Off White Records: VARIOUS ARTISTS - THINGS GONNA GET BETTER (CD)

CD released: Feb 26, 2016

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Tracklisting:

1.	Dose Of Soul - Chet Ivey And His Fabulous Avengers
2.	Skull Session - Oliver Nelson
3.	125th And 7th Avenue - Richard 'groove' Holmes
4.	A Chance For Peace (7 Inch Edit) - Lonnie Liston Smith
5.	What You See Is What You Get - Pretty Purdie & The Playboys
6.	Tite Rope - Harold Alexander
7.	What's The Matter With The World - Dave Hamilton
8.	Things Gonna Get Better - Clarence Coulter
9.	Soul Meeting - Don Williams And The Exchange
10.	Mucho Macho (Full Length Version) - Macho

11.	A Joyful Process - Funkadelic
12.	I'm A Believer (Single Edit) - Idris Muhammad
13.	Music For The Brothers - The Solicitors
14.	Pay Some Dues - Ruby Delicious
15.	Shorty The Pimp - Don Julian & The Larks
16.	Do It - Billy Sha Rae
17.	Chains - Blacks & Blues
18.	Push On Jessie Jackson (7 Inch Edit) - The Pace-setters
19.	One Man's Loss - Vernon Garrett
20.	St Louis Breakdown - Oliver Sain

VARIOUS ARTISTS

THINGS GONNA GET BETTER

Label:	BGP
Cat No:	CDBGPD297
Barcode:	29667529723
Packaging:	CD Jewel Case

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This is an exciting glimpse into the world of black American funk, jazz and soul from the early 70s. The music has a political agenda, even when it isn't overtly preaching a message.
Recorded after the 60s dream had ended, during the era of Watergate, the oil crisis and financial crash, there is a schizophrenic edge to the music here. There are tracks about trying to get things right, but also about partying as a way to forget.
Street funk from Oliver Sain, Dave Hamilton, Billie Sha Rae is showcased alongside the jazzier sounds of Oliver Nelson, "Groove" Holmes and Harold Alexander. There is also the first flowering of disco with the Fatback-related 'Mucho Macho' (we feature the previously unissued extended version) and Chet Ivey tracks.
The compilation features many sides to be released on CD for the first time, including two Detroit funk gems from the vaults of Dave Hamilton. Another first release is 'Chains' from Gil Scott Heron's college group Black And Blues.