Southern Funkin': Louisiana Funk and Soul 1967-1979 (Vinyl 2xLP) Soul Funk & Disco

Southern Funkin': Louisiana Funk and Soul 1967-1979 (Vinyl 2xLP) Soul Funk & DiscoRegionality always throws up some interesting quirks, and it is no surprise that so many cities distinctively coloured the sounds of the music that emerged from them. New York threw up bebop's sharp, hard improvisations; LA is renowned for the frenetic modernistic soul that fuelled so much of the early Northern Soul scene; Detroit captured the sound of its hot and heavy industrial production lines, not only with Motown and its myriad of imitators, but

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Besides fine production from Joe Boyd and assistance from folks like Fairport Convention's Richard Thompson and his unrelated bass counterpart from Pentangle

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plus an anthology and live album