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Jimmy Hayes - Goody Goody Gumdrops 05:42 | | 2. Lewis Flournoy - Cold Blooded Woman 05:17 | | 3. The Love Affair - You're So Good To Me 02:36 | | 4. Lewis Flournoy - That's The Way It Is 04:10 | | 5. Lewis Flournoy - Let's Live And Let Live 02:26 | | 6. The George Semper Orchestra - Got To Find A Way To Make Some 02:49 | | 7. The George Semper Orchestra - Cosmic Funk 03:52 | | 8. Jimmy Hayes - Queen For A Day 02:55 | | 9. The Love Affair - Never In My Life 06:15 | | | | | | R E L E A S E N O T E S >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | | ------------------------- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< | | | | | | "Inner City Review" by George Semper is the first full re-issue of | | the songwriter and musician's ultra rare 1973 compilation. A | | songwriter and studio musician behind troves of soul, rock and R&B | | records from the late '50s onwards, it shines a fresh light on | | Semper's influential behind-the-scenes role. | | | | He was the creative force behind Hammond organ classic "Makin' | | Waves", the cult 1977 Bay Area funk record "The Perfect Circle", and | | a collaborator with the likes of Donny Hathaway, Jimmy Smith and | | Brenton Wood. It's the second release on the "reissues and oddities" | | imprint launched earlier this year by Peterson. | | | | On "Inner City Review", Semper is backed by his George Semper | | Orchestra, a showcase for their distinctive cosmic funk sound | | (including the two only tracks credited to them as a standalone | | group), featuring drummer Ollie Brown, who would later work with the | | likes of Minnie Ripperton, The Temptations and Stevie Wonder. | | Originally released on the obscure SECO Records Hollywood label, only | | 100 copies were pressed. | | | | Gilles bought the record some years ago at Groove Merchant in San | | Francisco, and but only recently posted it on Instagram where it was | | spotted by George Semper's son and archivist Joel S. Brockman. The | | record has been re-mastered directly from the original analogue | | tapes. | | | | The collection shows the different sides to Semper, from uptempo | | doowop to lovelorn, downtempo soul jams, with themes that weigh on | | life, romance and the day-to-day reality of inner city life. | | | | A multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, acclaimed for his | | innovative funky organ sound, Semper's Hammond-playing style was an | | influence on The Doors and The Rolling Stones. His career saw him | | cross paths with the likes of Charles Stepney, and - as the co-owner | | of several influential San Diego venues - present Frank Zappa's first | | professional show, booking him to open for Little Richard and Jimi | | Hendrix. | | | | The record features a stellar cast of vocalists, spanning from the | | then established Jimmy Hayes (of The Persuaders), who graces the | | uptempo 'Goody Goody Gumdrops' and plaintive 'Queen For A Day', to | | the Semper-discovered Lewis Flournoy, whose stunning, graceful | | falsetto on his three entries are some of the only material he ever | | recorded. Likewise, Troy Raglin, who features on two romantic soul | | entries, was a Semper collaborator who only ever recorded a handful | | of other material. | | | | Recorded after a formative stint in Las Vegas, where Semper backed | | the likes of Ray Charles, James Brown and Sammy Davis Jr, "Inner City | | Review" opened the door for his later work with his Inner City | | Records label. It was through his years in Vegas that he met some of | | the players who would go on to feature on the record, including tenor | | sax player David Majall Li (Parliament, SOS Band, Pointers Sisters) | | and bass percussionist Basey Green (Nancy Wilson, Carol King). | | | | An independently-produced and recorded album, in keeping with | | Semper's many other small-run private pressed records, Semper used | | his day-job as a musician to get precious studio time, bagging time | | in the A&M Hollywood lot for the album's recording sessions. (At the | | time, he was playing with Merry Clayton, a singer who - after her | | solo career declined - became a backing singer and would go on to | | feature in the 2013 film 20 Feet From Stardom). | | | | An all-killer, rarely heard collection of music, and a document of an | | important moment in Semper's career, as he laid the foundations for | | the independent-minded Inner City Records label, (not to be confused | | with Irv Kratka's New York based, Inner City Records), as well as the | | game-changing Bay Area funk sound that has made "The Perfect Circle" | | a sought after cult classic. | | | | | | Personnel: | | David Majall Li - tenor sax | | Basey Green - bass percussion | | Orlando "Bad News" White - drums percussion, vocal background | | Tony "Touchdown" Drake - lead guitar | | Virgil Johnson - trombone, bass | | Gary Cardile - percussion and special effects | | George Walker - rhythm guitar | | Robert "Sweets" Fortson - background vocals | | Jack and James of Native Sun - trumpet and alto sax respectively | | George Semper - keyboards, alto sax, conductor, tympani, chimes, bell | | tree, and vocals | | | | | | YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS SHIT IF YOU LIKE IT RIGHT?! | | | | | | . . | | |\/\/| | | |____| | |------------------------------=---=-======-=---=-------------------------| |===/\===============================SOUNDz==========================/\===| '--/__\--------------------------=-2013-2020-=----------------------/__\--'