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Price:		 Little Ed & the Soundmasters
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3x7" box
$18

"Chicago's only blues-funk family band with an eight-year-old drummer finally gets their due in this elaborate 3x45 box set. Stationed on Chicago's west side between 1965-1972, the Fisher brothers worked their novelty act at any club that was willing to bend the city's stiff liquor laws. Three 45s were cut for their homespun Fised and Fished labels, with the third featuring the first known recordings of notorious bluesman Johnny Dollar. Chock full of photos stripped from family photo albums, the 12 page booklet tells the complete Soundmaster story, from their earliest days backing J.B. Hutto to Little Ed's final snare cracks for Southside Movement. Housed in a tipped-on 7" box, the set sets a new standard for funk 45s." - Numero
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Downriver Revival
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2LP + DVD
$24
“From 1967-1981 Detroit’s downriver neighbor Ecorse, MI had its very own Moe Asch. Compiled here are 24 of Felton Williams’ most fascinating recordings, covering gospel, group soul, garage-punk, doo-wop, northern, jazz, and funk. Also included is a DVD archive of the nearly 200 sound recordings pulled from Williams’ vaults, plus a 30-minute documentary on the making of Downriver Revival.” A couple of the ringers include early sessions that feature James “Blood” Ulmer and Sacred Steel guitarist Calvin Cooke, but by no means do they overshadow the more obscure locals heard here. Gatefold sleeve, extensive notes, beautiful photos...an all-around inspiring set!