The Electric Indian ‎– Keem-O-Sabe(1969)United Artists-Soul(instrumentals)

This is an Album i bought from brand new after buying "keem o sabe" on marmaduke in the States.Most of these guys went onto join Gamble & huff,s House band MFSB.When the Electric Indian hit the charts in 1969 with the instrumental ‘Kee-Mo-Sabe’, they were just another anonymous, bubblegum-ish hitmaker, who would fade into obscurity as fast as they had appeared. Their LP was a loose (though not occasionally uninspired) outing with a number of soul covers (‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’, ‘Storm Warning’ etc.). The truth behind the ‘fake’ band was that it was composed of a collection of Philly all-stars (including Vince Montana on vibes and a young Daryl Hall on keyboards). Originally assembled by Philly blue-eyed soulster Len Barry, the Electric Indian saw their first 45 released on the local Marmaduke label (co-owned by Barry) , and then picked up by United Artists. Their secret weapon was this hot slice of funk, hidden on the b-side of their one and only hit. ‘Broad Street’ (named for the Philly byway) is one of the best examples of the kind of horn-heavy instrumental funk that was finding it’s way onto local Philly labels in the late 60’s.Bill ayers sent this in and it was great to play it again after so many years.

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