Re: the roots' organix
caleb (cat@alumni.Princeton.EDU)
Sat, 12 Jul 1997 11:05:18 -0700
Philip Cohen wrote:
>
> QJ's _Summer in the City_ is also on _I Heard That_
> -- a compilation on A&M Records 1976.
>
> The original is by Lovin' Spoonful, a 1973 Grammy Award winner
> for best instrumental arrangement.
>
> A DJ friend says that _The Roots_ use _Summer in the City_
> on their second album (?? - the latest one). Actually, that
> brings up a question I've had for a long time... _The Roots_
> album _Do You Want More_ (Geffen 1994) starts the track
> numbers at 18. And the next album starts off at 34. Where
> are tracks 1-17? On another album already released? Or is this
> a Star Wars thang -- where they plan to release the beginning
> of the series later? Anyone know?
>
there is an album they cut in europe called _organix_ which is listed,
of course, from 1-18; it's damn good (very jazzy) and f'n hard to find.
i had to look for two years before i found my copy (sweet vinyl!) --
haven't seen it on seedy, but i've seen tapes...there are also live
albums floating about, which is the best way to hear them anyway. see
them when they come to your town...c.