Name: Country Funk Volume 2 - 1967 - 1974
Brand: Various

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Bonus disc: No

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LITA116CD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2014-07-21

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Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

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826853011624

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Various

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Funk / Soul

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Light in the Attic

Light In The Attic (LITA) is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. Established in 2002 by two music enthusiasts, LITA began as a concert productions company before venturing into reissuing lost classics with modern packaging and production. With a passion for preserving and celebrating music history, LITA has become a respected authority in the industry.
Since its inception, LITA has been dedicated to unearthing forgotten gems and giving them new life. Their carefully curated catalog spans various genres and eras, showcasing the diversity of musical talent that may have otherwise been overlooked. From soulful R&B to psychedelic rock, LITA's releases are cherished by collectors and music lovers alike.
With their meticulous attention to detail and commitment to quality, LITA has gained recognition for their exceptional vinyl reissues. Each release is thoughtfully remastered from original tapes or best available sources, ensuring that the essence of the music is preserved while delivering an enhanced listening experience for modern audiences.

The good news for the people who fell in love with the first volume of Country Funk is this: there's plenty more where that came from. Light In The Attic has followed up that first 16-track disc with a second volume, 'Country Funk Volume 2 1967 - 1974', and a new set of loose-talking, lap steel-twanging tracks. On this volume you'll find household names like Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, Kenny Rogers, Jackie DeShannon, JJ Cale, Bobby Darin and Dolly Parton. You'll also find obscure artists like Bill Wilson, whose lost Ever Changing Minstrel album was produced by the feted Dylan producer Bob Johnston, and Thomas Jefferson Kaye, noted producer of Gene Clark's opus No Other. 

Gene Clark's here too, as half of Dillard and Clark, wringing raw emotion from The Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down". All of the individuals featured have a story to tell, whether it's that of the sidelined session musician, the fading star or the country upstart. There's Donnie Fritts ('Sumpin' Funky Goin' On'), whose roots stretch back to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and who has played keyboard for Kris Kristofferson for decades. There's Canadian group Great Speckled Bird, who joined Janis Joplin and more on 1970's Festival Express tour. There's Hoyt Axton, who along with singing the harmonica-sucking ode to 'California Women', also took a role in Gremlins. There's Jim Ford, who Sly Stone once described as 'the baddest white man on the planet'. And there's Billy Swan, who kicks proceedings off with a soul-stirring organ, a lazy kickdrum and his rockabilly vocals echoing like a croon into the grand canyon. Compiled and presented once again by the team behind Volume I (DJ and music supervisor Zach Cowie plus Light In The Attic's Matt Sullivan and Patrick McCarthy), the release also includes a reunion of writer Jessica Hundley and Jess Rotter (original album / label artwork and new illustrations by) in the form of a comic book called "The Hot Dawgs". 

Country Funk Volume 2 - 1967 - 1974

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