The Beginning Of The End – Fishman EP RSD2018 Funky Nassau 1971 Hit OOP
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The Beginning Of The End – Fishman EP RSD2018 Funky Nassau 1971 Hit OOP Archival Sleeve
This is a Killer release Funky Nassau just rocks Highly Recommended
"Funky Nassau" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End.
The song was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, produced by Marlin Productions and arranged by the Beginning of the End.It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 17, 1971 and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974. The song was featured on their 1971 album, Funky Nassau.
The single ranked #75 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.
Hype sticker on shrinkwrap: Previously unreleased 11-minute version of 1972Caribbean folk-soul single 'Fishman'+ full length edit of 'Funky Nassau'
Mastered from original tapes Record Store Day 2018
A1 Fishman (Full Length Version) Written-By – Leroy Munnings*, Raphael Munnings* 11:51 B1 Funky Nassau (Full Length Edit) Written-By – Raphael Munnings*, Tyrone Fitzgerald 5:05 B2 Fishman (Original 45 Version) Written-By – Leroy Munnings*, Raphael Munnings* 3:18
The Beginning of the End was a funk group from Nassau, Bahamas. The group formed in 1969 and consisted of three brothers (Frank, Raphael "Ray", and Roy Munnings), a fourth member on bass (Fred Henfield), and a fifth on guitar (Livingston Colebrook). They were complemented by the Funky Nassau Horns.
They released an album entitled Funky Nassau in 1971 on Alston Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records), and the track "Funky Nassau" became a hit single in the U.S., peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #7 on the Billboard R&B chart. The same track reached #31 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1974
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