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BALLARD, HANK & THE MIDNIGHTERS

UNWIND YOURSELF

Genre: Reissues
Label: KENT SOUL
Releasedatum: 01-07-2016
Herkomst: NL
Item-nr: 3558202
EAN: 0029667245128
Levertijd: Gemiddeld 28 werkdagen

Recensie

In de ruim vijftien jaar Hank Ballard bij King doorbracht, zijn de jaren die deze compilatie bestrijkt het minst belicht. Het waren dan inderdaad ook geen echte succes jaren, maar Unwind Yourself is desondanks een zeer welkom overzicht. Tijdens de ijzersterke start met onweerstaanbare tracks als Let's Get The Show On The Road en That's Your Mistake, weerklinken eigenlijk echte krakers. Even verderop horen we het rauwe gitaarwerk van Lonnie Mack op het al even swingende Get That Hump In Your Back en komen op het einde van de cd de bemoeienissen van James Brown aan het licht.


The R&B star’s surviving 1964-67 King recordings, reissued in their entirety for the first time.

“Unwind Yourself” focuses on the period in Hank Ballard’s long career that has remained relatively under the radar in the CD era. It features every surviving record he made between early 1964 and late 1967, a period during which soul took over from R&B and his King label-mate James Brown spearheaded the funk revolution. Ballard made every effort to remain up-to-date but struggled to get his records heard by a wide audience. Whatever reasons DJs might have had for ignoring them, it surely was not the quality of the records or Ballard’s performances, which are first-rate throughout.

While this collection is aimed primarily at soul and funk fans, there are lots of choice R&B cuts to grab the attention of those who enjoy music of an earlier vintage. The vast majority of the tracks here have never been reissued. All but three are presented in the straight-ahead mono sound of the original King singles and albums. The remaining three are heard in genuine stereo (rather than pesky 2-track, with vocals on one channel and everything else on the other). Featured musicians include Lonnie Mack, Beau Dollar and a host of other Cincinnati notables, not to mention James Brown himself. The CD booklet offers a vast array of original labels, album sleeves and beautiful period photos, some of which have never been seen before.

The loose chronology of the track listing enables the listener to hear how capably Ballard moved with the times, and what a pity it was he didn’t find a newer, younger audience to enjoy these selections in the way earlier fans had relished ‘The Twist’ and ‘Work With Me Annie’.

Tracks

Disc 1
1. Let'S Get The Show On The Road
2. That'S Your Mistake
3. He Came Along
4. Poppin' The Whip
5. One Monkey Don'T Stop No Show
6. Everybody Do Wrong
7. Here Comes The Hurt
8. Knock On Wood I Feel So Good
9. Watch What I Tell You
10. A Winner Never Quits
11. Somebody'S Got To Help Me
12. Sloop And Slide
13. You, Just You
14. Get That Hump In Your Back
15. I'M Just A Fool (And Everybody Knows)
16. Togetherness
17. Dance Till It Hurtcha
18. I'M Ready
19. Teardrops On Your Letter
20. My Sun Is Going Down
21. Do It Zulu Style
22. (Dance With Me) Annie
23. You'Re In Real Good Hands
24. Which Way Should I Turn
25. Unwind Yourself
26. Funky Soul Train

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