Harvey Scales and the Seven Sounds

Listen/Download – Harvey Scales and the Seven Sounds – The Yolk MP3

Listen/Download – Harvey Scales and the Seven Sounds – The Funky Yolk MP3

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Hows about we start the week with the musical defibrillation of Harvey Scales and the Seven Sounds?

I forget where I picked up on this particular 45, but Harvey and his Sounds have popped up in this spot on numerous occasions, in posts, mixes and on the radio show.

The group, based out of Milwaukee, WI released a number of smoking 45s during the 60s (mostly on the local Magic Touch label) and Harvey himself doing 45s and LPs for labels like Casablanca through the disco era.

Today’s selection comes from a two single run for Chess in 1970. Both of the 45s originated with their local operation in Milwaukee, having been produced (and cowritten) by Magic Touch owner Lennie LaCour.

What you get here are variations on a theme, that being the Yolk, which appears (an assumption based solely on anecdotal, record collector information) to have been a dance of some kind.

‘The Yolk’ and its continuation ‘The Funky Yolk’ are both fine examples of prime, late 60s/early 70s kick-ass funk, and are among the finest things Harvey and the Sounds ever laid down. They are both packed from end to end with blazing horns, Harvey’s fine singing and some pounding drums. ‘The Yolk’ is your basic statement, with ‘The Funky Yolk’ following as a more heavily instrumental continuation.

I don’t recall dropping a lot of dough on this smoker, but Popsike seems to indicate that it has been changing hands for north of 50 bucks, often close to (or over) 100, and considering the heat contained in the grooves, it’s worth every penny.

I hope you dig it, and I’ll see you all on Wednesday.

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Keep the faith

Larry

 

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