{"product_id":"soul-on-your-side","title":"Soul On Your Side","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rhythm Makers's \u003ci\u003eSoul On Your Side \u003c\/i\u003eis flawless proto-disco funk. The Bronx-based band - that later\nwent on to form heavyweight disco outfit GQ - originally released this treasure in 1976 and it's long been a\nhard to find record. It's also rare to find a record this hard. Captivating funk at its rawest, no doubt.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStorming out the gate with the rollicking Loft\/Garage staple \"Can You Feel It (Part 1)\", the listener is\nimmediately put on notice that this LP is just a little bit special. The title track, \"Soul On Your Side\", is a\nclassic dancer and the basis of GQ's future hit \"Disco Nights\". But it's perhaps \"Zone\", a huge Baldelli track,\nthat the record is best known for. Hypnotic psyched-out cosmic-disco \/ cosmic funk, it's an unrelenting\ngroove that really thrusts the party into hyperdrive. With doses of scintillating Latin and pulsating African\nrhythms driving the pumping tune, atop an unstoppable bassline and imaginative, soul-slathered keyboard\nfigures, it's basically a full-on funk assault. You might need a lie-down after this.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there's no let-up on the B-Side, immediately grooving thanks to \"Funk-N-You\", a laidback glider that just\nrolls in the sleek style. Gorgeous harmony skills are displayed on \"Street Dreamin'\". Beautiful and gritty funk,\nby turns. \"You're My Last Girl\" is an airy ballad with two leads before the legendary \"Monterey\" enters the\nfray. A much-sampled instrumental and heavy disco-funk nugget, it contains an amazing B-Boy drum break\nmaking the whole LP worth the price of admission. \"Can You Feel It (Part 2)\" closes out this spectacular set.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rhythm Makers had been gigging around New York City since the late ’60s, having initially come\ntogether as Sabu and the Survivors, named after bassist Keith “Sabu” Crier. They eventually - for this album\nat least! - settled on The Rhythm Makers and cut one record for the small De-Lite subsidiary Vigor. The core\nlineup featured Crier, keyboardist Herb Lane, drummer Kenny Banks and rhythm guitarist Rahiem Leblanc.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMastered for vinyl by Simon Francis, cut by Cicely Balston for Alchemy at AIR Studios with artwork restored\nat Be With HQ, this new edition should hopefully bring this album into the homes and record boxes of many\nmore people.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Be With Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50482492113227,"sku":"2014987","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Soul_on_Your_Side_Expanded_Version_8d7a60e8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727552858","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/soul-on-your-side","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}