Now-Again Records

Carleen And The Groovers – Can We Rap? (12″)

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South Carolina’s Carleen and The Groovers released only two 7” singles, in the early 1970s. They have gone on to become standards in the burgeoning scene known as Deep Funk due to bootlegged, poor-sounding, anonymous compilations. The singles themselves are so rare that copies almost never exchange hands.

Now, for the first time, the group’s entire recorded output (including the psych-funk masterpiece “The Thing,” never before compiled) is available on a fully licensed, carefully remastered, full annotated 12” EP.

Tracklist:

Side A
A1. Right On
A2.The Thing

Side B
B1. Can We Rap
B2. Hot Pants

12″ Single. 2005. NA5015.

Connie Price And The Keystones – Wildflowers

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The debut album by Connie Price and the Keystones, featuring Malcolm Catto, the Poets of Rhythm/Whitefield Brothers/Karl Hector & The Malcouns’ mastermind JJ Whitefiled, members of the legendary funk band L.A. Carnival and key members of Los Angeles funk revivalists Breakestra. When it came out in 2004 we called it “Cinematic Soul,” a term which still fits today.

Tracklist:

Side A
A1.Sticks & Stones
A2.Sucker Punch
A3.Western Champion

Side B
B1.The Buzzard
B2.Tall Dry Grass

Side C
C1.The Shadows Of Leaves
C2.Fuzz And Them

Side D
D1.Double Dutch
D2.Wildflowers

Bonus Track
1.Get Thy Bearings

Credits:

Bass – Dave Wilder, Richard “Doo” Lee
Bass Clarinet – Tracy Wannomae
Drums – Connie Price, Josh Cohen, Malcom Catto (tracks: C1 to D1), Pete McNeal
Executive-producer – Egon
Flugelhorn – Hoagie Haven
Guitar – Dan Ubick, Leo Price, Willie Lee
Harmonica [Bass] – Dave Cooley
Keyboards – D’Wayne Kelly, Jeremy Ruzumna, Leo Price, Willie Lee
Mastered By – Dave Cooley
Melodica – D’Wayne Kelly
Mixed By – Connie Price, Dave Cooley, Todd M. Simon*
Percussion – Connie Price, Davey Chegwidden
Producer – Dan Ubick
Recorded By – Dan Ubick
Saxophone – David Ralicke, James King, Tracy Wannomae
Sitar [Choral] – Dan Ubick
Trombone – Dan Osterman, David Ralicke
Trumpet – Todd Simon
Vibraphone – Connie Price

2LP, CD, Digital. 2005. NA5014.

Connie Price And The Keystones – Wildflowers feat. L.A. Carnival (12″)

Connie Price & The Keystones teamed up with two of the finest vocalists from funk’s old guard to offer up a banging 12” – “Wildflowers.” For “Wildflowers,” The Keystones brought in vocalists Lester Abrams and Leslie Smith from L.A. Carnival, the legendary funk ensemble that saw their 1970s opus “Pose A Question” released on Now Again in 2003.

The result is a timeless capsule of gorgeous soul, arranged with complexity and executed with dangerous precision. This twelve inch contains the extended version of “Wildflowers,” and instrumental and a stripped down version of only the dirty, raw drums for samplers and DJs alike.

Tracklist:

Wildflowers
Wildflowers (Instrumental)
Wildflowers (Bonus Beats)

12″ Single. 2005. NA5013.

Various – Midwest Funk: Funk 45’s From Tornado Alley

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Tracklist:

01. The Us – Let’s Do It Today
02. Markus Kelly & the Impassions – Pushin’ to the Top
03. Harvey & the Phenomenals – Soul & Sunshine
04. The New Establishment In Soul – Whip It (Pt. 1)
05. Billy Ball & the Upsetters – Sissy Walk
06. The T.M.G.s – The Hatch
07. Fred Williams & the Jewels Band – Tell Her
08. Wanda Davis – Save Me
09. The Fabulous Originals – It Ain’t Fair, But It’s Fun (Pts. 1 & 2)
10. Barbara Howard – I Don’t Want Your Love
11. The Personations and Organization – Future II
12. Chocolate Snow – A Day in the Life
13. Henry Peters & the Imperials – Master Groove
14. People in the News – Color Me
15. The Chefs – Mr. Machine (Pts. 1 & 2)
16. Messengers Incorporated – Soulful Proclamation
17. Dayton Sidewinders – Funky In Here
18. The Soul Toronados – Boot’s Groove
19. The Wallace Brothers – What-cha Feel Is What-cha Get
20. Earl English & the Apaches – Trying to Make Ends Meet
21. Epitaph – Epitaph Movement

BONUS TRACKS:

22. Billy Joe Holloman – It’s Not You For Me
23. Illinois Connection – Po’ Boy’s Dream

Credits:

Researched & compiled by Gerald Short, Malcolm Catto & Dante Carfagna.

CD and Digital. 2005. NA5012/JMANCD007 CD*.

* Released on Now-Again Records (CD only) for the U.S. and Canada, under exclusive license from Jazzman Records (UK).

Various – Now-Again On Wax

Tracklist:

1. Detroit Sex Machines – Rap It Together / Funky Crawl (J.Rocc’s Edit)
2. Connie Price & The Keystones – Highland Park
3. The Mind Liberators – Comin’ Through, Pt. 2 (Edit)
4. Willie Bobo – Broasted or Fried
5. Marchel Ivory Quintet & Roger Boykin – Trippin’
6. Dayton Sidewinders – Go Ahead On
7. Carleen & The Groovers – Hot Pants
8. Leon Mitchison & The Eastex Freeway Band – Street Scene (Alternate Female Vocal Version)
9. Soul Seven – Mr. Chicken
10. Stark Reality – Roller Coaster Ride
11. L.A. Carnival – Blind Man (Cut Chemist Remix)
12. Malcolm Catto & The Keystones – Attack of the Killer Penguins
13. Kashmere Stage Band – Getting It Out of My System
14. J.Rocc – Cold Heat Megamix

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Itunes Digital Exclusive. 2005. NA 5024.