The Seth Man
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"Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 22, 2003, 06:53
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...is the best funk compilation in the world. Ever.
It's all garagey as hell, too --and not a track with the word "butter" in it, either
The best tracks almost make "Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow" sound like "Sgt Pepper's" in comparison...seek this fucker out immediately
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Joolio Geordio
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Re: "Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 22, 2003, 10:10
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Is this the one you were telling us about in the Brain Donor room a while back which was "semi bootleg" and without a track listing which u were trying to trace.
Joolio
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Moon Cat
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Re: "Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 22, 2003, 11:17
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The title alone is pretty awesome. Not sure whether to get thee funk out or cower in fear. Sounds cool!
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Severin
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Re: "Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 22, 2003, 13:39
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From the Aquarius records site..which,sadly,no longer has it in stock...
Here's the soundtrack to your wildest blaxploitation-fueled fantasies, baadasssss R&B with an acid rock edge. You'll never need to ask, "Mommy, what's a funkadelic?" after this.
"Chains & Black Exhaust" is a compilation of late sixties/early seventies raw, fuzzed-out funk put together by some young, devotedly-crate-diggin' Memphis DJs, who apparently don't think we need to know what exactly we're listening too, 'cause there's no artist info, no track listing, nothing -- heck, the title of the comp appears nowhere on it, even! They give us a tantalizing but unhelpful glimpse of some original 45 labels in a photo in the cd booklet, which is otherwise illustrated with snapshots of black motorcycle club insignia. We can't imagine this lack of info is for copyright reasons, perhaps they just don't want their finds being identified & scooped by other DJs...? And unfortunately, none of us here, despite our enthusiasm for this stuff and general musical expertise, can tell you what's on here, nor did we locate a tracklist on the internet.
Oh well, whoever these mystery artists are, what's important is that they kick out the jams big time here: hard, heavy stuff full of wailing acid-psych wah wah leads, driving organ, killer grooves, and soulful vocals. It's funk verging on rock, with Black Power meets garagey rock n' roll attitude. Of course, these old singles tracks are served up with lots of lovely ol' vinyl crackle, just scratchy enough to lend that extra level of authenticity and atmosphere to the party. Highly recommended -- if you're into *early* Parliament-Funkadelic you'll dig these 16 cuts. This is one of those albums that just sells itself the second we put it on over the stereo -- even our pal DJ Z-Trip bought one instantly. Enjoyed that Peanut Butter Wolf-produced collection of unearthed funk singles? Then you'll love this one too. Right on.
We're told that *perhaps* someday this will get reissued with proper liner notes (the kind that actually tell you who is on the record at least) but that's at least a year or a year and a half off, if ever. So, we'd recommend grabbing these copies now, while you can, before they're gone, again...
..which..um..they are....
The Soul Strut list says that this place..
http://www.turntablelab.com/
sometimes has copies,but I couldn't locate it on their site
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TightPurpleShirt
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Re: "Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 22, 2003, 13:51
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i was telling you about this one a while back Joolio, last time i looked on Aquarius though it was out of stock.
TpS
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Telepathine
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Re: "Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 22, 2003, 15:35
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According to a posting on Soul Strut, you have to order it straight from the guys at...
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
No indications on price at Soul Strut, but there are some titles to the tracks in the various posts ie.
Chains & Black Exhaust
1.skit
2.Blackrock - Yeah Yeah
3.Black Merda - Cynthy-Ruth
4.Doug Anderson - Mama, Here Comes The Preacher
5.Iron Knowledge - Showstopper
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7.LA Carnival - Blind Man
8.Preacher - Life Is A Gamble
9.Sir Stanley - I Believe I Found Myself
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11.Jade - Paper Man
12.Gran Am - Get High
13.Curtis Knight - The Devil Made Me Do It
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15.Hot Chocolate - What's Good For The Goose
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17.skit
18.Creations Unlimited - Corruption Is The Thing
having said all that, this looks like it might be one of those 'elusive' records...hey everyone - Craig M has this in stock for $300...don't all rush at once !!
Don't suppose anyone fancies doing me a copy?
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: "Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 22, 2003, 16:42
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For sale ($13) and some rams to listen to, here:
http://www.turntablelab.com/cds/cds9.html
$14 and another ram:
http://www.goner-records.com/index/sale/sale.html
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Shrimp
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Re: "Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 27, 2003, 22:07
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yep seth is right on on this one
seek it out and yer ass will follow!!!!
wonderful got me dancin in me chair
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Telepathine
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Re: "Chains And Black Exhaust"
Feb 27, 2003, 22:20
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Just ordered this from turntablelab in NYC. The sound samples are tasty. Looking forward to getting the disc.
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TomBo
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full track listing...
Nov 14, 2003, 10:35
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1. Prologue
2. Yeah Yeah (Blackrock)
3. Cynthy-Ruth (Black Merda)
4. Mama, Here Comes The Preacher (Doug Anderson)
5. Showstopper (Iron Knowledge)
6. Dancing In The Light (Frankinsense)
7. Blind Man (LA Carnival)
8. Life Is A Gamble (Preacher)
9. I Believe I Found Myself (Sir Stanley)
10. Potted Shrimp (Brothers Jackson)
11. Paper Man (Jade)
12. Get High (Gran Am)
13. The Devil Made Me Do It (Curtis Knight)
14. Alladin Story (Slim Haskins)
15. What's Good For The Goose (Hot Chocolate)
16. Who Am I? (Tiny Tex & The J. Jones Connection)
17. ...Epilogue
18. Corruption Is The Thing (Creations Unlimited)
brilliant stuff!
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