Instrumental which sounds similar to Locksmith's "Unlock The Funk"?

finelikewine

Today i picked up the 12" of this:




Somehow it reminds me of a instrumental I heard in a mix before. Especially the synths sound very familiar, but I can't put my finger on it.
Does that ring a bell for somebody?

Flomotion

Reminds me of Herbie's "Tell Everybody". Just not nearly as good.

finelikewine

Flomotion said:

Reminds me of Herbie's "Tell Everybody". Just not nearly as good.

good one. But that's not the one I'm thinking of.
I suspect it could be something Patrick Adams related.

finelikewine

Finally I found it it's this:



both came out the same year. Would be interesting who came up with it first.

finelikewine

finelikewine said:

Finally I found it it's this:



both came out the same year. Would be interesting who came up with it first.

Apparently the song above is an extended version of this


which came out in 1979. Obviously Locksmith borrowed the synth melody from the Johnson Products.
Or has this melody appeared somewhere before?

Flomotion

I like this one a lot more than Locksmith! Ray Parker was never averse to borrowing a rif here and there but could just be that was the synth du jour.

ost

finelikewine said:

Apparently the song above is an extended version of this


which came out in 1979. Obviously Locksmith borrowed the synth melody from the Johnson Products.
Or has this melody appeared somewhere before?

LaserWolf

Is Super-Jay Hit Makers of America TK related?