Ruth Copeland - The Invictus Sessions : Gimme Shelter (71-72 uk soul funk with psych folk touches - Wave audio format)

Could she let it rip or what?

Ruth Copeland was born in England and became the first white artist signed to Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus label.
These sessions represent her first two albums for the label, both released in 1971: "I Am What I Am" and "Self Portrait".

Her singing is also omnipresent on the first Parliament album Osmium.
These sides are a remastered reissue of the two out of print albums called Deep Beats in 1997.

This is splendidly wide-ranging stuff, from folk and pop to hard, sexual funk.

The backing of Parliament and other members of the George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars certainly help here.

Gimme Shelter: The Invictus Sessions is absolutely necessary. (by Thom Jurek from amg)

Track List :
01.Prologue: Child Of The North
02.Thanks For The Birthday Card
03.Your Love Been So Good To Me
04.The Music Box
05.The Silent Boatman
06.To William In The Night
07.No Commitment
08.I Got A Thing For You Daddy
09.A Gift Of Me
10.The Medal
11.Crying Has Made Me Stronger
12.Hare Krishna
13.Suburban Family Lament
14.Play With Fire
15.Don't You Wish You Had (What You Had When You Had It?)
16.Gimme Shelter

Personnel :
*Ruth Copeland - vocals, guitar
*Eddie Hazel - guitar
*Bernie Worrell - organ, piano
*Ron Bykowski - guitar
*Ray Monette - guitar
*Billy Nelson - bass
*Ramon Tiki Fulwood - drums

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Ebony Rhythm Band - Soul Heart Transplant : The Lamp Sessions (69-70, us indy funk - Wave audio format)

Heavy funk from the Indy scene of the late 60s - the lost album by one of the funkiest combos in the Midwest!

Ebony Rhythm Band have an incredible sound that seems to take the heavy bottom of New Orleans Funk and merge it with the trippier elements of Detroit psychedelic soul - no surprise, considering they hailed from Indianapolis, a point about halfway between the two cities!

The tracks on the set have a really great tripped-out groove - using lots of guitar and organ over heavy rhythms, in a style that's a bit like the Meters at times - but a lot freer flowing.

The album features 2 tracks that formed the basis of one of the group's singles - plus a lot more that were never issued at the time, including a few by other incarnations of the combo!

Titles include "Soul Heart Transplant", "Ode To Billie Joe", "Light My Fire", "Vanilla Fudge", "Get Yourself Together", "Drugs Ain't Cool", "Fool Am I", and "It's Too Late For Love".

CD contains the bonus alternate version of "Light My Fire". (by Dusty Groove America, Inc.)

Track List :
01.Soul Heart Transplant
02.Light My Fire
03.Ode To Billy Joe
04.Vanilla Fudge
05.Drugs Ain't Cool
06.Get Yourself Together (Smiling Phases/Sunshine Of Your Love Medley)
07.The Thought Of Losing Your Love (as The Vanguards)
08.Can I Call You Baby (as The Pearls)
09.It's Too Late For Love (as The Vanguards)
10.Fool Am I (as The Montiques)

Bonus Track :
11.Light My Fire (Alternate Take)


The Band:
*Anthony J. 'Tony' Roberts - vocal
*John R. 'Ricky' Jackson - organ
*Robert L. 'Master Boobie' Townsend - guitar
*Ronald Hedrick - trumpet
*Lester L. 'Pig' Johnson - bass
*Matthew R. 'Phatback' Watson - drums

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