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Funky Funky Houston Vol 1 – Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Vaults Of Ovide Records 1968-69

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Lost funky gems from the rare Houston label Ovide – home to TSU Tornadoes and a heck of a lot of great older funk from the Lone Star state! The Houston sound here is really incredible – tightly snapping party funk that's very much in the style first laid out by Archie Bell & The Drells, but taken down into the depths of indie funky 45 territory here – in a way that mixes fast-riffing guitar with jazzy horns, really marking the Houston groove as one that's quite different from that of Memphis, New Orleans, or other southern soul scenes of the 60s! We totally love the jazzy undercurrents that run through most of these tunes – and the use of guitar, organ, and horns makes for a sound that's really fresh – especially when compared to other funky compilations! There's a whopping 13 tracks on the set – including "The Bird" by The Soul Meditations, "Hunching Sticks" by Americans of '68, "Cha Cha" by The Ovide All Stars, "Big Time" by The African Echoes, "I Hate You" by Masters Of Soul, and more!  © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.