Mickey and the Soul Generation – Football
Mickey and the Soul Generation
Listen/Download – Mickey and the Soul Generation – Football MP3
Greetings all.
The end of the week is here, and so is the Funky16Corners Radio Show, which drops each and every Friday with the best in funk, soul, jazz and rare groove, all on original vinyl. You can subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes, listen on your mobile device via the TuneIn app, check it out on Mixcloud, or grab an MP3 right here at Funky16Corners.com.
I thought we’d end the week with another groovy instrumental, this time pulled from the catalog of the mighty Mickey and the Soul Generation.
Best known for the awe inspiring ‘Iron Leg’, Mickey and the Soul Generation were a multi-racial funk outfit from San Antonio, Texas, that recorded for the Texas labels Mr G, GC and Omega, and had two of their 45s picked up for national distribution on the Maxwell label (also home to Ben E King and Faith, Hope and Charity).
‘Football’ was released in 1970 as the B-side to ‘Joint Session’ and is as jazzy and fast moving as ‘Iron Leg’ is slow, heavy and grinding.
You get lots of organ, saxophone and guitar, and the band making plenty of party noises in the background.
The cool thing is, that the flip is tasty, too, and as far as hot funk 45s go, Mickey and the Soul Generation’s Maxwell sides aren’t terribly expensive.
You can also pick up the awesome reissue comp put out by the Numero Group.
I hope you dig the sounds, and I’ll see you all on Monday.
Keep the faith
Larry
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Themocracy
Love the busy bass line and the party noises on this one. Thanks, Larry!