Monday 17 May 2010

SUGAR BILLY - SUPER DUPER LOVE (FAST TRACK/MAINSTREAM 1975) Jap mastering cardboard sleve + 1 bonus




A classic indie cooker from Sugar Billy -- a bit funky, a bit clubby -- and a really great batch of grooves done in a pre-disco mode! The tracks are all pretty darn upbeat -- somewhat warmer than the funk of Fatback or Kool & The Gang, but still with a nicely rough-edged feel overall -- one that mixes snapping rhythms with Billy's slightly raspy vocals -- all in a groove that's somewhat unique, and which is almost a hybrid of southern soul modes and some of the indie styles bubbling out of the New York scene in the early 70s. Arrangements are by Jimmy Roach, who definitely helps the group groove -- and a young Marcus Belgrave is actually in the group on Trumpet! Titles include the classic "Super Duper Love (parts 1 & 2)", plus "Treat Me Like You Don't Know Me", "Love Bug", "Sugar Pie", "Too Much Too Soon", and "Believe In Me". CD also features a great bonus track -- the single-only "Freak & You Shall Find", presented in the long version!
.......A GREAT FUNK ALBUM!!! DON"T MISS IT.
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11 comments:

Tarkus said...

Thousand thanks for this!

michcik said...

Totally awesome!!!

La Piazza Gancio said...

Yikes! Again you have expanded my knowledge and appreciation of R&B, which was previously believed to be substancial.

LOL

Georgie Hirezola said...

lol...lol....lol...
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thanks guys
Georgie+++++++++

Anonymous said...

great record, that guitar, these trumpets, the organ, voice and songs. everything is extraordinary in this album. thanks thanks thanks and greetings from Madrid.
Jesumba

Gyro1966 said...

Thanks for this cool album, it's new to me!

Anonymous said...

Downloaded this by mistake thought, I was getting Soul Makossa.... but what a delightful discovery!
This guy knows how to lay down a groove.
Been playing it all day.
Thanks!
Can't find much info on him on the Net .
Can you enlighten us further?
Flann O Brienn

Anonymous said...

Wow! This looks hot! Thanks for sharing this. I love the look of your blog. Can't wait to hear this one! Thanks so much for you work and time.


luna

woody said...

Thanks,

woody

Kostas from Greece said...

Excellent album...Many thanks...

Anonymous said...

WOOWWW! I didn't even know he had a full album out! Thanks so much for sharing this with us! :-)