{"id":719,"date":"2010-07-11T13:58:48","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T18:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=719"},"modified":"2012-08-03T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T21:18:11","slug":"the-inclines-pressure-cooker-pts-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=719","title":{"rendered":"The Inclines – Pressure Cooker Pts 1&2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday’s selection (above)
\nThe mighty Fame Studio (below)
\nThere’s soul between those bricks…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Listen\/Download – The Inclines – Pressure Cooker Pt 1 <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download – The Inclines – Pressure Cooker Pt2 <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Greetings all. <\/strong>
\nI hope the new week finds you all well.
\nThe heat (in measure of actual temperature) has seen a decline. Unfortunately this was met with an incline in the humidity, so while it is not technically as hot as it was last week, it is just as uncomfortable, so, instead of catching fire when you step out of the house, you merely start to melt.
\nThe 45 I bring you today is something that was initially passed on to me years ago by my man Haim<\/strong>, who had a spare copy of the 45, which although it was in rough condition, since it cost me exactly nothing I was (and still am) grateful, and placed it in the crates as what we record nerds refer to as a space-holder\/keeper copy.
\nI dug \u2018Pressure Cooker Pts 1&2\u2019 by the Inclines,<\/strong> and kept my eyes peeled for an opportunity to upgrade.
\nJust such an opportunity was encountered at this year\u2019s All-45 Show in Allentown.
\nI\u2019d already pretty much emptied my wallet when I happened upon a dealer I did not know, and started digging in what soon turned out to be a box full of excellent funk and soul 45s.
\nThere was only one problem\u2026<\/em>
\nNot a single one of these gems was priced, and there was no indicator anywhere on the table as to how much this fine gentleman might be asking for his stock.
\nThis is rarely a good thing, since such discoveries are often met with a stock playlet, inevitably leading to my disappointment.
\nIt kind of goes like this (with me trying to find a satisfying middle ground between looking like a rube and\/or a shark):<\/p>\n

Me: Um, how much for the 45s?
\nDealer: Oh, let me take a look at those..hmmmmm\u2026that\u2019s a good one\u2026.so\u2019s that\u2026
\nMe: Oh, uh, I don\u2019t know those\u2026they looked cool.
\nDealer: How about $200 for the lot?
\nMe: Gulp\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aaaand scene!<\/em><\/p>\n

(Magnify the discomfort in the above situation when LPs are involved)<\/p>\n

However, once in a great while, an unpriced box of 45s is just what it seems, i.e. a random collection of stock that a dealer wants to move.
\nThat was the deal this time, and I minted up on two faves (the Emperors<\/strong> \u2018Mumble Shingaling\u2019 and today\u2019s selection) at the extremely beneficial price of two US dollars per, which was more than amenable. I took my records and skulked away.
\nNow I haven\u2019t been able to nail down a whole lot of info on the Inclines. They seem to have released two 45s on Atco, one as the Inclines and one under the name of group member Tyrone McCollum<\/strong>.
\nThey seem to have hailed from either northern Georgia or southern Tennessee, having recorded a few records for the Chattanooga based Gil label.
\n\u2018Pressure Cooker Pts 1&2\u2019 was originally released on the Hawk label (I have no idea where that label was based but wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it was from the same region).
\nToday\u2019s selection was recorded at the storied Fame studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1969 and is a fantastic, mid-tempo slice of southern instrumental funk. The first part is dominated by the horns, with a repeated riff which drops out for a saxophone solo. The bass, drums and electric piano form a thick, muddy bottom that gives the relaxed, slightly jazzy tune a funky kick.
\nThe flip side (make sure to download side 2) sees the keyboards come to the front, with the electric piano and organ both getting time to shine.
\nIt\u2019s a very cool record precisely because it\u2019s so laid back. It has a kind of \u2018nighttime\u2019 vibe to it, not quite as spooky as a side like \u2018Nickol Nickol\u2019 by the Brothers of Hope<\/strong>, but moving in that direction.
\nI hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll be back on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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

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


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