THE GRODECK WHIPPERJENNY LP Psych Funk People Records

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Aug 17, 2005 Sold Date

Aug 12, 2005 Start Date

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THE GRODECK WHIPPERJENNY LP. Original 1970 pressing on People Records (James Browns label) # PS-3000. Stereo pressing. Promo copy, has a cut out hole in the top left hand corner and a promo only sticker on the upper right hand corner. Vinyl and cover both in very good condition. Vinyl has a few slight surface marks but plays fine. Surface noise is very minimal, mostly only apparent at the beginning of either sides and even then it's very slight. Cover shows very slight age and wear, has a very small indication of ring wear at the top of the cover, but it's very slight. No splits along any of the sides. "Recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio, this album was co-produced by Dave Matthews and Ron Lenhoff and was released on James Brown's People label. It's a superb psychedelic/progressive effort which is full of imagination and fresh ideas. Every track is excellent in its own right making it difficult to identify highlights, but Conclusions is a superb instrumental and Evidence Of The Existance Of The Unconscious has fine keyboards and makes interesting use of echoed vocals and discordant guitars. Grodeck Whipperjenny also appeared as the backing band on James Brown's Sho Is Funky Down Here album recorded at or right around the same time. They also backed Brown on a non-album 45 recorded at the same session which included the first version of Talkin Loud and Sayin Nothin. This 45 was later withdrawn." Here's another review of the LP - "Produced by James Brown's favourite arranger and conductor Dave Mathews, The Grodeck Whipperjenny, recorded in 1970 in Cincinnati and released on Brown's People label, is an album that won universal critical claim but still failed to propel the highly talented outfit into the big time. Described by one critic as 'a superb psychedelic/progressive effort -- full of imagination and fresh ideas' others locked into the album's abundant funky rhythms, prompting another pundit to excitedly proclaim Grodeck as 'an acid funk monster of an album which will blow the flavour savour right off you mug'! Every track is excellent in its own right which makes it difficult to single out particular highlights, but 'Conclusions' is a superb instrumental of jaw-dropping strings, heavy Hammond and stinging guitar, while 'Evidence For The Existence Of The Unconscious' features fine keyboards, echoed vocal and fuzz guitar." The 2nd side has no spaces seperating the tracks (the last 3 songs on the LP), creating a full sided listening experience. Some of the acid fuzz funk psychedilc guitar tracks remind me of Maggot Brain era Funkadelic. Musicians on the album are DAVE MATTHEWS- Piano, organ, tamborine KENNY POOLE- guitar, vocal MICHAEL MOORE- bass JIMMY MADISON - drums MARY ELLEN BELL- vocals. Tracks are 1-SITTING HERE ON A TONGUE 2- WONDER IF 3- WHY CAN'T I GO BACK 4- CONCLUSIONS 5- YOU'RE TOO YOUNG 6- PUT YOUR THING ON ME 7- INSIDE OR OUTSIDE 8- EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS. Paypal or money order (post office, western union, major bank etc) only please. US buyers add $3.75 shipping media mail or $5.75 1st class mail, Canada and Mexico add $7.50 shipping, International buyers add $11.50 shipping.

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