{"id":1655,"date":"2011-07-05T12:49:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T17:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2012-02-22T13:06:25","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T18:06:25","slug":"the-players-get-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=1655","title":{"rendered":"The Players – Get Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – The Players – Get Right <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

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

It\u2019s getting hot and humid her in NJ, which since it\u2019s July shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise, but there\u2019s still nothing worse that stumbling out the front door, half awake and stepping from crisp, conditioned air into soupy humidity.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s positively gruesome, with my brain dialing down two notches and the rest of me following closely.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s times like this that you need something bracing to help you get back into the bag of your choosing, and what better than a tasty soul 45?<\/p>\n

If memory serves I first heard the Players<\/strong> \u2018Get Right\u2019 when some groovy soul from the UK posted it on Facebook, and it instantly turned into one of those deals where I could think of little else. The song shot directly into the pleasure centers of my fevered brain (and my feet). I immediately waded into the interwebs in search of a copy but was initially stymied.<\/p>\n

It took a few months of waiting before a copy of the 45 turned up, and then another week while I hung by my thumbs waiting to see if I was going to be outbid.<\/p>\n

In the end, it was President Jackson<\/strong> and I that won the day (and the record)<\/em> and in a few more weeks (as the 45 had to cross the mighty Atlantic) it was in the door and spinning on turntable number one.<\/p>\n

The record in question is a storming, Northern-ready soul killer with some pulsing organ, a powerful horn section and of course the vocals of the Players. I especially dig the baritone sax solo.<\/p>\n

Led by vocalist Herbert Butler<\/strong> who was ably assisted by several members of the Dells<\/strong> , the Chicago-based Players recorded three 45s (and an LP) for the Minit label, with \u2018Get Right\u2019 appearing on the final disc.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s only success \u2013 as it was<\/em> \u2013 was with their initial waxing, the ballad \u2018He\u2019ll Be Back\u2019.<\/p>\n

That a brilliant record like \u2018Get Right\u2019 didn\u2019t hit the charts is probably a testament to a marketplace crowded with genius, no doubt aided by poor promotion.<\/p>\n

The disc was written by the Artistics<\/strong> lead singer Robert Dobyne<\/strong> (with his writing partner Charles Jones<\/strong>) and produced by Cal Carter <\/strong>(staff producer at the Vee Jay label).<\/p>\n

It is just over two and a quarter minutes of soulful dynamite and I dig it very much.<\/p>\n

I hope you do too, and I\u2019ll see you all on Friday.<\/p>\n

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

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

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