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Various - Stax of Funk

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STAX OF FUNK
ACE

Back in the early '70s, the Stax label dished out some the grittiest, booty-shakin' funk ever made.  On Stax of Funk, the British Ace label has reissued some of the best tracks that Stax ever served up.  Funk pioneers like Rufus Thomas, the Bar Kays, and Black Nasty all show up here.  Some of the best tracks, however, come from more obscure artists like Jean Knight ("Do Me"), The Sweet Inspirations ("Slipped and Tripped"), Little Sonny ("Eli's Pork Chop"), and Melvin Van Peebles ("Hoppin' John").  One obvious omission from the collection is label heavy-weight Isaac Hayes, but you'll never miss him with all the other goodies that Ace packs onto this CD.

PIGEONHOLE: An excellent collection of gritty, booty-shakin' funk originally released on the Stax label.
CAVEATS: This is "deep-cut funk," so don't expect to hear anything that sounds familiar (unless you were into this kind of music the first time around--circa 1972);  As an import release, this CD may also be a bit pricey, but it's definitely worth the money if you're into funk.

Andrew Helminger

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