THE METERS Rejuvenation LP REPRISE 1974 UK orig K 54027 ALLEN TOUSSAINT-NEVILLE
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THE METERS
JOSEPH MODELISTE, ARTHUR NEVILLE, LEO NOCENTELLI, CYRIL NEVILLE
The Meters defined New Orleans funk, not only on their own recordings, but also as the backing
band for numerous artists, including many produced by Allen Toussaint. Where the funk
of Sly Stone and James Brown was wild, careening, and determinedly urban, the Meters were
down-home and earthy. Nearly all of their own recordings were instrumentals, putting the emphasis
on the organic and complex rhythms. The syncopated, layered percussion intertwined
with the gritty grooves of the guitar and organ, creating a distinctive sound that earned a small,
devoted cult during the '70s, including musicians like Paul McCartney and Robert Palmer,
both of whom used the group as a backing band for recording. Despite their reputation
as an extraordinary live band, the Meters never broke into the mainstream,
but their sound provided the basis for much of the funk and hip-hop of the '80s and '90s...
"REJUVENATION"
Produced by Allen Toussaint and The Meters
1974 LP REPRISE RECORDS K 54027
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
UNLAMINATED SINGLE COVER
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Label: REPRISE - TAN/BROWNISH LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) K54027
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): K-54027-A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): K-54027-B1
On labels: Made in UK
?1974
All songs written by Leo Nocentelli, Art Neville, Joseph Modeliste & George Porter Jr.
Produced by Allen Toussaint & The Meters for Rhinelander Music Inc.
Chappell & Co.
rim text reads "All Rights........Prohibited"
On back cover: Recorded at Sea-Saint Recording Studio, Inc.,.........New Orleans, Louisiana
A Reprise Records distributed by WEA Records Ltd. ?&© 1974
W A Warner Communications Company
SHOREPAK by Shorewood Packaging Co. LtD. England
tracklisting
Side 1: PEOPLE SAY - LOVE IS FOR ME
JUST KISSED MY BABY - WAT'CHA SAY - JUNGLE MAN
Side 2: HEY POCKY A-WAY - IT AIN'T NO USE
LOVING YOU IS ON MY MIND - AFRICA
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The title is a tip-off, as is the garish, blaxploitation-chic photo on the cover -- Rejuvenation,
the Meters' second album for Reprise, should be seen as a bit of a new beginning for the quintessential
New Orleans funk group. It's not a clean beginning, since they were pointing in this direction
on Cabbage Alley, but this is where their glistening, clear production, crisp performances,
rock influences, and hard-edged funk coalesce into a sound distinct from their Josie recordings,
not better, just different. As such, this is the definitive Reprise album from the Meters,
not just because the material is stronger (which admittedly is true), but because the performances
are continually inspired and the production is professional but hits at a gut level,
resulting in a first-class funk album...(AllMusic)
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