DYKE AND THE BLAZERS The Funky Broadway LP ORIGINAL SOUND 1967 US orig LPS 8876
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DYKE AND THE BLAZERS
Dyke & the Blazers were one of the first acts -- possibly the first notable act -- to play funk other than James Brown. Indeed, they often sounded like a sort of junior version of Brown and the JB's, playing songs in which the rhythms and riffs mattered more than the tune. Similarly, vocalist Dyke Christian sang/grunted words that mattered more for the feeling and rhythm than the content. Their best-known track, "Funky Broadway, " was covered for a bigger hit by Wilson Pickett, though Dyke & the Blazers got a few more R&B hits before Dyke was shot to death in 1971.
"THE FUNKY BROADWAY"
Produced by Arthur Barrett and Austin Coleman
1967 LP ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDS OSR LPS 8876
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: Same label as Dyke & The Blazers - The Funky Broadway (Los Angeles pressing), different pressing ring. This version has a single 2,75" ring and cover is printed by Imperial Packing Co., Inc. (a "4" is printed on rear cover's down corner).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
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LABEL: ORIGINAL SOUND - BLACK LABEL - WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front) OSR LPS 8876 (spine) LPS 8876
(rear) OSR LPS 8876 STEREO / OSR LPM 5016 MONOAURAL
Catalog on labels: (master #sor-8906) / (master #sor-8907)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): S-8906
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): S-8907
On labels: rim text reads "When lines appear to stand still record is revolving at fxactly 33 1/3 R.P.M."
On Back Sleeve: Photo, Tracklist, Notes & Credits
This album packaged and sold by Original Sound Sales Corp., 7120 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90046
tracklisting
Side A: FUNKY BROADWAY, PT. 1 / FUNKY BROADWAY, PT. 2 - UHH, PT. 1 / UHH, PT. 2
BROADWAY COMBINATION - CITY DUMP
Side B: THE WRONG HOUSE - SO SHARP - DON'T BUG ME
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, also read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The late Dyke (Arlester Christian) was from Buffalo yet, after once backing the O'Jays in Phoenix, the band either became stranded or decided to stay there. It was the luckiest break they ever had, since they met someone who knew someone, which resulted in the recording and release of "Funky Broadway," a rough, funky, bass heavy dance tune written by Christian that rocketed up the charts. "Funky Broadway" scored again when Wilson Pickett recorded it; his version had better musicians, but Dyke's rawer, amateurish original, had more gut appeal. "Uhh Parts 1 & 2" is just as simplistic, but proves that lightning rarely strikes twice in the same place, and the rest of the songs are all in the same rut. Dyke featured a showman but not a singer, and rarely played ballads...(AllMusic)
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