[2017-08-25] VA "One Way Glass: Dancefloor Prog, Brit Jazz And Funky Folk 1968-1975" 3CD box set (RPM UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:12 pm

Description
ONE WAY GLASS is a very different kind of RPM compilation. Instead of the usual cross-section of Sixties collectables, this unique 3-CD set takes a fresh look at British music from the late 60s through to the mid-70s, with an eye on overlooked dancefloor-friendly finds.

The rhythmic backbone of One Way Glass lies in Progressive Rock outfits who – every so often – would emulate their jazz heroes and record funky sides tucked away on albums or B-sides. Many of these tracks (Jonesy, Hardin & York) have been known to collectors of Funky Breaks for years.

In addition, One Way Glass boasts some excellent funky Folk tracks which lighten the load for the listener – tracks by Alan James Eastwood, Bridget St. John, Dana Gillespie, Joan Armatrading and Melanie, for example.

More typical Funk Rock selections come from Hanson (featuring future Bob Marley & The Wailers mainstay Junior Marvin on guitar) and Curtis Knight Zeus (fronted by Jimi Hendrix’s old bandmate and featuring future Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke).

Maybe it all started – in terms of Breaks and Hip Hop culture, at least – with DJ Kool Herc, who would spin key segments from old Rock records to create the Funky Break. Ever since, fans of funky music have been crate digging to find any tunes which have that infectious shuffle, regardless of their musical heritage or background.

In some ways, One Way Glass is the next chapter in the musical story told on previous RPM box sets, Looking Back, Keep Lookin’ and Night Comes Down, which documented British artists who made music inspired by black America, aimed squarely at the clubs. Now, instead of borrowing from R&B and Soul, the Prog-era bands took a leaf from American jazz and funk artists.

Recommended for anyone who loves Acid Jazz, Funk Rock, early 70s Fusion or the groovy end of late 60s Psychedelia!

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. One Way Glass – Trifle
2. Elegy – Colosseum
3. Man From Afghanistan – Curtiss Maldoon
4. 3D Mona Lisa – Paul Brett Sage
5. Home Is Where I Belong – Quicksand
6. Somethin’ You Got – Second Hand
7. Get One Together – Paladin
8. Cold Wall Of Stone – Fat Mattress
9. Libel – Hard Stuff
10. Sanctuary – Gravy Train
11. City Of Darkness – The Web
12. Out Of Nowhere – Patrick Campbell-Lyons
13. The Bitch – Gasoline Band
14. I Saw An Angel – Pentangle
15. Ricochet – Jonesy
16. Revolution’s Death Man – Edwards Hand
17. Macumbe – Bond & Brown
18. Henry – Cmu
19. Sunburnt Virgin Trousers – Knocker Jungle
20. Cubano Chant – Climax Chicago Blues Band
21. She’s My Sister – Open Road
22. The Lord Doesn’t Want You – Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

[CD2]
1. I’ve Got My Mojo Working – Melanie
2. Eyeballs – Blue Mink
3. Celebration – Chillum
4. Confusions About A Goldfish – John Kongos
5. Skin Valley Serenade – Skin Alley
6. Little Message – Jody Grind
7. Weren’t Born A Man – Dana Gillespie
8. Drinking My Wine – Hardin & York
9. She’s Mine, She’s Yours – Juicy Lucy
10. Avez-Vous Kaskelainen? – Burnin Red Ivanhoe
11. Message To Mankind – Demon Fuzz
12. Closer To The Truth – Alan James Eastwood
13. Wake Up My Children – Siren
14. The Devil Made Me Do It – Curtis Knight Zeus
15. Hilary Dickson – Atlantic Bridge
16. Sly Willy – Blue Beard
17. Mean Old Man – Joan Armatrading
18. Funky – Spencer Davis Group
19. In The Beginning – The Foundations

[CD3]
1. He’s Gonna Step On You Again – John Kongos
2. Bad Times – Paladin
3. Instant Whip – The Tremeloes
4. The Rock – Atomic Rooster
5. Margarita – Fat Mattress
6. Gesolreut (Live) – Soft Machine
7. Some Kind Of Beautiful – Bridget St. John
8. House On The Hill – Audience
9. Indian Rope Man – Noir
10. So Many People – Skin Alley
11. Alibi Annie – Trifle
12. I’m A Thief – Juicy Lucy
13. Travelling Like A Gypsy – Hanson
14. Looking For The Red Label – Fair Weather
15. I’m A Man – The Web
16. Pigs Foot – Pesky Gee
17. One Way Glass – John Schroeder Orchestra

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072ZD5MRR/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072ZD5MRR/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:25 am

Bump: Updated the cover image in the first post to the full packshot.

NoURider · **Joined:** 21 Jul 2006 **Posts:** 3308

I have this, and while I only listened to the first disc, I recommend to any who really enjoy these compilations (Rick A., I am talking to you!).

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

NoURider wrote:

I have this, and while I only listened to the first disc, I recommend to any who really enjoy these compilations (Rick A., I am talking to you!).

NoURider, you know me so well. :ohyes:

This will just has been ordered.

[2017-08-25] VA "One Way Glass: Dancefloor Prog, Brit Jazz And Funky Folk 1968-1975" 3CD box set (RPM UK)

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