HEAR Prophets of Peace-The Max/You Can Be M- '75 MONSTER NORTHERN SOUL FUNK RARE
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Prophets of Peace-The Max/You Can Be (Maxx Records S80-1058-4313-S-A/B) in M- condition.
Gorgeous copy of this MONSTER 1975 Northern Soul Funk killer from Minneapolis MN. You won’t find a better copy.
NOTE: This is the ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING and not the recent Eccentric Soul-Omnibus-Vol 1 reissue from the box set of 7” records from Numero Uno Group.
Crazy rare funky Modern Soul rarity out of Minneapolis, that even the most dedicated collectors are not aware of. Fantastic lead vocals, tight harmonies and an awesome production. If you like Marshall, Donovan & Broomfield or Ernest Baker on Blue Soul, this 45 is for you. Only a handful copies are known and there's a lot of mileage in this record. Be fast on this, before everybody and his dog has it on their wantlists.
EBAY NO LONGER SUPPORTS ADDING AUDIO CLIPS FROM YOUTUBE ON THEIR LISTINGS.
However, you can hear both "The Max" and "You Can Be" on Youtube.
In 1972, a young bass player from Minneapolis studying music at Mankato State University teamed up with his cousin and some friends to start playing gigs around the small college town in Southern Minnesota. Over the next couple of years the band would solidify its lineup, write its own material, and eventually record one of the most collectible 45s to come out of Minnesota’s R&B scene.
Prophets continued to hone their craft playing as many gigs as they could at places such as The Marriott and The Thunderbird, as well as opening for larger touring acts at the University of Minnesota. In 1975, they hit Sound 80 studios in Minneapolis to record “The Max.” At the time, Sound 80 was the most state-of-the-art studio in town.
Engineered by studio co-founder Tom Jung, all the instrumental tracks were done live without a click track in one large room. The vocals were overdubbed later. The result is one of the hardest hitting, massive sounding recordings to come out of the area at the time. While at Sound 80, the band also hired Jung to mix down “You Can Be,” the strongest tune to come out of the ASI sessions a year earlier. Rather than wait to record five or six more songs, they decided to press a 45 with “The Max” on the A-side and “You Can Be” on the flip. They pressed up and distributed 500 copies in an effort to build a buzz and raise more money to record enough songs to finish their full length LP.
Note: I recently picked up an astonishing once-in-a-lifetime stash of 175 clean Minnesota/Midwest ‘60s discs from a Duluth MN DJ who kept them in storage for 45 years. So for all you fans of 45s from the Twin Cities, Iron Range, and Tom Tourville’s enlightening books, be sure to check out my current eBay auction of regional 45s.
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