The Fabulous Counts

 

Listen/Download The Fabulous Counts – Lunar Funk

 

Greetings all

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I thought we’d finish off the week with something funky.

I have long been a fan of the Fabulous Counts. Their 1969 hit ‘Jan Jan’ (just skirting the R&B Top 40) was one of the first funk 45s I heard (or owned) and I did my level best to amass all of their stuff as quickly as possible.

They recorded three excellent of 45s for Ollie McLaughlin’s Moira label (his Detroit labels Carla, Karen and Moira all named after his daughters) and an LP for the Cotillion label (produced by McLaughlin), all in 1969.

Led by organist Mose Davis, the Fabulous Counts laid down a jazzy style of funk that broke from the James Brown mold, with their sound much closer in spirit to a group like Kool and the Gang.

Today’s selection, ‘Lunar Funk’ was the flipside of their biggest hit, 1970’s ‘Get Down People’ (R&B #32, Pop #88).

Featuring fuzz bass, wah wah guitar by Leroy Emmanuel and some groovy clavinet by Davis, the tune is a fast moving number with a great horn section.

The group would eventually leave Moira for the Westbound label, recording one more 45 as the Fabulous Counts, before shortening their name to the Counts.

I hope you dig the track, and I’ll see you all on Monday.

 

Keep the faith

Larry

 

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One Response to “The Fabulous Counts – Lunar Funk”

1. Funky Organ says:

   December 13, 2013 at 5:15 pm

   More tracks here: https://www.funkyorgan.com/140/