{"id":1486,"date":"2011-05-08T19:29:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T00:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2012-02-22T13:25:57","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T18:25:57","slug":"muscle-shoals-horns-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=1486","title":{"rendered":"Muscle Shoals Horns – Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An earlier pic of the Fame Gang, many of whom play on this very 45.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download – Muscle Shoals Horns – Breakdown (Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys) <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

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

To borrow a phrase from the mighty Slim Gaillard,<\/strong> the weekend was mellow like a cello<\/em>, with some unexpected downtime, and some lovely Mother\u2019s day festivities.<\/p>\n

As a result I am reasonably well rested, or at least well chilled, so I figured we\u2019d get the week started with something a little hot.<\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today is yet another testament to the wonders of Facebook.<\/p>\n

I have a plethora groovy friends on the interwebs, many of who are also DJ types or otherwise classifiable as record nerds, and on any given day someone is posting up something cool that I hadn\u2019t heard before, many of which I\u2019ve found myself pursuing so that I would have a copy for my very own.<\/p>\n

This is one of those records, and sadly I cannot remembered who posted it, but I do remember where the post led me, which was here (Groovesville USA<\/strong><\/a>) where I learned that the record in question was a UK-only 45, which was my jumping off point to finding one for my crates.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly enough, that took almost no time and very little money (the perfect combination) and before you know it \u2018Breakdown\u2019 by the Muscle Shoals Horns <\/strong>is on the old turntable being digimatized so that I might post it in this space.<\/p>\n

The groovy thing about \u2018Breakdown\u2019, aside from it\u2019s obvious smoking hot funky disco sound, perfect for the dance floor, is the fact that if you read the label closely enough, or apply your ears just so<\/em>, you\u2019ll discover that what you are listening to is in fact an instrumental cover of the Equals<\/strong> 1971 \u2018Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys\u2019.<\/p>\n

The Equals\u2019 OG was itself an important record during the very early days of the discotheque culture in both the UK and the US.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t say for sure how the Muscle Shoals Horns (in actuality the Fame Gang <\/strong>with the horn section leading the way) got their hooks into it four years on, but it does seem that the Bang\/Shout label connection probably had something to do with it.<\/p>\n

The Bang label had its initial run from 1965 to 1971, with the Equals \u2018Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys\u2019 being the last record they released. The label was reactivated in the mid-70s, with groups like Brick<\/strong> and the Muscle Shoals Horns.<\/p>\n

\u2018Breakdown\u2019 was issued in the US on the \u2018Born to Get Down\u2019 LP in 1976, and for some odd reason only saw 45 release in the UK on the groovy gold label you see above.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s cool that the tune had a second coming of sorts (though it was also covered by NY-area band ST-4<\/strong> in the early 70s<\/a>), with an update for the discos.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll see you all on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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