{"product_id":"1619-bad-ass-band","title":"1619 Bad Ass Band |","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo single out a release in catalogue of the 70s famed ‘tax scam’ label \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eTSG\u003c\/span\u003e is a hard ask – the level of quality remained both consistently and inexplicably high during its two years of operation. Thus calling 1619 Bad Ass Band’s 1976 self-titled album a stand-out release doesn’t honour the spirit of the catalogue, and yet, by all accounts, everything about this monolithic funk and soul unit is striking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead by bandleader Khalid Abdul Shalid, album opener “Love to Love” beats down the door with a pulsating funk jam, snarling boy-girl vocal comradery and segues into the mellower reverb-soaked soul track “I Am Mine”. Phyllis Harris, sister of band bassist Carl Harris, takes over as the lead vocalist soon after, and shines on baroque pop-infused album highlight “Just for You”. She later delivers a knock-out vocal performance on the moving soul ballad “Rain (Always Finds Me Crying)”. The band depart on “Nobody” in the same way as they arrive with more stellar funk grooves and call-and-response unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrices on the second-hand market for the original LP and 1978 Graham International reissue have priced out virtually everyone interested in the release for decades. For its first widely available release, P-\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eVINE\u003c\/span\u003e is thrilled to be reissuing the album on LP fitted with an iconic Japanese obi strip.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eLimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eIncludes obi strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e PLP-7777 -Artist-1619 Bad Ass Band\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: FUNK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/9\/21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49253603541234,"sku":"BAUJAC-RHO0-TS","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/1619-bad-ass-band-1619-bad-ass-band_7JLnN.jpg?v=1779627026","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/1619-bad-ass-band","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}