lies in progressive rock outfits who - every so often - would emulate their jazz heroes and record funky sides tucked away on albums or B-sides. Many of these tracks (Jonesy, Hardin & York) have been known to collectors of Funky Breaks for years. In addition, One Way Glass boasts some excellent funky Folk tracks which lighten the load for the listener - tracks by Alan James Eastwood, Bridget St. John, Dana Gillespie, Joan Armatrading and Melanie, for example. More typical funk rock selections come from Hanson (featuring future Bob Marley & The Wailers mainstay Junior Marvin on guitar) and Curtis Knight Zeus (fronted by Jimi Hendrix's old bandmate and featuring future Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke). Maybe it all started - in terms of breaks and hip hop culture, at least - with DJ Kool Herc, who would spin key segments from old rock records to create the funky break. Ever since, fans of funky music have been crate digging to find any tunes which have that infectious shuffle, regardless of their musical heritage or background. In some ways, One Way Glass is the next chapter in the musical story told on previous RPM box sets, Looking Back, Keep Lookin' and Night Comes Down, which documented British artists who made music inspired by black America, aimed squarely at the clubs. Now, instead of borrowing from R&B and Soul, the prog-era bands took a leaf from American jazz and funk artists (Amazon)
Great compilation of funky tracks from "unfunky" bands. The compilation shows that you should never write off a band just because you think that they don't play music in your favourite style. There's an awful lot of bands here that were new to me but any student of late 60's early 70's music will be pleased with this. Forget all that stuff about "you can't dance to that" - there's some real undiscovered dance floor fillers on here. This is one of the very best early to mid 70's compilations I've heard. Definitely a favourite music acquisition. Intelligent concept, excellent sound, nice presentation, many forgotten treasures. A really great surprise.
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VA - One Way Glass, Dancefloor Prog, Brit Jazz & Funky Folk 1968-1975 [2017] CD1+CD2
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Track lists
CD1
01 Trifle One Way Glass 4:29
02 Colosseum Elegy 3:11
03 Curtiss Maldoon Man From Afghanistan 3:33
04 Paul Brett Sage 3d Mona Lisa 3:18
05 Quicksand Home is Where I Belong 4:57
06 Second Hand Somethin' You Got 2:56
07 Paladin Get One Together 2:37
08 Fat Mattress Cold Wall of Stone 2:38
09 Hard Stuff Libel 4:01
10 Gravy Train Sanctuary 4:00
11 Web City of Darkness 3:09
12 Patrick Campbell-Lyons Out of Nowhere 2:07
13 Gasoline Band The Bitch 5:06
14 Pentangle I Saw an Angel 2:53
15 Jonesy Ricochet 4:05
16 Edwards Hand Revolution's Death Man 4:03
17 Bond & Brown Macumbe 3:38
18 Cmu Henry 4:43
19 Knocker Jungle Sunburnt Virgin Trousers 2:06
20 Climax Chicago Blues Band Cubano Chant 5:34
21 Open Road Shes My Sister 2:46
22 Crazy World of Arthur Brown The Lord Doesn't Want You 3:04
CD2
01 Melanie I've Got My Mojo Working 3:36
02 Blue Mink Eyeballs 4:57
03 Chillum Celebration 6:06
04 John Kongos Confusion About a Goldfish 4:15
05 Skin Alley Sin Valley 3:43
06 Jody Grind Little Message 4:41
07 Dana Gillespie Werent Born a Man 4:06
08 Hardin & York Drinking My Wine 4:44
09 Juicy Lucy Shes Mine 5:42
10 Burnin Red Ivanhoe Aves 4:43
11 Demon Fuzz Message to Mankind 3:52
12 Alan James Eastwood Close to the Truth 3:16
13 Siren Wake Up 3:35
14 Curtis Knight Zeus The Devil Made Me Do It 2:38
15 Atlantic Bridge Hillary Dickinson 2:33
16 Blue Beard Sly Willy 3:26
17 Joan Armatrading Mean Old Man 2:34
18 Spencer Davis Group Funky 6:50
19 Foundations In the Beginning 4:05
CD3
01 John Kongos He's Gonna Step on You Again 4:25
02 Paladin Bad Times 6:50
03 Tremeloes Instant Whip 4:37
04 Atomic Rooster The Rock 4:31
05 Fat Mattress Margarita 4:14
06 Soft Machine Gesolreut [Live] 6:18
07 Bridget St John Some Kind of Beautiful 3:11
08 Audience House on the Hill 4:05
09 Noir Indian Rope Man 3:35
10 Skin Alley So Many People 5:59
11 Trifle Alibi Annie 4:58
12 Juicy Lucy Im a Thief 3:47
13 Hanson Travelling Like a Gypsy 6:11
14 Fair Weather Looking for the Red Label 4:11
15 Web Im a Man 3:30
16 Pesky Gee Pigs Foot 4:38
17 John Schroeder Orchestra One Way Glass 4:05
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MANY THANKS GREAT BLOG !
ReplyDeleteThanx for this one
ReplyDeleteThanks for introducing me to Jody Grind. Fab sound!
ReplyDeleteGreat comp, truly inspired, brilliantly realized. Already a collector's item. Thank you for your uninhibited generosity. Cheers!
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DeleteGlad to hear you joy. Its always rewarding to hear how a particular box set/album/music is viewed by others. Thanks is to you.
Cheers.