2016 Record Store Day 'first time' release. Featuring some of the most iconic and hard-to-find drum breaks, legendary samples, and a who’s who of players and producers including: Bernard Purdie, Isaac Hayes, David Axelrod, the Lafayette Afro Rock Band, the Blackbyrds, Pharoah Sanders, and more. Comprised of four distinct musical strains pressed on translucent-colored vinyl—“Soul Diesel,” “Purple Funk,” “OG Kush,” and “Astral Travelin’”—there’s a trip for every mood. Housed in a special four way fold-out box, each LP comes in its own unique jacket, combining texture and visuals for a truly extrasensory experience.
Disc 1 - Soul Diesel |
A1 | –Rusty Bryant | Fire Eater [7" Edit] | 3:15 |
A2 | –Boogalo Joe Jones* | No Way | 7:20 |
A3 | –Bernard Purdie | Cold Sweat | 5:42 |
A4 | –Eddie Jefferson | Psychedelic Sally | 2:54 |
B1 | –Charles Kynard | Greeze | 4:40 |
B2 | –Sonny Phillips | Sure 'Nuff, Sure 'Nuff | 6:50 |
B3 | –Pucho And The Latin Soul Brothers* | Got Myself A Good Man | 5:58 |
B4 | –Billy Hawks | O' Baby (I Believe I'm Losing You) | 3:07 |
Disc 2 - Purple Funk |
A1 | –Lafayette Afro Rock Band | Hihache | 6:51 |
A2 | –The Pazant Brothers, The Beaufort Express | A Gritty Nitty | 2:47 |
A3 | –Funk Inc. | Kool Is Back [Edit] | 3:10 |
A4 | –The Round Robin Monopoly | Life Is Funky | 3:46 |
A5 | –Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers | Patch It Up | 2:29 |
B1 | –The Blackbyrds | Rock Creek Park | 4:43 |
B2 | –Pleasure (4) | Bouncy Lady | 3:56 |
B3 | –David Axelrod | Mucho Chubar | 3:17 |
B4 | –Patrice Rushen | The Hump | 6:03 |
B5 | –Azymuth | Dear Limmertz [12" Mix] | 4:33 |
Disc 3 - OG Kush |
A1 | –Ronnie Foster | Mystic Brew | 4:08 |
A2 | –Isaac Hayes | Hung Up On My Baby | 6:21 |
A3 | –Ernie Hines | Our Generation | 3:13 |
A4 | –Bayeté (2) | Free Angel (Thoughts...And All I've Got To Say) | 5:11 |
B1 | –Jean-Jacques Perrey | E.V.A. | 3:09 |
B2 | –Johnny Hammond Smith* | Can't We Smile | 4:34 |
B3 | –The Blackbyrds | Mysterious Vibes | 4:53 |
B4 | –Gary Bartz | Gentle Smiles (Saxy) | 4:19 |
B5 | –Paulinho Da Costa | Love Till The End Of Time | 3:29 |
Disc 4 - Astral Travelin' |
A1 | –Charles Earland | Leaving This Planet | 7:29 |
A2 | –Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes* | Expansions | 6:07 |
A3 | –Pharoah Sanders | Astral Traveling | 5:39 |
B1 | –Jack DeJohnette | Epilog | 3:12 |
B2 | –Gary Bartz NTU Troop | Celestial Blues | 7:33 |
B3 | –Flora Purim | Open Your Eyes You Can Fly | 4:30 |
B4 | –Johnny Lytle | Tawhid | 7:05 |