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Back catalogue: Funk
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The Bottle (reissue) (Juno Exclusive) (white vinyl 7" limited to 150 copies)
Cat: SB7 006D WHITE. Rel: 15 Jul 20
Review: If you don't already own a copty of Gil Scott-Heron classic "The Bottle", one of the many highlights from the pioneering spoken word artist and musician's 1974 collaboration with Brian Jackson, "Winter In America", then we'd heartily recommend picking up one of these limited-edition, white vinyl singles. For the uninitiated, the track features Scott-Heron musing on alcoholism and poverty over a killer flute-laden soul-funk groove. This time round it comes backed by another Scott-Heron/Jackson gem, "Johannesburg" - a more musically inventive and bluesy meditation on arpartheid first featured on the pair's 1975 album "From South Africa To South Carolina".
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Review: Only 300 copies pressed of this classic Gil Scott-Heron heavy double sider on a limited dinked 45. "It's Your World" is Gil Scott - may he rest in peace - at his funkiest best with an upfront vocal over a driving sax and rhodes- those of you who have seen one or two Gilles Peterson's DJ sets down the years will remember this fondly. "Winter In America" showcases Gil's legendary poetic prose in a meandering, melancholic manner offset by rhodes and flute. Essential.
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Give Me Your Love (reissue) (Juno Exclusive) (white vinyl 7" limited to 150 copies)
Cat: SB 7 UMG1 WHITE. Rel: 15 Jul 20
Review: Soul Brother Records is doing the world a great service by reissuing Sisters of Love's 1973 proto-disco anthem "Give Me Your Love", which is here presented in a Juno exckusive white vinyl edition. The song has been re-edited, bootlegged and reworked countless times over the years, and newcomers should be able to tell why straight away: the combination of brilliant group vocals, Blaxploitation style gyutars, fluttering flutes and powerful horns is simply superb. This time round it's accompanied by a lesser-known gem, "Try It, You'll Like It", which first featured on the B-side of a 1973 single. It's a powerful chunk of conscious funk/soul fusion of the sort that was incredibly popular during the period it was recorded.
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Blow Your Whistle (reissue) (Juno Exclusive) (white vinyl 7" limited to 150 copies)
Cat: SB7 005DWHITE. Rel: 14 Jul 20
Review: More must-have reissue action here, as Soul Brother Records offers-up an ultra-limited, Juno exclusive white vinyl "45" featuring two revered gems from Washington D.C funk heavyweights The Soul Searchers. On the A-side you'll find "Blow Your Whistle", a deliciously weighty, energetic and infectious funk stomper laden with wah-wah guitars, punchy horns, bustling grooves and, as you'd expect from the title, whistles. Over on the B-side you'll find "Ashley's Roachclip", a more laidback chunk of breezy instrumental soul goodness from 1974 whose headline-grabbing attraction is a seriously good - and extensive - flute solo.
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Review: Edwin Starr's poignant and bright original funk number 'Time' gets a notable reissue via Soul Brother, once again casting a retrospective light on the American Motown boy wonder's advanced songwriting capabilities and out-the-box subject matters. Never one to shy from important messages, 'Time' perhaps rivals Starr's 'War' in its laser-focused singular theme, yet this time errs more existential and metaphysical than political; here Starr muses on father time and his obscurant curtain, pondering the fact that the ticking clock is indeed something that all human subjects feel, yet not all sense the gravity of until it's too late. On the B comes the comparatively righteous romantic march, 'Running Back & Forth', which by comparison lilts through jovial croons and lovestruck reveries.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Soul
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Anthology: Messages (blue vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: LPSBPJ 26BLUE. Rel: 11 Feb 14
Review: The formidable combination of Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson sees new life on the Soul Brother's label with the reissue of Anthology: Messages. It's a similar transmission to Arista's 2007 release of It's Your World, and features loved classics "It's Your World", "New York City", "The Bottle" and a very special freeform rendition of "Home Is Where The Hatred Is". A superb release for fans of these two soul, jazz, and poetical dignitaries, and a great retrospective for those who came to learn of Gil Scott through his I'm New Here LP for XL Recordings. The revolution will not be televised.
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Anthology: Messages (reissue) (citrus coloured vinyl 2xLP limited to 35 copies)
Cat: LPSBPJ 26CITRUS. Rel: 01 Jun 18
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
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Anthology: Messages (reissue) (pink vinyl 2xLP limited to 35 copies)
Cat: LPSBPJ 26PINK. Rel: 01 Jun 18
Played by: Colleen Cosmo Murphy
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Review: If you're looking for a top-notch introduction to the collaborative work of pioneering poet/spoken word vocalist/singer Gil Scott-Heron and musician/producer Brian Jackson, we'd suggest taking a serious look at Anthology: Messages. Originally released in 2005, it contains most of the pair's most celebrated soul/jazz fusion works - including 'The Bottle', 'Winter in America' and 'Home is Where The Hatred Is' (albeit in expanded live form) - alongside some deeper picks, slept-on album cuts and genuinely inspired moments such as 'Racetrack in France', a 1977 cut that boasts some seriously squelchy, proto-acid electronics, and 'Hold On To Your Dreams'.
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Review: The original Mothers Records & The Snarf Company release of Spanky Wilson's 1969 sophomore set Doin' It has long been an in-demand item on the funk collecting scene. Happily, Soul Brother has decided to give the LP a warranted reissue. Presented in near identical artwork with the same killer line-up of tracks, it sees a then young Wilson wrap her ling-busting vocals around a range of hot-to-trot funk and soul grooves. Highlights include the soul singer's brilliant - and much-played - cover of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love", the deep and evocative "Loveland", the raw torch song "That's What a Woman Should Give To a Man" and the rip-roaring heavy funk business that is "You". Also worth checking is Wilson's often overlooked cover version of the Doors' "Light My Fire".
… Read morePlayed by: Mukatsuku Records Chart, Craig Charles Funk And Soul
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