Gordon Staples & The String Thing - Strung Out (1970) [Remastered 2009]

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Artist: Gordon Staples & The String Thing
Title: Strung Out
Year Of Release: 1970/2009
Label: Reel Music [66748-78014-2]
Genre: Funk, Soul, Jazz, Fusion
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 40:03
Total Size: 130 mb / 290 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Gordon Staples was concert master at The Detroit Symphony which provided the strings on virtually every hit Motown record in the '60s. Berry Gordy gave Staples the album as a 'thank you' for his efforts and brought in legendary arranger and producer Paul Riser to compose most of the music and oversee the project. The result is a blend of classic Motown funk and blaxploitation with hints of symphonic soul. The legendary Fred Williamson used much of the music on this album in his cult movie Mean Johnny Barrows. This is the first time that the groundbreaking Motown album from 1970 has been on CD and includes a 16 page color booklet with an extensive essay featuring interviews with Paul Riser, Dennis Coffey and others involved in the project.

:: TRACKLIST ::

1 Strung Out - 4:54
2 Toonie - 4:44
3 Sounds Of The Zodiac - 5:54
4 The Look Of Love - 3:42
5 Get Down - 3:45
6 If Your Love Were Mine - 3:15
7 It's Got To Be Alright - 3:26
8 From A Heart That's True To Only You - 3:26
9 Someday We'll Be Together - 3:07
10 The April Fools - 3:26

"Gordon Staples combines his recording activities at the Motown Record Corporation with the role of Concertmaster of The Detroit Symphony Orchestra".

Bass – James Jamerson
Bongos – Eddie "Bongo" Brown
Cello – Edward Korkigian, Italo Babini, Marcy Schweickhardt, Thaddeus Markiewicz
Drums – Chet Forester, Richard "Pistol" Allen*, Uriel Jones
Guitar – Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Robert White
Harp – Carole Crosby, Pat Terry
Keyboards – Earl "Big Funk" Van Dyke*, Johnny Griffith
Percussion – Jack Ashford, Jack Brokensha, Robert Pangborn
Producer, Arranged By – Paul Riser
Viola – Anne Mischakoff, David Ireland, Edouard Kesner, Meyer Shapiro, Nathan Gordon
Violin – Alvin Score, Beatriz Budinszky, Felix Resnick, James Waring, Lillian Downs, Linda Snedden Smith, Richard Margitza, Virginia Halfmann, Zinovi Bistritzky
Vocals – Jackie Hicks, Louvain Demps, Marlene Barrow, The Andantes

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