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Been doing a VU deep dive since reading the new #loureed bio earlier this year and while I have had extended love affairs over the years with the first two albums (and Loaded of course), I can’t stop coming back to this one and questioning previous opinions of “best”. Of course, there’s no correct answer. This is an early 80s polygram pressing. It’s a hot stamper and it sounds fantastic. Leaps off the table. #velvetunderground#nowplaying#vinyl#records#hotstamper@vinylrecords
Best Of My Love b/w A Feeling Is by The Emotions (1977)
A huge hit for The Emotions, Best Of My Love was written by Maurice White and Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire. The song reached Number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard R&B charts in 1977, as well as the top 5 in the U.K. and Canada.
Originally a gospel group called the Hutchinson Sunbeams, they switched to R&B and signed with the Volt imprint of Stax Records in the late sixties, recording several hits for the label. They moved to Columbia Records when Stax closed in 1975.
Best Of My Love won a Grammy in 1977 for the best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals. Several members of Earth, Wind & Fire played on the track.
A big crossover hit (Number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts, as well as Number 3 on the National Disco Action Top 30), Car Wash was the title track to Rose Royce’s first album, itself a movie soundtrack. Written and arranged by Norman Whitfield, an ex-Motown producer.
There’s a video for the song that’s tons of fun and captures the mood of the era. Check it out.
Superstition b/w Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) by Stevie Wonder (1972)
A huge hit for Stevie Wonder, Superstition reached Number 1 in the U.S. and Number 11 in the U.K. It was the first single off of Wonder’s album Talking Book, which itself got to Number 3 on the U.S. charts.
Wonder wrote the song with Jeff Beck. The story is that Beck was in the studio, naturally to play guitar, but he sat at the drum kit and started playing a simple rhythm. Wonder told him to keep playing, and he improvised most of the keyboard parts on the spot. Such an incredible talent.
"Introducing..." and the self-titled album are so good. And while I like about half of "Church of Rock-n-Roll" no other #FoxyShazam output compares to these two early releases.