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Light Of Worlds

Add to Cart$9.99 ... LP Gatefold (reissue)
(€7.63 || £6.53 || ¥998) (approx.)
LP (Item 13470) De-Lite, 1974 — Condition: New Copy

It's the mid 70s, and Kool & Co not only keep the funky groove up, but also expand their style into a moogy style that adds a nice dimension of spacey soul to their rich palette of funk. The funkier cuts – like "Street Corner Symphony" and "Rhyme Tyme People" – sound a bit too much like the hits from earlier albums, but are still pretty nice. But it's the synth heavy cuts – like "Whiting H&G", and the landmark "Summer Madness" – which really open up the record. They're great stuff, and have the group moving into a spacey otherworldly funk realm that had been opened up a few years earlier by Earth Wind & Fire. The long-lasting potential of "Summer Madness" proves that the move was a great one – and we're always stunned at how fantastic the track still sounds today!  © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.

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Kool & The Gang — Light Of Worlds ... LP $6.99



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