tracks

There's A Wrinkle In Our Time
Down By The River
Jimi's Guitar Raps With The Bass
Corruption Is The Thing
Function Underground
Loaded Back
Stone Coal White
BL Movement
Drugs Ain't Cool
I'm A Man
Blind Man (45 Version)
The Siesta Is Over
Just Gotta Be Free
I Wanna Take You Higher

notes

Record Store Day 2017 release. Limited to 2000 copies. Includes 16 page booklet and a download card for WAV files.

Hype sticker indicates album title as "Function Underground: The Black And Brown American Rock Sound 1969-1974".
Rear sleeve and booklet titled "Function Underground: The Black And Brown American Rock Sound 1972-1977".

Thanks to Dante Carfagna, Rob Sevier, DJ Shadow, Dave Brown, Boyd Kelly, Clark Faville, Roger Boykin, Emry Thomas, Cut Chemist, Arthur Lane, Charles Bazen, Lester Abrams, Rick Chudacoff, Justin Torres, DJ Numark, Anthony Black, Lawrence Brothers Record Shop, Lo, Kieran, Zoe and Orion.

A1: originally released circa 1970 on Round Records 70-2300 and licensed courtesy Arthur Ray
A2: originally released circa 1969 on Saquarius Records (no catalog number)
A3: originally released circa 1970 on Doin Our Thing Records 103A and licensed courtesy the Estate of James Macon
A4: originally released circa 1972 on Soul Kitchen SK-7211-A and licensed courtesy Numero Group
A5: originally released circa 1969 on Darlene Records D711Q and licensed courtesy Michael Liggins
A6: originally released circa 1969 on Mighty Records M6901 and licensed courtesy Michael Liggins
A7: originally released circa 1970 on Shur N' Tel (no catalog number) and licensed courtesy Numero Group

B1: originally released circa 1974 on Salt City Records SCR-003 and licensed courtesy Charles Bazen
B2: originally released circa 1969 on LAMP Records 6510-11 and licensed courtesy Herb Miller and Ebony Rhythm Band
B3: originally released circa 1969 on L-Z-E Records 773-B
B4: originally released circa 1970 on Pacific Avenue Records PA-45-458 and licensed courtesy L.A. Carnival
B5: originally released circa 1970 on M&Ms Records MMs-1001
B6: originally released circa 1971 on Get Down Records 214 and licensed courtesy Lelon Windham
B7: previously unreleased, recorded circa 1970 and licensed courtesy Roger Boykin.

credits

Art Direction – Errol F. Richardson
Lacquer Cut By – Chris Potter
Liner Notes – James Porter (8)
Reissue Producer, Liner Notes [Contributions] – Eothen Alapatt
Remastered By [Restored and Remastered By] – Pete Lyman

companies

Copyright (c) – Now-Again Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Now-Again Records
Remastered At – Infrasonic Sound
Lacquer Cut At – Electric Mastering

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