The Electric Express
DJPrestige
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Anyone have any band info on these guys, other than the fact that they released some records out of Greensboro, NC and then on AVCO? Any insight would be much appreciated.
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Check out http://www.carolinasoul.org and see what you can find there.
J P-mutt would definitely have band info on them, his email is on the webpage.
Electric Express - Where You Coming From (Linco LO-1022, 1971)
http://www.divshare.com/download/3811701-b70
There are a couple listed on funk45.com also
http://www.funk45.com/Index.asp?funk=music&search=547&cat=id
http://www.funk45.com/Index.asp?funk=music&search=1962&cat=id
I wanted to do the article because "It's The Real Thing" was the 45 that made me want to dig much deeper, and that was when I cut class during high school and raided local pawn shops. I had hoped to be able to say "this was the record that started it for me", and that was a good 20 years ago.
I for one would like to know how Atlantic picked them up for just three 45's, while the rest of the Linco stuff remained independent. Since three 45's were made, was an album ever "in the works"? That's what I want to know.
BTW - one day I'll get that Versatile Gents 45, Mr. Al*p*tt.
he's an asshole, and i hope he dies a painful death (he owes me $800).
The person I had hoped to talk with was Walter Grady, and there are three in the same area, all of which didn't answer my inquiries at the time.
well consider yourself lucky, the guy is a pathological liar and I'm convinced he has a serious drug or alcohol or gambling problem.
I wanted to do the article because "It's The Real Thing" was the 45 that made me want to dig much deeper, and that was when I cut class during high school and raided local pawn shops. I had hoped to be able to say "this was the record that started it for me", and that was a good 20 years ago.
I for one would like to know how Atlantic picked them up for just three 45's, while the rest of the Linco stuff remained independent. Since three 45's were made, was an album ever "in the works"? That's what I want to know.
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I assumed the reason why Atlantic picked up the option on three singles by the Electric Express is because "It's The Real Thing" was a hit (#15 on Billboard's soul charts in 1971), so there was reason to believe they'd have a followup. Like you, I'm surprised they didn't get an album out of the deal myself.
I guess y'all are talking about Grady Tate aka "Shady Grady". I've heard various stories (none of which I can recall details to though).
The other two singles were nothing more than variations of the same song, and I've always been curious what made Avco pick them up. "Life Ain't Easy" was somewhat decent but of course by 1974 the sound was a bit different from "It's The Real Thing".