{"title":"The Soul Searchers","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"salt-of-the-earth","title":"Salt of the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1974, The Soul Searchers' Salt of the Earth is now available. The Washington D.C. soul group, lead by Chuck Brown, influenced both funk and hip-hop by supplying a force behind go-go music and becoming of the most sampled albums in hip-hop music, with the drum break from \"Ashley's Roachclip\" adding to tracks from Run D.M.C., LL Cool J, 2Pac, Public Enemy, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Me Please","offers":[{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50496178422091,"sku":"2225278","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_9c66cbaa_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727717933"},{"product_id":"salt-of-the-earth-op6v6q","title":"Salt Of The Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven if you’ve never heard this 1974 album, you’ve heard it. What do we mean? Well, the drum break from the song “Ashley’s Roachclip” is probably the single most sampled track in all of hip hop. Everybody, and we mean  EVERYBODY, has used it—Run- D.M.C., Eric B. \u0026amp; Rakim, and LL Cool  J to name a few (and Public Enemy sampled “Blow Your Whistle” for good measure). And when you throw in the fact that the D.C.-based Soul Searchers were led by the soon-to-be “Godfather of Go-Go” himself, Chuck Brown, you can understand why \u003ci\u003eSalt of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e—which originally came out on the lightly distributed Sussex label—ranks among the most collectible R\u0026amp;B albums of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Gone Music","offers":[{"title":"LP - Clear","offer_id":50845471310155,"sku":"2007037","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/product_id._6ce95440_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1731732966"},{"product_id":"salt-of-the-earth-50th-anniversary","title":"Salt of the Earth (50th Anniversary)","description":"\u003cp\u003e50th Anniversary Edition \/ Lead vocals by The Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown (“Bustin’ Loose”) \/ Features the heavily sampled “Ashley’s Roachclip” \/ Liner notes by Justin Richmond (Wax Poetics) \/ Digitally remastered by Donald Cleveland \/ First time on CD in the U.S. 50th Anniversary Edition of the classic sophomore album by D.C.-based Funk and Go-Go legends, The Soul Searchers. Originally released in 1974 by Sussex Records, Salt of the Earth spotlights the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown, on gritty funk jams “Blow Your Whistle” and “Funk to the Folks.” The instrumental “Ashley’s Roachclip” features perhaps the most sampled drum break in history, instantly recognizable as the basis for genre-spanning hits by Run-D.M.C., Duran Duran, Milli Vanilli, Ice Cube, Mick Jagger, P.M. Dawn, New Order, Eric B. \u0026amp; Rakim, EMF, LL Cool J, and many, many more. Beyond its grooves, the album surprises with the tender balladry of “We Share” and a soulful rendition of Bacharach and David’s “Close to You.” This first-ever U.S. CD reissue of the highly influential Salt of the Earth features new liner notes by Justin Richmond (Wax Poetics).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconoclassic Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50865610719563,"sku":"2229107","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Soul_Searchers_-_Salt_9e7fc462_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732081857"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/the-soul-searchers.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}