1980 - Con Funk Shun - The Memphis Sessions [mp3@320][mrtude42][h33t]

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Con-Funk-Shun - The Memphis Sessions
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Review by Craig Lytle from allmusic.com

During Con Funk Shun's three-year stay in Memphis, they spent long hours in
the studio working with their first producer, Ted Sturges, at his Audio
Dimensions Studio. From the hours invested in the recording studio, Con Funk
Shun assembled a host of songs recorded in 1973 and appropriately named
the collection The Memphis Sessions. From this album came the song that
reflected the group's name; ironically, it is a rather short composition. The
septet recorded the Marvin Gaye classic "You Sure Love to Ball" in the same
year Gaye did; Con Funk Shun's rendition is a crafty blend of R&B and jazz
featuring Felton Pilate's subtle, flowing falsetto tenor and Michael Cooper's
vocal ad lib and jazzy guitar rhythms on the vamp. "The Way It Should Be
(Felton's Song)" is a beautiful wedding song paced by piano chords; Pilate
expresses compassion in each lyric and delivers a heartfelt performance in the
end. On "Another World," Pilate's vocals are complemented by Paul Harrell's
soulful saxophone and riffing flute solos, while Cooper lends his scintillating
guitar rhythms.

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Tracklisting
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1. Con-Funk-Shun - 7:15 Funk (Do It For Yourself) [07:15]
2. Con-Funk-Shun - Another World [04:36]
3. Con-Funk-Shun - Con-Funk-Shun - Con-Funk-Shun [00:33]
4. Con-Funk-Shun - Discovery [03:29]
5. Con-Funk-Shun - Lonesome Highway [03:25]
6. Con-Funk-Shun - The Way It Should Be (Felton's Song) [03:05]
7. Con-Funk-Shun - Without Your Love [04:07]
8. Con-Funk-Shun - You Sure Love To Ball [04:52]

Playing Time.........: 31:28
Total Size...........: 72.75 MB

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Artist...............: Con-Funk-Shun
Album................: The Memphis Sessions
Genre................: Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1980
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-memphis-sessions-mw0001026680
Ripped by............: mrtude on 8/5/2013
Posted by............: mrtude on 8/6/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front



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