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"...Lady's Wild..."
A clever reissue this – 3
primo CON FUNK SHUN albums from their Eighties Soul-Funk stride lumped together
onto 2 remastered CDs with 4 x 12” Single Mixes tagged on as Bonus Tracks.
Where's my dancing shoes baby. Here are the let's ride and slide details...
UK released November 2011 - "Touch/Con
Funk Shun 7/To The Max" by CON FUNK SHUN on Cherry Red/Robinsongs CDBRED 519
(Barcode 5013929151932) offers 3LPs from 1980, 1981 and 1982 Remastered onto
2CDs Plus Bonus Tracks that pans out as follows:
Disc 1 (75:33 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 9 are their 6th
vinyl album “Touch” – released December 1980 in the USA on Mercury SRM-1-4002
and February 1981 in the UK on Mercury 6337 154
Track 10 is “Lady’s Wild (12
Version)”
Track 11 is “Body Lovers (12
Version”
Tracks 12 to 15 are Side 1
of their 7th vinyl album “Con Funk Shun 7” (aka “7”) – released December 1981
in the USA on Mercury SRM-1-4030
Disc 2 (72:45 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 4 are Side 2 of
their 7th vinyl album “Con Funk Shun 7” (aka “7”) – released December 1981 in
the USA on Mercury SRM-1-4030
Tracks 5 to 13 are their 8th
vinyl album “To The Max” – released November 1982 in the USA on Mercury
SRM-1-4067
Track 14 is “Ms Got The Body
(12” Version)”
Track 15 is “Ms Got The Body
(Instrumental Version)”
The 8-page inlay pictures
rare 7” singles on Mercury, album artwork and has a basic history of the band
and the albums by RALPH TEE. Long-standing remaster Engineer ALAN WILSON has
done the transfers – and because the albums were superbly produced in the first
place – that has passed over to the remasters. “7” and “To The Max” sound
incredible – as clear and as muscular as you would want.
The emphasis is on Soul Funk
ala Gap Band, Kool & The Gang and Heatwave with smoochy ballads inbetween
all that booty shuffling. I’ve been after the EWF Funk of “I’ll Get You Back”
from “7” for years now and it sounds just brill here. Another winner is “Too
Tight” – even if the mix is a tad weedy for 1981 while “Give Your Love To Me”
is a pretty ballad. The slappy bass intro to “Touch” sums up their sound –
aimed at the rear and not the head – great fun.
Packing great value for
money on both CDs (check the extended playing times) - fans should dive in –
especially given the upgraded sound...
PS: Other Robinsongs CD Remasters for CON FUNK SHUN include:
1. Loveshine/Candy (1978 and 1979 LPs onto 1CD - Robinsongs CDMRED 428)
2. Touch/Con Funk Shun 7/To The Max (1980, 1981 and 1982 3 x LPs + 4 Bonus 12" Single Sides onto 2CDs - Robinsongs CDBRED 519
3. Fever/Electric Lady (1983 and 1985 LPs onto 1CD - Robinsongs CDMRED 636)
