Leon Mitchison And The Eastex Freeway Band – Street Scene (12″)

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Now-Again offers on this exclusive 12-inch release the original and alternate versions of Mitchison’s “Street Scene” – the most sought-after Mitchitone heavy funk classic recorded by the dynamo Eastex Freeway Band (named after Highway 59 that cut across Houston’s Fifth Ward near Mitchison’s home).

Tracklist:

Side A
1.Street Scene (Original Version)
2.Street Scene (Original Instrumental)

Side B
1.Street Scene (Alternate Version)
2.Street Scene (Alternate Instrumental)

Credits:

Produced by Leon Mitchison.
Produced for reissue by Egon. Mastered at Bionic, L.A., by Dave Cooley. Artwork and design by Matt Rowland. Photography by B+ (www.mochilla.com).

Written by Leon Mitchison (Mitchitone Publishing – BMI). Produced by Leon Mitchison. Licensed courtesy Leon Mitchison. Original version released on Mitchitone Records 7-inch #8025. Recording date unknown, perhaps 1974. Unknown studio, perhaps Claude Robinson’s Studio, Houston, TX. Unknown engineer, perhaps Claude Robinson.

12″ Single. 2005. NA5018.