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Super Slick (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Real Gone MusicSKU fr-4683

first-ever vinyl reissue of 1974 west coast soul-funk grail
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"One of the holy grails of '70s soul-funk collectors finally gets a proper reissue (and yes, original copies of this 1974 release on the Money label will cost you a lot of, er, money)! Don Julian was a Los Angeles-based doo wopper who got his start leading The Meadowlarks, who recorded a number of sides for Dootone Records. The Meadowlarks then became The Larks, who, like so many other R&B groups of their era, achieved one hit wonder immortality with a dance craze song, 1964"s 'The Jerk.' They spent the rest of the '60s trying to recapture that magic with tracks like 'Soul Jerk' and 'The Penguin' (on Jerk Records, natch) before resurfacing with a couple of long players on the Money label. But this is where things get a little murky. The group also recorded a soundtrack for a long-rumored, never seen blaxploitation film called Shorty the Pimp (supposedly Quentin Tarantino has the only copy). In 1998, Ace Records assembled tracks from the Shorty the Pimp score on a CD release, but while seven of the ten tracks on Super Slick appear on that collection, many of them differ markedly from their soundtrack incarnations. So, the how, when, and where of this recording remain very much a mystery. But no matter; with its blend of Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone'-era Temptations, and '70s sweet soul (e.g a cover of David Gates & Bread's 'Make It with You'), Super Slick wears its influences very much on its sleeve while transcending them with soaring, falsetto-filigreed harmonies, percolating bass, and note-perfect arrangements. We're pressing this in blue vinyl to match the album cover. This is a reissue that's been a long time comin'!" - Real Gone Music

  • first-ever vinyl reissue of 1974 west coast soul-funk grail
  • blue colored vinyl
  • limited edition
  • music label: Real Gone Music 2022
UPC: 848064013419

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