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After recording their sole album to receive wide national distribution (1969's The Corporation, released on Capitol), Milwaukee band the Corporation recorded two LPs of additional material that found release the following year on Age of Aquarius, a small Wisconsin label. This 2008 CD reissues both albums on the same disc, with the addition of thorough historical liner notes. Comprised entirely of original material, both are pretty mediocre slices of late-'60s psychedelia…

'The Godfather of Soul.' 'The Hardest Working Man in Show Business.' 'Mr. Dynamite.' 'Soul Brother Number One.' For more than 50 years, these and other honorifics have described American music icon James Brown.

Two albums on this CD: "Munich Machine" (1977) and "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (1978). Digitally remastered edition of this 1977 Disco classic. The Munich Machine was assembled by master producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte and their pioneering works have had a huge influence on House, Techno and Electronica. Catchy tunes, sexy sounds and a unique hi-tech Disco beat, were the hallmarks of their joint project, and this album has been acclaimed by fans as 'the greatest Disco album ever'! Repertoire.

A splinter group of a splinter group, the Sweat Band was folded out of the original Bootsy's Rubber Band. That group came out of the original Parliament/Funkadelic empire. Bassist Bootsy Collins played with them on the single "Freak To Freak," which he co-produced with George Clinton. the Sweat Band included saxophonist Maceo Parker, keybardist Joel Johnson, and drummer Carl Smalls, but they didn't last very long on Uncle Jam Records as a separate part of the Parliament/Funkadelic axis.

Larry Young - Larry Young's Fuel (1975) {Arista–Get On Down GET-51287 rel 2011}
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Jazz / Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz / Organ / Keyboards

Quite possibly the greatest Larry Young album of the post-Blue Note years – and a massive bit of funk that totally redefines his sound! Larry's working here with his hip group Fuel – an ensemble that features Laura Logan on lead vocals, giving the tunes a real focus through her lyrics – and letting them pack a bit more punch too, since her voice sounds a lot like Betty Davis at the time! Larry's keyboards are forceful, but never too over the top – and he's notched things down a bit to focus on the overall groove of the set – still keeping things adventurous on the keys, but also working in a mode that's much more heavily jazz funk! The album's one of THE essential electric jazz sets of the 70s – and features the classic break cut "Turn Out the Lights" – plus other great tracks that include "Floating", "Fuel for the Fire", "I Ching", "H+J=B (Hustle + Jam = Bread)" and "New York Electric Street Music".