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Shuggie Otis Inspiration Information (Vinyl) 12" Album
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- Title
- Inspiration Information
- EAN
- 8718469533589
- Edition
- 12" Album
- Style
- Soul-blues
- Release Date
- 31/07/2015
- No Of Discs
- 1
- Run Time
- 31.38
- MPN
- MOVLP867
- UPC
- 8718469533589
- Artist
- Shuggie Otis
- Type
- LP
- Format
- Vinyl
- Record Label
- Music on Vinyl
- Release Year
- 1974
- Release Title
- Inspiration Information
- Genre
- Funk, R&B
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Record Label
Music on Vinyl
UPC
8718469533589
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16050167312
Product Key Features
Artist
Shuggie Otis
Format
Vinyl
Release Year
1974
Release Title
Inspiration Information
Type
LP
Genre
Funk, R&B
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Personnel includes: Shuggie Otis (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bass, drums, bell, programming); Richard Aplanalp (oboe, tenor saxophone); George Duke (celeste, electric piano, organ); Wilton Felder, Mike Kowalski, Aynsley Dunbar (drums); Johnny Otis (percussion, background vocals); Jim "Supe" Bradshaw (background vocals). Includes liner notes by Winston Cenac and James Sullivan. This is part of LuakaBop's World Psychedelic Classics series. Ignored upon its release in 1974 and celebrated upon its reissue in 2001, Shuggie Otis' fourth and last album Inspiration Information exists out of time -- a record that was of its time, but didn't belong of it; a record that was idiosyncratic but not necessarily visionary. It was psychedelic soul that was released far too late to be part of any zeitgeist and it was buried at the time. Yet no matter what Luaka Bop's grand poobah David Byrne claims on the sticker -- he says Shuggie's "trippy R&B jams are equal to Marvin's and Curtis', but somehow more contemporary sounding...closer to D'Angelo meets DJ Shadow" -- this isn't revolutionary. It can occasionally sound modern, such as on the rolling head trip "XL-30," but only because it's the kind of groove Shadow would sample and build on; the slow, liquid instrumental head trips sound the same way. Perhaps that's why it can seem more contemporary -- contemporary ears are more attuned to these relaxed, warmly trippy soundscapes. Otis crafted all of this essentially alone, playing each instrument himself, and it's quite clearly a reflection of his inner psyche, and no matter how much it floats and skates upon its own sound, it's a welcoming, inviting sound. But, no matter how much the partisans claim -- and their effusive praise is plastered all over the liner notes, with Sean O'Hagan claiming that it shocks you out of a rut, Stereolab's Tim Gane says it is "almost like a new style of music that could've developed but never did" -- this isn't revolutionary, even if it's delightfully idiosyncratic. So, don't fall for the hyperbole. This isn't an album that knocks your head off -- it's subtle, intricate music that's equal parts head music and elegant funk, a record that slowly works its way under your skin. Part of the reason it sounds so intriguing in 2001 is that there just aren't that many musicians that doggedly pursue their individual vision while retaining a sense of focus. But it isn't a record without precedent, nor is it startling. It's a record for people that have heard a lot of music, maybe too much, and are looking for a new musical romance. [Luaka Bop's reissue contains four fine bonus tracks, including the original version of "Strawberry Letter 23," which the Brothers Johnson later had a hit with. The reissue also replaces the original cover -- which is nowhere to be seen in the liner notes -- with a "hip," self-consciously retro cover. Also, it has put in the "World Psychedelic Classics" with Os Mutantes, which is slightly misleading and a little unse
Reviews
Rolling Stone (3/15/01, pp.81-2) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A smooth, trippy soul-funk opus....revealing an expansive creativity that appeared unlimited..." Spin (2/01, p.107) - 9 out of 10 - "...We're (quite) taken through clear-eyed soul, blues, funk, and pop, then dropped home with our astonished smiles..." Entertainment Weekly (5/4/01, p.71) - "...Like Stevie Wonder, the self-reliant, sweet-voiced, then-17-year-old is on every track, stirring up soul, jazzy chords, psychedelia, and studio ingenuity into a tasty, weird mix..." - Rating: A- Q (5/01, p.133) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Half the album is marvelously psychedelic soul....Factor in jazzy bubblebath ambience, primitive electronica and opulent funk, and this is a bona fide lost classic." Uncut (p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "That this incredible recording sound so utterly 'now' is testament to the visionary genius whose synth silkiness and sophist-funk orchestrations tripped the minds of everyone from Prince to DJ Shadow." The Wire (1/02, p.40) - Ranked #13 in Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2001". Vibe (4/01, p.172) - 4 discs out of 5 - "...The sound of a 21-year-old guitar prodigy...getting really deep into his own groove-obsessed head. A bona fide buried treasure."
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