uk Facts

A book for curious kids filled with unforgettable facts, from the brilliant to the bizarre!

Henry Threadgill's third album as a leader came about as his involvement with the Air trio was tapering towards a terminus. Released in 1983, Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket immediately attracted a lot of attention with its peculiarly posed cover photo showing seven musicians in white-gloved funerary finery standing with their backs to the camera among tombstones in a cemetery. Musically, this album is a marvel of collective creativity. Threadgill's approach to his art is comparable to that of Muhal Richard Abrams and other cardinal members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.

2008 two CD anthology from the '70s Soul trio. Formed and mentored by Millie Jackson, the Facts of Life are best remembered for their mid 1977 R&B Top 40 hit 'Sometimes'. Something of a Soul supergroup, the FOL comprised Northern Soul hero Chuck 'I'm a Lover' Carter, former Flamingo Keith Williams and Tyrone Davis' sister Jean. Their recordings are much prized by Southern Soul aficionados. Just the Facts contains both of the group's original Kayvette albums, which include all of their single A-sides, plus a selection of non album B-sides and alternative versions their complete recordings in fact. Southbound.

2008 two CD anthology from the '70s Soul trio. Formed and mentored by Millie Jackson, the Facts of Life are best remembered for their mid 1977 R&B Top 40 hit 'Sometimes'. Something of a Soul supergroup, the FOL comprised Northern Soul hero Chuck 'I'm a Lover' Carter, former Flamingo Keith Williams and Tyrone Davis' sister Jean. Their recordings are much prized by Southern Soul aficionados. Just the Facts contains both of the group's original Kayvette albums, which include all of their single A-sides, plus a selection of non album B-sides and alternative versions their complete recordings in fact. Southbound.