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Artist:
6 DEGREE SOUTH, THE
Title:
Loving You ''Is To Far Out''
Label:
FRYERS (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
FRY 008EP
Fryers presents the legitimately licensed reissue of
The 6 Degree South
's genre-defining deep funk jewel "Loving You 'Is To Far Out.'" This anthem is a masterpiece of its genre because they pulled off what so many R&B groups of the early '70s tried to do -- they combined the sinister "end-is-near" dark psychedelia of the late '60s with the funkiness and dancefloor punch of early '70s street funk, creating a weaponized hybrid brand of funk that sounds fresh and exiting.
Artist:
BIG MAYBELLE
Title:
I've Got A Feelin'/Ocean Of Tears
Label:
FRYERS (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
FRY 009EP
A well-placed RnB reissue which cheekily pairs two of the gems from
Big Maybelle
's '50s recordings for the Okeh label. "I've Got A Feelin'" has proven rather difficult to track down, especially on its 45rpm format. With congas, swinging horn patterns and Maybelle's dread-drenched vocals, this is one of those tracks that cuts through genres. "Ocean Of Tears" is a true rhythm and blues masterpiece. A deep gospel feel is offset by a swinging rhythm, while Maybelle's gut-wrenching vocal is the blues encapsulated.
Artist:
COLE, ANN
Title:
Each Day/Have Fun
Label:
FRYERS (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
FRY 010EP
Ann Cole
began her all-too brief career with her family's gospel group
The Colemanaires
before going on to cut a batch of secular solo singles with the Baton label. From the Baton sides, Fryer has selected "Each Day" for this limited run reissue, a hot little number that swings, bops and boogies accompanied by sultry lead vocals from Miss Ann Cole herself. On the flip, "Have Fun" is a sweet, string-laden ballad-with-a-beat.
Artist:
ARMSTRONG/THE VONNS, ELAINE
Title:
Sad But True/So Many Days
Label:
FRYERS (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
FRY 011EP
Two great female vocal sides from the King label.
Elaine Armstrong
's "Sad But True" is a hopelessly obscure and surely underplayed sister funk gem.
The Vonns
' "So Many Days" is a fantastic gospel-tinged R'n'B/soul number which has been on a lot of want-lists over the past few years. Sheer class.
Artist:
LITTLE ESTHER
Title:
Hollerin' And Screamin'/Turn The Lamps Down
Label:
FRYERS (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
FRY 012EP
Two jump and jive numbers from
Little Esther
, recorded with
Johnny Otis
' orchestra for the Federal label back in the early '50s, with two sides penned by the legendary
Lieber & Stoller
. "Hollerin' And Screamin'" features a rock steady jiving pattern while "Turn The Lamps Down" finds Esther performing a call and response duet with
Little Willie Littlefield
. Even though she was only 17 years old at the time, she delivers the vocals with a characteristically confident and assured delivery.
Artist:
RHODES/THE RIGHT KIND, SONNY
Title:
You Better Stop/My Money is Funny
Label:
FRYERS (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
FRY 013EP
Sonny Rhodes
' "You Better Stop" is an all-around post-deep-funk/soul crossover. First spun on the European cross-genre funk n' soul scenes by UK DJs like
Ian Wright
, now getting picked up on the UK Northern scene. Fryer managed to get to the tapes, which amazingly were still intact, and transferred them at half-speed for a truly explosive sound. On the flip is another cool instrumental track from the same period.
The Right Kind
whip up a funky R&B stormer with a slight mod edge.
Artist:
THOMAS, BILL
Title:
Southern Fried Chicken
Label:
FRYERS (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
FRY 014EP
Certainly one of the funkiest 45s on the venerable Savoy label, this 1966 offering finds the little-known
Bill Thomas
and his excellent band paying tribute to what sounds like a particularly tasty recipe. Featuring a booming, metronomic beat, a simple, propulsive horn riff, a distinctly casual rhythm guitar, flamboyant Hammond interjections, a tidy sax solo and a busy 30-second drum break (in part 2), "Southern Fried Chicken" has all the ingredients to satisfy the most discerning dancefloor.
Artist:
KING, BARBARA
Title:
What I Did In The Street
Label:
FRYERS (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
FRY 015EP
This legendary Sister Funk cut out of sunny Florida is almost unique in that it missed its chance to shine twice. Originally recorded as a hard-nosed
James Brown
-inspired funk number, then again years later as a more open disco-soul inspired dancefloor cut that fits in with the current trend of the new funky Northern sound. To say the 45 of the original version is rare is putting it mildly. The later version has popped up a few times however, yet routinely commands a $500 price tag.
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