Rare 45 rpm 1975 Prophets of Peace Maxx Records “The Max” “You Can Be” Funk R&B
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Offering a rare Prophets of Peace 45 rpm record featuring “The Max” and “You Can Be” © 1975 by Williams Scott and Bradley – Maxx Records Minneapolis, MN – Good to Very Good Condition.
In 1972, a young bass player from Minneapolis studying music at Mankato State University teamed up with his cousin and some friends to start playing gigs around the small college town in Southern Minnesota. Over the next couple of years the band would solidify its lineup, write its own material, and eventually record one of the most collectible 45s to come out of Minnesota’s R&B scene.
Prophets continued to hone their craft playing as many gigs as they could at places such as The Marriott and The Thunderbird, as well as opening for larger touring acts at the University of Minnesota. In 1975, they hit Sound 80 studios in Minneapolis to record “The Max.” At the time, Sound 80 was the most state-of-the-art studio in town. Engineered by studio co-founder Tom Jung, all the instrumental tracks were done live without a click track in one large room. The vocals were overdubbed later. The result is one of the hardest hitting, massive sounding recordings to come out of the area at the time. While at Sound 80, the band also hired Jung to mix down “You Can Be,” the strongest tune to come out of the ASI sessions a year earlier. Rather than wait to record five or six more songs, they decided to press a 45 with “The Max” on the A-side and “You Can Be” on the flip. They pressed up and distributed 500 copies in an effort to build a buzz and raise more money to record enough songs to finish their full length LP.
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