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Brass Construction - Brass Construction II (1976) [2010, Remastered Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 13 Apr 2016 16:53:27

Brass Construction leader Randy Muller took the group in a wider direction on their sophomore effort, Brass Construction 2 issued in December 1976. Their second LP was still funky, horn-punctuated disco; it just wasn't non-stop funky disco as their gold self-titled debut. Adding more Latin/Afro Cuban rhythms,they had a Top 10 R&B hit with the first single "Ha Cha Cha." It also introduced the irving Spice strings, who give the urgent radio-aired "Screwed" a swirling, almost tipsy feel. The LP also had mellow tracks. "The Message" is almost inspirational in its theme. Both it and its flipside, the seriously funky "What's On Your Mind(Expression)" received airplay with "..Mind" becoming the source sampling material for several rap and hip-hop artists in the '80s and '90s. Brass Construction 2 the band's second gold album is also a testament to their influence on the acid jazz movement of the '90s. Some of the LP's cuts are on the 1993 Capitol CD, The Best of Brass Construction: Movin' & Changin', the 1991 CD Golden Classics and some are covered on Live - both are from Collectables. ~Review by Ed Hogan~

Arranged By – Randy Muller
Art Direction – Sid Maurer
Design [Album] – Anna Novikoff
Engineer – John Bradley
Photography By – Don Hunstein
Producer – Jeff Lane
Strings – The Irving Spice Boys
Trombone – Curtis Folkes

Release of this album: 1976, December [LP United Artists Records, Cat.# UA-LA677-G, USA]
Release of this CD: 2010, November, 29 [CD Soul Brother Records (UK), Cat.# CD SBCS 42 / UPC: 5013993574224]
Ⓟ 1976 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Capitol Records LLC,
licensed courtesy of EMI Music UK & Ireland
© 2010 Passion Music Ltd.
Manufactured and marketed by Passion Music Ltd.
Distributed in the UK by Essential Music & Marketing

Tracklist:

01. "Ha Cha Cha (Funktion)" (05:53)
(Randy Muller)
02. "Get To The Point (Summation)" (04:21)
(Randy Muller)
03. "Sambo (Progession)" (05:22)
(Randy Muller)
04. "Screwed (Conditions)" (05:44)
(Randy Muller)
05. "The Message (Inspiration)" (04:45)
(Randy Muller)
06. "Now Is Tomorrow (Anticipation)" (05:58)
(Randy Muller)
07. "Blame It On Me (Introspection)" (03:22)
(Randy Muller)
08. "What's On Your Mind (Expression)" (03:29)
(Joe Wong, Larry Payton, Randy Muller, Wade Williamston, Wayne Parris)

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