AFRICA MUSIC FROM LIL BROWN SOUL FUNK PSYCH VERSIONS STONES DOORS ETC GATEFOLD
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AFRICA, MUSIC FROM "LIL BROWN", SOUL ROCK on ODE Z 1244010, GATEFOLD COVER. VINYL AND COVER ARE VG+. PAINT IT BLACK, LIGHT MY FIRE AND OTHERS. here is something from record-fiend blogSo does this album sound anything like the LP whose packaging inspired it in the first place? Nope, not in the slightest. Instead, what we have here are some extremely imaginative cover versions of songs originally done by white artists coupled with some compelling soul performances. Africa (the name of the band who recorded this album, not the continent) consisted of doo-wop veterans Brice Coefield, Gary Pipkin, Chester Pipkin, Ed Wallace, and Freddie Wills. According to Marv Goldberg, certain members of this aggregation had already performed together in vocal groups such as the Sabres, the Valiants, the Untouchables, the Electras, and the Alley Cats in the 1950s and the earlier years of the following decade. During this time, they rubbed elbows with producers Phil Spector, and more importantly, Lou Adler, who apparently was instrumental in putting this album together and releasing it on his own label, Ode. With the exception of Chester Pipkin (cousin of fellow group member Gary Pipkin), who was a guitarist, it is unclear what instruments are played by whom. Such information would be nice to know because even though Africa featured some truly impressive vocalists, their instrumental chops weren't anything to underestimate, either. To wit, Chester Pipkin's fretwork is superb throughout the proceedings, and the conga player (whoever he may be) is definitely first-rate, giving these performances a distinctive Los Angeles Latin rhythm flavor. Soul? Funk? Rock? I'm not sure how one would classify this album, but it doesn't really matter because it's so damn good.
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