{"title":"The Equatics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Equatics is a high school funk\/soul band hailing from Hampton High School in Virginia. With their unique blend of funky grooves and soulful melodies, they have captivated audiences with their electrifying performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed by talented musicians Carlton Savage, Renon Sumpter, Calvin Billups, Daniel \"Buddy\" Slade, Benjamin Crawford, Alvin Paige, Leo Davis, and \"Coach\" Frank Johnson, The Equatics bring a fresh and energetic sound to the music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a fan of funk or soul music or simply appreciate great live performances, The Equatics are sure to leave you wanting more. Don't miss out on experiencing this incredible band firsthand!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"doin-it-3","title":"Doin It","description":"\u003cp\u003eLost dark soul\/funk masterpiece from Hampton, Virginia high school champions of Pepsi’s “New Sounds Of 1972” challenge. The stories of great high school funk bands are, thanks to an abundance of reissues, commonplace. The tales of great high school soul-bands are still rare. A ballad or two on the random Douglass High School Stage Band album or Timeless Legend’s mesmerising entry on Columbus’s 1972 1st Annual Inner City Talent Expo notwithstanding, high school bands rarely struck into the realm of “grown folks” music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter The Equatics and their brooding masterpiece \u003ci\u003eDoin’ It!!!! \u003c\/i\u003eIf this is categorised as a “funk” album – and it was for the last ten years, by those few lucky enough to own an original copy – it holds its own. But it was as a soul band, one as inspired by the melancholic musings of Bill Withers as the psychedelic-pop of the self-proclaimed “Black Moses,” Issac Hayes – that the Equatics shone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese young souls offered world-weary, beat-heavy ballads that stand on par with any of the great independent organisations of the early 1970s. That a group of teenagers could offer such an angst-ridden plea as that of Leo Davis’s “Merry Go Round” not only transcends the limitations that came from the band’s average age (seventeen, at the time of the album’s recording), but also the barriers the stood in front of this group of small-city hopefuls This official reissue was licensed by the Equatics’ bandleader, bass player Benjamin Crawford.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Now Again Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50905947144523,"sku":"2014421","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Blue","offer_id":56615442874699,"sku":"R2436-4021","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/EQUATICS_Doin_It_LP_36575299_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732861479"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_e429eb11_thumbnail_4096_69a69c9c-cd18-48e9-b390-80b09166fe3f.jpg?v=1732861463","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/the-equatics.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}