SuperFunk, Vol. 6: The Mighty SuperFunk - Rare 45s and Undiscovered Masters 1967-1978

by N/A

Overview

The sixth volume of Ace's long-running SuperFunk series is a pretty typical one: 20 pretty high-class rarities from funk's golden age, seven of them previously unissued, and none of them from famous performers. Perhaps the label needs to dig even deeper than usual as time goes on, getting into the vaults not only of unreleased material, but also sources (such as companies specializing in Latin music) that researchers might not necessarily assume hold some pure funk. While the results couldn't be said to be on par with the best funk of the era, they're pretty good (if occasionally generic), and considerably above the quality of what you'll find in the average rarity compilations assembled for some other genres of the era, like '60s garage rock and Northern soul. Some of the better outings here include the exuberant disc-opener by the Love Experience, "Are You Together for the New Day?"; the Philips Brothers' outrageous courtroom scenario "Who Stole My Cookie"; Mr. Jamo's "Shake What You Brought with You," elevated by electric sitar; Elroy Peace's "New Day," which is laced with some really weird wobbly wordless vocal sounds; and James Carpenter's lewd "Party Time." True, the covers of "Cold Sweat" and "It's Your Thing" seem rather unnecessary in view of the obvious considerable superiority of the originals. It's also true that you might want to start the CD at different places or use random shuffle on repeat plays, since the similarity of the vibe in many cuts causes attention to wander when heard all at once. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	12/09/2008
Label:	Beat Goes On / Bgp
UPC:	0029667519618

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cleveland Eaton   Primary Artist
Sandra Phillips   Primary Artist
Mary Alice McCall   Primary Artist
Chet "Poison" Ivey   Primary Artist
Africanos   Primary Artist
James Carpenter   Primary Artist
87th off Broadway   Primary Artist
Eleanor Rigby   Primary Artist
Joe Haywood   Primary Artist
The Phillips Brothers   Primary Artist
Gloria Lucas   Primary Artist
Kim Tamanga   Primary Artist
Marie Franklin   Primary Artist
Douzer   Primary Artist
The Radiations   Primary Artist
The Love Experience   Primary Artist
Mr. Jamo   Primary Artist
Julio Zavalla   Primary Artist
Adolph Jacobs   Primary Artist
Elroy Peace   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Warren Foster   Composer
Cleveland Eaton   Composer
George Benz   Producer
Ronald Isley   Composer
Pee Wee Ellis   Composer
Ernest Cooper   Composer
Rudolph Isley   Composer
Mary Ann McCall   Composer
Miles Grayson   Composer,Producer
O'Kelly Isley   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Mastering
Richard Evans   Arranger
Rob Shread   Audio Restoration
Stan Watson   Producer
Lawrence Lucie   Arranger,Producer
Anthony Dorsey   Arranger,Composer
Louis Bideu   Composer
Harrison Jones   Composer
Dave Hamilton Band   Producer
Bobby Marin   Producer
Charlie Whitehead   Composer
Chico Mendoza   Arranger
Elroy Peace   Composer
Leo Kulka   Producer
Dean Rudland   Liner Notes
Gene Cooper   Composer