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	Southern Funkin'-Louisiana Funk & Soul 1967-75 Southern Funkin': Louisiana Funk and Soul 1967-1979 Genres: Folk, Pop, R&B Bgp Returns with a Foray Into the Unique and Funky Sounds that Emanated from Louisiana from the Late 60s Through to the Early 70s. The State Has Its Own Original Take on Black Music Influenced by New Orleans and Tinged wit... more » « less
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All Artists: Southern Funkin'-Louisiana Funk & Soul 1967-75
Title: Southern Funkin': Louisiana Funk and Soul 1967-1979
Members Wishing: 7
Total Copies: 0
Label: Beat Goes Public Bgp
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 7/4/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Folk, Pop, R&B
Styles: Traditional Folk, Funk, Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 029667516822, 029667516822

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Bgp Returns with a Foray Into the Unique and Funky Sounds that Emanated from Louisiana from the Late 60s Through to the Early 70s. The State Has Its Own Original Take on Black Music Influenced by New Orleans and Tinged with the Flavour of the Area's Creole Culture, which for a Large Part is Separate and Self-sufficient from the Mainstream of American Life; This Makes Many of These Not Only Highly Desirable, but Impossible to Find. As Ever with a Bgp Compilation We have Unearthed Some Stone Rarities and Dancefloor Winners. The Super-rare 'one Day' by Tabby Thomas, that Sells for Nearly a $1000 on the Infrequent Occasions When it Comes Up for Sale, is One of Funk's Holy Grails, and the Low-down and Dirty 'i Got a Groove' by Jj Caillier also Rarely Surfaces. Katie Webster's 'hell Or High Water' is a Fine Example of "Sister Funk" that Would Rock Any Dancefloor.

CD Reviews

Keeps on gettin' hot-ter

Thomas B. Mitchell | 08/31/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Study of Louisianna's musical past typically revolves around New Orleans. BGP's most recent comp, "Southern Funkin'," avoids Nawlins-cetricity by collecting lost funk and soul gems from the rest of Louisianna. With its large African-American population and considerable number of indepedent record labels, Louisianna was a force in soul music. This collection offers remarkable local flavor--especially the strong dose of bayou. Instead of James Brown knockoff after James Brown knockoff, this collection has a sense of dynamics absent from most regional collections. While Louisianna isn't quite the collector's fav region (like Texas or other areas), "Southern Funkin" serves up a generous portion of funk and grooves. Highlights: "Black Water Gold" by African Music Machine and "Put it On" by "Count" Rockin' Sidney with The Dukes.

Highly recommended!"

SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE SOUND...

Syd | Chicago | 08/27/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I am not an expert on how they master these cuts from vinyl, but I hear they use a software program to get the tics out, and if you go too far it reduces the `presence.' Or sometimes they use something called 'noiseshaping.' I do not know for sure. But maybe that is what happened here. This does not sound like all the other rare funk I have heard and enjoyed greatly so far. I have heard other Ace (which is usually great) and BGP, but the sound of this is awful. All these tracks are stereo, too, (unusual for rare funk) but it all sounds one dimensional, flat, a mile away and strangely mono. It all sounds so uniform, too. The jacket says `Sound Mastering LTD', and I checked others I have and they were o.k. Something is not right here. Maybe it was the particular guy who mastered this, but I think it all sounds strangely uniform and dreadful...see Bay Area Funk on same label, same strange sound....I found this can be hard to hear with just cheap ear phones, so beware..."