Dean Rudland compiles a selection of 70s Funk for Back Beats. Nina Simone, Jimmy Castor, Shuggie Otis, Sly & The Family Stone and many more feature.

Review by Donald E. Gilliland: If you can get past the stupid album title and the tacky cover photo, you will find the music on this compilation to be very good, over 65 minutes of fine funky soul tunes from 1968 to 1974. The closest thing to a hit on this collection is perhaps "Sing A Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone, but even without a bunch of hits the material on here is very high in quality, which one would expect from a volume in this dependable "Backbeats" series of collection. Even amongst the recognizable names such as Nina Simone, Esther Phillips, M.F.S.B., Shuggie Otis, and Al Kooper we are treated to some very tasty funk-infused material. I also love "Watts Breakaway" by Johnny Otis, "It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor (which sounds like it could be an early Earth, Wind & Fire track!),"It's Alright" by the legendary Bobby Rush, and "Afro Strut" by the Nite-Liters. Even more obscure artists such as Shay Holiday, Casey Jones, Jesse Gresham, and Kim Melvin turn out some cool songs. And I can't forget the drum work-out by Bernard Purdie on "Soul Drums". Feel the beat indeed! I have enjoyed almost all of the volumes in the "Breakbeats" series, and this is one of the better ones. Too bad about that horrible cover and the album title! But ignore all that and just listen to the music; there's plenty of truly great songs on here, ones that will surely please fans of early 1970s soul and funk.

Tracklist
01. Nina Simone - Funkier Then A Mosquitos Tweeter (05:22)
02. Esther Phillips - Home Is Where The Hatred Is (03:24)
03. Bernard Purdie - Soul Drums (03:30)
04. Jimmy Castor - It's Just Begun (03:31)
05. Johnny Otis - Watts Breakaway (02:35)
06. New Birth - Got To Get A Knutt (07:34)
07. The Nite-Liters - Afro Strut (02:52)
08. African Music Machine - The Dapp (02:43)
09. Shay Holiday - It's Not How Long You Make It (02:50)
10. Bobby Rush - It's Alright (03:15)
11. Casey Jones - Good Thing Pt 2 (02:05)
12. Jesse Gresham Plus 3 - Get It Where You Find It (02:51)
13. Kim Melvin - One Monkey (02:33)
14. M.F.S.B. Featuring Leon Huff - Family Affair (04:23)
15. Shuggie Otis - Ice Cold Daydream (02:29)
16. Sly & The Family Stone - Sing A Simple Song (03:57)
17. Eddie Jacobs Exchange - Pull My Coat (02:47)
18. Al Kooper - Toe Hold (03:55)
19. Little Royal - Soul Train (02:53)



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