Platypus - Platypus (1979) [2012] CD-Rip

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this self-titled album from the legendary Funk band. Platypus was among many Funk-based acts to emerge from Dayton, Ohio in the 1970s, along with the Ohio Players, Heatwave, Slave, and Lakeside. Their style was specifically influenced by progressive rock, earning compliments from Rick Wakeman of Yes. The group's fans in Japan defined their sound as "between rock and soul." Upon moving to Los Angeles in the mid-'70s, members of Platypus worked with Motown producer Hal Davis and contributed to sessions for Thelma Houston, The 5th Dimension, and Diana Ross. Platypus was mentored by Roberta Flack after she saw the group headline at The Bottom Line in Osaka, Japan


Tracks:

01. Dancing In The Moonlight
02. Street Babies
03. Love The Way You Funk
04. Don't Go Away
05. Dance If You Can
06. Running From Love
07. Body And Soul
08. Dancing In The Moonlight (Single Version)
09. Body And Soul (Single Version)
10. Love The Way You Funk (Single Version)
11. Dance If You Can (Single Version)
12. Street Babies (12" Version)
13. Dancing In The Moonlight (12" Version)
14. Love The Way You Funk (12" Version)

Personnel:

Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Lloyd Jones
Conductor – Steve Hoskins
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Curtis Sanford
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion – Kerry Rutledge
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Percussion – Larry Hines
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Arthur Stokes
Strings – Baudilio Mendez, David W. Moore, James Baird, Lois Reid, Ronald Konieczka, William Bouton