{"id":6681,"date":"2016-10-11T10:25:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T15:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6681"},"modified":"2016-10-11T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T15:26:21","slug":"the-vibrations-soul-a-go-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6681","title":{"rendered":"The Vibrations – Soul A Go Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – The Vibrations – Soul A-Go-Go MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Before we get started, take a moment to head on over to Mixcloud<\/strong> (by clicking on the graphic below) and vote for the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> as best funk\/soul radio show!<\/p>\n

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When prompted for an example of the show, just click on this link<\/strong> <\/a>and select the address of the page\u00a0\u00a0as an example.<\/p>\n

Thanks very much, and now, on with the post….<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Heart not started right?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Coffee not doing the trick?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Down in the dumps?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Well, my friends, prepare to get your wagon fixed, because the 45 I am about to lay on you is one of the pumpingest, slammingest, four on the (dance) floor moving, soul grooving, blood pressure elevating burners ever committed to wax.<\/p>\n

The Vibrations<\/strong> are one o the truly great groups of the classic soul era, and have appeared here before (and will again).<\/p>\n

Though they never had a lot of crossover success in the pop market, they did manage to make the R&B Top 40 half a dozen times between 1961 and 1968, making great records in Los Angeles, Chicago, and later on in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\u2018Soul a Go Go\u2019 was released in 1966, arranged by the great Teacho Wiltshire<\/strong> and produced by a cat named Manny Kellem<\/strong> who seems to have spent most of his time recording mainstream\/adult pop by people like Mike Douglas,<\/strong> and Jane Morgan<\/strong> with the occasional soul or rock artist in the mix.<\/p>\n

The song was written by Del Shahr<\/strong> (aka Vibrations member Carl Fisher,<\/strong> who wrote a bunch of amazing soul tunes), Ricky Castel<\/strong> and Roscoe Johnson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening with a powerful drum roll, and joined by a blazing horn section, bass, and guitar, \u2018Soul a Go Go\u2019 is one of those records guaranteed to get people out of their seats and on to the dance floor.<\/p>\n

The propulsive energy of the song is just about relentless and it kind of boggle my mind that it wasn\u2019t a hit on the R&B or Pop charts (though the other side of the 45, a version of the Beatles<\/strong> \u2018And I Love Her\u2019 was a hit in Chicago.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nothing less than a killer, and ought to have a home in the playbox of any self-respecting DJ.<\/p>\n

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

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