{"id":6406,"date":"2016-06-28T11:12:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T16:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6406"},"modified":"2016-06-28T11:12:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T16:12:15","slug":"mckinley-jackson-and-the-politicians-love-machine-pts-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6406","title":{"rendered":"McKinley Jackson and the Politicians – Love Machine Pts 1&2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – McKinley Jackson and the Politicians – Love Machine Pt1 MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download – McKinley Jackson and the Politicians – Love Machine Pt2 MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

I’d like to start by thanking everyone that participated in the Funky16Corners 2016 Allnighter\/Pledge Drive, either as a donor or selector. Your generosity continues to inspire me, and helps the podcast, blog and archives up and running.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The drawing for the M-Tet 45 will be announced on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The world of funk and soul is filled with stars, but they wouldn\u2019t be anything without the studio bands that provided the foundation for much of their music.<\/p>\n

Groups like the Funk Brothers<\/strong> (Motown and many smaller Detroit labels), the Philly rhythm section\/MFSB<\/strong> who can be heard on just about everything that came out of Philadelphia for a decade, the Chess\/Cadet house band, and today\u2019s artists, McKinley Jackson and the Politicians.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackson had been a Detroit trombone player and arranger (working on records for folks like Lee Rogers, the Fabulous Peps, Ortheia Barnes<\/strong> and Gloria Taylor<\/strong>) who followed Holland\/Dozier\/Holland<\/strong> when they went left Motown to form Invictus\/Hotwax, eventually leading the house band for those labels (the Politicians).<\/p>\n

Jackson and the Politicians recorded and album for Hotwax in 1971 and went on to have a minor R&B hit with the fuzz-guitar led \u2018Free Your Mind\u2019.<\/p>\n

Though the Politicians were mainly and instrumental outfit, they brought in songwriter, producer and Invictus\/Hotwax A&R man Ron Dunbar<\/strong> on vocals for part one of today\u2019s selection \u2018Love Machine\u2019.<\/p>\n

Unlike most of their album, which is composed of fairly hard edged funk, \u2018Love Machine\u2019 is pure early 70s soul with a style that was aimed (however unsuccessfully) at the charts.<\/p>\n

\u2018Love Machine\u2019 was actually the first single released by the Politicians, and I\u2019m surprised that it wasn\u2019t a hit. It\u2019s a great song, with plenty of hooks and a great vocal by Dunbar, and the instrumental take (which also appeared as the B-side to \u2018Free Your Mind\u2019) on the flipside is cool as well.<\/p>\n

Their album is outstanding (and expensive) funk and well worth tracking down.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the sounds and I\u2019ll see you all on Friday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived!<\/strong> The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock.<\/strong> They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).<\/strong> Click here to go to the ordering page.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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