Soul Strut 100: #22 - Kool and the Gang (album) (1969)

[stratasphere]

Da Vinylmentalist said:I have the Blue Elephant pressing (also from 1969) but it got two extra songs: Funky Man and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. What's the deal with that, did Kool & The Gang record those songs especially for Blue Elephant or something?




I think it was recorded during the sessions or shortly after. Let The Music Take Your Mind was added to the US release of the album after the single took off. That track is not on first pressings of the self titled lp.



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[cookbook]

forever on my want list





:WHYMUSTICRY:

 

[Soultaker]

My favorite Kool and The Gang album. The drums on this are bananas!! The classic years for them are 1969-1976 imo.

 

[kala]

found at the salvation army for a dollar


it only took 16 years to pop up

 

[PrimeCutsLtd]

found it for $1 back in the day. When I got it I thought it was semi-common. Guess not huh.

 

[Otis_Funkmeyer]

Perfect LP! The melodies and arrangements are unmatched. You just feel kool when you listen to it.

 

[soulfool]

This is a great album - an absolute funk classic.





For people who associate them with Joanna, Cherish and other cheese-covered crap, here's what James Brown had to say about them back in the day: "They're the second-baddest out there. They make such bad records that you got to be careful when you play a new tape on the way home from the record store. Their groove is so strong you could wreck."

 

[HarveyCanal]

soulfool said:





For people who associate them with Joanna, Cherish and other cheese-covered crap,




BAN.