TOWER OF POWER 50 YR ANNIVERSARY SET LIVE & LIVING BACK TO OAKLAND 6 TITLES 10LP

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TOWER OF POWER COLLECTION OF 6 TITLES  AND 10 SIDES OF VINYL

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Tower Of Power 50 Years Of Funk & Soul: Live At The Fox Theater - Oakland, CA - June 2018 3LP SET 1ST EDITION

50th Anniversary Live Album On 3LP!

Over the course of two memorable evenings in June 2018, legendary soul-funk-R&B outfit Tower of Power returned to Oakland, the city that started it all, to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary with a few thousand friends, family and fans. The window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit of ToP has been a balm for the soul throughout the band's half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater - Oakland, CA - June 2018 couldn't have come at a better time.

This high-spirited live album and video offers a reminder of the communal joys of the live music experience, something that's been sorely missed over this staggering pandemic year. Released as a 3-LP set, 50 Years of Funk & Soul is the next best thing to hearing these brilliant musicians in person. Fittingly for such a special occasion, Tower of Power went all out for these hometown shows, supplementing the core 10-piece band and its iconic horn section with additional horns and a string section.

Features

3LP

Tri-Fold Jacket

LP-Size 8-Page Folder

Limited time digital download from Qobuz IF STILL AVAILABLE

Selections

Side A:

Stroke '75

Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now

You Ought To Be Having Fun

Soul With A Capital S

Stop

Side B:

You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous

On The Serious Side

Just When We Start Makin' It

Soul Vaccination

Side C:

What Is Hip? / Soul Power

Do You Like That?

Drop It In The Slot

Side D:

Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?

Maybe It'll Rub Off

Don't Change Horses

Squib Cakes

Side E:

On The Soul Side Of Town

Diggin' On James Brown (medley)

So Very Hard To Go

Side F:

Knock Yourself Out

You're Still A Young Man

Souled Out

 THEN WE HAVE THESE FOUR ADDITIONAL AUDIOPHILE LP'S

Tower Of Power Tower Of Power 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION AUDIOPHILE LP

180g Audiophile Vinyl Mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso From Original Warner Bros. Tapes!

In 1973, superstar R&B/funk veterans Tower of Power hit the top of their game with their self-titled smash Tower of Power. Featuring the classic line-up of Lenny Williams on lead vocals, the TOP horns: Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett, Stephen Kupka, Mic Gillette & Greg Adams, plus the stunning funk masters Dave Garabaldi (drums), Rocco Prestia (bass), Chester Thompson (keys/vocals), Bruce Conte (guitar) and Brent Byars on congas, these Bay Area superstars continue to make albums and play stages all over the world now for over four decades. Featuring a ton of smash hits produced and written by the band, the Tower of Power album has become one of their most loved works in their stunning gold and platinum career.

With superlative chart topping pop and R&B classics like the beautiful So Very Hard To Go, the soul power of Get Yo' Feet Back on the Ground, plus one of the definitive funk anthems of all time What Is Hip?, the Tower of Power album would go on to become one of the best-selling albums in their extensive catalog.

Dig deeper into the San Francisco grooves and there you find even more platinum plus treasures like the masterful This Time It's Real, the powerful Soul Vaccination, plus the tender ballads Will I Ever Find a Love and Just Another Day, making Tower of Power one of the finest overviews ever of this stellar supergroup.

Mastered impeccably by Joe "Philly Soul" Reagoso at Friday Music Studio and Capitol Mastering, this stunning LP was long overdue for an audiophile vinyl release.

In addition to all the great hits within, this limited edition anniversary collection includes the very hip original LP artwork, not seen in years in the LP cover format, enhancing this album's re-release and forever honoring the act and their five star masterwork achievement.

Features:

 180g Audiophile Vinyl

Mastered Impeccably by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios

Mastered from Original Warner Bros. Tapes

Musicians:

Lenny Williams, lead vocals

TOP horns: Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett, Stephen Kupka, Mic Gillette & Greg Adams

Dave Garabaldi, drums

Rocco Prestia, bass

Chester Thompson, keys/vocals

Bruce Conte, guitar

Brent Byars, congas

Selections:

1. What is Hip?

2. clever Girl

3. This Time It's Real

4. Will I Ever Find a Love?

5. Get Yo' Feet Back On the Ground

6. So Very Hard to Go

7. Soul Vaccination

8. Both Sorry Over Nothin'

9. Clean Slate

10. Just Another Day

Tower Of Power Live And In Living Color 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION AUDIOPHILE LP

180g Audiophile Vinyl LP Mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso From Original Warner Bros. Tapes!

For over four decades, Tower Of Power have been the one of the premier soul, funk and rock bands of our time. Captivating audiences all over the world, the mighty Bay Area ensemble continues to tour extensively and release great music as proven with their 1976 smash Live And In Living Color.

Live And In Living Color reigns as one of the most notable live albums in funk history. With six super long jams from the pens of founders Emilio Castillo (alto sax/vocals) and Stephen Kupka (baritone sax/vocals), the LP did well on the r&b radio formats as well as rock and jazz outlets across the country. Especially with the incredible live version of their top charting smash "What Is Hip?" which is currently featured in the hit HBO TV show "Vinyl."

Further T.O.P. champions like Knock Yourself Out, Down To The Nightclub and the soulful ballad grooves of "You're Still A Young Man and Sparkling In The Sand made this album truly memorable.

Long time member David Garibaldi kicks out his awesome TOP drum sound on this masterwork, along with the incredible horn attack of Castillo and Kupka, with the late great Mic Gillette. Check out Chester Thompson's thrilling keyboard stylings along side the solid vocal artistry of Hubert Tubbs....truly a winning sound from these Oakland superstars.

Friday Music continues the Tower Of Power/Friday Music Original Master Series with their smash concert album “Live And In Living Color.” Impeccably mastered from the Warner Bros. tapes by Joe Reagoso (Tower Of Power/The Isley Brothers). Also included are the original LP cover graphics to further enhance your Tower Of Power experience.

Features:

• Limited Edition

• 180g Audiophile Vinyl

• Mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios & Capitol Mastering in Hollywood

• Mastered From Original Warner Bros.Tapes

• Includes Lyrics on Back Cover

Selections:

Side One:

1. Down To the Nightclub (Bump City)

2. You're Still A Young Man

3. What Is Hip?

4. Sparkling In the Sand

Side Two:

1.       Knock Yourself Out

Tower Of Power Back To Oakland 180 GRAM Import LIMITED EDITION AUDIOPHILE LP

180g Audiophile Vinyl!

Back To Oakland is the fourth album by Bay Area based band Tower of Power, released in the spring of 1974. Tower of Power followed their self-titled gold album with (as said by many critics) an even better album.

This record had tougher, funkier and better-produced cuts, stronger vocals from Lenny Williams (who was more comfortable as their lead singer), and included an excellent ballad in "Time Will Tell," and a rousing tempo in "Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)." The Tower of Power horn section reaffirmed its reputation in both Soul and Pop circles.

Back To Oakland was voted by Modern Drummer Magazine as one of the most important recordings for drummers to listen to.

Features:

• 180g Audiophile Vinyl

Selections:

Side One:

1. Oakland Stroke...

2. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)

3. Just When We Start Makin' It

4. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)

5. Squib Cakes

Side Two:

1. Time Will Tell

2. Man From The Past

3. Love's Been Gone So Long

4. I Got The Chop

5. Below Us, All The City Lights

6. ...Oakland Stroke

 Tower Of Power Step Up ORIGINAL RELEASE LIMITED EDITION 2LP SET

Legendary Soul Band On Double LP!

"We knew when we went into the studio, we were going to make the best record that we could make - the best album of our career. And we did. We took it to another level." - Emilio Castillo

With a landmark 50th anniversary album, 2018's Soul Side of Town, still visible in their rearview mirror, one would think Tower of Power (or TOP, as it is more often referred to by its global legion of fans), the much-lauded creators of their own horn-based, hybrid brand of East Bay soul/funk/R&B/rock, would take a well-deserved breather. But that is not in the band's DNA, nor that of its founder and ringmaster, tenor saxophonist and bandleader Emilio Castillo.

With Step Up, the band forges on into the next decade of the 21st century, keeping to its continuous hardcore tour schedule (200 days a year!) and ongoing reinvigoration with the continual addition of new talent, most notably the phenomenal young lead vocalist, Marcus Scott, among many others. Marcus replaced TOP's longtime lead singer, Ray Greene, who makes his final appearance with the band on Step Up. Also taking his bows on the new album is 30-year TOP veteran bassist Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, who is stepping back from life on the road and whose driving fingerstyle funk is ably replaced on tour by Marc Van Wageningen.

From the band's debut up to Step Up, the Tower of Power sound remains true to Emilio's original musical vision: reach inside the deep, multidimensional well of what is broadly called soul music and bring together all its diverse components in a singular, emotional sound.

It's a dance party cut into four sides of vinyl and ideal for the sunnier days ahead. -Robert Ham, Paste Magazine

Features

Double LP

Gatefold jacket

Limited time digital download card

Selections

Side A:

East Bay! All The Way!

Step Up

The Story Of You And I

Who Would Have Thought?

Side B:

Addicted to You

Look in My Eyes

You Da One

Side C:

Sleeping With You Baby

If It's Tea Give Me Coffee

Beyond My Wildest Dreams

Side D:

Any Excuse Will Do

If You Wanna Be A Winner

Let's Celebrate Our Love

East Bay! Oaktown All The Way!

  Tower Of Power Soul Side Of Town LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE LP SET

All New Material On Double LP!

Celebrating The Group's 50th Anniversary!

Oakland, California music legends Tower of Power - the most dynamic and distinctive band of survivors in Soul Music – is roaring into its unprecedented 50th anniversary with a dynamic album of all new material that finds them as energized and inspired as ever. A labor of love, definitively titled Soul Side of Town, this package is charged with 14 filler-free songs. In the spirit of their enduring theme song "Oakland Stroke" – the bookending intro and outro "East Bay" shine a light on elemental instrumental ingredients within the band's signature sound. This astounding and historical release inaugurates Tower of Power's fresh affiliation with Mack Avenue Records, a Detroit-based company renowned for its award-winning dedication to top-tier Jazz that is now extending its support to Soul and Funk giants Tower of Power: a band so one-of-a-kind, it's an institution.

As always, the songs on Tower of Power's Soul Side of Town were primarily composed by the hitmaking team of founding members Emilio Castillo (Detroit-born on 2nd tenor sax) and Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Los Angeles-born on baritone sax) who also hold down the world famous 5-man Tower of Power Horns. For the special occasion of Tower of Power's 50th anniversary, leader Emilio Castillo brought in a most-astute choice in co-producer, Joe Vannelli: an all-around production/engineering/keyboard master best known for the jazz-tinged Soul-Rock Grammy-winning work he performed behind the scenes with his international superstar brother, Gino Vannelli. Also insuring that the sound blasts powerful and clear from your speakers is the presence of mastering engineer Bernie Grundman in the mix. Along with the legendary rhythm section drums and bass lock of David Garibaldi and Francis Rocco Prestia, respectively, these decorated veterans have custom-crafted a hair-raising audio experience that longtime fans, music connoisseurs and a new generation of listeners will groove to for years to come.

Features:

• Double LP

• Gatefold jacket

• 50th anniversary of band

• Limited time digital album download

Musicians:

Emilio Castillo, 2nd tenor sax

Stephen "Doc" Kupka, baritone sax

Francis Rocco Prestia, bass

David Garibaldi, drums

Roger Smith, Hammond B3 organ, keyboards

Jerry Cortez, guitar, electric sitar, lap steel, baritone guitar, 12 string guitar

Tom Politzer, 1st tenor sax, alto sax, baritone sax (solo), clarinet, flute

Adolfo Acosta, trumpet, flugel horn

Sal Cracchiolo, trumpet, flugel horn

Marcus Scott, lead and background vocals

Ray Greene, lead and background vocals, trombone

Joe Vannelli, keyboards

Chuck Hansen, bass sax

Selections:

Side A:

1. East Bay! All Day!

2. Hangin' With My Baby

3. Do You Like That?

4. On The Soul Side Of Town

Side B:

1. Do It With Soul

2. Love Must Be Patient And Kind

3. Butter Fried

Side C:

1. Selah

2. Let It Go

3. Stop

Side D:

1. When Love Takes Control

2. After Hours

3. Can't Stop Thinking About You

4. East Bay! Oakland Style!

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