Name: Cabbage Alley
Brand: Meters

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MOVLP857

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2008-09-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Little Amber Fish

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

8718469533480

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Meters

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Music On Vinyl

Considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of funk, The Meters created a unique sound that lasted through the sixties and seventies and was reborn in the late eighties. Their trademark sound blends funk, blues, and dance grooves with a New Orleans vibe.
The history of this native New Orleans band dates back to 1965 when keyboardist & vocalist Art Neville recruited bassist George Porter Jr., drummer Joseph 'Zigaboo' Modeliste, and guitarist Leo Nocentelli to form The Meters. They became the house band for Allen Toussaint and his record label. In 1969, The Meters released "Sophisticated Cissy" and "Cissy Strut," both major R&B chart hits. Cyril Neville, Art Neville's brother, joined the band in 1975 as a percussionist and vocalist for three of their albums for Reprise/Warner Brothers.
After twelve years and ten studio albums, The Meters disbanded in 1979 due to business problems. The original line-up reformed after an informal jam during the 1989 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In 1994, Art Neville and Porter alongside two new members were officially christened The Funky Meters and continued to perform into the next decade.

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, New Orleans's Meters churned out irresistible funk instrumentals that were distilled to their essence and intended to get people up and shaking. When the Josie label went bankrupt in 1971, the band moved over to the reprise label and began to broaden their horizons, expanding their sonic palette and putting more emphasis on vocals. Cabbage alley, their reprise debut, finds them experimenting with tropical sounds ("Soul island"), Allman brothers-style guitar leads ("Stay away"), Neil Young covers ("Birds"), and socially conscious lyrics ("Lonesome and unwanted people"). Still, it's the simple funk anthems that hit home on cuts such as "You've got to change," "Do the dirt," and "Chug chug chug-a-lug" (a single added here as a bonus). This and its follow up, 1974's rejuvenation, offer many prime meters moments, though neither are as consistently brilliant as their josie recordings found on the meters, struttin', and look-ka py py.

Cabbage Alley

Music GB