VA - Get Your Lie Straight; A Galaxy Of Funky Soul [2004]

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VA - Get Your Lie Straight; A Galaxy Of Funky Soul [2004]

Get Your Lie Straight is chronologically the last of a triumvirate of releases dedicated to Galaxy Records. Iin case anyone needs reminding; Galaxy was the much-maligned black music subsidiary of Fantasy Records. While Creedence was storming the charts in the late 1960s and earning the parent label buckets of overdue rock'n'roll kudos (not to mention cold hard cash), the earthy Galaxy imprint was quietly issuing one hot R&B record after another. How can you miss when the tunes start off with Rodger Collins' superb and classic "Foxy Girls In Oakland?" Other highlights include several powerful tracks by the bluesy Bill Coday, and "Chicken Heads" by Bobby Rush. Some somewhat hackneyed political observations are supplied by two songs by The Debonaires, but their musicianship makes the songs palatable. This is one hell of an album---it'll make you dance and shake whatever it is you like to shake. (Amazon)

A great collection of funky music from Galaxy.

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Track list

01 Rodger Collins - Foxy Girls In Oakland 2:48

02 Debonaires - Stop, Let's Be United 3:12

03 Bill Coday - Get Your Lie Straight 2:58

04 Bobby Rush - Chicken Heads 3:00

05 Loleatta Holloway - Bring It On Up 2:40

06 Lenny Williams - I Love Her Too 2:08

07 J.j. Malone - People Say 2:57

08 Merl Saunders & Heavy Turbulence - The Iron Horse 2:39

09 Rodger Collins - I'm Leaving This Place 2:17

10 Tiny Powell - Bossy Woman (alternate Take) 2:57

11 Bill Coday - Let Me Be Your Handy Man 2:54

12 Everyday People - Try The Life 4:17

13 Lenny Williams - Feelin' Blue 2:51

14 Right Kind - My Money Is Funny 2:56

15 Ben & Larry - Manpower 3:32

16 J.j. Malone - One Step Away 3:49

17 Bill Coday - When You Find A Fool, Bump His Head 2:52

18 Rodger Collins - Your Love, It's Burning 2:16

19 Bobby Eaton - We Gonna Do Our Thing 2:44

20 Debonaires - I Want To Talk About It (world) (Pt. I & II) 5:21

21 Bill Coday - I Got A Thing 2:20

22 Sequins - I Get What I Want 3:09

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