COTILLION RECORDS
pickwick33
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Atlantic subsidiary label that put out more than its' share of classic records. At first it didn't really have an identity, releasing just as much rock as soul (plus a gospel series), but the quality shone right through. Roll call:Lord SutchBrook BentonOtis ClayFabulous Countsthe Woodstock LP'sVelvet UndergroundSolid Gold Old Town (excellent comp of R&B from the '50s and early '60s, originally on Old Town)SladeDynamicsRasputin's StashMohawksPatti & the LovelitesLaura LeeBaby Washington45 heads will notice that there were quite a few soul artists passing through who had singles but never a Cotillion album. Full respect for maintaining the same greatness as its' older brothers, Atlantic and Atco.Full respect - floss your fave Cotillion here!NOTE: I'm mainly talking about the first Cotillion from 1969-72, but if you wanna big-up the revived disco-era Cotillion, that's cool too! Although their Lou Donaldson material is terrible...
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Well, it WAS on Cotillion, why wouldn't it?
(And if you airbrush out McDonald & Giles, that LP would be a prime contender for a "hot girls on album covers" thread.)
If you ate enough acid to see through that hideous color mashup.
I'll ride for:
How's this one?
It had looked interesting, and I missed out on it a few years ago.
I prefer the 1969-1972 stuff, lots of variety and for the unfamiliar titles, it gets more interesting.
I like it quite a bit.
Freddie King - Is A Blues Master - funky Blues album
http://www.soulstrut.com/reviews/review/review_insert.php?item_id=350
Tami Lynn - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone - good female Soul
http://www.soulstrut.com/reviews/review/review_insert.php?item_id=2507
Wade Marcus - A New Era - good Soul-Jazz with some good covers
http://www.soulstrut.com/reviews/review/review_insert.php?item_id=422
McDonald & Giles - S/T - Psychish Rock album that use to come up a lot on the Strut
http://www.soulstrut.com/reviews/review/review_insert.php?item_id=435
Rasputin's Stash - S/T - some funky Soul
http://www.soulstrut.com/reviews/review/review_insert.php?item_id=1599
Slave - Just A Touch Of Love - love that title cut
http://www.soulstrut.com/reviews/review/review_insert.php?item_id=2347
Myrna Summers - Tell It Like It Is - OK Gospel album
http://www.soulstrut.com/reviews/review/review_insert.php?item_id=1688
Young-Holt Unlimited - Born Again - another solid album by the former Cadet/Ramsey Lewis musicians
http://www.soulstrut.com/reviews/review/review_insert.php?item_id=687
Don't have reviews for these, but also good:
King Floyd - S/T - love his soulful singing
Memphis Horns - S/T - classic instrumental group
Young-Holt Unlimited - Mellow Dreamin
45s:
Noble Nights - Sing A Simple Song/Moving Part IV
Unemployed - Funky Rooster/They Won't Let Me
US release of a UK record/not homegrown.
So yeah, there you go, "McDonald & Giles".
I have it. It's good, and you'll play it more than once, but it's not essential.
I totally agree, I prefer this phase too, mainly because I'm not the biggest disco/"modern soul" fan, and that is what the later Cotillion was all about. But I still wanna keep this thread open to all, so if anybody (not me!) is willing to defend Stacy Lattisaw or Sister Sledge, you got the floor...
This one is good. Cotillion also made a lotta decent moder.
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Don't sleep on that Freddy King 45, nice upbeat b-boy sureshot!
- J
couple of tracks toward the bottom of the review.
http://waxidermy.com/2006/11/03/troyka-st/
Troyka shreds. Back to front.
Ditto on the self titled Beast LP....really nice listen throughout.
Mean to check out their second LP at some point (not on Cotillion).
I needle dropped this LP a couple of years ago, wasn't impressed and left it for a measly ??5.
I've since noticed the admiration on Waxidermy etc and wonder if I was a bit hasty
I also don't stand alone on its greatness. It's usually given positive reviews. In the acid archives they say it's great. When I randomly bumped into Recordmonger in Tacoma recently we started talking about Troyka and I broke down the history for him. He said he goes out of his way to buy that record for $20 so he can sell it for $25, simply because he loves it.
I can see a needle drop being a bit misleading on that album. It may need a full listen for initial appreciation, but it's not an album that needs to be listened in entirety every time for it to be enjoyed.
OK, I'll break the ice with one word????????????Slaaaaaaaaaaave
But of course I do like the older Cotillions too. Barbara & Ernie, King Floyd, Rasputin's Stash, Faboulous Counts and so on. There's still a ton of stuff on the label I haven't heard. I've never heard the McDonald & Giles album for instance, which is apparently a mistake judging from the accolades it always receives on this board. I'm just waiting for someone to call it a turd.
just picked it up, and it is slowly becoming a fave of mine.
The Dynamics - "First Landing" is a great soul album, you can hear clips of it on their myspace page.
Troyka, Barbara & Ernie and McDonald & Giles are all great records.
To my ears, both Rasputin Stash lp's are pretty
yup.