Ebony Rhythm Band - Soul Heart Transplant: The Lamp Sessions (2015)

The last but most exciting instalment in Now Again/Stones Throw's trawl of the catalogue of Indianapolis' most prolific soul and funk label of the 60s & 70s. This anthology presents their insanely rare (yours for $3000) title track single and the rest of their unreleased recordings, remastered from 1970 analogue tapes and accompanied by wonderful detailed liner notes from label don Egon. Their Meters-inspired psychedelic grooves also found their way on to heavy funk covers of 'Light My Fire', 'Vanilla Fudge' and 'Sunshine Of Your Love', and in addition you'll find shades of Jimmy Smith's soul-jazz or Groove Holmes' hard backbeats. Amazing funk artefact.

Tracklist:
01. Ebony Rhythm Band - Soul Heart Transplant (2:53)
02. Ebony Rhythm Band - Light My Fire (6:02)
03. Ebony Rhythm Band - Ode To Billy Joe (4:52)
04. Ebony Rhythm Band - Vanilla Fudge (4:11)
05. Ebony Rhythm Band - Drugs Ain't Cool (2:45)
06. Ebony Rhythm Band - Get Yourself Together (5:38)
07. The Vanguards - The Thought of Losing Your Love (3:01)
08. THE PEARLS - Can I Call You Baby (3:36)
09. The Vanguards - It's Too Late For Love (3:43)
10. The Montiques - Fool Am I (3:00)
11. Ebony Rhythm Band - Light My Fire (6:00)