DENNIS COFFEY & Detroit Guitar Band EVOLUTION Psych-Funk 1971 Shrink STERLING LP

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Many rare vintage FUNK, Soul, R&B LPs in Phase 1 of my Spring/Summer series.
All in SUPERB Condition; most with EX+ to NM+ Vinyl
Mostly 1st PRESSINGS, including a large amount of PROMO LPs.
Many, many others still in SHRINK WRAP. Several STILL SEALED.
Quite a few WLP, Sterling, RL, Masterdisk and Monarch pressings in the mix!
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All from a fanatically well-kept collection from long-time former DJ
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Following Soon:
Phase 2 with More vintage and classic SOUL, GOSPEL, R&B, BLUES, JAZZ, (all kinds incl. Funk/Soul-Jazz) and JAZZ SINGER LPs
...then Phase 3 to follow, with a large collection of REGGAE and INTERNATIONAL (Afrobeat, Latin, Caribbean, Brazilian, etc.)
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This auction is for:
DENNIS COFFEY and The Detroit Guitar Band
EVOLUTION
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SUSSEX Records SXBS 7004
Original 1971 issue • Stereo LP
"SCORPIO" Hyper Sticker still on the Shrinkwrap
"STERLING" and "MR" (Monarch) in Deadwax both sides

VINYL is EX
Full gloss vinyl shows some light surface scuffs under hard bright light, that do not affect play. LP has superb clean, clear EX+ to NM sound throughout. Labels are immaculate.
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COVER is EX
Still in the original shrink ...coming loose at upper right, but kept for the rare "SCORPIO" hit (transparent backed) Hype Sticker. Back cover shows a bit of age tanning along left edge; otherwise very clean all around. No creases, writing or other marks.

STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG

LOST CLASSIC with great Funk moves, Wild Breaks and Solid Groove throughout.
Includes the highly sampled gem SCORPIO and very cool cover of WHOLE LOT OF LOVE!

See LAST PHOTO for Complete Track Listing
*a quick read of the (right side of) back cover notes will give you a VERY good idea of what this amazing LP is all about

DENNIS COFFEY remains an unsung hero from the halcyon era of Detroit soul, contributing guitar to landmark records issued on the Motown, Ric-Tic, and Revilot labels in addition to cutting a series of efforts under his own name, including the cult classic blaxploitation soundtrack Black Belt Jones. Born and raised in the Motor City, Coffey made his studio debut backing little-known rockabilly cat Vic Gallon on "I'm Gone", issued on the singer's own Gondola label. From there he played in a rockabilly duo with vocalist Durwood Hutto; eventually establishing his reputation as a session player par ecxellence.
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From the mid- to late '60s, Coffey was a Detroit session fixture, appearing on such mainstream hits and cult classics as Darrell Banks' monumental "Open the Door to Your Heart", Carl Carlton's "Competition Ain't Nothing", and Tobi Lark's "Happiness Is Here". His inventive playing is the tissue that connects an untold number of crowd favorites within Britain's Northern soul club culture. Around 1968 Coffey also began working steadily at Motown, beginning with the Temptations' gritty "I Wish It Would Rain". He went on to play on the group's landmark efforts "Cloud Nine" and "Ball of Confusion", pushing the Motown sound into increasingly funky territory with his ingenious use of a wah-wah pedal, one of several technological innovations he introduced to tweak 'The Sound of Young America'. Coffey added arranging and producing to his slate, and hit paydirt helming a demo tape for the blue-eyed psych-soul combo the Sunliners, landing a production deal that led to a solo contract, releasing his psych-funk classic Hair & Thangs and scoring a Midwestern smash in 1969 with his fuzz-laden instrumental reading of the Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing".
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In late 1969 when the Sunliners renamed themselves Rare Earth, signing to Motown for a series of hits, Coffey resumed his session career, playing the guitar on classics including Edwin Starr's "War"; in 1971 he landed with the new Sussex label as an artist and as a staff producer, scoring a Top Ten hit with the single "Scorpio" (on this EVOLUTION LP) a now-classic funk effort renowned for its much-sampled drum breaks. Its follow-up, "Taurus", was also a commercial success, while LPs including Evolution and Goin' for Myself generated familiar samples for acts spanning from Public Enemy to the Beastie Boys to LL Cool J. Coffey also helmed a series of hits after jumping to the Westbound label. In 1974 Coffey scored the 1974 blaxploitation film Black Belt Jones, although his solo records from the label have aged poorly in comparison to his earlier Sussex material. ...all this is but a bare-bones sampling of Coffey's very wide-spanning output and influence.
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EVOLUTION represents a high-water mark in Dennis Coffey's vast oeuvre; he is heard on a variety of guitars
and also the Sitar here, with backing by a slew of top Detroit musicians.

a MUST HAVE for Rare Groove, Guitar innovator and Psych Funk collectors

Disc inside anti-static poly inner sleeve.
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve.
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Vintage Collectible Soul, Funk and R&B LPs
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