Various Artists - Cold Heat: Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974, Vol. 1

Title: Cold Heat: Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974, Vol. 1 Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 3/22/2005 Label: Now-Again Album Type(s): Various artists collection UPC: 659457501723 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Soul, Funk, Psychedelic Soul, Deep Funk Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Thing :: Carleen & the Groovers
2. Free Your Mind [#] :: Amnesty International
3. The Stretch [Edit] :: Detroit Sex Machines
4. Loaded to the Gills [Edit] :: Michael Liggins, Michael Liggins & The Loveliters
5. Go for Your Self [Edit] :: The Loveliters, Kenny Smith
6. Slipping into Darkness :: Dayton Sidewinders
7. James Brown Medley: I Made a Mistake/Lowdown Popcorn [Edit] :: The Apollo Commanders
8. Cold Heat :: The Fabulous Jades, Lil' Lavair And The Fabulous Jades, Delbert "Lil Lavair" White
9. The Cissy's Thang :: Soul 71
10. Color [Original 7" Version] :: L.A. Carnival
11. Don't Go :: Aristocrats
12. Drugs Ain't Cool [Instrumental] :: Ebony Rhythm Band
13. Mr. Chicken [Alternate Take][#] :: Soul 71
14. Street Scene :: Leon Mitchison
15. Scorpio :: Kashmere Stage Band
16. The Sad Chicken :: Leroy & The Drivers

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Now-Again 5017

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Now-Again Records, run by hip-hop label Stones Throw manager Egon, does release some new material, but it is dedicated to finding and reissuing the music from both obscure and more celebrated funk artists of the 1960s and '70s. 2001's The Funky 16 Corners reintroduced some of the lost names of the genre to the world, and Cold Heat: Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974, Vol. 1 is a follow-up to that, with, as stated in the title, tracks that most people have never heard before, and that would otherwise be nearly impossible to find. Luckily, in this case "rare" doesn't also mean "bad." Egon went to great length to find the master tapes of these tracks (many of which were the B-sides to the artists' less-obscure releases), and when needed, edited different versions together himself, so the sound quality is superb, as is the music itself. Probably due to the fact that he is also a DJ, Egon focuses on songs that are rhythm-heavy. Vocals, if they even exist, generally consist of short, repeated phrases that interact with the horn parts (the two notable exceptions being the Aristocrats Organization's "Don't Go," featuring soul vocalist Linda Blakely, and Leon Michison's nearly rapped verses on "Street Scene"). Instead, the focus is absolutely given to the groove, the beat, and almost all the songs have a breakdown where the rhythm section -- the tinny guitar, the frenzied drums, the syncopated bass -- is allowed to show off its chops. And while everything definitely falls within the deep funk realm, influences vary from psychedelic soul (like in "Loaded to the Gills" by Michael Liggins & the Supersouls) to blues (in "Cold Heat" by Lil' Lavair & the Fabulous Jades) to rock (in the instrumental version of "Drugs Ain't Cool" by Ebony Rhythm Band, the house band for the Indianapolis-based LAMP Records during the label's golden years). It's a good album, with a lot of talent, and a lot of great music that has been lost in dusty record crates for years, all of which is funky and soulful enough to make even the sternest of listeners shake his hips. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide

Name Credits "Sweet" George Williams Sax (Tenor) Alexander Kirik Drums Alfredo Aguila Sax (Alto) Alton Brown Bass Alva Nelson Saxophone, Organ, Fender Rhodes Amnesty Producer Andrei Carriere Guitar Arno Lucas Vocals Arthur Armstrong Saxophone Artulla "Beau" Miller Trumpet Bishop Berry Sax (Baritone) Bobby Davis Percussion Bobby Otero Group Member, Saxophone Bruce Middleton Flute, Saxophone Buddy Brown Sax (Tenor) Byron Starling Trombone Byron Wooten Trumpet Calvin Harvey Trumpet Calvin Williams Vocals, Guitar Carl "Moochie" Trumpet Carl Cowen Trumpet, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone), Producer Carleen Jean Butler Drums Carlos Tillman Sax (Baritone) Charles Hunt Trombone Chico Engineer Clarence Butler Producer, Trumpet Claude Robinson Engineer Cloyce Muckelroy Trumpet Clyde Walker Saxophone Conrad Johnson Producer Craig Green Drums Curtis Dudley Bass Damon Malone Percussion Danny Malone Vocals Dave Cooley Editing, Mastering David Álvarez Trumpet David R. Wood Sax (Tenor) David Stevens Bass Dean Hummons Keyboards Delbert "Lil Lavair" White Vocals Dennis Byas Trombone Don Smith Group Member, Drums Donnie Bridges Bass Dupa Jack Group Member, Percussion Dwight Harris Trombone Dwight White Bass Earl Spiller Guitar Egon Editing, Issue Producer, Producer, Research, Annotation, Compilation Producer Elray Wiseman Trumpet Eugene Goff Guitar Finnell Clark Trombone Franklin Woods Sax (Tenor) Gary Tifford Trombone Geno DeVaughn Trumpet George Grimes Trumpet George Miller Saxophone Gerald Curvey Drums Gerald Grey Sax (Tenor) Geraldine Calhoun Bass Harold "Hal" Smith Sax (Tenor) Harold Carrol Trumpet Harvey Gray Guitar Herb Miller Producer Herman Walker Trumpet, Vocals Howard Burnley Trumpet Issac Banks Trumpet James "Gion" Johnson Saxophone James "Red" Massie Bass James Cleveland Trombone James Curtis Trumpet James H. Brown Guitar Jason Seville Group Member, Trumpet Jesse Powers Bass Jimmy Welch Guitar Joel Johnson Engineer John "Icewater" White Trumpet John R. "Ricky" Jackson Vocals, Organ John Scott Guitar Johnny Brown Saxophone Jonas Jarrett Soloist, Sax (Alto) Joseph Trotter Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion Juan "Malo" Macias Drums Kashmere Stage Band Horn Kenny Smith Producer, Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm) Larry Blake Sax (Tenor) Lawrence Foster Trombone Leon "Shorty" Harris Saxophone Leon Mitchison Saxophone, Producer, Vocals Leonard "Ray English" Wojtowicz Producer Leroy Hutson Sax (Tenor) Leroy Jones Bandleader, Producer Les Ohmit Engineer Leslie Smith Vocals Lester Abrams Drums, Producer, Vocals Lester L. "Pig" Johnson Bass Linda Blakely Vocals Lynn Calloway Engineer Malachai Williams Trumpet Manuel Ruelas Guitar, Group Member, Vocals (Background) Margaret Chappell Bass Matt Rowlands Cover Art, Design Matthew Watson Drums Maurice Tyler Drums Mel Yarmuth Producer Michael Liggins Saxophone, Flute, Vocals Michael Patterson Sax (Alto) Mickey McKinney Producer, Bass Mike Lenaburg Producer Mo Whittimore Engineer Morris 'Sonny' Hall Conga Nathaniel White Organ Paul Brooks Guitar Paul Murrell Drums Percy Marion Sax (Tenor) Phil Mahaffey Engineer Popo Otero Guitar (Bass), Group Member Ralph Payan Guitar Randy "Butch" Yates Saxophone Raphael Barnes Percussion Ray Hickman Guitar Reggie Cavinaugh Drums Renee "NeNe" Rucker Conga Rick Chudacoff Bass Robert Hooker Organ Robert L. "Master Boobie" Townsend Guitar Robert Torres Group Member, Saxophone Roger Boykin Original Session Producer, Producer Ron Cooley Guitar Ronald "Foots" Glover Drums Ronnie Dudley Trumpet Shirley Ploucha French Horn Skip Wilson Engineer Sonny Charles Engineer Stanley M. Brooks Drums Ted Dudley Sr. Producer Ted Pitts Engineer Terence Dudley Drums The Charmaines Vocals (Background) Timothy Dunham Saxophone Tom Wright Trumpet Wayne Money Original Session Producer Wendell Sneed Producer, Drums, Original Session Producer William Mitchell Sax (Alto) William Penn Guitar Willie "Maceo 2" Rhodes Sax (Tenor)