1976 - MORE THAN A FEELING - Your All-Genres Guide To Exceptional CD Reissues and Remasters - A SOUNDS GOOD MUSIC BOOK by Mark Barry...

1976

MORE THAN A FEELING 

Your All-Genres e-Book Guide To 

Exceptional CD Reissues & Remasters

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* 151 in-depth reviews for quality CD Reissues and Remasters across many genres

* Spring 2025 Draft

* Formats included - CD, SACD [Super Audio CD], HDCD [High Density Compatible Digital], Japan SHM-CD and Japan Platinum SHM-CD  [Super High Materials] 

* Major Label Box Set Retrospectives from – EMI, Sony/Legacy, Universal and WEA

* Best Independent Reissue Labels highlighted...

– Ace, Audio Fidelity, Bear Family, Beats Goes On, Big Break Records (BBR), Cherry Red, Craft Recordings, Earth, Edsel, Esoteric Recordings, Grapefruit, Hip-O Select, Lemon, Light In The Attic, Mobile Fidelity, Raven, Repertoire, Rev-Ola, Rhino, Salvo, Soul Music Records, Sundazed and Panegyric 

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* Release Date, Catalogue No and Barcode to locate the correct issue

* CD Track lists and Details on Bonus material (if any)

* VINYL Discographies referencing CD Box sets (track numbers to sequence singles and albums from the discs – huge number of record labels covered

* UK and US catalogue numbers and release dates for original vinyl albums, 7" singles and EPs within each review

* Remaster/Tape Transfer Engineers highlighted 

* Packaging descriptions, size of booklets, what's contained within, who wrote the liner notes, repro artwork explained 

* Reference to the Audio Quality of the CD - analysis of songs 

* Guest Musicians highlighted – Cover Versions noted

Having worked for RECKLESS RECORDS in London for over 20 years as one of their principal Vinyl and CD buyers (one of the best secondhand record shops in the West End) and having been an Amazon Hall Of Fame Reviewer six times - as you can imagine - I come across a huge number of reissues - some far more worthy than others. 

To that end I've collated together these SOUNDS GOOD MUSIC BOOKS as guides to Exceptional CD Reissues and Remasters offering up in-depth reviews on a wide range of titles. And it doesn't have to cost the earth to Sound Good either – you just need to know which CD is the right issue to buy. 

Like my e-Books for the Seventies first five years proved (1970 to 1975) - the Rock Music is King onslaught continued full pelt in 1976 (especially American Rock) with elements of Disco, Soul and Jazz Funk beginning also to dominate. But this equally productive year also showed music lovers continuing to spread their listening wings – embracing genres many thought conservative ears would never give the time of day to (Reggae, Country, Blues Rock, Avant Garde, Jazz Fusion and Prog and Disco in 1976 - that would eek out a niche amongst fans and dancers until 1980 and years beyond. And while you'll undoubtedly see some well-known titles in here - others were obscure even then and remain so to this day (if they're worth a digital revisit, I like to champion them all). 

Many entries in this large and unique book cost less than £10 too, while others are under a fiver. And even if some Box Sets/Deletions have acquired a price tag - because they’re the best I've included them along with artists/titles that deserve your attention…

Enjoy The Reads - MARK BARRY (2025)

PS: in this series, see also

1968 - VOODOO CHILE

1969 - WHOLE LOTTA LOVE 

1970 - ALL THINGS MUST PASS

1971 - GET IT ON

1972 - TUMBLING DICE 

1973 - US AND THEM 

1974 - PICK UP THE PIECES

1975 - CAPT. FANTASTIC

1976 - MORE THAN A FEELING

1977 to 1979 - PROVE IT ALL NIGHT

"Right On!" CD SERIES from Warner Brothers UK - An INDEX for All 5 Volumes - by Mark Barry...

INDEX for the RIGHT ON! Series of CDs 

on Warners ESP and Warner Strategic Marketing (WSM) in the UK

ARTIST in ALPHABETICAL ORDER for All Five Volumes

Mr. Man – AIR (from their Debut and Only US LP "Air" released May 1971 on Embryo SD 733 in Stereo – features Herbie Mann on Flute and Googie on Vocals – Guests Randy and Mike Brecker on Trombone and Sax) – see Volume 5 Track 15

Sandy's Love – HAROLD ALEXANDER (from the July 1974 US LP "Raw Root" on Atlantic SD 1657 in Stereo – featuring Junior Hansen on Guitars and Joe Bonner on Keyboards) – see Volume 2 Track 19

DAVID AXELROD – see The Electric Prunes on Volume 1

Hambone – JOHN BALDRY [aka Long John Baldry] (from the album "Everything Stops For Tea" released May 1972 in the USA on Warner Brothers BS-2614 – a Sam Mitchell song – LP produced by Elton John and Rod Stewart (Stewart for "Hambone") and features Sam Mitchell (of Uncle Dog) on Guitar, Ian Armit (of Argent) on Piano with John Porter (of Uncle Dog) on Bass, Terry Stannard (of Kokomo and Uncle Dog) on Drums and Baldry on Vocals) – see Volume 4 Track 5

Searching The Circle – BARBARA & ERNIE (from the US Debut LP "Prelude To" released May 1971 on Cotillion SD 9044 in Stereo – featuring Barbara Massey on Keyboards and Ernie Calabria on Guitars with Bill Salter and Grady Tate on Bass and Drums and Orchestrations by Eumir Deodato) – see Volume 4 Track 17

When She Made Me Promise – THE BEGINNING OF THE END (from the November 1971 US LP "Funky Nassau" on Alston SD 33-379 in Stereo) – see Volume 3 Track 7

Tighten Up - ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS (from the April 1968 US LP "Tighten Up" on Atlantic SC-8181 in Stereo) – see Volume 1 Track 7

Let Me Fix It – BROOK BENTON (from the US LP "Home Style" released August 1970 on Cotillion SD 9028 in Stereo – Written and Sung by Brook Benton with Backing Vocals from Cissy Houston and The Sweet Inspirations, Rhythm Section by The Dixie Flyers, Saxophone from King Curtis and Production by Arif Mardin) – see Volume 3 Track 16

Wanaoh – BLACK HEAT (from the October 1972 US Debut LP "Black Heat" on Atlantic SD 7237 – written by Guitarist Bradley Owens) – see Volume 2 Track 8

You Should've Listened – BLACK HEAT (from the March 1974 US Second LP "No Time To Burn" on Atlantic SD 7294 – written by Guitarist Bradley Owens) – see Volume 3 Track 8

Zimba Ku – BLACK HEAT (from the June 1975 US LP "Keep On Running" on Atlantic SD 18128) – see Volume 1 Track 13

Gang Bang – OSCAR BROWN, Jr (from the November 1972 US LP "Movin' On" on Atlantic SD 1629 in Stereo) – see Volume 2 Track 7

Chicken Heads – OSCAR BROWN, Jr. (from his January 1975 US LP "Fresh" on Atlantic SD 18106 – featuring Phil Upchurch on Guitar – a Bobby Rush cover version) – see Volume 4 Track 9

Leroy The Magician – GARY BURTON (from the August 1970 US Studio LP "Good Vibes" on Atlantic SD 1560 in Stereo – Keyboards and Vibes by Gary Burton and Richard Tee, Eric Gale and Jerry Hahn on Guitars with Chuck Rainey on Bass and Bernard Purdie on Drums) – see Volume 5 Track 11

For What It's Worth – CHER (from the June 1969 US LP "3614 Jackson Highway" on Atco SD 33-298 in Stereo – a Buffalo Springfield cover version, written by Stephen Stills) – see Volume 1 Track 1

Crosswind - BILLY COBHAM (from the March 1974 US LP "Crosswinds" on Atlantic SD 7300 – featuring Billy Cobham on Drums, George Duke on Keyboards, Randy and Michael Brecker on Horns with John Abercrombie as the Guitar Soloist) – see Volume 1 Track 17

I Just Want To Make Love To You – COLD BLOOD (from their November 1969 US Debut LP "Cold Blood" on Atlantic/San Francisco SD 200 in Stereo – written by Willie Dixon and made famous by Muddy Waters of Chess Records fame – Cold Blood featured Lydia Pense on Lead Vocals – Samples used by Jurassic 5 and Edan) – see Volume 5 Track 4

It's A Funky Thing To Do – HANK CRAWFORD (from the May 1971 US LP "It's A Funky Thing To Do" on Cotillion SD 18003 – Hank Crawford on Saxophone, Eric Gale and Cornell Dupree on Guitars, Richard Tee and Alfred 'Pee Wee' Ellis on Keyboards, Chuck Rainey and Ron Carter on Bass with Bernard Purdie on Drums) – see Volume 5 Track 10

They Call It Rock & Roll Music – DELANEY & BONNIE & FRIENDS featuring KING CURTIS (from the US LP "To Bonnie From Delaney" released September 1970 on Atco Records SD 33-341 in Stereo – Written by Delaney Bramlett - featuring King Curtis on Saxophone, Ben Benay on Guitar, Duane Allman on Slide Guitar, Jim Gordon Keyboards and more) – see Volume 4 Track 16

Teasin' – CORNELL DUPREE (from his Debut Album "Teasin'" released December 1974 in the USA on Atlantic SD 7311 – Written by Curtis Ousley (King Curtis) and Delaney Bramlett (of Delaney & Bonnie) - featuring Dupree on Lead Guitar, Richard Tee on Keyboards, David Newman on Saxophone with Chuck Rainey and Bernard Purdie on Bass and Drums) – see Volume 4 Track 6

Bad Tune – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (from the March 1971 US Debut LP "Earth, Wind & Fire" on Warner Brothers WS 1905) – see Volume 1 Track 9

Moment Of Pain – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (from the March 1971 US Debut LP "Earth, Wind & Fire" on Warner Brothers WS 1905 – featuring Maurice White) – see Volume 3 Track 1

General Confessional – THE ELECTRIC PRUNES (from the November 1968 US LP "Release Of An Oath" on Reprise RS 6316 in Stereo - Arranged and Written by DAVID AXELROD) – see Volume 1 Track 2

Angela, My Sister – RICHARD EVANS (from the US LP "Dealing With Hard Times" released February 1972 on Atlantic SD 1604 in Stereo – Richard Evans plays Bass, Arranges and Produces with guests Phil Upchurch on Guitar, Odell Brown on Organ and Leonard Druss on Flute) – see Volume 3 Track 18

Jan Jan – THE FABULOUS COUNTS (from the August 1969 US Debut LP "Jan Jan" on Cotillion SD 9011 in Stereo – written by Keyboardist Mose Davis of the bands Moses (1978) and Free Spirit (2003) – The Fabulous Counts aka The Counts also included Guitarist Leroy Emmanuel) – see Volume 3 Track 4

The Bite – THE FABULOUS COUNTS (from the August 1969 US Debut LP "Jan Jan" on Cotillion SD 9011 in Stereo – written by Keyboardist Mose Davis of the bands Moses (1978) and Free Spirit (2003) – The Fabulous Counts aka The Counts also included Guitarist Leroy Emmanuel) – see Volume 4 Track 14

Get Ready – ELLA FITZGERALD (from her October 1969 US Cover Versions LP "Ella" on Reprise Records RS 6354 in Stereo – a Smokey Robinson cover featuring Nicky Hopkins on Piano) – see Volume 2 Track 3

Saigon – WILLIAM S. FISCHER (from the US LP "Circles" released August 1970 on Embryo Records SD 529 in Stereo – featuring Fischer on Synth and Keyboards, Bill Robinson on Vocals, Eric Weissberg and Hugh McCracken on Guitars with Ron Carter and Billy Cobham on Bass and Drums) – see Volume 4 Track 17

Soul Sound System – THE FREEDOM SOUNDS featuring WAYNE HENDERSON (from their Second US LP "Soul Sound System" released December 1968 on Atlantic Records SD 1512 in Stereo – Written by and Featuring Wayne Henderson on Trumpet) – see Volume 4 Track 13

Rien Ne Va Plus – FUNK FACTORY (from the March 1975 US Debut LP "Funk Factory" on Atlantic Records SD 36-116 – featuring Solo Vocalists Urszula Dudziak (see also Track 19) and Bernard Kafka (aka Kawka) with Secondary Vocalists Ann Tripp, Bill Ruthenberg, Linda "Tequilla" Logan and The Bernard Kafka Singers - Plus Keyboardist Wlodek Gulgowski, Bassist Anthony Jackson and Drummer Steve Gadd – song title is a French phrase used by croupiers in the game of Roulette that loosely means no more bets) – see Volume 2 Track 9

Space A La Mode – HERB GELLER (from the studio album "Rhyme And Reason" released January 1976 on Atlantic SD 1681 – featuring Herb Geller on Saxophone and Flutes, Philip Catherine on Guitar, Rob Franken on Keyboards and Mark Murphy on Vocals) – see Volume 5 Track 17

Tuane – HAMMER (from their November 1970 debut album "Hammer" on Atlantic/San Francisco SD 203 in Stereo – Written by and featuring Norman Landsberg on Keyboards with Jack O’Brien on Guitar) – see Volume 4 Track 1

Fat Mama - HERBIE HANCOCK (Instrumental from the December 1969 US LP "Fat Albert Rotunda" on Warner Brothers WS 1834 in Stereo - featuring Billy Butler and Eric Gale on Guitars with Joe Farrell and Joe Henderson on Saxophones) - see Volume 1 Track 3

Live Right Now (Promo-Only EP Single Edit) – EDDIE HARRIS (1968 US Promo-Only 45-EP-single Edit on Atlantic EP-A 1011, 2:46 minutes – from the album 1968 US LP "Plug It In" on Atlantic SD 1506 where the LP version is 6:56 minutes) – see Volume 4 Track 8

Drunk Man – EDDIE HARRIS (from the August 1973 US 2LP-set "Excursions" on Atlantic SD 2-311 – features Guitarist Ronald Muldrow, Frank Gordon and Billy Howell on Horns with Rufus Reid and Billy James on Bass and Drums respectively) – see Volume 2 Track 14

Stepping Stones - JOHNNY HARRIS (from the July 1970 UK LP "Movements" on Warner Brothers WS 3002 – guests include Chris Spedding on Guitar with Mickey Gee (of Love Sculpture) also on Guitar, Tony Fisher on Trumpet, Harold McNair on Flute and Herbie Flowers on Bass) – see Volume 1 Track 12

Magnificent Sanctuary Band – DONNY HATHAWAY (from his second studio album "Donny Hathaway" released April 1971 in the USA on Atco SD 33-360 in Stereo – a Dorsey Burnett cover) – see Volume 2 Track 5

WAYNE HENDERSON – see The Freedom Sounds featuring Wayne Henderson

South Street Stroll – FREDDIE HUBBARD (from the June 1969 US LP "A Soul Experiment" on Atlantic SD 1526 in Stereo – features Kenny Barron on Piano, Billy Butler on Guitar, Carlos Garnett on Tenor Saxophone, Jeremy Jemmott on Bass, Grady Tate on Drums with Freddie Hubbard on Trumpet – a Kenny Barron cover version) – see Volume 2 Track 15

Pick Up The Pieces – WILLIS JACKSON (from the August 1975 US LP "The Way We Were" on Atlantic SD 18145 – Willis Jackson on Tenor Saxophone - a cover version of the song from the 1974 film of the same name starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford) – see Volume 5 Track 8

Mortgage On My Soul (Wah-Wah) – KEITH JARRETT (from his studio album "Birth" released May 1972 on Atlantic SD 1612 in Stereo – recorded July 1971 - LP featuring Keith Jarrett on Keyboards and Saxophone with guests Charlie Haden on Bass and Dewey Redman on Tenor Saxophone) – see Volume 3 Track 17

Slow Flow – PAUL KELLY (from the April 1972 US LP "Dirt" on Warner Brothers BS 2605) – see Volume 2 Track 11

Funky – FREDDIE KING (from the March 1969 US LP "Freddie King Is A Blues Master" on Cotillion SD 9004 in Stereo – guest musicians include Billy Butler on Guitar with David "Fathead" Newman and King Curtis on Saxophones – song written by Freddie King and King Curtis) – see Volume 2 Track 16

Teasin' – KING CURTIS (from the August 1970 US LP "Get Ready" on Atlantic SD 33-338 in Stereo – a King Curtis and Delaney Bramlett song featuring Eric Clapton on Lead Guitar with Delaney Bramlett on Rhythm Guitars) – see Volume 2 Track 6 – see also Volume 4 Track 6 for Cornel Dupree with King Curtis

Ridin' Thumb (Jam) – KING CURTIS (from the February 1972 US LP "Everybody's Talkin'" on Atco SD33-385 in Stereo – Piano by Richard Tee, Organ by Billy Preston, King Curtis On Vocals) – see Volume 4 Track 11

Freaks For The Festival – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK (from the August 1975 US 2LP set "The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color" on Atlantic Records SD 1674 - featuring RR Kirk on Horns, Richard Tee on Keyboards, Cornell Dupree on Guitars and Steve Gadd on Drums – as Sampled by The Beastie Boys on the song "Finger Lickin' Good" from their 1992 album "Check Your Head") – see Volume 5 Track 1

Live Humble – YUSEF LATEEF (from his album "The Diverse Yusef Lateef" released January 1970 on Atlantic SD 1548 in Stereo – written by Yusef Lateef – Features YL on Saxophone, Richard Tee on Piano, Chuck Rainey and Bernard Purdie on Bass and Drums with The Sweet Inspirations on Backing Vocals) – see Volume 4 Track 4

Prayer – YUSEF LATEEF (from the US LP "Hush 'N' Thunder" released March 1973 on Atlantic SD 1635 – a Kenny Barron cover version - features Yusef Lateef on Tenor Saxophonist, Cornell Dupree on Guitar with Alfred White on Organ and more) – see Volume 5 Track 14

No More – HUBERT LAWS featuring MELBA MOORE (from the US LP "Laws' Cause" released January 1969 on Atlantic SD 1510 in Stereo – features Melba Moore on Vocals, Hubert Laws on Flute, Kenny Burrell on Guitar, Chick Corea on Piano with Ron Carter and Grady Tate on Bass and Drums) – see Track 15 Volume 4

Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky - CLAUDIA LENNEAR (from her US Debut LP "Phew!" released January 1973 on Warner Brothers BS 2654 – an Allen Toussaint song (one of five on her album) featuring (amongst others) Arthur Adams and Marlin Greene on Guitars, Spooner Oldham on Electric Piano, Harold Battiste, Jr and Gene Cipriano on Saxophones with Allen Toussaint on Backing Vocals) – see Volume 3 Track 13

Spanish Moon – LITTLE FEAT (from their fourth studio album "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" released August 1974 in the USA on Warner Bros BS 2784 – featuring Lowell George and Paul Barrere on Guitars (song written by LG), Bill Payne on Keyboards, Kenny Gradney on Bass and Richie Hayward on Drums with Backing Vocals from Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris – Produced by Van Dyke Parks) – see Volume 5 Track 2

Nuki Suki – LITTLE RICHARD (from the studio album "The Second Coming" released September 1972 in the USA on Reprise RS 2107) – see Volume 3 Track 6

Feeling Alright - LULU (from the January 1970 US LP "New Routes" on Atlantic SD 33-310 in Stereo - Dave Mason song, Traffic cover) – see Volume 1 Track 16 – other another cover of "Feelin' Alright" in this series – see also Wade Marcus - Volume 5 Track 5

Mo Jo Hanna – TAMI LYNN (from her Debut Album "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone" released February 1972 in the USA on Cotillion SD 9052 – Produced by Jerry Wexler – Note: there was also a 1972 UK LP on Mojo 2916 007 but it does NOT contain this track) – see Volume 4 Track 2

Almendra – MACONDO (from the August 1972 US Debut LP "Macondo" on Atlantic SD 7234 – featuring Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar by Max Uballez, Guitarist and Backing Vocals by Albert Hernandez, Keyboardist Fred Ramirez with Drummer Frank Ramirez) – see Volume 2 Track 10

Don't Cha Hear Me Calling To Ya - JUNIOR MANCE (from the August 1970 US LP "With A Lotta Help From My Friends" on Atlantic SD 1562 - backing band is Chuck Rainey on Bass, Eric Gale on Guitar, Billy Cobham on Drums with Mance on Keyboards) – see Volume 1 Track 11

Our Man Flint – HERBIE MANN (from his album "Our Mann Flint" released January 1966 in the USA on Atlantic Records SD 1464 in Stereo – Flute by Herbie Mann with Arrangements by Arif Mardin – written by Jerry Goldsmith) – see Volume 4 Track 3

Hi-Jack – HERBIE MANN (from his album "Discothèque" released April 1975 in the USA on Atlantic Records SD 1670 – Flute by Herbie Mann with Pat Rebillot on Keyboards, Hugh McCracken on Guitar, Steve Gadd on Drums with Backing Vocals from Cissy Houston) – see Volume 5 Track 3

Spinning Wheel – WADE MARCUS (from the March 1971 US LP "A New Era" on Cotillion SD 9043 – a Blood, Sweat & Tears cover – featuring Eric Gale and Richard Tee on Guitars) – see Volume 1 Track 8

Feelin' Alright – WADE MARCUS (from the March 1971 US LP "A New Era" on Cotillion SD 9043 – a Traffic cover (song written by Dave Mason) – this Instrumental Version by Motown and Stax Producer and Arranger Wade Marcus features Eric Gale and Richard Tee on Guitars with a Piano Solo from Paul Griffin) – see Volume 5 Track 5

Forms – ARIF MARDIN (from the October 1974 US LP "Journey" on Atlantic SD 1661 in Stereo – features Randy and Michael Brecker on Horns, Urszula Dudziak on Vocals, Pat Rebollit on Keyboards and Tony Levin on Bass) – see Volume 2 Track 18

Shamading – LES McCANN (from the October 1972 US LP "Talk To The People" on Atlantic SD 1619 – Les McCann on Piano and Vocals, Keith Loving on Guitar) – see Volume 4 Track 10

Cherrystones – EUGENE McDANIELS (from his US LP "Outlaw" released May 1970 on Atlantic SD 8259 – Guitars by Eric Weissberg and Hugh McCracken, Keyboards by Mother Hen (Jane Getz) with Ron Carter on Bass) – see Volume 4 Track 12

Headless Heroes - EUGENE McDANIELS (from the May 1971 US LP "Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse" on Atlantic SD 8281 - Miroslav Vitous of Weather Report on Bass with Alphonse Mouzon on Drums) – see Volume 1 Track 5
The Shadow Of Your Smile - JACK McDUFF (from the February 1967 US LP "Tobacco Road" on Atlantic SD 1472 in Stereo) – see Volume 1 Track 6

Soul Bowl – MEMPHIS HORNS (from the US Debut LP "Memphis Horns" released February 1970 on Cotillion SD 9014 in Stereo – features Saxophonist and Producer Andrew Love, Saxophonist Floyd Newman, Trumpeter, Trombonist and Producer Wayne Jackson, Guitarist Charlie Freeman and Keyboards from Don Chandler) – see Volume 3 Track 14

MELBA MOORE – see Hubert Laws featuring Melba More

Funky Canyon – PHIL MOORE JR. (from his third US LP "Right On" released July 1969 on Atlantic SD 1530 in Stereo – written by Organist Phil Moore III – Guests Also Included Guitarist Steve Khan, Keyboards from Clarence McDonald with Bass and Drums by Wilton Felder and Nesbert "Stix" Hooper of the (then) Jazz Crusaders - later as The Crusaders) – see Volume 3 Track 12

Shiloh – DAVID NEWMAN (from his third US LP "The Many Facets Of David Newman" released July 1969 on Atlantic SD 1524 in Stereo – features David Newman on Flute, Joe Zawinul (later with Weather Report) on Piano with Richard Davis on Bass and Bruno Carr on Drums) – see Volume 3 Track 15

Captain Buckles - DAVID NEWMAN (from the March 1971 US LP "Captain Buckles" on Cotillion SD 18002 - featuring Eric Gale on Guitar, Newman on Saxophones and Flute) - see Volume 1 Track 4

Get Out Of My Life Woman - GRASSELLA OLIPHANT (from the December 1967 US LP "The Grass Is Greener" on Atlantic SD 1494 in Stereo - Grant Green on Guitar, Harold Ousley and Clarke Terry on Horns with John Patton on Organ - song is Allen Toussaint cover) – see Volume 1 Track 15

Jungle Eyes – GENE PAGE (from his second US LP "Hot City" released January 1975 on Atlantic SD 18111 – written by Billy and Gene Page –Keyboards by Gene Page, Guests Include Keyboards and Production by Barry White, Guitars by Dean Parks and Ray Parker, Jr. with Wilton Felder of The Crusaders on Bass) – see Volume 5 Track 12

The Cat From Katmandu – PASSPORT (from the studio album "Second Passport" released November 1972 on Reprise MS 2143 in Stereo – featuring Klaus Doldinger on Keyboards and Saxophones with Wolfgang Schmid on Guitars and Bass and John Mealing on Piano and Organ) – see Volume 4 Track 19

Hang Loose – THE DON RANDI TRIO (from the US LP ""Live" On The Sunset Strip!" released September 1967 on Reprise Records RS 6252 in Stereo – Original Song - Don Randi on Piano, Pat Smith on Bass and John Clauder on Drums) – see Volume 5 Track 16

Mr. Cool – RASPUTIN'S STASH (from the September 1971 US LP "Rasputin's Stash" on Cotillion SD 9046 - Lead Vocals by Bruce Butler) – see Volume 1 Track 10

It Was Good Enough For Daddy – CLARENCE REID (from his Third studio album "Running Water" - released July 1973 in the USA on Alston Records SD-7027) – see Volume 4 Track 7

15° Capricorn Asc. – SAM SAMUDIO [aka Sam The Sham] (from his March 1971 US Debut Solo LP "Sam, Hard And Heavy" on Atlantic SD 8271 – real name Domingo Samudio - Backing Band is The Dixie Flyers (including Michael Utley and Jim Dickinson), Horns by The Memphis Horns (including Wayne Jackson) and Backing Singers by The Sweet Inspirations (led by Cissy Houston)) – see Volume 5 Track 9

It's Your Thing – SHIRLEY SCOTT & THE SOUL SAXES (from the December 1969 US LP "Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes" on Atlantic SD 1532 in Stereo – an Isley Brothers cover featuring guests King Curtis on Saxophone, Eric Gale on Guitar, Richard Tee on Piano with Chuck Rainey and Bernard Purdie on Bass and Drums) – see Volume 2 Track 4

Messie Bessie – SHIRLEY SCOTT (from the February 1970 US LP "Something" on Atlantic SD 1561 in Stereo – Shirley Scott on Keyboards with Guests Eric Gale and Billy Butler on Guitars, Charles Rainey on Bass with Ralph McDonald and Jimmy Johnson on Percussion and Drums) – see Volume 3 Track 9

Mama Soul – SOUL SURVIVORS (from their second studio album "Take Another Look" released January 1969 in the USA on Atco SD 33-277 in Stereo – while much of the album was produced by Gamble & Huff - this song was Produced by Rick Hall of Fame Studios, the Muscle Shoals Southern Soul Sound) – see Volume 3 Track 5

Hang On In There - THE STOVALL SISTERS (from the August 1971 US Debut LP "The Stovall Sisters" on Reprise RS 6446 – featuring Gospel and Funk Vocalists Joyce and Netta Stovall with Guests - Guitarist Russell DaShiell later with Crowfoot and The Don Harrison Band and Bassist Doug Kilmer ex-The Beau Gentry and later with Commander Cody) – see Volume 2 Track 13

It Ain't Easy - SWEETWATER (from their US Debut LP "Melon" released November 1971 on Reprise Records RS 6473 – featuring Albert Moore on Flute (also wrote the song) with Nanci Nevins on Vocals and Guitar and Alex Del Zoppo on Keyboards) – see Volume 5 Track 13

Goin' Down – ALLEN TOUSSAINT (from his second album "Life, Love And Faith" released July 1972 in the USA on Reprise Records MS 2060 – backing band is The Meters) – see Volume 3 Track 3

Giggin' Down 103rd – THE WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND (from their second studio album "Together" released April 1969 in the USA on Warner Brothers WS 1761 in Stereo – instrumental written by Gabe Flemings, Trumpeter with the band) – see Volume 2 Track 2 – see also CHARLES WRIGHT on Volumes 1 and 2

Right On – CLARENCE WHEELER & THE ENFORCERS (from the April 1970 US LP "Doin' What We Wanna" on Atco SD 1551 in Stereo – a Leo Rolland cover version, female backing vocalists include Cissy Houston, Jackie Verdell and Judy Clay) – see Volume 2 Track 1

Voodoo Village – TONY JOE WHITE (from his fourth studio album "Tony Joe White" (debut for Warner Brothers) - released March 1971 in the USA on Warner Brothers BS 1900 – song by Lee Ann White – Michael Utley of The Dixie Flyers plays Keyboards - the song "Voodoo Village" was also issued February 1971 as a US 45-single on Warner Bros 7468, B-side of "The Daddy" – both tracks from the "Tony Joe White" LP) – see Volume 5 Track 7

Express Yourself (Album Version, 3:50 minutes) – CHARLES WRIGHT & THE WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND (from their fourth studio album "Express Yourself" released June 1970 on Warner Brothers WS 1864 in Stereo) – see Volume 2 Track 17 (see also The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band on Volume 2 Track 2)

Soul Train - CHARLES WRIGHT (from the September 1972 US LP "Rhythm & Poetry" on Warner BS 2620) – see Volume 1 – and The 103rd Street Rhythm Band (under O) on Volume 1 Track 14 - see also The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band on Volume 2

The Creeper – YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED (from their sixth album "Mellow Dreamin'" released September 1970 in the USA on Cotilion SD 18001 - featuring Bassist Eldee Young, Drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt with ex-Ramsey Lewis Keyboardist Kenneth Chaney and future Trumpeter with The Awakening (1972 and 1973 LPs) Frank Gordon – the instrumental is written by Kenneth Chaney – sample used on Dr. Octagon track "Dr. Octagon") – see Volume 5 Track 6

Wah-Wah Man – YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED (from their seventh album "Born Again" released October 1971 in the USA on Cotillion SD 18004 – featuring Bassist Eldee Young, Drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt with ex-Ramsey Lewis Keyboardists Bobby Lyle and Kenneth Chaney – Guests include Donny and Eulalah Hathaway on Backing Vocals) – see Volume 3 Track 2

Bumpin' On Young Street – YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED (from their ninth album "Oh Girl" released February 1973 in the USA on Atlantic SD 1634 – a Bobby Lyle song featuring Bassist Eldee Young, Drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt with ex-Ramsey Lewis Keyboardists Bobby Lyle and Kenneth Chaney) – see Volume 3 Track 10

Rubber Lips – YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED (from their ninth US LP "Oh Girl" released February 1973 on Atlantic SD 1634 in Stereo – featuring Bassist Eldee Young, Drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt - written by Drummer and Band Founder Isaac "Redd" Holt) – see Volume 2 Track 12

It's Love – THE YOUNG RASCALS (from the July 1967 US Third Studio LP "Groovin'" on Atlantic SD 8148 in Stereo – Lead Vocalist Felix Cavalieri with Atlantic Records Guest Hubert Laws on Flute) – see Volume 3 Track 11

RIGHT ON! 

CD and Vinyl 2LP Series by Warners UK 

A List of Releases

1. Right On! Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 1967-1975 

CD, 17-Tracks: released 27 September 1999 UK on Warner/ESP Warner/Atlantic/Reprise 9548378052 (Barcode 095483780525) - 67:23 minutes

VINYL, 18-Track 2LP-set: released September 1999 UK on Warner/Atlantic Reprise 9548-378041 (Barcode 95483780401) – Bonus is "North Carolina" by Les McCann, last track on Side 4 – playing time 9:20 minutes

2. Right On! Vol.2: More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 

CD, 19-Tracks: released Monday, 29 May 2000 UK on Warner/Atlantic/Reprise 9548384002 (Barcode 095483840021) - 69:30 minutes

VINYL, 20-Track 2LP-set: Warner/Atlantic/Reprise 9548-38401-1 (Barcode 095483840113) – Bonus is "Harlem Buck Dance Strut" by Les McCann, last track on Side 4 – playing time 5:55 minutes

3. Right On! Vol.3: More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 

CD, 18-Tracks: released Monday, 11 June 2001 on Warner Music UK 9548392072 (Barcode 095483920723) - 71:33 minutes

VINYL, 19-Track 2LP-set: Warner Music UK 9548392061 (Barcode 095483920617) – Bonus Track is "Can you Dig It?" by Herbie Mann, last track on Side 4 – 5:51 minutes

4. Right On! Vol.4: More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 

CD, 19-Tracks: 26 August 2002 UK Warner Strategic Marketing UK 0927-42567-2 (Barcode 809274256720) - 69:42 minutes

VINYL, 20-Tracks 2LP set: Warner Strategic Marketing 9274-6388-1 - Bonus Track is "Respect Yourself" by Herbie Mann, last track on Side 4 – 6:50 minutes

5. Right On! Vol. 5: More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 

CD: 17-Tracks: 26 January 2004 UK Warner Strategic Marketing 5046691472 (Barcode 5050466914729) – 72:59 minutes

VINYL, 18-Track 2LP-set: Warner Strategic Marketing 5046696401 (Barcode 5050466964014) – Bonus Track is "Schirokko" by Passport, last track on Side 4 – 5:44 minutes

6. Right On! Box Set: Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 

2001 UK Warner Strategic Marketing 092 740477 2 (Barcode 809274047724) 

4CD 67-Track Box Set housed in Book Packaging containing CD Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the Series (61 Tracks) with a further fourth Bonus CD of Six Tracks. 

The six bonuses for the Box Set are (1) "People Say" by The Meters, (2) "Fried Okra" by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, (3) "Can You Dig It?" by Herbie Mann, (4) "Harlem Buck Dance Strut" by Les McCann, (5) "People" by Graham Central Station and (6) "North Carolina" by Les McCann.

Three of the six Book Set CD Bonuses appeared only on the VINYL 2LP variants of Volumes 1 to 3 (Tracks 3, 4 and 6) – the other three (Tracks 1, 2 and 5) are new to the series here and do not appear on the CD variants of Volumes 4 and 5.

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"Right On! Vol. 4 More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults" by VARIOUS ARTISTS – Featuring 19 Tracks from 1966 to 1974 by Hammer, Tami Lynn, Herbie Mann, Yusef Lateef, John Baldry, Cornell Dupree, Clarence Reid, Eddie Harris, Oscar Brown, Jr., Les McCann, King Curtis, Eugene McDaniels, The Freedom Sounds, The Fabulous Counts, Hubert Laws featuring Melba Moore, William S. Fischer, Barbara & Ernie and Passport (August 2002 UK Warner Strategic Marketing (WSM) CD Compilation of Remasters – Volume 4 of 5) - A Review by Mark Barry...

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RATINGS:

Overall ****

Presentation ****

Audio *****

"...Searching The Circle…"

Sometime in the late Nineties, the UK branch of Warner Brothers (or WEA to us in the know) seemed to suddenly get hip to the public's needs. And WEA did this at the exact moment they also sheepishly realised they'd an abundance of riches in their glorious back catalogue to meet those cravings.

I recall the 3 sets of "Funk Drops", 3 more for Northern Soul in "After Hours", 2 for Philly in "Crème De La Creme", more Soul, Funk and Gospel rarities in "You Better Believe It" - and on it went.

Which brings us to here – the superlative "Right On!" series of compilations (on CD and 2LP VINYL Sets) that tapped the Funkier side of Jazz, Fusion and Rock albums issued on Atlantic, Atco, Cotillion, San Francisco, Embryo, Reprise, Alston and of course Warner Bros between 1966 and 1975. So, September 1999 through to August 2004 saw Five Volumes of "Right On!" in all with a 4CD mop-up 'Box Set' in-between for Volumes 1 to 3 that contained a fourth Bonus Disc of 6 Rare Tracks.

Suddenly, underground names held in collector awe like Eugene McDaniels, David Axelrod, David Newman, Funk Factory, Black Heat, Young-Holt Unlimited, Memphis Horns, Shirley Scott, The Beginning of The End, Claudia Lennear, Tony Joe White, Cold Blood, Air, Yusef Lateef, Cornel Dupree, Herbie Mann, Les McCann, King Curtis and loads more got pride of place and new recognition. And much to the joy of collectors and album fetishists alike, the "Right On!" series was also backed up by 2LP VINYL sets, all of which boasted a lone Bonus Track over their CD counterpart (see Discography below).

Remastered and compiled with serious smarts by CHAS CHANDLER and STUART KIRKHAM (Comp Producer Florence Halfon) – these comps quickly became a way for cash-strapped fans and other genre-curious-types of getting rare and largely forgotten Funk and Soul for a decent price (I diligently pickled up each as they appeared). Frankly all five volumes are filled with Mr. Cool and still relatively cheap too in 2025 (at least the first three are) - so let's get busy with a final highlight in this cool series - Door Number Five...to the details...

UK released 26 August 2002 - "Right On! Vol. 4 More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults" by VARIOUS ARTISTS on Warner Strategic Marketing (WSM) 0927425672 (Barcode 809274256720) is a 19-Track CD/20-Track 2LP compilation of Remasters that plays out as follows (69:42 minutes - CD):

1. Tuane – HAMMER (from their November 1970 debut album "Hammer" on Atlantic/San Francisco SD 203 in Stereo – Written by and featuring Norman Landsberg on Keyboards with Jack O’Brien on Guitar)

2. Mo Jo Hanna – TAMI LYNN (from her Debut Album "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone" released February 1972 in the USA on Cotillion SD 9052 – Produced by Jerry Wexler – Note: there was also a 1972 UK LP on Mojo 2916 007 but it does NOT contain this track) 

3. Our Man Flint – HERBIE MANN (from his album "Our Mann Flint" released January 1966 in the USA on Atlantic Records SD 1464 in Stereo – Flute by Herbie Mann with Arrangements by Arif Mardin – written by Jerry Goldsmith)

4. Live Humble – YUSEF LATEEF (from his album "The Diverse Yusef Lateef" released January 1970 on Atlantic SD 1548 in Stereo – written by Yusef Lateef – Features YL on Saxophone, Richard Tee on Piano, Chuck Rainey and Bernard Purdie on Bass and Drums with The Sweet Inspirations on Backing Vocals)

5. Hambone – JOHN BALDRY [aka Long John Baldry] (from the album "Everything Stops For Tea" released May 1972 in the USA on Warner Brothers BS-2614 – a Sam Mitchell song – LP produced by Elton John and Rod Stewart (Stewart for "Hambone") and features Sam Mitchell (of Uncle Dog) on Guitar, Ian Armit (of Argent) on Piano with John Porter (of Uncle Dog) on Bass, Terry Stannard (of Kokomo and Uncle Dog) on Drums and Baldry on Vocals)

6. Teasin' – CORNELL DUPREE (from his Debut Album "Teasin'" released December 1974 in the USA on Atlantic SD 7311 – Written by Curtis Ousley and Delaney Bramlett - featuring Dupree on Lead Guitar, Richard Tee on Keyboards, David Newman on Saxophone with Chuck Rainey and Bernard Purdie on Bass and Drums)

7. It Was Good Enough For Daddy – CLARENCE REID (from his Third studio album "Running Water" - released July 1973 in the USA on Alston Records SD-7027)

8. Live Right Now (Promo-Only EP Single Edit) – EDDIE HARRIS (1968 US Promo-Only 45-EP-single Edit on Atlantic EP-A 1011, 2:46 minutes – from the album 1968 US LP "Plug It In" on Atlantic SD 1506 where the LP version is 6:56 minutes)

9. Chicken Heads – OSCAR BROWN, Jr. (from his January 1975 US LP "Fresh" on Atlantic SD 18106 – featuring Phil Upchurch on Guitar – a Bobby Rush cover version)

10. Shamading – LES McCANN (from the October 1972 US LP "Talk To The People" on Atlantic SD 1619 – Les McCann on Piano and Vocals, Keith Loving on Guitar)

11. Ridin' Thumb (Jam) – KING CURTIS (from the February 1972 US LP "Everybody's Talkin'" on Atco SD33-385 in Stereo – Cornell Dupree on Guitar, Piano by Richard Tee, Organ by Billy Preston, King Curtis On Saxophone) 

12. Cherrystones – EUGENE McDANIELS (from his US LP "Outlaw" released May 1970 on Atlantic SD 8259 – Guitars by Eric Weissberg and Hugh McCracken, Keyboards by Mother Hen (Jane Getz) with Ron Carter on Bass)

13. Soul Sound System – THE FREEDOM SOUNDS featuring WAYNE HENDERSON (from their Second US LP "Soul Sound System" released December 1968 on Atlantic Records SD 1512 in Stereo – Written by and Featuring Wayne Henderson on Trumpet)

14. The Bite – THE FABULOUS COUNTS (from the August 1969 US Debut LP "Jan Jan" on Cotillion SD 9011 in Stereo – written by Keyboardist Mose Davis of the bands Moses (1978) and Free Spirit (2003) – The Fabulous Counts aka The Counts also included Guitarist Leroy Emmanuel)

15. No More – HUBERT LAWS featuring MELBA MOORE (from the US LP "Laws' Cause" released January 1969 on Atlantic SD 1510 in Stereo – features Melba Moore on Vocals, Hubert Laws on Flute, Kenny Burrell on Guitar, Chick Corea on Piano with Ron Carter and Grady Tate on Bass and Drums)

16. They Call It Rock & Roll Music – DELANEY & BONNIE & FRIENDS featuring KING CURTIS (from the US LP "To Bonnie From Delaney" released September 1970 on Atco Records SD 33-341 in Stereo – Written by Delaney Bramlett - featuring Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett on Vocals, King Curtis on Saxophone, Ben Benay on Guitar, Duane Allman on Slide Guitar, Jim Gordon Keyboards and more)

17. Saigon – WILLIAM S. FISCHER (from the US LP "Circles" released August 1970 on Embryo Records SD 529 in Stereo – featuring Fischer on Synth and Keyboards, Bill Robinson on Vocals, Eric Weissberg and Hugh McCracken on Guitars with Ron Carter and Billy Cobham on Bass and Drums)

18. Searching The Circle – BARBARA & ERNIE (from the US Debut LP "Prelude To" released May 1971 on Cotillion SD 9044 in Stereo – featuring Barbara Massey on Keyboards and Ernie Calabria on Guitars with Bill Salter and Grady Tate on Bass and Drums with Orchestrations by Eumir Deodato)

19. The Cat From Katmandu – PASSPORT (from the studio album "Second Passport" released November 1972 on Reprise MS 2143 in Stereo – featuring Klaus Doldinger on Keyboards and Saxophones with Wolfgang Schmid on Guitars and Bass and John Mealing on Piano and Organ)

Graduating from the gatefold slips of paper that masqueraded as a booklet in earlier issues – Volume 4 offers the glory of 8-pages including very basic Discography info and track-by-track liner notes from the compilers (which are informative). Previous issues (namely Volumes 1, 2 and 3) barely showed the American album covers from whence all this Jazz-Funkiness came – here you get a collage of 12 album sleeves on the rear-page of the booklet (which is pretty). As there are no musician credits on any of the five volumes - I have endeavoured to fill out the correct release dates and personnel info where known for each entry – along with any other relevant info (cover versions etc).

Like all the others "Right On! Vol. 4…" hammers where it matters – the Audio is fantastic. Compiled by Chas Chandler (also does the liner notes) and Stuart Kirkham - Florence Halfon is Compilation Producer and the mastering is by GIOVANNI SCATOLA at Heathmans Mastering. Volume 4 includes more Vocals than most of the other sets – John Baldry and Clarence Reid bringing up the affected and funny lyrics – while lady-singers like Melba Moore, Bonnie Bramlett and Barbara Massey shine out the gutsy front. Five from 1966 to 1969 and the other thirteen from 1970 to 1974 - the Funk is the thing here - the mostly instrumental music hitting you with unapologetic breaks and grooves. Each listen feels new – an undiscovered cool one - Drums, Saxophones and Bass Lines getting high-ya - if you dig my parlance. Now - to the actual content...

Volume 4 opens with a Rock Group favoured by the legendary Californian gig entrepreneur Bill Graham who managed one album on the San Francisco Records offshoot of Atlantic. Hammer offer us three-minutes of their "Tuane" a sort of Funky Focus moment meets a skating Sly Stone – one of those deep-dive cuts you see turn up on WEA and Rhino CD comps quite a bit. Organ, rap vocals, ripping guitar solo set against a ferocious backbeat groove – a dream opener. First vocal comes from the fantastic pipes of Tami Lynn getting all down in Louisiana with the voodoo-britches of "Mojo Hanna" – ably supported after the first chorus with her equally sassy sisters (such a great Southern Meters-ish vibe). 

We go back to Sixties Lounge with the slinky instrumental "Our Man Flint" – secret-agent man making a cocktail in his suede and animal print honeytrap lair as some fox coos in the corner – about to feel the wonder of Herbie Mann's golden flute (if you catch my menthol drift). Despite the stunning backing band pedigree (The Sweet Sensations humming to the Bass and Drums of Chuck Rainey and Bernard Purdie while YL solos on his horn) - not so sure about the Yusef Lateef cut – although if you give it time his "Live Humble" builds up such a head of hypnotic funky steam – you may love it. 

Up next is a huge fave of mine – the mighty John Baldry (Long John in the 60ts) getting Rock-Funky on his two-album stint with Warner Brothers in 1971 and 1972. Produced to clarity perfection by none other than ex Steampacket and Faces vocal buddy Rod Stewart (Elton John did Side 1 of the album) - "Hambone" allows Baldry to build up the vocals while his British band gets to chug and neck-jerk on Guitar, Piano and especially those in-yer-face Bass and Drums. Huge audio on this and what a grower gem. I have reviewed the Expanded Edition Rhino CD Reissues and Remasters of John Baldry's two Warner albums "It Ain't Easy" (1971) and "Everything Stops For Tea" – check them out separately. Next in line is a fantastic Meters-like groove from Cornell Dupree – his Jazz-Funk LP "Teasin'" from 1974 high on any self-respecting hip-swayers list. 

Time to slow down the pace – maybe even get a bit Funky-philosophical – Clarence Reid retelling a sorry tale of a man's wife getting down the day after their wedding. This loose-goose behaviour then prompts some even nastier storytelling home truths about Reid's Pops – a man it turns out - was not-so-saintly neither. Funny for sure (and a fantastic audio Remaster too) but its out-of-date attitudes might be one to skip in 2025. The edit 45-single version of the Eddie Harris song "Live Right Now" is rare (and probably first time on CD here) but it stands no Funky chance against the relentless clavinet and harmonica funk of Oscar Brown, Jr. – the chap obsessed with his gal and her cooking on "Chicken Heads". 

On a similar Stevie Wonder Clavinet-Funk tip – again we get amazing audio on the Les McCann track "Shamading" – a going-for-it 1972 workout I had not heard before. Astonishing band on the King Curtis jam "Ridin' Thumb" – a furious groove set up by (check out the names) Cornell Dupree on Guitar, Piano by Richard Tee, Organ by Billy Preston and King Curtis On Saxophone. I know those who worship at the feet of the two Eugene McDaniels LPs – the May 1971 US album "Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse" which features the title rack "Headless Heroes" on it (Track 5 on Volume 1 of this series) and what we get here - "Cherrystones" from the album "Outlaw" released May 1970. Witty lyrics, politics and social graces mixed up in a knowing rap. Very cool. Piano-Jazz-Funk next with The Freedom Sounds featuring Wayne Henderson – a killer instrumental with Latin leanings and stunning playing (Remaster rocks as well). 

The curiously-named "Jan Jan" LP by The Fabulous Counts was featured on Volume 3 of this series – here we get the Saxophone and Guitar instrumental "The Bite" where the band come on like an updated version of Booker T & The MGs. Home run gives us Melba Moore with Vocalists fronting Hubert Laws on his slightly Broadway-Show-hip "No More" – good but no convincing to me. Time to go Rock and Funk boogie with the darlings of Rock Stars like Eric Clapton and Duane Allman – Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. Great groove with Guitar and Sax for their relentlessly funking "They Call It Rock & Roll Music" when Delaney sings "King Curtis is going to play Saxophone for ya" – and he does – quickly followed by soling from Duane Allman on Guitar. 

Speaking of gee-tar players - ace axemen Hugh McCracken and Eric Weissberg bring great chops to "Saigon" by William S. Fischer – their standout work backed up by Ron Carter on Bass with Billy Cobham on Drums (a track from his "Crosswinds" solo-album of 1974 is on Volume 1 of the "Right On!" series). One-time contributor to Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba sessions - Ernie Calabria plays strummed Guitars on the Shuggie Otis-type groove of "Searching The Circle". Shake your head spacey and sounding not unlike a Hair-outtake or an Association-type Sunshine Pop groove - "Searching The Circle" is a joyful discovery straddling both the Sixties and the Seventies. And it ends on the Euro Funk of Passport giving it to "The Cat From Katmandu" (something tells me the bad boy deserved it).

So, to sum up, akin to its four cheapish companions - "Right On! Volume 4…" is a brilliant CD and VINYL set that will make you want to own the whole kit and kaboodle (see list below accurate to January 2025). 

In the late Sixties and especially into the first half of the Seventies - Funk, Soul, Latin, Jazz and Fusion from across the cultural pond was at its fabulous and inventive best. Check em out and "Right On!" indeed...

RIGHT ON! 

CD and Vinyl 2LP Series by Warners UK 

A List of Releases

1. Right On! Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 1967-1975 
CD, 17-Tracks: released 27 September 1999 UK on Warner/ESP Warner/Atlantic/Reprise 9548378052 (Barcode 095483780525) - 67:23 minutes
VINYL, 18-Track 2LP-set: released September 1999 UK on Warner/Atlantic Reprise 9548-378041 (Barcode 95483780401) – Bonus is "North Carolina" by Les McCann, last track on Side 4 – playing time 9:20 minutes

2. Right On! Vol.2: More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 
CD, 19-Tracks: released Monday, 29 May 2000 UK on Warner/Atlantic/Reprise 9548384002 (Barcode 095483840021) - 69:30 minutes
VINYL, 20-Track 2LP-set: Warner/Atlantic/Reprise 9548-38401-1 (Barcode 095483840113) – Bonus is "Harlem Buck Dance Strut" by Les McCann, last track on Side 4 – playing time 5:55 minutes

3. Right On! Vol.3: More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 
CD, 18-Tracks: released Monday, 11 June 2001 on Warner Music UK 9548392072 (Barcode 095483920723) - 71:33 minutes
VINYL, 19-Track 2LP-set: Warner Music UK 9548392061 (Barcode 095483920617) – Bonus Track is "Can you Dig It?" by Herbie Mann, last track on Side 4 – 5:51 minutes

4. Right On! Vol.4: More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 
CD, 19-Tracks: 26 August 2002 UK Warner Strategic Marketing UK 0927-42567-2 (Barcode 809274256720)
VINYL, 20-Tracks 2LP set: Warner Strategic Marketing 9274-6388-1 - Bonus Track is "Respect Yourself" by Herbie Mann, last track on Side 4 – 6:50 minutes

5. Right On! Vol. 5: More Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 
CD: 17-Tracks: 26 January 2004 UK Warner Strategic Marketing 5046691472 (Barcode 5050466914729) – 72:59 minutes
VINYL, 18-Track 2LP-set: Warner Strategic Marketing 5046696401 (Barcode 5050466964014) – Bonus Track is "Schirokko" by Passport, last track on Side 4 – 5:44 minutes

6. Right On! Box Set: Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults 
2001 UK Warner Strategic Marketing 092 740477 2 (Barcode 809274047724) 
4CD 67-Track Box Set housed in Book Packaging containing CD Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the Series (61 Tracks) with a further fourth Bonus CD of Six Tracks. 

The six bonuses for the Box Set are (1) "People Say" by The Meters, (2) "Fried Okra" by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, (3) "Can You Dig It?" by Herbie Mann, (4) "Harlem Buck Dance Strut" by Les McCann, (5) "People" by Graham Central Station and (6) "North Carolina" by Les McCann.

Three of the six Book Set CD Bonuses appeared only on the VINYL 2LP variants of Volumes 1 to 3 (Tracks 3, 4 and 6) – the other three (Tracks 1, 2 and 5) are new to the series here and do not appear on the CD variants of Volumes 4 and 5.

See also a separate post where I have done a 5-Volume Track-by-Track and Artist-by-Artist INDEX for the "Right On!" CD Series so you can locate what artist is on what compilation