{"title":"Zapp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nucleus of Zapp circled around three of the five Troutman brothers: Lester, Larry and their younger brother Roger. The duo of Lester and Roger started several groups including *Trout*, which also included youngest brother Terry and Gregory Jackson (Cincinnati Ohio Funk Keyboardist). Larry eventually joined his brothers when their name became *Roger \u0026amp; The Human Body*. Larry was then the road manager and the leader of the group in terms of all major decisions and connections. The name change to Zapp came courtesy of Terry, whose nickname was that of \"Zapp\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscovered by members of P-Funk in 1979, the funk collective's leader George Clinton signed them to his Uncle Jam Records. When that label folded the following year, the group signed with P-Funk's parent label, Warner Bros. Records, and began working on their first record at united sound in Detroit album courtesy of co-production from Bootsy Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in the late summer of 1980, Zapp's seminal self-titled debut album became a platinum success peaking at the top twenty of the Billboard Top 200 thanks to the success of their leading single, \"More Bounce to the Ounce\", which reached number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"zapp-i","title":"Zapp (I)","description":"\u003cp\u003eZapp (also known as the Zapp Band or Zapp and Roger) is undoubtedly the most influential group in the Electro sub-genre of Funk. Zapp achieved most of its mainstream recognition from the single \"More Bounce To The Ounce\" from their self-titled debut album, now widely regarded as a classic example of early 1980s electronic Funk. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50490694271307,"sku":"1158270","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2677081e-a1c7-43ca-a0e2-7e43da98ce82_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727670656"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_ca91193e_thumbnail_4096_46693444-c0d7-4ce8-b9b2-2d7df6e8cc45.jpg?v=1727670639","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/zapp.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}