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Listen/Download – Ray Pereira – They Say

 

Greetings all.

How about some tasty mystery funk to get you safely through the middle of the week?

I first heard of Ray Pereira’s ‘They Say’ a few years back via a Facebook friend who posted it as an example of a ‘Meters sound-alike’.

That it is that was immediately evident as soon as I gave the Youtube clip a spin.

It took me a little while to find myself a copy (as far as I can tell the record was only released in France, where I got mine from), but when I did I was very happy indeed.

Sadly, I have been able to discover very little about the record.

The other singles advertised on the back of the sleeve (Hot Chocolate, CCS) seem to date the record around 1971.

‘They Say’ definitely has the sound of the Meters to it, with some funky drums and bass, winding guitar and a vocal delivered in what sounds to me like unaccented English.

The A-side, ‘Funk Everything’ is very cool as well, with some Hawkshaw-like organ pumping underneath acoustic guitar and drums.

This does seem to be the same Ray Pereira who recorded in the UK for BAF and Decca, but that road doesn’t lead anywhere, either.

That said, ‘They Say’ is a very groovy side, indeed, that I find myself going back to frequently.

If any of you good people can supply any additional information I would be grateful.

I hope you dig the tune, and I’ll see you all on Friday.

Keep the faith

Larry

 

 

 

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