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Import
By Label: V2
EAN/UPC: 5033197282220
Release Date: 2004-07-05
List Price: USD 29.99
Audio CD
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Album description:
Inspiration Information, the brainchild of guitar prodigy Shuggie Otis, more than justifies the cult following garnered in the years since its (largely ignored) 1974 release. Son of R&B legend Johnny Otis, Shuggie was a late-'60s celebrity due to his Super Session duets with Al Kooper. Opting out of arena rock -- he reputedly refused an offer to join the Rolling Stones -- the 19-year-old Otis spent three years in the studio generating this one-man opus. His multitracked rhythms recall the laid-back funk of the Meters embroidered with psychedelic filigree, and his voice resembles Allan Toussaint's. But in every other regard, this is singular, sexy music, dislocated in time. Drum machines propel "Island Letter" and the beat-box-plus-organ stabs of "XL-30" predate England's Young Marble Giants by several years. Also featured are four bonus cuts from the artist's 1971 set Freedom Flight, including "Strawberry Letter 23," which was later a hit for the Brothers Johnson. Heard here in its original form (with a surprise prog-guitar coda), the song conveys the impression of "Good Vibrations" being played by a lone musician. Unbelievably wonderful. - Billboard
Tracks:
Inspiration Information / Island Letter / Sparkle City / Aht Uh Mi Hed / Happy House / Rainy Day / XL-30 / Pling / Not Available / Strawberry Letter 23 [*] / Sweet Thang [*] / Ice Cold Daydream [*] / Freedom Flight [*] Frequently used tags (out of 1):
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