Floss Your Acetates
Guzzo
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this post was inspired by TheOnes pyramid of acetates from the other floss thread
Heres an acetate of pre-LP session by afrofunk drummer Rim Kwaku Obeng.
Songs:
1Be Yourself
2.Sukwa (Life First)
3. Rim Obeng Special
4. Keep on Brushing[/b]
Most peole know him from his 1980 release "Rim Arrives"
The cover of the LP is a letter trying to get dude signed the picture is pretty unclear but the last paragraph reads like this
"Unfortunately, we could only finance four demo songs not in final mix form. We have chosen seven more written after the four you have which are much stronger. Because of Rim's total talent, even with a band, the production cost for the first album will be under $14,000"
Here is another one from the compton based group Masterfleet, best known for thier Sussex release
The acetate was recorded in '74 for the A&M Label (Sussex was owned by them). I'm fairly certain this album wasn't released. Its a nice funky and sometimes soulful sound thats pretty heavy on the synths in a good way. Why they never put this out I just don't know
Songs:
1. Think I'm Gonna Make It
2. Must I Be Forgotten
3. Theres No Need To Worry
4. Funk City[/b]
Heres an acetate of pre-LP session by afrofunk drummer Rim Kwaku Obeng.
Songs:
1Be Yourself
2.Sukwa (Life First)
3. Rim Obeng Special
4. Keep on Brushing[/b]
Most peole know him from his 1980 release "Rim Arrives"
The cover of the LP is a letter trying to get dude signed the picture is pretty unclear but the last paragraph reads like this
"Unfortunately, we could only finance four demo songs not in final mix form. We have chosen seven more written after the four you have which are much stronger. Because of Rim's total talent, even with a band, the production cost for the first album will be under $14,000"
Here is another one from the compton based group Masterfleet, best known for thier Sussex release
The acetate was recorded in '74 for the A&M Label (Sussex was owned by them). I'm fairly certain this album wasn't released. Its a nice funky and sometimes soulful sound thats pretty heavy on the synths in a good way. Why they never put this out I just don't know
Songs:
1. Think I'm Gonna Make It
2. Must I Be Forgotten
3. Theres No Need To Worry
4. Funk City[/b]
Comments
I'll record both acetates onto MP3 sometime in the near future, meanwhile I want to see what other acetates others got
I have a 10" acetate of "Melting Pot" that an NY dj made for himself back in the day (I think Jinx has another copy of the same 10" from the same DJ).
Nice to hear "Melting Pot" all loud like that, but otherwise kind of useless (not like you can really get much play-out-ness from an acetate).
See that, raise you one set of Lee press-ons.
i've seen 7" acetates of melting pot. i have a 7" for TSOP and have seen them for a handful of other funk/proto disco tracks... never seen a 10" tho.
any ID on the label?
It was made at a dub plate spot. I assume that the DJ made them himself - they have his name (typed) on the label, along with the track info.
Masterfleet, another one of those groups that came and went in the 70's. My dad knew the Rice twins of this group, they went to Cal State Long Beach together. The album has some cool harmonies and funk to it. Damn, I wouldn't mind getting that A&M one though.
I got the Bar-Kays "Shake Your Rump To The Funk" acetate, a Sam Phillips female Sun acetate, and some unknown blues acetate...it sounds like some raer shit.
-One-sided mid 70s unreleased funk 45 from a Detroit band. 'rat race'
-Highschool(sounding) 45 with 2 cuts:'daddy rollin stone' & '?' both instrumentals.
-DJ Shadow 'monosylabik' 12" (I know what you are thinking: 'they made a 1,000 of these'. Wrong. This is one of 10, an actual metal acetate with coating. It also came with a letter from the promo director from island records.
-Ike and Tina 'bold soul sister' 45. This isnt an acetate but a test pressing on Blue Thumb. It is intersting because it was pressed on vinyl, werent the 45s on styrine?
Hell it sounds like the dudes on this site alone could put together a comp of all unreleased 70s soul...
great idea and I'd be more than down, but I can imagine this may get pricey. I know A&M isn't going to just go ahead and let me release this Masterfleet stuff for cheap. and I think Rim may want some dough too.
If someone knows how to make this work let me know and I'm game
Just change the name of the band/songs. It's a shiesty move, but it works. Im not suggesting that as a solution, ...sayin though.
there is both vinyl and styrene presses of that 45.