Various - California Funk

after several years of extensive work and painstaking research the latest in our explorations into regional us funk obscurities is finally here. has the wait for california funk been worth it well, lets see what we have: 21 of the finest, rarest and most desirable funk recordings from the sunshine state, put together for the first time with the personal blessing of each and every artist represented herein - shoddy bootleg this is not! both the lp and cd contain in-depth sleeve notes detailing the history of funk and r&b in california and the social conditions which led to the funk explosion of the late 60s. in addition there are thoroughly researched notes for every individual track, revealing for the first time the hidden stories behind such revered and enigmatic artists as leon gardner, arthur monday and delores ealy. the double lp is presented on two pieces of 180g virgin vinyl, lavishly housed in a double gatefold sleeve with full colour inners, label scans and extensive liner notes featuring many previously unseen photos of the bands and musicians involved. the cd houses the same in a 24 page colour booklet.