{"id":1094,"date":"2010-11-30T16:02:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T21:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2012-08-03T15:24:29","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T20:24:29","slug":"the-poets-devils-den-pts-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=1094","title":{"rendered":"The Poets – Devil’s Den Pts 1&2"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>\"Example\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Brown – tickling the ivorys (or whatever organ keys were made out of)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download – The Poets – Devil’s Den Pt1 <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
\nListen\/Download – The Poets – Devil’s Den Pt2 <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Greetings all. <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

How \u2013 as they say on the streets \u2013 is it hanging?<\/em><\/p>\n

I am, once again, nursing a bad back, which is a fucking hoot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not really all that tragic. I\u2019ve known people who have real, serious problems with their back (like my Pop<\/strong>) who make my problems look insignificant, but it is uncomfortable, and inconvenient, so to paraphrase the man we come to discuss today, \u2018Let a man come in and do the \u201cOh shit my back hurts\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Before we get rolling, I should note that the all new, all fabulous Funky16Corners stickers<\/strong> have arrived. If you wish to obtain one, and you live in the US, send me a self addressed stamped envelope<\/strong> (to Funky16Corners c\/o Grogan, 80 New Brunswick Ave, Brick, NJ 08724 USA<\/strong>) and I\u2019ll shoot one your way. If you live elsewhere in the universe, send me a self addressed envelope<\/strong> (I\u2019ll cover the postage since I don\u2019t want to get into any crazy stuff with postal coupons or foreign currency) and you\u2019ll get one too. You folks have all been so groovy with your continued support of the Funky16Corners organization, it\u2019s the least I can do.<\/p>\n

The 45 I bring you today is another one of those records I knew of for many years before it and I came together at a record show.<\/p>\n

I mean, how can you not be intrigued by a record by the Poets,<\/strong> named \u2018Devil\u2019s Den\u2019?<\/p>\n

I was, and when I pulled it out of a big box of cheap 45s, and saw the James Brown<\/strong>-y <\/em>markings on the label, my interest was further piqued and I took it home.<\/p>\n

At first listen, I was a tiny bit confused, since for some reason I recalled hearing that \u2018Devil\u2019s Den\u2019 was a funk 45 (perhaps someone making a JB<\/strong> conflation), which it is not, but since it is an old school organ burner, I dug it all the more.<\/p>\n

Some years back I did a longer piece about James Brown’s dalliance with the Hammond organ (you can read it here<\/a>), but at the time I had no idea that the Poets 45 was part of the legacy.<\/p>\n

I use the word \u2018dalliance\u2019, because the Hammond was clearly a sideline for JB, and just as clearly, while his playing had a certain loose charm, he was no virtuoso.<\/em><\/p>\n

That said, given the right material, the mighty Mr. Brown was able to make the gigantic box of wood and wires sing, and \u2018Devil\u2019s Den\u2019 is an example of such a piece.<\/p>\n

Recorded in 1963 (a few years prior to his organ sojourn at the Smash label), \u2018Devil\u2019s Den\u2019, had its labels not carried the writing and producing credits to James Brown, might not indicate that the Godfather of Soul had any involvement, were it not for a telltale scream at the 1:08 mark in part one, and a few interjections after that point.<\/p>\n

The tune is a slow swinging blues with a beefy horn chart that has a serious late night, smoky bar feel to it. The backing band is the Famous Flames, <\/strong>and on some reissues the song is credited to the JB pseudonym \u2018Ted Wright\u2019.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll be back on Friday.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n


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Check out the Funky16Corners Store at Cafe Press<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

PS Head over to Iron Leg
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