On Dec.19th, Jon Jung wrote:
>---I've heard a cover of Gil Scott-Heron's "The Bottle" by a group called
>Brother to Brother. I know of only one version of this song on Gil's "It's
>Your World" double live album with Brian Jackson. Did Gil release a studio
>version of this song? If so, on what album? I have lots of his stuff but
>most is late '70s-'80s stuff.
Gil Scott-Heron released his 2nd album "Winter In America" from
Strata-East label in 1974. The album includes the studio version of "The
Bottle".
>---I picked up an album from a group "Crown Heights Affair" (circa '72 or
>so). Great album but I don't know a thing about them. Anyone??
They were signed by RCA Records and released their first album "Crawn
Heights Affair" in 1974. this album is funkier than other their albums.
Off the album, they had hits with "Super Rod" and "Leave The Kids Alone".
Afterwards, they switched their record label to De-Lite Records and
recorded several albums.
>---Ditto for The Counts. I have a couple of reissue discs from them but
know
>not a thing about them.
All of Counts records have been in big demand for a while. recently,
Westbound Records in UK has reissued their classic funk album "What's Up
Front That-Counts"(originally released in 1971). Get your own copy before
it's gone! They released an other album "Love Sign"in 1973, from Aware
Records. I have the 7'single "Too Bad" w/ "Funk", which is off this
album, and it's worth the look.
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